This is going to be a life post and some real talk. Basically, I'm just going to ramble about missed chances and pray y'all get where I'm coming from.
Maybe I'm weird or something, but sometimes I get a strong feeling that I should be somewhere other than where I am. I call them tugs. It literally feels like my heart is nudging me to go where it wants me to. Years ago I felt a tug to take a project on in Vancouver and that's where I met my husband. I've felt tugs to go to Florida, Paris, and even just Colorado. It's funny though because when I give in something always happens when I'm there. Something good. Lately, I've been feeling the pull to the PNW, Seattle. There's a good chance I'm going to end up going too. I literally can't ignore this tugging on my heart.
Another thing that sometimes happens to me, well, it happened a lot more before I was married. There was time when I was on the beach in Sullivans Island and I felt like someone was watching me. I looked up and met this guys eyes. We just stared at each other for a few minutes. Eventually the moment was over and nothing ever came of it. It was almost like a missed connection. Like, maybe we could've had a relationship. I don't know, but that's happened to me a number of times. There's also a 99.9% chance that I'm completely crazy too. Am I the only one who feels things like this? Let me know!
Hope y'all are having a great Monday!
Monday, September 25, 2017
Sunday, September 24, 2017
I forgot to hit publish (Major fail whale moment)
Y'all!!! I had a whole weeks worth of posts that I had ready to go and I forgot to hit publish. I guess I've been away from blogging for too long Ugh. I set them for this week. Heres to hoping I always hit publish!
Happy Sunday!
Happy Sunday!
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Welcome to the sweet life y'all!
Hi y'all!
Is anyone out there still reading this? Hahaha. Welcome to the Sweet Life where I'll be reviewing books, sharing my favorite recipes, travel destinations, fashion/make-up loves, and some life talk.
For a long while I just reviewed books and that got kind of boring. It was the same thing over and over and I burnt out on it. That's why the reviews stopped. My heart just wasn't in it. So, I decided to change some things up. Ill still be reviewing books, but I'll be doing it my way. When I started this blog I tried so hard to mimic what other bloggers were doing and I'm pretty sure that's where I went wrong. I'll be talking about anything I want! Life is way too short to not write/do what you want. Ill defintely try and be more active and engaging this time around. I'm so excited to start new. I'll see you tomorrow with a new post!
Keep it sweet y'all
Is anyone out there still reading this? Hahaha. Welcome to the Sweet Life where I'll be reviewing books, sharing my favorite recipes, travel destinations, fashion/make-up loves, and some life talk.
For a long while I just reviewed books and that got kind of boring. It was the same thing over and over and I burnt out on it. That's why the reviews stopped. My heart just wasn't in it. So, I decided to change some things up. Ill still be reviewing books, but I'll be doing it my way. When I started this blog I tried so hard to mimic what other bloggers were doing and I'm pretty sure that's where I went wrong. I'll be talking about anything I want! Life is way too short to not write/do what you want. Ill defintely try and be more active and engaging this time around. I'm so excited to start new. I'll see you tomorrow with a new post!
Keep it sweet y'all
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Release Blitz: Toughest Cowboy in Texas by Carolyn Brown
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ABOUT THE BOOK
Title: TOUGHEST COWBOY IN TEXAS
Author: Carolyn Brown
Series: Happy, Texas #1
On Sale: May 30, 2017
Publisher: Forever
Mass Market: $7.99 USD
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New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Carolyn Brown's begins an all-new series of rugged cowboys.
“This is an emotional star-crossed lovers tale with tangible depths and an attitude that’s relatable to real life.” –RT Book Reviews
Last time Lila Harris was in Happy, Texas, she was actively earning her reputation as the resident wild child. Now, a little older and wiser, she's back to run her mother's café for the summer. Except something about this town has her itching to get a little reckless and rowdy, especially when she sees her old partner-in-crime, Brody Dawson. Their chemistry is just as hot as ever. But he's still the town's golden boy-and she's still the wrong kind of girl.
Brody hasn't had much time lately for anything other than ranching. Running the biggest spread in the county and taking care of his family more than keeps him busy. All that responsibility has him longing for the carefree days of high school—and Lila. She may have grown up, but he still sees that spark of mischief in her eyes. Now he's dreaming about late-night skinny dipping and wondering how he can possibly resist the one woman he can never forget...
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Brody sang along with the radio the whole way back to Hope Springs. Seeing Lila again brought back so many memories. Nothing had been the same after she’d left town. Happy, Texas, didn’t have a movie theater or a bowling alley or even a Dairy Queen, so they’d had to drive all the way to Tulia or Amarillo to have fun. Or they would stay in town and Lila would come up with some kind of crazy stunt that sent their adrenaline into high gear.
Like surfing in the back of my old pickup truck. It’s a wonder we weren’t all killed but the adrenaline rush was crazy wild. He chuckled as he remembered the two of them planting their feet on skateboards in the bed of the truck and then giving Jace the thumbs-up to take off. No big ocean waves could have been as exhilarating as riding on skateboards while Jace drove eighty miles an hour down a dirt road.
Blake Shelton’s “Boys ’Round Here” came on the radio and he turned up the volume. He rolled down the window, letting the hot air blow past him as he pushed the gas pedal to the floor.
Seventy miles an hour, the dust kicking up behind the truck just like the song said. At seventy-five, he checked the rearview and imagined that Lila was back there wearing a pair of cutoff denim shorts, cowboy boots, and a tank top that hugged her body like a glove. Her jet- black ponytail was flying out behind her, and that tall, well-toned curvy body kept balance on the imaginary skateboard every bit as well as it had back then.
At eighty, he tapped the brakes enough to make a sliding right-hand turn from the highway to the lane back to the ranch house. The house was a blur when he blew past it and the speedometer said he was going ninety miles an hour when he braked and came to a long greasy stop in front of the barn doors. Gravel pinged against the sheet metal and dust settled on everything inside his truck’s crew cab. He sucked in a lungful of it but it did nothing to slow down his racing heart, thumping hard enough to bust a rib. Gripping the steering wheel so tightly that his forearms ached, he checked the rearview mirror. The vision of Lila was gone, leaving only a cloud of dust in its wake.
You’re not eighteen, Brody Dawson. The voice in his head even had the same tone and inflection as his mother’s did. You’re a responsible rancher, not a kid who drives like a maniac with the music blaring loud enough they can hear it in Amarillo.
Blame it on Lila. She brought out the wild side in me back before I had to handle all the ranchin’ business, he argued, and felt a sudden rush of shame because he hadn’t stood up for her in those days. Then he had time and opportunities; now he barely had time for a glass of tea with all the sticky situations of Hope Springs falling on his shoulders.
His phone pinged with another text: Sundance is in a mud bog out on the north forty. Need help. Bring rope. Where the hell are you?
Just as he was about to get moving, his grandmother stepped out of the barn and made her way to his truck, shielding her green eyes against the hot afternoon sun. Gray haired and barely tall enough to reach Brody’s shoulder, she might look like a sweet little grandmother to strangers, but looks were definitely deceiving when it came to Hope Dalley. She had a backbone of steel and no- body messed with her.
“Did someone die? I heard you driving like a bat set loose from the bowels of hell. I bet you wore a year’s worth of rubber off them tires the way you skidded to a stop.”
“Everything is fine, but Sundance is in a mud lolly, so I’ve got to get some rope and go help Jace,” Brody said.
“Damned old bull. He got bad blood from his father when it comes to breakin’ out of pens, but he’s a damn fine breeder so we have to deal with his ornery ways,” Hope said. “I’ll go with you and help.”
“We can get it done, Granny. What are you doin’ out here in this hot sun anyway?”
“Bossin’ the boys about how to stack the hay. I can’t just sit around in an air-conditioned house and do nothin’. I’d die of boredom,” she said.
“Long as you’re supervisin’ and not stackin’, that’s fine, but I’d rather see you in the house with Kasey and the kids,” he said.
“I’m not ready to be put out to pasture yet, boy. Kasey don’t need my help. She has the toughest job on the ranch, taking care of those three kids as well as all the household stuff and the book work. That’s a hell of a lot more exhausting and tougher than stacking hay. And she’s doin’ a fine job of it. Now go take care of that blasted bull.” She waved him away.
Fun and excitement were over. It was time to man up and not expect to relive the glory days when Lila had lived in Happy and everything had been fun and exciting.
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THE HAPPY, TEXAS SERIES
TOUGHEST COWBOY IN TEXAS, #1
LONG, TALL COWBOY CHRISTMAS, #2
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Carolyn Brown is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling romance author and RITA® Finalist who has sold more than 2.75 million books. She presently writes both women's fiction and cowboy romance. She has also written historical single title, historical series, contemporary single title, and contemporary series. She lives in southern Oklahoma with her husband, a former English teacher, who is not allowed to read her books until they are published. They have three children and enough grandchildren to keep them young.
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Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Spotlight and Review: Crazy for you by Rachel Lacey
Title: CRAZY FOR YOU
Author: Rachel Lacey
Series: Risking It All, #2
On Sale: March 28, 2017
Publisher: Forever
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The second book in Rachel Lacey's irresistible contemporary romance series about three foster brothers who return to their hometown to open an extreme sports business, perfect for fans of Kristan Higgins, Rachel Gibson, and Jill Shalvis!
SHE'S TAKING A WALK ON HIS WILD SIDE
Before Emma's brother enlisted in the military, he made Ryan promise that he would protect her from everything--including himself. When her brother doesn't come home, Ryan needs to turn his screwed-up life around to honor his pledge. But he knows he's still not the right kind of guy for someone as sweet as Emma. Only he can't stop wanting to be with her. Wanting her. Falling in love with a good girl may be the craziest risk this bad boy can take . . .
MY THOUGHTS:
This book had so many of my favorite things: A romance that is semi-off limits and a bad boy who wants the good girl. Emma and Ryan are my new favorite book couple. There's something about the bad boy falling for the good girl but feels like he doesn't deserve the good girl thing, that I really enjoy. It wasn't all smooth sailing and that's what I liked the best. It was angst-y, as is real life. I literally can't wait to see what characters are up next in this town I've come to love.
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ROCK WITH YOU, #.5
RUN TO YOU, #1
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CAN’T FORGET YOU, #3
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Rachel Lacey is a contemporary romance author and semi-reformed travel junkie. She's been climbed by a monkey on a mountain in Japan, gone scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef, and camped out overnight in New York City for a chance to be an extra in a movie. These days, the majority of her adventures take place on the pages of the books she writes. She lives in warm and sunny North Carolina with her husband, son, and a variety of rescue pets.
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Spotlight + Review: Forever mine by Erin Nicholas
Title: FOREVER MINE
Author: Erin Nicholas
Series: Opposites Attract, #2
On Sale: March 28, 2017
Publisher: Forever
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The second book in New York Times bestselling author Erin Nicholas's series about three geeky girls and the hunky guys who fall for them.
Maya Goodwin doesn't believe in holding back. Ever. As a cop, she never hesitated to throw herself into harm's way to save someone. Even after an injury on the job forces her to retire, she's not afraid to keep risking it all to get the life she wants. With a new career teaching martial arts to kids already underway, she's looking forward to the future - and taking a chance on the unbelievably hot Dr. Alex Nolan.
Maya - daring and spontaneous - is the exact opposite of what Alex always thought he wanted. But when a nine-year-old daughter he never knew existed shows up on his doorstep, Maya is the one who helps them hold it together. With love on the line, will the guy who's always played it safe be willing to take the biggest risk of all?
MY THOUGHTS
Erin Nicholas is one of those authors that you keep reading because she's just that good. I read the first book and I couldn't wait to read this one.
The thing that stands out in this series is how all of the female leads are seriously badass. They're confident and pushy and that's something you don't always see in books. Another thing that I love so much is that I always smile when I read them. This is a feel-good book that you'll want an entire afternoon to read it.
The chemistry between Maya and Alex was instant. They're almost opposites, but at the same time they completely work. Add in his long lost daughter and it's almost an insta-family.
I can't wait to see what the next book brings.
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COMPLETELY YOURS, #1
FOREVER MINE, #2
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Erin Nicholas is the author of sexy contemporary romances. Her stories have been described as toe-curling, enchanting, steamy and fun. She loves to write about reluctant heroes, imperfect heroines and happily ever afters. She lives in the Midwest with her husband who only wants to read the sex scenes in her books, her kids who will never read the sex scenes in her books, and family and friends who say they're shocked by the sex scenes in her books (yeah, right!).
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Spotlight + Review: holding Fire by April Hunt
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Title: HOLDING FIRE
Author: April Hunt
Series: Alpha Security, #2
On Sale: March 28, 2017
Publisher: Forever
Mass Market: $7.99 USD
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The second book in April Hunt's romantic suspense series, perfect for fans of Julie Ann Walker, Lora Leigh, and Rebecca Zanetti.
Alpha Security operative Trey Hanson is ready to settle down. When he meets a gorgeous blonde in a bar, and the connection between them is off the charts, he thinks he's finally found the one. But after their night together ends in a hail of gunfire and she disappears in the chaos, Trey's reasons for tracking her down are personal . . . until he learns she's his next assignment.
Elle Monroe never expected to see Trey again. The night they shared was incredible, but the last thing she's looking for is a relationship. Now that it's clear she's being targeted, though, she has no choice but to trust this man she barely knows with her life. And Trey's not just determined to keep her safe . . . he's determined to win her heart.
My Thoughts:
I haven't really read any of April Hunt's books before. I'm always looking for new authors to read, so when I got the chance to review this book, I took it.
This is the second book in a series. I accidentally read them out of order haha. With that being said, I had no trouble following along.
I really enjoyed the push and pull that Trey and Elle did at the beginning of the book. I also really liked the suspense part of the book, trying to figure out who was after Elle. This is an author I'll definitely read more of in the future.
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HEATED PURSUIT, #1
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HARD JUSTICE, #3
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April blames her incurable chocolate addiction on growing up in rural Pennsylvania, way too close to America's chocolate capital, Hershey. She now lives in Virginia with her college sweetheart husband, two young children, and a cat who thinks she's a human-dog hybrid. On those rare occasions she's not donning the cape of her children's personal chauffer, April's either planning, plotting, or writing about her next alpha hero and the woman he never knew he needed, but now can't live without.
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