Romance Book and Audiobook Reviews and Deals
Passion and Ponies by Tara Sivec Chocoholics 2. Should be read in order, but can stand alone. Funny adult contemporary. Ava Gilmore has the perfect life. She’s surrounded by people who love her, she’s having sex on a regular basis and her Coach bag collection just grew by three. The problem? She’s expected to follow in her family’s footsteps at… Read More
Shame on You (Fool Me Once #1) by Tara Sivec 1st in a series. Can stand alone. Long novella. Keep in mind, Tara hasn’t yet learned to turn the phone on it’s side to shoot video… If you don’t know this already, if you see a book written by Tara Sivec, just go ahead and click. Don’t even bother with… Read More
No author has ever made me laugh as much as Tara Sivec. She has kept me on the edge of my seat in her Playing with Fire Series, and made me cry in the amazing Watch Over Me, and is combining her talents in the upcoming Shame on You (2/25). But the books nearest and dearest to my heart (and my… Read More
Worn Me Down (Playing With Fire #3) by Tara Sivec Romantic Suspense. Each book can stand alone but best if read in order. “Worn me down like a road. I did everything you told. Worn me down to my knees. I did everything to please.” Austin Conrad has never taken his personal life seriously. As a Navy SEAL, he spends… Read More
Happy New Year! It has been such a phenomenal year! I have made so many great friends through blogging and Wicked Book Weekend. I started another blog, Starting on Monday, which is lots of fun, I hit over a million page views on this blog, I was a groupie for my teenaged son when he was on tour this summer,… Read More
Thank you all for voting in all 8 Holiday Favorites Giveaways! Here I will announce the winning books/series and the winners of the giveaways for each. These are solely picked by YOU! See the original choices here. Tara Sivec’s Chocolate Lovers Series My first favorite funny book, as most of you can guess, is Tara Sivec’s Chocolate Lovers Series. Laugh… Read More
Another tough subject! There are just so many amazing series that I love, it’s hard to pick one. It’s like choosing between my kids! I love series, especially the ones that each have their own happy ending but we get to visit them again in future books. There are also some great continuing series, often trilogies. I had to pick… Read More
Favorite New Adult Novel This was the hardest category, hands down. I am weird about NA romances. I actually dread reading them, and when I do, they turn out to be the best books ever! They are so often completely gutting, yet magical at the same time. Sometimes I find them a little difficult to read because I have a… Read More
The Playing With Fire Series by T.E. Sivec (Tara Sivec) is 4 books total A Beautiful Lie (Playing with Fire, #1)by T.E. (Tara) Sivec USA Today Bestseller “There is no doubt in my mind that this author nailed this genre! This book had it all. It was intriguing, romantic, suspenseful and not only that but this felt like more… Read More
Most of you already know that Tara Sivec is one of my favorite authors. So much so, that I created Wicked Book Weekend to stalk her. In fact, she will be at her third Wicked Book event, March 7-9 in Ft. Lauderdale! So OF COURSE I would do a cover reveal for her! When I saw it, I knew it….she… Read More
Most of you who follow my blog know that Tara Sivec is one of my top 5 authors (OK top 2). In fact, I created Wicked Book Weekend just to I could stalk meet her. But I know many of you are not willing to read beyond her hysterical Chocolate Lovers series. You are missing out! Watch Over Me is… Read More
I get the stats for each book purchased through my links each month. After the month is over, I tally the bestselling e-books bought through my links from Amazon US. 1. Inappropriate Thoughts (Victoria Wilde #1) by Ian Dalton **ON SALE FOR $.10!!** Jillian Grayson is a disillusioned divorcée and best-selling romance novelist who suddenly can’t write a chapter without… Read More
Welcome to my monthly Bestseller List! If you don’t realize, I am an Amazon affiliate (as are most blogs) which means every time you purchase a book through my links, I get a few pennies (this is how I afford to do giveaways). In fact any time you buy anything on Amazon, the person whose link you clicked last gets… Read More
Welcome to today’s stop on the Love and Lists blog tour, sponsored by Madison Says. Click the banner below for the tour schedule. If you have been following my blog you know how much I love The Chocolate Lover’s Series by Tara Sivec. If you’ve read my reviews, you know of the scary things that happen to my body while… Read More
There is a party in my pants for the release of Tara Sivec’s Love and Lists! If you guys don’t know this already, I have a major girl crush on Tara Sivec. I created Wicked Book Weekend last year so I could stalk meet her. There are not too many women I’d make out with, but yeah, Tara and I… Read More
OMYGODICAN’TFUCKINGWAIT!!!! A spin-off of the Chocolate Lovers Series by Tara Sivec!!! My Favorite Laugh-out-loud series!!! Love and Lists is the first book in the Chocolate Lovers spinoff – Chocoholics: The foul-mouthed offspring tell their stories. Twenty-five-year-old Gavin Ellis has always had the love and support of his family ever since he was a little boy and couldn’t stop talking about… Read More
Top Picks: First half of 2013 So far it has been an amazing year for reading! I have SO MANY books on my TBR list that I have a feeling will end up on my next lists, but for now, I will list my Top Picks for the first half of this year. This list actually surprised me. If I… Read More
Holy Cannoli! What a weekend! After my husband and I worked day and night to get ready for Wicked Book GNO, there always seemed to be more to get done. The t-shirts came in on Thursday, the day before I left. I had to bag and tag over 100 shirts with your names on Thursday night. It was the first… Read More
“It’s life. It’s the bumps and bruises, the pain and the fear; It’s messy and it’s real and it’s not some perfect little story that can tied up in a bow.” I’m going to be honest with you. I kind of didn’t want to read Watch Over Me by Tara Sivec. I love Tara Sivec. She has become a friend… Read More
Here it is, a year since I officially made my non-blog a blog. I know, it doesn’t make sense, right? Well, I thought about starting a blog for almost a year….but the research I did turned up so much nastiness and back-stabbing, I didn’t want to get involved in that crap. I ABHOR drama, and never wanted to put myself… Read More
I can’t wait to see what is in Tara’s head next. Despite being a crazy lunatic, Tara is filled with such good heart and soul that this book will be incredible, I know it. We know she can do funny. We know she can do mystery. We know she can do hot and sexy. This one is different. This New… Read More
Congratulations Tara Sivec! The first author to be on the list 3 times!!!! These are the top selling books via Amazon through my blog for the month of April, 2013. 1. Damaged by H.M. Ward . 2. A Beautiful Lie (Playing with Fire 1) by T.E. Sivec {My review} . 3. Real by Katy Evans {My Review} 4. Because… Read More
Top Funny Happy Romance Books There is nothing like a book that has you grinning like an idiot the whole way through. Even better is one where you giggle or snort a bit. But some books make you totally laugh out loud. This list has a few of each. I like to choose books from this list when I’m in… Read More
Tara Sivec is a whore. OK, she really isn’t but she likes to be called one. And treated like one. And she writes like a whore. And her BFF “Liz” is too! I know this because we were roomies at Wicked Girls Book Weekend! After reading Tara’s first book, Seduction and Snacks, I was ready to stalk her to be… Read More
