Book Blitz & Giveaway!! Captured Love by Juliana Haygert

Captured Love

by

Juliana Haygert

Release Date: November 10, 2014

Genre/s: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance

Book Blitz: Forever Bound by Noelle Adams and Samantha Chase

Forever Bound

(The Protectors - #3)

by

Noelle Adams & Samantha Chase

Publication Date: November 4, 2014

Genre/s: Adult, Contemporary & New Adult

Cover Reveal! Uncross the Stars by Janell Rhiannon

Uncross the Stars

by

Janell Rhiannon

Release Date: TBA

Genre/s: Young Adult & Romance

Synopsis

Fiona Lavender is the new girl at school. She has a chip on her shoulder and a pension for poetry. Dario Martinez is the star quarterback, and the most unattainable guy on campus. Their stars cross when they are paired to study Romeo and Juliet for a senior English project. Their connection is fragile and undeniable. But, Dario is afraid of what love will do; and Fiona is waiting for love to claim her.

Will they uncross the stars and find the love they both need to heal their pasts?

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About the Author

Janell has been writing since she was in grade school. In high school, her 9th grade English teacher suggested she consider a career in writing. After a decade in college and a Master's degree in history, she settled into teaching.

Writing never stopped. Stories never stopped. READING fiction never stopped. Now, she writes and publishes on-line. Invisible Wings is her first YA novel, a compilation of short stories centered on teenage life triumphs and tragedies. She believes being a teenager is difficult and wrote Invisible Wings to let teens know they aren't alone. That they matter. That even though life is rough, they can still find beauty and love.

Beside the YA stories close to her heart, she adores Mythology and Fairy tales. Anything magical and mystical. And dragons. And gargoyles.

She currently lives in CA.

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Book Blitz & Giveaway!! Depths of Lake by Keary Taylor

Depths of Lake

(The McCain Saga - #3)

by

Keary Taylor

Release Date: October 14th 2014

Genres: New Adult & Romance

Review: Kiss Me While I Sleep by Linda Howard

Title: Kiss Me While I Sleep
Author: Linda Howard
Series: CIA's Spies - #3
ISBN-13: 978-0-3454-5344-1
Publisher: Ballatine Books
Release Date: January 1st 2004
Genre: Romance, Contemporary, Suspense
Format: Paperback; 368 pages
Source: Rescued

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Synopsis

Efficient and unapologetic, Lily Mansfield is a hired assassin working as a contract agent for the CIA. Her targets are the powerful and corrupt, those who can't be touched by the law. Now Lily is playing a deadly, unauthorized game, seeking her own vengeance, compromising her superiors and endangering her life. 

Fellow CIA agent Lucas Swain's orders: either bring her in or bring her down. Yet he too is drawn into the game with Lily Mansfield, dancing on a tightrope, trying to avoid a major international incident while battling a tenacious foe dogging their every step. Vigilantly watching her back, Lily doesn't see the lethal peril directly in her path...or that loyalty has a price. 

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Swept Away 

by

J Haymore

Release Date: October 20th 2014

Genres: New Adult, Romance, Suspence

Book Blitz & Giveaway! Scratch by

Scratch 

by 

Rhonda Helms

Release Date: September 30th 2014

by 

Kensington

Genres: New Adult & Romance

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Book Review: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

Title: Outlander 
Author: Diana Gabaldon
Series: Outlander - #1
ISBN-13: 978-0-4402-2291-0
Publisher: Dell Publishing Company
Release Date: June 1st 1996
Genre: Historical Romance
Format: Paperback; 850 pages
Source: Rescued

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The year is 1945. Claire Randall, a former combat nurse, is back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon--when she walks through a standing stone in one of the ancient stone circles that dot the British Isles. Suddenly she is a Sassenach--an "outlander"--in a Scotland torn by war and raiding Highland clans in the year of Our Lord...1743...

Book Review: Only For You by E L Todd

Title: Only For You
Author: E L Todd
Series: Forever and Always - #1
ISBN-13: 978-1-4929-5490-3
Publisher: Fallen Publishing
Release Date: November 15th 2013
Genre: Romance, New Adult, Contemporary
Format: E-Book; 295
Source: Purchased

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The Blurb:

When Scarlet realized Penelope was dumping Sean, her best friend, she was devastated. Penelope was the love of his life, the woman of his dreams. Scarlet knew how far her best friend was going to fall and she had to catch him. Scarlet became Sean’s rock and helped him through a very painful breakup, but her own hidden desires bubbled to the surface in the process. When they finally gave in and slept together, she thought it was the start of their new relationship. Unfortunately, Sean didn’t feel the same.

Book Blitz + Giveaway! Garret by Allie Everhart

Garret

by Allie Everhart

Release Date: September 19th 2014

Genres: Contemporary, New Adult & Romance

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This full-length novel is Garret’s point of view from CHOOSING YOU (The Jade Series #1).

My life is nothing but rules. Rules for how I act. How I dress. Who I date. Who my friends are. I hate the rules and yet I keep following them. Until I met Jade. Being with her is forbidden. She’s not one of us. She’s not allowed in my world. But I don’t care. She’s different and I like her and I want her. And the fact that she wants nothing to do with me makes me want her even more.

But my father won’t allow it. Neither will the people around me. Being with Jade means making deals, blackmail, bribes–whatever it takes to keep my relationship with her a secret.

Jade has no idea what my life is like. She doesn’t know the rules. She doesn’t know about my family and what they’re involved in. And although I can’t tell her all my secrets, there’s one rule she must know: Never ask questions. It’s a rule that I live by. Because in my world, knowing the answers can get you killed.

Book Review: The One

Title: The One
Author: Kiera Cass
Series: The Selection - #3
Publisher: Harper Teen
Release Date: May 6th 2014
ISBN-13: 978-0-0620-6001-3
Genre: Young Adult, Dystopia, Romance
Source: Purchased Paperback

Synopsis

The Selection changed America Singer's life in ways she never could have imagined. Since she entered the competition to become the next princess of Illea, America has struggled with her feelings for her first love, Aspen--and her growing attraction to Prince Maxon. Now she's made her choice ... and she's prepared to fight for the future she wants.

Find out who America will choose in The One, the enchanting, beautifully romantic third book in the Selection series!

My Thoughts

I LOVED this novel!!
It took me less than a day to devour it and boy was it good. I was not disappointed in fact I was quite surprised with how it unfolded. I loved the first two in the series, the first was my favorite but this took over after I closed the cover.

This book invoked so many emotions, and it threw curve balls at me that I didn't see coming. The whole plot was enchanting, and inspiring that love can conquer all even where seeds of doubt are planted. The characters developed quite a huge amount in this book from the other two and I found that characters I was annoyed with I grew to love as their real personalities came to light (the girls of the elite).

Thought the ending was quite sad and not what I was expecting, it did have a silver lining, and what I hoped would come of the end happened.
I'm quite elated and my money was well spent. Definitely a book I'm going to be rereading and I definitely recommend this book and series to anyone looking to read about love and forever after.

My Rating: 5/5

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Book Review: Darkness Falls

Title: Darkness Falls

Author: Erin Kellison

Series: Reveler - #1

Publisher: Fire Flower Publishing LLC

Release Date: May 11 2014

ISBN-13: 978-0-9904-1072-0

Source: NetGalley Arc

Genre: Fantasy/Paranormal 

Synopsis

Agent Malcolm Rook is hunting for people with the rarest of talents—the ability to master dreams. He finds the undeniably gifted Jordan Lane, but she’s wary of mysterious Rook and resists his pursuit as long as she can. Yet the dreamwaters they enter are too exhilarating to resist, and attraction soon ignites electric passions. Delving too deep stirs a nightmare, one they must defeat, or be forever lost to darkness.

Fans of paranormal romance and bad boys, get ready for a dark, sexy plunge into fantasy and desire. The Reveler Series is set in a contemporary world in which people can indulge in Rêve, or shared dreaming—a pop culture phenomenon sweeping the world. Imagine being able to fall asleep at night, only to wake in a dream world, one in which you are lucid and in control—where you can be anything you want to be and do anything you like. But you must be careful…dreaming can be as dangerous as it is seductive.

My Thoughts

I absolutely loved it! My only negative thought: it should have been alot longer, it kinda just dropped out in what I thought was the middle of the plot line. It was very short - 10 chapters I believe. The whole world the author created was pretty genius, the world is only just starting to unravel at Rooks feet with new revelations about Reve that no one knew could happen before. 

I'm excited to read the second novel although from the back of the book it's Rook's friends' story this time and not his. 

I loved the characters, and how Jordan is just finding her true personality as the story unravels. It was a neat way the entire thing (character's personalities & plot) unfolded right before my very eyes. The author did a fantastic job, if Reve was real I'd want to try it out for myself. 

My Rating: 4/5

About The Author

Erin Kellison is the USA Today bestselling and award-winning author of the Shadow series and Shadow Kissed series, which share the same world, where dark fantasy meets modern fairy tale. Delve into dreamscapes in her new Reveler series, releasing Summer 2014.

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Book Review: What It Takes

Title: What It Takes
Author: Kathryn Ascher 
Series: Rocky Creek - #1
Publisher: Boutique of Quality Books
Release Date: May 27th 2014
ISBN-13: 978-1-9393-7125-6
Source: Netgalley Arc
Genre: Romance

Synopsis

After graduating college, Kelsey Morgan left her small-town Virginia roots to make it in LA. After years slogging in commercials and music videos, her movie career is finally taking off. But she's still miles behind her current costar, and Hollywood playboy, Patrick Lyons. Kelsey does everything she can to avoid Patrick off-set, hoping to not become fodder for the supermarket tabloids that scour the streets for Patrick, trying to get an exclusive look at him and his alleged woman of the week. Kelsey has successfully kept Patrick at a distance, and her reputation intact, until her drunkard brother-in-law Richard threatens to ruin everything by selling her darkest secret to the highest bidder. Now the victim of blackmail, Kelsey has nowhere else to turn but to Patrick's arms. But, can he be trusted? Or will the past destroy them all before she can find out if he's the hero she needs?

My Thoughts

Where do I start? Overall it was a nice novel. The characters were good, I loved Kelsey and Grayson but not the other two. The plot was well developed and held up nicely and it had a lot of twists and turns, it kept me from seeing ahead, and I like that. I never knew what to expect. The novel could have been a tad longer, and could have taken off a lot faster. 
For me the novel dragged on a little bit with Kelsey trying to make up her mind of should I or shouldn't I. The novel could have been longer because after the end it just dropped. We don't get to see what happens in the aftermath of the secret being let out of the bag. Will there be a second novel to this book? I hope so. 

My Rating: 3.5/5

About The Author

Born and raised in Virginia, Kathryn Ascher tried her hand at poetry and fiction in high school, but put it all aside when she went to college. After graduating from Virginia Tech with her degree in communications, she married her college sweetheart and went to work for a local radio station. After her first child was born, she became a stay-at-home mom and began spending her free time crafting and reading.

It wasn’t until after the birth of her third child and a blind book exchange that Kathryn decided to give writing another try. When she picked up her first romance novel, she immediately knew that was the genre for her. She was drawn to the strong lead characters and the quirky secondary characters, the settings, the humor, and most importantly the feelings of falling in love for the first time. She hopes that her readers enjoy these aspects in her writings as well.

Kathryn recently moved from Roanoke, Virginia to Land O' Lakes, Florida with her husband and three children.

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Book Review: Bitten

Title: Bitten
Author: Kelley Armstrong
Series: Woman of the Otherworld - #1
Publisher: Plume Books
Release Date: September 7th 2004
ISBN-13: 978-0-4522-8603-0
Source: Owned E-book
Genre: Paranormal Romance

Synopsis

Elena Michaels is a werewolf. She tries to be human, but the man whose bite changed her existence forever, and his legacy, continue to haunt her. Thrown into a desperate war for survival that tests her allegiance to a secret clan of werewolves, Elena must reconsider who and what she is.

My Thoughts

I must say that I was severely disappointed with this novel. It had been on my TBR list for quite some time but I did start reading it because I became interested in the television series. The book was definitely not as good at the t.v. series and usually the circumstance in my opinion is the opposite.

I wasn't disappointed so much with the story line, the story line was great and so were the characters. It was more the author's writing and how she portrayed the story. The novel could have been more fully developed and I thought that this would have been the case. Unfortunately the t.v. series was way more developed, again in my opinion.

I have so many questions about this "Werewolf" world that have gone unanswered. Simple questions that are usually answered by the end of the novel or I at least form the answer by my own conclusions.

I am however interested in the second book, which I am under the impression is still about Elena. I will read it and I am hoping it is a bit better than this novel.

My Rating: 2.5

Goodreads: Bitten
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Book Review - Undone

Title: Undone
Author: Shannon Richard
Series: Country Roads - Book #1
Publisher: Forever (Grand Central Publishing)
Release Date: July 2nd 2013
ISBN 13: 978-1-4555-4723-4
Source: NetGalley
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Synopsis
Things Paige Morrison will never understand about Mirabelle, Florida:

Why wearing red shoes makes a girl harlot
Why a shop would ever sell something called "buck urine"
Why everywhere she goes, she runs into sexy and infuriating-Brendan King

After losing her job, her apartment, and her boyfriend, Paige has no choice but to leave Philadelphia and move in with her retired parents. For an artsy outsider like Paige, finding her place in a tightly knit town isn't easy-until she meets Brendan, the hot mechanic who's interested in much more than Paige's car. In no time at all, Brendan helps Paige find a new job, new friends, and a happiness she wasn't sure she'd ever feel again. With Brendan by her side, Paige finally feels like she can call Mirabelle home. But when a new bombshell drops, will the couple survive or will their love come undone?

My Thoughts

What a lovely feel-good novel this was. I don't exactly know where to begin with my thoughts. The whole novel was like a movie playing in my head, for one because you can picture yourself in the setting of Mirabelle and place yourself in Paige's shoes as being an outsider in a small town. The novel was humorous in most spots, so much so that I was told to stop "cackling" roughly around midnight. But it was also sad in others like with the death of her father. It was tear jerker both happy tears and sad tears.

The main characters were your typical - girl meets boy, boy and girl fall in love, boy loses girl, boy gets girl back and they live happily ever after - couple. < This most of the time isn't a bad thing and wasn't in this case. Paige and Brendan had their share of flaws and skeletons in their closet and were easily relateable as I mentioned above. I could place myself in Paige's shoes.

In the beginning I never would have guessed that Brendan would get her a job working in a funeral home, that had been a twist I wasn't expecting at all. It did end up working out for her in the end and she actually enjoyed working with what she did. I also didn't expect her father to pass away with cancer. That plot twist was a blinding, mostly because of how the author introduced it into the plot was subtle but out of the blue - like all of the sudden he wasn't feeling well and had pain and the only one who noticed had been Brendan. I don't know about Pancreatic cancer from personal expierence and each instance could be different but when a family member of mine had cancer you could tell there was something wrong, it slowly got more noticeable. They should of been able to notice but in the defense of Paige and her mum, they probably didn't know the signs that started to show he had cancer.

All in all it was a very good read and I'm excited to read all about Jax and Grace's relationship...hopefully in the second book.

My Rating: 4.5/5

Goodreads: Undone
Author's Website: Shannon Richard
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Book Review: Treachery In Death - By: J. D. Robb

Title: Treachery In Death
Author: J. D. Robb
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Page Count: 372
Copyright: 2011 by Nora Roberts
Publisher: The Berkley Publishing Group
Series: Book #32, series starts with Naked In Death

About the Author:
Nora Roberts was born in Silver Spring, Maryland, the youngest of five children. After school career that included some time in Catholic school and the discipline of nuns, she married young and settled in Keedysville, Maryland.

She worked briefly as a legal secretary. "I could type fast but couldn't spell, I was the worst legal secretary ever," she says now. After her sons were born she stayed home and tried every craft that came along. A blizzard in February 1979 forced her hand to try another creative outlet. She was snowed in with a three and six year old with no kindergarten respite in sight and a dwindling supply of chocolate.

Born into a family of readers, Nora had never known a time that she wasn't reading or making up stories. During that now-famous blizzard, she pulled out a pencil and a notebook and began to write down one of those stories. It was there that a career was born. Several manuscripts and rejections later, her first book, Irish Thoroughbred, was published by Silhouette in 1981.

Nora met her second husband, Bruce Wilder, when she hired him to build bookshelves. They were married in July 1985. Since that time, they've expanded their home, traveled the world and opened a bookstore together.

Through the years, Nora has always been surrounded by men. Not only was she the youngest in her family, but she was also the only girl. She has raised two sons. Having spent her life surrounded by men, Ms. Roberts had a fairly good view of the workings of the male mind, which is a constant delight to her readers. It was, she's been quotes as saying, a choice between figuring men out or running away screaming.

Nora is a member of several writers groups and has won countless awards from her colleagues and the publishing industry. Recently The New Yorker called her "America's favourite novelist."

Synopsis:

Detective Eve Dallas and her partner, Peabody, are following up on a senseless - crime an elderly grocery store owner killed by three stoned punks for nothing more than kicks and snacks. This is Peabody's first case as primary detective - good thing she learned from the master.

Soon after Peabody stumbles upon an even trickier situation. After a hard workout, she's alone in a locker room when the gym door clatters open and she overhears two fellow officers arguing - while shes trapped inside the shower stall, trying not to make a sound. It doesn't take long to realise these two are both crooked and dangerous - guilty not only of corruption but also of murder.

Now Peabody, Eve and Eve's husband Roake are working to find the hard evidence they are going to need to bring down some dirty cops. Knowing full well that these bad cops are willing to kill to keep their secret.

My Thoughts:

Overall I really enjoyed this novel, although it did take me a little bit more time than I would have liked to get through it. The main characters Roarke, Peabody and Eve were extremely intriging and leaving me wanting to get to know them more than just between the cover of this book. Robb, drops little tidbits in the book about their past but not enough to reveal it totally to the reader, only enough for them to know that a certain character could've had a rocky past and thats what leads them to make certain judgements now. Hopefully I'll have the same thoughts about the other books in the series, as I did about this one.

Thanks for reading, I welcome any comments, feedback or your opinions about the book.
Happy Reading

Sincerely,
Lady M

Book Review: Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James

Title: Fifty Shades of Grey
Author: E.L. James
Genre: Erotic Fiction
Page Count: 384 (ebook copy)
Copyright: 2011
Publisher: The Writer's Coffee Shop
Series: Fifty Shades Trilogy; Fifty Shades Darker (second book), Fifty Shades Freed (third book)

About the Author:
" I'm a former TV executive, wife and mother-of-two based in the leafy suburbs of West London. Since January 2012 my life has taken an extraordinary turn with the runaway success of the Fifty Shades Trilogy. From an early age I had always dreamt of writing stories that readers would fall in love with - and my dreams have come true, thanks to you guys. Now that life seems to have settled down a little, I want to crack on and write my next novel - another adult, provocative romance. I do hope you will enjoy that too.

Thank you for all your support. It has meant the world to me. If any one were to ask me for my thought about this whole expierence, I would say: life is not a dress rehearsal - seize the day and follow your dreams. I wish you the best of luck.

EL November 2012"
CREDIT: EL James' website

Synopsis:

When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realise she wants this man and, despite his enigmatic reserve, finds she is desperate to get close to him. Unable to resist Ana's quiet beauty, wit and independant spirit, Grey admits he wants her, too-but on his own terms.

Shocked yet thrilled by Grey;s singular erotic tastes, Ana hesitates. For all the trappings of success-his multinational businesses, his vast wealth, his loving family-Grey is a man tormented by demons and consumed by the need to control. When the couple embarks on a daring passionately physical affair, Ana discovers Christian Grey's secrets and explores her own dark desires.

My Thoughts:

First off let me just say that this isn't a book I would have picked up off the bookstore shelf and started reading. When I was at the bookstore, I did pick this book up and read the synopsis on the back and put it right back where I found it knowing that this wasn't the book for me. The title was what caught my eye...that was until I read the back of the book and then dismissed it. And it isn't a genre I venture into. In fact even after hearing my friend tell me that I absolutely had to read this book, I still didn't. It peeked my interest when both my aunt and mother recommended the book. In all truth it was an amazing book; it has an excellent romantic story line and I am a die hard romantic and this book minus the eroctic-ness piqued my interest when I first started reading it.

The characters...oh my gosh, don't even get me started. I love Ana and her personality and Christian and his mysteriousness. It took me exactly one day to read this ebook. Minus all the hours spent catching up on all the sleep I was deprived of. I started late in the afternoon and finished the next day in the early afternoon and trust me when I say this, that i was a hard book to put down. I immediately started reading the sequel as soon as I finished the first one because of the cliff hanger the author leaves us at. I absolutely am in love with the character and the story line. I definately recommend reading the book if your looking for a die hard romance that grips your heart with a fantastically written plot line.