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Book Review: Caramel and Magnolias by Tess Thompson
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Book Review: Caramel and Magnolias by Tess Thompson

I received a copy of Caramel and Magnolias by Tess Thompson in exchange for an honest review. What a thrilling, keep you on the edge of your seat book! I thought the prologue really opened the story, and I enjoyed that it wasn’t until a few chapters in that I made the connection between the beginning and the rest of the content. Cleo Tanner is the main character, a woman suffering a broken heart for the past ten years, who gave up her acting dreams and now is a teacher in Seattle. Her best friend, Sylvia, is having troubles in her marriage that seem to stem from the fact that she cannot get pregnant. When Cleo is approached by an adoption agency owner, she thinks she might have figured out a way to help her friend. But when a detective starts questioning the adoption agency, Cleo wonders if she didn’t make a huge mistake. She jumps into the investigation to try to get some answers and protect Sylvia – and also help herself get over her past and be able to move on.
This is such an amazing read. There is heartbreak, romance, deception, murder, mystery – all entwined around an engaging cast of characters. I really enjoyed the friendship between Cleo and Sylvia, as it reminded me of some of my friendships, and how a friend’s happiness can be worth taking a risk. I didn’t want to put this book down, but I found myself dragging out the ending because I didn’t want the story to stop! I have also read Riversong from Thompson and highly recommend you check out both of her titles!
5 stars

February 6, 2013
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CLP Blog Tours Book Review: SkinnyTinis by Teresa Marie Howes
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CLP Blog Tours Book Review: SkinnyTinis by Teresa Marie Howes

Teresa Marie Howes is now on tour with CLP Blog Tours and Skinnytinis. Yes, I enjoy myself a cocktail every now and again. This tour came at a great time for me, as I am getting married in September and stepping up my workout game and trying to watch my diet carefully. I am attempting to cut waaay back on soda, and one area that I was a bit concerned was what to drink at the bar. I typically drink soda with my liquor, so I eagerly dove into this book for some more ideas. And I needn’t be worried – this is full of great drink ideas, tips, and insight. While there are over 70 recipe ideas for drinks, this is more than just a recipe book. Teresa includes insight on what liquors are higher in calories and even which garnishes can be high in calories! She includes workout tips as well, and this is really an all-around go-to book that I think you need to have. I printed off several recipes and have them sitting in my alcohol cabinet for when I need an idea or want to check a calorie intake. I loved it!
5 stars

February 6, 2013
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Book Review: Deceptions of the Heart by Denise Moncrief
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Book Review: Deceptions of the Heart by Denise Moncrief

I received a copy of Deceptions of the Heart by Denise Moncrief in exchange for an honest review.
Summary

What would you do if one morning you awoke in someone else’s body? Surviving as Jennifer Cristobal isn’t easy for Rhonda Prentiss. Three years ago, a sudden, fatal trauma stripped Rhonda of her middle-class, stay-at-home mom existence. A brand new shock prompts Rhonda’s essence to invade Jennifer’s soul, suppressing the other woman’s memories and replacing them with her own. When Jennifer’s heart transplant surgeon, Dr. Crane, can’t—or won’t—help her understand her unusual body-swapping dilemma, she turns to the only man she can trust. But can she fully trust Jennifer’s husband, Anson? Multiple threats from her past shake her fragile hold on mental stability. If one of her enemies succeeds, he will kill Rhonda’s soul… or Jennifer’s body… or both.
My Review:

This book was a lot of fun and I thoroughly enjoyed the twist that Denise presents on a story that is often retold. I think Denise does a wonderful job at creating very real characters with a lot of heart and I definitely felt every emotion that was the main character feels. I finished the book in a few days and I was completely enthralled in the story and couldn’t read the book fast enough. I was wrapped up in all the twists and turns and definitely surprised by the ending. Overall, this book is a quick, entertaining and very suspenseful read. It will definitely leave you rethinking things once you finish. I highly recommend this book if you are looking for a suspenseful read.

February 5, 2013
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CLP Blog Tours Book Review: Next Year I’ll be Perfect by Laura Kilmartin
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CLP Blog Tours Book Review: Next Year I’ll be …

Laura Kilmartin is on tour now with CLP Blog Tours and Next Year I’ll be Perfect. This novel is a breath of fresh, realistic, and sometimes harsh air. Sarah is feeling good about her life – until her 29th birthday and the discovery of the list. The list is something Sarah wrote at 25, outlining all the goals and expectations she expected herself to achieve by thirty. Now that the deadline is 365 days away and counting, Sarah is feeling the pressure to check things off her list – including buying a home and becoming partner at a firm. But will Sarah realize that goals can shift over the years, or will trying to check off items be Sarah’s only key to happiness?
I had such a fabulous time reading Next Year I’ll be Perfect. As a list-maker myself, I understood Sarah’s drive to be able to cross those items off her list. And she really wanted to be happier, and she thought by completing the list she would be. Her journey throughout the year was at times hilarious, at times sad, but always very realistic. There are stop-and-go romances, a best friend that will always dish it to her straight, and the story flowed with ease. This was also quite the page-turner, as I was curious up until to the end to see how Sarah’s journey would come to a close. One for your to-read list!
5 stars

February 5, 2013
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Blog Tour Sign Up: Breathe by Kate Bishop
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Blog Tour Sign Up: Breathe by Kate Bishop

Alex thought she had married the man of her dreams: successful, gorgeous, and delighted by her small-town charm. When he walks out six months later, proclaiming to have ‘found himself’ (with the help of a stunning yoga teacher), she ‘finds herself’ alone in an unfamiliar city, vengefully drinking through his prized wine collection, living on takeout, and refusing to answer the door. When this fails to cure her broken heart and bruised ego, she reluctantly allows her new friends to intervene. Slowly, Alex learns to define success on her own terms; she discovers the secret to love in all its forms, and the perfect flying crow pose, one breath at a time.

February 4, 2013
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Future Tour: Swan Story by Priya Narendran
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Future Tour: Swan Story by Priya Narendran

Priya will be on tour April 22-29 with her fairytale romance novel Swan Story Soon to be married Daniel Macgregor meets mysterious beauty Sarah Mitchell…

February 4, 2013
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Author Profile: Sarra Manning
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Author Profile: Sarra Manning

Author Name: Sarra Manning
Website: http://www.sarramanning.co.uk/index.php
Bio: Sarra Manning has been a fashion, lifestyle and entertainment journalist for over fifteen years. Her writing career started on the music paper, Melody Maker and involved a long stint on the legendary teen mag, Just Seventeen, before she went on to launch and edit Elle Girl and What To Wear, as well as consulting on a number of magazines including The Face, Look and More.
Her first adult novel, Unsticky, was heat magazine’s book of the week and Sarra is also a best-selling teen novelist. Her YA titles include Adorkable, Guitar Girl, the Diary Of A Crush trilogy, Let’s Get Lost, and Nobody’s Girl, which made the shortlist of the BookTrust Teenage Prize in 2010.
Sarra also writes for Grazia, Red, The Guardian, Stylist, Fabulous, Stella, You Magazine, and InStyle.
She lives in North London and prides herself on her unique ability to accessorise.
See my review for Nine Uses For an Ex-Boyfriend!

February 4, 2013
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CLP Blog Tours Book Review: Love at 11 by Mari Mancusi
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CLP Blog Tours Book Review: Love at 11 by Mari Mancusi

Mari Mancusi is now on tour with CLP Blog Tours and Love at 11. This story follows Maddy, a producer for the local News 9 in San Diego. While she had high hopes for obtaining a position at Newsline, she hasn’t gotten any further than producing fluff pieces that either no one cares about or is dangerously close to not being factual. When she manages to snag a promotion and land a super-hot camera guy all in one fell swoop, Maddy wonders if her luck might turn around. But the promotion comes with an arrogant anchor, no better stories, and her hot camera guy Jamie turns out to be engaged – to a gorgeous model/actress living in LA. With her parents getting a divorce and her wild-child younger sister moving in with her, Maddy is wondering if she can keep it all together. When the chance for an exclusive exposé gets thrown into her lap, Maddy tries to get her priorities straight once again – but can she have it all?
Love at 11 is a fabulous look into a newsroom and the chaos and characters that come with. This story is very modern, fast-paced, and so realistic. Maddy makes mistakes, but she works hard on not letting them define here. There are two great stories written into one here – the issue with Maddy’s family, especially her sister Lulu, and Maddy’s career and love life, and how the two mix together. I was on the edge of my seat during many parts of this book, and I couldn’t wait to see how it ended. I don’t want to give the ending away, but I was really glad to see not everything worked out so smoothly with Jamie. Sometimes I come to expect stories that wrap up in a neat little bow, and we all know life doesn’t really work out that way. I loved this book, and give it 5 stars!
5 stars

February 4, 2013
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Blog Tour Sign Up: Identity Break by Stifyn Emrys
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Blog Tour Sign Up: Identity Break by Stifyn Emrys

“How far would you go to find yourself?

Imagine everything you thought you knew about yourself turned out to be a lie, and you didn’t know who was telling the truth. Imagine you possessed a secret so dangerous that, if it were exposed, it would reshape the entire world. What would you do if that secret were your very identity?

“In almost every way, Palo Vista seems like a typical California city, with office buildings, schools, and homes sprawled out across suburbia, filled with families making a life for themselves at the dawn of the new millennium.

“But two seniors at Mt. MacMurray High are about to find out that nothing is as it seems. Jason Nix is a star athlete and honors student who can’t seem to remember anything about his childhood. Elyse Van Auten is a budding artist from a broken home whose father left her mother two years ago – or so she’s been led to believe.

“Like most teens entering adulthood, Elyse and Jason just want to find out who they really are. For them, however, the stakes go far beyond their own personal quest. Join them on a journey of self-discovery that becomes a desperate fight for survival against enemies determined to conceal the truth … and find out what happens when that fight becomes personal.”

February 3, 2013
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