Monday, May 16, 2016

The History Major by Michael Phillip Cash

Summary from Amazon:

     After a vicious fight with her boyfriend followed by a night of heavy partying, college freshman Amanda Greene wakes up in her dorm room to find things are not the same as they were yesterday. She can't quite put her finger on it. She's sharing her room with a peculiar stranger. Amanda discovers she's registered for classes she would never choose with people that are oddly familiar. An ominous shadow is stalking her. Uncomfortable memories are bubbling dangerously close to her fracturing world, propelling her to an inevitable collision between fantasy and reality. Is this the mother of all hangovers or is something bigger happening?

My Thoughts:

     Amanda wakes up with a hangover after a rough night of drinking and losing her boyfriend to discover her life has completely changed.  Her dorm roommate is a totally different person and when she finally drags her sick, lazy butt out of bed to head to class she finds other things have changed as well….the campus, her class schedule, the students…where is she????
     Super natural YA thriller? It’s hard to pick a genre for this novella but it was interesting and slightly bizarre.  It got me thinking about things that is for sure! I am not much of a novella fan myself as I like a bit more of a meaty story.  I really think this could have been expanded on and made into a full length novel and been all the better for it. 
SLIGHT SPOILER: That being said the author paints a very vivid picture and has an interesting take on life, death and the space in between.  It is a very interesting concept!
4/5 stars

*I was given a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

 
Author’s website: www.michaelphillipcash-officialblog.com

Thursday, May 12, 2016

Cover reveal for Kristen Proby's EASY KISSES!

We are so excited to bring you the Cover Reveal for Kristen Proby's EASY KISSES! EASY KISSES is a Contemporary Romance novel and is the 4th book in the New York Times bestselling The Boudreaux Series releasing June 21, 2016. If you haven't already, be sure to grab EASY LOVE, EASY CHARM, and EASY MELODY, the first three books in this sexy series!

 

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  ABOUT EASY KISSES: The Boudreaux Series. Sexy. Intriguing. Easy. Simon Danbury, an internationally sought after motivational speaker, helps women from all walks of life with love, self-esteem, dating and career building skills. Handsome, witty and wealthy, Simon seemingly has everything a man could want. But appearances can be deceiving. While Simon may have the answers for millions of women all over the world, when it comes to his own love life, he’s a giant, sexy mess. Divorced, and convinced that he’ll never love again, the very last thing he expects is one Charly Boudreaux. Charly doesn’t want to be at this seminar in the middle of nowhere, but her sister made her go. She’s the one who has her life together. Great career, amazing family, nice home, and loyal friends. So what if she doesn’t have a man? She doesn’t need one. If she’s learned anything in her almost thirty years, it’s that men are more trouble than they’re worth. And they have a nasty habit of breaking your heart into a million tiny pieces. So she’ll sit through all of Simon’s touchy feely crap and go home and get on with her life. Except Simon isn’t really spouting crap, and when he smiles at her, the butterflies are ridiculous. Never mixing business with pleasure, Simon finds Charly, a bright spot in a universe that’s been dark for too long. But will he be able to resist her? And why would he want to?  

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Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Let's celebrate the release of Hustler by Meghan Quinn & Jessica Prince!

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We're celebrating the release of HUSTLER by Meghan Quinn and Jessica Prince! 


HUSTLER by Meghan Quinn & Jessica Prince
Scheduled to release: May 9, 2016
NA Romantic Comedy
Cover designer: Meghan Quinn
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BLURB:
I make my living as a hustler, and I’m great at it.
I don’t have a single tell and use that to my advantage to manipulate any situation.
I’ve always known what a person is about to do before they’ve even decided.

That is, until I met Nell.
I can’t get a read on her, and what’s worse, she doesn’t want anything to do with me.
Which only makes me want her more.

Now I’m in for the hardest hustle of my life.
Somehow I have to convince Nell that she belongs with me.
Good thing I’m always up for a challenge.

EXCERPT:
Casually, I sit on the side of the table and take a sip of my drink as I let her eyes peruse my body. It’s a power move. Even though I’m eager to get to know this little hellion, I mask my reaction to her. Never show and tell, especially with women.

I can feel her eyes scanning me, focused on the bit of exposed skin near the collar of the shirt. They then travel down my stomach – little does she know what’s hiding underneath my clothing – and then to my crotch, then she immediately refocuses on her hands. I caught her though, she’s a goner as far as I’m concerned.

“Penelope Prescott,” I start, but I’m quickly interrupted.

“Nell.”

“Excuse me?”

“Everyone calls me Nell,” she clarifies.

I set my glass down and study her before saying, “Too bad for you, I’m not everyone.” Her mouth falls agape for a second before she closes it, trying not to let her shock show. I have a rather up front personality, it can catch some people off guard. Clearly, she’s one of them. “Now tell me, Penelope, how long have you worked for Hotel Paragon?”

I know the answer to my question, but when you’re holding the upper hand, you not only want to show power, but you also want to make the other person feel as though they have some control over the situation, when in fact, they don’t. Poker 101.

She wrings her hands together on her lap. Tell number one.

She’s nervous, but there’s a confidence in her eyes that almost boasts a cocky air around her. Unfortunately for her, I’m a master at reading people, so she’s doesn’t fool me one bit.

With her head held high, she answers, “A little over a year now.”

I nod. “And how long have you been working in the high roller room?”

She bites her lip before answering. Tell number two.

“It’s my first day today.”

I nod again. “And before you started, were you informed that the men playing at the table you would be serving are valuable members to this hotel, some of our most lavish and esteemed customers?”

She twirls a strand of hair around her finger. Tell number three.

“Yes, sir.”

“Mr. Saint,” I inform her.

“Sorry, yes, Mr. Saint.” She grits out my name, as if it’s painful for her to say.








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About the Authors:

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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Jessica was born and raised in Texas--where she'll stay because she claims the cost of living in Texas excuses the god-awful weather. She is first and foremost a wife and mother. Because of those two things, she's also a self proclaimed wino and coffee addict. 
She's always been and avid lover of all types of books, but romances are her main favorites.
Jessica's husband likes to say reading is her obsession, but she likes to call it her passion...there's a difference.

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Monday, May 9, 2016

Tapping the Billionaire by Max Monroe

Summary from Amazon:

Blind dates? Online dating profiles? Been there, done that.

Georgia Cummings has zero luck with dating, and the era of the internet is not her friend. No matter how fast she runs, how many corners she turns, she can’t find her way out of this weird, alternate universe where men think dick pics are a replacement for small talk and getting to know a girl. One more crotch selfie and she might write men off for good…

But why can’t she stop fantasizing about him?

Kline Brooks is the quintessential billionaire bad boy—dark, styled, short hair, muscles for days, and a panty-dropping smile.
Except—he isn’t.

As his employee, he won’t touch her with a ten foot pole.
But she won’t touch him either.

Too bad their hormones missed the memo.

Disclaimer:
If you’re the type of woman who prefers crotch selfies to small talk, this book isn’t for you.

If you enjoy random men you’ve never met filling up your inbox with dirty words and porn—for reasons focused more towards diddling your donut than laughing at the absurdity—this book isn’t for you.

If you HATE laughing, this book isn’t for you.

If you want your male leads to grunt, thrust like jack rabbits, and have one-track minds that prefer a nice pair of tits to brains every hour of every day for the rest of forever, well, then, this book still isn’t for you.

But…If you enjoy a good swoon, a hearty laugh, witty banter, and some hot as f*@% f*@%ing, then consider Georgia Cummings your Girl Friday and Kline Brooks your next irresistible book boyfriend.

My Thoughts:

   Two mystery romance writers teamed up under the pseudonym of Max Monroe to bring us The Billionaire Bad Boys series and it is so much fun!
     Georgia Cummings is the head of marketing for Brooks Media and she loves her job.  Sure her boss is good looking but he is always a gentleman and has never been anything but professional. 
     Kline Brooks is the CEO of his own company and is so busy with it that he rarely dates.  It also goes against every single one of his principles to date or even flirt with anyone at work so he keeps his head down and works. 
     Kline and Georgie have always had a great working relationship until one day….Kline is in desperate need of a date to a benefit so his meddling mother will not fix him up with a gold-digging shrew and Georgia is the perfect candidate.
     This was such a fun story! There is everything here that you could want in a romance book; spunky, fun female lead, swoon-y male lead, great secondary characters, laughter, tears….this is a great beginning to a new series. 
     Georgia is strong, funny and smart with no wishy-washy, lame tendencies that make you want to strangle her. Her relationship with her best friend, Cassie? Awesome and hilarious! Georgia’s crazy parents? Hilarious!
     I cannot wait until the next book in this series is released! 4.5/5 stars
     
 

Thursday, May 5, 2016

No One Knows by J.T. Ellison

Summary from Amazon:

     The day Aubrey Hamilton’s husband is declared dead by the state of Tennessee should bring closure so she can move on with her life. But Aubrey doesn’t want to move on; she wants Josh back. It’s been five years since he disappeared, since their blissfully happy marriage—they were happy, weren’t they?—screeched to a halt and Aubrey became the prime suspect in his disappearance. Five years of emptiness, solitude, loneliness, questions. Why didn’t Josh show up at his friend’s bachelor party? Was he murdered? Did he run away? And now, all this time later, who is the mysterious yet strangely familiar figure suddenly haunting her new life?

My Thoughts:

     I don’t even know where to start with this one and I am torn on my exact feelings for this story as well.  My feelings towards the main character, Aubrey, changed many times during the unfolding of this tale and even now that I am finished….still not sure what to think.
     We first meet Aubrey five years after her husband, Josh’s disappearance when he has just been declared dead.  I feel badly for her at this point because her mother-in-law, who never really liked her, told her about the declaration is a very rude and unfeeling way and is now trying to protest the life insurance policy pay out. 
     As the story progresses we jump back and forth between Aubrey’s childhood, the beginnings of her relationship with Josh, and with what happened five years ago on the day he disappeared-from both of their perspectives.  The author did a very good job of separating all of this and I was never once confused by the time jumps.  That being said and without giving out any spoilers, my feelings for Aubrey began to change about halfway through because she wasn’t as distraught or as innocent as I originally thought.  No one is as they seem except maybe the nasty mother-in-law.
   I finished the book about 24 hours ago and I am still ruminating on it and trying to figure out my feelings! It definitely got me thinking but I feel like the ending was rather confusing and I am not one hundred percent sure that I understand what happened.  I might have to go back a reread the last chapter just to make sure I didn’t miss something.  I like a nice tidy ending so this is messing with my head a bit!
3.5/5 stars


     This was the first book I received from my Book of the Month subscription and it was promised to be quite the thriller! It was said to be in a similar vein of The Girl on the Train and now having read it, I can see where that comparison comes from.
  
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Monday, May 2, 2016

April 2016 Reads







     This was a busy month for me life-wise so I didn’t read as many books as I usually do. I also read a cook book and a lifestyle book that isn’t in the norm for me.  It was an average month as far as quality goes with a couple of great books and a few just okay reads as well.  

Here’s the list:


The Honest Life by Jessica Alba: started using some of The Honest Co. products and wanted to read more about it.  Great read & great products!
Runaway Love by Pamela Washington: see my review here.
Icing by Kelly Jamieson: see my review here
Debauched by Jennifer Dawson: see my review here



Model on Top-Danny by SL Scott: see my review here
Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben: see my review here


Cleat Chaser by Sloane Howell: I was hearing a lot about this one online so I decided to check it out.  Cute but just okay for me. 
Well Fed by Melissa Joulwan: This is me just looking for some new recipes or healthy tweaks for us. 



No One Knows by JT Ellison: My review of this one is coming later this week!




Tapping a Billionaire by Max Monroe: Review coming soon!





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Thursday, April 28, 2016

Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben

Summary from Amazon:

You think you know the truth. The truth you know is nothing.
 
     In the course of eight consecutive #1 New York Times bestsellers, millions of readers have discovered Harlan Coben’s page-turning thrillers, filled with his trademark edge-of-your-seat suspense and gut-wrenching emotion. In Fool Me Once, Coben once again outdoes himself.
     Former special ops pilot Maya, home from the war, sees an unthinkable image captured by her nanny cam while she is at work: her two-year-old daughter playing with Maya’s husband, Joe—who was brutally murdered two weeks earlier. The provocative question at the heart of the mystery: Can you believe everything you see with your own eyes, even when you desperately want to? To find the answer, Maya must finally come to terms with deep secrets and deceit in her own past before she can face the unbelievable truth about her husband—and herself.

 

My Thoughts:

     Captain Maya Stern has been through so much in the last several months; war, losing fellow soldiers/friends in combat, her sister is murdered, and now she just buried her husband.  She has been discharged from the service and is now teaching flying lessons and somehow has to figure out how to raise her daughter on her own.
     A dear family friend gives her a nanny cam to help her feel at ease with her nanny while she is gone and checking it one day after work changes everything.  A man walks into the frame and sits down to play with her young daughter, Lily.  When the man turns towards the camera Maya is shocked when she sees her supposedly dead husband!
     Once again Mr. Coben gives you more twists and turns than you can possibly imagine!  Just when you think you know “who dunit” something changes and your theories are totally thrown out the window.  Who can Maya trust? Her in-laws are distant and strange, some friends are acting oddly, and new people keep showing up with tons of secrets themselves. 
     Maya is, at times, not relatable (for me) but considering what she has gone through it would be hard for anyone to understand what she has experienced. This does not detract from the story at all and adds to the experience.  I cannot say much else without risking a spoiler but if you love a good thriller with a strong female lead that keeps you on your toes-this is it!
4/5 stars

If you enjoy a good thriller with a few giggles thrown in check out any of Mr. Coben's other books. My personal faves are the Myron Bolitar series and Six Years.