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    NEW RELEASE BLITZ: Love On The Hudson by KD Fisher (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    September 30, 2019 / No Comments
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    BLOG TOUR: Gingerbread Mistletoe by Amy Aislin (Excerpt & Giveaway + Q & A with Author)

    November 21, 2020
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    ABC BOOK CHALLENGE – U

    September 27, 2019 / No Comments

    This seems like a fun challenge to participate it. Let’s see how many letters I can get.

    U is the Uns.

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    November 21, 2019

    NEW RELEASE BLITZ: All For Wesley by Jocelynn Drake & Rinda Elliott (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    October 4, 2019

    RELEASE BLITZ: Strawberry Kisses by Charlie Novak (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    November 15, 2020
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    THE BOOKISH ADVENTURE TAG: Camorr (The Lies Of Locke Lamora)

    September 26, 2019 / No Comments

    Rules:

    Imagine that you are an intrepid literary adventurer- braving the harsh bookish wilderness, traversing jungles of pages and slashing through vines of words. Where in the vast world of books would you go?

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    FLICKer FADE SUNDAY: No Clothes

    August 23, 2020
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    NEW RELEASE BLITZ: Complex Dimensions by Brenda Murphy (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    September 24, 2019 / No Comments
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    April 8, 2021

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    May 18, 2020

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    February 17, 2021
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    NEW RELEASE BLITZ: Out Of The Ashes by M.J. James (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    September 24, 2019 / No Comments
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    June 22, 2020

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    December 17, 2019

    NEW RELEASE BLITZ: The Lowest Realm by Amy-Alex Campbell (Excerpt)

    November 9, 2019
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    MANGA: Yume Yume Shinjuu

    September 23, 2019 / No Comments
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    Yume Yume Shinjuu – Kojima Lalako

    Yume Yume Shinjuu From Hoshi Kuzuu: For someone who has no recollection of their childhood, Yuzuru’s been having the same dream over and over again. One where he and another boy are playing in a small shrine. But he can never figure out who the other boy is. Then one day, his brother Ryosuke brings home a classmate of his, named Takumi. Within the memories that Yuzura can not remember, he realizes that Takumi was his childhood friend and first love. Takumi reveals that he is ecstatic that Yuzuru remembers. Happy to meet his first love again, Yuzuru once again becomes attracted to him, but…

    Confusing and muddled. Dark and tragic.

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    December 10, 2019

    NEW RELEASE BLITZ: Starting From Here by Lane Hayes (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    September 30, 2020

    BOOK TOUR: The Sword In The Street by C.M. Caplan

    March 8, 2021
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    REVIEW: Can’t Hide From Me by Cordelia Kingsbridge

    September 23, 2019 / No Comments
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    Can’t Hide From Me – Cordelia Kingsbridge

    Charles Hunter’s team is on a mission to extract an unidentified ATF agent from an undercover job gone wrong. All they’ve got to go on is the rendezvous location—until Charles recognizes the ex he hasn’t seen in years. Their “simple rescue mission” is about to get a lot more complicated.

    For Ángel Medina, adjusting to life after his cartel nightmare is hard enough without confronting memories of a failed relationship. All he wants is a fresh start. But when a violent stalker lashes out from the shadows, Ángel realizes his nightmare is far from over.

    As the stalker’s obsession escalates and bodies start dropping, Charles and Ángel are thrown together in a desperate search for the culprit. Tempers flare and old passions reignite, drawing them back into the same turbulent relationship that once ended in disaster.

    But the stalker isn’t letting go—and the next strike might hit straight through the heart.


    The thing with mysteries is that whenever a non-spoiler spoiler says, “I guessed the unsub the moment the character was introduced”, I immediately zero in on the suspect. This does not necessarily ruin the reading experience, especially if the writing is engaging but well, I already know what to expect.

    This is the case for Can’t Hide From Me, a standalone novel from the author of Seven Of Spades, Cordelia Kingsbridge. The stalker’s identity became obvious when I got the hint but this book is as gripping as her famous series. She writes suspense with a deft hand and she was able to keep those edge-of-my-seat feels going until the last page.

    Emotions ran high as tension of every kind filled the scenes from page one. ATF undercover agent, Angel Medina barely escaped the clutches of the cartel when his extraction nearly went haywire at the start of the story, then immediately right after, found himself the target of a dangerous stalker. As if he did not have enough problems, he and Charles Hunter, also ATF, had a bitter breakup two years prior and ugly feelings resurfaced after they met again and worked in the same team. At the same time, their attraction remained as strong as ever and both were powerless to resist.

    Charles glanced sideways, watching Ángel curled up comfortably on his couch, barefoot and wearing Charles’s T-shirt. How could he haver ever talked himself into believing this was going to work? He’d never been able to spend any length of time in Ángel’s company without fucking him, fighting with him, or doing both simultaneously. Ángel had set Charles on fire the moment they’d met, and while those flames had banked and flared over the years, they’d never been extinguished.

    There were some unwise decisions from both parties that complicated the already volatile situation. One particularly stupid move was Angel hitting the clubs just hours after his extraction, fully aware he had a target on his back because that’s how badly he needed to get laid. Charles claiming he had self-control when they know he had zero when it comes to Angel. So he just had to invite Angel to stay in his apartment with the intent of keeping him safe (that’s what he told everybody and himself). Both threw professionalism to the wind because they simply can’t keep their hands off each other. So now they’re both targets of the stalker. Fan-fucking-tastic.

    I liked how the author developed Charles and Angel individually and as a couple. Charles is more level-headed, serious and a closeted bi while Angel is more spontaneous, hot-tempered and openly gay. The latter also has a degree on psychology(?) and was not afraid to use psychological tactics when it suits him. For the most part, it seemed that their connection was only sexual but a closer look revealed deeper feelings running underneath.

    I also liked how the issue of Charles coming out as bi was incorporated into the story, not just making it the usual coming out woes, but that it’s something that actually affected the course of events and had serious consequences for the MCs. This revelation came as a bigger surprise to me and made me see Charles and Angel in a different light.

    The chemistry between the two men was undeniable although I’m not sure they’re healthy for each other. One manipulated the other, the other was also a prick and there was too much history between them. It wasn’t until the end when they let it all out that the two of them together finally felt right.

    In keeping with her other books, CK created a diverse and interesting cast with emphasis on giving many important and relatively atypical (for MM) roles for her female characters. And if you have read her other books, you know what that usually means to the story. (^_−)☆

    Narrator Nick J. Russo did a great job as usual. Each character stood out and his female voices were convincing and varied. His Mexican accent for Angel was beautiful! I think that was the best rendition of the accent I’ve heard so far. I’m kind of not sure about the pronunciation of the name though. He pronounced it as ‘an-hel’, I thought it should be ‘ang-hel’. Maybe Mexicans say it differently from us despite similar Spanish influences. Anyhoo…

    I might not love it as much as SOS but overall, Can’t Hide From Me is a well-written and highly entertaining action/mystery story with a tumultuous romantic side plot. Recommended if you’re looking for steamy, suspenseful stories about feds fucking and fighting (crass, I know but that’s what they did)

    P.S.

    Cordelia Kingsbridge books here

    Rating:
    3.5 Stars – that place between like and love

    Soundtrack: No One Knows
    Artist: Queens Of The Stone Age
    Album: Songs For The Deaf

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    SOUNDTRACK: No One Knows by Queens Of The Stone Age

    September 23, 2019 / No Comments

    Soundtrack to Can’t Hide From Me by Cordelia Kingsbridge

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    September 23, 2019 / No Comments

    “What is it about me that’s always scared you so much?”

    “You make me want to break the rules.”

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    NEW RELEASE BLITZ: Thicker Than Water by Becca Seymour (Excerpt & Giveaway)

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    MOVIE FEATURE: Posledice (Consequences)

    September 23, 2019 / No Comments
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