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Henry Huggins

3/24/2017

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Blurb

In the first novel from Newbery Award-winning author Beverly Cleary, boys and girls alike will instantly be charmed by an average boy whose life is turned upside down when he meets a lovable puppy with a nose for mischief.
Just as Henry Huggins is complaining that nothing exciting ever happens, a friendly dog sits down beside him and looks pleadingly at his ice-cream cone. From that moment on, the two are inseparable. But when Ribsy's original owner appears, trying to reclaim his dog, Henry's faced with the possibility of losing his new best friend. Has Klickitat Street seen the last of rambunctious Ribsy?

Crystal & Erik's Review 

Henry HugginsHenry Huggins by Beverly Cleary
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

~Mom's Review~
4 Stars
I thought this was a cute book, it's hard finding chapter books for my 9 year old to enjoy. This fit perfectly for both of us. We actually read it for school. We will be looking up the rest of the Henry books :-)

~9 Year old's Review~
5 Stars
I really liked it because it was about a boy and his dog. The dog was a stray that Henry was able to keep. It made me laugh when Mom and Dad were helping Henry catch night crawlers. I can't wait to read more about Henry and the trouble he might get into.

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The Brave Line

3/23/2017

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Title: The Brave Line
By:  Kate Stewart 
Publication Date: March 17, 2017
Genre: Contemporary 
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Blurb

She is a five foot seven long list of things he can’t have.

He is a determined cop, desperate to keep his heart sealed behind his badge.

Michelle is a survivor. With a fresh perspective on life, she trades her tragic past in California for the coastal waters of Charleston. Fueled by a new career as a dispatcher, she’s determined not to let her scars weigh her down. She apologizes for nothing, especially her insatiable need for a certain police officer.

Rowdy is a newly minted sergeant dedicated to his job, but the life of a Charleston police officer has never been more dangerous. With his need to take order of a city spiraling out of control, the last thing he wants is an entanglement with a mouthy dispatcher. But, there’s just one problem. He can’t get enough of her.

As the heat rises between the unlikely pair, so does the tension.

Three months of summer was all it took to shake their foundations, rattle their walls, and bring them crashing down.

It was lust.

It was love.

It was real.

And it would have been perfect . . . if it wasn't already over.

Note to reader:
This book has several elements and explores topics that some may consider triggers. For mature audiences only. Explicit sex, violence, and language.

Crystal's Review

The Brave LineThe Brave Line by Kate Stewart
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed this book. It throws you right down in the middle of the lives of a police dispatcher and a police sergeant. The love and heartbreak in this book is never ending. The emotions shown are so real. The pain of the past comes back to haunt them. There are some things you never truly get over, but with the right person can they help you heal?

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Innocence 

3/23/2017

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Title: Innocence
By:  Kristin Mayer
Publication Date: March 23, 2017
Publisher:  K. Mayer Enterprises, Inc. 
Genre: Romantic Suspence
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​I can never go back to the way life was before that awful night. Even though I’m unable to remember what happened, I refuse to believe the image they painted of me in the courtroom. 

The pieces won’t fit together. Blurred images haunt my dreams. I needed a fresh start, somewhere I wouldn’t be judged, a place to salvage a life beyond the one I was currently living. 

At the urging of my father, I headed to Montana to start a new life and put the past where it belonged—in the past. What I didn’t expect was to find a man with the ability to pull me out of those dark places I’d barely been existing in. 

Just when the life I never thought I deserved was within reach, the ghosts of my past began haunting me—threatening to take everything away.

Would the light finally push through the darkness? Would I ever be free? Or will I forever be sentenced?

Crystal's Review

InnocenceInnocence by Kristin Mayer
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I really loved this book. Kristin kept us on our toes the whole way! At what lengths will someone go for those they love? You will just have to read the book to find out :-)

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FREE from Elizabeth Loraine ~ Katrina: The Beginning

3/22/2017

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Title: Katrina: The Beginning (Royal Blood Chronicles)
Author: Elizabeth Loraine  
Genre: YA Romance
Hosted by: Lady Amber's Reviews & PR
Blurb:
As a vampire being hunted was nothing new, having to protect those hunting her was.
Royal Blood Chronicles tells the story of Katrina from the age of seventeen, when she's chosen to be the leader of the Protectors and the Five. The Five have been chosen to protect all peaceful races, including humans, from evil trying desperately to take over the world of light. While her father prepared her to fight, her friends have only known lives of luxury, cloistered in the royal houses of Europe. Now all their lives have changed forever and they must all be trained in order help Katrina save their world.
It’s an action packed coming of age sage, chronicling the lives of Katrina, the Five and all those that join them as The Protectors.
Royal Blood Chronicles starts here with Katrina, the Beginning. It's full of romance, friendship, adventure and betrayal, in a magical, fantasy world beautifully drawn by author Elizabeth Loraine.
Looking for your next YA Series? You've just found it!
Top Selling author Elizabeth Loraine's Royal Blood Chronicles
I grew up in a small northern Minnesotan town married my high school sweetheart, had two beautiful children and as soon as we could we moved to a warmer climate. I have worked with my husband building and decorating custom homes for years. After loving every kind of vampire book, movie and series I decided that I wanted to know more. I can write a book I thought, how hard can that be? Well.... But I stuck to it and finished my first book Royal Blood Chronicles Book One in August 2009. I now have six books in the series and am about to release book two of my new series Phantom Lives. My parents always told me that I could do anything that I wanted, work hard, study and do it right. I believe that and live that way every day.
Author Links: Web: http://elizabethloraine.com   Twitter: @bloodchronicles Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Royal-Blood-Chronicles-135355462710/?fref=tsAmazon: http://amzn.to/1Mi8SMUGoodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3116117.Elizabeth_Loraine
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Crossroads Saga by Mary Ting

3/22/2017

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Title: Crossroads Saga
Author: Mary Ting
Genre: YA Fantasy
Hosted by: Lady Amber’s PR
Blurb:
* * * READERS FAVORITE GOLD AWARD WINNER 2012--YOUNG ADULT * * *
***Based on a dream the author had in high school-chapter 1 & 2***
Protecting her from the Fallen was his duty.
Falling in love was never part of his plan.
Loving her was forbidden.
Being with her was all that mattered, even if it meant he would be exiled for all eternity.
Claudia Emerson's life is about to change when her good friend, who coincidentally shares the same first and last name, dies in a tragic accident. Distraught at the loss of her friend, Claudia's dreams become tumultuous, and through them she mysteriously travels to another world called Crossroads. There, she unexpectedly meets Michael, a nephilim--half angel, half human. Now that she's been there, Fallen and demons are after her, suspecting she must be special, and it is up to Michael and the other nephilim to protect her. Her dream becomes a nightmare as more secrets are revealed about who she really is, and the true identities of the people she loves most.
Mary Ting resides in Southern California with her husband and two children. She enjoys oil painting and making jewelry. Writing her first novel, Crossroads Saga, happened by chance. It was a way to grieve the death of her beloved grandmother, and inspired by a dream she once had as a young girl. When she started reading new adult novels, she fell in love with the genre. It was the reason she had to write one-Something Great. Why the pen name, M Clarke? She tours with Magic Johnson Foundation to promote literacy and her children’s chapter book-No Bullies Allowed.
Author Links:
Amazon: http://amzn.to/1QmDZ8z
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4388953.Mary_Ting
Blog: http://www.marytingbooks.blogspot.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/maryting
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorMaryTing
Buy Links: Crossroads (Free): http://amzn.to/2mmZi43
Between: http://amzn.to/2nEBMQl
Beyond: http://amzn.to/2mJLmMw
Between: http://amzn.to/2mJElvp
Halo: http://amzn.to/2nEBR6B
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Author Spotlight ~ Alyssa Drake

3/21/2017

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Award winning author Alyssa Drake has been creating stories since she could read, preferring to construct her own bedtime tales instead of reading the titles in her bookshelves. Enraptured with all types of writing, Alyssa has tried her hand at short stories, collaborations and poetry.  However, her first love has always been books.  She thoroughly enjoys strong heroines and often laughs aloud when visualizing conversations between her characters.
 
Alyssa graduated from the University of the Pacific, with a B.S. in business and a concentration in French literature.  Currently she resides in Northern California with her blended family, where she works full-time at a chocolate factory.
 
She believes everyone is motivated by love of someone or something.  One of her favorite diversions is fabricating stories about strangers surrounding her on public transportation.  Alyssa can often be found madly scribbling notes on a train or daydreaming out the window as the scenery whips past.
 
An Imperfect Engagement, Alyssa' sophomore novel, is the follow-up to her debut novel, A Perfect Plan (which won Obsessed by Book's 2016 Indie Award for Best Historical Read). Both novels are historical romantic suspense (love & murder in 1850's England).
 


Email: alyssadrakenovels@gmail.com
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“There is nothing I would like more than to spend the next twenty-four hours
showing you exactly how wicked I can be…”

Kidnapped by the man who murdered her father, nearly beaten to death and severely poisoned.  So far, Samantha Hastings’ engagement to Lord Benjamin Westwood has been rocky at best.
 
When the killer revels his venomous revenge plot had assistance, the Hastings and Westwood families must band together to defend themselves against a new threat.  Samantha develops a risky plan to draw the accomplice out of hiding, but this scheme may cost her more than she is willing to sacrifice.
 
The masked ball approaching and Samantha may not survive until her wedding day because - by the end of the evening - at least one person will die….

Pre-order link for An Imperfect Engagement – releasing March 24th Amazon – https://www.amzn.com/B06WBSYL1J

Also by Alyssa Drake...

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Amazon - https://www.amzn.com/B01CMK5ZPU
Barnes & Noble - http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-perfect-plan-alyssa-drake/1123368205?ean=2940152609677
Goodreads – https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28929898
Kobo - https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/a-perfect-plan-2
iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/a-perfect-plan/id1081566829?mt=11&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
Smashwords - https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/612831

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Keeper of Crows by Casey L. Bond

3/21/2017

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Title: Keeper of Crows
Author: Casey Bond
Genre: Paranormal Romance, Horror
Cover Designer: Regina Wamba at Mae I Design & Photography
Editor: Stacy Sanford, The Girl with the Red Pen
Book Trailer by: Rebecca Ethington
Hosted by: Lady Amber’s PR
Blurb: Carmen Kennedy is a spoiled brat from Beverly Hills with a chip on her shoulder and a cocaine addiction to match. Using drugs to suppress reality, her life is more than she can stomach most days. All she wants is to disappear, and on one fateful night, her wish is granted.
There is a world that exists just beyond the fabric of our own. When Carmen is dragged there against her will, her hopelessness seems to disappear, replaced by a determination to survive. The Keeper of Crows is charged with guarding Carmen, but is safety a possibility in a world so desolate? Can love blossom when danger lies in wait? Together, they fight like hell, seeming to lose more ground than they gain with each battle against the dark enemy threatening to tear them apart. Can love keep her safe? Can it give her the strength she needs?
When the lines between life and death, reality and dream become blurred, who will save the souls trapped in the spaces between Heaven and Hell? Who will save Carmen's only love, The Keeper of Crows?
Award-winning author Casey L. Bond resides in Milton, West Virginia with her husband and their two beautiful daughters. When she’s not busy being a domestic goddess and chasing her baby girls, she loves to write young adult and new adult fiction. You can find more information about Bond’s books via the following links: 
Website: www.authorcaseybond.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/authorcaseybond 
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/authorcaseybondGoodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7212486.Casey_L_BondPinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/caseyb007Amazon: http://amzn.to/1PmE0pgBookbub Author Profile: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/casey-l-bond Fan Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1032678336804562/
Buy Link: Amazon: http://amzn.to/2n1dkFH
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Perfect Imperfections by J&L Wells

3/20/2017

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Title: Perfect Imperfections
Author: J & L Wells
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Cover Designer: Kellie Dennis at Book Cover by Design
Editor: Sarah Cheeseman
Hosted by: Lady Amber's PR
Blurb:
At the age of 27, Natasha is just a few months away from marrying her long-term boyfriend, Josh. Suddenly, he is called out of the country to take over the running of his father’s business. While he’s away, Natasha arranges a surprise wedding present for him – a portrait of herself.
The handsome artist who agrees to paint the portrait is Gabriel Owens, a gifted painter who is partially sighted. He is sarcastic and brash, and Natasha finds herself always saying the wrong thing at the wrong time.
It turns out that Josh isn’t the perfect fiancé that Natasha believed him to be and she is left reeling, her life in free fall. Does Gabriel have the tenacity and inner strength to pick up the pieces when he himself has so many insecurities and his own life is far from perfect?
Perfect Imperfections is the first book in the Moments series. It’s an emotional story, which can be read as a standalone novel. You won’t find a cliffhanger here, but instead a heartfelt ending that definitely won’t disappoint.
Laura Wells has a love of books, animals and, of course, Jane Austen. She enjoys spending her spare time with her family and two mad Shiba Inus. She lives in Staffordshire, England.
Laura and Judy are a mother and daughter duo; with Judy's love of poetry and writing and Laura's ideas, they work extremely well together. Time-travel and romance novels are their passion.
Author Links:
Amazon: http://amzn.to/2hvXcZ9
Website: http://www.jandlwells.com/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6469862.L_Wells
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lauraANDjudy
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/J-L-Wells-460508257424312/?ref=hl
Buy Link: 
Perfect Imperfections: http://amzn.to/2hMdujB
Perfectly Flawed (Pre-Order): http://amzn.to/2n4dr4A
Cupboards bang as they open and close, followed by the clattering of cutlery and chinking of glasses.
“Well, I’m not exactly a connoisseur where wine is concerned!” I shout back. “But Mum always says keep red at room temperature and everything else shove in the fridge. Anything cold is fine by me.”
He returns a few minutes later with what looks like a large bottle of rosé and two not particularly clean glasses.
“Is this your way of getting me drunk and in the mood?”
I lift my eyes from the table as he unscrews the lid and passes me the bottle to pour. He sits at my side, squeezing my thigh between his fingers.
“You telling me I need to get you drunk to get you in the mood?” he whispers.
I giggle as he squeezes just that little bit tighter.
“Maybe it’s you who needs the drink to get you in the mood,” I add, gazing up at him under my eyes.
Now my hands are under the table and I’m squeezing the inside of his thigh; he doesn’t flinch in the way I did but takes my hand, very slowly running my fingers up the leg of his denim jeans. Then quite suddenly our hands stop. I can feel his hardness beneath my palm; I can feel as it grows. I gasp, holding my breath. I’m tingling inside. Surely, he must be able to feel my hand trembling as he inches his pelvis up into my tightening grasp.
“Now,” he murmurs, leaning closer to me, so close that his lips rest softly against my ear. “Tell me I need a drink to get in the mood,” he says, circling his fingers around my wrist, then very slowly moving my arm backwards and forwards.
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Review ~ Turn Tables by Stacey Rourke

3/20/2017

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I love Stacey Rourke.  While romance is not my favorite genre, Turn Tables was one of the best books I Have read in 2017.  This book is freaking hilarious!  Check out my 5 Star Review!

After meeting Tandy in Adapted For Film, I her own story. Every woman needs a BFF like Tandy. I laughed throughout the entire book. I highlighted countless Tandy quotes. Seriously, y'all...this book is freaking hilarious from the first line to the last.

Turn Tables is a story of best friends, family relationships, and the insanity of love. From dealing with wedding gitters, Aubrey's narcissistic mom, a guy/girl in a bear costume, to her own spiraling out of control love life with Mateo; Tandy is firing on all cylinders. I love her.

There are so many great moments in Turn Tables: a three way in a closet and one of them is a bear, a roll down a hill, ass on display while sashaing through a castle, Willa being the voice of reason; and so many more!!! You need to read this book. It's insanely, pee your pants, laugh out loud, snort giggle funny.

Title: Turn Tables
Author: Stacey Rourke
Genre: Contemporary Romance, RomCom
Hosted by: Lady Amber’s PR
Blurb: Between private jets, designer labels, and lavish resorts, Tandy Owens should be having the time of her life. Her celebrity author best friend is getting married and all of Hollywood’s elite have turned out for the event. Unfortunately, Tandy’s mood is far from celebratory.
For over a year her heart has been torn between two men: Matthew Cruz, the brilliant, well-educated entrepreneur who makes her feel like a queen, and Mateo, his womanizing musician alter ego, who is known for collecting platinum records, and the panties of his sexual conquests. Matthew assures her that Mateo’s antics are all a show. Even so, with her being the only one to witness his softer side, Tandy begins to wonder which persona is truly the act.
In the sizzling heat of Miami, Tandy reaches the breaking point with their secretive romance, and finds herself asking if a hidden love is truly worth fighting for?
RONE Award Winner for Best YA Paranormal Work of 2012 for Embrace, a Gryphon Series Novel 
Young Adult and Teen Reader voted Author of the Year 2012 
Turning Pages Magazine Winner for Best YA book of 2013 & Best Teen Book of 2013 
Stacey Rourke is the author of the award winning YA Gryphon Series, the chillingly suspenseful Legends Saga, and the romantic comedy Adapted for Film. She lives in Michigan with her husband, two beautiful daughters, and two giant dogs. She loves to travel, has an unhealthy shoe addiction, and considers herself blessed to make a career out of talking to the imaginary people that live in her head. 
Visit her at www.staceyrourke.com
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or on Twitter or instagram at Rourkewrites.
Amazon: http://amzn.to/1OJcVNO
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Adapted for Film: http://amzn.to/2lUincj
Turn Tables: http://amzn.to/2ldDMZO
 
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The Witnessing of Matlyn Wren

3/19/2017

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Title: The Witnessing of Matlyn Wren
By:  Jennifer Lynn January 
Publication Date: May 14, 2016
Genre: Paranormal & Urban 
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Synopsis 

"A hundred years of service. A hundred years of Witnessing death you will write their histories. The key to your salvation will be born in pain and written upon your skin." 

Baker's life ended in 1915 and he became something ... more.

Forced into an endless loop of tedium and pain, he was all too happy to meet his end ...

Until he came face-to-face with his next Story, Matlyn Wren.

Crystal's Review

The Witnessing of Matlyn WrenThe Witnessing of Matlyn Wren by Jennifer Lynn January
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

~3.5 Stars~

This was really hard to get into at first. The jumping around got confusing at times, past/present, Baker/Ingrid. The concept of the story was really good. I wish it would have went into a little more depth about Omens and such. While the sex scenes were decent, they could have been cut back some. All in all this was a great debut novel :-)

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