Top 10 of 2019: Cover Love (Favorite Covers)

Top 10 of 2019 is hosted once again by Kimberly Faye Reads, and this year she has a co-host Ginger @greadsbooks.   So today's topic is a fun one, but a hard one!  There may be a couple of the numbers on this list that include more than one book, maybe a series, since that is the best way I could do this.

1.

The librarian and book lover in me adored the covers for the Green Valley Library series from the SmartyPants Romance books this fall.  They had the library card background for each of the different faces with different beards/mustaches/hairstyles.  And at least one of the books even had each chapter based on a Dewey Decimal number/category matched to what was happening.

2.

While the story itself didn't blow me away as much as I'd hoped, that cover, wow!  And if you've seen the cover to the second book, they're not backing down on awesomeness!

3.

Now this is one I haven't read, but I loved the cover so much I went ahead and am sharing it.  Because I honestly wasn't sure what it was at first, and it took me awhile, I don't know why, to realize it was a girl's head!

4.

Again with the SmartyPants Romance books, I loved the covers of the Donner Bakery series as well!

5.

So, I love all the covers of the books in the Winston Brothers series, and I've read all but I think one or two of the earlier ones, and one or two of them I've read in past years, but I had to share all of them.  I was lucky enough to get this magnet set at Book Bonanza back in August as well.

Hmm, I'm seeing a trend of beards on my favorite covers this year, did you notice that?

6.

I kind of like the new trend of kind of comic-ish looking covers, and this series definitely had that!

7.

A great story with a great cover!

8.

Again, a great story with a great cover.

9.

Again, this is totally the librarian/bookseller in me adoring this picture!  Plus it totally reminds me of the movie The Mummy.

10.

I just really like the way the basketball is peeking out of a heart-shaped "tear" in the paper/cover of the book.


What do you think of my cover choices?  Would you agree on any?  What covers blew you away this year?


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Blog Tour Review with Excerpt: Kiss Me Again (Kiss Me Series #3) by Emma Hart

WANTED: ROOMMATE. Must be tidy, polite, and absolutely not my brother’s hot as sin best friend.

Kiss Me Again, an all-new hilarious brother’s best friend standalone romance from New York Times bestselling author Emma Hart is available now!

Book info:

Title:  Kiss Me Again
Author:  Emma Hart
Series:  Kiss Me #3
Genre: Adult romantic comedy
Release Date:  October 22nd, 2019

Source: E-galley from Social Butterfly PR which did not influence my opinion
My rating:  5 stars

Synopsis: 

I have no idea why I said yes.

Maybe I’d had one too many wines. Maybe I’d done it accidentally. Maybe I’d been sleep-texting.

One thing I know for sure is this: I absolutely do not want Ethan Hawkins in my apartment, up in my business, taking over my space.

Yet he’s here. Moving his stuff into my spare bedroom. Sending a wave of panty-melting, musky man-scent my way every time he walks past me.

Here’s the thing.

We don’t get along—at all. We never have, and I don’t think we’re going to start now that we’re under one roof.

There’s also that little issue where I’m kinda, sorta, totally in love with him…

Uh-oh.

My Review:

As usual it didn't take by one page to be sucked right back into this series!   I've also learned though, that it is not safe to read books by Emma Hart while I have a cough, because I get to laughing so hard that I can't stop coughing which leads to problems with breathing.  But Hart's books are ones I can't skip, because I love the characters so much!  The humor and all the friendships are my favorite parts, and the steaminess is perfect as well.  They are very sexy, but with just the perfect amount of what is realistic, awkward, or just normal in those very type of situations.  I know that with almost every one of the author's stories I find myself mentioning the connections I feel with the characters, but these days I think I am a lot like Ava with her crankiness and snarkiness.  I probably need a guy like Ethan Hawkins (anyone else get the little connection I got there to Ethan Hawke?) to deal with someone like me.  I loved that just because they finally figured out that they were attracted to each other towards the end and began to act on that, they still were most comfortable when they were arguing or just being their usual selves towards each other.  That's exactly what I need and want!  Now, we've got all three of our girls in this group hooked up, but here's hoping the author will also let Ava's brother Leo have a story at some point as well!

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Excerpt

I shoved the front door open and set my gaze on Ethan on the sofa. “If you’re going to lie to me about living here, we’re going to have to set some hard and fast rules. The first one: the stinky, spiky pig lives in your bedroom.”  

He peered over at me, one hand in a bag of cheese Doritos and the other tickling the hedgehog who was now lying on his chest.

It was quite the sight.  

“How do you know he stinks?” he asked, licking his fingers and cradling the animal before he put the chip packet on the coffee table.  

“I Googled. They need cleaning every day. I’m not doing it, and neither am I living in a smell of tiny animal who should be wild.”  

“He’s a pygmy hedgehog. He’s bred to be domesticated.”  

“His spiky bits could be made out of solid gold and I wouldn’t give a shit.” I put my purse on the island and looked at him. “You can send me Google links to them if it pleases His Highness, but my stance won’t change. That animal is not living in my living room, and I’d rather you didn’t snuggle with him on the sofa.”  

“It’s ironic,” Ethan mused. “I have a hedgehog on my chest, and you’re still the prickliest thing in this apartment.”

“If I wasn’t staunchly against animal cruelty, I’d throw a saucepan at you.”  

“You can still hit me over the head with it.”  

“I was talking about you, not the hedgehog, you pig.”

“May I say that you are an absolute fucking delight, Ava. I can’t imagine why you’re still single.”  

“Probably the same reason you are. The asshole gene is strong as fuck and not all that attractive.”

 

About Emma Hart

Emma Hart is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over thirty novels and has been translated into several different languages.

She is a mother, wife, lover of wine, Pink Goddess, and valiant rescuer of wild baby hedgehogs.

Emma prides herself on her realistic, snarky smut, with comebacks that would make a PMS-ing teenage girl proud.

Yes, really. She's that sarcastic.

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Blog Tour Review with Excerpt: Kiss Me Tonight (Kiss Me #2) by Emma Hart

What do a wrong number text, a burning building, and a quirky florist have in common?

A hunky firefighter with an extra-large…hosepipe.

Kiss Me Tonight, an all-new hilarious standalone romance from New York Times bestselling author Emma Hart is available now!

Book info:

Title:  Kiss Me Tonight
Author:  Emma Hart
Series:  Kiss Me #2
Genre:  Adult romantic comedy
Release Date:  September 24th, 2019
Source:  E-galley from Social Butterfly PR which did not influence my opinion
My rating:  5 stars

Synopsis:

In hindsight, I never should have opened that text message. The last thing I needed first thing on a Monday was a picture of some stranger’s, um, eggplant, in my inbox.

I also should have replaced the batteries in my fire alarm, because my Friday night did not need to end with my apartment building going up in flames.

But it’s fine. It’s fine. Everything is fine.

I’m only lying in a hospital bed with more split ends than I’ve ever had, almost all my Earthly possessions have turned to ash, and apparently, they don’t serve wine to patients in this place.

But like I said, it’s fine.

Until he walks in.

The guy who saved my life. My hero. Noah Jacobs.

And the universe is amusing itself at my expense, because the dirty photo I woke up to on Monday?

It’s his.

My Review:

So I loved first book in this series of standalone titles, Kiss Me Not.   Honestly, I almost always love all books by this author.  And of course the way this book starts out, the description, well, I was laughing before I even actually started the book!  What I'm loving most about this series, other than the hilariousness of all the characters and situations, is how real it is.  It doesn't have a ton of drama, just the things that every day people might go through in a relationship. And sometimes that's all I want.  I love how much the types of comments the characters make to their friends and family are so much exactly like what I might say to my own friends and family.  And then, one bit in this one I loved was her comment about the Justin Timberlake poster in her bedroom. How when she was a kid the way JT was looking at her that way because he wanted to marry her, but now it was because he wanted to kill her.  So freaking hilarious to think about how the movie stars or singers that we had crushes on in the day used to do the "blue steel" looks for their posters, or maybe you'd call it the duck lip look.  LOL!!!  I don't know if I can describe just how much I love this author's writing!!!  We also got to enjoy Preston and Halley from Kiss Me Not, including raccoon babies!  I can't wait for Ava's book next, which at the moment, looks like it will be published on my birthday in October!

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Excerpt

“Hi.”

I glanced over at him, my lips curving. “Hi.”  

“You ready?”  

“To escape the madhouse? What do you think?”  

“That I should put my foot down.”  

I winked and clicked my belt into place. “Let’s go. Where are we going?”  

Noah pulled away from the curb. “I was going to let you direct me. I haven’t been in town long, like I said, and I definitely haven’t been out for lunch.”  

I leaned back in the seat. “Hmm. What do you want to eat?”  

“You’re the one breaking out of jail. I’m happy to go wherever you want to.”  

“Oh, no. I hate making decisions like this. Do you know how difficult it is to pick somewhere to eat?” I shifted my whole body so I could look at him. “Do you want Chinese? Thai? Steak? Korean? Pizza? Burgers? Caribbean? Mexican? Spanish? French? Italian?”  

Noah’s gaze darted my way. “Do you have all those places in Creek Falls?”  

“No, but that doesn’t make the decision any easier,” I replied. “Well? Burgers? Pizza? Mexican? Italian? Steak? Or Chinese?”  

“I don’t—shit me, I feel like I’m being interrogated by the fucking Government.”  

“You may as well be. Pick somewhere and I’ll tell you where to go.”  

“I said you can pick.”  

“I don’t care. I’ve been everywhere. They’re all good. You’re the new boy in town. Pick somewhere.”  
“You’re demanding, do you know that?”  

“Yes, Preston—oh, he’s my brother—regularly points out how demanding and difficult I am.” I paused. “If you really want me to pick, I will, but you can’t complain after.”  

He turned the blinker on so we’d head in the direction of Main Street. “You just said they’re all good.”

“They are, but it’s not my fault if you feel like pizza and end up with a taco.”  

“I can honestly say that I do not care what I eat for lunch as long as it’s edible.”

“Right. Then turn left, then right, and pull into the parking lot next to the liquor store.”  

“I see you’re taking us to a reputable location.”

“Oh, no. The liquor store is a pit stop. It just happens to be on the way to the Mexican place I like.”  

“I see. So you’re using me for liquor.”  

“You’ve met my great-aunt. Damn straight I’m using you for liquor.”

About Emma Hart

Emma Hart is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over thirty novels and has been translated into several different languages.

She is a mother, wife, lover of wine, Pink Goddess, and valiant rescuer of wild baby hedgehogs.

Emma prides herself on her realistic, snarky smut, with comebacks that would make a PMS-ing teenage girl proud.

Yes, really. She's that sarcastic.

Connect with Emma

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Blog Tour Review with Excerpt: Kiss Me Not (Kiss Me #1) by Emma Hart

What do you do when you’re the reigning kissing booth champion but the only person you want to kiss is your best friend’s brother?

Kiss Me Not, an all-new hilarious brother's best friend romance from New York Times bestselling author Emma Hart is available now! 

Book info:

Title:  Kiss Me Not
Author:  Emma Hart
Series:  Kiss Me #1
Genre:  Adult romantic comedy
Release Date:  August 27th, 2019
Source:  E-galley from Social Butterfly PR which did not influence my opinion
My rating:  5 stars

Synopsis:

Let me make this clear right here, right now: I, Halley Dawson, do not care that Preston Wright is kissing other women.

Not a lick. Not at all. Nuh-uh-freakin’-uh.

I do care that he’s doing it six feet away from me behind a gaudy velvet curtain—making him my competition in this year’s kissing contest.

Why do I care, you ask? Because I’ve had an unfortunate crush on the insufferable idiot since I was sixteen years old, but I also know it’s never going to happen.

He’s the Creek Falls bachelor to die for, and I’m the Creek Falls racoon lady who puts peanut butter sandwiches out for them every night.

I’m not going to let him break my four-year-long reign—no matter how many times he breaks the rules and slides the curtain across to do the one thing he’s not allowed to:

Kiss me. 

My Review:

This book is exactly why I love Emma Hart.  If I could have, I would have sat down and not moved until I was done with it, because it was so funny and so good!  This author totally knows how to relate to things that I think about every day.  I connect so much with the characters, even when they might not be anything like me really!  It didn't hurt that the main character in this, Halley, was a librarian, because that's my job!  So many jokes that were just written perfectly into the story.  Boob sweat was one that perfectly hit right now with the heat of summer still lingering around into September as it always does around here. 

And then, then there is the fish that Preston named Uranus.  As with every book by this author, there is always one scene that I end up laughing so hard as I'm reading that if my dogs are snuggling with me, I disturb them and they jump up and give me dirty looks.  Not to mention the part where Preston asks Halley to "Hold Uranus for a minute" and her response to that is what had me laughing so hard, and I still get the giggles that are hard to stop whenever I think about that part.  And also as usual, there were the grandmothers and great aunts that were as hilarious as any other character in the book.  I loved that we also got to spend a little time with some characters from one of the author's other books, The Accidental Girlfriend.  I was staying up reading last night, and finally had to put the book down to go to sleep since I had to work this morning.  I really wished it was still summer, or maybe the weekend even, so that I could have stayed up all night to finish reading it.  

I'm extremely glad for more books in the series, because I can't wait to see what romance has in store for Halley's friends!

 

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Excerpt:

“I never answered your question.”  

“What question?” I darted my eyes to the side.  

“Just now. You asked me if I wanted to kiss you.”  

I did, didn’t I? Right. “Oh,” was all I said.  

Slowly, he moved his hand to my chin and gently lifted it. Still, I didn’t look at him, keeping my eyes firmly trained on the front of the tent, even though I was facing him.

“Halley.”

“Yeah?”  

“I want to kiss you.”  

My eyes darted to his.  

“I thought that’d do it.” His lips twitched, and he lowered his head until I had to fight the urge to close my eyes in anticipation of the kiss that was coming. I swallowed, my lips parting.  

Preston moved closer.  

And he kissed my cheek.  

I jerked out of whatever trance I’d just been in. “What the hell?”  

He jumped off the stage, grinning. “I guess we’ll have to wait until tomorrow to break the stalemate, won’t we?”  

“Oh, hell no!” I jumped off, stalking him to his side of the stage. “You just stood there in front of me and told me you want to kiss me, then kiss my cheek? The hell was that?”  

His eyebrows shot up, amusement flashing in his eyes. “If I didn’t know better, I’d think you wanted to kiss me, too.”  

“Irrelevant,” I shot back. “But you’re a special kind of asshole to tell a girl you wanna kiss her and then not do it.” I turned around, then stopped. “You know what? When I beat you tomorrow, you can kiss my ass.”  

“You’re way too mad about this.”

 “I’m not mad!” My voice raised a few octaves. “I couldn’t care if you want to kiss me or not. I most certainly don’t want to kiss you.”  

“Why are you shouting at me?”

“I’m not—” I was shouting at him. “Whatever,” I said in a normal voice. “Make sure you take that money to the bank. Tell Tish I sent you.”

I left him on his side of the curtain and went to get my purse. He could get fucked. After all that where I think I was so damn nervous I broke a sweat, he didn’t even kiss me.  

I wasn’t lying with what I said.  

He could kiss my ass.  

I’d even wear my good panties and bend over for him.

 

About Emma Hart

Emma Hart is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over thirty novels and has been translated into several different languages.

She is a mother, wife, lover of wine, Pink Goddess, and valiant rescuer of wild baby hedgehogs.

Emma prides herself on her realistic, snarky smut, with comebacks that would make a PMS-ing teenage girl proud.

Yes, really. She's that sarcastic.

Connect with Emma

Facebook: http://bit.ly/2KVY9Lz

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Amazon US: http://amzn.to/2Dq42ez

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Cover Reveal: The Kiss Me Series by Emma Hart

The Kiss Me Series, an all-new hilarious series of standalones from New York Times bestselling author Emma Hart is coming August 27th and we have the fresh and fun covers!

Kiss Me Not

Releasing August 27th 

Let me make this clear right here, right now: I, Halley Dawson, do not care that Preston Wright is kissing other women.

Not a lick. Not at all. Nuh-uh-freakin’-uh.

I do care that he’s doing it six feet away from me behind a gaudy velvet curtain—making him my competition in this year’s kissing contest.

Why do I care, you ask? Because I’ve had an unfortunate crush on the insufferable idiot since I was sixteen years old, but I also know it’s never going to happen.

He’s the Creek Falls bachelor to die for, and I’m the Creek Falls racoon lady who puts peanut butter sandwiches out for them every night.

I’m not going to let him break my four-year-long reign—no matter how many times he breaks the rules and slides the curtain across to do the one thing he’s not allowed to:

Kiss me.

Pre-order your copy today!

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2wq22jD

AppleBooks: https://apple.co/2VZW8QH

Amazon Worldwide: http://mybook.to/KissMeNot

Nook: http://bit.ly/2QFpPWh

Kobo: http://bit.ly/2JMUDng

Kiss Me Tonight

Releasing September 24th 

What do a wrong number text, a burning building, and a quirky florist have in common?

A hunky firefighter with an extra-large…hosepipe.

In hindsight, I never should have opened that text message. The last thing I needed first thing on a Monday was a picture of some stranger’s, um, eggplant, in my inbox.

I also should have replaced the batteries in my fire alarm, because my Friday night did not need to end with my apartment building going up in flames.

But it’s fine. It’s fine. Everything is fine.

I’m only lying in a hospital bed with more split ends than I’ve ever had, almost all my Earthly possessions have turned to ash, and apparently, they don’t serve wine to patients in this place.

But like I said, it’s fine.

Until he walks in.

The guy who saved my life. My hero. Noah Jacobs.

And the universe is amusing itself at my expense, because the dirty photo I woke up to on Monday?

It’s his.

Pre-order your copy today!

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2IYsOqw

AppleBooks: https://apple.co/2XwekGv

Amazon Worldwide: http://mybook.to/KissMTonight

Nook: http://bit.ly/2YrDJhO

Kobo: http://bit.ly/2IZe1M9

Kiss Me Again

Releasing October 22nd

WANTED: ROOMMATE. Must be tidy, polite, and absolutely not my brother’s hot as sin best friend.

I have no idea why I said yes.

Maybe I’d had one too many wines. Maybe I’d done it accidentally. Maybe I’d been sleep-texting.

One thing I know for sure is this: I absolutely do not want Ethan Hawkins in my apartment, up in my business, taking over my space.

Yet he’s here. Moving his stuff into my spare bedroom. Sending a wave of panty-melting, musky man-scent my way every time he walks past me.

Here’s the thing.

We don’t get along—at all. We never have, and I don’t think we’re going to start now that we’re under one roof.

There’s also that little issue where I’m kinda, sorta, totally in love with him…

Uh-oh.

Pre-order your copy today!

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2SBLfnQ

AppleBooks: https://apple.co/2RLhuR3

Amazon Worldwide: http://mybook.to/KissMeAgainEH

Nook: http://bit.ly/3036OQZ

Kobo: http://bit.ly/2Ji7gUH

About Emma Hart

Emma Hart is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over thirty novels and has been translated into several different languages.

She is a mother, wife, lover of wine, Pink Goddess, and valiant rescuer of wild baby hedgehogs.

Emma prides herself on her realistic, snarky smut, with comebacks that would make a PMS-ing teenage girl proud.

Yes, really. She's that sarcastic.

Connect with Emma

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EmmaHartBooks/

BookBub: http://bit.ly/2Dr0atq

Amazon US: http://amzn.to/2Dq42ez

Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/2EBbZNe

Goodreads: http://bit.ly/2D91d3T

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emmahartauthor/

Stay up to date with Emma by joining her mailing list: https://www.emmahart.org/newsletter

Website: https://www.emmahart.org/home