Saturday, October 6, 2018

Crave ~ Adriana Locke ~ New Release & Review


RELEASE BLITZ
Title: Crave
Series: The Gibson Boys #3
Author: Adriana Locke
Genre: Contemporary Romance



BLURB

Hadley Jacobs is over Machlan Gibson.

Sure, she’ll always be a little weak to the dimple in his right cheek and the way his five o’clock shadow makes him ruggedly handsome. But that’s not enough to cover every other thing about him because they all drive her nuts. Like how he’s won’t admit he’s wrong even when he knows it and how he drives his stupid car a million miles an hour on wet asphalt. As she rolls back into town and takes a seat at Crave, she won’t take the bait. She’s over him. Mostly.

Machlan isn’t over her.

It’s not because he hasn’t tried. He reminds himself over and over that she’s not the girl for him. After all, she drives him insane with her sassy attitude and the way she calls him out on everything. She beats him at poker, even though she doesn’t know the difference between a straight and a flush, and when she looks at him with her bright, blue eyes, it’s unnerving. When she climbs onto that bar stool and orders a drink, he puts it in front of her and ignores the sparkle in her eyes.  He’s not over her, but she won’t know that.

But she does know that. And he knows she’s not as over him as she’s pretending to be. When life forces their hand this time, there’s more on the line than a pile of poker chips. It’s their forever.

Crave is a standalone romance in a new small town, blue-collar series from USA Today bestselling author Adriana Locke. Join readers everywhere as they fall in love with the delicious Gibson Boys.


Keep up-to-date by visiting the author’s website: www.adrianalocke.com.

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AUTHOR BIO

USA Today Bestselling author Adriana Locke lives and breathes books. After years of slightly obsessive relationships with the flawed bad boys created by other authors, Adriana has created her own.

She resides in the Midwest with her husband, sons, and two dogs. She spends a large amount of time playing with her kids, drinking coffee, and cooking. You can find her outside if the weather's nice and there's always a piece of candy in her pocket.

For sneak peeks, giveaways, and more, please join Adriana's Facebook Group, Books by Adriana Locke, or her Goodreads group, All Locked Up.


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Elizabeth's Review


3.5 Stars - Worth a Reader's Time


Review Copy Provided by Author


This is actually hard book for me to review.
On one hand, I loved Hadley and Mach and their second chance story. On the other, there were time I wanted to reach into the story and shake both of them.
I think this might be the most emotional of the Gibson boys books to date. Mach and Hadley have a complicated and multilayered history that Ms Locke takes a while to reveal. Once everything is out in the open some of the back and forth between them makes more sense.
All of the boys have been more vulnerable heros than one might expect, but I truly think Mach might be the most tortured and that carries over into his interactions with Hadley.
The secondary cast lends not only humor elements to the story, but also help Mach work through some of his more trying issues. This is an excellent world to visit and definitely one where reading the books in order helps. The brothers are in and out of each others lives so much that there is high spoiler potential if you are going out of order.
When I reached the end of the book, I was happy with where Mach and Hadley ended up, but the yo-yo effect of their relationship had left an over riding sense of frustration that colored my perception and that brought the rating down from the full four stars.



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Friday, October 5, 2018

Fragments of Ash ~ Katy Regnery ~ Release Boost




Title: Fragments of Ash
(Inspired by "Cinderella")
Collection: A Modern Fairytale
Author: Katy Regnery
Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance
Release Date: October 1, 2018



Blurb

From New York Times bestselling author Katy Regnery comes a dark and twisted retelling of the beloved fairytale, Cinderella!

My name is Ashley Ellis…

I was thirteen years old when my mother – retired supermodel, Tig – married Mosier Răumann, who was twice her age and the head of the Răumann crime family.

When I turned eighteen, my mother mysteriously died. Only then did I discover the dark plans my stepfather had in store for me all along; the debauched “work” he expected me to do.

With the help of my godfather, Gus, I have escaped from Mosier’s clutches, but his twin sons and henchmen have been tasked with hunting me down. And they will stop at nothing to return my virgin body to their father

…dead or alive.

** Contemporary Romance. Due to profanity and very strong sexual content, this book is not intended for readers under the age of 18.**

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Fragments of Ash is part of the ~a modern fairytale~ collection: contemporary, standalone romances inspired by beloved fairy tales.

The Vixen and the Vet (Beauty & the Beast) - available now
Never Let You Go (Hansel & Gretel) - available now
Ginger's Heart (Little Red Riding Hood) - available now
Dark Sexy Knight (Camelot) - available now
Don't Speak (The Little Mermaid) - available now
Sheer Heaven (Rapunzel) - available now
Fragments of Ash (Cinderella) - available now
Swan Song (The Ugly Duckling) – coming soon





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Excerpt

All rights reserved. Used with permission.

Instead of going inside, I walk around the house, to the backyard, to see if I can help bring in any dirty dishes, but the picnic table is empty. All traces of our dinner party have already been cleaned up by the Ducharmes siblings.

I look up at the midnight sky, at the dozens and dozens of stars, and I wonder if Gus is right. What he says feels right, but I feel very young and very small as I stare up at the universe. It’s not wrong to give yourself over to loving if the chance arises.

“We get amazing night skies up here.”

I look over my shoulder and find Julian, tall, barefoot, and beautiful, walking toward me.

“Yes, you do,” I answer, giving him a shy and tentative smile before I turn my attention back upward.

My skin prickles with awareness. My lips tingle, remembering the insistent pressure of his. And elsewhere in my body, I clench hard, willing those deep-set tremors not to start up again right now. I want to believe what Gus has told me—that liking and wanting a man isn’t wrong—but it’s new to me, and I need a little time to reconcile my desire and conscience together.

“When I lived in DC, it was what I missed the most, besides Noelle. More than the cheese. More than the beer. More than the skiing.” He stops, standing beside me, staring up at the firmament. “I missed Vermont’s night skies. And the millions of stars.”

“I can see why,” I say. “When I lived in LA, I never saw stars.” I giggle. “I mean, I saw the people kind, but not the sky kind.”

“Who’s the most famous person you ever met?”

“Hmm. Maybe . . . Gigi Hadid . . . or Bella? Hmm . . . Or Cara Delevingne? Kate Moss mentored my m—Tig for a while, um, and she knew Gisele, of course. Also—”

“Wait a second! Gisele? Did you ever meet Tom Brady?” he asks, his voice eager.

“Let me guess.” I glance at his face. “Patriots fan?”

“The biggest.”

“Tig went to their wedding, but I never met him. Sorry,” I say, giggling as he lays a hand over his heart and pretends to cry. “Speaking of the rich and famous, Noelle tells me you met the vice president while you worked in Washington.”

“She did?” His teasing expression disappears quickly as he straightens, dropping his hand. “Uh, yeah. Long time ago.”

“Not so long,” I say. 

“Yeah, well . . . I guess it just feels like a while ago.” I wait for him to say more, hoping to learn why he left Washington so abruptly, but he stretches his arms over his head and yawns. “I’m tired. You must be exhausted.”

“At school I was on the dining hall rotation, which meant cooking for one hundred souls regularly. Tonight was a breeze.”

“Your soup was amazing.”
“Thank you.”
“The steak too.”
“Thank you again.”
“And the tart.”
“That was your sister. Let her know you thought so.”
“And the kiss.”

“Thank—” I’m grinning at him, but my eyes widen at his unexpected compliment, and I immediately look back up at the sky. It’s dark out so he can’t see my blush.

His chuckle is soft and low beside me, and maybe I’m wicked for not feeling more guilty, but I feel my smile grow as I trace Orion’s belt. I don’t dare look at him, but I feel him step closer to me, the warmth of his chest radiating against my back. If I moved slightly, one step even, his body would be flush against mine, and the shiver down my arms has nothing to do with the night chill. I want him to touch me, but I know he won’t.

As though he can read my mind, he whispers, close to my ear, “Not unless you ask.”

I close my eyes and say a prayer for strength and virtue, which, sadly, works, because the next thing I hear is his footsteps receding.

“Good night, sweet Ashley,” he says to my back, his voice a low rumble.

My eyes open slowly to the glittering heavens.

“Good night, sweet prince,” I whisper to Julian’s stars.






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Author Bio


New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Katy Regnery started her writing career by enrolling in a short story class in January 2012. One year later, she signed her first contract, and Katy’s first novel was published in September 2013.

Forty books later, Katy claims authorship of the multititled New York Times and USA Today bestselling Blueberry Lane Series, which follows the English, Winslow, Rousseau, Story, and Ambler families of Philadelphia; the six-book, bestselling ~a modern fairytale~ series; and several other stand-alone novels and novellas, including the critically-acclaimed, 2018 RITA© nominated, USA Today bestselling contemporary romance, Unloved, a love story.

Katy’s first modern fairytale romance, The Vixen and the Vet, was nominated for a RITA® in 2015 and won the 2015 Kindle Book Award for romance. Katy’s boxed set, The English Brothers Boxed Set, Books #1–4, hit the USA Today bestseller list in 2015, and her Christmas story, Marrying Mr. English, appeared on the list a week later. In May 2016, Katy’s Blueberry Lane collection, The Winslow Brothers Boxed Set, Books #1–4, became a New York Times e-book bestseller.

Katy’s books are available in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Turkish.

Katy lives in the relative wilds of northern Fairfield County, Connecticut, where her writing room looks out at the woods, and her husband, two young children, two dogs, and one Blue Tonkinese kitten create just enough cheerful chaos to remind her that the very best love stories begin at home.


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Elizabeth's Review


4.5 Stars - One of the Best


Review Copy Provided by Author


Even though this is the 7th "fairytale" by Ms Regnery, it's only the second that I have read and I was absolutely blown away.
Ms Regnery takes the classic "Cinderella" story and twists it just a little bit. Ashley is a character that is very easy to embrace. She is a "good" girl, beautiful inside and out, but just flawed enough to be real. Life has isolated her and placed her at the mercy of her wicked stepfather, or so it seems.
Ashley's journey isn't easy and the strength she displays from the beginning sometimes makes it difficult to remember that she is only 18. She is a character that shows grace and peacefulness (given the turmoil around her) of someone much older.
Julian is more than just a Prince Charming. He is a human, flawed hero whose devotion is positively swoon worthy once he decides to give it. I got a bit of a chuckle at how Ms Regnery pulled current event headlines into Julian's back story.
I really liked Ashley and Julian together. Not only did I enjoy their romance and the way it unfolded, I also enjoyed seeing how they were the pieces the other seemed to be missing. The innate trust they had in each other and how they were spontaneously able to confide their harshest secrets with each other and build an emotional as well as physical bond.
Fragments of Ash is a well written story that pulls you in and won't let go. The overall cast is small, but each one is important to the story. There is a fantastic blend of romance, intrigue, and emotional growth that makes me want to go read the Fairytale books I have missed so far.


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Thursday, October 4, 2018

One Wild Ride ~ A L Jackson and Rebecca Shea ~ Cover Reveal

One Wild Ride

The second sexy, stand-alone romance from bestselling authors A.L. Jackson and Rebecca Shea...

Coming October 22nd


Cover: RBA Designs

Hello, my loves!! I am so excited to present to you the GORGEOUS, SEXY-AS-SIN ONE WILD RIDE cover!!!! Um, seriously, I love this cover and I LOVE THIS STORY! There was something so outrageously fun about writing these two characters: Kas, the over-the-top, flirty model/aspiring actor, and Elle, the girl who wants nothing to do with show-biz! Their chemistry was BOOM, and I loved every second of writing this with Rebecca Shea! You guys are going to FALL SO HARD for this one! Check out the deets!!! 
DETAILS: 
TITLE: ONE WILD RIDE
SERIES: A Hollywood Chronicles Stand-Alone Novel 
RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 22ND, 2018
The next sexy Hollywood Chronicles stand-alone novel from bestselling authors, A.L. Jackson and Rebecca Shea . . .
Elle Ward, daughter of Hollywood’s hottest director, has sworn off actors for life.
She knows their games and she refuses to play them.
That is until the day she collides with one of LA’s most promising actors.
Kas Cowen isn’t looking for love until it literally runs him down.
One look at Elle and he’s hooked.
He crashes into her life and flips it upside down.
Now he has to convince Elle he’s more than just a pretty face.
Little did they know they were up for one wild ride . . .


We are giving away 5 paperbacks of ONE WILD NIGHT! 

That's right not one, but 5 winners!


A.L. Jackson and Rebecca Shea are bestselling authors residing in Arizona. After being writing partners for five years, it only made sense that they'd put their minds together to bring their readers something fun, flirty, and sexy. 

Connect with A.L.

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Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Wednesday ARC Wrap Up

I have two Amazing ARC reviews for you today - I hope you one click and enjoy!


Sexy as Sin (Sinful, Montana, #3)Sexy as Sin by Rosalind James

My rating: 4 of 5 stars - Would Recommend to a Friend

Review Copy Provided by Author

Some books keep you on the edge of your seat, some are hard to put down, and some are like going to visit an old friend. Sexy as Sin falls into the third group and it really was like spending time with old friends.
Sexy as Sin follows two secondary characters from the prior Sinful, Montana books. Brett Hunter appeared in both of the previous books, but we never really got to know him well. Willow is some one we've only caught brief glimpses of, but is related to our previous Sinful heros.
Brett and Willow were a couple that I truly enjoyed spending time with. They are both unique personalities that come with baggage, but haven't let their pasts weigh them down. Life with these two was never dull, from their first meeting on they had one adventure after another and only some of them were planned. Mother nature and intrigue contributed to the excitement!
While the time frame for Sexy as Sin is relatively short, Ms. James' excellent writing gives the impression of a slow boil to Brett and Willow's budding romance. I appreciated the sense of seeing both of them peel back their layers, not only with each other, but around their families as well.
This is definitely part of the Sinful, Montana series, but really stands on it's own as well. There are multiple connections to the first two books, but a lot of them are tangential and don't impact the story line as it focuses wholly on Brett and Willow. Having said that, I do think reading the series in order would be helpful as it gives a better picture of who Brett is.
Ms. James has a very unique style that is very present here and as always contributes to the
enjoyment of the story.

Amazon


 Fragments of Ash: (inspired by "Cinderella") by Katy Regnery

4.5 Stars - One of The Best

Review Copy Provided by Author/Give Me Books Promotions

Even though this is the 7th "fairytale" by Ms Regnery, it's only the second that I have read and I was absolutely blown away.
Ms Regnery takes the classic "Cinderella" story and twists it just a little bit. Ashley is a character that is very easy to embrace. She is a "good" girl, beautiful inside and out, but just flawed enough to be real. Life has isolated her and placed her at the mercy of her wicked stepfather, or so it seems.
Ashley's journey isn't easy and the strength she displays from the beginning sometimes makes it difficult to remember that she is only 18. She is a character that shows grace and peacefulness (given the turmoil around her) of someone much older.
Julian is more than just a Prince Charming. He is a human, flawed hero whose devotion is positively swoon worthy once he decides to give it. I got a bit of a chuckle at how Ms Regnery pulled current event headlines into Julian's back story.
I really liked Ashley and Julian together. Not only did I enjoy their romance and the way it unfolded, I also enjoyed seeing how they were the pieces the other seemed to be missing. The innate trust they had in each other and how they were spontaneously able to confide their harshest secrets with each other and build an emotional as well as physical bond.
Fragments of Ash is a well written story that pulls you in and won't let go. The overall cast is small, but each one is important to the story. There is a fantastic blend of romance, intrigue, and emotional growth that makes me want to go read the Fairytale books I have missed so far.

Amazon



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Monday, October 1, 2018

Take My Breath Away ~ Faith Andrews ~ New Release and Review



Title: Take My Breath Away
Series: The Every Breath Duet #2
Author: Faith Andrews
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: October 1, 2018



Blurb

All I wanted to do was love her.

I couldn’t break her when she’d finally been put back together . . . when she was finally mine.

I was a coward, a bigger a**hole than her ex-husband, a more selfish pr*ck than her brother.

But London didn’t know that.

She only saw me as the man who would give her the world, the man who owned her heart.

And even though the confession burned the tip of my tongue and begged to be spit out and set free, I couldn’t do it.

Not yet . . . I needed to hold on to this lie for just a little while longer to keep her safe.







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Author Bio


Faith Andrews is living out her dream right outside the greatest city in the world, New York City. Happily married to her high school sweetheart, she is the mother of two beautiful and wild daughters, and a furry Yorkie son named Rocco Giovanni. When she’s not tapping her toes to a Mumford & Sons tune or busy being a dance mom, her nose is stuck in a book or she’s sitting behind the laptop, creating her next colorful daydream. Coffee addict, lover of wine and cheese, and sucker for concerts and Netflix, Faith believes in love at first sight and happily ever after.


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Elizabeth's Review

3.5 Stars for the Duet


Review Copy Provided by Author


This review is really for the overall Every Breath Duet instead of just Take My Breath Away. I enjoyed the overall story that these two books tell. London is an interesting female lead, but she felt like a bit of a departure for Ms. Andrews, not quite as independent as I would have expected. Hunter, Bryce, and Sam are all interesting male love interests and provide key points on London's journey.
The story told in this duet is multifaceted with multiple layers, angst, and drama. Some of the drama is organic to the story and some is manufactured. There were several times when reading that I had to remind myself that London is a younger character (mid 20's) who has never really been on her own.

Take My Breath Away backs up in time a little bit from the ending of the first book, so we get to see more of London and Sam's developing relationship. I enjoyed seeing them move forward from their friendship to more. I also appreciated the complications of Hunter (London's ex) and Memphis (her brother) showing back up in town. Their being back allowed full closure to London's past so that she can fully move forward. Their reappearance also brought about a couple of moments that seemed to go just a little too far. Yes, their situation was important to the story line, but I felt like how it played out actually hurt the credibility of the book a little for me.

I'm going to be a bit brutally honest, Duets bother me. There is an art to them that I think very few people master so that both books feel like complete stories. Based on how Every Breath You Take ended, I was anxious for the conclusion to the story and had high hopes for this duet because the author is a favorite. I enjoyed Take My Breath Away, mainly because it was the conclusion to the story, but I didn't love it. For me, this book fell into the trap of many duets and stretched a little further than it really should have to make two full books.

I think my biggest issue is that I really did like the overall story arc and the Hunter/London/Sam triangle. The message about there being different types of love and different times for love is one that carried through and resonated with me.
Having read the full duet, I really wish we could move past the perception that a romance novel can only be a certain length and that anything past that has to be a second book. I do feel like this would have been a stronger story had it been one book without some of the extra drama.


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Not Until You ~ Corinne Michaels ~ New Release

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Not Until You by Corinne Michaels Publication Date: October 1st, 2018 Genre: Contemporary Romance
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I have two rules in life: 1. No relationships, falling in love or attachments. 2. No sleeping with clients of my interior design firm. Since the last guy turned out to be married, they’ve been easy to follow. Until him. Callum Huxley is a ridiculously sexy Brit, and the connection we have the moment our eyes lock scares the ever-loving hell out of me. Thank God I came to my senses before going back to his hotel where I would’ve ended up naked, panting, and unable to forget him. Thinking I walked away from that night unscathed was stupid. Sure enough, at the biggest meeting of my career waits the CEO of Dovetail Enterprises—him. It might be the most embarrassing moment of my professional life. And breaking my no-client rule might just be the hottest moment of my personal life. Learning to trust has never felt so good, but falling has never hurt so bad.
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Meet Corinne:
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Corinne Michaels is the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller author. She’s an emotional, witty, sarcastic, and fun-loving mom of two beautiful children. Corinne is happily married to the man of her dreams and is a former Navy wife.
After spending months away from her husband while he was deployed, reading and writing was her escape from the loneliness. She enjoys putting her characters through intense heartbreak and finding a way to heal them through their struggles. Her stories are chock full of emotion, humor, and unrelenting love.
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2018 Favorite Reads - Part 3

This has worked so well in the past, we are going to keep it going for the first 9 months of 2018....  The list below are my 5 star (or really close to it) reads for the year. These reads may not have been published this year.... just when I read it AND they are in order of when I read them, so more recent reads will be at the top!

One new feature this year.... I am including links to the author's Facebook pages just in case you want to see more of their work. 

Block Shot by Kennedy Ryan
Amazon ~ Goodreads

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Amazon ~ Goodreads

Good Luck with That by Kristan Higgins
Amazon ~ Goodreads

Until We Are Gone by Gia Riley
Amazon ~ Goodreads

Broken Love Story by Natasha Madison
Amazon ~ Goodreads

When We Found Home by Susan Mallery
Amazon ~ Goodreads

Atticus by Sawyer Bennett
Amazon ~ Goodreads

Only Him by Melanie Harlow
Amazon ~ Goodreads

Tempting As Sin by Rosalind James
Amazon ~ Goodreads

Simmer by Stephanie Rose
Amazon ~ Goodreads

Lead Me Home by A.L Jackson
Amazon ~ Goodreads

A Perfect Love Story by Natasha Madison
Amazon ~ Goodreads

The Birthday List by Devney Perry
Amazon ~ Goodreads

Something So Unscripted by Natasha Madison
Amazon ~ Goodreads

Long Shot by Kennedy Ryan
Amazon ~ Goodreads

Breathe You by Celeste Grande
Amazon ~ Goodreads

Just Say (Hell) No by Rosalind James
Amazon ~ Goodreads

Follow Me Back by A.L. Jackson
Amazon ~ Goodreads

After Care by L.B Dunbar
Amazon ~ Goodreads