Act Like You Love Me by Cindi Madsen Cover Reveal!

Published May 10, 2013 by bookbesties

Here at bookbesties, we LOVE cover reveals! It’s like unwrapping a long-awaited candy bar after a long day!  We get all

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So here it is, the cover for Cindi Madsen’s book Act Like You Love ME! Due out June 10th!

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All’s fair in acting and amore…

Brynn McAdams isn’t the awkward drama geek she was in high school—she’s grown up and confident, or at least she likes to think so. But when her old crush, the impossibly handsome and impossibly unattainable Sawyer Raines, comes back to town to direct her community play, Brynn finds herself determined to be someone other than the girl he doesn’t even recognize. Good thing she’s an excellent actress.

After his bad breakup in NYC, the last thing Sawyer wants is to get involved with another actress. But the glamorous and beautiful Brynn draws him in, even though as her director, he knows she’s off-limits. There’s just something about the woman that feels…familiar. Like home.

As Brynn’s lies start to snowball, she struggles to stop acting and come clean. But what if Sawyer is already falling for the fake Brynn, not the Brynn she truly is?

ACT LIKE YOU LOVE ME excerpt:

“Cut, cut cut!” Sawyer stood. “Was that supposed to be more passionate? Because it sucked.”

“This is supposed to be the eighteen hundreds,” Brynn said. “It can’t be too passionate or it would seem inappropriate for the time.”

The next instant Sawyer was charging up the steps to the stage. “I’m not saying it’s got to be a kiss with tongue, I’m saying you’ve got to look at each other like you’re in love so the audience will want it to work out. Our modern audience.” Sawyer shook his head. “Take it again, from before the proposal.”

It was impossible to concentrate with Sawyer standing right there, so close she could hear every shift of his body and feel his gaze on her like a weight. All her lines were swimming together.

Leo knelt, told her she was an angel. She said her line, trying to peer into his soul like she wanted to be with him, and then Leo kissed her. And it was sloppier than usual.

She did her best to not jerk back, though it was her first instinct.

“Okay, that was just…” Sawyer moved in front of her. He looked at the playbook, then lowered it by his side and stared into her eyes. The air thickened around them and she could feel every thump of her heart. “What a perfect angel you are, Cecily.” He said it so tenderly, his smile close-lipped but full of joy.

“You dear romantic boy,” she said, all out of instinct because thoughts were getting fuzzy.

He leaned in and kissed her, a soft kiss with his lips barely parted. The pressure of his lips increased for a delicious moment, and then they were gone. A quick, simple kiss, but when his mouth left hers, she felt its absence so strongly that she couldn’t think about anything else for a couple seconds. Her breath was stuck somewhere in her lungs and her lips still tingled, living the sensation over and over again. Heat wound through her body, her hands itched to reach out and touch him. And then she remembered she was supposed to. She ran her fingers through his hair and felt the whisper of his breath on her wrist as he exhaled.

“Wow, that was good,” Wendy said from the front, breaking Brynn from her trance.

Brynn stepped back and swallowed, but her throat wasn’t working right. Sawyer’s eyes never left hers, and one corner of his mouth curved up in a smug, self-satisfied way.

“It was all right, I suppose,” Brynn said, working to keep her voice steady. She crossed her arms and shrugged. “For a first-timer, anyway.”

That only made Sawyer’s smile grow wider.

Brynn couldn’t help but watch Sawyer as he jumped off the stage. Funny how she’d dreamed of kissing him all the time in high school, but her fantasy wasn’t even close to the real thing. Her heart felt like it’d just been wrung out and shoved back in her

And her scene with Leo was better. She was sure it had nothing to do with the fact that she closed her eyes and pretended it was Sawyer kissing her again.

Nope. Nothing at all.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Cindi Madsen sits at her computer every chance she gets, plotting revising, and falling in love with her characters. Sometimes it makes her a crazy person. Without it, she’d be even crazier. She has way too many shoes, but can always find a reason to buy a new pretty pair, especially if they’re sparkly, colorful, or super tall. She loves music, dancing, and wishes summer lasted all year long. She lives in Colorado (where summer is most definitely NOT all year long) with her husband and three children. She is the author of YA novels All the Broken Pieces and Demons of the Sun, bestselling short romance Falling for Her Fiancé and the women’s fiction novel Cinderella Screwed Me Over.

You can find Cindi on her Website or on Twitter and Facbook

You can pre-order the book at Amazon, B&N, or add to Goodreads.

Cindi’s other book Falling for her Fiance can be purchased at Amazon, B&N, Kobo, iTunes or add to your Goodreads.

With 4.3 out of 5 stars you’ll want to get this read!

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Forever Too Far Cover Reveal and News!!!

Published May 9, 2013 by bookbesties

EEP! Just finished the chat for Abbi Glines and got a TON of Forever Too Far (Fallen #3), Including the cover, blurp and some excerpts! Iv’e put them all together and the book is due out JUNE 10th!!

The cover is….. I love it.

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The Blurp: 

Rush promised her forever … but promises can be broken.
 
Torn between his love for his family and his love for Blaire, Rush has to find a way to save one without losing the other.  In the end one has to be more important. Letting go isn’t easy.
 
 Blaire believed in her fairytale … but no one can live in a fantasy.
 
Her love for Rush and desire to have a family keep her believing that they can find a way for this to work. Until she has to make the right decision for her and the baby. Even if it breaks her heart.
 
Can they find the forever that they both want or has it all just gone … too far?

And the three Excerpts:

“Grant and Nan have had a thing for a while now. Nan finally scrwes things up for the last time and it’s over. Rush didnt know about it.”

My mouth dropped open as Dean’s word sank in. Grant and Nan? really?

“Shocked the hell outta me too. Didn’t think that boy was stupid. Guess he learned the hard way just cause it’s pretty doesn’t mean it shines.”

-Excerpt from Have Book Will Read Blog

The night breeze was cold now. I immediately shivered and Rush stopped and wrapped his arms around me. “We need to go to the house. I’m not going to make her stand out here and talk. It’s too damn cold.” Rush told his father. 

Dean finally stopped walking and looked back at me. His eyes slowly took me in and I could see the moment he noticed my stomach. 

“Dean, this is Blaire Wynn. My fiancée. Blaire this is Dean Finlay, my father.” Rush said in a tight voice. He didn’t sound like he wanted to make this introduction. 

“No one told me I was gonna be a grandpa,” he said in a slow drawl. I wasn’t sure how he felt about that because there was no emotion on his face. 

“I’ve been busy,” was the only response Rush gave him. That was odd. Was he embarrassed to tell his dad? I felt sick at my stomach and started to ease away from him. 

His arms tightened their hold on me and I could feel his attention focused completely on me. “What’s wrong?” He asked turning his back on his father and bending down so he could look me directly in the eyes. 

I didn’t want to have this conversation in front of Dean. I could feel his dad’s eyes on both of us. I shook my head but my body was still tense. I couldn’t help that. The fact he hadn’t told his father was bothering me. 

“I’m taking her to the car. I’ll meet you back at the house,” Rush said over his shoulder but kept his eyes focused on mine. I dropped my gaze wishing I hadn’t reacted now. I was making a scene. Dean was going to think I was a whinny princess. 

-Excerpt from Autumnm review Blog

Kiro was shirtless and swinging his tattooed arms around with a cigarette between his fingers and a bottle of rum in his other hand. “What the ever loving f*ck is your problem? Hell, you got momma issues then go bitch at mother f*cking Georgianna. Why am I the one being dealt this crazy shit?” Kiro was yelling at Nan when I walked into the game room. A pair of black lace panties were on the pool table but the female I’d left him with a few hours earlier was nowhere to be seen. Small miracles.

“Rush! Do you hear him? He doesn’t care about me. He doesn’t care that he ignored me most of my life and do you know he has a daughter? Some uptight bitch that won’t even look at me.” Nan was still screaming.

I walked over to her and grabbed both her hands. “Take a couple deep breaths, Nan. You gotta calm down so we can all talk. You yelling isn’t gonna fix shit.”

She glared at me but did as I told her to. I waited until she’d taken two deep breaths before squeezing her hands. “Good. Now, go sit over there on that sofa and don’t talk. Let me talk. Okay?”

She frowned but nodded her head and walked over to the white leather sectional sofa that outlined two of the four walls in this room.  Once she was seated I turned back around to look at Kiro. He was taking another long swig from the rum. The man needed to stop drinking and eat something. You could see his ribs. His fetish with leather went beyond furniture. He wore it too. The leather pants he had on were hanging on his tattooed hipbones.

“Can’t believe you got her to shut up for a whole damn minute,” Kiro muttered and put the cigarette back to his lips.

-Excerpt from Natasha is a book junkie blog

There you have it all the Forever Too Far goodness! Im Super Excited as i LOVE the Fallen books! Is it June 10th yet?!

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Obsession by Jennifer Armentrout Cover Reveal!!

Published May 8, 2013 by bookbesties

AHHHH! I’m doing my happy dance

I have waited for this cover for a very long time! Jennifer L Armentrout’s Obsession, and trust me you want this book if not for the cover alone! check it out!

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He’s arrogant, domineering, and… To. Die. For.

Hunter is a ruthless killer. And the Department of Defense has him firmly in their grasp, which usually doesn’t chafe too badly because he gets to kill bad guys. Most of the time he enjoys his job. That is, until he’s saddled with something he’s never had to do before: protect a human from his mortal enemy.

Serena Cross didn’t believe her best friend when she claimed to have seen the son of a powerful senator turn into something…unnatural. Who would? But then she witnesses her friend’s murder at the hands of what can only be an alien, thrusting her into a world that will kill to protect their secret.

Hunter stirs Serena’s temper and her lust despite their differences. Soon he’s doing the unthinkable—breaking the rules he’s lived by, going against the government to keep Serena safe. But are the aliens and the government the biggest threats to Serena’s life…or is it Hunter?

Hot Right!!!  Obsession comes out 5/31/13,  Add to Goodreads

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

# 1 NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY Bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s not hard at work writing. she spends her time reading, working out, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, and hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell, Loki.

Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories….which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. She is published with Spencer Hill Press, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen.

She also writes adult and New Adult romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jlarmentrout

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JenniferLArmentrout

Website:http://www.jenniferarmentrout.com/

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Where is the LOVE?!

Published May 7, 2013 by bookbesties

We know, We know, where is the love? We have not been doing a very good job as blogging lately and I totally Blame my other half Josh! (it’s a collective effort) We have both gotten busy with life, but have not forgotten! If you follow our twitter or Facebook then you know I (Vonetta) mostly FB or twitter  daily and quite often  BUT I have been reading like krazy and you guys will be hit with mad crazy reviews, by made crazy i mean like 2 or 3.  BUT Sylvia Day released the first chapter of Entwined With You that comes out June 4th and I ate it up like a fat kid eats Nutella! If you haven’t read it, just click on the book and BAM, Gideon and Eva love. Look for my reviews on Sweet Evil(since I didn’t have this blog when i read it, I’m doing it) and Sweet Peril(currently reading) and I will have to light a fire under my other half to put up his blog soon as well. Until then Besties read and enjoy!

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Illustrated Temptations: REAL by Katy Evans

Published April 30, 2013 by bookbesties

I live this!!

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Hello peeps! Today is all about Remy & Brooke–the lovey dovey in Real (Real, Raw & Ripped #1) by Katy Evans. I was immediately hooked and found my fussy self making pic quotes from one scene to another. It was so effin’good! I wish that you experience the same arousing excitement that I felt upon reading it. I really think that Katy has created beautifully raw and perfectly flawed characters through Remy and Brooke. I also loved that the story line was equally well crafted. Unlike other stories, there is the immediate attraction but there is no instant jump to the bed sex scenes. It was actually a crazy ride of mad lust, temptation and seduction. The intense build up of the characters sexual tension was just “WOW!”. Most of all, an amazing story that you actually won’t want to put down until you finish it.

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$10.00 Amazon Gift card giveaway!

Published April 29, 2013 by bookbesties

Some of you don’t follow our Facebook or twitter and We are doing a flash giveaway of a $10 Amazon gift card to the first person who can tell us what book AND author this quote is from, so far no one has been able to tell us and we have done two quotes.
The hint: The Author is going to be at BookBash Orlando
Quote one: “Don’t run, I won’t be able to control myself if you run.”
Quote two: “You knew what you were doing to me yesterday and last night. You knew it would break me down to lose you, that I wouldn’t be able to take it.”
So there you go chicks and dudes. We really want to give away this gift card so have at it!

 

UPDATED: We have a winner! Congratulations Sharon! You have been contacted already!

We will do more of these random giveaways. watch the blog, FB or Twitter!

R E A L…was soooo Real!

Published April 26, 2013 by bookbesties

Real (Real, Raw & Ripped, #1)

First off  i need to clarify that there are only a handful of books that leave me like, WOW.. where I have a book hangover from them, FSOG was one and then Opal by Jennifer L Armentrout was the other. Both of those book s are wholly different from Real but Real had just the same effect on me that they did. I was completely shocked by this book and drawn in from the first words.

Brooke Dumas was fresh out of college and looking for work, after loosing her dream of going to the Olympics for track from a torn ACL, she got into sports medicine. She meets Remington ‘Riptide’ Tate at an underground boxing match and he thoroughly swirled her insides all around, he went after her to give her a kiss and ask her name, leaving her  all..

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Remington Tate is like sex on a stick, he oozes sex from the moment he is introduced. He’s your typical cocky bastard who knows he’s hot as hell, I mean he has an 8 pack!!! I wasn’t even 10% into the book and I was already hooked on him

He ask her to his hotel room, but not for what she thinks, he wants to hire her to be his sports rehab specialist to travel with him while he is on tour doing the underground boxing thing, she agrees because she needs a job and she is also drawn to Remy in a way that she has never been drawn to anyone before in her life.   They start a sort of friendship, exchanging songs on each other’s iPod’s for the other to listen to and when he played her “Iris” by the Goo Goo Dolls, you know the one

“And i’d give up forever to touch you…”

Yea, I think i melted when she did and I’ve had it on repeat for the duration of the book and maybe a little bit after.  But after receiving mixed signals from him and getting increasingly sexually frustrated Brooke has had it, she wants him and she wants him now. But Brooke has no idea what she is asking for

“When I take you, I want you to be mine, you need to be certain, I want you to know me first, and then I want you to let me know if you still want me to take you.”

Can you say. WHOA!   Remington’s secret is the not you’re typical hot guy secret, I was both shocked and maybe fell in love with him a little more because of it.  Of course there is sex, I mean hello with a man this hot there HAS to be sex, but it was so much more than that, I love books that have more than just sex!  Remey keeps everyone on edge with his championship on the line and there almost, but not really relationship, but  is Brooke sure this is what she wants after finding out his secret?

I was upset at the end of this book only because it was over and wanted more. again I was in a book hangover but also swoony

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If i had this blog at the time of FSOG then I would have done this for those books but since i didn’t  I am doing my first ever 6 out of 5 stars! there I said can’t take it back.

Katy Evans writing is like non that I have ever read, it sucks you in, it’s so full of adjectives and analogies and since I’m a visual kinda gal I loved them all! I can’t wait for more!

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Night Rise: Gate Keepers 3

Published April 23, 2013 by bookbesties

Nightrise (The Gatekeepers, #3)

Night Rise From Anthony Horowitz 3rd book of the Gatekeepers/ Power of Five Series.

First of all this book had EPIC battles of major proportions!

Now that we have grown closer to Matthew and Pedro 2 of the chosen 5 of the Gatekeepers. We now find 2 more Gatekeepers.

In this book we find 15-year-old twins Jamie and Scott Tyler performing in a magic show in Reno, Nevada. Night Rise the evil corporation being run by the Nexus are set to kidnap the twins. But before the Night Rise Corporation can get them Jamie escapes and Scott is captured. The Twins have the power of telepathy and that it encompasses. Think Matt Parkman form Heroes

Jamie is rescued by a woman named Alicia whose son Daniel has also been kidnapped by the same corporation since he was showing some clairvoyant powers himself.  So now that Scott is captured Jamie is on a journey to find his brother and Daniel but before Jamie can find his brother he must enroll at the Silent Creek Prison to find more information about Scott’s whereabouts.  His situation turns from bad to worse  when he finds his powers don’t work when he is in prison  now feeling like he brought a knife to a gun fight, it is so on right now. Jamie gets some help and is able to get out of the prison but he is gets catapulted ten thousand years in the past and faces the full horror of the Old Ones with the other four Gatekeepers. That is right we went into some time travel I am somehow reminiscing of Back to the Future.

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The five of them defeat the Old Ones and give the world a new start… Now back to present day. Jamie gets back to reality from his back to the future extravaganza. But he did not get Scott when he was in the prison come to find out that Night Rise has a plan to use Scott for their own evil doing. Now that Jamie realizes who he is can he save the day and get to his brother in time to stop something horrible from happening. ..He must meet with the other Gatekeepers, but is there enough time left??  You will have to read about it for yourself.

Great Follow to Evil Star. Anthony has not disappointed me with this one. Love the Twins having telepathic powers and the fact that he went back to the original fight ten thousand years ago was bad ass.

4 out of 5 stars for me. The next book in the series is Necropolis.

Soto out

Editor-Josh

Twisted Perfection, I Love You

Published April 22, 2013 by bookbesties

Twisted Perfection (Perfection, #1)

When I read books I usually fall in love with a character and follow them if they are in other books even just a little bit, whether the book they were in was good or not, it’s just because the character grabbed me so. With that being said Woods never really grabbed me like that in Fallen Too Far and Never Too Far but I was going to get the book because I am a Fan of Abbi’s.  What had me putting this at the top of my TBR pile was the fact that Abbi had said something about the MC, Della that made me want to read it, and boy was I not disappointed.  This book in my opinion was Abbi’s best!

We have woods whom we know a little about from FTF and NTF but we don’t know Woods until this book.  Living under his father’s thumb and running the golf club in hopes to someday have his stake in it like he grew up knowing he would. But his father has planes for him to get to that. Della Sloan is for lack of a better word a wounded bird. She had a horrible thing happen to her and lived a horrible life and is on her own quest to ‘live’ until she stops in a small town on travels and has a one night stand with who? you guessed it, Woods.

Cut to three months later and Della finds herself back in the small town and face to face with the best one night stand of her life.

who just so happens to now be her new boss, talk about AWKWARD!

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Della has demons on top of demons but Woods just can’t seem to stay away. Dose he stay even after her demons are reveled and go against his father’s wishes?  Hummm. (I loved that Blair made a small cameo in the book.)

I loved this book for the simple fact it was totally different from anything Abbi had ever written before. All her other MC’s i have felt for and empathized with but none more than Della. You could feel her hurt pouring off the pages, and of course there was sex(this is an Abbi G book) but the story behind the sex was so much MORE than that! And the ending was kinda

 

I love her but she is killing me with these endings, I can’t wait for the next!

4 out of 5 stars!

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And we have a Winner!!

Published April 21, 2013 by bookbesties

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Thank you guys for participating in the blog tour and liking our pages, if you wanted the book or just because you liked our page, thanks! We have picked a winner using random.org and the winner has been emailed! Congrats Courtney!
Thanks again guys, there will be more give-away’s soon!