Category: This one’s a Keeper

Review: Bite At First Sight by Brooklyn Ann

Posted April 4, 2015 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 0 Comments

Title: Bite at First Sight
Series: Scandals With Bite #3
Author: Brooklyn Ann
Genre: Regency Paranormal
Published: April 7, 2015
Publisher: SOURCEBOOKS Casablanca
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Synopsis:

When Rafael Villar, Lord Vampire of London, stumbles upon a woman in the cemetery, he believes he’s found a vampire hunter—not the beautiful, intelligent stranger she proves to be.

Cassandra Burton is enthralled by the scarred, disfigured vampire who took her prisoner. The aspiring physician was robbing graves to pursue her studies—and he might turn out to be her greatest subject yet. So they form a bargain: one kiss for every experiment. As their passion grows and Rafe begins to heal, only one question remains: can Cassandra see the man beyond the monster?

Read on for my thoughts on Bite at First Sight. No true spoilers, promise.

Review: An Inconvenient Mistress by Caroline Kimberly

Posted April 1, 2015 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 0 Comments

Title: An Inconvenient Mistress
Series: The Ashford Brothers #3
Author: Caroline Kimberly
Genre: Historical Romance
Published: April 6, 2015
Publisher: Carina Press
My Rating: 3 stars
Source: NetGalley
Synopsis:

Jamaica, 1820

Isabelle North needs a hero, and if an arrogant mercenary is all she can find… he’ll just have to do. She must get back to England before her past catches up with her, even if that means booking passage on a vessel captained by a man she cannot abide.

Phillip Ashford, notorious smuggler and captain of the privateer Intrepid, knows Miss North is trouble. She’s stubborn, for starters, and it’s painfully clear she’s conning him—she looks more like a schoolmarm than the rich man’s mistress she claims to be. But beneath her prim exterior is a sharp wit and courageous spirit that draws him in despite himself.

They both know they should keep their distance. But passion flares as they defend themselves on the high seas—until Phillip begins asking questions Isabelle would rather not answer. After all, how much can she really share with a man she’ll never trust?

Meet Phillip’s brothers in An Inconvenient Kiss and An Inconvenient Wife!

Read on for my thoughts on An Inconvenient Mistress. No true spoilers, promise.

Confessions of a Bookworm #3

Posted April 1, 2015 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 5 Comments

book confession I love taking part in features and memes. It brings us book lovers and book bloggers a bit closer together, if only in our shared love of reading great books. So today I discovered something new.

There is a new feature over at Parajunkee called Confessions of a Bookworm. Here’s the link to this week’s post. And the information about all of this is located at that link.

This week’s question is: How far have you gone for your favorite author?

Well, this week’s question kinda has me stumped. I’ve definitely not gone as far as Anila has – having her favorite author’s books shipped halfway across the world to her. Tough act to follow, girl. 😉

Aside from haunting libraries and their vast “on hold” lists to get out of print books that are still on my library’s shelves (I live in a city where all the libraries in our county are linked so I can “order” books and have more than 20 libraries search their stacks for them – kinda cool actually)

I guess the most thing I’ve done (which isn’t all that impressive) is to get autographed novels from my most favorite author at release automatically. At Turn The Page Bookstore (which is run by Nora Roberts and her husband) there is a subscription service where I automatically purchase the latest Nora books and she autographs them before shipping. Which is very cool. There may be other authors that do that, but she is the one that I am aware of. It means that I don’t have to wait on release date because usually (not always) I get the autographed book in the mail on release day or slightly after… a couple times the day before, not always… depends on the mail 🙂

So mine wasn’t earth shattering this week. 🙂 What’s your story? How far have you gone?

Meet Me In The Dark by J A Huss ~ Cover Reveal

Posted April 1, 2015 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 0 Comments

Ready for a hot new book boyfriend? Then here ya go…

Cover Reveal

Meet Me In The Dark (A Dark Suspense) by J.A. Huss
Publication date: April 15th 2015
Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Suspense

Synopsis:

Eight years ago, Merric Case—AKA Merc, freelance assassin—was sent to rescue a sixteen year old girl from a Wyoming-based militia group on Christmas Eve. A new life, new friends, and a whole lot of new money came out of that job. But a choice had to be made that night, and the girl he should’ve saved was left behind.

Sydney Channing was collateral damage in more ways than one when the rescue she expected turned into an eight-year nightmare filled with lies, sexual servitude, and mind manipulation. Case’s last threat gave her hope that one day he’d be back—even if it was just to kill her.

And now Merc is back. But he’s not here to save Sydney. His job is to pick through her damaged psyche and find the truth using whatever means necessary. Sex, drugs, lies, and love. Those are his weapons of choice. And when Merric Case takes aim—he never misses the target.

Meet Me In The Dark is a full-length dark suspense novel due to be published on April 15, 2015.

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About J A Huss

AUTHOR BIO:

JA Huss is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than twenty romances. She likes stories about family, loyalty, and extraordinary characters who struggle with basic human emotions while dealing with bigger than life problems. JA loves writing heroes who make you swoon, heroines who makes you jealous, and the perfect Happily Ever After ending.

You can chat with her on Facebook, Twitter (@jahuss), and her kick-ass romance blog, New Adult Addiction.

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It’s Official ~ March Is Almost A Wrap

Posted March 31, 2015 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 0 Comments

Taking Control TBR 15 Since it’s now mid-afternoon where I am, and with the possibility of one or two more things to go up on the blog later ~~ I think it is safe to call this month of March a Wrap.

This month has been so full and such fun. Bloggiesta, Take Control of your TBR Pile, starting on Twitter, setting up a KB Facebook page, so many reviews and memes. Getting amazing comments, upping my own commenting a lot was one of my goals or ongoing goals I should say. Setting aside a certain amount of time each day has helped me achieve that one.

Scheduling has become more important than ever. (running 3 book blogs has made that so very clear) And yes, I probably am just a touch crazy.

Next month Keeper Bookshelf will start taking part in some Cover Reveals and Launch Blitz Promotions… not too many, but time to get the feet wet and start.

I am very happy with myself for sticking with my renewed love and work on this blog. I love this community and I enjoy each and every day that I sit down to work on one of the loves of my life… books.

I did manage to get a lot of my TBR pile read – and no, I didn’t keep close count like I should have but honestly I wasn’t looking for a reward, it was a goal that I wanted so taking part in the Take Control of your TBR Pile was great motivation for setting aside a month devoted to that.

So, next up… on to April. Already full of scheduled reviews, I know there will be spur of the moment reads and reviews – I cannot seen to be able to log into NetGalley without checking out the new novels. *rolls eyes and laughs* I’m such a sucker for a new book. I don’t know yet how much more than this month I’ll accomplish but I do know one thing — at the base is enjoyment of the novels I read and review, the fun of the blogs I visit each day and the sense of being part of a community that is so diverse yet united in one thing — our mutual love of the written word.

Here’s to an amazing April. 🙂

My First Bloggiesta Comes to a Close

Posted March 30, 2015 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 4 Comments

This was the first year that I took part in the Bloggiesta Spring Clean Up – and I had a blast, learned a lot, found a ton of new blogs to follow and simply enjoyed myself.

I finished all but one item on my To-Do List. And that I’ll get to in the coming weeks.

I will definitely be looking forward to the next event in June.

Just follow either the written link or click on the graphic and go check out the upcoming schedule for yourself. The folks behind the names on “Mr. Linky” are amazing, so willing to offer tips and solutions — please, check this out in June and join in. You will be amazed at how much fun you’ll have while learning neat blogging / website stuff.

Thank you to everyone involved with Bloggiesta – this was an awesome experience.

Review: The Wild One by Janet Gover

Posted March 30, 2015 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 0 Comments

Title: The Wild One
Series: Coorah Creek
Author: Janet Gover
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: April 3, 2015
Publisher: Choc Lit
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Synopsis:

Can four wounded souls find love?

Iraq war veteran Dan Mitchell once disobeyed an order – and it nearly destroyed him. Now a national park ranger in the Australian outback, he’s faced with another order he is unwilling to obey …

Photographer Rachel Quinn seeks out beauty in unlikely places. Her work comforted Dan in his darkest days. But Quinn knows darkness too – and Dan soon realises she needs his help as much as he needs hers.

Carrie Bryant was a talented jockey until a racing accident broke her nerve. Now Dan and Quinn need her expertise, but can she face her fear? And could horse breeder, Justin Fraser, a man fighting to save his own heritage, be the man to help put that fear to rest?

The wounds you can’t see are the hardest to heal…

Read on for my thoughts on The Wild One. No true spoilers, promise.

Review: Wolf’s Honor by Ambrielle Kirk

Posted March 30, 2015 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 0 Comments

Title: Wolf’s Honor
Series: Caedmon Wolves #6
Author: Ambrielle Kirk
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Published: March 30, 2015
Publisher: Obsidian Gem Publishing LLC
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Synopsis:

Wolf shifter Connor Maxim is a law-abiding citizen. His motto: Keep the peace. Protect the Pack. His firm, Maxim Securities, had been created for this purpose. His honor will be tested when he’s called to deliver on his vows.

The homicide rate escalates to an all-time high on Pack territory, and all evidence points to two prevalent wolf Packs: the Caedmon and the Arnou. The Feds give the leaders of both Packs an ultimatum, and a three-day deadline. They must find the source of the murders before the Feds intervene.

When a police raid goes awry, Connor’s world collides with that of Antonia Trudeau’s. Under the guise of a striking spitfire of a woman—who happens to be his mate—is a criminal with a healthy rap sheet. He must decide if love is worth more than duty and honor.

Antonia circumvents more than just the laws…she captures Connor’s heart.

Read on for my thoughts on Wolf’s Honor. No true spoilers, promise.

Taking A Day Off

Posted March 27, 2015 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 2 Comments

blue eyes Today has been weird. Not to bore anyone with non-book blogging stuff – but it’s just been a weepy, world crashing in kinda day. You ever get those? I hate them – but have learned to just get through them.

So instead of the million things I “should” be doing on my blogs – I’m going to go play World of Warcraft and crush things for a couple hours. Get my mind off of everything family and book related. My non-book version of running away from home for awhile.

The stuff that needs done – for once can wait 24 hours. It’s the first time I tossed in the towel since restarting this in January. I need a day off.

Throwback Thursday Trailers

Posted March 26, 2015 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 2 Comments

There are times when words are not the best way to fall into a story. Sometimes seeing what you’ll be reading teases the mind and the senses.

Enjoy these Throwback Thursday Trailers feature. And should you have some favorites of your own ~ link them up in the comments.

For Maggie Shayne fans, over on my Haunted Bookshelf site is another Throwback Thursday Trailer featuring a montage of her Wings in the Night series. I personally think if you like Paranormal, you’ll get a chuckle out of that one. So go on, check it out at Haunted Throwback Thursday Trailers

Thirsty Thursdays & Hungry Hearts #4

Posted March 26, 2015 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 2 Comments

There is a fun new meme going on over at (un)Conventional Book Views. Lexxie is hosting the Thirsty Thursday & Hungry Hearts weekly list of food and drink. More specifically what food or drink from a recent read of yours would you like to try or never in a million years touch. You can find details, sorta rules and the sign up linky by clicking on the graphic or on the bold link above.

I have been trying so hard to be aware of food while reading. It is turning into a more difficult habit to cultivate than I thought it would. But, I’m working on it.

“As I sat on the counter watching, Tack slid right into it like we’d known each other years rather than weeks.

Though, he did it while unpacking food and preparing the potatoes, which looked like they were going to be awesome. Sliced super thin, arranged in a casserole dish, layered with salt, pepper, paprika, pats of butter and minced garlic then smothered in cream and milk before he slid them into the oven. ” ~Motorcycle Man by Kristen Ashley

I adore Tack and Tyra as a couple in this novel. Talk about hot, scary, sexy biker dude… I actually want to find Tack and never let him out of my sight. If you’ve never read Motorcyle Man — you need to right now. *fans face and other body parts*

Get ready to ride . . .

Tyra Masters has had enough drama to last a lifetime. Now, she’s back on track and looking forward to her new, quiet life. Until she meets the man of her dreams. The tattooed, muscled biker plies her with tequila-and the best sex of her life. She knows it isn’t the tequila and hot sex talking. He’s the kind of man she’s always wanted. Unfortunately, he’s also her new boss . . .

Kane “Tack” Allen has a rule. He doesn’t employ someone he’s slept with. So when he learns he spent last night in bed with his new office manager, he quickly fires Tyra. Yet when Tyra stands up to him and fights for her job, Tack is intrigued. He tells her she can keep her job on one condition: no more sex. Ever. But as things heat up between them, Tack finds that he’ll be the one breaking all the rules…

This novel also includes my favorite quote of all time – one that is written out and taped on my dressing table’s mirror –

”Life’s a roller coaster. Best damn ride in the park. You don’t close your eyes, hold on and wait for it to be over, babe. You keep your eyes open, lift your hands straight up in the air and enjoy the ride for as long as it lasts.”

I cannot say enough good things about this novel – even when posting about hot food creation. ~ *Grins*