Saturday, August 30, 2014

Release Tour Goodies: A Whole New Crowd by Tijan



Title: A Whole New Crowd

Author: Tijan

Genre: Young Adult

Release Date: August 18, 2014



SYNOPSIS

Taryn grew up in a different world. Her boyfriend was a criminal. His older brother was part of a gang. They weren't great people, but they were her family. Then everything changes when she's sent to a new family in the neighboring town. New family. New friends. A new world. She's elated. This is her chance for a new beginning, but secrets start being revealed and Taryn learns her new life has some ties to her old one, ties that she's not happy about. Her new family might not have been the lucky break she thought she had.

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Book Review+Tour Goodies: Reverence (#3 Irresistible) by Senayda Pierre...GIVEAWAY!!







Title: Reverence (#3 Irresistible)

Author: Senayda Pierre

Genre: Erotica Romance

Release Date: July 16, 2014


SYNOPSIS



Diego Lobos is every mother’s dream. He’s handsome, smart, athletic,

and well-mannered. Diego attended an Ivy League college and managed to keep a
near perfect GPA. Mothers want Diego Lobos as their future son-in-law. Girls
swoon at the mere mention of his name. Guys want Diego to be on their team. 

Everyone wants to be friends with Diego Lobos. He’s the guy everyone loves… And
rightly so. But is he right for me? Can Diego fill the voids within me? Those
vacant spaces that have been dark and empty for so long that I’d forgotten they
existed until he stepped into my life… Diego is charismatic, charming, and
genuine. He’s a sexy motherfucker without being the arrogant asshole. What more
can a girl ask for? In my dark world I need more. I have a need most guys can’t
fill. I demand certain expectations that have guys cupping their balls and
running in the other direction.

Can Diego be a submissive? Sometimes I think so and other times he just confuses
the shit out of me. This particular detail matters though. I can’t ever go back
to that time. I can’t ever be under another man’s thumb. I refuse to bend. I
refuse to part with the little bit that’s left of me. 

Yes, I’m broken. But damn the world to hell if even this fractured part of me
is more magnificent than half the bitches out there.

Love me or hate me. I don’t give a flying fuck. But everybody loves Diego… So
why would he work so hard to be with someone like me?

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Book Review+Release Goodies: Twisted (#5 Blood and Roses) by Callie Hart


Title: Twisted (#5 Blood and Roses)

Author: Callie Hart


Genre: Erotica


Release Date: July 8, 2014




SYNOPSIS



Sloane

How many times can a person fall down and still get back up? How many times can things go wrong before you just give up?

I’ve lost everything. My home, my job, my purpose in life—everything has been turned upside down. But while life hasn’t exactly turned out the way I would have liked it to, I wouldn’t change a thing. If things were different, I wouldn’t have Lacey. I wouldn’t have Michael.

But most importantly, I wouldn’t have him.

I’ve realized what I feel. He knew it before I did. Only one question remains:

Is he capable of feeling the same way?

Zeth

Secrets are a prison, and I have been behind bars for years. Sloane Romera has been turning keys in all of my locks, throwing light on corners of my mind that I thought would forever be shrouded in darkness. Or at least I had hoped would be.

I have done so many wrongs in this life, and yet this woman has forgiven me. She’s done something I never thought possible—she has learned to understand me, and she hasn’t run. She’s amazed me. She’s saved me. She’s fallen in love with me.

If it’s within my power, I’m about to do the same for her.

Book Review+Tour Goodies: Within These Walls by J.L. Berg...GIVEAWAY!!

Title: Within These Walls

Author: J.L. Berg

Genre: Romance

Release Date: August 18, 2014



SYNOPSIS

Within these walls, he became my solace, my sanctuary and my strength.

I am not strong. I am just a survivor of circumstance.
Isn’t that what we all do? Survive?

Each of us has our own set of circumstances to muddle through. Mine are just more…complicated.

Born with a severe heart defect, I’ve seen the inside of a hospital room more than my own bedroom.

I was drowning, a prisoner to the illness that owned me, until he appeared. He thinks he’s blocked out the world with his tattoos and hard exterior, but I see the real Jude, the one he so desperately wants to forget.

But is he the answer to my prayers or will he break my already damaged heart forever?

My name is Lailah Buchanan, and this is our story of hope, redemption and sacrificing it all for the one you love.

BOOK REVIEW

My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Find this Review at Taryn Lee's Book Blog

A gifted copy was provided by the author for an honest review.

This book is neither over the top nor underdeveloped. It's special. You know those books that make you think ALL about how life is too short and too fragile to let things be without making the move to make them the life you want? Yeah that's this book in a nutshell!!

Lailah (btw the spelling is beautiful!) was born with a heart defect. Her whole life she's been protected within these walls of Memorial Hospital and within these walls of her mothers heart, and now she's realizing that at age 22, she's ready to explore what's outside the hospital walls. And she's hoping that her pudding fairy, aka secret admirer, aka Jude will help her find her way. If only Jude wasn't holding onto a dreadful past.

Overall, I found myself LOVING Lailah and Jude. She found her One and he found his second chance. I thought their love story was powerful and spoke well beyond the words on the pages. I'm giving this book 4.5 STARS out of 5 STARS. I would have liked to seen the book move and a bit of a faster pace. It felt a lot longer than it should have, but that's truly my only complaint about this incredible book!

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Read by Taryn Lee on August 18, 2014
Reviewed by Taryn Lee on August 18, 2014
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

J.L. Berg is the USA Today bestselling author of the Ready Series. She is a California native living in the beautiful state of historic Virginia. Married to her high school sweetheart, they have two beautiful girls that drive them batty on a daily basis. When she's not writing, you will find her with her nose stuck in a romance novel, in a yoga studio or devouring anything chocolate. 

J.L. Berg is represented by Jill Marsal of Marsal Lyon Literary Agency, LLC.


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Friday, August 15, 2014

Book Review+Tour Goodies: Freeing Her (#1 Hart Brothers Novel) by A.M. Hargrove


Title: Freeing Her (#1 Hart Brothers Novel)

Author: A.M. Hargrove

Genre: Romance

Release Date: August 6, 2014



SYNOPSIS


This novel contains mature content and it not intended for younger readers.

This is the beginning of a story... the story of two people who were meant to be together. Why? Because unknown to them, they shared terrifying pasts and the cruel circumstances of their births doomed both of them to a life of hell.

Two strangers ... one night ... one accidental meeting that changed their lives forever.

Gabriella Martinelli, Manhattan psychiatrist had only one goal in life—to help abuse victims avoid the horrors she’d experienced herself. She worked late, volunteered, and donated her services to anyone who needed them. Life was good ... until her nightmare resurfaced. He found her, and began stalking her, and she knew he wouldn’t stop until he destroyed every ragged piece of her.

Kolson Hart, Manhattan’s most eligible bachelor, was ruled by his dark past. He liked control, from the boardroom to the bedroom and didn’t care to be involved with someone whose life was just as screwed up as his was. But one look at Gabriella short-circuited everything. Want ... desire ... need ... will sometimes drive a man to do things he swore he never would.

He freed her from a life of fear ... When he couldn’t even save himself.

Thursday, August 14, 2014

Book Review+Tour Goodies: Revenge Bound by Heidi Joy Tretheway...GIVEAWAY!!



Title: Revenge Bound

Author: Heidi Joy Tretheway

Genre: Romance

Release Date: July 31, 2014



SYNOPSIS

On the Internet, secrets never die…

Violet can’t imagine anything worse than having her very private, very naked photos strewn across the Internet.

Until they multiply like a virus.

With her name, address, and phone number attached.

And her boss finds out. And a stalker finds her.

Violet’s refuge is a rock star known for going through groupies faster than guitar picks. Letting Jayce get close enough to protect her exposes her secrets—and her heart—to a man whose celebrity could ruin her.

That’s because being a nobody is the one thing that keeps Violet’s photos from making headlines. And it’s the reason she can never fall for a rock star.

Secrets spread like wildfire when a celebrity fans the flames.

REVENGE BOUND is a full-length, standalone novel, and a companion to the Tattoo Thief books. It contains steamy scenes and strong language intended for mature readers.

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Book Review+Release Goodies: That Girl by H.J. Bellus



Title: That Girl

Author: H.J. Bellus

Genre: Romance

Release Day: August 12, 2014


SYNOPSIS

This book is about That Girl…

The girl who leaves behind her past, including her name; runs away from home and vows to never let another identity claim her again. Broken dreams, an abusive step-dad and ugly memories from her childhood are the only shattered remnants that have the ability to haunt her. 

With no money, an endless blank slate laying ahead of her and no hopes for the future, she sets out to survive at minimum wage jobs, moving from town to town, changing her name with each move, and never allowing glimpses of her past to threaten her empty future. 
Average in every way, from her looks to her personality and even her style, there is not much to remember about her. When she abandons one town for another, she leaves behind her fake identity in the search of the next one, while leaving people asking themselves, “I wonder what ever became of that girl.”

This was her reality until Lincoln Wilks.

The number one defensive football player in Fort Collins who finally names That Girl.


Book Review+Tour Goodies: Strip Teaser by Ava Manello...GIVEAWAY!!



Title: Strip Teaser (#1 Naked Night's)

Author: Ava Manello

Genre: Erotic, Humour

Cover Designer: Margreet Asselbergs








When investigative reporter Sally Evans receives her latest assignment to uncover the naked truth, she gets more than she bargained for.

Eight weeks on tour with the Naked Nights male stripper troupe to expose all their dirty secrets, is this serious reporter's worst nightmare. She'd rather a man keep his clothes on. For Sally, sex is only a consideration if it happens in the dark, not that she can remember the last time she had a reason to turn the lights off.

With over-eager, over-sexed female fans in abundance and baby oil by the gallon, the guys are looking forward to some fun.... Sally's inhibitions are not.

Monday, August 11, 2014

Book Review+Goodies: Heartbitten by Aubrey Rose


Title: Heartbitten

Author: Aubrey Rose

Genre: Urban Fantasy Romance

Release Date: March 2014



SYNOPSIS

Billionaire playboy Robert Chatham is as bloodthirsty as it gets. Snarky and self-obsessed, he has a new girl every day of the week. What the London tabloids don’t know is the reason Robb acts like a lady-killer: to avoid having to kill them. A four-hundred year old vampire, he feeds and moves on, never getting attached to any girl.

Until Liz.

A shy American transplant in the heart of London, Liz is slaving away on her grad school project: working to find a cure for the blood cancer that her younger sister died from years ago. Dead focused on her studies, she’s more interested in the chemistry of hemoglobin than in the chemistry between her and any guy.

Until Robb.

After an old vampire friend comes asking for a favor, Robb has to choose between repaying a life debt and chasing after the one girl who’s broken through his emotional walls. And when Liz stumbles upon evidence that seems to solve the puzzle of his mysterious seclusion, she confronts him in his lab. Only the dark secret she thought she had uncovered turns out to be something even more terrifying.

With a dead body in the trunk of his Porsche and a vial of cancerous blood in the pocket of her lab coat, Robb and Liz are heading for a collision course that will change both of their lives forever…

Sunday, August 10, 2014

Book Review+Tour Goodies: The Bondage Club by Alexandrea Weis



Title: The Bondage Club

Author: Alexandrea Weis

Genre: Romance

Release Date: July 29, 2014



SYNOPSIS


A man looking for a new beginning.

Hunter Donovan is a writer who dreamed of penning the great American novel but settled for a job running the family business, Donovan Books. Trapped publishing other people’s stories, Hunter buries his frustrations in vodka and an endless parade of one-night stands. 

A woman with a secret.

Cary Anderson is the perky, petite, and staunchly determined editor who is well versed in erotica fiction. But Cary has a kinky side that she is struggling to keep hidden from the world. 

Fed up with dwindling sales, Hunter hopes to breathe new life into his publishing house by breaking into the risqué world of erotica. He hires Cary to rescue his company and she is keen to show her new boss everything she knows. But what starts out as a lesson in sexual fiction turns into an unexpected roller coaster ride of disastrous romantic encounters. And just when Cary helps stir Hunter’s creative voice, he uncovers the truth about her wicked ways. 

Some ties that bind can cut right to the heart in…The Bondage Club.

Friday, August 8, 2014

Book Review+Tour Goodies: Indiscretion: Volume One by Elisabeth Grace...GIVEAWAY!!


Title: Indiscretion: Volume One

Author: Elisabeth Grace

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: August 4, 2014



SYNOPSIS



F*ck and chuck. Pump and dump. Hit it and quit it. One night stand. Didn’t matter how I branded it—that’s all she had wanted it to be. That much was clear when she left me with my pants down and my dick still out.

What she hadn’t counted on was fate intervening and our worlds colliding—again.
The day I showed back up in the life of Chloe Griffins, I knew I had to have her again. My body was hungry for another taste. Like an addict, I’d been craving another hit for months, and there she was—flesh and bone, tits and ass.

The fact that she worked for the competition should’ve been reason enough for me to leave her alone. I had a job to do that summer and f*cking Chloe wasn’t part of it. But I was like a man possessed.

I’d do whatever it took to have her again.

Thursday, August 7, 2014

Book Review+Release Day Goodies: Keep Her (#2 Grayson Siblings) by Faith Andrews...GIVEAWAY!!



Title: Keep Her (#2 Grayson Siblings)

Author: Faith Andrews

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: August 7, 2014



SYNOPSIS


The Grayson siblings are at it again—guilty of keeping secrets from each other when it comes to who they fall in love with. This time little brother’s best friend is the object of Riley’s affection and their intimate connection is impossible to resist.

Riley Grayson—snarky, successful, lonely. She’s looking for Mr. Right, especially now that her younger, reformed man-whore of a brother is living out his happily ever after with her best friend. If Marcus can find true love, why the hell can’t she?

Enter Beck Matthews, Marcus’s childhood best friend. He’s lovable, sexy, and oh, yeah—not single. But one night of drunken partying and wild sex with Riley and Beck may be rethinking his future. Has he been planning it with the wrong girl?

Although these two can’t stay away from each other, it seems the ghosts of their pasts are holding them back from what they really want. Can Riley and Beck overcome the threat of shocking coincidences and unexpected events that will test their trust in one another?

Find out if Beck’s love is strong enough to Keep Her.

Monday, August 4, 2014

Book Review+Release Blitz Goodies: Precarious: Jokers' Wrath MC (#1 Jokers' Wrath) by Bella Jewel

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22589352Title: Precarious: Jokers' Wrath MC (#1 Jokers' Wrath)

Author: Bella Jewel

Publication Date: August 4, 2014

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SYNOPSIS

In darkness, we find danger. In danger, I find Beau.

Ash is a prison guard, she's tough, she's strong and she never backs away from a fight. She takes her job seriously, she takes her training seriously, and everything in her life goes as planned.

Until the day he is brought into the prison.

She'll never forget meeting Beau 'Krypt' Dawson for the first time. She'll never forget his haunted eyes and his numb expression. He's a member of the Jokers Wrath MC and it is said he killed an innocent family in the middle of a cafe, in cold blood.

Deranged. Crazy. Psychotic.
All those words describe the infamous Krypt, but Ash suspects there's far more to the quiet man than meets the eye. Secrets are being hidden by the club, information is being kept under wraps. Krypt is silent for a reason.

Ash is desperate to know that reason.

Continually fighting, Krypt is transferred to a high security prison. Ash is in charge. She's always prepared, always alert. Not even her skills will stop the club from ambushing them and taking back Krypt. Only Ash ends up right in the middle of it.
They take her, too.

Now she's stuck with a Motorcycle Club who are tougher than any prisoner she's ever laid eyes on. And they won't let her go. She's too much of a risk. Until the situation can be sorted, they send her and Krypt into the mountains together....alone.
An epic, dangerous love will be built on the foundations of darkness.


Friday, August 1, 2014

Release Day Goodies: Breaking a Bad Boy (#6 Bad Boys Series) by Susan Arden

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susanardenTitle: Breaking a Bad Boy (#6 Bad Boy Series)

Author: Susan Arden

Release Date: June 14, 2014

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SYNOPSIS

SOMEONE IS ABOUT TO BREAK.
Take one spunky tattoo artist, a hardcore badass cowboy, and watch the sparks ignite into a firestorm when one wants to get married and the other is holding out...for sex.
One scorching kiss too many and Sommer Kincaid sets her sights on breaking Rory McLemore. She's been in love this bad boy since high school with his infuriating rule about NO SEX before marriage. Well that horrible rule is about to go down. All the way down.
Especially after Rory gives Sommer a sizzling taste from his spank bank, and suddenly there is no stopping them from exploring each other...wherever and whenever, doing everything under the sun except actual penetration. Talk about frustrating!
From holding out, Sommer is ready to give in. On the verge of saying 'yes' to his marriage proposal, Sommer is threatened with covering her dad's gambling debts. When she gets an offer she can't refuse out in L.A. and the means to make some serious cash, she heads for the coast rather than risk involving Rory in her rapidly imploding life.
As these two hardheaded lovers are forced to the edge, their love is put to the test.
Now it's up to Rory to stake his claim in Tinseltown and prove to Sommer, he's the ultimate bad boy and she's not going to end up as the girl that got away.

WARNING: Filled with badass McLemore cowboys, spunky bad girls, a few variations of hardcore rocker Romeos. Be advised~Breaking gives a new definition for hot-off-the-charts romance.