Monday, September 18, 2017

Find out why I Loved this book! Blood Guard by Megan Erickson

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Blood Guard by Megan Erickson IS LIVE!

You'll want to sink your teeth
into this romance!
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“Megan Erickson knows how to bring the heat! With a kick-butt heroine and a hero to die for, Blood Guard kept me reading all night long.”New York Times bestselling author Tracy Wolff


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Enter a world of immortal danger and desire—and discover an incredible fate borne of blood.


Tendra: One minute, I’m a bartender in gritty Mission City; the next, I’m whisked away by a vampire named Athan who tells me that I’m the lifeblood of his clan. It sounds unbelievable, but he’s got evidence I can’t deny. Turns out, Athan belongs to an underground society of vampires who feed only on humans with their consent. Their enemies have no such qualms, and they want me dead. The only thing standing in their way is strong, sexy Athan. And the closer we get, the more tempted I am to let Athan feed. . . .


Athan: How could I have known when I snatched this snarky, beautiful human off the streets that she would change my destiny? As a loyal soldier, I must deliver Tendra to our future king—my brother. Empowered with the blood of ten generations of the Gregorie breed, she is fated to rule as our queen. But there’s something between us that’s so intoxicating, so carnal, I can’t help wanting Tendra for myself . . . even if it’s treason.




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What I thought about Blood Guard

 In this new series from Megan Erickson, there's a secret society of vampires living in the shadows of gritty urban underground. The Gregorie clan has been at war with the Valerian clan over how they treat humans.  The Gregorie clan wants to protect the humans, but the Valerians do not. It's taken ten years to develop the Sanguivita, a special human who will provide the blood to feed the Gregorie clan and keep them in prominence.

Tendra has no idea about the vampires that exist in her neighborhood until the day she is taken by one of them. Athan is committed to protecting Tendra but first he has to tell her how important she is to their clan. After everything that she's gone through with her mother in the past, it doesn't take a lot for her to put the pieces together and believe Athan. Now they just need to get back to their clan headquarters, which isn't an easy task considering they have assassins after them.

Blood Guard is an action packed paranormal with a great romance between Athan and Tendra.  I could feel their growing passion as I read the book and I worried about the fact that Athan was supposed to deliver Tendra to his brother Idris who is supposed to take the throne with the Sanguivita as his wife. The action and romance come in equal amounts and I loved that about this book.

Blood Guard had everything I want in a paranormal romance. The world building was nicely meshed into the scenes between strong characters that I cared about from the start. It was the romantic elements that really had me with this book too.  There's plenty of intrigue too in an action filled conclusion. 

If you like paranormal romance, you should definitely pick this one up.

An ARC was provided for review.


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ABOUT THE AUTHOR


Megan Erickson is a USA Today bestselling author of romance that sizzles. Her books have a touch of nerd, a dash of humor, and always have a happily ever after. A former journalist, she switched to fiction when she decided she likes writing her own endings better.

She lives in Pennsylvania with her very own nerdy husband and two kids. Although rather fun-sized, she's been told she has a full-sized personality. When Megan isn't writing, she's either lounging with her two cats named after John Hughes characters or… thinking about writing.
Website: http://meganerickson.org/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authormeganerickson

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MeganErickson_

Goodreads:https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6879435.Megan_Erickson

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Megan-Erickson/e/B00AWD8MHS/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1454466025&sr=8-2-ent
 

In Focus series

Trust the Focus

Focus on Me

Out of Frame

Overexposed


Bowler University series

Make it Count

Make it Right

Make it Last
 


Mechanics of Love series

Dirty Thoughts

Dirty Talk

Dirty Deeds
 

Gamers series

Changing His Game

Playing for Her Heart

Tied to Trouble

Leveling the Field
 

Cyberlove series (co-written with Santino Hassell)

Strong Signal

Fast Connection


 Hard Wired

Mature Content

Thursday, September 14, 2017

Release Day Review: Barking Up the Wrong Tree (Sex and Sweet Tea #3) by Juliette Poe

 



BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE
The Sex and Sweet Tea Series
by Juliette Poe
Release Day – SEPTEMBER 14th

Things in Whynot, NC have gone to the dogs, and that’s just the way the town’s only veterinarian, Laken Mancinkus, likes it. No matter if she’s up when the rooster crows, or working until the cows come home, Laken never leaves an animal in need. So when a gorgeous Yankee comes begging for help herding some wily goats, Laken is up to the task.

Jake McDaniel is looking for a tax break, and what better way than to take up…farming? This ex-football player turned businessman turned unwitting goat farmer is up to his knees in goat drama. Runaway goats, dehydrated goats, and a baby goat that wants no one other than him, Jake needs more help than he cares to admit. Good thing the sexy veterinarian is right there to coach him on how to be a farmer. The only problem is, Laken’s not looking for anything more than a good time, while Jake is looking for his forever girl.

Will the baby goat, and Laken, be enough to get Jake to stay? Or will he take his tax break and hoof it back to Chicago? One thing is for certain…what happens on the farm doesn’t always stay on the farm.


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What I thought about Barking up the Wrong Tree  

In this ode to small town life by Juliette Poe, aka Sawyer Bennett, another of the Mancinkus family gets a taste of some sweet love in the form of a hot business man from Chicago and former football player, Jake McDaniel.

Jake has come to Whynot because he's purchased a farm and he meets Laken Mancinkus when he's in desperate need of a veterinarian for his new goats.  Yep, goats.

This story was adorable.  Jake and Laken have everything going for them--great sex, companionship and mutual respect.  But the distance between Chicago and Whynot is also great, and Laken is protecting her heart by trying to keep things casual with Jake.  But there's so much chemistry between them it's not possible.

Barking Up The Wrong Tree is a low conflict romance that celebrates life in a small town and the compromises the people who live there must make to get their happy ending.  I've enjoyed every book in this series, and this is no exception.  It even gives us the dog's point of view on everything, and the image of Jake and Miss Goatikins just had me smiling every single time.

If you are looking for something sweet without explicit sex and all the quirkiness that is small town life, you just might like this series and Barking Up The Wrong Tree. 

 An ARC was provided for review. 

 

About the Author

Juliette Poe is the sweet and swoony alter ego of New York Times Best Selling author, Sawyer Bennett.

A fun-loving southern girl, Juliette knows the allure of sweet tea, small towns, and long summer nights, that some of the best dates end sitting on the front porch swing, and that family is top priority. She brings love in the south to life in her debut series, Sex & Sweet Tea.


When Juliette isn’t delivering the sweetest kind of romance, she’s teaching her southern belle daughter the fine art of fishing, the importance of wearing Chucks, and the endless possibilities of a vivid imagination.


Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Release Day 5 ★ Review:Blood Guard by Megan Erickson

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Blood Guard by Megan Erickson IS LIVE!

You'll want to sink your teeth
into this romance!
51aEVUzczWL


“Megan Erickson knows how to bring the heat! With a kick-butt heroine and a hero to die for, Blood Guard kept me reading all night long.”New York Times bestselling author Tracy Wolff


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Enter a world of immortal danger and desire—and discover an incredible fate borne of blood.


Tendra: One minute, I’m a bartender in gritty Mission City; the next, I’m whisked away by a vampire named Athan who tells me that I’m the lifeblood of his clan. It sounds unbelievable, but he’s got evidence I can’t deny. Turns out, Athan belongs to an underground society of vampires who feed only on humans with their consent. Their enemies have no such qualms, and they want me dead. The only thing standing in their way is strong, sexy Athan. And the closer we get, the more tempted I am to let Athan feed. . . .


Athan: How could I have known when I snatched this snarky, beautiful human off the streets that she would change my destiny? As a loyal soldier, I must deliver Tendra to our future king—my brother. Empowered with the blood of ten generations of the Gregorie breed, she is fated to rule as our queen. But there’s something between us that’s so intoxicating, so carnal, I can’t help wanting Tendra for myself . . . even if it’s treason.




Image of shirtless man with crossed arms over dark background 

What I thought about Blood Guard

 In this new series from Megan Erickson, there's a secret society of vampires living in the shadows of gritty urban underground. The Gregorie clan has been at war with the Valerian clan over how they treat humans.  The Gregorie clan wants to protect the humans, but the Valerians do not. It's taken ten years to develop the Sanguivita, a special human who will provide the blood to feed the Gregorie clan and keep them in prominence.

Tendra has no idea about the vampires that exist in her neighborhood until the day she is taken by one of them. Athan is committed to protecting Tendra but first he has to tell her how important she is to their clan. After everything that she's gone through with her mother in the past, it doesn't take a lot for her to put the pieces together and believe Athan. Now they just need to get back to their clan headquarters, which isn't an easy task considering they have assassins after them.

Blood Guard is an action packed paranormal with a great romance between Athan and Tendra.  I could feel their growing passion as I read the book and I worried about the fact that Athan was supposed to deliver Tendra to his brother Idris who is supposed to take the throne with the Sanguivita as his wife. The action and romance come in equal amounts and I loved that about this book.

Blood Guard had everything I want in a paranormal romance. The world building was nicely meshed into the scenes between strong characters that I cared about from the start. It was the romantic elements that really had me with this book too.  There's plenty of intrigue too in an action filled conclusion. 

If you like paranormal romance, you should definitely pick this one up.

An ARC was provided for review.


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ABOUT THE AUTHOR


Megan Erickson is a USA Today bestselling author of romance that sizzles. Her books have a touch of nerd, a dash of humor, and always have a happily ever after. A former journalist, she switched to fiction when she decided she likes writing her own endings better.

She lives in Pennsylvania with her very own nerdy husband and two kids. Although rather fun-sized, she's been told she has a full-sized personality. When Megan isn't writing, she's either lounging with her two cats named after John Hughes characters or… thinking about writing.
Website: http://meganerickson.org/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authormeganerickson

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MeganErickson_

Goodreads:https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6879435.Megan_Erickson

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Megan-Erickson/e/B00AWD8MHS/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1454466025&sr=8-2-ent
 

In Focus series

Trust the Focus

Focus on Me

Out of Frame

Overexposed


Bowler University series

Make it Count

Make it Right

Make it Last
 


Mechanics of Love series

Dirty Thoughts

Dirty Talk

Dirty Deeds
 

Gamers series

Changing His Game

Playing for Her Heart

Tied to Trouble

Leveling the Field
 

Cyberlove series (co-written with Santino Hassell)

Strong Signal

Fast Connection


 Hard Wired

Mature Content

Review: Decidedly With Baby (By The Bay Book 2) by Stina Lindenblatt


One-Night Stand Rule #1: always check the condom’s expiry date.
Oops.

 
Career-orientated Holly Whittaker has a plan, and being a mom is not part of it. Her not-quite-a-fairytale childhood involved being brought up by thirty nannies (yes, thirty!), so what the heck does she know about being a mom anyway?
 
Playboy Josh Hoffer has no room in his life for a family or steady girlfriend. His hockey career comes first. Life is tough when you’re on the road more times than you’re not. Besides, what does he know about diapers and baby yoga and fairytale princesses?
 
After Holly receives some unexpected bad news, she’s looking to blow off a little steam, and hot sex with Mr. No Commitment himself fits the bill just fine. But sex is never without consequences, and this time it’s more than her heart that is at stake. This time, Mr. No Commitment and Ms. Career need to figure out what’s really important to them and find room in their heart for another—plus one. 




 What I thought about Decidedly With Baby

Holly hasn't had much of a childhood, with thirty nannies over the course of her early years and a mother who wasn't really interested in being a mom.  When she gets bad news regarding the only mother figure she's had in her life, the drinks she has to forget have other unintended consequences. 

Josh has been friends with Holly for a few years while he's been playing hockey in San Francisco. He's happy to escort Holly on her alcohol fueled evening of forgetting, including staying overnight for some serious bedroom activities.  Neither Holly or Josh want a relationship since they are both tied to their careers, but their best laid plans get destroyed when Holly turns up preggers.

I really enjoyed this story. It was light and fun for the most part and I loved Josh and Holly's reaction to the changes in their lives.  There's plenty of conflict with Holly on a working visa and restricted to SF and Josh in danger of getting traded at any moment.  They'll have a few things to work out before all is good between them, mostly because neither of them had ever dreamed of having a child.  I liked how they worked through their issues.

Overall, a cute surprise pregnancy romance that had me smiling at the end.


An ARC was provided for review.



About the Author

 Stina Lindenblatt

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Stina Lindenblatt lives in Western Canada, where she loves to dream up New Adult and Young Adult stories, especially those with romance. She loves to travel, and has lived in England, the US, Canada, and Finland. She has a Master’s of Science degree in exercise physiology and has worked with elite athletes. In her free time, Stina enjoys photography, especially the close-up variety.





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Review & Giveaway: The Final Score (Play-by-Play #13) by Jaci Burton


In the new Play-by-Play novel by the New York Times bestselling author of Rules of Contact, a star quarterback is torn between his love of the game—and the woman who may be the love of his life.Nathan Riley is ready to follow in the footsteps of his famous football player father. He’s been drafted as quarterback for his dad’s former team, and his sports future is bright. When his friend Mia Cassidy moves to the same city, their years-long friendship suddenly sparks hot, reminding him of the one night they had together in college that he can never forget.

Like Nathan, Mia is from a sports dynasty family and embarking on an incredible new career—as founder of her own sports management company. Her friendship with Nathan means everything to her, and tossing sex into the mix again could jeopardize it all. But the chemistry between them has always sizzled, and it isn’t long before Mia realizes she wants more with Nathan than just late-night talks and pizza.

Passion has a funny way of changing the rules, and soon Nathan and Mia realize that to win it all, they’ll have to make an unexpected play for love.




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What I thought about The Final Score

The first book in the Play-by-Play series was probably my first sport romance series and I loved the early books. But I had gotten away from this series for a while, and when I had the opportunity to read and review the latest book I had to take it.

The Final Score revolves around a second generation of characters in this series. Nathan Riley of Riley family fame is the son of Mick Riley from the very first Play-by-Play book. He's following his father's footsteps as quarterback. Mia Cassidy, his friend from college is also related to previous characters in the series.

Nathan and Mia are good friends from college, although they did have one special night together that neither one can forget. But getting involved in a relationship at this stage in their career isn't going to work. Nathan wants a friends-with-benefits situation, where they can scratch their itch without it messing up with their friendship. Seriously, does that ever work out like that?

Mia's struggles with her changing relationship with Nathan provides the light angst and conflict in this book and it does take a bit for Mia to see what's right in front of her face.

I love the family atmosphere in this series, and The Final Score did not disappoint when it came to that.

Overall, I enjoyed this return to the Play-By-Play series and I'm thinking of catching up on the installments I've missed. Jaci Burton knows how to write a heart-warming sport romance that will have you coming back for more.


ARC was provided for review.



Review: Brimstone Hollow (Annie Gore #2) by Archer Sullivan

Following her powerful debut in The Witch’s Orchard , private investigator Annie Gore returns in Brimstone Hollow , bringing readers back to...