Jan 12, 2020 | 52 Week Reading Challenge, Blog, January 2020
Another week, another new book. I hope you are all finding your groove with the challenge and enjoying the process. It’s not a competition, so if you are still reading keep going.
After all, the ultimate goal is to expand your literary library and hopefully find new authors and interests along the way.
For my debut author selection I chose Then, Now, Always by Mona Shroff. This debut book from Harlequin is a second chance romance, a celebration of family, passion for life and career, and dealing with difficult challenges.
Sam Hutcherson fell in love and knew Maya Rao was the one. Suddenly faced with having to choose between his family’s dreams and his own, he’s forced to make a choice. An unexpected moment changes everything and he wonders what went wrong. When life presents a second chance, will he find out the truth? One flip is all he needs, will he get it?
Maya Rao vowed to live her life differently and not depend on anyone else. If only her heart could be convinced. Family influences, expectations and family traditions will influence her hopes of finding love. Baking her heart into every bite she lives with purpose, but can she truly move forward from the one man who still has her heart?
From the moment I had the pleasure of witnessing Mona Shroff see and hold her book in person, I knew this book would be special. The details the publisher took to accurately reflect the book via the cover won me over. Folks, it’s beautiful and captures so, so much.
After reading this story I have a desire to learn so much about the world Maya and Sam shared, the one Mona created, the one I want to dive into. The details were infused, rich, and full of all the things. I enjoyed the pace and development of the characters and the way Mona used dual timelines kept the story moving between the past and present with precision and ease.
If you’re looking for a love story that is every bit satisfying and will be talked about for a long time, one-click and pre-order today. I can’t wait to see what Mona brings us next. I received an ARC from Harlequin for a fair and honest review. I can’t wait to share with family and friends, I hope you will too.
This sweet romance is behind closed doors with enough sweetness to put a pink blush on your cheeks and leave your heart full of joy. Warm, sensual, and delicious. Go. Now. Pre-order. I can’t wait to hear your thoughts once you’ve read this too!
What book did you read this week? I hope you were able to read and enjoy the adventure. Did you listen to an audio book? I can’t wait to hear what you read.
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Thank you in advance for your continued support.
If you’re taking this journey with us, welcome. I’m looking forward to selecting books that educate, enlighten and hopefully bring change in a positive way. While romance is still near and dear to my heart a lot of things have happened in the community over the past week that show we all need to continue to research, educate and inspire change.
To share in our fun please use the hashtag #TheBookBaristasRC2020
A quick re-cap for newbies to make this a successful year and a fun challenge. Check out the 52 Week Reading Challenge Page on the blog for more information.
Jan 4, 2020 | Angel Payne, Blog, Blog Tour, January 2020, Victoria Blue
Shark’s Rise (book #3) by Angel Payne & Victoria BlueAVAILABLE NOW!🦈Shark’s Rise
Abbigail Gibson and Sebastian Stark have been through some terrifying events and even through some terrifying ordeals, Bas will stop at nothing to keep Abbi safe. Will Abbi be ok with his plan this time, despite Bas’s best intentions? A mystery will be solved and the unexpected is bound to happen with Stark. It will take a strong woman to handle his moods and quick decisions.
Bas is controlling, dominating, and ruthless. He will do anything to protect those he cares about. Will he finally discover that it’s more than just making sure Abbi’s safe? The feelings are overwhelming and he’s unable to process all that’s happened.
Somewhere along the way Abbi’s health is in jeopardy. Fragile and unwilling to share much Bas will need to make a decision when he discovers the truth. Will Abbi let him in or push him away?
It’s time to dive into a trilogy that’s about survival, trust, duty, faith and ultimately love. This scorchin read may lead to
unexpected need to turn on the A/C.
This book is the third in a series and if you want to understand the relationship of Abbi and Stark you’ll want to start at the beginning with Shark’s Edge. The fourth installment will be out later this spring and I can’t wait to read it. I’m super excited for the next chapter!
I received an ARC for the third book from Bare Naked Words for a fair and honest review.
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Thank you in advance for your continued support.
USA Today bestselling romance author Angel Payne has written for four publishing houses, and is also independently published. She loves to focus on high heat romance starring memorable alpha men and the women who love them.
She has numerous book series to her credit, including the Suited for Sin series, the Cimarron Saga, the Temptation Court series, the Secrets of Stone series (with Victoria Blue), the Lords of Sin historicals, and the rebranded Honor Bound series, as well as several stand-alone titles.
Currently, she is serving as the Vice President of Romance Writers of America’s Passionate Ink Chapter.
She lives in Southern California with her soul-mate husband and beautiful daughter.
Victoria Blue lives in her own portion of the galaxy known as Southern California. There she finds the love and life sustaining power of one amazing sun, two unique and awe inspiring planets and three indifferent, yet comforting moons. Life is fantastic and challenging and everyday brings new adventures to be discovered. She looks forward to seeing what’s next!
Jan 1, 2020 | 52 Week Reading Challenge, Blog, January 2020
Happy New Year.
I hope that 2020 is a year of hope, friendship, adventure, and success for you in achieving your goals. Taking the first step towards a goal can be difficult and challenging for many. If you find yourself unable to make a list, don’t panic. There is plenty of time to organize your list and take that first step.
No journey is the same. There are multiple paths to completing your journey and I hope that whatever road you take leads you to your final destination.
If one of those goals is to read more books, I hope you’ll join the 52 Week Reading Challenge with The Book Baristas. If you’re reading this for the first time I’m including the tools you’ll need to participate. While I’m following the list in order, feel free to tick the boxes as you wish.
I hope you’ve selected a book and are enjoying it, if not I hope you’ll share as we gather to chat in the group later this weekend.
The beauty of discussing books is that it’s subjective and everyone is going to have a unique spin on the message and meaning. For this weeks selection I decided to read Not Your Usual Boob by MK Meredith. The reason I chose this book is because many people I know are either survivors, or currently going through treatment now. I wanted to read this book and share the information to those who might find it helpful. I will be reading other self-help books if time permits.
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If you’re taking this journey with us, welcome. I’m looking forward to selecting books that educate, enlighten and hopefully bring change in a positive way. While romance is still near and dear to my heart a lot of things have happened in the community over the past week that show we all need to continue to research, educate and inspire change.
I also found a few other books that might be of interest for this weeks selection here:
To share in our fun please use the hashtag #TheBookBaristasRC2020
A quick re-cap for newbies to make this a successful year and a fun challenge.
1. Download the awesome reading list and graphic.
2. Download the checklist for easy reference and book chat.
3. Start researching so you can either get those books from the library, borrow from a family member or friend, or be able to purchase when a sale hits on your favorite e-retailer.
4. Join The Book Baristas on Facebook to find the post where we’ll be sharing and chatting about the weekly selections.
5. If you’re an author and you and/or your book fit the weekly selection please feel free to contact me for my weekly post.
I hope you’ll stop by and see what we’re up to.
All are welcome and I hope you’ll pass this along. I plan to chat about the weekly choice in my Facebook Group The Book Baristas. Not a member? Join and get ready to take a step in completing hopefully one of your goals for 2020 and make a few friends along the way.
I can’t wait to see what you’re reading. Please download the graphic #amreading and add your title. We can’t wait to see what you selected.
Hope you are enjoying your selection and I’ll see you in The Book Baristas this Sunday.
