Persistance of Vision by Liesel K Hill a review

Persistence of Vision 

                        --by Liesel K Hill

            Synopsis on Goodreads:

In a world where collective hives are enslaving the population and individuals have been hunted to the verge of extinction, Maggie Harper, and independent 21st Century woman, must find the strength to preserve the freedom of the future, but without the aid of her memories.

After experiencing a traumatic time loss, Maggie is plagued by a barrage of images she can't explain. When she's attacked by a creep with a spider's web tattoo, she is saved by Marcus, a man she's never met, but somehow remembers. He tells her that both he and her creepy attacker are from a future in which individuals are being murdered by collectives, and Marcus is part of the rebellion. The collectives have acquired time travel and they plan to enslave the human race throughout all of history. The flashes Maggie has been seeing are echoes of lost memories, and the information buried deep within them is instrumental in defeating the collective hives.

In order to preserve the individuality of mankind, Maggie must try to re-discover stolen memories, re-kindle friendships she has no recollection of, and wade through her feelings for the mysterious Marcus, all while dodging the tattooed assassins the collectives keep sending her way.

If Maggie can't fill the holes in her memory and find the answers to stop the collectives, the world both in her time and in all ages past and future will be doomed to enslavement in the grey, mediocre collectives. As the danger swirls around her and the collectives close in, Maggie realizes she must make a choice: stand out or fade away...

*New Adult futuristic dystopian fantasy(less)

My Review:

I was captivated with this novel beginning with page one and I had no clue where it was heading.   It was one of the most intriguing books I have ever read.   Sci-Fi and dystopian are not my forte', but Liesel's book was very much the exception to the rule!

The characters were very well developed,endearing and lovable.   Maggie Harper, the main character was strong, brave and comfortable in her own skin.   She needed to be all that and more for the journey she was about to take with Marcus.    Marcus was strong, protective and possessed great mind capabilities!   I was very drawn to him.    Karl was a traveler and also quite the comedic relief.    And Doc reminded me of Ducky on NCIS, although he wasn't really described as Ducky.    But I loved him!   I LOVED THEM ALL!

As far as storybuilding,I think book one was an educational background for both Maggie and the reader and as I say it was intriguing.   It was thorough and interesting and amazing.   Yes,  Interchron was the future, but it was believable and home!   I thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish!    If you like Sci-Fi, this is an excellent book to read.    If you like Dystopian, you won't be disappointed.   And if you like adventure, this book certainly has it.

The only disappointing thing about this book is there is a book two and we have to wait for it....dang nab it!
I am amazed with how much I enjoyed Liesel's writing.   Well done my friend, well done!

Author Biography from Amazon:

Liesel Kay Hill was born in Utah on February 6, 1984 to working class parents. She loved to read and write at a young age, and her earliest memories consist of her father sitting in the doorway of her room at night, relating stories of Frodo, Gandalf, and the One Ring of Power. Her mother also read to her every afternoon as a child, sometimes for several hours a day.
Today she is an award-winning author and writes across three genres: fantasy, historical fiction, and crime drama. Her awards include several from The League of Utah Writer's annual Roundup competition, and several other contests she's entered over the years.
She has a short Thanksgiving story published in Brian Jaffe's Thanksgiving Tales anthology. Her first full length novel, a dystopian fantasy, will be available courtesy of Tate Publishing January, 2013.

I will hosting an interview with Liesel on the 26th of January.   Stop back by and learn about this awesome author!!

For additional perspectives, please follow Liesel's tour below:

January

1/13--Guest post at Never Ending Stories
1/14--Guest post as Maggie (MC) at Itching For Books
1/15--Character Interview with Karl at Bound by Words
1/16--Email from Maggie (MC) at A Thought Grows  1/17--Book Spotlight at Far From Reality
1/18--Character Interview with Marcus at Bookworm Brandee
1/19--Character Interview with Clay at In This World of Books.
1/20--Guest Post at Unedited
       --Guest post at New, Borrowed, Used
1/21--Review at Heather's Book Chatter
       --Guest post on Here's the Story
1/22--Review at A Bookish Whimsy 
       --Author Interview at Downright Dystopian
1/23--Character Interview with David at All in One Place
1/24--Review at Deviantly Defiant
1/25--Author Interview at Lite-Rate-Ture
1/26--Author Interview at Beth Art From the Heart
       --Interview at Auntie Spinelli Reads
1/27--Review and Guest post at The Book Twins
       --Review and Spotlight at Reese's Reviews
1/28--Guest Post at Alex J. Cavanaugh
1/29--OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE OF BOOK!!!
       --Character Interview with Joan at Strands of the Pattern
       --Guest Post on The Howling Turtle
       --Author Interview on Second Book to the Right
1/30--Review and Author interview on Megz Madd Reads
       --Promo Spotlight & Interview at Jeanz Book Read n Review
1/31--Guest Post at Ginger-Read Reviews

February

2/1--Author Interview at Read It. Reviewed It.
2/2--Guest Post at The Readdicts
     --Guest Post at Nicki J Markus
     --Guest Post and Spotlight at Enticed by Books
2/3--Guest Post at Pink Fluffy Hearts
2/4--Excerpt on Doodle's Book Blog    
     --Spotlight on Jean Book Nerd
2/5--Guest Post at Sinnful Books
     --Guest Post at Lost in Fictional Worlds
2/6--Review and Guest Post at Reading Until Dawn
     --Review at Pink Polka Dot Book Blog
2/7--Character Interview with Maggie at Love, Literature, Art & Reason
     --Review at Ladybug Storytime
2/8--Guest Post at Young Adult SciFi and Fantasy Blog
2/9--Review at Realms of an Open Mind
     --Review and Guest Post (??) at Kate's Book Life
2/10--Review at Young Adult SciFi and Fantasy Blog
2/11--Guest Post at Doodle's Book Blog      
       --Guest Post at Y.A. Storyteller
2/12--Guest Post at Racing to Read
       --Interview at My Book Musings
2/13--Review and Guest Post at Wonderland's Reader
       --Review and Interview at My Book Musings
2/14--Valentine's Day Guest Post at The YA Bookworm Blogger
2/15--Guest Post on Reading and Writing Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance
       --Review and Author Interview on Reading...Dreaming
2/16--Review and Interview on Book Club Sisters
2/17--Review(s) and Character Interview with Doc at Rally the Readers
2/18--Review and ?? at Words Fueled by Love
2/19--Review and ?? at Page Girl's Page
2/20--Review at The Cuckoo's Nest
       --Spotlight and Giveaway at For the Love of Film and Novels
       --Guest Post at Reading Between the Wines
2/21--Guest Post at Take Me Away
2/22--Review at The Cosy Dragon
       --Guest Post and Review at Shhh...Not While I'm Reading
       --Review at Beth Art From the Heart
2/23--Author Interview at Mad Hatter Reads
       --Review and Author Interview at Project Read and Review
2/24--Guest Post at The Book Babe
       --Guest Post at Viviana Enchantress of Books
2/25--Review at Dab of Darkness
       --Guest Post at Tumbling in Books
2/26--Review at The Secret Life of a Bookworm
       --Character Interview with Maggie at Manhattan Reader
2/27--Review at Think's Books

2/28--Review and Excerpt at My Library in the Making

March

3/1--Review at Oops I Read a Book Again
3/2--Review and Interview at Vicariously!
3/3--Spotlight and Guest Post at Lost in Literature...
3/4--Interview at Dab of Darkness
3/5--Review and Author Interview at Picture Me Reading
3/6--Guest Post (?) at Late Nights With Good Books
     --Guest post at Literary Rambles

3/7--Review at On Starships and Dragonwings
     --Post at Pause Time

3/8--Review and Interview at The Soul Sisters

3/9--Review at The Book Asylum
3/10--Review at The Sisters' Tale
3/11--Interview at These Flying Pages
3/12--
3/13--Interview at Lehua Parker
3/14--
3/15--Guest Post at A Universe in Words

Disclaimer:  I read for my pleasure.   I may receive ARC copies for review purposes, but I am not compensated for my reviews .  I like to read and I like to share my reviews.   I post my thoughts without prejudice or bias.  The words are mine and I write reviews based on my humble opinion.  I will admit, I seldom meet a book I don't like.

Knowing by Laurel Dewey/PICT Review and Guest Post

 

Today Ms Laurel Dewey Joins us with a guest post.   Please welcome her, (soft applause).   Take it away, Laurel!

Guest Post:  A Day In My Life—Then & Now

By Laurel Dewey

            There’s a rugged romanticism about writers and how we live our lives. If the movies were true, we’d all be holed up in stone cottages by the seashore or nestled in rustic cabins in a rural mountain setting, wearing sweaters with holes in it and carrying around a ridiculously large mug of coffee. I assure it, none of that is true. Well, at least not for me.

            When I’m writing a book, it probably would be good choice to isolate myself in that cottage or cabin because the distractions of writing from home are nothing short of…well…distracting. Life goes on around you while you are supposed to be focused one hundred and fifty percent on your characters, the story arc, and much more. Thus, a long time ago I figured out that unless I wanted my life to unravel at the seams, it was best to figure out how to create balance in my day.

            But “balance” takes on a different meaning when you’re single then it does when you’re married.

When I was single and writing, a day in my life was very easy to describe. Wake up at 10:00am on the nose, exercise for thirty minutes, drink a morning smoothie, shower, spend one to two hours returning phone calls and emails, eat lunch, run short errands, be back at the house by no later than 2:30 and start writing. Take a break at 11:00pm to eat dinner (yep, that’s what I used to do), watch the news and go back to writing. Wrap it up at 3:00am, turn off the lights, go to bed….Wake up at 10:00am on the nose the next morning and repeat. Calling me a “night person” back then was akin to calling Hugh Hefner “good with the ladies”—it’s an understatement. There was something about the dead silence of the night that wrapped me in its arms and allowed me to listen to the creative muse.

            But that was then and this is now. When I got married, I knew my daily writing life would change or I’d never have another conversation with my husband that didn’t begin and end with “goodnight.” As willing as I was, it wasn’t easy at first to adjust the dial on my creative muse. When a muse is used to working the nightshift, it takes her a while to get used to the daylight and generate ideas. But adjust she did and my writing days now have morphed into a much more sensible pattern.

            My day usually starts between 7:30am and 8:00am. I still get in thirty minutes of exercise. If it’s winter, I jump on my mini-trampoline for fifteen minutes, go ten minutes on the elliptical and then lift some weights. After showering, and drinking my smoothie (yep, I still drink a smoothie in the morning), I walk into my home office and answer emails (which can take anywhere from thirty to ninety minutes). I then “allow” myself thirty minutes to surf the Internet. If I didn’t allow myself that time, I’d truly not know what was going on in the world since I don’t watch a lot of TV. After that, I write.

In a good day, I can easily write about five pages; on a great day, I can write as many as ten. (We writers live and breathe on our daily page counts when we are writing a book.) And when I’m on a roll, five solid pages takes about six to seven hours to write. And when I’m done with that, I call it a day. No more writing into the early morning hours. Interestingly, since I got married and did a 180 degree turnaround as to how I write, I don’t feel embraced by nighttime anymore. I’ve grown accustomed now to my revised routine and learned that the daylight—along with its buzzing, noise and energy—charges my creative juices. And I’m happy I made the change because, best of all, at the end of the day, I get to spend time with my best friend.
 Thank you for joining us Laurel.   We very much appreciate your visit!

Synopsis:

After the life-altering ending in the third Jane Perry thriller, REVELATIONS, Jane Perry takes time off from the job to find the missing part of herself she never knew existed. But her journey is quickly hijacked when a wanted criminal, Harlan Kipple, steals her car. Kipple—accused of the heinous murder of a prostitute in a seedy motel—is on the run and desperate to stay that way. Jane’s personal plans take a back seat as she tracks down her stolen ride and discovers through an unusual source that Kipple may be innocent and is being framed by a nefarious group. When she trails Kipple and confronts him, every belief she ever had about this world and the next is put to the test. 

Kipple, who by his own admission is not the “brightest bulb in the box,” received a heart transplant seventeen months ago. His life changed from the moment he woke up in the recovery room. In fact, he’s not so sure where he ends and his heart takes over. As strange as that sounds to her, Jane cannot deny what she witnesses after spending just two days with Kipple. It becomes clear that nothing is what it appears as Jane is drawn into a deep rabbit hole with dark webs and darker crevices that force her to operate on the other side of the law. With the police hot on Kipple’s tail and a devious faction intent on finding him first, Jane is caught in the middle and realizes that solving this crime could have fatal consequences. 

With themes as diverse as immortality, regeneration, resurrection, transformation and death, author Laurel Dewey tackles this latest Jane Perry novel with originality and plenty of suspense. “Finding yourself” takes on a whole new meaning in KNOWING.






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Please note:

• Excessive language 
• Graphic violence

More Info:

# of Pages: 450
Genre: Suspense
Publisher: The Story Plant
Publication Date: December 4,  2012
ISBN-10:  1611880491
ISBN-13:  978-1611880496

My Review:

This my friends, is an awesome read from Ms Dewey.   I had not read Ms Dewey's previous Jane Perry series, (Books 1-3), but I will be seeking them out.  Jane is a well written and strong female protagonist.   She has history that shaped her strength of character and is very much a loner in this read.   Life is leading her on a wild ride with an accused killer;  a gentle giant who is harmless and his transplanted heart which has  a life all its own.  She is the only one who is trying to save him from the police and the evil group that set him up for the murder of a young black prostitute.

Give this book a read!   Ms Dewey has plenty to say and says it with fluency, suspense and holds your attention right to the end!   An enjoyable read from start to finish with tons of action!

Author:

Laurel Dewey was born and raised in Los Angeles. She is the author of two nonfiction books on plant medicine, a Silver Spur nominated Western novella, hundreds of articles, and three other novels in her Jane Perry suspense series, Protector, Redemption, and Revelations along with the Jane Perry novelettes An Unfinished Death and Promissory Payback and the story collection Unrevealed. She is also the author of the novel Betty’s Little Basement Garden.

Visit her website:
www.laureldewey.com

 

Every eBook received for review on the tours for Partners In Crime are given in exchange for an honest review. The eBooks are sole property (copyrighted) of the author and should not be sold, distributed to, or exchanged among other people not part of the tours, nor should they be listed on file sharing sites. Failure to comply with this disclaimer, will result in removal from all future tours.

The Big Exit by /a PICT Promo

Synopsis:

By the acclaimed author of the remarkable debut novel, Knife Music, The Big Exit is a suspenseful crime novel that keeps the surprises coming right up to the end. Richie Forman is freshly out of prison. By night, he makes a living impersonating Frank Sinatra in San Francisco’s lounges and corporate parties. But then his ex-best friend—the man who stole his fiancée while he was in prison—is found hacked to death in his garage, and Richie is the prime suspect. In a murder mystery with the twists and turns of a microchip, Carnoy weaves his characters like a master. He has written an authentic, unputdownable thriller that is sure to chill and delight.

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My Review: 

Unfortunately I was not able to complete this book as scheduled.   I very much apologize to all concerned and will post my review at a later date.  Thanks for bearing with me.

Author: While David Carnoy lives in New York City with his wife and children, his novels take place in Silicon Valley, where he grew up and went to high school (Palo Alto). His debut novel, Knife Music (2010), was a Top-10 bestseller on the Kindle and also a bestseller on the Nook. More medical thriller than high-tech thriller, to research the novel Carnoy spent a lot of time talking with doctors, visiting trauma centers, and trailed a surgeon at a hospital in Northern California to help create the book's protagonist, Dr. Ted Cogan. The Big Exit (2012) isn't a sequel to Knife Music per se. However, a few of the characters from Knife Music figure prominently in the story. His second novel has more of a high-tech slant and reflects Carnoy's experiences as an executive editor at CNET.com, where he currently works and is trying resolve his obsession with consumer electronics products. He went to college at Wesleyan University and has an MFA in creative writing from Columbia University. http://www.davidcarnoy.com/.

Reviews: "A first-rate crime caper." - Kirkus Reviews "An exceptionally satisfying murder puzzle..." - Publishers Weekly, Starred Review More Info: # of Pages: 320 Genre: Legal Thriller Publisher: Overlook Publication Date: October 11, 2012 ISBN: 1590205154   Every eBook received for review on the tours for Partners In Crime are given in exchange for an honest review. The eBooks are sole property (copyrighted) of the author and should not be sold, distributed to, or exchanged among other people not part of the tours, nor should they be listed on file sharing sites. Failure to comply with this disclaimer, will result in removal from all future tours.

Dinner at Deadmans by CJ West REVIEW/ PICT VBTours

Synopsis:

Lorado Martin has loved junk since his grandparents took him bottle digging in the backwoods of New England when he was a boy. The search for antiques and collectibles led him to a unique hobby: digging through the estates of the newly deceased, arranging the sale of goods for the heirs, and keeping the leftovers for himself. To make a living he builds and maintains housing for recovering addicts and along the way he’s employed a number of his clients. The men wrestle with the siren call of drugs and teach Lorado about the difficult struggle to stay clean one day at a time. When these two worlds come together, Lorado learns that not every elderly person dies of natural causes and that some estates are sold to benefit a killer. His latest project hits close to home. A woman he’s known since childhood haunts him from a fresh grave. Her grandson, an affable addict who has fallen off the wagon, stands to inherit a considerable sum whether he deserves it or not.

My Review:

I am starting to be able to concentrate and and focus on what I read once more.   Thank Goodness!  Hopefully we are on the right track!   I love to read and look forward to catching up on my past reads as well as the future scheduled books!

I enjoyed Dinner at Deadman's.   The opening scene depicts our main character, a treasure collector, Loredo Martin, sleeping in the pink covered bed of Mrs Newbury, deceased.    He had eaten some cereal from the kitchen and became deathly ill and thus begins a history of who Loredo Smith is, what he does for work and to help his community, who his family is, who his employees are and a late revelation that Mrs Newbury, may not have died of old age as everyone assumed.   And the search is on for her alleged killer.  Several folks land on Loredo's radar as potential poisoners, but he eventually narrows it down to the actual perpetrator.

The story was intriguing and began slowly, but smoothly so you got a great feel for everyone's role in the storytelling.  There was a closeness between brothers, friends and family as well as animosity between those who weren't friends, those who dealt in drugs and prostitution.   And it was all very realistic.   I could relate in particular to the cops who were not too intent on helping Loredo out with the vandalism and thievery  he faced from the local punks.  I could also relate to Loredo's image in the community.   My husband is a big guy and not too many people try to push him around, whether that assumption is made correctly or incorrectly.

As murder mysteries go, I liked this book quite a bit and felt it was definitely worth the read.   Thank you CJ  it was unique and a good read!

Author Bio:

 C.J. West is the author of seven suspense novels including The End of Marking Time and Sin and Vengeance, which was optioned into development for film by Beantown Productions, LLC (screenplay by Marla Cukor).

C.J. blogs at www.cjwestkills.wordpress.com. You can also find him at www.22wb.com or at www.facebook.com/cjwestfans.

Every eBook received for review on the tours for Partners In Crime are given in exchange for an honest review. The eBooks are sole property (copyrighted) of the author and should not be sold, distributed to, or exchanged among other people not part of the tours, nor should they be listed on file sharing sites. Failure to comply with this disclaimer, will result in removal from all future tours.

The Unmaking of Hunter Kennedy/ A SG VBTour PROMO

Blurb:  After a car accident--an event he considers a prank gone bad--pop star, Hunter Kennedy is forced to hide out with his aunt in small-town Colorado. He’s supposed to rest, heal his scars and attend high school in disguise until the press dies down. But he only wants to get back to work.

Worse, the girl who’s been assigned to make him over into a geek is a major geek herself. Vere Roth is a chattering pixie, a blushing tornado and a complete social disaster. He’s never met a girl who’s never-been-kissed, believes in romance and thinks Hunter’s a 'nice' guy.

Funny thing is...Hunter is nice around Vere because she’s his first real friend. He also can’t seem to stop sharing his secrets or keep her out of his heart. Knowing he’d never deserve a girl as sweet as Vere, he resigns himself to the friend zone, and helps his new bestie with her own makeover.

She tortures him daily for ridiculous guy advice on how to snag her life-long crush. A guy Hunter thinks is totally wrong for Vere, and sadly, one who has taken note of Vere’s transformation.

When Vere asks her best friend for some kissing advice, Hunter can’t resist...

And that’s when things get out of control...

High School Romance, first love, sweet romance

My Review:

  I apologize to my readers and Heather at SupaGurl and Ms Elliott, as I am stillunable to concentrate on reading and reviewing.   I will review this book once I have completed my reading but at a later date.   Thanks all for bearing with me.

 Author Bio: Anne Eliot www.anneeliot.com

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Jan. 5 - I Read Indie *Review

Jan. 6 - Anatea's Bookshelf *Review
           - Oh, The Books You'll Read! *Review

Jan. 7 - Beth Art From the Heart *Review
           - My Seryniti *Review, Guest Post

Jan. 8 - YA-Aholic *Review
           - Insightful Minds Reviews *Character Profile

Jan. 9 - Reading and Writing Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance *Review
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             - Just a Booklover *Review, Character Bio

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Jan. 13 - Above Average Below Special *Review, Character Bio

Jan. 14 - All About YA Novels *Review
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             - Night Owl Reads *Review, Trivia

Jan. 15 - The College Crawl *Review, Excerpt
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Jan. 16 - A Bibliophiles Thoughts on Books *Review
             - Word *Review, Character Bio, Excerpt

Jan. 17 - Aripi pentru a visa *Review, Author Interview
             - Reese's Reviews *Guest Post

Jan. 18 - Paperbook Princess *Review, Character Bio
             - Mostly YA Book Obsessed *Review, Character Interview

Jan. 19 - Simple Books *Review, Interview
             - The Rest is Still Unwritten *Review

Jan. 20 - Reading and Things *Review, Guest Post

Jan. 21 - Books & Other Spells *Review

Jan. 22 - BeLoved Books *Review
             - My Reading Addiction *Review

Jan. 23 - Fictional Candy * Review
             - The Book Hookup *Review

Jan. 24 - Doodle's Book Blog *Review, Character Bio
             - What's Beyond Forks? *Review, Character Interview

Jan. 25 - Wonderland's Reader *Review, Author Interview
             - Book Briefs *Review

Jan. 26 - In This World of Books *Review, Author Guest Post

Jan. 27 - A Dragons Love *Review, Character Interview

Jan. 28 - The Ramblings of a Toddler's Mom *Review, Author Guest Post
             - Mercy Amare *Review, Character Interview

Jan. 29 - Lovey Dovey Books *Review
             - Simply Infatuated *Author Interview

Jan. 30 - In Between *Review

Jan. 31 - Reader Girls *Review, Excerpt
             - Always YA at Heart *Review

Feb. 1 - Head Stuck in a Book *Review, Character Bio

Feb. 2 - My Crazy Book Obsession *Review

Feb. 3 - SupaGurl Books *Guest Review and Character Interview

Feb. 4 - Insightful Minds Reviews *Review
            - Nothing Better Than a Book *Review

Feb. 5 - 5 Girls Book Reviews *Review, Guest Post
            - Lovely Reads *Review, Author Guest Post

Disclaimer:  I read for my pleasure.   I may receive ARC copies for review purposes, but I am not compensated for my reviews .  I like to read and I like to share my reviews.   I post my thoughts without prejudice or bias.  The words are mine and I write reviews based on my humble opinion.  I will admit, I seldom meet a book I don't like.

Just For Now by Rosalind James/ RABT (review)

Contemporary Romance

Title: Just For Now(Escape to New Zealand #3)

Author: Rosalind James

Date Published: 8/30/2012

There’s no place like home . . .

For teacher Jenna McKnight, nothing spells “heartbreak” like finding her husband with somebody else–in her bed. Clearly, it’s time to reinvent herself. A new body, a new city, and a new job later, she’s done just that. This isn’t really her home, though. Or her family, however much she wishes it were. And playing house can be a dangerous game.

New Zealand rugby star Finn Douglas is just looking for a temporary nanny. Not a girlfriend, and definitely not a wife. He can’t resist Jenna’s cooking, it’s true. Who knew that he’d have so much trouble resisting her? He wants to do what’s right for his kids. But waiting is so hard . . .

My Review:

I absolutely love this series of New Zealand rugby romance stories!!   Ms James writing is smooth and sharp--and so finely crafted.  The series is definitely intended for an adult audience with many explicit sexual scenes and her characters are so real and invite you right into their world. 

Jenna grew up without a lot of affection and carried around a lot of baggage.   She became the person who was the antithesis of her mother.   Jenna was caring and giving and wanted to take care of people...a family.   She could cook up a storm after having grown up on tv dinners.

Finn was a Rugby star and a great dad.   He needed someone to care for his children.   After assuming Jenna applied for the nanny position to get her hands on himself, he was surprised to find that his kids already knew Jenna and loved her.

And although Jenna was the nanny, her caregiving also included Finn.   She would cook for him and discuss things with him, and fall in love with him.  This was such an intimate and romantic read.   With two children, Sophie and Harry to point out things like wombat bottoms, I found this book extremely heartwarming and enjoyable.   Much appreciated Ms James!   Much Appreciated!   

Rosalind James is the author of the Kindle bestseller Just This Once and the three subsequent books in the Escape to New Zealand series. She is a former marketing executive who has lived all over the United States and in a number of other countries, traveling with her civil engineer husband. Most recently, she spent several years in Australia and New Zealand, where she fell in love with the people, the landscape, and the culture of both countries.

Visit www.rosalindjames.com to listen to the songs from the books, follow the characters on their travels, watch funny and fascinating New Zealand and rugby videos, and learn about what's new!

Contact Links

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BUY LINKS

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Dinner at Deadman'sby C J West Promo/ a PICT VBTour

Synopsis:

Lorado Martin has loved junk since his grandparents took him bottle digging in the backwoods of New England when he was a boy. The search for antiques and collectibles led him to a unique hobby: digging through the estates of the newly deceased, arranging the sale of goods for the heirs, and keeping the leftovers for himself. To make a living he builds and maintains housing for recovering addicts and along the way he’s employed a number of his clients. The men wrestle with the siren call of drugs and teach Lorado about the difficult struggle to stay clean one day at a time. When these two worlds come together, Lorado learns that not every elderly person dies of natural causes and that some estates are sold to benefit a killer. His latest project hits close to home. A woman he’s known since childhood haunts him from a fresh grave. Her grandson, an affable addict who has fallen off the wagon, stands to inherit a considerable sum whether he deserves it or not.

Author:

C.J. West is the author of seven suspense novels including The End of Marking Time and Sin and Vengeance, which was optioned into development for film by Beantown Productions, LLC (screenplay by Marla Cukor).
C.J. blogs at www.cjwestkills.word press.com.
You can also find him at www.22wb.com or at www.facebook.com/cjwestfans

My Review:  Due to recent and ongoing health issues I was not able to read/review this book.   My apologies to C J West and a review will be forthcoming when I have finished the book.

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