Football Friday & Giveaway: Meet Silas Moore of All Broke Down

Hey guys! Another week has gone by and we are yet again at another Friday!  So this week, what wonderful character are you fantastic blogger going to be introduced to this week from All Broke Down? ! 

Can I get a drum roll please......

ITS.....

YOU GUESS IT!!!!!

NONE OTHER THAN.....

The main main himself, number 22 Silas Moore! What can I say about Silas.  Other than being the resident bad boy of the Rusk University.  He likes to give off this rough and tough exterior. Which I guess is warranted because he has not had the best upbringing. 

But once you get to know him he truly does have a heart of gold. He thinks of himself as a lost cause,  someone not worthy of a better life. 

That is until he meets Dylan Brenner. The resident all around good girl,  activist,  and fighter for all lost causes. Who you were introduced to last week.  :)

He feels that just by being around her, she makes him better. But in reality they both balance each other out perfect. She kind of reigning in his personality and grounding him. While he kind of helps her break loose a little and not be so afraid of what her parents or the world might think.  To live a little. 

One of the things I live most about Silas is that he is fiercely loyal. Despite his insecurities , and his own baggage. He will do whatever he can to help you. Once he is on your side, you have him for life.

Also his heart,  he thinks that he needs Dylan to make him better. But really what makes him good is already inside of him.  It's just something he has to realize on his own. That he doesn't have to follow in his families footsteps. 

That he is free to be who he wants and that he is worth all that he achieves in life. That no one can take his hard work away from him.

It takes him a while to figure that all out, but I promise if you pick up this book and stick around for the ride you won't be sorry!

And if your not sure exactly what ALL BROKE DOWN is all about because you are a new comer, have no fear! 

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Dylan fights for lost causes. Probably because she used to be one.

Environmental issues, civil rights, corrupt corporations, and politicians you name it, she's probably been involved in a protest. When her latest cause lands her in jail overnight, she meets Silas Moore. He's in for a different kind of fighting. And though he's arrogant and infuriating, she can't help being fascinated with him. Yet another lost cause.

Football and trouble are the only things that have ever come naturally to Silas. And it's trouble that lands him in a cell next to do-gooder Dylan. He's met girls like her before fixers, he calls them, desperate to heal the damage and make him into their ideal boyfriend. But he doesn't think he's broken, and he definitely doesn't need a girlfriend trying to change him. Until, that is, his anger issues and rash decisions threaten the only thing he really cares about: his spot on the Rusk University football team. Dylan might just be the perfect girl to help.

Because Silas Moore needs some fixing after all

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Now, make sure to add this wonderful book on goodreads! 

and I know that once you do that, you are going to want to have a copy of this the minute it is release! 

Make sure you pre-order your copy at 

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you can also get a signed copy at

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And you better hurry and get your copy today! There are only 4 DAYS left to pre-order, and all pre-orders come with some cool school sway!!

Now as promised in the title of the blog. Cora's weekly FF giveaway. 

This week you shall be entering to win a signed ARC and a tote! 

Good luck!  

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Thanks for stopping by! And if this post wasn't even enough, make sure you check out Cora on all her social media.

As well as last week's FF blog post about Dylan!

MEET DYLAN BRENNER

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Reading!  

Kait

Southern Born Books Christmas Tour - Review & Giveaway

Hey readers! I am bringing you something new this week! I am participating in the Southern Born Books Christmas tour and I going to be bringing you 4 reviews in 1 post. So I hope that you enjoy it, but I promise that there will be giveaways. Just stick with me and you will not be sorry.

The first book I bring you is called...

Holiday At Magnolia Bay

After a mission goes terribly wrong, ending in the death of a teammate, Navy Seal, Drew Lanham, is forced to take a leave from active-duty. Retreating to his godmother’s beach house in coastal Magnolia Bay, Drew plans to spend the three weeks R&R licking his wounds and catching some rays while the nightmares from his failed op fade. The last thing he wants to do is mingle with the locals. What he doesn’t count on is an early morning encounter with a goddess rising from the sea. His interest is piqued and his body put on alert when he finds out that same woman may or may not be after his godmother’s money.

Marine biologist, Jenna Huntley, has been searching her whole life for a place to call home and Magnolia Bay is that place. Unfortunately, she’s underutilizing her education giving tours at the town’s turtle rescue center. With the help of an octogenarian patroness, she maps out a proposal to develop a turtle hatchery on-site. Everything is going as planned until the older woman’s godson arrives. Suddenly, nothing is as it seems and Jenna’s future is hanging in the balance, with a sexy warrior pulling all the strings. Her natural tendency is to help the damaged hero, but she’s sworn off letting military men in her life ever again.

Will Drew and Jenna be able to put their pasts behind them and learn to trust their hearts long enough to enjoy their Holiday at Magnolia Bay?

   

Tracy Solheim is the international bestselling author of the Out of Bound Series for Penguin.  Her books feature members of the fictitious Baltimore Blaze football team and the women who love them.  In a previous life, Tracy wrote best sellers for Congress and was a freelance journalist for regional and national magazines. She’s a military brat who now makes her home in Johns Creek, Georgia, with her husband, their two children, a pesky Labrador retriever puppy and a horse named after her first novel. Her fifth book for Berkley, Back To Before, will be released in January.  She also has a digital holiday novella for Tule Publishing's Southern Born Books coming October 20. See what she’s up to at www.tracysolheim.com. 

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My Thoughts

Ohh Where to begin with the story of Drew and Jenna?! As you know I's a spoiler free reviewer, and with this being such a shot story it took me a while to get my thoughts just right!

When we first meet Drew Lanham, he is on leave from the Navy and is carrying some post war baggage. He finds himself at his Godmother's beach house on Magnolia Bay. Hoping to get himself back together, so he can return to active duty.

Then he meets Jenna Huntley, a passionate sea turtle activist who just happens to be old friends with his godmother, Aunt Evie! Drew told himself the minute he got to his Aunt Evie's house that all the women were going to be off limits. Him and Jenna find themselves in a quite the predicament when their "friendship" becomes a little more involved. 

I really enjoyed this story. And I find myself quite surprised. Only because when it comes to novella's I usually find myself wanting more and dissatisfied by the ending. However, the character's were wonderfully written. The story did not seem rushed at all, there was a natural progression.  Also the way the author was able to add in the PTSD, something that most military men who have been in combat suffer from. Shedding light on such a real life issue was wonderful. There were no unanswered questions by the ending of the book. Tracy did a fantastic job! I give this book at 4 out 5! 

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Just In Time For Christmas

Nobody does Christmas like Miranda Hamilton, and now that she finally has her chance to chair Magnolia Bay's tree lighting and the cotillion, which benefits her late mother’s breast cancer foundation, this Christmas is shaping up to be the best ever. That is until her childhood nemesis Logan Mauldin buys his way on her committee and starts making plans of his own.

Logan Mauldin loves to get under Miranda's very sexy skin, and it's only fair. She's been getting under his since long before their first kiss at 13. Logan’s the last man interested in co-chairing a Christmas committee or participating in a sexy bachelor auction, but since that night he interrupted Miranda on a date and cornered her under the mistletoe, he can't stop thinking about her. Or vying for her attention and bugging the hell out of her.

Christmas cheer isn’t the only thing that heats up between the Miranda and Logan, but, thanks to a lie that is as much her fault as it is his, he loses the woman he’s loved since forever. Logan will need a Christmas miracle for Miranda to forgive him. A grand gesture to melt her heart and win her back just in time for Christmas.

Kim Boykin is a women's fiction author with a sassy Southern streak. She is the author of The Wisdom of Hair, Steal Me, Cowboy, and Palmetto Moon (Summer 2014.) While her heart is always in South Carolina, she lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her husband, 3 dogs, and 126 rose bushes. See what she's up to at www.kimboykin.com/

 

My Thoughts

When you first meet Miranda she comes off as this wonderful, genuine, and caring human being. With a touch of OCD, needing to be in control of everything she does. From the best that breakfast is made her B & B, to the holiday cotillion committee. 

Then of course who comes into the picture but non other than Logan Mauldin. Pretty much throwing her world upside down. The boy from her childhood,  who broke her heart.  Now, back into her life.  Making her feel completely out of control, by becoming Co Chair of the Holiday Cotillion Committee and of course stirring up all kinds of old feelings.

But with the Cotillion coming up quickly and this being the biggest fundraiser of the year, Miranda will not let anything stand in the way of this Cotillion running smoothly. Her want and need to do her late mother's foundation justice and her love of all things Christmas is too strong, ad means too much to her.  And Logan knows that night years ago, he made a huge mistake and he is back and wants to make everything right.

This story was fun, sweet, and a fast read. I liked the story line,and the characters were very relateable. I too share a love of all things Christmas, so I found myself wanting to me Miranda Hamilton. Owning my own B & B, living in a small ocean side town like Magnolia Bay. I give this book a 4 out 5.

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Guess what time it is....its time for a GIVEAWAY!!

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Thanks for stopping by! keep checking back for part two of the blog tour! And a BIG THANK you to Southern Born Books and Inkslinger for allowing me to participate in this wonderful blog tour!

Happy Reading

Kait

Football Friday & Giveaway: Meet Dylan Brenner from All Broke Down

Hey Lovelies! Its that time again! I am happy to bring you Football Friday's once again! This week I am excited to introduce to you our main heroine of All Broke Down, Dylan Brenner!

Dylan is your all around good girl, activist, and fighter for all lost causes. She's the girl with a "plan." Usually listening to what her parent have to say and worrying about what they would think.  Staying out of trouble for most of her life. Dating the the so called "right" guy, or at least who she thought was the right guy.

It isn't until she finds herself in quite the predicament with her friend Matt that she realizes that she needs more. That she hasn't really been "living" and she needs to get her life under control.

Then enters the picture Silas Moore! And in jail no less! The one and only time the Dylan acts out she ends up in JAIL! She's completely mortified and embarrassed. 

But Silas see's Dylan as a way to better himself. That despite his troubled past she might be the one thing in his life to make everything ok! That her goodness will start to rub off on him and turn his life right side up.

I can not wait for you guys to meet Dylan. I just know that you guys are gonna love her as much as I do. 

and if that isnt enough and you must have more make sure you go and pre-order All Broke Down on

      

and don't forget to add it on Goodreads!

and now its time for what you have all been waiting for!!!

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Make sure you stop by again next week to meet the main man himself! Silas Moore!!!

Eeep! I'm soo excited!!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Reading!

Kait

p.s. And a big thank you to Aidan Paulmomma for creating those wonderful graphics!

Call Sign Karma by Jamie Rae - Cover Reveal

Today is the cover reveal for CALL SIGN KARMA by debut author Jamie Rae! Make sure you guys go and check it out!

Its due to be released January 5th, 2015. Be sure to check out the teasers and rafflecopter below.

 

Click here to ADD THE BOOK TO GOODREADS

BOOK BLURB:

Love in the no-fly zone… Distraught over the loss of her brother in a fighter jet accident, Tinklee Pinkerton decides to follow in his footsteps and prove the tragedy wasn’t his fault. But when she’s chosen as the first woman to fly the Air Force’s F-35, her plan for a life that revolves around work is thrown off course by a handsome, mysterious stranger… Thanks to Locke’s seductive British accent, sweet nature, and one too many beers, Tink is soon inspired to throw caution to the wind and herself into his arms. She thinks maybe love can heal after all—until she discovers Locke is her superior officer. Tink has no problem risking her life in the air, but with everything on the line, is she brave enough to risk her heart on the ground?

   

Now for the fun part!!

Yes you got it, its time for a GIVEAWAY

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Now since its her big debut, lets

JAMIE RAE is a New Adult and Young Adult author. She writes with one goal in mind--create stories with a positive message that will stay with the reader long after they've finished reading. Jamie is an avid reader and loves discovering stories with a great hook, though she will not eat, sleep, or speak until she reaches the end. The Harry Potter years weren't pretty!! Convinced that her Hogwarts letter was lost in the mail, she keeps a watchful eye for owls hoping her children will have better luck! In her other life, Jamie Rae is an orthodontist, and literary agent. She keeps her heart overflowing with love as a mother of three and has perfected the art of nomadic living as a military spouse and Air Force veteran. Jamie has a passion for critters of all shapes and sizes and you can often find her sneaking them into her own home or volunteering for rescues. 

Make sure to check Jame out on Social Media

  

 Website:  https://www.jamieraewrites.com/

I just want to give a quick shoutout to Inkslinger PR and Jamie Rae for allowing me to participate in this cover reveal! 

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Reading!

Kait

Touble Tuesday

So its Trouble Tuesday! That means we are another week closer to the Oct. 28th release of Cora Carmack's: All Broke Down. And I could not be more excited for you all to meet Silas Moore, and the rest of the Rusk University team! 

With that said here is a teaser to help get you pumped and excited!

If this teaser isn't enough and you want to know MOORE! Make sure you go check it out and add it on Goodreads!

Cora Carmack is a twenty-something writer who likes to write about twenty-something characters. She's done a multitude of things in her life-- boring jobs (like working retail), Fun jobs (like working in a theatre), stressful jobs (like teaching), and dream jobs (like writing). She enjoys placing her characters in the most awkward situations possible, and then trying to help them get a boyfriend out of it. Awkward people need love, too. Her first book, LOSING IT, was a New York Times and USA Today bestseller

Check her out on

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Happy Reading!

Kait