Future Tour: Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes by Denise Grover …
Denise Grover Swank will be on tour August 22- September 5 with her novel Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes “It all started when I saw…
Blow Me by Lennie Ross
Lennie Ross is currently on tour with CLP Blog Tours and her novel Blow Me. This story follows three “friends” living in the very different world we call LA. Skylar works lazily as an executive assistant, not taking her job seriously until she is fired, burns down her apartment in the middle of foreplay, and is now living out of her car. Dawn is more practical, but doesn’t enjoy her job working as a matchmaker, setting up wealthy older men with young beautiful woman. She also feels her biological clock ticking, and decides to go through the process to freeze her eggs- right when she possibly meets Mr. Right. And Chloe is a wannabee actress, also working as a real estate agent, but has never sold a house nor gotten a role, and is on the verge of being detained if she can’t get her Green Card. All three women are in close to forty, lying about their ages, hoping for a better life, and waiting for a man to help them fix it. But can they figure out what they really want before it’s too late? And how do friendships survive in the land of frenemies and backstabbers, where jealousy reigns supreme?
I live in Iowa, and let me tell you- Blow Me really opened my eyes to what LA can be like for some people. Each character had a unique story and personality, and Ross writes with engaging humor that kept me focused on the plot. Skylar and Dawn take over in the middle, with Chloe kind of fading away, but Chloe’s reappearance at the end of the novel is hilarious and a nice way to tie up her story. Between Skylar and Dawn, I enjoyed reading about Dawn more because she seemed more down to earth and prepared about handling her own life. Skylar seemed to be just waiting for a hand out, but in the end she learns how to find her passion and that made for a great ending. The suspense lagged a little in the middle, but the humorous scenes made up for that and kept me entertained. I would warn readers that this is a pretty provocative novel, so keep that in mind if you enjoy more cookie-cutter reads. I hope Lennie Ross has another book for us soon, because I really enjoyed her writing style and I’m sure all the stories she has from living in Los Angeles will make more great characters!
[Rating: 4]
Confessions of a PTA Mafia Mom by Elsie Love
Elsie Love is on tour with CLP Blog Tours and her novel Confessions of a PTA Mafia Mom. I never know why I’m wary to read a book where the main character is a mom, just because I’m not. I never love the characters any less, and usually feel like I learned a thing or two when it comes to parenting. So I’m not even going to say that I was wary to read Confessions, starring well, a mom, as the main character. Elaine Jackerson is having some issues. She practically walked in on her husband having sex with his young secretary, she overhears a phone conversation between her teenage daughter about experimenting sexually with boys in backseats, and her son is growing out of the I Love Mommy stage. Elaine feels a bit lost. She has been defined by being a wife and mother for so long, putting everything else aside, that she doesn’t know what to do know that her marriage is a sham and her children are growing up. On a whim, she decides to join the Herschel Grammar School PTA. All the moms look like grown-up Barbies, with their perfect hair, perfect outfits, swanky cars, and fancy houses. Elaine signs up, takes an oath….and the trouble begins.
Turns out, this is not just a regular PTA she now belongs to. It’s practically the mafia. Head honcho Suni Calverson leads the pack, and when Elaine lets it spill that her husband Bob is sleeping around, the PTA women promise to “take care” of Bob. Elaine doesn’t know what that means. Kill him? Kidnap him for awhile? Castrate him? When Suni sends Elaine off to Vegas so no fingers can point at her, Elaine gets a bad feeling she has stumbled into something very, very wrong. But before she can figure out how to get herself out of the jam, she’s laid up in Vegas, her children are kidnapped, and there’s a hunky young limo driver lying in her bed. Can Elaine take down the mafia of PTA moms, save her philandering husband, and her kidnapped children?
Confessions of a PTA Mafia Mom is downright hysterical. Chick lit lovers, put this on your list. You will laugh until your sides hurt- I know I did. Elaine’s character is so likeable, vulnerable, scared, and lonely, and she thinks she is meeting a true friend in Suni. There are a few fantastic twist and turns along the way, and the fast paced plot will keep you seeking out the end. I’m so glad Love decided to come on tour with me, because her book kept me thoroughly entertained, and I can’t wait to read more from her. This is a welcome addition to my Favorites List!
[Rating: 5]
On Tour: Blow Me by Lennie Ross
Blow Me is the story of three single women—each close to forty and living a life they have long outgrown. Aware that the women’s magazines of their youth sold them a false bill of goods about having it all—the amazing career, the baby, the house, the husband—each woman is desperate to achieve some sense of stability. Skylar, a hairdresser/executive assistant who lost her job and burned down her apartment after a fondue party, is living out of her car; Chloe, a struggling actress/real estate agent with a French Canadian accent who has never sold a house and doesn’t have her SAG card, struggles to get a Green Card; and Dawn, an MBA-educated dating matchmaker, is hedging her bets against the ticking clock by freezing embryos. Their lives are in chaos and their only hope is to be rescued through marriage or by a Hairy Godfather. Situated in the shallow world of Los Angeles, this provocative novel in the style of Sex and the City provides a humorous look at aging, dating, and being single in the new millennium.
Future Tour: Rock Star’s Girl by JF Kristin
Emily Watts just wants a weekend break from the workaholic hours she’s taken on to keep her business, a popular fashion-snark web site, up and running. What she gets is overnight celebrity and a career-killing media scandal.
While taking time out to attend a concert in support of friend Jesse Cinder, a struggling musician, Emily meets Cory Sampson, the lead singer of a chart-topping rock band. When she agrees to a date with Cory, making entertainment headlines is the last thing she expects. Even so, it’s a minor surprise by comparison to her discovery that in the music world, media notoriety trumps all. Tabloid allegations erupt when Cory and fame-hungry Jesse use Emily for personal gain, and her tarnished image spells disaster — personally and professionally. To save the web site and writing career she’s made her life and dream, Emily must go from being a pawn in the Hollywood headline game, to becoming the media mastermind.
Lacy Camey Blog Tour Sign Up
Norah Johnson is at a crossroads and is in desperate need to heal after a highly publicized breakup from her major league baseball player boyfriend. To escape, she moves to her summer home at the beach with her sister and best friend where she journals, attends therapy and works on her pending clothing line. When a gorgeous stranger finds her lost journal, he seeks to find the author and make her fall in love with him. But is Norah ready to love again?
Book 1 in the romantic comedy trilogy of living, loving, and laughing again; a Norah Johnson story.
Lacy Camey will be on tour September/October with The Last Page. Please note this will be an eBook only. Lacy will be available for a guest post or interview during the tour as well. Please fill out the form below if you are interested in participating. I will contact all bloggers that are chosen. You must have a blog to participate, though it does not have to be strictly a book blog. Thank you!
Click: An Online Love Story by Lisa Becker
Lisa Becker is on tour with CLP Blog Tours and her novel Click: An Online Love Story. This book is written through a series of emails among Renee Greene and friends, as Renee tries to find love through the online world. Approaching thirty, not happy that she isn’t married or doesn’t even have a fling, Renee decides to try her luck on dating sites. Renee CC’s and BCC’s her friends on during each message she gets from the guys, and responses range since her two closest pals are Ashley- too judgmental over Renee’s relationships yet is in a dysfunctional one of her own, and Shelley- who always seems to have a new one-night stand story to share with Renee. But through the dating mishaps, hilarious emails, and shocking revelations with some of the men, Renee finally clicks with Ethan- but can the relationship make it past emails when an unexpected road block jumps in the way?
I absolutely loved Click. Once I started reading, it was too hard to put down. The email format made the book fly by, and some of the dating stories from Renee were hysterical. I really enjoyed Ashley and Shelley and hearing about their lives, which sometimes can be a difficult feat when readers are learning about them only through email. But I thought Becker did an excellent job at bringing in their lives and troubles, and it really added more to the story, especially with the twist to the ending. I have to say, I’m usually pretty good at sniffing out where the troubles will lie with the characters, but this one shocked me! Once the trouble with Renee and Ethan was brought to life, I had to keep reading to know how it all ended. Get this on your to-read lists, you will not be disappointed!
[Rating: 5]
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