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Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Five Things I Love About You By Sarah Ballance

Hey everyone, I have a witty fast paced and fun read to tell you about.

Five Things I Love About You by Sarah Ballance

Estelle Donovan is a landscape artist from a small Californian town. She hates big cities and New York is no exception.

Even with her distaste for city living she reluctantly agrees to apartment sit for her brother while he is away for two weeks.

From the moment she stepped foot in the apartment things went downhill. 

The fridge was not stocked as promised, which led to shopper's rage and ended with her being covered in pickle juice by a delectable, green eyed, sex god of a man.

Being the gentleman that Crosby Chase is, he offered to help Estelle out with getting her groceries out to her car. When he found out she did not have her car in the Big Apple, he graciously helped her carry her items as they walked back to her apartment.

Estelle was not very trusting of the sexy stranger.

After the shock of finding out Estelle's distaste for the city he loved, he made a deal that he could give her a few reasons of her own to love the city.

BUT

She found it to be highly doubtful.

Especially when Estelle's bad luck did not end at the store. Her air conditioning unit started smoking and she had been temporarily trapped in the apartment elevator.
 
When she escaped the death trap elevator, she ran into Crosby at the near by coffee shop.

AND

When she called a repair man about the A/C, Crosby showed up at her door.

Crosby has his work cut out for him.

Can this country girl survive the big city with her heart intact?

I REALLY enjoyed this book! It was a very fun and quick read! 

(said to be released August 18, 2015)

HAPPY READING!!!

Best Wishes Always,

Wicked Woman








 



Monday, August 10, 2015

Everything, Everything By Nicola Yoon

Hey everyone, I am back again to tell you about a beautiful read that will take your breath away and leave you in shock!

Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

Madeline is allergic to the world. Everyone who comes near her must be decontaminated. 
  
As you can imagine her life is quite lonely, with only her doctor who is also her mother and her nurse to keep her company.

One day she hears the beep beep of the moving van. The neighbor boy and her take notice of each other as she looks out her bedroom window.

Madeline and Olly, both are intrigued by each other. Madeline is blown away by Olly's acrobatic skills, Olly wonders why Madeline never leaves her house.

One evening, Olly shows up at her door with a homemade Bundt cake asking to see the girl who lives there but her mother refuses.

After some time passes, Madeline manages to convince her nurse to allow the two to visit with each other.

For the first time Madeline keeps a secret from her mother.

When she witnesses a fight between Olly and his drunken dad, she feels compelled to rush to his side, putting herself at risk.

That was the turning point in her life. When she realized it was not enough to just simply be alive anymore.

She took the biggest risk of her life and decided to truly live!

I LOVED this book! It was another one of those books that started out slow, but stole my heart and took my breath away!

(said to be released September 01, 2015)

HAPPY READING!!!

Best Wishes Always,

Wicked Woman
 


Another Day By David Levithan

Hey everyone, I have a very captivating read to share with you today!

Another Day by David Levithan

Rhiannon became used to living her life in a kind of trance. She was always second guessing herself and worrying about her boyfriends feelings, thoughts and actions while ignoring her own.

One night at a party changed everything. She met someone who made her feel alive again. The two exchange email addresses before they go their separate ways.

However, when she is informed that the guy she met is not who she thinks he is she reaches out wanting answers.

Answers are not always as easy to give, as the questions are to ask.

He has never told anyone the truth, until Rhiannon.

Imagine, if the one person who you connect with, you could never have a future with and they could never meet your friends and family.

I LOVED this book! It did take me a little bit to get into this book. BUT, I am very glad I stuck with this book. It went from being meh to pulling me in! I heard a lot of positive hype about this author before hand, but had never read anything from this author until this book. I can honestly say, I completely understand all the hype! This book blew my freaking mind! I WILL be reading more from Mr. Levithan in the future!

(said to be released August 25, 2015)

HAPPY READING!!!

Best Wishes Always,

Wicked Woman







Friday, August 7, 2015

Blackmailed By The Hero By Julie Particka (Adults Only)

Hey everyone, who says tough can't have a gooey inside? The story I will be sharing with you has just that!

Blackmailed By The Hero by Julie Particka

Vicky Stone is trying to get her life back on track after a train wreck of a divorce. She is determined to do it on her own without the help of inner Hollywood connections. Even if it means having to struggle while making her way to the top.

That is how she runs into the man who lit a fire within her, years ago. If she had let that fire burn, instead of dowsing it, she might not have been willing to jump into bed with the biggest loser of all.

Dante Palladino is a former wrestler who has been wrestling with his feelings for Vicky for years. So when she ends up in his bed by mistake causing her to make a mad dash out the door leaving something important behind, he sees it as an opportunity to win her heart and help her to achieve her dreams.

However, can she trust herself and her heart to the one man who can either, make her come alive like never before or destroy her once and for all?

I enjoyed this book. I liked that Vicky was determined to be successful based on her own merits. I liked that Dante remained grounded, humble and did not allow his success to go to his head.

(said to be released August 11, 2015)

HAPPY READING!!!

Best Wishes Always,

Wicked Woman


Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Here All Along By Crista McHugh

Hey everyone, I am back with a fantastic read to tell you about!

Here All Along by Crista McHugh

Gideon Kelly is a highly successful film star, who has a starstruck crush of his own.

Sarah Holtz is a former star turned personal assistant to Gideon. She went into hiding after a downward spiral led to an accident. When she hit rock bottom, Gideon helped pull her out of the darkness.

She misses the starlight but not the limelight.

Unbeknownst to him, she shares his feelings but wants to get out from under his wing and move forward in the fashion design world before she considers admitting her feelings.

However, when Gideon and a co-star on his latest film work together to get Sarah out of her shell, their plan may send her packing and out of his life for good.

I LOVED THIS BOOK! Crista McHugh's never disappoints! This book is filled with heartwarming fun, that will have you rooting for Gideon and Sarah page after page!

(said to be released August 26, 2015)

HAPPY READING!!!

Best Wishes Always,

Wicked Woman

Monday, August 3, 2015

A Matter of Trust By Q.T. Ruby (Adults Only)

Hey everyone, I have a witty romance to share with you!

A Matter of Trust by Q.T. Ruby

Claire Parelli has sworn off men and became a homebody after being left at the alter years ago. 

However, that does not detour her mother from playing matchmaker and her roommates are trying to get her out of her sweatpants and into their flashy wardrobes for a night out.

These days, she has put everything she has into her career as a teacher.

One evening, after her workout at the gym, she goes to drop off an ill students homework assignments and gets trapped in an elevator with a famous walking sex on a stick British movie star. 

Daniel Chase may be a hot commodity but sometimes he just wants to be Dan, a normal guy without the paparazzi flashing cameras in his face and in every aspect of his life.

I am sure most people would love to be stuck in an elevator with a hot guy but, claustrophobic Claire just wants out of the confines of the elevator and back on solid ground.

As a way to distract her the two begin to have a real get-to-know-you kind of chat.

Once the two are rescued he asks her out for coffee and it progresses from there.

Until, the drawbacks of dating a celebrity come to light and her world is flipped on its axis.

Will she hide back in her shell? 

OR

Will she fight for what she has always wanted and the man who brought her back to life?

I LOVED this book! I literally could not put this book down! It was laugh out loud funny and fun!

(said to be released August 10, 2015)

HAPPY READING!!!

Best Wishes Always,

Wicked Woman



Saturday, August 1, 2015

Can't Get Enough By Molly McLain (Adults Only)

Hey everyone, here we go with a another month! Technically, the last month of summer. We will see if the weather agrees soon enough. Today, I have a sweet read about fresh starts!

Can't Get Enough by Molly McLain

Nicole Hodges has returned to River Bend, temporarily, after much time away. The reason for her return is to help with her grandmother's estate before embracing a fresh start in Chicago.

However, her visit to River Bend started off rocky, when she has car trouble and is informed her car needs a new transmission.

Coffee was the fix for what ailed her.

When she saved up money to set out towards her new life, she had not expected such an expense.

As she walked out of the coffee shop, she ran into the town hunk everyone loved.

She certainly took notice of his attractiveness. You would have to be blind not to, but the last thing she needed to get stirred up in was a relationship.

Tony Dunn took notice of the woman outside of the coffee shop, but he was a single father who had to put his daughter first and what he needed was a babysitter for his baby girl.

Nicole was not expecting to work while being in River Bend. She has a job waiting for her in Chicago but she spotted an ad for a babysitter with a generous wage that she could not ignore.

She only had to prove that she was the right person for the job.

Imagine the shock from both sides, when she discovered he was the father who was in need of childcare and she was the one applying.

Is what she needs just around the River Bend or in the windy city of Chicago?

I LOVED this book! The characters felt real, like old friends. I loved how Tony was with his daughter. This is a book that will melt your heart like butter.

HAPPY READING!!!!

Best Wishes Always,

Wicked Woman