Sunday, August 14, 2016

How to Date a Douchebag

Title: How to Date a Douchebag
Series: The Studying Hours #1
Author: Sara Ney
Genre: NA Romance
Release: September 13, 2016
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30633037-how-to-date-a-douchebag

Blurb:
CRUDE. ARROGANT. A**HOLE.
No doubt about it, Sebastian ‘Oz’ Osborne is the university’s most celebrated student athlete—and possibly the biggest douchebag. A walking, talking cliché, he has a filthy mouth, a fantastic body, and doesn’t give a sh*t about what you or anyone else thinks.
 
SMART. CLASSY. CONSERVATIVE.
Make no mistake, Jameson Clarke may be the university’s most diligent student—but she is no prude. Spending most of her time in the hallowed halls of the library, James is wary of pervs, jocks, and douchebags—and Oz Osborne is all three.

She’s smart, sarcastic—and not what he expected.
  
…EVERY DOUCHBAG HAS HIS WEAKNESS.
He wants to be friends.
He wants to spend time with her.
He wants to drive her crazy.

He wants…

Her.

Teaser Pics


Author Bio

Purveyor of all things witty & romantic, I love: iced latte's, traveling, and bright, bold colors. On any given day, you can find me in my office, lovingly gazing at my bookshelf or shuffling my Bic felt-tip pen collection. I love hand writing letters, and sarcasm. 

I live in the midwest, but "Will Write for Travel," and believe everyone should follow their dreams, no matter how big or small. My favorite authors include Cindy Miles, S Walden, Suzanne Enoch, Tessa Dare (to name a few). I am a glutton for Historical, RomCom, Sports and MC romance.

One husband. Two daughters. Plenty of chaos.

Social Media Links:
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/saraneyauthor/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/SaraNey
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/saraneyauthor 
Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7798960.Sara_Ney
Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Sara-Ney/e/B00IMVGLE8

Thursday, July 21, 2016

Susan Stoker Kindle World Special Forces: Operation Alpha


Debuting on July 21st, 2016, the characters you have come to love in the SEAL of Protection and Delta Force Heroes Series' will be showcased in their very own Kindle World! 

Special Forces: Operation Alpha is an amazing world where you can read about Wolf, Abe, Cookie, Mozart, Dude, Benny & Tex, (SEALS) and Ghost, Fletch, Coach, Hollywood, Beatle, Blade & Truck (Deltas) in OTHER authors' books.
So, what authors will be writing in the Special Forces Kindle World? 
​A BROAD range of authors, but that's how I wanted it! 
The stories will be paranormal, suspense, contemporary, erotic, military, NA/YA and even M/M!
So it's okay if something doesn't appeal to you...there are a lot of others you can choose from...but of course I hope you'll give them all a shot! 


Anne Conley
Redemption for Misty
 Special Forces: Operation Alpha Kindle World
Blurb: Promises are meant to be broken and consequences are worth accepting when danger threatens what you love the most. 
Buy links:

Amazon Kindle: http://amzn.to/29VVMm6




Desiree Holt
Protecting Maddie
 Special Forces: Operation Alpha Kindle World
Blurb: He has to protect her from a mob boss, get protection for her parents, and do all this while fighting a blazing attraction for the woman, an attraction that threatens to incinerate them every time they are in the same room together. 
Buy links:

Amazon Kindle: http://amzn.to/2avIi2d



Elle Christensen
Finding Ayva
 Special Forces: Operation Alpha Kindle World
Blurb: He’ll protect her from danger until she is of age and able to cross into the Fae realm. But, will that be time enough to make her fall in love with him?
Buy links:

Amazon Kindle: http://amzn.to/2aa3hZv



Elle James
Cowboy D-Force
 Special Forces: Operation Alpha Kindle World
Blurb: When the stalker becomes the predator, the power of Delta Force brotherhood becomes a force to reckon with.​
Buy links:

Amazon Kindle: http://amzn.to/29VVThg



Gennita Low
No Protection
 Special Forces: Operation Alpha Kindle World
Blurb: He's discovering there is no protection from the past and with a woman strong enough to fight beside him, certainly none for his heart.
Buy links:

Amazon Kindle: http://amzn.to/29WGYXn



Jordan Dane
Redemption for Avery
 Special Forces: Operation Alpha Kindle World
Blurb: A heartless predator is still butchering young girls. Mozart’s worst nightmare is back with a cruel vengeance.

Blurb: 

When he sleeps, the hunt begins.
FBI Profiler Ryker Townsend is a rising star in Quantico’s Behavioral Analysis Unit, but his dark secret could cost him his career. When he sleeps, he has visions of his next case. He sees through the eyes of the dead, the last images imprinted on their retinas. His nightmares are riddled with clues he must decipher to hunt humanity’s Great White Shark—the serial killer.
While he’s investigating the shocking slaughter of a seventeen-year old girl at Big Bear Lake, the tormented soul of another dead child appears to him in broad daylight. Twelve-year old Avery Reed reaches out to Ryker—a disheveled and haunted girl, unable to speak—held earthbound out of love for her grief-stricken brother, Sam. Avery’s presence draws Ryker into a sinister conspiracy and she has a desperate message for her brother, if she can make Ryker understand.
Navy SEAL Sam “Mozart” Reed has been haunted by the brutal death of his little sister Avery when Sam was only fifteen-years old. He vowed to seek and destroy the killer who splintered his family, wiping out everything he’d ever known. Nineteen years later, his darkest wish came true when he found Hurst, her alleged killer, and stopped him from murdering one last time. But when Mozart learns the FBI has reopened Avery’s case, he fears the worst. His SEAL team may have ended the carnage of a serial killer years ago, but for the first time, Mozart has doubts that Hurst was the man who took Avery’s life. A heartless predator is still butchering young girls. Mozart’s worst nightmare is back with a cruel vengeance.
Buy links:

Amazon Kindle: http://amzn.to/2avIgY0



Kathy Ivan
Saving Sarah 
Special Forces: Operation Alpha Kindle World
Blurb: Can they find her before it's too late, or will their quest cost more than one life?
Buy links:

Amazon Kindle: http://amzn.to/29MTeLP



Kori David
Rescuing Pandora
 Special Forces: Operation Alpha Kindle World
Blurb: He joins forces with a deadly Delta Force team to rescue the woman he never stopped loving, and try to get them out of the country before ISIS can destroy them all.
Buy links:

Amazon Kindle: http://amzn.to/29WGLn6



Lainey Reese
Protecting New York 
Special Forces: Operation Alpha Kindle World
Blurb: When ghosts from their past infringe upon their present and threaten their personal paradise, Dude and Cheyenne must rely on the help of friends, new and old, to keep from losing what matters most—each other.
Buy links:

Amazon Kindle: http://amzn.to/29VVZpr



Leigh Carman
Freeing Falcon
 Special Forces: Operation Alpha Kindle World
Blurb: Babysitting rich idiots isn’t his job. But when Tucker finally meets the stunning and seriously spoiled Falcon, he realizes maybe this mission isn't so bad.
Buy links:

Amazon Kindle: http://amzn.to/29MTeLS


Lindsay Cross
Aaron’s Honor
 Special Forces: Operation Alpha Kindle World
Blurb: He'd sworn to protect and he'd failed. Now Aaron lived for one purpose- to rescue the woman he lost before she’s sold into slavery and spend the rest of his life making her see how much he loves her. 
Buy links:

Amazon Kindle: http://amzn.to/29VWiAu


Liz Crowe
Marking Mariah
 Special Forces: Operation Alpha Kindle World
Blurb: When terrifying, inexplicable violence rips the sleepy community apart, Trigger is forced back into action--where he must accept his feelings about 
Buy links: 

Amazon Kindle: http://amzn.to/29OqKh1




Magan Vernon
Protecting Us
 Special Forces: Operation Alpha Kindle World
Blurb: Now both of their lives are unraveling and the only way they're able to stay afloat is if they protect each other.
Buy links:

Amazon Kindle: http://amzn.to/29VW2l7


Maryann Jordan
Protecting Love 
Special Forces: Operation Alpha Kindle World
Blurb: When Evie is threatened, Patrick rushes to save her, vowing to protect her at all costs.
Buy links:

Amazon Kindle: http://amzn.to/29VVMCF



MJ Nightingale

Protecting Beauty 
Special Forces: Operation Alpha Kindle World
​Blurb: FBI agent Tex Keegan will come across his first case, the case that soured him on the slow wheels of justice, and tortured him for over a decade, making him the man he has become. Living through it again is something he never wanted to do. But he may have no choice.
Buy links:

Amazon Kindle: http://amzn.to/29PLNyY



Rochelle Paige

Protection Crisis
 Special Forces: Operation Alpha Kindle World
Blurb: Sparks fly when he hunts Chloe down, and Kael quickly discovers he has something in common with her stalker—an obsession with the beautiful actress.
Buy links:

Amazon Kindle: http://amzn.to/29VVVFZ


Shauna Allen
Awakening Aubrey
 Special Forces: Operation Alpha Kindle World
Blurb: When love at first sight turns into sexy nights, hard choices, and a life or death mission, will Jude and Aubrey fight for each other or let their future die?
Buy links:

Amazon Kindle: http://amzn.to/2avHOJs


Thursday, March 24, 2016

I, Porn Star by Zara Cox

Book Information

"I, Porn Star"
Written by Zara Cox

Note: this ebook was generously provided to me by RockStarLit PR, in exchange for an unbiased and honest review.

A Bit of Background
I got the ARC of this book a month or so ago, and I completely forgot about it because of school commitments and impending midterm examinations.  I was supposed to have this review up a few days ago, and it wasn't until I got a reminder email that I even realized that I had to read the book and do a review of it at all.  I know that I've been remiss in posting here over the last several months, but this book really was worth coming out of my cave for, and I'm so glad that I read it.

Blurb 
My name is Quinn Blackwood:  By day, I'm a billionaire CEO. Rich. Entitled.
By night, I'm the exclusive porn star only known as Q.
Why? Because I love women. If I believed in an almighty being, I'd thank him for creating them. They're by far his most perfect creation… especially when I'm fucking one of them.
Oh, did I mention I'm an asshole? Fuck yeah. According to my shrink, I'm one twisted motherfucker. And that's just the way I like it. Until she walks into my life…

My name is Elyse Gilbert, nicknamed ‘Lucky' because according to my dad, I'm the unluckiest person alive, and I'll die the same way I came into the world: naked, screaming, and dirt poor.
Yeah, my life is a twisted, seething mess. But that life changed the day I met HIM.
He made me forget the cameras.
He made me forget I was doing this for the money.
He made me forget my shame.
He made me forget everything. I was consumed by him. Only him.
But now my past has caught up with me.

My Thoughts
This book has a bit of a thriller vibe to it, and that's usually really badly executed when it comes to the adult books that I've read, so the fact that Zara Cox pulls this off so well was both a relief and a revelation.
I really appreciated the character development and the pace of the plot in this.  The way you find out tidbits about both Elyse and Quinn's past and how they play into their futures is well planned, and well executed.  It moves right along at a fairly steady pace throughout, until reaching its crescendo near the end, and wrapping up all loose ends quite completely.
I like that both of the main characters are interesting in their own way, and have their own complicated back stories, and it's not about some dude that's rich and powerful and extremely messed up, and some poor uncomplicated, unsuspecting little girl... That's been so played out, and doesn't give enough credit to women at all -- this is much more real in a way, because the characters are multi dimensional and interesting enough to get invested in.
Of course, the part that everyone wants to know about when reading adult novels is the sex -- it's hot, heavy, and well written.  The only complaint I have with the sex scenes at all (if it can even be considered a complaint?) is that I still don't know why Quinn says "motherfucker" so frequently -- it doesn't seem to tie into anything else, and isn't particularly creative.  Other than that, the hot and heavy parts are sexy enough to sear you to your core.

About the Author

Zara Cox has been writing since she was thirteen years old, but it wasn't until eight years ago that she decided to share her love of writing sexy, gritty stories with anyone besides her close family (the over 18s anyway!). Her best-selling Indigo Lounge Series is Zara's first step in her erotic romance-writing journey. In 2016she hopes to bring her readers even more sizzling-hot stories featuring panty-melting alpha heroes and the women who rock their world. She's also working on an entirely new super-hot series, so watch this space and keep in touch! She loves to hear from her readers.

Overall Rating
FIVE BIG BRIGHT SHINY STARS!!!


Extremely highly recommended!!!!

Buy Links  
Amazon Kindle US: http://amzn.to/1S0bs9i
Amazon Kindle UK: http://amzn.to/250ogn4
B&N Nook: http://bit.ly/250okDs
iBooks: http://apple.co/1U1FLQx