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Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Book Review: Team Player Anthology



Title: Team Player
Authors: LJ Shen, Kennedy Ryan, Adriana Locke, Mandi Beck, Emma Scott, Charleigh Rose, Ella Fox, Sara Ney, Meghan Quinn, Kate Stewart and Rochelle Paige
Genre: Contemporary Sports Romance
Release Date: December 14, 2017


Eleven authors. Eleven Novellas. This is one thick . . . book.


Christmas just became a whole lot merrier...



TEAM PLAYER, A Christmas Anthology featuring titles by LJ Shen, Kennedy Ryan, Adriana Locke, Mandi Beck, Emma Scott, Charleigh Rose, Ella Fox, Sara Ney, Meghan Quinn, Kate Stewart and Rochelle Paige is available NOW!


Hot jocks. We love them all.

Sexy baseball players. Intense footballers. Sweaty MMA fighters, and sizzling hockey hotties. Score!

The good news? Eleven bestselling authors have gathered to give you a set of stories focused on the men we love most—sports heroes. We bet you’ll love this thick…book.

The bad news? The men in these novellas don’t actually exist.

*This anthology does not contain calories, just eleven original, never-before-seen stories by the following authors: Adriana Locke, Mandi Beck, Charleigh Rose, Kennedy Ryan, LJ Shen, Meghan Quinn, Rochelle Paige, Ella Fox, Kate Stewart, Emma Scott, and Sara Ney. We aren’t responsible for melted devices.




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LJ Shen

L.J. Shen is an International #1 best-selling author of Contemporary Romance and New Adult novels. She lives in Northern California with her husband, young son and chubby cat.

Before she’d settled down, L.J. (who thinks referring to herself in the third person is really silly, by the way) traveled the world, and collected friends from all across the globe. Friends who’d be happy to report that she is a rubbish companion, always forgets people’s birthdays and never sends Christmas cards.

She enjoys the simple things in life, like spending time with her family and friends, reading, HBO, Netflix and internet-stalking Stephen James. She reads between three to five books a week and firmly believes Crocs shoes and mullets should be outlawed.


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Kennedy Ryan:

Kennedy Ryan is a Southern girl gone Southern California. A Top 100 Amazon Bestseller, Kennedy writes romance about remarkable women who find a way to thrive even in tough times, the love they find, and the men who cherish them.

She is a wife to her lifetime lover and mother to an extraordinary son. She has always leveraged her journalism background to write for charity and non-profit organizations, but enjoys writing to raise Autism awareness most. A contributor for Modern Mom Magazine, Kennedy’s writings have appeared in Chicken Soup for the Soul, USA Today and many others. The founder and executive director of a foundation serving Georgia families living with Autism, Kennedy has appeared on Headline News, Montel Williams, NPR and other outlets as a voice for families living with autism.


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Adriana Locke:

A contemporary romance author running on coffee and sticky kisses from my rowdy four little boys.

From Indiana, I’m a true Mid-Westerner. Life, for me, is about family, faith, and food. When I’m not running my kiddos around or having a lunch date of fajitas with my husband (and high school sweetheart), you can find me outside. I love a good sunny day almost as much as I love candy, random quotes, and steamy bad boys in fantastic books.

I’m on nearly every social media platform. Please find me on the ones you frequent – I love chatting with readers.


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Mandi Beck:

Mandi Beck has been an avid reader all of her life. A deep love for books always had her jotting down little stories on napkins, notebooks, and her hand. As an adult she was further submerged into the book world through book clubs and the epicness of social media. It was then that she graduated to writing her stories on her phone and then finally on a proper computer.

A nursing student, mother to two rambunctious and somewhat rotten boys, and stepmom to two great girls away at college, she shares her time with her husband in Chicago where she was born and raised. Mandi is a diehard hockey fan and blames the Blackhawks when her deadlines are not met.
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Emma Scott:

I write romances with flawed characters, characters with artistic hearts: builders, poets, and writers of various makes and models. I love to write book lovers; those who have found refuge, companionship, and escape in books, much as we do in real life. I like realism, honesty, authenticity in storytelling. I love to write about enduring love, soul-deep love, in as real a setting as I can make, but with big smooshy HEAs. I believe in diversity, open-mindedness, and inclusion. I like sweetness mixed with steam, love conquering all, and above all, hope. Love always wins.


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Charleigh Rose:

We are a duo of an international best-selling author and a blogger who teamed up to write the taboo, thought-provoking stories we want our audience to have--without filters.

Both Charleigh and Rose are committed to giving you witty, sexy, intelligent novels that will leave you wanting more.


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Ella Fox:

When she’s not writing, Ella indulges the gypsy in her blood and travels the country. Ella loves reading, movies, music, buying make-up, reading Tmz, Twitter and pedicures… not necessarily in that order. She has a wild sense of humor and loves to laugh. Her favorite thing in the world is hanging out with her family and watching comedy movies.


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Sara Ney:

Sara Ney is the USA Today Bestselling Author of the How to Date a Douchebag series, and is best known for her sexy, laugh-out-loud New Adult romances. Among her favorite vices, she includes: iced latte’s, historical architecture and well-placed sarcasm. She lives colorfully, collects vintage books, art, loves flea markets, and fancies herself British.


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Meghan Quinn:

A BLONDE AT HEART

Born in New York and raised in Southern California, Meghan has grown into a sassy, peanut butter eating, blonde haired swearing, animal hoarding lady. She is known to bust out and dance if “It’s Raining Men” starts beating through the air and heaven forbid you get a margarita in her, protect your legs because they may be humped.

Once she started commuting for an hour and twenty minutes every day to work for three years, she began to have conversations play in her head, real life, deep male voices and dainty lady coos kind of conversations. Perturbed and confused, she decided to either see a therapist about the hot and steamy voices running through her head or start writing them down. She decided to go with the cheaper option and started writing… enter her first novel, Caught Looking.

​Now you can find the spicy, most definitely on the border of lunacy, kind of crazy lady residing in Colorado with the love of her life and her five, furry four legged children, hiking a trail or hiding behind shelves at grocery stores, wondering what kind of lube the nervous stranger will bring home to his wife. Oh and she loves a good boob squeeze!


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Kate Stewart:

Kate Stewart lives in Charleston, S.C. with her husband, Nick, and her naughty beagle, Sadie. A native of Dallas, Kate moved to Charleston three weeks after her first visit, dropping her career of 8 years, and declaring it her creative muse. Kate pens messy, sexy, angst-filled contemporary romance as well as romantic comedy and erotic suspense because it's what she loves as a reader. A lover of all things '80s and '90s, especially John Hughes films and rap, she dabbles a little in photography, can knit a simple stitch scarf for necessity only and does a horrible job of playing the ukulele. Aside from running a mile without collapsing, traveling is the only other must on her bucket list. On occasion, she does very well at vodka.


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Rochelle Paige:

Rochelle Paige is the Amazon bestselling author of nineteen books. She absolutely adores reading and her friends growing up used to tease her when she trailed after them, trying to read and walk at the same time. She loves stories with alpha males, sassy heroines, hot sex and happily ever afters. She is a bit of a genre hopper in both her reading and her writing. So far she's written books in several romance sub-genres including new adult, contemporary, paranormal and romantic suspense.

She is the mother of two wonderful sons who inspired her to chase her dream of being an author. She wants them to learn from her that you can live your dream as long as you are willing to work for it.
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Review coming up

Thursday, December 7, 2017

Cover Reveal: Smallest Part - Amy Harmon

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Release date: February 13, 2018

Blurb:

“In the end, only three things matter. How much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.” - Unknown 
It was a big lie. The biggest lie she’d ever told. It reverberated through her head as she said it, ringing eerily, and the girl behind her eyes—the girl who knew the truth—screamed, and her scream echoed along with the lie. 
“Are you in love with Noah, Mercedes?” Cora asked. “I mean . . . I know you love him. You’ve been friends forever. We all have. But are you in love with him?” 
If it had been anyone else—anyone—Mercedes would have stuck out her chest, folded her skinny arms, and let her feelings be known. She would have claimed him. But it was Cora. Brave, beautiful, broken Cora, and Cora loved Noah too. So Mercedes lied. And with that lie, she lost him. With that lie, she sealed her fate. She was the best friend, the bridesmaid, the godmother, the glue. She was there for the good times and the bad, the ups and downs, the biggest moments and the smallest parts. And she was there when it all came crashing down.
This is the tale of the girl who didn’t get the guy. 

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About the author:
Amy Harmon is a Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and New York Times Bestselling author. Amy knew at an early age that writing was something she wanted to do, and she divided her time between writing songs and stories as she grew. Having grown up in the middle of wheat fields without a television, with only her books and her siblings to entertain her, she developed a strong sense of what made a good story. Her books are now being published in eighteen different languages, truly a dream come true for a little country girl from Levan, Utah.
Amy Harmon has written eleven novels — the USA Today Bestsellers, The Bird and The Sword, Making Faces and Running Barefoot, as well as The Queen and The Cure, From Sand and Ash, The Law of Moses, The Song of David, Infinity + One, Slow Dance in Purgatory, Prom Night in Purgatory, and the New York Times Bestseller, A Different Blue. Her next novel, The Smallest Part, will be released February 13, 2018.

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Monday, November 27, 2017

Book Review: What Happens During the Holidays (Anthology)



Title: What Happens During the Holidays
Authors: E.M. Abel, Renee Ericson, Lucy Gage, Jessica Ingro, Kelli Jean, Elle Jefferson, Cheryl McIntyre, Beth Michele, Tessa Teevan, & K. Webster
Genre: Romance Anthology
Release Date: November 27, 2017



Holidays happen.

It's inevitable.

Emotions run high and plans can get turned upside down, landing you in bed with someone so far off the radar you never saw them coming.

Is it love? Is it lust? Or is it just what happens during the holidays?

*What Happens During the Holidays is a collection of fun and sexy holiday short stories from a group of fun and sometimes sexy authors. Or maybe they’re ninjas.*

All proceeds to benefit Direct Relief (https://www.directrelief.org)

Coming Home by E.M. Abel
Fortune by Renee Ericson
The Meeting by Lucy Gage
Love Square: The Remix by Jessica Ingro
Mahalo by Kelli Jean
Big Mistake by Elle Jefferson
A Gift from Fate by Cheryl McIntyre
Going Down by Beth Michele
The Naughty List by Tessa Teevan
Naughty St. Nick by K. Webster







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I think this is the first time I've read an anthology. And I'd say that this is a very good experience for me. 

The stories are short, sweet and sexy; a compilation of stories out of real life. Most of them were second chance stories, and I guess that's understandable so that it'll show some quick but acceptable love story. Most of them were somewhat similar in the flow of stories. There were just few (two to be exact) that stood out and get to me. 

One was Fortune by Renee Ericson. It's a little sad and talks about family code. The story flow was quick but fun. But what I liked the most was that it didn't wrap up in a cliche kind of way. At least not for me. 

The other was A Gift from Fate by Cheryl McIntyre. It has a little suspense/thriller on it. Short but I still could feel the little mystery​ until it unfolds. And I liked that it didn't have any sex scenes. Don't get me wrong, I'm not that prude. But sometimes it's just kind of refreshing to actually read something that isn't always sexual but will make you feel that they were in love. 

There were other two that ended in a way that I didn't expect that it makes me want to visit their page to see if they'll write more about them. 

Overall, i'll give this a 4 out of 5 stars for keeping me entertained and feel the spirit of the Holiday. 



Thursday, November 16, 2017

Release Blitz: A Beautiful Forgiveness-Alora Kate

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A Beautiful Forgiveness Release Day Blitz!





Title: A Beautiful Forgiveness
Series: NYC Series Book 3
Author: Alora Kate
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: 16th November
Special Release Day Price of 99 cents/pence!

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Synopsis:





A broken beauty who's hit rock bottom.

A fierce protector who battles his demons every day.

London lives her life with no regrets, until that one moment

that steals her light and leaves her in the dark.

Lucas' past is where it belongs, in the past; he’s moved on,

but when London’s forced into his life, will his past come back to haunt him?

Will London learn how to move on from the worst moment of her life?

Will Lucas stumble and fall back into his past?

Or will they help each other figure out how to overcome their demons together?

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The NYC Series:




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About The Author:





Alora Kate is a multi-genre author who likes to be bold and original; stepping outside of the box and bringing her readers fresh characters from all parts of life. She’s a mother, college student, photographer, and graphic designer. She resides in northern MN with her son, where she plans to stay for a long time despite the cold winters.



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Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Book Blitz: Lawn Boys - K Webster



Lawn Boys


by K. Webster
A Taboo Treat
Publication Date: November 1, 2017
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

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She’s lived her life and it has been a good one.
Marriage. College. A family.
Slowly, though, life moved forward and left her at a standstill.

Until the lawn boy barges into her world.
Bossy. Big. Sexy as hell.
A virile young male to remind her she’s all woman.

Too bad she’s twice his age.
Too bad he doesn’t care.

She’s older and wiser and more mature.
Which means absolutely nothing when he’s invading her space.

Just when she thinks she has a handle on things, she meets his twin.

Double the growls.
Double the intensity.
Double the pleasure.

Double the trouble.



About K. Webster



K Webster is the author of dozens romance books in many different genres including contemporary romance, historical romance, paranormal romance, and erotic romance. When not spending time with her husband of twelve years and two adorable children, she’s active on social media connecting with her readers.

Her other passions besides writing include reading and graphic design. K can always be found in front of her computer chasing her next idea and taking action. She looks forward to the day when she will see one of her titles on the big screen.




K Webster has a way of making me feel guilty for loving a taboo treat. I’ve never been a fan of May-December love affair. But for some reasons, K always makes me enjoy such stories.

Lawn Boys is a stand alone story as part of her Taboo Treats. Although says that the stories are completely stand alone and can be read in any order, I think it is still best to read in a specific order as I feel like it gives a little spoiler for the other stories. I don’t mind them at all since I love spoilers; I just think that those readers who loathe them would appreciate more if they wouldn’t be able to read the snippets. Those snippets are actually cute and fun for me as they show how their lives are interconnected.

Although I wasn’t really able to connect with the characters, since I don’t really understand that kind of attraction, I was able to enjoy them when I set aside my confusion about them. Characters are pretty straight forward and understandable. Their actions, considering the scenario they are in are actually what most people would’ve done. Well, at least for me.

I would give this a 4 out of 5 stars. I did enjoy the story in general, I just felt it was lacking of twist and more conflict on the story.

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Book Review: Tempting Sophia - Jessica Prince



Tempting Sophia by Jessica Prince
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publishing Date: November 2nd, 2017



Having my heart broken once was enough to make me give up on the idea of love all together. Instead of searching for The One I decided to embrace variety and turn by back on monogamy. I made a living convincing women they didn’t need a man to feel complete.


And I totally rocked at it.


Until the man who shattered my happily ever after came waltzing back into my life, determined to make me fall for him all over again.


He claims that I’m the love of his life. He wants a second chance, and it seems like he’ll stop at nothing to tempt the hell out of me. But if Dominic Abbatelli thinks he can win me back with his puppy dog eyes, heartfelt apologies, and declarations of love then he’s...probably right.



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Indie authors are normally a hit or miss. When I signed up to receive a copy of Tempting Sophia, I didn’t realize that it was from an author that I have already reviewed in the past until I saw my Kindle library. And after reading this, I think it’s safe to say that she will be on my “hit list”.

Tempting Sophia is a second chance romantic comedy that will make you believe that true love is always out there. Although the book is listed under the author’s stand alones, I think it is best read with Seducing Lola (first) and Enticing Daphne (coming soon) as they are inter-connected. Although the ending is pretty much predictable, what will happen in between is still something to excite me. It was pretty straightforward and just the right pace. And since it was a second chance love story, it is kind of acceptable for me that she made the timeline that way. It also made me fall in love and hurt with the characters along the way. I know how hard for it for authors to actually reach out and make the readers feel what exactly are the characters feeling, but I think Prince was able to achieve that, considering that I haven’t really been in that place.

Although, I didn’t really like how Sophia acted and reacted on some of the scenarios, I love how dedicated she is with the people she loves that she is willing to let go of her own feelings just to make sure the people she loves get what they deserve. And it’s also a plus that she was raised and loved by a single dad and basically a bad-ass. I just hoped her dad showed up more. Dominic is definitely every lady’s man. Come on, he cooks for crying out loud. Okay, maybe that’s just me. But who doesn’t want a man who woos his girl by some pretty sumptuous meal? He also shows flaw without really coming across as weak. He’s realistic and ideal all in one package.

Overall, I’ll give this 4 out of 5 stars. It made me laugh and hurt and fall in love, enough to cherish it. But I think there’s more we can add into it for a 5 star.

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Release Day Blitz: A Beautiful Acceptance - Alora Kate



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A Beautiful Acceptance
Release Day Blitz

Title: A Beautiful Acceptance
Author: Alora Kate
Series: The NYC Series Book 2
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: October 16th

Also available on Kindle Unlimited


Synopsis:

A notorious flirt and private investigator.
A broody ex-fighter unable to step into the ring again.
Alexa Tanner lives her life alone.
Never knowing what it was like to be loved.
Tapper Low misses the ring and is having
a hard time accepting his new life.
Alexa and Tapper have a past.
A past that comes back to interrupt their lives,
making them both think about the future.
Can they get over what happened in the past and start new,
or will their tempers and independent
ways make them go their separate ways?

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A Beautiful Heartbreak (Book 1):


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Alora Kate is a multi-genre author who likes to be bold and original; stepping outside of the box and bringing her readers fresh characters from all parts of life. She’s a mother, college student, photographer, and graphic designer. She resides in northern MN with her son, where she plans to stay for a long time despite the cold winters.







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A Beautiful Acceptance is the second installment for Alora Kate’s The NYC Series. It picks up from the first book A Beautiful Heartbreak but tells the story of Ki’s best friend Alexa Tanner.

As cliché as it may seem, I still enjoyed reading Alexa’s story. A typical second chance love story but for some reason, they were able to reach a part of my heart. Although it wasn’t really enough to make me cry, it still felt something. I was able to connect with the characters even though I wasn’t really able to relate to their pain or experiences. Although I think that it needs a little more polishing, I still liked that there were a little action here and there.

The characters, although a little typical and predictable for me, was enjoyable. They made me laugh and ache for them at some point, which is a very important factor in a good story. I also liked that the characters are real. Like someone who you can understand and reacts like how a normal human being.

Overall, this is a 4 star for me. Something enjoyable to read and a good recommendation for someone who likes romance and a little bit of action.

Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Book Review: Pretty Broken Dolls - Ker Dukey and K Webster

Pretty Broken Dolls

by Ker Dukey & K. Webster Pretty Little Dolls #4 Publication Date: September 25, 2017 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Dark Romance
Betrayal and rage, a festering sting. Monster vs Master. Who will be king? Damaged and desperate, a solution they must find, To bring back the dolly who is one of a kind. Disloyalty and failure will not be forgiven. Seeking revenge, the monster is driven. Hungry for his affection, our master has waited. These broken dollies lives have already been fated. The storm is upon us, the chaos raining down, Now that the big players have come to town. Who will come out breathing with their prize by their side? And who will be collateral damage along for the ride?


About K. Webster

K Webster2 K Webster is the author of dozens romance books in many different genres including contemporary romance, historical romance, paranormal romance, and erotic romance. When not spending time with her husband of twelve years and two adorable children, she’s active on social media connecting with her readers. Her other passions besides writing include reading and graphic design. K can always be found in front of her computer chasing her next idea and taking action. She looks forward to the day when she will see one of her titles on the big screen. You can easily find K Webster on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, and Goodreads! Website: www.authorkwebster.com Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/bllgoP

About Ker Dukey

My books all tend to be darker romance, edge of your seat, angst filled reads. My advice to my readers when starting one of my titles…prepare for the unexpected. I have always had a passion for storytelling, whether it be through lyrics or bed time stories with my sisters growing up. My mum would always have a book in her hand when I was young and passed on her love for reading, inspiring me to venture into writing my own. I tend to have a darker edge to my writing. Not all love stories are made from light; some are created in darkness but are just as powerful and worth telling. When I’m not lost in the world of characters I love spending time with my family. I’m a mum and that comes first in my life but when I do get down time I love attending music concerts or reading events with my younger sister.



Pretty Dolls series has been one roller coaster ride. I loved and liked the first three installments and enjoy the "darkness" within. So I was looking forward to reading the last book. I've delayed reading it long enough and it's about time I jump into it.

I am somewhere between enjoying the plot and being disappointed with it. I don't know which one is more prominent. I was able to finish the story despite the length of time it took me to do it. Some scenes are intriguing, exciting even. But there are some that actually didn't meet my expectations. The first three was awesome to say the least, but it seems like the fourth didn't live up to the standards the others set.

The characters are okay, but a bit dull. All of them full of rage and in dire need of rest. Dillon was so realistic that he was the first protagonist that I actually wished would die. This is fiction and I expect my hero to be what he is supposed to be. A "hero". I started to agree witg Benny that he is a useless detective. Or maybe I just missed the whole point and that Dillon isn't really the character with the spotlight on.

Nonetheless, I would still give this a 3 out of 5 star. I was able to finish the book despite all other factors, so this still deserve a passing score.