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Book 1 Review - The Scale
Book 2 Review - Need You Now
All books in the series are available via BN & Amazon | Add the series to Goodreads
All books in the series are available via BN & Amazon | Add the series to Goodreads
Grown ass woman, Mother, reader, drinker of the red wines, not so serious makeup enthusiast and finally...a habitual procrastinator. I read just about everything but I really do love my romances. HEA’s are optional because hell sometimes, Prince Charming really is just a frog. Don’t asked if I finished *that book* yet...because I didn’t.
Okay, so Tuesday Jams is going to be a bit different today. I will still post a video, which of course will be a song from Toni Braxton's newest release but I also just wanted to give my lil ol two cents about the album itself. Soooo....here we go.
1. There are 8 tracks on Ms. Braxton's new album. I've seen some folks say they wanted more tracks but me? I'm good with the eight. It's a nice in-between number where the listener won't feel so overwhelmed especially if you aren't digging every song. So kudos for that!
2. I'm loving the mix of slow jams to uptempo beats. We still have classic Toni getting us through our current or old heartbreak but the throwing in of electronic beats lets you do more than just a two step or look blindly out your window crying☺. Shiiid, you can dance the hurt away and tell that heartache to get to stepping.
3. My favorites: Deadwood, Long As I Live, FOH (Fuck Outta Here) and Missing.
Basically, I enjoyed the whole album. I love that she came out with new music and didn't do "too much". Sex & Cigarettes is enough without all the extra, it's nostalgic music that reminds me of time when music what just that music. Something I can get lost into, something that I can relate to and mainly lyrics I can understand without looking at my radio like:
It's music from an artist who knows her craft. An artist who knows her audience and is happy to make us happy. This is an artist who isn't desperately trying to fit into today's standard of generic nonsense. Anyhoo's before I get all long-winded, let's move onto number four.
4: finally get into the video for Long As I live
Bish looks good btw...damn good!
Sex & Cigarettes has been on auto play for me since it's release. Definitely a 9 outta a 10 kinda of a album. Get into it!
Grown ass woman, Mother, reader, drinker of the red wines, not so serious makeup enthusiast and finally...a habitual procrastinator. I read just about everything but I really do love my romances. HEA’s are optional because hell sometimes, Prince Charming really is just a frog. Don’t asked if I finished *that book* yet...because I didn’t.
by L. Loren and Various Authors
Book Deets
Love is Color is a collection of sensual poetry, short stories and visual art that depict love in its rawest form. The stories are a gathering of diverse authors from different genres coming together to create a work of art. Whether you like second chance romance, fire-breathing dragons, or a little bit of mystery. This book has something for you. Come see why Love is lived in Color and not in Black and White!
Available: Amazon | Smashwords (Free)
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About the Author
L. Loren is a former call
center supervisor currently based in Birmingham, AL with her loving and
supportive husband.
Growing up the youngest of seven in a small town
in North Carolina, she embraced her love of reading which helped to develop her
imagination. Her desire to write lay dormant for years until she found the
courage to look within and her passion could no longer be ignored.
She created her own brand of Romance that she
dubbed LoveRotica - Love stories with an edge of sexy. Her current works
include The WanderLynn Experience Series: Book 1 - The Layover, Book 2 - Island
Adventures and Book 3- Destination Home. Her most recent book is Book 1 in the
Triple threat Series titled Egyptian Nights and her latest release Hall Pass. Her
work was also featured in Volume 4 of SOUL Magazine. She recently curated an
anthology called Love is Color, available for free on Smashwords.
Brazen Babe Reviews
Tombyards and Butterflies by Orlando A. Sanchez
Narrated by Kevin T. Collins
#1 Montague and Strong Detective Agency
Urban Fantasy
Publisher: Tantor
Audio
Published: 2.27.18
Time: 6 hours 42
minutes
Rating: 4
Format: MP3
Source: Tantor Audio
Available: AmazonAdd it to Goodreads
Book Deets
A Missing Ferryman. An Undead
Dilemma. An Immortal Detective.
An emissary from the Dark Council
has just materialized in the office of the Montague & Strong Detective
Agency, and makes Simon Strong an offer he can’t refuse. Charon is missing. The
legendary ferryman responsible for transporting sorcerer souls across the river
Styx hasn’t been seen in days. And with each passing hour, those unable to
cross the river are left to walk among the living, tilting the world further
out of balance.
Meet Simon Strong, an immortal, who
is also the best private detective in New York City. Together with his surly
partner-Tristan Montague, a mage of indeterminate age, they must find the
Ferryman and get him back to work before another Supernatural War ravages
the earth, destroys humanity, and Simon’s local coffee shop.
Time is running out. His landlord
wants the rent and Karma with a capital K is paying him a visit, and she can be
a real…
Join the Montague & Strong
Detective Agency and help them locate Charon, so he can restore balance to the
universe, put the dead sorcerers to rest, and maybe solve the age old
conundrum-coffee or tea?
Sophia's Review
I confess that it was the title that caught my attention
first. The author explains in the
beginning that it comes from a Ray Bradbury quote which intrigued me all the
more. So with eagerness, I pressed
forward and popped in my earbuds for a good time with this new to me urban
fantasy and author.
The beginning was a tad rough for me because I had the
disorienting sense that I'd somehow skipped the opening and dropped into the
middle of things. A quick check showed
that yes, there appears to be a prequel short story that likely introduces
matters. I haven't read it, but I'm
going to guess that this one probably wouldn't feel so disorienting if read
after the prequel. That said, the
confusion didn't last that long and I was soon cruising right along swimmingly
in this fun, madcap story about a pair of paranormal PIs who end up getting
tossed into the deep end of the pool more often than not.
Simon Strong tells the story. He's something of a loose cannon and brazens
things out when facing powerful vampires, powerful gods, or any authority
figures. Simon is a human immortal after
being cursed by a god. His investigation
partner is a reticent, powerful mage with a British stiff upper lip named
Tristan Montague. Monty and Simon
shouldn't get on. At all. But they are as
tight as can be and have each other's back during the course of their work and
in personal friendship.
Other quirky and fun characters were introduced even as the
pair tackle a few different cases and missions that usually involve near death
and lots of destruction. But, it’s the
rise of a god determined to end the world that has Simon and Monty pushed to
their extreme. I loved the snark,
action, and intensity as they somehow find their way out of some tight spots.
In summary, I had a good time with this sometimes humorous,
but very exciting first in series. It
will hold strong appeal for Urban Fantasy lovers who enjoy a blend of gods and
paranormal with an appealing pair of supernatural detectives and their quirky
acquaintance and friends.
My thanks to Tantor Audio for the opportunity to listen to
the book in exchange for an honest review.
Narrator Review:
4 stars
The narrator, Kevin T. Collins, was as new to me as the
author and the series. I thought he did
a decent job at both the voices and the action.
I think he did pretty good with genders and accents and catching Simon's
voice the best. It took me some
adjustment to get used to his way of narrating, but in the end, I got used to
it and settled in nicely.
Orlando Sanchez has been writing ever since his teens when he was immersed in creating scenarios for playing Dungeon and Dragons with his friends every weekend. An avid reader, his influences are too numerous to list here. Some of the most prominent are: J.R.R. Tolkien, Jim Butcher, Kat Richardson, Terry Brooks, Piers Anthony, Lee Child, George Lucas, Andrew Vachss, and Barry Eisler to name a few in no particular order.
The worlds of his books are urban settings with a twist of the paranormal lurking just behind the scenes and generous doses of magic, martial arts, and mayhem.
Aside from writing, he holds a 2nd and 3rd Dan in two distinct styles of Karate. If not training, he is studying some aspect of the martial arts or martial arts philosophy.
He currently resides in Queens, NY with his wife and children and can often be found in the local Starbucks where most of his writing is done.
Please visit his site at: OrlandoASanchez.com for more information about his books and upcoming releases. Twitter: https://twitter.com/AuthorOSanchez
Many thanks to Sophia for stopping through with the review!
Sophia’s Bio:
Sophia is a quiet though curious gal who dabbles in cooking, book reviewing, and gardening. Encouraged and supported by an incredible man and loving family. A Northern Californian transplant to the Great Lakes Region of the US. Lover of Jane Austen, Baseball, Cats, Scooby Doo, and Chocolate. GoodReads
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Unearth Me by Grey
Book Deets:
Unearthing is the act of discovering
something hidden, lost or kept secret by probing, investigating or digging.
Kirklynn Sayers, 34-year-old renowned
therapist of Huffington Mill, has mastered every aspect of her life except
love. She refuses to refer to herself as a hopeless romantic, simply, because
she’s lost interest in finding it, altogether. Unsympathetic about her shallow
hopes of partnership, she buries the hatchet and focuses on creating a legacy
and defying the stigma attached to therapists as herself.
Heath Benedict, 26 years old and the
newest heir of the Benedict throne, is still suffering from the death of his
grandfather years prior. Though he was blessed with a budding empire as a
result of it, Harold Benedict’s death unsealed wounds that he’d covered for
Heath’s sanity and protection. Heath has the world at the tip of his fingers,
but the feeling of inadequacy is keeping him from accessing it.
From the day he took charge of Benedict
and Associates, Heath has only been content with one aspect of the company...
access to Kirklynn Sayers. He, soon, discovers that her wholesomeness is the
key to unlock his sanity. While she tries to solve his issues of inadequacy
through treatment, Heath reveals that there’s only one way to heal him.
Submission.
Kirklynn refuses to submit and jeopardize
her career, leaving Heath with no choice but to force his hand. Journey through
a story of uncertainty as the two struggle to unearth their most sacred
aspirations while undressing one another in the process.
Available: Amazon
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Grey
Huffington, evoking emotions through raw, heart-piercing Romance.
Between
the pages and through the bleeding ink of my pen, I urge to create whimsical
stories that depict the truth about black love with relative situations,
circumstances, and characters. Grey is a penman derived from a deeper desire to
tell of less complex, circumstantial, stereotyped, and biased stories of black
and interracial love. My goal is to highlight the misconception that black love
stories can be everything BUT pleasant, joyful, everlasting, and beautiful.
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The Thick of Things
By JL Campbell
GENRE: women's fiction with
romantic elements, contemporary romance
Book Deets: Life has a way of
going awry when you least expect
it, and Khalila Skyers learns this lesson the hard
way. In one devastating blow after another, she loses
her cosy existence. Then Douglas Blythe overtakes her life like a
flood, and she’s not equipped to deal with an attraction that seems forbidden
and overwhelming. But her body and heart want what they want, and leave her
wondering if she ever knew herself at all.
Douglas is determined
to help Khalila move beyond her obsession with the
past and reach for love a second time. No matter
how long it takes. No matter the distance. He’s going to prove he’s worth the
risk.
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╰☆☆ BBr Presents ☆☆╮
╰☆☆ Book Covers That Have Us Shaking The Table ☆☆╮
And no, not the rachet kind of shaking (love K. Michelle).
Princess Of Zamibia
By Delaney Diamond
Royal Brides #1
Published: March 8, 2018
“Live in the moment with me.”
That’s what he asked Dahlia to do, and she did, because after a near death experience, her motto was to live life to the fullest. She gave him everything. Her body. Her heart. Then it all came to an abrupt end. She didn’t anticipate he wouldn’t trust her. She didn’t anticipate she couldn’t trust him.
He wants his son.
Three years later, Prince Kofi returns and he’s not the same man. He’s bitter and angry and knows he has a son. He’ll do whatever it takes to bring his heir back to Zamibia, even if it means marrying the woman he believes betrayed him.
Dahlia must now raise her son in a culture she doesn’t fully understand, but when a nightmare strikes the royal family, will it bring her and Kofi closer together, or tear them apart for good?
Amazon | BN
A Princess In Theory
Reluctant Royals #1
By Alyssa Cole
Reluctant Royals #1
By Alyssa Cole
Published: February 27, 2018
From acclaimed author Alyssa Cole comes the tale of a city Cinderella and her Prince Charming in disguise . . .
Between grad school and multiple jobs, Naledi Smith doesn’t have time for fairy tales…or patience for the constant e-mails claiming she’s betrothed to an African prince. Sure. Right. Delete! As a former foster kid, she’s learned that the only things she can depend on are herself and the scientific method, and a silly e-mail won’t convince her otherwise.
Prince Thabiso is the sole heir to the throne of Thesolo, shouldering the hopes of his parents and his people. At the top of their list? His marriage. Ever dutiful, he tracks down his missing betrothed. When Naledi mistakes the prince for a pauper, Thabiso can’t resist the chance to experience life—and love—without the burden of his crown.
The chemistry between them is instant and irresistible, and flirty friendship quickly evolves into passionate nights. But when the truth is revealed, can a princess in theory become a princess ever after?
BN | Amazon
BN | Amazon
So what do you think? They are so gorgeous aren't they?!
BBr Presents....
This will be a every now and again blog Feature that will show off different thangs. What those thangs shall be? Well, as they come up, so will a post!
Grown ass woman, Mother, reader, drinker of the red wines, not so serious makeup enthusiast and finally...a habitual procrastinator. I read just about everything but I really do love my romances. HEA’s are optional because hell sometimes, Prince Charming really is just a frog. Don’t asked if I finished *that book* yet...because I didn’t.
Want to share that song you been loving like crazy lately? Just grab the image above or make your own...and whether you have a blog or not; you can show a video, a music player..whatever suites your fancy. Just remember to have fun! ♫♫.
So, what started off as a Hot Yoga class back in January has become a
Anyhoo's, the studio I go to they play a lot of hip-hop/rap. Well, let me not say a lot as it's whats played all the time, lols. We been listening to the song below lately A$AP Ferg remix of Plain Jane Ft Nicki Minaj. Imagine doing leg lifts, knees drops and the rest to this.....chile, my body is so tired today, lols. It almost give up on me last night....I pulled through though 😄.
I love the beat to this song! and even though I'm not a fan of most rappers these days, I gotta say both Ferg and Nicki killed their verses in the Plain Jane remix.
Grown ass woman, Mother, reader, drinker of the red wines, not so serious makeup enthusiast and finally...a habitual procrastinator. I read just about everything but I really do love my romances. HEA’s are optional because hell sometimes, Prince Charming really is just a frog. Don’t asked if I finished *that book* yet...because I didn’t.
#ThrowbackThursday will be a sometimes....bi-weekly post where we will incorporate to our videos from my old YouTube channel to the blogs vlog channel.
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Happy International Women's Day!
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Grown ass woman, Mother, reader, drinker of the red wines, not so serious makeup enthusiast and finally...a habitual procrastinator. I read just about everything but I really do love my romances. HEA’s are optional because hell sometimes, Prince Charming really is just a frog. Don’t asked if I finished *that book* yet...because I didn’t.
The Senator's Daughter
Author: Amaka Azie
Published: February 26, 2018
Book Deets
Rita the only daughter of billionaire, Senator Obaseki, hides behind her reputation as a spoilt wealthy heiress with no ambition to cover up a painful past.
Former soldier Nosa Edosa, believes the Senator to be the epitome of greed and political corruption. Failing to bring him to justice through legal means, his last-ditch effort involves kidnapping the man's daughter.
The plan is simple, the execution flawless ... until love gets involved. Neither Rita nor Nosa are what they seem, and as they discover themselves in this quest to right her family's wrongs, they suddenly have something too precious to lose—their hearts.
Experience the thrills of Nigerian politics, sizzling romance, and perilous suspense in this action-packed love story by Amaka Azie
Available: BN | Amazon | Goodreads
Yoooo!!! this cover is giving me all kinds of happy dance tease!
Grown ass woman, Mother, reader, drinker of the red wines, not so serious makeup enthusiast and finally...a habitual procrastinator. I read just about everything but I really do love my romances. HEA’s are optional because hell sometimes, Prince Charming really is just a frog. Don’t asked if I finished *that book* yet...because I didn’t.
I wish ya'll can see the actual video but Tidal....
Now I have Tidal because 1 Beyonce' (not her huzband, lols) and 2 all of the gahtdamn artist are on there first for everythang man!
Anyhoo's Amara La Negra has been out in the world but got popped really fast in the American market once she hit LHMiami which I don't watch (because ratchness, lols). I do however watch various Youtubers who do reviews on the show. But Ms. La Negra has something and I'm down for whateva it is. This song has been on my replay list for forever and a day. She does go in-between English and Spanish. Anyhoo's Amara is the break out star of the show and people either love or hate her because whenever a woman especially a woman of color talks about issues that affect her life whether they be good or bad, it's a problem. Amara is speaking out about colorism in the Latin American market and folks are out here acting like shit doesn't exist (I can't even....). Chile that's a whole nother post but until then enjoy this music!
This beat....whew!!!!! 😎
Grown ass woman, Mother, reader, drinker of the red wines, not so serious makeup enthusiast and finally...a habitual procrastinator. I read just about everything but I really do love my romances. HEA’s are optional because hell sometimes, Prince Charming really is just a frog. Don’t asked if I finished *that book* yet...because I didn’t.
Well hello there! Today, I want to spotlight a new group I'm a part of over at the Goodreads. Created by fellow book blogger Monica over at Monlatable Book Reviews, the Black Bookcase is a group that will share/recommend books that are written by black author who write black stories. Pretty much all genres will be featured. We will also share some bargins (because who can't do without a lil saving?) and share new releases as well. All in all, this will be a discussion group as well.
We are asking and ARE encouraging book bloggers (especially black bloggers) to join the group and share your love of reading stories that encompass characters of color.
I love this idea by Monica. We
Have a good week beautiful people and as always Happy Reading whatever you are reading!
Grown ass woman, Mother, reader, drinker of the red wines, not so serious makeup enthusiast and finally...a habitual procrastinator. I read just about everything but I really do love my romances. HEA’s are optional because hell sometimes, Prince Charming really is just a frog. Don’t asked if I finished *that book* yet...because I didn’t.
Savannah's Secret
Series: The Bourbon Brother #1
Author: Reese Ryan
Published: March 1, 2018
Book Deets
Falling for the boss, or taking him down?
Savannah Carlisle had the perfect plan. By infiltrating the Abbott family’s Tennessee bourbon empire as their events manager, she’d be one step closer to claiming half of the business they stole from her grandfather. Now she’s not so sure. Because sexy Blake Abbott, heir to it all, is simply intoxicating. He’s supposed to be the enemy. But after one long, stormy weekend, she’s pregnant with his child…
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Reese Ryan writes sexy, emotional, romance featuring complex characters, complicated family relationships, and unexpected twists. A panelist at the 2017 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books and a nominee for the 2017 Donna Hill Breakout Author award, Reese is an advocate for the romance genre and diversity in fiction.
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