Saturday, February 8, 2014
Playing catch up.......
Fell ill this past week, had to catch up on the books/ARC's I was finished reading from NetGalley. Currently reading Sylvia Day's third book in her Crossfire series - Entwined With You. Also read the first two and should have reviews coming next week. Read Viking Fire by Andrea R. Cooper after finding her on Twitter. Will also have a review of that next week.
Review - Love The One You're With by Lauren Layne
Love The One You're With by Lauren Layne, Published Dec., 2013, $2.99 on Amazon, Romance
Grace is coming out of a bad breakup - it doesn't get much worse than finding panties in your bed that aren't yours. She takes a month off work, as she just can't be the relationship guru she claims to be. Especially after her article on how to tell he is cheating didn't show her the light in her own relationship. She meets Jake after he is taking the walk of shame in her neighborhood and offers her his cab, only to climb in after her and share it. Jake tries to charm the pants off her but Grace isn't having it.
Come to find out they are to write complimenting articles for their magazines to see who knows the opposite sex better. The deal is five dates with their take on who read the other better. All over a five month time span. That was before they realized who the other was and played it against each other. The UST is tasteable just reading the first date. What started as a handful of articles turns into so much more.
Lauren writes the sexual tension between these characters so well that you just can't help rooting for them.
Grace is coming out of a bad breakup - it doesn't get much worse than finding panties in your bed that aren't yours. She takes a month off work, as she just can't be the relationship guru she claims to be. Especially after her article on how to tell he is cheating didn't show her the light in her own relationship. She meets Jake after he is taking the walk of shame in her neighborhood and offers her his cab, only to climb in after her and share it. Jake tries to charm the pants off her but Grace isn't having it.
Come to find out they are to write complimenting articles for their magazines to see who knows the opposite sex better. The deal is five dates with their take on who read the other better. All over a five month time span. That was before they realized who the other was and played it against each other. The UST is tasteable just reading the first date. What started as a handful of articles turns into so much more.
Lauren writes the sexual tension between these characters so well that you just can't help rooting for them.
Review - Fix You by Carrie Elks
Fix You by Carrie Elks, Publication date Feb., 2014, expected cost $4.99, Romance
Hanna and Richard met because their mothers were good friends. This lead to a twelve year friendship between them. They've known each other through many trying times and many fun times. Their relationship lasts until tragedy strikes and Hanna can't handle it any more. But she has a secret that she has to tell Richard and it's the hardest thing she has ever had to do.
Carrie writes their relationship well, their angst and anxiety come across loud and clear. Their struggles make you want them to get their shit together but it's not always clear it will happen. A great romance novel and can't wait to buy it when it's published.
Hanna and Richard met because their mothers were good friends. This lead to a twelve year friendship between them. They've known each other through many trying times and many fun times. Their relationship lasts until tragedy strikes and Hanna can't handle it any more. But she has a secret that she has to tell Richard and it's the hardest thing she has ever had to do.
Carrie writes their relationship well, their angst and anxiety come across loud and clear. Their struggles make you want them to get their shit together but it's not always clear it will happen. A great romance novel and can't wait to buy it when it's published.
Friday, February 7, 2014
Review - Private Air by Billie Bates
Private Air by Billie Bates, $2.99 on Amazon.com, Women's Fiction
Sienna is an Air Hostess for the Australian Air Force and is looking forward to retiring. Looking forward to marrying her fighter pilot fiancee. Until she find him cheating. Her friend Kendi has the solution - VIP Air Hosting for a private company. Not to mention it's hosting for a Saudi Arabian Prince. The job seems like a dream on paper, but Sienna soon realizes it only looks good.
Billie weaves an intriguing tale about the job of Air Hosting and those who perform it. Her characters are put through trials, break rules, and cause mischief at every turn. While this wasn't a book that I would pick up based on the description alone, I'd recommend it to friends.
Sienna is an Air Hostess for the Australian Air Force and is looking forward to retiring. Looking forward to marrying her fighter pilot fiancee. Until she find him cheating. Her friend Kendi has the solution - VIP Air Hosting for a private company. Not to mention it's hosting for a Saudi Arabian Prince. The job seems like a dream on paper, but Sienna soon realizes it only looks good.
Billie weaves an intriguing tale about the job of Air Hosting and those who perform it. Her characters are put through trials, break rules, and cause mischief at every turn. While this wasn't a book that I would pick up based on the description alone, I'd recommend it to friends.
Review - Endless by Amanda Gray
Endless by Amanda Gray - Published in Oct. 2013, available on Amazon for $4.99, Young Adult Fiction
Nikolai is the man from Jenny's dreams. His being in her world leads to all sorts of questions and the monks in town following her around. This love story adventure about time travel is
Jenny has always been different from others, she has visions if she touches someone without her gloves on. She meets Ben after going with her dad to check out a new job of his. They share a trance after discovering a music box in his house. And then there are her dreams of Nikolai, in Russia, with her as Maria Romanov. But then she sees Nikolai in real life and that leads to all kinds of questions.
Amanda Gray writes a lovely romance with a dash of adventure and time travel thrown in to keep you on your toes. I look forward to reading more about these characters and how everything turns out.
Nikolai is the man from Jenny's dreams. His being in her world leads to all sorts of questions and the monks in town following her around. This love story adventure about time travel is
Jenny has always been different from others, she has visions if she touches someone without her gloves on. She meets Ben after going with her dad to check out a new job of his. They share a trance after discovering a music box in his house. And then there are her dreams of Nikolai, in Russia, with her as Maria Romanov. But then she sees Nikolai in real life and that leads to all kinds of questions.
Amanda Gray writes a lovely romance with a dash of adventure and time travel thrown in to keep you on your toes. I look forward to reading more about these characters and how everything turns out.
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