Monday, September 16, 2013

BOOK TOUR: Friday Afternoon - Sylvia Ryan + REVIEW, GIVEAWAY & EXCERPT!!!


Released: September 2nd, 2013

Before kids and the responsibility of life, Levi and I shared a spontaneous, erotic, and deliciously deviant marriage. Years transformed what we had into something comfortable and worn. It hurts me to think his desire for me has cooled. I miss that look of his. Slightly evil and totally hot, like he wanted to devour me. Haven't seen it in ages.

When I first married Mia, she submitted to every one of my erotic needs, then came the children. With little complaint, I abandoned my pursuit of kink, content to be married to a beautiful, intelligent woman who's a great mother to our twins. Out of the blue, Mia confesses she misses the intimacy in our marriage, misses the sex. After this enticing revelation, my plan to reconnect with her unfolds.


In our secret, kinky, Friday afternoon meetings I'm going to give her everything she wants and take everything I need. Will this be the answer to fixing our marriage?

Warning: This title is intended for readers over the age of 18 as it contains explicit sex scenes and/or situations (including BDSM/light bondage) and adult language, and may be considered offensive to some readers.

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"I don't want to have to tell you how to love me. I jsut want you to want me. I want our sex life back. I want to feel special to you. I don't want to just know I'm loved, I want to feel it."
HOLY MAMA! Now this is one super shemxy, sizzling read! Friday Afternoon follows Mia and Levi's relationship as they try to reconnect and rebuild their once smoking relationship that had fizzled down. Now, they spend every Friday afternoon testing each other's limits and finally grilling that love back.

Mmm, I want me some Levi. He's a hot daddy who's still a dominant.
"I read several articles [on BDSM] and I see why Levi's attracted to this dynamic. It fits his personality. He's uberdominant."
In the beginning, he seems like an average dad whose relationship had no more sparks but then, when he gets his sex life back up, he becomes his ubersexy dominant in the bedroom.

Dayumm, baby, dayumm. Oh, since this was pretty short, my review will be pretty short too hehe but still, READ THE BOOK SINCE IT'S SMOKIN'!!!

And then I can totally relate to Mia when she said:
"It's one of the things that attracted me to him in the first place. I don't like wishy-washy indecision in men. The strong confidence consistent with these Doms correlates with Levi's personality."
Well, I'll be damned. That's like my type in a phrase. God, that's why I super love those alpha males in books because they don't beat around the bush. They're confident in their skin (well, they're hot so it's hard not to be) and they know what they want. They don't try to bullshit. They just go out and say it. MY TYPE OF MAN!

Basically, super awesome sexy erotica! A good read for you hidden or not-so-hidden BDSM lovers out there!

Minor Faults:
  • I wish that the author would develop more on the romance rather than only focusing on the sex

MY RATING:

3 GIMME-LEVI APPLES!!!!!

EXCERPT:


I slip out of bed quietly and enter the large walk-through closet and dressing anteroom to the master bathroom space, locking the door behind me. An anguished huff of air rushes out as I sit on the tiny stool in front of my vanity and twirl a half circle, facing myself in the mirror.

The overhead lighting is stark and unforgiving. I’m not the young woman I was a year, or five, ago. I’ve tried as hard as I can to forget I’m closer to forty than I am to thirty.

When I linger long enough to take inventory of myself, like now, I discern more of the slight lines making their home on my skin. I never notice them when I float through mornings, functioning on nothing but my first sips of caffeine. But now, at this moment, I see them as clear as day. I’m older, not sexy anymore, I suppose.

I swallow down the hurt. Levi used to look at me with hungry eyes, even when I was pregnant with twins and fat as a cow. Now the sight of me naked, whether it be coming out of the shower or spreading my legs beneath him, no longer draws interest from his cock. Tonight brought any speculation, any hope he’s still attracted to me, to an end.

I’m angry first and then sad as I realize I’ll never experience the twirl of excitement and shiver of anticipation from the expression of hunger on my husband’s face. That hasn’t happened for quite a while, and now I know for sure nobody will look at me with similar hunger again. I’m stunned, aware those intense desires go hand in hand with youth, new possibilities and new passions, and I’m faced with a blatant fact. That part of my relationship with Levi is long past.

Yet to my mind, there’s a lot of middle ground between being hungry with young love and being so indifferent you don’t get off anymore. It’s taken us exactly fifteen years to span from one end of the you-turn-me-on spectrum to the other. During the last decade, the progression of our sex life from brilliant to bland has been so infinitesimally small, it went mostly unnoticed until now.

I’m shaken. The sudden realization I’m not sexually exciting to my husband anymore and probably never will be again knocks me off my rails. I feel ill and wrap my arms around my waist and duck my head between my knees. I breathe deep and swallow repeatedly trying to allay the bile creeping up my esophagus. The repeated gulps also push the hurt away, staying the tears, leaving me whole enough to wonder how--when--this happened.


GIVEAWAY:

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About The Author:

Sylvia lives the life of a run-of-the-mill wife, mother, and professional in Midwest Suburbia, USA. She reads voraciously and loves to lose herself and fall head over heels for the alpha males in her favorite novels.

When she gets the chance to shed the prim and proper persona of average wife and mother, her secret identity, Sylvia Ryan, emerges. This alter ego strives to write original ideas in extraordinary settings for her readers to remember long after the book has been read. her dream is to transform her racy thoughts and naughty nature into tangible works of erotic fantasy for others' secret identities to enjoy.

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Sunday, September 15, 2013

[Review] Find You in the Dark - A. Meredith Walters

Released: October 10th, 2012

Maggie Young had the market on normal. Normal friends, normal parents, normal grades… normal life.


Until him.

Clayton Reed was running from his past and an army of personal demons that threatened to take him down. He never thought he had a chance at happiness.

Until her.

Maggie thought their love could overcome anything. Clay thought she was all he needed to fix his messy life.

That together, they could face the world.

But the darkness is always waiting.

Sometimes the greatest obstacle to true love is within yourself.

"Sometimes, love can't make everything better, and the best thing for everyone is to walk away. No matter how much it may hurt."
So this was me in the beginning of the book:

And by the end?

Fuck, this was hands-down one of the most fucking depressing books I've ever read. It comes in second after The Bronze Horseman and it was like fuck fuckety fukerakwler fuck shit. God, I can't even explain myself in real words.

Find You in the Dark was deeply and powerfully emotional. The story swallows you deep into the world of Maggie Young's initially normal life into her story with destructive love, slowly-breaking relationships, and the heartbreaking process of having to sacrifice the person you love the most. It was so beautifully and painfully written that I just couldn't put it down.

Maggie Young had normal down to a T. She was sick of it. So when she literally bumps into Clay when he first arrived, it was like BAM! This was it. This was her way out of her endless boring cycle.
"They [her parents] were really nauseating at times, the way they were still so in love with each other. Though, deep down, i just wanted the same thing and I spent a lot of time freaking out that I would never find it. But that was a panic attack for another time."
She wanted an out out of normal and Clay was it. He was different. Dark and broody at first but then you quickly fall for his charms and witty remarks.

Maggie is also my kind of woman because she was a slight feminist. FUCK YES! I just felt like I could relate to Maggie a lot and that's why I absolutely fucking loved her character. I could empathize with all her feelings and thoughts. She was a feminist, she knows how boring normal is, she wants an escape from her regular routine, she wants to fall in love, and then she knows what it's like to be consumed by love. This is my life, ladies and gents.
"What was with the whole sufferage thing and the entire push for gender equality if we still have to bow down to gender stereotypes?"
And then there's Clay.
God, I cried for him the whole time. I couldn't help it. I know that I should never pity someone but then fuckkkk, Clay was just lawkejralwkejr. He was honestly so perfect. He was funny, sweet and thoughtful. But then because of his _____, which I will not spoil, he becomes so confusing and frustrating. I felt horrible for both of them because they had such a cataclysmic relationship. It was like a ticking time-bomb.
Maggie: "What is it?"
Clay: "I love you so much. Sometimes it hurts."
Maggie: "I don't want it to hurt, Clay. Our love should make you feel wonderful."
This was basically a summary of their whole relationship. They loved each other so fucking much that they ended up needing each other, especially Clay. Clay is so dependent on Maggie and because of _____, he fucks things up sometimes but then he apologizes. It was like a miserable cycle for them both. They both suffered despite the feelings they had for each other.

They were best friends first and then they were lovers. Maggie truly cares about Clay but he seems so intent on believing that he really does need Maggie to live. It's like she was literally his air.
"When you're in a room, Maggie, all I see is you. You make everything better. Clearer. You stop the crazy noise in my head. I can think, hell, I can breathe when we're together. What you make me feel is the most unbelievable and scary thing I've ever felt."
AND FREAK!!!!!!!!! I loved the ending, despite it not being a 'happily ever after' kind of thing (but there's a sequel YAY!). It's sort of a closure for them both even though they still love each other, they're finally trying to move on with their lives and trying to fix what's wrong.

Minor Faults:
  • I know it's because of Clay's issues but God, it can get annoying sometimes, but well I sympathize y'know.

MY RATING:

4 TAKE-ME-NOW-PLS APPLES!!!!!
I was close to giving it a 4.5 but ehh. Between 4 - 4.5

About The Author:

A. Meredith Walters has been writing since childhood and is also the author of Irresistible Fear, the first book in a paranormal trilogy. Having recently made the big move from America to the other side of the pond to jolly o' england, she has been afforded the opportunity to write full time. Before that, she spent over a decade as a children's counselor and saw first hand the devastation of mental health issues. But she also saw the beautiful resilience, unwavering hope and strength of the human spirit. Because of that… this story was created. 

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Friday, September 13, 2013

BOOK TOUR: Forbidden Surrender - Priscilla West + REVIEW, GIVEAWAY AND EXCERPT!


Released: July 23rd, 2013

"What gives you a thrill Kristen?"


The minute I saw Vincent Sorenson, I knew he was trouble. Billionaire. Bad boy. And dangerously sexy. He was everything I craved, and nothing I needed.

Unfortunately, I just couldn't avoid him. The higher ups at my company decided they needed his business, and I was on the team to bring him in. Vincent Sorenson didn't seem as interested in business as he was in me, but I knew that was a door better left unopened. If I got involved with him, it would only unearth the pain I spent years trying to bury.

I thought I had it under control, but I seriously underestimated Vincent's seductive charm and silver-tongue. I would soon find out how delicious it would feel to let myself fall into this forbidden surrender.

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"You either feel safe with someone or you don't. It doesn't matter how long you've been together."
OH MY GOD!!! I loved it! I abso-freaking-lutely looooved it! The book was a quick read though I could see how the relationship developed and how the characters had their own personality (if they didn't, it would've been so bland).

Okay, so let's start this review with the first time they met. Kristen and Richard, her boss, are trying to convince Vincent to sign in to their company and Richard's totally messing this whole thing up because he thought that Vincent would be an overly-obsessed, buff, idiotic surfer. Richard thought up all all those surf lingos and shit, and did it work? HELL NO. Vincent was insulted. But then when Kristen was bringing some papers over to him, she fell. RIGHT ON HIM. HAHAHAH. That was definitely one of the best moments in the book.
"Curiosity overriding logic, my fingers pinched one of the rings through his shirt. I've never met a guy who had nipple piercings before."
I was just like:

SHE PINCHED HIS NIPPLE RINGS.

Oh my God. I can't breathe.

And he never. I repeat, never let her live this down.

And then basically, Kristen blew me away. She was this intelligent and independent woman. Since I'm almost a complete feminist, I'm totally rooting for her. She was stubborn at first because she didn't want to risk her job, but anyways, it's Vincent. You don't say no to Vincent Sorenson. But I liked her character and I rarely ever like the heroines in books.

VINCENT SORENSON. Now, that is a man I want to keep around in my bed.

When he met her the second time:
"Consider it a test. How far are you willing to go to serve my interests?"
If that wasn't an innuendo, I don't know what is.

AND HE COOKS. Holy shit, I'm a total sucker for men who cook. I mean, how hot is that?
"I'm taking you to the best restaurant in the city – my kitchen. Tonight's an opportunity to impress you with my culinary skills."
Boy, did he ever. And that wasn't the only skill she was impressed with.

Overall, a fantastic romantic read! I absolutely loved it and since it ended in half a cliffhanger, I'm definitely looking forward to the next book.

Minor Faults:
  • A bit too fast? Just a teensy bit. But then remember Vincent's quote in the beginning.

MY RATING:

4 AND A HALF APPLES!!!!!

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Secret Surrender (Surrender #2 4.5 APPLES!!!
Beautiful Surrender (Surrender #3 3.5 APPLES!!!

EXCERPT:


“Mistake?” His brows furrowed.

“I wasn’t thinking clearly and you took advantage of it. We can still move on and pretend like it never happened, or I can transfer you to Richard—” My nails dug into the palms of my hands.

He let out a frustrated breath, shaking his head. “I’m not working with anyone else but you. I thought that was settled.”

“Look, I admitted I’m attracted to you, but we shouldn’t have acted on it. You’re a client for Christ’s sake. You caught me off guard and I was confused.” I tried to make it sound as convincing as I could, but he didn’t look like he was buying.

He stooped to pick up the paperwork and my work bag. As he walked over to me, I scrambled to my feet. My heels felt wobbly, and I took a step back, worried he was going to kiss me again.

He eyed me darkly, “Are you sleeping with anyone?”

He just wasn’t going to give up. “No, but I don’t—”

“Then there was no mistake. Stop apologizing, and stop denying what happened. We both wanted it.” His brows narrowed, his gaze was intense. It was clear we were both exasperated, but for very different reasons. “If you still think you’re confused, I’ll make you a bet: before this week is done, you’ll be touching yourself while thinking about me.”


GIVEAWAY:

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About The Author:


Priscilla West is the author of the popular erotic romance series The Sandstone Affair and is currently writing the Surrender series. She likes to write stories with sassy heroines and strong but flawed heroes.
She enjoys: cuddles, men in suits, eskimo kisses, life-sized teddy bears, and eggs over medium
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Thursday, September 12, 2013

[Review] The Break-Up Psychic - Emily Hemmer

Released: May 26th, 2013

Ellie has a bad habit of picking the wrong man; a cheating ex-boyfriend, a mild-mannered foot fetishist, and let's not forget about the hillbilly with the impolite hard-on. But when Sam James, the oh-so-hot bad boy Ellie has sworn off to stay away from, keeps turning up like a bad penny, she's going to need more than her psychic senses to see what's coming her way.




"You can try to avoid getting hit by a car but if you're standing in the middle of the street, you're gonna get run over eventually."
This book was an easy, fun read about a hilarious girl who hears bells ringing in her head whenever a breakup was coming up. I could use those senses sometime. And then there's Sam James, the super shmexy mechanic working merely a few blocks away from Ellie ;)

I really liked Ellie's character even though she was so initially stubborn about Sam since she was just waiting for those stupid bells to start ringing. It's funny though knowing that she expects a breakup coming up.
"I know the breakup's coming, and I know somewhere nearby, there's a big-boob bimbo getting all of my good foreplay."

But this is Ellie summed up in one quote:
"Meaning you need to repave this rocky road you've been travelling down and start fresh. You're in love with the idea of love, but the reality of giving yourself over to someone whole-heartedly scares the beejesus out of you."
I just feel so horrible for her sometimes since she keeps getting stuck with those weird guys. First, there's Tim, her cheating ex who's suddenly obsessed with her again. And then hillbilly whose name I forgot honestly. Then HOLY SHIT! Ellery was fucking best. Damn you, Celery. You made me choke and laugh and cry.
"Do you like it? It's the mating song of a South African tribe. It's supposed to arouse the libido and bring forth fertility."
And after he gives her the marvelous foot-rub???
But something warm and wet has suddenly enveloped my big toe. I snap my eyes open to find Ellery, head down in full toe-sucking euphoria.
Fuck, I just lost it after that. AND SHE BROKE HIS NOSE!!! Holy shit. High-five me, girl!

Enough about those weirdos *sigh* ONTO SAM "PLEASE-DO-ME" JAMES!!!

He's insistent, romantic, so freaking adorable. Despite him being secretive of a few things and Ellie's friends warnings of the man he is, she still fell head over heels for him because, God, he was like the perfect gentleman outside and a sex god on the bed.
"Ellie girl, I would love the opportunity to bring pleasure to you."
AND HE SAYS THE SWEETEST THINGS ALWKERJWEJR
"Because the first time I saw you, you took my breath away, and it wasn't until I walked into that bar three weeks ago that I felt like I could breathe again."
How do you not fall for a man like that?

Another awesome character was definitely Hart. I freaking adored Hart.
"Love is a powerful thing. It consumes you, makes you do foolish things. When you're in love, everything is heightened, all your senses. The air smells fresher, the whiskey tastes sweeter, and the sight of an old dirt path looks for the entire world like the smoothest stretch of road on earth. But we forget; there's another side to those feelings, a darker side."
"Trust is earned. Faith is given." 

 Minor Faults:

  • Sometimes the characters seemed too blehh, like their personalities were just too bland
  • The plot was somehow a bit off for me, I have no idea why

MY RATING:

3 AND A HALF APPLES!!!!!

About The Author:


Emily Hemmer was raised in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago before settling in Kansas City in 1996. In October 2012, Emily learned she came in 2nd place for the SFARWA's Heart-to-Heart Contest for her first work, The Break-Up Psychic. This year, she plans to publish three books, win countless accolades from her peers, and literally roll around in a bed made of money. She also plans to purchase a new dishwasher.

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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

WoW: Unspoken - Jen Frederick

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine to spotlight releases that we're looking forward to! Here is my choice this week...

Unspoken

Title: Unspoken
Author: Jen Frederick
Is it a sequel? Book #2 of the Woodlands series
Release Date: September 16th, 2013
Synopsis from Goodreads:
Whore. slut. Typhoid Mary.

I've been called all these at Central College. One drunken night, one act of irresponsible behavior, and my reputation was ruined. Guys labeled me as easy and girls shied away. To cope, I stayed away from Central social life and away from Central men, so why is it that my new biology lab partner is so irresistible to me?

He's everything I shouldn't want. A former Marine involved in illegal fighting with a quick trigger temper and an easy smile for all the women. His fists aren't the danger to me, though, it's his charm. He's sliding his way into my heart and I'm afraid that he's going to be the one to break me.

Impulsive. Unthinking. Hot tempered.

I allow instinct to rule my behavior. If it feels good, do it, has been my motto because if I spend too much time thinking, I'll begin to remember exactly where I cam from. At Central College, I've got fighting and I've got women and I thought I was satisfied until I met her.

She's everything I didn't realize I wanted and the more time I spend with her, the more I want her. But she's been hurt too much in the past and I don't want to be the one to break her. I know I should walk away, but I just can't.


My Comments:
God, I found this awhile ago and I'm so freaking excited for it! I didn't read the first book but this one sounds so fucking fantastic! Plus, he's a marine with CHARM HOLY SHIT ;)

What are YOUR choices this week? Let me know in the comments below!

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

[Review] Into The Deep - Samantha Young

Released: August 9th, 2013

Live young. Live hard. Love deep.


Charley Redford was just an ordinary girl until Jake Caplin moved to her small town in Indiana and convinced her she was extraordinary. Almost from day one Jake pulled Charley into the deep and promised he was right there. But when a tragic incident darkened Jake's life, he waded out into the shallows and left Charley behind.

Almost four years later, Charley thinks she's moved on. That is until she takes a study year abroad in Edinburgh and bumps into none other than Jake Caplin at a party with his new girlfriend. The bad-boy-turned-good attempts to convince Charley to forgive him, and as her best friend starts spending time with Jake's, Charley calls a truce, only to find herself tumbling back into a friendship with him.

As they grow closer, the spark between them flares and begins playing havoc with their lives and relationships. When jealousy and longing rear their destructive heads, Charley and Jake struggle to come to grips with what they mean to one another.

And even if they work it out, there is no guarantee Charley will ever trust Jake to lead her back into the deep…
"We are all looking for a place in life, somewhere we fit. It's not a place that changes who we are or what we do – perhaps it shapes us, makes us better, makes us more – but mostly it shelters us with a sense of peace, a sense that whatever we do, whoever we are, we're not alone in it."
SAMANTHA YOUNG, CAN I JUST LIKE HUG YOU AND STALK YOU FOREVER?! That sounds horribly creepy but damn, once I started this book, I just couldn't stop. I was working on homework and I just went, "Screw it." and I read on. This book, as all of Samantha Young's books, just made my heart ache all over.

Into The Deep was a beautifully written romance about second chances at love. A story about falling in love all over again. This book told me that age didn't matter. Screw those people who tell you that you just cannot fall in love at 16 or younger, or that it's just small puppy love and a phase. Screw them. When you're in love, it just hits you like a damn hurricane and, as clichĂ© as this might sound, you've just got to learn to dance in the rain.

I absolutely loved LOOOVED On Dublin Street and Down London Road, and Before Jamaica Lane is coming out next year! I've been a huge fan of Samantha Young since her first two books and now THIS, this was amazing and certainly didn't disappoint.

Maybe I'm a teensy bit biased but then again, I wouldn't be biased if she wasn't awesome.

The romance was just MIND-BLOWING. I loved their relationship, how they're so easy with each other. They were best friends first and then lovers. God, I love that kind of relationships.
Charley: "You're very good at the flirting thing. Very confident for your age."
Jake: "I don't know about that. I've never really had to wor–"
Charley: "Work at it. Confident or arrogant…"
Jake: "You think you're pretty smart."
Charley: "No. I know I'm pretty smart."
Jake: "Now who's arrogant?"
Charley: "Well, I have a reason to be. I'm awesome."
Those two are TOO cute!

My copy in my iPad was highlighted all over with such awesome quotes because, well, they're highlight-worthy.
Charley: "I'm not too sure about the deep. I breathe better in the shallow."
Jake: "Not true, you hate the shallow."
AND UGHHH JAKE. Despite him being an asshat who finally pulled his head out of his ass. He is the sweetest little fucker.
"All I know is that you probably deserve better than me, but I'm too selfish to let you. I'm into you, and I want you to be so into me, you don't even care that I'm not good enough for you."
Charley, because she's been hurt before has this certain way of thinking. She becomes much more cynical and skeptical towards everything, where in the past she used to be more of a romantic.
"I don't think we're ever anybody's, and to believe otherwise will get you hurt." 
Okay, but I won't bore you with the details and spoil the whole thing so JUST READ IT! It's an extremely lovely book that will make you fall in love with the characters over and over again.

Not to mention the awesome supporting characters like Lowe, Claudia and Beck.
Charley: "Well, my mother would hate him. He said 'fuck' twice within a matter of seconds."
Claudia: "I'd fuck him twice in a matter of seconds." 
And then Claudia and Beck with the ~~sexual tension~~

BUT LOWE. OH MY GOD. LOWE IS MY FAVORITE. Can I just please have a best friend like him? Please? Pretty please?
"You're not doing anything wrong here, Charley. You're just trying to protect yourself and I don't blame you."
He is so freaking supportive and sweet towards Charley that I just want to pack him up and take him home with me ;)

I SOOO CANNOT WAIT FOR OUT OF THE SHALLOWS!!!

Minor Faults: can't think of anything right now

MY RATING:

5 CAN-I-FEEL-NOW APPLES!!!!!
I MIGHT CHANGE IT TO A 6 IN THE FUTURE BUT IDK YET ;)

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Down London Road (On Dublin Street #2) ❊ 5 APPLES!!!
Castle Hill (On Dublin Street #2.5) ❊ 5 APPLES!!!

About The Author:

Samantha Young is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author from Stirlingshire, Scotland. She's been nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Author and Best Romance for her international bestseller On Dublin Street. This novel is Samantha's first adult contemporary romance and has sold in twenty-three countries.

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Monday, September 9, 2013

BLURB TOUR: Cosmetic Heart - Kathy Bosman + GIVEAWAY AND EXCERPT!!!



Released: July 29th, 2013

Lisa works for a top South African magazine as the make-up artist but writes articles on the quiet. When the chief editor, Daniel, asks for her help in posing as his ex-fiancée to save face with his family, Lisa agrees, hoping to obtain a promotion in return. She doesn't expect to fall for the handsom editor nor to fit in with his family who love her unconditionally. But Lisa has more secrets, and she doesn't believe in love and family. After Daniel finds out her secrets, will his forgiveness and determination be enough to cut through all the layers lisa has put over her heart?







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EXCERPT:


It was Thursday, the 30th December, and Dan was rounding off some edits on an article for the February magazine. Kate, the feature editor, needed to come up with something more unique next time. It was too late to change the piece now — okay, maybe he was too tired to bother, and he had the next week to get through. He would worry about her story once the reunion was over.

Lisa still hadn’t had her hairdo. Would they have to lie about her drastically changing her hairstyle to outdated and unsuitable?

He sighed. She was proving to be quite interesting though. He’d rummaged through the bag of presents she’d wrapped and left in his office this afternoon before she knocked off. They were beautifully decorated with ribbons and cards, written neatly in her curly handwriting style. He’d opened the one card and read it, astounded at how she’d written the verse to a poem before a quick “happy Christmas” wish. The woman was into detail. Maybe his family would approve for once. They’d have to get used to the idea that the relationship would end eventually though.

Someone knocked on his office door. Lisa, at last.

“Come in. I thought you were finished work hours ago.” 


She smiled at him and then propped her hands on her hips. “So?” She gave a sigh — loud and raspy. “Typical male!”


He gasped. “You had it done finally. Looks great!” Looks more than great. Wow, transformation.


“Thanks.” Her smile was genuine and soft. That was the first time he caught a glimpse into the real Lisa. Maybe she was starting to thaw. Finally.


“Come here.”


“Why?”


“Just listen.”


“Okay.”


“No, don’t get that employee-boss look in your eyes. Try to relax and pretend that we actually belong together.” He took her by her stiff shoulders and pulled her into a hug.


“It’s like hugging a statue,” he whispered into her ear. Her soft hair brushed against his tongue. He pulled the strands away gently with his finger and accidentally touched her cheek with his lip.


She stepped out of his grasp. “I don’t know if I can do this.”


She craned her neck around frantically at the doorway.


“Everyone’s gone home.”


“So?”


“You love that word.”


She giggled.


“Okay, if not a hug, let’s try a kiss.”


Her eyes were wild.


“Have you ever been kissed before?”


She nodded numbly.


“Too bad. You have to grin and bear it. I can’t be that bad.” He reached for her hands, pulled her close and pressed his lips to hers. Sweetness flooded his being, spearing right into his inner core. What was inside this girl’s being that surged into his?


Even though her lips were unresponsive, he kissed her further. Then he pressed her chest against his. For a moment she stiffened, and then she relaxed, obviously realising there was no way out and she had to play along with it. But he wasn’t playing anymore. This was for real. He wouldn’t tell her that though. That would make her run a mile.


She pulled away and turned around, wiping her mouth with her hands.


“Not bad,” he teased.


“I’d better get going now. I’ll see you in the morning.” Her voice was shivery.


“Have you packed yet?”


She nodded, her back to him still.


“See you then.”


She was out the door without showing her face once. The back of her head was gorgeous. That hairdo did something to her whole demeanour. If only it would warm her up to him a little.




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Kathy loved reading and writing from early childhood, but her dream to write books was put aside until her kids were small, and she had little mental stimulation. The writing became a passion as well as her love for romance. She hasn't looked back since writing her first romance novel in 2007. She homeschools her three children so in between deciphering algebraic problems for her teenage son (with little success), conducting science experiments, and tackling piles of laundry and dishes, she miraculously finds time to write books and read many others for fun.



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