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Monday 30 June 2014
Cupid's Way by Joanne Phillips
Friday 27 June 2014
Love, Lies and Lemon Cake by Sue Watson
So when Faye meets Dan the gorgeous Australian surfer guy working in the local deli she can’t help but wonder what life on the other side of the world might be like. He is blonde, tanned, ten years younger and bakes the most amazing lemon cake. Unlike her husband Dan actually listens to Faye his smile makes her feel fizzy inside, and when he smiles… oh.my.god. But is she being silly? What would someone like him see in someone like her? Even if he did have feelings for her, could she give everything up to be with him? And just what is the secret ingredient in Dan’s delicious lemon cake?
A bittersweet comedy about taking your life back before it’s too late.
What I Say:
I would like to thank Bookouture, Kim Nash and Sue Watson for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.
We meet Faye as she is struggling living with a husband that doesn't pay her any attention and she is regretting not living her dreams when she was younger.
Finding her rucksack and an old postcard makes her take the bull by the horns, she decides to tell Craig their marriage is over and move out.
Faye is frightened with what the future will bring but elated at the same time, I instantly took to Faye, being a Leo myself I saw so much in her that is me it's uncanny. The self doubt but sometimes the flirty confidence. Running away with a conversation and talking for the sake of it.
I really enjoyed this books because Faye wasn't a twenty something bored with life, Sue made Faye's character so realistic for someone just in her forties an unhappy with life. Don't get me wrong this isn't a sad tale of someone who has left it too late to make a change in her life. This is a wonderful story of someone finding what she what in life with the help of her friends, lemon cake, a hot Aussie man and a Vajazzle (you need to read it to see what I mean).
It really is a light hearted fun take on life of a fortysomething, some people have tattoos at forty (me), some realise they have been with the wrong man for far too long and then find Mr right is just around the corner, some stay with the same man but at the end of the day life really is too short and instead of a bucket list, shouldn't we all have a living list (going to create mine).
I can't go without mentioning Dan, he made Faye go weak at the knees but was also fun and firty, with an Aussie accent, swit swoo.
I'm off now to get another tattoo, travel the world and get a Vajazzle, I really loved this story and look forward to reading more of Sue's books.
5 out of 5 beautiful fun stars
About The Author
Sue Watson was a TV Producer with the BBC who combined motherhood and family life with a busy career. However, one day it dawned on Sue that Cosmo magazine may have been telling porkies about 'having it all,' and her life had become a slightly crazed juggling act.
So after much soul searching (and comfort eating) Sue abandoned her TV career, bought a pink laptop and wrote a novel. 'Fat Girls and Fairy Cakes,' tells the story of Stella Weston, whose life is a constant struggle with a nasty boss at work, the weighing scales and being a mum, wife and daughter.
Originally from Manchester, Sue now lives with her husband and teenage daughter in Worcestershire. When she's not toiling over her latest novel, Sue bakes (and eats) cake and enjoys very large tubs of Caramel Chew Chew ice cream all to herself while watching 'The Biggest Loser USA.'
Sue's second book, 'Younger, Thinner, Blonder' was released in October (2013) and her third book 'Love, Lies and Lemon Cake' is released on June 27th 2014.
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Follow Sue on Twitter @suewatsonwriter
Here are the links to the books:
Amazon.co.ukhttp://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Lies-Lemon-Cake-Watson-ebook/dp/B00LAKWFC0
Amazon.comhttp://www.amazon.com/Love-Lies-Lemon-Cake-Watson-ebook/dp/B00LAKWFC0
Goodreadshttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22351228-love-lies-and-lemon-cake
Thursday 26 June 2014
Cover Reveal - What Happens to Men When They move to Manhattan? by JillKnapp
One Hundred Proposals by Holly Martin
Wednesday 25 June 2014
Glimpse by Kendra Leighton
Riding – riding –
The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door
Liz just wants to be normal. Her life is anything but.
Seven years ago Liz lost her mother and ten years’ worth of memories. When she inherits the infamous Highwayman Inn, she hopes the move will be a fresh start. Then she meets Zachary. Zachary who haunts her by night and in dreams; who makes her question everything she is and wants to be; who seems scarcely real – yet makes her feel so alive.
Inspired by Alfred Noyes’ classic poem ‘The Highwayman’, Glimpse is a ghost story, a love story, and a story of a girl fighting for her future by confronting her terrible past.
Tuesday 24 June 2014
The Boneseeker by Brynn Chapman
Monday 23 June 2014
Crazy, Undercover Love by Nikki Moore
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Friday 20 June 2014
Cover Up by Kim Black
What They Say:
Emily Roberts is a confused woman. While her heart feels entangled with Julien’s, her mind fights for the man who had always been true to her, Adam. Feeling that she can never trust Julien again, she tries to move on… But the heart is not one that can be ignored. Even after Julien’s lies, she yearns still for his touch.
The heart is not one that can be ignored and even after all Julien has done, she yearns still for his touch…
Julien Belmont never meant to hurt Emily. One night, one mistake, one lie costs him the love of his life and he is left with no choice but to watch her leave. When Julien’s action causes Emily to have an accident, the guilt that he feels is unbearable. Determined to get her back, he tries to ends his ties to the only thing standing in the way of his happiness, his wife!
But all is fair in love and war.
Cutting ties with a woman scorned is never easy.
What I Say
I would like to thank author Kim Black for a copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.
We catch up with Emily and Julien just after Emily has been involved in a serious car accident. Julien is devastated and spends all his time by her bedside, with Emilys friends Suzie and Diana. Adam her ex is also there, as Emily was on the way to see him when the accident happened…
Would Emily remember everything that had happened before the accident? Who would Emily choose? Her first love Adam or Julien who sends her pulse racing at just a look. Would she make the right decision?
You couldn’t hate Adam as he was a nice guy who had been affected by someone else’s lies that had destroyed his relationship with Emily, I was annoyed at him that he didn’t fight for her in the first place. I can see as the series continues there are going to be far more twists and turns.
Julien I loved in the first book and the fact he spent so much time at Emilys bedside is so endearing, Emily changed who he was in the first book and it certainly was for the better.
Emily and Julien also have to contend with Julien’s wife, it was a marriage of convenience as far as Julien is concerned but Charlette doesn’t see it that way, especially when Julien asks for a divorce.
The story is far from an easy ride for either Emily or Julien, it was totally different than I was expecting, not as steamy as the first book, but it did have its moments. The chemistry between Emily and Julien sizzled off the page and kept you reading, as this is a second book in a series it can not be read as a standalone you have to read the first book. I am now eagerly awaiting book three.
5 out of 5 stars
Jo xx
About The Author
Kim was born and raised in the great state of New York.
She has always believed that one day she would become an author. She enjoyed reading and writing all of her life and had always felt that it was somewhat of a calling for her. At age 28, she had no idea that she would become an Erotic Romance Author, mostly because she just got into reading Romances and instantly fell in love with the genre.
Kim enjoys the passions of love and believe that there is no greater feeling than the initial jilt we get when we first meet that right person. Wanting to provide romance readers with stories that they can feel and get lost in, Kim decided in September 2013 to become a published author. Her first debut novel is “DISCOVERED” which will be apart of “The Cover Series,” debuted on December 28th 2013
Thursday 19 June 2014
The Bookshop on The Corner by Rebecca Raisin
Wednesday 18 June 2014
Guest Post Once Upon a Wager by Julie Lemense
Hardly the actions of a hero.
But shocking lies have distorted the past. Can Alec uncover its painful truths, and still keep his distance? Can he deny his forbidden desire, even as it flares hotter than ever?
Guest Expert:
Lady Marchmain, I’d like to make myself more attractive to the opposite sex. Any tips?
In all honesty, men have always swarmed about me like honeybees. I was blessed to be born beautiful, and not a day has passed since that has ever made me regret that good fortune.
However, I will let you in on a little secret. Confidence is the real key to beauty. Take my darling niece, Annabelle Layton, as an example. She’s quite the most beautiful thing. However, she has lost the confidence that such a gift bestows. She’s let an old infirmity color her self image, and allowed herself to overlooked.
Anytime that you ignore your gifts, whatever they may be, you risk the same fate.
Confidence is the most powerful weapon a woman can yield. If you want to be attractive to the opposite sex, realize that you have opinions worth sharing. Know that you have your own, unique blessings, and recognize them for what they are. Allow yourself to grow and mature whenever the opportunity to do so presents itself. Nothing is so beautiful as a woman who is comfortable with how she looks, how she speaks, how she interacts with others.
In other words, embrace yourself, and another type of embrace is destined to follow.
If you have any additional questions, come visit me atMarchmain House in “Once Upon A Wager.” I always have teacakes and a bottle of brandy at the ready.
Excerpt
Just as evening fell, Alec walked up the crushed stone drive to Astley Castle. Despite its rather grandiose name, it was more accurately a fortified manor house, although it did have a moat. Briefly the home of Lady Jane Grey, England’s unfortunate Nine Days Queen, it had also served as a garrison for Cromwell’s forces during the Civil War before passing into the Layton family. Tonight, however, the house gave no hint of its troubled history. Japanese lanterns were strung, not only in the trees leading up the drive, but also in those surrounding the house, and the effect was magical. In the early dusk, a gentle light bathed the grounds, softening the lines of the old home, coloring it with pale pinks and darker purples. Alec heard strains of music and conversation. In fact, it appeared to be a remarkably conventional party, which was something of a surprise. Surely, circus animals were lurking somewhere.
The oversized front door was open to the evening air, and dozens of people were assembled in the Great Hall, which was brightly lit with wall lanterns. Chandeliers decked with wax candles flickered high above as Gareth’s parents received their guests. Sir Frederick, who often panicked in crowds, was hiding his misgivings well, and Lady Layton was radiant beside him. Gareth stood next to her, dressed in a colorful approximation of evening attire, but he seemed distracted. His eyes were darting the crowd and looking for someone. A footman with the champagne tray, no doubt. Alec did not see Annabelle.
But then familiar, melodious laughter washed over him, and he turned. A willowy, honey-tressed blonde stood at the center of a crowd of adoring men. Her face was hidden from view, but her gown—the color of moonlight—caressed her curves like a lover. Alec braced himself, every nerve taut. As if sensing his presence, she looked over her shoulder and smiled.
God in Heaven, he should never have come here tonight.
Annabelle had been only four years old the first time he saw her. He’d joined his mother on a neighborly visit to Astley Castle, and the little girl had utterly charmed him, struggling to sit still while Lady Layton served tea to her guests. Delicate, soft, and pink, like a rosy-cheeked doll, she’d roused all his protective instincts before kicking him in the shins to gain his attention.
If only he could see the girl she’d once been in the woman standing before him. Even two years ago, there had been hints of her, hiding in the body of a goddess. But there was nothing childlike about Annabelle now. She was spectacularly lovely, with arched brows, high cheekbones, and cornflower blue eyes that took his breath away.
Excusing herself from her admirers, she walked toward him with a slow smile. Then again, walking was not the right word. Swaying was the better choice, and all he could do was stand there, heart slamming in his chest as she approached, the gossamer silk gown caressing her curves. Were it dampened—as was the fashion with London’s faster set—it would be almost transparent. Just like that morning when she had gone swimming in the fountain, casting a spell over him like a sorceress.
About the Author
© William Donlin of Studio D, Berwick PA
A Georgetown University graduate with a degree in English Literature, I have been a Regency romance addict since I read my first deliciously bad Barbara Cartland novel. These days, I prefer the complex characterizations and plotting of Julie Anne Long, Sherry Thomas and Meredith Duran. A member of the Romance Writers Association of America, I am currently working on my next two novels, as the ghosts who live in my haunted, gilded age-era home try to sneak their way into my stories.
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