The Verve & Stacking the Shelves (9)

The Verve is our Sunday edition of the weekly memes "The Sunday Post," hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer,
and "Stacking the Shelves," hosted by Tynga's Reviews. We feature the books we bought, borrowed, were gifted and given for review,
as well as share blog news from the past couple weeks and what you might see in the next two.

Hi, LUVs! How are you all? Enjoying the warmer weather yet? I am, and since my husband deployed recently, I learned how to start a charcoal grill and not burn all types of food (as well as myself). I'm also on a reading binge. More so than usual, that is. Expect reviews. Lots of them.

As for giveaways ... Except for the April New Release, every giveaway has been confirmed—finally! While you're here, be sure to enter our current giveaways, also found in the sidebar. You could win some awesome books for spring and summer, support authors, share the love. ;) Now here's what you might have missed the past two weeks and what to expect in the next two, as well as what I'm stacking on my shelves.

** Click on the individual bookcovers for the respective book's review or Goodreads page **

REVIEWS:

The Midnight Fire series
A spoiler-free series review also available here

For the first time ever, a book received six stars from The LUV'NV ....

EXCERPTS:
Broken Faith  by Brandy Nacole (YA Fantasy)
All My Life  by Rucy Ban (NA Contemporary Romance)
Possession  by S.K. Falls (NA Paranormal)
Seal of Destiny  by Traci Douglass (Adult Paranormal Romance | Urban Fantasy)
Breaking the Reins  by Juliana Haygert (NA Contemporary Romance)
Surviving Raine  by Shay Savage (Adult Contemporary Romance)
A Terrible Love  by Marata Eros (NA Contemporary Romance)
Until I Break  by M. Leighton (Adult Contemporary Romance)
Real  by Katy Evans (NA Contemporary Romance)

INTERVIEWS:
Brandy Nacole, author of Broken Faith

SPOTLIGHTS:
Dark Persuasion  by Vicki Hopkins (Historical Romance)
Trail of Bones  by Chris Salisbury (YA Fantasy)

COVER REVEALS:
Infraction  by K.I. Lynn (Adult Romance | Erotica)
Crossroads  by Jonathan Lister (Adult Thriller/Suspense | Werewolves)
All My Life  by Rucy Ban (NA Contemporary Romance)
Sacrifice  by K.A. Last (YA Paranormal Romance)
Breaking the Reins  by Juliana Haygert (NA Contemporary Romance)
Unspoken  by Camille Dixon (YA Contemporary Romance)
Surviving Raine  by Shay Savage (Adult Contemporary Romance)
Until I Break  by M. Leighton (Adult Contemporary Romance)
Beauty from Surrender  by Georgia Cates (Adult Contemporary Romance)
Amazingly Broken  by Jordin Williams (NA Contemporary Romance)

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EBOOKS BOUGHT

None
*gasp!* Anyone who follows this blog knows how monumental this is.
For once, I showed some restraint. Maybe I'll finally catch up on my own/TBR shelf.

IN THE MAIL

A hip bump and high kick for Trisha Wolfe for all the LUV and Tuff Girl swag

Hugs and LUV to A.D. Starrling for sending me
a signed copy of her gorgeous book, Soul Meaning, and kickass swag. Mwah!

Thanks to Janelle Stalder for her book, Eden,
which I won in the shareAread Celebration Giveaway. Woo-hoo!

RECEIVED FOR REVIEW

Much love to Hally Willmott, Ivan Amberlake, and Rucy Ban for their pretties!
Also to Selena for her series, Under Mr. Nolan's Bed

An enormous "Thank you!" to J. Taylor Publishing, Kelley Walker, Starry Sky Publishing, and Atria Books for these lovelies!

Thanks to the authors, YA Bound, Xpresso Tours, Bewitching Tours, and I Am A Reader Promotions for these.

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UPCOMING REVIEWS

EXCERPTS, GUEST POSTS & GIVEAWAYS

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What did you haul in this week?

Link us to your recent Stacking the Shelves or Sunday Post, or share in a comment what you've added to your pile (book or fic).
Is there anything you'd like to see reviewed soon from our pile? Let us know. It's always wonderful hearing from you.
Until next time ...