Melissas Book Obsession: November 2014

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Surviving Us by Erin Noelle

Synopsis:

Two survivors.
Two weeks.
One awakening.

When Bristol Criswell travels to St. Lucia for an Enduring Life retreat, she hopes to discover encouragement and support from like souls. A vacation fling is the furthest thing from her mind, especially not with a cocky-mouthed, arrogant jerk like Davis McKay.

But when it becomes evident she can’t deny the magnetic attraction between the two, she gives in to her desires, and for the first time in her life, learns the difference between simply living and truly feeling alive.

As their time in paradise quickly comes to an end, will her heart be able to withstand another devastating loss when it’s time to say goodbye, or will their connection be strong enough to survive the real world?

Death brought them together, but love will give them a reason to live.

I absolutely fell in love with these two characters. Bristol and Davis's stories were heartbreaking. But there ability to move forward and survive was inspiring. Both of them had lived through tragedy and were stuck with feelings of grief and guilt. This is the story of how they helped each other move on. Davis was cocky and smart mouthed, but you couldn't help but fall in love with him. He was sweet and sexy

Bristol was the kind of girl I would want to be friends with. She kept people at a distance, but she fell hard for Davis. She was tons of fun.

This is a sexy, sweet, emotional read, and I highly recommend it. I give it a solid 4.5 stars!

It is available now for purchase. Purchase Link

Monday, November 3, 2014

For The Record by KA Linde

I have been anxiously waiting for the final installment of Brady and Liz's story, so I was incredibly excited when I was given an early copy to review.

Synopsis:
With Congressman Brady Maxwell up for reelection and journalist Liz Dougherty about to graduate into a promising career, the ambitious couple’s future is brighter than ever. They share a passion for their work…and for each other. But when Brady holds a press conference to officially introduce Liz as his girlfriend, reporters hungry for a scandal bombard her. Now, her every move is under a vicious magnifying glass, and her life feels like it’s falling apart.
On the road to reelection, the passionate bond between the congressman and the journalist gets tested at every stop. Threatened by shameless media sensationalism and jealous exes, Brady and Liz now have to learn to trust each other despite what they read in the papers.

I struggle when I review a book that's in a series because I don't want to give too much away from the previous books!! I loved Brady and Liz from the beginning. KA Linde has written another series, called the Avoiding series, that I really enjoyed, but at the same time, drove me absolutely crazy. I wanted to kill all the characters. If you are avoiding this series because of that, you shouldn't. This series is completely different than the Avoiding series.
Brady is super sexy and makes me want to start researching senators. He is completely in control, and at the same time, makes me swoon.

Liz is a fantastic strong female lead that I admired. I loved that she wanted her own life and didn't just want to live off the senator. She was ambitious, and at the same time, completely supported Brady.
I thought this was a fantastic conclusion to Brady and Liz's story. It was a little angsty, and a lot sexy. The epilogue was great, and gave us a great little insight into the future. I will miss them!

For The Record comes out on 11/18, but it is available for pre-order now. The first 2 books in the series are available now and are only $1.99.

Pre-order link for For the Record

***COVER REVEAL***

Here is the cover for Amy Harmon's newest book. Amy Harmon is amazing and I can't wait to read this one.

This book will be releases on 11/27 and it will be available for pre order on 11/14

Synopsis:

If I tell you right up front, right in the beginning that I lost him, it will be easier for you to bear. You will know it’s coming, and it will hurt. But you’ll be able to prepare.

Someone found him in a laundry basket at the Quick Wash, wrapped in a towel, a few hours old and close to death. They called him Baby Moses when they shared his story on the ten o’clock news – the little baby left in a basket at a dingy Laundromat, born to a crack addict and expected to have all sorts of problems. I imagined the crack baby, Moses, having a giant crack that ran down his body, like he’d been broken at birth. I knew that wasn’t what the term meant, but the image stuck in my mind. Maybe the fact that he was broken drew me to him from the start.

It all happened before I was born, and by the time I met Moses and my mom told me all about him, the story was old news and nobody wanted anything to do with him. People love babies, even sick babies. Even crack babies. But babies grow up to be kids, and kids grow up to be teenagers. Nobody wants a messed up teenager.

And Moses was messed up. Moses was a law unto himself. But he was also strange and exotic and beautiful. To be with him would change my life in ways I could never have imagined. Maybe I should have stayed away. Maybe I should have listened. My mother warned me. Even Moses warned me. But I didn’t stay away.

And so begins a story of pain and promise, of heartache and healing, of life and death. A story of before and after, of new beginnings and never-endings. But most of all...a love story.

This story sounds fantastic and I cannot wait to read it. Amy is also giving away a $100 GC to Amazon!! You can enter Here

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