Friday, May 11, 2018

COVER REVEAL: As Dust Dances by Samantha Young



The New York Times Bestselling author of the On Dublin Street series and PLAY ON returns to the world of the arts in this intense and emotional standalone romance about love, sacrifice, and surviving both. AS DUST DANCES will be releasing on August 7, 2018 on all retailers!

 
Cover designed by by Hang Le.

About AS DUST DANCES (Coming 8/7/2018):

Once upon a time Skylar Finch was the lead singer of a hugely successful American pop-rock band. But fame made her miserable. When years of living a lie suddenly ended in tragedy, Skylar fell off the map.

Eighteen months later she’s sleeping in a tent in a cemetery in Glasgow, making just enough money to eat by busking on the streets. She manages to avoid recognition, but not the attention of one of Glasgow’s ambitious A&R executives.

Killian O’Dea works at Skyscraper Records, Scotland’s most successful record label. Raised by his uncle and owner of the label, Killian’s upbringing would have been devoid of affection entirely if it wasn’t for his loving sister. Killian is unflinchingly determined to bring the label more success than ever, and the young homeless woman who busks on Buchanan Street is going to help him do that. Her music speaks to him in a way he refuses to over-analyze. All he knows is that if it can touch his dark soul, it’ll set everyone else’s alight.

Skylar makes it clear that she doesn’t want to sign with him. But when she experiences the dangerous reality of a woman sleeping rough, Skylar has no one else but Killian to turn to. An undeniable connection forms between them. But Skylar doesn’t want the career Killian is trying to forge for her, and when her past comes back to haunt her Killian will be faced with a decision that could ruin him. He must either free Skylar from his selfish machinations and destroy everything he’s ever worked for, or lose a woman who has come to mean more to him than he ever thought possible…

   

ADD IT TO YOUR GOODREADS TODAY!

     



About Samantha Young: Samantha Young is the New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of adult contemporary romances, including the On Dublin Street series and Hero, as well as the New Adult duology Into the Deep and Out of the Shallows. Every Little Thing, the second book in her new Hart’s Boardwalk series, will be published by Berkley in March 2017. Before turning to contemporary fiction, she wrote several young adult paranormal and fantasy series, including the amazon bestselling Tale of Lunarmorte trilogy. Samantha’s debut YA contemporary novel The Impossible Vastness of Us will be published by Harlequin TEEN in ebook & hardback June 2017 Samantha has been nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award 2012 for Best Author and Best Romance for On Dublin Street, Best Romance 2014 for Before Jamaica Lane, and Best Romance 2015 for Hero. On Dublin Street, a #1 bestseller in Germany, was the Bronze Award Winner in the LeserPreis German Readers Choice Awards for Best Romance 2013, Before Jamaica Lane the Gold Medal Winner for the LeserPreis German Readers Choice Awards for Best Romance 2014 and Echoes of Scotland Street the Bronze Medal Winner for the LeserPreis German Readers Choice Awards for Best Romance 2015. Samantha is currently published in 30 countries and is a #1 international bestselling author.  

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Thursday, May 10, 2018

COVER REVEAL: The Varlet and the Voyeuer by Penny Reid and L.H. Cosway





The Varlet and the Voyeur, an all-new standalone in the USA Today bestselling Rugby Series from Penny Reid and L.H. Cosway is coming June 14th!


He kept his salacious secret for years. But soon, everyone is going to be reading about it in their morning paper…

THE VARLET (and the VOYEUR)
William Moore is a long way from home. A farm boy from Oklahoma, he’s now the most well-respected member of the Irish rugby team. But appearances are often deceptive, and Will isn’t the clean-cut, all-American good-guy everyone imagines him to be. He’s got a secret, one that will tarnish his reputation forever.

THE VOYEUR (and the VARLET)
Joesy Kavanagh is a self-proclaimed mess, but she’s finally get her shi…uh, act together. She’s set her sights on becoming a veterinarian, but there’s one teeny tiny road bump. Her living arrangements are coming to an abrupt end, leaving Joesy homeless and in need of a job to pay her way through college.

THE PLAN
What he needs is a companion to keep him on the right path.
What she needs is an apartment with free rent.
Will is convinced Joesy will make the perfect companion, since she’s brutally honest and basically ‘just one of the guys.’  Joesy is convinced she can ensure Will doesn’t succumb to his voyeuristic proclivities by keeping a scrupulous eye on him.
Except, what happens when the varlet is tempted by the voyeur, and vice-versa?!
Perchance something very, very volatile. And vexing.
The Varlet and the Voyeur is a full-length romantic comedy novel, can be read as a standalone, and is the 4th(and last) book in the USA TODAY bestselling Rugby Series.


Pre-order your copy today!
There will be no pre-order on Amazon. 'The Varlet and the Voyeur' releases June 11th on iBooks, Nook, and Kobo, then it goes away from those retailers forever! It then releases into Kindle Unlimited and Amazon Kindle on June 14th where it will stay.

 Add to GoodReads: https://bit.ly/2jqFMiU


Start the Series of standalones with The Hooker and the Hermit!





Meet Penny Reid:
Penny Reid is the Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling Author of the Winston Brothers and Knitting in the City series. She used to spend her days writing federal grant proposals as a biomedical researcher, but now she just writes books. She’s also a full time mom to three diminutive adults, wife, daughter, knitter, crocheter, sewer, general crafter, and thought ninja.

Connect with Penny:
Twitter: @ReidRomance



Meet L.H. Cosway:
L.H. Cosway has a BA in English Literature and Greek and Roman Civilisation, and an MA in Postcolonial Literature. She lives in Dublin city. Her inspiration to write comes from music. Her favorite things in life include writing stories, vintage clothing, dark cabaret music, food, musical comedy, and of course, books.

She thinks that imperfect people are the most interesting kind. They tell the best stories.
Connect with L.H. Cosway:

Twitter: @LHCosway

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Book Sale Alert: Moonlight Sins by Jennifer L. Armentrout

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Moonlight Sins from New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout is $1.99 for a limited time only!


Don't miss out, grab your copy today! 


New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout delivers the unforgettable story of a woman whose new life has just begun—but may end in murder . . . 
Julia Hughes has always played it safe until she learned a very painful lesson. Now Julia’s starting over with a job in the Louisiana bayou—and a scorching encounter with a stranger, only to discover he’s Lucian de Vincent . . . her new employer. The de Vincent brothers share a massive fortune and a dark reputation. Julia cares for their troubled sister, but a menacing presence in the mansion—and the ever-present temptation of Lucian—prove dangerously distracting. 
Lucian’s grandmother claimed de Vincent men fall in love once—and hard. Apparently, it’s Lucian’s turn. Julia’s compassionate care of his twin makes Lucian want to lay himself bare. But some secrets are better for Julia not to know.
The recent “suicide” of Lucian’s father is the latest in a string of deaths on the estate. Someone is eliminating the de Vincents. And the best way to get to Lucian may be through Julia. . . .

Sunday, May 6, 2018

Review: Bad Boy Brody by Tijan





Bad Boy Brody Bad Boy Brody by Tijan
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I received an ARC from the author via her PR team in exchange for an honest review.  This releases on May 7th and I recommend checking it out if you enjoy adult contemporary romances.  Purchase links are at the bottom of the post.

Brody is an up an coming actor, he has it all until one night changes everything. He loses his brother Kyle, and the loss haunts Brody. His personality changes, he starts drinking to dull the pain of the loss, and his bright future as an A-list actor starts to plummet. A role comes along that might change things around for Brody, if things go well he can change his Bad Boy reputation and possibly secure his acting future. The movie is based on a true story, but what Brody didn't expect was to uncover the full truth about what happened on the Kellerman estate all of those years ago. He also never expected Morgan.




Morgan is wild, as wild as the mustangs that run on the Kellerman lands. The mustang herd has taken her in as one of their own, Shiloh and her mother Shoal are more family to Morgan than her actual family. When Morgan’s mother was murdered, her stepfather took her stepsiblings away and hired help to see to her care. Morgan was left to fend for herself, so she took to the woods and found solace with the herd. Morgan was homeschooled and completed her college degree online, but she prefers horses to people. She understands their pecking order and their mannerisms; they are pretty straightforward, unlike people. When Brody comes to her home to play the part of her stepfather in the movie about her mother’s murder, she doesn’t expect to feel pulled back in to the world of humans. She has stayed away for a reason and she isn’t sure she wants to face what happened or stop running from it.



Brody and Morgan pretty much have an insta-love story. The see each other and are instantly connected and attracted to each other. Perhaps it is their broken states that bring them together, perhaps it is that they are both insanely gorgeous, maybe a little bit of both. They both have issues they need to work out, and they both have people that care about them. Through a lot of passion filled nights together, they find comfort in each other and someone they can confide in about their painful memories. They both begin to heal from their pasts, but neither really wants to be tamed.



Overall, I enjoyed this. Some of the situations Brody and Morgan find themselves in are a bit unrealistic and I found myself rolling my eyes at some of their interactions, but hey this is a romance novel after all. Inexperienced Morgan gets with very experienced Brody after talking to him 2 times, and then they are together all the time. I just feel like she would be much more guarded, considering she runs away from her 3 siblings and every other human, but she is completely comfortable with Brody from the start. If you let that go, the story is good; it is a unique setting, unique characters, and a decent plot. There is even a little mystery element to the story that I really appreciated.



Available for purchase on May 7th, links below.



https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/163576422X?ie=UTF8&tag=recbkblg-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=163576422X

https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/bad-boy-brody/id1314762555?mt=11&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bad-boy-brody-tijan/1127152378;jsessionid=8280A0A5B6F7C91E674A9C8F7C19FA05.prodny_store02-atgap04?ean=2940154971772&st=AFF&2sid=Draft2Digital_7968444_NA&sourceId=AFFDraft2Digital


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Tuesday, May 1, 2018

May TBR


I have a couple of things I want to get to in May.  I'd like to get caught up on all of the things I didn't read last month, and maybe knock out some of the ARCs I have for June and July to review.

  • Furyborn by Claire Legrand
    • I started this but I haven't finished it.  It is much longer than I anticipated.  It is really good.  There are angels, elemental powers, spies, assassins, prophecies, so there's alot going on.  This comes out on May 22nd.
  • Smart but Scattered by Peg Dawson
    • I'm still working through this.  I'm learning alot and hoping to figure out my exective skill strengths and weaknesses as well as those of my 2 boys so we can figure out how to work together instead of against each other.
  • Lucky Charm and Charmed by J.A. Armitage
    • I need to to get to both of these in May.  I enjoyed the first one and I'd really like to see how the story ends up.  It is an interested reverse fairy tale about Cinderella.
  • Beard in Mind and Beard Science by Penny Reid
    • These are rolling over from last month.  I've been wanting to get caught up on this series for a while now.  I finished the Knitting in the City series a few weeks ago, and I need to get back to the Winston's.  The next one in the series is coming out in July and I want to be caught up by then.
  • Restore Me by Tahereh Mafi
    • I keep extending my hold on this.  I really want to get to it.
  • The Fragile Ordinary by Samantha Young
    • I received an ARC of this via Edelweiss+.  Sam is one of my favorite authors, and while contemporary isn't my favorite genre, I'll read it if she wrote it.  I just love the way she writes and develops her characters.  This will be out in June, but I'm anxious to get to it.
  • Moonlight Seduction by Jennifer L. Armentrout
    • I received an ARC of this and I'm anxious to continue the series.  I really enjoyed Moonlight Sins, it was a romance, a thriller, a mystery, and had a little bit of paranormal mixed in.  I expect the same from this installment which follows Gabriel another of the de Vincent brothers.  This comes out in June so I'm hoping to get it read and reviewed well ahead of it's release.
  • Bad Boy Brody by Tijan
    • I just received an ARC of this, it comes out May 7th, so I'm going to read and review that first then back to the regularly scheduled reading program.  I've only recently discovered Tijan, but I really like her writing style.  This one is about a grieving Hollywood starlet turned bad boy.  

Audiobooks

I have a couple of things on hold at the library, the only two I really want to get to is A Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss and Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare.  Lady Midnight is for my reading challenge prompt for a book with a time of day in it plus I've been meaning to get to this book for a while now.  Everything else would just be a bonus.  I'm hoping my library or hoopla gets the last book in the Titan Series by Jennifer Armentrout on audio, it supposed to be out in May I think.

I'm always looking for audio recommendations.  Who are your favorite narrators?  What are your favorite audio books?


April Wrap Up



I set out to read a bunch of stuff in April, you can see my TBR post here if you like.  I did pretty well.  I didn't get to everything, but I got to most of the stuff I intended to, plus a couple of things I didn't plan on reading.  I read or listened to 10 books total and started 2 that were on my list to read.  And I reviewed almost all of them, which is more of an accomplishment than actually reading the books.  Reading is the easy part, finding time to post reviews is the hard part.  I have a few more to review, but I'm almost caught up.  I'll update the links when I'm done.

Ebooks/ARCs I did read, I've put their goodreads links and links to all of my reviews below so you can go check them out:
  • Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
    • My review
    • I finished this and it was fantastic.  I highly recommend it.  I hear the audio version is fantastic as well.  
  • Unbreakable by Sara Ella
    • My review
    • This took me almost a month to finish.  I'm sorry to say I didn't enjoy it as much as the first 2 books.  
  • Kissing Tolstoy by Penny Reid
    • My review
    • This popped up randomly as an auto checkout from my library, which means they bought it on recommendation and I was next in line for it on the holds list.  This was really short and cute and I read it in a couple of hours.
  • Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas
    • My review
    • This was a surprise release by Pen Douglas.  It just came out mid-April, and I was lucky enough to win a copy in a giveaway hosted by The Lovely Books.  I really like her work, and I've read most of her books but I don't think I've reviewed any of them, yet.  I think I read them before I started on this blog journey.  I joined the blog tour so I had to squeeze this in to April's list.
Things I meant to read but will move to May:
  • Furyborn by Claire Legrand
    • I started this but I haven't finished it.  It is much longer than I anticipated.  It is really good.  There are angels, elemental powers, spies, assassins, prophecies, so there's alot going on.
  • Smart but Scattered by Peg Dawson
    • I started this, but as I mentioned in my TBR, I didn't plan to finish it in April.  My goal was to start it.  I've read the first few chapters and I've learned quite a bit.  It has already give me some good insights into parenting.  I have 2 very intellegent children, but they both lack what I consider basic human skills.  I'm hoping this book can teach our whole family how work on those things and face the world more effectively.  So far so good.
  • Lucky Charm and Charmed by J.A. Armitage
    • I need to to get to both of these in May.
  • Beard in Mind and Beard Science by Penny Reid
    • I know I'm going to love these and I fly through them so they will happen very soon.  The next one in the series is coming out in July and I want to be caught up by then.
  • Restore Me by Tahereh Mafi
    • I keep extending my hold on this.  I really want to get to it.

Audio Books

I finished all of the books but one.
  • The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss
    • I just checked this out today, so it is next up.
  • Timekeeper by Tara Sim
    • My review
    • I really enjoyed this one.  I was expecting it to be about time travel, but there is no time travel involved.  Time control perhaps, but no travelling.  This has an LGBT male main character who fixes clocks and can feel and see time unlike us regular people.  I liked the premise and I'm anxious to continue.  My library just purchased Chainbreaker, and I'm currently listening to it now.
  • One Dark Throne by Kendare Blake
    • My review
    • This was another random checkout.  I forgot all about this series until I saw the cover in the available now section and I grabbed it.  I really liked the first book, but you know how it goes waiting a year for the next book to come out.  The 2nd book was a great follow up to Three Dark Crowns and I loved being back in the world and getting to know the Queens better.  I put the 2 novellas on hold as soon as I finished but it looks like I'll be waiting a while until we find out what happens to the sisters.
  • Every Little Thing by Samantha Young
    • My review
    • Sam is one of my favorites, but this isn't my favorite book.  I haven't loved her books on audio.  I think I prefer to read them on the page.  It was still good, but the romance in this lost some thing for me in the translation.  I think I'll stick to reading her books in print.  This is still a good hate to love romance, and still recommend it.
  •   Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
    • My review
    • This isn't my normal type of book but I really did enjoy it.  It hits on just about every problem facing today's society.  I was surprised how much I enjoyed it.  
  • Walk on Earth a Stranger, Like a River Glorious, and Into the Bright Unknown by Rae Carson
    • My review
    • I picked this up randomly because I heard Regan from Peruse Project talk about it and she said it was good.  I needed a new audio book an this was available so I took a chance.  I really ended up liking it and checked out the next 2 books.  The books aren't terribly long, but I really liked the Oregon Trail vibe.  The series follows Leah a girl who can sense gold during the California gold rush.  I really enjoyed the series.

Pre-Order: Bad Boy Brody by Tijan

Tijan's newest release Bad Boy Brody will be out May 7th, 2018. Links for preorder are below for all major outlets.

Description:


One punch took him from Hollywood's Golden Boy to Bad Boy Brody.

The media didn't care he was grieving his brother's death. They descended on him, but to change his reputation, his manager got him a deal.

Act in an indie film, one that already had Oscar buzz, and he'd get the movie roles he needed to secure his future.

He took the deal.

Yet he wasn't prepared for the real-life people behind the script.

He wasn't prepared for the murder the movie was based on.

And he really wasn't prepared for her, the biggest secret of all.

She was wild. She was beautiful. She defied gravity.

But was she the leading role that would tame him?



Read more about it here:



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