Monday 30 November 2015

BLOG TOUR~ FOREVER LASTING by KASSIDY CARTER


Forever Lasting
Everlasting Series Book 2
by Kassidy Carter
Genre: New Adult Romance



Can be read as a Standalone.
Two lives tied together by one loss. When Grace and James tragically lose an important person, they both didn’t expect to find each other.

Grace Hall had it all growing up. A father who loved her and treated her like a queen that is until one tragic day took it all away from her. Now confuse and not knowing what to do she decided to leave and find the one person who could make everything better.

James Walker is a Marine. It’s what he loves to do. Until one disastrous day everything has changed, everything in his life fades to dark. That is until Grace walks into the door and she brings the light back to him. They start off as friends and it turns into more.

Can love survive secrets? Can love survive the pain and the Darkness that consumes them?




Author Bio- Kassidy Carter lives in Florida with her Husband and two daughters. You can normally find a book in her hands or doing activities with her daughters. She has a passion for reading and will read just about anything. Her favorite kind of stories to read are one's with happy endings. She has always wanted to write, but the fear of getting started and not being good enough has stopped her...until now.
If you want to find out more about Kassidy or follow her and her writing adventures, here are the links for her Facebook and Goodreads.
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Saturday 28 November 2015

BLOG TOUR* Losing Her by Cori Williams

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TITLE: Losing Her
SERIES: Broken Road (Book 1)
GENRE: Contemporary Romance
AUTHOR: Cori Williams
PUBLISHER: Booktrope Publishing
Release Date: November 7th, 2015
AMAZON:  http://amzn.to/1JAwOmi

SYNOPSIS
Love. I’d hated love for most of my life. I saw how it destroyed the one person I thought I could count on as it sucked him under, leaving him not to care about anything else in the world—including me. But when I didn’t close myself off, I let love consume me. Love and hate, two words that don’t often go together but that’s what I felt for him. Beneath the prince lurked a monster.

Lawson Reynolds fell in love with Campbell Wynn the minute he laid eyes on her—even though he was clueless to the fact. Maybe if he had realized it sooner, he wouldn’t have lost her. Campbell Wynn had no interest in becoming another one of Lawson Reynold’s groupies. She thought she found her own happily ever after when she didn’t think they even existed. But the perfectly painted picture soon turned ugly behind closed doors. Will Lawson’s unconditional love be able to save her from the downward cycle that she refuses to break? Or will she reach the point of no return?
 
****MY REVIEW**** 
 

The blurb was the first thing that sucked me in. The second thing was I had never read a book from Cori and was happy to read this story.
The prologue had me in a 'WTH', 'OMG', give me more type of mood. After the first 3 chapters I am not sure the book would continue on the same way it began.

The characters Lawson Reynolds and Campbell Wynn had a very interesting relationship. Throw in Conner and all the additional obstacles between the trio and you get a whole lot of drama. There were so many things that came in the way of their friendship/relationship but I always appreciated how Lawson was always sweet, loving and caring.

I like Lawson more than Campbell because I felt like I saw a side of him that I really like. Campbell was just well...Campbell. I wanted her to wake up and man up to her feelings but instead she always chose her head and not her heart.

What didn't work for me in this story.

I didn't like how the story jumped. Most of the time throughout the book I was left feeling confused. I thought I missed a few chapters and would often have to go back a few pages. I wished that each chapter had the name of the person whose point of view it was. Again, I found myself confused as the story would be told from either Lawson's or Campbell's point of view and it would take me a while to determine which person I was reading.

The Prologue was so intriguing that I thought the entire story was going to lead up to what the hell happened in the beginning. You kind of get what happened all the way at the end of the book but the story leading up to it wasn't really leading in that direction.

Besides these points, the story was OK. I didn't love it but I liked it.I need more to fall in love and find that emotionally connection.
Overall, Losing Her was an OK story with interesting events and characters.
 
ABOUT CORI WILLIAMS
Cori Williams is a contemporary romance writer who recently relocated from Michigan to southern living in the mountains of North Carolina. When she’s not busy taking care of her three young children and sometimes fourth, aka as her husband, you’ll find her tapping away at the keyboard with music blaring and endless amounts of candy fuel at hand. Her love of reading from a very young age transferred over to a love of writing and now the stories are never ending as she creates the happily ever afters for her characters with sometimes bumpy journeys along the way. “Forever isn’t always easy.”
WEBSITE: www.authorcoriwilliams.com
FACEBOOK:  www.facebook.com/authorcawilliams
TWITTER: @CAWilliams00

Wednesday 25 November 2015

BLOG TOUR+GIVEAWAY~ Perfectly Imperfect by Harper Sloan


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Meet Willow and Kane in the newest stand alone by Harper Sloan!
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Blurb
Mirror, mirror ... who's the fairest of them all?
I still cringe when I hear that line. A fairy tale that had girls pretending they were the fairest, the most beautiful, and the most entitled. A fairy tale most couldn't grow out of turned my haunted childhood memories into a living nightmare. Girls who grew up believing that pile of garbage became the meanest of all 'mean girls.'
And those mean girls were right - it was a line meant for all the beautiful people in the world - and I knew the answer would never be me.
The women with long legs, flat stomachs, and perfect chests.
The type of women Kane Masters gravitated toward.
Well, that's definitely not Willow Tate.
No. That will never be me.
Because I'm completely imperfect.
And ... I hate myself.
I have no idea what Kane could possibly see in someone like me when he could have them.
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Excerpt
“Are you nervous right now?”
I nod.
“Tell me why.”  His demand, steady and calm, gives me the courage I need to tell him.  To open a vein and bleed my insecurities.
“I’m not perfect,” I whisper.
“And neither am I, Willow.  I don’t want perfect.  What so many see as perfect, to me, is fake.  Perfect isn’t achievable naturally.  No one, and I mean no one, is perfect.”
I’m shaking my head before he’s even done speaking, but one long finger comes up and presses against my lips before I can speak.
“No, let me finish.  There isn’t beauty in perfection.  It’s as fake as the image the word projects.  Beauty is found in imperfection, Willow, because to admit you’re not perfect means you’re admitting you’re not whole and absolute.  When I think of myself, I see someone willing to admit he’s as far from complete as it gets because, in order to get to that perfection, I need to find the other part of me who will make my life better.  To take all the faults I have and fill them, and only then will I be there.  You see, the way I see it, the only way to become perfect is to find that perfectly imperfect person who brings it out of you.”
When he stops, I swear I might have stopped breathing.  How am I supposed to respond to that?
“Do you trust me?” he asks, his voice strong and sure.
“Yes, Kane.  Nerves or not, I do.”
“Then let me show you what I see when I look at you.”
He brings his hands up, framing my face once again in a way I’m quickly becoming addicted to the feeling of.  His warm eyes implore, begging me without words to let him continue.  I do not intend to stop him, regardless of the butterflies currently taking over my system.  I’m all in.
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****MY REVIEW****


I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.


Even before I started Perfectly Imperfect, the blurb and the cover blew me away. If I had to rate the cover and blurb, It would be 5 stars hands down. The overall story unfortunately I will rate it 3 Stars.  It breaks my heart that I fell out of love with the characters and the overall story line. I ended the story feeling that it was an OK read but  I still had that 'Meh' feeling.

Harper did a job with introducing an issue that many don't write about. I cannot recall a book that touch on body issues and self worth.  Willow Tate was given a bad hand in life and boy did I feel it for her in the beginning of the story.

For the first 37% I was completely in love. As a full figured woman I found myself relating to Willow in regards to the body issues she faced. I think everyone at some point in their lives has felt what Willow had been through. I have experienced first hand being in a relationship where I  knew it wasn't doing me any good but for whatever reason it was the hardest thing to get over.Willow struggled for a while even though she knew her ex was no good and treated her like garbage.  I enjoyed the messages the author conveyed with Perfectly Imperfect and shed a few tears in the beginning of the story. 

OK without rambling further, after 37% I am not sure what happened. My connection to Willow fell off a huge cliff. The story did not draw my attention like it did in the beginning of the book. I would even say that I got bored at times. Kane was a little to soft for my liking and the story was just a little to predictable. I did keep going and came to the conclusion that it was an OK story. I didn't finish the book feeling much and I think that is what disappointed me the most.

Overall, I wished the story ended the way it started. There was so much to love in the beginning , the story was stronger and I wish it would have continued on this path. This was my first book by Harper. I think I will give the author another try.


About the Author:
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Harper lives in small town Georgia just a short drive from her hometown of Peachtree City. She (and her 3 daughters) enjoy ruling the house they dubbed 'Estrogen Ocean', much to her husband’s chagrin. Harper has a borderline unhealthy obsession with books; you can almost ALWAYS find her with her eReader attached. She enjoys bad reality TV and cheesy romantic flicks. Her favorite kind of hero--the super alpha kind!


Harper started using writing as a way to unwind when the house went to sleep at night; and with a house full of crazy it was the perfect way to just relax. It didn't take long before a head full of very demanding alphas would stop at nothing to have their story told.



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Tuesday 24 November 2015

RELEASE DAY BLITZ~ Forbid Me (The Good Ol' Boys Series) by M. Robinson


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TITLE: FORBID ME
AUTHOR: M. ROBINSON
COVER MODEL: KEVIN LAJEUNESSE
COVER DESIGN: THE FINAL WRAP





It was only a matter of time until the truth came out.
I never thought it would come to this…
I tried, God knows I tried to stay away from her but eventually I crossed that line and broke that trust. I could no longer go back and I sure as fuck didn’t regret a single moment of it. I knew there would be hell to pay, I knew the wrath I’d be facing but I would willingly take the burns and scars just to have the love of my best friend's sister.
If there is one person I’d willingly go to hell and back for it was…

Lillian Ryder

Standalone within a series. New Adult Contemporary Romance: Strong language and sexual content, not intended for readers under 18.




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“Is that right?” I replied arrogantly, centimeters from her lips. “I don’t know you? Really? What part don’t I know? Maybe I don’t know the way you move your hair to cover the side of your face when you’re nervous. Or maybe I don’t know how you bite your bottom lip when you’re deep into your strings. Or do you mean that I don’t know the way you freak out if it’s too dark in a room and you won’t walk in? Or maybe I don’t know that you bite your fingernails when you think no one is looking. Oh wait, here’s a good one. I don't know that you're trembling in your skin right now. I don’t know that your heart is beating a million miles a minute, your hands are clammy, and you can’t swallow. How there are hundreds of thoughts going through your mind, but the top one being how bad you want me to kiss you. How bad you want me to fuck you. How bad you want me to claim every fucking inch of your perfect body,” I paused to let my words sink in, and her flushed complexion gave away that everything I was saying was true.
“You’re right. I don’t know you. I don’t see your gorgeous smile in my sleep. I don’t hear that ridiculous giggle you have when I’m away from you. I don’t see those dark brown eyes every time I close mine.” I leaned in a little closer so she could feel my breath against her lips. “I don’t stroke my cock to the memory of your sweet pussy pulsating down my shaft and the taste of your come dripping down my chin.”






Best Selling Author M. Robinson loves to read. She favors anything that has angst, romance, triangles, cheating, love, and of course sex! She has been reading since the Babysitters Club and R.L. Stein.

She was born in New Jersey but was raised in Tampa Fl. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D in psychology, with two years left.

She is married to an amazing man who she loves to pieces. They have two German Shepherd mixes and a Tabby cat.  





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RELEASE BLITZ~Stepbrother, Mine by Opal Carew

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Book Title: Stepbrother Mine Author: Opal Carew Genre: Erotic Romance Release Date: November 24, 2015 Hosted by: Book Enthusiast Promotions
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From New York Times Bestselling Author Opal Carew
How far will she go to get the life she's always wanted? Dana's always had a clear vision of how her life would go and how she'd get there, but when her father dies during her final year of college, her whole world threatens to topple down. In desperate need of money, she takes a drastic step. She decides to auction off her virginity. Mason is used to getting what he wants. The head of his own corporate empire, he has wealth, means, and no shortage of beautiful women ready to fulfill his every need. But despite having it all, Mason is bored. Until he comes face-to-face with a woman from his past. Unable to let Dana slip away again, Mason bids on the one thing he's always wanted, even if it is completely forbidden. He's fantasied about having her to himself for years, touching her smooth skin, tasting her sweet lips, but Dana is off-limits, or is she? What started out as a way for each of them to get what they've always wanted is about to turn into so much more….

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“We’re here, miss.” The driver stopped the car and got out, then opened her door and helped her from the car. They stood in front of a tall, elegant looking building. It didn’t look like a hotel. More like a luxury apartment building. The driver rolled her overnight bag to the front door and the doorman opened the door for her. The driver led her across the impressive lobby, with marble floors, tall pillars, and huge floral arrangements, to an elevator. “This is a private elevator.” He slid a card into a slot and the door opened. “It will take you to the penthouse.” Then he handed her the card and walked away. The door closed and her stomach fluttered as the elevator started moving upward. When the door opened, she stepped into a huge apartment with windows overlooking the city. She stepped onto the gleaming, dark hardwood floor of the foyer as she stepped from the elevator and glanced around, expecting her benefactor to be waiting for her. But there was no one in sight. She glanced around at the elegantly furnished penthouse, with light walls and leather couches and chairs. The wood furniture had clean lines and large pieces of abstract art hung on the walls. The whole look was balanced by the softness of the plush carpets and cushions. She walked across the floor and stared out at the city below. The sun was setting and the windows of the other buildings were bathed in orange light. “Like the view?” a male voice asked behind her. A prickle started along the back of her neck, then down her spine. It wasn’t the voice of a stranger. It was him. She turned slowly, her heart pounding in her chest. “Mason?” Astounded, she stared at the man she hadn’t seen in eight years. “Hello, Dana.” The shock at seeing him had sent her totally off balance, but now she remembered the situation. “Oh my God, you’re the one? But… you can’t…” she sputtered. He raised his eyebrow in that way she remembered. “Can’t what? Be the one who takes your virginity?” Her eyes widened. “That’s right. We just… I mean…” She stared at him, the man who had left when she was eighteen. The man who’d made her feel special and cared for in a time when she had felt like nothing. A man who haunted her hottest and most forbidden dreams. She sucked in a breath of air and tried again. “You’re my stepbrother, for God’s sake.”
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As a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of erotic contemporary romance, Opal Carew writes about passion, love, and taking risks. Her heroines follow their hearts and push past the fear that stops them from realizing their dreams… to the excitement and love of happily-ever-after.
Opal loves crystals, dragons, feathers, cats, pink hair, the occult, Manga artwork, Zentangle, and all that glitters. She earned a degree in Mathematics from the University of Waterloo, and spent 15 years as a software analyst before turning to her passion as a writer. She grew up in Toronto, and now lives in Ottawa with her husband and three cats. One of her sons just finished a Masters degree at Sussex University in the UK and is now pursuing a second Masters at Carleton University in Ottawa. The other son just finished his undergraduate degree at Carleton University. Yes, mom is proud!

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