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Kristen Ashley – Dream Man Series Reading Order

November 26, 2011 By Maryse 7 Comments

To continue with my Thanksgiving week “Kristen Ashley” marathon, here is yet another one of her series that I MUST get to. In my reading frenzy to immediately get to everything she’s written, I’ve been vehemently encouraged, again, to read, yet another one of her books, ASAP. At this rate, I’ll be reading three of her series at the same time. But it’s all good. If it puts my fellow reading friends in a frenzy, I’m happy to be right in the middle of it! read more

Filed Under: Bad Boys & Rock Stars, Kristen Ashley, Reading Order Guide: Tagged With: alpha males, bad boys, contemporary romance, Kristen Ashley

Happy Black Friday!! The Latest Free & Bargain E-books – November 25th 2011

November 25, 2011 By Maryse Leave a Comment

Happy Black Friday!!! Look at all the book deals I found! How does FREE sound!? A few sweet Christmas-y type books too!! After all that shopping and bargain hunting, relax tonight with a great freebie to add to your fabulous finds of the day πŸ™‚

And, Amazon’s big Black Friday deal that is “book related” is the Kindle DX (save $120 on the Kindle DX – usually $379, today $259). I wondered why the Kindle Fire was so much cheaper ($199) considering how awesome it looks, but my husband said the DX was the big screen one. (Kindle DX, Free 3G, 9.7″ E Ink Display, 3G Works Globally) read more

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Happy Thanksgiving!!

November 24, 2011 By Maryse 9 Comments

I have so much to be thankful for, and I’m especially thankful to be able to share it with you!

  • I’m thankful for my mom (who introduced me to reading at a very young age, loves the same books I do, and indulges with me daily). Love you mom!!
  • Speaking of my mom, I’m thankful for my iPad, because it allows me to “Facetime” with my mom even though she’s a whole country away! Sometimes we just sit and read together. How awesome is that!? Oh and of course, my iPad also allows me to read these wonderful books, while simultaneously staying connected with my book friends.
  • I’m thankful for my supportive husband who seems to enjoy my blog almost as much as I do, and especially my reading time (his favorite ’cause I give him mindless backrubs, and apparently, the better the book is, the better that backrub!!) He says he can even tell when I’m at a good part.Β  Errrrrrr…. eek LOL!
  • I’m thankful (still) for Twilight, ’cause it started me on a reading frenzy two and a half years ago, and I’m still right there loving every minute of it! I went from a few books a year to a book every two days!
  • I’m thankful for “blogging” because it allowed me to release all of this wonderful book energy into a sort of “book diary” and in turn, lead me straight to all of you.
  • and speaking of you, I’m especially thankful for all of my book friends I’ve made since I’ve started this journey. I love our daily chats and commentary, and I love that we can all share these book finds with one another, and *squee* over the heroes together.
  • And I’m thankful for everything that allows me the opportunity to indulge in a hobby that makes me so happy, and keeps me so entertained, including my eyes, my dogs that make reading time that much more cuddly, and my work that both helps me keep my iPad loaded with more books, and that still allows me enough free time to read ’em.
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    Kristen Ashley – Crime (The ‘Burg) Series Reading Order Guide

    November 24, 2011 By Maryse 15 Comments

    One of the books (#2) in this series caught my eye, yesterday when I was downloading a different book from this author’s “Colorado series”.

    The part that caught my eye in this series was this:

    “… she meets sinister, scarred, scarily attractive security specialist, Joe Callahan…”

    “But Violet doesn’t know the dark secrets in Joe’s past, secrets so soul-wrenching, they’ve drained him dry. With nothing left to give, Joe’s determined to live his life alone and he breaks Violet’s heart.” read more

    Filed Under: Bad Boys & Rock Stars, Kristen Ashley, Reading Order Guide: Tagged With: alpha males, bad boys, contemporary romance, Kristen Ashley

    Kristen Ashley – Colorado Mountain Series Reading Order

    November 23, 2011 By Maryse 23 Comments

    This is the series that started me on my Kristen Ashley marathon. Her Rock Chick series was recommended, but, I dunno… as I was scrolling through the list of her books, I started on this series instead. I hadn’t even read the premise of the Rock Chick books yet (so it wasn’t about that), but “Tate”, from book #2 in this series, was just… calling to me. And once I started it,Β  I knew I’d end up devouring all of her books. It was AWESOME!!! Addictive, and you end up really caring for the main characters and their entourage. In all actuality, I had no idea he (Tate) was part of a series, so I sorta started in the middle, but no biggie! While they all occur in roughly the same “area”, each story stands on it’s own. read more

    Filed Under: Bad Boys & Rock Stars, Kristen Ashley, Reading Order Guide: Tagged With: alpha males, bad boys, Kristen Ashley, Tate

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