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Book Review: Zoey and the Nice Guy by Carter Ashby
Media Type: Ebook Title: Zoey and the Nice Guy Series: Big Girl Panties Book 1 Author: Carter Ashby Publisher: Self Pages: ebook, 231 Release Date: November 18, 2014 Source: Netgalley ——————————————- Content Screening: Excessive language, sex and mild violence Genre: Romance/New Adult HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of a feisty lead and some hot sex scenes Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes For Zoey Odell, the definition of family is her two best friends, Maya and Addy. So when Maya makes the decision to leave her abusive husband, Zoey is only too happy to lavish her with support and a temporary home. Unfortunately, taking in her best…
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Review: Havoc by Steven F. Freeman
Media Type: Ebook Title: Havoc Series: Blackwell Files Book 4 Author: Steven F. Freeman Publisher: Self Pages: Ebook; 371 Release Date: July 22, 2014 Source: Author ——————————————- Genre: Thriller/Mystery HDB Rating: 2 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of the series Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Technology So Valuable It Could Change Your Life…Or End it When Cryptologist Alton Blackwell takes his girlfriend, FBI Agent Mallory Wilson, on a surprise trip to Italy, the couple expects the vacation of a lifetime, but their pleasure is short-lived. Intent on selling Vidulum Inc.’s proprietary technology to the highest bidder, a rogue employee of the high-tech company arranges a clandestine meeting at one of…
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Double Graphic Novel Review: Zita the Spacegirl + Legends of Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke
Title: Zita the Spacegirl Author: Ben Hatke Illustrator: Ben Hatke Publisher: First Second Pages: Paperback; 192 Release Date: February 1, 2011 Source: Library ======================== Recommended Age Group: 8+ HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Zita’s life took a cosmic left turn in the blink of an eye. When her best friend is abducted by an alien doomsday cult, Zita leaps to the rescue and finds herself a stranger on a strange planet. Humanoid chickens and neurotic robots are shocking enough as new experiences go, but Zita is even more surprised to find herself taking on the role of intergalactic hero. Before long, aliens in all shapes and…
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Book Review: Texts From Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations With Your Favorite Literary Characters
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Texts From Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations With Your Favorite Literary Characters Author: Malory Ortberg Publisher: Henry Holt & Co. Pages: Hardcover; 240 Release Date: November 4, 2014 Source: Publisher —————————————————————— Genre: Satire / Humor HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love Classics and satire! Hilariously imagined text conversations—the passive aggressive, the clever, and the strange—from classic and modern literary figures, from Scarlett O’Hara to Jessica Wakefield Mallory Ortberg, the co-creator of the cult-favorite website The Toast, presents this whimsical collection of hysterical text conversations from your favorite literary…
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Review: The Marquess of Cake by Heather Hiestand
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Marquess of Cake Author: Heather Hiestand Publisher: eKensington Pages: Ebook; 254 Release Date: July 4, 2013 Source: Gifted ——————————————- Genre: Historical Romance HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of romance or historical romance Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Coffee. . .tea. . .or a pastry chef sweeter than any confection. . . Scotch trifle fit for Queen Victoria, scones with clotted cream. . .Alys Redcake knows the way to a man’s heart. Yet she is unaware that with each morsel–and flash of ankle–she is seducing the handsome marquess frequenting her father’s tea shop. Unmarried at twenty-six, Alys’s first love is the family business.…
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Book Review: Tainted Energy by Lynn Vroman
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Tainted Energy Author: Lynn Vroman Publisher: Untold Press Pages: Kindle; 304 Release Date: November 4, 2014 Source: Author ——————————————————————– Content Screening: Domestic Violence, Sexual Situations HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy strong characters, beautiful world building and fantasy. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes For seventeen-year-old Lena, living in the trailer park with the rest of town’s throwaways isn’t exactly paradise. Dealing with a drunken father who can’t keep his fists to himself doesn’t help matters either. The only good thing in her life, other than track, is the mysterious man who visits her dreams, promising to find her. When a chair burns…
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Book Review: Dogs Don’t Look Both Ways by Jane Hanser
Media Type: Ebook Title: Dogs Don’t Look Both Ways Author: Jane Hanser Publisher: Ivy Books Pages: Ebook; 160 Release Date: March 18, 2014 Source: Author ————————————— Genre: General Fiction HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love their pets! Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes One dog, one man, two long-distance runners. However, this chocolate Labrador Retriever, America’s favorite family dog, isn’t content to wake up early and run a mere three, six or twelve miles per day with his dad.He wants more, much more. And he pushes his mom to her limit as…
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Mistletoe & Hollywood Book Blitz, Review and Giveaway!
Get Eversea (Eversea Book #1) and Last Resort (Desire Book #1) for only $0.99!! *Offer valid for a limited time* Media Type: Ebook Title: Mistletoe & Hollywood *Series: Eversea and Desire Resort Series Author: Natasha Boyd and Kate Roth Publisher: Self Pages: Paperback; 146 Release Date: November 4, 2014 Source: Author —————————————————– Genre: Romance/Erotica HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of the Desire Resort Series and the Eversea Series Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Jack Eversea and Evan Weston, two of Hollywood’s hottest young actors had their hearts stolen by regular down to earth girls, and we lived and laughed and loved their stories in the Eversea Series…
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Book Review: A Kiss of Cabernet
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: A Kiss of Cabernet *Series: A Love in Wine Country Novel Author: Pamela Gibson Publisher: Entangled: Bliss Pages: Kindle; 188 Release Date: October 10, 2014 Source: Publisher ———————————————— Genre: Romance HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love books set in wine country, and feisty characters with big hearts. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes The sweetest vintage of all is the one you can’t have… Napa Valley vineyard manager Paige Reynoso is furious. After a six-year absence, her boss—big-city entrepreneur Jake Madison—has returned, only to announce…
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Book Review: Love Thy Neighbor by Sophie Wintner
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Love Thy Neighbor Author: Sophie Wintner Publisher: Entangled: Lovestruck Pages: Ebook; 199 Release Date: October 27, 2014 Source: Publisher ——————————————- Genre: Romance HDB Rating: 2 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy characters that start out broken and slowly change. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes He’s designed for delicious trouble… Interior designer Nikki Norris is at the end of her rope. She’s lost her business, and her fiancé who called off their engagement. Now she’s broke and on her own, living in a loft apartment she can barely afford. But…