Saturday, April 19, 2014

Review: Spring Fling: 5 Sweet and Sexy Contemporary Romances by Virna DePaul, Keri Ford, Crista McHugh, Clarice Wynter, Zoe York - 5 Wine Glasses


21400981Title: Spring Fling: 5 Sweet and Sexy Contemporary Romances 
Authors: Virna DePaul, Keri Ford, Crista McHugh, Clarice Wynter, Zoe York 
Format: ebook, 654 pages
Published: March 17th 2014 by Spring Fling Authors (first published March 15th 2014)
ISBN: 139780993667534
Links: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N
Source: Publicist
Reviewer: Shannon
Rating: 5/5

Passionate rivalries, friends to lovers, scandal, redemption, second chances and a marriage in trouble.

Five hot romance authors steam up the pages of this collection with heat and sweet, a perfect combination of stories for you to fall in love with this spring.

Wild for Mr. Wrong by Virna DePaul
Can an uptight prosecutor with a dark past and a laid-back, southern defense attorney find love despite their opposing agendas?She’s determined to keep her distance. He wants to pull her close. Together they’ll find their place in each other’s hearts.

Rough Ride by Keri Ford
Lane is torn between which part of his heart he should follow. There’s the side that’s falling for Gretchen. She’s funny, sweet, and everything he could ever want from a woman. But staying in town for her means facing his brothers every day. He’s been holding a secret about their mom for years and seeing them daily makes the guilt hard to carry. If he stays, he’ll have to tell them and risk losing them forever. Or he can leave and lose Gretchen.

The Sweetest Seduction by Crista McHugh
Adam has spent years trying to convince world famous chef Amadeus Schlittler to open a restaurant in Chicago, but he wants the prime location held by Lia. Business has always come first… until sparks fly when Adam meets her. When things get hot outside the kitchen, though, they’re both in danger of getting burned.

An Affair in April by Clarice Wynter
Reporter Evie Prentice lands in the arms of sexy self-defense instructor Tanner Croft, a man with a reputation for charming all the ladies in town. Tanner relishes the challenge of convincing the prickly journalist to take a chance on him, but when Evie gets the opportunity to grab a front page headline, the connection they forged is threatened.

Between Then and Now by Zoe York
Ian Nixon is juggling the family farm and a second job, his kids are a crazy handful and every time he gets close to his wife, she snaps at him. Carrie knows she's being too hard on her husband, but eight years ago she had a one-night stand that turned into a lifetime of diapers and dinners. She can't shake the feeling that she wants more, or the fear that her husband won't understand. They've always had a sizzling physical connection. Now they need to to find a way to leverage that into reconnecting on a deeper level.


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I really loved this box set.  I’m a sucker for romance and loved getting a taste of the different authors. 

Sangria Saturday: Sweet Honey White Sangria (#Wine #Sangria #Recipe)


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Spring is here, summer is on it's way, what better time to share some of our favorite sangria recipes with our readers? Welcome to Sangria Saturday, where ever Saturday you will find a delicious sangria recipe to go with your weekend reading! Have a recipe of your own? Join the fun and leave us a comment or a link to your own post!  

I have not tried this recipe yet but when I saw the orange, brandy, and honey it went right onto Pinterest to try when I have the time! Check it out and maybe you'll want to try it too. ;)

Review: A Risk Worth Taking by Victoria James - 5 Wine Glasses

17562084Title: A Risk Worth Taking 
Series: Red River #1
Author: Victoria James
Format: ebook, 170 pages
Published: March 11th 2013 by Entangled: Indulgence
Links: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N
Source: Publisher
Reviewer: Shannon
Rating: 5/5

Interior designer Holly Carrington worked hard for her success. Then tragedy struck, leaving Holly the sole guardian of her infant niece. Now she’s swapped her designer purse for a diaper bag, and is going ahead with plans to renovate—and sell—her childhood home in Red River. But facing her past also means coming face-to-face with Quinn Manning all over again...Quinn was the object of her girlhood crush—and heartbreak— and is more gorgeous than ever. He’s also the only person qualified to oversee the renovation. Now they’re butting heads every step of the way... and their attraction is more electrifying than ever! But once the house is sold, Holly needs to return to her real life. And falling for Quinn all over again is one risk she can’t take... 


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Friday, April 18, 2014

#Review: Lost in Me by Lexi Ryan - 5 Wine Glasses





20872079Title: Lost in Me 
Series: Here and Now #1
Author: Lexi Ryan 
Publication: April 7th 2014
LinksGoodreads | Amazon Kindle
Source: Publicist 
Reviewer: Crystal
Rating: 5/5

LOST IN ME is the first book in the Here and Now series, a spin-off of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling New Hope series. This sexy amnesia love triangle is intended for mature readers.

The last thing I remember is having drinks at Brady’s and trying to avoid eye-contact with my life-long crush—the gorgeous, unattainable Maximilian Hallowell. They tell me that was a year ago, but I have no memories of anything since then. What I do have is this ring on my finger that Max says he gave me, and this much-thinner body I’ve dreamed of most of my life. Aside from a case of retrograde amnesia, everything seems almost…perfect.

But the deeper I immerse myself into this new world of mine—planning a wedding to a man I don’t remember dating, attempting to run a business I don’t remember starting—the clearer it becomes that nothing is as it seems. Do I have the life I’ve always wanted or is it a facade propped up by secrets I don’t even know I have?

I need answers before I marry Max, and the only person who seems to have them is the angry, tatted, sexy-as-sin rocker Nate Crane. And Nate wants me for himself.

LOST IN ME is not a standalone novel, as the story continues in Here and Now book two, FALL TO YOU, releasing in June.


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Lost in Me by Lexi Ryan (#Spotlight/#Giveaway)

Get ready for NYT Bestselling Author Lexi Ryan’s new series Here and Now! The first novel in the series, LOST IN ME, is a sexy New Adult contemporary romance released April 7th!


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LOST IN ME is the first book in the Here and Now series, a spin-off of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling New Hope series. This sexy amnesia love triangle is intended for mature readers.
The last thing I remember is having drinks at Brady’s and trying to avoid eye-contact with my life-long crush—the gorgeous, unattainable Maximilian Hallowell. They tell me that was a year ago, but I have no memories of anything since then. What I do have is this ring on my finger that Max says he gave me, and this much-thinner body I’ve dreamed of most of my life. Aside from a case of retrograde amnesia, everything seems almost…perfect.

But the deeper I immerse myself into this new world of mine—planning a wedding to a man I don’t remember dating, attempting to run a business I don’t remember starting—the clearer it becomes that nothing is as it seems. Do I have the life I’ve always wanted or is it a facade propped up by secrets I don’t even know I have?

I need answers before I marry Max, and the only person who seems to have them is the angry, tatted, sexy-as-sin rocker Nate Crane. And Nate wants me for himself.
LOST IN ME is not a standalone novel, as the story continues in Here and Now book two, FALL TO YOU, releasing in June.


#CoverReveal: Laura Kaye's HARD TO HOLD ON TO

Laura Kaye is thrilled to share with you the cover to her next Hard Ink book, Hard to Hold On To which releases on August 19, 2014! Check it out:

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Hard to Hold on To 
(Hard Ink #2.5)
by Laura Kaye   
Edward "Easy" Cantrell knows better than most the pain of not being able to save those he loves--which is why he is not going to let Jenna Dean out of his sight. He may have just met her, but Jenna's the first person to make him feel alive since that devastating day in the desert more than a year ago. Jenna has never met anyone like Easy. She can't describe how he makes her feel--and not just because he saved her life. No, the stirrings inside her reach far beyond gratitude. As the pair are thrust together while chaos reigns around them, they both know one thing: the things in life most worth having are the hardest to hold on to.
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