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Month: January 2017

Shannyn Shroeder, Author of IN YOUR ARMS (For Your Love #2), Introduces Us to its Hero, Sean O’Malley (with a new release review and giveaway!)

  Meet the Hero of In Your Arms – Sean O’Malley By: Shannyn Schroeder   I love the O’Malleys. From the first moment I wrote about them in my O’Learys series, I fell for them. And Sean is one of my favorites. Everyone describes him as a live-and-let-live kind of guy who happens to be quick with his fists. And that really sums up who he is. Sean is all about enjoying life. He works as a mechanic because he likes working on cars. It’s not a stepping-stone to some other career. He plays hockey every chance he gets and rides his…

New Release and Giveaway! DIFFRACTION by Jess Anastasi (Atrophy #3)

DIFFRACTION by Jess Anastasi Atrophy #3 Publication Date: January 2, 2017 Genres: Adult, Entangled: Select Otherworld, Sci-Fi, Romance Synopsis: After his unusual reaction to a weapon, Commando Varean Donnelly is accused of being a shape-shifting alien and imprisoned onboard the Imojenna. Sure, he has abilities he keeps hidden from everyone—including the gorgeous doc examining him—because the government makes sure people as different as him disappear. For good. Imojenna doctor Kira Sasaki knows there’s something different about the handsome commando the captain’s thrown in their brig. She doesn’t think he’s Reidar, although he might have been a victim of their cruel…

New Release Review! LEARNING TO RIDE by Erin Knightley (Sunnybell #1)

Learning to Ride by Erin Knightley Synopsis: She never wanted to love a cowboy. . . . Rodeo king Tanner Callen doesn’t want to be tied down. When he sees Madeline Harper at a local honky-tonk and everything about her screams New York, he brings out every trick in his playbook to take her home. But soon he learns that he doesn’t just want her for a night and, instead, hopes for forever. . . . Review: Learning to Ride is short and sweet, though the ending is a bit too rushed to be entirely believable. 129 pages doesn’t quite…

Becky on Books and Quilts…and Crochet! I try my hand at a Snowman Crochet-a-Long (#FreshStitches)

I can’t spell it without help, and please don’t ask me to pronounce it out loud, but I’ve been dabbling in amigurumi the past few years–quick, portable projects with (potentially, anyway!) cute results–and this week decided to try my hand at a crochet-a-long (CAL) project: a snowperson! (Her nose looks a tad bit on the large side–partly that’s due to the camera angle, partly that’s because it is kind of big. Counting stitches while listening to an audiobook or binge-watching Parks and Recreation on Netflix is not a strength of mine, obviously. Still, I’m pretty happy with how she turned out.) She’s…

Cover Reveal and Giveaway! THE MISTRESS ENCHANTS HER MARQUIS by Christina McKnight (Craven House #2)

Title: The Mistress Enchants Her Marquis Series: Craven House #2 Author: Christina McKnight Genre: Historical Romance Release Date: February 21, 2017   COURTSHIP WAS NEVER SO SCANDALOUS The grandson of an unconventional marquis and son of a notorious woman, Elijah Watson, Marquis of Ridgefeld, has spent most of his life outside of London. His atypical upbringing has left him longing for roots and a traditional family life, and he’s determined to live his life above reproach. When he meets Miss Samantha Pengarden, he believes he’s found the woman he wants to marry—except she has other far more sensual ideas for…

Release Day Box Set and Giveaway! SECOND CIRCLE TATTOOS by Scarlett Cole (#1-4)

Start #BingeReading the Second Circle Tattoos series by Scarlett Cole with the new box set containing all four novels and an exclusive extended epilogue with your favourite heroes! Get all four books in the series now for a discounted price! The tattoo artist with a heart of gold. The playboy with his own hidden scars. The international rockstar who longs for a home. The mechanic with a dark past. These are the heroes of Second Circle Tattoos. Trent, Cujo, Dred, Reid. And now all four books are together for the first time in a fabulous, low priced eBook box set…

New Year’s Resolution Time–Did you sign up for the Goodreads Reading Challenge yet?

The 2016 Goodreads Reading Challenge is over! Did you sign up for 2017 yet? Here’s a few of the highlights from mine: You can see my entire year in books page here. Click on the graphic below to sign up for your own 2017 Reading Challenge–the best kind of New Year’s resolution! This year I’ve toned my goal down a bit–only 265 books right now–to focus on grad school and (after graduation) my own writing. Though I’ve been known to up my goal mid-year before… 😉

New Release Review! FOUR WEDDINGS AND A SIXPENCE Anthology by Julia Quinn, Stefanie Sloane, Elizabeth Boyle, and Laura Lee Guhrke

Four Weddings and a Sixpence: An Anthology by Julia Quinn, Stefanie Sloane, Elizabeth Boyle, and Laura Lee Guhrke Synopsis: Beloved authors Julia Quinn, Elizabeth Boyle, Laura Lee Guhrke, and Stefanie Sloane deliver the stories of four friends from Madame Rochambeaux’s Gentle School for Girls who find an old sixpence in their bedchamber and decide that it will be the lucky coin for each of their weddings… “Something Old” Julia Quinn’s prologue introduces her heroine Beatrice Heywood and the premise for Four Weddings and a Sixpence. “Something New” In Stefanie Sloane’s unforgettable story, an ever-vigilant guardian decrees that Anne Brabourne must…

New Release and Giveaway! MY HIGHLAND REBEL by Amanda Forester (Highland Trouble #2)

Title: My Highland Rebel Author: Amanda Forester Series: Highland Trouble, #2 ISBN: 9781492605461 Pubdate: January 3, 2017 Genre: Historical Romance   A conquering hero Cormac Maclean would rather read than rampage, but his fearsome warlord father demands that he prove himself in war. Cormac chooses what he thinks is an easy target, only to encounter a fiery Highland lass leading a doomed rebellion and swearing revenge on him. Meets an unconquerable heroine Jyne Cambell is not about to give up her castle without a fight, even though her forces are far outnumbered. She’s proud, hot-blooded and hot-tempered, and Cormac falls…