Showing posts with label Lori Foster. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lori Foster. Show all posts

10/23/13

Giveaway Review GETTING ROWDY by LORI FOSTER @lorilfoster @HarlequinBooks @BookTrib #BlogTour

Book Description

 October 1, 2013


An alpha hero's attraction to the one woman he can't have could draw him into a killer's snare in the sizzling new novel from New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster

Charismatic bar owner Rowdy Yates isn't the kind of man women say no to. So when he approaches waitress Avery Mullins, he fully expects to get her number. However, the elusive beauty has her reasons for keeping her distance—including a past that might come back to haunt them both.

Avery spends her nights working for tips…and trying to forget the secret Rowdy is determined to unearth. But when history threatens to repeat itself, Avery grows to rely on Rowdy's protective presence. As the sparks between them ignite, she will be forced to choose between the security she's finally found…and the passion she's always wanted.











About the Author - Lori Foster 

Since first publishing in January 1996, Lori Foster has become a Waldenbooks, Borders, USA Today, Publishers Weekly and New York Times bestselling author. She also received the Romantic Times “Career Achievement Award” for Series Romantic Fantasy and Contemporary Romance.


Lori believes it is important to give back to the community as much as possible, so she routinely arranges events among authors and readers to gather donations for various organizations.





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MY THOUGHTS
LOVED IT

If you have followed this series from the beginning, you know the Rowdy is a puppy dog with pit bull looks, all protection but with a soft core.  Avery and Rowdy have interacted since the first book  As Avery has worked with him, she doesn't really have a claim on him, so when she walks in on him getting busy with another woman, she pretty much just runs.  When Avery  goes back home to visit her sick mother, Rowdy finds that she is receiving creepy phone calls and he moves into her apartment in somewhat of a stake out.


As Avery tries to escape her path, she runs right into Rowdy's arms, although it does seem take several twists and turns which are all filled with mystery. Foster is a master of this genre and fills each page with romance and suspense.  I am so thankful that the suspense comes to a conclusion with the two of them together since the chemistry between the two could cause fireworks.  You don't have to read the whole series to get the drift of the characters since they all pop in and out but you probably would enjoy it more if you read them in order.




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5/3/13

Giveaway QA Review BARE IT ALL BLOG TOUR with LORI FOSTER @lorilfoster @HarlequinBooks




Release date: April 30, 2013 | Series: No
A cop's craving to know more about the woman next door could prove fatal in the steamy new novel from New York Times best selling author Lori Foster
As the person responsible for taking down a brutal human trafficker, Alice Appleton fears retaliation at every turn. No one knows about her past, which is exactly how she prefers it…until the sexy cop next door comes knocking.
Detective Reese Bareden thinks he knows what makes women tick, but his ever-elusive neighbor keeps him guessing like no other. Is his goal to unmask Alice's secrets? Or protect her from a dangerous new threat? One thing is certain: their chemistry is a time bomb waiting to explode. And with no one to trust but each other, Reese and Alice are soon drawn into a deadly maze of corruption, intrigue and desire—and into the line of fire….


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MY THOUGHTS
ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT

Since his apartment is now a crime scene, Reese stays overnight on his neighbor's couch.  Alice is one of those girls that doesn't like to bring attention to herself and although she is no push over, she doesn't go out of her way to make friends at her apartment complex.  Left alone in her apartment, Reese decides to snoop since, well, he is a detective and that is part of his job.  When he discovers more weapons hidden around Alice's apartment, he really wants to figure out what she is hiding or rather hiding from.  You can feel the instant connection between the two and even though I wasn't expecting it, the budding relationship is part humorous, deeply sexy and serious, all at the same time.

I had to keep reading this until I found out exactly what Alice was hiding from and her background.  Alice seemed like an odd duck until I realized exactly what her past entailed and how it is now intertwined with Reese.  Reese, oh wow, the picture on the cover pretty much nails it.  As Reece winds his way through a human trafficking case,  he has enlisted Rowdy as an informant and with that a secondary romance is in bloom between two minor characters I hope to see again.  The pair of Alice and Reese together is just pure fun and sexiness.

Even though this is the second book in the No series and I didn't read the first one, I was immediately captivated and had no issues starting with this book.  I really do need to go back and read the first one now though. What really sold me what that Reese adopted a puppy that was left to die and Alice was correct in her assessment that he had to be a good guy.   Foster has always been one of my favorite authors and she makes the whole story seem so effortless.  This book really made me forget about time.  More, please.



Lori Foster is a New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author with books from a variety of publishers, including Berkley/Jove, Kensington, St. Martin’s, Harlequin and Silhouette. Lori has been a recipient of the prestigious RT Book Reviews Career Achievement Award for Series Romantic Fantasy, and for Contemporary Romance. She’s had top-selling books for Amazon, Waldenbooks and the BGI Group. For more about Lori, visit her Web site at www.lorifoster.com.






PLEASE WELCOME LORI TO BOOKHOUNDS


1. What is the first book you remember reading by yourself as a child?

Well, sadly, I wasn’t much of a reader until after I’d had 3 kids and my sister introduced me to the joy of romance novels. Before that I read a lot of my grandma’s “True Romance” magazine stories.

I do remember reading “The Contender” but I don’t remember liking it more than those magazine romance stories.

2. What are you reading right now?

“The Best Man” by Kristin Higgins. It’s delicious. But I’m reading it slowly because I don’t allow myself to read it except for when I’m on the treadmill. See, I’m trying to con myself into getting a little more exercise. So far so good. I spend 20 to 30 minutes a day (minus weekends) on the stupid torturous device. Only the awesomeness of the book is making it possible. This is my first Kristin Higgins book – recommended to me by my Facebook followers – and wow, does she ever weave a wonderful tale! I’m hooked.

3. How does your garden grow?

Well, in the olden days, when I had more free time, I did all that stuff myself – and loved it. Now I always feel guilty if I spend too much time on lawn work. I feel like if I’m not writing, I should be spending that time with family. So (don’t throw things at me) we have landscapers who come in each season and spruce things up. Hubby cuts the grass for the most part (we have 5 acres) at home, but we have people cut the grass at the lake.

So... occasionally now I plant a flower or two. But usually the landscapers just find out what I want and they do that for me. L I sort of miss it!


4. What is the last thing you googled?

Positions within the local police/sheriff stations. Research for the current WIP (work in progress). My heroine comes from a long line of law officials. But I didn’t want everyone to be a detective, you know? So I had to come up with some other possibilities. Right before that I’d had to google dislocated elbows and concussions and what type of meds you would take when the two were combined. In the end though, I asked a few nurses on my Facebook and got feedback from them.

See why I love Facebook!?

5. What makes you cringe?

BUGS! Especially the kind with lots of legs. (Worms don’t bother me too much.) But spiders, water bugs... oh wow. ::Shudder::: I don’t want them squashed. :::More shuddering.::: I just want my heroic husband to trap them and take them outside – a suitable distance from my house.





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4/28/13

Live Chat With Author Lori Foster April 30 3:30pm (ET) @LoriLFoster #BareItAll


I am so excited to be part of the BARE IT ALL blog tour.  My post will include an interview, review and giveaway on May 3.  Please be sure to join me over at BookTrib.

Date:  Tuesday, April 30.
Time:  3:30 pm ET
Location:  BookTrib - you must sign up for a free account to participate.


From BookTrib:

We are kicking off the BARE IT ALL Blog Tour with a bang by hosting a Live Chat with Lori the day before on Tuesday, April 30 at 3:30 p.m. ET on BookTrib.com.



Join us to chat live with Lori and find out everything you ever wanted to know about her red hot reads. What’s more— For the FIRST time ever, we will be giving away a goodie bag filled with ALL of Lori Foster’s favorite things. Including, chocolate, lip balm, and more! Along with FREE copies of the book.

8/5/11

REVIEW: Savor the Danger by Lori Foster

Description

She may be aloof, and more pretty than gorgeous, but Alani Rivers is the kind of woman a hot-blooded mercenary can't forget, no matter how hard he tries. So when Jackson Savor wakes up next to the naked, sleeping beauty—with no memory of what happened— he knows he's been drugged…even if Alani doesn't.After she was kidnapped, Alani vowed never to trust another man again. Still, something about this strong, sexy hero with the tender touch makes her want to believe him. As Jackson hunts down a mysterious intruder, he swears he'll move heaven and earth to keep Alani safe. But what really happened that night? And will the truth bring them closer than they ever thought possible—or put Alani squarely in harm's way again?

Details

  • Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: HQN Books; Original edition (June 28, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0373775822
  • ISBN-13: 978-0373775828
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 MY THOUGHTS
LOVED IT

No one does romantic suspense better than Lori Foster.  This one will curl your toes, seriously.  I thought I would take this one to the beach and maybe read a few chapters.  I ended up finding shade just so I could finish it.  Even with the ocean breeze I was hot.  I didn't read the first two in the series, but that in no way ruined this one since it was easy to pick up on Alani and her world and how it collides with Jackson Savor.  The story picks up on the sex trade and the evil behind it which is not an easy subject to take on, but Foster does an excellent job with something so unsavory.

Jackson is a man who can handle everything from romance to kicking butt and he meets his match in Alani.  Ok, so he has a thing for strays, especially cats, but I can forgive this hunk almost anything.  Alani is just as tough but has a terrible backstory and really needs the love and support she receives from Jackson even though he doesn't realize that the relationship is what his life is lacking.  Rather than a true suspense, this one reads more like a mystery with a lot of heart stopping moments and some seriously hot romance.  I need to go back and get the rest of the series.