GIRL WITH PEN: February 2016

INTRODUCTION

Hi everyone My name is Victoria Zumbrum, 40 years old, married 14 years with 1 son. This is my very first blog. So bear with me. I have always wanted to have my own blog. I have always loved to read. I enjoy getting lost in a good book.
I love becoming part of the story and characters. I am hoping to bring my love of books to my readers.

I love reading different genres such as paranormal, young adult, romance, romantic suspense, mystery, Christian fiction, some horror, etc. The list goes on. I started reviewing books a couple of years ago and have done reviews for different blogs and even some authors. I really have enjoyed reviewing books and I will continue to do so. If anyone is interested in me reviewing a book for them, please contact me. I still have a lot to learn regarding my own blog so bear with me. I welcome and appreciate all followers.

Monday, February 29, 2016

His Desperate Bride (BBW Western Romance) Millionaire Cowboys 3 by Jenn Roseton

BOOK INFORMATION

TITLE – His Desperate Bride (BBW Western Romance)
SERIES (& Book #) – Millionaire Cowboys 3
AUTHOR – Jenn Roseton
GENRE – BBW Western Romance
PUBLICATION DATE – February 22, 2016
LENGTH (Pages/# Words) – 28,000-word novella
PUBLISHER – Jenn Roseton

BOOK SYNOPSIS

Curvy Summer Walsh is in trouble. Accused of embezzlement, she’s determined to clear her name.

When she meets Ford Coltson, she tells herself she has no time for romance. She only has a few days before her crooked boss turns her into the authorities for a crime she didn’t commit!

Ford vows to help her, and Summer loses her heart to him in the process. But does he feel the same way about her? The good looking rancher can have any woman he wants. Does he really want her – and her curves?

This is a novella of 28,000 words and can be read as a stand-alone.

You may also enjoy:
His Tempting Bride (BBW Western Romance – Millionaire Cowboys 1)
His Mysterious Bride (BBW Western Romance – Millionaire Cowboys 2)

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EXCERPT

“His arm came around her, so they stood side by side. Like they were a couple. But they weren’t. She had to remember that.

The warm strength of his hand against her shoulder sent ripples of excitement rushing through her. How could just his touch affect her like this? What would it be like if they kissed? Or - she swallowed hard – they did more than kissing?

She would be in total meltdown.

“What …” she tried again. “… is he doing here? At this time of night?”

“Probably the same thing we were.” Ford remained by her side, his breath tickling her earlobe.

AUTHOR BIO

Jenn Roseton believes that romance and happy endings go together. When she’s not writing, she indulges in delicious gourmet chocolate.

Although she’s spent time in Wyoming, unfortunately she didn’t meet a sexy cowboy of her own.

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Sunday, February 28, 2016

Into the Rain (Daughter of Fire - Book Three) by Michelle Irwin

Title: Into the Rain

Series: Daughter of Fire - Book Three

Author: Michelle Irwin

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Release Date: Feb 28th, 2016

Publisher: Bottom Drawer Publications

Evie Meyers and Clay Jacobs have found paradise in the remote wilderness. Hidden away at the ends of the Earth, they are certain no one can find them. The illusion is shattered when Evie’s former lover Aiden crashes into their sanctuary.

The tension caused by the fae’s arrival escalates when they discover the reason for his presence. An ever-present foe has kidnapped someone precious to his court, and he needs Clay’s help for the rescue. The mission will take them straight into the Rain. The path is a dangerous one, filled with dark secrets and old lies.

With echoes of the past surrounding them and a shadowed threat lurking nearby, both Evie and Clay must put their trust in the hands of an enemy. How will they find a way to reconcile their prejudices and make it out alive?

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Michelle Irwin has been many things: a hobbit taking a precious item to a fiery mountain; a young child stepping through the back of a wardrobe into another land; the last human stranded not-quite-alone in space three million years in the future; and a time-travelling madman in a box. All of these feats and many more were achieved through her voracious reading. Eventually, the cast inside her mind took over and spilled onto the page.

Michelle lives in sunny Queensland in the land down under. A lover of love and overcoming the odds, she primarily writes paranormal and fantasy romance.

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Saturday, February 27, 2016

Mercy Denied: Trinity Release Blitz

Merrick

She and her friend set me up. Then they sent those pictures to my wife. Little did they know that she’d already left me and that I was devastated and ready to self-destruct. Because of her, I lost everything I ever wanted … the only hope I had. Now I will risk everything I have left to destroy her. It doesn't matter why she did it, that she was hurting, or even that she was drunk. It doesn't matter that she looks at me like she sees into my soul. Does it?

Trinity

Melanie was the one that’d sent those pictures to his wife, but it was me who’d told her to get her camera ready. I’d been angry at my ex-fiance and took it out on Merrick, wanting to expose him for the cheater I thought he was. I never dreamed it would go this far - that he would vow to destroy me. I’d take it all back if I could, but the damage is done. My mother’s life’s work is at his mercy and he’s determined to make me feel the loss that I caused him. Still, the way he looks at me I have to ask myself, did my poor choices wake the monster...or the man?

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Other Books in the Series

Margaret Wilson is eighteen
years old in 1969. The Vietnam War is raging. Her mother is dying and her
father is drowning in pain. She is sheltered, religious and completely
unprepared to fall in love with William Steele.

William has it all. A product
of his family’s legendary reputation, he’s rich, reckless and known for pushing
boundaries. He stands up to gossip by upping the ante, one rebellious night at
a time.

The reality of his world sweeps
away Margaret’s innocence and puts her in the middle of a place she’s never
known. With William at her side, she can’t help but question her own boundaries
and the temptation to ignore them is running high. Then, one night, one poor
decision and Margaret becomes the one with everything to lose.

Will their young love be strong
enough to hold it all together?

Jacqueline grew up in the rural
southeast and is the youngest child of a large and rowdy family. Reading was an
escape when there wasn't much else around to do. She loves everything from
classical literature to true crime and everything in between. With her two
children grown and gone, she's surrounded by a menagerie of adopted pets and a
two-legged thief who refused to give her heart back after a night of karaoke.

With a day job and a dream job, her writing is a steamy combination of real
life and seeking to answer the age-old question of what would happen if...and
then characters come along and completely derail the plan. Letting them have
their say provides plenty of sleepless nights and an endless combination of
coffee and wine, but she hopes you enjoy their stories.

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Friday, February 26, 2016

Review of Knight Protector (The Knight Chronicles) by Rue Allyn

BOOK INFORMATION

TITLE – Knight Protector
SERIES (& Book #) – The Knight Chronicles
AUTHOR – Rue Allyn
GENRE – Scottish Medieval Romance, historical romance
PUBLICATION DATE – Feb. 15, 2016
LENGTH (Pages/# Words) – 146 pages
PUBLISHER – Crimson Romance

NOTE - The books do not need to be read in order.

BOOK SYNOPSIS

Blackmailed into marriage with her family’s enemy then swiftly widowed, Lady Sorcha is left in charge of a clan she hates as much as they hate her. She considers fleeing to her childhood home. Before she can decide, fate intervenes in the form of her husband’s twin—the one man she truly loved—the one man alive who betrayed her.

Sir Colin Marr left his highland home believing he would never again see the woman he loved. Returning in search of traitors to Scotland, he discovers Sorcha MacKai is now his brother’s widow. Colin convinces her to help him find the traitors, but can he convince her to trust him with her heart.

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EXCERPT

Colin wanted her to believe that he was truly happy for her. And he was. It was just … Better nae put too much into precise thought, lest he speak his mind.

“Regardless of my hopes, I may nae be able to return for some time,” he hedged, unable to admit even to himself how much he regretted leaving. If only she wasna to wed Brice. “Please, I beg you, grant me a kiss of peace to bless my travels?”

“Of course. When Brice and I are married, I’ll have the Strathnaver priest say masses for you every week, as well.”

“Thank you.” He stood, pulling her up with him.

She tilted her face, and he lowered his mouth to hers.

He intended only the lightest brush of lips, but she lifted herself onto her toes in the same moment, and her soft flesh yielded beneath the added pressure. She opened, and impulsively, he took the chance to taste her, to lick and savor her sweetness.

Her arms went around his neck, and she answered his advance with an artless passion that he wanted to believe came from her heart. She trembled against him. He embraced her, crushing her breasts to his chest. Her tongue’s small forays tantalized him. Desire raced in his heart, and his head swam. Could she love me? How could that be? He dinna know, but he would share this joy with her for as long as heaven allowed.

“Brother, release my betrothed.” Audible but slurred, the menacing whisper pricked his ears the way Brice’s blade stung Colin’s neck.

MY REVIEW:

KNIGHT PROTECTOR IS A SCOTTISH MEDIEVAL AND HISTORICAL ROMANCE. THIS IS THE FIRST BOOK I HAVE READ BY RUE ALLYN AND IT WON'T BE THE LAST ONE I READ OF HERS. I WAS NOT DISAPPOINTED. I ABSOLUTELY LOVED KNIGHT PROTECTOR. WE ARE INTRODUCED TO LADY SORCHA WHO IS BLACKMAILED BY SIR COLIN'S TWIN BROTHER INTO MARRIAGE TO SAVE HER FAMILY. WHEN SIR COLIN RETURNS AND WANTS TO PRETEND TO BE HIS BROTHER SO HE CAN FIGURE OUT WHO THE TRAITORS ARE TO SCOTLAND SINCE HIS BROTHER WAS WORKING WITH THEM. SORCHA GOES ALONG WITH IT KNOWING SHE WILL BE ABLE TO RETURN HOME TO HER FAMILY. AS THEY SEARCH FOR THE TRAITORS, WILL SORCHA AND COLIN LEARN TO TRUST EACH OTHER? WILL THEY BE ABLE TO FIGHT THEIR ATTRACTION?

SORCHA HATES COLIN'S FAMILY AND HER ONLY DESIRE IS TO BE RELEASED AND TO RETURN HOME TO HER FAMILY. AT ONE TIME, SHE THROUGH SHE LOVED BRICE BUT THEN COLIN KISSED HER AND EVERYTHING CHANGED. COLIN WANTS TO FIND THE TRAITORS OF SCOTLAND AND TO ALSO PROTECT SORCHA WHO HE HAS ALWAYS HAD FEELINGS FOR. THEIR CHEMISTRY IS UNMISTAKABLE AND THE FEELINGS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THERE BETWEEN SORCHA AND COLIN. SORCHA AND COLIN ARE VERY STRONG CHARACTERS AND I ENJOYED THE CONSTANT BICKERING BETWEEN THEM AND ALSO THEIR PASSIONATE MOMENTS.

KNIGHT PROTECTOR IS A MUST READ IF YOU ARE FAN OF MEDIEVAL OR HISTORICAL ROMANCES. THERE ARE A LOT OF SURPRISES IN THE STORY SOME YOU EXPECT AND SOME YOU DON'T. THERE IS CONSTANT ACTION AND ALWAYS SOMETHING HAPPENING IN THE STORY. I ENJOY RUE'S WRITING AND HER CHARACTERS. THEY ARE VERY WELL DEVELOPED AND BELIEVABLE AND THEIR IS CHEMISTRY BETWEEN THEM. I ENJOYED THE STORYLINE AND RUE'S WRITING AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO READING THE NEXT BOOK IN THE SERIES. 5 STARS

AUTHOR BIO

Author of historical, contemporary and erotic romances, I fell in love with happily ever after the day I heard my first story. (Yes, I was a precocious little brat who read at the age of two, but I could hear much earlier than that.) I studied literature for far too many years before discovering that writing stories was much more fun than analyzing them. Heck, as an author, I get to read the story before anyone else. I am happily married to my sweetheart of many, many years. My husband and I share our home with our cat Junior, who condescends to allow me to feed him and clean his litter box. (Junior only tolerates my husband's assistance when I am not available.) He occasionally permits me to pet him but demands my love and attention as his right (Junior, that is, not my husband. Although now that I think about it . . . . Let's just leave that an ambiguouse conundrum for readers to ask me about when you meet me.) To continue, I am in awe of Junior's feline ability to dominate with half a glance or a mere twitch of tail. Insatiably curious, an avid reader and traveler (me--not Junior).

I love to hear from readers about your favorite books and real life adventures. Crazy Cat stories are always welcome. You can send me your words of wisdom . . . Don't shake your head at me; all words are wise in one context or another. You can trust me on this; I'm an author. As I was saying, you can send your words of wisdom, humor, and friendship to me at contact@RueAllyn.com. Can't wait to hear from you.

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Review of Never and Always by Emily Mims

BOOK INFORMATION

TITLE – Never and Always
SERIES (& Book #) – Texas Hill Country Series but can be read as a stand alone
AUTHOR – Emily Mims
GENRE – romantic suspense
PUBLICATION DATE – August 4, 2015
LENGTH (Pages/# Words) – 105,000 words
PUBLISHER – Boroughs Publishing
COVER ARTIST – Boroughs Art Department

NOTE - can be read as a standalone.

BOOK SYNOPSIS

Deputy sheriff Russ Riley, the player of Verde County, carries a terrible secret that stands in the way of a happy life with Angie Baxter, the spirited victim of a rash of violent crimes, whom he will protect, serve…and worship.

NEVER AGAIN

Angie Baxter is strong, sweet, and fiercely independent. She not only divorced her violent husband but rescued and raised his abused son, and she fulfilled a dream of running her own handmade soap and cosmetics shop. No man will ever again rule her existence or hold sway over the people she loves-no matter if he’s brave, handsome, and all that stands between her and a band of ruthless criminals.

UNTIL IT’S FOR GOOD

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EXCERPT

Russ got a beer out of the refrigerator, wandered into the living room and plopped down, sandy shorts and all, on the old leather sofa.

Thankfully he wasn’t scheduled to work tomorrow-it was already after two and after his evening with Angie, he was seriously going to want to sleep in. They had used the rest of the condoms and played in the shallows and eaten the rest of the cookies and, true to her word, Angie made no pretense that the evening was any more than another one-night stand with him.

She thanked him for the evening and disappeared into her little house without looking back, as though she had already filed the night away under ‘a good time was had by all’. Which is exactly what he wanted her to do, he reminded himself when Louie jumped up on his lap and stuck his face in Russ’s gritty chest hair.

So why did the situation irritate the hell out of him?

Because you’re hung up on the woman, he admitted to himself as the cold beer washed down the back of his throat. Because you can’t get her out of your mind and you don’t like that. Because you could get serious about her and there is no way you will ever be able to give her what she wants most in this life.

So there would be no repeat of tonight. It didn’t matter how attracted he was to her or how good the sex was, he needed to stay as far away from Angie Baxter as he possibly could.

MY REVIEW:

NEVER AND ALWAYS IS PART OF THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY SERIES. EMILY MIMS DID NOT DISAPPOINT ME. SHE DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB IN PORTRAYING THE WOUNDED WAR VETERANS THROUGHOUT THE SERIES. I LOVE ANGIE AND RUSS. ANGIE IS A SINGLE MOTHER WHO RUNS A HAND-MADE SOAP AND COSMETIC STORE TO TAKE CARE OF HER SON. SHE WAS INVOLVED WITH A VERY ABUSIVE HUSBAND AND HAS NO WISH ANYTIME SOON IN GETTING REMARRIED. RUSS IS A DEPUTY SHERIFF WHO IS THE PLAYBOY OF THE TOWN WITH A SECRET.

THE BASKETS START COMING AND THE VIOLENT CRIMES ARE COMMITTED AGAINST ANGIE'S CUSTOMERS. RUSS IS ASSIGNED TO INVESTIGATE EACH CRIME. SOME ARE AGAINST SOME OF ANGIE'S CLOSEST FRIENDS. FROM THE MOMENT ANGIE AND RUSS MEET, THERE IS TURNING BACK FOR EITHER ONE OF THEM. THE ATTRACTION IS INSTANT BETWEEN THEM AND THE CHEMISTRY AND FEELINGS DEEPEN WITH EACH PASSING DAY. WILL RUSS' SECRET DESTROY THEIR RELATIONSHIP? WILL RUSS LEAVE HIS PLAYBOY WAYS BEHIND? WILL RUSS BE ABLE TO SOLVE THE CRIMES BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE?

NEVER AND ALWAYS IS AN EMOTIONAL, SUSPENSEFUL AND ROMANTIC ROLLER COASTER THAT KEEPS YOU ON YOUR TOES THROUGHOUT THE BOOK. YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT AND WHO IS DOING IT AND WHY. I FOUND MYSELF LAUGHING, CRYING AND SAD AT TIMES. IT IS A VERY EMOTIONAL READ. ALL THE CHARACTERS ARE EXCELLENT AND VERY WELL DEVELOPED. I LOVED EACH ONE OF THEM. THEY ARE ALL UNIQUE IN THEIR OWN WAY.

THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY SERIES IS A MUST READ. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED. EACH BOOK IN THE SERIES IS A ROMANTIC SUSPENSE. I HAVE READ SEVERAL BOOKS IN THE SERIES AND HAVE NOT BEEN DISAPPOINTED. EACH BOOK CAN BE READ OUT OF ORDER OR AS A STAND ALONE. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU READ THIS SERIES IN ORDER. I THINK YOU WILL HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IS GOING ON SINCE ALOT OF THE SAME CHARACTERS APPEAR IN EACH STORY. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE SERIES AND RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE WHO IS LOOKING FOR A VERY GOOD ROMANTIC SUSPENSE THAT IS EMOTIONAL AT TIMES. 5 STARS.

AUTHOR BIO

Author of twenty-six romance novels, Emily Mims combined her writing career with a career in public education until leaving the classroom to write full time. The mother of two sons and grandmother of six, she and her husband Charles live in Central Texas but frequently visit grandchildren in eastern Tennessee and Georgia. She plays the piano, organ, dulcimer, and ukulele and belongs to two performing bands. She says, “I love to write romances because I believe in them. Romance happened to me and it can happen to any woman-if she’ll just let it.”

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Thursday, February 25, 2016

Free Book Through the Fire (Daughter of Fire-Book One) by Michelle Irwin

Title: Through the Fire

Series: Daughter Of Fire - Book One

Author: Michelle Irwin

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Life could have been different for Evie Meyers. If only she wasn’t a freak.

She wouldn’t be hiding from the Rain, a secret organization intent on destroying all supernatural creatures. Neither would she have run from Clay, the object of her desire.

Her hope for love and a normal life shattered when Clay stumbled onto her biggest secret and revealed one of his own in the process—he’s a soldier for the Rain. Learning that Clay was a threat to her survival, Evie had no choice but to flee.

Now Clay’s back—battle-scarred and mysterious—and the attraction between them is undeniable. Stuck on opposite sides in the war between humans and the supernatural, there seems little hope for a happily ever after. Caught between what her heart wants and what her head knows, something has to give. What will she choose? And what price will she have to pay?

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Title: Through the Fire

Series: Daughter Of Fire - Book One

Author: Michelle Irwin

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Life could have been different for Evie Meyers. If only she wasn’t a freak.

She wouldn’t be hiding from the Rain, a secret organization intent on destroying all supernatural creatures. Neither would she have run from Clay, the object of her desire.

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