Flirting With Temptation by Kelley St. John (Chick Lit)

Babette Robinson changes careers and lovers as easily as she changes hairstyles. But after losing her last job, she's beginning to see that her feather-to-the-wind mentality can be unsatisfying in the long run. She's been helping a string of friends solve their relationship problems, and when one pal points out to Babette that she could make a career out of curing people's romantic ills, she decides to dub herself "The Love Doctor" -- a match-mender-for-hire.
Living in Birmingham, Alabama, with its elite class of wealthy women, Babette has access to the ideal clientele, including the well-known Birmingham socialite Kitty Carelle. Having unceremoniously dumped her lover, Kitty now regrets her hasty decision and wants him back. Trouble is, the man Kitty seeks to recapture is none other than Jeff Eubanks -- Babette's ex! The carefree Babette of three years ago had written him off with a shrug, yet now she can't help remembering that he did give her the absolute best sex of her life...not to mention his charm, good looks, and brains
Five teenage girls have been murdered. One survived, and only she can reveal the secrets of a disturbing ring of people who kidnap and sell teenage girls on the black market. But those responsible for the crimes will do whatever it takes to maintain her silence.
Susannah Vartanian and Luke Papadopoulos have both sworn to stop the murderers for their own reasons. Susannah, the sister of the hero in SCREAM FOR ME, suffers from a mysterious past that is connected to the sinister black market. Luke is an investigative agent and a computer expert who refuses to let another child predator get away.
Susannah and Luke are instantly attracted to each other, but their troubled pasts prevent them from immediately acting upon their feelings. The case will lead them to the shady realm of Internet chat rooms, where anyone can mask their identity. As Susannah and Luke draw closer to the criminals, they discover a chain of deception so intricate they don't know who to trust. Susannah and Luke find comfort in one another's arms, but the killers are ruthless and determined, and will take extreme measures to insure their anonymity and keep their business intact.
Marked by Passion by Kate Perry (Paranormal Romance)

When teen Ellis Greene's cousin Laura was kidnapped and assaulted, Ellis bravely defied family who wanted to blame Laura's impoverished would-be boyfriend, Nate, and testified against the real culprit, Hollis Alexander. Now out on parole, Hollis bribes journalist Wayne Carr into reinvestigating the case and attacks the emotionally fragile Greene family. Nate comes back to sleepy Belle Island, S.C., and is drawn to Ellis, now a schoolteacher who's unable to open up to her longtime boyfriend, Rory. Yet the chain of events is not as obvious as everyone once thought, and the discoveries Ellis and Nate stumble on are likely to get them killed. Crandall keeps the tale taut and twisty, drawing a persuasive picture of a family distorted by unhealed grief and unrevealed secrets
Wow. Pretty good haul, for my first time!
Thanks again, Hachette Book Group!
Also, just thought I mention that either tomorrow or early next week I am expecting two more books, both of them are ones that I won in contests this past week. (I must be having some amazing luck, winning two contests so close together! One thing's for certain, I doubt it will happen again for a loooong time!). Those two books are:
Eternal by Cynthia Leitch Smith (Young Adult Fantasy)
and
Ride the Fire by Pamela Clare (Historical Romance)
Thanks again, Cynthia and Barbara for hosting those contests!
Okay, okay, enough 'subtle' bragging/happy time for me. I've got to run, get dinner started, and while the meat's cooking, I'm going to hurry and finish my current read, Desperately Seeking a Duke by Celeste Bradley so that I can start on Flirting Temptation. Chick Lit/Contemporaries are not usually my type, as I've said before, but I figure that I'll start there. Expect a review for it sometime this weekend or, at the latest, next week.
Hope everyone has a weekend. Thank God Tomorrows Friday!
~TBQ~
3 comments :
Congrats! Enjoy reading! I look forward to your reviews :)
Thank you! As I'm sure you can tell, I was very excited. Yeah, so maybe I'm a tad bit obsessed with my books, but ah well.... ;)
I hope my reviews do not disapoint! I finished Desperately Deceiving a Duke, so tomorrow morning, I'll be starting on Flirting Temptation.
Congrats - I look forward to reading the reviews and i am so pleased that at least one of your New Years Resolution is working out.
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