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June 5, 2013

This week's Book Choice - Joselyn Vaughn "Climbing Heartbreak Hill"

 Please check out Jocelyn's latest release ....    A portion of my proceeds from Climbing Heartbreak Hill will be donated to the One Fund Boston to help those injured at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon. https://secure.onefundboston.org/page/contribute/default   Professional runner, Ryan Grant, blows out his knee training for another attempt at the Boston marathon and the dreaded Heartbreak Hill. Ryan retreats home, not looking for anything more th...
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Published on June 05, 2013 19:30

May I introduce - Joselyn Vaughn

 Please check out Jocelyn's latest release ....    A portion of my proceeds from Climbing Heartbreak Hill will be donated to the One Fund Boston to help those injured at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon. https://secure.onefundboston.org/page/contribute/default   Professional runner, Ryan Grant, blows out his knee training for another attempt at the Boston marathon and the dreaded Heartbreak Hill. Ryan retreats home, not looking for anything more th...
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Published on June 05, 2013 19:30

June 3, 2013

Tuesday Tales - TRAIN

Tusday !!!!!!
It's time for Tuesday Tales. So this is my little AFL story. Tyson Gaspaldi is a footy player in Melbourne, Australia, who had met Katie in a small town along the NSW coast. Love at first sight? It seems like it .... but the newspaper now are saying he's about to marry someone else.

This week's Tuesday Tales prompt .... TRAIN.
 Enjoy - and feel free to leave a comment. And don't forget to click the the link below to go back to the main Tuesday Tale site for more stor...
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Published on June 03, 2013 17:30

May 29, 2013

May I introduce - Lisa Orchard


It's an absolute pleasure to let you all know about the Lisa Orchard's latest release "The Super Spies and the Pied Piper"

My daughter reads A LOT, and I find it hard to keep up finding new books for her. I hesitantly gave her Lisa's first book a few weeks back and it was only a day or two later that she excitedly told me all about it and how much she had loved it!

Then I gave her book number two! Same result.

Imagine her joy when I told her book number three has been released!

According to my gi...
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Published on May 29, 2013 17:40

May 27, 2013

Tuesday Tale - LIBRARY

Hope you're still enjoying my little AFL (footy) story with Katie and Tyson. This week's Tuesday Tales prompt .... LIBRARY.
 Enjoy - and feel free to leave a comment. And don't forget to click the the link below to go back to the main Tuesday Tale site for more stories by very talented authors.
  


Tyson was furious. He was more than that. Staring at the newspaper in front of him he felt like the new life had been pulled away from under his feet. The new life he had imagined, in wh...
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Published on May 27, 2013 18:00

May 25, 2013

Jean C. Joachim - Now and Forever: Callie's Story

Publisher: Secret Cravings Publishing

ISBN: n.a.

My rating 4/5


Callie Richards led the life of a typical teenager until tragedy turned her world upside down. Rootless and lonely, she wanders into the life of Kyle Maine, a handsome young man three years her senior, who befriends her.

Over time, their friendship grows into love. Through the years, their devotion continues unabated through challenges and good times as she attends college and he raises his younger brother then Kyle makes an unexpect...
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Published on May 25, 2013 19:34

Elise K. Ackers - Ask Me To Stay: A Homeland Book


Publisher: Destiny Romance, Penguin Group Australia

ISBN: 9781742536118

My rating: 4/5

"When family tragedy brings bad boy Ethan Foster home, he doesn't expect a warm welcome. In the small town of Hinterdown reputation is everything - and Ethan's was ruined long ago. Nobody wants him around, particularly not Sam O'Hara, the girl he left behind.
There's still a powerful spark between them, but Sam is afraid to risk her heart again. And Ethan is hiding a secret that will have repercussions for his...
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Published on May 25, 2013 03:09

May 22, 2013

Jill Shalvis - Aussie Rules


Publisher: Kensington

ISBN: 9780758211392

My rating: 3/5

Mel is busy trying to keep her life together when Bo Black enters the picture. Dashing, mysterious and enticing, Bo instantly captivates her. Luckily she resists her urges long enough to realize that Bo is really there to take back ownership of the airport Mel has worked so hard to maintain. Bo also finds himself undeniably drawn to Mel while at the same time determined to remove her from "his" airport, if he can only stop getting distract...
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Published on May 22, 2013 13:00

Kristan Higgins - The Best Man

Publisher: Harlequin HQN

ISBN:  978-0-373-777921-0
My Rating: n.a.

Sometimes the best man is the one you least expect. …Faith Holland left her hometown after being jilted at the altar. Now a little older and wiser, she's ready to return to the Blue Heron Winery, her family's vineyard, to confront the ghosts of her past, and maybe enjoy a glass of red. After all, there's some great scenery there….

Like Levi Cooper, the local police chief—and best friend of her former fiancé. There's a l...
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Published on May 22, 2013 10:00

May 20, 2013

Tuesday Tales - BITE

Hope you're still enjoying my little AFL (footy) story with Katie and Tyson. This week's Tuesday Tales prompt .... BITE.
 Enjoy - and feel free to leave a comment. And don't forget to click the the link below to go back to the main Tuesday Tale site for more stories by very talented authors.
  

Tyson Gaspaldi is set to tie the knot.

Her stomach cramped and her pulse pounded at her temples as she tried to enlarge the picture on her phone. Yes, it was him. No doubt about it. Anger r...
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Published on May 20, 2013 18:30