Friday, March 5, 2021
Recovery {new release}
Happy Thursday book lovers!
Nicole Dykes has a brand new contemporary romance releasing TODAY! I had the chance to read Recovery a bit early, and it was good. My review will be in my weekly wrap up on Monday, but you can read my thoughts about it on Goodreads or Amazon if you want to know now.
One thing to know, Recovery is a standalone, but it's also kind of a spin off or companion novel. The main characters from Clarity make a brief appearance, and the main characters from Redemption are included a bit more with in Mya and Jase's story. Do you need to read Clarity or Redemption to know what's going on? No, I don't think so, and I haven't read those books. So I think you'll be fine.
Wildfire Marketing asked if they could share a little teaser for the book, and naturally I said yes. Let me know if you read the book! I'd love to hear your thoughts on it.
Happy Reading,
Laura
Thursday, March 4, 2021
Vegas Aces Series {new releases}
Hello my fellow romance readers,
Today the folks at Wildfire Marketing asked me to share some information regarding Lisa Suzanne's brand new series, Vegas Aces!
If sports romance (specifically football) is a favorite of yours, you'll want to read this series.
If fake relationships is your trope, you'll want to read this series.
If brother's best friend is your trope, you'll want to read this series.
I had the honor of reading an advanced copy of both Home Game and Long Game and I am hooked. I am eagerly awaiting March 18 so that I can read Fair Game. Curious what I thought of the books? You can find my mini reviews in my weekly wrap up post.
Happy reading, and please let me know if you read this series!
Laura
Home Game Release Date: March 4
At the bachelorette party, a raunchy game results in a quest to find me a one-night stand. When a hunk with dark blue eyes and perfect bone structure hits me with a silly line at the bar, my mission is complete.
I vow to move on from our steamy night as I head to the rehearsal dinner, certain one of my brother’s hot pro football player groomsmen will be my Prince Charming.
Then the best man turns around. Dark blue eyes. Perfect bone structure. A body I won’t soon forget.
And apparently my new roommate.
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Long Game Releases March 4th
Nothing makes me work harder than when my future husband tells me, “Prove your worth.”
Luke hired me as his publicist so his pro football team owner will see that he’s indispensable to the organization. When a defamatory headline hits newsstands, it’s up to me to show the world what a Prince Charming he truly is.
My solution? A marriage of convenience.
It’ll get his boss off his back and quiet the slanderous voices.
Luke is adamant that this is nothing more than a business transaction, but I still feel the heat from the single night we spent together when we were strangers.
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Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Amazon First Reads {March}
Happy March fellow readers!
Have you checked out Amazon's First Reads options for the month? I did yesterday, and there are 8 book choices available. As of today, I'm still not certain which I am going to choose! There are only two books that I'm not all that interested in. Of the remaining six, there are two I am debating on.
If you are unfamiliar with the Amazon First Reads program, it is part of your Prime membership. (or at least in the continental US) Each month, the editors at Amazon select a certain amount of books that will be releasing the following month, and then offer those up for free. The idea is that you read the book, and then leave a review. It's a nice little benefit of the Prime membership.
Adulting
by Liz Talley
This is a contemporary fiction about a woman facing her past, and being on the verge of a break through. It sounds interesting, but this isn't the book for me this month.
I'm in Seattle, Where are you?
by Mortada Gzar
This memoir sounds really moving, and is one I am putting on my "read eventually" list.
A Deadly Influence
by Mike Omer
Adding this book to my list of books to read sooner than later. This thriller sounds AMAZING. It's also the first book in a new series. So you know that gets my attention.
The Perfect Marriage
by Adam Mitzner
Domestic Suspense anyone? I have a feeling this would keep me on the edge of my seat.
Lies We Bury
by Elle Marr
Another suspense book! Ooh, I read the description, and this one sounds like quite the read. I am imagining it's going to be slightly emotional, and a bit of a rollercoaster.
Julius and Macy: A Very Brave Night
by Annelouise Mahoney
This book sounds ADORABLE! I might have to add this to my kids book shelf, as it would be a great read aloud.
Okay now time for the two books I am going back and forth on.
The Secret Stealers
by Jane Healey
Historical fiction draws me in every now and then. It's been a while since I've read a book set during World War II, and this one might have to be downloaded.
Here's the description for the book:
Anna Cavanaugh is a restless young widow and brilliant French teacher at a private school in Washington, DC. Everything changes when she's recruited into the Office of Strategic Services by family friend and legendary WWI hero, Major General William Donovan.Donovan has faith in her -- and in all his "glorious amateurs" who are becoming Anna's fast friends: Maggie, Anna's down-to-earth mentor; Irene, who's struggling to find support from her husband for her clandestine life; and Julia, the cheerful OSS liaison. But the more Anna learns about the organization's secret missions, the more she longs to be stationed abroad. Then comes the opportunity: go undercover as a spy in the French Resistance to help steal critical intelligence that could ultimately turn the tide of the war.Dispatched behind enemy lines and in constant danger, Anna is filled with adrenaline, passion, and fear. She's driven to make a difference--for her country and for herself. Whatever the risk, she's willing to take it to help liberate France from the shadows of occupation and to free herself from the shadows of her former life.
Um, yes please!
The Light Through the Leaves
by Glendy Vanderah
This is the book club selection for March, and it sounds like it will be an emotional journey. I predict tears, and quite possibly a lot of them.
This is the book club selection for March, and it sounds like it will be an emotional journey. I predict tears, and quite possibly a lot of them.
Here is the description of the book:
One unbearable mistake at the edge of the forest.In a moment of crisis, Ellis Abbey leaves her daughter, Viola, unattended--for just a few minutes. But when she returns,Viola is gone. A breaking point in an already fractured marriage, Viola's abduction causes Ellis to disappear as well--into grief, guilt, and addiction. Convinced she can only do more harm to her family, Ellis leaves her husband and young sons, burying her desperate ache for her children deeper with every step into the mountain wilderness she treks alone.In a remote area of Washington, a young girl named Raven keeps secrets inside, too. She must never speak to outsiders about how her mother makes miracles spring from the earth, or about her father, whose mysterious presence sometimes frightens her. Raven spends her days learning how to use her rare gifts--and more important, how to hide them. With each lesson comes a warning of what dangers lie in the world beyond her isolated haven. But despite her mother's cautions, Raven finds herself longing for something more.As Ellis and Raven each confront their powerful longings, their journeys will converge in unexpected and hopeful ways, pulled together by the forces of nature, love, and family.
Oof, that is going to be a rough one. Bad things happening to kids always drives me to tears. ALWAYS. So as good as this sounds, I just don't know if I can handle it emotionally.
Ugh, how do I choose which book to read? There are so many on here that have grabbed my attention. Which are you choosing?
Happy Reading,
Monday, March 1, 2021
The Wedding Game {new release}
Hello my fellow readers,
Today the folks with Candy Kane PR asked me to share a promotional post for Meghan Quinn's brand new release, The Wedding Game!
Now you may recall that I read this book in February through the Amazon First Reads program. If you read my first weekly wrap up for Febraury, then you already know that I did enjoy the book. For the most part. With many books there are frequently little things here or there that might not vibe with the reader, and I had those moments. Okay fine, it was namely Thad who I had issues with.
Please enjoy this little promo piece that I have for you.
Thanks and happy reading,
Laura
THE WEDDING GAME by Meghan Quinn
Release Date: March 1st Genre: Contemporary Romance
Montlake Publishing
Add to Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53817075-the-wedding-game
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FREE in Kindle Unlimited!!
Amazon US: https://amzn.to/30aMBKz
Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/32lOk2n
Amazon CA: https://amzn.to/2WhbL96
Amazon AU: https://amzn.to/3iYLned
Blurb:
USA Today bestselling author Meghan Quinn’s latest bauble is the charming story of a crafting queen battling a jaded divorce lawyer on a wedding reality show.
Luna Wu is a veritable crafting genius—she can bedazzle and bead so hard her Etsy site is one of the hottest in the world. So it’s only natural that Luna would convince her brother and his husband-to-be to compete on The Wedding Game, a “do-it-yourself” TV show, for the title of Top DIY Wedding Expert.
As a jaded divorce lawyer, Alec Baxter scoffs at weddings and romance. But when his recently engaged brother begs him to participate in The Wedding Game, Alec grudgingly picks up a glue gun and prepares for some family bonding.
Both fierce competitors, Luna and Alec clash on national TV as harsh words and glitter fly with abandon. But as they bicker over color swatches and mood boards, they find themselves fighting something else: their growing mutual attraction.
While Luna is torn between family loyalty and her own feelings, Alec wonders if he might have been wrong about love and marriage all along…
Excerpt:
“Are you ready?” Farrah says, coming from behind me and massaging my shoulders. I move my head side to side while we both hop up and down. “Did you do those finger exercises I told you about?”
I flex my fingers and nod. “Yup, all warmed up.”
“Do you have your game face on?” Farrah spins me around and grips my shoulders as I mean mug it at her. “Ooo, you’ve been practicing in the mirror. I can tell.”
“When I brush my teeth. I really feel like I’ve mastered the scowl.”
“Honey, you mastered the scowl years ago. Now you’re just coming into your own with it.”
She holds up her hands, and I start boxing into them as we leap around the apartment. “Quick on your feet, quick on your feet.” Farrah swings her hand at me, and I duck. “Focus, hone your attention.”
“Focused.”
“Tell me, who’s going to kill it today?”
“I am.” I bob back and forth and then give Farrah a one-two punch to her hands.
“Who’s going to do anything necessary, even sit on someone’s face if you need to, in order to win today’s challenge?”
“I am. Show no mercy. My ass is coming for your face.”
Farrah pauses, winces. “I’m not sure I like that.”
“Just go with it.”
“Okay, Luna’s ass is coming for your face.” She shrugs. “Next week let’s work on your trash talk.”
“Might be necessary.”
Circling again, I box at Farrah’s hands, feeling light on my feet and ready for anything that comes my way. “You’re going to ignore all conversations from Mr. Snobby Shoes.”
“I don’t even know he exists.”
“Your eyes are on the prize. And what is that prize?”
“Giving Cohen and Declan the best wedding possible.”
“Exactly.”
She lowers her palms. “Quick, flash me your hands.”
I lift my hands, and she inspects them carefully.
“You lotioned—good. Nails are clipped to a perfect length, and those fingers are stretched and strong. Rotate your wrists for me.” She lowers her ear to my wrists as I circle them around. “Perfect, no cracking, no tension.” She points to the ground. “Fast feet.”
My feet start bouncing up and down, like in those football movies, and I hold my hands at my hips, ready for the call . . .
“Draw!” Farrah shouts.
I pull my glue gun from my hip and point it at her. “You’ve been glued.”
Farrah claps her hands. “Reaction time was spot on. You’re ready.”
“Yeah?”
She nods.
“You got this, girl. This competition is yours for the taking. And remember what we talked about: don’t focus on what you think will win . . .”
“Focus on what will bring Cohen and Declan joy.”
About the Author:
USA Today Bestselling Author, wife, adoptive mother, and peanut butter lover. Author of romantic comedies and contemporary romance, Meghan Quinn brings readers the perfect combination of heart, humor, and heat in every book.
Connect with Meghan:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authormeghanquinn/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AuthorMegQuinn
Website: http://authormeghanquinn.com
Amazon: https://amzn.to/2LitE4x
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