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A Thing of Beauty started promising; an old cluttered mansion, an array of junk for art, a distant past of showbiz, cruising down Baltimore, hanging out on your quirky friend’s café. Fiona’s internal struggle feels real and resonated with me. I find myself mulling over the passages relating to her doomed prospects. Then there was the arrival of Josiah, a local blacksmith who rents a room in Fiona’s mansion as a boarder. He seemed steady and brimming with wisdom, perhaps a balm to Fiona’s restlessness and drifting. Around halfway through, I got a little lost and am left unsure. In the end, all is well that ends well though I find myself a little bit disappointed. The story soared off in flapping wings, stuttered somewhere in the middle, got confused then veered off from its path, I felt, as if in indecision. While I felt a little kinship to Fiona, she gradually drifted away to me somewhat the further I read while Josiah, for every succeeding appearance, began to win me...

Capture  Hypothesis #3 by  Penny Reid   Publication Date:   May 16, 2015 Genres:   Contemporary ,  Humor ,  N ew Adult ,  Romance Amazon  •  Nook  •  Kobo  •  iBooks Elements of Chemistry: CAPTURE is the third part in a three part series; it is 70k words. Part 1 (ATTRACTION)   released April 9, 2015. Part 2 (HEAT)   released April 30, 2015. Part 3 (CAPTURE)   released  May 16, 2015 . About Penny Reid SEX! It all started with sex, between my parents. Personally I don’t like thinking about it, but whatever works for you is a-ok with me. No judgment. The sex happened in California and much of my life also occurred in that state until I moved from the land of nuts (almonds), wine, silicon… boobs, and heavy traffic to the southeast US. Like most writers I like to write, but let’s get back to sex. Eventually I married and gave birth to 2 small people-children (b...

Oh, this one brings some angst and is not typically all romantic and sweet. A feel-good one, not entirely in story per se but, in the form of the village life, its beauty and people, as well as the drool-worthy delicious scones and Greek cuisine. In her rather cheeky voice, Samantha Tonge hits it right about the nostalgia of the carefree summer days of childhood which linger with us through our adult years (especially in the middle of dreary jobs or the tired urban jungle). Game of Scones  is humorous in narrative, flavored with angst (though hardly a Greek romantic tragedy) and filled with heartwarming characters, food and sunshine. The lulling charm of the Greek countryside and its residents may be the high point for me. I like that it was also complimented by practical views in that living away from the city isn't all idyllic and sort of escapist but also hard, almost brutal. Yet the rewards (hearing the birds, the smell of the sea, the natural vistas) appear exhilar...

Nine Coaches Waiting  is perhaps Mary Stewart's most popular novel and I resisted myself for a while reading it sooner. I had this notion of savoring her romantic suspense books to last me for a good long while as my reading list is getting shorter (only three books left and then no more!) Here we travel to the impressive Chateau Valmy up in the French Alps, surrounded by old elegance and cold mist. Linda Martin, a young Englishwoman settles in to become the governess of a nine-year-old Count. Sounds dreamy, like idyllic high mountain countryside dreamy and quite appealing however soon Linda's impressions of the place and the people living in the Chateau takes a bit of a turn as a creeping danger slowly sweeps in. One of the most thrilling perhaps, right there with Madam, Will You Talk?, the book is filled with a moodiness coating the lengthy enchanting prose of Stewart like a film noir . I like how Mary Stewart plays up the landscape and weather into the tone of the ...

We have been dying to bring you this Release Week Blitz for Fisher Amelie's FURY ! FURY is a New Adult Contemporary Romance and the third book in Fisher Amelie’s The Seven Deadly Series !! Grab your copy today and if you haven't had a chance to read the entire series yet, get on it IMMEDIATELY! Amazon ** Barnes and Noble **iBooks ** Kobo FURY Excerpt:      I took a deep breath as my fingers found their purchase and pulled out my keys. The key I needed somehow hit home and the lid sprang open, the knives staring at me, daring me. I watched them, waited for them to tell me what to do, but nothing came. They laid still, gleaming in the moonlight waiting for me too, it seemed. I sat in the passenger side seat, one boot still on the gravel, and made the first move. Raising a trembling hand toward the temptation, my fingers felt the cool length of each blade. The rage still burned in my veins and I felt myself sobering, hesitating.  N...

Heat by  Penny Reid Hypothesis #2 Publication Date:  April 30, 2015 Genres:   Contemporary ,  Humor ,  R omance Amazon  •  Barnes & Noble  •  Kobo  •  iBooks Elements of Chemistry: HEAT  is part 2 of a 3 part series (65k word novel) and ends in a cliffhanger. **Blurb contains spoilers if you haven’t read  Elements of Chemistry: ATTRACTION ** Four days left. Private beach (…and boat). Not so invisible girl. And maybe less of a jerk-faced bully than originally thought. What’s the worst (or the best) that could happen? Kaitlyn is finding life outside of the science cabinet of obscurity to be quite illuminating …and so are her pants. When things heat up between Kaitlyn Parker and Martin—previously known as the jerk-faced bully—Sandeke, she places her trust in the one person she never thought capable of earning it, let alone keeping it safe. Fortunately or unfortunately for Kaitlyn, ...

  We are over the moon about this Trailer Reveal for Laura Kaye’s Hard Ink Series !   HARD TO LET GO -the final title in the Hard Ink Series ,  published by Avon Romance , is releasing June 30th !!    Laura has   a very special treat, through June 29, anyone who pre-orders HARD TO LET GO, and Fills Out This Form , will receive a Hard Ink Series Short Story! Just fill out the  quick form here!   Pre-Order at  Amazon  |  B&N  |  iBooks |  Kobo Hard to Let Go  on Goodreads   And now....The Amazing Hard Ink Trailer...   Link: https://youtu.be/qM45fjLJXXk About HARD TO LET GO: Beckett Murda hates to dwell on the past. But his investigation into the ambush that killed half his Special Forces team and ended his Army career gives him little choice. Just when his team learns how powerful their enemies are, hard-ass Beckett encounters his biggest complica...