Thursday, October 10, 2013

Cover Reveal : What Remains by Nicole R. Taylor

     Welcome to my stop hosted by Ms. Giselle of  Xpresso Book Tours . Today , I am doing the cover reveal of  What Remains by Ms. Nicole R. Taylor. Check out the beautiful cover designed by Paper and Sage Design  and the book details found below.

    This book sounds really interesting and if you are a fan of Post apocalyptic , I think you'll going to love this book! Do add this on your Goodreads TBR  ( link also found below! ) and  this one's going to be published this coming October 15th. ( buy links found below! )

What Remains by Nicole R. Taylor 
Publication date: October 15th 2013
Genres: Adult, Post-Apocalyptic

Synopsis:
I’d never known true darkness until the lights went out.
I had never known what it was to be hungry.
Everyone I ever knew was dead. If they weren’t, then they wished they were.
I know I did.

Prue Ashford has been surviving alone in the Australian bush for the last three years. After an unknown virus wiped out most of the human population, she escaped the chaos and hid. Every town and city was locked down into quarantine, but that only led to the inevitable. Death.
Living off the land, avoiding other survivors turned bad, she’s led a lonely life, surviving on the edge of a very narrow cliff. The moment she begins to lose hope is when she meets the handsome and enigmatic, Shaw.
He’s the first human being she’s seen in three years that hasn’t tried to kill her and she doesn’t dare to hope. She’d given up finding anyone alive that still had goodness inside of them.


Her only option if she wants to live is to trust Shaw and he takes her to the isolated community he calls home. Being among people again is it’s own challenge and Prue finds herself tested on every front. Making friends was never easy for her and making them after an apocalypse is even harder.
Hannah, the town’s apprentice doctor, becomes the closest thing Prue has to a best friend and Nan fast becomes her surrogate mother. Shaw brings feelings to the surface that she would rather forget and Eva, the mayor’s daughter, seems hell bent on making her life a living hell.
In the end, Prue must make a decision. Stay in the town at the end of the world and learn how to love again, or go back into the wasteland of human civilisation and go it alone.

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What Remains is a gritty story of human survival. When society crumbles and chaos reigns, people become desperate. They turn to violence and resort to extreme measures to go on living. Parts of this story may be confronting for some people. It contains violent situations staged by desperate people, the extremes that people go to to show their love and a dose of bad language. It’s recommended for readers 18 and up.





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Meet the author!


Nicole R. Taylor is a Paranormal, Urban Fantasy and Contemporary Romance author from country Victoria, Australia.

Previously, she has written for various small street press music and entertainment publications as a gig and album reviewer before publishing her first Urban Fantasy novel in early 2013.

When she isn't writing, Nicole likes to spend time curled up with a good book and her 3-year-old rescue cat, Burger. She gets itchy feet more often than not and has lived in three countries and travelled to three times as many.

You can find out more about her by checking these sites!

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

My Review : Wicked Thing by Angeline Kace

Wicked Thing   
From Goodreads:
New Adult Contemporary Romance

**Due to content, this book is not suitable for readers under the age of 18.**

Carmyn Rafferty witnessed the aftermath of her mother's affair. She learned at a young age not to trust anyone. Especially not your spouse. So she's planned. She's planned every detail of her life: who her husband will be, what their careers will be, what their lives will be like. All to avoid the pain of infidelity. 

Dallas Brown lives according to his own terms. He doesn't do relationships, he doesn't care what anyone thinks of him, and he doesn't live up to anyone's expectations. 

When Carmyn's fiancĂ© cheats on her, it sends her into a whirlwind of one-night stands with the most infamous player on campus. She can't seem to stay away from this tough guy and his dangerous motorcycle. Everything about him is the complete opposite of who she'd planned to fall in love with: tattoos, dark stubble along his jawline, and hair that brushes his shoulders. 

As Dallas and Carmyn begin to fall deeper and deeper into each other, they learn that love can truly be a wicked, wicked thing.

                               My Thoughts:


      The cover of this book really caught my attention. Both of them really gorgeous! From the wicked gleam of their eyes, I was instantly curious what it's all about!
   
     As I begun to read, I can say that the cover justified the characters.  Dallas and Carmyn , as the author described and as I imagined, really looked that way. ( and I'm really glad! ) 
 
     Carmyn Rafferty is super hot and guys over campus had their eyes on her specially when she became "available" ,  thanks to her cheating boyfriend ! ( what a douche bag!)  Her cheating , now ex boyfriend shattered all Carmyn's well made plans of a happy ending... thus, making it hard for her to trust again.  Enter Dallas Brown... If being popular equates to really yummy on the eyes ( and taste buds too?! ) and definitely hot on the sheets... then, Dallas is Mr. Popular himself!  Every hot blooded female wants to have a piece of that ! ( Me too!!! Haha. ) But then there's a catch: Dallas doesn't do commitment. So, it's just good time ( really, really good / sexy time! ) then nothing else. 
   
     Well, well, looks like Dallas was the perfect candidate for the girl on rebound Carmyn! With her best friend, Ava's power of persuasion , she decided to sleep with Dallas just one time. At first, I was like, I can't believe Carmyn would do something like that?!  Would you really sleep with another guy just to be even with your douche-y ex?!  *shaking my head* 
 
    Oh, let me tell you  about this one time, one night with Dallas : it was HOT .. HOT.. HOT...STEAMY..STEAMY!  From the dance floor to the bedroom... SEXY.. SEXY!  Gosh! Ms. Angeline Kace can write that well! No wonder Carmyn found that night unforgettable!  And who would forget Dallas Brown?! That face, that body , that sexy charm?! Totally hard to miss! And Dallas' kisses?! Will total destroy you! It can be slow... torturous..then  hurried, hungry  and all consuming at the same time. It was so intense for a "one night only"?! And ladies, I am just  talking about his kisses! What more if I have to describe what happens next?! It will make you want to trade places with Carmyn !

Yes, I am so ready for Dallas Brown! When Carmyn thought it was a "one time" thing between them? Dallas thinks the other way around. He wants more from this girl..like Camryn is so addictive.  

He will do anything just to be near her. For someone who prefers to sleep around, it's quite surprising that he never look nor glance to another female except for Carmyn! Yes! He totally got it bad. And what he did to get Carmyn attention, was beyond swoony!

    “Well, we’re not dating, and you have yet to see the last of me, so what should we call it?”
“Acquaintances.”

“I’m going to be the best damn acquaintance with benefits you’ve ever had.”

"Aquaintance with benefits"?! With Dallas?! I'll be damned!! ...and I ....faint!!! Haha. 

     I love the chemistry between them. I just knew it right from their first kiss...touch.. that these two are really meant to be.  I thought  Dallas  is going to be douche-chy ...but I was so wrong! He was the sweetest of all!  Can one be hot and sweet be found on one same person?! Apparently it is!  When he made that metal sculpture with Carmyn as his muse?! Awwwwww! When he modified his bike just to fit in Carmyn's butt?! Double Awwwwwwwww! ....And when he did that Dirty dancing act on the waters with Carmyn... It's more than Awwwwwwwww! I was swooning non stop!  That was  when I told myself... I was so loving Dallas Brown! 


     I'm really glad that this book has no heavy angst in it.  Of course there's been not so good times too..when their personal issues and differences were  brought into  the surface. But then... Love can make anything possible, right?

     I loved the ending. Specially the .....???!! ( now, it would be a super spoiler, if I told you! Hehe. ) It was the best way to end this book. The last few scenes....  I wish my  .... ( now you have to read the book to find out yourself! ) ..would have exactly like that! It was way beyond romantic! I was swooning and.... dancing! Yes! dancing ! And yes! It involves a scene from Dirty Dancing!


             I'm giving this book:

4 Swoony, Hottest  lift me up like Patrick Swayze- Dirty dancing style kind of stars!





      

Monday, October 7, 2013

Cover Reveal + Giveaway : Beautiful Beautiful by Heidi Garrett

    When I heard about Ms. Heidi Garrett's  coming book, I feel so excited! So, when Ms. Shane of Itching For Books  hosted a cover reveal, I instantly signed up!

     I've been a fan , a follower  and  uhm, a half faery friend of Ms. Heidi Garrett ever since  her The Queen of the Faery Realm Series and I can say that she's a wonderful author and all her books throughout the series gave me that  magical feel ! ( as all her readers experienced! ) And now, another book of hers? I am so doing the excited-happy dance! !!

     Without further ado, let me present to you  Ms. Heidi Garrett's  newest book , Beautiful Beautiful!  Check it out below (  I can't help but to look at that eye candy on the cover! RAWR! Haha!) Be sure to add this hot book on your  To-be-read list and mark your calendar for the release date ----November 15th , as I'm marking mine! ( be sure to buy it! ) and enter the give away below for a chance to win! 


Release date: November 15th 2013
Series: Once Upon a Time Today #1
Publisher: Half-Faerie Publishing
Add this book on your Goodreads!

Synopsis:
Movie director Karen Mayham has an eye for beauty. Now her years of struggling on the indie film circuit are about to pay off. She's the frontrunner to win Golden Pinnacle's Director of the Year. Winning will mean generous financial backing for her next project, and the most bankable actors in the industry are already signaling interest in the leading role. How will she decide which Adonis is right for the part of Demion Glass?

In this contemporary retelling of the eponymous Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale, Karen's journey leads her to discover a deeper meaning of beauty.

Beautiful Beautiful, a contemporary fairytale novella, is the first release in Heidi Garrett's new Once Upon a Time Today collection.


Meet the Author!

Heidi Garrett is the author of the contemporary fairytale novella collection, Once Upon a Time Today. In these stand-alone retellings of popular and obscure fairy tales, adult characters navigate the deep woods of the modern landscape to find their Happily Ever Afters.

She is also the author of The Queen of the Realm of Faerie series, a fairy tale/high fantasy mashup about a young half-faerie, half mortal woman who must save both the Enchanted and Mortal Worlds.

Heidi was born in Texas, and in an attempt to reside in as many cities in that state as she could, made it to Houston, Lubbock, Austin, and El Paso. She also spent a decade in southern California, but was disappointed to discover it seldom rains there. Now Heidi lives in Eastern Washington state where she's content experiencing the four seasons with her husband, their two cats, her laptop, and her Kindle.

Being from the South, she often contemplates the magic of snow and hopes to remind readers that: Once Upon A Time You Lived in an Enchanted World Too…
      
You can stalk ( follow! ) the lovely Ms. Heidi Garrett on these sites: 
heidigwrites.blogspot.com | twitter.com/heidigwrites

You can also sign up for her monthly newsletter  and receive a really cool Lavender & Gold Half-Faery Bracelet. ( like I am wearing! Hehe! )

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Friday, October 4, 2013

Cover Reveal & Giveaway : Dawning Apocalypse by Jill Cooper

    Today , I'll be doing a cover reveal of Dawning Apocalypse by Jill Cooper hosted by  Ms. Shane Morgan of  IFB.  Check out  the  beautiful cover! ( and the interesting blurb!)  Don't forget to include this lovely book on your To-Be-Read list!

Title: Dawning Apocalypse
Series: Dream Slayer #3
Release date: October 29th 2013

Dawning Apocalypse by Jill Cooper

BOOK DESCRIPTION:
Protection, murder, deception....
No one can know Natalie works for a supernatural protection agency and is charged with protecting Meadow’s Creek from vampires. But as their numbers swell, their presence doesn't go unnoticed throwing her town under the microscope from the local government and the FBI.
Natalie’s job is pushed even further into the shadows where she must dodge the police, concerned citizens and even her own parents.
Meanwhile a deadly plague grips the town and Natalie suspects it’s more than just a hacking cough. While the stress of working overtime erodes her relationships she will race against time, illness, to face a familiar enemy, save an old friend, and stop an undead seize that wants nothing more than to suck Meadow’s Creek dry.






MEET THE AUTHOR!

By now, you should know Jill Cooper's name. She's the writer behind the best selling time travelling phenomenon 15 Minutes, as well as Glistening Haven and Dream Slayer. Jill loves to blend horror, comedy, the supernatural, and love, through her novels. A fan of genre blending, her work strives to cross boundries, but most of all strives to entertain. She loves soft cuddly cats, warm blankets, and paranormal romances.

Jill resides in Massachusetts, is constantly renovating her home that she shares with her husband, young daughter, and two skittish cats.

You can stalk ( follow! )   Ms. Jill Cooper through these links :


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Thursday, October 3, 2013

My Review: Tall, Tatted and Tempting by Tammy Falkner

Tall, Tatted and Tempting (The Reed Brothers, #1)                                
From Goodreads:
She’s locked up tight. But he might be the key.

Logan Reed is tall, tatted and tempting.
Kit’s a woman with a mean right hook and a secret.

Kit wants a tattoo, but Logan sees more than she intends to share in the drawing of the tat she wants. He sees her in ways no one ever has.

Logan’s not disabled; but he hasn’t spoken in eight years. He hasn’t needed to.
Until he meets Kit.

Logan doesn’t know everything about Kit. Kit doesn’t know anything about herself,
until she has to sacrifice all she ever wanted to save what’s most important to him.

This book is not meant for individuals under the age of 18 due to adult language, adult sexuality and adult situations.



                            My Thoughts:

     This  got to be one of the books I really enjoyed from first page up to the last.  I never got distracted , EVER! ( except when I am too tired and fell asleep without knowing it! haha. ) It was hard to put down..so it end up ON my face as I went soundly to dreamland! And my oh my, Logan Reed definitely gave me the sweetest dream! Boy! I don't wanna wake up! But then, I had to! Ugh, reality sucks!
 
    Let me tell you about Logan Reed. The book title, Tall, Tatted and Tempting... is Logan Reed himself. Super hot  ( hot bod) : Check.  Sexy as hell ( the tattoos?! the body piercings?! Do I need to explain?!): Double check. Tempting as...as... *me thinks hard* ..as the only and last slice of yummy, mouth watering  chocolate cake on my plate?!  : Check. check. check! Sounds like my kind of book boyfriend? Mmmmmm... well.. there's a catch : He doesn't speak ..errr, I'm not talking about the silent type?! He had never spoken  a single word for 8 years?! ...and he is deaf!  Now , that's a challenge.And if think that's a challenge for him to pick up girls? Think again. Apparently , girls dig this... or dig him as they come flocking  like moth to a flame??!  Now, I feel like a moth! Tee-hee!

    Now enter his greatest challenge: When this beautiful girl  with no name entered his tattoo shop. Logan was clearly more than smitten! And I'm blushing as I  say this, but he kept on adjusting his ...uhm, male parts ?! * covers eyes but peeps*  I'd say he was more than attracted! More like, "lust-infested"?!  Oww?!, must be a guy-thing?! Haha!  So, when he bust his sexy moves on her...hoping for a hook up , he got a taste of  her right hook.. and broke his nose ?! What?! Whoa!! Now, that's quite a kick ass move.... Emily a.k.a Kit! Yup, that's her name. That move clearly knock off Logan's senses ?!   I was grinning as I imagine this! Emily clearly got his attention ! But  he never got her name? Only a piece of crumpled paper with an intricate tattoo design?

    That single tattoo design... Kit's design stirred something inside  Logan. And it's strange that he felt somewhat connected to her. So, he decided to wear that on his skin...the only part left and he's been saving for... someone who'll own his heart.

“I’ve been locked in my own world for a really long time,” he says. “I have an excuse to keep people away, because of my disability. And then I saw your tattoo.” I turn his wrist over and trace my finger across it. He shudders at my touch, closing his eyes tightly. “And I felt like maybe, just maybe, we were each locked in our own little worlds and we could let each other out.”


   Kit was playing her guitar at the subway with no place to stay  and enough money to buy herself a meal...then her knight in shinning armor SILENTLY appear ... and literally swept her off her feet and carry her quite forcefully to his home?! Boy! did she screamed and protest but to no avail.. he can't hear her, right???

  Emily never expected that the moment she set foot inside Logan's home that she'll be part of their lives. There she met Logan's wonderful brothers. And there's five of them! Yes, five really good looking guys! I really love  how close they were, looking for each other. And the constant male banters are so entertaining that I envy Emily being there with them.

    No matter how Emily tried to leave and stay away from Logan, she can't. There's something about him that she makes her want more... but couldn't give him more  And same thing with Logan, he wants  more ...and he might be falling for someone who couldn't even tell him her real name?  What was she hiding? Who or what was she running away from? 

    I love how the author wrote the characters. The characters are well developed.  All of them likable  and adorable in their own ways specially the Reed brothers!  

   The swoony-ness of this book is off the charts! I love , love it!  Their first kiss was... Hot .. Hot ..hot! The way Ms. Tammy Falkner described it.. Making love to her mouth?! I never heard about that term before?  I found myself melting as a read .. and imagined it! I want those kisses too ! 
     For being the  guy who would rather sleep around, Logan's change  of heart surprised me  when he choose not to take advantage of  Kit's uhmm,  "open invitation"?! Oh, yeah, she is quite vocal how she  "desired" Logan! But then, who wouldn't? He is delicious!! Whooops! *covers  mouth?!*  So,  Kit's not getting "any" from Logan unless she tells him her real name?!  Come on, Kit ! Tell him , " I'm Emily.. and I am yours! " Whoa! And it means so much to Logan. I think it means  she trust him completely.  But can she trust him? Can she tell Logan her secrets? 

     Of course, Logan wants to know everything about this girl who caught his heart. But he never force it from her. Instead, slowly , bit by bit as they get closer.. Emily revealed a little part of her. ( and be rewarded by the hottest moves from Logan?!  And those moves doesn't involve going on the third base?! Yes, fellow readers ... Those were only foreplays! And believe me, it was way ..way steamy!!! LOOOOOOOGAN!!!  Hear me RAWR!!!   My.. oh my! *fanning myself* 

    I loved how the story turned out at the end. What Emily did was beyond brave and totally selfless. I really admire her! And all because of Logan! 

    The ending is a little cliffy but  in a good way. It left me something to look forward to and a reason to go and grab the next book! 
    
“She tilts her head to the side and looks right at me. She raises her hand into the sign for I love you and I see the tattoo that takes up her forearm. It’s a key, and written down the center of the key shaft are the letters of my name”


                    I'm giving this book:
          4 swoony keys to my heart!