Month: September 2013

Review: Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren

Review: Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren

Title: Beautiful Bastard (Beautiful Bastard #1) Author: Christina LaurenPublication Date: February 12, 2013Publisher: Gallery BooksGenre: Adult Contemporary Romance/EroticaFind It: Goodreads, Amazon, B&NSource: Publisher at Comic-Con Whip-smart, hardworking, and on her way to an MBA, Chloe Mills has only one problem: her boss, Bennett Ryan. He’s exacting, blunt, inconsiderate—and completely irresistible. A Beautiful Bastard. Bennett 

Top Ten Books On My Fall 2013 TBR List

Top Ten Books On My Fall 2013 TBR List

Hi and welcome to Top Ten Tuesday hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Top Ten Books On My Fall 2013 TBR List. Let’s get down to it! Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell – I have heard nothing but great reviews on this one 

Manicure Monday (32): The Iron Duke

Manicure Monday (32): The Iron Duke

Manicure Monday is a weekly feature that combines my love of nail polish and reading. Each week I’ll show you one of my current reads along with what’s on my nails. Hi, everyone. Sigh – it’s another Monday. I hope you all had a good 

Stacked (72)

Stacked (72)

Hello, everyone. I hope you are all having a good weekend. I just started “training” for a 5K run I signed up for next weekend. This is pretty funny if you know me because I am so not a runner. I am not totally unfit 

Uncovered (81): The Creeps

Uncovered (81): The Creeps

Hello and welcome to Uncovered, my weekly cover squee post.  OMG how fantastic is this cover? The Samuel Johnson series by John Connolly has a history of really great covers and The Creeps is no exception. I love the feel of it. It’s dark and 

Non-Fiction Review: Skirt a Day Sewing by Nicole Smith

Non-Fiction Review: Skirt a Day Sewing by Nicole Smith

Title: Skirt a Day Sewing  Author: Nicole SmithPublication Date: July 2, 2013Publisher: Storey PublishingGenre: Adult Non-Fiction Crafting/SewingFind It: Goodreads, Amazon, B&N, Book DepositorySource: Publisher via NetGalley Design a skirt for every day of the week! With these 28 irresistible projects, you’ll learn all the techniques you need to custom-design and sew fabulous skirts that fit you perfectly. 

A Tryst with Trouble Giveaway (INTL – Ends 9/23)

A Tryst with Trouble Giveaway (INTL – Ends 9/23)

Back in early 2012, Alethea and I were lucky enough to read a fantastic Regency romance called A Tryst with Trouble by Alyssa Everett. It was so awesome that both us us gave it 5 stars. You can see our reviews here and here. Unfortunately 

Top Ten Books I Would Love To See As A Movie/TV Show

Top Ten Books I Would Love To See As A Movie/TV Show

Hi and welcome to Top Ten Tuesday, an awesome meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s theme is Top Ten Books I Would Love To See As A Movie/TV Show (set in a perfect world…in which movies don’t butcher the books we love.) I am pretty 

Review: The Heiress Effect by Courtney Milan

Review: The Heiress Effect by Courtney Milan

Title: The Heiress Effect (Brothers Sinister #2) Author: Courtney MilanPublication Date: July 15, 2013Publisher: Courtney MilanGenre: Adult Historical RomanceFind It: Goodreads, Amazon, B&N, Book DepositorySource: Publisher via NetGalley Miss Jane Fairfield can’t do anything right. When she’s in company, she always says the wrong thing—and rather too much of it. No matter how costly they 

Manicure Monday (31): Bittersweet

Manicure Monday (31): Bittersweet

Hello and welcome to another edition of Manicure Monday. Manicure Monday is a weekly feature on the blog where I bring together my love of reading and nail polish into a feature showcasing one of my current reads along with a bookish manicure. I hope