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Above Par by Crystal Donahue @CDonahue_Writes #review

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Above Par

If you adore chick-lit novels, then YES this is for you. Above Par is a perfect example of a beach read. Without going into a synopsis of the book, I will tell you what I liked. First I like Drew! She gets sort of stuck watching Piper her 14 year old sister while her parents tend to a very ill Grandfather. There is an age difference, so when these little events are brought up, it is cute, funny and laugh out loud.

As soon as her parents leave, she is told there is an appointment to meet a teacher for Piper. So of course the scenario of meeting Weston is perfect. Drew is someone you can say that you would want to hang out with. I liked how she developed. Being that both of the main characters were not rich or one rich and one poor made me really enjoy it. They are just cute, average, and totally believable characters. There is a little angst thrown in but it is par for the course (get it LOL)

The dialogues between Drew and Weston were really easy to read. The secondary story plot was her ill grandfather. Cancer is an awful disease, so showing that Drew’s parents up and leave to care for him was special. I wish I saw more of this. Can it be a series? YES of course there are a few great characters in her that cna be explored. I cant wait to read what is next from this author! Chick lit fans unite!

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Crystal Donahue

Crystal Donahue has been fortunate to live all over the US, including but not limited to Arizona, Hawaii, and Georgia but she currently resides near the Iowa/Illinois border with her tornado obsessed son and their mischievous cat, Brownie. She is a procrastinator of epic proportions, finds humor in almost everything, loves sarcasm and loathes washing dishes. 

A 2004 graduate of Western Illinois University, Crystal has held several unique jobs including driving a Zamboni and being a relay operator for the hearing and speech impaired. While working as a claims adjuster she realized life is too short not to do something that makes you happy, so she quit her job to go back to school and study nursing. Between work, school, and raising her son she somehow manages to find time to write too, usually to the detriment of her social life. Fortunately her friends and family rock so it isn’t much of an issue… yet.

My Mr Manny by Jennifer Garcia @JennFGarcia #review

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If you are a big chick-lit fan, like me, then this is for you. Some parts were cliche, but I loved it. The characters were very relatable for me. The fact that Mia was sort of expected to get married seemingly happy, she has a great life. Well for a while it rolls along, then she thinks she needs to spice up her life. This leads to drama, sadness, and infidelity. My heart broke for her disappointment when she got all dolled up and waited for her husband to come home. Makes me wanna smack a man right now.
As Mia decides she should move on she realizes that she needs help. Why not take her good friend up on the offer to get in touch with her cousin. Her cousin who is looking to change his career, would love to relocate to California. Why not hire a nanny? right? I was all for it, then it turns out to be Dominic, which is adorable, cute, and somewhat loveable. It is a cute read, so especially if you are in for something lite and fluffy, grab this one
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Jennifer Garcia

Other pseudonyms: Forbes Arnone

Jennifer Garcia’s lifelong love for reading and writing was put aside for many years while she made her way in the world and nurtured her young family. Originally from Boston, she currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband, two sons, and two dogs. Even though she is older, and life never seems to settle, she’s finding her way while attending college full-time in pursuit of a B.A. in English Literature. She also runs a business, and is still caring for her family. Believing she can do it all, with the help of her family, she worked on her first novel during the late hours of the night while balancing the rest of her life during the day. Her hard work paid off, as her first novel, My Mr. Manny, was released August 2013 and her first novella, In My Mother’s Footsteps, was released July 2013

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WHEN I BREAK by Kendall Ryan‏ @KendallRyan1 #reveal

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Knox Bauer’s life has unraveled to the point of no return. Fighting to fill the emptiness inside himself, he seeks solace in unfamiliar beds with unfamiliar women. As guardian to his three younger brothers, he can’t seem to do a thing right. But this can’t go on…they look up to him in every way and all he’s done lately is prove how messed up he really is. Needing a change, he attends a local Sex Addicts Anonymous meeting, where he finds himself tempted by the alluring instructor, McKenna.

Twenty-one year old McKenna is trying to make amends. After losing her parents in a horrific accident, she knows if she can just be good enough, maybe she can forgive herself for what happened. With her newly acquired degree in counseling, she begins leading a sex addicts group where she meets the troubled Knox and her life takes on complications she never bargained for. She doesn’t have time for a bad boy who only wants to take her to bed, even if her body disagrees. The fixer in her wants to help, but trusting Knox’s true motivations might take more courage than she has.

When I Break is book 1 in a new series by bestselling author Kendall Ryan. When I Surrender, book 2, will be available May 2014.

Warning: Contains a stubborn alpha male with addiction issues and loads of sexual tension between two damaged characters. Read at your own risk.

Due to mature content, it is recommended for 17+.

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View Kendall Ryan Headshot 1 pic.jpg in slide showKendall Ryan is the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of the contemporary romance novels Hard to Love, Unravel Me, Make Me Yours, and Resisting Her. She’s a sassy, yet polite Midwestern gal with a deep love of books and a slight addiction to lip gloss.


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Vicious Cycle by Katie Ashley #Cover #Reveal @katieashleyluv

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Title: VICIOUS CYCLE
Author: Katie Ashley
Expected Release: TBA
David aka ‘Deacon’ Malloy has devoted his adult life to the Hell’s Raiders motorcycle club. Plucked off the streets as a teenager for his fighting ability, he willing embraces the violent life-style of his new family. After his adoptive father’s murder during the last club war, he slid into the vacated role of Sergeant at Arms. His world is thrown for a loop when a former club whore dies, and the five year old daughter he had no idea he had fathered is deposited on the club steps.
Alexandra Evans followed in her parents’ footsteps by going into education. As a Kindergarten teacher, she loves helping her young students learn to read and write. At the start of the school year, one little girl stands out to her above all the rest. With an aura of sadness about her, Willow Malloy is someone who needs all the tender loving care Alexandra can give. When she suddenly stops coming to school, Alexandra goes in search of her. What she finds is a clubhouse full of bikers, and a father hell bent on keeping his daughter always within his sight during a turf war.
The moment Deacon lays eyes on Alexandra he knows he has to have her. He doesn’t give two shits about the fact she’s a naïve civilian or that she has no desire to become another one of his conquests. He’s never found a woman he couldn’t have, and he wants nothing more to persuade Alexandra into changing her mind.
Will Deacon seduce Alexandra into his dark world, or will she help him embrace a brighter future for himself and his daughter?
Katie Ashley is the New York Times, USA Today, and Amazon Best-Selling author of The Proposition. She lives outside of Atlanta, Georgia with her two very spoiled dogs and one outnumbered cat. She has a slight obsession with Pinterest, The Golden Girls, Harry Potter, Shakespeare, Supernatural, Designing Women, and Scooby-Doo.
She spent 11 1/2 years educating the Youth of America aka teaching MS and HS English until she left to write full time in December 2012.
She also writes Young Adult fiction under the name Krista Ashe.

Final Life by Rose Garcia Book Blast @GCReading @roseonprose

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Nothing sucks more than being forced to move cross country during senior year. And Dominique Wells doesn’t think things can get any worse until she’s invited to a quirky neighbor’s party. When pressured into playing a magical card game, Dominique’s world goes from sucky to terrifying. She begins having visions of a red desert and an evil presence–a presence who hints at past lives and promises to kill her.

Plagued by fear and suspicion, and unaware of a family secret kept hidden from her, Dominique is determined to live. Together with a mysterious and gorgeous guy who’s moved in while his parents are away, and a hot, popular guy from school, Dominique must seek clues to her past if she’s to survive. That, and keep her emotions in check for the two guys she suddenly can’t stop thinking about because if she doesn’t, she’ll be dead. For real.

Praise for FINAL LIFE

“Rose Garcia will explode your mind with action packed scenes and emotional turmoil.” – Moonlight Book Reviews

“The whole transhuman concept had the whole Sci-Fi/Fantasy element going on, yet Rose Garcia has written it in a way that is both fresh and believable, with the classic good versus evil theme incorporated.” – Always YA at Heart

“Final Life is filled with magical moments, heart aching moments, action, and suspense. I look forward to the next chapter of Dominique’s story.” – WinterHaven Books

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“Dominique, please. Hear us out,” Dad said.
            “No!
You hear ME out! You brought me to this stupid city, and I hate it here!
Everything about this place sucks, and now, because of you, I’m crazy!” Tear
trickled down my face, and I wiped them away fast. “Okay? Fucking crazy! And
it’s all your fault!”
            Instantly
I bit my lip because I regretted my words, but they were out already. Besides,
they needed to know how pissed I was.
            Dad
paced the room. “You have every right to be upset, Dominique. We never meant
for any of this to happen.”
            I
didn’t even notice Farrell at my side until he took my hand.  “Dominique, I told you. You’re not crazy.”
            My
head began to swoon. My knees buckled. Every time I was near Farrell, a funny
feeling came over me. Sometimes it was a subtle dizziness, other times a tingle
throughout my body, but always the feeling warmed me. Calmed me. And seemed so
natural and familiar.         
“What are
you doing to me?” I whispered.
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Rose Garcia is a lawyer turned writer who’s always been fascinated by science fiction and fantasy. From a very young age, she often had her nose buried in books about other-worlds, fantastical creatures, and life and death situations. More recently she’s been intrigued by a blend of science fiction and reality, and the idea that some supernatural events are, indeed, very real. Fueled by her imagination, she created The Transhuman Chronicles–a series of books about people who have overcome human limitations.
Rose lives in Houston with her husband and two kids. You can visit Rose at www.rosegarciabooks.com

 

Hotter in Texas Series by Christie Craig and Cupid, Texas Series by Lori Wilde @GCReading @LoriWilde @Christie_Craig

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Join us for a dinner and a book signing!
Christie Craig and
Lori Wilde are happy to have you over for dinner while sharing all the
dirty little secrets about their recently released books, Texas Hold Em
and Somebody to Love.
We will have exclusive giveaways and tons of
fun! This is a ticketed event and there is limited seating so get your
ticket while they last!
 Hope to see you there!
Texas Hold ‘Em
(Hotter In Texas #3) 
“Hold onto your Stetsons . . . A thrill ride of hunky heroes, hilarious high jinks, and heartwarming romance.”
-Lori Wilde, New York Times bestselling author on Only in TexasA HOTTER IN TEXAS NOVEL
The last thing veterinarian Leah Reece needs is a man in her life.
They’re nothing but trouble-and not even the fun kind. But when her
apartment is broken into and Leah suspects Rafael, her dangerous
half-brother, of foul play, she can’t deny she could use a little help.
She just never expected that help would come with twinkling blue eyes
and a sexy smile… All PI Austin Brook wants is to nail Rafael DeLuna,
the man who framed him for murder. He’ll do anything for
information-even lie about his identity to charm Leah, DeLuna’s
half-sister. But her sweet dimples and fiery spirit soon make her more
than just his only lead. Leah becomes his every desire. As Austin closes
in on DeLuna, it’s clear he won’t go down without a fight. Now the only
way Austin can protect Leah is to reveal all of his secrets and risk
losing her for good.

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Somebody to Love
(Cupid, Texas #3)                                                                                                                              New York Times bestselling author Lori Wilde invites you back to Cupid, Texas, where love is only a heartbeat away . .Sexycowboy-scholar Jericho Chance always knows exactly what he wants and how to get it. And after sauntering back home to Cupid, he’s shocked to discover that he wants Zoe McCleary. After years from home, he takes one new look at his bubbly best friend, with her lightning smarts and luscious body, and it hits him like a bolt: she’s his somebody to love and he’s not leaving town again without her.

Settling down always seemed like a time waster to Zoe, a man magnet with a trail of broken hearts behind her. She’s not meant to settle down—but how can she resist someone as persuasive as Jericho? There’s no way they can ignore the explosive chemistry seething between them . . . even if it means risking
their friendship..

Read and Excerpt of Somebody to Love here! 
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The Sweet Spot by Laura Drake won BEST Romance of 2013!
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Above Par by Crystal Donahue @CDonahue_Writes #spotlight

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Drew’s life just got a whole lot harder. Her relationships are falling apart, her little sister is failing math, and her parents are leaving for Florida to take care of Grandpa. Now not only does she have to play surrogate parent, study to graduate from her last semester of college, and deal with the looming threat of full-on adulthood, she has to do it all while running the family’s mini-golf course by herself. Even the upbeat Drew is starting to feel like she just drove her ball down the unfairway.

Her luck takes a turn when she meets Weston, the snarky geometry teacher. He’s smart, capable, dependable, and handsome—a real hole in one. But even Weston has a few hazards of his own. Now Drew will have to decide whether his secret is the wedge that drives them apart, or pushes them together

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Crystal Donahue has been fortunate to live all over the US, including but not limited to Arizona, Hawaii, and Georgia but she currently resides near the Iowa/Illinois border with her tornado obsessed son and their mischievous cat, Brownie. She is a procrastinator of epic proportions, finds humor in almost everything, loves sarcasm and loathes washing dishes.

A 2004 graduate of Western Illinois University, Crystal has held several unique jobs including driving a Zamboni and being a relay operator for the hearing and speech impaired. While working as a claims adjuster she realized life is too short not to do something that makes you happy, so she quit her job to go back to school and study nursing. Between work, school, and raising her son she somehow manages to find time to write too, usually to the detriment of her social life. Fortunately her friends and family rock so it isn’t much of an issue… yet.

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Kiss of Fire by Rebecca Ethington @RebEthington @GCReading #cover #reveal

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Kiss of Fire
by Rebecca Ethington

 

Joclyn Despain has been marred by a brand on her skin. She doesn’t know why the mark appeared on her neck, but she doesn’t want anyone to see it, including her best friend Ryland, who knows everything else about her. The scar is the reason she hides herself behind baggy clothes, and won’t let the idea of kissing Ryland enter her mind, no matter how much she wants to.

The scar is the reason she is being hunted.

If only she knew that she was.

If only she had known that the cursed stone her estranged father sent for her 16th birthday would trigger a change in her. Now, she is being stalked by a tall blonde man, and is miraculously throwing her high school bully ten feet in the air.

Joclyn attempts to find some answers and the courage to follow her heart. When Ryland finds her scar; only he knows what it means, and who will kill her because of it.


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Facebook Romance Giveaway HOP @GCReading

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Welcome to the FACEBOOK AUTHOR ROMANCE HOP!
Do you love discovering new authors? Well, this is a great way!
Over 30 authors have come together and are each hosting a giveaway on their facebook pages for readers!
Below you will find a linky list of author names. You can ENTER every contest!!!
Please read the links carefully. Some giveaways are US ONLY, US/CANADA, and INTERNATIONAL (INT). Also, the ones that are young adult are labeled (YA). Some are New Adult, and some are strictly for the older crowd. 🙂
This is a romance giveaway, so no matter that genre each book has some form of romance in it.
The giveaways are a mix of ebooks, paperbacks, ARCs, and gift cards.
Are you ready to have fun???
Get clicking!!!
Good luck!

Hard to Love by Kendall Ryan‏ @KendallRyan1 #SALE

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*A New York Times and USA Today Bestseller*

Cade’s always taken risks…

Cade takes cares of his sick younger sister by doing what he does best–cage fighting and starring in adult movies, his newest harebrained moneymaking scheme designed to pay for his sister’s growing medical bills. But when his latest gig finds him admitted to the ER sporting an erection from hell, thanks to the little pill given to him by the director, he can’t get the pretty little nurse who treated him out of his head, even though he knows she’s so far out of his league it should be illegal.

Alexa’s always played it safe…

Tired of being pigeonholed as the sweet, innocent one, hardworking nursing student Alexa has been looking for ways to break out of her Goody Two-shoes image. When her friend suggests the outlandish idea of losing her virginity to the sexy and sure-to-be-skilled porn star, Alexa is mortified. But then when Cade refuses her proposition, she finds herself pissed off and embarrassed. When she tracks him down to give him a piece of her mind, she isn’t prepared for what she finds. Watching him care for his little sister tugs at her heart, and suddenly it’s no longer just about losing her virginity, but about helping Cade. Because Lord help her, she might actually be falling for a porn star…

My bestselling book to date, Hard to Love, about a porn star with a heart of gold and a cock of steel (hehe), is on SALE for 99 CENTS today & tomorrow only. 
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Kendall Ryan is the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of the contemporary romance novels Hard to Love, Unravel Me, Make Me Yours, and Resisting Her. She’s a sassy, yet polite Midwestern gal with a deep love of books and a slight addiction to lip gloss.


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