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Blog Tour: Entangled Embrace: Sneaking Candy & Forged By Fate

About The Books:

Title: Sneaking Candy

Author: Lisa Burstein

All I ever wanted was to make a name for myself as Candice Salinas, creative writing grad student at the University of Miami. Of course, secretly I already have made a name for myself: as Candy Sloane, self-published erotic romance writer. Though thrilled that my books are selling and I have actual fans, if anyone at UM found out, I could lose my scholarship…and the respect of my faculty advisor, grade-A-asshole Professor Dylan.

Enter James Walker, super-hot local barista and—surprise!—my student. Even though I know a relationship is totally off-limits, I can’t stop myself from sneaking around with James, taking a few cues from my own erotic writing…if you catch my drift. Candy’s showing her stripes for the first time in my real life, and I’ve never had so much fun. But when the sugar high fades, can my secrets stay under wraps?

My Review:

Sneaking Candy by Lisa Burstein

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Sneaking Candy by Lisa Burstein is a quirky tale of a serious literary student, Candice leading a double life as an erotic romance author by the name of Candy Sloane.

Candy's bestie and room mate Mandy are the inspiration for many of the technical aspects of the erotic novels but it's not too long before Candy finds herself desperately wanting to learn new things (and take plenty of notes) with her new "friend" James.

A fun novel filled with the current happenings in todays self-publishing community. Mentions of bloggers, facebook, tweeting, book conventions etc. As a blogger and an avid reader of indie & self-published authors I got a kick out of all the shout-outs.

As far as the actual plot... there's a boy and a girl, they shouldn't be together but really want to be, there's an adversary thats trying to ruin the heroine's life/career, and most importantly, there's a Happily Ever After.

About The Author:

Lisa Burstein is a tea seller by day and a writer by night. She received her MFA in Creative Writing from the Inland Northwest Center for Writers at Eastern Washington University. She is the author of Pretty Amy, The Next Forever, Dear Cassie and Candy, Stripped. As well as a contributor to the upcoming essay collection, Break These Rules: 35 YA Authors On Speaking Up, Standing Out, and Being Yourself. She lives in Portland, Oregon with her very patient husband, a neurotic dog and two cats.

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Title: Forged By Fate

Author: Reese Monroe

He’s waited more than 900 years to love her…

Being the Gatekeeper to Hades is no small feat, and waiting almost a millennia to meet your mate is damn near impossible. But Theo Bradford’s mark has finally surfaced on his intended. Now all he has to do is find her and convince her to embrace her supernatural heritage.

Young genius, Sadie Nowland, has got life figured out. Graduating college at the age of eighteen and accepting a six-figure job is just what she needs to prove she’s made something of herself. But when a strange tattoo mysteriously appears on her shoulder and Theo starts talking about Mates, it catapults her neatly laid out life into chaos.

Somehow a vicious demon banished to Hades defies Theo’s vanquish and returns, setting his target on Sadie, and she is thrust into the volatile world of Shomrei warriors and a connection to Theo her brain can’t comprehend and her body can’t deny. That primal bond proves more imperative to their survival than either could have ever imagined—and just may be the key to the world’s survival.

About The Author:

Originally from Minnesota, Reese Monroe currently enjoys living in the sunny Arizona desert with her husband of seventeen years and her loveable Shetland Sheep dog, Maddux. Monroe holds a degree in psychology from Southwest Minnesota State University and a master's degree from the University of Iowa. When she’s not busy writing her next trilogy, she can be found pounding the pavement, training to run her first marathon.

Reese Monroe is a contributing blogger at the widely popular site New Adult Alley (NAAlley.com) and has been part of the New Adult revolution for years having penned over thirty novels in the exciting new category. Look for her Bound by Hades trilogy coming soon from Entangled Publishing.

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Sales Blast: The Boss's Fake Fiancee by Inara Scott

About The Book:

Title: The Boss's Fake Fiancee

Author: Inara Scott

Publisher: Entangled Indulgence

Summary: Is she his worst nightmare…

No relationships, that's billionaire Garth Solen's rule--especially not with a woman like his new employee Melissa Bencher, who thinks with her heart and not her head. But all bets are off when Melissa's attempt to make her jerk ex-boyfriend jealous by suggesting that she's dating Garth. To protect his ailing grandmother, he is forced to play the part of Melissa's adoring fiancé.

...or a dream come true?

Melissa couldn't begin to imagine all the trouble one impulsive act could cause. Now she's trying on rings and posing for the paparazzi with her gorgeous boss. The game is clear: for one month, they play the part of an engaged couple, and then they part ways. No emotions. No entanglements. But when it comes to matters of the heart, Melissa's never been good at following the rules…

About The Author:

Inara Scott grew up on a steady diet of true love, heaving bosoms, and happily ever after. Romance inspired her first novel, penned at the age of 14, titled A Wild and Stormy Passion. Today, Inara writes anything and everything, including young adult fiction and adult romance. She does frequent school visits and loves teaching writing to students of all ages. Her novels have won numerous awards, including the Oregon Spirit Book Award Honor Book (The Talents and The Marked) and the HOLT Medallion Award of Merit (Radiant Desire and Rules of Negotiation). When she’s not writing, she loves to spend time wandering around in the woods, paddling around on lakes, and has been known to occasionally dress up her little white dog in princess costumes.

Inara loves to hear from readers, and can often be found avoiding actual work on Twitter or Facebook. You can always email her at inara.scott@gmail.com.

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Entangled Flaunt Virtual Book Tour: Take A Chance by Diane Alberts

About The Books:

Try Me
Take a Chance Book 1

What happens in Vegas...can lead to romance. It took one wild night for Sergeant Jeremy Addison to realize that Vegas? Was a bad idea. Bloody. Bruised.

Dehydrated. Abandoned in the desert, and left to stagger down the road. The only way this leave could get worse was if his savior was his ex-best friend's sister...and the girl he'd loved since childhood.

The last person Erica expected to find on the roadside was her high school crush. She hadn't seen Jeremy in seven years—ever since the night he said he loved her, and she ran away. Losing him then had been a mistake, but wanting him now could be catastrophic if he discovered the secret that chased every other man 
from her life. But with a tall, tattooed Marine determined to prove he's always been faithful, can Erica resist his advances...or will she surrender ground and give love a try?

Love Me
Take a Chance Book 2

Thomas Jones has come to Vegas to win yet another account for his marketing company. But when he sits across from beautiful and sensual Brianna Falk to deliver his pitch, his desire to leave Vegas as quickly as possible is replaced by the need to get closer to her. 


Yet she resists his charm. Brianna knows a date with Thomas could jeopardize her job, but he’s so maddening and insistent, she has a hard time denying him just one date. But that’s all it can be: one date. Because she has to protect her job and her secrets, even if it means giving up a chance at a life she never thought she’d have again.


Play Me 
Take a Chance Book 3

Even the best-laid plans can go awry.

Single-mom Kiersten Worth knows a bottle of champagne and night of hot, no-strings-attached sex is the perfect solution to her jilted bride blues…and Garrett Kelly, long-time friend and her teenaged son’s sexy basketball coach, is just the stud for the job. Garrett wants more from the elusive temptress than a casual affair, but he never expects it to come in the form of an unexpected pregnancy. When he proposes an unorthodox solution—move in and raise their baby together—Kiersten has to decide whether to let down her guard and open her heart to the man who secretly loved her for years, or risk losing his tender embrace for good.

Take Me 
Take a Chance Book 4

Married in the morning…


Professional heartbreaker Mike Worth thrived on the chase—and dancer Morgan Collins represented the ultimate prize. But there was no way he was going to throw away his single-man status…not even for an elusive redhead with sparkling eyes and mile-long legs. So how did he let one drunken Vegas night end with I do instead of hell no?


Morgan’s life revolved around her career and she had no intention of letting a man interfere—even if Mike made her question all her rules about love. At his urging, she reluctantly agreed to give their spur-of–moment marriage a chance. But once their trial-honeymoon ended, would she choose to follow the dance and leave her unforgettable husband behind? 

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My Review for Take A Chance#1: Try Me

My Review for Take A Chance #2: Love Me

My Review for Take A Chance #3: Play Me

My Review for Take A Chance #4: Take Me

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Diane Alberts is a multi-published, bestselling contemporary romance author with Entangled Publishing. She also writes New York Times and USA Today bestselling new adult books under the name Jen McLaughlin.

ON ONE CONDITION hit #18 on the Barnes and Noble bestseller list, and TRY ME hit #76 on Amazon. CAPTIVATED BY YOU hit #31 on the Barnes and Noble bestseller list.
Diane is represented by Louise Fury at The Bent Agency. Her goal is to write so many fantastic stories that even a non-romace reader will know her name.

Diane has always been a dreamer with a vivid imagination, but it wasn't until 2011 that she put her pen where her brain was, and became a published author. Since receiving her first contract offer, she has yet to stop writing. Though she lives in the mountains, she really wishes she was surrounded by a hot, sunny beach with crystal clear water.
She lives in Northeast Pennsylvania with her four kids, a husband, a schnauzer mutt, a cat, and a Senegal parrot. In the rare moments when she's not writing, she can usually be found hunched over one knitting project or another.

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Review: Playing The Part

Playing the Part by Robin Covington

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Well, I went to all this trouble to put together a collage of who I thought Mick would be...onlyand saw that I'm not the only one who chose Jesse Williams. Sigh!

Oh well, great minds and all that jazz!

If you have been reading any of my reviews you may notice a pattern. There has not been one book yet from Entangled Publishing's Brazen line that I haven't at least 3-starred and usually 4-star. One publishing company, many different authors, many different story lines and types. Well done! Well done!

Playing the Part by Robin Covington is a romance story about a publicity-shy author trying to recover her reputation and career and a picture-perfect action-hero who is trying to take his career further but doesn't realize his road-block is himself and his lifestyle. Piper has been enlisted to "coach" Mick Blackwell on how to BE the hero of her novel made movie. Piper knows nothing about acting or coaching, and almost as little about love. After being burned by her ex-fiancee and the press almost a year ago she has no desire to get embroiled in anything bordering on romantic. Mick is 100% on board with this plan. He has never had a relationship or been in love, that is, until he is. Piper brings him to his knees is this snappy, funny story about love and fame and the downfalls of being in the public eye.

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Review: The Blood Code

The Blood Code by Misty Evans

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I love it!
Secret CIA spies and Russian princesses!?!
Feisty and capable Russian Princess!
I read this book before I realized it was fourth in a series. I don't think it took anything away from this story not having read the first three. I believe they were each about different characters within a central group of people.

Anya is a Russian Princess with a problem and Ryan Smith is the CIA operative she finds to help her rescue her kidnapped Grandmother.

I enjoyed the fact that she was not completely helpless, that she had self-defense skills, and super-secret-spy skills even though she is a scientist by trade. Ryan also liked these traits very much.

A great story that made me miss one of my favorite TV shows (ALIAS) just a little less. Not so heavy on the detailed steamy scenes, but still gives good butterflies.

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Review: Don't Bite The Bridesmaid

Don't Bite the Bridesmaid by Tiffany Allee

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Don't Bite the Bridesmaid by Tiffany Allee is an adorable romance about a human woman and a vampire man stumbling through awkward situations, dire circumstances and true love. Even with my busy schedule I read this in one day. It was that entertaining.

Alice desperately needs a "date" for her sisters wedding. Not just any normal wedding, a week long event on a cruise ship. She summons the courage to ask her gorgeous next door neighbor, Noah, who just happens to be a vampire in need of a getaway. A little pressure here and some persuasion there and they are now on a cruise ship under the scrutiny of Alice's entire family. With quite a few obstacles thrown their way they still manage to fall for each other.

What I liked best was that she was dateless because she didn't want to waste time on dating after her last disastrous relationship, NOT because she couldn't find a boyfriend.**SPOILER** Also, she ALREADY figures out he is a vampire before he gets around to telling her. I like that it doesn't take her completely by surprise. That she is a little more savvy of the paranormal than a helpless damsel.**END SPOILER**

I have not yet read one book from this publishing group that I haven't enjoyed. Obviously some more than others, but they are all fun reads that leave you feeling warm and fuzzy with the happily ever afters.
I'd love to hear more about Noah's vampire friends Charles and Alex in the future.


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Review: Talking Dirty with the CEO

Talking Dirty with the CEO by Jackie Ashenden

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Talking Dirty with the CEO by Jackie Ashenden is set in New Zealand.
I don't think I have ever read or seen anything based in New Zealand. That alone was kinda cool.
Christie St. John is an awkward heiress who is more comfortable listening to goth metal, playing video games and tinkering with gadgets and technology and writing about it, than doing ANYTHING at all to do with being social.
Joseph Ashton, CEO of his own technology company, was in the right place at the right time to accidentally catch the tail end of an online chat involving Christie (AKA Naughtygirl25) and Ugg boots and sheepskin rugs and garter belts!

The thing I liked about this story is it left much of the hottest action to your imagination but gave you enough to go on to get there. Joseph has ADHD and considers it a major fault. One he thinks excludes him from being anything permanent in people's lives. But as he falls for our heroine, he forgets about his faults and becomes the man we (the reader) already can see he can be. He also empowers Christie to be stronger and more self assured. Not sure how I feel about it taking a man to give her self value, but it's fine in a fictional romantic setting.

Overall this was a fun read.

Releasing her nipple from his mouth, Joseph ignored her moan of protest as he raised his head. "I want you," he murmured roughly. "Here. Now. Right Now"
Her eyes were glazed, her face flushed. She nodded. Then took a fistful of his T-shirt, pulling him back to her. Thank God.

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Review: Tall, Dark, and Divine

Tall, Dark, and Divine by Jenna Bennett

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Bagging a Greek God!
What a series title! and where can I get one? (Greek God, not title)
What a cute story. It seemed a little short, or thin. More like a Novella than a novel. But then I have also been reviewing a knitting book in between reading and all the stopping and starting is not ideal at all. So I am blaming the sock I'm knitting!

Eros A.K.A Ross is the Greek God of love (bow & arrow and all) and he falls for Annie.
Annie is a baker at a dog bakery. She views herself as a bit too short and a bit too fluffy.
Ross loves her soft curves and beautiful breasts.
Ross has sworn off mortals because his ex-wife was a mortal and screwed him over.
Annie doesn't think Ross is Interested and wants Harry - He's more her elague.
Harry wants Brita.
Brita wants Dion.
Dion wants Ari.

Are you still with me?

Ross is hot, the story is cute, and I really want to know what the deal is with Ari and Dion.
So, when does the next one come out?

Definitely not a nail biter or one to RAVE about, but I enjoyed this book.

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Review: Skin In The Game

Skin in the Game by Jackie Barbosa

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Skin in the Game by Jackie Barbosa is a Play Action novel (first in a series?) about Angela Peterson and Cade Reynolds. Cade is an NFL football player who has been out due to injury over the past two years he comes back to his hometown in Minnesota to help coach his old High School football team.
Angela is a football strategist genius. She has loved football since she was little and sat on her dads lap every week watching football together. She is not only a mathematics teacher at the high school, but also the head coach of the football team while the regular coach is out on medical league.
They run into each other at a coffee shop and so begins their turbulent interactions.

I liked this book very much. I don't really care about football either way, but this isn't a romance book about football, it's just a romance book about people and they happen to be all about football.
It was nice seeing a female being successful and dominant in an almost completely male role. It also showed the typical jackass responses from small minded sexist co-worker. It wouldn't be believeable if there wasn't at least one jackass.

She wouldn't lie to herself. There was no future here. This could only turn out one way - badly. And she couldn't bring herself to give a damn.

It was the kiss she'd waited for all her life - an exquisite blend of give and take, of hard and soft, of sweet and dirty. Everything she'd ever dreamed a kiss could be, and yet nothing she'd ever imagined in her wildest fantasies.

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Review: Wife in Name Only

Wife in Name Only by Hayson Manning

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



This book is about an estranged married couple who are reunited after a year of complete separation.
The wife (Zoe Hughes) has a honeymoon resort (purchased after she fled L.A. and her marriage) on an island in the archipelago (a chain, group or cluster of islands) of Tonga and has everyone (honeymooners etc) convinced that her and her husband are still very much together and in love. A large travel magazine contacts her, they want to do an article on her resort and her successful, loving marriage "Oh crap Sacks:
Zoe calls her husband (Rory Hughes (Being a Doctor Who fan I loved the name Rory being used)) and awkwardly requests his presence at the resort. Rory, somewhat begrudgingly acquiesces. And so begins the tale...
We get both perspectives throughout the book on the rise and fall of their marriage, where they are in their lives right now, who they are, and how they feel. We notice right away that they are still very, very much attracted to each other. Their physical (read as: Sexual) chemistry is off the charts. If only they can get their heads in order.
It's a love story with a twist here and a turn there and (thankfully) a HEA.
In general, I liked this book very much. I have a preference for the easy reads that do not have too much heartache and angst. Don't get me wrong, I like the angsty ones too, but I choose depending on how my day/week is going. As I am not that geographically minded I did have to look up a few things along the way about Tonga, but while this can be a little tedious, it is also a chance to learn something new. Overall, A Great read!



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