5 Star Review ~ (Un)Wise by Melissa Haag

The dreams start, and Bethi’s very normal life goes down the toilet. She soon realizes the dreams are actually memories from past lives … and not just hers. She sees the lives of other women like her.

 

The recalled memories follow the same terrifying pattern: Dog-men chase her, and she sees her eventual tormented death. Learning from the past, Bethi sets out to find a way to live this time around. The dreams hint at an answer.

 

She needs to be strong enough to find it or die … again.

LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT Guest Post by Inara Scott, author of Falling for Mr. Wrong

Looking for Mrs. Right...

Single father of three, Ross Bencher, knows the kind of woman he wants: someone predictable, reliable, and safe, who can give his kids the security they deserve. Someone entirely different from high-altitude mountaineer Kelsey. Kelsey bewitches him with her long legs and wild passion and is about as far from his ideal as a woman can get, but try telling that to his body. Or his heart...

Falling for Mr. Wrong...

When Kelsey agreed to fill in as a temporary nanny for her best friend’s agency before a big climbing expedition, she had no idea she’d be working for drop-dead sexy Ross Bencher, a man she can’t seem to keep her hands off. She knows if she wants to bring herself—and her father—back alive from the Himalayan Mountains, she can’t afford second-guessing, attachments, or distractions. But Ross’s blue eyes and strong hands leave her gasping...and questioning everything she’s ever known about love...

DARE TO LOVE by Carly Phillips ~ Blog Tour & Giveaway

Review ~ DARE TO LOVE by Carly Phillips

Since finding out his father had another family on the side, Ian Dare swore to be the upstanding, responsible man his cheating parent had never been.  When it comes to his relatives, he gives his all but in relationships he offers the bare minimum.  But one glimpse of sensual Riley Taylor arouses his dominant and protective instincts and Ian is entranced.  He will do anything to possess her ... and does.  But any future with Riley must include him extending an olive branch to the half-brother who is a constant reminder of the pain he'd rather forget.

 

Independent and always in control, Riley Taylor makes no apologies for choosing men carefully.  Relationships have never been a priority and she believes herself hardened to domineering men - until she meets charismatic Ian Dare.  He manages to turn a simple kiss into an all out assault on her senses and when he takes control in the bedroom, she's stunned to discover she likes it. As their affair heats up, they soon realize they complete each other in ways neither imagined.  But Riley's past is closer than she cares to remember, and her struggles with Ian's dominance might just cost her everything.

REVIEW

Ian Dare does not want to be at his father's birthday party.  He only shows up for his sisters.  They may have forgiven their father for hurting the family, but he has not.  When he is about to leave, his sisters plead with him to stay.  And this is when he see's her.  He has no idea who she is, but she is on the arm of his step-brother.  His sister Olivia goes up to him saying I thought you were leaving.  He tells her I changed my mind.

 

When Riley Taylor walks into the ballroom with Alex Dare, her best friend, she feels someone staring at her and then she sees him.  She is unaware of who he is.  As the night progresses and Ian makes his move when she is by herself, things get a little heated.  But the only problem is Riley is there with Alex.  Riley informs Ian that she and Alex are just friends, Ian really likes this.

 

Ian and Riley both have demons in their closets so to speak and don't do relationships.  So what they're doing is new to them.  Both Ian and Riley have trust and control issues.  The questions is will they be able to trust one another?  Things get very intense when they’re together.  The heat and passion between Riley and Ian is incredible and is smoldering HOT.

 

Dare to Love is a touching and heartwarming book.  It catches you off guard and will leave your heart pounding fast.  The love and friendship with the secondary characters is wonderful.  Carly takes you on a ride of emotions in this book and I loved every minute of it.

 

Rating: 5

 

Release Date: November 13, 2013

Book Length:  256 pages

Source: Author

Reviewed by: Mona

Reading format: Available in eBook and Paperback

Purchase from Amazon (Kindle or Paperback) or your favorite eRetailer

Places to find Carly Phillips:

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Review ~ RECIPE FOR ATTRACTION by Gina Gordon

Bad boy Neil Harrison may have sexy body and an even sexier smile, but there’s no way in hell architect Carson Kelly is falling for the elusive bachelor. For starters, he’s her boss, and getting intimately involved with the infuriating alpha male could be a career-killer. And secondly, he’s battling personal demons in one of the most dangerous ways possible: illegal street racing. After a friend’s tragic death years ago, Carson swore she’d never get involved in that life again.

Neil knows Carson’s keeping secrets and he’s determined to uncover all of them…even if he has to seduce them out of her. But as their antagonistic work relationship ignites a passionate affair, Carson must decide if protecting Neil from his need for speed is the perfect outlet for her own restless desire, or if they’re on a one-way path to destruction.

WINTERS HEAT by Cristin Harber ~ Blog Tour & Giveaway

After putting her life on the line to protect classified intelligence, military psychologist Mia Kensington is on a cross-country road trip from hell with an intrusive save-the-day hero. Uninterested in his white knight act, she’d rather take her chances without the ruggedly handsome, cold-blooded operative who boasts an alpha complex and too many guns.

Colby Winters, an elite member of The Titan Group, has a single objective on his black ops mission: recover a document important to national security. It was supposed to be an easy in-and-out operation. But now, by any means necessary becomes a survival mantra when he faces off with a stunning woman he can’t leave behind.

When Titan’s safe houses are compromised, Colby stashes Mia at his home, exposing his secret—he’s the adoptive father of an orphaned baby girl. Too soon, danger arrives and Mia lands in the hands of a sadistic cartel king with a taste for torture. As hours bleed into fear-drenched days, Colby races across the globe and through a firestorm of bullets to save the woman he can’t live without.

Cover Reveal ~ ALL FOR YOU (A Coming Home Novel) by Jessica Scott

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Barbara Wallace ~ The Billionaire's Matchmaker Guest Post

Written as four distinct, but connected stories, THE BILLIONAIRE’S MATCHMAKER, is the perfect book for the busy holiday season.  It’s fun, it’s flirty, and with four separate endings, it can be read between errands.

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SUPERNATURAL SIX ~ Sale Spotlight & Giveaway

Have Christmas shopping on the brain? (wait!! Did I just say Christmas?) How's $500 shopping spree sound? You're just in luck. The authors of Supernatural Six are offering a deal you don't want to miss.  Help Supernatural Six hit the bestsellers lists and earn a chance to win BIG!

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They’re from two different worlds, but Savannah isn’t exactly one to follow the rules. . . get the next contemporary novel from blockbuster YA novelist Miranda Kenneally: RACING SAVANNAH!

Candlelight and Kisses Blog Tour & Giveaway

Review ~ CANDLELIGHT AND KISSES by Nola Cross, Kaylie Newell and Pepper Anthony

Three novellas which will show you the power of forgiveness, love and what can happen when you take a leap of faith.  A Home for My Heart by Nola Cross; The Mariner’s Gift by Kaylie Newell and Sunny’s Second Chance by Pepper Anthony

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Guest Post, Giveaway & Excerpt ~ LAST CHANCE KNIT & STITCH by Hope Ramsay

Molly Canaday wishes she could repair her life as easily as she fixes cars. She was all set to open her own body shop in Last Chance when her mother ran off and left her to manage the family yarn shop instead. Now guided by the unsolicited-though well-intended-advice of the weekly knitting club, Molly works to untangle this mess. But her plan unravels when the new landlord turns out to be difficult-as well as tall, dark, and handsome.

Simon Wolfe returns to quickly settle his father's estate and then leave Last Chance for good. Still wounded by a broken heart, Simon is surprised when the town's charming streets and gentle spirit bring back good memories. Soon the beautiful, strong-willed Molly sparks a powerful attraction that tempts him to break his iron-clad no-commitment rule. Can Simon and Molly find a way to share work space-and build a future together in Last Chance?

Cover Reveal ~ A SHOT OF RED by Tracy March & DYED AND GONE by Beth Yarnall

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The Pleasures of Autumn by Evie Hunter Guest Post & Giveaway

CHRISTMAS DINNER by Robyn Neeley ~ Release Day Blast & Giveaway

New Release & Giveaway ~ SEVERED COLOURS by Dawna Raver

 

Severed Colours

(A Colour Wielders Novel, #2)

by Dawna Raver

Published by Dawna Raver

Releases ~ November 16, 2013

The epic continues…

Quinn Sinclair trusted Arik Morgaine until he betrayed her. Scared and alone, she finds herself delivered into the hands of the evil Morgana le Fay. When Quinn discovers Morgana's plans are beyond demented and seriously depraved—making life with the Changeling seem like a day at the beach—she wonders if death is a better option?

Arik Morgaine vowed he'd save Quinn no matter the price. When his well thought out plans go terribly awry, a desperate and heartbroken Arik is forced to beg the cruel Triarchia for help. Unwilling to go on without his Älskling, he answers a question that irrevocably alters their lives.

Can Arik and Quinn find a way back to each other, or will the price of saving her rip them apart forever?

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Review ~ DANCE THE MOON DOWN by R. L. Bartram

In 1910, no one believed there would ever be a war with Germany. Safe in her affluent middle-class life, the rumours held no significance for Victoria either. It was her father's decision to enroll her at university that began to change all that. There she befriendes the rebellious and outspoken Beryl Whittaker, an emergent suffragette, but it is her love for Gerald Avery, a talented young poet from a neighbouring university that sets the seal on her future.

 

After a clandestine romance, they marry in January 1914, but with the outbreak of the First World War, Gerald volunteeres but within months has gone missing in France. Convinced that he is still alive, Victoria's initial attempts to discover what has become of him, implicate her in a murderous assault on Lord Kitchener resulting in her being interrogated as a spy, and later tempted to adultery.

 

Now virtually destitute, Victoria is reduced to finding work as a common labourer on a run down farm, where she discovers a world of unimaginable ignorance and poverty. It is only her conviction that Gerald will some day return that sustaines her through the dark days of hardship and privation as her life becomes a battle of faith against adversity.

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Review ~ CHRISTMAS AT ANGEL LAKE by Edie Ramer

A kitten saved her...

 

Broke, pregnant and deserted by her boyfriend, Maddie Barrymore swerves to avoid a kitten while driving in a Wisconsin blizzard--and her life takes another turn. Like Puss in Boots, she stays in an empty house. She has the baby, the kitten, gets a job and a degree...yet every day she's ready to flee if the real owner shows up.

 

Five years later, he does...

 

Dumped by the woman he loves, film producer Logan MacLeesh's heart is as dark as one of his movies. He plans to hole up in his grandmother's old mansion and throw himself into his work...until he discovers the sexy squatter and her four-year-old son. Before he can call the sheriff, Maddie's tale of how she ended up there entertains him. They make a deal that as long as she tells him a story every night, she and her son can stay. Even the cat, though Logan's always been a dog person.

 

A dog in need of saving...

 

Far away in another state, a homeless dog lifts his head, sniffs...and smells him. The human who's meant for him. As he heads through the snow toward the scent, his journey seems impossible, even though it's Christmas, a time when miracles happen.

Spotlight & Giveaway ~ FREEZER I'LL SHOOT by Victoria Hamilton

Review ~ FREEZER I'LL SHOOT by Victoria Hamilton

ICE COLD

 

Trying to escape her overbearing mother, vintage kitchenware enthusiast and soon-to-be columnist Jaymie Leighton retreats to her family’s cottage on Heartbreak Island. While there she hopes to write an article about the Ice House restaurant, owned by good friends and neighbors, siblings Ruby and Garnet Redmond. Once an actual icehouse, the restaurant is charmingly decorated with antique tools of the trade, including a collection of ice picks.

 

One night, while working on her article, Jaymie overhears an argument and, ever the sleuth, sets out to explore. But when she stumbles upon a dead body her blood runs cold. It’s Urban Dobrinskie, whose feud with the Redmonds is no secret, and he’s got an ice pick through his heart. Now Jaymie’s got to sharpen her sleuthing skills to chip away at the mystery and prove her neighbors’ innocence—before someone else gets picked off…

Fighting for the Edge by Jennifer Comeaux ~ Book Blast & Giveaway

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Review ~ TEMPTING THE COWBOY by Elizabeth Otto

After taking a job on a quiet Montana dude ranch, ex-cop Rylan Frederickson finds herself surrounded by unbelievably sexy cowboys. Too bad the one she wants is her boss...and the single dad of a four-year-old. It doesn’t matter anyway, because after a recent tragedy, there’s simply no more room in her heart.

Letting a new woman into their life is the last thing Cole Haywood wants for him and his daughter, Birdie. But as Rylan’s presence at Paint River Ranch breathes new life into his family he can’t ignore his growing attraction.

When the sparks between them turn into fireworks in bed, Rylan’s torn between the family she’s lost and the one she may have found. Now she must decide if something that feels this good is worth the risk.

Samanthe Beck's FALLING FOR THE MARINE Guest Post & Giveaway

Release Week Blitz & Giveaway ~ ALL FIRED UP by Kate Meader

ALL FIRED UP by Kate Meader

Hot in the Kitchen, Book 2

 

Her sweetest mistake . . .

 

Cool as a Chicago winter, private events planner Cara DeLuca is a model of self-control . . . until she meets the one temptation she can't resist: Shane Doyle. The sexy, Irish pastry chef is too hot, too sure, too young, and after a crazy night in Vegas—her new husband. While at first Cara wants nothing more than a way out of her sham marriage to Shane, she soon finds that beneath his farm boy demeanor lies a man who can match her drive, both in and out of the bedroom. How can the wrong guy feel so deliciously right?

 

. . . Tastes so, so good

 

Shane has carefully structured his career and life around one goal: connecting with the family that doesn't know he exists. Marrying a woman with more issues than a magazine stand wasn't part of the plan, but melting Cara's icy exterior is so worth the detour. Now as the annulment date nears and long-buried secrets are revealed, Shane will have to fight for the one thing guaranteeing the perfect life he craves . . . the current Mrs. Shane Doyle.

Kate Meader's Top Five Irishmen (ALL FIRED UP) Guest Post

Kate Meader writes contemporary romance that serves up delicious food, sexy heroes, and heroines with a dash of sass. Originally from Ireland, she now makes her home in Chicago, a city made for food, romance, and laughter—and where she met her own sexy hero. When not writing about men who cook and the women who drool over them, she works in an academic library.

 

Places to find Kate Meader:

Website | Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads

Spotlight & Giveaway ~ DISLOCATED DREAMS by M.T. Miles

Lori Wilde's THE CHRISTMAS COOKIE COLLECTION ~ Guest Post & Giveaway

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Release Day Blast & Giveaway ~ TEXAS TANGO by Cynthia D'Alba

Review ~ DOWN THE AISLE by Christine Bell

Lacey Garrity is about to have the wedding she’s always dreamed of. She and Galen had planned on a big family, but now fertility issues are turning that dream to ashes. When another setback comes to light a week before their wedding day, she wonders how she can marry him knowing that being with her might mean he can never have the life he imagined…

 

Galen Thomas loves his woman, and whether they have a big family or it’s just the two of them forever, he can’t wait to spend his life with her. With the big day coming, he’ll pull out all the stops to remind her how good it can be between them and that, together, they can do anything…if he can just get her down the aisle.

Review ~ BAD COP by Angela McCallister

A cop who tosses the rulebooks to get his way…

 

Vampire Ian McCready doesn’t care for Alice Capshaw’s opinions about his version of justice. Her humanity makes her off-limits, but that does nothing to lessen his overwhelming desire for her. To Alice, Ian is just another bad cop as detestable as the one who destroyed her family. She’s attracted to him, yes, but he threatened his way into her agency’s murder case and has too many secrets.

 

When a new case resurrects ghosts Ian believed long dead and buried, his law-bending ways might result in his execution. The second Alice becomes a target, his cold heart flares into blinding existence. But following the law for her sake may end with devastating results.

Review ~ HARDWIRED by Meredith Wild

Determined to overcome a difficult past, Erica Hathaway learns early on to make it on her own. Days after her college graduation, she finds herself face to face with a panel of investors who will make or break her fledgling startup. The only thing she didn’t prepare for was going weak in the knees over an arrogant and gorgeous investor who seems determined to derail her presentation. 

Billionaire and rumored hacker Blake Landon has already made his fortune in software, and he’s used to getting what he wants. Captivated by Erica’s drive and unassuming beauty, he’s wanted nothing more than to possess her since she stepped into his boardroom. Determined to win her over, he breaks down her defenses and fights for her trust, even if it means sacrificing a level of control he’s grown accustomed to.

 

But when Blake uncovers a dark secret from Erica’s past, he threatens not just her trust, but the life she’s fought so hard to create.