Weekly Recap #8

This was my first week back to school and man oh man was it hectic. I know it's only going to become more hectic but on a brighter note here was my week on the blog!

August Recap: The books, the GRE, and pizza

Wow August seriously flew by for me. I got a lot of books read which is super excited so go me! I had some awesome stuff happen and I have to say I am really not looking forward to the craziness that will be September. lol Here is my August!

Blog Tour w/ Review, Giveaway, and an Excerpt for Light Up the Night by M.L. Buchman

LIGHT UP THE NIGHT
Author: M.L. Buchman
Release Date: September 2, 2014
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Genre: Romantic Suspense

Summary
Trisha O’Malley rebelled against her affluent family by joining the U.S. Army’s secret helicopter regiment, the 160th SOAR. Now a Chief Warrant Officer, she found her toughest fight yet in the pilot’s seat of an MH-6M attack helicopter.

William Wallace Bruce is an undercover CIA agent who doesn’t trust the military. But when the Horn of Africa is threatened by Somali pirates, Trisha flies out to recover ships and hostages…including one very ungrateful Will. Everything about Trisha triggers his mistrust: her elusive past, her wild energy, and her proclivity for flying past safety's edge. Even as the heat between them turns into passion's fire, Bill and Trisha must team up to confront their pasts and survive Somalia's pirate lords.

Book Blast: The Manhattan Puzzle by Laurence O'Bryan

Title: The Manhattan Puzzle
Author: Laurence O'Bryan
Genre: Thriller
Publish Date: August 26, 2014
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9781847562906

 Synopsis

An international cover-up that could change the course of history…

Sean has been tracking a symbol from another age. It provides a clue to a barbaric conspiracy. A puzzle with an answer feared for millenia.

When Isabel wakes to find Sean hasn't come home she doesn't worry. At first. But when the police turn up on her doorstep wanting to interview him, she has to make a decision.

Cover Reveal: Covering Kendall

ARC Review: I Want It That Way by Ann Aguirre

Title: I Want It That Way
Series: 2B Trilogy #1
ARC Edition
352 pages
Published by Harlequin HQN
Release Date: August 26th 2014

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Blurb:
Nadia Conrad has big dreams, and she's determined to make them come true—for her parents' sake as well as her own. But between maintaining her college scholarship and working at the local day care to support herself, she barely has time to think, let alone date. Then she moves into a new apartment and meets the taciturn yet irresistible guy in 1B….

Daniel Tyler has grown up too fast. Becoming a single dad at twenty turned his life upside down—and brought him heartache he can't risk again. Now, as he raises his four-year-old son while balancing a full-time construction management job and night classes, a social life is out of the question. The last thing he wants is for four noisy students to move into the apartment upstairs. But one night, Nadia's and Ty's paths cross, and soon they can't stay away from each other.

The timing is all wrong—but love happens when it happens. And you can't know what you truly need until you stand to lose it.

Blog Tour Promo & Giveaway: Ultimate Catch by Constance Phillips

The Ultimate Catch Blog Tour
Jolanda is willing to do whatever it takes, even face off against the Bering Sea, to raise the money for a balloon payment on her father’s house. She challenges Keller and wins a bet to get on the recently inherited crab fishing boat, forcing the young captain to buck tradition and superstition. Will his season be doomed or will he end up with the ultimate catch?

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B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-ultimate-catch-constance-phillips/1120038324
Whiskey Creek Press: http://www.whiskeycreekpress.com/store/index.php?
All Romance Ebooks: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-theultimatecatch-1591639-149.html
The Ultimate Catch/Pinterest WIP board: http://www.pinterest.com/phillipsconnie/the-ultimate-catch-wip-board/

TBR Tuesday #59: Infinity Unleashed by Sedona Venez

From your book shelves or your e-reader pick a book that you own that is still on your tbr list. You can post it however you want and I would love to see what books everyone has chosen so leave me a link!

As always, remember to check the comments where my beautiful readers share links to see the books that are on their tbr list.

ARC Review: The Arrangement #16 by H.M. Ward

Title: The Arrangement #16
Series: Ferro & Arrangement #16
ARC Edition
124 pages
Published by H.M. WARD PRESS
Release Date: August 25th 2014

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Blurb:
THE SERIES WITH OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD
Volume 16 in the New York Times Bestselling Arrangement Serials

I’ve gone from a future of possibilities to nothing in a single gunshot. Homeless, penniless and without the man I love, my hopelessness overwhelms me and I seek unexpected comfort from people long absent in my life. I can’t lose Sean—not now, not ever—and I’ll do anything to catch the person trying to take him away from me, even if it means using myself as bait.

Weekly Recap #7

Stacking the Shelves #49

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly blog post hosted by Tynga's Reviews to share what books you've bought this past week.

Moved back to school and I am sooooo excited because I got a new bookshelf to put into the apartment!!

Swoon Thursday #28: I Want it That Way by Ann Aguirre

Swoon Thursday is a weekly blog posting hosted by YA Bound
How to do it:
From the book you are currently reading from or just finished. Then state which part of the book made you swoon. What got your heart pounding, your skin tingling, and your stomach fluttering.

Shout it out on Twitter with the hashtag #YABound, post it here in the comments, or grab the adorable button above and share it on your blog! We want to know.

This weeks swoon worth moment comes from the book:

Waiting on Wednesday #48

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly blog posting hosted by Breaking the Spine to show upcoming releases we're excited about. This weeks book is:

TBR Tuesday #58: Happenstance by Jamie McGuire

From your book shelves or your e-reader pick a book that you own that is still on your tbr list. You can post it however you want and I would love to see what books everyone has chosen so leave me a link!

As always, remember to check the comments where my beautiful readers share links to see the books that are on their tbr list.

Music Monday #23: Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James

Music Monday is a blog review I post on my blog to change up my reviews and share some music that reminds me of the book I was just currently reading.

Weekly Recap #6

Review: Bitten by Kelley Armstrong

Title: Bitten
Series: Women of the Otherworld #1
Kindle Edition, 434 pages
Published by Plume
Release Date: September 7th 2004

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Blurb:
Elena Michaels is the world’s only female werewolf. And she’s tired of it. Tired of a life spent hiding and protecting, a life where her most important job is hunting down rogue werewolves. Tired of a world that not only accepts the worst in her–her temper, her violence–but requires it. Worst of all, she realizes she’s growing content with that life, with being that person.

So she left the Pack and returned to Toronto where she’s trying to live as a human. When the Pack leader calls asking for her help fighting a sudden uprising, she only agrees because she owes him. Once this is over, she’ll be squared with the Pack and free to live life as a human. Which is what she wants. Really.

Review: Bedding the Billionaire by Kendra Little

Title: Bedding the Billionaire
Kindle Edition
161 pages
Published December 18th 2012

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Blurb:
Abbey is having a bad day. Not only did she quit her job after discovering her ex boyfriend slept with her friend, she's about to have sex with a complete stranger. In front of a hidden camera.

Nick Delaware is called The Machine by his employees, but on an interstate business trip, he's not himself - literally. His VP of Marketing has skipped town, so Nick assumes his identity at the last minute to protect his investment. He doesn't expect any problems, especially not in the guise of a beautiful woman who coerces him into having sex with her.

Swoon Thursday #27: Of Poseidon by Anna Banks

Swoon Thursday is a weekly blog posting hosted by YA Bound
How to do it:
From the book you are currently reading from or just finished. Then state which part of the book made you swoon. What got your heart pounding, your skin tingling, and your stomach fluttering.

Shout it out on Twitter with the hashtag #YABound, post it here in the comments, or grab the adorable button above and share it on your blog! We want to know.

This weeks swoon worth moment comes from the book:

Review: Romancing the Sea by Cait O'Sullivan

Book Info:
Title: Romancing the Sea
Review Copy
314 pages
Published by Crimson Romance
Release Date: January 1st 2013

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Blurb:
Sous-chef Pippa Renshaw thinks a change of scene will mend her bruised heart, so she swaps her job in a prestigious London restaurant to head-chef on a cruise ship sailing around New Zealand. A great plan until she meets her new CEO, the delectable Jonathon Eagleton, and discovers she has to share a suite with him.

Even though sparks fly whenever they are together, Jonathon steadfastly keeps her at arm's length, which suits Pippa just fine because she's still getting over the betrayal of the last time she had a relationship with the boss.

TBR Tuesday #57: Tragic by J.A. Huss

From your book shelves or your e-reader pick a book that you own that is still on your tbr list. You can post it however you want and I would love to see what books everyone has chosen so leave me a link!

As always, remember to check the comments where my beautiful readers share links to see the books that are on their tbr list.

Review: Dark Lover by J.R. Ward

Title: Dark Lover
Series: The Black Dagger Brotherhood #1
Kindle Edition, 393 pages
Published by Signet
Release Date: September 6th 2005

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Blurb:
In the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there's a deadly turf war going on between vampires and their slayers. There exists a secret band of brothers like no other-six vampire warriors, defenders of their race. Yet none of them relishes killing more than Wrath, the leader of The Black Dagger Brotherhood.

The only purebred vampire left on earth, Wrath has a score to settle with the slayers who murdered his parents centuries ago. But, when one of his most trusted fighters is killed-leaving his half-breed daughter unaware of his existence or her fate-Wrath must usher her into the world of the undead-a world of sensuality beyond her wildest dreams.

Weekly Recap #5

Hi everyone if you don't feel like listening to me carrying on I have the links and pretty pictures below so you can see how my week went.

Review: Fix You #3 by Christine Bell

Book Info:
Title: Fix You: Bash and Olivia
Series: McDaniels Brothers #3
ebook
Published by Christine Bell
Released: May 2014
Goodreads
Get Your Copy: Amazon

Blurb:
The final installment of Bash and Olivia's story, May 20th!

If he's going down, he's going down swinging...

Now that Bash has a second chance with Olivia, he doesn’t want to blow it, but if he tells her the truth about his nighttime activities, he could lose her forever.

Olivia loves that Bash is willing to stick his neck out for those he loves, but not when it might ruin his career...or worse. When she finds out he’s left her bed in the middle of the night to compete in an illegal, bare-knuckled fight run by a notorious Boston mobster, she’s furious.

Blog Tour: Promises Hurt by Elle Brooks

Promises Hurt By Elle Brooks
Published August 2, 2014

Synopsis
I wasn't planning on falling for Ethan Jamison, hell I wasn't planning on our paths ever crossing. He’s the most popular guy at school and a complete player. Me; I’m the perpetual good girl, trying to carry out one last request. But when you make a promise, how far do you go to see it through? 

~ Blair

Review: The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting

Book Info:

Title: The Body Finder

Series: The Body Finder #1

Paperback, 329 pages
Published by HarperCollins
Release Date: February 15th 2011
Goodreads
Get Your Copy: Amazon, B&N

Blurb:
Violet Ambrose is grappling with two major issues: Jay Heaton and her morbid secret ability. While the sixteen-year-old is confused by her new feelings for her best friend since childhood, she is more disturbed by her "power" to sense dead bodies—or at least those that have been murdered. Since she was a little girl, she has felt the echoes that the dead leave behind in the world... and the imprints that attach to their killers.

Blog Tour: Kill Devil Hill by Sarah Darlington

KILL DEVIL HILLS
Author: Sarah Darlington
Genre: New Adult Romance
More info: Goodreads

Synopsis:
He’s twenty-four. She’s eighteen.

His life is exactly the way he’s always wanted it to be...stable.

She’s quite possibly the very definition of unstable.

Noah saved her.
Georgina never wanted to be saved.

Growing up, Noah Clark was passed from one relative to the next until he finally ended up living with his abusive, alcoholic uncle in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. Thanks in part to the unwavering love and support of his best friend, Ellie Turner, Noah survived those years, escaped his uncle, and grew into the man he is today. Now he runs his own business and lives a pretty normal, no-nonsense life—one where he maintains a high level of control.

Happy Release Day: The Lover's Secret by J.C. Reed

The Lover's Secret


Release date: August 5th, 2014
Genre: Mature New Adult/ Adult Contemporary Romance
Recommended for ages 18 and up.
Full Length Novel

When a sexy encounter comes like a dream and leaves like a nightmare…

Brooke Stewart thinks she’s finally safe. After witnessing the crime of a killer, she can move on from her past. But after one night at the Trio Hotel and meeting the sexy stranger with the green eyes that can steal one’s soul, her life is changed forever. Passions run deep. The game is supposed to be for one night with no strings attached.

TBR Tuesday #56: Devoured by Emily Snow

From your book shelves or your e-reader pick a book that you own that is still on your tbr list. You can post it however you want and I would love to see what books everyone has chosen so leave me a link!

As always, remember to check the comments where my beautiful readers share links to see the books that are on their tbr list.

Ann Aguirre Author Appreciation

So August is going to be the month of the awe inspiring Ann Aguirre. I am not even remotely sure how I came across Ann Aguirre's books. I mean this honestly because I started reading her Razorland series completely out of nowhere and I loathe zombie books. You have no idea. They freak me out and give me nightmares. Anyway I ended up somehow picking up her Razorland series and I have completely fallen in love. I am super excited about all of her upcoming releases this month.

Weekly Recap #4

World's Best Story

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Teasers for: Promise Hurt by Elle Brooks

I wasn't planning on falling for Ethan Jamison, hell I wasn't planning on our paths ever crossing. He’s the most popular guy at school and a complete player. Me; I’m the perpetual good girl, trying to carry out one last request. But when you make a promise, how far do you go to see it through?

~ Blair

Review: Smoke and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Book Info:

Title: Shadow and Bone

Series: The Grisha #1

Paperback, 372 pages
Published by Square Fish
Release Date: May 7th 2013
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Blurb:
Alina Starkov doesn't expect much from life. Orphaned by the Border Wars, she is sure of only one thing: her best friend, Mal--and her inconvenient crush on him. Until the day their army regiment enters the Fold, a swath of unnatural darkness crawling with monsters. When their convoy is attacked and Mal is brutally injured, Alina reveals a dormant power not even she knew existed.

Ripped from everything she knows, Alina is taken to the royal court to be trained as a member of the Grisha, the magical elite led by the mysterious Darkling. With Alina's extraordinary power in his arsenal, he believes they can finally destory the Fold. Now Alina must find a way to master her untamed gift and somehow fit into her new life without Mal by her side. But nothing in this lavish world is what it seems. As the threat to the kingdom mounts and her dangerous attraction to the Darkling grows, Alina will uncover a secret that could tear her heart--and her country--in two.