He Belongs With Me by Sarah Darlington

released on March 4th 2014 | New Adult Contemporary Romance novel

Available for purchase on: Amazon | Amazon UK | Barnes & Noble

Synopsis:

Identical twins, Maggie and Clara Ryder, both grew up with Leo Maddox, billionaire playboy, apparent alcoholic, and heir to his grandfather's world-famous Maddox hotel empire. Their roles were cemented long ago: Maggie, as his best friend and Clara as his childhood nemesis.

But when a simple twist of fate changes everything and both girls start to fall for the lean, mean, ridiculously sexy and seemingly spoiled Leo... which girl will win his heart?

Middle Ground

Author: Katie Kacvinsky
(Blog, Goodreads author page, Twitter)
Publisher: Tanglewood Press
Buy online: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Powell’s Bookstore | Grass Roots Books
Book borrowed from the national library

Synopsis:

In this provocative cautionary tale for teens, the sequel to Awaken, seventeen-year-old Maddie’s rebellion against the digital-only life grows dangerous. Maddie is in Los Angeles, trying to stay out of trouble. But one night, a seemingly small act of defiance lands her in the place she fears the most: a detention center. Here, patients are reprogrammed to accept a digital existence. Maddie is now fighting for her mind, her soul, and her very life. Once again, Katie Kacvinsky paints a disturbing picture of our increasingly technology-based society.

(Actual) Rating: 4 of 5 stars

The protagonist of Middle Ground is astonishingly compelling that I could literally visualize her views, actions and perception into something corporeal. Readers may have felt that enclosed space and mainly focus on the book in its beautifully well-written descriptive writing.

Blog Tour: Cowboys & Kisses by Sasha Summers (Review)

Welcome to my stop on the Cowboys & Kisses blog tour hosted by Enchantress of Book Blog Tours.

Book Blurb:

Allie had big plans for the future. Falling for a cowboy wasn't part of it.

1. Get out of Black Falls Texas - aka Redneck Hell
(Graduation was eight months away. After that, she was out of there.)

Seven Days of Secret Diamonds: 7 Reasons Why I Love My Family

Hi to all visiting my blog! I'll be sharing...well, the title says it all. But anyway, let me highlight the event that I'm pretty confident of sharing my 7 reasons why I love my family! It'll not be exactly 7 but it's 7.

Some of us may have read The Secret Diamond Sisters. I've got something for you today, in fact a couple surprises your way. Not to worry, everyone will have some more surprises from this post today!

The Deepest Blue

Author: Kim Williams Justesen (Website, Twitter, Facebook)
Publisher: Tanglewood Press
Buy online: Amazon | Barnes & Noble
Book borrowed from the national library

Mike hasn't spoken to his mother in years, and what few memories he has of her are painful. When Mike's dad is killed in a car accident, Mike wants to stay in his hometown and live with Maggie, his dad's girlfriend, who has been like a mother to him for the last five years. But Mike's mother reappears in his life and demands that he return to her custody and live on the other side of the country with a family he doesn't know. The law is on his mother's side, and Mike will have to grow up quickly and take on the legal system to have the life he wants.

This deeply moving story of a young teen's difficult family relationships reflects the reality of many children and teens with strong emotional ties to adults who have no legal rights in the instance of death or divorce.

(Actual) Rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Deepest Blue is another random book that I've picked up from the library. I didn't expect the tragic lost. The heartache that cause the characters to grief as well as their current obstacles that comes after, is inevitable.