COVER REVEAL: Addicted For Now by Krista & Becca Ritchie

Right guys,

As you know, a few days before, I did a cover reveal for Krista & Becca already. It was their book HOTHOUSE FLOWER which I am completely dying for. You can find the post HERE.

Now, I already fangirled to you guys so much about ADDICTED TO YOU (book 1 in the Addicted series). I mean, how could you not get addicted in this book? I completely LOVED it. I love Lily. I love Loren, and ever since I finished that book, I have been bothering (bothering as in absolutely FANGIRLING through email and twitter) Krista & Becca for more.

Now, the moment is finally here to reveal book 2 in the Addicted series, ADDICTED FOR NOW.

Seriously, before you scroll down, you should read this warning first. 

YOU ARE GOING TO SWOON

Yes, that is the warning. Well, it's not really a warning, it's more like a demand.

But whatever! I'm rambling through such hotness, leave me be in my happy mood.

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Addicted For Now by Krista & Becca Ritchie

Title: Addicted For Now

Author(s): Krista & Becca Ritchie

Series: Addicted

Publication Date: November 2013

(No summary yet. Coming soon)

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Isn't it just....YUMMY? Krista told me that is actually Loren. 

So now that I have seen a piece of Loren....excuse me while I stare at this picture like a freak and never look away.

OH MY GOD! It is total HOTNESS! Look at that! This is epicness! 

Now Krista & Becca is totally TORTURING me since I have to wait for the book after seeing THIS!

How am I supposed to sleep now? Every night, I'm going to be awake and just see this cover and then I'm never going to be sleeping again. 

WHY? WHY DID I VOLUNTEER TO SHARE THE COVER AND IT ENDED UP TORTURING MY ME INSTEAD OF MAKING ME BETTER?

WHY!??

I seriously am DYING for this book.

Ramblings. End

About The Author

Becca Ritchie is a carnivore of pop culture, television, film and of course YA and NA books. While in college, she worked at The CW television network and put her vampiric knowledge to good use, blogging about hit series and swooning over actors’ abs. When she’s not blogging, she writes novels and has teamed up with her twin sister for their New Adult novel ADDICTED TO YOU. Available July of 2013.
Krista Ritchie is the mind behind popular trading website YA Book Exchange and created Nawanda Files, a book blog that also features books into movies news. When not pouring over entertainment news and the newest releases, she spends her time conducting research in a genetics lab. She’s happy to join forces with her sister, harnessing their twin powers to produce the first in a New Adult series.

COVER REVEAL: Hothouse Flower by Krista & Becca Ritchie

First, before I reveal the cover, I just wanted to say sorry for my lateness.

The cover was actually supposed to be scheduled on August 26th, but since I'm on vaca and the time difference is major, I forgot the schedule the post at the correct time.

So that is it, now on the the book HOTHOUSE FLOWER.

Seriously, I cannot wait to read this book. If you guys haven't read ADDICTED TO YOU (the first in the Addicted series), you NEED to read it. It is A-to the-MAZING.

If some of you have read the book, you would have met Ryke (ahhh swoon. Yes, he is hot, but I belong to Loren. HAHAHA!).

Hothouse Flower is all about Ryke and Lily's sister, Daisy. OH EM GEE! I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS!

THE WAIT IS KILLING ME!

And here we are, revealing the cover!!

So...here we go:

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Hothouse Flower by Krista & Becca Ritchie

Title: Hothouse Flower

Authors: Krista & Becca Ritchie

Publication Date: February 2014

Summary from Goodreads:

Ryke Meadows, meet Daisy Calloway ... she’s all grown up.

Twenty-five-year-old Ryke Meadows knows he’s hard to love. With a billion-dollar inheritance, a track-star resume, and an alpha-male personality—he redefines the term likable asshole. But he’s not living to make friends. Or enemies. After months helping his brother through rehab and sobriety, he just wants to free climb three of the toughest mountains in Yosemite without drama or interruption.

And then he receives a distressed call from a girl in Paris—a girl that he has never been allowed to have.

Daisy Calloway is eighteen. Finally. With her newfound independence, she can say goodbye to her overbearing mother and continue her modeling career. Next stop, Paris. Fashion week begins with a bang, and Daisy uncovers the ugly reality of the industry. She wants to prove to her family that she can live on her own, but when everything spirals out of control, she turns to Ryke to keep her secrets.

As Daisy struggles to make sense of this new world and her freedom, she pushes the limits and fearlessly rides the edge. Ryke knows there’s deep hurt beneath every impulsive action. He must keep up with Daisy, and if he lets her go, her favorite motto—“live as if you’ll die today”—may just come true.

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About The Author

Becca Ritchie is a carnivore of pop culture, television, film and of course YA and NA books. While in college, she worked at The CW television network and put her vampiric knowledge to good use, blogging about hit series and swooning over actors’ abs. When she’s not blogging, she writes novels and has teamed up with her twin sister for their New Adult novel ADDICTED TO YOU. Available July of 2013.
Krista Ritchie is the mind behind popular trading website YA Book Exchange and created Nawanda Files, a book blog that also features books into movies news. When not pouring over entertainment news and the newest releases, she spends her time conducting research in a genetics lab. She’s happy to join forces with her sister, harnessing their twin powers to produce the first in a New Adult series.

Feature & Follow #1

Feature & Follow Friday

Feature & Follow Friday is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee over at Parajunkee's View and Alison over at Alison Can Read. The Feature & Follow blog hop is a great way for blogger to get more followers, gain new friends, and join in on the chat about books and much more!

This is my first F&F. I only started because Amelia (my absolute best BEST blogger friend ever) from Musings Of A Blogder told me it was 1) fun 2) you can gain more followers 3) meet new people 4) chat about books, blogs and other stuff. So here I am, creating my first post for F&F. I hope I get to meet more book bloggers as weird about books as I am. LOL! So here goes.

This week's question/activity:

Normally (as far as I know), every week there is a new question. But this week is an activity. You have to take a picture of you and your current read(s). So here goes:

I'm currently reading A PERFECT MESS by Zoe Dawson! I love the cover and bad boys are all for me! LOL! The plot sounds really interesting and couldn't wait for it. I received it as an ARC from the author and here I am, reading it and totally loving it so far!

Ahhh! I look pretty weird in this picture with the ipad in my hand, but oh well...everybody have to face some embarrassment in their lives, right? You can't exactly see the cover of the book in this picture since it was too bright, so I will post the book information below so you can go check it out! LOL! Here I am:

A Perfect Mess by Zoe Dawson

Title: A Perfect Mess

Author: Zoe Dawson

Series: A Perfect Secret #1

Publication Date: August 5th 2013

Publisher: Blue Moon Creative

I know what you did last summer.
Aubree Walker, the perfect girl most likely to succeed, is sure there’s only one person who knows what she did.
Booker Outlaw, one of the three Outlaw brothers—all identical, all gorgeous, all from the wrong side of the tracks, and all pure bad boys. He was always the unpredictable one, the one who would be brash enough to make it big self-publishing horror novels on the internet. He promised never to tell, but everyone knows you can never trust an Outlaw.
Then a year later, in the middle of the night, she receives a phone call at Tulane. Her aunt, who took her in after her mother’s death, is in a coma under suspicious circumstances. Now she has to face that one person who knows all about what she did that summer—sexy Booker.
Returning to Hope Parish to be with her aunt, stirs up all those ugly memories. When Aubree starts getting threats, she can’t help but wonder if what she did last summer was tied to her aunt’s “accident.” Afraid, she turns to the only person who knows the truth and Booker doesn’t hesitate to offer his broad shoulder for her to lean on. But Booker has a secret of his own that could crush their fledgling relationship.
As the hot, sultry summer days move on, she finds that even a perfectly smart girl can lose her heart to a perfectly bad boy. What is she going to do when someone starts asking questions Aubree doesn’t want to answer? She’s knee deep into a terribly dangerous, wholly life changing, who-can-she-really-depend-on perfect mess.

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What's your F&F? Comment below and I'll go check it out!

REVIEW: Saving Wishes by G.J. Walker-Smith

Saving Wishes by G.J. Walker-Smith

Title: Saving Wishes

Author: G.J. Walker-Smith

Series: The Wishes Series #1

Publication Date: February 12th 2013

For Charli Blake, being seventeen is a tough gig.
She's been branded a troublemaker, her reputation is in tatters and she's stuck in Pipers Cove, a speck of a town on the coast of Tasmania.
Thankfully, it's temporary. Her lifelong dream of travelling the world is just months away from becoming reality. All she has to do is ride out the last few months of high school, which is easier said than done thanks to a trio of mean girls known as The Beautifuls.
When Adam Décarie arrives in town, all the way from New York, life takes an unexpected turn. His arrival sets off a chain of events that alters her life forever, convincing her of one thing. Fate brought him to her.
Saving Wishes is the story of a girl who doesn't quite fit the life she's living, and the boy who helps her realise why.

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* Thanks to Netgalley for providing me a copy for review*

My Review

SAVING WISHES tells the story of a seventeen-year-old girl, Charli, short for Charlotte. I have to say, this was a great story. The characters were all amazing and the story plot is so interesting. I kind of died after the ending. I mean, how can you end a book like that?! 

Charli was witty, HILARIOUS, and she has this vibe around her that I can't describe but totally love! I love how she has this unique personality, I just love that about characters. Her relationship between her brother, Alex (oooooh a huge twist that will wrench your guts. READ IT!), is just so admiring. I love how they understand each other and push each other buttons. It felt so real that I really wished I had an older brother like that.

Adam was just as hilarious as Charli. He's super rich over in New York, and he has a car that everyone drools over. He's isn't a bad boy, he's charming, kind, funny, witty and he sees the best in Charli. He knows Charli, and he understands her. That's what I love about him. He knows all the wrong in Charli, but he understands, and he sticks by her side (I seriously want him to be my boyfriend. Shh! No one should know!).

I really enjoyed reading Saving Wishes, the book dealt with school, bullying, relationships, dreams, and lastly--love. It was so enjoyable, laughable, dramatic in some parts that I just want to join the characters in the book. I love Charli, Adam, Alex and other characters that took a great part in this book. I can't wait for the next one!!

About The Author

My day job used to be in the stressful world of property management, until I realised I’d rather write books and raise my babies.
I live in Western Australia, have an egotistical Fren
ch bulldog, a love for really good coffee and a million stories in my head that I hope to get into print.
Thanks for taking the time to read about me, and I hope you enjoy my books.
https://www.facebook.com/gjwalkersmith

ARC REVIEW: Ricochet by Krista & Becca Ritchie

Ricochet by Krista & Becca Ritchie

Title: Ricochet

Authors: Krista & Becca Ritchie

Series: Addicted  #1.5

Publication Date: August 1st 2013

Source: ARC Ebook

As a sex addict, Lily Calloway must do the impossible. Stay celibate for 90 days.
Cravings and fantasies become her new routine, but while Loren Hale recovers from his alcohol addiction, Lily wonders if he’ll realize what a monster she really is. After all, her sexual compulsions begin to rule her life the longer she stays faithful to him.
Progress. That’s what Lily’s striving for. But by trying to become closer to her family—people who aren’t aware of her addiction—she creates larger obstacles. When she spends time with her youngest sister, she learns more about her than she ever imagined and senses an unsettling connection between Daisy and Ryke Meadows.
With Lily and Lo’s dysfunctional relationship teetering and unbalanced, they will need to find a way to reconnect from miles apart. But the inability to “touch” proves to be one of the hardest tests on their road to recovery. Some love brushes the surface. Some love is deeper than skin.
Lily and Lo have three months to discover just how deep their love really goes.

| Goodreads | My review of Addicted To You (book 1) |

My Review

I received this as an ARC from the author in exchange for a review. Thank you so much, Becca!

First of all, before I go on about the book, I have to say there is a good reason on why the series is called Addicted. It is because it is ADDICTIVE. I could NOT stop reading AT ALL! I read this all in one sitting. In fact, I only just received this copy today and have already finished it within 2 hours. OH MY GOD IT IS SO ADDICTIVE!

Now onto the book. RICOCHET continues on from where it ended in ADDICTED TO YOU. Loren 'Lo' went to rehab to deal with his alcohol addiction while Lily deals with her sex addiction at home with her sisters and Ryke. Lo is in rehab for 3 months, and in that 3 months, they are not allowed to see each other. 

Lily...I love Lily. I mean, I love her personality, the way she cares so much for Lo and her love towards her family. Even with her addiction, she worries about other people's problems. She might not be the brave and know-how-to-fight sort of girls I was accustomed to, but she is strong. She stays strong even though she wants to fill her needs so bad. She stays strong for her sisters, and she stays strong for Lo, the person she loves the most.

Loren is an asshole, as always (and like his half-brother, but I'll get to that later). We don't get to see him much in Ricochet because the book is in Lily's POV (I would love to read Lo's POV!) and he's in rehab. But from the phone conversation he has with Lily, he is just like normal. Lo's figuring out how to deal with his addiction, and he's coping really well. And exactly like Lily, he worries about other people's problems too. Well, when I say 'other people', I mean Lily. And of course he worries about her, because he loves her. I love how Lily and Lo has this sort of relationship when they say the same thing and how they realise when something is wrong. I just love that!

And Ryke! I seriously SERIOUSLY LOVE RYKE! I cannot tell you how much I love him. Exactly like Lo, he is also an ass. But he's the sort of ass that cares about the ones close to him. He loves Lo (since they are half-brothers) and cares for him. He wants to help Lo become better, and by doing that, he protects Lily. I love his relationship with Lily's sister, Daisy. I mean, I found it hilarious with all of the fake sarcasm that goes on between him and Daisy. Luckily, Krista and Becca is writing a book about Ryke and Daisy. It's called HOTHOUSE FLOWER! OMG!! I NEED THIS!

Overall, Ricochet was just as addicting as Addicted To You. I love how this book was about the test between Lily and Lo, how they could cope with their addictions without each other. If it was me, I probably would've failed the test, LOL. I seriously cannot wait for ADDICTED FOR NOW (book 2). ARGH! I NEED IT! I'M ADDICTED TO THE SERIES!!

~ June

About The Author

Becca Ritchie is a carnivore of pop culture, television, film and of course YA and NA books. While in college, she worked at The CW television network affiliate in Atlanta and put her vampiric knowledge to good use, blogging about hit series and swooning over actors’ abs. When she’s not blogging, she writes novels and has teamed up with her twin sister. Their New Adult novel ADDICTED TO YOU comes out July of 2013. 

Talk to Becca via Twitter @Becca_Ritchie and visit Becca and Krista’s YA Book Blog Nawanda Files. To learn more about ADDICTED TO YOU mosey on over to http://www.kbritchie.com

ARC REVIEW: Selling Scarlett by Ella James

Selling Scarlett by Ella James

Title: Selling Scarlett

Author: Ella James

Series: Love Inc #1

Publication Date: April 14th 2013

Source: ARC ebook

Elizabeth DeVille doesn't belong at a party like this—one where the gowns cost more than her Camry and cigars run higher than her grad school utility bills. Dragged out of seclusion by her best friend Suri, Elizabeth is merely playing dress-up, rubbing elbows with a crowd that banished her troubled family years ago.
Hunter West is tired. Tired of parties, tired of pretending, and tired of trying to right a wrong that haunts him every day. Bourbon heir and professional poker player by day, by night Hunter is gambling with his life in a high-stakes game of crime and blackmail.
When Elizabeth stumbles into Hunter's den of vices, she's a light in the darkness, a flame in the void. And, just like everything he touches, Hunter mars her in a record time. To rectify the damage done, Elizabeth needs money she doesn't have, and she's come up with a foolproof way to get it.
Follow Elizabeth—code-named Scarlett—to the lush Nevada brothel where she'll auction her virginity and risk the only thing that's not for sale: her heart. The highest bidder is a familiar face, with wicked hands and the devil's mouth. And a secret so dark that it could cost her life.

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My Review

I received this book as an ARC requested by Ella James and her publicist. I will try and not give any spoilers!

WOW! Just...WOW! 

I can't believe I'm still hungover this book for so long. When Ella's publicist contacted me to ask for a review, I was immediately like "YES YES YES!" And I'm telling you now, the book did not disappoint. At all.

SELLING SCARLETT started slow and in some parts, I kinda got confused about who Scarlett really is. But then as the story continues, it was so addicting and I could not stop AT ALL! To those who doesn't know, or hasn't read the plot, Scarlett is actually a code name for Elizabeth DeVille. Elizabeth isn't rich, but she has enough money to live on. Elizabeth is strong, she stands up for her friends and protects them. She is everything I want to be and everything I want as a friend. In the blurb, you obviously get a few things--Elizabeth needs money, so she's selling her virginity. Now Elizabeth might sound like a slut, she isn't. And this whole story isn't only about her body for sale either. It's about a lot more. 

I really love all of the characters (maybe not Priscilla Heat. You will understand when you read it), especially Elizabeth. She might be selling her virginity for money, but she's doing it for her friend. Friendship took a major part in this book. How Elizabeth (Libby for short, well, that's what Hunter calls her anyway) is risking her body for her friend, Cross, who is lying in a crap hospital that's making him worst than better. 

Hunter West is not what he appears. Yes, he is a man-whore, but he has his own problems. Like how all of the evidence of Sarabelle's (a girl that he spent last with before she disappeared) murder seems to point to him. With him being the man-whore, of course he would go to an auction where they're selling girls as prostitutes. So you guess what happens next, Hunter meets Elizabeth (or Scarlett), and let me give you a tiny sneak peek...the near-sex is HOT!!

But I'm telling you now (again), this book was not only about selling Elizabeth's virginity, it was about a murder mystery, friendship between Elizabeth, Suri (Libby's best friend) and Cross (oh Cross!), and of course--romance. It was SEXY! And one THOUSAND percent addictive! I could not stop after I started reading! And the near-ending will leave you jumping out of your seat trying to rush through but not miss out any detail and see what was going to happen! 

I seriously can't wait for TAMING CROSS (originally titled CHASING CROSS)!! AHHHH!!!

~ June

About The Author

Ella James is the author of Stained and Stolen, books one and two in the Stained Series; HERE, book one in a sci-fi romance trilogy; and Before You Go, a romance YA beach read that tells the first meeting of Logan and Margo, who will be featured in her upcoming adult release, Over The Moon. She has a YA paranormal romance release scheduled for every month of 2012, including Chosen (Stained Book Three) in June and the second HERE book in July.
Ella is inviting readers to help her write a shapeshifter romance, which is plotted via polls and questions on her blog and her Facebook page.
Ella lives in Birmingham, Alabama, with her wonderful husband, opinionated baby, and mopey dog. You can visit her blog at www.ellajamesbooks.blogspot.com, or friend her on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ellajamesbooks