Hey Lovelies,
July has been a real MIA month for me and I'm sorry, if it helps any I have some reviews coming. That and I'm itching to get my writing done, which is a good thing. So sorry if my blog post today is a little self orientated. The beginning of the month I took a road trip and met up with an old friend of mine, and hung out with a couple of friends. One friend and I drove down from Jersey to Virginia to meet up with a close friend of mine (strangely one of my closest friends is my ex, I know not the norm). We then drove to NC and hung out with friends with in SC, it was great to hang out with people after being a hermit in school, especially ones that I haven't seen in years. My 2006 Nissan Altima was a champ and handled the driving amazingly :)
Italy, I went on a cruise with my family that started out of Barcelona and ended up in Venice. My sister took the pictures on the trip so god only knows when I will get the pictures. Everyday was like 90ish degrees, no clouds so seeing Pompeii, Pisa, Rome and stuff was great! I have an issues with tomatoes (I have eating habits of a 5 year old) and the food was great. In Florence, it is sad to say one of the freshs things in my head was the fields upon fields of sunflowers, I like them :) Probably one of my favorite places was the Colosseum, I was told it was small and eh. Yet when I got there, it was just amazing to touch and see the ancient piece of history that use survived all these years, stories of gladiators and animals showing up to fight. I'll stop myself before I go all history dorky...
So writing...I'm itching to get things done. I'm still working on Family Ties 2 (invisible bonds) which is going well. Beneath the Scars is mostly what I wanted to talk about though. I know I said a year and a half ago that I finished writing it and my friend was editing it. She finished in December and I don't know what is going on. So I'm going through it again, and I'm going to ask for someone else to go through it before I send it to the editors to get the ball rolling :) I'll keep everyone in the loop, but I'm hoping things will be happening soon! I'm getting edgy...
~Ottilie
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
New Release ~ Faith Sullivan
Hey Lovelies!
Faith Sullivan the author of Heartbeat that I posted right before my road trip has a new adult book that was released today! I can't wait to check it out myself :) Also a giveaway at the bottom of the post ;)
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Title: Take Me
Now (Take Me Now, #1)
Author: Faith
Sullivan
Expected release
date: July 16, 2013
Genre:
Contemporary Romance
Age Group: New
Adult
Ebook available at:
Kindle ($2.99)
Nook ($2.99)
Goodreads link:
Book Description:
How do you survive the internship from hell?
Don't fall in love.
Ivy thought being a reporter-in-training at the Independent
Gazette would be her dream summer job. Little did she know, interviewing Eric,
a landscaper with a heart of gold, would derail her plans. It turns out Ivy's
boss, Lauren, has been eying his chiseled physique for quite some time.
But at twenty-four, Eric already has a tragic past, one that
he is still reeling from. Even though his ordeal turned him into some sort of
local celebrity, it's been a while since he's shared his bed with anyone. When
he comes to Ivy's rescue out of the blue, it's not long before the two of them
start seeing each other behind Lauren's back. When they get caught, Ivy's
journey toward a college degree is jeopardized and her relationship with Eric
is severely put to the test.
Career versus love? In the end, a shocking turn of events
provides Ivy with a revelation she never saw coming.
Excerpt:
If only I were open to the possibility of romance, but I’m
not. There’s no way I can be. There are circumstances that can’t be wished away
or ignored. My heart’s not ready—not yet. And while this absolutely gorgeous
girl has wandered into my life, I’m not going to act on it. It’s too soon.
I stride into my shop, gently placing her on the counter.
Her feet are bleeding and she looks like she could use a drink of water. She’s
covered in dust from the road but she looks adorable sitting there. I don’t
know what it’s like to be in a scenario like this with a girl. I’m used to
things being straightforward and laid out before me. This looks like something
I could get easily lost in if I’m not careful.
We still haven’t said a word to each other, and I hate to
break the silence but it can’t be avoided. “Rest here a minute. I’ll be right
back.”
Her hand lingers on my upper arm, her thumb massaging by
bicep. I exhale heavily, trying desperately to clear my head. Her touch is
stirring things inside me I haven’t experienced in quite some time. Emotions I
never thought I’d feel again. “Thank you,” she whispers, her eyes never leaving
mine.
“No problem,” I try to say as casually as possible. She’s
looking at me like I’m her knight in shining armor and I don’t want her to get
the wrong idea. I can’t go down that road again. I just can’t. My soul still
isn’t fully healed from the last time. I can’t trust myself in these kinds of
situations. I need to back away as gracefully as I can.
Other New Adult
contemporary romances by Faith Sullivan!
Heartbeat (Heartbeat #1)
Come What May (Heartbeat #2)
Unexpected
Author Links:
Blog
Amazon
Twitter
Goodreads
$25 Amazon gift card
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Thursday, July 11, 2013
Review ~ Heartbeat by Faith Sullivan
Hey Lovelies!
I'm back home from my road trip. Might talk about it on another time, right now though I'm home so I am posting a review! Nice treat right? Faith Sullivan wrote a New Adult book that I'll be reading the sequel soon :) that and I figured out my Christmas Lites III story!
I'm back home from my road trip. Might talk about it on another time, right now though I'm home so I am posting a review! Nice treat right? Faith Sullivan wrote a New Adult book that I'll be reading the sequel soon :) that and I figured out my Christmas Lites III story!
Who is the rock in your life when it seems like everything around you is spinning? Katie is a woman who has always been sick her whole life, but when she goes to the movies with her Grandmother that car accident seemed to have a bigger impact on her life than anyone would have guessed. Adam is just a student trying to become a paramedic who shows up at a car accident to help a certain Grandmother to the hospital. Katie lives with her emotionally abusive father and Adam is running from a past he rather forget. These two are in each other's lives to help the other survive.
Faith Sullivan wrote an easy to read story of two people who just happened to meet because of fate. The story is well written, but also uses dialogue's from text messages and online chats to help develop these realistic characters. The readers will be-able to relate to Katie and Adam's need to find that comfort that they desperately need. Faith also has good vocabulary, but the language still flowed, which was nice to read. Heartbeat will have readers on the edge of their seats so that they need to keep reading with an ending that will have readers needing to quickly get to the second book.
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