Tales of a bookworm 23

Monday, December 16, 2019

Priceless- Cover Reveal and Giveaway!!!

Priceless by Miranda Silver
Release Date: January 9, 2020



BLURB

Are you afraid of the dark, Christina? I don't need the lights on to read you like a book.
The first time I meet the wolf’s cold eyes, we’re at a college party.

Maybe you like the dark more than you think.
I just quit the cheer squad. I’m about to dump my musician boyfriend. I’m partying harder than ever. I let money run through my fingers because I’m done reaching for standards I’ll never meet.
Soon, I’m broke. And I don’t want anyone to know.

The more you hide your true self, the more you’re going to let it out with me.
I'm bubbly and outgoing. He's icy and alone. I stay away. I touch myself, thinking of him.
When I finally seek out Patrick Caruthers, he has a proposition.
Mind games. Humiliation. Control. Schedules. Him. Me.

I think you’re going to be the perfect playmate.
I'm not perfect. I'm not stunning or noble. I’m not a heroine.

You’re priceless.
I'm just a girl . . .

You were made for me.
And he’s a cold bastard
Who is paying me for sex.


GOODREADS LINK: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/47549805-priceless



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AUTHOR BIO

Miranda Silver writes steamy novels with a twist. She's happy to have an excuse to put her English degree to use, along with her love of drama, secrets, and words. Miranda lives on the West Coast with her family, where she spends time outdoors whenever possible.


AUTHOR LINKS

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/silvermusings
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MirandaSilverBooks
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Website: http://www.mirandasilver.com


 
GIVEAWAY
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Friday, December 13, 2019

Waking Up Married- Release Blitz

Waking Up Married by Lisa Suzanne
Release Date: December 13, 2019


BLURB

I’ve never seen Emily Clarke as anything more than my little sister’s best friend.

One drunken mistake later, she’s my wife.

My first thought is how to get out of this, except our wedding video has gone viral and record sales are skyrocketing. My manager thinks following the newlyweds on the second season of my band’s reality show will keep up the momentum.

I just have to get Emily to agree to faking this marriage for six months, and then we can quietly divorce.

Right?

Wrong.

Nothing is quite that simple when feelings blur the line between a contract and reality.

I ended up with more than just a hangover when I found myself waking up married.


GOODREADS LINK: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48892959-waking-up-married


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My Review:
My Rating: 4 Stars


Emily needs to escape after finding her boyfriend cheating on her. Emily's best friend Amber is going to visit her brother Adam and his band in Vegas. Not wanting to leave her best friend alone after finding out about her boyfriend Amber drags her along for her birthday weekend. Emily has always had a major crush on her best friend's older brother. As soon as Adam opens the door of his Las Vegas Suite Emily remembers just how much of a crush she had on him and Adam notices she's not the same girl he remembers, but now a woman. Sparks fly between the two as they hang out and both comment how they are relationship people and not one night stand people. After a few tequila shots and some other booze they both wake up the next morning not remembering the night before where they got married! With Adam being a rock star
everyone knows about the two getting married and the bands manager, Kylie, shows Adam how much the bands sales have risen after everyone found out about the marriage. Adam's band is supposed to be doing a reality television show and after finding out how everyone has reacted asks Emily to stay married to him for 6 months. 

Emily decides to help him out, except what happens when the feelings she felt when she was younger become stronger. After all, this is only supposed to be a fake marriage...right? But the way Adam is making her feel she doesn't know if she can pretend to be in love with her husband when she really is falling in love with him. Also, is Adam only acting this way because of the show or is he feeling what she's feeling?

I loved the side characters and the chemistry between Adam and Emily. I liked that Emily thought things through and didn't just follow her heart. There were times that I wanted to smack Adam, but as a whole I really liked how he went after what he wanted. There were a few things that I feel were just added in as drama and never felt fully resolved, but I will definitely be checking out more of this author's books, especially Amber and Rascal's book.  

AUTHOR BIO

Lisa Suzanne is a romance author who resides in Arizona with her husband and two kids. She’s a former high school English teacher and college composition instructor. When she's not chasing her toddler or cuddling her newborn, she can be found working on her latest book or watching reruns of Friends.


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Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/lisasuzanne24


The Boyfriend Blog- Blog Tour and Excerpt

The Boyfriend Blog, an all-new standalone contemporary romance by USA Today bestselling author K.L. Grayson, is LIVE!


BLURB:

Boyfriend (n.)

1) A frequent or regular male companion with whom one has a romantic or sexual
relationship.

2) A myth. A legend. Impossible to find.

According to her eighty-year-old neighbor, Lizzie Donovan is looking for Mr. Right in all
the wrong places. Though it’s made great fodder for her blog, Lizzie is finally tired of
swiping left and awful blind dates, and she’s ready to take Mrs. Skinner’s advice and
find love the old-fashioned way. Goodbye dating app, hello grocery store, book store,
dog park, and wherever else she might be able to meet a good man. And she really has
nothing to lose. Not only will she be entertained along the way, but even if she ends up
alone, she’ll always have her longtime best friend, Aiden, by her side.


Friend zone (n.)

1) A situation in which a friendship exists between two people, one of whom has an
unreciprocated romantic or sexual interest in the other.

2) Location of Aiden Wallace.



According to his eighty-year-old neighbor, Aiden Wallace has been friend zoned. And
that’s mostly his fault because instead of opening his eyes and seeing what was right in
front of him, Aidan has spent the last several years enjoying the single life. But things
have changed—he has changed—and now he needs his best friend, Lizzie, to stop
shoving him into the friend zone so he can work at winning her heart. Until then, he’s
stuck watching her string of dating disasters and wishing she’d believe him when he
tells her he’s the one.

Download your copy today!

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2O2Eqvy
Amazon Worldwide: mybook.to/TheBoyfriendBlogKLG
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Excerpt:

The Boyfriend Blog
August 29, 2015

Boyfriend wanted: Loyal and funny. Wait…I just described a dog. I should buy a dog.

For real, though, Loyal and funny, that’s easy enough, right?
Wrong!
Do you ever ask yourself why dating in today’s society is so hard? Or where all the
good guys are? Or what happened to dating before sex and *gasp* chivalry?
I wish I had the answers to those questions for you, but I don’t. Unfortunately, I’m
scratching my head and wondering the same things you are, which is how I ended up
here in the first place.
I never thought I’d be a blogger—especially one who writes about men and
dating—and really, I’m not; I’m just a twenty-something girl who got her heart broken
for the first time and, while drowning myself in a pint of cookie dough ice cream,
thought to myself: Self, how many other girls out there are doing this exact thing?
How many of us are loading up on carbs and sugar while mentally berating humans of
the penis-wielding variety?
I know I can’t be the only one.
After proposing that same question to my sister, she suggested that I blog about it.
So, whether you’re like me and are swallowing past the bitter first taste of a broken
heart, or you’re on your tenth helping and somehow keep finding the courage to go
back for more, this blog is for you.
Let me start out by saying you are not alone.
Louder for the sobbing girl in the back: YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

Sit down, buckle up, and let’s enjoy this crazy ride of bad dating apps and even worse
dates together.
P.S. Men suck. And not in a good way.
XOXO, Liz




About K.L. Grayson:

K.L. Grayson resides in a small town outside of St. Louis, MO. She is entertained
daily by her extraordinary husband, who will forever inspire every good quality she
writes in a man. Her entire life rests in the palms of six dirty little hands, and when the
day is over and those pint-sized cherubs have been washed and tucked into bed, you
can find her typing away furiously on her computer. She has a love for alpha-males,
brownies, reading, tattoos, sunglasses, and happy endings…and not particularly in that
order.


Connect with K.L. Grayson:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BooksbyKLGrayson/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/booksbyklgrayson/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/booksbyklgrayso/
Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/k-l-grayson
Website: www.klgrayson.com







Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Release- Cover Reveal

“Aly Martinez is one of the best in the business. You have to read her books.” --Meghan March, New York Times Bestselling author

Release, an all-new emotional, second chance romance standalone from
USA Today bestselling author Aly Martinez is coming January 5th and I
have the incredible cover!

BLURB:

Growing up, Ramsey Stewart branded my soul in ways time could never heal.

At twelve, he asked me to be his girlfriend.
At thirteen, he gave me my first kiss.

By sixteen, we’d fallen in love, planned a future together, and had our eyes set on the horizon.

Love never fails, right?
But for Ramsey, it did.
Love failed him.
I failed him.
The entire world failed him.

At seventeen, Ramsey was convicted of killing the boy who assaulted me.
Move on, he wrote in his first and only letter from prison.

Start a new life, he urged.
I don’t love you anymore, he lied.

There was no such thing as giving up on Ramsey. Love may have been our curse, but he was
mine—then, now, and forever.

So here I am, twelve long years later, waiting for a man I don't even know to emerge from
between the chain link gates.

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Cover Designed by: Hang Le
Photographer: Wander Aguiar Photography
Model: Zack Salaun

About Aly

Originally from Savannah, Georgia, USA Today bestselling author Aly Martinez now
lives in South Carolina with her husband and four young children.

Never one to take herself too seriously, she enjoys cheap wine, mystery leggings, and
olives. It should be known, however, that she hates pizza and ice cream, almost as

much as writing her bio in the third person.

She passes what little free time she has reading anything and everything she can get
her hands on, preferably with a super-sized tumbler of wine by her side.

Connect with Aly
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Twitter: http://bit.ly/2DUCq1Z
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Let it Snow- Release Blitz and Giveaway!!


Let It Snow by Kristie Leigh
Release Date: December 11, 2019


BLURB

Coming home for the holidays after eight long years to say goodbye, I found myself saying hello.

Melissa—or Missy as I remembered her—had had a crush on me. But being a typical eighteen-year-old, I didn’t pay much attention to the blushing twelve-year-old.

I walked away without so much as a backwards glance. But now? Now I can’t tear my eyes away.

Gone was the girl with braces and pigtails...in her place was a woman who took my breath away.

I just had to prove to her I wasn’t the same guy I was back then. I prayed for a Christmas miracle, but I never expected this.

Her.

Us.


GOODREADS LINK: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48753541-let-it-snow


PURCHASE LINKS – 99c for a limited time!

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Free in Kindle Unlimited

My Review:

My Rating: 3 stars


I received an arc in exchange for an honest review. This book has everything from loss, to second chances to love. I liked this book, but I felt the author rushed things a bit because it was a novella. Sullivan hasn’t been home for 8 years. His mom calls him with the news his grandmother isn’t doing well and he decides to go home for the holidays. When Sullivan gets home runs into an old family friend, but she’s not the same little girl he remembers, now she’s a woman. Melissa always had a crush on Sullivan growing up and now that he’s home and sees her as more than just the annoying girl she used to be can there be more between the two?

Like I said this was cute and reminded me of a hallmark movie with a little heat. If you are looking for a light holiday read this is the book for you.


AUTHOR BIO

I'm a feisty redheaded Canadian/American who fell in love with romance novels when my friend Phil bought me a Kindle that hasn't left my side since.

My favorite books to read are anything taboo and super sick and twisted. I'm not sure I will ever write anything dark, but I would love to give it a shot one day.

I live in South Florida with my high school sweetheart and three kids.

I grew up in Burlington, ON, Canada but made the move to South Florida in 2013 and definitely don't miss the snow.

I'm not sure where this writing journey will take me but either way, I know it will be a fun new adventure, and I'm super excited about it.


AUTHOR LINKS

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Kristie-Leigh/e/B07BHQGZY2
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17192296.Kristie_Leigh
Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/kristie-leigh
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kristieleighauthor
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GIVEAWAY

There is a giveaway for a Let it Snow gift pack + a $5 Amazon gift card (2 winners)

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Tuesday, December 10, 2019

The Boyfriend Blog- Release Blitz


The Boyfriend Blog, an all-new standalone contemporary romance by USA Today bestselling author K.L. Grayson, is LIVE!

BLURB:

Boyfriend (n.)

1) A frequent or regular male companion with whom one has a romantic or sexual
relationship.

2) A myth. A legend. Impossible to find.

According to her eighty-year-old neighbor, Lizzie Donovan is looking for Mr. Right in all
the wrong places. Though it’s made great fodder for her blog, Lizzie is finally tired of
swiping left and awful blind dates, and she’s ready to take Mrs. Skinner’s advice and
find love the old-fashioned way. Goodbye dating app, hello grocery store, book store,
dog park, and wherever else she might be able to meet a good man. And she really has
nothing to lose. Not only will she be entertained along the way, but even if she ends up
alone, she’ll always have her longtime best friend, Aiden, by her side.

Friend zone (n.)

1) A situation in which a friendship exists between two people, one of whom has an
unreciprocated romantic or sexual interest in the other.

2) Location of Aiden Wallace.

According to his eighty-year-old neighbor, Aiden Wallace has been friend zoned. And
that’s mostly his fault because instead of opening his eyes and seeing what was right in
front of him, Aidan has spent the last several years enjoying the single life. But things
have changed—he has changed—and now he needs his best friend, Lizzie, to stop
shoving him into the friend zone so he can work at winning her heart. Until then, he’s
stuck watching her string of dating disasters and wishing she’d believe him when he
tells her he’s the one.

Download your copy today!

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2O2Eqvy
Amazon Worldwide: mybook.to/TheBoyfriendBlogKLG
Apple Books: https://apple.co/2kQEKkD
Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/2mg6NKF
Kobo: http://bit.ly/2mj4QgB




About K.L. Grayson:

K.L. Grayson resides in a small town outside of St. Louis, MO. She is entertained
daily by her extraordinary husband, who will forever inspire every good quality she
writes in a man. Her entire life rests in the palms of six dirty little hands, and when the
day is over and those pint-sized cherubs have been washed and tucked into bed, you
can find her typing away furiously on her computer. She has a love for alpha-males,
brownies, reading, tattoos, sunglasses, and happy endings…and not particularly in that
order.

Connect with K.L. Grayson:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BooksbyKLGrayson/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/booksbyklgrayson/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/booksbyklgrayso/
Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/k-l-grayson
Website: www.klgrayson.com


Humbugged-Release Blitz and Review



BLURB

He’s the world’s most alpha Marine and the last man I should be letting jingle my bells this holiday season.

So why does Clint O’Dell keep running through my thoughts wearing nothing but a Santa hat? And why do I stupidly agree that we should be Christmas friends with benefits?

Someone must have spiked my eggnog.

I don’t do Marines.

Or Santas.

I learned my lesson about both the hard way.

But when Clint steps in to rescue me—from a murderous goose, a rogue reindeer, and the ghost of Christmas Right Now causing trouble in my bakery—I can’t help but wonder if we’re meant to be more than friends.

If maybe Clint is the holiday miracle I’ve been praying for…or if all the magic will disappear with the season.

Humbugged is a laugh out loud holiday romp featuring a Marine with a heart of gold and a baker in need of a hero. Complete with the world's most awkward Christmas caroling, a photoshoot with furry friends, and more naughty baked goods than is good or decent.


GOODREADS LINK: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45894894-humbugged



PURCHASE LINKS

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Only available at the following retailers for a very limited time

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ALSO AVAILABLE IN AUDIO

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Narrated by Virginia Rose & Jacob Morgan

My Review:
My Rating: 4 stars


Humbugged by Pippa Grant and Lila Valente was almost the perfect Christmas book. It had tons of romance, sexual tension and comedy with even a little mystery thrown in. This is the 4th book in the Happy Cat series and while it can be read as a standalone it would be best to start from the beginning to truly understand the side characters and the craziness that ensues them. I love Pippa and Litli's writing and need to go back and read the first two books in the series!

About this book, Clint is a marine who is back in his hometown and stationed to recruit others to the Marines. Noelle is the new bakery owner in town, who is trying to put herself in the Christmas spirit even though things keep going wrong. The sparks fly and after Clint saves her a few times they end up settling on being friends with benefits. I was also happily surprised that I wasn't able to solve the mystery 100% on my own.

One of my favorite parts of this book was the goose Nutquacker who just has it out for Noelle and Clint has to keep saving her from him. The memes in this book just had me laughing so much too along with all the other animals and characters in the book. Overall, this is a great holiday read for anyone who needs one and the icing on the cake to those who have read the Happy Cat series.



ALSO AVAILABLE

Hosed

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UK: https://amzn.to/2VFoGQp
CA: https://amzn.to/2Cdx8xl
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Free in Kindle Unlimited

Available in audio

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Hammered

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Available in audio

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Hitched

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AU: https://amzn.to/2MCYh4C

Free in Kindle Unlimited

Available in audio with a bonus novella by Lili Valente

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Amazon: https://amzn.to/321PSez


AUTHOR BIOS & LINKS

Pippa Grant

Pippa Grant is a USA Today Bestselling author who writes romantic comedies that will make tears run down your leg. When she's not reading, writing or sleeping, she's being crowned employee of the month as a stay-at-home mom and housewife trying to prepare her adorable demon spawn to be productive members of society, all the while fantasizing about long walks on the beach with hot chocolate chip cookies.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pippagrantromance
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ThePipsquad
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Website: http://www.pippagrant.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/pippa.grant


Lili Valente

Lili Valente has slept under the stars in Greece, eaten dinner at midnight with French men who couldn’t be trusted to keep their mouths on their food, and walked alone through Munich’s red light district after dark and lived to tell the tale.

These days you can find her writing in a tent beside the sea, drinking coconut water and thinking delightfully dirty thoughts.

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Website: http://www.lilivalente.com
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