Future Tour: Tripped Up Love by Julie Farley
Julie will be on tour October 21-November 11 with her contemporary romance novel Tripped Up Love Heather Meadows lost the only love she’s ever known. Her…
Blog Tour Sign Up: The Hunting by Kerry Peresta
Isabelle Lewis has a habit of falling in and out of marriage. It’s a problem, and she doesn’t know how to fix it. Single mom to three teenagers and top salesperson at the Chatbrook Springs Sentinel daily newspaper, she is determined to make a change. Unfortunately, one of the changes plunges her into her worst nightmare.
When Izzy discovers online dating, she is immediately hooked. Her nightly adventures catapult her to celebrity status at the Sentinel. One night she reads an especially intriguing message, and disappears into the darkness to meet the mystery man in a flurry of romantic expectations. The online hunt takes a decidedly dark turn. And she’s the prey.
Snarky, suspense-filled, transparent. “The Hunting” is women’s fiction at its gritty best.
CLP Blog Tours Book Review: The Unraveling of Bebe Jones …
Roje Augustin is now on tour with CLP Blog Tours and The Unraveling of Bebe Jones
Summary:
When Desiree Washington ventures into the darkly glittering world of legendary singer Bebe Jones, she gets more than just a job. She gets a family in crisis, a diva meltdown, and a head full of stitches…
The Unraveling of Bebe Jones revolves around the rich and famous Jones family and the people who work for them as they cope through an array of personal dramas. The story begins at the height of the Global Financial Crisis, when 23-year-old Desiree Washington lands a job with her idol, legendary R&B singer Bebe Jones. Desiree quickly discovers that the outwardly perfect Bebe is in fact a troubled and lonely diva reeling from a career in decline and a marriage in tatters, and that behind all the money, glamor and fame, there are skeletons in the family closet. Throughout all of this Desiree seeks support from her best friend Sean Minton, an aspiring music producer who hails from the insulated world of New York’s black elite burdened with secrets of his own. Rounding out the cast are Bebe’s husband, Magnus Chadwick, a British hedge fund manager who cares more about money than family; her disgruntled household staff — all with strange ties to Bebe; and her children, brave casualties of their mother’s nightmare.
Summary:
I found this book to be pretty fascinating. I stay up-to-date in the celebrity world, and I’ve ready plenty of books that takes readers behind the scenes into the “real” world the rich and famous lead. Some can be pretty bizarre, and it didn’t shock me (well, that much) to read about Bebe’s life. I felt empathy for her throughout the book. I understand that maybe she didn’t treat everyone the best (bit of an understatement there) but what a different life she lead at the end of her glory days. I’m not saying it’s right or that celebrities have it rough, but I found it difficult not to feel for Bebe at times. To have it all come crashing down around you had to be insanely difficult for her to adapt to. Her story was really the show here, but it was interesting to read about Desiree as well, and her interactions with the Jones family. It was clear to see she truly loved the children, and wanted to help protect them from the downward spiral their mother was on. Her friendship with Sean I did wonder about, he didn’t seem to be much of a friend really, and I thought he was more shady than anything. The ending was almost a little too rushed. I enjoyed reading the snippets about Bebe’s life, but the situation with Desiree didn’t seem to really get resolved. Really strong book other than that, and I one I found myself chatting about to friends.
4 stars
**Everyone who leaves a comment on the tour page will be entered to win a $20 Amazon gift card! Anyone who purchases their copy of The Unraveling of Bebe Jones before October 21 and sends their receipt to Samantha (at) ChickLitPlus (dot) com, will get five bonus entries.**
Connect with Roje!
Website: rojeaugustin.com
Blog: onewomansmeat.wordpress.com
Facebook page:facebook.com/rojesbook
Twitter: @rojeaugustin
CLP Blog Tours Excerpt: Shake Down the Stars by Renee …
Thank you to Renee Swindle for letting CLP share this excerpt from Shake Down the Stars. Please visit her tour page at CLP Blog Tours for more…
On Tour: Everybody’s Got a Story by Heather Wardell
Heather will be on tour October 14-November 4 with her novel Everybody’s Got a Story Both personally and professionally, Alexa knows all too well the power…
Future Tour: Diner Impossible by Terri L Austin
Terri will be on tour November 11-18 with her mystery novel Diner Impossible After shunning her overbearing parents’ wealthy lifestyle, waitress and part-time college student,…
CLP Blog Tours Book Review: Secrets of a Spiritual Guru …
Tamara Lee Dorris is now on tour with CLP Blog Tours and Secrets of a Spiritual Guru
Summary:
Meet Melissa Murphy: wine-drinking real estate agent who finds herself “accidentally” assuming the role of a spiritual blogger when her boyfriend leaves her for his yoga teacher. Can she keep her role secret while trying to win her man back? If the lying doesn’t kill her, the poses might!
Review:
What a cute little book! I feel like Melissa and I were kindred spirits – we do yoga, we love wine, and Doritos is our guilty pleasure. I thought it was fun to watch Melissa’s journey into yoga, and how she really developed a knack for it – and a need for it. As a big yoga advocate, I loved seeing she went from dissing it to doing warrior poses when she was stressed out. The romance aspects kept me on my toes – from Ron to Tac. Sometimes I thought Melissa would take Ron back, other times I thought for sure sparks were going to fly between her and her co-worker. This is a fast read and there is definitely a cliff-hanger ending, leaving me excited to read the next!
4.5 stars
Blog Tour Sign Up: No Place Like Rome by Julie …
A Lexi Carmichael Mystery
Italy might seem like a long way to go to hide after a disastrous date. But when sexy uberhacker Slash (no, that’s not his real name) asks me to go with him to Rome on an investigation, the timing is sort of perfect. My messed up love life becomes the least of my worries though, after the dead body, the near-kidnapping, and the discovery of a top-secret encrypted file that even I can’t hack.
With time running out, there’s only one thing to do: call in the legendary Zimmerman twins and my best fluent-in-Italian friend, Basia, to crack the code. Now if only someone could help me solve the mystery of whether Slash is flirting, or if all the kissing is just one of those “when in Rome” things…
But when we finally uncover the secret someone would kill to keep, it’s up to me to solve the case and save the lives of my best friends.
Just another week in the life of geek-girl Lexi Carmichael.
Read about Lexi’s previous adventures in No One Lives Twice, No One To Trust, and No Money Down.
Future Tour: It Ain’t Easy Being Jazzy by Quanie …
Quanie will be on tour November 11-25 with her romantic comedy novel It Ain’t Easy Being Jazzy Jazzy secretly wants to get back together with her…
