Cover Reveal: Something Like Hate by Claudia Burgoa

Something Like Hate

By Claudia Burgoa

Cover Design: By Hang Le

Release Date: August 15, 2019

Blurb

Claire 
You know that thing about what happens in paradise, stays in paradise? Yeah, no. You know that other thing about first impressions? Check this out: Tall. Broad shoulders. Fine butt. No manners. All work, no play reflecting in those big brown eyes. You know that thing about keeping your hands to yourself? I should keep my mind on the sun, sand, and tequila. But it’s Cancun, and when Mr. Annoying turns on the charm...I can’t resist. You know that crucial thing about never sleeping with your boss’s boss? Yeah. Too late. That promotion that I was a shoo-in for? History. If it’s the last thing I do, I’ll make Miller regret making me his competition. But I can’t stop thinking about that thing about keeping your enemies closer… 

Miller Between a troublesome client and my fake-girlfriend-for-my-sister’s-Cancun-wedding canceling at the last minute. I’m having the day from hell. Then I spot Claire. Sexy. Smart. Sassy. So one of my superstar employees is boarding the same plane. With her help, I could kill two problems with one tequila shot. That thing about never mixing business with pleasure? I should’ve remembered. Now the hottest one-night stand I’ve ever had is my biggest business rival. We’re after the same client. I’m after her heart. The trick is how to win one without losing the other. Because when love has you by the balls, it’s time to play dirty. 

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Claudia is an award-winning, international bestselling author. She lives in Colorado, working for a small IT. She has three children and manages a chaotic household of three confused dogs, and a wonderful husband who shares her love of all things geek. To survive she works continually to find purpose for the voices flitting through her head, plus she consumes high quantities of chocolate to keep the last threads of sanity intact.

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Blog Tour/Review: The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman

The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman

Published: July 9, 2019

Publisher: Berkley Books

Format: via NetGalley

Rating: 4/5

Synopsis

The only child of a single mother, Nina has her life just as she wants it: a job in a bookstore, a kick-butt trivia team, a world-class planner and a cat named Phil. If she sometimes suspects there might be more to life than reading, she just shrugs and picks up a new book. 

When the father Nina never knew existed suddenly dies, leaving behind innumerable sisters, brothers, nieces, and nephews, Nina is horrified. They all live close by! They're all—or mostly all—excited to meet her! She'll have to Speak. To. Strangers. It's a disaster! And as if that wasn't enough, Tom, her trivia nemesis, has turned out to be cute, funny, and deeply interested in getting to know her. Doesn't he realize what a terrible idea that is?

Nina considers her options.

1. Completely change her name and appearance. (Too drastic, plus she likes her hair.) 

2. Flee to a deserted island. (Hard pass, see: coffee). 

3. Hide in a corner of her apartment and rock back and forth. (Already doing it.)

It's time for Nina to come out of her comfortable shell, but she isn't convinced real life could ever live up to fiction. It's going to take a brand-new family, a persistent suitor, and the combined effects of ice cream and trivia to make her turn her own fresh page.

My Thoughts

Nina Hill is fully content with her life of working at the bookstore, reading and her trivia team. She has lived her whole life being raised by her nanny while her mother traveled the world and now at nearly thirty, she discovers who her father was and that she has a large family she never knew of. 

Nina is the classic introvert, she likes to be alone and she wants the simple things in life. However one night at trivia she sees a fellow trivia nerd and finds herself kind of attracted to him. She tries to deny her feelings but she can't help herself, but she doesn't know exactly how to express herself and her feelings. With everything in her life turned upside down Nina soon learns that learning new things is okay. She learns to give into these new experiences and with that she gains a family and a new relationship.

The Bookish Life of Nina Hill is a fun and quirky novel one that touches your heart and makes you laugh. Nina is someone we all can relate to and you feel for her and want her to come out of her shell and get the things she deserves. This is one novel that has a main character that you will root for and you want her to expand her horizons and enjoy life to the fullest. Nina Hill will make you laugh and this is one feel-good novel that is a joy to read.

Book Blitz: On a City Street by Pat Wahler

On a City Street by Pat Wahler 

(A Becker Family Novel)

Publication date: July 9, 2019

Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

The cure for a painful breakup requires drastic measures. And quite often, a moving van…
When veterinarian Carolyn Becker catches her fiance cheating, her problem-solving skills come to the rescue. She swears off love and leaves suburbia for a fresh start in St. Louis to launch a low-cost animal clinic…and bury the past.
But new beginnings can be complicated. A mysterious man, a troubled teenager, and an injured dog trigger unsettling questions. Before she knows it, Carolyn’s best-laid plans unravel, and solutions are farther from her reach than Mars. Sometimes even a problem-solver can use a little help.
Especially when it comes to mending a broken heart.

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“A reminder, Dr. Becker. If you run into anything unusual, tell me.”
She tried to make sense of what he said. “You mean at the clinic?”
“I mean anywhere. I’ve noticed you tend to run hell-bent into situations you don’t know anything about. It’s a good way to get yourself into a world of trouble.”
Carolyn mulled over his comment. “I wouldn’t do anything stupid.”
“All the same, take care.”
He certainly didn’t have much confidence in her good sense. It ought to make her furious. Instead, her body tingled. Was it the wine? Carolyn wasn’t sure. He moved closer. So close, she could feel his warm breath on her face. His expression remained impassive, yet she detected something within the silvery depths of his eyes.
His palm cupped her cheek and he said, “Are you sure it’s wise to trust me?” She didn’t have an answer since blood pounded through her veins in a most disconcerting way. His eyes held hers, and he leaned closer. Her lips parted, and she let her eyelids close against the magnetic attraction of his gaze. Would he kiss her? She waited expectantly.
A cell phone shrilled, and her eyes flew open. He uttered a soft curse and retrieved his phone. One glance at the screen darkened his face.
“What is it?”
“Sorry. This is important. I’ve got to go.”
“But…” She felt disembodied, as though abruptly awakened from a deep sleep, and pointed toward the oven. “What about dinner?”
“We’ll have dinner another day, but next time it will be on me.”
With one wicked grin, he retrieved his jacket from the chair where it hung. She watched until the door closed behind him, then pondered how to interpret what he said. Dinner? On him? What did he mean by that? A sudden burst of giggles erupted, which quickly turned into hiccups. She held her breath and counted to twenty. The hiccups subsided, but a wisp of smoke curled from the oven. Carolyn leaped up and raced for the kitchen.

Author Bio

Pat Wahler is an award-winning writer who aims to pen stories a reader will savor. She lives in Missouri with her family, including a Peek-a-poo pup named Winston; and Bogey, a tabby with an attitude. A fan of good books, history, humor, animals, and the arts (her dream job would combine all of these); Pat draws inspiration from family, friends, and the critters who supervise her time at the keyboard.
A frequent contributor to the Chicken Soup for the Soul anthologies, Sasee Magazine, and Not Your Mother's Book anthologies; her work has also appeared in Reader's Digest, Storyteller Magazine, and other publications.
Pat's debut novel, I AM MRS. JESSE JAMES, was an Amazon #1 bestseller in Historical Fiction. This story of love, loss, and redemption is based on true events and told from the point of view of Zee James, wife of the infamous outlaw. The novel received a Silver IPPY Medal for Midwest Best Regional Fiction from the Independent Publishers Book Awards and won Best First Novel from Western Fictioneers.
Other titles by Pat Wahler include LET YOUR HEART BE LIGHT: A CELEBRATION OF CHRISTMAS - This Christmas-themed collection of short stories, essays, and poetry received a Reader's Choice Five-Star review
COMING SOON! ON A CITY STREET: First of a three book contemporary romance series, and was named a Five-star Readers' Favorite. 

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Blog Tour/Spotlight: Layover by David Bell

In this high concept psychological suspense novel from the USA Today bestselling author of Somebody's Daughter, a chance meeting with a woman in an airport sends a man on a 
pulse-pounding quest for the truth... 

Joshua Fields takes the same flights every week for work. His life is a series of departures and arrivals, hotels and airports. During yet another layover, Joshua meets Morgan, a beautiful stranger with whom he feels an immediate connection. When it's time for their flights, Morgan gets up to leave, leans over and passionately kisses Joshua, lamenting that they'll never see each other again.

As Morgan slips away, Joshua is left feeling confused by what just happened between them. That's when he looks up and is shocked to see Morgan's face flashing on a nearby TV screen. He's even more shocked when he learns the reason why--Morgan is a missing person.

What follows is a whirlwind, fast-paced journey filled with lies, deceit, and secrets to discover the truth about why Morgan is on the run. But when he finally thinks every mystery is solved, another rears its head, and Joshua's worst enemy may be his own assumptions about those around him...

About the author

David Bell is a USA Today bestselling, award-winning author whose work has been translated into multiple foreign languages. He’s currently an associate professor of English at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky, where he directs the MFA program. He received an MA in creative writing from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and a PhD in American literature and creative writing from the University of Cincinnati. His previous novels include Somebody’s Daughter, Bring Her Home, Since She Went Away, The Forgotten Girl, Never Come Back, The Hiding Place, and Cemetery Girl.

Follow him online at www.davidbellnovels.com, Facebook.com/DavidBellNovels, Twitter @DavidBellNovels, and Instagram @DavidBellNovels.

Advance Praise for LAYOVER

“By giving film noir a frequent-flier twist, David Bell has crafted a terrifically tense thriller with a femme fatale who will keep you guessing until the very end. The perfect airplane read!”

—Riley Sager, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Time I Lied

“David Bell is a top-notch storyteller and LAYOVER is his best book yet. I flew through this twisty, riveting psychological thriller at breakneck speed, hooked from the first page right up through the book’s breathless conclusion.”—Cristina Alger, USA Today bestselling author of The Banker’s Wife

“David Bell once again plunges the Everyman (or woman) into situations both ordinary and extraordinary. Subtle, insightful, and very human, LAYOVER brings to mind the best of

James M. Cain.”—Christina Dalcher, national bestselling author of Vox

Monthly TBR: July

Monthly Wrap Up: June

Hi!! Can you believe we are at the halfway mark of the year already? June was a great month for me reading wise, I feel like I’m back on track and it feels good. Here’s how June went for me.

Books Read

26. A Stranger at the Beach by Michele Campbell

27. Unrequited by Melody Grace

28. All Your Perfects by Colleen Oakley

29. Autoboyography by Christina Lauren

30. The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

31. The Chain by Adrian McKinty

32. The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman

33. Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson

34. Summer of ‘69 by Elin Hilderbrand

Reading Stats

5 Stars - 1

4.5 Stars - 1

4 Stars - 6

3.5 Stars - 1

3 Stars - 0

2 Stars - 0

1 Stars - 0

Genres

Contemporary Fiction - 3

Thrillers - 2

YA - 1

Romance - 3

Pages Read - 3,183

Books via Publisher

Gone Too Long by Lori Roy

Tell Me Who We Were by Kate McQuade

Summer of ‘69 [finished copy] by Elin Hilderbrand

I’m Not Missing by Carrie Fountain

The Dragon Lady by Louisa Treger

Meet Me in Monaco by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb

Th1rt3en by Steve Cavanagh

The Gone Dead by Chanelle Benz

The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain

Pretty Revenge by Emily Liebert

Beside Herself by Elizabeth LaBan

Layover by David Bell

Surfside Sisters by Nancy Thayer

Harry’s Trees by Jon Cohen

Rosie Colored Glasses by Brianna Wolfson

Thank you to Dutton, William Morrow, Little Brown and Co, Flatiron Books, ST. Martin's Press, Gallery Books, Lake Union, Berkley Books, Ballantine Books and Mira for all the great books!

ARC’s via NetGalley/Edelweiss

Stars of Alabama by Sean Dietrich

You Were There Too by Colleen Oakley

That’s it for my June Wrap Up please feel free to share your wrap up I love to check out all things bookish!!