Sunday, November 25, 2018

Winter COYER (Clean Out Your E Reader) 2018







The Winter COYER is coming in the nick of time as my iPad won't take anymore books (it's an old one - new one on Christmas list). So I'm in.....



COYER Winter 2018 will run from December 1, 2018 to March 2, 2019! Mark your calendars!

COYER rules:
Read Your E-Reads! Every book you read MUST be in an electronic format – meaning E-Book or Audiobook. It’s okay to start a book before December 1st, you must be less than half way for it to count then review it during COYER.

The books must be FREE or NEARLY FREE! This includes review books, tour books, NetGalley, Edelweiss, etc. What’s nearly free? No more than $2 for eBooks and no more than $5 for Audiobooks (or the equivalent in your currency). This does NOT include library books, borrowed books, or Kindle Unlimited books.

Announce your participation! This can be a blog post (or if you don’t have a blog – Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Booklikes, Goodreads, Shelfari, etc.) If you want to list books you would like to read, that’s great, but not necessary. The point is to let everyone know you’re committed to COYER, maybe share some goals, and help spread the word. Not sure how to do your post? Check out this example from a previous COYER.

Link up! Link that post (not just your blog homepage) to the linky below. (remember if you signed up before our site crashed we need you to sign up again)
Review & Link Reviews! Your review may be on your blog, Goodreads, Shelfari, Booklikes, etc. Link the review to the Review Linky (which will be available on the kick off post on December 1st).

We are giving away (2) $10 Gift Cards. One is for the review link and the other is for a goody type of giveaway. It will be for readathons, participating, visiting, etc. We will have all the info on the kick off post.

Visit Each Other, Chat & Have Fun!

Read-a-thons
We will have a few read-a-thons this COYER, where we go to summer rules... as in anything goes. Price and format won't matter during those read-a-thons. We'll have the exact dates for the read-a-thons on the Kick off Post December 1st.

Social Media
If you haven't yet, be sure to join our Facebook group! As always we'll have daily games and questions to chat about. We'll also have 4 twitter parties this time around, dates will be announced on the Kick Off Post. Be sure to follow #COYER for reading updates and for the party! We'll have our month long Instagram challenge in February, so watch for that photo announcement in January!



2019 Alphabet Soup Author Edition Challenge






Non-bloggers you can join too! Just keep track any way you wish. You can even set up a special shelf on Goodreads.com to help you keep track! It is super easy, Just click the MY BOOKS tab at the top of the page. When that page opens just click – ADD A SHELF in the left-hand sidebar. Title it Alphabet Soup Author Edition Challenge and you are all set.

Follow Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book as there may be special announcements made about the challenge.

I have set up a group on Facebook for this challenge where you can share your books read and converse with others taking part in the challenge. Alphabet Soup – Author Edition – Challenge – You can share your accomplishments throughout the year there.

I am asking everyone to sign up using Google Forms. Sign Up Here. This way I have your emails in case I need to contact you about any changes to the challenge or about special events.



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2019 Reading Challenge - 52 books in 52 weeks


It's that time of year - time to sign up for the new book challenges for the new year. I've had a hard time reading this year, but know that I will be able to do better next year so will be signing up for some challenges.

Thanks to MommyMannegren for sponsoring this one 52 books in 52 weeks


Thursday, August 2, 2018

Release Blitz : The Price of Loyalty by Tania Joyce







Title: Ripped - The Price of Loyalty
Series: Everhide Rockstar Romance Series #1
Author: Tania Joyce
Genre: New Adult
 Release Date: August 2, 2018




Blurb


From an
Amazon bestselling author comes a story of friendship, music, and undying loyalty
… and how hiding the truth can break more than hearts apart.

Gemma
loves Hunter. Kyle loves Gemma. Hunter loves himself.


Gemma
Lonsdale sings lead alongside her two best friends, Kyle McIntyre and Hunter
Collins, in world-famous rock band, Everhide. Life in the public eye can be
humiliating with the paparazzi tracking their every move. Having a boyfriend is
not an option. But everything changes when Gemma develops feelings for one of
her fellow band members.

One
impetuous decision alters their lives forever. True love is hidden behind lies.
Friendships are tested. Careers are at risk. What lengths will Gemma go to, to
protect the band? Will more than music, loyalty and hearts be ripped apart?

Gemma.

Hunter and
Kyle are my best friends. We are Everhide, a world-famous rock band.

Music is our life. Our friendship is unbreakable.

Kyle is my rock. My four-four common time. The one I can always rely on.

But Hunter? Hunter is something else.

He’s a playboy. Hot as hell. The one who makes me laugh.

During our last world tour, something changed. He entered my dreams—my hot
dreams. They wouldn’t stop.

Now, I want him to be more than just my friend.

But I’m scared.

Scared that being with him will destroy our band. Our careers. Our friendship.

And if I hurt Kyle, I’d never be able to live with myself.

Kyle

There is
only one thing I love more than music, and that’s Gemma.

I never saw it coming. Gemma and Hunter?

It ripped my heart in two.

But I won’t ever stand in the way of their happiness.

I’d do anything for her. For Hunter.

My loyalty will never falter.

Even if it means hiding my true feelings.

I can do this.

I can keep my love for Gemma a secret.

I’ll never miss a beat.

Right?

One band.
Three friends. Their passion for music binds them together but may also rip
them apart. The angst and slow-burn love in RIPPED - The Price of
Loyalty 
will make your pulse race and your heart ache. If you like bad
girl/bad boy rock stars, sexy seduction, and heart-wrenching love stories,
download RIPPED - The Price of Loyalty now.










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Praise for Ripped

“Freaking.
Amazing. If you didn’t get it Everhide, freaking rock, and I don’t mean just
musically. But this story was so. Freaking. Amazing. Tania has blown this
series starter out of the water.” – Debbie

“What an
amazing start to a series! … I loved the way that Tania wrote this with just
the right amount of suspense to keep you hanging on, you don't want to put it
down.” – Lee Ann

“Ripped is
a fantastic start to this new series by Tania Joyce. It was a quick and easy
read, which I devoured in one sitting.” – Meredith









Author Bio


Published
in 2015 with Momentum Books (Pan MacMillan), Tania Joyce is an author of
contemporary and new adult romance novels. Her stories thread romance, drama
and passion into beautiful locations ranging from the dazzling lights and the
glitter of New York, to the rural countryside of the Hunter Valley..

She’s
widely traveled, has a diverse background in the corporate world and has a love
for shopping, shoes and shiraz.

Tania draws
on her real-life experiences and combines them with her very vivid imagination
to form the foundation of her novels. She likes to write about strong-minded,
career-oriented heroes and heroines that go through drama-filled hell, have
steamy encounters and risk everything as they endeavor to find their
happy-ever-after.



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Thursday, July 5, 2018

Cover Reveal Wicked, Wild, and Wanton by M. Malone and Nana Malone









Title: Wicked
Authors: M. Malone & Nana Malone
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: July 31, 2018




Blurb


What could be worse than catching your creepy boss in an inappropriate
position? Hearing him say your name...


This day couldn't get any worse for Bailey.

She just saw her boss Mr. Dent's extremely unimpressive... dent. A night of
drinking with her best friend is exactly what she needs. Hunter is always there
for her. The perfect Mr. Nice Guy.


This day couldn't get any better for Hunter. 




He just saw Bailey’s perfect curves soaped up in the shower and all his dreams
are coming true. Until she won't return his calls the next day.




Bailey wants to pretend none of it happened but Hunter just needs one chance to
prove their attraction is real. He’s finally going to show her he’s not
that...nice.













Title: Wild
Authors: M. Malone & Nana Malone
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: August 14, 2018




Blurb


Talia
Hamilton has one mission. To have fun in college and for once, break out of her
shell. So who does she end up dancing with on her first night clubbing? Cage
Ward, the star of all her high school dirty dreams and the only man to ever
break her heart.



So much for breaking free.



Cage Ward should be enjoying the single life. But all it takes is one kiss from
a mystery girl on the dance floor and he wants to brand her as his. That
is...until he realizes the sexy girl with lips to tempt and a body for sin, is
his best friend’s little sister. The same girl he just promised to keep his
hands, lips, and dick off of.



So much for friendship.












Title: Wanton
Authors: M. Malone & Nana Malone
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: August 28, 2018




Blurb

After
getting dumped, the last thing Trevor Hamilton wants is to take on his
advisor’s niece as a new roommate. For starters she’s hot. Like sexy librarian
hot. But he needs his advisor’s recommendation for a job after he graduates, so
he’s going to keep his dirty little fantasies to himself… and stay far away
from his sexy little roomie.



Natalie Washington is done with men. After her last dating disaster, she can’t
afford to get derailed again. So when her aunt claims to have found her the
perfect roommate, she’s willing to give it a shot. He’s one of her aunt’s best
students, so how distracting could he be?



Then Trevor opens the door to their apartment, muscled, shirtless, tattooed and
so… arrogant. How can one guy be such a dick? He’s bossy, and annoying...and
scorching hot. Too bad he knows it.



As the battle lines get drawn, they’re each determined to ignore, or annoy, the
other. Who will end up on top?
  










M. Malone


NYT & USA Today bestselling author M. Malone lives in
the Washington, DC metro area with her husband and their two sons. She holds a
master's degree in Business from a prestigious college that would no doubt be
scandalized by how she's using her expensive education.

Independently published, she has sold more than 1/2 million
ebooks in her two series, THE ALEXANDERS and BLUE-COLLAR BILLIONAIRES. Since
starting her indie journey in 2011 with the runaway bestselling novella
"Teasing Trent," her work has appeared on the New York Times and USA
Today bestseller lists more than a dozen times.

She's now a full-time writer and spends 99.8% of her time in
her pajamas.




Nana Malone


USA Today bestselling author Nana Malone's love of all
things romance and adventure started with a tattered romantic suspense novel
she "borrowed" from her cousin.

It was a sultry summer afternoon in Ghana, and Nana was a
precocious thirteen. She's been in love with kick-butt heroines ever since.
With her overactive imagination constantly channeling her inner Buffy, it was
only a matter a time before she started creating her own characters.

While she waits for her chance at a job as a ninja assassin,
Nana works out her drama, passion and sass with fictional characters every bit
as brazen and kick-butt as she thinks she is.

Cover Reveal Downbeat by Jodie Larson








Title: Downbeat
Series: Lightning Strikes #4

Author: Jodie Larson
Genre: Contemporary Romance

 Cover Design: Indie Solutions by Murphy Rae
Release Date: July 26, 2018




Blurb

Downbeat |n|: The first beat in a measure, often the strongest. Fame,
fortune, traveling to different cities across the country…I’m living the dream.
As the drummer for the Lightning Strikes, it’s my job to hook you in and keep
you coming back for more. It’s my craft, my calling, what I’m a master at.




Even with all that, I’m still just a normal guy who wants to eat at food
trucks and lounge on the couch, playing video games until I can’t see straight.
Everything was perfect.




At least I thought it was, until a blonde bombshell walked into my life
and made me question everything I thought I knew. I want her. I need her. Only,
she’s afraid of the spotlight, afraid of what it’ll do to her and the ones she
loves. The wall around her heart is keeping me out, but I know before long I
will break down her barriers. She needs to know that there is more to us than
what she sees, that this chemistry between us is our downbeat to forever. All
the guys in the band have their happily ever after. Maybe it’s time for
mine. 





Excerpt

“Do you listen to music?” he asks out of the blue.
I blink a few times to process his strange question. “Uh,
yeah? Who doesn’t?”
Paxton chuckles. “You’d be surprised. What do you listen
to?”
“Country,” I say, without hesitation.
He scrunches his nose up, like he’d smelled something funny.
“I said music.”
“That is music.” I laugh. “What do you listen to. Wait, let
me guess.” I tap my lips. “Not ska since you’re obviously not a native
Californian.”
“The accent give me away?” Again with the head tilt and
smirk.
“Pretty much.” I’ll keep the fact that I love it to myself.
“You don’t strike me as the rap-type either.”
“Are you trying to analyze me?”
Another wave of heat coats my cheeks. “No, just using
deductive reasoning.”
“Uh huh. How about I save you the trouble. I’m a rock guy.
Alternative, to be exact. Lots of old school mixed with new.”
I stare at him blankly. “Huh?”
“Alice in Chains?”
Nothing.
“Stone Temple Pilots?”
“The who?”
He rolls his eyes. “You have to know the Cranberries.”
I shrug. “Sounds familiar. I’d have to hear something by
them.”
Paxton digs his phone out of his pocket. Tapping a few
buttons, he places it on the table between us. Low piano notes fill the space;
a sad beat following. Then, a gravely male voice spills out. You can feel the
power of the lyrics as he sings with passion and conviction.
“This isn’t the Cranberries. It’s Bad Wolves doing a cover
of “Zombie”, one of their songs, but it’s incredible,” he says, tapping the
beat onto his thigh. “He had asked for the lead singer to perform on the cover,
but she died before that could happen.”
I frown. “That’s so sad.”
He nods. “It is. But I can’t think of a better compliment to
give a band than performing one of their songs.”
Make sense. Isn’t the old saying “imitation is the highest
form of flattery”? Paxton even sings a few of the words; barely audible but
loud enough that I can hear his voice. And man, he can sing.
As the song ends, and the words really sink in, I find
myself in new territory. I’ve always enjoyed music, but not like this. Paxton,
on the other hand, has a real passion. It’s obvious in his movements, the way
he closes his eyes during the powerful parts of the song. I listen to fill the
void. He listens to fill his soul.
Before I can dive into anything else, duty calls. The
annoying bell chimes, bringing me back to reality.
I stand and flash Paxton a real smile. “Thanks for the talk.
It was nice to formally meet you again.”
“Hey,” he says, jumping to his feet. “Any chance you don’t
have a rule about going out with customers?”
Chewing on my bottom lip, I debate my answer. Technically, I
don’t have any rules about dating except one. I just…don’t.
“Not a good idea,” I say.
As I walk toward the counter, he calls out behind me, “You
know I’m persistent, right?”
With a laugh, I ignore him as best I can and help the
gentleman at the counter. Dressed in a business suit with perfectly coiffed
hair, I’m guessing executive. A far cry from the man still staring at me
surreptitiously over his book.
And yet, the suit doesn’t do anything for me. If anything,
it reminds me of Craig and his MBA friends. Perfectly polished and needing to
impress everyone.
Paxton’s hazel eyes don’t seem like such an issue now. It
was stupid to begin with, considering he’s the exact opposite of Craig.
“What? I’m sorry, I didn’t catch that,” I say, trying to
focus on what I’m supposed to be doing.
Mr. Suit gives a cocky grin, as if I was already a sure
thing.
“Well, I was hoping to get a caramel macchiato, but I guess
I could get your number instead.”
Ugh. Creep. “Unfortunately, my number isn’t on the menu, but
I can grab the macchiato for you. Small, medium, or large?”
He straightens his tie and runs a hand down it, drawing
attention to his well-cut torso. “Are you sure it’s not on the menu?”
“Yep,” I say, letting the irritation come through my voice.
“Positive.”
I turn and make his drink without another word. He needs to
go. I’m so caught into my head that I don’t notice the turned-up corner of the
mat. Time slows almost to a stop as I have an out-of-body experience. The cup
tumbles through the air. The light brown liquid streams out as the black lid
flies off. Then, in either a case of irony or karma, Mr. Suit gets covered in
the sticky sweet liquid.
“Goddamn it!” he yells, frantically swiping his hands
against his now soaked jacket. “I have a business meeting in a half hour.”
“I’m so sorry,” I say, desperate to hold back my laugh. I’m
not trying to be glib, but I have a horrible habit of laughing in uncomfortable
situations. Funerals, when people fall or injure themselves…all of it sends me
into a fit of giggles. And I really do feel horrible about ruining this poor
man’s suit, but after his actions, I can’t say I’m too sorry about it.
“Just forget it.” He storms toward the door, whipping it
open and practically slamming it behind him.
One look from Paxton is all it takes to break the dam to
release the giggles.
“Served him right,” he says with a nod.
“Yeah, but I do feel bad about it.”
He shuts his book again. “Don’t. He was a douche canoe and
didn’t know how to take no for an answer.”
I quirk a brow. “Like you?”
“I’m different.” Without warning, he stands and closes the
distance, leaving only the counter separating us. “You’ll see.”
Paxton gives me a wink and leaves me in a stupor as he heads
out the door.
Somehow I get the feeling this won’t be the last time I see
him. The thought thrills me more than it should.






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Author Bio


Jodie Larson is a
wife and mother to four beautiful girls, making their home in northern
Minnesota along the shore of Lake Superior. When she isn’t running around
to various activities or working her regular job, you can find her sitting in
her favorite spot reading her new favorite book or camped out somewhere quiet
trying to write her next manuscript. She’s addicted to reading (just ask her
kids or husband) and loves talking books even more so with her friends. She’s
also a lover of all things romance and happily ever after’s, whether in movies
or in books, as shown in her extensive collection of both. 





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Release Boost/#Giveaway The Cleanup by Megan Green








Title: The Cleanup

Series: Washington Rampage #2
Author: Megan Green
Genre: Sports Romance
Release Date: June 28, 2018



Blurb

Boy meets girl.

Boy screws girl.

Girl gets knocked up.



That was my story with Brandon Jeffers, power hitter for the Washington Rampage
and baseball’s biggest bad boy. He came into my life like a line drive to the
face, and he left without looking back.



It’s okay though, because I’m determined to raise this baby on my own. I mean,
women for centuries have navigated parenthood alone…why should I be any
different?



But when the major league star shows up on my doorstep making promises I know
he can't keep, my defenses go up and my expectations stay low.



Brandon says he can clean up his act…



I’ll believe it when I see it.









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Author Bio

Megan lives in Northern Utah with her handsome hubby, Adam.
When not writing, chances are you’ll find her curled up with her Kindle.
Besides reading and writing, she loves movies, animals, chocolate, and coffee.
Lots and lots of coffee. She loves hearing from readers, so drop her a line!



Release Blitz : Possess Me by T.N King








Title: Possess Me

Series: The Intensity Series #1
Author: T.N King
Genre: New Adult Romance
Release Date: July 5, 2018





Blurb


Morgan Hunt was
never meant to be my savior.

Actually, he was
never supposed to see me at all.
In my world,
Cinderella doesn't get her Prince Charming.
I’m nothing, and
people like Morgan? They’re everything.
Wealthy. Powerful.
Untouchable.

Until he pulled me
from that burning building, my clothes still singed from the flickering flames.

But Morgan destroyed
my life at the same he saved it.

He took my hand, and
everything changed.
I don’t recognize
myself anymore…
…and he’s no fairy
tale.

Ellie White is a
poisoned apple.

Sweet. Kind.
Innocent.
I’m not the kind of
man who runs into burning buildings.
I’m the kind of man
who sets them ablaze.
Success at any cost.

Then I hear her
scream, and my world shatters.

I’m hers from the
moment we touch.
But if I want to
stay the king of my family business…
…she can never be
mine









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Free in Kindle Unlimited







Author Bio

T.N King grew up in the heart of Texas, and now resides in
the sunny beach of San Diego, California. He's a football fan, a Netflix
binge-watcher, and loves barbecue. A writer of romance, he's the author of the
Catching Fire Series, Chasing Dr.Bedell, The Seduction of Amy, and many more.
T.N King plans to write many more sexy, suspenseful stories for his raving
fans.


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