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Book Blitz: Girl from Jussara

7/26/2016

Girl from Jussara
by Hettie Ivers
Genre: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance

Synopsis

What if your “soul mate” was a monster? Would you embrace your destiny? Or chop his head off in his sleep?

After escaping the supernatural beast who claimed to be her fated mate, a pregnant, 16-year-old Lupe finds refuge with the Reinoso werelock pack, forging a complicated love-friendship with both the pack's charming, former Alpha, Alcaeus, and the dark and enigmatic pack doctor, Kai.

This is the story of Lupe and of how she managed to get Alcaeus and the rest of the Reinoso male werelocks so well wrapped around her little finger.

Prequel to "Slip of Fate." May be read as a standalone or as part of the Werelock Evolution series.

**Mature Content Warning** - This story contains violence, dark subject matter, strong language, and sexual situations and is intended for adult readers.

About the Author

Hettie Ivers loves to tell stories—the more twisty, darkly humorous and smutty, the better! A workaholic insomniac with an overly active imagination, Hettie began writing as a distraction from the real life corporate mergers that were giving her nightmares.

As a dog lover and lover of hot men, she thought it'd be fun to write about both—combined into one paranormal package. Hettie favors stories in which realistic, relatable characters must navigate fantastical, larger-than-life circumstances. She's a sucker for sexy antiheroes, underdogs, and flawed protagonists, and she enjoys fresh spins on classic tropes with a sprinkling of satire.

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Review: The Good Fight

7/25/2016

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The Good Fight
Time Served #3
by Julianna Keyes

Synopsis

I was born a fighter. You had to be, to survive in Camden. Lucky for me, I loved it. The thrill, the pain, the glory. Until one night things went too far and I almost lost my ticket out.

So I swore off fighting. Never again. No matter how much I wanted it.
I went to college. Got a degree. A job on Wall Street. Yet I still wasn’t smart enough to stay away. So now I’m back. And it’s just as bad as I remember.

Enter Dr. Susan Jones, superstar neurosurgeon. She’s brilliant, she’s sexy and she’s a pain in my ass. I can’t get enough and she's too busy for a relationship. She wants to hook up, get off, go home. She doesn’t have time for a thug from Camden. But she keeps coming back.

This place brings out the worst in people. Every day it threatens the project I’m working on, the plans I’m making. Every day it drags me down just a little more, until the hands I vowed to keep clean start itching to get dirty.
If I don't start fighting for what I want, I’ll wind up with nothing, and I didn’t come back to Camden for nothing. I came back to start something. And when people hurt the things I care about, the gloves come off.

Review

I am always up for something in the "steamy" department, and usually it's not too difficult to hook me. The Good Fight took me quite a bit to get into - which is okay. Ultimately, if the book offends me in some way, that's my cue to put it down. If I end up not caring about the characters, I might still finish the book to see what happens. This one just didn't grab me right away. Maybe it would have been different if I had read the previous two books?

I ended up getting sucked in a little with the characters since I came to like them to varying degrees. It wasn't easy to like Susan, but that is the point, really haha. Oz was easy to like and I enjoyed seeing things from his POV. So, even though I wasn't fully enthralled in the book, I found it easy to finish and enjoy the characters. I'm not sure if I'll seek out the first two books to read. Maybe if I have time? (she says as she stares at her HUGE TBR pile).

About the Author

Julianna Keyes is a Canadian writer who has lived on both coasts and several places in between. She’s been skydiving, bungee jumping and white water rafting, but nothing thrills—or terrifies—her as much as the blank page. She loves Chinese food, foreign languages, baseball and television, though not necessarily in that order, and writes sizzling stories with strong characters, plenty of conflict, and lots of making up.

In addition to The Good Fight, she is the author of four contemporary romances: Just Once, the story of a world weary socialite and a stubborn ranch foreman; Going the Distance, a love story set in China between a kindergarten ESL teacher and a former army interrogator; Time Served, the tale of an ambitious young lawyer whose perfect world is jeopardized when she reunites with her ex-con ex-boyfriend; and In Her Defense, in which a ruthless young lawyer realizes there’s more to life than being the best...right? Her first New Adult romance, Undecided, in which a reformed bad girl moves in with the campus heartthrob and inadvertently falls for his cocky best friend, was published in April 2016.

For more details on these and any upcoming books, visit her online at http://juliannakeyes.com, or sign up for her free newsletter at http://juliannakeyes.com/newsletter.html.

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Review: Catch a Mate

7/21/2016

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Catch a Mate
by Gena Showalter

Synopsis

How to catch the love of your life…with his pants down

Jillian Greene is always getting caught in the act—it's her job! Working at Catch a Mate, Jillian gets paid by suspicious wives to smile, flirt and prove that no man can be trusted around the opposite sex. But she never gets physical—until a heart-stoppingly gorgeous male walks in….
Marcus Brody has just been hired to test female fidelity. But the last thing Jillian needs is a partner…especially an infuriating, irresistible man who's got her fantasizing about tearing off his clothes!

Review

I'm torn, dear reader. I really am. So far, I've truly enjoyed Showalter's books, and even though I did like some parts of this book...it kind of annoyed me.

Let me explain. Oh, and spoilers!

Jillian is a jaded woman who works for a Catch the Cheater-type business in which she plays the "bait" and semi-persuades the man to show that he will cheat. Marcus is the new guy that turns out to be the new owner who introduces the male "bait". The two seemingly hate each other at first, and then realize they are actually more alike than they are different. Both have been hurt, and both have trust issues. Refreshingly, it is Marcus who gets over those issues first

Now - here are my gripes. I thought this would be funny. And, yes, parts were funny, but I could only laugh for so long. I mean, we're talking about infidelity here, and I found it really hard to push through the fact that these people made a business from being the "others." Even though I knew it was fiction, it still hampered my fun.

Also, Marcus and Jillian in the beginning annoyed me to no end. It took the last third of the book for me to actually like them as characters. Here's my reasoning: from the moment Jillian and Marcus meet each other - all I read was how much they wanted to tear each other's clothes off. All this even when they were being horrible to each other! I really love when the two leading characters hate each other and then fall for each other - but that usually involves witty banter that can turn somewhat mean, and then the person regrets it. This was like, I hate you so much, but I still want to **** you. I just found it a little crude, and it made me dislike them very much before I actually got to know them. In hindsight, this might be the point - but I still didn't like that in the beginning.

If you're a fan of Showalter's, I suggest you read the book and then tell me what you get from it. If you're looking for a romantic comedy-type of read, may I suggest Showalter's The Stone Prince? I felt that one read more like a funny movie than this one. This one made me kinda sad.

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Review: Hitched

7/20/2016

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Hitched
Volume One
by Kendall Ryan

Synopsis

Marry the girl I’ve had a crush on my whole life? Check.

Inherit a hundred-billion-dollar company? Check.

Produce an heir… Wait, what?

I have ninety days to knock up my brand-new fake wife. There’s only one problem—she hates my guts.

And in the fine print of the contract? The requirement that we produce an heir.

She can’t stand to be in the same room with me. Says she’ll never be in my bed. But I’ve never backed down from a challenge and I’m not about to start now.

Mark my words—I’ll have her begging for me, and it won’t take ninety days.

A hot and hilarious romp not to miss!

Say "I DO" to your next book boyfriend husband. (He totally wants to put a bun in her oven.)

On the heels of her smash hit and New York Times bestselling SCREWED series, Kendall Ryan brings you HITCHED, a romantic comedy that delivers heart and heat. A NYC playboy turned business mogul has ninety days to win over the woman he's always desired in order to save his father's company. One tiny problem: She hates his guts.

Review

I love stories about contemporary arranged marriages/marriages of convenience. I don't know what that says about me, really. But honestly, I think the reason why I enjoy them so much is because they remind me of the kdramas I used to enjoy so much. I also think they're ridiculous which makes them fun :D

So, Noah and Olivia are two adults born into a company owned by both their fathers (and grandfathers?). They've pretty much been primed to not only take over their respective halves of the company, but also to be married to each other. They are complete opposites, Noah is a people person, and wild where Olivia is more reserved, a bit awkward, and tightly wound. What they both have in common, however, is their passionate determination to move their company forward to succeed as well as taking care of their employees.

In romance books, I sometimes find the sexual language kinda funny. I find it too crude at times and it will mess with the flow of the story. That happened in some parts in this story, but I couldn't really picture Noah as a crude person since he shows how much he cares about Olivia and the employees of their company (Noah is the more...sexually blunt of the two lol).

All in all, I thought this was a good start to a book series. It left off on a cliffhanger and I am totally up for reviewing any of the upcoming books in this series. It was sexy, sweet and...did I mention I love these kind of marriages in fiction?

I recommend these books to anyone up for a sexy, fast read!

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Review: Raven's Peak

7/20/2016

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Raven's Peak
by Lincoln Cole

Synopsis

A quiet little mountain town is hiding a big problem. When the townsfolk of Raven's Peak start acting crazy, Abigail Dressler is called upon to find out what is happening. She uncovers a demonic threat unlike any she's ever faced and finds herself in a fight just to stay alive.

She rescues Haatim Arison from a terrifying fate and discovers that he has a family legacy in the supernatural that he knows nothing about. Now she's forced to protect him, which is easy, and also trust him if she wants to save the townsfolk of Raven's Peak. Trust, however, is considerably more difficult for someone who grew up living on the knife's edge of danger.

Can they discover the cause of the town's insanity and put a stop to it before it is too late?

Review

If you're a frequent reader of this blog, first of all: Thank you! And second of all, you know how much I love character development. Raven's Peak has at its center two well-written and complex characters, Abigail and Haatim. Horror/thriller/supernatural stories already have my attention, but what makes this story stand out are the aforementioned characters and their progression through the story, as well as the backdrop of another world being at the basis of the one Haatim thought he understood.

Abigail is a demon hunter and Haatim becomes a sidekick of sorts. The story is fast-paced, and grabs the reader from the get-go. I found myself really enjoying the character of Abigail because her kickass ways reminded me of the Buffy and Faith days. Ah, nostalgia.

Anyone interested in a horror/thriller that has its twists and turns with a female at the front of it all will definitely enjoy this book!

About the Author

Lincoln Cole is a Columbus, Ohio-based author who enjoys traveling and has visited many different parts of the world, including Australia and Cambodia, but always returns home to his pugamonster puppy, Luther, and family. His love for writing was kindled at an early age through the works of Isaac Asimov and Stephen King and he enjoys telling stories to anyone who will listen.

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