Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Book Review: Half Truths

Author:  Claire Contreras
Publish Date: Oct 21, 2019
Buy: Amazon
Book Blurb: You’ve heard of these groups – the secretive ones that only the crème de la crème are invited into, the ones outsiders speculate about for centuries – I’m the second in my family invited to attend, but to them, I’m fresh meat. New blood. New money, too. They think they’ll elbow past me, that I’m here for their amusement, for them to walk all over, they’ll find out soon enough that I’m not.

I may look like one of them, with my designer bags and clothes straight from the Parisian runways, but I’m not. I’m here for answers, to take revenge for blood spilled on their centuries-old Persian rugs. I transferred here in search for answers about what happened to my older brother, who hightailed out of here, and my friend who seemingly disappeared into thin air. I certainly wasn’t here for the attention of the star hockey player, regardless of how much he willed my eyes his way. I wasn’t here for his scrutiny or his judgment or to read into his mysterious aura. I was here for the society, because only they held the answers I needed. That was, until I found out that in order to get those answers, I needed to go through him. He’s saying if I want in, I have to play by their rules, follow their lead. It’s a game I’m willing to play.

I may be the second person I know of to be invited into their society, but I’ll be the first to make it out intact.

Review: This book was amazing to an extent. I loved so many aspects of the book. Mae and the Secret Societies and the mystery of Lana's disappearance. That is what will pull you right in to the story.

Mae has the poor little rich girl vibe going on, and she wants to break away from her family fortune and be her own woman. She wants to know what happened to her high school friend and her brother.

Mae is very strong willed girl/woman. She knows what she wants and she's going to get it, and what she wants is answers, even it means becoming part of one of the secret societies and getting involved with bad boy Logan Fitzgerald.

The prologue is really what pulled me in to this book. You see the beginnings of what possibly happened to Lana and her brother Lincoln.

As you start learning more about the societies,  Mae starts getting involved with the superstar hockey player, Logan. He's a bit arrogant and a bit of a bad boy, but he really is perfect for her, especially when you are introduced to her ex, Travis, who is part of the reason she transferred to this college in her senior year.


Its kind of amusing that college life plays little to no part in this book. There is a scene with Mae and Logan in a woman's studies class, but there is no college life here other than the societies, which are mysterious but not quite as dark and scary as I wanted them to be.

Little by little things are revealed but for me the ending just fell so very flat for me. Everything just happened and got wrapped up to nicely for me.

The first 80 percent of this book is a 5 star, but the ending spoiled it. It needed more, so very much more than you actually got and that was super disappointing to me, because the rest of the book was stellar.

I hope the second book in the series is strong the whole way through, because I want to know more about the secret societies, especially the red cloaks.

Rating: 3 flowers




Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Forever Write Release Tour: Must Love Forever


Release Tour for Must Love Forever
by Leigh Lennon


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Bianca checked all the things for a wonderful life off her list, but always longed for something different. Mick knows that not everything is meant to be. When tragedy strikes the two finally have a shot at a second chance at love. Readers will love this friends-to-lovers romance from Leigh Lennon. The 425 Madison series is back with season two and MUST LOVE FOREVER is now live!

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Bianca


Handsome husband—check. 


Beautiful house—check. 


Wonderful life...I could never put a check next to this. 





Through it all, I longed for a different life. With a man I had called my best friend. A man who is not my husband. 




When the unspeakable happens and I’m left alone, its Mick who is there to pick me up. 





Mick


Not everything is meant to be. 


Watching the woman who owned my heart start a life with someone else - broke me to the core.


But time goes on and I try too. 


Until one phone call changes both our lives. 


She could have been taken from me forever. Instead, a tragic accident takes away the only man I thought ever made her happy. 


When she starts over again, in my city, in my home; sharing slivers of her story with me it's then that I learn not everything is as it appears. 


None of this matters though, when I’ve been given a second chance to prove we’re meant to be.


After all, 425 Madison is the perfect place to fall in love.





Excerpt 


Copyright @ Leigh Lennon 2020


I’m asleep, or at least I’m faking sleep very well when the door creaks open. Her footsteps move closer and closer, coming around the foot of the bed, pulling the covers back. The second she does, I roll over, bringing her in close to me. But tonight, I don’t care about the beast of my erection poking into her backside. Does she not know what she does to me?


We never speak in bed. We never speak of her sleeping with me. And I’m not sure if I should break our protocol to tell her how much I want her. It goes deeper—she’s shattered, and I don’t know how to fix her, but I desperately want to. 


I come as close to the olive complexion of her back as I can get, and she doesn’t wiggle out of the touch of my erection. The little tease backs her ass closer into it, and it makes me inhale long and deep, exhaling on the back of her neck. She relaxes farther into me, and I can’t resist her, not for a second longer.


I pepper kisses onto her neck, as her hand snakes back over her hip to my cock. The second her fingers make contact with it, though it’s covered by my boxers, my kisses speed up, my own fingers dipping into her low cut tank top. The same whimper she emitted earlier has returned and I push her to her back, bracing myself over her. I should say something, ask her what she wants. When our eyes connect, and we can see each other by the moonlight streaming in, she takes her finger, covering my lips, telling me there will be no talking. With a nod of her head, it’s her way of telling me this is what she wants, and I lower my face to hers, taking control of her mouth.



Her tongue scrapes at my teeth, and she playfully bites the lower part of my lip. Oh, shit, this is sexy as hell. My hands are pushing me up, as to not squish her tiny body. In one fluid motion, I roll over, bringing her with me, her body resting on mine. She’s so light, she won’t hurt me. My arms are wrapped around her, but I can’t resist exploring her whole body. My hands come to rest on her ass when I sneak my fingers between her skin and skimpy shorts. 



Squeezing her pert ass, causes my erection to continue to barrel into her body. Scooting to her side, still on me, she pulls my cock through my boxers. I emit another harsh departure of air, only to suck it in again when her hand wraps around my cock, stroking it from the base to the tip.


I intend on telling her what she’s doing is right—what this is with us is perfect, but I can’t. It’s not what we do, not in the confines of my bed.



When she moves her body from mine, I miss her warmth but I don’t have to wait long when the tip of her tongue starts to suck up the precum of my cock. Her tongue connects with me, and my body relaxes into what this is, because it’s Bia and the two of us together are unstoppable.





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Review:  I have to admit I'm not a huge friends to lovers trope fan, because someone always has been holding on to a crush for years and years, however, Must Love Forever has changed my mind on these types of stories.

Bia and Mick have been friends since childhood. The death of her husband brings them back together. There's such love between these two that Mick leaves a possible hookup to go to her.

At first I wasn't sure what to make of her running off from the funeral with her bff, though the funeral was more than a bit over the top.

As Bia started to reveal her relationship with her deceased husband my jaw dropped. I knew that their relationship couldn't have been a good one, because that's kind of how this works in stories like this, but I never thought Trent would have been pure evil, and he truly was pure evil. It took a romance that would have been passably good and made it incredible. I was on the edge of my seat waiting to find out what other nasty stuff Trent had been up to in their brief marriage.

Mick was perfect. I loved how the book started out with them as children and him seeing Bia and a nuisance. It was precious and so typical of a young boy. I love that he's so dang sweet even when he's being a bit of a jerk.

Bia and Mick were two characters you couldn't help but love and that makes the story more endearing. 

The story will run you through the ringer. You will feel just about every emotion reading this. You will giggle, you'll cry and you'll even get some warm fuzzies.

Leigh Lennon is definitely one of my favorite authors!

Rating: 5 flowers













Don’t Miss Must Love Coffee by Leigh Lennon from the first season of 425 Madison Ave.





"This book was a total feel-good romance. Gwen and Leo hit it off right from the begging and I really loved how the story is not just about them, their kids, all three of them get a bit of a spotlight and help the story move forward. Even the judge was a great addition to the story." —Amazon Reviewer










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Leigh Lennon is a mother, veteran and a wife of a cancer survivor. Originally with a degree in education, she started writing as an outlet that has led to a deep passion. She lugs her computer with her as she crafts her next story. One could say she loves pretty nails, big earrings, and spiky hair. She can be found drinking coffee or wine, depending on the time of the day.





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Welcome to 425 Madison Ave the perfect place to fall in love. Nine delicious romances set in fast-paced & sexy NYC just waiting for you to read.





This season will feature some new authors as well as some of season one's favs. Back for season two is Allie York, Leigh Lennon, MK Moore, Aubree Valentine, Lauren Helms, and Katy Ames. Plus a warm welcome to KC Enders, Jennifer Rebecca, and Marcie Shumway! 





Not only do we have a sexy mix of new and returning authors, prepare for pages packed with new romances, characters, and tropes all from the same well-loved high-rise apartment building in NYC. 





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Thursday, January 23, 2020

Cover Reveal: All Geek To Me




















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Reveal for ALL GEEK TO ME by Allie York




















Join us in
this super nerdy cover reveal of Allie York’s upcoming release, ALL GEEK TO ME.
Welcome to Words for Nerds, the best comic book shop in the south, an upcoming
must-read series. Scroll for a look at the cover and don’t forget to add this
single dad romance to your Goodreads shelf!








I, Noralee Reynolds, lead the ultimate nerd life. I own a comic shop,
have a great group of geeky friends to work with and wear a different cosplay
every day. Since inheriting the family business I’ve had no time for a personal
life of my own. Even if hosting a speed dating event makes me wish otherwise.





I, Wyatt Collins, lead a hectic life. As a single dad, I've only got
time for two things - raising my son and being a cop. I wasn't looking to cuff
myself to anyone. Then I crossed paths with a nerdy comic shop owner who made
me think twice.





Things are great until a little self-doubt has Noralee wanting to run
away.





Can Wyatt convince her that he can be her real-life superhero?








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Allie


Allie is a mom, wife, and dog groomer by day. At
night she is posted at her laptop writing or reading in a cozy corner. She has
a soft spot for gooey romance,  coffee,
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Tuesday, January 21, 2020

TLC Book Tours Book Review: St Francis Society For Wayward Pets

About St. Francis Society for Wayward Pets


• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; Reprint edition (January 14, 2020)

If you love Susan Mallery and Jill Shalvis, you won’t want to miss this new novel of second chances, dogs, and knitting, from the author of Pupcakes and Sit! Stay! Speak!

Laid off, cheated on, mugged: what else can go wrong in Maeve Stephens’ life? So when she learns her birth mother has left her a house, a vintage VW Beetle, and a marauding cat, in the small town of Timber Creek, Washington, she packs up to discover the truth about her past.

She arrives to the sight of a cheerful bulldog abandoned on her front porch, a reclusive but tempting author living next door, and a set of ready-made friends at the St. Francis Society for Wayward Pets, where women knit colorful sweaters for the dogs and cats in their care. But there’s also an undercurrent of something that doesn’t sit right with Maeve. What’s the secret (besides her!) that her mother had hidden?

If Maeve is going to make Timber Creek her home, she must figure out where she fits in and unravel the truth about her past. But is she ready to be adopted again—this time, by an entire town…?

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Review: This is the cutest book cover ever and the book is just as delightful as the cover.  Its the story of Maeve and her beginnings along with the secrets of her birth mother and her adoption.

You get to learn about Maeve in the present and her mother in the year before her birth.

Its a beautiful little story about how a bad day becomes a better life. It was a really bad day. She loses her job, her boyfriend is cheating on her and a video of him kissing another woman is all over the internet, oh and she gets mugged.

Maeve isn't exactly the most together woman either. She's on the upper side of her thirties and she's pretty much got nothing to show for it.

Then she learns her birth mother has passed away.

I loved how Maeve found her way by learning about her mother, Annabelle. I also loved the town of Timber Creek and all the quirky characters. Oh and the two animals that took over her life, Sherbert and Happy.

The title is a bit deceptive, but there is a whole lot more to the society of knitters that her birth mother was a part of.

By the end of the story your heart is in pieces because Maeve never got to know Annabelle and Annabelle was such a wonderful woman.

Don't get me wrong this book isn't all drama, its more a light hearted drama. There are many laugh out loud moments here.

I totally love Annie England Noblin's writing style. I started this book and finished it a day. There aren't many books that can pull me in that way these days.


Rating: 5 flowers


About Annie England Noblin


Annie England Noblin lives with her son, husband, and three dogs in the Missouri Ozarks. She graduated with an M.A. in creative writing from Missouri State University and currently teaches English and communications for Arkansas State University in Mountain Home, Arkansas. She spends her free time playing make-believe, feeding stray cats, and working with animal shelters across the country to save homeless dogs.

Find out more about Annie at her website, and follow her on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Monday, January 20, 2020

Cover Reveal: His Last Ride



















We are delighted to share the cover for HIS LAST RIDE by Marcie Shumway, the next book in the second season of 425 Madison Avenue. Check out this amazing cover for gotta have childhood friends romance! This book hits shelves on 2/10/2020!








Cody


She was my childhood friend. The one person outside of my
family that I could always count on.


Fate drew us apart, but when my life was turned upside
down, it brought us back together.


And, much like when we were kids, she made it right again.


Payton had a way of soothing more than just the wounds
that were skin deep.


There’s one small problem, I’m not sure that I want to be just her friend anymore.



Payton


He was my childhood friend. The one who always accepted me for me.


For years, I didn’t realize my life was missing anything and, then Cody came back into it.


Just like when we were kids, he brought all the pieces back together. He made me feel things


I didn’t know I could feel. How can I be his friend when I want so much more?



I won’t be his buckle bunny.


Adjusting to very different lives, Cody and Payton need to decide if what is between them is worth fighting for. From small towns to the big city, they’re not the same people they once were.



Can a childhood friendship become so much more?


Only time will tell.



After all, 425 Madison is the perfect place to fall in love!




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Marcie Shumway is a small-town girl, born and raised in Maine. She resides with her high school sweetheart on a family-owned farm just miles from where she grew
up. Her hubby and their four furbabies are
her first loves,but they are followed closely by her writing, apple pie, and chocolate.




Marcie started writing short stories in middle school for her classmates to enjoy. They were always love stories with happy
endings and spurred her dream of being a published author. Chasing that dream as an adult,
she continues to write stories for her readers to love. An avid reader herself, Marcie thrives on the books of her favorite authors and when not writing, can be found curled up in her favorite spot with a good book in hand.





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Welcome to 425 Madison Ave the perfect place to fall in love. Nine delicious romances set in fast-paced & sexy NYC just waiting for you to read.




This season will feature some new authors as well as some of season one's favs. Back for season two is Allie York, Leigh Lennon, MK Moore, Aubree Valentine, Lauren Helms, and Katy Ames. Plus a warm welcome to KC Enders, Jennifer Rebecca, and Marcie Shumway! 




Not only do we have a sexy mix of new and returning authors, prepare for pages packed with new romances, characters, and tropes all from the same well-loved high-rise apartment building in NYC. 




Make sure to follow the 425 Madison Avenue Facebook page for more on release dates, cover reveals and author spotlights. For exclusive excerpts, giveaways, and news subscribe to our 425 Madison newsletter!










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Check out the Season One and get caught up today! You can read all nine books for FREE with Kindle Unlimited ➝
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