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Archives for June 2011

Behind The Books™ – Interview With Author Olivia Cunning

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Author Olivia Cunning (Backstage Pass & Rock Hard)

Olivia Cunning. The woman that started my rockstar fascination (well, at least my “book” fascination- I’ve always thought the real thing was pretty hot).

I’m so happy that this romance/erotica author took her love of rock music and musicians, to her writing. It was because of her book Backstage Pass: Sinners on Tour, and then Rock Hard that I realized there was more to love in the book world, than just vampires. Mere mortals could be downright exciting too… they just had to be a “certain kind of exciting” 😉 read more

Book Review – Rock Me by Cherrie Lynn

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Rock Me (Ross Siblings Book 2)
This is yet another book that had me reading practically non-stop from page one, except I had to stop so I could sleep, and I didn’t even need or want to! Stupid responsibilities!

You know you love a book when you wake up in the morning, can’t stop thinking about it, and get excited when you run into people so you can tell everyone around you about it. Lily got my first dose of enthusiasm…

“So good
SO SO good
I think he is my new favorite. Everything he says or does or how he acts… mind blowing.” read more

Latest Sherrilyn Kenyon News – June 13th 2011

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Here are Sherrilyn Kenyons’s latest upcoming books and book covers revealed. WOW! She’s a writing machine!

The next book in Nick’s Saga —> Infamous – Book #3 in the Chronicles of Nick (expected release March 1st 2012):

Synopsis (as found on Sherrilyn’s webpage):

Go to school. Get good grades. Stay out of trouble. That’s the mandate for most kids. But Nick Gautier isn’t the average teenager. He’s a boy with a destiny not even he fully understands. And his first mandate is to stay alive while everyone, even his own father, tries to kill him. read more

Book Trailer and Book Giveaway for Kerstin Gier’s Ruby Red!

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I have another book giveaway as offered by the publishing company of this awesome YA “time travelling” series! The first book in bestselling author Kerstin Gier’s Ruby Red (Ruby Red – Trilogy).

How do you win it? Just leave a comment below,  and by Wednesday June 15th 2011 at NOON EST, I will randomly select a winner over my lunch hour. The winner will be contacted and will have 24hrs to respond with a mailing address (must respond by Thursday June 16th 2011 – NOON EST at the latest). I need to have the winner’s information sent to the publisher that same day (Thursday June 16th), so if you are picked, do not delay or you will lose your chance. Contest open to US or Canadian mailing address only. read more

Book Review – Darkness Revealed by Alexandra Ivy

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Darkness Revealed (Guardians of Eternity Book 4)
Here is another vampire book that just didn’t thrill me. I’ve hit two in a row, and I can’t wait to get excited and swoon over a vampire again. I miss the vampires that took MY breath away. I mean…literally just made me gasp, because of what they said, something they did, a heartbreaking moment that was so perfectly detailed that I couldn’t help but feel it.

It appeared as if all of the elements were there. There was danger, a past “hurt” to overcome, a future to decide upon (that could ruin everything, love-wise), a reluctant heroine, and an immediately in-love alpha-hero vampire. I guess he said all the right things, because the author told me, in so many words, that the heroine was swept away, but I just… wasn’t. There was something missing. read more