February 12, 2018

ON THIN ICE BY PIPER RAYNE-RELEASE BLITZ

 

On Thin Ice, an all-new hilarious and romantic addition to the Bedroom Games Series of standalones from bestselling authors Piper Rayne is LIVE!


The Winter Games have begun…

I’m the life of the party. A little loud and some buzz kills might say obnoxious, but if you’re around me I guarantee you’ll have a good time.

Unless your name is Demi Harrison.

If that’s the case, you’d act like I’m the devil incarnate and go out of your way to avoid me. Which makes zero sense because at the last Olympic Games I rocked her world.

Whatever though. I need to concentrate on winning gold anyway. I was at the top of the standings coming into the games, but since arriving in Korea I’ve lost my edge.

I was never one for superstitions, but I can’t deny that there’s only one difference between my previous medal winning games, and these ones—her.

I’ve pulled off amazing feats in the past, but getting Demi to agree to sleep with me throughout the games might require divine intervention.


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About Piper Rayne:

Piper Rayne, or Piper and Rayne, whichever you prefer because we’re not one author, we’re two. Yep, you get two USA Today Bestselling authors for the price of one. You might be wondering if you know us? Maybe you’ll read our books and figure it out. Maybe you won’t. Does it really matter? We aren’t trying to stamp ourselves with a top-secret label. We wanted to write without apology. We wanted to not be pigeon-holed into a specific type of story. Everyone has their favorite authors, right? And when you pick up their books, you expect something from them. Whether it’s an alpha male, heavy angst, a happily ever after, there’s something you are absolutely certain the book will contain. Heck, we’re readers, too, we get it! All that, AND we thought it'd be a helluva lot more fun if we did this writing thing together! What can we tell you about ourselves? We both have kindle’s full of one-clickable books. We're both married to husbands who drive us to drink. We're both chauffeurs to our kids. Most of all, we love hot heroes, quirky heroines that make us laugh, and lots of sexy times. Here's hoping you do, too! 

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February 11, 2018

OFF LIMITS BY CLARE CONNELLY - ARC REVIEW

“I want to taste you tonight.”

With chemistry this hot, it’s worth getting burned…

Billionaire Jack Grant is totally off-limits to Gemma Picton. He’s wild, deliciously dangerous…and her boss. When working late turns X-rated, it’s better than her wildest imaginings—and Gemma’s imagined a lot! But Jack has major emotional baggage, so when Gemma starts wanting to heal his heart as well as enjoy his body, she knows she’s in big trouble…


The Dare line is short, hot, and full of sex.  The stories are definitely driven by sex and that is the focus.

Jack and Gemma are boss and employee.  Office romances can be hot, especially when they are slightly forbidden, like this one is.  I enjoyed it overall.  There is not a lot, in my opinion, about this book that was original...but that said, I enjoyed it.  The sex was hot, the chemistry was believable and so was the reason that Jack felt he was not able to give more than a hot night, or 2, to each of his conquests.

The Dare line of titles seems to be focused on hotter, spicier titles and this one works well.

I recommend this title.



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February 10, 2018

BY THE BOOK BY JULIA SONNEBORN - ARC REVIEW

An English professor struggling for tenure discovers that her ex-fiancé has just become the president of her college—and her new boss—in this whip-smart modern retelling of Jane Austen’s classic Persuasion.

Anne Corey is about to get schooled.

An English professor in California, she’s determined to score a position on the coveted tenure track at her college. All she’s got to do is get a book deal, snag a promotion, and boom! She’s in. But then Adam Martinez—her first love and ex-fiancé—shows up as the college’s new president.

Anne should be able to keep herself distracted. After all, she’s got a book to write, an aging father to take care of, and a new romance developing with the college’s insanely hot writer-in-residence. But no matter where she turns, there’s Adam, as smart and sexy as ever. As the school year advances and her long-buried feelings begin to resurface, Anne begins to wonder whether she just might get a second chance at love.

Funny, smart, and full of heart, this modern ode to Jane Austen’s classic explores what happens when we run into the demons of our past...and when they turn out not to be so bad, after all.


I enjoyed this debut title by Julia Sonneborn.  I liked the world of literature, and writers in which it was set and I thought it was interesting to see that same world from the eyes of someone who was in it, but was also struggling to find her place in that same world.

Adam, another man she meets, and Anne are involved in a love triangle.  Of sorts.  Adam and Anne were together years ago, and there was a break up and now he is back, and the president of the small college where she teaches.

I was expecting a little more from this title.  All of the elements were there: a love triangle, a heroine torn between the present and the past, a man in the present who maybe is just a little too perfect and maybe not as good as he seems.  Unfortunately, it fell a little flat for me.  The big declaration happens with what feels like a rushed toss in at the end.  I wanted more, I wanted the passion, and to believe it. 

I liked each of the characters separately, but I wanted more connection.  The blurb gives the idea that this is a romance.  While it has heart, it is not really a romance.  More time is spent detailing the relationship with the man she meets who is not Adam.  And, this would have worked, except I didn't like him, and I was not sure why she did.  There were also a few points where Anne acknowledged that she was not totally fair to Adam in the past, but she was very willing to ignore the things he said and the warnings he gave her.

I think, based on the blurb, I wanted more of the connection with Anne and Adam than I got.

The secondary characters were also not quite balanced.  The things with the dad were odd and seemed to jump from point to point.  I wanted a little more with some of the interactions with her sister.  And, I am not going to even get into the gay best friend, who was more a caricature than a person.

Overall, I mostly enjoyed this title, and it was good as a first novel, but I would not really call it a romance.



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February 9, 2018

BEING BROOKE BY EMMA HART - SIGNED PAPERBACK GIVEAWAY

Emma is a favorite of ours.  Her smart feisty heroines, her sense of humor, and the hot swoon-worthy men keep us reading each title the minute we can get our hands on a copy.

(And, really, we all want the shoes on this cover.)





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SLIP OF THE TONGUE BY JESSICA HAWKINS - SIGNED PAPERBACK GIVEAWAY

Jessica Hawkins if a favorite of ours.  Her stories are always well-crafted and she doesn't shy away from the "taboo" topics.

As Jessica's book "Move the Stars" was Laura's top book of 2017, we are giving away a signed copy of the first book we read by Jessica Hawkins, Slip of the Tongue.



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