Saturday, August 16, 2014

Review: Perfect 10 by Erin McCarthy

21569250Rating: ★★★1/2 stars
Date published: May 1st, 2014
Publisher: Cosmo Hot Reads by Harlequin
Synopsis: Katrina’s Lesson in Social Media Disasters 

or How Technology Can Bite You In The A**

Katrina Phillips is an expert social media manager. But that doesn’t mean she can’t make mistakes. Horrible, hide-in-your-closet-forever mistakes... like accidentally syncing her BootyBook app with her online profiles.

Blammo. Now everyone in the world can see who Katrina has dated and how they rated in appearance, sexual performance, and (OMG) detailed descriptions of their manly parts! Now her phone is blowing up with irate exes—and an out-of-the-blue text from the only guy who came close to a perfect score...

Katrina has had a thing for Drew Jordan since forever ago, even if a booze-fuelled one-nighter did destroy their friendship. So why is he suddenly texting her now—and is it because she rated his Sexy Staff Of Manliness as “magnificent”? Now the only way to satisfy her curiosity is to reunite with Drew... and rate him all over again!

Book Blitz and Giveaway: Sawyer Says by Carey Heywood

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This book looks really good.  Plus it's on sale for $0.99 for a short time! :)

Friday, August 15, 2014

Cover Reveal and Giveaway: Rock Addiction by Nalini Singh

Please prepare yourself for the awesomeness you are about to experience!  I am in love with Nalini's Guild Hunter series.  It is one of the few paranormal romance series I still read.  Shoot, I took all of them to New Orleans to RT with me so I could get her to sign them.  I love her so hard, I stalked her twitter to find out when she'd be in the bar and in my hurry to get to her, left my ID, credit cards, cash, and room key in my hotel, which is not where the convention was taking place.  But I had my books. :)  Anyhow, this cover is for her CONTEMPORARY NEW ADULT SERIES featuring rock stars!  Nalini hasn't written a contemporary novel in ages and I'm so excited! (As if you couldn't tell by the shouty and excited capital letters.)  Enough yapping for now, feast your eyes on the amazing cover!  Oh and her books are as amazing as she is in person!

Book Teaser Blast: Wild Dreams by Dawn Pendleton


That cover makes me drool!  I'm somewhat familiar with Dawn Pendleton's books although I haven't read any books in this series...yet.

Cover Reveal: Who We Were by Christy Sloat

The cover for this book is gorgeous and I've added this book to my to-be-read list.  I love books set in the summer, football players, best friend stories, and summer romances.  This book hits a lot of my spots and I can't wait to read it!

Cover Reveal and Giveaway: From Deities by Mary Ting

I haven't read either book in this series yet, but the covers, blurbs, and excerpts are very promising.  Plus Mary Ting has a reputation for publishing good stories under this name and her pseudonym.  Don't forget to enter the giveaway!

Thursday, August 14, 2014

Blog Tour: Review and Giveaway for The Real Thing by Cassie Mae


Every now and again a book will take my expectations and kick them to the curb.  The Real Thing is one of those books.  Read on to find out why and make sure you enter the generous giveaway!

Review: What It Takes by Kathryn Ascher

Rating: ★★★★ stars
Date published: May 27th, 2014
Publisher: Boutique of Quality Books
Synopsis: After graduating college, Kelsey Morgan left her small-town Virginia roots to make it in LA. After years slogging in commercials and music videos, her movie career is finally taking off. But she's still miles behind her current costar, and Hollywood playboy, Patrick Lyons. Kelsey does everything she can to avoid Patrick off-set, hoping to not become fodder for the supermarket tabloids that scour the streets for Patrick, trying to get an exclusive look at him and his alleged woman of the week. Kelsey has successfully kept Patrick at a distance, and her reputation intact, until her drunkard brother-in-law Richard threatens to ruin everything by selling her darkest secret to the highest bidder. Now the victim of blackmail, Kelsey has nowhere else to turn but to Patrick's arms. But, can he be trusted? Or will the past destroy them all before she can find out if he's the hero she needs?

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Waiting on Wednesday: Boarded by Love by Toni Aleo


This is my first Waiting on Wednesday Meme.  I do hope to continue doing this.  I feel like I'm perpetually waiting for one book or another to come out!

Review: Dante's Fire by Jennifer Probst

Rating: ★★★★ stars
Date published: August 26th, 2014
Publisher: Cool Gus Publishing
Synopsis: It’s Time To Meet A New Kind Of Hero... 

Dante Stark has a dark secret--a legacy left to him by his father which is both a blessing and a curse. A traumatic experience as a small boy gave him special powers of healing, but it comes with a price. Destined to wander the world alone to heal others, he's accepted his fate. Until Selina Rogers forces him to confront his deepest fears, erotic desires, and question his capacity to love. 

Selina Rogers has made a name for herself at Inferno Enterprises. She's tough, confident and prepared to succeed. She's also built a world she believes is safe, until she's attacked and then saved by a masked stranger. As he helps her heal physically and emotionally, she becomes fascinated by his overwhelming power and gentle touch. Determined to show Dante the love he's been denying himself, Selina surrenders her heart, and dreams of a future with the mysterious man who completes her. 

But will his dark legacy destroy them...or save them both...

Review: About a Girl by Lindsey Kelk

Rating: ★★★★★ stars
Date published: July 16th, 2013 and will be published in the US on April 14th, 2015!
Publisher: Harper Collins
Synopsis: I’d lost my job. I’d lost the love of my life. My mum wasn’t talking to me. My best friend was epically pissed off. And my flatmate probably had a hit out on me by now. I never meant for things to get so out of hand…

Tess Brookes has always been a Girl with a Plan. But when her carefully constructed Plan goes belly up, she’s forced to reconsider.

After accidently answering her flatmate Vanessa’s phone, she decides that since being Tess isn’t going so well, why shouldn’t she try out being Vanessa? With nothing left to lose, she accepts Vanessa’s photography assignment to Hawaii – she used to be an amateur snapper, how hard can it be? Right?

But Tess is soon in big trouble – she isn’t a photographer, she isn’t Vanessa, and the gorgeous journalist on the shoot with her, who is making it very clear he’d like to get into her pants, is an egotistical monster.

Far from home and in someone else’s shoes, Tess must decide whether to fight on through, or ‘fess up and run…

Review: Yours Truly, Taddy by Avery Aster

Rating: ★★★1/2 stars
Date published: April 11th, 2014
Publisher: Avery Aster, Inc.
Synopsis: Jetting to Martinique for a modeling assignment with three of Europe’s hottest magazine photographers—Gustave, Fabian, and Leon—should’ve been easy, breezy beautiful. Never did I expect to look up and see a hole in the ceiling of our plane that was bigger in size than my Birkin bag.

Shit! We’re nose-diving toward Eden Island. I pictured how my New York Times obituary might read when I’m gone, “Taddy Brill, Manhattanite, dethroned descendant of the Austrian House of Brillford royalty, dies at age eighteen, penniless, unloved, and a virgin.” I swear this crap only happens to me. Suddenly, Leon pulls me with Fabian and Gustave. Adrenaline racing through me, our bodies clung as one. We prepared to…crash. 

The Undergrad Years is a New Adult contemporary miniseries about first loves, independence, and everlasting friendships. 

Reader warning: Contains mature content intended for readers 17 and up.

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Blog Tour: Excerpt, Trailer, Playlist, Review, and Giveaway for Elicit by Rachel Van Dyken


For everyone whose been waiting for Tex, he's here and his story is a doozy!  Read on to find out more and don't forget to enter the amazing giveaway!

Blog Tour: Excerpt, Review, and Giveaway for Wicked Innocence by Missy Johnson

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I'm so happy to be sharing my thoughts on this book and the amazing giveaway with you.  I was pleasantly surprised by this book.  Read on to find out more!

Cover Reveal: Inevitable Detour by S.R. Grey

I'm so excited to share the cover to S.R. Grey's upcoming novel.  It's the first in a new series.  It's pretty hot and once you see it, you'll understand why!  

Review: Ruin Me by Jamie Brenner

Rating:  ★★★★ stars
Date published: May 6th, 2014
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Synopsis: The sexy New Adult e-original from Jamie Brenner, in which Lulu has everything except the one thing she never knew she desired—until now.

She lives in a world of beauty.

His life is shrouded in darkness. 

When they meet, she must choose between everything she has and the one thing she has always desired.


Lulu Sterling thinks she has it all figured out: with one more year left at NYU, she’s spending her summer interning at her mother’s iconic art gallery, determined to overcome the long shadow of her father’s suicide and prove herself to her critical mother. With her boyfriend, rising artist Brandt Penn, Lulu also hopes she will finally experience the love and desire that have always eluded her.  But passion comes where she least expects it in the form of a brilliant, reclusive street artist known only by the tag GoST, and Lulu must decide how much she is willing to risk – and how far she is willing to go --  to claim it.

Release Day Blitz and Giveaway: Burning Through Gravity by Addison Moore

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Today is the release day blitz for Addison Moore's newest release BURNING THROUGH GRAVITY. Make sure to check out the blurb and contest details below.

Release Day Launch and Giveaway: A Blind Spot for Boys by Justina Chen

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Guess who can't wait to read this book?  If you guessed me, then you're right!  There is a fantastic giveaway with this book launch.  I wish you all good luck because I'm going to try and win it for myself! Lol.

Monday, August 11, 2014

Review: True by Erin McCarthy

Rating: ★★★★ stars
Date published: May 7th, 2013
Publisher: Penguin
Synopsis: When Rory Macintosh’s roommates find out that their studious and shy friend has never been with a guy, they decide that, as an act of kindness they’ll help her lose her virginity by hiring confident, tattooed bad boy Tyler Mann to do the job…unbeknownst to Rory.

Tyler knows he’s not good enough for Rory. She’s smart, doctor smart, while he’s barely scraping by at his EMT program, hoping to pull his younger brothers out of the hell their druggy mother has left them in. But he can’t resist taking up her roommates on an opportunity to get to know her better. There’s something about her honesty that keeps him coming back when he knows he shouldn’t…

Torn between common sense and desire, the two find themselves caught up in a passionate relationship. But when Tyler’s broken family threatens to destroy his future, and hers, Rory will need to decide whether to cut her ties to his risky world or follow her heart, no matter what the cost…

Release Day Launch: Warning Track by Meghan Quinn

There are some amazing books out today and one I've been waiting to read is Warning Track by Meghan Quinn!  I'll be reviewing this book later on and expect to see reviews of the preceding books in this series too.  Aren't those covers hot!?

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Title: Warning Track
Author: Meghan Quinn
Release Date: August 11th, 2014
 

Cover Reveal and Giveaway: Stan/Max by C.J. Duggan

Talk about being lucky!  I have for you, two gorgeous covers from C.J. Duggan's Summer Series.  I bet you can't wait to see them and read about them, and neither can I!

Release Day Blitz: Elicit by Rachel Van Dyken

It's here everyone!  I never thought I'd be able to love Tex, but boy was I was I wrong!

Cover reveal and Giveaway: Indiscretion Vol.2 & Vol.3 by Elisabeth Grace

I am so excited to reveal the cover of INDISCRETION: Volume Two and Volume Three by Elisabeth Grace today! INDISCRETION is a contemporary erotic romance being released in serial format - the first volume released on August 4th!  Check out the gorgeous covers below and find out a little more about what INDISCRETION is about! These covers are super hot!

Sunday, August 10, 2014

Review: Undone by Shannon Richard

Rating: ★★★★ stars
Date published: February 25th, 2014
Publisher: Forever Yours
Synopsis: Things Paige Morrison will never understand about Mirabelle, Florida:

Why wearing red shoes makes a girl a harlot
Why a shop would ever sell something called "buck urine"
Why everywhere she goes, she runs into sexy-and infuriating-Brendan King

After losing her job, her apartment, and her boyfriend, Paige has no choice but to leave Philadelphia and move in with her retired parents. For an artsy outsider like Paige, finding her place in the tightly knit town isn't easy-until she meets Brendan, the hot mechanic who's interested in much more than Paige's car. In no time at all, Brendan helps Paige find a new job, new friends, and a happiness she wasn't sure she'd ever feel again. With Brendan by her side, Paige finally feels like she can call Mirabelle home. But when a new bombshell drops, will the couple survive, or will their love come undone?

Review: Lingerie Wars by Janet Elizabeth Henderson

Rating: ★★★★ stars
Date published: June 14th, 2013
Publisher: Invertary Books
Synopsis: Englishman Lake Benson loaned his life savings to his dippy sister so that she could buy a shop. It was a big mistake. His sister has been steadily flushing his money down the drain – and now he wants it back. Years in the special forces taught Lake that if you want a job done, do it yourself. So he steps in to make the shop profitable, sell it and get his money back. The only problem is, the business is an underwear shop. And all Lake knows about underwear can be summed up in how fast he can unsnap a bra. To make matters worse, the tiny highland town already has a lingerie shop. A successful one, run by an ex-lingerie model. A very gorgeous ex-lingerie model, who’s distracting him from his mission more than he’d like to admit. If Lake wants to get his savings back, and get out of Scotland, he only has one option – wipe out the competition. 

Kirsty Campbell has spent years rebuilding her life after she woke up in hospital in Spain to find her body scarred, and her ex-fiance had run off with all her money. The last thing she needs is a cocky, English soldier-boy trying to ruin all she has left. Her home town is only too happy to help her fight the latest English invasion, although Lake is beginning to sway them with his sex appeal and cut price knickers. With the help of her mother, and the retired ladies of Knit or Die, Kirsty sets about making sure that her shop is the last one standing in Invertary.

It’s Scotland versus England as you’ve never seen it before. It’s lingerie war.

Friday, August 8, 2014

Review: Rogue by Katy Evans

Rating: ★★★★★ stars
Date published: July 29th, 2014
Publisher: Gallery Books
Synopsis: The fourth story in the new adult series that began with the New York Times bestseller Real, featuring Brooke's best friend, Melanie, and the ROGUE she can't resist.

Greyson King...
My boyfriend. My friend. My protector. He's the reason I wake up every morning with a smile on my face, and the reason I fall asleep limp, worn out, and aching for his warm arms around me. When we make love, he says my name like it means something. Like I mean something.
He
Lied.
His name is Greyson King, but his alias is Zero.
There's zero trace of him, he has zero past, and now I know that with him, I will have zero future.
He may leave no trace of him anywhere, but his imprint is in me, in my very soul--and I hate that a mere look at him commands the beat of my heart. The temperature of my body.
I've looked for love my entire life. I've waited for the butterflies, the rainbows...
Instead I'm in a free fall of emotions and there's no one to catch me but the one man I should be running away from. The one man I thought was my prince charming.
Except this prince charming went rogue.
Greyson will stop at nothing to make me be with him. He'll let no one stand in our way, will allow no one to threaten me, and maybe this is what scares me most of all...
What will my rogue do to keep me?

Review: Attachments by Rainbow Rowell

Rating: ★★★★★ stars
Date published: March 27th, 2012
Publisher: Plume
Synopsis: From the award-winning author of Eleanor & Park, Fangirl, and Landlinecomes a hilarious and heartfelt novel about love in the workplace.

Beth Fremont and Jennifer Scribner-Snyder know that somebody is monitoring their work e-mail. (Everybody in the newsroom knows. It's company policy.) But they can't quite bring themselves to take it seriously. They go on sending each other endless and endlessly hilarious e-mails, discussing every aspect of their personal lives.

Meanwhile, Lincoln O'Neill can't believe this is his job now- reading other people's e-mail. When he applied to be "internet security officer," he pictured himself building firewalls and crushing hackers- not writing up a report every time a sports reporter forwards a dirty joke.

When Lincoln comes across Beth's and Jennifer's messages, he knows he should turn them in. But he can't help being entertained-and captivated-by their stories.

By the time Lincoln realizes he's falling for Beth, it's way too late to introduce himself.

What would he say . . . ?

Mini Review: The Rogue's Proposal by Jennifer Haymore

Rating: ★★★★ stars
Date published: November 19th, 2013
Publisher: Forever
Synopsis: Lord Lukas Hawkins, the rakish second son of the House of Trent, has never found a wager he couldn't win or a woman he couldn't seduce—until his search for his missing mother leads him to a mysterious encounter with a beautiful stranger.

Luke's mother has been missing for months, and while his honorable older brother Simon, Duke of Trent, leads the official investigation from London, Luke sets out on a somewhat seedier path. Sources have told him his mother was last seen with a scoundrel named Roger Morton, but their association isn't clear. Was she kidnapped or did she go willingly?

While searching for Morton, Luke meets Emma Anderson, a secretive beauty with her own reasons for hunting Morton. At first Luke laughs at the idea of allowing a woman to join him in his search, but soon Emma's insights into Morton—like the woman herself—prove impossible to resist.

Thursday, August 7, 2014

That's What HE said!


Blog Tour: Review and Giveaway for Indiscretion Vol.1 by Elisabeth Grace


Get the first installation now for $0.99! Read on for my review and details.  Oh and make sure to enter the giveaway.  I know I will be!

Blog Tour: Review, Excerpt, Playlist, and Giveaway for The Perfect Boyfriend by Renee Novelle


Cover Reveal: Stepbrother Dearest by Penelope Ward

I can't wait for y'all to see this cover!  It's awesome.  Of course I'm even more eager to read this book!  I'm sure you all are too!

Review: The Boyfriend List by Renee Novelle

Rating: ★★★★ stars
Date published: February 3rd, 2014
Publisher: Renee Novelle
Synopsis: The Boyfriend List follows twenty-year-old Reagan in her quest for the perfect relationship after a somewhat tragic spring break breakup leaves her disillusioned about love... again. 

Reagan had always prided herself on making levelheaded, practical, analytical decisions about everything. Everything, that is, except where guys are concerned. Which was proven to her, once again, when her “boyfriend” opts to take another girl on their oh-so-romantic trip to his lake house. In order to prevent future heartbreak, she creates a checklist of all the qualities she wants in a man, and vows not to give her heart away again until she can determine if they fit every last criteria. 

After scouring campus with her two best friends in her tricky journey, her detective work returns a pile of unworthy rejects, and it seems as though her choices are narrowed down to only two options: the hot stranger who’s inspired her new project, and her best guy friend Ian, who she’s always kept at bay due to his perceived playboy reputation. 

Reagan gets more than she bargained for with her new set of rules, however, and is surprised to find that love, and the perfect boyfriend, may have been within reach the entire time. But will Ian’s reputation ruin his chances to prove his worth? And can Reagan let go of her insecurities long enough to even give him a chance?

Cover Reveal and Giveaway: Carnal by Alana Albertson

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Publication Date: September 7, 2014

Add to Goodreads.

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Cover Reveal and Giveaway: You Turn by Marion Croslydon

I can't believe how quickly time is flying!  I've been waiting for You Turn for what seems to be like a very long time, but I'm so happy to be able to share this cover and giveaway with you!  Marion quickly won me over with No Reverse, and her books just keep getting better.  If you're a fan of new adult, then you've got to read her books.

Cover Reveal: His Destiny by Monica Murphy

I am absolutely in love with this cover for Monica Muprhy's HER DESTINY! HER DESTINY is the sequel to Monica Murphy's HIS REVERIE. Be sure to add this one to your TBR pile, folks!

Review: Virgin by Radhika Sanghani

Rating: ★★★★ stars
Date published: August 5th, 2014
Publisher: Berkley
Synopsis: Okay, I admit it…I didn’t do it.

Yet.

This is normal, right?  I mean, just because everyone I know has talked like they’ve already done it doesn’t mean that they’re telling the truth…right?

It’s not like I’m asking for that much. I don’t need the perfect guy. I don’t need candlelight or roses. Honestly, I don’t even need a real bed.

The guys I know complain that girls are always looking for Mr. Right—do I have to wear a sign that says I’m only looking for Mr. Right Now?

Sooooo…anyone out there want sex? Anyone? Hello? Just for fun?

I am not going to die a virgin. One way or another I am going to make this happen.

Hey, what have I got to lose? Besides the obvious.

Review: The Dog Park by Laura Caldwell

Rating: ★★★★★ stars
Date published: July 29th, 2014
Publisher: Harlequin MIRA
Synopsis: A couple's best friend? 

Stylist Jessica Champlin knows it takes more than a darling goldendoodle to save a marriage. She and her ex-husband, investigative journalist Sebastian Hess, had too many irreconcilable differences for even their beloved dog, Baxter, to heal. So they've agreed to joint custody, and life has settled into a prickly normalcy. 

But when Baxter heroically rescues a child and the video footage goes viral, Jess and Sebastian are thrown together again, and her life takes some very unexpected twists. The line of dogwear she creates becomes wildly successful, and suddenly she's in the spotlight with everyone watching—the press, the new guy she's seeing, Sebastian, and the past she never imagined she would face again. Soon there's only one person by her side—and it's the person she least expected. She's willing to open up to a new normal…just as long as Baxter approves.

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Blog Tour: Promo Post and Giveaway for In Between Seasons by Cassandra Giovanni


Cassandra Giovanni's latest book is here and I'm proud to be spotlighting it today.  I haven't read it yet, but plan on doing so soon.

Review: You Own Me by Shiloh Walker

Rating: ★★★★ stars
Date published: August 4th, 2014
Publisher: Shiloh Walker
Synopsis: It had always been her…

Ten years had passed since the doors slammed shut behind Decker Calhoun, taking away his freedom, but more importantly, locking him away from Elizabeth Waters, the only woman he’d ever loved—the woman he’d given up everything for. 

The day he was sentenced, he’d looked at her and said, No regrets, Lizzie. But he lied, because he did have one. Although he’s been out of jail for three years now, he was a year too late. Lizzie never knew how he felt and just months before he was released, she found somebody else and it’s too late. 

Or maybe not. It seems that Lizzie’s boyfriend wants an open relationship and two can play at that game. Now all Decker has to do is convince Lizzie that he’s the better man…and has been all along.

Review: Stupid Girl by Cindy Miles

Rating: ★★★★ stars
Date published: May 13th, 2014
Publisher: TKA Distribution
Synopsis: Only fools fall in love...

After her senior year of high school leaves behind nothing but heartache, Olivia Beaumont is sure of this: She’s no stupid girl. She sets out for Winston College, promising herself that she will remain focused on her first and only love – astronomy. But all it takes is cocky sophomore Brax Jenkins and an accidental collision with a football, to throw her entire year off course. 

A quick-tempered Southie who escaped the inner city streets of Boston to pitch for Winston, Brax is known to play way more fields than just the baseball diamond. So, when his name is drawn to take part in his fraternity’s hazing dare, Brax eagerly accepts the mission to take Olivia’s virginity. But he doesn’t plan on falling hard for the sweet and sassy Texas girl who sees right through his bad-boy persona. 

As Olivia and Brax battle their feelings for each other, echoes of the past year begin to surface. A boy who once turned Olivia’s whole world upside down reappears, and “harmless” pranks wreak havoc. Pretty soon the aspiring astronomer is on the verge of revealing her most difficult, heartbreaking secret. All the while, Brax must wrestle with the irrevocable dare, and Olivia struggles against all logic as she does the one thing only a stupid girl would do: fall in love.

Monday, August 4, 2014

Blog Tour: Review, Character Interview, and Giveaway for His Reverie by Monica Murphy


I'm so pleased to bring to you today a review and character interview with almost everyone in the book.  I don't think there are any major spoilers, but there are some interesting answers, and the giveaway is amazing.

Blog Tour: Review, Excerpt, and Giveaway of Game Changer by Collette West

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Publication Date: July 25, 2014

Release Day Launch and Giveaway: Indiscretion: Vol. 1 by Elisabeth Grace

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I'm so excited to celebrate the release of INDISCRETION: VOLUME 1 by Elisabeth Grace! Make sure to get your hands on the first installment of this steamy serial!

Release Day Launch, Excerpt, and Giveaway: Wicked Innocence by Missy Johnson

It's here!  I can't wait to read this book! And don't forget to enter the giveaway!  I know I will be! :)

Sunday, August 3, 2014

Blog Tour: Review, Excerpt, and Giveaway of Between the Sheets by Molly O'Keefe


This tour is for the third book in Molly O'Keefe's Boys of Bishop series.  Each book has been amazing and Between the Sheets is no different.  Read on for an excerpt, my review, and the fabulous giveaway!

Blitz and Giveaway: Pride, Prejudice, and the Perfect Bet by Marilyn Brant

I'm a huge fan of Marilyn's books.  I fell in love with her debut book and have enjoyed everything she's written since.  I love her Jane Austen re-tellings and will definitely be entering this giveaway myself.

Saturday, August 2, 2014

Review: On the Fence by Kasie West

Rating: ★★★★★ stars
Date published: July 1st, 2014
Publisher: Harper Teen
Synopsis: For sixteen-year-old Charlotte Reynolds,
aka Charlie, being raised by a single dad and three older brothers has its perks. She can outrun, outscore, and outwit every boy she knows—including her longtime neighbor and honorary fourth brother, Braden. But when it comes to being a girl, Charlie doesn't know the first thing about anything. So when she starts working at chichi boutique to pay off a speeding ticket, she finds herself in a strange new world of makeup, lacy skirts, and BeDazzlers. Even stranger, she's spending time with a boy who has never seen her tear it up in a pickup game.

To cope with the stress of faking her way through this new reality, Charlie seeks late-night refuge in her backyard, talking out her problems with Braden by the fence that separates them. But their Fence Chats can't solve Charlie's biggest problem: she's falling for Braden. Hard. She knows what it means to go for the win, but if spilling her secret means losing him for good, the stakes just got too high.

Release Day Blitz: In Between Seasons by Cassandra Giovanni

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I wasn't able to share this in time with all of you on Thursday, but I really wanted to share this with you, so please excuse my tardiness!

Review: How to Reprimand Your Rock Star by Mina Vaughn

Rating: ★★★ stars
Date published: July 21st, 2014
Publisher: Pocket Star
Synopsis: In this fun and saucy romance novel, all-star college basketball player Thea dominates on the courts—and off—with a rock star who is determined to win her over.

Thea is a star basketball player at UConn on track to be Rookie of the Year. That is, if she can stay focused on the game. Lately that hasn’t been going so well, as her knee has been bothering her. But that’s not the only thing on her mind…

Ever since rock star Keaton Lowe surprised her in the girl’s locker room, Thea can’t stop thinking about him. On top of his status and enticing ways, he seems to know everything about her. But some of his actions cross the line, and Keaton needs to be punished. Will Thea keep her head in the game, or get distracted by her other favorite pastime—reprimanding her rock star?

Friday, August 1, 2014

Beach Reads in August Giveaway Hop


I'm giving away a copy of Michelle Holman's Knotted.  This giveaway is for the US only.  Read on to find out more about this book!

Review: Since You've Been Gone by Anouska Knight

Rating: ★★★★★ stars
Date published: July 29th, 2014
Publisher: Harlequin HQN
Synopsis: How do you learn to love again?

In one tragic moment, Holly Jefferson s life as she knows it changes for ever. Now to the external world, at least she s finally getting back on her feet, running her business, Cake. Then she meets Ciaran Argyll.

His rich and charmed life feels a million miles from her own. However, there s more to Ciaran than the superficial world that surrounds him, and he too is wrestling with his own ghosts. Will Holly find the missing ingredient that allows her to live again and embrace an unknown and unexpected tomorrow?

Review: Four Seconds to Lose by K.A. Tucker

Rating: ★★★★★ stars
Date published: November 4th, 2013
Publisher: Atria
Synopsis: When a gorgeous young dancer walks through his door, a strip club owner must decide whether to follow his rules or his heart in the third novel by the author of One Tiny Lie and Ten Tiny Breaths.

Owning a strip club isn’t the fantasy most guys expect it to be. With long hours, a staff with enough issues to keep a psych ward in business, and the police regularly on his case, twenty-nine-year-old Cain is starting to second guess his unspoken mission to save the women he employs. And then blond, brown-eyed Charlie Rourke walks through his door, and things get really complicated. Cain abides by a strict “no sleeping with the staff” rule. But being around Charlie challenges Cain’s self-control…and it’s been a long time since any woman has done that. 

Twenty-two-year-old Charlie Rourke needs a lot of money, really fast, in order to vanish before it’s too late. Taking her clothes off for men makes her stomach curl but Charlie tells herself that at least she’s putting her acting and dancing skills to good use. And though her fellow dancers seem eager to nab their sexy, sophisticated, and genuinely caring boss, she’s not interested. After all, Charlie Rourke doesn’t really exist—and the girl pretending to be her can't get distracted by romance.

Unfortunately, Charlie soon discovers that developing feelings for Cain is inevitable, and that those feelings may not be unrequited—but losing him when he finds out what she’s involved with will be more painful than any other sentence awaiting her.

Review: Five Ways to Fall by K.A. Tucker

Rating: ★★★★★ stars
Date published: June 24th, 2014
Publisher: Atria
Synopsis: Purple-haired, sharp-tongued Reese MacKay knows all about making the wrong choice; she’s made plenty of them in her twenty-odd-years. So when her impulsive, short-lived marriage ends in heartbreak, she decides it’s time for a change. She moves to Miami with the intention of hitting reset on her irresponsible life, and she does quite well…aside from an epically humiliating one-night stand in Cancun with a hot blond bouncer named Ben. Thank God she can get on a plane and leave that mistake behind her.

Football scholarship and frat parties with hot chicks? Part of charmer Ben Morris’s plan. Blown knee that kills any hope of a professional football career? So not part of the plan. Luckily Ben has brains to go with his knockout looks and magnetism. After three long years of balancing law school with his job as a bouncer at Penny’s Palace, he’s ready to lead a more mature life—until his first day of work, when he finds himself in the office of that crazy, hot chick he met in Cancun. The one he hasn’t stopped thinking about.

If Ben truly were a smart guy, he’d stay clear of Reese. She’s the boss’s stepdaughter and it’s been made very clear that office romances are grounds for dismissal. Plus, rumor has it she’s trouble. The only problem is, he likes trouble, especially when it’s so good-looking…

Highlight and Giveaway: Game Changer by Colette West


I will be reviewing this book on the 4th, in the meantime, here's a little excerpt for you to enjoy!

Thursday, July 31, 2014

Review: Never Google Heartbreak by Emma Garcia

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Rating: ★★★★★ stars
Date published: May 1st, 2012
Publisher: Bookouture
Synopsis: When her fiancĂ© Rob breaks off their engagement for the third time, Viv does what any girl would do - she Googles heartbreak.

Confronted by tales of misery, she decides to set-up her own self-help website for the broken-hearted. But as Viv passes through the three essential stages of grief (denial, vodka, disastrous haircut), she becomes determined that it's not too late to try and get Rob back.

When things get out of hand after a drunken declaration of love at an extremely inappropriate moment, Viv's scruffy, tequila-swilling best friend Max is there to pick up the pieces. Viv starts to realise that maybe the real thing has been under her nose all this time, and now - one ex and a massive error of judgement later - she has to face the question:

What's the craziest thing you'll do for love?

Review: Ten Tiny Breaths by K.A. Tucker

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Rating: ★★★★★ stars
Date published: September 24th, 2013
Publisher: Atria
Synopsis: Just breathe, Kacey. Ten tiny breaths. Seize them. Feel them. Love them.

Four years ago Kacey Cleary’s life imploded when her car was hit by a drunk driver, killing her parents, boyfriend, and best friend. Still haunted by memories of being trapped inside, holding her boyfriend’s lifeless hand and listening to her mother take her last breath, Kacey wants to leave her past behind. Armed with two bus tickets, twenty-year-old Kacey and her fifteen-year-old sister, Livie, escape Grand Rapids, Michigan, to start over in Miami. Struggling to make ends meet, Kacey needs to figure out how to get by. But Kacey’s not worried. She can handle anything—anything but her mysterious neighbor in apartment 1D.

Trent Emerson has smoldering blue eyes, deep dimples, and he perfectly skates that irresistible line between nice guy and bad boy. Hardened by her tragic past, Kacey is determined to keep everyone at a distance, but their mutual attraction is undeniable and Trent is determined to find a way into Kacey’s guarded heart—even if it means that an explosive secret could shatter both their worlds.
 

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