All In

Celebrate Lit Book Tour

About the Book All In 

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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My Thoughts on All In:

All In is a debut novel that hits it out of the park.  Prepare to be captivated and not leave the pages of the book until you’ve devoured every word.

Okay, honest time.  I started this book.  And then I put it down and read another.  It wasn’t that it wasn’t written well.  Because it is wel written.  It’s a really really good book once you get past the first few chapters.

Cami is very self-absorbed.  And there are some words and scenes and things within the covers of this book that I’m not on board with. But, despite those, or because of them, this is still a wonderful book.

All In shares about the deep soul-saving redemptive love of God.  It challenges us to look deeper and go deeper.  While Cami matures and becomes less self-absorbed we get new ideas and new thoughts on her as a person but also on us as individuals and as followers of Christ.

Do I recommend All In as a good book?  Yes, I do.  But, I do want people to go into it with eyes wide open.  There are some scenes that I truly think could have been left out.  Words could have been left out(yes I’m talking curse words) and some activities like drugs/alcohol could have been left out.  They’re in here though.  Know this when you start reading. 

I did not know this and that’s why I did take a break from the book.  I came back, I restarted the book, and I finished the book.  But while reading the book I did have to dig deep.  It made me think and it challenged me.  That is why I recommend it and think you might want to give it a read.

This is not one I would recommend for teens.  In fact, my copy was a physical copy and I’m passing it on to other adults to read so that it does not stick around in my house for a teen to pick up.  My teens are 14 and under and this is not something I want them reading at this point in their lives.

Gambling.  All In shows you a parallel between life and cards.  I’m not a card player.  In fact, if it’s not solitaire chances are I have no clue what you’re talking about.  This did leave me a little lost to the connection a few times, but I muddled through it.

So in conclusion.  I’m not sure what genre I’d classify this book besides Christian fiction.  I would classify it as an adult only book.  

I have voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from Celebrate Lit. All views expressed are only my honest opinion.  I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way.  All opinions expressed are my own.  I am disclosing this in accordance with the FTC regulations. 

About the Author of All In 

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.

More from L.K. Simonds

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!

Blog Stops for All In

Just the Write Escape, July 18

Reflections From My Bookshelves, July 19

Carpe Diem, July 20

For Him and My Family, July 21

Through the Fire Blogs, July 22

Moments, July 23

Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, July 24

Seasons of Opportunities, July 25

amandainpa, July 26

Pause for Tales, July 27

janicesbookreviews, July 27

Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, July 28

Texas Book-aholic, July 29

Inklings and notions, July 30

A Reader’s Brain, July 31

Giveaway for All In

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