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Friday, January 31, 2014

Cover Reveal: Five Ways to Fall by K.A. Tucker

So we have a little something different for you today, a piece of the new cover for Five Ways to Fall by K.A. Tucker, follow the below blogs (at the bottom) to find the other pieces of the cover, each day a new piece will be revealed and at the end of the tour K.A. Tucker will reveal the cover in it's entirety. How fun!!!

Five Ways to Fall

By: K.A. Tucker

Release Date: June 24, 2014

Series: Ten Tiny Breaths #4

Description:

Sometimes you can’t change—and sometimes you just don’t want to. Discover Ben’s side of the story in this fourth novel by the beloved, top-selling indie author of Ten Tiny Breaths, One Tiny Lie, and Four Seconds to Lose.

Purple-haired, sharp-tongued Reese MacKay knows all about making the wrong choice; she’s made plenty of them in her twenty-odd-years. So when her impulsive, short-lived marriage ends in heartbreak, she decides it’s time for a change. She moves to Miami with the intention of hitting reset on her irresponsible life, and she does quite well…aside from an epically humiliating one-night stand in Cancun with a hot blond bouncer named Ben. Thank God she can get on a plane and leave that mistake behind her.

Football scholarship and frat parties with hot chicks? Part of charmer Ben Morris’s plan. Blown knee that kills any hope of a professional football career? So not part of the plan. Luckily Ben has brains to go with his knockout looks and magnetism. After three long years of balancing law school with his job as a bouncer at Penny’s Palace, he’s ready to lead a more mature life—until his first day of work, when he finds himself in the office of that crazy, hot chick he met in Cancun. The one he hasn’t stopped thinking about.

If Ben truly were a smart guy, he’d stay clear of Reese. She’s the boss’s stepdaughter and it’s been made very clear that office romances are grounds for dismissal. Plus, rumor has it she’s trouble. The only problem is, he likes trouble, especially when it’s so good-looking…

ABOUT K.A. TUCKER:

Born in small-town Ontario, Kathleen published her first book at the age of six with the help of her elementary school librarian and a box of crayons. She is a voracious reader and the farthest thing from a genre-snob, loving everything from High Fantasy to Chick Lit. Kathleen currently resides in a quaint small town outside of Toronto with her husband, two beautiful girls, and an exhausting brood of four-legged creatures.

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Cover Reveal Schedule:

January 29

The Quiet Girl Talks
BookLovers LaceyCat
Please Another Book
Sassy Mum Book Blog
Wine Books & Fringe
TSK TSK What To Read
Reading Books Like A Boss
Brianna Lee Book Reviews
Dirty Girl Romance
Not Everyone’s Mama
Kimerin’s Confessions of a Bibliophile
Hooked On Books
Lovin Los Libros
Read This Hear That
The Little Black Book Blog
Madison Says
As The Page Turns
Globug and Hootie Need A Book

January 30

January 31

Cocktails & Books
Forever Me Romance
Bibliophile Mystery
Mythical Books
Red Hot + Blue Reads
Addicted to Books
Gone With The Words
Library of a Book Witch
I Heart YA Books
Whirlwind Books
Unabridged Bookshelf
Must Read Books Or die
Author Groupies
Corrie the Book Crazed Girl
Kimberly Faye Reads
Wolfel’s World of Books
Rumpled Sheets Blog
True Story Book blog
FicWishes

February 1

2 Bookaholics
Alessandra’s Place
Nerd Alert Book Love
The Secret Book Brat
Rusty’s Reading
A Nook for Books
Nestled In A Book
Christy’s Written Word Love
Crystal’s Many Reviewers
Paulette’s Papers
Zili In The Sky
The Unofficial Addiction Book Fan Club
A Thousand Lives Lived
Into The Night Reviews
Judging Books By Their Covers
Our Fictional Boyfriends
I’m A Book Shark
Book Boyfriend Reviews
Starbucks N Book Obsession

February 2

Enticed By Books
The Book Bellas
M&D’s Have You Read Book Blog
Pete de Violet
My Favorite Things
SBookLover Reviews
Electively Paige
Shh Moms Reading
Andi’s Book Reviews
A Bookish Escape
Martini Times
Smexy Bookaholics
BiblioBelles
Sofia Loves Books
NWA Gossip Girl
Gutter Girls Book Blog
A Dream Within A Dream
Contagious Reads
Books to Breathe

February 3

Jess Time To Read
Romance Addict Book Blog
Nicely Phrased Book Blog
Sammie’s Book Club For Book Lovers
Stay Bookish
The Indie Express
Paranormal Book Club
Books Over Boys
Fictitious Delicious
Book Fixation
The Geekery Book Review
The Lusty Literate
Melissa’s Eclectic Bookshelf
Gabic Reads
Sam’s Book Basket
Seeking Book Boyfriends
Fictional Reality
BestSellers & BestStellars

February 4

Paperbook Princess
Reading Rainblog
Read That
Readers Live A 1000 Lives
G&C Book Blog
The Autumn Review
Movies Shows & Books
Aestas Book Blog
Book Crush
Reality Bites! Let’s Get Lost!
Book Wookie
Reading Between The Wines
Tiffany Talks Books
Just Booked Blog
Emilie’s Book World
Bridger Bitches Book Blog
Natasha is a Book Junkie

February 5

K.A. Tucker

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Review: Masquerade by Nyrae Dawn

Masquerade
By: Nyrae Dawn
Release Date: January 7, 2014
Series: The Game Series #3

Description:
A biker. A tattoo artist. A love to last a lifetime.Maddox Cross has always had to be tough. When his father went to jail for murder, the teenager took care of his sister and mother. Now on his own and working security at a night club, Maddox wants to become a tattoo artist-a dream that comes closer to reality when he falls for the hottest, most tatted woman he's ever seen. She's wild and beautiful, and Maddox will do anything to be with her.

Bee Malone came to town to open up her new tattoo parlor, Masquerade. Since being kidnapped as a young girl, Bee has had trouble getting close to anyone. But when she meets Maddox, she sees that under his hard biker's body is the sensitive soul of an artist. What starts out as a sizzling one-night stand soon becomes so much more.

Bee wants Maddox to join her tattoo business, but letting him into her life means revealing all her most intimate secrets. And as the past begins to intertwine with her present, Bee fears their love may not be as permanent as their ink . . .
Review:

This series has not disappointed me yet. There is something special about these characters and the way they find each other. The connections they all have with one another without even knowing it, really it’s like they are finally finding their other half and it’s a beautiful thing to experience. I couldn’t put this book down until it was completed. It had me thinking before during and after about this book and that’s what I love most about it. Something that makes you think about it, something that is memorable because really how can people be so unbelievably broken but still push through it. It was just really an amazing read and Nyrae Dawn is an amazing writer.

We met “Bee” as she’s just opening her tattoo shop up, the blond headed tattooed girl who seems to have a tough outer appearance, someone who doesn’t take bullshit and tells it how it is, but this is all a Masquerade (it’s the name of her shop and how she really is). I love how the titles fit so perfectly with each of the characters in this series. So she just happens by chance to meet Maddox when she’s out one night, and them being adults they go and do adult things, at least for one night. At least that’s what it was supposed to be. But in comes Maddox with the urge to learn tattooing and guess whose shop he goes into. That’s right, Bee’s.

We go through their back and forth struggle with wanting one another but knowing that neither one of them does the whole steady thing. It’s exciting to see two people so meant for each other struggle with the fear of actually caving in and giving this whole new experience a shot. There are bits and pieces with the main characters from the other books in this series; after all they are all interrelated in one way or another. That is what makes them such a tight knit group. Laney plays a big part in trying to play matchmaker, but even still Maddox continues to fight it.

There are some important things that happen in this book, more revelations that happen between the five of them and then the newcomer Bee’s revelations are made to Maddox. It’s all very crazy and wild and still very much oddly real. Because even though some of the things are crazy and you wonder how so much bad stuff can happen to so many people who know each other, still it’s interesting to see how they all gravitate to one another because of their past and their brokenness.

Overall I thoroughly enjoyed the book. Love the series and think each book brings their own to the table and none of them have been disappointing as of yet. Nyrae Dawn is a great writer and I’ve always enjoyed her books and her collaborations with other authors as well. The cover is really great too because yummy for that guy on there. Seriously! Definitely a must read for all who love new adult books and just a good book in general. It was a quick and easy read that will have you hooked from the very beginning.

Disclaimer:
I received this book from NetGalley and Disney Book Group, so that I may give my honest opinion and a 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!!!

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Release Date: Seeking Her by Cora Carmack - Giveaway

I am so excited to share in the Release Day Launch and giveaway for Cora Carmack's SEEKING HER!!

SEEKING HER
by Cora Carmack
Release Date: 1/28/14
Series: Losing It 3.5
Published by William Morrow (an imprint of HarperCollins)

Description:
A few months after being honorably discharged from the military, Jackson Hunt is still struggling to adjust back to the real world. He needs to get a job and find a sense of normalcy if he’s going to keep his own demons at bay. The job that falls into his lap, though, is anything but normal.

Bodyguard (and baby-sitter) to spoiled-rich-girl Kelsey Summers isn’t exactly what he’d been looking for, but it’s a chance to travel, to get away from the home that has felt stifling ever since his return. It would be a pretty sweet gig if it weren’t for the fact that Kelsey’s father doesn’t want Kelsey to know she’s being followed. Hunt feels guilty (and a little bit creepy) as he watches her from afar. She’s vibrant and infuriating, exciting and reckless, mysterious and familiar. When he sees her falling into the same patterns that he suffered years ago, he decides it’s time to stop watching and help her instead. But getting to know her is more difficult than he thought, especially because the more he knows her, the more he wants her.

SEEKING HER Excerpt:

I was going to have to find some way to cope with this. If not, I was better off calling Mr. Summers and suggesting he find someone else to take over his daughter-watch.

I felt a pang of something at that thought. It was a general kind of discomfort, and I wasn’t sure whether it was the thought of returning home or something else that made that thought so unappealing.

After the cooling walk earlier, and now standing under the cool, calming rush of water, it was easier to think that I could control myself, but I knew better. It always seemed easier in my head than it really was.

I wiped the water from my eyes, and tried to think of some other way to deal. There was always the hope that Kelsey would get bored. That she would mellow out. If she only partied a couple nights a week, I should be able to resist. But that seemed unlikely.

All that restless energy; the way she’d soaked up the attention from the people around her. I couldn’t see her giving that up. And it was working for her. She was still in the phase where partying made her feel good. That was the one thing that helped me stay clean. The few times I’d slipped up since I started the program had left me miserable and angry, and even more frustrated than when I started. I’d found new ways to chase the high. And maybe that wasn’t any healthier, not when one way involved being in the midst of flying bullets.

It wasn’t the same kind of rush, but it did the trick. I pictured Kelsey again, laughing with her head thrown back, her shirt falling off her shoulder and displaying the gentle curve of her neck. It reminded me of the way she’d tossed her head back that first day out in the woods.

The memory of that caused a different kind of rush in me, and I groaned, pressing my forehead into the tile. Before I could help myself, I pictured her long legs straddling that guy in the gardens. The bright green material of her bra, and the way it conformed to her perfect chest. She leaned back, her fingertips trailing from the bark of the tree to his shoulders.

In an instant, the memory shifted into fantasy, and those were my shoulders she clung to, not his.

That was my undoing. There was only so much resisting I could do in one night.

About the Author:

Cora Carmack is a twenty-something writer who likes to write about twenty-something characters. She's done a multitude of things in her life-- boring jobs (like working retail), Fun jobs (like working in a theatre), stressful jobs (like teaching), and dream jobs (like writing). She enjoys placing her characters in the most awkward situations possible, and then trying to help them get a boyfriend out of it. Awkward people need love, too. Her first book, LOSING IT, was a New York Times and USA Today bestseller.

Links:

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Buy Links:

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Monday, January 27, 2014

Review: Lila and Ethan: Forever and Always by Jessica Sorenson

Lila and Ethan: Forever and Always
By Jessican Sorensen
Release Date: December 24, 2013
Series: The Secret #4.5

Description:
Lila Summers just wants to know one thing for certain: that Ethan Gregory will be with her always. Once her friend, he's become so much more, melting the pain of her past away with each kiss. Now Lila is on a road trip with Ethan, in the wilderness under the stars, and she can't imagine her life without him. But when she talks about the future, something in Ethan changes . . .

Ethan has no doubts about his feelings for Lila. His life with her gets better every day-and that's the scary part. How can he walk into a future where he has everything to lose? With Lila, his whole heart is on the line for the very first time. But if Ethan can't give her the promise she needs, his greatest fear might come true: he'll lose Lila for good.

Review:
This was a very sweet and simple and very short story. I was actually expecting more from this little book. It was a quick read and even though I enjoy the story of Lila and Ethan this book did them no justice at all. I wanted more from them, something deeper.

We are a month out from the last book when Ella and Micha finally tied the knot. Lila and Ethan are on their road trip living off the land and that's such a cool concept and I'm not sure I could do it. Maybe one day if I'm brave enough. Anyway back to the story its really all about Ethan's struggle with what the future will bring. He doesn't want to end up like his parents and he doesn't want Lila to end up like hers. They have some really sweet moments and I'm really sad to see them go.

I think the story ended a little abruptly like I was definitely expecting a little bit more. but all in all Jessica Sorensen has me hooked on all her books and all her wonderful characters. I love the cover and the tattoo. So significant to their relationship and to Lila in general. Great quick and easy read and a semi ending to Lila and Ethan because it left me wanting more.

Disclaimer:
I received this book from NetGalley and Forever (Grand Central Publishing), so that I may give my honest opinion and a 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!!!

Friday, January 24, 2014

Blog Tour: Tell Me When by Stina Lindenblatt

Tell Me When
By: Stina Lindenblatt
Release Date: January 20, 2014

Description:
Amber Scott should be enjoying life as a college freshman. She should be pursuing her dream of becoming a veterinarian. She should be working hard to make sense of her precalculus math class.
She shouldn't be waking up her college roommate with screaming nightmares. She shouldn't be flashing back, reliving the three weeks of hell she barely survived last year. And she definitely shouldn't be spending time with sexy player Marcus Reid.

But engineering student Marcus is the only one keeping Amber from failing her math course, so she grudgingly lets him into her life. She never expects the king of hookups will share his painful past. Or that she'll tell him her secrets in return, opening up and trusting him in a way she thought she'd never be able to again.

When their fragile future together is threatened by a stalker Amber thought was locked away for good, Marcus is determined to protect her—and Amber is determined to protect Marcus…even if that means pushing him away.

About the Author:

Born in England, Stina loves to travel, and has lived in England, the US, Canada, and Finland. She spent a semester in graduate school living in central Finland, and a summer during her undergrad degree working in Helsinki. She has a Master’s of Science degree in exercise physiology and has worked with elite athletes. In her free time, Stina is a photographer, mother of three adorable kids, and devoted wife. She currently lives in Calgary, Canada.

Buy Links:
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Author Links
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Review:

This was a very attention grabbing kind of book. I cannot even begin to fathom the experiences these characters went through individually at all. The author did a remarkable job on bringing these two dark stories together and bringing two people a little bit of happiness in their lives together, because as you read this you will see how much they both deserve it.

We meet Amber as she’s off to college alone and trying to deal with something so tragic that happened in her pass, along with the loss of her brother and boyfriend. She’s about to get a tattoo which in itself is out of the ordinary for her but she has to do it to remember the things she’s lost in her life recently. This is when we first meet Marcus, who is always getting females attention but for some reason Amber doesn’t give him the time of day. This of course to any guy bruises his ego which also makes him more interested in her. You always want what you can’t have right?

Needless to say they run into each other over and over again and eventually they become friends as he starts to tutor her in Math. But as their paths cross so does their past and the images that are constantly haunting them. Knowing they are both broken they are able to help each other out in different ways, but together they are better people. Even their friends see how much they are good together and how miserable they are when they are fighting with one another. This is a sweet and shocking story about two people who need each other.

It’s a definite must read, especially to find out what exactly happens in their past and how they have dealt with it, will give ideas on what not to do but then again hopefully you will never but put in that position. There were a few shocking moments that even I wasn’t expecting and that always makes me like a book more when I can actually be surprised. There are some relationships in the book that I feel could have been a little more developed, like the mother and the best friend, but you can’t cram everything into the book sometimes you have to come to your own conclusions.

Overall the plot of this book was fantastic and yeah I’ve seen and read a lot of books about “broken” people and them finding each other but I have to say none have experienced what these two have. The setting was great; the beginning of college when your life is supposed to change completely and it sure does, hopefully for the better where you make lifelong friends. The writing was great and kept me thinking about the book even when I didn’t have it in my hands and that’s always a plus. The cover was okay nothing spectacular but still good, not really how I pictured the characters in my head. I give it a good 4 out of 5.

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Cover Reveal: Kiss of Fire by Rebecca Ethington - Giveaway

Author Rebecca Ethington has given KISS OF FIRE a cover make-over! Check out the BRAND NEW COVER! It's beautiful!!!

Rebecca Ethington is also giving away a $15 gift card and a signed copy of KISS OF FIRE.

Release Day Launch : One Tiny Lie by K.A. Tucker

One Tiny Lie
By: K.A. Tucker
Release Date: January 14, 2014
Series: Ten Tiny Breaths #2

Description:
Livie has always been the stable one of the two Cleary sisters, handling her parents' tragic death and Kacey's self-destructive phase with strength and maturity. But underneath that exterior is a little girl hanging onto the last words her father ever spoke to her. “Make me proud,” he had said. She promised she would...and she’s done her best over the past seven years with every choice, with every word, with every action.

Livie walks into Princeton with a solid plan, and she’s dead set on delivering on it: Rock her classes, set herself up for medical school, and meet a good, respectable guy that she’s going to someday marry. What isn’t part of her plan are Jell-O shots, a lovable, party animal roommate she can’t say ‘no’ to, and Ashton, the gorgeous captain of the men’s rowing team. Definitely him. He’s an arrogant ass who makes Livie’s usually non-existent temper flare and everything she doesn’t want in a guy. Worse, he’s best friends and roommates with Connor, who happens to fits Livie’s criteria perfectly. So why does she keep thinking about Ashton?

As Livie finds herself facing mediocre grades, career aspirations she no longer thinks she can handle, and feelings for Ashton that she shouldn’t have, she’s forced to let go of her last promise to her father and, with it, the only identity that she knows.

I personally loved this series, make sure to check out my review of this book here.

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