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Month: May 2014

New Release Review: Goddess Born by Kari Edgren (Goddess Born #1)

Finished! This series is off to an interesting start 🙂 Goddess Born by Kari Edgren Goddess Born kept me riveted. It pushed so many of my gotta-read-this buttons–it’s a historical set in the colonial period–yay! There’s a supernatural angle, AND it’s based on mythology–double fun! There are Quakers (what can I say, I find them fascinating. I wouldn’t want to be one, but they’re just so interesting to read about–and it’s nice to read a colonial-period novel that doesn’t feature Puritans…) Plus, there’s the possibility that a character might be accused of witchcraft, which always makes for an interesting–in a…

Release Day Blitz: Hold Me Closer by Hilary Storm (A Rebel Walking Novel)

Another pretty cover 🙂 Synopsis   Holden Walker has put his personal life on hold to help Rebel Walking with security on tour. His ‘all work and no play’ attitude has him in trouble with some of the new female family members in his life. Lainey Douglas couldn’t pick a good man if her life depended on it. She’s been burnt one too many times and isn’t thrilled at all when she’s tricked into a date. Her attempt to run him off almost works—until he has to save her from danger. What happens when Holden meets the most frustrating woman…

Cover Reveal! Owning Violet by Monica Murphy

We are so excited to share Monica Murphy’s cover for her upcoming sexy contemporary romance, OWNING VIOLET, coming from Random House Bantam. Check out how gorgeous it is!   ABOUT OWNING VIOLET: The Fowler sisters are New York City’s darlings, heiresses to the Fleur Cosmetics Empire. Quickly put up on a fame hungry pedestal only for the media to lie in wait, eager to tear them down, these three very different young women soon find love in the most unexpected places… OWNING VIOLET coming December 2. Violet Fowler is the good sister. She works hard at her family’s cosmetics company,…

New Release Spotlight and Giveaway: Maltipoos Are Murder by Jacqui Lane

This one sounds like so much fun! Maltipoos Are Murder By Jacqui Lane   Book Synopsis: Can a murder investigation keep these opposites from attracting?   Cara Rogers wants a fresh start after a slew of bad luck in Washington DC. Moving to Virginia to help her aunt run La Maison de Chien, a doggie spa, is just the peace of mind she needs. No stress. Just her aunt, the dogs, and wide-open country.  But when she finds Aunt Marian floating in the doggie swimming pool, the rest she so desperately needs flies out the window. The only witness to…

Brand New Cover–Check It Out! Finding Haven by T.A. Foster

Finding Haven has a brand new cover! FINDING HAVEN by T.A. Foster May 2014 BOOK SUMMARY: Power. Money. Control. Love. He has all but one. When movie star Evan Carlson discovers his girlfriend’s picture with another man splashed on the cover of gossip magazines, he decides he’s had enough of his fishbowl life and attempts to outrun the media frenzy his relationships have become. Driving until the road stops, he ends up on the remote and quaint Perry Island, where a heartthrob can blend in like the locals and be a beach bum as long as he wants. All that…

New Release Review and Giveaway: His Billion Dollar Baby by Lea Nolan

Absolutely. Fabulous. Cover! His Billion Dollar Baby Lea Nolan   Blurb: Can her love melt this CEO’s heart? No-nonsense physical therapist Gwen Radley has scraped for everything she has, so she surprises even herself when she gives into the advances of a sexy ex-patient the night before he returns to Afghanistan. Then she learns she’s pregnant, just as the news arrives that her soldier has died. Grieving over his brother’s death, billionaire Carter Anderson questions Gwen’s motives when he accidentally learns about her pregnancy. In his experience, women can’t be trusted, so he doubts Gwen’s insistence she has not interest…

As Bad As She Wants to Be: Avery Flynn, Author of This Year’s Black, Dishes About Chicks Who Kick You-Know-What

Love badass chicks? So does Avery Flynn! As Bad As She Wants To Be All hail the badass chicks. The ones who kick ass, take names and give as good as they get. I love ‘em. They’re the hookers with a heart of gold in the Westerns. The avengers of the innocent in urban fantasy. The left hook of justice in graphic novels. And, of course, the righters of wrongs in romantic suspense. Basically badass chicks rock and here are five of my favorites from the movies.   5. Lara Croft, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider   Yes, her proportions are…

Entangled Select Release Day and Giveaways: Tonya Burrows, Kaytee Robert, Paula Altenburg, Jamie K. Schmidt, Audra North, and Suleikha Snyder have new books today!

So many new books–and on sale, too! Whether you’re looking for a romance that makes you laugh, makes you ‘walk the plank’, keeps you guessing, or stars your favorite paranormal, look no further. Select books have the single-title stories you crave, and the longer length you need to really get ‘lost’ in a great book. To find out more about their titles, chat with authors, participate in special events, and to find out what books are coming next, visit the Entangled website, follow them on Twitter, and like their Facebook page. Today I’m happy to be featuring Select’s May releases:…

It’s Release Day–With Giveaways!–for Three New Entangled Ignite Books by Avery Flynn, Sahara Roberts, and Jacqui Lane!

It’s release day!   Set fire to your passions with heart stopping suspense, adventure, and intrigue from Ignite. Each Ignite title features to-die-for heroes and kick-butt heroines on an emotional roller coaster ride toward love. With new books and new passions exploding every month, every Ignite novel is one you can’t put down until the last page is turned. To find out more about their titles, chat with authors, participate in special events, and to find out what books are coming next, visit the Entangled website, follow them on Twitter, and like their Facebook page. Today I’m happy to be featuring…

A Conversation with Kari Edgren, Author of Goddess Born (with a Giveaway!)

I’m reading this RIGHT NOW. (Perhaps literally, depending on when you read this.) Review coming very soon! Welcome, Kari; thanks so much for agreeing to be with us today! What 5 things should readers know about you? I am an introverted extravert. I love people, but keep my own company very well. From age twelve to fifteen, I wanted desperately to be a cosmetologist. After that I wanted to be an attorney. Alas, neither panned out. I would rather travel back in time than into the future. I drink too much diet coke. If anyone is doing a study on…