tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50214731246239563802024-02-19T02:39:17.119-05:00Breezing Through~ames~http://www.blogger.com/profile/17683205224039402987noreply@blogger.comBlogger240125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-2901551809646941252015-03-01T15:58:00.003-05:002015-03-01T16:03:34.860-05:00New Releases - March 2015Whew! February was like a blur for me. So busy that I didn't have time for books... Luckily, I didn't miss much since there weren't that many releases. March though is another story! I love March because that's when the new releases really pick up and this year is no exception. Check out what Ames and I are anticipating! :)<br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18941694-dead-heat?from_search=true"><b>Dead Heat</b></a> by <b><i>Patricia Briggs</i></b> (Alpha & Omega, B03) - Mar. 3<br />
<span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21457243-vision-in-silver?from_search=true"><b>Vision in Silver</b></a> by <b><i>Anne Bishop</i></b> (The Others, B03) - Mar. 3</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20417843-pocket-apocalypse?from_search=true"><b>Pocket Apocalypse</b></a> by <b><i>Seanan McGuire</i></b> (InCryptid, B04) - Mar. 3</span><br />
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<b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23514316-rock-hard?from_search=true">Rock Hard</a> </b>by <b><i>Nalini Singh</i></b> (Rock Kiss, B02) - Mar. 10<br />
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<span style="color: purple;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24374053-soaring?from_search=true"><b>Soaring</b></a> by <b style="font-style: italic;">Kristen Ashley </b>(Magdalene, B02) - Mar. 16</span><br />
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24580376-shooting-for-the-stars"><b>Shooting for the Stars</b></a> by <b><i>Sarina Bowen</i></b> (Gravity, B03) - Mar. 16<br />
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<span style="color: purple;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23285823-chase-me?from_search=true"><b>Chase Me</b></a> by <b><i>Tessa Bailey</i></b> (Broke and Beautiful, B01) - Mar. 17</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22663603-trust-the-focus"><b>Trust the Focus</b></a> by <b><i>Megan Erickson</i></b> (In Focus, B01) - Mar. 17</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23161577-wild-hearts?from_search=true"><b>Wild Hearts</b></a> by <b><i>Sharon Sala</i></b> (Secrets and Lies, B01) - Mar. 31</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21849362-the-shadows?from_search=true">The Shadows</a> </b>by<b><i> J.R. Ward </i></b>(Black Dagger Brotherhood, B13) - Mar. 31</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21849362-the-shadows?from_search=true"><b>Four Nights With the Duke</b></a> by <b><i>Eloisa James</i></b> </span><span style="color: purple;">(Desperate Duchesses, B08) </span><span style="color: purple;">- Mar. 31</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22550398-the-dangers-of-dating-a-rebound-vampire?from_search=true">The Dangers of Dating a Rebound Vampire</a> by Molly Harper - Mar. 3</span>1<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22859783-every-little-kiss?from_search=true"><b>Every Little Kiss</b></a> by <b><i>Kendra Leigh Castle</i></b> (Harvest Cove, B02) - Mar. 3</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22293523-start-me-up?from_search=true">Start Me Up</a> </b>by <b><i>Nicole Michaels</i></b> (Hearts and Crafts, B01) - Mar. 3</span><br />
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22571603-recipe-for-disaster?from_search=true"><b>Recipe for Disaster</b></a> by <b><i>Stacey Ballis</i></b> - Mar. 3<br />
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<span style="color: purple;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21844938-the-closer-you-come?from_search=true"><b>The Closer You Come</b></a> by <b><i>Gena Showalter</i></b> (THe Original Heartbreakers, B01) - Mar. 31</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22609201-where-sea-meets-sky?from_search=true"><b>Where Sea Meets Sky</b></a> by <b><i>Karina Halle</i></b> - Mar. 31</span><br />
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<u><span style="font-size: large;">On The Radar/Maybes</span></u><br />
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<span style="color: purple;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22736613-hold-me-closer?ac=1">Hold Me Closer</a></b> by <b><i>David Levithan </i></b>- Mar. 17</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22609312-flirting-with-fire?from_search=true">Flirting with Fire</a></b> by <b><i>Kate Meade</i></b>r (Hot in Chicago, B01) - Mar. 26</span>~ames~http://www.blogger.com/profile/17683205224039402987noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-28031405822596623882015-02-09T08:30:00.000-05:002015-02-09T08:30:02.996-05:00Buddy Review: All Broke Down by Cora CarmackRowena and I just have two more reviews left over from 2014. Here's one of them. :P<br />
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<i>published by William Morrow in October 2014</i><br />
<blockquote>Dylan fights for lost causes. Probably because she used to be one.<br />
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Environmental issues, civil rights, corrupt corporations, and politicians you name it, she's probably been involved in a protest. When her latest cause lands her in jail overnight, she meets Silas Moore. He's in for a different kind of fighting. And though he's arrogant and infuriating, she can't help being fascinated with him. Yet another lost cause.<br />
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Football and trouble are the only things that have ever come naturally to Silas. And it's trouble that lands him in a cell next to do-gooder Dylan. He's met girls like her before fixers, he calls them, desperate to heal the damage and make him into their ideal boyfriend. But he doesn't think he's broken, and he definitely doesn't need a girlfriend trying to change him. Until, that is, his anger issues and rash decisions threaten the only thing he really cares about: his spot on the Rusk University football team. Dylan might just be the perfect girl to help.<br />
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Because Silas Moore needs some fixing after all.</blockquote><b>Genre:</b> Contemporary New Adult<br />
<b>Series:</b> Rusk University #2<br />
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<b>Rowena:</b> <span style="color: blue;">Playing catch up on our buddy reviews has been a lot harder than I thought it'd be, considering how much time I have on my hands these days. Weird. I blame you, Ames. :) Haha.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: blue;">Anyway, the book we're reviewing for November is All Broke Down by Cora Carmack. It's a book that follows Silas Moore, the bad boy from All Lined Up. The guy that both Ames and I didn't even like since he was kind of a douche. I'll be honest, when I first heard that this book was going to be Silas' book, I wasn't even sure I was going to read it but then I got over myself because it's a Cora Carmack. Of course I'm going to read it.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: blue;">And I'm glad that I did.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: blue;">I ended up really enjoying this one. I thought that Silas and Dylan were such a great fit and watching the two of them come into their feelings for each other was such a treat.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: blue;">What did you think, Ames?</span><br />
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<b>Ames: </b><span style="color: purple;">I had the same hesitancy as you about Silas being the hero of this book. But I had faith in Cora's writing and that she'd redeem his character. Which she totally did in my opinion.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: purple;">I really enjoyed All Broke Down. I thought Dylan was a great heroine. Sometimes the do-gooder types can come across in books as very annoying but Dylan was cool. And I love how her and Silas meet!!</span><br />
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<b>Rowena: </b><span style="color: blue;">Oh yes! Their first meeting was wow. I've never read a first meet quite like Silas and Dylan's. I liked it a lot.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: blue;">I really enjoyed Dylan. I thought she was pretty great and loved that she was trying to be a good influence on Silas and help him be the better guy that she knew he could be. I liked how she was always there when Silas needed her most and that she didn't scare off easily.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: blue;">But my favorite part of the book was Silas. Holy crap did he turn out to be a pretty fantastic character. Seeing him grow into the person he was at the end of this book and seeing him try to figure things out was such a treat. I liked seeing him grow into a person that even Dallas was starting to like was just great. He was strong, fiercely independent and so hot damn sexy...he reminded me a lot of Tim Riggins. What do you think?</span><br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;">Silas was definitely a great character! I like how Carmack transformed him from a total douche to a guy with an interesting, troubled backstory and how he's just trying to outrun where he comes from. And yes, definitely had a Tim Riggins feel to him! We learned what motivated him and that shed a new light on his behaviours.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: purple;">I liked how him and Dylan's relationship developed. Remember when they were working on the house? I thought that was cute.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: purple;">Another thing Carmack did really well was flesh out Silas' friends. Like Stella and Torres and the other members of the team. I really felt the friendships there.</span><br />
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<b>Rowena:</b> <span style="color: blue;">OMG, Stella! I really liked getting to know her. Do you know if she's getting her own book? I want to say that she is, especially considering her part in this book but I can't remember if that's wishful thinking or not. </span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: blue;">Silas' back story left me sighing all over the place because I would have never guessed any of that from meeting him in the first book. I'm glad that we got his background because it made me appreciate him more as a character as the story progressed.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: blue;">I can't think of anything that I didn't like about this book. You?</span><br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;">Oh, there was something I didn't like! But I understand it's inclusion and how it pushed the plot ahead, especially in regards to Silas' behaviour. The sexual assault. It is just so close to real life and I like to read fiction to escape all the bad shit that happens in real life. But I liked Silas' reaction to it and shows his growth overall in the book.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: purple;">I just hate that it happened and who it happened to. I don't want to say who because spoilers.</span><br />
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<b>Rowena:</b> <span style="color: blue;">I hear you. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and am pretty anxious for the next book. I liked the development of both main characters, I loved seeing Silas' journey and I really liked how the secondary characters really popped and didn't feel like add-ons. They each added something to the scenes they were in and I dug it.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: blue;">Cora Carmack wrote another winner of a story for me and I will definitely be back for more. This book gets an <b>A</b> from me. What about you?</span><br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;">I'm giving this one a <b>B+</b>. Despite my hesitations over Silas being a hero, he was redeemed in the end. Good stuff!</span>~ames~http://www.blogger.com/profile/17683205224039402987noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-28489906903852572015-02-04T18:22:00.002-05:002015-02-04T19:44:25.111-05:00New Releases - February 2015<span style="color: purple;">Happy February everyone! We made it through January, the longest harshest month of the year. Or was that just me? LOL Dealing with living on the prairies, we had temperatures ranging from the -40s to above freezing. And not a lot of snow. Snow makes the cold bearable. So to not have any wasn't any fun. </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">Nath and I are still playing around with the new releases post format. There were some good suggestions in January so for February I've made every title link to Goodreads. That way it'll be easy to see if a book is something you'd be interested in and you can add it to your wishlist! Let us know what works and what doesn't!</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">Purple font means it's my choice, <span style="color: blue;">blue</span> is Nath and <span style="color: black;">black</span> is both of us. </span><br />
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<b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22400939-once-and-always?from_search=true">Once and Always</a></b> by <i><b>Julia Harper</b></i> - Feb. 24<br />
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<b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21623776-quarterback-draw?from_search=true">Quarter Back Draw</a></b> by <i><b>Jaci Burton</b></i> (Play by Play, B09) - Feb. 3<br />
<b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22668813-rescue-me?from_search=true">Rescue Me</a></b> by <i><b>Catherine Mann </b></i>(Second Chance Ranch, B02) - Feb. 3<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: blue;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22401362-meet-me-at-the-beach?from_search=true">Meet Me at the Beach</a></b> by <i><b>V.K. Sykes</b></i> (Seashell Bay, B01) - Feb. 24</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">So that's what February looks like for us. What about you? How is the new format working for you?</span>
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<b>The sport she loves is out of reach. The boy she loves has someone else.<br />
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What now?</b><br />
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She expected to start Harkness College as a varsity ice hockey player. But a serious accident means that Corey Callahan will start school in a wheelchair instead.<br />
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Across the hall, in the other handicapped-accessible dorm room, lives the too-delicious-to-be real Adam Hartley, another would-be hockey star with his leg broken in two places. He’s way out of Corey’s league.<br />
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Also, he’s taken.<br />
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Nevertheless, an unlikely alliance blooms between Corey and Hartley in the “gimp ghetto” of McHerrin Hall. Over tequila, perilously balanced dining hall trays, and video games, the two cope with disappointments that nobody else understands.<br />
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They’re just friends, of course, until one night when things fall apart. Or fall together. All Corey knows is that she’s falling. Hard.<br />
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But will Hartley set aside his trophy girl to love someone as broken as Corey? If he won’t, she will need to find the courage to make a life for herself at Harkness — one which does not revolve around the sport she can no longer play, or the brown-eyed boy who’s afraid to love her back. </blockquote>
<b>Genre:</b> Contemporary, New Adult<br />
<b>Series:</b> The Ivy League #1<br />
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<b>Wena: </b><span style="color: blue;">I'm so glad that you both told me to get these books read because I didn't stop reading the series until I was completely done with the books. I absolutely loved all of them.</span><br />
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<b>Holly:</b> <span style="color: #274e13;">I have to be honest, I liked this book a lot, but I didn't love it. The hero dragging his feet with his ex and the heroine's tendency to brush everyone off frustrated me.</span><br />
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<b>Ames: </b><span style="color: purple;">Ok, I really enjoyed this book too and I have to agree with you Holly, Hartley staying with his girlfriend so long got on my nerves too. But at the same time it created a delicious tension between him and Corey that I just ate up. I loved how their friendship developed and created those moments of tension. So good!</span><br />
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</span> <b>Holly:</b> <span style="color: #38761d;">I liked the progression of their friendship, too. I really felt their connection. I also liked how Hartley adopted them and took them home.</span><br />
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<b>Wena: </b><span style="color: blue;">I hear you, Holly. When Hartley kept the girlfriend around after she got back, I wanted to strangle him.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: blue;">The tension was delicious. I loved seeing their friendship grow and then kind of stall when Stacia came back. The way that they were both struggling, I loved all that angst. </span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: blue;">What do you mean, brush people off?</span><br />
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<b>Holly: </b><span style="color: #38761d;">She didn't connect with other people, and held everyone at arms length. It isn't that I don't understand why, it's just that after a while it started to read like she was constantly feeling sorry for herself.</span><br />
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<b>Wena:<span style="color: blue;"> </span></b><span style="color: blue;">I guess because I understood why she thought the way that she did, it didn't bother me.</span><br />
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<b>Ames: </b><span style="color: purple;">I felt like I understood why she kept people at arms length, so her attitude didn't bother me. </span><br />
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<b>Holly: </b><span style="color: #38761d;">Like I said, I understood. I didn't even hold it against her. As a matter of fact, I mentioned on Goodreads how impressed I was with her overall attitude - and how realistic it seemed based on the circumstances. Still, there were times I became impatient with her.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: #38761d;">I like that she was pragmatic about her injury, but a lot of the time her actions didn't match her thoughts/the things she said about it.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: #38761d;">I did like how once they committed, the drama between them was done. There were still outside conflicts, but they were solid as a couple. I also liked how quick Hartley was to claim Corey once he came to his senses about his girlfriend.</span><br />
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<b>Wena:</b> <span style="color: blue;">Same here. I liked that Hartley didn't wait a week before claiming Corey the way that he did. The way that he did it made me smile. I just really liked him. I liked the person that he was with Corey and I really liked the way that he brought Corey and oh crap, what's the roommates name again? Anyway, I really liked that he took them home with him for Thanksgiving.</span><br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;">And yes! Once Hartley decided to go for Corey he was all in and things were good. The other thing I liked was how Corey decided to join a sports team again. She showed she could do it and I thought that showed real growth for her character.</span><br />
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<b>Wena:</b> <span style="color: blue;">Like you, Ames, I really liked that Corey tried to get out and get her own life instead of feeling sorry for herself.</span><br />
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</span> <b>Holly: </b><span style="color: #38761d;">I liked that Corey found her own sport, too. I loved when she put the team captain in his place. It cracked me up how she took advantage of them not wanting to hurt her.</span><br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;">Ok, how cute were they playing the hockey video game? I loved that!</span><br />
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<b>Wena:<span style="color: blue;"> </span></b><span style="color: blue;">I really liked seeing the game RealSticks show up throughout the entire series. It was great. The hockey video game was adorable. I loved how Corey practiced to beat Hartley. Haha.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: blue;">Hartley had a really great outlook on life in general and I really liked that his eyes were opened to the way that things were for Corey. And when he told her that he loved her that first time? When he said, "I love you, Corinne" and used her full name? I about swooned. LOL.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: blue;">I loved what he did for his Mom in the end after reconnecting with his Dad and the relationship that he had with her. They were good together and I was glad that she was so open and willing to love his friends along with him.</span><br />
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<b>Ames: </b><span style="color: purple;">I liked how the whole series was connected. RealSticks was a good common theme besides the hockey team itself.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: purple;">Hartley was definitely swoon worthy! Definitely a good guy. One of the better heroes I've read this year, actually.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: purple;">His mom was awesome.</span><br />
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<b>Holly:</b> <span style="color: #38761d;">His mom was really awesome. The side plot with his dad was interesting. I was curious about him and I liked the way that played out.</span><br />
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<b>Wena: </b><span style="color: blue;">I also really liked the friendship between Corey and her roommate. What the heck was her name? Della? Delia? Dana? I can't for the life of me remember. But I liked the friendship that blossomed between them. The way that the roommate was a friend to Corey first and foremost and didn't treat her like an invalid.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: blue;">Besides Stacia, was there anything else you guys didn't like about the book? I can't think of anything.</span><br />
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<b>Holly: </b><span style="color: #38761d;">Just how closed off and almost whiny Corey was. She wasn't quite annoying, she just occasionally skirted the line. But, again, Bowen saved her - and the story, really - when they got together and all that angst was done.</span><br />
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<b>Ames: </b><span style="color: purple;">I really enjoyed the book and can’t really think of anything that I didn’t like enough to complain about. Haha. Friends to lovers always gets me and this is classic friends to lovers.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: purple;">Ok, I’m giving this one <b>4 out of 5 </b>stars, or a <b>B+</b>. What about you guys?</span><br />
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<b>Wena:</b> <span style="color: blue;">My grade is<b> 4.5 </b>or an <b>A</b>.</span><br />
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<b>Holly: </b><span style="color: #38761d;">I'm going to give it a <b>3.75 out of 5</b>, or a <b>B-</b>. </span>~ames~http://www.blogger.com/profile/17683205224039402987noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-66647467717224267142015-01-01T10:35:00.000-05:002015-01-01T10:35:50.769-05:00New Releases - January 2015Happy New Year everyone!!<br />
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Wow, it's really hard to believe that a year has gone by and another is starting! :) While 2014 wasn't a great blogging year for neither Ames and I, one of the constants has remained this monthly new releases post. We hope to continue this year as well; however, we want to mix it up a little bit. We've been doing it this way since August 2009... Guess it's time for a change :) Let us know what you think of it!<br />
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<b>The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy</b> by Julia Quinn (Smythe-Smith Quartet, B04) - Jan. 27<br />
<b>We Can Work It Out</b> by Elizabeth Eulberg (The Lonely Hearts Club, B02) - Jan. 27<br />
<b style="color: blue;">Forsaken </b><span style="color: blue;">by Kelley Armstrong (Otherworld Stories, B13.3) - Jan. 31</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>The Dragon Conspiracy</b> by Lisa Shearin (SPI Files, B02) - Jan. 06</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>The Earl I Adore </b>by Erin Knightly (Prelude to a Kiss, B02) - Jan. 06</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>The Witches of Echo Park</b> by Amber Benson (The Witches of Echo Park, B01) - Jan. 06</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><b>Silver Thaw</b> by Catherine Anderson (Mystic Creek, B01) - Jan. 06</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><b>Back to Before</b> by Tracy Solheim (Second Chances, B01) - Jan. 06</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><b>If the Viscount Falls</b> by Sabrina Jeffries (The Duke's Men, B04) - Jan. 27</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><b>I Was There</b> by Gayle Forman - Jan. 27</span><br />
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So, what do you think of the new format? As much as we liked commenting on new releases, it was getting a bit redundant because, let's face it, there are just a number of reasons why we'd pick up a book right? :) As such, we're trying to come up with categories that are self-explanatory. In any case, feedback would really be appreciated :) And of course, if we forgot any new releases, let us know!!nathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02626894830238717124noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-6546494135918042582014-12-17T23:07:00.000-05:002014-12-17T23:07:38.639-05:00Buddy Review: Whatever Life Throws at You<span style="color: purple;"><i>**After taking a bit of a break, Rowena and I have decided to catch up on our monthly reviews. So this here is September's review. You can blame </i>me<i> for the delay since my reviewing muse up and left me this year. I think she's making overtures about coming back, but we'll see. **</i></span><br />
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<b>Whatever Life Throws At You</b> by <i><b>Julie Cross</b></i><br />
<i>published by Entangled Teen</i><br />
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<i>Life loves a good curveball...</i><br />
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Seventeen-year-old Annie Lucas's life is completely upended the moment her dad returns to the major leagues as the new pitching coach for the Kansas City Royals. Now she's living in Missouri (too cold), attending an all-girls school (no boys), and navigating the strange world of professional sports. But Annie has dreams of her own—most of which involve placing first at every track meet…and one starring the Royals' super-hot rookie pitcher.<br />
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But nineteen-year-old Jason Brody is completely, utterly, and totally off-limits. Besides, her dad would kill them both several times over. Not to mention Brody has something of a past, and his fan club is filled with C-cupped models, not smart-mouthed high school “brats” who can run the pants off every player on the team. Annie has enough on her plate without taking their friendship to the next level. The last thing she should be doing is falling in love.<br />
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But baseball isn't just a game. It's life. And sometimes, it can break your heart...</blockquote>
<b>Genre:</b> New Adult<br />
<b>Series:</b> n/a<br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;">All right Wena, what did you think of <b>Whatever Life Throws at You</b>?</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">Personally, I really enjoyed it! I was wondering how Julie Cross was going to manage a teenage heroine falling for a baseball player but I thought she did a really good job of the age thing and explaining how Annie and Jason got to know each other and develop a relationship. It was sweet.</span><br />
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<b>Wena:</b> <span style="color: #38761d;">Me too!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">I was curious to see if I'd like this because I HATE the older person and younger person story line but I thought Cross did a great job of showcasing Jason's struggle with his feelings for Annie. I loved that she didn't breeze over the fact that she was a minor and make it out to "not be a big deal". I also thought that their story is a real story. It happens more than we think and it was nice to have an author pay attention to the little details of Jason and Annie's relationship. The little things that brought them together because I may hate older guys who date minor girls but I was rooting for Jason and Annie throughout the entire book.</span><br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;">I agree, I liked that Cross didn't gloss over their age difference. It created some good conflict too. Especially when one person wants to take their relationship public and the other doesn't.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">There was so much else to like about this book besides the main characters. I loved Annie's dad and that he had a physical handicap. And the team's PR person...what was her name? And even the characters I didn't care for, they were well drawn and fleshed out. You know who I'm talking about, the owner, Annie's friend's dad. Jerks.</span><br />
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<b>Rowena:</b> <span style="color: #38761d;">I know exactly who you mean. I can't stand parents that let their kids get away with stupid shit and try to buy their way out of things. Discipline your kids and they won't go about town acting a damn fool. Ugh. The owner was a POS too. I didn't like him at all. But you're right...they were well written characters. Fleshed out and not one dimensional at all.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Crap, what the heck was the PR lady's name? That's going to bother me because I really liked her. I thought she was a good fit into Annie's life. Well, both Annie and Jason.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Cross did a great job of writing all of those different relationships. This review is probably going to be boring because I can't remember if there was anything that I didn't like. Hmm, let me think on it.</span><br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;">LOL I know what you mean. Even Annie showing her age, sometimes acting immature, didn't bother me because Cross did such a good job describing her character. What makes this book so good for me was how the relationship developed between Annie and Jason. Like their first meeting? When she pretended to interview him? And their texting and even how they were there for each other during the tornado. All the other good stuff was gravy to their main dish.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">I also liked that Annie was an athlete in her own way. Yeah Jason was a baseball player, but she was a serious athlete too and I loved how they ran together. So good.</span><br />
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<b>Rowena: </b><span style="color: #38761d;">Oh yeah. When he showed up at her first meet and tried to be all undercover about it, I was grinning like a madwoman. It was so freaking cute. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">I really liked seeing Jason and Annie come together. From their first meeting (that interview was pretty awesome) and all of the other meetings in between, you saw their relationship grow. It wasn't one of those love at first sight things. They struggled with their feelings, with each other and trying to find middle ground with each other and I loved reading about it all. Like Brenna would say, their struggle was real. LOL.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">I also liked that the Dad had a handicap and I also liked that it wasn't shoved in our faces and forced into the storyline. It was just one more element to the story that just felt real. This was one of those real life, real problems kind of stories and I completely loved it. Why in the world have I not read anything by this author before? I'm trippin'.</span><br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;">Ok, for some odd reason I thought you did read this author before? If you haven't, then you definitely need to. She does the athlete heroine well. She has a series about a gymnast and another one with a young genius doctor who's forced to go back to college. She's really good!</span><br />
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<b>Rowena: </b><span style="color: #38761d;">Nope, this was my first Julie Cross book though I think that I have read a short story of hers in one of those anthologies but looking back, it didn't really stick out to me. But this book? Yeah, I won't be forgetting these characters any time soon. Adored them!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">I'd give this book an <b>A</b>. You?</span><br />
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<b>Ames: </b><span style="color: purple;">You definitely need to check out her other contemporary books. I can't say anything about her paranormal series.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">I'm giving this one a <b>B+</b>. I highly recommend it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">**Ok stay tuned for three more reviews! Hopefully we can get them done...oh shoot! I was going to say hopefully we can get them done by the end of the year but that's so soon!! Christmas is right around the corner!! How did that happen?!**</span>~ames~http://www.blogger.com/profile/17683205224039402987noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-28908647079359235132014-12-01T10:46:00.001-05:002014-12-01T10:46:10.554-05:00New Releases - December 2014OMG, we're coming in the last stretch of the year!! Can't believe it's already December! Where did November go?!? Where did 2014 go?!?<br />
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Well it seems that this year, the publishers were looking out for us. They wanted to make sure that we have enough money for the holidays... because there are so few releases. You thought the November list was a short one? December is even shorter ^_^;<br />
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Here is what we're looking forward to. Please, please, please, let us know if we missed something! Because I'm pretty sure I'm going to go in withdrawal this month...<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>December 01</i></span><br />
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<b>Hell on Wheels</b> by<b><i> Z.A. Maxfield</i></b><br />
<i>published by Riptide Publishing</i><br />
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Nash is the reliable one in the Holly family, the guy everyone counts on to keep things going. His genius twin brother is off at university, so Nash runs the family’s auto repair business and cares for his partially-paralyzed little sister while his crackpot father invents. His life seems mapped out for the foreseeable future, however much that might chafe.<br />
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So when <i>Wolf’s Landing</i> actor Spencer Kepler-Constantine lands in his life, Nash is ready for a diversion. Spencer is in the middle of a very painful, very public divorce and isn’t ready for a relationship—not that Nash wants one. But they both need a friend, especially one with benefits.<br />
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As they grow closer, Nash starts to see his family in a whole new light. Do they really need him so badly? Or does he simply need to be needed? Then Spencer’s ex reappears with a grand romantic gesture, and Nash has to figure out what he wants—and how to get it—before Spencer’s gone for good. </blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: m/m, Contemporary<br />
<b>Series</b>: Bluewater Bay, Book #3<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I love <b><i>ZA Maxfield'</i></b>s writing so I'm really looking forward to this one.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">December 02</span></i><br />
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<b>Wickedly Wonderful</b> by<b><i> Deborah Blake</i></b><br />
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Known as the wicked witch of Russian fairy tales, Baba Yaga is not one woman, but rather a title carried by a chosen few. They keep the balance of nature and guard the borders of our world, but don’t make the mistake of crossing one of them…<br />
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Though she looks like a typical California surfer girl, Beka Yancy is in fact a powerful yet inexperienced witch who’s struggling with her duties as a Baba Yaga. Luckily she has her faithful dragon-turned-dog for moral support, especially when faced with her biggest job yet…<br />
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A mysterious toxin is driving the Selkie and Mer from their homes deep in the trenches of Monterey Bay. To investigate, Beka buys her way onto the boat of Marcus Dermott, a battle-scarred former U.S. Marine, and his ailing fisherman father.<br />
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While diving for clues, Beka drives Marcus crazy with her flaky New Age ideas and dazzling blue eyes. She thinks he’s rigid and cranky (and way too attractive). Meanwhile, a charming Selkie prince has plans that include Beka. Only by trusting her powers can Beka save the underwater races, pick the right man, and choose the path she’ll follow for the rest of her life…</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Paranormal romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Baba Yaga, Book #2<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I've been enjoying this series so far. I liked the concept of Baba Yaga. It'll be interesting to read Beka's story :)<br />
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<b>Razed</b> by <b><i>Shiloh Walker</i></b><br />
<i>published by Berkley</i><br />
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Tattoo artist Keelie Jessup can handle that someone else has claimed the man of her dreams. She’s just not pleased with her remaining options…<br />
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Keelie doesn’t believe in the “perfect man.” But the men who are worth the trouble are usually taken—like her business partner Zach Barnes. After a string of bad luck and the lost chance with Zach, Keelie decides that maybe flying solo—and living with suppressed desires—is the key to happiness.<br />
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As a photographer, Zane Barnes has an eye for the human form, and his eyes can’t get enough of Keelie’s curves. Unfortunately, Keelie is like most women—always fawning over his little brother, Zach. Zane is about ready to give up, but then a few stolen moments at his brother’s wedding have him thinking maybe there’s a chance there after all. Now he just has to prove that the perfect man does exist…for her. </blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Barnes Brothers, Book #2<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I read <b>Wrecked </b>last year and really enjoyed it. I'm so glad that we're getting more. Keelie wasn't my favourite character in <b>Wrecked</b> but I liked Zane so I can't wait to see how <b><i>Shiloh Walker </i></b>gets me to like Keelie. LOL<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> It's nice to see that <b>Wrecked </b>is getting a sequel. I'll probably be picking this one up.<br />
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<b>The Good Chase </b>by<b><i> Hannah Martine</i></b><br />
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Gleann, New Hampshire’s annual highland games always deliver the best of Scottish culture—rowdiness, rugby, whiskey, and unexpected romance…<br />
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Even though Shea Montgomery’s swanky bar and distinguished palate have made her a highly regarded whiskey connoisseur, she’s happiest bringing her favorite spirit to various highland games around New England. Her demanding ex made her wary of men obsessed with money and status, and she’s now more comfortable in the country than in the city. Still, when a gorgeous rugby player straight from Wall Street barrels into her whiskey tent, she’s tempted to change her mind…<br />
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J.P. Byrne went from poor beginnings to international high roller by using his charisma and wit, and holding fast to his dreams. A strong, independent woman like Shea is exactly what he’s looking for, only he has no idea how to prove he’s more than his three-piece suits—especially when he’s spent years doing just the opposite.<br />
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But as Shea and Byrne battle old demons, they discover together that the best remedy for past pain is a good, stiff shot of present pleasure…</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Highland Games, Book #2<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Ms Martine is an author I've been wanting to try. This one sounds interesting. I need to find out what highland games are... Seems so many books are about it!</span><br />
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<b>The Winner Takes All</b> by<b><i> Jennifer Dawson</i></b><br />
<i>published by Kensington (Zebra)</i><br />
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For two stubborn people…<br />
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Corporate mogul Shane Donovan sees the ultra-cool, collected Cecilia Riley as an ice queen—even if he can't deny that, on the surface, she's a work of perfection his body can't ignore. Forced to spend two weeks in the same house for his sister's upcoming wedding, Shane senses that deep down Cecilia mirrors his need. And he's determined to draw her into a sexy game that will melt away her reserve…<br />
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Losing is not an option…<br />
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Career-driven Cecilia Riley has just enough free time in her schedule to head out of town for her brother's wedding. But her agenda is thrown for a loop by the presence of Shane. Though his over-confident attitude leaves a lot to be desired, his insanely hot body has kept Cecilia up nights. Unsure what game Shane is playing, Cecilia takes the bait, bent on resisting him at all costs.<br />
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But as Shane and Cecilia discover, temptation follows no rules…</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Something New, Book #2<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I liked the cover... For some reason, the female model makes me think of the 1920s LOL. But it's not. Anyway, the blurb had me at 'corporate mogul.' Yes, I'm still nostalgic.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">December 16</span></i><br />
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<b>Running Hot</b> by <b><i>HelenKay Dimon</i></b><br />
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Camped out at a resort bar in Fiji, CIA operative Ward Bennett may look like he's on vacation but he's really deep undercover, hunting a dictator on the run. Ward may be on the job, but that doesn't mean there isn't time for the sexy female bartender. That is, until she drugs him.<br />
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When Tasha Gregory discovers the hottie on the barstool isn't who he pretends to be, her MI6 training kicks into gear, and she has no choice but to take him out. Problem is, Ward's not an easy man to put down for long. More than once, his interference almost blows her surveillance operation—and her ability to keep her heart to herself.<br />
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As the situation heats up, these two must decide whether they can trust one another—and quick. Working together might just make everyone safer, but getting close enough for comfort … might just get them killed.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: RS<br />
<b>Series</b>: Bad Boys Undercover, Book #00.5<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I like the sounds of this one. I like Dimon's writing and I really enjoyed the last few books I've read by her. I like female spies/assassins and the fact that it sounds like Tasha can dish it out as well as Ward? That makes me intrigued.<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Whew, seems like Ms Dimon is having a really busy year :) I'll give this one a chance since it's a prelude ;)<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">December 30</span></i><br />
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<b>A Deadly Web</b> by<b><i> Kay Hooper</i></b><br />
<i>published by Jove</i><br />
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John Brodie is a Guardian, a member of a secret network devoted to protecting the psychics in his charge from a ruthless—and virtually invisible—enemy.<br />
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Tasha Solomon is unaware of the Guardians’ existence—until the night the gifted psychic suffers a shocking and violent attack and Brodie saves her life.<br />
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Tough and resilient, Tasha isn’t used to depending on anyone. But the assault has left her vulnerable. Tasha doesn’t know who wants her dead, or why, or when he will strike again. Now, she is forced to trust that Brodie can guide her through a tangled web of danger and deception toward a safe harbor—one she fears is more elusive with each dark and endless night.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Mystery/Thriller<br />
<b>Series</b>: The Bishop Files, Book #2<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"><b><i> Kay Hooper</i></b> is one of my favorite author so this is an auto-buy. Love the cover and I'm looking forward to it :) I hope though it's a bit more straightforward than <b><a href="http://natuschan.blogspot.ca/2013/02/review-first-prophet-by-kay-hooper.html">The First Prophet</a></b>.</span><br />
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<b>You're So Fine</b> by <b><i>Kieran Kramer</i></b><br />
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Lacey moved to Hollywood to make it big. What she got was an actor boyfriend who fathered a child with a woman who abandoned the baby. Lacy breaks up with the cheating boyfriend, but not before she adopts the baby, Henry, because his father has no interest in him. <br />
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Lacey takes a job assisting an actress, Monica, and gets another actor boyfriend who is set to work on a movie in South Carolina with Monica. Then her boss and boyfriend run off to Italy. Left with a new resolve to never date another actor, she moves into the South Carolina lighthouse she had rented for Monica. <br />
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However, her ex-boyfriend has sublet the lighthouse to an actor. They agree to share, and while Beau seems like everything Lacey has vowed to avoid, he may be just what she and Henry need…</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: None<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> Awwww, this one sounds cute. Even the baby isn't putting me off. LOL<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> LOL, the cover just pulled me in :)<br />
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<b>Say Yes to the Marquess</b> by <b><i>Tessa Dare</i></b><br />
<i>published by Harpercollins Publisher (Avon)</i><br />
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Your presence is requested at romantic Twill Castle for the wedding of Miss Clio Whitmore and... and...?<br />
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After eight years of waiting for Piers Brandon, the wandering Marquess of Granville, to set a wedding date, Clio Whitmore has had enough. She's inherited a castle, scraped together some pride, and made plans to break her engagement.<br />
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Not if Rafe Brandon can help it. A ruthless prizefighter and notorious rake, Rafe is determined that Clio will marry his brother—even if he has to plan the dratted wedding himself.<br />
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So how does a hardened fighter cure a reluctant bride's cold feet?<br />
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● He starts with flowers. A wedding can't have too many flowers. Or harps. Or cakes.<br />
● He lets her know she'll make a beautiful, desirable bride—and tries not to picture her as his.<br />
● He doesn't kiss her.<br />
● If he kisses her, he definitely doesn't kiss her again.<br />
● When all else fails, he puts her in a stunning gown. And vows not to be nearby when the gown comes off.<br />
● And no matter what—he doesn't fall in disastrous, hopeless love with the one woman he can never call his own.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Historical romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Castles Ever After, Book #2<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I still need to read <b>Romancing the Duke</b> but I'll still get this one. I need to have it on hand for when I do read RtD. LOL<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I haven't been in the mood for historical romances this year... However, Ms Dare is always on my radar :)<br />
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<b>Variables of Love</b> by<b><i> M.K. Schiller</i></b><br />
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Meena Kapoor knows what life has in store for her. She’s in her senior year at Stanford where she’ll graduate summa cum laude, and then she'll begin her interviews…her marriage interviews. Meena is Indian, and she’s never questioned that she’ll have an arranged marriage like all the generations before her. Not until she meets gorgeous math major Ethan Callahan. Ethan’s sense of humor and free spirit stir feelings in Meena she didn’t know were possible outside of Bollywood movies. It doesn’t hurt that he’s charming and has the uncanny ability to make math sound like poetry, but Meena knows their equation makes no sense in the real world.<br />
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Ethan finds himself intrigued by the mysterious, beautiful girl, whose big, brown eyes reflect great pain. His goals are small at first—to make her smile and then to laugh. But he soon wants more, and though Meena is adamant they have no future, he convinces her to share the present. Ethan believes every problem has a solution, but with cultural expectations and family duty among the variables, they will struggle to solve the ultimate equation to find happiness.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: None<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I've been buying anything that hints at geeky characters and Ethan sounds like one for sure. I also like that Meena is a woman of color. I've seen some positive reviews for Schiller's other books (average rating for books on GR is around 4) so I'm looking forward to this one.<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Interesting one. I like geeky characters too!</span>
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<b>Bounty Hunt </b>by <b><i>Kelley Armstrong</i></b><br />
<i>published by Subterranean Press</i><br />
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After the Australian Pack murdered Reese William’s parents, the young werewolf fled and took refuge with the American Pack. Three years later, the Australians have tracked him down and dispatched a bounty hunter to bring him back. That bounty hunter, though, isn’t the lone wolf who owes them a debt, but his twenty-one-year-old daughter, Madison. Maddie is determined to bring in the rogue Reese for her ailing father. Now Reese has to show her the truth behind her client's lies…and avoid being the cause of an all-out war for Elena and the rest of the American Pack.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Urban Fantasy<br />
<b>Series</b>: Otherworld Stories, Book #13.2<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Fair warning, <b>Bounty Hunt</b> is a graphic novel. Not usually my genre, but it's Ms Armstrong. Plus, Reese is one character I've been wanting to know more about :)<br />
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<br />nathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02626894830238717124noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-13349991638599375262014-11-01T14:48:00.000-04:002014-11-01T14:48:14.627-04:00New Releases - November 2014How was Halloween? Did you get scared? LOL. Can you believe I saw no kids?!<br />
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Well here we are, the beginning of a new month. Two little short months and it'll be the end of the year. Okay, that's scary! I'm so not ready for 2014 to be over! One thing I can't understand though is that the holidays are coming... so why are there so few new releases?! Don't they know that books make great gifts?<br />
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I think this is one of our shortest list ever! So make sure to point out any books we forgot!<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">November 3</span></i><br />
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<b>Starstruck </b>by <b><i>LA Witt</i></b><br />
<i>published by Riptide Publishing</i><br />
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Hollywood is full of dirty secrets, but Carter refuses to be Levi’s.<br />
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Retired action star Levi Pritchard has made a quiet life for himself in the sleepy logging town of Bluewater Bay, Washington. But then Hollywood comes to film the wildly popular television series Wolf’s Landing, and Bluewater Bay isn’t so sleepy anymore. His retirement doesn’t stick, either, because he’s offered a part on the show—exactly the kind of complex role he’d always wanted, one that would prove him more than a glorified stuntman. The only catch? He has to stay in the closet—no matter how attractive he finds his co-star.<br />
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Carter Samuels is the critically-acclaimed male lead on Wolf’s Landing. And now, the man who inspired him to take up acting—and made him realize he’s gay—is joining the cast, and sparks fly between them instantly. But Carter is out and proud and determined to stay true to himself.<br />
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Remaining just friends is the only thing to do, as both the studio and Levi’s disapproving, dysfunctional family keep reminding them. Except their friendship deepens by the day, tempting them with what they can’t have but both desperately need. </blockquote>
<b>Genre:</b> Contemporary M/M Romance<br />
<b>Series:</b> Bluewater Bay, Book #1<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> Eeeeeee! I love Witt's writing and everything about this blurb makes me feel all grabby hands. Haha <br />
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<b>The Kraken King</b> by <b><i>Meljean Brook</i></b><br />
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A former smuggler and thief, Ariq—better known as the Kraken King—doesn’t know what to make of the clever, mysterious woman he rescues from an airship besieged by marauders. Unsure if she’s a spy or a pawn in someone else’s game, Ariq isn’t about to let her out of his sight until he finds out…<br />
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After escaping her fourth kidnapping attempt in a year, Zenobia Fox has learned to vigilantly guard her identity. While her brother Archimedes is notorious for his exploits, Zenobia has had no adventures to call her own—besides the stories she writes.<br />
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But when she jumps at the chance to escape to the wilds of Australia and acquire research for her next story, Zenobia quickly discovers that the voyage will be far more adventurous than any fiction she could put to paper…</blockquote>
<b>Genre:</b> Steampunk<br />
<b>Series:</b> The Iron Seas, Book #4<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> <b>The Kraken King </b>serial was a good experiment, but seriously, nothing beats a complete, full-length novel!! A bit disappointed they chose that cover in the end... it's a bit generic and doesn't tell much about the story.<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> That is a bit of a weird cover, now that you mention it. I'm behind in this series, but not too badly so I hope I'll get to this book eventually. I didn't buy it while it was in installments because I was behind in the series. But I'll buy the completed novel.<br />
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<i>published by Penguin (InterMix)</i><br />
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The Billionaire Boys Club is a secret society. Six men of astonishing wealth. But there’s one thing money can’t buy. When it comes to love, success doesn't come so easily...<br />
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Jonathan Lyons. Playboy, billionaire, and adventurer, he lives life on the edge. When he hears that his mentor, Dr. Phineas DeWitt, had a secret journal that leads to a legendary artifact, Jonathan takes action. It stirs his blood, but it comes with a heady challenge: DeWitt's daughter Violet. She has what Jonathan needs. And she’s not giving it up it to the man who broke her heart.<br />
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Violet is Jonathan’s weakness—he’s still in love despite their volatile breakup a decade ago. But Violet’s memories have a sharper edge. She’s never forgiven him for abandoning her. Or so she thought. When Jonathan’s attentions turn seductive, she’s in danger of falling for him all over again. And she can’t help but wonder... does he really want her, or just what she's hiding?</blockquote>
<b>Genre:</b> Contemporary Romance<br />
<b>Series:</b> Billionaire's Boys Club, Book #5<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I'm really liking this series. I don't care so much for the secret society but meh, whatever brings hot guys together. haha<br />
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<b>Make You Remember </b>by <b><i>Macy Beckett</i></b><br />
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He's about to make his own luck.<br />
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Ten years ago, Beau Dumont made the biggest mistake of his life by letting his high school sweetheart, Devyn Mauvais, slip through his fingers. Now the reformed bad boy will stop at nothing to get her back. Even if it means tricking her into taking a job on his family's riverboat, The Belle of the Bayou.<br />
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When Devyn's old flame offers her a stint at the boat's day care center, she sees it as a chance to prove she isn’t just the descendant of Louisiana's most infamous voodoo queen. Besides, it beats leading ghost tours around New Orleans. Yet when it comes to Beau, Devyn's all business. She won't give the sweet-talking playboy another chance to break her heart.<br />
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But there's no escaping temptation in such close quarters, and Beau won't be satisfied with a few hot nights with the girl he's always loved. As he strives to make Devyn remember the good times, will his passion and heart be enough to regain her trust? </blockquote>
<b>Genre:</b> Contemporary Romance<br />
<b>Series:</b> Dumont Bachelors, Book #2<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Ms Beckett has been on my to-try list of authors for a while. Finally, I read the first book in this series, <b>Make You Mine</b>. While I didn't fall in love with it, I' curious enough about Beau and Devyn to mark this one down on my radar and I want to give another go at this author :)<br />
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<b>Tainted Blood </b>by <b><i>M.L. Brennan</i></b><br />
<i>published by New American Library (ROC)</i><br />
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In the third Generation V novel, Fortitude Scott proves that working with family can be deadly…<br />
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Former film student Fortitude Scott is finally gainfully employed. Unfortunately, said employment happens to be with a group of sociopathic vampires—his family. And as much as Fort is loath to get too deep into the family business, when his brother, Chivalry, is temporarily unable to run the territory, it’s up to Fort to keep things under control.<br />
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So when the leader of a powerful faction of shifters turns up murdered, Fort finds himself tracking down a killer while navigating dangerous rivalries, longtime grudges, and hidden agendas. Even with the help of his foxy kitsune sidekick, Suzume, he’ll need to pull out all the stops to hunt for the paranormal assassin.<br />
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But as he calls on fairies, witches, and ghouls for help, he discovers that the problem is much bigger than a single dead werebear. The supernatural community is preparing for a massive shift in power within the Scott family leadership—and Fort has landed right in the middle of the gathering storm.… </blockquote>
<b>Genre:</b> Urban Fantasy<br />
<b>Series:</b> Generation V, Book #3<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Speaking of the to-try authors list... Here's another author I've been wanting to give a chance. I'm always on the look out for new urban fantasy series and this one was brought to my attention as I've really heard good comments. Only three books behind, not bad :P <br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">November 6</span></i><br />
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<b>Closer than You Think</b> by <b><i>Karen Rose</i></b><br />
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Psychologist Faith Corcoran is desperate to escape the stalker who’s made her life a nightmare for the past year—desperate enough to run to the one place that has been her nightmare far longer. Both boon and bane, her recent inheritance of her grandmother’s old house in Cincinnati offers sanctuary in which she can start her life anew, but requires that she face the dark memories that still resonate to this day.<br />
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But she has no idea how close to home her fears still are.<br />
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Two college girls have gone missing in the area, and FBI Special Agent Deacon Novak is called to work on the case. When his inquiry unexpectedly leads him to Faith, he finds a beautiful and brave woman he can’t help but fall for. Soon they’ll discover that this seemingly simple investigation is anything but. Reaching back decades into Faith’s own past, it will shatter everything she believes to be true and will give terrifying new meaning to flesh and blood. </blockquote>
<b>Genre:</b> Romantic Suspense<br />
<b>Series:</b> Faith Corcoran, Book #1<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Woooohooo!! My<b><i> Karen Rose</i></b> fix of the year! Can't wait to get my hand on this book. Already pre-ordered and hoping it'll come early :) Happy that the book is Deacon's... He was a really interesting character.<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> Ok, more than any other author, I feel so bad about falling behind on Rose's series. :( I still buy her books faithfully because its<b><i> Karen Rose</i></b> so I know I'll get this one. Maybe that'll be the author I glom in 2015. :P<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I sure hope so, Ames!! Because Ms Rose is definitively one of my favorite authors!! Oh, P.S. This is the UK edition release... For the North American one, it only comes out in February 2015. No way I'm waiting that long ^_^;<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">November 10</span></i><br />
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<i>published by Riptide Publishing</i><br />
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Buck Ellis’s future seems pretty damn bright. With a full college scholarship in hand, he’s going to ditch Bluewater Bay and pave the way for his kid brother Charlie to do the same. The only fly in Buck’s ointment is his ten-year addiction to his best friend since second grade, his true love, and his Achilles heel: Ari Valentine, Mr. Least Likely to Succeed.<br />
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But then Buck’s mother dies, changing everything, and five years later, his future is still on hold. It’s a struggle to keep food on the table, a roof over their heads, and Charlie on the straight and narrow. Buck can’t afford any temptation, especially in the form of the newly returned, super hot, super confident, super successful television star Ari Valentine.<br />
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ADHD poster-child Ari Valentine left for Hollywood and lost everything, including his bad reputation. Then the breakthrough role of his skyrocketing career lands him back in Bluewater Bay, to the stunned disbelief of, well, everyone. But there’s only one person Ari longs to impress—the only person who ever really mattered to him, the person he left behind: Buck Ellis. </blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary M/M Romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Bluewater Bay, Book #2<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I like Gregg's writing. I like friends to lovers. And so I'm thinking I'm probably really going to like this book. Also, this isn't the first series coming out of Riptide Publishing by various authors and I really enjoyed the other one, forget the name, but it was good.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">November 11</span></i><br />
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<i>published by Karina Halle</i><br />
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The companion to the highly emotional, scandalous and USA Today Bestselling love story - LOVE, IN ENGLISH - is finally here! Love, in Spanish is a Love, in English follow-up novel told from Mateo Casalles' POV. While Love, in Spanish touches on some events that happened in LIE (you know the ones!) it is a whole new story set a year later that continues with Vera and Mateo's "happily ever after."</blockquote>
<b>Genre:</b> Contemporary Romance<br />
<b>Series: </b>Lie, Book #2<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I'm one of those sick people who likes to read about cheating in books. LOL So book 1 in this series, told from Vera's POV was one I enjoyed. I cannot wait to see how the HEA unfolds from Mateo's point of view.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">November 17</span></i><br />
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<b>Gifted </b>by <b><i>Kelley Armstrong</i></b><br />
<i>published by Kelley Armstrong</i><br />
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Contains two holiday stories, one Otherworld Pack and one Cainsville.<br />
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Gabriel’s Gargoyles - (Cainsville short story, Gabriel Walsh as 10 year old narrator.) Cainsville was where a boy could walk the streets safely at any time, day or night. Where everyone was genuinely glad to see you, and didn’t think you were odd if you wanted to keep to yourself. Because Cainsville was odd, too. For one thing, there are the gargoyles. Unlike the others, Gabriel doesn’t believe the carven creatures came to life to protect the town. It’s up to a boy to protect himself. Now he’s determined to find the last hidden gargoyle by winter Solstice. He’s also determined to get the perfect gift for his great-aunt Rose. And when Gabriel Walsh sets goals, he achieves them…one way or another.<br />
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The Puppy Plan (Otherworld novella, 9 year old Logan Danvers as narrator.) When Logan finds an puppy abandoned by the roadside a few days before Christmas, he knows it’s a sign. His sister Kate wants a dog more than anything. Their parents aren’t completely opposed to the idea. It’s just a bad time. A really bad time. Maybe next year. But now there’s this puppy in need of a home and a girl in need of a pet… So how does a boy who always plays by the rules give his sister what she wants most? </blockquote>
<b>Genre: </b>Urban Fantasy<br />
<b>Series: </b>connected to Otherworld series and Cainsville series<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Huge fan of Ms Armstrong :) This one sounds cute! Can't wait to read more about Logan and Kate. Jeez, they're 9 already?!<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">November 18</span></i><br />
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<b>Captivated by You</b> by <b><i>Sylvia Day</i></b><br />
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Gideon calls me his angel, but he's the miracle in my life. My gorgeous, wounded warrior, so determined to slay my demons while refusing to face his own.<br />
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The vows we'd exchanged should have bound us tighter than blood and flesh. Instead they opened old wounds, exposed pain and insecurities, and lured bitter enemies out of the shadows. I felt him slipping from my grasp, my greatest fears becoming my reality, my love tested in ways I wasn't sure I was strong enough to bear.<br />
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At the brightest time in our lives, the darkness of his past encroached and threatened everything we'd worked so hard for. We faced a terrible choice: the familiar safety of the lives we'd had before each other or the fight for a future that suddenly seemed an impossible and hopeless dream...</blockquote>
<b>Genre:</b> Contemporary Romance<br />
<b>Series:</b> Crossfire, Book #4<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I just finished book 3 in preparation of this one. Oh man did I hate how that one ended so abruptly!! And I can already guess at how book 4 will end the same way...and how. But I'm going to have to wait and see how that'll pan out in the book. I just love the drama between Eva and Gideon. Coming from another writer, I don't think I'd put up with the back and forth but Day just has a way with words. :P<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">November 25</span></i><br />
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<i>published by Simon & Schuster (Pocket Books)</i><br />
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There’s nothing worse than a cruel, cunning enemy with time to kill—and my murder to plan.<br />
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With wicked Fire elemental Mab Monroe long gone, you’d think I could finally catch a break. But someone’s always trying to take me down, either as Gin Blanco or my assassin alter-ago. Now along comes the Spider’s new arch-nemesis, the mysteriously named M. M. Monroe, who is gleefully ...more</blockquote>
<b>Genre:</b> Urban Fantasy<br />
<b>Series:</b> Elemental Assassin, Book #12<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Looking forward to see in which direction the series is heading in. While predictable, this series is still quite enjoyable.<br />
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<b>Night Shift </b>- <b><i>Anthology</i></b><br />
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Four masters of urban fantasy and paranormal romance plunge readers into the dangerous, captivating world unearthed beyond the dark...<br />
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New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh delivers a smoldering story with Secrets at Midnight , as the scent of Bastien Smith’s elusive lover ignites a possessiveness in him that’s as feral as it is ecstatic. And now that he’s found his mate, he’ll do anything to keep her.<br />
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In #1 New York Times bestselling author Ilona Andrews’ novella, Magic Steals , when people start going missing, shapeshifting tigress Dali Harimau and jaguar shifter Jim Shrapshire must uncover the truth about the mysterious creatures responsible.<br />
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From Milla Vane—a warrior princess must tame The Beast of Blackmoor to earn a place among her people. But she quickly discovers that the beast isn't a monster, but a barbarian warrior who intends to do some taming himself. <br />
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It’s seer Makenna Frazier's first day on the job at Supernatural Protection and Investigations, and her first assignment is more than she bargained for when bodyguard duty for a leprechaun prince’s bachelor party goes every which way but right in national bestselling author Lisa Shearin’s Lucky Charms . </blockquote>
<b>Genre:</b> Urban Fantasy<br />
<b>Series:</b> various<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> It's rare that I'm interested in all the stories in anthology, but it's the case with <b>Night Shift</b>! :) Can't wait to read Dali and Jim's new story! They're one of my favorite couples in the <i>Kate Daniels series</i>. Ms Singh's novellas are always cute :P I've also enjoyed Ms Shearin's new series and looking forward to see what Mac is up to. As for those who are unaware, <b><i>Milla Vane</i></b> is <b><i>Meljean Brook</i></b>'s new pseudonym... I'm intrigued by this new series of hers.<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I'm looking forward to read this for the Singh and Vane stories. I'm still behind in the<i> Kate Daniel's series</i>. Is that a surprise?<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> No ^_^; LOL.<br />
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<b>The Duke's Guide to Proper Behavior</b> by<b><i> Megan Frampton</i></b><br />
<i>published by Harpercollins Publisher (Avon)</i><br />
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All of London knows the Duke of Rutherford has position and wealth. They also whisper that he’s dissolute, devilish, and determinedly unwed. So why, everyone is asking, has he hired a governess?<br />
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When Miss Lily Russell crosses the threshold of the Duke of Rutherford’s stylish townhouse, she knows she has come face to face with sensual danger. For this is no doting papa. Rather, his behavior is scandalous, and his reputation rightly earned. And his pursuit of her is nearly irresistible—but resist she must for the sake of her pupil.<br />
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As for the duke himself, it was bad enough when his unknown child landed on his doorstep. Now Lily, with her unassuming beauty, has aroused his most wicked fantasies—and, shockingly, his desire to change his wanton ways. He’s determined to become worthy of her, and so he asks for her help in correcting his behavior.<br />
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But Lily has a secret, one that, if it becomes known, could change everything . . .</blockquote>
<b>Genre:</b> Historical Romance<br />
<b>Series:</b> Duke's Behaving Badly, Book #1<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I really really enjoy Meg's writing and I'm really looking forward to this book. I like when a no good dissolute rake is brought down by a child and a governess. LOL<br />
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<b>Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover</b> by <b><i>Sarah MacLean</i></b><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGX1EWjYWt5LCn6JoJ-ln2G1rFesxqYVArfkpqV8V9pOjr8x3D6MyNJY7g73JhMjhd9w75pQGf3VqXw97FHRsKWwRlx3ANqABlNpIc5UIp28A9hSpj_ZRd6-ZtBPS4CNvwS9Qq3zSnMwc/s1600/neverjudge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGX1EWjYWt5LCn6JoJ-ln2G1rFesxqYVArfkpqV8V9pOjr8x3D6MyNJY7g73JhMjhd9w75pQGf3VqXw97FHRsKWwRlx3ANqABlNpIc5UIp28A9hSpj_ZRd6-ZtBPS4CNvwS9Qq3zSnMwc/s1600/neverjudge.jpg" height="200" width="123" /></a><i>published by Avon</i><br />
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She is the most powerful woman in Britain,<br />
A queen of the London Underworld ...<br />
But no one can ever know.<br />
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He is the only man smart enough to uncover the truth,<br />
Putting all she has at risk . . .<br />
Including her heart.<br />
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The fourth book in New York Times bestselling author Sarah MacLean’s incredible Rule of Scoundrels/Fallen Angels series. These four dark heroes will steal the hearts of their heroines and the readers alike! This is the last in the Rules of Scoundrels series—Chase’s story<br />
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By day, she is Lady Georgiana, sister to a Duke, ruined before her first season in the worst kind of scandal. But the truth is far more shocking—in London’s darkest corners, she is Chase, the mysterious, unknown founder of the city’s most legendary gaming hell. For years, her double identity has gone undiscovered . . . until now.<br />
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Brilliant, driven, handsome-as-sin Duncan West is intrigued by the beautiful, ruined woman who is somehow connected to a world of darkness and sin. He knows she is more than she seems and he vows to uncover all of Georgiana’s secrets, laying bare her past, threatening her present, and risking all she holds dear . . . including her heart.</blockquote>
<b>Genre:</b> Historical Romance<br />
<b>Series:</b> The Rules of Scoundrels, Book #4<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I read all three of the previous books in late summer (the only historicals I read this year practically) and I really enjoyed them. I had guessed Chase's secret so the grand reveal wasn't a big surprise. And I cannot wait to read her story!<br />
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<b>Broken Open</b> by<b><i> Lauren Dane</i></b><br />
<i>published by Harlequin (HQN Books)</i><br />
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Beyond passion. And beyond their control… <br />
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Five years ago, Tuesday Eastwood's life collapsed and left her devastated. After an empty, nomadic existence, she's finally pieced her life back together in the small Oregon town of Hood River. Now Tuesday has everything sorted out. Just so long as men are kept for sex, and only sex… <br />
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Then she met him. <br />
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Musician and rancher Ezra Hurley isn't the man of Tuesday's dreams. He's a verboten fantasy—a man tortured by past addictions, whose dark charisma and long, lean body promise delicious carnality. But this craving goes far beyond chemistry. It's primal. It's insatiable. And it won't be satisfied until they're both consumed, body and soul… </blockquote>
<b>Genre:</b> Contemporary Romance<br />
<b>Series:</b> The Hurley Boys, Book #2<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I read the first book in this series. Rock stars seems to be a new trend in contemporary romance :P I'll probably pick this one up when I'm in the mood :)<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I'm always in the mood for a <b><i>Lauren Dane </i></b>book! LOL She's consistent and I love her writing. I really enjoyed book 1 in this series and I cannot wait to read this one. I really like the Hurley brothers.<br />
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<b>The Shape of My Heart</b> by <b><i>Ann Aguirre</i></b><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpYgo9krMgkMi25QvKvTB_0GwanRl1pU7KckQOdctDgPBTpFVcqpiKvygW-K91NTmyCIESSTsuiDYemojg21Y63pT7BkzWgSNfbAofRCsfj8n19h2HkkY2ZfX5MKfpY-iSb3pV9DKV2VM/s1600/theshape.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpYgo9krMgkMi25QvKvTB_0GwanRl1pU7KckQOdctDgPBTpFVcqpiKvygW-K91NTmyCIESSTsuiDYemojg21Y63pT7BkzWgSNfbAofRCsfj8n19h2HkkY2ZfX5MKfpY-iSb3pV9DKV2VM/s1600/theshape.jpg" height="200" width="130" /></a><i>published by Harlequin (HQN Books)</i><br />
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Some people wait decades to meet their soul mate. Courtney Kaufman suspects she met hers in high school only to lose him at seventeen. Since then, Courtney's social life has been a series of meaningless encounters, though she's made a few close friends along the way. Especially her roommate Max Cooper, who oozes damaged bad-boy vibes from every pore. <br />
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Max knows about feeling lost and trying to move beyond the pain he's been on his own since he was sixteen. Now it's time to find out if he can ever go home again, and Courtney's the only one he trusts to go with him. But the trip to Providence could change everything because the more time he spends with Courtney, the harder it is to reconcile what he wants and what he thinks he deserves. <br />
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It started out so simple. One misfit helping another. Now Max will do anything to show Courtney that for every heart that's ever been broken, there's another that can make it complete.</blockquote>
<b>Genre:</b> New Adult<br />
<b>Series:</b>2B Trilogy, Book #3<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I really enjoyed book 1 in this trilogy and I'm waiting for book 3 to come out before jumping into the second one. Delayed gratification. But I hate waiting for books in a series to come out so I'd rather just read them all closer together. You know? But anyway, Max was introduced in book 1 and I really felt for the guy so I'm glad he's getting a story and a love of his own. Awwww.<br />
</span>~ames~http://www.blogger.com/profile/17683205224039402987noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-26410076516553269362014-10-01T11:15:00.000-04:002014-10-01T11:15:28.263-04:00New Releases - October 2014And here we are, October... Yes, I'm going to sound like a broken record, but seriously, how did that happen? Soon, it's going to be the holidays! And you know I'm right. You can be in denial, but hey, the holidays books are starting this month! LOL.<br />
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As usual, October is a great month for book releases. Sooo many of them! Take a look at what we're thinking of picking up and let us know your choices :)<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">October 1</span></i><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcRFQ2E36-pp8wkaAwtzZmuxRdpkiW5qyA-w4qdeJUDHS6Zs8rYjo1SNGDHc04B-Qh-Bbt24PVeWQdTR0mpLSybhG8prfLDJi4HJX-mpDuc99IrAzLE5X-zZ-amAWfRMcIyi2rxgmkveY/s1600/yourbedmine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcRFQ2E36-pp8wkaAwtzZmuxRdpkiW5qyA-w4qdeJUDHS6Zs8rYjo1SNGDHc04B-Qh-Bbt24PVeWQdTR0mpLSybhG8prfLDJi4HJX-mpDuc99IrAzLE5X-zZ-amAWfRMcIyi2rxgmkveY/s1600/yourbedmine.jpg" height="200" width="125" /></a><b>Your Bed or Mine? </b>by <b><i>Joss Wood</i></b><br />
<i>published by Mills & Boon</i><br />
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Breaking her man-ban! <br />
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Tori Phillips has spent years looking for The One. Unfortunately she’s never been able to find the right one – and when she catches her latest Mr Wrong in flagrante with another woman she imposes a man-ban. But Tori suddenly finds herself regretting her promise when a slight misjudgement finds her in the wrong bed with her new roommate, irresistibly sexy Matt.<br />
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Matt knows from experience how much trouble love can cause, so he’s steering clear of forever. But one night with sex-bomb Tori can’t hurt. After all, it’s only a fling – the hardest decision they have to make is her bed or his. Right… ?</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Category Romance, Contemporary<br />
<b>Series</b>: n/a<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Ms Wood is an auto-buy for me as I really enjoy her category romance books. As such, picking this one up is a no-brainer :)<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">October 7</span></i><br />
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<b>Otherworld Nights </b>by<b><i> Kelley Armstrong</i></b><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPML_ggZTuiiBfosXvs4fvqZT-8igxudItX3-xKStP8-nFXBZn_FbdsMv_x_kqn7X_vgWX8G73dOGYkk0iNDXNMIGC2jxtDoZ4Ve9wPWk8aO8Tl6Xc576cLQB54tpdwvqd4Mks1Iq0-NQ/s1600/othernights.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPML_ggZTuiiBfosXvs4fvqZT-8igxudItX3-xKStP8-nFXBZn_FbdsMv_x_kqn7X_vgWX8G73dOGYkk0iNDXNMIGC2jxtDoZ4Ve9wPWk8aO8Tl6Xc576cLQB54tpdwvqd4Mks1Iq0-NQ/s1600/othernights.jpg" height="200" width="131" /></a><i>published by Random House Publishing</i><br />
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It's been more than ten years since Kelley Armstrong began the Otherworld series and drew legions of fans to a realm roamed by witches, werewolves, necromancers, vampires, and half-demons. Many of the novels have become bestselling favorites, but not all of the Otherworld adventures have been easy to find. At last, "Otherworld Nights "shares short stories that have previously been available only online or in obscure collections. Fans have long been clamoring for this anthology and they won't be disappointed--they'll find plenty of surprises are in store.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Urban Fantasy<br />
<b>Series</b>: Otherworld Stories, Book #3<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I love, love, love this series. Definitively one of my favorite UF series ever and I'll take any crumbs Ms Armstrong is going to give us :) I also really like these compilations because they complete series. You get a sense of accomplishment because now, you really have all of it. My only question is whether to get the Canadian or American edition ^_^; Because really, this cover... not my favorite :(<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLOlQFm0s1AhEFoDuqT1SZRgRSwKki0cLGAJ1GQM3pn0OnvxktOkP0CKsj7Wticuj6ie3Jd6NIaHIYVBbW7KbgoRTjVDgmiNGiO2-6sJMgCMCsp3Op8vofzdvTDKRx6mzEzIbv45ST7hU/s1600/reckoning.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLOlQFm0s1AhEFoDuqT1SZRgRSwKki0cLGAJ1GQM3pn0OnvxktOkP0CKsj7Wticuj6ie3Jd6NIaHIYVBbW7KbgoRTjVDgmiNGiO2-6sJMgCMCsp3Op8vofzdvTDKRx6mzEzIbv45ST7hU/s1600/reckoning.jpg" height="200" width="123" /></a><b>Reckoning </b>by <b><i>S.J. Harper</i></b><br />
<i>published by New American Library (ROC)</i><br />
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Join Agents Emma Monroe and Zack Armstrong.<br />
She’s sacrificed. He’s suffered. They’ve both been betrayed.<br />
Now it’s time for a reckoning.<br />
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Special Agent Emma Monroe has a secret. She’s a Fallen Siren, cursed by the gods and banished to Earth for her failure to prevent the kidnapping of Persephone. As an FBI agent she saves the lives of others believing redemption could be one rescue away.<br />
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Her partner Zack is a werewolf and former Black Ops sniper who once carried out a string of questionable assignments. Now he’s determined to atone for his past. Ironically, there’s a portion of his past Zack doesn’t remember—an affair with Emma. Giving into their attraction for one another almost led to their undoing. Now it’s back to business as usual.<br />
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While trying to unravel the mystery behind a series of kidnappings in Southern California, Emma and Zack become entangled with political tensions in the vampire and Were worlds. Not to mention the struggles they face in their relationship with one another. With so much uncertainty, they come to realize the only thing they can really count on is one another…or can they?</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Urban Fantasy<br />
<b>Series</b>: Fallen Siren. Book #2<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> At first glance, this series really appeals to me. I like the cover, the premises, the characters and everything... Just need to read the first book that is in my TBR pile ^_^; In any case, <b>Reckoning </b>is definitively on my radar. Maybe it's the push I need to start the series :)<br />
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<b>One Potion in the Grave </b>by <b><i>Heather Blake</i></b><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi74MlsctmgnEuelVmUbwS9AEj-JIztHy5fjRLttHRWkew7cLZ-4cWFtk5tEDgR3FSkkTBDFVGe4P5JpUJrY35o_OFShdala7_ELHqWuZCnCOUGwsUZyXM4qMp1z1V61B53bz4LMM0vEA8/s1600/potiongrave.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi74MlsctmgnEuelVmUbwS9AEj-JIztHy5fjRLttHRWkew7cLZ-4cWFtk5tEDgR3FSkkTBDFVGe4P5JpUJrY35o_OFShdala7_ELHqWuZCnCOUGwsUZyXM4qMp1z1V61B53bz4LMM0vEA8/s1600/potiongrave.jpg" height="200" width="123" /></a><i>published by New American Library (Signet)</i><br />
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Carly Bell Hartwell’s love potions are always in demand in Hitching Post, Alabama, the wedding capital of the South.…<br />
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When Katie Sue Perrywinkle walks into the Little Shop of Potions, Carly is surprised and delighted to see her old childhood friend. Katie Sue fled her hometown and a troubled family over a decade ago. But she’s not back for a social visit. She’s come to settle a score with Senator Warren Calhoun, who is in town for his son’s high-profile wedding.<br />
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But before Katie Sue has a chance to voice any objections, she’s forced to forever hold her peace. After finding her friend dead, Carly vows to find her murderer. Were the corrupt Calhouns willing to go to any lengths to avoid a scandal? Did Katie Sue’s family take the term “bad blood” to a whole new level? And why did the bride-to-be come to Carly for a love potion? As Carly gets closer to the truth, a killer is planning a very chilly reception.…</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Cosy Mystery<br />
<b>Series</b>: A Magic Potion Mystery, Book #2<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Another series on my radar that I haven't started yet. You know, so many books, too little time ^_^; At least, <b>One Potion in the Grave</b> has the advantage that I know and like the author's writing. Definitively going to pick this one up, just a matter of time.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcIOrIY7GwoQYaZpLmJwlQBcFEzodrNlS67w5KD3zMPsgVwL_D6HOggeE-JlaUQAv4a7yAph3N6kmtsmP92JCv3DWpYmfBXUtKTO6NvoDcxtqMa0nyKBkWGL6JVdd8A9fenGQ8AMK9yrc/s1600/echoes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcIOrIY7GwoQYaZpLmJwlQBcFEzodrNlS67w5KD3zMPsgVwL_D6HOggeE-JlaUQAv4a7yAph3N6kmtsmP92JCv3DWpYmfBXUtKTO6NvoDcxtqMa0nyKBkWGL6JVdd8A9fenGQ8AMK9yrc/s1600/echoes.jpg" height="200" width="133" /></a><b>Echoes of Scotland Street</b> by <b><i>Samantha Young</i></b><br />
<i>published by New American Library</i><br />
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Shannon MacLeod has always gone for the wrong type of man. After she drifted from one toxic relationship to the next, her last boyfriend gave her a wakeup call in the worst possible way. With her world shattered, she’s sworn off men—especially those of the bad-boy variety.<br />
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Cole Walker is exactly the sort that Shannon wants to avoid—gorgeous, tattooed, charming, and cocky. But his rough exterior hides a good man who’s ready to find “the one.” He’s determined to pull Shannon from her self-imposed solitude and win her heart.<br />
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As Shannon opens up in the face of Cole’s steady devotion, the passion between them ignites to blazing levels. But when Shannon’s past comes back to haunt her, her fears may destroy the trust Cole has built between them—and tear them apart for good…</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary Romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: On Dublin Street, Book #5<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I recently re-read book 2 so I have some catching up to do. LOL But I love <b><i>Samantha Young</i></b>'s writing (<a href="http://breezingthroughbooks.blogspot.ca/2014/04/buddy-review-out-of-shallows-by.html">except for that one book</a>, blech) and can't wait to read this one.</span>
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<b>Promise Me This</b> by <b><i>Christina Lee</i></b><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf21-WVLuzuJrUEiolMwbw-xlXtHTgJEUWIxOEJTAbZQgLT884wCvSwTX_xXjO9GPjQZBtOkSxE9Z8hChkcWwqVb1qG2IlYRJ2RMPAAFN5QOg036JLiv5DrTt57aK3qiWmkY8KMGwqLyA/s1600/promisethis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf21-WVLuzuJrUEiolMwbw-xlXtHTgJEUWIxOEJTAbZQgLT884wCvSwTX_xXjO9GPjQZBtOkSxE9Z8hChkcWwqVb1qG2IlYRJ2RMPAAFN5QOg036JLiv5DrTt57aK3qiWmkY8KMGwqLyA/s1600/promisethis.jpg" height="200" width="123" /></a><i>published by Penguin (InterMix)</i><br />
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A new love will test the boundaries of passion between a privileged boy next door and the tattooed, blue-haired girl who helps him embrace his wild side...<br />
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Nate has developed quite a playboy reputation around campus. It's not that he doesn't respect or trust women; he doesn't trust himself. The men in Nate’s family are prone to abusive behavior—a dirty secret that Nate’s been running from his entire life—so Nate doesn't do relationships. But he can’t help himself around one girl…<br />
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Jessie is strong, independent, and works at a tattoo parlor. Nate can’t resist getting close to her, even if it’s strictly a friendship. But it doesn't take long for Nate to admit that what he wants with Jessie is more than just friendly.<br />
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With Jessie, he can be himself and explore what he’s always felt was a terrifying darkness inside him. Even when Nate begins to crave her in a way that both shocks and horrifies him, Jessie still wants to know every part of him. Testing their boundaries together will take a trust that could render them inseparable… or tear them apart.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: New Adult, Contemporary<br />
<b>Series</b>: Between Breaths, Book #4<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Seems like I'm in a NA mood. This one sounds very interesting!<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I read the first book in this series and really enjoyed it. I know Holly and Wena really enjoyed the other two books as well so I'm wanting to read the whole series too.<br />
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<b>Reaper's Stand </b>by <b><i>Joanna Wylde</i></b><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5jvnuo6S5c5calSknzsIf_4WjmBV6iWjhRWLqj0I8eZBkKQfXkIq6mNBdUcztoHL0hnZ2074nwBQtlz8LK4vLGfJiDFAqAA1_Bdz9lR3vrCFFJRSP_uf4sJJYVhlz9UDFLo4FZtF34p0/s1600/reapstand.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5jvnuo6S5c5calSknzsIf_4WjmBV6iWjhRWLqj0I8eZBkKQfXkIq6mNBdUcztoHL0hnZ2074nwBQtlz8LK4vLGfJiDFAqAA1_Bdz9lR3vrCFFJRSP_uf4sJJYVhlz9UDFLo4FZtF34p0/s1600/reapstand.jpg" height="200" width="133" /></a><i>published by Berkley</i><br />
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As Reapers Motorcycle Club president, Reese “Picnic” Hayes has given his entire life to the club. After losing his wife, he knew he’d never love another woman. And with two daughters to raise and a club to manage, that was just fine with him. These days, Reese keeps his relationships free and easy—he definitely doesn’t want to waste his time on a glorified cleaning lady like London Armstrong.<br />
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Too bad he’s completely obsessed with her.<br />
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Besides running her own business, London’s got her junkie cousin’s daughter to look after—a more reckless than average eighteen-year-old. Sure she’s attracted to the Reapers’ president, but she’s not stupid. Reese Hayes is a criminal and a thug. But when her young cousin gets caught up with a ruthless drug cartel, Reese might be the only man who can help her. Now London has to make the hardest decision of her life—how far will she go to save her family?</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary Romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Reapers MC, Book #4<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I am thoroughly enjoying this series and feel like each book just gets better and better. Picnic has been a character that we haven't learned too much about. All we know is he did lose his wife, so he doesn't do relationships anymore. And you have to be some kind of hardcore badass to be the president of an MC...I'm assuming. haha<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4ex1odJkiTMm3zdR0WKyB-ezQ6jJetDrrko1FqqfXMF-81mpyTq8VFq3ypfqWgOjGrYkiy60KPv90QVTyALx86aYbxWsoINVUL1mNJQ-AbolzSMgpnWk3NTCiJQ1Qybth-o2mQCqqeA/s1600/carlinblues.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4ex1odJkiTMm3zdR0WKyB-ezQ6jJetDrrko1FqqfXMF-81mpyTq8VFq3ypfqWgOjGrYkiy60KPv90QVTyALx86aYbxWsoINVUL1mNJQ-AbolzSMgpnWk3NTCiJQ1Qybth-o2mQCqqeA/s1600/carlinblues.jpg" height="200" width="123" /></a><b>Carolina Blues </b>by <b><i>Virginia Kantra</i></b><br />
<i>published by Berkley</i><br />
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Jack Rossi is Dare Island’s new police chief. The laid-back North Carolina community is just what he needs to recover from a rocky marriage and a big-city police department. He’s learned his lesson: no more high-profile women or high-pressure jobs. The last thing he wants is an unconventional alt girl rocking his world.<br />
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Grad student Lauren Patterson made headlines when she kept a bank robbery from going bad. She’s fled to Dare Island to clear her head and focus on writing her story. However, sexy Jack Rossi is a distraction that’s too hot to ignore, and it’s igniting an affair too combustible to resist—or quit.<br />
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But when their pasts come looking for them, Jack and Lauren find themselves fighting for the future they deserve, whatever the price.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary Romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Dare Island, Book #4<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I recently read <b>Carolina Man </b>and liked Jack Rossi's character. This one could be interesting, especially since you're moving away from the main family.<br />
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<b>Only</b> by <b><i>HelenKay Dimon</i></b><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5l9LqpbRe8chplyVHxpkEdoiFfzg1qqzAQ_2vc75QS8RGl11s-czrvCuwG0Oqwui1nkeBPm1EpNbRJHKeCC_pFk3j2omB2akd9Ut0td2H_5jw6XuaRykHsgzqCI5n8P7QP47EOhHdA1Y/s1600/only.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5l9LqpbRe8chplyVHxpkEdoiFfzg1qqzAQ_2vc75QS8RGl11s-czrvCuwG0Oqwui1nkeBPm1EpNbRJHKeCC_pFk3j2omB2akd9Ut0td2H_5jw6XuaRykHsgzqCI5n8P7QP47EOhHdA1Y/s1600/only.jpg" height="200" width="133" /></a><i>published by Berkley</i><br />
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Sebastian Jameson negotiates for high-end clients who need problems taken care of quickly and discreetly. Accustomed to being in control, he’s still reeling from his ex-wife’s decision to write a tell-all about their private life, one that highlighted their bedroom activities. The fallout left Bast’s love life in chaos, making him a magnet for women who thrive on risky fantasies, and a pariah to all others.<br />
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Kyra Royer knows all about Bast’s reputation—and is intrigued enough to try to change him into a one-woman guy. But getting him into her bed will be a challenge. He’s known her brother for years, and her brother, with his rough past and sniper abilities, is not a man you cross. Kyra knows Bast thinks she’s off-limits, so she’ll have to get creative to make him hers.<br />
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As Kyra turns up the heat, Bast struggles to resist the sexy young woman’s considerable charms. But when Bast’s job turns from tricky to deadly, keeping Kyra nearby might be the only way to keep her alive—even if it means getting closer than he ever intended…</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary Romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Holton Woods, Book #2<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I recently read <b>Mercy </b>and really enjoyed it. Sebastian was an interesting character and I would like to see how he goes about wooing Kyra when her big brother is such a bad-ass and waaaay overprotective.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY7yjP4HC1hCuqk1p0HP1NHlV_-7O8AeRKwlz1p4lLlf76D7S9GFlkiQcPFmp4rPA1SW47hNZGjCji6XHMZssZcbM5D3ME9SOVnhl0lFYj9ndfs7AfNGUVhBZTK74-Ty0VWsi2LBYzbzg/s1600/placeharmon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY7yjP4HC1hCuqk1p0HP1NHlV_-7O8AeRKwlz1p4lLlf76D7S9GFlkiQcPFmp4rPA1SW47hNZGjCji6XHMZssZcbM5D3ME9SOVnhl0lFYj9ndfs7AfNGUVhBZTK74-Ty0VWsi2LBYzbzg/s1600/placeharmon.jpg" height="200" width="123" /></a><b>A Place Called Harmony </b>by <b><i>Jodi Thomas</i></b><br />
<i>published by Berkley</i><br />
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Desperate to escape his overbearing father, Patrick McAllen disappears with his bride, heading north to build a new town—discovering strength, honor and true love along the way.<br />
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After drinking away the grief from his family’s death, Clint Truman avoids jail by taking a job in North Texas and settling down with a woman he vows to protect but never love—until her quiet compassion slowly breaks his hardened heart wide open…<br />
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All Gillian Matheson has ever known is Army life, leaving his true love to be a part-time spouse. But when a wounded Gillian returns home to find her desperately fighting to save their marriage, he’s determined to become the husband she deserves.<br />
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Amidst storms, outlaws, and unwelcome relatives, the three couples band together to build a town—and form a bond that breathes life into the place that will forever be called Harmony.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Historical Romance, Western<br />
<b>Series</b>: Harmony, Book #0.5<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I'm a huge fan of Ms Thomas and her <i>Harmony series</i>. However, I'm not a huge fan of Western... and to go back to the story of how the town was built, you gotta admit it's a strange detour in a series. But if there's an author that can pull it off, it's definitively Ms Thomas :) While <b>A Place Called Harmony </b>was unexpected, I've read enough mentions of the three founding families to be interested in reading about the origins of Harmony!<br />
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<b>Rules For a Proper Governess</b> by <b><i>Jennifer Ashley</i></b><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhypCJPmShjGKhP8gyRccsAXvzuiqt1Kw8YZaPjU5bJLFBiuFe4CcISf6-DRbJ5xW2s7cc0eyMkE2eAuX212HdyGxjhXfQYFQCCKsaQdv8JgZ1FecWvtJyttFy6gUYKL-AXj9AYTWtk0w8/s1600/governess.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhypCJPmShjGKhP8gyRccsAXvzuiqt1Kw8YZaPjU5bJLFBiuFe4CcISf6-DRbJ5xW2s7cc0eyMkE2eAuX212HdyGxjhXfQYFQCCKsaQdv8JgZ1FecWvtJyttFy6gUYKL-AXj9AYTWtk0w8/s1600/governess.jpg" height="200" width="123" /></a><i>published by Berkley</i><br />
<blockquote>
To Kiss A Thief...<br />
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Scottish barrister Sinclair McBride can face the most sinister criminals in London - but the widower’s two unruly children are a different matter. Little Caitlin and Andrew go through a governess a week, sending the ladies fleeing in tears.<br />
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Roberta “Bertie” Frasier enters Sinclair’s life by stealing his watch - and then stealing a kiss. Intrigued by the handsome highlander, Bertie winds up saving his children from a dangerous situation and returns them to their father. Impressed with how they listen to her, Sinclair asks the lively beauty to be their governess, never guessing that the unconventional lady will teach him a lesson or two in love.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Historical Romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: MacKenzies & McBrides, Book #7<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I've slacked off in this series a bit, but I'm really interested in <b>Rules For a Proper Governess</b>. The fact that the heroine is a thief and she'll have to deal with two unruly kids, it just sounds like the kind of books I like!<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I'm not a fan of thieves but it's<b><i> Jennifer Ashley</i></b> so I'll still pick this one up.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QrpX1OJkCJ-Ute2437hr2CzRGTXK4iVPsZ_yH01XFk8ELVaW5SuKlb6zJ5C8WIsQ24z9Kaxw_CAynmfmESw-NP0ddt2bUv5xr5KRf4yVYky5Wbk0IydufBf8EN2o6xtJiXXTmAfGPv8/s1600/bloodolymp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QrpX1OJkCJ-Ute2437hr2CzRGTXK4iVPsZ_yH01XFk8ELVaW5SuKlb6zJ5C8WIsQ24z9Kaxw_CAynmfmESw-NP0ddt2bUv5xr5KRf4yVYky5Wbk0IydufBf8EN2o6xtJiXXTmAfGPv8/s1600/bloodolymp.jpg" height="200" width="131" /></a><b>The Blood of Olympus </b>by <b><i>Rick Riordan</i></b><br />
<i>published by Disney-Hyperion</i><br />
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Though the Greek and Roman crewmembers of the Argo II have made progress in their many quests, they still seem no closer to defeating the earth mother, Gaea. Her giants have risen—all of them—and they're stronger than ever. They must be stopped before the Feast of Spes, when Gaea plans to have two demigods sacrificed in Athens. She needs their blood—the blood of Olympus—in order to wake.<br />
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The demigods are having more frequent visions of a terrible battle at Camp Half-Blood. The Roman legion from Camp Jupiter, led by Octavian, is almost within striking distance. Though it is tempting to take the Athena Parthenos to Athens to use as a secret weapon, the friends know that the huge statue belongs back on Long Island, where it "might" be able to stop a war between the two camps.<br />
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The Athena Parthenos will go west; the Argo II will go east. The gods, still suffering from multiple personality disorder, are useless. How can a handful of young demigods hope to persevere against Gaea's army of powerful giants? As dangerous as it is to head to Athens, they have no other option. They have sacrificed too much already. And if Gaea wakes, it is game over.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Young Adult, Fantasy<br />
<b>Series</b>: The Heroes of Olympus, Book #5<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Wow, I can't believe this is the last book... Can't believe 5 years have gone by already!! But wooohoo!!! Can't wait to read how Mr. Riordan wraps it all up! Hope it'll be as epic as <b><a href="http://natuschan.blogspot.ca/2010/02/review-last-olympian-by-rick-riordan.html">The Last Olympian</a></b>!</span><br />
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<b>Whatever Life Throws at You</b> by <b><i>Julie Cross</i></b><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4jd-XVXG4zJpJZHfIIkn8Il52LKf7Uqo_r1cizTKK_IuBY9fFpwsHBd_SMjmH3A7lbfK2omUBXPV2WXn45WxjGI_0Zk1A0fBlEm4zLeHcewiRtCqC3yTothRxBRqku7tgUd3NeU3aLTY/s1600/whateverlife.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4jd-XVXG4zJpJZHfIIkn8Il52LKf7Uqo_r1cizTKK_IuBY9fFpwsHBd_SMjmH3A7lbfK2omUBXPV2WXn45WxjGI_0Zk1A0fBlEm4zLeHcewiRtCqC3yTothRxBRqku7tgUd3NeU3aLTY/s1600/whateverlife.jpg" height="200" width="133" /></a><i>published by Entangled Teen</i><br />
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Life loves a good curveball…<br />
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Seventeen-year-old Annie Lucas's life is completely upended the moment her dad returns to the major leagues as the new pitching coach for the Kansas City Royals. Now she's living in Missouri (too cold), attending an all-girls school (no boys), and navigating the strange world of professional sports. But Annie has dreams of her own—most of which involve placing first at every track meet…and one starring the Royals' super-hot rookie pitcher.<br />
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But nineteen-year-old Jason Brody is completely, utterly, and totally off-limits. Besides, her dad would kill them both several times over. Not to mention Brody has something of a past, and his fan club is filled with C-cupped models, not smart-mouthed high school “brats” who can run the pants off every player on the team. Annie has enough on her plate without taking their friendship to the next level. The last thing she should be doing is falling in love.<br />
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But baseball isn't just a game. It's life. And sometimes, it can break your heart…</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Young Adult, Contemporary<br />
<b>Series</b>: n/a<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Can't wait to get my hands on this one! I love Ms Cross' YA/NA books and I hope this one is no exception. In any case, the blurb is really promising :)<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> Indeed it is. I'm wondering how young Brody is though. I like sports romances...and the coach's daughter? haha Should be interesting!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3uDTbrYxRV0sHB-4ZoGbRx7Iqn-JJb_M32scIRU3LKI8RQgWHoQ-oDUvKj3ucW0PdQQadKnHhOJoTIiA6CIUU1XsMw9BqdSxiFpeEtapXFQzvHL_gFkoBX9Yi9qXW0xNZuCCnFXtIGI/s1600/lovevariable.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3uDTbrYxRV0sHB-4ZoGbRx7Iqn-JJb_M32scIRU3LKI8RQgWHoQ-oDUvKj3ucW0PdQQadKnHhOJoTIiA6CIUU1XsMw9BqdSxiFpeEtapXFQzvHL_gFkoBX9Yi9qXW0xNZuCCnFXtIGI/s1600/lovevariable.jpg" height="200" width="133" /></a><b>Love and Other Unknown Variables</b> by <b><i>Shannon Lee Alexander</i></b><br />
<i>published by Entangled Teen</i><br />
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Charlie Hanson has a clear vision of his future. A senior at Brighton School of Mathematics and Science, he knows he’ll graduate, go to MIT, and inevitably discover solutions to the universe’s greatest unanswered questions. He’s that smart. But Charlie’s future blurs the moment he reaches out to touch the tattoo on a beautiful girl’s neck.<br />
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The future has never seemed very kind to Charlotte Finch, so she’s counting on the present. She’s not impressed by the strange boy at the donut shop—until she learns he’s a student at Brighton where her sister has just taken a job as the English teacher. With her encouragement, Charlie orchestrates the most effective prank campaign in Brighton history. But, in doing so, he puts his own future in jeopardy.<br />
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By the time he learns she’s ill—and that the pranks were a way to distract Ms. Finch from Charlotte’s illness—Charlotte’s gravitational pull is too great to overcome. Soon he must choose between the familiar formulas he’s always relied on or the girl he’s falling for (at far more than 32 feet per second squared).</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Young Adult, Contemporary<br />
<b>Series</b>: n/a<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Ohhh, this one sounds interesting Ames! Thanks for putting it on my radar!<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I really like the cover for this one. I think it's cute and the premise sounds cute as well.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">October 14</span></i><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXUquX8GREVzYfTC0spcMCbM5ZgpJF5_sJZBxP1MaemdEy_3PM0i1lt-iAryckHOKongg9FfkpKkI4Rq2SzOaD7WBIPxxHGOPlhYp3Rt7agwgWvH7no88LKgh4jQYAXT564IDpcvae2Uk/s1600/snowash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXUquX8GREVzYfTC0spcMCbM5ZgpJF5_sJZBxP1MaemdEy_3PM0i1lt-iAryckHOKongg9FfkpKkI4Rq2SzOaD7WBIPxxHGOPlhYp3Rt7agwgWvH7no88LKgh4jQYAXT564IDpcvae2Uk/s1600/snowash.jpg" height="200" width="131" /></a><b>Snow Like Ashes</b> by <b><i>Sara Raasch</i></b><br />
<i>published by Balzer + Bray</i><br />
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A heartbroken girl. A fierce warrior. A hero in the making.<br />
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Sixteen years ago the Kingdom of Winter was conquered and its citizens enslaved, leaving them without magic or a monarch. Now, the Winterians’ only hope for freedom is the eight survivors who managed to escape, and who have been waiting for the opportunity to steal back Winter’s magic and rebuild the kingdom ever since.<br />
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Orphaned as an infant during Winter’s defeat, Meira has lived her whole life as a refugee, raised by the Winterians’ general, Sir. Training to be a warrior—and desperately in love with her best friend, and future king, Mather — she would do anything to help her kingdom rise to power again.<br />
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So when scouts discover the location of the ancient locket that can restore Winter’s magic, Meira decides to go after it herself. Finally, she’s scaling towers, fighting enemy soldiers, and serving her kingdom just as she’s always dreamed she would. But the mission doesn’t go as planned, and Meira soon finds herself thrust into a world of evil magic and dangerous politics – and ultimately comes to realize that her destiny is not, never has been, her own.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Young Adult, Fantasy<br />
<b>Series</b>: Snow Like Ashes, Book #1<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I came across this cover a few months ago and it stuck with me. It sounds quite interesting and the kind of Fantasy YA books that I'd enjoy. Depending on reviews and possible cliffhangers, I might wait till a few more books are out in the series. But in any case, <b>Snow Like Ashes</b> is definitively, firmly on my radar :)<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPM1C_TYrxv0h6wOua3X_vnxJcDaAJL5Is7Fse_SKzdZC-DC-vsL1tsk6YD-VvdfMlxSiT88JyqHkUKStt18O8nhbhfmrEjqVrE_behQwKdnxmQASY_rr2mtPllD1CNNoXGfvcWF-h4VM/s1600/delicateink.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPM1C_TYrxv0h6wOua3X_vnxJcDaAJL5Is7Fse_SKzdZC-DC-vsL1tsk6YD-VvdfMlxSiT88JyqHkUKStt18O8nhbhfmrEjqVrE_behQwKdnxmQASY_rr2mtPllD1CNNoXGfvcWF-h4VM/s1600/delicateink.jpg" height="200" width="133" /></a><b>Delicate Ink </b>by <b><i>Carrie Ann Ryan</i></b><br />
<i>published by Fated Desires</i><br />
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On the wrong side of thirty, Austin Montgomery is ready to settle down. Unfortunately, his inked sleeves and scruffy beard isn’t the suave business appearance some women crave. Only finding a woman who can deal with his job, as a tattoo artist and owner of Montgomery Ink, his seven meddling siblings, and his own gruff attitude won’t be easy.<br />
Finding a man is the last thing on Sierra Elder’s mind. A recent transplant to Denver, her focus is on opening her own boutique. Wanting to cover up scars that run deeper than her flesh, she finds in Austin a man that truly gets to her—in more ways than one. <br />
Although wary, they embark on a slow, tempestuous burn of a relationship. When blasts from both their pasts intrude on their present, however, it will take more than a promise of what could be to keep them together.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary Romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Montgomery Ink, Book #1<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I've been wanting to try <b><i>Carrie Ann Ryan</i></b>'s writing for a while now but I'm sick of paranormal romances as well so I haven't managed to pick anything up by her. But I am looking forward to checking this one out! It's a contemporary!<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">October 20</span></i><br />
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<b>Someday Maybe</b> by <b><i>Ophelia London</i></b><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3PfAZqTlvU858NYXMT0_TtR-BS60_YzXbQXsuNQ8uZexcE7rpLuF4uMrXh1ypqr3wBhIkcfABh5V7wViiBeNFWfSXNPvJvQYQ_3O-8o8lP7SivP-ZfJI91czEELW4FeIFmGTwM-fBYZw/s1600/somedaymaybe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3PfAZqTlvU858NYXMT0_TtR-BS60_YzXbQXsuNQ8uZexcE7rpLuF4uMrXh1ypqr3wBhIkcfABh5V7wViiBeNFWfSXNPvJvQYQ_3O-8o8lP7SivP-ZfJI91czEELW4FeIFmGTwM-fBYZw/s1600/somedaymaybe.jpg" height="200" width="133" /></a><i>published by Entangled Embrace</i><br />
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Some guys are impossible to forget.<br />
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Rachel Daughtry has a 10-year plan that leaves no room for mistakes. Or not-so-serious boys—including Oliver Wentworth, the freshman boyfriend she's never forgotten. Now she's back in San Francisco with an awesome-slash-scary new job. Unfortunately, The Plan doesn't cover things like meeting her best friend's new “secret” guy...Oliver.<br />
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Fortunately, no one knows that Rachel and Oliver were ever together, and endless bikini wax torture couldn't make Rachel hurt her friend. But it's killing Rachel. She's not over him. Not even a little. And as her 10-year-plan crumbles around her, Rachel realizes that maybe—just maybe—Oliver feels the same way.<br />
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Now Rachel is on the verge of losing all control. And her best friend. And the love of her life...</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: New Adult, Contemporary<br />
<b>Series</b>: Definitely Maybe, Book #2<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I like the cover, but I don't like this kind of story... Let me know what you think of it, Ames.<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I like the idea behind this one. There's something about the drama of the situation that appeals to me.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">October 21</span></i><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrC9WDQALxCO6EvoKHTE2DqebFW2hG9_TPyw3Fc16B1HetiRP2itFtVEUZvagFPM0NHyMGyAhO-Uuas-oxIyZEUvvB6Fnzb0L3gWM9TcQ5LOIHyZcEGS9or1uJoAKSZX8D-9SAI8fTA8A/s1600/sevengrave.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrC9WDQALxCO6EvoKHTE2DqebFW2hG9_TPyw3Fc16B1HetiRP2itFtVEUZvagFPM0NHyMGyAhO-Uuas-oxIyZEUvvB6Fnzb0L3gWM9TcQ5LOIHyZcEGS9or1uJoAKSZX8D-9SAI8fTA8A/s1600/sevengrave.jpg" height="200" width="136" /></a><b>Seventh Grave and No Body </b>by <b><i>Darynda Jones</i></b><br />
<i>published by St. Martin's Press</i><br />
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Twelve. Twelve of the deadliest beasts ever forged in the fires of hell have escaped onto our plane, and they want nothing more than to rip out the jugular of Charley Davidson and serve her lifeless, mangled body to Satan for dinner. So there’s that. But Charley has more on her plate than a mob of testy hellhounds. For one thing, her father has disappeared, and the more she retraces his last steps, the more she learns he was conducting an investigation of his own, one that has Charley questioning everything she’s ever known about him. Add to that an ex-BFF who is haunting her night and day, a rash of suicides that has authorities baffled, and a drop-dead sexy fiancé who has attracted the attentions of a local celebrity, and Charley is not having the best week of her life.<br />
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A tad north of hell, a hop, skip, and a jump past the realm of eternity, is a little place called Earth, and Charley Davidson, grim reaper extraordinaire, is determined to do everything in her power to protect it.<br />
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We’re doomed.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Urban Fantasy<br />
<b>Series</b>: Charley Davidson, Book #7<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Seriously, how is it possible that this is Book #7 in the series already?! Where does time fly? I'm a bit behind, but I know that I'll get to this one eventually. Need my dose of Charley :P<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">October 28</span></i><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTmCJmEVYiUH8bk7hqKuJPYNEiXBc52NiKEg7dujDZyDnBB6ncF9A8v4ySnhpMe071-bt-5Mv_4ibTL6QXxAR1zW-mIHjj-ysOwmwnfjKSa97CthjZDnNSBULcPrwXmXnxTHSFPZX9LWE/s1600/archshadows.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTmCJmEVYiUH8bk7hqKuJPYNEiXBc52NiKEg7dujDZyDnBB6ncF9A8v4ySnhpMe071-bt-5Mv_4ibTL6QXxAR1zW-mIHjj-ysOwmwnfjKSa97CthjZDnNSBULcPrwXmXnxTHSFPZX9LWE/s1600/archshadows.jpg" height="200" width="123" /></a><b>Archangel's Shadows</b> by <b><i>Nalini Singh</i></b><br />
<i>published by Berkley</i><br />
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In the wake of a brutal war, the archangel Raphael and his hunter consort, Elena, are dealing with the treacherously shifting tides of archangelic politics and the people of a battered but not broken city. The last thing their city needs is more death, especially a death that bears the eerie signature of an insane enemy archangel who cannot— should not—be walking the streets.<br />
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This hunt must be undertaken with stealth and without alerting their people. It must be handled by those who can become shadows themselves…<br />
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Ash is a gifted tracker and a woman cursed with the ability to sense the secrets of anyone she touches. But there’s one man she knows all too well without a single instant of skin contact: Janvier, the dangerously sexy Cajun vampire who has fascinated and infuriated her for years. Now, as they track down a merciless killer, their cat-and-mouse game of flirtation and provocation has turned into a profound one of the heart. And this time, it is Ash’s secret, dark and terrible, that threatens to destroy them both.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Paranormal Romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Guild Hunter, Book #7<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Finally, Ash and Janvier's book!! Can't wait! Really looking forward to it and to my autumnal dose of Ms Singh LOL.<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I'm slooooowly catching up on this series. I recently re-read book 1 and 2 and then read <b>Archangel's Consort </b>for the first time. So I am looking forward to catching up!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEwvBkfZh4okJ6nor_dy0JCCba1p8cp81PhJAOBN-9jBbahzyEhnqHUpM97icCle-apfvVMsyGOddBaoly1uoEvDEM10ln4BAN-T7PVKQtBe_izQgr8meRw3bITU_SKFuJODaQvwjMvKg/s1600/burnme.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEwvBkfZh4okJ6nor_dy0JCCba1p8cp81PhJAOBN-9jBbahzyEhnqHUpM97icCle-apfvVMsyGOddBaoly1uoEvDEM10ln4BAN-T7PVKQtBe_izQgr8meRw3bITU_SKFuJODaQvwjMvKg/s1600/burnme.jpg" height="200" width="123" /></a><b>Burn For Me </b>by <b><i>Ilona Andrews</i></b><br />
<i>published by Harpercollins Publisher (Avon)</i><br />
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Nevada Baylor is faced with the most challenging case of her detective career—a suicide mission to bring in a suspect in a volatile case. Nevada isn’t sure she has the chops. Her quarry is a Prime, the highest rank of magic user, who can set anyone and anything on fire.<br />
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Then she’s kidnapped by Connor “Mad” Rogan—a darkly tempting billionaire with equally devastating powers. Torn between wanting to run or surrender to their overwhelming attraction, Nevada must join forces with Rogan to stay alive.<br />
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Rogan’s after the same target, so he needs Nevada. But she’s getting under his skin, making him care about someone other than himself for a change. And, as Rogan has learned, love can be as perilous as death, especially in the magic world.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Urban Fantasy<br />
<b>Series</b>: Hidden Legacy, Book #1<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> <b><i>Ilona Andrews </i></b>and magic... enough said no? :P<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I am jumping on this one because it's book 1 in a new series. Since I'm hopefully behind on the other series I figure I may as well start fresh. haha<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2orjQ4zXDIUoSxWXI1xVMekWk7TPHZnw-T-pgHYItvJQCDFIiq9s5920DEZNc9Jj8PisMKIFLlWqa0GThffeb4d0CQVJGY8cBy06M6118UY13fD-bh2EfZ37z4dtCzDnJL23OraxZf_4/s1600/blackdog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2orjQ4zXDIUoSxWXI1xVMekWk7TPHZnw-T-pgHYItvJQCDFIiq9s5920DEZNc9Jj8PisMKIFLlWqa0GThffeb4d0CQVJGY8cBy06M6118UY13fD-bh2EfZ37z4dtCzDnJL23OraxZf_4/s1600/blackdog.jpg" height="200" width="132" /></a><b>Black Dog </b>by <b><i>Caitlin Kittredge</i></b><br />
<i>published by </i><i>Harpercollins Publisher (</i><i>Harper Voyager)</i><br />
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Ava has spent the last hundred years as a hellhound, the indentured servant of a reaper who hunts errant souls and sends them to Hell. When a human necromancer convinces her to steal her reaper’s scythe, Ava incurs the wrath of the demon Lilith, her reaper’s boss.<br />
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As punishment for her transgression, Lilith orders Ava to track down the last soul in her reaper’s ledger . . . or die trying.<br />
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But after a hundred years of servitude, it’s time for payback. And Hell hath no fury like an avenging Ava . .</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Urban Fantasy<br />
<b>Series</b>: Hellhound Chronicles, Book #1<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;">I've been meaning to read Ms Kittredge for years. With a new series, now seems the perfect time. Of course, it helps that the blurb sounds so intriguing :)</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1DFWAoZHJKXWx-VHQlCVgKYtisn63GSkPPa0eF7l-jCK1ckvSM10Sn4U7UxzezPSTTxy_7kIcVq-Ls1_qqV9WcBUUrR4wLNlUzUgIaUKrlv7OMP7ZRZBaTqq8QWQmugDpKiwNaigbC0/s1600/allbroke.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1DFWAoZHJKXWx-VHQlCVgKYtisn63GSkPPa0eF7l-jCK1ckvSM10Sn4U7UxzezPSTTxy_7kIcVq-Ls1_qqV9WcBUUrR4wLNlUzUgIaUKrlv7OMP7ZRZBaTqq8QWQmugDpKiwNaigbC0/s1600/allbroke.jpg" height="200" width="132" /></a><b>All Broke Down </b>by<b><i> Cora Carmack</i></b><br />
<i>published by </i><i>Harpercollins Publisher (</i><i>William Morrow)</i><br />
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Dylan fights for lost causes. Probably because she used to be one.<br />
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Environmental issues, civil rights, corrupt corporations, and politicians you name it, she's probably been involved in a protest. When her latest cause lands her in jail overnight, she meets Silas Moore. He's in for a different kind of fighting. And though he's arrogant and infuriating, she can't help being fascinated with him. Yet another lost cause.<br />
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Football and trouble are the only things that have ever come naturally to Silas. And it's trouble that lands him in a cell next to do-gooder Dylan. He's met girls like her before fixers, he calls them, desperate to heal the damage and make him into their ideal boyfriend. But he doesn't think he's broken, and he definitely doesn't need a girlfriend trying to change him. Until, that is, his anger issues and rash decisions threaten the only thing he really cares about: his spot on the Rusk University football team. Dylan might just be the perfect girl to help.<br />
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Because Silas Moore needs some fixing after all.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: New Adult<br />
<b>Series</b>: Rusk University, Book #2<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> Wena and I enjoyed book 1 and <a href="http://breezingthroughbooks.blogspot.ca/2014/06/buddy-review-all-lined-up-by-cora.html">reviewed it</a>. It's funny because Silas was a douche in the first book. We both had faith that he could be redeemed though. I'm looking forward to seeing his character come around and then to see if another character from book 1 grows a bit as well.</span><br />
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<b>Yes Please </b>by <b><i>Amy Poehler</i></b><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_g3uNy3E62sey00GfshHPKxwM_kDK6TkSBHBTUOBQaDGH0_LmS3gi6CWOlG-Fyp8Wj6LQUxkIX-OqKbh1JjXnNf4Wezv_qzj2g5XvLXUKMnyQaWUZWO1fqt2Ck-G7vd6ge1sfU8RThU/s1600/yesplease.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_g3uNy3E62sey00GfshHPKxwM_kDK6TkSBHBTUOBQaDGH0_LmS3gi6CWOlG-Fyp8Wj6LQUxkIX-OqKbh1JjXnNf4Wezv_qzj2g5XvLXUKMnyQaWUZWO1fqt2Ck-G7vd6ge1sfU8RThU/s1600/yesplease.jpg" height="200" width="128" /></a><i>published by </i><i>Harpercollins Publisher (</i><i>HarperAvenue)</i><br />
<blockquote>
In Amy Poehler’s highly anticipated first book, Yes Please, she offers up a big juicy stew of personal stories, funny bits on sex and love and friendship and parenthood and real life advice (some useful, some not so much), like when to be funny and when to be serious. Powered by Amy’s charming and hilarious, biting yet wise voice, Yes Please is a book is full of words to live by.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Non-Fiction, Humor<br />
<b>Series</b>: n/a<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I love <b><i>Amy Poehler</i></b> and her humor so I'm saying it will probably be a foregone conclusion that I will love her writing too. She's a funny gal.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF6LwcvphWKbNGFFNw2zb9FY190AZbIHKtCgNngVBXQaen2uSVSEAWMAuxG2eAlLf6iJgLtRTafAP1su0OfthFyAa3xm4bhPJ5jrNH30MzdADRxVrE0-l3wEkJ73d1zuzsEXwEAoNM0Zk/s1600/vislane.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF6LwcvphWKbNGFFNw2zb9FY190AZbIHKtCgNngVBXQaen2uSVSEAWMAuxG2eAlLf6iJgLtRTafAP1su0OfthFyAa3xm4bhPJ5jrNH30MzdADRxVrE0-l3wEkJ73d1zuzsEXwEAoNM0Zk/s1600/vislane.jpg" height="200" width="123" /></a><b>The Viscount Who Lived Down the Lane </b>by <b><i>Elizabeth Boyle</i></b><br />
<i>published by Harpercollins Publisher (Avon)</i><br />
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She has no desire for love...<br />
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As she arrives in Mayfair, Louisa Tempest is horrified when her incorrigible cat bolts from the carriage and dashes into a neighbor's house, where she comes face-to-face with the reclusive Viscount Wakefield. But even more dismaying than his foul temper is the disarray in which she finds his home. Convinced his demeanor would improve if his household were in order, Louisa resolves to put everything to rights.<br />
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...until she meets the viscount who lives down the lane.<br />
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Much to his chagrin, Wakefield finds it impossible to keep the meddling Louisa out of his home, invading his daily life with her "improvements," and his nights with the tempting desires she sparks inside him. Wounded in the war, he's scorned society ever since his return . . . until Louisa opens the door to his heart and convinces him to give love a second chance.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Historical Romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Rhymes with Love. Book #4<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I love meddling heroines LOL. Recently, Ms Boyle's books have been a bit of a miss for me, but I'm hoping <b>The Viscount Who Lived Down the Lane</b> will change the trend.<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> This one sounds really cute. I haven't read anything by Boyle in a long time. </span>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBxE_Lu2cyU_hcGpWJU-dT12vFzQ2QEbyvqdlNhgojIDHen_Anr3iBcwfkMI7LBW60PTnAgDXnOwsn2frXrhCTtgQ_yIDQRVt9SaDT22usD4-T8aYfN6xO4UHcrPndwAREnC_2phrhASQ/s1600/shockguest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBxE_Lu2cyU_hcGpWJU-dT12vFzQ2QEbyvqdlNhgojIDHen_Anr3iBcwfkMI7LBW60PTnAgDXnOwsn2frXrhCTtgQ_yIDQRVt9SaDT22usD4-T8aYfN6xO4UHcrPndwAREnC_2phrhASQ/s1600/shockguest.jpg" height="200" width="121" /></a><b>The Shocking Secret of a Guest at the Wedding </b>by <b><i>Victoria Alexander</i></b><br />
<i>published by Zebra (Kensington)</i><br />
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The bride and groom cordially request your presence for a wedding at Millworth Manor...<br />
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Guests will include Jackson Quincy Graham Channing, New York City banker, and Lady Theodosia "Teddy" Winslow, wedding planner to the finest families in England.<br />
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Introductions shall be followed by light conversation, dancing, flirtation, arguing, reconciliation, and an impulsive kiss that both parties are quite certain they will never repeat.<br />
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Until they do.<br />
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A mutually beneficial fake engagement will be accompanied by all manner of very real complications, scandalous revelations, nefarious schemes, and one inescapable conclusion:<br />
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That true love--unlike the perfect wedding--is impossible to plan. . .</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Historical Romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Millworth Manor, Book #4<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Ms Alexander is one of my favorite historical romance authors and as such, she's an auto-buy for me. Of course, it helps that so far, I've been enjoying the <i>Millworth Manor series</i> greatly :) I read the excerpt of <b>The Shocking Secret of a Guest at the Wedding </b>and I'm really excited for it!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcnRndpm3VTPE8XZRxWyVxSm8cn1rpK2gP7ZrygmUnohfp1LGqMi9JOH1_sK7C8Hf1fDkkoy-44GQnFwaqUq56L7zLOHsuX7X1u2exWT4pmkQRX00iMV_zBmHWD5TXrl4t4OJ_A-6CbSM/s1600/onlyenchant.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcnRndpm3VTPE8XZRxWyVxSm8cn1rpK2gP7ZrygmUnohfp1LGqMi9JOH1_sK7C8Hf1fDkkoy-44GQnFwaqUq56L7zLOHsuX7X1u2exWT4pmkQRX00iMV_zBmHWD5TXrl4t4OJ_A-6CbSM/s1600/onlyenchant.jpg" height="200" width="123" /></a><b>Only Enchanting </b>by <b><i>Mary Balogh</i></b><br />
published by New American Library (Signet)<br />
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The Survivors' Club: Six men and one woman, all wounded in the Napoleonic Wars, their friendship forged during their recovery at Penderris Hall in Cornwall. Now, in the fourth novel of the Survivors' Club series, Flavian, Viscount Ponsonby, has left this refuge to find his own salvation—in the love of a most unsuspecting woman…<br />
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Flavian, Viscount Ponsonby, was devastated by his fiancée’s desertion after his return home. Now the woman who broke his heart is back—and everyone is eager to revive their engagement. Except Flavian, who, in a panic, runs straight into the arms of a most sensible yet enchanting young woman.<br />
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Agnes Keeping has never been in love—and never wishes to be. But then she meets the charismatic Flavian, and suddenly Agnes falls so foolishly and so deeply that she agrees to his impetuous proposal of marriage.<br />
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When Agnes discovers that the proposal is only to avenge his former love, she’s determined to flee. But Flavian has no intention of letting his new bride go, especially now that he too has fallen so passionately and so unexpectedly in love.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Historical Romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Survivor's Club, Book #4<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;">Well, well, well. I wasn't expecting a new installment in the <i>Survivor's Club series</i> quite so soon. I won't complain though since the hero is Flavian and I've been curious about him! While the books so far have been nice, it hasn't been Ms Balogh at her best. Wonder if a change of publisher mid-way in the series will make a difference. I do hope so.<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I only ever read the first book in the series but MB is an auto-buy author for me. I'll wait and see what you have to say about this one.<br />
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<b>Maybe This Christmas</b> by <b><i>Sarah Morgan</i></b><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3O6lskNRPYfXBHLL5xC21FPKI1QbIWZ2M0jGNuuSpB01QPUYTmocQiWE3-NWaor_bA_glvBe_dIbH8Bn83TStfT_S2C-iHp183Xi_dMWCNbWdZg7hKJQc7qvDzey1HKim92-eCpUNBC0/s1600/maybechrist.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3O6lskNRPYfXBHLL5xC21FPKI1QbIWZ2M0jGNuuSpB01QPUYTmocQiWE3-NWaor_bA_glvBe_dIbH8Bn83TStfT_S2C-iHp183Xi_dMWCNbWdZg7hKJQc7qvDzey1HKim92-eCpUNBC0/s1600/maybechrist.jpg" height="200" width="126" /></a><i>published by Harlequin (HQN Books)</i><br />
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This winter, ex-skiing champion, reformed heartbreaker and single dad Tyler O'Neil has only one mission—making sure his daughter, Jess, has the best Christmas ever. The fact that his best friend, Brenna, is also temporarily moving into his chalet at the overbooked Snow Crystal resort is a delicious distraction he's simply going to have to ignore. Theirs is the one relationship he's never ruined, and he's not about to start now. <br />
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Ski pro Brenna Daniels knows all about the perils of unrequited love—she's been in love with Tyler for years. But living with him is absolute torture…how can she concentrate on being his friend when he's sleeping in the room next door? Then when Tyler kisses Brenna, suddenly the relationship she's always dreamed of feels so close she could almost touch it. Could this be the Christmas her dreams of a happy-ever-after finally come true?</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary Romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: O'Neil Brothers, Book #3<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I've been waiting for Tyler and Brenna's story. They were the most interesting characters in <b>Sleigh Bells in the Snow </b>for me.<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> Oh yeah I agree. And them being friends? Love it!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-jTWNnLgpoeDo-3nVETiyzO3hTD_FZnXzfntIeuH90fBQoLASK76CDaauV4BzC1IaBcOAMDgzc4XAyhwdDJeX9MYo6OZ2-ETVJtTK55HeICv82exynt6uua_YYXFZET5ZnQYTi-D_Y3k/s1600/onemillion.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-jTWNnLgpoeDo-3nVETiyzO3hTD_FZnXzfntIeuH90fBQoLASK76CDaauV4BzC1IaBcOAMDgzc4XAyhwdDJeX9MYo6OZ2-ETVJtTK55HeICv82exynt6uua_YYXFZET5ZnQYTi-D_Y3k/s1600/onemillion.jpg" height="200" width="123" /></a><b>One In a Million</b> by <b><i>Jill Shalvis</i></b><br />
<i>published by Grand Central Publishing</i><br />
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As the brains behind wedding site TyingTheKnot.com, Callie sees it all: from the ring to the dress, the smiles . . . to the tears. It's that last part that keeps her single and not looking. Getting left at the altar will do that to a girl. But when Callie returns to her old hometown, she finds that her sweet high school crush is sexier than ever. And he makes it hard to remember why she's sworn off love . . .<br />
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Tanner is a deep-sea diver with a wild, adrenaline-junkie past—and now his teenage son is back in his life. How can Tanner be a role model when he's still paying for his own mistakes? It's hard enough that gorgeous Callie has appeared in town like a beautiful dream, challenging his best-laid plans to keep his heart on lockdown. Though there's something about being around her again that makes him feel like he can be the man she—and his son—deserve. Little Lucky Harbor holds their past; can it hold a beautiful new future?</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary Romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Lucky Harbor, Book #12<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> And here we are... the last book of the Lucky Harbor series. Who would have thought? I've heard great reviews so far for this one. Hope it'll measure up to the positive buzz!<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> Well maybe now that the series is coming to a close I will read it. Of course I have all the books...<br />
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<i>published by Grand Central Publishing </i><br />
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What happens when you find the right one at the wrong time?<br />
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Cara Medlen has a serious case of animal attraction. And it's not because of all the foster dogs she's rescued. She's got it bad for her incredibly sexy neighbor. Her one rule: Don't get attached. It's served her well with the dogs she's given to good homes and the children she's nannied. Yet the temptation of Matt's sexy smile might just convince her that some rules are made to be broken.<br />
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Matt Dumont doesn't need his skills as a private investigator to detect disaster on the horizon. Cara is everything he thought he'd never find-gorgeous, funny, and caring. But there's no way he can start a relationship just as he's about to move to another state. Talk about bad timing. As their attraction sizzles too hot to deny, they'll have to make a decision: forget the consequences and let loose, or forget each other and let go...</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary Romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Love to the Rescue, Book #1<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I don't know what it is about this one, but something pulls me to it. Will most probably give it a try :)<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I'm all over this one. I almost lost track of this one! I didn't note it down anywhere so I'm glad you did Nath. :P There's a puppy on the cover, the heroine loves animals. There's a lot going on that I like already. I'm so shallow.<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> We all are, Ames LOL.</span>~ames~http://www.blogger.com/profile/17683205224039402987noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-80044114080081188412014-09-01T13:36:00.002-04:002014-09-01T13:36:44.541-04:00New Releases - September 2014Happy Labour Day everyone! I'm not sure about the States, but here in Canada it's a long weekend for us. Woohoo! I plan on taking advantage of the beautiful day because it's going to start getting cold soon.<br />
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September has an interesting mix of books. But contemporary romances still seem to be in the majority. I have no complaints because that's what I'm interested in reading. As always, please let us know which books you're looking forward to. :P<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">September 01</span></i><br />
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<b>She's so Over Him </b>by <b><i>Joss Wood</i></b><br />
<i>published by Harlequin (KISS)</i><br />
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What not to do with your ex <br />
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Maddie Shaw has spent the past ten years not thinking about her fast-and-furious fling with Cale Grant. His dark blue eyes, his hot-chocolate voice, his magic touch No, she doesn't remember anything like that. Only the numbing devastation when he let her down and she walked away. <br />
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Now Cale's sauntered back into Maddie's life-drinking in the same bars, working on the same projects and setting off the same fireworks inside her. It's Maddie's chance to prove just how over her ex she really is but one steamy kiss later she's fallen at the first hurdle !</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Category romance, Contemporary<br />
<b>Series</b>: None<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> If I'm not wrong, <b>She's so Over Him </b>is Ms Wood's debut novel and is now being re-released with Harlequin. As a fan, I'm going to get it of course :)<br />
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<b>Dead Don't Lie</b> by <b><i>L.R. Nicolello</i></b><br />
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You can run from the past…but you can never truly hide…<br />
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Detective Evelyn Davis delves deep into the minds of monsters for a living. She's the best psychological profiler in the Seattle P.D., with a talent that comes from heartbreaking experience. When Evelyn was just eighteen, she received word of her family's murder in the form of a horrifying video. Fifteen years later, tracking down other psychopaths is the only thing that brings her some peace.<br />
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But now two local families have been wiped out. Though the chilling crime scenes suggest murder-suicides, Evelyn believes a serial killer is at work. So does Special Agent Marcus Moretti, whose easy charm and fiercely protective instincts are breaking down all her defenses. Evelyn needs to put aside her emotional attachment to find the madman stalking her city; but with each discovery, this case becomes more personal. She's starting to suspect the killer wants her; and he is edging closer with every step, ready to make Evelyn pay a devastating price...</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: RS<br />
<b>Series</b>: None<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I've been looking up and down for romantic suspense and Dead Don't Lie sounds right up my alley :) Available only in e-book I think. Lucky I'm now a convert LOL.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">September 02</span></i><br />
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<b>Haunted</b> by <b><i>Kay Hooper</i></b><br />
<i>published by Berkley</i><br />
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When Deacon James’s younger sister Melanie calls him, terrified, he goes to her aid in the small Georgia town of Sociable. What he finds is a scared young woman in the grip of what she insists is a paranormal nightmare—and murder. Two local men have been killed under mysterious circumstances. And Melanie is the prime suspect.<br />
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Trinity Nichols left a high-stress job for quiet, small-town life. But news of the murders has left her—and the town—on edge, especially when there is nothing remotely ordinary about how the men died. And her investigation is yielding more than she bargained for, including a group of strangers who have descended on Sociable, some with abilities Trinity finds hard to believe, and agendas she refuses to trust. For some reason, they know a lot more than they should about what’s happening in town. And what’s happening is growing stranger by the minute.<br />
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Now Trinity, Deacon, and this odd band of FBI agents must work together to solve a series of disturbances so incredible that Trinity, and the town of Sociable, will be changed forever. She just isn’t certain who—or what—will be left standing when it’s all over.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Mystery/Thriller<br />
<b>Series</b>: Bishop/FBI SCU, Book #15<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Yes, yes, yes!! <b>Haunted</b> is the book that will make my September :) I love Ms Hooper's writing and this series. This one sounds like a good one :) I wonder which agents will be present... Can't wait for my pre-order copy to arrive! This also conclude the current trilogy... I sure hope Ms Hooper will continue!</span><br />
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<b>Shifting Shadows </b>by <b><i>Patricia Briggs</i></b><br />
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Mercy Thompson’s world just got a whole lot bigger…<br />
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A collection of all-new and previously published short stories featuring Mercy Thompson and the characters she calls friends…<br />
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Includes the new stories…<br />
“Silver”<br />
“Roses in Winter”<br />
“Redemption”<br />
“Hollow”<br />
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…and reader favorites<br />
“Fairy Gifts”<br />
“Gray”<br />
“Alpha and Omega”<br />
“Seeing Eye”<br />
“The Star of David”<br />
“In Red, with Pearls”</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Urban Fantasy<br />
<b>Series</b>: Mercy Thompson, Book #8.5<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I know I haven't read all the novellas out there that belong to the<i> Mercy Thompson series</i> so I'm looking forward to this one. It'll have to tide me over until the next full length novel comes out. :P<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I like these compilation book because it completes a series very well :) Four new novella is pretty good and like Ames, I haven't read all the others.</span><br />
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<b>Wickedly Dangerous</b> by <b><i>Deborah Blake</i></b><br />
<i>published by Berkley</i><br />
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Known as the wicked witch of Russian fairy tales, Baba Yaga is not one woman, but rather a title carried by a chosen few. They keep the balance of nature and guard the borders of our world, but don’t make the mistake of crossing one of them…<br />
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Older than she looks and powerful beyond measure, Barbara Yager no longer has much in common with the mortal life she left behind long ago. Posing as an herbalist and researcher, she travels the country with her faithful (mostly) dragon-turned-dog in an enchanted Airstream, fulfilling her duties as a Baba Yaga and avoiding any possibility of human attachment.<br />
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But when she is summoned to find a missing child, Barbara suddenly finds herself caught up in a web of deceit and an unexpected attraction to the charming but frustrating Sheriff Liam McClellan.<br />
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Now, as Barbara fights both human enemies and Otherworld creatures to save the lives of three innocent children, she discovers that her most difficult battle may be with her own heart…</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Paranormal romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Baba Yaga, Book #1<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Initially, I wasn't too sure about <b>Wickedly Dangerous</b>. I like witches and the spin on Russian fairy tales was intriguing... After reading the prequel novella, <b>Wickedly Magical</b>, I was convinced :) I really enjoyed it and as such, my expectations for <b>Wickedly Dangerous</b> are now quite high :)</span><br />
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<b>Night's Honor</b> by <b><i>Nalini Singh</i></b><br />
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On the run from her former employer, Tess knows that she’s vulnerable on her own amongst the Elder Races. That’s why she decides to audition to become the human attendant of a powerful Vampyre of the Nightkind demesne. But while her position affords her the safety she seeks, her protector turns out to be more than she bargained for.<br />
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The right-hand man of the Nightkind King, Xavier del Torro is both terrifying and alluring. While his true nature frightens Tess, she can’t ignore the appeal of his innate sense of integrity and self-restraint. Thrown into Xavier’s world, Tess must quickly learn to navigate the dangers—both to her life and to her heart. But the biggest threat comes from her own past…</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Paranormal romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: The Elder Races, Book #7<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I re-read<b> <a href="http://bookishames.blogspot.ca/2011/11/review-dragon-bound-by-thea-harrison.html">Dragon Bound</a></b><a href="http://bookishames.blogspot.ca/2011/11/review-dragon-bound-by-thea-harrison.html"> </a>not too long ago so I should really continue on with this series. LOL But I'm taking my sweet time. I'm still buying this one though, gotta keep up for that day when I glom this whole series. It'll happen!<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Hmmmm. I read this series on and off and right now, not sure I will pick up <b>Night's Honor</b>. I haven't read the Vampyre books of the series and seriously, that cover... I keep thinking the title is Night's Terror ^_^;<br />
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<b>The Winter Long</b> by <b><i>Seanan McGuire</i></b><br />
<i>published by Penguin (DAW)</i><br />
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Toby thought she understood her own past; she thought she knew the score.<br />
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She was wrong.<br />
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It's time to learn the truth.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Urban Fantasy<br />
<b>Series</b>: October Daye, Book #8<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> It seems like authors have given each other's the word to tie up some loose ends :) That's what Ms McGuire is doing with <b>The Winter Long</b>, hence the very cryptic blurb. I'm curious to know what is the truth, so I'll definitively be picking this one up :)<br />
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<b>House Immortal </b>by <b><i>Devon Monk</i></b><br />
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One hundred years ago, eleven powerful ruling Houses consolidated all of the world’s resources and authority into their own grasping hands. Only one power wasn’t placed under the command of a single House: the control over the immortal galvanized...<br />
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Matilda Case isn’t like most folk. In fact, she’s unique in the world, the crowning achievement of her father’s experiments, a girl pieced together from bits. Or so she believes, until Abraham Seventh shows up at her door, stitched with life thread just like her and insisting that enemies are coming to kill them all.<br />
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Tilly is one of thirteen incredible creations known as the galvanized, stitched together beings immortal and unfathomably strong. For a century, each House has fought for control over the galvanized. Now the Houses are also tangled in a deadly struggle for dominion over death—and Tilly and her kind hold the key to unlocking eternity.<br />
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The secrets that Tilly must fight to protect are hidden within the very seams of her being. And to get the secrets, her enemies are willing to tear her apart piece by piece…</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Fantasy<br />
<b>Series</b>: House Immortal, Book #1<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I've always wanted to read Ms Monk`s books, but for some reasons, I get a block with her <i>Allie Beckstrom series</i>. So <b>House Immortal</b> is my chance :) It sounds interesting, so we'll see how it goes...<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">September 08</span></i><br />
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<b>Melt for Him</b> by<b><i> Lauren Blakely</i></b><br />
<i>published by Entangled Publishing (Brazen)</i><br />
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He knows exactly how to make her burn…<br />
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Fire captain and bar owner Becker Thomas usually spends his nights alone, trying to escape painful memories from his past. When he meets a sexy, free-spirited brunette outside his bar, he knows he’s found the perfect way to forget for one night. But when he later discovers the woman he’s itching for another night with is his best friend’s sister, everything comes to a halt.<br />
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Just out of a toxic relationship, Megan Jansen is only in Hidden Oaks to visit her brother, photograph the firemen’s calendar, and then slip off to another adventure. The brooding man who gave her the best sex ever is an unexpected surprise. The problem is, he’s her brother’s friend and a fellow fireman, and Megan’s rule is no firemen. She knows she’s going to get burned …but keeping their hands off each other is easier said than done.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Fighting Fire, Book #2<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> Firefighter - check. Best friend's sibling - check. And I've read and enjoyed <b><i>Lauren Blakely </i></b>before. This one sounds right up my alley.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>September 09</i></span><br />
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<b>Rock Addiction </b>by <b><i>Nalini Singh</i></b><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrXNVsjy1utf8i-18PaMv_tS03yNF2ENWcxpaojEW3fOtFwbvMCDWuRhWPvLStD1qxc4B92QHhpME6DaqrT-WZMQ_UdU7qmM2atL7NnS_IzPQUkLUe43nT-hOIaMuf58_3D3dJitCx6-Y/s1600/rock+addiction.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrXNVsjy1utf8i-18PaMv_tS03yNF2ENWcxpaojEW3fOtFwbvMCDWuRhWPvLStD1qxc4B92QHhpME6DaqrT-WZMQ_UdU7qmM2atL7NnS_IzPQUkLUe43nT-hOIaMuf58_3D3dJitCx6-Y/s1600/rock+addiction.jpg" height="200" width="133" /></a><i>self-published</i><br />
<blockquote>
A bad boy wrapped in a sexy, muscled, grown-up package might be worth a little risk… <br />
<br />
Molly Webster has always followed the rules. After an ugly scandal tore apart her childhood and made her the focus of the media’s harsh spotlight, she vowed to live an ordinary life. No fame. No impropriety. No pain. Then she meets Zachary Fox, a tattooed bad boy rocker with a voice like whiskey and sin, and a touch that could become an addiction. <br />
<br />
A one-night stand with the hottest rock star on the planet, that’s all it was meant to be… <br />
<br />
Fox promises scorching heat and dangerous pleasure, coaxing Molly to extend their one-night stand into a one-month fling. After that, he’ll be gone forever, his life never again intersecting with her own. Sex and sin and sensual indulgence, all with an expiration date. No ties, no regrets. Too late, Molly realizes it isn’t only her body that’s become addicted to Fox, but her heart…</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Rock Kiss, Book #1<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I loooove Nalini's writing (she pulled me out of an epic slump in July) and she does not disappoint with her latest contemporary romance. I've already read it and I highly recommend it.<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> It's <b><i>Nalini Singh</i></b>. That's enough for me to pick up <b>Rock Addiction</b> :)<br />
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<b>Make it Right </b>by <b><i>Megan Erickson</i></b><br />
<i>published by Harpercollins Publisher (William Morrow)</i><br />
<blockquote>
Max Payton lives by two rules:<br />
Size and strength win any fight, and never show weakness.<br />
<br />
When a rash of assaults sends Bowler University for a tail spin, Max volunteers to help teach a self-defense class. One of the other instructors is the beautiful pixie-faced girl he keeps butting heads with…and who challenges everything he thought he knew. <br />
<br />
Lea Travers avoids guys like Max - cocky jocks who assume she's fragile because of a disability caused by a childhood accident. She likes to be in control, and something about being with Max makes her feel anything but. But during the moments he lets his guard down, Lea sees a soul as broken inside as she is outside. Trusting him is a whole other problem...<br />
<br />
When the assaults ramp up and hit close to home, Lea and Max must learn, before it’s too late, that true strength can come from vulnerability…and giving in to trust is sometimes the only way to make things right.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: New Adult, Contemporary<br />
<b>Series</b>: Bowler University, Book #2<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> Wena and I just reviewed book 1 and we both gave it a B. Max and Lea were both introduced in book 1. Max comes off as a bit of a jerk so I'm interested to see how the author turns his character around.<br />
</span><br />
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<b>Festive in Death</b> by <b><i>J.D. Robb</i></b><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZcLvfj_U2nS5IXwDXtpY2cWWR91vxUQZQial56v0VCmWoIx9eMZKl0hDH1k_CXd7Npaeh6qo8u2rSUKn51Xww2SoXhhkiQ75Z4RrqE5x9l-8mKoNuyJGqWk4cUDPJimxPQ0ih62uYeHQ/s1600/festive+in+death.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZcLvfj_U2nS5IXwDXtpY2cWWR91vxUQZQial56v0VCmWoIx9eMZKl0hDH1k_CXd7Npaeh6qo8u2rSUKn51Xww2SoXhhkiQ75Z4RrqE5x9l-8mKoNuyJGqWk4cUDPJimxPQ0ih62uYeHQ/s1600/festive+in+death.jpg" height="200" width="131" /></a><i>published by Putnam</i><br />
<blockquote>
Personal trainer Trey Ziegler was in peak physical condition. If you didn’t count the kitchen knife in his well-toned chest.<br />
<br />
Lieutenant Eve Dallas soon discovers a lineup of women who’d been loved and left by the narcissistic gym rat. While Dallas sorts through the list of Ziegler’s enemies, she’s also dealing with her Christmas shopping list—plus the guest list for her and her billionaire husband’s upcoming holiday bash.<br />
<br />
Feeling less than festive, Dallas tries to put aside her distaste for the victim and solve the mystery of his death. There are just a few investigating days left before Christmas, and as New Year’s 2061 approaches, this homicide cop is resolved to stop a cold-blooded killer.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: RS, Mystery/Thriller<br />
<b>Series</b>: In Death, Book #39<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Yep, I'm still reading this series... and it's Christmas! LOL. This one sounds fun and Ms Robb is definitively a comfort author :)</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">September 16</span></i><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha2eyM8YFpr3-gZ04NO-gvW31xCzF858oialaha-CA4usd5875I2PYAOR4IelpWyszBwqbQ1hop-aWk_LBHQgv_zgR2bRyjbnbbl8qCCNDIYGoT2X-9vdDlvshn_LVKNmA25qw2Z5FpHM/s1600/ill+give+you+the+sun.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha2eyM8YFpr3-gZ04NO-gvW31xCzF858oialaha-CA4usd5875I2PYAOR4IelpWyszBwqbQ1hop-aWk_LBHQgv_zgR2bRyjbnbbl8qCCNDIYGoT2X-9vdDlvshn_LVKNmA25qw2Z5FpHM/s1600/ill+give+you+the+sun.jpg" height="200" width="131" /></a><b>I'll Give You the Sun</b> by <b><i>Jandy Nelson</i></b><br />
<i>published by Random House Publishing (Dial Books)</i><br />
<blockquote>
Jude and her brother, Noah, are incredibly close twins. At thirteen, isolated Noah draws constantly and is falling in love with the charismatic boy next door, while daredevil Jude surfs and cliff-dives and wears red-red lipstick and does the talking for both of them. But three years later, Jude and Noah are barely speaking. Something has happened to wreck the twins in different and divisive ways... until Jude meets a cocky, broken, beautiful boy, as well as an unpredictable new mentor. The early years are Noah's story to tell. The later years are Jude's. What the twins don't realize is that they each have only half the story, and if they could just find their way back to one another, they’d have a chance to remake their world.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Young Adult, Contemporary<br />
<b>Series</b>: none<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I read and enjoyed Jandy's debut book, <b>The Sky is Everywhere</b>. I've always kept an eye out for her next book and I'm so glad to say it's finally arrived.<br />
<br />
</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Gotta say, the blurb sounds intriguing :)<br />
</span><br />
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<b>Truth or Dare</b> by <b><i>Mira Lyn Kelly</i></b><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSe6Z2R_jTp3vZuHLeeImQ1LJyPQU31sfKkb0XjGb2PH0lGEZUTwwlZ_L_u0786piUreZnLF7vJl0ayG4njZ0YAQc-aBplCFiaUb13NJktDHDSQvIMi9NLuTbiEcqzUAjffCRUzd9rX0/s1600/truth+or+dare.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSe6Z2R_jTp3vZuHLeeImQ1LJyPQU31sfKkb0XjGb2PH0lGEZUTwwlZ_L_u0786piUreZnLF7vJl0ayG4njZ0YAQc-aBplCFiaUb13NJktDHDSQvIMi9NLuTbiEcqzUAjffCRUzd9rX0/s1600/truth+or+dare.jpg" height="200" width="150" /></a><i>published by Random House Publishing (LoveSwept)</i><br />
<blockquote>
After her one attempt at commitment ends with the discovery that her fiancé already has a wife and kid, Maggie Lawson vows that the only people she’ll love ’til death do they part will be her friends. Unfortunately that means Maggie letting her bestie rope her into a year-long dating dare: score a new date each month or pay a penalty. Seems doable—until Maggie’s date stands her up, leaving only one option: the sexy stud who just moved in upstairs. The problem? He and Maggie can’t stop fighting—and that’s just the beginning.<br />
<br />
His name is Tyler Daniels and the last thing he needs is his neighbor distracting him with her girl-next-door smile and sharp tongue. Tyler’s in Chicago for one reason: to woo back his selfish ex in order to reclaim the child he once thought was his—and that means keeping Maggie out of his bed. A tall order, since Maggie has become a bigger temptation than he ever expected to face. But before they can even consider leaving the past behind, Maggie and Tyler must accept a brand-new dare: real, forever love.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Dare to Love, Book #1<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> Ok, the set up for this one sounds a bit crazy, but I've read Mira Lyn before and I have faith that she can pull it off.</span><br />
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<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-nmKHlzVN_2cxm35NrzArX_tVM7j_vKsX3Ztk-2zHnZOpaqADnJ4FY3wdbfmHCFQfx-9N01_3IdABapzRaQKtP4gvkF6Ie3OLfzxKDk7APCZkwRhkjflJAxsIuBObE4m4GzqpLFtcG08/s1600/scandal+and+the+duchess.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-nmKHlzVN_2cxm35NrzArX_tVM7j_vKsX3Ztk-2zHnZOpaqADnJ4FY3wdbfmHCFQfx-9N01_3IdABapzRaQKtP4gvkF6Ie3OLfzxKDk7APCZkwRhkjflJAxsIuBObE4m4GzqpLFtcG08/s1600/scandal+and+the+duchess.jpg" height="200" width="123" /></a><b>Scandal and the Duchess</b> by <b><i>Jennifer Ashley</i></b><br />
<i>published by Penguin (InterMix)</i><br />
<blockquote>
Scandal follows Rose Barclay, young widow of the Duke of Southdown, wherever she goes. It's never her fault--honor bright--but newspapers love to write about the young woman from Scotland, and the much older duke she married, who died on their honeymoon. The duke left her with a large widow's portion, now contested by his son, who kicks Rose out of the estate's dower house and uses it to kennel his dogs.<br />
<br />
Rose does *not* need to be found with a large, handsome Scot passed out at her feet, fueling gossips and giving her brother-in-law more ammunition. The Scot is Steven McBride - a decorated soldier who is notorious for heavy gambling and womanizing during his leave time. Steven is happy to open his eyes and find the beautiful woman standing over him, and happy to help spirit her away. He comes up with a ruse to foil the journalists, but Rose will have to go along with his very scandalous proposal.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Historical romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Highland Pleasures, Book #6.5<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> It's <b><i>Jennifer Ashley</i></b>. Her historicals are auto-buys for me. :P<br />
</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">September 22</span></i><br />
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<b>Snow Falling on Bluegrass</b> by <b><i>Molly Harper</i></b><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiz_5uJT-6Zwk5whNrZvw_3pQvGIe1cH_es3f0UkfFFV0VHcHF9FVmoaKHQ2uFqR1hvhzXWB5V6bTMvGGLxFhluexCQLK9fO1sND3v1N42auQ48iczKEgy72Ey02USAdjblSv4BxOidrU/s1600/snow+falling+on+bluegrass.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiz_5uJT-6Zwk5whNrZvw_3pQvGIe1cH_es3f0UkfFFV0VHcHF9FVmoaKHQ2uFqR1hvhzXWB5V6bTMvGGLxFhluexCQLK9fO1sND3v1N42auQ48iczKEgy72Ey02USAdjblSv4BxOidrU/s1600/snow+falling+on+bluegrass.jpg" height="200" width="128" /></a><i>published by Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star)</i><br />
<blockquote>
Kentucky Tourism Commission employee and executive assistant extraordinaire Kelsey is known around the office for having everything under control. So it’s not surprising that she and her boss, Sadie, have everything planned to the second for the office winter retreat. But there are things even Kelsey can’t micromanage.<br />
<br />
An unprecedented snowstorm smothers half of Kentucky and knocks out the power, closes the roads, and generally shuts down the state. Luckily, the lodge has working fireplaces and enough food to keep the staff from turning on each other like something out of The Shining. Kelsey wouldn’t mind being stuck inside if it wasn’t for the tension with her not-so-secret crush, Charlie, the office’s statistician. But handsome Ranger Luke, the lodge’s only employee on hand, is there to take Kelsey’s mind off her discomfort.<br />
<br />
Even though this weekend is supposed to be a planning session for KTC, Kelsey can’t help her mind from wandering and finds herself conflicted over Luke and Charlie. Someone’s love will keep her warm, but whose will it be?</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Bluegrass, Book #3<br />
<br />
<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> The cover of this book reminds me that winter is coming. NOOOOO it's too soon!! LOL Believe me, when it gets to -50 (C <b>AND</b> F) I need no reminders what's around the corner. Seriously, end of September and things get cold here. Anyway, I think this sounds cute and I honestly don't mind love triangles. Plus Molly is a good solid writer.<br />
<br />
</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Ugh Ames, you had to remind me of winter... Hopefully, it won't be a bad one this year! But we probably just jinxed ourselves LOL.<br />
<br />
I've read the first book in this series. I like Ms Harper, so I'm probably going to pick up this one :)<br />
</span><br />
<br />
<i><span style="font-size: large;">September 23</span></i><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqp7Rk9DQwFQHxr696OmMolIQYIJt9Hz8ZDEwUHIdcS84zVdZQqropuE8m_gV3dwoUnL9RT2SjtsuaRaj4FJQFPsBY80xDzcKy8n9GQidn25RrnnVp8-ndO06NjCVFsSF4KFCQ7AGSRM8/s1600/deacon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqp7Rk9DQwFQHxr696OmMolIQYIJt9Hz8ZDEwUHIdcS84zVdZQqropuE8m_gV3dwoUnL9RT2SjtsuaRaj4FJQFPsBY80xDzcKy8n9GQidn25RrnnVp8-ndO06NjCVFsSF4KFCQ7AGSRM8/s1600/deacon.jpg" height="200" width="133" /></a><b>Deacon</b> by<b><i> Kristen Ashley</i></b><br />
<i>self-published</i><br />
<blockquote>
Deacon has an ugly history, a history that broke him, leaving him a ghost of a man. Out of necessity, he left the normal world to descend into the criminal world and found he fit. So he stayed. Cold as ice and living off the grid, Deacon has no intention to connect, not with anyone.<br />
<br />
Then he returns to some remote cabins in the Colorado Mountains and finds they have new owners. One of them is Cassidy Swallow, a young woman willing to work hard to live her quiet dream in a house by a river surrounded by aspen and pine.<br />
<br />
Suddenly, Deacon finds he’s at war. Cassidy’s pull for him to connect is strong. He fights it, but he loses, always coming back for more. But when he does, he gives her nothing.<br />
<br />
From the first time she sees him, Cassidy knows Deacon is dead inside. She knows he’s the kind of man who could destroy a woman. But one night when Deacon’s control slips, Cassidy takes a chance.<br />
<br />
He might break her. He also might be her dream come true.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Unfinished Hero, Book #4<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> Ok, I admit I haven't read KA as much recently but I still look forward to whatever she writes. This series isn't my favourite, the hero of book 1 is a freaking pimp. But still...It's KA.<br />
</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">September 30</span></i><br />
<br />
<b>Fever Pitch</b> by <b><i>Heidi Cullinan</i></b><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioSlwb_nM5F7TZUKRk_uY69gO3feOKQv0pVTMJVy_uJ5NgH1YMq1maq0jFr1twbCtqS3CZ2fzoXn9gYYnDJR9BGkWmBxNRRYVYR8PoL6iU4m91LIuGiX5q7mmq4DobkXzWWyuWFhYe1YA/s1600/fever+pitch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioSlwb_nM5F7TZUKRk_uY69gO3feOKQv0pVTMJVy_uJ5NgH1YMq1maq0jFr1twbCtqS3CZ2fzoXn9gYYnDJR9BGkWmBxNRRYVYR8PoL6iU4m91LIuGiX5q7mmq4DobkXzWWyuWFhYe1YA/s1600/fever+pitch.jpg" height="200" width="133" /></a><i>published by Samhain Publishing</i><br />
<blockquote>
Sometimes you have to play love by ear.<br />
<br />
Aaron Seavers is a pathetic mess, and he knows it. He lives in terror of incurring his father’s wrath and disappointing his mother, and he can’t stop dithering about where to go to college—with fall term only weeks away. Ditched by a friend at a miserable summer farewell party, all he can do is get drunk in the laundry room and regret he was ever born. Until a geeky-cute classmate lifts his spirits, leaving him confident of two things: his sexual orientation, and where he’s headed to school. Giles Mulder can’t wait to get the hell out of Oak Grove, Minnesota, and off to college, where he plans to play his violin and figure out what he wants to be when he grows up. But when Aaron appears on campus, memories of hometown hazing threaten what he’d hoped would be his haven. As the semester wears on, their attraction crescendos from double-cautious to a rich, swelling chord. But if more than one set of controlling parents have their way, the music of their love could come to a shattering end. </blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: m/m, Contemporary<br />
<b>Series</b>: Love Lessons, Book #2<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I loooooved<b> Love Lessons</b> when I read it and can't wait to read more in the series. I hope it knocks my socks off. :P<br />
<br />
</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Like Ames, I enjoyed<b> Love Lessons </b>and hopefully, this one will be as good and cute :) Love the cover by the way.<br />
</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTAc1EFn9IrK59Hq0aAEkI6RjXS0kxSsworX1vh2-SAou6MvVdlsExqeThb_6rJdPN8NdosmisY6Dar_MiFQHspf7yEBRQLdfkzeatZzxVUsMUUffl3Th8TYiO7XqeRIp5rLmHoi-KqrU/s1600/as+long+as+you+love+me.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTAc1EFn9IrK59Hq0aAEkI6RjXS0kxSsworX1vh2-SAou6MvVdlsExqeThb_6rJdPN8NdosmisY6Dar_MiFQHspf7yEBRQLdfkzeatZzxVUsMUUffl3Th8TYiO7XqeRIp5rLmHoi-KqrU/s1600/as+long+as+you+love+me.jpg" height="200" width="130" /></a><b>As Long As You Love Me </b>by <b><i>Ann Aguirre</i></b><br />
<i>published by Harlequin (HQN Books)</i><br />
<blockquote>
Most people dream about getting out of Sharon, Nebraska, but after three years away, Lauren Barrett is coming home. She has her reasons—missing her family, losing her college scholarship. But then there's the reason Lauren can't admit to anyone: Rob Conrad, her best friend's older brother.<br />
<br />
Football prowess and jaw-dropping good looks made Rob a star in high school. Out in the real world, his job and his relationships are going nowhere. He's the guy who women love and leave, not the one who makes them think of forever—until Lauren comes back to town, bringing old feelings and new dreams with her.<br />
<br />
Because the only thing more important than figuring out where you truly belong is finding the person you were meant to be with.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: New Adult, Contemporary<br />
<b>Series</b>: 2B, Book #2<br />
<br />
<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I just finished reading book 1 in this series and I loved it! I am so happy to be reading Lauren's story so soon. Yay!</span><br />
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<b>Going Gone</b> by <b><i>Sharon Sala</i></b><br />
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The final storm of the season could be her last.<br />
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After barely escaping death when her plane crashed deep in the Rocky Mountains during tornado season, Laura Doyle is left with a lingering fear for her life. Her lover, FBI agent Cameron Winger, reassures her that he found her then and always will. But Laura is right to be afraid, because when their engagement is announced it signals to a madman that it's time for his killing spree to begin again.<br />
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Twice thwarted by Cameron and his partners, the Stormchaser pairs random acts of God with deliberate acts of evil. His final act of vengeance will finish his twisted vendetta by taking from Cameron the thing he loves most: Laura.<br />
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As law enforcement struggles to connect the gruesome murders he's committed to mask his return, the Stormchaser draws closer to his true target. But Cameron and Laura don't realize they're in the eye of the storm—and this time, being unprepared for the onslaught could spell disaster.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: RS<br />
<b>Series</b>: Forces of Nature, Book #3<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I'm a fan of Ms Sala, so I'll probably pick up this book even though I'm not up-to-date in the series.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FRvxGrX-SYN0J-tChN3CYj4TDPU0OiXJ8H777JVXKZAL1F56Rr1mMWvC09TPPg3h20cYUq9N7xiotcT7lKJLN5R0JtuDxLGJGOPvRAdlfx8LI9EBbZLGMmceJRaV69U5kf99qIxv8Mk/s1600/in+your+dreams.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FRvxGrX-SYN0J-tChN3CYj4TDPU0OiXJ8H777JVXKZAL1F56Rr1mMWvC09TPPg3h20cYUq9N7xiotcT7lKJLN5R0JtuDxLGJGOPvRAdlfx8LI9EBbZLGMmceJRaV69U5kf99qIxv8Mk/s1600/in+your+dreams.jpg" height="200" width="126" /></a><b>In Your Dreams</b> by <b><i>Kristan Higgins</i></b><br />
<i>published by Harlequin (HQN Books)</i><br />
<blockquote>
Emmaline Neal needs a date. Just a date—someone to help her get through her ex-fiancé's wedding without losing her mind. But pickings are slim in Manningsport, New York, population 715. In fact, there's really only one option: local heartthrob Jack Holland. Everyone loves Jack, and he won't get the wrong idea…. After all, Jack Holland would never actually be interested in a woman like Em. Especially not with his beautiful ex-wife creeping around, angling to reunite ever since he rescued a group of teens and became a local hero. <br />
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But when the wedding festivities take an unexpectedly passionate turn, Em figures it was just one crazy night. Jack is too gorgeous, too popular, to ever end up with her. So why is she the one he can talk to about his deep, dark feelings? If Em is going to get her dream man, she'll have to start by believing in him…</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Blue Heron, Book #4<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I don't think I've read any books in this series but this blurb...it intrigues me. I'm a sucker for punishment but I like when exes are in the picture to stir some shit up. Only in fiction. I do not have time for that kind of drama in real life. LOL<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Ames, reviews and opinions for the <i>Blue Heron series </i>have been all over the place, so it's hard to get an accurate feel... I know I enjoyed the last book, <b>Waiting on You</b>, and that's why I'm going to give <b>In Your Dreams </b>a try.<br />
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<b>He's so Fine </b>by <b><i>Jill Shalvis</i></b><br />
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For Olivia Bentley, Lucky Harbor is more than the town where she runs her new vintage shop. It's the place where folks are friendly to strangers-and nobody knows her real name. Olivia does a good job of keeping her past buried, not getting too cozy with anyone... until she sees a man drowning. Suddenly she's rushing into the surf, getting up close and personal with the hottest guy she's ever laid hands on.<br />
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Charter boat captain Cole Donovan has no problem with a gorgeous woman throwing her arms around his neck in an effort to "save" him. In fact, he'd like to spend a lot more time skin-to-skin with Olivia. He's just not expecting that real trouble is about to come her way. Will it bring her deeper into Cole's heart, or will it be the end of Olivia's days in little Lucky Harbor?</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Lucky Harbor, Book #11<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> Jill is an autobuy author for me. I should read her books already. Just kidding! I've read some. LOL<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> LOL. I like to pick up <i>Lucky Harbor </i>books when I don't know what to read, so He's so Fine is definitively on my list... especially since early reviews have been very favorable.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NKkYUxVPOXSSR5CKrSHUd3iDy4jI64bhOCIft06QJqWbGqHvdl2t1HJYPwQEJ9JIZYt0Q4JUFluXb48XIxajDEwTjEDb8XqK-EKrgsKijyVJErP72ORR7n7uQq34SpsWet5_20dUPN0/s1600/all+fired+up.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NKkYUxVPOXSSR5CKrSHUd3iDy4jI64bhOCIft06QJqWbGqHvdl2t1HJYPwQEJ9JIZYt0Q4JUFluXb48XIxajDEwTjEDb8XqK-EKrgsKijyVJErP72ORR7n7uQq34SpsWet5_20dUPN0/s1600/all+fired+up.jpg" height="200" width="123" /></a><b>All Fired Up</b> by <b><i>Kate Meader</i></b><br />
published by Grand Central Publishing (Forever)<br />
<blockquote>
Her sweetest mistake... <br />
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Cool as a Chicago winter, private events planner Cara DeLuca is a model of self-control... until she meets the one temptation she can't resist: Shane Doyle. The sexy, Irish pastry chef is too hot, too sure, too young, and after a crazy night in Vegas-her new husband. While at first Cara wants nothing more than a way out of her sham marriage to Shane, she soon finds that beneath his farm boy demeanor lies a man who can match her drive, both in and out of the bedroom. How can the wrong guy feel so deliciously right?<br />
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... Tastes so, so good<br />
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Shane has carefully structured his career and life around one goal: connecting with the family that doesn't know he exists. Marrying a woman with more issues than a magazine stand wasn't part of the plan, but melting Cara's icy exterior is so worth the detour. Now as the annulment date nears and long-buried secrets are revealed, Shane will have to fight for the one thing guaranteeing the perfect life he craves... the current Mrs. Shane Doyle.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Hot in the Kitchen, Book #2<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> It looks full of drama, but there's something that pulls me to this book. Probably the fact that the hero is a pastry chef LOL. On my radar, will see whether or not I get it...<br />
</span><br />
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<b>Hope Burns</b> by <b><i>Jaci Burton</i></b><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-x7no5eoY_z-DCFEc5fjbRAGXxwSZU9-CfB8OMx5eE7tKfRumcYBfxBiDqLxLt7jioW2hb1BJqto6HWTpb-q5fzrTxOQYZIPk6MAUw22kP7v2ZF_Ra-CWYblBLh7HY7XTECpdCZyc4y0/s1600/hope+burns.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-x7no5eoY_z-DCFEc5fjbRAGXxwSZU9-CfB8OMx5eE7tKfRumcYBfxBiDqLxLt7jioW2hb1BJqto6HWTpb-q5fzrTxOQYZIPk6MAUw22kP7v2ZF_Ra-CWYblBLh7HY7XTECpdCZyc4y0/s1600/hope+burns.jpg" height="200" width="123" /></a><i>published by Penguin (Jove)</i><br />
<blockquote>
Molly Burnett and Carter Richards share a painful past, one that sent Molly running out of town, vowing never to return. The only thing bringing her back is her sister’s wedding, and she doesn’t intend to stay long. But circumstances force her to remain in town, and within close distance of the one man who hurt her more than she’d ever been hurt before. Can the two of them face down the past and work together toward the possibility of love and happiness in Hope?</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Hope, Book #3<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I wasn't impressed with the first book in this series, <b><a href="http://natuschan.blogspot.ca/2014/01/review-hope-flames-by-jaci-burton.html">Hope Flames</a></b>, but I'm somewhat curious with Molly and Carter's story. Plus, with the <i>Lucky Harbor series </i>coming to an end, I need to find a new go-to-series.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEityXwadMiDLhE_4piBdNsRCjO2KNZP93W5cIxtrLhOcHXF0ISLaBBa7OWR9mccRS0pcx-X4edCsSjaa46qyVSVY0LdaOTsgPk9Q9BR_fXRz5caaucuerXYDgHyIGnNKyk-mLbXqGyPMNI/s1600/the+rosie+effect.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEityXwadMiDLhE_4piBdNsRCjO2KNZP93W5cIxtrLhOcHXF0ISLaBBa7OWR9mccRS0pcx-X4edCsSjaa46qyVSVY0LdaOTsgPk9Q9BR_fXRz5caaucuerXYDgHyIGnNKyk-mLbXqGyPMNI/s1600/the+rosie+effect.jpg" height="200" width="133" /></a><b>The Rosie Effect</b> by <b><i>Graeme Simsion</i></b><br />
<i>published by Harpercollins Publisher</i><br />
<blockquote>
The Wife Project is complete, and Don and Rosie are happily married and living in New York. But they’re about to face a new challenge.<br />
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Rosie is pregnant.<br />
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Don sets about learning the protocols of becoming a father, but his unusual research style gets him into trouble with the law. Fortunately his best friend Gene is on hand to offer advice: he’s left Claudia and moved in with Don and Rosie.<br />
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As Don tries to schedule time for pregnancy research, getting Gene and Claudia back together, servicing the industrial refrigeration unit that occupies half his apartment, helping Dave the Baseball Fan save his business and staying on the right side of Lydia the social worker, he almost misses the biggest problem of all: he might lose Rosie when she needs him most.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Fiction<br />
<b>Series</b>: Sequel to <b>The Rosie Project</b><br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I really enjoyed <b>The Rosie Project</b> and can't wait to catch up on Don and Rosie. Awwww. I may have to re-read RP to get ready for this one!<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> This was a really nice surprise to find out :) Can't wait to see Don dealing with Rosie's pregnancy :) Hopefully, another fun book ahead.<br />
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<b>Rock Courtship </b>by <b><i>Nalini Singh</i></b><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghUKhlBbm1AzSJkYL2X7v6BKvB1arQfPVVPFP1BhT1mHkcpCzoKSAo7sNf9bne_uq0mhLPXZ-HsFJd_mnjIConMZ9R1uzmQdu04Z9vd-Ycq7lSyUDRQy9XrGGZHWiBetp93CMM9Tb89HE/s1600/rock+courtship.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghUKhlBbm1AzSJkYL2X7v6BKvB1arQfPVVPFP1BhT1mHkcpCzoKSAo7sNf9bne_uq0mhLPXZ-HsFJd_mnjIConMZ9R1uzmQdu04Z9vd-Ycq7lSyUDRQy9XrGGZHWiBetp93CMM9Tb89HE/s1600/rock+courtship.jpg" height="200" width="125" /></a><i>self-published</i><br />
<blockquote>
What happens when the Gentleman of Rock decides to play dirty? <br />
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A drummer for the hottest rock band on the planet, David has a single, powerful weakness: Thea, the band’s publicist and the woman who steals his breath away with her every move. <br />
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Only problem is, Thea doesn’t date clients—or musicians. Emotionally scarred by a cheating ex, she’s not about to risk her heart with a man who has groupies buzzing around him like flies. Even if his sexy smile ties her up in knots. <br />
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What she doesn’t know is that David is a one-woman man...and he’s madly in love with her. David’s determined to prove he’s worth the risk, and willing to court her, step by exquisite step. Thea’s about to discover just how long and hard this handsome drummer can play.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Rock Kiss, Book #1.5<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> Eeeee! TWO Nalini books in one month!! And Thea and David are interesting characters.<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Obviously, if I enjoy <b>Rock Addiction</b>, I'll be picking <b>Rock Courtship</b>. Otherwise, I'll still be picking up <b>Rock Courtship</b> to give the series another go. See how the mind works here? LOL<br />
</span>nathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02626894830238717124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-83330047867542440622014-08-26T09:30:00.000-04:002014-08-26T09:30:02.704-04:00Buddy Review: Make It Count<i><span style="color: purple;">**Rowena and Ames are back together! I got over my dreaded epic slump (4 books read in July, wtf??) and was able to get us back on track for August. Thanks to Nath for covering for me in July. :P **</span></i><br />
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<b>Wena: </b><span style="color: blue;">Our August book of the month is Make it Count by Megan Erickson. It was Ames turn to pick a book and when she suggested this one, I was all about it.</span><br />
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<b>Make It Count</b> by <b><i>Megan Erickson</i></b><br />
<i>Published by William Morrow</i><br />
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Kat Caruso wishes her brain had a return policy, or at least a complaint hot-line. The defective organ is constantly distracted, terrible at statistics, and absolutely flooded with inappropriate thoughts about her boyfriend’s gorgeous best friend, Alec…who just so happens to be her brand new math tutor. Who knew nerd was so hot?<br />
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Kat usually goes through tutors like she does boyfriends—both always seem to bail when they realize how hopeless she is. It’s safer for her heart to keep everyone at arm’s reach. But Alec is always stepping just a little too close.<br />
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Alec Stone should not be fantasizing about Kat. She’s adorable, unbelievably witty, and completely off limits. He’d never stab his best friend in the back…<br />
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But when secrets are revealed, the lines of loyalty are blurred. To make it count, Alec must learn messy human emotions can’t be solved like a trigonometry function. And Kat has to trust Alec may be the first guy to want her for who she is, and not in spite of it.</blockquote>
<b>Genre:</b> New Adult<br />
<b>Series:</b> Bowler University #1<br />
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This book is about a boy and a girl, the boy is a nerd and the girl is the nerd's best friend. She needs a tutor and Nerd Boy becomes her tutor and a bond is formed, then feelings grow and BAM, they're in love with each other. This book caught all of the highs, the lows and most definitely all of the drama.<br />
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<b>Rowena:</b> <span style="color: blue;">You're not going to believe this but on my drive to San Francisco, I made Brenna (my 15 year old daughter) read this book out loud to me. It was like having my own real life audiobook. She didn't read for that long but she read long enough that I was curious enough to want to read on.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: blue;">I liked this book. It wasn't perfect but I did like it. I liked Alec. I liked Kat. I liked the secondary characters, even Max. Do you think Shanna and Cam will end up together or someone completely different?</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><br />
</span> <span style="color: blue;">What did you think?</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><br />
</span> <b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;">Lol! Did she talk with different voices for the dialog?</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: purple;">I agree. At the beginning some writing stuff popped out for me but as the book went on those issues smoothed out. But right from the get go I was into these characters. I liked Kat and loooved Alec. I had quite a few <i>lol</i> moments.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: purple;">As for Shanna and Cam, I'm going to say no. I want to know what happened between them but don't want to see them together. Let's switch things up and avoid the obvious sequel bait!</span><br />
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<b>Rowena:</b> <span style="color: blue;">Are you kidding me? She read in a monotone that if I had to sit and listen to for hours on end, I'd be bored to death. LOL. I had to pay close attention to the words she was saying because it was that, that kept me interested. She's a terrible audiobook reader because she kept stopping to laugh at whatever Kat and Alec were thinking. Crackhead.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: blue;">I was expecting to like both of the main characters so I wasn't surprised that I loved each of them off the bat but there were things about the both of them that made me want to smack some sense into them.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: blue;">With Kat, it was how quick she was to assume the worst in everyone. And at times, how dramatic she was about everything under the sun but through all of that, I still really liked her character. I liked how she never once hid the truth about her crush on Alec from herself. Lie to everyone if you have to but I don't like when characters lie to themselves. The same with Alec. I liked that he was upfront about his feelings from the beginning. And his guilt? Yeah, I liked it but the thing that bothered me about him was how mad he got at Max about, well, you know what. I felt like, be angry at Max but keep in mind that you aren't exactly an angel either.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><br />
</span> <span style="color: blue;">You don't think Shanna and Cam are going to get together? Oh man. I want them to. I want to see Shanna tame Cam's wild self.</span><br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;">Ok, as much as Kat annoyed me, I did feel for her. But at the same time, I was wondering how she could be so clueless. When I was in high school we learned about learning disabilities and even in university, people could volunteer to take notes for students that couldn't do it themselves (and yes I did this). However, despite how I grew up, I get that she would be defensive about being seen as dumb (since she thought she was and everyone but Alec treated her that way). And Alec. I liked his cluelessness. That's such a guy thing. I really liked Alec. And you know what else I liked? That dancing scene. That was HOT!!</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: purple;">I hate to say it but I predicted that ish between Max and whats her name (dont want to give it away). I saw that one coming a mile away. LOL But I still want to read Max's book! He wasn't a total douche canoe.</span><br />
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<b>Rowena:<span style="color: blue;"> </span></b><span style="color: blue;">I hear you. I didn't like the way the whole thing with Max ended in this book. I wish that it had happened differently. Like, I wish that Max didn't end up taking the brunt of the blame for everything. I wished that they could have fought about it (the boys) and then they could have eventually fixed their differences. I didn't like that Max had to be that guy in order for Alec and Kat to be together. I wasn't a fan of that.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: blue;">I liked that dance too even though I was like, "What are you doing Alec? Max is YOUR BEST FRIEND!" the whole time. Because no matter how much of a dick Max was to Kat, they were still in the wrong for that dance. Just ask Cam. :)</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><br />
</span> <span style="color: blue;">Do you know if this is going to be an ongoing series or like a trilogy or something like that?</span><br />
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<b>Ames:<span style="color: purple;"> </span></b><span style="color: purple;">I think I saw a couple more books on Goodreads but I didn't want to peek ahead. Lol</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"><br />
</span> <span style="color: purple;">That was part of why I liked the dancing scene. It was so taboo. And Max kept throwing these two together, and he admitted to doing it on purpose.</span><br />
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<b>Rowena:</b> <span style="color: blue;">After I finished this book, I peeked ahead and I'm not mad that I did. LOL. I figured I knew who was getting a book and who was going to end up together and I'm glad for the next book. I'm looking forward to reading it.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><br />
</span> <span style="color: blue;">So what are your final thoughts on the book? Are you glad you read it? Best book you've read all year? </span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: blue;">For me, this book was good but it wasn't the best book that I read. I mean, I liked it but I didn't LOVE it and want to have its babies. There were some issues that I had with it but overall, I had a good reading experience and will definitely be reading more from this author and this series. My favorite part of this book was Alec. I loved how open and honest he was, even when he was being a butthead. It was a good book and I'd give it a <b>3.5 out of 5</b>.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: blue;">You?</span><br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;">I agree with you. It was very enjoyable and I will definitely read more from this author. I am going to give this one a<b> B (3.75)</b>. I liked Kat's sense of humor. She said a few things that cracked me up and overall I enjoyed this romance. :)</span>~ames~http://www.blogger.com/profile/17683205224039402987noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-30521771059513547442014-08-15T07:51:00.000-04:002014-08-15T07:51:32.724-04:00Buddy Review: Since You've Been Gone by Morgan MatsonSurprise! Actually, double surprise as 1) we haven't forgotten this buddy review and 2) it's me buddy reviewing with Rowena and not Ames. Poor Ames, she got the reading blues back in July... Lucky for us all, I had read <b>Since You've Been Gone</b> and was only too happy to step in! <br />
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<b>Since You've Been Gone</b> by<b><i> Morgan Matson</i></b><br />
<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">published by Simon & Schuster in May 2014</span></i><br />
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It was Sloane who yanked Emily out of her shell and made life 100% interesting. But right before what should have been the most epic summer, Sloane just...disappears. All she leaves behind is a to-do list.<br />
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On it, thirteen Sloane-inspired tasks that Emily would normally never try. But what if they could bring her best friend back?<br />
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<i>Apple picking at night?</i><br />
Okay, easy enough.<br />
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<i>Dance until dawn?</i><br />
Sure. Why not?<br />
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<i>Kiss a stranger?</i><br />
Um...<br />
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Emily now has this unexpected summer, and the help of Frank Porter (totally unexpected), to check things off Sloane's list. Who knows what she'll find?
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<i>Go skinny-dipping?</i><br />
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<b>Genre</b>: Young Adult, Contemporary<br />
<b>Series</b>: None<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Nath</span>: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3333ff;"> <b>Since You've Been Gone</b>... I really loved <b><a href="http://natuschan.blogspot.ca/2010/07/review-amy-and-rogers-epic-detour-by.html">Amy & Roger's Epic Detour</a></b>. That book made me fall in love with Ms Matson's writing. Consequently, I expect to be blown away with every new release. While <b><a href="http://breezingthroughbooks.blogspot.ca/2012/06/review-second-chance-summer-by-morgan.html">Second Chance Summer</a></b> wasn't perfect, there was something to the story, to the writing. It was just so poignant. Unfortunately, with <b>Since You've Been Gone</b>, I feel Ms Matson missed the mark. It wasn't bad per se, but I have to say I struggled a lot with the heroine, Emily, and I guess that affected my overall enjoyment of the book.<br />
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</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rowena</span>: <span style="color: #38761d;"> Aww man, I'm sad to hear that you didn't like this one as much as I did because I did...like this one, a lot. I thought it was cute and I'm not at all ashamed to say that I grinned like a crazy person throughout the entire thing. Her whole romance with Frank and seeing Emily come into her own? I really enjoyed it. This is my second favorite book by Matson, the first being <b>Amy & Roger's Epic Detour</b>. I thought Emily was hard to connect with at first and I wanted to smack her upside her head for relying so much on Sloane to have a life but you see her growth over the course of the book and her journey to having her own life was enjoyable for me.<br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Nath</span>: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3333ff;"> Oh I agree, certain parts of the book were great and I did smile. I liked Frank and their entourage and I liked the idea of Emily completing a list of 10 random things. What didn't work for me was Emily. It's exactly as you said... I wanted to smack her for relying so much on Sloane. You were able to overlook this, but I guess I couldn't. Perhaps it's because it hit a bit too close to home... I'm a person who values friendship a lot and it's great to have a best friend who's bigger than life... but it's never okay to me to have no identity. To be happy to be known as 'Sloane's friend', that wasn't okay with me. That was very sad as well as Emily's lack of backbone because of Sloane's absence. For me, Emily was just too dependent on Sloane and the whole "Sloane this, Sloane that" got old very fast :( Yes, she grew throughout the book, but it was a bit too late...
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</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rowena</span>: <span style="color: #38761d;"> I guess because Emily is a teenager, I was okay with letting that stuff slide because in the end, she did learn that it wasn't okay to live in Sloane's shadow and she ended up being her own person so I was glad. The new group of friends that Emily made over the summer was proof that she did learn from her mistakes. They were her friends but she had a personality and a life outside of them. I thought they were really good for her and I thought they were all adorable together.
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I loved seeing Frank and Emily grow closer together. I loved the Emily that she was around Frank. She didn't want to be his friend but that didn't stop him from pursuing the friendship anyway. He was so completely different from Emily but so completely perfect for her too. He didn't let her get lost in their new group of friends. She wasn't a sidekick. She was a part of something real and I liked that for her.
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Nath</span>: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3333ff;"> Oh there was definite growth in Emily and it was very well-done. It was good to read about Emily coming into her own person, making her own friends. I also understand that she couldn't just forget/give up on Sloane and in the end, her perseverance really paid off... But at times, she'd think of Sloane and that would annoy me because it would be like almost undoing all her growth ^_^;
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I quite liked Frank and the other secondary characters, Dawn and Collins. They were a good group and I enjoyed their interactions... I also thought that some of the things Ms Matson brought up was very realistic such as Collins being a bit jealous of Frank and Emily's friendship and Dawn's reaction to Emily and Frank's kiss. I also really liked Emily's family. Unconventional, but very fun LOL.
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</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rowena</span>: <span style="color: #38761d;"> Yeah but that's only natural when you're trying to build something that you didn't have before. Emily didn't have the confidence to be her own person. She was happy to live in Sloane's shadow so when Sloane up and disappears, she's thrown for a loop. She was forced to build a life for herself and not one that she could share the spotlight with anyone. Everyone slips up every now and again and I thought the slip ups that Emily had were realistic and did show just how much she'd grown over the course of the summer because those slip ups didn't keep her down. It kept her real. She wasn't perfect and I liked that. I liked that she liked the person she was becoming without Sloane and she kept right on fighting the good fight until the very end. And I think my very favorite part of the book (after the romance with Frank, of course) was that even when she built this new life where she was the main show, she didn't forget about Sloane. She needed closure from Sloane's split and she got it.
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Overall, I thought Emily proved that she was a lot more than Sloane's best friend and I thought Matson did a fabulous job of showcasing her strengths. I was a grinning machine while reading this entire book. The whole thing just worked for me. I loved the main character, the love interest and the other friends that Emily made along the way. I even loved Emily's family. They were a treat too.
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Nath</span>: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3333ff;"> You're right about Emily not forgetting Sloane. That part, I did like. She changed and grew, but didn't put Sloane in a box labeled "Past" and that was nice. She's definitively loyal :)
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I guess I just didn't have your patience. I enjoyed the story and the writing. I really liked the list and how Emily managed to accomplish it :) It's just at times, Emily really got on my nerves and that dimmed my enjoyment of the book a little. As such, I'm giving a <b><span style="font-size: large;">B-</span></b> for <b>Since You've Been Gone</b>.
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</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rowena</span>: <span style="color: #38761d;"> If this had a heroine that was much older than 17 than I probably would have had less patience with the heroine but I just keep the age thing in mind when dealing with YA books. They're young and do dumb things because they're still young where it's still okay to make them. Had they been older, yeah, I'd be right where you were.
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I'd give the book a high <b><span style="font-size: large;">B</span></b>. It was very enjoyable for me.</span>nathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02626894830238717124noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-8329813360499806272014-08-01T07:08:00.001-04:002014-08-01T07:08:33.028-04:00New Releases - August 2014<span style="color: purple;">I can't believe it's August already. July went by so fast and it wasn't helped by this horrible reading slump I'm in. Hopefully the wonderful new releases in August will help me get over this slump. There's quite a few I'm looking forward to!</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">August 5</span></i><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb8gdtHbJXmkSwC7ddNXJpSi5uQBRws76YL5V6QgvnONXWIkjQz2oNqam9uGIrgt05ztBlvXTYaiN6hyCg_ALVKq6TczEAml-nH71VAjKWVzc-PBFABn7EFPgZ3OlyiAbSY64DwadjFrY/s1600/beautenemy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb8gdtHbJXmkSwC7ddNXJpSi5uQBRws76YL5V6QgvnONXWIkjQz2oNqam9uGIrgt05ztBlvXTYaiN6hyCg_ALVKq6TczEAml-nH71VAjKWVzc-PBFABn7EFPgZ3OlyiAbSY64DwadjFrY/s1600/beautenemy.jpg" height="200" width="122" /></a><b>My Beautiful Enemy</b> by<b><i> Sherry Thomas</i></b><br />
<i>published by Berkley</i><br />
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Hidden beneath Catherine Blade’s uncommon beauty is a daring that matches any man’s. Although this has taken her far in the world, she still doesn’t have the one thing she craves: the freedom to live life as she chooses. Finally given the chance to earn her independence, who should be standing in her way but the only man she’s ever loved, the only person to ever betray her.<br />
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Despite the scars Catherine left him, Captain Leighton Atwood has never been able to forget the mysterious girl who once so thoroughly captivated him. When she unexpectedly reappears in his life, he refuses to get close to her. But he cannot deny the yearning she reignites in his heart.<br />
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Their reunion, however, plunges them into a web of espionage, treachery, and deadly foes. With everything at stake, Leighton and Catherine are forced to work together to find a way out. If they are ever to find safety and happiness, they must first forgive and learn to trust each other again…</blockquote>
<b>Genre:</b> Historical Romance<br />
<b>Series:</b> The Heart of the Blade. Book #2<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> <b><i>Sherry Thomas </i></b>is an auto-buy author for me. And this one sounds intriguing.<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Nod nod. I'm not a fan of Ms Thomas, but I agree with you, the blurb is intriguing! Also, I really liked the cover of <b>The Hidden Blade </b>which is the prequel....<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV0IKQRRC05Q_UbjbzyF4dKykP9ONrtOu80_aVNygW22Ysv84_0dCPfkFXup67cMBIOpeGRdVTM1krjm2KMtD-torJliHL0LzrhI8dpG4XZDPw1dGrxnbqUr9Wo0uit3YdjVrB-yZg73E/s1600/downfallrt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV0IKQRRC05Q_UbjbzyF4dKykP9ONrtOu80_aVNygW22Ysv84_0dCPfkFXup67cMBIOpeGRdVTM1krjm2KMtD-torJliHL0LzrhI8dpG4XZDPw1dGrxnbqUr9Wo0uit3YdjVrB-yZg73E/s1600/downfallrt.jpg" height="200" width="123" /></a><b>Downfall </b>by<b><i> Rob Thurman</i></b><br />
<i>published by New American Library (ROC)</i><br />
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<i>I let it go—all of it. Everything I’d been saving up all my life, building and growing inside me, too much to hold in one half-human body. It pushed and fought to be free with a force that turned me into a bomb with a timer vibrating on zero. I was free.<br />
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But so was everything I’d fought so hard not to be...</i><br />
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Brothers Cal and Niko Leandros know trouble when they see it—and then proceed to wipe the floor with it. But now it seems their whole world is falling to pieces. Cal’s nightmarish monster side is growing ever stronger, changing Cal physically as well as mentally. Which is exactly what Grimm—Cal’s savage doppelgänger—wants. And when a covert supernatural organization decides that it’s time to put Cal down before he threatens pretty much everything else in existence, the brothers find themselves in a fight they actually might lose. But the dark temptations Cal has denied all his life may prove to be exactly what can save them.<br />
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Even if he must fall forever...</blockquote>
<b>Genre:</b> Urban Fantasy<br />
<b>Series:</b> Cal Leandros, Book #9<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Wow, I can't believe this series is up to book #9!! I love Cal, Niko and Goodfellow and have to say, Ms Thurman is one of the best authors when it comes to bromance LOL. Also, I like how male-centric this series is... but I really wish <b>Downfall </b>will move the storyline along. As much as I like the characters, I'm tired of the whole Cal going bad/evil and the one step forward, two steps back development progression :(<br />
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<b>Lay It Down</b> by <b><i>Cara McKenna</i></b><br />
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Backbreaking days, wild nights, and the hard hum of steel between your thighs...<br />
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That’s a life well lived, according to the Desert Dogs—four friends who call Fortuity, Nevada, their badlands home.<br />
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Vince Grossier is the self-crowned outlaw king around here. But when Fortuity’s slick new mayor invites a casino development to town, greed isn’t far behind—and it claims Vince’s good friend as its first casualty. With the law turning a blind eye to the mysterious death, Vince must seek his own brand of justice. The pretty photographer hired by the developers might be the key to uncovering the truth. And she’s a temptation too good to pass up.<br />
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Finally free of a controlling ex, Kim Paget’s not looking to be taken for a ride—not on the back of some tattooed roughneck’s bike and definitely not in his bed. But when she uncovers evidence supporting Vince’s suspicions of murder, Kim must entrust her safety to a man whose body threatens danger of a whole different kind.</blockquote>
<b>Genre:</b> Contemporary Romance<br />
<b>Series:</b> Desert Dogs, Book #1<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I'm a big fan of <b><i>Cara McKenna</i></b> and I've been on an MC binge since late last year. And that's still going strong. I'm all over this one!</span></div>
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<i>published by New American Library (Signet)</i><br />
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What’s a girl to do when the man she’s loved her entire life thinks of her as a little sister? Worse, her own big sister was the one who broke his heart years earlier. For Ivy Grayson, the chance to get him to see her in a different light comes when she receives an unexpected invitation to move into his luxury New York apartment building. Manhattan also just happens to be the perfect place to pursue her wish to become a successful artist. But how many dreams can one woman expect to come true?<br />
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Billionaire financier James Jordon has everything a man could want—except love. When Ivy’s family asks him to keep an eye on their “little girl” in the big city, he agrees. But the innocent girl he knew is now a dynamic woman who knows what she wants, and how to get it. He may have promised himself to keep things platonic, but ignoring the game of love isn’t an option. Especially when Ivy is so eager to play.</blockquote>
<b>Genre:</b> Contemporary Romance<br />
<b>Series:</b> The Graysons, Book #2<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> The first book, <b>The Last Man on Earth</b>, was on my radar but I didn't pick it up... so who knows if I'll pick up this one ^_^; But I do like this kind of story when the heroine blooms and hero finally realizes what's in front of him.<br />
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An aside - this cover just doesn't work for me. The guy on <b>The Last Man on Earth </b>was yummy, but this one? Or perhaps it's the background color... or the fact his face looks a bit too small for his shoulders... What do you think Ames?<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I agree. Something is off with that model. He's too spiffy. And I'm like you, I like stories where the heroine blooms. I also like heroines who are artists. This one sounds good to me!<br />
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<b>The Sweetest Summer</b> by <b><i>Susan Donovan</i></b><br />
<i>published by New American Library (Signet)</i><br />
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Every instinct told Police Chief Clancy Flynn that his island’s claim to fame was nothing but a silly tourist attraction. But now and then, he couldn’t help but wonder if his lifetime of bad romances—starting with the pretty tourist who broke his twelve-year-old heart—could be traced back to a childhood prank involving that very statue....<br />
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Then one day the pretty tourist comes barreling back into Bayberry—all grown-up and on the run with her niece. Though Evelyn McGuinness is wanted for kidnapping, she tries to persuade Clancy that there’s more to the story. Now the by-the-book police chief must make the toughest decision of his life: to take Evelyn into custody—or into his arms....</blockquote>
<b>Genre:</b> Contemporary Romance<br />
<b>Series:</b> Bayberry Island, Book #2<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I used to love Ms Donovan's books which is why <b>The Sweetest Summer </b>made it on my radar... but I got to say the blurb is so-so. Really, the police chief is not going to turn in the lady wanted for kidnapping?!<br />
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<i>published by Simon & Schuster </i><br />
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In Magnolia Branch, Mississippi, the Cafferty and Marsden families are southern royalty. Neighbors since the Civil War, the families have shared vacations, holidays, backyard barbecues, and the overwhelming desire to unite their two clans by marriage. So when a baby boy and girl were born to the families at the same time, the perfect opportunity seemed to have finally arrived.<br />
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Jemma Cafferty and Ryder Marsden have no intention of giving in to their parents’ wishes. They’re only seventeen, for goodness’ sake, not to mention that one little problem: They hate each other! Jemma can’t stand Ryder’s nauseating golden-boy persona, and Ryder would like nothing better than to pretend stubborn Jemma doesn’t exist.<br />
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But when a violent storm ravages Magnolia Branch, it unearths Jemma’s and Ryder’s true feelings for each other as the two discover that the line between love and hate may be thin enough to risk crossing over.</blockquote>
<b>Genre:</b> Young Adult, Contemporary<br />
<b>Series:</b> n/a<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I don't know, this one caught my eyes for some reasons. Hopefully, it's good! LOL.<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> Actually this one sounds cute. Usually neighbor families are feuding or something so with this one featuring friendly neighbors, I think it can be more interesting.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulrmC2kgzIZo1SRZx9YQ_hlxUkN_XSzu2a8pF4l6MsKPtCImoC9aR-NZKLZHS4IwqynE4rOg_ULKJ5LRpPjdEzpvHVJZU_JmefnsGqB_-FBtqjwhX05sIUX5RRm0ov0UcV6jgQc16g4I/s1600/houseml.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulrmC2kgzIZo1SRZx9YQ_hlxUkN_XSzu2a8pF4l6MsKPtCImoC9aR-NZKLZHS4IwqynE4rOg_ULKJ5LRpPjdEzpvHVJZU_JmefnsGqB_-FBtqjwhX05sIUX5RRm0ov0UcV6jgQc16g4I/s1600/houseml.jpg" height="200" width="132" /></a><b>The House of the Four Winds</b> by <b><i>Mercedes Lackey </i></b>and <b><i>James Mallory</i></b><br />
<i>published by Macmillan (Tor Books)</i><br />
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The rulers of tiny, impoverished Swansgaard have twelve daughters and one son. While the prince’s future is assured, his twelve sisters must find their own fortunes.<br />
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Disguising herself as Clarence, a sailor, Princess Clarice intends to work her way to the New World. When the crew rebels, Clarice/Clarence, an expert with rapier and dagger, sides with the handsome navigator, Dominick, and kills the cruel captain.<br />
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Dominick leads the now-outlawed crew in search of treasure in the secret pirate haven known as The House of Four Winds. They encounter the sorceress Shamal, who claims Dominick for her own—but Clarice has fallen hard for Dominick and won’t give him up without a fight. </blockquote>
<b>Genre:</b> Young Adult, Fantasy<br />
<b>Series:</b> One Dozen Daughter's, Book #1<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Love the cover and the story sounds like so much fun! But does that mean there'll be 12 books?!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXx_IGmBFfSLAaztnT6Untqt0qvjvn3KYhYsihyFtgMQ8rwMiv3CGeROIiC5WjYaiLjkGda77RM-UooQUIGhz5OUeYFRoqWoI15uuJMAHIlPkP1Uu1OclALEQI8kMrMB03FWvlYURiMx8/s1600/mortalgame.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXx_IGmBFfSLAaztnT6Untqt0qvjvn3KYhYsihyFtgMQ8rwMiv3CGeROIiC5WjYaiLjkGda77RM-UooQUIGhz5OUeYFRoqWoI15uuJMAHIlPkP1Uu1OclALEQI8kMrMB03FWvlYURiMx8/s1600/mortalgame.jpg" height="200" width="133" /></a><b>Mortal Danger</b> by <b><i>Ann Aguirre</i></b><br />
<i>published by Macmillan (Feiwel & Friends)</i><br />
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Revenge is a dish best served cold.<br />
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Edie Kramer has a score to settle with the beautiful people at Blackbriar Academy. Their cruelty drove her to the brink of despair, and four months ago, she couldn't imagine being strong enough to face her senior year. But thanks to a Faustian compact with the enigmatic Kian, she has the power to make the bullies pay. She's not supposed to think about Kian once the deal is done, but devastating pain burns behind his unearthly beauty, and he's impossible to forget.<br />
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In one short summer, her entire life changes, and she sweeps through Blackbriar, prepped to take the beautiful people down from the inside. A whisper here, a look there, and suddenly... bad things are happening. It's a heady rush, seeing her tormentors get what they deserve, but things that seem too good to be true usually are, and soon, the pranks and payback turns from delicious to deadly. Edie is alone in a world teeming with secrets and fiends lurking in the shadows. In this murky morass of devil's bargains, she isn't sure who—or what--she can trust. Not even her own mind...</blockquote>
<b>Genre: </b>Young Adult, Fantasy<br />
<b>Series:</b> Immortal Game, Book #1<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> This one was not on my radar, but people in my entourage keeps bringing it up... Guess I'll wait to see their verdict :)<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I thought this one sounded interesting. I like the cover, I like Ann's writing. The blurb is vague enough that I'm not turned off by the paranormal shenanigans. I'm so over paranormal stuff but when its not stated clearly, I'm ok with it. LOL I'll see what reviews say, but for now its on my radar.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">August 14</span></i><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0fbb4tFw4XpWUFOgJmcqlrQHHhjweN4Pjjxs8ZZuMwSgxz5mcdCbcrMp6nL5eD1dq-F7O4qhuUHQ6rux6ztZEz1vIBIY5goSq-A4S8YEBvECZV0n5W7coSSDJ-LvRUuSqQ9cv4iRWJS8/s1600/isla.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0fbb4tFw4XpWUFOgJmcqlrQHHhjweN4Pjjxs8ZZuMwSgxz5mcdCbcrMp6nL5eD1dq-F7O4qhuUHQ6rux6ztZEz1vIBIY5goSq-A4S8YEBvECZV0n5W7coSSDJ-LvRUuSqQ9cv4iRWJS8/s320/isla.jpg" height="200" width="133" /></a><b>Isla & the Happily Ever After</b> by<b><i> Stephanie Perkins</i></b><br />
<i>published by Dutton </i><br />
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From the glittering streets of Manhattan to the moonlit rooftops of Paris, falling in love is easy for hopeless dreamer Isla and introspective artist Josh. But as they begin their senior year in France, Isla and Josh are quickly forced to confront the heartbreaking reality that happily-ever-afters aren’t always forever.<br />
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Their romantic journey is skillfully intertwined with those of beloved couples Anna and Étienne and Lola and Cricket, whose paths are destined to collide in a sweeping finale certain to please fans old and new.</blockquote>
<b>Genre:</b> Young Adult, Contemporary<br />
<b>Series:</b> Anna and the French Kiss, Book #3<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> The long awaited finale! Don't really have much expectations for this one... but I wouldn't mind seeing Anna, Étienne, Lola and Cricket again :)<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I want to re-read Anna and Etienne's book and then read Lola's. I know I know, I can't believe I haven't read Lola's book yet either. I'm horrible. LOL<br />
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But once I've read them, I'll be all over this one. I know it.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">August 19</span></i><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-k82Tj7tgKKDMU4p0wFRQN4se7wkuERNvJKXSQQipUWtxXsDTWBq2Dsx72LcfS16yavBN5SFj97mJLc4g4EY_Rjsz5JhkEBRW542EJpiuv44oc572GzTxzZdqEHk8nDjQ4ifXDJ26LA/s1600/visions.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-k82Tj7tgKKDMU4p0wFRQN4se7wkuERNvJKXSQQipUWtxXsDTWBq2Dsx72LcfS16yavBN5SFj97mJLc4g4EY_Rjsz5JhkEBRW542EJpiuv44oc572GzTxzZdqEHk8nDjQ4ifXDJ26LA/s1600/visions.jpg" height="200" width="131" /></a><b>Visions </b>by <b><i>Kelley Armstrong</i></b><br />
<i>published by Dutton </i><br />
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Omens, the first installment in Kelley Armstrong’s exciting new series, introduced Olivia Taylor-Jones, daughter of notorious serial killers, and Gabriel Walsh, the self-serving, morally ambiguous lawyer who became her unlikely ally. Together, they chased down a devious killer and partially cleared her parents of their horrifying crimes.<br />
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Their success, however, is short-lived. While Olivia takes refuge in the old, secluded town of Cainsville, Gabriel’s past mistakes have come to light, creating a rift between the pair just when she needs his help the most.<br />
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Olivia finds a dead woman in her car, dressed to look like her, but the body vanishes before anyone else sees it. Olivia’s convinced it’s another omen, a sign of impending danger. But then she learns that a troubled young woman went missing just days ago—the same woman Olivia found dead in her car. Someone has gone to great lengths to kill and leave this young woman as a warning. But why? And what role has her new home played in this disturbing murder?<br />
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Olivia’s effort to uncover the truth places her in the crosshairs of old and powerful forces, forces that have their own agenda, and closely guarded secrets they don’t want revealed.</blockquote>
<b>Genre:</b> Urban Fantasy<br />
<b>Series:</b> Cainsville, Book #2<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Have yet to read <b>Omens </b>yet, but it's <b><i>Kelley Armstrong </i></b>and she's an auto-buy :)<br />
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<b>How the Scoundrel Seduces</b> by<b><i> Sabrina Jeffries</i></b><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Q6nkvap1_jynxQQq10lCyrggyufAhW4bIy02tbvVSXjB9zj6vpZi-qqBjZHrcc1R8sl0jImEQk25mAsc2hs-t2CPru-mSsHU0ZJyL3DoMoQ4CwoqWAHz9rCEUKEkTDbw4INWDRqy9b8/s1600/howsed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Q6nkvap1_jynxQQq10lCyrggyufAhW4bIy02tbvVSXjB9zj6vpZi-qqBjZHrcc1R8sl0jImEQk25mAsc2hs-t2CPru-mSsHU0ZJyL3DoMoQ4CwoqWAHz9rCEUKEkTDbw4INWDRqy9b8/s1600/howsed.jpg" height="200" width="122" /></a><i>published by Simon & Schuster (Pocket)</i><br />
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Investigator Tristan Bonnaud has one aim in life— to make sure that his half-brother George can't ever ruin his life again. So when the pesky Lady Zoe Keane, the daughter of the Earl of Olivier, shows up demanding that the Duke's Men find a mysterious gypsy woman, he seizes the opportunity to also hunt for a gypsy friend who knows secrets about George. Tristan doesn't expect to uncover Lady Zoe's family secrets, as well... or end up falling for the woman who will risk all to discover the truth.</blockquote>
<b>Genre:</b> Historical Romance<br />
<b>Series:</b> The Duke's Men, Book #3<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Another auto-buy author! And another series I haven't read yet... Gosh, I'm turning into Ames!! LOL.<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> LMAO!! Yes you are!! But I noticed you aren't reading as many historicals this year. You'll get to this one eventually. And I'm interested in this series as well...haha!<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Yeah, I'm over historical this year... Just don't feel it :(<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi25B-wZYCp8dizDdb0kYYmHXaP8-ZsA6grhFpyPa9TCIBKmeNQa1TPVKtUIcYLlmHXH5fjCIeuLQQ4esNAb0D7jVq1lA9aeAz9A92mSDBOh8GvYLwu95RF5gjABtJVKraH27HC9AFm5ZA/s1600/sedlaur.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi25B-wZYCp8dizDdb0kYYmHXaP8-ZsA6grhFpyPa9TCIBKmeNQa1TPVKtUIcYLlmHXH5fjCIeuLQQ4esNAb0D7jVq1lA9aeAz9A92mSDBOh8GvYLwu95RF5gjABtJVKraH27HC9AFm5ZA/s1600/sedlaur.jpg" height="200" width="122" /></a><b>Seducing Lauren</b> by<b><i> Kristen Proby</i></b><br />
<i>published by Simon & Schuster (Pocket)</i><br />
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Now that his best friend, Josh, has happily settled down with his true love on a Montana ranch, small-town lawyer Ty Sullivan starts thinking that maybe single life isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. And when Lauren Cunningham’s no-good ex-husband comes after her for an unexpected trust fund, Ty steps in to protect her. But soon he can’t help but think of her as more than a client. Lauren’s in no mood to jump into another relationship, so how can Ty convince her that her mistake wasn’t getting married, but marrying the wrong guy?</blockquote>
<b>Genre:</b> Contemporary Romance<br />
<b>Series:</b> Love Under the Big Sky, Book #2<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I've never read Ms Proby, but this one sounds interesting... Especially with the hero making the first steps. It's always nice to see a guy wanting to settle.<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I bought the first book but haven't read it yet. LOL<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">August 26</span></i><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGJr6QuIC54_p9RwKMS6Hhs-eQxkFHNBFR83Nzd0358cG3NRaDE1RtX_dKPJZkM8qRXmu9ELIuo6F8jQzBoahJ5Y23G74xie5xi5oXcl2X_HqZuIuN6XOeADMV-vrkoBwrNvXupqTPFRc/s1600/scanrem.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGJr6QuIC54_p9RwKMS6Hhs-eQxkFHNBFR83Nzd0358cG3NRaDE1RtX_dKPJZkM8qRXmu9ELIuo6F8jQzBoahJ5Y23G74xie5xi5oXcl2X_HqZuIuN6XOeADMV-vrkoBwrNvXupqTPFRc/s1600/scanrem.jpg" height="200" width="122" /></a><b>A Scandal to Remember </b>by<b><i> Elizabeth Essex</i></b><br />
<i>published by St. Martin's Press</i><br />
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For too long, Miss Jane Burke’s father has taken advantage of her painstaking research. Heading to the South Seas to make her own name as a scientist despite the crew’s insistence that a woman aboard is bad luck, she isn't prepared to be championed by a handsome ship’s officer who rouses longings inside her as wild as any storm…<br />
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For Lieutenant Charles Dance, a post on His Majesty’s survey ship Tenacious is just one more dutiful rung on the ladder of his career. Even a headstrong bluestocking on board is less troubling than the ship’s drunken captain—and the ferocious gales that drive the ship off course. Stranded on a remote island, passion blazes between them as hot as the sun, but it’s Jane’s love Charles wants forever…</blockquote>
<b>Genre:</b> Historical Romance<br />
<b>Series:</b> The Reckless Brides, Book #5<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I'm not crazy about the heroine being a scientist... but I have been enjoying this series and Ms Essex' writing a lot so I'm willing to give <b>A Scandal to Remember</b> a chance. I hope most of the book will be aboard the ship... that'd be fun :)<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> What? Why not! I love heroine scientists! In fact I just re-read <b>Midsummer Moon</b> by<b><i> Laura Kinsale </i></b>because I love the heroine and her pet hedgehog! LOL<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I guess it's because in historical, it's always the same setting... the heroine is considered weird, but of course, she's attractive. It feels trite.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc5BK8IEEbzdcr00XV4hVNpZfjNNz2vTgMIsWzlTXbdOrJkscXL2rF2MQtIljsZkkn0l6345DVbk3iUrLfZ6MVThvZ-3DI-G5oNhCefeQDLsvOOK5da2ho0MWXiwQJmTqicWwRDeqxlBQ/s1600/once.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc5BK8IEEbzdcr00XV4hVNpZfjNNz2vTgMIsWzlTXbdOrJkscXL2rF2MQtIljsZkkn0l6345DVbk3iUrLfZ6MVThvZ-3DI-G5oNhCefeQDLsvOOK5da2ho0MWXiwQJmTqicWwRDeqxlBQ/s1600/once.jpg" height="200" width="123" /></a><b>Once More, My Darling Rogue</b> by<b><i> Lorraine Heath</i></b><br />
<i>published by Harpercollins Publisher (Avon)</i><br />
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<b>They are England’s most eligible bachelors, with the most scandalous reputations. But for the right woman, even an unrepentant rogue may mend his ways...</b><br />
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Born to the street but raised within the aristocracy, Drake Darling can’t escape his sordid beginnings. Not when Lady Ophelia Lyttleton snubs him at every turn, a constant reminder he’s not truly one of them. But after rescuing her from a mysterious drowning he realizes she doesn’t remember who she is. With plans to bring her to heel, he insists she’s his housekeeper—never expecting to fall for the charming beauty.<br />
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While Ophelia might not recall her life before Drake, she has little doubt she belongs with him. The desire she feels for her dark, brooding employer can’t be denied, regardless of consequences. So when her memory returns, she is devastated by the depth of his betrayal. Now Drake must risk everything to prove she can trust this rogue with her heart once more.</blockquote>
<b>Genre:</b> Historical Romance<br />
<b>Series:</b> The Scandalous Gentlemen of St.James, Book #2<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Another auto-buy book, but one I'm up-to-date with :) Been a while since I read an amnesia book... Don't know how I feel about Drake using the situation, but I have faith in Ms Heath's writing!<br />
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<b>What I Love About You</b> by<b><i> Rachel Gibson</i></b><br />
<i>published by Harpercollins Publisher (Avon)</i><br />
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GIMMEE A B-R-E-A-K!<br />
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Ex-high school cheerleader Natalie Cooper could once shake her pom-poms with the best of them. But she's paid for all that popularity—her husband's run off with what's left of their money and a twenty-year-old bimbo named Tiffany. Leaving Natalie to manage a photo store and having to see some pictures she, well, really shouldn't.<br />
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GIMMEE A S-H-O-T!<br />
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Then she comes toe-to-manly chest with Blake Junger. Exiled to a remote cabin in Truly, Idaho, Blake wants nothing to do with anyone. Instead, he's determined to struggle with his demons and win—all on his own. But the last thing he needs is Natalie distracting him with her luscious curves and breaking down the barriers of his heart.<br />
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GIMMEE YOUR H-E-A-R-T!</blockquote>
<b>Genre:</b> Contemporary Romance<br />
<b>Series:</b> Truly, Idaho, Book #3<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Seems to me it's been a while since Ms Gibson has hit one really far out there. Hopefully, this will be it!<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> The blurb for this one reminds me of that <b><i>Molly Harper</i></b> book, <b><a href="http://breezingthroughbooks.blogspot.ca/2011/04/review-and-one-last-thing-by-molly.html">And One Last Thing...</a></b>which makes me want to read it.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHQSVbqJOX0nve-3gEzqYs76sR_mggHAtW6AOYDTk2TBJLDf3sLJ18qAD7sWgHiapC-dO8tie1f6OD_U8yMWzswsU_5oXO_idc2LMswgF0235ddsACh_QScvVHa4tlVRNXLz2jYsTDUFc/s1600/itskiss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHQSVbqJOX0nve-3gEzqYs76sR_mggHAtW6AOYDTk2TBJLDf3sLJ18qAD7sWgHiapC-dO8tie1f6OD_U8yMWzswsU_5oXO_idc2LMswgF0235ddsACh_QScvVHa4tlVRNXLz2jYsTDUFc/s1600/itskiss.jpg" height="200" width="123" /></a><b>It's in His Kiss</b> by<b><i> Jill Shalvis</i></b><br />
<i>published by Grand Central Publishing</i><br />
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ONE KISS CAN LAST FOREVER<br />
Becca Thorpe has uprooted her life and escaped to the beach. Now's her chance to get away from city living, throw caution to the ocean winds, and live in the moment. Especially if the moment includes the deliciously sexy surfer she meets shortly after arriving in Lucky Harbor. Something about the dark intensity of Sam's eyes and the thrill she gets at his touch convinces her to stay awhile.<br />
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Boatbuilder and investment genius Sam Brody is a self-made man who knows how dangerous it can be to mix business and pleasure. But he can't resist offering Becca a job just to hear her laugh and have her near. Yet when her brother comes to town asking for help, will he tempt her back to her glamorous life in the city? Or do Sam and little Lucky Harbor have a chance to win Becca's heart?</blockquote>
<b>Genre:</b> Contemporary Romance<br />
<b>Series:</b> Lucky Harbor, Book #10<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> This is my fall-back series :) In the mood for contemporary romance, don't know what to read? The <i>Lucky Harbor series</i> it is :) There's been a positive buzz for<b> It's in His Kiss</b> so I'll be sure to pick this one up eventually :)<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> LOL Nath. Jill is an auto-buy author for me. And she's got her own shelf in my room. One day I'll read this series. I did read book 1 last year. hehe<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZDebqozzOMF3MaOoxhREbXTRWq6wC1uurFc-2gZ6NOAVOelfh1ayK5V2twaWAaCxtzyln-pRDzwSP1MkxTJNBifkNGRvCqUiOOVBLRzf-xMF2aysYIEe3nB-hK0s-sTcTiwgzO_GNIY/s1600/homecoming.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZDebqozzOMF3MaOoxhREbXTRWq6wC1uurFc-2gZ6NOAVOelfh1ayK5V2twaWAaCxtzyln-pRDzwSP1MkxTJNBifkNGRvCqUiOOVBLRzf-xMF2aysYIEe3nB-hK0s-sTcTiwgzO_GNIY/s1600/homecoming.jpg" height="200" width="126" /></a><b>The Homecoming</b> by <b><i>Robyn Carr</i></b><br />
<i>published by Harlequin (MIRA)</i><br />
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At the age of nineteen, Seth Sileski had everything. A superb athlete and scholar, handsome and popular, he was the pride of Thunder Point. Destined for greatness, he lost it all in a terrible accident that put an end to his professional football career when it had barely begun. The people in his hometown have never forgotten what might have been. <br />
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Seth has come to terms with the turns his life has taken. But now he's been presented with an opportunity to return home and show his father—and the people of Thunder Point—he's become a better, humbler version of his former self. <br />
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Winning over his father isn't the only challenge. Seth must also find a way to convince his childhood neighbor and best friend, Iris McKinley, to forgive him for breaking her heart. With his homecoming, will Seth be able to convince the town, his family and especially Iris that he's finally ready to be the man who will make them all proud?</blockquote>
<b>Genre:</b> Contemporary Romance<br />
<b>Series:</b> Thunder Point, Book #6<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I really enjoyed<b> The Promise</b> which prompted me to read <b>The Chance</b> which was so-so... So where will <b>The Homecoming </b>fall? Yes, I'll read it to find out :) I'm enjoying the Thunder Point community and I like childhood sweethearts story... Hopefully, Seth is good at groveling!<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I've fallen behind on this series. But that's not a bad thing. I'll be able to read them back to back whenever I get around to them!<br />
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<b>The Best Kind of Trouble</b> by <b><i>Lauren Dane</i></b><br />
<i>published by Harlequin </i><br />
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<i>She has complete control...and he's determined to take it away </i><br />
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A librarian in the small town of Hood River, Natalie Clayton's world is very nearly perfect. After a turbulent childhood and her once-wild ways, life is now under control. But trouble has a way of turning up unexpectedly—especially in the tall, charismatically sexy form of Paddy Hurley…. <br />
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<i>And Paddy is the kind of trouble that Natalie has a taste for. </i><br />
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Even after years of the rock and roll lifestyle, Paddy never forgot the two wickedly hot weeks he once shared with Natalie. Now he wants more… even if it means tempting Natalie and her iron-grip control. But there's a fine line between well-behaved and misbehaved—and the only compromise is between the sheets!</blockquote>
<b>Genre:</b> Contemporary Romance<br />
<b>Series:</b> The Hurley Boys, Book#1<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Wow, two books in the same month with the heroine named Natalie!! How rare!<br />
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LOL, I was going to skip this book just because, until I read that the heroine was a librarian. Sigh, how easy are we?<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> *gasp* You were going to skip a <b><i>Lauren Dane</i></b> novel? I don't know if we can be friends anymore...LOL<br />
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So yeah, Lauren is an auto-buy author for me. :P I will readily read whatever she puts out. :P<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> LOL, you can't live without me no matter what I do :P<br />
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<b>I Want It That Way </b>by <b><i>Ann Aguirre</i></b><br />
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Nadia Conrad has big dreams, and she's determined to make them come true—for her parents' sake as well as her own. But between maintaining her college scholarship and working at the local day care to support herself, she barely has time to think, let alone date. Then she moves into a new apartment and meets the taciturn yet irresistible guy in 1B…. <br />
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Daniel Tyler has grown up too fast. Becoming a single dad at twenty turned his life upside down—and brought him heartache he can't risk again. Now, as he raises his four-year-old son while balancing a full-time construction management job and night classes, a social life is out of the question. The last thing he wants is for four noisy students to move into the apartment upstairs. But one night, Nadia's and Ty's paths cross, and soon they can't stay away from each other. <br />
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The timing is all wrong—but love happens when it happens. And you can't know what you truly need until you stand to lose it.</blockquote>
<b>Genre:</b> New Adult, Contemporary<br />
<b>Series:</b> 2B Trilogy, Book #1<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Wow, someone is being prolific this month! Two books in a month! But now I'm confused... Scratch my comment above, I think<b> I Want It That Way</b> is the book everyone's been mentioning to me! LOL.<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> Really? That's good to know then! I enjoy new adult and Ann Aguirre so I've been waiting for this one to come out. Good to hear people are talking about it already. Hopefully positively?</span>~ames~http://www.blogger.com/profile/17683205224039402987noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-47257006541192065352014-07-01T13:04:00.002-04:002014-07-01T13:04:22.418-04:00New Releases - July 2014 While June was bleak, July is full of sunshine and new releases! Yay! All is back to normal in my world! I can predict a really good reading month :)<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">July 01</span></i><br />
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<b>On the Fence </b>by <b><i>Kasie West</i></b><br />
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She's a tomboy. He's the boy next door…<br />
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Charlie Reynolds can outrun, outscore, and outwit every boy she knows. But when it comes to being a girl, Charlie doesn't know the first thing about anything. So when she starts working at a chichi boutique to pay off a speeding ticket, she finds herself in a strange new world. To cope with the stress of her new reality, Charlie takes to spending nights chatting with her neighbor Braden through the fence between their yards. As she grows to depend on their nightly Fence Chats, she realizes she's got a bigger problem than speeding tickets-she's falling for Braden. She knows what it means to go for the win, but if spilling her secret means losing him for good, the stakes just got too high.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Young Adult, Contemporary<br />
<b>Series</b>: None<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I've become an unconditional fan of Ms West after <b><a href="http://natuschan.blogspot.ca/2013/04/review-pivot-point-by-kasie-west.html">Pivot Point</a> </b>:) So basically, I'll pick up everything she writes. That being said, I do recommend <b>On the Fence</b>. I had the chance to read an eARC and really enjoyed it :)<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I LOVE tomboys!! I haven't read <b>Pivot Point</b> yet but I did like her other book, <b><a href="http://breezingthroughbooks.blogspot.ca/2013/09/buddy-review-distance-between-us.html">The Distance Between Us</a></b> so I'm a fan too. I will definitely be checking this one out. It sounds cute and like something I'd really enjoy.<br />
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<b>Then Came You</b> by<b><i> Jill Shalvis</i></b><br />
<i>published by Berkley</i><br />
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Veterinary intern Emily can’t believe she wound up in the small town of Sunshine, Idaho, instead of the Los Angeles clinic she had always imagined. Now she has to put her plans to move to L.A. on hold for a whole year while she fulfills the obligation of her vet school scholarship.<br />
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Then Wyatt, her gorgeous one-night stand from a Reno vet conference, introduces himself as her new boss. And Emily is just as drawn to his seductive looks and quiet strength as she was on that very steamy night. She soon learns that Wyatt isn’t just a laid-back doctor, but a delicious alpha male tempting her away from her carefully laid-out plans...</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Animal Magnetism, Book #5<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I'm a bit undecided with this one. While Ms Shalvis has enjoyed tremendous success with her<i><a href="http://natuschan.blogspot.ca/search/label/Lucky%20Harbor%20series"> Lucky Harbor series</a></i>, I'm a bit luke-warm. Oh, they are nice reads, but amid all the small town contemporaries, I have difficulty remembering which series they belong to... so not a good sign ^_^; Like this one, the blurb made me think of <b><a href="http://natuschan.blogspot.ca/2014/01/review-hope-flames-by-jaci-burton.html">Hope Flames</a></b> by Ms Burton. So we'll see...<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> Jill is an auto-buy author for me so even though I'm not caught up on this series, I've already pre-ordered this one. And I realized it hasn't come yet. Which is fine...really...since I'm behind. LOL<br />
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<b>Straddling the Line </b>by <b><i>Jaci Burton</i></b><br />
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Trevor Shay has it all—a successful football and baseball career, and any woman he wants. But when he finds out his college mentor’s daughter is in trouble, he drops everything to come to her aid.<br />
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Haven Briscoe has finally landed a dream job as a sportscaster for a major network. But she hasn't been able to move past the recent death of her beloved father, and it’s affecting her career. A plum assignment following the daily life of sports superstar Trevor Shay might be just the inspiration she needs…<br />
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Trevor will do anything to spark life back into Haven, including letting her into every aspect of his world. The chemistry between them flames higher than one of Trevor’s home runs and faster than his dashes to the end zone. But as they grow closer, Haven stumbles onto Trevor’s closely guarded secret, one he’s hidden his entire life. And despite his protests, now it’s Haven’s turn to put everything on hold to help Trevor. Will he let her in and trust her with a secret that could blow his professional and personal world apart?</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Play by Play, Book #8<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> This one sounds interesting and I like that the H/H have a connection already. However, can someone really have both a football and baseball career?!<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> OMG, Nath, I just realized something. Every time I've seen this cover, I thought he had a saddle hung over his arm! Bwahahahaha! I thought JB was going in a different direction with this book. LOL Ah well. Even though a bronc rider would have been hot, I think this will still be a fun, sexy read. I'm just shaking my head over here though, totally clueless. LOL<br />
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<b>Gilded Lily</b> by <b><i>Delphine Dryden</i></b><br />
<i>published by Berkley</i><br />
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Hidden identities, scandalous secrets... Deadly attraction.<br />
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Frederique Murcheson’s introduction into society hasn’t gone smoothly—some would even call it a disaster. Only Freddie considers her debut a success. Her scheme to become a makesmith has gone off flawlessly. The only thing that could upset her plans now would be if someone discovered that brilliant tinker Fred Merchant is, in fact, a lady in disguise.<br />
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Wooing a spoiled heiress is not exactly Barnabas Smith-Grenville’s idea of high espionage. However, considering his brother disappeared on the job, supposedly into the most iniquitous of opium dens, he cannot expect much better. At least the assignment will afford him time to search for his brother, whom he suspects is in spy-related trouble rather than a drug-addled haze.<br />
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But when Freddie proves to be both irresistible and the key to the answers he seeks, Barnabas finds himself not only entwined in a scandalous mystery involving lethal submersibles and deranged dirigibles, but also in a dangerous game of the heart…</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Steampunk romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Steam and Seduction, Book #3<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I still haven't read this author's work, but her blurbs are really interesting. Hopefully, her writing will be too! :)<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I really enjoy Delphine's contemporary erotic romances so I am curious about this series as well.<br />
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<b>The Gentleman Jewel Thief</b> by <b><i>Jessica Peterson</i></b><br />
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In an era when ladies were demure and men courtly, one priceless treasure set England ablaze and incited unimaginable scandal and passion—the Hope Diamond.<br />
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Heir to an impressive title and fortune, Lord William Townshend, Earl of Harclay, is among the most disreputable rakes in England. Desperately bored by dull heiresses and tedious soirees, he seeks new excitement—with a dangerous scheme to steal the world’s most legendary gemstone from its owner, Thomas Hope. To his surprise, however, it’s not the robbery that sets his blood burning but the alluring lady from whom he pilfers the gem.<br />
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A string of bad luck has left the fate of Lady Violet Rutledge’s estate entirely in Hope’s scheming hands. So when his prized jewel disappears from around her neck, she has no choice but to track down the villain responsible for the theft. Only Harclay has his sights set on taking more from her than the necklace—and she’s tempted to surrender anything he desires…<br />
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Now, caught in a thrilling game of secrecy and seduction, Violet must find a way to protect her fortune—and her heart—before she loses both forever…</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Historical romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: The Hope Diamond trilogy, Book #1<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> You're going to hear me say it many times in this post, I love cat burgler/thief plots and so, any books with that kind of plot automatically goes onto the radar :) <b>The Gentleman Jewel Thief</b> is interesting because it's historical and Violet has to find a way to find the jewel that has been stolen.<br />
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<b>The Wickedest Lord Ever</b> by <b><i>Christina Brooke</i></b><br />
<i>published by St. Martin's Press</i><br />
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Can an Indecent Proposal<br />
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Eight years ago, a tall, handsome stranger entered Lady Alexandra’s bedchamber and consummated a marriage of the utmost necessity. The Marquis of Steyne had agreed to wed and bed Lord Brute’s admittedly lovely daughter to pay off his mother’s gambling debts. But once the deed was done, Steyne’s lawfully-wedded wife vanished into the night…<br />
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Lead to Everlasting Love?<br />
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Years later, Steyne has nearly forgotten about his runaway bride. But when he suddenly finds himself in need of an heir, he has no choice but to track her down. Living happily in a small village under an assumed name, Alexandra is surprised to see her husband—and to feel such a strong attraction to him. But she is downright shocked when he asks her to bear him a son. How can they possibly repeat the heated encounter of their ill-fated wedding night…without falling hopelessly in love?</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Historical romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: The Westruthers, Book #3<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I haven't kept up with Ms Brooke's books; however, I know the ones I have read, I have enjoyed. I wonder why the heroine ran away in this one and I like what I have read of the hero.<br />
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<b>The Escape</b> by <b><i>Mary Balogh</i></b><br />
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After surviving the Napoleonic Wars, Sir Benedict Harper is struggling to move on, his body and spirit in need of a healing touch. Never does Ben imagine that hope will come in the form of a beautiful woman who has seen her own share of suffering. After the lingering death of her husband, Samantha McKay is at the mercy of her oppressive in-laws-until she plots an escape to distant Wales to claim a house she has inherited. Being a gentleman, Ben insists that he escort her on the fateful journey.<br />
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Ben wants Samantha as much as she wants him, but he is cautious. What can a wounded soul offer any woman? Samantha is ready to go where fate takes her, to leave behind polite society and even propriety in her desire for this handsome, honorable soldier. But dare she offer her bruised heart as well as her body? The answers to both their questions may be found in an unlikely place: in each other's arms.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Historical romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: The Survivors' Club, Book #3<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I haven't been wowed by this series so far, but it is Ms Balogh, so it's worth a second, third and fourth chance LOL. I'm curious to see what she has in store for Ben.<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I agree Nath. I only read the first book and it didn't wow me completely. But it's <b><i>Mary Balogh</i></b> and so I will check this one out for sure. I do like that they moved away from hard covers.</span><br />
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<b>Never Been Kissed</b> by <b><i>Molly O'Keefe</i></b><br />
<i>published by Random House Publishing (Bantam Books)</i><br />
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As the daughter of a wealthy politician, Ashley Montgomery has had enough of her parents’ expectations for her future and is going her own way, volunteering to work at a refugee camp in Africa. But her act of charity turns dangerous when she takes a boat trip and is abducted by Somali pirates. Enter Brody Baxter, who was a bodyguard for the Montgomery family ten years ago and doesn’t think twice about coming to Ashley’s rescue. Handsome and tough, Brody has always done what needed to be done. So he swoops in, saves Ashley, and brings her to a place where she can rest and recuperate without the glare of the press and her demanding family: Brody’s small hometown of Bishop, Arkansas. But Ashley soon realizes that she’s not the only one in need of healing.<br />
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Holed up with Ashley in a tiny apartment over his brother’s bar in Bishop, Brody is tempted and torn in ways he never anticipated. Beautiful Ashley, vibrant despite her ordeal, fearless enough to love him beyond his wall of self-punishment, is now determined to save him. But with a little faith and a lot of love, they just may find happiness in each others’ arms.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Boys of Bishop, Book #2<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> *sigh* I never quite finished <b>Wild Child</b> (it was due back to the library before I could finish it...long story short, June was not a good reading month for me) but I am still interested in reading more from Ms. O'Keefe. I like bodyguard stories too. And it's been a while since I read one.<br />
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<b>For the Longest Time</b> by <b><i>Kendra Leigh Castle</i></b><br />
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For Samantha Henry, it took a ten-year absence to appreciate the close-knit New England town with an appeal all its own...<br />
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After a perfect storm of events leaves Sam high, dry, and jobless, she has to head home to Harvest Cove to regroup. Growing up, she was the town misfit, and a brief high school romance that resulted in heartbreak made her realize she was never going to fit in. But now with the support of her mother and an unexpected circle of allies, Sam starts to wonder if she’s misjudged the town all these years.<br />
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Life’s been good to Jake Smith. He transitioned from popular jock to town veterinarian without any trouble. But Sam’s homecoming makes him question his choices. The sharp-tongued beauty was never a good fit for the small community, but he’s never forgotten her—or how good they were together. While she makes it clear she’s not about to repeat the past, Jake’s determined to convince her to give him—and Harvest Cove—a second chance. </blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Harvest Cove, Book #1<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I know I've complained about how many small town contemporary series they are out there... and yet, I'm going to pick up a new one. Well, what option do I have when that's what publishers are pushing out? I'm attracted to <b>For the Longest Time</b> because of the cover... and also I`m curious to see if Ms Castle can transition successfully from paranormal to contemporary romance :P<br />
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One thing I do wonder... is that a cat or a dog on the cover?!<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> It's a cat. LOL<br />
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<b>Riding the Wave </b>by <b><i>Lorelie Brown</i></b><br />
<i>published by New American Library (Signet)</i><br />
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The gray-green swells of San Sebastian haven’t changed in ten years, but Tanner Wright has. The last thing he expects to find back on his home turf is the love of his life.... <br />
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With a make-or-break world championship on the line, professional surfer Tanner Wright has come back to the coastal California hometown he left a decade ago, carrying only his board and the painful knowledge of his father’s infidelity. Now that Hank Wright is dead, Tanner intends to keep the secret buried to spare his mother and sister the burden.<br />
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The last time Avalon Knox saw her best friend’s brother, she was fourteen and he was a twenty-year-old surfer god. She’s never understood or respected the way Tanner distanced himself from the family that has embraced her. But now she has the professional chance of a lifetime: to photograph Tanner for the competition—if he’ll agree.<br />
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Out on the waves, they find in each other passion that’s impossible to resist. And Tanner’s not the only one trying to move forward from his past. As the competition heats up, secrets get spilled, and lust takes over. How close can Avalon get to this brooding surfer…without getting burned?</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Pacific Blue, Book #1<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Another small-town contemporary romance... This one though, I'm really excited about. I like the coastal sound of it and the unconventional professions of both main characters. I'm really hoping for a wowzer with <b>Riding the Wave</b> :)<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I love that this one is about a surfer. So different from the contemporary heroes I've been reading lately! Also, best friend's sibling! I love that! LOL<br />
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<b>Premonitions </b>by<b><i> Jamie Schultz</i></b><br />
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Two Million Dollars...<br />
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It’s the kind of score Karyn Ames has always dreamed of—enough to set her crew up pretty well and, more important, enough to keep her safely stocked on a very rare, very expensive black market drug. Without it, Karyn hallucinates slices of the future until they totally overwhelm her, leaving her unable to distinguish the present from the mess of certainties and possibilities yet to come.<br />
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The client behind the heist is Enoch Sobell, a notorious crime lord with a reputation for being ruthless and exacting—and a purported practitioner of dark magic. Sobell is almost certainly condemned to Hell for a magically extended lifetime full of shady dealings. Once you’re in business with him, there’s no backing out.<br />
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Karyn and her associates are used to the supernatural and the occult, but their target is more than just the usual family heirloom or cursed necklace. It’s a piece of something larger. Something sinister.<br />
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Karyn’s crew, and even Sobell himself, are about to find out just how powerful it is… and how powerful it may yet become.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Urban Fantasy<br />
<b>Series</b>: ?<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Heist plot in an urban fantasy setting, published by ROC. Sold! LOL.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">July 08</span></i><br />
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<b>The Promise</b> by <b><i>Kristen Ashley</i></b><br />
<i>self-published</i><br />
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Since his brother’s death, Benny Bianchi has been nursing his grudge against the woman he thinks led to his brother’s downfall. He does this to bury the feelings he has for Francesca Concetti, his brother’s girl. But when Frankie takes a bullet while on the run with Benny’s cousin’s woman, Benny has to face those feelings.<br />
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The problem is Frankie has decided she’s paid her penance. Penance she didn’t deserve to pay. She’s done with Benny and the Bianchi family. She’s starting a new life away from Chicago and her heartbreaking history.<br />
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Benny has decided differently.<br />
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But Frankie has more demons she’s battling. Demons Benny wants to help her face. But life has landed so many hard knocks on Frankie she’s terrified of believing in the promise of Benny Bianchi and the good life he’s offering.<br />
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Frankie’s new life leads her to The ‘Burg, where Benny has ties, and she finds she not only hasn’t succeeded in getting away, she’s doesn’t want to.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: The 'Burg, Book #5<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I read <i>the 'Burg series </i>recently in one shot. I rarely read a KA series back to back like that but I couldn't get enough. I've been looking forward to this book a lot. LOL It's only been a couple of months but the few glimpses I saw of Benny and Frankie have made me anxious!<br />
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<b>Landline </b>by <b><i>Rainbow Rowell</i></b><br />
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Georgie McCool knows her marriage is in trouble. That it’s been in trouble for a long time. She still loves her husband, Neal, and Neal still loves her, deeply — but that almost seems besides the point now.<br />
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Maybe that was always besides the point.<br />
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Two days before they’re supposed to visit Neal’s family in Omaha for Christmas, Georgie tells Neal that she can’t go. She’s a TV writer, and something’s come up on her show; she has to stay in Los Angeles. She knows that Neal will be upset with her — Neal is always a little upset with Georgie — but she doesn’t expect to him to pack up the kids and go home without her.<br />
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When her husband and the kids leave for the airport, Georgie wonders if she’s finally done it. If she’s ruined everything.<br />
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That night, Georgie discovers a way to communicate with Neal in the past. It’s not time travel, not exactly, but she feels like she’s been given an opportunity to fix her marriage before it starts...<br />
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Is that what she’s supposed to do?<br />
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Or would Georgie and Neal be better off if their marriage never happened?</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Fiction<br />
<b>Series</b>: None<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I'm not too sure about the blurb, but it's Ms Rowell, so I'm definitively giving it a go. I'm glad she doesn't stick to a genre, but seems to be writing what she wants :)<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I am not fond of communicating with the past...but it's <b><i>Rainbow Rowell </i></b>so I definitely see some potential with this kind of plot in her hands. :P<br />
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<b>Chinese Cooking for Diamond Thieves</b> by<b><i> Dave Lowry</i></b><br />
<i>published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (Mariner Books)</i><br />
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Driving home after being kicked out of college, Tucker meets and picks up the mysterious Corinne Chang at a rest stop. Infatuated, and with nothing better to do, he ends up with her in St. Louis, where he gets a job as a chef in a Chinese restaurant. Even though he’s a gwai lo—a foreign devil—his cooking skills impress the Chinese patrons of the restaurant, and his wooing skills impress Corinne when she joins him there as a waitress. But when Chinese gangsters show up demanding diamonds they believe Tucker’s kind-of, sort-of, don’t-call-her-a-girlfriend stole, he and his friends—which luckily include a couple of FBI agents—have to figure out just who is gunning for Corinne and how to stop them. Good thing Tucker is a Mandarin-speaking martial arts master who isn’t afraid to throw the first punch.<br />
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With its one-of-a-kind hero, Chinese Cooking for Diamond Thieves is perfect for anyone who loves cooking, Chinese culture, bad jokes, and young love. Diamonds are forever . . . unless Chinese mobsters decide they want them back.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Fiction<br />
<b>Series</b>: None<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Yes, you've guessed it. This one caught my eyes because of "Diamond Thieves" in the title... but I'm up for the "Chinese Cooking" part too! :P Sounds different and fun.<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> Oh wow! The title didn't catch my eye but the blurb did! This is the kind of quirky book I love to read.<br />
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<b>The Half Life of Molly Pierce </b>by <b><i>Katrina Leno</i></b><br />
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You take it for granted. Waking up. Going to school, talking to your friends. Watching a show on television or reading a book or going out to lunch.<br />
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You take for granted going to sleep at night, getting up the next day, and remembering everything that happened to you before you closed your eyes.<br />
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You live and you remember.<br />
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Me, I live and I forget.<br />
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But now—now I am remembering. <br />
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For all of her seventeen years, Molly feels like she’s missed bits and pieces of her life. Now, she’s figuring out why. Now, she’s remembering her own secrets. And in doing so, Molly uncovers the separate life she seems to have led…and the love that she can’t let go.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Young Adult, Contemporary<br />
<b>Series</b>: None<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I don't know what it is about this one that caught my eye. I'm curious and I like plot about amnesia, memories... Hopefully, this one will be as good as it is intriguing.<br />
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<b>Through to You </b>by <b><i>Lauren Barnholdt</i></b><br />
<i>published by Simon & Schuster (Simon Pulse)</i><br />
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It starts with a scribbled note in class:<i> I like your sparkle</i>. Harper had casually threaded a piece of blue and silver tinsel through her ponytail in honor of school spirit day. And that carefree, corny gesture is what grabs Penn Mattingly’s eye. Penn—resident heartbreaker of the senior class. Reliably unreliable. Trouble with a capital “T.” And okay, smolderingly sexy.<br />
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Harper’s surprised by Penn’s attention—and so is Penn. The last thing he needs is a girlfriend. Or even a friend-with-benefits. The note is not supposed to lead to anything.<br />
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Oh, but it does. They hang out. They have fun. They talk. They make out. And after a while, it seems like they just click. But Penn and Harper have very different ideas about what relationships look like, in no small part because of their very different family backgrounds. Of course they could talk about these differences—if Penn knew how to talk about feelings.<br />
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Harper and Penn understand their attraction is illogical, yet something keeps pulling them together. It’s like a crazy roller coaster—exhilarating, terrifying, and amazing all at once. And neither knows how to stop the ride…</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Young Adult, Contemporary<br />
<b>Series</b>: None<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> My kind of YA books LOL. Two persons that are different and shouldn't be together, but wound up together :) It can be very simple, but if well-written, it'll be an awesome read.<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> It's <b><i>Lauren Barnholdt.</i></b> I love her writing. This one sounds so freaking cute I can't wait to read it!<br />
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<b>Midnight Thief </b>by<b><i> Livia Blackburne</i></b><br />
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Growing up on Forge’s streets has taught Kyra how to stretch a coin. And when that’s not enough, her uncanny ability to scale walls and bypass guards helps her take what she needs.<br />
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But when the leader of the Assassins Guild offers Kyra a lucrative job, she hesitates. She knows how to get by on her own, and she’s not sure she wants to play by his rules. But he’s persistent—and darkly attractive—and Kyra can’t quite resist his pull.<br />
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Tristam of Brancel is a young Palace knight on a mission. After his best friend is brutally murdered by Demon Riders, a clan of vicious warriors who ride bloodthirsty wildcats, Tristam vows to take them down. But as his investigation deepens, he finds his efforts thwarted by a talented thief, one who sneaks past Palace defenses with uncanny ease.<br />
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When a fateful raid throws Kyra and Tristam together, the two enemies realize that their best chance at survival—and vengeance—might be to join forces. And as their loyalties are tested to the breaking point, they learn a startling secret about Kyra’s past that threatens to reshape both their lives.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Young Adult, Fantasy<br />
<b>Series</b>: Midnight Thief, Book #1<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Yes, once again, thief!! However, the rest of the story sound interesting as well with a very nice cover.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">July 15</span></i><br />
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<b>Breathe, Annie, Breathe</b> by <b><i>Miranda Kenneally</i></b><br />
<i>published by Sourcebooks</i><br />
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Annie hates running. No matter how far she jogs, she can’t escape the guilt that if she hadn’t broken up with Kyle, he might still be alive. So to honor his memory, she starts preparing for the marathon he intended to race.<br />
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But the training is even more grueling than Annie could have imagined. Despite her coaching, she’s at war with her body, her mind—and her heart. With every mile that athletic Jeremiah cheers her on, she grows more conflicted. She wants to run into his arms…and sprint in the opposite direction. For Annie, opening up to love again may be even more of a challenge than crossing the finish line.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Young Adult, Contemporary<br />
<b>Series</b>: Hundred Oaks, Book #5<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"><br /> This wasn't on my radar until I saw Rowena's Goodreads... Reading her comments and the blurb, I want it now!!<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> What? You weren't going to get it just because its <b><i>Miranda Kenneally</i></b>? LOL This woman's writing stole my heart with her very first book. I love that her heroines are athletic.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">July 22</span></i><br />
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<b>Poison Promise </b>by <b><i>Jennifer Estep</i></b><br />
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Gin Blanco is hard-nosed, sexy, and lethal. Nicknamed “The Spider,” she’s a stone elemental assassin who brings her unique mix of magic and tact to every assignment, no matter the target.<br />
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There’s a new drug on the streets of Ashland, and its name “Burn” sums up the potent effect it has on its users. When one of her restaurant employees is threatened by dealers of the drug, Gin steps in to set things straight…</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Urban Fantasy<br />
<b>Series</b>: Elemental Assassin, Book #11<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> The <i><a href="http://natuschan.blogspot.ca/search/label/Elemental%20Assassin%20series">Elemental Assassin</a></i> is one of my favorite urban fantasy series and as such, I'm really looking forward to <b>Poison Promise</b>. I think this is the beginning of a new story arc as well, which makes it even more exciting!! <br />
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<b>The Game and the Governess </b>by <b><i>Kate Noble</i></b><br />
<i>published by Simon & Schuster (Pocket)</i><br />
<blockquote>
Three friends. One Wager. Winner takes all.<br />
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The Earl—‘Lucky Ned’ Ashby. Pompous, preening, certain that he is beloved by everyone.<br />
The Miller—John Turner. Proud, forced to work as the Earl’s secretary, their relationship growing ever more strained. <br />
The Doctor—Rhys Gray. Practical, peace-loving, but caught in the middle of two warring friends.<br />
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Their wager is simple: By trading places with John Turner and convincing someone to fall in love with him, Ned plans to prove it’s him the world adores, not his money. Turner plans to prove him wrong.<br />
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But no one planned on Phoebe Baker, the unassuming governess who would fall into their trap, and turn everything on its head…</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Historical romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Winner Takes All, Book #1<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I'm not sure about the wager, although it does sound interesting... Ultimately though, it's Ms Noble's name on the dover that drew me to this book :)<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I agree. Shes an auto-buy author for me but I think this book sounds cute. I like that it's not exclusively about the peerage. It's good to branch out historically.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">July 29</span></i><br />
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<b>Magic Breaks</b> by <b><i>Ilona Andrews</i></b><br />
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No matter how much the paranormal politics of Atlanta change, one thing always remains the same: if there’s trouble, Kate Daniels will be in the middle of it…<br />
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As the mate of the Beast Lord, Curran, former mercenary Kate Daniels has more responsibilities than it seems possible to juggle. Not only is she still struggling to keep her investigative business afloat, she must now deal with the affairs of the pack, including preparing her people for attack from Roland, a cruel ancient being with god-like powers. Since Kate’s connection to Roland has come out into the open, no one is safe—especially those closest to Kate.
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As Roland’s long shadow looms ever nearer, Kate is called to attend the Conclave, a gathering of the leaders from the various supernatural factions in Atlanta. When one of the Masters of the Dead is found murdered there, apparently at the hands of a shapeshifter, Kate is given only twenty-four hours to hunt down the killer. And this time, if she fails, she’ll find herself embroiled in a war which could destroy everything she holds dear…</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Urban Fantasy<br />
<b>Series</b>: Kate Daniels, Book #7<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Can't wait to get my hands on this book! I hope this will be a great read to make up for<b> Magic Rises</b>!<br />
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<b>Fast Track</b> by<b><i> Julie Garwood</i></b><br />
<i>published by Dutton Adult</i><br />
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Cordelia Kane has always been a daddy’s girl—her father raised her alone after her mother died in a car crash when Cordelia was just two years old. So when he has a serious heart attack, Cordelia is devastated, and the emotion is only intensified by the confusion she feels when he reveals the shocking truth about her mother.<br />
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Cordelia can’t suppress her curiosity about the woman who gave birth to her, and when she discovers the answers to her questions lie in Sydney, Australia, she travels there to get them.<br />
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Hotel magnate Aiden Madison is Cordelia’s best friend’s older brother. He’s oblivious to the fact that she’s had a crush on him for years. When he gets railroaded into taking her along to Sydney on his company jet, he unknowingly puts her life at risk. He’s recently angered a powerful congressman by refusing to purchase overvalued land. Congressman Chambers is not a man to let such an offense slide, and he has the resources to get even and to get what he wants.<br />
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In Australia sparks are flying between Cordelia and Aiden, but multiple attempts on Aiden’s life are made while Cordelia is with him, and he realizes he must put a stop to the madness before he loses the thing he values most.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Romantic Suspense<br />
<b>Series</b>: Buchanan-Renard, Book #12<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I'm not a huge fan of Ms Garwood, but I have my eye on this one. The words "hotel magnate" and the Australian setting were enough to seal the deal for me LOL. <br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> <a href="http://everydaywena.blogspot.ca/">Rowena </a>has been talking about this book and she mentioned the fact that Aiden is Cordelia's best friend's older brother. LOL My ears perked up at that. But I don't know. I'm not a fan of Garwood's romantic suspenses (I cut my romance teeth on her historicals) but I may be tempted by this one. :P<br />
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<b>Between the Sheets </b>by <b><i>Molly O'Keefe</i></b><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj76-E_RKgLnLNyH6-Q0_I-DrXoK09nG7uWFOQ1bJ-A1G_bN1gXThjzLcdKJKlpIIYffkdAD415_1rH4pkNPA3uUNNMDWP3obYuwZU6MuVcIiMT-arYk1Tes5D0m9StOYz8DKEOHtAUR98/s1600/between+the+sheets.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj76-E_RKgLnLNyH6-Q0_I-DrXoK09nG7uWFOQ1bJ-A1G_bN1gXThjzLcdKJKlpIIYffkdAD415_1rH4pkNPA3uUNNMDWP3obYuwZU6MuVcIiMT-arYk1Tes5D0m9StOYz8DKEOHtAUR98/s1600/between+the+sheets.jpg" height="200" width="122" /></a><i>published by Random House Publishing (Bantam Books)</i><br />
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After years of running, Wyatt Svenson has now parked himself in Bishop, Arkansas, trying to do the right thing and parent a son he didn’t even know he had until recently. Over six feet tall and packed with muscles and power, Ty likes to get his hands dirty, fixing his motorcycle at night and keeping his mind away from the mistakes he’s made. Then his pretty neighbor shows up on his driveway, doesn’t bother to introduce herself, and complains about the noise. First impression? She should loosen up. Funny that she turns out to be his son’s elementary school art teacher—and the only one willing to help his troubled boy. Ty needs her. In more ways than one.<br />
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Though Shelby Monroe is safe in her structured life, she is drawn to Ty’s bad-boy edge and rugged sexuality. What if she just lets it all go: her worries about her mother, her fear of heartbreak, and her tight self control? What if she grabs Ty and takes a ride on the wild side? “What if” becomes reality—intense, exhilarating... and addictive. But Ty wants more than a secret affair. He wants it all with Shelby. But will she take a chance and open her heart? Ty is determined to convince Shelby to take the biggest risk of her life: on him.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Boys of Bishop, Book #3<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I haven't read any books in this series, but I have my eye on <b>Between the Sheets</b> thanks to <a href="http://romance-around-the-corner.blogspot.ca/">Brie</a>'s recommendation :)<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> Again, haven't finished <b>Wild Child</b> but I am wondering if Shelby is someone I met who had a very interesting encounter with a stranger. LOL Even if not, these books sound cute. Good to know Brie recommended it!<br />
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<b>No Strings Attached</b> by <b><i>Susan Andersen</i></b><br />
<i>published by Harlequin (HQN Books)</i><br />
<blockquote>
Some mistakes are worth repeating… <br />
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Tasha Riordan's one night with Luc Bradshaw was the best of her life. The following two—when she got thrown into a Bahamian jail on bogus charges—were her worst. Now, seven years later, the undercover DEA agent is back. Invading her town. Her restaurant. Her fantasies. She can't trust a man who lied to her. Yet, neither can she trust herself—not when their chemistry burns even hotter than before. <br />
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Learning he has two half brothers shocks Luc. Discovering they live in the same town as Tasha—that's a different kind of thrill. Their mutual lust is still off the charts, but he can't get her to listen to his side of what happened on that long-ago night. Good thing he's got powers of persuasion that go deeper than words. Because nothing has ever felt this right…</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Razor Bay, Book #3<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Ms Andersen is on my list of auto-buy authors. This current series of hers hasn't been my favorite, but I have hopes for <b>No Strings Attached</b> because of the H/H :)<br />
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<b>The Dog Park </b>by<b><i> Laura Caldwell</i></b><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZGi7SPsy3RDFeH1EfF7HDEJOrF3oQUAgJVUebYQ4ebNYlt_espKPXS5Zj2Q0L1XinN5E-YdyU2w9FDBGE3RDi7vHxToLtwLCPmu7Dgsj2sRVK3E7WkHs9xWEH-Mu_xnwiUGsc4GDlIc/s1600/the+dog+park.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZGi7SPsy3RDFeH1EfF7HDEJOrF3oQUAgJVUebYQ4ebNYlt_espKPXS5Zj2Q0L1XinN5E-YdyU2w9FDBGE3RDi7vHxToLtwLCPmu7Dgsj2sRVK3E7WkHs9xWEH-Mu_xnwiUGsc4GDlIc/s1600/the+dog+park.jpg" height="200" width="126" /></a><i>published by Harlequin (Mira)</i><br />
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A couple's best friend?<br />
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Stylist Jessica Champlin knows it takes more than a darling goldendoodle to save a marriage. She and her ex-husband, investigative journalist Sebastian Hess, had too many irreconcilable differences for even their beloved dog, Baxter, to heal. So they've agreed to joint custody, and life has settled into a prickly normalcy.<br />
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But when Baxter heroically rescues a child and the video footage goes viral, Jess and Sebastian are thrown together again, and her life takes some very unexpected twists. The line of dogwear she creates becomes wildly successful, and suddenly she's in the spotlight with everyone watching—the press, the new guy she's seeing, Sebastian and the past she never imagined she would face again. Soon there's only one person by her side—and it's the person she least expected. She's willing to open up to a new normal…just as long as Baxter approves.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: None<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> This one caught my eye on Netgalley. I like the cover because that would be me, sitting higher up in the cover - except not wearing a dress ^_^; The blurb is also interesting. I like that it's about a divorced couple bonded by their dog... with a chance of reconciliation. <br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> This one sounds so cute! I love the fact that it's about a dog bringing a couple back together...maybe. Haha<br />
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<i>published by Harlequin (Harlequin Teen)</i><br />
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Five strangers. Countless adventures.One epic way to get lost. <br />
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Four teens across the country have only one thing in common: a girl named LEILA. She crashes into their lives in her absurdly red car at the moment they need someone the most. <br />
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There's HUDSON, a small-town mechanic who is willing to throw away his dreams for true love. And BREE, a runaway who seizes every Tuesday—and a few stolen goods along the way. ELLIOT believes in happy endings…until his own life goes off-script. And SONIA worries that when she lost her boyfriend, she also lost the ability to love. <br />
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Hudson, Bree, Elliot and Sonia find a friend in Leila. And when Leila leaves them, their lives are forever changed. But it is during Leila's own 4,268-mile journey that she discovers the most important truth— sometimes, what you need most is right where you started. And maybe the only way to find what you're looking for is to get lost along the way.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Young Adult, Contemporary<br />
<b>Series</b>: None<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Road-trip book! Ames and I are in! LOL.<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> You know it! LOL<br />
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<b>A Good Debutante's Guide to Ruin</b> by <b><i>Sophie Jordan</i></b><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjnDEwBIJsye_7ID_dEg7bcqlqtLW9IP38c3N1ANnVRUuqDGzf6FU4kKPBZik-XYbiJnwS1Z_SSK1LHfwDQySKSHaYp-KCJbpluQDyq2rTFNtM1RPzG_dpfZYaR5Tsn3BuYdrU0udro50/s1600/a+good+debutante%60s+guide+to+ruin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjnDEwBIJsye_7ID_dEg7bcqlqtLW9IP38c3N1ANnVRUuqDGzf6FU4kKPBZik-XYbiJnwS1Z_SSK1LHfwDQySKSHaYp-KCJbpluQDyq2rTFNtM1RPzG_dpfZYaR5Tsn3BuYdrU0udro50/s1600/a+good+debutante%60s+guide+to+ruin.jpg" height="200" width="123" /></a><i>published by Harpercollins Publisher (Avon)</i><br />
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The last woman on earth he would ever touch...<br />
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Declan, the Duke of Banbury, has no interest in ushering Rosalie Hughes, his stepsister, into society. Dumped on him with nowhere else to go, he's determined to rid himself of the headstrong debutante by bestowing on her an obscenely large dowry... making her the most sought-after heiress of the Season.<br />
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... is about to become the only one he wants.<br />
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But Rosalie isn't about to go along with Declan's plans. Surrounded by fortune hunters, how is she supposed to find a man who truly wants her? Taking control of her fate, Rosalie dons a disguise and sneaks into Sodom, a private club host to all manner of illicit activity—and frequented by her infuriatingly handsome stepbrother.<br />
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In a shadowed alcove, Declan can't resist the masked temptress who sets his blood afire... any more than Rosalie can deny her longing for a man who will send her into ruin.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Historical romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: The Debutante Files, Book #1<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I like that the heroine is taking things into her own hands instead of relying on others. Hopefully, that'll make for a good book :)<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> The step-siblings thing gives me pause, but if Declan doesn't want to usher her around, maybe it means it's a new thing and they didn't grow up together. Because ewww. However, this sounds cute so I'll wait for some reviews.<br />
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<i>published by Harpercollins Publisher (Avon)</i><br />
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Wynter Atrialan, the Winter King, once lived in peace with his southern, Summerlander neighbors, but when the prince of Summerlea steals Wynter’s bride and murders his young brother, Wynter calls upon a dangerous Wintercraig magic called the Ice Heart and marches against Summerlea.<br />
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After three bitter years of battle, a victorious Wynter arrives at Summerlea’s royal palace to issue his terms of surrender. The prince of Summerlea stole Wynter’s bride and slew Wynter’s Heir. He wants the loss replaced. The Ice Heart is consuming him. Wynter hopes holding his own child in his arms will rekindle the warmth in his heart before he becomes the monster of Wintercraig legend, the Ice King.<br />
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The Summer King has three very precious daughters whom he loves dearly. Wynter will take one of them to wife. She will have one year to provide him with an Heir. If she fails, he will send her to face the mercy of the mountains and claim another princess for his wife. And so it will continue until Wynter has his Heir or the Summer King is out of daughters.<br />
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The plan is perfect—except for one small detail. The Summer King has a fourth daughter. One of whom he is not so fond. And she is a fiercely passionate creature, with a temper as volatile as the forces of her weathergift, the power of storms.</blockquote>
Genre: Fantasy romance<br />
Series: Weathermages of Mystral #1<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I feel like I've been waiting for this one for FOREVER. But it's finally coming! WOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!<br />
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Yeah, I'm excited. LOL<br />
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<br />nathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02626894830238717124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-73546248155426777622014-06-26T22:00:00.000-04:002014-06-26T22:24:08.437-04:00Buddy Review: All Lined Up by Cora Carmack<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ0pUJQawkBJ4XppQdSvv736M6ZN4aFjVHPtaDqpPX-uzSeXUsNg3vY-Hu8QZYFluou78nQuy6cEfOMpx_RuT2RRLurvX1L9G-8WorOWRspnuwjB17Bq1d19HfD7_zUa32h_C2Hi_ZV8I/s1600/alllinedup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ0pUJQawkBJ4XppQdSvv736M6ZN4aFjVHPtaDqpPX-uzSeXUsNg3vY-Hu8QZYFluou78nQuy6cEfOMpx_RuT2RRLurvX1L9G-8WorOWRspnuwjB17Bq1d19HfD7_zUa32h_C2Hi_ZV8I/s1600/alllinedup.jpg" height="320" width="212" /></a><b>All Lined Up</b> by <b><i>Cora Carmack</i></b><br />
<i>Published by William Morrow Paperbacks</i><br />
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In Texas, two things are cherished above all else—football and gossip. My life has always been ruled by both.<br />
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Dallas Cole loathes football. That's what happens when you spend your whole childhood coming in second to a sport. College is her time to step out of the bleachers, and put the playing field (and the players) in her past.<br />
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But life doesn't always go as planned. As if going to the same college as her football star ex wasn’t bad enough, her father, a Texas high school coaching phenom, has decided to make the jump to college ball… as the new head coach at Rusk University. Dallas finds herself in the shadows of her father and football all over again.<br />
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Carson McClain is determined to go from second-string quarterback to the starting line-up. He needs the scholarship and the future that football provides. But when a beautiful redhead literally falls into his life, his focus is more than tested. It's obliterated.<br />
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Dallas doesn't know Carson is on the team. Carson doesn't know that Dallas is his new coach's daughter.<br />
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And neither of them know how to walk away from the attraction they feel.</blockquote>
<b>Genre:</b> Contemporary New Adult<br />
<b>Series:</b> Rusk University #1<br />
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<b>Rowena: </b><span style="color: blue;">So our buddy review book for the month of June was All Lined Up by Cora Carmack. It's a series that was said to be reminiscent of Friday Night Lights, a show that both Ames and I have loved so how could we not buddy review this one?</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: blue;">The story takes place at Rusk University in the great state of Texas. The college's head football coach has a daughter attending Rusk University and when she meets up with QB2 (that's FNL speak, ha!) at a party, they don't know who the other is until it's too late and they're hooked on each other.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: blue;">So what did you think, Ames? Thumbs up or down?</span><br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;">I'm giving this one a solid thumbs up! I loved the idea, a football coach's daughter who kind of has some resentment towards the game who ends up falling for a QB. And the new guy on campus falling for the Coach's daughter without knowing who she is. There was a lot going for this story and it lived up to the promise.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: purple;">What did you think?</span><br />
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<b>Rowena:</b> <span style="color: blue;">I really liked it. I thought that both Carson and Dallas were a great couple and I loved their flirty relationship. From their first meeting to every single meeting until the end, I loved it all. I really liked Carson. I liked how he treated Dallas and I loved how even though he was super serious, with Dallas, that flirty side came out and I ate it all up. The only thing that I hated about Carson was his football number. #12. I'm a Los Angeles Lakers fan and that number leaves a sour taste in my mouth. </span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: blue;">Of the two of them, I think Dallas drove me more crazy but I didn't hate her. I liked that she was a dancer and that she knew what she was about. There wasn't any waffling about where she was concerned and I loved the way that her relationship with her father came around throughout the book. That was nice to see.</span><br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;">I liked Carson and Dallas were a good couple too. I like how they had their rules for their friendship and both wanted honesty from each other and an explanation if things were to not work anymore. I thought they were unique. They communicated with each other. I don't see a lot of that in NA. Also, their baggage wasn't crazy angsty. Like Dallas had to deal with her dad and the way her high school relationship ended and Carson just had to buckle down and learn to have faith in himself.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: purple;">One thing that came across as odd for me was the issue about Dallas' virginity. I mean, maybe its just me reading too much contemporary romances but I was like why does everyone care so much? Like even Stella being hurt because Dallas had lied to her. WHY?</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: purple;">I did like that Dallas was a dancer. I like that she had her own stuff going on and wasn't just a hanger on to Carson's football career. And I agree, I did like the way things played out with her dad. I like that he was able to listen to Dallas and he took her side, especially with that fiasco with the picture.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: purple;">Also, the whole Levi thing kinda got dropped. Like once he was gone, he was never mentioned again. It's not like he wouldn't have been released, you know?</span><br />
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<b>Rowena: </b><span style="color: blue;">That was weird, huh? The whole virginity thing with Dallas. I'm still seeing a lot of virgins in these contemporary books. Why is it still such a big deal? Will readers not buy books about girls who aren't virginal before they meet their love interests? Weird.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: blue;">Regarding the thing with Levi, I agree with you that he just sort of disappeared from the planet once that drama with him went down but I'm wondering if that had anything to do with him getting his own book in this series and that leads into my next question. What do you think about him and Silas getting their own books? I didn't like either character in this book and initially, I had no interest continuing the series because why waste time on two characters that were disgusting to me in this one? I mean, even though Silas came around, he was still a pretty big douche and I didn't care for him at all but are you interested in reading their books at all? I think I changed my mind and am definitely going to read Silas' book. </span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><br />
</span> <span style="color: blue;">And if I'm being honest, I really want to see Stella's story too. But now that I'm actually looking it up, I can't find anywhere where it says that Levi gets a book so maybe he doesn't. It would be interesting if Levi ends up with Stella. Hmm. What about Ryan? I wouldn't mind reading a book featuring Ryan as one of the main characters.</span><br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;">Maybe we're just getting jaded, Wena. LOL I did like that this book wasn't chock full of sex scenes though. The scenes where they did get intimate did forward the plot and it created some good tension between Carson and Dallas. </span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: purple;">I would not read Levi's book unless his character has some growth in other books before he gets his own. Like if Silas gets a book and Levi is in it and he changes, I would potentially read it. And yes, I think Silas can be redeemed so even though he started off the book as a douchecanoe, I do find him interesting. I thought the football aspect of All Lined Up was really well done. It didn't overwhelm the story. And I would like to see Ryan and Stella get their own books (if they don't end up together in some screwball way). </span><br />
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<b>Rowena:</b> <span style="color: blue;">Us, jaded? No way. :P</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: blue;">As it stands right now, Levi is a no go for me. But I would probably read Silas' story, especially since I was looking through Cora Carmack's blog and I saw a picture of Silas that she uses on one of her picture card things and guess who she uses as Silas? MATT BARR!! Psycho Derek from One Tree Hill, haha. I heart that guy (not in OTH though, eww) so that went a long way in convincing me to read the next book. And the heroine's name is Dylan, I love that name for a girl. ;)</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><br />
</span> <span style="color: blue;">I thought Cora Carmack delivered the goods with this book and I was glad that I chose this book for us to read, ha! I'm glad that football didn't overwhelm the story and I really liked how Carson and Dallas came together. They were good characters apart but I really liked them together too so that's something. I'd give this book a <b>4.5 out of 5</b> or a low<b> A</b>. What about you?</span><br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;">I like girls that have guy's names too, so Dylan is a win for me. I'll have to check out Cora's blog to see her inspiration for Silas. </span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: purple;">All in all, I really enjoyed All Lined Up and since this was the first book I read by this author, I'll definitely be checking out her other books. </span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"><br />
</span> <span style="color: purple;">I'm going to give this one a <b>B+</b>, or <b>4 out of 5</b>. :P</span><br />
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<b>Rowena:</b> <span style="color: blue;">And we’re done. *drops mic*</span><br />
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All right peeps, that's it for our June review!<br />
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For July, Rowena and I are looking back a few months to May's <b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18189606-since-you-ve-been-gone?from_search=true">Since You've Been Gone</a></b> by Morgan Matson. In case you were interested in reading along. :P~ames~http://www.blogger.com/profile/17683205224039402987noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-88214176757912287192014-06-01T12:00:00.000-04:002014-06-01T13:57:34.951-04:00New Releases - June 2014Traditionally, January and June are the months with least new releases and this year is no exception. I think this is one of the shortest new releases posts that we've ever put together... and you know how Ames and I are good at finding books LOL. Luckily, there are some highly anticipated books coming out, otherwise, it'd be sad.<br />
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So check it out!! And please, let us know if we've missed any books! Any way to bulk up the list is appreciated LOL.<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Just a quick note before going onto the releases. <b><i>Heather Webber</i></b> is self-publishing a new <i>Lucy Valentine</i> novel, <b>Undeniably Yours</b>, sometime in June. While there are still no blurb, no official release date nor cover on Goodreads, it was announced in her newsletter. That one is definitively on my list to get :)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>June 1</i></span><br />
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<b>More Than a Fling</b> by<b><i> Joss Wood</i></b><br />
<i>published by Harlequin (Harlequin KISS)</i><br />
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"I will consider doing the campaign--seriously consider it--if you sleep with me."<br />
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When Ross Bennett has the not-so-enjoyable pleasure of hearing those words come out of his mouth, he realises he must have left his pants in charge. Because the woman sitting opposite him may be seriously gorgeous, but this is serious business--not some sleazy backroom deal! Until Ally floors him by agreeing to his terms...<br />
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Ally Jones may find Ross utterly irresistible, but that can wait: she has a thing or two to teach him first! Her first lesson? Everything comes to those who wait...</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Category romance, Contemporary<br />
<b>Series</b>: None<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I'm really enjoying Ms Wood's category romance and am so happy she's writing them so fast!<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">June 3</span></i><br />
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<b>Shield of Winter</b> by <b><i>Nalini Singh</i></b><br />
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Assassin. Soldier. Arrow. That is who Vasic is, who he will always be. His soul drenched in blood, his conscience heavy with the weight of all he’s done, he exists in the shadows, far from the hope his people can almost touch—if only they do not first drown in the murderous insanity of a lethal contagion. To stop the wave of death, Vasic must complete the simplest and most difficult mission of his life. <br />
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For if the Psy race is to survive, the empaths must wake…<br />
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Having rebuilt her life after medical “treatment” that violated her mind and sought to stifle her abilities, Ivy should have run from the black-clad Arrow with eyes of winter frost. But Ivy Jane has never done what she should. Now, she'll fight for her people, and for this Arrow who stands as her living shield, yet believes he is beyond redemption. But as the world turns to screaming crimson, even Ivy’s fierce will may not be enough to save Vasic from the cold darkness…</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Paranormal romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Psy-Changelings, Book #13<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I cannot wait to read this one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I read a few early non-spoiler reviews and a few of the things they mentioned made me feel like making a time machine so I can go to June 3 and get this book already. LOL<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> This is definitively the release that everyone is anticipating in June, me included!! I've avoided all reviews, blurbs, etc. in order to be surprised! Lucky for me, my pre-ordered copy arrived early :) I think everyone will be happy with <b>Shield of Winter</b>.<br />
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<b>Devil's Game</b> by<b><i> Joanna Wylde</i></b><br />
<i>published by Berkley</i><br />
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Liam “Hunter” Blake hates the Reapers MC. Born and raised a Devil’s Jack, he knows his duty. He’ll defend his club from their oldest enemies—the Reapers—using whatever weapons he can find. But why use force when the Reapers’ president has a daughter who’s alone and vulnerable? Hunter has wanted her from the minute he saw her, and now he has an excuse to take her.<br />
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Em has lived her entire life in the shadow of the Reapers. Her overprotective father, Picnic, is the club’s president. The last time she had a boyfriend, Picnic shot him. Now the men in her life are far more interested in keeping her daddy happy than showing her a good time. Then she meets a handsome stranger—a man who isn't afraid to treat her like a real woman. One who isn't afraid of her father. His name is Liam, and he’s The One.<br />
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Or so she thinks.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Reapers MC, Book #3<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I knew there would be something between Erin and Liam after I read <b><a href="http://bookishames.blogspot.ca/2014/04/february-wrap-up.html">Reaper's Legacy</a></b>. And I think it will be goooood. Seriously loving this series and this is another book I can't wait to get my grubby book hoarder hands on. hehe<br />
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<b>Prince of Fools </b>by <b><i>Mark Lawrence</i></b><br />
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The Red Queen is old but the kings of the Broken Empire dread her like no other. For all her reign, she has fought the long war, contested in secret, against the powers that stand behind nations, for higher stakes than land or gold. Her greatest weapon is The Silent Sister—unseen by most and unspoken of by all.<br />
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The Red Queen’s grandson, Prince Jalan Kendeth—drinker, gambler, seducer of women—is one who can see The Silent Sister. Tenth in line for the throne and content with his role as a minor royal, he pretends that the hideous crone is not there. But war is coming. Witnesses claim an undead army is on the march, and the Red Queen has called on her family to defend the realm. Jal thinks it’s all a rumor—nothing that will affect him—but he is wrong.<br />
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After escaping a death trap set by the Silent Sister, Jal finds his fate magically intertwined with a fierce Norse warrior. As the two undertake a journey across the Empire to undo the spell, encountering grave dangers, willing women, and an upstart prince named Jorg Ancrath along the way, Jalan gradually catches a glimmer of the truth: he and the Norseman are but pieces in a game, part of a series of moves in the long war—and the Red Queen controls the board.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Fantasy<br />
<b>Series</b>: The Red Queen's War, Book #1<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I've been in the mood for something other than romance lately. This sounds like a pretty interesting fantasy read :) Going to check out the reviews, but definitively on my radar.
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<i>published by New American Library</i><br />
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When Hannah Nichols last saw Marco D’Alessandro, five long years ago, he broke her heart. The bad boy with a hidden sweet side was the only guy Hannah ever loved—and the only man she’s ever been with. After one intense night of giving into temptation, Marco took off, leaving Scotland and Hannah behind. Shattered by the consequences of their night together, Hannah has never truly moved on.<br />
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Leaving Hannah was the biggest mistake of Marco’s life, something he has deeply regretted for years. So when fate reunites them, he refuses to let her go without a fight. Determined to make her his, Marco pursues Hannah, reminding her of all the reasons they’re meant to be together…<br />
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But just when Marco thinks they’re committed to a future together, Hannah makes a discovery that unearths the secret pain she’s been hiding from him, a secret that could tear them apart before they have a real chance to start over again…</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: On Dublin Street, Book #4<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> Despite the mess that was <b><a href="http://breezingthroughbooks.blogspot.ca/2014/04/buddy-review-out-of-shallows-by.html">Out of Shallows</a></b>, I'm still really looking to this one. <b><i>Samantha Young</i></b> is an auto-buy author for me and this series is one of my all time favourite contemp series.
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<b>That Summer</b> by<b><i> Lauren Willig</i></b><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGptuQBotb-D60TttzFQHmrk9Gvbpc-7BqR3m9n8hBCxAaKxS38ZNj1BWam5pg_9TxCgrtzUd_9EyVa9rwJGapo-HH0M6Y2qtBR0dn822z4VMiPmhbjvZJ3iavkZvPyKQ0DDj9eEUh5Nk/s1600/that+summer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGptuQBotb-D60TttzFQHmrk9Gvbpc-7BqR3m9n8hBCxAaKxS38ZNj1BWam5pg_9TxCgrtzUd_9EyVa9rwJGapo-HH0M6Y2qtBR0dn822z4VMiPmhbjvZJ3iavkZvPyKQ0DDj9eEUh5Nk/s1600/that+summer.jpg" height="200" width="131" /></a><i>published by St. Martin's Press</i><br />
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2009: When Julia Conley hears that she has inherited a house outside London from an unknown great-aunt, she assumes it’s a joke. She hasn't been back to England since the car crash that killed her mother when she was six, an event she remembers only in her nightmares. But when she arrives at Herne Hill to sort through the house—with the help of her cousin Natasha and sexy antiques dealer Nicholas—bits of memory start coming back. And then she discovers a pre-Raphaelite painting, hidden behind the false back of an old wardrobe, and a window onto the house's shrouded history begins to open...<br />
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1849: Imogen Grantham has spent nearly a decade trapped in a loveless marriage to a much older man, Arthur. The one bright spot in her life is her step-daughter, Evie, a high-spirited sixteen year old who is the closest thing to a child Imogen hopes to have. But everything changes when three young painters come to see Arthur's collection of medieval artifacts, including Gavin Thorne, a quiet man with the unsettling ability to read Imogen better than anyone ever has. When Arthur hires Gavin to paint her portrait, none of them can guess what the hands of fate have set in motion.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Historical fiction<br />
<b>Series</b>: None<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I enjoy Lauren's writing and I like the sound of this one. I like books that have two simultaneous plots in different time periods. I also like stories about paintings/art. So win win. :P<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">June 10</span></i><br />
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<b>Count on Me </b>by <b><i>Lauren Dane</i></b><br />
<i>published by Samhain Publishing</i><br />
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Petal is the last place Caroline Mendoza thought she’d end up. Sixteen years ago she lost both parents there—her mother to murder and her father to prison for the crime. Since then she’s built a successful life, but she’s never let go of the belief her father is innocent.<br />
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Now she’s back in Petal to find the truth. With a new job and a mystery to solve, she’s got plenty on her plate. But when she bumps into Royal Watson, the sparks fly hard and fast.<br />
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When the whipsmart, opinionated lawyer blows into town like a beautiful storm, Royal has a reason to make the time to get off his organic farm and pursue her. And soon their intense attraction is tipping into something more.<br />
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As Caroline’s dogged investigation digs up ghosts of the past, there’s not much time for basking in love’s glow. The closer she gets to the truth, the more threatened the real killer gets…and the greater the danger that all her digging could lead to her own grave</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Petal, Georgia, Book #3<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> It's kind of funny but I just read all the <i>Petal, Georgia</i> books this past week. I didn't even realize there was a release coming out! And I'm glad I won't have to wait to read more. Woohoo.<br />
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<b>The Girl With All The Gifts </b>by <b><i>M.R. Carey</i></b><br />
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Melanie is a very special girl. Dr Caldwell calls her 'our little genius'. Every morning, Melanie waits in her cell to be collected for class. When they come for her, Sergeant keeps his gun pointing at her while two of his people strap her into the wheelchair. She thinks they don't like her. She jokes that she won't bite, but they don't laugh. Melanie loves school. She loves learning about spelling and sums and the world outside the classroom and the children's cells. She tells her favourite teacher all the things she'll do when she grows up. Melanie doesn't know why this makes Miss Justineau look sad.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Horror<br />
<b>Series</b>: None<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> <a href="http://www.impressionsofareader.com/">Hilcia</a> recommended this one to me. There's a free ten chapter sample already available and I couldn't put it down once I started. And when I got to the end of the sample I literally cried out "Noooooo!" This is one is going to be very interesting. :P<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> If you and Hils both love this one, I'll have to check it out :P<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">June 15</span></i><br />
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<i>self-published</i><br />
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For a year and a half, Olivia Martin has tried to forget Erik Gulbrandr, the glacial man who’d scorched her mouth with a single kiss. But when Olivia finds herself snowbound with Erik on the winter solstice, she discovers that the man who set her body aflame is cursed by abominable needs — and a desire that might destroy them both…</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Paranormal romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: None<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I didn't realize Meljean had a self-published book coming out. Good find Nath!<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Thanks LOL. I enjoy Ms Brook's writing so definitively going to check this out.<br />
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<b>Pia Saves the Day </b>by<b><i> Thea Harrison</i></b><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyt4GzgxCMYc_MELk8iLH6tnuWCjayANtDGH9vZeKYyX_Q04iLKSEil6JohOK9SYU7moKKF3_fc5PEUuTtpeo41BQKBWFULIQOzP7MyaYF7iZ_ragS4x_RnumPj-O6Ty2vGIB3m2WTwRQ/s1600/pia+saves+the+day.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyt4GzgxCMYc_MELk8iLH6tnuWCjayANtDGH9vZeKYyX_Q04iLKSEil6JohOK9SYU7moKKF3_fc5PEUuTtpeo41BQKBWFULIQOzP7MyaYF7iZ_ragS4x_RnumPj-O6Ty2vGIB3m2WTwRQ/s1600/pia+saves+the+day.jpg" height="200" width="133" /></a><i>self-published</i><br />
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In the latest story of the Elder Races, two mates face their deadliest challenge yet—each other…<br />
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Pia and Dragos’s magical young son Liam (the Peanut), is growing at an unprecedented rate, and if that isn’t enough, he is also exhibiting new, and unpredictable, magical gifts. To protect him, the concerned parents decide to move to upstate New York.<br />
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Both Dragos and Pia relish the idea of leaving behind the city. They finally have the space to indulge their Wyr side, and Liam can grow in safety. It’s a breath of fresh air—literally—but their idyllic situation is shattered when Dragos is injured in a freak accident.<br />
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Stripped of his memory and bereft of Pia’s taming influence, there’s nothing holding back Dragos’s darkest side. And in order to restore her family and save her mate, Pia must confront the most powerful menace in Elder Races history.<br />
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It’s going to take more than a penny to fix this…</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Paranormal romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: The Elder Races, Book #6.6<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> ERMAHGERD that blurb!!!!! This is going to be one awesome read methinks!<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> What does ERMAHGERD mean?? LOL. I'm not a huge fan of Dragos and Pia, but I like the Peanut.<br />
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<b>Dirty Angels </b>by<b><i> Karina Halle</i></b><br />
<i>published by Metal Blonde Books</i><br />
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For Luisa Chavez, a twenty-three year old former beauty queen, a better life has always been just out of her reach. Sure, she’s had men at her feet since she was a young teenager but she’s never had the one thing she’s craved – security. Having grown up in near poverty, her waitressing job in Cabo San Lucas can barely let her take care of herself, let alone her ailing parents. Every day is another unwanted advance, every day is a struggle to survive.<br />
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When Salvador Reyes, the depraved leader of a major Mexican cartel, takes an interest in her, Luisa is presented with an opportunity she can’t afford to pass up. She’ll become Salvador’s wife and exchange her freedom and body for a life of riches – riches she can bestow upon her deserving parents. But Luisa quickly finds out that even the finest wines and jewels can’t undo the ugliness in her marriage, nor the never-ending violence that threatens her every move.<br />
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Soon, Luisa is looking for an escape, a way out of the carefully controlled life she’s leading. She finally gets her wish in the worst way possible.<br />
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As it is, being the wife of Salvador makes her an ideal target for rival cartels and there’s one particular man who needs Luisa as part of his cartel’s expansion. One particular man whose quest for power has destroyed lives, slit throats and gotten him out of an American prison. One particular man who will stop at nothing until he gets what he wants.<br />
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That man is Javier Bernal. And he wants Luisa. He wants to take her, keep her, ruin her.<br />
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Unless she ruins him first.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Romantic Suspense<br />
<b>Series</b>: Dirty Angels, Book #1<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I've quickly become a fan of<b><i> Karina Halle</i></b> after reading her Artists Trilogy. And I was very very curious about Javier's character. I'm glad to see he gets a book of his own. I think whoever he ends up with is going to be one awesome character.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">June 16</span></i><br />
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<i>self-published</i><br />
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<i>Summer is definitely heating up...</i><br />
<br />
So yeah, that really happened. Karen’s fist connecting with TJ’s face. <br />
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Not only is TJ dealing with a decent sized bruise on his face where Karen gave her best attempt at a knock-out match, now he’s got some explaining to do after Jordan finds out what happened.<br />
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Karen’s not ready to forgive TJ for his tough-love tactics to help get her bar routine back in full swing, but she is ready to figure out how to get through to Jordan. He’s being a complete idiot, not dealing with his health issues, forcing her to keep things a secret from Coach Bentley. <br />
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With her teammate, Stevie’s, help Karen comes up with a plan to steer Jordan in the right direction—all she needs is a night alone with him and the hiking and camping expedition he promised her weeks ago might be the perfect opportunity. <br />
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Or her plan could backfire and he could slip further away from her.<br />
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While Karen and Jordan are out playing lumberjack couple in the Pocono Mountains, TJ is dealing with a stranger trying to give him advice on his tumbling, some pretty overt advances from one of Nina Jones’ gymnasts (aka: off limits), and a random hook-up that will most likely end up being a big mistake.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: New Adult, Contemporary<br />
<b>Series</b>: Letters to Nowhere, Book #2 (Return to Summer, part #3) <br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> Ooooh I haven't read <b>Return to You</b> yet because I wanted to build up a few books before continuing on in the series. LOL But now that this is coming out for sure I'll catch up. I love Karen and Jordan.<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> This one is actually already available as of May 30. Go figure why the official date is June 16 then. However, I'm not complaining!! I can't wait to get my hand on this one, just love Ms Cross' voice and Karen and Jordan :)<br />
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<b>Falling for the Groomsman </b>by<b><i> Diane Alberts</i></b><br />
<i>published by Entangled Publishing (Brazen)</i><br />
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She’s the one that got away. He’s the one she can’t forget. Photojournalist Christine Forsythe is ready to tackle her naughty little to-do list, and who better to tap for the job than a hot groomsman? But when she crashes into her best friend’s older brother, Christine realizes her list needs updating. And fast. Tyler Dresco took her virginity during the best night of her life, then bolted. Now that they’re trapped together at a destination wedding, she’s going to get her revenge. Tyler has never forgiven himself for how completely he lost control all those years ago. Being in Christine’s arms had felt right…until he realized what he’d taken from her in the hallway of a cheap motel. And oh, how she’s making him pay for it now. The insatiable heat between them has only grown stronger, but every time things heat up, Christine walks away. With every encounter, things go a little bit further until Christine’s caught in her own trap of seduction. And before their time’s up, Tyler’s not the only one wanting more…</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Category romance, Contemporary<br />
<b>Series</b>: Wedding Dare, Book #1<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I like plots involving a best friend's sibling. And this one sounds right up my alley. :P<br />
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<b>Sam and Aaron</b> by <b><i>L.B. Gregg</i></b><br />
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With our family's legacy, Meyers B&B, in the flailing hands of me, Sam Meyers, and my sister Wynne, we're determined to revive the place. We've started a series of blind-date cooking classes, and taken on our first boarder. Granddad is even now rolling in his grave.<br />
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Signed up for the class is our new guest, Aaron Saunders, a Californian transplant who's distractingly handsome and clearly up to no good. I can't quite figure him out. He blew into town and has been relentless in his search for…something.<br />
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The sexy sneak is intriguing. And we've had a steamy moment. Or two. But now I can't stop wondering why he's searching in secret. From the library, to the historical society, to my own backyard, Aaron leaves no stone unturned or record book unopened. He's definitely gotten my attention. But that might not be the only thing he's after.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: m/m, Contemporary<br />
<b>Series</b>: Men of Smithfield, Book #5<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I like the <i>Men of Smithfield </i>series and I was happy to hear about another release. The characters are quirky and I enjoy LB's writing.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">June 17</span></i><br />
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<b>When You Are Mine</b> by<b><i> Kennedy Ryan</i></b><br />
<i>published by Grand Central Publishing</i><br />
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Forever is a heartbeat away...<br />
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Kerris Moreton knows how to make things work. Bounced from foster home to foster home as a kid, she adapted; when opportunity arose, she thrived. Now, about to open her own business and accept a marriage proposal, Kerris is ready to build the life she's always wanted. The only thing missing? A passionate connection with her would-be fiancé, Cam. Kerris wants to believe that sparks are overrated-until Walsh Bennett lights her up like the Fourth of July.<br />
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... but what about love?<br />
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As one of the East Coast's most eligible bachelors, Walsh enjoys financial independence, fulfilling work with his family's nonprofit, and plenty of female attention. But lately he's been distracted by the one woman he can't have. Lovely to look at and even sweeter to know, Kerris is the soul mate Walsh never thought he would find. The problem is, his best friend found her first...</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: The Bennetts, Book #1<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> Aaaahhh another trope I enjoy - the best friend's girl. For some odd reason, I'm really excited to read this one.<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Oooh. This sounds pretty good. Putting it on my radar.<br />
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<b>Better When He's Bad </b>by<b><i> Jay Crownover</i></b><br />
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Welcome to the Point<br />
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There’s a difference between a bad boy and a boy who’s bad... meet Shane Baxter.<br />
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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. <br />
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.<br />
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Bax terrifies her, but it doesn’t take Dovie long to realize that some boys are just better when they’re bad.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Welcome to the Point, Book #1<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> This one intrigues me. Who doesn't love a bad boy?<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Intriguing indeed. I know <a href="http://lesliespsyche.blogspot.ca/">Leslie </a>has recently binged on this author, so definitively worth a try.<br />
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<b>Fan Art </b>by <b><i>Sarah Tregay</i></b><br />
<i>published by Katherine Tegen Books</i><br />
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When the picture tells the story…<br />
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Senior year is almost over, and Jamie Peterson has a big problem. Not college—that’s all set. Not prom—he’ll find a date somehow. No, it’s the worst problem of all: he’s fallen for his best friend.<br />
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As much as Jamie tries to keep it under wraps, everyone seems to know where his affections lie, and the giggling girls in art class are determined to help Jamie get together with Mason. But Jamie isn’t sure if that’s what he wants—because as much as Jamie would like to come clean to Mason, what if the truth ruins everything? What if there are no more road trips, taco dinners, or movie nights? Does he dare risk a childhood friendship for romance?</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Young Adult, Contemporary<br />
<b>Series</b>: None<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I haven't been reading a lot of YA this year but this one is flipping all my switches. I can't wait to read it!<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> You'll have to let me know what you think about it!<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">June 24</span></i><br />
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<b>Better Homes and Hauntings </b>by<b><i> Molly Harper</i></b><br />
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When Nina Linden is hired to landscape a private island off the New England coast, she sees it as her chance to rebuild her failing business after being cheated by her unscrupulous ex. She never expects that her new client, software mogul Deacon Whitney, would see more in her than just a talented gardener. Deacon has paid top dollar to the crews he’s hired to renovate the desolate Whitney estate—he had to, because the bumps, thumps, and unexplained sightings of ghostly figures in nineteenth-century dress are driving workers away faster than he can say “Boo.”<br />
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But Nina shows no signs of being scared away, even as she experiences some unnerving apparitions herself. And as the two of them work closely together to restore the mansion’s faded glory, Deacon realizes that he’s found someone who doesn’t seem to like his fortune more than himself—while Nina may have finally found the one man she can trust with her bruised and battered heart.<br />
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But something on the island doesn’t believe in true love…and if Nina and Deacon can’t figure out how to put these angry spirits to rest, their own love doesn’t stand a ghost of a chance.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Paranormal romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: None<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I love Ms Harper's writing, especially her paranormals. Already pre-ordered this one and eager to get it :) The cover is a bit freaky, but I feel it fits the blurb perfectly LOL.<br />
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<b>The Promise </b>by<b><i> Robyn Carr</i></b><br />
<i>published by Harlequin (Mira)</i><br />
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Scott Grant has a bustling family practice in the small Oregon community of Thunder Point. The town and its people have embraced the widowed doctor and father of two, his children are thriving, and Scott knows it's time to move on from his loss. But as the town's only doctor, the dating scene is awkward. That is, until a stunning physician's assistant applies for a job at his clinic. <br />
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Peyton Lacoumette considers herself entirely out of the dating scene. She's already been burned by a man with kids, and she's come to Thunder Point determined not to repeat past mistakes. When Scott offers her a job, at a much lower salary than she's used to, Peyton is surprisingly eager to accept…at least for now. She's willing to stay for a three-month trial period while she explores other options. <br />
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Scott and Peyton know the arrangement is temporary—it isn't enough time to build a real relationship, never mind anything with lasting commitment. But love can blossom faster than you think when the timing is right, and this short visit just might hold the promise of forever.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Thunder Point, Book #5<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I love this series. I look forward to each book way too much. Haha And I've been wanting the doctor's story for a while now. :P<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I'm not up-to-date on this series (shocker!), but I liked the hero in previous books, so might give this one a go.<br />
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<b>Suddenly Last Summer</b> by<b><i> Sarah Morgan</i></b><br />
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Fiery French chef Élise Philippe is having a seriously bad day. Not only have the opening day plans for her beloved café fallen apart, but Sean O'Neil is back in town, and looking more delectable than ever. Last summer, they shared an electrifying night together…and the memories have Élise really struggling to stick to her one-night-only rule! Her head knows that eventually Sean will be leaving, so all she can do is try to ignore her heart before she spontaneously combusts with lust. <br />
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Being back in Vermont—even temporarily—is surgeon Sean O'Neil's worst nightmare. For Sean, returning home to the Snow Crystal Resort means being forced to confront the reasons and the guilt he feels about rejecting his family's rural lifestyle years ago. But discovering that Élise has settled in Vermont and still sets his blood racing is a very welcome distraction! Thinking he can persuade her into a replay of last summer is tempting, but remembering how good they are together is going to make walking away more difficult than he could imagine…</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: O'Neil Brothers, Book #2<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I was really intrigued at the hinted at back story of Elise and Sean's in Sleigh Bells in the Snow. I like <b><i>Sarah Morgan</i></b>'s writing and I like the cover.<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Totally forgot this one until you put it in the post, Ames! I'm curious too about Elise and Sean. Sounds like the perfect summer read :P<br />
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<b>Vixen in Velvet</b> by <b><i>Loretta Chase</i></b><br />
<i>published by Harpercollins Publisher (Avon)</i><br />
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From the Diary of Leonie Noirot: The perfect corset should invite its undoing...<br />
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Lethally charming Simon Fairfax, Marquess of Lisburne, has reluctantly returned to London for one reason only: a family obligation. Still, he might make time for the seduction of a certain redheaded dressmaker—but Leonie Noirot hasn't time for him. She's obsessed with transforming his cousin, the dowdy Lady Gladys, into a swan. <br />
Leonie's skills can coax curves—and profits—from thin air, but his criminally handsome lordship is too busy trying to seduce her to appreciate her genius. He badly needs to learn a lesson, and the wager she provokes ought to teach him, once and for all.<br />
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A great plan, in theory—but Lisburne's become a serious distraction, and Leonie's usual logic is in danger of slipping away as easily as a silk chemise. Could the Season's greatest transformation be her own?</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Historical romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: The Dressmakers, Book #3<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> <b><i>Loretta Chase</i></b> is an auto-buy author for me and this one is no exception. It sounds cute.<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Haven't been really into historical romance lately. This could go either way.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>June 30</i></span><br />
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<i>published by Riptide Publishing</i><br />
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Embrace the danger.<br />
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Sean Rush is an adrenaline junkie. That’s why he was in the Army, why he steals and races classic muscle cars . . . and why he can’t stay away from bad boy Ryker, a Havoc Motorcycle Club lieutenant. Fortunately, Ryker can’t seem to stay away from Sean—he’s spent the last eight months breaking into Sean’s apartment and stealing into his bed, leaving Sean physically satisfied but increasingly restless.<br />
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Sean has always avoided relationships. He likes to come and go without being controlled. And Ryker is possibly the most controlling man he’s ever known. Still, he finds that he wants more from Ryker than their silent nighttime encounters.<br />
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Then one of Sean’s thefts goes bad, and Ryker’s protective instincts kick into overdrive. He takes Sean to the Havoc compound, determined to keep him safe. But Sean’s past threatens the safety of Havoc—and everything Ryker holds dear. Worse, Ryker’s hiding secrets of his own. Soon it’s obvious that the adrenaline rush can’t keep them together anymore. But maybe love can. </blockquote>
<b>Genre: </b>Contemporary M/M Romance<br />
<b>Series:</b> Havoc #1<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> Okay I've been on a serious motorcycle club romance kick lately and having that AND an m/m story to boot? I'm drooling over here!! I cannot wait!<br />
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<br />~ames~http://www.blogger.com/profile/17683205224039402987noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-89837660460787429122014-05-29T09:30:00.000-04:002014-05-29T09:30:00.236-04:00Buddy Review: Breakable by Tammara WebberAll right peeps! Rowena and I are going strong with our monthly buddy reviews. And this month we decided to read <b>Breakable</b> by Tammara Webber since we both loved <b>Easy</b> so much. So yeah, if you haven't read <b>Easy</b> our review may be spoilerish since this is Easy from the hero's point of view. :P<br />
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<b>Breakable</b> by <i><b>Tammara Webber</b></i><br />
<i>published by Berkley in May 2014</i><br />
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<i>He was lost and alone. Then he found her.<br />
And the future seemed more fragile than ever.</i><br />
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As a child, Landon Lucas Maxfield believed his life was perfect and looked forward to a future filled with promise — until tragedy tore his family apart and made him doubt everything he ever believed.<br />
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All he wanted was to leave the past behind. When he met Jacqueline Wallace, his desire to be everything she needed came so easy…<br />
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As easy as it could be for a man who learned that the soul is breakable and that everything you hoped for could be ripped away in a heartbeat.</blockquote>
<b>Genre:</b> New Adult<br />
<b>Series:</b> Contours of the Heart #2<br />
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<b>Rowena:</b> <span style="color: blue;">I feel like it's been a long time since we've done a buddy review and it was just last month. A few weeks ago, Holly read this book and she enjoyed it so it brought the first book in this series (Contours of the Heart) back onto my radar. It also made me want to read this book so I was really hyped up to read the book but while I enjoyed the book, I don't think I liked this one as much as I liked Easy.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Weird.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">What did you think about Breakable, Ames?</span><br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;">It does feel like it's been a while! Maybe because we're trying to repress the last book we read. LOL</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">I re-read Easy not too long ago to get familiar with the story again and doing so made me eager to read Breakable. I felt that it was slow to start but then I got sucked into it. I didn't like it as much as I liked Easy but it was still fun to read things from Lucas' point of view.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">One thing that surprised me was Lucas' view of their relationship. He went into it thinking they'd be together for the semester and then they'd go their separate ways once school finished. And he felt like that for a long time! But he admitted he loved Jacqueline. He just didn't see it being a long-term thing. Thinking back to Jacqueline's point of view...I did not get that sense of things from him at all. LOL</span><br />
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<b>Rowena:</b> <span style="color: blue;">I should have read Easy again before I started this one because I forgot a lot of stuff from that book. Huh, you're right though. Lucas' view of the relationship was completely different from what I thought it was when reading Easy. But I didn't doubt that he was in love with Jacqueline. Well, not much anyway. There were times when I didn't feel like he felt the connection as strongly as I remember it from Easy. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">But it was nice to read the story from Lucas' point of view. It was nice to really get to know Professor Heller and his family. I also liked seeing the people in Lucas' life before Jacqueline. Meeting Boyce and Pearl and hell, even Melody. It did a lot to make Lucas even more real to me than he was in Easy. I absolutely loved him in Easy but in Breakable, I remembered why. He was such a good guy and the guilt he carried after his Mom died really gutted me. The feels, there was a lot of them in this book.</span><br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;">If someone was to come into this book without having read Easy, I think they'd wonder about Jacqueline's connection. We know she fell for Lucas because that's what Easy is about. But from Lucas' POV? When he thinks she just wants a rebound guy...one can doubt her feelings. I didn't see that while I was reading, but thinking about it...yeah, her feelings don't come across as strongly. </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">It was good to see things from his side. I liked the look into his life before he met Jacqueline. Like you I enjoyed Boyce and Pearl. I hope they get a story. And to see the pain he went through, losing his mom and grandfather and his father pulling away emotionally. So basically losing everyone in his life. I'm glad Heller came through and helped him out. And that makes me mad at his dad, he couldn't even pull his head out of his ass to help his own son. Sheesh. </span><br />
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<b>Rowena:</b> <span style="color: blue;">If Webber wrote Boyce and Pearl a story, I'd read it. I would really like to see more into their backgrounds. They were decent characters and it'd be a treat to get to know them better.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">What's your final grade for this book?</span><br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;">All in all, I enjoyed Breakable and give it a <b><span style="font-size: large;">B</span></b>. However, I don't feel like it can be read as a stand-alone. Definitely read Easy before reading Breakable. You?</span><br />
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<b>Rowena: </b><span style="color: blue;">I agree. I'd give it a <b><span style="font-size: large;">B</span></b> but feel that book needs to be read after reading Easy. The full effect is needed to enjoy this one.</span><br />
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For June, if you're interested in reading as well, Rowena and I are going to read and review <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18505845-all-lined-up?from_search=true">All Lined Up</a> by Cora Carmack.~ames~http://www.blogger.com/profile/17683205224039402987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-40371710614226426782014-05-01T11:45:00.000-04:002014-05-01T11:45:16.360-04:00New Releases - May 2014I have difficulty believing that we're already in May, but it's true! Where have the other 4 months gone? Where has spring gone?!<br />
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Luckily, while waiting for the nice and warmer weather to show up, there are new releases :) Initially, I thought May was going to be a bit lean, but I was wrong. There are lots of books and some that we've really been looking forward to!<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">May 1</span></i><br />
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<i>self-published</i><br />
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When a motorcycle accident leaves Derek Ford riding a desk at the O’Kane compound, the last thing he needs is a sexy new assistant upending his office and his life. But Mia isn’t scared of her domineering boss. The friction between them generates an undeniable heat—but Mia will not be kept, and Ford will do anything to protect what’s his. </blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Erotic Romance, Fantasy<br />
<b>Series</b>: Beyond, Book # 4.5<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I've really been enjoying this series so far, what I've read of it anyway, and so this one is a no brainer. I also like the sound of the dynamic between Derek and Mia.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">May 5</span></i><br />
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<i>published by Carina Press</i><br />
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Twenty years ago young Brian Arlington, heir to Arlington fortune, was kidnapped. Though the ransom was paid, the boy was never seen again and is presumed dead. Pierce Mather, the family lawyer, now administers and controls the Arlington billions. He's none too happy, and more than a little suspicious, when investigative journalist Griffin Hadley shows up to write about the decades-old mystery. Griff shrugs off the coldly handsome Pierce's objections, but it might not be so easy to shrug off the objections of someone willing to do anything to keep the past buried.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: M/M Mystery<br />
<b>Series</b>: n/a<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Feels like it's been a while since Mr. Lanyon's last release. Or perhaps it's just me not staying current ^_^; Have to say, the premise of this one sounds interesting... Do you think there's a chance that Giffin Hadley is Brian Arlington? Or perhaps that'd be too obvious :P<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I know he was on hiatus for a year but a few books have come out. I hate to say it but I haven't really been keeping track. With Jessewave closing their doors, I haven't really been following any M/M blogs so I've lost track. And since I quit Goodreads I've lost track as well. I used to be a member of Josh's Goodreads group. There are a lot of factors going into not being up to date with his books but whatever, this one caught my eye. :P I can't wait to read it.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">May 6</span></i><br />
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<b>Sparrow Hill Road</b> by <b><i>Seanan McGuire</i></b><br />
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Sparrow Hill Road is the first volume in the story of Rose Marshall, who was the first victim of the man called Bobby Cross, although she was far from the last — and unlike most of them, she did not go easy into that good night. Sixty years down the line, she's still kicking ass, taking names, and more than a little bit pissed off about the way that she died.<br />
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You want a good little ghost who'll stay where she's put and only haunt the people who deserve it? Go to a sleepover. You want the real story of the American ghostroads? Come and have a word with Rose.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Urban Fantasy<br />
<b>Series</b>: Ghost Stories, Book #1<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I know a lot of people don't like ghosts in their story, but I do :) I especially like mediums... but this one sounds different. I've enjoyed Ms McGuire's writing and I'm hoping this one will stand out :)<br />
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<i>published by New American Library (Signet)</i><br />
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As Enchanted Village’s resident Wishcrafter, Darcy Merriweather has the power to make other people’s wishes come true, but what she really wishes is that she had the power to uncloak the invisible man who’s stalking her best friend....<br />
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Darcy’s closest friend and fellow witch, Starla Sullivan, hoped she’d never see her ex-husband, Kyle, again. Two years ago he tried to kill her, and he has been a fugitive ever since. Now Starla claims to have seen him back in Enchanted Village, but it seems she’s the only one who can see him. To everyone else, her ex is invisible.<br />
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Darcy only wishes his motives were as transparent as the rest of him. Since the police can’t arrest someone they can’t see, it’s up to Darcy to find the secret behind Kyle’s latest disappearing act—before he does something they can’t see coming….</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Cozy Mystery<br />
<b>Series</b>: Wishcraft Mystery, Book #4<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I've been following and enjoying this series from the start :) As such, it was on my auto-buy list. This is the first time I'm reading the blurb and it sounds like it's taking a more serious turn. I think this one will be interesting and I'm looking forward to reacquainting myself with Enchanted Village and its amusing residents :)<br />
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<b>Make you Mine</b> by <b><i>Macy Beckett</i></b><br />
<i>published by New American Library (Signet)</i><br />
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For ninety-nine years, every man in the Dumont family has remained a perpetual bachelor. Residents of Cedar Bayou, Louisiana, whisper about a voodoo hex cast upon the family, sabotaging each man’s chance at marriage. In truth, the Dumont men have their own player personalities to blame, and Marc is no exception. As captain of his family’s riverboat, he’s broken hearts up and down the Mississippi. That is, until his high school crush strolls onboard...<br />
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Allie Mauvais rocks the boat when she fills in as pastry chef. She hasn’t seen Marc since senior year, when rumors flew that her great-great-grandmother was the one who cursed the Dumonts. After two weeks on the water, neither can deny the attraction that still burns between them. But to truly reach Marc’s heart, Allie must show him that the hex isn’t real, and it’ll take more than her mouthwatering sweets to prove it. Will Allie’s love be enough to finally make Marc hers?</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary Romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Dumont Bachelors, Book #1<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I've heard of Ms Beckett and have been meaning to give her a try. This new series seems the perfect occasion to do so, especially since there are a lot of elements I like: pastry chef character, high school crush, etc. Also, the blurbs for the subsequent books also sound very promising :)<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I tried reading one of her books but it was a library book and I wasn't invested in it enough to re-request it. LOL So I think I'll wait to see what you think of this one. It does sound cute. And I like that cover.</span><br />
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<b>Frisky Business </b>by <b><i>Tawna Fenske</i></b><br />
<i>published by Sourcebooks</i><br />
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Marley Cartman is fed up with arrogant rich guys who treat her like garbage, so she vows to only date men with modest paychecks and a little dirt under their nails.<br />
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Her new boss, William Barclay, is exactly the kind of man she's trying to avoid: an eccentric millionaire with duct shape shoes and an unexplained vendetta against her.<br />
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But as Will and Marley butt heads over grumpy badgers and phallic artifacts, they discover that sometimes the opposite of what you want is exactly what you need.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary Romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: n/a<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> This one seems interesting, especially since Ms Fenske is known to be humorous in her writing. My only question though... Does Marley seek rich guys as dates or is it just rich guys in general?<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I forget where I saw this one mentioned but it intrigued me. It sounds cute. I hadn't heard of the author before but if she's funny, all the better!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ZDtJr7OiWxvjOHn8XaRBTpnX5yLAUQvflR69r4MP73Vt414K3Lk70ahSUKPv-yBWVMAphveDj4glsZY8QwKbfiK-2kkt4FBTP3iQeF3yCYXl3aoaTlrbD4Sc_TCNB_CmHhdVrjQ9G6k/s1600/onewedding.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ZDtJr7OiWxvjOHn8XaRBTpnX5yLAUQvflR69r4MP73Vt414K3Lk70ahSUKPv-yBWVMAphveDj4glsZY8QwKbfiK-2kkt4FBTP3iQeF3yCYXl3aoaTlrbD4Sc_TCNB_CmHhdVrjQ9G6k/s1600/onewedding.jpg" height="200" width="123" /></a><b>It Happened One Wedding</b> by <b><i>Julie James</i></b><br />
<i>published by Jove</i><br />
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She knows better than to say "I do"<br />
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After a humiliating end to her engagement, investment banker Sidney Sinclair is done with commitment-phobic men. But when her sister winds up engaged after a whirlwind courtship, she’s thrown in to close contact with exactly the kind of sexy playboy she wants to avoid—the gorgeous best man. She’s stuck with him, for better or worse, until her sister walks down the aisle, but that doesn’t mean she has to give in to his smooth advances, no matter how tempting they are…<br />
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But he makes it hard to say "I don't"<br />
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Special Agent Vaughn Roberts always gets his man on the job and his woman in bed. So Sidney’s refusal to fall for his charms only makes him more determined to win over the cool and confident redhead. Only what starts out as a battle of wills ends up as a serious play for her heart. Because the one woman who refuses to be caught may be the only one Vaughn can’t live without…</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary Romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: FBI/US Attorney, Book #5<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Ms James is on my auto-buy author list, so picking up this one is a no-brainer :) Really looking forward to it actually. I like that the heroine is an investment banker. Seriously, nowadays, I'm for every tiny things that make books stand out such as their job or a city setting LOL. Anyway, I remember Special Agent Vaughn Roberts and I'm looking forward for him meeting his match :P<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> <b><i>Julie James</i></b> is also an auto-buy author for me so I'm anxious to read this one. The cover is also a departure stylistically from past covers. I like it. </span></div>
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I like the cover as well... but for some reasons, I keep seeing flowers instead of shoes ^_^;<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4_iZYrvGqKcmXO27skaO-Tw9yA_S7UqHTfEDqP7uMV5U6FIa56BGM0vu6HEeZnSmUOvrSTpJ6EGRJvjt2I5m7a5PQ6ZE2atwtRdpwHXTeh4f7RDTo4ujEYh5Ipn8UrRH9WpAtrKQVJVs/s1600/wantwife.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4_iZYrvGqKcmXO27skaO-Tw9yA_S7UqHTfEDqP7uMV5U6FIa56BGM0vu6HEeZnSmUOvrSTpJ6EGRJvjt2I5m7a5PQ6ZE2atwtRdpwHXTeh4f7RDTo4ujEYh5Ipn8UrRH9WpAtrKQVJVs/s1600/wantwife.jpg" height="200" width="123" /></a><b>In Want of a Wife </b>by <b><i>Jo Goodman</i></b><br />
<i>published by Berkley</i><br />
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She has nowhere left to turn...<br />
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Jane Middlebourne needs a way out. In 1891, life in New York is unforgiving for a young woman with no prospects, especially when her family wants nothing to do with her. So when Jane discovers an ad for a mail-order bride needed in Bitter Springs, Wyoming, she responds with a hopeful heart.<br />
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He has everything to lose...<br />
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Rancher Morgan Longstreet is in want of a wife who will be his partner at Morning Star, someone who will work beside him and stand by him. His first impression of the fair and fragile Jane is that she is not that woman. But when she sets out to prove him wrong, the secrets he cannot share put into jeopardy every happiness they hope to find….</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Historical Romance, Western<br />
<b>Series</b>: n/a<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I always look forward to Jo's releases. I like that they're Westerns. I haven't read too many historicals this year but I'm kind of sick of England and this will be a nice change of pace I think.<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> It's been a while since I last picked up a book by Ms Goodman. Perhaps if this one gets good reviews...<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkbZ32wQQpNzNqIOvfn9_lB624aiCkGJVbX1QeXJGKtvNm4O2UMrJnK2B5wQatbNYO_0Evs5bp5j9Uc6OiPrW3u64eHjyANCMrWkMwPfeQznhCMoX6d0oxNTcCxeeIApj7eqZDIsMgQPk/s1600/breakable.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkbZ32wQQpNzNqIOvfn9_lB624aiCkGJVbX1QeXJGKtvNm4O2UMrJnK2B5wQatbNYO_0Evs5bp5j9Uc6OiPrW3u64eHjyANCMrWkMwPfeQznhCMoX6d0oxNTcCxeeIApj7eqZDIsMgQPk/s1600/breakable.jpg" height="200" width="133" /></a><b>Breakable</b> by <b><i>Tammara Webber</i></b><br />
<i>published by Berkley</i><br />
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He was lost and alone. Then he found her.<br />
And the future seemed more fragile than ever.<br />
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As a child, Landon Lucas Maxfield believed his life was perfect and looked forward to a future filled with promise — until tragedy tore his family apart and made him doubt everything he ever believed.<br />
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All he wanted was to leave the past behind. When he met Jacqueline Wallace, his desire to be everything she needed came so easy…<br />
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As easy as it could be for a man who learned that the soul is breakable and that everything you hoped for could be ripped away in a heartbeat.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: New Adult, Contemporary<br />
<b>Series</b>: Contours of the Heart, Book #2<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I re-read <b>Easy </b>recently to get ready for this one. This is the story from Lucas' POV and I usually stay away from those kinds of books but I enjoy Webber's writing and I'm willing to take a chance.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGyK4-JKY-HeKiymKro-C6Ap2oWCVg0vTutc_77ogYZnedbpyQMPZoNuJ82EQ4WHnsjPyMtcijsaC8R1nuEjxFym9PsM7-XAr8i67B3wGQf8h1eAF5zX2smD6rlRjlqqqSF5kefRMUZpw/s1600/bluenotes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGyK4-JKY-HeKiymKro-C6Ap2oWCVg0vTutc_77ogYZnedbpyQMPZoNuJ82EQ4WHnsjPyMtcijsaC8R1nuEjxFym9PsM7-XAr8i67B3wGQf8h1eAF5zX2smD6rlRjlqqqSF5kefRMUZpw/s1600/bluenotes.jpg" height="200" width="131" /></a><b>Blue Notes</b> by<b><i> Carrie Lofty</i></b><br />
<i>published by Simon & Schuster (Gallery Books)</i><br />
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After being bounced from foster family to foster family, Keeley, a talented pianist, is ready to start over as a junior at Tulane. But when she plays a small concert that attracts the attention of Jude, a brooding playboy and heir to an enormous fortune in the wake of his parents’ tragic death, suddenly Keeley’s life is thrown off balance once again.<br />
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Jude is the first person to confront her about the pain behind her music, and she struggles with whether or not to let him into her life, or to keep protecting herself from the hurt that relationships have caused her in the past. But Keeley’s about to learn that the melancholy young billionaire who appears to have everything he wants can open her eyes to exactly what she needs…</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: New Adult, Contemporary<br />
<b>Series</b>: n/a<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> The first thing that caught my attention was the author's name, then the cover and the blurb. Overall, I think <b>Blue Notes</b> has a lot of promise and I hope that Ms Lofty succeeds in her first foray of a contemporary setting :)<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I agree, there's a lot of promise here and I'm intrigued. This one sounds good.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglsfn__BACox7l95Yo6ooSgk1d9yibiav-NHGaPL198647ZnneyowQEQb8hvF-zMIaYR8QNLygKmWnCnP9YeBS6Lh20LznwCTVv_4OrQTDryWSX9ScVh7Z4nNsvMGKNjFwQvpBTMn5z7w/s1600/sincegone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglsfn__BACox7l95Yo6ooSgk1d9yibiav-NHGaPL198647ZnneyowQEQb8hvF-zMIaYR8QNLygKmWnCnP9YeBS6Lh20LznwCTVv_4OrQTDryWSX9ScVh7Z4nNsvMGKNjFwQvpBTMn5z7w/s1600/sincegone.jpg" height="200" width="132" /></a><b>Since You've Been Gone</b> by <b><i>Morgan Matson</i></b><br />
<i>published by Simon and Schuster</i><br />
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The Pre-Sloane Emily didn't go to parties, she barely talked to guys, she didn't do anything crazy. Enter Sloane, social tornado and the best kind of best friend—the one who yanks you out of your shell.But right before what should have been an epic summer, Sloane just... disappears. No note. No calls. No texts. No Sloane. There’s just a random to-do list. On it, thirteen Sloane-selected-definitely-bizarre-tasks that Emily would never try... unless they could lead back to her best friend. Apple Picking at Night? Ok, easy enough.Dance until Dawn? Sure. Why not? Kiss a Stranger? Wait... what?<br />
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Getting through Sloane’s list would mean a lot of firsts. But Emily has this whole unexpected summer ahead of her, and the help of Frank Porter (totally unexpected) to check things off. Who knows what she’ll find?<br />
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Go Skinny Dipping? Um...</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Young Adult, Contemporary<br />
<b>Series</b>: n/a<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I loved, loved, loved Ms Matson's debut novel, <b><a href="http://natuschan.blogspot.ca/2010/07/review-amy-and-rogers-epic-detour-by.html">Amy and Roger's Epic Detour</a></b>. That book has earned Ms Matson a spot on my auto-buy author list :) I'm always looking forward to her books, especially since they are not yearly releases. As for <b>Since You've Been Gone</b>, it sounds fun and I'm curious to see how Emily will complete the list :P<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"><b> <a href="http://breezingthroughbooks.blogspot.ca/2012/06/review-second-chance-summer-by-morgan.html">Second Chance Summer</a></b> wasn't the greatest but I'm always willing to give Matson a chance because I too loved <b><a href="http://www.thebookscoop.com/2010/06/review-amy-rogers-epic-detour-by-morgan.html">Amy and Roger's Epic Detour</a></b>. This one sounds like a good summer read.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRs2UmJI7ydZ2s8IykSsc3N4oEmVDs1TVNA4z1nfOToXWLSi0goaAPpCzwF87MI8EehkuxBgQelw17I1YRp4R5tI94ftqCK-vKcR2_A67kv_LJ6h1Wa99WpNxf5ZQG7jHwYabV45KO9zo/s1600/chapelwars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRs2UmJI7ydZ2s8IykSsc3N4oEmVDs1TVNA4z1nfOToXWLSi0goaAPpCzwF87MI8EehkuxBgQelw17I1YRp4R5tI94ftqCK-vKcR2_A67kv_LJ6h1Wa99WpNxf5ZQG7jHwYabV45KO9zo/s1600/chapelwars.jpg" height="200" width="131" /></a><b>The Chapel Wars</b> by <b><i>Linsey Leavitt</i></b><br />
<i>published by Bloomsbury</i><br />
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Sixteen-year-old Holly wants to remember her Grandpa forever, but she’d rather forget what he left her in his will: his wedding chapel on the Las Vegas strip. Whatever happened to gold watches, savings bonds, or some normal inheritance?<br />
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And then there's Grandpa's letter. Not only is she running the business with her recently divorced parents, but she needs to make some serious money--fast. Grandpa also insists Holly reach out to Dax, the grandson of her family's mortal enemy and owner of the cheesy chapel next door. No matter how cute Dax is, Holly needs to stay focused: on her group of guy friends, her disjointed family, work, school and... Dax. No wait, not Dax.<br />
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Holly’s chapel represents everything she’s ever loved in her past. Dax might be everything she could ever love in the future. But as for right now, there's a wedding chapel to save.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Young Adult, Contemporary<br />
<b>Series</b>: n/a<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Lately, I've been in the mood for funny contemporary, whether it's YA, NA or romance. This one seems to fit the bill to a T no? I mean, wedding chapels!! LOL.<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> This one sounds quirky. How can a sixteen year old run a wedding chapel? LOL<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg32e5_B7-Pka20ec7cHxlCVzrajsgUS5TKz-wfyfBctFF7Ax0lMppWAYrQN0hrao_CbU5JqbL6boAMNt66nFY54PLe_8K1OB6oGBP3bjwprTfbx744U9MRhl8bQ3bZ27LCSMaxF59-loo/s1600/falconer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg32e5_B7-Pka20ec7cHxlCVzrajsgUS5TKz-wfyfBctFF7Ax0lMppWAYrQN0hrao_CbU5JqbL6boAMNt66nFY54PLe_8K1OB6oGBP3bjwprTfbx744U9MRhl8bQ3bZ27LCSMaxF59-loo/s1600/falconer.jpg" height="200" width="140" /></a><b>The Falconer</b><i> </i>by <b><i>Elizabeth May</i></b><br />
<i>published by Chronicle Books</i><br />
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Heiress. Debutant. Murderer. A new generation of heroines has arrived.<br />
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Edinburgh, Scotland, 1844<br />
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Lady Aileana Kameron, the only daughter of the Marquess of Douglas, was destined for a life carefully planned around Edinburgh’s social events – right up until a faery killed her mother.<br />
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Now it’s the 1844 winter season and Aileana slaughters faeries in secret, in between the endless round of parties, tea and balls. Armed with modified percussion pistols and explosives, she sheds her aristocratic facade every night to go hunting. She’s determined to track down the faery who murdered her mother, and to destroy any who prey on humans in the city’s many dark alleyways.<br />
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But the balance between high society and her private war is a delicate one, and as the fae infiltrate the ballroom and Aileana’s father returns home, she has decisions to make. How much is she willing to lose – and just how far will Aileana go for revenge?</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Young Adult, Fantasy<br />
<b>Series</b>: The Falconer, Book #1<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> This one sounds like the <i>Gardella Vampire Chronicles</i> but with faeries instead of vampires. And I like that!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3s0oo35d9eIDO8Vx6ViDFg9mc9pT75pvmqI0zpj3oiJZf0TOKhjwdNkXi7AM2kj2pCtcjL0D5k0_t0HP86KKBehHbszw7KDx7mi4ctlcV6duV67czh30xLl50WDR7PCK1vmykdiXRFn0/s1600/deepblue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3s0oo35d9eIDO8Vx6ViDFg9mc9pT75pvmqI0zpj3oiJZf0TOKhjwdNkXi7AM2kj2pCtcjL0D5k0_t0HP86KKBehHbszw7KDx7mi4ctlcV6duV67czh30xLl50WDR7PCK1vmykdiXRFn0/s1600/deepblue.jpg" height="200" width="132" /></a><b>Deep Blue </b>by<b><i> Jennifer Donnelly</i></b><br />
<i>published by Disney Press</i><br />
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Deep in the ocean, in a world not so different from our own, live the merpeople. Their communities are spread throughout the oceans, seas, and freshwaters all over the globe.<br />
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When Serafina, a mermaid of the Mediterranean Sea, awakens on the morning of her betrothal, her biggest worry should be winning the love of handsome Prince Mahdi. And yet Sera finds herself haunted by strange dreams that foretell the return of an ancient evil. Her dark premonitions are confirmed when an assassin's arrow poisons Sera's mother. Now, Serafina must embark on a quest to find the assassin's master and prevent a war between the Mer nations. Led only by her shadowy dreams, Sera searches for five other mermaid heroines who are scattered across the six seas. Together, they will form an unbreakable bond of sisterhood and uncover a conspiracy that threatens their world's very existence.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Young Adult, Fantasy<br />
<b>Series</b>: Waterfire Saga, Book #1<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I had to check that this <b><i>Jennifer Donnelly</i></b> was the same <b><i>Jennifer Donnelly</i></b> who wrote the <i>Tea Rose series</i>. Talk about a change of directions! It seems to me many authors have tried to write about mermaids without much success. I hope Ms Donnelly changes the trend! Although I have to say, this one sounds a bit "young" as a setting...<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I soooo am not interested in mermaids but I read a post on the author's blog about how she came to write about them and I am intrigued. I love Jennifer's writing and I'm willing to follow her on this journey.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEictqu4_cKCuH-5-zY-78Yt_XJqg0kJq4xv4VTMAf2TezAyetKYZ79c9jdgc2apkXU4TL3kfTkhwyTu8yDQ4mDP0r_LDpMjNQhZXZd51GouuzYrIRZJiPYEr0277VxL976WQ6Z7tfsrlug/s1600/enlightened.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEictqu4_cKCuH-5-zY-78Yt_XJqg0kJq4xv4VTMAf2TezAyetKYZ79c9jdgc2apkXU4TL3kfTkhwyTu8yDQ4mDP0r_LDpMjNQhZXZd51GouuzYrIRZJiPYEr0277VxL976WQ6Z7tfsrlug/s1600/enlightened.jpg" height="200" width="133" /></a><b>Enlightened</b> by <b><i>Joanna Chambers</i></b><br />
<i>published by Samhain Publishing</i><br />
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Five months ago, David Lauriston was badly hurt helping his friend Elizabeth escape her violent husband. Since then, David has been living with his lover, Lord Murdo Balfour, while he recuperates.<br />
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Despite the pain of his injuries, David’s time with Murdo has been the happiest of his life. The only things that trouble him are Murdo’s occasional bouts of preoccupation, and the fact that one day soon, David will have to return to his legal practice in Edinburgh.<br />
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That day comes too soon when David’s friend and mentor takes to his deathbed, and David finds himself agreeing to take on a private mission in London. Murdo is at his side in the journey, but a shocking revelation by Murdo’s ruthless father leaves David questioning everything they’ve shared.<br />
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As tensions mount and the stakes grow higher, David and Murdo are forced to ask themselves how far they’re prepared to go—and how much they’re prepared to give up— to stay together. And whether there’s any chance of lasting happiness for men like them.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: M/M Romance, Historical<br />
<b>Series</b>: Enlightenment, Book #3<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I enjoy Chambers' writing and look forward to her new releases. Short and sweet but I don't need to justify why I want this one. LOL<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">May 13</span></i><br />
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<b>Odin's Ravens</b> by <b><i>K.L. Armstrong</i></b> and<b><i> M.A. Marr</i></b><br />
<i>published by Little, Brown Books</i><br />
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Seven kids, Thor's hammer, and a whole lot of Valkyries are the only things standing against the end of the world.<br />
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When thirteen-year-old Matt Thorsen, a modern day descendant of the Norse god Thor, was chosen to represent Thor in an epic battle to prevent the apocalypse he thought he knew how things would play out. Gather the descendants standing in for gods like Loki and Odin, defeat a giant serpent, and save the world. No problem, right?<br />
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But the descendants' journey grinds to a halt when their friend and descendant Baldwin is poisoned and killed and Matt, Fen, and Laurie must travel to the Underworld in the hopes of saving him. But that's only their first stop on their journey to reunite the challengers, find Thor's hammer, and stop the apocalypse--a journey filled with enough tooth-and-nail battles and larger-than-life monsters to make Matt a legend in his own right.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Young Adult, Fantasy<br />
<b>Series</b>: The Blackwell Pages, Book #2<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> The first book in the series, <b><a href="http://natuschan.blogspot.ca/2013/05/review-lokis-wolves-by-kl-armstrong-and.html">Loki's Wolves</a></b>, did not impress me much given Ms Armstrong and Ms Marr's known talent. Still, because of said talent, I'm not ready to give up on this series yet. However, I'm not in a rush either to pick up <b>Odin's Ravens</b>. It's on my radar and hopefully, reviews for it will be good.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkF51qOKekBOH_itBaIRpegcHbKPLfTrmNmajMJsyV1F00TdKjxdw1QkdKjRe8f3W_Hm-fxWELhABRRnCJzXVl1IquqoNX5tlRw-E_-_FlwShPMsqcvT6zzlC54ENHKYhmlUmSsZzp_9I/s1600/freefall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkF51qOKekBOH_itBaIRpegcHbKPLfTrmNmajMJsyV1F00TdKjxdw1QkdKjRe8f3W_Hm-fxWELhABRRnCJzXVl1IquqoNX5tlRw-E_-_FlwShPMsqcvT6zzlC54ENHKYhmlUmSsZzp_9I/s1600/freefall.jpg" height="200" width="136" /></a><b>Free to Fall </b>by<b><i> Lauren Miller</i></b><br />
<i>published by Harpercollins Publisher (Harper Teen)</i><br />
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What if there was an app that told you what song to listen to, what coffee to order, who to date, even what to do with your life—an app that could ensure your complete and utter happiness? What if you never had to fail or make a wrong choice?<br />
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What if you never had to fall?<br />
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Fast-forward to a time when Apple and Google have been replaced by Gnosis, a monolith corporation that has developed the most life-changing technology to ever hit the market: Lux, an app that flawlessly optimizes decision making for the best personal results. Just like everyone else, sixteen-year-old Rory Vaughn knows the key to a happy, healthy life is following what Lux recommends. When she’s accepted to the elite boarding school Theden Academy, her future happiness seems all the more assured. But once on campus, something feels wrong beneath the polished surface of her prestigious dream school. Then she meets North, a handsome townie who doesn’t use Lux, and begins to fall for him and his outsider way of life. Soon, Rory is going against Lux’s recommendations, listening instead to the inner voice that everyone has been taught to ignore — a choice that leads her to uncover a truth neither she nor the world ever saw coming.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Young Adult, Sci-Fi<br />
<b>Series</b>: n/a<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I've heard of Ms Miller and wanted to give her a try. This one has an interesting premise.<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> This sounds sooooo scary because I can imagine this happening!<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I know!!</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0BnJ70cvHjZGwqkVmgVpqvZfAT7zddTKEkfxR6RkK9Rro-mW4jathENgT3unXtTLJahAMWQ0CFNTX2vvL2qZa3jKjRreF__8CDn4uHJDa3Xjdef54xtfzjtyoFJx6US3UTzAB2WdeK2w/s1600/alllinedup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0BnJ70cvHjZGwqkVmgVpqvZfAT7zddTKEkfxR6RkK9Rro-mW4jathENgT3unXtTLJahAMWQ0CFNTX2vvL2qZa3jKjRreF__8CDn4uHJDa3Xjdef54xtfzjtyoFJx6US3UTzAB2WdeK2w/s1600/alllinedup.jpg" height="200" width="132" /></a><b>All Lined Up</b> by <b><i>Cora Carmack</i></b><br />
<i>published by Harpercollins Publisher (William Morrow)</i><br />
<blockquote>
In Texas, two things are cherished above all else—football and gossip. My life has always been ruled by both.<br />
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Dallas Cole loathes football. That's what happens when you spend your whole childhood coming in second to a sport. College is her time to step out of the bleachers, and put the playing field (and the players) in her past.<br />
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But life doesn't always go as planned. As if going to the same college as her football star ex wasn’t bad enough, her father, a Texas high school coaching phenom, has decided to make the jump to college ball… as the new head coach at Rusk University. Dallas finds herself in the shadows of her father and football all over again.<br />
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Carson McClain is determined to go from second-string quarterback to the starting line-up. He needs the scholarship and the future that football provides. But when a beautiful redhead literally falls into his life, his focus is more than tested. It's obliterated.<br />
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Dallas doesn't know Carson is on the team. Carson doesn't know that Dallas is his new coach's daughter.<br />
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And neither of them know how to walk away from the attraction they feel.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: New Adult<br />
<b>Series</b>: Rusk University, Book #1<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> While I'm not a huge fan of the sport itself, I like how central football seems to be to in this book since it is a big reality in the States and its colleges. Ames, let me know if it's good!<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I am a big Friday Night Lights fan and I like football movies (although you wouldn't catch me watching a football game LOL) and this one sounds like something I'd really enjoy.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">May 20</span></i><br />
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<b>Sixth Grave on the Edge</b> by <b><i>Darynda Jones</i></b><br />
published by St.Martin's Press<br />
<blockquote>
Few things in life can come between a grim reaper and her coffee, but the sexy, sultry son of Satan is one of them. Now that Reyes Farrow has asked for her hand, Charley Davidson feels it's time to learn more about his past, but Reyes is reluctant to open up. When the official FBI file of his childhood abduction lands in her lap, Charley decides to go behind her mysterious beau’s back and conduct her own investigation. Because what could go wrong?<br />
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Unfortunately, another case has fallen into her lap—one with dangerous implications. Some very insistent men want Charley to hunt down a witness who is scheduled to testify against their boss, a major player in the local crime syndicate. If Charley doesn't come up with an address in 48 hours, the people closest to her will start to disappear. <br />
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Add to that a desperate man in search of the soul he lost in a card game, a dogged mother determined to find the ghost of her son, and a beautiful, young Deaf boy haunted by his new ability to see the departed as clearly as he sees the living, and Charley has her hands full. The fact that Reyes has caught on to her latest venture only adds fuel to the inferno that he is. Good thing for Charley she's used to multi-tasking and always up for a challenge…especially when that challenge comes in the form of Reyes Farrow.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Urban Fantasy<br />
<b>Series</b>: Charley Davidson, Book #6<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Wooohooo, finally a new<i> Charley Davidson </i>book! Her books are usually released earlier in the year and I had to say, I've been needing my fix :) I love the cover and I know this book is going to be funny! And I'm all for more Quentin! If you haven't read this series, give it a try!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjqmKNLT_0FOoFNtC6W89J5wbdnl6naAghOufwE2F5WjFWSlh8djgX9yfFSxSE7YKowdcNByMZA1EYTMsCsC6PxidEkC_EiNhSPHVW-fhIFZjoL9FOfgysO4gmzz7O3DMjZBEkk7PFV6k/s1600/fartootempted.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjqmKNLT_0FOoFNtC6W89J5wbdnl6naAghOufwE2F5WjFWSlh8djgX9yfFSxSE7YKowdcNByMZA1EYTMsCsC6PxidEkC_EiNhSPHVW-fhIFZjoL9FOfgysO4gmzz7O3DMjZBEkk7PFV6k/s1600/fartootempted.jpg" height="200" width="133" /></a><b>Far Too Tempted</b> by <b><i>Emma Wildes</i></b><br />
<i>published by Samhain Publishing</i><br />
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Once he broke her heart, but now he's wickedly tempted...<br />
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Alexander Ramsey, the youngest son of a duke, has returned to England with a barely healed wound and a war-torn heart. He hopes retiring to a life raising horses near his family's estate will bring him some peace.<br />
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If only it was that easy. The girl he's done his best to forget has grown into an enticing woman. A woman who despises him, if their accidental encounter in his new house is any indication.<br />
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Jessica Roweland has no family, certainly no fortune, and to make matters worse—which hardly seems possible—the only home she has ever known has been sold to her despicable arch enemy. The man she once thought she loved.<br />
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Caught alone in his presence, Jessica faces utter ruin as society begins to whisper over the incident. Unless she can restrain the urge to strangle him and marry him instead, she will be the subject of endless scorn and scandal.<br />
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Forced into marriage and called upon by the Crown to solve a series of murders, Alex accepts both tasks—the first, his very distinct pleasure. The second, a very difficult mission that will threaten both their lives.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Historical Romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: n/a<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Yay! A new release by Ms Wildes! She's one of my favorite historical romance authors. Definitively going to give this one a go, especially since this heroine seems so fiery :P<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I really enjoy <b><i>Emma Wildes</i></b>' writing as well and I'm looking forward to this one. I like this kind of set up too - past lovers who are now enemies.<br />
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<b>Biggest Flirts</b> by <b><i>Jennifer Echols</i></b><br />
<i>published by Simon & Schuster (Simon Pulse)</i><br />
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Tia just wants to have fun. She’s worked hard to earn her reputation as the life of the party, and she’s ready for a carefree senior year of hanging out with friends and hooking up with cute boys. And her first order of business? New guy Will. She can’t get enough of his Midwestern accent and laidback swagger.<br />
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As the sparks start to fly, Will wants to get serious. Tia’s seen how caring too much has left her sisters heartbroken, and she isn’t interested in commitment. But pushing Will away drives him into the arms of another girl. Tia tells herself it’s no big deal…until the yearbook elections are announced. Getting voted Biggest Flirts with Will is, well, awkward. They may just be friends, but their chemistry is beginning to jeopardize Will’s new relationship—and causing Tia to reconsider her true feelings. What started as a lighthearted fling is about to get very complicated…</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Young Adult, Contemporary<br />
<b>Series</b>: Superlatives, Book #1<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;">This one sounds cute because it's the girl who's afraid of commitment this time. LOL Although yearbook crap wasn't a big deal, so I'm sure there's more to the story than that. I was voted most laid back in my yearbook and we took a picture and that was it. haha<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Ms Echols' books have been a miss for me lately, so I think I'm going to wait for you to read it before I give it a try, Ames.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7hhXQpA8MBBeJccm-UNVnTMyxP8TnioilfMYJ1Ku5h8cixsbv_ocGW7Gh7_XEFqZlkTv7BGAxoK19tEZ9m5iPeX3u7MYVpt8cWT3DnAUHrsHY1D4iBiNxFCm7qSBG1HYhDqfAbIdIQy4/s1600/artlainey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7hhXQpA8MBBeJccm-UNVnTMyxP8TnioilfMYJ1Ku5h8cixsbv_ocGW7Gh7_XEFqZlkTv7BGAxoK19tEZ9m5iPeX3u7MYVpt8cWT3DnAUHrsHY1D4iBiNxFCm7qSBG1HYhDqfAbIdIQy4/s1600/artlainey.jpg" height="200" width="131" /></a><b>The Art of Lainey </b>by<b><i> Paula Stokes</i></b><br />
<i>published by Harpercollins Publisher (Harper Teen)</i><br />
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Soccer star Lainey Mitchell is gearing up to spend an epic summer with her amazing boyfriend, Jason, when he suddenly breaks up with her—no reasons, no warning, and in public no less! Lainey is more than crushed, but with help from her friend Bianca, she resolves to do whatever it takes to get Jason back.<br />
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And that’s when the girls stumble across a copy of The Art of War. With just one glance, they're sure they can use the book to lure Jason back into Lainey’s arms. So Lainey channels her inner warlord, recruiting spies to gather intel and persuading her coworker Micah to pose as her new boyfriend to make Jason jealous. After a few "dates", it looks like her plan is going to work! But now her relationship with Micah is starting to feel like more than just a game.<br />
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What's a girl to do when what she wants is totally different from what she needs? How do you figure out the person you're meant to be with, if you're still figuring out the person you're meant to be?</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Young Adult, Contemporary<br />
<b>Series</b>: n/a<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> This is usually the kind of YA book that I avoid, because it's all about the high school life and drama ^_^; However, there's something about this cover... Plus, the mention of The Art of War :P Also, I've seen some reviews mentioning how funny and refreshing the book was. Since this one comes out directly as a paperback, I'm willing to take a risk and give it a chance! :)<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I like the sounds of this one! It sounds somewhat similar to <b><a href="http://www.thebookscoop.com/2012/02/guest-review-getting-over-garrett.html">Getting Over Garrett Delaney</a></b>. Also, I like that the heroine is a soccer star. Which reminds me of She's the Man and then I get to thinking about Channing Tatum....<br />
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<b>The Staff of Serapis</b> by <b><i>Rick Riordan</i></b><br />
<i>published by Disney Hyperion</i><br />
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Annabeth encounters more oddities in the subway than usual, including a two-headed monster and a younger blond girl who reminds her a little of herself...</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Fantasy Young Adult<br />
<b>Series</b>: Percy Jackson/Kane Chronicles Cross-over #2<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I'm a fan of both series, so I'll read this. Especially since the cross-over has been hinted more than once. I do wonder what it will lead to...<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">May 27</span></i><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhXsco69GY8CyNcTpRC1hp1MwjHso90hMFpAAwNedx4O3WHXgG7Qo_PbjOf0uFX2Rieh-RhGRsIp4yRvxORHxBnUFGVGegNL2qNF5235ZWzqLtB9BrjVNLZz7jxiDjxd52KK1eCD50t3I/s1600/skingame.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhXsco69GY8CyNcTpRC1hp1MwjHso90hMFpAAwNedx4O3WHXgG7Qo_PbjOf0uFX2Rieh-RhGRsIp4yRvxORHxBnUFGVGegNL2qNF5235ZWzqLtB9BrjVNLZz7jxiDjxd52KK1eCD50t3I/s1600/skingame.jpg" height="200" width="133" /></a><b>Skin Games</b> by <b><i>Jim Butcher</i></b><br />
<i>published by New American Library (ROC)</i><br />
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Harry Dresden, Chicago’s only professional wizard, is about to have a very bad day….<br />
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Because as Winter Knight to the Queen of Air and Darkness, Harry never knows what the scheming Mab might want him to do. Usually, it’s something awful.<br />
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He doesn’t know the half of it….<br />
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Mab has just traded Harry’s skills to pay off one of her debts. And now he must help a group of supernatural villains—led by one of Harry’s most dreaded and despised enemies, Nicodemus Archleone—to break into the highest-security vault in town so that they can then access the highest-security vault in the Nevernever.<br />
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It’s a smash-and-grab job to recover the literal Holy Grail from the vaults of the greatest treasure hoard in the supernatural world—which belongs to the one and only Hades, Lord of the freaking Underworld and generally unpleasant character. Worse, Dresden suspects that there is another game afoot that no one is talking about. And he’s dead certain that Nicodemus has no intention of allowing any of his crew to survive the experience. Especially Harry.<br />
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Dresden’s always been tricky, but he’s going to have to up his backstabbing game to survive this mess—assuming his own allies don’t end up killing him before his enemies get the chance….</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Urban Fantasy<br />
<b>Series</b>: The Dresden Files, Book #15<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> FINALLY!!! It's been forever since the last book, <b><a href="http://natuschan.blogspot.ca/2013/02/review-cold-days-by-jim-butcher.html">Cold Days</a></b>, was released! Can't wait to get my hands on <b>Skin Game</b>... and oh boy the blurb!! Talk about a surprising twist LOL. Harry working with Nicodemus?! How will that turn out?!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlIQndVxMNTW-yXpnFL1pqcIF-jiPXcB8bn3kF0_sRFW-No-5S26jDTuk6VkvUoN-Wy4NiOAd49cowpanb8eKkTxDV3tpIBS1m35GWofQGyAM7MR2C5K8NRdzLNZ4CiUrNhqyrOpegJ2Y/s1600/secret.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlIQndVxMNTW-yXpnFL1pqcIF-jiPXcB8bn3kF0_sRFW-No-5S26jDTuk6VkvUoN-Wy4NiOAd49cowpanb8eKkTxDV3tpIBS1m35GWofQGyAM7MR2C5K8NRdzLNZ4CiUrNhqyrOpegJ2Y/s1600/secret.jpg" height="200" width="131" /></a><b>The Secret Life of Violet Gran</b>t by <b><i>Beatriz Williams</i></b><br />
published by Putnam<br />
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Manhattan, 1964. Vivian Schuyler, newly graduated from Bryn Mawr College, has recently defied the privilege of her storied old Fifth Avenue family to do the unthinkable for a budding Kennedy-era socialite: break into the Mad Men world of razor-stylish Metropolitan magazine. But when she receives a bulky overseas parcel in the mail, the unexpected contents draw her inexorably back into her family’s past, and the hushed-over crime passionnel of an aunt she never knew, whose existence has been wiped from the record of history.<br />
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Berlin, 1914. Violet Schuyler Grant endures her marriage to the philandering and decades-older scientist Dr. Walter Grant for one reason: for all his faults, he provides the necessary support to her liminal position as a young American female physicist in prewar Germany. The arrival of Dr. Grant’s magnetic former student at the beginning of Europe’s fateful summer interrupts this delicate détente. Lionel Richardson, a captain in the British Army, challenges Violet to escape her husband’s perverse hold, and as the world edges into war and Lionel’s shocking true motives become evident, Violet is tempted to take the ultimate step to set herself free and seek a life of her own conviction with a man whose cause is as audacious as her own.<br />
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As the iridescent and fractured Vivian digs deeper into her aunt’s past and the mystery of her ultimate fate, Violet’s story of determination and desire unfolds, shedding light on the darkness of her years abroad . . . and teaching Vivian to reach forward with grace for the ambitious future––and the love––she wants most.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Historical Fiction<br />
<b>Series</b>: n/a<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I like Williams' writing and I'm super tempted by the time periods in this book. I've shied away from WWI settings in the past but I can thank <b><i>Jojo Moyes</i></b> for opening my eyes. And I like that the other time period is the 60s, not current day. This should make for a very interesting read.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNGEqrC6rv3GHGWr15oUTYV8SLV5Ijg_1rMshshPJbDMguO2KRM0lakGb8GPI9vz7jkJq5ruUdWMUe1lKSAZ9m55Ztjs6PVPXqhmDliBnOrx5xTPzVY7Ygfjyq_AHlT9esHUfruTf9C0/s1600/oncefuture.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNGEqrC6rv3GHGWr15oUTYV8SLV5Ijg_1rMshshPJbDMguO2KRM0lakGb8GPI9vz7jkJq5ruUdWMUe1lKSAZ9m55Ztjs6PVPXqhmDliBnOrx5xTPzVY7Ygfjyq_AHlT9esHUfruTf9C0/s1600/oncefuture.jpg" height="200" width="123" /></a><b>The Once and Future Duchess </b>by <b><i>Sophia Nash</i></b><br />
<i>published by Harpercollins Publisher (Avon)</i><br />
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A duchess in time saves a noble line...<br />
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In theory, the Duke of Candover is the most eligible peer in the realm. But in truth, he has a deep aversion to the merest hint of marriage, not to mention two botched engagements which have marked his jaded soul. Now, after a debauched bachelor party that causes public outcry, the Prince Regent is demanding that it's Candover's turn to be brought to heel. And Prinny secretly believes that Isabelle Tremont, the Duchess of March, is precisely the lady up to the challenge.<br />
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Isabelle must marry, but a day of reckoning with the man she's loved for years is her greatest fear. If Candover insists she's too young and innocent for a seasoned world-weary man like him, there's no shortage of other candidates. Gentlemen of prestige and position. Gentlemen whose attentions are driving Candover to jealous distraction. Yet one abandoned moment under the stars hints that if they can put aside pride and duty, then a love once denied might just be their destiny.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Historical Romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Royal Entourage, Book #4<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I haven't followed the series very closely, but this one is the one I think everyone has been waiting for. At least, I have, and that's enough to make me pick it up :)<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> This sounds like a May/December romance and I love that! If not, it still sounds cute. Especially him getting jealous. I like jealous heroes (in moderation).<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyubQzZkJyGBw1bPvDLsOw-gsP65yphSMCfzqn1WyZFftsVrbRYQul6IH4lZ0EjvsNSWgJ_v0vkW57oU1W3ticdx9j61AeChm6VSfAmSjZPWnKxOszryD2L8qs9aPyD-cByEP43KGca-A/s1600/oncetasted.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyubQzZkJyGBw1bPvDLsOw-gsP65yphSMCfzqn1WyZFftsVrbRYQul6IH4lZ0EjvsNSWgJ_v0vkW57oU1W3ticdx9j61AeChm6VSfAmSjZPWnKxOszryD2L8qs9aPyD-cByEP43KGca-A/s1600/oncetasted.jpg" height="200" width="121" /></a><b>Once Tasted</b> by<b><i> Laura Moore</i></b><br />
<i>published by Random House Publishing (Ballantine Books)</i><br />
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Three siblings, an extraordinary family, a lasting heritage—in the irresistible Silver Creek Ranch trilogy, they’ll fight for the land and the people they love.<br />
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Everything has come easily to Reid Knowles, the middle son of a California ranching family. But his charmed life is suddenly complicated when his good friend and neighbor asks him to help run the winery next door. His neighbor’s niece, Mia Bodell, is in charge—and she has made it clear that she’d rather be roped to a steer than to Reid Knowles. Never one to back down from a challenge, Reid vows to win her trust.<br />
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Her life marked by loss, Mia knows that nothing comes easily—love included. In high school, her heart was crushed by Reid, and even though years have passed, the hurt lingers. Mia is achingly aware that the teen heartthrob has matured into a devastatingly handsome playboy, and the budding winemaker refuses to let down her guard. But one taste of unbridled passion changes things. From Reid’s first intoxicating kiss to his unexpectedly tender seduction, Mia is swept into a passionate affair that could tear her heart to pieces . . . or give her everything she has ever wanted.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary Romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Silver Creek, Book #2<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I like Ms Moore's writing style. It's very quiet and soothing and makes for solid contemporary romance books :) Looking forward to<b> Once Tasted </b>:)<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGJHWZ4r4ajw1tz_bCAQxQ-WZvWIodA_0rqLM4j-QP1663w1f_ILufSZ92xuU89WMLB7loNYoAj9tXJ9auceOZl0MXs7Lw-4BwSj_QNd7Q96dtQhaH-B3gct16HaEMkdURD8A4qaPM8_I/s1600/unmasking.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGJHWZ4r4ajw1tz_bCAQxQ-WZvWIodA_0rqLM4j-QP1663w1f_ILufSZ92xuU89WMLB7loNYoAj9tXJ9auceOZl0MXs7Lw-4BwSj_QNd7Q96dtQhaH-B3gct16HaEMkdURD8A4qaPM8_I/s1600/unmasking.jpg" height="200" width="130" /></a><b>Unmasking Juliet</b> by <b><i>Teri Wilson</i></b><br />
<i>published by Harlequin</i><br />
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Ever since she was a little girl learning to make decadent truffles in her family's chocolate shop, Juliet Arabella has been aware of the bitter feud between the Arabellas and the Mezzanottes. With their rival chocolate boutiques on the same street in Napa Valley, these families never mix. Until one night, when Juliet anonymously attends the annual masquerade ball. In a moonlit vineyard, she finds herself falling for a gorgeous stranger, a man who reminds her what passion is like outside of the kitchen. But her bliss is short-lived when she discovers her masked prince is actually Leo Mezzanotte, newly returned from Paris and the heir to her archenemy's confection dynasty. <br />
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With her mind in a whirl, Juliet leaves for Italy to represent the Arabellas in a prestigious chocolate competition. The prize money will help her family's struggling business, and Juliet figures it's a perfect opportunity to forget Leo…only to find him already there and gunning for victory. As they compete head-to-head, Leo and Juliet's fervent attraction boils over. But Juliet's not sure whether to trust her adversary, or give up on the sweetest love she's ever tasted..</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary Romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: n/a<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> If well-written and well-executed, this one could be really interesting! Let me know, Ames!<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> LMAO What do you mean let you know?! You brought this book to MY attention. hahaha But now that you have it does sound interesting and I would like to read it. So I guess I will let you know. :P<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Ohhhh. Oups LOL. I guess it was part of my honorable mentions...<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkET4NH4nofm4L9OM8gL8lBY7y-7fD3DATn8FrGAHBWZ6FShe3ACnjGiC7Tm73iFNJ3cKXZ8y3GoZzbqV9BICmbjYWQmSqKt6UqIvtn_jqRuGnF7z-l3LnA7gVLlbK3mRDo8mSUhNxdoI/s1600/played.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkET4NH4nofm4L9OM8gL8lBY7y-7fD3DATn8FrGAHBWZ6FShe3ACnjGiC7Tm73iFNJ3cKXZ8y3GoZzbqV9BICmbjYWQmSqKt6UqIvtn_jqRuGnF7z-l3LnA7gVLlbK3mRDo8mSUhNxdoI/s1600/played.jpg" height="200" width="130" /></a><b>Played</b> by <b><i>Liz Fichera</i></b><br />
<i>published by Harlequin (Harlequin Teen)</i><br />
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This Game Is Getting All Too Real<br />
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<b>He said:</b> I like to keep under the radar and mostly hang out with my friends from the rez. But when I saved Riley Berenger from falling off a mountain, that rich suburban princess decided to try to save me. <br />
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<b>She said:</b> If I can help Sam Tracy win the heart of the girl he can't get over, I'll pay him back for helping me. I promised him I would, no matter what it takes.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Young Adult, Contemporary<br />
<b>Series</b>: Hooked, Book #2<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> This one caught my eye because Sam is Native American. I tend to shy away from Native characters in romance (mostly because they're paranormal) but in a contemporary setting I want to see how it plays out. And I'm Native American. For those who didn't know. LOL<br />
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<i>published by Harpercollins Publisher (William Morrow)</i><br />
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What happens when a girl who always calls the shots meets a guy who's too wild for even her?<br />
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A born flirt and good-time party girl, Emerson has never had a problem finding a willing guy. She's always chosen her hookups carefully, and she's never broken her three cardinal rules:<br />
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Never let them see the real you.<br />
Never fall in love.<br />
Always leave them begging for more.<br />
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Then Shaw comes along. A hottie from the wrong side of the tracks, he's immune to her flirtatious banter and come-hither smile. After rescuing her from a disastrous night at a biker bar, he doesn't even try to take her to bed—he calls her a tease and sends her home instead. Unable to resist a challenge, or forget the sexy, dark-eyed, bad-boy biker, she vows to bring him to his knees.<br />
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But instead of making Shaw beg, Emerson finds herself craving him. For the first time in her life, she's throwing out her rule book. Suddenly, she's the one panting for a guy she can't control—a guy who won't settle for anything less than the real Emerson and who forces her to do things she's never imagined, including facing a past she thought she'd buried.<br />
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A guy who just might leave her wanting more. . . .</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: New Adult<br />
<b>Series</b>: The Ivy Chronicles, Book #2<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I've heard positive things about the first book in this series and I do plan on reading it. So that's made me curious about book 2 and it does sound like something I'd like. Especially the bad boy biker. :P<br />
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<i>published by Balzer + Bray</i><br />
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It is Labor Day weekend in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and boy and girl collide on a dark street at two thirty in the morning: Lesh, who wears black, listens to metal, and plays MMOs; Svetlana, who embroiders her skirts, listens to Björk and Berlioz, and dungeon masters her own RPG. They should pick themselves up, continue on their way, and never talk to each other again.<br />
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But they don't.<br />
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This is a story of two people who do not belong in each other's lives, who find each other at a time when they desperately need someone who doesn't belong in their lives. A story of those moments when we act like people we aren't in order to figure out who we are. A story of the roles we all play-at school, at home, with our friends, and without our friends-and the one person who might show us what lies underneath it all.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Young Adult, Contemporary<br />
<b>Series</b>: n/a<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I've read that fans of <b>Fangirl </b>would like this one and it does indeed sound cute.<br />
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<b>Stuff </b>by <b><i>Josephine Myles</i></b><br />
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<i>published by Samhain Publishing</i><br />
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When Mr. Glad Rags meets Mr. Riches, the result is flaming fun.<br />
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Tobias “Mas” Maslin doesn’t need much. A place of his own, weekends of clubbing, a rich boyfriend for love and support. Too bad his latest sugar daddy candidate turns out to be married with kids. Mas wants to be special, not someone’s dirty little secret.<br />
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When he loses his job and his flat on the same day, his worlds starts unraveling…until he stumbles across a vintage clothing shop. Now to convince the reclusive, eccentric owner he’s in dire need of a salesman.<br />
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Perry Cavendish-Fiennes set up Cabbages and Kinks solely to annoy his controlling father. Truth be told, he’d rather spend every spare moment on his true passion, art. When Mas comes flaming into his life talking nineteen to the dozen, he finds himself offering him a job and a place to live.<br />
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He should have listened to his instincts. The shop is already financially on the brink, and Mas’s flirting makes him feel things he’s never felt for a man. Yet Mas seems convinced they can make a go of it—in the shop, and together.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: M/M Romance, Contemporary<br />
<b>Series</b>: The Bristol Collection, Book #2<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I really love Myles' writing and Stuff sounds like a good contemporary frolic I would really enjoy.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>May 29</i></span><br />
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<b>Guardian </b>by <b><i>Alex London</i></b><br />
<i>published by Philomel</i><br />
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In the new world led by the Rebooters, former Proxy Syd is the figurehead of the Revolution, beloved by some and hated by others. Liam, a seventeen-year-old Rebooter, is Syd’s bodyguard and must protect him with his life. But armed Machinists aren’t the only danger.<br />
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People are falling ill—their veins show through their skin, they find it hard to speak, and sores erupt all over their bodies. Guardians, the violent enforcers of the old system, are hit first, and the government does nothing to help. The old elites fall next, and in the face of an indifferent government, Syd decides it’s up to him to find a cure . . . and what he discovers leaves him stunned.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Young Adult, Dystopian<br />
<b>Series</b>: Proxy, Book #2<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I loved <b>Proxy </b>and have been eagerly awaiting this book for a while now. I can't wait!<br />
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<b>The Immortal Crown</b> by <b><i>Richelle Mead</i></b><br />
<i>published by Dutton</i><br />
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Gameboard of the Gods introduced religious investigator Justin March and Mae Koskinen, the beautiful supersoldier assigned to protect him. Together they have been charged with investigating reports of the supernatural and the return of the gods, both inside the Republic of United North America and out. With this highly classified knowledge comes a shocking revelation: Not only are the gods vying for human control, but the elect—special humans marked by the divine—are turning against one another in bloody fashion.<br />
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Their mission takes a new twist when they are assigned to a diplomatic delegation headed by Lucian Darling, Justin’s old friend and rival, going into Arcadia, the RUNA’s dangerous neighboring country. Here, in a society where women are commodities and religion is intertwined with government, Justin discovers powerful forces at work, even as he struggles to come to terms with his own reluctantly acquired deity.<br />
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Meanwhile, Mae—grudgingly posing as Justin’s concubine—has a secret mission of her own: finding the illegitimate niece her family smuggled away years ago. But with Justin and Mae resisting the resurgence of the gods in Arcadia, a reporter’s connection with someone close to Justin back home threatens to expose their mission—and with it the divine forces the government is determined to keep secret.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Urban Fantasy<br />
<b>Series</b>: Age of X, Book #2<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> <b><i>Richelle Mead</i></b> is an auto-buy author for me and holy crap this book sounds good!</span></div>
~ames~http://www.blogger.com/profile/17683205224039402987noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-84168975446594881392014-04-28T16:33:00.002-04:002014-04-28T16:33:32.566-04:00Buddy Review: Out of the Shallows by Samantha YoungSo Wena and I chose Out of the Shallows to read for our April buddy review. Things didn't go quite as planned...<br />
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Oh and <u><b><span style="color: red;">spoilers</span></b></u>!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb7NirRU_nkQWvALR0py1mlYjgtxwCA36L17xOdyDRdmq-ZvX4ih0mG1sfNqQ363EAlRUJQCrTPHtS45LktuIzeINAxaYD0Jcy4HyGk9nwzuzOudS2WLhFfpWjRIfK6DQdjdnA-MsG-a8/s1600/oftssy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb7NirRU_nkQWvALR0py1mlYjgtxwCA36L17xOdyDRdmq-ZvX4ih0mG1sfNqQ363EAlRUJQCrTPHtS45LktuIzeINAxaYD0Jcy4HyGk9nwzuzOudS2WLhFfpWjRIfK6DQdjdnA-MsG-a8/s1600/oftssy.jpg" height="320" width="206" /></a><b>Out of the Shallows</b> by <i><b>Samantha Young</b></i><br />
<i>self-published April 2014</i><br />
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Somehow, after everything they’ve been through, Jake Caplin and Charley Redford made their way back to one another. But finding each other and staying together are two completely different things. <br />
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When Charley’s world is flipped upside down, she begins to question the choices and decisions she’s made since her arrival in Edinburgh, and in an effort to grip onto what she holds most dear she believes she must sacrifice her love for Jake. <br />
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Returning to the States for her senior year, Charley struggles to find peace and happiness. While everyone else seems to be finding themselves in college, Charley is terrified that, along with almost everything else that’s important to her, she’s lost herself. <br />
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While friends and family deal with their own tumultuous lives, there is one person resolved to uncover the reason behind Charley’s sudden defection and unhappiness. Refusing to give up without a fight, Jake believes he is the only one who can truly understand what Charley is going through, and this time he’s determined to prove he’s there for her no matter what obstacles are thrown in their way.<br />
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However, as Charley strives to make it through the biggest personal journey of her life thus far, there is no guarantee that the woman she is becoming will still need Jake as much as the girl she once was did...</blockquote>
<b>Genre:</b> New Adult<br />
<b>Series:</b> Into the Deep #2<br />
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<b>Ames: </b><span style="color: purple;">Even though I wasn't over the moon for <i>Into the Deep</i>, I was letting some excitement build for the sequel to Jake and Charley's story. Big mistake. <i>Out of the Shallows</i> was not the book I was expecting. What about you?</span><br />
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<b>Rowena:</b> <span style="color: blue;">I felt like this book was a big let down. There was a lot that got on my nerves with <i>Into the Deep</i> (Jake was a big one) but I was still invested in what these characters were going through. So at first, I wanted to read <i>Out of the Shallows</i> but then you started reading it and I started losing interest. But I had to read it for this review so I dug my heels in and holy crap did I ever understand what you meant every single time you emailed about your progress through this book. It's like Charley took every single nerve in my body and set them on fire. I wanted to punch her in the face so many different times. So much so that I need to gather myself before my blood pressure shoots through the roof, again. :)</span><br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;">At first when I started, I had some real anxiety going on! Like, what happened to Charley's sister? Was she dead? And then all the jumping around got on my nerves. And then stuff with Charley just kept getting worse. I'm sorry I emailed you but I had to vent as I was reading. And then you did the same so we're all good. LOL</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">And I agree with what you say about Charley and your nerves. I found her so incredibly selfish in this book. I was annoyed with Jake in book 1 but Charley honestly took the cake in book 2. She took the cake and smashed it into our faces and laughed gleefully about it. Ugh.</span><br />
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<b>Rowena:</b> <span style="color: blue;">Ha! And to think that we thought Melissa would be the one to bring the drama in this book. Oh how wrong we were.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">This was the book that was supposed to be about Jake and Charley working through all of the drama that wasn't resolved in Book 1 but instead, we get a whole lot of stupid Charley, her family being incredibly selfish and stupid then anxiety thinking someone is dead...and THEY'RE NOT. WTF? And all of the woe is me shit going on with Jake? Ugh, just ugh.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Hell, even Beck and Claudia got on my nerves in this book. And all of the jumping around, six months ago, last night, two weeks ago, that pissed me off too. Stay in one place and time, this isn't a freaking time travel story.</span><br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;">I really wanted Melissa to pop up and cause more drama. But nope.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">I felt bad for Claudia. She really got the shaft from all the adults in her life. I did like how things progressed between her and Beck and I honestly wished we got more. There was a lot of times when Charley did not want to discuss how things were going with her best friend and Beck and there's yet another example of her being selfish. However, I would like a Beck and Claudia book. If he becomes a rock star and how they deal with that. I think that would be nice. And give her some damn resolution with her bio dad! That was one plot point that was kind of left dangling and them made me wonder why even bother if that's how you're going to leave it?</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">But through all this, the worst part of <i>Out of the Shallows</i> was Charley. She breaks up with Jake for the dumbest reason in the world and then doesn't talk about it with anyone. Why did she have to be such a fucking martyr? UGH</span><br />
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<b>Rowena: </b><span style="color: blue;">Amen!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Beck's back and forth crap with Claudia got on my nerves because with everything that was going on in her life and the way that she was treated by her parents, she didn't need his indecision. He knew what she was going through and yet he kept right on hooking up with girls left and right. I will say that when he finally jumps all in with Claudia, I came to love him. I would definitely want more of their story, instead of getting their story told through Charley's dumb ass POV.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Everything about Charley drove me batty in this book. Her reasons for pulling away from Jake, her reasons for letting her parents dictate what she did with her future and then the way she uses Lowe. Claudia wants a distraction from Beck so Charley's answer is for Claudia to start hanging out with Lowe. He's the perfect distraction. You can get drunk with him, you can cock tease the hell out of him but you don't have to have sex with him and don't worry about putting him in the middle of your relationship with HIS friends. Don't worry about any of that. She's so full of shit that I don't remember why I even liked her in the first place. All of that made me want to punch her in the face. The thing about all of it though, is Lowe let her get away with all of that and Jake just kind of lets her run all over him with absolutely NO explanation. Seriously, just UGH.</span><br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;">I hated how poor Lowe was treated in this book. He was such a good character and I rooted for him on one level to get Charley in the end. But not after this book. Charley needs to grow the hell up. The way she reacted to everything was extremely immature and I wondered at the end how could Jake even want her with the way she acting?</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">And I get why he let her walk all over him. He had to prove to her that he'd changed. He pulled the same crap on her and broke her heart. But Charley had him waiting for her for a whole freaking year. Seriously bro, he needed to move on. The back and forth was awful. And honestly, I hated the crap where they'd all hang out (like Claudia and Charley going to that birthday party) knowing how hard it would be to see each other. Especially if they were flirting with others. </span><br />
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<b>Rowena:</b> <span style="color: blue;">Was there anything that you did like about this book?</span><br />
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<b>Ames: </b><span style="color: purple;">As much as I love Samantha Young's writing, I have to say no. I don't even like that Charley and Jake ended up together. He deserves better. LOL What about you?</span><br />
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<b>Rowena:</b> <span style="color: blue;">Yeah, I didn't like a hot damn thing about this book. But I still love me some Samantha Young. I give this a <b>1 out of 5</b>. You? Anything else that you want to add?</span><br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;">Not really. Just that I really enjoy Samantha Young's writing and its such a shame this one didn't work for me. And I agree with the grade you gave, a <b>1 out of 5</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">Okay, Wena and I haven't chosen a book yet for May but wish us luck that it won't be another dud!</span>~ames~http://www.blogger.com/profile/17683205224039402987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-16911114405597126882014-04-14T10:42:00.000-04:002014-04-14T10:42:28.107-04:00Buddy Review: Third Degree by Julie Cross<b>Third Degree</b> by <b><i>Julie Cross</i></b><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcn55EUE_sPpt_Ah5zW4MetvBg4Fciw9j-gAyBvdX6EPJLgIvqlFg-BUlxzUErCJ90nwS-yFdRL7kbR6tws-G-S2LG_OriMpiAAzUVX-zCgAQDBBJ_ksODOKaNzUCY3gIiq0wcbxLs5LI/s1600/thirddegree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcn55EUE_sPpt_Ah5zW4MetvBg4Fciw9j-gAyBvdX6EPJLgIvqlFg-BUlxzUErCJ90nwS-yFdRL7kbR6tws-G-S2LG_OriMpiAAzUVX-zCgAQDBBJ_ksODOKaNzUCY3gIiq0wcbxLs5LI/s1600/thirddegree.jpg" height="200" width="150" /></a><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">published by Random House Publishing (Flirt) in March 2014</span></i><br />
<blockquote>I used to be “Isabel Jenkins, child prodigy.” As lame as that sounds, at least it was an identity. But now I’m not sure what I am. I just failed the most important exam of my life—the emotional readiness test required to get into a medical residency program—and it turns out my parents can’t stand each other. Now I’m trying to figure out how to pick up the pieces of my life, and that means re-enrolling as a college freshman, but this time I’m shutting the books and majoring in being eighteen.<br />
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But so far, my roommate hates me and I’m not into the party scene. The only good thing about school has been getting to know my insanely hot RA. Marshall Collins makes me wonder about everything I missed while I was growing up too fast. Pretty soon we’re hanging out constantly, but for the first time, I find myself wanting more than a no-strings-attached physical relationship. And the lesson I really need is one Marsh definitely can’t teach me: love. Because I’m going to be alone forever if I don’t learn fast.</blockquote><b>Genre</b>: New Adult, Contemporary<br />
<b>Series</b>: None<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Last year, I discovered Ms Cross through <b><a href="http://breezingthroughbooks.blogspot.ca/2013/10/buddy-review-letters-to-nowhere-by.html">Letters to Nowhere</a></b>. This was my first foray in New Adult and I really enjoyed it! So when I heard that Ms Cross was writing another New Adult book, it was a no brainer to pick it up… and share it with Ames :)<br />
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So Ames, what did you think of <b>Third Degree</b>?<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;"> I am so glad you brought this book to my attention! I’ve quickly become a fan of <b><i>Julie Cross</i></b>’ new adult books and <b>Third Degree</b> was no exception. The heroine, Isabel, reminded me a bit of Christina Yang from Grey’s Anatomy in its early seasons. And I loved Christina’s character. <br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> That’s actually a very good comparison, Ames. Indeed, Isabel lacked some social skills. I don’t think it was so much because she didn’t have the social experiences that everyone did… but more because she was simply very blunt. I liked that her awkwardness was not all about her IQ like so many genius characters that we’ve seen and the fact that she wasn’t sheltered.<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;"> I agree. She had a genius IQ but going through school so fast made her miss out on very important socialization and rites of passage typical to average children and teens. Plus she was arrogant. She’s almost hard to like at the beginning. But we see her vulnerability so that made me empathize with her character. <br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Yes, the arrogance was an issue and so was her inability to accept blame as the psychologist said. As a result, I thought Izzy going to normal college wasn’t a bad idea at all. She needed to interact with people, to understand them a bit more. And seriously, she’s lucky she ran into Marshall! He was such a nice and understanding guy, trying to help her out! <br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;"> Marshall was a great character, and I liked his story, not just the fact that he’s a hot nice guy. LOL It was an interesting dynamic considering Izzy’s medical background. Plus with RA’s having rules not to hook up with people on their floor, I just liked their whole set up. :P<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I really liked Marshall’s character and his story. What I liked is that he showed Izzy the other end of the spectrum, what it is to be sick and to care. Sure, it was a bit coincidental that he’d happen to have a chronic disease, but it definitively worked :) <br />
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The RA thing didn’t work as well for me. The whole “forbidden” relationship is so over-used nowadays and I’d have rather Marshall be just another guy in the dorm than a RA. Especially given the way it was resolved, you know?<br />
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Something else that I would have liked Ms Cross to address was Izzy’s issues with her parents’ divorce. Izzy was put in foster care at a young age and moved around a lot until her parents adopted her. She needs stability and her parents divorce is threatening that stability. I feel that part of the story got swept under the rug and that’s unfortunate.<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;"> I didn’t mind the RA stuff. It gave a bit of an impediment to them getting together right off the bat. It also gave a bit of distance to them at the beginning, which is how Marshall was able to get through Izzy’s defenses and for her to lighten up and let him in.<br />
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I agree that the stuff with Izzy’s parents was left unresolved. I wonder if there’s going to be a sequel?<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I think it’s a high possibility, especially since New Adult is so popular right.<br />
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As much as I enjoyed Izzy and Marshall’s characters and interaction… I still feel that Izzy was far from being comfortable with normal people. She did open up and I especially liked that she kind of developed a friendship with Justin… but I wonder… Izzy will never be “normal” what with her age and genius IQ, but is there more she can do?<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;"> Hmm...I think maybe Marshall will continue to be a good influence on her in that way. And she did learn not to be afraid of her emotions. I think there’s still room for her to continue to grow. I thought the book ended on a hopeful note. It did for me anyway.<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> It definitively did :) <br />
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So what’s your grade for<b> Third Degree</b>? For me, it’s a <b><span style="font-size: large;">B</span></b>. I enjoyed Ms Cross’s writing, the story and the characters, but I thought something was missing.<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;"> I’m giving it a <b><span style="font-size: large;">B+</span></b>. I really enjoyed it overall. </span>~ames~http://www.blogger.com/profile/17683205224039402987noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-87603162446075495132014-04-01T07:40:00.000-04:002014-04-01T18:23:07.944-04:00New Releases - April 2014April is always an excellent month for new releases. No lie. My book budget is going to suffer for sure this month. LOL April has got it all! And I'm really going to need to step up my reading pace if I want to tackle all these great new releases. Because I think releases will just get better as the temperature hopefully eventually starts to warm up. :P<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">April 1</span></i><br />
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<b>Her Kind of Trouble </b>by <b><i>Sarah Mayberry</i></b><br />
<i>published by Harlequin (SuperRomance)</i><br />
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It takes one to know one<br />
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The moment Vivian Walker spies Seth Anderson she knows they're a match made in hedonistic pleasure. And they both agree their one night together is all about fun, not forever.<br />
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Now, years later, Seth remains a favorite memory. Surely the sizzling chemistry has faded, though, right? Apparently not. Because he's still sinfully attractive, and she likes the man he is. When he suddenly becomes a full-time dad to his newborn daughter, Vivian falls hard. Yet despite the responsibilities, he's not a good bet for commitment. And she needs to guard her heart before she gets into trouble!</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Category romance, Contemporary<br />
<b>Series</b>: None<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> Harlequin did a very tricky thing. Tricksy hobbitses. They had the paperback release for this book mid-March and the digital release for April 1. I don't like that practice. If I want to buy e, then I'll buy e. Don't try and force my hand. <br />
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Enough about that. <b><i>Sarah Mayberry</i></b> is an auto-buy author for me so I'll be buying this one. In E-FORMAT.<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Like Ames, Ms Mayberry is an auto-buy author, so I'll pick this one up... Got to say though, the cover and the blurb don't really seem to match ^_^; It'll be interesting to see how the story turns out.</span> <br />
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<b>Betting the Rainbow </b>by <b><i>Jodi Thomas</i></b><br />
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Sisters Abby and Dusti Delaney have spent their entire lives on Rainbow Lane, but they dream of something bigger. So when a poker tournament comes to town, Dusti is determined to win enough money to leave. Enlisting expert Kieron O’Brian to teach her the game, sparks begin to fly as they play their hands. But Kieron refuses to stand in the way of her dream, even if it means losing her forever...<br />
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After a year of traveling, Ronny Logan is settling into a home on Rainbow Lane, but that’s all the settling she’ll be doing. Ronny refuses to fall for anyone, regardless of the chemistry she has with her neighbor Austin Hawk. Yet something undeniable begins to grow between the two loners—if only they can let their barriers fall and open their hearts...</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Harmony, Book #7<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I'm so looking forward to<b> Betting the Rainbow</b>! I've really been looking forward to Ronny's story! And LOL, the poker tournament sounds quite interesting and different :P I'm intrigued now!</span> <br />
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<b>The Winter Bride</b> by <b><i>Anne Gracie</i></b><br />
<i>published by Berkley</i><br />
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Damaris Chance’s unhappy past has turned her off the idea of marriage forever. But her guardian, Lady Beatrice Davenham, convinces her to make her coming out anyway—and have a season of carefree, uncomplicated fun.<br />
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When Damaris finds herself trapped in a compromising situation with the handsome rake Freddy Monkton-Coombes, she has no choice but to agree to wed him—as long as it’s in name only. Her new husband seems to accept her terms, but Freddy has a plan of his own: to seduce his reluctant winter bride.<br />
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Will Damaris’s secrets destroy her chance at true happiness? Or can Freddy help her cast off the shackles of the past, and yield to delicious temptation?</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Historical romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: The Chance Sisters, Book #2<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I've been meaning to read <b><i>Anne Gracie</i></b> for forever. This may be the one that gets me off my ass. I like when historical heroines are against marriage. LOL<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I really enjoy Ms Gracie's writing, Ames :) If you have a chance, you should try<b> The Accidental Wedding</b>. That one is my favorite of hers.<br />
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As for <b>The Winter Bride</b>, I'm curious to see Freddy and Damaris' story unfold as they were probably the most interesting characters in <b><a href="http://natuschan.blogspot.ca/2013/04/review-autumn-bride-by-anne-gracie.html">The Autumn Bride</a></b>. I also wonder about Damaris' background... <br />
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<b>Bloom and Doom</b> by <b><i>Beverly Allen</i></b><br />
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As the co-owner of The Rose in Bloom, Audrey Bloom creates magnificent flower arrangements for brides to be. Though helping to plan a wedding can be stressful, it’s nothing compared to the groom turning up dead. <br />
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A designer of eye-catching bridal bouquets—many of them based on the Victorian meanings behind each flower—Audrey Bloom is used to celebrations that end with happily ever after. In fact, every couple she’s worked with is still together, living in wedded bliss. But her perfect record is about to be broken.<br />
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Her childhood friend Jenny Whitney has reeled in the most eligible bachelor in Ramble, Virginia, and she’s hired Audrey to design the bouquet. But before Jenny can walk down the aisle clutching her blend of anemone, scabious, and pussy willow (a floral disaster in Audrey’s mind), the groom is found dead—sprinkled with bits of a bouquet. This is bad for business—not to mention for Jenny, who has become the prime suspect. So Audrey decides to do a little digging herself, hoping she won’t be the next Ramble resident pushing up daisies .</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Cosy Mystery<br />
<b>Series</b>: Bridal Bouquet Shop Mysteries, Book #1<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I was looking for new releases and this book caught my eye. I like the premise of this new cozy mystery series and I hope that it delivers :)<br />
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<b>Midnight Pursuits </b>by <b><i>Elle Kennedy</i></b><br />
<i>published by New American Library (Signet)</i><br />
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Her job is to stay hidden.<br />
Too bad he can’t take his eyes off her.<br />
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Soldier-for-hire Ethan Hayes is the youngest member of an elite mercenary team. While he may be affectionately nicknamed the rookie, the skills Ethan honed as a Marine make him seriously dangerous. But when a sudden distress call puts him in close quarters with a rival, he finds more than his field skills being put to the test.<br />
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Juliet Mason stands out as the master thief in a covert group of assassins and spies. Her latest mission is personal—and it’s gone horribly wrong. Juliet may prefer to work alone, but when the rookie comes to her aid in snowy Eastern Europe, she can’t deny they make a good team. But even up against a powerful enemy, their most challenging task yet may be fighting the passion between them...</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Romantic Suspense<br />
<b>Series</b>: Killer Instincts, Book #4<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I'm not into RS featuring ex-military men because it's just being done so much nowadays; however, this one is on my radar because the heroine is a thief and I have a weakness for thieves :P Also, the blurb is quite intriguing and I like that the book seems to take place in Eastern Europe.</span><br />
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<b>The King</b> by<b><i> J.R. Ward</i></b><br />
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Long live the King… <br />
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After turning his back on the throne for centuries, Wrath, son of Wrath, finally assumed his father’s mantle--with the help of his beloved mate. But the crown sets heavily on his head. As the war with the Lessening Society rages on, and the threat from the Band of Bastards truly hits home, he is forced to make choices that put everything--and everyone--at risk.<br />
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Beth Randall thought she knew what she was getting into when she mated the last pure blooded vampire on the planet: An easy ride was not it. But when she decides she wants a child, she’s unprepared for Wrath’s response--or the distance it creates between them.<br />
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The question is, will true love win out... or tortured legacy take over?</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Paranormal romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Black Dagger Brotherhood, Book #12<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I am only 1 book behind on this series. Yay me! I've pre-ordered this one already for my mom. She's all caught up.<br />
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<b>The Goblin Emperor</b> by<b><i> Katherine Addison</i></b><br />
<i>published by Tor Books</i><br />
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The youngest, half-goblin son of the Emperor has lived his entire life in exile, distant from the Imperial Court and the deadly intrigue that suffuses it. But when his father and three sons in line for the throne are killed in an "accident," he has no choice but to take his place as the only surviving rightful heir.<br />
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Entirely unschooled in the art of court politics, he has no friends, no advisors, and the sure knowledge that whoever assassinated his father and brothers could make an attempt on his life at any moment.<br />
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Surrounded by sycophants eager to curry favor with the naïve new emperor, and overwhelmed by the burdens of his new life, he can trust nobody. Amid the swirl of plots to depose him, offers of arranged marriages, and the specter of the unknown conspirators who lurk in the shadows, he must quickly adjust to life as the Goblin Emperor. All the while, he is alone, and trying to find even a single friend... and hoping for the possibility of romance, yet also vigilant against the unseen enemies that threaten him, lest he lose his throne – or his life.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Fantasy<br />
<b>Series</b>: ?<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I've already seen some positive buzz for this book (not a lot, because that can be off-putting, imo) and this author (under a different name) is good stuff, so I can't wait to read this one. Plus I like this kind of set up.<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I've been looking for fantasy books and this one seems to fit the bill quite well. I love court intrigues and this one seems to have plenty of them... But goblins? LOL.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">April 8</span></i><br />
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<b>The Will</b> by <b><i>Kristen Ashley</i></b><br />
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Early in her life, Josephine Malone learned the hard way that there was only one person she could love and trust: her grandmother, Lydia Malone. Out of necessity, unconsciously and very successfully, Josephine donned a disguise to keep all others at bay. She led a globetrotting lifestyle on the fringes of the fashion and music elite, but she kept herself distant.<br />
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While Josephine was trotting the globe, retired boxer Jake Spear was living in the same small town as Lydia. There was nothing disguised about Jake. Including the fact he made a habit of making very bad decisions about who to give his love.<br />
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But for Josephine and Jake, there was one person who adored them. One person who knew how to lead them to happiness. And one person who was intent on doing it.<br />
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Even if she had to do it as her final wish on this earth.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Magdalene, Book #1<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> A KA release I'm actually aware of!! Seriously, KA is a book release ninja and I'm always surprised by her releases. LOL Looking forward to this one. Of course I am.<br />
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<b>Sea of Shadows</b> by <b><i>Kelley Armstrong</i></b><br />
<i>published by Harpercollins Publisher (HarperTeen)</i><br />
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In the Forest of the Dead, where the empire’s worst criminals are exiled, twin sisters Moria and Ashyn are charged with a dangerous task. For they are the Keeper and the Seeker, and each year they must quiet the enraged souls of the damned.<br />
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Only this year, the souls will not be quieted.<br />
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Ambushed and separated by an ancient evil, the sisters’ journey to find each other sends them far from the only home they’ve ever known. Accompanied by a stubborn imperial guard and a dashing condemned thief, the girls cross a once-empty wasteland, now filled with reawakened monsters of legend, as they travel to warn the emperor. But a terrible secret awaits them at court—one that will alter the balance of their world forever.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Young Adult, Fantasy<br />
<b>Series</b>: Age of Legends, Book #1<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I'm a huge fan of Ms Armstrong, so even though her new YA series haven't gotten great reviews, I'm going to give it a try. I admire authors that end series and try something new :)<br />
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<b>The Intern's Handbook</b> by <b><i>Shane Kuhn</i></b><br />
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<i>published by Simon & Schuster</i><br />
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Interns are invisible. That’s the mantra behind HR, Inc., an elite "placement agency" that doubles as a network of assassins-for-hire, taking down high-profile executives who wouldn't be able to remember an intern’s name if their lives depended on it.<br />
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At the ripe old age of twenty-five, John Lago is already New York City’s most successful hit man. He’s also an intern at a prestigious Manhattan law firm, clocking eighty hours a week getting coffee, answering phones, and doing all the grunt work no one else wants to do. But he isn't trying to claw his way to the top of the corporate food chain. He was hired to assassinate one of the firm’s heavily guarded partners. His internship is the perfect cover, enabling him to gather intel and gain access in order to pull off a clean, untraceable hit.<br />
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The Intern’s Handbook is John Lago's unofficial survival guide for new recruits at HR, Inc. (Rule #4: "Learn how to make the perfect cup of coffee: you make an exec the best coffee he’s ever had, and he will make sure you’re at his desk every morning for a repeat performance. That’s repetitive exposure, which begets access and trust. 44% of my kills came from my superior coffee-making abilities.")<br />
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Part confessional, part how-to, the handbook chronicles John’s final assignment, a twisted thrill ride in which he is pitted against the toughest—and sexiest—adversary he’s ever faced: Alice, an FBI agent assigned to take down the same law partner he’s been assigned to kill.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Mystery/Thriller<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> Oooh I didn't even hear about this book and now I'm all over it. This sounds really good! Thanks for bringing this to my attention Nath!!<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Sounds interesting right? It's sound good, fun and different :) Hopefully, it'll also deliver!<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">April 10</span></i><br />
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<b>Dare to Desire</b> by <b><i>Carly Phillips</i></b><br />
<i>self-published</i><br />
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Quarterback Alex Dare, had it all -- an all-star football career with the Tampa Breakers and his choice of willing women -- until a severe injury forces him into early retirement. When he is offered a ground-breaking position with a rival team, he’s intrigued, but there’s a catch. He’ll be working alongside the same woman he hasn’t been able to get out of his head for too long. <br />
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Social worker Madison Evans grew up in foster homes and knows first hand what it means to have-not. She isn't impressed by Alex Dare’s wealth or charm. Not since she fell hard for him once before, only to discover she was just one of his too-easy conquests. This time around Madison refuses to succumb to Alex so easily. <br />
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But Alex wants Madison. And if there is one thing Alex does well, it’s to get what he wants. The playboy athlete must prove he’s got game in more places than on the field. He means to prove that he’s a changed man but no sooner does he begin to break through Madison’s defenses when a new opportunity comes knocking and threatens her new-found trust. Can he make Madison take a risk and dare to love?</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Dare to Love, Book #2<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I read the first book in this series and even though it was predictable, it was enjoyable. I liked both of these characters when they were introduced in the previous book.<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Ms Phillips is usually hit and miss for me. I didn't read the first book, <b>Dare to Love</b>, but I might pick up this one. I like the playboy athlete trope ^_^;</span> <br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">April 14</span></i><br />
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<b>Bound to be a Groom</b> by <b><i>Megan Mulry</i></b><br />
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In the tumultuous summer of 1808, Spain and England are close to war and four young lovers are close to ecstasy.<br />
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To carve out an independent life with the woman she loves, Anna knows she must leave her quiet Spanish convent to become a courtesan. To gain experience, she sets her sights on...<br />
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Sebastian, whose powerful, aristocratic confidence suits Anna’s mercenary goals. But his arrogance masks a craving for submission that Anna instinctively satisfies. Sebastian soon begs for her hand in marriage, even if it means sharing her with . . .<br />
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Pia, who trusts Anna completely—with her body and her future—until she learns of Anna’s hasty marriage. Pia questions their commitment to each other as they leave for London to meet...<br />
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Farleigh, the seemingly feckless duke who thinks he’s over Sebastian, the potent Spanish soldier he bedded two years ago.<br />
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What begins as a series of erotic escapades soon evolves into a deep, unbreakable bond. Two men and two women who yearn to explore are about to make their wildest dreams come true.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Historical romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: None<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;">I cannot wait to read this one. I haven't read this author before but that blurb has me all kinds of excited!!<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">April 15</span></i><br />
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<b>The Collector </b>by <b><i>Nora Roberts</i></b><br />
<i>published by Putnam</i><br />
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When professional house-sitter Lila Emerson witnesses a murder/suicide from her current apartment-sitting job, life as she knows it takes a dramatic turn. Suddenly, the woman with no permanent ties finds herself almost wishing for one...<br />
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Artist Ashton Archer knows his brother isn’t capable of violence—against himself or others. He recruits Lila, the only eyewitness, to help him uncover what happened. Ash longs to paint her as intensely as he hungers to touch her. But their investigation draws them into a rarified circle where priceless antiques are bought, sold, gambled away, and stolen, where what you possess is who you are, and where what you desire becomes a deadly obsession...</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: None<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> <b><i>Nora Roberts</i></b> is an auto-buy. Especially her single title releases. I hope I enjoy this one as much as I loved <b><a href="http://bookbinge.com/2012/04/guest-review-witness-by-nora-roberts.html">The Witness</a></b>.<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> For me, <b><i>Nora Roberts</i></b> is more than just an auto-buy author... she's a comfort author. Just reading her books, getting back into her writing style sooth me LOL. That's why I keep picking up her books and <b>The Collector</b> won't be the exception.<br />
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<b>Once Upon a Billionaire</b> by <b><i>Jessica Clare</i></b><br />
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The Billionaire Boys Club is a secret society of six men who have vowed success—at any cost. Not all of them are old money, but all of them are incredibly wealthy. They’re just not always as successful when it comes to love…<br />
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As a member of the royal family in a small European country, Griffin Verdi’s presence is requested at the wedding of the century. The scholarly billionaire feels out of his depth in social situations, so a good assistant is required—especially when dealing with royal etiquette.<br />
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Unfortunately for Griffin, he’s stuck with Maylee Meriweather, a pretty, charming, and thoroughly unsuitable woman who doesn’t know a thing about high society—but she sure can kiss. Her lack of polish may sink Griffin, because after all, even his money can’t buy class. But through Maylee’s eyes, he’s starting to appreciate the simple things in life—if simple means the most complicated woman he’s ever met.<br />
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Maylee is everything Griffin isn’t—and everything he wants—if he can let down his guard and step outside his sheltered world…</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Billionaire Boys Club, Book #4<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I've really been enjoying this series so far and I like this commoner/royalty theme going on here. :P<br />
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<b>Hard Time </b>by <b><i>Cara McKenna</i></b><br />
<i>published by Penguin (InterMix)</i><br />
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Annie Goodhouse doesn’t need to be warned about bad boys; good sense and an abusive ex have given her plenty of reasons to play it safe. But when she steps into her new role as outreach librarian for Cousins Correctional Facility, no amount of good sense can keep her mind—or eyes—off inmate Eric Collier.<br />
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Eric doesn’t claim to be innocent of the crime that landed him in prison. In fact, he’d do it again if that’s what it took to keep his family safe. Loyalty and force are what he knows. But meeting Annie makes him want to know more.<br />
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When Eric begins courting Annie through letters, they embark on a reckless, secret romance—a forbidden fantasy that neither imagines could ever be real…until early parole for Eric changes everything, and forces them both to face a past they can’t forget, and a desire they can’t deny.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: None<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I love Cara's writing and she doesn't shy away from hard topics. I see the same thing going on here. I can't wait.</span> <br />
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<i>published by Penguin (InterMix)</i><br />
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A former smuggler and thief, Ariq—better known as the Kraken King—doesn’t know what to make of the clever, mysterious woman he rescues from an airship besieged by marauders. Unsure if she’s a spy or a pawn in someone else’s game, Ariq isn’t about to let her out of his sight until he finds out…<br />
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After escaping her fourth kidnapping attempt in a year, Zenobia Fox has learned to vigilantly guard her identity. While her brother Archimedes is notorious for his exploits, Zenobia has had no adventures to call her own—besides the stories she writes. But when she jumps at the chance to escape to the wilds of Australia and acquire research for her next story, Zenobia quickly discovers that the voyage will be far more adventurous than any fiction she could put to paper…</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Steampunk romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Iron Seas, Book #4 - Part I<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I still haven't read past<b> The Iron Duke</b>. LOL But it's Meljean so I'll be buying this of course. Maybe all the installments will be out by the time I get to this book. :P<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Hmmmmm. The world building of this series hasn't work for me as well as <i>The Guardians series</i>. I think I'm going to wait till the whole book is out before giving it a try...<br />
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<b>The Geography of You and Me</b> by<b><i> Jennifer E. Smith</i></b><br />
<i>published by Poppy</i><br />
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Lucy and Owen meet somewhere between the tenth and eleventh floors of a New York City apartment building, on an elevator rendered useless by a citywide blackout. After they're rescued, they spend a single night together, wandering the darkened streets and marveling at the rare appearance of stars above Manhattan. But once the power is restored, so is reality. Lucy soon moves to Edinburgh with her parents, while Owen heads out west with his father.<br />
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Lucy and Owen's relationship plays out across the globe as they stay in touch through postcards, occasional e-mails, and -- finally -- a reunion in the city where they first met.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Young Adult, Contemporary<br />
<b>Series</b>: None<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I like Jennifer's writing and I like her covers! Her characters always have an interesting way of meeting. And who hasn't imagined being stuck in an elevator with a stranger?<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I gotta agree, she does get cute covers! I'm curious to see how you can build a friendship with such a distance between two people based on one meeting :) If done right, I think this can be very fun :)<br />
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<b>What I Thought Was True</b> by<b><i> Huntley Fitzpatrick</i></b><br />
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Gwen Castle's Biggest Mistake Ever, Cassidy Somers, is slumming it as a yard boy on her Nantucket-esque island this summer. He's a rich kid from across the bridge in Stony Bay, and she hails from a family of fishermen and housecleaners who keep the island's summer people happy. Gwen worries a life of cleaning houses will be her fate too, but just when it looks like she'll never escape her past—or the island—Gwen's dad gives her some shocking advice. Sparks fly and secret histories unspool as Gwen spends a gorgeous, restless summer struggling to resolve what she thought was true—about the place she lives, the people she loves, and even herself—with what really is.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Young Adult, Contemporary<br />
<b>Series</b>: None<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> Another cover I really like! Purple is a fave colour of mine and this cover is gorgeous. :P I haven't read this author before but I know her other book got lots of positive buzz so I'll be getting this one too.<br />
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<b>Out of the Shallows</b> by <i><b>Samantha Young</b></i><br />
<i>self-published</i><br />
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LIVE YOUNG. LIVE HARD. LOVE DEEP.<br />
Charley and Jake’s story concludes in Out of the Shallows…<br />
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Somehow, after everything they’ve been through, Jake Caplin and Charley Redford made their way back to one another. But finding each other and staying together are two completely different things. <br />
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When Charley’s world is flipped upside down, she begins to question the choices and decisions she’s made since her arrival in Edinburgh, and in an effort to grip onto what she holds most dear she believes she must sacrifice her love for Jake. <br />
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Returning to the States for her senior year, Charley struggles to find peace and happiness. While everyone else seems to be finding themselves in college, Charley is terrified that, along with almost everything else that’s important to her, she’s lost herself. <br />
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While friends and family deal with their own tumultuous lives, there is one person resolved to uncover the reason behind Charley’s sudden defection and unhappiness. Refusing to give up without a fight, Jake believes he is the only one who can truly understand what Charley is going through, and this time he’s determined to prove he’s there for her no matter what obstacles are thrown in their way.<br />
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However, as Charley strives to make it through the biggest personal journey of her life thus far, there is no guarantee that the woman she is becoming will still need Jake as much as the girl she once was did...</blockquote>
<b>Genre: </b>New Adult, Contemporary<br />
<b>Series:</b> Into the Deep, Book #2<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I think, more than any other book, I'm excited for this one this month. I admit I had issues with <b><a href="http://breezingthroughbooks.blogspot.ca/2014/02/buddy-review-into-deep-by-samantha-young.html">Into the Deep</a></b> but Jake and Charley's story still grabs me. The author's been putting up snippets from Jake's POV around on her site and others and omg, I'm loving them. The 15th can't get here fast enough!</span> <br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">April 29</span></i><br />
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<b>No Sunshine When She's Gone</b> by <b><i>Kate Angell</i></b><br />
<i>published by Kensington</i><br />
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Life's a Beach<br />
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Though his family owns the charming beachside town of Barefoot William, Aidan Cates is as down-to-earth as the locals. He's also practical to a fault and doesn't believe some psychic on the boardwalk can predict his future.<br />
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Jillie Mac is as free as an ocean breeze, so when the hot stranger and his date mistake her for a fortune teller, she's ready to have some fun. But one devastating secret told, one mistaken identity revealed, and numerous long summer nights later, it's Jillie and Aidan who discover that sometimes love comes with a simple twist of fate.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Barefoot William, Book #3<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I've really enjoyed this series so far and I'm looking forward to get back to Barefoot William!<br />
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<i>published by Kensington</i><br />
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The bride and groom cordially request the presence of…<br />
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The bride’s sister, Delilah, the very proper widowed Lady Hargate, and Samuel Russell, the groom’s friend, a very eligible, slightly improper bachelor, at their upcoming wedding.<br />
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Lady Hargate and Mr. Russell, previously acquainted during one unforgettable night in New York City when caution—and clothing—were thrown to the wind will choose to pretend they have never met before.<br />
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The lady plans to avoid love and its complications at all costs. The gentleman intends to change her mind.<br />
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Guests are invited to enjoy the many diversions of Millworth Manor—delightful grounds, lavish drawing rooms, secluded corners—and the chance to discover that one night may have been only the beginning…</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Historical romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Millworth Manor, Book #3<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I love Ms Alexander's writing and am looking to this new release of hers! I hope she keeps this story witty and I think the blurb is somewhat refreshing :)<br />
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<b>It Takes A Scandal </b>by<b><i> Caroline Linden</i></b><br />
<i>published by Harpercollins Publisher (Avon)</i><br />
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Sometimes It Takes a Scandal...<br />
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Abigail Weston has everything: beauty, wit, and one of the largest dowries in England. Her parents hope she'll wed an earl. Abigail hopes for a man who wants her desperately and passionately. But the money seems to blind every man she meets—except one.<br />
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Sebastian Vane has nothing. He came home from war with a shattered leg to find his father mad and his inheritance gone. He's not a fit suitor for anyone, let alone an heiress. But Abigail lights up his world like a comet, bright and beautiful and able to see him instead of his ruined reputation. And it might end happily ever after...<br />
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To Reveal Your Heart's Desire<br />
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...Until Benedict Lennox begins courting Abigail. Ben is everything Sebastian isn't—wealthy, charming, heir to an earl. Sebastian won't give up the only girl he's ever loved without a fight, but Abigail must choose between the penniless gentleman who moves her heart, and the suitor who is everything her parents want.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Historical romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Scandals, Book #2<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> Aww, this one sounds like it would be a good read. I've enjoyed Caroline's writing in the past so I'm sure this will be another winner. Loving that purple cover too. LOL<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"><b>Love and Other Scandals </b>was one of my favorite historical romance books last year and I'm really looking forward to this sequel! I hope it'll be as good as the first installment :)<br />
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<i>published by Harpercollins Publisher (Avon)</i><br />
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They had a deal...<br />
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From the moment she met the devil-may-care Duke of Margrave, Edie knew he could change her life. And when he agreed to her outrageous proposal of a marriage of convenience, she was transformed from ruined American heiress to English duchess. Five years later, she's delighted with their arrangement, especially since her husband is living on another continent.<br />
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But deals are made to be broken...<br />
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By marrying an heiress, Stuart was able to pay his family's enormous debts, and Edie's terms that he leave England forever seemed a small price to pay. But when a brush with death impels him home, he decides it's time for a real marriage with his luscious American bride, and he proposes a bold new bargain: ten days to win her willing kiss. But is ten days enough to win her heart?</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Historical romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: An American Heiress in London, Book #2<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> This is my favorite kind of historical. The marriage of convenience that turns into something more. LOVE IT. Can't wait to get my grubby hands on it.<br />
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</span><b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I have high hopes for <b>How to Lose a Duke in Ten Days</b> after meeting Edie in the first book, <b>When the Marquess Met His Match</b>. I hope this book will be as fun as the preview indicates :)<br />
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<b>The Unexpected Duchess </b>by<b><i> Valerie Bowman</i></b><br />
<i>published by St. Martin's Press</i><br />
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In This Battle of Wits<br />
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Lady Lucy Upton’s tongue may be too sharp to attract suitors but her heart is good, and when her painfully shy friend Cassandra needs help she devises a brilliant scheme to help her discourage an unwanted suitor, the Duke of Claringdon. Lucy will hide behind the hedgerow and tell Cass just what to say to discourage the duke…but it turns out that he’s made of sterner stuff than either of them anticipated. And Lucy is shocked to discover that tangling with the tenacious man is the most fun she’s had in ages.<br />
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Kisses Are the Best Weapon<br />
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Lord Derek Hunt made a promise to his dying friend to marry the demure Cassandra, and for a man who wants nothing more than peace and quiet after the horrors of war, she’ll make the perfect bride. If only the impudent Miss Upton will let him court the girl! Doing battle is the last thing on his mind, but bantering with Lucy behind the bushes is too tempting to resist. And the spoils of this war just may be true love…</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Historical romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Playful Brides, Book #1<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I love witty banters in books and this one promises some! :) I also like the whole Cyrano concept and find it refreshing that it will be the heroine whispering the words LOL.<br />
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<i>published by Grand Central Publishing</i><br />
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A Deception Most Reckless<br />
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Lady Daphne Bevington would do anything for her maid Kate-including masquerading as Kate and sneaking around the wrong side of London to settle the poor girl's debt. Yet her innocent ruse takes a scandalous turn when "Kate" runs into a handsome gentleman on a secret quest of his own. A moment of passion could cost Daphne her reputation, but how can she ignore the stranger's searing kiss?<br />
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An Arrangement Most Wicked<br />
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Lord Cormack Northmore is determined to find the immoral peer who ruined his sister. So when he learns that the irresistible woman he knows as "Kate" is the Season's most sought-after debutante, Cormack plans to use her connections to help him set a trap. Now, the closer Cormack gets to uncovering the villain who haunts the ton's ballrooms, the more he realizes that the lovely lady is in danger herself. Will he abandon his quest for revenge-or risk losing his one chance at love? </blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Historical romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: One Scandalous Season, Book #2<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> The false identity plots don't always work for me but I have a feeling this one will.<br />
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<b>The Windflower </b>by <b><i>Laura London</i></b><br />
<i>published by Grand Central Publishing</i><br />
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The classic tale of passion on the high seas, available in print for the first time in 20 years . . . <br />
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Merry Wilding is a lady of breeding, of innocence, and of breathtaking beauty. With high hopes for a holiday in England, she sets sail from New York-but the tide of her life is destined to turn. Mistakenly swept aboard an infamous pirate ship, Merry finds herself at the mercy of a wicked crew . . . and one sinfully handsome pirate. Soon she's spending her days yearning for escape, and her nights learning the pleasures of captivity.<br />
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Devon Crandall believes Merry is in league with his greatest enemy. He's determined to slowly urge her secrets from her. But along the way, he discovers her beautifully unbreakable spirit . . . and a desire unlike any he's ever known. She is hiding something from him, and yet, each day that passes brings her deeper into his heart. When fierce arguments give way to fiercer passion, can a pirate learn to love a woman? Or will true love be lost at sea?</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Historical romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: none<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> This is one of those extremely rare and hard to find books and I'm so glad it's making its way back to the shelves. I've been extremely curious about this one for ages now and I can't wait to read it.<br />
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<b>A Wedding by Dawn</b> by <i><b>Alison DeLaine</b></i><br />
<i>published by Harlequin HQN</i><br />
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<b>A hellion on the run.</b><br />
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Lady India Sinclair will stop at nothing to live life on her own terms—even stealing a ship and fleeing to the Mediterranean. At last on her own, free to do as she pleases, she is determined to chart her own course. There's only one problem…<br />
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<b>A gentleman determined to possess her.</b><br />
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Nicholas Warre has made a deal. To save his endangered estate, he will find Lady India, marry her and bring her back to England at the behest of her father. And with thousands at stake, he doesn't much care what the lady thinks of the idea. But as the two engage in a contest of wills, the heat between them becomes undeniable…and the wedding they each dread may lead to a love they can't live without.</blockquote>
<b>Genre:</b> Historical Romance<br />
<b>Series:</b> connected to A Gentleman 'Til Midnight<br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I really enjoyed <b>A Gentleman 'Til Midnight</b> and I liked Lady India's character so I'm interested to see how her story will play out. Especially considering I didn't like the hero's character in GTM. LOL</span>nathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02626894830238717124noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-7127226920980582832014-03-25T11:50:00.000-04:002014-03-25T11:50:17.917-04:00Buddy Review: The Avery Shaw Experiment by Kelly Oram<b>Rowena:</b> <span style="color: blue;">Alright, so March brings our buddy review of The Avery Shaw Experiment by Kelly Oram. I wanted to read this book because both Nath and Izzy read it and adored it. I thought it was something that Ames and I would enjoy so we decided that this will be our March buddy review book.</span><br />
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<i>published by Bluefields in May 2013</i><br />
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When Avery Shaw’s heart is shattered by her life-long best friend, she chooses to deal with it the only way she knows how—scientifically. <br />
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The state science fair is coming up and Avery decides to use her broken heart as the topic of her experiment. She’s going to find the cure. By forcing herself to experience the seven stages of grief through a series of social tests, she believes she will be able to get over Aiden Kennedy and make herself ready to love again. But she can’t do this experiment alone, and her partner (ex partner!) is the one who broke her heart.<br />
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Avery finds the solution to her troubles in the form of Aiden’s older brother Grayson. The gorgeous womanizer is about to be kicked off the school basketball team for failing physics. He’s in need of a good tutor and some serious extra credit. But when Avery recruits the lovable Grayson to be her “objective outside observer,” she gets a whole lot more than she bargained for, because Grayson has a theory of his own: Avery doesn’t need to grieve. She needs to live. And if there’s one thing Grayson Kennedy is good at, it’s living life to the fullest.</blockquote>
<b>Genre: </b>Contemporary Young Adult<br />
<b>Series:</b> n/a<br />
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<b>Rowena:</b> <span style="color: blue;">What did you think, Ames? First impressions?</span><br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;">It lives up to the hype! I was so happy reading this book. I loved Avery and everything she went through. What about you?</span><br />
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<b>Rowena: </b><span style="color: blue;"> Oh, it definitely lived up to the hype for me. I completely adored this book. I loved Avery. I loved Grayson. Hell, I even came to love Aidan...but most of all, I loved the geeks from the Science Club. And Avery's best friend. She had me laughing out loud so many times.</span><br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;">Oh yeah! It was a great cast of characters. I like how Avery and Grayson weren't super friendly at first and how she mistrusted him but how quickly he proved he was there for her. I loved him right from the get go. Avery was great but Grayson is the absolutely awesomest. That scene in the shower? Hahaha</span><br />
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<b>Rowena:</b> <span style="color: blue;">I hear you. That shower scene was one of my favorite scenes in the book. There was a lot to love about this book. I liked seeing Grayson's feelings for Avery grow with every nice thing that he did for her. The protective way he was with her. That first day back at school, at lunch when he's so worried about her and how pissed off he is at Aidan? It was all just so great. What I liked most about this book was how one minute I was laughing my ass off and the next minute, something extremely sweet was happening and I was sighing. I loved seeing Avery go through each stage of a broken heart and I loved the way that everyone rallied behind her.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: blue;">Avery was a strong character. She was also very smart and at her core, she was a really good person. With a big heart. I loved how loyal she was to Aidan too. How worried she was about him and how even though her heart was completely broken, she wanted to support him in whatever he had going on. And then Aidan proves to be a big bonehead. Haha, oh man I wanted to smack Aidan in the head so many times.</span><br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;">Sometimes the heroines in YAs can get on my nerves with being wishy-washy and Avery was the complete opposite. She may have been socially awkward but when it came to standing up for what she thought was right, she did it with no hesitation. I really liked that about her. And she didn't make a fool of herself over Aidan. Part of that was Grayson. And I agree with you, one minute I was laughing and the next I was falling for him too. haha</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: purple;">Another thing I liked about Grayson was how smart he was about social stuff. Like his friends were cool. And even though they were the popular crowd, they weren't cruel about it. His girl friends welcomed Avery when they saw how cool she was. And her best friend with the cat t-shirts and sexual confidence? Loved her!</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: purple;">I was a bit worried about how things would go down when Aidan realized what a huge mistake he made, but Avery's reaction to his turnaround and her revelation about her true feelings was handled very well. It was a real touching scene and I'm glad it went down the way it did.</span><br />
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<b>Rowena: </b><span style="color: blue;">I'm starting to wonder if there's ever going to be a time when we disagree on a book. Because I completely agree with everything you said. Avery was pretty fantastic and I liked that the popular kids in this book weren't automatically mean people or jealous and petty. I also really liked how the Science Club kind of snubbed Grayson at first because he wasn't smart enough to hang out with them. I thought that was hilarious and the way Grayson just rolls with it and wins them over was just more greatness on top of even more awesome sauce.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: blue;">For me, this was a great contemporary YA. I feel like I would definitely re-read this over and over again. I liked it that much.</span><br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;">LOL We do have similar tastes in books. And I will be adding this to my rotation of feel-good re-reads. This book had it all. A nerdy main character, a hot jock, high school cliques, friends to lovers. I liked the journal aspect of it too. Grayson's journal *sigh* haha</span><br />
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<b>Rowena: </b><span style="color: blue;">Oh yeah, Grayson's journal. How awesome was that? I definitely give this one an <b><span style="font-size: large;">A</span></b>. What about you?</span><br />
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<b>Ames: </b><span style="color: purple;">An <b><span style="font-size: large;">A</span></b> from me as well!!</span><br />
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Ok for those of you following along, in April Wena and I have chosen Samantha Young's <b>Out of the Shallows</b>, the second Jake and Charley book. :P<br />
<br />~ames~http://www.blogger.com/profile/17683205224039402987noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-29232187491090289322014-03-02T15:04:00.000-05:002014-03-02T15:06:50.282-05:00New Releases - March 2014Every year, I look forward to March because that's when the new installments of some of my favorite urban fantasy series are released. It's also when the number of new releases start increasing... This year, well it's true for the former, not so much for the latter. Still, lots of great books coming out... want to see which ones?<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">March 04</span></i><br />
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<b>The Rebel Pirate</b> by <b>Donna Thorland</b><br />
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1775, Boston Harbor. James Sparhawk, Master and Commander in the British Navy, knows trouble when he sees it. The ship he’s boarded is carrying ammunition and gold into a country on the knife’s edge of war. Sparhawk’s duty is clear: confiscate the cargo, impound the vessel and seize the crew. But when one of the ship’s boys turns out to be a lovely girl, with a loaded pistol and dead-shot aim, Sparhawk finds himself held hostage aboard a Rebel privateer.<br />
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Sarah Ward never set out to break the law. Before Boston became a powder keg, she was poised to escape the stigma of being a notorious pirate’s daughter by wedding Micah Wild, one of Salem’s most successful merchants. Then a Patriot mob destroyed her fortune and Wild played her false by marrying her best friend and smuggling a chest of Rebel gold aboard her family’s ship.<br />
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Now branded a pirate herself, Sarah will do what she must to secure her family’s safety and her own future. Even if that means taking part in the cat and mouse game unfolding in Boston Harbor, the desperate naval fight between British and Rebel forces for the materiel of war—and pitting herself against James Sparhawk, the one man she cannot resist.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Historical Fiction<br />
<b>Series</b>: Renegades of the Revolution, Book #2<br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;"> It's no secret I have a thing for cross-dressing heroines and lady pirates. LOL This book ticks both boxes and is a historical fiction to boot. It's the second book in a series and I do plan on reading book 1 first. But I only found out about it because of <b>The Rebel Pirate</b>. The series sounds interesting!</span><br />
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<i>published by New American Library (ROC)</i><br />
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After winning the trust of the terra indigene residing in the Lakeside Courtyard, Meg Corbyn has had trouble figuring out what it means to live among them. As a human, Meg should be barely tolerated prey, but her abilities as a cassandra sangue make her something more.<br />
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The appearance of two addictive drugs has sparked violence between the humans and the Others, resulting in the murders of both species in nearby cities. So when Meg has a dream about blood and black feathers in the snow, Simon Wolfgard—Lakeside's shape-shifting leader—wonders whether their blood prophet dreamed of a past attack or of a future threat.<br />
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As the urge to speak prophecies strikes Meg more frequently, trouble finds its way inside the Courtyard. Now the Others and the handful of humans residing there must work together to stop the man bent on reclaiming their blood prophet—and stop the danger that threatens to destroy them all.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Urban Fantasy<br />
<b>Series</b>: The Others, Book #2<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I've been waiting for this book for a whole year! Can't wait to read it. I loved <b><a href="http://natuschan.blogspot.ca/2013/05/review-written-in-red-by-anne-bishop.html">Written in Red</a></b> and hopefully,<b> Murder of Crows</b> will be as good!<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;"> I still haven't read <b>Written in Red </b>but if MoC is just as good, I'll be sure to fix that right away!</span> <br />
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<b>Half-Off Ragnarok</b> by <b><i>Seanan McGuire</i></b><br />
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When Alex Price agreed to go to Ohio to oversee a basilisk breeding program and assist in the recovery of his psychic cousin, he didn't expect people to start dropping dead. But bodies are cropping up at the zoo where he works, and his girlfriend—Shelby Tanner, an Australian zoologist with a fondness for big cats—is starting to get suspicious.<br />
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Worse yet, the bodies have all been turned partially to stone... <br />
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The third book in the InCryptid series takes us to a new location and a new member of the family, as Alex tries to balance life, work, and the strong desire not to become a piece of garden statuary. Old friends and new are on the scene, and danger lurks around every corner.<br />
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Of course, so do the talking mice.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Urban Fantasy<br />
<b>Series</b>: InCryptid, Book, Book #3<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I enjoyed, but didn't love, the first two books in the<i> InCryptid series.</i> Still, I have to say, I'm particularly looking forward to<b> Half-Off Ragnarok</b> because of the change of protagonist. I think it'll be fun! :P<br />
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<b>What a Woman Wants </b>by<b><i> Judi Fennell</i></b><br />
<i>published by Berkley</i><br />
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What happens when three irresistibly sexy brothers lose a poker bet to their enterprising sister? They get hired out for her housecleaning venture. Now, the Manley Maids are at your service. Satisfaction guaranteed. It’s what a woman wants... <br />
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Resort entrepreneur Sean Manley was all set to buy an historic mansion at a great price, making a name for himself while making millions, when the seller and a poker bet change the game. Now he’s in the place as a hunky male maid and there’s one more complication: Livvy Carolla.<br />
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The house is Livvy’s inheritance. Her plan? Unload it to the highest bidder and use the cash to start her own bakery business. One look at "the help” and she’s hot to take him with her. Until she finds out he’s got a secret agenda.<br />
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But when Sean falls for the free-spirited, strong-willed Livvy, he has new ideas for the estate—and Livvy’s part in it. If all goes well, they’ll both be getting what they want. And then some.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary Romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Manley Maids, Book #1<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I think this is Ms Fennell's debut. I find the cover and the premise to be cute :P<br />
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<b>Turn Up the Heat </b>by <b><i>Kimberly Kincaid</i></b><br />
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"It's not you."<br />
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There are only so many times a girl can hear those words before she believes that it is, in fact, very much her. Unexpectedly jilted by her locally famous boyfriend and haunted by a boss who makes Attila the Hun look like a lap dog, Bellamy Blake does what any self-respecting girl in her shoes would do. She rounds up her two best girlfriends and makes plans to get the hell out of Dodge.<br />
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But Bellamy's escape plan takes a nose dive on the side of rural route 164 when her transmission self-destructs, leaving her in the middle of a cell phone dead zone with nothing but her wits. Oh, and Shane Griffin, the hottest mechanic who's ever checked under her hood.<br />
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Yet this small-town man isn't all he seems. Can Shane and Bellamy prove that sometimes the most unlikely ingredients make the most deliciously sexy mix?</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary Romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Pine Mountain, Book #1<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I think what got me was the first sentence of the blurb, "It's not you." This one is on my radar, but I'll wait for reviews before picking it up...</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihlX2CjTBhDM5xkdyhUC6EIK_k4W4e1axNPY9uQw1jKTrAR2PqQW1-4eJDJ5zSTsfXLnXWooMZm2KDPHDrGFvyujU5CNtrGmPE1yFw-FXG_k7lj1ez9zwFNGd7rQc6wsW9CdTkiywBNUI/s1600/16things.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihlX2CjTBhDM5xkdyhUC6EIK_k4W4e1axNPY9uQw1jKTrAR2PqQW1-4eJDJ5zSTsfXLnXWooMZm2KDPHDrGFvyujU5CNtrGmPE1yFw-FXG_k7lj1ez9zwFNGd7rQc6wsW9CdTkiywBNUI/s1600/16things.jpg" height="200" width="133" /></a><b>16 Things I Thought Were True</b> by<b><i> Janet Gurtler</i></b><br />
<i>published by Sourcebooks Fire</i><br />
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<b>Heart attacks happen to other people #thingsIthoughtweretrue</b><br />
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When Morgan's mom gets sick, it's hard not to panic. Without her mother, she would have no one—until she finds out the dad who walked out on her as a baby isn't as far away as she thought...<br />
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<b>Adam is a stuck-up, uptight jerk #thingsIthoughtweretrue</b><br />
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Now that they have a summer job together, Morgan's getting to know the real Adam, and he's actually pretty sweet...in a nerdy-hot kind of way. He even offers to go with her to find her dad. Road trip, anyone?<br />
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<b>5000 Twitter followers are all the friends I need #thingsIthoughtweretrue</b><br />
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With Adam in the back seat, a hyper chatterbox named Amy behind the wheel, and plenty of Cheetos to fuel their trip, Morgan feels ready for anything. She's not expecting a flat tire, a missed ferry, a fake girlfriend...and that these two people she barely knew before the summer started will become the people she can't imagine living without.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Young Adult<br />
<b>Series</b>: n/a<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Sounds interesting and it has a road trip in it :P<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">March 11</span></i><br />
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<b>Night Broken</b> by <b><i>Patricia Briggs</i></b><br />
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An unexpected phone call heralds a new challenge for Mercy. Her mate Adam’s ex-wife is in trouble, on the run from her new boyfriend. Adam isn’t the kind of man to turn away a person in need—and Mercy knows it. But with Christy holed up in Adam’s house, Mercy can’t shake the feeling that something about the situation isn’t right.<br />
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Soon, her suspicions are confirmed when she learns that Christy has the farthest thing from good intentions. She wants Adam back and she’s willing to do whatever it takes to make it happen, including turning Adam’s pack against Mercy.<br />
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Mercy isn’t about to step down without a fight, but there’s a more dangerous threat circling. Christy’s ex is more than a bad man—in fact, he may not be human at all. As the bodies start piling up, Mercy must put her personal troubles aside to face a creature with the power to tear her whole world apart.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Urban Fantasy<br />
<b>Series</b>: Mercy Thompson, Book #8<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Woooohoooo! Mercy Thompson is one of the urban fantasy series that is still going strong out there, so definitively picking this book up! Not super happy about Adam's ex coming back in the picture, but I'm sure Mercy can handle it :)<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;"> I'm all caught up on this series! It's a miracle! Wooohooooooo! I worked hard to get to get to this moment. LOL So yeah, can't wait to get my hands on this one. :P<br />
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<b>Perfect Catch</b> by <b><i>Sierra Dean</i></b><br />
<i>published by Samhain</i><br />
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Is their love a home run, or merely a pop fly?<br />
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Minor league umpire Alice Darling loves everything about baseball. That means hunky ball players are strictly off limits—dating one would be professional suicide. With a young daughter and a brother to care for, she can’t afford to slip up.<br />
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Truth is, as a young, stupid, nineteen-year-old townie, she did once date a player. That’s how she wound up with her precious, nine-year-old daughter…and a determination to never make that mistake again. Alex Ross’s arrival in Florida for spring training, though, shakes her resolve in a big way.<br />
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Alex, a catcher for the Major League’s San Francisco Felons, has never let much get in the way of his game. One look at Alice changes everything, and he finds himself pursuing her with a single-minded purpose that plays hell with his concentration.<br />
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Booted back to the minors, he returns to Florida with his tail between his legs to work on his swing…and heat things up with Alice. But when rumors of their affair hit the sports blogosphere, Alice’s career is put in jeopardy, and their love starts to look more like a strikeout than a home run.<br />
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Warning: When a catcher struggling with his swing meets a stubborn single-mom umpire, his bat won’t be the only thing that heats up. Contains car sex, bed sex, sex sex, and a little angst for good measure.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary Romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Boys of Summer, Book #2<br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;"> I read and really enjoyed <b>Pitch Perfect</b> last year so I've been interested in the next book.</span><br />
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<b>Aftershock</b> by<b><i> Sylvia Day</i></b><br />
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<i>published by Cosmo Red Hot Reads</i><br />
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When it came to playing games, my lover Jax was a master strategist. He pulled strings behind the closed doors of D.C.’s most powerful political players, and somehow still found time to nearly sideline my career. What he didn’t know was that when I didn’t like the rules, I threw them out and made my own. I wasn’t going to let Jax get away with it. I wasn’t going to let him get away at all.<br />
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I loved Jax enough that it was impossible to give up. Jax loved me enough that giving up was the only end he’d consider. He didn’t think I could swim with the sharks. It was entirely my pleasure to show him that I’d already dived in...</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary Romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Afterburn & Aftershock #2<br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;"> <b><i>Sylvia Day</i></b> is an auto-buy author for me. So even though I haven't read <b>Afterburn</b> yet, for sure I'll be getting <b>Aftershock</b>.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvK9XToCoxa8N679QP5jiUPY5L8jgNLPpkUVCcd1tUwXst_1uDU9F5h2ITcktxv2dL7TU3NGNl8E0CsJxKeNx1QCvqnNtd9T6Dtv2sH1wbYwrEMJxPMn1zwj-39yQbf3lgVwWRH81HShw/s1600/dontthink.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvK9XToCoxa8N679QP5jiUPY5L8jgNLPpkUVCcd1tUwXst_1uDU9F5h2ITcktxv2dL7TU3NGNl8E0CsJxKeNx1QCvqnNtd9T6Dtv2sH1wbYwrEMJxPMn1zwj-39yQbf3lgVwWRH81HShw/s1600/dontthink.jpg" height="200" width="132" /></a><b>Don't Even Think About It</b> by <b><i>Sarah Mlynowski</i></b><br />
<i>published by Random House Publishing</i><br />
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We weren't always like this. We used to be average New York City high school sophomores. Until our homeroom went for flu shots. We were prepared for some side effects. Maybe a headache. Maybe a sore arm. We definitely didn't expect to get telepathic powers. But suddenly we could hear what everyone was thinking. Our friends. Our parents. Our crushes. Now we all know that Tess is in love with her best friend, Teddy. That Mackenzie cheated on Cooper. That, um, Nurse Carmichael used to be a stripper.<br />
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Since we've kept our freakish skill a secret, we can sit next to the class brainiac and ace our tests. We can dump our boyfriends right before they dump us. We know what our friends really think of our jeans, our breath, our new bangs. We always know what's coming. Some of us will thrive. Some of us will crack. None of us will ever be the same.<br />
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So stop obsessing about your ex. We're always listening.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Young Adult<br />
<b>Series</b>: n/a<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> I'm still not sure about this one, but it's on my radar because I've read Ms Mlynowski before and enjoyed her books :)</span>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">March 18</span></i><br />
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<b>Sweet Disorder </b>by <b><i>Rose Lerner</i></b><br />
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Nick Dymond enjoyed the rough-and-tumble military life until a bullet to the leg sent him home to his emotionally distant, politically obsessed family. For months, he’s lived alone with his depression, blockaded in his lodgings.<br />
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But with his younger brother desperate to win the local election, Nick has a new set of marching orders: dust off the legendary family charm and maneuver the beautiful Phoebe Sparks into a politically advantageous marriage.<br />
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One marriage was enough for Phoebe. Under her town’s by-laws, though, she owns a vote that only a husband can cast. Much as she would love to simply ignore the unappetizing matrimonial candidate pushed at her by the handsome earl’s son, she can’t. Her teenage sister is pregnant, and Phoebe’s last-ditch defense against her sister’s ruin is her vote—and her hand.<br />
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Nick and Phoebe soon realize the only match their hearts will accept is the one society will not allow. But as election intrigue turns dark, they’ll have to cast the cruelest vote of all: loyalty...or love.<br />
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Warning: Contains elections, confections, and a number of erections.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Historical Romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Lively St. Lemeston, Book #1<br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;"> I have enjoyed all of <b><i>Rose Lerner</i></b>'s books so far and I anxious for more. :P I think the set up for this one is interesting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>March 24</i></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbPEtUTR9UhLJSXKO_eYdMyj4qB2q2l46K5NnQwFkGX5qiqV432hB9AsibCQZ1gTm5d7PieaPlX-zljNiTbZTTEpak0Vrmq72kt-7cThMq4ZrDG_4D2-oanwNU8hCrtu9Rp8hGmEQDm4/s1600/subgift.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbPEtUTR9UhLJSXKO_eYdMyj4qB2q2l46K5NnQwFkGX5qiqV432hB9AsibCQZ1gTm5d7PieaPlX-zljNiTbZTTEpak0Vrmq72kt-7cThMq4ZrDG_4D2-oanwNU8hCrtu9Rp8hGmEQDm4/s1600/subgift.jpg" height="200" width="126" /></a><b>The Submission Gift</b> by <b><i>Solace Ames</i></b><br />
<i>published by Carina Press</i><br />
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Newlyweds Jay and Adriana had a happy marriage and a spectacular sex life—until tragedy struck. Wounded in a car accident, Jay spent a year recuperating while Adriana worked overtime as a chef to pay their bills. Though he's made nearly a full recovery, some aspects of their intimate play will never be the same. It's a small price to pay, all things considered.<br />
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But when a long struggle with the insurance company results in an overdue payout, Jay has a plan. He'll take some of it and hire a high-end rent boy who specializes in sexual dominance. Not for him, but as a gift for Adriana, for taking care of him for the past twelve months.<br />
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Paul is the handsome stranger they choose…and the one who changes everything. What starts out as a onetime session to fulfill a fantasy turns into something bigger than all of them. But when the money runs out and Paul's dangerous past resurfaces, the sacrifices required to stay together may end up tearing them apart…</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary Erotic Romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: LA Doms, Book #2<br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;"> I really enjoyed book 1 in this series, <b>The Dom Project</b>, and I am looking forward to reading more from <b><i>Solace Ames</i></b>.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">March 25</span></i><br />
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<b>Shadow Spell </b>by <b><i>Nora Roberts</i></b><br />
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With the legends and lore of Ireland running through his blood, falconer Connor O’Dwyer is proud to call County Mayo home. It’s where his sister, Branna, lives and works, where his cousin, Iona, has found true love, and where his childhood friends form a circle that can’t be broken...<br />
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A circle that is about to be stretched out of shape—by a long-awaited kiss.<br />
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Meara Quinn is Branna’s best friend, a sister in all but blood. Her and Connor’s paths cross almost daily, as Connor takes tourists on hawk walks and Meara guides them on horseback across the lush countryside. She has the eyes of a gypsy and the body of a goddess…things Connor has always taken for granted—until his brush with death propels them into a quick, hot tangle.<br />
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Plenty of women have found their way to Connor’s bed, but none to his heart until now. Frustratingly, Meara is okay with just the heat, afraid to lose herself—and their friendship—to something more. But soon, Connor will see the full force and fury of what runs in his blood. And he will need his family and friends around him when his past rolls in like the fog, threatening an end to all he loves…</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Paranormal Romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: The Cousin O'Dwyer Trilogy, Book #2<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;">It's<b><i> Nora Roberts</i></b>, that should say it all. Wasn't a huge fan of the first book... I don't know, Ms Roberts magical series are always hit and miss for me and I think this one is a miss so far... but I want to own all of her books so I'll still pick it up :)</span><br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;"> I haven't read the first one yet but I'll be picking this one up right away for my mom. She reads Nora too. :P </span><br />
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<b>Waiting on You</b> by <b><i>Kristan Higgins</i></b><br />
<i>published by Harlequin</i><br />
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Does being nobody's fool mean that you're nobody's love?<br />
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Colleen O'Rourke is in love with love... just not when it comes to herself. Most nights, she can be found behind the bar at the Manningsport, New York, tavern she owns with her twin brother, doling out romantic advice to the lovelorn, mixing martinis and staying more or less happily single. See, ten years ago, Lucas Campbell, her first love, broke her heart... an experience Colleen doesn't want to have again, thanks. Since then, she's been happy with a fling here and there, some elite-level flirting and playing matchmaker to her friends.<br />
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But a family emergency has brought Lucas back to town, handsome as ever and still the only man who's ever been able to crack her defenses. Seems like maybe they've got some unfinished business waiting for them—but to find out, Colleen has to let her guard down, or risk losing a second chance with the only man she's ever loved.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary Romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Blue Heron, Book #3<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;">I enjoyed Ms Higgins, but I haven't read this series so far because the reviews has been so-so. But I'm liking the sound of this one :) Hopefully, it'll be a hit for me.</span><b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;"> I like the sound of this one too. I like that the heroine is a bartender.</span><br />
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<b>Sweet Talk Me </b>by <b><i>Kieran Kramer</i></b><br />
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<b>He’s sure got a way with words...</b><br />
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The last person True Maybank expected to run into while picking up her wedding gown was country music superstar Harrison Gamble. Years ago, when they were small-town teens in Biscuit Creek, South Carolina, they shared a forbidden night of passion. Now that she’s about to settle down, True’s love affair with the handsome crooner is a thing of the past. Or is it? From the moment he says hello, she has to fight swooning like an adoring fan.<br />
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<b>Can she resist his charms?</b><br />
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Today he’s rich, famous, and on every woman’s hot list. But back in the day, Harrison wasn’t good enough for debutante True. Since then she’s had her fair share of marital prospects, including the perfect Southern gentleman she’s about to settle down with. Is Harrison the only one to realize the mistake True’s about to make? Can the society girl and the sexy singer make music together—this time around?</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary Romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: n/a<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;">Interesting, Ms Kramer is writing a contemporary romance! You'll have to let me know how it turns out, Ames.</span><b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;"> I will! From the second I heard about this one I've been waiting for its release. Can't wait to read it!</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0PUFm6J-V4GqU92C5l3JJshfaOjCbPvHZ10v-bc_g3W3Gc5TNChG7BUvh9RMCsXkEX1giUrXhEGY16qUmIr0URMVZ38DzIpGnz4GpfQdTJtGDvKFH4dybZNA0YRyUR6x_Fw4oip1eAIs/s1600/betweendevil.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0PUFm6J-V4GqU92C5l3JJshfaOjCbPvHZ10v-bc_g3W3Gc5TNChG7BUvh9RMCsXkEX1giUrXhEGY16qUmIr0URMVZ38DzIpGnz4GpfQdTJtGDvKFH4dybZNA0YRyUR6x_Fw4oip1eAIs/s1600/betweendevil.jpg" height="200" width="123" /></a><b>Between the Devil and Ian Eversea</b> by <b><i>Julie Anne Long</i></b><br />
<i>published by Harpercollins Publisher (Avon)</i><br />
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<b>She might look like an angel... </b><br />
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The moment orphaned American heiress Titania “Tansy” Danforth arrives on English shores she cuts a swath through Sussex, enslaving hearts and stealing beaux. She knows she's destined for a spectacular titled marriage—but the only man who fascinates her couldn't be more infamous...or less interested.<br />
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<b>...but it takes a devil to know one... </b><br />
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A hardened veteran of war, inveterate rogue Ian Eversea keeps women enthralled, his heart guarded and his options open: why should he succumb to the shackles of marriage when devastating good looks and Eversea charm make seduction so easy?<br />
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<b>...and Heaven has never been hotter. </b><br />
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When Ian is forced to call her on her game, he never dreams the unmasked Tansy—vulnerable, brave, achingly sensual—will tempt him beyond endurance. And fight as he will, this notorious bachelor who stood down enemies on a battlefield might finally surrender his heart...and be brought to his knees by love.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Historical Romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Pennyroyal Green, Book #9<br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;"> I really enjoy Julie Anne's writing and this is one series I want to try and catch up on this year. I have actually read a few of the earlier books, so it's not a lost cause for me yet. haha<br />
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<i>published by Harpercollins Publisher (Avon)</i><br />
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Having made a fortune, Thorn Dautry, the powerful bastard son of a duke, decides that he needs a wife. But to marry a lady, Thorn must acquire a gleaming, civilized façade, the specialty of Lady Xenobia India.<br />
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Exquisite, head-strong, and independent, India vows to make Thorn marriageable in just three weeks.<br />
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But neither Thorn nor India anticipate the forbidden passion that explodes between them.<br />
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Thorn will stop at nothing to make India his. Failure is not an option.<br />
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But there is only one thing that will make India his—the one thing Thorn can't afford to lose...<br />
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His fierce and lawless heart.<br />
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The hero of Three Weeks With Lady X is Tobias, the illegitimate son of the Duke of Villiers. Tobias appears in the last two books as a young boy.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Historical Romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Desperate Duchesses, Book #7<br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;"> Ha! Another series I'm all caught up on. And I can't wait! Love James' writing.</span><br />
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<i>published by Harpercollins Publisher (Avon)</i><br />
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Being good has worked out very badly for Lady Olivia Archer. All she has to show for four seasons on the marriage mart is the nickname Prissy Missy. Her prospects are so bleak that her parents have betrothed her to a stranger with a dire reputation. If Phinneas Cole—aka The Mad Baron—wants a biddable bride, perhaps Olivia can frighten him off by breaking every ladylike rule.<br />
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Phinn has admired Olivia’s poise and refinement from afar…qualities that appear to have vanished now that they are officially engaged. This Olivia is flirtatious, provocative, and wickedly irresistible. She’s not at all the woman he bargained for, yet she’s the only one he wants.<br />
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He’s determined to woo her. She’s determined to resist. But Olivia is discovering there’s nothing so appealing as a fiancé who’s mad, bad, and dangerously seductive…</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Historical Romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Bad Boys & Wallflowers, Book #2<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;">Sigh. I haven't read the first book yet, but I've enjoyed Ms Rodale writing in the past, so this one is also on my radar. I guess that's why our list of new releases are always so long right?</span><b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;"> I haven't read the first book either but this one sounds really cute.</span><br />
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<b>Fool Me Twice</b> by <b><i>Meredith Duran</i></b><br />
<i>published by Simon & Schuster (Pocket Books)</i><br />
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Sensible and lonely, Olivia Mather survives by her wits—and her strict policy of avoiding trouble. But when she realizes that the Duke of Marwick might hold the secrets of her family’s past, she does the unthinkable, infiltrating his household as a maid. She’ll clean his study and rifle through his papers looking for information.<br />
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Alastair de Grey has a single reason to live: vengeance. More beautiful than Lucifer, twice as feared, and thrice as cunning, he’ll use any weapon to punish those who fooled and betrayed him—even an impertinent maid who doesn’t know her place. But the more fascinated he becomes with the uppity redhead, the more dangerous his carefully designed plot becomes. For the one contingency he forgot to plan for was falling in love…and he cannot survive being fooled again.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Historical Romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: Rules for the Reckless, Book #2<br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;"> I'm a big fan of Duran's and this one sounds cute. I'm not a big fan of revenge plots, but the fake maid thing has me intrigued enough to overlook that.</span><br />
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<i>published by St. Martin's Press</i><br />
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In English society, the rules of engagement have stood the test of time. Until a Reckless Bride falls deeply, scandalously in love...<br />
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<i>Can an indecent proposal</i><br />
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When Lady Claire Jellicoe agreed to a walk in the moonlight, she never imagined her titled companion might have brutal motives. Nor could she have dreamed up such a brave rescue by the most unexpected savior of all: an inscrutable nobleman with a daring plan of escape—and a deliciously tempting embrace...<br />
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<i>Lead to everlasting love?</i><br />
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Timothy Evans, the Duke of Fenmore, has palmed more treasures than he can count. Even for a man who grew up thieving in London’s stews, a stolen bride should be beyond the pale. But Fenmore won’t let scandal ruin the spirited beauty’s reputation. And now that she’s stolen his heart, how can he ever let her go…?</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: Historical Romance<br />
<b>Series</b>: The Reckless Brides, Book #4<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Have been enjoying this series a lot so looking forward to this one.<br />
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</span><b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;"> Same here. I also think that cover is pretty.</span><br />
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<b>Third Degree </b>by <b><i>Julie Cross</i></b><br />
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I used to be “Isabel Jenkins, child prodigy.” As lame as that sounds, at least it was an identity. But now I’m not sure what I am. I just failed the most important exam of my life—the emotional readiness test required to get into a medical residency program—and it turns out my parents can’t stand each other. Now I’m trying to figure out how to pick up the pieces of my life, and that means re-enrolling as a college freshman, but this time I’m shutting the books and majoring in being eighteen.<br />
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But so far, my roommate hates me and I’m not into the party scene. The only good thing about school has been getting to know my insanely hot RA. Marshall Collins makes me wonder about everything I missed while I was growing up too fast. Pretty soon we’re hanging out constantly, but for the first time, I find myself wanting more than a no-strings-attached physical relationship. And the lesson I really need is one Marsh definitely can’t teach me: love. Because I’m going to be alone forever if I don’t learn fast.</blockquote>
<b>Genre</b>: New Adult<br />
<b>Series</b>: N/A<br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;">Yay, another New Adult book by Ms Cross! I really enjoyed her writing in the<i> Letters to Nowhere series</i> and am really happy to have something else by her to read ;) And this one sounds good!</span><b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;"> I agree! I enjoy Cross' writing and this one sounds like a good read to tide me over until the next Letters novella. :P</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"><br /></span>~ames~http://www.blogger.com/profile/17683205224039402987noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-44705756114222406782014-02-27T11:06:00.002-05:002014-02-27T11:07:40.256-05:00Buddy Review: Into the Deep by Samantha YoungRowena and I made a pact that we would buddy review at least once a month in 2014. January was a bit of a dud because I picked a crappy book that Wena couldn't even finish. LOL So for February we decided on <b>Into the Deep</b> because a) we realized neither of us had reviewed it and b) we both wanted to re-read it. The sequel comes out in May and I know I wanted to refresh myself on this story.<br />
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<b>Into the Deep</b> by <b><i>Samantha Young</i></b><br />
<i>Self-published August 2013</i><br />
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<b>Live young. Live hard. Love deep.</b><br />
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Charley Redford was just an ordinary girl until Jake Caplin moved to her small town in Indiana and convinced her she was extraordinary. Almost from day one Jake pulled Charley into the deep and promised he was right there with her. But when a tragic incident darkened Jake’s life he waded out into the shallows and left Charley behind.<br />
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Almost four years later Charley thinks she’s moved on. That is until she takes a study year abroad in Edinburgh and bumps into none other than Jake Caplin at a party with his new girlfriend. The bad-boy-turned-good attempts to convince Charley to forgive him, and as her best friend starts spending time with Jake’s, Charley calls a truce, only to find herself tumbling back into a friendship with him.<br />
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As they grow closer, the spark between them flares and begins playing havoc with their lives and relationships. When jealousy and longing rear their destructive heads, Charley and Jake struggle to come to grips with what they mean to one another.<br />
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And even if they work it out, there is no guarantee Charley will ever trust Jake to lead her back into the deep...</blockquote>
<b>Genre:</b> New Adult<br />
<b>Series:</b> Into the Deep #1
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;">Ok, the first time I read <b>Into The Deep</b> I loved it. I didn't care that it ended on a cliffhanger. But re-reading it? Oh man! Jake got on my nerves then Charley got on my nerves. And yet in the end, I still love it. Go figure. haha</span><br />
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<b>Rowena:</b> <span style="color: #38761d;">Same here. When I first read this book last year (I read this book in October of last year so it wasn't even that long ago), I loved it. I thought it was the bomb and I loved both Jake and Charley (though Jake did get on my nerves from time to time) but this time around? Everyone got on my nerves, except for Charley's Dad and mostly Charley's whole family. I seriously wanted to throat punch Jake with a hammer throughout most of the book, but I also wanted to smack Claudia upside her head too.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">If Claudia would have taken her head out of Beck's ass for a minute, she would have seen the truth of the matter where Jake was concerned, in Charley's eyes. As her best friend, it was her duty to put Charley's needs first. And she never did. And that pissed me off.</span><br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;">Oh yeah, Charley's dad is great. I can't wait to see his reaction in book 2 to recent developments!</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">I agree about Claudia. She saw Charley's breakdown after she ran into Jake the first time. Why would she keep forcing her to hang out with Jake and his friends? Also, Charley should have grown a freaking pair and just stopped hanging out with them on her own. Like she's an American in a foreign country...so she's just going to hang out with other Americans and not get friendly with the locals? </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">I think the whole point of Charley continuing to hang out with Jake and co. was to show how even though she wanted to be over him, she really wasn't. And that was annoying. LOL I just wish she'd have made more of an effort to stay away.</span><br />
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<b>Rowena:</b> <span style="color: #38761d;">I think I would have liked this book more if Charley kept running into Jake around town, and not because her bestie was trying to bang his best friend, forcing her to hang out with the lot of them. I agree about Charley growing a pair. Take a stand and stop catering to your selfish bestie. STOP HANGING OUT WITH JAKE!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">I think I stayed mad at Jake because he took so freaking long to break up with Melissa. Charley's first reaction to him wasn't at all good, so he had to have been an idiot to not know that she wasn't completely over him and it was cruel of him to bring A FREAKING GIRL ON CHARLEY'S TRIP! I can't get over that. I was really bothered by it and that he didn't break things off or not bring Melissa around Charley. I was mad at the whole lot of them. Everyone that wanted Charley to see things from Jake's perspective, give him a chance to explain.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">FUCK HIM! She didn't owe him a damn thing and to hell with all of HER FRIENDS trying to tell her otherwise. This is why I was such a big fan of her family. Charley's Dad's reaction to seeing Jake at the airport? OMG, best part of the entire freaking book!</span><br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;">Ok, not to defend Jake, but he says he met Melissa at the meeting for kids who wanted to study abroad. So Melissa was planning on coming on the trip anyway. </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">Who know else was a true friend to Charley? LOWE. He took her side in all of this and thought Jake was a freaking idiot. </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">Jake put himself in an impossible position and it didn't help once he broke up with Melissa. Look at how quickly he ran back to her when she was upset. And then stayed with her until 2 in the morning. Honestly, I can see Melissa saying she's pregnant or something in the next book to create drama for them. </span><br />
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<b>Rowena:</b> <span style="color: #38761d;">Sure, I'll give him that...but that doesn't change the fact that by the time they got to Scotland for CHARLEY'S TRIP, Melissa was his girlfriend. The whole reason he was going to Scotland in the first place was in hopes of seeing Charley. And yeah, he thought that she might have moved on but that doesn't change the fact that after he found out that Charley was on the trip and he reaction to seeing him on the trip with his girlfriend, he stayed with her. He still wanted to be around Charley...it was a total dick move and Jake kept making it over and over again. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">I completely agree with the whole Lowe thing. He was a really good friend to Charley and probably a shit friend to Jake, considering Jake was his friend first. Ha!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Jake was an asshole in this book. There's no getting around that. Regardless of his feelings or where his head was, he did put himself in an impossible situation and he kept making all the wrong choices. When he ran back to Melissa after they broke up and was with her until 2am, I was almost completely done with him. To be honest, I have no idea why I even liked this book...but I did. What's wrong with me? Haha.</span><br />
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<b>Ames: </b><span style="color: purple;"> OMG I was just thinking that! Why did I like this book? But I did. I don't doubt the love that Charley and Jake feel. They're both young and immature but once they cement their bond again, they'll be good. I don't doubt that. But I think they're going to have a few more curveballs thrown at them.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">Also, our tolerance for bullshit is going down. And Jake is so full of crap his eyes are brown.</span><br />
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<b>Rowena: </b><span style="color: #38761d;">LMAO! Oh man do I love you, Ames. You're right, Jake is full of crap.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">I was thinking about the book and why, after all the stuff that I hated about Jake. What it was about him that completely wrecked me. The stuff that made me fall in love with him even though he made every dick move in the book. It was his speech after he punched Lowe out. It was, like you said, not doubting the depths of their feelings for each other. Jake's feelings for Charley and vice versa. They loved each other and they had a lot to work on but their love for one another wasn't it. That was rock solid and I know that things are going to be rocky in the next book but, I have every faith that they'll fix things. For them (and for me), it'll be worth it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">So now that all of that is out of the way...what grade are you going to give it this time around?</span><br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;">Exactly!! I don't doubt their love. Plus Jake as a high schooler, when he's wooing Charley to begin with? That's awesome. He's not douchey-Jake at that time. LOL</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">As much as everyone annoyed me, I still finished the book with an "awww shucks" and a big smile on my face. So a <span style="font-size: large;"><b>B+</b></span>. haha You?</span><br />
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<b>Rowena: </b><span style="color: #38761d;">Haha, same. We're a pair, huh?</span><br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;">Yeah. LOL</span><br />
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For March, Wena and I decided to read <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17660979-the-avery-shaw-experiment?from_search=true">the Avery Shaw Experiment</a> by Kelly Oram. Nath enjoyed it as well as Izzy, so we're intrigued. :P~ames~http://www.blogger.com/profile/17683205224039402987noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021473124623956380.post-4952750620105191162014-02-07T09:00:00.000-05:002014-02-07T09:44:01.418-05:00Buddy Review: Bitter Spirits by Jenn BennettFirst buddy review of the year! Yay! Hopefully, Ames and I will keep up with our consistency in 2014 and find books we both want to read and review :) Of course, if a book in our New Releases posts catch your eye and you'd like to discuss it, feel free to contact us for a buddy review!<br />
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In the meantime, find out what we thought of <b>Bitter Spirits</b> by <i style="font-weight: bold;">Jenn Bennett</i> :)<br />
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<b>Bitter Spirits</b> by <b><i>Jenn Bennett</i></b><br />
<i>published by Berkley</i><br />
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It’s the roaring twenties, and San Francisco is a hotbed of illegal boozing, raw lust, and black magic. The fog-covered Bay Area can be an intoxicating scene, particularly when you specialize in spirits…<br />
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Aida Palmer performs a spirit medium show onstage at Chinatown’s illustrious Gris-Gris speakeasy. However, her ability to summon (and expel) the dead is more than just an act.<br />
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Winter Magnusson is a notorious bootlegger who’s more comfortable with guns than ghosts—unfortunately for him, he’s the recent target of a malevolent hex that renders him a magnet for hauntings. After Aida’s supernatural assistance is enlisted to banish the ghosts, her spirit-chilled aura heats up as the charming bootlegger casts a different sort of spell on her...<br />
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On the hunt for the curseworker responsible for the hex, Aida and Winter become drunk on passion. And the closer they become, the more they realize they have ghosts of their own to exorcise…</blockquote>
<b>Genre:</b> Paranormal romance<br />
<b>Series:</b> Roaring Twenties, Book #1¸<br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;">This book wasn’t on my radar until you mentioned it in the <a href="http://breezingthroughbooks.blogspot.ca/2014/01/new-releases-january-2014.html">January New Releases post</a>. I didn’t really have any expectations, just wanting to read outside the box, but I don’t really care for ghosts. This book didn’t really change that opinion of mine. LOL</span><br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;">LOL. Quite frankly, <b>Bitter Spirits </b>was on my radar because of the time periods - the 1920s - which I found unusual :) As for the ghosts, I thought they would be a nice bonus, but they turned out to be a very small part of the story. At least, Ms Bennett delivered on the time period and atmosphere! :)</span><br />
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<b>Ames:</b><span style="color: purple;"> I liked the time period too. But it confused me a little. There were some words and phrases that were used that I’m not sure were from that time period or if the author was just using them out of context. So of course I’m pulled out of the story enough to go research things to see if they were even in existence. They were in the end but I think the language was a bit too modern for my taste.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">I agree that the author delivered on the time period and the atmosphere. But the romance was meh for me.</span><br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;">See, for me because <b>Bitter Spirits</b> was a mix of historical and paranormal, it gave it leeway in the accuracy department… Also the fact that I rarely pay attention to those details unless they’re in-you-face obvious ^_^;</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Yeah, unfortunately, the romance and even the mystery didn’t measure up to expectations. It’s unfortunate because both started off so strong. I really loved the beginning because of the obvious attraction between Winter and Aida. I think the time period gave them more freedom, obviousness, knowledge. Aida wasn’t the ignorant, virginal heroine that is so common in regency historical and Winter was more bold. The problem though is that both the romance and mystery were dragged on sooooo long :(
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;">I’m usually oblivious to historical details, but these were a bit jarring for me so that’s the only reason why I noticed them.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">I thought the beginning was good. It set up a problem and some very interesting characters. I like how Aida saw Winter in a very vulnerable state and set up their attraction from the get go. But the rest of the book didn’t follow through on the promise. Which was unfortunate. I thought the setting was a great choice and I like that there were Chinese characters as well. But the mystery kind of got lost in the story and the characters fell for each other too quickly for it to be believable. Then their miscommunications just got on my nerves. Which again, unfortunate because I did like Aida and Winter.</span><br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;">Nod nod, I’m with you. I think the problem was the pacing of the story or the fact that the romance and mystery were too separate. The story would focus on the romance for a bit and then, the mystery and back to the romance and so forth instead of the two threads being entwined. Actually, at one point, the mystery totally took the backseat and was almost forgotten. What was forgotten was also the paranormal elements. While Ms Bennett was so focused about the romance, there were no reference to ghosts… and being a medium, I would think that Aida would have a lot more contacts with them.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">I did enjoy the secondary characters though. They were fun and interesting. How much do you bet that Winter’s sister and Bo are getting their own book? </span><br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;">LOL They’ll probably get a book. But I just don’t think Bennett’s writing is for me.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">I also thought Aida’s misgivings about having a relationship with Winter were a bit weak. I liked that she was willing to have an affair with him without having to get married. That was refreshing. </span><br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;">I think it has to do with the time period :) </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">So does that mean you won’t be picking up the next book? </span><br />
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<b>Ames:</b> <span style="color: purple;">That’s exactly what it means.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">So overall, <b>Bitter Spirits </b>showed some potential at the beginning but then it kind of went flat for me. I’m giving this one a <span style="font-size: large;"><b>C</b></span>.</span><br />
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<b>Nath:</b> <span style="color: blue;">Hmmmm. I agree with your overall assessment. <b>Bitter Spirits</b> was really promising in the beginning, but unfortunately, it didn’t follow up on it. I was expecting <b>Bitter Spirits</b> to be a bit more about the paranormal aspect, but in the end, the focus was about the romance… and despite some good banter and interesting interactions, I’m not sure I bought the romance between Aida and Winter ^_^; It’s going to be a <span style="font-size: large;"><b>C+</b></span> from me.</span><br />
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