Wednesday, April 22, 2015
#ReadOn May 9th 4pm #Authors @AmyPlumOhLaLa @erin_bowman @SarahNego #Giveaway
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
4 Star #Review #Giveaway of Tease (The Ivy Chronicles #2) by @SoVerySophie #Published @Morrow_PB
A born flirt and good-time party girl, Emerson has never had a problem finding a willing guy. She's always chosen her hookups carefully, and she's never broken her three cardinal rules:
Never let them see the real you.
Never fall in love.
Always leave them begging for more.
Then Shaw comes along. A hottie from the wrong side of the tracks, he's immune to her flirtatious banter and come-hither smile. After rescuing her from a disastrous night at a biker bar, he doesn't even try to take her to bed—he calls her a tease and sends her home instead. Unable to resist a challenge, or forget the sexy, dark-eyed, bad-boy biker, she vows to bring him to his knees.
But instead of making Shaw beg, Emerson finds herself craving him. For the first time in her life, she's throwing out her rule book. Suddenly, she's the one panting for a guy she can't control—a guy who won't settle for anything less than the real Emerson and who forces her to do things she's never imagined, including facing a past she thought she'd buried.
A guy who just might leave her wanting more. . .
4 Star #Review #Giveaway of Scarlett Undercover by Jennifer Latham
Meet Scarlett, a smart, sarcastic, kick-butt, Muslim American heroine, ready to take on crime in her hometown of Las Almas. When a new case finds the private eye caught up in a centuries-old battle of evil genies and ancient curses, Scarlett discovers that her own family secrets may have more to do with the situation than she thinks -- and that cracking the case could lead to solving her father's murder.
Jennifer Latham delivers a compelling story and a character to remember in this one-of-a-kind debut novel.
Monday, April 20, 2015
4 Star #Review of Calves In The Mud Room by @tetonwolf with #Giveaway
Unfortunately, a fierce February blizzard has blown in and a couple of first-time heifers are calving early. Way too early.
And Wade’s never delivered a calf all by himself before. (His grandfather was always there to show him the way).
Simmering under the teenage hormones and unexpected birthing is a conflicted son who finally confronts the abuse of his shady stepfather and a betrayal by his somewhat disengaged mother.
Kirkus Reviews called this coming-of-age story “An exciting, elegant debut.”
It’s rough around the edges, full of brute hardship, raw strength, and pure heart.
5 Star #Review #Giveaway of Finding Mr. Brightside by @jaypatrickclark
Fast-forward to the neighborhood pharmacy, a few months later. Abram decides to say hello. Then he decides to invite her to Taco Bell. To her surprise as well as his, she agrees. And the real love story begins.
3 Star #Review #Giveaway of The Secret Cookie Club by Martha Freeman
Recipe for friendship: mix four very different girls, one boy, and a camp counselor. Add cookies.
When her four campers don’t get along, counselor Hannah has an idea. They gather in the kitchen at the Moonlight Ranch Summer Camp. There, they measure, mix, stir, and bake. As they bite into their warm sugar cookies, they finally seem to be friends.
But summer doesn’t last forever. And if the bond is going to survive the long school year, these kids will need a plan, a plan that just might require cookies.
Complete with recipes, this book will satisfy every reader’s craving for something sweet—just like a homemade sugar cookie.