That's A Promise by Victoria Klahr

 

Happily ever after doesn’t exist. Not just in the romantic sense, but in the sense that there will never be a point in life that will contain no more obstacles.

Josie Sommers is a nerdy twenty four year old, elementary school teacher who has always considered herself a strong person. But with the loss of a loved one and the return of someone she vowed to never see again, her strength starts to break.

When he betrayed her in the ultimate way, she never thought she would let him back into her life, let alone open herself up to falling back in love with him.
Plagued with resentment and the burden of her own dishonesty,

Josie has to decide if forgiving and coming clean is worth the risk of losing him again. With so many hurdles, we know that Josie’s story is no fairytale.

That’s a promise .

MY REVIEW

"Life is all about CHOICES."

Thank you for the advance reader copy of That's A Promise, this is the 1st book of Ms.Victoria Klahr. I love to discover new authors and their works because they bring new excitement to the readers.

The story is about Josie Sommers who loves to read and study so she is like a nerdy heroine. She has a very strong personality and a little hot tempered a good friend and a daughter. Seems life for her is perfect, but destiny has a different plan for her. With the loss of a loved one and the return of someone she vowed to never see again, her strength starts to break...

The story tackles a very sensitive subject that most women experience nowadays, the scar that it will leave is not just on the outside but on the inside, it will crush you and your soul. But Josie is strong enough to surpass the obstacle with the help of her parents, her best friend Seth, and the love of her life, Blake. 

Blake for me is the good guy, easily to fall in love with but I love Seth more he is mysterious, much appealing persona, tough on the outside soft in the inside. And on the other hand you will love and hate Josie's character because of the choices she made, but it makes her more human because the emotions are raw and authentic. 

The story is well written, just some typo errors on the names. The challenge for me is the past and present scenarios I'm not really a fan of it. Maybe it would be better if the story is narrated from the past going to the present instead of bouncing back and forth so the story will flow smoothly. And it is very predictable I knew from the start what Blake’s secret hold is. But I enjoy reading the story; it shows the reality of life. The essence of loving someone and the importance of acceptance. Sometimes the choices that we made will ruin or save us. And real life situation is not a fairytale.

I'm TEAM SETH by the way if you are curious why, add this to your TBR list (^o^)

Congrats on your 1st book! Kudos!

HIT for Freedom - Anna's Battle by Margaret McHeyzer

Anna Brookes also known by her Professional name 15, did what she had never done before.
She didn’t kill her target, HiT 149.
HiT 149 better known as Ben Pearson did something he had never done before.
He fell in love with Anna Brookes.
In Hit for Freedom, the sequel to HiT 149, a nemesis so powerful, terrifying and frightening is threatening the safety of Anna’s love, Ben and his hometown, St Cloud.

15 must deal with a force that may be too dangerous even for her skilled ways. With limited information on her new HiT, she willingly infiltrates his trust to acquire the knowledge she needs to implode the operations of the deadly man.

“What you saw earlier must be playing around in your head. But you didn’t scream or freak out which tells me you are either very strong or very broken. Either way, the information I give you from here on in, you must understand that I will kill you if you choose to repeat it to anyone.” I’ll let him believe that. ~ Anna Brookes

MY REVIEW

WARNING: IF YOU ARE NOT USED TO READ A VERY DOMINANT SEXY HOT FEMALE CHARACTER, WHO LOVES GUN AND CHERISH IT LIKE HER BABIES. AND HER JOB IS TO ELIMINATE HER TARGET. THIS BOOK IS NOT FOR YOU!!! BUUUUUUUUUUUUUT IF YOU CAN HANDLE IT, READ FIRST THE 1ST BOOK! HIT 149 - ANNA BROOKES FIRST CHAPTER

Thank you again Ms. Margaret for giving me a chance to read in advance HIT for Freedom the sequel to the HIT Series of Anna Brookes. I'm so excited to start reading this sequel.

The story is the continuation of Anna Brookes' mission to protect St. Cloud and Ben Pearson from an enemy too dangerous for her. With the limited information about her HIT she needs to enter his barrier and earn his trust and to acquire the knowledge she needed how to kill her next target...

Wow 15 is back with the new TARGET! But her next Hit is a very deadly and dangerous man. She used a different strategy to know more about HIM. With the new mission, new adventure, new characters, and new revelations this book is really a must read!

I'm a fan of Ms.Margaret's work, her stories always captured my interest, her genre it is not what I used to read but when I started reading her 1st book I craved for more. It's like I'm watching a TV series, the flow of the story is very smooth, her storyline is always flawless. Every detail is thoroughly describe in every chapter. And lastly, I love the thrill of suspense, the twist and turn and she always show the toughness of her heroine. 

An action packed story with a little hot and sexy scene on the side, and with an heroine who can kick some ass, have a very dominant character and can make men fall from their knees, what can you ask for? 15 can be tough but she can be weak, I saw her soft side in this story.

The thrill of reading this book is ALWAYS there. New characters were introduced to spice up more of the story. Every characters holds a secret that you are dying to find out, and NEW SHOCKING revelations that soon will complicate things between Anna and Ben.

I know this is a cliff hanger, but I still read it cause I'm so eager to continue my journey with Anna and Ben. I can't wait for the next installment of this book.

Again congrats!!! Love this Series!

Please add to your TBR list: Hit For Freedom - Anna's Battle
Coming this December 18th 2013

 

 

Me After You by Mindy Hayes

A Contemporary Romance

Widowed at twenty-five, Sawyer Hartwell has no choice but to return to her hometown. Broke and alone, the intention was to heal and find herself again, but how can she heal in a place filled with so much sorrow and memories she yearns to forget?

Dean Preston has regretted leaving Willowhaven since the day he rode off on his motorcycle six years ago, destroying the only love he had ever known. Returning too late, he's found small comfort in a new life with Lily, but with Sawyer back he's not sure of anything anymore.

The time has come for Sawyer and Dean to face the past, to learn from their mistakes. The road to healing is paved with old wounds, each one threatening to tear them down completely. Carrying their own scars close to their hearts, they must both confront what's gone before or lose their second chance.

The measure of who we are is what we survive. Who we become is up to us.


MY REVIEW
 

There are two songs, singing in my head when I read this book, The Art of Letting Go and First Love Never Dies.

"Put away the pictures, put away the memories
I put over and over through my tears
I've held them 'til I'm blind, they kept my hope alive
As if somehow that I'd keep you here
 
Now here it comes, the hardest part of all
Unchain my heart that's holding on
How do I start to live my life alone
Guess I'm just learning, learning the art of letting go"

- The Art of Letting Go by Mikaila

Letting go of someone special to you is really, really hard! I can't imagine the unbearable hurt and devastation that Sawyer felt when she lost her husband in a tragic way. I feel the emptiness she felt, the loneliness, the hurt. Being with someone who is almost perfect and accepted you with all his heart suddenly gone... How can you move on with the memories of him buried inside you? But going back to her hometown will only adds up the heavy feelings she have when she meet again the person who broke her heart and still carry it with HIM, Dean.

"Maybe first love never ever dies
That's why I'm still in love with you
Hold me close and look into my eyes
And tell me you don't feel it too
The way it used to be when you told me
It would be forever, you and me together"

- First Love Never Dies by Eugene Wilde and Joanna Wilder

Does first love really never dies? In this story I'm a believer that even after so many years apart it would still exist between two people who cherished each other so deeply. But can you forgive the person that leaves you behind, the only person you love unconditionally? The irony of the story is what if the person you fell in love already belong to someone else? Urgh! I'm torn!

The story of Me after You is about Sawyer who lost her husband and lost her first love. Her struggles to move on and to start a new life without complication. But destiny has other plans for her, when she reunited with her first love.

The story is well written and very clear. It was full of emotions, you will cry and laugh. I love the story line and the flow of it, fast pacing and page turner, you wanna know what happens next to them, what's the reason/secrets of Sawyer and Dean, it is very addicting.
I love the characters in the story, hope Alix and Aiden will have their separate stories cause I love their chemistry and Alix hope to find someone like her in my life lol to make my life even brighter. It was written in Sawyer's and Dean's point of view which is nice because you will know the different story of the two.  

All in All it is a nice beautiful love story. Love it and looking forward for more from Ms.Mindy Hayes. Kudos!

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My Life For Yours by Margaret McHeyzer BOOK BLITZ Nov 19th - 22nd

Author:  Margaret McHeyzer

Genre: Darker Contemporary Romance 18+

Publication Date:  November 14, 2013

Cover Designed By:  Sprowt Graphic Design

***** Recommended for readers 18+ *****

He’s lived a life of high society and privilege; he chose to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a Senator.

She’s lived a life surrounded with underworld activity; she had no choice but to follow in her father’s footsteps and take on the role of Mob Boss.

He wants to stamp out organized crime and can’t be bought off.

She's the ruthless and tough Mob Boss where in her world all lines are blurred.

Their lives are completely different, two walks of life on the opposite ends of the law.

Being together doesn’t make sense.
But being apart isn’t an option.

MY REVIEW
  
I'm a fan of the Hit Series of Ms.Margaret McHeyzer, when I found out that she is launching a new book with a different genre I became so excited and when I read the excerpt of the book I'm done! I love the story line it is about a mob boss and a senator. Two different poles attract each other and when they collided they explode!!!

I love reading a story about Mobs there's something in it that attracts me (^o^). I'm so eager to start reading My Life For Yours cause it tackles the "love story" of the two different individuals that most likely will opposed each other. Meet the Mob boss, Frankie DeLuca, she is one sexy and hot alpha female, a BITCH literally (because of her job) and I love her. She has the power and the balls (ahem). And meet the Senator! Jeremy *fucking* Miller (lol) very passionate man, he has a very skillful tongue (*fanning myself*) and the BOSS in the bedroom. 

I'm so excited for this review I forgot to thank Ms.Margaret for the copy, Thank You so Much I'm really happy and surprised, I saw my name on the dedication, I'm sincerely touched *(^o^)* 

The story is well written and clear, as expected. Every sex scene is very HOT! as in HOT! HOT! HOT! I love the twist and turn of the story and even 15 is there! It was a very nice story, erotic but still have the suspense, and I didn't expected the ending! I'm not prepared for it! But it makes the story more realistic, very beautiful.

Kudos again to you! I'm looking forward FOR MORE.

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About the Author

I love to read. I’m a huge fan of books and when I start reading anything, I usually forgo doing everything else, I mean the housework will still be there in the morning (right?). When I love a story or book that I’ve downloaded, I usually refrain from sleep and am crabby the next day – but only until I pick my iPad up and start reading again!

The idea for my debut novel HiT 149, came to me as I was chopping my vegetables for dinner and before the night was over I had written 10 chapters!

My goal with writing is just to take people away from whatever is going on in their lives, even if it’s only for a split second.

I’m a go with the flow sort of person and don’t really take a course of action to get where I am going. I live in the moment and don’t usually worry about tomorrow because whatever life is due to bring me, I’ll be happy to accept.

I love my family and friends and will help anyway I can if someone needs it. But I can be a bit daft sometimes and need to be told very specifically or it’ll go over my head! I really don’t like people that are nasty just because they can be, I don’t believe that’s necessary, I mean life is hard enough as it is!

I hope you enjoy my books, I’ve had a hoot writing them. There’s more to come, and not all from the same series……

Til next time

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Making Faces by Amy Harmon

Ambrose Young was beautiful. He was tall and muscular, with hair that touched his shoulders and eyes that burned right through you. The kind of beautiful that graced the covers of romance novels, and Fern Taylor would know. She'd been reading them since she was thirteen. But maybe because he was so beautiful he was never someone Fern thought she could have...until he wasn't beautiful anymore.
Making Faces is the story of a small town where five young men go off to war, and only one comes back. It is the story of loss. Collective loss, individual loss, loss of beauty, loss of life, loss of identity. It is the tale of one girl's love for a broken boy, and a wounded warrior's love for an unremarkable girl. This is a story of friendship that overcomes heartache, heroism that defies the common definitions, and a modern tale of Beauty and the Beast, where we discover that there is a little beauty and a little beast in all of us.

MY REVIEW
  
Beauty or Love?

  

Such a very beautiful story that it touches my heart and soul so deeply. It is remarkably one of the best book I read this year, it is very realistic, beautifully written, stunning characters, all in all its just perfect.

The story is about the lives of Ambrose, Bailey, and Fern and their sentiments about LIFE and LOSS. Their struggles and insecurities. Their beliefs and hope. Their dreams and inspirations.
It was written with an overflowing emotion, that swept me away. The words, phrases and analogies used in the story was just amazing, it connects all the dots in the lives of the characters. Their love for each other is just unbelievable, I really cried my heart out, it affects me to the core! The impact of the story to me is so strong cause its just too natural, it is flawless. Their story will be forever engrave in my heart.

I salute Ms.Amy Harmon such a talented author, thank you for creating such a wonderful story.

Words to describe this wonderful book: BEAUTY & LOVE

B - breath taking

E - excellent

A - admirable

U - uplifting

T - terrific

Y - youthful

&

L - lifelike

O - outstanding

V - vivid

E - epic

The Time Until by Casey Ford

 

Alan Green and Samantha Cohn have known each other for as long as both can remember. They have a special relationship that has grown far beyond mere friendship.

Inseparable, Al and Sam have spent their lives with one another—from childhood secrets, through awkward teenage years, to finding themselves as adults—it’s always been the two of them together.

When unexpected tragedy hits, and Sam is left fighting for her life, Alan can only watch and wait. Left alone without his best friend, Alan spends his time reliving his past, ensnared in the memories of the chaotic relationship with the girl that stole his heart.

How would you spend the time until? 

MY REVIEW

“Well I’ve been trying to find the words to say

That I’ll be lost without you

Coz you’re the only one that gets me

And you’re the only one that keeps me safe

When I’m far from sleep and lonely

You’re the only one that holds me

When I’m out there chasing my dreams

And I’ve got you by my side

I can put this world behind me

Coz you’re the only one that I need tonight”

- The Material

How can you live your life when you know the only reason you exist is because of her...

One of the best book that I've read this year, it will capture your heart and it will drag you to their world  and feel the overflowing emotions behind Al's struggle about life and the love of his life. The Time Until is a story about friendship that blooms into something deeper between Al and Sam, and when tragedy hits them, everything changes...

I cried a lot cause I'm very touched and moved of this story. I can't seem to stop crying while reading it and I advise to those who will start reading this book to put a box of tissue near you. I actually finished it in just one day, I'm very consumed in their story, you will be addicted to it, you wanna know what happens next to them. I really really really love it.

I love this book cause it is very realistic, amazing story line, very brilliant. I love Al and Sam's determination, the undying love between them, the struggles, the heartache, and the bond that ties them together. I highly recommended this book.

Congratulation on your 1st book and hope to read more from your works. Cheers *(^o^)*

I really love this line from the book. Wah i'm in love!!!

COVER REVEAL

Title:  HiT for Freedom ~ Anna’s Battle (HiT #2)

Author:  Margaret McHeyzer

Genre:  Chick Lit with Edge 18+

Publication Date:  December 18, 2013

Cover Design:  Sprowt Graphic Design

Event organized by: Literati Author Services, Inc.

Synopsis

Anna Brookes also known by her Professional name 15, did what she had never done before.

She didn’t kill her target, HiT 149.

HiT 149 better known as Ben Pearson did something he had never done before.

He fell in love with Anna Brookes.

In Hit for Freedom, the sequel to HiT 149, a nemesis so powerful, terrifying and frightening is threatening the safety of Anna’s love, Ben and his hometown, St Cloud.

15 must deal with a force that may be too dangerous even for her skilled ways. With limited information on her new HiT, she willingly infiltrates his trust to acquire the knowledge she needs to implode the operations of the deadly man.

"What you saw earlier must be playing around in your head. But you didn’t scream or freak out which tells me you are either very strong or very broken. Either way, the information I give you from here on in, you must understand that I will kill you if you choose to repeat it to anyone."

I’ll let him believe that. ~ Anna Brookes

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About the Author

I love to read. I’m a huge fan of books and when I start reading anything, I usually forgo doing everything else, I mean the housework will still be there in the morning (right?). When I love a story or book that I’ve downloaded, I usually refrain from sleep and am crabby the next day – but only until I pick my iPad up and start reading again!
The idea for my debut novel HiT 149, came to me as I was chopping my vegetables for dinner and before the night was over I had written 10 chapters!  My goal with writing is just to take people away from whatever is going on in their lives, even if it’s only for a split second.
I’m a go with the flow sort of person and don’t really take a course of action to get where I am going. I live in the moment and don’t usually worry about tomorrow because whatever life is due to bring me, I’ll be happy to accept.
I love my family and friends and will help anyway I can if someone needs it. But I can be a bit daft sometimes and need to be told very specifically or it’ll go over my head! I really don’t like people that are nasty just because they can be, I don’t believe that’s necessary, I mean life is hard enough as it is!
I hope you enjoy my books, I’ve had a hoot writing them. There’s more to come, and not all from the same series……
Til next time
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