Sunday, September 4, 2016

Chased by Love Book Tour and Giveaway

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NEW RELEASE........
Chased by Love, Love in Bloom: The Ryders #3

Actress Trish Ryder takes her job seriously and has no time for those who don't. When she's awarded a major role in a new movie featuring America's hottest rock star, Boone Stryker, she's beyond excited. The six-two, tattooed hunk of burning desire is known for his dedication to his craft--but when he ditches their first meeting, she begins to wonder if he's just another rocker with a great PR team.

Sex, booze, women, and music pretty much sum up Boone Stryker's private world. He's coasted through life playing by his own rules with plenty of people willing to cover his tracks, and he's not likely to change--until he meets a woman who refuses to give him the time of day, much less anything more.

Sparks fly from the first moment Trish and Boone meet--Tensions run hot and desire runs hotter when they're trapped together on a remote location with no place to hide. Will sparks ignite, or will a hurricane douse the flames?

*** THE RYDERS are the newest addition to the LOVE IN BLOOM series by New York Times & USA Today bestselling and award-winning author Melissa Foster. This 5-book hot contemporary romance series features alpha male heroes and sexy, empowered women. They’re flawed, funny, passionate, and relatable to readers who enjoy new adult romance, contemporary romance, and women’s fiction. While each book may be read as a standalone, you might enjoy reading the entire Love in Bloom series (The Snow Sisters, The Bradens, The Remingtons, & Seaside Summers)

**CONTENT WARNING: Due to mature content, recommended for readers aged 18+**

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"You can always rely on Melissa Foster to deliver a story that's fresh, emotional and entertaining. Make sure you have all night, because once you start you won't want to stop reading. Every book's a winner!" ―New York Times Bestselling Author Brenda Novak

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Seized by Love, Book #1 The Ryders

YOU FELL IN love with Blue Ryder and Lizzie Barber in Seaside Summers, now follow their journey to find true love in SEIZED BY LOVE, the first book in the Ryder series.


Lizzie Barber runs a successful flower shop by day and secretly hosts the Naked Baker webcast at night to help pay for her younger sister’s education. To keep friends and family from finding out about her sexy secret, she’s put her social life on hold until her sister’s education is paid off and she can stop filming the webcast.

Blue Ryder fell hard for Lizzie Barber when he met her a year ago, and he hasn’t been able to get her off his mind since. Everything about the feisty little brunette, from her tight bod to her seductive smile, cuts straight to his heart. Though Lizzie has turned down every invitation he’s extended—Blue is not about to give up trying. 

Renovating Lizzie’s kitchen brings Blue further into Lizzie’s life, and the oven is not the only thing heating up. One night and one powerful kiss changes everything. But when Lizzie’s secret is revealed and the safe bubble she’s hidden in shatters, true love may not be enough to put the pieces back together.

**CONTENT WARNING: Due to mature content, recommended for readers aged 18+**

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Claimed by Love, Book #2 The Ryders
Family law attorney Gabriella Liakos has one true love, Elpitha Island, where she grew up and hopes someday to return. But Elpitha is in financial ruins, and Gabriella will do anything to keep it from falling into the wrong hands.

Duke Ryder is a savvy real estate investor set on making Elpitha into an exclusive resort. Unlike other investors, he's not scared of purchasing a property where one family has roots so deep they practically reach the ocean floor...until he meets his beautiful, stubborn, and enticing tour host―the daughter of the owner of most of the island.

Gabriella sets out to dissuade Duke from purchasing Elpitha, but Duke has other ideas. He wants Gabriella and the island. Duke's powerful seduction draws Gabriella in, but can a savvy investor who's used to glamour and glitz, and a woman interested in preserving the culture she adores find a happily ever after together?

**CONTENT WARNING: Due to mature content, recommended for readers aged 18+**

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MY REVIEW OF Chased by Love

A-list actress Trish Ryder was excited about acting opposite Boone Stryker, a hunky rock star with a bad reputation. But after weeks of filming, Boone still hasn’t been able to get his acting parts right. So the director orders them to spend ten days together to rehearse and work on their chemistry. By the time those ten days are up, Trish and Boone are inseparable. But when the cast and crew arrive, reality sets in, bringing to the forefront all the stress of playing their roles that they had left behind.

Who wouldn’t want a gorgeous rock star to fall in love with them? Trish was a sweetie, even if she was a bit pushy. I loved their combination as a couple. They just fit so perfectly. I enjoyed meeting Boone’s family. It’s always interesting when Melissa introduces an entirely new family to the mix. It’s going to be fun reading each of their stories. 
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More of my Melissa Foster book reviews:


                                      Fated For Love       Seaside Dreams 
Romancing My Love       Seaside Hearts          
                                 Flirting With Love       Seaside Sunsets 
                                  Dreaming of Love      Seaside Secrets   
                                Crashing into Love      Seaside Nights      
                                     Healed By Love      Seaside Embrace  
                                     Seized by Love       Seaside Lovers   
                               Surrender My Love       Cape Cod Kisses 
                                   Claimed by Love       Cape Cod Promises  
                                        River of Love       Bad Boys After DarkMick                                                         Touched by Love                                                




About the author

Melissa Foster is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling and award-winning author. She writes sexy and heartwarming contemporary romance, new adult romance (M/F, M/M, F/F), romantic suspense, thrillers, and historical fiction with emotionally compelling characters that stay with you long after you turn the last page. Melissa's emotional journeys are lovingly erotic and always family oriented. Her books have been recommended by USA Today's book blog, Hagerstown Magazine, The Patriot, and several other print venues. She is the founder of the World Literary Café. When she's not writing, Melissa helps authors navigate the publishing industry through her author training programs on Fostering Success. 


Melissa has painted and donated several murals to The Hospital for Sick Children in Washington, DC. Her interests include her family, reading, writing, painting, friends, helping others see the positive side of life, and visiting Cape Cod.


Melissa is available to chat with book clubs and welcomes comments and emails from her readers. Visit Melissa at The World Literary Cafe or her personal website.Never miss a brand new release, special promotions or inside gossip again by simply signing up to receive your newsletter from Melissa.

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I received this book to review through Beck Valley Books Book Tours, all the opinions above are 100% my own.
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Saturday, September 3, 2016

Free and Bargain Books Linkup Week 24


Sharing the Love of Books
Enjoy our selection of New Releases / Free & Bargain Books this week

Authors please feel free to add your own books
Readers please free to add your own finds
(any genre except erotica welcome)

This weekly link up is hosted by Beck Valley Books & these awesome book loving blogs...
Monday
 Life as Leels | IrishdaisylovesRomance | Book Babble | All Romance Reader
Tuesday
It's My Side of Life | Celticlady's Reviews | First Time Mommy Adventures 
Wednesday
Beck Valley BooksCinnamon Hollow Reviews
Thursday
Miki's Hope | Nicki's Nook
Friday
Ebook Addicts | I Love Romance | Mother Distracted | Colorimetry | The Ultimate Fan Blog
Saturday
Totally Addicted to Reading | 3 Partners in Shopping | Angie's Angle I Create Purty Thangs | Wishful Endings
Sunday
Lynchburg Mama | LibriAmoriMieiAli - The Dragon Slayer | Wondermom WannabeDeal Sharing Aunt | Rambling Reviews 


For Pre-orders post - PRE-ORDER / genre / title /author
For New Releases post - NEW / genre / title / author
For Free Books post - FREE / genre / title / author / end date 
For Bargain Books post - SALE / price / genre / title / author / end date
(Strictly no Erotica please.  Steamy romance is fine but watch those covers people, incase any underage child is viewing it!)

Here is this weeks awesome selection!

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Come back and check out the new selection every week x



Thursday, September 1, 2016

369 Book Review

369

By David Swan

Emily is a young girl unable to cope with her father's passing. In order to escape from the pain she and her friends embark on a summer project to build a star-vehicle based loosely around outlandish spiritual theories found by her geek friend Alan. He was sent in to keep an eye on Emily and ensure she was coping well with the grief. A sort of secret-counselor. Along with her best friend Tabitha they while away the summer building the contraption while Emily tries to keep at bay increasing hallucinations that started in her dreams and were now spilling out into her day. 

After her father passed away she started to dream of a white puma called Boo. A sort of guardian Angel that tried to show her a different way of seeing the universe and cope with grief but it wasn't working. When she starts to see Boo during the day she starts to panic and her friends become concerned. Is she having a spiritual awakening? or is it the onset of a psychosis brought on due to the grief? Luckily for Emily her Mother keeps a watchful eye over her and follows her outside on the night she attempts to take her life. With the help of a doctor and her friends she gets the help she needs to get her life back together again. 

369 is a tale about grief and the different coping mechanisms we deploy to deal with it. Interwoven through-out the story is each character's tale told about how they coped with Malcolm's passing. Malcolm had a history of alcoholism and they all shared his pain in dealing with this. As well as Emily's adventure into the supposed magical world there is also Malcolm's tale of redemption and seeking peace through meditation which mirrors his and his daughter's parallel spiritual journeys.

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MY REVIEW OF 369

Before Emily’s father dies, he whispers to Emily the number 369. She has no idea what he means by telling her that, but since he dies, she can’t ask him. It seems like everywhere she turns, she sees those numbers, or hears the limerick playing. Taking that to be a sign from her father, she keeps hoping to wake and find him alive. Her friends Tabitha and Allen try to comfort her to no avail. Since she and her father were very close, she has a hard time coping with his death, leaving her grief to overwhelm her.


I was confused throughout this story. The father’s name starts out as Malcolm, but later is changed to Michael. And that is only one of many typos that were distracting to say the least. The story starts with him dying, but then the chapters went back and forth between Emily in the present, and her father after his tumor diagnosis but before his death. I understood and related to Emily’s grief and her being unable to express it. I was the same way with my own loss. The plot led you to believe that there would be some type of revelation revealed eventually, but I was highly disappointed, and left feeling letdown.
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**The above opinions are 100% my own, whether I purchased the book or it was given to me to review.


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