RRR presents... It Started With A Book by Camilla Isley - REVIEW!

Hi there readers!

Here's hoping you had a happy 4th and that your weekend plans are shaping up nicely. Today, I'm playing host to a stop along the Rachel's Random Resources tour starring the latest from author Camilla Isley. It's a romcom with a healthy dose of the fantastical that really brings readers dreams to life. Don't believe me? Well then, let's get between the pages...

It Started With A Book

by

Camilla Isley

Boldwood Books 

About the book...

Lose yourself in Lakeville Hills in this gorgeous new romance from bestselling author Camilla Isley...

When she’s ghosted by yet another Tinder match, Leighton swears off dating for life. Who needs apps and blind dates when she has the perfect-in-every-way (apart from being fictional) heroes of her beloved romance novels?

That night Leigh finds a second-hand book on her TBR pile, which transports her to the small-town of Lakeville Hills, where the heroines wear shorty-shorts and the men drink bourbon. And as Leigh drifts off to sleep, she dreams of billionaire cowboy Killian St Clair, who could win a gold medal for smouldering and bicep flexing.

For a while, Leigh finds it easier to stomach misogynistic supervisors, newly coupled friends, and extravagant bridesmaid duties knowing she can return to Lakeville Hills each evening. Until one day, she wakes up to find she’s brought a bit of Lakeville Hills back with her: the impossible sexy and entirely implausible Killian St Clair is in her apartment.

Now Leigh must help Killian navigate the real world. But as she gets to know the man behind the trope, can she keep her heart safe, or does she risk falling in love with her book boyfriend in real life?

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Oh my goodness.

Could it be?

Could it really happen?

The man of your dreams just walks right off the page and into your life with nary a wicked queen in site, nor a magical spell uttered, and you're a perfect match? 🥰  Color me skeptical, but I'll gladly suspend my beliefs to enjoy this tale!

Leigh was a darling leading lady, but she wasn't a damsel in distress either. She needed an escape from her everyday struggles, and when a curious paperback shows up with amazing properties that seem too good to be true, you can't help but wish alongside her. When the dreams become more than dreams, you can't help but want it to last, but worry it won't. The thing is, it's not just improbable, it seems unlikely, but aren't those the same worries, in a matter of speaking, that every day couples encounter too? So perhaps the questionable factors aren't whether his existence is real, but if their connection can carry from page to reality. 

Buckle in for a roller coaster of emotion, and be prepared to fall in love with another fictional boyfriend because whether Killian or Oswald,  the man has talent, charisma, charm, and of so much heart. A great read for Contemporary Romance readers, and those that like a little bookish magic in their love stories. 

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About the author...

Camilla Isley is an engineer who left science behind to write bestselling contemporary rom-coms set all around the world. She lives in Italy and her first title for Boldwood, The Love Theorem, a Hollywood-meets-STEM romance, will be published in June 2023.

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Special thanks to Rachel of Rachel’s Random Resources for the chance to bring this tour to you and to the publisher for the ebook for review. This title is available now, so snag your copy at your favorite online retailer.

Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!

BLOG TOUR: The Sweet and Clean Romance series - Reviews + GIVEAWAY!

Hi gang!

Welcome back to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers.

Today, we're welcoming a blog tour that's aiming to steal your heart and add to your must read list.  If you like sweet reads of novella to short book length, you are certainly in for a treat.  Ready to read all about it?  Here we go!

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  Ok clean romance lovers these books are for you!! 

Trifecta Books is excited to announce their new line of short contemporary romance novels for e-book. The Sweet and Clean Romance Collection will melt your heart and sweep you off your feet. There are currently four books out with many more titles coming soon.

Today, we're going to explore those four ready for you reading consumption. But before we begin, I have to warn you.....these short reads are HIGHLY ADDICTIVE and may cause sudden smiles, chuckles, oohs and aahs.  YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.  Now, let's get things going, shall we?

  

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And Something Blue

(Main Street Merchants #1)

by

Paige Timothy

Bridal consultant Laurie Fletcher spends her days helping others prepare for the most special day of their lives. Will true love ever come her way, or is she doomed to watch others get their happily ever after?

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Though all of the reads were great (oops, spoiled THAT surprise), I think I enjoyed this one the most. The connections were unexpected.  There was plenty of spark, snark, and smiles to be had.  You got right into the small town, met the neighbors, made friends with their friends and were just one of the gang.  Logan was not the easiest love option for our dear Laurie and yet....something was there.  Something annoying and nagging, tripping over its own tongue as the wrong words constantly tried to fall from his mouth...and still touching and sweet, protective and kind.  I applaud her champagne over a certain someone's head scene as well as her silence is golden dinner with Logan.  In due turn, I must also applaud Logan's winning punch, though for what, or to whom I shan't reveal....as well as his ability to finally see the light.  In the end, it definitely doesn't leave you standing under the mistletoe alone.

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For Love And Money

(Main Street Merchants #2)

by

Paige Timothy

Cynical Morgan has just about decided that no one could possibly fall in love with her - all the good guys want perfect girls, and she's anything but perfect. But then along comes the guy who falls head-over-heels in love with her just as she is and helps her find the bright side of life again.

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Being book two in a series, you expect a few things about the writing to be the same (check!), the story to be catching and sweet (check and check!), but you don't often run across the other characters.  In this book, you do!

The author worked the scenes that involved both Laurie from book one and Morgan from a new angle while keeping the dialogue that crosses intact.  It's hard to explain but when you read it, it works.  It's almost like being in the room with them again but listening over the shoulder of the new character.  Pretty cool if I do say so myself.  Anywho, this one again had its share of sweetness and stubbornness as Morgan finally comes to a realization that EVERYONE and I do mean everyone has already known for a while.  Will it be too late to share how she feels?  It just might be, in more ways than one as her life is put on the line by a sudden illness.  Bookmarks up to the author for weaving such a web that any reader would welcome stepping into and being caught up in.

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Hearts in Harmony

(Love Notes #1)

 by

 Raine Gillespie

Elahna Nezario gave up her musical dreams to help run the Queen of Hearts, her mother’s chocolate shop, after her sister’s sudden death. After an unfortunate run-in with Elahna’s childhood crush, owner of the Dolce Theater, not only do her dreams surge back to life, but so does her heart.

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Now this series I enjoyed as well, just perhaps a smidge less than the prior.  Nothing against the writing or the story, as they were both worthy of notice and mention, but I felt closer to Laurie, Morgan and her pals than I did to this particular set...but I digress....

Here we have family and friends sorting through life's little disasters on the way to achieving a life that is THAT much closer to a sweet dream.  I appreciated Elahna's giving of herself to help keep the family's dream alive and thoroughly enjoyed her giving her heart another chance.

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Waltzing on Wheels

(Love Notes #2) 

by

Raine Gillespie

 Meredith Aaron lost all hope for love after a car accident put her in a wheelchair. Who would want her, broken as she is? After her brother tells her to save a dance for him at his wedding, she decides to somehow learn how to dance on the only legs she has left—her wheels.

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This one was touching for all the usual reasons but also the unexpected ones.  It's not often you have a lead character disabled in some fashion, learn to rise above and discover more about herself than she ever imagined.  It was wonderful to see her open herself up to life, and a pleasure to see love find its way to her heart once again.  

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So you see, if you're a fan of sweet and sassy, fun and quirky, getting swept away and settling down once again, the Sweet and Clean Romance series is DEFINITELY for you.  As for me, I'm not a big ebook reader BUT I will definitely be keeping my eye out for more in this collection because I had an amazing time.  The first reminds me a bit of Susan Mallery's Fool's Gold series (without the steam) while the second was beginning to grow on me with each turn of the epage. 

But now I'd like to ask YOU a question...

....what do YOU think?  Have they earned a spot on your to-read list? Which stands out most to you?  Do tell!

Special thanks to Kathy at I Am a Reader, Not a Writer for the chance to participate in this tour. (THANKS!)  For more information about the host or the titles/authors/ presented, feel free to click through the links included.

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Ends 11/20/14

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Until next time...happy reading!