Another Shot at Love by Niecey Roy - Book Review

Imogen Gorecki has a problem—her twin sister just got engaged, and guess who’s the best man? That’s right, her scum-of-an-ex-boyfriend whom she caught cheating with a bottle-blonde, with fake breasts and a stripper’s flexibility. There’s a disturbing possibility her eyes will never recover.

Gen needs a date for the engagement party, but finding Mr. Perfect in a time crunch is proving impossible. Just when she’s about to give up, she face-plants into the crotch of the sexiest guy she’s ever met.

Matt Sesnick is everything Gen wants in a man —except he’s not interested in a relationship. Can she convince Matt to take another shot at love, or will Gen’s pregnant, hormonal older sister, her bridezilla twin, and all of her past Mr. Wrongs get in the way of their happily-ever-after?

The Law of Attraction by N. M. Silber - Cover Reveal

Title-The Law of Attraction

By- N.M. Silber

Expected Publication Date- August 30, 2013

Genre- Contemporary Romance-Adult

A funny, hot, and sexy new release from N.M. Silber

Once upon a time two lawyers fell in love across a courtroom …

Gabrielle Ginsberg was a public defender with plenty of nerve and Braden Pierce was an assistant district attorney with a whole lot of swagger. Gabrielle wanted Braden and Braden wanted Gabrielle.

And Cameron wanted Gabrielle.

And Marla wanted Braden.

And Cole wanted Gabrielle.

And Mrs. Mason wanted Braden.

And an anonymous letter writer wanted to keep Gabrielle and Braden apart.

Together Gabrielle and Braden discovered many important things, like which doors at the courthouse actually locked, and that desks could be useful for more than writing. They also found out that the path of love was not always smooth, and it was sometimes tread upon by some really wacky people, like a confused fanny grabber, an eighty-two year old pothead and a gentleman who threw a wine and cheese party in his pants. Could true love overcome a lack of privacy, interference by jealous rivals and the insanity of the criminal court system?

NOTICE: This book contains explicit descriptions of sexual situations and mature language. It is intended for readers over the age of eighteen.

Book Review: It Had To Be You

It Had To Be You

Book Details

Author: Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Format: Kindle Edition

File Size: 573 KB

Publisher: HarperCollins e-books (October 13, 2009)

Product Description

The Windy City isn't quite ready for Phoebe Somerville—the outrageous, curvaceous New York knockout who has just inherited the Chicago Stars football team. And Phoebe is definitely not ready for the Stars' head coach, former gridiron legend Dan Calebow, a sexist jock taskmaster with a one-track mind. Calebow is everything Phoebe abhors. And the sexy new boss is everything Dan despises—a meddling bimbo who doesn't know a pigskin from a pitcher's mound.

So why is Dan drawn to the shameless sexpot like a heat-seeking missile? And why does the coach's good ol' boy charm leave cosmopolitan Phoebe feeling awkward, tongue-tied...and ready to fight?

The sexy, heartwarming, and hilarious "prequel" to This Heart of Mine—Susan Elizabeth Phillips's New York Times bestselling blockbuster—It Had To Be Youis an enchanting story of two stubborn people who believe in playing for keeps.

Review
  

Rating: 5/5

I normally do not read adult contemporary romance, but It Had To Be You piqued my curiosity when I was searching for something to read over the web because it made almost all of the list of the most romantic romance novel ever read.

Now this is interesting, I had my hopes up because everybody saying this is REALLY GOOD. I haven’t read any of her books, so I don’t have anything to compare with but some other contemporary authors I have read.

The story starts off a little bit slow, and I was almost bored until it picked up after 30-40 pages, and the fun never ended. It was a great combination of drama, romance and of course, humor.

Phoebe reminds me so much of Marilyn Monroe – oozing with sex-appeal and a super big tease. She exudes confidence and sex so loud that I would just imagine it has been plastered on her forehead. She was estranged to her father that is why it was a shocked that he left her the football team. Everybody thought she doesn’t know anything but prettifying herself – but they’re so dead wrong. She’s the classic example of the adage, don’t judge the book by its cover. Although there is that really big problem that the new owner of the team didn’t know anything about football.

Coach Dan Calebow wanted a new owner when the previous one died, but he was in for a big surprise when it was handed down to Phoebe who was busy painting her nails than signing negotiations for the team. He wants to settle down and end the kinky role playing he has with his ex-wife. He is trying to look for some nice girl to settle down with and pursued a grade school teacher who matched his ideal wife. But, the big problem was that he found passion with Phoebe. They try to fight the budding attraction they have for each other, only to end up in each others’ arms (most of the time, naked).

The only problem with Dan Calebow is his screaming. I haven’t met a fictional male who screams as much as he. I wouldn’t want to meet one in real life.

Another character I like in the story is the General Manager, Ron. I think among all of the characters, I find his character well-developed and you can really see his changes unfolding as the story go on. Being friends with him was the best thing that ever happened to Phoebe. He helped and taught her everything she needs to know about the sport and business.

This story also touched Phoebe’s relation with Molly, her sister who is ay younger than her. Like her, Molly was sent to boarding schools and summer camps. She was always compared to her sister, hence the hostile treatment to Phoebe.

This romantic lit is filled with complex character coupled with an exciting love story, a little suspense and action. It is lovely, exciting and funny roller coaster ride as the two lead characters figure out themselves as well as each other.

Susan Elizabeth Phillips did a very good job with It Had To Be You. Indeed, now I know why it made every list of the most romantic romance novel there is.

Here’s the complete list of the series:

·         Chicago Stars / Bonner Brothers

·         It Had to Be You (1994)

·         Heaven Texas (1995)

·         Nobody's Baby But Mine (1997)

·         Dream a Little Dream (1998)

·         This Heart of Mine (2001)

·         Match Me If You Can (2005)

·         Natural Born Charmer (2007)

Favorite Quote

There’s no such thing as mistakes – only a lack of foresight.

ChuCha™

Book Review: It's All Greek To Me

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Book Details

Author: Katie MacAlister

Format: Kindle Edition

File Size: 484 KB

Publisher: Signet (December 6, 2011)

Book Summary

Billionaire Greek playboy Iakovos Papaioannou knew his sister hired her favorite band to perform at her birthday party. He's just not sure how their six-foot tall, wild-haired, tempestuous manager has already ended up in his bed-and in his heart. Eglantine Harry" Knight is so not his type. She's as infuriating as she is intriguing, and she's can't keep her hands off of him. But she just may be the woman who knocks him off the world's most eligible bachelor list for good...

Book Review

Rating: 3/5

A friend of mine recommended Katie MacAlister. She said I should try one of her books if I want something fun to read. And I did have a great time reading this It’s All Greek to Me. It was pretty light and no dull/dark moments in the book. Actually, I don’t think there is a real mystery or even a story line: girl arrives in a foreign place, meets a rich-handsome-guy, falls head over heels and lives HEA. Yes, there are a lot of steamy scenes.

Nevertheless, I found the book utterly refreshing. The usual chase between the male and female leads in nonexistent. There was no beating around the bush. Both of them took the plunge. Which somehow I am thankful for, because really, the characters are strong-minded people who know exactly what they want to do with their lives. You will eventually be together, so why waste time? Was there a conflict? Yes, there were tiny conflicts – no melodramas at all. This fact will probably frustrate some of the readers.

I like Harry (although I find her real name weird). She is one of the most pragmatic ladies I have met in fiction-land. She’s feisty, witty and sarcasm is probably part of her accent. She’s strong, and doesn’t lose her mind when the two of them fights or has a misunderstanding. Harry’s inability to remember Iakovos Papaioannou’s name (which I even could not recall easily) is an additional entertainment. Her ingenious versions are really amusing. They settle their conflicts as soon as it arises and move on to the next. She’s very vocal about her emotions, tells him that she loves him, but he won’t tell her just the same (although it is pretty much obvious). It’s really cute how she would try to goad him in speaking the three little words – and you would never guess where, how, and when did he said ‘I love you’ to her – it was just freaking hilarious.

The secondary characters like Theo adds spice to the story and I sincerely hope Katie MacAlister would write his happy ending too.

For future readers, I advise you not to expect too much from this book. It is good, you will have fun reading it but it may not have the depth that you would like in a novel. However, if you want a fun, light read in between those heavy doses of romantic novels – I suggest you give It's All Greek to Me a chance and you’ll just not stop laughing your hearts out.

ChuCha™

Book Review: You Don't Have To Say You Love Me

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Book Details

Author: Sarra Manning

Format: Paperback Edition

Paperback: 560 pages

Publisher: Transworld Publishers (February 2011)

Book Summary

Sweet, bookish Neve Slater always plays by the rules. And the number one rule is that good-natured fat girls like her don't get guys like gorgeous, handsome William, heir to Neve's heart since university. But William's been in LA for three years, and Neve's been slimming down and re-inventing herself so that when he returns, he'll fall head over heels in love with the new, improved her. So she's not that interested in other men. Until her sister Celia points out that if Neve wants William to think she's an experienced love-goddess and not the fumbling, awkward girl he left behind, then she'd better get some, well, experience. What Neve needs is someone to show her the ropes, someone like Celia's colleague Max. Wicked, shallow, sexy Max. And since he's such a man-slut, and so not Neve's type, she certainly won't fall for him. Because William is the man for her...right? Somewhere between losing weight and losing her inhibitions, Neve's lost her heart - but to who?

Book Review

Rating: 5/5

I had a bloody grand time reading You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me by Sarra Manning, I keep on humming the song with the same title. It is funny, sweet, heartwarming and simply amazing.

Neve, is now one of my favorite heroines – she’s funny and intelligent. But her self esteem must be buried somewhere 50 feet below the ground because she could never see herself as beautiful. She used to be fat and a size 32 but through hard work (no fad or crash diet) she’s down to size 14. She works in an archive – it’s not a library – it’s really an archive. This book is her journey in her struggle to be more comfortable with herself and her body.

And Max – the ultimate sex-god-slash-man-whore. Okay, he’s charming and could disarm all your defenses with a smile. He’s a bit of a jerk. But of course, deep inside, he also has issues which he kept to himself and his therapist. You will just adore him – how he takes care of Neve and how he tries to behave with her.

Yes, both the characters of this story are somewhat f*cked up – but that’s because they’re real and they deal with issues that are present and alarming in today’s world. Health issues, obesity, fad diets, sex addiction sprinkled with a toe-curling romance.  But despite the fact they have crazy issues – they are just perfect for each other. Neve needs a man who sees beauty in her, no matter what her size is and Max needs someone who would really care for him. Neve and Max together is just magic and you can see sparks floating in the air. You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me is very entertaining from the first page down to the last. I am sure you will not put it down until you reached the final page.

Favorite Quotes

But really it says everything that’s wrong about the publishing industry, that a quarter of a million people bought and read a sex and shopping novel that wasn’t even written by one of those footballer girlfriends, and yet most of the shortlisted titles on the Orange Prize, which is an award for women writers, don’t even sell ten thousand copies. It’s just not right.

“That was the worst thing about having a relationship with someone, even a pretend relationship. You opened up, let someone in, and when it was over, they had all the ammunition they needed to completely destroy you.” 

“The thing about love was that it caught you unawares, turned up in the most unexpected places, even when you weren't looking for it.” 

“If Madonna loves me, then you will too.”

“Having a relationship and not even a sexual one is so straight, it's practically perverted”

“But Neve, you can’t start a book and leave it halfway through,’ he’d said implacably. ‘It’s almost as bad as turning down the corner of the page, instead of using a bookmark.” 

“I guess they're called moments because they don't last very long.” 

“Then what he said and how he said it won't be important any more. What will be important are all the things you never got to say.”

“I suppose the things that you always take for granted, that you don't even notice, are what you miss the most.” 

“You took out a book on blow-job technique from the British Library? They shouldn't have books like that in there!” 

ChuCha™