Tuesday 25 November 2014

Safe Surrender

 
Synopsis
“Sometimes all it takes is love…to heal the scars on the soul.”

Kamilla’s life has been filled with pain, heartache, and loneliness for as long as she can remember. After losing her mother to a cruel twist of fate, she was placed into the cold clutches of the foster system only to be saved by a whole new kind of nightmare. Ever since she was fifteen, Kamilla had known only Rhett. She knew his quirks, his anger, his impatience, and even the agony of his quick fist. There was no anguish the world had neglected to lay upon her innocent soul – no pain she wasn’t strong enough to shoulder, until Rhett crossed a line that cannot be uncrossed.

Desperate to find peace, safety, and security, Kami runs away. Driving deep into the Alberta Rocky Mountains, she finds sanctuary in not only the Donnelley Ranch…but in Kyle Donnelley.

As a beautiful friendship blooms between Kami and Kyle, Kami finds herself surrendering to all that he is. The strength in his kindness heals her. The truth in his declaration gives her something pure to believe in. The patience he employs proves to her she can trust in goodness once again. As Kyle teaches Kami every day that the world holds not only shadows and pain, but light and caresses, she finds herself surrendering her heart to him in a surrender the like she’s never before known. A safe surrender.



Review

After already reading book one in this series and thoroughly enjoying it the decision to read this book was simple ,,,

After reading book 1 (Counting Stars) you'll know that there are four Donnelley Brothers ,,, you'll also know of Gracie ,,, the brothers full time mother ,,, part time Cupid stand in ;) ,,, this book is about brother number two Kyle ,,, and Kami

The story begins with Kami ,,, she has had a tough upbringing ,,, she had a childhood with a loving parent ,, but her mother was taking from her at a young age ,,, with no one else to are for her she'll understand herself in foster care ,,, it was at the age of 15 that she,et a guy called Rhett ,,, at the time he gave her everything she wanted and felt she needed ,,, he had controlling tendencies but at the time she couldn't see them for what they were she only felt as though he was be protective ,,, unfortunately as their relationship progressed so did his protectiveness, control and aggression ,,, Kami has never had the chance to learn who she is ,,, but when Rhett takes his actions too far Kami knows she needs out ,,, and now ,,, with help from a friend she finds her way out,,,

Kami now hash new job on a ranch ,,, but she wants her independence and not handouts ,,, this leaves her out in a storm and stuck ,,, somebody finds her and helps ,,, although she is fearful there is just something about this man that feels safe ,,, meet Kyle ,,,

Kyle and Kami have a bond that grows ,,, they want similar things in life but at different times ,,, Kyle wants it all now ,,, Kami needs to wait ,,, Kami has had to deal with so much that she has trouble with self esteem and trust ,,, will she fight her desires or overcome her fears?

Gracie ,,,, ahh Gracie ,,, gotta love her ,,, she's a mother and friend we'd all be happy to have ,,, all I have to say though is watch out Collin and Luke ,,,,, your turn is coming ,,, and I cannot wait ;)

Really enjoyed this book ,,, there is some sadness through it and you'll really feel for Kami throughout ,,,but you'll also be smiling because of her strength and courage that she finds with the help of some great people

Highly recommend  

Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23508500-a-safe-surrender?from_search=true
Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Safe-Surrender-Donnelley-Brothers-Novel-ebook/dp/B00P8TYJZ0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1416910348&sr=8-1&keywords=safe+surrender
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About Alannah
I live in Alberta, Canada, where the weather is forever changing (without warning). I am engaged to be married in August 2015 to my high school sweetheart and love of my life. There are no children in my life as of right now, but we do have a handful of rambunctious cats (four) and a testy, rescued Shepard/Husky, who take up a lot of my time.

Ever since I can remember, I’ve adored the written word. English was always my favorite class and that may be biased because I can’t count to save my life, so math was a horror! I remember the very first novel I ever read, Shocking Pink by Erica Spindler. It was the most interesting of the covers on my mom’s bookshelf (probably because it was pink) and I was way too young to be reading that novel. But I fell in love. From there, I read almost everything from V.C. Andrews.

My writing started out as poetry, which then evolved to songs, and later into novels. I was never one for the short stories as I found it too difficult to pack everything I imagined into something so small. I now have fourteen novels published independently. I write both novels for young adults and novels for adults – all romance.

Despite my favorite younger reading material, I now adore writing and reading all things romance.


Twitter username - Alannahbooks

Book 1 Counting Stars also available

 
 

Monday 24 November 2014

Grinding in Greenville Tour



Book Information

Title: Grinding in Greenville

Series: Boyfriend Book Stand (Book 1)

Author: V. Andrews, H. Harbour, M. Roberts

Genre: New Adult/Romance Erotica

Publication Date: August 4, 2014

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Length: Paperback 186 pages

 

 
 
Book Synopsis

Victoria Andrews
Naïve
Very Conservative
Life hasn’t turned out quite the way she wanted
Haylie Harbour
Broken
Soft with an indestructible core
Believes in Happily Ever After

Marley Roberts
Untamable
Fearless
Sexually driven free-spirit.

Three girls in college, who seem to have nothing in common, find friendship based on circumstance and their love of books. After college, life takes them all in a new direction. Some directions are planned, others are not. Keeping their sister-like bond tight, they create the Boyfriend Bookstand Blog and continue to support each other through the good and difficult times of life – both real and fiction. Things get a little saucy when the girls decide to take a much needed weekend away to attend an author event in Greenville, North Carolina, especially with all the hot cover models there. Three long time friends, books and hot models - Saddle up girls and get ready to do some Grinding in Greenville.
 
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Review:

After reading the synopsis I was very keen to read it ,,, so here goes!!

So with this book you are going to be getting something different ,,, this is not a boy meets girl, boy gets girl, boy ;) ;) girl, boy marries girl, boy becomes man when girl bores his baby ,,,, NO that is not what this book is about ,,, you get three different lives from three women three different warps of life three different out looks ,,, all in one book ,,, these women are brought together with one thing in common ,,,, BOOKS ,,, the love of smut ,,, the books that we all love to read which is why YOU are reading this review right now ;) ,,, don't stress people there's plenty of the good stuff in this book too ;) and it will get you hot under that collar of yours too ;)

So the three women we meet here are Marley ,,, Marley is the 'naughty' one of the three ,,, she came from a home that's far from conventional ,,, she had a mum and two fathers and not even known which is her biological ,,, she met someone he touched her knew her ,,, knew her likes dislikes ,,, desires ,,, he gave her highest of highs and set those standards high for any future competition ,,, but he will also be her biggest down fall ,,,, in just one moment destroys her beliefs and she then has a completely different out look on life ,,, taking the bull by the horns and setting her own rules for what she wants ,,, but sometimes things have a habit of resurfacing ,,, hopefully into book 2 ;)

Tori is the 'good' girl ,,, the virgin doesn't swear from a good stable family upbringing felt the love of her parents and was happy ,,, one night of letting loose led to a number of events which she felt left her life slipping away from her and spiralling out of control ,,, with the 2.4 children family home life but not living just existing seeking comfort and distraction from her books ,,, but she doesn't like this side to surface it's hidden as best she can ,,, sexual desire is non existent ,,, she has a good man that is her husband but guilt is running through her veins ,,, he deserves more and better ,,, But will she meet someone that can be what she wants and needs and give her some fire ,,, NO more like in inferno ;)

Haylie ,,, I don't want to describe Haylie as 'normal' or 'the average girl' because she isn't ,,, BUT she isn't 'good' nor is she 'bad' ,,, Haylie didn't have it easy as a child, far from it ,,, I fact she experienced things that could break so many ,,, she fought hard and strong to get away from that life and she did ,,, for a while ,,, it's horrible to think that some of the choices we make in life have a lasting impact on our future ,,, something we can change and fight but some of the nasty little suckers just keep coming back ,,, Haylie finds herself with the help of a trip and loyal friends ,,, the distraction of smut and something hard to fill the gap ;) ,,, I'm hoping book 2 gives us a lot more of Haylie as I feel like her story is FAR from over

These three have joined forces ,,, bound by books ,,, and now read and blog and enjoy it all

I really did enjoy this read I thought it made a nice change to read something a bit different and I am left wanting more from these girls ,,, a whole lot more ,,, I would definitely recommend this read to anyone
 



Excerpt 3 - Adult Content
“You don’t love me, Max. It just felt good,” I whispered.
“Closest thing to love I ever felt.” His voice was a bit harsher.
“You deserve to be happy—”
“But you won’t give it to me.”
“I’m finding it for myself.”
He sat up and turned to me, his eyes now revealing anger. “I told you I would give it to you.”
“I don’t want—”
His hand flew between my legs and he cupped my pussy. A whimper escaped my mouth.
“You’re silky little panties are wet. Your instinct, your desire is to rock those hips into the palm of my hand like you did back then. To rub yourself against my hand until you come.”
I didn’t move, I just looked at him.
He stood up, growled and paced at the end of my bed.
“Baby girl, don’t open that door next time I knock or I’ll give you exactly what your body and mind has begged me for since the day I saw you all those years ago.”
“And what’s that?” I sat up.
“Me.”

 

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Author Bio’s:

Author Haylie Harbour:

Haylie contributes the person she is today to the tragic circumstances she faced as a child. She learned at a very young age that life can throw you a curveball at any moment.
Her motto’s are; “No matter how bad your life may be, someone else has it worse,” and  “Strength, it’s what gets us through the day.”
When she needed an escape she found it through books. She began reading very young and as she got older her taste in books changed from sweet and innocent to a little more risqué. 
If you saw her today you would probably see her with a book in hand (the dirtier the better). She is an avid reader of anything smut. You name it she’s probably read it.  In more recent years she has acquired a taste for the darker side. She most enjoys it when an author pushes her limits
She loves the friends she has bonded with through reading and loves lending a helping hand to those in need.

Author Victoria Andrews:

Victoria is a happily married mother of two.  Nothing brings her greater joy than spending time with her family.  Hearing her children laugh is music to her ears. She loves to put on country music and dance around the house with the girls while cleaning, cooking and doing everyday tasks that may seem boring, and mundane to others.
She is often found outside by the pool reading while her girls swim.   Talking to Haylie and Marley on the phone and online or attending their bi- monthly "book club"meeting is her adult time. She says, "I don't know what I'd do without them."  Grinding In Greenville is the first book these three women have written together, giving y'all a look into what goes on in Tori's seemingly boring life when she winds up with these two crazy women she lovingly call my best friends.


Author Marley Roberts:

Marley Roberts is a free spirited, book junky who loves the male form. The harder the better.
Born and raised on a farm in Woodstock NY with her father(s), mother, sister, extended family of vagabond, pot smoking, hippy, peace lovers, Marley ran as fast as she could seeking normal at-- COLLEGE??????
What she found was a respite from being judged by small minded asshats, hot ass boys who knew nothing of her past, and two of the best friends a girl could ask for.
Today she spends her day in her penthouse apartment she shares with Haylie. That also serves as Boyfriend Bookstand HEADquarters * wink * reading, hanging out online, and finding new toys (plastic and those of attached to hot, delicious males) to play with and share with her present and future author friends.
Confused? You wont be.

Author Follow Links:

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Twitter @boybookstand

Instagram @BoyfriendBookstand

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/148467-bfbs---boyfriend-book-stand-series


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Thursday 13 November 2014

Assumptions

 
 
Synopsis
 
What happens when a girl set on playing by the rules … finds a guy worth breaking them for?

Leeann Bradley is a college graduate who has achieved many of her personal goals, all because she follows the rules she’s set for herself. It’s simple, you work hard, enjoy life, surround yourself with friends and family, avoid jumping to conclusions … and oh yeah, don’t date college athletes. These rules have worked well and taken her down the path she wants in life. So what’s a girl to do when temptation, in the form of a sexy college soccer player, is placed right in the middle of that path? Deciding when to break the rules has never been easier for Leeann. But when assumptions are made, and more than just the rules are broken … will she be able to find her way down that path again? And what happens when it’s no longer the path she’s meant to take?

Until now, Jonathan Baxter had one primary focus in his life, soccer. All decisions made, have been based on how it could affect his ability to play soccer. His grades, his choice of college, any type of extracurricular activities, were all carefully assessed. All of it has made playing college soccer possible. But when an injury sidelines him for the foreseeable future, and jeopardizes his dreams, he has to work even harder than before. Rehabilitating his injury becomes his primary objective. Until he meets Leeann, a physical therapy assistant whose touch has the ability to make him lose focus. She has him thinking there could more in his life—in his future—than just soccer. So what’s Jonathan to do when Leeann assumes he’s just like every other jock out there? He has to prove her assumptions wrong.
 
 
 
Review
 
Assumptions ,,,, this is definitely the right title for this book ,,, everyone makes assumptions throughout their lifetime ,,, ok sometimes these are good but sometimes they can be bad or misguided assumptions ,,, but we are all guilty of doing it ,,, aren't we?
So this book is Jonathan and Leeanns story ,,, hopefully you would have already read Melanie's other work (The Real Love Series)  so you will have some insight to these characters (Jonathan's family) and background and some of it comes up through this book ,,, although they are a different series they do link together and I highly recommend ,,, Jonathan is Gillian's son ,,, he has had to deal with plenty of heartache at the hands of his own father and the treatment of his mother ,,, with a tattered relationship with his dad and a strong love for his mother he knows the importance of family, happiness, and faithfulness ,,, he has had meaningless sex in the past but when you only get brief gratification from such acts it slowly becomes boring ,,, he is a young hot guy, fit, healthy, with a prosperous future ahead of him with his athletic ability being what it is he has a bright future ,,,, a moment in time, a manoeuvre during a game could cost him all he knows and all he has worked for ,,, fearing the worst but hoping for the best he dives into his treatment and begins his recovery only begin the next journey of his life and future
Leeanns is a physical therapist ,,,  she takes pride and great interest in what she does ,,, attending sporting events ,,, never did she expect for one of these events make her eyes watching something or someone that would change her forever ,,, break all of her rules and set her a new path in life ,,, after witnessing someone suffer an injury during a game she never expected to be seeing him again sitting in her office as her new patient ,,, an instant attraction is felt between the two of them ,,, things run easy and smoothly between them ,,, but this can only last for so long
When you assume things that are wrong they can lead you to act in a certain way ,,, time and time again this can be done ,,, but can it be fixed before it's too late?
These two have their own insecurities that they need to overcome ,,, one in fear of being cheated on because they fear they aren't enough ,,, and the other in fear of being accused of cheating and being seen to be the exact person they strive not too ,,, recipe for disaster,,, with the hep of friends and family can these two find their way in life before it's too late and too many mistakes are made?
Also must say I love Mari ,,, wanting to see her and Allie team up for sure ,,, and hoping to find out more regarding Mari and Robby ;)
Highly recommended read for all ,,, an overall great feel good read
 
 
 
About Melanie Codina
 
Melanie is an amazing mother of four, an awesome and tolerant wife to one, and nurse to many. If you don’t believe her, just ask anyone in her family, they know what to say. She is also a devoted chauffer, the keeper of missing socks, a genius according to a six year old, the coolest soccer uniform coordinator according to a twelve year old, and the best damn ‘mac-n-cheese-with-cut-up-hot-dog maker in the whole world. Well that last title isn’t really official, but it’s still pretty cool to be called it.

When not being ordered around by any of the kids, you can find her with her nose in a book or on the sideline of a soccer game cheering on one team or another. But that’s mostly because she has a thing for the coach. When she is not doing all of the above, you can find her obsessed with a group of fictional characters all vying for a spot on the page of whatever she’s working on. It’s a fun and crazy life to lead, but wouldn’t have it any other way.
 
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Monday 10 November 2014

The Broken Tethers That Bind Us is LIVE!!!!!!

 
 
Title: The Broken Tethers That Bind Us
Author:  Ker Dukey
Genre:  Erotic Romance
Cover Design: Ker Dukey


:::::Synopsis:::::
This is a short but full 19.5k novella. This is part of The Broken series. 18's only due to sexual content.
When you’re raised as family, lines are drawn. So what do you do when they blur? When you break the heart of someone you’re built to love like a sibling; over and over, driving her into the arms of someone that doesn’t deserve her? Can you take the risk of threading the tethers that bind you as a family to be together? Sammy’s and River’s son Mikey is all grown up and so is Kyra’s, Jasper’s and Derek’s daughter. The Broken tethers that bind us.
 

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:::::Author Bio:::::
I have always had a passion for storytelling, whether it be through lyrics or bed time stories with my sisters. I wanted to be an actress growing up so I could live many roles but I learned early on that my mind was too active... I would want to change the script.I would watch films and think of ways they could of improved the story if they took another direction so i thought it best that i tell my own.


My mum would always have a book in her hand when I was young and passed on her love for reading, inspiring me to venture into writing my own. I tend to have a darker edge to my writing. Not all love stories are made from light, some are created in darkness but are just as powerful and worth telling.


When I'm not lost in the world of characters I love spending time with my family. I'm a mum and that comes first in my life but when I do get down time I love attending music concerts or reading events with my younger sister.


You can find me on Facebook where i love interacting with my readers.


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Tuesday 4 November 2014

Counting Stars

 
 
Synopsis
Counting Stars is an emotionally charged romance about love and loss – and learning to live after everything you’ve lived for has died. I was with him for six years. Derek was my life, my future, and my dream come true. We had it all – the house, the cars, rings on our fingers, and we were even discussing a baby. Derek was my high school sweetheart, my lover, and my best friend.
Derek is dead.
At only twenty-two years old I am a widow. I’ve spent the last year of my life filtering through self-help books – searching for a way to heal the remnants of my heart.
I am broken.
It is my incessant searching that leads me to booking a month long trip with The Donnelley’s Wild Land Tour’s. I was supposed to tour with Gracie – but she is incapacitated and she’s left me in Logan’s care. If I could, I would turn and walk away from this tour. But I can’t. This is my last chance at learning to live again.
Logan doesn’t know I’m broken. When he looks at me, I feel strong again. I feel alive. He pushes me to learn new things, to experience new ways, and to fight. Logan, in all his bluntness has taught me to fight for what I want and what I believe in. I don’t know how it happened, but Logan picked up the pieces of my heart and helped me to rebuild it. In him, I’ve found acceptance in the hardest thing I had to face.
We all have a path, and for me, my path has been beautifully painful. I was fated; both blessed and cursed, to love two men with the entirety of my heart. Looking back, I wouldn’t change a day, because the pain of the lost life I had with Derek led me to the beautiful present I cherish with Logan.
***This novel does NOT end in a cliffhanger. It is a heartwarming romance for everyone who loves a happy ending. This is the first of four novels – each novel will feature a different Donnelley Brother. This can be read as a stand-alone!***
 
 
 


Review
WOW! This book was just WOW to me. I don't even no where to start as I'm that emotional after reading it. I sat down thinking, I'll read a few chapters of this while my dinner is cooking....Just a few chapters....Low and behold, dinner isn't looking great. As soon as I started reading it I was HOOKED! I read the whole thing in one sitting. I couldn't get enough of Reece and Logan story. But before we start with them we have to start with Reece and Derek.....

Derek is Reeces Husband at the start of the book. They are so in love. God I could feel it seeping through from the first few pages of the book how crazy for each other they were.....

"Just one more kiss....."

Just one more kiss changes everything is this book. You will see how. But one morning Reeces world is turned up side down when Derek is took from her. Going to work, never to return home.

She is.....Crushed.....Devastated..... She is half the person she usually is. Derek was the other part keeping her hole. At 23, a widow isn't something she taught she would be.

After living in the house where her husbands ghost still lives, she finally decides she needs a clean break. Its time to sell up. This isn't HER home....It was theres.....

After deciding this was the best idea she decides she needs a break. After finding an add for The Donnelley’s Wild Land Tour’s. She makes up her mind to go there for a month. Be with Gracie, the only girl who works there and find herself again. Nothing could go wrong....Ooooor so she taught.....

When she gets there she finds Gracie can't bring her.....But her very Handsome and single son Logan can(One for FOUR very handsome sons may I add.....)...... Yeeeeah not what she wanted for a month....alone.....in the wild......

Logan gets under her skin from the get go. Telling her without actually telling her that she doesn't belong so she should High tail it back to the City. Little did he know that Reece was little fire cracker, And even though she was heart broken she wouldn't take his attitude laying down.

But Logan is only been like this because, as soon as he looked into her eyes her seen his soul mate. He just didn't know it then. But no matter how much they fight, she's stuck with him. And off they go for a month.

She set off for a month to find herself. But she found so much more then she ever imagined.

This book had me shedding tears from page one. So be warned, its a heart wrenching, heart warming book about people finding light after the darkness, all rolled into one.

Logans story is book one in The Donnelly Brothers series. And it was a great start to a series for me, As this is the first book for me by this author she blew me away. I am now a hooked Alannah Carbonneau fan! And very honoured to have read this book for her.
  



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About Alannah
I live in Alberta, Canada, where the weather is forever changing (without warning). I am engaged to be married in August 2015 to my high school sweetheart and love of my life. There are no children in my life as of right now, but we do have a handful of rambunctious cats (four) and a testy, rescued Shepard/Husky, who take up a lot of my time.

Ever since I can remember, I’ve adored the written word. English was always my favorite class and that may be biased because I can’t count to save my life, so math was a horror! I remember the very first novel I ever read, Shocking Pink by Erica Spindler. It was the most interesting of the covers on my mom’s bookshelf (probably because it was pink) and I was way too young to be reading that novel. But I fell in love. From there, I read almost everything from V.C. Andrews.

My writing started out as poetry, which then evolved to songs, and later into novels. I was never one for the short stories as I found it too difficult to pack everything I imagined into something so small. I now have fourteen novels published independently. I write both novels for young adults and novels for adults – all romance.

Despite my favorite younger reading material, I now adore writing and reading all things romance.

Twitter username - Alannahbooks