Book Review : Paper Princess (The Royals, #1) by Erin Watt

Paper Princess

The Royals, #1
by Erin Watt

Release Date:
April 4th, 2016

Genres:
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
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Synopsis:

From strip clubs and truck stops to southern coast mansions and prep schools, one girl tries to stay true to herself. 

These Royals will ruin you… 

Ella Harper is a survivor—a pragmatic optimist. She’s spent her whole life moving from town to town with her flighty mother, struggling to make ends meet and believing that someday she’ll climb out of the gutter. After her mother’s death, Ella is truly alone. 

Until Callum Royal appears, plucking Ella out of poverty and tossing her into his posh mansion among his five sons who all hate her. Each Royal boy is more magnetic than the last, but none as captivating as Reed Royal, the boy who is determined to send her back to the slums she came from. 

Reed doesn’t want her. He says she doesn’t belong with the Royals. 

He might be right. 

Wealth. Excess. Deception. It’s like nothing Ella has ever experienced, and if she’s going to survive her time in the Royal palace, she’ll need to learn to issue her own Royal decrees.

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Review:

Sit back, relax and grab your popcorn. A new cast of characters is about to rock book town! Sweet baby Jesus!! They are freakin’ intoxicating! I love all the characters that I meet in books. They all give me the possibility to escape reality and I am forever grateful to the authors that write these stories. Each book that I read is special, but some books irrevocably own me heart and soul. You can clearly remember the scenes that took your breath away and the moment when the characters captivated your heart. Paper Princess, by Erin Watt, is exactly that kind of book. This book has been lingering with me for the past two days. I can’t stop thinking about it!!! The authors are right! #TheseRoyalsWillRuinYou 

Ella Harper needs a new start. She’s left alone in the world after her mom passes away. Her dad has been absent from her life and she needs to make decisions that will change the course of her life. Callum Royal is the last person she expected to show up in her life. He’s there for only one reason, to make Ella’s life more easy. When she arrives at Callum’s house she is greeted by the Royal brothers. Its hate at first sight. They don’t want her in their house and they make it clear. As days go by, Ella starts adapting to her new environment and family. Things get easier around the house and she even has a bff at her new school. What she never expected was for life to throw her another curveball. One she will never forget. 

I absolutely loved Paper Princess!!! I have the biggest book hangover and you will too once you meet Ella and the Royals. I have no idea how these two authors got the idea of writing this series, but the only thing I can say is THANK YOU! I read a few books by Elle Kennedy and loved my reading escape every single time. After reading this book, I will make sure to make time to read a few of Jen Frederick’s books. Their writing style is PHENOMENAL! It grabs you from the first page and never lets you go. I can’t even begin to tell you how many times I have reread my favorite moments since I finished reading this book. I have so many intense scenes highlighted that I get butterflies all over again in my stomach just like the first time I read those scenes. 

Ella is the kind of heroine that I love to cheer for. She’s strong, confident and she knows what she wants. She’s a risk taker and lives in the moment. Don’t even get me started with the Royals. Gah!!! Talk about intense and moody alpha males! They make Ella’s life a living hell and they continue pushing her limits. They can’t stand her and it shows. I had a love/hate relationship with the five Royal brothers. I hated them at the beginning of the story, I could not understand why they were being so mean to Ella. The more I read about them, the more I understood their reaction towards Ella. Callum Royal is in a category of his own. He’s not like his sons and welcomes Ella with open arms. He’s intriguing. I really hope that the authors plan to write a book about him. 

This is the first installment in The Royals Series. This might be a YA series, but let me tell you that the sexual tension between Ella and Reed is smokin’ hot. There are also some steamy moments. I don’t know how many installments this series will have, but I can’t wait for the next one. I want answers!!!! That ending left me gasping for air! I had to reread the last couple of lines because I was in shock! I knew it was going to end in a cliffhanger when I noticed that the ending was near. I never expected THAT cliffhanger! I so want to deliver some well-deserved virtual slaps to a specific character. OMG! I am so furious!!!! I did not see that ending coming at all! The only thing left for me to do is to follow these authors daily for a sneak peek of what will happen next. I have no doubt that the next installment will rock my world just like the first one did. Amazing start to an unforgettable series! #GetReadyForTheRoyals 
 

Rating:

I give, Paper Princess, by Erin Watt, 5 intense, captivating, unputdownable, forbidden love, angst filled stars!

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A New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Elle Kennedy grew up in the suburbs of Toronto, Ontario, and holds a B.A. in English from York University. From an early age, she knew she wanted to be a writer, and actively began pursuing that dream when she was a teenager. 

Elle writes romantic suspense and erotic contemporary romance for various publishers. She loves strong heroines and sexy alpha heroes, and just enough heat and danger to keep things interesting!

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About Jen Frederick:

Jen Frederick is the USA Today bestselling author of Unspoken, part of the Woodlands series, and Sacked, part of the Gridiron series. She is also the author of the Charlotte Chronicles and has had several books on the Kindle Top 100 list. She lives in the Midwest with a husband who keeps track of life's details while she's writing, a daughter who understands when Mom disappears into her office for hours at a time, and a rambunctious dog who does neither.

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Release Week Blitz, Review & Giveaway: Walk the Edge (Thunder Road #2) Katie McGarry

Walk the Edge
Thunder Road #2

By:
Katie McGarry

Published:
March 29, 2016

Publisher:
Harlequin Teen

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GR's Summary:

One moment of recklessness will change their worlds

Smart. Responsible. That's seventeen-year-old Breanna's role in her large family, and heaven forbid she put a toe out of line. Until one night of shockingly un-Breanna-like behavior puts her into a vicious cyber-bully's line of fire—and brings fellow senior Thomas "Razor" Turner into her life. 

Razor lives for the Reign of Terror motorcycle club, and good girls like Breanna just don't belong. But when he learns she's being blackmailed over a compromising picture of the two of them—a picture that turns one unexpected and beautiful moment into ugliness—he knows it's time to step outside the rules. 

And so they make a pact: he'll help her track down her blackmailer, and in return she'll help him seek answers to the mystery that's haunted him—one that not even his club brothers have been willing to discuss. But the more time they spend together, the more their feelings grow. And suddenly they're both walking the edge of discovering who they really are, what they want, and where they're going from here.

  

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My Thoughts:

Katie McGarry's Thunder Road Series has all of the aspects in it that I love about reading young adult contemporary romance!  It has the loyal fraternity and close-knit bonds of brotherhood; as well as high energy, and action-packed plot lines, that only the best MC club romances have.  These stories make you feel as if you are experiencing the enthralling and passionate discovery of first love right alongside the main characters; as well as the painful, but necessary growth that happens in the space between being a young adult, and maturing as you learn to embrace and love who you are, while you become an adult. 

Walk the Line is the story of Thomas "Razor" Turner and Breanna "Bre" Miller.  Razor and Breanna have a lot in common.  They are both struggling at home, and have a hard time fitting in.  Razor has sworn loyalty to the Reign of Terror, but the death of his mother haunts him.  A detective visits him, and tells him that his mother's death was not an accident.  Due to the fact that Razor's father and the Reign of Terror are not giving him the answers he seeks, he will have to investigate her death on his own.  He learns from the detective that there were two coded messages that might clue him in to what happened the night his mother passed away.

Breanna is the "perfect" child.  She is highly intelligent, gets excellent grades, and helps with the burden that her parents have thrust upon her, as she takes care of her younger brothers and sister.  However, Bre doesn't feel understood.  She is the weird smart girl at school, and her older siblings give her a hard time at home.  Bre's parents don't have any time for her, because they are both busy working long hours, and attending to the children that they think need them more.  

When Bre gets stranded at school one evening, she talks to Razor for a little while.  She is intimidated by him, and believes all of the horrible rumors that she has heard about both him and the MC.  Bre and Razor share an attraction, and end up seeing each other at a bar, where they talk, and flirt.  Unfortunately, one of Bre's classmates takes a picture of Bre and Razor together.  The picture doesn't look innocent despite the fact that nothing happened between the two of them.  He blackmails Bre with the photo and threatens to post it on the internet if she doesn't do his English essays for him.  

Bre confides in Razor, and he promises to protect her, and try to find a solution to her problem.  He also asks Bre to help solve the coded messages about his mother, and she agrees.  As these two get to know one another, they fall in love.  However, can a relationship between them survive, when they come from two very different worlds?

Walk the Edge was a fast-paced read, that had a lot of depth and layers to it.  I loved that it was realistic about the challenges of being a teenager, as well as the fact that no matter what backgound you come from, life experiences can make you feel similar afflictive emotions, such as being the the odd man out, or feeling, alienated, helpless, unimportant, etc.  Ms. McGarry tackled themes of prejudice and stereotypes, and how important it is to look beyond the surface of who a person is.  She also touched on the fact that life isn't just black or white, but consists of many shades of gray.  As kids, we believe in absolutes, but as adults, we learn that life isn't that simple.  

Ms. McGarry is a brilliant author.  I love how her novels are so entertaining, but also chock-full of substance, life lessons, and pearls of wisdom.  The friendship, romance, and unconditional acceptance that Razor and Bre shared was very sweet, heart-warming, passionate, and emotional.  The bonds between family members was also a central topic in this story as Razor and his father worked on their relationship, and Bre interacted with her family members. 

I am beyond ready for the charming Chevy, and broken-hearted Violet to get their story.  These two belong with each other, and it has been obvious since the first book in the series that they have unresolved feelings.  I have a need for "happily ever afters," and hope that Violet will be able to let go of the anger and blame that she has placed on Chevy, and the Reign of Terror for her father's death.  

My Rating:

Walk the Edge was a great addition to the Thunder Road Series, and a book I highly recommend.  I love all of the main characters in this series, and how they cross-over into each additional book.  I give, Walk the Edge, by Katie McGarry, 4.5 Palpable Emotions, Team Work, Passionate Blossoming Love Filled Stars!   

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Book Excerpt:

“I’m here about your mother.” The asshole knows he has me when my eyes snap to his. 

     

     “She’s dead.” Like the other times I say the words, a part of me dies along with her. 

      This guy has green eyes and they soften like he’s apologetic. “I know. I’m sorry. I’ve received some new evidence that may help us discover what caused her death.” 

     Anger curls within my muscles and my jaw twitches. This overwhelming sense of insanity is what I fight daily. For years, I’ve heard the whispers from the gossips in town, felt the stares of the kids in class, and I’ve sensed the pity of the men in the Reign of Terror I claim as brothers. It’s all accumulated to a black, hissing doubt in my soul. 

     Suicide. 

     It’s what everyone in town says happened. It’s in every hushed conversation people have the moment I turn my back. It’s not just from the people I couldn’t give two shits about, but the people who I consider family. 

     I shove away those thoughts and focus on what my father and the club have told me—what I have chosen to believe. “My mother’s death was an accident.” 

     He’s shaking his head and I’m fresh out of patience. I’m not doing this. Not with him. Not with anyone. “I’m not interested.” 

     I push off the railing and I did out the keys to my motorcycle as I bound down the steps. The detective’s behind me. He has a slow steady stride and it irritates me that he follows across the yard and doesn’t stop coming as I swing my leg over my bike. 

     “What if I told you I don’t think it was an accident,” he says. 

     Odds are it wasn’t. Odds are every whispered taunt in my direction is true. That my father and the club drove Mom crazy, and I wasn’t enough of a reason for her to choose life. 

     To drown him out, I start the engine. This guy must be as suicidal as people say Mom was because he eases in front of my bike assuming I won’t run him down. 

     “Thomas,” he says. 

     I twist the handle to rev the engine in warning. He raises his chin like he’s finally pissed and his eyes narrow on me. “Razor.” 

     I let the bike idle. If he’s going to respect me by using my road name, I’ll respect him for a few seconds. “Leave me the fuck alone.” 

     Damn if the man doesn’t possess balls the size of Montana. He steps closer to me and drops a bomb. “I have reason to believe your mom was murdered.”

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Katie McGarry was a teenager during the age of grunge and boy bands and remembers those years as the best and worst of her life. She is a lover of music, happy endings, reality television, and is a secret University of Kentucky basketball fan. 

Katie is the author of full length YA novels, PUSHING THE LIMITS, DARE YOU TO, CRASH INTO YOU, TAKE ME ON, BREAKING THE RULES, and NOWHERE BUT HERE and the e-novellas, CROSSING THE LINE and RED AT NIGHT. Her debut YA novel, PUSHING THE LIMITS was a 2012 Goodreads Choice Finalist for YA Fiction, a RT Magazine's 2012 Reviewer's Choice Awards Nominee for Young Adult Contemporary Novel, a double Rita Finalist, and a 2013 YALSA Top Ten Teen Pick. DARE YOU TO was also a Goodreads Choice Finalist for YA Fiction and won RT Magazine’s Reviewer’s Choice Best Book Award for Young Adult Contemporary fiction in 2013.

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Excerpt Tour & Giveaway: Love Me Never (Lovely Vicious #1) by Sara Wolf

Love Me Never
Lovely Vicious #1

By: 
Sara Wolf

Published:
April 5, 2016

Publisher:
Entangled Teen

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GR's Summary:

Previously published as Lovely Vicious, this fully revised and updated edition is full of romance, intrigue, and laugh-out-loud moments. 

Don’t love your enemy. Declare war on him. 

Seventeen-year-old Isis Blake hasn’t fallen in love in three years, nine weeks, and five days, and after what happened last time, she intends to keep it that way. Since then she’s lost eighty-five pounds, gotten four streaks of purple in her hair, and moved to Buttcrack-of-Nowhere, Ohio, to help her mom escape a bad relationship. 

All the girls in her new school want one thing—Jack Hunter, the Ice Prince of East Summit High. Hot as an Armani ad, smart enough to get into Yale, and colder than the Arctic, Jack Hunter's never gone out with anyone. Sure, people have seen him downtown with beautiful women, but he's never given high school girls the time of day. Until Isis punches him in the face. 

Jack’s met his match. Suddenly everything is a game. 

The goal: Make the other beg for mercy. 

The game board: East Summit High. 

The reward: Something neither of them expected. 

 

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Book Excerpt:

     “That’s n-not what I meant—” Kayla starts. 
     “And you seem exactly like the type of girl to stay with friends she hates. They probably hate you, too. It must be easy, hiding it behind all that booze and all those name brands.” 
     Kayla’s tears overflow onto her cheeks. Jack sighs.
     “You’re so spineless you collapse into tears the second anyone says the truth?” 
     My heart’s thumping in my chest. My fists squeeze so tight I can’t feel my fingers. His cruelty leaves a bitter taste in my mouth—it’s a lot like someone I used to know. 
     Someone who ruined my life forever. 
     I shove aside the red-faced boy who tries to hit on me again and launch myself through the crowd. Kayla isn’t my friend. No one here is. But she’s been four seconds of nice to me—true nice, not Avery’s sugary poison of inviting-me-to-this-weird-test-party nice. And four seconds is more than I ever thought I’d get. It’s the most I’ve had in a long time. Jack’s lip quirks up in a sneer. Say it. Say one more thing, pretty boy. I dare you to.
     “You’re pathetic,” he says. 
     That’s the first time I punch Jack Hunter’s face. 
     And as my knuckles connect with his stupid high cheekbones and he staggers back with a furious blizzard brewing in his icy eyes, I somehow get the feeling it won’t be the last.

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The short story: SARA WOLF is a twenty-something indie author from California who burns instead of tans and tries to make her cats write her books for her. Her book LOVE ME NEVER, book one in the LOVELY VICIOUS series, is coming from Entangled Teen April 5th, 2016.

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Cover Reveal : The Ending I Want by Samantha Towle

We are so excited to share the cover for THE ENDING I WANT by Samantha Towle. This book releases on May 10th and we can't wait to read another Towle masterpiece!

The Ending I Want
by 
Samantha Towle

Release Date:
May 10th, 2016

Genres:
Contemporary Romance

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Synopsis:

Taylor Shaw had the perfect life—until she was sixteen. That was when everything changed. From that moment on, life went from bad to worse…to the worst. 
After recovering from a brain tumor, months later, she suffers the tragic loss of her whole family. 
Since that fateful day, she’s been coasting through life. 

Now, the brain tumor has returned, and Taylor decides she’s had enough. She’s going to take her fate into her own hands. No more hospitals. No more surgeries. No more anything. 
She’s going to join her family. It’s her decision. 
What she longs for. 
The ending she wants. 

She just has a list of things to do before she goes. 
First, go to England. 
Second, kiss a stranger… 

Only, Taylor didn’t expect Liam Hunter, the stranger—with his handsome face, his six-foot-three of gorgeousness, and his oh-so-hot English accent—to change things. 
To change her. 
To change the ending she wanted. 

What is a girl, who is standing on the edge of nothing, to do when offered the chance of everything? 

About the Author:

New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and international bestselling author Samantha Towle began her first novel in 2008 while on maternity leave. She completed the manuscript five months later and hasn't stopped writing since. 

She has written contemporary romances, THE MIGHTY STORM, WETHERING THE STORM, TAMING THE STORM, TROUBLE, REVVED and REVIVED. 

She has also written paranormal romances, THE BRINGER and the ALEXANDRA JONES SERIES, all penned to tunes of The Killers, Kings of Leon, Adele, The Doors, Oasis, Fleetwood Mac, and more of her favourite musicians. 

A native of Hull and a graduate of Salford University, she lives with her husband, Craig, in East Yorkshire with their son and daughter.

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