Here comes the... BRIDAL GIRL by Meredith Schorr!

HI there!

Welcome back to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers.

I know, I know...it's FRIDAY...and I've already done a post for today, but guess what?  I just couldn't leave you at the brink of another weekend without sharing one of my latest reads!  It's the third in a series from author Meredith Schorr (the first two of which were also featured right here and here) and while it fits nicely into the Contemporary Fiction and Chick Lit genres don't think the characters or story are lacking because let me tell you now (*finger snaps*), they've both got a lot of spark!  Ready, set, let's get this party rolling down the aisle as we set our sights on today's book of choice...

Bridal Girl

The Blogger Girl series, Book 3

by

Meredith Schorr

9781635113303

Henery Press

About the book...

Sassy book blogger-turned-author, Kim Long, thought her life couldn’t get any pinker when she received a two-book publishing deal and a marriage proposal in the same night. If only she could drown out the conflicting opinions of her overzealous bridal party. If only everyone would adore her first book—or she’d take Nicholas’s advice and stop reading reviews. If only Nicholas’s past would remain there rather than threaten their future.The pressure is on and the clock is ticking. Will Kim ever write “The End” on her sophomore novel? And, will she and Nicholas make it down the aisle to say those two precious words: “I do?” Put on your reading glasses, fill your champagne flute and prepare to laugh with (and sometimes at) Kim as she rewrites her happy ending until it’s worthy of five pink champagne flutes.

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Here comes the bride?

Not if Kimmie can't get things under control!

Kimmie and friends (and frenemies!) are BACK and this time, she's having a crisis of faith. Now, we're not talking about the existence of the big guy upstairs, but it's pretty much just as crucial to her future happiness, to her well being, to her achieving her happily-ever-after.  The faith she is missing is in HERSELF...to meet her deadline, mark all the wedding day planning things off her to do list, be there for her friends, and become the perfect soon-to-be-wife for Nicholas. That's A LOT to accomplish in so little time, especially when life keeps throwing monkey wrenchs of all varieties in her way.  From stumbling through writer's block to a surprise pregnancy, feeling the pull of her outside job to coming to Nicholas' rescue, she's splitting herself more than an atom in a nuclear reactor...and the clock is relentlessly ticking down to BOTH her big days!  Can she make it in time?  Of course, she's Kimmie...but it's not going to be easy, and it's gonna take an intervention (at the very least!) that she won't soon forget.

I gotta admit, I've enjoyed the series thus far, and this was no exception.  Kimmie is a great gal, kind hearted, always there for those that need her, and ready for anything, so it pained my heart to see her struggling so this time around.  When the reviews were getting to her, her friends kept pulling her away from saying yes to the dress, and even NIcholas had her running to save his job, I couldn't help myself...I wanted to jump in and be like HEY YOU...SHE COULD USE A HAND TOO!  Guess what though?  A helping hand for her from me wasn't needed because the author wrote in a great supporting cast to help her through...eventually.  I get it, they had stuff going on too, but come on....help a bridal girl out!  

    

In the end, it was a great trip down the aisle, even if it never happens (hey, I'm not spoiling it for you!).  You'll laugh, you'll gasp, you may even tear for a moment, and you'll definitely want to punch someone in the face (sorry, but I just don't like the girl!), but you'll do it all with a smile on your face because really, it's a fun story that could technically happen to anyone...so you there with the pen in your hand, get to cracking on that book!  Who knows...maybe your HEA is just a few pages away.  Be sure to check out the other books in the series for the whole Kimmie saga!

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About the author...

A born-and-bred New Yorker, Meredith Schorr discovered her passion for writing when she began to enjoy drafting work-related emails way more than she was probably supposed to. After trying her hand penning children’s stories and blogging her personal experiences, Meredith found her calling writing chick lit and humorous women’s fiction. She secures much inspiration from her day job as a hardworking trademark paralegal and her still-single (but looking) status. Meredith is a loyal New York Yankees fan, an avid runner, and an unashamed television addict.

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Special thanks to author Meredith Schorr and the Henery Press team for the ARC for review.  (THANKS!)  For more information on this title, the author, or the publisher, feel free to click through the links provided above.  This title is available now, so click on over to your favorite online retailer to pick up your copy today!

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

PRE-PUB PARTY: The Boyfriend Swap by Meredith Schorr

Hi there!

Welcome back to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers.

Today, we're checking out the forthcoming release from Chick-Lit author Meredith Schorr starring a title that reminds us to be grateful for the things (and people) we have (yay, Thanksgiving!), while still dishing up a dose of holiday-to-come fun...complete with a little kissing minus the mistletoe (uh-oh...someone's in trouble!).  Ready or not, here comes today's book of choice...

The Boyfriend Swap

by

Meredith Schorr

About the book...

The Holiday meets The Proposal

Is Christmas really the most wonderful time of the year? New Yorkers Robyn Lane and Sidney Bellows aren’t so sure.

Robyn has always dated struggling creative types. For once, her parents would love her to bring someone with health insurance and a 401(k) to their Chrismukkah celebration. Her boyfriend, Perry, doesn’t qualify. As an attorney at her father’s law firm, Sidney’s professional life already belongs to her parents. She works tirelessly to keep her love life private. If she brings her lawyer boyfriend, Will, to their annual Christmas extravaganza, her parents will have the wedding planned by New Year’s Eve. 

A mutual friend playfully suggests they trade boyfriends for the holidays. The girls share a laugh, but after copious amounts of wine, decide The Boyfriend Swap could be the perfect solution. This way, Robyn can show off her stable attorney boyfriend and Sidney’s high-society family will take no interest in her flaky actor beau.

It’s a brilliant plan—in theory. In practice—not so much. When Will turns out to be the boy-next-door Robyn crushed on hard throughout her teenage years, and Sidney’s family fawns all over Perry like he’s an Oscar winner rather than a D-list wannabe, one thing is certain: The Boyfriend Swap might just change their lives forever. 

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Picture it...

...home for the holidays with everyone in harmony...

...or not.

You see, THAT'S the goal of Robyn and Sidney's ill-fated swap...to have a truly HAPPY holiday for all parties involved.  Their relationships would be safe from the prying eyes, ears, and nosy-busy-bodies in their hometowns aka as family.  There would be no awkward matchmaking because they were quite obviously spoken for.  The long-winded talks of their "intentions" would be laid by the wayside because their respective parents would have no interest in learning more about their daughter's potential other half or be so secure in the the choice they made that they let sleeping dogs lie.  Yeah...it was good in THEORY but not so much in execution.

First of all, perhaps it's not the BEST idea to take a chance on a random suggestion when it comes from your overly spirit infused friend who is a few shades past tipsy.  True, she's a sweetheart, but very rarely do top notch plans stem from drunken nights, no matter how good they sound.  Second, the very fact that they can't "face the music" for their sweeties may speak louder than the holiday tunes blasting for downtown shoppers enjoyment.  Just sayin'...

 Anywho...hindsight is 20/20 and BOY do these two get the chance to prove that theory, but along the way their adventure leads to insights into themselves, their relationships, their goals in life AND love, and quite a few holiday miss steps that provide a jolly dose of humor.  I really felt for Robyn in both her reluctance to agree to this curious charade as well as her desire to have the perfect holiday.  No one really wants the drama that comes from family getting together, and while certainly misguided, her intentions were pure of heart.  It was totally ironic that the boyfriend she was swapping for happened to be an old crush...I gotta say I was rooting for a permanent swap from the word GO once I discovered that little tidbit.  As for the others, Sidney I never truly grew to like, too ambitious for my taste in friends, Perry was WAY too into himself, though he certainly knew how to have a good time, and Will...well, I actually liked the presumably stiff lawyer because once he got back to his roots, he was definitely a keeper.

All in all, a great add to your holiday reading list or any reading list for that matter.  If you're a fan of Chick-Lit or Women's Fiction, you won't be disappointed.

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About the author...

A born-and-bred New Yorker, Meredith Schorr discovered her passion for writing when she began to enjoy drafting work-related emails way more than she was probably supposed to. After trying her hand penning children’s stories and blogging her personal experiences, Meredith found her calling writing chick lit and humorous women’s fiction. She secures much inspiration from her day job as a hardworking trademark paralegal and her still-single (but looking) status. Meredith is a loyal New York Yankees fan, an avid runner, and an unashamed television addict. 

Visit her at www.meredithschorr.com.

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Special thanks to author Meredith Schorr for the ARC for review.  (THANKS!)  For more information on this title, the author, her other works, or the publisher, feel free to click through the links provided above.  This title is set to release November 7th, 2017 via Henery Press, so mark your calendar or pre-order your copy today!

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

Novelista Girl by Meredith Schorr

Hi guys and gals!

Welcome back to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers.

Today, we're taking a trip back in time to traipse between the pages of a book I read in March that I just haven't had a moment to bring you up to speed on.  Sorry!  Life gets in the way sometimes, as to other obligations, but I'm done keeping it to myself.  It's time for all of YOU to be brought in on the conversation...so to speak.  It's the second book by this particular author that I've read and featured here on the site and a sequel to that other title (Blogger Girl, being the first book).  It lands proudly in the Chick Lit category but is right at home with the Romantic Comedies as well, and while it is a fiction story, I know many of my fellow bloggers and blogger-ettes that will identify with the story to a "T".  So, take a break from your day job or even your night escape, and join me as we dive into today's book of choice...

Novelista Girl

Blogger Girl series, Book 2

by

Meredith Schorr

9781513704555

Booktrope

About the book...

Readers first met sassy Kimberly Long in Blogger Girl, and now the feisty New Yorker is back in a standalone sequel packed with quick wit, friendship, heartache, and, of course, romance. Kim runs the most popular chick lit book blog on the web, loves playing house with her sexy lawyer boyfriend, Nicholas, and is finally pursuing her life-long dream to become a published author. At first glance, her life is five-pink-champagne-flutes worthy. But is there more to the story than meets the eye? After hearing the phrase "chick lit is dead" more times than she's read Bridget Jones's Diary, Kim is driven to desperate measures, seeking advice from up-and-coming chick lit author, Hannah Marshak, her high school nemesis and resident "mean girl." As if Kim doesn't have enough on her plate balancing her secretarial duties with her blog Pastel is the New Black, shrugging off the growing pile of agent rejections, and keeping her best friend from turning green over Kim's budding friendship with Hannah, Nicholas is so blinded by his career ambitions, he doesn't see that their home sweet home could use more than a dash of sugar. This is the year when all of Kim's dreams—professional and romantic—are supposed to come true, but will the story have a happily ever after or will Kim end up unpublished and all alone? This novel can be read as a sequel or as a standalone and is best accompanied by a cocktail, preferably a pink.

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An eventful romp riding shotgun with a blogger-turned-maybe-author-if-she-can-get-her-book-the-proper-attention who was smart enough to keep her day job, while her boyfriend, best friend, and frenemy are just a phone call away.  Just like with Blogger Girl, one can't help but get caught up in the reality that plays out within the fictitious story, of course the fact that the author pulls from her own life experiences for fodder, might have something to do with it.  No matter.  Inspiration comes from many sources and what better to write about than something you know.  In this case, it totally works...much like Kim works the red shoes she rarely pulls out but look stellar in nonetheless.  (Go Kim!  Definitely not something you'll catch me doing...) 

Book two and we've got our favorite girl back in the hot seat as she goes from maybe-I'm-a-writer to I-want-to-be-published status, all while keeping us entertained with her professional and personal life.  Hey, if we can't laugh at life, what's left?  From the reappearance of Daneen, whom I seriously want to smack right out of her opinion, to the magical goodness that Hannah brings, after their come-to-terms face off in book one (still don't trust that girl...and she takes herself WAY too seriously!), to the moment Jonathan imparts some unexpected wisdom (I now refer to him as the "hazy Yoda"...taking into consideration his favorite pastime outside of his relationship), there is nary a character we've previously met that's left out of the loop.  What's that?  I didn't mention Nicholas or much about Kim?  Hang on...I'm getting there.

Though love is in the air for our lead couple, and the sparks are still there, things are starting to simmer.  They've taken a few big steps and moved their relationship to the next level but...there is dangerous distance growing between them and with the likes of Daneen sticking her nose in where it doesn't belong, the tension is rising and NOT in a good way.  Perhaps a girl simply can't have it all?  Maybe this time, Kim and her pink "lady couch" will have to find a new port to call home without the boyfriend.  Perhaps...or maybe, just maybe there's some BIG meltdown about to occur and only the strong will survive (the latter one...I'd bet on that).  Just who are the strongest in this bunch?  Good question...guess you'll just have to read it to find out but rest assured, there are plenty of big girl panties to go around as well as celebratory cocktails in a nice shade of pink.

Recommended read for Romantic Comedy and Chick Lit fans from older teens through the adult-ing crowd.  There are sexy times, hot tempers, dreams to be followed, and messes to be navigated, but in the end, you can't keep a good blogger girl down.

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About the author...

A born and bred New Yorker, Meredith Schorr discovered her passion for writing when she began to enjoy drafting work-related emails way more than she was probably supposed to. After trying her hand penning children’s stories and blogging her personal experiences, Meredith found her calling writing chick lit and contemporary women’s fiction. She secures much inspiration from her day job as a hard-working trademark paralegal and her still single (but looking) status. Meredith is also the co-founder of BookBuzz, a live author/reader event held annually. She is a loyal New York Yankees fan and an avid runner. Novelista Girl is Meredith’s fifth novel.

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Special thanks to author Meredith Schorr for the copy for review.  (THANKS!)  For more information on this title, the author, or her growing body of works, feel free to click through the links provided above.  This title is available now, so be on the lookout for it on a bookstore shelf or virtual retailer of your choosing.

Until next time...happy reading!