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Meant to Be
The Plot Whisperer: A Groundbreaking Approach to Story Structure That Any Writer Can Master
Eaters of the Dead
Her Boss The Alpha
I love boss/workplace romances but the idea of an accountant being measured by her keystroking speed was preposterous. I cringed at most of the other unrealistic business-y plot points too. I've been an accountant / corp exec for over 30 yrs and the closest thing I can think of that requires key stroke speed is a ten-key (adding machine), and that would be incredibly archaic in today's business world since most people use spreadsheets. Historical romance readers like factual accuracy. I'm the same way with workplace romances. Just unable to bite my tongue with this one. Sorry. Editing and formatting in need of a hefty overhaul. Not sure if the author put her paragraph breaks in the wrong place or if the formatting messed up, but the dialogue of person A followed in the very next sentence by the actions of person B in same paragraph followed by dialogue of person B in a new paragraph made it very difficult to read at times and understand who was doing or saying what or whose point of view we were in. I've had paragraph breaks get corrupted with my ebook files however, so that really might be a formatting conversion issue. Far too many missing words also messed up the flow.
I liked Jake's intensity though and I loved the term "soldiers of rush hour". Book was engaging enough for me to read in a single afternoon.
A KDP free read.
Second Chance Layover
Christmas may be over, but you can now download all 4 volumes from Smashwords and ARe and coming soon to Smashwords' affiliates.
Epic and amazing. A sci-fi Outlander. A little too long and villains (mostly the human ones, I liked the alien ones actually) were a bit mustache twirly. I loved the whole faith theme running through the story--in a higher power, in those we love and our most basic truths down to which beasts are deadliest vs least threatening--and how even when that faith is tested over and over again those who hold on tightest are the survivors.
Despite not loving fantasy, I enjoyed this. Solid writing, enjoyed the heroine and hero. Loved George and his lady dragon and the light people. Didn't quite "get" the villain--why he seemed so evil to Arianna but benign to others. Ending is prep for a sequel as there are many unanswered questions, though at least heroine is on a happier footing...for now.
A lovely introduction to Ms. Leo. She has a very romantic style of writing that really draws you in. Nicely done. A recommended read.
 - Penelope Douglas)
Weird that there was no copyright page or table of contents. Quite a few typos that were distracting and pulled me out of the story because I had to pause to figure out what was trying to be conveyed. Especially toward the end. Cute story though.
Gotta say, this book had me at the FILO (first in, last out) workday showdown: coffee cups in hand, vulture screeching in the background like the showdown at the OK corral. Thanks to Dear Author for excerpting that scene because that sold me on purchasing the book (which wasn't out when I went looking for it, damn it), and Jill's review for reminding me to buy it after it released.
Thanks to Tasmanian Jill for lending me her copy. I'll definitely be buying and reading Beauty from Surrender come May/June. Cheers.
 (Volume 1) - Georgia Cates)
