Tuesday, April 30, 2013

JUST ONE CUP - COVER REVEAL

***** JUST ONE CUP*****
**COVER REVEAL**
      
  (Release Date) - JUNE 20, 2013

                        



*****NEW NAME*****



 

 BLURB:


Emma Walker was a writer who'd lost herself to someone else's anger--who had given up on ever feeling like herself again.
Evan Levesque was a rock-god--the one all the woman wanted, but he'd never gotten used to the loneliness between the stage and real life.
With just one cup of coffee they'll begin a journey of self-discovery at each others sides, but can Emma handle Evan's fame while dealing with her own demons? Emma's checkered personal past, a bad relationship that haunts the edges of her memories, threatens to make everything implode on them when Evan takes matters into his own hands.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but your words...they'll destroy my soul--Can Emma handle being put back together and facing who she's become because of it?
GENRE: New Adult>Contemporary Romance

 

      About the Author:                                               

 

 

Cassandra doesn't remember a time when she wasn't writing. In fact, the first time she was published was when she was seven years old and won a contest to be published in an American Girl Doll novel. Since then Cassandra has written more novels than she can count and put just as many in the circular bin. Her personal goal with her writing is to show the reader the character's stories through their dialogue and actions instead of just telling the reader what is happening. In 2012 she became a published Young Adult author, releasing In Between Seasons (The Fall, #1) and Walking in the Shadows. In 2013 she branched out by using her artistic illustrating talents to publish her first Children's novel, The Adventures of Skippy Von Flippy: Tales of Friendship (Skippy Tales, #1). Cassandra will also release her first New Adult novel, Just One Cup, in the Spring of 2013.

Cassandra is a freelance professional photographer known for her automotive, nature and architectural shots. She is the owner of
Gio Design Studios, a photography and publication marketing company that designs covers and marketing materials for authors utilizing the company's photography. She is currently studying to receive her associates degree in Marketing. Cassandra is happily married to the man of her dreams and they live in the rolling hills of New England with the other loves of her life their dogs, Bubski and Kanga.

 

Excerpt:
When he came off the plane he was wearing aviators, a black button-up, dark wash jeans and those Converse shoes that I hated on anyone but him. He lifted his sunglasses and broke into a smile as I ran into his arms. He dropped his bag and spun me around as soon as I was in his arms.
"How did you know?" he asked as he set me on the ground, his hands tangled in my hair.
"You told me what flight you were on."
He shook his head and held my chin in his hand. "I've always wanted to have someone to wait for me—to spin them around and then do this."
He pulled my chin up and tilted it until our lips touched—soft at first and then the reminder that we hadn't kissed in two months came over us. The only thing that could pull us apart was the whistle that echoed through the terminal and then the incessant flash of cameras.
"Crap," Evan hissed, his forehead pressed to mine with his hands on either side of my face so they couldn't get a good picture of me. "You don't want them to know who you are yet, do you?"
I shook my head but said with my voice shaking, "I knew the risk."
He swallowed and then smiled. "Tilt your head down so that your hair covers your face from view."
I did what he said and then felt his hands slip the glasses over my eyes. As I looked up his cocky half-smile made me laugh.
"They look a hell of a lot hotter on you," he teased, throwing his duffel bag over his shoulder and wrapping his arm around my waist so that his fingers were in the front pocket of my jeans.
"I don't think that's possible," I replied, breathless from the feel of his touch as my t-shirt rose, exposing the flesh of my hip to his warmth.
"It’s very possible with you," he whispered into my ear as we made our way past the flashing cameras. "I can't wait to see the tabloids on this one."
"It would be much better if we did something dangerous, like locked ourselves in a public restroom."
He looked down at me through his eyebrows. "Really? That's not all that clean."
"I haven't seen you in two months," I said, turning and stopping in front of him. "I've thought about you every single day. Do you know what that does to a girl? Especially when pictures of you half-naked are strewn across the internet."
"I see you found those." His voice was edged with amusement, but his face was red in embarrassment.
I pulled on the collar of his shirt before leaning up on my toes and whispering into his ear, "I need some real ones."
"What do you need pictures of when I'm here?" he answered, his breath hot on my chin, voice seductive.
"I need you to burn the images into my mind then," I said before gently biting his ear.
His free hand drifted down the small of my back to my rear pocket. "I thought I already had."
"Mhmm...I need more."
"I have to admit I kind of enjoy this." He smirked down at me. "But teasing me like this is just cruel."
"Does the rental car have blacked out windows?" I asked over my shoulder as I turned.
I watched his Evan's Adam’s apple rise and fall. "I sure hope so."


 

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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

NO SECOND CHANCES by: Beverley Hollowed

     NO SECOND CHANCES      
I was given the honor of receiving an ARC of No Second Chances by Beverley Hollowed.

Blurb

No nonsense mechanic, Ally Brody is a ‘one chance only’ kind of girl. When she catches her boyfriend, of two years, cheating with his assistant on a surprise visit to his office, there will be No Second Chances.

Determined not to fall for the wrong kind of man again, she comes face to face with Cole Thomas. He is gorgeous, charming, rich and everything Ally swore she should stay away from.

Cole wants Ally and he will stop at nothing until he gets what he desires. Bit by bit he breaks through her barriers and takes her on a journey of love and sexual awakenings. Will her obsessed ex, who refuses to accept it’s over, or a secret Cole himself is hiding, destroy their relationship before it even gets started?

Can Ally break her own rule and explore the possibility that Cole just might be the one worthy of a Second Chance?
My honest review: 5+ star

The characters have real qualities.
Ally Brody is a female certified mechanic, independent, broken hearted, tough (will kick your ass in a split second) type of girl, who catches her boyfriend Jason with his secretary (slut) and Ally ends the relationship, like any woman in her right mind would do. Because of her no good for nothing, pathetic, low life cheating sick as father, and a piece of shit boyfriend of two years- Ally now trust’s NO ONE.
Cole Thomas is a tall, dark, hot, charming, rich, and knows he can get any female species he wants type of guy; who will work hard at getting what he wants, no matter the cost.
One night Ally is driving along and spots a car broke down on side of the road. She stops to help; looking in his window she can’t believe her eyes, this gorgeous god looking back at her, it takes her a second to compose herself. This handsome man known as Cole Thomas actually comes across as a cocky judgmental prick who insinuates that Ally doesn’t know what she is talking about. But after a few words back and forth he agrees to let her help him, and she gets him all fixed up, as he is checking her out of course. Then came the chemistry between them. It was un-avoidable.
Cole will stop at nothing to get a chance with Ally. He knows exactly how to swoon her. He’s loving, caring, and supportive, in and out of the bedroom.
When Ally and Cole becomes an item, all sparks fly. Ally knowing it is all too good to be true, still gives in to Cole, with no choice, fighting against her heart. The sex between them, WOW-ZERS!!!! He defiantly knows what he is doing. There were so many hot sex scenes, that I was afraid of my kindle melting right there in my hands.
Ally, does NOT do second chances, but luckily for Cole, she made an acception; breaking her own rule. Poor Ally, even being the little spit fire that she is still never saw it coming, the things that her ex puts her through are heart wrenching; he is such a sick individual.  And Cole is there to rescue her.
Cole becomes deeply in love with Ally, but knowing at some point he will have to confess a secret to Ally, tears him up. He could never find the right time to tell her; unfortunately she finds out before he had the chance. Again Ally finds herself heart broken. Cole is also falling apart, knowing what he has done, might have been his last chance.
We won’t know until book #2 comes out. Yes, that’s right!!! It left off with a cliff hanger, and OMG!!!! I think I could have punched someone in the face, chopped them in the throat, anything to just have had ONE more chapter. But I must say that Beverley Hollowed did a fantastic job with this book. I look forward to #2. I guess I will become a stalker on her page, until I find out the name of it and when it will be published.
This is one AWESOME book, it is book is in my top 5 list.
A MUST read!!!!
Anyone who doesn't read this book, sucks monkey butt.













Snippet:
“Ally, I’m sorry,” he said breathlessly as he wrapped her tightly in his arms. “Please don’t leave.”
“I’m going nowhere,” she replied as she pressed her mouth back against his firmly. He quickly pushed her against the cold tiles of the shower wall but she barely noticed their coldness. Slowly he dropped to his knees front of her and he press his mouth against the apex of her thighs and she cried out loudly.
Cupping her bum with one hand, he let his other hand slide down her leg to her knee, pulling her leg up until the back of her thigh was resting on his shoulder. His eyes flicked up to Ally’s once more before he pressed his mouth against the inside of her knee. Slowly he ran his tongue up her thigh, stopping every so often to press his lips against her soft, tingling skin.








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About the author



BEVERLEY HOLLOWED

I am Beverley, though my friends call me Bev, I am 38 years old and I live in Dublin with my Husband and 2 sons. I love to read and I love music.

I has been writing as long as I can remember

I released my first book in December 2012 called Forever and Always.

My new book, No Second Chances (the first book from The Chances Series) is due for release April 29th....

Some random fact about me.... I am a middle child, I have a fear of Mirrors and birds and I make custom Jewellery.




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