Woo-Hoo!! I Love Getting Swag...

I got these great Lara Adrian and Gena Showalter bookmarks courtesy of Underworld Love Addiction Blog!!! Thanks so much!! :)

Can't Wait For These New Releases From Harlequin...

September 1, 2012 Harlequin Releases / AMAZON

SAVAGE REDEMPTION by Alexis Morgan / AMAZON
When gunfire erupts just outside the gates of the O'Day estate, chief of security Conlan Shea is first on the scene. With bared fangs, the half vampire, half human gently turns the wounded victim over only to find himself staring into the exquisite turquoise eyes of the woman who ripped his heart out three years ago. 

THE HIGHLANDER'S STOLEN TOUCH by Terri Brisbin
Ciara Robertson has loved formidable Highlander Tavis MacLerie all her life. She watched, brokenhearted, while he married and lost another. Now, finally of marriageable age, Ciara throws her heart at his feet…. /  AMAZON

 TO LOVE, HONOR AND BETRAY by Jennie Lucas
Holding her wilting bouquet, Callie waits for her groom—her best friend, a man she'd never kissed, or even wanted to kiss.
But once the eminently powerful Eduardo knows about the bump concealed under Callie's oversize, secondhand wedding dress, there's no way he's going to let her walk up the aisle with someone else. / AMAZON

COLTON DESTINY by Justine Davis / AMAZON
A series of kidnappings of Amish teenage girls hits too close to home for FBI agent Emma Colton. The dark violence of her world has touched the simple Amish community neighboring her hometown—and she's determined to make things right.

Titles obtained per Harlequin Facebook

Harlequin Website/Store

Woo-Hoo!!! My Blog Mentioned In An Add For The First Time...

I'm so excited!!! This is the first time, that I know of, that my blog has been mentioned in an add!!!
Thanks Karla, Swept Away By Romance Blog, for letting me know!!!

Can't Wait For This New Release: Shades Of Gray by Maya Banks...

January 1, 2013 / AMAZON

They live by night.

P.J. and Cole were sharpshooting rivals on the same KGI team and enjoyed a spirited, uncomplicated camaraderie. Until the night they gave in to their desires and suddenly took their relationship one step further. In the aftermath of their one night stand, they’re called up on a mission that goes terribly wrong, and P.J. walks away from KGI, determined not to drag her teammates into the murky shadows she’s poised to delve into.

Six months later, Cole hasn’t given up his search for P.J., and he’s determined to bring her back home where she belongs. Bent on vengeance, P.J. is on a mission that will plunge her into a serpentine game of payback and make her question everything she’s ever believed in. Cole—and the rest of their team—refuse to let her go it alone. Even if it means sacrificing their loyalty to KGI and their very lives…

Snippets from Maya Banks Facebook:

PJ to Cole: 

He was one ball of pissed-off alpha male.

Cole to PJ:

Beautiful? Hell, she was fucking gorgeous. But Cole liked her just fine in camo with face paint on. He’d fantasized a few times about taking her to bed, stripping off her fatigues and getting her face paint all over both of them.

Cole and Steele:

“Cole, a word,” Steele said tersely.

Cole turned and met his team leader’s gaze. Steele motioned toward the door and then left the war room. Cole followed him outside and then a short distance away before they both halted.

“What’s so top secret?” Cole asked.

“Don’t be a smart-ass,” Steele said sharply. “I need you to have your head on straight if you’re going to be a part of this.”

Cole frowned. “Wait just a damn minute.”

Steele pinned him with his forceful gaze. “No, you wait a minute. Don’t act like you haven’t gone to shit in the last months. You look like something the cat dragged in. You’ve lost weight. You look like you haven’t slept in a month. You won’t do P.J. a damn bit of good if you can’t perform your function within the team. We don’t need a goddamn hero, Cole. What we need is an efficient team to go in and take care of business without allowing our emotions to rule.”

Cole wanted to argue. Damn but he wanted to tell Steele to shove it up his ass, but his team leader was right and Cole knew it.

“I get it,” Cole said gruffly. “I’m in. You aren’t doing this without me.”

Steele held up a finger. “The only reason I’m letting you in on this is because I know if I sideline you, you’ll only go off on your own and then you’ll get in the way. I’m not losing P.J. and I’m damn well not losing you either. I’m keeping this team together if it kills me.”

Woo-Hoo!!! I am a HUGE fan of Maya Banks and of the KGI series!!! I cannot wait for this book!! I love the cover even though this is not what I pictured PJ and Cole to look like in my head. I am glad that Maya decided to put PJ on this cover instead of just a HOT SEXY guy!! LOL ;)

Maya Banks Website


KGI Series Books 1 thru 5

Sexy Covers: Killing Time by Cindy Gerard...

January 29, 2013 (One Eyed Jacks Series Book #1)

Love this cover--so sexy!!! Can't wait for this new series!!

Cindy Gerard Website

Cover per Cindy Gerard's Facebook 

Can't Wait For This New Release: The Reluctant Virgin by Stacey Espino...

Release Date: July 30, 2012 / Bookstrand

Ride 'Em Hard Series Book #6

Cindy Taylor has reinvented herself after a childhood she’d rather forget. It’s seven years later when she’s forced to return to her hometown on business. She’s a new woman with the same deep seated vulnerabilities thanks to her disability. 
Her regular client, Josh, and two men from her past, Matthew and Chance, are all hell bent on making her theirs. But Cindy can’t bring herself to reveal her secret, choosing to live a lie instead. She wants nothing more than to experience the sexual fantasies these men promise, but her fear of rejection is just as strong. 
Cindy will have to overcome her personal demons if she’s to experience the happily ever after she was certain would pass her by. It’s a race against time because the men won’t wait around forever, and Cindy is the most reluctant virgin.


I am a big fan of Stacey Espino. She writes some of the best fun-sexy-steamy-hot reads.  Everyone needs to read books like that!!!  I like the sound of this one (Is this title and cover the best or what?? LOL).  I haven't had the chance to read this series yet--I definitely need to catch up!! :)

Stacey Espino Website

Ride 'Em Hard Series Books 1 thru 5 / AMAZON / Bookstrand 

Reviewed: Packing Heat by Kele Moon...

AMAZON

Dark and brooding firefighter Brad Archer has spent months denying his attraction to his roommate, Police Officer Gavin Connolly. Gavin is just the kind of guy he likes, tall, tough and buff enough to actually handle Brad’s big size and rough nature.
To hide his real feelings Brad holds the handsome, seemingly straight cop at arms length until a shooting at work leaves Gavin a little too vulnerable to ignore. What starts out as a simple attempt to comfort his roommate blows up into something wild, sexual and wholly unexpected when Gavin wants more from Brad than a strong, firefighter’s shoulder to lean.
The sexual magnetism drawing the two of them together forces secrets to be revealed and though the sex is mind-blowing it may not be worth weathering the storms their relationship could stir up. In order to protect him Brad realizes he loves Gavin enough to let him go. The problem is—The stubborn cop may not let him.

LOVED IT!!!

I love love love this book!!!! What could be better then a story about a sexy cop and an equally sexy firefighter?? LOL  Brad and Gavin *sigh*.  Such a great fun, emotional, sexy, hot, steamy read that I absolutely loved. Packing Heat entertained me from the start and left me smiling at the end. If I wasn't already a HUGE fan of Kele Moon, I definitely would be after reading Packing Heat!!! I highly recommend reading and this will be a definite reread for me. 5 out of 5 rating. :)
I love this cover!!! ;)


Kele Moon Website

Can't Wait For This New Release: Lena's Happily Ever After by Dixie Lynn Dwyer...

Release Date: July 30, 2012 / Bookstrand

Town Of Pearl Series Book #3

Lena’s learned a lot living on the streets of Detroit. She’s making progress when a gang leader attempts to claim her. She fights him off then runs for her life. Lena winds up in a place called Pearl, where caring people reside and ménage relationships surround her.

     The big hearted Dr. Jones, convinces her to work for him. His son, Deputy Kenny Jones, thinks she’s trouble but sparks begin to fly immediately.

She meets his brothers Quinn and Blake Jones and they are demanding and total Alpha males too.

Then she meets their estranged brother, Bryant Jones. He’s an x Marine, filled with anger and venom as he cuts all ties with his family. Until Lena comes along and takes a job caring for Bryant’s house. He’s mean and nasty but just as good looking as his brothers and they all want her.

But trust doesn’t come easy and soon her past calls her back to Detroit and the men refuse to let he go.

Dixie Lynn Dwyer Website

Town Of Pearl Series Books 1 and 2 / AMAZON / BOOKSTRAND

Laughter...Like A Ketchup Bottle Video...HILARIOUS!!!

I found this on Cherise Sinclair's Facebook page and had to share it!!! 

It's HILARIOUS!!!

I am still LOL...

Teaser Tuesday: A Life Interrupted by Kristi Loucks...

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading. This meme is simple and fun, you just pick up your current read, flip to a random page, and choose 1 or 2 teaser sentences to share! Here are the guidelines:

• Grab Your Current Read
• Open to a random page
• Pick two “teaser” sentences from that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO SHARE SPOILERS! (make sure what you share doesn’t give too much away. You don’t want to ruin the book for other readers)
• INCLUDE the TITLE & AUTHOR too, so other TT participants can add the book to their TBR and wish-lists! If possible, add the page number.

Today’s teaser comes from A Life Interrupted by Kristi Loucks, published by Booktango.

Twenty-four months. It had been exactly two years since Shay had last seen Jared BelaForte, the man that she loved. Some days, it felt like an eternity. And in others, she would wake up and smell his scent surrounding her like he had been at her side moments before. The only thing that she could count on from day to day was that she missed him. (1% Kindle)


Kristi Loucks is a new author for me. This sounds like a great story. I just started reading so I didn't want to spoil anything for me by going too far into the book and I thought this was such an emotional opening. 
What do you think?? Sounds good right?? I shared mine now it's time to share your teaser!! :)

AMAZON

“Jared BelaForte spent his life protecting the people he loves and the place he calls home working for a government appointed task force called The Greater Wilmington First Response Team or GWRT. A group comprised of his friend and half brother, Dylan Spencer. his father’s old partner on the Police Force, Alex Kelley and his cousin Jules Devereaux. Rounding out the team was Shay McElroy, a profiler who also happened to be the love of his life.

Everything seemed perfect in his life, he had love, friends and family surrounding him and his team was on the verge of putting an end to the reign of a known trafficker who dealt in drugs and women. But in one moment, the man Jared had spent years trying to put away interrupted that life. 
Sergei Dolenov is that man. He deals in drugs and dolls, a family business you might say. He had been able to stay under the radar in the sleepy port of North Carolina that he called home these days. But when the Governor put together a task force to disrupt his business, he took on a new target. Jared BelaForte.
After two years of torture and pain, Jared believed he would die in Dolenov’s “care”. But just when all hope is lost, an opportunity to escape presents itself. Two years to the day, Dylan got the phone call. Jared was in the local ER, and he was alive. Jared also learns that there was one other person that was left behind when he went missing, his little girl Sera, just 17 months old. She was the glue that held Shay together when all seemed lost to her.
Can he pick up the pieces before the man responsible returns to finish the job he started?”


PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT with either the link to your own Teaser Tuesdays post, or share your ‘teasers’ in a comment here (if you don’t have a blog). Thanks!


I found Teaser Tuesday at Book Savvy Babe.

Check out Kristi on Goodreads and Twitter.

Reviewed Acrobat by Mary Calmes...

AMAZON

Forty-five-year-old English professor Nathan Qells is very good at making people feel important. What he’s not very good at is sticking around afterward. He’s a nice guy; he just doesn’t feel things the way other people do. So even after all the time he’s spent taking care of Michael, the kid across the hall, he doesn’t realize that Michael’s mob muscle uncle and guardian, Andreo Fiore, has slowly been falling in love with him.

Dreo has bigger problems than getting Nate to see him as a potential partner. He’s raising his nephew, trying to leave his unsavory job, and starting his own business, a process made infinitely more difficult when a series of hits takes out some key underworld players. Still, Dreo is determined to build a life he can be proud of—a life with Nate as a cornerstone. A life that is starting to look like exactly what Nate has been looking for. Unfortunately for Dreo—and for Nate—the last hits were just part of a major reorganization, and Dreo’s obvious love for Nate has made him a target too.

LOVED IT!!!

This is my first time reading Mary Calmes but it will definitely not be the last. I love her style of writing in Acrobat and she has surely gained a fan. 

I will be totally honest, I was hesitant going into this book as to whether I was going to like it or not. Although I love menage romances, I have only read 1 other book that was strictly M/M with no F involved and I did like it but I just wasn't sure that I wanted to read anymore. Acrobat seemed like such an interesting story that I just couldn't not read it. 
I loved this book right from the start!! I was immediately pulled into the story through the amazing characters and taken on such an entertaining journey that I couldn't put it down and definitely didn't want Acrobat to end!! Nate (*sighs*), Melissa, Ben, Dreo (*sighs*), Michael and a continuing list of great secondary characters took me with them on this journey towards a HEA and I was so grateful!! Such a great book and I look forward to reading more from Mary Calmes. I would definitely recommend this book and it will be going into my keeper pile to be reread. I wanted to thank Mary Calmes because through Acrobat she opened my eyes to how much I was missing by skipping over M/M stories.  5 out of 5 rating.  

****Copy received from NetGalley -- Thank you!! :)


Mary Calmes Blog 

Sexy Shoe Bathtub...

I want this so bad...It is a high-heel bathtub!!! :)

Puppy Love...

So Cute!!!  Per Life With Dogs...

Lusting For Covers: Call Me Wild by Robin Kaye...

Lusting for Covers is a weekly meme, held on Sunday, that allows bloggers to share their current cover obsession with fellow book lovers.  

Choose your own book cover that you've fallen in "lust" with in the past week. It can be new, old, a reprint, or even a book that is not yet out-- it's all up to you! If you find a cover that catches your eye, then showcase it on your blog, and let others see the pretty covers out there. 

(OPTIONAL): Besides posting the picture of the book cover you chose, it's nice to provide the book summary, title, author, or a website link for the book. It's not required, but it can help you readers' to add more books to their own list! A brief "Why I choose this cover" is also appreciated, but not required. 

                  This meme is hosted by TBQ @ TBQ's Book Palace.

Here's my candidate for the week:

AMAZON / August 7, 2012

She doesn't know a single thing about relationships...

Unemployed sportswriter Jessie James plans to make a killing writing a bestselling romance novel. She's never read one, but really, how hard can it be? Moving cross-country to a borrowed house in Idaho, Jessie starts her research with the first gorgeous guy she runs into...

Luckily, he knows everything...

Sports doctor Fisher Kincaid notices Jessie right away--the transplanted Easterner sticks out like a sore thumb in the small town. When he discovers she's researching attraction and romance, he graciously offers himself as a test subject. That's when everything starts to go wrong, and they both find out how much they need a few good lessons in love...


Click here to read Chapter One.

I love this series and I am a HUGE fan of Robin Kaye. I can't wait for Call Me Wild. I think this is a sexy sweet cover. I love that his arms are around her and they are kind of windblown and messy--not perfect. I also like the water in the background. 

Now it's your turn!! What cover are you currently lusting for? 

PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT with either the link to your own Lusting for Covers post, or share your ‘lust’ in a comment here (if you don’t have a blog). I would love to see the cover you choose. Thanks!


Robin Kaye Website


Books 1 thru 5 in the series

Reviewed Indelibly Intimate by Regina Cole...

AMAZON

Quinn LaBrea got ditched. Her jerkwad ex-boyfriend trashed her credit and left behind a mountain of debt. Worse, his initials are tattooed on her thigh, an ugly-ass reminder of her utter failure at life. Not to mention her horrible taste in men.

Hamilton Dean—”Hammer” at his tattoo shop—may be an unlikely white knight, with his piercings and bad-boy persona, but he takes one look at Quinn and knows exactly what she needs. A new tattoo to cover the old one? Easy. A place to stay when her power’s cut? Done. A night filled with hot, sweaty sex and mind-blowing orgasms? Hell yeah.

Addicted to Quinn’s touch, Hammer brings her to the Inktastic Tattoo Convention. In his booth where anyone could see, in the hotel where it’s just them, anywhere and everywhere, Hammer has to have her. But he wants to give Quinn so much more than mindless pleasure and multiple orgasms. He offers her forever, if she has the courage to take it.

LOVED IT!!!

Regina Cole is a new author for me and she has definitely gained a new fan!!! I loved Indelibly Intimate. It had romance, conflict, HOT sex scenes, a sexy tattooed H/h, and a HEA. I couldn't ask for anything more-well maybe an epilogue a few years ahead. LOL ;)
I loved Hammer-he was such a great character-all tattooed, bald, sexy, bad-ass on the outside and all gooey on the inside. *sigh* So good.
Indelibly Intimate was just a great, sexy, fun, read that entertained me the entire time and I would definitely recommend reading. It will surely be a reread for me that has earned a place in my keeper pile. I look forward to reading more from Regina Cole. 5 out of 5 rating. 

"He looked like a genuine badass-shaved head, plenty of muscles, dangerous smile and a magnetism that threatened to rip her from her axis."

"Gorgeous tattoos and that perfectly formed man ass" (lol...love it!!)

"Vincent Vibrator"  (OMG..so funny)

"He was like one of those carbon-water filters. All her bad things went through him and came back good."

Regina Cole Website

Reviewed Forever and a Day by Jill Shalvis...

July 31, 2012  AMAZON Lucky Harbor Series Book #6

LOVE CAN HAPPEN IN A HEARTBEAT.
Grace never thought she’d be starting her life over from scratch. Losing everything has landed her in Lucky Harbor, working as a dog walker for overwhelmed ER doctor Josh Scott. But the day his nanny fails to show up, Grace goes from caring for Josh’s loveable mutt to caring for his rambunctious kids. Soon Grace is playing house with the sexy single dad…
With so many people depending on him, Josh has no time for anything outside of his clinic and family–until Grace arrives in town. Now this brainy blonde is turning his life inside out and giving a whole new meaning to the phrase “good bedside manner.” Josh and Grace don’t know if what they have can last. But in a town like Lucky Harbor, a lifetime of love starts with just one day…

BEST OF THE BEST!!!

I am a HUGE Jill Shalvis fan!! She writes some of the best romances laced with humor that I have read. I love this series-it is one of my favorites from her. I have to say that Forever and a Day is my favorite not just of this series but of all her books!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE this book. 
The scenes in the beginning with Grace, Tank and Josh are so incredibly funny that I couldn't help but laugh out loud!! I love Josh and Grace(which shocked me because up till now it was Sawyer and Chloe who had captured my heart). Josh and Grave have such a fun, romantic and sexy as hell relationship. Their characters just pulled me in from the first page and never let go until the last. The epilogue was one of my favorites--so sweet!! The secondary characters added so much to this story, especially Toby and Tank!! LOL This book is exactly why I am such a HUGE fan and continue to read anything Jill Shalvis!!!
Forever and a Day is just a heartwarming, funny, romantic, sexy read with lovable characters that pull you into the story. I definitely had a smile on my face after reading it. An AWESOME read that I would highly recommend and that I will definitely be rereading!! I so hope that this is no the end of the series because I'm so not ready to say goodbye yet!!! :)

BEST OF THE BEST rating. 

***ARC copy received from NetGalley

Jill Shalvis Website

The Lucky Harbor Series Books 1 thru 5 AMAZON

Reviewed: At Last by Jill Shalvis...

Lucky Harbor Series Book #5 AMAZON

HER LOVE HAS COME ALONG . . . 

Amy Michaels loves her new life in Lucky Harbor. A waitress in the local diner, she's looking forward to her first weekend hike through the mountains. But when a wrong turn takes her off the trail, she finds herself up close and personal with forest ranger Matt Bowers. And even though she's tempted to kiss that sexy smile right off his face, she won't make the mistake of getting involved with the town heartthrob.
A former cop whose life went south, Matt doesn't let anyone get too close. But something about the feisty beauty caught his eye the moment he first saw her in the diner. After a hot night under a starry sky, Matt can't deny their attraction-or the fact that for the first time in a long time, he feels the stirrings of something more. Now it's up to Matt to help Amy see that, no matter what is in their past, together they can build a future in Lucky Harbor.

LOVED IT!!!

I love Jill Shalvis's style of writing. She writes some of the most romantic, heartwarming, sexy, funny stories. She also happens to write some of the best ALPHA MALE heroes that I have read. Her characters make me laugh out loud and can bring me to tears on the way to their HEA. I am a HUGE fan of hers and I love this series. It is one of my favorites. 
I have been wanting to read about Matt Bowers's character since he was first introduced and I was not disappointed!! Matt and Amy were perfect together and I was absorbed into the story through them. The great secondary characters and scenery brought the story to life for me. 
I loved the camaraderie between Matt, Ty and Josh. So funny. I also loved the whole back story of Amy's grandmom and how it effected Amy. So good. 
At Last was such a great read and everything that I come to expect and love about Jill Shalvis's books. Can't wait to read Josh and Grace's story!!! I am so hoping that the Luck Harbor series continues after their book. I don't want it to end yet!! 5 out of 5 rating. :)

***ARC provided by NetGalley. 


Jill Shalvis Website

The Lucky Harbor Series Books 1 thru 4 AMAZON