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-mini review- Royal by Winter Renshaw

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- goodreads - Guilty pleasure read right here. I enjoyed it so freaking much haha. I'm thinking of getting the next book. While the story grabbed my attention right from the start. I think the ending was a bit rushed. I wish I could've read how the problem was exactly solved instead of the half-explanation that "they're still working on" so there's that. But I loved the pace up until that ending. I loved and thoroughly enjoyed the writing. Simple. Sexy. Cute. A bit on the heavy emotional side sometimes but all in all an enjoyable quick read. Will definitely check out some more work by this author. ^_^ 4/5

Wish To Be Reading... #3 (YA)

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Another Friday, another wishful read. YA Edition! Today I would love to be able to reread a favorite book of mine. One that got to me in so many ways, I was a completely different person when I finished reading it. It was one of the very first contemporary books I read (Second only to, If I Stay by Gayle Forman) and wow, simply wow. I really wish more people knew about this book but for the time being I'll just wish I could be reading... ~~~~~ Goodreads - Amazon  - My Review ***Marc said he heard the dark song when he creeped houses. The song the predator's heart sings when it hears the heart of the prey. I heard it now. Marc said it had always been in me. Lurking. Waiting for me to hear.*** ~~~~~ I loved this book, hope I get to read it again sometime soon. Until next time my beautiful people <3 -Alba

-BookPics Recommends- Contemporary #1

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I'll be trying to post these kinds of posts at least once a week.  Every week I'll try to spice things up a bit by recommending you different kinds of genres from different books and obviously different authors. The day I post it will be all about an specific genre and then an specific book or series from just one author so that I can have more authors to recommend later on when I go back to that genre :D Beware though, it's hard for me to read recently published books so my recommendations might not be the most up to date ones but they will certainly be from all the books I've read :D I haven't read THAT many but still I've got a few that I fell head-over-heels in love with and cannot get enough of them, never. So here it goes. To start... Contemporary! What better way to do this than by recommending you the first YA contemporary book I ever read! If I Stay by Gayle Forman *** Just listen, Adam says with a voice that sounds...

-Review- Picture Perfect by Alessandra Thomas

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Goodreads Shortie: ... When Cat faces her fears and bares it all for the class, she realizes that she's posing naked in front the most gorgeous, buffest guy she's ever seen in her life. He asks her out after the class, and after one steamy night together, Cat's absolutely smitten ... Goodreads Amazon  (It's FREE on Kindle!) My Thoughts (Recommend this book for readers 17+) This was my first 2014 read and while it didn't exactly blew my socks off it definitely left an impression. Being a big girl myself I gotta say it's normal for me NOT to find big-sized girls in the books I enjoy reading but now and then I find the rare book that features a girl like that and in this case the girl is the main character and the whole story/book revolves around her and her size/weight. I'm being honest here when I say I really liked the author's writing BUT didn't like that main character's voice that much. Picture Perfect is about not...

-Cover Reveal- Tousle Me by Lucy V. Morgan

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Tousle Me: A New Adult Parody by Lucy V. Morgan Publication date: December 13th 2013 Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance Synopsis: He’s exquisitely hot. Exquisitely tousled. Exquisitely screwed in the head. Cammibelle Hicks just wants to survive her first year of college. Desperate to forget her troubled past, she throws herself into her degree and book review blog. So what if her life is one long tumblr page of grumpy cat GIFs? She doesn’t need to get out more, and she definitely doesn’t need a man. Hunter von Styles approaches life like he’s spoiling for a fight: with a tempting scowl. A cage-fighting, ex-rocker billionaire, it’s unclear why Hunter’s at college. Frankly, it makes no sense. Then Cammie falls into him—literally—at a party, and he’s obsessed. He needs her more than a moist towelette at a barbecue. Though Cammie’s friends warn her against Hunter, she can’t resist his charms; especially not when he buys her shoes. And GoodReads. And a unicorn. But wh...

-Book Blast + Giveaway- Sisters In White by Melissa Foster

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Danica and Kaylie Snow are about to celebrate the biggest day of their lives—their double wedding—on an island in the Bahamas. But no wedding is complete without a little family drama. The two sisters aren’t ready to face the father they haven’t seen since he divorced their mother and moved away to marry his mistress, and live with Lacy, the half sister they’ve never met. While Danica has exchanged letters and phone calls with Lacy, Kaylie has fervently tried to pretend she doesn’t exist. Lacy is sweet, fun, and nearly a mirror image of Kaylie. To make matters worse, not only is Lacy looking forward to meeting her sisters, but she idolizes them, too. As the countdown to the wedding date ticks on, their parents are playing a devious game of revenge, and there’s a storm brewing over the island, threatening to cancel their perfect wedding. The sisters are about to find out if the bond of sisterhood really trumps all. GOODREADS AMAZON B&N Melissa Foster is...

-Cover Reveal + Giveaway- Crashing Into You by B.D. Rowe

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Another cover to reveal you guys!! So many new books which means new covers which means all the more material to fangirl over!! New Adult Contemporary Romance Bookish college sophomore Sydney Baker wants Evan Taylor with every ounce of her being. The hottest stud on campus, Evan is six foot four, ripped, stacked with muscles. He’s even easy to talk to. There’s just one problem: he’s her roommate Melanie’s boyfriend. But when Melanie tragically dies after a night of wild partying, Sydney and Evan turn to each other in a time of intense grief. And it doesn’t take long for their close friendship to blossom into something more. Unfortunately for Sydney, secrets from the past soon put her relationship with Evan to the test. Especially when a sexy blonde freshman makes her way into Evan’s life, and tries to rip away everything Sydney holds close to her heart. AMAZON B&N -Giveaway not hosted by BookPics -International -Must be 13+ to enter ...

-Surprise Giveaway/Sorteo- Easy/El Amor Es Todo Menos Sencillo por Tammara Webber

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I won't even ramble about the awesomeness that author Tammara Webber is... But if you've been trying to get the spanish edition of Easy then today is your lucky day! **** Rescued by a stranger. Haunted by a secret Sometimes, love isn’t easy… He watched her, but never knew her. Until thanks to a chance encounter, he became her savior… The attraction between them was undeniable. Yet the past he’d worked so hard to overcome, and the future she’d put so much faith in, threatened to tear them apart. Only together could they fight the pain and guilt, face the truth—and find the unexpected power of love. A groundbreaking novel in the New Adult genre, Easy faces one girl's struggle to regain the trust she's lost, find the inner strength to fight back against an attacker, and accept the peace she finds in the arms of a secretive boy. **** La había estado observando desde lejos, pero todavía no la conocía... hasta que un encuentro fortuito...

-Book Blast + Giveaway- Sisters In Bloom by Melissa Foster

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You loved Danica and Kaylie in SISTERS IN LOVE, find out what happens next with SISTERS IN BLOOM Kaylie Snow has always been the fun, flirty, pretty sister. Now, her burgeoning baby bump, hormone infused emotions, and faltering singing career are sending her into an unexpected identity crisis. Watching her older sister Danica glide through a major career change and a new relationship with the grace of a ballerina, Kaylie’s insecurities rise to the forefront—and her relationship, with fiancé Chaz Crew, is caught in the crossfire. Chaz Crew has everything he’s ever wanted: a lovely fiancé, a baby on the way, and soon, the film festival he owns will host its biggest event ever. When he’s called away to woo the festival’s largest sponsor—and the lover he’s never admitted to having—secrets from his past turn his new life upside down. With her baby shower around the corner, and her fiancé’s big event looming, the pressure is on for Kaylie to pull herself together—and...

-Blog Tour, Review- Then, Now, Forever by Teodora Kostova

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Hi guys! So excited to welcome you to my stop on the book tour!! :D I'm going to share my thoughts on the book with you all even though it'll be a mini review I know I'll be able to portray every single feeling this book inspired in me. THEN "Gia had let Beppe into her life so easily, as if it was the most natural thing in the world. She’d held him when he’d hurt so badly he’d thought he might die; she’d talked him down when he’d been so angry he’d considered doing something he’d regret for the rest of his life. Gia had saved his life. At least once he needed to be strong for her. This right now, this moment, was theirs. It belonged to them, not to abusive or dead fathers, not to guilt, regret or sorrow, not to the past or the future." But will their love survive when tragedy separates them? “I have to go, Gia. I’m tired and I feel empty. I know you need me, but I have nothing left to give you. I need to heal.” “I miss you so much it’s hard to breathe.” NO...

-Book Blitz, Excerpt + Giveaway- Choosing You by Allie Everhart

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Choosing You by Allie Everhart (The Jade Series #1) Publication date: September 23rd, 2013 Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance Synopsis: When Jade is given a scholarship to an elite private college in Connecticut, she sees it as a chance to finally escape her painful past and get a fresh start. She’s determined to succeed and that means keeping her focus on school and not guys. But her plan falls apart her first day on campus when Garret, a rich prep school boy with swimmer abs and a perfect smile, offers to help her move in. Jade tries to push him away, but she can’t deny her attraction to him and Garret won’t let her. Things quickly heat up between them, but then come to a sudden halt when reality hits and Jade realizes that a relationship with Garret may never be possible. He comes from a world of wealth where there are rules, including rules about who he can date. And not following those rules has consequences. As the two of them try to overcome the obsta...

-Release Day Blast- Then, Now, Forever by Teodora Kostova

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Welcome to the release day Blast for Teodora's Heartbeat book #2! Hope to have the review done soon! Then  Gia had let Beppe into her life so easily, as if it was the most natural thing in the world. She’d held him when he’d hurt so badly he’d thought he might die; she’d talked him down when he’d been so angry he’d considered doing something he’d regret for the rest of his life.  Gia had saved his life. At least once he needed to be strong for her . This right now, this moment, was theirs. It belonged to them, not to abusive or dead fathers, not to guilt, regret or sorrow, not to the past or the future. But will their love survive when tragedy separates them? “I have to go, Gia. I’m tired and I feel empty. I know you need me, but I have nothing left to give you. I need to heal.” “I miss you so much it’s hard to breathe.” Now Beppe was still Gia’s closest friend. But they’d never be anything more than that again. Remembering what it felt ...