February 4, 2018

LAURELIN PAIGE - SIGNED FIRST TOUCH PAPERBACK GIVEAWAY

Laurelin Paige's book First Touch was the very first title featured on our blog, which went "live" with this review post at 11:59pm on 2-9-2017.



To celebrate, we are giving away a signed paperback of First Touch by Laurelin Paige. 
(THANK YOU to Laurelin and her team for gifting this to our winner!)
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1ST BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION - THE GRAND PRIZE - $100 AMAZON GIFT CARD GIVEAWAY!!


Thank you, SO MUCH, for all of your support over the last year.  We are THRILLED to celebrate our first birthday, and we are doing so with a GIVEAWAY!!!

This is the big prize, the HUGE THANK YOU for being a part of our journey this past year, whether you are a new follower or have been with us from the beginning, we love all of you!

And, because we are excited, and a little dorky, we are giving away a lot of ones....

$100 of them, to be exact.  In the form of an Amazon Gift Card.

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*Don't worry, there are a LOT of entry options, and a lot worth extra points, but only one is mandatory!

February 3, 2018

WILDCAT BY MAX MONROE-BLOG TOUR



Blurb: 

Wildcat: a football formation in which the ball is snapped, not to the quarterback, but to another player lined up in the quarterback position.

Wild, Cat: a beautiful woman from the sky, who hooked me against the rails, and has me on the ropes. Sweet like honey, with a hint of sass burning behind her pretty brown eyes, she took over my heart without warning.

I’m Quinn Bailey, quarterback for the New York Mavericks.

Sports analysts predicted I’d break records and take my team all the way.

But no one predicted this.

And just like the other team, I never saw it coming.

Disclaimer:

Things this book is:

· Romantic Comedy

· #1 in the Mavericks Tackle Love Series

· Can be read as a complete standalone.

Things it isn’t:

· Paranormal: The only thing magical is inside Quinn Bailey’s pants.

· Boring: Pssh, please. Max Monroe doesn’t do boring.

· Short: Prior to reading, prepare yourself for one huge, long, thick…book.

Disclaimer: 
Unfortunately, you many not MARRY this book without proper consent from the authors. 

Though the idea of a spouse who does nothing but provide you endless laughs for hours at a time, turn you on, make your heart swell, and require nothing but your undivided attention for several hours in return sounds nearly orgasmic, there are laws. And the Fictional Municipality only allows twenty book wives at a time. 

Due to high demand for a significant other that encourages you to leave the dishes in the sink, the laundry in the washer, and the vacuum in the closet unattended, we've implemented a shift schedule of marital proprietorship. You will be rotated accordingly.


I love Max Monroe-truly, I love them. When I saw that they were starting a new series, a football one no less, I couldn't wait to dive in and get started. Wildcat was a hot, fun, sexy with a side of serious book and I truly enjoyed it.

I knew I was going to love Quinn. As a fan, I know him a tiny bit from The Bad Boys Billionaire Series BUT if you haven't read those books that's ok! This is a standalone. I thought he was fun, sexy and flirty. He just made me smile right from the start. He's kind and down to earth, which is at odds with his profession to most. It'd be easy for him to be a Playa, and he's just not that guy. I absolutely fell for him.

I liked Cat a lot as well. I thought she was sassy and smart. I liked getting the glimpse into her career; I thought that presented a unique challenge to this romance. I liked her attitude and I liked her friends as well. I will say I wanted to know a tiny bit more of her, but that's just me.

I loved the chemistry between these two. They just clicked and you could feel it. I loved their journey. The sexy times were sexy, and the serious times between them-the ones I didn't exactly see coming-were well done too. I believed in this couple.

The supporting characters had me smiling. It was a mostly fun read and one I read through quickly. I love Max Monroe's writing style and it shone in this book. I'm really looking forward to the next in the series! I absolutely recommend this book!



This is my 2nd title by Max Monroe. I was not able to connect with the first title I tried, but I always try to give an author more than one chance before I decide they are one that just doesn't connect with me.

Why am I telling you this at the beginning of a positive review; you ask? Well, because the reasons that I didn't like the last one were not present in this. There's a certain type of humor that I have come to expect from this author duo, based on the things I have seen and their online presence. And while there were some pretty funny one-liners, there was also substance to this title. So, if you are, like me, someone who maybe hasn't connected with this author in the past, I say that this might just be the book you should try again with.

I liked Quinn and I liked Cat. It took a little while for the book to get going for me, and there was some banter at the beginning of the story that I thought possibly went on a little longer than I would have liked, it worked overall as you got to know the characters as they got to know one another.

For the most part, I enjoyed the plot and the supporting characters. There was a part that I felt was a little predictable, but as it is also (unfortunately) still a reality in a lot of this country, I can't fault them for including it as part of the story.

The pacing, for me, was a little unbalanced with it being a little slower at the beginning than it was at the end. I would have liked a little more time with them as a couple, and that development. But, overall I was able to enjoy the story without feeling too thrown by the pacing.

The writing was seamless and I was not really able to tell a difference when one author was writing over the other, which is always a bonus with a co-written title.

I went into this book not really knowing what to expect, but what I got was a story I enjoyed with characters I was able to relate to and found interesting.

I recommend this title and I am looking forward to others in the series.




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February 2, 2018

AWKWARD BY LILY KATE-RELEASE BOOST



Title: Awkward.
Author: Lily Kate
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Release Date: January 30, 2018

Blurb

Ladies,

I know how things look from the outside. I’m rich. I’m a successful surgeon. I’m handsome. I should have women lining up from here to New Jersey clawing for space in my bed, but there’s one huge catch.

I’m f*cking awkward.

Every time I get a date, I spoil it. Asked if she’s pregnant? Check. Forgot her name? Check. Bought a meat lover’s pizza for my vegan girlfriend? Check, check, check.

This is why my best friend, romance fanatic Allie Jenkins, has declared that she’s swooping in to save the day. She’s prepared a list of required reading straight from The Ripped Bodice, and I’m supposed to take notes, learn from the best, and put that shit into action. After all, practice makes perfect, right?

Wrong.



Jack and Allie are friends. Best friends. And, as we learned in When Harry Met Sally, in order for men and women to be just friends, well, it doesn't happen. One of them is going to be attracted to the other.

That's just how these things work.

Jack has convinced himself he's awkward. That he's an awful date and that he's hopeless when it comes to women. He can't figure out why he has the amazing relationship he has with Allie but can't find it with anyone else. The answer is that none of the other women are the best friend he's in love with.

This was my first title by Lily Kate, so I wasn't sure what to expect. What I got was a pleasure to read. The story was balanced. There wasn't too much time spent on the build up to the romance, but there was enough to let the reader know how they felt about one another and the strength of their friendship.

I also liked Allie. I liked how genuinely she wanted Jack to be happy, even though she believes he's not intetested in her.

Jack is charming. Yes, he's a little bit of a geek, but he's nowhere near as awkward as he thinks he is...he just needs the right woman and all is just fine.

I also liked how the author handled the shift from friends to lovers, the inevitable questions, the wondering where the other stands the morning after, the awkward moments, the time spent changing how you see someone who has always been there, but in a different way.

The writing, the characters and the dialogue are all strong. The book flows well and is just as believable when they switch to lovers as it is when they were friends.

I enjoyed this title overall, and I recommend it. I'm looking forward to reading other titles by this author.

 



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Author Bio

USA TODAY bestselling author Lily Kate works a pretttttty boring day job and writes books filled with heat, heart, and humor by night. Her debut novel, Delivery Girl, landed instantly on the USA TODAY list, thanks to all of her fabulous readers! :)

When she’s not writing books, you may find her watching Christmas movies before Thanksgiving, eating whipped cream from the can, or hanging out with her family.

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February 1, 2018

COWBOY OF THE MONTH - JANUARY - LUCKIEST COWBOY OF ALL BY CAROLYN BROWN

If you are like us, you love a good cowboy romance.

We are THRILLED to be partnering with Forever/Grand Central Publishing to bring you a featured cowboy romance, each month in 2018.

The first featured title is: Luckiest Cowboy of All by Carolyn Brown....

 

A secret baby brings a second chance for love. Carlene Varner's homecoming isn't exactly going according to plan. She thought she'd have some time to adjust before introducing her daughter to Jace Dawson, the father her little girl has never known. Instead, within days of her arrival, her house burns down and she and Tilly have no choice but to move in with the sexy cowboy himself at the Prairie Rose ranch. Now the whole Dawson clan-heck, the whole town of Happy-is all up in their business.


Jace has dealt with stubborn bulls and bucking broncos-but being a dad? He is so not ready for this... Yet the more time he spends with Carlene and little Tilly, the harder it is to imagine life without them. Now he just has to convince Carlene that he's the real deal-and hope that this time she's here to stay. 

Read Interviews with the Characters, Check out an Excerpt of the titles and See what is coming up!
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Website: http://www.carolynbrownbooks.com/
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