Month: August 2018

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Book Blitz: Twelve Months of Awkward Moments by Lisa Acerbo (Excerpt, Giveaway)

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Twelve Months of Awkward Moments Lisa Acerbo Publication date: August 30th 2018Genres: Adult, Romance, Suspense Dani can’t wait for senior year at college. A straight-A scholar whose anxiety is a daily struggle, being awkward, introverted, and studious has become a way of life. She vows this year will be different. It’s time to move beyond her comfort zone, but that’s not easy.Dani’s wild roommate and handsome best friend hate each other; her crazy family won’t leave her alone; and a new job forces her to be social. Unfortunately, when college romance finally calls, Dani is unable to answer thanks to … Continue reading Book Blitz: Twelve Months of Awkward Moments by Lisa Acerbo (Excerpt, Giveaway)

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Blog Tour: Until We’re More by Cindi Madsen (Review, Giveaway, Excerpt)

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Chelsea is smart, funny, gorgeous, and the best friend I’ve ever had. Ever since she left, I’ve been a wreck. I’ve been focused on keeping my family’s MMA gym afloat while I train and coach fighters, anything to not miss her more. But now she’s finally back, along with her grumpy, possessive cat, and things are weird between us. By weird, I mean I can’t stop thinking about her in that way. She’s in the room next door, and it takes all my control not to storm in there, sweep her up, and bring her back to my bed. Even stranger, I’m … Continue reading Blog Tour: Until We’re More by Cindi Madsen (Review, Giveaway, Excerpt)

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Book Review: The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

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The Kiss Quotient Author: Helen Hoang Publisher: Berkley (June 5, 2018) Paperback, 336 pages Goodreads     Amazon Summary Stella Lane thinks math is the only thing that unites the universe. She comes up with algorithms to predict customer purchases–a job that has given her more money than she knows what to do with, and way less experience in the dating department than the average thirty-year-old.It doesn’t help that Stella has Asperger’s and French kissing reminds her of a shark getting its teeth cleaned by pilot fish. Her conclusion: she needs lots of practice–with a professional. Which is why she … Continue reading Book Review: The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

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Guest Post: Peekeboo’s Corner – New Author Alert! Richard Lloyd Parry

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Good evening friends, and welcome back to Peekaboo’s Corner. This week, we are going to start a new segment that I like to call “New Author Alert.” New to me, anyway. Thanks to my (overwhelming and overstated) love of natural disasters, I picked up “Ghosts of the Tsunami” by Richard Lloyd Parry, and damn, guys, I fell in love. Our New Author Alert for this week is, you guessed it, nonfiction author, reporter, and world traveler Richard Lloyd Parry. I won’t be discussing him as a person, because that’s too much effort, and also I don’t really care. What I … Continue reading Guest Post: Peekeboo’s Corner – New Author Alert! Richard Lloyd Parry

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Dear Diary: Sort of mini hiatus?

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Sorry I’ve been sort of AWOL, friends. It’s been a crazy month for me. Toward the end of July I started having weird blind spots in the center of my field of vision that would come and go for about an hour or so at a time. After having my vision basically crap out on my every day for a week, I finally went to the eye doctor, who said my optic nerve in both eyes was elevated and slightly tilted. Boy, did I learn a lot about eyes and the optic nerve! He referred me to another eye doctor … Continue reading Dear Diary: Sort of mini hiatus?

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Book Review: The Real Deal by Lauren Blakely

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The Real Deal Author: Lauren BlakelyPublisher: St. Martin’s Griffin (July 10, 2018)337 pagesGoodreads     Amazon SummaryApril Hamilton wants you to know she hasn’t been on GigsforHire since that time she sold her futon after college. She doesn’t even spend that much time online. And even if she did, she would not be looking up personal ads. But going home alone for her family’s summer reunion is an invitation for every single relative to butt into her personal life. She simply can’t handle another blind date with the butcher, the baker or the candlestick maker from her hometown. So when she finds the … Continue reading Book Review: The Real Deal by Lauren Blakely

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Blog Tour: The Duke With the Dragon Tattoo by Kerrigan Byrne (Review, Excerpt, Giveaway)

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The Duke With the Dragon Tattoo Author: Kerrigan ByrneSeries: Victorian Rebels, book 6Publisher: St. Martin’s Paperback (August 28, 2018)384 pages Amazon     Barnes & Noble     Books-a-Million     IndieBound     Powells Summary The bravest of heroes. The brashest of rebels. The boldest of lovers. These are the men who risk their hearts and their souls—for the passionate women who dare to love them…He is known only as The Rook. A man with no name, no past, no memories. He awakens in a mass grave, a magnificent dragon tattoo on his muscled forearm the sole clue to his mysterious origins. His … Continue reading Blog Tour: The Duke With the Dragon Tattoo by Kerrigan Byrne (Review, Excerpt, Giveaway)