Haunting of Orchid Forsythia

  I’m a huge fan of Nicole Williams. From her Crash series to her stand-alone to her mini-series about a seductress, I can’t stop reading what she puts out. After reading Lost and Found , my love for her storytelling only increased (if that’s possible) and Lost and Found has quickly climbed its’ way to the top of the list of favorite books from 2012. After numbing pain for the past five years with boys, alcohol, and all-around apathy, Rowen finds herself on a Greyhound bus to nowhere Montana the summer after she graduates high school. Her mom agreed to front the bill to Rowen’s dream art school only if she proves she can work hard and stay out of trouble at Willow Springs Ranch. Cooking breakfast at the crack of dawn for a couple dozen ranch hands and mucking out horse stalls are the last things in the world Rowen wants to spend her summer doing. That is until Jesse Walker saunters into her life wearing a pair of painted-on jeans, a cowboy hat, and a grin that makes something i...

Hello all! I am back after quite a few crazy weeks. I moved out of my old apartment, into a new one (with a two week gap in between, so I had some fun staying with relatives) and had so many crazy deadlines at work. I haven't had much time to read at all! But now I'm back with a gem that I discovered a few weeks ago. I had downloaded quite a few books at once last month, being all jazzed about my new Kindle. One of those books was something I stumbled upon on Goodreads. It’s a book called Crave , and I was very intrigued by the synopsis. I decided to give it a whirl, and I am so glad I did. Crave is one of my new favorite books. Savannah Colbert is your average teenager. She’s a freshman in high school, doesn’t have an athletic bone in her body, and is regularly picked on by a clique of students called The Clann. Savannah was once friends with the kids in The Clann, but mysteriously they stopped speaking to her after fourth grade. Unable to comprehend why they went from best fr...

This book hit almost all of my absolute favorite points. Small town girl finds out she’s really royalty, hot prince, moving to a new place, finding out you’re secretly rich... all it needed was a cowboy and I would have passed out from sheer happiness! Samantha Rousseau is used to getting her hands dirty. Working toward a master’s degree in wildlife biology while helping take care of her sick father, she has no time for celebrity gossip, designer clothes, or lazy vacations. So when a duchess from the small country of Lilaria invites her to dinner, Samantha assumes it’s to discuss a donation for the program. The truth will change the course of her life in ways she never dreamed. Alex D’Lynsal is trying to keep his name clean. As crown prince of Lilaria, he’s had his share of scandalous headlines, but the latest pictures have sent him packing to America and forced him to swear off women—especially women in the public eye. That is, until he meets Samantha Rousseau. She’s stubborn, feis...

  I’m a huge fan of Abbi Glines and I think I say that anytime I review one of her books. I began with her Sea Breeze series and quickly made my way through her other stories. The Too Far series is definitely not one to miss if you’re a fan of bad boys, strong female leads, drama and a whole lot of steamy romance. He had held a secret that destroyed her world. Everything she had known was no longer true. Blaire couldn’t stop loving him but she knew she could never forgive him. Now, she was back home and learning to live again. Moving on with life… until something happened to send her world spinning once again. What do you do when the one person you can never trust again is the one that you need to trust so desperately? You lie, hide, avoid, and pray that your sins never find you out. In this installment of the Too Far series, Blaire is trying to figure out how she’s going to live without Rush. How can she move on with her life knowing what she knows now about Rush and her fa...

  I'm very excited guys because I geto to help reveal the cover for Krista and Becca Ritchie's next book, Hothouse Flower ! For those romance and New Adult lovers out there, you need to check these ladies out! Their first book, Addicted to You , is fantastic and I can't wait to see what Hothouse Flower will bring! Hothouse Flower by  Krista Ritchie ,  Becca Ritchie Release Date: February 2014 Summary from Goodreads: Ryke Meadows, meet Daisy Calloway ... she’s all grown up. Twenty-five-year-old Ryke Meadows knows he’s hard to love. With a billion-dollar inheritance, a track-star resume, and an alpha-male personality—he redefines the term  likable asshole . But he’s not living to make friends. Or enemies. After months helping his brother through rehab and sobriety, he just wants to free climb three of the toughest mountains in Yosemite without drama or interruption. And then he receives a distressed call from a girl in Paris—a girl that he has never been allowed to ha...

I saw this book on a fellow bloggers post for the blog tour. Had it not been for the post I read, I would have never pick up Wide Awake . It just didn’t seem like my cup of tea and definitely not something I would normally pick up. I’m so happy that I did though. A girl. A coma. A life she can't remember. When Emma Walker wakes up in the hospital with no knowledge of how she got there, she learns that she's been in a coma for six months. Strangers show up and claim to be her parents, but she can't remember them. She can't remember anyone. Not her friends, not even her boyfriend. Even though she can't remember, everyone wants her to just pick up where she left off, but what she learns about the 'old her' makes her start to wish she'd never woken up. Her boyfriend breaks up with the new girl he's dating to be with her, her parents want her to start planning for college, her friends want their leader back, and her physical therapist with the hazel eye...

    I’ve been reading a ton of quick little eBook only New Adult romances that won’t really take up a whole day’s worth of a review. So I figured I’d bundle a few of them together, let you know what they’re about and what I thought and hopefully give you a taste of what’s out there in the eBook world of New Adult Romance! The Rocker That Holds Me (The Rocker, #1) by Terri Ann Browning   Browning tells the story of a young rock and roll band who are gaining wide spread success. They have booze, guitars and all the women they could want. Including Emma, the childhood girl that they rescued from a life of abuse and neglect. Now their pseudo touring assistant, Emma gives them everything they want and hides her secret love for one in the band. Everything changes when her world is turned upside down and the boys find themselves in a situation they never thought possible. I really liked this one. I read the story in one sitting and couldn’t help but feel happy afterwards. I’...

      I downloaded Crave on a whim after seeing it on GoodReads, and couldn't get enough. I finished it in one day, and proceeded to download the sequel, Covet . True to form, I finished that one in a day. The last book in The Clann series, Consume , comes out on August 27 and I cannot wait! Tristan Coleman has survived the change from Clann magic user to vampire, much to Savannah Colbert's joy—and despair. By changing the Clann's golden boy and newly elected leader, even to save him from death, she has unleashed a fury of hatred and fear that they cannot escape. As the Clann and the vampire council go to war, Tristan and Sav face a new threat—a fracturing of the all-consuming bond they share. To fight for peace, they must forge a new trust and risk everything to take down their deadliest enemy, even as they must run for their lives. Soon they will learn that some bonds are stronger than love—and some battles cannot be won without sacrifice. What are you waiting on? ...

Here on the east coast, it's a very rainy Tuesday. So what better TopTen to feature than our favorite summer reads. Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme/feature hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. Maybe our list of sunshine reads will bring back the sun for our last few weeks of summer!  1. Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling 2. Breath (Sea Breeze, #1) by  Abbi Glines 3. Crave (The Clan, #1) by Melissa Darnell 4. Unbroken (Cedar Cove, #1) by Melody Grace 5. Spellbound (Spellbound, #1) by Cara Lynn Schultz 6. Can You Keep a Secret by Sophie Kinsella 7. The Goddess Test (Goddess Test, #1) by Aimee Carter 8. Switched (Trylle, #1) by Amanda Hocking 9. Beautiful Creatures (Castor Chronicles, #1) by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl 10. Tempting the Best Man by J. Lynn This is more of a compelation that a ranked list, but Jess and I both agreed without argument that Harry Potter is always a go to read for the summer. Whether you are re-reading or remember past summers of midnight book relea...

  It’s time for another Sea Breeze book review! This deliciously steamy series is hard to put down and I’m always sad when I finish one! Now I have to wait a while for book 5 and I’m itching to hear more about Jax Stone’s younger brother Jason in the 5th installment of the series!   Preston Drake has had to grow up fast. With a drug addicted mother who cares more about her next fix than taking care of her little ones, Preston has had to step up and take care of his young siblings. When times get tough, Preston has to turn to some pretty unconventional (and illegal) means of making ends meet for his family. With a different trashy girl in his bed every night, he’s content with the life he thinks he deserves. Then there’s Amanda Hardy. The younger sister of his best friend and the good girl he needs to stay away from. He know’s he’s not good for a girl like Amanda but when she turns on the charm, he can’t seems to stay away.   Of course, I really enjoyed this book. It’s ...

I don’t really even know what to write for this review. I finished the book last night and I tried to give myself some time to process it and get a handle on how I felt before I wrote my review...here goes nothing... A net of shadows begins to tighten around the Shadowhunters of the London Institute. Mortmain plans to use his Infernal Devices, an army of pitiless automatons, to destroy the Shadowhunters. He needs only one last item to complete his plan: he needs Tessa Gray. Charlotte Branwell, head of the London Institute, is desperate to find Mortmain before he strikes. But when Mortmain abducts Tessa, the boys who lay equal claim to her heart, Jem and Will, will do anything to save her. For though Tessa and Jem are now engaged, Will is as much in love with her as ever. As those who love Tessa rally to rescue her from Mortmain’s clutches, Tessa realizes that the only person who can save her is herself. But can a single girl, even one who can command the power of angels, face down an ...

  Let me tell you. After finishing this steamy first book in the Breathless series, I cannot wait to start book 2. If you’re looking for a romance a la FiftyShades or Bared to You , look no further. Rush is a sexy and touching ride that really will leave you breathless. Gabe, Jace, and Ash: three of the wealthiest, most powerful men in the country. They’re accustomed to getting anything they want. Anything at all. For Gabe, it’s making one particular fantasy come true with a woman who was forbidden fruit. Now she’s ripe for the picking... When Gabe Hamilton saw Mia Crestwell walk into the ballroom for his hotel’s grand opening, he knew he was going to hell for what he had planned. After all, Mia is his best friend’s little sister. Except she’s not so little anymore. And Gabe has waited a long time to act on his desires. Gabe has starred in Mia’s fantasies more than once, ever since she was a teenager with a huge crush on her brother’s best friend. So what if Gabe’s fourteen years...