M. Leighton - A Little Cash for the Holidays Giveaway

You loved Cash and and Olivia in M. Leighton's Down to You. And now you can love them again, just in time for a little mistletoe action! M. Leighton's giving everyone the best present ever--a FREE Cash and Olivia holiday story!

A Davenport Christmas will be posted on her blog on December 21, just in time to be read with some eggnog, a sugar cookie, and carols playing in the background. Sign up to follow her blog via email, and you'll get it right in your inbox, the second it's posted! (...and--psst!--there may be some more Cash and Olivia action on the blog coming in the new year, so definitely make sure to sign up to get blog notifications!)

AND! There's a giveaway, too! Of course there is, it's the HOLIDAYS! Enter the Rafflecopter, and you'll be entered to win one of TEN signed copies of Down to You. How's THAT for a little holiday cheer?

Don't forget to sign up to follow Michelle's blog via email--it's beginning to look like Christmas... A Davenport Christmas... and you definitely don't want to miss it!

Review: Updraft by Bobbi Romans

Updraft by Bobbi Romans

Description:
What happens when a blind date turns into an inferno?

Pray for an updraft.

And a smoking hot fireman who’ll stoke the flames rather than extinguish.

My Thoughts:
Kat agrees to a blind date and sparks fly. She ends up getting way more than she bargained for. A hot and steamy short story. Not romance, but maybe the beginning of one...


My Rating: ****
Steam Factor: !!!!
*Notes: Language.

My Source: author

Where to get it:
Amazon

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Review: Curious Anomalies by Ryan Sean O'Reilly

Curious Anomalies by Ryan Sean O'Reilly

Description:
Rick Silvano, an anxious young geneticist, has gotten himself entangled with a violent, South American, drug-lord named Diego Peres. Rick’s talents have been enlisted by Peres to create genetically enhanced watchdogs, by combining common moustache bats with Africanized honeybees. Everything has gone smoothly for the last three years until now, the night before Peres is due to inspect his investment. Clive Pinkerman, who hosts a late-night, radio conspiracy show, announces on-air that he is going to break into the genetic laboratory to uncover a massive alien conspiracy he believes is housed there. Suddenly, Rick must juggle his time between stopping Clive, and making sure the experiment works so that the temperamental Peres will not be displeased.

My Thoughts:
A cool little story about what happens when you mess around with nature. The author did a great job of building up the suspense. Bats creep me out anyway. I may have nightmares now. A fun, creepy, short read.

My Rating: ****

My Source: Kindle freebie

Where to get it:
Amazon

Where to find the author:
Ryan Sean O'Reilly
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Review: Hidden Intent by Anne M. Carpenter

Hidden Intent by Anne M. Carpenter

Description:
A secluded heiress makes a devastating discovery in her Connecticut seaside home.  Suddenly, her husband's recent distance takes on a more sinister bite.  Will his hidden intent destroy her future, or is revenge on the plate?

(a short story at 4000 words)

My Thoughts:
I was hooked from the first page. The story grabbed my interest, held my interest, and had a great twist at the end. I don't read a lot of short stories but I loved this. Even though it was short (I read it in under 30 minutes) it was packed with suspense and was a complete story.

My Rating: *****


Where to get it:
Amazon

Where to find the author:
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Review: A Matter of the Mind by Bellakentuky

A Matter of the Mind by Bellakentuky

Description:
Sometimes it takes a second glance to appreciate what's in front of us, then a long revealing stare to find true love.

My Thoughts:
This is a sci-fi romance short story. I found it to be a quick, entertaining read. I enjoyed the heroine's voice. She is a very intelligent, analytical woman and she is trying to figure out why she is suddenly attracted to a man she never liked. It was a satisfying little romance, complete with some steam, and there is a fun twist at the end. If you're looking for some romance and don't have much time, give this one a try.

Just a sidenote: This is from Boroughs Publishing Group's Lunchbox Romance line. "Delicious short romances consumable during the lunch hour." They are around 6,000-10,000 words. They release 1-2 a week and they are $.75 each, or you can subscribe for a discount. Sounds like fun for when you just don't have time for a novel.

My Rating: *****
Steam Factor: !!!

My Source: author

Where to get it:
Amazon

Boroughs Publishing Group

Where to find the author:
Bellakentuky

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