Sunday, December 15, 2013

Stacking MY Shelves ~ 12/15/13



Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews.  Make sure to checkout her post with links to all the other participates.

I didn't have a STS last week because I didn't have any books.  Things changed this week.

 

For review


Blitzing Emily (Love and Football, #1) by Julie Brannagh

All's fair in Love and Football...

Emily Hamilton doesn't trust men. She's much more comfortable playing the romantic lead in front of a packed house onstage than in her own life. So when NFL star and alluring ladies' man Brandon McKenna acts as her personal white knight, she has no illusions that he'll stick around. However, a misunderstanding with the press throws them together in a fake engagement that yields unexpected (and breathtaking) benefits.

Every time Brandon calls her "Sugar," Emily almost believes he's playing for keeps—not just to score. Can she let down her defenses and get her own happily ever after?

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18053051-blitzing-emily?from_search=true


The Last Best Kiss by Claire LaZebnik

Anna Eliot is tired of worrying about what other people think. After all, that was how she lost the only guy she ever really liked, Finn Westbrook.

Now, three years after she broke his heart, the one who got away is back in her life.

All Anna wants is a chance to relive their last kiss again (and again and again). But Finn obviously hasn’t forgotten how she treated him, and he’s made it clear he has no interest in having anything to do with her.

Anna keeps trying to persuade herself that she doesn’t care about Finn either, but even though they’ve both changed since they first met, deep down she knows he’s the guy for her. Now if only she can get him to believe that, too....

With her signature wit and expertly authentic teen voice, Claire LaZebnik (the author of fan favorites Epic Fail and The Trouble with Flirting) once again breathes new life into a perennially popular love story. Fans of Polly Shulman, Maureen Johnson, and, of course, Jane Austen will love this irresistibly funny and romantic tale of first loves and second chances.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18602796-the-last-best-kiss?from_search=true



Dead Beautiful (Dead Beautiful, #1) by Yvonne Woon

On the morning of her sixteenth birthday, Renée Winters was still an ordinary girl. She spent her summers at the beach, had the perfect best friend, and had just started dating the cutest guy at school. No one she'd ever known had died. But all that changes when she finds her parents dead in the Redwood Forest, in what appears to be a strange double murder.

After the funeral Renée’s wealthy grandfather sends her to Gottfried Academy, a remote and mysterious boarding school in Maine, where she finds herself studying subjects like Philosophy, Latin, and the “Crude Sciences.”

It’s there that she meets Dante Berlin, a handsome and elusive boy to whom she feels inexplicably drawn. As they grow closer, unexplainable things begin to happen, but Renée can’t stop herself from falling in love. It’s only when she discovers a dark tragedy in Gottfried’s past that she begins to wonder if the Academy is everything it seems.

Little does she know, Dante is the one hiding a dangerous secret, one that has him fearing for her life.

Dead Beautiful is both a compelling romance and thought-provoking read, bringing shocking new meaning to life, death, love, and the nature of the soul.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7875327-dead-beautiful?from_search=true


Fragile Spirits (Spritis, #2) by Mary Lindsey

Paul has always known he was a Protector, fated to serve a Speaker who could hear the voices of spirits lingering after death and help those souls find peace.

Vivienne ignores the voices of the dead.

Paul has always followed the Protector’s rule book, preparing diligently for the day when he’d be matched with his Speaker and fulfill his destiny.

Vivienne never does what she’s told.

So when Paul is matched with Vivienne, they both find the pairing less than satisfactory. But a kidnapping, a malevolent spirit and power stronger than both of them may just prove that they are two halves of the same whole.

In a stunning story about the beauty of fate and the power of secrets, Mary Lindsey returns to the world of Shattered Souls with a breathtaking thrill-ride of a novel.

**Note from author: This book begins one month after Shattered Souls leaves off. Lenzi and Alden are featured in this book, but reading Shattered Souls is not a prerequisite.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13507921-fragile-spirits?from_search=true


Hope Flames by Jaci Burton

Veterinarian Emma Burnett won't let anything or anyone sidetrack her from her job as new owner of the vet clinic in Hope. She let a man distract her once, with disastrous results. But when Luke McCormack brings in his injured police dog, Emma can hardly ignore him. Despite Emma's best efforts to keep things strictly doctor and owner of the patient, Luke's one hot distraction.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15808325-hope-flames?ac=1


More Than a touch by Alexis Morgan

In the town of Snowberry Creek, there is always hope.... 

Wounded in combat, Leif Brevik is haunted by survivor’s guilt. For the first time in his life—unsure if he still has a military career in his future—he feels completely lost. So when a war buddy calls for help with restoration of their fallen brother’s house, he jumps at the chance to regain a sense of purpose.

Zoe Phillips is assigned to monitor Leif’s physical therapy while he’s in town. But she’s a former military nurse, and she senses that his wounds are more than just physical. As she pushes the handsome soldier to open up, the connection between them deepens beyond the professional facade she tries to maintain.

And as Leif begins to put down roots in her beloved hometown, Zoe realizes that maybe having him around is exactly what she needs to heal her own wounded heart as well...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18079814-more-than-a-touch?ac=1


The Valentine's Arrangement by Kelsie Leverich

Tattoo artist Ronnie Clark is counting the days until Valentine's Day is over. Ronnie doesn't do romance. She doesn't do flowers or dates, and she sure as hell doesn't do love--not anymore. After her fiancé cheated on her while deployed, she has vowed never to fall in love again, especially with a soldier.

Sergeant First Class Kale Emerson is home on his mid-tour leave from Iraq, but he can't wait to return to finish leading his soldiers on their mission. He's got no time for a relationship...but casual sex, that's a different story. And when he meets Ronnie, a snarky, gorgeous, take-no-prisoners kind of woman, a fast fling is all he can think about. But when Kale realizes he's met his match with a bombshell woman who is hell bent against love, will just sex be enough? And will winning her over both body and soul be the toughest battle he ever fought?

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16178117-the-valentine-s-arrangement?from_search=true


Before Jamaica Lane by Samantha Young 

One simple lesson in seduction between two friends can turn into so much more… 

Despite her outgoing demeanor, Olivia is painfully insecure around the opposite sex—usually, she can’t get up the nerve to approach guys she’s interested in. But moving to Edinburgh has given her a new start, and, after she develops a crush on a sexy postgrad, she decides it’s time to push past her fears and go after what she wants.

Nate Sawyer is a gorgeous player who never commits, but to his close friends, he’s as loyal as they come. So when Olivia turns to him with her relationship woes, he offers to instruct her in the art of flirting and to help her become more sexually confident.

The friendly education in seduction soon grows into an intense and hot romance. But then Nate’s past and commitment issues rear their ugly heads, and Olivia is left broken-hearted. When Nate realizes he’s made the biggest mistake of his life, he will have to work harder than he ever has before to entice his best friend into falling back in love with him—or he may lose her forever…

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17766752-before-jamaica-lane?from_search=true


Kiss Me At Midnight by Diane Alberts
Cover & blurb not yet available


Gift





Thanks go to:


AvonImpluse
Harper Teen
Disney-Hyperion
Philomel Books
Penguin Books
Entangled Publishing
M. Leighton



10 comments:

  1. Great haul and nice book covers. Here's mine http://booketta.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/what-postman-brought-and-feeding-my-e_15.html

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  2. Looks like you got some great books. Thanks for sharing. I didn't know about any of these.

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  3. Eeep!! Fragile Spirits!! I really liked Shattered Souls and have been looking forward to Fragile Spirits for what seems like forever! The Last Best Kiss looks good too!! Love the t-shirts! What a great gift!

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  4. Ohh Before Jamaica Lane! I have that too and I am dying to squeeze it in. Love the M Leighton tees they are so pretty! Happy reading!

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  5. OMG you got Before Jamaica Lane!!! So jealous; hope you enjoy the books :)
    My STS

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  6. Nice. I can't believe you got Fragile Spirits. I want that book. Awesome haul of books.

    Grace
    Books of Love
    http://gracebooksoflove.com

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  7. We have a lot of the same books! The Valentine's Arrangement was really good. I'm staring Before Jamaica Lane in a couple days, and Hope Flames soon.
    Blitzing Emily looks great! Enjoy!

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  8. Nioce haul! I also goy The Last Best Kiss. Happy reading.
    Here is My Stacking the Shelves

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  9. Great book haul. I have Before Jamaica Lane, The Valentine's Arrangement, and The Last Best Kiss to. Jaci Burton's books sounds good also. Enjoy your reading!

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  10. I'm going to get those Jaci Burton books out to you Monday. Enjoy!

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