Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Xpresso Book Tours: Trophy Husband by Lauren Blakely Blitz




Trophy Husband  by Lauren Blakely 
Publication date: May 21st 2013
Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance (the author describes it as mid-20s Sex and the City vibe)
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Synopsis:
Sometimes you can't help falling in love, even when you try to do the opposite...Successful fashion blogger McKenna Bell has spent far too long protecting herself after the way her ex-fiancé left her at the altar for a college chick he met the night of his bachelor party. Loving again, trusting again, well, that's just not in the cards. Especially now that her ex is back in town with his new woman, demanding custody of McKenna's favorite creature in the whole world--her dog. No effing way. 
McKenna's had enough of him, and she decides to even the score by finding her own hot young thing -- a Trophy Husband. Sure, she's only twenty-seven, but doesn't that make it even more fun -- and infuriating to her ex -- to pursue a younger man? When she declares her intentions on her daily blog, her quest quickly skyrockets in popularity, and that's when Chris enters the picture, and he’s got all the assets. He's handsome, successful, and turns her inside out with a kiss to end all kisses, the kind that makes you feel like a shooting star. But loving again could mean losing again, and it's so much easier to focus on getting even, isn't it? Unless, you just can't help falling in love. Which means McKenna will have to come face to face with what she really wants in life -- protecting her heart from hurt, or letting go of her fears of a new beginning.


AUTHOR BIO
Lauren Blakely is an unabashed fan of clever jokes, toast, and good guys in novels. Like the heroine in CAUGHT UP IN US, she thinks life should be filled with movie kisses and coffee drinks. Lauren lives in California with her husband and children, and spends her days writing both true stories and make-believe ones.

Links:
Website: http://www.laurenblakely.com/
Blog: http://laurenblakelybooks.blogspot.com/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/LaurenBlakely3
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaurenBlakelyBooks
Lauren Blakely Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6860216.Lauren_Blakely 



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Tasty Book Tours: One True Love by Lori Wilde Release Day Blast

One True Love
A Cupid Texas Novella #0.5
By: Lori Wilde
Avon Impulse
Release Date May 21st, 2013
100 pages
Amazon | B&N


Blurb

In Cupid, Texas, they say everyone has one true love. And if you write a letter to Cupid, you will get an answer in return . . .

Now, from New York Times bestselling author Lori Wilde, read how the legend of Cupid began . . . All it took was one great love story!

Too bad for pretty young housemaid Millie Greenwood that her one true love is John Fant, the handsomest, wealthiest man in town. But in 1924, a maid—no matter how lovely—isn't about to marry into the town's foremost family, and John is on the verge of becoming betrothed to another. Everything seems hopeless until Millie writes a desperate letter to Cupid, and the most romantic legend of all is born …

Author Info
LORI WILDE is the New York Times bestselling author of more than sixty books. A former RITA finalist, Lori has received the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award, the Holt Medallion, the Booksellers Best, the National Readers’ Choice, and numerous other honors. She lives in Texas, with her husband and a wide assortment of pets. Lori teaches Romance Writing Secrets via the internet through colleges and universities worldwide at www.ed2g.com. Visit her at www.loriwilde.comor @LoriWilde on Twitter.

Lori’s Links:
twitter handle is @LoriWilde

Cupid Texas Series
Love at First Sight Release Date May 28th, 2013
All Out of Love Release Date June 25th, 2013

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Sunday, May 19, 2013

Review: Thought I Knew You by Kate Moretti

Thought I Knew You by Kate Moretti

Published September 15th 2012 by Red Adept Publishing
Kindle Edition, 276 pages
Series: Stand-Alone
Genre: Chick-Lit
Heat Level: Sweet
Source: I received a copy of this book from the Author and her publisher in exchange of an honest review. I was not at all compensated. The Opinions are strictly my own!
Amazon | Goodreads 
 
Summary from Goodreads

Claire Barnes is shattered when her husband, Greg, goes on a business trip and never returns.

Unwilling to just wait for the police to find him, Claire conducts her own investigation. Her best friend Drew helps her look for answers, but all she finds are troubling questions.

With every clue, she discovers that Greg may not be the man she thought she married.

While battling her growing feelings for Drew and raising her two young children, Claire must learn to live with the knowledge that the truth behind Greg’s disappearance may never be revealed.

Wow...

Okay I think I reeled in my emotions enough to write a review on this book.

I was so glad that I finally got time to sit back and finish this book and when I did I found that I had a really hard time putting it down. I needed to know what happened and how it was all going to come together in the end.

So Claire Barnes husband of about ten years goes on the business trip and does not comeback. Unable to just sit back and allow the police to do their work, Claire dives into her own search in hopes of finding out what happened to her missing husband. While looking into her own investigation, Claire comes to terms that the Greg might not be the man she thought she knew.

What I really liked...

  • Thought I Knew You was a riveting and powerful read. I was overcome with so many emotions at the very end I didn't know how to feel. I was angry and sad, and even found the book a little unfair. All of which made the book an excellent read. Any book that can pull my emotions in different direction that way, gets a standing ovation from me. My heart definitely went out to Claire and what she was dealing with as well as her two children. I also couldn't help but feel for Drew as well as Greg as their stories continued to unfold throughout the book, including the flashbacks.
    - Drew. Oh my gosh... how was he this perfect? Really.. The guy was like a rug made for walking under Claire's feet. He was so in love with her, he has done so much for her and didn't even ask for anything in return. I couldn't help but believe that Drew deserved better then what he kept on getting from Claire. As the story unfolded my heart squeezed for him, because he had to sit back and watch the love of his life marry another man and have his children... That is really heart breaking.
  • How emotional this book was. It was a gritty page turner that left you wanting more. I couldn't put the book down. I know I already said this, but I couldn't wait to learn what was going on. As stuff unfolded my emotions were running wildly all over the place. I was sad and happy and glad that Claire came out somewhat strong from this, especially for her girls! She didn't give up, even if she felt like she was watching her life from the outside she kept right on going.
  • The ending.. I have actually a lot of mixed feelings about it. It definitely surprised me, shocked me and took everything I was expecting and tore it apart. I both liked it, and hated it. I liked it because it was unexpected and good and disliked it because it made me actually feel bad about all this anger I was harboring for Greg and at the same time... somethings made me go...huh...why?
  • I also really loved how most of the characters were far from perfect (except Drew...heh...kind of...depends how you look at it!). Gregs and Claire's marriage was far from perfect and held a lot of flaws, which made the book that much more realistic and powerful.

What I wasn't so sure about...

  • Claire... I have to say, she kind of pissed me off. I really could not wrap my head around her relationship with Drew. They had their missed moments they called them, but from what little glimpse I learned throughout the book – I would think they would have done something about their relationship sooner...Oh I don't know... maybe before Claire got married? I remember a scene where Claire had a fit over the girlfriends Drew had while in College and things would always get in the way. I don't know.. Greg obviously knew something was going on between Claire and Drew. Sarah teased Claire about having two husbands. Personally.. if I was under any suspicion that there was any attachment between my soon to be husband and his best friend who is a girl.. I would set it straight BEFORE I got married. There seemed to be a lot of back and forth and wrong timing that should have been settled long time ago and maybe the whole mess could have been avoided... I guess I am a little frustrated because I actually had a similar issue, but it got settled before things spun out of control.
  • Did Claire ever go back to work? That question hang in the air for me, heh.. Mostly because they talked about her sabbatical running out and then, nothing?
Overall, I loved this book. It was an addictive emotional roller-coaster that was really beautifully written with a truly different and original storyline that left me wanting more! I am looking forward to more from this amazing author.



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Saturday, May 18, 2013

Stacking The Shelves #8

Stacking The Shelves #8                                                               

Stacking The Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tyngas Reviews. Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks! 

Oh gosh I have not done this in a while due to life being so busy. I got quiet a few more books then this over the time but I cannot list all of them hehe. So here is what I got in the last week :)

In my actual Mailbox.

Thank you St. Martins Press and Simon and Schuster!
Via Netgalley
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Friday, May 17, 2013

Bewitching Book Tours: Super Dark (Super Dark #1) by Tanith Morse

Super Dark
The Super Dark Trilogy Book One

Tanith Morse

Genre: Young Paranormal Romance

Publisher: Little Willow

ASIN: B00B139IXK

Number of pages: 256

Word Count: 83,000 Words

Cover Artist: Tanith Morse



Book Description:

For fans of Stephenie Meyer comes a chilling love story that will have you hooked from the very first page. Super Dark is a tale of passion, guilt and redemption with a whopping, knock-you-to-your-knees twist!

Darkness stalks seventeen-year-old Sam Harper. Ten years ago on Halloween night, grotesque creatures snatched her best friend Elliot and Sam narrowly escaped with her life. Now a decade on, the police investigation has ground to a halt and Elliot's whereabouts remains a mystery.

Traumatized by her ordeal, Sam finds it hard to make friends. She is mistrustful of authority and changed schools more times than she cares to remember. To her, the world is cruel and unforgiving.

Then she meets the enigmatic Lee Weaver. With his gorgeous face and magnetic presence, he turns heads wherever he goes. Sam has never wanted anyone as much as she wants Lee, but there are things about the alluring stranger that don't add up, leading Sam to ask unsettling questions about her past. Soon she discovers the boy of her dreams is keeping a terrible secret: one that threatens to destroy everything Sam holds dear.
Super Dark is a seductive love story that will keep you guessing right until the final page.



Thought I have to say. I am not a Stephenie Meyer fan, but I still really enjoyed did this! 

I needed something different and this was it for me.

Bad memories follow Sam Harper and that night ten years ago on Halloween when grotesque creatures kidnapped her and her best friend Elliot. Somehow Sam managed to escape with her life, after her best friend pleaded for the Gruesome two to let her go if he went willingly with them. After a decade of police investigation and no signs of Elliot, his status remains a mystery.

Sam's parents are now divorced, and she lives with her mom who does her best to provide for the two of them. Unfortunately Sam also moves around a lot, and has a hard time due to her past making friends or trusting authoritative figures.

I must say I kind of liked Sam. Her past haunts her so she has a really hard time letting people in and feels that people will recognize that girl from the news, the girl who survived while her best friend was still missing. She is kind of hard headed and sometimes set in her own ways. The relationship with her mother made me happy at first, cause for once her mother looked like an active adult in a YA novel. Of course later in the book things get weird and her mothers attitude seems to sway a little.

Anyway, Sam meets this mysteries art student Lee Weaver and she is instantly drawn to him. But not like insta-love lure, more of a thing were she just wants him to notice her. Lust. Unfortunately for Sam, her new friend Becky is like seriously obsessed with him (to the point where it just got downright annoying). Lee of course has his eye on one person and that happens to be Sam. As alluring and gorgeous as the boy is, there are stuff in his life that don't add up and make Sam question Lee Weaver and what he is hiding.

Great book, it had everything I wanted. A good love story, paranormal, and mystery! I have to say, by 50% I kind of knew a little of what was going on but the ending was different and surprising for me. I liked Frasier, one of Sam's friends - he had a great personality, very unique and different. Becky I could have went without, she seemed a little ditzy and a little too obsessed over a guy she only saw twice and had no way of contacting when he kept blowing her off. And Lee, I really liked Lee even thought he made me want to throttle him at times when he treated Sam a bit bad. I couldn't help but feel drawn to her and wanted to hear his story.

Well crafted! Kept he hooked until the very end.. No seriously.. I finished this book in one day, I wanted to know what happened. The book ended on a small cliff-hanger and left me wanting more. I believe the series is finished, so hopefully I can look into getting the next book as well!

About the Author:

Tanith Morse grew up in Wandsworth, south London. From a young age she developed a great love of horror films and gothic romances. Her favorite director is Tim Burton and her favorite authors include Charlotte Bronte, Stephenie Meyer and Suzanne Collins. When she isn’t writing, Tanith enjoys directing short films for the festival circuit and looking after her cat, Mambo. An avid tea drinker, Tanith can be found hanging out in cozy London cafes in search of new brews to tease her taste buds. Super Dark is her first YA novel.












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Thursday, May 16, 2013

Tasty Book Tours: Lachlan's Bride (Highland Lairds Trilogy, #2) by Kathleen Harrington Review

Lachlan's Bride (Highland Lairds Trilogy, #2) by Kathleen Harrington

Published April 30th 2013 by Avon Impulse
ebook, 317 pages
Series: Highland Lairds Trilogy
Genre: Adult Historical Romance
Heat Level: Steamy
Source: I got this book from Avon through Edelweiss in exchange of an honest review.
Avon

Mature Content Advisory, must be 18+ 
 
Summary from Goodreads

He is Lachlan MacRath, laird and pirate. And he intends to be her lover…

Lady Francine Walsingham cannot believe this warrior is to be her escort into Scotland. It is whispered that Lachlan MacRath has magical powers…how else do you explain his success as a pirate? But trust him she must, for a treacherous plot is about to reveal all her secrets…and Francine has no choice but to act as his lover to keep her enemies at bay.

When Lachlan first sees Francine, the blonde beauty stirs his blood like no woman ever before. As luck would have it, they must now play the besotted couple so he can protect her…and Lachlan is determined to use all his seductive prowess to properly woo her into his bed

Wonderful!
Kathleen Harrington really knows how to spin an exciting brilliant story. Lachlan's Bride the second book in the Highland Lairds Trilogy, had me hooked with its charm from the first page.
Lachlan MacRath is a laird and a pirate who comes accept the task of escorting a lady to the King of Scotland wedding.
The last thing Lady Francine Walsingham expected was for the highland warrior to be her and her daughters escort. Rumor has it that he is a great pirate sorcerer with magical powers. But when they uncover a plot that can put a damper on the wedding as well as the alliance between England and Scotland, Lady Francine ends up trapped in the middle. Now to save the life of her and her daughter, she must play the part of a lover to Lachlan MacRath in order for him to keep her in the arms distance and safe.
Absolutely enjoyed it! The plot was fun, sweet and flowed very nicely. Even thought it had some political background, it kept me in the loop and was easy to follow.
What can I say about Lachlan...
I loved him! He was fierce, loyal and protective. Enchanted by Lady Francine's beauty, his sole purpose at the beginning is to find a way to bed the widow. Until they embark on a journey together and he has to play the part of his lover, promising her to keep his hands off her if it makes her feel safer.. The story has a progressive romance that was just right and not overwhelming. I really loved the way Lachlan was with Lady Francine's daughter. Not only did it melt my heart but Lady Francine's as well...
Lady Francine's was... different. At the beginning I found it very amusing when she calls him sorcerer and thought that he would turn her into a cat for standing up to him. I also like the fact that she had character, even if at times she got downright annoying. She grew on me through the story, and the relationship between her and Lachlan took on a sweet turn. The spark and attraction between the two could be felt from the very first few pages and of course took on a much heated turn as the story went on.
I enjoy Highlander books and it's been a while for me since I read one, so this one was really a great fix. Looking forward to the next adventure in the trilogy!


Author Info

ATHLEEN HARRINGTON, winner of the Colorado Romance Writers’ Award of Excellence, has touched the hearts of readers across the country with her sparkling tales of high adventure and unending love. Her historical romances have been finalists for the Romance Writers of America’s RITA, The Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Awards, the Virginia Romance Writers’ HOLT Medallion, and the Phoenix Desert Rose Golden Quill. Her fabulous heroes have garnered the KISS (Knight in Shining Silver) Award. She lives in Southern California.
Author Links
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kathleensbooks//@kathleensbooks
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Goddess Fish Promotions: The Difference A Day Makes



THE DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES
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Ryan Malloy has lost it all. After his fiancée dies in a tragic accident, he enlists in the army, only to lose his best friend in a roadside bombing. Wracked with guilt and grief, Ryan finds life unbearable—until a job offer from his former commander gives him a glimmer of hope. And in the tiny town of Perfect, Indiana, the man who thought he had nothing left to live for meets the only woman who can tempt him into risking his battered heart one last time...
Paige Langford has it all: wealth, beauty, and ambition. But when her boyfriend’s betrayal leads to the loss of her job and her reputation, she retreats to her brother’s rural Indiana home to regroup. There she meets Ryan Malloy, a gruff, hard-drinking loner whose surly temper can’t hide the haunted misery in his eyes. He is everything Paige never wanted, yet he may be exactly what she needs—if only they can overcome their personal demons to forge a love strong enough to save them both.


Excerpt


She parked next to an old Chevy pickup—could it belong to Ceejay’s cousin?—grabbed her stuff and headed out back toward the carriage house. Praying their dog Sweet Pea wouldn’t sense her presence and start barking, she tiptoed along the path from the gate to the door. All she had to go by was the scant light of the new moon.

So far, so good. Sweet Pea remained blissfully quiet. She dropped her bag on the concrete and rifled through the pockets of her purse for the key she’d stashed there. “Ah-hah. Got you.” She fumbled a few times in the darkness, trying to insert it into the lock. Finally she got the key in the right way, turned it, reached for the knob and pushed, just as light flooded the interior. The door was yanked from her grasp so suddenly she fell inside, right into a naked man—a naked man wielding a gun.

“Aaah!” She squealed and scrambled back to regain her footing, staring in shock at the wild man before her. Shaggy blond hair hung down to his shoulders, and an untrimmed, tangled mess of a beard hid most of his face. Panic-filled brilliant blue eyes were riveted on her with a haunted look that stole her breath.

AUTHOR INFORMATION: 
As a child, Barbara Longley moved frequently, learning early on how to entertain herself with stories. Adulthood didn’t tame her peripatetic ways: she has lived on an Appalachian commune, taught on an Indian reservation, and traveled the country from coast to coast. After having children of her own, she decided to try staying put, choosing Minnesota as her home. By day, she puts her master’s degree in special education to use teaching elementary school. By night, she explores all things mythical, paranormal, and newsworthy, channeling what she learns into her writing.

LINKS:

http://www.barbaralongley.com
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