Cover Reveal Puzzle Piece: Five Ways to Fall by K.A. Tucker

Posted in Cover Reveals by Lacey

Today we have the first puzzle piece of the cover to K.A. Tucker’s upcoming book in her Ten Tiny Breaths series, Five Ways to Fall! A new puzzle piece will be revealed each day leading up to February 5^th. On February 5^th, K.A. Tucker will reveal the entire cover and an excerpt on her site, so make sure to follow other blogs and the author to get the complete cover!

Five Ways to Fall by K.A. Tucker
Ten Tiny Breaths #4 (full reading order below)
Release Date: June 24th 2014

Sometimes you can’t change—and sometimes you just don’t want to. Discover Ben’s side of the story in this fourth novel by the beloved, top-selling indie author of Ten Tiny Breaths, One Tiny Lie, and Four Seconds to Lose.

Purple-haired, sharp-tongued Reese MacKay knows all about making the wrong choice; she’s made plenty of them in her twenty-odd-years. So when her impulsive, short-lived marriage ends in heartbreak, she decides it’s time for a change. She moves to Miami with the intention of hitting reset on her irresponsible life, and she does quite well…aside from an epically humiliating one-night stand in Cancun with a hot blond bouncer named Ben. Thank God she can get on a plane and leave that mistake behind her.

Football scholarship and frat parties with hot chicks? Part of charmer Ben Morris’s plan. Blown knee that kills any hope of a professional football career? So not part of the plan. Luckily Ben has brains to go with his knockout looks and magnetism. After three long years of balancing law school with his job as a bouncer at Penny’s Palace, he’s ready to lead a more mature life—until his first day of work, when he finds himself in the office of that crazy, hot chick he met in Cancun. The one he hasn’t stopped thinking about.

If Ben truly were a smart guy, he’d stay clear of Reese. She’s the boss’s stepdaughter and it’s been made very clear that office romances are grounds for dismissal. Plus, rumor has it she’s trouble. The only problem is, he likes trouble, especially when it’s so good-looking…

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Series Order: Ten Tiny Breaths series

#1 ~ Ten Tiny Breaths: My Review • Ebook • Paperback • Goodreads
#2 ~ One Tiny Lie: Ebook • Paperback • Goodreads
#3 ~ Four Seconds to Lose: Ebook • Paperback • Goodreads
#4 ~ Five Ways to Fall: Ebook • Paperback • Goodreads

Born in small-town Ontario, Kathleen published her first book at the age of six with the help of her elementary school librarian and a box of crayons. She is a voracious reader and the farthest thing from a genre-snob, loving everything from High Fantasy to Chick Lit. Kathleen currently resides in a quaint small town outside of Toronto with her husband, two beautiful girls, and an exhausting brood of four-legged creatures.

Blog • Website • Facebook • Twitter • Goodreads • Atria

29Jan2014

Blog Tour + Guest Post & Giveaway: Savor by Monica Murphy

Posted in Blog Tours, Giveaways by Lacey

We are so happy to be a part of the SAVOR blog tour! On today’s stop, we have a special guest post from the author, Monica Murphy, all about the appeal of billionaire bachelors! And don’t forget to enter the giveaway for a signed set of The Billionaire Bachelor Club Series!

Savor by Monica Murphy
Series: Billionaire Bachelors Club #3 (full reading order below)
Publication date: January 21st 2014
Publisher: Avon Impulse

New York Times bestselling author Monica Murphy concludes her sexy Billionaire Bachelors Club series with a fiery romance that refuses to be left at the office…

Bryn James can’t take much more. Smart, sexy Matthew DeLuca is everything she wants in a man, but he’s also her boss—the youngest, hottest vineyard owner in the Napa Valley—and he doesn’t see her as anything more than his shy assistant. That’s all about to change. Armed with a hot new look and an attitude to match, Bryn is determined to catch Matt’s eye… professionalism be damned.

With his winery’s grand reopening approaching, Matt is trying to stay focused, but Bryn is suddenly making it very difficult. He’s always thought her prim demeanor effortlessly sexy, but Matt can’t deny that her transformation is jaw-dropping …and going to make it very difficult to keep his hands to himself.

But when one thing leads to another and suddenly Matt is stripping Bryn bare, he’ll be faced with the biggest risk of his career—and his heart. Can he convince her—and himself—that this might just be more than a no-strings office affair?

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Amazon US • Amazon CAN • Amazon UK • Barnes and Noble • iTunes

The appeal of Billionaire Bachelors

Who doesn’t love a billionaire? Well, I’m sure there are plenty of readers out there who don’t find them that appealing and I can respect that. We all have different tastes and that’s what makes life so interesting, right?

But me? I love a sexy billionaire. I love that it’s still a major trend in romance right now and hasn’t gone away yet. Oh, I love me a regular guy type of romance. I do. Yet there’s something about a man who can have anything he wants, who can buy houses, businesses, yachts, anything…and he always treats his girl like a princess. That’s some major fantasy going on right there.

I think some of the appeal when it comes to billionaires is that they’re like that elusive prince we were told to go in search of when we were little girls. I was raised on Disney movies (Cinderella was a personal favorite) and I wanted to be that girl whose foot fit in the shoe. I remember being envious of Princess Diana. Not because Prince Charles was a hot piece (I mean, come on) but that gown she wore when they were married—to die for. She was a freaking princess and she lived in a giant palace. She gave birth to the future king of England. I thought that was so romantic.

Of course, I had no idea that Prince Charles was a cheating jerk and Diana was a bit of a mess until many years later. I was caught up in the fantasy of it all, you know? Then reality had to come along and stomp its big muddy feet all over my pretty imaginings.

That’s what a billionaire hero in romance books represents to me at least. That gorgeous, sexy prince who’ll fall madly in love with his fair maiden and do anything to make her his. Anything…

In my BILLIONAIRE BACHELORS CLUB series, my three billionaires Archer, Gage and Matt are very sure of themselves. They’re successful businessmen, attractive…they can have anything they want. With Matt though, the hero from the last book in the series SAVOR, he’s not as white knight, I’m gonna make her mine, damn it as the other two. He’s rather conflicted you see.

His fair maiden works for him. And she’s a bit of a mystery. It’s hard for Matt to get a read on Bryn and he’s never had that sort of trouble before. Plus…she’s his assistant and he knows those are treacherous waters he’s wading into.

Bryn has had trouble before with sexist bosses and she doesn’t want to take that risk again. But she’s as drawn to Matt as he’s drawn to her and soon their growing chemistry is too big for them to ignore…

So while Matt may not be as aggressive as Archer and Gage, he certainly knows what he wants. And once he realizes that Bryn wants him too, nothing will stop him from having her. *swoon*

Reading Order: Billionaire Bachelors Club series

#1 ~ Crave: Ebook • Paperback • Goodreads
#2 ~ Torn: Ebook • Paperback • Goodreads
#3 ~ Savor: Ebook • Paperback • Goodreads
#3.5 ~ Intoxicated: Ebook • Goodreads

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Monica Murphy is a native Californian who lives in the foothills below Yosemite. A wife and mother of three, she writes New Adult and contemporary romance for Bantam and Avon. She is the author of One Week Girlfriend and Second Chance Boyfriend.

Website • Blog • Twitter • Facebook • Goodreads • Amazon Page

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SAVOR Blog Tour Schedule

January 22
Tiffany Talks Books-Review
Book Addict Mumma-Review
Keep Calm & Read Romance-Review
Books Over boys-Author Interview

January 23
Reading Between the Wines-Excerpt
BestSellers & BestStellars-Review
Romance Addict-Excerpt & Review
The Secret Book Brat-Review

January 24
Hesperia Loves Books-DreamCast & Review
Shh Moms Reading-Excerpt & Review
As the Page Turns-Review
Book Angel Booktopia-Fun & Different Idea! & Review

January 25
Reviews by Tammy & Kim-Playlist & Review
Ramblings From This Chick-Review
Sarah’s Bookshelf-Review
My Favorite Things-Review

January 26
Sofia Loves Books-Review
Made For You Book Reviews-Excerpt & Review
About that Story-Excerpt
Movies, Shows N Books-Author Interview

January 27
Madison Says-Review
All Romance Reviews-Author Interview & Review
Reading Rainblog-Review
Cocktails & Books-Review

January 28
Stuck in Books-Character Interview & Review
G & C Book Blog-Review
Mommy’s Late Night Book Up-Review
Smut Book Junkie-Guest Post

January 29
Mrs. Leif’s Two Fangs About It-Excerpt
BookLover’s LaceyCat-Guest Post
Just Booked-Review

January 30
Naughty & Nice Book Blog-Guest Post & Review
Rumpled Sheets-Review
Mary Elizabeth’s Crazy Book Obsession-Review
Waves of Fiction-Author Interview & Review

January 31
True Story Book Blog-Fun & Different Idea! & Review
The Autumn Review-Review
Read That-Review
Submit & Devour-Review

28Jan2014

Release Day Review: Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi

Posted in 4 hearts, Reviews by Lacey

Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi
Series: Under the Never Sky #3 (full reading order below)
Publication Date: January 28th 2014
Purchase: Ebook • Hardcover
Source: I received an ARC from the publisher (HarperCollins) in exchange for an honest review

The earth-shattering conclusion to Veronica Rossi’s “masterpiece” Under the Never Sky trilogy and sequel to the New York Times bestselling Through the Ever Night (Examiner.com).

Their love and their leadership have been tested. Now it’s time for Perry and Aria to unite the Dwellers and the Outsiders in one last desperate attempt to bring balance to their world.

The race to the Still Blue has reached a stalemate. Aria and Perry are determined to find this last safe-haven from the Aether storms before Sable and Hess do-and they are just as determined to stay together.

Meanwhile, time is running out to rescue Cinder, who was abducted by Hess and Sable for his unique abilities. And when Roar returns to camp, he is so furious with Perry that he won’t even look at him, and Perry begins to feel like they have already lost.

Out of options, Perry and Aria assemble a team to mount an impossible rescue mission-because Cinder isn’t just the key to unlocking the Still Blue and their only hope for survival, he’s also their friend. And in a dying world, the bonds between people are what matter most.

In this final book in her stunning Under the Never Sky trilogy, Veronica Rossi raises the stakes to their absolute limit and brings her epic love story to an unforgettable close.

Into the Still Blue is the EPIC conclusion to the fantastic Under the Never Sky series by Veronica Rossi, and wow, it didn’t disappoint! I had high hopes for this book, and it was nearly perfect. Perry and Aria are so dear to me, after reading their journey that was filled with action, romance, and thrills. I had a wonderful time reading Into the Still Blue, but I have to admit, I’m incredibly sad to be leaving Perry, Aria, and their world.

It had been a while since I last read Through the Ever Night (which is my favorite of the series), so I couldn’t remember much about what happened before Into the Still Blue, but luckily, Veronica Rossi is a brilliant storyteller. She managed to have me catching up quite quickly and effortlessly. It’s so easy to get sucked into this dystopian world, to get hooked onto Aria and Perry’s journey toward the Still Blue. There’s action in every scene, and the book kept me at the edge of my seat the whole time while reading. I just couldn’t put the book down! I was hooked on every word, every page, and I just can’t get over the storytelling! The writing is phenomenal–Veronica Rossi writes in dual third-person POV, and she works it. She’s probably one of the few authors I actually really like and am impressed with who write in this style.

Perry and Aria are put to the final test–they have to unite the Outsiders and Dwellers and get everyone to the Still Blue, all the while trying to get back Cinder from Sable, the evil Blood Lord who killed Perry’s sister and who wants total control of all Outsiders and Dwellers. Sable kidnapped Cinder, who is the only known person who can combat the deadly aether that ravages their world. There is just so much that goes on in this book, but it’s also so easy to keep up. All of the characters go through hell and back all to find a better future–friendships are put to the test, there are betrayals that shock the hell out of you, revelations that you never see coming, and SO MUCH MORE! I can’t even describe how heart-pounding and exhilarating it was to read this book.

I LOVE the characters! Perry, Aria, ROAR(!!), and even Soren are the ones who make this book, this series, special. You feel all the emotions that they feel as well, and you cheer for them over and over again. Each character is unique and complex and so real. They come alive off the pages–Veronica Rossi has created the most incredible cast of characters that I will miss dearly! And one of the top things that I will miss too? The BROMANCE between Perry and Roar. 😉

And have I mentioned how much I love Aria and Perry? They were wonderful in the first two books, and it’s no different in this final one. I loved them even more in Into the Still Blue, where they’re actions really show how much they’ve grown. As I was reading, it all came back to me how much I really cared for these two characters. They’ve endeared themselves to me, through their actions, words, and love. God, I just love the romance between Perry and Aria. The love they have for each other is rock-solid, something that strengthens them and gives them hope for a brighter future, and it’s just beautiful. And yet at the same time, Aria and Perry are brilliant as individuals as well. But still, who doesn’t love a good romance? And this one is sooo good!

“What I was trying to say,” he whispered, “is that I see you in everything. There isn’t a word for you that means enough, because you’re everything to me.”

Perry makes me swoon so. freaking. hard.

I never wanted the book to end–but when it did, I was smiling so hard. I LOVED the ending! It was so beautiful and heartwarming and believable. Fans of the series won’t be disappointed with this brilliant final book. And if you haven’t read this series yet, you must! The Under the Never Sky series stands out in the dystopian genre, and is a must read.

4 hearts–loved it, but I can’t give a 5 because it didn’t have the same oomph as the second book!

Reading Order: Under the Never Sky series

#0.5 ~ Roar and Liv: Ebook • Goodreads
#1 ~ Under the Never Sky: Ebook • Hardcover • Paperback • Goodreads
#2 ~ Through the Ever Night: Ebook • Hardcover • Paperback • Goodreads
#2.5 ~ Brooke: Ebook • Goodreads
#3 ~ Into the Still Blue: Ebook • Hardcover • Goodreads

28Jan2014

Release Day Launch + Excerpt & Giveaway: Seeking Her by Cora Carmack

Posted in Giveaways, Spotlight by Lacey

We are so excited to share in the Release Day Launch and giveaway for Cora Carmack’s SEEKING HER!! SEEKING HER is a novella in Cora’s bestselling Finding It Series, published by William Morrow (an imprint of HarperCollins)! Go out and grab your copy today!

Seeking Her by Cora Carmack
Series: Losing It #3.5
Release date: January 28th 2014

Jackson Hunt gets his turn in this Finding It prequel novella …

Jackson Hunt hasn’t been out of the military for long, but he needs to get a job and find a sense of normalcy if he is going to keep his demons at bay. The job that falls into his lap, though, is anything but normal.

Becoming bodyguard (and babysitter) to spoiled rich girl Kelsey Summers isn’t exactly what he had in mind, but it’s a chance to travel, to get away. The catch: Kelsey’s father doesn’t want her to know she’s being followed.

She’s vibrant and infuriating, exciting and reckless, mysterious and familiar. When Jackson sees her falling into the same patterns he suffered years ago, he decides it’s time to stop watching and help her instead. But getting to know Kelsey is more difficult than he thought, especially because the more he knows her, the more he wants her.

Buy Links:
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Excerpt

I was going to have to find some way to cope with this. If not, I was better off calling Mr. Summers and suggesting he find someone else to take over his daughter-watch.

I felt a pang of something at that thought. It was a general kind of discomfort, and I wasn’t sure whether it was the thought of returning home or something else that made that thought so unappealing.

After the cooling walk earlier, and now standing under the cool, calming rush of water, it was easier to think that I could control myself, but I knew better. It always seemed easier in my head than it really was.

I wiped the water from my eyes, and tried to think of some other way to deal. There was always the hope that Kelsey would get bored. That she would mellow out. If she only partied a couple nights a week, I should be able to resist. But that seemed unlikely.

All that restless energy; the way she’d soaked up the attention from the people around her. I couldn’t see her giving that up. And it was working for her. She was still in the phase where partying made her feel good. That was the one thing that helped me stay clean. The few times I’d slipped up since I started the program had left me miserable and angry, and even more frustrated than when I started. I’d found new ways to chase the high. And maybe that wasn’t any healthier, not when one way involved being in the midst of flying bullets.

It wasn’t the same kind of rush, but it did the trick. I pictured Kelsey again, laughing with her head thrown back, her shirt falling off her shoulder and displaying the gentle curve of her neck. It reminded me of the way she’d tossed her head back that first day out in the woods.

The memory of that caused a different kind of rush in me, and I groaned, pressing my forehead into the tile. Before I could help myself, I pictured her long legs straddling that guy in the gardens. The bright green material of her bra, and the way it conformed to her perfect chest. She leaned back, her fingertips trailing from the bark of the tree to his shoulders.

In an instant, the memory shifted into fantasy, and those were my shoulders she clung to, not his.

That was my undoing. There was only so much resisting I could do in one night.

Reading Order: Losing It series

#1 ~ Losing It: Ebook • Paperback • Goodreads
#1.5 ~ Keeping Her: Ebook • Paperback • Goodreads
#2 ~ Faking It: Ebook • Paperback • Goodreads
#3 ~ Finding It: Ebook • Paperback • Goodreads
#3.5 ~ Seeking Her: Ebook • Paperback • Goodreads

Cora Carmack is a twenty-something writer who likes to write about twenty-something characters. She’s done a multitude of things in her life– boring jobs (like working retail), Fun jobs (like working in a theatre), stressful jobs (like teaching), and dream jobs (like writing). She enjoys placing her characters in the most awkward situations possible, and then trying to help them get a boyfriend out of it. Awkward people need love, too. Her first book, LOSING IT, is a New York Times and USA Today bestseller.

Website • Twitter • Facebook • Goodreads

–$100 American Airlines Gift Card and a signed copy of FINDING IT for 1 winner

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28Jan2014

Release Day Blitz + Giveaway: My Sweetest Escape by Chelsea M. Cameron

Posted in Giveaways, Spotlight by Lacey

My Sweetest Escape by Chelsea M. Cameron
My Favorite Mistake #2 (full reading order below)
Release Date: January 28th 2014

The past will always find you.

Jos Archer was the girl with the perfect life; until the night it all came crashing down around her. Now, nine months later, she still hasn’t begun to pick up the pieces. Even transferring to a new college and living under the watchful eye of her older sister, Renee, isn’t enough to help her feel normal again.

And then she meets Dusty Sharp. For reasons Jos can’t begin to fathom, the newly reformed campus bad boy seems determined to draw her out of her shell. And if she’s not careful, his knowing green eyes and wicked smile will make her feel things she’s no longer sure she deserves.

But even as Dusty coaxes Jos to open up about the past, he’s hiding secrets of his own. Secrets about the night her old life fell apart. When the truth is finally revealed, will it bring them closer together;or tear them apart for good?

Buy Links:
Amazon • B&N • Kobo

Reading Order: My Favorite Mistake series

#1 ~ My Favorite Mistake: Ebook • Paperback • Goodreads
#2 ~ My Sweetest Mistake: Ebook • Paperback • Goodreads

Chelsea M. Cameron is a YA/NA New York Times/USA Today Best Selling author from Maine. Lover of things random and ridiculous, Jane Austen/Charlotte and Emily Bronte Fangirl, red velvet cake enthusiast, obsessive tea drinker, vegetarian, former cheerleader and world’s worst video gamer. When not writing, she enjoys watching infomercials, singing in the car and tweeting (this one time, she was tweeted by Neil Gaiman). She has a degree in journalism from the University of Maine, Orono that she promptly abandoned to write about the people in her own head. More often than not, these people turn out to be just as weird as she is.

Her New Adult Contemporary Romance titles include My Favorite Mistake, which has been bought by Harlequin along with a sequel, Deeper We Fall and Faster We Burn (April 20, 2013)

Her Young Adult books include Nocturnal, Nightmare and Neither, the first three books in The Noctalis Chronicles. The fourth and final book, Neverend will be out in 2013. Whisper, the first in The Whisper Trilogy is also available, with the second book in the series, Silence and the final book, LIsten coming out in 2014.

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