Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Release Blitz & Review: Cavanagh - Serenity Series Vol. 1 & 2 by Eden Butler



Cavanagh - Serenity Series Vol. 1 & 2
Author: Eden Butler
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: September 26, 2017


Serenity Series Vol. 1


Home is where your heart lives; it’s where you find your center. Even if sometimes it takes years to admit that truth.

For these four lifelong friends, the sleepy town of Cavanagh, Tennessee—rich in Irish history and diverse culture—is the softest place to fall. Here they forgive and move forward. Here they love fiercely. Here they endure.

Welcome to Cavanagh, where rugby is king, Guinness is mandatory and family has nothing to do with blood.



☘ ** ☘*☘ ** ☘*☘ ** ☘*☘ ** ☘

Chasing Serenity – Book One
Graduate student Autumn McShane has had her share of heartbreak. But she's learning to recover, until her ex-boyfriend returns to town, intent on making her life miserable. Declan Fraser hates her ex as much as Autumn does, but the last thing she needs is to put her trust in the hands of another man, especially one like Declan, but he's the only one who can help Autumn win an ill-advised bet that, if lost, could cost her more than she's willing to pay.

Behind the Pitch – A Serenity Series Novella
Expat Irish rugby player Declan Fraser only wanted to play the sport he loves. He didn’t want to be stuck in this middle-of-nowhere town at this all too quaint university. He didn’t want his team captain to be an entitled jackass and he sure as hell didn’t want to fall in love with graduate student Autumn McShane.

Finding Serenity – Book Two
Mollie Malone's mom skipped out on her. Her biker dad, always loose and easy with the law, still was able to make her feel loved, and to keep her safe. But thirteen years ago, when his luck finally ran out and he landed in prison, Mollie found herself a new family - a group of friends who know about the rotten roots of her family tree but accept her anyway. Now Mollie is finally able to see past graduation to a future that is bright and secure. But sometimes the past doesn't stay buried. Suddenly, there's a shadow behind every step Mollie takes. And it isn’t just the past that has Mollie’s life in upheaval. Former Marine Vaughn Winchester has his own secrets and Mollie wants to know each one.



What I thought about Cavanagh - Serenity Series Vol 1


What can I say about this series other than it ranks in my top ten favorite new adult series?  I first read this when it was released in 2014 and I still find myself going back and re-reading.  It's one of my comfort reads.

In Chasing Serenity, Autumn McShane has some seriously bad things happen to her, at the same time she meets Irish-hottie Declan Fraser.  There's no insta-love here, which I loved. It takes a while for Declan to get close, only to potentially lose it all over a very devastating secret.  

I loved this story.  There was so much I didn't expect, and the friendship between the women is so lovely.  And Declan?  So yummy... even when he's in a bad way.

Finding Eden was chock-full of romance, suspense and has an action-packed storyline. I devoured this book in a few hours because I just couldn’t put it down. I’m totally hooked on this series.

I love these stories from fictional Cavanagh. It feels like home to me, too.  I also adore the friendship between Autumn, Mollie, Sayo and Layla. It how friendships should be. 




Definitely recommended to romance readers, especially sports romance.




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Serenity Series Vol. 2


Home is where your heart lives; it’s where you find your center. Even if sometimes it takes years to admit that truth.

For these four lifelong friends, the sleepy town of Cavanagh, Tennessee—rich in Irish history and diverse culture—is the softest place to fall. Here they forgive and move forward. Here they love fiercely. Here they endure.

Welcome to Cavanagh, where rugby is king, Guinness is mandatory and family has nothing to do with blood.


☘ ** ☘*☘ ** ☘*☘ ** ☘*☘ ** ☘

Claiming Serenity – Book Three
She left glitter in his AC vents. He put green dye in her conditioner. She buttered his bathroom floor, and he kidnapped her precious puppy. Layla Mullens hates Donovan Donley. His crude language, his wide shoulders, his crystal blue eyes…she hates that she can’t stop herself…from kissing him or landing in his bed. And Donovan Donley wants nothing more than to knock Layla off her princess pedestal. He hates her stuck up attitude and her soft, tempting lips. The white flags in their prank war have been lowered but their high stakes battle has just begun.

Catching Serenity – Book Four
It began with a look. Just one, thrown my way. A mad, dizzying rush of desire cracking across the patio, bouncing around my friends, ignoring everything but the heat bubbling between his eyes and mine. That’s when Quinn O’Malley came into my life. We were inevitable. We were senseless. He wrecked me. He saved me. I still haven’t recovered.

Sayo McIntyre didn’t want the complications that came with Quinn O’Malley. But life doesn’t care what we want. It gives us what we need. *This is a multi-media novel with illustrations from RN Laing.*

Beyond the Pitch– A Serenity Series Novella
One birth.One death. One promise of forever. Friendship means always being there. It means never giving up, but for Autumn, Sayo, Mollie and Layla, sometimes the demands become too much. Sometimes love gets lost and sometimes, we forget we aren’t all alone. When they return to Cavanagh to say goodbye, these four women, all struggling with their own stressful realities will have to decide just how much they’re willing to sacrifice for their friends and what that sacrifice will cost them.




What I thought about Cavanagh - Serenity Series Vol. 2


Eden Butler does an awesome job of creating unforgettable characters, and there are times when her dialogue gives me the chills, because it hits the right chords with me. 

In Claiming Serenity, Donovan and Layla have had a love-to-hate-you relationship for years, and when it all turns to passion, they have a lot to sort out.  This is my favorite book in the series.  I love these two so much.  There's an amazing scene between Donovan and his dad that I think I've read at least 100 times. 

Catching Serenity takes a more serious turn, but is still chock full of emotions. The illustrations add a little something that makes it special.

I devoured Beyond the Pitch as soon as I received this book, and it did not disappoint.  Written completely in Autumn's point of view, the reader gets a glimpse of adult life between Autumn and Declan and some updates from the others.  The story had me alternating between hating and loving Declan, for good reason and I'm still rolling it around in my head because I just love these characters so much.  

This series made me an Eden Butler fan for life. Seriously. 

  



Purchase Links

AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU

Free in Kindle Unlimited






Author Bio


Eden Butler is an editor and writer of Mystery, Suspense and Contemporary Romance novels and the nine-times great-granddaughter of an honest-to-God English pirate. This could explain her affinity for rule breaking and rum.

When she’s not writing or wondering about her possibly Jack Sparrowesque ancestor, Eden patiently waits for her Hogwarts letter, edits, reads and spends way too much time watching rugby, Doctor Who and New Orleans Saints football.

She is currently living under teenage rule alongside her husband in southeast Louisiana.


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