Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Merry Christmas!


Hey Booklovers!

First of all we just wanted to take this moment and say a giant 


to all of you!!!

Hope you have all been good and got some more awesome books under your tree from your family or friends or your cat or dog or maybe even from your fish or fishes.... or you know from Santa or his reindeer... Yep as long as you got a book! ;-)

I've received some amazing books already a few days before Christmas, which I can't wait to share with you all!

But in other news


Stay safe these holidays!


Till next time!
 =)

xoxo

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

NA of Christmas - Winter Kisses by Addison Moore

THE 12 NA’S OF CHRISTMAS
.99 CENT SALE!



The novellas written by the 12 NA’s of Christmas will be on sale beginning December 1st! From December 1st-11th, each day one of the novellas will be highlighted around the book community. Today, the novella spotlight is Winter Kisses (3:AM Kisses Book 2) by Addison Moore. Check out the excerpt and enter the giveaway!

You can buy any of the 12 NA’s of Christmas titles on Amazon.



Laney Sawyer used to believe in love and all of the trappings that happily ever after could provide until Ryder Capwell crushed her heart. When Laney is auctioned off as a prize at the drama department fundraiser the last person she expects to trade cold hard cash for her company is Ryder.

Ryder Capwell is in love with Laney Sawyer. One year ago she walked out of his life and took the light of his world right along with her. Ryder would do anything to have another chance with Laney, including purchasing her for the evening courtesy of Whitney Briggs University, and he does just that.

One thing leads to whiskey, which leads to a one-night stand. She thinks it’s revenge sex—he thinks its make up sex. Things can only go wrong from here.

EXCERPT

Capwell”—he gives the ghost of a smile—“Ryder, Capwell,” he rumbles in his deepest octave and my stomach pinches tight. “I’ve always wanted to say that.” He smolders into me without even trying, and good God almighty I’m way past the point of being seduced. It’s obvious this night is going to end with a bang, and now I feel like an idiot for putting myself within shooting, or rather bedding range. Face it. Those cobalt blue eyes of his cast a spell over me, and now, I’m voluntarily striding into his penthouse just hoping for some perversion.
He comes in close, and I’m terrified he’s going to kiss me and we’ll be tearing off one another’s clothes before I even get to berate myself properly for letting my vagina follow his happy trail right to his promiscuous penthouse.

You can buy this book or any of the 12 NA’s of Christmas titles on Amazon.


About the Author

Addison Moore is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author who writes contemporary and paranormal romance. Her work has been featured in Cosmopolitan Magazine. Previously she worked as a therapist on a locked psychiatric unit for nearly a decade. She resides on the West Coast with her husband, four wonderful children, and two dogs where she eats too much chocolate and stays up way too late. When she's not writing, she's reading.
Feel free to visit her blog at: http://addisonmoorewrites.blogspot.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Addison-Moore/140192649382294
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AddisonMoore 

 About the 12 NA’s of Christmas:
The 12 NA’s of Christmas authors are Marquita Valentine, Zoe Dawson, Chelsea M. Cameron, Tiffany King, Breena Wilde, Sawyer Bennett, Magan Vernon, Sarra Cannon, A. Meredith Walters, Shelly Crane, and Addison Moore.




International Giveaway

·  2 ebook copies of A Perfect Mess by Zoe Dawson - International
·  1 ebook copy of all 8 volumes of the Blurred Lines series by Breena Wilde - International
·  5 ebook copies of Live For You (Boys of the South #1) by Marquita Valentine - International
·  3 ebook copies of Cross Country Christmas by Tiffany King - International
·  5 ebook copies of Warmth In Ice by A. Meredith Walters - International
·  3 ebook copies of Off Sides by Sawyer Bennett - International
·  3 ebook copies of 3:AM Kisses by Addison Moore - International
·  3 ebooks of Christmas Catch by Chelsea M. Cameron - International
·  5 ebook copies of The Moment We Began by Sarra Cannon - International
·  (2) $100 USD VISA Gift Card – e-gift cards
·  (2) $25 VISA Gift Card – e-gift cards

a Rafflecopter giveaway



US Only Giveaway

·  3 signed swag packs from Tiffany King - US Only
·  1 signed print copy of Smash Into You by Shelly Crane - US Only
·  10 Bookmarks signed by Magan Vernon and the male model on her cover - US only
·  1 signed print copy of The Moment We Began by Sarra Cannon - US

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Blog Tour - That One Summer (Summer #3) by C.J Duggan - Review + Teaser + Giveaway





That One Summer is Book #3 in the mature young adult SUMMER SERIES, a series filled with intoxicatingly sweet romances and addictive, swoon worthy characters. The Summer Series is set in Onslow and it is here where you will meet the ruggedly handsome Onslow Boys - a group of men SO HOT in appearance and so likable in personality that’ll leave you craving MORE. Now imagine that, set it against a sizzling hot Australian background, fill it with good old Australian humour and there you have the Summer Series! 


That One Summer
by C.J Duggan

(Summer #3)

December 17th 2013


Synopsis
Loving Chris Henderson would be wrong. Diabolically disastrous. I mean, what is there about him to love? He’s moody, bossy, brooding, a control freak, and that’s on a good day … but there was one achingly obvious fact that haunted my every thought, every minute of every day …


He sure could kiss.

As the countdown to the new millennium begins, there is one thing everyone agrees on: no one wants to be in Onslow for New Year’s Eve.

So that can only mean one thing: road trip!

No longer the mousey, invisible, shy girl from years ago, Tammy Maskala is finally making up for all those lost summers. A new year with new friends, which astoundingly includes the bossy boy behind the bar, Chris Henderson.

She likes her new friends (at least most of them), so why does she secretly feel so out of place?

After chickening out on the trip, a last-minute change of heart sees Tammy racing to the Onslow Hotel, fearing she’s missed her chance for a ride. The last thing she expected to meet was a less-than-happy Onslow Boy leaning against his black panel van.

Now the countdown begins to reach the others at Point Shank before the party is over and the new year has begun. Alone in a car with only the infuriating Chris Henderson, Tammy can’t help but feel this is a disastrous start to what could have been a great adventure. But when the awkward road trip takes an unexpected turn, Tammy soon discovers that the way her traitorous heart feels about Chris is the biggest disaster of all.

Fogged up windows, moonlight swimming, bad karaoke and unearthed secrets; after this one summer nothing will ever be the same again.


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Fall in love... all over again



(Read our review of An Endless Summer HERE)
§  An Endless Summer (#3) - December 17 2013
§  Forever Summer  - Coming soon


About C.J


C.J Duggan is the number one bestselling Australian author of the Summer Series! C.J lives with her husband in a rural border town of New South Wales, Australia. When she isn’t writing books about swoony boys and 90’s pop culture you will find her renovating her hundred-year-old Victorian homestead or annoying her local travel agent for a quote to escape the chaos.
Novels in the Summer Series includes: The Boys of Summer (2012), An Endless Summer (2013) and the highly anticipated, soon to be released That One Summer (2013).

For more on C.J and ‘The Summer Series’, visit

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My Review

5 out of 5 !!!

A hilarious, enticing love story that had me captivated from the very first sentence! I started reading TOS at midnight, so imagine my surprise when C.J started off the story in a setting of pitch blackness. I was definitely worried about having nightmares especially when this sentence popped up “One, two, Freddie’s coming for you… Three, four, better lock your door.” Yep visions of Freddie Kruger popped into my mind at that point. But anyway, what I found the most enjoyable about this novel was that it kept getting better and intriguing throughout each chapter, until I had no choice but to be a hundred percent captivated and in love with everything Duggan threw at us.

The story starts off with the Onslow gang not wanting to spend the New Year’s in town as the welcoming of a new millennia.  So the girls invite themselves to go with the boys camping at Point Shank. But our main girl Tammy’s not so sure if she wants to go. What with feeling like she doesn’t belong in the group. But when she changes her mind at the last minute, she heads to the Onslow Hotel in a rush with her mum driving like crazy (which is normal apparently) and there she finds…. That they left without her. But little did she know that someone’s been there waiting for her… Mr Chris Henderson himself,  blackmailed by his little cuz into taking Miss Maskala to catch up with the gang. And in turn starts a hilarious, swoon-worthy romantic, outrageous road trip to the perfect NYE destination with a group of friends like no other. And when the clock strikes twelve, be prepared for an unexpected surprise, you’ll never see coming ;-].

Tammy Maskala’s this beautiful, sometimes shy, sometimes confident, college personal trainer, who feels as if she doesn’t belong with the Onslow gang and so she distances herself… or at least she tries to distance herself. But with best friend Amy’s interference, she has no choice but to get involved and have fun with a group of people who enjoy her company. And with moody Chris showing more emotions towards her than anybody else, she’s about to be bombarded with friends trying to pair her up with a hottie (which isn’t that bad if you ask me ;-]).

“ But if I had to choose perfect, I would have just chosen you” – Chris 

In the other Summer novel, I felt like we barely got a good idea as to who exactly is Chris Henderson, so I was super excited to find out he was getting his own novel. Now if you suddenly forgot who Chris is for some reason or that you were overloaded with too many Onslow hotties and totally spaced as to who was who. Well, Chris is the moody bartender who now runs Onslow along with Sean. The hottie with a scowl who I feel always had a helping hand in whatever problems arised within the gang. Chris kind of took me by surprise, I always enjoyed his scenes in the previous books, but I’ve always seen him as this cool, collected bartender and in TOS we see a whole new side to him that I just adore. He's usually anti-social towards the girls, but with Tammy, we see a whole new side to him… a yummy side ;-P. He's cheeky, devious and charming and he seems to be giving out those rare sunshine smiles to only one girl. But his also sweet in a quiet, comforting way and add in the fact his a dedicatedly responsible guy with a tempting bod... and we have the perfect guy!

“Watching Chris’s body slowly appear out of the water. It was as if a movie was playing out in slow motion before my eyes – he ran his hands back through his hair as the excess water dribbled down his tanned skin.”

As always, I love the Aussie references in the series, it was definitely a breath of fresh air and just made me so at home with the setting as it’s similar to my own lifestyle. It was also amazing to see the gang all together once again! As unlike the first two novels, I feel like in TOS we got to know the other characters (mainly the rest of the Onslow boys) on a deeper level as they are seen all out together crackin’ up jokes and just having a good time. It also added to the atmosphere of summer, to get to see their unique bonds and how comfortable they all are individually or together, even though Tammy feels like she’s out of place, we get to see her interaction with the others and how they value her as one of their own. It was also great to see the dynamics of Tammy and Amy’s friendship, it reminds me of my conversations with my girls every time we hang out together. And oh C.J! You still manage to have me cracking up like a hyena at all your comedic situations and expressions!

I also love the unexpected twists Duggan throws our way, they definitely keep things in suspense and makes it that much more interesting, while making it a far cry from knowing what to expect. Also, every Chris and Tammy moments had me smiling like a lunatic. And as much as I love the Onslow Hotel, it was nice to see the gang on a road trip and have some new scenery. After reading book two, I feel like it was a nice change of direction as the follow up. As An Endless Summer mostly concentrated on the Onslow hotel, it was nice, to take a break and have a whole new scenery and adventures for book three.

Overall, That One Summer is a hilarious, captivating and an enticing read full of friendship, romance, and hilarious adventures that will keep you enchanted even after you’ve finished reading. Worth a read, especially if you’ve read the first two novels. Also it’s a perfect summer read in the countdown for the New Year! Definitely gets you thinking about what your plans are for NYE 2014.

*I received an ARC in exchange for my honest and genuine opinion/review*


 GIVEAWAY

As part of the tour, there will be an international tour wide giveaway. Prizes include:

 ONE WINNER will receive a SIGNED PAPERBACK copy of the ENTIRE SUMMER SERIES
*  THREE WINNERS will receive EBOOK copies of the ENTIRE SUMMER SERIES
*    FOUR WINNERS will receive an EBOOK COPY of THAT ONE SUMMER





Want more of That One Summer?
Follow along the TOS blog tour to check out all the latest reviews! HERE


NA of Christmas - Wide Spaces by Shelly Crane

THE 12 NA’S OF CHRISTMAS
.99 CENT SALE!



The novellas written by the 12 NA’s of Christmas will be on sale beginning December 1st! From December 1st-11th, each day one of the novellas will be highlighted around the book community. Today, the novella spotlight is Wide Spaces by Shelly Crane. Check out the excerpt and enter the giveaway!

You can buy any of the 12 NA’s of Christmas titles on Amazon.



Emma knows better than most that life can change from one second to the next. Mason knows that guilt can make you change so much, that you don't even recognize yourself in the mirror. When they found each other, they knew that life had given them a second chance.
But can one night, one second, one misunderstanding change everything?

A life together that saved them will become a life they think is lost.


EXCERPT

For the first time in a long time, I felt like I could breathe. I felt like I wasn't being smashed and pressed, draining me of any and everything. For the first time, I felt like my life wasn't a testament to my guilt and shame; it was a testament to how love finds you in the strangest places, and hope clings to us in the nooks and crannies we never think to look.

You can buy this book or any of the 12 NA’s of Christmas titles on Amazon.


About the Author

Shelly is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling author from a small town in Georgia and loves everything about the south. She is wife to a fantastical husband and stay at home mom to two boisterous and mischievous boys who keep her on her toes. They currently reside in scorching North Florida. She loves to spend time with her family, binge on candy corn, go out to eat at new restaurants, buy paperbacks at little bookstores, sightsee in the new areas they travel to, listen to music everywhere and also LOVES to read.

Her own books happen by accident and she revels in the writing and imagination process. She doesn't go anywhere without her notepad for fear of an idea creeping up and not being able to write it down immediately, even in the middle of the night, when her best ideas are born.

https://twitter.com/AuthShellyCrane
https://www.facebook.com/shellycranefanpage
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4951964.Shelly_Crane


 About the 12 NA’s of Christmas:
The 12 NA’s of Christmas authors are Marquita Valentine, Zoe Dawson, Chelsea M. Cameron, Tiffany King, Breena Wilde, Sawyer Bennett, Magan Vernon, Sarra Cannon, A. Meredith Walters, Shelly Crane, and Addison Moore.




International Giveaway

·  2 ebook copies of A Perfect Mess by Zoe Dawson - International
·  1 ebook copy of all 8 volumes of the Blurred Lines series by Breena Wilde - International
·  5 ebook copies of Live For You (Boys of the South #1) by Marquita Valentine - International
·  3 ebook copies of Cross Country Christmas by Tiffany King - International
·  5 ebook copies of Warmth In Ice by A. Meredith Walters - International
·  3 ebook copies of Off Sides by Sawyer Bennett - International
·  3 ebook copies of 3:AM Kisses by Addison Moore - International
·  3 ebooks of Christmas Catch by Chelsea M. Cameron - International
·  5 ebook copies of The Moment We Began by Sarra Cannon - International
·  (2) $100 USD VISA Gift Card – e-gift cards
·  (2) $25 VISA Gift Card – e-gift cards

a Rafflecopter giveaway



US Only Giveaway

·  3 signed swag packs from Tiffany King - US Only
·  1 signed print copy of Smash Into You by Shelly Crane - US Only
·  10 Bookmarks signed by Magan Vernon and the male model on her cover - US only
·  1 signed print copy of The Moment We Began by Sarra Cannon - US

Friday, December 6, 2013

NA of Christmas - If I Return by Sawyer Bennett


THE 12 NA’S OF CHRISTMAS
.99 CENT SALE!



The novellas written by the 12 NA’s of Christmas will be on sale beginning December 1st! From December 1st-11th, each day one of the novellas will be highlighted around the book community. Today, the novella spotlight is If I Return by Sawyer Bennett. Check out the excerpt and enter the giveaway!

You can buy any of the 12 NA’s of Christmas titles on Amazon.



Would you wait?

College student, Hope Camden, is relentlessly serious, awkwardly shy and in complete need of taking a walk on the wilder side. At least, that’s what her sister tells her when she drags her off` for an impromptu Christmas getaway in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Hope’s plans to keep her nose in a book the entire vacation are thwarted when she meets Jack Freeman, the gorgeous and enigmatic Army helicopter pilot staying at the same resort. What was supposed to be a quiet Christmas holiday turns into a life changing event for Hope and Jack. The only problem? Jack is headed off to war, and there is no guarantee he will come back.


EXCERPT

“So, what exactly is your level of snow experience, Miss Camden?”

I look up at Jack as we are walking, his hand tightly gripping mine. The sun is brilliantly shining and his eyes are sparkling sapphires today. “Sadly, I’m a snow virgin. This is my first time.”

He stops walking and just looks at me with astonishment. “You’re kidding?”

“Nope. We don’t get snow in Florida, in case you haven’t heard that news flash.”

He rolls his eyes at me. “Well, there are certain things that a snow virgin has to try, and I list these in no particular order. Let’s see... there’s making snow angels, and we have to build a snowman, and of course, who can resist a good old-fashioned, snowball fight... and last, but certainly not least, you simply have to try this really cool trick of sticking your tongue to a flagpole.”

I start laughing and playfully punch him in the stomach. “I can’t believe you’d try to get me to fall for the ‘stick your tongue to a flagpole’ trick.”

He shrugs his shoulders and puts a mock look of shame on his face. “What? I thought a Florida girl wouldn’t know about that dirty trick.”

“We do have TVs in Florida, you know? I’ve seen A Christmas Story only about a million times.”

“Damn. Caught me. No matter. I have better uses for your tongue.” Jack steps in close to me and grabs hold of my hips. My breath comes out in a rush, pluming white in the cold air.

“You do?” I say, my voice shy and husky all at the same time. “Like what?”

“Well... I was holding out on you, but the actual very best thing to do in the snow is to kiss.” His head lowers toward mine but he just stares at me.

“You don’t say?”

I anticipate his lips touching mine but he doesn’t move. “It’s the truth. But before we do that, we have to make quick snow angels first.”

You can buy this book or any of the 12 NA’s of Christmas titles on Amazon.


About the Author
USA Today Best-Selling Author, Sawyer Bennett is a snarky southern woman and reformed trial lawyer who decided to finally start putting on paper all of the stories that were floating in her head. She is married to a mobster (well, a market researcher) and they have three big, furry dogs who hog the bed. Sawyer would like to report she doesn't have many weaknesses but can be bribed with a nominal amount of milk chocolate.

www.sawyerbennett.com

www.facebook.com/bennettbooks

www.twitter.com/bennettbooks


About the 12 NA’s of Christmas:
The 12 NA’s of Christmas authors are Marquita Valentine, Zoe Dawson, Chelsea M. Cameron, Tiffany King, Breena Wilde, Sawyer Bennett, Magan Vernon, Sarra Cannon, A. Meredith Walters, Shelly Crane, and Addison Moore.




International Giveaway

·  2 ebook copies of A Perfect Mess by Zoe Dawson - International
·  1 ebook copy of all 8 volumes of the Blurred Lines series by Breena Wilde - International
·  5 ebook copies of Live For You (Boys of the South #1) by Marquita Valentine - International
·  3 ebook copies of Cross Country Christmas by Tiffany King - International
·  5 ebook copies of Warmth In Ice by A. Meredith Walters - International
·  3 ebook copies of Off Sides by Sawyer Bennett - International
·  3 ebook copies of 3:AM Kisses by Addison Moore - International
·  3 ebooks of Christmas Catch by Chelsea M. Cameron - International
·  5 ebook copies of The Moment We Began by Sarra Cannon - International
·  (2) $100 USD VISA Gift Card – e-gift cards
·  (2) $25 VISA Gift Card – e-gift cards

a Rafflecopter giveaway



US Only Giveaway

·  3 signed swag packs from Tiffany King - US Only
·  1 signed print copy of Smash Into You by Shelly Crane - US Only
·  10 Bookmarks signed by Magan Vernon and the male model on her cover - US only
·  1 signed print copy of The Moment We Began by Sarra Cannon - US