TEASER TUESDAYS is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by Jess of From Me to You ... Video, Photography, & Book Reviews. Anyone can play along! Just share a teaser from a novel you've previously read or are currently reading!
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Alrighty ... here's my personal challenge .. or more of a record of how many books I have read in 2018. And I am already starting off poorly because of life things but oh wells. *hahaa* Anyway ... here we go: -- January 2018 --
"Embracing Ehrin" [Ashland Pride Series, Book 8] by R. E. Butler
"Cats and Dogs" [Age of Night Series, Book 4] by May Sage
"Won by the Three Satyrs" [The Children of Lilith Series, Book 0.5] by Bliss Devlin
"An Amish Wife for Christmas" [North Country Amish Series, Book 1] by Patricia Davids
"Her Stepbrothers are Cowboys" [North Country Amish Series, Book 1] by Trinity Blacio
-- August 2018 --
"Two Dukes are Better Than One" by Lorna James
"The Reclusive Earl" [Marriage by Fate Series, Book 1] by Ruth Ann Nordin
"Defending Hayden" [Second Chances Series, Book 7] by L. P. Dover
"Forgotten & Remembered: The Duke's Late Wife" [Love's Second Chance Series, Book 1] by Bree Wolf
"In the Arms of an Earl" [The Rogue Series, Book 1] by Alexia Praks
"A Moment on the Lips" [Whistle Stop Romance Series, Book 3] by Jennifer Faye
"Montana Maverick" [Big Sky Mavericks Series, Book 4] by Debra Salonen
"His Greatest Treasure" [Guardians of the Light Series, Book 5] by April Zyon
"Playing with Matches" by Hannah Orenstein
"Worth the Wait" [Guthrie Brothers Series, Book 2] by Lori Foster
-- September 2018 --
"Cypher's Mate" [Shifters Forsaken Series, Book 1] by Mia Taylor
"An Amish Man of Ice Mountain" [Ice Mountain Series, Book 2] by Kelly Long
"Their Siren" [Daughters of Olympus Series, Book 1] by Charlie Hart
"Wild Temptation" [Wilder Irish Series, Book 5] by Mari Carr
-- October 2018 --
"Defying Pack Law" [Pack Series, Book 1] by Eve Langlais
"Hollywood Bad Boys Club: Book 1: Drake" [Hollywood Bad Boys Club Series, Book 1] by Alexis Adaire
-- November 2018 --
"Lyric's Accidental Mate" [Iron Wolves MC Series, Book 1] by Elle Boon
"Wyoming Christmas Surprise" [The Wyoming Multiples Series, Book 3] by Melissa Senate
"A Duke in Need of a Wife" by Annie Burrows
"Triple Daddies" [Her Daddies Series, Book 2] by Madison Faye
"Second Chance with the Single Dad" by Kandy Shepherd
"The Cinderella Countess" [Gentlemen of Honor Series, Book 3] by Sophia James
"The Amish Bachelor's Baby" [Amish Spinster Club Series, Book 3] by Jo Ann Brown
"Woven Dreams" [Tapestries Series, Book 3] by N. J. Walters
-- December 2018 --
"Icing On His Mate" [Move Over Fate Series, Book 1] by Michelle Ziegler
"Wings of Ice" [Protected by Dragons Series, Book 1] by G. Bailey
"Wings of Fire" [Protected by Dragons Series, Book 2] by G. Bailey
"Wings of Spirit" [Protected by Dragons Series, Book 3] by G. Bailey
"Wings of Fate" [Protected by Dragons Series, Book 4] by G. Bailey
"Wings of Dragca" [Protected by Dragons Series, Book 5] by G. Bailey
"Healer's Fate" by Beth Caudill
"Forbidden Mate" by Kate Rudolph
"Tangled in Tinsel" [Dragon Guards Series, Book 17.5] by Julia Mills
"Seduction Games" [Game For Cookies Series, Book 1] by Allyson Lindt
So ... with this book list from book number 7 to number 57 I had a computer malfunction and lost all of my ORIGINAL 2018 book reviews. And I REALLY feel bad about this so I have plans to reread a majority of these novels because of this so you might see those novels mentioned multiple times on this blog or within this website/blog's book index. CLICK HERE to find out more about this catastrophe.
* If you would like to know what I think about the books I didn't share my ratings or reviews with you about, than leave a comment about which one you want info on and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.
Jess' has a goal (every year) of #reading 100+ Books ... check out her 2018 reading list (that will grow and change as the year progresses): https://t.co/eHbIekZTfs
SECOND SENTENCE SATURDAY is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by Jess of From Me to You ... Video, Photography, & Book Reviews. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
Grab the novel/novella your currently reading or previously read
Open to the first page of Chapter 1 or its Prologue
Share the SECOND sentence from that page
Share the novel/novella's title & its author, so that other participants can add that novel to their TBR Lists if they want
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SECOND SENTENCE SATURDAY is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by Jess of From Me to You ... Video, Photography, & Book Reviews. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
Grab the novel/novella your currently reading or previously read
Open to the first page of Chapter 1 or its Prologue
Share the SECOND sentence from that page
Share the novel/novella's title & its author, so that other participants can add that novel to their TBR Lists if they want
In her hand was a glass of whiskey and coke, the perfect ending to what had turned out to be one of the worst weeks she'd had in a long time.
PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT to share either the link to your own SECOND SENTENCE SATURDAY post or share the sentence in a comment here (if you don’t have a blog). Thank You!
SECOND SENTENCE SATURDAY is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by Jess of From Me to You ... Video, Photography, & Book Reviews. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
Grab the novel/novella your currently reading or previously read
Open to the first page of Chapter 1 or its Prologue
Share the SECOND sentence from that page
Share the novel/novella's title & its author, so that other participants can add that novel to their TBR Lists if they want
It had been a week from hell at the grocery store where she worked.
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"The Dragon’s Appraiser" [Taming the Alpha Anthology, Novella 1] & [The Dragon’s Appraiser (Three Part Story), Part One] by Viola Rivard
"Taking on Tory" [Taming the Alpha Anthology, Novella 2] & [Magic, New Mexico Series, Book 2] by S. E. Smith
"Broken Communication" [Taming the Alpha Anthology, Novella 3], [Immortal Outcasts Series, Book 1], & [Immortal Ops Series World] by Mandy M. Roth (aka Reagan Hawk, Kennedy Kovit, Rory Michaels, & Elle Spencer)
"Determined Prince" [Taming the Alpha Anthology, Novella 4] & [Captured by a Dragon-Shifter Series, Book 1] by Michelle M. Pillow (aka Madelyn Porter, Naomi Kalling, & Natasha Logan)
"No Gentleman" [Taming the Alpha Anthology, Novella 6], [Cora’s Choice Series], & [Cora’s Bond Series] by V. M. Black
"Falling for the Firefighter" [Taming the Alpha Anthology, Novella 7] & [Hot Zone Anthology] by Shelli Stevens
"Cougar’s First Christmas" [Taming the Alpha Anthology, Novella 8] & [Cascade Shifters Series, Book 1.5] by Jessie Donovan
"Coming Home" [Taming the Alpha Anthology, Novella 9] by N. J. Walters
"Theirs" [Taming the Alpha Anthology, Novella 11] by Eve Vaughn
* If you would like to know what I think about the books I didn't share my ratings or reviews with you about, than leave a comment about which one you want info on and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.
This was my FIRST ATTEMPT at the BookTubeAThon ... yet my FOURTH read-a-thon in total ... and though I didn't complete many reading challenges I feel very accomplished with the amount of books that I read. Even though I did start early and most were novella or less than 200 pages in length, but *shhhhhh* don't tell anyone. *hahaa*
The top video below is my BookTubeAThon 2018 Wrap Up where I quickly give an overview of what novels I read and my book ratings for them all. Than underneath all of that I give you the option to pick and choose what other videos to watch out of my week long antics OR you can watch them in order from beginning to end through this link here (which is linked below too). I hope you'll enjoy and maybe get some good book recommendations along the way. 😉
SECOND SENTENCE SATURDAY is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by Jess of From Me to You ... Video, Photography, & Book Reviews. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
Grab the novel/novella your currently reading or previously read
Open to the first page of Chapter 1 or its Prologue
Share the SECOND sentence from that page
Share the novel/novella's title & its author, so that other participants can add that novel to their TBR Lists if they want
No, he wasn't your normal foreigner from a different country; the man was actually from a different planet. "Aliens, jeez mom, only you."
Yeah ... I know ... I cheated on this one I posted two sentences. Opps. =0) Just have fun with it!
PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT to share either the link to your own SECOND SENTENCE SATURDAY post or share the sentence in a comment here (if you don’t have a blog). Thank You!
- This is an ARC book - Available Formats through Amazon.com: Paperback - Pages: 418; Kindle Edition - File Size: 1425 KB | Expected Release Date: December 1, 2011 | Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca | Obtained: NetGalley
"Demons Like It Hot" [Demons Unleashed Series, Book 2] by Sidney Ayers
My Book Summary : Matthias recently decided that he was going to stop being a mercenary and start working on the good side for a change becoming a Paladin. His first mission however he is not happy about since it means protecting Serah, a feisty independent chef who he can't get his mind to stop thinking about ever since he met her a few months back. Nevertheless, he will not mess up this mission and he will do anything within his power to keep Serah safe, even if that means keeping her safe from himself.
Last year Serah and her best friend, Lucy, found out about a whole world they never knew and found out how Lucy is a part of that world. However, even though she recently has had a few run-ins with "things" from that world she still sticks to the saying that she is completely a human and she has no plans to be anything other than a great chef.
Now it's up to Matthias and Serah's friends to protect her and prove to her how wrong she is .... before it's too late.
My Book Review : 2.5 out of 5 stars. This novel is full of suspense, witty commentary, and brooding glances. So, all in all I thought it was an okay book to read. I liked the characters and the plot had a lot of potential to make this into one addicting series. However, it probably would have been easier if I read the first novel in this series, "Demons Prefer Blondes." Yet I didn't so I was lost throughout this book and I didn't really get into it until about a little over halfway through.
The reasons I liked and finished the novel even though I gave it a low score:
• the camaraderie of the characters
• the few twist in the plot that I didn't see coming
• the relationship between Matthias and Serah
So, I would only recommend this book to those of you who have finished and enjoyed reading "Demons Prefer Blondes" as I think this could be a fun series and I don't want you to miss out on what could be something good.
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Kalli plunked the pendent from his hands and looked down at the pendent. She traced the carvings with a gentle fingertip. "I like simple things, Ambrose. Is that a crime?"
"Could have fooled me."
"A medieval pendent goes perfectly well with my Goth attire."
"Still, I'd like to know where you obtained it."
"If I said Sotheby's, would that help ease your tension?"
This wasn't the time for sarcasm, not when his mission only held on by a single thread. ~ within Chapter 28
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Time to spread the love with my 6TH ANNUAL BEST BOOK COUPLES LIST!
At the bottom of this page check out which book couple from my list who was chosen by you as the 2017's Ultimate Best Book Couple!
Standards to being a Best Book Couple :
A book couple who Jess thoroughly enjoyed reading about this past year (from February 2016 - January 2017)
Jess had to have rated their novel/novella 3.5 stars or higher
♥ means that I gave the couple's novel a 5 star rating
-- These books are listed in no particular order. --
-- Read more about the novel (and a teaser or two) that each couple is in by clicking their title links. --
-- To find out who were on my previous lists check out the links at the bottom of this page. --
ALSO -- Be sure to check out the Giveaway at the bottom of this post!! [Giveaway will run from February 14 - 19, 2017] --
Leigh & Ian[from "Let Us Prey" [Wild Operatives Series, Book 2] by Vivienne Savage]: Even though when Ian first sees Leigh he recognizes her as his mate, it was the gradual way they went about getting into a relationship that made me really like them as a couple.
Maggie (Margaret) & Camden[from "Masquerade" [Scandalous Ballroom Encounters Series, Book 1] by Victoria Vale]: Maggie is a fun character, sweet yet daring, understands her position in life but willing to take a chance. I found her very cool. Then throw Camden at her and WOW, the words burn off the pages because of the passion between them.
Olivia & Joseph[from "The Sheikh's American Daughter" by Kate Goldman]: I enjoyed the push-and-pull relationship that Olivia has with Joseph. I liked how he won her over even when she never really gave in.
Emma & Cameron (Cam)[from "The Bad Boy's Baby" [Hope Springs Series, Book 3] by Cindi Madsen]: As a family Cam, Emma, and Zoey were as cute as can be. While Cam & Emma worked well together and seeing their relationship grow delighted me. It was easy to root for them.
Amanda (Mandy) & Dustin[from "Love in Bloom" by Delilah Devlin]: They are cute and captivating in their sweet erotic romance! I wish I could have read more about them.
Eve (Nesiah) & West[from "Shadow of a Girl" by Shannon Greenland]: I loved the innocent passion Eve shares with West... They were/are meant for one another!! I LOVE them together as they match up so well. ♥
Ainsley & Zane[from "Bump in the Night" by Dakota Rebel]: I LOVED Ainsley’s relationship with both Zane and Kate! Zane seemed like Ainsley’s perfect half, plus he’s described as a handsome vampire who was also sweet and charming, while Kate was just a sweet girl who Ainsley and Zane unintentionally grew to love and wanted the best for her future.
Rayna & Kabril[from "King of Prey" [King of Prey Series, Book 1] by Mandy M. Roth]: Together they were a unique pair, a pair that becomes a united front against anyone wanting to separate them while bringing out a lightheartedness into each other’s lives.
Mary & Eric[from "The Governess Was Wanton" [The Governess Series, Book 2] by Julia Kelly]: They were perfect for one another. And how Mary just seemed to fit into Eric and his daughter's lives was so seamless that it only took putting down "the rival" to make everything work for them. ♥
Rachel & Adrian (Noah/Hawk)[from "Hawk's Revenge" [Lone Pine Pride Series, Book 3] by Vivi Andrews]: Sizzling, hot, and passionate. Their relationship sets this novel one cut above the rest with the dynamic ways these two came back together. I’m amazed by how it all worked out for them! ♥
Jules (Julia) & Alex[from "The New Guy (and Other Senior Year Distractions)" by Amy Spalding]: Even though they seem like an unusual match and to me they still do, it was Jules' intensity and naiveté along with the way Alex seemed to appreciate her major quirks that had me rooting for them. They are both odd ducks in a way that just works.
Chloe & Michael[from "Bedded Bliss" [Found in Oblivion Series, Book 1] by Cari Quinn & Taryn Elliott]: I loved how Michael pretty much worshipped Chloe. I mean they might not have known each other that well before Vegas but I loved how their relationship came together and how Michael was determined to make a go of them together no matter what. ♥
Alexandra (Alex), Zain (Darkness), Darren & Tork[from "Her Stepbrothers Are Demons" by Trinity Blacio]: Alex is a strong-willed woman with a soft heart, which makes her the perfect counterpart to Zain (Darkness), Darren, & Tork's restless "demonic" ways.
Dara & Matthew (Matt)[from "The Virgin Cowboy Billionaire’s Secret Baby" by Lauren Gallagher]: Watching them fall in love without realizing it was happening was pretty special. Also, I appreciated how the arguments in their novel were between everyone else yet not between them. No that doesn't mean that they had the "perfect" lives/relationship, but it showed how committed they were to each other; it was them against everyone else. So sweet!! ♥
Claire & Adam[from "Prodigal" [Maelstrom Chronicles, Book 3] by Jody Wallace]: I enjoyed how prickly Claire was, with her being her vivacious-self. I loved how Adam seemed to calm her down in a way to make her see the “bigger picture” of it all while opening up her heart too.
Lindi & Kade[from "Under Her Skin" [Shifter Shield Series, Book 1] by Margo Bond Collins]: As their were-animals are sworn enemies, finding that Kade happens to be Lindi biggest ally is intriguing in more ways than one. Then add in their combative attraction seems to set the pages on fire and me wanting to read more about this dynamic duo. ♥
Astrid & The Duke of Montford (Montford, Monty, Cyril)[from "The Duke's Holiday" [Regency Romp Trilogy, Book 1] by Maggie Fenton]: While finding out how their backstories had interesting similarities was charmingly fated, in a way. It was both of their underlying sweetness to others (at least to those who mattered) that I couldn’t help but enjoy.
Kate (Katie) & Syon (The Marquis)[from "Rock Me Two Times" [Rock Band Series, Book 1] by Dawn Ryder]: *happy sigh* Intense seems to be the word for this couple’s book review and it goes perfectly for this couple too. They are combustible. ♥
Risa & Linc (Lincoln)[from "Caged Magic" [Wing Slayer Hunters Series, Book 5] by Jennifer Lyon]: Together they steamed up the pages of this novel and kept me wanting to read even more about their growing relationship. I was envious and smitten by what they shared together.
Abby & Nathan[from "Abby and the Cute One" [Backstage Pass Series, Book 5] by Erin Butler]: Their relationship is written in a way that is so sweet I felt like saying, “Awwww,” within most of their scenes. It has that sweet romance teen factor that can charm you from the beginning and leaves you wanting more.
Chloe & Ryan[from "Once Upon a Power Play" [Risky Business Series, Book 2] by Jennifer Bonds]: Ryan and Chloe MADE me sit down and notice them. With Chloe’s flare and Ryan’s All-American Boy sweetness, I couldn’t stop being emotionally invested in this novel, laughing one moment and getting teary eyed during the deep scenes. ♥
Rebekah & Joshua[from "An Amish Match" [Amish Hearts Series, Book 2] by Jo Ann Brown]: I found Joshua and Rebekah’s relationship to be a sweet hesitant romance that was enjoyable to witness as their love grew for one another. They captivated me with their love story. I’m so happy they got together!
Abigail (Abi) & Elijah (Eli)[from "Breaking Him" by Sherilee Gray]: It was so SWEET how Elijah handled Abigail, he's definitely a gentle giant at least when it comes to her.
Comment/vote up to 3 times either on our blog post and/or on the FB post above with the name of a couple (if you like more than one list them too) that you like FROM MY 2017 BEST BOOK COUPLES LIST
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Prizes : THREE WINNERS will WIN either a $25 Amazon GC Giveaway and ONE of TWO Author Surprise Packages!!
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- This is an ARC book - Available Formats through Amazon.com: Paperback - Pages: 418; Kindle Edition - File Size: 1425 KB | Expected Release Date: December 1, 2011 | Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca | Obtained: NetGalley
2019 100+ Reading Challenge
