Book Release Blast: Texas Twist- Cynthia D'Alba

We have a fun book to show you readers!  If there are any of you out there who like to read about Cowboys or Texas, this is a book that should be on your Goodreads shelf right away!  Read through the post and decide for yourself. :)  We hope you enjoy!

Texas Twist

Texas Montgomery Mavericks # 4

By: Cynthia D’Alba

Releasing September 2^nd, 2014

Samhain Publishing

Real bad boys can grow up to be real good men.

Hit hard by the death of her parents, Paige Ryan needs to figure out what to do with her life. She moves to Whispering Springs, Texas, to be near her step-brother. But just as she starts to get her life on track, the last man she ever wanted to see again sends it right back off the rails.

Cash Montgomery was on the cusp of having it all. Three bull riding titles, fame, fortune and respect from his family. Until a bad bull leaves him injured, angry and searching for comfort at the bottom of a bottle. With nowhere to go, he moves into his sister-in-law’s old ranch house in Whispering Springs—which he’s surprised to find already occupied.

As Cash rebuilds the dilapidated home and Paige starts out on her medical career, their old friendship begins to reemerge and sparks are ignited. Paige knows that Cash is nothing but a heartache waiting to happen. But maybe this bad boy has grown up to be a real good man?

Warning: Watch out for falling lumber, falling in holes, and falling for the wrong guy…again. You can leave your hard hat on.

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1.     “Here’s the deal, slick,” she said with a lift of an eyebrow. “I’m still attracted to you and, if I’m reading your kisses accurately, the feeling is mutual.” She sat back on her heels with a sigh. “I want to finish what we started seven years ago. Don’t freak out,” she added quickly when he opened his mouth to speak. “I’m not looking for long-term or asking for a commitment. Come fall, school’s going to be time consuming and tough. I won’t have the time or the energy for a relationship.” She shrugged. “So for as long as it lasts, I propose roommates with benefits. What do you say?” 

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Author Info

Award winning author Cynthia D’Alba was born and raised in Arkansas. After being gone for seventeen years, she’s thrilled to be back home living on the banks of an eight-thousand acre lake. When she’s not reading, writing or plotting, she’s doorman for her two dogs, cook, housekeeper and chief bottle washer for her husband and slave to a noisy, messy parrot. She loves to chat online with friends and fans.

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Book Blast: Silent Partner- Stan Schatt

Are you fan of crime novels?  Or how about mysteries?  If you answered yes to one, or both, of those questions, then this novel might just be for you!  It even has a bit of paranormal in there, if that helps you down off the fence.  :) We hope you enjoy the post and take the time to look into some more of the author's works or even participate in the giveaway!  Enjoy!

Silent Partner

by Stan Schatt

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Detective "Frankie" Ryan tracks a sadistic killer while the press attacks her as a feminist vigilante who takes the law into her own hands. The only one who can help her is a tabloid reporter who can't decide if he's a psychic who sees ghosts or just someone going insane. As they search for the killer in a sunny seacoast city's seamy S&M underside, they begin to question everything they know about sexual identity. How can they find the killer before he strikes again when he defies description? 

Silent Partner is a paranormal mystery, a police procedure novel with a female detective that will remind you of Harry Bosch, a ghost story that suggests what lies beyond death, and a comic look at a tabloid where the truth is whatever sells.

Frankie glared at Landry. His neck turned red, but he didn’t say anything.

“How could I live without her? I was addicted to her. Once you had her in your system, you never wanted her to leave. When I was away from her, I thought of her constantly. It wasn’t just the sex. She was the smartest, wittiest woman I’ve ever known. She was the most interesting and exciting woman I’ve ever met. She was also the most manipulative woman I’ve ever met. I hated myself for not throwing her out, but I just couldn’t. Love is a horrible thing, and not the wonderful things poets say.”

“Did she leave a note?” Frankie was trying to develop a timeline.

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Stan Schatt grew up in Phoenix, Arizona and now resides in Carlsbad, California. He has written thirty-five books on a wide variety of subjects ranging from fiction to technology.  He is co-author of Journey to a Different Dimension, an Amazon bestseller. He also authored Egypt Rising, a YA novel focusing on a teen’s experience in Egypt at the time of the Egyptian revolution of 2011. This novel contains paranormal elements including a secret buried under the Sphinx. The paranormal mystery Silent Partner is Schatt’s latest novel.

He has led several careers including futurist and executive for many of the world’s leading technology market research firms, police department administrator, autopsy assistant, software trainer, Telecommunications Department Chairman, and English professor. He taught at Tokyo University as a Fulbright exchange professor. His non-fiction includes books on such diverse topics as strategies for changing careers for a green industry job, studies of Michael Connelly and Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., network and data communications technology, telecommunications, computer programming.

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September Read of the Month: Girls In White Dresses- Jennifer Close

Title: Girls In White Dresses
Author: Jennifer Close
Publisher/Year: Vintage Books/2011
Genre: Adult Fiction, Romance, Contemporary
Format:  Paperback

Thing 2's In-Depth Review

The Juicy Stuff:
The book follows a group of girls from their early to late twenties allowing the reader to experience the highs, the lows, and the rock bottoms that come along with this whole "growing up" phase. This book is a perfect example of the daily, monotonous, sometimes depressing facts that a young educated adult has to face. From relationships, to jobs, to apartments, and bridal showers, it covers everything that seems to make up a vast majority of a young adults twenties.

How It Made Me Feel:
At some points I was laughing, others I was having major empathy problems. There are TONS of mixed reviews on the internet which made me skeptical as to how I would like it. My overall lasting impression is that it nails my experience of being in my early twenties.  I've read so many remarks about the alcohol use, guess what, sometimes you need a good cry and a box of wine to get over something. I am by no means condoning alcohol/any substance as a coping mechanism, I'm just pointing out that it is a part of the twenty-something's life. This is NOT a how-to guide on dealing with life (no worries there will be one to come) but rather a reflection on how Close's characters deal with this transition period, which is freakishly close to mine and some good friends of mine.

What I Thought Worked:
Using the idea of short stories to tie the novel together was confusing at first but it allowed Close to cover a ten year span of multiple characters to get different perspectives of a young female's twenties.

What I Thought Didn't Work:
Not knowing there would be SO many characters. It is such a fast read that at first I wasn't dedicating names to memory...keep the names straight, it will save you confusion in the long run. It might seem like a horrible chore but it was refreshing to have so many view points in one book.

Rating

Why It Got That Rating: I really liked this book for this particular time in my life. I am also going to re-visit it most likely on the eve of my 30th birthday just for grins and giggles. (Hopefully then it will be more comical than an empathetic roller coaster.)

Who Would I Recommend To: Girlfriends just out of college/going through a breakup/that I care about. I would NOT recommend it to anyone to far away from this decade. I look forward to aging gracefully but I think that most of the negative reviews were from women who were too out of touch with this trying time. I know I won't enjoy it when I have a house and a husband and married friends. It is definitely a young adult book.

Last Impressions/Remarks: It made me feel like I wasn't crazy/feeling like I was the only one experiencing these things. I thought I missed some info session on how to become adult. Know I know I'm not the only one fumbling. 

Thing 1's Shorter Review

Upon looking at the multitude of book reviews online, I wasn't sure how to procede.  Should I read it? Should I believe the negative reviews? Generally, I don't listen to the reviews posted online, in fact, I hardly ever read them.  Wanting instead to rely on my gut feeling about the summary I've read on the back. I was quite glad I did in fact, read the book.  Jennifer Close quite clearly captures the life, expericences, and times of young women in their 20's.  Not all women, mind you, but I'm sure many of you will recognize and sympathize with one, if not several, of Close's characters.  The vast amount of jumping around that happens in the book was confusing at first, but I found it wasn't necessary for me to follow the characters in the book to still enjoy and relate to the story.   It was refreshing to read a story that dealt with things that actually happen in a 20 something girl's life and agree with how they reacted.  Sure, there is quite a bit of alcohol, relationships, and seemingly 'uncaring' moments, but I can't even begin to talk about how true some of it is!  I don't know that it is a book I would buy or even read more than once more, but I am very glad I read it to begin with.  I would recommend it to any woman who is currently in their 20's and possibly going through, or have gone through, some particularly rough times.  I hope you'll find at least one friend within the pages. :)