The Romance Bookie

***WARNING***ADULT CONTENT INVOLVING INAPPROPRIATE SUBJECTS FOR ANYONE UNDER THE AGE OF 18!!!*** Hey Everyone! How is everything going?? :) Today I'll be reviewing Beautiful Stranger  by Christina Lauren, which is the second book in the Beautiful Bastard Series ! From  Goodreads : A charming British Playboy. A girl determined to finally live. And a secret liaison revealed in all too vivid color. Book two in the NYT Bestselling series.  Escaping a cheating ex, finance whiz Sara Dillon's moved to New York City and is looking for excitement without a lot of strings attached. So meeting the irresistible, sexy Brit at a dance club should have meant nothing more than a night's fun. But the manner--and speed--with which he melts her inhibitions turns him from a one-time hookup and into her Beautiful Stranger. The whole city knows Max Stella loves women, not that he's ever found one he particularly wants to keep around. Despite pulling in plenty with his Wall S...

Short Synopsis of FIRST KISS It was all about the band, until the girl next door. Her innocence is tempting. A sexually charged coming of age story set in the throes of stardom.  About an up and coming teenage rocker on the verge of stardom, when the girl next door becomes something more; they're forced to face the harsh realities on his road to fame and the expectations of their friends and family. Sacrifices are made as everything changes as they know it. Title: First Kiss (Heavy Influence Trilogy, #1) Author: Ann Marie Frohoff Release Date: June 11, 2013 Pages: 483 Find it:  Amazon  &  Goodreads Genre: Young Adult Contemporary About Ann Marie Frohoff: Ann Marie ("Annie") Frohoff grew up in sunny Southern California. As a teen and young adult she spent her time frequenting and living in nearly every beachside city up and down the coast. The first installment in her Heavy Influence Trilogy, FIRST KISS, is tentatively set to r...

I can't believe this was my first Jessi Kirby book ever!  Seriously? How is that possible?! Now I know 100% that I need to get my hands on her book In Honor !! I got to meet Jessi last year at Passion and Prose actually, where she was passing out signed post cards for In Honor , and while she would most likely not remember me, I remember her being such a sweetheart! So when I got the opportunity through Edelweiss to read her newest book Golden , I jumped on the chance! :) From  Goodreads : Love, tragedy, and mystery converge in this compelling novel from “an author to watch” (Booklist). Seventeen-year-old Parker Frost has never taken the road less traveled. Valedictorian and quintessential good girl, she’s about to graduate high school without ever having kissed her crush or broken the rules. So when fate drops a clue in her lap—one that might be the key to unraveling a town mystery—she decides to take a chance. Julianna Farnetti and Shane Cruz are remembered as th...

Hey Everyone! :) This week's songs is a slow one, and a bit sad!  But such a lovely song!! :) Stay  by Rihanna featuring Mikky Ekko I love singing along to this one when it comes on the radio at work or in the car! :) The Romance Bookie :)

Hey everyone!! So I'm participating in the Clear Your Shelves Giveaway Hop hosted by  I am a Reader, Not a Writer ! I have decided to give to one lucky winner ONE of the following choices: You can have either: Patrick Swayze's Memoir: The Time Of My Life  (Hardcover, pretty much brand new!) Chloe Does Yale by Natalie Krinsky Little Lady, Big Apple by Hester Browne Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen by Dyan Sheldon In her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner So you Want to be Wizard by Diane Duane Jersey Angel by Beth Ann Bauman (ARC) OR Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen This giveaway is US ONLY!!!! Sorry shipping is too expensive Internationally!! a Rafflecopter giveaway Thanks Everyone!! :) The Romance Bookie <3

So you guys, I have something pretty exciting to share with you! Something I accomplished this week...something that I've been waiting for A LONG time to achieve, but just hadn't had the chance to do! I GOT MY DRIVER'S LICENSE!!!!!!! That's right!  I am officially a licensed driver!! This is a HUGE milestone in anyone's life, and I am just so darn excited to finally have accomplished it!  My goal was to get before my birthday, which I accomplished with exactly TWO MONTHS to spare!! I took my driving test on Wednesday, the 2nd of May, and my 22nd birthday will be on July 2nd! YAY!! So excited!! So is this book related, you may be asking?? No, however there is something that happened to me afterwards that IS book related!! So I was nervous the week before my driving test.  I talked to my mom about and she asked me, jokingly, "Besides drugs and alcohol, what is something that calms you down?" First off, I DO NOT DO DRUGS!! I SWEAR!!!  My mom w...

Hey Everyone!! I wanted to let you know about this awesome group that is going around the Blogging world introducing a ton of people to this totally awesome newly released New Adult book! You should all totally check it out! We are called the OBxers!  Yes, I am a part of this awesome group!  And what we do is try to accumulate as many points as possible so that we can win automatically swag! Seriously, no joke! You don't have the possible chance of winning this swag once you hit the right amount points for each level, you AUTOMATICALLY get it sent in the mail!!! How cool is that?? I am currently on Level 4 for Instance!  I am still trying to work my way up further, but so far I have one: GSM Bookmarks - (1 autographed & 1 to be, you know an actual bookmark!) OBX Wristband OBX T-Shirt OBX Drawstring Bag  20 total extra entries into a drawing to win your choice of a Nook, Kindle or a $100 Gift Card to B&N or Amazon. If I...