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SEBRING By Kristen Ashley Review 26/1/2016 0 Comments About The Book... Nick Sebring has issues. Born feeling like an outsider in his own family, growing up under the shadow of a brother who could do anything, Nick isn’t that great of a guy. But when this culminates with Nick lashing out to hurt his brother through the woman he loves, Nick turns inward and makes some decisions about the man he intends to be. And as he does this, he falls in love and truly learns the man that he’s grown to be. When his love is murdered right before Nick’s eyes, Nick knows he has to avenge her. He knows how he’s going to avenge her. And he has no qualms using Olivia Shade to exact that vengeance. Olivia Shade has grown up on the outside of her family too. Her problem is that they don’t want her outside. They want her all the way in, right under their thumbs. She pays the price for seeking escape and learns her lesson—she’ll never see a dawn where she wakes up free. Then she meets Nick Sebring, and even as she fights it, the hope that died years ago starts to blossom. She can find love. She can have a man of her own. She can be happy. She can be free. Olivia hopes while Nick schemes. However, as Nick peels back the layers of all that is Olivia Shade, he finds something surprising. He understands its fragility. He falls in love with its beauty. He seeks to protect it. But he forgets to protect his Livvie from one thing: Nick Sebring. AMAZON UK AMAZON US About The Author... Kristen Ashley was born in Gary, Indiana, USA. She nearly killed her mother and herself making it into the world, seeing as she had the umbilical cord wrapped around her neck (already attempting to accessorise and she hadn't taken her first breath!). Kristen grew up in Brownsburg, Indiana but has lived in Denver, Colorado and the West Country of England. Thus she has been blessed to have friends and family around the globe. Her posse is loopy (to say the least) but loopy is good when you want to write. Kristen was raised in a house with a large and multi-generational family. They lived on a very small farm in a small town in the heartland and existed amongst the strains of Glenn Miller, The Everly Brothers, REO Speedwagon and Whitesnake (and the wardrobes that matched). Needless to say, growing up in a house full of music, clothes and love was a good way to grow up. And as she keeps growing up, it keeps getting better. Facebook Twitter Website The Review... I started this book at 10.27pm on a work night, knowing full well I had to get up for work and the ever daunting school run, but alas I finally succumb to sleep at around 3.19am knowing this because of my activity tracker which was monitoring my sleeping patten at the time whoops! Anyway as you may of guessed its addictive, dark, gripping and doused in spine tingling chemistry and emotion! The characters where basically your flawed hero and doubtful reluctant heroine but taking that format and giving it what only Kristen Ashley can do and making them stand alone with their unforgettable back-stories, their raw scars and their burning romance they make an undeniable novel! The plot is about how one woman born and raised in a world where violence, deception and torture is the norm, a woman entrapped by the people who should love her the most. it's also about a man who not only made mistakes but learnt from them, who healed but lost the one thing every man treasures the most! But when a man is set out for revenge, and a woman is barely breathing and they collide there will not only be smoke there will be FIRE! This was a gorgeous, end to the Unfinished Hero's series, perfect, utterly delicious and still found a way to hint, to tease about what is to come maybe within the Chaos Series... What will those bikers do next I for one am dying to find out!! God bless queen KA!!! AMAZON UK AMAZON US 5 STARS FOR SEBRING BY KRISTEN ASHLEY Thanks For Reading Chicks That Read ​xoxo 0 Comments Hold On The Burg Series Book Six By Kristen Ashley 17/1/2016 0 Comments About The Book Since she was young, Cher Rivers knew she was not the kind of girl who got what she wanted. A girl who could hope. A girl who could dream. She knew a happily ever after just wasn't in the cards for her. In love for years with the last bastion of the 'burg's eligible bachelors, Garrett Merrick, Cher worked hard at making him laugh. Being one of the guys. Having him in her life the only way she could. All this knowing he was in love with another woman. The Merrick Family is known for loving deep. So when Cecelia Merrick was murdered, it marked the Merricks in a way none of them recovered. Both Cecelia's children found love. Both turned their backs on it. But Garrett "Merry" Merrick knew in his soul the woman he divorced years ago was the one for him. Until the night when Cher took Garrett's back and things changed. The Merrick family loves deep. They also protect fiercely. And with his eyes finally open, Garrett sees the woman who truly is for him and he goes after her About The Author Kristen Ashley was born in Gary, Indiana, USA. She nearly killed her mother and herself making it into the world, seeing as she had the umbilical cord wrapped around her neck (already attempting to accessorise and she hadn't taken her first breath!). Kristen grew up in Brownsburg, Indiana but has lived in Denver, Colorado and the West Country of England. Thus she has been blessed to have friends and family around the globe. Her posse is loopy (to say the least) but loopy is good when you want to write. Kristen was raised in a house with a large and multi-generational family. They lived on a very small farm in a small town in the heartland and existed amongst the strains of Glenn Miller, The Everly Brothers, REO Speedwagon and Whitesnake (and the wardrobes that matched). Needless to say, growing up in a house full of music, clothes and love was a good way to grow up. And as she keeps growing up, it keeps getting better. Facebook Twitter Website The Review I have been a fan of Kristen Ashley for a while now when I say a fan, I mean obsessed person who owns ALL her books! bar one but shush I'm buying Sebring tomorrow, its pay day! YAY!! Anyway Hold On the last in the Burg series! well what can I say to properly explain my love and admiration for this book. well lets start with what the book is about, Cher and Merry, the last single man in the Burg and the tough chick who has been through more lows than highs who has accepted that she isn't the type of girl who can dream! Merry also has felt real pain, losing his mother, and divorcing the woman who was meant to be the one. With any love story you have obstacles but these two have mountains and to reach the other side they are going to have to hold on, and brace! The hits come, but what blossoms doesn't just make up for them, it smashes them to pieces, love, family, friendship rammed with action, baddass men, and smothered with smart wit and beauty. Hold on, is beautiful end to the Burg series, which was full of emotion and depth. Hold on, was delicious in every way and I couldn't of asked for more, the epilogue was oozing with satisfaction and love and I now have one severe book hangover! You can never got wrong with a Kristen Ashley book believe me, flawed, complex characters that become a part of you, that make you fully invested, plots with twists and turns that keep you reading page after page. A unique undeniable voice that flows through every single book entwining everything! Series' that become cherished and loved. Kristen Ashley is QUEEN! iBook AMAZON US AMAZON UK KOBO Thanks For Reading Chicks That Read ​xoxo 0 Comments Holding Out For A Hero By Victoria Van Tiem 16/1/2016 0 Comments AMAZON US The problem with first love is that it never truly dies... ​ A funny, bitter-sweet romantic dramedy set to an 80s soundtrack. Libby London fell in love in with the 80s, came of age in the 90s, and now, in the 21st Century, she's completely falling apart... Her New York City fashion sensibility is more 'vintage tragedy' than 'retro babe' and might just be what's holding her back in all matters of life and love... At least that's what her well-meaning friends think. They've staged a #80sIntervention in an effort to bring Libby bang up-to-date. But how do you move forward when the one you love holds you in the past? Between her dreaded birthday party, friend's madcap ambush, and being forced to relocate her Pretty In Pink thrift shop, Libby's nearing the end of the rope... If h er therapist isn't quick, it could be a literal one. AMAZON UK Read The Free Prequel On Wattpad! About The Author Victoria Van Tiem (pronounced 'team') is an international author of romantic comedy and dramedy novels, a former gallery owner and creative director with a background in brand development. She lives just outside of Indianapolis on a small hobby farm with her husband and two teenage boys. Her second novel, HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO, releases Jan 14th in the US & UK with a FREE prequel short available on wattpad. Her debut, LOVE LIKE THE MOVIES is available internationally. Facebook Twitter Website The Review I was totally besotted with this book from the moment I opened it. I previously reviewed Love Like The Movies and I loved Tiem's writing the layers and connections bringing a whole new complexity to the plot. So when Holding Out For A Hero slid through my letter box I was beside myself, a book set to an 80's soundtrack could this get any better? Well yes it does, the book is full of 80's references and the protagonist herself is locked emotionally in 1985! Libby London has built herself a life within a time capsule, locking her heart and mind away from any more hurt. One problem though, she has friends and they have had enough, enough of the leg warmers, enough of the stagnate life she has created, so what do they do well of course they stage and #80sIntervention and this is how the book develops from great to, down right fantastic! Libby has suffered though, she has demons that haunt her day and even more so at night, but no one really knows the truth, no one knows that her first love has a crippling hold on her after all these years, no one knows her body and mind is crippled with guilt and no one knows who Libby London really is, including herself. The book is one of the most uplifting, soul searching and delicately written books I've ever read! depression, guilt and grief mixed with leg warmers, a parrot and one big gesture, set to an 80's soundtrack could you ask for more? I am a huge fan of Victoria Van Tiem and I can't wait to read her next big hit! I am hoping, praying okay BEGGING that we get to travel on with Libby London as she was just such a wonderful character, full of depth contradictions and sarcasm she is my kind of woman! if your looking for a book to really connect to, really feel this winter you've just found it! Get a cup of tea, pop on those fluffy bed socks and dive in your about to relive/enter the 80's and fall in love with the emotional DRAMEDY (btw awesome sub genre) Holding Out For A Hero! AMAZON UK AMAZON US FIVE GOLD STARS! Thanks For Reading Chicks That Read xoxo 0 Comments Athica Lane By Brynne Asher #REVIEW 24/10/2015 0 Comments Cam Montgomery is a single full time dad who knows his priorities: his kids, his job, his team, his side business. Dealing with his disaster of an ex-wife is bad enough, not to mention delinquent football players and a meddlesome mother. Cam doesn’t have the luxury of time for anything more, especially a relationship. Even if it is sassy-wiseass Paige Carpino, who can still be sweet, but at every turn knocks him on his ass with the unexpected. That’s figuratively speaking of course. Paige might come in a small package, but she makes up for it in spirit. An energetic spit-fire who has some heat to her sauce, she’s dedicated to her new business ventures, her family and a select group of friends. She’s never put herself out there, but then again, there’s never been anyone worthy of putting herself out there for. Until one day in a burger joint, an asshole practically enters her into a wet t-shirt contest with his drink. Who knew a wet t-shirt could be the beginning of your life. Or more importantly, that asshole would be your reason for being. But anything and all of the above can happen when you finally put yourself out there for a single-dad-ex-football-player-smarty-pants-hot-man. When you throw the Carpino’s, the Montgomery’s and an eighty-five year old bossy woman in the mix, it’s a recipe for…well…something big. Warning: This book contains a hot dad, a sassy heroine, steamy parts and naughty words. If you’re under the age of 18, this author is frowning at you with her mama eyes telling you to walk away. Brynne Asher grew up in the Midwest and now lives in Northern Virginia with her husband, three children and her perfect dog. When she isn’t creating pretend people and relationships in her head, she is running her kids around and doing laundry. She enjoys cooking, decorating, shopping at outlet malls as well as online and is always seeking the best deal. A perfect day in “Brynne World" ends in front of an outdoor fire with family, friends, s’mores and a delicious cocktail. I stumbled upon Brynne Asher while I was searching for book while suffering from a horrific book hangover! Which let me tell you is a bad time usually to try out a new author but let me tell you this, I was amazed from page one when I started Overflow then I read the second novel in the series which is Beautiful Life which I LOVE!!! So then I had to wait for the next instalment, which brings us to Athica Lane The latest release in the Carpino Series! Athica Lane is the story of sweet but sassy Paige Carpino and steaming hot single dad Cam Montgomery! How sometimes Dr Pepper can be the start of something beautiful but also incredibly complicated. Cam is a man that suffered a blow with his ex wife, he doesn't trust easily and with two kids to care for he doesn't do things without caution! I loved this book, it was hot, it had great characters and I seriously enjoyed the way Asher brings in sensitive subjects which tend to not be in romance books. The twist involving mental health really was fantastic reading. The book is hot, its steamy, its heartfelt and it rocked my world! I know I will have every Brynne Asher book on pre-order from now on! If your a fan of Kristen Ashley you will go nuts for Brynne Asher, believe me! Grab your E-Reader ladies we are off to Athica Lane! The Carpino Series... Thanks For Reading Lovelies Chicks That Read ​xoxo 0 Comments Christmas Ever After By Sarah Morgan Tour Stop #Review #PuffinIsland 22/10/2015 0 Comments Jewellery designer Skylar loves living London, especially as the glittering Christmas lights sparkle all around. But when a surprise proposal goes wrong she finds herself fleeing home to remote Puffin Island. Of course, the last person she expected to see was TV historian Alec. Burned by a terrible divorce, Alec is dazzled by Sky’s blonde beauty and so cynical that he assumes that’s a bad thing! Luckily she’s on the verge of getting engaged to someone else, so she won’t be a constant source of temptation on Puffin Island...but this Christmas, can Alec and Sky realise that they are what each other was looking for all along? AMAZON UK AMAZON US USA Today bestselling author Sarah Morgan writes hot, happy contemporary romance and her trademark humour and sensuality have gained her fans across the globe. Described as ‘a magician with words’ by RT Book Reviews, she has sold over 13 million copies of her books. She has been nominated four years in succession for the prestigious RITA© Award from the Romance Writers of America and won the award twice; in 2012 for her book ‘Doukakis’s Apprentice’ and 2013 for ‘A Night of No Return’. She also won the RT Reviewers’ Choice Award in 2012 and has made numerous appearances in their ‘Top Pick’ slot. As a child Sarah dreamed of being a writer and although she took a few interesting detours along the way, she is now living that dream. Sarah lives near London with her husband and children, and when she isn’t reading or writing she loves being outdoors, preferably on vacation so she can forget the house needs tidying. TWITTER FACEBOOK WEBSITE Read the review for the first book in the Puffin ​Island Series Some Kind Of Wonderful HERE ​ ​Read the review for the second book in the Puffin Island Series First Time In Forever ​ HERE ​ As you can see I have reviewed the first two books in this series and I eagerly awaited the final instalment which came in the form of a fabulous Christmas novel! Christmas Ever After is the story of Skylar, the jewellery designer and how one winter's evening her life shifts gear and she finds herself with an unlikely companion. Alec is damaged by his divorce, his outlook on life and love changes and every part of Skylar's beauty threatens him. But when life gives you a knock and a shipwreck hunter helps pick you up, maybe there could be love after all! This book is my favourite so far, it glittered, the words lit up the pages and I could not put it down. I loved the characters, Sky was full of life and conflicting emotions which everyone can relate to. Everyone struggles with things, choices, careers, relationships, Morgan shows this sublimely. I also loved Alec it was nice to have the guy who was damaged by a past love rather than the woman. It was so refreshing to find the woman showing the way, that their is hope and second chances and Christmas ever after! This book will immerse you in the Christmas spirit, you will find yourself falling head over heels in love with the characters and find yourself turning page after page in a dreamy state of complete satisfaction! A book that must be on your wish list! A book that needs to be on you e-reader or shelf! Twinkling romance, sparkling chemistry and full on cracker! Sarah Morgan can do no wrong, the master of her genre! ​ Thanks For Reading Lovelies Chicks That Read ​xoxo 0 Comments My Big Fat Christmas Wedding By Samantha Tonge Tour Stop #Review & Read Chapter One! 16/10/2015 0 Comments Things don’t always run smoothly in the game of love… As her Christmas wedding approaches, a trip back to snowy England for her ex’s engagement party makes her wonder if those are wedding bells she’s hearing in her mind, or warning bells. She longs for the excitement of her old London life – the glamour, the regular pedicures. Can she really give that all up to be…a fishwife? There’s nothing for it but to throw herself into bringing a little Christmas magic to the struggling village in the form of a Christmas fair. Somewhere in amidst the sparkly bauble cakes and stollen scones, she’s sure she’ll come to the right decision about where she belongs…hopefully in time for the wedding… ​ Perfect for fans of Lindsey Kelk and Debbie Johnson. Don’t miss the Christmas Wedding of the year AMAZON UK AMAZON US Read A Little Taster Thanks For Reading My Lovelies Chicks That Read xoxo 0 Comments The Dinosaur That Pooped The Bed Review! What the kids think! 6/10/2015 0 Comments ​Book Description A moral tale about tidying your room from the best-selling creators of The Dinosaur That Pooped a Planet! From the Back Cover Danny and Dinosaur need to tidy the mess in their bedroom! But Dinosaur eats the mess instead, and soon he's so big that the friends are trapped! Luckily, with Dinosaur nothing stays stuck for long... About The Authors Tom Fletcher loves Christmas and space , Dougie Poynter loves reptiles and they have a shared obsession with poop! After writing songs together for years in the band McFly, they wrote The Dinosaur That Pooped books in the same way that they write their song lyrics. ​ Dougie Poynter loves reptiles, Tom Fletcher loves space , and they have a shared obsession with poop! After writing songs together for nine years in the band McFly, they wrote The Dinosaur That Pooped books in the same way that they write their song lyrics ​Garry Parsons studied Fine Art at Brighton College and after that he went on to study Illustration. He is a talented illustrator, whose work has captured the imaginations of children all over the UK. Billy's Bucket won the 2004 Children's Book Award. Krong! was his first book as an author/illustrator. Krong! has been shortlisted for the Stockport School's Book Award 2006 and was the winner of the Perth and Kinross Picture Book Award 2006. Garry has recently worked with Stephen and Lucy Hawking, Jeanne Willis, Diana Kimpton and author duo, Dougie Poynter and Tom Fletcher. ​ Book Review with the Children from My Book Club S o what you may not know is I work full time as a Teaching Assistant, and one of my favourite responsibilities is running the book club, we have spent a lot of time on The Dinosaur That Pooped series, we have read as group, we have read them independently and we have done some fab dinosaur designing. The book we focused on is this week was The Dinosaur that pooped the bed! Even the title had the group gripped and ready to read, reading is the foundation of learning, I am extremely passionate about my child and the children at the school I work in having the opportunity and tools to read and enjoy books. Having fabulous books like the Dinosaur that pooped series helps to enrich their reading time and brighten their day. The children were enthralled by the books, finding them hilarious, entertaining and even having a very good moral that we can all learn from! ​We discussed it using my book jar, who w ere the main characters? What can you tell me about them? They all answered and understood the books which for year one and year two children which is the age range of five to seven is a great achievement! These books are fabulous for both girls and boys, I have loved featuring them in our book club, there is so much you can do, activities to then explore and do with children at home and you are always bound to have one happy, giggling child when you introduce Danny and his pet dinosaur to the kids! ​ " Miss can we read more" Reuben Age 5 "I love this book, I want a pet dinosaur like Danny" Reece Age 6 "hahahahahahahahahahaha POOP!" uncontrollable laughter from Sadie Age 5 ​​ ​​​ HEAD OVER TO RANDOM HOUSE FOR MORE DINO FUN ​ With tons of fun activities games, there is endless fun to be had! ​ Thanks For Reading Lovelies Chicks That Read xoxo​​ 0 Comments <<Previous

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The problem with first love is that it never truly dies... ​ A funny, bitter-sweet romantic dramedy set to an 80s soundtrack. Libby London fell in love in with the 80s, came of age in the 90s, and now, in the 21st Century, she's completely falling apart... Her New York City fashion sensibility is more 'vintage tragedy' than 'retro babe' and might just be what's holding her back in all matters of life and love... At least that's what her well-meaning friends think. They've staged a #80sIntervention in an effort to bring Libby bang up-to-date. But how do you move forward when the one you love holds you in the past? Between her dreaded birthday party, friend's madcap ambush, and being forced to relocate her Pretty In Pink thrift shop, Libby's nearing the end of the rope... If h er therapist isn't quick, it could be a literal one.

Victoria Van Tiem (pronounced 'team') is an international author of romantic comedy and dramedy novels, a former gallery owner and creative director with a background in brand development. She lives just outside of Indianapolis on a small hobby farm with her husband and two teenage boys. Her second novel, HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO, releases Jan 14th in the US & UK with a FREE prequel short available on wattpad. Her debut, LOVE LIKE THE MOVIES is available internationally. Facebook Twitter Website

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Jewellery designer Skylar loves living London, especially as the glittering Christmas lights sparkle all around. But when a surprise proposal goes wrong she finds herself fleeing home to remote Puffin Island. Of course, the last person she expected to see was TV historian Alec. Burned by a terrible divorce, Alec is dazzled by Sky’s blonde beauty and so cynical that he assumes that’s a bad thing! Luckily she’s on the verge of getting engaged to someone else, so she won’t be a constant source of temptation on Puffin Island...but this Christmas, can Alec and Sky realise that they are what each other was looking for all along? AMAZON UK AMAZON US

Read the review for the first book in the Puffin ​Island Series Some Kind Of Wonderful HERE ​

​Read the review for the second book in the Puffin Island Series First Time In Forever ​ HERE ​

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" Miss can we read more" Reuben Age 5 "I love this book, I want a pet dinosaur like Danny" Reece Age 6 "hahahahahahahahahahaha POOP!" uncontrollable laughter from Sadie Age 5 ​​ ​​​

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