Interview,Review & Giveaway:Racing To Love Carter's Treasure by Amy Gregory

Welcome Debut Author

Amy Gregory

The Interview

Amy, Thanks so much for doing an interview!  I'm so excited about your debut novel Racing to Love ~ Carter's Treasure

J Thanks for having me, I’m honored!

Lets start with the serious then we can move to the fun.

Eeks! *bites lip*

What inspired you to start writing?

Honestly, this one is crazy.  I liked to write years ago in high school, but nothing since then.  The first book of the series actually came from a recurring dream I had roughly 4 or 5 nights in a row.  I started writing it down and the next thing I knew it was 5 notebooks full of this really cool story.  I typed it up and started researching what the next step in the process was.  In the meantime, I wrote the second book.  When I was signed with my publisher, then I knew it was a dream career that I could make a reality.

Who are the authors that inspired you?

This is easy, and there are so many!  A few of my very favorites are, Mari Carr, Keri Ford, Nora Roberts, Susan Mallery, Sarah Dessen.

Why MotoCross? 

We have followed motocross for several years, it’s a very different sport in which you can actually get to know the riders at the races if you’re able to make it in person.  I like that connection.  It actually started when our son was just months old and would sit and watch a race on TV and stay spellbound for a couple of hours.  We started going to pro races in person and he fell in love with it, he is now our very own racer.  At the amateur level, it’s very much a family sport and environment and I love that. 

OK onto the fun randomness!

If your passport could have any 3 stamps what would they be?

Oh, that’s EASY!!  Ireland, England and Australia.

Me too! Except add Denmark! LOL (that would make 4 and breaks my question LMBO)

If your books were to become a movie who would star?  I know the answer but I'm sure other inquiring minds want to know!

Um…let’s see.  

Carter:  Zach Efron

Molly:  Blake Lively

Jesse:  Chace Crawford

Eli:  Jesse Williams

  

What office supply can't you resist buying even though you have plenty at home?

These new pens I fell in love with!  B2P by Pilot,, recycled water bottlesJ but they’re the best to write with and I never leave home without one!

What's your Fave?

Cleaning tip?

Invest in a decent vacuum!

Place for Vacay?

Hawaii

Food?

Chocolate – of course!

Beverage?

Mr. Pibb

Thing to do in an amusement park?

I hate heights or the feeling of falling, but I love spinny rides!

Coffee or tea? (Gotta ask if you've noticed my addiction to coffee it's a need to know )   ;-D

Um…hello… COFFEE!  Of course!  BUT with lots of cream and sugar!

I understand you know my coffee addiction!!!

Thanks Amy again for doing the interview I thoroughly enjoyed your book and getting to know you more!  Also, can't wait til the sequels! <3

Thank you Tobi for your wonderful review and for taking the time to do the interview with me!  I’m so excited for everyone to get to know these imaginary people I love so dearly! 

Synopsis

From the outside, Molly West had everything, beauty, brains, and a career she’d retired from not once, but twice.  Being in the limelight and in a sport that was male driven, she was often surrounded men.  She ignored first the boys, and as she got older, the men.  Unfortunately, they were all the same, all after one thing, and she had absolutely no use for them.  Her cold shoulder and patented not a chance in hell look were usually enough to get her point across.  Occasionally, she had to resort to her sass—and her brother. 

Molly had no plans in changing what was a perfectly good system. That is until she walked into the pits.  When she stood toe-to-toe with the sex in jeans, she knew right then and there that the man her adoptive mother always told her was out there, was now standing right in front of her.

Carter Sterling had traveled the racing circuit since he was a boy.  He’d heard all the old standbys, She’s out there somewhere, love comes along when you least expect it.  Good things come to those that… Yeah, he’d heard them all.  The last place he expected to meet the love of his life was on a pro track.  All she did was smile, and he knew, looking into her sapphire blue eyes, Molly West was his.  Forever. 

If it was only that easy.  From the moment he laid eyes on her, he had a gripping feeling in him.  An overwhelming need to protect her.  A girl he’d just met.  Carter had learned a long time ago that gut feelings are almost never wrong. 

Molly now held his heart in her hands, but it was going to take a lot more than just love to protect her from the past she thought she’d buried a long time ago.

Short blurb - Carter instantly had an overwhelming need to protect her. He learned a long time ago, gut feelings are almost never wrong. 

My Summary
Molly is a spunky, funny, shy trick rider doing the pre-race show for the Motocross Season.  She didn't want to go but agreed to do the race circuit.  Little did she know, doing the circuit would mean meeting the man she's been missing in her life.   She doesn't do dating according to her brother and father men are all the same.  With her past she believes most of what they say is true. Her mother tells her to wait for a good man, they exist. As soon as her eyes land on Carter she senses there is something different about him.

Carter is ready to settle down.  He doesn't do the whole groupie scene.  He waits with his friends to meet the famous Motocross, X Games Gold winner and trick rider.  Instantly when he sees Molly he knows she's the one.  Will she notice?

Will this couple make their relationship last through the season without her brother killing Carter, or will something from her past rip them apart?


How Distracted Did I Get?

I absolutely loved Racing to Love ~ Carter's Treasure.  I had a hard time putting the book down, especially when I needed to go to bed.  The love story grabbed me the mystery helped with the follow through to the end.  Molly is a wonderful leading lady and Carter aka "Hollywood"  is to die for.  They have awesome friends and family as a supporting cast that will crack you up. 

If a romance with a little mystery is for you make sure to pick this book up and give Racing To Love ~ Carter's Treasure by Amy Gregory a go!  The characters and story are amazing.

I gave this book 5 Baskets!

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Review: Dancing Naked in Dixie by Lauren Clark

Julia is a travel writer for a MAJOR magazine.  She continent hops constantly and  won many awards for her articles.  With the perfect job the perfect boyfriend who could ask for more?

Enter a new boss, David sends her to Eufaula, AL to cover their winter Pilgrimage and if the story isn't written well Julia will be fired!  She said she'd rather "Dance Naked" for her next assignment than go to Alabama!  Off she goes to a tiny town with a crazy history.  Will the Historical Town and the residents touch her heart or will she research her story in a day and head home?

How Distracted Did I Get?
Julia is a strong female lead who is as clutzy as I am and can steal a readers heart from the start.  She has to face her issues and move past so she can be happy and not live her dazed life she's been in for 2 years after her mother's death.

There is of course a handsome southerner in the mix who will make you swoon!  I wonder who Lauren would have play Shug (he and his sister are named after coaches LOL)?

Dancing Naked in Dixie (Naked should be pronounced nekkid by the way. My managers mom lives in Alabama and evidently I don't say it southern enough!  LMBO)  is a well written thoroughly enjoyable story.  There's the "chick lit" with a little mystery mixed in!  If you want a fun read this is for you.  Hence, my less formal review than normal this is just a good down home southern review from a southern chick!  As soon as I saw the name of the book, Dancing Naked in Dixie, I knew I had to read it.

I gave this book 5 baskets

Review: Someone Else's Fairy Tale by E.M. Tippetts

Do you believe in Fairy Tales?  What about happy endings?  Poor Chloe has had a rough life and doesn't believe in fairy tales.  Raised by a single mom with a tragic accident in her past how could happy endings be possible?

She meets HOT Hollywood star Jason who immediately is taken with Chloe.  Of course she doesn't swoon like all the others and stands up to him when he summons her to his trailer.

Torn between Matthew her bff and Jason what's a girl to do?  Not to mention that Chloe dislikes the famous life very much.  Matthew is safe. Hmmmm?

How Distracted Did I Get?
Chloe is a good leading lady she's intelligent, beautiful, and sassy with her sarcasm.  ( I love sarcasm)  The boys are falling at her feet.  Though a little naive she's a wonderful character.  She's been to h-e-double-hockey sticks and back and stronger for it.

The main men see her strength too!  Jason swoon worthy (love to see who Ms. Tippetts would cast for him and Matthew) lovable charmer, who can't seem to charm Chloe.  Is he cool enough to be just friends?

Matthew the bff jealous of Jason and researching his past, will Chloe ever notice he's swoon worthy himself?

Someone Else's Fairy Tale is a definite must read from beginning to end I wanted and still want more!

I gave Someone Else's Fairy Tale 5 baskets I finished it in less than 24 hours!

Kickstarter campaign to launch the next book EM Tippetts has coming out: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1085083356/castles-on-the-sand-by-em-tippetts 

Her next books looks amazing! <3

Review:Settling (Solid 2) by Shelley Workinger

Goodreads Summary
At the beginning of the summer, Clio Kaid was one of a hundred teens brought to a secret Army installation. But it was no ordinary camp and they weren’t ordinary kids…

Picking up where “Solid” left off, Clio and her friends realize that they aren’t ready to go home; they’re determined to stay on campus and continue their journey of self- discovery. But someone doesn’t feel the same way and will do anything to drive them away – even kill. 

Friendships will be tested, abilities will evolve, and more secrets will come out as the teens race to stop the killer before he sets his sights on one of them…


My Summary
We're back with Clio and her friends from the first book Solid ( hope you picked it up).  Setting up campus to turn into school for all the C9X students to finish their high school.  Clio is helping Ford (filling in for Clark) set up curriculum, Jack is interning with security, Garret is recruiting coaches, Miranda is Events coordinator, Alexis is working with publicity and Bliss is still discovering what she'll be interning as.


Happy and starting their internships attacks start happening.  Is it Jack who seems not to have an ability? The 2 new kids who decided to join recently?  Will the attacks cause campus to close?


Clio fights to figure out what's happening as she's discovering she has more than one ability.  She's not just a "Stealth" anymore.


How Distracted Did I Get?

Honestly I finished the book in less than 24 hours.  Ms. Workinger has woven a story that is impossible to put down between the teenage angst and mystery it drew me in again! 

Clio again is such a believable heroine, she makes mistakes like any other person.  Strong intelligent and dealing with new discoveries around her and new abilities she is a great leading character.  

Supporting cast was amazing.  Leaves you guessing who could be attacking people on campus.  Garrett really popped this time with a little more "scene" time in the book he will make you laugh along with Rae a new student.  The other customers in the cell phone store kept looking at me wondering why I was laughing at my Kindle! 

Settling is a wonderful follow up to Solid and a definite must read. 

Settling got 5 Baskets! 

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Review: Kings and Queens by Courtney Vail

Goodreads Summary
Seventeen-year-old Majesty Alistair wants police to look further into her father’s fatal car wreck, hopes the baseball team she manages can reclaim the state crown, aches for Derek…or, no…maybe Alec…maybe. And she mostly wishes to retract the hateful words she said to her dad right before slamming the door in his face, only to never see him again.

All her desires get sidelined, though, when she overhears two fellow students planning a church massacre. She doubts cops will follow up on her tip since they’re sick of her coming around with notions of possible crimes-in-the-works. And it’s not like she cries wolf. Not really. They’d be freaked too, but they’re not the ones suffering from bloody dreams that hint at disaster like some crazy, street guy forecasting the Apocalypse.

So, she does what any habitual winner with zero cred would do…try to I.D. the nutjobs before they act. But, when their agenda turns out to be far bigger than she ever assumed, and even friends start looking suspect, the truth and her actions threaten to haunt her forever, especially since she’s left with blood on her hands, the blood of someone she loves


My Summary
Majesty is the baseball team's manager, who's bff's are on the team.  She loves one of them but which.  She overhears a plot to shoot up a church and tries to stop the violent act.  As Majesty gets closer she disappears.  The murderers are closer than she thinks.


What will Majesty do?  Who should she turn to?


How Distracted Did I Get?
Majesty is a believable character caught between more boys than she can count.  Who to date?  Who to trust?

To be hones, the plot had me drawn in.  I finished the book to the end but I feel certain plot points were too drawn out especially for a YA novel.  The story is well told and intricately woven though just too much for me.  

I gave Kings and Queens 3 Baskets

Review: When God Created My Toes by Dandi Daley Mackall

GOODREADS DESCRIPTION
When God created my toes, did he make them wiggle? Did he know I’d giggle?
Did he have to hold his nose, when God created my toes?
This charming picture book allows your child to imagine what it was like when God created them. From the top of their heads to the tips of their toes they will explore and understand God’s delight in creating them.

Through rhyming lines and vivid illustrations children will gain confidence and self-esteem when they begin to fully realize how perfectly, intricately, and uniquely God created them.

My Description

Ever have questions about when God created you?  When God Created My Toes really has me as an adult thinking about it!

What happens as God creates our different body parts?  A little girl questions and giggles her way to the end.

How Distracted Did I Get?  And My boys for this one
As an adult I thoroughly enjoyed reading When God Created My Toes.  I read it the day I received it in the mail while my boys were out of town I read it 3 times.

My boys LOVE this book I read to my 5 year old at least twice a day and my 17 month old twins sit enthralled while I read to them.

We as a family highly recommend this book to all ages! <3

We gave When God Created My Toes 5 baskets

Blog Tour Review: Becoming a Butterfly

 

Have you ever been bullied, felt like the loser of your class? Did you do anything to change the fact? Lacey did. All her school years being teased "Lacey-bracey-four-eyed-facey". Lacey and her friends Jade and Tasha decide to have fun taking pics in her moms clothes from growing up with wigs on. They decide to create a profile as Farah and the character takes a life of its own being able to say what she thinks to whomever she wants. Her lifelong crush notices, Henry. They start talking all going well. Then, the new kid, Chase discovers Farrah's identity and blackmails her. Will all work out with Henry or does it take a disaster to make her see the one who truly cares about her?

How Distracted Did I Get?

Again, as with a previous review, I had issues with the cruelty to the main character.  Lacey gets through the tough in her life.  She's tough and sweet and a bit naive.  As with typical puberty years there are ups and downs and craziness.

I reccomend this book if you enjoy YA novels Becoming a Butterfly is a good read that once I got to reading the story I was unable to put my kindle down.

I gave this book 4 Baskets!

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Review:Coveted by Shawntelle Madison

Are you a hoarder?  Got stacks and stacks of "collectibles" in your house?  Me I'm a pack rat because I can't seem to let go of my stuff from high school and college. 

Natalya is your everyday typical werewolf. Well, if you count "collecting" holiday decorations of all kinds is considered a rogue by her local pack.  She goes to a magical therapy group determined to turn her life around. 

With the Long Island Werewolf pack coming to take over their territory they seem to center on Natalya, though she isn't part of the pack.  Enter, Thorn, her ex, the soon to be Alpha after his father, and prodigal son return to help protect the territory.    Encounters with Thorn are ups and downs.  There is also a wizard vying for her attention.

Will Natalya survive the new packs focus on her?  Better yet which yummy man do you think she should end up with.  It's just the beginning for Natalya........


How Distracted Did I Get?
I did love this book.  However to be honest I had issues reading parts of the story due to the pack being mean to Natalya.  I'd put the book down and go back a bit later.  I had issues in middle school where all my friends turned on me and the whole 7th grade year I was shunned.  A little reminiscent. 

Coveted was well written and funny.  Natalya is very believable in the heroine roll.  I couldn't comprehend how it feels to be OCD to the max.  With amazing supporting characters throughout this is definitely a must read.

I gave this book 4 baskets!

Review: Take This Regret by A.L. Jackson

One decision you make can make or break the rest of your life.  Be careful of your decisions, Christian wasn't.

Elizabeth is in her final year of college on her way to becoming a lawyer.  She's dating the love of her life and nothing can go wrong.  Elizabeth has been keeping a secret from Christian for a week though.  Will he react the way she's afraid?  Or will he lovingly accept her and they life they created together?

Unfortunately, Christian tells Elizabeth to choose between him and the baby and in her eyes there is no choice.  She walks out to raise her baby on her own with the support of friends and family.  Christian is sure she'll see she's wrong and come running back. 

Everyday for 5 years Christian regrets the decision is made and there isn't a day goes by when he doesn't think of them both. 

Will a chance run in give them a second chance at life together and love or did Christian ruin any chances they ever had?

How Distracted Did I Get?

I absolutely loved this book!  Elizabeth is an amazing strong character.  She shows what mom's everywhere will do for their child.  Christian is a lovable character who made a stupid decision as a kid.  Once he discovers he is living near Elizabeth and Lizzie he does anything to spend time with them.

Take This Regret was heartwarming and gut wrenching at the same time with all the ups and downs.  I had serious issues putting the book down for anything other than my babies.  This book is a definite must read! 

5 Baskets to Take This Regret by A.L. Jackson!

BLOG TOUR, Review & Giveaway: My Enchanted Live by Laura Eno

Emma Winslow turned 18 and heading to college next semester the start to the rest of her life right?

The day of Emma's birthday she is informed she has inherited a house in England.  Off she goes for a vacation to check everything out.  Only a month no big deal.  Emma has no clue when she gets to Wode's Gate her whole life is going to change.  She discovers she is a Sentinel born to protect the gate between the Underworld and the Mundane world.

Emma walks into the world of faeries, dragons, demons, shapeshifters and many more fairy tale creatures.  Oh there's the Sentinel meant to train her, Randolph, who is very yummy and Matthew who says hello and barely says much but he always pops up when she's out.  Also, the king of the Underworld wants Emma.  What's a girl to do?

Will this vacation remain a  vacation or will she stay?  Does she realize the dangers for her are more than ensuring demons stay in the Underworld?

How Distracted Did I Get?

My Enchanted Life grabbed me from the start.  A normal teen girl inheriting a house in another country doesn't happen everyday. Emma was very sweet and normal and didn't see anything extraordinary about herself.  She had average looks in her own eyes, nothing special.
She meets Randolph handsome dark looks although VERY rough around the edges.  His "yumminess" don't make up for his attitude.  Matthew is sweet, kind, and gorgeous green eyes.

My Enchanted Life is a wonderful new world of all kinds of fairy tale creatures that will keep you wanting more.  I'm ready for the sequel and hopefully there will be one! <3

I gave this book 4 baskets. 

Links where you can find My Enchanted Life:

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/My-Enchanted-Life-ebook/dp/B0069AWOYU/ref=ntt_at_ep_edition_2_5?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13062655-my-enchanted-life

Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/my-enchanted-life-laura-eno/1107485662?ean=2940013487673

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Review: Cancelled by Elizabeth Ann West

What do you think of a Male POV Chick Lit book?  I was not so sure before I started.  On a normal basis I am not fond of books from a male POV unless mixed with a main female POV.

Johnathan Michaels has been in love with Alex since college.  When Alex was single Johnathan was dating someone and vice versa.  Johnathon wakes one morning with a girl he barely remembers from the night before in his bed, Kellie.  He drops Kellie at home and tells her have a nice life more or less even though she wants to "hang out" again.  Just a one night stand for Johnathan.

Johnathan goes to visit his stepmother in Paris for the holidays.  He gets called back to help with an emergency at his and Alex's and their friend Eric's company.  Johnathan and Alex discover they've both had feelings for the other for years and never discovered.  After they start a relationship Kellie pops back up to inform Johnathan he's going to be a father.

In the background Johnathan's bio mom stole from his sisters trust fund by forging his name.  He calls his stepmother, Anna, and tells her about it.  Anna asks him to let her handle the situation and not to call the authorities.  She's hiding something but what?

What will happen with Alex and Kelly? 


How Distracted Did I Get?

I loved this book. To be honest, in the beginning, as Kellie popped back up preggers I wasn't sure I wanted to go on.  I pressed through and I was unable to put the book down!  Johnathan is a sweet, sexy and smart man but he can be a typical man.  Alex and Kellie are extremely different in personalities.  If you are like me in getting attached to characters you will be pulled all different directions.

As for the male POV I loved it!  Rare but I did get to see his emotions throughout the book was fun.  Every once in a while you will see a few other character's POV's also.

This is a definite must read!

I gave Cancelled 4 Baskets! 

It's more like 4 1/2 but I have no graphic for 4 1/2





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In HONOR of International Chick Lit Month I am doing my first giveaway!

And Thanks to Elizabeth Ann West author of Cancelled this Giveaway is WAY bigger than I planned!

There will be 2 Winners! 

One will win a $20 Gift card to Bath & Body Works and a $10 Amazon Gift Card

The other will win a $20 Gift card to Bath & Body Works and a $10 Nook Gift Card

Elizabeth is Donating the Nook, Amazon and 1 of the Bath & Body Works gift cards so show her some MAJOR LOVE!

Check back tomorrow I will post my review on Cancelled by Elizabeth Ann West & do a mini surprise giveaway!

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It's the big day!!!!!!

I finished Cancelled by Elizabeth Ann West last night and this am I'll be putting everything together for our giveaway honoring International Chick Lit Month!!!!  Make sure you check back later today and get yourself entered!  So exciting this isn't the normal book review blog giveaway it's a little different!  Share with your friends the more the merrier!

<3 Tobi

Review: Falling Into Forever by Tammy Turner

Reviewed by Tobi Helton for Readers Favorite

Alexandra is 17 and getting ready to start her senior year in high school.  She and her best friend Taylor are in for a wild ride.  With 3 new mysterious men in her life, her crazy dreams keep her from sleeping well through the night, and a wolf who keeps attacking her she wonders if she will make it through her senior year.  Benjamin, a new kid in school, Taylor is crushing on but he seems to be more interested in Alexandra.  Callahan the new history teacher at school, seems to focus on Alexandra also.  In addition, a gorgeous guitar player in the park everyday who watches her from afar.  Why are they all focused on her? 

How Distracted Did I Get?

Tammy Turner has created a fun new world based in Atlanta, Georgia.  The story drew me in immediately with a story from Alexandra's family's past and brings you all the way to present time.  With supernatural and mystery there isn't much more you could ask for.  That and 3 cute men who pop up every time she turns around. Alexandra is smart and shy and not full of herself at all always in her best friends shadow. As typical for a girl not used to the attention she shy's away. Taylor, Alexandra's bff can drive you nuts but hey it's high school, her life is rough and she needs attention.  All together an amazing book a must read!

I gave this book 5 Baskets

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In HONOR of International Chick Lit month the giveaway is coming!

The Chick Lit Giveaway will START on Monday, May 14!  So here's a hint follow me now on GFC and register for my email.  Thanks to Elizabeth Ann West it's a bigger giveaway than I had planned so get your head start NOW!

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Review: Pulled by A.L. Jackson

Soulmates,are they real? Do you have that connection with anyone? Do you feel the "Pull"?

Melanie is married to a jackhole. She is a shell of herself. But will fate bring her together with her one true LOVE? Will she ever quit punishing herself?

Daniel has been alone and miserable for 9 years. One night stands only or forget it. There is only one girl for him but she's happily married and he'll just remain alone.

One night all that will change for the better? For the worse? Grab the book and find out!

Melanie is a strong character caught in horrible circumstances she put herself in. She has the spunk but will she stand up for herself.

Daniel is every girls dream. Who wouldn't want a man who thinks you are the world and no other girl would do! That and he's a doctor! Who needs more?

How Distracted Did I Get?
In a nutshell, The book was great! I had a hard time getting into it. There is a lot of the past to read through but so worth it. Once I got into it I absolutely couldn't put it down. I get too attached to my characters there are ups and downs through the book. You will want to beat the poopy scoops out of a few characters but the book is amazing!
Hope you enjoyed!
<3 Tobi

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Review: Taking Charge by Mandy Baggot

Do you believe in love at first sight?  What about happy endings?

Robyn Matthers does not.  There is no such thing as a normal relationship.  Robyn is coming home from living in England for 9 years to take care of her father, who had a heart attack.  She left after a horrible incident and had not been back since.

Cole Ryan will never care for anyone again.  Caring means they will leave.  Not gonna do that again!

The connecting flight in O'hare Robyn literally runs into Cole.  He helps her to their mutual plane as they have discovered to got to Portage.  Robyn talks her head off.  Nervous as can be she has to face her father and her past and Take Charge and fix the Roadhouse and Hockey Team her dad owns that have gone down hill.

I absolutely loved this book.  Robyn is a great character.  She has a past that she'd like to forget but coming home has made that impossible.  She has spunk and a love for hockey and her dad's Roadhouse.

Cole also has a past.  He is sweet and HOT and who wouldn't want him!? 

Can they both pull together put their pasts behind them and find the love that is truly there?

How Distracted Did I Get?
I gave this book five baskets.  Had I not had a minor emergency with my oldest son I would have finished this book yesterday morning!

If my review isn't enough to get you to buy this book one word TURKEY!!!!!!!!!!!! Could not stop laughing!

COVER REVEAL Unchained by J. Lynn!!!!

Between the pissed off creatures that want demon-hunter Lily Marks dead and the fallen angel who just...wants her, Lily is about ready to trade in forever for a comfy job in a cubicle farm.

The fact that she and Julian are civil to one another is enough to have herthrown out of the Sanctuary, but she can't shake her not-so-angelic stalker or how he brings her dangerously close to ecstasy.

Her forbidden relationship with Julian provides the perfect fuel for suspicionwhen a traitor is discovered to be working within the Sanctuary. Lily quicklyfinds herself hunted by well, everyone.

Her only hope is to discover the real traitor before she loses everything--andshe'll need Julian's help. That is, if Julian is really there to help her...andnot destroy her.

Yeah, being a Nephilim isn't everything it's cracked up to be.

UNCHAINEDwill be available in mass trade size wherever books are sold on October 16,2012 and you can pre-order your copies at Amazon,B&N,BookDepository, and BAM

Want a taste of J. Lynn’s adult work and can’t wait till October? You can purchase her contemporary romance, Tempting the Best Man, which is available on B&Nand Amazon.Please note that this is an adult romance, which does contain scenes that couldbe perceived as naughty, naughty and you should be an adult if reading!
 

Oryou can always check out her Young Adult series, The Covenant (Half-Blood) andLux Series (Obsidian) under the name Jennifer L. Armentrout.

NO! Chick Lit is NOT Dead!!!

Happy Chick Lit Month!!!!!

May is Chick Lit Month!  In honor of one of my favorite genres of Romance Books I'm going to start a giveaway soon!  So here's a hint go ahead and follow me by email and GFC and keep track because it's going to be fun! 

Mad Love to some of my Fave Girls!  Jen Tucker, Dina Silver, L.A. Dale, Elizabeth Ann West, Meredith Schorr, Rose McClelland, Nicky Wells......I could be here all day!  <3  If I missed someone I'm sorry!  You can knock my block off!  LOL

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Review: Solid by Shelley Workinger

Need a great paranormal YA read?  Here is another for you.  Solid is a quick fun read.  I say quick but if my boys give me time I can read a 300pg novel in about a day or so. 

Back to Solid, Ms. Workinger has an amazing imagination. 

Clio is about to go to a "camp" with other kids like her.  None new they had genetic mutation possibilities but there is the possibility.  They are there to discover if they were affected negatively from a drug given to their mothers  while pregnant.  But there is something sinister are they there to be protected or are they going to have to fight for their lives?

It took me getting through the prologue to get into the book, but once I started into chapter one I was sucked into the plot.  Clio is very likable girl even though she is beautiful she is insecure.  Moving from place to place all her life she is always the new girl and has many "first days" of school.  She's learned to rely on her quick quips as her defense for the wall she builds around herself.   She falls in with a group very quickly being almost attacked by juggling fruits including a banana.  Jack the cute sweet guy, Garrett the cocky goofy jock, Bliss the sweet unassuming blond, and Miranda the tough outspoken girl.

Very quick paced and hard to put down this is a definite must go on your "to-read" list.  The next book in the series, Settling is definitely going on my "to-read" list.

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Please leave comments or questions!  <3 xoxoxo

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Review: Silver Knight by Caron Rider

Diana is a 17 year old girl getting ready to go into her senior year of high school, president of their book club but she has scary dreams every night where she is killed by demons.  One mysterious handsome black haired man pops up in most dreams along the way.  Are these past lives or are they just nightmares.
A priest she helped in the past calls out for help from the Light Warriors.  So she makes a trip to Rome where she feels she is pulled to, to help.

This is another book I had issues with not wanting to put it down so I could get some sleep.  Caron Rider draws you in with events throughout history tying to different characters in the book I find completely fascinating.  I have so many questions running through my head I would love to ask but will probably be in the 2 sequels to follow.

Diana is a strong brave young lady willing to run off to Rome to help the priest she had saved in the seventies.  She faces her fears of meeting the stranger.  She has the support of her BFF and her BFF's boyfriend. 

Alexander has a rich history with Diana throughout the book you will be dying to find out more and more. 

Other characters pop up in the book but to discuss too far would potentially give key information away.

I highly recommend reading Silver Knight.  It is an intricately woven story that will draw you in and you will just want more.  She even took characters I didn't think twice about until you learn more throughout the book.

Hope you enjoyed the review again I love hearing  feedback.
Thanks!
<3 Tobi

Review: Deadly Offerings by Alexa Grace

Have you ever had a book you couldn't put down?  This is why I read my mystery romance books far apart! 
Anne Mason-Long just went through a rough divorce settling giving her husband more than she should have just to get this done and over with.  The night before she had a girls night out and a handsome gentleman checking her out.  She left since she had "divorce court" in the am and a drunk approached her trying to force her to dance etc.....she is saved by the handsome gentleman.

She is running late to court missed getting her coffee as is another handsome man and boy is he handsome.  She gets to court discovering the man from the night before and this morning are one and the same.  He follows her to the courtroom and come to find out he's her jerk of an ex-husbands lawyer.

Michael Brandt is having a horrible day coffee machine broke couldn't find a parking spot and on....he gets to the break room at the courthouse.  There is a beautiful woman making coffee he pulls the pot out as it drips and fills a cup for them both.  He follows her assuming she is the attorney for his clients ex-wife.  Soon he discovers the beautiful woman is Anne Mason-Long the ex-wife and that his client lied his butt off to him while sitting through the hearing.

After court Anne needs junk food her kitchen is bare so she finds a convenience store that's open.  As she's leaving she collides into a massive solid chest.  Guess who? Yep it's Michael.  As Anne is getting in her car she is carjacked by a masked man with gloves he knew her name and told her he had a private party for them.  Self defense taught her if the attacker is in passenger side to hit something to throw him forward.  She bolts.  Michael had witnessed everything and followed calling the police for her.  He saves her again.

After everything Anne moves to the farm her ex-husbands mother left to her. (because she was the only one who loved it as much as she did and her son would've sold it for gambling money and the girls he'd been cheating on Anne with. Yep he's a winner!)  Conveniently Michael had taken the prosecutors job in the same town and bought the farm close by a few months before. 

Turns out the Carjacker isn't done with Anne and starts leaving her "gifts" on her farm.

Anne is an independent lady who is used to taking care of her self.  She is strong willed and doesn't feel she needs to be protected or taken care of.  She fights her strong attraction to Michael because he was her exes lawyer.  She came to relax and run the farm and get away from everything.  So much for that.

Michael Brandt is tired of being a defense lawyer and getting people off that are probably guilty so he moves to the small town to become prosecutor and persuade juries of peoples guilt instead of innocence.  He is as attracted to Anne as she is to him.  When she says no because he was her exes lawyer he's out to change her mind. 

Frankie is a private detective that Michael hires and gets busted by Deputy Hansen.  There is a strong attraction and become a part of the story to lead to the sequel, which I can't wait until it comes out. 

If you love romance, action, adventure, mystery this is your book.  Be prepared, like a whole day because you won't want to put it down. 

Warning:  There is a sex scene or two but not too descriptive.  Just to let you know.

Review: Kissed in Paris by Juliette Sobanet

I loved this book and the book before it Sleeping with Paris by Juliette Sobanet.

Chloe Turner is sent on a last minute business trip to Paris the week before she is supposed to get married.  Family is coming in to stay with her and her fiance, Paul, and they don't get along.  Chloe wakes up naked in her  hotel room with everything gone but a red dress she would never wear and 3 inch black heels.  She slowly remembers meeting Claude in the bar.
As she is heading to get help she is stopped by the police asking if she knows Claude, the man she had drinks with the night before.  There's been $20,000 moved from her joint account with Paul 48 hours ago so how could they just have met the night before.  They are about to take her in when she asks to use the restroom.  Outside she hears a commotion and the door bursts open with the police officer falling through and a unshaven man knocked him out saying he was an undercover agent and he was the only one who could help her if she wanted to make it back in time for her wedding.  She decided to follow Agent julien Moreau.

Chloe Turner is a controlled lady that doesn't like to lose control.  When Julien tells her to do something she usually does the opposite.  She is fun spirited deep down she just needs to let that part of herself out.

Julien Moreau is sexy agent who is trying to help Chloe get her engagement ring and passport and as much as she can back.  He is mysterious and helps Chloe let go a little.

Claude sexy stranger in the bar she barely remembers but slowly she's discovering he and Julien have a connection.

Paul and egotistical lawyer that is Chloe's fiance and he is a butt head basically.  You will want to knock the man out.

Kissed in Paris is an amazing action romance story I recommend to anyone.  It is quick paced and you will not want to put it down.  I believe this kept me up late at night.  I also love how Juliette tied in the characters from Sleeping with Paris.  Great idea and had me guessing when they would pop up.

Also, I highly recommend Sleeping with Paris.  The first book in the Paris books.  Must reads.

Thanks for stopping by! 

<3 Tobi

Review: Optical Delusions in Deadwood by Ann Charles

We come back to visit Violet and her rag tag group.  She is more spunky but the ground is laid for most characters, so, Ms. Charles can explore more of their personalities.

Violet is being followed by a string of vandalism as she tries to sell another house.  The Carharts house is plagued with a long history of murders.  The Carhart's choose Violet because she is willing to sell haunted houses.

Harvey is still cracking me up but watch out for Russel.  He may pop up in conversation.

We learn more about her Aunt Zoey, who Violet and her kids live with.  She has a history with the Fire Chief.  Can't wait to see where that goes.

Natalie still has her claim "staked" on doc who she thinks she is in love with.

Doc is still hot and steamy. 

The children were more backdrops this time maybe there will be more of them in the next book.

Ok, now a little rant.  I can handle some cuss words the f bomb here and there.  But the four letter C word I don't like.  It was dropped left and right towards the end.  I do believe there are more creative words to use as a descriptive.  Off my high horse.

I hope this was helpful it is very difficult to review a sequel but there you have it.  I'll do kissed in Paris tomorrow or Friday.<3