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Jill Adgate wants three things from life: a successful catering business, a family, and the love of an exceptional man. What she has is no job, a mounting pile of bills, and her outspoken best friend—who sets her up on a blind date with the man who inadvertently ruined Jill’s life.

Chet Castle is a businessman who has everything, except the ability to trust. Burned by a money-hungry fiancée, he refuses to get involved in any relationship that has a shelf life longer than a head of lettuce.

Intrigued by her ambition—and determined to get her in bed—Chet offers Jill the chance of a lifetime: work as his live-in chef and he’ll help her get her catering business off the ground. When sparks fly in the kitchen, Jill realizes what’s cooking is a recipe for disaster…

June 25, 2013
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Book Review: He’s the One by Katie Price
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Book Review: He’s the One by Katie Price

I received a copy of He’s the One by Katie Price in exchange for an honest review.
Summary:
A passionate story of lost love and second chances, from the bestselling Katie Price.
Twenty-year-old Liberty is beautiful, ambitious and dreams of making it as an actress. She is also a single mother and has a three-year old daughter, Brooke. Living with her mother, she supports her daughter by modelling and working as a waitress.

Then, over one perfect summer, Liberty meets and falls in love with Cory, a young American taking time off from university. But Liberty never feels good enough for him, and when she meets his university friends, she feels it’s only fair to let him go. Heartbroken, Cory leaves to go back to the States.

Liberty, meanwhile, suddenly gets the break she’s been praying for. Zac, a TV director has seen her picture and wants her to audition for a role in LA. And so, Liberty and Brooke begin a new phase of their lives. Suddenly, she is successful, but she can’t forget Cory. Until news of his engagement reaches her, and she finally agrees to marry Zac.

Years later, everything has changed. Liberty has fled LA, taking a reluctant teenage Brooke with her. But returning to her home town of Brighton reawakens painful memories. Especially as she meets Cory again. She still loves him, but he seems to hate her. Can she ever convince him to trust her again?
Review:
The first thing I thought when I started reading this book was this is a thick book. Due to all my crazy wedding plans I haven’t been reading as fast as I usually can, so I worried about getting my review in on time. But, I’m happy to say that the book flew by for me! The first section in the book is from 1999, and is told from Liberty’s POV. We see her as a struggling waitress, a single mom who has dreams of becoming an actress and making a good life for her daughter Brooke. She falls in love with Cory, but their summer romance doesn’t last. Then we are fast-forwarded to 2013, and start getting POV’s from both Liberty and her daughter Brooke. Now Liberty is a celebrity living in LA, and while her life might seem glamorous from the outside, she is really in a horrible marriage and still pining after her first true love – Cory. After finally leaving her husband and fleeing back home to Brighton, readers get the final piece of Liberty and Brooke’s story. Away from LA, mother and daughter finally seem to forge a real relationship, love is found (for both women), and I loved the happy ending. The story is fast-paced, fun to get immersed in, and I highly enjoyed He’s the One!
4 stars

June 25, 2013
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On Tour: Somewhere Between Black and White by Shelly Hickman
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On Tour: Somewhere Between Black and White by Shelly Hickman

Shelly will be on tour July 1-22 with her novel Somewhere Between Black and White Romance, humor, family drama, with a touch of Buddhism. Sound…

June 24, 2013
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Wedding Update: Nightmares!
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Wedding Update: Nightmares!

My wedding is just under three months away and I have started having dreams – more like nightmares – every night this past week about the wedding. I have dreamt about my dress not fitting, wearing the wrong dress, the DJ playing my music at the wrong time, lost veils and garters, the groom not finding a ride to the wedding, my bridal party not showing up. What is going on here? As I’m telling people this, a lot of married women are telling me they went through the same thing – and some brides even still have these nightmares, years after they said I Do! I’m glad I’m not alone, but man, these are not fun. I wake up every morning so stressed about another item I need to check off the list or my overactive mind finds a new scenario that can go wrong on the big day. I never imagined planning a wedding would become this stressful, but as we get closer, I can definitely see the toll it’s taken. Invites are going out next week (only three weeks behind according to my The Knot checklist!) and I can’t wait to see if I start dreaming about those next. Off to hunt down a cocktail – or maybe just a piece of chocolate 😉

June 24, 2013
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CLP Blog Tours Book Review: Meltdown by Tara Thompson
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CLP Blog Tours Book Review: Meltdown by Tara Thompson

Tara Thompson is now on tour with CLP Blog Tours and Meltdown
Summary:
NYSSA, internationally renown supermodel, is accustomed to turning heads. As a young girl, her flawless face attracted the wrong kind of attention. She escaped an abusive father and successfully navigated life’s seedy underbelly to become a runway renegade, although not without leaving her share of enemies behind. Lately she’s caught the eye of….

STEVE, handsome hometown hero and soon-to-be Governor of Texas. Unfortunately he’s already married. As Steve publicly dumps his perfect, former Miss Texas wife for Hollywood’s latest ‘It’ girl, his state faces the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression. Will he be able to turn things around, or is he too embroiled in his political sex scandal? His good friend and business partner….

DEMETRI, sexy hedge fund manager, is at the top of his professional game and tries to save his friend from near financial ruin. Yet he’s distracted by Steve’s new girlfriend, who just happens to be Demetri’s old flame. Years ago, Nyssa ran from him and he’s never forgotten her. But why is he still interested? Demetri’s dating….

AISLINN, a woman as brilliant as she is beautiful. Enjoying all the perks of having a billionaire boyfriend, she’s falling fast for Demetri and has no idea that she might be the one getting played. Although she bets big on Wall Street, the largest casino in the world, nothing is more risky than giving her heart away.

In this fun, juicy, glamorous novel, no one is exactly who they appear to be…
And all of them are heading for a MELTDOWN.

Who will rise from the ashes?
Review:
Smart chick lit is a favorite of mine, and I feel that Meltdown can be put into that category. While of course there is talk about romance and betrayal and fashion and love, there is also political situations and some deep discussions on the financial crisis that are weaved in throughout the pages. It was interesting to get into the lives of all the characters highlighted, as they are quite diverse and their worlds are unique and interesting. Sometimes it was a tad overwhelming how many people we get to know and keeping up with all of their storylines, but it still made for an interesting read. I hope there is more coming from Tara Thompson.
3.5 stars

June 24, 2013
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CLP Blog Tours Book Review: Meeting Miss Mollie by Di Jones
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CLP Blog Tours Book Review: Meeting Miss Mollie by Di …

Di Jones is now on tour with CLP Blog Tours and Meeting Miss Mollie
Summary:
She’s the Agony Aunt who has it all. Except for one small problem – her life is a disaster.

Annabelle is a hard nosed writer with a good marriage, a nice flat, a thriving career at Adorn magazine and a busy social life. She has only one ambition – to be the best known Agony Aunt in the UK.

When her world is turned upside down by her husband’s infidelity she strikes out on her own and goes flatting with a jet setting businessman. But things in her new house aren’t quite what they seem and her problems mount.

Through her ups and downs, Annabelle forges a relationship with the strangest of friends and discovers the best things in life are those she always avoided.

Meeting Miss Mollie is a story about lies, loss, loyalty, love and laughter, and will appeal to anyone who loves chicklit or romantic comedy. You’ll laugh as you read this book, and perhaps even shed a tear.
Review:
I have also read Transplanting Holly Oakwood by Jones and thought it was a delightful chick lit read. I was looking forward to reading Meeting Miss Mollie, and once again, thought it was fun chick lit book. Jones writes with humor, wit, spark, and I loved that we got a POV from Mollie – a dog! I thought that was a little different, and her chapters were cracking me up. Sometimes I didn’t understand the romance angle, it was like it kept coming out of the blue, and Annabelle seemed to get over her fear of dogs a bit too suddenly. But I liked Annabelle as a character, she was easy to relate to especially when it came to her failed marriage, and I did enjoy reading. I would recommend Di Jones to chick lit fans!
4 stars

June 24, 2013
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On Tour: Meltdown by Tara Thompson
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On Tour: Meltdown by Tara Thompson

Tara will be on tour June 24-July 15 with her novel Meltdown NYSSA, internationally renown supermodel, is accustomed to turning heads. As a young girl,…

June 22, 2013
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Book Review: Stupid by Choice by Leighton Summers
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Book Review: Stupid by Choice by Leighton Summers

I received a copy of Stupid by Choice by Leighton Summers in exchange for an honest review.
Summary:
A novel about the adventures and regrets of a Texas Oil Princess’s quest for finding love…

Melanie St. John is a beautiful, smart, rich Texan daddy’s girl born to a bold, high-powered lawyer in the oil business who helps Melanie grow into someone who is both worldly and capable. But once she leaves college and enters the privileged world of dating highly sought-after “men of leisure,” she is catapulted in and out of the wealthiest places on the globe while hoping to get married and start a family with one of them. But these mostly destructive love affairs soon become a dynamic exploration of wealth and love, with all the highs and lows. And to complicate matters she is surrounded by her older, free-wheeling, wildcat sister (and her sister’s exotic but destructive best friend) as well as her own two completely opposite best friends, and each of them also hopes to find their own Prince Charming—which all only adds to the competition, adventures, and scandals. But throughout each relationship Melanie explores the deeper, more prevalent themes of family, friendship, love, intimacy, freedom, betrayal, motherhood, and most of all, inner strength.
Review:
My first thought about this book is that it’s really long. I wish there were parts that were cut out to make the story move along faster, because I think if it did it could have held my attention better. Sometimes I had to wonder why certain scenes were being shared, how they added to the story, and really – what was the overall point of the book. The prologue was intriguing, but it seemed to take way to long to get through Melanie’s whole life story until we finally catch up to where the book started us off. There were interesting parts and it was fun to follow along a Texas Oil Princess in her quest for love and trying to find true happiness. Some of the characters we meet are so over the top and out of control that it’s hard not talk to other people about them, saying “Can you believe he did this?” I felt emotions while reading this book, especially when it came to Melanie’s friend Emily, and I truly liked Melanie as a main character. There were so many times where she could have just thrown in the towel and taken the easy way out, and I’m glad she didn’t do that. I still wish the story was shorter, but it was a good book
3 stars

June 20, 2013
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Blog Tour Sign Up: Lowcountry Bombshell by Susan M. Boyer
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Blog Tour Sign Up: Lowcountry Bombshell by Susan M. Boyer

Private Investigator Liz Talbot thinks she’s seen another ghost when she meets Calista McQueen. She’s the spitting image of Marilyn Monroe. Born precisely fifty years after the ill-fated star, Calista’s life has eerily mirrored the late starlet’s—and she fears the looming anniversary of Marilyn’s death will also be hers.

Before Liz can open a case file, Calista’s life coach is executed. Suspicious characters swarm around Calista like mosquitoes on a sultry lowcountry evening: her certifiable mother, a fake aunt, her control-freak psychoanalyst, a private yoga instructor, her peculiar housekeeper, and an obsessed ex-husband. Liz digs in to find a motive for murder, but she’s besieged with distractions. Her ex has marriage and babies on his mind. Her too-sexy partner engages in a campaign of repeat seduction. Mamma needs help with Daddy’s devotion to bad habits. And a gang of wild hogs is running loose on Stella Maris.

With the heat index approaching triple digits, Liz races to uncover a diabolical murder plot in time to save not only Calista’s life, but also her own.

June 19, 2013
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