Waiting on Wednesday (#44)

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is: 

Maybe Someday

by Colleen Hoover

Expected publication: March 18th 2014 by Atria Books

At twenty-two years old, aspiring musician Sydney Blake has a great life: She’s in college, working a steady job, in love with her wonderful boyfriend, Hunter, and rooming with her good friend, Tori. But everything changes when she discovers Hunter cheating on her with Tori—and she is left trying to decide what to do next.

Sydney becomes captivated by her mysterious neighbor, Ridge Lawson. She can’t take her eyes off him or stop listening to the daily guitar playing he does out on his balcony. She can feel the harmony and vibrations in his music. And there’s something about Sydney that Ridge can’t ignore, either: He seems to have finally found his muse. When their inevitable encounter happens, they soon find themselves needing each other in more ways than one…
(Synopsis taken from Goodreads)

                                

***I can't wait to read this book, everything about it sounds like something I would definitely read.
What are you guys waiting to read? 

Freebie Tuesday (Edition #2)

Hi guys! Freebie Tuesday is a new meme that I will be hosting from now on. I know there are probably a lot of memes like this one already, but it doesn't hurt to find out more about authors that some of us haven't heard of before. I will include 2-3 books that are free to download on either kindle or at the apple store in each post (that way it's more accessible to anyone that wants to download them.) I hope everyone finds this post helpful (if anyone is looking for a new book to read).  Enjoy! 

Every Little Piece 

by Kate Ashton

Needing the truth…

I wanted to spend the night before graduation making out with Seth, but one of my best friends had the whole night planned. Lucky for me, we ran into him and his friends playing pool where we made some silly bet over a game, and the losers had to run through town in nothing but their underwear. A year later, I wish more than ever we’d just made out at Raker’s Bluff instead, because maybe the night would’ve turned out differently. Now Seth’s back, the guy who broke my heart, the guy I’m still in love with…I just hope he doesn’t break me all over again.

Desperate for redemption…

No one wants to fess up to having a screwed-up family. When my parents dropped the big divorce bomb on me, I decided to keep it a secret. Just the thought of the pity-stares and pats-on-the-back made me feel sick. I’d tell Haley and my friends another time. Except, I never got the chance. Stuff happened. Stuff that totally sucked and changed our lives forever. Instead of telling my truth, I took the coward’s way out, and I’ve regretted it ever since. But I’m back, determined to tell Haley everything, down to the last gritty detail, if she’ll give me the chance…even if it means losing her forever.

(Synopsis taken from Goodreads) 

        

Fresh Temptation 

by Reeni Austin

Victor Barboza is a man who has everything but a good woman.

Cara Green has a young son, three part-time jobs, and a few extra pounds.

Their worlds collide as Cara serves Victor at an upscale party in Manhattan, upsetting Victor's ex-fiancee, Alexis, in the process. 

Victor pursues Cara, but Cara is not sure of his intentions: Is he using her to make Alexis jealous? Does he just want her for sex? Or is love Victor's true aim?

(Synopsis taken from Goodreads) 

         

Dark Love

by Claudy Conn

One goal consumes Chazma Donnelly: find the dark sorcerer who murdered her parents.

When the trail leads her to Ireland, she takes a job cataloging a private library. But she doesn’t expect to find a manor house that eerily echoes one in her dreams, or an employer whose touch awakens a savage darkness in her.

The attraction between Chaz and Jethro McBain is volatile, but darkness surrounds his aura. Chaz doesn’t trust him, even though it is his voice she hears in her sleep, and his touch that sizzles the blood in her veins.

As Chazma’s investigation widens, a series of local murders shows the killer knows of her obsession.

Will Chaz’s need for revenge take her from the edge of evil into a black pit where she can no longer find herself? Or can she find love in the midst of darkness?

(Synopsis taken from Goodreads) 

***That's it for this first post, make sure to be back every Tuesday for more freebies and also check my first post for more books that you might have missed. Thanks for stopping by! :)***

Review: Knowing Jack by Rachel Curtis

Knowing Jack 
by Rachel Curtis
Released Date: Published January 17th 2014 by Rachel Curtis 
Pages: 165
View/Purchase: Goodreads, Amazon, B&N

I am not a slut, although I’ve been called one often enough. Yeah, I spent three months screwing one of my college professors, but I was crazy about the guy. Then he broke up with me.

I am not a bitch, although people like to say I am. I kept our relationship secret. I’m not responsible for telling the university administrators about it, but a lot of students still blame me for getting their favorite professor fired.

I am not a drama queen, although everyone thinks I am now. When I got a few nasty messages, I just deleted them. When I got the threat, I assumed it was someone being stupid. I still think that’s all it was. My parents worry, though, so they hired me a bodyguard. Now Jack follows me around, intimidating everyone who approaches me and looking obnoxiously hot.

This is what I am. I’m Chloe. I’m a twenty-year-old art history major. Kind of shy, although I pretend not to be. Stubborn enough to stay here for my senior year, even though everyone hates me.

And I’m stuck with Jack.

He calls me “Princess,” but I’m not a princess either.
(Synopsis taken from Goodreads)

My Review:

At first glance, Knowing Jack seemed like a story with great potential. The synopsis drew me in the minute I read it and I was eager to find out more about Jack and Chloe. Needless to say, I was a little disappointed at how it all turned out. 

At the beginning we meet Jack, “the bodyguard”, and his struggles to keep everyone around him happy, including his father. He feels the need to work extra hard to please him for what happened in the past. That along was intriguing to read, we are not told what happened to Jack to make him think the way he does and for his actions. But that doesn't last long before he is hired to protect, Chloe, a twenty-year-old art major student who has been harassed and threatened by her classmates after their favorite professor was fired because of her. 

Now having a bodyguard protecting her all the time got Chloe annoyed, but their relationship developed really fast over the course of the book. It didn't take long for their relationship to evolved, which I would have loved to see. But nevertheless, their moments together were sweet and romantic. Jack is adorable, kind, and a bit possessive (which I loved, it fit the book quite nicely). Chloe's personality is reckless and stubborn, but at the same time she is not a quitter. Both of them fit very well together, yet the ending is quite unexpected. It all ended very fast, and left me with a huge cliffhanger! I'm not sure if the author is going to write a sequel, but if she does, I would love to see more character development and not a fast read. I would recommend this book to those that want, (like I mentioned before), a fast read. If you're looking for something much more deep and in detail, I would pass it on.

*ARC provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*

My Rating: