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Book Review: The Bump List by Miriam Brady and Amber Best
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Book Review: The Bump List by Miriam Brady and Amber …

I was given this book in exchange for an honest review……
To start I have to say that seldom do I read a series and like every book in the series…there is often one I prefer over the others…I cannot claim that with this series as I am in love with all 3 so far!
Book one was Maddy’s story and 2 was Kinley’s. Book 3 was a combined story with just as many surprises as well as tears and strong emotions!
This one is the story of the two couples being ousted by a reporter that felt she needed to drag their very private and painful story out in the wide open and expose them much like pouring salt on an open wound. I was angry with the reporter when she showed private video’s taking shortly before Maddy’s family…. I actually wanted to shake her and make her see how utterly painful it would be for a mom to see those moments…not last moments but nearly on public television….The authors help me have such sympathy with these ladies, as well as Cal and Rory over the loss of their band members that I wanted to shelter them for all they went through.
I loved that Kinley and Maddy ended up pregnant together and even more of their fun quirky relationship comes out with that. I am madly in love with Kevin and I believe I have met him…no matter how much it is claimed that all characters in these stories are fictitious. 
I loved Annabelle! She is a refreshing character and seems to be very genuine, and fits in very well friendship wise with the Maddy and Kinley! I was heart broke over the friendship issues that surfaced in this book…although I do feel that I saw it coming in book 2. I think friendships sometimes run their course like this and while that is the way life is and it’s best to mourn it and move on it is never easy to see the other side of it and just simply learn and grow from it.
As for Maddy’s mother, I have no sympathy and applauded her keeping that nasty woman as far from the ones she loves as she can…
The authors did an amazing job with this book! I dreaded the end and I am now sitting on my hands nervous for how they will surprise me with the next book…I have no doubt of a next book as you just can’t leave me hanging like that ladies!
As always so much of what they write, I relate to…to the point where these books are an active topic of conversation with my very best friend, who has read and loved them just as much as I have. I love the relationship between Maddy and Kinley and believe that everyone should have a lifetime friend like Maddy and Kinley have.

October 2, 2013
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Book Review: Arcadia’s Curse by Jesi Lea Ryan
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Book Review: Arcadia’s Curse by Jesi Lea Ryan

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Summary:
Think high school sucks? Try being an empath who has to experience everyone else’s suckage on top of your own. (Literally.)

In the months since her family life imploded and her psychic gifts began to arise, Cady has struggled to figure out how she can fit into her normal life without going crazy from the constant presence of emotional energy. Her grades have tanked. Her best friend is afraid of her. And she begins to have doubts about why her boyfriend, Bryan, is really keeping her around. But a chance meeting with another gifted girl online opens up a whole new world of possibilities. Unfortunately, this new world comes at an awful price.
Review:
I was super excited to get my hands on this book, as I read the first in this series and absolutely loved it! Arcadia’s Gift welcomed us into the life of Arcadia (Cady) Day, who loses her twin sister Lony in a horrific and tragic train accident. As if the accident wasn’t difficult enough, immediately afterwards she receives psychic gifts. Arcadia’s Curse picks up where the first left off, joining Cady and her cast of high school friends. Cady is struggling with her gifts, and the empathy makes school nearly impossible for her to get through. When an opportunity to be surrounded by others with similar gifts arises, Cady packs up and moves to an institute in Chicago. There the story really heightens, as Cady finds herself in a situation that is downright horrifying. The book as a whole is really terrific, but the second half is near impossible to put down. I’m really curious to see where the third book will take us. Please don’t miss this series!
5 stars

October 2, 2013
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Future Tour: Dandy Day by Annie Wood
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Future Tour: Dandy Day by Annie Wood

Annie will be on tour November 11-December 2 with her chick lit/romantic comedy novella Dandy Day Dandy Day is a thirty-five year old free-spirited, commitment-phobic, Venice…

October 1, 2013
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On Tour: Secrets of a Spiritual Guru by Tamara Lee Dorris
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On Tour: Secrets of a Spiritual Guru by Tamara Lee …

Tamara will be on tour October 7-28 with her novel Secrets of a Spiritual Guru Meet Melissa Murphy: wine-drinking real estate agent who finds herself “accidentally”…

October 1, 2013
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GIVEAWAY: A Series of Lists – 3 Books!
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GIVEAWAY: A Series of Lists – 3 Books!

I have two sets of A Series of Lists books to giveaway! Included in each set: The Back-Up List, The List of Possibilities, and The…

October 1, 2013
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Book Review: For the Love of Cupcakes by Anita Kushwaha
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Book Review: For the Love of Cupcakes by Anita Kushwaha

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Summary:
Priya Patel has wanted to become a baker since the first time she saw the light of her Easy Bake Oven. However, working as an assistant baker at Sugarplum Fairy Cakes isn’t the glamorous life she dreamed about. Priya tries to impress her boss, Helen Bouffant, with creative twists on traditional recipes but her culinary skills are completely ignored as she is forced to scrub toilets and clean up everyone else’s mess. After Priya is blamed for a major screw up at Sugarplum Fairy Cakes, she decides to throw in her apron. With the support of her husband, Arj, and a kick in the pants from her best friend, Mae, she decides to start her own cupcakery.

Just when Priya thinks she’s washed her hands of Helen once and for all, they both enter a charity bake off with a grand prize of $10,000. Priya will have to cook the most creative, delicious cupcakes of her life and defend herself against Helen, who will stop at nothing to see Priya and her cupcakery fail. The competition gets heated but there is one thing that will keep Priya going- the love of cupcakes. Does she have what it takes to win the bake-off? Whose talent will prevail?

For the Love of Cupcakes will leave your mouth watering for cupcakes and your cheeks sore from smiling.
Review:
What a cute read! I loved the style Kushwaha wrote in: fast, breezy, yet personal. Watching Priya come up with her cupcake recipes was fun to watch, and following her on her journey of finding her backbone and entrepreneurial spirit was fabulous. This was a spot-on chick lit book, and I hope other fans of the genre enjoy it as much as me. There were just a few issues that made me not rate it five stars. One was that I didn’t quite understand how Priya’s ex-boss could get away with stealing her recipes when they were so unique to Priya’s store and her vision, and Helen’s had never been that way. It seemed really obvious to me, yet apparently no one in the community could get it. Another is so small, but I actually have experience with this so it stuck out to me. Priya teams up with Victoria Secret to help with her marketing, and big chain stores like that would never typically do what they did. I wished she would have used a fictitious store instead, because it distracted me. Those are two smaller critiques I have, and I really did enjoy the book from beginning to end!
4 stars

October 1, 2013
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Author Profile: Jessica Gordon
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Author Profile: Jessica Gordon

Connect with Jessica!

www.jessica-gordon.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JessicaGordonBooks
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16077397-becoming-mrs-walsh
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jessicabgordon

Buy the Book!

Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Mrs-Walsh-ebook/dp/B009O3NO9I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1357616042&sr=8-1&keywords=becoming+mrs+walsh

Barnes & Noble:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/becoming-mrs-walsh-jessica-gordon/1113576054?ean=2940044984059

Apple: Available in iBookstore accessed through iPad and iPhone

Smashwords includes (Sony Reader, Kobo, and most e-reading apps including Stanza, Aldiko, Adobe Digital Editions): http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/243474

September 30, 2013
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Book Review: The Runaway Actress by Victoria Connelly
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Book Review: The Runaway Actress by Victoria Connelly

I received a copy of The Runaway Actress by Victoria Connelly in exchange for an honest review.
Summary:
When the stresses of being an A-list actress get too much for her, Connie Gordon decides to escape to a tiny Scottish village. But little does she realise that whilst Lochnabrae might be quiet, it’s far from sleepy…
Connie kisses goodbye to her ex-boyfriends, stalkers and double-crossing agents, and prepares herself for complete relaxation.
But swapping the Hollywood Hills for the Highlands of Scotland doesn’t make for the easiest of transitions, and when she meets local playwright Alastair McInnes, who’s sworn he’ll never become involved with another actress again, sparks fly. The quiet little village of Lochnabrae will never be the same again…
Get your running shoes on to catch the latest hilarious, charming and utterly engaging novel from Victoria Connelly.
Review:
Sometimes British chick lit books can be hard for me to get into. They seem longer and sometimes more drawn out, so I started reading this book a bit apprehensively. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this one! It was easy to slip into the charming village of Lochnabrae and enjoy the slow pace and friendly – and some eclectic – inhabitants. Connie is a fabulous MC to follow, and her life swap was interesting and intriguing to watch unfold. And we have to romance dabbled in there as well, and the cute little tale between her and Alastair was a lot of fun to read about. I love that this novel captured my attention right off the bat and left me engaged throughout. One I highly recommend!
4.5 stars

September 30, 2013
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Future Tour: The Mountain’s Shadow by Cecilia Dominic
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Future Tour: The Mountain’s Shadow by Cecilia Dominic

Cecilia will be on tour October 28-November 11 with her urban fantasy novel The Mountain’s Shadows Some mistakes can literally come back to bite you. The…

September 29, 2013
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