tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1472106513205644362024-02-06T21:28:49.467-06:00Nelle's NightstandNelle's Nightstandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06049073036189691112noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-147210651320564436.post-47599295978502205412020-08-31T00:00:00.147-05:002020-09-01T02:51:06.161-05:005 Star Review: The Jackal by J.R. Ward and Giveaway!!<div class="separator"><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="306" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCUxZr_VL_Ag83TaPpYtHFGNAlIzW1nN_Y0Ll9JpSjp6o4OKHesjCN6_9oo2XNllbeuFbSroFk6oZZ_AOgG_4qEt52RXAgGjeRKhEz8iXEhWQIT-xYMSVEOVak4VnWIEAFXp6APJ6ja3YC/w323-h500/The+Jackel.jpg" width="323" /></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">
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The Jackal by J.R. Ward <br />
Series: Prison Camp #1 (A Black Dagger Brotherhood Spin Off)<br /></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;">Release Date: August 18th 2020</h2><h2 style="text-align: left;">
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Cover Love!! First let's discuss that cover!! those ice-blue eyes!!Whew!!</div>
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This hero was falsely accused and sent to prison by the Glymera. Jack has been there for over 100 years while some of his friend have been there longer than 2 centuries. </div>
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Nyx comes in after her sister who's bern there almost 50 years and she's desperate to find her. She meets Jack as soon as she gets in the door.</div>
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Holy crap this was so good!! Thank you Warden for going no holds barred on these new characters! (I could have done without the slight gore but it was fitting)<br />
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So many twists I didn't see coming. So many swoon-worthy moments! I can't wait for more of these characters!! The prison needs to be found!!! I need Apex and Lucan's story!!! Mayhem... he seems a bit (a lot) familiar!! Tell me who he reminds YOU of, please!<br />
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Although the herione Nyx does a couple TSTL things, the chemistry between her and Jack was definitely there. I felt her frustration with Jack at a few points in the book. Jack, though I LOVED him!! I'm glad he stood up gor himself when he could but also I wished he would've confided in Nyx. But damn for only knowing each other gor 3 days! It was Hot!</div>
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Have you read this yet? Are you a Black Dagger Brotherhood fan? They show up at the end and we get some more insight into Darius that made me tear up!<br />
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</div>Nelle's Nightstandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06049073036189691112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-147210651320564436.post-75564653712479522792020-08-29T06:15:00.001-05:002020-09-11T12:09:26.837-05:00ARC Review: Must Love Dogs...and Hockey <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><div><br /></div><div><h2>Must Love Dogs...and Hockey Bears Hockey #1 </h2><h2>By Kelly Jamieson </h2><h2>Release Date: September 8th 2020</h2><h2><a href="https://amzn.to/3hpDCM6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get it on Amazon </a><br /></h2><h2><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53867740-must-love-dogs-and-hockey?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=3P3UpCMEfL&rank=1zAEp&rank=3#bookDetails" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Add it to Goodreads </a></h2></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>What better meet cute is it than when dogs force the meetup?! Easton has just rescued this puppy, Otis and Lilly has just lost her job and has fallen to her backup of dog walking. Their tangle up at the park fulfills a need for them both. <div><br /></div><div>Easton is a hockey player with a sad backstory and anger management issues. Lilly is suffering because she blew the whistle on a former companies practices.</div><div><br /></div><div>The ensuing Friends to Lovers romances between them and adorable Otis is so sweet! Jamieson created wonderful characters and some crummy ones. Easton is having issues with his jerkhole Coach. Lilly is there whenever he needs her and this scares him. </div><div><br /></div><div>There is a moral to this story that I love! No matter how afraid you are, some risks are worth taking. And if you stand up to abuse, others will follow. </div><div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Nelle's Nightstandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06049073036189691112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-147210651320564436.post-64927025675694188202015-03-15T07:00:00.000-05:002017-12-14T20:54:56.331-06:00Note from Nelle: Month Hiatus and Snow Days!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><i>Oh Readers, I've been absent for a bit and thought I'd tell you why! I'm in a bit of a blog slump. I'm going to take the rest of March and catch up on my reading! I'll be back here and there, but not full-time until April 6th! I'm working on new IDEAS so stay tuned! </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Here are some pictures of our Febrary SNOW DAYS!! Who would have thought Northwest Tennessee would see so much SNOW!!</span></i></div>
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Jake, my Jack Russell, loves to put his nose in the snow :)</blockquote>
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Max, My Lhasa Apso/ Shih Tzu, loves rolling in the snow. He's so white he disappears into it if we aren't careful!</blockquote>
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Nelle's Nightstandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06049073036189691112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-147210651320564436.post-24897504939078831632015-02-25T07:00:00.000-06:002017-12-14T20:33:06.339-06:00Spotlight & #Giveaway for What a Devilsh Duke Desires by Vicky Dreiling<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Third full novel in the Sinful Scoundrel Series! Not to be missed! Harry and Lucy are adorable! See what happens when a Duke falls for a maid (although the maid is rather well bred ;) ) Published by Forever on February 24th!</h4>
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<b>WILL A FEW FLIRTATIOUS STEPS</b><br />
Harry Norcliffe never wanted to inherit his beloved uncle's title. The rigidity of the ton, the incessant reminders from his marriage-minded mama that he must settle down with a highborn lady and produce an heir and a spare: it's all such a dreadful bore. So when his mother asks him to take part in a dancing competition, he patently refuses. The last thing he needs is another chore . . . until a beautiful, brilliant, delightfully tempting maid makes him rethink his position.<br />
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Most women would be over the moon to be pursued by a wickedly handsome-not to mention wealthy-duke like Norcliffe. But Lucy will not be any man's trophy. She could use a friend, though, and what begins innocently soon ignites into desire. As Lucy tries to resist Harry's scorching kisses, he makes an utterly irresistible offer. Enter the dance contest with him, and win a prize that could change her life forever . . . if falling in love doesn't change it first.<br />
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Lucy stood behind the table dressed in an apron. A cap covered all but one wisp of her red hair. She handed a glass of lemonade to a matron. When the lady walked away, Lucy lifted up on her toes. Evidently, she was watching the dancers.<br />
He strolled over to her table. “Lucy?”<br />
Her green eyes widened. “What are you doing here?” she said under her breath. A blush stole over her cheeks. “Sorry, that was foolish.”<br />
“No, it wasn’t. I escorted my mother and cousins . . . I didn’t expect to see you here.”<br />
She wouldn’t be here if she didn’t need the coin, but she couldn’t be earning more than a pittance.<br />
“You are working?” he said. Brilliant, you just sounded like a complete idiot.<br />
“Yes, isn’t it obvious?”<br />
He smiled. “Well, yes. You are well?”<br />
“I am,” she said. “And you?”<br />
“A few minutes ago, I would have said tolerably well, but then I saw you and brightened considerably.”<br />
“Flirting again, Your Grace?”<br />
“Who me?” he said, putting his hand to his heart.<br />
She looked over her shoulder and returned her gaze to him. “You had better go.”<br />
He looked behind her.<br />
“What are you about?” she said.<br />
He grinned. “One of your curls escaped the cap.” She attempted to tuck it in.<br />
“Don’t,” he said. “It’s rather fetching.”<br />
“Please go. I cannot afford trouble.”<br />
“No one is paying attention to us. May I have a glass of lemonade?”<br />
“Of course.” She poured and handed the glass to him. He took a sip and puckered his mouth. “It’s terrible, but I should have expected it. Almack’s is well known for its lackluster refreshments.”<br />
“One would think the ton would serve decent food and drink.”<br />
“Believe me, no one comes here for the refreshments,” he said.<br />
“Except you?” she said in a teasing tone.<br />
He laughed. “I saw you watching the dancers. I wish you could dance with me.”<br />
“I’m working.” She glanced over her shoulder again. “You had better leave before someone notices you’re talking to me.”<br />
He glanced out at the crowd. “No one is paying the least bit of attention. Everyone is focused on the dancers.”<br />
“Why aren’t you dancing?” she said.<br />
“I would if you were free.”<br />
“If you wish to flirt, I advise you to choose a lady of leisure. I must work.”<br />
“I wish I could dance the rest of the night with you. I can’t, so I won’t dance at all.”<br />
She shook her head. “I’m not the reason you’re avoiding dancing,” she said. “I know the patronesses changed the rules.”<br />
“Yes, and I narrowly escaped dancing all night with a young lady out in her first season. I felt sorry for her. She couldn’t be a day over seventeen, making her much too young for the likes of me.”<br />
Her eyes narrowed. “Aren’t you expected to dance?”<br />
“I don’t care about expectations.”<br />
She met his gaze straight on. “I wager your family does. I know courtships take place primarily on the dance floor.”<br />
“When I decide to court a lady, I will choose the time and place. I make my own decisions, and I answer to no one,” he said.<br />
She arched her brows. “Perhaps a higher power?”<br />
He smiled. “Or a lower one.”<br />
Her mouth twitched in a slight smile. “Does that make you a devilish duke?”<br />
His shoulders shook with mirth. “Clever.”<br />
A rotund maid walked out. “Lucy, give the gentleman a glass of lemonade and be done with it.”<br />
Lucy winced and poured a glass. “Yes, Mrs. Thompson. I’m sorry.”<br />
“It’s not me you owe an apology.” Mrs. Thompson regarded him. “She’s new, but that’s no excuse.”<br />
He’d made trouble for Lucy, and he’d better undo the damage. “Mrs. Thompson, I beg your pardon.” Harry gave her his best flirtatious smile. “The lady did try to discourage me. I take all the blame. Do forgive me.”<br />
Mrs. Thompson’s eyes grew as round as carriage wheels and her face turned pink. “Imagine me forgivin’ you. Carry on, Miss Longmore,” she said, and walked off.<br />
Afterward, Lucy leaned toward him. “Please go now. I can’t risk losing my job.”<br />
The devil. He shouldn’t have teased Lucy. Her words worried him, because she couldn’t be earning much. That only made him wonder how she was managing.<br />
He wandered past the other tables, stopping occasionally to watch her. She and her grandmother lived in a rough neighborhood. That fact only increased his curiosity and his concern. Most likely, she held more than one job, because she couldn’t possibly survive on whatever pittance she earned serving lemonade.<br />
When she caught him eyeing her, she averted her gaze. A lady approached, and Lucy served her a glass of lemonade. Afterward, Lucy looked out at the crowd as if determined to avoid him.<br />
Once again, he was struck by the contradiction of her. He told himself to walk away and forget her, but he couldn’t. She was a riddle, one that he itched to solve, but that was not all. In truth, that one kiss had only made him want more. He wanted to pull her up to her toes and kiss her senseless. He wanted to hold her in his arms. He wanted her to surrender everything to him, but he mustn’t rush her. That one kiss had assured him she was an innocent.<br />
The orchestra ended the tune with a flourish. The master of ceremonies called for silence. The guests moved closer en mass toward the dais where the patronesses sat.<br />
Three ladies inside the refreshment room hurried out to join the throng. Harry consulted his watch. It was half past eleven. He turned around. Lucy was alone.<br />
When he strode toward her, she eyed him warily. He set the half-finished glass of lemonade on the table and leaned closer to her.<br />
“I want to see you again. Meet me at Green Park tomorrow.”<br />
“Why?”<br />
“Because I want to know more about you.”<br />
She shook her head. “I do not think it is a good idea.”<br />
“Who will know but us?” he said.<br />
She narrowed her eyes. “What if one of your friends saw me with you? I can well imagine what they would think of me.”<br />
“They’ll be at Rotten Row during the fashionable hour. No need to worry.”<br />
A roar went up within the ballroom, followed by thunderous clapping. Harry turned around and saw his eldest cousin Mina and Lord Everleigh standing on the dais. “I had better go.”<br />
“Yes, go, and please do not jeopardize my job again.”<br />
He grinned. “I will see you tomorrow.”<br />
“You’re awfully confident, but you are bound for disappointment.”<br />
He looked at her over his shoulder, winked, and walked into the ballroom.</blockquote>
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Jo Walsh has loved Cameron Mitchell for as long as she can remember. Whether front and center in her life or on the periphery, the tall, brooding artist has made his presence seductively and irresistibly known. But whenever they start to get close, Cam pulls away. Jo's tired of keeping her feelings in a box Cam is afraid to open. If he wants her, he'll have to prove it. And if he doesn't, Jo will need to know the real reason why . . . . . .<br />
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How do you walk away from your soul mate? Cam wishes he knew. No matter how far he runs from Jo, he can't resist looking back at the silver eyes that seem to see right through him. But as well as Jo thinks she understands Cam, the dark truth about his past is something she shouldn't have to handle. Cam's sure that setting Jo free is the right thing to do. Too bad his heart has other ideas . . .away...<br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">In the first two books, we never got Cam’s POV. What a difference that makes! I hated him, passionately. I could not see how Kennedy Ryan was going to make me like him. I knew he had a bad childhood. Sigh. Yeah. She managed to slowly lead me to the real Cam. Cam, the sarcastic, loving, protective man was shown in this book. Of course, he’s a man so he’s not perfect by a longshot and he’s made many mistakes, but for the right reasons.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Jo, I never really got a feel for her in the first two books. She was just someone who we all knew was in love with Cam and let him marry Kerris anyway. I realize now that she didn’t LET him do anything. She tried time after time to get him to see that she was there for him. He knew it but pushed her away…for 17 years. Only when she finally gave up and tried to move on did Cam wake up and smell the coffee! </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">This was a great read! It didn’t pull at my emotional strings as much as When You Are Mine or Loving You Always, though. There are times when it comes close but I still think When You Are Mine is my favorite. If you’ve read this one and not the others then please go back and read them. If you are just seeing this series, you NEED to read When You Are Mine first. </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">“So you had a good time, huh?” Cam asked.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Jo caressed the gold leather of her shoe and trapped her bottom lip between her teeth for a moment before looking back at him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">“It was probably one of the best dates I’ve ever had.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><i>You asked, masochistic bastard.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">“So you like this guy?”</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">“I like this guy a lot.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Cam had no right to feel like a froth-mouthed rabid dog at the thought of some other man having Jo. He’d spent the last decade and a half doing everything in his power to convince her, without words, that they would never work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Looked like she finally believed him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">And it was a stiletto twisting in his gut. Cutting through his good intentions. Slicing through flesh, tendon, sinew—until it reached the evil, selfish bone. He wanted to cut the gold confection right off Jo’s lean, curvy body. Snip it away from her lush ass and splay her on the desk. Spread her, eat her, consume her until she didn’t even know her name. Couldn’t even speak because pleasure stole her words, stole her breath, stole her reason. Show her what it really felt like to be possessed by a man who couldn’t keep his eyes off her, as hard as he’d always tried.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Who cared enough about her to keep his damn hands to himself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">It was much harder watching Jo ride off into the sunset with some other guy than he had thought it would be. Even one so obviously perfect for her. So obviously much better for her than he would be.</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Cam stood and walked toward Jo, stopping just shy of her immediate orbit. The truth and a lie wrestled in his mouth until they both escaped through tight lips, sounding exactly the same.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">“He asked me out again tomorrow.” She tilted her head, considering him like a misbehaving theorem.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">“Should I go?”</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Cam refused his face what it wanted—to frown, scowl, furrow, <i>squeeze</i> his displeasure out through each feature. Instead he freeze-dried all his emotions for later and blanked his expression.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Jo searched his face with those eyes, the color of the moon and as omniscient. So like Ms. Kris’s eyes. Not the color or the shape, but gifted with true sight. <i>Insight</i>. In her wisdom, surely Ms. Kris had seen the darkness that even now threatened to swallow Cam whole, but she had loved him in spite of it. And Jo had those eyes, too, only something had changed since he had so deliberately hurt her in New York with Etty. Something in Jo’s heart was dying a slow but certain death. Probably the misplaced affection she’d held on to for years. He wasn’t sure if he wanted to place a pillow over its head or give it mouth-to-mouth. Kill or save. Alive or dead, it threatened his peace of mind.</span></div>
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</h4>Nelle's Nightstandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06049073036189691112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-147210651320564436.post-29839569477986010342015-02-12T11:00:00.000-06:002017-12-14T20:33:06.386-06:00Review: The Color of Heaven by Julianne MacLean<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<strong>Series: The Color of Heaven series book 1</strong><br />
<strong>Publisher: Blue Ocean</strong><br />
<b>Publication date: Jan 23, 2011</b><br />
<strong>Genre: Mainstream Contemporary Fiction</strong><br />
<strong>Rating: 3 Stars</strong><br />
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Sophie Duncan is a successful columnist whose world falls apart after her daughter's unexpected illness and her husband's shocking affair. When it seems nothing else could possibly go wrong, her car skids off an icy road and plunges into a frozen lake. There, in the cold, dark depths of the water, Sophie experiences something profound and extraordinary--something that unlocks the secrets from her past, and teaches her what it means to truly live.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">While I really LOVE Julianne's historical romances, this book was a new venture for me. I think this is the longest it's taken me to read a book. part of that is I was reading at work, but normally if I'm really into a book I can't put it down. It's definitely not a romance but more of an inspirational novel. It's a story about survival. How we can endure the tragedies in our lives and still have our happy endings. It's very emotional and deals with some heavy situations. </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">I normally don't read first person viewpoints so that was a bit of a turn off to me. When I read I want to know what everyone is thinking and feeling. In some novels it works and I can see why this was written in that viewpoint, but I felt uncomfortable reading this one. The characters lacked depth to me. There was so much potential but somehow it just read like a list of events. Yes it had emotional aspects, the tragedy of her daughter passing, being one, but it just felt like it could be more somehow. Some of the word choices you could tell come from Julianne's Canadian background although the story was set in Chicago and Boston for the most part. "Making grade" just confused me, maybe it's the Southerner in me though. Do Northerners say that? I'll have to ask my husband :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Sophie is supposed to be the person the novel is about but I felt that it was her mother, Cora, whose story was the predominant one. I was confused for 3/4 of the book but when one detail was brought out it cleared up most of it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">This could definitely be a book club read. I still have so many questions running through my head after this. It's certainly a book that encourages you to think about life in a new way.</span></div>
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Julianne MacLean is a USA Today bestselling author of over twenty historical romance novels, including The Highlander Trilogy with St. Martin's Press and her popular Pembroke Palace Series with Avon/Harper Collins. She also writes contemporary mainstream fiction, and her 2011 release THE COLOR OF HEAVEN was a digital bestseller. She is a three-time RITA finalist, and has won numerous awards, including the Booksellers' Best Award, the Book Buyers Best Award, and a Reviewers' Choice Award from Romantic Times for Best Regency Historical of 2005. She has a degree in English Literature from the University of King’s College in Halifax, and a degree in Business Administration from Acadia University. She lives in Nova Scotia with her husband and daughter, and she is a dedicated member of Romance Writers of Atlantic Canada.</blockquote>
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<strong>Publisher: Harlequin</strong><br />
<b>Publication date: Jan 27th 2015</b><br />
<strong>Genre: Historical Romance</strong><br />
<strong>Rating: 4 Stars</strong><br />
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Once the toast of society, Grace Cabot and her sisters now await the shame of losing high status and fine luxuries upon the death of the Earl of Beckington. The dire circumstances are inevitable unless, of course, Grace's wicked plot to seduce a wealthy viscount into marriage goes off without a single hitch. But once a stolen embrace with the wrong man leads her to be discovered in the arms of Geoffrey, the Earl of Merryton, her plan takes a most unexpected—and scorching—twist.<br />
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Governed by routine and ruled by duty, Geoffrey had no desire for a wife before he succumbed to Grace's temptation. Though his golden-haired, in-name-only bride is the definition of disorder, he can't resist wanting her in every way. But once her secrets meet his, society might consider their lives to be ruined beyond repair…while Geoffrey might just see it as a new beginning.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"> If I say anything at all about this book, I have to say BRAVO! to Julia London! </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">It starts off a traditional historical romance but with the lady 'rogue' entrapping the lord, and then twists to a sensational story!</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"> Grace needs to wed to save her family from ruin, or so she thinks. Her mother is going mad due to a head injury, </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">her stepbrother is marrying and Grace and her sister Honor (from prev book)believe they are on the verge of being homeless. </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Jeffery, a Lord with a sever case of OCD, a habit of counting to 8 and a high level of social anxiety, loses control when he </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">kisses Grace. He's scared and ashamed and awfully shy. He's also a very kinky alpha hero! ;) Yes, there are slight BDSM tendencies in this novel. BDSM in a historical not to your liking, you think? What Evs!! It's HOT! There isn't much detail, it does get glossed over but we know it's happening and the sex scenes scorch!</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">I'm in love with this IMPERFECT COUPLE!! Neither can say they are perfect but they ARE perfect for each other! With Jefferies' eccentricities and Grace's impulsiveness they balance each other out! Grace shows Jeffery that even though he'll never be perfect by societies standards, he can still be loved for who and what he is. (What he is, is DELICIOUS!)</span><br />
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Julia London is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than thirty novels, including the Homecoming Ranch contemporary series, the Secrets of Hadley Green historical romance series, and numerous other works. She is a four-time finalist for the prestigious RITA Award for excellence in romantic fiction, and RT Bookclub award recipient for Best Historical Romance. She lives in Austin, Texas.</div>
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Jo Walsh has loved Cameron Mitchell for as long as she can remember. Whether front and center in her life or on the periphery, the tall, brooding artist has made his presence seductively and irresistibly known. But whenever they start to get close, Cam pulls away. Jo's tired of keeping her feelings in a box Cam is afraid to open. If he wants her, he'll have to prove it. And if he doesn't, Jo will need to know the real reason why . . . . . .<br />
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How do you walk away from your soul mate? Cam wishes he knew. No matter how far he runs from Jo, he can't resist looking back at the silver eyes that seem to see right through him. But as well as Jo thinks she understands Cam, the dark truth about his past is something she shouldn't have to handle. Cam's sure that setting Jo free is the right thing to do. Too bad his heart has other ideas . . .away...<br />
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At thirteen years old, Jo had fantasized about her first kiss. In her mind, it would be with Cam. She had practiced on her pillow and French-kissed her hand. She had positioned herself just so during Spin the Bottle, but Cam’s bottle had never landed on her. He’d never even hinted that he’d wanted to kiss her, that he fantasized about her, too. So all she’d had were daydreams. And in those daydreams, Cam nibbled at her lips. Slipped his tongue into her mouth, shy as she was. He was gentle and careful.<br />
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This kiss was made of sweet smoke and embers. It sizzled on her lips and seared her senses until she could only feel and taste and touch and see him. The whole universe whittled down to this man completely possessing her with a kiss. Sucking her tongue into his mouth. Pulling her lips between his teeth for tantalizing bites.<br />
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Cam walked them backward with slow, measured steps until he eased onto the bench, never leaving space between their mouths. He pulled her bare legs to either side of his hips, pressing against her back until her breasts were crushed against his chest. He lowered his head, nudging the straps of her camisole aside with his lips and sucking on her naked shoulder. Jo moaned, tipping her head back until her hair rained between her shoulder blades. Cam pushed the camisole down around her waist and pulled her breast into his greedy mouth. With every pull of his lips and tongue, she rolled her hips against him, a steady, sensual syncopation that shoved Jo over the edge. She took shelter against his chest, gripping his neck, huffing hot air into the collar of his shirt. Her thighs tightened around his hips, and her body released in shivers and whimpers and shudders.<br />
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She stilled little by little, falling against him, limp and pliant. Cam pushed her hair behind her shoulders, raining kisses over her collarbones and nipples until they peaked and begged for his mouth again. He suckled at her, sliding his hands inside her shorts, squeezing her butt and urging her against him.<br />
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“Cam, I just—”<br />
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“I know.” He looked up, anointing her nipples with his words. “It was the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen. I want it again and again and again.”<br />
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<strong>Series: </strong><b>Sweet, Texas, #4</b><br />
<strong>Publisher: Avon</strong><br />
<b>Publication date: January 27th 2015</b><br />
<strong>Genre: Contemporary</strong><br />
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Fiona Wilder knows all about falling in lust. Love? That's another story. Determined not to repeat past mistakes, the single mom and cupcake shop owner is focused on walking the straight and narrow. But trouble has a way of finding her. And this time it comes in the form of a smoking hot firefighter who knows all the delicious ways to ignite her bad-girl fuse.<br />
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Firefighter Mike Halsey learned long ago that playing with fire just gets you burned. He's put his demons behind him, and if there's one line he won't cross, it's getting involved with his best friend's ex. But when fate throws him in the path of the beautiful, strong, and off-limits Fiona, will he be able to fight their attraction? Or will he willingly go down in flames?<br />
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<b><i>Thank you so much for having me here today!</i></b><br />
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Often I’m asked how I first became published. It was no easy task, I can tell you that! I spent 22 years working on becoming a better writer, sending in query letters, crying over rejection letters, revising manuscripts for editors and agents who may or may not give me a chance, all the while trying to keep hope alive that yes, one day I’d be a published author. I’d have that chance to see my work in bookstores. I’d get to participate in a booksigning and meet readers. I almost gave up. In fact, the book I finally sold had been meant to be my last attempt. Being told for 22 years that you “aren’t good enough” can wear you down. Now, after almost four years and eleven books of being published, I look back on my journey and wonder how the heck I ever made it this far. But I’m darn glad I stuck to it.<br />
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One of the most phrases a writer hates to hear is “the slush pile.” I’ve had plenty of experience with that evil entity and I have a few tips for writers who feel like they send off their work only to either never hear back from an editor or agent, or, not hear back for an absurdly long amount of time. My advice comes from personal knowledge.<br />
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1. Try to make personal contacts whenever you can. If there’s a local writer’s conference that features agents and editors, plan to attend. Get that one-on-one, face-to-face connection you can’t get anywhere else. When you make that connection, make it memorable. If you pitch your story, do it from your heart, not an index card. Give the editor/agent a sense of how much you love your story and why. This is literally how I sold my first book.<br />
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2. Pay attention to new editors that are looking to build their own house of authors. They may have “Associate Editor” as their job title, but they work the same as a regular editor.<br />
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3. Keep your eyes open on publisher’s websites for contests to submit your work. Also check out specific genre writer’s chapters as they often acquire an editor or agent to come onto the website and accept pitches online.<br />
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4. Most importantly, make sure your work is as shiny as a brand new star. Make sure it’s something you really want an editor to see, to view you as a professional—not a wanna be. And make sure you are submitting the right work to the right editor/agent. If you have an opportunity to make that connection, find out what they publish or acquire. Nothing frustrates a publishing professional more than a writer who has no idea who they are. If you pitch a murder mystery to an editor who only acquires children’s books you are shooting yourself in the foot.<br />
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5. Set yourself up for success. Be prepared at all times, so that when an opportunity to make that all important connection arises you are ready and confident, not scrambling like a crazy person. It doesn’t matter whether you are an extrovert or an introvert, believe in yourself and your story and present yourself as a person who is passionate about what they’ve written. You are not robotic. I guarantee you will make a good impression and that agent or editor is very likely to go back and really take a look at what you’ve accomplished.<br />
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Fiona swallowed. Something warm and forbidden swirled in the pit of her stomach, then wound its way into her heart and other vital parts of her body. In the old days she’d tug him closer and take what she wanted. But this was a new day. A new Fiona. A more responsible Fiona who, unfortunately, couldn’t seem to get this man off her mind.<br />
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By: Meghan Frampton<br />
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What's a lovely young woman doing asleep in his bed? Matthew, Earl of Selkirk, is shocked to discover it’s his new housekeeper! She’s a far cry from the gray-haired woman he expected. Matthew is no fan of surprises, and Annabelle Tyne is pure temptation. Perhaps he shouldn’t have had her hired sight unseen.<br />
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Annabelle, co-owner of the Quality Employment Agency, is no housekeeper, but she wasn’t about to lose a potential client simply because there was no one to fit the bill. Imagine her shock when the Earl arrives at his London townhome and she’s awoken in the night by the most attractive man she’s ever seen.<br />
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Matthew is a man who lives life by the rules, but sometimes rules are made to be broken…and being bad can be very, very good..<br />
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“While it’s not precisely true that nobody is here, because I am, in fact, here, the truth is that there is no one here who can accommodate the request.”<br />
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The man standing in the main area of the Quality Employment Agency didn’t leave. She’d have to keep on, then.<br />
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“If I weren’t here, then it would be even more in question, since you wouldn’t know the answer to the question one way or the other, would you? So I am here, but I am not the proper person for what you need.”<br />
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The man fidgeted with the hat he held in his hand. But still did not take her hint. She would have to persevere.<br />
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“I suggest you leave the information, and we will endeavor to fill the position when there is someone here who is not me.” Annabelle gave a short nod of her head as she finished speaking, knowing she had been absolutely clear in what she’d said. If repetitive. So it was a surprise that the man to whom she was speaking was staring back at her, his mouth slightly opened, his eyes blinking behind his owlish spectacles. His hat now held very tightly in his hand.<br />
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“We do not have a housekeeper for hire,” she said, pausing between each word. “I am the owner, not one of the employees for hire.”<br />
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</h2>Nelle's Nightstandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06049073036189691112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-147210651320564436.post-61755488337681048792015-02-02T01:08:00.000-06:002017-12-14T20:33:06.481-06:00Viscount of Vice<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Title: How to Beguile a Duke</b><br />
<b>Author: Ally Broadfield</b><br />
<strong>Publisher:Entangled</strong><br />
<b>Publication date: Dec 8th 2014</b><br />
<strong>Genre: Historical Romance</strong><br />
<strong>Rating: 4 Stars</strong><br />
<strong>Source: NetGalley</strong><br />
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The spirited Catherine Malboeuf has just arrived in England to reclaim her ancestral home, Walsley Manor, and a valuable missing heirloom. Nicholas Adair, the attractive and frustratingly inflexible Duke of Boulstridge, however, is quite unwilling to sell the estate back to Catherine. Unless, of course, she accepts a small wager...<br />
Nick will sell Walsley Manor if—and only if—Catherine secures an offer of marriage from an eligible member of the ton before the end of the London season.
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Of course, Nick is certain he'll win. After all, no proper gentleman would ever marry a woman who conceals a cutlass in her skirts. Yet something about Catherine's unconventional disposition seems to ignite a need deep inside him. A need that won't just cost him the wager, but the very heart he swore to never give away...
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Shana never disappoints!! This is a great introduction to her new series! We get the intrigue, adventure, and romance that are in all of her books. Emily is a strong woman and goes after what she wants. And what she wants is her brothers best friend. Henry, doesn't feel that he deserves to have a good life and definitely not Emily's love. He blames himself for the disappearance of his younger brother and the ensuing problems in his parents marriage.. Can't wait for the res of the series!</span></div>
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Ally has worked as a
horse trainer, director of marketing and development, freelance proofreader,
and a children's librarian, among other things. None of them were as awesome as
writing romance novels (though the librarian gig came closest). She lives in
Texas and is convinced her house is shrinking, possibly because she shares it
with three kids, five dogs, a cat, a rabbit, and assorted reptiles. Oh, and her
husband.
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Ally likes to curse
in Russian because very few people know what she's saying, and spends most of
what would be her spare time letting dogs in and out of the house and shuttling
kids around. She has many stories in her head looking for an opportunity to escape
onto paper. She writes historical romance set in Regency England and Imperial
Russia.
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<b>Title: How to Beguile a Duke</b><br />
<b>Author: Ally Broadfield</b><br />
<strong>Publisher:Entangled</strong><br />
<b>Publication date: Dec 8th 2014</b><br />
<strong>Genre: Historical Romance</strong><br />
<strong>Rating: 4 Stars</strong><br />
<strong>Source: NetGalley</strong><br />
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The spirited Catherine Malboeuf has just arrived in England to reclaim her ancestral home, Walsley Manor, and a valuable missing heirloom. Nicholas Adair, the attractive and frustratingly inflexible Duke of Boulstridge, however, is quite unwilling to sell the estate back to Catherine. Unless, of course, she accepts a small wager...<br />
Nick will sell Walsley Manor if—and only if—Catherine secures an offer of marriage from an eligible member of the ton before the end of the London season.
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Of course, Nick is certain he'll win. After all, no proper gentleman would ever marry a woman who conceals a cutlass in her skirts. Yet something about Catherine's unconventional disposition seems to ignite a need deep inside him. A need that won't just cost him the wager, but the very heart he swore to never give away...
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">This is the first I’ve read of Stacy Finz, it sure won’t be the last. This is a story of loss, the struggle to survive, to heal, to learn to live and to love again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Emily moves to the small town of Nugget, California, to escape her former life. 4 years before her daughter had been kidnapped right under her nose and while her ex never blamed her and they divorced amicably, the press villainised her. She rents a refurbished barn from Clay, a recent widower with 2 sons. </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Clay is former military. He doesn’t really know his kids well and his wife died under a storm of gossip. Clay struggles to relate to his kids. He gives them discipline as well as love. He’s a good father. He’s also a guy who looks for superficial women. There were many times when I wanted to smack him!</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Emily and Clay form are slow to form even a friendship. When they do turn to each other and admit their romantic feelings, news of Emily’s daughter Hope shakes it up. I absolutely ADORE the boys! The way they stood by Emily during that time warmed my heart! </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">I will definitely be reading more of Stacy Finz’s novels! Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for a complimentary copy.</span><br />
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Ally has worked as a
horse trainer, director of marketing and development, freelance proofreader,
and a children's librarian, among other things. None of them were as awesome as
writing romance novels (though the librarian gig came closest). She lives in
Texas and is convinced her house is shrinking, possibly because she shares it
with three kids, five dogs, a cat, a rabbit, and assorted reptiles. Oh, and her
husband.
<br />
Ally likes to curse
in Russian because very few people know what she's saying, and spends most of
what would be her spare time letting dogs in and out of the house and shuttling
kids around. She has many stories in her head looking for an opportunity to escape
onto paper. She writes historical romance set in Regency England and Imperial
Russia.
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<li style="text-align: left;">2 packs of gourmet Sprinkles cupcake mix</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">a 12 pack of beautiful vintage flower-printed cupkcake tin liners</li>
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Sir Richard Kenworthy has less than a month to find a bride. He knows he can’t be too picky, but when he sees Iris Smythe-Smith hiding behind her cello at her family’s infamous musicale, he thinks he might have struck gold. She’s the type of girl you don’t notice until the second-or third-look, but there’s something about her, something simmering under the surface, and he knows she’s the one.<br />
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Iris Smythe-Smith is used to being underestimated. With her pale hair and quiet, sly wit she tends to blend into the background, and she likes it that way. So when Richard Kenworthy demands an introduction, she is suspicious. He flirts, he charms, he gives every impression of a man falling in love, but she can’t quite believe it’s all true. And when his proposal of marriage turns into a compromising position that forces the issue, she can’t help thinking that he’s hiding something...even as her heart tells her to say yes.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">How do I begin?!! Julia Quinn is one of the few authors that make me want to reread a book right after I finished it! I feel like I've been through an emotional wringer. How can she make me fall in love with the hero, make me absolutely despise him, then make me fall in love all over again!!!! I will </span><i>NOT</i><span style="font-weight: normal;"> be posting a spoiler. I will </span><i>NOT</i><span style="font-weight: normal;"> be posting spoiler! (Yes, it needed said </span>TWICE<span style="font-weight: normal;">!) </span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">I love historical romances but sometimes the plots get a little redundant. </span>NOT THIS ONE! O.M.G!<span style="font-weight: normal;"> My heart hurt for </span>ALL<span style="font-weight: normal;"> of these characters when the secret came out! My emotions were all over the place! Julia Quinn is a phenomenal writer! Her heroines are strong, independent, courageous women! Iris certainly has all those qualities! On the surface she’s a wallflower, quiet, unassuming, almost “on the shelf” lady, when underneath, she’s this outspoken, forthright, snarky, sarcastic woman. </span>LOVED HER! <span style="font-weight: normal;">I could </span>FEEL<span style="font-weight: normal;"> her emotions. She’s so damn smart! She </span>KNOWS<span style="font-weight: normal;"> Richard is up to something. She doesn't understand just what it could be, but she knows herself well enough that when he singles her out so quickly that there is something to be suspicious about. Doesn't stop her from falling for him, though.</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Richard, Richard, Richard!!! He’s in London for a reason, to marry quickly. No reason given, but hints are laid. He seemed so adorably cute in his interactions with Iris in the beginning. His inner dialogue was compelling. Here was a gentleman who knew he wasn't doing the right thing for Iris. So much guilt there! But you can see that he really does like her for who she really is. The betrayal hit my heart and I was in a rage!!! But dammit! He was trying to make the best of a bad situation! In the end, I had to forgive him. Sigh.</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Ok, that was all about the main plot. If you’ve ever read a Julia Quinn novel, you’ll know about the Smythe-Smith Musicales. Yes, that’s where Richard met Iris. I love how they are such a train wreck every year but people still go see/hear them! What you won’t know about is the Smythe-Smith poetry readings! Oh, Francis!! I can’t decide if I want you to grow up or stay sweet and young and continue to believe in unicorns! <i>(Unicorns have a special place in my heart! I used to have a small collection of unicorn figurines, but our many moves, have depleted them. :( ) </i></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Although I did receive a complimentary copy of this book, my words are heartfelt. I’ve read </span><i>EVERY</i><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Julia Quinn novel out there. Oh, <i>Anthony Bridgerton</i>! Sigh. She is one of my favorite authors. I've found some of her recent books so-so but with this one, she brought me back into the fold. I laughed, I cried, I gritted my teeth in fury, but eventually I sighed in contentment.</span><br />
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JULIA QUINN started writing her first book one month after finishing college and has been tapping away at her keyboard ever since. The New York Times bestselling author of twenty-four novels for Avon Books, she is a graduate of Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges and is one of only fifteen authors ever to be inducted in the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her family.<br />
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On a stormy, sleet-driven afternoon, Fiona Wilder sat pinned between the steering wheel and the driver’s seat of her once-pretty-cool little Ford Focus.<br />
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If anything had to happen to her more than once, she’d prefer something fabulous like winning the lottery, trips to Hawaii, or even free groceries at the Touch and Go Market. At the very least, she’d appreciate a double-dip victory from the Bubble Buster Car Wash.<br />
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Thanks to someone else’s road rage, she got to be the unlucky recipient of a car accident on San Antonio’s busiest highway.<br />
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For the second time.<br />
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From the moment she’d merged from the on-ramp, she’d watched the van and pickup truck play a dangerous, aggressive game. She’d even changed lanes to get out of their way. Instead, she’d lucked out. Judging by the van attached to the hood of her car and the SUV tucked into her rear bumper, she’d become the cheese in a three-car collision road-rage sandwich.<br />
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Last time she’d escaped with minor bruises. This time, the pain charging through her head and left leg signaled the fate factor had flipped her a fully extended middle finger.<br />
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Though her current situation had her packed in like a sardine, she thanked God Izzy hadn’t been in the car. Nothing in the world meant more to her than her little girl. And that little girl would start to worry when her mommy didn’t show up on time.<br />
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Fiona sighed. With her car currently jam-packed between two heavyweights, the likelihood of going anywhere for a while seemed slim.<br />
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A wave of dizziness spun her head while she blindly reached for her purse to grab her cell phone. When her searching fingers came up empty she realized the impact must have flung her bag to the floor. Anxiety twisted through her stomach. Someone else could dial 911; she needed to get a call to her babysitter.<br />
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Through the sleeting mist, she heard the oh-too-familiar wail of emergency vehicles and tried to remember if Jackson was on duty. Ironically, her first accident was what had brought them together. He’d been the hunky fireman to rescue her. And she’d found love.<br />
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Sort of.<br />
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Now, as the sirens grew closer and louder, and the familiar flash of red lights cut through the storm-filled sky, Fiona tried to take a deep breath to stifle the pain. Just more of her good fortune that her lungs weren’t willing to cooperate without making it feel like her chest was caving in. She shoved panic aside and settled for the quick shallow breathing pattern she’d used giving birth to Izzy. In the meantime she waited for San Antonio’s finest to show up and pry her out.<br />
“Ma’am?” A big fist rapped on the driver side window. “Are you okay?”<br />
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With another hee-hee-who, Fiona lifted her groggy gaze up past the big khaki coat with yellow and reflective stripes, to the handsome face and intense dark eyes staring back at her from behind the rain-streaked glass.<br />
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Her heart played a quick game of hopscotch.<br />
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Apparently, even pressed in the car like a ravioli, she could appreciate a handsome face.<br />
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A wicked bolt of lightning struck not far beyond the massive fire engine. From beneath the yellow helmet, the most perfect masculine mouth she’d ever seen lifted in a reassuring smile, even as the slash of brows over those dark eyes pulled together. The fireman said something she couldn’t hear over the drumming of rain, the shriek of sirens, and the ringing in her ears.<br />
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Squinting, she tried to identify him, but the aftermath of the collision had other ideas and sent another wave of vertigo tilting through her head. This time, everything went black.<br />
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Seven years have passed since Glynis MacIain made the foolish mistake of declaring her love to Lennox Cameron, only to have him stare at her dumbfounded. Heartbroken, she accepted the proposal of a diplomat and moved to America, where she played the role of a dutiful wife among Washington's elite. Now a widow, Glynis is back in Scotland. Though Lennox can still unravel her with just one glance, Glynis is no longer the naïve girl Lennox knew and vows to resist him.<br />
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With the American Civil War raging, shipbuilder Lennox Cameron must complete a sleek new blockade runner for the Confederate Navy. He cannot afford any distractions, especially the one woman he's always loved. Glynis's cool demeanor tempts him to prove to her what a terrible mistake she made seven years ago.<br />
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As the war casts its long shadow across the ocean, will a secret from Glynis's past destroy any chance for a future between the two star-crossed lovers?<br />
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“You’ve come home,” Lennox said.<br />
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Glynis wanted to pull away but stood still. Precipitous gestures could be misunderstood. Better to allow him to hold her hand than cause a scene, especially when whispers swirled around them.<br />
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“It’s the MacIain girl, home after all these years.”<br />
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“Wasn’t there some scandal about her?”<br />
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“Is this the first time she’s been seen in public?” <br />
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Were people recalling those times she followed after Lennox as a child? At five years old she marked him as hers. As a young woman she was prepared to tell him she adored him. <br />
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Foolish Glynis. <br />
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He must not affect her. She wouldn’t allow it. She was no longer nineteen and desperately in love. <br />
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“Why didn’t you come home sooner?” he asked now, still holding her hand.<br />
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Instead of answering, she only smiled. The diplomatic ranks did not value honesty and so she became adroit at sidestepping it.<br />
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He still smelled of wood and the ocean. Whenever anyone said the word “ship” or she tasted a brine filled breeze, he would appear in her memory with a twinkle in his eye.<br />
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The hint of beard showing on this important occasion wasn’t due to any sloth on his part. He had to shave more than once a day to eliminate a shadow appearing on his cheeks and chin.<br />
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“I think God wants me to have facial hair,” he said to her. “But God and I are going to disagree.”<br />
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He was a foot taller than she was, dressed in black evening wear accentuating his shoulders and height. All his life he’d worked hard and it showed in the breadth of his chest and muscled legs. Something about him, though, hinted at power and always had. In a crowded room people sought him out the way they looked to leaders and confident men. <br />
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Lennox Cameron resembled a prince and a devastating Highlander and he’d been the hero of most of her childish dreams.<br />
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1. Describe Glynis in three words/phrases.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Survivor, </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Terrified, </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Lovesick</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Constant, </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Loyal, </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Sexy</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">1. I’m a little embarrassed to admit this, but I’ve seen the Clydesdale horses in Budweiser commercials all my life. I didn’t know they originated near the Clyde River in Scotland. They were used to haul timber and supplies to the shipyards. <span style="color: magenta;"><i>Those commercials are the best though aren't they!? I didn't know that myself! Learn some new everyday!</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">2. Women were employed in large numbers in the textile industry. One mill, for example, employed over seventeen hundred people. Sixteen hundred of them were women. They made 350,000 yards of plain fabric a week or 17,000,000 yards a year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">· Three British embassies (Paris, Vienna, Constantinople)</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;">· Legations in order of importance: </span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Spain</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Russia</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>United States</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Greece</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Denmark</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Bavaria</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;">· General consulates for all other countries</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Although there was no British ambassador or embassy, the British Legation was the largest and considered the most important diplomatic mission in Washington. </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">"If regrets were ships, she’d have enough to fill the Clyde". <span style="color: magenta;"><i>Don't we all have regrets? I can relate to that!</i></span></span><br />
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5 I've always loved the setting of the Civil War. What made you combined the Highlands with it?<br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Until I started researching Scotland’s role in the Civil War, I wasn’t aware of the close relationship. Clyde shipbuilders constructed iron hulled ships for the Confederate Navy. The Glasgow textile mills were so dependent on cotton from the southern states that they almost went under during the war. Both Union and Confederate operatives worked in Scotland to push their agenda. </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Although Queen Victoria had issued a declaration of neutrality, there were Scots aligned for the south and those for the north. In a great many ways, the war stretched across the ocean and made a significant impact in Scotland. </span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span style="color: magenta;">I have Scottish ancestors myself. It's always interesting to learn more about Scotland. I believe the Scot's commiserated with the Civil War because the wanted their own Independence from England. Sad that they've still yet to accomplish it!</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">My IPad. I’ve been reading almost nothing but research books lately. <span style="color: magenta;"><i>Sounds like time to relax with a good FUN book :)</i></span></span><br />
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7. When you were little, what was your favorite book? Favorite Superhero?<br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Even as a little girl I was a prodigious reader. I loved every book I read. Reading was magical to me. I do remember two books, however, a huge book of beautifully illustrated fairy tales, and a German translation of very pithy – message laden – stories. <span style="color: magenta;"><i> Fairy tales are the best!</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">I never had a favorite superhero, but I’ve always liked Mighty Mouse. (Or Danger Mouse.) </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">When I worked in the corporate world, I woke up every morning at 2:00 AM to write for four hours before I had to get ready for work at 6:00. That schedule has permanently messed up my circadian rhythms, I think. Now that I’m a full time writer, I still wake up at 2:00, even thought I tell myself I can sleep later. <i><span style="color: magenta;">Whew with that schedule it's safe to assume an early bedtime right? lol</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Blueberries and yogurt. </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Too many to list. I love songs I can sing to, though. <i><span style="color: magenta;">I sing along too all songs... not well lol but who cares?</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Now here’s where I get weird. I picture heroes in my mind. I don’t want to see a picture of them. It might mess with the mind picture. <i><span style="color: magenta;">That's a unique approach! </span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">I no longer do New Year’s Resolutions. I believe you can fix stuff any day of the year. All you have to do is one small step each day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">I’m fascinated by men of principle. Plus, it was a gentlemen only club, so it’s interesting to see how women were treated by any political body. </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Some confrontations, for example, alluded to in <i>The Witch of Clan Sinclair </i>happened between women who wanted to protest unjust laws and the men of the Edinburgh Council. </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">In the <i>Virgin of Clan Sinclair</i>, the hero was campaigning for a position as only one of a few Scottish peers allowed into Parliament. Another instance of history giving me a conflict that he had to solve. </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Sometimes, society doesn’t make changes until they happen politically first. Sometimes, it’s the reverse. Scotland, however, has always been a little fairer in its treatment of women. </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">They all speak to different parts of me. I have a voice for each. </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">The historical romances pull on deep emotions and appreciation for the majesty of Scotland. While working within the constraints of history, I can portray people who love with their whole hearts and who challenge life itself for a happy ending. </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">The paranormal allows my imagination to be free, wild, and unfettered. The characters can do anything or be anything, limited only by my imagination. </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">The contemporary books probably reveal my confusion about the chaos of modern life, feature people who are in the midst of a life crisis, and solve a mystery. </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span style="color: magenta;">I love this answer! It's exactly how I feel about reading so many different genres's. They all call to a different part of my imagination!</span></i></span><br />
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<strong>Publisher:Entangled</strong><br />
<b>Publication date: Dec 8th 2014</b><br />
<strong>Genre: Historical Romance</strong><br />
<strong>Rating: 4 Stars</strong><br />
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<b><i>So perfect he's almost too good to be true…</i></b><br />
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Anna Keebler makes a living being unconventional. A wedding planner who specializes in more…unusual ceremonies, Anna's client list includes everything from nudists to paintballers to Little Red Riding Hood enthusiasts. So when her photographer up and quits during a wedding blitz in Hawaii, Anna makes an unconventional decision. She hires a hot Marine to be her new photographer.<br />
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Little does she know, Grant Patton is the best man in one of her weddings. He's so perfect he's practically a Boy Scout—if Boy Scouts were big, ripped Marines with gorgeous gray eyes, and good at, oh, everything. Especially sex. In fact, his only flaw seems to be that he hates marriage as much as she does. But Anna suspects the sexy Boy Scout routine is a cover, and if he wants this thing between them to be about more than sex, Grant must reveal the dark past he's fought so hard to hide…<br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">How can you go wrong!?? A sexy Marine and an unconventional wedding planner, by unconventional I mean a paintball wedding or a nudist wedding?! Tawna Fenske has one hilarious sense of humor! I laughed throughout the whole book! I jumped into this series on the 3rd installment of her Front and Center series and Tawna swiftly moved to my auto-buy list! The mischief's that Anna and Grant got into were over the top funny! Anna is one strong woman who doesn’t believe in holding her punches! Grants’ boy next door, Boy Scout tendencies stick in her craw!</span><br />
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<i>“Say it, Grant. Come on. It does you no good to be the perfect, polite Boy Scout all the time. Tell me what you want me to do.”</i></div>
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<i>“Suck my cock, please.”</i></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">He had to say PLEASE!! So cute!!!</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Tawna brings out the emotional aspect when delving into why Grant is always aiming to please. A mistake he felt he made when he was younger and the consequences has led to an estrangement from his twin brother, Schwartz, the Lone Ranger of the family. (We get his story next! Yay!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">From what I can tell the other couples from the previous books make cameos in this story and still sizzle right off the page! This can be read by itself, but as I’m usually a stickler about reading from book 1, I’ll suggest to start from the beginning with Marine for Hire and Fiancée for Hire respectively. Tawna really knows how to mix just the right amount of passion and humor!</span><br />
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<b>Author: Ally Broadfield</b><br />
<strong>Publisher:Entangled</strong><br />
<b>Publication date: Dec 8th 2014</b><br />
<strong>Genre: Historical Romance</strong><br />
<strong>Rating: 4 Stars</strong><br />
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The spirited Catherine Malboeuf has just arrived in England to reclaim her ancestral home, Walsley Manor, and a valuable missing heirloom. Nicholas Adair, the attractive and frustratingly inflexible Duke of Boulstridge, however, is quite unwilling to sell the estate back to Catherine. Unless, of course, she accepts a small wager...<br />
Nick will sell Walsley Manor if—and only if—Catherine secures an offer of marriage from an eligible member of the ton before the end of the London season.
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Of course, Nick is certain he'll win. After all, no proper gentleman would ever marry a woman who conceals a cutlass in her skirts. Yet something about Catherine's unconventional disposition seems to ignite a need deep inside him. A need that won't just cost him the wager, but the very heart he swore to never give away...
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">If you haven't read Emily March's contemporary, small town series, Eternity Springs, you are missing out! I found her contemporary books a couple of years ago, I've read plenty of her historicals' as Geralyn Dawson. I binge read her first four Eternity Springs books and haven’t missed a new installment yet! Teardrop Lane, the 9th novel in the series, is heart-wrenching, superbly satisfying read!</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">A little backstory on Eternity Springs. It’s small town in the Colorado Rockies that was slowly dying until Celeste Blessing came to town. It’s never stated but always hinted that she’s an angel. She builds Angel’s Rest a type of recovery spa and the town starts to rebuild itself. Always at the heart of these stories are characters that are overcoming something in their life, whether it be a horrific tragedy, a broken heart or simply finding one’s purpose in life. As they succeed on moving forward with their lives, they earn their “wings” a prettily designed silver pin that Celeste hands out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">We've met both Rose and Cicero in previous books and I was definitely on the fence with how they were going to work out. Rose is the town doctor and has a tragedy in her past that she still isn’t over. She’s anxious for family of her own, but sees no hope in sight. She immediately wants to have a fling with Cicero. </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">When Cicero moves to Eternity Springs he brings along with him four very rambunctious kids. His “sister”, a woman he met in one of the various foster homes in which he’d lived, passed away from cancer and he’s determined to financially support them. The guardianship went to a couple, one to which the youngest is related. When they decide they changed their mind, he steps up and takes them in. *Swoon* Who doesn't love a single, Casanova style man who becomes a single dad?</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Hunt and Rose plan to have a fling but when Hunt gets the kids everything changes. The kids are top priority and they always put them first. The romance between them is fraught with pitfalls as they both have secrets and past mistakes to overcome. It’s wonderful to read how they overcome and watch their love come alive.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">What I really liked about this book is we see how the Eternity Springs community come together and help Hunt with the children. Eternity Springs is a loving, helpful community that I would LOVE to live in!</span><br />
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Ally has worked as a
horse trainer, director of marketing and development, freelance proofreader,
and a children's librarian, among other things. None of them were as awesome as
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Texas and is convinced her house is shrinking, possibly because she shares it
with three kids, five dogs, a cat, a rabbit, and assorted reptiles. Oh, and her
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kids around. She has many stories in her head looking for an opportunity to escape
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Cade was no hero. He was a nomad, a wanderer with no ties and he liked it that way. Hired out to save Fat Louise and her spoiled sister from a cartel run Mexican city was a risk he was willing to take, for the right price. With a certain gray eyed woman on his mind, he sets out to find her, fuck her and forget her. No harm, no foul. But it's all easier said than done when it comes to this plain Jane.</div>
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Fat Louise wasn’t about to put her crew in danger. She had to learn to handle problems on her own, even if they included a six-foot biker she was forced to rely on, if she was going to rescue her sister. She never expected to see Cade again after she'd left Mexico, but all it takes is one night with him to prove that even a bitch’s heart can be broken.</div>
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She saw Teresa sitting at a table with Cade. He was wearing a black T-shirt, and his wet hair made it look as if he had just taken a shower. Every so often, Teresa would get up to refill his drink or get him food. Jane tried not to watch them as she worked; however, Cade was hard not to notice. She wanted to smack herself for staring at them.<br />
Bringing herself back to earth, she started focusing on Jorge. He seemed tired today, moving slowly behind the bar as he helped wait on customers.<br />
Seeing his keys were on the shelf next to the glasses, she took several glasses and placed them carefully on the shelf. She glanced around quickly to make sure no one was paying attention to her, and then she slid the keys into her pocket.<br />
“Jorge, I’m not feeling well. I need to go to the restroom.” Jane told him as he moved from one customer to the next.<br />
He studied her face for a second before nodding. “Hurry the fuck up. We’re busy.”<br />
Jane guessed fear of getting caught taking his keys had made her face pale, adding credibility to her claim.<br />
“I’ll try.” Jane tried to give a make-believe sick look before disappearing around the corner where his office was. The bathroom was directly in front of it, and the room that Cade was renting was next to it.<br />
Jane hurriedly slipped the key in the door after checking to make sure no one else was near. Slipping inside, she closed and locked the door in relief. She stared around the office in dismay. It was filled with papers and boxes. She would never be able to find anything in here before Jorge noticed she had been gone for too long.<br />
Taking a deep breath to calm herself, she began her search, making sure to place things back exactly as they were so Jorge wouldn’t know she had searched his things. Time flew and Jane was about to give up when she noticed a ledger lying on top of a box that was closest to his desk. Opening it, she saw several names with money amounts and addresses.<br />
Jane ran her finger down the column, almost shouting when she saw the last name Silva. Jane memorized the address then closed the ledger.<br />
Barely opening the door, she peeked outside, and seeing no one, she slipped back out into the hallway. She was about to close the door when she found herself jerked away as a hand reached out and snapped the door closed.<br />
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"I was born in a small town in Kentucky. My family began poor, but worked their way to owning a restaurant. My mother was one of the best cooks I have ever known, and she instilled in all her children the value of hard work, and education.<br />
Taking after my mother, I've always love to cook, and became pretty good if I do say so myself. I love to experiment and my unfortunate family has suffered through many. They now have learned to steer clear of those dishes. I absolutely love the holidays and my family puts up with my zany decorations.<br />
For now, my days are spent writing, writing, and writing. I have two children who both graduated this year from college. My daughter does my book covers, and my son just tries not to blush when someone asks him about my books.<br />
Currently I am writing five series of books- The Last Riders, The VIP Room, Predators MC, Biker Bitches, and The Dark Souls.<br />
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Sir Richard Kenworthy has less than a month to find a bride. He knows he can’t be too picky, but when he sees Iris Smythe-Smith hiding behind her cello at her family’s infamous musicale, he thinks he might have struck gold. She’s the type of girl you don’t notice until the second-or third-look, but there’s something about her, something simmering under the surface, and he knows she’s the one.<br />
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Iris Smythe-Smith is used to being underestimated. With her pale hair and quiet, sly wit she tends to blend into the background, and she likes it that way. So when Richard Kenworthy demands an introduction, she is suspicious. He flirts, he charms, he gives every impression of a man falling in love, but she can’t quite believe it’s all true. And when his proposal of marriage turns into a compromising position that forces the issue, she can’t help thinking that he’s hiding something...even as her heart tells her to say yes.<br />
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“She sent me in her stead,” Winston went on. “She said it would not do for our family to be unrepresented this year.” He glanced over at Richard. “She was most firm about it.”<br />
“Please do offer her my gratitude,” Miss Smythe-Smith said. “If you’ll excuse me, though, I must—”<br />
“May I ask you a question?” Richard interrupted.<br />
She froze, having already begun to twist toward the door. She looked at him with some surprise. So did Winston.<br />
“Of course you may,” she murmured, her eyes not nearly as placid as her tone. She was a gently bred young lady and he a baronet. She could offer no other response, and they both knew it.<br />
“How long have you played the cello?” he blurted out. It was the first question that came to mind, and it was only after it had left his lips that he realized it was rather rude. She knew the quartet was terrible, and she knew that he must feel the same way. To inquire about her training was nothing but cruel. But he’d been under pressure. He couldn’t let her leave. Not without some conversation, at least.<br />
“I—” She stammered for a moment, and Richard felt himself floundering inside. He hadn’t meant to—Oh, bloody hell.<br />
“It was a lovely performance,” Winston said, looking as if he’d like to kick him.<br />
Richard spoke quickly, eager to rehabilitate himself in her eyes. “What I meant was that you seemed somewhat more proficient than your cousins.”<br />
She blinked several times. Bloody hell, now he’d gone and insulted her cousins, but he supposed better them than her.<br />
He plowed on. “I was seated near to your side of the room, and occasionally I could hear the cello apart from the other instruments.”<br />
“I see,” she said slowly, and perhaps somewhat warily. She did not know what to make of his interest, that much was clear.<br />
“You’re quite skilled,” he said.<br />
Winston looked at him in disbelief. Richard could well imagine why. It hadn’t been easy to discern the notes of the cello through the din, and to the untrained ear, Iris must have seemed just as dreadful as the rest. For Richard to say otherwise must seem the worst sort of false flattery.<br />
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<strong>Publisher: </strong><b>Forever (Grand Central Publishing)</b><br />
<b>Publication date: Dec 16th 2014</b><br />
<strong>Genre: Historical Romance</strong><br />
<strong>Rating: 4 Stars</strong><br />
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<b><i>Where Secrets Smolder...</i></b><br />
Calm. Cool. Collected. Gisele Whitby has perfected the art of illusion—her survival, after all, has depended upon it. Years ago, to escape an abusive husband, Gisele "disappeared." Now she must risk revealing her new identity to save another innocent girl from the same fate. But she needs a daring man for her scheme, and the rogue in question shows a remarkable talent . . . for shattering Gisele's carefully constructed façade and igniting her deepest desires.<br />
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This isn't the first time Jamie Montcrief has awakened naked and confused from a night of drinking. It is, however, the first time a stunningly beautiful woman offers him payment afterward. Gisele has a business proposition for him, a mission involving cunning thievery and a brazen rescue. How can he say no to a plot this dangerous . . . and a woman this delectable? <br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">For a debut book Kelly Bowen rocked it! I've read a ton of historical romances and this one definitely had some originality to it! From her quirky, unusual, strong characters to a twisting, diabolical plot that includes situations that resonate with even our modern times, eg. PTSD ,spousal abuse, illegitimacy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">I could tell right away that Gisele was someone I could like! One of my favorite movies is <i>Enough</i> with Jennifer Lopez. I swear I could watch that movie over and over again! I love to read and watch stories about women standing up for themselves, being independent and not taking flack from people! </span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;">After surviving marriage to a sadistic Marquess by faking her own death along with that of her stepdaughter, she managed to rally and start a kind of underground system to help other abused women. She has her faithful friends to help her out but then one of them bails (for a great reason!), and she needs another person to serve as a sort of front man.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Even drop dead drunk, Jamie proves his mettle and Giselle hires him to help her out. Jamie seems like a poor excuse of a man, he’s dirty, scruffy and has been living in the stables. He’s a gentleman to the core though and is highly respectful of women.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">I will say you need to give the first few chapters a chance as it starts off rather sporadic but it does pick up a few chapters in. Although it has some serious subjects this book has its funny moments. Jamie and Giselle bring out the best in each other. They both have serious secrets and I felt so heartbroken for Jamie when his came out, but through it all they had passion and laughter to see them through. I am highly anticipating the next novel by Ms. Bowen! </span><br />
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*<span style="font-weight: normal;">Jamie is not a Duke as the title suggests. It’s one of the more unusual plot twists that I feel you should learn about in the book! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #421d00; font-family: Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333339691162px; line-height: 17.6400012969971px;">Kelly Bowen grew up in Manitoba, Canada. She worked her way through her teenage years as a back country trail guide and ranch hand. She attended the University of Manitoba and earned a Master of Science degree in veterinary physiology and endocrinology.</span></span><br />
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<strong>Publisher: </strong><b>Avon Romance</b><br />
<b>Publication date: Jan 27th, 2015</b><br />
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As an elite Alliance agent—the joint undercover operation of MI6, the British Secret Intelligence Service, and the CIA—Ford Decker lives for the adrenaline. But when he befriends sexy property manager Shay Alexander in hopes of finding her cousin, a known national security threat, Ford crosses the line, getting to know her better . . . in bed.<br />
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After being burned by her last relationship, Shay wants to take things slow. Yet she can't keep her hands off the drop-dead gorgeous hottie who's moved into her apartment building. So when Ford's identity as an undercover agent is exposed, his betrayal cuts deep. Shay never wants to see him again, but Ford can't let her go, not when her life is still in danger. He will sacrifice everything to protect her, then be prepared to walk away from the only woman he's ever loved, even if it breaks him.<br />
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“Are you looking for pity?” She slipped her hand into his hair, as she always did. Something about the length, as if he were growing out a military cut, appealed to her as she wove the softness through her fingers.<br />
His eyebrow lifted. “If that would work.”<br />
“You’re getting there.”<br />
She’d been so sure he was former Army—or something—and asked him about it the first week.<br />
Nothing in his renter’s agreement talked about military service, but she got the vibe. Service members moved in and out of DC all the time. She got the routine, and recognized the straight stance and assured conversation. And he had the confident walk and toned body down.<br />
He’d listened to her assessment and laughed it off, insisting his smartass ways would have gotten him kicked out on the first day. She pretty much agreed with that.<br />
“I’m willing to do almost anything to lure you into bed,” he said in a heated voice.<br />
“Interesting.” And more than a little tempting. After all, he was an expert with that tongue, and not just for talking.<br />
He pulled her in closer, wrapping her in his arms and pressing his chest against hers. “Next time we’ll have to schedule in some phone-sex time while I’m gone. Imagine me ordering you to touch yourself. Pretty damn hot.”<br />
Her heart did a little jig at the thought. Saying “next time” meant whatever they had wasn’t going away. For now, knowing that but little else was enough. Soon she’d need more. “You gotta tone down this sweet-talking or<br />
it will go to my head.”<br />
Before she could laugh, he lowered his head and treated her to a welcome home kiss that had her wanting to tie him in a chair to keep from leaving again. Hot and firm, he took control and dragged her under. His hands rubbed up and down her back as his mouth crossed over hers. When that sweet tongue slipped inside and met with hers, she dug her fingernails into his shirt. Almost bit through the cotton to hit skin.<br />
He pulled back just far enough to stare down at her. The room spun and she held onto his shoulders to keep from falling down as babble filled her brain.<br />
“What?”<br />
“I can spit-shine my lines until they’re clever but we both know you’re the gatekeeper.”<br />
She wasn’t exactly sure what he was talking about but she liked the sound of it. “Damn right.”<br />
“And I am your sex slave.” His voice dipped low until it skidded across her senses.<br />
She clenched her fingers even tighter against his shoulders. Had to clear her throat a few times before finally spitting out a word. “Nice.”<br />
Those strong hands slipped down her back to land on her ass. “The green<br />
light is totally in your control.”<br />
His touch had her stretching up on the tips of her toes to brush her lower body against his. Not her most subtle move but then nothing about them being together was. They’d shifted from simmering to raging heat from the beginning. Skipped right over the get-to-know-you phase on the way to the bedroom.<br />
She knew about his job and tried to keep a handle on his erratic schedule. His renter’s application included his social security number, which led to his impressive credit score and the glowing report from his last landlord in Virginia. The rest remained a mystery . . . except for the information she found in a few hundred Internet searches trying to make sure he wasn’t a wanted serial killer. Or married.<br />
A woman had to be smart about these things. She refused to feel guilty about the dating recon after hearing one horror story too many from her friends. A guy with a hidden wife and an anger complex here. A guy who liked to wear women’s bikini underwear over there. Then there were the looking-for-money types. Yeah, no thank you.<br />
Playing coy wasn’t her thing, and the attraction between them sparked on the initial walk through the condo had burst into full flame by the time she handed over the keys. He’d asked her out a few weeks later. She refused. Two days later he brought pizza over and they’d been seeing each other ever since.<br />
Seeing as in sex. Lots of sex. The guy might work with computers but he knew his way around a woman’s body. Hands, tongue, mouth . . . lord.<br />
After a rocky last relationship, the physical play with him and limited dating contact due to his work schedule appealed to her. It didn’t matter that the need to know more about him kept picking at her. She’d vowed to turn off her preference for being prepared for anything and just let things unfold without trying to steer them.<br />
In that spirit: “I thought you were blowing out my pipes.”<br />
He chucked in the middle of nibbling on her ear. The sound was so rich and deep, so sexy it hit with the force of a superpower. “I would love to do that, yes.”<br />
She felt his arms around her waist with hands caressing her ass and the back of her thighs through her jeans. The dual blast of touching and closeness had her breath stuttering in her chest. She inhaled and caught his scent, the<br />
same hint of black pepper she associated with his soap.<br />
Unable to resist his face and that firm chin, she smoothed her fingertip around his mouth, letting the stubble of hair tickle her skin. “You should be resting from your boring conference and long flight.”<br />
“That is not what I had in mind when I came over here.”<br />
“My pipes, right?” She’d given him a key and the alarm code before he left on his latest trip. He’d been in and out working on the steps to the front door of the building. The argument about needing to get to the supply closet without tracking her down proved compelling. And the idea of him spending his first few hours back in DC fixing the plumbing problem she mentioned on his way out was just about the sexiest damn thing ever.<br />
“Do your pipes need blowing?” He kept a straight face.<br />
She had no idea how. “You make everything sound dirty.”<br />
“Give me ten minutes and I’ll show you how dirty I can be.”<br />
There it was, the flirty talk that drove her doubts away and had her handing over keys even though a little voice inside her head told her to be more careful. But there was no need to fight it. She didn’t plan to make him wait or work for it. Those days were behind them, and they had passed fast.<br />
That left only one thing. “I have two words for you.”<br />
One of his eyebrows lifted. “Which are?”<br />
She leaned in until her mouth hovered over his. “Green light.”<br />
He pulled back as his gaze searched hers. “You sure?”<br />
Since she’d been giving him the go sign pretty much from the beginning and he’d been speeding ahead with her, his hesitation now struck her as odd. But those knowing hands skimming along her sides let her know he was ready when she was.<br />
The answer was now.<br />
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<b>Title: How to Beguile a Duke</b><br />
<b>Author: Ally Broadfield</b><br />
<strong>Publisher:Entangled</strong><br />
<b>Publication date: Dec 8th 2014</b><br />
<strong>Genre: Historical Romance</strong><br />
<strong>Rating: 4 Stars</strong><br />
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<p>The spirited Catherine Malboeuf has just arrived in England to reclaim her ancestral home, Walsley Manor, and a valuable missing heirloom. Nicholas Adair, the attractive and frustratingly inflexible Duke of Boulstridge, however, is quite unwilling to sell the estate back to Catherine. Unless, of course, she accepts a small wager...</p>
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Nick will sell Walsley Manor if—and only if—Catherine secures an offer of marriage from an eligible member of the ton before the end of the London season.
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Of course, Nick is certain he'll win. After all, no proper gentleman would ever marry a woman who conceals a cutlass in her skirts. Yet something about Catherine's unconventional disposition seems to ignite a need deep inside him. A need that won't just cost him the wager, but the very heart he swore to never give away...
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">What does a feisty</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">, breeches wearing, American heiress have in common with a stuffy, hermit of an English Duke?! He's living in her ancestral home! And she wants it back, including a mysterious tiara rumored to have belonged to Empress Elizabeth of Russia.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Nicholas "Nick" Adair, Duke of Bolstridge, has holed up in a an estate, Walsley Hall, that he has spent the past year refurbishing. He is essentially in hiding after spending most of his life involved in a scandal not of his making. He is shocked when a "thief" slips into his library window! It's a female, bearing a cutlass, and wearing breeches under her skirt!</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Nick refuses to sell the Hall and dismisses Catherine and sends her off with a flea in her ear! He later rethinks it and goes to the Inn the next day and proceeds to make a wager that if Catherine can obtain a proposal by the end of the season he will sell it to her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">They team up to find the "missing tiara", not knowing that someone else is after it as well and Catherine is in danger! As the search progresses so the the antics between Catherine and Nick! They fight their instant attraction but the more time they spend together they determine to get along. And boy do they!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Laugh out loud funny, adventure, mystery and steamy romance all rolled into one! Watch how the rigid Duke falls in love with the spirited heroine and comes out of his shell! The book does start of slow but give it a chance and it will become a favorite!</span></div>
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Ally has worked as a
horse trainer, director of marketing and development, freelance proofreader,
and a children's librarian, among other things. None of them were as awesome as
writing romance novels (though the librarian gig came closest). She lives in
Texas and is convinced her house is shrinking, possibly because she shares it
with three kids, five dogs, a cat, a rabbit, and assorted reptiles. Oh, and her
husband.
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Ally likes to curse
in Russian because very few people know what she's saying, and spends most of
what would be her spare time letting dogs in and out of the house and shuttling
kids around. She has many stories in her head looking for an opportunity to escape
onto paper. She writes historical romance set in Regency England and Imperial
Russia.
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