W... W... W... Wednesdays ~ August 28, 2013

W... W... W... Wednesdays is a weekly meme hosted by MizB of Should be Reading. To play along, just answer the following questions:

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you'll be reading next?

What am I currently reading?  I am currently reading Lying to Meet You by Anna Garner. I've pretty much just started. So, I don't really know yet...but it seems good!

What did I recently finish reading?  I finished two books this week, The Viscount's Vow by Collette Cameron. It was fantastic! Action packed! And, Echoes of Pemberley by Cynthia Ingram Hensley. I really enjoyed it too, and I'm looking forward to reading the sequel, The Heart Does Whisper.

What do I think I'll be reading next? There's a couple of books I'd like to read to finish off the August TBR Read-a-thon I'm doing. So, maybe, Once Upon a Darkness by Aria Kane. This is a short story, and not one of my normal reads - a zombie story! And Faking it by Cora Carmack. Both of these are fun reads for me. I also have some sewing I would like to get done, so, I'm not sure...



What are you reading?

Only a Heatbeat Away by P.O. Dixon ~ Review and GIVEAWAY

Only a Heartbeat Away: Pride and Prejudice Novella by P.O. Dixon 

Publication Date: August 1, 2013 
Publisher: P.O. Dixon 
E-book: 155 pages 
Received:  e-copy from the author 
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

 



Once again, P.O. Dixon delights us with another lovely variation of Pride and Prejudice in her new book Only a Heartbeat Away! I really enjoyed reading it! 

What if Elizabeth didn’t go to the Meryton Assembly? And she doesn’t meet Darcy there. What if she had met Miss Georgiana Darcy the summer before when she toured Pemberley with her Aunt and Uncle Gardiners? These are some of the interesting twists you’ll find in Only a Heartbeat Away!

Elizabeth and Georgiana began corresponding after meeting at Pemberley, and they quickly become friends. While Elizabeth is in London visiting the Gardiners, Georgiana invites her be her guest at a few balls. This is where Elizabeth and Darcy first meet. Noting that Darcy and Elizabeth seem well suited for each other, Georgiana endeavors to make sure their paths cross often.

Darcy leaves Netherfield the morning after the Assembly (which was enough time for him to form an opinion of the Bennets). Without Darcy there, to discourage Bingley from Jane, Bingley and Jane soon become engaged. When Lydia runs off with Wickham, bringing shame to the Bennet family, Jane breaks her engagement with Bingley. She cannot bear to sully the Bingley name with her own. Sweet, sweet Jane.

As always, I loved Darcy’s second proposal to Elizabeth! It warmed my heart! I also liked that Georgiana and Elizabeth are friends first. I didn't really like that Jane and Elizabeth were given a certain amount of time to find a husband or one of them would have to marry a man of Mr. Bennet's choice. Of course, that does make the story more interesting, doesn't it! ;D

If you love Pride and Prejudice variations, I think you’ll enjoy Only a Heartbeat Away: Pride and Prejudice Novella!

Disclaimer: I received an e-copy of the book for my honest review.

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P.O. Dixon has graciously offered to giveaway one Kindle e-book copy of 

Only a Heatbeat Away!

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August TBR Read-a-thon Update!

Hello Everyone! I've been participating in Nancy Kelley's August TBR Read-a-thon. I haven't posted weekly updates for this read-a-thon because I felt it would be a repeat of my weekly Wednesday post. I do want to check in - go over my list, see what I've completed, and let you know what I've changed.

What I've finished:

Easy by Tammara Webber (read this twice!)
Echoes of Pemberley by Cynthia Ingram Hensley
Mr. Darcy's Promise by Jeanna Ellsworth (my review)
Atone by Jessica Grey 
Only a Heartbeat Away by P.O. Dixon *


What I have left to read:

Once Upon a Darkness by Aria Kane
The Viscount's Vow by Collette Cameron *
Lying to Meet You by Anna Garner
Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson
Faking it by Cora Carmack

*Not on my original list.

Oh my, I've only reviewed one of these books! I did give 5 stars and a very short "I absolutely loved this story!" review for Easy on goodreads. :)  I should be posting reviews for Atone and Only a Heartbeat Away next week. (I'm going to work on those over the weekend)

Next week, I'm going to see if I can get at least three more books read! There still some time left if you would like to join us! Sign up here!

W... W... W... Wednesdays ~ August 21, 2013

W... W... W... Wednesdays is a weekly meme hosted by MizB of Should be Reading. To play along, just answer the following questions:

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you'll read next?

What am I currently reading?  I am reading Echoes of Pemberley by Cynthia Ingram Hensley. I am really enjoying it. It's a modern Austen inspired story about the descendants of Fitzwilliam and Elizabeth Darcy. 

What did I recently finish reading?  I took the weekend off from reading to do some sewing. I'm was working on the Short Stays for the Regency gown I'm going to make. But before that I did  a re-read of Easy by Tammara Webber. Yes, you heard me right. As soon as I finished it the first time, I started it all over again! I wasn't ready to leave the world of Jacqueline and Lucas. I loved it and will read it again soon! :)

What do I think I'll be reading next? I plan on reading The Viscount's Vow by Collette Cameron. I'm definitely looking forward to this! I loved Collette's first book, Highlander's Hope, here's my review.

What are you reading?

Dancing with Paris by Juliette Sobanet ~ My review

Dancing with Paris by Juliette Sobanet 

Publication Date: July 16th 2013 
Publisher: Montlake Romance 
Paperback: 393 pages 
Received: e-copy from the publisher
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

In Paris, a past life promises a second chance at love.

 

Dancing with Paris is a fantastic story! I really enjoyed reading it! It’s a time-travel, mystery romance! 

Claudia is given an unique opportunity to right a wrong done in a past life that will change things for the better in her present life when she wakes up in the body of Ruby Kerrigan. Ruby is a singer and dancer in a popular nightclub in Paris, the year 1959. With a silver haired “fairy-godmother” of sorts to give a little (very little) advice, Claudia has to figure out what the event she is there to change. It’s not an easy task to figure out because Ruby is a suspect in a murder investigation. To make matters worse, Claudia only has bits of Ruby's memories to help her out. She must navigate through Ruby’s life and try to make the right decision ... hopefully, she can make life better for herself and everyone involved.

Claudia is desperate to get back to 2012 where she is pregnant with a baby girl, but while in 1959, she meets Antoine Richard and falls in love with him. I found this really interesting because I couldn’t figure out how she would keep her baby in the future and keep her love in the past. (I’m one of those people who when you’re watching a movie and the characters leave a candle burning in a room after they’ve left - I worry about it. The same applied here - I kept worrying about what was going to happen to the baby!) Well done! 

I love that Ruby is friends with Claudia’s grandmother in the past. Claudia gets to know  what her grandmother was like when she was in her twenties! So cool! Especially, because she is very close to her grandmother in 2012.

Dancing with Paris is a unique story! I loved it! This is Juliette Sobanet’s fourth novel. She writes about what she loves most, Paris! I highly recommend reading it!

Read my reviews for Sleeping with Paris and Kissed in Paris! 

Declaimer: I was given an e-copy of this book for my honest review.

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W... W... W... Wednesdays ~ Aug. 14, 2013

W... W... W... Wednesdays is a weekly meme hosted by MizB of Should be Reading. To play along, just answer the following questions:

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you'll read next?

What am I currently reading? I'm currently between books right now.


What did I recently finish reading? Last night, I finished reading Easy by Tammara Webber. It was AMAZING!! It's the reason I didn't write this post last night. I couldn't stop reading it, and I can't stop thinking about it today! That. Good.



I finished Atone: A Fairytale by Jessica Grey. I loved this one, too!! It's a magical modern Beauty and the Beast retelling!





I also read Only a Heartbeat Away by P.O. Dixon. This novella is a Pride and Prejudice retelling. I really enjoyed this one too! Wow! It's been a great reading week!







What do I think I'll be reading next? Hmm...I have Echoes of Pemberley by Cynthia Ingram Hensley and The Viscount's Vow by Collette Cameron (This title is to be released in September) to read next.






What are you reading?