Cicely Loves Books

Eleanor & Grey, an all-new beautiful and emotional standalone from Brittainy C. Cherry is coming April 8th and we have the gorgeous cover for you! Greyson East left his mark on me. As the young girl who first fell for him, I didn’t know much about life. I did know about his smiles, though, and his laughs, and the strange way my stomach flipped when he was near. Life was perfect…until it wasn’t, and when we were forced to go our separate ways, I held on to our memories, let go of my first crush, and wished for the day I’d find him again. When my wish came true, it was nothing like I imagined. I couldn’t have known when I took the nanny position that it would be his children I looked after, that my new boss would be that boy I used to know, that boy who was now a man—a cold, lonely, detached man. The smile and laugh I had loved so much were gone, now distant memories. Every part of him was covered in a fresh pain. When he realized who I was, he made me promise to do my job and my job

Undeniably You by Jewel E. Ann ★★★★★ Age: Adult Genre: Contemporary Romance Format: ebook Source: Kindle Unlimited Buy it: Amazon One crazy dog—one awkward vet—one naked pool guy—and one life-changing month in California to make friends, fall in love, and twist fate.  Who gets paid to walk a dog and recline by the pool all day? Sydney Montgomery, aspiring museum curator and professional house-sitter, that’s who.  When her aunt and uncle need a house and dog sitter for thirty days in Palo Alto, Sydney can’t turn down the chance to be closer to her sister in L.A. Within twenty-four hours of her arrival, Sydney’s cleaning up runny dog poo, taking an uncooperative pooch to a handsome yet awkward vet, and being rescued from the bottom of the pool by a naked “pool guy.”  Lautner, “pool guy,” has a hot body and a cool persona. With eyes of iridescent blue oceans, he is mesmerizing, sexy, and addictive. What he is not—the pool guy.  Dr. Lautner Sullivan is a college wide receiver turned pediat

Scarlet Stone by Jewel E. Ann ★★★☆☆ Release Date: 2016 Age: Adult Genre: Contemporary Romance Format: ebook Source: Kindle Unlimited Buy it: Amazon | Barnes and Noble " “My name is Scarlet Stone, and my biggest fear is that someday I will find what I want most in life, and it will be impossible to steal.”  What happens when life just stops? When one moment makes you question your entire existence?  Scarlet Stone is a third-generation thief who has everything: a doting fiancé, a spacious London flat, and a legitimate job offer. In a single breath, everything becomes nothing, and she finds herself on a plane to Savannah, Georgia in search of the meaning of life.  After securing a six-month lease for a beachfront house on Tybee Island, Scarlet changes the way she looks, thinks, eats—basically her entire outlook on life. She needs peace, but what she gets is a housemate who looks like Thor, acts like a warden, and smells her proximity like a Bloodhound.  Theodore Reed is a carpenter

I've started this post with several sentences, in several ways (funny, sincere, reflective, etc.), but it all comes back to this: Goodbye. After 6 years, thousands of followers, thousands of books, hundreds of posts, dozens of friends, 10 book conferences, and countless blog tours ... it's all over now. And there's just no easy way to sum that up in a witty starter sentence. I've struggled over the last year with closing down the blog, but I always kept trying to find a new way to get myself hyped up again to blog. The truth is, I don't think I have anything left to say. And that's OK. When I started this blog in February of 2011, I had no idea where that insane road would lead. I figured I'd make a few friends, get some free books, and blogging would be a fun little hobby. I never imagined it would lead to a secondary career as an event planner, let alone the countless friendships and connections I've made. It's been a crazy 6 years. I've seen b

BEST DAY EVER is a chilling page-turner taking place over just 24 hours that follows seemingly perfect couple Paul and Mia, as Paul whisks Mia away for what he promises will be the  best day ever , but may have ulterior motives ...   There have been many domestic suspense and psychological thrillers in the past few years, but what I love about BEST DAY EVER and what makes it unique is that it takes place entirely from the husband’s point of view, which, as Kimberly McCreight ( New York Times  bestselling author of  Reconstructing Amelia  and  The Outliers)  says, makes for “an unreliable and chillingly unrepentant narrator.” BEST DAY EVER is continuing to get great advanced praise! Good Housekeeping called BEST DAY EVER a “c hilling, satisfying suspense,” saying, “It's clear from the beginning that something sinister is going on in this novel, which will cost you sleep as you race through its pages.” and Library Journal gave it a Starred Review, writing, “This latest psychological

I'm so excited to welcome Irena Brignull to the blog for a quick Fast 5! Favorite quote:   ‘ It’s never too late to be what you might have been .’ George Eliot. My mum has this framed in her office and it really reminds me of her. She is, in fact, a living example of it. She got a university degree in psychology in her 40’s and trained as a relationship counsellor, helping countless couples in a career that’s lasted until her retirement this year at the age of 70. She’s now about to start learning Italian. Favorite bookish moment:  There are so, so many, but I’ve picked my earliest. It’s from The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe when Lucy first hides in the wardrobe and feels her way through the fur coats until she reaches trees and snow, the lamp-post and Mr Tumnus in the land of Narnia. Reading this as a child was when I first understood the amazing adventures that stories can take you on. Best moment as an author:   As a screenwriter, it has to be the 18 minute standing ovation