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Stay Tuned by Lauren Clark
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Stay Tuned by Lauren Clark

Lauren Clark is on tour with CLP Blog Tours. Stay Tuned follows Melissa Moore, a TV producer that gets thrust into anchor spotlight after an on-air fight between the regular anchors. While Melissa has always been comfortable behind the camera, having her face in viewer’s homes is another story. Her best friend helps give her a head to toe makeover, and her new look helps boost her confidence. If only it could help her marriage as well. Communication with her husband has turned into a scattering of Post-It notes, and Melissa wonders if something else is going on with him. With her mother’s mental health declining, a stalker, and a pile of work woes, Melissa wonders if she can hold it together, or if her world will just keep spiraling out of control.
I was having fun with this story from the very beginning. Clark has experience in the TV world, and her knowledge shows throughout the story. It was intriguing to get an insider’s point of view on how shows are produced, and the characters all bring something to the story. Melissa was a great heroine, struggling to keep control of her life and worried about loved ones, but still able to bring humor and a strength. While I thought the pace of the book got a little slow at some points, the last third of the story was pretty suspenseful and I didn’t want to put the book down. There was a sudden and sad twist at the end that seemed a bit rushed to me, but overall, really great book from Lauren Clark. I definitely recommend and will keep an eye out for more from her!
[Rating: 4.5]

January 2, 2012
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On Tour: Stay Tuned by Lauren Clark
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On Tour: Stay Tuned by Lauren Clark

Lauren will be on tour January 2-20 with her novel Stay Tuned What happens when a #1 news team becomes the top story instead of…

January 1, 2012
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Future Tour: Chasing China by Kay Bratt
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Future Tour: Chasing China by Kay Bratt

Kay will be on tour February 13-March 5 with her novel Chasing China Mia is beautiful, talented and has the world at her fingertips. But…

December 31, 2011
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Blog Tour Sign Up: Favorable Conditions by Kathleen Kole
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Blog Tour Sign Up: Favorable Conditions by Kathleen Kole

Can you imagine being forty-five, your last child has moved on to college and the time is ripe for you to blaze a new trail into your future? Pat Keegan can. Well, except for the tiny detail that all her preconceived notions about how that future was going to shape up are completely out the window.

Join Pat as she jumps feet first back into the world outside her door, takes on a new business venture, is pursued by a much younger man and has to muddle her way through more emotions than she knew she had – all to finally attain her goal of rediscovering who she is and what she wants from the next phase of her life.

December 29, 2011
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Future Tour: Your Eight O’Clock is Dead by Kat Jorgensen
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Future Tour: Your Eight O’Clock is Dead by Kat …

Kat will be on tour March 19-26 with her novel Your Eight O’Clock is Dead Becca Reynolds is having a bad day. Her grandfather’s lecture…

December 28, 2011
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Blog Tour Sign Up: She Tells All by Judah Lee Davis
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Blog Tour Sign Up: She Tells All by Judah Lee …

Her magic stilettos ensure that she will get lucky tonight, while her big mouth ensures she will stay in trouble. This sleepy little southern town just isn’t big enough for the adventures of mischievous Madison Miller. But when tragedy strikes, she is forced to learn important lessons about life, love and why she should NEVER sleep with strangers.

December 28, 2011
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In My Mailbox: Week of December 25
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In My Mailbox: Week of December 25

In My Mailbox: Week of December 25

Title: She Tells All
Author: Judah Lee Davis
Received: Via CLP Blog Tours
Synopsis: Her magic stilettos ensure that she will get lucky tonight, while her big mouth ensures she will stay in trouble. This sleepy little southern town just isn’t big enough for the adventures of mischievous Madison Miller. But when tragedy strikes, she is forced to learn important lessons about life, love and why she should NEVER sleep with strangers.

Title: The Baby Trap
Author: Sibel Hodge
Received: From Sibel Hodge
Synopsis: Based on her own experiences with infertility and two attempts at IVF, Sibel Hodge’s latest novel The Baby Trap will have you laughing and crying at the ups and downs of modern baby-making…

When Gina turns thirty-three her body clock unexpectedly begins clanging in her ear with annoying persistence. The only problem is, having a baby isn’t as easy as she thought. Whether she’s feng shui-ing the house to death with fertility symbols, throwing out her husband’s tight boxers in favour of baggies, swapping wine and chocolate for green tea and yams, popping fertility drugs like M&M’s, or having sex so precision-timed it makes international warfare manoeuvres look unorganized, her life is turned upside down. And when nothing seems to be working, her quest for the B-word turns into an obsession.

Can Gina stay sane, get pregnant, and keep her marriage together? Or will her baby trail become a baby trap?

Title: The Look of Love
Author: Judy Astley
Received: Unsolicited
Synopsis: Bella has given up on men. Happily divorced, her latest boyfriend just omitted to tell her about his current wife, so she’s back on her own again. Then her ex-husband turns up, wanting to sell the family home in which she and their two teenage children are well settled. But all their lives are changed when a television company rents the house for a reality TV fashion makeover programme.
Against her better judgment Bella finds herself taking part in the programme, and while she learns a little bit too much about what really goes on behind the scenes, she also discovers that love can appear in the most unexpected places….

December 27, 2011
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Recession Proof by Kimberly S Lin
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Recession Proof by Kimberly S Lin

Kimberly S. Lin is on tour with CLP Blog Tours and her novel Recession Proof. I really enjoyed this book because the topic is one that was and still is so heavy on the majority of people after the recession. The main character is Helen Jennings, a young professional who has been working her tail off as a financial fund analyst. She knows she doesn’t love her job or have any sort of passion for it, but it pays the bills and looks good on paper. Helen also feels like she is settling in her love life. She doesn’t have the spark with boyfriend Mark, but he’s a nice guy and they work well together. When Helen is let go from her job and struggles to find another in the struggling economy, she finally opens her eyes and decides she can’t let her life pass her by. Her and Mark break up, she moves in with best friend Sophie, and starts to focus on a career she loves – writing.
I saw a lot of myself in Helen, and I connected with her character right off the bat. The beginning was a bit awkward with her and Mark, who so clearly should not have been together, but I could understand why she wasn’t taking the leap and letting him go. Helen showed me that even if you spend years settling, you can still turn your life around and make situations happen that are positive. She was very inspiring to read about and I took a lot away from Recession Proof. The only real downfall to the story was some editing issues, especially lack of commas. For me, being an avid reader and editor, it was pretty obvious and distracted me from the story. Overall though, great story and I highly recommend this book!
[Rating: 4]

December 26, 2011
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