Meet Cheryl Brooks author of Must Love Cowboys.
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Guest Post with Author Cheryl Brooks and Giveaway
Feature and Giveaway: Dare Me by Rebecca Shea
Five coworkers.Four drinks.Three glances.Two fleeting smiles.One dare.A dare that will change my life.That’s all it takes to send me plummeting into the arms of the mysterious Holt Hamilton. Behind his crystal blue eyes is a secret, one that screams danger but calls to me anyway.My name is Saige Phillips.I never walk away from a dare.
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
ARC Review: Dark Hearts by Sharon Sala
This is the conclusion to the Secrets and Lies trilogy but it's my first book in the series. I'm on a run of being late to the book party but I haven't suffered yet. I hadn't read any of the other books in this series but as far as I can tell, you don't need to. Beyond a few references to the first book, there was nothing that felt like it was missing. My assumption is that if you read the first two books first, you might actually find some of the things in this book redundant. I have absolutely no evidence of that because I didn't read the first two books so feel free to disregard my opinion on that issue.
This is a suspense/thriller with a underling love story. I'll start with the love story- it was intense, emotional and well connected but....It may have been too intense. The level of agony between Sam and Lainey was kind of depressing. Lainey is a cancer survivor who underwent a double mastectomy. Sam is a veteran with terrible burn scars and PTSD. You put those two together and add in Sam's finally grief and suffering and it could really be overwhelming. I loved that Sam and Lainey healed together but if I'm being honest, I found their story to be more than a little depressing at times. Ok, now that we've addressed the romance, let's talk about the mystery.
One of the things I like in books is alternating POV's. I like the context of knowing what each character is thinking. We got that in this book but it ran a bit of a mook because there were so many POVs. We got inside the mind of the killer, the main character and several supporting characters. I don't mind a lot of different POV's but they need to be more clearly delineated in this book so we know who the heck is talking or thinking. For those of you who read other books in this series, I think you might have a much easier time following the alternating POV's. For someone like me who was new to the series, I felt like I was struggling to understand the events and the characters all at the same time.
In terms of the actual plot, there are a lot of people dying. In a purely fictional sense, I'm cool with that. I did have some issues with all the myriad of deaths fit the plot. I think the author was trying to disguise the identity of the killer by throwing the reader off track. The problem for me is that I FELT like I was off track. When I got to the end of the book, I didn't necessarily get how all the prior events fit the conclusion. I can tell you mystery fanatics out there, it is hard to guess the identity of the killer in this book but not impossible. I was very satisfied with the building of the suspect pool and the eventual reveal. I'm just not sure we needed everything that happened before that point.
All in all, I liked the mystery more than the love story but between that and the writing, there are plenty of reasons to give this one a try.
**ARC provided by Publisher**
Interview with Author Amy Sandas and Giveaway
Meet Amy Sandas author of Luck is No Lady.
Amy Sandas's love of romance began one summer when she stumbled across one of her mother's Barbara Cartland books. Her affinity for writing began with sappy pre-teen poems and led to a Bachelor's degree with an emphasis on Creative Writing from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. She lives with her husband and children near Milwaukee.
Interview with Author Erin Watt and Giveaway
My name is Jen Frederick and I live in Iowa with my husband, daughter, and very large dog. I really want a cat though. I keep telling my husband that I won’t be a real writer until I have a cat. I didn’t realize I wanted to be a fiction writer until a few years ago. At the encouragement of a few friends, I turned a NANO manuscript into a real book and I’ve been publishing ever since.
In my downtime, I love to read, craft, and cook. I used to sew for my daughter until she developed a taste for ready made garments. Now the sewing machine is stored away but someday I home to pull it out again.
The best part of writing is interacting with other readers. I love to share what I’m reading and I love to hear what has moved you. Don’t hesitate to contact me at any time!
A USA Today bestselling author, Elle Kennedy grew up in the suburbs of Toronto, Ontario, and holds a B.A. in English from York University. From an early age, she knew she wanted to be a writer, and actively began pursuing that dream when she was a teenager.Elle writes romantic suspense and erotic contemporary romance for various publishers. She loves strong heroines and sexy alpha heroes, and just enough heat and danger to keep things interesting!
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