Friday, June 6, 2014

~ Cover Reveal & Giveaway ~

Amanda Maxlyn's What's Left of Us

 

 

Amanda Maxlyn and Bandit Publishing are excited to share with you the beautiful cover for Amanda Maxlyn's "What's Left of Us", the heartwarming conclusion to What's Left of Me. Make sure to join the FB Release Event, add to your Goodreads, and enter the GIVEAWAY for a $25 Amazon Gift Card below!

 
 
Amanda's What's Left of Me was a beautifully written heartbreaking story that had my gut twisting at times as well as giddy as all get out! I absolutely LOVED the first book and I can't wait to read What's Left of Us! If it's anything like her first book I know that this will be one journey I will NEVER forget! If you haven't had the opportunity to read What's Left of Me I encourage that you do so as soon as possible. I promise you will NOT be disappointed!
 

Expected Release: Summer 2014

 
Book Title: What’s Left of Us
Author: Amanda Maxlyn
Cover Designer: Mae I Design and Photography
 
 

The heartwarming conclusion to What's Left of Me.

Love found me three years ago.
I’m cancer free, happily married to the love of my life, and working toward my dream career.
Our life is complete. Perfect, really.
Or is it?
I’ve always wanted a family of my own, but never dreamed I could have one. Now Parker’s ready to make my dream our reality.
But sometimes our dreams are haunted by our deepest fears. Fears of failure, having a child, and in our case … death. How do I help the person I love get over his fear when I’m still trying to overcome that same fear myself?
Together we must learn What’s Left of Us.



 

 
 
 



Life works in mysterious ways.
Four years ago I became known as the girl with cancer.
I refuse to cry.
And I refuse to give in.
A relationship with a man is the last thing I’m looking for right now, but one night with Parker changes everything. He is persistent, and he knows what he wants. Me.
He doesn’t treat me like I’m fragile.
But he doesn’t know, and I’m not ready to tell him.
What if it changes everything?
Tragedy found me when I was seventeen.
Love found me when I was twenty-one.
My name is Aundrea McCall, and this is my journey.


 

I am the mother of two little boys, married to the love of my life, and living in one of the smallest towns in Minnesota. When I’m not chasing or cleaning up after my boys (yes, all three), I can be found writing or snuggled up with my kindle, a glass of wine, and spending time with my fictional friends and family.

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Friday, May 30, 2014

Review of E.K. Blair's Bang

 
 
Ladies if you are looking for a book that will have you questioning everything you believe in. How far you would go for retribution? Then Bang is definitely the book for you! I enjoyed every single second of this book! I have to say it definitely was a mind trip and I kept thinking, "Oh my God" and more than a few "What the hell" moments!
 
 
Check out my review below where I've added a few thoughts about the book and my journey while reading this Fan~freaking~tastic read!!!!!
 
 

 
They say when you take revenge against another you lose a part of your innocence.
But I’m not innocent.
I haven’t been for a very long time.
My innocence was stolen from me. Taken was the life I was supposed to have. The soul I was born with. The ruby heart embedded in a life full of hopes and dreams.

Gone.
Vanished.

I never even had a choice.
I mourn that life. Mourn the what-ifs.
Until now.
I’m ready to take back what was always meant to be mine.

But every plan has a fatal flaw. Sometimes it’s the heart.

**Due to the dark and explicit nature of this book, it is recommended for mature audiences only as some scenes may be particularly disturbing.**
 
To add Bang to your Goodreads TBR click here:  Bang
 
You can purchase Bang (which I highly encourage) by following one of these links:
 
 
~ My Review ~
 

When I first read the synopsis of Bang I was immediately intrigued. I'm a fan of dark romance reads... even if there isn't any "romance" per se. I can honestly say I was not prepared for this book. Bang was superb, absolutely intriguing and a real struggle for me as to whether or not Nina was a villain or a .....

There's so much I want to say about this book but I can't really give you much. Part of the journey is reading it. This is one book that a reader must experience themselves. There are so many things that are spoon fed to you through out the book that it's up to the reader to gather all the pieces... I will say the common theme of this book for me was.......



I'm dead serious about that too! My mind was blown! At times, I questioned if I would find all the pieces when I finished this one. It was a thrilling ride that I did experience moments of.....



and I kept ....



I literally couldn't sit still why reading Bang! I wanted answers IMMEDIATELY but I knew those answers, well some, would come the further I read and let me tell you the further I read the more ....



I thought. The back story is absolutely horrific. E.K. did a fabulous job not holding back on the story. That made the difference to me and I admit to...



Lines were definitely blurred. Many times I re-read passages to confirm that I did indeed read that. The usual how could this... why didn't... OMG! no freaking way did THAT just happen went through my mind. I couldn't figure out if I wanted to .......



or .....



for Nina. It was a constant struggle to define how I felt about her and I can honestly say I still don't know exactly how I feel for her. The synopsis alludes to a life that could've been and I strongly feel that once you reach the end of this one you will have to decide for yourself if such a life was ever meant to be....

There are three male's in this book that play a huge part in Nina's life. Pike who "knows" Nina. Bennett her husband and then Declan who I will let you experience all yourself. I will admit that if Declan....



he could have me at a drop of the hat.

Of course, there was some....



and it got downright down and dirty. There were parts that even...



the crap out of me. I think it's safe to assume that when you read a certain part you will be shocked too!

The closer I got to the end of Bang the more.....



my thoughts became. I wanted something to happen and wondered how it could even turn out that way. Then I wondered........



There was a ton of......



in my house. I knew I was in for a helluva a trip at the end but let's just say I was totally....



When I finished the book I read the last part again. I kept thinking...



I mean seriously this couldn't happen or did that happen? Wait, what's next for this series? E.K. wouldn't just ..... Oh but she did and that cued my ..........



and I had to .......



I loved it! I adored it! Hell, I re-read the ending because it was PERFECT..... I went in blind.. I despise spoilers and I avoided every review out there. It's worth going in it without a heads up. You have to let your pre-conceived notations about certain social situations go otherwise you will drive yourself insane. E.K. will challenge your moral beliefs believe me she absolutely positively did mine.

Bang is a well written story of lies, deceit, heart wrenching pain, gut twisting actions that leave you questioning each and every action taken. A total and complete 5+++++ star read for me. It will leave you reeling, perhaps a little ill? There were situations that I felt empathy for Nina. There were situations that I wondered how insane these people actually were. I had hope while I was reading this one and now I'm left wondering if there really are such things as fairytale endings.

I don't usually quote the books in my review but I cannot forget a certain quote "Taste your lies, Nina" OMG! I didn't realize how much that one sentence would come to mean to me by the end of the book.

I highly recommend this thrilling, suspenseful, heart stopping read! I can't wait for the next book in this series! I'm chomping at the bit for it! I have many, many, many questions and a few theories and when an author leaves me craving more once I finish reading then they have succeeded, in my opinion, in delivering a stellar read.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the author for allowing me to advance read Bang. Once I read this book I had to own it and purchased it once it was released. This is a book I can and will re-read if only to see what I might have not "picked" up on my first time through but also because it was fanfreakingtastic!

Now I have to leave you with my FAVORITE teaser of Bang! Once you've read this one I totally want to chat it up! I would love to see what your thought's are and what you "predict" will occur in the future! Oh the theories I have :)



Wednesday, May 21, 2014


Elle Michaels What Happens Tomorrow

 

Along with Elle Michaels, we are excited to share with you her new release “What Happens Tomorrow”. Make sure to join the Facebook Release & Tour Event, read the EXCERPT & enter the Amazon Gift Card GIVEAWAY below!



 
 
My Blog Tour stop for What Happens Tomorrow was on May 19th and at that time I posted my review of this absolutely AMAZING read! Here's my review: Kim's Review
 


 
 
 
 
          
 
No one knows what happens tomorrow...
When Brooke Adams suffers the unimaginable, she knows her heart will never be whole again. Faced with the choice of giving in to her grief, or fighting to regain a resemblance to the life she once knew, she chooses to fight.
Not ready to give up, Brooke starts a new life where no one knows her past. As she slowly puts the pieces of her life back together, Brooke meets her neighbor, Tyler Reynolds. Soon, he becomes her friend, her rock...
and her complicated constant.
Despite her best efforts, she finds herself falling for him, but what will happen if Tyler learns the truth about her past and realizes just how deep the damage is?
The risk might be too much...


 
~ Excerpt ~
 
After dinner, we take Charlie out for a walk. I love our casual walks at night with my arms wrapped around this hand- some man.
"I…uh…I have something to tell you. I’m a little nervous, so can you please hear me out without interrupting me?"
Tyler stops dead in his tracks, letting go of my waist. "All right…but why are you nervous? You know you can tell me anything, right?"
Biting my lip nervously, I nod. I wish his words calmed my nerves this time, but they don’t. "Please. Don’t interrupt, just listen. We’ve been seeing each other for a couple of months now and things have been amazing, so I wanted to tell you that I…I’m…"
Oh, damn it, Brooke. Spit it out already!
"I’m ready."
With his signature devilish grin, he teasingly cocks his brow, trying to appear puzzled by my statement.
This is so embarrassing. Maybe I should have kept my mouth shut.
"Ready? I’m not sure I understand? What exactly is it that you’re ready for?"
Ass! He knows exactly what I mean. I elbow him in the side as my face turns fifty shades of embarrassed. "Jerk! You know exactly what I’m trying to say."
His grin grows bigger, telling me he’s enjoying my discomfort. Reaching for me, he pulls me towards his chest. "Sweet- heart, I’m sure I know exactly what you mean, but I wanna hear you say it. I want to hear the words come out of your gorgeous lips."
He’s really gonna make me beg. "I’m ready for us to…you know...for us to…be together." I cover my face with my hands. I’m ready to crawl under a rock now.
Pushing me back from his chest, he eyes me with such tenderness. "Can we please take this conversation home? I really don’t feel like talking about making love to my girlfriend in front of the homeless dude here," he says, motioning to the man sleeping in the doorway of the shop we happened to stop in front of. I nod in embarrassed agreement as Tyler leans in to kiss the side of my head. "Hey, you have nothing to be embarrassed about."


 
Elle Michaels is a professional in the tech sector, residing with her family in the Pacific Northwest. Having spent years acting in and directing stage productions, she dreamed of writing a screenplay, but at the suggestion of a friend, she decided to write a novel instead. She has always had a passion for reading and romance. There is nothing she loves more than to get lost in a sexy romance story. When not working or writing, she can be found spending time with the love of her life, her two young children and Yorkshire Terrier.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Author-Elle-Michaels/538029962926582
Twitter: https://twitter.com/elle_michaels
Email: ellemichaels1@gmail.com
 
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Monday, May 19, 2014



Elle Michaels What Happens Tomorrow Blog Tour

  
 
Today is my stop along Elle Michaels What Happens Tomorrow Blog Tour! I'm very excited for everyone to read this book! This is Elle's first published book and I think it's absolutely Fan~Freaking~Tastic! I will be recommending this one for a very long time! My review is posted below as well as more information on the book, author, links and GIVEAWAY!
 


No one knows what happens tomorrow...

When Brooke Adams suffers the unimaginable, she knows her heart will never be whole again. Faced with the choice of giving in to her grief, or fighting to regain a resemblance to the life she once knew, she chooses to fight.

Not ready to give up, Brooke starts a new life where no one knows her past. As she slowly puts the pieces of her life back together, Brooke meets her neighbor, Tyler Reynolds. Soon, he becomes her friend, her rock...

and her complicated constant.

Despite her best efforts, she finds herself falling for him, but what will happen if Tyler learns the truth about her past and realizes just how deep the damage is?

The risk might be too much.
 
Click Goodreads to add What Happens Tomorrow to your TBR! Also be sure and join the Facebook Event by here: FB EVENT
 
You can purchase What Happens Tomorrow at the links provided below:
 
 
** At the time of this posting B&N and iTunes were still in the process of publishing **
 
 
~ My Review ~
 

What Happens Tomorrow is an absolutely beautiful story of second chances! There's so many books out there about second chance romances but this one is different given a second chance leads to perhaps meeting your soul mate....

I have to admit this book started off with me....



Brooke suffers an unimaginable loss. Personally, a loss of a magnitude I pray never to suffer. Brooke decided that in order to move forward she had to start over somewhere she doesn't know anyone. This proves to be the BEST thing for her. She finds 2 best friends that truly care about her in Jenna & Tyler. Although, neither are aware of her past. Where she came from. What she had lived through and truly how STRONG of a woman she is. Brooke will have you wanting to .......



as well as .........



cheering her on! Tyler wants to be more than her best friend. Tyler has his own past. One that made my stomach turn. Tyler is the ULTIMATE book boyfriend. A man that wears his heart on his sleeves. He is one of those rare characters these days that's not a player, who wants the whole shebang...a soul-mate, marriage, and babies. SIGH ~ how often do we find a male character who admits that's exactly what he wants. He's realistically gorgeous! I know he is a fictional character but I have to say the author did a fantastic job of not describing AB's of steel, six pack that is so well defined, or went on and on about his personal attributes. No this author DEVELOPED the character by describing his feelings! Oh so refreshing! Is Tyler gorgeous, well heck he sure sounds that way to me. I'm sure I would've........



if I were single and came upon him in my real life but I like to think I have my own personal "Tyler" in my hubby Awww ... sticky sweet :)

When Tyler reveals his "true" feelings to Brooke I really wondered if this is the part where she would.........



far and as fast as she could. Would she dear risk her heart again when she had already lost so much? Brooke had her trepidations about things and her own personal guilt to battle but in addition to tears I had many........



I felt the journey of Tyler & Brooke's relationship was PERFECT. Again the author made sure that it was paced perfectly. There certainly was some.....



But it wasn't something that occurred quickly. I think I would've been completely turned off if they "jumped" into things quickly. It wouldn't have been realistic based on the storyline and the characters personalities. I also have to note that there is a scene in this book that the author described via Tyler's voice in such a way you will be.........



and this was just down by words NOT action. It was absolute PERFECTION! The sex scenes were tastefully done and again NOT what this book was about! This is where I am totally..............



Now there's an "incident" in this book that I was.......



and when things are revealed I was totally...................




There are a couple characters that I wanted to..............



to the moon while praying they NEVER came back. Oh they gave me the creepy crawlies!!! Brooke's best friend, Jenna, is the type of character that has absolutely NO filter and was downright.........



but she also truly loved Brooke! I would LOVE to see a follow-up book about Jenna & Jasper. Jasper just happens to be Jenna's musician boyfriend who is the lead guitarist in a band. The way Jenna described things between those to I'm totally........



for her story! I'm not proud I'm willing to bow down, send treats, deliver coffee heck anything to have THAT book!!!!

What Happens Tomorrow ending was beautiful! I totally loved that this story was told in dual POV's (Tyler & Brooke). I could also ........



the author for the Bonus Scene at the end of the book it wrapped everything I wanted to know up for me and gave me .........



I look forward to when I finish an excellent read!

This was a 5 star emotional read for me. It delivers that punch to the gut, take your breath away crying, no way did THAT just happen moments with a few laughs and by the end had me absolutely giddy!

This is Elle's first published book and I will definitely look forward to more from her. The storyline flowed perfectly where I couldn't put the book down and read it in one sitting. It was beautifully written and the character's emotions were communicated in such a way I felt their pain as well as their joy. As I mentioned before the author took the right amount of time to develop the characters to the point I want to be friends with them. I finished the book and I really did feel like I was leaving some friends behind. I wanted to become embedded in their lives just to follow the rest of their journey.

Highly recommend this heartbreaking emotional read that deals with horrific loss, moving forward with life and a second chance to find, in my opinion, a love that neither Tyler & Brooke had encountered before in their life. Possibly their one true love? Well, that you need to find out for yourself.

I absolutely LOVED that the author also took the time to examine not only how grief affects each person differently; but also what those "left" behind feels for the survivor's. There is a section in this book that beautifully described the feelings of other's (their grief, fears and ultimately their wishes) for what Brooke was going through. Parts of the book absolutely took my breath away and left teary-eyed.

I would like to thank the author for the privilege to advanced read What Happens Tomorrow. I also have purchased this book for myself to re-read in the future ~ which I definitely will!

~ About the Author ~
 
 
 
Elle Michaels is a professional in the tech sector, residing with her family in the Pacific Northwest. Having spent years acting in and directing stage productions, she dreamed of writing a screenplay, but at the suggestion of a friend, she decided to write a novel instead. She has always had a passion for reading and romance. There is nothing she loves more than to get lost in a sexy romance story. When not working or writing, she can be found spending time with the love of her life, her two young children and Yorkshire Terrier.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Author-Elle-Michaels/538029962926582

Twitter: https://twitter.com/elle_michaels

Email: ellemichaels1@gmail.com 

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