About the Book

Book: All In

Author: L.K. Simonds

Genre: Women’s Fiction

Release date: May 7, 2019

Cami Taylor: a blackjack dealer, a bestselling author, and a fraud. Cami’s boyfriend, Joel, loves her in spite of her flaws. He wants to marry her, buy a house on Long Island, and raise a family–a life that’s a million miles from Cami’s idea of happiness. Her therapist suggests compromise and trust, but Cami bolts like a deer. She breaks off the relationship and launches on a new quest for happiness, not knowing that a nasty surprise waits around the corner. What follows is a fight to the death. Who will be the one left standing?

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About the Author

L. K. Simonds is a Fort Worth local. She has worked as a waitress, KFC hostess, telephone marketer, assembly-line worker, nanny, hospital lab technician, and air traffic controller. She’s an instrument-rated pilot and an alumna of Christ for the Nations Institute in Dallas. All In is her first novel.

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How I came to write ALL IN.

Back in the 1990s, I was vacationing in NYC with my buddies. We got out the phonebook—as we always did while traveling—to see how many people with our last names were listed. In that thick Manhattan phonebook was one listing for a person with the same name as my friend’s. Two initials and a surname, as a single woman might’ve listed her number back in those days. The address was only a few blocks from our Midtown hotel, and we joked about calling to see if she was a long-lost cousin, who might take us to her favorite shops and restaurants.

We didn’t call, but the “what if?” stuck with me. What if you did call? What if the person you called was in crisis? Or about to face a crisis? What if that serendipitous phone call resulted in a friendship that became a lifeline? That notion was the inception of ALL IN.

ALL IN is my first offering as a novelist—my best writing to date. I hope you enjoy it!

In the story Cami is uncaring, daring and downright sinful. She doesn’t care what people think or how she is perceived . There are several times in the book where the author goes into  details about encounters with men that I found very offensive. I think she could have written it in a way that gets the point across with out going into details. Like I said I understand sin is harsh , but in a Christian Fiction book we should not be okay with taking such liberties that cross genres. 

The last half of the book is where the real story is. Cami is finding out that there are consequences to sin. Her life is forever changed with a few words. I won’t say what it is but it will wake her up to all the things she has done. 

There are two very significant people in the story that make the book worth reading. Kate and Sam are the perfect characters to speak wisdom and give compassion to Cami. I have to admit I didn’t like Cami. She was a horrible person and I got tired of reading about everything she did. Then I stopped. Well look at me judging a person in sin. Am I no better than her? “Ye without sin, cast the first stone.”

The author uses some inappropriate language that I cringed at. I wonder why this book is classified as Christian Fiction with all the inappropriate language and vivid descriptions. The bottom line of the book is redemption and it takes a while to get there. Most of Cami’s story could have been shortened and maybe cleaned up a bit. 

The ending is good though I don’t agree with everything that happened or how it happened. It almost seemed rushed and tied in a  perfect bow. Overall the theme of the book is a good one but I’m not so sure I liked how it was presented in this story. 

I received a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit. The review is my own opinion.

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Giveaway

To celebrate her tour, L.K. Simonds is giving away a $25 Visa gift card and a hardback copy of All In!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter. https://promosimple.com/ps/e545/all-in-celebration-tour-giveaway