Sunday, December 22, 2013

...Our Gift To You, Ending Fans...

Ending Series - Delivered Infomercial Style

ATTENTION: THE FOLLOWING IS A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Interested to know more about your favorite Ending characters? 
Want to know what life was like for them the day of the virus outbreak? 

We do! So we're writing about it!
For those of you who loved book one, have already devoured book two, and are weeping, utterly desperate for book three's release in 2014, I have a surprise for you...

...DRUM ROLL, PLEASE...

LF and I are writing you a little something special, our gift to you for the holidays. 

Four perma-Free Ending Series novellas! The first of which is now available!

Starting this month, Lindsey Fairleigh and I will be publishing four FREE  prequel novellas that chronicle what some of our other favorite Ending characters were doing when you-know-what hit the fan and everyone starting getting sick. 

Who's serial is up first? Young, but not so innocent, Carlos.


A virus changed everything. This is how it began.


High school. Dealing drugs. A secret girlfriend. 
Carlos thought his life was hard enough...but then the virus spread.


Read for free:
Amazon (coming soon!)
Kobo (coming soon!)

Thank you for being such absolutely wonderful fans! You're the reason that we do this!
Happy Reading!

Friday, December 6, 2013

...The Rose Garden Book Review...

The Rose Garden, Book Review (Published 2011)
By Susanna Kearsley

LP's Rating: 4/5 stars
Genre: Historical Fantasy/Time Travel

Basic Overview: 
Eva Ward returns to the only place she truly belongs, the old house on the Cornish coast, seeking happiness in memories of childhood summers. There she finds mysterious voices and hidden pathways that sweep her not only into the past, but also into the arms of a man who is not of her time.
But Eva must confront her own ghosts, as well as those of long ago. As she begins to question her place in the present, she comes to realize that she too must decide where she really belongs.


***SPOILER ALERT AHEAD***
My Review. 

What I liked.
The Smuggling Trio. The men of the past, the smuggling trio, are what made the story for me--distant and dangerous at first glance, but truly lovable and endearing beneath the surface. Daniel Butler's reserve, dry humor, and capable persona is what I like to read in a leading man. He's intriguing, the type of guy you want to read more about and that you want to wrap you in his arms and tell you everything will be alright. Along side him is his brother, Jack Butler, who exudes a cocky charisma and unabashed stubbornness you instantly love. Fergal O'Cleary is the big brother you always want to have backing you, who keeps the family together, who's responsible loyal, intelligent, and funny. Overall, the trio is lovable in every way. Loyal to a fault, strong, and witty.

What I didn't like so much.
Eva's character. She isn't described at all so I didn't know who to picture as I'm reading. Plus, she seems young. Not creepy young, but unbelievable-young if Daniel is going to fall so deeply in love with her. Their connection wasn't believe to me.

The beginning. It took until chapter 8 to get into anything engaging that would hold my interest and make me want to read more. That being said, if it wasn't for my book club, I can't say I would have made it that far. I know there was a lot of ground to cover for set up, but I truly feel Kearsley could have done without most of it. The positive side to this is that the chapters weren't super long.

The Ending. Although it was satisfying, I would have liked a little more interaction between Eva and Daniel instead of being left with the allusion that they'd be together.

The Romance. I wanted things to get a bit more steamy with Daniel and Eva, but the tension and build up was great and the ending was satisfying, if not .

My Recommendation. Overall I really did enjoy this book. I think anyone who enjoys sweet romance and a lot of detail and back story would enjoy this novel. There's a bit of fantasy (time travel) for those who enjoy a magical element and once you get through the first quarter of the book there are plenty of twists to keep the reader engaged. If you like steamy romance, this is not the book for you.