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Favorite Friday (#8) - Stay With Me by J. Lynn
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At 21, Calla hasn’t done a lot of things. She’s never been kissed, never seen the ocean, never gone to an amusement park. But growing up, she witnessed some things no child ever should. She still carries the physical and emotional scars of living with a strung-out mother, Mona—secrets she keeps from everyone, including her close circle of college friends.
But the safe cocoon Calla has carefully built is shattered when she discovers her mom has stolen her college money and run up a huge credit card debt in her name. Now, Calla has to go back to the small town she thought she'd left behind and clean up her mom’s mess again. Of course, when she arrives at her mother’s bar, Mona is nowhere to be found. Instead, six feet of hotness named Jackson James is pouring drinks and keeping the place humming.
Sexy and intense, Jax is in Calla’s business from the moment they meet, giving her a job and helping her search for Mona. And the way he looks at her makes it clear he wants to get horizontal . . . and maybe something more. Before Calla can let him get close, though, she’s got to deal with the pain of the past—and some very bad guys out to mess her up if she doesn’t give them her mom.
I'm totally obsessed with this book, it's so good. I love Calla's sense of humor and Jax is sooo swoon worthy. Stay With Me is such a great story. It's definitely a must read.
About the author:
# 1 NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s not hard at work writing. she spends her time reading, working out, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, and hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell Loki.
Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories….which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance.
She is published with Spencer Hill Press, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen. Her book Obsidian has been optioned for a major motion picture and her Covenant Series has been optioned for TV. She also writes adult and New Adult romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.
I hope you can join us in sharing and talking about some of your favorite reads. Book talk always make me happy.
What is one of your favorite reads?
Review: Wait For You by J. Lynn
Author: J. Lynn
Release Date: February 26, 2013
Publisher: J. Lynn & William Marrow(later editions)
Source: Personal Copy
Review by: Nahomi
Some things are worth waiting for…
Traveling thousands of miles from home to enter college is the only way nineteen-year-old Avery Morgansten can escape what happened at the Halloween party five years ago—an event that forever changed her life. All she needs to do is make it to her classes on time, make sure the bracelet on her left wrist stays in place, not draw any attention to herself, and maybe—please God—make a few friends, because surely that would be a nice change of pace. The one thing she didn’t need and never planned on was capturing the attention of the one guy who could shatter the precarious future she’s building for herself.
Some things are worth experiencing…
Cameron Hamilton is six feet and three inches of swoon-worthy hotness, complete with a pair of striking blue eyes and a remarkable ability to make her want things she believed were irrevocably stolen from her. She knows she needs to stay away from him, but Cam is freaking everywhere, with his charm, his witty banter, and that damn dimple that’s just so… so lickable. Getting involved with him is dangerous, but when ignoring the simmering tension that sparks whenever they are around each other becomes impossible, he brings out a side of her she never knew existed.
Some things should never be kept quiet…
But when Avery starts receiving threatening emails and phone calls forcing her to face a past she wants silenced, she’s has no other choice but to acknowledge that someone is refusing to allow her to let go of that night when everything changed. When the devastating truth comes out, will she resurface this time with one less scar? And can Cam be there to help her or will he be dragged down with her?
And some things are worth fighting for…
4.5 stars out of 5 stars
After reading Wait For You I am addicted. This is a great story and I have found myself a new book boyfriend.*sigh* Avery and Cameron are hilarious, I love how their love story unfolds. He takes the time to get to know her and she insists on rejecting him every chance she gets. Slowly but surely Avery's "secret" which is really obvious from the beginning starts to unravel and she freaks and breaks her friendship with Cameron off. Okay so the story is a little predictable, but along the way you meet some great characters like Jacob and Brittany who are hilarious, and Cam and Avery do eventually get their happy ending.
I love the setting, the dialogue, Cameron... sweet baby Jesus I want to know where I can find this place where hot, sweet, funny guys that can bake and make good eggs exists. Although not a saint because lets be real who is, Cam is really close to being my ideal guy. I may have been ruined for other book boyfriends for a while. *swoons*
Avery is sweet but her internal monologue can be oh so annoying. I get why she acts and thinks the way she does but man after a while it started to grate on my nerves a little. Although, she does grow and change throughout the story which helps a lot with her repetitive internal struggle.
Wait for You is a great read! I'm having withdrawals as we speak and have been eyeing Be With Me just so that I can keep reading about these great characters and get back into their world.
Cover Reveal - Fall With Me by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Release Date: March 31, 2015
Publisher: Avon (William Morrows)
Synopsis:
Eleven months ago, bartender and weird-shirt-wearing extraordinaire Roxy and Officer Reece Anders had a one night stand. Well, kind of. She’s been in love with him since she was fifteen, and he wishes that night they shared never happened. She’s sworn him off forever, but the past and future collide, forcing her to rely on the one man who broke her heart not once, but twice.
Her best friend since birth has been in a long-term care facility since he became a victim of a hate crime years ago, and the person who put him in there is out of prison and wanting to make amends with him and Roxy. She’s not sure she has room for forgiveness in her and when she begins to receive frightening messages and is on the receiving end of escalating violence, she thinks she knows who is to blame. The man who already destroyed one life already.
But Reece isn’t convinced. The threats are too personal, and even if Roxy doesn’t believe him, he’s not willing to let anyone hurt her. Including himself. He’s already messed up more than once when it comes to Roxy and he’s not going to let history repeat itself.
About the author:
#1 NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia. All the rumors you've heard about her state aren't true. When she's not hard at work, she spends her time reading, working out, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, and hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell Loki.
Her dream of becoming an author started in algebra class,where she spent most of her time writing short stories...which explains her dismal grades in math.
Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. She is published with Spencer Hill Press, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen. Her book Obsidian has been optioned for a major motion picture and her Covenant series has been optioned for TV.
She also writes adult and New Adult romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.
Waiting on Wednesday (#79)
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
Morning swooners!
This week pre-publication "can't wait to read" selection is:
Expected Release Date: November 4, 2014
Synopsis:
Despite their rowdy hookups, Harlow and Finn don’t even like each other...which would explain why their marriage lasted only twelve hours. He needs to be in charge and takes whatever he wants. She lives by the Want-something-done? Do-it-yourself mantra. Maybe she’s too similar to the rugged fisherman—or just what he needs.
November 4th is going to be a really busy day for me as far as releases go! I am so excited for this book I think I'll do a little dance once it comes out just to celebrate. I love Christina Lauren's characters and writing style, so I can't wait to get my hands on this puppy.
What are you "Waiting on?"
Blog Tour Stop: Review + Giveaway: Love and Other Unknown Variables by Shannon Lee Alexander
Love and Other Unknown VariablesAuthor: Shannon Lee Alexander
Release Date: October 7, 2014
Publisher: Entangled Teen
Source: YA Bound for Blog Tour
Review by: Jenn
Charlie Hanson has a clear vision of his future. A senior at Brighton School of Mathematics and Science, he knows he’ll graduate, go to MIT, and inevitably discover solutions to the universe’s greatest unanswered questions. He’s that smart. But Charlie’s future blurs the moment he reaches out to touch the tattoo on a beautiful girl’s neck.
The future has never seemed very kind to Charlotte Finch, so she’s counting on the present. She’s not impressed by the strange boy at the donut shop—until she learns he’s a student at Brighton where her sister has just taken a job as the English teacher. With her encouragement, Charlie orchestrates the most effective prank campaign in Brighton history. But, in doing so, he puts his own future in jeopardy.
By the time he learns she's ill—and that the pranks were a way to distract Ms. Finch from Charlotte’s illness—Charlotte’s gravitational pull is too great to overcome. Soon he must choose between the familiar formulas he’s always relied on or the girl he’s falling for (at far more than 32 feet per second squared).
5 stars out of 5 stars
This book is absolute perfection. It has swoons, some funny bits, and it has Charlie Hanson. Charlie is just the cutest, nerdy boy and I just love him. I love that this book is in a male POV and how well done it is. Sometimes, a woman is writing a guy voice sounds like a woman and vice versa, but this book? I forgot it was written by a woman.
Love and Other Unknown Variables follows Charlie as he navigates senior year with his best friends, Greta and James. On his first day of school, he meets Charlotte Finch. During their meeting, he recounts his past interactions with other girls, which were rather unsuccessful, and it was during that scene that I fell for him. He is an absolute sweetheart, but also very funny and real. Although he's obsessed with math, he comes to realize that the world of poetry, Shakespeare and literature isn't so bad after all.
I love all the characters that we were introduced to: Charlotte, Becca (Charlie's younger sister), Greta, James, and especially Mrs. Dunwitty. They all played a role in helping Charlie's story move along. Each character had an impact on Charlie and it was so amazing to see how he changed but stayed the same nerdy Charlie that I came to love.
I really loved this book. The story, the characters, the ending, everything. Charlie's voice is so clear and easy to just get into. I would love to see how his story continues. Ms. Alexander did a wonderful job in creating a heartfelt story with characters that I can easily see being friends with. I'm extremely happy to learn that Ms. Alexander will be writing a new book based on Becca. I'm curious to see how her story plays out, especially after the ending.
I can't wait to go out and buy my finish copy and I hope everyone does as well. This is one book you won't want to miss out on.
You can also follow the rest of the blog tour by clicking here.
Giveaway
There are several prizes being given away. For the grand prize:
For 2nd place:
And for 3rd place:
About the author:
Shannon Lee Alexander is a wife, mother (of two kids and one yellow terrier named Harriet Potter). She is passionate about coffee, books, and cancer research. Math makes her break out in a sweat. Love and Other Unknown Variables is her debut novel. She currently lives in Indianapolis with her family.
Blog tour organized by: YA Bound Book Tours
Quotes (#77)
I swear this was my stress level at the beginning of the week. As the week progressed I think I have moved on to a new level of stress. I started a to do list, oh what a mistake. After I finished my list I looked more like this.
I know Jenn is totally on the same boat as me, with the amount of stuff we have going on. So here is to not so stressful week. *fingers crossed*
"Maybe it is." He tugged on my bag again as he took a confident step back, forcing me down another step. "And just think about it. If cookie was a code word, whatever it symbolizes, it's been in your mouth, sweetheart.”
J. Lynn, Wait for You
“You've been checking me out, haven't you? In between your flaming insults? I feel like man candy.” J. Lynn, Wait for You
“As long as the sun’s shining, shit can’t be that bad.”
J. Lynn, Wait for You
“I love you like I love cupcakes.”
J. Lynn, Be With Me
“That’s the thing about death that makes it useful. Death was always a reminder to the living to live—to live in the present and to look forward to the future.”
J. Lynn, Be With Me
“You’re a good guy, Cam.” “No, I’m not.” He exhaled deeply and his breath was warm against my cheek. “I’m only good with you.”
J. Lynn, Wait for You
“Life wasn't meant to be perfect. It was messy and sometimes it was a disaster, but there was beauty in the messiness and there could be peace in the disaster.”
J. Lynn, Wait for You
Btw this series is totally awesome, if you haven't read it what are you waiting for get on it! Have a great week Swooners.
Fancy Some Tea? Weekly Recap!
Fancy Some Tea? Weekly Recap! is a weekly meme hosted by Owl Always Be Reading. Just in case you've missed any of our posts, giveaways, reviews, here's your chance to catch up!
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Favorite Friday (#7) - Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
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In Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl, Cath is a Simon Snow fan. Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan, but for Cath, being a fan is her life—and she’s really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it’s what got them through their mother leaving.
Reading. Rereading. Hanging out in Simon Snow forums, writing Simon Snow fan fiction, dressing up like the characters for every movie premiere.
Cath’s sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath can’t let go. She doesn’t want to.
Now that they’re going to college, Wren has told Cath she doesn’t want to be roommates. Cath is on her own, completely outside of her comfort zone. She’s got a surly roommate with a charming, always-around boyfriend, a fiction-writing professor who thinks fan fiction is the end of the civilized world, a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words . . . And she can’t stop worrying about her dad, who’s loving and fragile and has never really been alone.
For Cath, the question is: Can she do this? Can she make it without Wren holding her hand? Is she ready to start living her own life? Writing her own stories? Open her heart to someone? Or will she just go on living inside somebody else’s fiction?
I LOVE Rainbow Rowell. Anything she writes, I buy. I related on so many levels with this book and I basically recommend this book to everyone. If people don't like it, I kinda take offense to it because I feel like Cath at time so I just want to shelter her. So go out and read Fangirl!
About the author:
Rainbow Rowell writes books.
Sometimes she writes about adults (Attachments and Landline).
Sometimes she writes about teenagers (Eleanor & Park and Fangirl).
But she always writes about people who talk a lot. And people who feel like they’re screwing up. And people who fall in love.
When she’s not writing, Rainbow is reading comic books, planning Disney World trips and arguing about things that don’t really matter in the big scheme of things.She lives in Nebraska with her husband and two sons.
I hope you can join us in sharing and talking about some of your favorite reads. Book talk always make me happy.
What is one of your favorite reads?
Waiting on Wednesday (#78)
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
Morning swooners!
This week pre-publication "can't wait to read" selection is:
Expected Release Date: November 4, 2014
Synopsis:
In this emotional and sexy New Adult debut from Brighton Walsh, the only thing more frightening than commitment is hope…...
Aspiring chef Cade Maxwell is immediately, viscerally attracted to Winter Jacobson. But it’s not her mouthwatering curves he’s drawn to—it’s the strange emptiness in her eyes. When Cade saves her from a drunken customer with grabby hands, he’s shocked at her response…...
Winter doesn’t need Cade’s help. After a lifetime of getting by on her own, she’s happy to rely on herself. She’s exactly seventy-six days away from graduating college, and if she can hold it together that long, she’ll finally be able to rise above the crappy hand she was dealt.
But now, every time she turns around, Cade is there, ready to push her, smile at her, distract her from her plans. Winter knows she can’t afford to open up—especially to a man she’s terrified to actually want….
Aspiring chef Cade Maxwell is immediately, viscerally attracted to Winter Jacobson. But it’s not her mouthwatering curves he’s drawn to—it’s the strange emptiness in her eyes. When Cade saves her from a drunken customer with grabby hands, he’s shocked at her response…...
Winter doesn’t need Cade’s help. After a lifetime of getting by on her own, she’s happy to rely on herself. She’s exactly seventy-six days away from graduating college, and if she can hold it together that long, she’ll finally be able to rise above the crappy hand she was dealt.
But now, every time she turns around, Cade is there, ready to push her, smile at her, distract her from her plans. Winter knows she can’t afford to open up—especially to a man she’s terrified to actually want….
I'm super excited about reading Brighton's new book. I've been a fan of hers forever and I'm super excited for her and everything that she is accomplishing. I haven't read this yet but trust me, you'll want this book.
What are you "Waiting on?"
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