The Geekish Reader

Gwen Jones, after spending years writing several un-publishable novels, decided to learn what she was doing wrong or give it all up. So after earning an MFA in Creative Writing from Western Connecticut State University, she’s now so good they even allow her to teach there. An unabashed born-and-bred native of Southern New Jersey and the Jersey Shore, she lives with her husband, Frank, and the absolute cutest cat in the world, Gracie. Visit my website – Gwen Jones Writes Like me on Facebook – gwenjoneswrites Follow me on Twitter – gwenjones25 Become a fan on Goodreads ~ Gwen Jones Buy Wanted: Wife in ebook or paperback ! Title: Wanted: Wife Author: Gwen Jones Genre: Contemporary Romance Publication Date: June 4, 2013 Synopsis Andy Devine is advertising for a wife on a utility pole, and interviewing him is the last thing TV reporter Julie Knott needs. Especially after her cheating fiancé just tweeted their disengagement. Now she has got to choose: get the story—or becom...

Shannon Mayer lives in the southwestern tip of Canada with her husband, dog, cats, horse, and cows. When not writing she spends her time staring at immense amounts of rain, herding old people (similar to herding cats) and attempting to stay out of trouble. Especially that last is difficult for her. She is the author of the The Nevermore Trilogy, The Rylee Adamson Novels and the Celtic Legacy series. Her first New Adult Romance, High Risk Love, is scheduled for release July 1, 2013. Shannon Mayer | Facebook | Twitter   | GoodReads   Title: Priceless (A Rylee Adamson Novel, Book One) Author: Shannon Mayer Release Date: February 1, 2013 Genre: Paranormal Urban Fantasy Romance Age Group: New Adult. 18+ Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16158978-priceless Amazon Page: Shannon Mayer Book Cover Design: Damon Za Purchase Links: EBOOK ~ PAPERBACK Book Description: “My name is Rylee and I am a Tracker.” When children go missing, and the Humans have no le...

Title:   Into the Fire Author:   Amanda Usen Genre:   Contemporary Romance Pages:   201 Published:   June 2013 Publisher:   Entangled Source:   Publisher Synopsis: Jackson Calabrese has a lot of nerve. He beat Lila Grant in the Culinary Academy competition using her recipes. Now, he’s opening a restaurant and wants her help? Fine, she'll fix his menu, but it's going to cost him. Heir to the Calabrese restaurant empire, Jackson can buy anything he wants, except creativity, so he buys Lila's instead. He can craft perfect paella, but to take New York by storm he needs her innovative spark. Skillets aren't the only things hot in the kitchen, and an uneasy truce ignites into passion. They’re great in bed, but Jackson doesn't trust her, and Lila is contemplating revenge. The restaurant opening approaches, the menu is completed, and the tables are set for one final act of betrayal. How can love bloom in the midst of such a hot mess? One night changed the...

Amanda Usen knows two things for certain: chocolate cheesecake is good for breakfast, and a hot chef can steal your heart. Her husband stole hers the first day of class at the Culinary Institute of America. She married him after graduation in a lovely French Quarter restaurant in New Orleans, and they spent a few years enjoying the food and the fun in the Big Easy. Now they live in Western New York with their three children, one hamster, two guinea pigs, a tortoise, and a new-to-them beagle. Amanda spends her days teaching pastry arts classes and her nights writing romance. If she isn’t baking or writing, she can usually be found chasing the kids around the yard with her very own hot chef husband. Author Website: http://amandausen.wordpress.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/AmandaUsen Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4732223.Amanda_Usen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amandausen Sign-up for Amanda’s Newsletter: http://amandausen.us4.list-manage2.com/subsc...

Title:   Gameboard of the Gods Author:   Richelle Mead Genre:   Paranormal, Dystopian Pages:   464 Published:   June 2013 Publisher:   Dutton Source:   NetGalley Synopsis: In a futuristic world nearly destroyed by religious extremists, Justin March lives in exile after failing in his job as an investigator of religious groups and supernatural claims. But Justin is given a second chance when Mae Koskinen comes to bring him back to the Republic of United North America (RUNA). Raised in an aristocratic caste, Mae is now a member of the military’s most elite and terrifying tier, a soldier with enhanced reflexes and skills. When Justin and Mae are assigned to work together to solve a string of ritualistic murders, they soon realize that their discoveries have exposed them to terrible danger. As their investigation races forward, unknown enemies and powers greater than they can imagine are gathering in the shadows, ready to reclaim the world in which huma...

Title:   Always the Baker, Finally the Bride Author:   Sandra D Bricker Genre:   Christian Romance Pages:   352 Published:   April 2013 Publisher:   Abingdon Source:   NetGalley Synopsis: In "Always the Baker, Never the Bride," readers fell in love with Emma Rae and Jackson, and they've gotten more acquainted with them in the two books that followed. But now it s time for the diamond to meet the road as Jackson fields an offer to sell The Tanglewood, a move that will uproot this high-flying family act once and for all. Get reacquainted with all of the lovable and quirky characters from the first three books as your favorite diabetic baker figures out if she'll achieve her greatest goal of all: Will Emma, at last, become FINALLY the Bride? We initially met Emma Rae and Jackson in “Always the Baker, Never the Bride” and got to know them through “Always the Wedding Planner, Never the Bride”, and “Always the Designer, Never the Bride”.  As each ...

Welcome to Stitch Read Cook's weekly feature!! A Day in the Life of..... This is where us bloggers & fans get a glimpse inside the days of our favorite authors! -------------------- Roni wrote her first romance novel at age fifteen when she discovered writing about boys was way easier than actually talking to them. Since then, her flirting skills haven’t improved, but she likes to think her storytelling ability has. Though she’ll forever be a New Orleans girl at heart, she now lives in Dallas with her husband and son. If she’s not working on her latest sexy story, you can find her reading, watching reality television, or indulging in her unhealthy addiction to rockstars, er, rock concerts. Yeah, that's it. She is the National Bestselling Author of The Loving on the Edge series from Berkley Heat. Website: www.roniloren.com A Day in the Life of… Roni Loren First, I’d like to thank Aislynn for inviting me over to the blog. What a fun concept to do a Day In The Li...