GRAND PRIZE GIVEAWAY FROM WILD & WINDY IN THE CITY BOOK SIGNING~ CHICAGO 5/7/2016

HI EVERYONE!! We had a great time at the signing in Chicago. There were sooo many authors to meet and not enough time. However, we got our fair share of author loving in, so here is a few pics we brought home to share with all of you. :)

After meeting all of the authors that we did... we decided that our two favorites were J.A. Huss and J.D. Hollyfield. J.A. Huss, is so amazing and talented, and J.D. Hollyfield, wins the most personable author in attendance. She was so sweet and approachable.

Overall, we had a great experience for our first signing event attended by either Sunni or myself (Theresa). If J.D. Hollyfield gets the most personable award from BookRelations, then J.A. Huss gets the... Badass Super Author award from me lol. :)

My only regret is not getting a photo with her, but considering her line was so long, I didn't want to hold it up any longer. We waited for so long to see her and Chelle Bliss (loved her, too). It was totally worth it! :)

Can't go anywhere without some type of drama these days, can ya? 

Well, part of the reason we had to wait so long to see author J.A. Huss was because they were handing out bracelets for some authors, and we were assigned numbers called in small groups based off our bracelets to reduce the lines and save us time. 

Yep, so people were not actually putting the bracelets on the writs of those who were getting them, and some people were handing off their bracelets to their friends so their friends wouldn't have to wait for their number to be called. At first, everyone thought the lines were just moving super slow, but it was soon discovered what was really going on. 

We were lucky to get to see some of these authors because of this. I understand the excitement and all, but it's not fair to others who purchased books from those authors for the signing, too. Wait your turn!! It's a shame that this happened, but all worked out for us and really hope that there were not any people who didn't get to see an author because of this greediness. 

Not only that, but J.A. Huss was kind enough to offer a free book to the first 100 people who were in her line. We didn't even know about it until we got up to her table, but others did and this was part of the reason for handing off their bracelets to their friends. That was so sweet of J.A. Huss to do and of course others have to ruin a good thing. I mean, it must be flattering to the author that people are trying to find ways to cheat the system just to get their hands on one of her books, but it's selfish and rude to those who should have rightfully received their free book from the author. Luckily, we were not affected by this either, but it's no doubt that others were robbed of their chance. Oh well, what can we do?!! There will always be people out there who take advantage of others and have a complete lack of respect. ANYWAY: Enough about that... MORE SIGNING PHOTOS. :) 

So those are only some of the authors who we were able to meet. Other authors included, Penelope Douglas, Kendall Ryan, Meghan March, H.J. Bellus, M.J. Fields, Michelle Mankin, Jessica Hawkins, Rochelle Paige, Elle Christensen, and I'm sure there are many more I'm not thinking off at this moment. Sorry if I missed you.

SO HAPPY WE WERE ABLE TO ATTEND THIS EVENT AND A HUGE HUGE THANK YOU TO ALPHA'S DO IT BETTER BOOK BLOG FOR HOLDING A GIVEAWAY FOR TICKETS TO THIS SOLD OUT SIGNING EVENT; WHICH SUNNI HAD WON.
We hope to attend another event next year with the same authors so that we can see those who we didn't have time to see, and see the ones we did see, again. :) Definitely wishing that we can have early access tickets next year. We'll see!!
GIVEAWAY: THERE IS A GRAND PRIZE OPEN GIVEAWAY ON OUR FACEBOOK BLOG PAGE, BOOKRELATIONS THAT CLOSES ON SUNDAY. Go get your entries for a chance to win a tote bag signed by many of these lovely authors as well as a paperback copy of 18 by J.A. Huss.
Going to feature some of these authors on the blog over the next few months. :)

GRAND PRIZE GIVEAWAY LINK

18 BY JA HUSS

Eighteen is hard. 
And so is Mateo Alesci. 
Hard to read, hard to predict, hard in every way that counts. 
He wants things from me. 
Dirty things, nasty things, forbidden things. 
And I have to give in. 
His attention is completely inappropriate, but I can’t say no. 
The way he looks at me… the way he watches me through my bedroom window… the way he drags me deeper and deeper into his completely forbidden fantasy just… turns me on. 
He knows it turns me on. 
He holds all the power. He holds all the cards. He holds my entire future in his hands. 
And I have to give in. 
Because Mr. Alesci is my teacher. 
And I need everything he’s offering.

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REVIEW: Bait & Switch (Alphas Undone #1) by Kendall Ryan

Bait & Switch (Alphas Undone #1)

              by Kendall Ryan 

One man. Two women. This is going to get messy. 
Love is a trap, a trick only other people fall for. Former Navy SEAL Nolan has no such illusions. The only things real in his life are his beloved bulldog and the two women who regularly share his bed. One is light soft, innocent, and tender touches. The other is dark and gives him all of the wicked things he craves behind closed doors. It's not cheating when each is aware of the other. But when he begins to feel much more than he ever bargained for, the order of his carefully crafted world is shaken, and he stands to lose everything. 
Nolan thinks we met by chance. We didn't. I sought him out, seduced him, and in return got the sanctuary I needed to survive. But now, impossibly, I've fallen in love with him. I don't care that he has another lover, because when he finds out who I am, it's going to ruin any chance I ever had with him anyway. She's the least of my worries. BAIT & SWITCH is the first book in a new contemporary romance series called Alphas Undone, which will each feature a new couple."

MY RATING: 3 STARS
MY REVIEW: This is my first book by this author and I'll definitely try another by her. The book was well written and interesting enough to keep plugging away. However, this book had some elements to it that could have made this easily a five star book for me, but those parts fell short for my personal taste. I would have loved to have more suspense in this book because it was a great story. 

I did read the authors note at the end of the book that stated that she had intentionally wrote the book the way she did for specific reasons, so I can't be too critical about that. With that being said, I'd still recommend this book and certainly enjoyed it. I will try another book or two by this author before drawing any final conclusions. 

If you're looking for a good quick steamy read, or if you're not big on suspense, then I'd go for it. I cannot conclude that this is a mind-blowing read, but it is a good book.

Book Haul #1 (3/6/16)

THE HUNTED BY H.J. BELLUS
Revenge. Blood. Lies. Hate.

The good guy is the bad guy and the bad guy is the good guy. 

Or is that what they want you to believe?

In a city where crime is at an all time high and new mutilated bodies are showing up every day, who do you trust?

He’s the silent neighbor who vanishes at night and reappears when the morning news is reporting on the latest victim.

How do you know this?

You watch him through the curtains as his silent stalker. Everything about him is twisted, but you can’t get past his stare. It’s hypnotizing and the hardest pull you’ve ever experienced...you know it’s all wrong.

Then he walks through your front door covered in blood.

Who will you trust?

TEACH ME BY LOLA DARLING
“Looks like you dressed for the occasion."

“You said I should come prepared, professor." She wriggles beneath me. 
I bring my hand down on her bare ass, just sharp enough to make her feel it, not enough to leave a mark. She inhales sharply, her hips bucking. 

“And have you, Ms. Reed? Or will I need to reprimand you more thoroughly?”

When Harper Reed came to Oxford, her dream was to study modern poetry with the infamous Professor Jack Kingston, NOT to sleep with him. But his lectures are intoxicating, his knowledge captivating, and his accent drops panties faster than Charlie Hunnam on a Saturday night.

Harper has never made good decisions when it comes to sex and Jack has never been able to commit, yet there’s something between them that neither of them has felt before. But students and teachers are not supposed to fraternize, even as this out of control connection puts both of their futures on the line.

When their forbidden love is tested, can they make the grade?

BAIT & SWITCH BY KENDALL RYAN
One man. Two women. This is going to get messy. 
Love is a trap, a trick only other people fall for. Former Navy SEAL Nolan has no such illusions. The only things real in his life are his beloved bulldog and the two women who regularly share his bed. One is light soft, innocent, and tender touches. The other is dark and gives him all of the wicked things he craves behind closed doors. It's not cheating when each is aware of the other. But when he begins to feel much more than he ever bargained for, the order of his carefully crafted world is shaken, and he stands to lose everything. 
Nolan thinks we met by chance. We didn't. I sought him out, seduced him, and in return got the sanctuary I needed to survive. But now, impossibly, I've fallen in love with him. I don't care that he has another lover, because when he finds out who I am, it's going to ruin any chance I ever had with him anyway. She's the least of my worries. 
BAIT & SWITCH is the first book in a new contemporary romance series called Alphas Undone, which will each feature a new couple."

CHANGE REIN BY ANNE JOLIN
London Daniels is returning home to Willow Bay, Alberta, on the heels of a televised loss. She blew her shot at the Summer Olympics and cost Canada the gold medal in dressage. 

During her years of training abroad, her family's stable has fallen on hard times, and thus, they’ve accepted an offer to board the racehorses of Branson Tucker, the infamous tycoon, for the winter.

London lacks conviction after her ill-fated fall. And as if returning to her hometown to watch her epic failure replay on everyone's big screen isn't torture enough, she’s expected to cater to a man with an ego bigger than her hundred-acre farm just to earn a dime.

Is London saddling up for another ride that will leave both her heart and her ass in the dirt? Or could the handsome, unwanted guest at Willow Bay Stables be her second chance to go for gold?

THE FEED BY C.M. STUNICH
"The fate of an entire people rests on my shoulders. I am heir to a dying throne, daughter of a dead city. I have made hard choices to get this far … ”
Mermaids have never been scarier …
The Feed is upon me and my destiny is laid out before me like a map. There are no detours, no hidden whirlpools that descend into the unknown. Everything I do must be carefully planned or else my choices could come crashing down around me. To change the hearts of my people, I must find the courage to surpass their expectations, to defy tradition and forge my own destiny.
This is it, my last chance at redemption
The Huntswomen, sirens of the sea, have one real purpose in life: on their sixteenth birthdays, they must travel ashore and find a human male, mate with him, and consume his flesh. Only then can they return to the sea and become the last bastion against the violet ocean, warriors for their weaker brethren, the fishtailed merighean.
Natalie is the heir to the throne of the last merighean city still standing, but there's something about the Feed that doesn't sit right with her. When she meets Seth, the man with the strange tattoos, she knows that she must forge her own destiny, even if it means breaking the rules and risking her mother's wrath. Because sometimes, to choose your own path, you must make hard choices. 

 

THREE TWO ONE (321) BY JA HUSS
ONE GIRL

Battered, barefoot, and huddled under a bookstore awning in the pouring rain, Blue only knows one thing. After fifteen months of captivity, finally… she is free.

TWO FRIENDS

Self-made millionaires JD and Ark are not out to save anyone when they stumble upon a wet and shivering girl one early Sunday morning. But when you sell sex for a living and salvation rings your bell… you answer the call.

THREE SOULMATES

After years of searching, love lifts the veil of darkness, and three people—with three very big secrets—find themselves bound together in a relationship that defies the odds.

Or does it?

Love. Lust. Sex. 

This trinity might be perfection… but not everything should come in 3’s.

WARNING: This is a STANDALONE non-traditional M/F/M ROMANCE with a non-traditional ending.

A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES BY SARAH J. MAAS
A thrilling, seductive new series from New York Timesbestselling author Sarah J. Maas, blending Beauty and the Beastwith faerie lore.

When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin—one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled their world.

As she dwells on his estate, her feelings for Tamlin transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie and warning she's been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But an ancient, wicked shadow grows over the faerie lands, and Feyre must find a way to stop it... or doom Tamlin—and his world—forever.

Perfect for fans of Kristin Cashore and George R. R. Martin, this first book in a sexy and action-packed new series is impossible to put down!

IF EVER I FALL  BY ERIN TREJO
Laney grew up in a rough family. A family that never really wanted her or her brother. Tragedy took that away from her but the past still haunted her. Foster families wanted the perfect kids, Laney was scarred. She threw herself into learning to play the piano to help heal her heart. Gavin is an up and coming rocker. His whole life he was handed everything but when he meets Laney her heart doesn’t come free. Gavin can’t pull himself away from her as much as he tries. When fate pushes them together, her fears rip them apart. Can they ever have their happily ever after or are fairy tales just a dream?

BAD BOY BILLIONAIRE'S ROSSI BY ERIN TREJO
Xavier, Darren and Cameron Rossi all live different lives despite their riches. 
Xavier is swept up in the wild life. He parties hard and doesn't care who he hurts until he meets the one girl he can't have. His party days left behind, he focuses on getting the girl he's forbidden from. Mia is the one he wants but she has her own affairs to deal with. Can Xavier find a way to have the one thing he shouldn’t? 
Darren has a dark past and even darker tastes. His tragic past has pushed him to his breaking point when he meets Jessica. Jess changes his perspective on life. When things spiral out of control for Darren will Jess be able to reel him back in or his he too far gone? 
Cameron is the youngest of the brothers. He struggles with his own issues by running away from his problems. When reality forces him to make the toughest decision of his life, he’s forced to remain in one place and face everything that is being thrown at him. Gina is the love of Cameron’s life but being married to an abusive husband puts a damper on their plans. When Cameron forces Gina out of her safety zone will he finally have his happy ending or will it all back fire on him? 
The Rossi brother’s handle their money, lives and women differently but at the end of the day they are still The Bad Boy Billionaire’s. 
~SEX~ ~MONEY~ ~LIES~ ~LOVE~ ~HATE~