Review: Wasteland

Title: Wasteland Series: Wasteland # 1 Genre: New Adult-Paranormal/Fantasy Author: Lynn Rush Publisher: Crescent Moon Press Release Date: September 1, 2011 Book: E-copy sent by author “Salvation comes with a price. . . Bound by the blood contract his human mother signed four centuries ago, half-demon, David Sadler, must obey his demonic Master’s order to capture fifteen-year-old Jessica Hanks. But as he learns more about her, he realizes she may be the key to freedom from his dark enslavement.The only obstacle-Jessica’s distractingly beautiful Guardian, Rebeka Abbott. He must not give in to their steamy chemistry, or he will lose his humanity. But fresh off a quarter millennia of sensory deprivation as punishment for not retrieving his last...

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Review: Chasing Nikki

Chasing Nikki by Lacey Weatherford Published by Self-Published on February 29th 201 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary/Romance Source: Bought Goodreads "Chase Walker used to be a good kid—charming, athletic, and with a bright future ahead, but that was before travesty struck his life, sinking him into deep despair. Caught up in a world of drugs and alcohol, he doesn’t notice time slipping away until he’s arrested for underage drinking one night. Fed up with watching her son destroy his life, Chase’s mom relocates him to live in a small ranching community with his ex-military grandfather. Chase is far from happy about the situation until he meets, Nikki, the cute cheerleader who won’t give football players like him the time of day. Chase enjoys a good challenge...

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Review: Slammed

Title: SlammedSeries: Slammed # 1Genre: Young/New Adult-ContemporaryAuthor: Colleen HooverPublisher: Self-PubRelease Date: January 5, 2012Book: Bought “Following the unexpected death of her father, 18-year-old Layken is forced to be the rock for both her mother and younger brother. Outwardly, she appears resilient and tenacious, but inwardly, she’s losing hope. Enter Will Cooper: The attractive, 21-year-old new neighbor with an intriguing passion for slam poetry and a unique sense of humor. Within days of their introduction, Will and Layken form an intense emotional connection, leaving Layken with a renewed sense of hope.Not long after an intense, heart-stopping first date, they are slammed to the core when a shocking revelation forces their new...

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Review: Collision

Collision by Stefne Miller Series: Stand Alone Published by Self-Published on March 27th 2012 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary/Romance Source: Borrowed Goodreads "Cab Stone has it all—fame, fortune and the adoration of millions of women across the globe. When the constant attention from fans and expectations from his handlers becomes too much, he escapes the craziness of press junkets and movie sets and escapes to Asheville, North Carolina to hide away for the summer. He expects peace, quiet, and solitude. What he doesn’t expect is to meet a fiery redhead who changes everything he knows about the world. The daughter of missionaries, Kei Sallee lives a life of service to others. She has little, expects less, and helps heal the hearts of thousands in Uganda, where...

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Review: Something Like Normal

Title: Something Like NormalSeries: NoGenre: Young Adult- ContemporaryAuthor: Trish DollerPublisher: BloomsburyRelease Date: June 19, 2012Book: Netgalley “When Travis returns home from a stint in Afghanistan, his parents are splitting up, his brother’s stolen his girlfriend and his car, and he’s haunted by nightmares of his best friend’s death. It’s not until Travis runs into Harper, a girl he’s had a rocky relationship with since middle school, that life actually starts looking up. And as he and Harper see more of each other, he begins to pick his way through the minefield of family problems and post-traumatic stress to the possibility of a life that might resemble normal again. Travis’s dry sense of humor, and incredible sense of honor, make him an...

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Review: The Opportunist

Title: The OpportunistSeries: NoGenre: New Adult-ContemporaryAuthor: Tarryn FisherPublisher: Self-PublishedRelease Date: November 14, 2012Book: E-book sent by author  “Olivia Kaspen has just discovered that her ex -boyfriend, Caleb Drake, has lost his memory. With an already lousy reputation for taking advantage of situations, Olivia must decide how far she is willing to go to get Caleb back. Wrestling to keep her true identity and their sordid past under wraps, Olivia’s greatest obstacle is Caleb’s wicked, new girlfriend; Leah Smith. It is a race to the finish as these two vipers engage in a vicious tug of war to possess a man who no longer remembers them. But, soon enough Olivia must face the consequences of her lies, and in the process discover that...

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