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Thursday, July 30, 2015

✯BOOK BLITZ✯: Forever Bound by Deanna Roy {EXCERPT + GUEST POST + GIVEAWAY!}





Forever Bound by Deanna Roy

Release Date: July 28th 2015 by Casey Shay Press
Pages: 300
Genres: New Adult, Romance

A new full-length standalone romance from the USA Today bestselling romance series

Jenny is a girlfriend-for-hire, the platonic kind. 

While under contract with her movie director boyfriend, glamour has ruled. Designer gowns. Red-carpet premieres. And, of course, seeing her face in the tabloids.

She loves tabloids.

But her reign has come to an end. Her sugar daddy has fallen in love -- with someone else. Her contract is over and tonight she has to end it publicly by making sure the paparazzi "catches" her with another man.

She just has to find the man.

Chance has been hitchhiking across the US, playing and singing for tips. This is the life he's always imagined, and the farther he gets from his disastrous family in Tennessee, the better he feels.

An unexpected invitation to sing with an indie blues group at a movie premiere party gives him a sweet taste of fame. As a bonus, a beautiful girl with pink dreadlocks only has eyes for him.

But the collision between Jenny and Chance is more emotional and intense than either of them expected. When the scandal hits the news, Chance's family finds him, pushing him to come home and face his demons. 

The night has even more consequences for Jenny. She needs to find Chance, but nobody knows anything about him, not even his last name.

Her journey takes her across the country and into the disaster Chance is running from. But she can't give up on him, because what neither of them realized is that sometimes a single night can be the beginning of forever.


Purchase: Amazon, B&N

{GUEST POST}

The Song Behind the Book Forever Bound

I was DUMBSTRUCK when I first read the words to my friend Brad Whittington's song "Forever."

There ain't nothing you can say

To make me turn away

There ain't nothing you can do

To make me take my love away from you

Because I said forever

And that's just what I'm gonna to do


I couldn't have imagined a song that better fit the theme of my Forever series. All the books have couples struggling to find their forever loves, and the newest novel in the series, Forever Bound, was definitely no different.

Chance is a singer/songwriter hitchhiking across the US for tips. Jenny has just been let out of her contract as a girlfriend-for-hire. Their collision is supposed to be a one-night stand. But it becomes something so much more.

Chance writes a lot of songs in the novel, courtesy of Brad's talented lyrics, and I was thrilled when both Brad and his don Daniel recorded acoustic and full-band versions of the song.

So go give them a listen!


{EXCERPT}


The guy I’d been watching walked over to the mike and said, “Hello, I’m Chance, and Paul here has kindly invited this Tennessee boy up to do a number.”

His name was Chance.

“Yeah!” Paul bellowed. He lifted his guitar strap over his head and handed it to Chance.
I made it to the base of the stage, where the crowd had left a gap in its disinterest. I wondered if my boy choice was doing to get their attention, or if he would be terrible.
I was rooting for him.

The band crashed into the opening licks, and when Chance started singing, I wanted to laugh out loud with giddiness. His voice was pure magic, deep and edgy.

He moved across stage like a fury, all energy and muscle. I was so close I could feel the wood floor shifting under his feet. His fingers squeezed the guitar in a steady grip. I was mesmerized by every movement. I could already see how his skilled hands would work on me.

I was hooked.

The song rollicked along for another chorus, then Chance brought them to a strong stop with a motion of his hand.

That’s when he saw me.

He froze a second, as if he couldn’t believe I was so close after he’d searched for me for so long. His smile spread to a wide grin. I’m sure my panties would have gone flying, if I’d been wearing any.

AUTHOR BIO:

Deanna Roy is the five-time USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance and women's fiction.

She is a passionate advocate for women who have lost babies. She has several books on the subject, including her bestseller FOREVER INNOCENT, a romance about a couple whose baby is taken off life support at seven days old.

She has run the website PregnancyLoss.Info for fifteen years, including many large spin-off support groups both online and in person.
To learn about new releases, sign up for her subscriber list at http://deannaroy.com/news. She has regular giveaways in conjunction with major pregnancy loss events. 


{GIVEAWAY!}



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Wednesday, July 29, 2015

☼ Waiting on Wednesday (#99) ☼



"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:

Never Always Sometimes 
by Adi Alsaid
Expected Publication Date: August 4th 2015 by Harlequin Teen
Pages: 320
Genres: Contemporary, Romance , Young Adult
Author's Links: Goodreads,  Twitter, 

Never date your best friend

Always be original

Sometimes rules are meant to be broken


Best friends Dave and Julia were determined to never be clichรฉ high school kids—the ones who sit at the same lunch table every day, dissecting the drama from homeroom and plotting their campaigns for prom king and queen. They even wrote their own Never List of everything they vowed they'd never, ever do in high school. 

Some of the rules have been easy to follow, like #5, never die your hair a color of the rainbow, or #7, never hook up with a teacher. But Dave has a secret: he's broken rule #8, never pine silently after someone for the entirety of high school. It's either that or break rule #10, never date your best friend. Dave has loved Julia for as long as he can remember. 

Julia is beautiful, wild and impetuous. So when she suggests they do every Never on the list, Dave is happy to play along. He even dyes his hair an unfortunate shade of green. It starts as a joke, but then a funny thing happens: Dave and Julia discover that by skipping the clichรฉs, they've actually been missing out on high school. And maybe even on love.
(Synopsis taken from Goodreads) 

Pre-Order: Amazon, B&N


***I love the synopsis and the cover. I like these types of stories, this is a book that I'll definitely pre-order for sure. ***


What are you waiting to read?


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Tuesday, July 28, 2015

REVIEW: No Kissing Allowed by Melissa West

No Kissing Allowed 
by Melissa West
Release Date: July 28th 2015 by Entangled: Embrace
Genres: Romance, Contemporary
Author's Links: Website, Goodreads, Twitter, Facebook
View/Purchase: Goodreads, Amazon, B&N

A new adult romance from Entangled's Embrace imprint...

No kissing. No touching. And definitely no falling in love...

Armed with her besties, an embarrassing number of shots, and her list of 10 Wild Things To Do Before Adulthood, recent grad Cameron Lawson is partying it up before she starts her dream job at New York's biggest ad agency. Her last task? Hook up with a random guy. And while it's so not her style, the super-sexy guy sitting next to her is definitely game. No names. No details.
At least, that was the plan.

On her first day of work, Cameron discovers her hook-up is none other than Aidan Truitt-her new boss's boss. Talk about failing the "no fraternizing with coworkers" policy on an epic level. Especially when Aidan makes it clear their one night was only the beginning. Falling for him could cost her everything, but sometimes the only way to get what you want is by breaking a few rules...
(Synopsis taken from Goodreads)

My Review:

Aside from the beautiful cover, No Kissing Allowed was such a great read, filled with romance that had me rooting for the characters until the very end. 

Recent grad Cameron Lawson is ready to take on adulthood, but first she along with her friends make a list called 10 Wild Things To Do Before Adulthood, which gives them tasks to do before the big day when they get to go to their adult jobs. But with too many shots, Cameron gets an 11th task, and that is to kiss a stranger. Not willing to back down, she gives in after a stranger over hears them and volunteers for the task ahead. With absolute no idea who he is, Cameron kisses the stranger after feeling a stranger pull towards him. Things then start to move quickly as the two end up sleeping together. Waking up the next day with him naked scared Cameron and she flees away without turning back. Too bad things didn't quite end up going well for her on her first day at her job when she discovers that the stranger that slept with is non other than Aidan Truitt, her boss's boss!

Soon Cameron discovers that there is a “no fraternizing with coworkers” policy at her job, and she is willing to do anything from messing up. But Aidan seems to have other ideas as he is the one whose flirtatious moves are making Cameron give in to their attraction and take the next step. Aidan wasn't expecting to see Cameron ever again, but everything changes when she gets the job at the same company as him, and he is determined to show her that a relationship with him could work.

Although there are many stories with similar plots, No Kissing Allowed really pulled me in from the very start. It was such a page-turner for me that I couldn't put down. With that said, the major issue in the book is trying to get around the no fraternizing policy that is pulling the characters apart. Yet underneath all of that we truly get to know Aidan and learn more about his past. Both of the characters know that they can't take things further, but when Cameron invites him to meet his family that's when things start to move fast and go a bit downhill. That's also when we get to learn more about Cameron's past and her father's loss that really took its toll on her. Now they both have to fix their problems in order to move on. Overall the author does a great job with the pace of the story, we get character development, and the ending is just perfect for the story. I highly recommend it if you're looking for a new romance book filled with sweet scenes that are going to leave you wanting for more. :)

***ARC provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.***

My Rating: 


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