Monday, September 30, 2013
Fixed on You by Laurelin Paige
I was drawn to this book after seeing the cover showing up on so many other book review sites and was very happy I decided to buy it. Fixed on You is a great shift from the broken guy and the nurturing girl genre. I loved the Layne, the mc, was flawed. She suffers from an obsessive disorder that causes her to be a tad overbearing when it comes to relationships, such as restraining order obsessed. So when Hudson Pierce asks her to pretend to be his girlfriend to help a friend get out of an engagement their parents have organized, she doubts she can do anything halfway when it comes to a man. I loved her conflicted internal conversations. Hudson is a worthy love interest and his humorous moments are heart melting. I give it a big five stars *****
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Sweet and Steamy Blog Tour
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Book Title: Jilted
Author: Kara Leigh Miller
Publisher: Books to Go Now
Genre: Erotic Contemporary Romance
Release Date: 9.15.2013
Length: 49K
Heat Rating: Hot
Book Blurb:
Amy and Brett have been
friends since they were kids; and their friendship has withstood the test of
time. But can it withstand Brett's fiancée, Vanessa?
Brett Hudson has often
wondered what it would be like to be more than Amy's friend, but when he's
chosen as the newest professional dancer on Dancing with the Stars, he meets
Vanessa, one of the shows costume designers and it's a whirlwind romance that
ends in a wedding proposal. As the big day draws closer, Brett begins to think
that marrying Vanessa might be a bad idea. She wants him to give up Amy.
Completely. Will he give up his best friend for the woman he's supposed to
marry?
Amy King is heartbroken
to learn that Brett is marrying another woman. But, when Brett is jilted at the
altar, he begs Amy to go on his honeymoon with him. A week on a tropical island
with her best friend, the man she's fantasized about for
years is a dream come true for Amy. But when Brett suggests crossing the line
from friends to lovers, Amy is reluctant. Will she risk years of friendship for
one night of passion?
Buy Links:
Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/jilted-kara-leigh-miller/1116906522?ean=2940148724681
Excerpt:
"It's
because you go for the wrong type of guy," Brett said matter-of-factly,
pouring a third shot down his throat. "Those muscle bound jocks are all
bark and no bite. They look good on the outside, but they're a mess on the
inside."
Amy threw a piece of ice at him and
laughed. "And the goody two shoes, school teacher types you date are much
better?"
"Nope." He grinned.
"Which is why we're both still single."
She sighed. "Yeah, so much for
my dream of having kids."
"You're young. I'm sure you'll
find someone." He drank his last shot and chased it with his beer.
"I'm thirty, Brett. By the time
I find a man, date him, and get married, I'll be an old hag with no viable
eggs."
The thought of Amy finding a man to
marry and have kids with didn't sit well with him. He couldn't stomach the
thought of losing her. "I'll tell you what." He leaned across the
table and pointed at her. "Three years from now, if neither of us are
married, I'll marry you and give you as many babies as you want." Brett's words
were slurred. Yup. He was definitely drunk. He wouldn't have made that
proposition otherwise.
"Yeah right." Amy rolled
her eyes. "You and me? That would be like fucking my brother. Thanks, but
no thanks."
He flinched at her words. "You
think of me as your brother?" That bothered him a lot more than it should,
especially considering he'd never once thought of her as a sister.
She shrugged. "We're best
friends. How else would I think of you?" Amy glanced away, and then set
her gaze on him again. "Why? How do you think of me?"
Oh shit! He hadn't expected the
conversation to backfire on him like that. What was he supposed to tell her?
That he thought of her as a best friend that he wanted to fuck? No, he
definitely couldn't tell her that. "As a friend, I guess. I don't know.
It's not like I sit around and think about how I should think of you. You're
Amy."
"And you're drunk."
"Maybe a little." He
grinned. "So, do we have a deal or what?"
Author
Bio:
Kara is a multi-published romance author who dabbles in young adult, new
adult, paranormal, and contemporary romances. However, her genre of choice will
always be erotic romance. She's a member of the CNY Writers Haven and the
Romance Writers of America. Writing is her passion and she loves to share her
knowledge and enthusiasm with her fellow authors and her fans.
Today, Kara resides in Upstate
New York with her husband, five kids, three cats, and two dogs. When she's not
reading or writing, she's spending time with her family and friends.
Nothing excites Kara more than
hearing from her fans. So, send her a note. She'll go total fan girl over it!
Social
Media Links:
Website/Blog: www.karaleighmiller.com
Email: karaleighmiller@yahoo.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/KaraLeighMiller
Twitter: www.twitter.com/KaraLeighMille1
Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/KaraLeighMiller
Book Title: Halo's
Wish
Author: Sharon Kleve
Publisher: Books
to Go Now
Genre: Sweet Contemporary Christmas
Romance
Release Date:
9.15.2013
Length: 11K
Heat Rating: Sweet
Book Blurb:
Halo Ann Carlyle wishes for a
home, family, and a boat-load of pets. What she gets is a bruised hip, a lump
on the head, a broken ankle, and her new yellow Honda Civic is demolished.
Rich McFarland, a sexy
veterinarian, keeps showing up in the most unexpected places, promising
everything she's ever wanted.
Halo believes she only
has time to pursue her career as a pet detective and must ignore her growing
attraction to achieve her dreams.
Will Halo trust her
heart, and find a way to get both for Christmas?
Buy Links:
Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/halos-christmas-wish-sharon-kleve/1116884729?ean=2940148671077
Excerpt:
She'd just placed another call through to Pemsky's office, which went
straight to his voicemail, when the office door opened. Halo smiled and looked
up into dreamy, gold-flecked green eyes, short sandy brown hair, a slight cleft
chin, and full lips set in a hard line. Even with the stern look he had on his
face, her hormones jumped into overdrive.
Mr. Dreamy cleared his throat—she must've been staring. In her most
professional voice she said, "Good morning. How may I help you?"
He removed a piece of paper from his shirt pocket and unfolded the sheet.
"I was parked in front of the Beacon Hill Ale House and my driver's
side mirror was sideswiped by one of Pemsky's Security's SUV's Friday
night."
Halo loved the Beacon Hill Ale House. Every Saturday night the Ale House
allowed local bands to jam together. That's where she'd met her last loser
boyfriend. She'd had a lot of loser boyfriends. She's currently on a hiatus
from dating, but she wouldn't mind jumping back into the dating game for this
dream-boat.
He handed her the piece of paper.
"I wasn't able to get a look at the driver, but I got the license
plate number of the vehicle that hit my car and drove away."
He emphasized the last part.
"I'm very sorry about your car. I'm sure Mr. Pemsky will be happy to
cover the damage." Halo checked the company log and Pemsky's name popped
up as the driver—she gulped.
Author Bio:
Sharon Kleve was born and
raised in Washington and currently lives on the Olympic Peninsula with her
husband.
Sharon is a writer of
paranormal and contemporary romance. She loves romance. She loves reading
romance, living romance, and especially loves writing about romance. She gets
no greater feeling than watching her characters come alive in each other's
arms. Most of all, she loves giving her characters the happily ever after they
deserve—with a few bumps and bruises along the way.
One of her favorite things to
do is picking up a new book and sinking into the story, immersing herself in
the emotions between the characters. She hopes to inspire her readers the same
way her favorite authors have inspired her.
When not writing, she can
usually be found either curled up in her recliner with her cat and a good book,
or in the kitchen baking sourdough bread or bagels.
Social Media Links:
Email: sharon.kleve@yahoo.com
Rafflecopter Giveaway Info:
Prizes:
- One (1) Winner will receive a $25 gift card to a book seller of their
choice
- One (1) Winner will receive Kara Leigh Miller's complete backlist,
which includes five novellas and two full-length books
- One (1) Winner will receive Sharon Kleve's complete backlist, which
includes six books
- Three (3) Winners will receive a signed paperback copy of Kara Leigh
Miller's, Death of a Waterfall
- Three (3) Winners will receive a signed paperback copy of Sharon
Kleve's, Love Crazed
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Tuesday, September 10, 2013
The Samantha Project
Book Info-
Title- The Samantha
Project
Series- The Samantha
Project Book #1
By-Stephanie Karpinske
Genre- YA Sci Fi
Blurb-
Seventeen-year-old
Samantha has a seemingly perfect life; great parents, early admission to
Stanford, and a boyfriend who happens to be the hottest guy in school. But
Sam's life takes a dark turn when she starts developing powers brought on by
her unknown involvement in a global corporation's genetic enhancement project.
Now the corporation decides it's time to take Sam back and turn on the genetic
switch that will unleash all the powers of her enhanced genes.
During a heart-pounding
race to flee from the people who created her, Sam encounters another person who
was part of the experimental project. He's been living in hiding for years and
now that Sam's found him, she's put both their lives in danger. But they can't
run for long. A technological safeguard embedded in their cells ensures that if
the corporation can't have them, nobody will.
Links-
Book Info-
Title-The Golden Couple
Series-The Samantha
Project Book #2
By- Samantha Karpinske
Blurb-
In this action-packed
second installment of The Samantha Project series, Samantha and Erik go on a
search to find a way to save themselves from the genetic time bomb ticking away
in their cells. Along the way, they discover a shocking secret that changes
everything.
Although Samantha's
boyfriend, Colin, is back now, she can't deny her feelings for Erik. It isn't
long before she learns the real reason why she can't resist Erik. But only
after she's gone too far with him. So far that Colin may never forgive her.
GlobalLife Genetics
continues to pursue Samantha and they'll stop at nothing to get her. Sam still
doesn't understand GlobalLife's plan for her but she knows it's something big.
And she knows it isn't good.
Links-
Book Info-
Title- A Chosen Destiny
Series- The Samantha Project
Book # 3
By- Samantha Karpinske
Blurb-
Samantha's destiny was
chosen long ago. At least that's what she's told by the people who created her.
Her enhanced genes and genetic software were meant to do everything from mold
her personality to pick who she falls in love with.
But can destiny be
changed? Ever since Samantha learned the truth about herself, she's struggled
to figure out who's really in charge of her life. Can she make her own choices?
Or is her future determined by her genes?
Old enemies reappear and
new ones emerge as Samantha and Erik use their powers to fight the people who
are after them. But it's getting harder to figure out who's good and who's
evil. The enemy they've been fighting may not be the one who's truly after
them.
Links-
Amazon- http://www.amazon.com/Chosen-Destiny-Samantha-Project-ebook/dp/B00CCSLCVY/ref=pd_sim_kstore_1
Barnes & Noble- http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-chosen-destiny-stephanie-karpinske/1115122480?ean=2940016635675
About the Author-
Stephanie is a freelance
health writer by day and novel writer by night. She's been dreaming up stories
for as long as she can remember but finally put a few down on paper (or ebook)
with her YA trilogy, The Samantha Project. She's currently working on a new
adult romance series that’s coming out soon! When she’s not writing, she’s
reading (usually YA/NA romance or a mystery thriller), cooking something really
good, or running (to burn off the calories of whatever she cooked that was
really good).
Links-
Giveaway Info-
Link- http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/share-code/MjVhMDE3YTEwNjQ1M2Q4YzVlNjEwYmY5ZWQ2ZGE1OjE5/
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