tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33858637951864183382024-03-05T16:23:41.853-05:00Books and Motherhoodsillyitiliangrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16315935251845224822noreply@blogger.comBlogger279125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385863795186418338.post-82591480195206072102015-03-29T08:55:00.002-04:002015-03-29T08:55:26.908-04:00Captain Of Her Heart (Brethren Of The Coast #5) by Barbara Devlin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love this series! This is the fifth installment of the Brethren of the Coast and the books keep getting better. This is Jason and Lady Alex's story. The previous book left unresolved issues with these two and Alex attempted to remedy the situation at the beginning of the story. I'm always impressed with how Devlin paints the scenery to make me feel as if I traveled back in time. <br />
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I was excited to read their story and all the challenges these two strong-minded characters presented. When the synopsis stated Alex was so stubborn, she proved to Jason that she was useful in his house and helped the housekeeper with daily chores, I knew this book would not disappoint! Their interactions were comical and the intimate scenes were very heated. This book gave me everything I wanted in a historical fiction. I am looking forward to reading more from Devlin.<br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Review by Amber</span>ambereveretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10609841390027275592noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385863795186418338.post-78154170140917200062015-03-13T18:51:00.000-04:002015-03-13T18:51:37.649-04:00The Winning Side (University Park #3) by CM Doporto<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So many emotions ran through me while I read this book. I loved Raven, I hated him, and then I loved him again. Rinse and repeat. I was surprised this book swept me up emotionally like that. I was hoping to learn more about Raven's past battles with addiction and about what makes Lexi's mom tick. But that didn't happen as Doporto had other ideas and took me on a ride that I was willing to take. I definitely was not disappointed. This is not a standalone so make sure you check out the first two books in the series: <a href="http://booksandmotherhood.blogspot.com/2014/06/signed-copy-giveaway-opposing-sides.html" target="_blank">Opposing Sides</a> and <a href="http://booksandmotherhood.blogspot.com/2015/01/same-side-university-park-2-by-cm.html" target="_blank">Same Side</a>. While it wasn't my favorite in the series, it had some really awesome parts.<br />
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I really do love this series though. Anyone who loves to read New Adult would enjoy these books. I loved that this book didn't give me what I was expecting when I first started reading. I was also excited to hear there will be another book in this series but from <i>Raven's</i> POV! I am definitely looking forward to that. Hurry up and read so you can get caught in the Raven's trap!<br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Review by Amber</span>ambereveretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10609841390027275592noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385863795186418338.post-7318052422147555462015-03-03T09:00:00.000-05:002015-03-03T09:00:01.312-05:00RELEASE DAY: Something Real (Reckless & Real #2) by Lexi Ryan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After everything blew up on Christmas, Liz walked away from me, and I let her. She said she needed space and a chance to pursue her dreams. But we both knew she was running from the mess she made. Now the political campaign she used as an excuse to leave is bringing us back together and I’m proving to her what she really needs—not just the hot nights, greedy hands, and undeniable physical chemistry. What she really needs is something real. What she really needs…is me.<br />
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Security had better not have let one of those asshole journalists from downstairs up to my floor. I swear, those soul suckers would do anything to get a new detail to add to their nothing stories. I open the door without removing the chain and feel as if I’ve been punched in the gut when I see the woman on the other side.</span></span></div>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Liz is worrying her lower lip between her teeth and watching down the hall. Is she looking for Sabrina or trying to make sure no one sees her coming to my room? My insides twist at the sight of her—an internal tug-of-war between conflicting emotions. I want to pull her into my room and kiss her until she can’t see straight, touch her until she promises never to leave me again, and at the same time, I want to demand that she go back to her room because having her close makes me hope for things I can’t have. </span></span></div>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I remove the chain and tug her inside by the arm before closing the door behind her. </span></span></div>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“No one saw me,” she says, her eyes locked on the floor. “I made sure.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“</span><span style="font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> saw you,” I growl. It’s painful to be this close—to breathe her air, to smell her perfume. I never knew how much it could hurt to </span><span style="font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">want </span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and be denied.</span></span></div>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">She swallows and avoids my eyes. “Is she here?”</span></span></div>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">She lifts her head and stares at me. “Is she here?” </span></span></div>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“Sabrina’s on her way to meet her mom in South Dakota for a campaign stop.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Her gaze dips to my bare chest and back up. “I’m surprised they didn’t ask you to go with them.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“They did. I declined.” I sound like a fucking dickhead, and I make myself take two steps back so I don’t do something equally dickish. Like kiss her until she melts in my arms and forgets about the other guy, until we both forget that this is hopeless.</span></span></div>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“I’m sorry that video was leaked. You didn’t deserve that invasion of your privacy.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">She has red lipstick on, and it matches her shoes. Ever since I saw her tonight, I’ve been picturing her on her knees in nothing but those shoes, those red lips stretched around my cock. I can’t help myself, and I skim my thumb over her bottom lip. </span></span></div>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The second I touch her, she draws in a ragged breath. “You came to my apartment yesterday.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I trail my thumb down her neck and over the red strap of her dress. “Probably for the same reason you came here tonight.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“You knocked on my door in the middle of the night to talk about Sabrina?” I follow the strap down and graze my fingers across her cleavage. “Is this about her, or is it about you and me?”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“There’s so much you and me, there’s no air left when we share a room. There’s </span><span style="font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">always </span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">you and me.” </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Because I so frequently have to switch gears at the drop of a hat—from Mom to writer, from the business side of writing to drafting an intensely emotional scene—I rely on music to quickly plant me in the zone for any given book. Every time I start to write a book, I create a playlist that makes me think of the characters and I listen to it and add to it as I write. Here’s what I was listening to while I was writing </span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Something Real. </span><span style="font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I hope you like it!</span></span></div>
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You know when your reading a book and you have it all figured out by like the third chapter? Yeah, that is so not what happened when I read Something Reckless! I thought I had it figured out, and I was so wrong. And I loved it! Consider this your fair warning though, this is the first part of a 2 book series and there is a huge cliffhanger here. Don't worry though, you only have to wait until March 2014 for resolution.<br />
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This had duel POVs and I personally love this type of story telling. The boys have a lot to give to a story and Sam was no exception! I really loved him and his dominant and slightly kinky bedroom style. Sam is the typical player not looking for commitment. This worked well for Liz since when they hooked up all she was looking for was a good time too. Who doesn't want to have a good time after a wedding? I enjoyed watching the shift in the relationship between Sam and Liz from pre hook up to post hook up.<br />
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Liz has come to a point in her life where she wants to just settle down and be happy like her friends, thus she gives the new online dating service a try and meets riverrat69. Her relationship with riverrat was interesting. Riverrat and Liz build a relationship that starts off friendly and turns into something a bit more than just friends. The anonymity of their cyber relationship I really felt helped Liz open up to him.<br />
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The Reckless and Real series is a spin off from Lexi Ryan's New Hope series, just like the Here and Now series was. While the Reckless and Real series can be read as a satisfying stand alone series, I strongly recommend reading the other two series first. Then again I love series, I hate letting characters go, so I might be a little biased!<br />
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There’s a difference between a bad boy and a boy who is bad. . . . Welcome to the Point.<br />
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In a dark and broken kingdom, a ruler has be fearless to control the streets and the ruthless people who run them. Race Hartman is just bold enough, just smart enough, and just lost enough to wear the crown. Places like The Point will always have bad things and bad people, but the man in control of all that badness can minimize the devastation. Race has a plan, but can he prevent total annihilation without destroying himself?<br />
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Brysen Carter has always seen the real Race—a guy too pretty, too smooth, and way too dangerous. Basking in his golden glow is very tempting, but Brysen knows she’ll eventually get burned. She has enough problems without the risky danger and mayhem that comes with a guy like Race. Too bad Brysen faces a threat close to home that might be more dangerous than anything The Point has ever produced.. And the only person interested in keeping her safe is the one man she can’t allow herself to have.<br />
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<br />sillyitiliangrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16315935251845224822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385863795186418338.post-86005760308814349472015-01-28T12:39:00.000-05:002015-01-28T12:39:01.967-05:00Same Side (University Park #2) by CM Doporto<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Have you fallen into the Raven's trap? I have! This is the second installment of the University Park series by CM Doporto. It picks right up where book 1, <a href="http://booksandmotherhood.blogspot.com/2014/06/signed-copy-giveaway-opposing-sides.html" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">Opposing Sides</a>, left off. Raven and Lexi are together, but it's not so simple. Her parents and his past are the main obstacles that are testing their relationship. Lexi has been attempting to be the perfect child for her mother for a long time. Now, she's living on the edge with Raven for a bit as Christmas break nears. It's a really great read. If you haven't read this series, I recommend starting with book 1 because you may get a bit lost as character history is assumed. But I like it. It's like I'm in on the little secrets and I know how far Lexi has come. She has a very dysfunctional family that is mentioned a bit in this book as well as the first. I have a feeling we'll be learning more about her mother as the series progresses. However, we get to learn more about Raven in this book. And wow, Doporto definitely delivers some whoppers about this college quarterback hunk.<br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Review by Amber</span>ambereveretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10609841390027275592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385863795186418338.post-86720256304563429532015-01-20T09:00:00.000-05:002015-01-20T09:00:10.344-05:00Tanked by Cheri Lewis<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wow! What a read. I have a long list of book boyfriends and I didn't think anyone can be added to that list, but then Cheri Lewis introduced me to Tank. He's totally on my list now. He reminded me of so many bad boy characters that I love (Kristen Ashley's <i>Dream Man </i>series and <i>Rock Chick </i>series, Cindy Gerard's <i>Black Ops</i> series, JD Nixon's <i>Heller </i>series and Tara Jansen's <i>Steele Street </i>series... let's just say Tank, aka Tatum Osborne is in good company!). I had a great time reading this book. In fact, I got absolutely nothing accomplished until I finished the book. And <i>then</i> I kept thinking about the characters that I didn't get much accomplished for the rest of the day. <i>That's</i> how you know you just read a great book; when the characters stick with you.<br />
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At 50% in I can tell you With a Twist was not what I expected from book 4 in the Last Call series. It was way better! There is a bit of romantic suspense and I totally devoured it! Andrea and Wyatt just may turn out to be my favorite Last Call couple. Check back for the full review later this week</div>
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Two women spin a tale of comedy and new beginnings after they wake up and find themselves in a jail cell over 3000 miles away from home. Rehashing their adventure in front of a less-than-sympathetic judge, they give a laugh-out-loud and extremely detailed story of a road trip that finds them in a ton of trouble.<br />
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Battling age, weight, and their own personal demons, not only do they discover the open road and a life they misplaced somewhere in their 20s, they also find themselves. From breakups and stealing cars to blurry memories of something that might have happened in New Mexico, these two women will take you on a real journey, full of fun and, well, situations that people only write about and never really do….or do they?<br />
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Twitter: That awkward moment when you wake up in jail and you wonder what you did to get there. Then smile. #TripleX<br />
A lone dimly lit light bulb sways gently from the jail cell’s ceiling. It hurts to open my eyes toward it, so I squint to try to ease the pain. A handful of loudly buzzing insects fly wildly around the dull yellow globe and just the sight causes me to scratch at my arms and neck madly. I loathe bugs. And it's like Swarmageddon above my head right now.<br />
Pulling myself up into a sitting position, the throbbing behind my eyes turns sharp and shatters into millions of razor-tipped tiny pieces of glass. I moan as I grab my head in pounding pain. The room spins, and I fall back with a hard thud against the cold concrete wall.<br />
I hear footsteps, heavy and impending, walking along the rough cement of the hallway. I peek through my fingers, but all I can see is the knotted hair of my cellmate, my partner in crime.<br />
The footsteps become louder, closer. Keys are jangling. Someone is whistling, and the screech of the rusty cell door makes scorching bile burn the back of my throat. I swallow twice to keep it down.<br />
"Stone. Zolendz. Up-and-at-'em. Going before the judge," a deep voice bellows. I hate the man instantly.<br />
I believe I moan out some sort of unintelligible sound, but I'm not sure. Who can be sure?<br />
The dull bulb overhead flickers and makes a sizzling sound. Damn, I'm in a place where even the bugs are killing themselves. "Come on ladies, let's go," the voice yells. It's closer now, and the body attached to it starts kicking the wooden bench I'm sitting on. I think my head is going to explode from the vibrations and violent crashes that echo through my head. "What's the matter, not willing to offer up your goods this morning?"<br />
My head snaps up, "Excuse me?"<br />
The man standing over me is older, in his sixties with a long gray beard. His eyes dance with laughter. "Well, Ma'am. That's what you tried to bribe us with last night when we put you in here. Your goooooooods." He kind of shimmies a little and gives a few humps into the air. I vomit a little in my mouth.<br />
"Oh my God. Seriously? Just don't...just don't pay any attention to anything I said, okay?" I mumble my mortification.<br />
"You mean to tell me, you'll be cancelling our hot date tonight?" he laughs, snidely, mocking me. "Come on, Darlin' the judge is waiting on you both. No harm done last night, you both were quite intoxicated."<br />
"Oh God, I think I'm going to be sick." Slowly, I pull myself off the bench, every bone in my body screaming for a few more hours of silently sound sleep. And really, that stupid light bulb is annoying the Hell out of me; someone needs to shoot it.<br />
"Angelisa," I whisper and shake her awake. "Come on. We have to go. A judge wants to see us."<br />
"Blah...Ha. Ha. Very funny. Lemme sleep," Angelisa groans and swats her hand at me. It falls to her side with a loud thwack against the metal rim of the bed.<br />
"I can't. Clear your head and think about last night. Think back. Go ahead," I urge. She doesn't. She remains motionless and silent; all but a small, low snore can be heard. "You seriously need to open your eyes right now, because we're in trouble," I hiss ominously.<br />
Her head slowly turns toward me, eyes blinking open. They dart around the room and widen; a bubble of laughter escapes her lips. "We're in jail, aren't we?"<br />
I smile and join in with her laughter, "We are indeed, waking up together in a jail cell."<br />
"Damn it, I can't go to prison. You know how horrible I look in stripes," she whispers as she climbs up to her feet, grabbing onto my shoulder and using me for leverage.<br />
"Quick," I look around the cell and laugh, "anybody got a cell phone? I wanna take a cellfie."<br />
And we try, we really do try not to fall back down into a fit of giggles, but it's way too hard. We follow the guard down the hallway.<br />
“Dude, I could so be a violent criminal.” Angelisa mumbles. “Shouldn’t you cuff me? Why doesn’t anyone ever want to handcuff me, Chris?” she whines.<br />
“Ummm, she’s not violent. We swear. She’s just…just…dumb.” I explain, nudging her.<br />
“Seriously though, how does he know I’m not packing an oozie in my girly stuff?”<br />
“Ya know that is true. It’s kind of sexist that you don’t think we could be hiding heat?”<br />
“Ladies, the only thing you two are trying to hide…or hide from is good old-fashioned middle age. And quite frankly, neither one of you is doing a bang-bang up job of it,” the son-of-a-slut says, pretending to shoot us.<br />
“Is that what you do now? Shoot blanks?” Angelisa quips, exploding in laughter that spirals out of control until we’re both laughing like lunatics.<br />
“Enough!” he shouts, trying to silence us before we enter the courtroom.<br />
The two of us are still giggling like two immature kids being brought in front of the principal. Matted hair, mascara-streaked cheeks, and barefoot. I’m pretty sure I even have an extra tattoo somewhere.<br />
We're sworn in; big vocabulary is used. Case numbers are brought forth, and I almost fall asleep. I’m just about to face plant into the table with exhaustion when Judge Caroline Jacobson calls both of us up to the podium. "Ms. Zolendz. Ms. Stone. Approach the bench please." She has dark tired brown eyes, the kind that are weighed down with darker brown bags beneath them. Her light blonde hair is pulled back into a tight, painful looking bun. It's streaked with gray. I want to pull out all those restraining pins. I want her to stop feeling so tight and tense behind her bench. I want her to feel free like me, like us.<br />
Almost as if Angelisa’s reading my thoughts, she mumbles, “Man, she needs to get laid…and needs to get those roots done.” I can’t control the giggle that escapes me. The judge eyes us sternly, and you can nearly hear our mouths snap shut.<br />
"As I hear, you both were found in the fountains of the Bellagio last night. Swimming. Naked," she chirps.<br />
"Yes, that's true," Angelisa giggles, proudly next to me.<br />
I nod my head in agreement, "Yeah, that certainly sounds like us—well, the new us, anyway."<br />
The judge pinches her lips into a tight pucker. Doesn't she realize that’s exactly what makes those little wrinkles all around her mouth? She pulls out an envelope marked Prisoner Property/Currency and unfastens the clasp. I suck my lips between my teeth to stop myself from laughing, because this isn't funny—at all. But if I remember correctly, the things in the envelope are.<br />
She slips one dainty little hand in.<br />
Angelisa and I lean forward to watch.<br />
Two books of matches, fifty-six dollars, a bent wedding ring, a fake moustache, a shoehorn, four glow sticks, two “Call for a good time” prostitute cards, a tube of Ben-gay, and an extra large rubbery dildo that flops on its side when she places it on her desk.<br />
"Do you want to explain to me why two fully grown women, respected in their fields, would be caught in this situation…with these items?"<br />
Angelisa and I look and back and forth from her to each other and back again. We both shrug.<br />
"Well, it all started with an apple pie," I smile.<br />
Angelisa nods next to me, "Yes, definitely. That's probably where it all started, the apple pie fiasco."<br />
The judge leans back and draws in a long breath. She pulls her glasses off her fatigued eyes and rubs them softly with her hands. "An apple pie?"<br />
"Yes. A forgotten apple pie. I can tell you every detail except for three or four days where I have no recollection. Both of us can, it's what we do, tell stories."<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;">I’ve fallen for an anonymous stranger, and tonight the
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;">Because I suspect this anonymous stranger isn’t a
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;">Lizzy Thompson met riverrat69 online through Something
Real, a service promising to deliver meaningful relationships by forbidding its
users to share names or photos until they’ve reached a certain benchmark. She
was looking for love. He was researching an investment. They hit it off. Talked
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;">She’s ninety-percent convinced she’s discovered the
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;">She wonders if her ex-lover Sam Bradshaw knows her identity
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;">When she rolls the dice on one reckless night, her
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;">“You look amazing in this dress. I’ve been pretending
all night that there’s something I want to do more than get you out of it.”</span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;">“What would you do with me if you got so lucky?”</span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;">“I’d keep you up all night, for starters.” He slides a
hand into my hair and traces the side of my neck with his thumb. His groan
rumbles through me. “Tell me what you came here for.”</span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="line-height: 107%;">I
thought that was pretty clear.</span></i><span style="line-height: 107%;"> “I’m wearing extremely
slutty underwear. What do you think?”<o:p></o:p></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;">His nostrils flare and his breathing goes thready. “I
think I’m going to have to up my game, because now I want to see it.”</span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;">I have to bite back a smile. “Good,” I say. My heart
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and <i>thank you</i>.<br /> </span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;">“How slutty is this underwear of yours?”</span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;">I lick my lips. “Oh, it’s damn near whorish.”</span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;">“Let me see it, Liz.”</span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;">I lift my chin and prop my hands on my hips.
“Seriously? That’s all the seduction I get? <i>Let
me see it</i>?”</span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;">He steps closer until I have to crane my neck to look
at him, and holy hell he smells good. “What game are we playing here, Rowdy?”
he murmurs against my ear. “Is this the one where we pretend we don’t want each
other and sleep alone . . .” His fingers skim down my shoulder and my eyes
float closed. “Or is it the one where I make you come so hard you scream my
name and tomorrow you act like you want nothing to do with me?”</span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;">“Are those my only choices?” I ask, but I keep my eyes
closed, focusing on the feel of his rough fingers dancing across my skin. The
truth is, I don’t want to play either game. I’m done playing games when it
comes to Sam. I’m done pretending I don’t want him when I do, and I’m done
pretending our annual one-night stand is enough for me.<br /> </span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;">“Tell me you aren’t going to run away in the morning.
Promise me you won’t shut me out again.”</span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;">I don’t know what that means, and I’m too scared to
analyze it. My eyes are still closed when he takes my chin in his fingers and
tilts my face up to his, still closed when he brushes his lips over mine and
when I open under him because I’m helpless to this man’s kiss.</span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;">“Promise me,” he repeats.</span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;">“I won’t run away.” Then I unzip my dress and let it
fall to the floor in a puddle, and my boldness is rewarded. Sam’s lips part and
his breath escapes him in a rush.<br /> </span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;">He steps back and takes me in. The bra is strapless,
black lace demi-cups that lift my breasts until they threaten to spill out. The
panties—what there is of them—are a thong in matching black lace. Their fine
lace straps sit in a sharp <i>V</i> high on
my hipbones.</span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;">A ringlet of hair escaped my up-do, and he takes it
between his fingers and twirls it around. I deserve a medal for not melting
right here at his feet.<br /> </span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;">He hooks his index finger under the black bow between
my bra cups. “Did you wear this for me?” His voice is a husky whisper that I
can’t deny.</span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;">“Yes.”</span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;">His fingers skim my belly, trace over my hip,
following the lace of my thong behind me to where the straps meet at the small
of my back. My breath catches as he takes the fabric path over the curve of my
tailbone and down, his fingers bringing every nerve ending to life as they
pass. Electric pleasure whips through me.</span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;">“Fourteen months since I’ve touched you,” he says.
“Fourteen months since I’ve gotten to hear the way you breathe when you’re
turned on, since I’ve gotten to listen to you scream as I make you come. Tell
me you haven’t thought about it.”</span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;">“I’d be lying.”</span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;">“Don’t lie,” he says, eyes hot and intense. “Just tell
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I really loved this book! Like, a lot. A hot cowboy is always good, right? And a hot cowboy who also happens to be awesome and sweet and romantic? What can make that better? The fact that he is slightly tortured by his past just makes him way more intriguing.<br />
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I didn’t know what to expect when I started this book. I usually have very low expectations when it comes to new authors, but I was pleasantly surprised! Tess in Boots really drew me in right from the beginning, and I couldn’t put it down. That is always a good sign. The ones that keep me up reading until 2AM when I have work the next day…a GREAT sign. Needless to say, I was walking around like a zombie the day after I finished this book, but it was totally worth it. Absolutely put this one on your TBR list!!<br />
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He was everything she never wanted. Yet, she couldn't stop thinking about him.<br />
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I pull my hand away slowly, leaving all the feelings we were developing behind in<br />the palm of his hand. “The timing is wrong.”<br />“Bullshit!”<br />Startled, I jump in my seat.<br />Lowering his voice, he says, “That’s a cop out. I know you feel something for me.<br />I see how you react because I also feel it when I’m around you. There’s something here<br />and you’re just scared.”<br />“Scared of what?”<br />“Scared to have a life without Cory and thinking you have to justify it to others.<br />The problem with that is that when you start justifying it, it will make you feel like your<br />love for Cory was less. It wasn’t. It’s just different. He’s not here, Rochelle.”<br />“Stop it. Stop talking about Cory and take me home.”<br />“Now you want to stop talking about him?” He looks surprised. “I can’t win with<br />you when it comes to him.” He shifts the car into drive.<br />“This is not a competition, Dex.”<br />Disappointment slides onto his face. “Then why is he being shoved in my face<br />every time we make a move?”<br />“This is one of the reasons why we won’t work. We see things very differently.”<br />“One of the reasons? Name another because from where I sit, we fit like two<br />puzzle pieces clicking together.”<br />“You’re a supposed recovering addict. You have sex with anyone who offers.<br />“That’s it. Right there. You play like you know who I am, but you don’t. That’s<br />why the lies are so easily believed. I can tell what you’re doing. You’re giving me an out<br />that I don’t want. You’re allowing yourself to believe the worst about me to ease your<br />conscience, but it won’t—”<br />“You know what? Not everything is about you and your past. You lost a band<br />mate and friend, but I lost my soulmate!”</blockquote>
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S.L. Scott is a former high-tech account manager with a journalism degree pursuing her passion for telling stories. She spends her days escaping into her characters and letting them lead her on their adventures.<br />
Live music shows, harvesting jalapenos and eating homemade guacamole are her obsessions she calls hobbies.<br />
Scott lives in the beautiful Texas hill country of Austin with her husband, two young sons, two Papillons and a bowl full of Sea Monkeys.<br />
Her novels include Naturally, Charlie, Good Vibrations, and A Prior Engagement.<br />
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A Heartless design is the first in the <i>Secrets of the Zodiac </i>series. We have mystery, romance, secrets... my kind of book. I don't often read historical romances; however, sometimes a synopsis will have me intrigued so I feel compelled to read it. I'm really glad I read this book. Cordelia is a strong female character who is considered a spinster (unmarried at 27 in the early 1800's) but not because she hasn't had proposals. She, in fact, has been proposed to by an earl and a prince among many other men. Yet, she turns them down. Why? Well, she has a secret and it must be kept. Sebastian Thorne, a spy for the Crown, crosses paths with Cordelia which makes for a fun read. He's immediately taken with Cordelia but with his lifestyle as a spy, he doesn't know if he can balance the role of a husband with his demanding job. <br />
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I never thought I'd say these words, but I think Sawyer Bennett may have made me a hockey fan. The way she described the game though Sutton's eyes was beyond amazing. I really want to go to a hockey game now! Or maybe it was just Alex Crossman that is peaking my interest. Alex is the angry broody type, I actually really didn't like him at first. However, once Ms. Bennett started pealing back all of his layers I was done for. Underneath that angry man was a heart of gold.<br />
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Sutton was an amazing leading lady. Strong and confident, despite her own demons. She was exactly the type of woman I've come to expect from Bennett. Sutton had a hard start in life, but through her family she found a way to over come it and help others though similar situations. Learning about Sutton's past, and Jim-Dad's role in her life really warmed my heart. I wish every kid who has to struggle for even a second in life could have a Jim-Dad. I'm hoping that one day Sawyer will decide to treat us all with a little novela (heck, I'd even take a short story) about Jim-Dad coming into Sutton and her mom's life.<br />
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Book two in the Cold Fury Hockey series is due out on February 17, 2014, and this time we get to learn all about Garrett! In Alex, Garrett really stole the show for me. He quickly became my favorite character for his snarky comments, tender heart, and his pushy, yet caring ways. The glimpses we got of Garrett in Alex were great, I am betting his story is going to be fantastic!<br />
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<span style="clear: left; display: inline !important; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">Hockey star Alexander Crossman has a reputation as a cold-hearted player on and off the rink. Pushed into the sport by an alcoholic father, Alex isn’t afraid to give fans the proverbial middle finger, relishing his role as the MVP they love to hate. Management, however, isn’t so amused. Now Alex has a choice: fix his public image through community service or ride the bench. But Alex refuses to be molded into the Carolina Cold Fury poster boy . . . not even by a tempting redhead with killer curves.</span><br />
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I never thought I'd say these words, but I think Sawyer Bennett may have made me a hockey fan. The way she described the game though Sutton's eyes was beyond amazing. I really want to go to a hockey game now! Or maybe it was just Alex Crossman that is peaking my interest. Alex is the angry broody type, I actually really didn't like him at first. However, once Ms. Bennett started pealing back all of his layers I was done for. Underneath that angry man was a heart of gold.<br />
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Sutton was an amazing leading lady. Strong and confident, despite her own demons. She was exactly the type of woman I've come to expect from Bennett. Sutton had a hard start in life, but through her family she found a way to over come it and help others though similar situations. Learning about Sutton's past, and Jim-Dad's role in her life really warmed my heart. I wish every kid who has to struggle for even a second in life could have a Jim-Dad. I'm hoping that one day Sawyer will decide to treat us all with a little novela (heck, I'd even take a short story) about Jim-Dad coming into Sutton and her mom's life.<br />
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Book two in the Cold Fury Hockey series is due out on February 17, 2014, and this time we get to learn all about Garrett! In Alex, Garrett really stole the show for me. He quickly became my favorite character for his snarky comments, tender heart, and his pushy, yet caring ways. The glimpses we got of Garrett in Alex were great, I am betting his story is going to be fantastic!<br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Review by Danielle</span></div>
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<span style="clear: left; display: inline !important; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">Hockey star Alexander Crossman has a reputation as a cold-hearted player on and off the rink. Pushed into the sport by an alcoholic father, Alex isn’t afraid to give fans the proverbial middle finger, relishing his role as the MVP they love to hate. Management, however, isn’t so amused. Now Alex has a choice: fix his public image through community service or ride the bench. But Alex refuses to be molded into the Carolina Cold Fury poster boy . . . not even by a tempting redhead with killer curves.</span><br />
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Talk about all the feels! I was crying within the first 5
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I don't even know where to start with Shawn. Holy swoon.
Definitely my new book boyfriend. His selflessness and thoughtfulness
throughout this book made every man I've ever met pale in comparison. (Don't tell
my husband!) He is the whole package, sweet, compassionate and hot!! I really
hope there is more of these characters to come! There is spinoff potential
hidden throughout the story and if that happens I'll be beyond thrilled. This
is hands down my favorite book of the summer! Though it does have a very difficult
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It isn't often you come across a story that strikes you as truly unique, but Sawyer Bennett has done it with Uncvilized. Zach is everything an Alpha male should be. He doesn't know that being anything different is even a possibility. Life in Amazonia is all about control, and that is exactly what Zach thrives on. Moria is a modern woman. Strong, independent, and self sufficient, nothing like the women Zach is used to. The interplay between Moria and Zach was perfect. They challenged each other in all the right ways. </div>
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If you are looking for a super hot super steamy read, Uncivilized is for you! If your looking for a romance with a different twist, Uncivilized is for you too! A lot of books in this genre lack in the overall story line, but is not the case here at all. You could remove every single sexy scene and be left with a solid story that would be just as captivating!</div>
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sillyitiliangrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16315935251845224822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385863795186418338.post-85406960740102441942014-10-03T00:27:00.000-04:002014-10-03T00:27:00.307-04:00Somewhere Between Water & Sky (Shattered Things #2) by Elora Nicole Ramirez<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Check yes! Loved the book. Somewhere Between Water & Sky started out with mystery and some really dark emotions. I was like, "Wow, let's jump right into this!" I really didn't know what to expect from this book. As I kept reading it, I found myself saying, "This would be an awesome back story" or "I hope we find out more about these other characters". Well. Um. Apparently this is the second book. The first is called Every Shattered Thing. Even though there's a first book to it, Somewhere Between Water & Sky can be read as a stand alone and still be an awesome story. I'm just greedy when I find a great book. I just wanted more from the back story because everything else in the plot was full of details. Now that I know there's a book before it, I'm definitely going to check it out so I can reread this book. That's just me though. After I find that a book I read was not the first one in the series, I go back and read those and then reread the one I first got. It's my thing. And it totally gets me loving the book even more the second time around.<br />
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So back to this review. I kind of geeked out when I noticed a couple of Doctor Who and Sherlock references. As a Whovian, I had to smile. Every. Time. But seriously, that was just an added bonus because the story is really good. I physically felt that torment that Stephanie, the main character, was going through. She is a strong character (which I love!) and has been through Hell and back with emotional scars to prove it. Seriously, this book was a roller coaster ride - not the deep valleys and peaks, but being at the top of the roller coaster to only find out it goes even higher. What suspense! My adrenaline was pumping the whole time. Anything that can get a reaction like that from me, where I feel for the characters and has tons of suspense, deserves my recommendation. check it out today!<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Review by Amber</span><br />
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<b>Book 1 - Every Shattered Thing</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">I heard it said once that every human is a story with skin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">If this is true, paragraphs would be etched in the scars on
my wrists.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">Whole chapters could be written about the way my heart
pounds when I startle awake.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">And every single one of my tears could fill a book.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">But stories, with all their promise, only leave room for
disappointment. I don’t have room for that anymore. I left it all—the hope, the
love, the promise—back in my old life with the ghosts I’d rather forget: Jude.
Emma. Pacey.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">Kevin.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">This is how I dare to move forward and to believe in a new
beginning. I let go of the old. I just grab the new and run. I don’t wait
around anymore. I can’t.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">Somewhere between water and sky, I'll find a way to burn
these voices to the ground.<span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MR3Z62A/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00MR3Z62A&linkCode=as2&tag=booksandmothe-20&linkId=XN3JLS4XDLQBVBMN" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/somewhere-between-water-sky-elora-ramirez/1120365138?ean=2940150401174" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=booksandmothe-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00MR3Z62A" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> </span></div>
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Check yes! Loved the book. <i>Somewhere Between Water & Sky</i> started out with mystery and some really dark emotions. I was like, "Wow, let's jump right into this!" I really didn't know what to expect from this book. As I kept reading it, I found myself saying, "This would be an awesome back story" or "I hope we find out more about these other characters". Well. Um. Apparently this is the second book. The first is called <i>Every Shattered Thing</i>. Even though there's a first book to it, <i>Somewhere Between Water & Sky</i> can be read as a stand alone and still be an awesome story. I'm just greedy when I find a great book. I just wanted more from the back story because everything else in the plot was full of details. Now that I know there's a book before it, I'm definitely going to check it out so I can reread this book. That's just me though. After I find that a book I read was not the first one in the series, I go back and read those and then reread the one I first got. It's my thing. And it totally gets me loving the book even more the second time around.</div>
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So back to this review. I kind of geeked out when I noticed a couple of <i>Doctor Who</i> and <i>Sherlock</i> references. As a Whovian, I had to smile. Every. Time. But seriously, that was just an added bonus because the story is really good. I physically felt that torment that Stephanie, the main character, was going through. She is a strong character (which I love!) and has been through Hell and back with emotional scars to prove it. Seriously, this book was a roller coaster ride - not the deep valleys and peaks, but being at the top of the roller coaster to only find out it goes even higher. What suspense! My adrenaline was pumping the whole time. Anything that can get a reaction like that from me, where I feel for the characters and has tons of suspense, deserves my recommendation. check it out today!</div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Review by Amber</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.25in;"> Jessa calls me in the morning.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My phone, hidden underneath my hip,
buzzes me awake.<br />“…hello?” I scratch out a greeting, confused and squinting against
the sun peeking through the hotel blinds.<br /> <i>Note to self: shut the curtains
tonight before going to bed.<br /> </i>“Stephanie.
Don’t freak out, but Ren and I are down in
the lobby. We’re taking a day trip to San Diego.
Come with us to Sunset Cliffs?”<br />My heart slams in my chest. I pull the
phone away from my ear and stare at the screen and see <i>The Best Friend You
Never Knew You Had </i>as the contact name.<br />“What
in the actual fuck?”<br />“…she’s freaking out.” Jessa
whispers away from the receiver.<br /> “I
can still hear you. How’d you get my number?”<br />“Listen.
We’re not crazy, just curious, and I may
have followed you home last night after work. Oh and um…never
leave your phone unattended at work. Just trust me. I saved you from many a
picture last night. You’re welcome.”<br />I wrinkle my nose.<br /> “I’m
so confused right now.”<br />“Understandable.
But you should also be excited. Two strange people are waiting for you in the
lobby to take you on a road trip! It’s like Ren’s
dream movie role.”<br />I hear him snort in the background.<br /> “Seriously?”<br />Ren’s
voice cuts through the line, low and rumbly.<br />“What
will it be, Stephanie? The red pill? Or the blue pill?”<br />I hear shuffling and Jessa pushing him
away.<br /> “Don’t.
Be. Weird, Ren. I told you. Harness the Nerd.”<br />He just laughs and mentions something
about grabbing a muffin from the continental breakfast area.<br /><i>What the hell?<br /> </i>“Jessa…I
don’t know you.”<br />“Fact.”<br />“You
could kill me.”<br />“Not
possible. But I can see how that scenario would play through your mind right
now.”<br />“Do
you normally try and kidnap strays who live in hotel rooms?”<br />“This
isn’t kidnapping, sweetheart. And you’re
not a stray. This is a rescue mission. You need fun! You mope and grow all
self-reflective at the coffee shop. It’s starting to freak customers out.”<br />“Wait.
Really?”<br />She laughs. “No.
But. You do dart around like you’re ready to run at a moment’s
notice. And, chalk it up to my dad being a professional counselor, but I can
spot the ones who need some extra attention.”<br />“You’re
calling me broken.”<br />“I’m
calling you needing a friend.”<br />“I
can’t believe I’m
actually considering this.”<br />“I’m
very convincing <i>butplusalsotoo</i> I think you just really want to get out
of that stuffy hotel room. Come onnnnnn. It’ll
be fun. See you when you get down here.”<br />She doesn’t
even let me respond. She hangs up and I sit there, staring at the ceiling, the
phone still stuck to my ear. I didn’t even talk to her for five minutes
and I’m already exhausted. What would a
whole day be like? I smile and jump out of bed, grabbing the nearest and
cleanest clothing I can find. Throwing my hair into a pony tail, I brush my
teeth, slide on some lip gloss and walk out the door. It’s
only after I get to the elevator that I realize exactly what I’m
doing and I laugh under my breath.<br /> <br /><i>Yep. Certifiable. </i></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Elora Ramirez
lives in Austin, Texas with her chef-husband. At the age of four, she taught
herself how to read and write, cutting her teeth on books like Dr. Seuss and
writing anywhere she could find the space--including her Fisher Price kitchen
set, the pages of picture books and Highlights Magazine. Since then, she's
grown to love the way words feel as they swell within her bones. Writing holy
and broken is her calling, and pushing back the darkness and pursuing beauty
through story is her purpose. She embraces the power of story and teaches women
from all parts of the world how to embrace theirs. She has a knack of calling
things out , the truth and the detail, the subversive threads that make a life
a story. She loves hip-hop, wishes she lived by the beach and cannot write
without copious amounts of coffee, chocolate, music, and her husband's lavender
liqueur. </span><br />
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Wow. She's done it again. Completely shocked. The Ana Martin series has a way of making me hold my breath longer than is healthy. There were so many actions scenes that had me completely engrossed to the point where I didn't even want to blink, but I also had to fight the urge to close my eyes and hide in anticipation - almost like during a really suspenseful scene in a horror movie.<br />
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hen I finished The Night of the Fae I couldn't really figure out where the next book would go, but man oh man. This book was so action packed and full of twists and turns it made me dizzy, In a great way!!<br />
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I can't wait to see where book three leads. Will this turn into the most deadly love triangle ever?? Will Ana survive any more heartache? Will she give up and run into hiding??! I'm not usually one for "supernatural" books but Lyneal Jenkins has this amazing way of making the supernatural seem completely real and natural. It just feels like I'm reading an AWESOME thriller/drama. Definitely add this series to your TBR list!<br />
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sillyitiliangrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16315935251845224822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385863795186418338.post-2000110715281230782014-09-25T00:39:00.003-04:002014-10-04T10:29:16.778-04:00BLOG TOUR: Uncivilized by Sawyer Bennett<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><i>**Warning: This book is a wild, sexy beast of a read. 18+**</i></b><br />
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Putting a woman on her knees before me is what really makes my cock hard. I fuck with dominant force and absolute control. I demand complete surrender from my conquests.<br />
Savage man, loner, warrior… I am dangerous at my core. I have lived amidst the untamed wild of the rainforest, in a society that reveres me and where every woman falls before me in subjugation.<br />
Now I’ve been discovered. Forced to return to a world that I have forgotten about and to a culture that is only vaguely familiar to my senses.<br />
Dr. Moira Reed is an anthropologist who has been hired to help me transition back into modern society. It’s her job to smooth away my rough edges… to teach me how to navigate properly through this new life of mine. She wants to tame me.<br />
She’ll never win.<br />
I am wild, free and raw, and the only thing I want from the beautiful Moira Reed is to fuck her into submission.<br />
She wants it, I am certain.<br />
I will give it to her soon.<br />
Yes, very soon, I will become the teacher and she will become my student. And when I am finished showing her body pleasure like no other, she’ll know what it feels like to be claimed by an uncivilized man.<br />
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It isn't often you come across a story that strikes you as truly unique, but Sawyer Bennett has done it with Uncvilized. Zach is everything an Alpha male should be. He doesn't know that being anything different is even a possibility. Life in Amazonia is all about control, and that is exactly what Zach thrives on. Moria is a modern woman. Strong, independent, and self sufficient, nothing like the women Zach is used to. The interplay between Moria and Zach was perfect. They challenged each other in all the right ways. </div>
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USA Today Best-Selling author, Sawyer Bennett, is a snarky southern woman and reformed trial lawyer who decided to finally start putting on paper all of the stories that were floating in her head. She is married to a mobster (well, a market researcher) and they have two big, furry dogs who hog the bed. Sawyer would like to report she doesn’t have many weaknesses but can be bribed with a nominal amount of milk chocolate.<br />
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sillyitiliangrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16315935251845224822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385863795186418338.post-34885273340557340012014-09-21T11:59:00.001-04:002014-09-23T10:50:58.537-04:00Sugar on the Edge (Last Call #3) by Sawyer Bennett<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span 18px="" font-family:="" inherit="" line-height:="">I'm not sure I can do justice to the awesomeness that was Sugar On the Edge, but I'll try. Gavin Cooke is sexy in all the right ways, he has the body, the face.... the accent. He is also delightfully kinky! I may have started off reading Sugar on the Edge with a major dislike for Gavin, in the first few chapters there isn't much to like about him. He is angry, rude, and drunk pretty much the entire time. Then you learn more about Gavin, and you fall in love. Then you see his filthy side, and your hooked! Savannah is the type of female I've come to expect and love from Sawyer Bennett. Strong and confident, but still maintaining a gentile feminine side.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br 18px="" /><span 18px="">I really enjoyed how the relationship between Gavin and Savannah progressed. It wasn't the typical love at first sight, yet it wasn't a courtship full of tons of angst either. It was a welcomed change. I also loved how hot things were between them! Gavin definitely has a creative mind, and I'm not talking about his author side! </span><br /><br 18px="" /><span 18px="">Just an added little tid bit here, for those of you who loved Brody in Make it a Double, you'll get a good dose of him here too. Its impossible not the adore that man!</span></span><br />
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