It’s A Shame by C.E. Hansen @CynthiaEHansen #SALE


 

 

If you have not read books one, stop and do so now. This one is a continuation so book one doesn’t leave with a cliff hanger. Trying to move on Grace and Cole deal with the aftermath. The author give you the conflicts. They get hate mail from people and on the other end of the spectrum they get sympathy. A very interesting side of the couple is brought  to light. They are very much in love and lust. There are a lot of pretty graphic scenes so I loved them. I enjoyed the sub character Michelle as Grace’s best friend  She overcomes a life threatening ordeal faster and becomes stronger. Between her and Grace I was loving their resiliency. 

“When will this magic carpet ride stop? Where will we get off? I had a nagging worry this relationship had become too intense. It consumed me, consumed every waking moment”
 
Cole wants to get custody of his child Kyle and while that was not in Grace’s plans, I think she started thinking about a picket fence suburban life. When things are sexy and intimate for them it doesn’t really last long. 
 
Grace is in the middle of another ordeal. Then she has no choice but to begin an inner conflict about Cole. She is thinking maybe he isn’t innocent  he has a temper when it comes to her. Did he take it too far? There is the ex Lauren Buckley, Mother of his child to consider. It is a page turner for sure. Michelle is attracted to Dean a detective who helped Grace. They are adorable together.
 
“Each day and night I spent with Cole I fell deeper and deeper in love with him.”
 
So along with trying to repair the relations with her Mom, Grace deals with her stepfather Franklin. I get the feeling she was indifferent since she lost her real father. Franklin however a judge, is the go to person when she is in need. It brings a new dynamic that Grace is not used to. She depends on herself and now Cole, so now she needs to depend on Franklin when Cole is in a bad situation.  
 
There are a few parts that are laugh out loud funny. Michelle and Grace are acting like an episode of I Love Lucy when they venture to Brooklyn to try to solve a mystery. That part was hysterical to me.  
 
It is a very erotic, fast paced suspense. I know my suspense and mystery lovers will agree it is a must read!
 
C.E. Hansen
C.E. Hansen is an American writer. She also writes under the pseudonyms C.E. O’Brien for her young adult series, Hero. Hansen has international rights licensed in 15 territories as of May 2013.
C.E. wrote her first romance novel at age fourteen when she discovered writing about boys and girls was way easier than actually having a relationship of her own. Since that time, her communication skills haven’t improved, but she likes to think her writing has. After earning an associates degree in literature from WC, she worked in a bus company, a law office and a wine/gourmet food shoppe, but she never abandoned writing.
She’s a proud mother of a beautiful daughter, lives in New Jersey with her husband and Maltese Zoe, and if she’s not working on her latest sexy story, you can find her reading, watching cable television, or indulging in her unhealthy addiction to chocolate.
C.E. Hansen’s debut novel IT’S A CRIME was released May 2013, her follow up novel IT’S A SHAME, will be released November 11th, 2013. If you want to read more posts like this one or follow her insane journey to debut author-hood, you can find her here…indulging in her passions…whether they be writing, eating chocolate, or twitter /Facebook
 

Harp’s Song byCassie Shine @CassShine #spotlight


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In just a few months Harp Evans will be officially coming of age and graduating from high school. She will be free from the mother that never wanted her, the house that never felt like home, and the disappointment of the last seventeen years. What she doesn’t know is that her mother has been holding onto a secret that has the potential to derail her dreams and destroy her already faulty sense of self.

A self-proclaimed recluse, Harp spends most of her time practicing the cello, in the hopes of earning a full scholarship that will grant her freedom, but will also send her away from her best friend Connor Williams, who is becoming more than just a friend.

As revelations are made, will Harp still feel the same way about leaving everyone that cares about her behind? Or will she continue to pursue the life she’s been dreaming of for as long as she can remember?

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Cassie Shine

I love to read. Even after stuffing my face I will still eat dessert. I am a 14-year-old girl at heart.​

I grew up in Kansas City where my love of classical music was cultivated … and yes, I was in the band. After college, I lived in St. Louis before moving to California with my hubby. Despite living in the OC, you won’t find me on The Real Housewives… . Instead, you’ll find this midwestern gal-at-heart writing at my local Starbucks or Bread Co. (Panera to everyone else not from the Lou). We currently live with our two furry kids, Finnegan the Fat Cat and resident jerk, and Molly the Sweet Dog, our teddy bear.

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Rescue Me, Maybe by Jackie Bouchard @JackieBouchard #spotlight


 
If you lost both your husband and your dog to cancer within weeks of each other, but you were sadder about the dog, would you tell anyone? Maybe your closest friends. Unfortunately, Jane Bailey’s closest friends are on the other side of the country. That’s where Jane plans to go now that she’s free to leave Philadelphia, the too cold, beachless, street taco-deficient city her husband dragged her to six years ago. But with no job prospects in her hometown of San Diego, Jane is roped into helping out temporarily at her uncle’s southwestern small-town B&B. En route to her new role as innkeeper and breakfast chef, she finds a stray at a rest stop. With her heart in pieces from the loss of her dog, she’s determined not to let this mutt worm its way into her affections. She’s also determined to have next-to-no interaction with the B&B’s irritating guests, and the even more annoying handyman who lives next door. Can Jane keep her sanity—and her secret that she’s not really a grieving widow—while trying to achieve her dream of getting back to the place she thinks is home?


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Jackie Bouchard (www.jackiebouchard.com) writes Fido-friendly fiction. She used to be trapped in the hamster wheel of corporate America, but she was lucky enough to escape and now fully understands the term “struggling writer.” Jackie loves: reading, writing, and, yes, even ‘rithmetic (seriously, algebra rocks); professional cycling; margaritas; blogging (she never thought she’d say that, but she does); dogs in general, and her crazy rescue pup specifically; and her hubby. (Not in that order.) Jackie dislikes: rude people and writing about herself in the third person. After living in Southern California, then Bermuda, then Canada, then the East coast, Jackie and her husband settled in San Diego. American Jackie, her Canadian hubby, and her Mexican rescue mutt form their own happy little United Nations. Jackie’s novels include “What The Dog Ate” and “Rescue Me, Maybe.”

What’s Left of Me by Amanda Maxlyn @BrandeesBook @AmandaMaxlyn #review


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Just finished in record time. I am sort of a speed reader and this book made it easy to devour it! First the topic is cancer, so if you are overly sensitive, beware. It is not a typical read either it is told with the center of the novel, Aundrea’s story. She is 21 and since she was 17 has been stricken with cancer. I cant imagine being seventeen and told you have cancer, not only that but stage four Hodgkin s. WOW it was one of those stories that I think had to be told. Her visions, feelings, and most importantly her reactions are different. Normally  Four years ago she refused to give in.
I wont give away any of the plot, it is hard to brag about the author and characters without giving a little. I enjoyed Jean, one of Aundrea’s best friends. Mostly because she was genuine, caring, and never judged. She was not the kind of friend that would ask “How do you feel” it is a given, having cancer means I ain’t doing great. Jean talked, hung out with, and most importantly ignored cancer. They did clubs, drank shots and had fun! She was exactly the person who Aundrea can call, and she did, at two am.
Genna and Jason were Aundrea’s sister and brother in-law. They had their own unique ways. Aundrea’s parents literally gave everything they had for her. Lastly the character of Parker. He was a dream, a little dense, but a dream I liked how he didn’t have a clue something was up with her. He was the great escape. A character driven by true feelings and not sympathy feelings. Bryn, the girl at the vet clinic Jason owns, well I somewhat wanted her to slip and bust her ass.
Tragedy found her but surely didn’t drive her over the edge. It is a great story, with so much accuracy in medical terminology and treatments. I loved it for making me laugh, think and cry! Bravo for a great story and best of all the ending!! An emotional book that is so worth reading.

 

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Irresistable by Danielle Jamie @DanielleJamie85 @ScandalousBlog #review


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This is the first in a 4 book series. This is a really good start to the series. Some pretty good characters of course the main Savannah and Brooklyn. Who can’t fall in live with Logan? I totally jumped on that boat. I guess when the boat sprung a leak and sunk I jumped right onto the Kayden ship. It’s more like a premium yacht equipped with every option. What a bum Logan turned into.

 How could he be so mean? 

The bright and funny best friend Reagan added to Savannah. I really liked the light feel of their friendship. Sometimes male/female friends don’t go over well with me. I personally find it hard to believe that you can really be in your twenty’s and have a male best friend. This was until Reagan, he was more of a brother or cousin type figure. Either way it works well. I have a few really good men who I consider friends and I have know then since I was like 12 so maybe I pulled that to really like Reagan.
This book has a few good juicy parts! It added to what I think will appeal to the NA genre. There are also many twitter and Facebook references that I enjoyed making it social media friendly. So pumped for book 2. I want to explore Savannah s parents and her boss Eloise. What an ending!

 

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I have been writing for as long as I can remember but I finally decide to peruse my dreams of sharing my stories with the world when I published my first Novel Irresistible Desire back in March 2013.
 
              
 
 
      
   
       
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It’s A Shame by C.E. Hansen @CynthiaEHansen #SALE


 

 

If you have not read books one, stop and do so now. This one is a continuation so book one doesn’t leave with a cliff hanger. Trying to move on Grace and Cole deal with the aftermath. The author give you the conflicts. They get hate mail from people and on the other end of the spectrum they get sympathy. A very interesting side of the couple is brought  to light. They are very much in love and lust. There are a lot of pretty graphic scenes so I loved them. I enjoyed the sub character Michelle as Grace’s best friend  She overcomes a life threatening ordeal faster and becomes stronger. Between her and Grace I was loving their resiliency. 

“When will this magic carpet ride stop? Where will we get off? I had a nagging worry this relationship had become too intense. It consumed me, consumed every waking moment”
 
Cole wants to get custody of his child Kyle and while that was not in Grace’s plans, I think she started thinking about a picket fence suburban life. When things are sexy and intimate for them it doesn’t really last long. 
 
Grace is in the middle of another ordeal. Then she has no choice but to begin an inner conflict about Cole. She is thinking maybe he isn’t innocent  he has a temper when it comes to her. Did he take it too far? There is the ex Lauren Buckley, Mother of his child to consider. It is a page turner for sure. Michelle is attracted to Dean a detective who helped Grace. They are adorable together.
 
“Each day and night I spent with Cole I fell deeper and deeper in love with him.”
 
So along with trying to repair the relations with her Mom, Grace deals with her stepfather Franklin. I get the feeling she was indifferent since she lost her real father. Franklin however a judge, is the go to person when she is in need. It brings a new dynamic that Grace is not used to. She depends on herself and now Cole, so now she needs to depend on Franklin when Cole is in a bad situation.  
 
There are a few parts that are laugh out loud funny. Michelle and Grace are acting like an episode of I Love Lucy when they venture to Brooklyn to try to solve a mystery. That part was hysterical to me.  
 
It is a very erotic, fast paced suspense. I know my suspense and mystery lovers will agree it is a must read!
 
C.E. Hansen
C.E. Hansen is an American writer. She also writes under the pseudonyms C.E. O’Brien for her young adult series, Hero. Hansen has international rights licensed in 15 territories as of May 2013.
C.E. wrote her first romance novel at age fourteen when she discovered writing about boys and girls was way easier than actually having a relationship of her own. Since that time, her communication skills haven’t improved, but she likes to think her writing has. After earning an associates degree in literature from WC, she worked in a bus company, a law office and a wine/gourmet food shoppe, but she never abandoned writing.
She’s a proud mother of a beautiful daughter, lives in New Jersey with her husband and Maltese Zoe, and if she’s not working on her latest sexy story, you can find her reading, watching cable television, or indulging in her unhealthy addiction to chocolate.
C.E. Hansen’s debut novel IT’S A CRIME was released May 2013, her follow up novel IT’S A SHAME, will be released November 11th, 2013. If you want to read more posts like this one or follow her insane journey to debut author-hood, you can find her here…indulging in her passions…whether they be writing, eating chocolate, or twitter /Facebook
 

What’s Left of Me by Amanda Maxlyn @BrandeesBook @AmandaMaxlyn


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Life works in mysterious ways.
Four years ago I became known as the girl with cancer.
I refuse to cry.
And I refuse to give in.
A relationship with a man is the last thing I’m looking for right now, but one night with Parker changes everything. He is persistent, and he knows what he wants. Me.
He doesn’t treat me like I’m fragile.
But he doesn’t know, and I’m not ready to tell him.
What if it changes everything?
Tragedy found me when I was seventeen.
Love found me when I was twenty-one.
My name is Aundrea McCall, and this is my journey.
Amanda Maxlyn
 

Resolutions by Teri Riggs @TeriLRiggs @TSR_Promos #review


 

DEA agent Eve Taylor has had her fill of alpha males. 

 

If you like action packed books with a romance angel, then this is for you! I always favor cops, and special ops along with a DEA agent thrown in for good measure. In particular this is pretty packed with action. I liked the history of Mac. I know losing a parent is not easy but the way in which she died was a little different.

There is a series of scenes “on the run” that were among my favorites in the book. The alpha male always has a special place in my heart!

I liked Eve too! It is nice to see a woman who is capable. I liked the fact that she was confident and it was mainly because she was capable. I will say there is a leak, a mole, a traitor and I was STUNNED by who is was.

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Sometimes talking about who was captured is hard because of spoilers. So I will say it is a great read and I suggest it to the alpha male loving ladies, and the romantic suspense fans too! Lots of appeal with the characters and the plot. Grab it up or gift it to someone for the holidays!

Note: Resolutions is a private black ops agency specializing in the near-impossible extractions of kidnap victims, hostages, and all forms of intelligence other agencies have failed to retrieve.

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Teri Riggs was destined to be a writer. As a small girl she didn’t read bedtime stories, she made up her own. Who needed Little Red Riding Hood or The Three Little Pigs when there were so many great tales bouncing around in her head? When she grew up and became a mother to three little girls, she continued the tradition of making up bedtime stories. On the occasions she chose to tell conventional fairytales, Teri usually gave them a bit of tweaking here and there or added a new ending. Her girls loved it.

After her daughters had the nerve to actually grow up and leave home, Teri discovered she had a passion for writing and jumped right in. It came as no surprise she chose to write mysteries and happily-ever-after’s since that’s the genres she loves to read.
Teri lives in Marietta, Georgia with her husband, one of her daughters and two dogs that seem to think they rule the world. And some days Teri thinks maybe they do.

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April Fools (April, #2) by Karli Perrin @karli_uk


 
April Fools (April, #2) is the conclusion to April’s story.
 
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Karli Perrin is a 25 year old English Language & Linguistics graduate from Manchester, England. She has always been a big lover of books and is the author of the ‘April’ series.
She is a big believer of fate and is a sucker for a happy ending. She honestly believes that there is a reason why you are reading this right now (apart from the fact that you are awesome!)
Her ultimate goal in life is to live in a house made entirely out of books with her best friend, who also happens to be her fiancé.
…Hogwarts is plan B.
Here are the purchase links for April Showers (April, #1) –
Here is an excerpt from April Fools: 
 
“Are you ready for desert?”
I sat up, “Oooh, we’re having desert?”
He raised his eyebrow and I immediately understood what that meant.
Communication by eyebrow.
“Ah ha, that kind of desert.”
“If you mean the delicious kind then yes, I’ve heard it’s your favourite.”
“Well you’ve heard right.”
He gave me a cocky grin, “I don’t blame you…it’s just so smooth and creamy.”
Two can play that game.
“I love how it melts in my mouth” I replied, trying to keep a straight face.
“Oh really? I need a demonstration.” He stood up and walked towards the kitchen. A few seconds later, he reappeared holding something behind his back.
“What are you hiding?”
“Your desert, of course.”
I narrowed my eyes, “I’m starting to think that we’ve just been talking about two different things.”
He shook his head and revealed the tub of chocolate body paint.
I laughed, “We are so not doing this.”
“We so are.”
“You’re crazy” I told him.
“Crazy for you.”
“Stop trying to sweet talk me.”
He winked, “Good one, I see what you did there. Sweet talk…chocolate, now take off your clothes.”
“But how will you know if I’m just using you for your chocolate?”
He slowly sauntered towards me, never once taking his eyes away from mine. My heart began to race as he bent down and whispered in my ear, “I’ll take the risk if you take off your clothes.”

Resolutions by Teri Riggs @TeriLRiggs @TSR_Promos #spotlight


 

DEA agent Eve Taylor has had her fill of alpha males. When Resolutions’ operative and former lover, Dillon “Mac” McKenna, threatened her hard-earned independence, she ran. On a mission to gather evidence against a Colombian drug-lord, Eve discovers the drug-lord is helping terrorists plan an attack on American soil. Before she can escape with the vital information, she’s captured and comes face to face with her mortality…
As a teen, Mac watched his family fall apart after his mother died doing dangerous U.N. work. The possibility of losing Eve to a mission ignited an overwhelming need to protect her. When he forced her to choose him or her job, she walked away. Two years later, it seems all his nightmares have come true and he’s tasked with rescuing her from a Colombian prison. Mac has never stopped loving Eve, but does he dare risk his heart when he’s so terrified of losing…
On the run, Mac and Eve must learn to trust each other again in order to stay alive.

 

Note: Resolutions is a private black ops agency specializing in the near-impossible extractions of kidnap victims, hostages, and all forms of intelligence other agencies have failed to retrieve.

 

PURCHASE

Amazon Kindle

B&N Nook

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Teri Riggs was destined to be a writer. As a small girl she didn’t read bedtime stories, she made up her own. Who needed Little Red Riding Hood or The Three Little Pigs when there were so many great tales bouncing around in her head? When she grew up and became a mother to three little girls, she continued the tradition of making up bedtime stories. On the occasions she chose to tell conventional fairytales, Teri usually gave them a bit of tweaking here and there or added a new ending. Her girls loved it.

After her daughters had the nerve to actually grow up and leave home, Teri discovered she had a passion for writing and jumped right in. It came as no surprise she chose to write mysteries and happily-ever-after’s since that’s the genres she loves to read.
Teri lives in Marietta, Georgia with her husband, one of her daughters and two dogs that seem to think they rule the world. And some days Teri thinks maybe they do.

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