{"id":5886,"date":"2014-02-14T14:45:31","date_gmt":"2014-02-14T19:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sistahsontheshelf.com\/?p=5886"},"modified":"2020-05-04T19:15:21","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T23:15:21","slug":"valentines-day-e-book-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/?p=5886","title":{"rendered":"Valentine’s Day E-Book Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"

Feeling romantic this Valentine’s Day? Or feeling a little hot under the collar? Then pick up these e-books and enjoy the holiday!<\/p>\n

<\/a>\"\"Hot For It by K.A. Smith<\/strong><\/span>
\nPublisher\/Date:<\/strong> K.A. Smith, Feb. 2014
\nWebsite: <\/strong>http:\/\/krystalarnelle.wordpress.com
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Rating:<\/strong> \"★\"\"★\"\"★\"\"★\"\"☆\" <\/p><\/strong><\/p>\n

A sweltering New Mexico day and a frozen \u201ctreat\u201d allow spouses Jordan and Kathy beat the heat in a sensuous way in HOT FOR IT<\/strong><\/em> by K.A. Smith. Considering the cruel winter weather we\u2019ve been having this year, Hot<\/em> comes right on time. This short is a fun romp between loving partners and makes you wish your lover was just as creative. Smith, who’s also a published poet, has a flair that I\u2019m looking forward to more of.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>Placencia by C.A. Clemmings<\/strong><\/span>
\nPublisher\/Date:<\/strong>\u00a0 Amazon Digital Services, Inc., Nov. 2013
\nWebsite:<\/strong>\u00a0 http:\/\/www.caclemmings.com<\/a>
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Rating:<\/strong> \"★\"\"★\"\"★\"\"★\"\"☆\" <\/p><\/strong><\/p>\n

Was it an accident or fate that Elodie becomes stranded in Belize instead of Honduras where she was to meet her girlfriend Andrea? After missing her bus, the night she spends in PLACENCIA<\/strong><\/em> is c<\/span>o<\/span>l<\/span>or<\/span><\/span>f<\/span>u<\/span>l<\/span> to say the least, surrounded by eccentric natives, and most especially a tempting woman named Sage. But the few hours are also therapeutic for Elodie, who comes to some headway about her feelings for Andrea and her father\u2019s death. Though I was a tad confused by a scene right before the story\u2019s end, C.A. Clemmings\u2019 prose breezily flows in Placencia<\/em>, and I could see this short becoming a full-fledged novel. *hint hint*<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Safe Passage by Kate Owen<\/span><\/strong>
\nPublisher\/Date:<\/strong>\u00a0 Less Than Three Press, LLC, Feb. 2014
\nWebsite:<\/strong>\u00a0 http:\/\/writerkateowen.blogspot.com<\/a>
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Rating:<\/strong> \"★\"\"★\"\"★\"\"★\"\"☆\" <\/p><\/strong><\/p>\n

Jules Delacroix has never been much of handy[wo]man, so restoring the New Orleans house inherited from her great Auntie becomes even more of a challenge after her sledgehammer happens upon a secret wall safe. Inside are letters written in French \u2013 and code \u2013 between Auntie and a mysterious recipient only known as \u201cE.\u201d Jules uses this discovery to recruit the help of Genevieve Dubois, the sexy French teacher (is there any other kind?) at the school where she and Jules teach. Jules, a former rowing Olympian, is excited by Gen\u2019s help to decipher Auntie\u2019s love letters \u2013 she’s had her eye on her for a while \u2013 and it\u2019s where her own love story begins. SAFE PASSAGE<\/strong><\/em> is a novella I really enjoyed for its genuine characters. Jules and Gen are so insecure and hilarious and downright lovable. I laughed out loud at the banter between but aahed their affair and solved mystery by the novel’s end.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>First Taste: Kendra by <\/span>Portia M. Delaney<\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/strong>Publisher\/Date:<\/strong>\u00a0 JTM Creations LLC, Dec. 2012
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Rating:<\/strong> \"★\"\"★\"\"★\"\"★\"\"☆\" <\/p><\/strong><\/p>\n

A workplace romance is one thing, but workplace sex? Yes ma’am, based on Portia M. Delaney’s FIRST TASTE: KENDRA<\/em><\/strong>. This is the story of a uptight lawyer, namely Kendra Holliday, attempting to fight the advances of her hot-in-the pants, demanding co-worker, Lea Jacobs. There’s a few entertaining negotiations between the women, but it’s a case that both women eventually “come” to terms with. Delaney’s writing is descriptive and fully-fleshed, in that she created whole characters where it could have been only about the sex. Don’t get me wrong though: the sex is hella erotic.That’s what makes me want a bigger slice of what Delaney is serving.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>\"\"<\/span>Back to You: Series Premiere (Bookisode 1) by <\/span>Rebelle<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>
\nPublisher\/Date:<\/strong> <\/strong>JustUs LLC, Nov. 2013
\nWebsite:\u00a0 <\/strong><\/strong>http:\/\/www.livejustifiedbooks.com<\/a>
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Rating:<\/strong> \"★\"\"★\"\"★\"\"½\"\"☆\" <\/p><\/strong><\/p>\n

Even a war-torn country can\u2019t extinguish the love between U.N. Peace Keepers Penny Price and Sophie Mitchell in BACK TO YOU: SERIES PREMIERE<\/strong><\/em>. They\u2019ve served together for two years and are each other’s life jackets in a land that could rob them of their lives in a moment\u2019s notice. Especially in this first \u201cbookisode\u201d where Penny makes the decision to either kill or be killed. Rebelle captures this anguish, although there are a couple situations I felt were a wee bit far-fetched. It\u2019s a keep-you-on-the-edge story, and I can feel the love between Penny and Sophie. I\u2019m ready for Book 2 already (which is out now).<\/p>\n

Reviewed February 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Feeling romantic this Valentine’s Day? Or feeling a little hot under the collar? Then pick up these e-books and enjoy the holiday! Hot For It by K.A. Smith Publisher\/Date: K.A. Smith, Feb. 2014 Website: http:\/\/krystalarnelle.wordpress.com A sweltering New Mexico day and a frozen \u201ctreat\u201d allow spouses Jordan and Kathy beat the heat in a sensuous […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"NEW @ SOTS: Valentine's Day E-Book Roundup http:\/\/wp.me\/p3r7qG-1wW"},"categories":[4],"tags":[101,111,265,268,373,381,520],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5886"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5886"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5886\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7117,"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5886\/revisions\/7117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5886"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5886"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}