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Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! It's Thanksgiving here in the US, and I hope all of you get to enjoy that special time with your family, stuffing your faces with amazing foods!  I know I will be!  Can't wait for that Green Bean Casserole!  Not to mention the yummy Carrot Cake we bought for the occasion!! :) Enjoy your Holiday! :) The Romance Bookie :)

Beautiful Beginning (#3.5 in Beautiful Bastard Series)

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***WARNING***ADULT CONTENT INVOLVING INAPPROPRIATE SUBJECTS FOR ANYONE UNDER THE AGE OF 18!!!*** Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!! This is a bittersweet moment...in one sense it's exciting to read the conclusion of a series, just because it's nice to add that final book to your collection on your bookshelf; but at the same time it's sad to say goodbye to characters you've slowly begun to know as friends...maybe that's just me though! I love getting to know characters, and Christina Lauren's Beautiful Bastard series was no exception! From Goodreads : Love that Cover! Back when not being able to stand each other also meant not being able to keep their hands off each other in  Beautiful Bastard , neither Bennett nor Chloe could have seen this day coming. An exasperated bride who just wants to elope. A determined groom whose only focus is getting to the wedding night. And—of course—a whole lot of name calling. My Thoughts: This series

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Movie Review

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Hey Everyone! So I saw Catching Fire on Saturday!! From  IMDB And let me just start by saying it was amazing! Description and image above from  IMDB : Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark become targets of the Capitol after their victory in the 74th Hunger Games sparks a rebellion in the Districts of Panem. My Thoughts: I read Catching Fire   early late 2011, and honestly thought of it as my favorite book in the Hunger Games Trilogy!  I thought it had the best story line, the best adventure, and the most going on. The movie was no exception!  Jennifer Lawrence did an amazing job, once again, as Katniss Everdeen! I loved the new editions to the cast! One of my favorites was hands down Jena Malone as Johanna. She had some of the best rebellious quotes toward the Capitol!  I don't if it was me, but I don't really remember the tributes of the Quarter Quell rebelling against the Capitol; but Johanna definitely didn't hold back! Loved that! I found myself rout

Some Exciting News from Atria!

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Hey Everyone! So I just got some exciting news to share with all of you from Atria! ATRIA BOOKS SIGNS FOUR-BOOK DEAL WITH #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR ABBI GLINES (NEW YORK) – November 22, 2013.  Atria Books announced today a four-book world rights deal with #1  New York Times  bestselling author Abbi Glines. The first three books in the runaway new adult bestselling  Too Far  series, FALLEN TOO FAR, NEVER TOO FAR and FOREVER TOO FAR, will be published as eBooks in January 2014 with trade paperback editions to follow. Atria will also release a never before published novel, RUSH TOO FAR in eBook and trade paperback simultaneously in May 2014. The book will re-tell the story of  Fallen Too Far  from hero Rush Finlay’s perspective. Fallen Too Far, Never Too Far,  and  Forever Too Far,  originally self-published by Abbi Glines, established her as one of the foremost authors of the new adult genre, selling over 400,000 eBooks each, with  Fallen Too Far  reaching the half a million ma

Beautiful Player (Beautiful Bastard #3) by Christina Lauren

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***WARNING***ADULT CONTENT INVOLVING INAPPROPRIATE SUBJECTS FOR ANYONE UNDER THE AGE OF 18!!!*** Hey Everyone!! It's been a while once again, but I've finished another awesome book, and just wanted to share my thoughts with you! From Goodreads : A bombshell bookworm. A chronic Casanova. And a lesson in chemistry too scandalous for school. When Hanna Bergstrom receives a lecture from her overprotective brother about neglecting her social life and burying herself in grad school, she’s determined to tackle his implied assignment: get out, make friends, start dating. And who better to turn her into the sultry siren every man wants than her brother’s gorgeous best friend, Will Sumner, venture capitalist and unapologetic playboy? Will takes risks for a living, but he’s skeptical about this challenge of Hanna’s…until the wild night his innocently seductive pupil tempts him into bed- and teaches him a thing or two about being with a woman he can’t forget. Now that Hanna’s

IMM #26/Stacking the Shelves #6

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Hey Everyone! It's time for In My Mailbox and Stacking the Shelves!! Bought: Secrets of My Hollywood Life by Jen Calonita  This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen From Publisher: The Way Home by Cindy Gerard  (Released October 29th, 2013) The Runaway Wife by Rowan Coleman  (Releasing on November 12th, 2013) The Redhead Revealed by Alice Clayton  (Released on November 5th, 2013) The Redhead Plays Her Hand by Alice Clayton  (ARC) (Releasing on December 24th, 2013) Beautiful Player by Christina Lauren  (Released on October 29th, 2013) A HUGE THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN TO GALLERY BOOKS!!!! WON: Burn for Burn by Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian Fire with Fire by Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian and a little goodie bag that was put together by the authors! A HUGE THANK YOU to Pulse It!! Alright everyone that's what I got in books this month! Now to my recap in reviews: Wild Cards by Simone Elkeles Just One Year by Gayle Forman Beauti

Beautiful Bombshell (#2.5 in Beautiful Bastard Series) by Christina Lauren

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Hey Everyone!! So I finished another book, and just in time for me to take a new one with me when I go on my vacation to Disneyland tonight!!! I finished the newest novella addition to the Beautiful Bastard Series by authors Christina and Lauren (yes, there are two awesome women who wrote this series!!), entitled Beautiful Bombshell ! From  Goodreads : The gentlemen from  Beautiful Bastard, Beautiful Stranger , and  Beautiful Player  are out for a wild night on The Strip. When Max, Henry, and Will steal Bennett away for a weekend of shenanigans and strippers in Vegas, the first stop of the night doesn’t go at all as planned. With their scheme for a Guys Weekend completely derailed anyway, Max and Bennett begin to play a wild game of stealth and secrecy in order to have their bombshells all over Sin City. My Thoughts: The sexiness continues with this great edition to one of my favorite adult series! Beautiful Bombshell  was overall a cute sexy read! It was short, so ni

Just One Year (Just One Day #2) by Gayle Forman

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Hey Everyone! Once again, it's been a while, but I guess that is what happens when you've got four jobs, plus school, plus relationships and a social life to uphold :).  But anyway, FINALLY finished Gayle Forman's latest release Just One Year, the sequel to earlier this year's release  Just One Day . From Goodreads : Just One Day. Just One Year. Just One Read. Before you find out how their story ends, remember how it began.... When he opens his eyes, Willem doesn’t know where in the world he is—Prague or Dubrovnik or back in Amsterdam. All he knows is that he is once again alone, and that he needs to find a girl named Lulu. They shared one magical day in Paris, and something about that day—that girl—makes Willem wonder if they aren’t fated to be together. He travels all over the world, from Mexico to India, hoping to reconnect with her. But as months go by and Lulu remains elusive, Willem starts to question if the hand of fate is as strong as he’d thought. . .