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REVIEW: The Dark Duet Series by CJ Roberts

THE DARK DUET by CJ Roberts SERIES DESCRIPTION Captive in the DarkBOOK ONE OF THE DARK DUET Caleb is a man with a singular interest in revenge. Kidnapped as a young boy and sold into slavery by a power-hungry mobster, he has thought of nothing but vengeance. For twelve years he has immersed himself in the world of pleasure slaves searching for the one man he holds ultimately responsible. Finally, the architect of his suffering has emerged with a new identity, but not a new nature. If Caleb is to get close enough to strike, he must become the very thing he abhors and kidnap a beautiful girl to train her to be all that he once was. Eighteen-year-old Olivia Ruiz has just woken up in a strange place. Blindfolded and bound, there is only a calm male voice to welcome her. His name is Caleb, though he demands to… Read more »

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REVIEW: Frigid by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Hello everyone! Kelly here. Wait? Who? Oh yes, let me introduce myself. I’m Kelly and Julie has kindly agreed to let me invaded New Adult Addiction as a Co-Blogger. I’m all kinds of excited. Really, if you could see me, you’d see pure, purple, sparkly excitement pouring out my ears. Sparkliness aside, today I have for you a review of Frigid by J. Lynn/Jennifer L. Armentrout. (Source:Purchased) I know you all don’t know me very well yet, but I love JLA. Like, I’d have her alien babies sort of love JLA. So maybe I went into this book with slightly above average expectations. But I was sort of disappointed. Don’t get me wrong. Frigid is good, but that’s just it. It’s good. I’m sorry, but from JLA, I expect greatness. What I liked: Kyler. I really, really liked Kyler. Sure, he’s got some man-whore issues, but mostly he’s a good… Read more »

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REVIEW and GIVEAWAY: Catching Liam by Sophia Bleu

Catching Liam by Sophia Bleu Genre: New Adult Contemporary BOOK DESCRIPTION Twenty-one year-old Jillian Nichols only has one rule when it comes to boys: catch and release. Boy-catching isn’t just a game for Jillian and her friends, it’s a lifestyle. After all, boys might be good for a dance or a drink and certainly a little under-cover action of the scandalous variety, but expect much else and you’re bound for heart ache. So when her best friends and fellow boy catchers start dropping like flies junior year, Jillian is determined to keep boys in her bedroom and out of her heart. Until she meets Liam McAvoy, the kind of guy that sticks around to make waffles and who can’t—or perhaps won’t—take a hint. Study abroad student Liam doesn’t want to be another notch on Jillian’s bedpost. Actually he has much more interesting ideas for Jillian and her bedposts, but his student visa’s set expiration date means he can’t promise her forever. That doesn’t mean he’s going to… Read more »

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REVIEW and GIVEAWAY: An Endless Summer by C.J. Duggan

An Endless Summer (Summer #2)by C.J. DugganRelease Date: 07/17/13 Welcome to my stop on the An Endless Summer blog tour hosted by YA Bound Book Tours. Click HERE to see the full blog tour schedule! DESCRIPTIONSean looked out over the lake, squinting against the sunlight. He turned to me, his expression sobering as his eyes flicked over my face in a silent study.“Come on Amy, I saved you once, I’ll save you again.”I met his stare unflinchingly. “I don’t need saving.”A wicked grin formed slowly. “Don’t you?” After a rebellious summer night that almost claimed her life, Amy Henderson – the Onslow publican’s only daughter – is sent away to suffer a fate far worse than any other punishment: Boarding School. Three years on, a now nineteen-year-old Amy returns to Onslow for the summer. What once was a cauldron of activity with live bands, hot meals and cold beers, the Onslow Hotel now lies dark,… Read more »

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REVIEW: Playing Patience By Tabatha Vargo

Playing Patience By Tabatha Vargo (The Blow Hole Boys) New Adult Contemporary Romance ABOUT THE BOOK Sometimes all you need is Patience. Life’s been hard for Zeke. Being a punching bag for his alcoholic father has turned him into stone. Not even the dodgy trailer park he lives in can scare him. Fighting is his release and sex, drugs, and his guitar bring him peace, but deep down Zeke isn’t quite as hard as he makes himself out to be. When he meets Patience, she finds all his broken pieces and puts him back together, but she’s a ray of light in his shadowed life and the last thing he wants to do is bring her into his dark world. Playing careless is easy, playing the bad guy can be fun, but playing Patience is impossible, especially when she can see right through him. Zeke isn’t the only one… Read more »

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REVIEW and GIVEAWAY: The Disappearing Girl by Heather Topham Wood

The Disappearing GirlHeather Topham WoodNew Adult Contemporary Romance ABOUT THE BOOK Kayla Marlowe is slowly vanishing… Last year, Kayla’s world imploded. Her beloved father died, leaving her alone with a narcissistic mother who is quick to criticize her daughter’s appearance. During her winter break from college, Kayla’s dangerous obsession with losing weight begins.Kayla feels like her world changes for the better overnight. Being skinny seems to be the key to the happiness she has desperately been seeking. Her mother and friends shower her with compliments, telling her how fantastic she looks. Kayla is starving, but no one knows it. Cameron Bennett explodes into Kayla’s life. He’s sexy and kind—he has every quality she has been looking for in a guy. As Cameron grows closer to Kayla and learns of how far she’s willing to go to stay thin, he becomes desperate to save her.Kayla’s struggles with anorexia and bulimia reach… Read more »

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REVIEW: Freshman Forty by Christine Duval

Freshman Forty by Christine Duval Publication date: February 21st 2013Genre: New Adult Contemporary DESCRIPTION When eighteen-year-old Laurel Harris discovers she’s pregnant four weeks into the start of her freshman year at prestigious Colman College, she has all intentions of telling her father. But being away at school makes it too easy to hide. And while she can’t explain to her friends, or to herself even, the reasons why she doesn’t want the baby’s father to find out about the pregnancy, the rest of her world begins to unravel. Freshman year is hard enough. Most girls get through by forming close friendships, finding new boys and a phone call from mom or dad on Sunday. Laurel has to navigate all of it while hiding an unplanned pregnancy from a summer fling… An imperfect heroine plagued by bad choices and haunted by the memory of her deceased mother and grandparents, readers are sure to identify with Laurel as she navigates teen pregnancy, in secret, in a remote college setting REVIEWFreshman Forty was a nice surprise… Read more »

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GIVEAWAY and REVIEW: Selling Scarlett by Ella James

SELLING SCARLETTBY ELLA JAMESNA CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE ABOUT THE BOOK Elizabeth DeVille doesn’t belong at a party like this—one where the gowns cost more than her Camry and cigars run higher than her grad school utility bills. Dragged out of seclusion by her best friend Suri, Elizabeth is merely playing dress-up, rubbing elbows with a crowd that banished her troubled family years ago. Hunter West is tired. Tired of parties, tired of pretending, and tired of trying to right a wrong that haunts him every day. Bourbon heir and professional poker player by day, by night Hunter is gambling with his life in a high-stakes game of crime and blackmail. When Elizabeth stumbles into Hunter’s den of vices, she’s a light in the darkness, a flame in the void. And, just like everything he touches, Hunter mars her in a record time. To rectify the damage done, Elizabeth needs money… Read more »

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REVIEW: Death Lies Between Us by Jody A. Kessler

Death Lies Between Us (An Angel Falls #1) by Jody A. Kessler DESCRIPTIONSaving the life of someone you love should not be the worst thing you have ever done, unless you are an Angel of Death. Disgruntled with his position in the afterlife and conflicted by his feelings toward his new client, Nathaniel Evans forgoes the rules and saves nineteen year old Juliana Crowson from being hopelessly stuck in Forge Creek. This alters Juliana’s destiny and she finds herself in a series of near death accidents. In the mountains of Colorado, Nathaniel comforts Juliana as she struggles to understand her paranormal abilities while coping with her brother’s drug addiction. When an ill-tempered Native American Shaman teaches her the difference between ghosts and place memories, she decides she wants nothing to do with the supernatural world. Too bad she doesn’t know that Nathaniel is part of it. Will fate… Read more »