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Wednesday, May 1, 2019

REVIEW: Calla’s Kitchen by Teresa Crumpton






Calla’s Kitchen
Teresa Crumpton
5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Let me start off by saying this book made me very hungry while reading.  I mean seriously they were always cooking in the kitchen of Belladonna and the food sounded amazing!!!

Besides the fact that I really did want to smack Calla a time or two throughout this book I truly loved her and 
Wes.  Best Friends who struggle with their attraction to 
each other - What could possibly go wrong?

I loved getting to know a little bit about Calla in Donut Leave Me and fell completely in love with her in Calla’s Kitchen.  

Poor Miss Calla...my heart ached for her at times but again I also wanted to smack her a few times. I mean seriously I get why she was upset and in a funk but I felt at times she really  just needed to pull up her big girl panties and take control of her life again. The one main thing she totally had going for her was her support system with her friends.  They were there to be her rock while she was crumbling apart.  

In Calla’s Kitchen we see how Calla deals with her breakup from her fiancé who she finds in bed with another woman.  Her confidence is shattered and it is not only effecting her daily personal life but also her cooking.  To add more drama to the mix her long time best friend Wes and her have been dancing around each other for years.  Will the two be able to sort out issues and finally be together?

Teresa Crumpton has definitely been added to my one-click Authors list. I was hooked on the story from the beginning all the way through and can’t wait for the next book. A 5 star read in my book




Calla Bond needs a rebound, and unfortunately so does her cooking. The chef and restaurateur lost her edge right about the time she found her fiance in bed with another woman. For the last year, the only thing saving her restaurant has been her family of friends willing to pick up the slack while she nursed a deeply broken heart. Now, however, Calla’s nearly out of credit with her closest pals, and they’re determined to help her heal her spirit and find her cooking mojo again.
Wes Westminster adores Calla, but his close relationship with Calla’s brother – not to mention Calla’s engagement – has ensured the two have been strictly friends. Even now, with no fiance in his way, Wes isn’t ready to jeopardize both of those friendships just to pursue the girl of his dreams. But Wes will have to make peace with his inner conflict soon, because Calla’s restaurant family is setting her up, and Wes is the one pushing her to move on.
Calla’s Kitchen may be read and enjoyed as a standalone contemporary romance!
AMAZON US | AMAZON AU | AMAZON CAAMAZON UK
AVAILABLE IN KINDLE UNLIMITED



Tuesday, April 30, 2019

REVIEW: Claiming Tuesday ~ By Riley Edwards















Claiming Tuesday
By: Riley Edwards
5 Stars ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

When a man is on a mission he is going to let nothing stop him until he gets the end results that he wants.....

Riley Edwards has once again blown me away. I am so in love with The Next Generation boys and just when I think I can’t love another one more Riley brings us a new book.  Claiming Tuesday is everything and then some.  The story is all consuming and I devoured it and I truly mean devoured it within hours of starting. I was at the point that I didn’t want the story to end but I needed to keep reading because I was  so engrossed in the story.  

Jackson is a man that I wish could be mine.  He is compassionate. He is all Alpha male with a soft side thrown in.  He is hot and sexy. He is possessive.  At the end of the day he is a true sweetheart and my heart swooned numerous times throughout Claiming Tuesday.  

Now onto my poor Tuesday.  The girl had my heart aching for her from the beginning.  She has a kind soul but very few know the true her.  Her past is something she truly wants to forget but it still haunts her to this day.  The strength this girl had amazed me and I was cheering for her throughout even when she was being mean and unreasonable to sweet Jackson.

Tuesday is the game changer for Jackson.  When Jackson first sees Tuesday at a family gathering he knows his world has just changed.  Jackson’s pursuit of Tuesday is challenging none the less.  She is pushing him away and he is pushing her to open up and let him in.  The back and forth banter is comical at times and heartbreaking at others.  Throw in a twist and some suspense and Claiming Tuesday will leave you wanting more.   

Claiming Tuesday nearly broke me.  Again I was so addicted to it that I didn’t want it to end.  Then don’t get me started on the ending.   Riley, you have me very intrigued about poor Delaney.   I need the next book STAT!!!




***Claiming Tuesday is LIVE***
*The Next Generation Book 4*


Everyone meet Jackson Clark,
 a hot firefighter who knows what he wants and
 will do everything to get it.
 





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Thursday, May 24, 2018

Pinned by Brooke May ~ New Release


New Release!

Pinned
Moto X Series, Book #3
Brooke May
Genre: Contemporary Romance/Sports
Cover Design: Dark Water Covers

Blurb:


He has her, and then he doesn’t.

The back and forth Axle Ryan has dealt with has finally given him everything he wants.

Paige Bartin.

She’s left him Roosted and wanting more. She is unlike any other, leaving him feeling a myriad of emotions. No other has fired up both his temper and sexual drive as her. Paige has finally given herself over to him and told him most of her past, freeing her.

But what has left them Cased may very well tear them apart once more because of the last piece of her she has yet to share.

Bombarded with nightmares, Axle will do anything to keep Paige and protect her.

But even all his preparedness can’t brace him for this blind spot.

Can Axle and Paige overcome all the odds stacked against them?

Or will it race them both down with the throttle Pinned?

Author Bio:

Romance author Brooke May spends her days writing whatever her overactive imagination has brewed up and her evenings reading while she works alongside her mom. Telling stories is second natural to her, from a young age she has told anyone who would listen what she had thought of. Now a mom of two boys, she splits her time writing, playing with her sons, and of course, hiking, hunting, fishing, and four-wheeling in her beloved Bighorn Mountains.




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Sunday, March 18, 2018

Sunday Morning Coffee ~ Reviews By Em



Good Morning!
Happy Sunday!

I am a book junkie at heart!
Books are my escape from reality!
I love sharing my love of books with you all!

Check out the books I’ve devoured in February and March of this year.
They are all amazing reads - each in their own way.   Get to 
ONE-CLICKING! You won’t be disappointed.

Let’s start off with....

Gorgeous - Book One
By Lisa Shelby
5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️



• Review By Chasing The Words •

Oh where to even start....

Gorgeous has romance, angst, suspense, a sassy girl, a hot guy, and some teary eyed moments...I mean seriously how can you go wrong???  Oh and sexy time is hot...hot...hot...and sometimes sweet and romantic.  

From page one I was captivated with this book. Olivia is an independent woman who has a secret.  Ronan is the hot, billionaire who is a hard@ss to the outside world but a softy when it counts.  When Ronan sets his sights on Olivia a series of events turn both their lives upside down.  

I loved watching Ronan and Olivia’s relationship form.  One was very strong willed and wouldn’t give up. The other was scared and had trepidation.  What ensues between the two had me smiling more than not throughout the book.  I truly felt like they were meant to find each other in one way or another.  

Secrets are revealed. 
Feeling are shared.

Trust is born but is that enough.  Towards the end of Gorgeous I was on the edge of my seat reading page after page needing answers and them bam I read the words “To be continued...” and I literally said it can’t freaking end here I need my answers.  You know you are engrossed in the book when you didn’t see that ending coming and you end up talking to your book.  Thanks Lisa for making me look crazy in front of my family 😀.


Gorgeous is 5+ Stars in my book. I can’t wait to get my hands on book 2 to get my answers.  Lisa Shelby, another amazing book.  I loved every beautifully written word you wrote.

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Next up.....

Our Alternate Ending
By Katie Fox
5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️



• Review By Chasing The Words •

Oh my aching heart. I am not even sure where to begin.  Katie Fox will have your emotions all over the place. Our Alternate Ending is such a beautifully written story and sends an even more beautiful message at the end of the day. To love with every breathe you have. To have the courage to keep fighting when the fight is gone.  To have faith in a higher power and to not let fear stop you from living your life to the fullest every single day.

Owen and Elle met at a time when they both needed each other in one way or another.     A botched interview turns into life changing events for all involved.  Fate steps in and ultimately changes the course of two lives.  

From page one I fell in love with Elle and her cute and quirky self.  Bad luck seemed to follow her wherever she went but she didn’t let that deter her.  She kept on trekking on. Her strength (whether she knew she had it or not), love for her family and courage were something I admired.  Faced with an unimaginable situation, decisions had to be made and she could with cower in a corner and run from it or step up and run towards it full speed.  

Owen is the arrogant brut you couldn’t help but also love.  He frustrated me at times because he was such a puzzle.  I kept trying to piece it together and when all the pieces finally came together I understood where he was coming from and I fell in love with him more. 

Page, after page my heart was in shambles. I was laughing, I was smiling, I had tears in my eyes or I had tears pouring out of my eyes.  At 5:30am I read the word “The End” and my heart soured from the emotions in the book and I felt like I could finally breathe again.  Definitely have some tissues on hand. Our Alternate Ending is a must read.  This is my first book that I’ve read by Katie Fox but will definitely not be my last. I am hooked. 

I am going to leave you with one of the quotes that sat with me throughout reading Owen and Elle’s story....


“The road to our dreams is filled with obstacles, sweetheart. And that’s all he is: an obstacle. They all serve their purpose, and usually it’s not until we’ve reached our final destination do we learn if they were placed in our path to make us stronger or set us back.”

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💜💙 Buy Links 💙💜

Amazon US: http://amzn.to/2tplcr4
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Amazon AU: http://amzn.to/2G3whRt


And then we have....

Tap That 
By Jennifer Blackwood and R.C. Boldt
5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

 

• Review By Chasing The Words •

Tap That is most definitely a WINNER!
BINGO!!!

I just couldn’t get enough of Tap That.  Jennifer Blackwood and R.C. Boldt have a way with words that has you laughing one minute, hot and bothered the next and then even at times a little pissed off.  Reid and Callie to say are hysterical together is an understatement.  The banter back and forth between the two had me clutching my stomach at times from laughing so hard. It was like that awkward you don’t know if you should laugh or not kinda moments.  #Priceless

Callie, Callie, Callie...the girl got in over her head but damn if she didn’t do her best to make herself shine.  She did have some cringe worthy moments that  in my head I’m saying “Oh no she didn’t just say that”. LOL. She did also love to poke the bear (Reid) though...

“He’s like a big red do not push button. And now all I want to do is press the damn button.”

Then you have Reid and his smooth talking, sexy @ss self.  I loved him to pieces. He was down to earth and loveable.  He gave it just as good as he got it in regards to Callie.  

I would tell you my favorite part of the book but I’m afraid it will ruin it for everyone so just know Reid has all the smooth talking, “anti-dating” stuff down pack.  I just absolutely loved Reid and Callie together.

Tap That is a definite must read! I couldn’t get enough of it!!!

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The beer's not the only thing getting tapped.
Tap That by Jennifer Blackwood and RC Boldt is AVAILABLE NOW!

Amazon: http://amzn.to/2C1ty7w
iBooks: https://goo.gl/vpVrvq
Kobo: https://goo.gl/AEdHtN
Nook: https://goo.gl/kAVbDp
Google: https://goo.gl/iH7Ybp

And FINALLY......

Addicted To Love 
By A.M. Myers
5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️



• Review By Chasing The Words •

One day....
Couple of hours....
Addicted To Love was devoured...

A.M. Myers blew me again once again with Addicted To Love - book two in Bayou Devils MC series!  From page one I was addicted and couldn’t put the book down.  It was intense and has everything I love in a MC book.

Chance, the man definitely has perseverance and doesn’t give up easily.  Carly, the girl was infuriating at times. She was too independent for her own good and stuck inside her head more times then not.  But god how I loved the two of them and everyone within the Bayou Devils Club.  At the end of the day it was about family and sticking by each other through thick and thin. 

Addicted To Love has angst, drama, suspense, some sticky situations, romance, hot sex, heart break and heartache.  My heart was in pieces a time or two and seriously broke for Carly and what she went through.  This book is a definite must read!

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Thursday, February 22, 2018

Cased by Brooke May



Cased
Moto X Series, Book #2
Brooke May
Genre: Contemporary Romance/Sports
Cover Design: Dark Water Covers

Blurb:

She’s broken. And he is determined to be the one to put her back together.
Paige Bartin is the one for him.
Finally believing he found happiness, Axle Ryan was left blindsided when Paige left him completely Roosted. Just like he was warned, the switch was flipped.
Now, Axle is left empty but there is a driving need to fight for the woman he sees his future in.
And fight he will.
Axle will go against anyone, including Paige herself to prove how good–scratch that–phenomenal they are together.
It’s more than unbelievable chemistry and a beautiful woman who hides behind a blank expression; it’s two souls coming together.
But when their bond is tested, will they survive or will they be left Cased?





Buy Links:
Universal Amazon Link: myBook.to/MotoX2Cased
Universal Link: books2read.com/u/bxqXvl



Cased - Moto X Book Two
By Brooke May
5 Stars

When I say this book wrecked me I mean it completely, 110% wrecked me.  From page one I was addicted. The story continues where Roosted ended and by god I could not put the book down - damn real life for getting in the way.  

Brooke May has outdone herself with this book.  Axle and Paige became so real to me.  I felt there pain, I laughed when they laughed, smiled when they smiled and my heart absolutely broke for them both time after time.  I also felt like poor Axle kept getting the shaft but boy does that boy have perseverance and never gave up - even when he was making stupid mistakes.  

Paige as much as I love her needed a smack upside her head a time or two - like girl how much can you toy with a poor guy.  I mean I now get why she is the way she is but before we find out parts of her story you really did want to smack her in a good way.  

Axle and Paige’s relationship is like what Axle said “Fire and ice, that’s what we are. I only hope together we can bask in the heat.”  The heat between the two was undeniable but damn the Ice (Paige’s head really) for always getting in the way.  The back and forth between the two in this book makes the book a MUST READ!  Not only did I fall in love with Axle and Paige more but also with Parker, Len, Jax, Levi and even Axle’s parents and sister.   The main characters are not only so lovable but everyone in their lives is just as much and I loved getting to know them more.  Even when the last paragraph of the last chapter had me screaming.....

Cased is a must read.  Axle and Paige are being added to my Favorite Couples of 2018 list and I can’t wait for the next book where I’m hoping I get all the answers I need.  


Author Bio:

Romance author Brooke May spends her days writing whatever her overactive imagination has brewed up and her evenings reading while she works alongside her mom. Telling stories is second natural to her, from a young age she has told anyone who would listen what she had thought of. Now a mom of two boys, she splits her time writing, playing with her sons, and of course, hiking, hunting, fishing, and four-wheeling in her beloved Bighorn Mountains.




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Saturday, January 13, 2018

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT ~ Carver Pike





~ CARVER PIKE ~

BIO
Carver Pike is the darker, more twisted alter ego of erotica writer Chris Genovese. Where Chris tends to write erotic comedies, poetry, and other fun but sexy tales, Carver likes to stick a knife in it and wiggle it around. If you're looking for horror and dark fantasy with an erotic twist, you've come to the right man. Who new scary could be so sexy?

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Twisted Mirrors: The Edge of Reflection Book 1



     Have you ever been pushed so close to the edge that you think you might do something violent to yourself or someone else? When Gabe finds out his fiance is cheating on him, he just can't take it anymore. But his image on the other side of the mirror, Cutter, loves him some evil revenge. Suddenly, Gabe finds himself trapped on the dark side of the mirror, having accidentally unleashed Cutter to wreak havoc on his peaceful world. Now, it's a race against the clock to get back to his world and put an end to the madness. But first Gabe must survive the Twisted Mirror world. 

This is a love story laced with maniacs and monsters. 


BE ADVISED, THIS IS A DARK FANTASY BOOK WITH GRAPHIC SEX AND VIOLENCE. BUYER BEWARE.


Figments of Fear
The Edge of Reflection 2

     Gabe is closer to catching up to his sadistic doppelganger, Cutter, but in a dark mirror world, it seems everyone and everything is hell-bent on stopping him. With demons, horrific creatures, and violent criminals lurking around every corner, Gabe finds that his friends and the woman he's falling in love with are paying a dangerous price.





Seed of Sin
The Edge of Reflection 3 

     Gabe and Lisa escape to the Blue Capped Mountains, one of the few peaceful places on the dark side of the mirror. In a world where children don't exist, a pregnant mother can be quite valuable, and her baby? Priceless. Can Gabe and his new friends protect the woman he loves and the child in her womb?





The Fractured Fallen
The Edge of Reflection 4

     On the run from ruthless outlaws and sadistic soldiers, Gabe and his new friends take Lisa and her babies to the dark mirror version of Chicago to seek the one supernatural seer who might be able to tell them where to go for safety. But in a desolate city full of desperate wackos, survival isn't all that easy. And then there are those pesky dark side assassins hot on their trail.







Redgrave: An Erotic Horror


     Sandra Sikes is a young woman trying to prove herself in a man's military. When she volunteers to work a confinement post nobody else wants, she finds herself locked in an abandoned building with only her hot coworker guarding the second floor, and a psychopath locked in a cell. This will be the longest and most horrific night of her life. 

BE ADVISED: THIS BOOK IS FOR A MATURE AUDIENCE AND CONTAINS GRAPHIC SEX AND VIOLENCE




Diablo Snuff: A Foreign Evil: An Erotic Horror
    "Let me tell you about the night I experienced true evil. It started with a gaze. She was eye fucking the shit out of me." 

     Michael is at the tail end of his bachelor party vacation with his buddies and has had enough of all the gambling and flirtatious prostitutes. Then he meets Isabelle, a foreigner herself, and Michael is smitten. But even evil can come in a beautiful package. 

BE ADVISED: THIS BOOK IS FOR A MATURE AUDIENCE AND CONTAINS GRAPHIC SEX AND VIOLENCE.









THE GRINDHOUSE: DIABLO SNUFF 2 

     Tobias, who writes under the pen name T.K. Tantrum, has received a special gift from his assistant. He's going to an author retreat where he will get the chance to sit and write at the desk of his fallen idol, Melvin Morose, a sick and demented horror writer who hanged himself in the very room in which Tobias will be working. The Grand Georgina, the venue for the retreat, was once a stop on the Underground Railroad, but this hotel is much more than a haunted historical relic. It has become a sick and twisted playground for an evil, demonic company called Diablo Snuff. If you read book 1, you’ll know how horrific Diablo Snuff is. Just wait 'til you read this one.








Shadow Puppets: Scarecrows of Minnow Ranch

     When Dawn inherits her mother’s ranch, she only wants to embrace the peaceful tranquility of the country life. She might clean up the place, learn how to farm, and maybe even meet a hot young townie to help warm up her bed at night. Being on a secluded ranch sounds great…until nightfall.     


     That’s when there’s movement in the cornfield, knocking on her front door, and glowing red eyes. It’s when the scarecrows come to life. 


BE ADVISED: THIS BOOK IS FOR A MATURE AUDIENCE AND CONTAINS GRAPHIC SEX AND VIOLENCE. 





 AVAILABLE  NOW    
WE ALL FALL DOWN  Quills and Daggers Part Two  
#CarverPike    
           

This is the 10th and final book in season one of The Collective. You MUST read book 1 before reading book 2 (and it's definitely beneficial to read the other books in The Collective if you want to be able to pick up on all the breadcrumbs left throughout the series). 

Amazon Universal: http://books2read.com/u/bpWWr9

Ring around the rosy. Pocket full of posies. Ashes…ashes…WE ALL FALL DOWN. 

I was giving the city something it so desperately needed. Something it hadn’t had in a long time. Something that wouldn’t allow people to prance around in the late night hours, doing whatever they wanted to, without any worry about the darkness all around them. I became a serial killer. A monster for the city to blame all its problems on. I could have simply carried a pistol and put a paper bag over my head and found couples making out in cars. Or I could have brought young boys to my home and drugged them and performed sexual acts on them before eating them. I could have dressed like a clown and buried young men beneath my house. Yet, I was no Zodiac, Dahmer, or Gacy.

I became Simple Simon who met the pie man. You know how the nursery rhyme goes. It made sense. I hated pumpkin pie yet it was the one thing that my foster family and I had in common. So I used it. As silly as it might seem, I decided to create my own sick treats out of the bodies of my victims. 

Kevin is a stuttering tattoo artist struggling to make sense of a cruel world and the loneliness enveloping him. Simple Simon is a cold blooded killer stalking the streets of San Francisco. In the final book of Season 1 of The Collective, step inside two personalities, two fractured minds, and discover the demons lurking in the darkness. 

This is the sequel to Quills and Daggers by my alter ego, erotic romance author Chris Genovese. It’s also book 10 in The Collective, a series of standalone novellas where the characters from the different books intertwine and are all part of the big city terrorized by Simple Simon and his trail of dead bodies. You’ll get much more out of this book if you read the entire 10-book series, but Quills and Daggers 1 and Quills and Daggers 2: We All Fall Down are companion books. You must read the first one. 









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