Sunday, April 27, 2014
Love Lex Book review
This book is awesome from beginning to end. Lex is a strong girl who deals with a lot but she doesn't let it get her down, she slaps a H on her chest and handles it. With the help of her besties and a drool worthy cop named Ford Gotti, she makes the best out of a tough situation. After reading this book I want to read all the books in the series. Sexy, fun, and emotional this story has everything readers want to read. Great job by Avery Aster. She leaves you wanting more. Now I'm eager for Taddy's story.
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Broken by Lauren Layne Teaser Reveal and Cover Spotlight
BROKEN by Lauren Layne
Flirt New Adult Romance
On sale: September 2, 2014
ISBN: 978-0-553-39035-3
Gorgeous cover that pulls the hearts strings. Done in a soft black and white, it invites you into the pages. The way that both cover models face is covered eludes to a intimate loving moment. Perfect for the story.
About
the book:
Lauren Layne’s heart-wrenching
novel tells the story of a girl with secrets, a guy with scars, and a
love that could save them both . . . or destroy them.
When Olivia Middleton abandons the
glamour of Park Avenue for a remote, coastal town in Maine, everyone
assumes she’s being the kind do-gooder she’s always been. But
Olivia has a secret: helping an injured war veteran reenter society
isn’t about charity—it’s about penance. Only, Olivia’s client
isn’t the grateful elderly man she’s expecting. Instead, he’s a
brooding twenty-four-year-old who has no intention of being Olivia’s
path to redemption . . . and whose smoldering gaze and forbidden
touch might be her undoing.
Paul Langdon doesn’t need a mirror to
show him he’s no longer the hotshot quarterback he was before the
war. He knows he’s ugly—inside and out. He’ll do anything to
stay in self-imposed exile, even accept his father’s ultimatum that
Paul tolerate the newest caretaker for three months or lose his
inheritance. But Paul doesn’t count on the beautiful
twenty-two-year-old who makes him long for things that he can never
have. And the more she slips past his defenses, the more keeping his
distance is impossible.
Now Paul and Olivia have to decide:
Will they help each other heal? Or are they forever broken?
**
Teaser Reveal!**
Olivia squirms. "Why are you
looking at me like that?"
"I've never known a female to
acquiesce that easily without a catch. How about you hit me with it
now and get it over with?”
Olivia shrugs. "Fine. I was
going to say that I won't run alone, if you promise to go with me."
"No," I say, almost
before she's finished her sentence.
"Why not?"
I rap my cane once against the
ground. "Well, for starters, despite the fact that there are
tortoises that could surpass your sorry excuse for a jog, I'm in no
shape to accompany even the most pathetic of runners."
"What a handy skill you have
of overloading a sentence with insults," she says as she reaches
up to adjust her ponytail. "That must be helpful what with your
thriving social life and all."
I thump my cane against the ground
again, studying her. "Must be nice, picking on the cripple."
Olivia rolls her eyes. "Please.
Your soul's more crippled than your leg."
She
has no idea how right she is, and I have no intention of letting her
anywhere close enough to find out. I've gotten good at shutting
people out by pushing them away . . . being as nasty as possible
until they reach their breaking point. But with her? It's different.
We hope you enjoyed this sneak peek of
BROKEN by Lauren Layne! Love everything Lauren Layne? Her newest
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Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Love, Lex by Avery Aster Blitz
LOVE, LEX (The Undergrad Years #1)
by AVERY ASTER
Contemporary New Adult Romance/Coming Of Age
Foreword by Belle Aurora
Cover Design by Cover It! Designs
Interior Page Design by IRONHORSE Formatting
eBook List Price $2.99
Paperback List Price: $8.65
218 Pages
Synopsis:
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This summer, I’d planned to celebrate my eighteenth birthday in Europe with my fellow Manhattanites—Taddy Brill, Blake Morgan, and Vive Farnworth—until I caught my boyfriend screwing my mother. According to the police report, this vomit-inducing incident happened around the same time I’d supposedly blown-up my mother’s penthouse. Like I’m walking around Soho with a stick of dynamite in my Louis Vuitton purse—not! Now, my besties and I are in jail.
Officer Ford Gotti, the Harley-wheelin’ biker cop who arrested us, keeps sticking his perfectly-sculpted nose into my case. His inked body is jacked like a superhero, and he says I can trust him. He wants me to fess up. I won’t. Not again. Why should I? My friends and I had a previous stint in juvie that nearly destroyed us. I gotta protect them and keep my mouth shut. Right?
—Lex Easton, women’s studies major, motorcycle enthusiast, and virgin.
The Undergrad Years is a New Adult contemporary miniseries about first loves, independence, and everlasting friendships. Interact with Avery while reading Love, Lex on Instagram and Twitter @AveryAster using the hashtags #UndergradYears #NewAdult. Swag and reader contests can be found on Avery’s blog at: AveryAster.com
This summer, I’d planned to celebrate my eighteenth birthday in Europe with my fellow Manhattanites—Taddy Brill, Blake Morgan, and Vive Farnworth—until I caught my boyfriend screwing my mother. According to the police report, this vomit-inducing incident happened around the same time I’d supposedly blown-up my mother’s penthouse. Like I’m walking around Soho with a stick of dynamite in my Louis Vuitton purse—not! Now, my besties and I are in jail.
Officer Ford Gotti, the Harley-wheelin’ biker cop who arrested us, keeps sticking his perfectly-sculpted nose into my case. His inked body is jacked like a superhero, and he says I can trust him. He wants me to fess up. I won’t. Not again. Why should I? My friends and I had a previous stint in juvie that nearly destroyed us. I gotta protect them and keep my mouth shut. Right?
—Lex Easton, women’s studies major, motorcycle enthusiast, and virgin.
The Undergrad Years is a New Adult contemporary miniseries about first loves, independence, and everlasting friendships. Interact with Avery while reading Love, Lex on Instagram and Twitter @AveryAster using the hashtags #UndergradYears #NewAdult. Swag and reader contests can be found on Avery’s blog at: AveryAster.com
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Naughty Excerpt from
Love, Lex
Excerpt
from Chapter Seven: The Ride of My Life
*the
set up: Lex and Ford go for a ride on his motorcycle
The
bike rolled into the garage and stopped. Ford pushed a button, and
the garage lights came on as the door closed. Kicking the stand, he
got to his feet and cut the engine.
Mindful
of where I sat, he lifted his leg and got off the bike. When he
removed his helmet, I noticed his eyes weren’t as dark as before.
They had hints of hazel in them. His brow furrowed into a straight
line when he caught me staring at him.
Quickly,
I looked down at the bike and reached up to take my helmet off.
“Allow
me.” His big hands came under my chin. He tilted my jaw upward.
“Such a beautiful face, Lex. I like looking at you.”
“Thank
you…”
I’d
heard the “pretty face but” backhanded compliment my entire life.
I waited for him to say, “But your body could use some work.” Or
my personal favorite, “It’s a shame you forgot to take care of
the rest of you.”
Ford
didn’t say anything of the sort. He studied me just as he did back
in the jail, from head to toe. I’m so uncomfortable. Not because of
anything he’s doing, but because usually that is when men, and
sometimes women, stop looking at me all together.
He
unfastened my chinstrap and teased, “Let’s see if your hair has
static.”
Trying
to stand, I laughed nervously.
“Stay
seated.” He removed my helmet and placed both his and mine behind
me. He swung my right leg to the left side of the bike, framing my
body with his. He cupped my face in his hands.
Hot
cop fantasy? Heck no. This was real. He was going to…
Ford
licked his bottom lip. His facial features strained, becoming
serious. The tip of his nose touched mine. I smelled mint when he
exhaled. “No roommate. Yup, I live alone.” Then he kissed me.
My
head fell back into his grip.
With
determination, he tongued me, deeply, clockwise, oh yes even his
flippin’ tongue was strong and precise, just like the way he weaved
his bike through traffic.
Enthusiastically
he unbuttoned the straps on my overalls and then without even
looking, still lip-to-lip, he worked the closure on the left side
then the right. The denim flaps fell to the front and the back.
“Stand
for a sec.” Ford lifted me up in the air as if I were a weightless
feather. He planted both my feet on the ground, and then he shanked
the overalls to my ankles.
“Ford—”
Before I could finish whatever I was going to say, he lifted up my
shirt and swiftly placed me back on the motorcycle. Worried I’d
fall, I dug my back into the seat, reached for each handlebar,
pulling myself up as I gasped and garbled some words.
He
slid his fingers through the purple waistband on my underwear.
My
entire body stood to attention.
“I
want you naked so I can admire your body, and fuck you, on my bike.”
Air,
I needed to breath. Afraid I might pass out, I inhaled through my
nostrils and wrapped my arms around his shoulders. “Umm, Ford,” I
whispered when he came in to kiss me again.
What
the heck was I going to say? “Excuse me, but as hawt as this whole
bike thing sounds, my Lady V and I would be more comfortable on a
bed, sofa, or even the floor.” I felt as if I might knock the bike
over any second now.
“Nervous?”
Ford sensed my apprehension.
“Very,”
I replied without thinking.
“I
told you not to be.” He repositioned himself holding my legs over
his right shoulder.
The
panties came off. Then he lifted one leg and rested it on his other
shoulder. Leaning down, his hands scooped under my back and
unfastened my bra. No directions necessary. This dude could do this
undressing thing, in the dark.
“But
Ford, ya see, I’m—”
That
tongue of magic. Thick and velvety, warm and wetter than the spot
between my legs, Ford slipped back into my mouth. This time he
rotated counterclockwise.
Dang.
Ford is an Olympic kisser. For
round two, I braced myself in his arms.
Legs
spread wide, my ass still sat on the bike.
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Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Vampire Highland Fling: 2 (Dancing Vampires)
This was a great quickie book. I enjoyed the plot and concept of the
story. I found the characters to be interesting. I found myself rooting
for their love story and triumph over the challenges they would face. I
am eager to read more in the series. I was proud of Murdina for standing
up for what she had with Cameron.
Thursday, April 3, 2014
A Voice of Her Own book review
"A voice of her own" by Kathryn Lasky and illustrated by Paul Lee is about Phillis Wheatley
who was a slave poet. Phillis was taken from Africa as a young child to
be enslaved in Boston. Despite being enslaved Phillis learned to read,
write, and speak several languages. Adversity didn't keep Phillis from
writing poetry
something that she truly loved. Phillis wrote about politics, the sky,
whatever was important to her and significant in her life and in
society. Wheatley published her book of poetry in 1774 called "Poems on
various subjects, religion, and morals".
Beautifully illustrated in acrylic, this book portrays triumph over tribulations. I recommend this book especially during women's history month. As a African American female Phillis Wheatley was able to accomplish some incredible feats that were unimaginable in her time.Being a woman you didn't have much power or position, being African American she had even less position in life but she continued to do what she loved and produced a collection of poetry that can be read to this day, as the first African American to publish poetry.
The style of the pages were nicely done so that you wanted to continue on to the next part of the story. With excerpts from Phillis's poetry on each page you got a sense of who she was as a person and a writer. On each page you got a sense of her character.I think children will enjoy reading this book and looking at the pictures.
Beautifully illustrated in acrylic, this book portrays triumph over tribulations. I recommend this book especially during women's history month. As a African American female Phillis Wheatley was able to accomplish some incredible feats that were unimaginable in her time.Being a woman you didn't have much power or position, being African American she had even less position in life but she continued to do what she loved and produced a collection of poetry that can be read to this day, as the first African American to publish poetry.
The style of the pages were nicely done so that you wanted to continue on to the next part of the story. With excerpts from Phillis's poetry on each page you got a sense of who she was as a person and a writer. On each page you got a sense of her character.I think children will enjoy reading this book and looking at the pictures.
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