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This Week's Book Choice - Ruth J. Hartman "Romance at the Royal Menagerie"

Romance at the Royal Menagerie
Ruth J. Harman


Blurb:Francesca Hartwell adores cats of every kind. Lions, leopards, tigers. And they all love her. Good thing she gets to see them every day, since her father is their caregiver in the Tower of London’s Royal Menagerie. She’d love to find a man with whom she could share her love of animals, but so far, no one has stolen her heart. And there’s the added snag that whoever she marries must not have anything to do with nobility, as her mother had left...

This Week's Book Choice - J.F. Jenkins "Displaced"

 
Displacedby J.F. Jenkins  Blurb: Chevelle Donahue thought going into work would be just like any other boring day at the mall. Sure, there was her annoying co-worker Wicken Sanders, and a promotional visit from teen heartthrob Timber Hudson, to watch and keep her entertained. But who was she kidding? Working retail was lame no matter what happened.

A terrorist attack changes everything - an attack from aliens of all things. The patrons are given two options: comply or els...

Tuesday Tales - Picture Prompt

Thanks everyone for stopping by. ~~~It's time for Tuesday Tales~~~

This is my "Baseball" story. Oliver is a Baseball player in Melbourne, Tyra is from Perth and has just moved to the Victorian Capital. Their first meeting wasn't as pleasant as Oliver has been used to with females.

Remember - it's a WIP, ie not edited. Please excuse any errors you'll find.

So this week's Tuesday Tales prompt is a picture
 

Enjoy - and feel free to leave a comment. And don't forget to click the link...

This week's book choice: Kelly Martin "The Deception of Devin Miller"

THE DECEPTION OF DEVIN MILLER by Kelly Martin  Back Cover Blurb:
One month ago, seventeen year old Devin Miller wrecked while intoxicated—or so she’s told by the very aggravated blue-eyed boy when she wakes up from a coma. The only thing Devin remembers is the darkness holding her down and the voices-- some happy, some upset, and one very agitated. She can't remember her name, her age, where she lives, or who in the world the blue-eyed boy is. But he knows who she is, and against her...

I've received the Inspiring Blogger Award!

Inspiring Blogger Award 
 I have the honour of accepting the Very Inspiring Blogger Award from Heather Gray  I have been instructed to post seven random things about myself and then pass the award on to two other people who I find inspiring.  So here I go! Random facts about me, although I think there aren't that many about me anymore. Apologies if you already know :-) 1. Although I write romance, when it comes to movies I like a good action flick. Along the...

This week's book choice - Heather Gray "Ten Million Reasons"

     Back Cover Blurb :Money talks, and the way she spends hers tells him all he needs to know…Richard needs to find a woman he can trust, and he needs to find her fast.  He doesn’t have time to waste on getting to know people, which means dating and interviewing are out of the question.  So how can he get past that initial mask of good behavior to learn what people are really like?  Easy!  Give them ten million dollars and watch to see what they do with...

Tuesday Tales - SMOOTH

Thanks everyone for stopping by. It's time for Tuesday Tales.

This is my "Baseball" story. Oliver is a Baseball player in Melbourne, Tyra is from Perth and has just moved to the Victorian Capital. Their first meeting wasn't as pleasant as Oliver has been used to with females.

Remember - it's a WIP, ie not edited. Please excuse any errors you'll find.

So this week's Tuesday Tales prompt is SMOOTH.
  Enjoy - and feel free to leave a comment. And don't forget to click...

This week's book choice - Patricia Kiyono "Love's Refrain"

 "Love's Refrain"by Patricia Kiyono



Blurb:
Lady Laura Montgomery would much rather spend her summer at the family estate, but instead she must act as her stepsister's chaperone for the London season. She takes solace in her poetry books and in her love of music. They're all she has to comfort her as she once again faces the one man who stole her heart ten years ago. Andrew Bradford, Earl of Covington, needs an heir, but he's not looking for love. His mother has made her selection, but he...

Review: Jill Shalvis "It had to be you" (Lucky Harbor #7)

  
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

ISBN: 978-1455521128

My Rating: 4/5
 Ali Winters is not having a good day. Her boyfriend left her, everyone in town thinks she's a thief, and now she's about to be kicked out of her home. Her only shot at keeping a roof over her head and clearing her name is to beg for help from a police detective who's as sexy as he is stern....

After a high-profile case goes wrong, Luke Hanover returns to his hometown for some peace and quiet. Instead he fin...

This week's book choice - Jill Urbach "Two-Room Flat"

 Two-Room Flatby Jill Urbach


Blurb:

Spicy fiction made novelist Claire Gissler a star, but she can’t pen a sentence to save her life since her husband’s accidental death two years ago. Now, deeply in debt, her only hope of reviving her crumbling career is to flee small town America for big city London. Trouble is, she can’t afford the move. That is, not until handsome Adam Lambright — her husband’s best friend and the man she blames for his death — offers to let her stay in his flat… with...