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Saturday, October 24, 2015
Release/Sales from Gossip Girls PR
Work Song by Danielle Allen
When society tries to put you in a box, knock the walls down. –Tati Green
“You have a pretty face” is such a back-handed compliment. It’s like telling me that my face is beautiful, but the rest of me is not.
Despite what society says, my curves are hot.
My love life, on the other hand, is not.
My mom says I’ll never find love because of my weight.
My sister says I’ll never find love because of my personality.
My almost-fiancé says I’ll never find love because I’m incapable of loving anyone.
My mom and sister are full of it, but my ex kind of has a point.
At twenty-seven years old, I’ve never been in love. I date a lot, yet sparks never fly. But when I experienced the heart-pounding, skin tingling feeling for the first time, I didn’t think it would be caused by a guy I’ve never met. And I damn sure didn't think he would end up holding my future in his hands in more ways than one.
Danielle Allen is a lover of football, fashion, film and fiction. Married to the yin to her yang, Danielle spends most of her time with her husband, family and friends. From karaoke nights to vacationing and everything in between, she enjoys making the most out of the life in which she’s been blessed. Danielle spends her days teaching and event planning and her nights writing. Danielle Allen is the author of the Back to Life Series (Back to Life, Back to Reality, Back to December*), Love Discovered in New York, Autumn & Summer, the Heartache Series (Heartache, Heartfelt, Heartless*) and Work Song.
ALPHA BOOK CLUB REVIEW
Title: Work Song
Series Name: -
Author: Danielle Allen
Genre: Romance
Overall Stars: 4 STARS
Alpha male
Curvy woman
Can a fashion loving curvy woman know what to do with the sparks that fly between herself and
a stranger?
“You have a pretty face” is such a back-handed compliment. It’s like telling me that my face is
beautiful, but the rest of me is not. Despite what society says, my curves are hot. My love life,
on the other hand, is not.
My mom says I’ll never find love because of my weight. My sister says I’ll never find love
because of my personality. My almost-fiancé says I’ll never find love because I’m incapable of
loving anyone.
My mom and sister are full of it, but my ex kind of has a point. At twenty-seven years old, I’ve
never been in love. I date a lot, yet sparks never fly. But when I experienced the heart-pounding,
skin tingling feeling for the first time, I didn’t think it would be caused by a guy I’ve never met.
And I damn sure didn't think he would end up holding my future in his hands in more ways than
one. (Amazon blurb)
Body shaming. It’s a reality. Dieting, models, magazines, runways, commercials, these are
some of the examples of the most predominating areas where women, children, men, teens,
anyone will find ‘the perfect’ size and ‘perfect’ body types. Since when has society decided that
there is a perfect body for every age? Or that we are supposed to act a certain way? As a
parent, it still amazes me that we encourage children to start speaking and when they do, we
are as quick to encourage them to be quiet; children are not meant to be seen and not be heard.
Danielle Allen, and from a new generation of authors, are coming out of their shells, an amazing
trend that encourages loving their curves, loving what their ‘mama gave them’ and hate the
body shamers and praise companies like Dove and Olay who remind us we ARE unique and
not meant to diet and these include our children. An amazing character who shows us what
believing in ourselves, embracing our talents and never giving up on our dreams, Tati is the type
of woman we should only hope our daughters could strive for. Danielle Allen knows her stuff,
and this, I’m not including what was previously mentioned, she is amazing at writing steaming
sexual scenes and, intriguing and enticing storylines that I would recommend for any reader
looking for something new to add to their library.
**Received a copy in exchange for an honest review. Read and reviewed by Kathleen for Alpha
Book Club**
Wicked Little Sins by Holly Hood
Title: Wicked Little Sins
Series: Sins #1
Author: Holly Hood
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: October 20, 2015
Publisher: Booktrope
Everyone sins. But some sins are wicked.
Everly, Charley, Quinn and Ethan are siblings. And they were a happy family before their mother's murder. Everly is a musician, Charley a big time publisher, Quinn is still trying to find herself while working a waitressing job, And Ethan, the baby of the family is in college hating every minute of it. The one person that understood them was their mother. But when a shocking revelation surfaces, her skeletons come out to get them. And there might not be anything they can do about it.
The more wicked the sin, the more deadly the consequence.
He flashed back to the night he’d killed her. He’d sat in a black van parked right next to her car in the parking garage. It had taken hours for her to emerge. He’d nearly fallen asleep waiting for her. He heard the sound of her heels clicking on the pavement and looked up to see her make her way to her car. He’d watched and waited, his hands nearly breaking the steering wheel as she approached. His stomach was in knots and his palms were sweaty and shaking. She got to her car and fumbled with her keys. He quickly pulled his baseball cap down to cover his face and tugged at his black hooded sweatshirt and pulled it up as he jumped out of the van.
Holly Hood is the author of The Ink Series, the 8th Sin Series and many other romance titles. She lives in Ohio with her husband and four children. When she’s not busy writing, you can find her cozied up on the couch watching reality television. Come visit Simplyhollyhood.com.
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**Received a copy in exchange for an honest review. Read and reviewed by Melissa for Alpha Book Club**
ALPHA BOOK CLUB REVIEW
Title: Wicked Little Sins
Series: Sins, #1
Author: Holly Hood
Genre: Erotica
“She held tight to his shirt collar, not giving him an inch. And it wasn’t as if he was going anywhere, he was drawn to her like a magnet.”
4 wicked little stars!! Wow…...I mean I’m speechless, this book has everything!! Romance, murder, intrigue and well, let’s be honest hot sex!!! I loved this book!
Everyone sins. But some sins are wicked.
Everly, Charley, Quinn and Ethan are siblings. And they were a happy family before their mother's murder. Everly is a musician, Charley a big time publisher, Quinn is still trying to find herself while working a waitressing job, And Ethan, the baby of the family is in college hating every minute of it. The one person that understood them was their mother. But when a shocking revelation surfaces, her skeletons come out to get them. And there might not be anything they can do about it.
The more wicked the sin, the more deadly the consequence.
I loved this book and all the characters involved. It follows four siblings and how each one's life is effected after their mother is murdered. But everything changes when they find out their “perfect” mom isn’t the person she made herself out to be!!! OMG you have to read this book, it’s so insanely good, there are no words really!!!
**Received a copy in exchange for an honest review. Read and reviewed by Melissa for Alpha Book Club**
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