Tag: new adult

Review: One & Only by Viv Daniels

January 30, 2014 / 8 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: One & Only by Viv Daniels

One & Only (Canton #1) Author: Viv Daniels (website | twitter) Source: eARC sent to me by author Format: ebook, 264 pages Publication date: November 8th 2013  Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance (some scenes definitely R rated) My rating: 4.75 out of 5 stars One night they can’t forget…Tess McMann lives her life according to the secrets she’s sworn to keep: the father who won’t acknowledge her, the sister who doesn’t know she exists, and the mother who’s content playing mistress to a prominent businessman. When she meets the distractingly cute Dylan Kingsley at a prestigious summer program and falls in love, […]

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Blog Tour: One & Only by Viv Daniels [Giveaway + Guest Post]

November 8, 2013 / 5 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
Blog Tour: One & Only by Viv Daniels [Giveaway + Guest Post]

Hi guys, I’m honoured to be one of the first posts for Viv Daniels’ (aka fave author Diana Peterfreund) Blog Tour for ONE & ONLY, which comes out today! One & Only Author: Viv Daniels (website | twitter | facebook) Buy now: Amazon | Amazon UK | Barnes & Noble | Kobo | Smashwords Synopsis:  One night they can’t forget… Tess McMann lives her life according to the secrets she’s sworn to keep: the father who won’t acknowledge her, the sister who doesn’t know she exists, and the mother who’s content playing mistress to a prominent businessman. When she meets the distractingly cute Dylan Kingsley at a prestigious summer […]

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Giveaway + Cover Reveal: One & Only by Viv Daniels (aka Diana Peterfreund)!

September 25, 2013 / 1 Comment / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
Giveaway + Cover Reveal: One & Only by Viv Daniels (aka Diana Peterfreund)!

Hi guys, I’m SO excited to reveal the cover of a brand-spankin’ new book by Viv Daniels, aka my fave author Diana Peterfreund. This is Diana’s–err, Viv’s first sojourn into self-publishing and the romance genre, and it’s pretty much the same thing for me. I’ve never really been into bodice rippers…but this sounds like something I can sink my teeth into… Cover designed by Okay Creations One night they can’t forget… Tess McMann lives her life according to the secrets she’s sworn to keep: the father who won’t acknowledge her, the sister who doesn’t know she exists, and the mother […]

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Review: The Boy on the Bridge by Natalie Standiford

September 19, 2013 / 9 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: The Boy on the Bridge by Natalie Standiford

The Boy on the Bridge Author: Natalie Standiford (website | twitter) Publisher: Scholastic Press Source: Toronto Public Library Format: Hardcover, 256 pages Publication date: July 30, 2013 My rating: 3.25 out of 5 stars Synopsis: Laura is a nineteen-year old college girl studying abroad in Leningrad in 1982. She’s a bit at loose ends, not really sure where she stands in a relationship back home. She comes to Russia to further her studies, but also because she wants to feel some of the passion and drama that she sees in Russian literature. It’s obviously a big culture shock to be in Leningrad, […]

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Giveaway + Promo: Redesigned by Denise Grover Swank

June 10, 2013 / 3 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
Giveaway + Promo: Redesigned by Denise Grover Swank

Hi all – taking a quick moment between wedding planning to help promote REDESIGNED, a new adult contemporary with a fashion slant that comes out TODAY! I used to be a fashion blogger, so I love it when I get to read about people who study fashion. Toss in a little bit of romance, and I’m all in. Check it out (and check out all the crazy awesome reviews it’s getting – I can’t wait to pick this up!) Redesigned  Author: Denise Grover Swank Publisher: Self-Published Publication Date: June 10, 2013 (today!) Buy: Amazon Synopsis: While fashion design major Caroline Hunter […]

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Giveaway + Review: Game. Set. Match by Jennifer Iacopelli [INT]

May 2, 2013 / 5 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Giveaway + Review: Game. Set. Match by Jennifer Iacopelli [INT]

Game. Set. Match. (Outerbanks Tennis Academy #1) by Jennifer Iacopelli Publisher: Coliloquy, LLC Source: eBook sent by author; part of the OBX blog tour Publication date: May 1st 2013 My rating: 4 out of 5 stars Buy it: Amazon | Barnes & Noble Nestled along the coastline of North Carolina, the Outer Banks Tennis Academy is the best elite tennis training facility in the world. Head Coach, Dominic Kingston has assembled some of the finest talent in the sport. From the game’s biggest stars to athletes scraping and clawing to achieve their dreams, OBX is full of ego, drama and […]

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Top Ten Tuesday #10: Best Books I Read Before I Was A Blogger

April 9, 2013 / 39 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Top Ten Tuesday, Uncategorized
Top Ten Tuesday #10: Best Books I Read Before I Was A Blogger

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted at The Broke and the Bookish to highlight a top ten list related to book blogging, and to get to know fellow book bloggers. GREAT topic. It took me a long time to jump on the blogging bandwagon, so this is a great one for me to spotlight all of my old favourites! I still recommend these to people a lot: 1. Secret Society Girl series by Diana Peterfreund – finding SSG and Diana’s blog was a big part of my descent (or ascent?) into book obsession/bloggerdom. I know I recommend these […]

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BIG Amazon Giveaway + Cover Reveal: Game. Set. Match by Jennifer Iacopelli

March 5, 2013 / 0 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
BIG Amazon Giveaway + Cover Reveal: Game. Set. Match by Jennifer Iacopelli

Guys, this is one of my most-anticipated reads for the summer. I love books and movies about sports, even though I am terrible at all competitive sports – maybe I just want to walk in other people’s shoes for a bit? Anyway, this synopsis definitely gives me Wimbledon feels! And guess what? It’s a series! Game. Set. Match Author: Jennifer Iacopelli Publisher: Colliloquy, LLC Expected publication date: May 1, 2013 Format: eBook Nestled along the coastline of North Carolina, the Outer Banks Tennis Academy is the best elite tennis training facility in the world. Head Coach, Dominic Kingston has assembled […]

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Giveaway and Excerpt: The Boys of Summer by C.J. Duggan

February 5, 2013 / 9 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Uncategorized
Giveaway and Excerpt: The Boys of Summer by C.J. Duggan

Hi everyone, today I’m part of the Xpresso Book Tours’ Boys of Summer Book Blitz to promote C.J. Duggan’s New Adult contemporary romance – you know I love me some hot contemp boy action, right?  Read on for more on the Onslow Boys, an excerpt, and a giveaway! The Boys of Summer Author: C.J. Duggan (Summer Series, #1) Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance Publication date: December 17, 2012 Synopsis: It seemed only natural to nickname them the ‘Onslow Boys’. Every time they swaggered in the front door of the Onslow Hotel after a hard week’s work, their laughter was loud […]

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Review: Just One Day by Gayle Forman

January 28, 2013 / 28 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: Just One Day by Gayle Forman

Just One Day  Author: Gayle Forman Publisher: Dutton Juvenile Publication Date: January 8, 2013 Format: Hardcover, 368 pages Source: Bought in-store at Chapters/Indigo My rating: 5 out of 5 stars Goodreads Synopsis:  A breathtaking journey toward self-discovery and true love, from the author of If I Stay When sheltered American good girl Allyson “LuLu” Healey first meets laid-back Dutch actor Willem De Ruiter at an underground performance of Twelfth Night in England, there’s an undeniable spark. After just one day together, that spark bursts into a flame, or so it seems to Allyson, until the following morning, when she wakes up […]

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