tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211256898673020532024-03-13T05:37:09.722-05:00Carey ReadsBook blog featuring reviews on Young Adult, New Adult, Paranormal, Romance, Historical, and any other books I can get my hands on. Careyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10835157948210866712noreply@blogger.comBlogger157125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521125689867302053.post-38121375662137290732016-09-13T00:30:00.000-05:002016-09-13T00:30:42.368-05:00Blog Tour & Giveaway: Not the Hot Chick by N. Raines<div style="margin: 0 auto 15px; text-align: center;">
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<b>Not the Hot Chick</b><br /><b>N. Raines</b><br />Publication date: April 26th 2016<br />Genres: New Adult, Romance<br />
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<span id="freeText3659733231531908974">Not the Hot Chick Boxed Set: Books 1 – 4<br />
This complete set contains Not the Hot Chick, Not the Stand In, Not the Friend with Benefits and Not the Placeholder</span><br />
No one would call curvy Layla Messner hot. Sweet and smart, yes, but not hot. All that changes when she meets sexy bartender Cam. This bundle contains all four of parts of the Not the Hot Chick serial featuring a BBW heroine with heart and a hero with plenty of substance beneath his seductive style. Contains hot hook-ups, bitchy neighbors, ice skating blunders and—just possibly—love to last a lifetime.</blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "BookAntiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: BookAntiqua;">"Yeah,
I am. Following your example, I'd be a pretty lousy teacher if I let you give
up."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "BookAntiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: BookAntiqua;">"I'm
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<span style="font-family: "BookAntiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: BookAntiqua;">He stared
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murmur in a high, crybaby voice, "Wah, my legs feel like spaghetti. I
can't lift my feet, I'm gonna fall. Don't go so fast. You're going too fast,
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<span style="font-family: "BookAntiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: BookAntiqua;">She gave
him a shot with her elbow. "Teachers are supposed to encourage their
students, doofus. Not make fun of them."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "BookAntiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: BookAntiqua;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He huffed a laugh. "You got me there.
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<span style="font-family: "BookAntiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: BookAntiqua;">She smiled.
"I promise."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "BookAntiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: BookAntiqua;">It was so
nice, joking around with Cam and hanging out. Just because they'd hooked up in
the past didn't mean they couldn't be friends. Though Cam had indicated he'd be
just fine adding "benefits" to the mix, Layla had no intention of
letting that happen. First of all, Drew was in her life now. Second, Layla knew
she couldn't be that casual about sex with Cam. She liked him too much. It
wouldn't be hard for her to develop deeper feelings for him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "BookAntiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: BookAntiqua;">Not because
he was hot, though of course he was. His thick, wavy head of hair made her want
to run her fingers through it. His hazel eyes brimmed with mischief, and just a
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<span style="font-family: "BookAntiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: BookAntiqua;">And what
would Drew say if he knew all that? Maybe he'd want you to stop seeing him.
Isn't that why you've kept your friendship on the low? Because you don't want
to take that chance?</span></div>
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N. Raines (who also writes as Nona Raines) is a former librarian who lives in upstate New York with her many pets. She’s currently working on her next novel between walking the dog and shooing the cats off the laptop. Her erotic romances are published with The Wild Rose Press and Loose Id. Her transgender romance His Kind of Woman was nominated for the 2014 DABWAHA sponsored by the Dear Author and Smart Bitches, Trashy Books review blogs. Her most recent work is the romance novella Write to Me and the transgender romance Her Kind of Man.<br />
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Boy! It's been a long time since I've done one of these! This week's selection is from my current read Runaway Heart by Amity Lassiter.<br />
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<span id="freeText3726498948111714035">Book 1 in Amity's Lassiter's first book in a new sweet western heat series! <br /> <br />Ren
Maddock wouldn't call herself a runaway, but when she's backed into a
corner by a childhood she'd rather forget, she's chosen flight every
time. With her teenage sister in tow, Ren picks Three Rivers, Colorado
and hopes that it will provide them with the quiet, simple life she's
been looking for. She doesn't expect responding to a job ad will have
her suddenly wanting to break her only hard and fast rule: never lay
down roots. <br /><br />Dane Baylor already has his hands full running the
family cattle operation when a tragic accident leaves him as his young
nephew's legal guardian. Before long, he finds himself over his head and
desperate not to betray the trust his brother put in him. He doesn't
know how badly he needs Ren until she shows up and balances out not only
his life but his heart. <br /><br />For the first time in years, Ren feels
safe, and despite her best efforts, believing in the happy life she
could have with the man who offers her the love she's never known. But
when her past comes knocking, threatening her new family and her new
life, she may have no choice but to fight for everything she holds dear.
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<span id="freeText2819708526511500572">He was my boyfriend. My rock. The love of my life. <br /><br />She was my girlfriend. My love. My everything. <br /><br />He abandoned me. <br /><br />I walked away. <br /><br />I hate him, but I love him. <br /><br />I love her and have nothing but regret for letting her go. <br /><br />He caused me so much pain; I just can't trust him. <br /><br />I can't live without her. I will earn back her trust. <br /><br />He's drawing me in but should I stay? <br /><br />I'll fight for her with everything I have. <br /><br />Is there a chance we can go from driving each other mad to making each other sane?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I’m joining the Tackle Your TBR Read-a-thon. I’m always interested in read-a-thons and this one is two weeks long. That means I will have ample opportunity to participate. I’m not sure yet what I’ll have going on in my personal life those weeks. But since it is 2 whole weeks I should be able to participate some. A lot of RATs I see are very short and almost require you to stay up all night to get anything accomplished in them. My old body just can’t do that any more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I’m forty, flabby, and frustrated. Don’t get me wrong, I have a good home, a decent job, and great children. I had a loving marriage for twenty years where we had our ups and downs. It wasn’t perfect; but it wasn’t awful. Then he died.</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After the grief took its course, and the reality of my life set in, I grew frustrated. It wasn’t the bills or the struggle to keep my interest in my work. It was life without a man – the only man I’d been with for twenty years. And before you go all feminist on me, it isn’t that I can’t be an independent woman, but there are certain areas where a man is necessary.</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"> <span style="color: black;">I went into this book with interest because it was about a woman who had recently lost her husband and was looking to get back out into the dating world. She had met her husband in college and therefore had little experience in the dating world or with sexual relationships. I found similarities in myself and her and was interested to see how she handled it. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: black;">Through her best friend she is put into situations that she's really uncomfortable with. But she finds herself going through with them even though that is totally against her character. I found myself living vicariously through her. If it were me in those situations, I would definitely have baled and run. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: black;">We knew from the start that Merek was hiding something from Emme. But I have to say that the author did surprise me with what he was hiding. Although she did give some clues, I just didn't link them to the truth. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: black;">I have to admit that toward the end of the book M.E.'s insecurities began to frustrate me and I really felt like slapping her. In the end Merek turns out to be a real smooth talker. He knows how to express his feelings and wants in a swoon-worthy way. I really would like to share something he tells Emme at the end of the book, but I'm afraid of spoiling anything. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: black;">L.B. Dunbar really knows how to write some hot and steamy scenes. If you're into those type of scenes, this book is worth it for those. </span></span><br />
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<p><strong>Mr. Corporate</strong><br><strong>J.A. Huss</strong><br>(Mister #3)<br>Publication date: August 17th 2016<br>Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance</p><blockquote><p>Weston Conrad is the best headhunter in the business. That handsome smile goes a long way towards convincing most people to trust him with their future.<br />
I’m not most people. I’m his direct competition. And it doesn’t hurt to be just the kind of woman he’s been looking for.<br />
I’m gonna flash you these legs, Weston Conrad.<br />
I’m gonna wear low-cut shirts and micro-mini skirts.<br />
I’m gonna dazzle you with wit and conversation and kiss those lips like they’re exactly what I’ve been waiting for.<br />
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You understand, right? You’re Mr. Corporate and this is just business.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Weston takes off his tie and begins unbuttoning his shirt. My eyes open a little wider. I watch every move. The way his fingers flip each button loose. The way his tanned and muscular chest flashes me as the shirt comes apart. That stupid Corporate grin on his face.</p>
<p>I sigh with frustration just as he takes the whole thing off and starts going for his belt.</p>
<p>Will Weston Conrad strip naked to swim?</p>
<p>Oh, yeah. You bet your ass he will. I called him Naked Man back when we were together. He has a thing for it.</p>
<p>“Come on, Tori. Let’s swim. You don’t need a suit. I’ve seen your goods.”</p>
<p>“First of all,” I say, crossing my arms and maintaining eye contact as the pants come down, “I’m not ‘goods.’ Second of all, I’m not giving you the pleasure of seeing me naked after you’ve been such an asshole.”</p>
<p>“When was I an asshole?”</p>
<p>He’s kidding, right? “All the time.”</p>
<p>“I’m just truthful, Victoria. You just can’t handle the truth.”</p>
<p>“I’m tired of fighting—” But I stop talking. Because yeah, he still looks amazing in those black boxer briefs he’s partial to.</p>
<p>“Did you miss him?” West asks.</p>
<p>“Who?” I say, forcing myself to look up at his face.</p>
<p>“Naked Man?”</p>
<p>I almost laugh, but catch myself just in time. “Weston—” But before I can get anything else out, he’s crossing the floor, I’m backing up, my hands are up, warning him to stay away, and I bump into the couch and fall back.</p>
<p>He stops in front of me, his goddamned bulge staring me in the face.</p>
<p>At least he’s not hard.</p>
<p>Ooops. Spoke too soon.</p>
<p>“Weston, stop it.”</p>
<p>“Come on,” he says, extending his hand. “We’re going to the beach.”</p>
<p>“I’m not getting naked with you.”</p>
<p>“I don’t need you naked. Your fucking skirt is so short you could wade in up to your thighs.” He shakes his hand at me, urging. “Come on.”</p>
<p>I close my eyes so I can stop staring at the bulge, stop imagining his hard cock and all the ways I’ve been intimate with it in the past, and take his hand, letting him pull me to my feet. His arm slips around my back and he pulls me into his chest. God, I can feel his fucking dick against my hips.</p>
<p>“Victoria,” he says in my ear. “You’ve missed me,” he says, switching to the other one.</p>
<p>I wait for what comes next. It’s a thing he always did with me when I was on the verge of something. Panic, or sadness, or whatever comes with all the things we went through.</p>
<p>He would stand behind me, both hands squeezing my shoulders. His mouth would go to work on my earlobe, and my neck, and my mouth. Then his fingers would dip down into my bra to squeeze my breasts and pinch my nipples.</p>
<p>We’d always have sex after that. Always. It drove me crazy.</p>
<p>But before I can say anything—<em>No, we’re not doing that, or, Back off, mister, I’m not yours</em>—he backs away and he’s heading for the door, tugging me along.</p>
<p>I sigh, missing his attention so much in that unused moment.</p>
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<p>JA Huss is the USA Today bestselling author of more than twenty romances. She likes stories about family, loyalty, and extraordinary characters who struggle with basic human emotions while dealing with bigger than life problems. JA loves writing heroes who make you swoon, heroines who makes you jealous, and the perfect Happily Ever After ending.</p>
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<p><strong>Bound by Duty</strong><br><strong>Stormy Smith</strong><br>(Bound #1)<br>Publication date: July 24th 2014<br>Genres: Fantasy, New Adult</p><blockquote><p><span id="freeText10253050028575424015">Amelia grew up in a world of half-truths. She knows she’s an Elder but has no idea what that means. Her father reminds her daily that she must maintain control but he refuses to explain why. Even worse, she’s betrothed to the prince of the Immortals and she doesn’t even know his name.</span></p>
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<p>To set the stage, this scene features Amelia and Aidan. They are just getting to know each other and both have pasts that have irrevocably changed the people they have become. There are secrets and fears that have been buried their whole lives. The question is if they can trust each other?</p>
<p>Without looking back at me, he squeezed my hand tightly. His fingers pressing hard into the divots between the bones in my hand. He clutched at my hand as if I could keep him here, pull him away from the memories that overwhelmed him, that threatened to pull him down into a place I could feel he didn’t want to go.</p>
<p>“You can tell me, but only if you want to.” I put the words between us and let the silence follow. Turning back to stare at the sky, I gave him time to decide. I had no idea what he had been through, what he would say, but I understood what the darkness of truth could do to you if you let it.</p>
<p>“I don’t know why, but I want to tell you, Amelia. It’s insane because I never tell anyone this stuff. But, I want to tell you. Before this goes any further, I want you to know who I am.” He still wasn’t looking at me so while I saw him in my peripheral, I kept my gaze on the clouds. “Then, tell me,” I said. Taking a deep breath, I finished with a surprising, “Tell me and I’ll tell you.”</p>
<p>The longer Aidan held my hand, the more I got used to the feel of my nerves being raw and the increased sensations that vibrated from our point of contact throughout the rest of my body. As I lay there, waiting for him to speak, he kept our hands locked, sliding his middle finger up and down in a slow rhythm over the back of my hand. I could feel callouses on his palm and the heat he radiated. It was soothing and, for once, I was truly in control, at least as far as my power was concerned. My heartbeat, however, raced triple time as I had time to realize that I was laying on the forest floor holding hands with Aidan Montgomery, waiting for him to unlock doors I hadn’t known I wanted inside of. Someone I could give some of my truth to and who wanted to give me theirs in return.</p>
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<p>Stormy Smith calls Iowa's capital home now, but was raised in a tiny town in the Southeast corner of the state. She grew to love books honestly, having a mom that read voraciously and instilled that same love in her. She knew quickly that stories of fantasy were her favorite, and even as an adult gravitates toward paranormal stories in any form. </p>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">AnnaLisa completed her undergraduate degree in Human Services at Wingate University and her Master’s degree in Counseling from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. During her thirteen years in the Human Services field, AnnaLisa worked with children in group homes and foster care, and spent two years in private practice counseling individuals, families, and couples.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">When her father was in a near fatal car accident in 2010, AnnaLisa’s best coping skill turned out to be writing. Five months after the accident, when all the what ifs would not go away, AnnaLisa started writing Layla Weston’s story in The Lake. She had no idea what she was going to do with the story. In fact, she wrote sixty-four pages before she told her husband what she was doing. By then it was clear that Layla had a long story to tell and there were multiple books on the horizon.</span></span></div>
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<p><strong>Hollywood Demon </strong><br><strong>Jenny Schwartz</strong><br>(The Collegium, #6)<br>Publication date: August 27th 2016 <br>Genres: New Adult, Paranormal, Romance</p><blockquote><p><span id="freeText18431045782658965505">Feel the Earth move!</span></p>
<p>A camera can’t steal your soul—but a demon can! Mark Yarren suspects a demon has found a way around the spell his great-grandfather cast to prevent demons sucking souls through the camera’s lens. Digital photography dangerously omits the silver wash that was photography’s century-old defence against Hell.</p>
<p>Mark is Hollywood royalty, descended from the early Hollywood stars: the studio bosses and directors, the producers and actresses. Now he lives alone in his palatial Beverly Hills estate.</p>
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<p>Clancy Ramirez is back! She’s tried life in New York, in Iceland, and in Hawaii, but she missed California. She missed the grumbling roar of the San Andreas Fault with its leagues-deep molten geology. Clancy is a geomage and she can make the earth shake—or grow still. But California isn’t her territory. She has no place intruding or tapping its energy.</p>
<p>But a demon shackled for a century is breaking free, and Collegium rules, old heartaches and strained family loyalties will break, too.</p>
<p>The Big One is coming.</p>
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<p>Jenny's current obsession is the Collegium series. Shifters and dragons, magic and chaos, Jenny's never quite sure where her writing day is going to take her, but she knows it'll be a thrill-ride! </p>
<p>With a writing record that includes steampunk, sweet romance, coastal romance, mysteries and science fiction, it's obvious Jenny writes almost as widely as she reads - almost! Like all authors, she started as an avid reader. The one thing she insists on is a happy ending. </p>
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<span id="freeText6309771611844697140">Focus. <br />Dean
Goldsmith is Indiana University’s star quarterback, and his dreams are
about to come true. His undefeated season means he has a legitimate shot
at the NFL. If he stays focused. Football comes first. <br /><br />College
senior, Grace Yeates, is determined to defy the odds. She is months away
from graduating with a business degree, something no one thought she
would be able to pull off. All she has to do is focus on her number one
priority. Family comes first. <br /><br />Distraction.<br />Dean has no time
for distractions, but when a gorgeous, snarky, redheaded waitress
refuses to tell him her name, he can’t seem to focus on anything else. <br /><br />Grace
knows she can’t let herself get caught up in a guy, particularly a
man-whore like Dean, no matter how charming or sexy. She has two hearts
to look out for now and no room for a Dean-sized distraction.<br /><br />Complications.<br />Everyone
in Dean’s life agrees that Grace is the kind of complication his career
doesn’t need. Grace knows that Dean is the kind of risk her heart
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you can’t live without? Can their biggest distraction actually be the
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"I listened tonight to your pain, and your struggle, and your love. And what I needed to do was to take care of you and you alone. Nothing for me. Just for you. 'Cause, Red? Nobody's done that for you in your whole life."<br />
"Until now. Until me. I'm going to keep on taking care of you because nobody has ever deserved it more than you."<br />
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This was my introduction to Laura Ward's books. I did not read the first book in this series and did not have any problems following the story.<br />
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I love books with strong female lead characters and Grace is no exception. She's been dealt a hard hand in life and is doing her best to give her son the best life she can give him. She accepts help only from those people whom she knows well and can trust. She does not know Dean. She only knows of his reputation that precedes him and it's not a good reputation. Therefore, she does all she can to dissuade him from pursuing his interest in her.<br />
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Dean is the star quarterback for Indiana University and is headed to the NFL. Because of this he is used to getting what he wants including girls. He is drawn to Grace from the first moment he lays eyes on her. That makes him determined to continue after her until he learns her name. In his efforts to learn her name, he learns much more about her and learns how strong a woman she is. Somewhere along the way he begins to care about her and has to find a way for her to put her trust in him.<br />
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At the beginning of the book, Dean is a real douche and not very likable. But he has a strong family behind him and we see right away his protectiveness over his family. To start with girls are just a passing amusement. But as he gets closer to Grace, she becomes the only girl for him and his attitude about girls takes a complete turn-around. It's what made me love him. I love the protectiveness he shows for Grace and his family.<br />
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The book also comes with the cutest little boy! I love how he names all the appliances in the apartment. He's also a clever little boy. When scolded by his mother for not wearing pants to the dinner table, he tells her that he is wearing pants - they are just invisible. Plus his name is Finn. How adorable is that?!?<br />
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Shortly after reading this book, the first book in the series was free on Amazon. I snatched it up while I could and plan to catch-up on the series. I look forward to the next books in the series!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Days 2 – 98: Caroline endures unimaginable horrors.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Day 99: Caroline escapes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">AnnaLisa completed her undergraduate degree in Human Services at Wingate University and her Master’s degree in Counseling from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. During her thirteen years in the Human Services field, AnnaLisa worked with children in group homes and foster care, and spent two years in private practice counseling individuals, families, and couples.</span></span></div>
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<span id="freeText6139341660284678479">Life can suck…<br /><br />When
reality becomes overwhelming, seeking comfort in fictional fantasies
keeps hope alive. And while this escape may be a little delusional, it’s
also therapeutic.<br /><br />Sharing secrets is daunting, but virtual
friends don’t often judge and they are always ready to share a glass of
wine…or three…while typing out life’s latest endeavors. <br /><br />Brooke
believes obstacles only add to romance, not detract. Rachael longs for a
more intense relationship, or so she thinks. Lizzie misses the
excitement in her life, but sometimes new situations find you when
you’re not even looking. And Jess believes a tiger can change his
stripes. It can’t. <br /><br />Bound by a shared passion for blogging about
happily ever afters, these four young women use keyboard therapy to work
through their expectations, anxieties, and inadequacies, all with the
hopes of achieving the perfection found in romance novels.<br /><br />Completely
blinded by what they think life should be, they navigate their unique
paths in search of what they envision is right. But when reality taunts
them with persistent curve balls, will they be strong enough to choose
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There is graphic sex scenes in this book including some BDSM.<br />
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In books it only takes a few pages to fix the difficulties in a relationship. But real life is a whole other ball game. What happens between the pages? After the pages end?<br />
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I picked up this book thinking it would be a light and fun read. I should have realized from reading one other book by Ms. Ringbloom that there would be a hidden message within the pages of the book. The message for this book being that we can dream about finding the actions found in books in our real lives, we have to realize that books are fictional and don't always transfer well to real life. Each girl in the book tried to take their life in the direction of books that they'd read and found that it didn't work out well. <br />
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I loved the relationship all four of these girls had with each other. I would love to find an online relationship with women my age like these girls have. My favorite story line was that of Lizzie. It was such a sweet story. Once it started to really take off, I could not put the book down. I had to keep reading well into the night to come to the end of her story. I was sad that in the end Jess didn't find herself a guy. But the book has to have touch of reality.<br />
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<p>And one life that could be destroyed is his disabled brother’s. Jagger is in jail for a crime he didn’t commit, and believes it’s a small price to pay to protect his family.</p>
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<p>Rose is determined to prove herself to her criminal students and not let them break her—like they did the last teacher. But when she meets Jagger Reed, she immediately knows the line between student and teacher could be easily blurred. Tall, intimidating, and way too handsome to be incarcerated, she vows to keep him at a distance.</p>
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<p>When Rose reads Jagger’s creative writing piece, she’s both astounded and impressed. His written words call to her, providing a window into his private world. But as the assignment continues, she discovers facts about Jagger’s conviction that change everything.</p>
<p>Determined to piece together clues that leap out from the pages, she finds much more than an articulate prisoner.</p>
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<p>Amanda Mackey was born in New Zealand and moved to Australia when she was 12 years old with her family, where she has lived ever since. She has loved books since an early age and is an avid reader. This has helped lay the foundation for her writing. She's published 7 novels to date with plenty more on the way. An author with Limitless Publishing, she loves to spend time with family when she's not writing or reading.<br />
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<span id="freeTextContainer5726599936403947618">He was my therapist.<br /><br />She was my client.<br /><br />He’s the person I lean on and turn to.<br /><br />She’s the person who brings me relief when there seems to be none.<br /><br />He makes me smile and laugh when anxiety and depression consume me.<br /><br />She helps me breathe when depression is choking me.<br /><br />I don't know how to live without him.<br /><br />I don't know how to be honest with her.<br /><br />Are we driving each other mad?</span><br />
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If you are easily disturbed by books dealing with anxiety and depression, this is not the book for you. This book goes into great details about the lives of two people dealing with anxiety and depression.<br />
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Sex is mentioned, but it it not graphic.<br />
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I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.<br />
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"You could take a kiss," he tells me.<br />
"Yeah, but I want you to give it to me." It hits me then just how much I want him to give me. I want him to give me peace, comfort, his time, friendship, and something more than friendship. I don't want to take it. It's so much sweeter when he wants to give it to me. I take enough from him during my moments of panic and depression.<br />
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Lindsay really knows how to tell a heart-wrenching story!<br />
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I have to admit that after reading the synopsis for this one, I wasn't too sure about it. While I read a wide range of things, I do have some prudish tendencies. I was bothered by the fact that the story involved a therapist/patient relationship. But without going into details I will just say that I was ok with the details of this relationship. I also have to admit that I was wavering on my issues with it just with the mention of the therapist's name - Trace Lexington. I don't know what it is, but it just said "hot guy" to me. <br />
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Then we get to see Brittany and Trace's relationship progress from friendship to something more. It was sweet to watch/read. I loved how just talking to Trace could calm Brittany. I have several favorite scenes that I really want to tell you all about, but I don't want to give away any part of this book.<br />
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Lindsay does an excellent job of taking the reader into the lives of Brittany and Trace as they suffer through the very worst of times. I have to admit that I often found myself agreeing with Brittany and Trace about whether their relationship was good for them. They are both suffering so much. But they are the only people in their lives who truly understands what the other is going through. She took us into the minds of both Brittany and Trace and gave me insight into how they could see suicide as a way out.<br />
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Be prepared to read book two (anxiously awaiting it here) because you will not get all the answers here in this book.<br />
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You can find my review for Shift <a href="http://careyreads.blogspot.com/2016/06/review-shift-by-karina-espinosa.html" target="_blank">here</a> and Caged <a href="http://careyreads.blogspot.com/2016/06/review-caged-by-karina-espinosa.html" target="_blank">here</a>. I will have reviews up soon for some of the others, but not all. (Sorry, for the placement of some of these covers, but it just did not want to work with me today.)</div>
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This is a physical book I won a while back and I think it might be a nice change from all the romance I've been reading lately.</div>
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<p><strong>Extracted</strong><br><strong>Sherry D. Ficklin & Tyler Jolley</strong><br>(The Lost Imperials #1)<br>Publication date: September 8th 2016<br>Genres: Steampunk, Young Adult</p><blockquote><p><span id="freeText2414988060869767776">Two opposing factions of time travelers vie for control of the future in this thrilling steampunk series opener dubbed “Interesting” and “Unexpected” by Kirkus Reviews.</span></p>
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<p><strong>Sherry D. Ficklin</strong> is a full time writer from Colorado where she lives with her husband, four kids, two dogs, and a fluctuating number of chickens and house guests. A former military brat, she loves to travel and meet new people. She can often be found browsing her local bookstore with a large white hot chocolate in one hand and a towering stack of books in the other. That is, unless she’s on deadline at which time she, like the Loch Ness monster, is only seen in blurry photographs.</p>
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<p><strong>Tyler H. Jolley</strong> is a sci-fi/fantasy author and full-time orthodontist, periodontist (see: Overachiever). He divides his spare time between writing, reading, mountain biking, and camping with his family.</p>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Author:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> Teresa Crumpton</span><span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
house is important, and so are you, hexe. The ancient ones foretold this. Yet,
we’re still not sure. But we won’t kill you. We have killed before, those that
didn’t have the blood. Your ancestors want to protect you; they need to. Blood
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that is her legacy. But it’s not just the house she needs to worry about. An
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secret crush, District Attorney, Josh Hampton. Together, can they solve the
mysteries of the house and discover what her true legacy really is <span style="background: white; color: #222222;">or will the answers they find lead to more
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #202020; font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">About Teresa Crumpton:<br />
</span></b><span style="color: #202020; font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Teresa Crumpton writes dark supernatural thrillers along with
poetry, non-fiction and short stories. She started writing when she was young,
never thinking one day she'd turn her passion into a career. She
started writing her novel in eight-grade, though it's changed over the
years. Teresa’s first novel, Her Legacy, is a haunting ghost story with a
little rumored family history within the pages.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #202020; font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Teresa obtained two degrees, Government with
an Emphasis in Legal Studies, and English Lit, hoping to get into law school.
In 2004 she married the man of her dreams. As they moved around the country her
dreams changed. She once again went back to school, this time obtaining a
Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, and her writing became not only her
passion, but also the fulfilment of a promise to her father before he passed. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #202020; font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Teresa Crumpton grew up in Cincinnati and
Dallas/Ft. Worth, making her a hybrid midwest and southern girl. She has five
siblings (all half or step), which always made for a boisterous Christmas while
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</span><span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Visit her online at: </span><a href="http://www.teresacrumpton.com/index.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">Website </span></b></a><span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">| </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/TeresaCrumptonAuthor" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">Facebook</span></b></a><span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;"> | </span><a href="http://twitter.com/wickedcoolflght" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">Twitter </span></b></a><span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">| </span><a href="http://pinterest.com/tcwcf" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">Pinterest</span></b></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: #202020; font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></span></div>
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Title: Forbidden Highway</div>
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Author: Catie Rhodes</div>
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Release - July 23rd, 2016</div>
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A lost treasure. The return of a dangerous adversary. You can run from destiny—but you can’t hide.</div>
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Psychic medium Peri Jean Mace sets out to solve the mystery of the Mace Treasure once and for all. But a frightening new truth about her psychic gifts opens a forbidden highway she doesn’t want to travel.</div>
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Peri Jean has to decide what she fears most—the psychopath or herself.</div>
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Forbidden Highway is the fifth installment in the Peri Jean Mace Ghost Thriller series. Take a rollercoaster ride through redneck East Texas that features spine-tingling horror, a dose of humor, and a tough-as- nails heroine who’ll steal your heart.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Catie Rhodes is the
author of the Peri Jean Mace Paranormal Mysteries. Her short stories have
appeared in <i>Tales from the Mist</i>, <i>Allegories of the Tarot</i>,
and <i>Let’s Scare Cancer to Death</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white;">Zeus sent Hermes, and the Oracles have used
their magic, with no success. A sparkle of hope arises when Eris, the goddess
of Chaos, sends an invitation to her wedding engagement party. She’s holding
Mason hostage, and Skylar and her friends only need permission to enter Eris’s
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exchange for Mason, they must travel to the Land of Reverse and bring back the
bottle of gold water King Midas used to wash himself free of his gift. Further
chaos follows when Eris not only sets up a hunt in the Labyrinth of Crete, but
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Cron-ass!” I roared in pain when the moving earth tossed me
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Dust lingered around us. The clouds above spun. I closed my
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“You</span><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">’</span><span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">re going to get it, Cronus. You want Zeus? You</span><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">’</span><span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">re going to have to work for it. I have plans
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you will die and I will rule the human world.” Her pitch rose and her laughter
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<span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">***2013 InD'Tale RONE Award
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<span style="background: white;">Did you just see a flash of lightning across the
sky on a clear sunny day? </span><br />
<span style="background: white;">Don’t blame Mother Nature. </span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">Skylar Rome can’t wait to spend her last summer
before college with her cousin, Kayla. Everything changes when they meet the
Grand brothers. Skylar is sure she should stay away from Mason Grand, but their
attraction is undeniable. Then Skylar’s life erupts into turmoil. She steps
into a world where descendants of ancient gods have super powers, evil beings
chase her, and questions arise about her own identity. She is running out of
time and running for her life, while trying to unravel the mystery of what they
want from her. </span><br />
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descendants of the gods, she finally gets answers. But can she trust them?
Skylar and the Grand family must work together with these descendants to
discover the key to their rescue from the evolving, evil vultures of Hades. </span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">They discover the ancient gods are not dead, as
once believed, but are instead held captive in a secret location. In order to
save the world from destruction at the hands of Hephaestus, the descendants
must rescue their ancestors, the gods of Olympus. </span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">Skylar learns more about her bloodline and her
powers, but there is a heavy price to pay. The darkest forces known to man are
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">International Bestselling, Award-Winning, Author Mary
Ting/M. Clarke resides in Southern California with her husband and two
children. She enjoys oil painting and making jewelry. Writing her first
novel, Crossroads Saga, happened by chance. It was a way to grieve the
death of her beloved grandmother, and inspired by a dream she once had as
a young girl. When she started reading new adult novels, she fell in love
with the genre. It was the reason she had to write one-Something Great.<br />
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><br />Careyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10835157948210866712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521125689867302053.post-44288331774661710562016-06-22T00:00:00.000-05:002016-06-22T00:00:13.157-05:00Book Blitz & Giveaway: Shopping for a CEO's Fiance by Julia Kent<div style="text-align: center; margin: 0 auto 15px;">
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<p><strong>Shopping for a CEO’s Fiancée </strong><br><strong>Julia Kent</strong><br>(Shopping for a Billionaire #9)<br>Publication date: June 22nd 2016<br>Genres: Comedy, New Adult, Romance</p><blockquote><p><span id="freeText16589325262837353704"><strong>We skipped right over the whole fiancée thing and went straight from girlfriend to wife.</strong></span></p>
<p>At least, I think that’s what happened. I woke up after my brother’s Vegas wedding reception with my luscious girlfriend in bed with me. We’re both wearing wedding rings.</p>
<p>So is her coworker, Josh.</p>
<p>And our Vegas chauffeur, Geordi.</p>
<p>Who the hell am I married to?</p>
<p>Unraveling this mystery will be as difficult as figuring out why Amanda and I are having panic attacks over the thought of being husband and wife.</p>
<p>Or, whoever we’re actually married to.</p>
<p>Oh, ^%$#.</p>
<p>It’s true that what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, with one exception:</p>
<p>If she’s my wife, we’ll make it work.</p>
<p>If she’s not?</p>
<p>I’ll make it happen.</p>
<p><em>Get the 9th book in Julia Kent’s New York Times bestselling romantic comedy series as Andrew and Amanda sort out their wild Vegas night…and the rest of their lives.</em></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">“We’re not—you don’t really—we can’t be—”</p>
<p>“Married?”</p>
<p>She laughs, but it’s a brittle sound. “Come on. We didn’t actually have a wedding last night.”</p>
<p>“We didn’t? You’re sure?” I perk up. Great. She remembers last night. I squeeze my eyes and try to recall something—anything—that happened after Declan and Shannon said their goodbyes at the reception last night.</p>
<p>“I’m, well, I mean…” Twisting in my arms, she looks at me with those big, wide, trusting eyes, her left hand splayed against my bare chest, digging in where the robe has separated. “You don’t remember what happened?”</p>
<p>My voice drops with uncertainty.</p>
<p>Hers goes up.</p>
<p>“No.”</p>
<p>“Quit joking.”</p>
<p>“Not joking.”</p>
<p>“We both can’t remember any part of last night?”</p>
<p>“When does your memory end?” I ask.</p>
<p>Mascara is streaked along the corner of her eye, and any makeup she wore last night currently resides somewhere on my skin or on the bedsheets. I can only imagine what I look like.</p>
<p>Amanda, though, is gorgeous. In my arms and looking at me with a perplexed expression, biting her lower lip while she flips through the filing cabinets of memory in her mind, and—</p>
<p>“I don’t know.”</p>
<p>I sit up. “You’re the fixer.”</p>
<p>“I know! But I remember saying goodnight to Shannon, hugging Declan, and then—poof! Nothing.”</p>
<p>Poof.</p>
<p>“That’s when my memory ends, too,” I say, my skin beginning to crawl. “I know one thing: we did not have a foursome.”</p>
<p>“And I soooooo did not sleep with Josh. He’s gay. The man can’t handle watching a birth video. A real-life vagina would send him into cardiac arrest.”</p>
<p>“I know my heart pounds whenever I see yours,” I whisper. She gives me a reluctant smile, in spite of her hangover.</p>
<p>“That was baaaaaad,” she groans.</p>
<p>“All signs point to the sex question being put to rest. Worst case, all we did was sleep with each other,” I note.</p>
<p>“<em>Worst</em> case? Buddy, sleeping with me is <em>best</em> case. Best case. Always <em>best</em>.”</p>
<p>That was an unfortunate choice of words on my part. Before I can do damage control, she speaks.</p>
<p>“What if we are?” she hisses.</p>
<p>“Are what?”</p>
<p>Her eyes dart to mine.</p>
<p>“Married.”</p>
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<p>New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Julia Kent writes romantic comedy with an edge, and new adult books that push contemporary boundaries. From billionaires to BBWs to rock stars, Julia finds a sensual, goofy joy in every book she writes, but unlike Trevor from Random Acts of Crazy, she has never kissed a chicken. She loves to hear from her readers by email at julia@jkentauthor.com</p>
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Charisma, magnetism, sex appeal—that ‘it’ factor that can’t be described.<br />
Nolan Delaney has it is spades.<br />
The infamous Mr. Romantic.<br />
And maybe he is out of my league… But I’m going to give it the old college try anyway. Because I didn’t travel two thousand miles for a job interview at his request just to be put out like trash.<br />
Don’t underestimate me, Mr. Delaney.<br />
I’m really not as innocent as I look.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">“What do you think so far? Do I live up to the hype?”</p>
<p>“Not really.”</p>
<p>“No?” He chuckles as we walk past the pool. “Why not?”</p>
<p>The whole thing becomes surreal for me in that moment. The emptiness of the resort. The heat and the sun. I am two thousand miles from home and I’m clutching Mr. Romantic’s elbow like we are lovers taking an evening stroll.</p>
<p>“You’re a little bit quiet so far.”</p>
<p>“Is that right?”</p>
<p>“Your sister is the bigger personality. I’m surprised she wasn’t accused of something inappropriate in college. I think she has it in her.”</p>
<p>Nolan laughs. “That’s kind of true. She’s a handful to most, but she’s been good to me. She’s very protective.”</p>
<p>“She called you dangerous.”</p>
<p>“What?” He stops walking and looks down at me. “When?”</p>
<p>“Today. She told me to stay away from you. Didn’t you know that?”</p>
<p>“What exactly did she tell you?” His mood has changed. Not a lot, but there’s an edge to his words.</p>
<p>“She said something like…” I struggle to remember her exact words, but can’t. I shouldn’t have said anything. He’ll probably confront her and use me as an example.</p>
<p>“Like?” Nolan pushes.</p>
<p>“You’re not romantic. Something like that. They called you Mr. Romantic when all that stuff happened because it was a joke.”</p>
<p>“And the dangerous part?” His words are low and when I look up at him, the easygoing expression has changed into something else.</p>
<p>“I don’t know why she said it. She was telling me to stay away from you all day. And I was angry that she was so dismissive of me. She said I was here by mistake. So I told her I was going to do my best to get the job anyway. And while I agree those men you hired are far more qualified, it was not fair of her to dismiss me so quickly. I’m not as innocent and inexperienced as I look, Mr. Delaney. I have ideas and I’m smart. Hiring everyone in the applicant pool but me was about the most humiliating thing I’ve ever experienced.”</p>
<p>Nolan continues our walk, silent for a few seconds. “You’re lucky.”</p>
<p>“I am?” I ask, a small laugh escaping. “How so?”</p>
<p>“You’re lucky that you’ve never been humiliated the way I have.”</p>
<p><em>Oh, shit. Way to go, Ivy.</em></p>
<p>“Do you think I’m dangerous?” Nolan asks, staring down at me in that way he does.</p>
<p>It makes me uneasy. “Maybe.”</p>
<p>“You’re willing to take that chance?”</p>
<p>“Maybe.”</p>
<p>“Well, good,” Nolan says. “Let’s have a nice dinner and I’ll tell you why I sent Claudette away and kept you here against her wishes.”</p>
<p>He did <em>what</em>?</p>
<p>My heart starts to beat faster. Why would he do that? Maybe Claudette was right to warn me? There’s hardly anyone here at the resort. Especially now that all the construction people have left for the day. The main pool is empty when we pass, and even the desk clerks are missing when we enter the lobby.</p>
<p>The dining room has two couples eating dinner and Nolan greets them by name as he leads me to the rear part of the restaurant. Back into a dimly lit room with a single table, white linen tablecloth flowing over the sides. Candle glowing in the center. Set for two.</p>
<p>“This is… unexpected.” My mind is filled with possibilities. And even though I came here with the intention of getting his full attention, possibly losing my virginity to him—and even though I’ve talked myself into feeling ready to take on a man like him, both professionally and personally—I am not excited. I am suddenly scared.</p>
<p>There’s not enough people. There’s not enough noise. There’s not enough of anything to make me forget just who I’m having dinner with.</p>
<p>Mr. Romantic. A man accused of raping a woman ten years ago. A man who was not prosecuted for that crime because the woman died before she could testify. A man who might be guilty.</p>
<p>Nolan pulls out a chair and waits for me to sit, sliding it in perfectly the way a gentleman does, before taking his seat across from me. “I like the unexpected, Miss Rockwell. Get used to it.”</p>
<p>I am in way over my head.</p>
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<p>JA Huss is the USA Today bestselling author of more than twenty romances. She likes stories about family, loyalty, and extraordinary characters who struggle with basic human emotions while dealing with bigger than life problems. JA loves writing heroes who make you swoon, heroines who makes you jealous, and the perfect Happily Ever After ending.</p>
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<span id="freeText195036951317764996">It’s hard out there for a lone-wolf.<br /><br />Mackenzie
Grey has started a brand new life in an attempt to escape the Brooklyn
Pack. She settles in as a detective in a special unit of the LAPD when
her identity is put at risk, and she has no choice but to run again. The
question is: does she want to run forever?<br />As events force Mackenzie
to confront her past, she is met with many surprises—including the
revelation of her true ancestry. When Packs across the country learn of
who she is, Kenz becomes the object of desire in a deadly wolf hunt, and
she must once again fight to keep her freedom. <br />Witnessing
first-hand the barbaric treatment of Lunas, Mackenzie has to make a
choice—follow the prediction of her Vision Quest or let herself be
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">I did receive a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Ok, I just absolutely love Mackenzie Grey and am going to share several quotes from her from various points in the book. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";">"Dude, open up them eyes and take a good look. You got the wrong idea about me. I hae the mouth of a sailor, the temper of a toddler, and my most lovable trait? I lack a filter when I speak. Am I really a lady?"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";">"You know, Duke, you might be right, but thank fuck I wasn't because the last thing I ever want to be in life is a goddamn Luna."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";">"I can't shut up...That would be a miracle if I did."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";">"They could have at least given me a babysitter that I could annoy -- I mean talk to."</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mackenzie hasn't changed one bit since book one. If anything, I just loved her more in this book. She did actually grow some in this book in the fact that she was able to identify when she was making a mistake in her actions. But she also realized that if she didn't do these things, she would be changing the very essence of her being. She stayed true to herself and followed her first instincts. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The action did not stop in this book either. It is full of so much action! By the end of the book we finally see what direction Mackenzie is heading in to make a life for herself and it's a great direction! She has chosen to stand up for the rights of Lunas to not be forced into the submissive roles they have always been forced to take.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText1961940834426632409">It's hard enough being
an undergraduate student, an intern at Downtown Manhattan's police
station, and a bouncer at a local bar. Add her now ex-boyfriend who
recently dumped her for the school's resident bimbo—oh, and she's a
werewolf. <br />Mackenzie Grey meets her match when she is kidnapped by
the Brooklyn Pack and tossed between Sebastian and Jonah—the Alpha and
the Beta. Being a lone-wolf in the city is dangerous, and now that the
Pack has found her, so can every supernatural being in the Tri-State
area. And not even her sarcastic, smart mouth can get her out of this. <br />When
a string of kidnappings involves Mackenzie in supernatural politics,
she questions her new acquaintances and finds unlikely allies. Can she
escape Pack law and keep her freedom—or will she be condemned to an
unwanted path?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I haven’t read a lot of books about shifters/werewolves. The majority of the books with shifters that I have read, have had shifters as a side character instead of the main character. After reading Shift, I find that I really like books about shifters and definitely want to read more.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Then there’s the action. It is spectacular! It is full of action from the very start. Mackenzie causes some of the action by not knowing when to keep her mouth shut. But it brings some interesting turns in events. I have to say that I went into the book thinking the romance among the werewolves would be the main theme of the book. But it’s not. There’s a whole story line and the romance/attraction is brought in as part of the story line. I appreciate that. There were some events that I didn’t see coming. </span></div>
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I'm finally nearing the end of my ARC TBR list and I couldn't be happier! Not that I don't enjoy reading these books. I just accepted too many too close together (many with only a week between deadlines). This would be ok if I had gotten around to reading some of these earlier. I'm looking forward to reading some books I've had for a while. I picked up Slammed by Colleen Hoover for $1.50 yesterday and would like to get to it sooner rather than later. Plus I've got several books I'd purchased or got free earlier this year that I'd like to read. On to the progress reports.<br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> There were a few challenges that I didn't have any progress for in April and May. But I did read six books in April and five books in May. </span></div>
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