I need your opinion, I have been debating for a long time whether I should keep my ratings system or not. I would like to know if the ratings or the overall review helps you when you read reviews. Would you miss a rating system if I were to get rid of it? Please help I just need an idea of what everyone thinks if I should or shouldn't ?
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Monday, November 14, 2011
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Review of Something Secret This Way Comes by Sierra Dean
Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 406 KB
Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd. (May 10, 2011)
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
Language: English
ASIN: B004QQ3MGI
Lending: Enabled
Amazon
Book Courtesy of Author
Author's Website
Amazon Summary:
Secret McQueen, Book 1
For Secret McQueen, her life feels like the punch line for a terrible joke. Abandoned at birth by her werewolf mother, hired as a teen by the vampire council of New York City to kill rogues, Secret is a part of both worlds, but belongs to neither. At twenty-two, she has carved out as close to a normal life as a bounty hunter can.
When an enemy from her past returns with her death on his mind, she is forced to call on every ounce of her mixed heritage to save herself—and everyone else in the city she calls home. As if the fate of the world wasn’t enough to deal with, there’s Lucas Rain, King of the East Coast werewolves, who seems to believe he and Secret are fated to be together. Too bad Secret also feels a connection with Desmond, Lucas’s second-in-command…
Warning: This book contains a sarcastic, kick-ass bounty hunter; a metaphysical love triangle with two sexy werewolves; a demanding vampire council; and a spicy seasoning of sex and violence.
Review:
I love it when I find a book that captures and holds my attention so much so I don't want to do anything else but read it and this book did just that. It sucked me in from the very first page and left me craving for more.Now, I am finding it a tough time to write words to do this book justice. So bare with me as I try to put into words just how much I loved this book. The action began immediately and didn't end til the very last page. Which I was left with my jaw hanging wide open, yes ladies and gentleman there was a cliffhanger and not one I was expecting at all.
As for the characters I really connected with Secret, she's tough sarcastic but inside she is confused with who she is or wants to be. I honestly think she is now one of my favorite heroines of 2011.
I loved the side characters as well, Holden(who I would love to see more of) Keaty, Lucas and Desmond(I do believe he just might be my favorite male character.) Oh did I forget to mention that Secret not only feels a connection to not just one werewolf but two- oh what is a girl to do ? I would love to be in that predictiment!
Overall this book was a fantastic read and I found a new series and a new author to brag to others about. If you haven't read this book. You should, I am so glad I did. Can't wait to dive into the second book in this series.
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Saturday, November 12, 2011
Review of Decadent Dreams by Ty Langston
Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 207 KB
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Publisher: LazyDay Publishing (July 26, 2011)
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
Language: English
ASIN: B005ESF0B2
Lending: Enabled
Book courtesy of the Author
Author's Website
Amazon Summary:
Beth Mason seemingly has it all. A successful bakery/café called Decadent Dreams, good friends, and a nice home in Stamford, New York. After her previous boyfriend dumped her six months before for not spending enough time with him, Beth decided that she had been through enough and wanted more in a relationship. Throwing herself back into the dating scene, Beth decided to go onto an online dating website called, ‘A Foreign Affair.’
Enjoying the different types of men from all over the world that ‘A Foreign Affair’ catered to, Beth became struck by a handsome man from Belarus named Yuri who was the former manager of the famed Rhapsody night club. After realizing that they had a lot in common, the two struck up a close, intense relationship.
Yuri, who’s been depressed since his nightclub burned to the ground and watching his best friend’s parents both die from a terminal illness, decided to take Beth up on an invite and join her for a fun-filled weekend in New York City.
With both of them full of emotions, will the weekend be just what they needed or more than they bargained for?
Review:
I have to be honest I don't read many contemporary books, not sure why other than I like to escape from reality and contemporary is too close to reality. And can I say my thoughts on that was so wrong. I am glad I was given the chance to read this book. Where to begin with this review? Other than I loved it !! Okay I know I need to write more than that don't I ?
I will start with the characters. I absolutely loved Beth, she is a successful businesswoman looking for love and where did she find it on a online dating site. She meets Yuri and they strike up an online friendship that spreads over the months.
Yuri, what can I say about him(I know who was used for the muse for this character and he is so sexy). I just want to say if I could find a man like him online, I might consider online dating.
I read this in a matter of hours and enjoyed every minute of it, not only was it a sweet romance, boy was the smexy action hot!!(I had been freezing until I read this book.)
I highly recommend Ty Langston and Decadent Dreams,and if you aren't such a fan of contemporary give this one a shot it will make you rethink like it did me. Right now, I am waiting on pins and needles for more of Yuri and Beth, but I am hoping for a Nik and Jessie book? And maybe Kelly, I really loved her and she deserves happiness too. Not asking for much am I but this book was just that damned good!!
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Friday, November 11, 2011
Review of The Vampire Relationship Guide Volume 2 Secrets and Trust by Evelyn LaFont
Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 226 KB
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Publisher: Helios Media, Inc. (August 29, 2011)
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
Language: English
ASIN: B005K000SM
Lending: Enabled
Book Courtesy of Author
Author's Links:
Website http://evelynlafont.com/
Amazon Summary:
Josie’s come a long way from being an average human chick who just wants to sex-up a vampire. She’s dated, mated, and killed one of the world’s richest vamps and is currently seeing a mysterious, blood-slurping hottie named Walker.Now, Josie must adjust to the realities of a steady relationship with a vampire, which isn’t all exciting parties, hot sex and moonlit walks. And with a vamp who’s anxious to push their relationship to the next phase as mortality bears down on his human’s fragile body, the pressure for Josie to commit is on.
Can their night-day romance survive leaving Josie’s character and individuality intact, or will the secrets of the supernatural community crush her spirit and her chance at a permanent vampire mate?
*Title is a 140-page novella.
WARNING: This is not your regular paranormal romance. This series explores the realities (such as they might be) of humans having relationships with vampires and uses a chick lit style to get there. Oh yeah--and the characters within are fallible and not entirely heroic.
Review:
I have been aching to read this book since I read the first book. It felt so good to enter the lives of Josie and Walker(sigh I so love him). I was like a kid in a candy store when I started this book today and I didn't stop(okay once to get a drink)until I was done. This book picked up where we left off. Josie and Walker heading to Texas where he called home.
Talk about a stark contrast to where she lived, basically she went for suburban Florida to put it mildly deep in the county including an airstream trailer. I couldn't help but laugh as Josie tried to adjust to her new surroundings as well as try and figure out what kind of relationship she and Walker had.
I don't want to give too much away, but we are introduced to Were's in this book,(snicker) and wait to you see what kind of were Harry(Walker's friend)is. All I can say its very unique and that is exactly what I love about Evelyn's books.
Only thing I wish is that the book was a bit longer, I could have kept reading all night with these characters and storyline. The ending left me with a smile on my face and wanting more. So Evelyn please write faster.
If you loved the first book then I definitely think you will enjoy this one.
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Thursday, November 10, 2011
CBLS Promotions Guest Post with Roz Lee Author of Four of Hearts
Life Changing Moments
We’ve all had them, those moments in time when something happens to change the course of our lives.Sometimes it’s big, and unforgettable – the day you met the love of your life, holding your children for the first time, a tragic accident, the death of someone dear. I have a number of those in my life, the day I married the love of my life some thirty-three years ago, the birth of my wonderfully fabulous daughters, the day my father died, and the day I opened an email and found an offer to publish my book, THE LUST BOAT. All of these changed my life in unexpected ways.
As a society there are the moments common to us all, the ones where we can all answer the question, “Where were you when?” Do you remember where you were, what you were doing on Sept.11, 2001? I was watching the news, getting ready to roust my girls for school. Less than a year earlier, I’d sat in the plaza of the World Trade Center, eating hot dogs from a street vendor with my youngest daughter. I remembered the almost electric energy in the air as we sat there in the midst of New York’s financial district, and mourned the loss of such a vibrant place, and the lives that made it so.
Sometimes the moments are small, almost insignificant at the time they happen – the class you signed up for that inspired you to change direction in life, the book you picked up at the airport so you would have something to read on the plane that inspired you, the short-cut you decided to take that landed you in the middle of a traffic accident. Mostly, we never know the impact these chance decisions have on our life. What would have happened had we turned left instead of right? What if we’d had a different teacher, one who was less involved? Nevertheless, these also have the power to change our lives.
Maybe it was a gift you received that brought about change. I read a story once about a woman whose husband gave her a horse for Christmas. It opened up a new life for her and her family. They ended up moving to a new state and opening up a riding academy. Or how about the child who is given a paint set and discovers a talent that will define them for the rest of their life?
Some things change our life for a brief period of time, others alter it forever, and the beauty is, we never know when one of these things will come along.
In the fourth book in my Lothario Series, FOUR OF HEARTS, a gift request is the catalyst that changes the lives of four people. When Candace asks Ryan to tie her up for their one-year anniversary, she has no idea how the gift will change their lives. Unable to deny his wife anything, Ryan goes to their best friends, Richard and Fallon, for help, a decision that opens the door to a love they can’t ignore.
FOUR OF HEARTS is a story of a love so profound it will survive every obstacle thrown in its way. So, come aboard, and set sail on another Lothario adventure!
BLURB:
Marriage hasn’t tamed Candace Callahan’s sexual curiosity,something her husband Ryan is grateful for, but when she asks him to tie her up for her anniversary present, he knows he’s going to need the help of their friends, Richard Wolfe and his wife, Fallon.
Dr. Fallon Enright is the resident sex therapist aboard the Lothario -the cruise ship co-owned by her husband and Ryan Callahan. When Ryan asks to participate in one of their couple’s rope bondage classes, Richard isn’t sure it’s a good idea, but Fallon assures him all will be well.
What begins as innocent curiosity, blossoms into a polyamorous relationship none of them could have expected, but they are powerless to ignore. When the tabloids expose their new lifestyle, the foursome must choose between the love they feel for each other, or accepting society’s moral constraints.
EXCERPT:
Ryan froze with his lips against the pulse in Candace’s neck. His erection surged with new vigor against her stomach. Why couldn’t his wife ask for something easy for their anniversary? Something like diamonds, a villa in France, hell, even an expedition to the North Pole. The image in his brain coalesced, and he knew he would give her whatever she wanted.
“You want me to tie you up?” he asked as soon as he found his voice.
“Don’t even try to tell me it doesn’t excite you.” Candace wiggled her soft mound against his cock. “I felt that.”
He had no intention of denying his interest. Only a fool would, and Ryan Callahan was no fool. He continued his exploration of his wife’s creamy soft skin, all the while forming and reforming the new image in his head. His lips left her neck, slipped to her shoulder where he tasted every inch of skin, before angling lower toward the perfect swell of her breasts. His hands held hers pinned flat on either side of her head. He’d tied her hands once, when he’d spirited her away from the Lothario and onto the Vixen, but that had been role-playing more than anything else. He was pretty sure she had something more in mind. He hoped to God she did.
Her request shouldn’t have been a surprise. She’d spent a lot of time lately talking to his best friend’s wife. Rope bondage was Fallon’s new research topic, and a passion shared with her husband Richard. Ryan inched his way lower, and teased one nipple to a marble hard peak with his tongue, before taking it in his mouth. Candace drew in a sharp breath and arched her back, encouraging him to suck harder. He obliged his wife.
His wife. The moniker still sent a thrill through his body every time he thought, or said the word. Candace Callahan. His wife. God, what a wondrous thing that was. For nearly a year, she’d been his constant companion, his lover, his…everything. Before he met Candace, he’d been lost and alone, searching for something he couldn’t name. Now it had a name. Love.
“Well?” Candace prodded on a gasp as Ryan switched breasts, sucking the poor, neglected one in his mouth without preamble.
Surely, she knew the answer. He couldn’t deny her anything. Still, he made her wait for his reply. It wasn’t as if he hadn’t given it any thought himself. There wasn’t much he hadn’t imagined doing with Candace.
He released her hands and slid lower until he lay pillowed between her thighs. He brushed his thumbs over the neatly trimmed auburn triangle that drew him like a compass needle to magnetic north. The scent of her arousal filled his nostrils and fueled a primal need. He swept his tongue through her juices. She ground her swollen flesh against his face, and he knew she’d forgotten everything but this. He dedicated himself to keeping the status quo for the foreseeable future.
BUY LINKS:
Red Sage Publishing - www.eredsage.com/store/FourOfHearts.html
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Roz Lee has been married to her best friend, and high school sweetheart, for over three decades. These days she splits her time between their home in rural New Jersey, and Southern California, where her husband works. Even though she’s lived on both coasts, her heart lies in between, in Texas. A Texan by birth, she can trace her family back to the Republic of Texas. With roots that deep, she says, “You can’t ever really leave.”
Roz and her husband have two grown daughters they couldn’t be more proud of, and are currently raising an eleven-year-old Labrador Retriever, Betty Boop, who isn’t aware of her canine heritage.
Website - www.rozlee.net
Book Website - www.FourOfHearts.weebly.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/authorrozlee
Twitter - www.twitter.com/Iwriteromance
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Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Please Give A Warm Welcome to Linda, BLH's newest reviewer
Hi everyone! I’m Linda, the newest addition Book Lover's Hideaway.
Proud to be a blind-without-her-glasses book nerd with a serious chocolate addition. Currently trying to find herself in this crazy world. Certified Mind Ninja and Queen of the Procrastinators.
I belong to the places I’ve grown up and family traditions. I represent los libros in Spanish and the Libras of October. Books have also gained a very important spot on my life list.
I’ve grown up loving books. That came pretty naturally. My school library became the most sacred place, where I could step out of reality and into whole other world. You couldn’t find me without a much-loved book in hand. Now I'm currently obsessing over my kindle (when my friends aren't dragging me off to their latest adventure)!
I'm so excited to start reviewing here and I hope to make a lot more book-addicted friends!
Thanks Linda! Stay tuned for her reviews in the upcoming weeks....
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Cover Reveal Lethal Rider by Larissa Ione
Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 5 KB
Print Length: 400 pages
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (June 1, 2012)
Sold by: Hachette Book Group
Language: English
ASIN: B005SCSBQ0
Amazon Summary:
They're here.They ride.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Born of a match between good and evil, four siblings stand between hell's minions and everything they want to destroy. They are the Lords of Deliverance, and they have the power to ward off Doomsday . . . or let it ride . . .
LETHAL RIDER
Thanatos, the most deadly Horseman of the Apocalypse, has endured thousands of years of celibacy to prevent the end of days. But just one night with the wickedly sexy Aegis Guardian, ReganCooper, shatters centuries of resolve. Yet their passion comes with a price. And Thanatos must face a truth more terrifying than an apocalypse-he's about to become a father.
Demon-slayer Regan Cooper never imagined herself the maternal type, but with the fate of the world hanging in the balance she had no choice but to seduce Thanatos and bear his child. Now, as the final battle draws closer and his rage at being betrayed is overshadowed by an undeniable passion for the mother of his child, Thanatos has a life-shattering realization: To save the world, he must sacrifice the only thing he's ever wanted-a family.
I am so excited for this book though it doesn't come out until June,2012. Also a quick reminder book 2, Immortal Rider comes out November 22nd.
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