A Passion for Romance: 4 star review

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Thursday, July 18, 2013

Review: Lost Without You by Heather Thurmeier

Lost Without You

By

Heather Thurmeier

Blurb:

Zoe Oliver never wanted to be on another reality TV show…

until Chip Cormack made an offer too good to refuse. He’s guaranteed her a payday this time and a chance to redeem herself in America’s eyes. But Zoe worries she won’t be able to focus as her desire for Chip grows and her strength to resist him weakens. When she learns she’ll be roughing it in the woods with Chip and without luxuries like indoor plumbing and electricity, she’s instantly on edge, feeling naked and terrified that her scars will be exposed and her secrets revealed. When Zoe’s past turns up on the show, she fears she’ll lose not only the life she’s sacrificed everything else to have, but also the affections of the only man she’s ever trusted with her heart.

Buy Links:

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/lost-without-you/id657434468?mt=11

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Without-Crimson-Romance-ebook/dp/B00D5X0504/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

My Review:

Lost Without You (Book 3) was a really good book! I however, am not sad to see the series end...not yet anyway :) The reason for that? This is the first book in the series I've read. Talk about doing things bass-ackwards (hehe) I do love reading series though and am quite freakish about reading them in order, usually, whether they can stand alone or not so....my new mission is to get books 1 and 2 so I can read more about the events leading up to Zoe & Chip!

I also must confess that my hubby's name is Chip so I kind of created a serious fondness from the beginning. I felt a sort of kinship with Zoe as she and Chip learned new things about each other that would help them to become even closer.

Ms Thurmeier has a well written book here that kept me turning the pages reading about the adventures of Chip's reality show and the road to a Happily Ever After. A very enjoyable lighthearted & cute contemporary romance that I have the pleasure of highly recommending !!

Author Bio:

Heather Thurmeier is a lover of strawberry margaritas, a hater of spidres, and a reality TV junkie. She was born and raised in the Canadian prairies, but now lives in upstate New York with her own personal romance hero (aka her husband) and their two little princesses.

When she's not busy taking care of the kids and an adventurous puppy named Indy, Heather's hard at work on her next romance novel.

"Heather Thurmeier's hunky heroes and feisty heroines will have you laughing out loud, falling in love ... and coming back for more!" ~Carly Phillips, NY Times Bestselling Author

"Heather Thurmeier writes sweet, funny romances that capture your heart!" --NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author Jennifer Probst

Author Links:

Website: http://heatherthurmeier.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/HeatherThurmeierAuthor?ref=hl

Twitter: https://twitter.com/hthurmeier

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5211580.Heather_Thurmeier

Pinerest: http://pinterest.com/hthurmeier/

email: heatherthurmeier@gmail.com

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Monday, May 20, 2013

Review: You and Tequila by Crystal Donahue

You and Tequila

By: Crystal Donahue

Blurb

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila… Score!

Cassel Bailey's life hasn't exactly turned out how she planned. Between the tragic death of her parents, a brother that practically despises her, and working her way through nursing school alone, she's learned to stay guarded, relying only on herself and her friends for love and support. Over time they’ve become her surrogate family. So when one drunken night at the bar lands her in bed with her close friend, Will Tanner, it threatens to change their otherwise platonic relationship forever. Life as she knows it suddenly begins spinning out of control as she struggles to understand her conflicted emotions.
Guided by her authoritative best friend, Tina, and her quirky next-door neighbor, Rita, Cassel must decide between fighting to keep her friendship with Will alive, or going with Plan B and risking it all for something more.

Just when she thinks she knows what she wants, Cassel is bullied into caring for a patient that, unbeknownst to her, played an important role in her sad past. The stunning secret this person reveals about her former lover, Dane, threatens to open up previously healed wounds and leads Cassel to question not only the career she loves, but where her heart truly lies. Everything she thought she knew about life, love, and promises is shattered like an empty bottle hitting the floor.

One thing is for certain, when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade... when life gives you limes, you grab some salt and a bottle of tequila and learn to take it one shot at a time.

My Review:

You and Tequila...what a good book and a catchy title! This was yet another one I had to read straight through.

I simply adored the characters as Ms. Donahue made them very 'real'. The situation that Cass finds herself in with her best guy friend of all people, is a scenario that i'm sure alot of women could possibly relate to if they've ever had a really good guy friend. What would happen if you just went one step too far?

I liked Cassel right from the start trying not to feel sorry for this woman who last her parents and had a brother who hated her. She'd learned to take care of herself and handle things regardless of the situation. That is until too much tequila lands her in her best friend's bed.

Filled with a mix of sad moments, definite relationship chemistry and some funny moments makes this book an easy to recommend enjoyable read!

Earns my 4 stars for amazing !!!!!

Excerpt

"So tell me everything, Cass. What exactly happened, from start to finish?"

"Well," I started with a hesitant sigh, "a bunch of us met at The Broken Tap last night to celebrate Will passing the bar exam and being offered a position at the County Attorney's Office. At some point Kelsey suggested we all do a round of shots in honor of the occasion."

"Kelsey's always looking for an excuse to do shots," interrupts Tina. There's no love lost between those two and I often have to play referee when they're in the same vicinity.

Shooting her a dirty look for interjeting, I continue, "Anyway, a few rounds later and everyone's feeling good, a little too good perhaps. I started teasing Will about having to wear a suit every day, knowing how much he hates them. And he started teasing me about having to give enamas and wipe people's butts for a living. We were just joking around like usual, but the next thing I know we're making out in one of the booths in the back." I stop there, not wanting to admit what comes next.

"So that's it? You guys just had a drunken make out session at the bar? That isn't so bad, you can

bounce back from that." Tina shrugs, unimpressed with my sex life yet again.

"Not exactly," I take another deep breath and continue on, "I suggested we take the show on the road. His place was closer so we ended up there."

"You suggested it? I see," Tina smirks. We stare at each other for a few seconds before she finally asks the one thing she's dying to know, "So, how was it?"

Crossing my arms on the tablet in front of me, I drop my head an dlet out a muffled groan. Without looking up, I admit, "Honestly, it was the best sex I've ever had."

Author Info

Crystal Donahue has been fortunate to live all over the US, including but not limited to Arizona, Hawaii, and Georgia but she currently resides near the Iowa/Illinois border with her tornado obsessed son and their mischievous cat, Brownie. She is a procrastinator of epic proportions, finds humor in almost everything, loves sarcasm and loathes washing dishes.

A 2004 graduate of Western Illinois University, Crystal has held several unique jobs including driving a Zamboni and being a relay operator for the hearing and speech impaired. While working as a claims adjuster she realized life is too short not to do something that makes you happy, so she quit her job to go back to school and study nursing. Between work, school, and raising her son she somehow manages to find time to write too, usually to the detriment of her social life. Fortunately her friends and family rock so it isn’t much of an issue… yet.

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