New Release: The Fortunate Ones by R.S. Grey

Happy Release day R.S. Grey!

As many of you are aware, I really enjoy Rachel's books. If you're looking for a steamy contemporary NA - she writes some of the best. Her books are compulsively readable - once you start you can't seem to stop reading them.

Today her latest book, The Fortunate Ones, is available for you on Amazon and what's even better is that if you're an Amazon Kindle Unlimited member you can read the book for free (no this post is not sponsored by Amazon - I just like to share a good deal when I see one).

Thank you to R.S. Grey for sending me an advanced review copy of this novel!

I feel like R.S. Grey is one of those authors who has a lane - she's really good at writing witty NA Romantic Comedies that you can read quickly. Her books are the type that you read on an airplane or as a rebound from some dark literary fiction. While I don't particularly love everything in the NA genre - I do love R.S. Grey's books, she's one of the writers in this genre that gets everything right.

Like Anything You Can Do and The Foxe and the Hound, The Fortunate Ones is a steamy rom-com full of witty one liners and off the charts chemistry.

The Fortunate Ones by R.S. Grey

 

R.S. Grey's next romantic comedy, THE FORTUNATE ONES, is available now! Read a sneak peek below and be sure to pick up your copy today!

 

New Release: The Foxe and the Hound by R.S. Grey!

R.S. Grey's THE FOXE & THE HOUND is available today! You don't want to miss getting your hands on this sexy and hilarious new read from R.S. Grey. Find out more about THE FOXE & THE HOUND below and grab your copy today!

 

About THE FOXE & THE HOUND

When your life is a hot mess at twenty, it’s cute. At twenty-seven…well, not so much.

It’s just that my lofty dreams—making it as a real estate agent, paying rent on time, showering daily—have stayed just that: dreams. Oh, and love? I’ve decided love might be a little ambitious for me at the moment. Instead, I’ve settled for the two guys who will never leave me: Ben & Jerry.

That is, until Dr. Adam Foxe takes up residence as the town’s new vet.

With his strong jaw, easy confidence, and form-fitting scrubs, it’s not long before every housewife in Hamilton is dragging neglected tomcats in for weekly checkups.

Like everyone else, I’m intrigued. Even after I spoil my chance at a good first impression, he still offers me a proposition I can’t refuse: play his girlfriend at a family function and he’ll hire me as his real estate agent. Welcome to love in the 21st century.

It’s too bad I underestimated Adam’s irresistible charm and the undeniable attraction that burns between us. The day he pins me to the wall and silences me with a kiss, the line between reality and ruse begins to blur. Every teasing touch brings me to my knees. Every kiss promises more.

It looks like my hot mess of a life is about to get a little hotter.

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Get your hands on THE FOXE & THE HOUND by R.S. Grey now!

 

Get a Sneak Peek of THE FOXE & THE HOUND

I follow his gaze to where my dress has ridden up. When I’m standing, it’s a modest length, but the leather seats in his Audi have hiked up the skirt and a few inches of my thighs are now on perfect display.

His gaze drags down, pausing on my lips for a moment before he trails down my neck and chest. He’s studying my dress—no, he’s studying my body beneath the fabric. His smile is slow to spread, a little haunting…sexual.

About R.S. Grey

R.S. Grey is the USA Today bestselling author of thirteen novels, including THE FOXE & THE HOUND. She lives in Texas with her husband and two dogs, and can be found reading, binge-watching reality TV, or practicing yoga! Visit her at rsgrey.com

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Caraval by Stephanie Garber

“Welcome, welcome to Caraval! The grandest show on land or by sea. Inside you’ll experience more wonders than most people see in a lifetime. You can sip magic from a cup and buy dreams in a bottle. But before you fully enter into our world, you must remember it’s all a game.”

Welcome to the wonderful, rosy prosy world of Caraval – Stephanie Garber’s debut novel that is generating a ton of buzz right now.

A tale of two sisters caught in a magical game that blurs the boundary between reality and illusion, and a tall, dark and handsome stranger to help figure it out, throw in all the comparisons to one of my favorites, The Night Circus - why, this book sounds like it was written for me!

Well, actually, it was written for sixteen year olds. So, there’s that.

Scarlett and Donatella Dragna live under the roof of their scheming, punishing father on an isolated island estate. Having lost their mother and with no one to turn to but each other, the girls are incredibly close but very different. Tella rebels against her father while Scarlett obeys him. Both girls want nothing more than to escape the island where they live and be free of their father. When the girls receive an invitation to Caraval from its infamous host, Legend, Tella sees a chance at freedom and Scarlett hopes to experience the magic and romance of Caraval before she marries the stranger to whom her father has betrothed her.

Knowing that their father would never allow them to attend Caraval, The girls run away to go to the show, but when they arrive Legend whisks Tella away to be the winning piece in this year’s game. To reach Tella before the game ends and she is lost forever, Scarlett will have to partake in a dangerous game of intrigue and illusion that will challenge her in ways she never thought possible.

You will like this book if you are into a fast-paced fantasy storyline with all the romantic, intoxicating prose that makes no sense but sounds really good.


For example:

“She remembered thinking falling for him would be like falling in love with darkness, but now she imagined he was more like a starry night: the constellations were always there, constant, magnificent guides against the ever-present black.”

Or

“He tasted like midnight and wind, and shades of rich brown and light blue. Colors that made her feel safe and guarded.”

Can someone please tell me what midnight tastes like?

There is a lot of this type of writing in this book – so if it’s your thing, you will love it.

You will like this book if you like cotton candy – this book is like sweet spun sugar that dissolves in your mouth, leaving you with a bunch of empty calories but no real substance in the end.

You will NOT like this book if you are expecting the detailed, multi-layered, intricately crafted story that was The Night Circus. I honestly do not understand the comparisons to Erin Morgenstern’s novel at all – it does not compare in substance or story. So, do not go in to Caraval expecting the same quality of writing or storyline that The Night Circus gave us.

At first I really loved this book, and now that I have had some time to ruminate on it, to be honest I really enjoyed this book for what it is, an entertaining YA fantasy novel. I can see what Stephanie Garber was trying to accomplish with this novel and I get it. It is a story about the bond between two sisters set in a fantasy world, but because that alone isn’t enough to carry the story -we need muscles to drool over – there’s the handsome guy to help guide our heroine through the twists and turns of the game keeping our heartstrings and interests alive.

While I really enjoyed this book and it was a quick read, I have a feeling that readers in search of a more substantial fantasy novel are going to see this for the cotton candy fluff it is – which is okay because cotton candy is delicious! Who doesn’t like cotton candy? I feel that if you go into this book expecting that – you will probably enjoy it.

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New Release Tuesday: The Summer Before the War, by Helen Simonson

Title: The Summer Before the War, Helen Simonson

Print Length: 496 pages

Publisher: Random House

Publication Date: March 22, 2016

Rating: 4/5 Stars

I was lucky enough to read an advanced copy of this charming novel by Helen Simonson. Set in 1914, the summer before the outbreak of the Great War, we meet the inhabitants of Rye, a small town in Sussex England who are more focused on the perfect summer weather and garden parties than the rumored war on the continent. It is to this idyllic country town that Beatrice Nash arrives just as life for everyone is about to change.