Cover Reveal: King of the Court

R.S. Grey’s next standalone rom-com, King of the Court, is coming August 12th! Check it out and sign up for release updates!

About King of the Court

We don’t get a lot of NBA superstars coming through little ol’ Pine Hill, Texas. That’s why everyone is all in a tizzy over the fact that the USA men’s Olympic basketball team will be training here of all places before this year’s Summer Games. With little else to talk about, rumors about the players have been spreading like wildfire, and there’s one man in the middle of it all holding a match.

Ben Castillo.

NBA champion. 

Olympic gold medalist. 

Widely hailed ‘King of the Court’.

The morning he walks into my dingy diner, I have enough sense to keep my head down and go right on wiping tables, pouring coffee, and serving up short stacks. A man who looks like that—superstar or not—has only ever meant trouble, and more trouble is the last thing I need, what with taking care of Nan and scraping by on tips from truckers.

If anything, he seems drawn to my indifference. His steely gaze pierces me behind the counter. My knees nearly buckle under the weight of his attention. But while Mr. Pretty Boy is probably used to snagging city girls with a smile, this gal is country strong.

I won’t be some clichéd convenience for him on his way through town.

So look over your choices carefully, Benny-boy. We serve up sides of hash browns here, not heartbreak.

About R.S. Grey:

R.S. Grey is the USA Today bestselling author of over twenty novels. She lives in Texas with her husband and daughter, and can be found reading, binge-watching reality TV, or practicing yoga! Visit her at rsgrey.com

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Make Me Bad by R.S. Grey (ARC)

This book was the epitome of how I want my rom coms; quirky and relatable with all the feels.

It follows Madison, a quirky children’s librarian who’s been a good rule abiding girl all her life, as she decides that enough is enough. It’s time to step out of her comfort zone and try to live life to its fullest. The question is, how to begin. So, when an unexpected opportunity steps into her library, she takes it.

R.S. Grey has a delicious sense for tension and an endearing knack for portraying relationships (both romantically and other) that makes the whole story even more addicting. Throw in some great references, swoon worthy scenes and believable storyline, it’s no wonder that Make Me Bad swaggered up to the top of my rom com favorites before I’d even finished half the book! If you like reading romance or are curious about romantic comedy, this is your candidate. Be prepared to smile a lot. I know I did! 😊

Links to Amazon and Goodreads.

SYNOPSIS:

I was issued a warning: stay away from Ben Rosenberg.

As Clifton Cove’s resident “king”, he thinks he’s entitled to anyone and anything.

The trouble is, I’ve spent my whole life following the rules and playing it safe. I know what it feels like to be the good girl. I’m the police chief’s daughter and a librarian—for adorable children, no less. My wardrobe consists of colorful sundresses and baggy jeans. I might as well have a Post-it stuck to my forehead that reads: Yup, she’s a virgin.

An all-nighter with a fictional hunk is about as exciting as my life gets, until one day, fate decides to take pity on me and shove me straight into the path of Mr. Off-Limits himself.

Oof.

Just as I suspected, every inch of him promises to be my demise. Up close, he’s tall, menacing, dangerously handsome—the type of man who’s never spent a single moment worrying about the opinions of others. A well-behaved girl would do as she’s told and avoid him at all costs, but I’m overdue for a little rebellion.

No more Friday nights sprawled out on the couch in my comfiest pajamas. No more wishing I had the courage to misbehave.

Everyone thinks Ben is going to ruin me.
They think he’ll chew me up and spit me out.

Well, Ben…go ahead.
Tempt me. Taunt me.
Make me bad.

Saving Death by R. L. Endean (arc)

This book took me a while to get into, but about halfway through everything came into focus and I sailed through the pages. At first, it was mostly character driven and it was very interesting to follow Ava’s character development when she struggles with grief while also trying to bond with her love interest. Despite this, I would still have welcomed some more worldbuilding or “plot roots” to give the story more bulk in the beginning, but once the plot was revealed it was well worth the wait; being intriguing, filled with smart twists and suffused with the kind of mythos that you wish you’d been the one to think of first. This debut was full of potential and gives an exciting promise of an even better sequel. I highly recommend this gothic romance for anyone looking for an atmospheric YA read!

Published by Oftomes Publishing.

Release date: 2018-11-05

Rating: 4 stars

You can find here: Amazon, Book Depository, Adlibris and on Goodreads.

The Witches of the Glass Castle by Gabriella Lepore (ARC)

This was such a delight! Witches, mystery and darkness, what more can you ask for? And it was easily devoured, which is a very attractive quality that shouldn’t be undervalued. I love the satisfaction of it, to get so carried away with a story… It’s happiness.

The story follows Mia and her brother Dino who discovers that they are witches. Their whole family are witches (well, at least on their mother’s side) and all it takes is one small incantation, even said by mistake, to awaken the magic within. Because of their awakening powers, they are sent away to a place that can help the siblings learn control and nurture whatever power they may have. At the Glass Castle, they meet frightening but handsome warrior witches with feral instincts called Hunters and witches called Arcana that can read peoples thoughts and have visions of the future. It’s a strange but colorful new world where Mia and Dino must both come to terms with who they are and as events begins spiraling out of control they must choose what they think is right and where their allegiances lie in the end.

There’s some really good twists and turns in this book. It kept the story and my interest peaked through the whole thing. I’m also very fond of how the author portrayed her characters (and their dynamic). It was just the right amount of goof, cuteness and realness to make the relationships work.

I really recommend this book to anyone who love YA fantasy, and witch lore. A fascination with witches should be existent when picking this up. Just saying… 😉

I give this book 4 out of 5 stars! Witches of the Glass Castle is the first book in a duology, where the Witches of the Dark Power is the second book and they both releases today the 18th. So, Happy Book Birthday to Gabriella Lepore!

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

The author Rainbow Rowell is a recent addition in my bookshelves. I hadn’t read anything by her before Fangirl, but I’d heard lots about her and been bombarded by pictures of her books on Instagram. Particularly Fangirl and Eleanor & Park. So you could say this was purely an insta-buy for me. I don’t have that many Contemporaries among my books, but it’s a genre that I’m beginning to love.

Fangirl is about a girl named Cath that upon going to college gets stranded by her twin sister in her own dorm room with a girl who, well, is not someone who Cath normally hangs out with. Cath isn’t the outgoing girl who her sister is. So when she meets her roommate and her boy(?)friend she’s stumped.

She prefers writing and reading to partying and socializing. Her life with her sister has so far revolved around the Simon Snow series, but Wren has outgrown their fandom and decides to strike out on her own. Thus leaving Cath to find her way disentangling from a fictional world that she’s spent years submerged in; reading fan fiction, writing her own and investing her emotions wholeheartedly in. What happens when life starts intervening in Cath the Fangirl’s life?

I loved this book. Though to be honest I was in “inhale-mode” while reading it and finished it in a day, which this time resulted in me having mixed feelings about Fangirl. I thought it was a great read, but not awesome, you know? I needed to take a step back and let it sort itself out in the back of my mind. I don’t know why, but sometimes this happens to me. It all becomes this weird tangle of story and feels and I can’t really sort them out right away. This was one of those books that has grown in hindsight, from great to amazing.

Fangirl is such a wonderful book and you won’t be sorry for picking it up.

If you’ve read this book, please feel free to comment down below and tell me your thoughts. I would love to hear them!

Bookstagram

Yay! I’ve finally managed to get started on my bookstagram account!

I’ve wanted to start one since I stumbled upon the community last year. I feel awed by the individuals who manage not only to run a book blog, but also a bookstagram AND a book tube, while writing their own stuff AND living their various life’s. I mean, the sheer effort and creativity of these people are astounding. My heroes! I feel a bit overwhelmed thinking about it. I love to write, to photograph and read, but I haven’t been able to muster any energy for it. Well, until now, I hope. Bookstagram and this blog is up and running, now I just have to get my writing and photography seriously going again. 🙂