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(Blurb): Harrison and Tiffany have a long history of hooking up. Harrison decides he wants more. Tiffany, a spoiled Southern Belle is embarrassed by a working class Harrison. After over two years apart Tiffany is missing his touch. She heads to Charlotte to claim her man. Harrison is finally settled in Charlotte. He has a job he loves, his sister close by, great friends, and an awesome agreement going with Sophia. Can Sophia ever want more from Harrison than just sex? Has Harrison fallen in love or just lust with Sophia? After all this time and hurt feelings, is he really meant to be with Tiffany? Can Harrison manage to let his guard down and find his way back to Tiffany? Will Tiffany be satisfied with a regular working class mechanic? Or is their relationship in the past and beyond repair? Book Information: Age group: New Adult Genre: Contemporary Romance Warning: Explicit content About Chelsea Camaron: Chelsea Camaron has a love for old muscle cars and H

 After the Kiss: By Lauren Layne   Available Aug 26 from Random House (Loveswept) (Blurb): Julie Greene loves flings. Loves steamy first dates, sizzling first kisses, and every now and then, that first sexy romp between the sheets. Comfy pants, sleepy Sundays, movie nights on the couch? Shudder. But when Julie gets assigned the hardest story of her career—a first-person account of that magical shift between dating and “I do”—she’ll need a man brave enough to give a total commitment-phobe a chance at more. Normally, Mitchell Forbes would be exactly that man. A devastatingly hot workaholic who tends to stay in relationships for far too long, he should be the perfect subject for Julie’s “research.” But what Julie doesn’t know is that Mitchell is looking to cut loose for once in his life. And the leggy journalist notorious for avoiding love is exactly the type of no-strings fling he’s looking for. In other words, Mitchell is the polar opposite of what Julie needs right now. And, at the s

Above Scandal by Joan Leacott (blurb): Three generations of Rossetti women are hoarding secrets. Cathy Rossetti’s secret is Hayley, her outspoken ten-year-old daughter who’s about to meet her family for the first time. Sadly, it’s taken a terminal illness to bring Cathy back to her hometown. The elder generation of Rossetti women guards a thirty-year old secret with the power to rock Cathy’s world. Will her mother take their secret to her grave, or will her aunt break her punishing vow of silence? Hayley hates secrets, so she’s sleuthing around Clarence Bay looking for her daddy. Is it her new BFF’s father or mayoral candidate Ryan Chisholm or Ryan’s handsome campaign manager? Ryan has a secret, too. He’s still in love with Cathy, his high-school sweetheart. For a man running his election campaign on a platform of honesty, this could cause problems. Will dumping his popular fiancée cost him the election? And if Cathy still loves him after eleven years absence, she’s not telling. Com

(Blurb) : Reginald Aiken, Duke of Warwick is dead and his young widow is not grieving...until the will is read. Isobel Kennilworth Aiken, Duchess of Warwick spent 6 years of her young life in a loveless marriage. Now, at the age of 24, Isobel is a widow. As Isobel awaits the reading of her late husband's last will and testament, she feels no grief, but in fact is quite hopeful. She is eager to start her life anew. But, as the droning of the solicitor's voice washes over her detailing the bequests to various servants and family members, a shock awaits her. The "other woman" was not his mistress, but his lawfully wedded wife and together they had a son. Six year old Reggie was now the Duke of Warwick, displacing Reginald's brother Charles. There is a collective gasp as the revelation is made that instantly displaces Isobel and Charles and dashes their hopes for the future. Isobel must indeed start anew, but not as a titled, influential and wealthy wid

If you are new to the FF blog hop - what this is is a list of book bloggers that partake in a weekly question/prompt/activity. We post our answers to said prompts and then hop from blog to blog on the list (provided below). It's a great way to interact, meet new people, and start up interesting discussions. If your a book blogger, then you can join. The only "rules" (of courtesy) is that you are a book blogger and that you follow and follow back other bloggers (as many as you'd like). Per usual, head on over to the two hosts' and two features' sites. Parajunkee (H) Alison Can Read (H) Spare Time Book Blog(F) Read in Paris (F)     This weeks' prompt is to post a selfie with your current read: Okay, okay, so I'm not actually with the book as I have an ebook version w/o a downloaded cover. I had to do some improvising. But this is me...and my current read ;-)      

Three generations of Rossetti women are hoarding secrets. Cathy Rossetti’s secret is Hayley, her outspoken ten-year-old daughter who’s about to meet her family for the first time. Sadly, it’s taken a terminal illness to bring Cathy back to her hometown. The elder generation of Rossetti women guards a thirty-year old secret with the power to rock Cathy’s world. Will her mother take their secret to her grave, or will her aunt break her punishing vow of silence? Hayley hates secrets, so she’s sleuthing around Clarence Bay looking for her daddy. Is it her new BFF’s father or mayoral candidate Ryan Chisholm or Ryan’s handsome campaign manager? Ryan has a secret, too. He’s still in love with Cathy, his high-school sweetheart. For a man running his election campaign on a platform of honesty, this could cause problems. Will dumping his popular fiancée cost him the election? And if Cathy still loves him after eleven years absence, she’s not telling. Come meet the neighbours. They'll keep yo

(Blurb): Reflexion, Everlasting Valentime: A modest proposal was begun as one valentine to womankind. At publication, it has been designed as the perfect gift. From philosopher to womankind, from a husband to the wife; the hint of proposal, or a wedding gift given enduring the day; a reflection of the past or boasting in its history, the reality of love. Especially created as one philosophical work as to obtain the universal audience, Reflexion, Everlasting Valentime: A modest proposal... had granted the virtue of peace into the life of the author. Growing into one of the most precious breaths of life, the idea persevered to enchant the mind. Concluded as to be one swift read, like valentine, the thought of philosophical treatise has been lighted using epic poetry. Using strict grammar, the entire work had been completed; a book written in active tense about the helping verb. The handwritten manuscript found light in the writing of the final work. The author had designed to ill

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These next few weeks are going to be very busy for me. So I, personally, will not be starting too many new reads. But I of course will always have something going. Here's what I plan on starting-up in the next 2-3 weeks. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shatter by Rachel Van Dyken Sometimes the only way to heal... is to shatter. Rock star Alec Daniels has it all. Love, fame, money... But being in the limelight isn't all it’s cracked up to be, and after one bad choice comes back to haunt him he is left picking up the pieces of his carefully constructed life. Now he faces the toughest decision of his life: Deal with his mistake like a man, or dive back into the dark hole of depression, drugs, and denial that have been his comfort for so long. One wrong move could destroy everything. His girlfriend, his family, and his future. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Alison over at The Book Wheel and Jennifer at The Relentless Reader have touched on an issue that I'm sure everyone is familiar with; Captcha. (Find the original articles here and here ) Captcha is part of the Devil's work that can be driving many potential readers of your blog away. How many times have you wrote out a thought out comment only to be blindsided by ridiculous squiggly writing, hazy illegible numbers, overlapping numbers and letters, illegible "I" vs. "L", vs "K" etc. ? I'd say that 90% of the time when I come across a captcha I end up clicking close and moving on to the next site. Many times I won't even follow the blog! I don't have all day to try to decipher numbers and letters - and if I did, I sure wouldn't want to anyways! It's a headache and bloggers really should consider the alternate methods listed on the post linked above. You can still filter comments by turning moderation on, at least. I haven&

The reviewer received this book as an ARC in exchange for an honest review   About The Author: Ever McCormick Ever McCormick lives in the wilds of the Northeast, for now. She tends to move around a lot. She’s lived in several wilds of the United States and a couple of European cities. She’s a Philadelphia native. Ever is a thirty-something mom and wife who’s addicted to stories. Books, movies, reality: it doesn’t matter. Give her a beginning, middle, and satisfying ending, and Ever is happy. Ever plans to publish a YA verse novel in fall of 2013, and she’s hard at work on a new adult love story that’ll make your knees weak.  (Blurb): Just before college graduation, Ina--star of her senior class--made a mistake that went viral. Then, when life seemed like it couldn’t get any worse, she walked in on her boyfriend cheating with her roommate. To get away, Ina ventures to a cabin on a remote mountain, intent on some solitary time. She doesn’t count on Adam -

It's another FF day! As always, give a shout out the Parajunkee and Alison Can Read - the wonderful hosts of this long-going blog hop feature.   This weeks Question: Share something you’ve learned about book blogging or just blogging in general in the last month. What I've learned is that you can't let others dictate your schedule. Sometimes I get so caught up in pushing reviews out that I lose focus on the real reason I started blogging; as something fun for me to do as I relax at night. My advice, unless you're doing this as a career, you should not feel pressured to review or promote others' works. Work at your own leisure and emphasize quality not quantity.

Pushed to the Edge (SEAL team 14) by Loren Mathis   (Blurb): Books in the “SEAL Team 14” Series are for mature audiences only. They depict adult situations, realistic violence, adult language, and sexual situations. There will be at least eight books in the Series. Pushed to the Edge is a fast-paced 83,000+ word multi-cultural, contemporary military romance novel that is set in the Middle East, Germany, Russia, and the United States. A wickedly intelligent U.S. Navy SEAL, a strong-willed Latina news reporter, the CIA, the FSB, a rogue terror cell, a murdered youth, and a high-ranking U.S. official . . . hop on for the ride that is PU SHED. The U.S.-Afghanistan War has ended, a new Islamic jihadist terrorist cell has formed, and U.S. Navy SEAL Joshua Laurent and his teammates are racing against the clock to stop a bioterrorist attack on U.S. soil. When Joshua’s ex-girlfriend, newspaper reporter Victoria Sanchez, stumbles upon a dangerous web of drugs and money involving

  (Author): Rafe Chauvin left his home in the blink of an eye twelve years ago, running from a secret he kept buried deep inside. The day after his high school graduation, he joined the Army to escape the pain the secret brought. When Serena Adams told Rafe Chauvin the lie of a lifetime twelve years ago, she thought he would be relieved. She never imagined what consequences that one reckless night would lead to. After years of trying to escape her lies, she returns to her hometown in South Louisiana. Hannah Matthews is a war widow. Her husband, Tom, left her behind with two very young daughters and made his best friend Rafe promise that if anything were to happen to him that he would look after his girls. Bound by honor, Rafe keeps his promise, stepping up and forming a close friendship with Hannah. When Serena is hired to plan the weddings of both Rafe’s brothers, they are brought together for the first time in over a decade. Lies are finally uncovered, leaving a trail of anger and b

Upon signing up for The Book Cove's monthly newsletter, you can choose the type of news that you'd like to see more of! That's right - you're in control of the type of articles I and my fellow contributors write every month! September's issue is going to especially important for indie authors. Just a heads up as to what to expect: Just what is it that your book is missing? Find out when Jake from Blue Publishing gives you the tips and tricks on how to get YOUR WORK noticed! Are you tired of not making money off your own work and paying publishers outrageous fees for inferior work? Look no further and find amazing deals with the break-through company eBooksOnFire - providing indie authors a professional service at an affordable cost. Want to know where the hottest indie writers are turning to promote their work? Look no further than TopIndies. The Book Cove will hook you up with all you need to know on how to get involved. These are just a few of the hot-tick

Roaring Midnight (The Gardella Vampire Chronicles, #1 Macey) by Colleen Gleason In Roaring Midnight we pick up The Gardella Vampire Chronicles circa 1920's.   (Author): Amid the glitzy age of Jazz, when gangsters and bootleggers control the cities, there lies another, more insidious threat....the undead. Macey Gardella is a typical young woman of the Roaring Twenties: she works a job, has her own flat, and loves to dance the Charleston. But when a mysterious man named Sebastian Vioget informs her she belongs to a family of vampire hunters, Macey is stunned and disbelieving. Yet, strange and frightening things begin to happen, and when Macey comes face-to-face with one of the fanged creatures, she has no choice but to believe Sebastian. And when she learns his own soul depends on her willingness to carry forth the family legacy and hunt the undead, Macey capitulates and joins the fight. As she begins to learn about her new life, Macey meets the handsome newspaper

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A shout out to the FF hosts Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. Head on over to their sites as well. (This site prefers BL or FB follows) FF Prompt: Create an English Lit class reading list.     - Utopia - The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli  - Yvain: The Knight of the Lion - The Catcher in the Rye - The House of Sand and Fog

Crushing on the Enemy by Sarah Adams (Amazon): Alyssa is a cheerleader for her high school. As cheer captain, she's the epitome of school spirit. That is, until the boy that she has liked forever breaks her heart in front of everyone at a football game. Jake is a football player on the rival team. After a few chance circumstances, Alyssa and Jake find themselves to be more similar than different. But Jake's father wants him to focus on his football career, and football only. Review: (As always, if interested in a short and sweet summary skip the end "Ratings" section where I break down pros and cons) Had this book had a little more re-working, I think it could have been a lot better! For the good points, it has a decent plot and doesn't digress. The characters' trials and tribulations are laid our and believable. It depicts a fairly normal teenage life with the worries of parental approval, starting college, and figuring out what one wants to do in li

Wicked Games by Jill Myles and Jessica Clare (Amazon): Abby Lewis never pictured herself on the survival game show, Endurance Island. She's just not the 'survival' type. But when her boss offers her a spot on the show and the opportunity of a lifetime, she packs her bags and heads to the tropics to be a contestant. Once in the game, it's clear that Abby's in over her head. The game itself is full of competitive, aggressive people, and no one's more aggressive than sexy, delicious - and arrogant - Dean Woodall. Sure he's clever, strong, good at challenges, and has a body that makes her mouth water. He also hates Abby just as much as she hates him. That's fine with her; she'll just ignore the jerk. But the rules of Endurance Island are working against them. Abby and Dean are teamed up - alone - on the beach. It's either work together, or go home. Stuck with no one else's company but their own, they learn they do make a good team after all.

Our Guest Reviewer: Wayne Hicks is an Independent Author of five current novels, with more coming soon! You can find him and his books at http://ebookonfire.com . Author Interview: J.J. DiBenedetto Dream Student has a very interesting plot. It holds ideas of “dream walking” abilities, precognition parapsychology, and clairvoyance all mixed together! What provided you with the inspiration for this series? The inspiration was the most basic idea – seeing into other people’s dreams.   What would that be like?   Very quickly, it hit me that this was a perfect setup for a story where the protagonist would have to solve a mystery without help from the authorities.   When Sara sees the horrible crimes committed in the killer’s dreams, she knows she’s the only witness, and she has no physical proof or even a photo or sketch she could give the police.   So she has to be the one to find and stop the killer.   That was just too good an idea to pass up. You seem t