[Cover Reveal] Better When He’s Bad ~ Jay Crownover

Title: Better When He’s Bad (Welcome to the Point #1)

Author: Jay Crownover

Genre: New Adult

Publication Date: June 17, 2014

Publisher:William Morrow an imprint of HarperCollins Publishing

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Synopsis

Welcome to the Point

There’s a difference between a bad boy and a boy who’s bad . . . meet Shane Baxter.

Sexy, dark, and dangerous, Bax isn’t just from the wrong side of the tracks, he is the wrong side of the tracks. A criminal, a thug, and a brawler, he’s the master of bad choices, until one such choice landed him in prison for five years. Now Bax is out and looking for answers, and he doesn’t care what he has to do or who he has to hurt to get them. But there’s a new player in the game, and she’s much too innocent, much too soft…and standing directly in his way.

Dovie Pryce knows all about living a hard life and the tough choices that come with it. She’s always tried to be good, tried to help others, and tried not to let the darkness pull her down. But the streets are fighting back, things have gone from bad to worse, and the only person who can help her is the scariest, sexiest, most complicated ex-con The Point has ever produced.

Bax terrifies her, but it doesn’t take Dovie long to realize that some boys are just better when they’re bad.

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About the Author

I’m supposed to share interesting details about myself so that my readers get to know me so here we go in no particular order: I’m an natural redhead even though I haven’t seen my real hair color in years, I’m a big fan of tattoos and have a half sleeve on either arm and various other pieces all over the place, I’ve been in the bar industry since I was in college and it has always offered interesting insight into how men and women interact with each other, I have 3 dogs that are all crazy, I live in Colorado and love the snow, I love music and in all reality wish I could be a rock star not a writer or a bartender but I have zero talent so there is that.

I love to write, love to read and all I’m interested in is a good story with interesting characters that make the reader feel something.

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[Blog Tour - Short Q&A & Giveaway] Shadows On The Mirror ~ Frances Fyfield

Title:Shadows on the Mirror (Sarah Fortune Mystery #1)

Author: Frances Fyfield

Genre: Mystery, Crime Thriller

Publish Date: February 4, 2014

Publisher: Witness Impulse, an imprint of HarperCollins

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Sarah Fortune is bored to death – but few know, and less would guess, how the beautiful and successful lawyer escapes the stultifying tedium of her career. Since the death of her unfaithful husband, she has been moonlighting as a generous mistress, offering intimate company to lonely men. Sarah is satisfied with her routine. But then she meets Charles Tysall, an important client of the firm, whose charisma and enormous wealth conceal an implacable will and a misogynist’s mad aggression. Soon Sarah finds herself implicated in a murder when a decaying body is found of the coast. Inexorably, Sarah is hurdling towards a confrontation where there will be no escape from the shadows, no turning from the face of lethal obsession…

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About the Author

I grew up in rural Derbyshire, but my adult life has been spent mostly in London, with long intervals in Norfolk and Deal, all inspiring places. I was educated mostly in convent schools; then studied English and went on to qualify as a solicitor, working for what is now the Crown Prosecution Service, thus learning a bit about murder at second hand. Years later, writing became the real vocation, although the law and its ramifications still haunt me and inform many of my novels.

I’m a novelist, short story writer for magazines and radio, sometime Radio 4 contributor, (Front Row, Quote Unquote, Night Waves,) and presenter of Tales from the Stave. When I’m not working (which is as often as possible), I can be found in the nearest junk/charity shop or auction, looking for the kind of paintings which enhance my life. Otherwise, with a bit of luck, I’m relaxing by the sea with a bottle of wine and a friend or two.

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WHAT’S THE TOUGHEST CRITICISM YOU’VE EVER RECEIVED?

 

From the first Agent to whom I sent a full-length script, these lines; ‘We could be in business here, if only you delete all the introspective crap and cut it down by a third.’

She was right.  I cried for three days and then did it.  The story is all that matters.  I have kept mine lean every since. They aren’t about me; they are about my characters.

WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THE MYSTERY GENRE, OR DID IT CHOOSE YOU?

 

The mystery genre chose me rather than the other way round.  Always wanted to write from the days of composing gloomy, teenage poetry and winning the essay prize in school, but it took a while to know what to writeabout.  I became a criminal lawyer, with a wild ambition to write romance as an antidote to the daily diet of homicide,theft and lives of quiet desperation. 

I came to write mystery fiction because I wanted to explore the unfinished, incomplete stories that unfold in a court room, where no one knows more than half of what really went on.  Storytelling, the use of compassionate imagination, penetrates the darkness and squares the circle of half truth like nothing else.

It also allows for wit, humour, irony and romance, and you can always include the enduring power of love, in which I heartily believe.  This genre is the best.  What better to write about than Crime and Redemption?

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[Blog Tour - Review & Giveaway] Rumor Has It ~ Elisabeth Grace

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Rumor Has It by Elisabeth Grace 
(Limelight #1) 

Publication date: December 6, 2013
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance

Synopsis:

All publicity is good publicity, right? Unless you’re recent college grad Ellie Wagner and an embarrassing video of you and your boyfriend goes viral. Every man in your life abandons you, but who knew a one-minute clip of your latest doomed relationship would brand you a slut, prevent you from getting your perfect job, and force you to keep doing the one thing you swore you’d never do again…live with your mother.

But staying with mom and her latest boy-toy (is this husband number four or five?) until your life turns around might not be all bad. Especially when you fall – literally – at the feet of a sexy, green-eyed stranger who offers you freedom and a life of luxury on a gold-rimmed platter.

There’s only one little problem – the man of your dreams is none other than Mason Nash, the latest hip-hop star busting up the music charts. Fame and fortune are his calling cards and he’s vying to steal the show on a new reality TV series that will catapult him into mainstream stardom. Hello spotlight.

The man behind the famous persona is perfect for Ellie in every way, but can she overcome the ugly pitfalls that come with Mason’s celebrity status? Or will she be forced to choose between the man she loves and the independent life she longs for? After all, fame and fortune aren’t always what they seem and not all publicity is good publicity…

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I have a soft spot for romance novels with happily ever afters and a HOT spot for alpha males! I currently live outside Toronto, Canada with my hubby, two small children and cat spawned by the devil. Life is busy, but never to busy for a good story and to share my love of reading and writing with others. Things I can tell you that sum me up...I'm a sugar and carb addict, self-professed Gandy Girl, a disaster in the kitchen, a LOVER of all music, I enjoy reality TV and I'm an early riser! When I have a moment to breath you can usually find me typing furiously on the keyboard to get my next story on paper, or curled up reading about someone else's HEA. The second book in my Limelight series, Picture Perfect, is set to release at the end of March 2014.

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Jasmine's Review

I actually really liked this book. When I started it I couldn't put it down!!! I could have read it in one go but I had school the next day.

I'm actually not much of a fan of books with celebrity as one of the characters. Yes I know SHOCKER! So I'm pretty sure your wondering now why on earth I would join if I don't like books with celebrities. The answer is pretty simple. THE *drum roll please!* COVER. I know don't judge a book by its cover and all that. But I'm a really simple person and shallow person I admit it!!:)

But it worked just fine in this book. Cause I LOVE IT!

Ellie Wagner is cool. She kind, sweet and all that perfect girl in the inside and hot girl in the outside. She's also independent, kinda insecure but not at the same time. 

But MASON NASH is one hot man! *fangirl!!!!!* The way he treats his siblings are just too cute too bad we didn't see a lot of them though. He has ABS!!! Who doesn't like a hot man with abs??? NO ONE! He is also a singer or hip hopper or whatever you call it. That's like plus 100 points on his hotness and he has .... wait for it.... DIMPLES!!!! I think that's just too much for one man. I would love to have even just a little part of him.:D

Another thing aside from Mason that I really love in this book is the way the author focused more on the present rather than all the problems from the past suddenly coming out of nowhere. I love that she didn't keep on writing about how their parents were so sucky and all that and have them keep on fighting their parents and hating them. And all that stuff in the past that ruined them and made them broken and all that.

One thing that I didn't like about this book is that it only focused on those two. There were a lot of scenes with Ellie's friends and I just felt that Ellie was really that good of a friend. I also wanted to know more about the other characters of the book and not just two of them.

Overall it is a really great read!

4.5 Hip Hop dudes.

What do you even call them??

So that's what they look like!

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[Book Blast - Giveaway] Binary Law ~ M.H. Grace

Title: Binary Law (Boston #1)

Author: M.H. Grace

Genre: Contemporary Romance 18+

Publication Date: December 5, 2013

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Blake McCarthy is the geek at school that’s had a crush on Ellie since the day he met her.

In their final tutoring session, Blake and Ellie finally become brave enough to take the leap of faith. But, life has other plans and rips them apart.

Six years later Blake and his best friends Ben and Billy have built a successful internet platform company 3BCubed, while Ellie is a successful and hardworking lawyer specialising in Corporate Law. 3BCubed is being threatened with a devastatingly large plagiarism case and when it lands on their lawyers desk, it’s handed to the new Corporate Lawyer to handle and win.

Coincidence or perhaps fate will see Blake and Ellie pushed back together.

Binary Law will have Blake and Ellie propelled into a life that’s a whirlwind of catastrophic events and situations where every emotion will be touched.

Hurt will be experienced, happiness will be presented and love will be evident. But is that enough for Blake and Ellie be able to live out their own happily ever after?

"I have no intentions of this journey ending anytime soon, but it starts tonight, with you and me" - Blake McCarthy

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About the Authors


Binary Law was published by M.H. Grace on December 5, 2013. M.H. Grace is made up of two ladies who have bonded and formed a firm friendship over two things. The first (and most importantly) a love of a mutual friend who’s like a sister from other parents to us. And second, the love of books.

Both the women have two children each, all four kids are girls and two share the same name and date of birth.

Between both women, they have read virtually every genre.

When H read M’s first book, she contacted M and since that day they’ve formed a close bond. Talking about books with each other was as easy as talking about husbands, children and life.

They decided to write a book together and see where the experience took them They wrote Binary Law with no hassles, no issues and definitely no fights. So they decided to make that a series of books and are in the midst of writing Binary Sound which is due out in 2014. They also decided to give the genre Erotica a small little novella, hoping it entices the senses for the readers.

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[Blog Tour - ARC Review & Giveaway] Rome ~ Jay Crownover

Rome (Marked Men #3)

Genre:  New Adult

Publication Date:  January 7, 2014

Cora Lewis is a whole lot of fun, and she knows how to keep her tattooed bad boy friends in line. But all that flash and sass hide the fact that she’s never gotten over the way her first love broke her heart. Now she has a plan to make sure that never happens again: She’s only going to fall in love with someone perfect.

Rome Archer is as far from perfect as a man can be. He’s stubborn and rigid, he’s bossy and has come back from his final tour of duty fundamentally broken. Rome’s used to filling a role: big brother, doting son, super soldier; and now none of these fit anymore. Now he’s just a man trying to figure out what to do with the rest of his life while keeping the demons of war and loss at bay. He would have been glad to suffer it alone, until Cora comes sweeping into his life and becomes the only color on his bleak horizon.

Perfect isn’t in the cards for these two, but imperfect might just last forever . . .

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About the Author

I’m supposed to share interesting details about myself so that my readers get to know me so here we go in no particular order: I’m an natural redhead even though I haven’t seen my real hair color in years, I’m a big fan of tattoos and have a half sleeve on either arm and various other pieces all over the place, I’ve been in the bar industry since I was in college and it has always offered interesting insight into how men and women interact with each other, I have 3 dogs that are all crazy, I live in Colorado and love the snow, I love music and in all reality wish I could be a rock star not a writer or a bartender but I have zero talent so there is that.

I love to write, love to read and all I’m interested in is a good story with interesting characters that make the reader feel something.

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Jasmine's Review

 I completely just adore this book. I FREAKING LOVE it!! I haven't read the first two books yet, but I'm totally going to.

And luckily I also won an ARC paperback of this book so double yay!

Cora, I just love her personality. There's just sooo much sass and kick-assness (Is there such a word??) in that tiny body of hers. She could stand up to pretty much anybody. And when she poured that beer over Rome's head, THAT totally sold this book to me.

But underneath all that badass personality, she is mending a broken heart. From her asshole of an ex that cheated on her. And that's why she's looking for Mr. Perfect (don't we all?).

Rome is far from Mr. Perfect. He's a broken man. The war has left him with him with wounds that will last for eternity. But he is one REALLY REALLY hot man.

The same night that Cora poured the beer over his head he found the Bar and met Brite. I love that old man even if he is scary at times. He took good care of Rome. Anyway, Rome started working there to pay off his debts after destroying the bar when he got into a fight with a biker gang. 

The morning after Rome stayed over at Cora (after one drunk night and they just slept) and they were about to have sex, Cora was like, "That's never going to fit." THAT sold the book to me AGAIN. So I totally LOOOVE this book and Rome's name. Seriously, Rome Archer is one hot name.

One other thing I like about Cora and Rome was that it didn't take them FOREVER to get together. Because usually when characters only get together at the last chapter, it pisses me off.  Well, what more can I say? (Probably a lot of more useful information.. But I suck at those.) All you have to know is that I LOVE THIS BOOK!! 

5 Dog Tags
(I'm too lazy too put a lot of Dog Tags so I just added a hot guy)
Hot guy counts for 4 + the dog tag = 5

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[Book Blast - Giveaway] My Life For Yours ~ Margaret McHeyzer

Genre: Darker Contemporary Romance 18+

Publication Date:  November 14, 2013

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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About the Author

I love to read. I'm a huge fan of books and when I start reading anything, I usually forgo doing everything else, I mean the housework will still be there in the morning (right?). When I love a story or book that I've downloaded, I usually refrain from sleep and am crabby the next day - but only until I pick my iPad up and start reading again!

The idea for my debut novel HiT 149, came to me as I was chopping my vegetables for dinner and before the night was over I had written 10 chapters!

My goal with writing is just to take people away from whatever is going on in their lives, even if it's only for a split second.

I'm a go with the flow sort of person and don't really take a course of action to get where I am going. I live in the moment and don't usually worry about tomorrow because whatever life is due to bring me, I'll be happy to accept.

I love my family and friends and will help anyway I can if someone needs it. But I can be a bit daft sometimes and need to be told very specifically or it'll go over my head! I really don't like people that are nasty just because they can be, I don't believe that's necessary, I mean life is hard enough as it is!
I hope you enjoy my books, I've had a hoot writing them. There's more to come, and not all from the same series......

Til next time

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