{BOOK SPOTLIGHT & BLOGGER REVIEW} Broken By Love by C.A. Harms

 Title: BROKEN BY LOVE (Scarred By Love #2) 

Author: C.A. Harms

Publication Date: August 19, 2014

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{SYNOPSIS}

Kate thought she and Carson had finally reached level ground. They had moved in together and were preparing for the arrival of their baby.

She never thought they would only be driven further apart by his withdrawn and distant behavior. 

Carson had always had his freedom, and for a moment, he thought he could still live that life.

Only Kate needs more. She can no longer pretend that what he’s willing to offer is enough.

By the time Carson finally realizes that Kate deserves a better life than he’s been giving her, it may be too late.

He may have finally pushed her away to the point of no return…

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{BABBLING CHATTER's REVIEW}

4 STARS!!!!

A story about a relationship where one party is pushed to far and decides to move on with their life without the other person. This is the second book in the Scarred by Love series where Kate and Carson's story did not disappoint.

Kate and Carson had always had a bickering fighting relationship. That was who they are and how they fit together but over time the closeness between the two of them was gradually fizzing out. This in turn was not working for Kate especially with their baby on the way.

Carson was not a man used to be tied down to one woman. He figured that life would still be the same with the exception of a baby in his life. That framed of mind all changed when one day Kate was no longer there.

This is a story about moving on from the norm. To be able to be with the one you love but still be the person you want to be but in a more tame way.

Love is never easy especially when a person is used to living a certain lifestyle. Being scared of growing up is a given but actually realizing what you want before it is too late is the predicament that Carson was in. He needed win the heart of Kate, the woman he is in love with even if it means giving up his life as a bachelor.

There were many moments that Kate wanted to just give in. A feat that was very hard to hold out on. She was strong and determined which made this story full of hope for anyone wanting something real and not be with someone because of circumstances.

A great read about a couple finding a way to be together but still not lose sight of who they are. I felt so many different emotions and can relate to many of the situations that this couple were going through. I recommend this 4 star story to anyone wanting another outlook of reconnecting to the one you love!

{BOOK IN THE SERIES}

Title: SCARRED BY LOVE (Scarred By Love #1)
Author: C.A. Harms
Publication Date: December 2013
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{SYNOPSIS}

Riley thought she was in love. She thought she found the perfect guy until his aggressive behavior became to much to handle and she ran.

Becoming withdrew from the world and hiding from the chance of loving again. Having four older brothers and a determined best friend she had no choice but to stand strong.

Over time Riley was able to open up again. She had no idea that the one person she needed was right under her nose.

She was guarded and hesitant when it came to bad boys...after all it was a bad boy that shattered her once before.

Zander wanted the girl from the party. He wanted to be near her even though she continued to push him away. He couldn't let go of the gorgeous girl with those stormy eyes.

They both had secrets they kept hidden from one another. They found it easier to talk to others than to confide in each other. Riley begins to realized Zander isn't who she thought he was and falling for the sexy voiced Lead Singer/Guitar player may be just what she needs.

They struggle through the hard times and learn to trust again. But will that love that grows be enough to hold them together or will the heartache drive a wedge between them forever.

This could be toxic to one another or they could heal the wounds that run deep within their souls.

*THIS BOOK CONTAINS ADULT CONTENT AND IS MEANT FOR MATURE AUDIENCES.* 

{ABOUT THE AUTHOR}

C.A. Harms is like any other addicted reader. She enjoys happy endings and HEA love stories. She hasn't always been a lover of Romance and had once been addicted to a good Mystery. Just recently she has taken a new liking and now is a full blown Romance novel addict. 

She lives in Illinois and enjoys spending time with her husband and two children. You will always find her with her kindle or paperback in hand as her favorite pass time.

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{BOOK SPOTLIGHT & BLOGGER REVIEW} Crossover by Paige Matthews

 Title: CROSSOVER, Double Cross #2

Author: Paige Matthews

Publication Date: September 1, 2014
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{SYNOPSIS}

Secrets Can Destroy. Can they overcome theirs?

Fatih Maguire has spent the last six years traveling the world in an attempt to forget the secrets that she hides. After finding her fiancée cheating on her in Milan, Faith heads home to Fuquay Varina, NC to lick her wounds and take some time off-until she is offered a position documenting the upcoming tour for Double Cross.

Preparing for a new tour, Gabe Cross is not thrilled to be on the road. He much rather be living it up in Raleigh. Thinking back to the one person that left him a broken hearted man, Gabe prepares for another three months of drowning his sorrows and screwing her out of his mind- until she shows up on the tour.

Faced to confront the hurt and pain six years forgotten- Gabe and Faith must learn how to move on from their pasts in order to have a future, but will their secrets prevent them from having their second chance?

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{BABBLING CHATTER's Review}

4 STARS!

Gabe lived a true rocker lifestyle due to the one woman that left him. Anything to get his mind out of his broken reality until that said one person unexpectedly comes back into his life.

Faith is a photographer who ran scared just when life was getting good. Afraid of the reality of being with a rock star caused her to completely get away and distance herself from everyone including her family.

"Why all of this? Why go through all the trouble?" I took another sip of my champagne. 

"Because,  I love you. How many times do I have to tell you that for you to believe me." 

Avoiding the truths is the story of Gabe and Faith where they surprisingly cross paths and end up reuniting again via work. The tension and connection is undeniably there but unanswered questions of the past is what has been keeping them apart. There were so many OMG moments and the sexual tension is inevitable but the LOVE is always there. A great story of trying to move on and to reconnect in attempt to start over. Recommend read for everyone! This book has a little bit of everything and more that I could not put it down! If you loved Caleb in Crossover (Double Cross #1) then I have no doubt that Gabe will capture your heart too. 

{ABOUT THE AUTHOR}

I grew up in a small, idyllic affluent town in the Western part of Connecticut, USA. The town definitely did not match my personality. My high school years were filled with the proverbial teenage fun, although not too much by me. I stayed close to home and pursued my B.A. in English Comparative Literature from a local college and then continued on for my M.A in English Professional Writing. I have always had a love for reading and literature and only furthered that during my studies. During my M.A. studies I decided it was time to challenge myself and work in a field that I have long admired and dreamt off: being a writer.

Having entered the lifestyle a few years ago, I write erotica with a preference toward BDSM themes. I enjoy exploring the emotional connection and emotions behind the D/s relationships and why we like what we like.

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{BLOGGER REVIEW} Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell

Title: ELEANOR AND PARK

Author: Rainbow Rowell

Publication Date: February 26, 2013

Genres: Young Adult
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{SYNOPSIS}

Two misfits.
One extraordinary love.

Eleanor... Red hair, wrong clothes. Standing behind him until he turns his head. Lying beside him until he wakes up. Making everyone else seem drabber and flatter and never good enough...Eleanor.

Park... He knows she'll love a song before he plays it for her. He laughs at her jokes before she ever gets to the punch line. There's a place on his chest, just below his throat, that makes her want to keep promises...Park.

Set over the course of one school year, this is the story of two star-crossed sixteen-year-olds—smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try.

{BABBLING CHATTER's REVIEW BY @NANI_VIP}

A half-Korean and half- (don’t mean to offend) white boy named Park Sheridan. And Eleanor Douglas, the new red-headed girl. Two high school misfits that seem completely wrong for each other at a first glance, but come together beautifully.

“You think that holding someone hard will bring them closer. You think that you can hold them so hard that you’ll still feel them, embossed on you, when you pull away.


Every time Eleanor pulled away from Park, she felt the gasping loss of him. ”

A not-so-typical love story between two completely different characters (Eleanor and Park) takes the reader into a whole new world of teenage love. Rainbow Rowell does an amazing job creating an atmosphere of young love that is unique to the characters, but that love is also intertwined with real problems that teenagers face. She includes teenage love drama (which I love) and incorporates with it, dilemmas like being the new kid in school, trying to fit in, bullying, or relationships with parents. As the reader dives deeper into the book, you also discover obstacles of domestic violence, child abuse, and racism that Eleanor and Park go through. (Now some of you may be wondering “Where does violence and abuse come in?”, but you have to read the book to find out now!)  Oh, and did I mention this takes place in 1986? :)

Their love was so much more than just a strong teenage crush and may go beyond true love. It was a dramatic, life-changing relationship and experience as they discover the truths about each other and their own self.

I highly recommend this book because any book that leaves me wanting more is worth reading in my opinion. :)

{ABOUT THE AUTHOR}

Rainbow Rowell writes books. Sometimes she writes about adults (ATTACHMENTS and LANDLINE). Sometimes she writes about teenagers (ELEANOR & PARK and FANGIRL). But she always writes about people who talk a lot. And people who feel like they're screwing up. And people who fall in love.

When she's not writing, Rainbow is reading comic books, planning Disney World trips and arguing about things that don't really matter in the big scheme of things.

She lives in Nebraska with her husband and two sons.

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{BOOK SPOTLIGHT & BLOGGER REVIEW} A Whole New Crowd by Tijan

Title: A WHOLE NEW CROWD
Author: Tijan
Release Date: August 18, 2014
Genre: YA

{SYNOPSIS}

Taryn grew up in a different world. Her boyfriend was a criminal. His older brother was part of a gang. They weren't great people, but they were her family. Then everything changes when she's sent to a new family in the neighboring town. New family. New friends. A new world. She's elated. This is her chance for a new beginning, but secrets start being revealed and Taryn learns her new life has some ties to her old one, ties that she's not happy about. Her new family might not have been the lucky break she thought she had.

{TEASER}

Then he nodded. “Congratulations.”
“On what?”
“You earned their respect.”
I snorted. “I don’t care.” “I know.” A smile teased at the corners of his lips. “They saw that too and because of that, they fear you now.”

{EXCERPT}

“I may be an asshole, but I’m an asshole you can trust.” He smirked as he reached behind him and then placed a cold bottle in my hand. “I promise.” He took my other hand and led me back downstairs.

Maybe it wasn’t a great decision, but I gave in. The fight was always in me to survive and for once, I didn’t want to fight. I wanted to be watched over. If he volunteered for that position, so be it. Brian never watched over me. I watched over him and Jace had rarely been around.

When he sat on the couch, I curled up next to him and enjoyed my place among his group of friends. As the morning and afternoon passed by, I heard and saw the respect they had for Tray. They listened when he spoke. Everyone turned to him and no one ignored him. They genuinely liked him.

People had never genuinely liked Brian or Jace. Jace was feared. He was respected, but I didn’t know if anyone in his life liked him. It was the opposite for Brian. He was tolerated. He was a hothead. No one knew when he would explode and so he earned a reputation as being unpredictable. He was met with caution wherever he went.

It was an alien feeling, watching this different world unfold before me.

I liked it.

{BABBLING CHATTER's REVIEW}

3.5 STARS!

Taryn had a life moving from one foster home to another. She was a thief who wanted a life of normalcy. She felt alone in the world and for a long time she called her ex-boyfriend, Brian and his brother, Jace her family before being adopted. 

She falls into a crowd that she is not used to and learns so many things about her new adopted family and new life. Among the community she meets Tray who is a rich, popular guy that have friends who follow him, wants to be in him and/or wants to be in the same circle as him. Although he seems normal on the outside he holds some secrets of his own.

I give the first book I read by Tijan a 3.5 stars. When I first started this book I was getting mixed thoughts. However, once I got into the feel of the story and the setting of it all; it got my mind reeling and wondering the connection to everyone and everything. Without saying much more I recommend this read to experience the life of a foster girl who finally got her wish, right? Well you have to read the book to find out. ;)

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{ABOUT THE AUTHOR}

Tijan started writing later in life, after she had already graduated college with a different direction in mind and a different degree under her belt. Hitting the brakes on that path, she taught herself how to write a good book and began posting at sites such as Fictionpress, along with Wattpad. After receiving such encouraging messages from readers, she self-published Fallen Crest High and has continued throughout the year. She continues to keep writing NA books!

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{BOOK SPOTLIGHT & BLOGGER REVIEW} Commitment by Heather Dahlgren

Title: COMMITMENT (Changed Series Book 2)

Author: Heather Dahlgren 

Release Date: July 31, 2014

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Maddie Duff had a horrible childhood - dreadful, vile, and appalling, thanks to her deranged mother. Maddie was forced into a life that made her believe that perfection and beauty were the most important things. She was taught that the only relationships worth having with men were those of a sexual nature; men were not worth the commitment. 

She leads a life of fun, carefree, emotionless sex with countless men. She lives with her best friends, Kenz and Becca, who she considers her only family. She also has an ongoing ‘friends with benefits’ thing with her friend and neighbor, Young. 

Tyler Young is hot, sexy and loves women. He is foul-mouthed, idiotic and hysterical. He lives with his best friends, Campbell and Dick. These three may bust each other; however, they have each other’s back in the blink of an eye. Young has his sights set on Maddie. They have an intense, mind-blowing time in the bedroom … Until he decides he wants more. 

Even though Young has Maddie feeling things she has never felt before, not to mention her panties on fire, when he suggests a relationship she takes off. Young is determined to make Maddie his, whatever the cost. He comes up with a plan that he believes will do just that. Make Maddie his … mind, body and soul. 

Can Young convince Maddie that he is worth breaking all her rules for? Will Maddie be able to let down her walls, forget what she believes, and let Young in? What happens when the past finally catches up with you and the truth is revealed? 

{BABBLING CHATTER's REVIEW}
4 STARS!

I enjoy reading the stories of this group of friends. This is the second book in the Changed series and it is all about the relationship between Maddie and Young.

This story circles around the premise of commitment (hence the title) and being able to change their ways of living. An idea that Maddie is against because of the way she was taught and brought up to be perfection and to carry her self where beauty was everything. Relationships were not to go any further other than of sexual encounters and that no one man should take up her personal time in an exclusive relationship.

Then come in Tyler Young. A man who was carefree, was not easily embarrassed, and who did not care about what people thought of him. Something about Maddie after that one night stand got him wanted to have more with this mysterious girl.

A story that will give you the feels of indecisions, wondering if they is something more than just sex, and to take a chance when the one that one special person you meet in life worth more than you least expected. A 4 stars must read on overcoming a pass that you cannot get away from.  

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Title: CHANGED (Changed Series Book 1)

Author: Heather Dahlgren 

Release Date: June 6, 2014

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{SYNOPSIS}

Kenz hated high school.  Having no friends, no boyfriend, and worst of all being bullied—graduation was the only thing she looked forward to.  After graduation, she completely reinvents herself becoming the person she always wanted to be.  Someone different.  Changed.  When she gets to college, she easily makes friends, boyfriends, and loves life.  For once in her life, she adores the person she has become.

Enter Campbell Boyd —the attraction between them is instant.  He is sexy as hell.  Sweet, romantic, flirty.  He definitely knows how to treat a woman in and out of the bedroom.  

Once he has his sights set on Kenz, there is nothing that will stand in his way.  Or maybe there is something that could ruin it all?  One small detail that Kenz tries desperately to ignore—one that can only be swept under the rug for so long.    

What happens when the past and present collide and secrets are revealed?  Is it possible to forgive or will it destroy them both?  One thing’s for sure—things are going to change.

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I am 36 years old.  I am married to my high school sweet heart.  We have been married for almost 12 years and have 3 amazing kids.  I’m a stay at home mom and my kids definitely keep me busy.  I live at the Jersey Shore and love all there is to do here.  I love nature, birds especially.  I enjoy hiking and fishing with my family. 

I have always loved to write.  In high school I used to write stories, poems and a lot of love notes!  I absolutely love to read.  I love the way I can get lost in a book and forget about the world around me.  Now that I am writing books, I feel the same way, only it’s my book I’m getting lost in.  

As for now, I am loving this journey of becoming an author.  It has been more then I dreamed it would be.  

You can always find me online.  I love social media, so please feel free to interact with me.

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Release Day Post & Blogger Review: Ten Year Crush by Toshia Slade

Title: Ten Year Crush
Author: Toshia Slade
Publication Date: August 18, 2014
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<SYNOPSIS>

Sometimes a crush can break you.

When Gabby Murphy landed in her brother's best friend's lap her whole world shifted.

But after years of watching Cam go through women her heart can't take anymore. Now in college, she's finally ready to get on with her life. Her new boyfriend is the perfect man to squash her craving for Cam. But her boyfriend has an addiction, an obsession that Gabby soon finds out he can't let go.

Some cravings last forever.

When Camron Taylor received a thump to the head, he couldn't help but adore Gabby. When she grows from cute kid to desirable woman his imagination goes to places it shouldn't. Afraid of ruining friendships he pushes her away. Until something seems off with her new boyfriend.

The past isn't always left there.

Cam is the savior she's always needed. Gabby is the woman he's always coveted. When past mistakes come back with a vengeance will their love be strong enough to fight it? Or will the past keep them apart?  

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<BABBLING CHATTER's REVIEW>

5 STARS!

I adored this book! It had the perfect amount of angst, confusion, tension, and indecisions when it came to being in love with someone you have been crushing on for years. Gabby’s older brother, Josh is best friends with Cam. The first time Gabby meets Cam is a day that she will never forget. As they all grow up together the feelings she has for him continues to grow more over time. The nearness of someone who has captured her heart was a struggle that became more inevitable when one night the truth all comes out.

Cam was such a sweetheart in this story once he knew what he wanted and needed to do but getting to a place he wanted to be at was not easy. He is a typical guy after all.

Falling in love with someone so close but yet so far away is never easy and Gabby and Cam’s story will clearly show that. The author had such a realistic feel when I was reading that I felt like the characters were close friends of mine. An awesome must read debut novel for Toshia Slade and here is hoping for a second book in the series. Who wants to know more about Josh and Tiff? If its any indication on what we got a glimpse of them in this book I definitely would love to know more about their story. 

<EXCERPT>

Gabby walks by the table toting some surfer boy behind her. Anger ignites in my blood and I grind my molars to keep me from doing something stupid, and then grab my beer and take a deep pull.

Cool it, dude. Josh’s baby sister. And it’s her birthday.

Then that damn song comes on. I sit back and watch them out of the corner of my eye. When Gabby pulls him closer, I grip my bottle tighter, my muscles tense.

Mother. Fucker. Now she’s grinding on his leg. And Josh and Tiffany are bickering with each other. I can’t deal with any of this shit. I drain my beer and head to the bar for another one without a word.

“Motivation” by Kelly Rowland starts playing. Do they have to play every fuck-me song out there?

I lean back against the bar and chug my beer. Three drinks and it’s gone. I order another and head back to the table.

Gabby has her back to the asshat now and she’s doing this thing with her hips, moving lower and lower. If I wasn’t seeing red, I’d be rearranging myself.

Damn, she can move those hips.

Isn’t Josh going to do anything about this dude dry-fucking his sister on the dance floor?

Turning again, she’s back to fucking his leg. His hands move to her ass and that’s it, white-hot fury overtakes me. I slam my bottle down on the table making Tiffany jump. Josh gives me a what-the-fuck-is-your-problem look.

<ABOUT THE AUTHOR>

Toshia resides in Nicholasville, Kentucky with her husband, son, a dog, and a cat. Growing up in the small area known as Poosey she was a tom-boy and country girl at heart. At nineteen she married her husband, and then at twenty-one was blessed with a beautiful baby boy. She's been a stay-at-home mom since he was born, enjoying watching her son grow up.

Now, five years later, she is an avid reader and known in the book world as a reviewer. She is currently running a group for another author on Facebook. It was there, in that group, that she found the strength and courage to write her own book. Always having a love for writing, she finally said. "I can do this, I can write my own book and share the stories that are in my head." She's gearing up to release her first book Ten Year Crush.

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