Sunday, January 24, 2016

Blitz: 99 Cent Pre-Order Sale

Genre: New-Adult Romance
Published: March 30, 2016
Pages: over 400
Synopsis:
The Debt Collector

 I pay my debts, and I expect others to.

I was raised in the slums of London, I knew nothing of privilege. My father was murdered when I was seventeen. Morty figured my father's passing meant I would automatically take on dad's debts. I refused.

And I paid for that refusal.

So did my sister.

So now I fight. All I know how to do is fight. The best cash is in the states, so that's where I am now. A big fish called Vito came along offering me a "favor" when I arrived.

Another debt.

I paid for that one too.

I knew Kyla Hensley would be trouble when I met her. But I wanted her. I could see through the falsehood of her wannabe-slutty clothes and her sexy legs. So I chased her.

Besides, trouble is my middle name.

Kyla Hensley

I was brought up in privilege, but I lacked everything else. My father is a business tycoon who buys and sells and doesn't care who gets rolled over in the process.

I never knew my mother, and all I have of her is a photo with a note scrawled on the back in French saying "I'm sorry." The only Female Figure I had growing up is my dad's wife who is a bleach blond with seven boob jobs. We never bonded.

I drink. I party. I meet guys.

But I wasn't always like that.

I've had a string of lovers in the last few years, the worst and most recent of which was Vince Somerset. My best friend Vera was dating a guy called Rory Cansoom who is the opposite of Vince in so many ways, and yet so the same.

She and I hit the road for the summer, getting away from the two college psychos and just trying to have some fun.

But there's a funny thing about trouble, the more you run from it, the more it finds you.

Which is when I met the Debt Collector.

It was only supposed to be sex. He made that clear. I made that clear.

That's all it was supposed to be.

I never expected to fall in love. I never expected to fall so deeply, madly, uncomfortably in love with a man who is wrong, so wrong for me.

And yet...so unbelievably right.

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Rachel Dunning hit the scene in August 2013 and is the author of the highly praised Naive Mistakes Series, Truthful Lies Trilogy, Johnny Series and the paranormal romance series, Mind Games.

A prolific writer, she sticks to stories where Alpha Males aren’t pricks and where women have guts.

She’s lived on two different continents, speaks three different languages, and met the love of her life on the internet. In other words, romance is in her blood.
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Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Spotlight: Paramour for the Devil (Book #1) by Savannah Hill

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Genre: Paranormal Romance
Published: October 2, 2015
Publisher: Etopia Press
Pages: 289
Source: Red Moon Book Tours
Synopsis:
Darkly erotic. Supremely powerful.

Haley Hawthorne is a witch. She shuns her paranormal gifts, instead escaping into a mundane, reclusive life as an accountant for her Uncle Eli’s firm. Five years earlier, Haley was kidnapped by Raden, brother of Lucifer, and held captive as his personal sex slave. She escaped but still bears the scars, both physical and emotional. Now she’s turned away from both magic and sex, and she’s certain nothing will ever bring those lost things back into her life...

Damian, son to Lucifer, has renounced his right to the throne of Hell and has become a soldier for Adversus, hunting evil supernatural creatures on Earth. Unfortunately, he’s powerless to witches, and this witch can read his mind. He can’t decide what is more dangerous—the irresistible attraction he feels for her, or the intoxicating peace she gives him. One thing is certain, they both share a tortured past.

After Damian rescues her from an attack by monstrous djinn, Haley discovers the dangerously seductive soldier has secrets of his own. One of them is the collection of whips, ropes, handcuffs, and a leather riding crops he keeps locked away, though he refuses to show her his “Master” side. But when her trust in him grows, she finds herself increasingly intrigued by all the kinky things he’s hiding. But Damian has been given a new mission to kill a monster. A monster that turns out to be her uncle... 


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She lives in the beautiful Pacific Northwest with her man, the love of her life, and spends her days chasing their toddler boy who loves to giggle.




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Excerpt:

Her fingers moved automatically, stumbling only slightly over the same heavy melodies she’d once played obsessively for hours. The bedroom door opened, and Damian walked into the room, breaking her reverie.

“Oh, hi.” He stared at her in surprise, holding a towel low around his waist, and Haley caught herself gaping at the defined muscles of his upper body, adorned with scars. “I didn’t know you were in here, I’m just gonna grab some clothes.”

His half naked body had her heart beating erratically in her chest, and Haley tried not to look at him as he pulled open a dresser drawer. She suddenly realized he was reaching for his own clothes. “Is…is this your room?”

“Yeah.” He retrieved a stack of folded clothes from the drawer. “You can stay in here though, I’ll sleep somewhere else.”

“I’m so sor—” Haley abruptly stopped speaking as he casually took off the towel, and she let out a barely audible gasp. Turning away from him, she brought her hand to cover her eyes. “I’m...I can go…”

Her pulse raced at the sound of rustling cotton as he dressed a few feet away from her.

“You play guitar?”

“Uh…no, not really… I mean… I don’t play well.” She kept her eyes hidden from him with one hand while she loosely held the neck of the guitar with the other, aware that her dress had hiked up around her hips in her cross-legged position.

“You can look now.”

She opened her eyes as he sat next to her, wearing a white T-shirt over gray sweatpants. “I thought it sounded really good.”

Looking down at the beautiful instrument in her lap, recognition sparked. “Is this yours?”

With a nod, he got up to pull her red guitar from the wall. “When did you learn how to play?”

“When I was younger,” she nervously held his shiny blue Les Paul, unsure where to put her hands, “but I got a little obsessed with it when I stayed in here for a few months.”

Damian sat down with hers and started tuning it. “So this is your room...” He concentrated on the strings in his hand. “And this is your guitar?”
“Red Velvet.” She nodded, trying to keep her breathing even.

“You named your guitar?” He smiled at her.
Haley relaxed a little as he tuned the strings. “I was very close with it for a while.” She took a steadying breath. “It kind of felt like therapy.”

“That was after you escaped?”

“Yes.” She lowered her gaze.

“I actually took this room because it had an amp in it.” Damian mindlessly played a slow melody on her guitar.

“When did you start playing?” The sound sent a tingling warmth through her, and she found herself staring at his fingers as they expertly moved along the strings.

“When I was a kid. It came naturally to me.”

Her focus dimmed at the powerful chords. “So…you were a kid…at one time…”

He nodded. “I’ve aged normally so far, like a human, but eventually I’ll stop aging.”

“How old are you?”

“Thirty-two.” He cast his gaze downward.
Haley looked thoughtfully at the bedspread, listening to the haunting music. “I’m twenty-seven.”

She volunteered the information. “I feel like I’m eighty, I never go out anywhere.” Her gaze flickered to him. “Are you really only thirty-two?”

He seemed surprised by her remark and looked back down to the strings. “It’s a lot older than you.”

“You’re immortal.” She gave him a half-smile. “You could be thousands of years old.”




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Sunday, January 17, 2016

Review: Mercury Striking (Book #1) by Rebecca Zanetti

Genre: Post-Apocalyptic, Romantic Suspense
Published: January 26, 2016
Publisher: Zebra
Pages: 400

Source: Netgalley
Synopsis:
With nothing but rumors to lead her, Lynn Harmony has trekked across a nightmare landscape to find one man—a mysterious, damaged legend who protects the weak and leads the strong. He’s more than muscle and firepower—and in post-plague L.A., he’s her only hope. As the one woman who could cure the disease, Lynn is the single most volatile—and vulnerable—creature in this new and ruthless world. But face to face with Jax Mercury…

 Danger has never looked quite so delicious…



My Rating:
★★
Review:
I received this book from NetGalley for an honest review, all reviews and opinions are my own.

I have not read anything by this author yet, I have been wanting to start her Dark Protector series just have not yet. So when I saw this up for review I had to request it and I am excited I did I loved the writing style and the plot as well as the characters most of the time. I am glad I got to read something by this author and plan to read many more of her books.

I did have so problems with Jax he is very alpha male but in a rough and domineering way. There is a spanking scene and not in a good way where she asked for it, I know he had to do it so that she would understand there are certain troubles out there and he is trying to protect her from being killed but still there had to be another way. If I was Lynn instead of falling in love with Jax I might have done something worse to him. Lynn is a very skittish character for someone that has been on the run for her life and trying to avoid basically everyone. She is skittish because she is used to hiding and keeping her blue heart covered and taking off at any sign of a problem but she should also be stronger because of it. Which we do see towards the end when she does start to stand up for herself and the guy she is in love with.

I liked the world building and the plot of the story and where it is headed. In this plague infilled world people are going crazy and I definitely could see that happening. A good twist instead of the normal story line about zombies. I am very interested to see if they do find a cure and how they come about it. I also am excited for the next book since I want to know more about Raze. It seems like there is also a hint of a supernatural element where powers might play into this plague perhaps we will find out more in future books. 

Sunday, January 10, 2016

Bout of Books: Update Day 5, 6, and 7

Bout of Books

Currently Reading: 

  • The Waste Lands by Stephen King
  • Paramour for the Devil by Savannah Hill

Books Completed:

  • Tempting Danger by Eileen Wilks
  • Mercury Striking by Rebecca Zanetti
Pages read Day 5: 116
Pages read Day 6: 0
Pages read Day 7: 153

Total pages read: 799

Thoughts:
Okay so I combined all of the posts together from this weekend since I didn't get up and write one the other days. Day 6 was pretty much a bust I was super busy and not able to get any reading in that day but the other ones were pretty normal reading days. Overall I wanted to read more but being three weeks away from getting ready for a my wedding it is a little overwhelming. Finished two books for this challenge and started the other two on my list so there was a lot of progress. 

Thursday, January 7, 2016

Bout of Books: Update Day 4

Bout of Books

Currently Reading: 

  • Mercury Striking by Rebecca Zanetti

Books Completed:

  • Tempting Danger by Eileen Wilks
Pages read today: 184

Total pages read: 530

Books to read:

  • Paramour for the Devil by Savannah Hill
  • The Waste Lands by Stephen King
Thoughts:
I have a feeling I will be finishing my next book on the 8th and most likely starting The Waste Lands. Didn't do much today other than read but got lots of wedding stuff to do tomorrow so hopefully I can get some good reading in tonight because I am not sure if I will get to it later on tomorrow.

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Bout of Books 15: Update Day 3

Bout of Books

Currently Reading: 

  • Mercury Striking by Rebecca Zanetti

Books Completed:

  • Tempting Danger by Eileen Wilks
Pages read today: 125

Total pages read: 346

Books to read:

  • Paramour for the Devil by Savannah Hill
  • The Waste Lands by Stephen King
Thoughts:
Yay finished my first book okay now its time to buckle down and get some serious reading done. Still got some reading in but was hoping for more just got busy and stressful. But now today is a new day and a new reading beginning! How is everyone else doing?

Review: Adulthood is a Myth: A "Sarah's Scribbles" Collection by Sarah Andersen

Genre: Humor, Comic
Published: March 8, 2016
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pages: 112

Source: Netgalley
Synopsis:
Are you a special snowflake? Do you love networking to advance your career? Have you never wasted a fresh new day surfing the internet? Ugh. This book is not for you. Please go away.

Sarah's Scribbles— casually drawn, perfectly on-point comics by young Brooklyn-based artist Sarah Andersen — confront head-on the horrors, anxiety, and awkwardness of modern adult life. From the agony of holding hands with a gorgeous guy to the yawning pit of hell that is the wifi gone down to the eye-watering pain of eating too-hot pizza because one cannot stand to wait for it to cool down, Sarah fearlessly documents it all.

Like the work of fellow Millennial authors Allie Brosh, Grace Helbig, and Gemma Correll, Sarah's total frankness on extremely personal issues such as body image, self-consciousness, introversion, relationships, and bra-washing makes her comics highly relatable and consistently hilarious.


Rating:
★★★★
Review:
I received this book from NetGalley for an honest review, all reviews and opinions are my own.

This gets all the stars! I first saw these popping up around the internet and then I found a book of all of these and I had to read it for myself. I loved it so much! These are so cute and funny and even true in most instances.

When I was reading this book it was on a rainy day so this comic right here made a lot of sense except that it needed books in there as well. :P I do this a lot in the winter time. Blanky forts are the best! And that bunny in the first panel is so cute!
















This one I relate to a bunch as well since I don't want to have any kids but others are always like you should totally have kids. I understand why some people want to have kids its just not for me. Not meaning I hate children or that I don't like to watch them I just like to give them back to their rightful owners.


 These are only a couple of the ones that I love this whole book is full of hilariousness and truth. I hope there will be even more. This is a must read for all, the only thing bad I can say about it is that it was to short, I need more, or maybe I'll just read it over and over again. Some of the comics are geared more towards teens others are geared towards adults but all of us young or old will find that we are not alone in the world and that this stuff and thoughts happen to others as well.

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Bout of Books 15: Update Day 2

Bout of Books

Currently Reading: 

  • Mercury Striking by Rebecca Zanetti
  • Tempting Danger by Eileen Wilks

Books Completed:

  • none
Pages read today: 156

Total pages read: 221

Books to read:

  • Paramour for the Devil by Savannah Hill
  • The Waste Lands by Stephen King
Thoughts:
Okay I read a bit more today and am almost done with Tempting Danger this book has gotten good where I am having a hard time putting it down. I got a lot more reading done then yesterday, but I hope to get this book done and start making some way into Mercury Striking. I also thought I would do the challenge for today

Challenge:
Would you rather:
Lend books to someone who dog-ears pages or to someone who reads with cheesy Chetos fingers?
I would rather have someone dog-ear my books then put stains in them. I used to do this when I was younger anyway so I can tolerate it. Sometimes though when I stain is to dark it is hard to read through it and understand what it says.

Would your rather:
Be able to meet one character of your choice or meet one author of your choice?
I would rather most likely meet an author of my choice. I like characters where they are because if they became real I have a feeling I wouldn't like them as much as when they are in the books. 

Would you rather:
Never be allowed in a book store again or never be allowed in a library again?
I would choose not to be allowed in a book store again. The reasoning is first I can go to the library and read free books all the time, also if there is a book I want then I can order it online easily enough or download it to my nook or other device. So it would just be easier to not go to a book store again though I would be sad. :(

Would you rather:
Have to choose one of your favorite characters to die in their book or have to pick one of your favorite couples to break up in their book?
I have had favorite characters die in books and usually I am okay with it especially if they wouldn't be happy or if it is needed plot wise. I have also read books where my favorite couple breaks up this one for me is harder to get over since I want the main character to be with who I think would be great for them. So I guess I have to choose favorite characters to die in their book.

Would you rather?
Be required to read Twilight once a year for the rest of your life or The Scarlet Letter once a year for the rest of your life?
I have never read The Scarlet Letter so I would love to read this book and see what its all about and if its any good. I also could read Twilight though I think it would get real old really fast but they are fast reads so it wouldn't take anytime to reread them.

Let me know if you did this challenge as well and how you did for Day 2?

Monday, January 4, 2016

Bout of Books 15: Update Day 1

Bout of Books

Currently Reading: 

  • Mercury Striking by Rebecca Zanetti
  • Tempting Danger by Eileen Wilks

Books Completed:

  • none
Pages read today: 65

Total pages read: 65

Books to read:

  • Paramour for the Devil by Savannah Hill
  • The Waste Lands by Stephen King
Thoughts:
I didn't get much reading done today because I was so tired from last night and not feeling to well but hopefully I can make up for it today or the next couple of days. Other than that both of my books are pretty good so far, though I am getting sucked into Tempting Danger a little bit more than the other one.

Sunday, January 3, 2016

Bout of Books 15

Bout of Books

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 4th and runs through Sunday, January 10th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 15 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog.
- From the Bout of Books team


That's right I have decided to join Bout of Books again! This is my sign up post but I will pick the books I plan to read through out the week later right now it is time to get reading! Let me know if you are doing this as well?