Teardrop Shot Featured
Alcoholism, Basketball, Book Review, Contemporary, Dementia, Friends to Lovers, Friends with Benefits, Opposites Attract, Romance, Roommates, Second Chance, Sports, Tragic Past

Teardrop Shot by Tijan

I asked for his criteria for bed buddies–that's the PG version.He swore at me and said he didn’t do groupies.And just like that, our friendship was off to a great start.Reese Forster was the starting point guard for the Seattle Thunder.Gorgeous. Cocky. Loved by the nation.He’s also attending preseason basketball training camp where I used… Continue reading Teardrop Shot by Tijan

Love the Way You Hate Me Featured
Alcoholism, Bed and Books PR Services, Blog Tour, Book Review, Contemporary, Dark, Enemies to Lovers, Opposites Attract, Romance, Series, Sports, Suicide, YA Fiction

Love the Way You Hate Me (Love the Way You Hate Me #1) by Gayatri. R

Dear Karina, You frustrate me incredibly. And that’s why I probably can’t get you out of my mind.It’s difficult for me to pinpoint what it is about you that I love the most. I want to tell you what I feel, but I get tongue-tied whenever I see you. Which is why we end up… Continue reading Love the Way You Hate Me (Love the Way You Hate Me #1) by Gayatri. R

Winning Back His Duchess Featured
Alcoholism, Blog Tour, Book Review, Historical, Rachel's Random Resources, Romance, Second Chance, Series

Winning Back His Duchess (The Dollar Duchesses #3) by Amanda McCabe

An invitation to Venice…To save their marriage!Suggesting divorce to her estranged husband, Jamie, Duke of Byson, takes all of Rose Wilkins’s courage. Years of distance and heartbreak have taken a toll—she needs a new start. But Jamie won’t hear of divorce, because of the scandal alone. His counteroffer is a trip to Venice… Might discovering Venice’s… Continue reading Winning Back His Duchess (The Dollar Duchesses #3) by Amanda McCabe

Alcoholism, Blog Tour, Book Review, Giveaway, Mystery, Opposites Attract, Romance, Small Town Romance, Suspense, Xpresso Book Tours

Rattlesnake Road (Small Town Mystery #1) by Amanda McKinney

Everyone hits rock bottom, only the brave escape.Welcome to 1314 Rattlesnake Road.A quaint two-bedroom log cabin nestled deep in the woods of the small, southern town of Berry Springs—the perfect hideaway to escape your past.Tucked inside thick, mahogany walls lay mysterious letters, forgotten and untouched for decades. Floor-to-ceiling windows frame breathtaking views of jagged cliffs, deep valleys,… Continue reading Rattlesnake Road (Small Town Mystery #1) by Amanda McKinney

Alcoholism, Book Review, Romance, Series, Suspense

Voices & Visions (Isaac Taylor Mysteries #1) by Lashell Collins

A psychic so powerful his abilities come at a cost. A woman so special she alone has the power to touch him.  Detective Isaac Taylor is a broken man. Isolated by his strange abilities and what others perceive as weird behavior, he keeps his head down and excels at his job. But he hears the… Continue reading Voices & Visions (Isaac Taylor Mysteries #1) by Lashell Collins

Abuse, Alcoholism, Blog Tour, Book Review, Buoni Amici Press, Cancer, Contemporary, Depression, Family Relationships, Romance, Series, Suspense

A Change of Pace (Northern Lights #3) by Freya Barker

Once a man who lived by the letter of the law.Newt Tobias will do anything for his little girl. Even take early retirement, sell his city home, and move to cottage country, hoping that the simpler life will provide a better balance for his troubled teenage daughter.Yet, not long after they’ve settled, he finds himself… Continue reading A Change of Pace (Northern Lights #3) by Freya Barker

Winter Light Featured
Alcoholism, Blog Tour, Book Review, Depression, Drug Abuse, Giveaway, Rachel's Random Resources, Rape, Suspense, YA Fiction

Winter Light by Martha Engber

Fifteen-year-old Mary Donahue of suburban Chicago is a kid on the cusp of failure during the brutal blizzard winter of 1978-79, the end of a hard luck, hard rock era sunk in the cynical aftermath of the Vietnam War.Though a smart, beautiful kid, she’s a motherless girl raised by an uneducated, alcoholic father within an… Continue reading Winter Light by Martha Engber

Relentless Habit Featured
Alcoholism, Blog Tour, Book Review, Contemporary, Drug Abuse, Giveaway, Prostitution, Romance, Xpresso Book Tours

Relentless Habit (O-Town #1) by Karen Renee

Cecilia I moved to Orlando for a fresh start.  Nobody could know my secret.  Catching the attention of the hottest DJ in all of Orlando wasn’t in the plan. He’s got moves, and they’re not just good. They are good. Like the beats he spins in the booth, I fall fast for him and his… Continue reading Relentless Habit (O-Town #1) by Karen Renee

The Art of Breaking Things
Abuse, Alcoholism, Book Review, Excerpt, NetGalley, YA Fiction

The Art of Breaking Things by Laura Sibson

Weekends are for partying with friends while trying to survive the mindnumbingness that is high school. The countdown to graduation is on, and Skye has her sights set on escaping to art school and not looking back. But her party-first-ask-questions-later lifestyle starts to crumble when her mom rekindles her romance with the man who betrayed Skye's… Continue reading The Art of Breaking Things by Laura Sibson

Chris Farley Show
Alcoholism, Book Review, Memoirs, Nonfiction

The Chris Farley Show by Tom Farley, Jr.

I started my book review blog in 2009 and I have read so many outstanding books that I wanted to share them again with my followers on #SegueSaturday.  I first posted this review in November 2009. While fans knew Chris as the sweaty, swaggering Motivational Speaker and the hyperkinetic Chippendales stripper, his family knew him… Continue reading The Chris Farley Show by Tom Farley, Jr.