Review: The Devil Wants a China Doll by Azure Boone

4 Stars

   Rone Kreed wants Sheeku in every way imaginable. Which is kind of impossible when possessed with a demon who devours souls with a kiss and spreads eternal damnation through his seed. But Sheeku has a power that protects her from the demon's sadistic intoxicant, tempting Rone to play ever closer to the fires of her innocent, yet demanding desires. When he learns that protecting her from her sadistic mafia family will require his hand in marriage, exorcism becomes imperative. Because he's one sweet beg away from surrendering to the woman he's fallen in love with, and giving the demon her angelic soul.

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   My Thoughts; I had the privilege of meeting this author through a friend of mine. I read one of her short stories and I immediately knew I wanted to read more. My girl Amee, or "Frenemy" as she is known by me (long story, lol) had read several of her books and said this was a MUST read. She said she had read nothing like it before. I am going to have to agree. While I am sure there are other books out there that may be similar, for me this was a unique experience.

   When I first started reading I was so confused. I felt like the author had left me hanging and I needed another chapter in front of the beginning to explain to me what is going on here. But the more I read I started to understand that's what is intended. Rone himself is confused and since you are reading from his POV he passed that confusion on to you. To be sure I was on the right track, I expressed my confusion to Azure and she said, "You're just supposed to be figuring as much out as you can with Rone, your guess is as good as his!"

  Sheeku is such a mystery. The book leaves you with so many theories and and questions. I can't wait to find how WRONG all of my theories are. I suck at theories lol. Rone is totally yummy. I love his personality, he is so serious but also wants to be playful. And totally protective of those he loves. He has alpha male written all over him but he holds himself back, because he is afraid. This book has lots of twists and turns.
When one question is answered at least two more are there to take it's place. I look forward to book 2 in this series. Release day is set for January 2013, exact date has not been announced.

Teaser Tuesday: Hopeless by Colleen Hoover

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by MizB over at shouldbe reading! To participate all you have to do is:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS!

(make sure you don’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)

Confession time-- I kinda don't follow the Teaser Tuesday rules. I usually only post snippets I have read. I am a total freak when reading and I never ever like to look ahead in a book. So most of the time, my teasers have been handpicked from parts I have already read. *blushes*

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Sometimes discovering the truth can leave you more hopeless than believing the lies...

That's what Sky realizes after she meets Dean Holder. A guy with a reputation that rivals her own and an uncanny ability to invoke feelings in her she's never had before. He terrifies her and captivates her all in the span of one encounter, and something about the way he makes her feel sparks buried memories from a past she wishes could just stay buried. 

Sky struggles to keep him at a distance knowing he's nothing but trouble, but Holder insists on learning everything about her. After finally caving to his unwavering pursuit, Sky soon finds that Holder isn't at all who he's been claiming to be. When the secrets he's been keeping are finally revealed, every single facet of Sky's life will change forever.

Recommended for readers 17+ due to sexual content, harsh language and heavy subject matter involving abuse and other mature issues.

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  I ball my fists and frantically look around for something else to throw. I grab pillows off the bed and chuck them at the reflection in the mirror of the girl I no longer know. I watch as the girl in the mirror stares back at me sobbing pathetically. The weakness in he tears infuriates me. We begin to run toward each other until our fists collide against the glass, smashing the mirror. I watch as she falls into a million shiny pieces on the carpet.

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  "What's your name?"

  "Breckin. And you are Sky. At least I hope you are. I guess I could have confirmed you identity before I spilled to you the details of my evil, sadistic plan to over take the school with our two person alliance."

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( I usually only do two but I like this next one so.... Bonus!)

  "Also, I figured if we teamed up, we might prevent at least two unnecessary teenage suicides this year. So, what do you say? Do you want to be my very bestest friend ever in the whole wide world?"

  I laugh. How could I not laugh at that? "Sure. But if the book sucks, we're reevaluating the friendship."

A Beautiful Lie by T.E. Sivec Blog Tour and Review

A Beautiful Lie is making a blog stop here today. I am honored to have had the opportunity to receive an ARC of this book for review. T.E. Sivec is a pen name for one of my new favorite authors Tara Sivec. You all should know her by now from reading the Chocolate Lover's Series (Seduction and Snacks, Future and Frosting and Troubles and Treats). A Beautiful Lie is a new adventure into the world of romantic suspense for Tara.

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Author Bio:

T.E. Sivec is the pen name for Tara Sivec. Under T.E. Sivec, she delves into a more serious genre that is her absolute favorite to read - romantic suspense.  She loves reading a book and
feeling her heart speed up with anticipation and wanted to be able to give that feeling to her fans.

T.E. lives in Ohio with her husband and two children, living the dream of being a full-time writer.

You can follow T.E Sivec/Tara Sivec at the following;

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6555817.T_E_Sivec
https://www.facebook.com/TaraSivec.authorpage?ref=hl
http://www.tarasivec.com/t-e-sivec/

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Review; A Beautiful Lie (Playing with Fire, #1)

   

   

5 Stars

He saw her first, but his friend made the move.

She settled for the safer choice, but her heart knew the truth.

They love, they crave, they lie.

Garrett McCarthy, Annabelle Parker, and Milo Roberts were as close as friends could get. They shared in each other's joy during graduations, promotions, and engagements. They consoled one another through heartache and loss.

When one of the friend's life is tragically cut short, it's up to the two left behind to pick up the pieces and find out the truth - no matter the cost. As they slowly start to uncover the nature of his deception, and the very powerful people behind it, they begin to question everyone and everything, even themselves.

Everyone has secrets - some do it for love while others do it for power. Those secrets can change perceptions, alter reality and sometimes destroy lives.

What do you do when you find out your whole life has been a lie?

Check out A Beautiful Lie on Goodreads 

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   My Thoughts; Wow, what can I say? I fell head over heels for Tara Sivec when I read her Chocolate Lover's series so reading this book was a no brainier  Was I nervous? Yes, tbh I was terrified. This book is a complete turn around from what I KNOW Tara can write. The real question I should have asked was, "Are you seriously doubting the mad skills this woman possesses?" What was I thinking? I loved this book from start to finish. It has so many ups and down and surprises that I was like whuuuuuuuut the freck just happened here?

    I feel I must take a moment to pay homage to all that is Garrett McCarthy. This is one man that it took me like 2 pages to fall in love with. He is the total - overbearing, over protective, hot headed, stubborn, swoon worthy - package. To say he had my heart doing little pitter-pats on several occasions may be an understatement.

"I want you to admit that I am the only one who can make you feel like this." Garrett said through clenched teeth.....

*THUD*

Parker is Garrett's equal in every way  She is a total bad-ass and the exact kind of leading lady that I love in a story, she takes crap from NO ONE! She is strong and independent and tough to the 'enth degree but she is also kind and vulnerable and afraid to express her feelings for fear of being hurt.

"Here's a lesson for you, asshole. Don't f*ck with me," Parker said into the quiet room.

After reading this book I think it is pretty safe to say, "Tara Sivec by any other name is still AWESOME." This woman is proving that she can write any darn thing she wants. I look forward to seeing more in the future.

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BDB Re-read continues....

Lover Eternal (Black Dagger Brotherhood, Book 2)


 Within the brotherhood, Rhage is the vampire with the strongest appetites. He’s the best fighter, the quickest to act on his impulses, and the most voracious lover—for inside him burns a ferocious curse cast by the Scribe Virgin. Possessed by this dark side, Rhage fears the times when his inner dragon is unleashed, making him a danger to everyone around him.Mary Luce, a survivor of many hardships, is unwittingly thrown into the vampire world and reliant on Rhage’s protection. With a life-threatening curse of her own, Mary is not looking for love. Her faith in miracles was lost years ago. But when Rhage’s intense animal attraction turns into something more emotional, he knows that he must make Mary his alone. And while their enemies close in, Mary fights desperately to gain life eternal with the one she loves…

 My re-read continues with Lover Eternal aka Rhage.

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  As Butch stepped into the main room, he got a load of Rhage’s ensemble for the night: Black leather trench coat fell from his shoulders to his ankles. Black wife-beater was tucked into leathers. Shitkickers topped him out at six-eight or so. In the getup, the vampire was flat-out, drop-dead gorgeous. Even to a certified hetero like Butch.
   The son of a bitch actually bent the laws of physics, he was so attractive. Blond hair was cut short in the back and left longer in the front. Teal-blue eyes were the color of Bahamas seawater. And that face made Brad Pitt look like a candidate for The Swan.  But he was no mama’s boy, in spite of being a charmer. Something dark and lethal seethed behind the flashy exterior, and you knew it the minute you saw him. He gave off the vibe of a guy who’d smile while he set the record straight with his fists, even if he was spitting his own teeth out while he took care of business. ---Chapter one Lover Eternal

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Check out my review of Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward.

Don't forget the next volume of the BDB series will be out in March!!!

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A Beautiful Lie by T.E. Sivec Promo Blitz and Giveaway

 Author Bio:
T.E. Sivec is the pen name for Tara Sivec.   Under T.E. Sivec, she delves into a more serious genre that is her absolute favorite to read - romantic suspense.  She loves reading a book and feeling her heart speed up with anticipation and wanted to be able to give that feeling to her fans.

T.E. lives in Ohio with her husband and two children, living the dream of being a full-time writer



http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6555817.T_E_Sivec

https://www.facebook.com/TaraSivec.authorpage?ref=hl

http://www.tarasivec.com/t-e-sivec/

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   He saw her first, but his friend made the move.

   She settled for the safer choice, but her heart knew the truth.

   They love, they crave, they lie.

   Garrett McCarthy, Annabelle Parker, and Milo Roberts were as close as friends could get. They shared in each other's joy during graduations, promotions, and engagements. They consoled one another through heartache and loss.

   When one of the friend's life is tragically cut short, it's up to the two left behind to pick up the pieces and find out the truth - no matter the cost. As they slowly start to uncover the nature of his deception, and the very powerful people behind it, they begin to question everyone and everything, even themselves.

   Everyone has secrets - some do it for love while others do it for power. Those secrets can change perceptions, alter reality and sometimes destroy lives.

What do you do when you find out your whole life has been a lie?  

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"If you were mine, I would never be able to walk away from you.  If you were mine, I’d worship every inch of your body with my hands, lips, and tongue.  If you were mine, I wouldn't be able to stand in the same room as you without running my hands over your skin and tasting your lips.  If you were mine..."

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A Book Junkie's Vacation.....

   A few weeks ago I decided to take a little Blogcation to get through the holidays and also because the family was taking a trip up to Washington state to spend a week with my brother and his family.

   After this week it is pretty safe to say that I have reached a new level of insanity. If I had not been so embarrassed to wear my geek out on my sleeve you would see massive amounts of pictures of me posing in front of so many bookish landmarks. But as it were I stuck to google maps to show me just how close I was to a few well known places. And it has now occurred to me that while I was embarrass to show my geek to the ones I love the most I am more than willing to share it with all of the internet...... maybe I didn't think this through completely.

 Day one.... Arriving

   As we were approaching Sea-Tac airport in Seattle I glance out my window and see..... The Space Needle!!! I was like squeeeee then realized that I couldn't turn on my phone to take a pic. I considered being a rebel and doing it anyway but I did not want to be held responsible if the plane crashed.

     I can see the headlines now......

What? YES I did!! I made the newspaper "The Daily Prophet",  what did you expect??

Day Three..... Gone fishing

     I LOVE to fish. I am not one of those girly girls either that can't bait a hook. No way I am all in. Well unless the bait is something totally gross like a cricket then no, I am not touching that!!! Anyway, on day three my brother, nephew, husband and I all set out to parts unknown, to me, to go Black Mouth fishing. When we arrive at the boat dock what do I see? A sign that say Port Angeles, I immediately think, "Hmmm, maybe we should be shopping for dresses?" Then I came back to reality and pulled out my phone and you guessed it google told me how close I was to Forks.

    We had a great time out on the boat, we didn't catch anything because of technical difficulties but I had a blast and the view was spectacular.....

    

                            


Day four..... Snow day

    We live in southern Mississippi so my kids have never seen snow. Well, they have seen snow, but I mean real snow, the kind you could build an actual snowman with, a snowman who is taller than 6 inches. ;) We made our way up Mt Rainier toward Paradise. We then had to turn around because the snow was coming down fast and the little park ranger dudes insisted we needed chains blah blah blah.

    So we start back down the mountain and find another spot that was off the beaten path and took the kids (and my husband lol) sledding.

As we are walking around what do we find? Wolf tracks....

 Yep Jacob must have just passed through *snickers*

Day five..... Squidding

   We took my youngest son squid jigging and he had a blast. This was our second time to go since we got here but they caught more than the first time. It was super cold so we headed back pretty quickly. While changing into warm clothes and attempting to defrost my toes I decided to once again get out my google map and see how close to a few other bookish places we were.

Mr. Grey was not far away, as you can see.

Psssst.............. my Sis in Law was reading Fifty Shades while we were there :-) yay!!

Then I had to search my most favorite bookish Seattle landmark. It is where we first meet Kellan Kyle, it is the best of the best of all bookish locations..............

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO *sobs uncontrollably* You do exist!!! I know you do!! Google is mistaken, I know it doesn't seem possible but surely it can happen, right? RIGHT??

*giggles*

Day six was spent on the couch nursing a cold that decided to appear. We had family night, watched a movie and I got depressed knowing our vacation was coming to an end. I had an absolutely fabulous time. This is the first trip for me up to my Brother's house and I hope it is just the first of many to come. And maybe next time I will hit all the bookish places we all wish we could go.

Waiting on; Beneath This Man by Jodi Ellen Malpas

   Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine. It spotlights books that have not yet been released, but I am looking forward to.......

Beneath This Man (This Man #2)

  She knew she was heading towards disaster. Every instinct told her to run, but Jesse Ward was a hard man to escape.

  It has been five days’ since Ava O’Shea left Jesse drunk and raging at Lusso – left behind a man who drowned her in his intensity and blindsided her with his touch. Getting over this man was never going to be easy. And now he’s back in her life.

  She has questions she needs answering, but her determination to get these answers will give the pleasure-seeking playboy the power to destroy her again. She needs to keep her eyes wide open and caution at the forefront of her mind, an ambitious intention when Jesse Ward is within touching distance. And he plans to be.

  He’s dark, he’s broken – Ava knows this, but the only way to find out how dark and how broken is to get beneath the steely exterior of this man.

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I have been on pins and needles waiting for this book ever since I read the final page of This Man. Jan 18th can not come fast enough!! For my review of This Man (book 1) click here. 

For more on Jesse and Ava and a few teasers from Beneath This Man check out;

 This Man on facebook.