It's time to announce the lucky winner of the ARC of Diana Palmer's upcoming novel... DANGEROUS!

The winner was selected via the List randomizer at. Random.org so now for the name of the lucky lady......

VIRGINIA

I have sent you an email to get your address so I can get your book right out to you! I hope you enjoy it hon! :)

Big thanks to all who entered and I'm so happy to see several new followers joined up! :) Welcome and I do hope you will continue to enjoy the blog lots more stuff coming up soon here at SRR, including more chances to win so if you didn't win this time don't worry you could win the next one! :)

I also will have an exciting announcement coming very soon! I can't tell ya yet but stay tuned for more! Until later happy reading everyone.

More than Words Volume 6 is a result of the More than Words Program from Harlequin.

Hello all today I had a surprise waiting for me when I went to get my mail! I received an advanced reading copy of Diana Palmer's upcoming release Dangerous!

Now this bad boy isn't set to release until May the 25th... however they sent along an extra copy for me to offer to one lucky commentor here on SRR! WOOHOO so here are the rules (don't worry they aren't to painful I promise ) you must be a follower and please be sure to leave a comment including a valid email address so that I can let you know if you are the lucky winner when I have the drawing! I'm also going to offer up extra entries for those who have been followers of mine for a while that will get you an automatic extra entry and if you post the contest on your sidebars or post about it on your own blogs those will get you 2 extra entries each!

The winner will be decided via the Randomizer on April the 29th so you have a week to get your entry in for this great read! AND you will get to read it before it hits the shelves you just can't beat that! Here is the blurb for Dangerous!

DANGEROUS
Long, Tall Texans
Hardcover
HQN Books
ISBN-10: 0373774591
ISBN-13: 978-0373774593

Tall, lean and headstrong, FBI agent Kilraven lives by his own rules. And one of those rules includes keeping his hands off Jacobsville’s resident sweetheart, Winnie Sinclair, no matter the temptation. Shy and innocent, Winnie couldn’t handle a man like him—a merciless man with a haunted past. And this small town may hold not only the woman he fights to resist, but the answers to a cold case that is very personal to Kilraven....

Winnie has had her own share of sorrow and senses Kilraven’s pain. Even though she tries to deny it, the gentle 911 operator feels a connection with the darkly handsome agent. When he makes the disturbing discovery that her family’s unsavory past might have a bearing on his case, Winnie is determined to help him crack it...and the ice around his heart.

As they combine forces in a dangerous investigation, the stakes rise ever higher. Winnie’s life is on the line, and she’ll need Kilraven more than ever. But if they are to have a future together, her ruthless Texan will need to confront his past and risk it all for their love.

So let me here from you and don't forget those extra chances they do add up! :) Good luck everyone!

This book caught my eye the very first time I set eyes on the sumptuously gorgeous cover! This is the story of Matthew Lord Wallingford, now for those of you that read Addicted you will recognize Matthew as he was Raeburn's best friend and featured in it. I did not read addicted before this one but I found that it read just fine as a stand alone.

Matthew the dark and mysterious Earl of Wallingford is quite the Rake and womanizer and let’s just say he’s the BAD boy times about 10, but when he is robbed and left in an alley blooded and beaten he is not ready for the tenderness that he finds at the hands of the nurse that tends him and brings him back to health and life in more ways than one. Jane Rankin is an independent and strong minded woman she thinks that she is content with her life as a lady’s companion and a nurse at the hospital by night. She knows that she is no beauty and is considered by society as being plain behind her serviceable dresses, her spectacles and her hair done up in a severe bun most of the time. But Jane does dream of some day finding love. She never thought she would find it in the devastatingly handsome patient that is brought in to her ward bleeding and incoherent. Knowing him only as Matthew she has no idea of his true identity, and he cannot see her as his head wound and a bad laceration over his eye forces him to wear a bandage over his eyes. However Jane’s gentle and soothing touch and her soft angelic voice call to Matthew in a way that no other woman’s ever has. His tortured and tormented spirit is soothed by this angel of mercy and he longs to draw her closer and let her be a balm to both is body and his soul. However can the attraction and desire that begins to build between the two last when their true identities are known and they are able to see each other for who they truly are ?

I won’t go into more detail as if I did I would surely give away something in this complex, haunting, and passionate story.

Now this is one book that had me wrestling with myself back and forth as to what I truly felt for it. At times it made my heart soar and at others I truly almost loathed Wallingford. He is truly a very tortured and traumatized soul however he is also callus and cold in the extreme in several parts of the book that had me wanting to see Jane slap the arrogance from his face rather than kiss him. Ms. Featherstone has made a VERY complex story in Sinful. The story has many layers as does its main characters. Both Jane and Matthew have their dark secrets and pasts that overshadow them and I did love how they each were able to find peace and redemption in the other.

That being said though I will say that I thought that some aspects of the book didn’t quite live up to the way I wanted to see the ending for Jane and Matthew. Now I got to read this book via an ARC from NetGalley and the author states on the last page that the epilogue the true happily ever after scene it seems will be posted on the Internet on her site on May the 2nd and maybe that will tie up some of the ends that I thought should have been addressed and put to rest....... however still something just didn’t sit right with me about the ending so far, but not sure about that as there were aspects of Jane’s character that she gave up and changed to be with Matthew much more so than he did for her. I can't go into as much detail on those views as I would like as again it would involve major spoilers but I would be happy to discuss them with anyone that would like to that has read the book! :)

While I did enjoy the book I have struggled majorly with what to give this one as a rating. I have teetered back and forth and finally have decided to give it a 4 because there are parts that were simply heart wrenching and had me clinging to the pages and other times that had me breathless, but I would have liked to have seen Wallingford address several aspects very differently than he did. There was one time I dearly wanted to throttle the arrogant jerk myself lol. Even though he was a tortured hero that was no excuse for some of the things he did and said to Jane I thought. Still it was a very good book and had me riveted to see what would happen so I give it a solid four hearts, but can't give it above a four because to be truthful Jane deserved better than she got in many ways by the end in my humble opinion. I do look forward to reading more of Ms. Featherstone’s novels she certainly has a strong and passionate voice. I hope to see more of that in her future novels.

This book was provided to me via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Lusting for Covers is a weekly meme, held on Sunday, that allows bloggers to share their current cover obsession with fellow book lovers.

Here's what you do:

1- Take the graphic (left) to use on your post. Remember to give credit to the original host The Book Queen!

2- Choose your own book cover that you've fallen in "lust" with in the past week. It can be new, old, a reprint, or even a book that is not yet out-- it's all up to you! If you find a cover that catches your eye, then showcase it on your blog, and let others see the pretty covers out there.

3- Copy the direct link to your own L4C post into the comment section on my post (when in doubt, use this link and then scroll down to find the post), and allow others to come and see what you picked!
(OPTIONAL):

4- Besides posting the picture of the book cover you chose, it's nice to provide the book summary, title, author, or a website link for the book. It's not required, but it can help you readers' to add more books to their own list! A brief "Why I choose this cover" is also appreciated, but not required.

My choice for this week's cover is VAMPIRE VENDETTA by Alexis Morgan

Hell hath no fury like a passion-hungry vampire bent on justice in Alexis Morgan’s sexy new saga

As the lone survivor of his vampire clan, Seamus Fitzhugh lives only for revenge. And now that he’s infiltrated the compound of his enemy his chance has come…until he rescues a stunning hybrid from certain death. Megan Perez is a woman on the run from her own demons, and she’s a distraction that could cost them both their lives. But the passion that burns between them is too hot to ignore, and not even the threat of danger can keep them apart.

Now their fates are intertwined--for better or worse--as they risk everything to experience the ultimate sensual release as evil closes in all around them. Seamus must weigh how far he will go in the pursuit of vengeance…or love.

One photo doth not an outstanding cover make...

I have to say that the people that do the Silhoutte Nocturne covers are immensely talented! They are continuously putting out some of the most stunning covers out there today. I mean anyone and I do mean anyone with even the most basic knowledge of a photo editing program can put out a cover that is a couple or a mans chest(while believe me some of the pics are gorgeous, but lets be truthful the photographer was the artist on these not the cover people in that type of cover) with the name of the book on it, it takes no real talent to do that just a good photo and PSP. As an artist myself I have been asked to do them both ways.

Now if the person commissioning the cover specifically asks that it be only one photo with no other additions you have no choice however I always found those covers lacking in that added punch of awe because of it. Any photo can be enhanced in composition by anything as simple as a wisp of mist or a tone change to add extra atmosphere to it. Nocturne hasn't forgotten this! These covers are simply beautiful they have layers to them not just a flat image, the colors, the placements and effects they have added in on the Nocturne covers really make them stand out and draw the eye. I always notice these covers wherever they are first because of their beauty and outstanding artwork. Bravo Silhouette Nocturne! Keep those great covers and books coming! :)

Ok now that I have your attention heheheheh. So that's not the teaser I meant but I thought I would be nice and share some more lovely eyecandy I found recently hehehehe.

Ok now onto the real Tuesday Teaser....
I thought I would play along with this this week

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Let us never forget the true reason for Easter Celebration!

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten

Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish,

but have everlasting life.

~John 3:16

Blurb:
From the author of "wickedly erotic romance" (Monica McCarty) comes the tale of a Highland lass and an earl with dark desires.

Determined to put his roguish past behind him, the Earl of Camdonn arranges to marry the proper Lady Elizabeth. But when an accident lands the Earl in the expert hands of a beautiful Highland medicine woman, all well-laid plans are thrown to the wind- and, just as in the old days, his passions run high...

Ceana MacNab has terrible luck with men. Resigning herself to the healing arts, she has steeled her heart against love. Then fate sends Cam her way. Even though he's a well-bred Earl-and Ceana a low-born Highlander-their all-consuming passion may lead the way to lasting bliss.

Highland Surrender is the second book by Ms. Halliday in her Highland series. Those of you that read her first book Highland Obsession will recognize Cam The Earl of Camdonn from it. (Now I hasten to say that I did not get a chance to read Highland Obsession before diving into this one but it did not hurt the story at all it was fine as a stand alone. I had no trouble at all following along with the story and what a story it is!)

The Earl of Camdonn is determined that he has turned from his reckless and wicked ways and he has vowed that he will be the kind of Laird that his people need and that will make them proud! He has traveled to England and procured for himself the perfect wife. And it would seem that he has found just that in the very well connected Lady Elizabeth Grant the well bred and genteel daughter of a Duke. The match being blessed and recommended by both the Duke of Argyle and the King as well, Cam is positive he has found the perfect bride with whom to rule his lands and beget his rightful heir! But on the way back to the Highlands he and his party are set upon by highwaymen and Cam trying to lead the bandits away from the other coach carrying his betrothed Lady Elizabeth leads the bandits indeed from them, but he is shot and gravely wounded in the process. It seems that fate has other plans for him though when he is found by Ceana MacNab the Highland healer of the Glen. Ceana nurses Cam back to health but soon passionate feelings start to grow between the beautiful healer and the wounded Earl. But Cam is betrothed to Elizabeth and even though his body burns for Ceana he tries desperately to subdue his feelings and to do the right thing. But can true passion and could it be even more possibly love? Truly be denied even for what seems to be all the right reasons.

There are many layers to this wonderful tale including much more to Lady Elizabeth and her past that meet the eye. Then there is the mysterious and deadly curse that lies upon all the MacNab women (including Ceana) saying that no MacNab woman can ever marry. Plus an evil Duke, another sexy kilted male suitor that wants one of the women for his own and much, much more! This one has it all!!!! And don’t forget it has so much heat coming from the pages that I was lucky my sleeves didn’t catch on fire! ;)

I was totally enthralled by this story from the very start and I read it in no time flat because I simply couldn’t put it down. This is the first novel that I have read of Dawn Halliday’s but I am now in search of getting my hands on her other books as well! She is an absolutely joy to read! She pulls you into the story and doesn’t let go sending you along with the characters through intrigue, scandal, passion, danger and will leave you breathless! You feel as if you know the people intimately that your reading about and by the time your done you are left wanting more and sorry to see the book end. It is a true gift when an author can do that and Ms Halliday certainly has! I can’t wait to see more from this new author she has proved herself to me with this engrossing tale! I can easily see her name being up there with the likes of Moning, Howell, and Ranney in no time with books like these.