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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Blog Tour Review - More Than Him by Jay McLean - FIVE+ Stars

This writer and this series are on my all time best writers/book lists (like top 3). That is all. Check out my review and info below.




Book title: More Than Him
Author: Jay McLean
Series: More #3
Genre: NA Contemporary Romance
Release date: January 28, 2014
Hosted by: Forever Me Romance
More Than Him (Book 3)
BUY Link - AMAZON US


SYNOPSIS:
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us." - Marianne Williamson


We live in a world of darkness and shadows,
where monsters hide and aim to ruin.
And they did.
They ruined us and turned our dreams into nightmares.
But now we're back.
And we're fighting.
Not just for us, or for each other, but for our light.

More Than Him (More, #3)More Than Him by Jay McLean
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Any book by JMac is on auto download. Enough said.

ARC kindly provided by in exchange for a fair and honest review. Spoiler-free review. 5++ Stars. This series should be read in order. HEA.  No cliffhanger.

Sometimes I dread reading a series because of cliffhangers --  the wait time for the next book or the fact that the next book is not as good as the other(s) and I am left disappointed.   I am thrilled to report that isn’t the case with More Than Him (Book #3).

Jay McLean or JMac (or as I like to call her) is a master story teller.  Her writing style and storytelling ability has that special “it” factor that does not happen in every book. Jay crafted each characters’ emotions and dialogue with such precision that I felt emotional while reading MTH.  I cried some big ugly tears and found myself holding my breath waiting to get to the next page.  More Than Him captivated me from the first to the last page. Simply put…Jay’s writing is stunning.  Reading books like this is why I write reviews.  Five++++ stars.  Absolute Kindle Crack.
There is a book #4 planned for the future (I NEED TO READ IT...LIKE YESTERDAY).  Jay has another book coming out that is on auto download.  Add The Road to your reading list.  Here is a link about it on Goodreads. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

This review appears on www.kindlecrack.net, www.facebook.com/Kindlecrack, Goodreads, Amazon and Twitter.

Series Reading Order:
-More Than This
-More Than Her
-More Than Him




PURCHASE LINKS:

$.99 SPECIAL SALE


More Than This (Book 1)










More Than Her (Book 2)

More Than Him (Book 3)

AUTHOR BIO:

Author of Mature YA / New Adult contemporary novels, MORE THAN THIS, MORE THAN HER, and a soon to be released sequel, MORE THAN HIM. I enjoy reading and writing books that make people laugh, cry and swoon for dreamy book boyfriends. When not doing either of those, I can be found looking after my two little boys, and trying to avoid house work at all costs.



Monday, February 10, 2014

Cover Reveal - Stuck In Between by Blakely Bennett

Check out the cover and synopsis for Stuck In Between by Blakely Bennett.  This new erotic romance looks  and sounds pretty yummy.  Release date:  March 24th.


Title: Stuck In Between
Author: Blakely Bennett
Genre: Erotic Romance
Release Date: March 24, 2014
Cover Designer: Yocla Designs

Synopsis:
Jacqs is a twenty-eight year old woman caught up in an on again, off again relationship with Bond, who is her best friend and the one who causes her the most heartache. She succumbs, yet again, to his powerful charisma, but vows not make it into more than it is, a great night of sex.

Bond, too sexy for his own good, wants Jacqs for himself as he “dates” his way through the female population of South Florida. He selfishly doesn’t see the conflict of interest.

Red, Bond’s best friend, has watched Bond take Jacqs for granted for way too long and soon stakes his own claim on her.

Will Red and Jacqs budding relationship pull apart their tight-knit group of friends and will Jacqs survive being Stuck In Between.

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20560304-stuck-in-between

Author Bio:
Blakely Bennett grew up in Southeast Florida and has been residing in the great Northwest for over eight years. She graduated from Nova Southeastern University with a degree in psychology, which accounts for her particular interest in crafting the personalities, struggles, and motivations of her characters. She is an avid reader of many genres of fiction, but especially erotica and romance. Writing has always been her bliss. She is attracted to stories of self-struggle and ultimate recovery.

Blakely is married to a wonderful, loving and supportive husband, also a writer, who helps to keep her grounded. She is a mother, a communitarian, a lover of music (always on while she is writing—thank you, Pandora), and a good friend. An advocate of love and female empowerment, she is a facilitator for a women’s group. She loves to walk and hike for exercise and finds that, since moving to Seattle, WA, she is now one of those “crazy” people who walk in the rain.

Stuck In Between (erotic romance) is her 5th novel. She is also the author of the dark erotic suspense, My Body Trilogy (My Body-His, My Body-His (Marcello) & My Body-Mine) and co-authored the contemporary romance, The Demarcation of Jack with her husband, Dana Bennett.

Blog Tour Review & Giveaway Enticed (Book #1) & Entangled By Ginger Voight


The first two books Enticed  &  Entangled to Ginger Voight’s newest series “The Fullerton Family Saga” are NOW AVAILABLE and we don’t have to wait to long for the conclusion of this series – Book #3 will be released in March!  Check out my review and author giveaway.


Synopsis:
Rachel Dennehy had a crazy thought. If she could just start over somewhere else, she could forget about her sad and tragic past and all the ghosts that chased her. When an email landed in her inbox, to tutor a difficult student whose father just happened to be the CEO of one of the biggest companies in the nation, the apple was a bit too enticing for Rachel to refuse. She moves from Texas to Beverly Hills, where she is tasked with turning around her wealthy pupil’s bad attitude. It is a bad attitude that stems almost entirely from his parents’ ugly divorce and even uglier custody battle. That her new boss Andrew, or Drew, Fullerton is one of the handsomest and most eligible bachelors in the world means nothing to Rachel. She has absolutely no plans to ever marry or have kids of her own. Her priority is teaching nine-year-old Jonathan, who needs her guidance and her direction and… most importantly… her friendship.Drew’s brother, Alex, however, assumes otherwise. He basically accuses her of being a gold-digging opportunist upon their first meeting. This sets the two immediately at odds, though they both have young Jonathan’s best interest at heart. Alex believes that Rachel is a “ringer,” a wholesome alternative to edge Jonathan’s socialite mother out of the running for custody, since she left Drew after her own salacious affair with a younger man. He wastes no time in telling Rachel that as long as she stays in her job, she will keep Jonathan from his real mother, and that is the driving force behind Drew’s interest. Unfortunately the more he tries to warn her away from Drew, the closer he ultimately propels her toward her charming boss. Drew never questions her motivation or her presence because Jonathan thrives under her tutelage, and Drew is beguiled by her no-nonsense attitude that challenges him from the start.Rachel navigates these choppy waters solely to protect Jonathan. She sees the adults in the family as self-serving; most of whom are far more interested in hurting each other than taking care of this fragile, vulnerable boy. Her heart traps her into this sticky web, despite her own history of loss and betrayal. How long will she last? More importantly, what will she be required to give to save these Fullerton men who continually tug her in three different directions?The saga begins with the first book, titled “Enticed,” due to release in early 2014. Author Ginger Voight returns to the dream-making landscape of Los Angeles, in a new tale that throws back the curtain on the dangerous power, appeal and excess of the privileged. Only by the time this tale is done, one principle character will pay the ultimate price as they all race toward that elusive happily ever after.



Synopsis:
The saga continues for Rachel Dennehy, the tenacious small-town teacher caught in between two compelling, powerful brothers.****This is Book 2 in the series. Blurb may contain spoilers for Book 1.****In Book 2 of the Fullerton Family Saga, teacher Rachel Dennehy heads back to California to save her favorite little boy from his rapid downward spiral. She feels responsible for Jonathan’s destructive behavior, knowing it was her broken promise that sent him off the rails. She moves in with Alex, a man who had been her nemesis for so long. Thrust together with the shared goal of saving Jonathan, they find more in common than they had realized. In fact, it is Alex who comes to her rescue Drew confronts Rachel over her “betrayal.” The chemistry still burns hot between them, but Rachel cannot forgive Drew’s cruel deception. Unfortunately he is unwilling to let her go. Drew Fullerton doesn’t like to lose, especially to his younger brother. So he proceeds with his plan to win her back, using every trick in the book to force her hand, including his son. Young Jonathan holds fast to his dream of a real family, which tears her in yet another direction. Her heart is torn between the three Fullertons, all of whom need her in very different ways. Someone is going to get hurt, no matter what she does. She struggles to do what is right, even when she finds it puts her at direct odds with what she wants.How far must Rachel go to win back Jonathan’s trust, and protect the men she has grown to love?

Enticed (Fullerton Family Saga, #1)Enticed by Ginger Voight
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

ARC kindly provided in exchange for a fair and honest review. Spoiler- free review. Books 1&2 will be available on January 28th. Cliffhanger.

The synopsis accurately describes what this story is about…so I’m not going to regurgitate it entirely. Rachel ends up falling for Drew (the hot CEO/business owner that hired her to home school his son).   She also becomes a pseudo step mom to Jonathan (her student.  She moves in and shakes up the household.  Rachel ends up filling two missing pieces of her broken heart…then her world shatters when she finds out why she was really hired. I loved Rachel. She isn’t an emotional doormat waiting to get walked on.  She’s strong, smart and independent. It’s hard to find heroines like this in so books these days.

I’m a huge fan of Ginger Voight and will read anything she writes.  I will say I really liked Enticed. The story was a little predictable -- but totally enjoyable. I am looking forward to reading book #2 on 1/28.  Book #2 will hopefully give us a HEA...because right now my heart hurts for Rachel.

UPDATE:  I read Untangled (Book #2).  I can’t wait for book #3.  Entangled was full of some great plot twists.  I can wait to read book three to see what happens with Rachel and this family.

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I love a strong heroine!


The first 2 books “Enticed”  &; “Entangled” to Ginger Voight’s newest series “The Fullerton Family Saga” are NOW AVAILABLE and we don’t have to wait to long for the conclusion of this series – Book #3 will be released in March!!!

Make sure to check out the Giveaway for Signed paperbacks of the entire Saga below! Be sure to join our Facebook Event for the Blog Tour – CLICK HERE to join.


ENTICED - BOOK #1
Amazon:  http://amzn.to/1cYdF0F
B&N: http://bit.ly/L4X8hB
Smashwords:http://bit.ly/1hBCJiv
Goodreads:  http://bit.ly/1djsxcP

ENTANGLED - BOOK #2
Amazon: http://amzn.to/1mQrq43
Smashwords:  http://bit.ly/LU6b5K
B&N: not live yet
Goodreads:  http://bit.ly/LU6b5K


Ginger Voight is prolific author, freelance writer and optioned screenwriter. Her fiction is diverse, with novels like the edgy, coming-of-age drama DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS, and the fun family adventure for kids of all ages, COMIC SQUAD.Having grown up reading different authors like Danielle Steel and Stephen King, Ginger has always been drawn more to story than to genre. This shows up in her various stories. Titles such as MY IMMORTAL and TASTE OF BLOOD are a delicious, heady mix of horror, suspense, and romance.Genre romance, however, has held a special place in her heart, ever since she read her first Harlequin novel when she was only eleven. As a result, Ginger is making a name for herself writing romances of her own, starring women who look more like the average American woman rather than those traditionally represented in the size-biased American media. Her Rubenesque romances were created especially for those heroines with fuller figures, who can still get the man of their dreams if only they believe they can. Such titles include UNDER TEXAS SKIES, LOVE PLUS ONE, THE GROUPIE TRILOGY, THE FIERCE TRILOGY and PICTURE POSTCARDS.Ginger was included in the best-selling book by Smith Magazine NOT QUITE WHAT I WAS PLANNING, featuring her six-word memoir.
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Friday, February 7, 2014

Cover Reveal - Reclaiming The Sand by A. Meredith Walters

I love Find You in the Dark, Light In The Shadows and The Bad Rep series by A. Meredith Walters.  If you didn't read these amazing titles...you must add them to your reading list.  On March 17th Reclaiming the Sand will hit eBook shelves.  I cant wait to read this new NA romance. 



Reclaiming the Sand
A new NA Romance from the author of Find You in the Dark and Light in the Shadows
Release date March 17th, 2013

Synopsis:

Bully and victim. 
Tormenter and tormented. 
Villain and hero. 

Ellie Mccallum was the bully. The Tormenter. The Villain. Taking what she wanted, stomping over anyone that got in her way. Feelings, futures, and relationships be damned. She felt no emotional connection to anyone or anything. A sad and lonely existence for a young woman who had come to expect nothing more for herself. Her only happiness coming from making others miserable. 

Particularly Freaky Flynn. 

Growing up, Flynn Hendrick was known only as “Freaky Flynn.” He lived a life completely disconnected even as he struggled to become something more than that boy with Asperger's. He was taunted and teased, bearing the brunt of systematic and calculated cruelty, ultimately culminating in a catastrophic turn of events that brought Ellie and Flynn’s worlds crashing down.

But then Flynn and Ellie grew up. 

And moved on.

Until years later when their paths unexpectedly cross again and the bully and the freak are face to face once more.

When labels come to define you, finding yourself feels impossible. Particularly for two people disconnected from the world who inexplicably find a connection in each other. 

And out of the wreckage of their tragic beginnings, an unlikely love story unfolds.

But a painful past doesn’t always want to let go. And old wounds are never truly healed…and sometimes the farther you try to run from yourself the closer you come to who you really are.


Author Bio:
The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Contemporary and Paranormal romance including The Find You in the Dark series, Bad Rep and its upcoming sequel.

A. Meredith spent ten years as a counselor for at risk teens and children. First working at a Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault program and then later a program for children with severe emotional and mental health issues. Her former clients and their stories continue to influence every aspect of her writing.

When not writing (or being tortured with all manner of beauty products at the hand of her very imaginative and extremely girly 6 year old daughter), she is eating chocolate, watching reality television that could rot your brain and reading a smutty novel or two.

A. Meredith is represented by Michelle Johnson with the Inklings Literary Agency.

Pre Order Links:
Amazon: http://amazon.co.uk/dp/B00I8JEEC0
Amazon UK: http://amazon.com/dp/B00I8JEEC0  

Links:
Author Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5416410.A_Meredith_Walters
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AuthorAMWalters
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Meredith-Walters/311504738868378
Reclaiming the Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18240649-reclaiming-the-sand
Thursday, February 6, 2014

SALE ALERT - Amazon eBook 99 cent Roundup

✿Amazon sale round up – Some really amazing books on sale right now for .99 cents each. Go one-click!✿

Sex Love Repeat by Alessandra Torre

Fading by Author E.K. Blair

Scorpions MC Prequel - Ryder by Jani Kay

A Tragic Wreck T.K. Leigh

Make Me: Twelve Tales of Dark Desire BOXED SET
Skye Warren (Author), CJ Roberts (Author), Aleatha Romig (Author), Pepper Winters (Author), Jasmine Haynes (Author), Shoshanna Evers (Author), Cari Silverwood (Author), Eliza Gayle (Author), Claire Thompson (Author), Pam Godwin Books (Author), Annika Martin (Author), Annabel Joseph (Author)

Finding You (The Bad Boy Series) by S.K.Hartley

BURN (Ignite) by R.J. Lewis

The Thrill of It (No Regrets) by Lauren Blakely

PANIC: Rook and Ronin by Author J. A. Huss

Searching For Moore by Julie A. Richman - Author

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Cover Reveal + Giveaway - Two World's Colliding (Scorpions MC Book #1) by Jani Kay

Check out the cover, synopsis and giveaway for Two World's Colliding (Scorpions MC Book #1) by Jani Kay. Scorpions MC Prequel: Ryder just released last week!


 Title - Scorpions MC: Two Worlds Colliding

Series – Scorpions MC Book #1

Author – Jani Kay

Release Date -  March 18, 2014

SYNOPSIS
All any woman ever wants, is to know that she is worth fighting for.
All a man ever wants, is to know he can take care of his woman. Protect her, provide for her, look after her needs and desires.
Is the love between Ryder and his Princess strong enough to overcome the odds? When two people are so obviously meant for each other, can the world decide otherwise and rip them apart?
In a society that judges so easily, Ryder and Jade don’t stand a chance. Can the unthinkable happen? 

Full length STANDALONE novel continuing Jade & Ryder's story in the Scorpions MC.


AUTHOR BIO
Jani has been married for a long time to a special man, and her two children and their partners are the sunshine in her life. She is a voracious reader and would spend her last dollar on a book - always fascinated that for the mere price of a book, she can escape her world for a while and see through someone else's eyes.

Besides reading, her favorite 'thing' is traveling - she has traveled the world, learning about the ways people live and has come to the realization that no matter where we live, we all ultimately want the same things. Her hobby - Scrapbooking - keeps her up till way after midnight and her usual subjects are her family and her travels.

Ever since she can remember, Jani wanted to write stories about people, about their lives and loves. Relationships and Happiness - arguably the most difficult things to master in life and yet exactly what everyone ultimately desires (in her humble opinion).

AUTHOR LINKS

PURCHASE LINKS
Available Now:
Scorpions MC Prequel: Ryder



GIVEAWAY
There will be a giveaway running for 7 ebooks of Scorpions MC Prequel: RYDER and 2 ARC’s of Two Worlds Colliding
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Cover Reveal & Giveaway - The Prince of Punk Rock (Radical Rock Stars #1) by Jenna Galicki

Holy hell this looks all kinds of crazy hot.  A rock star M/M/F romance.  Check out the synopsis, excerpt and giveaway for The Prince of Punk Rock (Radical Rock Stars Book #1) by Jenna Galicki.  I am reading this one.


Title: The Prince of Punk Rock (Radical Rock Stars #1)

Author: Jenna Galicki

Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance

Expected Release Date: March 1, 2014

Cover Designer: Taria Reed Cover Artist 

Hosted by: Between the Sheets Promotions


Synopsis
She's everything to me.
I love her, but I also love him.
It's our dirty little secret, and it’s about to blow our record deal sky high.
Tommy Blade, the Prince of Punk Rock, and this is our story.

Tommy Blade is a man with a secret. It’s a secret he only shares with one person, Jessi Blade – and the men he surrenders to in the bedroom. Her only condition to their tumultuous sex life is that these men are one night stands. But when Angel Garcia enters his life, it’s like a match to gasoline.Mega-talented punk rock singer Angel Garcia, with his smoldering ebony eyes, tight leather pants and unstoppable stage presence, is a man who is use to getting what he wants. He has his eyes set on Tommy Blade as his new lead guitarist, and as his life partner.

Jessi Blade, sympathetic to her husband's bisexual needs, loves him enough to share him, but she never counted on Angel Garcia to test the threshold of her marriage. He makes her life hell . . . and heaven. He’s her damnation and her salvation. She wants to hate him. She wants to despise him. But, his charm and
raw sex appeal are impossible to resist. Without warning, she finds herself falling in love with her husband's gay lover.

At the height of it all, their punk rock band catapults to stardom.Their lives are marred by secrecy, deception and sacrifice. Feelings of betrayal, backlash from the sensationalistic media and threats of blackmail send them down a hard road filled with tough decisions.They aren't your ordinary rock stars. They're radical rock stars. And they have a big story to tell.

Excerpt
The faces changed since the last time he was there, but the intention was still the same. It wasn’t a place to socialize or partake in camaraderie or drop in for a drink on your way home. It was meeting place for men interested in casual sex. The backroom served as a shanty for a quick encounter. You could stop in,
get your rocks off and be on your way in half an hour. It was a smorgasbord of testosterone, a buffet of muscle and beefcake.Men flocked around him as soon as he walked through the door. They always
did. A guy once told him that it was the mixture of his rugged jaw and strong upper body, offset by the innocence of his big blue eyes that made him so attractive. The ladies always said it was his long blond hair and the guitar.

About the Author
Jenna Galicki, Author of Adult Contemporary Romance Jenna Galicki is a strong advocate for LGBT rights and marriage equality. She volunteers with God's Love We Deliver, delivering meals to people with
HIV and AIDS and other life threatening illnesses. She actively raises money and participates in AIDS Walk New York and is a proud sponsor of Children She lives in Long Island, NY with her husband and three dogs. She's a Rottweiler enthusiast and an avid music buff. Elaborate stories and fictional characters are
her constant companions. When she's not hunched over a computer breathing life to these strong souls through the written word, you can find her front row at a Follow Jenna Galicki, she would love to hear from you: Facebook: www.facebook.com/jennagalicki.author1

Additional books by Jenna

Jealousy
Hailed as a modern day 'Will & Grace' meets 'Sex & the City'. Two best friends, a straight woman and a gay man, struggle to find someone to love as much as they love each other. It blends genres, in that it has both m/f and m/m romance. It introduces the reader to m/m romance, in a way that is tender, touching and loving way.

Purchase Jealousy
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Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Giveaway & Review of Toxic by Meghan Quinn

Toxic by Meghan Quinn is LIVE.  I really liked this crazy and twisted rock star romance.  Check out my review and author giveaway.  


Title: Toxic
Author: Meghan Quinn
Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance

Synopsis:
His life consists of his best friend, Jack Daniels, his favorite drug and women who give him what he
wants and leave. Rook Tyler lives for performing at night and wasting the rest of his days washing away
the pain from his childhood so he doesn’t have to feel anything...ever. The only people he trusts are
his band mates from Shattered Souls and he wants to keep it that way. His life was completely under
control and simple until he heard the voice of Maisy Madison filter through The Tavern speakers.
Growing up in the foster care system with her two other band mates from Twisted Perfection, Maisy
finds herself doing pretty much anything to get her and her band noticed but nothing seems to be
working. One lucky night, Shattered Souls, the most popular band in the country, decides to show up at
their little concert and luckily signs them on the spot and books them for their tour but the arena venues
and massive amount of fans isn’t what has Maisy shaking in her heels. It’s the deep baritone voice of
Rook Tyler that haunted her dreams for years that has her wondering if she can actually go through with
the tour.

The force is almost too strong. He can feel her everywhere he goes and no matter how much he tries
to resist her, he finds himself gravitating towards Maisy, wanting to hold her, kiss her and fuck her. He
knows he shouldn’t get involved. He knows no matter what, he will end up hurting her but he can’t help
it, his soul is connected to hers and the pull is too strong for him to resist.
Rook warned her time and time again but she didn’t listen, she didn’t want to listen. She needed him
and she didn’t care that she knew deep down in her heart that their relationship was going to end in
disaster. She didn’t care that their jealousies, stubbornness and baggage were getting in the way of their
relationship. She didn’t care that they constantly hurt each other and that no matter what they did, their
love was toxic.

Toxic, book one of The Addiction Series, tells the story of Rook and Maisy’s relationship, how it develops
into an undeniable love and then crumbles apart every chance it gets. Follow their twisted relationship
as they fight off lies, temptations, addictions, users and try to overcome the toxic love they share.

Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20528574-toxic

Buy Links
Amazon:  http://www.amazon.com/Toxic-Addiction-Meghan-Quinn-ebook/dp/B00I791PJQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1391369696&sr=1-1&keywords=toxic+meghan+quinn


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Excerpt
“What if I want to take the risk? What if I want you too?”

Rook looked down at her and she could feel his hot breathe on her skin which caused goose

bumps to ripple across her body.

“You’d be a fool to want that. I’m not lying when I say I will destroy you. What’s flowing

between us is toxic. We can’t get enough of it but it will slowly kill us. I know I shouldn’t expose you to

such a thing but I’m too damn selfish to stop myself. I want you, Maisy. I need you and to hell if I’m

going to put your needs in front of mine.”

With that he crushed his lips against hers and set every nerve ending in her body on fire. She

knew he was right, what they had was toxic but she couldn’t stop herself. She felt the same way when it

came to Rook Tyler. She needed him, her soul begged for him even though she knew in the end she

would die from heartache.


Blog Tour Review & Giveaway - Unexpected by Amity Cross

Unexpected by Amity Cross just hit ebook shelves today! Check out my review and author giveaway for the smokin hot Aussie rock star romance!  

Title: Unexpected (Unexpected #1)

Author: Amity Cross

Genre: Erotic Romance

Release Date: February 1, 2014

Hosted by: Between the Sheets Promotions


Synopsis
Blair is looking for an escape.
West is looking for a connection.
One down and out woman. One isolated rock star. Life at the top is lonely, but so is life at the bottom.
Blair is just looking for someone to take the edge off her crappy life. Dull the pain, breathe a little life into her neglected body. A chance meeting at a bar leads to a night of passion. No names, no personal details. Just sex.until she sees the guy standing on a stage ten meters in front of her. How the hell didn't she realize that the guy who blew her mind is the guitarist out of that dirty rock'n'roll band, Affliction? And why is he chasing her down the street? And how does he know her name? Sometimes you find the things you didn't even know you were looking for in the most unexpected places.Well, it wasn't personal

Buy the Book
Amazon US - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I6SR7W2

Amazon UK - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Unexpected-1-Amity-Cross-
ebook/dp/B00I6SR7W2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1391316166&sr=8-
1&keywords=amity+cross

Unexpected (Unexpected #1)Unexpected by Amity Cross
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

ARC kindly provided in exchange for a fair and honest review. Spoiler free review.   4 stars.

Wow...what an unexpected fabulous first novella from Amity Cross. I devoured this fast passed Aussie rock star romance.

Blair is a lonely and bitter girl who refuses to get close to any anyone. Everyone she has cared for has left her or used her.  She ends up picking up some hot guy at a bar and has a steamy one night stand. The guy turns out to be the singer from the band she goes to see in concert the next day.

West is fresh out of rehab and back on tour with his band.  He is supposed to stay away from women and sex.  He meets Blair in a bar and all bets are off. He convinces Blair to give him a week to see where things go with them.  West starts to tear back her prickly exterior and find some sweetness. Blair is a very aggressive; take no B.S. kind of alpha girl.

I cannot wait to see what happens with Blair and West and their crazy unexpected chemistry.  This is a fast, well written read that sucked me in from the first page.  It’s a novella and only 85 pages long….UGH I want more now!

This review appears on www.kindlecrack.net, www.facebook.com/kindlecrack, Goodreads, Amazon and Twitter.


About the Author
Amity Cross isn't my real name. That's no secret. I didn't want my Mum and my workplace to find out I wrote about doodles and tongue-in-cheek sexual innuendo. I live in a leafy suburb of Melbourne writing about screwed up relationships and kick ass female leads that don't take s**t lying down. Insert more pretentious c**p here.

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Monday, February 3, 2014

Review & Giveaway - The Song Of The Fireflies by J.A. Redmerski

✦✧✦REVIEW & GIVEAWAY -The Song of the Fireflies by J. A. Redmerski is going to release tomorrow! Check out my spoiler free review of this dark and dangerous train wreck of a love story. I don't think I have ever read a book like this that had a HEA. This book deals with some heavy stuff...✦✧✦



SONG OF THE FIREFLIES 
(February 4, 2014; Forever E-Book; $3.99)
By J.A. Redmerski

THE TRUTH WILL SET THEM FREE
Brayelle Bates has always been a force of nature. Even as a child, Bray's wild and carefree spirit intimidated everyone around her. The only person who's ever truly understood her is her best friend, Elias Kline. Though every fiber of her being wants to stay with Elias forever, Bray can't bear the thought of him discovering her agonizing history. She's done everything she can to keep him at arm's length, including moving away. But their undying bond was too strong a pull to deny, and Bray couldn't survive without him. Now she's back home with Elias, and things have never felt more right-until one night changes everything. 

Elias vowed never to be separated from Bray again. So when she decides to flee in a desperate attempt to escape her fate, Elias knows he must go with.

Review of Song Of The Fireflies
Song of the FirefliesSong of the Fireflies by J.A. Redmerski
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

4.50 Stars
ARC kindly provided by Netgalley and Hachette Book Group, Grand Central Publishing Forever in exchange for an honest review. No cliff hanger. Stand alone.

When I think of catching fireflies…I remember when I was a little kid and caught dozens of those glowing bugs.  Life was so easy back then.  I didn’t have a worry in the world except where to put my glowing treasures. There was a time when Elias and Bray felt that way… life was ok. Fast forward years later… their lives became seriously complicated. Here is my warning to all of you The Edge of Always/Never fans:  This book isn’t like The Edge Series. TSOF is a stand alone spin-off of two of the secondary characters from The Edge of Forever.  If you read this book (which you should) just know that this story has an entirely different feel to it. Bray and Elias are not Cam and Andrew.  The Song of The Fireflies is one hell of a train wreck love story filled with booze, sex, violence and toxic behavior.   It has an entirely different dark and dangerous vibe and I really got sucked into The Song of The Fireflies deals with some heavy issues like depression, murder and suicide. This book has a Natural Born Killers/Rivers Edge (these are movies if you didn’t know) kind of vibe. Bray and Elias lose their own moral compass on a cross country trip to nowhere at warp speed.

Once again Redmerski takes us on another unforgettable road trip. It’s no secret I am a huge fan of Redmerski. I love her writing style. This story isn’t for everyone…it will make your head spin or want to drop kick your Kindle.  The characters aren’t always likeable and this isn’t easy a sugar coated romance about slightly broken people.  Don’t miss this one of a kind book from JRed.

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About the author:
J.A. Redmerski, New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author lives in North Little Rock, Arkansas with her three children, two cats and a Maltese. She is a lover of television and books that push boundaries and is a huge fan of AMC's The Walking Dead.


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Excerpt:
Thunder rumbled in the sky and the thick, dark clouds lit up in the distance, revealing what the tops of the trees looked like painted against the black backdrop that had shrouded them. The crawling branches that reached upward along the infinite dark looked ominous as the flash of light faded.
I felt a drop of rain. And then another.
“So much for a quiet walk together,” Bray said.

$100.00 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway & Review - All The Pretty Poses by M. Leighton

Check out my review of All The Pretty Poses by M. Leighton.  I loved this sexy and steamy second chance romance.  Don't forget to enter M. Leighton's  AMAZING giveaway There is a $100.00 Amazon gift card and signed book copies up for grabs!
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Title: ALL THE PRETTY POSES
Author: M. Leighton
Release date: January 24, 2014
Age Group: NA/Adult
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Tour organized by: WordSmith Publicity & AToMR Tours

Book Description:
He never wanted to be a hero…until she needed him to be.

Strength…
It took Kennedy Moore years to put her life back together after Reese Spencer shattered it. But she did. Now, years later, strong and independent, she is in pursuit of a single dream—to dance with the Altman American Dance Theater. Unfortunately, Kennedy is learning that a girl from nowhere with no money and no contacts might never be able to realize her goal. That is, until Reese reappears, offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that Kennedy just can’t pass up. In exchange for working on his yacht for a few short weeks, he’ll get her an audition with the famous dance troupe. All Kennedy has to do is keep her head down, work hard and resist Reese. That sounds easy enough, right?

Weakness…
Reese doesn’t want to make it easy for Kennedy. Seeing her again has started a fire in his blood—an unwelcome one—so Reese has a plan. It’s simple: Get Kennedy on his yacht, seduce her, get her out of his system, move on with his life. That sounds easy enough, right? But the one thing Reese didn’t plan for was Kennedy herself—a girl so strong yet so broken, she makes him want to rescue her, to take care of her. To save her. Even if he has to save her from himself.

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poses?ac=1


Review of All The Pretty Poses:
All the Pretty Poses (Pretty, #2)All the Pretty Poses by M. Leighton
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

ARC kindly provided in exchange for a fair and honest review. Spoiler free review.   Can be read as a stand alone.  HEA. 4 - 4.25 stars.

Kennedy and Reese’s paths were carved out for them as teenagers by their manipulating families.  Kennedy had endured a hellish existence as a teenager.  She ended up able to rise above it to make it on her own as a professional dancer.  Reese became a wealthy business owner.  Reese is cocky and controlling. This dirty talking hottie is used to getting what he wants. He sees a beautiful dancer in one of his clubs and realizes its Kennedy….the girl he was forced to leave behind years ago.  Reese makes Kennedy an offer she can’t refuse.  She decides to take Reese up on his offer.  Kennedy vows to not let her become physically or emotionally attached to him again.  He broke her heart 14 years ago when he left. She doesn’t trust him…but she can’t deny the intense connection that is still there.  After all of these years will true love find a way? Can all of the pain, secrets and lies be erased to allow these two damaged souls to love again?

All The Pretty Poses is part of a series but can be read as a standalone.  I didn’t read book one and jumped into book two without feeling lost at all.  This second chance romance had me hooked from the first chapter. This sexy as hell book was the perfect blend of steam, angst, romance and emotion.   Once again M. Leighton did not disappoint…I will go back and read All The Pretty Lies (Book #1) in this series.   One click this one.

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Blog Tour Review & Giveaway - Scarred Beautiful by Beth Michele

This story gives true meaning to “finding your other half.” Scarred Beautiful by Beth Michele pulled on so many different heart strings for me.   Love this book and this writer.  Check out my review, excerpt and author giveaway for ebooks and Amazon gift cards.



Title: Scarred Beautiful

Author: Beth Michele

Release Date: January 28, 2014

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Hosted by: Love Between the Sheets Promotions

Synopsis
Love believes in second chances. Francis Heller lives with two truths. Love hurts and beauty is only skin deep. With midnight black hair, moss-colored eyes, and traceable curves, Fran is the picture of beauty
and confidence...on the outside. But deep down she is tormented. Not just by the jagged scars that line her body, but by the horrible memories that cloud her mind and haunt her dreams. The ones that make her want to flee from herself and from the devastating pain. The ones that cause her to placate herself with sex. Anything to make her forget. But for Fran, there's nowhere to hide from the darkness that swallows her whole. Matt Dixon is the gorgeous brother of her best friend's fiancée. He's suffered losses of his own and isn't willing to let anyone in until his unexpected encounter with Fran Heller, the girl who challenges him and causes him to take a second look, not only at her, but at his own life. But Matt has scars of his own. Together can they help each other discover that second chances really do exist? That love doesn't have to hurt? Or has the damage they've both suffered cut too deep to ever heal?

**NA/Contemporary Romance with language and mature sexual content.**

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About The Author
I am a wife, a mom, an author, and a lover of all things chocolate, well, anything sweet really. While stuffing chocolate in my face, I enjoy reading young adult and new adult novels furiously, and spending time with my husband and two adorable children who keep me on
my peppermint pink painted toes. Those same children who inspire me to tell silly stories that cause hysterical giggles to tumble from their bellies. I love to laugh and love to have a good cry, especially after reading a novel that stretches my soul, one that makes me feel, and lingers in
the corner of my heart. I’m a hopeless romantic and a happily ever after fanatic, and I love to
write about LOVE. I began writing when I was in middle school, penning anything from short
stories, to poetry, and then later moved on to write children’s books. I have now endeavored
into New Adult and Contemporary Romance novels and am loving every minute of it. My first
novel, Love Love, was released in May, 2013.

Contact Beth:
Facebook | Goodreads | Twitter | Amazon | Website

Scarred BeautifulScarred Beautiful by Beth Michele
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

4.50 – 5.00 stars. ARC kindly provided in exchange for a fair and honest review. Spoiler free review.  Stand alone.  HEA.

Scarred Beautiful is a devastatingly beautiful love story. Matt and Fran have broken hearts…in more ways than one. Both have emotional battle scars that they try to hide. This story gives true meaning to “finding your other half.” SB pulled on so many different heart strings for me. This heartwarming book had a fun/sexy vibe…and was also a little on the heavy side all at the same time.

I loved Scarred Beautiful as much as Love Love -  Beth’s first book.  Fran from Love Love finally gets her own HEA. What a fairy tale ending. I think Beth Michele just scored auto download status from me. One click this one!

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2- signed paperbacks Scarred Beautiful

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Excerpt:
“Hey, beautiful, is this seat taken?”
A voice attempts to snap me from my thoughts but I ignore it, until I hear it again. It’s
“Yoo-hoo…beautiful. Is it okay if I sit down?”
And when I look up, it’s sexy as hell.
Dear Lord, Sweet Baby Jesus, and an Oh My God all wrapped up in one. I hope to hell
my mouth isn’t hanging open right now. He has hair the color of the night sky and eyes a deep
brown, a square jaw, and lips with a contour so perfect it looks like they were hand-drawn. Oh,
and did I mention he’s cut. Yeah, he’s cut—like ripped: strong, athletic build and a slim waist, a
six-pack accentuated by low-slung jeans, and a white t-shirt that adheres to every single muscle,
When I finally find my tongue and make sure it’s securely in my mouth, I speak.
Saturday, February 1, 2014

READING BOWL: Gift Card Giveaway




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