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Feature and Follow #27 (favorite book-turned-movie)

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What is Feature and Follow? F&F is a weekly blog hop that consists of book bloggers. It is hosted by Alison Can Read  and  Parajunkee . The rules of involvement are simple: 1.) Link up on the blog hop Linky gadget below this post, 2.) follow the hosts via their network of choice, 3.) follow the weekly featured blog(s) via their network of choice (listed as "featured" in the blog list below), and lastly, 4) check out the rest of the blogs on the hop! If you become a new follower of a blog, let them know and they will follow you back. The F&F is a great way to network, meet other book bloggers, and gain new followers. Even more so, it's a great way to drive fun discussion on a weekly topic. This Week's FF:   What are your favorite books that have been made into a movie? I'll admit, I'm a book-to-movie snob. While I can enjoy these movies, I usually spend a lot of time thinking to myself (no use ruining it for others ;) about ho

Book Spotlight: Deferred Consumption by Shana James

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(Blurb): Twenty-eight year old investment banker, Heather Rangel, has the perfect life. Great job and sexy, tennis star fiance from Texas, Brody Wainwright, who services her thoroughly in the bedroom. They're engaged to be married and Brody's status in the tennis world is set to skyrocket. He's about to go away for two months to compete in the annual tennis tournament circuit, leaving both he and Heather emotionally torn. She wants him to be successful, but she hates for him to go. He wants to finally make it onto the professional tour, but he hates leaving her behind. The emotional turmoil is hefty.  Aside from that, all is well until in their world one of Heather's wealthy, Russian clients, a man with known terrorist ties, decides he wants her too and he'll stop at nothing to have her. He inserts himself into her world in ways that will make your heart stop. This, as she tries to keep the invasion a secret from Brody so that he doesn't change his mind abo

Book Spotlight: Silverhawk by Barbara Bettis

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He’s everything a proper lady should never want; she’s everything a bastard mercenary can never have. Sir Giles has come to England to kill his father, who seduced and betrayed his mother. First, however, he’ll seek sweet revenge—kidnap the old lord’s new betrothed. But when Giles uncovers a plot against King Richard, he faces a dilemma: take the lady or track the traitors. What’s a good mercenary to do? Both, of course. Lady Emelin has had enough. Abandoned in a convent by her brother, she finally has a chance for home and family. Yet now she’s been abducted. Her kidnapper may be the image of her dream knight, but she won’t allow him to spoil this betrothal. Her only solution: escape Rescuing the intrepid lady—while hunting traitors—is a challenge Giles couldn’t anticipate.  But the greatest challenge to Giles and Emelin is the fire blazing between them. For he’s everything a proper lady should never want, and she’s everything a bastard mercenary can never have. EXC