The Dare by Rachel Van Dyken Release Blast







From #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Rachel Van Dyken, comes
the third and final book in the New York Time’s Bestselling Bet Series…

Boring Beth Lynn has always lived up to her nickname… until she wakes up in a
hotel bed next to a sexy as sin state senator she re-connected with at a
wedding the previous night.
The biggest problem? She can’t seem to remember anything about the night before
except for crying into a box of cookies, and she’s pretty sure Grandma Nadine
slipped something in her drink. And what should have been a one night stand
turns into a six day adventure when Grandma whisks them off to Hawaii to save
them from the ensuing media firestorm.
Jace isn’t looking for commitment — he believes he made that clear when he
left the wedding with Beth. Then again, he can’t remember much of anything
other than the way her skin felt beneath his hands. Now he’s stuck with her at
some lame couple’s retreat and trying his hardest to fight the attraction only
a woman like Beth could invoke.
He doesn’t think it can get any worse.
But one spider attack… A donkey ride from hell… And an unfortunate episode
with Viagra tea — and there’s one thing Jace knows for sure: He should never
have agreed to Grandma Nadine’s suggestion in the first place.

Because if this isn’t paradise, and it isn’t a vacation — that only leaves one
option.
Survival.
But to make it through alive… they might lose their hearts in the process.



(Romantic Comedy, Friends to lovers, Vacation Romance, New Adult
Romance, Funny Stand Alone, Bargain Books, Humorous Romance)
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“THE DARE somehow manages to be equal parts funny, sweet, and brimming with edge-of-your-seat tension, both romantic and situational. And I wouldn’t mind a Grandma Nadine of my own. Maybe.”
NYT Bestselling Author Jasinda Wilder
 
 
“The Dare is a laugh out loud read that I could not put down. Brilliant.  Just brilliant.”
 —NYT Bestselling Author Cathryn Fox
 
 
“This book deserves more stars than I can give. Rachel is a diabolical mastermind with these books. No joke…Also have I mentioned this is the funniest book known to book literature? No? Well it is.”
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EXCERPT:

 

“I’m not saying I didn’t get a little help.” Grandma shrugged. “What woman doesn’t want to look twenty years younger? These old things still have some perk left.” She pointed to herself and winked.

 

“I’m sorry, but what does this have to do with our national security?” The FBI agent took off his glasses and groaned.



“Oh, it doesn’t. I was just bored with all the silly questions about kidnapping and death. So depressing! You wouldn’t happen to have any wine, now would you?”
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About
Rachel Van Dyken:

Rachel Van Dyken is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today
Bestselling author of regency and contemporary romances. When she’s not writing
you can find her drinking coffee at Starbucks and plotting her next book while
watching The Bachelor.

She keeps her home in Idaho with her Husband and their snoring Boxer, Sir
Winston Churchill. She loves to hear from readers! You can follow her writing
journey at

www.rachelvandykenauthor.com

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Fracture by Callie Hart Review

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Synopsis

Zeth Mayfair is pretty much the very last thing I need in my life. And yet with every breath I take he becomes more engrained in every aspect of it: 
He has a key to my house.
He knows where I work.
He dumped his strange, mentally traumatized housemate on my doorstep and has driven off into the sunset in search of my missing sister.
I want to forget him. Want to change the locks and blot out his face, scourge his very name from my memory. The problem is that I also need him. I need him more than I need air to breath, and I can’t be without him now.
He owns me.
He torments me.
He’s fractured me.

Review

Book two in the Blood and Roses saga from Callie Hart starts out with a bang, literally, against a wall. Oh yes, it’s a very steamy scene we are privy to after the tease at the end of book one. Sloane does something that she shouldn’t though, something that is equally scary and thrilling; she kisses Zeth. On the mouth. Full blown, take your breath away kiss. Of course, as messed up as he is, he doesn’t take this well and leaves her for over two weeks. Two weeks of wondering if she will ever see him again. But of course she does. She needs something from him, in the most desperate of ways, and he actually needs her right back. She needs him to find her baby sister, Alexis. He needs her to watch Lacey while he takes care of business. Sloane sees the entire situation as emotional manipulation, which he essentially uses to get her to do whatever he wants. But the power he holds over her, the indistinct bond that has been forged between the two characters mystifies her. She can’t explain it, can’t even reason it in her own mind, but she is brought to her knees where Zeth is concerned.

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This series is a little edgy, a little bloody, ok a lot bloody, and a has a lot of heart. The characters are all so messed up and are dealing with so much in their own lives and minds, that reaching out to grasp ahold of something tangible, like each other, proves to be the only way they can live day to day. Zeth is slowly learning that he actually FEELS for Sloane. That she is his.

“Anyone would think you needed me,” he says in a low, silky tone. I have shivers again. All over my body. “I don’t!”

“Well I need you.”

Callie does an amazing job of piecing together a story that leaves you both guessing, and wanting more; a lot more. She gives just enough to let your imagination run wild. I loved this second installment and can’t wait for more. Zeth and Sloane are seriously messed up, and yet I want to see how their relationships plays out. Who is going to be the victor: the domineering man who takes what he wants, or the impatient doctor who is desperate for something real in her life. We shall see.

“She ran straight for me like I’m her goddamn savior. Like I’m capable of fixing everything. Like I’m capable of protecting her. Like I’m whole enough to help fill in the broken, fractured pieces of her, too.”

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Promises Hurt by Elle Brookes Cover Reveal and Giveaway

Promises Hurt

by Elle Brookes

Out 8/2/14

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Blurb

I wasn’t planning on falling for Ethan Jamison, hell I wasn’t planning on our paths ever crossing. He’s the most popular guy at school and a complete player. Me; I’m the perpetual good girl, trying to carry out one last request. But when you make a promise, how far do you go to see it through?

~ Blair

It’s a running joke that I’m a terrible liar, if only people knew the truth. My whole life has been spent making excuses and deflecting questions. I was pretty good at it until Blair Thomas entered my world. She saw through the mask that everyone is so willing to accept. She makes me want to tell her all my secrets, but can she promise to keep them?

~ Ethan

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About the Author

Hello…

I’m a little neurotic; I function on a tiny amount of sleep and a huge amount of caffeine. I love green skittles and have an irrational fear of stormy weather. When I’m not writing about super hot college guys, you can generally find me googling them…All in the name of research of course. I can be persuaded to do just about anything with the promise of a good book or a bottle of bubbles. Oh, and I also love to write. 

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Until We Fly by Courtney Cole Release Day Launch and Giveaway

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We are so excited to bring you the Release Day Launch for Courtney Cole’s UNTIL WE FLY!! UNTIL WE FLY is an amazing NA contemporary romance and the fourth novel in Courtney’s Beautifully Broken Series!!

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EXCERPT:

“You don’t want me here?” she asks breathily, her fingers curled around the counter edge. Her knuckles are white.

“I didn’t say that,” I answer quietly, still not moving. Because right now, with her soft curves pressed into me, I do want her here.

And unfortunately, my dick chooses this moment to agree with me. 
It hardens against her and her eyes widen.

“I see,” she murmurs. 
I rotate away, straightening up and leaning on my crutches once again.

“Sorry about that,” I tell her. “I hope I didn’t crush you.”

With my hard-on.

 

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UNTIL WE FLY Synopsis:

Ex-Army Ranger, Brand Killien, has always been good.

A good friend, a good soldier, a good everything. .

The problem is, good hasn’t gotten him anything but a crushed heart.

So after licking his wounds, he decides to move on. And moving on doesn’t include being good anymore.

Bad sounds so much better.

Jaded and detached, Brand is determined to never open himself up to anyone again. It’s not worth the pain. Instead, he becomes closed, hardened, aloof.

But then he’s called back home for a family emergency… a family that he is estranged from. A family that he put out of his mind a long time ago for very good reasons…reasons that involve secrets and pain. Reasons he tried hard to forget.

But home is where the heart is, and it just might be where Brand finds his again.

Why? Because home is where Nora Greene is. A fiery, red-headed spitfire, Nora is a thing from his past. A beautiful, feisty thing. When Brand left, she was away at boarding school.

But she’s back now.

And she wants Brand, scars and all.

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IF YOU STAY

IF YOU LEAVE

BEFORE WE FALL

Praise for the Beautifully Broken Series:

“I loved If You Stay. Like, really really loved it. The kind of love that kept me reading until 2:40 am and left me crying, smiling, devastated, and elated. The best kind of book love.” – Andrea, The Bookish Babe

“Beautiful, raw, gritty, emotional and breath-taking are just a few of the words I can find to describe this book…reading this book was one of the best experiences I have had.” –Amanda, Globug and Hootie Need a Book

“In If You Leave, we continue the wild ride Courtney Cole started us on in If You Stay. This raw story of heartbreak and hope solidifies Cole’s standing as a rising star in hot contemporary romance.”New York Times Bestselling author of Down to You, M. Leighton

“Another raw, gritty masterpiece with a sexy-as-hell Army Ranger to swoon over.” — K.A. Tucker, author of Ten Tiny Breaths

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HeadshotABOUT COURTNEY COLE:

Courtney Cole is a novelist who would eat mythology for breakfast if she could. She has a degree in Business, but has since discovered that corporate America is not nearly as fun to live in as fictional worlds. She loves chocolate and roller coasters and hates waiting and rude people.

Courtney lives in quiet suburbia, close to Lake Michigan, with her real-life Prince Charming, her ornery kids (there is a small chance that they get their orneriness from their mother) and a small domestic zoo.

 

 

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London Falling by Chantel Cleeton Release Launch and Giveaway

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LONDON FALLING by Chanel Cleeton

July 7th, 2014

Harlequin HQN (Digital First)

New Adult Contemporary Romance

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 BOOK SUMMARY:

We weren’t a relationship, we were a ticking time bomb…  

Maggie Carpenter walked away from the hottest encounter of her life when she left the seductive glitz of England for summer break in her South Carolina hometown. Now that she’s returned to the International School in London—and sexy, privileged Samir Khouri is once again close enough to touch—she can’t help but remember the attraction, the drama … the heartbreak.

She can’t help but want him even more.

Samir can’t afford to fall for someone so far removed from his world, not when his time in London is running out. It’s his senior year—his last chance at freedom before he returns home to Lebanon. There, he’ll be expected to follow in his father’s footsteps—not follow his heart to Maggie. But when a scorching secret hookup becomes a temptation neither can resist, they’ll both have to fight to survive the consequences … and find a future together.

Don’t miss this explosive sequel to I See London, and the riveting conclusion to Maggie and Samir’s story. This is a New Adult romance recommended for readers 17 and up.

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Goodreads link:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20490480-london-falling

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Originally a Florida girl, CHANEL CLEETON moved to London where she received a bachelor’s degree from Richmond, The American International University in London and a master’s degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Chanel fell in love with London and planned to stay there forever, until fate intervened on a Caribbean cruise, and an American fighter pilot with smooth dance moves swept her off her feet. Now, a happily ever after later, Chanel is living her next adventure in South Korea.

Law school made Chanel realize she’d rather spend her days writing sexy stories than in a courtroom, and she hasn’t looked back since. An avid reader and hopeless romantic, she’s happiest curled up with a book. She has a weakness for handbags, her three pups, and her fighter pilot husband. Chanel writes New Adult contemporary romances and thrillers.

She is the author of I SEE LONDON and LONDON FALLING, published by Harlequin HQN, and FLIRTING WITH SCANDAL, the first book in a new NA series to be released by Berkley in 2015.

Author Links:

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Us (L&J #3) by Emily Eck Cover Reveal and Giveaway

US (L & J Trilogy #3)
by Emily Eck
Publication – July/Aug 2014

Synopsis

Told from dual points of view, Elle and J must figure out how to bring down an MC, steer clear of flying bullets in Missouri and south of the border, all the while making sure Fernie is out of the line of fire. Elle’s love for J is tested, as is her belief that she will ever find “normal” with the man she loves. 

J is determined to make things right so he can give Elle the “normal” life she deserves. He just has to stay alive to make it happen. With his own personal sun by his side, he knows nothing is impossible. That is, until the bullets are redirected from his head to Elle’s. 

Elle: I held my hand up, showing him the ring he’d put on me. “This is us,” I told him. It was more than a ring. Well, to me it was more. “I promise to love you ‘til the day I die.”

J:”Us, baby. This is us. I’ll love you ’til the sun ceases to shine.”


Excerpt

“What’s wrong? Who did it? Was it the prospect? Tell me what’s wrong so I can fix it.”
I was in kill mode.
Shit.
“He doesn’t love her. Not like he should.” Elle said through heaving breaths, tears streaming down her cheeks.
“Who? What?” I had no idea what she was talking about, but I’d kill the fucker who made my woman cry, a woman who almost never cried.
“It’s just a book, dear. A very sad and freaking amazing book. Sorry. I didn’t mean to freak you out.”
“I thought you lost the the reader with your luggage.”
“I did. It’s Isabel’s. She let me borrow it. I talked to both her and Fernie. They should still be in their room, though I gotta tell you, you’re gonna have to pry Fernie away from those bikes.” She smiled, wiping her tears with the corner of the sheet. . I watched her put the Kindle down just as I grabbed her to me and buried my face in her hair.

“Fuck, baby. You can’t do that to me. Someone was about to die.” I inhaled, taking her unique flowery smell into my lungs. I’d never get enough of her scent. Like her pussy, it was my drug, and I’d happily stay addicted.
“I’ll keep the tearjerker books on the backburner for now. How’s that?”
“What’s the right way to love?” Her earlier words came back to me. Was there a wrong way to love? Was I loving her wrong?
“It’s just, well, it’s this couple and the woman has been through so much, yet the man is a jackass. She deserves more, to be loved like she is the sun.”
“You know your my sun, my one and only. The one in the sky doesn’t exist without you. Is that the right way?” Fuck, I sounded like a douche.
“It’s the perfect way. No doubts, darling. This is us, and it will always be us, just hopefully a little less violent soon.”
Fuck.
“You know more violence is coming? It won’t always be like this, but for now…” I trailed off, not wanting to start something in the middle. I had to tell her what I could from church.
“I know.” She grabbed me around my neck and pulled my lips to touch hers. “I know.”
She kissed me gently, but I was still a twisted from my thoughts of killing. I pressed my lips more firmly to hers, taking her lip into my mouth to suck on. A moan escaped her mouth.
“Shit. It’s about to be Barry White up in here, and I’m not trying to have my introduction to your boys start with a porno.”
I laughed, thinking of Isabel and how that was exactly what I listened to in Mexico between Son and Isabel.
“Ok, baby. We can eat, find you clothes, shower, or talk. You pick.”
She thought for a moment.
“Can I grab a shower while you find me some clothes? Then we eat. I don’t know about you, but I’m beat. Maybe we can talk tonight when we’re alone, after dinner? Wait a minute. Are we eating with all your club brothers? I don’t know if I’m up for grand introductions tonight.”
“Speak your mind, woman. I love it. And I love you. I can make all of that happen. Most of the guys have rooms here, but have their own place as well. I’ll send most of them home. Link and Cash will stay, as will the prospect and a couple others. You don’t gotta say shit to them, though. Link and Cash are steady planning, the prospect will do what I say, and the others who’ll hang around, you can meet later. Sound like a plan?”
“Absolutely.”
“You need help in the shower?” I held her away from me a hair and raised my eyebrows at her, already knowing the answer, but asking just in case.
“Not at all.” She wore a shit eating grin. “But I might get dirty during dinner and need to clean up later. Hmmm?”


I planted one last kiss on her and pulled away before it could go too far. 

About the Author

Emily is a Midwestern Gal hailing from the United States, but could be anywhere as you read this. Currently residing in Mexico, adventure feeds her soul, and offers great writing material. She loves kids and working with kids, but can only handle caring for four-legged furry friends. A crazy dog and laid back cat have trained her to be their partner in life. After coming from a snowy climate, Emily and the animals are loving the sun Mexico has to offer each and every day. Vices include Swedish Fish, ignoring chores in favor of reading, and caring too much for people in her life. She chose to write this bio in third person as she is an Aries, and found writing in first person ended up with her writing an excessively long life story. Aries like to talk about themselves. It is something Emily is working on being more mindful of. You can contact her on any of the social media platforms below and she will respond, as her mom gave her the gift of gab.

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Chasing Perfection by M.S. Parker Cover Reveal

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They all think they can sleep their way to the top – blondes, brunettes and redheads. That is, until they meet me. My name is DeVon Ricci and I’m an asshole. At least they all seem to think so. But I don’t give a shit because they never last long. Two or three weeks tops, then they’re gone. Not that it matters. There’s always another talent waiting to take a seat on the casting couch, but I’ve yet to find what I’m looking for. I know what I want and I won’t settle for less. I’m always chasing perfection.

The embodiment of the American dream, DeVon Ricci had come to America from Italy when he was a teenager and then, with hard work and perseverance, had worked his way up in a cutthroat industry to emerge as the head of one of the top talent agencies in Los Angeles. Now it looks like he has everything he could ever want.

On the other side of the country is Krissy Jensen. She’s gorgeous, intelligent and confident, everything one would expect of a recent law school graduate. Given the opportunity to become an associate at one of Hollywood’s top talent agencies, she packs up her life in New York to follow a childhood dream.

After meeting the head of the agency for the first time, at a very unorthodox and inappropriate second interview, she is ready to pack her bags and head home. But something about DeVon has sparked her interest. She knows it’s a bad idea to even consider getting involved with her boss’s boss, and does her best to resist. The question is, will it be enough to keep her from succumbing to temptation, and if she does, will she just be another notch in his belt?

Don’t miss a minute of summer’s hottest new romance series, Chasing Perfection.

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M. S. Parker is the author of the Erotic Romance series, Club Privè.
Living in Southern California, she enjoys sitting by the pool with her laptop writing on her next spicy romance.

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Under Contract by Jacquelyn Aryes Release Day Blitz and Giveaway

Book: Under Contract
Author: Jacquelyn Ayres
Genre: Erotic Romance/Erotic Humor

Charlotte McKendrick is your typical thirty-something stay-at-home mom. She has three beautiful children, a loving family, special friends, and the most wonderful, adoring husband. Her life is a dream.

Er . . . let’s try this again.

Charlotte McKendrick is not your typical thirty-something stay-at-home mom. Yes, she’s got three beautiful children, a loving family (all of them lingerers—you’ll see), and her friends are special, all right! As far as her wonderful, adoring husband, what a joke! That bastard abandoned her and the kids six months ago.

Now, she will do anything she can to survive and provide for her children. Even if it means signing on the dotted line . . .

Mitch Colton is the CEO of Colton Technologies. Most of his year is spent traveling around the world, bringing companies the latest innovations in automobile technology. He doesn’t have time for a traditional relationship and the BS that comes with it. He doesn’t do the “marriage” thing, the “kid” thing, and he certainly doesn’t do the “falling in love” thing. All that said, he still wants someone to come home to. Someone who will offer everything he wants, and nothing he doesn’t. He realizes loyalty paired with these kinds of demands won’t come cheap. No problem. What he doesn’t realize is that once Charlotte McKendrick signs that dotted line, he’ll be paying with a lot more than money.

 




I am a domestic engineer (born and raised in NJ) whose sole responsibility is to guide three young, impressionable kids into becoming phenomenal adults. This challenging yet rewarding work requires a lot of love (coffee), patience (wine), and determination (periodic exorcisms). I work this magic from the beautiful state of New Hampshire.

Before becoming a domestic goddess (not really), I spent over a decade in the medical field, where I wore more hats than the Queen.

I have loved the written word and the great escape it provides since I was a little girl. When I wasn’t reading about people and the places they lived, I was creating my own characters and adventures. 

Finding myself again through my writing in The Lost & Found Series, The One, and The GEG Series has been nothing short of a dream come true. Also, it makes people feel better when I laugh randomly or talk to myself, knowing it’s my characters and not “the voices” . . . that would be creepy. 


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Healing The Bayou by Mary Bernsen Blog Tour and Giveaway

 

Title: Healing the Bayou
Author: Mary Bernsen
Genre: New Adult Paranormal Romance
Publication Date: May 2, 2014

 

Twenty year old Eliza discovers her roots in Voodoo royalty, but claiming her throne means giving up her soul mate.

After learning that she is adopted, Eliza begins her search for her biological family and is propelled into an underground world of witchcraft, seances, and sacrifices where she is worshiped as the descendant of the last great Voodoo Queen of the bayou, Marie Laveau. From her great, great grandmother, she has inherited the ability to heal the souls of others by a

simple touch of her hands.

Eliza is expected cultivate this gift and learn her craft in order to use it and her rightful title as Queen to return the Voodoo community and religion to glory. A task not so terrible if it could be lived beside the devastatingly endearing Samuel Mueller. But Samuel is her Keeper; his chargeis keeping her safe and according to tradition he is not permitted to mingleromantically with his ward. The two struggle to smother the flame that grows between them while Samuel meets his demands as Eliza’s guardian, keeping her from those who would sooner have her killed than let an outsider rule the bayou. And the enemies are much closer than Eliza could have ever imagined.

 

 

 

Mary Bernsen is a southwest Florida native currently living in Punta Gorda with her two beautiful children and a third, much larger child that she affectionately calls husband. She is a stay-at-home mother and spends her days creating characters on the good side of twenty-five because she is in serious denial about the fact that she is now on the bad side of it. She has a passion for fantasy of any kind and she reviews every book she reads on her blog Read It Write. If she isn’t having conversations with the friends in her head, you can usually find her clipping coupons or out on the boat enjoying the muddy waters of Peace River (as long as it isn’t below 80 degrees).

1. I’m a stay-at-home mom to two beautiful chilets, a seven year old boy and a four year old girl.

2. I married my husband at the tender age of 21. He is still the love of my life, and the primary reason I totally believe in soul mates.

3. Between my mother and father, I have 4 sisters and a brother. I was second to youngest.

4. I’m an extreme couponer. The cashiers at my local supermarket know me…and fear me.

5. As a child I 100% believed I was Peter Pan. My brother fed this delusion by convincing me he kept my pixie dust safe. It was baby powder.

6. Growing up, I wanted to be a paleontologist.

7. My highlight of said career: to be the first scientist to successfully clone a T-rex.

8. I was adopted by my grandparents, and I will be forever grateful for the love they showed me.

9. I skipped eighth grade.

10. My eyes change color based on my mood. It’s a genetic trait shared by at least two of my siblings.

11. I’m one of the quietest people you will ever meet. I’m not shy, I just legitimately have nothing to say.

12. In other words, I’m severely socially impaired.

13. I’m terrified of birds.

14. But even more afraid of frogs. *shivers*

15. Once Upon A Time is without a doubt my favorite television show ever.

16. Frozen has become my new favorite movie. Yeah, I’m a mom.

17. I have a dreadful sweet tooth that rules me.

18. Vegetables should go back to Hades where they came from. They have no place on my plate.

19. Sweating disgusts me. So, obviously Florida is the perfect place to live, right?

20. I love to fish, but I can’t remember the last time I caught anything.
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Eliza
(Jessica Lucas)

 

 

Samuel
(Taylor Lautner)

 

Aunt Vivian
(Alfre Woodard)

 

 

Camille
(Taylor Momsen)

 

 

Marcus
(William Moseley)

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Healing the Bayou by Mary Bersen Review

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Synopsis

What is a Queen without her King?

After learning that she is adopted, Eliza sets off to locate her biological family and finds them in the Louisiana bayou. But they’re more than just locals—they’re descended from the area’s most famous Voodoo queen, Marie Laveau—Eliza’s great-great-grandmother. Surrounded by a mysterious world of séances, spells, and sacrifices, Eliza finds herself worshiped as the last great priestess. What’s more, she’s inherited the ability to heal the souls of others with a simple touch of her hands.

Eliza is expected to cultivate this gift so she can claim her title as Queen and return the Voodoo community to glory. A task Eliza wouldn’t mind as long as she could perform it beside the devastating Samuel Mueller. But according to tradition, Samuel is her keeper, and a keeper never becomes romantically involved with his ward. His sacred duty is to protect her. And the bayou is rife with enemies who would sacrifice anything to eliminate outsiders like Eliza…

Review

This book started off really strong and got my attention right away. Unfortunately, about halfway through things fell a little flat. I felt like there was a ton of potential in this story but as things progressed it felt very rushed. This was a very quick read and I personally feel like if it was quite a bit longer and explained things in more detail then I would have felt more invested in the story.

The book begins as Eliza is reeling from the recent deaths of her parents. In dealing with the aftermath of their deaths, Eliza learns that they were actually her adoptive parents and the news raises questions about her past that she wants answers to. She decides to seek out her birth family and ends up in the Louisiana bayou. Reunited with her aunt Vivian, Eliza learns all about her heritage and rightful place as the Queen of the Voodoo. Eliza also makes an immediate connection with another member of the Voodoo community, Samuel. She soon learns that he is her “Keeper” and therefore off limits romantically.

This is about the time when things go into overdrive. A lot happens and it’s not really explained in much detail. I really wish that the author took a little more time and really explained things better. I felt like this could have been a much longer book or even a series. As for the romance, there really wasn’t much. I would have loved to have gotten to know Samuel better. There wasn’t much detail about him and he came off a bit one dimensional. I would have liked to have seen a little more one on one time between Eliza and Samuel and see their relationship develop a bit more. If you are looking for a steamy read this is not the right book for you. It had one sex scene that was completely fade to black.

“Healing the Bayou” was overall an enjoyable read that has some room for development.

Dana

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