Happy Wednesday! This week one of the books I am so looking forward to is:

Hungry Like a Wolf (Novels Of The Others #8) by Christine Warren

Published: July 2nd 2013

Purchased:Amazon

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Synopsis:

When her father died, Honor Tate inherited the alpha position for a pack of werewolves based in New England. But why her? Honor would have rather just lived a “normal” life, with the occasional run through the woods in her furry suit. Still, Honor was raised to put the welfare of the pack first…and now it’s time to make a formal request that the alpha of the Silverback clan—the pack to which all locals owe fealty—recognize her as alpha of the White Paw. But instead of sending his support, the Silverbacks send Logan Hunter.

Logan Hunter would do anything to protect the Silverbacks—but his devotion comes with a price. For years he has been fighting his alpha instincts and the need for his own pack. But all that changes when Logan is sent on a mission to find out whether the new White Paw alpha really has what it takes to carry on her father’s legacy. Powerful, spirited, and downright gorgeous Honor exceeds his expectations…and leaves him howling for more. Could it be that he’s finally found his alpha mate? Or will old enemies, dueling loyalties, and an appetite for destruction stop him dead in his tracks?

Love this paranormal romance series and I am so excited that this will be coming out soon. I have already preordered my copy!

So what book are you waiting for this week??

Book Title: SUDDENLY YOU

Series Name & Book #: THE JANE AUSTEN ACADEMY SERIES #4

Expected Release or Date Published: 5/7/13

Published By: Gray Life, LLC J

Genre: young-adult / contemporary

Book Synopsis:

Fanny doesn’t want to be at The Jane Austen Academy. She intends to lay low until graduation when she can try out for the Olympic track team. She doesn’t need friends or love. She only needs her running.

But The Academy is in danger. In an effort to save it, Fanny joins forces with the friends she never knew she wanted. Suddenly, Fanny finds herself center stage in the middle of the Academy’s biggest love triangle as the lead in the school play…only this track star can’t afford to break a leg.

The last thing that the girls at the elite Jane Austen Academy need is hot guys to flirt with. But over the summer the school has been sold, and like it or not, the guys are coming. And it’s about to turn the Academy—and the lives of its students—totally upside down…

The Jane Austen Academy series are modern retellings of Jane Austen classics set at a beachside California boarding school.

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Review:

Suddenly You is number four in the Jane Austen Academy series. It can be read as a standalone but I wouldn’t recommend it. First off you will lose out on reading some wonderful, modern retelling of our favorite Jane Austen books. Second you will miss out on understanding the other students as well as the mystery that is going on at the school.

This story is about Franny and her decision to help out the other students in saving Jane Austen Academy. Josh (who is a famous teen actor) is falling for her but her heart is falling for Tran. With her goal of trying out for the Olympic track team, dealing with her mom and helping her friends, this is to be sure a busy time in her high school life!

I actually would recommend this to anyone from a young YA reader to an adult who also enjoys this genre. These are relatively clean books that are short and totally enjoyable. I think they are a great way to introduce Jane Austen to readers who have never had a chance to read one of her delightful books.

(This book was received as an ARC from the author/publisher in exchanged for an honest review.)

Author Bio:

Cecilia Gray lives in the San Francisco Bay Area where she reads, writes and breaks for food. She also pens her biographies in the third person. Like this. As if to trick you into thinking someone else wrote it because she is important. Alas, this is not the case.

Cecilia has been praised for “instilling a warmth and weight into her characters” (Romancing The Book Reviews) and her books have been praised for being “well-written, original, realistic and witty” (Quills & Zebras Reviews).

Her latest series of young-adult contemporary Jane Austen retellings was named a What’s Hot pick (RT Book Reviews magazine) and is a Best of 2012 pick (Kirkus Reviews) where it was praised for being a “unique twist on a classic” and offering “a compelling mix of action, drama and love.”

She’s rather enamored of being contacted by readers and hopes you’ll oblige at cecilia@ceciliagray.com or any of the following sites:

Author Links:

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http://twitter.com/ceciliabooks

http://facebook.com/ceciliagray

http://youtube.com/ceciliagraybooks

http://eepurl.com/fs4zk (newsletter)

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2^nd prize is 5 copies of ANY Jane Austen Academy Book (winner can choose which they want)

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He’s got his eye on the ball, but his sights are set on her.

 

For baseball superstar Garrett Donovan, his contract with the New York Empire baseball team meant he’d finally have the means to secure a future for his family. He should focus on that…not on the sassy, beautiful Jessa Montgomery — or what she looks like naked. Getting involved with the daughter of the Empire’s owner would be career suicide. Jessa is a distraction he can’t afford.

Her father had warned her never to get involved with his athletes, so his request that she keep an eye on his new star player came straight out of left field. The last thing Jessa needs is another spoiled, egotistical ball player to deal with. But Garrett is none of those things. His no-nonsense attitude and smooth Southern charm make her blood burn and her knees weak. Giving into temptation, she is consumed by the pleasure she finds in Garrett’s arms.

Jessa wants to protect his career. Garrett won’t let anything get in the way of their passion.

A passion that could cost him everything.

 

 

Strawberries.

You’re such a dumbass.

What the hell was he thinking? If there was one thing every baseball player knew, it was that you didn’t fuck with the owner’s daughter. Ever.

And there he was … talking goddamned condoms and telling her she’d made him hungry.

Jesus Christ.

Garrett scrubbed his hand down his face. He’d heard about the beautiful Jessa Montgomery. From what he’d seen just now, she’d earned every ounce of praise. She was a total knockout. Her hair was a gorgeous shade of blonde and copper, long enough to drape over her breasts. Breasts that weren’t overly large, but perfect to fill his hands.

And her eyes. Garrett bit back a moan. Her eyes were mesmerizing. Not quite blue, not quite green.

But when she started rattling off stats with that voice as smooth as honey, sweet mercy, he’d gone rock hard. Which was damned uncomfortable when his junk was crammed into a protective cup.

Not even his mother could rattle off stats like that and know what they meant. The fact that Jessa understood the game he loved? Fucking. Sexy.

Garrett reached down to adjust himself, hoping to get some relief from the pinch currently nagging his balls.

Two weeks. He’d better chill the fuck out if he was going to survive two weeks with Jessa. Garrett respected the hell out of TJ Montgomery. It was rare for TJ to take a personal interest to the extent he had with him. He still hadn’t figured that one out, but Garrett liked the man. And he needed this job. He had his mom and Leah to worry about. And now little Georgia Grace.

His dad had died years ago, and now that his brother-in-law was gone, Garrett was all they had. The family farm in Mississippi had been his parents’ dream, and Garrett worked hard to make sure it would continue to provide for them. But there was only so much he could do by himself.

Baseball was his ticket to securing a future for his family. He couldn’t afford to screw that up. He had no business thinking about strawberries and wondering if Jessa’s nipples would taste the same as she smelled.

Shit.

Garrett made his way onto the field. He didn’t know what she was getting all bent out of shape about anyway. Even being a few hours later than he’d scheduled, he was still two days early for team practice. If anything, he should be offended about the crack she’d made about him wearing protection. As if he was some kind of man whore.

Ah, if only he’d had that kind of time to waste.

He scanned the growing crowd. He smiled and waved to the fans calling his name. He took in the excitement like the ground soaked up the sun, giving himself a moment to revel in the fact that he was here. All the years of hard work and sacrifice had finally paid off. 

“Hey, Donovan!” Garrett turned to see the batting coach signaling him over. “You planning to stand around all day, or you gonna show these folks whatcha got?”

He caught sight of Jessa, already sitting in the first row with her bare feet propped up on the rail. He couldn’t resist stretching his neck to check out her long, lean legs. He cursed as she eased out of the short-sleeved button down, leaving her in a tight top with tiny straps. He wondered how easily those straps would snap if he wrapped his hands around them and tugged.

As if she sensed him watching, her gaze locked on him. Her smile was almost apologetic. Then she laughed and waved her clipboard — her demand for him to get busy.

“Donovan!”

 

Garrett grabbed his bat and sighed. It was going to be a very long two weeks.

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Parker Kincade is an award-winning erotic romance author of The Martin Family Series. Her first novel, One Night Stand, won the category of Best Erotic Romance in the Celtic Hearts Romance Writers Golden Claddagh contest and was named finalist in the Romance Writers of America/Passionate Ink Stroke of Midnight contest.

Parker lives in the southern United States with her husband, children and beloved boxer sidekick. She loves reading, playing golf, spending time with her family and friends, ice cream from the ice cream truck, taking her dog to the park and watching old musicals.

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Darkest Day

The 19th Year

by Emi Gayle

Release Date: January 6, 2014

Target Reader: Young Adult

Keywords: Fiction, Paranormal Romance, Romance,
Thriller/Suspense,Urban Fantasy, Fairy, Shape-shifter, Vampire

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Mac Thorne’s time as a Changeling is coming to an end.

It may have taken eighteen years, but Mac did finally manage to do what the Council wanted: she chose a teacher and renounced the in-between. 

There’s just one last step. She must say goodbye to her human. Forever.

After being challenged in every way possible, Mac leaves what she thought would be the easiest task for the last possible moment. As midnight on July fourth draws near, though, she hasn’t found a way to give up Winn Thomas.

Nor does she want to.

With time running out, Mac stands at a literal crossroads. 

Choose Winn, and she’ll be stripped of the only family she’s ever known—vampires, dragons, and her favorite demon. Even her own mother. Accept her position on the Council and rule as an equal to her twelve peers, and she’ll forget Winn ever existed. 

Independence and freedom have never before been so limiting.

In this final chapter of the 19th Year Trilogy, it’s time for Mac to decide. 

Responsibility? Or Love?

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Secret Maneuvers (Ex Ops #1) by Jessie Lane

Published: June 14 2013

Purchased: Amazon, B&N, Smashwords

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Synopsis:

Some mistakes from the past haunt us forever… unless fate steps in with a second chance.
One ‘dear John’ letter haunts Bobby Baker’s every living moment. It’s the letter he stupidly wrote to his high school sweetheart, Belle, right after he left to join the Army. The letter that he told her that he wasn’t so sure if they were ready for forever yet. But before he can let her know that the letter, and his second thoughts, are nothing but a mistake, she up and disappears from the small Georgia town they were both raised in.

Fifteen years later, Belle unknowingly walks back into Bobby’s life when her job as an ATF Agent forces her to work with a group of men secretly headed by the CIA to help her track down whoever is involved in funneling black market weapons to a drug cartel in Mexico.

Bobby will use this mission to try and soothe Belle’s hurt feelings while proving to her that their love is still meant for forever. He’ll use every dirty trick he’s learned since he joined the Army to maneuver her back into his life for the long haul. But Belle’s not making it easy as she keeps him at arm’s length in the hopes that mistakes of her own never come to light.

A two chapter excerpt can be found HERE!

Review:

This is a story about two people from different sides of the tracks. He was the well-off jock who went into the military and she is the daughter of a drunk who likes to beat her. Before Bobby left he told Annabelle that if she needed anything while he was gone, to go his parents. So she did and what she given was a ‘Dear John’ kind of letter. That changed the course of both of their lives for the next 15 years…

This book has a pretty fast moving pace to it, it is not boring at all. Between the romance, the suspense, the painful emotions and one secret that is going to come to light, well this is a book that has just about everything you want when reading an entertaining story. The emotions the characters expressed and they very human way they dealt with things made them feel like they could just jump right off the page.

Having read all of Jessie Lane’s books I have to say this is the one that most impressed me. I can tell that these two writers have really grown in their talent and with their way with words. I am looking forward to reading the rest of this series!

(This book was received as an ARC from the author/publisher in exchanged for an honest review.)

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Let’s Catch Up!

Last week and this week we have been suffering with glitchy internet. We live out in the country and our internet service just seems to be getting worse and worse lately.

Beside that this has been a quiet but busy week. My older three kids were at camp so I just had the younger three. I felt bad that they are too young to go off to camp so I did a Mommy’s camp. We made t-shirts, painted stuff, went to the park, took many trips to Sonic and just kept me busy! So that means I didn’t have as much reading time but I did have a blast with the kids.

What I Bought:

Heart of Obsidian (Psy-Changeling #12) by Nalini Singh, Tiger Magic (Shifters Unbound #5) by Jennifer Ashley and Carolina Girl (Dare Island #2) by Virginia Kantra

Take Me Under (Dangerous Tides #1) by Rhyannon Byrd, Dragon Mine (The Hidden 0.5) by Jaime Rush and One Heart to Win by Johanna Lindsey

Up For Review:

The Loner by Lindsay McKenna, After Dark by Kait Ballenger and Protector by Diana Palmer

Suddenly You : A Modern Retelling of Mansfield Park (The Jane Austen Academy Series #4) by Cecilia Gray, Tall, Dark, and Vampire (Dead in the City #1) by Sara Humphreys and Shudder (Stitch Trilogy #2) by Samantha Durante

Disintegrate by Christine Klocek-Lim and Defiance (Defiance #1) by Stephanie Tyler

Starry Night: A Christmas Novel by Debbie Macomber and Less Than a Gentleman by Kerrelyn Sparks

Until Next Time….

So here’s to hoping my internet will work this week! I do have something new planned for everyday to be posted. There will be reviews, giveaways and more! So be sure to drop by and check it out!

Do you have an update? If so leave me a link and I will drop by! Have a great week and Happy Reading!

Billion Dollar Cowboy (Cowboys & Brides) by Carolyn Brown

Published: June 4th 2011

Purchased: Amazon

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Synopsis:

Colton Nelson was 28 when he won the Texas Lottery and went from ranch hand to ranch owner overnight. When people started lining up wanting some of his millions, he hired a friend, Andy Joe, to handle his affairs and find him a bride and buy her, no matter what the cost.

Laura Baker and her sister, Emily, had been raised in foster homes. Though she was the younger of the two, Laura was always bailing Emily out of trouble. So when Andy Joe slid into her booth at a diner one night and made a proposition to Laura, it seemed the perfect solution…until Laura met Colton and realized she didn’t give a damn about his money and that her love was not for sale.

Review:

If you know me you know I am a sucker for a good cowboy romance, especially when it takes place in the beautiful state of Texas. When I heard about a new series by Carolyn Brown that had both of those things, well of course I had to read it and I am very happy I did!

Yes this is another romance where a rich, successful boy who has girls falling at his feet meets a nerdy, quiet girl. But this sweet and a bit slow going romance that has a little fairytale feel to it is one story that just struck a chord in me. I really enjoyed seeing the different layers of Colton and Laura as they first start off pretending to be in love and then slowly doing just that. The pace of their romance was a nice one and I think it made for a good story.

This is a perfect book for a long afternoon read or in my case a long car ride to run some errands (I am so thankful my Hubby drives so I can read!). I was so enthralled with this story that I missed my Hubby trying to chat with me. Thankfully my sweet Hubby knows me so well that he just poked me so I would pay him some attention. I am totally looking forward to returning to this series as soon as the next book is released!

(This book was received as an ARC from the author/publisher in exchanged for an honest review.)