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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dark forces, magical creatures, and the world Lil thought she knew collide when a dream transports her to the strange world of Orenda. Stunned and terrified, Lil comes face to face with her doppelganger, Willow, who possesses the ability to travel between the two worlds. Everything Lil knows logically says that Orenda can’t exist, but a small clue may be proof that it was more than an ordinary dream. With the threat of her sister in danger, Lil crosses dimensions but it may cost her even more than she bargained for. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">A sword wielding girl, the eternal suit, and a parallel universe come together in this action-packed Young Adult fantasy adventure that will keep readers of all ages turning the pages. Orenda is the first novel in the Orenda series. </span>
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I’ve been obsessed with Rafe Mason since I was thirteen. The twisted part of this story is that I still want him, even now.</div>
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Now that he’s holding me captive on an island.</div>
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Rafe has his reasons for doing what he’s doing, and if I’m honest, I can’t blame him. I’m the girl who sent him to prison for a heinous crime he didn’t commit.</div>
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But now he’s free and the tables have turned…now he’s the one driven by obsession.</div>
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Torrent was a terrific surprise. I personally have never read any of Gemma James' previous novels and decided to take a leap when I was asked to review Torrent and I am so glad that I did. Torrent was dark and seductive and every bit as captivating as I had hoped it would be. Torrent walks a fine line between pleasure and pain and we see how a two very lost and broken souls find comfort in one another despite their circumstances. Alex has been through hell and despite the fact that much of what Rafe has been forced to endure is her fault, I find myself torn apart over what she has been put through by someone who should have always protected her. Rafe comes into Alex' life with a vengeance after suffering years in prison for a crime he did not commit and he wants to make Alex suffer just as he has been forced to suffer but he still cares for her, despite the fact that he has so much resentment and hatred for her and watching him struggle to deal with his mixed feelings took me on a ride that I did not want to stop and the end, ahh...safe to say I HAVE to read the next installment in this series! Gemma left me hanging and I'm dying to see what she has in store for us next.</div>
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Gemma James (a pseudonym for Christina Jean Michaels) loves to explore the darker side of sex in her fiction. She’s morbidly curious about anything dark and edgy and enjoys exploring the deviant side of human nature. Her stories have been described as being “not for the faint of heart.” She lives with her husband and their four children—three rambunctious UFC/wrestling-loving boys and one girl who steals everyone’s attention. Sign up for her <a href="http://eepurl.com/DeIh5" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; color: #808a9e; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">newsletter</a> so you don’t miss out on future releases!</div>
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Danielle Annetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03590530814282585637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5301020265488614272.post-18959977749870983722014-08-23T13:50:00.002-07:002014-08-23T14:43:17.610-07:00I'm Moving!Hey Everyone!<br />
Thanks so much for stopping by today. I want to share a HUGE announcement with you. I finally made the switch. I was so scared and nervous about switching. It really was a daunting task but I am officially on WP now and will be saying goodbye to blogger.<br />
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While blogger has been terrific and is within my comfort zone, I've recently acquired my small business license for my Author Services and since I needed to set up a WP site for my business anyway, I figured I may as well take the leap and move my blog as well.<br />
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For those interested in making the switch, let me tell you...It was not as rough as I thought! I have three ladies to thank for that! Ashley with <a href="https://creativewhim.com/">Creative Whim</a>, Stephanie with <a href="http://www.newchapterdesigns.com/">New Chapter Designs</a> /These Paper Hearts Book Blog, and Rachel from <a href="https://creativewhim.com/">Parajunkee's View</a><br />
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Here is what I did...and what it cost, for those interested in knowing!<br />
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Rachel at Parajunkee did <a href="http://www.parajunkee.com/2013/07/18/picture-pages-transferring-from-blogger-to-wordpress-made-easy/">THIS</a> post on how to do a blogger to WP transfer and unfortunately, this was way to scary for me but her tips did help me get set up on GoDaddy and figured out how to set up my domains and web hosting accounts! On GoDaddy, I purchased 1 year of web hosting ( the delux package was on sale and able to handle unlimited sites) for $53.88, two years for my domain (I'll obviously be renewing it always! for $28.34, and three years of my second domain for $29.18.<br />
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With tax, my GoDaddy total came to $116.40<br />
Then, I purchased Ashley at Creative Whim's Tweak me theme, and book blogger plugin. Each was $35 for a combined total of $70. For Stephanie to do my design transfer I had to get the Tweak Me theme since it is the only WP theme she works with. After installing the theme and plug in, I contacted Ashley at Creative Whim who transferred all of my blog content for me for $30. If you need her to set up your domain and hosting ect..it is $50 but since I fumbled through all of that on my own, she only charged for $30 for the straight transfer.<br />
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Now we go to Stephanie with New Chapter designs. She's done ALL of my site designs, for my blog, author account, business, ect... and she is AMAZING and worth every penny. While I had to pay $35 for the theme she worked with, she only charged my $15 to transfer THREE of my site designs. Steal of a deal.<br />
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These three woman made the move to WP so much smoother than it would have been had I tried to do it myself and they were well worth it! If you're interested in knowing the grand total, it was <b>$231.40</b><br />
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Yes it is a lot of money BUT, if I break it down, it is less than $20 a month for my first year with WP and after that, all I will have to pay is $50-ish a year for the web hosting itself which breaks down to around $5 a month.<br />
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I think the switch was worth it. I am crazy obsessed with the book blogger plug in. Its really every book blogger's dream come true and I have a domain which is exciting. I feel so legit LOL<br />
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Anywhoo, that was my change, my journey, and my exciting news. I'm hoping you'll continue stopping by for a visit but at my new URL which can me found at <a href="http://www.coffeeandcharacters.com/blog">http://www.coffeeandcharacters.com/blog</a><br />
and my site for tours/design/editing can be found at <a href="http://www.coffeandcharacters.com/">http://www.coffeandcharacters.com</a><br />
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I should have everything set up by the end of this weekend!<br />
<br />Danielle Annetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03590530814282585637noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5301020265488614272.post-5464519217464081552014-08-20T01:00:00.000-07:002014-08-20T01:00:04.891-07:00Review: I, Morgana by: Felicity Pullman<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;">You know my name, but you don’t know my story …</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;">After being schooled in magic by Merlin and promised a kingdom, Morgana is robbed of her birthright and betrayed by everyone she has ever trusted. Risking everything for revenge, Morgana uses her magical arts to trap Merlin, threaten her half-brother King Arthur, and turn away the only man she will ever love. In destroying King Arthur and Camelot, Morgana sets into motion a catastrophe that can only be reversed if she can learn from the past in time to protect our future … and so fulfill an ancient prophecy.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;">In the tradition of The Mists of Avalon comes a new story of Morgan le Fay, one of the most enigmatic and reviled characters in Arthurian legend.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">I grew up (a long time ago!) in a small bush town in Africa. No TV, iPods, computer games and surfing the internet – you could say I had a very deprived childhood! Not so. Instead, for entertainment I learned to read. Books became my windows to the world: they told me about dragons and fairies and magic. They told me about other countries and other cultures. They told me about myself. And I have never stopped reading, because I love stories.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">I guess I always did things back to front – the hard way! In Africa, when I ran out of books to read, I wrote my own. I love writing stories, but I never thought about it as a grownup occupation. As a grownup, I had to go back to school to find out that I really was a writer. After doing the HSC at the age of 40, I went on to do a BA (Communications) degree at UTS. My major was creative writing, and suddenly I found myself experimenting with all sorts of genres and, in particular, writing the sorts of stories that I love to read – crime and timeslip fantasy back into the past</span></div>
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Shifter's Claim by A.C. Arthur<br />
Release Date: July 8, 2014<br />
Pages: 80<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Sebastian "Bas" Perry acknowledges there is something physical drawing him to Priya Drake, the inquisitive reporter. She is strong and tenacious and unpredictable, as he soon learns when she follows him to his resort in Sedona.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Priya Drake knows what her assignment is, all she has to do is pull it off without getting caught. Desperation pushes her further than she ever imagined and suddenly she realizes she just might be in over her head when she comes face to face with the alluring shapeshifter Sebastian "Bas" Perry once again, in </span><i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; outline: none;">Shifter’s Claim Part I, </i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">from </span><i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; outline: none;">The Shadow Shifters series </i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">by A.C. Arthur</span><i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; outline: none;">. </i><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; outline: none;">So I was a little confused in the beginning, I felt like the prologue was slow to start and I could have done without it. The chemistry was HOT and the attraction was pretty intense between Priya and Bas but things moved a little too fast for me and it made the story unrealistic and while I realize that shifters in general are not 'real,' the fast connection between Priya and Bas just seemed unrealistic. I felt like a lot was left out that could have been expanded upon and while I am hopeful that the next installment will answer my many questions and further develop the story, installment one just didn't really do it for me. It wasn't bad. The writing was good, the story had substance, it just wasn't really for me and I found myself struggling to finish the book which is usually not an issue for me with any PNR book.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiELADf3uKchba-0T-WelHDCCvzMrdxhMDQNGcA_HhlwoxORknSkRGzWHMkuTtHAfABG-BYN_PNQRLKpLBqVC92WP9AUtYsIrx4BbIx0dFghl8098cdTRWiOZS_IQJtCxKXApmGP0V_gAI/s1600/100764.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiELADf3uKchba-0T-WelHDCCvzMrdxhMDQNGcA_HhlwoxORknSkRGzWHMkuTtHAfABG-BYN_PNQRLKpLBqVC92WP9AUtYsIrx4BbIx0dFghl8098cdTRWiOZS_IQJtCxKXApmGP0V_gAI/s1600/100764.jpg" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Artist C. Arthur was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland where she currently resides with her husband and three children. An active imagination and a love for reading encouraged her to begin writing in high school and she hasn’t stopped since. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Working in the legal field for almost thirteen years now she’s seen lots of horrific things and longs for the safe haven reading a romance novel brings. Her debut novel Object of His Desire was written when a picture of an Italian villa sparked the idea of an African-American/Italian hero. Determined to bring a new edge to romance, she continues to develop intriguing plots, sensual love scenes, racy characters and fresh dialogue—thus keeping the readers on their toes! </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">During the course of her writing career Artist has won the YOUnity Guild’s Best New Drama and Romance Author Award in 2005/06; been nominated 3 years straight for EMMA Awards, with the fourth time being a charm she took home the 2007 EMMA Award for Favorite Romantic Suspense; and has also received her first Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award Nomination for Best African American Romance. She is represented by Christine Witthohn at Book Cents Literary Agency, LLC. Visit her <a href="http://www.acarthur.net/">WEBSITE</a> for more info.</span><br />
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<b>Print ARCS, I'm actually behind on one of them. I received Mortal Dangers by Ann Aguirre from Tigris Eden, an author whom I work for as an author assistant. In my defense, it was gifted to me since she picked it up at RT so I didn't actually request it from the publisher but I am really excited about it and I've heard great things about it so I'm eager to read and will do as soon as I get caught up on my R2R list. I'm currently devouring The Beautiful Ashes by Jeaniene Frost...Its wonderful so far! And next up will be The Young Elites. I got it in the mail last week and it was a pleasant surprise from the publisher as I hadn't been expecting it.</b></div>
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Genre: NA Fantasy</div>
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Matthew's life has one focus: magic. Pleasure, for him, is achieving the unachievable, learning that which has never been understood before. The Reticulum is a dream come true—a magic that promises him everything. With it whispering in his mind, what other companion does he need?</div>
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<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">When the two meet, they learn that isolation is not inevitable, after all. That being able to break the laws of the universe means little if there's no one to break them for. That when you allow yourself to need, and trust, and love, you can take on anything.</span></div>
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It has been so so long since I have participated in a Stacking the Shelves post but I am so excited to jump in this weekend! There are a few books that I'm leaving out of my haul because Monday's Coffee Shop Talks topic discussing recent ARC books so this weeks haul will not feature any ARC books.<br />
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First up is Uriel's Fall by Loralie Hall. I received this book to review via the author and...she sent me a 2nd copy *signed* to give away on my blog so be on the look out next month when I'll be posting my review and giving the book away along with some swag!<br />
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Last but not least. I ordered Masters of Seduction and Marked by Midnight during Lara's virtual signing so I have these tow signed copies and I'm obsessed! There is just something about the book being signed that makes it more special and....I read both books for review (eARCs) before I bought them LOL. I can't help myself, I needed the physical books<br />
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<strong>FIRST & FOREVER</strong> <strong>Synopsis:</strong>
Ever wonder what Levi was thinking in FLIGHT? Find out in the two Levi POV novellas FIRST & FOREVER. This combined edition includes both FIRST (previously released) and FOREVER, a brand new novella.This edition also includes the bonus short story: The Royal Wedding.
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Levi's got it all. He's a paranormal prince with more money and power than he knows what to do with, but something is missing—a mate. He only has until college graduation to find her. Allie's perfect but she wants nothing to do with him. When attraction becomes something more, will he take a chance and show her who he really is or will he lose everything?
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Levi's almost out of time. Allie's the one, he knows it in every grain of his being, but how can he make her see it? Desperate to keep Allie safe and at his side, he takes the biggest risk of his life. Reckless or not there is nothing he wouldn't do to keep her with him... forever.<br />
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<strong>FIRST & FOREVER</strong> <strong>Excerpt:</strong><br />
We walked off into the darkness, and I held her hand firmly in my own. I’d never been a big hand holder, but it’s like I needed to have hers in mine. I needed to touch her constantly, and I wanted her to know she was always safe with me—even if I was far from safe to most anyone else.
She tugged on my hand, and I gladly followed her down closer to the water.
She took in another deep breath. “There is nothing like the beach at night.”
“You like it at night, too? I was worried you wouldn’t like it without the sun.” I wondered if I was unique in craving the quiet shadows of the dark beach.
“I like the beach during the day, but I love it at night. There is just something about listening to the waves in the darkness and the soft glow of the stars reflecting off the water.”
“Yeah. It’s nice.” I moved behind her, and she leaned into me. We stood that way for several minutes before I turned her to look at me.
She looked like a dream standing there in the glimmering of the moonlight. I studied her face, looking for a sign that she was something more than the beautiful human that had attracted me from the moment we met. Every part of me knew how significant she was to me, but I wanted more proof. “You’re so beautiful. So unbelievably beautiful…” I trailed off as my lips gave in to what they had wanted to do all day.
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<strong> Catch up with every moment in the Crescent Chronicles, so far...</strong></div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13570162-flight" target="_blank">Flight, Book 1</a> | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15781433-focus" target="_blank">Focus, Book 2</a> | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17202502-found" target="_blank">Found, Book 3</a> | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20648137-first" target="_blank">First, a Crescent Chronicles novella</a></h2>
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Alyssa Rose Ivy is a New Adult and Young Adult author who loves to weave stories with romance and a southern setting. Although raised in the New York area, she fell in love with the South after moving to New Orleans for college. After years as a perpetual student, she turned back to her creative side and decided to write. She lives in North Carolina with her husband and two young children, and she can usually be found with a cup of coffee in her hand.
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Release: December 1, 2013</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Buy link: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DOOCY8A/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00DOOCY8A&linkCode=as2&tag=coffeandchara-20&linkId=OMTWTJ62CLFAWDDN">Sun Poisoned (The Sunshine Series Book 2)</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=coffeandchara-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00DOOCY8A" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">Sophie’s life has changed. She’s moved to New York, she’s playing music for new people, and she’s making new friends. Then there’s Myles, and the fact that he is now her boyfriend—and everyone knows it. There are a lot of new things to take in, but Sophie has no problem adjusting. </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">She’s not exactly normal, living in a half-human, half-vampire world, but she’s finally, truly happy. But some parts of Sophie and Myles’ old life still hide in the dark, waiting for the right opportunity to strike. </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Sophie’s having nightmares again, but they aren’t about her; Myles is hiding something that she’s not sure she wants to know. </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">And one lie will change everything. </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">No matter how hard she tries to cover up the marks her monsters have left behind, they never truly go away, and Myles’ monsters are no different.</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Once again, Sophie’s caught between life and death, but this time, only she can save herself.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Sophie survived her last year of high school, her mother and her never ending quest for a cure for Sophie, a vicious and near deadly attack, and gaining her first boyfriend since Jack. Barely healed and moved to New York with Boo, Trei, and Myles, she is living out her wildest dream by playing at Club Midnight with her band An Anachronism. Everything is going well, if not slightly odd, when the other shoe begins to drop. Will she make it out of this one intact? Will the truth destroy everything she has worked so hard for? Trust me, read it, you know you want to.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This is book 2 in the Sunshine series, and you most definitely should read book 1 first, these cannot be read as stand alone novels. Once again, the author draws us into the world of Sophie Jean, and this time she takes us on a roller-coaster ride of epic proportions. I became even more attached to this band of misfit characters, and I actually cried at one point and had to put the book down. The writing is even better this time around and the story will grab you from the very beginning. There were a couple of minor inconsistencies and it could have probably used another run by an editor, but they don't really distract from the story too much. In fact, the only thing I really didn't like was the cliffhanger ending. I hate them, mostly because I'm too impatient and hate waiting for the next book. In this case, the next book is available and I need find a way to get my hands on a copy because I really, really, really, want to know what happens.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Over all, I loved this book. It was better than book 1, so I hope that book 3 is even better than this one. I have been trying to think of books to compare this series to, but I'm struggling. The obvious choice would be Twilight, but that would be an insult to this series. This series blows Twilight out of the water...and not just because it doesn't have sparkling vampires. I think that perhaps, this series might remind me of the tv version of The Vampire Diaries, not the book version which is way different. The main character has her issues and she deals with them the best that she can given the cards that she's been dealt. She's surrounded by friends and family who each might know bits and pieces of her story, but it's rare that they know everything. Still, they support her and bring a richness to her story as it unfolds in your minds eye. Read the books, I'm betting you won't regret it. </span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Release Date: August 26, 2014</b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The talents of legendary marksman Gregor “Arrow” MacGregor are crucial now, as Bruce moves to reclaim his Scottish holdings. Gregor is considered the most handsome man in Scotland, and his fame as an archer is rivaled only by his reputation with the lasses as a heartbreaker. But when his infamous face is exposed during a covert mission, Gregor is forced to lay low. He returns home only to find a new battle waiting: a daring game of seduction involving his now very grown up and very desirable ward, Cate of Lochmaben.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Who could resist <span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;">Gregor MacGregor? I certainly could not. The Arrow is a</span> brilliant addition to the Highland Guard series and one that was highly anticipated. Monica McCarty did not disappoint. Gregor aka Arrow is well known as the most handsome man in all of Scotland and the title grates on him. Gregor hates being known for little more than his face and is use to woman throwing themselves at him for superficial reasons but Cate, Cate is different from all those other woman. She's strong, brave, and determined to show Gregor that her love for him is based on more than a pretty face. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Watching Cate as she tries to get Gregor to see her as more than just his ward was a struggle at times. There were moments when I wished I could reach into the book and smack Gregor upside the head for being so dense and when Gregor began losing faith in the tender feelings he was developing for Cate, when he began second guessing her intentions based on his jaded past, well then I really wanted to smack him. Couldn't he see how much she loved him? Could't he tell that she would never be anything but genuine about her feelings for him? Men can be such morons sometimes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thankfully when all seems lost, Gregor finally pulls his head from his arse and we are able to put our faith in him once more. The Arrow had so many unexpected twists and turns that I was constantly biting my nails, waiting to see the story unfold. Monica built a world with a strong foundation based on history but managed to captivate our hearts with her beautifully written characters who's hearts are more true than words can express. I cannot wait to see what she has in store for us next and am pleased to say that The Arrow is truly a great read. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There have been many criticisms regarding Cate our heroine, but what I gathered from the story is that Cate is strong. She is brave and stubborn and refuses to back down. She helps others and takes in those who need her. She has a strong desire to build a family, to gain the sense of belonging and security that was denied to her a child. Cate has struggled in life and had to face the rape and murder of her mother when she was only fifteen years old but that pain and that experience has not broken her. Cate is determined to be in a position to defend herself. She trains in warefare and can take down a man twice her size. How anyone can believe that she is unworthy of being our heroine, and unworthy of Gregor's affections astounds me but that said, it is my belief that Cate is the perfect match for our Arrow and just as in the story when Seoniad was unable to see past her jealousy and desire for Gregor, I feel our readers are unable to see past their expectations of who the most beautiful man in Scotland should be with based on his looks, verses who our Arrow should be with, based on his heart.</span></div>
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Random side note. The cover for The Arrow was actually changes. The above image is the current cover but here is the original. Many love the new cover though I personally prefer the original. What is your take on the cover? And don't forget to check out the rest of Monica's highland guard series.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL1NpZ8m_9wYmdgB-sB981R7jVzq8O2-nDw80_Zj-mjc95RFF3OvG48OZZ79LZ5-N4edUhZRKsts5vjB439ejkl4pux33ivi5v9b0JQYtUCzU-8QygTnI-jNqTOLcc4zIVYJctLShWJyc/s1600/589737.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL1NpZ8m_9wYmdgB-sB981R7jVzq8O2-nDw80_Zj-mjc95RFF3OvG48OZZ79LZ5-N4edUhZRKsts5vjB439ejkl4pux33ivi5v9b0JQYtUCzU-8QygTnI-jNqTOLcc4zIVYJctLShWJyc/s1600/589737.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">What do you get when you mix a legal career, a baseball career, motherhood, and a love of history with a voracious reader? In my case, a Historical Romance Author.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Like most writers, I’ve always loved to read. Growing up in California there was always plenty to do outside, but all too often I could be found inside curled up with a book (or two or three). I started with the usual fare: The Little House on the Prairie series, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Hobbit, Watership Down, Nancy Drew, and everything by Judy Blume. Once I cleared off my bookshelf, I started swiping books from my mom. Some, like Sidney Sheldon’s The Other Side of Midnight, probably weren’t the most appropriate choice for a pre-adolescent—although they were definitely illuminating. I can still remember the look of abject horror on my mom’s Catholic-girl-face when I asked her what a virgin was. After that rather brief conversation, she paid a little closer attention to what had disappeared off her book shelf, and steered me in the direction of Harlequin and Barbara Cartland romances. I was hooked. I quickly read through the inventory of the local library and was soon buying bags of romances at garage sales.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">In high school, with the encouragement of my father (who I think was a little concerned about the steady diet of romances), I read over eighty of the Franklin Library’s One Hundred Greatest Books ever written—including Tolstoy, Confucius, Plato, and the entire works of Shakespeare. Some of them were tough going for a teenager, but the experience would prove an invaluable foundation for college. After reading War and Peace, I wasn’t easily intimidated.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">For some reason Monica decided to go into writing and not fashion.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">After graduation, I loaded up the VW (Jetta not Bus) and trekked down I-5 to attend the University of Southern California, majoring in Political Science and minoring in English (see why all that reading helped!). I joined the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, and when I wasn’t studying or at football games, did my best to support the local bartending industry. Ah, the good old days.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">With that kind of fun, four years of college wasn’t quite enough. So leaving Tommy Trojan behind, I traveled back up north to Palo Alto for three more years of study at Stanford Law School. Once I survived the stress of the first semester, law school proved to be one of the best times of my life—garnering me a JD, life-long friends, a husband, and an unexpectedly intimate knowledge of baseball. (See “The Baseball Odyssey” below).</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Law School was also where I fell in love with Scotland. In my third year, I took a Comparative Legal History class, and wrote a paper on the Scottish Clan System and Feudalism. So I immediately dropped out of law school and went on to write Scottish Historical Romances…well no, not quite. You see, I always knew I wanted to be a lawyer. My father was a lawyer, I was a “poet” (i.e., not into math), and I love to argue. It seemed natural.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">So I finished law school, got married, passed the CA bar, moved to Minnesota (with a few stops along the way), waived into the MN bar, worked as a litigator for a few satisfying years, moved back to CA, had a couple of kids, realized that a legal career and being a single parent for most of the year (due to husband's career) would be extremely difficult, and THEN decided to sit down and write.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">And how did I end up writing romance? It’s not as divergent as it seems. What I loved about being a lawyer are the same things I love about being a writer—research and writing. The only thing missing is the arguing, but that’s what a husband and kids are for, right</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A Touch of Midnight By: Lara Adrian</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Series: Midnight Breeds (0.5)</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Release Date: December 14, 2013</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Pages: 182</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">Savannah Dupree is a freshman studying at Boston University on a full scholarship. But academic excellence is only one of her gifts. Savannah possesses something even more remarkable than her quick mind and insatiable curiosity for learning. With a simple touch, she can see an object's past--a skill that puts her life in danger, when her studies bring her into contact with a centuries-old English sword and the terrible secret hidden within the blade's history.</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">In all his three hundred years of living as one of the Breed, vampire warrior Gideon never dreamed he'd see the blade again that spilled his young brothers' lives ages ago in London. Ever since the boys' deaths, Gideon's been on a personal quest to rid the world of Rogue vampires, but now he can't help wondering if the brutal slaying was something more sinister--an act perpetrated by an unknown enemy. An enemy who is apparently living in hiding somewhere in Boston. There's one certain way to prove Gideon's suspicion, but it will mean using innocent, gifted Savannah to help uncover the full truth--a truth that will shatter everything she knows about herself and the world around her. And with danger closing in from all sides, the passion that ignites between Gideon and Savannah will tempt them to risk their hearts and lives for a love that might just last an eternity....</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">(This 40,000-word novella, a prequel to the Midnight Breed series, was previously published in its entirety in The Midnight Breed Series Companion, also available now in ebook and paperback.)</span></span><br />
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A Touch of Midnight acts as a prequel for the midnight breeds series and shows us a side of Gideon that we had never seen before. We get to see how he falls in love with Savannah, his mate who we grow fond of throughout the series, and we get to see a bit more of what makes Gideon tick. We've always known him to be our love-able technology obsessed breed but in A Touch of Midnight, we get to see the rest of what Gideon has to offer. I found A Touch of Midnight to be an enjoyable addition to the breeds series and while I don't believe it is as engrossing as some of Adrian's other novels, it is definitely worth reader for those who want a new take on a well loved character in the series. I do wish that their had been more build up prior to Gideon and Savannah's relationship taking off but think Adrian did a terrific job showcasing the era in which the story was set. Providing a realistic and enjoyable setting for the novella.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Lara Adrian's debut title, <b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Kiss of Midnight</b>, was named Borders Books bestselling debut romance of 2007. Later that year, her third title,<b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Midnight Awakening</b>, was named one of Amazon.com's Top Ten Romances of the Year. Reviewers have called Lara's books "addictively readable" (Chicago Tribune), "extraordinary" (Fresh Fiction), and "one of the best vampire series on the market" (Romantic Times).</span></div>
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Believe it or not, but I actually started blogging about pregnancy and being a mom prior to becoming a book blogger. My blog use to be called Lemonade and Lipstick and I probably shared wayyy more about my personal life than anyone really needed to know but it was a lot of fun.<br />
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When I was pregnant with my now 4 years old daughter, the world of pregnancy, labor, and delivery so was scary to me and I decided to share my concerns, fears, and finds with the blogger community. I also learned a lot in doing so. Many of us bloggers make sure we have enough content to fill the week, or at least most of it. Since at the time I was blogging about pregnancy, being a mom, ect... I did a lot of research to learn more and create new content for my blog.<br />
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Having my original blog is what led me into delving more into how vaccines were made and how to make a decision on what vaccines I was and wasn't okay with giving to my daughter.<br />
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I also learned what foods to avoid, what products new moms found useful (LOVE my mobi wrap, I would have died without it), and I learned that I was not the only one out there seeming to be at war with my pediatrician over my decisions with my new born baby. Believe it or not, I actually had my pediatrician tell me that breast was not best and that I should supplement with formula...she was an idiot! Safe to say, I moved Savanah from that office pretty quick.<br />
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That said, if I wasn't blogging about books. I think I would go back to blogging about that, my experiences as a Mom. I actually blogged my entire labor and delivery into three sections, all thirty six hours of it. It was a marathon. Some of my favorite mommy blogs include <a href="http://www.iammommahearmeroar.net/">I Am Momma, Hear me Roar</a> (who is no longer blogging which is very sad!) and <a href="http://www.delightedmomma.com/">Delighted Momma</a> (She's an awesome paleo mom)<br />
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Buy Links: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KBB4X7E?tag=cb0ce-20">Amazon</a> <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/9781483526379">Barnes & Noble</a> <a href="http://store.kobobooks.com/en-CA/ebook/the-boogieman">Kobo</a> <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/isbn9781483526379">iBooks</a> <a href="http://www.scribd.com/book/223948187/The-Boogieman">Scribd</a></div>
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We follow 6
young women into a collaborated dream sequence hosted by the urban-legendary
Boogieman.<br />
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Who will stay and who will wake up in cold sweat after witnessing such
abominations of imagery called "nightmares"? Our host thus
accompanies the girls to 6 different worlds and the final 7th world in their
dream where he will claim what he was promised to receive. They shall venture
through the past events of the USA's 1950s, the future, a lone island in the
middle of the Pacific Ocean, the lost tomb of pharaoh Aswadbomani, a haunted
mansion, the Middle Ages and finally those who are left shall see the gardens
of Eden. Meet our lovely ladies: Sarah, the self-proclaimed detective, Giselle,
the smart one, Natalie, one gritty b***h, Elizabeth, the cunning explorer,
Lucille, that one character who is prone to getting into dangerous situations
and then the others have to rescue her, and Hellen, the cheerful Miss Goody
Two-Shoes who went to sleep only asking for one simple sex dream. They are each
given a chance of a lifetime. A chance to unlock secrets to their salvation,
hidden within the symbolism of their dreams... and a few very steamy
encounters.<br />
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How this creature that brought the girls together came to exist and what his
motives and goals are will all be revealed. He has nothing to hide, but he
finds amusement in letting people figure some things out for themselves.<br />
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Think what you like, but you have been warned. The host of dreams in not only
mystical, cryptic, perverted and fun-loving, but has also been proven to be
quite dangerous if not approached with caution. We do not share the same
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With all of that in mind, I ask you this... Would you shake hands with the
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Series: Sunshine #1<br />
Release Date: Jan 26, 2013<br />
Pages: 285<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Sophie Jean is pretty good at acting normal. She can pretend she’s not allergic to the sun. She can hide what her ex-boyfriend did to her. She can cover up the scars she’s made for herself. Ignore anything. Forget anything. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Then Myles enters her life, and he has more than a few secrets of his own. Sophie discovers that when she's with him she is feeling too much. Remembering too much. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">It’s one thing covering up her own dark past, but does she really need to worry about people finding out just how much Myles likes her? Or that despite how much she doesn’t want to repeat past mistakes, she kind of likes him back? Not to mention the fact that she now has to conceal that Myles drinks blood-that he says he’s about four hundred years old. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">But Sophie can deal with this little glitch, no problem. Even if she’s putting the few people she loves at risk. Suddenly, those who were monsters before are just people, and the monsters? They’re real. Now being a normal human being is the least of her problems. Now she has to stay alive</span><br />
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Sophie is 18 years old. She goes to school, has a band, has normal teenager type problems like a job and homework. She also has some not so normal problems. Like the fact that she's allergic to the sun, the sun can literally kill her if she's exposed to it for too long. Myles is the new kid at school that she's desperately trying to discourage from trying to pursue a friendship with her. Her friends Boo and Trei have other plans, and so she begins to reluctantly be nice to Myles for the sake of her friends. Soon, it's not just for the sake of her friends. The more that Myles get's pulled into Sophie's messed up life, the more of an uneasy friendship they develop, and the more that Sophie realizes that she isn't the only one with secrets and problems. </div>
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I wasn't sure about this book when I started it, but I quickly became intrigued by all the mysteries surrounding Myles and Sophie, neither one is straight up with anyone and they both hide loads from their friends. While one of Sophie's secrets was pretty easily put together, the rest are still a mystery even after I'm done reading the book, but I am intrigued enough to want to read the next one and see what the secret that she doesn't even seem to know is. Myles was a little harder to figure out, but makes sense in the whole scheme of things. The main characters are definitely well developed and thought out, but the villain fell flat. There wasn't much to him, I can only hope that the animosity and rage he exhibited will somehow be explained in further books. The pat explanation that he was crazy didn't really sit right with me. I mean, he certainly was crazy, but there was obviously more to it than that and it's never explained, though I do have my own theory on the matter. Overall, the story is fairly well written though there are some editing errors that can't be explained away by formatting issues. Other than those, the story was a good read. It is definitely not exactly a happily ever after, nor is it all wrapped up in the one book. </div>
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I think that the social issues handled in it are huge, and are definitely not handled in any way like they should be, but you get a feel for what it does to a person when they tell someone they trust and no one believes them. So then you see the effect that has on the rest of their life. That alone bumped it up a star in my opinion. It lost a star because it pretty much has a major cliff hanger type ending and there was still so much that wasn't answered by the end of the book. I get the feeling that I'm going to feel the same way about book two. </div>
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Wrapping things up, I liked the book enough to read it in two sittings, I hated the cliff hanger, I am interested to see what happens in book two...and....it's a better story than Twilight.....<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Mr. X By Clarissa Wild</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Release Date: July 18, 2014</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Pages: 295</span></span><br />
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<i style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">He’s come to kill me.</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m a user and abuser of my own body. In the darkest hour I sold my soul to the devil and now I must pay the price. With his gun to my head I have no choice but to listen and obey, but I refuse to go down easily. Nothing is stronger than the will to survive. My instincts kicked into full gear the second he stepped into my motel room. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Except when I look at him I see my own heart staring back at me. A history tainted by blood. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I don’t know his name, but I know he wants me. To save myself I’ll sacrifice my sanity. My body. My soul. Something tells me the x-shaped scar that marks his eye is the only escape I have. He is Mr. X; the man who comes to claim my life. Can I save myself before he demands my heart? </span><br />
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There was a ton of hype surrounding the release of Mr. X and I had very high expectations for this book. In some ways in delivered, the story was unique and engaging and the characters each had certain qualities I liked but at the same time, there were things about the book that just didn't do it for me. The way the story was written made it difficult to really connect. I felt like I was 'reading' the story rather than experiencing it. Also, while there were some character aspects I liked, neither character had many redeeming qualities. You want to like Mr. X because his story is tragic and you want to fix him but he just keeps being a bastard and not in an out of love sort of way. Jay starts out as a stripper and drug addict who turns into X's personal captive and play thing. The story is dark and twisted and at times I'm engaged but I also found myself skimming a lot. The plot was somewhat predictable and the ending wasn't as satisfying as I would have hoped. If you're a fan of the dark side of lust mixed with hatred and revenge then this could be for you but I don't think it really did it for me this time around.</div>
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Clarissa Wild is the USA Today Bestselling author of FIERCE, a college romance series. She is also a writer of erotic romance such as the Blissful Series, The Billionaire's Bet series, the Doing It Series and the Enflamed Series. She is an avid reader and writer of sexy stories about hot men and feisty women. Her other loves include her furry cat friend and learning about different cultures. In her free time she enjoys watching all sorts of movies, reading tons of books and cooking her favorite meals.</div>
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Without a doubt, my favorite July read has been Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews. I had the pleasure of receiving a copy for review from Ilona's publicist so even though the book isn't being release until the 29th of this month I got to read it early. I was so excited, I can hardly tell you! Magic Breaks was </div>
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A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. I gave the book FIVE stars, you call see my full review <a href="http://daniellecromero.blogspot.com/2014/07/early-review-magic-breaks-by-ilona.html">HERE</a> and if you have not pre-ordered the book yet, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00G3L6JV4/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00G3L6JV4&linkCode=as2&tag=coffeandchara-20&linkId=BCSQAWNS6YNCDQXM">Grab your copy HERE</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=coffeandchara-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00G3L6JV4" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> There was so much anticipating behind the release of Magic Breaks and while it is sooooo different from Magic Rises, I feel like Magic Breaks more than delivers!<br />
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What is your favorite book for the month of July? And don't forget to stop by and visit the rest of the CST crew. This week we also have the lovely Viviana joining us from Enchantress of Books so be sure to stop by and say Hello.</div>
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Danielle Annetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03590530814282585637noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5301020265488614272.post-45171062939614244182014-07-25T21:27:00.000-07:002014-07-25T21:36:56.999-07:00Review: Masters of Seduction by Lara Adrian, Donna Grant, Alexandra Ivy, and Laura Wright<br />
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<b>Title:</b> Masters of Seduction 1-4<br />
<b>Authors</b>: Lara Adrian, Donna Grant, Laura Wright, and Alexandra Ivy<br />
<b>Release Date:</b> July 14, 2014<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Summer 2014 is going to sizzle with the launch of a sexy new series from four of the hottest authors in paranormal romance!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Surrender to sinful pleasures and forbidden passions with Masters of Seduction, the sizzling new paranormal romance novella series from New York Times and internationally bestselling authors Lara Adrian, Donna Grant, Laura Wright and Alexandra Ivy</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">In the realm of the Incubi Masters, pleasure is to die for and love is the deadliest game of all...</span><br />
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Series: Kate Daniels #7</div>
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Release Date: July 29, 2014</div>
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Length: 400pgs</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">As the mate of the Beast Lord, Curran, former mercenary Kate Daniels has more responsibilities than it seems possible to juggle. Not only is she still struggling to keep her investigative business afloat, she must now deal with the affairs of the pack, including preparing her people for attack from Roland, a cruel ancient being with god-like powers. Since Kate’s connection to Roland has come out into the open, no one is safe—especially those closest to Kate.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">As Roland’s long shadow looms ever nearer, Kate is called to attend the Conclave, a gathering of the leaders from the various supernatural factions in Atlanta. When one of the Masters of the Dead is found murdered there, apparently at the hands of a shapeshifter, Kate is given only twenty-four hours to hunt down the killer. And this time, if she fails, she’ll find herself embroiled in a war which could destroy everything she holds dear…</span><br />
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<i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">“One of the brightest voices in urban fantasy, and one of my favorite authors. Ilona Andrews delivers only the best.”—</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">New York Times </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">bestselling author Jeaniene Frost</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">“Vividly imagined fight scenes, clever use of obscure mythology, a uniquely interesting setting, and rich characterization make this a rare treat.”—</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Publishers Weekly</span></i><span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
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Magic Breaks was everything I didn't know I wanted in a Kate Daniels book and more. Magic Breaks is so unlike Magic Rises and while I loved Magic Rises more that I can possible express, I'm not sure that I could have gone through that kind of emotional trauma again, and yes, I do mean trauma. Magic Rises made me <i>hurt! </i>You know that ache in your chest when you get a phone call and are told someone in your family died...yea it was that kind of feeling. Magic Rises put me through the ringer and Magic Breaks slowly put the pieces of my heart back together for Kate and Curran. Kate has sacrificed so much for the pack. She has leaked blood, sweat, and tears for them and in Magic Breaks, her bonds with the people she has fought so hard to protect are tested when the truth behind her relationship to Roland goes public. </div>
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Roland is just as sinister and power hungry as we have always been led to believe, but there are layers to him that make him much more interesting than I'd thought he would be. Watching the moment that Kate and Roland meet unfold was exciting beyond belief and while Hugh is still a sick bastard with a superiority complex, for some reason I still like the guy. Andrews really knows how to pen the enemy and make you love what a complete bastard they are.</div>
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Magic Breaks without a doubt is a must read for 2014 and while it can be read as a standalone, you're sorely missing out if you bypass books 1-6. The Kate Daniels series continues to be my all time favorite series out there all the way through book 7. Andrews does not disappoint.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">lona Andrews is the pseudonym for a husband-and-wife writing team. <span style="height: auto;"><img alt="author2sm" class="alignright padsmall border" src="http://kate.ilona-andrews.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/author2sm.jpg" height="194" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: right; height: auto; margin: 0px 0px 24px 24px; max-width: 100%; text-align: right;" title="author2sm" width="129" /></span>Ilona is a native-born Russian and Gordon is a former communications sergeant in the U.S. Army. Contrary to popular belief, Gordon was never an intelligence officer with a license to kill, and Ilona was never the mysterious Russian spy who seduced him. They met in college, in English Composition 101, where Ilona got a better grade. (Gordon is still sore about that.)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Gordon and Ilona currently reside in Texas with their two children, and many dogs and cats. They have co-authored two series, the bestselling urban fantasy of <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Kate Daniels</em> and romantic urban fantasy of <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">The Edge</em>.</span></div>
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