Top 5 Romance Book Covers

I've talked about cover models in my romance reads, but I do want to point out that I'm not that shallow (I think) that those are the only things that catch my eyes. I also pay attention to covers that capture my attention artistically. No, there are no buffed tattooed dudes in these covers, but something about them just speak to me. What can I say, I guess I'm a cover whore... teehee...

Just as the case with those cover models, when I find a unique cover, it's enough that I pay more attention to the book, to see what it's about... Again, whether I buy it or not, and eventually read it or not, that's an entirely different discussion. But as you can see, I've read 4 of the 5 of the books you will see, and needless to say, I own them. So all I'm saying is that it makes a diff...

1.) Beg by CD Reiss
So began my love for all things CD!

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2.) Tragic by JA Huss
During my initial foray to NA. Not only did the cover capture my attention, JA Huss also caputred with me her characters and introduced me to a new breed of H's:D (FYI: the newer edition has a different cover now)

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3.) End of Day by Jewel E Ann
This is a trilogy that has such unique characters and plot.

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4.) This is War, Baby by K. Webster
This is one dark read that got me on tenterhooks. There is something about the cover that just felt innocent and sinister all at once.

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5.) In Me an Invincible Summer by Ryan Loveless AND Stygian by Santino Hassell
Ok, this is kinda cheating but I seriously couldn't decide O.o
I haven't read these yet even though I own them. I did fall in love with the covers the moment I saw them.

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Hmmm... the more I look into my Goodreads shelf, the more I realize that there's quite a bit of them with covers that just grab me. I'm sure there'll be more that may surpass the ones above. Regardless though, it doesn't mean that I will love the above covers less.

Aren't they all purtee?

What grabs your eye when you look at book covers?


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~Leftie

RELEASE BLITZ: Mr. Perfect by JA Huss

Mr. Perfect
J.A. Huss
Publication date: April 27th 2016
Genres: Contemporary Romance

Wanting the perfect man doesn’t make me crazy. I just know what I like.
A powerful billionaire in a suit wasn’t even my first choice. Mcallister Stonewall was never on my radar, I didn’t even know he existed.
But I do now.
His hands are all over me at work. The heat of his chest pressing against my bare back as he bends me over the desk is the only thing on my mind.
He is my most forbidden desires unleashed. He is my new secret obsession. He is my Mr. Perfect.
Until the moment I realize… There’s no such thing as perfect.

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EXCERPT:

“We own most of the land in the Tech Center. My father bought up the land thirty years ago before any of this was here. And we lease it out.”

Jesus. What kind of money is that? I can’t even begin to understand it.
“Anyway,” Mac says, standing. “I’m waiting in here for a reason.”
“Is that right?” I stand up too, but my heart beats a little faster when I take him in. He’s wearing a dark gray suit today, a blue shirt that is so light it’s barely a color, and another brilliant cerulean-blue tie that makes his matching eyes shine as they stare into mine.
I don’t know why, but I step backwards. His full attention on me suddenly feels more like a force than a look. He steps forward, hands reaching for me. I bump against the wall, no escape, and then he fists the front of my blouse and rips it open, revealing my silk cami.
My mouth opens in surprise.
He rips the cami apart too. And then, with one forceful whoosh, both garments are lying in a puddle of fabric on the floor.
“What are you doing?” I yell.
The intense stare turns to a boyish smile. “I’d like you topless for breakfast. And I get to call the shots for our dates.”
“Why do I even bother with you? Just why?” I refuse to cross my arms and cover my tits. F*ck him. Just f*ck him. “Every time I start to think you’re not a pig, you go and do something like this.”
“It’s fun, right?” His smile never cracks.
“No,” I say. “It’s humiliating.”
“Your t!ts are nice, Ellie. You should not be ashamed of them.”
“I’m not ashamed of them—”
“Good. Because I’d like to stare at them while we have coffee and discuss our date tonight.”
A knock comes from Mac’s office and I might have a panic attack that someone will come in and find me bare like this.
“Hold that thought,” Mac says, leaning down to kiss my lips. “Breakfast is here. Sit,” he says, pushing on my shoulders until I slump into the window seat again. “I’ll be right back.”
And then he enters his office, pulling our connecting door closed.
I listen to the conversation in there as I look down at my clothes. What the hell was he thinking? The cami is dust. Ripped straight down the middle. At least the silk button-up shirt is only missing all the buttons. I can probably tie it around my waist to make it out to the parking lot, but—
There’s a jingle of a cart and plates. We have… room service? What kind of company has room service?
I guess I’m not all that surprised they have it up here. We have several restaurants on campus. The Atrium has a cafeteria. Maybe this came from the cafeteria?
Mac is laughing on the other side of the door, then I hear a polite thank you just before the sound of a closing door.
The connecting door swings open again and Mac is there, a wide grin on his face. “I hope you like pancakes.”
“This is not happening.”
“Oh, this is happening, Miss Hatcher. You are sitting here.” He points to the middle of the window seat as he pushes the cart towards me.
“I have no clothes, Mac. You ripped my cami. I’m going to have to tie that over-shirt on and go home to change. In fact,” I say, reaching down to get my blouse and pull myself together, “I’m not coming back. I’m done. Just when I think you’re a human, you act like an ape.”
“Would you just relax, Ellie?” He rips the shirt from my hands, balls it up, and then tosses it in the air, where it arcs perfectly and sails into the new trashcan that matches the desk. “Three points,” he says.
“It’s like you live in your own world or something. I think it’s funny that you accused me of living in some delusional fantasy, but you, Mr. Stonewall, you’re a raving lunatic who thinks the world is his asylum.”
“I’m going to take that as a compliment. Now sit. I’ve got it all under control.”

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Author Bio:
JA Huss is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than twenty romances. She likes stories about family, loyalty, and extraordinary characters who struggle with basic human emotions while dealing with bigger than life problems. JA loves writing heroes who make you swoon, heroines who makes you jealous, and the perfect Happily Ever After ending.
You can chat with her on Facebook (www.facebook.com/AuthorJAHuss), Twitter (@jahuss), and her kick-ass romance blog, New Adult Addiction (www.newadultaddiction.com).
If you're interested in getting your hands on an advanced release copy of her upcoming books, sneak peek teasers, or information on her upcoming personal appearances, you can join her newsletter list (http://eepurl.com/JVhAr) and get those details delivered right to your inbox.

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COVER REVEAL: Mr. Perfect by JA Huss

Mr. Perfect
J.A. Huss
Publication date: April 27th 2016
Genres: Contemporary, Romance

Wanting the perfect man doesn’t make me crazy. I just know what I like.
A powerful billionaire in a suit wasn’t even my first choice. Mcallister Stonewall was never on my radar, I didn’t even know he existed.
But I do now.
His hands are all over me at work. The heat of his chest pressing against my bare back as he bends me over the desk is the only thing on my mind.
He is my most forbidden desires unleashed. He is my new secret obsession. He is my Mr. Perfect.
Until the moment I realize… There’s no such thing as perfect.

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Author Bio:
JA Huss is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than twenty romances. She likes stories about family, loyalty, and extraordinary characters who struggle with basic human emotions while dealing with bigger than life problems. JA loves writing heroes who make you swoon, heroines who makes you jealous, and the perfect Happily Ever After ending.
You can chat with her on Facebook (www.facebook.com/AuthorJAHuss), Twitter (@jahuss), and her kick-ass romance blog, New Adult Addiction (www.newadultaddiction.com).
If you're interested in getting your hands on an advanced release copy of her upcoming books, sneak peek teasers, or information on her upcoming personal appearances, you can join her newsletter list (http://eepurl.com/JVhAr) and get those details delivered right to your inbox.

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COVER REVEAL: Rock by JA Huss

Rock
J.A. Huss
Publication date: March 7th 2016
Genres: Rock-star Romantic Suspense

Welcome to RK’s rock star life.
I was living the dream, I was full throttle, all in, one hundred percent on top of the world. But it’s a hell of a long fall back down when you finally crash and burn.
Welcome to the delusions, the final act, the coming-to-Jesus moment when there’s nothing left to do but look yourself in the mirror and ask… How did I get like this?
I am RK’s living nightmare. I am RK’s empty soul. I am RK’s unchecked fantasy world that makes no sense to anyone.
I only have one thing left. Just one girl holding my broken pieces together.
And even she might be a lie.
Rock is a standalone rock-star romantic suspense by the New York Times bestselling master of twist, JA Huss.

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Author Bio:
JA Huss is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than twenty romances. She likes stories about family, loyalty, and extraordinary characters who struggle with basic human emotions while dealing with bigger than life problems. JA loves writing heroes who make you swoon, heroines who makes you jealous, and the perfect Happily Ever After ending.
You can chat with her on Facebook (www.facebook.com/AuthorJAHuss), Twitter (@jahuss), and her kick-ass romance blog, New Adult Addiction (www.newadultaddiction.com).
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RELEASE BLITZ: Anarchy Found by JA Huss

Anarchy Found – Alpha Lincoln
J.A. Huss
(SuperAlpha Series)
Publication date: December 2nd 2015 (Pre-order 11/29!)
Genres: Superhero Romance

Everyone needs a hero.
That’s what Detective Molly Masters tells me. “What we need,” she says, “what the whole world needs,” she pleads, “is a champion.”
The only thing I want to talk about with Molly Masters is how I’d like to make her scream my name when I push her up against a wall, slide my hand up her thigh, and live out my wildest fantasies.
“Someone who will fight against injustice,” she says.
I’ll fight against anything you want, honey. Just come a little closer.
“Someone who will stand tall in the face of adversity,” she says.
I’ll do it standing, sitting, or lying down. See how easy I am?
“Someone who believes in the value of a good deed,” she says.
I believe in the value of me, sweetheart. Because I’m Lincoln Wade. Jaded genius, obscenely wealthy, capable of violence, and looking for revenge.
Molly Masters might have delusions of grandeur. She might see me as some superman capable of cleaning up the scum, filth, and corruption in Cathedral City.
But I’m not the hero she’s looking for.
I’m the dark alley where all her good intentions hide.
So be careful what you wish for, Molly Masters.
Because you’re about to get it.

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EXCERPT:

(WARNING: Graphic language/words)

Little red lights line the tunnel. It sorta reminds me of an airport runway. The mud turns to concrete about twenty feet in and there’s a small light up ahead. I’m really not sure what to expect, so I get my gun out just in case.
A few paces on and the tunnel turns sharply to the left where the light is brighter. I can hear yelling. Bike boy is yelling.
Someone is talking back to him, but he’s laughing too. I let out my breath and relax a little as I creep forward into the chamber. The first thing I see is the wrecked bike mounted on a red mechanic’s lift. Then toolboxes, some weird contraption that looks like a… robot, rolling around? A computer, then another, and another. A whole wall of computers, actually. Food wrappers and half-empty protein shake containers. Parts. A black muscle car. A long table lined with shit that looks like pieces from a chemistry lab. And a massive aquarium-sized tank holding luminescent jellyfish.
All this time bike boy is yelling and waving those black-gloved hands in the air, splashing a protein drink all over the floor.
“What the f*ck, Case? I told you not to mess with my bike, you a$$hole.”
“I didn’t touch your bike, Lincoln.”
“Stay the f*ck out of my business. I crashed the goddamned bike and had to hitch a ride home and Sheila is somehow offline. Offline! You m0therf*cker!”
“Calm down,” Case says. “She’s not gonna miss anything being offline for a few minutes. In fact, if I were you I’d be asking how it’s possible she got knocked off so easy. Doesn’t that strike you as weird?” It comes from a giant face on a wall-sized flat screen mounted on the side of a… cave? What the f*ck? “And you lost your right to work alone months ago, so don’t get all self-righteous about me being around today.”
“What’s that supposed to—“
“Hey, a$$hole,” the guy on the screen says over bike boy’s tantrum, cutting him off.
“I didn’t need this complication—” Bike boy stops talking. Because the guy on the screen is waggling his eyebrows at me. “What the f*ck are you doing?” bike boy asks. “Stop making stupid faces—”
“We have com-pan-eee.” The guy on the giant screen nods his head at me.
Bike boy whirls around, shoots me a dirty look, and then growls, “I’ll call you back,” as the giant screen goes black.
We stare at each other for a few moments, our eyes locked. “Oh, my—”
“You’re still here,” he says over me.
“—God.” I look around one more time.
1. Cave filled with…
2. Super bike.
3. Souped-up muscle car.
4. Giant flatscreen phone chat.
5. Computers everywhere.
6. Robot?
7. Some kind of science lab.
A few loud beeps interrupt my list. “Online,” a female voice says from the ceiling. A pause, and then, “There has been a breach and we have a visitor.” A hologram in the form of a woman appears in the middle of the cave and I can only assume this is…
8. Sheila, apparently back online.
I look around a little more and spy… not a cape, thank god, but a… a…
9. Helicopter, parked at the far end of the enormous cavern.
And then I get the perfect list after all, because I see…
10. Guns.
No, they are more than mere guns. I know my way around a gun and these are—
“What the f*ck are you doing here, gun girl? I thought we parted back in the forest.”
“Oh, my God,” I repeat. “You’re Batman.”

Author Bio:

JA Huss is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than twenty romances. She likes stories about family, loyalty, and extraordinary characters who struggle with basic human emotions while dealing with bigger than life problems. JA loves writing heroes who make you swoon, heroines who makes you jealous, and the perfect Happily Ever After ending.
You can chat with her on Facebook (www.facebook.com/AuthorJAHuss), Twitter (@jahuss), and her kick-ass romance blog, New Adult Addiction (www.newadultaddiction.com).
If you're interested in getting your hands on an advanced release copy of her upcoming books, sneak peek teasers, or information on her upcoming personal appearances, you can join her newsletter list (http://eepurl.com/JVhAr) and get those details delivered right to your inbox.

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COVER REVEAL: Anarchy Found by JA Huss

Anarchy Found
J.A. Huss
(SuperAlpha Series)
Publication date: December 2nd 2015
Genres: Superhero Romance

Everyone needs a hero.
That’s what Detective Molly Masters tells me. “What we need,” she says, “what the whole world needs,” she pleads, “is a champion.”
The only thing I want to talk about with Molly Masters is how I’d like to make her scream my name when I push her up against a wall, slide my hand up her thigh, and live out my wildest fantasies.
“Someone who will fight against injustice,” she says.
I’ll fight against anything you want, honey. Just come a little closer.
“Someone who will stand tall in the face of adversity,” she says.
I’ll do it standing, sitting, or lying down. See how easy I am?
“Someone who believes in the value of a good deed,” she says.
I believe in the value of me, sweetheart. Because I’m Lincoln Wade. Jaded genius, obscenely wealthy, capable of violence, and looking for revenge.
Molly Masters might have delusions of grandeur. She might see me as some superman capable of cleaning up the scum, filth, and corruption in Cathedral City.
But I’m not the hero she’s looking for.
I’m the dark alley where all her good intentions hide.
So be careful what you wish for, Molly Masters.
Because you’re about to get it.

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Author Bio:

JA Huss is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than twenty romances. She likes stories about family, loyalty, and extraordinary characters who struggle with basic human emotions while dealing with bigger than life problems. JA loves writing heroes who make you swoon, heroines who makes you jealous, and the perfect Happily Ever After ending.
You can chat with her on Facebook (www.facebook.com/AuthorJAHuss), Twitter (@jahuss), and her kick-ass romance blog, New Adult Addiction (www.newadultaddiction.com).
If you're interested in getting your hands on an advanced release copy of her upcoming books, sneak peek teasers, or information on her upcoming personal appearances, you can join her newsletter list (http://eepurl.com/JVhAr) and get those details delivered right to your inbox.

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REVIEW: Meet Me in the Dark by JA Huss

RATING:

He’s empty, inhuman, dishonest, and cruel.
She’s never wanted anyone more. 

Sydney has lived in fear for eight years after freelance assassin, Merc, failed to rescue her from a cult-like militia group. Left in the hands of a sadistic man, she did whatever it took to survive. But Merc’s last words gave her hope. Hope he’d be back to finish the job. 

Merc knows just what to do with a fearful girl like Sydney after he was betrayed by her father that night. He wields sex, drugs, lies, and love like weapons—and Sydney is his target. 

He’s in control. He’s always in control. But Sydney Channing is not what she appears. And Merc’s only redeeming act, the very one that made Sydney’s life a living hell, might just be his worst mistake yet. 

WARNING: Meet Me In The Dark is non-traditional DARK CAPTIVE ROMANTIC SUSPENSE. It is not intended for sensitive readers.

Review

(Originally posted on Goodreads)

Hmmm... Interesting...

Merc, I've always been curious about him since I first met his character in Julie's previous books. He's this conniving ruthless mercenary, quite an a$$ actually. YET, turns out, he's got this other side as well. Sydney, now there's one messed up gal or what! That girl is so broken I don't even know where to start. Scary and sad at the same time. Unnerving too... hmmm... him, her, all of it... hmmm...

I gotta admit, I don't get those 2, Merc and Sydney, more so than usual compared to her other characters. I really didn't understand them together but I suppose they make sense together >.< It's such a weird dynamics b/w those 2. I have to keep reminding myself what they are, or what they think they are, to each other when they started "spending time" together. And how the "relationship" moved along, I get it yet, I don't.

But of course, Julie does it again! She plays with my head, by making my brain go on overdrive with all kinds of theories as I'm reading it, holding my breath at times and causing my head to spin with the turn of events. While I wish more pages were spent on certain things for me to fully connect with Merc and Sydney, what Julie does best is making me question everything. Indeed she has!

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REVIEW: Three, Two, One (321) by JA Huss

Now this, I found, was edgier than most of Julie's work... maybe it's just me...

RATING:

ONE GIRL 

Battered, barefoot, and huddled under a bookstore awning in the pouring rain, Blue only knows one thing. After fifteen months of captivity, finally… she is free. 

TWO FRIENDS 

Self-made millionaires JD and Ark are not out to save anyone when they stumble upon a wet and shivering girl one early Sunday morning. But when you sell sex for a living and salvation rings your bell… you answer the call. 

THREE SOULMATES 

After years of searching, love lifts the veil of darkness, and three people—with three very big secrets—find themselves bound together in a relationship that defies the odds. 

Or does it? 

Love. Lust. Sex.

This trinity might be perfection… but not everything should come in 3’s. 

WARNING: This is a STANDALONE non-traditional M/F/M ROMANCE with a non-traditional ending.

Review 

(Originally posted on Goodreads)

Oh boy, talk about a doozy of a ride!!!!!!!

I don’t even know where to begin with this... Hmmm...

First, if you’re familiar with JA Huss’ work, I think you’ll find that this is darker than her usual. For a reader like myself, who prefers vanilla-ish sort even with her dark reads (hmmm, is that even possible? Oxymoron-ic much?), this pushed my limits a bit. As I started reading, I couldn’t figure out what’s happening with everyone. I wasn’t feeling emotionally vested in the 3 MC’s so everything just felt surreal. I get the emotions yet I don’t get it.

If this would help explain how I feel about it, the whole time I was reading this, especially in the beginning, it felt like watching a European art house film where I don’t understand any of the characters, I was frowning the whole time because I’m not sure what’s going on, I feel like walking away because everything just feels weird yet I find myself glued to the screen. And as the story progressed, I started formulating my own theories which turned out correct, for some of them. Things that I thought were big turned out not so big. Things that I thought will go one direction didn’t. You get the picture...

The biggest enigma for me is the dynamics among the 3 MC’s. The suspense or misdirection, in a way I’m not surprised, as that is just how JA rolls; so whether unexpected or not (mostly unexpected), it was expected to a degree (huh? *scratches head* exactly!). But like I said, the relationship among those 3, that was quite interesting to read how it all played out. It was complex yet simple in their needs, disturbing yet fitting to their needs, has an edge to it yet so sweet, wrong on so many levels yet right for them, and confusing yet clear(?)...

This is probably one of the more confusing reviews I’ve written so far but this is the best I can do without giving anything away. I say just read it. Brace yourself and just enjoy the ride, so to speak. This is one heck of an emotional roller coaster ride for sure!!!!

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REVIEW: Sexy by JA Huss

RATING:

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Blurb

Imagine the man of your dreams.
The blue eyes. The unruly blonde hair. The perfect abs. How strong his muscular thighs feel as you dig your fingernails into the denim of his jeans.
Now imagine looking up to meet his gaze as he guides you towards his belt. Offers you a new life, a new destiny, a whole new world as he teaches you how to make him moan. Coaches you in the art of being sexy.
Would you say no? Could you say no?
Fletcher Novak is that perfect man and he just made Tiffy Preston the offer of a lifetime. And all she has to do is... everything he tells her.

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(Warning: NSFW)

Review

I suppose I will be starting this by kinda’ talking about the end, JA’s EOBS (End of Book Sh!t) that is. For JA fans like myself, her EOBS, her version of acknowledgment at the end, gets just as much fanfare. In her EOBS here, she did indicate that she intended this to be a fun book and not like her usual stories.

And I guess that’s what I got here. A lighter read with heat (oh yaah! teehee). There were no surprising turns a la Huss. No out-there characters, just 2 "regular" folks who somehow were attracted to each other albeit begrudgingly at first. Tiffy is the boss who’s trying to decide how to deal with Fletcher, one of the employees. Fletcher is one of the stripper dancers, but that’s just for starter, and that’s all Tiffy knows about him initially until she was told more.

I actually quite appreciated the story and I was ok with the flow of it. Once I got going, I actually couldn’t put it down; I just had to finish it. This is JA writing after all. The tricky part, for me, was the characters. I bought every ounce of Fletcher’s sexiness and hotness factor, for sure. But him being closed-off at times, I felt like that prevented me from completely falling for him until the very end. Tiffy is a heroine that I neither like nor dislike. She just was. I was ambivalent to her struggles. I didn’t really buy into any of her qualities. It felt like I was told more than shown how she is. Unfortunately, I couldn’t even see this “funny, intriguing and smart woman” that Fletcher saw. I was actually more vested in Claudio, Tiffy’s BFF.

In the end, I was a tad underwhelmed and while this will not be a favorite, a JA fan remains here.

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REVIEW: Social Media Series by JA Huss

If I remember correctly, Julie was one of the first few who actually incorporated social media in her story (at least from authors who are on my radar), and I thought, what could be better. Our lives now are all about social media (is it just me?) so why not romance with a social media aspect, right?

This is also a little different from Julie's other work as this was done serial-way. Each book is a novella, and like a true serial, ends on a cliffie note.

#Women. 

I f*ck them. I use them. I pay them off. I find another. My demands are never denied. My contracts are always signed. They submit to me. Willingly. Completely. Temporarily. This is how it's always been. 

Until I saw that filthy tweet. 

@VaughnAsher My bare pu$$y. Your tongue.#ThingsIThinkAboutToGetOff 

"FilthyBlueBird" thinks she can tease me with hashtags and then hide behind a Twitter handle? She thinks I wouldn't be more than happy to #RockHerFilthyWorld? She's wrong. 

Her online fantasy is about to collide with her public reality, and it's about to happen... now.

Review

RATING:

(Originally posted on Goodreads)

Interesting story revolving around social media. And I guess seeing that this is only the 1st in the series and the MC's are "face-to-face" the whole time, not a whole lot of social media interaction happening yet. But the actual interaction is interesting to say the least. I didn't dig some of it, esp the h's hot/cold rx. The H is quite the d-bag but at least he's aware that he is, I think, if that makes it more palatable. I did feel the tension leapt thru the pages. And I'm curious to find out more...

#WhatAD!ck 

Vaughn Asher. I’ve stalked him relentlessly. I shaped and formed my lust into the perfect dirty hashtag…day after day… weekend after weekend. He was my prince. My fairy tale. My fantasy. 

I gave him the best years of my online life and what did he do for me?

Ruined my social media experience one tweet at a time. That’s what. 

MovieStar @VaughnAsher
@FilthyBlueBird #Fantastic #BackToNatureF*cking
#MissingSomething #You 

And now #TheD!ckWhoIsVaughnAsher thinks he can weasel his way back into this filthy blue bird’s Twitter account? He’s wrong. 

His public fantasy is about to collide… ah, f*ck it. He’s hot as hell, b!tches. I need more than a free sample. This time I want it all and I’ll do whatever it takes to get it.

Review

RATING:

(Originally posted on Goodreads)

This picks up right where Follow ended. You get a little more back story on the H. The h, well, I'm still figuring her out, but I do appreciate her candor with him as far as their arrangement is concerned. There's something about these 2 that I'm not fully getting yet and not letting me connect with them 100%. However, whatever 'it' may be is definitely not preventing me from enjoying their chemistry. (hashtag) Holy hotness!!!...

As an old song goes, "Signed, sealed, delivered, I'm yours..."

Grace @FilthyBlueBird
@VaughnAsher #YouAreCaredFor So the movie star says. But his idea of cared for isn't the same as mine. Obviously a #Douche. 

MovieStar @VaughnAsher
@FilthyBlueBird #BehindTheScenesIsMyScene The Blue Bird has trust issues. And tantrum issues. And commitment issues. 

Grace @FilthyBlueBird
@VaughnAsher #SaidTheKettleToThePot 

MovieStar @VaughnAsher
@FilthyBlueBird #YouAreMine and I won't let you forget it. 

Grace @FilthyBlueBird
@VaughnAsher #YouMustSh!tUnicorns that's how delusional your fairy tale is. #GetAGripOnReality I'm outtie. 

MovieStar @VaughnAsher
@FilthyBlueBird You're an #Innie #Sweetheart :) My tongue licked all your #CuteLittleButtons.
#ForTheLoveOfFilth 

Why is he so damn sexy? How will I ever get out from under Asher's thumb if I can't stop thinking about his tongue on my buttons? #HottiesNeedToPlayFair

Review

RATING:

(Originally posted on Goodreads)

Well, well, I think the story has finally hit its stride! It got my attention from the very first sentence all the way to that eyebrow-raising last one.

I see how the H is growing and I thought all the self-doubting was quite endearing, what with him making sense of his feelings, trying to make it work with her and all. I'm really liking him!! #swoon The h... umm... hmm... yah, she frustrated me at times, but I know there's more to know, so we'll see...

And the way it ended, how can I not want to find out what's next!

MovieStar @VaughnAsher
@FilthyBlueBird #DirtyHeaven is mine tonight. 

Grace @FilthyBlueBird
@VaughnAsher I own #DirtyHeaven, b!tch. #VaughnAsherIsMyB!tch 

MovieStar @VaughnAsher
@FilthyBlueBird #FlashbackTime Get ready. 

Grace @FilthyBlueBird
Come here and take off my lip gloss @VaughnAsher #OnMyKneesWaiting 

MovieStar @VaughnAsher
@FilthyBlueBird #Flashback to last night. Oh, you weren’t wearing lip gloss. But you are now. #GetOnYourKneesAndWait 

Grace @FilthyBlueBird
@VaughnAsher - Dabbing lips with a napkin. #ThatAllYouGot? 

Finally... Grace sees me in a different light. The banter is flirty, the sex is fun, and the future looks fabulous.I just hope she feels the same way when she finds out what I did.

Review

RATING:

(Originally posted on Goodreads)

Shoulda' listened better to myself and waited to read this when Profile is out, but nooooh... Effing cliffhanger!!!

And shoulda' known better about the twist(s), 'cause I realize that's just how JA rolls.

I'm not gonna touch the story as you just have to read it. You read Block hopefully, and it carries on here. You learn more about Grace, and her past with its potential impact. You see Vaughn try to be the 'prince' in Grace's version of fairy tale... sigh...

I'm actually less frustrated with Grace now, thank god. Yes, yes, I get her more, and I my heart did break for her... but... her range of emotions just switches too fast for me sometimes that it made the pacing off for me in certain parts... dont' mind me, that's just me. And granted, I happen to like **SPOILER** Sophie Kinsella **END OF SPOILER** too, so I guess Grace won points with that one...

But Vaughn, oh Vaughn, heart Vaughn, end of!

All the best fairytale princesses have the most horrific pasts. Mine just happens to be more horrific than most.

 

Fantasizing over Vaughn Asher was a dream. Meeting Vaughn Asher was a fairytale. Loving Vaughn Asher was my downfall.

The past is always there. Waiting. Waiting to expose you. Waiting to ruin you. Waiting to take you back. 

 

Sometimes not even a prince can save you.

Review

RATING:

(Originally posted on Goodreads)

Holy crikey!!!!

Talk about nonstop action! Love it!

Grace did win me over in this bk. Loved her tenacity. And Vaughn? I was sold from the start, so heart him... Just all kind of sweetness, sigh... I think Felicity shone here. Would be really nice if she gets her story, and, oh, Conner too.

Don't really know what the last bk will bring. All I know is that I want it yesterday:D

(And if I haven't mentioned it before, Julie, your EOBS rocks! LOL)

*EOBS is Julie's "End of Book Sh!t" at the, you guess it, end of her every book. Rather than calling it "Acknowledgment", where's the fun in that after all, right? Fans like myself look forward to this as much as the story itself. It's entertaining on its own, seriously!

I just want my Grace back.

I want the girl I found sending me dirty tweets on Saint Thomas. I want the girl who reluctantly gave in to my charms and let me boss her around. I want the girl who sent me to my knees and made me imagine what her fairy tale would look like with me in it. 

I just want to move on. 

I want to plan the future and think about kids and preschools and college funds. I want everything she ever wanted, and I want us to make it happen together.

But the media needs more from us. More dirt. More pain. More payment for past transgressions. 

You can’t change the past. And even though Grace is ready to put her demons to bed, mine are just starting to get restless. Because when you’ve silenced as many enemies as I have over the years, you know that secret won’t stay buried forever.

Review

RATING:

(Originally posted on Goodreads)

Glad to see Vaughn and Grace finally get their happy ending.

Vaughn was just perfect, I thought, despite his past and all. Swoon! And Grace recovered nicely. I didn't fully get the point of the conflict in this one and some of the things they withheld from each other, it felt unnecessary. But it's ok, because I got more Vaughn.

The last 10% cinched it for me. Fairy tale indeed!... le sigh...

If you're not quite a fan of serials, you can find them bundled, 1-3 and 4-6.

Thanks for dropping by!

~Leftie