A Casablanca Christmas ……. + a giveaway

CasaXmasTour-2015

Christmas is just around the corner and romance novelists Samantha Chase, Kim Redford and Terry Spear are here to help get you in the holiday spirit. We’ve asked them all to share which of their characters they’d spend the holidays with!

Samantha Chase (The Christmas Cottage/Ever After):
Hmm…I know we’re all about “The Christmas Cottage” right now, but if I had to pick between ALL of the characters I’ve ever written, I’d have to go with…the family from my new series The Shaughnessys. They are a very traditional family and are very close-knit and I think spending time with them and would be a hoot. They’re very eclectic and are pretty much scattered all over the US currently, but their Irish roots are very near and dear to them and they’re a lively group. They’d be a lot of fun to hang out with – and not just on the holidays!

Kim Redford (A Cowboy Firefighter for Christmas):
I’d choose to spend the day with folks at Wildcat Bluff’s Christmas in the Country enjoying all the special festivities.

Terry Spear (A Silver Wolf Christmas):
Any of them. I usually get a similar question—who is your favorite character. But no way can I choose from among them. They all have their good sides and bad. They are all special in some way, all loveable, all sexy and fun. I loved CJ for wanting to return to family, the pack, even if it meant leaving his brothers. I loved how he loved Laurel and was doing everything he could to ensure she would stay with the pack. That he cared just as much about her sisters. That he wanted his brothers to stay there too. I loved how he was determined to help her find the truth about her aunt’s disappearance, even if it meant he might learn more bad news about his father.

Legend has it that any couple who spends the night in the Christmas Cottage shall have love everlasting…

THE CHRISTMAS COTTAGE
Lacey Quinn does not believe in happily-ever-after or the legend of the Christmas Cottage. But her best friend does, and she’s the one getting married. It’s Lacey’s job to make sure everything at the cottage is perfect for the newlyweds. Instead, she finds herself snowed in with the best man, and she begins to wonder if fairy tales really can come true.

EVER AFTER
Ava Callahan wants desperately to believe in love everlasting. But when Brian McCabe walks back into her life and upsets her carefully organized world, her commitment to perfection makes it hard to accept the love that’s right in front of her. Will it take a night in the Christmas Cottage for Ava and Brian to find their happy ending?

New York Times and USA Today bestseller Samantha Chase released her debut novel, Jordan’s Return, in November 2011. Although she waited until she was in her forties to publish for the first time, writing has been a lifelong passion. Teaching creative writing to students from elementary through high school and encouraging those students to follow their writing dreams motivated Samantha to take that step as well. Stay With Me (Montgomery Brothers book 3) hit the USA Today bestseller list upon its debut. Catering to the CEO was included in the romance bundle Loving the CEO, a five-book package that made the New York Times and the USA Today bestseller lists. In March 2013, The Christmas Cottage was nominated for two Indie Romance Convention Awards—Best Indie Romance Novella and Best Indie Contemporary Romance—while Samantha was nominated for Indie Author of the Year. When she’s not working on a new story, she spends her time reading contemporary romances, blogging, playing Scrabble on Facebook, and spending time with her husband of twenty-four years and their two sons in North Carolina. Visit her at www.chasing-romance.com.

Warm up this Christmas with a sexy cowboy firefighter who knows how to ignite flames as well as put them out…

He’s hotter than a wildfire
Trey Duval is a rancher, proud as can be of his Wildcat Ranch. He’s also the top volunteer firefighter of Wildcat Bluff, Texas, the town that pulls out all the stops for its Christmas festivities.

City girl Misty Reynolds comes to Wildcat Bluff just in time to help Trey put out a suspicious fire, leading him to dub her his “Christmas angel.” Unfortunately, Misty’s past has left her with terrible memories of fire, and of Christmastime.

As the two are thrown together again and again, Trey finds himself wanting Misty more and more, and Misty feels stronger and braver when Trey is around. Though their trust grows slowly, their passion for each other is burning hot…

Kim Redford draws her inspiration from a Texas lifestyle of cowboys, cowgirls, horses, cattle, rodeos and small towns to create her bestselling novels. When she’s not writing steamy romances, she’s a rescue cat wrangler and a horseback rider. She divides her time between Texas and Oklahoma. A Cowboy Firefighter for Christmas is first in her Smokin’ Hot Cowboys series with Blazing Hot Texas Cowboy coming soon.

Visit her at www.kimredford.com.

IT’S A SILVER TOWN CHRISTMAS, AND THE WOLVES ARE READY TO HOWL

CJ Silver and his brothers have returned to Silver Town eager to reconnect with the pack. And with the she-wolf newcomers renovating the old Victorian Silver Town Hotel, it looks like the holidays are going to be very merry indeed.

Laurel MacTire and her sisters are excited to be living in a wolf-run town, but they have another motive— to solve the fifty-year-old mystery of their aunt’s disappearance. When CJ gets a whiff of trouble brewing, his protective instincts kick in—now Laurel has a hotel opening to prepare for, a mystery to solve, and a brawny wolf shifter underfoot. Perhaps she should have resisted the temptation to kiss him so wickedly in the snow.

USA Today bestselling author Terry Spear has written over fifty paranormal and medieval Highland historical romances. In 2008 Heart of the Wolf was named a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year. A retired officer of the U.S. Army Reserves, Terry also creates award-winning teddy bears that have found homes all over the world and is raising two Havanese puppies. She lives in Crawford, Texas. Visit her at www.terryspears.com.

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November 11, 2015November 12, 2015

Gift Ideas for the Book Lover #57

Viviana, Enchantress of Books has found some cute items for this week’s “Gift Idea For The Book Lover”!

Happy Wednesday and “Gift Idea For The Book Lover”! This is the second Wednesday of the month and when we’d normally focus on a particular series or author… but, with so many awesome series and authors, there is one thing we can all agree upon.. BOOK BOYFRIENDS! Scroll down below and check out this week’s items and let me know which is your favorite?

Book lover mug Mug – 11 oz – Book Boyfriends – romantic gift – love – unique mug – personalized – magnet – funny – romantic books

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$15.00+ (plus S&H)

They’re always better on paper. This unique fun mug is perfect for that romantic booklover!

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Book Boyfriends Funny Graphic T-Shirt RC13467

By Ravenchicstudio

$17.99 (plus S&H)

Book Boyfriends Funny Novelty T-Shirt design printed on 100% Cotton T-shirt.

Defend your book-case of boyfriends in this hilarious original!

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Boys In Books Are Just Better HOODIE – book boyfriend, book nerd, gift idea – ID: 205

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This is a handmade cameo necklace made of pink ballchain, black one inch cameo setting, and epoxy sticker sealed picture of the quote, plus dangling plastic heart charm and tibetan silver book charm. Item is as shown, ruler shows size. Check out my other items! There’s no extra shipping cost for all items paid for at the same time.

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November 11, 2015November 11, 2015

Cover Reveal: Laura Kaye’s Ride Hard

We are absolutely thrilled to bring you the Cover Reveal for Laura Kaye’s RIDE HARD! Releasing April 26, 2016, RIDE HARD is the first novel in Laura’s Raven Riders Series, a spin off from her New York Times and USA Today bestselling Hard Ink Series, published by Avon Romance an imprint of HarperCollins. Pre-order your copy of RIDE HARD today!

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About RIDE HARD:

Brotherhood. Club. Family.

They live and ride by their own rules.

These are the Raven Riders…

Raven Riders Motorcycle Club President Dare Kenyon rides hard and values loyalty above all else. He’ll do anything to protect the brotherhood of bikers—the only family he’s got—as well as those who can’t defend themselves. So when mistrustful Haven Randall lands on the club’s doorstep scared that she’s being hunted, Dare takes her in, swears to keep her safe, and pushes to learn the secrets overshadowing her pretty smile.

Haven fled from years of abuse at the hands of her criminal father and is suspicious of any man’s promises, including those of the darkly sexy and overwhelmingly intense Ravens’ leader. But as the powerful attraction between them flares to life, Dare pushes her boundaries and tempts her to want things she never thought she could.

The past never dies without a fight, but Dare Kenyon’s never backed down before…

About Laura Kaye:

Laura is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over twenty books in contemporary and paranormal romance and romantic suspense, including the Hard Ink and upcoming Raven Riders series. Growing up, Laura’s large extended family believed in the supernatural, and family lore involving angels, ghosts, and evil-eye curses cemented in Laura a life-long fascination with storytelling and all things paranormal. She lives in Maryland with her husband, two daughters, and cute-but-bad dog, and appreciates her view of the Chesapeake Bay every day.

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November 11, 2015November 11, 2015

Spotlight Feature: From Russia with Fangs by Jacey Conrad & Gia Corona + a giveaway

New from Molly Harper, writing as Jacey Conrad, and Gia Corona:
From Russia With fangs!

The companion novel to the best selling From Russia with Claws, this time we hear sister Irina’s story.

From Russia with Fangs

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Synopsis:
Between her family’s drunken antics and vicious verbal attacks from her socalled friends, Irina Sudenko Volkov is having the worst night ever. And that’s before she’s widowed.

Volatile, cheating, nogood Sergei’s deathbyassassin unleashes chaos in the werewolf criminal underground. Irina’s panicked Papa assigns Beta wolf Viktor Zhukovsky to Irina’s security detail until her husband’s killer is found. As Irina’s world crumbles around her, the perfect princess mask falls away and Viktor meets the sharp, passionate woman underneath. Their initial chemistry gives way to a deeper attraction when Irina begins to see the decency underneath Viktor’s gruff, tattooed exterior, despite his insistence that it doesn’t exist.

Their tendency to find themselves seminudeand in enclosed spaces is a source of amusement to her sister, Galina, but each of them knows of the deadly consequences if their relationship is brought to light. Things get even more complicated when Papa Sudenko begins to matchmake Irina and Andrey Lupesco, who also happens to be in a secret relationship with Galina. Family dinners are awkward. With danger closing in on all sides, Irina has to find her claws and learn to howl.

In the muchanticipated sequel to From Russia with Claws, readers get a new perspective of the lusty exploits of the untameable Sudenko family. Gia Corona and Jacey Conrad craft a delightful tale of the anything but average human Irina and the libidinous lycanthropes in her life.

Make sure to add it to your From Russia with Fangs to your To Read List: http://bit.ly/GRFANGS

About The Authors:
Jacey Conrad is a sushiloving,
pop culture nerd living in the South with her high school
sweetheart. She delights in horribly made mutant shark movies and watching Sean Bean die in his various cinematic
incarnations. To keep up with Jacey on twitter

Gia Corona loves boots, boys, and bourbon, not necessarily in that order. When she’s not
actively stalking Michael Fassbender and his abdominals, she’s watching questionable television or reading comics.
You can find Gia on Twitter too.

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November 11, 2015November 8, 2015

Winter Romance Wednesday! Kimberly reviews Home For Christmas by Lily Everett

TITLE: Home For Christmas
SERIES #: Sanctuary Island #4
CHARACTERS: Libby & Owen
AUTHOR: Lily Everett
PUBLICATION DATE: 10/06/15
ORDER LINKS: Amazon | B&N

BOOK SYNOPSIS:
Tis the season for family and love…

At least it’s supposed to be. For Libby Leeds, however, the holiday season is just another reminder of things she’d rather forget. When she left Sanctuary Island as an orphaned child, she never thought she’d go back except in her dreams, dreams she’s kept alive by writing monthly column of her fictional small-town life, until her publisher sends her back home for the holidays.

Owen Shepard is a fallen hero, wounded in action rescuing three of his fellow soldiers, but after a whirlwind of media attention, all this charismatic Army Ranger wants is to get back on his feet and make it to Sanctuary Island to be with his daughter in time for Christmas. What he didn’t expect was to be put on a crash course with a columnist hiding her past. Will the magic of Sanctuary Island at Christmastime allow them to find healing together?

REVIEW:
3.75 Hearts This is a very sweet holiday story. While a bit cliche’ it still brings you a feeling of warm and love while reading.

Owen is a wounded soldier. Libby is a writer who lives more in her imagination than reality and when she is forced to entertain him and his family for the holidays the romance begins.

Like I said the story is good even though typical of holiday romance. The couple of problems I had were the repeating of thoughts over and over. Owen told us at least 20 times how he had to get better to go back in the field. Libby equaled that with how much she didn’t have a loving family.

The one thing I really enjoyed about the story was the first chapter. It really showed the relationship that Libby was having with Owen even though she hadn’t met him yet. She had already started to fall for him just seeing his tv interview and I think we could feel her crush.

If you enjoy a sweet holiday romance you will enjoy this one.

Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

November 10, 2015November 10, 2015

Guest Blogger: Kate Serine shares her Top 10 Favorite Romance Books + a giveaway

Top 10 Favorite Romance Books

I’m a hopeless romantic and always have been, so trying to come up with a list of my Top 10 favorite romance novels was tough! There are so many AMAZING romance novels out there, regardless of whether you’re looking at some of the earliest ever written or those coming out as we speak. This list could’ve easily been a top 100! But here are just a few of my faves in no particular order:

1) Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen – Is there anyone who doesn’t love this book??? So much awesome…

2) Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë – Talk about love conquering all…

3) Persuasion by Jane Austen –Woefully underrated but probably my favorite by Jane Austen.

4) Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier – Arguably more a mystery than a romance, but still one of my all-time faves.

5) The Golden Chronicles series by Patricia Veryan – My all-time favorite historical romance series. LOVE these books. Sadly, they’re out of print now, but you can still find used copies here and there.

6) The Midnight Breed series by Lara Adrian – My favorite paranormal romance series. I discovered it when I was home with pneumonia a few years ago and promptly became a Lara Adrian fan-girl. LOVE her writing. You should also check out her other series as well—they’re all fantastic!

7) Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë – Tragic, sweeping romance with literary conventions at every turn. A scholar’s dream novel. What’s not to love?

8) Shattered Past series and/or Weird Girls series by Cecy Robson – Cecy is one of my dearest friends, but I can say without bias that her work is incredible. Just be prepared to have your heart ripped out.

9) Emily of New Moon series by L.M. Montgomery – This series will always be dear to me. I was twelve years old when we moved across the country and a family friend gave me the Emily series as a gift. More a coming of age story than a true romance, but the romance thread between Emily and Teddy is there from the beginning and ties the novels together. It was the first time I got so angry with a character’s romantic decision that I threw a book across the room.

10) The Oval Amulet by Lucy Cullyford Babbitt – I read this YA fantasy romance in high school in the early 90’s, but I still think about it from time to time, so I’d have to rank it as one of my all-time favorites. Definitely one I’d recommend reading if you can find it.

Title: Stop at Nothing
Author: Kate SeRine
Series: Protect & Serve, #1
Pubdate: November 3rd, 2015
ISBN: 9781492618348

When a high-profile investigation goes wrong, FBI Agent Kyle Dawson is transferred back home where he is forced to confront his demons…and the only woman he ever loved. Three years ago, Kyle and Abby Morrow shared a wild, passionate summer—then Abby broke his heart.

Now she needs his help

Kyle never stopped loving Abby. So when Abby uncovers evidence of a human-trafficking ring, leading to her sister’s kidnapping, he swears he’ll stop at nothing to bring her sister home and keep Abby safe. Caught in a lethal game of cat and mouse and blindsided by their own explosive desires, they must set aside the past before it’s too late.

About the author:

Kate SeRine writes award-winning romantic suspense and paranormal romance. A past recipient of an Emily Award and the National Readers Choice Award, she has also been a finalist in the Fire and Ice Contest, Finally a Bride Contest, and the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence. She lives with her husband and two sons outside Indianapolis, Indiana. Connect with Kate at www.kateserine.com.

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I have one copy of Way of the Warrior giveaway.

EIGHT PASSIONATE LOVE STORIES ABOUT AMAZING MILITARY HEROES BY BESTSELLING AUTHORS:
Suzanne Brockmann, Julie Ann Walker, Catherine Mann, Tina Wainscott, Anne Elizabeth, M.L. Buchman, Kate SeRine, Lea Griffith

To honor and empower those who’ve served, all author and publisher proceeds go to the Wounded Warrior Project.

The Wounded Warrior Project was founded in 2002 and provides a wide range of programs and services to veterans and service members who have survived physical or mental injury during their brave service to our nation. Get involved or register for programs and benefits for yourself and your family online at www.woundedwarriorproject.org.

“It is a proud privilege to be a soldier.” —George S. Patton Jr.
“We sleep safely at night because rough men stand ready to visit violence on those who would harm us.” —Winston Churchill

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November 10, 2015November 8, 2015

Kelly reviews Tracks Of Her Tears by Melinda Leigh

TITLE: Tracks of Her Tears
SERIES #: Rogue Winter #1
CHARACTERS: Seth Harding & Carly Taylor
AUTHOR: Melinda Leigh
PUBLICATION DATE: November 10, 2015
ORDER LINKS: Amazon | B&N

BOOK SYNOPSIS:
In the first thrilling Rogue Winter Novella, sleepy little Solitude, Oregon, wakes up to another deadly threat.

County investigator Seth Harding intends to spend the holidays with his newly reconciled family, but a few days before Christmas, a homicide thwarts his plan. Seth arrives at the scene and makes a painful discovery: the victim is his brother-in-law’s girlfriend. Her apartment has been ransacked and her toddler left motherless. To make matters worse, Seth’s brother-in-law, Bruce, is missing. With Solitude locked in a rare, deadly deep freeze and the temperature plummeting, the residents launch a desperate search.

Seth calls his wife, social worker Carly Taylor, to take the case so the little girl doesn’t get lost in the foster care system. With the holidays near, Carly brings the child home with them to celebrate Christmas. But when the Taylor farm is also trashed, Seth and Carly must race against time—and against a paralyzing winter storm—to find Bruce and catch a killer in the first pulse-pounding sequel to the Rogue River Novellas.

REVIEW:
4.75 Hearts I was so excited when Ms. Leigh & Ms. Elliot announced that they were going to revisit the small town of Solitude, Oregon. If you have not checked out the first four novella’s in the Rogue River series you should.
In Tracks of Her Tears we get to re-visit Seth & Carly. I loved them the first time around and love them even more after this novella. Seth is back to work and his first case is a murder of a young woman. Sadly, this is a young woman that Seth knows.
This story is full of twists and turns. Just when you think you have it all figured out Ms. Leigh throws another bone at you and your re-think your thinking. Thank you for revisiting this world. It freaks me out a bit how creepy and suspense authors mind works. But I can’t wait to see what is next!!!!!

Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Netgalley & Amazon Publishing/Montlake Romance in exchange for an honest review. This review is my own opinion and not a paid review.

November 9, 2015November 8, 2015

Kelly reviews The Single Undead Moms Club by Molly Harper

TITLE: The Single Undead Moms Club
SERIES #: Half Moon Hollow #4
CHARACTERS: Wade , Finn & Libby Stratton
AUTHOR: Molly Harper
NARRATOR: Amanda Ronconi
RUN TIME: 9 Hours & 33 Minutes
PUBLICATION DATE: October 27, 2015
ORDER LINKS: Amazon | Audible | B&N

BOOK SYNOPSIS:
In the next book in Molly Harper’s Half Moon Hollow paranormal romance series, Libby (a widow-turned-vampire) struggles with her transition, and finds out it sucks to be the only vampire member of the PTA…

Widow Libby Stratton arranged to be turned into a vampire after she was diagnosed with late-stage cancer. It wasn’t the best idea she’s ever had, but she was desperate—she’s not about to leave her seven-year-old son to be raised by her rigid, overbearing in-laws.

On top of post-turning transition issues, like being ignored at PTA meetings and other mothers rejecting her son’s invitations for sleepovers, Libby must deal with her father-in-law’s attempts to declare her an unfit mother, her growing feelings for Wade—a tattooed redneck single dad she met while hiding in a closet at Back to School Night—and the return of her sire, who hasn’t stopped thinking about brave, snarky Libby since he turned her.

With the help of her new vampire circle, Libby negotiates this unfamiliar quagmire of legal troubles, parental duties, relationships, and, as always in Harper’s distinct, comedic novels, “characters you can’t help but fall in love with” (RT Book Reviews).

REVIEW:
4.75 Hearts As always Ms. Harper writes a story that sucks you in and makes you run that emotional gauntlet. The combination of Ms. Harper’s witt & amazing storytelling combined with Amanda Conconi’s voice & talent at bring characters to life left me wishing I could move to Half Moon Hollow yet again. This is a winning combo!!!
I always love to visit Half Moon Hollow. I just love this town and the characters. I loved that In The Single Undead Moms Club we get to see how the town folk of HMH deal with the newest vampire in town. Needless to say they didn’t take it very well.
I loved Libby. Libby is such a fun character and she is great with her son. I loved that she wouldn’t let Dick hug her (I was dying laughing, poor Dick). I really liked Wade even when he was being a huge brat about the supply closet. Oh and don’t forget the epic back to school supply showdown. I really like Wade & Libby together. So much so that when I got to the end of the story I looked at my audiobook and yelled “You are not done, keep reading. Amanda why did you stop reading!!!!!”.
Finn, what can I tell you about Finn. Other then he made me really wish I could stab him with a fork.
I really can’t wait to see what is next in this series!!!!

Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Pocket books & in exchange for an honest review. This review is my own opinion and not a paid review.

November 8, 2015November 1, 2015

Kissin’ the week Goodbye Nov 2nd- Nov 7th

11.02.15

Kelly’s review of Fangs for the Memories by Molly Harper

Kimberly reviews The Last Good Place by Robin Burcell

Cover Reveal: Laura Kaye’s Hard Ever After

11.03.15

Release Day Blitz: Passion Ignites by Donna Grant

Kimberly reviews The Golem Of Paris by Jonathan & Jesse Kellerman

Kelly reviews Passion Ignites by Donna Grant

Guest blogger: Asa Maria Bradley + a giveaway

11.04.15

Kelly reviews Fury Of A Highland Dragon by Coreene Callahan

Winter Romance Wednesday! Kimberly reviews Hot Toy by Jennifer Crusie

Donna Grant

11.05.15

Kelly reviews Edge Of Danger by Katie Reus

Kelly reviews Ex-Con by Shiloh Walker & M.S. Parker

11.06.15

Kelly reviews The Uncanny Collection, Tales of Mayhem and Magic by Jaye Wells

Kimberly reviews Someone To Save You by Paul Pilkington

Terry Austin

11.07.15

November 6, 2015November 1, 2015

Kimberly reviews Someone To Save You by Paul Pilkington

TITLE: Someone To Save You
CHARACTERS: Sam Becker
AUTHOR: Paul Pilkington
PUBLICATION DATE: 11/03/15
ORDER LINKS: Amazon | B&N

BOOK SYNOPSIS:
A car astride the railway track as an express train approaches at high speed. In the front seat, a woman seemingly determined to end her life. In the back, her two young children are oblivious to the impending disaster.

For talented young heart surgeon, Sam Becker, his heroic actions to save the family mark the beginning of a nightmare. A nightmare that will rip open old wounds, bring him face to face with ghosts from the past, and endanger those he cares for the most.

A nightmare linked to the brutal murder of his sister, fifteen years ago.

A fast-paced suspense thriller, Someone to Save You follows in the tradition of writers such as Linwood Barclay, Harlan Coben and Nicci French.

REVIEW:
This is a quick read that isn’t a real brain teaser but at the same time keeps your interest. This is a re-release from recently. I am not sure if it just didn’t do as well as the publisher wanted but it seems weird to re-release already. Now that being said this would make a good quick read for someone who enjoys thrillers without a lot of suspense.

The writing style is a bit different for me. While I enjoy thrillers I want to be absorbed in it and hopefully not figure it out until the end. I can’t say that is what happened with this one and yet I would recommend it. However if you are looking for deep-thinking and edge of your seat suspense this might not be what you want to pick up.

Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

November 6, 2015November 1, 2015

Kelly reviews The Uncanny Collection, Tales of Mayhem and Magic by Jaye Wells

TITLE: The Uncanny Collection, Tales of Mayhem and Magic
CHARACTERS: Multiple Characters: See below
AUTHOR: Jaye Wells
PUBLICATION DATE: October 20, 2015
ORDER LINKS: Amazon | B&N

BOOK SYNOPSIS:
Featuring brand new short fiction from USA Today Bestseller Jaye Wells

Here, every day is Halloween, and the tricks and treats are endless. This collection of three supernatural tales is sure to give you lots of chills and thrills.

THE WEREWIFE: One week after she is bitten by the dog-faced boy at a traveling carnival, a mild-mannered housewife gets a sudden, unrelenting craving for raw meat. She doesn’t remember eating the cat or running naked through the park under the full moon, but her husband’s getting strange calls from concerned neighbors. When he takes her back to the carnival a year later, looking for a cure, it’ll either get better…or a whole lot worse.

THE BLUEST HOUR: A journalist travels to New Orleans to track down the mysterious “Soul Singers”–psychopomps who guide spirits into the afterlife. In this city known for music and its connection to death, a man can learn things he’s not ready to know.

THE DEADLINE: An ambitious journalist opens an investigation into the decade’s old murder of a priest and a nun at a local Catholic college. She swears she’ll do anything to earn her big break, but the price could be her very soul.

REVIEW:
3.75 Heart The Werewife: What happens when you have an unhappy marriage, then you add in a little furry murder you get a lot of mayhem and two even more unhappy people. This was a fun little story. I was not sure who I liked and disliked more Brad (husband) or Annie (wife). They both were kinda asshats. But I did enjoy the ending. And I want to know more. I want to know what happened to Brad and Annie. Maybe Ms. Wells will revisit these two in the future.
The Bluest Hour: hhmmmm, I am not sure about this one. I was kinda confused as to what was happening. I think I need to re-read this one.

The Deadline: Oh man!!! This story is creepy and I wanted more.I didn’t want this story to be so short. I wanted to know what happens next. I want to know what happens to Sarah.

Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Jaye Wells in exchange for an honest review. This review is my own opinion and not a paid review.

November 5, 2015November 3, 2015

Kelly’s review of Weather The Storm by Lisa Mondello

We are thrilled to bring you the Release Day Launch for Lisa Mondello’s WEATHER THE STORM! WEATHER THE STORM is Episode 7 in the Rising Storm Series brought to you by 1001 Dark Nights. It’s out today! Grab your copy of the latest episode and pre-order next week’s episode while you’re there!

Welcome to Storm, Texas, where passion runs hot, desire runs deep, and secrets have the power to destroy…

Nestled among rolling hills and painted with vibrant wildflowers, the bucolic town of Storm, Texas, seems like nothing short of perfection.

But there are secrets beneath the facade. Dark secrets. Powerful secrets. The kind that can destroy lives and tear families apart. The kind that can cut through a town like a tempest, leaving jealousy and destruction in its wake, along with shattered hopes and broken dreams. All it takes is one little thing to shatter that polish.

Reading like an on-going drama in the tradition of classic day and night-time soap operas like Dallas, Dynasty, and All My Children, Rising Storm is full of scandal, deceit, romance, passion, and secrets.

With 1001 Dark Nights as the “producer,” Julie Kenner and Dee Davis use a television model with each week building on the last to create a storyline that fulfills the promise of a drama-filled soap opera. Joining Kenner and Davis in the “writer’s room” is an incredible group of New York Times bestselling authors such as Lexi Blake, Elisabeth Naughton, Larissa Ione, Rebecca Zanetti and Lisa Mondello who have brought their vision of Storm to life.

A serial soap opera containing eight episodes in season one, the season premiere of Rising Storm, TEMPEST RISING, debuted September 24^th with each subsequent episode releasing consecutively this fall.

So get ready. The storm is coming.

TITLE: Weather the Storm
SERIES #: Rising Storm #7
CHARACTERS: The town folk of Storm, Texas
AUTHOR: Lisa Mondello
PUBLICATION DATE: November 5, 2015
ORDER LINKS:Amazon | iBooks | Barnes & Noble | GooglePlay

BOOK SYNOPSIS:
Secrets, Sex and Scandals …

Welcome to Storm, Texas, where passion runs hot, desire runs deep, and secrets have the power to destroy… Get ready. The storm is coming.

Bryce Daniels faces a crisis of faith when his idyllic view of his family is challenged with his son’s diagnosis of autism. Instead of accepting his wife and her tight-knit family’s comfort, he pushes them away, fears from his past threatening to undo the happiness he’s found in his present.

REVIEW PROVIDED BY: Kelly
NUMBER OF HEARTS: 3
Again another interesting episode. I think that this was my least favorite. And not because it was a bad story, but I just didn’t really connect with Tara and Bryce. It was nice to see some kind of happily ever after.

I did really enjoy the scene between Dakota and Sebastian. Things are going to blow up in Storm and I believe that Dakota is going to be the ring leader.

Disclaimer:

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Evil Eye Concepts in exchange for an honest review. This review is my own opinion and not a paid review.

**Experience Rising Storm Here…**

Rising Storm Episode 1 (Sept. 24): Julie Kenner’s Tempest Rising
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Rising Storm Episode 2 (Oct. 1): Lexi Blake’s White Lightning
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Rising Storm Episode 3 (Oct. 8): Elisabeth Naughton’s Crosswinds
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Rising Storm Episode 4 (Oct. 15): Jennifer Probst’s Dance in the Wind
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Rising Storm Episode 5 (Oct. 22): Larissa Ione’s Calm Before the Storm
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Rising Storm Episode 6 (Oct. 29): Rebecca Zanetti’s Take the Storm
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Rising Storm Episode 7 (Nov. 5): Lisa Mondello’s Weather the Storm
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Rising Storm Episode 8 (Nov. 12): Dee Davis’s Thunder Rolls
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About Lisa Mondello:

USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR, Lisa Mondello, has held many jobs in her life but being a published authors is the last job she’ll ever have. She’s not retiring! She blames the creation of the personal computer for her leap into writing novels. Otherwise, she’d still be penning stories with paper and pen. Her first book, All I Want for Christmas is You won Best First Book in the Golden Quill. Her books have finaled in the HOLT Medallion, and the Colorado Award of Excellence contests. In 2011 she re-released her award winning book All I Want for Christmas is You along with a re-issue of her romantic comedy, The Marriage Contract, with a new contemporary romance called The Knight and Maggie’s Baby.

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Kelly’s review of Weather The Storm by Lisa Mondello

We are thrilled to bring you the Release Day Launch for Lisa Mondello’s WEATHER THE STORM! WEATHER THE STORM is Episode 7 in the Rising Storm Series brought to you by 1001 Dark Nights. It’s out today! Grab your copy of the latest episode and pre-order next week’s episode while you’re there!

Welcome to Storm, Texas, where passion runs hot, desire runs deep, and secrets have the power to destroy…

So get ready. The storm is coming.

**Experience Rising Storm Here…**