Recently, I was sent the book by Toni Aleo called Taking Shots. Here is what it is about: Elli Fisher has never thought she was good enough. Let it be her job, her weight, her love life, nothing, she was convinced she couldn't do anything right. She had walked through life for the past six years in a daze, never thinking that life could be good again after the abuse she endured from her ex … [Read more...]
The Devil Has Dimples by Pepper Phillips {book spotlight}
Adopted! In the Deep South, one of the first questions asked when meeting someone new in a small town is, “Who’s your daddy?” The answer defines you as a person. Not knowing is disheartening. Sara McLaughlin never knew she was adopted and is stunned to realize that if she wants to find out the questions burning in her brain as to the ‘why’ she was given up at birth, and who her father might … [Read more...]
Lucky Charm by Marie Astor (excerpt)
Today, I wanted to give you a brief excerpt from a book I think you should check out! Here you go... Madam Aurora gathered the cards off the table and reached for a new deck. “Now,” she said sharply, “it’s time for your friend’s reading.” As Madam Aurora laid out the cards in an elaborate sequence, Annabel watched her with curiosity, thinking that while she could not judge Madam Aurora’s … [Read more...]
Vivid by Andrea Murray (book review)
Recently I read a book that I found completely different than anything else I have read before. This book is called Vivid and is by Andrea Murray. When Vivian Cartwright was five years old, she witnessed her mother’s death. Now, sixteen-year-old Vivian only wants a normal life—hard to accomplish when you possess the power to control energy. Her entire life she has feared her power and its … [Read more...]
Kiss Me, Dancer by Alicia and Roy Street {book review}
A roller coaster of a romance between a divorced dad and a dance teacher. Ballet instructor Casey Richardson takes an immediate dislike to the brash, arrogant Drew Byrne when he pulls his nine-year-old son out of her “silly” dance class. Still, she cannot help noticing his smoking hot body and bedroom eyes. A working class girl raised in the small fishing and farming community on Long … [Read more...]