Monday, April 22, 2019

Steals and Deals ~ April 21 and 22


Steals:



Deals:

Wherever It Leads by Adriana Locke $.99 (KU)

Rainy Day Friends: A Novel by Jill Shalvis $1.99

Going Down Easy (Boys of the Big Easy) by Erin Nicholas $.99

No Safe Secret by Fern Michaels $1.99

Softhearted (Deep in the Heart Book 2) by Kim Law $1.99

The Line by AMie Knight $.99





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The Mister by E L James ~ Blog Tour

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Beautiful and mysterious she possessed little more. . .

Than a dangerous and troublesome past.

THE MISTER, the highly anticipated new love story from #1 New York Times bestseller E L James is available now!

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London, 2019. Life has been easy for Maxim Trevelyan. With his good looks, aristocratic connections, and money, he’s never had to work and he’s rarely slept alone. But all that changes when tragedy strikes and Maxim inherits his family’s noble title, wealth, and estates, and all the responsibility that entails. It’s a role he’s not prepared for and one that he struggles to face.
But his biggest challenge is fighting his desire for an unexpected, enigmatic young woman who’s recently arrived in England, possessing little more than a dangerous and troublesome past. Reticent, beautiful, and musically gifted, she’s an alluring mystery, and Maxim’s longing for her deepens into a passion that he’s never experienced and dares not name. Just who is Alessia Demachi? And can Maxim protect her from the malevolence that threatens her? And what will she do when she learns that he’s been hiding secrets of his own?
From the heart of London through wild, rural Cornwall to the bleak, forbidding beauty of the Balkans, The Mister is a roller-coaster ride of danger and desire that leaves the reader breathless to the very last page.
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Download your copy today:
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ABOUT E L JAMES
E L James is an incurable romantic and a self-confessed fangirl. After twenty-five years of working in television, she decided to pursue a childhood dream and write stories that readers could take to their hearts. The result was the controversial and sensuous romance Fifty Shades of Grey and its two sequels, Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed. In 2015, she published the #1 bestseller Grey, the story of Fifty Shades of Grey from the perspective of Christian Grey, and in 2017, the chart-topping Darker, the second part of the Fifty Shades story from Christian’s point of view. Her books have been published in fifty languages and have sold more than 150 million copies worldwide. E L James has been recognized as one of Time magazine's "Most Influential People in the World” and Publishers Weekly’s "Person of the Year.” Fifty Shades of Grey stayed on The New York Times Best Seller List for 133 consecutive weeks. Fifty Shades Freed won the Goodreads Choice Award (2012), and Fifty Shades of Grey was selected as one of the 100 Great Reads, as voted by readers, in PBS’s The Great American Read (2018). Darker has been long-listed for the 2019 International DUBLIN Literary Award. She coproduced for Universal Studios the Fifty Shades movies, which made more than a billion dollars at the box office. The third installment, Fifty Shades Freed, won the People’s Choice Award for Drama in 2018. E L James is blessed with two wonderful sons and lives with her husband, the novelist and screenwriter Niall Leonard, and their West Highland terriers in the leafy suburbs of West London. [caption id="attachment_5523" align="alignnone" width="776"]E.L. James
For more information about E L James, visit:
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Pieces of Us by A.L. Jackson ~ New Release and Review



A second chance stand-alone romance in A.L. Jackson's Confessions of the Heart Series.



"I absolutely adored all of the sweet emotion, angst, and just all of the feelings “Pieces of Us” inspired. The characters and their growth had me hooked from the first page. Read it. You will not regret it.”
~NYT & USA Today Bestselling Author Kylie Scott
My loves!! PIECES OF US IS LIVE!!! I am so freaking excited, I can hardly stand it! This book is EVERYTHING!
✓ Second-chance romance
✓ Sexy AF hero
✓ All the feels
DETAILS: 
TITLE: PIECES OF US
SERIES: A Confessions of the Heart Stand-Alone Novel 
RELEASE DATE: April 22nd, 2019
Maxon Chambers has a way of stealing all the attention.
All my affection, and all my dreams.
What I needed to remember was he’d stolen my good judgment and my virginity, too.
When he broke up with me, I ran across the country and swore I’d never return to Broadshire Rim.
But here I am, thirteen years later. 
Maxon is all grown up.
Sexier than sin and more tempting than ever.
A detective on the Charleston force, he lives on the outside of safety, devoted to protecting the people of his city.
But with the way he’s looking at me now? I’m pretty sure what needs protecting is my heart.
Can we mend the pieces of us? Or will he leave my heart shattered forever . . .



Don't miss the awesome giveaway for the Pieces of Us release! It's the first two books from the Confessions of the Heart Series + Kindle Fire + Polaroid Camera + All the Goods! 
Ahhh I can't wait for you to experience this story! I'm so insanely proud of it! I can't wait to hear what you think!
xoxo ~ 
Amy 


A.L. Jackson is the New York Times & USA Today Bestselling author of contemporary romance. She writes emotional, sexy, heart-filled stories about boys who usually like to be a little bit bad.
Her bestselling series include THE REGRET SERIES, CLOSER TO YOU, BLEEDING STARS, and FIGHT FOR ME novels. Grab A.L. Jackson’s latest novel, PIECES OF US, the third stand-alone novel in her brand-new CONFESSIONS OF THE HEART series.
If she’s not writing, you can find her hanging out by the pool with her family, sipping cocktails with her friends, or of course with her nose buried in a book.
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Elizabeth's Review


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


Review Copy Provided by Author


As we have read the Confessions of the Heart series, Mack has been there supporting his friends as they found love. He is a character that I've wanted to know more about from the hints given and we get that chance here in this well written second chance story.

In this installment of the series, we connect with Mack just as Izzy (his teenage love) returns to town and they literally run into each other. The connection between these two jumps off the page from the time first time they interact and it just gets better from there.

This is the sweetest of the Confessions books. Using flashbacks, Ms Jackson introduces us to the young Izzy and Mack so that we can see the foundation of their story as well as what imploded their relationship the first time. This combined with the present day couple make it impossible not to root for them.

Pieces of Us is a great way to wrap up this series of books. There are brief glimpses of Ian and Jace (the brothers featured in the first books) that let us know how they are doing now, but the focus is really on Mack, Izzy, and her sons. The angst level here is a bit lower, but it's definitely there as not only do we see a past that has to be dealt with, but also an external threat.

Stories like Pieces of Us just reinforce Ms Jackson's status of a must read author for me.

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Sunday, April 21, 2019

2019 Lift Auction is OPEN

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The LIFT 4 Autism Auction is open for bidding!

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Get your bid on here!

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"My oldest was diagnosed with autism in 2009 just days before my husband left for Afghanistan. He was gone for eight months while I navigated the autism world alone with a two-year-old and a baby. I turned to romance books to keep my sanity. I found out about LIFT and felt so empowered that the community that helps keep me sane as I walk through autism was raising money for autism!"
-- Michelle, Romance Reader & Autism Mom
A banquet for the bookish, the online auction features more than 300 signed paperbacks, hardcovers, full series sets, out-of-print covers, foreign editions, cannot-even-buy event tickets . . . and MORE, all donated by authors, publishers, bloggers, readers. Just people who wanted to be a part of something to help autism families.
Since 2016, LIFT 4 Autism, a charitable initiative organized each April by authors Ginger Scott and Kennedy Ryan, has raised over $100,000 to benefit families living with autism. All proceeds go to non-profit organizations serving the autism community. This year’s charitable partner is Kulture City, whose programs serve the autism community with compassion and generosity.

Every item up for bid is deeply appreciated! We have highlighted just a few that we anticipate being hot commodities here: http://bit.ly/LIFT19High

Here’s some FAQ about the auction and the bidding process that may prove helpful
Winning bidders will be emailed with payment instructions.

And if you don’t win your bid, you can STILL be involved!

  1. Make a tax-deductible “no amount is too big or too small” donation to our Kulture City Fund:
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  1. Buy LIFT Gear like t-shirts, mugs, sweatshirts, mugs, etc…
https://teespring.com/stores/lift4autism image1-2 Kulture City, with its emphasis on acceptance, accessibility and inclusion, is innovating service to the autism community. In addition to partnering with the NBA and other organizations to make stadiums sensory-friendly, they provide much-needed safety resources through their lifeBOKS program and equip autists with tablets to bridge communication gaps and open new opportunities for learning through their tablet: KULTURE program. We are so very honored to stand with Kulture City in their compassion and ingenuity.

Friday, April 19, 2019

Steals and Deals~April 19


Steals:







Forever Mine by Kennedy Fox

Oh Tequila Series by C A Harms


Deals:

Wherever It Leads by Adriana Locke $.99


The Real Thing (Sugar Lake Book 1) by Melissa Foster $1.99 (KU)

Only for You (Sugar Lake Book 2) by Melissa Foster $1.99 (KU)

Love Like Ours (Sugar Lake Book 3) by Melissa Foster $1.99 (KU)



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Review Round Up ~ April 19 Edition


I'm catching up on reviews again....


New Releases/Coming Soon:

Kiwi Rules (New Zealand Ever After #1)Kiwi Rules by Rosalind James


4.5 Stars - One of the Best

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Sometimes we meet secondary characters and they resonate so much that we hope they end up with a story of their own. That's exactly the case with Karen Sinclair (First seen in the Not Quite a Billionaire series). Kiwi Rules takes place roughly 10 years after we last saw young Karen.

Ms James does a wonderful job of bringing Karen into adulthood and creating a reason for her to also return to New Zealand. I loved the descriptions of Karen's character, she's entertaining and her mix of confidence and insecurities ripple off the page making her incredibly easy to relate to. Jax is an excellent counterpoint to Karen. He has his own issues and baggage, but has a confidence that she needs. I appreciated the things both Jax and Karen had in common, especially regarding their families and trying to determine where they are meant to go forward in life after some pretty big changes.

Kiwi Rules is another example of Ms. James unique style that pulls you into the adventures of her characters and makes you want to go along with them. There is an excellent balance between place descriptions and character activity so that you can picture the environment even if you've never been there. New Zealand's unique culture is also woven into the story via secondary characters that make you want to hang out with them as much as with Karen and Jax.

If you have read the Not Quite a Billionaire series, then you will appreciate the appearance of Hope, Hemi, and the rest of the extended Te Mana family. Don't worry if you have not read the earlier books as this is a complete stand alone.

Ms James is an author that I can always count on to deliver a high quality, engaging read and Kiwi Rules is another example of why this is true.

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The Careless Boyfriend (Bad Boyfriend #3)The Careless Boyfriend by Erika Kelly

3.5 ⭐️ - Worth a Reader's Time

Review Copy received from a gift from author

Ms Kelly is an author that I haven’t read much of (this is only the second book of her’s I’ve read and it’s been almost 2 years) and The Careless Boyfriend makes me want to read more.

This is the third book in a series about the Bowie brothers (don’t worry, it’s a stand alone) and focuses on Gray as fate brings him back into the orbit of his high school friend/crush seven years after he saw her last.

I liked both Gray and Knox. Given their history, it felt like their reconnection to friendship then more was fairly organic. There was baggage to deal with and while issues resurfaced more than once, it felt real and as if each encounter advanced their relationship.

This was a fun read and Gray’s brothers play a hefty role as secondary cast. There are hints at their stories, but nothing that would be a spoiler. I am definitely curious to go back at read the two Bowie Brother books already published and am looking forward to the 4th book featuring Brodie.

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Until TwylaUntil Twyla by Ella Fox

3.5 Stars ⭐️ - Worth a Reader's Time

Copy Received as a Gift

This is my first read by Ella Fox and it won’t be the last! My only complaint about this fun, sexy read is that it’s a novella and I wanted more of Jensen and Twyla’s story.

The taste of these characters makes me want to know more - I will definitely be visiting Ms Fox’s back list!

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TBR Pile:


Tycoon's Forbidden Cinderella (Harlequin Presents)Tycoon's Forbidden Cinderella by Melanie Milburne

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

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This was an entertaining, quick read.

Audrey and Lucien are the adult children of two famous people who keep getting back together even though history shows its a bad idea.

Watching the chemistry these two have worked to keep at bay for the 6 years they have known each other come out was entertaining. I would have liked to have seen a bit more character development and I would have appreciated Audrey making Lucien work for things a bot more than he did at the end.

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An Unexpected ForeverAn Unexpected Forever by Joanne Dannon

My rating: 2 of 5 stars

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I went into this book knowing very little. The story line is very sweet and while there is nothing technically “wrong” with An Unexpected Forever, it’s not a book I liked.
I had a hard time connecting with Marnie and Daniel as characters. I appreciated their desires to honor religion and family expectations, but I found them both to be flat in terms of understanding their motivations and deeper feelings.
The premise was unique and presented a natural conflict, but the actions, reactions, and interactions all felt very stiff to me.

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Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Steals and Deals ~ April 15 -17


Steals:


Deals:

Hate Notes by Vi Keeland $1.99

Dark Room: A Society X Novel by LP Dover and Heidi McLaughlin $.99

The Duke of Ice (The Untouchables Book 7) by Darcy Burke $.99

The Marriage Contract (The O'Malleys Book 1) by Katee Robert $.99

Dirty Exes (Liars, Inc. Book 1) by Rachel Van Dyken $1.99

On Dublin Street (On Dublin Street Series Book 1) by Samantha Young $1.99

Broken: A Dark Romance by W. Winters $.99

Rise (Symbols of Love Book 1) by Dylan Allen $.99

A Cowboy's Strength (The McGavin Brothers Book 1) by Vicki Lewis Thompson $.99


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