tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26716478242676720982024-02-07T04:29:34.568-08:00Volpina ReadsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16089748641359137708noreply@blogger.comBlogger125125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671647824267672098.post-24380472707840717072015-04-27T18:02:00.000-07:002015-04-27T18:02:00.655-07:00Emmy & Oliver by Robin Benway<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Emmy’s best friend, Oliver, reappears after being kidnapped by his father ten years ago. Emmy hopes to pick up their relationship right where it left off. Are they destined to be together? Or has fate irreparably driven them apart?<br />
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Emmy just wants to be in charge of her own life.<br />
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She wants to stay out late, surf her favorite beach—go anywhere without her parents’ relentless worrying. But Emmy’s parents can’t seem to let her grow up—not since the day Oliver disappeared.<br />
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Oliver needs a moment to figure out his heart.<br />
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He’d thought, all these years, that his dad was the good guy. He never knew that it was his father who kidnapped him and kept him on the run. Discovering it, and finding himself returned to his old hometown, all at once, has his heart racing and his thoughts swirling.<br />
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Emmy and Oliver were going to be best friends forever, or maybe even more, before their futures were ripped apart. In Emmy’s soul, despite the space and time between them, their connection has never been severed. But is their story still written in the stars? Or are their hearts like the pieces of two different puzzles—impossible to fit together?<br />
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Readers who love Sarah Dessen will tear through these pages with hearts in throats as Emmy and Oliver struggle to face the messy, confusing consequences of Oliver’s father’s crime. Full of romance, coming-of-age emotion, and heartache, these two equally compelling characters create an unforgettable story.<br />
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Another day, another AWESOME ARC to talk about. I had read a small blurp in a library magazine about this book and went to see if I could get an ARC to review. Lucky for me, my request was granted. </div>
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Let me begin this review saying that when I finished this book, I went to work and insisted the YA book buyer get this book. I could easily see this book being the next big thing for both teens and parents to read. The story has a great overreaching life lesson for both teens and parents. Both can get something out of this story. I, personally, had a lot of inner reflection after finishing this one.</div>
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What would you do as a parent if you kid's best friend was kidnapped by his father? How would you handle the grief of your own friend and neighbor, the parents of said kidnap child? How on earth could you not place a GPS tracking device in your own kid? Trust me, I asked my husband if we could do that and I got a funny look.</div>
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This book examines what happens when parents try to hold of too tight for fear of everything and teens who lived with the loss of a good friend almost every day. What happens when he returns and how would he fit back into that fold? The book also gives us a great look at the adjustment period. It's not a happy I'm home but the emotions of a teen who just discovered his mother isn't dead and his father is considered the bad guy? How would you handle that knowing your dad was there for you and took care of everything for you?</div>
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A lot of questions and inner reflection for all of the characters that gave this book a good amount of "meat and bones" for the reader. Of course we get typical high school drama, best friend crazies, and love as well but the bigger issues really made this book. It made me pause and say, "I can't put my kid in a bubble and will have to let her find her own path." </div>
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"Emmy & Oliver" is due out June 23, 2015. Make sure to stop by your local library to request a copy to read. This one could be the next John Green...that one book that was always on a hold and never on the shelf at the library. It was that good!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16089748641359137708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671647824267672098.post-2310478295189281892015-04-25T17:43:00.000-07:002015-04-25T17:43:33.532-07:00Until Friday Night by Abbi Glines<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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To everyone who knows him, West Ashby has always been that guy: the cocky, popular, way-too-handsome-for-his-own-good football god who led Lawton High to the state championships. But while West may be Big Man on Campus on the outside, on the inside he’s battling the grief that comes with watching his father slowly die of cancer.</div>
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Two years ago, Maggie Carleton’s life fell apart when her father murdered her mother. And after she told the police what happened, she stopped speaking and hasn’t spoken since. Even the move to Lawton, Alabama, couldn’t draw Maggie back out. So she stayed quiet, keeping her sorrow and her fractured heart hidden away.</div>
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As West’s pain becomes too much to handle, he knows he needs to talk to someone about his father—so in the dark shadows of a post-game party, he opens up to the one girl who he knows won’t tell anyone else.</div>
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West expected that talking about his dad would bring some relief, or at least a flood of emotions he couldn’t control. But he never expected the quiet new girl to reply, to reveal a pain even deeper than his own—or for them to form a connection so strong that he couldn’t ever let her go…</div>
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About two weeks ago, I received an email from a co-worker at the library letting me know that "Until Friday Night" by Abbi Glines was available for an ARC request. After screaming like a fan girl for 5 minutes and waving my hands around, I requested the ARC. I was lucky enough to be granted a viewing of this wonderful book.</div>
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"Until Friday Night" is set in high school and listed under YA. Glines creates a whole new setting with all new characters centered around their families and football. As always, I'm a huge fan of football books. What I like most about this was reading about the relationships and not a play-by-play of the games. Sure, we heard about people scoring touchdowns and being at the games but it was the right amount of football to the book.</div>
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Most times you don't get that kind of honestly about a guy in a book, even in the YA universe. You always read about Mr. Prefect who makes every guy pale in comparison and then messes up beyond belief. At least, that's what I've been reading lately and maybe this is where my book slump and lack of posting came from. Glines gives us a real character with meat to him that shows many facets of good and bad. Someone who is struggling with their present situation while trying to balance everything else.</div>
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With the ending, I had to go out and see if more books are coming. Yes they are but focused on different characters. We're left with a question or two but I think that will carry over into other stories with the other boys helping each other out.</div>
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Glines is a popular author at our library and we hardly keep her books on our shelves. When someone is in a book slump I always suggest one of her books because they always seem to have the perfect mixture of character development, drama, and setting. I can easily say this book is one of her best yet.</div>
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My only concern is the YA rating. Yes, it's high school and less steamy compared to her NA novels but her frank characterization of sex, relationships, and teenage activity (drinking) might turn some off. Do we get details or descriptions on the smexy times? No. But it is discussed frankly and openly in the characters minds. I appreciated that it was honest with its characters throughout the book. However, I could see some libraries placing this in Fiction to be safe. I would place it in YA knowing it's for an older YA. But that's just me ;)</div>
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"Until Friday Night" is due out August 25, 2015. Just in time for football season!</div>
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<span style="color: black;">My name is Lizzie Connelly, and I have it all. The gorgeous apartment. The new job most women would rip out their own souls for—working for Margaret Emerson at Emerson & Taylor. I have one of those lives you’ve always dreamt about, the kind you only see on HBO. But, the thing is, that life is a lie. A façade.</span>
<span style="color: black;">It all started with one call. “Everything you know about your story—your father’s story—is a lie. It’s up to you to uncover everything.” One call, and I turned my world upside down to dig my way into Margaret’s life—the woman who I’d never laid eyes on until recently. My stepmother who took everything after my father died fourteen years ago.</span>
<span style="color: black;">The plan was simple—figure out what role she played in my father’s death and expose her to the world.</span>
<span style="color: black;">But here’s another thing: simplicity doesn’t exist, and my plans are flawed from the beginning because I never anticipated Oliver. Sexy, too smart for his own goddamn good, and infuriating, he’s the one person who could blow my plans to uncover Margaret. She’s his mother, and in another life, that would have made him my stepbrother.</span>
<span style="color: black;">I want to pretend that none of that matters, that I can simply finish what I came to do without sparing him a second glance and another thought.</span>
<span style="color: black;">Like I said, though, there’s no such thing as simplicity.</span>
<span style="color: black;">My real name is Gemma Emerson.</span>
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Kylie Wolfe and bassist Wyatt McCrae have been bad for each other for the last several years, but it’s impossible for them to end their toxic push and pull. Not when their attraction is constantly fueled by lust and proximity—she’s her older brother’s Lucas’s assistant and Wyatt is his best friend and band mate.
So when Your Toxic Sequel makes a move to record a new album in Nashville, Kylie decides to make the latest break with Wyatt official by getting the hell out of town. She’ll spend a week in New Orleans. A week to immerse herself in the Mardi Gras scene. One week to not think about the last time she was in New Orleans, seven years ago with Wyatt. Seven days where she won’t have to see Wyatt every day just to fall ridiculously in love with him all over again—where, if she wants to, she can have a normal, no-strings attached fling that won’t end in heartbreak.
Too bad Wyatt ruins everything by showing up, as gorgeous and demanding and awful for her as ever.
Wyatt refuses to let Kylie give up on him. Not without reminding her why they both fell so far and hard in the first place. Not without making her savor the good memories and what could be their last chance with each other.<br />
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<span style="color: black;">She exposes her dad’s affairs, ends things with her longtime boyfriend, and just last semester she destroyed her music scholarship. Desperate to break away from all the destruction she’s caused and start over, Evie reinvents herself at her new university. </span>
<span style="color: black;">But then Rhys, her new voice instructor, happens. He’s gorgeous, insanely talented and a part of the dark past she’s trying to overcome. Rhys’s brother is the reason why Evie's life is such a mess right now, the reason why Lily, Evie's sister, is dead. Even though Rhys is the last person Evie should ever want, for the first time in two years, wrecking things seems…right.</span> <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16089748641359137708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671647824267672098.post-79089614380289439672015-02-06T12:30:00.000-08:002015-02-06T12:30:01.422-08:00Best Young Adult Books of 2014<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Isla and the Happily Ever After <br />
by Stephanie Perkins</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Scorpio Races <br />
by Maggie Stiefvater</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://volpinareads.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-fault-in-our-stars-by-john-green.html" target="_blank">The Fault in Our Stars </a><br />
by John Green</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://volpinareads.blogspot.com/2014/06/brooke-under-never-sky-25-by-veronica.html" target="_blank">Under the Never Sky </a><br />
by Veronica Rossi</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chosen at Nightfall <br />
by C.C. Hunter</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Book of Broken Hearts <br />by Sarah Ockler</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://volpinareads.blogspot.com/2014/04/what-i-thought-was-true-by-huntley.html" target="_blank">What I Thought Was True </a><br />
by Huntley Fitzpatrick</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://volpinareads.blogspot.com/2014/03/better-off-friends-by-elizabeth-eulberg.html" target="_blank">Better Off Friends </a><br />
by Elizabeth Eulberg</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Killer Instinct <br />
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://volpinareads.blogspot.com/2014/10/my-big-public-service-announcement-on.html" target="_blank">Two of Us </a><br />
by Elizabeth Eulberg</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16089748641359137708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671647824267672098.post-53504705630608335082015-02-02T11:52:00.000-08:002015-02-02T11:52:12.328-08:00Best Fiction Books of 2014This list includes Fiction, Mystery, and Fantasy Fiction books that I rated 5 stars in Goodreads during 2014.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outlander by <br />
Diana Gabaldon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sizzle by Julie Garwood</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Perfect Hope<br />
by Nora Roberts<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://volpinareads.blogspot.com/2014/08/sing-sing-song.html" target="_blank">The Book of Life</a> <br />
by Deborah Harkness</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://volpinareads.blogspot.com/2014/09/visions-by-kelley-armstrong.html" target="_blank">Visions</a> by Kelley Armstrong<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://volpinareads.blogspot.com/2014/07/for-all-time-by-jude-deveraux.html" target="_blank">True Love</a> <br />
by Jude Deveraux</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://volpinareads.blogspot.com/2014/03/murder-of-crows-by-anne-bishop.html" target="_blank">Murder of Crows</a> <br />
by Anne Bishop </td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16089748641359137708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671647824267672098.post-60633773417664090992015-01-31T17:00:00.000-08:002015-01-31T17:00:01.470-08:00Best Books of 2014I'm a little late with posting the best books of 2014 but better late than never. What I noticed when looking through the popular listings like Entertainment Weekly or People or even the NY Times was that the books listed were mostly Fiction and mostly serious and heavy. None were New Adult (NA)and hardly any Young Adult (YA) or Children's. Reading through the best of lists throughout December became a frustrating thing. <br />
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Why are the "serious" fiction books always at the top. Why not a sexy New Adult book that can be just as thought provoking and series as a traditional mainstream author? Why does the pickers of the best of list still seem to look down on YA and all of the great things it has to offer in reading.<br />
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Finally, fed up with the mainstream best of lists, I decided to post my own. Ha! Then the holidays and my daughter's new love of hockey happened. So, here's the best of for 2014 in 2015.<br />
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Please note the books listed are in no particular order. The books were published at different times, not only in 2014. These were books that I read and rated 5 stars in Goodreads during 2014. Also, I have split the selections into four categories of New Adult/Hot Romance, Other Fiction, Young Adult, and Children's. Since there are a lot of books I loved over the year, I'll post my best of list over the next few days. First we'll start with my favorite....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://volpinareads.blogspot.com/2014/03/be-with-me-by-j-lynn.html" target="_blank">Be with Me</a> by J. Lynn</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://volpinareads.blogspot.com/2014/09/better-when-hes-bad-by-jay-crownover.html" target="_blank">Better When He's Bad</a> <br />
by Jay Crownover</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://volpinareads.blogspot.com/2014/10/fallen-fourth-down-by-tijan.html" target="_blank">Fall Fourth</a> Down by Tijan<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://volpinareads.blogspot.com/2014/03/crashed-by-k-bromberg.html" target="_blank">Crashed</a> by K. Bromberg</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kiro's Emily <br />
by Abbi Glines (Novella)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://volpinareads.blogspot.com/2014/01/real-by-katy-evans.html" target="_blank">Real</a> by Katy Evans<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful Bastard <br />
by Christina Lauren</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://volpinareads.blogspot.com/2014/02/consumed-by-emily-snow.html" target="_blank">Consumed</a> by Emily Snow</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://volpinareads.blogspot.com/2014/11/mini-book-review-new-adult.html" target="_blank">Lick</a> by Kylie Scott</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Any Man of Mine <br />
by Rachel Gibson<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tangled by Emma Chase</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16089748641359137708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671647824267672098.post-79246211843740731272015-01-15T11:33:00.000-08:002015-01-15T11:33:01.794-08:00Unraveling You by Jessica Sorensen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A few years ago after reading a few New Adult books, I stumbled onto this gem (see above) by Jessica Sorensen. It was deep and emotional and gut wrenching and funny all at the same time. This story brought out so many emotions in me, I don't even think I could name them all. More importantly, it was an amazing book to read. This book has now become a series which our library has. So, imagine my excitement when I see a Facebook post from the same author that the kids of characters from the above book now have their own book. The best part, the first book was FREE to download at that time.<br />
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Lyric Scott has always had a good life. Outgoing, spunky, and musically talented, she’s constantly surrounded by family and friends, yet she still feels there’s something missing. <br />
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Then she meets her new next-door neighbor Ayden Gregory. Mysterious, sweet, and sad, Ayden is the exact opposite of Lyric and exactly what she needs to fill the void in her life. <br />
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Ayden has been through more than most people and believes his life is always going to be rocky, so when he’s suddenly adopted by the Gregorys, he’s thrown for a turn. But even with a new, loving family, he still finds himself haunted by the memories of his old life. The only true breath of fresh air is when he’s with his best friend, Lyric Scott. <br />
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As Lyric and Ayden grow closer, the lines of their friendship start to blur. But when Ayden's past unexpectedly pushes its way into his new life, their friendship and newfound attraction will be tested. <br />
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<em>**A novel about Ella and Micha's daughter and Lila and Ethan's son from The Secret Series. However, this series can be read on its own.**</em><br />
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My lack of blog posts suggests that it's been a busy end of year. That is true but I have also been going through a bit of a book slump. Thinking to myself if I have to read one more silly situation about bad decisions I might bang my head on the wall. Unraveling You really pulled me out of my book slump. </div>
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The writing was lyrical in many ways because both characters tend to think in music and lyrics. Music has saved one and is the life of the other. The book also brought that deep emotion forward. Where you really felt for and with the character what they were going through. You could raed this as a stand alone but it's great being able to revisit some favorite characters as parents. One of my favorite points was when the men where left to discipline a kid. It went something like..."Well, what now?" "See, this is happens when they leave us in charge." Nice funny moments inserted into the story to lighten the main story and theme.</div>
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I must have burned through this book over a day plan to download the second book in the series once the third is close to being published. Please note that this book sits on the YA/NA line. Also, it's shorter than a regular novel but longer than a novella. </div>
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Book Two in The Wake Series</h3>
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This isn’t just a two-year long one-night stand. It’s my life.
<strong><em>This is my life. Our life. It isn’t just some careless affair. </em></strong>
I’ve made the worst decisions a woman could, but I’ll earn my second chance.
<strong><em>She can try keeping all the guilt for herself, but I’m just as much to blame. </em></strong>
Loving Casey wasn’t my biggest mistake. Fighting it for so long was.
<strong><em>I’ll show her how fearless our love makes me. I’ll protect her torn heart. </em></strong>
He still has magic in his eyes. He’s the man who makes me happy.
<strong><em>Her voice still brings me to my knees. She says my name like it’s sacred. </em></strong>
I live for the day when I’m his. To take care of him. To love him the way he deserves.
<strong><em>I can’t wait to be all she needs. I can give her a happy life, security and so much love. </em></strong>
Sometimes two ships never meet in the night, but ours did.
<strong><em>Sometimes the water is rough. It beats you all to hell until you have no choice but get stronger. </em></strong>
Our love story reads more like a tragedy, but to me it’s clean and pure.
<strong><em>Let them point their fingers. Without a love like ours, they haven’t really lived. I pity them. </em></strong>
I’m a cheating wife and a villain. I am his honeybee.
<strong><em>I’m a snake in the grass and I sleep best when I’m lying next to his wife. </em></strong>
I want to be his everything.
<strong><em>I’m nothing without her anyway.</em></strong>
This isn’t even close to over.
<strong><em>It’ll never be over. </em></strong>
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<br /><b>Sail Links:</b> <span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23212889-sail" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://play.spotify.com/user/12120286539/playlist/0cNxLIK2BHJhqIOJNoMzcD" target="_blank">Casey's Playlist </a> | <a href="https://play.spotify.com/user/12120286539/playlist/2JGo9sBuN1VnzoXH210mAG" target="_blank">Blake's Playlist<br /> </a></span><b>Connect with M. Mabie:</b> <span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.mabie.com/" target="_blank">Website </a>| <a href="http://www.amazon.com/l/B00JG5A6D6?_encoding=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0" target="_blank">Amazon </a>| <a href="http://www.facebookcom/AuthorMMabie" target="_blank">Facebook </a>| <a href="http://www.twitter.com/AuthorMMabie" target="_blank">Twitter </a>| <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7420449.M_Mabie" target="_blank">Goodreads </a>| <a href="https://www.tsu.co/MMabie" target="_blank">tsū<br /> </a></span><b>Other Books by M. Mabie:</b> <span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18911978-fade-in" target="_blank">Fade In (Standalone Contemporary Romance)</a> | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21856789-bait" target="_blank">Bait: Book One in the Wake Series</a></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16089748641359137708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671647824267672098.post-43641515520027950902014-12-03T18:41:00.001-08:002014-12-03T18:41:23.203-08:00Book Group Pick - Sweet Filthy Boy by Christina LaurenAt our library we host a New Adult book group that meets once a month. We mostly read New Adult books but due to the availability of these books (or lack of) we also read crossovers and talk about what makes a book New Adult.<br />
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December's book pick was <i>Sweet Filthy Boy</i> by Christina Lauren and was by far the most popular book to date. Everyone agreed that they liked the book and felt that it had a completed ARC to the story....meaning that when the book was complete, they felt good about it. No book throwing or fist shaking due to the ending. Our group also liked the "play" and the more realistic scenes with the couple. The group also commented on how the book had them laughing out loud during certain parts...something they loved. Finally, the twist...no one in the group saw it coming. This is a well read group so for them to be surprised was amazing.<br />
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So, I thought I would bring back the group's thoughts on the book to the blog as a reminder that this is one great read and also introduce a few other books in thew Wild Seasons series.<br />
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<i>Sweet Filthy Boy</i> is the first in the new Wild Season series. You can read my review on this book <a href="http://volpinareads.blogspot.com/2014/05/sweet-filthy-boy-by-christina-lauren.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Sweet Filthy Morning After (1.5) by Christina Lauren is only available via audio. It's well worth the buy to hear Ansel's French accent. You can read my review on this audio book <a href="http://volpinareads.blogspot.com/2014/11/mini-book-review-new-adult.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<i>Dirty Rowdy Thing</i> by Christina Lauren (Book 2).<br />
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"Despite their rowdy hookups, Harlow and Finn don’t even like each other...which would explain why their marriage lasted only twelve hours. He needs to be in charge and takes whatever he wants. She lives by the Want-something-done? Do-it-yourself mantra. Maybe she’s too similar to the rugged fisherman—or just what he needs."<br />
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We often talk about the best friend in a book or series. Mia is lucky enough to have two. This book focuses on Harlow (better known as whorlow to her friends. Endless giggling from this nickname.) The book gives us two POVs that alternates between Harlow and Finn. You could see the growth of each character and not growth to make a better partner but to become a better person. They also each have their own struggle that they're facing. The couple was great to read about and believable. I also loved the friendships these two have with the rest of the group. As with the other book, there is a certain amount of 'dirtyness' to them. It was a great balance to the storyline. We also get to see Mia and Ansel (cue swooning).<br />
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Next month we're reading<i> Bared to You</i> by Sylvia Day. This is a discussion I can't wait to have and see what everyone's thoughts are on it.<br />
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Happy reading!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16089748641359137708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671647824267672098.post-66202877376534425522014-12-01T11:05:00.000-08:002014-12-01T11:07:34.974-08:00Tijan Blog Hop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Welcome to the Tijan Blog Hop! I was so supper excited to have the opportunity to be apart of this hop-along.<br />
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As some of you might know, I'm a fangirl of Tijan and the Fallen Crest High series. I just love these characters and especially Sam, one of the stronger female characters being written in the NA/YA universe. If you haven't had the chance to read this series, it's now free at Amazon.com, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fallen-Crest-High-Book-ebook/dp/B009ZOZP0W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417212411&sr=8-1&keywords=fallen+crest+high" target="_blank">click here to download your copy</a>.<br />
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For a full list of books by Tijan, <a href="http://amzn.to/1FAPumw" target="_blank">click here.</a> Finally, make sure to check out her <a href="http://www.facebook.com/tijansbooks" target="_blank">Facebook</a> page because she offers a ton of extras in her book series. Everything from interviews with the characters, to sneak peeks to upcoming books, and even extra scenes from our favorite books and characters.<br />
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If you're wondering what's happening with the hop-along, stop by <a href="http://www.facebook.com/abbyandlisasbookblog">www.facebook.com/abbyandlisasbookblog</a> to read the first part of this story.<br />
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Her eyebrows went up and her smirk dropped. “You’re in high school?”<br />
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She looked at Mason. “You too?”<br />
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Mason didn’t answer her. He spoke over her head to the guy again, “What are you going to do?”<br />
The guy wanted to fight. That was obvious. At hearing that Logan was still in high school, a keen note appeared in his gaze, but he met his leader’s gaze. Seeing him shake his head, he let out a deep breath and turned. Shoving his way through the crowd, he heard him bark out, “Move!”<br />
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When he was gone, the girl sighed. “I can’t believe you’re in high school.”<br />
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Logan laughed. “If I didn’t have a girlfriend, I’d be all about it. I like college cougars.”<br />
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She tipped her head back and a laugh rippled from her. Then she shook her head, and glanced to her friend. “Alex, can we bounce before I sharpen my cougar claws on this one? You know me. I tend to forget who has girlfriends and who don’t.”<br />
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“Sure.” Alex tipped her head back again and raised her lips. Her boyfriend dropped a kiss there and when she moved away, he slapped her on the ass. She glanced back, a secretive smile on her face, but her and her two friends moved towards the front door.<br />
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As they did, the blonde muttered under her breath to Logan, close enough from me to hear, “High school or not. You’re a hot one, buddy.”<br />
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“Buddy?” Logan smirked at her, but the girls moved out of earshot, disappearing through the door. He saw me and winked. “See that sister dear? I got the college cougars all over me already. I might have to be single going into Cain U next year.”<br />
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I gave him a small grin, but I was still tense. He’d been restless. When he threw out that challenge, I hadn’t been surprised. Logan wanted to fight. He’d been spoiling for one for a while. When he looked away, my gaze lingered on him. He had a carefree smile on his face, but his eyes were dark. He was hungry still.<br />
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Mason saw my frown and asked, “You okay?” He leaned close so no one could hear.<br />
I nodded, but let out a sigh. Logan was going to be trouble. I could feel it. I just didn’t know what he was going to do.<br />
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“Shit.” Another guy who stood next to Jesse Hunt grunted. “I thought we were going to have a battle royale here. Monson, you know how to pick your friends.”<br />
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So, while shopping for the holidays this year, and you're looking to save money somewhere, think about getting your own free library card to have access to thousands of books, movies, magazines, video games, and even in my state cake pans!<br />
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I'm taking a moment to celebrate the Goodreads.com reading challenge. I completed my goal of reading 160 books with a month to spare. And only 10 of those books were children's books I have read to my daughter (a very small amount to how many books we read to her).<br />
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So, I'm going out to celebrate with some ice cream and of course a good book!<br />
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Happy reading everyone.<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16089748641359137708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671647824267672098.post-59993045671039342532014-11-22T08:42:00.001-08:002014-11-22T08:42:17.168-08:00Mini-book Review - New AdultWhile away from blogging I used by down time to read. Here's the first of my mini-updates, this one focusing on New Adult.<br />
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<strong>Sweet Filthy Morning After (Wild Seasons #1.5)</strong> <br />by Christina Lauren<br />
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Three words to describe this for you, "Hot French accent!" After listening to this novella, I so want a book from Ansel's POV. I understand why we didn't get his POV to begin with, the big secret would have been revealed. However, after hearing his thoughts on Mia, I would love to learn more from his POV.<br />
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<strong>Lick (Stage Dive #1)</strong> <br />
by Kylie Scott<br />
<em>Waking up in Vegas was never meant to be like this.</em><br />
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<em>Evelyn Thomas's plans for celebrating her twenty-first birthday in Las Vegas were big. Huge. But she sure never meant to wake up on the bathroom floor with a hangover to rival the black plague, a very attractive half-naked tattooed man in her room, and a diamond on her finger large enough to scare King Kong. Now if she could just remember how it all happened.</em><br />
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<em>One thing is certain, being married to one of the hottest rock stars on the planet is sure to be a wild ride.</em><br />
This book was recommended to me and then someone asked to place it on hold. Honestly, I thought, *rolls eyes* another rock and roll story. Our library system didn't have it in stock so I went out and bought it with the idea of donating it to my library for their collection.<br />
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I was so wrong for the eye roll. This book was amazing. I loved Evelyn and David each as individuals and as a couple throughout the whole book. Sure they made their mistakes and had mess-ups but it was a fun, sexy read. <br />
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In our NA book group, we talk about the best friend in the books. This book had two awesome best friends. Lauren for Evelyn and Mal for David. They added such debt and fun to the book. I couldn't wait to read about Mal so I went and picked up Play to read and donate to the library.<br />
<br />We now have Lick, Play, and Lead just arrived yesterday. It was very tough not to walk off with that book before it was cataloged. <br />
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by Emily Snow <br />
<em>My name is Lizzie Connelly, and I have it all. The gorgeous apartment. The new job most women would rip out their own souls for—working for Margaret Emerson at Emerson & Taylor. I have one of those lives you’ve always dreamt about, the kind you only see on HBO. But, the thing is, that life is a lie. A façade.</em><br />
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<strong>COMPLETED: a Devoured novella</strong><br />
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This awesome novella is being released every few days and is based in the Devoured universe with Ceanna and Lucas. I love that we get to read more about them and see the drama llama come to town.<br />
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This one is free and can be read <a href="http://emilysnowbooks.blogspot.com/2014/11/completed-chapter-one.html" target="_blank">here</a>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16089748641359137708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671647824267672098.post-17828415775027496172014-11-18T08:01:00.001-08:002014-11-18T08:01:10.355-08:00Please, no jazz hands<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wow! It's been a while since I posted. October, November, and December are busy months in the music world for me. I play string bass and seem to be playing every where this fall/winter. First I was called out to play with a regional orchestra about two hours from home. Lots of book on CD listening while making the drives. Then there was Music Man..."We got trouble with a capital T". This included weeks of practice and then three performances. Finally, I have a Christmas concert for the Suzuki School that I teach at. I'm so excited to see my daughter play her violin and my students on bass rock out on their songs as well.<br />
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While doing all of the musical activities I've also been reading up a storm but fell off on posting about what I'm reading. I'll post some mini-blogs over the next week or two to catch you up on some great books that are out there.<br />
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Here's the first of many that I read. Most of you are adult readers but I couldn't resist posting this one up for our kids...Ninja Bunny by Jennifer Olson.<br />
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<span class="elementTwo" id="freeText17190440627289132891">A fresh, funny, and hip picture book about a little bunny who wants to be…a ninja!<br /><br />How to be a SUPER AWESOME NINJA:<br />· Rule #1. You must always work alone.<br />· Rule #2. You must be super sneaky, especially in the most dangerous of situations.<br />· Rule #3. A super awesome ninja must: possess incredible strength, achieve invisibility, master the skill of climbing, gain the ability to fly….<br /><br />Our little bunny is ready to embark on his path to becoming a ninja. But is he cut out for the ninja life? Especially if it means leaving his friends behind?</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16089748641359137708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671647824267672098.post-27672531542787010992014-10-10T10:03:00.002-07:002014-10-10T10:03:09.711-07:00New Adult Book Group QuestionsAt the New Ulm Public Library (located in New Ulm, MN) we started a monthly New Adult (NA) Book Group. It's been great fun to talk to other readers about NA books and what exactly makes a book NA. Hosting a book group for the new(ist) genre and books has been challenging in a few areas.<br />
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One challenge has been finding enough copies of the book for the group. The other challenge we have encountered is finding book group discussion questions. Lucky for us, we have Kris Wiley as our Library Director and she has helped provide book group discussion questions for our group. After a recent book group discussion on <i>Fallen Too Far</i> by Abbi Glines, we decided it be great to share our book group discussion questions for other NA book readers and groups out there.<br />
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I have now created a new page on the blog to post the book group questions. So if you're interested in starting a NA book group or reading one of these books for your book group, you now have access to questions for the discussion. I'll keep the page updated monthly.<br />
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You can access the book group questions by <a href="http://volpinareads.blogspot.com/p/new-adult-book-discussion-questions.html" target="_blank">clicking here</a>.<br />
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Back in early 2010, I read this wonderful YA book that was all about friendships and girl power and why the two need to stick together. It was an amazing read and still sits on my shelf, ready to be read once my daughter is old enough. <br />
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I'm all about the girl power in this book but what I loved even more was showing not all boys are bad or out to steal your girl-time away. We meet several in this book that have hearts of gold. However, the book revolves around the "Lonely Hearts Club" and Penny telling her story of how her choice to give up boys turned into a club that supports friends first.<br />
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With others, I became a HUGE fan of Elizabeth Eulberg and asked for a follow-up to be made. Years later we finally got our response. Three FREE novella's and a follow-up to her first book.<br />
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We will get one novella per month starting October 1, November 1, and December 1. See below for pictures of the novella's and order they'll be released in.<br />
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My mother tried to destroy me. She doesn’t exist to me anymore and my father, the one who raised me and the biological one, are both works in progress. The only two people that I can trust are Mason and Logan, and they’re the two people who I could lose. It won’t happen. I won’t let it. No matter the truth, no matter who loves me, I won’t let anything or anyone come between us.<br />
They’re my world. They’re my life.<br />
They’re my family<br />
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It seems like I am focused on two things, outside of family and my daughter's ever growing activities schedule, during the months of September through November. Both have to deal with football! Reading stories about football and playing in the libraries fantasy football league. </div>
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Football and fall equals book reading for me. I LOVE football stories. Especially in the YA and NA world. This was how I first found Tijan. Some random search on if you like this, try that. I've been a fan ever since. Well more like crazy fangirl.</div>
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This story takes place during Sam and Logan's senior year. To me it was the perfect timing considering football season is also happening right now in the real world along with cross country and all that makes fall a wonderful season. It felt timely and at present of what's happening in the world.</div>
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The separating of the fearsome threesome was tough but needed. The change from high school to college is one of the toughest and biggest jumps we make from young adults to new adults. Mason needed to go to college for his relationships to grow but also for Sam and Logan to grow on their own. The duel POV's and image shots of text messages between Mason and Sam helped bridge the gap between the two worlds and made you feel that even though they were apart they were still present in each other's lives. </div>
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If you read the last book, you'll remember the bomb that was dropped on Tate at the end. It stays with her for most of the book. Why wouldn't it? She knows that Mason and Logan have an unbreakable bond and doesn't want to come between that for fear of losing them both. I never questioned Sam on that point. Especially with Tate's history and the two boys. Sam had a lot to lose and thought about it throughout the book. Very natural when your boyfriend goes off to college and is a stud muffin in football.</div>
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What I have heard about book three is some people were disappointed in Sam and how she was acting/reacting. I mean, you get a beat down that places you in the hospital, who wouldn't be changed by that? We get to read about this change throughout the book. She's stronger and has more self confidence about herself and where she's at in life. More importantly, she comes back into her old self. The strong girl who knows she needs to stand beside Mason and not behind him. I loved seeing her stand up for herself on Marissa and even being able to admit her greatest fears to Mason. Both are a important part of her character growth and strength.</div>
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Finally, the new bromance between Logan and Mark. LOVE it! Those two were like rays of sunshine in a book that deals in changing relationships and times. I so want to read more about those two. Maybe we will. Maybe we'll get lucky and they'll room together at college and that will be the sixth book that focuses on Logan. Fingers crossed over here! </div>
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If you haven't give Tijan a chance, do so now! Few writers are on my to buy list and Tijan is one of them. I love her writing and way of portraying strong female characters and Fallen Crest High is my favorite of her series. Check out Fallen Crest High to start with, the first in the series. We have the whole set at our local library (if you live close to New Ulm or are in the state of MN).</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">After learning of the success of our New Adult books, I thought I would start a new series on the blog about what books are being offered in New Adult at our local library. If you're local to New Ulm or in the live in the state of MN, you will have access to these books. I thought it was also a great way to highlight how libraries are adding New Adult books to their collections.</span><br />
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<b><i>Scoring Wilder</i></b><br />
by R.S. Grey<br />
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What started out as a joke— seduce Coach Wilder—soon became a goal she had to score.<br />
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With Olympic tryouts on the horizon, the last thing nineteen-year-old Kinsley Bryant needs to add to her plate is Liam Wilder. He's a professional soccer player, America's favorite bad-boy, and has all the qualities of a skilled panty-dropper.<br />
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• Abs that can shred Parmesan cheese (the expensive kind) – check.<br />
• Enough confidence to shift the earth’s gravitational pull – double check.<br />
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Not to mention Liam is strictly off limits . Forbidden. Her coaches have made that perfectly clear. (i.e. “Score with Coach Wilder anywhere other than the field and you’ll be cut from the team faster than you can count his tattoos.”) But that just makes him all the more enticing…Besides, Kinsley's already counted the visible ones, and she is not one to leave a project unfinished.<br />
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Kinsley tries to play the game her way as they navigate through forbidden territory, but Liam is determined to teach her a whole new definition for the term “team bonding.”<br />
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A fun & sexy New Adult Romance (age 17+)<br />
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Then a fan favorite series, the Driven Series. Let's just say I'm super excited to read <i>Raced</i> since I haven't bought it for my Kindle yet.<br />
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<b><i>Driven (The Driven Trilogy #1- which one to start reading first)</i></b></div>
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I am the exception to the rule.<br />
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In a world full of willing women, I’m a challenge to the roguish and achingly handsome Colton Donavan. A man used to getting exactly what he wants in all aspects of life. He’s the reckless bad boy constantly skating that razor thin edge toward out of control, on and off of the track.<br />
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Colton crashes into my life like a tornado: sapping my control, testing my vulnerabilities beyond their limits, and unintentionally penetrating the protective wall around my healing heart. Tearing apart the world I rebuilt so carefully with structure, predictability, and discipline.<br />
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I can’t give him what he wants and he can’t give me what I need. But after a glimpse beneath his refined exterior into the dark secrets of his damaged soul, can I bring myself to walk away?<br />
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Our sexual chemistry is undeniable. Our individual need for complete control is irrefutable. But when our worlds collide, is the chemistry enough to bring us together or will our untold secrets and battle of wills force us apart?<br />
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<i><b>Fixed on You (Fixed #1- which one to start reading first)</b></i><br />
by Laurelin Paige<br />
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Stalking and restraining orders are a thing of Alayna Wither’s past. With her MBA newly in hand, she has her future figured out—move up at the nightclub she works at and stay away from any guy who might trigger her obsessive love disorder. A perfect plan.<br />
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Avoiding him isn’t an option after he offers a business proposition she can’t turn down and she’s drawn further into his universe, unable to resist his gravitational pull. When she learns Hudson has a dark history of his own, she realizes too late that she’s fallen for the worst man she could possibly get involved with. Or maybe their less than ideal pasts give them an opportunity to heal each other and finally find the love their lives have been missing.<br />
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And to finish off the grouping we have the additional books (books 2-4 in the series) to Tangled by Emma Chase. Make sure you start first with Tangled for reading order.</div>
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If you have any interest in reading these books, make sure to check out your local library to see if they have a copy or can gain access to a copy from another library.</div>
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Yesterday when I arrived at work, I was greeted with good news from our Acquisitions Librarian. After pulling numbers for the year 2014 so far, our New Adult books were performing better than 'traditional' best selling authors. For a librarian, the truth is in the numbers.<br />
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They discovered that in 2014 (only 9 months so far) that our New Adult books went out at least 10 times. This is considered a great number since we loan our books for three weeks at a time. But wait, there was more to celebrate in New Adult. <i>Claim Me</i> by J. Kenner went out over 20 times!<br />
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So, as you can our surprise when the numbers showed that people are reading New Adult books at pace, if not better, that the 'top' best selling authors. In a time when numbers count for libraries and most have seen decrease in readership, this is something to truly celebrate. New Adult readers are reading at large levels and are helping out the libraries!</div>
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As promised, here's another question that I was asked in my interview on New Adult books. Very timely considering our good news.<br />
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I feel the NA genre has great staying power. I found two categories that people seem to fall in when reading the NA genre. First, those who grew up in the magical world of Harry Potter and then moved on to Twilight and other books in the YA universe as they grew older. Once they hit college and post-college, there seems to be a missing part for them. These readers were split between YA and Adult Fiction but craving something that reflected what they were most familiar with or wanted to read about.<br />
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The second category of NA book readers are those of us who are older but prefer to read about college and post-college situations. I might also add that these readers are looking for something a little more “steamy.” What I have noticed about these readers is that for the most part they haven’t been big pleasure readers or hadn’t picked up a book since high school or college. Once they find NA, they seem to fall in love with reading and the people they read about. One of our readers stated, “Why would I want to read about what’s happening in my life (a reference to older adult fiction books)?” I might also add that this person has not read in years and is now at our library all the time asking what to read next.<br />
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I also feel the genre has staying power due to the fan base of the books and the authors’ dedication to the fans. Most of the authors highlighted as core collection NA authors started as Indie authors. With that, they dedicated a lot of their time and efforts to build and maintain their readers. I have noticed more with NA than other genre the opportunity to read character interviews and additional scenes from favorite books. One great example of this is Abbi Glines. After publishing <i>Forever Too Far,</i> she mentioned on her Facebook page that if she went #1 (I can’t remember if it was Amazon or NYT Bestseller List) she would write a whole book from Rush’s POV. Glines has very dedicated fans and with that we got Rush Too Far, a book she originally wasn’t planning on but wrote for the fans.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16089748641359137708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671647824267672098.post-43142592969368639682014-09-22T06:00:00.000-07:002014-09-22T06:00:02.193-07:00Better When He's Bad by Jay Crownover <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Welcome to the Point<br />
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There’s a difference between a bad boy and a boy who’s bad . . . meet Shane Baxter.<br />
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Sexy, dark, and dangerous, Bax isn’t just from the wrong side of the tracks, he is the wrong side of the tracks. A criminal, a thug, and a brawler, he’s the master of bad choices, until one such choice landed him in prison for five years. Now Bax is out and looking for answers, and he doesn’t care what he has to do or who he has to hurt to get them. But there’s a new player in the game, and she’s much too innocent, much too soft…and standing directly in his way.<br />
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Dovie Pryce knows all about living a hard life and the tough choices that come with it. She’s always tried to be good, tried to help others, and tried not to let the darkness pull her down. But the streets are fighting back, things have gone from bad to worse, and the only person who can help her is the scariest, sexiest, most complicated ex-con The Point has ever produced.<br />
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I typically do a long written review of a book describing the who, what, and why's. It's not needed for this one. First because I don't want to give away any plot spoilers (seriously, don't skip ahead). And second, the books was amazing. For me it was a slow start but worth the five star rating. Crownover created the perfect blend of bad boy, smexy, mystery and plot twists! I loved that I couldn't guess the plot twists. I loved even more that a book was written about someone on the other side of the law. Crownover has a true talent to write about the bad boy and helping the reader find something redeemable in him.<br />
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If you're a fan of Crownover or the NA genre, this is a must read for 2014! I was lucky enough to read my copy of Better When He's Bad from the public library.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16089748641359137708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2671647824267672098.post-78261440577536525322014-09-19T06:00:00.000-07:002014-09-19T06:00:01.918-07:00New Adult in the Library Journal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Something very cool happened to me a while back...I was interviewed about my thoughts on the New Adult (NA) genre. I was actually quoted in a Library Journal article! <b>To read the article in the Library Journal, click the picture above. </b><br />
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Not much of what I responded to in the interviewer questions wasn't in the article so I plan to post my answers to the blog over the next few weeks. Here's the first part of my interview...a little about myself, the library I work at and how I feel about NA.<br />
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My name is Carolyn Borgen and I work part-time as a library aide at the New Ulm Public Library. When not working at the library I’m a part-time stay-at-home mom and avid reader.<br />
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Our library is located in New Ulm, MN. Our town’s population is about 13,000. We are a part of the Traverse des Sioux Library Cooperative. This allows us to easily trade books with libraries in our system, which is especially helpful in the NA genre.<br />
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I would define NA books as books that feature college-aged women or women who are recently out of college dealing with mature situations. I would go further and say that I would define the NA genre as how the female heroes are defined…women who are faced with mature situations and self-discovery have a strong sense of self and self-worth.<br />
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More about the wonderful book group I get to facilitate for the NA genre at our library...</h4>
We have a small but dedicated group who are involved in the NA book group that meets monthly. We like to explore “what is NA” and determine if the books we read fall into this category. So far, we have read <i>Easy</i> by Tammara Webber, <i>Beautiful Disaster</i> by Jamie McGuire, <i>Real</i> by Katy Evans, <i>The Fault In Our Stars</i> by John Green, <i>Fangirl</i> by Rainbow Rowell, <i>Losing It</i> by Cora Carmack, <i>Connected</i> by Kim Karr, <i>True Love</i> by Jude Deveraux, and <i>Fallen Too Far</i> by Abbi Glines.<br />
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I'll post more on my thought about NA and our library in the upcoming weeks. I hope you enjoy the article in the Library Journal. It's a wonderful read!<br />
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The Colton Points of View Collection</h3>
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author K. Bromberg comes a companion novella to the best selling Driven Trilogy (Driven, Fueled, and Crashed). This novella is a compilation of reader requested scenes from the series retold through the eyes of Colton Donavan.<br />
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Colton Donavan lived life in the fast lane, but it took Rylee Thomas to teach him what racing was all about.<br />
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It’s more than obvious that we need to say our parting words and have a moment of silence for your dearly departed dick.”</div>
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New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author K. Bromberg is that reserved woman sitting in the corner who has you all fooled about the wild child inside of her—the one she lets out every time her fingertips touch the computer keyboard. </div>
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K. lives in Southern California with her husband and three children. When she needs a break from the daily chaos of her life, you can most likely find her on the treadmill or with Kindle in hand, devouring the pages of a good, saucy book.</div>
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On a whim, K. Bromberg decided to try her hand at this writing thing. Her debut novels, <i>Driven, Fueled, and Crashed</i> of The Driven Trilogy were well received and went on to become multi-platform bestsellers as well as landing on the New York Times and USA Today lists. Her other works include a short story, <i>UnRaveled</i>, and a companion piece to The Driven Trilogy titled Raced. She is currently working on two stand alones, <i>Slow Burn</i> and <i>Sweet Ache</i>, as well as an untitled novella to the Driven Series.</div>
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As #1 New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong’s new Cainsville series continues, Olivia’s power to read omens leads to the discovery of a gruesome crime with troubling connections to her new hometown.<br />
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Omens, the first installment in Kelley Armstrong’s exciting new series, introduced Olivia Taylor-Jones, daughter of notorious serial killers, and Gabriel Walsh, the self-serving, morally ambiguous lawyer who became her unlikely ally. Together, they chased down a devious killer and partially cleared her parents of their horrifying crimes.<br />
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When this book arrived at the library, the book buyer had a good time making fun of me by waving it around, out of reach of course. I've been waiting since the last book <em>Omens</em> came out to read <em>Visions</em>. (Book one in the Cainsville Series is <em>Omens</em> and my review can be found <a href="http://volpinareads.blogspot.com/2014/04/omens-by-kelley-armstrong.html" target="_blank">here</a>.) </div>
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As I patiently, ok not so patiently awaited this book to catalog, I went to Goodreads to read some reviews. Big mistake there. Luckily no spoilers but I read some reviews at the top that didn't like the book. I'm a huge fan of Kelley Armstrong but was still nervous that the book might experience what most series seems to...the mid-book slump. Thank goodness that didn't happen! And thank goodness I didn't listen to the reviews. </div>
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Visions starts right where we left off in Omens, which was nice. Olivia is at her parents getting cloths when she sees a vision and a dead body. YUCK! This starts off a new storyline and mystery that actually pulls into the previous storyline of "what am I" or "who are they"? The whole dead body thing was tough for me because of the imagery but it was an important part to the story and mystery.</div>
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With some stories, authors will keep you hanging the entire series to get the big reveal. Armstrong did no such thing to us. We get a lot of answers, more than I thought we would. But we also get more questions...which I would love to pose to you but don't want to give anything away.</div>
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My favorite character from the last book was Ricky and I was so happy to see him in this book. However, I don't foresee a love triangle happening between Ricky and Gabriel (another thank goodness moment). We learned more about those two in a vision Olivia has about two other gentleman. My theory is that it's related back to Ricky and Gabriel. We'll have to wait and see on that one.</div>
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We also learn a lot more about Gabriel and what makes him tick. Or more importantly, what makes him the way he is. We get these insights from Rose, himself, and the town's people. The town seems to be pushing for Gabriel and Olivia and I tend to wonder why that is.</div>
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Olivia's ex-fiancée also makes an appearance throughout the book. I was happy to see Gabriel's association with James come to light and for Olivia to work through that. I was also happy to see the arc continue with James. Let's be clear, I don't like James but I think he really adds to the story. Showing Olivia's past and how she was a cockatoo pretending to be a song bird. </div>
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What I love most about the books is Olivia's strength and her ability to process. She has a great inner strength and lacks fear with a lot of things. "Oh, am I in a house and having visions and faced with a locked door. Ok, I can handle that." It's so refreshing to read a character like her who is discovering herself without losing herself in the process.</div>
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If you're a fan of Armstrong's previous work or a fan of supernatural, this is a must read for 2014! Omens did a great job of starting a story in a whole new world and Visions really brought the world into focus with understanding about origin's and playmakers. I cannot wait for the next book in this series...taps fingers...still waiting to hear what that title will be! A ha, found it <a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/a/kelley-armstrong/deceptions.htm" target="_blank">here</a>, Deceptions. Oh, that does sound good. </div>
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Sometime this last spring our little girl, E, told us she wanted to learn how to read. This has been an on-going theme in our house for probably 6 months. I would tell her it's time for bed and she would ask for one more book. I would tell her that she could look through the book herself and then the, "I don't know how to read" statement would come out. </div>
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I know most of you are aghast that I wouldn't read one more book to her. Here's the thing...in two years we read over 5000 books. I know the exactly number since we participated in a 1000 books before Kindergarten program. Which she finished in three months.So turning down one last book at night was to save us, trying to get her to go to sleep, knowing that we already ready 10 books that day.</div>
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So, when the request came from her to learn how to read, my husband first sat down and tried sounding out words in her books. You could just see the frustration coming from her at this technique. After some research, I found this book at the library...Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons. Of course I ordered it in and decided to give it a try.</div>
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Within 10 lessons I had returned the library book and ordered my own because it was working so well. At first we just worked on sounds. Say "a" the short way, the long way, etc. Then we added words and sentences. Her favorite part? At the end of each lesson the child gets to write out letters. She loves the writing part. </div>
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We're now at lesson 81 and E is reading full stories with titles, sentences, and paragraphs. She's spelling words out on her own. When we had our Kindergarten conference before school started, they handed us a sheet with sight words she had to know by the end of the year. On the sheet, she knew 3/4 of the words and could sound out the rest. For that reason alone I thought I would post about this great book.</div>
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Our daughter now feels comfortable sounding out words. Now, when I cuddle with her at night for bedtime, she tries to read my books and will point out words like, "the" or "that" or "and". No more steamy novels for me while she's reading over my shoulder! Ha. Ha.</div>
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For fans of Driven by K. Bromber, this is the perfect Novella to come out. We all have been wondering what Colton Donavan was thinking during the series. To read more about this series, <a href="http://volpinareads.blogspot.com/2014/03/crashed-by-k-bromberg.html" target="_blank">click here</a> for a review I did a while back. <i>Please note the excerpt is more "saucy" than the usual that I post.</i><br />
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<b>The Colton Points of View Collection</b></div>
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<i>From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author K. Bromberg comes a companion novella to the best selling Driven Trilogy (Driven, Fueled, and Crashed). This novella is a compilation of reader requested scenes from the series retold through the eyes of Colton Donavan.</i><br />
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<b>Colton Donavan lived life in the fast lane, but it took Rylee Thomas to teach him what racing was all about.</b></div>
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Rogue</div>
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Broken</div>
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Conceited</div>
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Rebel</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>*Raced
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pivotal scenes as well as some new ones written in Colton Donavan’s point of
view that were not previously published in Driven, Fueled, and Crashed. Hear
his thoughts, experience his inner-turmoil, and laugh with him on his journey
as he overcomes his demons and accepts what it means to love. <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Well,
according to you, I took the checkered flag last night, Rylee...” I say as I
take a step toward her trying to snap my thoughts in line, make up a reason for
being here besides the need to make sure she’s okay when I could have just
picked up the fucking phone. I resist the urge to reach out and touch her
because I know if I do, my dick will rise to the occasion and do the talking
for me. And fuck if I know what it will say.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She licks her lips, dick beginning to win the internal thought process
when I suddenly figure out my angle – my in – my stupid ass excuse for showing
up the morning after like some pussy-whipped douchebag. Because fuck, you can’t
get pussy-whipped after just one taste. Shit like that takes time to acquire.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Or so I’ve heard.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This man might be drawn to the pussy palace but fuck if its queen will
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I take another step toward her, still undecided about my excuse for being
here when I glance down momentarily and see her nipples harden through her
tank. Well at least I know she’s still attracted to me. Let’s see if I can make
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Bingo. Truth shall set me free. There’s the answer. I just want another
chance when I’ve never wanted one before.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Amazon:
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MNLLAA8">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MNLLAA8</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">iBooks:
<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/raced/id909151619?ls=1&mt=11">https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/raced/id909151619?ls=1&mt=11</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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