Review: Barbie Girl by Heidi Acosta

18 February, 2013 9:00 am , 2 Comments ,

Barbie Girl
(Barbie Doll, #1)
By: Heidi Acosta
Publisher: Self-published
Published: Nov. 1, 2012
Genre: YA
Rating:
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The only thing that 17 year old Barbie Starr wants to do is graduate high school so she and her little brother, Everett, can get out of Alabama. She doesn’t care about the rumors that are spread around about her like wild fire. Rumors are nothing new to her. Sure, maybe she could change her reputation, but why bother. She is leaving Alabama as soon as she can. That is, if she can pass algebra and graduate.

The only thing Dylan Knight would like to do is go through high school unnoticed; he has had enough of the drama that is high school. He took the whole of last summer to bulk-up: finally he is not being called names or being shoved into lockers. He wants to remain on the outside of the circle of constant rumors that surround the so-called popular kids who get all the attention. He would not, however, mind if his long time crush Katie took notice of him.

But it is Barbie who notices Dylan and she offers him a deal he can’t pass up: if he helps her pass algebra, she’ll help him get the girl of his dreams. Dylan agrees, but, as it turns out, nothing is simple when it comes to Barbie. Somehow, she can’t help but draw attention to herself — and to him. Soon Dylan finds himself tossed into the whirlwind of rumors that seem to follow Barbie everywhere. Can he save his reputation and still get the girl of his dreams? Or will Barbie be the one to break through his carefully-built facade?

 

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Posted in: YA Contemporary

Guest Post: Paloma Beck author of The Seven Sin Sisters series

16 February, 2013 5:05 pm , 13 Comments ,

Lustful Cravings
(The Seven Sin Sisters, #1)
By: Paloma Beck
Publisher: Secret Cravings Publishing
Published: Aug 6, 2012
Genre: Erotic Paranormal Romance

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Seven sisters are entwined in a legacy bigger than anyone ever expected. One by one, they will find their mates from the immortal Valendite breeds and secure their place in history. Each sister embodies one of the seven deadly sins only to be cast aside once claimed. But claiming comes at the price of separation, causing a weakening of their combined powers, which none want to happen… until Layla, holding the sin of lust within her body, locks eyes with Madden. Madden is one of the strongest of the Valendite Breed, a group of near-immortal men originating from the Italian Wars in the 1500s. Today, the Valendite Breed serve as the Terrorist Elimination Unit (TEU), an invisible arm of the CIA. Their only weakness is their need for a mate to carry on the Breed. So now that Madden has found Layla, he will never let her go. With forces mounting up against the Breed, Madden and Layla will need to rely on all of their powers combined to get them to their Pronouncement.

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Guest Post: Aviva Orr author of The Mist of Bronte Moor

15 February, 2013 11:00 am , Leave a Comment ,

The Mist on Bronte Moor
By: Aviva Orr
Publisher: WiDO Publishing
Published: Jan. 8, 2013
Genre: YA

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When fifteen-year-old Heather Jane Bell is diagnosed with alopecia and her hair starts falling out in clumps, she wants nothing more than to escape her home in London and disappear off the face of the earth.

Heather gets her wish when her concerned parents send her to stay with a great-aunt in West Yorkshire. But shortly after she arrives, Heather becomes lost on the moors and is swept through the mist back to the year 1833. There she encounters fifteen-year-old Emily Brontë and is given refuge in the Brontë Parsonage.

Unaware of her host family’s genius and future fame, Heather struggles to cope with alopecia amongst strangers in a world foreign to her. While Heather finds comfort and strength in her growing friendship with Emily and in the embrace of the close-knit Brontë family, her emotions are stretched to the limit when she falls for Emily’s brilliant but troubled brother, Branwell.

Will Heather return to the comforts and conveniences of the twenty-first century? Or will she choose love and remain in the harsh world of nineteenth-century Haworth?

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Review: Hooked by Liz Fichera

15 February, 2013 3:25 am , 3 Comments ,

Hooked
(Hooked, #1)
By: Liz Fichera
Publisher: Harlequin teen
Published: Jan. 29, 2013
Genre: YA
Rating:
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When Native American Fredricka ‘Fred’ Oday is invited to become the only girl on the school’s golf team, she can’t say no. This is an opportunity to shine, win a scholarship and go to university, something no one in her family has done.

But Fred’s presence on the team isn’t exactly welcome — especially not to rich golden boy Ryan Berenger, whose best friend was kicked off the team to make a spot for Fred.

But there’s no denying that things are happening between the girl with the killer swing and the boy with the killer smile…

 

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Posted in: YA Contemporary

Review: Concealed Desire by Eden Summers

13 February, 2013 11:00 am , 7 Comments ,

Concealed Desire
By: Eden Summers
Publisher: Etopia Press
Published: Jan. 23, 2013
Genre: Romance
Rating:
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A love that breaks all the rules…

Since her first day at work, Beth Graison has been in love with Dean Sutherland—the “Son” in Sutherland & Son. Although he’s an unrepentant player, there’s an unmistakable connection between them, and she knows he feels it too. But she’s not about to risk her career for any man, especially one with an office right down the hall whom she works with every day.

Dean Sutherland doesn’t do love, but he does do women. And he hasn’t felt more than sexual attraction for any woman until Beth. Entirely feminine, smart, and with a natural beauty beyond compare, she makes him think about all kinds of uncomfortable things—like a future and happiness—things he knows from experience are pure fiction.

When his father, the “Sutherland” in Sutherland & Son, propositions Beth to be more than just an employee, Dean can’t keep her at arm’s length any longer. But he doesn’t expect the scorching kiss they share, or the idea that forms when he holds her in his arms. Can he stop his father’s manipulating game by making the first move on Beth? Or will his reputation as a womanizer make him just one more Sutherland she wants to ignore?

 

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Review: A Little Bit Cupid by Jennifer Shirk

12 February, 2013 11:00 am , 1 Comment ,

 

A Little Bit Cupid
By: Jennifer Shirk
Publisher: Entangled
Published: Jan. 13, 2013
Genre: Romance
Rating:
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Finding love should be easy, but wedding photographer Phoebe Ward knows better. When Cupid shows up on a crazy mission to help her —and save the world in the process—Phoebe realizes love might be even more complicated than she thought. Even with Cupid showing her Mr. Right , she can’t stop thinking about his best friend, Mr. Wrong.

Cal Crawford has never had time for love, but now he’s falling for Phoebe. Which means it’s got to be just plain wrong to set her up with his best friend, right? But even though seeing Phoebe with someone else will break his heart, he can’t walk away from her.

Phoebe can’t afford to choose the wrong guy with the fate of the world at stake. But maybe Cupid has it wrong. Maybe she has to rely just a little bit on Cupid, and a whole lot more on her heart.

 

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Review: How Beauty Saved the Beast by Jax Garren

11 February, 2013 4:34 pm , 4 Comments ,

 

How Beauty Saved the Beast
(Tales of the Underlight, #2)
By: Jax Garren
Publisher: Carina Press
Published: Feb. 11, 2013
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Rating:
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Jolie Benoit left her old life behind to become an agent of the Underlight. Training under Sergeant Wesley Haukon, she’s honing her combat skills, all the while coping with the intense sexual attraction she feels for Hauk. She keeps their friendship casual, but when his high school sweetheart transfers into their division, Jolie finds herself grappling with jealousy.

The Underlight gave Hauk a purpose, but he can’t escape his past completely. The physical and emotional scars from the fire that killed seven fellow Army Rangers will mark him forever. Jolie sends his protective instincts into overdrive, but he’s convinced he’ll never be worthy of her love.

Hauk is determined to keep Jolie from harm. But when the Order of Ananke ambushes them with a new weapon that neutralizes Hauk, making him vulnerable, it’s Jolie who must tap into her hidden strengths to rescue him—or risk losing him forever…

 

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Posted in: Paranormal Romance

Sunday Wrap-Up #11

10 February, 2013 2:34 pm , 14 Comments ,

 

Sunday Wrap-Up is all about sharing the books and book related items that I’ve picked up recently. I also recap what went on last week and let you in on what’s coming up. I link up my post to Sunday Post, Bought, Borrowed & Bagged and Stacking the Shelves. I will post Sunday Wrap-up every other week.

Last week on the blog:
Blog Tour: Falling for her Fiancee by Cindi Madsen (Review)
How Beauty Saved the Beast by Jax Garren (Interview & Giveaway)
Blog Tour: Enslaved in Shadows by Tigris Eden (Interview & Giveaway)
Wishing & Waiting On (Meme)
Giveaway Hop: Love is in the Air (Giveaway)
We were interviewed by Fictional Candy (Interview & Giveaway)
Fallen by Laury Falter (Guest Post & Giveaway)
Red Zone by Sherri Hayes (Review)

Next week on the blog:
How Beauty Saved the Beast by Jax Garren (Review)
Blog Tour: A Little Bit Cupid by Jennifer Shirk (Review)
Concealed Desire by Eden Summers (Review)
The Mist on Bronte Moor by Aviva Orr (Guest Post & Giveaway)
Lustful Cravings by Paloma Beck (Guest Post & Giveaway)

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Review: Red Zone by Sherri Hayes

9 February, 2013 3:57 pm , 1 Comment ,

Red Zone
(Daniels Brothers, #2)
By: Sherri Hayes
Publisher: Smith Publicity
Published: Jan 4, 2013
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Rating:
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After a case ended badly for Rebecca Carson, she’s losing her mind sitting around her apartment waiting on her superiors to allow her to return to work. Since she was a teenager, the only thing she’d ever wanted was to join the FBI. Now that dream was in danger.

Gage Daniels has made a pretty good life for himself. A nice house. A career he loves. As a professional football player, he’s used to getting almost everything he’d ever want with just the snap of his fingers. This includes women. A well-timed smile is usually all it takes to attract the opposite sex, especially in Nashville.

When a stalker threatens Gage, the team owner calls an old friend, Rebecca’s ex-partner Travis Hansen, to help protect his star quarterback and find the person responsible. Hansen offers Rebecca the job, and she jumps at the chance. It’s work, and it will get her out of her apartment. How bad can it be?

Posing as Gage’s girlfriend, however, isn’t as easy as it seems. The man is relentless. Rebecca must work to protect Gage while staving off his advances. She’s there to do a job, nothing more. The last thing she wants is to be another notch on a hotshot athlete’s belt.

As the stalker continues to up the ante, Rebecca finds it harder and harder to keep her distance from Nashville’s star quarterback. He isn’t what she expected in one of the city’s most notorious playboys. Now all she has to do is keep him safe until they can find his stalker, and hope she doesn’t lose her heart in the process.

 

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Guest Post: Laury Falter, author of Fallen

8 February, 2013 3:44 pm , Leave a Comment ,

Fallen
(Guardian Trilogy, #1)
Published: April 1, 2009
Genre: YA

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Maggie is unaware of the terrifying fate that awaits her. It isn’t until she lands in New Orleans for a full year at a private high school and her unknown enemies find her does she realize that her life is in danger.

As a mystifying stranger repeatedly intervenes and blocks the attempts on her life, she begins to learn that there is more to him than his need to protect her and that he may be the key to understanding why her enemies have just now arrived.

 

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