Blog Tour - Review: Make it Right by Megan Erickson

 

 

Make it Right
By: Megan Erickson
Release Date: September 9, 2014
Series: Bowler University #2

Description:
Max Payton lives by two rules:
Size and strength win any fight, and never show weakness.

When a rash of assaults sends Bowler University for a tail spin, Max volunteers to help teach a self-defense class. One of the other instructors is the beautiful pixie-faced girl he keeps butting heads with…and who challenges everything he thought he knew.

Lea Travers avoids guys like Max - cocky jocks who assume she's fragile because of a disability caused by a childhood accident. She likes to be in control, and something about being with Max makes her feel anything but. But during the moments he lets his guard down, Lea sees a soul as broken inside as she is outside. Trusting him is a whole other problem...

When the assaults ramp up and hit close to home, Lea and Max must learn, before it’s too late, that true strength can come from vulnerability…and giving in to trust is sometimes the only way to make things right.

 

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Review:

I was very excited to get a chance to review the second book in this series.  It was so much fun to revisit some characters from the first book and explore some of them even deeper.  The author did a great job discovering the different depths of Max who was shown to be such a not good person in the first book.  I was excited to read about him and it was a beautiful thing to see him find himself throughout the book.

We are reintroduced to Lea in this book, which is an education major and was friends with Kat and Danica in the first book.  She definitely has trust issues especially from everything that has happened to her in the past and has left her with a permanent limp.  But with trust issues the only thing she accomplishes is closing her from experiencing the world and people as she should.  We are also reintroduced to Max, who even though wasn’t shed in a good light in the first book turns out to be a much deeper person that I would have thought.  There are many different layers to Max and it’s just like peeling an onion, another layer is beneath it.  It takes some time for him to get to the center of his core but when he does, he really does.

We meet more of Max’s and Lea’s family and learn about their pasts and how they became to be the people they are today  but I think the most important thing is the people they become when they get together, because not only do they better each other but they feel freer to be who they really want to be.  Isn’t that why most people go to college, to find out that they are and what they want to be when they finally do grow up, and I can say without a doubt that Max definitely found out who he wants to be in this book.

There are some great scenes in this book both in the bedroom and just with family in general.  I thoroughly enjoyed this from beginning to the very end.  I’m even more excited to finally read more about the final roommate of the guys, Cam.  He’s a mystery that’s had me intrigued since the very first book and his very first appearance, what’s his story?  Ah can’t wait to read that.

Love the cover of this book, very cute, college like and playful.  The setting was a very typical college, but it’s not about the setting in this book it’s all about the characters and they all rocked.  Great writing, very addicting and just an overall great read.  A great continuation of a series and I just know the next one will be just as good if not better. 

About Megan

Megan Erickson grew up in a family that averages 5’5” on a good day and started writing to create characters who could reach the top kitchen shelf.

She’s got a couple of tattoos, has a thing for gladiators and has been called a crazy cat lady. After working as a journalist for years, she decided she liked creating her own endings better and switched back to fiction.

She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, two kids and two cats. And no, she still can’t reach the stupid top shelf.

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Disclaimer:
I received this book from Edelweiss and William Morrow Impulse (for this blog tour), so that I may give my honest opinion and review. Whether it is good or not please do not let it discourage you from purchasing/reading the book yourself and forming your own opinion. What might be good for me may not be good for you and vice versa. With that said, Happy Reading Everyone!!!

Blog Tour - Fly by T.A. Foster - Review

 

Fly
By: T.A. Foster
Release Date: 2014

Description:
Not everyone’s good at one-night stands.

Skye Stephens has the worst day of her professional career, and all she wants to do is shed her power suit and get lost in the sheets with the hot guy she met at the bar. The problem is, this uptight ad exec doesn’t know how to do one-night stands. She has strict rules about dating and when to let a man in her bedroom.

Fighter pilot Ben “Bolt” Hardcastle is used to lovin’ and leavin’. But, after he meets Skye, one night doesn’t seem to be enough.

When these two crash-land into each other, a connection strong enough to make the loner pilot and the sexy businesswoman shed their rules about love and relationships begins to burn deeper than either of them ever expected.

Review:

I've definitely enjoyed several of T. A. Foster's books in the past so when I was asked to review this book I couldn't refuse because everything I have read so far has been fantastic and this was on the right track and I wasn't disappointed in the least.  There were hot men, hot women, hot action and a great story.  I know I can always count on T.A. for something fun and interesting.

We meet Skye (fitting name) who is very straight edge all about work and just getting things done.  She is bummed out because she lost an account to someone else and decides to go out for once and this is where she meets super-hot pilot Ben, aka Bolt.  He is the typical love them and leave them kind of guy, especially since he’s not in every city very often.  But there is something very different about Skye that catches his attention.  At first they start to keep it fun and casual but then something changes.  They can’t be apart from one another.

It’s all very hot and heavy and super sexy.  The two of them together is like fire, they have a very strong physical attraction to one another but can that hold a relationship together, especially one that has to be long distance due to the flying?  It’s hard but I definitely think it’s doable, but you’ll have to read to find out what happens.  Even their friends try and egg them on in the right direction, you never know what you have until it’s not in front of you anymore.  Talk about taking things for granted or being underappreciated, I might be steering off course just a tad bit.

Overall this book was a fantastic very steamy good read.  I think the two main characters fell for each other hard and fast and things got kind of skewed halfway through but they worked it out. I do slightly think that Skye gave in a little too easy for Ben but I guess that shows how strongly they felt for each other.  Definitely interesting and I can totally imagine plot lines if this was the beginning to a series, just saying.  My mind goes off in crazy ways.  Great story!

Promo Blitz Week: FLY by T.A. Foster - Release Day!!

Today is the release day for FLY by T.A. Foster! Be sure to check out the contest below for a chance to win a gift card!

 

 

FLY Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22616884-fly

FLY BLURB:

Not everyone’s good at one-night stands. Skye Stephens has the worst day of her professional career, and all she wants to do is shed her power suit and get lost in the sheets with the hot guy she met at the bar. The problem is, this uptight ad exec doesn’t know how to do one-night stands. She has strict rules about dating and when to let a man in her bedroom. Fighter pilot Ben “Bolt” Hardcastle is used to lovin’ and leavin’. But, after he meets Skye, one night doesn’t seem to be enough. When these two crash-land into each other, a connection strong enough to make the loner pilot and the sexy businesswoman shed their rules about love and relationships begins to burn deeper than either of them ever expected.

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a Rafflecopter giveaway   T.A. Foster met, fell in love with, and married her own Marine fighter pilot. Through deployments, trainings, and sometimes living oceans apart, their own love story continues every day. She grew up catching rays and waves along the North Carolina Outer Banks and now resides in the state with her husband, two children, and two canine kiddos. T.A. has an undergraduate degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a graduate degree in Educational Psychology from Texas A&M University. When she’s not chasing her two-legged and four-legged children or trying to escape for date night, you can find her reading, writing, or planning her next beach trip.

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Promo Blitz Week: FLY by T.A. Foster - Romance Wednesday!

We are gearing up for the release of FLY by T.A. Foster. If you enjoy a hot romance, which just might feature a Fighter Pilot with United States Marine Corps, this is the book for you!

Today we are highlighting the romance in the book.

  Romance Wednesday I’m not sure about everyone else, but I know the reason I like to read and write love stories is for the romance. All those little moments that bring two characters together—the glances, the quippy dialogue, the thoughtful gestures that melt my heart. You know, the ones that make you sigh out loud. You probably know by now Fly has some personal elements for me. I married a Marine fighter pilot who was living in San Diego and stationed at Miramar. I was incredibly lucky to have my own private consultant while I was writing.


The romance problem I had with the main character, Ben, was that he was a love ‘em and leave ‘em type, so finding a way to make him romantic was a challenge. For that, I drew on some personal  experience.

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Some of my absolute favorite dates in San Diego with my then-fiance’, where in the Gaslamp district, at the Hotel del Coronado, and walking the beaches of Coronado. By sneaking some of those ideas in I was able to work romance into a storyline that started out as a very physical connection between two unlikely people. I can’t give it all away, but there are ways that romance develops between these two that I think will surprise you, make you smile, and hopefully make you sigh out loud.

 

BOOK SUMMARY:

Not everyone’s good at one-night stands. Skye Stephens has the worst day of her professional career, and all she wants to do is shed her power suit and get lost in the sheets with the hot guy she met at the bar. The problem is, this uptight ad exec doesn’t know how to do one-night stands. She has strict rules about dating and when to let a man in her bedroom. Fighter pilot Ben “Bolt” Hardcastle is used to lovin’ and leavin’. But, after he meets Skye, one night doesn’t seem to be enough. When these two crash-land into each other, a connection strong enough to make the loner pilot and the sexy businesswoman shed their rules about love and relationships begins to burn deeper than either of them ever expected.  

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AUTHOR INFORMATION:

T.A. Foster met, fell in love with, and married her own Marine fighter pilot. Through deployments, trainings, and sometimes living oceans apart, their own love story continues every day. She grew up catching rays and waves along the North Carolina Outer Banks and now resides in the state with her husband, two children, and two canine kiddos. T.A. has an undergraduate degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a graduate degree in Educational Psychology from Texas A&M University. When she’s not chasing her two-legged and four-legged children or trying to escape for date night, you can find her reading, writing, or planning her next beach trip.

Author Links:
Blog: http://www.tafosterauthor.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tafosterwriter
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Author Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7164289.T_A_Foster

Promo Blitz Week: FLY by T.A. Foster - Setting

We are gearing up for the release of FLY by T.A. Foster. If you enjoy a hot romance, which just might feature a Fighter Pilot with United States Marine Corps, this is the book for you!

Today we are highlighting the beautiful setting in the book.

 

As I started writing Fly, I knew instantly what part of the country I wanted to portray in the story: San Diego. When I first met my husband I was living in College Station, TX and he was a fighter pilot at Miramar in San Diego, CA. On trips to visit him I was able to experience all of the fun and touristy parts of the city such as the San Diego Zoo, Mission Bay, Balboa Park, and my all-time favorite, the Hotel del Coronado. The city was gorgeous. Every view was filled with tropical flowers, the ocean, and terrain I never had back home. It was hard not to feel the romance the city offered. Eventually, we were engaged and I moved to San Diego. Living in the city gave me a new perspective on the place I had fallen in love with. While Fly isn’t the story of our romance, it does hold some personal insight into the seaside town. Fly was the perfect way to incorporate the single and wild life of a pilot with the beauty and fun of the city.

Bolt needed to live somewhere near a fighter pilot base. I thought of some of the East Coast military bases, but they didn’t offer the nightlife and corporate world I needed for Skye. San Diego was the perfect blend of professional, military, and recreational outlets I needed to work into the story. Where else could they catch a professional baseball game, walk on the beach, and hit the hottest clubs all in the same week? I think Bolt and Skye could fall for each other no matter where they met, but having the story in San Diego added romance I couldn’t capture anywhere else.
BOOK SUMMARY:
Not everyone’s good at one-night stands. Skye Stephens has the worst day of her professional career, and all she wants to do is shed her power suit and get lost in the sheets with the hot guy she met at the bar. The problem is, this uptight ad exec doesn’t know how to do one-night stands. She has strict rules about dating and when to let a man in her bedroom. Fighter pilot Ben “Bolt” Hardcastle is used to lovin’ and leavin’. But, after he meets Skye, one night doesn’t seem to be enough. When these two crash-land into each other, a connection strong enough to make the loner pilot and the sexy businesswoman shed their rules about love and relationships begins to burn deeper than either of them ever expected.  

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PRE-ORDER IT NOW!

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AUTHOR INFORMATION:

T.A. Foster met, fell in love with, and married her own Marine fighter pilot. Through deployments, trainings, and sometimes living oceans apart, their own love story continues every day. She grew up catching rays and waves along the North Carolina Outer Banks and now resides in the state with her husband, two children, and two canine kiddos. T.A. has an undergraduate degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a graduate degree in Educational Psychology from Texas A&M University. When she’s not chasing her two-legged and four-legged children or trying to escape for date night, you can find her reading, writing, or planning her next beach trip.

Author Links:
Blog: http://www.tafosterauthor.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tafosterwriter
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TAFosterauthor
Author Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7164289.T_A_Foster

#destinyisdangerous Review: Dangerous Destiny (Night Sky 0.5)

Dangerous Destiny
By: Suzanne Brockmann, Melanie Brockmann
Release Date: August 26, 2014
Series: Night Sky 0.5

Description:
In this pulse-pounding prequel to the Night Sky series by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Suzanne Brockmann and her daughter Melanie Brockmann, Skylar has her first brush with Destiny. She's about to meet a boy who will change her life—and a girl who wants to end it.

Skylar Reid is the new girl at school. Her mom just moved them to Florida—aka The Land of the Living Dead where the average age of her new neighbors was seventy-five—to start over. Skylar is not a fan of the change or her total lack of friends. Until she meets Calvin, a funny, sarcastic boy who doesn't let being in a wheelchair stop him from verbally shredding their preppy classmates. Skylar's just about to decide her new school's not a total loss when an odd girl wearing an oversized trench coat in the murderous Southern heat declares, "You're one of us." And then tries to kill her.

Excerpt:
I know her.
Know her from inside the dreams. Inside those terrible, murderous, bloody dreams. I've heard her-screaming, her voice mixing in an awful chorus with all those other girls. Little girls.

Please, God.
That's what one of the little girls keeps saying, in the dream that is not just a dream. Please, God.
But I know better. There's no escaping this fate. This is destiny.
I must kill Skylar.
This will be FREE on release day, today! Not sure hor how long after that.

Mini Review:
 This was definitely a super short novella, but I will say this it definitly got my attention and has me wondering exactly what is going on.  Who are they?  Why do they have to die?  What's going to happen next to these characters?  How awesome that her new bff basically in a new school is in a wheel chair and he has total confidence and actually helps when needed.  It's all very interesting and I can't wait to see what the full length first novel is going to bring, becuase really there is some crazy stuff going on!

Don't forget to check out the Full length first book in the series, comes out in October!

Night Sky
By: Suzanne Brockmann, Melanie Brockmann
Release Date: October 7, 2014
Series: Night Sky #1

Description:
In Night Sky, sixteen-year-old Skylar Reid is thrown into a strange world when she discovers that she has unique telekinetic and telepathic powers. After Sasha, the child she babysits, is kidnapped and believed to be murdered, Sky and her best friend Calvin are approached by Dana, a mysterious girl who has super-abilities similar to Sky’s. With the help of Dana and her sidekick Milo, the four teens — two from the rich part of town, and two living hand-to-mouth on the streets — embark on a quest to discover who killed Sasha, and to bring the killers to justice.

With Dana as Skylar’s surly and life-toughened mentor, Sky attempts to harness her powers to aid them in their quest. Complicating an already complex relationship with the older girl, Sky starts to fall for the dangerously handsome and enigmatic Milo–and begins to suspect that the attraction is mutual. But then Sky realizes that Sasha might still be alive, and the unlikely foursome’s mission becomes one of search and rescue, pitting the heroic teens against a very deadly enemy.

Night Sky is the first book in a YA trilogy set in the same dark future as Suzanne Brockmann’s Born to Darkness, a New York Times bestselling hardcover, published last year as the first installment in her Fighting Destiny series. Night Sky has the same mix of suspense, romance, humor, and the paranormal, and deals with many of the same themes, including society’s relentless exploitation and devaluation of females, and the empowerment that comes when women and girls recognize their strength and intellect, and stand up, fight back, and save the day.

Author's Info:
Suzanne’s website is here: http://www.suzannebrockmann.com/upcoming/night-sky/

Buy Link:
Amazon | BN.com

Promo Blitz Week: FLY by T.A. Foster - Character Post

We are gearing up for the release of FLY by T.A. Foster. If you enjoy a hot romance, which just might feature a Fighter Pilot with United States Marine Corps, this is the book for you!

Today we are highlighting the characters from the book -- Ben “Bolt” Hardcastle and Skye Stephens.

Meet Ben “Bolt” Hardcastle

Profile Relationship Status: Single Occupation: Fighter Pilot United States Marine Corps Residence: San Diego, CA Home Town: Greene, TN Hobbies: Working Out, Baseball, Women Favorite Movie: Top Gun Most Romantic Date: No time for romance Bolt: “I’m not the boyfriend type and definitely not the marrying type.” “It’s a good day to fly, man.” “Because if I can do this now, imagine what we’ll feel like together.” “Baby, I would walk through fire for a night like that with you.”  

Meet Skye Stephens

Profile Relationship Status: Single Occupation: Campaign Executive with Regency Advertising Residence: San Diego, CA Home Town: Sullen’s Grove, NC Hobbies: Work, Sketching, San Diego Zoo Favorite Movie: The Devil Wears Prada Most Romantic Date: Two years ago, dinner and a movie Skye: “One drink. But I’m warning you. I’m not going to be any fun, no matter how awesome the bar is.” “I just wanted to let go for once. I don’t usually pick guys up in bars. I take that back. I never pick guys up in bars.” “Do not pretend with me that you don’t get a lot of numbers. I know your type.” “I’m playing with fire, and we both know it. I just can’t stop.”

BOOK SUMMARY: Not everyone’s good at one-night stands. Skye Stephens has the worst day of her professional career, and all she wants to do is shed her power suit and get lost in the sheets with the hot guy she met at the bar. The problem is, this uptight ad exec doesn’t know how to do one-night stands. She has strict rules about dating and when to let a man in her bedroom. Fighter pilot Ben “Bolt” Hardcastle is used to lovin’ and leavin’. But, after he meets Skye, one night doesn’t seem to be enough. When these two crash-land into each other, a connection strong enough to make the loner pilot and the sexy businesswoman shed their rules about love and relationships begins to burn deeper than either of them ever expected.  

Add the book to GOODREADS

 

PRE-ORDER IT NOW!

Amazon: http://amzn.to/XK4tdQ

Smashwords: http://bit.ly/YRrknN

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AUTHOR INFORMATION:

T.A. Foster met, fell in love with, and married her own Marine fighter pilot. Through deployments, trainings, and sometimes living oceans apart, their own love story continues every day. She grew up catching rays and waves along the North Carolina Outer Banks and now resides in the state with her husband, two children, and two canine kiddos. T.A. has an undergraduate degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a graduate degree in Educational Psychology from Texas A&M University. When she’s not chasing her two-legged and four-legged children or trying to escape for date night, you can find her reading, writing, or planning her next beach trip. Author Links: Blog: http://www.tafosterauthor.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/tafosterwriter Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TAFosterauthor Author Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7164289.T_A_Foster