The Phantom Paragrapher

Review: Anatomy of a Player - Taking Shots Series - Cindi Madsen - January 2016 You know that movie with Kate Hudson and Matthew McCounaghey "How to Lose a guy in 10 days" ? That's what Anatomy of a Player by Cindi Madsen reminded me of as we meet Whitney Porter and Hudson Decker. Whitney dreams of being a journalist but apparently according to her Professor all she is good for is being a morning news announcer as she is blonde and looks ditzy, she wants the hard news though not the fluff pieces and definitely not a job reading off a revolving teleprompter. Hudson Decker is on the verge of failing and is a hockey player who thinks that he walks on water and needs something to distract him from his personal life. Whitney has been dumped one too many times as she tends to keep falling for athletes who just hump and dump her. In order to boost her journalistic skills , she applies for the school newspaper and gets the only role left as a sports reporter mainly reporti...

In honor of Going for Two ’s release, I’m sharing some fun facts about the book and Queen of the League series. I’m a plotter by nature. When I sit down to write a book, I usually have a scene-by-scene outline of the story ready to go to keep me on track. That doesn’t mean surprises can’t pop up along the way. One of those little surprises that came about during the writing process was this delicious dish created by Brook in Going for Two . Like Brook, this sandwich came to me in a dream, and I had to try it out (though I had the decency to do it during daylight hours). The result was a bit of heaven. And now I want one of these sandwiches. I hope you will check out the other facts—view a complete listing of locations and dates on my website, www.laurachapmanbooks.com —and the series. Thank you, Paula, for featuring Going for Two —and me—today. Enjoy! About the Book Harper Duquaine is back for another season of fantasy foot...

Review: He Will Be My Ruin - K.A Tucker - February 2016 Best friends since they were 4 years old Maggie and Celine thought they knew everything about one another and that nothing could come between them , but one thing did - Money. You see Maggie is the daughter and sole heir to the Sparks Energy Fortune and Celine is the daughter of their former maid and nanny Rosa.  Maggie hated where the money came from and spent her life doing humanitarian work whereas Celine as readers are about to discover did other things for her money. Maggie has been given a phone call that Celine has committed suicide and rushes to her apartment, to start tidying up but as Maggie starts to meet Celine's friends and colleagues - one thing she has thought is odd is that it looks like Celine didn't kill herself but was in fact murdered. Now Maggie must put on her detective hat and head undercover and investigate Celine's life and find out who killed her and why ? As Maggie delves deeper into...

Title: Kiss of Fire Author: Rebecca Ethington Genre: YA Paranormal Hosted by: Lady Amber's Tours Blurb: Joclyn Despain has been marred by a brand on her skin. She doesn't know why the mark appeared on her neck, but she doesn't want anyone to see it, including her best friend Ryland, who knows everything else about her. The scar is the reason she hides herself behind baggy clothes, and won't let the idea of kissing Ryland enter her mind, no matter how much she wants to. The scar is the reason she is being hunted. If only she knew that she was. If only she had known that the cursed stone her estranged father sent for her 16th birthday would trigger a change in her. Now, she is being stalked by a tall blonde man, and is miraculously throwing her high school bully ten feet in the air. Joclyn attempts to find some answers and the courage to follow her heart. When Ryland finds her scar; only he knows what it means, and who will kill her because of it.  ...

Title: 1980: You Shook Me All Night Long Author: Casey L. Bond Genre: 80’s New Adult Hosted by: Lady Amber’s PR Blurb: My name is Tina. I’m a freshman at USC, a good student and friend… And I’m a victim. Hot guys make my brain turn to mush. So, the fact that I was arrested then survived a massive earthquake only to be shackled to the fox next to me can all be overlooked, right? Okay, so I was arrested before I met Luke. A tremor that caused a blackout at the LAPD precinct where we were being held. Although technically, I wasn’t shackled to him, I was handcuffed, but still. Any and all lapses in my usual—totally sane, I might add—judgments, are his fault. Totally. I wouldn’t typically do the things I did. I’m no outlaw. I’m a college student. ********** 1980: You Shook Me All Night Long is the first of ten contemporary romance, new adult, stand-alone stories set in the 1980s. Written by award-winning and bestselling authors, the novellas will be released e...

Review: What Would Lizzy Bennet Do ? - Book #1 The Jane Austen Factor -Katie Oliver - January 2016 Growing up with the name Lizzy Bennet and living in the same town as a wealthy family called "The Darcy's" has to mean something doesn't it ? For Lizzy Bennet - the middle sister , for the past eight years she has been head over heels in love with Hugh Darcy - the older of the Darcy Boys. Lizzy is excited as she has recieved news that Hugh is finally coming home and what perfect timing to come home as currently a film set is using their property as a backdrop for a Pride and Prejudice remake. It seems fate is pointing in their direction. That is until Hugh comes home with a woman in tow - Holly James - his new fiancee and heiress to a range of Department Stores around England. Lizzy is devastated , but soon she puts on her "WWLD" hat and challenges Holly to several activities as she tries to prove to Hugh that she is his perfect match and not Holly. ...

  Review: Forever Jack - Book #2 Eversea Series - Natasha Boyd - November 2013 Jack Eversea walked away from Keri Ann Butler as he thought he was to become a father and then that turned out to be a lie, but in order to protect her - he escaped for five months. He thought he was doing the right thing by her but instead he broke her heart . Forever Jack takes place five-six months after Eversea where Keri is trying to get back on with her life and has been throwing herself into her artwork. One in particular has caught the attention of many and is called Jack Broken Eversea - we can all guess who the inspiration behind this piece was. As Jack arrives back to Butler's Cove, can he win back Keri Ann and prove to her that he still loves her ? Or has Keri Ann moved on with family friend and genuine nice guy - her safe option Colt ?  What I loved most about Forever Jack is that it was a bit more realistic in the love story angle than most fiction books I have read as sh...

Take Cover (Cover Series #3) by Kim Black Date of Publication: February 23, 2016 Blurb After a series of failed relationships, Emily Roberts has only one goal–to destroy Charlette Delacroix. In order to be with Julien Belmont–a French billionaire and love of her life–Emily knows eliminating Charlette is the only way to ensure they can be together. Charlette, after all, has proven to be a constant threat to her love life, and one more romantic disaster may push her over the edge. Determination is a double–edged sword– Will Emily's tunnel vision give her all she is yearning for? Or will she have made the biggest mistake of her life by leaving Julien exposed to the likes of Charlette? Brokenhearted, Julien Belmont is on a quest for answers– Julien fears the woman he loves has yet again walked away from their future. Hoping to salvage their relationship, he seeks answers from the one person who can give it to him–Charlette, his wife. But, the answers he finds only s...