Monday, 30 May 2016
Review: Taking Chances by Molly McAdams
Publication Date: 16th October 2016
Genre(s): New Adult, Young Adult, Romance, Contemporary and Chick-Lit
Blurb:
Her first year away is turning out to be nearly perfect, but one weekend of giving in to heated passion will change everything.
Eighteen-year-old Harper has grown up under the thumb of her career marine father. Ready to live life her own way and to experience things she's only ever heard of from the jarheads in her father's unit, she's on her way to college at San Diego State University.
Thanks to her new roommate, Harper is introduced to a world of parties, gorgeous guys, family, and emotions. She finds herself being torn in two as she quickly falls in love with both her new boyfriend, Brandon, and her roommate's brother, Chase. Despite their dangerous looks and histories, both men adore Harper and would do anything for her, including taking a step back if it would mean she'd be happy.
Review:
Eighteen year old Harper has grown up home schooled and raised on an army base under the watchful eye of her father the jar head marine, she is read, waiting and wanting to live life her way by her rules and make her own life experiences, life experiences have only come by word of mouth through the men at base in her father's unit, she is excited to make her way to college at San Diego State University. It is her first time being away from base, the unit and her father but just that one weekend some how has changed everything in the blink of an eye.
Her new roommate introduces her to wild college parties and hot, sexy, handsome guys, to family and also a lot of emotions. Harper has fallen in-love with not one guy but two guys, and to think all of this is a first time experience. One of the guys is her new boyfriend, Brandon, the other is her roommates older brother, Chase. the two guys have a history but one thing is for sure they would would do down right anything for Harper, you hurt her they hurt you it is just the way it is..
Cover Reveal: Under A Million Stars
Publication Date: 8th August 2016
Genre(s): Young Adult and Contemporary
Blurb:
Can a beating heart bleed from the shattered pieces?
Her heart cracked when her best friend walked away; it completely shattered when she lost her family in a tragic accident.
Now Orphaned at seventeen, Charlotte Peterson is forced to live with her former best friend, Jacob Parker. Charlie, a talented pianist, desperately wants their loving friendship back, but something is holding Jake back. The more she spirals into the darkness of depression, the more she needs him.
Jacob vowed to stay away from her - No matter how much he still loved her. Armed with secrets that would have destroyed both of their families, he chose the end their friendship and walk away, which nearly killed him. As he watches the girl he once knew begin to fade away, however, he realizes that their relationship is more important than the truth he's hiding.
Now it's up to Jacob to put the pieces of Charlie's broken heart back together - even if it means revealing the secrets he so desperately wants to protect her from.
Will Jacob find a way to bring back the carefree, Talented girl he once knew, or is it too late for both of them?
Author Info:
Rita Branches is an independent YA (young adult) author who enjoys spending every free moment (when she's not reading) writing emotional stories.
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Book Blitz: Maybe Never
Publication Date: 26th May 2016
Genre(s): New Adult, Romance and Suspense
Blurb:
Will one mistake destroy her life? Will one secret? One lie?
Kinsley Felton thought she had found a solution to her problems. She thought she had convinced her family that she is strong enough to run the company, if not on her own, then with help. She thought she had won when she decided not to marry Killian and instead just date him. But everything she thought was wrong.
Killian isn't who she thought he was. Now she is sitting in a jail cell for something she didn't do because of him. But maybe she deserves to sit in jail anyway to pay for her past mistakes. All she knows is she needs to stay far away from Killian no mater how much her heart aches for him.
Will Kinsley let herself get lost in the deceit or wll she save herself and take another chance at love?
Excerpt:
Kinsley bites her lip. “I used to hate you but now I realize who I should
be hating.”
I stick my hands in my pocket to keep me from doing something stupid.
“And now?”
“Now I sorta love you.”
I grin and do something stupid - despite trying as hard as I can to keep
my hands firmly in my pockets, they fly out and grab Kinsley. One hand
tangles in her newly cut hair that is still wet from being out in the rain too
long. The other wraps around her waist where I can see her skin through
the see-through portion of her dress in the middle, but I can’t touch her
skin. And my lips touch her soft lips while my tongue tangles with hers in a
desperate kiss.
A kiss that I was afraid I would never get again. I thought she would still
hate me. I thought she wouldn’t believe me, but somehow she did. Now I
just have to protect her from the truth I just discovered. A truth that is a
million times more hideous then what either of us knew to be true.
But before I figure out how to protect her I have to have her. I can’t stand
that I left her when she wasn’t safe. I can’t stand that I left her feeling like I
didn’t love her. I can’t stand that I hurt her and I can’t stand that my cock
isn’t already buried inside her within a minute of seeing her because I need
to feel close to her. I need to forget what I just learned. I need to forget that
if I choose to be with her past tonight I’m jeopardizing a career that I’ve
worked my ass off for over ten years.
“Excuse me ma’am. Would you like another glass of the Bordeaux you
were drinking?” the cocktail waitress asks Kinsley.
Kinsley reluctantly pulls her lips away from me. “No thanks.”
“Sir?”
I smile seeing that Kinsley ordered the first drink I ever got her.
"No. I’m good.”
Kinsley grabs her glass of wine behind her and finishes the last sip off
before handing the empty glass to the waitress. “Thank you,” she says her
eyes trained on my lips.
Before the waitress even leaves, her soft plump lips are on mine,
torturing me, knowing that I can kiss, but I can’t get what I want right now
no matter how hard I get for her. I press my cock against her stomach to
show her how much I need her. Her eyes open and are filled with her own
need. She needs me. Now.
I pull away so my lips are just resting on her. “Fuck, that look is the
sexiest thing I’ve ever seen.”
She grins. “You haven’t seen sexy yet.”
She grabs my hand and then we are walking instead of kissing. I let her
lead me a few feet when I tug hard on her hand until she is spinning back
toward me. I grab hold of her neck and kiss her again. She gives into the
kiss as I sweep my tongue into her mouth. She moans just a little and then
pushes me away laughing.
“You have to stop that if you want more than just a kiss.”
“What?” my eyes widen at her words.
She leans forward until her mouth is at my neck. “If you want to fuck me,
you have to stop kissing me so I can take you somewhere that is not
swarming with people.” And then she sucks my neck before pulling away.
I’ve taught her well.
She grabs my hand again and then she’s leading me off the casino floor.
I frown though when she doesn’t lead me to the lobby to get a room.
“Where are we going? Shouldn’t we head to the lobby to get a room?”
She bites her lip as she flashes me a wicked grin. “I can’t wait that long.
Can you?” she cocks her head to the side and I realize I was wrong. This is
the sexiest thing I’ve ever seen.
She pulls on my hand again and we are walking faster down a long
hallway and then another. I have no idea how she knows where she is
going, but she does. She slows when she gets to the end of a hallway and
then is pushing me into a bathroom.
I grin. “You naughty girl.”
Her tongue slips inside my mouth as her arms go around my neck
hungrily. It’s the most desperate kiss I’ve ever felt from her and I match her
hunger kiss for kiss.
“God, I want you.”
“Then take me.”
Author Info:
Ella Miles writes sexy romance with strong females that could kick your butt if you piss them off, which they often do to the men that fall for them. She's currently living her own happily ever after near the Rocky Mountains with her high school sweetheart husband. Her heart is also taken by her goofy two year old black lab that is scared of everything, including her own shadow. Ella is the author of the Aligned series. Get a free book visiting her website. Or by stalking her on Twitter and Facebook.
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Thursday, 26 May 2016
Book Bitz: External Heat
Publication Date: 16th May 2016Genre(s): New Adult and Romance
Blurb:
Play with me.
They call us the Firework Girls.
I'm Ashley. My music is like a lover, surrounding me. Finding me. Transporting me with its power.
Much like he did...before he broke my heart.
Now he's back, wanting another duet. Can I play the same old song? Do I even want to?
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Excerpt:
It's a little like being in the Twilight zone. Erik doesn't belong her at Hartman, with my friend saying his name like it's the most normal thing in the world. Erik belongs in a grand house by the river in a whole different world.
But there he is, climbing the steps to the stage. Just like that.
My skin crawls and my heart pounds in this sickening way. I sink lower in my chair, but eyes follow his every move. He looks the same, but different. He's just as handsome as ever, maybe even more so if that's possible, but he's broader in the chest and his hair is a bit longer and he's sporting a five o'clock shadow. He's wearing black jeans and a casual button-down shirt with the sleeves rolled up past his elbows.
I know those forearms and those hands. I know those long fingers. Down to the last detail, I remeber it all.
As he settles himself on the bench and lays his sheet music, I'm struck by his impossible good looks. Men this handsome aren't exactly what you'd consider typical fare anywhere, but definitely not among the world of classical pianists. He looks more like a rock star.
Maybe that's why, in the midst of the shock and pain and (yes) anger at seeing him again, my heart is still fluttering in that maddening way. Still. After all this time. After everything.
Then he begins to play.
Like the rest of him, his music is deeply familiar to me, but it too has changed. It's more mature. More controlled. In fact, it's absolutely heartbreaking. That deep, haunting quality to his music is still there, and its ability to render me helpless hasn't lessened at all.
Oh, how I remember this.
What happened all those years ago has never truly left me, but seeing hime and listening to him brings it all back with such freshness, i don't know whether to cry or laugh or rage. I'm flooded with so many memories, all wrapped in the sweet torture of his music. I'm too stunned to do more than stare. I can barely breathe.
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Author Info:
J.L. White writes steamy romances featuring smart, sexy woman and the swoon-worthy men who adore them. Her sexy love stories are full of passion but don't skimp on the tenderness.
She's addicted to trendy coffee houses, poolside lounging, and HEAs. when not tapping blissfully away on her laptop, she takes time to enjoy life with her husband and their children.
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Tuesday, 24 May 2016
Book Blitz: Chased
Genre(s): New Adult and Romace
Blurb:
Two college track stars. She wants her spot back. He's looking for redemption. throw them together and what do you get? Fight, sparks, and a whole lot of endurance jokes.
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Being a twenty-one-year-old screw-up has its perks: Sleepwalk through class Drink all day. Nail anything that walks.
Easy f#*$ing peasy.
in another life time, I was the fastest guy at Fielding college. I broke more track records than anyone on the West Coast. But Since my world fell apart last year, all I want is to be left the hell alone.
Ariel Hastings isn't just a wrench in that plan - she's a bomb. The quiet girl with secrets shows up out of nowhere and suddenly our fates are tied together. She wants to run with me, Learn from me, even live with me.
Now we're spending way to much time together and it's threatening to bring back the old Chase Owens. I crave something she won't give me and I sure as hell can't ask for.
Because we've both got pasts that won't let go. Even if I can survive hers, We can't outrun mine.
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CHASED is a steamy, dramatic and sometimes over-the-top romance about college track stars. It includes 2 parts (approx 35k words each) with an HEA. If you read Part 1 you'll want to pick up Part 2. It's mostly male POV with f-bombs and steamy scenes. For 18+. If you love college romance, sassy dialogue, or long runs, get CHASED.
Excerpts:
"Say it. 'Chase, you have the sexiest abs west of Texas'."
I think I've misheard him, but from the smug expression on his face I know he's serious. How can he be so totally cool when I'm squirming like a worm on a hook? His words make me flush, and dammit, he's enjoying this.
The thing is, he does have the best abs I've ever seen. Not that I go around gawking at shirtless guys at the beach. But ig the lines defining Chase's stomach, the ones leading down below the button on his jeans, are something every guys has...
Maybe I'd do it more often.
"I'm waiting."
"You'll be waiting a long time."
chase cocks his head like e's being completely reasonable and I'm the nuts one. "Come on. You sleep at my house, take over my workout, then watch me strip? You got a privileged view and I haven't heard a damn bit of feedback on it."
I glare.
He grins.
"Chase, you have the...sexiest abs west of Texas."
His expression darkens. "That one's definitely getting brought out again some cold night."
Author Info:
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I love reading and writing about sassy, sexy, smart women and the guys who fall hard for tem. Schooled is the introduction to my Travesty series about ambitious girls who chase their dreams of a fashion label from California to New York and back again.
My main household expenditures include books, coffee and chocolate, not necessarily in that order. Coffee = Life (and I'll defend it accordingly). I have two business degree, neither of which I've leveraged into a fashion label.
Home is Canada plus occasional sunny winter escapes. Come find me on the tennis court, at the beach, on the web at http://www.piperlawsonbooks.com/ or on twitter.
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Monday, 23 May 2016
Cover Reveal: #Swag
Publication Date: 10th June 2016
Genre(s): Contemporary, Sports and Romance
Blurb:
These drivers got #Swag
Racing is in her DNA.
Right alongside money and power
When you're the daughter of one of the most powerful men in the country,
you have to work harder for success.
Joey Gamble's a girl on a male-dominated track.
With a daddy who can buy whatever she wants.
But she down't want anything...except to EARN her reputation.
Racing is his passion.
Trouble follows him everywhere. Some even say he invites it.
When you're nipping at the tailights of the best driver in the new NRR,
you have to fight and claw for each and every success.
It's never been easy for Lorhaven.
That's why he doesn't play by the rules.
He's a man with a serious chip on his shoulder against the pro racing circuit.
We at GearShark want to know what's up with that.
We've also been hearing rumblings...
of a pro who wants to go indie.
We've invited racing royalty and the diver from the wrong side of the tracts to
sit down and talk to us about a possible crossover.
We expected sparks to fly when Joey and Lorhaven crossed paths.
Will those sparks ignite into a full-on inferno?
Author Info:
Cambria Hebert is an award winning, bestselling novelist of more than twenty books. She went to college for a bachelor's degree, couldn't pick a major, and ended up with a degree in cosmetology. So rest assured her characters will always get good hair.
Besides writing, Cambria loves caramel latte, staying up late, sleeping in, and watching movies. She considers math human torture and has irrational fear of chickens (yes, chickens). You can often find her running on the treadmill (she'd rather be eating a donut), painting her toenails (because she bites her fingernails), or walking her chorkie (the real boss of the house).
Cambria has written within the young adult and new adult genres, penning many paranormal and contemporary titles. Her favorite genre to read and write is romantic suspense. A few of her most recognized titles are: The Hashtag Series, Text, Torch and Tattoo.
Cambria Hebert owns and operates Cambria Hebert Book, LLC.
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Book Blitz: Sleeping Tom
Publication Date: 14th February 2015
Genre(s): Contemporary, Romance and Young Adult
Blurb:
Hitchhiking is a bad idea but Caden is desperate.
When she accepts a ride from the first car to come by she meets Gabriel. He's her age, hot, and the closest thing she has to a savior. Problem is, he is a total jerk. With nowhere to go, Caden convinces Gabriel to let her stay with him for one night. He reluctantly lends a couch.
That night Caden Wakes up to strange noises. Concerned, she rushes into Gabriel's room, already anticipating his bad temper. Instead, he's kind, sweet, and suspiciously harmless - nothing like the man who gave her a ride. He seems like a different person altogether, and claims he is. By night he is Tom, and by day he is Gabriel. Caden finds herself drawn to the mysteries hidden in his eyes.
For Gabriel, Caden is an annoying mistake. One night turns into many, and despite all his anger towards her, she stays. She even seems to accept him and his flaws, but he still doesn't trust her - is she staying for him, or has she already discovered more than he's willing to share?
Excerpt:
Gabriel tossed back the sheets on his bed and got up. Halfway down the stairs he froze. Black ribbons of hair draped of the side of his dirty party couch. It was Caden. He walked down the rest of the stairs and into the kitchen, eyeing her. The curves of her face were soft and pleasant, or something he couldn't find a word for. He quickly turned away from her sleeping form and took out the coffee maker.
It was nearly two in the afternoon.
She hadn't left.
Gabriel's chest tightened at the thought of her staying, at the thought of wanting company.
He despised the feeling. Nothing good had ever come from other people. She would use him. She already was by overstaying her welcome.
Dark liquid streamed into the glass coffee pot. The smell drifted through the air with the warmth that normally accompanied a home. A home he'd never had and didn't want.
He took down a mug, unintentionally gripping it tightly. His hand was shaking. He needed her gone. The last person he'd let into his life had made everything worse with her lies; he couldn't handle that again.
He poured himself a cup, and with a swift movement he brought the steaming mug to his lips and took a gulp of bitter liquid. The heat surprised him, and he pulled back from it as if it had bitten him. Caden wasn't even awake yet, and just being near her made him feel crazy, restless.
"I thought I told you to be gone in the morning. It's nearly two in the afternoon." He spoke loudly, not quite facing her.
Caden rotated slightly on the couch, her opening only part of the way. She look as tired as he felt.
"What?" she croaked.
"You heard me," he snarled through clenched teeth, leaning over her body. "Why are you still her?" As he'd grown up, his parents had given free rent in one of their condos to anyone who would provide childcare for him, He supposed he'd always supplied a roof to strangers in one way or another.
"You asked me to stay." Her voice echoed her helplessness and uncertainty.
"When?"
"Last night," Caden said, rubbing her eyes.
Heat was rising in Gabriel. Pain and disappointment overwhelmed his senses. She was lying. Just like everyone he'd ever know. The force of his anger was like a wrecking ball in full swing.
Ceramic exploded against the wall, fragments flying across the room. He'd done that. The brown drips of coffee streaked down the white wall by the door. Gabriel looked at his empty shaking hand and clenched his fist tightly together.
"You're lying," he said as he looked down at her. this was her fault; if only she had just left like he told her to. But he didn't want her to leave; that was the worst part. The tension came back, the numbness creeping in and propelling him forward. He couldn't be near her, not now. The only thing he could do was leave. He walked briskly to the door before he changed his mind.
***
Caden watched the door tremble as it was slammed closed. Gabriel was gone. "You asked me to stay," she stammered the whisper, her heart pounding in her ears, but no one was there to hear it.
Author Info:
During the daylight hours, a book is always within reach. She spends her night reading with her husband, surrounded by towers of tomes and three furry children curled in close. If she isn't reading, she is browsing bookstores or hiking, but always awaiting her next adventure.
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Sunday, 22 May 2016
Review: Jessica's Guide To Dating On The Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey
Publication Date: 18th January 2010
Genre(s): Young Adult, Paranormal, Romance, Fantasy and Supernatural
Blurb:
The undead can really screw up your senior year...
Marrying a vampire definitely doesn't fit into Jessica Packwood's senior year "get-a-life" plan. But then a bizarre (and incredibly hot) new exchange student named Lucius Vladescu shows up, claiming that Jessica is a Romanian Vampire princess by birth -- and he's er long lost fiance. Armed with newfound confidence and a copy of Growing Up Undead: A Teen Vampire's Guide to Dating, Health, and Emotions, Jessica makes a dramatic transition from average American teenager to glam European vampire princess.
But when a devious cheerleader sets her sights on Lucius, Jess finds herself fighting to win back her wayward prince, stop a global vampire war -- and save Lucius's soul from eternal destruction.
Review:
First time she saw him fog clung to the cornfields, tails of mist slithering between the dying stalk it was morning right after labor day waiting for the school bus minding her own business. He notices that she spotted him when the bus pulled up and safely stepped on that he watched the bus drive away "Anatanasia" she heard him call her by her long forgotten birth name.
Anatanasia (or Jessica) finds out at dinner that she is a vampire and that she is to be married at 18 years old to the stranger from the school bus stop. Her parents have invited him to stay to get to know his future bride and things didn't go over to well when he told Jessica that she was Vampire, princess and his soon to be wife, she stabbed his foot with a pitch fork.
Lucius is the strangers name and he thinks that Jessica is rude, uncooperative and lacks any appreciation of her culture and certainly her duty and destiny but given time they will warm to each other and become well antiquated with one another, you can't just assume the other person wants you right there and then. Slowly Jessica learns the history of her birth parents and who she is and where she really comes from, and it is then that she realizes that she has feelings for Lucius.
Friday, 20 May 2016
Cover Reveal: Leaving Me Behind
Publication Date: 24th May 2016
Genre(s): Adult, Contemporary and Romance
Genre(s): Adult, Contemporary and Romance
Blurb:
He was supposed to be a personal challenge. A Spanish lover - younger and sinfully attractive. A daring, wild experience for one night.
My liberation from my self-oppressed lifestyle was planned out carefully down to the last detail.
Everything except....
HIM.
I did't see it coming, not by a long shot. My plan was safe. I was going to quit my job, say goodbye to the restraints of the life I had known, and follow my dreams.
I rented a house halfway across the globe in an exotic Spanish town on the coast. I made some new friends. I reveled in luscious food and stunning landscape. Most of all I savored my new found freedom.
That is until I met HIM.
It was supposed to be a night of lost inhibitions, soon to become a sweet memory. that was my plan.
He had something different in mind.
Author Info:
By teen age, Sigal already lived in three different continents where she was lucky enough to experience and visit varied places, meet unique people, which only helped fuel her overly developed imagination. Currently, Sigal calls Estonia home where she lives with her husband and three kids.
Not exactly sure where they will end up next...
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Thursday, 19 May 2016
First Post
Well I am going to give this ago and see what happens. Like I said before this is strictly for me, myself and I. I just want to post my reviews somewhere that I can call my own. Well hope you guys enjoy them and I'm happy with any kind of feedback just please don't be to harsh on me.
And I will also be posting up Book Blitz, Cover Reveals and more.
Marley
xx.
And I will also be posting up Book Blitz, Cover Reveals and more.
Marley
xx.
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