COVER REVEAL: FOUR YEARS LATER BY MONICA MURPHY

 

Synopsis 

 
 
Owen's story

New Adult bestselling author Monica Murphy winds up her sensational series with this sexy story of two college kids with nothing in common but a bunch of baggage and a burning attraction.

Over. That about sums up everything in my life. Suspended from my college football team and forced to cut back my hours at The District bar because of my crappy grades, I can’t keep turning to my sister, Fable, and her pro-football playing husband, Drew, to bail me out. I just can’t seem to find my own way. Weed and sex are irresistible temptations—and it’s messed up that I secretly hand over money to our junkie mom. A tutor is the last thing I want right now—until I get a look at her.

Chelsea is not my type at all. She’s smart and totally shy. I’m pretty sure she’s even a virgin. But when she gives me the once over with those piercing blue eyes, I’m really over. But in a different way. I won’t deny her ass is killer, but it’s her brain and the way she seems to crave love—like no one’s ever given her any—that make me want her more than any girl I’ve ever met. But what would someone as seemingly together as her ever see in a screwed up guy like me?(
 
 
 
 

About The Author

 
 
 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.

 
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BLOG TOUR,REVIEW & GIVEAWAY: HEARTSTRINGS BY HEATHER GUNTER




Title: Heartstrings (Love Notes #2)
Author: Heather Gunter
Genre: YA (Romance)
Publication Date:  August 3, 2013
Cover Design:  Robin Harper, Wicked by Design (http://www.facebook.com/WickedByDesignRobinHarper)
Event Organized by:  Into the Night Reviews (http://www.facebook.com/IntoTheNightReviews)



Synopsis 


Everyone thinks of me as this happy and upbeat person. What they don't know is that I carry a deep, dark secret. Something horrible happened to me a year ago, and I have kept it quiet all this time. I was fine for a while, but somehow it’s chosen this time to come back, and it's eating at me--like a cancer.

I need to tell someone about it, I just don't know how. I'm pushing everyone I love away, including my mom and my best friend Charlie.

Then there is Will. Handsome, sweet Will. We went out on a date a while back, but then the incident happened leaving me crushed and him confused.

How do you tell someone you care about all of your secrets, and will they still want you when the truth comes out?




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Daphnie's 5 Star Review


 Heartstrings was a gut-wrenching emotional story. I had a constant flow of tears streaming down my face throughout reading this book. Then after finding out that the book was based off of events that happen to the author, I was done for.

 Tori a senior in High school has been keeping horrible secret for the last year. It happen while she was on her first date with Will. After their date Tori and Will never spoke or dated throughout the year.  After a year of keeping this secret she has begun to have flashback and nightmares of the event. Unable to hide what happen to her she tells her mom and Charlie her secret. Tori wants to get back to who she use to be, the spunky, funny Tori.

Through out her journey of trying to find herself Tori and Will try to date again.  For the last year Will didn't understand what happen on their first date. He has been watching her from a distance for the last year and is in love with Tori. Will was so patient and caring with Tori, he was her rock trough this ordeal. 

I love that we get more of Charlie and Mav in Heartstrings and how the roles have changed. Charlie was a support system for Tori, she was confidant and a great friend throughout  this journey.

Heartstrings was an amazing YA novel that I would recommend, especially to those with teenage daughters.  I loved It






Heather is a devoted mother of three gorgeous boys.  She balances spending as much time with them as possible with writing, updating her Into the Night Reviews book blog and her day job.  Her love of animals sees her home in Canton, GA bursting with numerous dogs and ferrets.
Heather campaigns passionately for anti-bullying initiatives and has a strong conviction to reduce peoples suffering at the hands of bullies.
A talented singer, who once dreamed of pursuing a career in that field, she has put that goal aside in exchange for her writing.  A self proclaimed geek, whatever spare time she has is spent curled on the couch reading and listening to music.



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COVER REVEAL:FRATERNIZING BY C. C. BROWN

Expected Release: Fall 2013  

 
 

Synopsis

 
Sometimes rules must be broken.

Sometimes your beliefs are challenged.

Other times... you just have to follow your heart.

For Marine Corps Sgt. Alex Cruz, the Corps' rules and regulations have served as a blueprint for how he should live his life. In his mind, the way to maintaining proper conduct and order relied heavily on the ability of the individual to follow orders without question. Alex was that individual.

Until...

Pfc. Cassie Bennett.

She is brand new to the Corps, looking to cement a place in the world for herself after breaking free from the oppressive life she's lived with her mother. Making it in the Corps is her way of showing her mother that she is more than she thinks she is, while also proving to herself she can survive one of life's biggest challenges.

Both Alex and Cassie are tested when an intensely strong attraction develops between them. They feel it, they want it, but one thing stands in their way... The Marine Corps order on Fraternizing. Their lust filled thoughts, their strong and aching cravings for one another, and their conflicted minds lead them on a roller coaster of emotions and feelings that neither can ignore, no matter how hard they try.

Loyalties will be tested, hearts will be broken, and careers will hang in the balance. Can Alex and Cassie keep their forbidden relationship a secret, or will they lose it all by Fraternizing?

 
 



Author Bio

 
 Just a book reading, writing loving, mommy and USMC wife! :)
I love to write, even if it isn't what is conventional and makes everyone feel giddy inside. I usually pull from dreams, or ideas that just thrust themselves into my head. I have what some would describe as a dry sense of humor, and I think its conveyed in my writing. I like to think I am a kick ass chick, but I can also be sensitive. I'm learning to grow thick skin, and in this field, it is definitely needed!
I won't put anything out that I am not absolutely proud of, but like E.L. James said, "I can't own people's reactions to it." Thanks for reading my work... I do appreciate it!
 
 
 

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REVIEW: THE LIGHT IN THE WOUND BY CHRISTINE BRAE




Synopsis



Affected by her parents’ highly publicized divorce, Isabel grows up isolated and alone, with a resolve to never fall in love and repeat their mistakes.

When Jesse Cain enters her life, she falls hopelessly in love with him, and every sadness she’s ever felt is washed away by his intensity and passion. But people change as they grow up. Things can never stay the same forever.

Jesse and Isabel fight to stay together, determined to hold on to what they once had. Isabel wonders if a second love can ever be enough to make her forget her first.
                                                         



Daphnie 5 Star Review


I sit here writing this with the biggest emotional book handover. This book is an emotional roller coaster from the prologue to the very last page.  Christine Brae's book The Light In The Wound was a beautiful story of love and acceptance. Each character plays an important role in this book creating a beautiful written story.

We begin this beautiful  heartfelt journey in the present with Isabel. She then takes us through her struggles of  live and love, starting with childhood. Isa comes from a wealth family and when her mother is unable to care for her, she would live with her grandparents. Throughout her childhood she was separated from her sisters and would see them on visits home from boarding school.
Isabel meets Jess at a party and they start dating when they are in high school. They are from two different social classes and Jess is very determine to make something of himself. Isa falls hard for Jess, he is the first person that has been their for her. I had a love/hate relationship with Jess and their was times that I was yelling at my kindle, I wanted to beat Jess over the head with it. Over the years of Jess and Isa relationships Jess started to become controlling and started to strip piece of Isa identity away from her. They begin to have an unhealthy love between the two of them.
We have Alex, Oh How I Loved Alex, Team Alex. His sweet, understanding and loves Isabel unconditionally. Alex was always their for her and is crazy in love with her but Isa is blinded by first love.
Love is never easy and, when your first love is involved how do you choose. The Light In The Wound is a story of first love, unhealthy and health love, choices. Who will Isabel choose? This is a must read book.

Title Reveal:Finding Home by Aine Kelley ~ Coming This Fall

 


Synopsis:

 
Can two broken people help each other learn to love again and find their way home?

For Samantha Cole, love and relationships have never come easy. Pain and heartbreak have forced her to build a wall around herself. Hoping to start over, Sam leaves Boston behind and moves to Napa with her best friend. Trying to make better choices in love, Sam establishes rules to keep her heart safe. Little did she know that one man would challenge her and change her mind. He had the potential to break down her walls and bring her heart back home.

 
Ben Foster has been dealing with heartache and guilt for the past two years, believing he lost his only chance at love. Pounding guys on the Rugby field and running the family winery get him through the pain. When Sam arrives he slowly lets out the breath he's been holding and the fog lifts. He wonders if she is the one that can help his heart find a new way home.
Letting go of the past and moving forward is not always easy. Their connection is strong, but their pasts keep getting in the way. Will Sam and Ben's journey tear them apart or help them find their way to becoming each other's home?
 
 
 
 
 





Emily Snow Annoucemen​t


Read DEVOURED? Wonder what happened AFTER Lucas leaves Sienna in Atlanta? How Kylie and Wyatt’s story ends? Want more of Lucas’s POV? It’s coming soon in a FREE weekly serial on Emily Snow’s blog!

 

Lucas Wolfe has come close to happiness with Sienna, not once but twice. And both times he’s lost her because of his own fears. This time, he can’t let her go so easily—not now that he realizes that the one woman who said “no” is the one he’s in love with. Sienna is good for his music, and his life, and he’s determined to show her that she belongs with him.

No matter what the consequences.

ABSORBED is a FREE weekly mini-serial written in Lucas's POV. It takes place between the end of Devoured: Chapter 19 (the Atlanta chapter) and the very start of Consumed, and will be published on Emily Snow's blog and website from August 16 through September 13. CONSUMED will be released in eBook format from Touchstone Books on September 17 and in paperback in November.

 
 

Join the CONSUMED Pre-Order Campaign!

 

Have you Pre-Ordered CONSUMED? Email the following email address: CONSUMEDBYEMILYSNOW@GMAIL.COM and get automatically entered to win Your Toxic Sequel and Devoured swag, character naming rights, and a super secret prize.
 
The pre-order campaign is open to EVERYONE who has pre-ordered CONSUMED - whether it was five minutes ago or five months ago. If you can't find your receipt and you pre-ordered via Amazon, go to the Consumed order page on Amazon.com. At the top of the page there's an Instant Order Update. Click on it and it will take you to the order summary that you'll need to take a screen print of. If you pre-ordered via Barnes and Noble, go to Order Status at the top of that website's page. You'll be able to find the Consumed pre-order by searching through the Order History. Once you locate the order summary, take a screen print and shoot an email to the address above!

 

 
 
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Author’s Note: SAVOR YOU takes place during the events of DEVOURED.
 
Kylie Wolfe and bassist Wyatt McCrae have been bad for each other for the last several years, but it’s impossible for them to end their toxic push and pull. Not when their attraction is constantly fueled by lust and proximity—she’s her older brother’s Lucas’s assistant and Wyatt is his best friend and band mate.

So when Your Toxic Sequel makes a move to record a new album in Nashville, Kylie decides to make the latest break with Wyatt official by getting the hell out of town. She’ll spend a week in New Orleans. A week to immerse herself in the Mardi Gras scene. One week to not think about the last time she was in New Orleans, seven years ago with Wyatt. Seven days where she won’t have to see Wyatt every day just to fall ridiculously in love with him all over again—where, if she wants to, she can have a normal, no-strings attached fling that won’t end in heartbreak.

Too bad Wyatt ruins everything by showing up, as gorgeous and demanding and awful for her as ever.

Wyatt refuses to let Kylie give up on him. Not without reminding her why they both fell so far and hard in the first place. Not without making her savor the good memories and what could be their last chance with each other.
 

Author’s Note: SAVOR YOU takes place during the events of DEVOURED.
 
Kylie Wolfe and bassist Wyatt McCrae have been bad for each other for the last several years, but it’s impossible for them to end their toxic push and pull. Not when their attraction is constantly fueled by lust and proximity—she’s her older brother’s Lucas’s assistant and Wyatt is his best friend and band mate.

So when Your Toxic Sequel makes a move to record a new album in Nashville, Kylie decides to make the latest break with Wyatt official by getting the hell out of town. She’ll spend a week in New Orleans. A week to immerse herself in the Mardi Gras scene. One week to not think about the last time she was in New Orleans, seven years ago with Wyatt. Seven days where she won’t have to see Wyatt every day just to fall ridiculously in love with him all over again—where, if she wants to, she can have a normal, no-strings attached fling that won’t end in heartbreak.

Too bad Wyatt ruins everything by showing up, as gorgeous and demanding and awful for her as ever.

Wyatt refuses to let Kylie give up on him. Not without reminding her why they both fell so far and hard in the first place. Not without making her savor the good memories and what could be their last chance with each other.

 
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Bio:
Emily Snow is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the DEVOURED series (October 2012, January 2013) and TIDAL (December 2012). She loves books, sexy bad boys, and really loud rock music, so naturally, she writes stories about all three. Visit her blog at http://emilysnowbooks.blogspot.com for news, teasers, and contests.

If you have any questions, please let me know.  First serial will be posted next Friday August 16th.

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Blog Tour and Giveaway: Megan Smith’s Easy To Love You {Book 2}


                     
Hunter finally has MacKenzie Cahill, the girl of his dreams. A horrible accident finds those dreams threatened. As their lives change, secrets begin to surface. These revelations could prove to be either the downfall of Hunter and MacKenzie or the catalyst that strengthens their bond.

Hunter has painful choices to make. Will he realize what he has before it’s gone? He knows what he must do to save his future, but will he be leaving everyone else in his past?

Will the bond between the two families be strong enough to keep them together?

Daphnie's 4.5 Star Review



After that hell of a cliffhanger that Megan Smith left us with in Trying Not To Love, I couldn't wait to get my hands on this book. Easy to Love was an emotional story and we get to experience most of this roller coaster ride through Hunters POV. Easy To Love starts of right were Trying Not To Love You left off, with Mackenzie being in that horrific accident.  Hunter has to deal with Mackenzie's, the accident and then the birth of their son.

Nothing in life comes easy and Hunter and Mackenzie learn this through out their journey, but will they survivor. Many secret are being keep from Mackenzie and she is struggling with the fact that no body will tell her.  

I loved Mason, Hailey and  the rest of this family. I laughed more then once while reading this. Chocolate milk scene was my favorite scene in this book, That's all I saying.  We are left with a small cliffhanger leading us into book three. Hard To Love You ~  Mason and Hailey store. 

I can't wait for book three to come out I am really enjoying this story. The Twins stories are next in book 3 and 4 and I am on the edge of seat  waiting on them. If you have not read TNTLY I recommend reading it before this book, you will not be disappointed.



 Excerpt

It was nearly 9 p.m. when a doctor calmly strolled out. He called for us and led us into a private room; I took a seat between my mom and Mrs. Cahill, who both reached over and grabbed my hands. Everyone else was standing behind us, except for Chloe who stayed in the waiting room with an oblivious, sleeping Alex on her lap.
The doctor cleared his throat, "I’m Dr. Clearly, I’ve been working on MacKenzie since she arrived. She is alive, but has suffered a great deal." I felt lighter already. Thank God for that! Whatever lies ahead for us, we can deal with that together. Now for one more miracle and I could finally start to relax a little bit. "After we assessed all of her injuries, we hooked MacKenzie up to the ultrasound monitor to check on the baby. The on call OB-GYN made the decision to perform an emergency Cesarean section - MacKenzie was having contractions and, since she was nearly full term, it was safer to deliver the baby than it would have been to wait. She delivered at 4:38 p.m. and the baby is being monitored in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, but appears to be doing well." I hung my head as a sob escaped me, I couldn’t hold it back. I don’t think there was a dry eye in the room. The doctor continued, "MacKenzie appears to have protected the baby during the crash and has taken most of the injuries to her wrist and leg. She has a dislocated thumb on her left hand, which we have reset. Her right wrist is broken which will have to be in a cast. The right ankle was severely crushed and we will need to operate on that as soon as we can. When she arrived she was unconscious and we’ve kept her in a medically induced coma right now for her safety. Sometimes when the body has gone through a trauma, it can go into shock if it regains consciousness too quickly; we just want to make sure that doesn’t happen. She is getting a CT-Scan now, so depending on the results we may be able to slowly wake her up." Dr. Clearly sat back in his chair. "One of the nurses will come and get you when MacKenzie is back in her room and settled." He stood up to leave but looked at me before turning away and said, "She is extremely lucky, not many people would walk away from something like this."
I reached out to shake the doctor’s hand, "Thank you for everything you’ve done."

  Author Bio

When Megan Smith is not writing she is a wife to her high school sweetheart and a mom to her son. She lives in the New Jersey. At the end of the day when she is done work and being a mom you can find her curled up with a good book or writing on her current story.



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