TEXTING & TALKING TUESDAYS: DOWN LONDON ROAD EDITION

Down London Road was the perfect antidote for our Aleatha Romig induced book hangover. Here's how it went down in our texts(warning, it might be a little spoiler-ish...and filled with inappropriate language, yet again):

S: Yeah!!! First hot guy alert in DLR (Down London Road)
C: Braden??!!
S: Well him..but a hot tattooed guy
C: F*ck. Now I want to stop everything and read that with you!
S: Welp. Come on then. Lol (I'm such an enabler)
C: Yep! That's what I will do because I don't like missing the fun!
S: Yay! Reading partner!
C: Here we go, joining you!

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S: I'm liking it so far. You?
C: Yes, very much! Reads fast too.
S: Just finished chapter 11. So good. I have a feeling my heart is gonna hurt at some point down the line.
C: Yep! In a lot of ways probably.

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S: Random fact: Adam Levine is hot. The end.
S: I took a Maroon 5 break to watch some videos because apparently every tattooed hot guy book I read about is Adam Levine.
C: ha! I thought the same thing! Lean & tattoos, yum
S: Great minds...

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C: Wow this is getting steamy!
S: I'm at Becca's party, where are you?
C: Right ahead...get ready, your kindle will catch fire. 
S: Bathroom scene?
C: Nope...keep going..well that was good, but keep going.
S: Sheee-it
C: Yep...sheee-it.
S: Oh..okay! Now I see. Scorching!!!!!!
C: Still going...whoa! Need a fan!
S: Holy shizzzzz
C: Yep, still going....energizer bunnies those two

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S: Love when he takes the phone and tells Joss they are coming to lunch
C: Yep! Totally hot!
S: Damn. I wanna keep reading. Must put down book and sleep...stupid work getting in the way of things...
C: Yeah, I have to too. Sleep helps, who knew?!

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The next day....

S: At the 76% mark....ugh!!!! Sh*t.
C: No   No   NO
S: Yep. We knew it was coming. It did.
C: Can't read til lunch. Is it her and Malcom?
S: Nope and I am not telling!
C: Beotch! LOL
C: A hint of some kind?!
S: Nope
C: courney flips me off
S: Bahahaha

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A little while later....

S: And double sh*t. Another problem arrived. SSSSHHHHH*TTTTTT
C: What
C: No
C: The old girlfriend?
S: Another blast from one of their pasts. Dammit.
S: EEEK
S: FFFF****CCCKKK. F*ck. F*ck. F*ck. F*ck me.
....
S: breathing easier now.
C: OMG. So HEA? Please say yes
S: Not quite there yet but signs point to yes.
S: Book hangover yet again this week. Sheesh. We read some good ones.
C: We did!!!!


And there you have...a good time had by all. Until next time....

NO LONGER WAITING...ON

So another week has gone by as have hundreds of pages of reading. Here's what we've been up to:

Knowing that I was suffering from a serious book hangover after Twisted Perfection and book 7 of Rock Chicks, Courtney suggested Mystery Man by Kristen Ashley. It was the perfect choice. I was a very active reader with this one--sending Courtney very many expletive laced text messages. I don't think I sent one text about that book that was decent. Definitely a sign that it was a good one. It was a great choice to get me out of my moody longing for another Rock Chick book and allowed me to move on to other things.

Mystery Man on GoodReads

Now that I am sort of willing to let my Rock Chicks go, FOR NOW mind you, I've been able to avail myself to some other things. Currently I'm reading Rock With Me by Kristen Proby. This book is the 4th in the series and I couldn't have selected a better time to read it. You see, I saw Maroon 5 at Jazzfest last Friday and sustained a ginormous crush on Adam Levine (there should be medicine or therapy for this because I SERIOUSLY have it bad) and this 4th book is about a rocker with very Adam Levine type vibes. Sigh. Ahem. Anyway, to torture myself I've imagined Adam as the rocker in the story and it's made my reading more enjoyable than normal. Heh heh.

Rock With Me on GoodReads

Looking ahead to the next couple of weeks it looks like there are going to be some great new releases...too many to name, but I'm always open to suggestions--so,  send your suggestions! Court, what have you been reading lately?

Let's see. I hate to say it, but I have been in a bit of a funk lately. I don't know if it is because I've been working a lot, or lack of sleep or what, or really I shall blame Blind Obsession for this crazy prolonged book hangover I have been in! I think I'm finally coming out of it and we have these books to thank!

In continuing my Kristen Ashley obsession I read Law Man. I think this is in the running for my favorite book of hers to date after Rock Chick 1, because Mitch Lawson is so great. He's good looking, honest, has a good job, and did I say goodlooking already. The story on this one still had the funny stuff that we know and love from a Kristen Ashley book, but also had a lot of heavy hitting plots about family. I said in my MM review that she definitely made family a focus of this one, and this one is the most serious of all, with Mara taking in her cousin's two kids because he doesn't take care of them. My favorite parts involve him ending discussions they have with "Ready....break." So cute, and makes me swoon!

Law Man on GoodReads

Off Limits by Sawyer Bennett. We are participating in the blog tour for this book next week, but I can't begin to tell you how much I loved this book. I was left with the overall feeling of wanting more after Off Sides. I really liked and enjoyed it, but it moved reallllyyyy quickly. It wasn't that long, so it did have a lot to put into a small amount of pages for a novel. Off Limits blew my mind on how much more development there was story and character wise. It. Was. Epic. Definitely was a joy to read, and military men are always great. Read it. Love it.

Off Limits on GoodReads