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Once Upon a Rose (La Vie en Roses #1) by Laura Florand

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She stole his roses. Fleeing the spotlight, burnt out rock star Layla—“Belle”—Dubois seeks refuge in the south of France. That old, half-forgotten heritage in a valley of roses seems like a good place to soothe a wounded heart. She certainly doesn’t expect the most dangerous threat to her heart to pounce on her as soon as she sets foot on the land. He wants them back. Matt didn’t mean to growl at her quite that loudly. But—his roses! She can’t have his roses. Even if she does have all those curls and green eyes and, and, and…what was he growling about again? Or maybe he just wants her. When an enemy invades his valley and threatens his home, heart, and livelihood, Matthieu Rosier really knows only one way to defend himself. It might involve kissing Review: So, its very difficult to write a review for a book you've been anticipating for awhile and from a favorite author at that.   Laura Florand has already captivated my bo

Cover Reveal: MAYBE ME by Amber Heart

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We're so excited to reveal the cover for MAYBE ME by Amber Hart! Maybe Me releases this fall from Kensington Teen! MAYBE ME:  A sliver of a second is all it takes. Maria Reyes knows what it means to come from nothing. Escaping Cuba, the States have given Maria new dreams. Like graduating high school. Going to college. Making something of herself. Forgetting a past that always seems to creep up on her family. But mostly, staying out of trouble. Which is why falling for Hale is out of the question. An unguarded moment, a simple mistake. Hale Watson is a flash of a second away from being locked up for good. With a rap sheet longer than the list of homes he comes from, Hale has one more shot at making things right. Graduate senior year. Don’t mess up. Don’t get caught. That’s the plan. Until he meets Maria. And everything changes. Add MAYBE ME  to Goodreads  here ! You can also preorder it below (more retailers coming soon)! Amazon  | Kobo MAYBE ME is the th

Release Day Launch: When Fates Collide by Isabelle Richards

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Today we're having the release day launch for When Fates Collide !! I am so excited to share this book to you. Isabelle has shared an excerpt with us as well as a giveaway, so be sure to read all the way to the bottom!! When Fates Collide Synopsis: Life can change in the blink of an eye. One moment, Lily is trapped in a loveless marriage. In a split second she is free, but at what cost? Her mundane life is set into a freefall of tragedy and terror. Her husband may be out of her life, but he left a storm of collateral damage behind and the burden is on Lily to sort it out. Fate connects Lily with Gavin, a charmingly handsome British gentleman that has been drawn into her tangled circumstance. Gavin is everything Lily’s husband wasn’t and gives her hope that love really does exist. Gavin wants nothing more than to sweep Lily up and carry her off into the sunset, far away from the devastation left behind by her husband. Gavin has been the first breath of fresh air in her li

Release Day Launch! Pretty Smart Girls: Lace Up by Shae Ross

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We're having a release day launch for Pretty Smart Girls: Lace Up by Shae Ross!! I'm super excited for this book release. Shae is sharing an excerpt and giveaway with us to celebrate her release, so check out all the bookish goodness!!   Pretty Smart Girls: Lace Up Synopsis: Team Ryan: Ryan Rose and her fellow Spartans are finalists in a high-profile entrepreneurial competition. They're competing for life-changing money and for their futures. They have a solid plan to win. All they need to do is trounce the competition: rich frat boys from an archrival university. Easy, right?  Team Jett: Jett Trebuchet's first mistake was not realizing that Ryan and her friends were the competition. His second was expressing his unabashed confidence in his team’s ability to win. After all, everyone knows the only thing MSU does better than U of M is produce beautiful, easy women…oh, and he almost forgot to say “dumb.” And boy, does his team pay for that one.

The Evening of the Holiday by Shirley Hazzard

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There’s an understated elegance in this short novel that tells the story of a young woman spending a holiday in the Italian countryside and an end of a summer romance.  Sophie meets Tancredi, an Italian who is separated from his wife and family. Amidst the courtesies of society, celebration of the town festival and walks in the countryside under the languid heat, their passion leisurely unfolds but not without its troubles. Sophie, being half-Italian, half-English, merely glides along the periphery of Italian society in thoughts and being. Despite a number of visits, she is aware of herself standing outside the glass looking in, seeing and living but not quite belonging. Hazzard subtle brings her foreignness to the fore by the few facts of reality and some metaphors scattered here and there. There is Sophie in the middle of a crowd going in the other direction by herself while the rest moves in the opposite way. Her meeting with Tancredi outside the walls connoting that th

Suspended Sentences by Patrick Modiano

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It is perhaps a lovelier endeavour to read this in French as it is originally written because it is somewhat inevitable that some things get lost in translation. All the same reading it in English is quite pleasurable. This is Patrick Modiano’s Paris, shadowy and romantic (akin to the atmospheric book cover on the left). Suspended Sentences , composing of three novellas, got the feel of an array of old photographs brimming over with nostalgia of forgotten and abandoned places. His asymmetrical prose resembles shifty memories. It evoked a lingering scent of dusty air and melancholy. Such is the beauty of Modiano’s work. There may be not much solid framework to its plot or characters, but it is laden with emotion and carried afloat by its lasting impressions.

Release Day Launch: Skip to the Good Part Vol 3: An Anthology

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Today we have the release day launch of Skip to the Good Part Vol 3!! I love the these sexy collections and I'm so happy to bring you this one! Be sure to check out all the fantastic authors in this collection, and grab your copy while it's on sale!! Blogs Taking Part in the Release Day Launch Skip to the Good Part Vol 3 Synopsis: Find your next red-hot read in this sizzling collection of sexy scenes. Volume Three offers even more great reads—preorder now for just 99¢ Skip to the Good Part 3: 20 Authors Reveal Their Steamiest Scenes offers face-fanning romance and tie-me-up sizzle (and everything in between) from top authors including New York Times and USA Today bestsellers.

Cover Reveal: HARD TO BE GOOD and HARD TO LET GO: The Hard Ink Series

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Laura Kaye's dark romantic suspense series,  The Hard Ink Series , keeps readers on the edge of their seat. Today, we are thrilled to share with you the cover for the upcoming novella,  HARD TO BE GOOD . But that's not all we have! Check out the cover for the next novel in the series,  HARD TO LET GO.  We can't wait for you to get your hands on the next two Hard Ink men, Jeremy and Beckett. Without further ado... Check out the beautiful cover for HARD TO BE GOOD!       ABOUT HARD TO BE GOOD:    Hard Ink Tattoo owner Jeremy Rixey has taken on his brother’s stateside fight against the forces that nearly killed Nick and his Special Forces team a year before. Now, Jeremy’s whole world has been turned upside down—not the least of which by a brilliant, quiet blond man who tempts Jeremy to settle down for the first time ever. Recent kidnapping victim Charlie Merritt has always been better with computers than people, so when he’s drawn into the SF team’s investigat

Release Day Blitz: Call Sign KARMA by Jamie Rae

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Today we are celebrating the release of CALL SIGN KARMA, a contemporary romance title by debut author Jamie Rae. Be sure to check out the teasers and contest below! BOOK SUMMARY:  Love in the no-fly zone… Distraught over the loss of her brother in a fighter jet accident, Tinklee Pinkerton decides to follow in his footsteps and prove the tragedy wasn’t his fault. But when she’s chosen as the first woman to fly the Air Force’s F-35, her plan for a life that revolves around work is thrown off course by a handsome, mysterious stranger… Thanks to Locke’s seductive British accent, sweet nature, and one too many beers, Tink is soon inspired to throw caution to the wind and herself into his arms. She thinks maybe love can heal after all—until she discovers Locke is her superior officer. Tink has no problem risking her life in the air, but with everything on the line, is she brave enough to risk her heart on the ground? BUY LINKS:  Amazon:    http://amzn.to/1DiR2jS

Quick Review: France, the Soul of a Journey by R.J. O'Donnell

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Four Irish friends crossed the English Channel to disembark on the port of Calais. From there, they made a delightful curving line on the map visiting attractive towns of the French countryside, sometimes taking the expressway sometimes the long winding back roads. Written by one of them, France, the Soul of a Journey draws not only the impressions of new places and the foibles of travelling in groups but the in depth history and myths of each landmark and figure, giving readers the reflecting views of both the past and the present. Often, I would read of travels to France by landing on a plane or alighting on a train but this is probably a first that I read about travelling by car and touring spots along the way. It would have been more enjoyable if I had a map of France tacked in front of me while reading for it’d be easier to follow their course. This was a fun and insightful read, without the typical drone of endless descriptions of the scenery. Instead it was filled with

Happy New Year!

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