Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Review: Third Base by Heidi McLaughlin



Blurb
Ethan Davenport is already Boston’s most eligible bachelor, in his second season with the Boston Renegades and has eyes for the girl behind the visitors’ dugout who has been staring at him for a year.

That girl is Daisy Robinson, a journalism student at the University of Boston, a die-hard Renegades fan and determined to give Ethan a run for his money. He knows in order to have a chance with her, he needs to change his ways but he may just need her to wait until the off-season.

But with new found love comes challenges and Ethan and Daisy have to deal with his crazy schedule, school finals and his presence on her campus for some much needed media training. For Ethan nothing can come between him and Daisy, until a secret that she’s been keeping threatens to destroy them both. 
Release Date: November 4th
Cover by: Sarah Hansen - https://www.facebook.com/okaycreations
Photography: Eric Battershell - https://www.facebook.com/ericbattershellphotography
Cover Model: Blake Farley - www.facebook.com/BlakeFarleyfit






Author Bio

Heidi is a New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author.

Originally from Portland, Oregon and raised in the Pacific Northwest, she now lives in picturesque Vermont, with her husband and two daughters. Also renting space in their home is an over-hyper Beagle/Jack Russell, Buttercup, and their newest addition of a Highland Westie/Mini Schnauzer, Jill.

During the day Heidi is behind a desk talking about Land Use. At night, she's writing one of the many stories planned for release or sitting court-side during either daughter's basketball games.








Michele's Review:

First, let me say that I am a HUGE baseball fan. I live and breathe baseball. It is my first love, with books being a close second. So when I found out that Heidi McLaughlin was writing a book about baseball players, I could not wait to read it!

Ethan Davenport is the star third baseman for the Boston Renegades. He is good looking, single and a hit with the ladies. When he notices the pretty girl who sits behind the third base dugout every game, he decides that he needs to get to know her better. He tosses a foul ball to her and asks her to dinner. Daisy Robinson never misses a home game. She knows the game of baseball, and she hears the rumors about the players. When Ethan asks her out, she agrees as long as he agrees to her conditions.

As the two get to know each other, Ethan soon finds himself in a position that he is not familiar with - he's falling in love.

Their relationship is not simple. Ethan has a crazy schedule - spending most of his time at the ballpark, traveling to away games, with off days few and far between. Daisy is a busy college student who also helps out at home. Can the two of them survive the rumors, the baseball life and the secrets that threaten to tear them apart?

As someone who loves the game of baseball and who knows a little about what goes on in the clubhouse of a major league team, I really enjoyed this book and how true to life it is. I love that the BoRe blog articles are interspersed throughout the story. And if you've read previous works by Heidi McLaughlin, you'll notice a few familiar faces in this story.

Ethan and Daisy's story has many ups and downs. I laughed. I got angry. I may have even shed a tear or two. Just like I cheer on my favorite baseball team, I found myself cheering for Ethan and Daisy.

If you love baseball, sports romance, or just a good love story, Third Base will steal your heart.
Heidi McLaughlin hits a home run with this book and I am looking forward to future books in this series.

4 stars!

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Monday, November 2, 2015

Sunswept Blog Tour!



 









Sunswept (Blue Mountain Beach Book 2) by Leigha Lennox

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Blurb

Meet Trista Carmichael. She was once Hollywood’s hottest TV star. Until a surprise firing and a

broken heart led her away from Tinsel town and back to her hometown of Blue Mountain Beach,

Florida.

Meet James Riker. He was a bartender living a surfer life in Blue Mountain Beach. The hottest catch

in town, Riker could have any woman he wanted.

The two collide with a force that can only be described as explosive. Who said falling in love was

easy? A series of events, that neither expected, threaten to tear them apart.

Riker moves to the Florida Keys to lick his wounds. He opens his dream bar, Mangoes, and tries to

put Trista out of his mind for good. And another woman aims to make Riker forgot all about his one

true love.

Trista lands a coveted role on Broadway. She loves the big city and the bright lights. Putting the past

behind her, Trista falls for a handsome real estate mogul. He offers her a life of luxury and ease. But

her heart still yearns for the one person she can never have.

True love only comes around once in a lifetime. Losing that love can be devastating. Finding

someone new for a second chance at love takes bravery.

Will Trista and Riker realize the love that binds them together or choose a different path?

Sunswept is the sequel to Sunkissed.










Sunkissed (Blue Mountain Beach Book 2) by Leigha Lennox

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Blurb

When television star Trista Carmichael leaves behind her glamorous Hollywood life - unemployed

and broken-hearted – she hopes to make a fresh start in Blue Mountain Beach, Florida...

Her first night in town she meets a mysterious bartender. She doesn’t believe in love at first sight,

but there’s a mutual attraction that can’t be denied…

Until life throws her another curve ball when she attends a surprise party that her estranged sister

When secrets are revealed every single aspect of Trista’s life will be changed forever….

This is a love story of a woman who struggles to mend her fragile relationship with her sister while

throws for a boyfriend. Then the lies and deceit start to build…

looking for her happily ever after with the man she so desperately desires.

**Intended for mature readers 18+**





About the Author

#1 Amazon International Bestselling Author Traci Hohenstein has kept you in suspense with her

mystery novels. Now she’s back writing under the pen name, Leigha Lennox, with page-turning

romances that will spice up your nights.

A little about me... I live in NW Florida with my husband, who is a firefighter, and my three kids. We

live near the beach, where I love to hang out every chance I get. I am a full-time writer, but in my

I'm the author of the bestselling Rachel Scott series: Look For Me (series prequel), Asylum Harbor,

spare time I love to paddleboard (YOLO!).

Burn Out, and Cut & Run. The series centers around Rachel Scott and her search-and-rescue

company, Florida OmniSearch, and Rachel's search for her own missing daughter.

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Haven HATES Mondays.


She loathes them.


Especially this Monday. 


This is the Monday that’ll change her life, but will it be for better or

worse?





At first glance, it’s seems to be for the worst. Losing her job,

boyfriend and supposed friend is not how Haven envisaged her week starting.

Temporarily living with her best friend, Spencer, is not how she envisaged spending her

week and a new job is not what she expected to look forward to the following

week.


Things start to look up for Haven. Despite the nasty delivery, her

life is taking a new turn that she embraces and loves. She finds a new job and a place to

live that are perfect for her. Everything seems to be going well but little things creep up

and destroy the one thing she cherished the most and can’t live without.





It was a shaky start but her professional life is going in the

direction she’s always wanted. If only she could say the same about her love life. After a

failed long-term relationship, a blind date who is just like any guy you’d meet in a bar

and a manwhore of a neighbour, she’s left thinking that it’s time to open the crazy cat

lady starter box. All she wants is to be content with her life, but she’s not. She’s missing

the one thing she’s dreamed of since she was a little girl. To be loved.





But what if it was in front of her the entire time?


Will she be able to mend the broken bridges?


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Muriel Garcia was born and raised in Belgium. She started writing a little over a

year ago and never thought she would ever publish; reading and writing weren’t her

favorite things to do in high school.





After one of her friends gave her  a challenge – the next time they

would attend a book signing, she would be a signing author (it did happen!) – she

started to take writing a lot more seriously and never looked back. She’s enjoyed every

second of it and the friends she’s made along the way.





She loves music, tattoos—especially on hot men, traveling, and cooking. She

has always had an overly imaginative and creative mind but never thought of putting

words to paper. Now she couldn’t imagine not writing stories that are near and dear to

her heart.












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Title: Love Hate Relationship
Author: Jessica Prince
Genre: Contemporary, Romantic Comedy

Love Hate Relationship



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People say that sometimes the line between love and hate is thin. What they don’t tell you is that sometimes it’s invisible.

Rowan Locklaine gave his heart to one woman a long time ago and has no desire to go through that kind of torture ever again. His painful past has turned him cold and heartless. Women serve only one purpose as far as he’s concerned, and relationships are nothing but a waste of time and energy. When the mouthy little blonde, Navie Collins, is hired as his personal assistant, he finds his world turned upside down. And against his better judgment, he can’t seem to stop thinking about her.

Navie Collins has spent years convinced she’s not good enough, that no one could possibly want her. Growing up the way she did helped to thicken her skin, so when she walks into a job interview and meets the temperamental, foul-mouthed, best-selling author Rowan Locklaine, she’s all too happy to put him in his place.

Rowan and Navie are convinced they hate each other. But as time passes and the attraction between them begins to grow, these two stubborn, strong-willed people have a life changing decision to make. Can they move beyond their pain for a chance at something better, or are they destined to let their pasts dictate their future?

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“Hello?”

“I need you over here right now.”

Temporarily stunned, I stood frozen in place until realization hit me. “Rowan?”

“Who else could it possibly be?” he asked in a detached, insulting tone that instantly got my hackles up.

“People call me!” I insisted childishly. I hated how my maturity nosedived whenever it came to my boss.

“If you say so. I need you to get over here ASAP.”

There was a strong possibility I let out a rather indelicate snort at his typical assholery. “Since you asked so nicely, I’ll be right there!” I answered, my voice heavy with sarcasm.

“Do you always have to be so damn difficult?” he grunted

“Do you always have to be such a raging hemorrhoid?” I fired back. I would have sworn I heard him choke on a laugh if I thought the man was capable of laughter. Rowan Locklaine was more likely to suck the souls from small children than to laugh.

“Did you really just call me a raging hemorrhoid?”

Was that humor in his voice? Couldn’t be. The Devil doesn’t have a sense of humor.

“If the shoe fits…or in your case, whatever Satan wears on his feet. It’s nine o’clock on a Saturday night, Rowan. Have your latest conquest run whatever bullshit errand you need taken care of. I’m off the clock and not required to be nice to you.”

“This is you being nice?” he asked indignantly, causing me to roll my eyes.

“Hanging up now.”

“Wait, wait, wait!” he hollered through the phone line just as I was about to disconnect. Reluctantly, I held the phone back up to my ear. “Look.” He huffed out a loud breath. “I’m…I’m sorry, okay? I didn’t mean to insult you…Navie? You still there?” he asked when I remained silent for several seconds after his apology.

“The world is coming to an end, isn’t it? It’s the zombie apocalypse. I’m not prepared! I haven’t taken any crossbow lessons yet!”

“You’re friggin’ hilarious,” he deadpanned.

I didn’t bother to stifle my laughter. “I like to think so.”

I listened as he inhaled deeply. “Please, I really need your help. I know it’s your day off, but it’s an emergency. I’ll even make sure Lauren pays you time and a half. Can you just please get here as fast as you can?”

“Rowan.” I sighed in exasperation. “It’s at least a twenty-minute train ride to your place. It’s not like I can just snap my fingers and make myself appear on your doorstep. You’re on the Upper East Side and I’m in Murray Hill.”

“I’ll pay for a cab.”

“Fine,” I grumbled dramatically. “But I’m not changing out of my comfy clothes. And I want double-time, not time and a half.”

“Okay, okay. Whatever you want. Just get here.”

At the unease in his voice, I began to worry a little about what was so important that I had to rush over to his apartment on a Saturday night. Not wanting to hesitate in the event it was something major, I slipped on a pair of bright pink flip-flops, pulled a gray hoodie on over my ‘That’s what she said’ t-shirt, and headed for the door. The only change I was willing to make before walking out the door was trading in my yellow rubber ducky pajama pants for a pair of plain black leggings.

By the time my cab pulled up in front of Rowan’s building, he was already standing out front waiting for me. As I stepped out onto the sidewalk, he leaned in and paid the driver before rising to his full height and turning my way. His hair was standing on ends, as if he’d been running his hands through it anxiously, and I couldn’t help but notice how amazing his body looked in just a plain white tee and another pair of athletic shorts. Man, it really was a crying shame he was such a mega-douche. Women around the world would line up just for a chance to stare at him uninterrupted for five minutes.

“Navie,” Rowan’s rumbly voice called out, shaking me back into reality. When my vision came back into focus, I noticed Rowan was standing much closer than he had been just a second before. When had that happened?

“Huh?”

“I asked if you were coming.” His typically chilly blue gaze warmed just a bit as a cocky smirk spread over his lips. “You were just checking me out, weren’t you?”

Oh, hell, I thought with a huge roll of my eyes.

“You were, admit it. You didn’t hear what I was saying because you were too busy checking me out. It’s okay, everyone does it.”

“And then your mouth opens and the fantasy’s ruined,” I responded dryly with a roll of my eyes as I shoved past him. “Let’s get this over with. Too long in your presence and the desire to cause bodily harm becomes too overwhelming to ignore.”

“You know,” he started as we stepped into the elevator leading up to his floor. “I had no idea you were so…feisty. Gotta say, I’m pleasantly surprised.”

“Oh, goody. My purpose in life has been accomplished. I can die happy now.”

Luckily, the doors chose to open at that moment, saving me from whatever smartass comment Rowan had in return.

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Born and raised around Houston Texas, Jessica spent most of her life complaining about the heat, humidity, and all around pain in the ass weather. It was only as an adult that she quickly realized the cost of living in Houston made up for not being able to breathe when she stepped outside. That’s why God created central air, after all.

Jessica is the mother of a perfect little boy–she refuses to accept that he inherited her attitude and sarcastic nature no matter what her husband says.

In addition to being a wife and mom, she’s also a wino, a coffee addict, and an avid lover of all types of books–romances still being her all time favs. Her husband likes to claim that reading is her obsession but she just says it’s a passion…there’s a difference. Not that she’d expect a boy to understand.

Jessica has been writing since she was a little girl, but thankfully grew out of drawing her own pictures for her stories before ever publishing her first book. Because an artist she is not.
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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Cover Reveal! Third Base by Heidi McLaughlin









Blurb:
Ethan Davenport is already Boston’s most eligible bachelor, in his second season with the Boston Renegades and has eyes for the girl behind the visitors’ dugout who has been staring at him for a year.

That girl is Daisy Robinson, a journalism student at the University of Boston, a die-hard Renegades fan and determined to give Ethan a run for his money. He knows in order to have a chance with her, he needs to change his ways but he may just need her to wait until the off-season.

But with new found love comes challenges and Ethan and Daisy have to deal with his crazy schedule, school finals and his presence on her campus for some much needed media training. For Ethan nothing can come between him and Daisy, until a secret that she’s been keeping threatens to destroy them both. 
Release Date: November 4th
Cover by: Sarah Hansen - https://www.facebook.com/okaycreations
Photography: Eric Battershell - https://www.facebook.com/ericbattershellphotography
Cover Model: Blake Farley - www.facebook.com/BlakeFarleyfit




EXCERPT:

“Someone’s dogging ya,” Kidd says as he nods behind me. I can hear my name being called, but I don’t want to look because he’s likely up to something. The fact that my name is being called means nothing, since the kids are always trying to get us to sign things, give them a bat during the game or even look at them. It was a thrill when it happened to me so I know what it’s like to get attention from your favorite player, let alone any player.
“Just a fan, I’m assuming,” I say, shrugging him off and focusing on Mackenzie’s at bat.
He shakes his head and starts laughing. “A super fan,” he says, nodding behind me again. “You might want to turn around.”
“You might want to pay attention to the game. Mackenzie could hit a foul ball and smack you in the tallywacker.”
“Jesus Davenport, just turn the hell around.”
I roll my eyes and finally give in, but only halfheartedly. I look over my left shoulder and see no one calling me and over my right to find the same thing.
“Don’t know what you’re talking about.”
Kidd swings the bat a few times before he stops because Mackenzie has a hit and is now on first base. “Turn all the way around, Davenport. Stop being a bitch.”
I do as he says and I’m met with a pair of green eyes that I have burnt into my memory. She’s sitting behind our dugout in the center seat. She stands and points to her shirt. The front of it says, “I’m sorry”. I can’t help the stupid ass grin that is plastered all over my face.
I lean forward, resting my hands on the edge of the dugout. “Are you busy after the game?”
“No,” Daisy says with a smile.
“You are now,” I say, not caring that I’m probably jumping the gun and assuming she wants to see me. It’s not a guess; I know she does. “Stay right there and I’ll come get you when the game is over.”
Before I know it, we’re on the Jumbo Tron with hearts all around our picture. She covers her face and I turn back to the game, only to turn around and wave my hat at the section she’s in. They roar with cheers and start chanting my name.
We win, nine to one. I had a few more base hits and some RBI’s to add to our run count. Every Renegade player had at least one base hit. It’s odd when that happens, but we take it and run with it when it does. As soon as I enter the clubhouse the reporters are there. They call my name and instead of going to them, they come over to me and shove their microphones into my face as soon as I sit down.
“Ethan, you made a pretty big display of affection today during the game. Do you care to tell us about your girlfriend?”
“Yeah, sure,” I say, running my hand through my hair. “I’ve been in love with her for as long as I can remember. She means everything to me.” Suddenly their microphones are even more in my face.
“What’s her name?”
“Baseball!”
I wish I had a camera at this exact moment so I can capture their expressions as they all deadpan at my answer. They’re stupid if they think I’m going to say anything about Daisy. We have a long road ahead of us and the last thing we need is the media hounding us. I do enough stupid shit that brings us plenty of attention. We don’t need any more.
The reporters don’t like me much after that answer, not that I can blame them. Kidd punches me in the shoulder and winks at me. 




Author Bio: 

Heidi is a New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author.

Originally from Portland, Oregon and raised in the Pacific Northwest, she now lives in picturesque Vermont, with her husband and two daughters. Also renting space in their home is an over-hyper Beagle/Jack Russell, Buttercup, and their newest addition of a Highland Westie/Mini Schnauzer, JiLL.

During the day Heidi is behind a desk talking about Land Use. At night, she's writing one of the many stories planned for release or sitting court-side during either daughter's basketball games.

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