Thursday, 27 March 2014

New Release: Twisted by Emma Chase







Summary

Falling in love is easy. Staying in love is hard. In this heart-pounding follow-up to Tangled by New York Times bestseller Emma Chase, Kate reveals that there is trouble in paradise, when unexpected circumstances force her and Drew to "renegotiate" their relationship.

There are two kinds of people in the world. The ones who look first, and the ones who leap. I’ve always been more of a looker. Cautious. A planner. That changed after I met Drew Evans. He was so persistent. So sure of himself—and of me.

But not all love stories end happily ever after. Did you think Drew and I were going to ride off into the sunset? Join the club. Now I have to make a choice; the most important of my life. Drew already made hisin fact, he tried to decide for the both of us. But you know that’s just not my style. So I came back to Greenville, Ohio, alone. Well, sort of alone...

What I've come to realize is that old habits die hard, and sometimes you have to go back to where you began before you can move ahead.





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By day, Emma Chase is a devoted wife and mother of two who resides in a small, rural town in New Jersey. By night she is a keyboard crusader, toiling away the hours to bring her colorful characters and their endless antics to life. She has a long standing love/hate relationship with caffeine.

Emma is an avid reader. Before her children were born she was known to consume whole books in a single day. Writing has also always been a passion and with the 2013 release of her debut romantic comedy, Tangled, the ability to now call herself an author is nothing less than a dream come true.



Excerpt:

She stomps forward.  Billy moves behind my chair, using me like a human shield.“Or better yet - would anyone like to explain why my best friend took off from New York like a bat out of hell, leaving behind a shit storm that makes Katrina look like an April fucking shower - and I have no idea why?!”She takes another step forward and drops her bags to the floor.  Then she snaps her head to the right - in the direction of the perky blond teenager standing next to the lockers.That’s Kimberly. She’s a waitress here. Works after school. She’s seems nice.  And at the moment - terrified.“Hey Gidget,  how about you make yourself useful and get me a diet coke? Don’t scrimp on the ice.”  Kimberly flees the room.  Lucky girl.  Delores points at me and yells, like Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men, “Well?! You can’t keep me out of the loop, Kate.  I am the loop!”

Sunday, 23 March 2014



His name was Joshua Carter. Now it's whatever she wants it to be.

She is a Deliverer.

She lures young men and delivers them to be sold. She delivers the strikes that enforce their obedience. She delivers the sexual training that determines their purchase price. 

As long as she delivers, the arrangement that protects her family will hold. 

Delivering is all she knows.

The one thing she can't deliver is a captive from slavery.

Until him.

And her stubborn slave thinks he can deliver her...from herself.

Romantic Thriller
Stand Alone (no cliff-hanger). The sequel is coming Summer 2014.
Content warning: Graphic sex, violence, and psychological abuse. Age 18+ only.


 
 
 





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My friend, J as a guest reviewer: (may contain slight spoilers)
DeliverDeliver by Pam Godwin
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

3.5--Too Unrealistic--Stars!!

My biggest problem I think with this book was that it just wasn't believable...too much didn't add up.  



I didn't buy the connection between Josh and Liv.  I really struggled with Josh's character.  How he could go from a twenty-something virgin football star studying to be a minister

 
"Fulfilling their promise.  They'd made a deal with God.  If He gave them a child, they vowed to raise their miracle to be a servant of His church in Baptist ministry."
to willing taking a strap-on up the ass and wanting to be beat for pleasure.  



I will say, the writing was good...and the story was engaging and suspenseful.  I was never bored.  But I did roll my eyes at quite a few things throughout the book.

It's hard to say much without giving anything away....but Josh is Liv's latest "victim".  He is slave number eight that she is to kidnap and train for the latest buyer.  

 
"He represented purity, beauty, family, all of the things that had been taken from her.  He was a glimmer of goodness in her dark fucking world, a warm spark she could hold, if only for a fleeting span of time."

I thought the development of their "relationship" happened really quickly.  They went from Mistress and boy to Liv and Josh almost overnight...and all because Josh wouldn't kiss Van??  Because he was stubborn, disobedient and untrainable?



Van and Liv are a team of sorts.  Van's character was



They had a weird relationship to say the least.  Several things about Van didn't add up for me....the end especially.  



You didn't not just do that Liv....and then (view spoiler)

There were aspects I liked about this one, and aspects I didn't.  I think if you're a fan of captor type love stories you'll like this one.  You'll root for Josh and Liv to have a HEA despite everything else.

 
"You said you freed me, but freedom isn't defined by chains or walls.  You, alive, with me.  That's my freedom."

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My Review
Deliver (Deliver, #1)Deliver by Pam Godwin
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

3 stars




Liv captures people, trains them and delivers them to their master. This time her target is Joshua. It was a nice change that the guy is the one captured for once. There was a few dark parts in the story that I liked.

However, I found the story drag a little at the beginning. The couple moved from captor&captive to "I'm yours" pretty quickly and I failed to find a connection. I ended this book feeling not entirely satisfied and a few things didnt make sense to me. Ive also noticed theres a book 2 based on one of the characters and I am interested to find out what exactly happened to that character as the story didn't feel complete.

I would give this a go if you like your dark sexy standalone romance.

ARC provided by the Author

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Friday, 14 March 2014

AttachmentsAttachments by Rainbow Rowell
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

4 stars




Lincoln is at a point in his life where he doesnt like his job, he's single and he is living with his mom. Work requires him to nose through people's email and by doing so he gets to know Beth.

Lincoln was a cute mommy's boy. I felt his past relationship status was a bit unbelievable considering how he was described but oh wells its fiction!!! As much as I enjoyed the email exchanges I did feel it drag on slightly and I would have loved moreee at the end.

I loved how I felt my heart squeeze at the end, it was like watching a rom-com. This had a slower pace than my usual books but the dialogues and emails were entertaining. I would recommend if you want cute sweet no angst no drama office romance.

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Twisted (Tangled, #2)Twisted by Emma Chase
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

3 stars




The continuation for Kate and Drew's story but told in Kate's POV. Book 1 was special but this sequel was missing alot of things:
-I missed being inside Drew's head
-I missed the sexy time
-I missed the lol moments

Some things got me really mad:
-I didnt like the direction of the book
-I didn't like how Drew handled things
-I didnt like Kates POV I found her trying too hard to sound like Drew

Was there anything I liked for it to have earned 3 stars?
yes... I love love loveee the epilogue!!!


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Toxic (Ruin, #2)Toxic by Rachel Van Dyken
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

4 stars




Something happened to Gabe 4 years ago that changed the way he is. Holding back his secrets, will he finally open up to Saylor? I was a bit confused to begin with but when everything started clicking in place I liked it and I was bracing myself for the inevitable.

Gabe was without a doubt top douchebag of the year... loved him!!! But I felt like romance wise Gabe and Saylor felt more like soulmate type friends than lovers and I personally was missing some "heart fluttering I wont forget this couple" romance.

If you liked Ruin and want a douchey hero, music mixed in, emotional type book, then this book is a perfect choice.

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Shattered Glass (Shattered Glass, #1)Shattered Glass by Dani Alexander
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

5 stars




Austin is a FBI agent with a lovely fiancé. Things go downhill when he cant get the male prostitute, Peter, out of both his head and the case he is working on.

I am soo glad I chose this book as my first MM. It was quite light on the steam, the storyline was engaging and the dry sense of humour through Austin's POV gave me a permanent grin.

This was the perfect pop ur MM cherry book. Maybe it was just me but I wouldnt have mind if the steam level got turned up a little but nonetheless a great book. Love Austin and Peter x

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Cup of SugarCup of Sugar by Karla Doyle
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

4 (ish) stars




Conn and Nia are neighbours. Having had a bad relationship in the past, Nia only has one rule; dont date neighbours.

I enjoyed most of this book. Conn was pretty much perfect; sweet, patient, charming. Yes, I was swooning over him. I liked their interactions together.

But... I had one problem. Nia. She started off the blushing heroine, didnt mind her at first. Then she continues to follow her silly rule and jumping to conclusions which in turn ruined the second half of the book.

Overall I would recommend this book if you are looking for quick fun and cute, the only let down was the heroine.

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