Author Teresa Medeiros posted this YouTube video on her Facebook page this week and I’ve watched it several times. It is so funny!!
Fabulous Friday Time Travel!
Today’s Fabulous Friday book is Gwyn Cready’s FLIRTING WITH FOREVER.
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Contest open to US residents only. Contest will run through Sunday the 23rd at 5pm cst. Winner announced Sunday evening. Winners have 7 days to claim prize and make sure to check back to see if you won (I don’t email winners).
Review: Flirting with Forever by Gwyn Cready
From the back of the book:
Art historian Campbell Stratford is about to make a name for herself with her scandalously sexy tell-all “fictographies” of famous seventeenth-century artists, but she’s more intimately familiar with her subjects than her eager readers can imagine. Thanks to a time portal she accidentally discovered, she has caused quite a stir in the Great Beyond. To save their reputations, the Guild protecting dead artists convinces playboy Peter Lely, portraitist to the king, to sabotage Cam’s latest project. A few hours posing on Sir Peter’s modeling chaise leads to a night of seductive passion – then Cam returns home and discovers his betrayal. But before she can turn her angry pen on her lover, Sir Peter makes a surprise visit to the future and transforms Cam’s twenty-first-century life into chaos of classic proportions…
FLIRTING WITH FOREVER is a fun read, but didn’t quite measure up to SEDUCING MR. DARCY for me. I think my problem with the book was that the explanation for the time jump. In the previous books the heroine had just been transported, there was no real explanation as to why or how. In FLIRTING WITH FOREVER we are taught about “time tubes” and how once in the afterlife we are born into new lives. The explanation robbed me of some of the fantasy - even though “time tubes” aren’t real. I did, however, really enjoy the romance between Peter and Cam. The chemistry between the two is off the charts and the descriptions of how they are pulled to each other are some of the best I’ve read. The scene where he is painting her and she is thinking about a lover, Peter, is amazing. I can’t wait for the next book by Gwyn Cready. She is definitely on my auto-buy list.
The book girl gives FLIRTING WITH FOREVER a 5/5 for the romance, and a 3/5 for the “time tubes”
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Review: Sex and the Single Earl by Vanessa Kelly
From the back of the book:
THEIR MARRIAGE WAS CONVENIENT…
Simon St. James, fifth Earl of Trask, knows he could do worse in the marriage of convenience department. Sophie Stanton may be a bit of a social liability, with her ungovernable ways and flighty nature, but Simon has responsibilities as an earl that far outweigh happiness in the household. And as for happiness in the bedroom…he has to admit he sees Sophie’s potential in that arena…
THEIR PASSION WAS NOT!
But Sophie isn’t some bargaining chip to be traded, and she’s not about to let Simon St. James tell her how to live her life – even though she has nurtured a crush on the handsome young earl for as long as she can remember. If his idea of courtship is telling her what to do, then she is not interested, or at least she is trying not to be. But when his scolding words turn to scorching kisses, suddenly Sophie starts paying attention…
SEX AND THE SINGLE EARL is such a fun book. Sophie isn’t going to let anyone tell her what to do, especially Simon St. James. I will admit there were a couple of times that I felt like smacking Sophie. Some of her antics are a little reckless and ill planned, but her heart is in the right place. For instance, after her purse is stolen she is very upset about the child who did the stealing and what he took. She wants to help him and doesn’t think twice about going to areas in Bath that a young lady of good breading should not go in order to look for him. Simon has to rescue her on several occasions. Simon St. James is an ultimate alpha. He believes that his job is to take care of the women in his life (whether they want him to or not). These two bicker back and forth for most of the book and at times the only way Simon can get Sophie to shut up is to kiss her. I loved all of the verbal foreplay! This is a fantastic historical romance – perfect in every way.
the book girl gives SEX AND THE SINGLE EARL a 5/5
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Review: A Breath of Magic by Tracy Madison
From the back of the book:
Waiting To Exhale
Chloe Nichols is holding her breath. All her life, finding true happiness with a family has seemed as easy as…well, snagging a bubble off the wind – a bubble that her current boyfriend seems dead set on bursting. Yes, every time Chloe mentions her one true desire, Kyle shoots down her hopes. But he hasn’t reckoned with the awesome power of Gypsy magic, or with loyal kith and kin. One way or another, Chloe’s going to get her happily-ever-after. One could sometimes be found after you’d convinced a man he loves you, right? All Fate needs is a little puff in the right direction…
A BREATH OF MAGIC is a very fun paranormal. I struggled in parts to understand Chloe’s motivation, but by the end of the book I did. The reveal of her magic is what finally made her actions and desires eventually make sense to me. I love, love, love Ben. He is that kind of broken-hearted hero that makes me feel all mushy inside. The writing is a little jumpy in places and some of the scenes didn’t feel necessary, but on the whole the book flowed really well. This book would be perfect for a sunny day by the pool!
The book girl gives A BREATH OF MAGIC a 4/5
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Review: Tall, Dark, and Wolfish by Lydia Dare
From the back of the book:
HE’S LOST THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF HIMSELF…
Lord Benjamin Westfield is a powerful werewolf – until one full moon. His life now shattered, he rushes off to Scotland in search of the healer who can restore his inner beast, only to find she’s not at all what he expected…
SHE WOULD MAKE HIM WHOLE, IF SHE COULD…
Young, beautiful witch Elspeth Campbell will do anything to help anyone who calls upon her healing arts. Until Lord Benjamin shows up, and she suddenly discovers she may need him even more than he needs her...
This is book 2 in the trilogy about the Westfield brothers – Simon, William, and Benjamin. I loved the first book, but couldn’t get into this one as easily as the first. It had nothing to do with the story. I know that it was because of the Scottish brogue. I have some sort of mental block when it comes to that kind of dialog. I did read the entire book and found the story to be delightful. I loved Ben and his rakish ways. The one thing that makes him unique – his wolfishness – has disappeared and he needs to find a healer to help him get his mojo back. The setting provided the right feeling for a historical paranormal. Elspeth is a young witch and a mystical healer all wrapped up into one, with a mysteriousness of her own. Her father carried “the mark of the beast” and has been absent for her entire life. She is a very strong character, but shows her vulnerable side with Ben. I can’t wait to read Williams story next (hopefully there won’t be any brogue)!
the book girl gives TALL, DARK, and WOLFISH a 4/5 for the story, but a 3/5 for the Scottish brogue and terminology (which isn’t bad, just a personal dislike).
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Winner Roundup!
I have lots of winners to announce.
First, I only had one of my Mother’s Day winners claim their prize, so I’m picking 2 more names:
- LaRue
- Teresa W
STILL THE ONE winners:
- CrystalGB
- Mary (Bookfan)
- Chey
WICKED BECOMES YOU winner:
- Morning Glow
Winners have 7 days to claim their prize. Please email me at carrie@thebookgirl.net with your information.
Saturday Video!
I love Sherry Thomas and all her books. I can’t wait to read this one!
Is anyone else looking forward to HIS AT NIGHT??
Fabulous Friday
This weeks Fabulous Friday giveaway is for a copy of WICKED BECOMES YOU by Meredith Duran.
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Contest will run through 5/16/10 at 5pm cst. Remember to check back on Sunday evening to see if your the lucky winner.
Winner will have 7 days to claim prize.
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Blog Tour Review: Wicked Becomes You by Meredith Duran
From the back of the book:
She’s been burned not once but twice by London’s so-called gentlemen…
Gwen Maudsley is pretty enough to be popular, and plenty wealthy, too. But what she’s best known and loved for is being so very, very nice. When a cad jilts her at the altar – again – the scandal has her outraged friends calling for blood. Only Gwen has a different plan. If nice no longer works for her, then it’s time to learn to be naughty. Happily, she knows the perfect tutor – Alexander Ramsey, her late brother’s best friend and a notorious rogue.
So why won’t a confirmed scoundrel let her be as bad as she wants to be?
Unbeknownst to Gwen, Alex’s aloof demeanor veils his deepest unspoken desire. He has no wish to see her change, not to tempt himself with her presence when his own secrets make any future between them impossible. But on a wild romp from Paris to the Riviera, their friendship gives way to something hotter, darker, and altogether more dangerous. With Alex’s past and Gwen’s newly unleashed wildness on a collision course, Gwen must convince Alex that his wickedest intentions are exactly what she needs.
This was my first Meredith Duran book, but certainly won’t be my last. The whole “good girl going bad” plot has been done a lot, but I really liked the motivation behinds Gwen’s wicked adventure. She doesn’t want to be pitied after being left at the alter for a second time and decides that living her life to please other people doesn’t matter – she’s going to be wicked. There were a few instances where I wanted to slap her for being so naive, but on the whole I liked the journey her character took. Being wicked is something the Alex Ramsey excels at – he is the perfect man to teach Gwen just how wicked she could be. I loved Alex and his grumpy, devil-may-care attitude. It was obvious from the beginning that there was something much deeper going on under the surface with him. The back and forth between Gwen and Alex was at times hilarious and moving. I loved this couple and was rooting for them to find their happily ever after! The subplot with Alex’s brother I could have done without. It wasn’t important to the story and didn’t add anything for me. I will definitely be reading more Meredith Duran in the future.
Tomorrow THE BOOK GIRL will be giving away a copy of WICKED BECOMES YOU as our Fabulous Friday giveaway. Make sure to come back for your chance to enter!
The book girl gives WICKED BECOMES YOU a 4/5
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OTHER BLOG TOUR PARTICIPANTS:
Rundpinne: http://www.rundpinne.blogspot.com/
Frugal Plus: http://frugalplus.com/
My Five Monkeys: http://www.tableforseven-julie.blogspot.com/
Books and Things: http://melissawatercolor.blogspot.com/
The Bibliophilic Book Blog: http://www.bibliophilicbookblog.com/
A Journey of Books: http://ajourneyofbooks.halfzero.net/
My Book Addiction and More: http://mybookaddictionandmore.wordpress.com/
Just Another New Blog: http://justanothernewblog.blogspot.com/
The Book Girl: http://www.thebookgirl.net/
Poisoned Rationality: http://lastexilewords.blogspot.com/
She Reads: http://mandyfish-reads.blogspot.com/
Taking Time For Mommy: http://takingtimeformommy.blogspot.com/
Avid Reader: http://www.tarmyblogspot.blogspot.com/
Michelle & Leslie’s Book Picks: http://booksandmakeup.blogspot.com/
Books Like Breathing: http://bibliophile23.wordpress.com/
Knitting and Sundries: http://www.jewelknits.blogspot.com/
See Michelle Read: http://seemichelleread.blogspot.com/
Teresa’s Reading Corner: http://www.teresasreadingcorner.blogspot.com/
In The Hammock: http://inthehammockblog.blogspot.com/
Reminder List: http://reminderlist.blogspot.com/
Drey’s Library: http://dreyslibrary.blogspot.com/
DK’s Everything Books Blog: http://dkay401-challenges.blogspot.com/
Loving Heart Mommy: http://www.lovingheartmommy.com/
The Book Tree: http://thebooktree.blogspot.com/
The Down Home Diva: http://thestuffyouneedtoknow.blogspot.com/
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