Tattoo Thief by Heidi Joy Tretheway My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I’m torn on how to review this book. On the one hand, I ultimately liked it and would possibly be interested in reading the next in the series. On the other, I feel a little cheated by the content of over half the story. The title and cover of this book are misleading. This story is told in first person from the heroine’s point of view and the rock star Gavin has very little involvement, other than some emailing and chatting online, in the first half of the plot arc. She’s in his space (house-sitting), and does occasionally communicate with him (and has developed a massive crush on him from afar), [...]

Please help me welcome Tattoo Thief author Heidi Joy Tretheway! Some books put it right out there like a push-up bra and a pair of stilettos. To paraphrase their blurbs, “This book is hot. It’s for mature audiences. You’ve been warned.” Am I the only reader who licks her lips and hits the one-click-buy button when I see that? Whether your tastes are flirty or steamy, I thought a guest post on sex—the physical and emotional side of it—felt right among the readers and featured books here at GraveTells. I turned up the heat when writing Tattoo Thief compared to previous books, but I also faced a challenge: my main characters are separated by thousands of miles when they begin [...]