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Spotlight New Release: Behind the Closed Door by Emily Bowie

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Title: Behind the Closed Door Author: Emily Bowie Date to be published: Jan. 31, 2016 Publisher: Self Pages: 198 Genre: Buy Links: Amazon, Amazon.uk Three very different couples, one hot affair, one crazy wife, a business deal double-crossing. What once stayed behind closed doors becomes open for all to see. Summer Hart, a sexy, redheaded cougar, finds herself in the middle of everyone’s lives. On the outside it appears that she has the perfect life inside of her large, picturesque home. She had always thought that, together with her husband, they were the ultimate power couple, her being a lawyer and him being a doctor. Their honor roll daughter topped the picture-perfect image they created. Her life is perfect, until she meets Cole Walker that is. Cole Walker is a sexy, tough-looking, tattooed businessman. He used to think one woman was the way it should be, but after being married for some time he realized he needed more. All that changed when he

#PBwkendread Dawn of Hope by Peter Prichard and The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

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This weekend I am going to try to tackle two paperbacks if I can. Dawn of Hope which was given to me to review and The 5th Wave which my librarian recommend to me.  "Excuse me, young lady. We have the ambulance on their way, and they want to know what happened to Drew Winston." "He said he was going to rape me," Dawn replied purposefully to the administrative assistant in the high-school office. "I pushed him away and tripped him, and as he fell, he hit his head on the corner of a water fountain, which was not my intent. He's bleeding from his head and is in convulsions." Within twenty-four hours of beginning her senior year at Fair Shore High School as a new student, Dawn Mortenson had chosen to fight the town's acceptance of the bullying and sexual abuse of young women by confronting Drew Winston, the school's All-American quarterback. Following that confrontation, she received multiple death threats, so her mother had to hire a s

Blog Tour: A Raven's Touch by: Linda Bloodworth

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Bullied through high school, seventeen-year-old Justice St. Michaels is grateful for the help of her best friend Moira O’Fhey. Their only wish is to graduate high school, leave the sleepy town of Fallingbrook and all that happened behind them. The Heavens have other plans. Between growths on her back and being involved in explosive school fights, nothing seems to make sense. When an unexpected encounter with Darien Raventhorn causes worlds to collide it exposes the truth about Justice's real identity. To avenge a family death, Justice must embrace her birthright, and slay a demon before all Hell breaks loose. Add to Your Goodreads TBR List Buy on Amazon | Kobo | B&N | iBooks | Google Play Linda Bloodworth loves chips, like really, ketchup to be exact. Ketchup chips are only found in Canada. Lucky for Linda she lives in Toronto with her husband and three fur babies. In between writing, debating for hours about the Oxford comma, and the misunderstood semi co

Spotlight: The Joy of Comfort Eating by Suzanne Jefferies

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Title: The Joy of Comfort Eating Author: Suzanne Jefferies Series: The Joy of Series (#1) Genre: Chick Lit/Romance /Contemporary Publisher: Fire Quill Publishing Release Date: Nov 17 Edition/Formats: eBook & Print It ’ s the worst day of Charlie Everson ’ s life. Not only can she no longer fit into her clothes—disaster for any public relations director—but also her first love, the sexy super-successful Brian Tendai, is her new CEO, the last person she ever expected to run into. Seeing him again tumbles Charlie back into her past. There are still so many unanswered questions: he ’ s convinced she left him, she ’ s convinced he left her. Charlie minimizes the ‘ex’ factor. Tell that to her emotions that are running wild. But Brian ’ s not there to rekindle their romance. He ’ s overseeing Queenswood Communications’ recent merger after a hostile takeover. Guess whose name is at the top of the list? They agree to one night together, just

NetGalley Review: Summit Lake by Charlie Donlea

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Title: Summit Lake Author: Charlie Donlea Date to be published: Jan. 26, 2016 Publisher: Kensington Books Pages: 320 Genre: Murder Mystery Review: ebook provided by NetGalley and Publisher Buy Links: Amazon , Amazon.uk  Set in a small, picturesque North Carolina town, Charlie Donlea’s suspenseful debut novel tells the haunting story of a murdered law school student, the reporter assigned to her story—and the intimate connection that comes when the living walk in the footsteps of the dead. “No suspects. No persons of interest. Just a girl who was alive one day and dead the next.” Some places seem too beautiful to be touched by horror. Summit Lake, nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains, is that kind of place, with charming stilt houses dotted along the pristine water. But two weeks ago, Becca Eckersley, a first-year law student, was brutally murdered in one of those houses. The daughter of a powerful attorney, Becca was hard-working, accomplished, and ambitious. Now, w

Cover Reveal: Set the Pace by Kim Karr

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  Title: Set the Pace Series: The Detroit Love Duet #1 Author: Kim Karr Genre: Contemporary Romance Release Date: February 21, 2016   Every city needs a hero, but Detroit’s white knight just might be a villain. A rough childhood branded Jasper Storm trouble. A bad boy. Not worth a damn. His love of cars was the only thing that could battle his delinquency. With the need for speed in his blood, he overcame his wayward ways. Mostly. Now the broken city of Detroit hails him their shining star. And the man behind a new cutting-edge automobile is ready to turn this bankrupt town around. Charlotte Lane was the tomboy who lived next door. She was his best friend. He was her protector. Then tragedy struck and she disappeared, forever—or so he thought. Everything Jasper does in life is fast. He talks fast, f*cks fast, and drives fast. But when one reckless turn brings him face-to-face with the childhood he has tried very hard to forget, he finds him

Wrap up Winter Respite read-a-thon 2016

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I finished the books I wanted to read this week though it wasn't as many books like I had for the Halloween read-a-thon but that is okay. It always seems that towards the beginning of the year I am always super busy then it all dies down a bit only to be super busy come summer time. The books I chose to read are the following since they are all NetGalley books that are not due to be on my blog until the published date but I did put the reviews on Goodreads which you can check out by just clicking the link. The Truth by Jeffry W. Johnston Goodreads Sinking Stones from the Sky Blog Summit Lake by Charlie Donlea Goodreads The Doll's House Goodreads  I want to give Michelle the one who host this read-a-thon every year. Her blog is called Seasons of Reading (which is really neat). With her read-a-thon's I have found myself pushing myself to read a bit more than I normally do and for that it helps my TBR pile come down just a little bit more. :) If you guys want to j

#PBwkenedread Review: Catacomb (Asylum #3) by Madeleine Roux

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Title: Catacomb (Asylum #3) Author: Madeleine Roux Published: Sept. 1, 2015 Publisher: HarperTeen Pages: 352 Genre: Mystery, Teen Review: Library Book Buy Links: Amazon , Amazon.uk  Sometimes the past is better off buried. Senior year is finally over. After all they’ve been through, Dan, Abby, and Jordan are excited to take one last road trip together, and they’re just not going to think about what will happen when the summer ends. But on their way to visit Jordan’s uncle in New Orleans, the three friends notice that they are apparently being followed.. And Dan starts receiving phone messages from someone he didn’t expect to hear from again—someone who died last Halloween. As the strange occurrences escalate, Dan is forced to accept that everything that has happened to him in the past year may not be a coincidence, but fate—a fate that ties Dan to a group called the Bone Artists, who have a sinister connection with a notorious killer from the past. Now, Dan’s only

Author Spotlight & GIVEAWAY: Stacey Rourke

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Meet Stacey Rourke! She is an award winning, best-selling author, yet her quirky writing style and personality has her better known for her irrational fear of garden gnomes and her insistence that pretty shoes actually call out to her as she shops. That said, if you like books with a heap of action, a swirl of suspense, a dash of romance, and a slathering of snappy one-liners, Stacey’s books might be the right recipe for you! Without further ado, let’s explore the works of this twistedly, fun ginger! In the literary world, Stacey is probably best known for her Legends Saga. This suspenseful literary adventure dares to ask the question; what if the best fiction had dark roots of truth? It kicks off with Crane, a modern day spin on the Legends of Sleepy Hollow. Things delve into the macabre in Raven, book 2, where the works of Edgar Allen Poe are weaved together into an intricate tapestry. The third book, Steam, combines the writings of HG Wells and Nathaniel Haw