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Kelly’s (ARC) Review of Undone by Lila PDiPasqua

TITLE: Undone
#4 in the Fiery Tales series
AUTHOR: Lila DiPasqua

BOOK SYNOPSIS:
Inspired by the tale of Rapunzel, Lila DiPasqua offers a new steamy, emotionally charged historical romance in the acclaimed Fiery Tales Series . . . Rescuing this beauty from the ‘tower’ is only the beginning . . .

Maintaining her ruse as a commoner, and trusting no one has kept Angelica safe. But a chance encounter with a handsome stranger lands her right where danger lies. Now, this sinfully handsome man with arresting blue eyes and a polished manner thinks he’s saved her life, when in fact he’s placed her in great peril. She’s intent on keeping him and everyone else at arm’s length. Yet, the smoldering attraction between them is difficult to deny. And impossible to ignore . . .

As commander of a number of privateer ships, Simon Boulenger dresses and speaks like an aristocrat, and has obtained wealth. But he is still not a noble. Or an officer in the King’s Navy. His lifelong dream to elevate himself from his station of birth and attain a respectable place in society is dead. Worse, he’s ensnared in a deadly scheme, and must get out. But how is he to stay focused on his dangerous mission when the mysterious beauty has him utterly intrigued? He can’t afford the distraction any more than he can resist the carnal hunger she stirs. Simon soon discovers that she’s not only a passionate soul mate, but a woman born into privilege. A woman he can never have. But they’re in too deep. Their hearts are at risk . . . as well as their lives.


REVIEW PROVIDED BY: Kelly             NUMBER OF STARS: 5 Stars

REVIEW:
In Undone we get to learn more about Simon Boulenger, who we meet in A Midnight Dance (book 3).  Simon’s only goal in life has been to become an aristocrat, by any means possible.  
Simon has battled his way from poverty and certain death to become an officer in the King’s navy.  Oh and Simon is a very, very naughty boy.  Why you ask?  Well you will just have to read the book 🙂  But after so long of doing anything it takes to move up in this unforgiving world, Simon is starting to rethink his goals.  After the death of a good friend he doesn’t know that being an aristocrat is worth it any more.  He starts to question his goals, who he is, where he is going and what he wants.  At that very moment fate steps in and literally knocks him to the ground in the form of a very beautifully plain woman.  Life for Simon will never be the same from this moment on.  

Angelica has been in hiding herself away for many, many years and she has no intention of ever being found.  She is content where she is, it might not be ideal but it is better then ever going back home.  But when Angelica finds herself tangled in a mess of arms and legs with a very large and incredibly handsome man, she has no idea the twist her life just took.

Lila DiPasqua is a wickedly talented author.  I have loved every story of her’s that I have read.  Undone left me totally undone, but in a very, very good way.  Lila does a great job of having two main characters who are stubborn to a fault, beyond a fault really.  Who both are hiding secrets that they are ashamed of.  Each fears the truth will send the other running.  But the journey that these two go on will show them that truth, trust and love can conquer all.  

I will say that Simon & Angelica drove me nuts, they made me laugh, they made me cry on multiple occasions, but in the end like any good fiery tale there was a happy ending.  

I loved Undone and so can’t wait to see what Lila has in store for us next with Three Reckless Wishes (book 5 in the Fiery Tale series), Luc’s book.

HUGE thank you for Lila for the great honor of letting me read your story and for listening to my feedback.  Love you girl!!!

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EPIC BOOK GIVEAWAY!!!!!!!!!!

Don’t Miss the “Indulge in Our Favorite Authors” Epic Book Giveaway Contest!
If you haven’t already heard, five romance authors are holding an epic book giveaway contest of *their* five favorite romance authors’ books. But they’re not just giving away a few books—they’re giving away complete, SIGNED backlists of the following authors:
Julia Quinn (sponsored by Shana Galen)
Lisa Kleypas (sponsored by Elise Rome)
Julie Garwood (sponsored by Heather Snow)
Elizabeth Hoyt (sponsored by Lila DiPasqua)
Cynthia Eden (sponsored by Vanessa Kelly)
Yes, it’s an epic contest, and it’s being held on Facebook right now. All you have to do is visit the Facebook pages of Shana Galen, Lila DiPasqua, Vanessa Kelly, Heather Snow, and Elise Rome, and enter the favorite book (the hint is given on the contest tab) for each of these authors.
At the end of February the contest will be over—so hurry!—and five lucky winners will win a backlist of one of the amazing authors mentioned above. Elise has said that Lisa is even signing her books after the winner is chosen for her backlist, so if you win Lisa Kleypas’ books, they’ll be personally made out to you. Also, the five authors are giving away books of their own, too.
Good luck to everyone who enters, and don’t forget to tell your friends!
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Final day of Winter’s Favorites

Today is the final day of Winter’s Favorites Monthly Giveaway.


I want to thank each and every one of my followers and authors for all your love and support this year.  I would be nowhere without you.    So since I have asked everyone to share their favorites here are mine
Snowboarding




Hot chocolate


Fireplaces


Holiday lights


Sweatshirts



Warm socks


And of course any excuses I can have to sit down 
with a good book and read.
Again thank you so very much for everything, 
so to sweeten the pot:

I have 2 prize packages that I am going to be giving to of my followers filled with a bunch of stuff (open to everyone).  
No I am not going to tell you what is all in them.  
But I can say there will be a book or two or three..

And to make it even sweeter!!!!! I had a few authors that donated books who were not able be part of the Winter’s Favorites due to writing deadlines.

Lila Di Pasqua has donated a signed set of her Feiry Tales series (books 1-3)

Adrian Phoenix has donated one signed book from her back list

Emma Holly has donated two signed books 
(Angel at Dawn & Devil at Midnight)

Rebecca Zanetti has donated two signed books (Fated & Claimed)
To enter for a chance to win one of my two Thank you Packages. And the 4 extra author prize packs, please leave me a comment, tell me if you enjoyed this monthly giveaway, then head over to the MAIN Winter’s Favorite page (<< — Click link) to enter the giveaway.
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My Review of A Midnight Dance by Lila DiPasqua

A Midnight Dance
by Lila DiPasqua

Inspired by the tale of Cinderella, Lila DiPasqua weaves a steamy historical romance that offers a glass slipper, a dangerous deception, and an impoverished beauty determined to find her handsome prince…and make him pay.
Born into wealth, Sabine Laurent and her twin sister lived a life of luxury, their father’s prestigious theater frequented by royalty and aristocracy alike. And Sabine dreamed of her own prince charming—the devastatingly handsome Jules de Moutier.
That was before the loss of her sister and her family’s fall from grace—a disaster Sabine blames on the Moutier family. Now, with her father’s death, she’s inherited his sizable debt and the responsibility of caring for his spoiled long-time mistress and her two wastrel daughters. But with the help of Sabine’s eccentric friends—the balance of her father’s acting troupe—she plans to get very close to her old infatuation, seduce the rake—and make away with a fortune.
Resisting Jules’s skillful mouth and tantalizing touch is not as easy as Sabine supposed. And soon she must decide whether her desire for vengeance is greater than her desire for her one and only prince…
Excerpt: http://www.liladipasqua.com/amidnightdanceExcerpt.htm

My thoughts:
In A Midnight Dance we meet Sabine Laurent, who is in dire straits.  Sabine is a woman on a mission to save her family.  But in order to do that she must be willing to make the ultimate sacrifice in order to gain the trust of those she plans to deceive.  But as with all good plans not all goes right.  The last person Sabine ever expected to find in this camp is the one man she blames for the fall of her family. Jules deMoutier

Jules deMoutier has been stripped of everything, his money, his title, and his pride.  But after 5 long years he is so close to getting everything back.  Back to the way his life should be.  But Jules never planned for one small blond woman to come into his camp and steal his treasure out from under his nose.
Sabine is a great heroine.  She is smart, funny, determined and really doesn’t take people’s crap very well.  Her only weakness seems to be her heart.  Sabine cares too much sometimes.
Jules, aahhh, sweet, handsome, suborn, wouldn’t know when a woman is lying to him Jules.. Jules is HOT… He his Dream…. He really is a prince charming under all that holier than thou attitude.  
OH, Lila is wicked good.  There was not one moment that I didn’t love this story.  Lila doesn’t wait very long for there to be a very hot forest sex scene *wiggle eyebrows* Lila does a great job of taking the Cinderella story and telling it in a way I would have never thought about.  This is truly a riches to rages to riches story.

  Want to learn more about Lila or her books? 

Check her out here: http://www.liladipasqua.com

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Guest blog & giveaway with Lila DiPasqua

Should you read A MIDNIGHT DANCE?  By Lila DiPasqua
A MIDNIGHT DANCE (Berkley Sensation) is the third installment in the Fiery Tales series (steamy, yet romantic, retellings of classic fairy tales!)  And it’s my version of Cinderella.  There’s a strong, smart destitute beauty.  A sinfully handsome, carnally-gifted “Prince Charming”.  Oh, and plenty of scandalous behavior. *smiles*
Believe me, I know there have been many retellings of Cinderella, but there has NEVER been a retelling like quite like A MIDNIGHT DANCE.
But you shouldn’t read it.  🙂  
Well, as least you shouldn’t read it if:
  1. You have an aversion to tall, dark, gorgeous heroes who have an edge of danger edge to them.  Jules de Moutier is drop dead sexy.  And he’s out for revenge, to find out who framed his father as a traitor to the Crown, and to restore his family’s good name.  Having been stripped of his nobility, tossed out of the King’s Navy and disgraced before his peers, Jules is finally in a position to walk away from privateering. It’s taken him years, but he’s intent on using his newly captured silver treasure to help him reclaim his former life and clear his family’s name.  All is going according to plan, until he crosses paths with a certain blond and beautiful desperate thief.
  1. You shouldn’t read A MIDNIGHT DANCE if you want to read about a damsel in distress who’s waiting around to be rescued.  Our heroine Sabine Laurent, daughter of the late playwright, Paul Laurent, may be in dire straits, but she’s not waiting for anyone to rescue her.  Like any practical woman, she’s taking matters into her own hands.  She’s going to steal the silver treasure.  Getting her hands on that kind of wealth will save her family—or what’s left of the eccentric lot. Namely, the balance of her late father’s acting troupe, his long-time mistress and her two spoiled daughters. Too bad she didn’t realize that the wealth she’d be stealing belongs to none other than Jules de Moutier, the object of her girlhood infatuation. She’s convinced she can seduce the rake and make off with a fortune.
  1. You shouldn’t read A MIDNIGHT DANCE if you dislike scorching hot love scenes.  Sabine may blame her family’s downfall on Jules and his family, but his potent appeal is difficult to ignore and even more difficult to resist.  With devilishly seductive Jules, it’s not going to be easy for Sabine to snatch the silver.  The chemistry between them is white-hot. 
  1. You shouldn’t read A MIDNIGHT DANCE if you dislike the classic beloved fairy tale of Cinderella.  A MIDNIGHT DANCE has a ball, a glass slipper, a fairy godmother in the form of a loveable yet highly opinionated apothecary, a determined impoverished beauty and a man who proves to be the Prince Charming every woman longs for.
  1. You shouldn’t read A MIDNIGHT DANCE if you don’t like an exciting read with intrigue and twists.  With a surprising villain that will shock you.  An ending that will make you sigh . . . and gasp in surprise.
EXCERPT: A MIDNIGHT DANCE:
Once upon a time there was a woman whose life was in cinders. Her story has been retold many ways, many times, throughout the realm. Throughout time. Her family’s wealth was gone, as were their elegant home, and their prestigious theater.  They were as lost to her as her girlhood dream of marrying a man she’d loved from afar. A man who was well beyond her reach.
A man she’d dubbed her Dark Prince, for he was tall, dark, and oh so handsome. But her opinion of him had soured. No longer did she believe in a happily ever after.
Yet one night, at the stroke of midnight, the stars aligned.
Destiny stepped in.
And she came face-to-face with her Dark Prince.
But she didn’t arrive before him as she’d dreamed all those years ago. She was not in a golden-colored gown, but in humble attire, not in a gilded carriage, but in a rickety cart, as worthless as a pumpkin, driven by two men, as meek as mice . . . carrying wine mixed with a special potion . . .
What’s in the wine, you ask?  Knowing she must come up with the funds to pay the Crown taxes, Sabine plans on drugging Jules and stealing a fortune in silver.  It’s a desperate plan.  But, then, desperate people must resort to desperate measures.  She’s not above using her acting skills, posing as a common harlot named Elise to try to seduce him, and enlisting her eclectic—and rather eccentric blended family/friends—to help her in this mad scheme.  The only appeal about this crazy plan—she’ll be stealing from Jules de Moutier—whom she blames for her dire predicament in the first place.  Let the seduction begin!
In all seriousness, if you’re looking for something fresh and different, if you love fairy tales, historical romance, a hot hero, a clever heroine, sizzling sexual tension, love scenes that will leave you breathless and delightful secondary characters—if you want a fast-paced read with unexpected twists—I hope you’ll check out A MIDNIGHT DANCE.  🙂
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A MIDNIGHT DANCE
A Fiery Tale
Lila DiPasqua
Berkley Sensation
HISTORICAL ROMANCE
August 2011
ISBN: 978-0425241981
Born into wealth, Sabine Laurent and her twin sister lived a life of luxury, their father’s prestigious theater frequented by royalty and aristocracy alike. And Sabine dreamed of her own prince charming—the devastatingly handsome Jules de Moutier.
That was before the loss of her sister and her family’s fall from grace—a disaster Sabine blames on the Moutier family. Now, with her father’s death, she’s inherited his sizable debt and the responsibility of caring for his spoiled long-time mistress and her two wastrel daughters. But with the help of Sabine’s eccentric friends—the balance of her father’s acting troupe—she plans to get very close to her old infatuation, seduce the rake—and make away with a fortune.
Resisting Jules’s skillful mouth and tantalizing touch is not as easy as Sabine supposed. And soon she must decide whether her desire for vengeance is greater than her desire for her one and only prince…
Praise for A MIDNIGHT DANCE

[A] fantastic heroine… [A] fantastic hero!” — Night Owl Reviews—REVIEWER’S TOP PICK!

“A deliciously dark hero and a heroine who’s more than a match for him! Sure to delight!” — Jennifer Ashley, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author

“Wickedly passionate . . . a sensual treat.”— Sylvia Day, national bestselling author

“Lila DiPasqua’s ‘Fiery Tale’ version of Cinderella sets the classic story ablaze!” — Anna Campbell, award-winning author.
“A Midnight Dance … [a] romance that touches the heart.  I can ensure that this is a dance you’ll never forget.” — Top Pick! – The Season Blog!
“Ms. DiPasqua’s take on Cinderella is a gorgeous sizzling tale! I finished and wanted to start it over immediately.” — JOYFULLY REVIEWED raves!

Order at:
Amazon:  http://www.amazon.com/Midnight-Dance-Lila-DiPasqua/dp/042524198X/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b
B&N: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/A-Midnight-Dance/Lila-DiPasqua/e/9780425241981/?itm=5&USRI=lila+dipasqua
Book Depository: http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/Midnight-Dance-Lila-Dipasqua/9780425241981
BIO:
Lila DiPasqua writes wicked & witty historical romance for Penguin/Berkley. She lives with her real-life hero husband and three children and is a firm believer in the happily-ever-after. To learn more about Lila and her books, visit www.LilaDiPasqua.com



GIVEAWAY TIME: 

QUESTION:  If you were in a movie, playing the part of Cinderella, who would you choose to play your perfect Prince Charming?  (NOTE: If my hubby is not available, I’m choosing Bradley Cooper).  Two random commenters will win a book from my Fiery Tales series. READERS’ CHOICE. Giveaway open WORLDWIDE.


To Enter: 
(MUST) Answer Lila’s question above
(MUST) Leave email 
Be a follower of my blog is always good too.

Giveaway ends Sept 9th
Winner announced Sept 12th 


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Lila DiPasqua Fiery Tale Series

Awakened by a Kiss
Three classic fairytales—“Sleeping Beauty,” “Puss in Boots,” and “Little Red Riding Hood”—cleverly retold with enough sensual twists to prove wickedly ever after does exist…
Sleeping Beau: Five years ago, the notorious rake, Adrien d’Aspe, Marquis de Beaulain, was awakened by a sensuous kiss—and experienced a night of raw ecstasy that was branded into his memory. Years later, he spots his mysterious seductress—and this time, he has no intention of letting her go…
Little Red Writing: Nicolas de Savignac, Comte de Lambelle, has been assigned by the King to uncover the secret identity of the author writing scandalous stories about powerful courtiers. He never expected his investigation would lead to his grandmother’s house, or to a ravishing woman who would stir his deepest hunger…
Bewitching in Boots: Elisabeth de Roussel, daughter of the King, is accustomed to getting what she wants—and she wants Tristan de Tiersonnier, Comte de Saint-Marcel, an ex-commander of the King’s private Guard. A recent injury has forced Tristan to leave his distinguished position, but Elisabeth is determined to make him see he’s every bit the man he once was—and more than man enough for her..
Except: http://www.liladipasqua.com/awakenExcerpt.htm
The Princess in His Bed
Inspired by “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” “The Ugly Duckling, and “The Princess and the Pea,” Lila DiPasqua spins three sexy tales that give new meaning to the term bedtime story…
The Marquis’ New Clothes: To save her cousin, Aimee de Miran must retrieve a jeweled ring from the most sinfully seductive man at court, the Marquis de Nattes. But to search his considerable wardrobe she’ll have to get very close to the notorious rake…and soon she finds herself very close to him indeed, with his clothes—and hers—utterly forgotten…
The Lovely Duckling: Reputed for his carnal skills, Joseph d’Alumbert prefers amorous encounters without emotional entanglement—until a quick-witted lady stirs tender feelings and hot desire. Emilie de Sarron suffered burns to her body as an infant, and keeps her scars—and her heart—well hidden. But Joseph is determined to peel away her inhibitions, one slow steamy kiss at a time, to reveal the beautiful swan inside…
The Princess and the Diamonds: Princess Gabrielle can’t sleep at night. There is something hard in her bed. No, not just the stolen diamonds tucked under her mattress, but the handsome Marquis on it….whose carnal talents she can’t resist. But he threatens her secret mission, and worse, she stands to lose far more than the diamonds—her heart is at stake….
Excerpt: http://www.liladipasqua.com/princessExcerpt.htm
A Midnight Dance
Inspired by the tale of Cinderella, Lila DiPasqua weaves a steamy historical romance that offers a glass slipper, a dangerous deception, and an impoverished beauty determined to find her handsome prince…and make him pay.
Born into wealth, Sabine Laurent and her twin sister lived a life of luxury, their father’s prestigious theater frequented by royalty and aristocracy alike. And Sabine dreamed of her own prince charming—the devastatingly handsome Jules de Moutier.
That was before the loss of her sister and her family’s fall from grace—a disaster Sabine blames on the Moutier family. Now, with her father’s death, she’s inherited his sizable debt and the responsibility of caring for his spoiled long-time mistress and her two wastrel daughters. But with the help of Sabine’s eccentric friends—the balance of her father’s acting troupe—she plans to get very close to her old infatuation, seduce the rake—and make away with a fortune.
Resisting Jules’s skillful mouth and tantalizing touch is not as easy as Sabine supposed. And soon she must decide whether her desire for vengeance is greater than her desire for her one and only prince…
Excerpt: http://www.liladipasqua.com/amidnightdanceExcerpt.htm
Want to learn more about Lila or her books? 
Check her out here: http://www.liladipasqua.com/index.htm