When we start Part Three of Eva Devon's Dirty Beautiful Rich, we have arrived in Ireland. I adore Julie's enthusiasm for being in the land of her ancestors. It's quite refreshing. Anyway, we get a little more of the story. Damien's secrets start to slowly reveal themselves. Kind like the onion, and we are slowly peeling away the layers. However, there are a lot of layers to this onion.
What we find in this part of the story is things viewed in Julie's eyes and meeting Damien's family. I must say they are an interesting bunch. So far we've had Damien working on Julie's self-cofindence. However, by the end of Part Three I wonder if what he did might set him back a couple steps. I felt crush for Julie, but she kind of presses forward. What will Part Four bring us? Oh the agony of the wait.
Copy provided by author
Rating:
4 Stars
Saturday, February 28, 2015
Friday, February 27, 2015
Forever Romance Vicky Drieling Top 5 + Giveaway: What A Devilish Duke Desires
1. Bellingham – he’s hot!
2. Harry – he’s funny and sweet
3. Tristan – he’s so honorable
4. Hawk – he’s hysterical
5. Will – because he reads poetry.
I would like to thank Vicky for sharing her top five heroes. So, now you all know that Vicky would pick Bell first to go on a date. If you have read any of Vicky's books, who would you pick? I personally would pick Hawk, he's my favorite out all of them. I have to admit he's pretty funny. Thursday, February 26, 2015
Cover Reveal: Edge of Danger by Katie Reus
Edge of Danger
Deadly Ops #4
Katie Reus
Signet
Release Date: Nov. 3, 2015
Blurb:
The new Deadly Ops novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Shattered Duty—in the series that delivers “fast-paced romantic suspense that will keep you on the edge of your seat!”*
When an assassin tries to kill undercover DEA agent Tucker Pankov the same week his boss is taken out, Tucker has good reason to be paranoid. And when other members of his elite team are not only targeted, but stripped of top-secret security clearance, Tucker has one shot at discovering who wants them dead—and why. So he kidnaps the only woman he thinks can save them.
Brilliant NSA analyst Karen Stafford doesn’t like being forced into anything, especially by someone she doesn’t trust. Yet after a hijacked US-owned drone starts attacking government installations resulting in mass casualties, Karen has to take Tucker’s side. Now, two unlikely allies must unite to prevent an escalating and unthinkable terrorist conspiracy. But as Tucker and Karen grow intimate, they realize the conspiracy runs deep, and their enemies are closer than anyone realized.
*New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Eden
When an assassin tries to kill undercover DEA agent Tucker Pankov the same week his boss is taken out, Tucker has good reason to be paranoid. And when other members of his elite team are not only targeted, but stripped of top-secret security clearance, Tucker has one shot at discovering who wants them dead—and why. So he kidnaps the only woman he thinks can save them.
Brilliant NSA analyst Karen Stafford doesn’t like being forced into anything, especially by someone she doesn’t trust. Yet after a hijacked US-owned drone starts attacking government installations resulting in mass casualties, Karen has to take Tucker’s side. Now, two unlikely allies must unite to prevent an escalating and unthinkable terrorist conspiracy. But as Tucker and Karen grow intimate, they realize the conspiracy runs deep, and their enemies are closer than anyone realized.
*New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Eden
Preorder Link:
Amazon | Barnes & Noble
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What are your thoughts on Tucker? I mean he's pretty hot right there.
Forever Romance Cover Reveal: Untamed by S.C. Stephens
Untamed
Thoughtless #4
by S.C. Stephens
Forever Romance
Expected Date Nov. 3, 2015
About UNTAMED
Griffin Hancock is tired of being stuck behind Kellan Kyle's spotlight. He's the best, the main event, and everyone should know it. He has Anna, and his beautiful daughter Gibson, and to hell with the rest of them. A new venture presents itself, and Griffin decides this is his chance. When he tells the band about his new side gig, they are less than supportive. Undaunted by their criticism, Griffin decides to take matters into his own hands. Packing up his family, he leaves Seattle behind and returns to L.A. to break out on his own. But success isn't as easy as Griffin thought it would be, and he soon finds that the phrase 'You don't know what you've got until it's gone', is all too true.
Preorder Links:
Soon to be at retailers everywhere including Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, iTunes, Kobo, and IndieBound too!
About S.C. Stephens
S. C. Stephens is a #1 bestselling author who enjoys creating stories that are packed with emotion and heavy on romance. In addition to writing, she likes spending lazy afternoons in the sun reading, listening to music, watching movies, and spending time with her friends and family. She and her two children reside in the Pacific Northwest.
Connect with S.C. online!
What do you think of the cover? Wet t-shirt with a good looking guy on the cover, what else do you need.
Cover Reveal: Behind a Lady's Smile by Jane Goodger
Behind a Lady’s Smile
By Jane Goodger
Coming August 2015
The Lost
Heiresses
It’s one thing for a
girl to lose her way, quite another to lose her heart…
Genny Hayes could
charm a bear away from a pot of honey. But raised in the forests of Yosemite,
she’s met precious few men to practice her smiles upon. Until a marvelously
handsome photographer appears in her little corner of the wilderness and she
convinces him to take her clear across the country and over the seas to
England, where she has a titled grandmother and grandfather waiting to claim
her. On their whirlwind journey, she’ll have the chance to bedazzle and
befuddle store clerks and train robbers, society matrons and big city
reporters, maids and madams, but the one man she most wants to beguile seems
determined to play the gentlemen and leave her untouched. Until love steps in and
knocks them both head over heels…
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Spotlight + Giveaway: Earls Just Want to Have Fun by Shana Galen
Earls Just Want To Have Fun
Shana Galen
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Release Date: February 3, 2015
Blurb:
His heart may be the last thing she ever steals...
Marlowe is a pickpocket, a housebreaker-and a better actress than any professional on the stage. She runs with the Covent Garden Cubs, a gang of thieves living in the slums of London's Seven Dials. It's a fierce life, and Marlowe has a hard outer shell. But when she's alone, she allows herself to think of a time before-a dimly remembered life when she was called Elizabeth.
Maxwell, Lord Dane, is intrigued when his brother, a hired investigator, ropes him into his investigation of the fiercely beautiful hellion. He teaches her to navigate the social morass of the ton, but Marlowe will not escape so easily. Instead, Dane is drawn into her dangerous world, where the student becomes the teacher and love is the greatest risk of all.
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
InkSlinger PR Teaser Reveal: Sex On The Beach Series (Next Installment)
Today is the big teaser reveal for the next books in the SEX ON THE BEACH series! This series includes the novellas FINDING YOU by Jenna Bennett, LOSING US by Jen McLaughlin, and CHASING ME by Jennifer Probst. This teaser reveal also includes the book trailers for Losing Us and Chasing Me.
The next installments in the SEX ON THE BEACH series
coming MARCH 3rd
CHASING ME by Jennifer Probst
BOOK SUMMARY:
Quinn and James' Story Continues in Chasing Me...It was supposed to be a love story....
I knew she was out of my league but I didn’t care. Looking back, I wonder if I hadn’t pursued her, would things have turned out differently? Is it Fate that determines our choices in life? God? Free will? Or just plain old innate selfishness?
I got her, of course. There hadn’t been a girl I wasn’t able to seduce. Problem was she seduced me right back, body, mind, and soul. She possessed me, tormented me, and showed me a world that was so bright and pure I was almost blinded.
Didn’t she know after such a drug I could never settle for less? Didn’t she realize no matter how many times I screwed up, or broke her heart, or bent her to my will, I’d never be able to let her go? If I hadn’t known such intensity existed, would it have been better for both of us?
True love, the real kind, isn’t nice and sweet and pure. No, it’s dirty, and sinful, and messy. It’s like ripping a chunk of flesh from your body and watching yourself bleed out in slow, helpless intervals until you thankfully pass out.
Her Highland Fling by Jennifer McQuiston (Review)
I had a fit of the giggles when I started Her Highland Fling by Jennifer McQuiston, and it all stems from the meeting between William MacKenzie and Penelope Tolbertson.
So, William wants to save Moraig before it goes into financial ruin. He hears about a London reporter coming to write about Moraig, and he wants to present Moraig in it's best light. However, he gets shocked by the fact she's a woman and doesn't know what to do. He becomes a hot mess. Basically, he gets painted as a bumbling fool in Penelope's eyes. Of course, Penelope is thinking where did they get this guy. However, that all changes as she gets to know him and finds out more about him.
I thought this story was a cute quick read. I just adore how William gets all tripped up when he's around Penelope. It's adorable. There are two directions on how a guy will act when he's around a girl he likes: 1) he becomes adorkable or 2) obnoxious and mean. Fortunately, we got adorkable William. Penelope is sitting on the self, because she believes no one would want to be with a girl who stumble over her words (stutters, but her stutter wasn't too bad). So yeah, Highland Fling is a cute read quick read.
Copy provided by Avon by Edelweiss
Rating:
4 Stars
So, William wants to save Moraig before it goes into financial ruin. He hears about a London reporter coming to write about Moraig, and he wants to present Moraig in it's best light. However, he gets shocked by the fact she's a woman and doesn't know what to do. He becomes a hot mess. Basically, he gets painted as a bumbling fool in Penelope's eyes. Of course, Penelope is thinking where did they get this guy. However, that all changes as she gets to know him and finds out more about him.
I thought this story was a cute quick read. I just adore how William gets all tripped up when he's around Penelope. It's adorable. There are two directions on how a guy will act when he's around a girl he likes: 1) he becomes adorkable or 2) obnoxious and mean. Fortunately, we got adorkable William. Penelope is sitting on the self, because she believes no one would want to be with a girl who stumble over her words (stutters, but her stutter wasn't too bad). So yeah, Highland Fling is a cute read quick read.
Copy provided by Avon by Edelweiss
Rating:
4 Stars
Monday, February 23, 2015
Tasty Book Tours Review + Giveaway: Seaside Secrets by Melissa Foster
Seaside Summers # 4: Love in Bloom # 24
By: Melissa Foster
Releasing February 24th, 2015
Self-Published
Blurb
Tony Black
is the hottest surfer on the planet. He travels the world throughout the year
and spends his summers on Cape Cod with his friends, at the Seaside cottages in
Wellfleet, Massachusetts. He’s got his choice of women, but Amy Maples is the
one he wants. Fourteen years ago she was his for an entire summer, until a
devastating accident changed everything, and what they had seemed like it had
never existed—at least for her.
Amy Maples
is as consistent as the day is long. She’s spent summers on Cape Cod forever,
she always does the right thing, and she’s spent years trying to reclaim the
heart of Tony Black, the only man she’s ever loved. She’s back for a summer of
fun with her friends at Seaside, only this year she’s been offered the
opportunity of a lifetime thousands of miles away, and she’s decided to try one
last time to reconnect with Tony. But having a relationship with Tony means
dealing with her past—and dealing with her past may knock her to her knees.
My Thoughts:
Tasty Book Tours Spotlight + Review + Giveaway: Crashing the Net by Jami Davenport
By: Jami Davenport
Releasing February 24th, 2015
Self-Published
Blurb
Hockey star Cooper Black and professional
party crasher Izzy Maxwell return in this sequel to Crashing the Boards.
Jealous
boyfriends and glitzy parties can be a recipe for disaster. When the gorgeous
yet controlling Cooper interrupts a party Izzy was paid to crash and almost
ruins her career as a professional party crasher, Izzy kicks him to the curb.
She learned early in life not to count on anyone, and she will not relinquish
her independence, not even to a sexy-as-sin pro athlete who can melt her with
one wink.
As the
Sockeyes hockey team opens their inaugural season in Seattle, Cooper finds
himself minus a girlfriend and plus a surly teenaged nephew. Cooper doesn’t
want to be a surrogate dad, he doesn’t want to play in Seattle, and he doesn’t
want to be alone. He misses Izzy, but seeing her with other men at parties
turns him every shade of green. Regardless, he wants her back, and he’s willing
to change, if only she’ll give him a second chance. Aware of her precarious
finances, Cooper makes an offer she can’t refuse by hiring her to be
responsible for his nephew when he’s traveling with the team.
Fearing
Cooper isn’t capable of changing his control-freak ways, Izzy resists his
efforts to turn their financial arrangement into a personal relationship. He
needs a sweet, docile girlfriend, and Izzy cannot be that woman. Yet, when
tragedy strikes, Izzy is there when Cooper needs her the most, and love has a
way of getting what it wants, no matter the circumstances.
My Thoughts:
InkSlinger PR Release Launch + Giveaway: Her Fallen Protector by Nichole Severn
It's release day for Her Fallen Protector by Nichole Severn!! I am so excited to share this new paranormal romance with you!! Nichole is sharing new teases with us and giveaways, so be sure to check out all of the info!
Her Fallen Protector Synopsis:
When a trio of demons kidnap Vdarra Jansen, her normal life is ripped away. Her abductors claim she is the “lost heiress” of the Underworld, and the commander of the mighty Army of Duemos. They don't seem to care that she knows nothing about the Underworld, or that she only remembers the last ten years of her life...
Former archangel Jacob will do anything to bring back his lost love’s memories. But if he succeeds, it could mean the end of the world. Torn between love and duty, Jacob will do whatever it takes to save her.
Jacob and Vdarra must learn to trust each other, and push aside old hurts to find their way. They are in a race to find the one thing that will decide Vdarra’s, and the world’s, fate – the lost Seal of Solomon. It will mean choosing between innocent lives ...and their hearts.
Elicit by Rachel Van Dyken (Review)
Whoa! It's been a while since, I decided finishing a book was more important than sleep. Granted I have done that these past few months, but this was a choice I had to finished the book. I don't know why it took me so long to read Rachel Van Dyken's Elicit, because I have loved the series since book Elite. I just decided I needed to read Elicit.
At the end of Entice, a lot of things went down. Let's just get it out there the drama just explodes. So, we have Tex and he has become the head honcho, so there will be many out to get him. After all Campisi, and sometimes blood will be thicker than water. Mo finds out that Tex is in danger, so a plan was created to save him. Basically it boils down on how Tex and Mo handle the situation.
Oh my goodness, I don't know where to beginning with my thoughts, because it was awesome. Seriously, there is drama galore. Not only that we have a lot of POV of views going on in this story that feed into the drama. At certain times I wasn't sure how Mo and Tex were ever going to be together, because so much subterfuge going on that it got me going "What the hell?" However, the Elicit grabbed me and wouldn't let go with me. I tried to put the damn book down, but I had to know how the chaos that was beginning was going to end. There is so much, I want to say, but at the same time I can't.
Basically, a gripping story. I'm going to say this again this is a series thats needs to be started from the beginning, because the story builds off each book. You could start Elicit without reading the others, but it's not advise. Now I need to get to Ember, so I could talk about one particular character.
Rating:
5 Star
At the end of Entice, a lot of things went down. Let's just get it out there the drama just explodes. So, we have Tex and he has become the head honcho, so there will be many out to get him. After all Campisi, and sometimes blood will be thicker than water. Mo finds out that Tex is in danger, so a plan was created to save him. Basically it boils down on how Tex and Mo handle the situation.
Oh my goodness, I don't know where to beginning with my thoughts, because it was awesome. Seriously, there is drama galore. Not only that we have a lot of POV of views going on in this story that feed into the drama. At certain times I wasn't sure how Mo and Tex were ever going to be together, because so much subterfuge going on that it got me going "What the hell?" However, the Elicit grabbed me and wouldn't let go with me. I tried to put the damn book down, but I had to know how the chaos that was beginning was going to end. There is so much, I want to say, but at the same time I can't.
Basically, a gripping story. I'm going to say this again this is a series thats needs to be started from the beginning, because the story builds off each book. You could start Elicit without reading the others, but it's not advise. Now I need to get to Ember, so I could talk about one particular character.
Rating:
5 Star
Sunday, February 22, 2015
Lusting for Cover (60): The Duke Can go to the Devil by Erin Knightley
Lusting for Covers is a weekly meme, held on Sunday, that allows bloggers to share their current cover obsession with fellow book lovers.
This meme is hosted by TBQ @ TBQ's Book Palace.
This Weeks Selection:
Publisher: Signet (July 2015)
Series: A Prelude to a Kiss, 3
Genre: Historical
Blurb:
After her mother’s death, May’s sea captain father sends her halfway around the world to live with his stodgy sister in England. The summer festival in Bath made for a lovely distraction, but now she can’t wait for her father’s return so she can leave this country, its suffocating rules, and one infuriatingly proper nobleman in particular behind.
Because he is the Duke of Radcliffe, William Spencer’s whole life revolves around his duties. He never steps foot outside the bounds of proper behavior, and he expects the same of those around him. With her devil-may-care ways, May vexes him nearly as much as she tempts him, but there’s something about her that he just can’t resist. He knows he’s falling hard for her, but with lives that are worlds apart, will they ever be able to find any common ground?
Preorder Links:
Why?
You have to admit this is a fun cover. I mean there he is going nobody is going take me down, while she has a look oh yeah, watch me. It's fun and flirty, and the title is awesome. So, there you go.
Saturday, February 21, 2015
InkSlinger PR Excerpt + Giveaway: Ember by Rachel Van Dyken
RELEASE DATE: FEBRUARY 19
I know only pain and survival.
That is until the Cappo's sister walked into my life.
And changed everything.
She's a light who makes my darkness darker, her smile makes
my heart turn to ice, and I can't escape the fear her seductive looks
instill--knowing it's only a matter of time before I fail--again, and take her
for myself.
This is the story of my redemption.
But it's not pretty...I died, and now I'm alive, but not
living, breathing but not surviving. I am Phoenix De Lange, son to a murdered
mob boss, estranged brother, horrible friend, monster in the making, newest
leader to one of the most powerful families in the Cosa Nostra.
And I will have my vengeance.
Or die trying.
I am Phoenix De Lange.
Death is all I know.
Until she offers me a piece of life--I can't resist taking.
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Spotlight + Review: The Diabolical Miss Hyde by Viola Carr
The Diabolical Miss Hyde
By Viola Carr
The Diabolical Miss Hyde:
In an electric-powered Victorian London, Dr.
Eliza Jekyll is a crime scene investigator, hunting killers with inventive new
technological gadgets. Now, a new killer is splattering London in blood,
drugging beautiful women and slicing off their limbs. Catching The Slicer will
make Eliza’s career – or get her burned. Because Eliza has a dark secret. A
seductive second self, set free by her father’s forbidden magical elixir: wild,
impulsive Lizzie Hyde.When the Royal Society send their Enforcer, the mercurial Captain Lafayette, to prove she’s a sorcerer, Eliza must resist the elixir with all her power. But as the Slicer case draws her into London’s luminous magical underworld, Eliza will need all the help she can get. Even if it means getting close to Lafayette, who harbors an evil curse of his own. Even if it means risking everything and setting vengeful Lizzie free …
My thoughts:
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Cover Reveal + Giveaway: Deception by A. S. Fenichel
Deception
By A.S. Fenichel
Deception: The Demon Hunters – Book Two bcc:
When Demons threaten Regency London, only a Lady can stop them.Lillian Dellacourt is beautiful, refined and absolutely lethal. She’s also the most feared and merciless demon hunter in The Company. She’s come a long way from the penniless seamstress’s daughter sold to the highest bidder, and it wasn’t by trusting a man, let alone an exiled Marquis with more on his mind than slaying the hellspawn . . .
For Dorian Lambert, Marquis de Montalembert, being sent to keep track of Lillian is no mean task. He’s wanted the fiery vixen since he first heard of her five years ago. But wooing the lady while fighting the demon uprising is no easy feat, especially when the lady’s tongue is as sharp as the Japanese sai blades she favors for eviscerating the spawn of hell.
These two will have to learn to trust each other fast, because the demon master is back, and he’s planning to turn Edinburgh into a living hell…
Buy Links:
A.S. Fenichel Bio:
A.S. Fenichel gave
up a successful career in New York City to follow her husband to Texas and
pursue her lifelong dream of being a professional writer. She’s never looked
back.
A.S. adores writing
stories filled with love, passion, desire, magic and maybe a little mayhem
tossed in for good measure. Books have always been her perfect escape and she
still relishes diving into one and staying up all night to finish a good story.
Multi-published in
erotic, contemporary and historical romance, A.S. is the author of the Mayan
Destiny series, Christmas Bliss and many more. With several books currently
contracted to multiple publishers, A.S. will be brining you her brand of
romance for many years to come.
Originally from New
York, she grew up in New Jersey, and now lives in the East Texas with her real
life hero, her wonderful husband. When not reading or writing she enjoys
cooking, travel, history, and puttering in her garden.
Links
Tasty Book Tours Spotlight + Review + Giveaway: Garrett by Sawyer Bennett
By: Sawyer Bennett
Releasing February 17th, 2015
Loveswept
Blurb
USA Today bestselling
author Sawyer Bennett hits the ice with the story of a playboy athlete whose
winning ways lead him to a beautiful woman with a lot to lose.
Carolina Cold Fury star Garrett Samuelson never wants to miss out on a single minute of fun. Whether he’s playing hockey, hanging out with friends, or walking the red carpet with a new date on his arm, he lives every day to the fullest. When he meets Olivia Case, he sees someone who’s exactly his type—confident, sexy, smart . . . his next fling. But the more he pursues her, the more Garrett shares a side of himself that other women don’t normally get to see.
Olivia has been keeping a secret. While Garrett lives for the next thrill, Olivia’s not sure she’ll live to see the next day. She’s undergoing treatment for some serious medical issues, and she doesn’t have time for a relationship with no guarantees—especially one with a hot-as-sin womanizer who won’t take no for an answer. But as she gets to know the real Garrett, Olivia can’t help falling for him . . . hard. To reveal the truth would mean risking everything—but you can’t score without taking the tough shots.
Carolina Cold Fury star Garrett Samuelson never wants to miss out on a single minute of fun. Whether he’s playing hockey, hanging out with friends, or walking the red carpet with a new date on his arm, he lives every day to the fullest. When he meets Olivia Case, he sees someone who’s exactly his type—confident, sexy, smart . . . his next fling. But the more he pursues her, the more Garrett shares a side of himself that other women don’t normally get to see.
Olivia has been keeping a secret. While Garrett lives for the next thrill, Olivia’s not sure she’ll live to see the next day. She’s undergoing treatment for some serious medical issues, and she doesn’t have time for a relationship with no guarantees—especially one with a hot-as-sin womanizer who won’t take no for an answer. But as she gets to know the real Garrett, Olivia can’t help falling for him . . . hard. To reveal the truth would mean risking everything—but you can’t score without taking the tough shots.
My Thoughts:
Monday, February 16, 2015
Cover Reveal + Giveaway: Roses are Red... Violet is Dead by Monica -Marie Vincent
Violet Sumner has a stalker.
Between her largely dysfunctional family of two and the friends she doesn’t feel particularly close to, Violet thinks he’s the least of her problems. What she fails to understand is that the guy is no prankster and soon people turn up dead or missing. Because of her.
Things change when Violet’s best friend disappears and realization sinks in that the stalker means business. Denial put aside, Violet has no other option but to accept the help of police Sergeant Willard Kelley and his rather sweet protégé, to come to terms with the seriousness of the situation.
Yet nothing could’ve prepared her for her close up with the psycho.
Who will survive in this tale of obsession and misplaced devotion?
Monica-Marie Vincent writes Young Adult novels about troubled teens and even more troubled parents. She currently lives in Sacramento, CA although she would rather be in her home town of San Francisco. Thanks to her very put upon husband Monica-Marie is always well stocked with coffee, Diet Coke, and Cheddar Jalapeno Cheetos, so she wouldn't have to move away from her writerly lair to do mundane things like shopping.
Sunday, February 15, 2015
Sweet Surprise by Candis Terry (Review)
Today's read was Candis Terry's Sweet Surprise. Let me just say that this story was super sweet that it could give you a cavity. It was sweet and mushy in all the right places. However, don't let that fool you, because there are moments where it was getting a little hot. One scene had me thinking of Nelly's Hot In Herre, I completely lost it with the giggles. Trust me that scene was hot and loved every moment. Anyway, I better get on with the rest of my thoughts.
Fiona is just too adorable. Seriously, she's like the cupcakes she makes, but there is more to her. Well, she's still friends with her ex-husband and his new fiancee, which would normally awkward for most. Yet, she knows that they are suppose to be together. She puts her daughter first. With her being super sweet and caring she tends to put others before herself. Her best friend had to point out that she deserve more:
Now Mike has the hots for Fiona, but there's the Bro-Code in place. You know the one that states you don't touch another Bro's ex. Boy he sticks to that sucker like there is no tomorrow, but he's no match for Jana Wilder. Now that woman can make sure she gets her way no matter what. She would be Match Maker Extraordinaire. However, he kind of lets his divorce almost taint what he could have with Fiona. Good thing he comes to his sense. Silly man.
I adore these two, because take things super slow. Both of them feel that they should rush things, because they are both divorcees. Plus, Fiona has a daughter she has to look after. Overall, Sweet Surprise is definitely a sweet read with a little dash of heat. It's a dash, but enough to spice things up. I would compare it to a chocolate truffle with a coating of cayenne pepper. Basically, if you are looking for that sweetness with a dash of heat, you might give Sweet Surprise a taste.
Favorite Sappy moment when Jana says the sweetest thing to Fiona:
Copy provided by Avon via Edelweiss
Rating:
4 1/2 Stars
Fiona is just too adorable. Seriously, she's like the cupcakes she makes, but there is more to her. Well, she's still friends with her ex-husband and his new fiancee, which would normally awkward for most. Yet, she knows that they are suppose to be together. She puts her daughter first. With her being super sweet and caring she tends to put others before herself. Her best friend had to point out that she deserve more:
"I know. But you my friend, deserve a man who looks at you with such love he can't stand to blink. I just don't understand why you keep yourself wrapped up so tight you won't give anyone a chance."Here fear was she was going turn back to Naughty Fiona. Naughty Fiona does make a quick appearance in the story, but for the most part the good Fiona stays most of the book. *Snort*
Now Mike has the hots for Fiona, but there's the Bro-Code in place. You know the one that states you don't touch another Bro's ex. Boy he sticks to that sucker like there is no tomorrow, but he's no match for Jana Wilder. Now that woman can make sure she gets her way no matter what. She would be Match Maker Extraordinaire. However, he kind of lets his divorce almost taint what he could have with Fiona. Good thing he comes to his sense. Silly man.
I adore these two, because take things super slow. Both of them feel that they should rush things, because they are both divorcees. Plus, Fiona has a daughter she has to look after. Overall, Sweet Surprise is definitely a sweet read with a little dash of heat. It's a dash, but enough to spice things up. I would compare it to a chocolate truffle with a coating of cayenne pepper. Basically, if you are looking for that sweetness with a dash of heat, you might give Sweet Surprise a taste.
Favorite Sappy moment when Jana says the sweetest thing to Fiona:
She reached out and cradled Fiona's cheek in her palm. "Sugarplum, I may have given birth to five boys, but you are a daughter of my heart. Divorce from my son doesn't sever the love I have for you. Nothing ever will." She gave Fiona's cheek a gentle pat. "You remember that."It's okay to grab your tissue.
Copy provided by Avon via Edelweiss
Rating:
4 1/2 Stars
Lusting for Covers (59): His Wicked Reputation by Madeline Hunter
Lusting for Covers is a weekly meme, held on Sunday, that allows bloggers to share their current cover obsession with fellow book lovers.
This meme is hosted by TBQ @ TBQ's Book Palace.
This Weeks Selection:
Publisher: Jove (Mar 2015)
Series: Wicked Trilogy, 1
Genre: Historical Romance
Blurb:
FROM NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR MADELINE HUNTER
She was a sensible woman.
He was a man who could drive a woman senseless with desire.
Gareth Fitzallen is celebrated for four things: his handsome face, his notable charm, his aristocratic connections, and an ability to give the kind of pleasure that has women begging for more. Normally he bestows his talents on experienced, worldly women. But when he heads to Langdon’s End to restore a property he inherited—and to investigate a massive art theft—he lays plans to seduce a most unlikely lady.
Eva Russell lives a spinster’s life of precarious finances and limited dreams while clinging to her family’s old gentry status. She supports herself by copying paintings while she plots to marry her lovely sister to a well-established man. Everyone warns her of Gareth’s reputation, and advises her to lock her sister away. Only it is not her sister Gareth desires. One look, and she knows he is trouble. One kiss, however, proves she is no match for this master of seduction.
She was a sensible woman.
He was a man who could drive a woman senseless with desire.
Gareth Fitzallen is celebrated for four things: his handsome face, his notable charm, his aristocratic connections, and an ability to give the kind of pleasure that has women begging for more. Normally he bestows his talents on experienced, worldly women. But when he heads to Langdon’s End to restore a property he inherited—and to investigate a massive art theft—he lays plans to seduce a most unlikely lady.
Eva Russell lives a spinster’s life of precarious finances and limited dreams while clinging to her family’s old gentry status. She supports herself by copying paintings while she plots to marry her lovely sister to a well-established man. Everyone warns her of Gareth’s reputation, and advises her to lock her sister away. Only it is not her sister Gareth desires. One look, and she knows he is trouble. One kiss, however, proves she is no match for this master of seduction.
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Why?
Don't you love Amazon when they send you an email letting you know that there's a book you might like coming out? Well, that's how I picked this weeks selection. Plus, I love the cover, because the looks like "I'm ready for you, if you are ready for me". He has that look of take me as I am or leave. Totally awesome. This begs the question, what has caught your eye? It is some rake that has look of boredom or something completely differently?
Friday, February 13, 2015
Tasty Book Tours Spotlight + Review + Giveaway: Taking Fire by Lindsay McKenna
By: Lindsay McKenna
Releasing February 24th, 2015
HQN Books
Blurb
She dances
on the edge of life…and death
Not all
are meant to walk in the light. Marine Corps Sergeant Khat Shinwari lives among
the shadows of the rocky Afghani hills, a Shadow Warrior by name and by nature.
She works alone, undercover and undetected—until a small team of US Navy SEALs
are set upon by the Taliban…and Khat is forced to disobey orders to save their
lives.
To go
rogue.
Now,
hidden deep in the hills with injured SEAL Michael Tarik in her care, Khat
learns that he's more than just a soldier. In him, she sees something of
herself and of what she could be. Now duty faces off against the raw,
overwhelming attraction she has for Mike. And she must decide between the
safety of the shadows…and risking everything by stepping into the light.
My Thoughts:
Labels:
3-Stars,
ARC,
Contemporary,
Harlequin,
HQN,
Military,
Romance,
Suspense,
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