Showing posts with label ebook. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ebook. Show all posts

Bon Appétit and a Book: Mexican Tea Cake Cookies while you read PROTECTION DETAIL By Shirlee McCoy

For something different, I asked author Shirlee McCoy what she would want to eat while reading her latest inspirational fiction book, Protection Detail (Capitol K-9 Unit) and she suggested that it was best read with something yummy and sweet!

"There's something warm and homey about a couple of yummy cookies and a cup of hot tea. Add a good book, and it's the perfect way to spend a dreary afternoon or a cold night. My all-time favorite cookie is as easy to make as it is delicious. Even better, it's a six ingredient cookie! Quick, simple and delicious!"

Mexican Tea Cake Cookies

1 cup unsalted butter softened
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp . vanilla
2 1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cups finely chopped pecans
extra powdered sugar

Mix butter, powdered sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add flour and salt. Stir in pecans.
Chill dough for an hour.

Preheat oven to 350.
Roll dough into one inch balls and place them on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 - 12 minutes. While cookies are still warm, roll them in the extra powdered sugar.

If you can, let them cool before eating.

If you can't, grab your book, your tea or coffee, find a comfy chair and enjoy!

More about Protection Detail (Capitol K-9 Unit)


After a prominent senator’s son is murdered, Captain Gavin McCord of the Capitol K-9 Unit
wants answers. The senator was a mentor to Gavin, and Gavin will stop at nothing to bring the killer to justice in Protection Detail.
With his team of elite K-9 cops and his loyal dog, Glory, at his side, Gavin discovers that a child at Cassie Danvers’ nearby foster home may have witnessed the murder.
He’s drawn to the determined and beautiful woman, but she doesn’t want him interviewing her traumatized charges. Yet trusting Gavin is the only way to stay one step ahead of the deadly gunman when Cassie becomes a target.
Protection Detail is available in paperback and e-book.

SHIRLEE MCCOY knew early that she wanted to write inspirational fiction and began writing her first novel when she was a teenager. Still, it wasn't until her third son was born that she truly began pursuing her dream of being published. Three years later she sold her first book.

Now a busy mother of four, Shirlee is a homeschool mom by day and an inspirational author by night. She and her husband and children live in Maryland and share their home with a dog and a guinea pig.

Three New Fun Summer Romance E-Reads!

I love loading my e-reader up with fun and sexy reads that are just long enough for a good long stretch of watching the kids play or hanging out at the beach and these three just came out today and I think you should check them out too!

Addicted by Tracy Wolff - review and group giveaway!

I was waiting with bated breath for this sequel - I read the first book in the Ethan Frost duo, Ruined (that I reviewed here) and nearly cried when I realized that it was going to be a cliffhanger ending and now that it's here, I am glad to finally have closure.  I received an e-galley from Netgalley to facilitate my review.

From the Publisher:

Ethan Frost returns in the breathtaking conclusion to New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Tracy Wolff’s seductive novel Ruined—perfect for fans of Release Me and Bared to You.

As Chloe Girard discovers, there’s love . . . and then there’s addiction.
Ethan Frost is everything a woman could want in a man. He’s rich, gorgeous, powerful, one of the most eligible bachelors in the world.

But that’s not why I’m with him.
I love Ethan for all the things no one else gets to see: his innate kindness, his reckless spontaneity, his unwavering determination to use his brilliance for good. I love the way he looks at me, the way he touches me. The way he makes me forget the wreckage of my past and the twisted fear that still lives inside me.

But sometimes it terrifies me how much I crave him, how much I need him just to breathe. I always thought it would be my past that ruined us, but there’s a darkness in Ethan I never dreamed existed. Can we survive as his secrets surface—threatening to unravel us both?

Get your copy of ADDICTED

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ABOUT TRACY WOLFF

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Tracy Wolff lives in Texas and teaches writing at her local community college. She is married and the mother of three young sons.

Connect with Tracy Facebook | Twitter

My Review:

I was really psyched when this e-galley was released!  I had been anticipating it since I finished Ruined and for about three-quarters of the book, I was so happy to be immersed back into the world of Ethan and Chloe - I loved how their characters emerged and you learned more about why they were who they were, but then somewhere in the final stretch, the book started feeling rushed and flat.  I appreciate that loose ends were being tied up, but I felt that it could have kept the tension and flow going better.   That being said - if you too fell in love with Ethan and Chloe in Ruined, you definitely need to get on the pre-order list for Addicted, which is released on July 15th!

You can also try to win your copy from Loveswept!  This is a group giveaway and is in no way affilliated with Acting Balanced and Acting Balanced is not involved in the choosing of winners or distribution of prizes.

ADDICTED GIVEAWAY

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Great Romance Novella E-books to add to your reader this New Years!

Whether you are curled up in front of a roaring fire or snuggled into bed with your e-reader and looking for some fun romance reads, I have some great e-novellas for you!  I was able to read all of these novellas as part of the Netgalley E-ARC program and all opinions are my own.


Book Review: Borrowing Alex by Cindy Procter-King (e-book)

Now that Erik is attending preschool, I am getting back into reading more - and I'm loving that I'm discovering so many wonderful new to me authors!  This time, I received an e-ARC of Borrowing Alex by Cindy Procter-King from Netgalley.com.  Borrowing Alex is available as an e-book for now and comes out today (September 30th).  Later in October, the paperback edition will be released and Cindy will be visiting Acting Balanced for a Q & A session!

From the Publisher:
Nikki St. James wants to get married more than anything. But what’s she to do when her fiancé spends his days sucking up to her rich father instead of helping with the simple task of, oh, setting a date? Why...fake a fling with the best man, of course! 
Nikki is the first to admit that ambushing Alex Hart and whisking him off to secluded Lake Eden is a tad desperate. But maybe pretending she’s hot for the handsome history professor will kick-start the attention of her future groom. Besides, a sojourn at a lakeside cabin is exactly what uptight Alex needs. Not that Nikki cares what he needs or how sexy he is.... 
Alex is not on-board with Nikki’s plan. Yeah, he’d love a break from his quest to achieve tenure at warp speed, but getting kidnapped by a crazy blonde hardly tops his to-do list. If what he’s heard is true and Nikki is perfectly happy with her “open” engagement to his former college roommate, why bother getting married?
Quickly, he realizes Nikki isn't a wild party girl at all. She’s cute, sweet­ and faithful. Against his common sense, he’s falling for her. Should he spill the beans about her cheating fiancé? Or will he ruin his own chance for a happy ending? 
**BORROWING ALEX was previously published by Amber Quill Press in 2007 and has been revised and updated for the 2013 Blue Orchard Books edition. This second edition also includes two additional scenes.
My Take: 

I honestly wasn't sure if I was going to like Nikki when the book started... the premise seemed ill-conceived and kind of convoluted to be honest... but once you got past the 'capture' and initial struggle, the book became a really good read and the characters grew from 'cartoony' to fully fleshed out and the story became much more three dimensional as it went on.  I love the interplay of the characters in the middle of the book when they challenge each others preconceptions about the other.    I love the way the scenario creates tension and chemistry between the characters once you get through the opening sequence.


I recommend Borrowing Alex to anyone looking for a quick, fun, romantic read with some great sexual tension and a good build-up!


About Cindy Procter-King:


Cindy Procter-King earned a B.A. in English Lit. before unleashing herself on the unsuspecting workforce. She quickly realized her aversion to fluorescent lights and the numbers 9-2-5 wouldn’t earn her kudos from her various bosses. So she moved to a tiny forestry town where she couldn’t find a job -­ unless you count a stint as a prison secretary. There, she began writing novels, and she hasn’t looked back.

Cindy is a Romance Writers of America® Golden Heart finalist and author of poignant contemporary romances and rollicking romantic comedies. Her mission in life is to see her surname spelled properly­ with an E. That’s P-r-o-c-t-E-r. So take heed. Cindy lives in beautiful British Columbia with her family, a cat obsessed with dripping tap water, and Allie McBeagle.

You can keep up with Cindy by checking out her Website http://www.cindyprocter-king.comBlog http://www.museinterrupted.comFacebook http://www.facebook.com/cindyprocterkingauthor and Twitter http://www.twitter.com/cindypk

The Marriage Bargain Tour Announcement and Giveaway!

I am pleased to be part of the promotional tour for The Marriage Bargain!
Come back in October to read my review!

The Marriage Bargain

Camille Chandler is a tabloid journalist whose career is right on track--until her boss sees a curious ad in the L.A. Trades.

Wanted: Single actress for an extended gig abroad.

France's mega-rich playboy Julian de Laurent is up to something and Camille's boss expects her to find out what. Who knew the eccentric gazillionaire was looking to hire a temporary wife?

When Camille refuses to accept Julian's proposal--and secretly write a juicy tell-all about the de Laurent family--she's fired and left financially destitute, forcing her to entertain Julian's proposal for real. But what'll happen at the end of the contract period, after Camille has spent six months as the wife of a man she learns is capable of stealing her heart?

Buy on Amazon / Nook / Paperback Coming Soon

About Sandra - I write in a variety of genres such as paranormal (mostly time travel and reincarnation), contemporary, and suspense. While all my tales hold an element of romance, my books often push the envelope and step outside the boundaries of conventional romance.

Follow her - Facebook / Twitter / Blog / Goodreads

 Tour starts September 10th!! Prize - 4 of Sandra Edward Books in Print and a $100 Amazon Giftcard

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E-Book Review: Exceeding Expectations

I am pleased to be part of the Pump Up Your Book virtual tour for Lisa April Smith's new book,  Exceeding Expectations - Stay tuned for a giveaway opportunity too!




From The Publisher: 

Free E-Read Tuesday - Load up your kindle

I love loading up my kindle with freebies... I also read these freebies on my computer, iPad and more... if I had an iPod, an Android phone or some other cool device, I'd be able to read them there too... 

Filling my Kindle with fabulous freebies has become a bit of an obsession with me... and I have to say that some of the marketing genius of offering the first book in a series as a freebie carrot has caused me to buy the rest of the books in the series ... but whether you have a kindle or not, you can take advantage of the literally THOUSANDS of FREE BOOKS available at Amazon.com by downloading a free app for your computer, smart phone, iPad or many other devices!

Here are a small sampling of great books available right now (grab them while you can, titles change regularly) - Just click on the book to go straight to Amazon to download it free!

Horror/Suspense - Only available until Wednesday 4/4 - so catch it fast!

Free E-Read Wednesday


Free is good right?  Well, I have become a bit obsessed with finding great new authors and reads by regularly checking for great FREE E-Books!  Starting next week, this feature will move to Tuesdays!

Filling my Kindle with fabulous freebies has become a bit of an obsession with me... and I have to say that some of the marketing genius of offering the first book in a series as a freebie carrot has caused me to buy the rest of the books in the series ... but whether you have a kindle or not, you can take advantage of the literally THOUSANDS of FREE BOOKS available at Amazon.com by downloading a free app for your computer, smart phone, iPad or many other devices!

Here are a small sampling of great books available right now (grab them while you can, titles change regularly):

Cookbook:

Free E-Read Wednesday

Filling my Kindle with fabulous freebies has become a bit of an obsession with me... and I have to say that some of the marketing genius of offering the first book in a series as a freebie carrot has caused me to buy the rest of the books in the series ... but whether you have a kindle or not, you can take advantage of the literally THOUSANDS of FREE BOOKS available at Amazon.com by downloading a free app for your computer, smart phone, iPad or many other devices!

Here are a small sampling of great books available right now (grab them while you can, titles change regularly):

Cooking:

R & G - Book: Between Interruptions

I am so pleased to be a part of the TLC Book Tour for Between Interruptions: 30 Women Tell the Truth About Motherhood edited by Cori Howard.  I was also lucky enough to be chosen to host a giveaway of this book!

E-Book Giveaway: Love is A Drug - ADULT CONTENT 18+





I am pleased to be part of the GIVEAWAY BLITZ for 



This is an EROTIC ROMANCE title - You must be 18+ enter the giveaway!