Sunday, 24 July 2016

New Release Spotlight & Review: Anything But Love by Daisy Prescott



ANYTHING BUT LOVE (Wingmen, #3)  
by Daisy Prescott is LIVE!
A romantic comedy you can't miss! 


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Another wingman bites the dust in this enemies to lovers story…

For the past year, I’ve been working my butt off to start my own coffee company on Whidbey.

A weekend in Cabo with sun, tiny bikinis, and vacation hook-ups is exactly the kind of tension relief I need.

What I don’t need is a bruised jaw, having to bribe my way out of jail, a hellion set on ruining my life, and my mother seeing a picture of my assets on "The Twitter."

Caribou Caldwell is my worst nightmare.

Unfortunately, she’s also the star of my sexiest dreams.

What happens when a small town guy becomes the focus of a million fantasies? As Erik Kelso navigates his sudden notoriety, will his feelings for Cari turn out to be anything but love?

Anything but Love is the third book in the Wingmen series, a spin off of Modern Love Stories. Like all Wingmen books, it can be read as a standalone romantic comedy.



I just couldn't resist another Wingmen novel and Daisy Prescott had me laughing out loud right from the beginning.

When an impulsive act of fun during a holiday with his brother Carter follows them home to the locally nicknamed 'Phallus Palace', it triggers a chain of events that change Erik's life. He becomes an overnight internet sensation when a photo of his butt appears on Instagram, taken during his skinny dip dive in Mexico. The photo is traced back to the only woman who caught his eye during the fateful holiday. The purple-tipped hellcat…!

Photographer, 'Cari' Caribou Caldwell meets Erik Kelso in a nightclub in Cabo, Her jealous 'fiancé' misinterprets their dancing together, so he and Erik end up exchanging blows. The result leads to them both having to bribe local police officers when their fight ends up in the street. Cari doesn't expect to see than man who broke her boyfriend Damien's nose again, but a few clicks of her camera plus a deceitful act leads her to the man she couldn't resist photographing.

Playful banter between Erik and Cari is hilarious as insults and sarcastic responses bounce between the two of them. They give in to their lustful attraction for each other, but then something will trigger a seed of doubt, sending them both in the opposite direction. They prefer to hide, rather than share personal information, believing it's the right thing to do...until they realise they can't live without each other.

The dialogue in this novel is highly entertaining, and it's not just restricted to the protagonists. Verbal ping-pong with hilarious and witty retort bounces off most pages. I love Daisy Prescott's writing as much as I adore the Whidbey Island setting. It's fun catching up on the antics of other residents who have appeared in previous books too.

Anything But Love is a standalone novel. I recommend reading about Tom 'Tom Cat' Donnely and John Day in their novels too. All are perfect Summer escapism.

***arc generously received courtesy of the author via Ink Slingers PR***


USA Today Bestselling author Daisy Prescott lives in a real life Stars Hollow in the Boston suburbs with her husband and an indeterminate number of imaginary housegoats. When not writing about people falling in love, she can be found traveling, gardening, baking, and reading a good book. Her novels include the Modern Love Stories series, the Wingmen series, and several short stories. She’s also working on expanding the world of Bewitched this fall.


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Saturday, 23 July 2016

New Release Blog Stop: This Loving Feeling by Miranda Liasson





Samantha Rushford’s future looks bright: the high school art teacher is getting ready to leave Mirror Lake and move to Boston with her ambitious boyfriend, and she hopes a diamond ring is just around the corner. But her past still has a hold on her—especially the bittersweet memory of her rebellious ex, who kissed her passionately before he left town without a word.

Since then, Lukas Spikonos has parlayed his rebel ways into life as an up-and-coming recording artist. When he shows up for a surprise gig at the high school prom, Sam is more dumbstruck than starstruck—he used the words of a poem she wrote about their breakup to create a number one hit. But Lukas hasn’t returned just to impress students; he’s facing some real-life responsibilities and needs Sam’s help. But she has her own unresolved issues about the life she wants to lead. Will the music—and the pull of true love and family—put their hearts back in harmony?


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Lukas pulled out a chair. “Mind if I join you?”
She looked like she didn’t want him to. But she also looked miserable and he didn’t want to leave things that way.
Harris is a great guy,” Sam said. “He’s just under a lot of stress right now.”
He could have disputed that but then she’d make him leave. So instead he said, “You don’t have to explain anything to me.”
He’s trying a big Wall Street fraud case. It’s really stressful but he feels like he’s got to do his time in the prosecutor’s office so he can be known as someone who fights corruption.”
That’s honorable,” Lukas said. He mentally patted himself on the back because he’d somehow managed to keep the sarcasm out of his voice.
And I’m not bingeing out on ice cream because I’m miserable or confused. I’m just really hungry.”
Great,” he said. “Ice cream is the perfect food. Lots of calcium and vitamin D and all that.”
Exactly. I think my body’s craving calcium.”
His body was craving something else that he didn’t dare show. So he rubbed his hands around the tub of ice cream to thaw it out quicker.
Don’t look at me like that,” she said.
Like what?” Was he looking at her all lusty-like? Like he wanted to ravish her? Because that’s what he felt like doing. And he wasn’t sorry, either. But he tried to be a gentleman. “Like I’m judging you? I’m not. Relationships are complicated.” That sounded smart, but what did he know? He avoided them as fastidiously as he did expired cans of food.
No, like—wolfish. Like you’re thinking of sex.”
Busted again. “I nearly always think of sex.” And how it would be with her. How it was, a very long time ago. Until he ended it. Stupid, stupid him.
Even in the wash from the pale bluish pool lights, he saw her blush. He said hurriedly, “But don’t take it personally. I’m a guy, that’s what we do.” He’d just insulted his entire sex as Neanderthals to cover up the fact that he was thinking of her. Only her.
He was startled to realize he wanted to comfort her. Make her smile. Take her beautiful face in his hands and feel the softness of her skin, run his thumb along the soft pillow of her lower lip. Then kiss her. She would taste sweet and cold like the ice cream with a trace of chocolate. Perfect.
Trust me, Samantha. I’m not looking for a relationship.”
That look is more like you want a fling.”
Was the Pope Catholic? He shrugged his shoulders. “You’re not a fling kind of woman.” He flicked his eyes up, catching her off guard. “Are you?” He considered the end results of a quick, lusty affair. Getting her out of his system for good. Finally killing the holdover from his youthful fantasy. Reality couldn’t possibly be as good as how he’d built her up in his mind.
No.” She dropped the spoon into the ice cream and he picked it up and took a bite.
Dammit. “Then we’re clear on that,” he said. “But that doesn’t make you any safer from me.” Whoa, where had that come from? Maybe Harris’s idiocy had made him bold. Or his own. Or maybe just sitting across from her had stirred him. After all, the heart wants what it wants. His had always wanted her and he expected it always would.



Miranda Liasson loves to write stories about courageous but flawed characters who find love despite themselves, because there’s nothing like a great love story. And if there are a few laughs along the way, even better! She’s a former Golden Heart winner who writes series romance for Entangled Publishing and lighthearted contemporary romance for Montlake Publishing. She lives in the Midwest with her husband, three kids, and Posey, a rescue cat with attitude.