Blog Tour Review + Giveaway—Announcing Trouble by Amy Fellner Dominy

Announcing Trouble by Amy Fellner Dominy

Publication Date: August 5, 2019

Publisher: Entangled Teen Crush

I may know everything there is to know about baseball, but that doesn’t mean I have to like it. Or like him. Garrett Reeves: sidelined player and the embodiment of everything I’ve learned to hate about baseball. He’s gorgeous, he’s cocky, he’s laser-focused on getting back in the game, no matter the cost.

When he convinces me to call games alongside him, our chemistry heats up the booth. We’re good together, whether I want to admit it or not. I’m finding that I like baseball again, but even worse, I’m liking Garrett. A lot.

But when he has to decide between our future and a new shot at his dreams, I know baseball will win out every time. 

Disclaimer: This Entangled Teen Crush book has tons of hilarious banter, lots of sexual tension, and a hero who will throw a wild pitch right at your heart.

Review:
“His hesitation is proof that I’m right. I don’t want a guy who has to think about it. I want a guy who wants me. More than anything.”

Wow. I mean this in the best way possible but that was so much better than I expected. I thought the story had the perfect mixture of being humorous and realistic. Not too deep but enough to get all the feels when a character was going through what I would consider, painful. Painful memories. Sometimes the book had a good dose of angst (which I loved!). You can never go wrong with angst. I felt it all. There was never a dull moment while reading. 

 Let me brag a bit about the hero, Garrett. He is the epitome of perfection—he’s kind, has a great sense of humor, and he puts up with and fights for a girl who tries so damn hard to push him away. And I get why she does it! Josie’s story is heartbreaking and she suffers from a bit of PTSD from love gone wrong. The way she is and the reasoning behind everything is completely understandable. My heart shattered right along with hers. Josie didn’t even realize that while Garrett was mending her hard heart, she was also healing him as well. It was beautiful. 

“I told myself I was standing on the edge of quicksand—close to trouble but in no danger of falling in. Now I realize I’ve been sinking for days.”

I could relate a lot to Josie and I think a lot of readers will too. She uses sarcasm and wit to hide behind a vulnerable state. That being said, she’s actually very independent and strong. The banter between her and Garrett had me laughing and sometimes swooning. Could we have gotten a cooler couple to root for?

On top of all of that, we get baseball! I love baseball and have since I was a very young child. Going the direction of announcing games was brilliant. I know the game very well but broadcasting is not something I’d ever have the guts to do. 

“I just know that every minute we’re not together, I want us to be. And that kiss we didn’t have? It was the best kiss of my life.”

I truly enjoyed Announcing Trouble. The characters were a hoot, the plot was fun and refreshing, and the romance was completely swoony! 

*Thank you to the publisher for pets free copy in exchange for an honest and unbiased review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Amy Fellner Dominy is the award-winning author of books for teens, tweens and toddlers. An MFA playwright, Amy’s novels include The Fall of Grace; Die for You; A Matter of Heart; Audition & Subtraction; OyMGand the picture books series, Cookiesaurus Rex. Amy was recognized in 2017 by the Arizona Library Association with the Judy Goddard Award. Her novels have been recognized as Bank Street College of Education Best Book Selections, and OyMG is a Sydney Taylor Notable Book for Teens. Amy lives in Phoenix with her husband and a puppy who is training them. To learn more, visit www.amydominy.com or find her on Facebook at amyfellnerdominyauthor and Instagram at @amydominy.

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Cover Reveal—THE GAME YOU PLAY (RIXON RAIDERS #2) by L.A. Cotton

 THE GAME YOU PLAY (RIXON RAIDERS #2)

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We are excited to bring you the cover and blurb for The Game You Play by L A Cotton, the highly anticipated follow up to The Trouble With You.

BLURB

Cocky football players, school rivalry, and the girls who get in their way … The Raiders are back!

Felicity Giles has a list.

Lose her virginity.

Meet her knight-in-shining-armor and fall in love.

Have the best senior year a girl can have. 

The only problem? Her knight isn’t a saint, he’s a villain, and she’s pretty sure he’ll destroy her before ever handing over a piece of his heart. 

Jason Ford has a plan.

Win State and go down as one of the most successful Quarterbacks in Rixon Raider history.

Head off to college and pursue his dream of being drafted to the NFL.

Avoid the girl under his skin. Felicity Giles, his stepsister’s best friend and perpetual pain in his ass.

She’s annoying as hell.

Quirky.

She’s a game to him, nothing more.

Until his arch rival comes after him and the few people he cares about ... and Felicity gets caught in the crossfire.

And suddenly hating her feels a whole lot like falling in love. 

The Game You Play is the second book in the Rixon Raiders series but can be read as a standalone.

 
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Edgy. Angsty. Addictive Romance.

Author of mature young adult and new adult novels, L A is happiest writing the kind of books she loves to read: addictive stories full of teenage angst, tension, twists and turns.

Home is a small town in the middle of England where she currently juggles being a full-time writer with being a mother/referee to two little people. In her spare time (and when she’s not camped out in front of the laptop) you’ll most likely find L A immersed in a book, escaping the chaos that is life.

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Blog Tour Review + Giveaway-Say You Still Love Me by K.A. Tucker

"Tucker skillfully builds both romantic tension and suspense, and delivers an immensely satisfying conclusion in this stellar page-turner."
– Publishers Weekly

ABOUT SAY YOU STILL LOVE ME:

The bestselling author of The Simple Wild and Keep Her Safe and “master of steamy romance” (Kirkus Reviews) delivers a sizzling novel about an ambitious and high-powered executive who reconnects with her first love: the boy who broke her heart. 
Life is a mixed bag for Piper Calloway.

On the one hand, she’s a twenty-nine-year-old VP at her dad’s multibillion-dollar real estate development firm, and living the high single life with her two best friends in a swanky downtown penthouse. On the other hand, she’s considered a pair of sexy legs in a male-dominated world and constantly has to prove her worth. Plus she’s stuck seeing her narcissistic ex-fiancé—a fellow VP—on the other side of her glass office wall every day.

Things get exponentially more complicated for Piper when she runs into Kyle Miller—the handsome new security guard at Calloway Group, and coincidentally the first love of her life.

The guy she hasn’t seen or heard from since they were summer camp counselors together. The guy from the wrong side of the tracks. The guy who apparently doesn’t even remember her name.

Piper may be a high-powered businesswoman now, but she soon realizes that her schoolgirl crush is still alive and strong, and crippling her concentration. What’s more, despite Kyle’s distant attitude, she’s convinced their reunion isn’t at all coincidental, and that his feelings for her still run deep. And she’s determined to make him admit to them, no matter the consequences.

Review:
K.A. Tucker. Such an incredible writer. I’ll admit that while I didn’t exactly love Say You’ll Love Me, I didn’t hate it either. It was a book that I consider okay—engaging even. 

I’m a huge fan of second chance romance and stories told from the past in flashbacks and the present. Plus this is book about class—rich girl and “other side of the track” boy. What could go wrong? 

A bunch, apparently. 

I loved the flashbacks best. I felt like I identified with Piper more and was able to connect to her more than to her adult counterpart. The present scenes I found lacking—I just got so bored and couldn’t wait for it to go back into the past. I also don’t think that Kyle and her had much chemistry in the present. 

However, the book picked up for me a little bit more past the halfway mark. I’ve seen so many people love this, so don’t take my words at face value. I’m sure I have a case of “it’s not you, it’s me”. 

*Thank you to the publisher for providing a free copy in exchange for an honest and unbiased review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

K.A. Tucker writes captivating stories with an edge. She is the bestselling author of the Ten Tiny Breaths and Burying Water series and the novels He Will Be My Ruin, Until It Fades, Keep Her Safe, and The Simple Wild. She currently resides in a quaint town outside Toronto with her husband and two beautiful girls.

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Spotlight-Love at First Like by Hannah Orenstein

Publisher:Touchstone

Published: August 6, 2019

Genre: Contemporary Romance

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Blurb:
Eliza Roth and her sister Sophie co-own a jewelry shop in Brooklyn. One night, after learning of an ex’s engagement, Eliza accidentally posts a photo of herself wearing a diamond ring on that finger to her Instagram account beloved by 100,000 followers. Sales skyrocket, press rolls in, and Eliza learns that her personal life is good for business. So she has a choice: continue the ruse or clear up the misunderstanding. With mounting financial pressure, Eliza sets off to find a fake fiancé.

Fellow entrepreneur Blake seems like the perfect match on paper. And in real life he shows promise, too. He would be perfect, if only Eliza didn’t feel also drawn to someone else. But Blake doesn’t know Eliza is “engaged”; Sophie asks Eliza for an impossible sum of money; and Eliza’s lies start to spiral out of control. She can either stay engaged online or fall in love in real life. 


About the Author:
Hannah Orenstein is a writer and editor in New York. She's the dating editor at Elite Daily. Previously, she was a writer at Seventeen.com. At twenty-one, she became the youngest matchmaker at a top dating service. She was born and raised in Boston, studied journalism and history at NYU, and lives in Manhattan with her fat cat, Eloise.

Blog Tour Review-Brazen and the Beast (The Bareknuckle Bastards #2) by Sarah MacLean

Title: Brazen and the Beast

Author: Sarah MacLean

ISBN:   9780062692078

Price: $7.99

On-Sale Date: 7/30/19

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Blurb:

New York Times Bestselling Author Sarah MacLean returns with the next book in the Bareknuckle Bastards series about three brothers bound by a secret that they cannot escape—and the women who bring them to their knees.

The Lady’s Plan

When Lady Henrietta Sedley declares her twenty-ninth year her own, she has plans to inherit her father’s business, to make her own fortune, and to live her own life. But first, she intends to experience a taste of the pleasure she’ll forgo as a confirmed spinster. Everything is going perfectly…until she discovers the most beautiful man she’s ever seen tied up in her carriage and threatening to ruin the Year of Hattie before it’s even begun.

The Bastard’s Proposal

When he wakes in a carriage at Hattie’s feet, Whit, a king of Covent Garden known to all the world as Beast, can’t help but wonder about the strange woman who frees him—especially when he discovers she’s headed for a night of pleasure . . . on his turf. He is more than happy to offer Hattie all she desires…for a price.

An Unexpected Passion

Soon, Hattie and Whit find themselves rivals in business and pleasure. She won’t give up her plans; he won’t give up his power . . . and neither of them sees that if they’re not careful, they’ll have no choice but to give up everything . . . including their hearts.

Review:
Can Ms. MacLean do no wrong? I’m starting to think that she just reaches into the minds of her readers and gives us everything we want when it comes to romance. A man who goes by the name of Beast, is a man I want to associate with. A man I want to swoon over. And most definitely a man I wish existed in real life!

There were so many times that I sighed happily from being on romance overload. It’s kind of like being drunk; only you don’t get a nasty hangover. That’s a plus. Whit aka Beast; made it very hard to hate him. He’s the type of character that you can practically see the spectacular man hiding beneath the tough exterior. 

Hattie. Our beautiful and amazing main character. She’s who I aspire to be when I grow up—I wish I had her confidence, her wit. She was an all around wonderful character to root for. Then you put her together with Beast and you’ve got a power couple! They’re banter was everything. 

For those of you who haven’t ever read a Sarah MacLean novel, what are you waiting for? There’s no time like the present. Current fans, be prepared to fall in love!

*Thank you to the publisher for providing a free copy in exchange for an honest and unbiased review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. 

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Author Bio:

A life-long romance reader, Sarah MacLean wrote her first romance novel on a dare, and never looked back. She is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of historical romances and a columnist for The Washington Post, where she writes about the romance genre. She lives in New York City. Visit her at www.sarahmaclean.net.

Blog Tour Review-Amelia Fang Books 1 & 2 by Laura Ellen Anderson

Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers

Published: July 30, 2019

Genre: Children's Lit

Source: Print ARC

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Blurb:

From Book 1:

A GORGEOUSLY GOTHIC, WICKEDLY FUNNY NEW SERIES FROM WITCH WARS ILLUSTRATOR LAURA ELLEN ANDERSON

Welcome to the world of Nocturnia, where darkness reigns supreme, glitter is terrifying, and unicorns are the stuff of nightmares! Amelia Fang would much rather hang out with her pet pumpkin Squashy and her friends Florence the yeti (DON'T CALL HER BEAST!) and Grimaldi the reaper than dance at her parents' annual Barbaric Ball.

And when the King’s spoiled son Tangine captures Squashy, Amelia and her friends must escape the party to plan a daring rescue! In their race against time, they begin to realise things in Nocturnia may not be quite what they seem . . . 

Join Amelia on her very first adventure. She won't bite!

This gloriously ghostly new series from the creator of EVIL EMPEROR PENGUIN  is perfect for 7-9 year olds and fans of THE WORST WITCH and WITCH WARS. Amelia Fang is a modern Wednesday Addams - but much more loveable! 

Look out for Amelia's next adventure, AMELIA FANG AND THE UNICORN LORDS, coming soon! 

Amelia Fang is the biggest hearted vampiress you'll ever meet. In this adventure, she and her friends Florence the yeti (DON'T CALL HER BEAST), Grimaldi the Death and Prince Tangine (reformed spoiled sprout), along with her pet pumpkin Squashy, must brave the journey to the terrifying Kingdom of the Light to try to find Tangine's missing mother, Queen Fairyweather.

But with unicorns, fairies and angel-kittens lurking around every corner, who can they trust? And will they finally uncover the real villain keeping the kingdoms of Light and Dark as mortal enemies?

Join Amelia on her latest adventure. She won't bite!

Praise for Amelia Fang and the Barbaric Ball:

'Brilliantly imagined . . . laugh-out-loud funny' Sunday Express

'The perfect mixture of funny, foul and fearful' Metro

Review Book 1:

I had entirely too much fun reading Amelia Fang and the Barbaric Ball. The world Anderson created was as magical as it was imaginative. I loved the way the story took me completely away into the life of a young vampire girl who had human emotions like you and me. 

The story opens up with Amelia telling her mother that she doesn’t want to go to the ball her family hosts every single year. It’s boring and children aren’t allowed—with the exception of Amelia. That is until they get an the Kings response to the invitation stating he’s coming. It’s a huge deal since the king and his son haven’t been out of the palace in years!

The Prince, Tangine, will be going and Amelia couldn’t be happier. There’ll finally be someone for Amelia to be entertained with. That is until she actually MET Tangine. Such a ghastly and mean boy. He’s also a huge bully. He goes on to take the one thing Amelia truly loves—her pet pumpkin, Squashy. 

Now Amelia and her friends must go on a mission to save him. I can’t recommend this enough for those looking for a fun adventure set in a world that’s so much different than our own. Young readers and seasoned readers alike will doubt be enchanted as I was while reading this. The pictures are adorable as well. 

I’m not on to the next one!

*Thank you to the publisher for providing a free copy in exchange for an honest and unbiased review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. 

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Review Book 2:

"Glitteropolis, the city where the sun never goes down and your dreams always come true...”

The second book of the Amelia Fang series starts off so well. And only gets better and better as the story goes on. This time, the gang is going on a quest to look for Tangine’s mama in the Kingdom of Light. Where all the creatures of the light live—you know, like bunnies and unicorns and all the like. I really enjoyed the way Anderson's mind works. The imagination she has and the world she has created is incredible.

Amelia has the coolest friends around and now they find themselves in a bit of a pickle. They need to figure stuff out fast before they remain in the Glitteropolis forever—nobody wants that. Then we meet unicorns which was cool. They met one named Fabio and I couldn’t help but picture a unicorn that looked like human Fabio, posing on a romance cover!

I loved Amelia and gang and hope that you start these books whether you have kids this age or are a kid yourselves! You won’t regret it. I can’t wait to see what Amelia is up to next. 

*Thank you to the publisher for providing a free copy in exchange for an honest and unbiased review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. 

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About the Author:

When she's not trying to take over the world or fighting sock-stealing monsters, Laura Ellen Anderson is a professional children's book author & illustrator, with an increasing addiction to coffee. She spends every waking hour creating and drawing, and would quite like to live on the moon when humans finally make it possible. Laura is the creator of EVIL EMPEROR PENGUIN and illustrator of WITCH WARS, as well as many other children’s books. AMELIA FANG is her first series as author-illustrator.

Review—Three Heartbeats Away (The Mortician’s Daughter #3) by C.C. Hunter

Publisher: Everafter Romance

Published: June 18, 2019

Genre: Paranormal

Source: E-book

Rating: 4 stars

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Blurb:

The dead carry their secrets with them… 

At least until they end up at Riley Smith’s door. Her latest spectral visitor is a murdered bride with a need for revenge, and not necessarily for the person who killed her. Never mind that killer is about to strike again. Riley’s determined to help, but is missing Hayden, the hot, ghostly boy who’s always had her back. 

Living, breathing Hayden is awake, which means his spirit isn’t around to flirt with Riley anymore. Worse yet, the “real” Hayden doesn’t remember her. Their connection had been so strong. Did his feelings for Riley just disappear into the ether? 

As Riley gets closer to finding the bride’s killer, other secrets are revealed: secrets that changes everything Riley thought she knew about her parents. But before she can completely unravel the mystery of her past, Riley will need to escape the murderer that threatens her future.

Review-

*May contain spoilers from previous books; be aware.*

Yessss! That was so satisfying; Riley and the gang were phenomenal and I’m kinda sad to see them go. Much like any beloved series, it’s always hard to see characters go. 

Three Heartbeats Away felt so much more angsty than the other books. Mainly because Hayden has finally come out of a coma and has a freaking girlfriend. That would have been so nice to know before! I was just as mad and sad as Riley was at that part. 

As always, the story is more than just the romance aspect to it. We’re dealing with familiar elements and dysfunction. Which is very realistic and happens to very many families—especially alcoholism. Then there’s the fact of dealing with a serial killer and bridezillas! I really liked that part of the book. 

This concludes the wonderful story of Riley and her gang of amazing friends. The story is engaging, sad at times, and above all else, was one that was able to take me far, far away from my own problems. I loved The Mortician’s Daughter trilogy and will continue to be a fan of anything Hunter puts out. 

*Thank you to the author for providing a free copy in exchange for an unbiased and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. 

About the Author:

C. C. Hunter is the New York Times bestselling author of over thirty-five books, including her wildly popular Shadow Falls and Shadow Falls: After Dark series. In addition to winning numerous awards and rave reviews for her novels, C.C. is also a photojournalist, motivational speaker, and writing coach. In February 2018, Wednesday Books will publish her contemporary young adult and hardcover debut, This Heart of Mine. And the first book of her new paranormal young adult series, The Mortician's Daughter: One Foot in the Grave was released on October 31st 2017. C. C. currently resides in Texas with her husband, junkyard dog, Lady, and whatever wild creatures that meander out from woods surrounding home.

C.C. Hunter is a pseudonym. Her real name is Christie Craig and she also writes humorous romantic suspense romance novels. www.christie-craig.com


C.C. would love to hear from you. Because of deadlines, it may take her a day or so to get back with you, but she will reply. cc@cchunterbooks.com

Review for first book right here
Review for second book here