Monday, December 30, 2013

Tour: Forged by Fate by Reese Monroe (Review/Giveaway)



Title: Forged by Fate
Series: Bound by Hades #1
Author: Reese Monroe
Genre: New Adult Fiction, Paranormal Romance, Supernatural Fiction
Elements: Demons
Setting Location: 
Publisher: Entangled: Embrace
Format: Kindle Edition
ASIN: B00GQ67V3G
Release Date: December 9, 2013
Source: NetGalley
Rating: /5

Purchase Here: Amazon

Tagline: He’s waited more than 900 years to love her… 

Summary: Being the Gatekeeper to Hades is no small feat, and waiting almost a millennia to meet your mate is damn near impossible. But Theo Bradford’s mark has finally surfaced on his intended. Now all he has to do is find her and convince her to embrace her supernatural heritage.

Young genius, Sadie Nowland, has got life figured out. Graduating college at the age of eighteen and accepting a six-figure job is just what she needs to prove she’s made something of herself. But when a strange tattoo mysteriously appears on her shoulder and Theo starts talking about Mates, it catapults her neatly laid out life into chaos.

Somehow a vicious demon banished to Hades defies Theo’s vanquish and returns, setting his target on Sadie, and she is thrust into the volatile world of Shomrei warriors and a connection to Theo her brain can’t comprehend and her body can’t deny. That primal bond proves more imperative to their survival than either could have ever imagined—and just may be the key to the world’s survival.


Review:

REVIEW WILL BE POSTED AFTER 12PM.

About this Author:

Originally from Minnesota, Reese Monroe currently enjoys living in the sunny Arizona desert with her husband of seventeen years and her loveable Shetland Sheep dog, Maddux. Monroe holds a degree in psychology from Southwest Minnesota State University and a master's degree from the University of Iowa. When she’s not busy writing her next trilogy, she can be found pounding the pavement, training to run her first marathon.

Reese Monroe is a contributing blogger at the widely popular site New Adult Alley (NAAlley.com) and has been part of the New Adult revolution for years having penned over thirty novels in the exciting new category. Look for her Bound by Hades trilogy coming soon from Entangled Publishing.

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Friday, December 27, 2013

Top 10 Books I'm Looking Forward to in 2014

The Top 10 of 2013 is hosted by Jaime @ Two Chicks on Books, Rachel @ Fiktshun, and Mindy @ Magical Urban Fantasy Reads!! 


FOREVER by Karen Ann Hopkins

All I want is my happily-ever-after.

That's all I've wanted since meeting Noah Miller.

From the day we met, the world has tried to keep Noah and me from being together, but now that I'm carrying his child, no one will be able to tear us apart. Or so I hope. But Noah and I have made some mistakes along the way, and the consequences are impacting the people we love. Worse, there's a storm on the horizon, and it's sure to cause serious devastation.

If we can get through this, we'll finally be Rose and Noah; a family, forever.

But first we have to survive the road ahead. And happily-ever-after is a long way off.


UP FROM THE GRAVE by Jeaniene Frost

There’s always one more grave to dig.

Lately, life has been unnaturally calm for vampires Cat Crawfield and her husband Bones. They should have known better than to relax their guard, because a shocking revelation sends them back into action to stop an all-out war…

A rogue CIA agent is involved in horrifying secret activities that threaten to raise tensions between humans and the undead to dangerous heights. Now Cat and Bones are in a race against time to save their friends from a fate worse than death…because the more secrets they unravel, the deadlier the consequences. And if they fail, their lives—and those of everyone they hold dear— will be hovering on the edge of the grave.




THE SECRET DIAMOND SISTERS by Michelle Madow

Savannah. Courtney. Peyton.

The three sisters grew up not knowing their father and not quite catching a break. But it looks like their luck is about to change when they find out the secret identity of their long-lost dad—a billionaire Las Vegas hotel owner who wants them to come live in a gorgeous penthouse hotel suite. Suddenly the Strip's most exclusive clubs are all-access, and with an unlimited credit card each, it should be easier than ever to fit right in. But in a town full of secrets and illusion, fitting in is nothing compared to finding out the truth about their past.







HARD AS YOU CAN by Laura Kaye

Five dishonored soldiers.
Former Special Forces.
One last mission.
These are the men of Hard Ink.


Ever since hard-bodied, drop-dead-charming Shane McCallan strolled into the dance club where Crystal Dean works, he’s shown a knack for getting beneath her defenses. For her little sister’s sake, Crystal can’t get too close. Until her job and Shane’s mission intersect, and he reveals talents that go deeper than she could have guessed.

Shane would never turn his back on a friend in need, especially a former Special Forces teammate running a dangerous, off-the-books operation. Nor can he walk away from Crystal. The gorgeous waitress is hiding secrets she doesn't want him to uncover. Too bad. He’s exactly the man she needs to protect her sister, her life, and her heart. All he has to do is convince her that when something feels this good, you hold on as hard as you can—and never let go.


NIGHT BROKEN by Patricia Briggs

An unexpected phone call heralds a new challenge for Mercy. Her mate Adam’s ex-wife is in trouble, on the run from her new boyfriend. Adam isn’t the kind of man to turn away a person in need—and Mercy knows it. But with Christy holed up in Adam’s house, Mercy can’t shake the feeling that something about the situation isn’t right.

Soon, her suspicions are confirmed when she learns that Christy has the farthest thing from good intentions. She wants Adam back and she’s willing to do whatever it takes to make it happen, including turning Adam’s pack against Mercy.

Mercy isn’t about to step down without a fight, but there’s a more dangerous threat circling. Christy’s ex is more than a bad man—in fact, he may not be human at all. As the bodies start piling up, Mercy must put her personal troubles aside to face a creature with the power to tear her whole world apart.


SWEET RECKONING by Wendy Higgins

It’s time.

Evil is running rampant and sweet Anna Whitt is its target. Nobody knows when or how the Dukes will strike, but Anna and her Nephilim allies will do anything necessary to rid the earth of the demons and their oppressive ways.

The stakes are higher than ever, and Anna is determined that the love she feels will be her strength, not a liability. But trying to protect the ones she loves while running for her life and battling demonic forces proves to be perilous—especially as faces are changing and trust is fleeting. When the Duke of Lust sends Anna’s great love, Kaidan Rowe, to work against her, Anna must decide how much she’s prepared to risk.

In the most sensual and fast-paced installment yet, Sweet Reckoning brings all the beloved Neph together one last time to fight for their freedom.


WILD WOLF by Jennifer Ashley

In the latest Shifters Unbound novel, a man has resigned himself to a life half lived. But a beautiful, courageous woman has him longing for something more…

Graham McNeil knows that his pack is unruly, but he’s not sure he can take the next step toward pack stability. After losing his first mate long ago, Graham has worked hard to keep his heart in check. Besides, even if he was inclined to choose a new mate, his girlfriend, Misty, is human—a fact that won’t sit well with Graham’s old-fashioned pack.

But Misty is going through a crisis of her own, one that brings danger and death to the pack. With the wolves doubly convinced that there needs to be a shake-up, Graham must now defend his leadership and save the woman he has grown to love—before Shiftertown is pulled into an all-out war.



CITY OF HEAVENLY FIRE by Cassandra Clare

ΕRCHOMAI, SEBASTIAN HAD SAID.

I am coming.

Darkness returns to the Shadowhunter world. As their society falls apart around them, Clary, Jace, Simon and their friends must band together to fight the greatest evil the Nephilim have ever faced: Clary’s own brother. Nothing in the world can defeat him — must they journey to another world to find the chance? Lives will be lost, love sacrificed, and the whole world changed in the sixth and last installment of the Mortal Instruments series!







He’s someone she can’t trust…

She’s someone he thinks he knows…

Violet Wilson is a wallflower. Shy, serious, and accident-prone, she’s got a bad habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. The night she’s forced to pose with her friend might just be the worst time of all—that’s when she meets Jet Blevins. She knows better than to get involved with someone like him, but he touches her in ways she never expected, never wanted before.

On the outside, Jet is a typical rocker, an arrogant lead guitarist who unapologetically lives a wild lifestyle. But on the inside, he’s battling demons and using the stage to escape the troubles of his past and the addictions of his present. Until the night he sees Violet standing at the back of the room. She brings his life into focus. She knows his secrets. She’s the girl he can’t forget, and the one thing he craves more than his addiction.

But can they ever hope to have a future when their very foundation is nothing but lies? 


THE UNBOUND by Victoria Schwab  

Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books. Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures that only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive.

Last summer, Mackenzie Bishop, a Keeper tasked with stopping violent Histories from escaping the Archive, almost lost her life to one. Now, as she starts her junior year at Hyde School, she's struggling to get her life back. But moving on isn't easy -- not when her dreams are haunted by what happened. She knows the past is past, knows it cannot hurt her, but it feels so real, and when her nightmares begin to creep into her waking hours, she starts to wonder if she's really safe.

Meanwhile, people are vanishing without a trace, and the only thing they seem to have in common is Mackenzie. She's sure the Archive knows more than they are letting on, but before she can prove it, she becomes the prime suspect. And unless Mac can track down the real culprit, she'll lose everything, not only her role as Keeper, but her memories, and even her life. Can Mackenzie untangle the mystery before she herself unravels?

With stunning prose and a captivating mixture of action, romance, and horror, The Unbound delves into a richly imagined world where no choice is easy and love and loss feel like two sides of the same coin.

Tour: Snow White and the Vampire by Marina Myles (Review/Giveaway)



Title: Snow White and the Vampire
Series: The Cursed Princes #2
Author: Marina Myles
Genre: Paranormal Romance, Supernatural Fiction, Historical Romance
Elements: Vampires
Setting Location: London, England, United Kingdom
Publisher: Kensington
Format: Kindle Edition
ASIN: B00DV1ITOS
Release Date: December 19, 2013
Source: NetGalley
Rating: /5

Purchase Here: Amazon // B&N // iTunes // eKensington // Blio

Tagline: Fog and Fascination 

Summary: Alba Spencer thought her past in Romania and the dark magic that haunted it was behind her forever. She is one of the first female barristers now, safe in London. But London has its dark side, too. A man called the Ripper stalks the midnight streets. There are rumors that her hated stepmother has found her again, suggestions that the nightmares of her childhood are returning. And with them appears the cursed Gypsy boy she once loved, grown into a man more seductive and more terrifying than she ever could have dreamed…

Dimitri Grigorescu has become a surgeon, a gentleman—and a vampire. The lusts that drive his body are scarcely under control, and even he does not truly know what he is capable of. To fight evil and confusion, Alba must rely only on her wits—and a desire that overwhelms her doubts…

Short Review:

I LOVE this series! This new addition really is a retelling in that it has elements from a number of different stories: Snow White, Dracula, and Jack the Ripper. I think that Snow White and the Vampire was a lot better than the first book, Beauty and the wolf. I really enjoyed this read!

About this Author:

Although Marina Myles lives under the sunny skies of Arizona, she would reside in a historic manor house in foggy England if she had her way. Her love of books began as soon as she read her first fairy tale and eventually led to degrees in English Literature and Communications. Now, with her loyal Maltese close by, she relishes the hours she gets to escape into worlds filled with fiery—but not easily attained—love affairs.

She’s busy being a wife and a mother, but she is never too busy to hear from her amazing readers. 

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Thursday, December 26, 2013

Top 10 (...well 9) Book Boyfriends of 2013

The Top 10 of 2013 is hosted by Jaime @ Two Chicks on Books, Rachel @ Fiktshun, and Mindy @ Magical Urban Fantasy Reads!! 


NUMBER ONE:

REMINGTON TATE from Real by Katy Evans

(1) “Why’d you want to have sex with me? To have a fucking adventure? What was I supposed to be? Your one-night-fucking stand? I’m every woman’s adventure, damn you, and I don’t want to be yours. I want to be your fucking REAL. You get that? If I fuck you, I want you to belong to me. To be mine. I want you to give yourself to me—not Riptide!”

(2) “You tie me up in knots. I want to play you a thousand different songs so you can get a clue of what... I feel inside me...”

(3) “You're all I think about, dream about. I get high and low and it's all about you now, it's not even about me anymore. I can't sleep, can't think, can't concentrate worth shit anymore and it's all because I want to be the fucking 'one' for you and as soon as you realize what I am, all I'll be is a fucking mistake!”

(4) “He grabs me and scoops me up like I weigh nothing, then he raises his voice as he swings around, angry and commanding. “It’s because of this woman I’m still fighting!”

A sudden silence falls across the crowd, and Remington’s hard, enraged voice continues telling them, “Next time I'm on the ring, I'm going to fucking win for her, and I want all of you who hurt her tonight to bring her a red rose and tell her it’s from me!”


NUMBER TWO:


ULL MYHR from Elsker & Endre by S.T. Bende

(1) "It would seem I was drawn to this realm to be with you."

(2) "Because I want you to know what you will be getting into, if you choose to date me. I have been around for a very long time. But I never felt at home, until I met you. I realize that I have more baggage than almost any other man you could choose, and I promise to tell you about all of it so you can decide whether this is the life you want. Still...selfish as it is, I want to share my world with you. And I hope that, in time, you will come to feel the same way."

(3) "I thought I was meant to live alone. And today...I have more than I ever could have imagined."

(4) "All right. And if I win you have to say 'Ull, Master of my World, you are everything I had ever hoped for and I am so very very very very lucky to have you.' And then you have to make me waffles."


NUMBER THREE:

TOD HUDSON from With All My Soul by Rachel Vincent

(1) "I want all of you. Each individual part and the sum of them all. I want you for everything you are and everything you will ever be. I will never have enough of you, because there's no such thing. I will never let you go again."

(2) "Awareness of one's obvious advantages doesn't imply vanity."

(3) "It wasn't just jealousy, Kaylee. I coveted you. It was all biblical and forbidden."

(4) "Feel free to stop telling me what hellions taste like."





NUMBER FOUR:

AUSTIN MICHAELS from A Tale of Two Centuries by Rachel Harris

(1) "I do see the real you, Alessandra. And I think I'm falling for the girl I see."

(2) "That's some sexy accent you have there. Italian, right? Mmm. Sat something else - how do you say blush in Italian?"

(3) "You know, Princess, I don’t think we need my challenges anymore. I can already tell life with you is going to be adventure enough."

(4) "And I know this isn’t you…though I ain’t gonna lie, this possessive streak of yours is a turn-on."






NUMBER FIVE:

JAX WYNTER from Everybody Falls by J.A. Hornbuckle

(1) "You're overdressed for the party you've dragged me to, baby."

(2) "You're the first person that didn't know me, didn't recognize me. The only person that treated me like a real person, not some fucked up, burnt out, has-been piece of shit. That life, the fame of the group and fucking everything that goes with that kind of inescapable attention, almost destroyed me, Lacey. It did fucking destroy Denny. I've never met anyone like you. You didn't flirt or ask questions about my life, the drugs, my brother or the band. You asked questions about me, Lace, about me. What I thought, how I was feeling. You treat me like someone you want to know. You kiss me like I'm somebody special, but not the famous kind of special. Just a regular guy who has worth. Someone who you might like to be with at some point. You're beautiful, funny as hell and smart. Your sweetness covers me like warm syrup every time I'm around you. You kiss like a woman starved for me, just for fucking me, and I don't want any of that to stop. I was afraid you wouldn't want me, wouldn't want to even see me if you knew, Lace. And I didn't want this thing that's started between us to..."


NUMBER SIX:

CANE ROBICHEAUX from Seven Day Fiance by Rachel Harris

(1) "Right here, Angel. This is my fantasy. Breathing you in, holding you in my arms. Hearing you moan my name. And it's about to get a whole lot better."

(2) "Desire, Angie. Attraction. We have it. We don’t have to fake that. And since we’re alone, and that’s my ring on your finger, it seems only fair I get to steal a kiss."

(3) "Guess the cat's out of the bag. I'm a closet nerd."

(4) "Like you want me to wrap those pretty little legs around my waist and haul you out to my truck. And you shouldn't look at me like that unless you're willing to act on it."



NUMBER SEVEN:

NICK RIXEY from Hard As It Gets by Laura Kaye

(1) "I understand that. But I'm more worried about losing you."

(2) "Whoever did this, Becca, I'm going to make them pay."

(3) "I want to draw on you. Bad."

(4) "You just told them you believed in them again. Thank you."









NUMBER EIGHT:

CAIDEN GALLAGHER from Forever Young by Sawyer Bennett

(1) "I don't know if she has what it takes. Those eyes of hers look way too angelic."

(2) "You're chewing your lip again, Charlie. Maybe I should just kiss you every time you do that. Think that would get you to stop?"

(3) "I don't think I've ever rendered someone speechless by a near kiss experience before."








NUMBER NINE:

SAWYER REED from Community Service by Dakota Madison

(1) "I know I'm not exactly the guy that girls want to bring home to their mothers. I guess it's hard because I used to be that guy. The one that girls loved to show off to everyone when we were together. Now I'm the guy girls date on the sly because they don't want anyone to know they're fucking some guy in a wheelchair."

(2) "Things are a little different now, obviously. I care about having someone care about me and having someone I can care about. Sex is part of that but it's not all of it anymore."

(3) "I like that you're seeing me and not always just seeing the chair."

(4) "I think it was my fate to be in a wheelchair but I think it was our destiny to be together."

Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Top 10 Bad Boys in Books of 2013

The Top 10 of 2013 is hosted by Jaime @ Two Chicks on Books, Rachel @ Fiktshun, and Mindy @ Magical Urban Fantasy Reads!! 


First of all, MERRY CHRISTMAS!! I hope everyone's having a fabulous time today!

A Bad Boy is a guy with a atmosphere of danger around him. They are often seen as playboys and they don't conform to what is expected. They are seen as "Bad News." But girls often find them irresistible, regardless. Despite all this, deep down they can be the sweetest, most gentle people out there.

This is my list of 10 "Bad Boys" from books I've read in 2013!


1. Remington "Riptide" Tate from REAL by Katy Evans

2. Austin Michaels from A TALE OF TWO CENTURIES by Rachel Harris

3. Jax "The Eternal Teenager" Wynter from EVERYBODY FALLS by J.A. Hornbuckle

4. Derek "The Fitz" Fitzpatrick from WILD CARDS by Simone Elkeles

5. Holden Marks from THE DARKEST PART by Trisha Wolfe

6. Cane Robicheaux from SEVEN DAY FIANCE by Rachel Harris

7. John Hayden from AWAKEN by Meg Cabot

8. Jack Deveaux from POISON PRINCESS by Kresley Cole

9. Nixon "Nix" Caldwell from OFF LIMITS by Sawyer Bennett

10. Shane Sullivan from HER ACCIDENTAL BOYFRIEND by Robin Bielman



HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Travis Walker from GIRLS LOVE TRAVIS WALKER by Anne Pfeffer
Evan Levesque from LOVE, EXACTLY by Cassandra Giovanni
Kyran Reese from BENEATH THE SURFACE by M.A. Stacie
Aaron Donavan from MATCHPLAY by Dakota Madison
Austin Cole from SEVEN YEARS by Dannika Dark

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Top 10 Book Covers of 2013

The Top 10 of 2013 is hosted by Jaime @ Two Chicks on Books, Rachel @ Fiktshun, and Mindy @ Magical Urban Fantasy Reads!! 


These are all books that I've read in 2013 that were released this year with the best covers.
**These aren't in any particular order**








Monday, December 23, 2013

Top 10 Books I've Read in 2013

The Top 10 of 2013 is hosted by Jaime @ Two Chicks on Books, Rachel @ Fiktshun, and Mindy @ Magical Urban Fantasy Reads!!

Okay, my list ended up being WAY longer than 10 books, more like almost 30, so I'm going to try to pick just 10 and have the others as honorable mentions.


NUMBER ONE:

REAL by Katy Evans

A fallen boxer.
A woman with a broken dream.
A competition…

He even makes me forget my name. One night was all it took, and I forgot everything and anything except the sexy fighter in the ring who sets my mind ablaze and my body on fire with wanting…

Remington Tate is the strongest, most confusing man I’ve ever met in my life.

He’s the star of the dangerous underground fighting circuit, and I’m drawn to him as I’ve never been drawn to anything in my life. I forget who I am, what I want, with just one look from him. When he’s near, I need to remind myself that I am strong–but he is stronger. And now it’s my job to keep his body working like a perfect machine, his taut muscles primed and ready to break the bones of his next opponents . . .

But the one he’s most threatening to, now, is me.

I want him. I want him without fear. Without reservations.

If only I knew for sure what it is that he wants from me?


NUMBER TWO: 

SIA by Josh Grayson

When seventeen-year-old Sia wakes up on a park bench, she has no idea who or where she is. Yet after a week of being homeless, she’s reunited with her family. At school, she’s powerful and popular. At home, she’s wealthy beyond her dreams. But she quickly realizes her perfect life is a lie. Her family is falling apart and her friends are snobby, cruel and plastic. Worse yet, she discovers she was the cruelest one. Mortified by her past, she embarks on a journey of redemption and falls for Kyle, the “geek” she once tormented. Yet all the time she wonders if, when her memories return, she’ll become the bully she was before…and if she’ll lose Kyle.


NUMBER THREE: 

WITH ALL MY SOUL by Rachel Vincent

What does it mean when your school is voted the most dangerous in America? 

It's time to kick some hellion butt...

After not really surviving her junior year (does "undead" count as survival?), Kaylee Cavanaugh has vowed to take back her school from the hellions causing all the trouble. She's going to find a way to turn the incarnations of Avarice, Envy and Vanity against one another in order to protect her friends and finish this war, once and forever.

But then she meets Wrath and understands that she's closer to the edge than she's ever been. And when one more person close to her is taken, Kaylee realizes she can't save everyone she loves without risking everything she has....


NUMBER FOUR:

TEMPTATION by Karen Ann Hopkins

Your heart misleads you.
That's what my friends and family say.

But I love Noah.
And he loves me.

We met and fell in love in the sleepy farming community of Meadowview, while we rode our horses together through the grassy fields and in those moments in each other's arms.

It should be

ROSE & NOAH

forever, easy.

But it won't be.

Because he's Amish.
And I'm not.

NUMBER FIVE: 

BELONGING by Karen Ann Hopkins

I left everything I knew behind.

But it was worth it. He was worth it.

No one thought an ordinary girl like me would last two minutes living with the Amish, not even me. There are a lot more rules and a lot less freedom, and I miss my family and the life I once had. Worst of all, Noah and I aren't even allowed to see each other. Not until I've proven myself.

If I can find a way to make it work, we'll be NOAH & ROSE

together forever.

But not everybody believes this is where I belong.


NUMBER SIX:

POISON PRINCESS by Kresley Cole

She could save the world—or destroy it.

Sixteen-year-old Evangeline "Evie" Greene leads a charmed life, until she begins experiencing horrifying hallucinations. When an apocalyptic event decimates her Louisiana hometown, Evie realizes her hallucinations were actually visions of the future—and they're still happening. Fighting for her life and desperate for answers, she must turn to her wrong-side-of-the-bayou classmate: Jack Deveaux.

But she can't do either alone.

With his mile-long rap sheet, wicked grin, and bad attitude, Jack is like no boy Evie has ever known. Even though he once scorned her and everything she represented, he agrees to protect Evie on her quest. She knows she can't totally depend on Jack. If he ever cast that wicked grin her way, could she possibly resist him?

Who can Evie trust?

As Jack and Evie race to find the source of her visions, they meet others who have gotten the same call. An ancient prophesy is being played out, and Evie is not the only one with special powers. A group of twenty-two teens has been chosen to reenact the ultimate battle between good and evil. But it's not always clear who is on which side.


NUMBER SEVEN:

A TALE OF TWO CENTURIES by Rachel Harris

Alessandra D’Angeli is in need of an adventure. Tired of her sixteenth-century life in Italy and homesick for her time-traveling cousin, Cat, who visited her for a magical week and dazzled her with tales of the future, Alessandra is lost. Until the stars hear her plea.

One mystical spell later, Alessandra appears on Cat’s Beverly Hills doorstep five hundred years in the future. Surrounded by confusing gadgets, scary transportation, and scandalous clothing, Less is hesitant to live the life of a twenty-first century teen…until she meets the infuriating—and infuriatingly handsome—surfer Austin Michaels. Austin challenges everything she believes in…and introduces her to a world filled with possibility.

With the clock ticking, Less knows she must live every moment of her modern life while she still can. But how will she return to the drab life of her past when the future is what holds everything she’s come to love?


NUMBER EIGHT:

THE BOY ON THE BRIDGE by Natalie Standiford

A new breathtaking novel from Natalie Standiford about love and trust during the Cold War.

Laura Reid goes to Leningrad for a semester abroad as Cold War paranoia is peaking in 1982. She meets a young Russian artist named Alexei and soon, with Alexei as her guide, Laura immerses herself in the real Russia--a crazy world of wild parties, black-market books and music, and smuggled letters to dissidents. She must keep the relationship secret; associating with Americans is dangerous for Alexei, and if caught, Laura could be sent home and Alexei put under surveillance or worse. At the same time, she's been warned that Soviets often latch onto Americans in hopes of marrying them and thus escaping to the United States. But she knows Alexei loves her. Right?

As June approaches--when Laura must return to the United States--Alexei asks Laura to marry him. She's only nineteen and doesn't think she's ready to settle down. But what if Alexei is the love of her life? How can she leave him behind? If she has a chance to change his life, to rescue him from misery, shouldn't she take it?


NUMBER NINE:

HARD AS IT GETS by Laura Kaye

Tall, dark, and lethal...Trouble just walked into Nicholas Rixey's tattoo parlor. Becca Merritt is warm, sexy, wholesome--pure temptation to a very jaded Nick. He's left his military life behind to become co-owner of Hard Ink Tattoo, but Becca is his ex-commander's daughter. Loyalty won't let him turn her away. Lust has plenty to do with it too.

With her brother presumed kidnapped, Becca needs Nick. She just wasn't expecting to want him so much. As their investigation turns into all-out war with an organized crime ring, only Nick can protect her. And only Becca can heal the scars no one else sees.

Desire is the easy part. Love is as hard as it gets. Good thing Nick is always up for a challenge...


NUMBER TEN:

WILD CARDS by Simone Elkeles

After getting kicked out of boarding school, bad boy Derek Fitzpatrick has no choice but to live with his ditzy stepmother while his military dad is deployed. Things quickly go from bad to worse when he finds out she plans to move them back to her childhood home in Illinois. Derek’s counting the days before he can be on his own, and the last thing he needs is to get involved with someone else’s family drama.

Ashtyn Parker knows one thing for certain--people you care about leave without a backward glance. A football scholarship would finally give her the chance to leave. So she pours everything into winning a state championship, until her boyfriend and star quarterback betrays them all by joining their rival team. Ashtyn needs a new game plan, but it requires trusting Derek—someone she barely knows, someone born to break the rules. Is she willing to put her heart on the line to try and win it all?


HONORABLE MENTIONS:

LOOKING FOR ALASKA by John Green
THE BEAST WITHIN by Jonathan Yanez
iFEEL by Marissa Carmel
GRAVITATIONAL PULL by Marissa Carmel
TASTE THE HEAT by Rachel Harris
EVERYBODY FALLS by J.A. Hornbuckle
THE DARKEST PART by Trisha Wolfe
A SLOW BURNING FIRE by J.F. Jenkins
BENEATH THE SURFACE by M.A. Stacie
WHAT ENDURES by Katie Lee
ELSKER by S.T. Bende
ENDRE by S.T. Bende
SEVEN DAY FIANCE by Rachel Harris
THE MYSTIC WOLVES by Belinda Boring
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