Thursday, February 25, 2016

LaShawn Vasser's "The Right Side of My Pillow", A Superb Study in Romance

I know, you might get tired of reading about my love affair with my Kindle App, but it is what it is. Don't hate the reader *wink*. Anyhoo, I was running a query looking for a new good read and I see a book titled, "Out Of Nowhere"by LaShawn Vasser. The cover looked inviting, not too over the top, simplistic. I decided to give it a go. I was not disappointed! I will warn you though, the story that was contained between the front and back of that simple cover was thrilling! I knew that she was an author that I was going to keep my eyes on.

So what do I see on Twitter yesterday? I see that LaShawn has a new book thats due to hit the shelves and eReaders on
February 29, 2016, called The Right Side of My Pillow. The cover was stunning!! You know my "One Click Purchase" finger started twitching, but it wasn't available yet. But LaShawn, being the sweetheart that she is sent me an ARC to give a read. Thank you Gurl! You know I love you!!  Needless to say I couldn't put it down. I read it through in one sitting. This love story truly is a romance in the classic sense of the word. As an avid romance reader, my reads of choice vary widely, I don't think that there's a genre out there that I haven't read at least once, and I will tell you, sometimes I just want to read about pure and simple love. Such is the story of Jade (Cricket) and Cole.

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Box Sets Are Your Friend! Finding Incredible Authors and Great Reads


There's not a whole lot of explanation that needs to be given for "Box Set". Over the years, it's been applied to various forms of music media as well as literature. So if you're an avid reader you know what I'm talking about. But I want to focus on the eReader Boxed Sets.

I've gotten to the point where I will only purchase hardback or paperback books of authors that I have already deemed my solid "Go To's", or I will purchase the book AFTER I've read it on my eReader and it blew me away. I had to start slowing down purchasing books because frankly, I'm running out of room! Anyway back on course.

I have read many, many boxed sets on my Kindle App. I'm always looking for a good deal, so the first time I came across a boxed set offering (I think it was .99) I was searching for paranormal shifter romances and there it was. This particular set is going to remain nameless, because frankly, it SUCKED! I know, I know, you get what you pay for, right? Not always!

After some time, I've actually become a fan of the Boxed Sets, yeah, some are duds, but if I find one author out of 10 that blows me away, I'm good. My most recent yummy find is "SALACIOUS" by Secret Hungers Presents. Trust me .99 cents goes A LONG WAY with this one!! This was actually the set where I read "Curing Doctor Vincent" by Renea Mason for the first time. She is totally BADASS and in my opinion the star of the set! I'll also admit that I put the rest of the set on hold to read all of the Good Doctor Series.