Let no man put a-Sunder……

I have been waiting for a book to drop. Not just a book, THE book. The end all, be all, I must have or I might break-down into ugly cry, book. I can’t explain it, there just aren’t words. I happened to stalking my favorite author’s page and this cover stopped me dead in my tracks. I had to know more, I HAD to read this book. Imagine my complete and utter disappointment when I realized it wasn’t released yet. No book has ever done this to me before. No book has ever been able to capture my attention before I even read the description. I have never wanted a book so bad that I marked my calendar. I freaking marked my calendar…who does that?!

So, I began my wait. I want to say patiently, but the truth is, I am anything but patient. And, in its’ ever present status as “pre-order” I have tried unsuccessfully to fill the void. Folks, my wait is almost over….T-minus 3 days! What is the book that I have marked my calendar for you ask….well just take a look.

Here’s a little something to tide you over, if this picture isn’t enough….

Every town has its secrets. Secrets that hold it, and the people who live there, together.
When Liv Daniels moves to Wolfville, Maine with her father, she discovers the small town has more than its fair share.
But the quaint, coastal townsfolk aren’t the only ones with secrets.
Liv has one too.
Hers is buried deep inside of her, where even she doesn’t know it exists.
But someone does, and he’s not going to give up until he breaks it free from her.
But how do you free someone from a secret they don’t know they have?  What do you do when the person you’re supposed to destroy becomes the one thing you can’t live without?

Don’t miss this suspenseful new YA romance!

“Fans of Twilight will love this story!! ~~Bookend 2 Bookend”

Coming Saturday January 25th, 2014

Amazon –> http://amzn.to/1g9Fe7Q

 

Smashwords –>http://bit.ly/1jtMNIr

 

 

 I know I have mentioned author Tara Brown before, but I happened to be lucky enough to get these fabulous release photos and a nice little bio. So, for those of you still not sure about reading her books-which seriously I will never understand-here’s her official bio. She’s a quirky little thing and her imagination is epic. The characters from the Born Trilogy came from this lady-how could she not be cool!!!

 

 

 

I am not going to talk in the third person. It feels weird.

 

I am a Bestselling author of Paranormal Romance, Post Apocalyptic, Contemporary, Romance, and Fantasy novels. I write a lot of books and jump Genres all the time. Mostly because I think I have Writers ADD, I like to call it WADD. It might be a real thing.

 

I write YA some of the time but mostly New Adult, my books have sexual content (Heck yes) and Swearing. You have been warned. Now enjoy!

 

I have a beagle named Buster, a husband who I force to read everything I write and two girls who want so badly to be a character in my books. And not in that order.

 

I am mid thirties so be prepared for the chick lit novel this year. I am calling it my Ode to my Midlife Crisis. I’m kidding. It’s actually called The Single Lady Spy Series and it is an adult romantic-thriller series. The first book, The End of Me is due out April of 2013(out now!). It is a sexy and fresh series with the lightest touch of erotic naughtiness.

 

I have been writing since I was old enough to lie. So for some time. If you’re wondering about the hat, it’s my ‘Hey I’m Canadian Toque

 

Welcome to my world. Please enjoy the ride. If you would like to reach me for whatever reason, please visit me at my Facebook page – facebook.com/TaraBrownAuthor. You can also email me at tarabrownauthor@hotmail.com

Thanks for checking me out and I hope you got lost in something I wrote or it made you so MAD/HAPPY/SAD/BLISSFUL/TURNED ON/ANGRY/EXCITED/FRIGHTENED/HORRIFIED that you couldn’t believe it.

 

And, because here at A Girl’s Gotta Read we ENCOURAGE the safe media stalking of your own favorite authors….. can we say giveaways, release dates and blog post all at your fingertips?!

 

**Stalker Links**

 

FB–> https://www.facebook.com/TaraBrownAuthor

 

Twitter–>  https://twitter.com/TaraBrown22

 

Blog–> http://tarabrown22.blogspot.ca/

 

Website–> http://www.tarabrownauthor.com/

 

Ella, Ella, Ella…..ugh

I dread writing this review. I mean knots in my stomach dread. So, before I chicken out….here goes.

Sophie is the naughty persona of Tara Brown. Tara is one of my favorite authors now, well really has been for a while. I respect her writing style, her cross-genre mentality and she just writes a good book. *** Take note haters….read my earlier entries for proof*** However, Sophie Starr didn’t deliver for me. I’ve waited patiently along with Tara’s other fans for this book to drop. We saw all the teasers and I bought into the hype. I read it. I was disappointed. I love erotica. I love romances. I love reading about sexual deviance. But,  I could not love this book.  Sigh…and I really, really wanted to.

The books premise is a naughty, dark erotic revision of the classic Cinderella.  I expected pure enchantment. I wanted my cheeks to flush and to have my own naughty thoughts. I got nothing. It was short, poorly worded, one-dimensional and rushed. There was very little character development, character interaction was confusing and well, it was just really bad. Gah…I hate even typing that. I read it this morning and can’t even tell you a thing about Prince Charming or the Dark Knight other than there were two supposedly hot guys, a prince and a king. That’s not good Sophie. I should instantly as a reader be able to make a connection with the characters. I couldn’t even like Ella. I didn’t understand her. I started to get a feel for her, but by the time I even got that far the book is done. I needed more. I needed more sex, more background and a better wicked step-mother.

I wanted to find one good thing about this book, but I’ve got nothing. I’m sorry. Please go check it out, find something good and tell me about it. Tell me how wrong I am-promise if you can find something redeeming about it I will read it again. It’s a buck now on Amazon.