Book Review: So I Married a Werewolf

So I Married a Werewolf (Seattle Wolf Pack #3) By Kristin Miller

Carter Griffin, enforcing officer for the Seattle Wolf Pack, has a problem. He's been offered the promotion of his dreams…if he can find a wife to prove he's over his playboy ways. But Carter's already walked the matrimonial road and bought the stinkin' T-shirt. Besides, a werewolf only gets one fated mate. Been there, done that.

All werewolf dog trainer Faith Hamilton wants to do is earn enough green stuff to put her younger brother through college. Okay, okay, so she also totally wants Carter, her sexy next-door neighbor, to look at her as more than a friend. It's too bad size 12 and plain isn't his type. At all.

The two friends strike a deal to help one another out. They must face a variety of challenges from a psycho ex-girlfriend to a Yorkie with a shoe fetish...and that pesky problem of only having one-fated mate in a lifetime. Will a relationship ruin their friendship…or spark a love neither anticipated?

 ebook, 260 pages

Expected publication: July 28th 2014 by Entangled: Covet 

I received this book via Netgallery,

Review

Carter Griffin is ready for the promotion of his life, but there's one little catch and a little white lie that he spew to his commanding officer and pack mates. He must be in a stable relationship . . . almost ready to claim his fated mate in holy matrimony.

But Carter been there and done it, but his fated mate died and is been told that werewolves cannot have more than one fated mate. Or can they?

Faith Hamilton hadn't found her fated mate yet and is waiting for the right guy to come, but when Carter her best friend and neighbor has himself in a pickle she offered to help. 

A Proposition of marriage & Friends with Benefits

Can Carter and Faith keep with the charades that they're suppose to be madly in love with each other or will this proposition of a fake love be known?  

I give this a Four Cat's Tails Up, Perhaps it is possible to have more than one luminary in one werewolf's lifetime I love the twist of the luminary concept that Kristin gave to Carter's story while Faith was just someone waiting for her Fated Mate to come along, maybe he was next door all this time.  

Meow . . . Meow . . . Meow

I've been a BIG BIG fan of Kristin's Seattle Wolf Pack books since Gone with the Wolf came out and into my life, I love how she continue to bring in new and familiar characters and giving them a story. While I didn't know Carter from any of the other books, or any hint that there's be a Carter story but now I can see why Carter needed a story of his own. 

We're so used to having our male werewolves find their luminary but I never thought of it the other way around where they did find one but had died. This was a twist in the story and having to watch Carter move on as well living as a lone wolf as well developing the playboy image for the last couple years.

The one thing I wish I knew was how Carter's luminary died, each time he thought about his fated mate and their ups and downs I still kept on wondering what had happen to her, What did happen to her? That question still lingers in my mind. 

Now Faith is a spunky girl who's a blogger so already right there I can relate to her however she's a doggie blogger and trains dogs for a living and that where we fall out of context. Anyways she's actually Carter's next door neighbor and have always secretly has a crush on him. In Faith's story she already a turned werewolf which makes her different from the other female characters we met.

Ready for a Game of CHARADES . . .

These two opted to play a role that they were madly in love and ready for marriage however they're both just friends RIGHT? But when they spontaneously get married to prove Carter's work friends and pack mates that he was serious things gets a little complicated between Faith and him. Confused about their feelings towards one another and playing this role that they're married when really they just did because Carter just wanted to earn that promotion points that he "thinks" deserve.

The ending had Faith and Carter both seeing different sides of each others or well a different side of Carter, 
Like I didn't think Carter would be that controlling boyfriend/husband/friend but he is then realizes his mistake and secretly planned to confront Faith at the ceremony for his promotion.

Carter apologize to Faith in wolf form and still got the promotion he wanted but also a second chance with Faith to set things right in their relationship. The pack forgave him of his lies that he created in order to get the promotion but they also saw that he found his second fated mate.

Be sure to check out my review of Gone with the Wolf here and Four Weddings and a Werewolf here

Book Review: The Curse Breakers

The Curse Breakers (Curse Keepers #2) by Denise Grover Swank

Book Two of the Curse Keepers trilogy.
 
For more than four hundred years, the Curse Keepers guarded the barrier between the human and spirit realms. All that changed the day Ellie Lancaster met Collin Dailey. Prophecy demanded they defend the world from evil…even as it ignited a passion that threatened to consume them both.

Now Ellie faces a frightening new life, abandoned by the man she loves and tormented by malevolent spirits unleashing their vengeance upon the earth. Her only shot at protecting humanity—and herself—from the demon scourge is to claim the mark of the god Ahone as her own. Finding it means trusting Dr. David Preston, a handsome professor of Native American studies whose skepticism is surpassed only by his attraction to Ellie. Together they must finish what the Curse Keepers began, defying the forces of darkness to face hell on earth—and unlock the truth of Ellie’s destiny.

Kindle Edition, 406 pages

Expected publication: May 20th 2014 by 47North 

Book Review

Wow! So much change between the first book and this one, Ahone & Onkeus are not giving up on either needing Ellie or wanting to kill her. Since Ellie's father died she never realizes how much information she forgotten that she needed her father's help. 

Collin is out of the picture . . . sort of but he's the last person Ellie would go to for answers so she hopes that the professor Dr. David Preston might help her if possible. But 

Ellie's life is at stake, the protection mark is fading and the gods are stirring up more trouble. Whether Dr. David Preston believes her story about the gods, he determine to use his knowledge about the old legends to help her out and find the answers she needs.

Will Ellie figure out what's she missing, what will it takes to close the gate? 

The Curse Breakers brings more to the table, and leave you wanting more of what will happen next for Ellie. Will she be able to close the gate and place her trust in someone who already lost her trust? 

I give this 4.5 Cat's Tails UP, I like that Denise brought in a new guy with an accent but also raising the stakes. 

MEOW . . . MEOW . . . MEOW

I had to go back to the last few pages of the first book because I couldn't remember what had happen leading up to the open pages of The Curse Breakers. The gate has opened and all of the gods are stirring, now things have heated up for Ellie that she has to figure how to stop it before it becomes a serious issue. 

Collin will always be a question in my mind, what EXACTLY did he give up? He still remains mysterious but when his own actions affects Ellie in so many ways and in personal ways, In the end he loses her because of his actions. Ellie makes sure that she reminds him of his mistake and what were the consequences of his actions.

Ellie struggles with the loss of her father, she suffers even more now that everything that she couldn't or didn't remember about the gods now lies with him. But her father despite his dementia left trails and left memories that only Ellie can access in her mind. 

Since Ellie has to find answers somewhere else, she started at her local college hoping that Dr. David Preston a history professor might help but he wasn't so willing to help until he hear about the gods and the legends are true. 

Ellie face Okeus numerous of times even with his messenger but when he reaches out to her in her dreams, Ellie couldn't be more in danger. Okeus shares his big master plan, which includes Ellie herself but even Ellie knows that Okeus thrives to have her as his own. 

The Gate has to be closed before all hell breaks loose, if not already.

Graphic Review: X-Files Vol 2

X-Files Season 10 Volume 2 

by Guillermina De Ferrari, Joe Harris (Goodreads Author), Elena Casagrande (Illustrations), Michael Walsh (Illustrations)

 

As Scully and Mulder try to deal with the fallout from the actions of a mysterious group that has been targeting anyone associated with the X-Files and causing their return to the Bureau, reports that a creature from their past has returned sends Mulder heading to Martha's Vineyard and Scully to Quantico.

  

Hardcover, 128 pages

Expected publication: April 22nd 2014 by IDW Publishing

I just discovered this graphic novel on Netgallery! As some of you know or don't know I'm a huge huge fan of the X-FILES, so when I came across this my jaw dropped.

Review

After 9 years +, Scully and Mulder have return to the F.B.I. and the new Assistant Director wants to closes all unsolved/unanswered cases that Scully and Mulder have come across. 

Their first assignment back is taking them to Mulder's hometown in Martha's Vineyard and an familiar old case has come back . . . thinking that it had ended in the first place 10 years ago. 

The next series of Episodes

Mr.X from the past

Critters . . . Critters, listen to their sounds

Everything is always Smoked and Mirrored.  

X-Files Graphic present Season 10 for all X-Files fans(myself included) I haven't decided how I'll rate this since it is a Graphic novel. But it does get great points from me. 

MEOW . . . MEOW . . . MEOW

Episode: Hosts Part 2 

Episode: Being for benefit of Mr. X

Episode: Critters

Episode: Smoke & Mirrors

Between the Hosts Part two and Being for benefit of Mr. X, were the only two that were from old episodes of the X-Files. I could hear the voices of Mulder and Scully only because I've watch every episode and practically grew up with X-Files as a kid. So the dialogue was very well done and it was enough to keep me drawn in.

Critters and Smoke & Mirrors, were meh not anything special, Critters seem to be a combining of two episodes concepts. Critters was like the bug episode although I think there were multiple bugs episodes. Smoke & Mirrors was aspect from Mulder's father past which we have only seen so much of and have always got that Smoke & Mirrors.

Not too bad in my opinion, so I might continue the graphic books because I really do miss my X-Files

Book Review: The Curse Keepers

The Curse Keepers (The Curse Keeper #1) by Denise Grover Swank  

The wall between our world and that of vengeful spirits has protected humanity for more than 400 years. It’s about to come crashing down.
Ellie Lancaster has lived her whole life by the site of the mysterious Lost Colony of Roanoke, the Virginia settlement that vanished without a trace around 1590. Only the descendants of the two men who banished the spirits of an enemy tribe from the material realm know what really happened to the colony. Ellie is one of those descendants—a Curse Keeper. Her father took pains to teach her what he knew of the curse and the responsibilities of its guardians. He taught her that if the two Curse Keepers ever meet, the curse will be lifted, the gate will open, and the raging Native American spirits will be unleashed to seek their revenge.

Despite her father’s seriousness, Ellie has always taken the legend for a harmless fairy tale. Until she meets the darkly handsome, but downright infuriating, Collin Dailey and realizes everything she was told is true. For when they meet, it’s like the air is sucked from the room. Collin’s presence is electrifying… and it’s not just attraction Ellie feels, but the inexorable pull toward her destiny. The prophecy is real, and now Ellie and Collin must battle supernatural forces and their loathing—and passion—for each other to set things right.

The Curse Keepers are all that stand between the world and its destruction.

Paperback, 312 pages

Published November 19th 2013 by "47North"

I've requested this book off on Netgallery, and I did an author interview which you can check out here Kitty Blitz: The Curse Keepers

Review

What do you do when you find out that you're cursed? Your descendants have been doing this for years and now it's your turn. Ellie was going about her day when she meets the other Curse Keeper that she's has to work with in order to close the portal and save mankind. But Ellie doesn't believe in legends or curses even myths but then things starts to happen and she has no idea what to do next. 

Collin Dailey knew that this one day will come but he didn't expect that the other Curse Keeper Ellie, would be so in the dark about the legend. But there's something else too, he's know as the player but Ellie doesn't really know that but he can't deny the spark between them. 

Ellie and Collin will have to work together to get the portal close before it's too late, but can they when the enemy is always one step ahead and they also have to deal with how they feel for each other in the mist of it.

I freaking love this! I've never read a book that was both fiction and real life. The way she wrote it and how much deep history is into that it's kept so drawn into the story. 

This is a little Bundle of Kittens, although I haven't read anything by Denise before, reading her newest book was great and I'll be rushing to read her other books as well the next book for Curse Keepers. 

Meow . . . Meow . . . Meow

I really love the idea behind The Curse Keepers, its fresh and new on the plus side it's under the New Adult group nothing is held back. Denise brings two characters together that have to save the world but I think it's a challenge for them to not try to throw the first punch. 

Ellie never believe in the stories that her father told her but now she's going to have to face the facts, myths are real. Collin try to do everything he can to help Ellie understand but he's trying deal with his own emotions and feelings towards Ellie. 

Both Collin and Ellie have a lot of passion with each other although Collin is afraid because of who he is as a person. I think Collin is a deep down kind of guy but he just need to open up but I sense there's some deep dark secret that he's not willing to share. 

Ellie is pretty straight-forward and doesn't usually like to play games that would be wasting her time but she is holding onto Collin not just because of how she felt about him but, she is still maintain her distance. Which I'm glad because there's a funny feeling that Collin will reveal something that she will not like.

How about the mythical gods? I think Okeus is pretty a determine god, there's so much backstory to The Curse Keepers that as a reader I'm just getting the start of it. I can't wait to read The Curse Breakers and the Novella of the series. 

I did a Kitty Blitz with Denise, asking her about The Curse Keepers and a few other random thing about her and about the Curse Keepers.

Book Review: Children of the Mist

The Children of the Mist by Jenny Brigalow

An original paranormal YA about an unconventional girl, an unconventional boy, their extraordinary transformations, and the secrets of the Scottish Highlands.

When skater girl Morven Smith turns sixteen, she develops boobs, acute appendicitis...and a pair of pointy teeth. While she is stunned by her metamorphosis into vampire, her best mate, the enigmatic Zest, is not. For the young werewolf, Morven’s transformation is an answer to his lonely prayers.

But they are unable to celebrate their mutual paranormalcy for long — there are too many dangers, too much suspicion, and too many questions. It’s only in Scotland that Morven can learn the truth about her past. But she discovers more than she bargained for when she meets her birth family — an ancient feud between vampires and werewolves. They may both be Children of the Mist, but only one species can survive.

ebook

Published October 2013 by Escape Publishing 

First off I discover this book through the Harlequin Australian Teen Facebook page, the cover and the description of this book was sounded like an interested read. However two of my downfalls, one I REALLY prefers prints over ebook and second I went to Netgallery to search the book and saw that it was an Aussie ebook(I'm US) so I for sure thought I would be decline because of where I live. 

Review

Skater girl Morven and skater guy Zest have been best friends forever, sharing thier mutual love of skating and living on the edge. They thought being teenagers would be the only thing they have to worry about but when Morven enters through some usual changes. 

Soon Zest comes to realizes Morven's usual changes are something that he's has an understanding of and knew that Morven need to understand what she'll really become. 

However Zest has his own changes as well and for years he's never been able to tell anyone but now he trusts Morven with his secret and Zest will keeps hers. 

Morven's new changes lies with hidden secrets, secrets she will have to travel to her homeland to figure out who she is and the feuding between the supernaturals and families names will be the first thing she'll learn. 

I give this book 3 Cat's Tails up, it was ordinary for sure along with the feuding families concept but I still wanted more! I'm intrigue of Jenny's idea but I still wish there was more in the first book where things starts spilling out.

 

Meow . . . Meow . . . Meow

First off sorry that this is such a late review, but I've been extremely busy with school but I'm taking the time now to write it.
Overall this book wasn't too bad, the concept was ordinary by itself and the concepts of  having two feuding families as well the supernaturals of the night. 

Morven is a vampire and her best friend Zest is a werewolf, they both are what they call Children of the Mist. Now as far Zest knowing about his family history is clear but Morven is kept in the dark.
So now she is on her own mission to find out about who she really is and what she is, although the warm welcoming from her family in Scotland was admirable but when Morven spends more time with her relative the more things don't add up.

When an urgent phone call from Morven, Zest flies to Scotland to her rescue only to find out that his own family name is a big enemy to Morven's family. He now sees the danger Morven in and goes to her rescue, while at the same time Meg MacGregor helps out as well. 

I like Megan's Spunk! I really can't wait to read more of her, because she is more aware of the feud and can shed light to Morven and Zest about the deep dark secretive past. Also in the email to Jenny, she was writing Megan's story how much or how far she's into writing Megan's book I'm not sure.

The back story between the Campbells and the MacGregors, lingers in my thought because the author spent a part of the book seeding the family feud. I did send a email to her regarding about the two families and she did indicated that she'll explore the family history deeper and bring the back story to life, where did it all go wrong between the two families and species. 

Book Review: CAKE

CAKE by Lauren Dane

From New York Times bestselling author Lauren Dane comes the latest release from Cosmo Red-Hot Reads from Harlequin.

She won’t be satisfied with just one bite...

Art student-slash-bike messenger Wren Davis pursues what she wants. And what she wants now is Gregori Ivanov, rock star of the Seattle art scene. With his tattoos, piercings and sensual sneer, Gregori is the ultimate bad boy. Wren’s gotten to know the man beneath the body art, too—and it only makes her crave him more.



But Gregori loves women like he loves cake and champagne—intensely, but only for the moment. And after Wren experiences just how scorching sex with Gregori is, she’s determined to show him that just one taste won’t be enough...

Kindle Edition

Expected publication: September 15th 2013 by Harlequin

 

 

 

So first off Cake is a really interesting title, I thought as it being a very sweet and tasty read and it was! Cake also had artistic aspects into the story where the characters both are very passionate about their art.  I request Cake from Netgallery, I do not own it/paid for it.
My review of Cake . . .

 

Review

Wren has always been Gregori's messenger but Wren also has love Gregori's art work that he put hours into but soon Gregori and Wren will finally get that long last taste they both desires.

Gregori had dealt with ups and downs during his life and he rather be hard at work than anything else.  But can he deny the sweetness of Wren?

A kiss sweet as cake drives both Wren and Gregori to want more . . .

 

But can both Wren and Gregori have cake and eat it too?

 

I give this a four and a half Cat Tails Up, Lauren Dane really created a sweet and passionate novella of two that just need to have their cake and eat it too.

 

Meow, Meow, Meow

I'm all for cake but I'd prefer cupcakes, that isn't the case for Wren and Gregori they both have an instant chemistry although it wasn't always there. But soon Wren and Gregori both enjoy their time together, their common passion for art and their tasty treats.

Now not every couples have a positive side, they also can have a negative side to the relationship. Gregori couldn't admit to how he felt about Wren but he didn't want a committed relationship either. So eventually he want to cut all contact with her, hoping that it will suggest Wren that he only wants a friendship out of it.

Wren little taste of cake made her realizes that Gregori is very good with his tasty treats and his hands, the burning sweet sensation that kept her wanting more..

In the end Wren isn't going to let Gregori push her away, so she surprises him where he was going to be presenting an art piece only to led Gregori into the biggest ultimatum he has ever gotten.

Gregori can no longer denies the sweetness of Wren. 

About Lauren Dane

The story goes like this — Seven years ago, Lauren Dane decided to quit her job and stay home with her brand new second child. As a result, she had lots of conversations in a sing-song voice but no real outlet for adult thoughts and words. While on bed-rest with her pregnancy with the tiny monster, Lauren had plenty of down time so her husband brought home a second hand laptop and she decided to “give that writing thing a serious go.”
Lauren had no idea how fabulously wonderful it would feel to actually make a go of her writing and she’s thankful every day people actually want to read what she writes! She’s well aware of her good fortune and loves every moment of it, even when she has to edit and put Barbie’s dresses back on over and over again. She still hasn’t managed to figure out how to shut out the sound of Wizards of Waverly Place so she can write a love scene, though.

Visit Lauren on the web at www.laurendane.com.
E-mail laurendane@laurendane.com.
Blog www.laurendane.com/blog.
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Currently Reading: False Sight

I know, I know . . . It been forever since I've done this type of post but I am staying very busying with my blog and my posts. If you haven't heard, there's a new feature called Mouse Watch. That feature I will use whenever I'm eyeing a book/books that I can't wait to get my paws on. Sure I might be watching mices but that duty is for the big cat Buddy who live to do that. 

So False Sight . . . What is it, Who wrote it?

All Miranda wants is a normal life. She's determined to move past the horrible truth of her origin as a clone so she can enjoy time with her boyfriend, Peter, and the rest of her friends at school. But Miranda quickly learns that there's no such thing as normal - not for a girl who was raised to be a weapon. When one of her teammates turns rogue, it begins a war that puts the world in jeopardy. Now Miranda must follow her instincts - not her heart - in order to save everything she's fought so hard to keep. with the image of a terrible future seared into her mind, what will she have to sacrifice to protect the people she loves?

Dan Krokos's sequel to the tour de force False Memory is a mind-blowing thriller with high-octane action that will leave readers begging for the final book in this bold and powerful trilogy.

Hardcover, 336 pages

Expected publication: August 13th 2013 by Hyperion

I've request this book from Netgallery only to realize that it was book #2 so I order the first book False Memory (Review is underway). I love Dan's ideas for this series and typically this kind of book would confused me but it doesn't and the storyline is only getting for clearer. I'm axnious to know what Miranda and the remaing of her crew will do once they discovered what's their purpose is.

 

What's  your Current Read?

Currently Reading: On the Ipad

So I have dedicated myself to my Ipad, there are about a dozen books that need to be read. So here's the Current Read

Sun Poisoned (Sunshine #2) by Nikki Rae

Sophie’s life has changed. She’s moved to New York, she’s playing music for new people, and she’s making new friends. Then there’s Myles, and the fact that he is now her boyfriend—and everyone knows it. There are a lot of new things to take in, but Sophie has no problem adjusting.

She’s not exactly normal, living in a half-human, half-vampire world, but she’s finally, truly happy. But some parts of Sophie and Myles’ old life still hide in the dark, waiting for the right opportunity to strike.

Sophie’s having nightmares again, but they aren’t about her; Myles is hiding something that she’s not sure she wants to know.

And one lie will change everything.

No matter how hard she tries to cover up the marks her monsters have left behind, they never truly go away, and Myles’ monsters are no different.

Once again, Sophie’s caught between life and death, but this time, only she can save herself

 

Steel Lily (The Periodic Series #1) by Megan Curd
 

AVERY PIKE is a commodity. No, more than a commodity. Her existence is guarded at all costs.

She’s a water Elementalist, the strongest of her dwindling kind. She creates steam to provide energy to fuel Dome Three: the only thing standing between humanity and an earth ravaged by World War III. No steam, no Dome. No Dome, no life.

Or so she thinks.

That is, until a mysterious man offers her a way out of having to donate steam. A way to escape the corrupt government of Dome Three. While the offer seems too good to be true, Avery is intrigued.

But when she arrives to her new home, she realizes the grass isn’t any less dead on this side of the fence. Instead, the lies are just hidden better.

…Which means digging deeper.

When Avery enlists the help of her friends to uncover the truth, it may make her wonder if she was better off being a government tool than searching for freedom.

Some secrets are better left concealed, but humankind was never meant to live in a cage. And when you can control the most sought after resource, you can learn to control anything…including the fate of your world

Claimed (Club Sin #1) by Stacey Kennedy
 

Presley Flynn is ripe to experience her secret fantasies . . . and Dmitri Pratt wants nothing more than to fulfill them. Once inside the elite Club Sin in Las Vegas, Presley is nervous but excited—and determined to surrender to her every desire. Dmitri is her Master, and his touch is like fire. With each careful, calculated caress, he unleashes her wildest inhibitions, giving her unimagined pleasure.

Presley is different than the other submissives Dimitri has mastered. The BDSM lifestyle is new to her, and so are the games they play at Club Sin. From the start, Presley stirs emotions in him far beyond the raw purity between a dom and the perfect sub. For the ecstasy they share goes beyond the dungeon igniting a passion that claims the very depths of the heart

 

 

 

Mortality (The Hitchhiker Strain #1) by Kellie Sheridan

After surviving a deadly plague outbreak, sixteen-year-old Savannah thought she had lived through the very worst of human history. There was no way to know that the miracle vaccine would put everyone at risk for a fate worse than un-death.

Now, two very different kinds of infected walk the Earth, intent on nothing but feeding and destroying what little remains of civilization. When the inoculated are bitten, infection means watching on in silent horror as self-control disappears and the idea of feasting on loved ones becomes increasingly hard to ignore.

Starving and forced to live inside of the abandoned high school, all Savannah wants is the chance to fight back. When a strange boy arrives with a plan to set everything right, she gets her chance. Meeting Cole changes everything. Mere survival will never be enough.

Currently Reading: On My Ipad

MEOW, I know I had a few weeks of taking a break from reading since my brain went mesh on reading any sort of books. But Now? I have to go back to reading some long awaited, need to read, might be part of a tour kind of thing.

So here's what's on my Ipad

 

The Blood Code By Misty Evans

Two Halves By Marla Szemik

Into the Fire By Amanda Usen

Werewolves Be Damned By Stacey Kennedy

 

The Blood Code (A Super Agent Novel By Misty Evans
 

Book Description

Fifteen years ago, Anya Radzoya fled Russia with her grandmother after the suspicious deaths of her parents, but she can’t escape the royal genes that make her one of Russia’s last living princesses. When President Ivanov blackmails her into returning to Moscow to be his future wife in exchange for her grandmother’s life, Anya discovers he’s planning to unleash a nuclear war. With no one else to turn to, she join forces with CIA operative Ryan Smith.Undercover at the nuclear summit, Ryan is happy to recruit Anya to find proof Ivanov is resurrecting the Cold War, but he suspects his new asset is a double agent. Anya is determined to rescue her grandmother with or without his help, however, and Ryan finds himself falling for the beautiful princess before he even trusts her. He refuses to let her go it alone, even if it means risking his own critical mission.Trapped inside the Kremlin with a cunning and ruthless opponent, the two must risk their lives and their hearts to save Anya’s grandmother, as well as millions of innocent people.

 

ebook, 250 pages

Expected publication: June 17th 2013 by Entangled: Edge

 

This book is provided by Jaime Arnold (Senior Publict, Entangled Publishing, LCC) She is also known for her Two Chicks On Books Blog

 

 

Into The Fire By Amanda Usen

 

Book Description

Jackson Calabrese has a lot of nerve. He beat Lila Grant in the Culinary Academy competition using her recipes. Now, he’s opening a restaurant and wants her help? Fine, she'll fix his menu, but it's going to cost him.

Heir to the Calabrese restaurant empire, Jackson can buy anything he wants, except creativity, so he buys Lila's instead. He can craft perfect paella, but to take New York by storm he needs her innovative spark.

Skillets aren't the only things hot in the kitchen, and an uneasy truce ignites into passion. They’re great in bed, but Jackson doesn't trust her, and Lila is contemplating revenge. The restaurant opening approaches, the menu is completed, and the tables are set for one final act of betrayal. How can love bloom in the midst of such a hot mess?

 

 

ebook, 201 pages

Expected publication: June 10th 2013 by Entangled: Indulgence

 

I have read this book already but I still have a review to complie, along with preparing my guest post with Amanda so expect a post on June 17th.

 

 

Two Halves By Marta Szemik

 

 

Book Description

Sarah killed her human mother shortly after she was born to quench her thirst. She hates her vampire father who she never met and blames him for her mother's death.
Now twenty-one, Sarah suppresses her dark side with serums. When a nightmare stirs her superhuman traits, underworld creatures hunt for the half-breed vampire. On the run, Sarah learns what’s been hidden from her, for a good reason. Had she known her destiny, she may have continued with the serums that kept her safe in the human world.

 

 

ebook, 370 pages

Published November 27th 2011 by MyLit Publishing

This was provided by Netgallary although this book been out since 2011, I am still happy to read it and give a review for the author.

Werewolves Be Damned (magic and Mayhem #1) By Stacey Kennedy

Book Description

Nexi Jones—part witch, part guardian, and wannabe kick-ass warrior—can’t throw a punch or conjure the simplest magic. But that doesn’t stop her from hunting the werewolves who slaughtered her human family. She’ll have her revenge, but only if Kyden, the elite guardian, would get the hell out of her way.

Kyden can’t decide if Nexi wants to get herself killed or if she just has no clue what she’s doing. But her father made it clear: keep Nexi safe…or else. Of course, the more Nexi runs toward revenge, the more she needs Kyden’s aid, and as she grows into her power and confidence, so does his desire to protect her. The only problem? She’d rather he dropped dead.

But when a vampire paints a bull’s-eye on Nexi’s back, she’s hard-pressed to deny Kyden and the help he’s offering. Even if it means getting her revenge will be a little bit harder. At least it will still be as sweet.

This story was previously published elsewhere under the title The Willow in 2010, and has been revised and expanded for Entangled Publishing.

Kindle Edition, 204 pages

Published April 15th 2013 by Entangled Publishing

 

This has been on my Ipad for a month or so and I still haven't read it yet and I've heard so much about it so it is still under my Currently reading on GR although I haven't really flipped the pages yet.

 

 

Now here's the other thing, my goal is to have read all of these books before my trip at the end of June, but based on my schedule I'm hoping to get at least two out of four done. Two are for blog tours so I have to read them no matter what and review them. The others are as I go along with the two I have to focus on so wish me luck. Oh did I mention I am going to be crazy busy these next two weeks?

 

Since I won't be posting as much as I would like too because of my traveling preparation and other life stuff, the only things so far I have plan on posting are the blog tour posts. If I can I might be able to add something else but for right now just expect those post from me. 

Blogger Times

I apologizes for not blogging so much these past few weeks, I have been busy in my realtiy world.  Book world is so much better than reality, here's a few reasons why

1. It's my relaxing time
2. I can visit my book boyfriend(s)
3. Their world seems better than mine
4. Bloggers always have something to giveaway and give the best reviews
5. Too many books had come out that I'm barely keeping track

So here's some things in my Blogger Times,

• I have been given a chance to review a book called The Willows: Haven by Hope Collier, I'm still reading it and I'm loving every mintue of it!
• I have been waiting for my Barry Lyga's signed copies of "I Hunt Killers" and the sequel "Game"
• I purchase two discounted hardcover books, one by Kelley Armstrong and the other by Kathy Reichs and Brendan Reichs
• I haven't open Fragments since last week because I still have three book to still review but I'm reading The Willows: Haven because Hope offered her book to me to be read and give a review.

So here's some book photos

 

 

 

Thanks Addendum Bookstore for sending the books to me!!!!

 

Now the two Discounted Hardcovers

 Virals(Virals #1) By Kathy Reichs.Brendan Reichs and The Gathering(Darkness Rising #1) by Kelley Armstrong.

 

I purchase these books at Books-a-Million(I won't blame you if you are not familiar with that bookstore. They are the company that brought out my old borders store although I wish we had gotten a Barnes and Noble instead)

 And the Books I Still have to review

 

On my Ipad I have School Spirit by Rachel Hawkins provided by NetGallery, Then it's the Goddess Test by Aimee Carter and Divergent by Veronica Roth.  I might consider re-reading Goddess Test and Divergent.

 

 

Lush By Lauren Dane

LUSH (Delicious #3) By Lauren Dane

Goodreads Discription:
USA Today bestselling author Lauren Dane delivers a second serving of sexy in her new Delicious novel, in which taste and temptation make up a sweet recipe…

Mary Whaley has her hands full running a successful catering company and overseeing her supper club. She has everything she ever wanted—or so she thought. When she meets ridiculously hot and very dirty rock star Damien Hurley at her friend’s engagement party, the attraction she feels is overpowering—and she isn’t about to deny herself.

Damien is used to a hard and fast life. He and two of his brothers started a band when they were fresh out of high school—then they hit the big time and stayed there. He’s also a legendary madman on the stage and in the bedroom. But when he meets Mary, something clicks, and the bad boy starts thinking he may have finally found something good.

What begins as a series of fleeting trysts soon gets much more complicated. Damien can’t figure out why Mary doesn’t want more from him. And before long, it’s Damien who wants more from Mary. But it turns out Mary is no stranger to celebrity news, and he’s got a very big job ahead of him: proving that he’s worth more than a one-night stand…

Review
This sugar and spice book was one of my favorite book to read, how can you not like an concept where there's an ordinary woman and a rock star guy that are drawn to each other. Mary met Damien through a friend's party and one look, one conversation drew these two together. But it wasn't the party that drew Damien to Mary, it was her delicious cooking skills and her passion for food. Damien and his brothers are in a band so good homemade food are hard to come by unless they're back home. But this was suppose to be a one time fling right? But both Mary and Damien just can't deny the chemistry between them and agreed to have a casual thing. Yeah nothing is causal about Damien, he's in the spotlight most of the time and is photographed with dozen of women that will do just about anything for his attention. How does Mary handle that? She keeps reminding herself that it normal and expected but what's a girl going to do when she soon admits that she is falling in love with a Rock Star? Damien has to prove Mary in many ways and surprises her in many ways to show his devotion to Mary but that could all change when the world know about Mary and reporters are making up stories that seem to real to deny. Will Mary and Damien's love survive this spotlight or will it faltered.

I give this book a four tails review . . .

Ramble

I've been a fan of Lauren Dane's de La Vegas Cats and I was hoping to buy more of her other books but I haven't gotten that far. But thankfully NetGallery was providing her "Delicious" series number 3 although I am guilty that I haven't read one or two yet. But a little indulgence doesn't hurt anybody and this one was a sweet and intimidating. Mary has her life in order and is career-driven with her catering and supper club but when Damien a rock star appears during an mutual party . . . staying in the kitchen show you can handle the heat. Damien's love life was always in the spotlight and can be complicated. I like that Damien wanted a normal relationship even if it was a causal thing but I believe both Mary and Damien wanted more. They had common interest, they could talk comfortably and they both enjoyed company (if you know what I mean) They had a near perfect relationship until one photo turn Mary and Damien world into a downhill spiral.  I really hope that their relationship would come back together and it did thankfully. I was also glad that it was Damien that made the move to fix the relationship when Mary did all she could to try to close herself away from Damien. In the end the two were able to work things out and Damien found his dream girl. Mary was finally happy with her life, her career and her relationship with Damien that ended with a proposal.

Where to Buy

Amazon

Barnes and Noble

About the Author

Lauren Dane has been writing stories since she was able to use a pencil, and before that she used to tell them to people. Of course, she still talks nonstop, and through wonderful fate and good fortune, she’s now able to share what she writes with others. It’s a wonderful life!

The basics: Lauren is a mom, a partner, a best friend and a daughter. Living in the rainy but beautiful Pacific Northwest, she spends her late evenings writing like a fiend when she finally wrestles all of her kids to bed.