Friday, October 18, 2013

Cover Reveal: NIGHT OF THE FALLEN, Dark Tides #2 by Diana Bocco @tastybooktours

 
 
 
 
Isabelle’s mission seemed so clear: kill the king of the vampires to give humanity a fighting chance. Except she didn’t count on falling in love with him. And she didn't realize he held secrets that could actually end up saving the human race.

As the kingdom falls and Isabelle’s heart is torn between two worlds, everything changes. There’s something more dangerous out there, a plague that might destroy both humans and vampires alike. The only way to survive it might be to find a truce between species.

Peace will require the ultimate sacrifice.

And change the future of the world forever.
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About Diana
 
I've been a fan of all kinds of dark creatures since I was a kid (even before I discovered Stephen King at the age of 10). If it crawls in the night and tugs at your covers while you're sleeping, chances are I've written about it. It's probably no surprise that I'm a big fan of old buildings, urban exploring and things that go bump in the night. Oh, and Halloween, of course -- but that should go without saying.
Growing up, I wanted to be Indiana Jones. I ended up not pursuing a degree in Archaeology (although I toyed with the idea for a while) but I did become a huge lover of travel and history. Aside from traveling to all corners of the world, I've also lived in five countries in three continents -- including three years in Siberia and two in Vietnam. I'm currently living in Thailand.
I have a soft spot for animals (which is why you can be sure that in my stories, the dog will always make it) and right now have three wonderful -- but slightly crazy -- dogs in my life. And yes, they move with me from country to country. Too bad dogs can't accumulate frequent flyer miles!
In my other life, I also write nonfiction: articles, books, and even quizzes for the Discovery Channel website. I really can't help it -- I'm a nerd at heart and love research and discovering new things. Could be the Indiana Jones in me pushing me along.
When it comes to life, I'm pretty fearless. I figure life is too short to live it too safely -- so I take risks and I try to have fun, whether that means snowshoeing in the middle of Siberia or going ghost-hunting in an abandoned asylum. And yes, I've done both.
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Thursday, October 17, 2013

TRT: SISTERS IN BLOOM by Melissa Foster @tastybooktours #giveaway


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Book One in the Snow Sister's Series
 

 
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Kaylie Snow has always been the fun, flirty, pretty sister. Now her burgeoning baby bump, hormone-infused emotions, and faltering singing career are sending her into an unexpected identity crisis. Watching her older sister, Danica, glide through a major career change and a new relationship with the grace of a ballerina, Kaylie’s insecurities rise to the forefront—and her relationship with fiancé Chaz Crew is caught in the crossfire.
Chaz Crew has everything he’s ever wanted: a lovely fiancée, a baby on the way, and soon, the film festival he owns will host its biggest event ever. When he’s called away to woo the festival’s largest sponsor—and the lover he’s never admitted to having—secrets from his past turn his new life upside down.
With her baby shower around the corner and her fiancé’s big event looming, the pressure is on for Kaylie to pull herself together—and for Chaz to right his wrongs. In a few short weeks, the couple who had it all figured out will learn things about life and love that may change their minds—and their hearts. 
 SISTERS IN BLOOM is a testament to the bond of sisters, the strength of women, and the pains and delights that accompany motherhood. A book for every mother, sister, and daughter, SISTERS IN BLOOM will resonate with readers who love to explore family dramas. 
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The Snow Sister's Love Stories continues with SISTERS IN BLOOM, where we get a look into the New Relationship between Kaylie and Chaz.  Newly engaged, these soon-to-be parents are going through many a changes and Kaylie's hormones aren't making it easy!  Chaz is dealing with an old-unfortunate-flame, and Kaylie is dealing with "What will become of her after the babies are born?" syndrome.  I laughed a lot at Kaylie's hormone antics cause being pregnant again, I can only feel for her, and her feelings of being "Fat and Boring" haha!
I was thrilled to get more Danica and Blake, who are the hero and heroine of Book One, SISTER IN LOVE.  Blake and Danica have come so far from where they started and I fell in love with this couple once again, especially Blake.  Love does something for him...I think he finally was able to grow into himself, and he is especially sexy when he is in love!
Melissa Foster doesn't just deal with Boy Meets Girl, Boy Loses Girl kinda romance, she delves deep into their feelings, fears, their highs and lows...Very Realistic, Very Engaging, and Very True to Heart kind of Romance.  I for one an so excited to read SISTERS IN WHITE, to see where these relationships will go, and to hopefully get MORE Surprises along the way!!
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Meet Melissa
 
 
"Melissa Foster is a wonderful connector of readers and books, a friend of authors, and a tireless advocate for women. She is the real deal"-- Bestselling Author Jennie Shortridge
"What sets Melissa Foster apart are her compelling characters who you care about... desperately. This  is psychological suspense at its most chilling. I dare you to read the first chapter and not be hooked."  International bestseller, M.J. Rose 
Melissa Foster is an award-winning, International bestselling author. Her books have been recommended by USA Today's book blog, Hagerstown Magazine, The Patriot, and several other print venues. She is the founder of the Women’s Nest, a social and support community for women, the World Literary Café. When she's not writing, Melissa helps authors navigate the publishing industry through her author training programs on  Fostering Success. Melissa is also a community builder for the Alliance for Independent Authors. She has been published in Calgary’s Child Magazine, the Huffington Post, and Women Business Owners magazine. 
Twitter: @Melissa_Foster
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

TVBT: THROWING HEAT by Jennifer Seasons #giveaway @Tastybooktours HERO PROFILE & REVIEW

 
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STEALING HOME & PLAYING THE FIELD
 
 
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Nightclub manager Leslie Cutter has never been one to back down from a bet. So when Peter Kowalskin, pitcher for the Denver Rush baseball team, bets her that she can’t keep her hands off of him, she’s not about to let the arrogant, sexy playboy win. Especially when the prize could put her business on the map. She’s got this in the bag, just so long as she can stay out of his arms…and his bed.
Peter struck out once before with Leslie, but this bet is sure to be the second chance he’s been waiting for. Determined to stoke the passion he knows is there, he’ll do anything to win - even if it means playing a little dirty.
But as things heat up, this combustible pair will have to decide just how much they’re willing to wager on one another…and on a future that just might last forever.
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This was a HIGHLY anticipated read for me, I have been DYING to find out what all the chemistry surrounding Leslie and Peter was  about starting in STEALING HOME and continuing into PLAYING THE FIELD. 
Jennifer Season's did a fabulous job at weaving Leslie and Peters attraction throughout the series, and I was so excited to get my hands on THROWING HEAT, and BOY WAS IT SMOKIN HOT!  Peter and Leslie lit up the pages with Flirty Banter, Intimate Touches, and some Very Very Frustrating Sexual Tension...but boy was EVERY MOMENT all the more fun. 
On the flip side, the emotions that each of these characters felt for each other, or hid from each other was heart-warming, heart-breaking and so powerful, you couldn't help but feel the emotion yourself.  I didn't know what to expect from Playboy Peter Kowalskin, but he was oh so much more than I had originally given him credit for, and he sure does right by Leslie, and for once, I think the heroine deserves the guy!!
Great Series, Fabulous New Author, and a MUST-READ of 2013!!
 
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Hero Profile
 
 
Name: Peter Kowalskin
Age: 34
Occupation: Ace pitcher for the Denver Rush
Physical Description:
 Short wavy black hair, ice blue eyes, rock hard body, and a butt that makes the ladies sit up and take notice.
Likes:  
In no particular order: Leslie, music, baseball, his team mates, great food, and Leslie
Dislikes:
Growing up near the projects of South Philadelphia
Relationship Status: 
So taken (but I’m not telling her—and neither are you)
Typical Friday Night: 
At Mark’s club Hotbox secretly pining after Leslie while she worked behind the bar and he nursed a beer.
Drink of Choice: 
Don’t laugh.  Organic whole milk.
Favorite Food:   
Meat (only damn thing I can cook)
Favorite Song:
Read my story.  Then you’ll know.
Choice of Transportation: 
Badass Ducati
Boxers or Briefs:
Boxers
Best Memory to Date:  
That night in Miami before it all went to hell.
Words to live by:  
Regret nothing.
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About Jennifer
Jennifer Seasons is a Colorado transplant. She lives with her husband and four children along the Front Range, where she enjoys breathtaking views of the mighty Rocky Mountains every day. A dog and two cats keep them company. When she's not writing, she loves spending time with her family outdoors, exploring her beautiful adopted home state.
 
 
 
 

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Interview with ERIN MCCARTHY, Author of True Belivers Series (New Adult)


 
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A Tasty Read: Erin, so excited to have you at A Tasty Read, as a fan of your Adult Romances, I am so happy that you decided to go NA with The True Believers Series (And not just cause I am CRAZY about the Mann Brothers)


Erin: Thanks!  I am loving writing these books.


ATR: Speaking of the Mann Brothers, I can't decide who I am in more Fictional Love With Tyler or Riley, do you have a preference?


Erin: Of course I adore them both for different reasons, but knowing myself, I would love to hang out with Riley, but I don’t think I could date him.  Confession: I don’t really like to be teased by a significant other.  When I’m ticked off at you, if you try to “joke” yourself out of it, it gets ugly. Lol.  I have a male friend very much like Riley and we get along fabulously because I’m not emotionally invested.  So for me personally, Tyler is more my style, because even though Riley is probably more honest and direct, Tyler is more serious. 


ATR: Where did the idea for the series come from?  What made you stray into the NA Territory?


Erin: I have no idea where the idea came from.  Seriously.  There are very few books I’ve written that I can say where the idea actually originated.  But I would never have ventured into NA territory if my editor hadn’t suggested it, so thanks, Cindy!


ATR: SWEET is the newest book in the series, and that is Jessica's book, who you will meet if you read TRUE.  Did you start out TRUE knowing what you had planned for Jessica, or did it unfold as you wrote TRUE?

 

Erin: I had no idea what was in store for Jessica.  While Rory and Tyler were strong in my head when I started writing, the other characters were not.  It wasn’t until about halfway through TRUE that I really started to see who Jessica and Kylie were.  The Mann brothers made sense to me right away, but the girls developed more slowly.  But once I saw more of who Jessica was, I knew she belonged with Riley.  They’re both very strong personalities. 

ATR: How many books do you have planned for the series?  I know we have TRUE (Rory/Tyler), SWEET (Jessica/Riley) and BELIEVE is coming in January which will be Robin and Phoenix (Yum), I am just hoping we will see Kylie again?????


Erin: There are four books in the series and YES, Kylie will be book four, out in June 2014!  She will be going through serious changes as she deals with the ramifications of what happens in BELIEVE.  And then the final book ends with a wedding, though I’m not saying whose it is. ;-) 


ATR: Do you find it easier to write about characters in their 20's (NA) or characters in their 30's (Adult)?  Obviously the sex is scaled down, but do you find other differences?


Erin: I find it really easy to write about younger characters because their emotions are so close to the surface.  Usually they are impulsive too, and I find that easy to tap into.  They make mistakes, and we forgive them.  Whereas with older heroines we expect her to have it more together, which sometimes is a challenge.  Because the older I get, the more I realize no one ever really has it totally together.  Except maybe for Betty White.  I think she’s figured out what is what. 


ATR: Do you want to talk about any other New Releases that you have coming out?  (I am a HUGE fan of the Fast Track Series)
 

Erin: Thanks!  FULL THROTTLE, book 7 in the series, is out in December, and this is Nolan Ford’s little brother, Rhett, who has a thing for fetish clubs and older women and is a very naughty hero.  Then in September 2014, book 8 (I can’t believe it!) will be out.  This is the last Fast Track book.  I have said this before, but I mean it this time. For real.  Pinky swear.  Book Eight will feature a friend of Eve Monroe and Shawn Hamby who we meet in FULL THROTTLE.  We never actually met the hero but he was mentioned in SLOW RIDE.  I’m going to be super sad to let go of my race car drivers.  It’s been a fun, ahem, ride. (Had to go for the pun!)   


ATR: Thank you so much for stopping by today and talking with A Tasty Read about your New Release SWEET, and The True Believers Series.
 

Erin: Thanks for having me!  I hope you enjoy SWEET and the rest of series! J

 

 


Erin McCarthy is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than 40 novels and novellas in the paranormal, contemporary romance, young adult, and new adult genres.  The author is a RITA award finalist and an American Library Association winner of the Reluctant Young Reader award.  She lives with her family in Ohio. 





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Um....So Erin had NO issues with sophomore slump with SWEET, it was fantastic, and just as fabulous as TRUE, book one in the True Believers Series. 
 
SWEET is the romance between Riley Mann, Tyler's (hero of book one) older brother, who is juts trying to bust his butt to keep his brothers all together in a home that is behind on payments, and to keep his younger brothers from being thrown into foster care.  Besides being sexy and honorable, he is cocky and sarcastic and LOVES to tease Ms. Sweet (Jess), who you meet in Book One, TRUE, a roommate of Rory's. 
 
Jessica is so much more that you might think from getting to know her in TRUE.  She is a bit wild, a girl who enjoys casual sex and yes, she is the Preacher's Daughter....who would have thought.  But, underneath all that facade, and superficial crap, Jess Sweet has a HUGE heart and really just wants to be seen for who she is and not be judged by what she has done. 
 
Riley and Jess are explosive together, but they complete something in each other that you don't come across every day, and it's the HOLDING ON to that, that these two have issues with, but I think they finally figure it out. 
 
There are some scenes that are completely hysterical, and some that are so romantic, and made my heart squeeze, and some scenes where I wanted to yell "NOOOOOOOO", but in the end,  you will be doing a little cheer and letting out a heartfelt sigh....
 
Fabulous, Fun and Captures you heart....Well...It's the Mann brothers who do most of the heart stealing, but once you get to know them, you won't mind giving it up!!
 
SWEET is a 2013 MUST READ!!  Grab it today!!  Buy Links ABOVE!!
 

HERO PROFILE: RILEY MANN (SWEET by Erin McCarthy, True Believers Book #2)

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MEET RILEY MANN
 
 
Name: Riley Mann
 
Age: 25
 
Occupation: Construction worker
 
Physical Description:
Sandy brown hair, 5’11”, muscular, multiple tattoos, charming smile (think Dean from Supernatural)**
 
 
 
Likes:
Horror movies, beer, metal music, boxing and working out, fried foods, his brothers, Jess
 
Dislikes:
Cleaning, pretentious people, social workers
 
Relationship Status:
Single at the beginning of the book, then in an “It’s complicated” relationship with Jessica Sweet
 
 
 
Typical Friday Night:
Going to the movies, shoot some pool at the bar
 
Drink of Choice:
Beer or Jack Daniels
 
Favorite Food:
Pizza
 
Favorite Song:
“The Sickness” by Disturbed
 
Choice of Transportation:
His car
 
 

 
Boxers or Briefs:
Boxer-briefs.
 
Best Memory to Date:
Accidentally proposing to Jessica on the top of the church steps
 
Words to live by:
I think his first reaction to this would be that his motto is Go F*ck Yourself. But then he would think about it and say that “Blood makes you related, Loyalty makes you family.” 
 
So What Do You Think?? 

TRUE by Erin McCarthy (True Believers Book #1) #Fabulous #Bestof2013

TRUE
True Believers Book #1
Erin McCarthy
Released May 7th, 2013
Penguin Group
222 Pages, ebook
Gifted by: NetGalley
Reviewed by: Lisa

Um...Tyler Mann...HELLO...Maybe one of my MOST LOVED NA Heroes....I wanted to keep him for myself, but Rory is pretty friggin great!

When Rory Macintosh’s roommates find out that their studious and shy friend has never been with a guy, they decide that, as an act of kindness they’ll help her lose her virginity by hiring confident, tattooed bad boy Tyler Mann to do the job…unbeknownst to Rory.

Tyler knows he’s not good enough for Rory. She’s smart, doctor smart, while he’s barely scraping by at his EMT program, hoping to pull his younger brothers out of the hell their druggy mother has left them in. But he can’t resist taking up her roommates on an opportunity to get to know her better. There’s something about her honesty that keeps him coming back when he knows he shouldn’t…

Torn between common sense and desire, the two find themselves caught up in a passionate relationship. But when Tyler’s broken family threatens to destroy his future, and hers, Rory will need to decide whether to cut her ties to his risky world or follow her heart, no matter what the cost…


I am So So So happy that I found this New Adult Series by Erin McCarthy.  A huge fan of Erin from her Adult Romances, I was shocked to see that she was venturing off into New Adult territory, and when I finished TRUE, I knew this was a place where she belonged. 

TRUE was beyond wonderful, it was innocent, sexy, exciting in that New Love kind of way, butterflies and all, and Tyler Mann stole my heart, and I think he is still holding onto it for a while.  Rory was a fabulous heroine.  Sometimes you find a virgin heroine who can come off as annoying, and kinda whiny, but Rory was just the coolest.  She was funny, and shy, and was no-pushover.  She had her feelings hurt, was falling for a guy who had been hooking up with her friend, and I am not even going to talk about the $100.00 pay off.

TRUE was so much more than I thought, with the Mann Brothers taking stage and owning it, and becoming truly one of my favorite "Fictional Families" ever. 

I can't say enough about TRUE, but if you must buy ONE book this month, this year, get TRUE, you won't be sorry you did.  I have already read it five times and I know I will read it a hundred more!  I laughed, I cried, I LOVED!!

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