Jaci Burton Scores....Again!

Changing The Game
Jaci Burton
Released August 2, 2011
299 Pages
Berkley Heat








Holy Sex Batman.....this one will require a cold shower!  Jaci has brought us the second installlment of her Play By Play series, Changing The Game, which turns up the heat triple time.  First Basemen, Gavin Riley doesn't like that his very hot, very sexy agent has been avoiding him ever since being canned by his big brother, Mick.  He wants to get to the bottom of the issue but all he gets is Elizabeth under him, in his bed and plans to keep her there for as long as this "thing" between them lasts.  Sounds simple until things become more than just 'friends with benefits'.  Liz has been in love with Gavin for years and if he finds out how she really feels she could lose it all, not just her client but her heart.  You need to run out and purchase this amazing read...like NOW...if you are looking for a sweet love story with some very sexy, very steamy, very 'oh baby' sex...you have found it all right here.

Looking forward to the next installment of the Play By Play series, Taking A Shot, coming in February,  featuring Jenna Riley and Ty Andersen.  What will happen when these two polar opposites finally ignite the flame!!

TOO HOT is right!!

Too Hot To Touch
Louisa Edwards
Released Aug 2, 2011
352 Pages
St. Martin Press

Ms. Edwards has done it again with the first book of the new Rising Star Chef Series, Too Hot To Touch.  Too Hot features Lundens Tavern, a New York City steak house owned by Gus and Nina Lunden, and their two sons, Max (the wanderer) and Danny (the loyal).  Max is called home to help win the East Coast slot for the national challenge, with the help of Danny, Beck, Win and the beautiful Jules, who Max has known for as long as Danny and her have been best friends.  He just didn't remember how beautiful she was, and he definitely hadn't felt anything back then for her, but now, oh boy does he like feeling her...I mean the way he feels when they are around each other.  The only issue among many is that Jules is more of a part of the Lunden family now than Max is, and she has one rule, Never date a co-worker again!  What will happen when the kitchen heats up from all the sexual energy between Max and Jules?  Can they make it as a couple even if Max is leaving for Italy as soon as the competition is over?  You are going to have to go out and purchase the book to find out!!

But I will tell you that the chemistry between Max and Jules is heating up from page one!!  The pantry...oh boy, I did not think a pantry could be so HOT!  I really loved Max, he was no hold bard about his feelings and just because Jules was a little gun shy about her feelings didn't mean that she couldn't appreciate the way Max just put it all out there for the world to see.  Max helped Jules to see the best of herself and I like that in a hero!! 

Can't wait for Danny's book coming this winter, Some Like It Hot, where he heats it up with Ms. Eva.......and who wants more Claire and Kane...um meeeeeee!!  Loved their chemistry and sexual tension....cant wait to see what happens......



ONLY...a few more weeks!

Only Yours
Susan Mallery
Released August 30, 2011
384 Pages
HQN Publishers




Another score for Susan Mallery and her Fool's Gold Series. Only Yours, the follow up to Only Mine, which will be out in stores at the end of the month, is a hit! Montana Hendrix, therapy dog trainer and one of the famous Hendrix triplets, sets her sights on the new burn specialist, Dr. Simon Bradley. Simon, who is as her sisters say "A sexy, scarred loner", can't stop himself from the overwhelming passion he feels when he sets his eyes on Montana, but he has no plans on staying around in Fool's Gold when his three month assignment is over. Will the town of Fool's Gold be able to keep Simon from leaving, or will he go, taking Montana's heart with him? You will just have to get the next book of the Fool's Gold series to find out!

As a big fan of Susan Mallery I was thrilled when she decided to write more Fool's Gold novels. We all love the closeness of the town folk and we love all the books that have been written so far. I really liked Montana as the heroine. she is strong but has a problem with seeing all the good she posses. Simon is a reclusive loner, and I loved that he felt so much for Montana, but wouldn't let himself bring her down with him to the darkest corners of his mind. For this couple it took a little trust, a lot of love and some steamy sex, but what else can we expect from the wonderful Susan Mallery.

Don't forget to mark your calendars for the release of Only His, the third book of the latest installment of the Fool's Gold Series.

LOVE & BETRAYAL

The Marriage Betrayal
Lynne Graham
Released July 26, 2011
Harlequin





In The Marriage Betrayal, we follow shipping heir, Sander and his immediate attraction to plain-jane Tally Spencer. Tally met Sander while on a weekend getaway with her snotty, stuck up half-sister and they have an instant connection. Tally leaves after an embarrassing incident, but Sander doesn't give up. He continues to pursue Tally and they have a short affair, but she ends things after he allows another woman to kiss him. Tally becomes pregnant, but Sander doesn't want to have anything to do with her or the baby, until he suddenly asks for her hand in marriage. Why the sudden change? You will just have to read the book to find out what happens with Tally and Sander, and then follow the couple on another roller coaster ride in the second book of the Volakis Vow Series, Bride for Real.

I really liked this book and I can't wait to get my hands on the second, Bride for Real coming in September. I liked the chemistry between playboy Sander and Tally, the forgotten daughter. She was stupid to fall for him when he told her he was only in it for a quick affair, but she fell nonetheless and was hurt, and the hurt just keeps coming. I was happy with the end of The Marriage Betrayal, then realized they have another tragedy ahead of them...boo hoo. Can't wait to see how that one ends!

WORTH THE WAIT........

Until There Was You
Kristan Higgins
Released October 25, 2011
384 Pages
Published by Harlequin



Firstly, I love everything Kristan Higgins. I love the emotion, I love the crazy characters, I love the story lines, how in depth they are and how descriptive the scenes. The thing I love the most though is the way she can take the story and make you feel as though you are right there with the hero and heroine, feeling what they feel, love, anger, heartbreak, everything!! And Until There Was You was no different.

Cordelia "Posey" Osterhagen was in love with Bad-boy,Liam Declan Murphy from the minute she first saw him strut down the hallway of their High School over twenty years ago. After the "Prom Incident" Posey never saw Liam again, he followed his High School love, Emma, to California where they got married and had a beautiful daughter.

Twenty years later, in walks Liam Murphy, still sexy bad-boy but a now widower and father of a beautiful fifteen year old Nicole. They two have been through alot in the last two years and being back in the town that Liam had called home for a while feels good. Minus all the dirty looks from girls he dumped, or the woman throwing themselves at him now. The only one giving him the cold shoulder is Ms. Cordelia (Posey) who he now notices not just as a kid, but someone who he might want to spend time with, especially if that time is spent horizontally. I won't tell you what happens between Liam and Posey, but I will tell you that you need to pre-buy this amazingly, heartwarming release by Kristan, that had me crying AGAIN...thank you...It is so worth the wait!!        

Tell Me More
Janet Mullany
Released July 26, 2011
352 pages
Harlequin Publishers













Tell Me More was an Erotic Fantasy Novel involving Jo, a radio personality who after a difficult breakup gets involved with not just Mr. D, a mysterious stranger that she gets to know intimately over the phone, but an assortment of other men involved in some sort of Sex Club. In Reality, she becomes involved with her tenant, Patrick, whom she begins a real relationship with, might even be love. But when all the lies and hidden secrets about her sex life come out of the dark, will Patrick be able to see that what happened was just fantasy, but in reality Jo really is in love with him? Read the book to find out!!

I did like the book, I really did, but I hated what happened with Mr. D at the end. I really liked Patrick, and I was crushed when Jo decided to get her closure....I really was hoping she wouldn't have done it!! But closure is closure even if I HATE it!! I liked Jo as the heroine, a real female trying to come to terms with a cheating live in boyfriend and a sad encounter that she doesn't really speak about. Anyone would understand that she was spreading her wings and being a woman exploring her sexuality. I am not sure that I would have followed in her exact footsteps, but she had fun, she was a single girl and it was an experience. But I was sad for her, I was sad for Patrick, and I just wanted things to work out for two!! I love a happy ending....but who doesn't!! And for the record I HATED MR.D......just sayn!!

THROWBACK THURSDAY'S

I am starting something new for my blog, Throwback Thursday's.  Each Thursday I am going to review one of my past favorites for all of you looking for a fun, sexy read.

This week I introduce you to See Jane Score by Rachel Gibson.  This book is one of my absolute favorites, I have lost count of how many times I have read this book.  This is the one book that every time I lend it to someone, I buy another copy just in case I want to read it again before the person gives it back. 

See Jane Score follows Jane Alcott, a reporter who has been given the chance to cover the Seattle Chinooks Hockey team while another reporter is on medical leave.  She see's this as her chance to prove herself a "real" reporter.  Of course the guys on the team give this little spitfire of a woman a hard time, especially Luc "Lucky" Martineau, the teams goalie and team bad-boy, who Jane can't stop thinking about.  Things heat up on the road between these two, but can they survive when Luc finds out what Jane has been hiding?  You need to read this book to find out what happens.

This is the second book of the Seattle Chinooks Series, others include:

Simply Irresistible
The Trouble with Valentine's Day
True Love and Other Disasters
Nothing But Trouble
Any Man of Mine (Her Newest Release)

Oh Mr. Darcy......

Epic Fail
Claire LaZebnik
Released August 2, 2011
288 Pages
Harper Teen






Who doesn't love a good remake of Pride and Prejudice...I do.  Following in the footsteps of Elizabeth Eulberg's Prom and Prejudice comes a cute, fun story about Elise Benton, a  High School junior at a new ritzy school in California, where the kids all have celebrity parents, her mother is the new principle and she can't help but notice the brooding hottie from the cafeteria.

That's not even the last of it, her older sister is falling for Chase, the best friend of cafeteria guy, Derek Edwards, who happens to have movie star parents, her younger sister Layla is making all the wrong decisions while trying to fit in with the popular crowd, and Elise befriends Webster, who is shunned by most of the school, but the reason why is very unclear, but it has something to do with Derek and Elise doesn't know whose side she should be on. 

You will have to read the book to find out what happens in this debut YA by Claire LaZebnik.  I really enjoyed the love story of Elise and Derek, the progression of their relationship was real and I loved all the tension between them,  but some of the book seemed a little out of place.  I found the girls parents to be overly annoying and certain scenes could have been written differently, but all in all I thought it was a very cute story, and a great debut!

AUGUST AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT Featuring KRISTAN HIGGINS

If you have never read Kristan Higgins...then you are either living under a rock or haven't spent time skimming the Romance Shelves at Barnes and Noble.  Kristan is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling Author and a two time winner of the Romance Writer of America RITA award.  

 I discovered Kristan Higgins a few years ago when I came across Just One of the Guys while searching for a new read on Amazon.  From that moment on I WAS HOOKED!  Her novels are laugh out loud funny, and sometimes so outright emotional that you will need a box of tissues just to get to the end. 

Her characters jump off the pages making you feel as if you are there in the story. She writes towns that you want to live in and families that you wish you were a part of, even if some of them remind you of your own crazy family.  The emotional depth is captured in every page, the pain, the love, the anger and the regret.  There is not one book that I can say I have not enjoyed, and some I have read and re-read too many times. 

Her first release, Fools Rush In (11/06),  follows Millie, caught between Joe, the guy she has been crushing on FOREVER, and a sexy town cop, who also happens to be the ex-husband of her sister...Oh Boy!

Catch of the Day (10/07), which won the prestigious Romance Writers of America RITA Award in 2008, followed Maggie, who had a small, ok maybe a little bigger than small crush on the town Priest...I know...but somehow got caught up with Malone, a mysterious townie with enough problems of his own.

Just One of the Guys (08/08) has everything you could ever want in a Romance Novel:

1. Funny, kick butt and takes names heroine, who has had the biggest crush on Trevor Meade like FOREVER

 2. oh yea..Trevor Meade, hottie fireman who is like a fourth brother to Chastity, or at least she tries to see him that way, and

3. A story line that takes your heart, twists it, slams it down, steps on it and then picks it up to glue all the pieces back together, all while making you laugh your ass off...READ IT!!

 Another RITA winner in 2010 is Too Good to be True (02/09).  We have Grace, who was dumped by her man for her little sister, and in convincing everyone that she is "Just Fine" she makes up this amazing boyfriend.  The only issue is coming up with said boyfriend for the wedding...but in walks Callahan, hottie neighbor to save the day.....well only if they can get past the horrible first meeting...

The Next Best Thing (02/10) has four widows, adorable fat cats, a sister who is sleeping with the creepy guy from the funeral home and one friends with benefits relationship with a very sexy brother in law....I know...but be warned, you will need tissues!

 All I Ever Wanted (08/10) takes Callie, who is in love with her boss, has the cutest Grandfather ever and might be attracted to the new guy in town, well if he would stop scowling at her every time they meet...be warned...this one has a few tear jerking moments!!

 My One and Only (04/11), her newest release follows divorce Attorney, Harper, when she is thrown together with her ex-husband, Nick on a crazy cross country adventure.  Sometimes being stuck with the one person who hurt you the most isn't always a bad thing......WARNING....Tissues Needed....Oh Boy...

 Can't wait for her next release, Until There Was You coming November 2011, and for those of you who have not yet read anything by Kristan Higgins, you better get started right away...you won't be able to  stop at just one!

RETURN OF THE WALLFLOWERS

After an exciting trip to Bed Bath & Beyond yesterday to pick up a few items for the new house, me and my husband headed home where he decided to watch a movie he rented and said "Why don't you go read for a while."  Which I normally would do, but with having to wait until Tuesday for my new releases and the Library being closed so I coudn't get the holds I have waiting, I was stuck.  I wanted to read something that I haven't over read and I thought of just the thing, The Wallflower's series by Lisa Kleypas.

Four young ladies enter London Society with one goal: use their feminine wiles to find a husband.

 Secrets of a Summer Night
Annabelle Peyton and Simon Hunt's Story
Annabelle says that Mr. Hunt would be the last man she would marry, so why is she having such a hard time getting him out of her head.


 It Happened One Autumn
Lillian Bowman and Marcus Westcliff's Story
Uptight Marcus couldn't possibly ever marry a spitfire American like Lillian Bowman, but he can't stop thinking about her and what her reaction to his kisses means.

Devil In Winter
Evie Jenner and Lord St. Vincent's Story
She asked this notorious Rake to marry her for protection in return for money, so why does he feel as if he is in need of protection, from his growing feelings for her.

 Scandal In Spring

Daisy Bowman and Matthew Swifts Story

Daisy is the last Wallflower looking for love but she doesn't want just anyone, especially the man that her father has picked for her, but can she continue to deny the attraction for the one man she doesn't want to fall for.

If you have yet to read the Wallflower's Series, you need to run out and get them now.  They are funny, sexy, flirty Historical that will keep you entertained long throughout the night.  These are a To Read in my opinion and a great addition to any book collection!