Well I know I had to write the review and I held off. I have to print a few examples of why I just could NOT get through this. I NEVER post, print or share bad reviews. Sometimes I find books I am not thrilled about, this was one. I had to write the review because the author asked me to. THIS is basically why I was shaking my head. I am not into things like this, language and insulting words. Maybe a character speaks like this and it is not my cup of tea, I get how characters have to take on a persona. There was one in jail, and I get where you are a person of color and maybe use terms like those stated in the book loosely, this is just disgusting. What makes it more unbelievable to me is this is the language and life that the main character Reyna grows up in, but suddenly she is all class and expensive taste. 

The cover looks great, nice work and very elegant, but it doesn’t depict the story. I thought book one was ok. This book shockingly I find all these five star reviews. I sincerely hope I am missing something when I say I think it was up there with the worst I have read. I don’t know of any other bloggers who have read and reviewed, so I guess I go first.

Next are a few quotes from the book, more reason to just skip this one.

“Grams brought Pops to see me for the last time last Christmas. That was funny as hell. That nigga didn’t even know what to say. I was looking at him like Yeah, nigga. I’m flesh of your flesh and blood of your goddamn blood. It’s yo’ muthafuckin’ fault that I’m in this bitch. He’s a straight bitch, Na-Na. A straight bitch! I hate that muthafucka.” I silently choked on my tears. I understood the sentiment.Read more at location 142 • Delete this highlight

“I wrote Grams and told her not to bring his gay ass up here no more. I ain’t no damn freak show!” Akeem’s features wrinkled, I could tell he was struggling with his next thought. “But he didn’t look good. Grams said that nigga sick. I said good for his ass. Fuck’em!” Akeem seethed. I hated seeing him out of sorts but discussing our father would do that to the both of us.Read more at location 146 • Delete this highlight

People in the hood never go anywhere. Since then I’ve minimized the information I gave my brother. He didn’t mean forRead more at location 190 • Delete this highlight

Petey clowned me with, “This broad got yo’ bitch ass singin’.” “What?”Read more at location 274 • Delete this highlight

“I’m tryna’ bow out gracefully. Let them little niggas take shit too far. I got something for they asses,” I declared. “Yeah, ‘dat’s what I’m afraid of…killin’ these kids. But this here is a game of honor. Fuck er’thing else,” Petey said in agreement.Read more at location 285 • Delete this highlight

I know that it is probably personal, but this was sad and a gross display of foul language. I am a New York girl and it is not as though I never heard this, but I sure don’t ever want to hear it again. Looking at the cover and description you wouldn’t think this is the content. Pass this up, it is not worth it.

Skipping Stones by JB McGee

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Title:  Just One Reason

Author:  Kirsten DeMuzio

Genre:  New Adult Romance/Contemporary Romance 18+

Publication Date:  July 19, 2013

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Review

As teenagers, Lindsay and Grady found a love together that few people are lucky enough to ever experience. Dont go anywhere without Just One Reason. I sort of feel cheated because I didnt. Anytime they say stand alone, I say don’t cheat yourself and skip, read book one.

I know Lindsay didn’t expect to go away for the summer and have her world changed, but it happened. She never expected what happened just trying to get away from her parents. When Lindsay obviously doesn’t keep her word and plans her and Grady make are not kept, it is hurt and sadness. Poor Grady tries to move on but it is a hard, long, sad five years in between encounters.

It would spoil anything to say how and why Lindsay didn’t keep promises she made when she left upstate New York. You sort of have to experience this book.

When Lindsay gets back is when everything changes. It is sort of going through the long process again.

 The author created some wonderful characters and dialogue. I enjoyed the book and the angst. I do love the angst in any book and this was well thought out with a great plot.

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About the Author:  I am an author of new adult and contemporary romance novels.  My husband and I live in Columbus, Ohio with our two young daughters and happy golden retriever.  When I’m not spending time with my family, I can be found doing one of my other favorite activities – writing, reading and napping. Connect with Kirsten:  Facebook | Blog | Goodreads | Pinterest

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Crash and Burn

(Daddy’s Girls 0.5)

By Chelsea Camaron

Released Sept 28, 2013

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   Crash…..a crash ended it all and started it all.  Dina Fowler is attending college with her long time best friend Maggie Lawson.  Life is good and carefree.  Until the crash that changed it all.  Her freshman year ends with the loss of her parents in a car accident, spiraling Dina into a deep depression.  Secluding herself as she picks up the pieces to her life, slowly she finds the only person she has left is Maggie.

   Chance encounters sometimes make the most incredible moments, other times they crash and burn.  A chance encounter brings Michael barreling into a lost and vulnerable Dina’s life.  Playing on every weakness she has, he weasels his way into her heart.  Slow build up to the hell that was soon to become Dina’s daily nightmare.  Her parents are gone.  She wants out but has no idea how to escape her new reality.

    Can she find her way out?  Or will she be lost completely burning in her own personal hell? 

Ryder

            Damn, what will tonight bring?  Brayden and I are heading out to a party.  Typically, we start at a party, but end up with one at our place.  Running my fingers through my hair, to spike it.  Yes, I am a panty melting bastard with one simple smile.

            “Brayden, you ready?”  I ask, walking into our living room.

            “Yea, man.  Suzanne from last weekend is going to meet me there.  Heads up, she’s coming home with me tonight,” he says with an all knowing smirk.

            “Why do you give them seconds?  Suzanne is cute and all, but fresh pussy man.  While we are young and free, sample the flavors of life.”  I reply, returning his smirk.

            “I have plenty of samples, you man whore, but I am happy to indulge for seconds, or thirds, if the ass is good.  And Suzanne, she’s good.  There is an innocent appeal to her, but she’s a hellcat in bed.”  Brayden says with a wink.

            “Hellcat is good, but are you ready to give her more?  Round two can lead to expectations, man.  Think on it before you get tied down.”

            We arrive at the party.  Immediately, I’ve scoped the place for my piece of ass for tonight.  I see eight women I’ve recently hooked up with, two of which, have already approached me.  My reputation is that of a one night stand.  Damn, I make it clear in the morning; don’t call me because I won’t be calling you.

            Nothing personal, but I have my entire life ahead of me.  One day, I will find someone and settle down.  For now, I want to enjoy myself, sow my wild oats without planting my seed; safe sex always. 

            Brayden is already in a corner with Suzanne, hand up her shirt, while he is swallowing her face.  They won’t make it back to our place.  He will tap that ass in the bathroom in less than thirty minutes.  She does have that sweet, innocent look to her when she comes up for air.  Poor girl, Brayden will corrupt her and break her heart. Oh well, she’s a consenting adult.  These women and their misconceptions of changing a man make me laugh.

            “Hey Ryder,” a chick purrs up against me.  How she knows my name is beyond me, but she’s cute.  Shoulder length dark hair, tan skin, skinny, her boobs are a little small, but I can work with them.  She’s in a green corset looking top, skinny jeans, and fuck me heels.  She will do for tonight.  I’ll take her home and fuck her senseless with nothing on but those shoes.

            “Hey sexy,” I croon.  I should ask her name that would be the nice thing to do.  Honestly, her name makes no difference to me.  My name will be the one coming out of her plump lips in less than an hour and that’s what matters.

            I wrap my arm around her waist and pull her to me.  Allowing my hand to tickle its way up her back, she’s already pushing up against me further.  Putty in my fucking hands.  I reach under her hair and gently squeeze the back of her neck.  Leaning down, breathing against her ear, I whisper to her.

            “Beautiful, how about I take you upstairs and start this party right for you?” I say close enough for her to sense my lips on her skin without actually touching them to her.  I tilt my head enough to brush my lips against that spot behind her ear.  Inhaling, I take in the vanilla scent of her shampoo. 

            Women, the softer sex, the most beautiful creatures ever created.  From the stick skinny to the plush curves; the blondes, brunettes, red heads, and even the bottled hair of many shades, they are all a work of art.  A woman’s body is a sculpture, a masterpiece that I want to freely roam my hands over every delectable inch.  Women smell better, they look better, the walk better, and the sounds they make are pure seduction, even when they don’t know it.  I’m an equal opportunity fucker.  I want to experience them all. 

            Lead by the hand, I follow my companion up the stairs to a free bedroom.  I shut and lock the door behind us.  Immediately, I pull her into me and kiss her.  I lace my hands together behind her head, allowing my finger tips to massage her scalp as my tongue begins to caress the inside of her mouth.  She rocks her pelvis into mine.  She wants this, they usually do.  She’s tugging at my shirt.  I break away to remove it.  Her hands now teasing my torso, trepidation suddenly radiating off of her, I pause looking down at her.  Watching her face as she bites her bottom lip, I smile at her.  Waiting for a sign of her intentions, I move my hands from her hand down to her hips.  As I lean in to kiss her again, she’s now moved to my belt buckle.  Kissing her, I work the clasps on the back of her corset.  Freeing her breasts, I drop my head and lick a circle around her nipple and, ever so gently, blow.  She shudders, I laugh as I move her to the bed. 

            Laying her down, I remove those sexy as sin shoes, as she is unbuttoning her pants.  She slides them off with her panties.  Bare before me, I drink her in.  I slide the heels back on her feet and kiss my way up her legs.  At her core, I use my hands to cup her ass, as she spreads her legs wide for me.  Yes, she wants me.  Scooping her up, I push her pussy to my face.  I lick her folds, her taste sweet and her body shuddering at that first touch.  I lick and suck her clit before moving one of my hands up to insert my finger.  She’s rocking against me, seeking her release.  I can feel it building as her inner muscles are gripping my fingers.  I moan against her, the vibrations sending her over the edge.  I slow my pace, allowing her to recover as she’s whispering my name.

            I pull away to remove my pants and put on a condom.  Laying over her, I kiss her neck.  I tease her entrance with the head of my rock hard penis.  I enter her slowly.  She gasps so I still.  She’s tight even for having an orgasm less than five minutes ago.  She moves taking me in deeper, letting me know she’s ready.  Moving in and out, I maintain a steady rhythm.  She’s on the verge again.  I feel the tightening around my dick and the hitch in her breath.  I quicken the pace, working towards my own climax.

            I hear her say, “Ryder, say my name.”

            I pump faster to reach my release.  At the same moment, I suck on her nipple to send her over with me.  As we lay there, catching our breath, I hear her again.

            “Say my name, Ryder.”

            I pull out of her and answer.  “I don’t know your name and I don’t need to know your name.”

            Immediately, she jumps up and gets dressed.  I can see the tears on her face.  Rather than deal with the drama, I go to the adjoining bathroom to dispose of the condom and clean up.  If she wanted me to know her name, than that should have been clarified before I put my dick in her pussy.  If she didn’t care to make sure I knew, I’m not going to care to ask. 

            I know I’m an asshole, but I’m young and free.  One day, a woman will come along and tame me.  One day, a woman will come crashing into my life and change every thought I have about women.  Until then, I’m going to enjoy every second and every curve. 

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It’s Bridget Jones meets Groundhog Day…

Ever wonder if you made the right choice? What if you could go back and find out? 

I am thinking after so many references to Bridgett Jones that I either read the book or watch the movie. I think this book was so cute, adorable, fluffy and when I say LOL at many points, I mean it. There were just so many quirky things about Clara that I loved!  So she is 31 and her love life outside of Facebook is non existent. I laughed so hard at her and her cat and there was a scene in the beginning that cracked me up!

When Jeanie from Facebook shows up at Clara’s job to offer her a beta testing I was totally hooked. When she goes back in time and hears a familiar song from her college days, she knows she is back there.

I cant express enough how funny and refreshing it was to read this. No plot points here but it is worth the ride to find out if going back is the best thing for Clara. Oh by the way I think I would try the reset button. Laugh at the references to television like Friends and of course songs of the 90’s. Perfect chick lit read! 

Addison Westlake made her debut as an author at age 13 by rewriting the “Sweet Valley High” series. Despite copyright violations, she maintains that her rendition of Elisabeth and Jessica Wakefield as preteens in a British orphanage is a classic. Between then and now she went to some fancy schools, swapped out the East Coast for the West Coast, and had oodles of kids. Some of her favorite things in life include coffee, Aretha Franklin’s inauguration hat and the sleepwalking scene in “Step Brothers.”

Addison published her first romantic comedy, “Christmas in Wine Country,” in 2012. It won first prize in the single title division of the Romance Writers of America’s 2010 Stilletto Contest and spent six weeks on Amazon’s best seller list.

Addison’s next romantic comedy, “Facebook Jeanie”, is now out in stores!
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It’s been four weeks since Ember Brycin witnessed what her powers are capable of. The Electrical Current Storm has turned Seattle, Washington into a natural disaster zone. The death toll is in the thousands with countless others homeless and hungry.

And Ember is the one who caused it. Something she will have to live with every day.

Those people who were unable to escape either turned quickly into gangs or live in shelters. Ember, on the other hand, can’t do either. With a price on her head and a Dark Dweller on her ass, she is constantly on the move. Both Light and Dark are hunting her for their own purpose to use her as a weapon or a pawn in the war between the Unseelie King of the Dark and the Seelie Queen of the Light.

Em needs help but doesn’t know who to trust: Lars, the mystery man Torin told her to find? Torin, the Seelie Queen’s personal knight, who has sworn to keep Em safe? Or Eli, who wants to turn her over to the Unseelie King, but whom she has an undeniable, intense connection with?

No matter what she chooses she will probably lose—her life or everything and everyone she loves

Stacey Marie Brown works by day as an Interior/Set Designer and by night a writer of paranormal fantasy, adventure, and literary fiction. When she’s not writing, she’s out hiking, spending time with friends, traveling, listening to music, or designing.

Today, we’re celebrating the release of Love and Other Games, a collection of four sexy new adult stories centered around athletes competing in the Winter Games by Ana Blaze, Melinda Dozier, Aria Kane, and Kara Leigh Miller.

Worth More Than Gold by Ana Blaze

 Amy Pierce, the klutzy sister and manager of America’s Skating Sweetheart, is used to being invisible. But when a friend drags her to a party near the Olympic Village, Amy catches the eye of a sexy Norwegian ski jumper. It’s a magical night, but an awkward next morning has her running.

Everyone knows Erik Andresen’s best shot at an individual medal was back in 2010, before an injury pulled him from the competition. He’s there for his team, but a hot night and a remarkable final training session have him wondering if a gorgeous good-luck charm could give him another chance at the podium. With a little bit of luck, these two might have a shot at something worth more than gold.

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Trouble With Gold by Melinda Dozier

US snowboarder and notorious prankster, Ty (Trouble) Madsen is only getting a taste of his own medicine when his Olympic teammates shackle him to a fence wearing nothing but his boxers.

Reception and protocol volunteer, Nadia Hoffman, gets up close and personal with the sexy snowboarder to rescue him, but she’s not the kind of girl who lets her hormones get in her way. A professional performance could help her land her dream job at Olympics Committee Headquarters, but her new assignment supervising the rambunctious US Snowboarding Team is making that difficult.

Can she see behind the snowman in the community center bathroom and into the warm heart of the man everyone calls Trouble?

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The Girl Behind the Gold by Aria Kane

Greek aerial skier Lia Milonas’s parents are about to lose the family farm. Saving it means medaling and landing a huge sponsor. While her no-nonsense attitude has her well on her way to a medal, it hasn’t won her a place in fans’ hearts.

“Come back with a story that will make readers cry, or don’t come back.” This is what Brandon James’ boss told him before he left New York to cover the Winter Games for Moment Magazine. With a wink and a smile, he can charm his way into any invite-only party, but that career-making story is nowhere to be found – until he meets Lia.

The two strike a deal that should get them both what they want – but neither would have guessed they’d also find what they need.

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Ice Gold by Kara Leigh Miller

Colton Campbell thrives on the fast paced, adrenaline rushed lifestyle of being an Olympic hockey player. Despite Brenna Jessup’s abhorrence for the games and the athletes, she’s hand-picked as the official photographer for the U.S. Olympic Hockey Team. When a faux pas by Brenna almost costs Colton his career, she owes him. Too bad for her, Colton doesn’t want apologies — he wants retribution! And he knows just how to get it — and her — in the process.

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From her earliest memories, Ashley Pearce has been drawn to Ruby Hill Lunatic Asylum, and she’s not the only one. Decades after the abandoned hospital ended its institutional reign of torture and neglect, something lurks in the shadows. Since she’s a paranormal investigator, it’s Ashley’s job to find out what.

Crime scene expert Corbin Malone doesn’t believe in ghosts. A born skeptic, he has no interest in entertaining the hype surrounding the mysterious deaths at Ruby Hill, but he won’t turn his back while more women die. He agrees to an overnight investigation, never expecting his first encounter would be with the woman he pushed away a year ago. But when he discovers Ashley is a target, he learns his greatest fear isn’t living with his own demons, but losing her for good

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Ruby Hill. “In a hundred years of operation, tens of thousands of residents called the asylum home. Most never left alive. Hundreds, dumped anonymously in unmarked graves never left at all.”

I love a good thriller and this was a thriller with some paranormal and some horror. I was scared, but I liked it. It was a little short and the story moved fast, so I can’t complain. I liked Corbin and Ashley Corbin being a cop is called to investigate two murders at Ruby Hill, which has been closed for years. Scary, hiding under the covers reading!

Ashley is investigating on behalf of a paranormal team. When they get together it is difficult because they have a past. One that was painful and it needs to be dealt with. So now, yikes they have to work together to solve the mystery in the asylum. I liked the book although it was short and I will say it was very descriptive and had the elements of a great thriller/mystery.