Friday 29 November 2013

Blog Tour/Review/Giveaway: Infinite Possibilities (The Secret Life of Amy Bensen, #2) By Lisa Renee Jones




Synopsis
Secrets and lies. They are everywhere: haunting her, tormenting her. In the midst of it all, he’d been her escape, her passion. The only person she’d trusted in six years. And then he’d made her doubt that trust, cutting her deeply. But as she’d once told him, she was damaged, not broken. She is ready to fight and not just for survival. She is fighting for the truth and she won’t stop until she has it, not even for…him


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Escaping Reality (Secret Life of Amy Benson #1)
Click here for My Review

Buy Links 




Smashwords - https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/339425

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Infinite Possibilities (The Secret Life of Amy Bensen, #2)
Buy Links 
Amazon US: http://amzn.com/B00GLVLQGE
Amazon UK: http://amzn.com/B00GLVLQGE

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My Review

4.5 BRILLIANT, CAN'T WAIT FOR MORE STARS!!


This is book 2 of the brilliant The Secret Life Of Amy Benson series and it continues from where book 1 ended.

What do you do when you don't know who to trust?
When your life is in danger?
When there are so many secrets and no answers?
Where do you run?
Where do you hide?


After the ending of Escaping Reality my emotions were all over the place I was dying to get my hands on this book and find out what is going on.And well..Lisa Renee Jones did not disappoint!
There were so many secrets and we never got any answers in book one so I really hoped this one would give us more insight to what really happened to Amy's family and basically wtf is going on.

Let me say that Escaping Reality made me bloody paranoid, I was all jumpy and everyone became a damn suspect, I was all over the place..So when reading this one I admit I may have gone slightly mental, no joke I was like screaming (in my head obviously, don't want people to think I have lost the plot) AMY DON'T TRUST ANYONE! Other than Liam. In my heart I just hoped knew Liam can't be the bad guy..He can't okay? It felt like it was going back and forth with the whole, Is Liam bad or good? But yeah because I rock I was like no Liam can't be bad, if he is well, shits gna go down!!
You find out that there is so much more to this stories and many more secrets yet to be revealed.

I was on edge all the way through, just when I was like phew finally some peace and then BOOM! another problem/dangerous situation and again with being paranoid all over again.This fast-paced book filled with suspense, twists and turn will keep you captured right until it ends. Even after it ends you are like damnn when is the next book being released? I hope it's tomorrow *Sigh*

*ARC provided via NetGalley for an honest review*

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About the Author

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones is the author of the highly acclaimed INSIDE OUT TRILOGY which has sold to more than ten countries for translation with negotiations in process for more, and has now been optioned by STARZ Network for a cable television show, to be produced by Suzanne Todd (Alice in Wonderland).
Since beginning her publishing career in 2007, Lisa has published more than 30 books with publishers such as Simon and Schuster, Avon, Kensington, Harlequin, NAL, Berkley and Elloras Cave, as well as crafting a successful indie career. Booklist says that Jones suspense truly sizzles with an energy similar to FBI tales with a paranormal twist by Julie Garwood or Suzanne Brockmann.
Prior to publishing, Lisa owned multi-state staffing agency that was recognized many times by The Austin Business Journal and also praised by Dallas Women Magazine. In 1998 LRJ was listed as the #7 growing women owned business in Entrepreneur Magazine.
Lisa loves to hear from her readers. You can reach her through her website and she is active on twitter and facebook daily.
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Connect with Lisa
Facebook –  https://www.facebook.com/Lisareneejones
Twitter- https://twitter.com/lisareneejones

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Giveaway!




Thursday 28 November 2013

Blog Tour/Review/Giveaway: Remy (Real #3) By Katy Evans


Book Title: Remy
Author: Katy Evans
Date of Publication: November 26, 2013
Publisher: Gallery Books
Blog Tour Hosted by: The SUBClub Books


Synopsis
Underground fighter Remington Tate is a mystery, even to himself. His mind is dark and light, complex and enlightening. At times his actions and moods are carefully measured, and at others, they spin out of control.

Through it all, there's been one constant: wanting, needing, loving, and protecting Brooke Dumas. This is his story; from the first moment he laid eyes on her and knew, without a doubt, she would be the realest thing he's ever had to fight for.


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Buy Links
Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00D5VP34O
Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00D5VP34O

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My Review
4.5 Remy Loving Stars!!


Okay so I really enjoyed book 1 and then I didn't think book 2 lived up to my expectations (maybe they were a little too high) but hey! So I was a bit skeptical starting this one. I kept thinking this series definitely needs a book that is in Remy's POV because well..he is the reason I read the books :DD

Remy being an intriguing character and then having episodes of being manic and depressed I really wanted to know how it was from his point.We find out that he has difficulty expressing his feelings so this book gave us his feelings! Everything he couldn't say to Brooke well we see it all!

"I want to play you a thousand different songs so you get a clue of what...I feel inside me."

This book goes back and forth from past to present it's basically both books repeated with Remy's pov and added stuff.I was intrigued to read about the parts where he was away from Brooke but the parts we have already read in Brooke's POV a little voice in my head was out of control screaming stuff like oh oh this happens next, oh I know what will happen now.Stupid annoying little voice!!


Some of the things Remy was feeling and thinking broke my heart aww bless him! I just wanted to reach into the book and give him a big hug. Remy is a fighter, a survivor, a protector and much more.His life hasn't exactly been easy for him with his family abandoning him and his bipolar condition and his career but meeting Brooke's everything in its place.She makes him feel alive and there was no way he was letting her get away. Remy hasn't been loved before not all of him, not every bad part of him aswell as the good but Brooke sees past his imperfectness and loves him, all of him.

“I imagine stripping her, f**king her, then kissing and petting her all night until the sun appears. And then I imagine the look on her face when I tell her I’m bipolar”

I wanted to know more about his past and more about his family and I wanted it to carry on a little longer with more stuff about what was happening in the present time.Oh a little prologue would have been great because I really wanted to see a little baby Iris in the future ;)

**ARC courtesy of the author in exchange for an honest review**

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About Katy Evans


Hey! I’m Katy Evans and I love family, books, life, and love. I’m married with two children and three dogs and spend my time baking, walking, writing, reading, and taking care of my family. Thank you for spending your time with me and picking up my story. I hope you had an amazing time with it, like I did. If you’d like to know more about books in progress, look me up on the Internet, I’d love to hear from you!






Wednesday 27 November 2013

Blog Tour/Excerpt/Giveaway: Night Moves By Andrea Smith

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Synopsis

There's a new Alpha in town… and he's a Brit!

Darcy Nicole Sheridan, is 22 years-old, beautiful, single, spirited, sexy and  - spoiled. She knows that about herself. Raised by wealthy (and doting) parents as an only child, Darcy pretty much coasts through life until her heart was inexplicably broken by her boyfriend, Darin.

To ease the pain, Darcy flies to Belize over the holidays fully intending to wallow in self-pity and distance herself from her ex. Her pity party is short-lived however, after observing a very handsome, very intriguing man on the beach. Darcy becomes the focus of the smokin' hot, wealthy and somewhat mysterious 'E.J.'

Soon she finds herself entangled with an alpha like no other…  Her world is rocked by a series of events that will forever change the course of her life, showing her what love is all about; and forcing her to come to terms with hidden sexual pleasures only one man could fulfill…

This book is intended for mature audiences.

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Excerpt

"Morning, love," he murmured, his voice rough with early morning. "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine, Easton. Stop asking me that," I whispered against his lips. "I want more."

"Don't say that," he snarled, immediately disengaging himself from me and sitting up. He raked his hands through his fuck-tousled hair.

I frowned, perching myself up on one arm, my fingers reaching out to touch his sinewy muscled back.  "What is it?" I asked, frowning.

He stood up, distancing himself from me, not bothering to hide his agitation. "For Chrissake you can't possibly think what happened last night can ever happen again. I won't let it," he snapped. "It's not what I want with you."

"Okay, I'm totally not following you here; I kind of thought it rocked."

He took two steps towards me, his eyes flashing. "That speaks of your needs, not of mine; at least not anymore - not with you."

"I was pissed. Damn pissed! I'd been quite the trooper and was fucking proud of it, Now he was telling me what? That I sucked at being punished?

"You're being an ass," I snapped, hoping to get his ire up, along with anything else on him that cared to rise to the occasion.

"I am an ass," he spat, "You should've figured that out a long time ago. I don't want to be an ass - not with you at any rate. You didn't deserve the things I did to you last night."

"Which things?" I asked.
He was silent.

The flogging?" I taunted. "The thin leather straps with the metal tips you flailed across my back and butt. Your aim was perfect, by the way."

I saw his quick intake of breath as my words hit home. He turned towards the bathroom to put more distance between us.

"Or the bondage?" I persisted, cockily, trying to draw him back. He stopped and turned towards me, his face masked with shame. "The titanium steel handcuffs attached to my wrists, and the leather binds for my ankles making me unable to move while you fucked me raw."

"Any of it," he replied.

"Who deserved it, Easton?"

"All of them - apart from you. All of the whores I've been with; the ones I've punished in that way. Do you need names?"

"Only one," I replied, watching him with interest.

"Bianca," he snarled, his eyes flashing with fury. "It’s how I wanted to fuck Bianca, the traitorous bitch. It's how I thought I wanted to fuck you until I realized . . ." he broke off mid-sentence, agitation once again settling in as he dealt with his own confusion.

"Realized what?"

"Nothing," he muttered, going into the bathroom and slamming the door behind him, leaving me to guess how he might've finished that sentence.

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Main Characters

HERO
Name:
Easton (Jamison) Matthews
Aka:
Easy E
Age:
33 years
Nationality:
½ British & ½ American (Mother is British/Father is American)
Profession:
Mogul; Founder & CEO of Baronton Holdings
Hair color:
Dark brown/black
Eye color:
Gray
Other:
British blue-blood (Baron);  Older half brother to Taz Matthews (Love Plus One);  Piercings
HEROINE
Name:
Darcy (Nicole) Sheridan
Aka:
Darce
Age:
22 years
Nationality:
American
Profession:
Recent College graduate; BA in International Marketing
Hair color:
Medium brown (naturally wavy)
Eye color:
Blue
Other:
Best friend with Lindsey (Love Plus One);  Only child of wealthy parents;  Piercings

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Buy Links

Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/1bXEDFG
Amazon.com: http://amzn.to/I8JV6R


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Author Bio

Andrea Smith is an Ohio native, currently residing in southern Ohio.  Ms. Smith is the mother of two grown sons; grandmother of four.  The 'Baby Series' trilogy is Ms. Smith's first self-published work.  Having previously been employed as an executive for a global corporation, Ms. Smith decided to leave the corporate world and pursue her life-long dream of writing fiction.

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Tuesday 26 November 2013

Blog Tour/Review: Fighting to Forgive (Fighting #2) by JB Salsbury

Fighting to Forgive

by JB Salsbury

What do you do when everything you avoid, turns out to be exactly what you need? Easy and predictable, just the way he likes it, Blake Daniels flies through life the way he burns through women: on his terms, no regrets. With his fighting career in full swing, he's on the threshold of title contention. But when his training is compromised by injury, the stakes grow impossibly higher. The rage that fuels his punches also chips away at his focus, and he risks losing everything he cares about. He won’t let that happen. Not again. Layla’s through with men. After a marriage that never should’ve happened, she hopes to reclaim the pieces of the woman she lost years ago. Emotional abuse has left her insecure and terrified. A master at faking what she’s not feeling, she masks her self-doubt in false confidence. She’ll never let another man hurt her. Not again. Chased by shadows of the past, Blake and Layla know what they don’t want, but their hearts have a different plan. As a web of lies and betrayal threatens to destroy them, they’re forced to make a choice. Is love enough to heal even the deepest wounds?

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My Review

5 BLAKE LOVING, HOT, FIGHTING STARS!!



This is book 2 in the Fighting Series, whilst book 1 was about Jonah book 2 is Blake story.I liked Blake straight away when we met him in Fighting For Flight and this book made me fall for him! Aww I wanted him to have his happily ever after and he sooo does, after a lot of struggles and problems things get better and he kept fighting.

As soon as I started this I was hooked and couldn't wait to see what would happen, it was nothing like I had imagined. I felt like this was better than book 1 and Blake's character intrigued me.

"Remind me when I decide to settle down to find a girl without baggage. Preferably one with no family. No kids, ex-husbands, pyscho dads, fucking skeletons in the closet. None of that shit. I'd rather stay single my entire life, banging anyone who can keep up, than take on some chick with issues. You can tattoo that on my ass if you don't believe me."

The book starts off with a glimpse into Blake's childhood it doesn't all make sense straight away but later on in the book you find out and are like ahhhhh that's what it was! I despised Blake's father, a sick, controlling, abusive idiot. But now in the present time Blake is free, free from it all and flirty, dirty attitude gets him a women who will give him what he wants. He doesn't do relationships, he doesn't care for them.He is basically a man whore which we found out in book 1 but he also is a real good guy who didn't have the easiest life.he has demons from his past that still haunts him.


Layla has just moved places and is trying to get back on her feet after a getting out of an emotionally abusive relationship.Its much harder than it looks moving away, starting a new job, trying to make things work for her teenage daughter and so on.The last thing she needs is a hot man who irritates and intrigues her. Walking into her new job she meets Blake.

“Some women call me fine, I prefer handsome. Sexy works too, or you can call me Blake.”

I really liked her character she went through a lot and yet still stayed strong for her daughter.I loved the banter between Layla and Blake.She puts up this hard, in control front even when everything is falling apart in her life.This book is in both Blake and Layla's POV which was awesome as it gave us an insight on both of their lives, their messed up past and their feelings.

“ Her story laughs in the face of my preconceived ideas of women. She didn’t show weakness, but immense strength. She wasn’t selfish, but gave up her comforts for another. 
Layla chose the fight, the struggle, and the sacrifice.”



This book has a bit of everything from funny, hot and passionate, torturous pasts, bitterness to loving, heart-warming moments!This book is very well written and I am so glad I got an ARC! Bravo J.B. Salsbury!! I liked that I didn't know how the story would play out it was different and I loved every moment!

“Mouse… I love you. I’ve never loved anyone in my entire life. And then you come along, and… my music, my fighting? None of it means anything without you. My life means nothing without you.”

**ARC courtesy of the author in exchange for an honest review**

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Purchase:

Fighting For Flight (Book 1) on Amazon

Fighting to Forgive on Amazon

Author Bio:

Bestselling author JB Salsbury lives in Phoenix, Arizona with her husband and two kids. She spends the majority of her day as a domestic engineer. But while she works through her daily chores, a world of battling alphas, budding romance, and impossible obstacles claws away at her subconscious, begging to be released to the page. Her love of good storytelling led her to earn a degree in Media Communications. With her journalistic background, writing has always been at the forefront, and her love of romance prompted her to sink her free time into novel writing. Fighting for Flight is her first novel in the MMA romance series.

For more information on the series or just to say hello, visit JB on her Website, Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads.




Friday 22 November 2013

Guest Post/Giveaway: Top Five Bad Boys of 2013 By Kenya Wright

Bad Boys flooded the New Adult genre in 2013. Some made us drool. A few incited lusty scenes to play out in our heads way after we'd finished the book. For me, there are a few alphas that I still can't get out of my mind. 

I just love them!

Here's my top five bad boys of 2013.

1. "Motorcycle Man" Sean 



“Fear is like love. It has the same depths, the same intensity.” --Sean


2. Jack


“How can you think it's possible to have something this hot without one of us getting burned?” 



3. Remy


"He's the strongest man I've ever seen, in my entire life, and I'm familiar enough with the subject to know that wired into my genes and DNA is a natural desire for healthy offspring, and with it comes a desperate urge to just full out mate with whoever I deem is the prime male of my species."



4. Drew

“Women fall in love quicker than men. Easier and more often. But when guys fall? We go down harder. And when things go bad? When it's not us who ends it? We don't get to walk away.
We crawl.”



5. Matt


“She left me alone in the riddle. I needed her because I loved her — or I loved her because I needed her. Why had the feelings turned to a maze? Now I was lost in the dark.” 
  
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About the author



  Author Website        Facebook          Twitter             Goodreads     
Kenya Wright is a multi-published author of contemporary, interracial, and paranormal romance novels. She currently resides in Miami with her three amazing, overactive children, a supportive, gorgeous husband, and three cool black cats that refuse to stop sleeping on Kenya’s head at night.
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Kenya Wright & Megan D. Martin are giving away all kinds of goodies in celebration of releasing their new novels including a $100 Amazon GC, over 35 different ebooks by some awesome authors, and a free cover design by J Sheats. 



THEIRS TO PLAY: 
New Adult Erotic Romance by Kenya Wright
Two billionaire brothers enjoy twisted games where women are the sport. They find a female, date her, and compete to see who can bed her first. Too bad they picked the wrong one this time. Dawn's too smart for their verbal play and too quick to get trapped by clever ploys. The more the brothers work to capture her heart, the more they discover she might not be theirs to play.

**THEIRS TO PLAY is in the KDP program if you are looking for an epub copy, please contact Kenya and she will hook you up. wrigkenya@gmail.com
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ALIVE: 
New Adult Post-Apocalyptic Romance by Megan D. Martin
Flesh-eating zombies, dirty sex, and a shattered past… What’s more dangerous—the man who broke her heart or those trying to eat it? Fighting to survive, Eve finds herself alone in the world after the Crave—the only parallel of her former life. On the hunt for her sister, she runs into Gage—the first and only boy to have her heart and break it. It’s been four years and he isn’t a boy anymore, nor is he the same person he used to be. Against her better judgment, Eve agrees to stay with him when he divulges information on a safe haven near the small town they grew up in—but that doesn’t mean she has to like it… Returning home elicits a myriad of emotions that both Eve and Gage thought they had buried. The past and present collide and they are forced to the face bitter deceits that ruined them in the before and threaten to destroy them now… Buy on Amazon Buy on Smashwords Add to Goodreads
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Giveaway




There will be four different winners. One for each bundle. 


Thursday 21 November 2013

Review/Giveaway: My Life For Yours By Margaret McHeyzer



Synopsis
***** Recommended for readers 18+ *****

He’s lived a life of high society and privilege; he chose to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a Senator.

She’s lived a life surrounded with underworld activity; she had no choice but to follow in her father’s footsteps and take on the role of Mob Boss. 

He wants to stamp out organised crime and can’t be bought off. 

She's the ruthless and tough Mob Boss where in her world all lines are blurred. 

Their lives are completely different, two walks of life on the opposite ends of the law. 

Being together doesn’t make sense.
But being apart isn’t an option.

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My Review
4 Totally Different,Hot, Bad-ass, Action packed Stars!!


Okay so when I read this synopsis I was so excited, it sounds so good.I loved Margaret McHeyzer books (HiT series) and I was intrigued to see how this book would turn out.I have to say if you are wanting to read about a whiny, weak, sweet female main character yeah this book isn't for you because Margaret just doesn't roll that way ;) If you are looking for a bad-ass, independent, sometimes bitchy character who doesn't whine all the time and stands up for herself then my friends this is the book for you!

Frankie DeLuca isn't your average women, whilst she may look all beautiful and delicate there is a lot more to her than meets the eye.At the beginning you see her character as cold, bitchy and in control. Its what you have to be when you are a Mob Boss.In a world of crime, power and money you have to toughen up and there is no time for normal things, normal can get you killed because when you look at it being a Mob Boss isn't a normal job. After her father died she had to take over and now this is her life.

"..I'm not good, I'll never be good.I give orders that would give you nightmares.I can destroy anyone with a simple look.Do you understand that?.."

Jeremy Miller is a Senator. After his father dies he decided to follow his footsteps and now he wants to rid the area of crimes taking place. He wants to stamp out organised crime and can’t be bought off.Little does he know his life will be flipped and lines between good and bad will become blurred. It all happens when Frankie knocks right into Jeremy. They have a connection, chemistry and much more.
What will happen when Jeremy finds out that the connections between DeLuca's and Miller's runs deep.

How can one man look so perfect and be so gorgeous yet be a pain in my fucking arse. Jeremy Miller's a Senator.

Can a mob Boss and Senator be in a relationship? Will the past connections bring them together or rip them apart? With dangers all around how long will it all last?

At first I felt like oohh I don't really know about this, I love an alpha male so when I read this and its like Frankie is running the show I felt out of my comfort zone. I had to question the fact that why is it okay when its the guy but when its a women being like uhm Alpha female? ( weird right?) it made me feel slightly uncomfortable.Well at first I felt like Jeremy was being a bit of a pussy then later on he kind of takes back the control its more balanced. I liked that it was different , I liked watching their relationship change throughout.How Frankie gives up her control.She has always had to take control because that who she is, that's how she was raised and being a Mob Boss you have full rein to give it up feels like a weakness. Giving it up for Jeremy is different..

"I need you and I want you.My life for yours, Frankie."

This book is a stand-alone and is in Frankie's POV. I would have liked some parts to be in Jeremy's POV I wanted to know more about him and how he felt throughout this book.
Okay now the epilogue oh my.. I did not expect that at all!! Like why? My heart hurt! But yeah I got over it it's a lie I am dying here!


**ARC courtesy of the author in exchange for an honest review**

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Buy Links 

Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00GO2UAZS

Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GO2UAZS

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