Monday, June 30, 2014

Cover Reveal & Giveaway: Outside the Box by Rochelle Paige

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Title: Outside the Box (Blythe College #3) 
Author: Rochelle Paige
Release Date: July 2014
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Aubrey earned her love ‘em and leave ‘em reputation with her serial dating past. A pregnancy scare makes her see the light and change her ways. She gets serious about school and stops dating – until she meets Luka and falls head over heels for him.

Luka doesn’t trust easily after having his heart crushed by the girl next door. When he meets Aubrey, he doesn’t think she’s relationship material because of her past – even though he’s drawn to her.

What happens when the girl who always ran the moment a relationship got serious meets The One? Will Aubrey be able to get Luka to see herOutside the Box he’s put her in?   



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Summer Nights (Blythe College, #2.5)
  
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Hit the Wall (Blythe College, #2)
     
About the Author
 7328358 I absolutely adore reading - always have and always will. My friends growing up used to tease me when I would trail after them, trying to read and walk at the same time. If I have downtime, odds are you will find me reading or writing. I am the mother of two wonderful sons who have inspired me to chase my dream of being an author. I want them to learn from me that you can live your dream as long as you are willing to work for it. When I told my mom that my new year's resolution was to self-publish a book in 2013, she pretty much told me "About time!"  
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Book Blitz & Giveaway: Ruthless People by J.J. McAvoy

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Publication Date: July 17, 2014 


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Synopsis: Ruthless People is a romantic crime fiction set in modern day Chicago, following the life and marriage of Melody Giovanni and Liam Callahan—rivals by blood and leaders through fear. Their marriage was arranged by their fathers in hopes to end years of bloodshed between the Irish and the Italians. Liam believes he’s getting a simple-minded wife, one he can control, one who bends to his every need . . . the complete opposite of Melody. She knows exactly what type of man he is, and she would rather die than give up the power she has spent her life building. To the outside world they look like American Royalty, but behind closed doors is a constant battle for dominance. The Mafia of the past has evolved, and with rival bosses gunning for them, Melody and Liam will have to learn to work as one to take down all those who stand in their way.

About J.J. McAvoy

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J. J. McAvoy first started working on Ruthless People during a Morality and Ethics lecture her freshman year of college. X number of years later, she is an insomniac who has changed her major three times, and is a master in the art of procrastination. If you ask her why she began writing, she will simply tell you “They wanted to get their story out.”
She is currently working on her next novel . . . so please bug her on Twitter @JJMcAvoy
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Release Blitz & Giveaway: Mosaic by Leigh Talbert Moore

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Title: Mosaic (Dragonfly #4)
Author: Leigh Talbert Moore
Release Date: June 30, 2014
Genre: YA/NA Romance
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Mosaic, the exciting conclusion to The Dragonfly series, coming June 30, 2014!
The future never goes as planned. People are never what they seem. Time changes everything.

So you want to know what happened to Anna and Julian? Well, listen up, because I’ve got the whole scoop. I’m Jules, btw, and I am an artist, as you already know if you’ve read Watercolor. What you might not know is I inherited my mother’s cute little newsy nose, thank you very much.

It’s high school reunion time, and everyone’s coming back to Fairview—everyone who’s not already there, mind you. What went wrong, who’s fault it was, and why the heck nobody knew about me… it’s all coming out.

Long-distance relationships rarely last, and a lot of water has passed under that bridge. Big Secrets will be exposed, and in the end we’ll know if that old saying is true: Love is stronger than time.


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6452152 I'm the hat lady--wife, mom, reader, writer, caffeine addict, chocoholic, southern expat, and beach bum. *LIKE my Facebook page for daily updates, new release announcements, and sale info! *SIGN UP for my newsletter for new release announcements! (not spam) *I LOVE hearing from readers! Send feedback, ask questions, or say hello at leightmoore(at)gmail.com. *And I share books I think RULE  on Goodreads! Be a friend~  


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Release Day Blitz & Giveaway: Ruthless People by JJ McAvoy

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Publication Date: July 17, 2014 

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Synopsis: Ruthless People is a romantic crime fiction set in modern day Chicago, following the life and marriage of Melody Giovanni and Liam Callahan—rivals by blood and leaders through fear. Their marriage was arranged by their fathers in hopes to end years of bloodshed between the Irish and the Italians. Liam believes he’s getting a simple-minded wife, one he can control, one who bends to his every need . . . the complete opposite of Melody. She knows exactly what type of man he is, and she would rather die than give up the power she has spent her life building. To the outside world they look like American Royalty, but behind closed doors is a constant battle for dominance. The Mafia of the past has evolved, and with rival bosses gunning for them, Melody and Liam will have to learn to work as one to take down all those who stand in their way.

About J.J. McAvoy

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J. J. McAvoy first started working on Ruthless People during a Morality and Ethics lecture her freshman year of college. X number of years later, she is an insomniac who has changed her major three times, and is a master in the art of procrastination. If you ask her why she began writing, she will simply tell you “They wanted to get their story out.”
She is currently working on her next novel . . . so please bug her on Twitter @JJMcAvoy
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Friday, June 27, 2014

Review & Giveaway: Come to Me Softly by A.L. Jackson

Title: Come to Me Softly

Author: A.L. Jackson

Series: Closer to You #2

Release Date: June 24, 2014

Source: Received e-ARC from Author in-exchange for my honest thoughts and Review (NetGalley)


Synopsis:

A second chance at life… A second chance at love…

Jared Holt never thought he deserved either—until he found both in the arms of Aly Moore. Aly has loved Jared for as long as she can remember, and she’s more than ready for the future they’re making together. But Jared can’t help remembering his own family. And he’ll never forgive himself for what happened to them. How can he allow himself the very happiness he once destroyed?


To live a life worthy of Aly, Jared knows he has to stop running and finally put his past to rest. But when he decides to face his demons head on, he encounters more than he bargained for: a dangerous mix of jealousy, lies, and dishonest intentions. When those intentions threaten Aly, Jared loses all control, giving into the rage that earned him his bad boy reputation years before. And he’ll fight to protect her no matter what it costs…even if he destroys himself in the process.

 

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 My Thoughts:
When Beauty Breaths back into the Broken. 
These past few months I've experienced a reading funk- I’ve been unable to enjoy reading a book, because the ones I read did not entice or captivate me. The last two books I’ve read have not helped me get out of this funk, that is with the exception of Come To Me Softly by A.L. Jackson. Right from the moment I read the first page I got sucked into the story. A.L. Jackson’s writing is so emotionally intense that you will be captivated by Aly and Jared's story. After reading Come to Me Softly I remembered why I enjoy reading so much- I love getting sucked into the story and developing an emotional connection with the characters, that I even wish I was part of their story. This series has been added to my all-time favorite’s series list. 

For once in my miserable life, I needed to stand up for something that was right.
I felt all of the emotional turmoil, emotional heartache and the intensity of Jared’s character. In Come to Me Softly we get more chapters with Jared’s POV, and I enjoyed this very much because there are so many emotional layers to his character that we finally get to deeply explore. Jared finally faces the demons that have been chasing him in both his sleep and his conscious all this time. This is probably on of the toughest struggles Jared's character has to face in Come to Me Softly, and one of the most emotionally intense parts in the book. I just found myself falling all over in love with Jared’s character because there is so much good and heartache under all of his rough and intense exterior that most people don’t get. I don’t know how many times my heart broke into tiny pieces for Jared’s character, but A.L. Jackson made sure it was put back together- thank you A.L. Jackson for not leaving me with a complete broken heart. 


"I've always been your girl. You just didn't know it."
I loved Aly’s character since Come to Me Quietly and I absolutely loved her in Come to Me Softly. In Come to Me Quietly Aly is going to nursing school and trying to get her degree in nursing, but she is only doing this to make her family happy. But in Come to Me Softly she is finally standing up for what she wants in life, and not just doing what her father always expected of her. Aly's character does not change much, but she has her own struggles she has to deal with in her relationship with Jared. Aly's character is just a likable character and any girl will be able to connect with her character in many different levels. Like I said before, A.L. Jackson's writing is just out of this world, because all of Aly's, and the rest of the characters, emotions were transmitted to me while I read the entire book.

The connection between us was so profound I was sure I'd been created from a tiny piece of his soul.
Jared and Aly’s relationship is almost perfect, and they are getting close to their happy ending. Now that Aly is pregnant Jared is really trying his best to get past his demons, but he is not doing it correctly. Jared is still hiding and running away from his demons. This is what is getting in their way, and they can't completely move forward in a healthy relationship with these demons appearing in Jared’s life. I don’t’ know how many times I shed both happy tears and heartbreak tears while reading all the struggles and challenges both Aly and Jared had to face in their relationship. But there are a lot of hot and steamy scenes between these two ;). Aly and Jared's relationship is a beautifully heartache love that is bittersweet that stands out from all the other relationships. They are one of my favorite book couples this year :).


I always knew his destination would lead him back to me.
Come to Me Softly by A.L. Jackson is a beautifully heartache, bittersweet, intense romance that will leave your emotions hitting a new high. After I finished reading Come to Me Softly I found my fingers itching to pick up Come to Me Quietly again to re-read Aly and Jared's story, because I just can't get enough of these two. The Closer to You Series by A.L. Jackson has become one of my favorite all-time series. Can't wait to read Christopher's story next!

Final Verdict: 5 Stars


About the Author:  
A.L. Jackson is the New York Times bestselling author of Take This Regret and Lost to You, as well as other contemporary romance titles, including Pulled, When We Collide, If Forever Comes, and Come to Me Quietly. She first found a love for writing during her days as a young mother and college student. She filled the journals she carried with short stories and poems used as an emotional outlet for the difficulties and joys she found in day-to-day life. Years later, she shared a short story she’d been working on with her two closest friends and, with their encouragement, this story became her first full length novel. A.L. now spends her days writing in Southern Arizona where she lives with her husband and three children. Look for Come to Me Softly and When We Met: Behind Her Eyes coming soon. 

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Release Blitz & Giveaway: What Doesn't Destroy Us by M.N. Forgy

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Title:  What Doesn't Destroy Us (The Devil's Dust #1)
Author: M.N. Forgy
Genre: MC Romance
Release Date: June 27, 2014
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When Dani's sheltered life is turned upside down by her mother's secrets, she finds protection with her estranged outlaw father. Against all warnings, she falls for bad boy biker, Shadow. He is beast and beauty sealed in a leather cut with a gun holster. Can Dani learn to live within the Club rules? Is she more like her father than she could imagine?

Shadow has grown up among drug addicts, whores and murderers. The only family he's ever trusted has been the Devil's Dust motorcycle club. He will do anything for a brother; even kill. In fact, killing is so easy, he's made a career of it. His one regret is not being able to kill his own worthless mother. When Dani shows up with her provocative temper and innocent charm, Shadow begins to question his violent lifestyle. But can he trust her with his demons?
Sex.
Blood.
Betrayal.
Will Dani and Shadow let family ties destroy them?

 
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About the Author
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M.N. Forgy was raised in Missouri where she still lives with her family. She's a soccer mom by day and a saucy writer by night. M.N. Forgy started writing at a young age but never took it seriously until years later, as a stay-at-home mom, she opened her laptop and started writing again. As a role model for her children, she felt she couldn't live with the "what if" anymore and finally took a chance on her character's story. So, with her glass of wine in hand and a stray Barbie sharing her seat, she continues to create and please her fans.


   
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Release Day Blitz & Giveaway: Love, Tussles, and Takedowns by Violet Duke

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From the author of the New York Times bestselling NICE GIRL series comes Book Two in the USA Today bestselling CACTUS CREEK series…  
LOVE, TUSSLES, AND TAKEDOWNS
   
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He's a better fighter A fighter to the core, Hudson Reyes has collected enough battle scars now to last several lifetimes. But after his combat injuries retire him from the life he wasn't ready to give up, Hudson finds himself spending the carbon copy days of his new career as a Hollywood fight scene and weapons specialist just doing what he knows best: surviving. Until he meets her. The one woman who makes him want to live again. With wounds as deep as his own, she's a scrappy little thing--an angel-faced paradox that comes as a package deal with an offbeat town of admirably protective, but downright nosy folks. And a wicked roundhouse kick that's become intimately familiar with his head. ...but she has all the weapons. An antique arms authenticator by day and a self-defense instructor by night, Liana Lin has made a living turning the unthinkable demons of her past into the passions that fuel, and fill, her life. So when the unjustly handsome man she's been unable to stop thinking about literally takes her to the mat with martial arts styles unlike anything she's ever seen--pinning her with a molten hot stare that melts her like a marshmallow trapped between a graham cracker and a chocolate square--Lia flips into no-holds-barred fight mode. Because if one man could find a way to disarm her carefully-built defenses, it'd be him. Now if only they could stop sparring long enough to find out...  
BOOKS IN THE CACTUS CREEK SERIES
BOOK 1: A Little Combustible Chemistry [Prequel Novella -- Luke & Dani] BOOK 2: Love, Chocolate, and Beer [Luke & Dani] BOOK 3: Love, Tussles, and Takedowns [Hudson & Lia] -- June 2014 BOOK 4: Love, Exes, and Ohs [Isaac & Xoey] -- July 2014 BOOK 5: Love, Sidelines, and Endzones [Grady & Sienna] -- Sept 2014 BOOK 6: A Little Holiday Meddling [Holiday Novella -- Noah & Katelyn] -- Nov 2014   FourCactusCreekNovelsOnly_simple  
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  “Used to be, I could handle a combat weapon with the kind of speed and precision that guys in my unit were gladly willing to trade their left nut for.” A hard edge darkened his expression for a brief moment before fading, softening when his gaze fell on her face again. “After the explosion, discovering that I wouldn’t ever have that level of fine motor control in my trigger hand again, or that I wouldn’t ever be able to fully process the feel of a weapon because of the nerve damage in my other hand…that just about destroyed me.”   He slid his hand over her skin gently. “But this—ˮ   She gasped, gripped the sheets to keep herself grounded mentally, emotionally. To keep her silly heart from acknowledging the fact that he was shattering her defenses with that one simple touch, owning her with the intense, single-minded focus his eyes held as they followed the path his fingers were tracing across her belly. Hungrily. Reverently.   “I thought that was the hardest thing I’d have to get over because of my injuries. But this right here,” he whispered, leaning down to wreck even more havoc on her senses by shadowing his touch with his words, his evil, evil lips only just barely skimming her flesh. “Not being able to do all the things I want to do to you with the pace and precision I want to with this hand…” She stopped breathing when she felt his other palm smooth up the back of her thigh. “And worse, not being able feel you fully with this one…”   “Hell, Lia. That’s killing me more than you can imagine.”  
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Thursday, June 26, 2014

Cover Reveal & Giveaway: Everything I Shouldn't by Stacey Mosteller

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Title: Everything I Shouldn’t (Nashville Nights #2)
Author: Stacey Mosteller
Genre: Contemporary/NA Romance
Release Date: June 26, 2014
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It’s been eight days, sixteen hours and forty-seven minutes since life as I know it ended. I know, it sounds so melodramatic and teen-soap worthy, but it’s the truth. Eight days, sixteen hours and forty-seven minutes since David found out. Since he kicked Jeremy out, ended their friendship and told me I could never see him again. I didn’t plan on David getting suspicious, and I definitely didn’t plan on getting caught. My selfishness has cost Jeremy everything, my brother won’t even look at me, Lyric must hate me for practically blackmailing her to keep silent and my best friend is barely speaking to me. Now my life is full of secrets and lies. The people around me have been affected by the choices I’ve made and the lies I’ve told. But what will they do when they discover the biggest secret of them all? Jeremy is everything I shouldn't want, and the person I can't live without.     




Save Me From Myself (Nashville Nights #1)
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Lyric Hayes spent the first 22 years of her life trying to be the perfect daughter and the perfect girlfriend. After a tragedy and her fiance’s betrayal, she's running. Starting over far away from the person she used to be. She's made herself a vow - no relationships. She's trying to heal, not complicate her life further. David Pearson has it all. Confidence, awesome friends, successful business. But, David's dealt with loss too. He knows better than anyone not to judge by what's on the surface. Drawn to Lyric despite her inability to trust, he'll do anything to own her heart. Will secrets and misunderstandings send Lyric running again? Or will David finally save her from herself?  
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Never Wanted More (Nashville Nights #0.5)
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Originally released as part of the Southern Seduction Box Set
Peyton Williams is spoiled, entitled and a little too stuck up. The daughter of an influential Mayor and a socialite mother, she's trying to get through college and make her own path. She's perfectly happy being a loner until Spring semester when she gets not only a roommate, but a math tutor.
Wyatt Parker is the boy from the wrong side of town. Known as the son of the town tramp, he jumps at the scholarship to play basketball in Nashville where no one knows his roots. Spending this semester tutoring a friend's snobby roommate wasn't what he envisioned, but Peyton quickly gets under his skin.
Peyton never wanted more until she met Wyatt, but is she willing to be what he needs?
   
Second Chances – H.M. Ward & Stacey Mosteller
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Release Date 7/14/14
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About Stacey
S. Mosteller Stacey is a wife, reader, author and mother to 3 boys, ages 15, 14, and 8 – not necessarily in that order! After spending the first half of her life in a small town outside of Philadelphia, PA, her parents moved to another small town in North Carolina. She married her husband after dating a total of three months and knowing each other for six! People thought they were crazy, but 2014 marks their 10 year anniversary, so it obviously worked out! She loves to read and can usually be found curled up with her iPad when she’s supposed to be writing or creating playlists on Spotify!  
   
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