Booty Camp Dating Service by Debra Anastasia

     Wolf Saber is the founder and matchmaker for Booty Camp Dating Service which has made him very successful. Success of a match is 110% guaranteed!?!? There are huge waiting lists around the country for Booty Camp’s traveling dating services! There is one problem; according to his mother and grandmother, whom he inherited the abilities from, he will never find his own match. So Wolf stays mostly behind the scenes letting his best friend, Chance be the face of BCDS. He also keeps to himself a lot in his day-to-day life to ward off any more heartache at not being able to make a relationship work.

      Hazel Lavender had a humiliating and naked breakup happen just a few short months ago so when her best friend, Claire, surprises her with a Booty Camp event invite she is less than thrilled. The one thousand dollar fee doesn’t help matter either since as a special education teacher money is a little tight. Chance and Claire meet and instantly fall in love at the first BCDS event but Hazel and Wolf? Well, sparks fly but mostly in the "I’m-Going-To-Kill-You-With-My-Bare-Hands" kind of way!

       Arguing and flipping each other off may be their first instincts when seeing each other but there is definitely an underlying attraction that both Wolf and Hazel want to deny but can’t. Wolf’s fears and strict Booty Camp rule of no dating the customers keeps him from acting on his attraction to Hazel and Hazel’s fear of another humiliation keeps her in check as well. Is it just lust or something more? Can they get past their issues and get together or not?

My Thoughts:

      I like Hazel’s character in this story in that she is spunky and strong despite her heartbreak and humiliation. She stands up for herself and even though at times she is scared of what she is feeling for Wolf. Claire as her best friend is supportive, hilarious but pushy just when Hazel needs to be pushed. Chance and Clair’s secondary story of their whirlwind romance is a lot of fun as well!

      This book is funny and at time sweet with a tiny bit of angst to make it all interesting. I did find at times that it was a little choppy at times and just didn’t flow for me. Also, towards the end my head spun a bit from going from flowery romance to total raunch within just a paragraph or two. A few times I wish that we got a few more pages added in to help us get more inside the heads of the two main characters. I would have liked to have had a little more backstory on Wolf especially pertaining to his gifts. I do think that this is the start of what could be a fun, sexy new series and I am excited to see what the next installment will bring us!

3.5/5

 

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Booty Camp Dating Service is a wildly successful matchmaking company. The twist? Well, Wolf Saber --who inherited his gift-- is NEVER wrong when he matches people. It’s a gift passed down from his grandmother to his mother to him.

He’s sexy but stays behind the scenes, letting his buddy Chance do all the talking while he matches the clients at parties and events. Booty Camp Dating Service travels the country, and nine months after they leave the city there’s always a flurry of weddings and an accompanying baby boom. Booty Camp claims that clients will be 110% satisfied and they deliver on that promise every single time.

Except Wolf refuses to deliver on that guarantee for himself. He doesn’t find love until Hazel Lavender’s best friend pushes her through his front door. Now all he wants to do is make sure Hazel is 110% satisfied…in his bed. Which, ironically, would break the very rules Wolf demands of his employees--no dating clients, ever.

So instead, Wolf and Hazel fight. And kiss. And fight some more.

Will Wolf’s own rules make him the very first Booty Camp Happily Never After? (Book Camp Dating Service is a STAND ALONE!)

Excerpt #1

Wolf pulled her close so her chest was pressed into his and used his other hand to throw everything off his desk, including the light. It tossed interesting shadows around the room, but her magnificent face was highlighted, and that was exactly what he needed. He kissed her while laying her gently back on the desk.

“Hey.” Hazel stopped him, and he waited to see what she needed while panting a bit. “Don’t be gentle, for fuck’s sake.”

He stood up and looked at the wall for a second, running his hands down his face.

“Am I too much for you?” she asked.

He heard the hint of self-conscious seeping in. And that was criminal.

He crawled on top of the desk, caging her between his hands and knees.

“No. My problem is that I want a bed. And maybe some rope and lots of lube and good music and a few things that vibrate in a drawer close by. I want to make you come on my face so hard you think you’re dying and this”—he looked around his office—“is none of that.”

Hazel’s returning bravado made her eyes sparkle. “Surely a man that runs a dating service can be creative when he needs to be?”

His only reply to her dare was to put her nipple in his mouth while massaging between her legs with one hand. With the other he balanced above her perilously on the narrow desk. His knees were close to the edge, hemming her in.

She bucked against his hand and hissed at him. “Get to work, then.” She grabbed his face and pulled it back up to her mouth.

Excerpt #2:

Wolf decided that he would watch Hazel get on the elevator since she was not making any attempt to come open the door for him. And then a couple came up behind him.

“There’s your ex! Holy crap, she looks wasted. How sad. Can you feel me up in front of her again? I love to watch her change colors. She goes all green.”

The man, who looked like a Ken doll come to life, pulled out a key card and tapped it on the device to open the door.

“Sure thing, baby. I love your mean streak.”

As they entered the building, Wolf watched as Hazel’s eyes found the loud couple.

They were fawning all over each other.

The defeat in Hazel’s posture made Wolf grab the door before it closed and locked him out.

Her eyes looked moist before she aimed her gaze toward the floor. The two idiots were play acting their parts to make her extra miserable.

Wolf planned on regretting later what he was going to do now. She might even have him arrested for it, but he pushed the Ken doll out of the way like he was dying of thirst and Hazel was a glass of water.

She was surprised when she looked up to see him stalking her. She looked over her shoulder, saw only the wall, and turned back to him.

Wolf snaked one arm around her waist and slid his other arm behind her neck. Her grabbed a fistful of her brown hair and used it to guide her mouth to his.

He kissed the living hell out of her.

At first she was tense and unmoving. But he refused to let it stop him. The elevator’s bell sounded as the doors opened.

When Ken doll and mean slut tried to step on to it, Wolf held out his arm out to block them.

He hefted Hazel, and she took the hint, hopping up and straddling him, koala style. He never stopped kissing her. Well, now she was kissing him while he used his arm to bar the others from the elevator.

The mean slut muttered, “That’s some damn kiss.”

Wolf turned and put Hazel against the wall. And he knew he was doing it for her, but everything she was doing in rebuttal was very welcome to his now rock-hard dick.

The doors closed behind them and the elevator started its assent before he forced himself to put her down.

She straightened his Booty Camp shirt and jacket on her body and covered her mouth with one hand. Then she slapped his chest with the other.

“What the hell was that?”

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Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Summary from Amazon:

     A controversial tale of friendship and tragedy set during the Great Depression.   Over seventy-five years since its first publication, Steinbeck’s tale of commitment, loneliness, hope, and loss remains one of America’s most widely read and taught novels.

     An unlikely pair, George and Lennie, two migrant workers in California during the Great Depression, grasp for their American Dream. They hustle work when they can, living a hand-to-mouth existence. For George and Lennie have a plan: to own an acre of land and a shack they can call their own. When they land jobs on a ranch in the Salinas Valley, the fulfillment of their dream seems to be within their grasp. But even George cannot guard Lennie from the provocations, nor predict the consequences of Lennie's unswerving obedience to the things George taught him.

My Thoughts:

     See? I told you I would get to it and get back on track with my 2016 Reading Challenge! How could you doubt me? J

     Oy, this book, let me start by saying that it is very well written.  The scenes are so very well worded that I could feel myself right there with Lennie and George.  I could feel the heat, dirt and despair of the era and their situation.  George and Lennie have dreams but the feel of this story is so dark that you just know right from the beginning that they are unlikely to come to fruition. 

*Bit of a spoiler coming…*

 

 

     With that said, this story is very depressing and dark that I was very glad that it is not a very long book.  I know that might be a horrible thing to say but I don’t do well with books that are just completely dark and end with no real decently happy resolution.  I like a nice clean wrap up for at least most of the story, maybe not so much a happy ending but justice at least and Mr. Steinbeck does not give you this.  Not to say that this story doesn’t have its merits as there are several social lessons to be learned here but at the expense of being haunted by its darkness.

3/5 stars

P.S. For The Walking Dead fans there is a totally inappropriate but funny “Look at the flowers” moment! Pretty sure this means I have a dark and twisted soul….

We're so excited to share the first teaser for STROKED LONG by Meghan Quinn! 

STROKED LONG by Meghan Quinn

Scheduled to release: September 20, 2016

NA Romantic Comedy

Cover Designed by: Indie Solutions by Murphy Rae

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From his dirty-blond hair and breathtaking smile, to the abs from heaven and the irresistible V in his waistline, everything about Bodi Olympic-gold-medalist Banks screams hot piece of @$$.

Yet there’s more.

Dark shadows lurk behind his soulful, serious eyes.

I’m enamored. He’s captured me.

How can running an art foundation with Bodi Banks turns into a slow-burning, epic romance, even though he tries to push me away at every chance? How can I stay away from a broken, routine-driven man whose soul cries to be forgiven for a crime only he believes he committed? Or is that a lie?

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STROKED by Meghan Quinn

Released: July 19, 2016
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Reese King: Olympic medalist, underwear model, Greek god.

His body is chiseled from rock, sculpted by the weight room, and refined by water.

On a daily basis his skin is completely bare for everyone to see, tan and defined, only covered up by a minuscule piece of spandex. There is no denying his sex appeal.

I hate to admit it, but I’m head over heels infatuated with him.

There is one HUGE problem though. His achingly gorgeous abs, inked up arm, and cocky swagger belong to my boss, the high-profile, reality star bitch from hell and certified heinous human being, Bellini Chambers.

What I think is going to be an easy job assisting a glorified wench turns into a cluster f*ck of epic proportions.

About the Author:

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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The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware

     In this thriller we meet Laura ‘Lo’ Blacklock, a travel journalist, on a night when she is alone in her apartment and about to be robbed.  In the middle of the night she is awoken by sounds in her apartment and when she goes to investigate she is locked inside her bedroom by the criminal. 

     Lo is about to leave for an assignment of a lifetime on a week-long cruise on a luxury ship for its maiden voyage which will help not only her career but also boost advertisement for the ship.     Lo is one of only a small handful of journalists and potential investors to get this privilege so even though she is traumatized by the robbery she insists on leaving for the trip the next day.  

     Once onboard Lo is overwhelmed by the luxury of the boat, the food and some of the people; unfortunately, the glamour does not last.  The first night on the ship, Lo is again awakened in the middle of the night but this time by a scream and a very loud splash.  She runs to look out and swears she sees a woman that was thrown overboard but when she sounds the alarm, all passengers have been accounted for so everyone seems to think she is imagining things.  Can Lo convince someone to look into this without losing her own mind or life?

My Thoughts:

     Wow, this book.  It has been a long time since a book was a real page turner for me but this one definitely was!   “You want dinner? Why? I need to read this book.”   “You want me to come to work? NO-I must read this book!”   I also said “holy crap” A LOT while reading this…there are so many twists and turns that with every turn of the page you won’t know what to expect. 

   Lo is a great main character and Ms. Ware is such an excellent writer that when Lo’s anxiety or claustrophobia kicked in-I felt it too.  There were several times in this story that I found myself not breathing or breathing too quickly right along he Ms. Blacklock because things were just that intense and vivid for the reader. 

     For those who like a twisting, intense thriller such as The Girl On the Train you will like The Woman in Cabin 10 more.  In TGOTT I never really liked the main character so it was hard to root for her so I wasn’t as invested nor did I enjoy the story as much as I did with this one.  Lo has her issues and sometimes I doubted her sanity right along with everyone else but I liked her and wanted her to be right.  It makes a big difference to me as a reader to like the main character and be able to root for her.  I am also still sitting here hours later contemplating the ending…wow, just wow!

5/5 stars

 

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Missing, Presumed by Susie Steiner

     Manon Bradshaw is a thirty-nine-year-old, single detective with the Cambridgeshire police force in England.  She is very good at her job but not so great at the whole personal life/relationship thing.  She has distanced herself from her father due to his controlling new wife and lost touch with her only sister after a fight over said step-mother. 

     After several disastrous internet dating attempts, she is tempted to give up all together on the idea and soothes herself to sleep by listening to her police radio.  This is when she hears the call for a missing person’s report and possible crime scene. 

     Missing is Edith Hind, an attractive twenty-something Cambridge student and daughter of a rather prominent family with ties to the Royal Family.  Edith’s live-in boyfriend comes home from a weekend away to find their door wide open and blood on the floor. 

     Investigation begins immediately and as it does many secrets are revealed not only about Edith but about those around her as well.  Edith may have had a double life and some of her associates have alibis that cannot be completely substantiated.  Manon must figure out those missing pieces and as fast as possible in the hopes that Edith is still alive somewhere.

     Manon Bradshaw is a lonely, sad but very real character that I enjoyed greatly.  She is smart, witty and very good at her job.  She is afraid to feel for others but cannot seem to help it at the same time…I think we have all felt this way at one point in our lives.  I dare you not to fall for and root for this woman!

     This story is very cleverly written and the characters are all unique yet relatable.  The chapters’ perspectives jump around giving you different points of views of the story from Manon, Edith’s mother Miriam, Manon’s partner Davy and a few more so that you get to see the story unfold from nearly every perspective.  This keeps things even interesting and fresh but doesn’t bog the story down like you would expect.

     I think that this book would be a great first book in a series although there doesn’t seem to be any mention of Manon’s story going any further.  If you enjoy a good British mystery or any type of mystery with a great female detective you need to read Missing, Presumed.

4.5/5 stars

 

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STROKED LONG by Meghan Quinn

Scheduled to release: September 20, 2016

NA Romantic Comedy

Cover Designed by: Indie Solutions by Murphy Rae

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From his dirty-blond hair and breathtaking smile, to the abs from heaven and the irresistible V in his waistline, everything about Bodi Olympic-gold-medalist Banks screams hot piece of @$$.

Yet there’s more.

Dark shadows lurk behind his soulful, serious eyes.

I’m enamored. He’s captured me.

How can running an art foundation with Bodi Banks turns into a slow-burning, epic romance, even though he tries to push me away at every chance? How can I stay away from a broken, routine-driven man whose soul cries to be forgiven for a crime only he believes he committed? Or is that a lie?

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STROKED by Meghan Quinn

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BLURB:
Reese King: Olympic medalist, underwear model, Greek god.

His body is chiseled from rock, sculpted by the weight room, and refined by water.

On a daily basis his skin is completely bare for everyone to see, tan and defined, only covered up by a minuscule piece of spandex. There is no denying his sex appeal.

I hate to admit it, but I’m head over heels infatuated with him.

There is one HUGE problem though. His achingly gorgeous abs, inked up arm, and cocky swagger belong to my boss, the high-profile, reality star bitch from hell and certified heinous human being, Bellini Chambers.

What I think is going to be an easy job assisting a glorified wench turns into a cluster f*ck of epic proportions.

About the Author:

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!

Like me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/meghanquinnauthor

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