What a fun series.
Be sure to stop back by on September 25th for my review of Fresh Brewed.
And don’t forget to enter the giveaway.
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Over Easy
The Continental Breakfast Club #1
by Pamela Ford
Genre: Chick Lit / Romance
My Review
Such fun. This was a mad dash from beginning to end.
Allie comes from a family of over achievers. She’s just a lowly dog groomer. Feeling pressured by her family, Allie, along with her two best friends, come up with a plan to meet the man of her dreams. Surely that will impress her family.
They crash the continental breakfast at a fancy hotel and, sure enough, Allie finds a handsome, successful man who shows an interest in her. Sadly, she doesn’t know he’s a jewel thief and has mistaken her for his contact.
Now the sparkly poop is about to hit the fan as the thieves realize they gave the jewels to the wrong person, and they come to collect.
I remember how tight I was with my best friends. How we did some really crazy things to help each other. It’s one laugh after another with these three.
I was hoping that Allie would find herself. Realize she didn’t have anything to prove to her family. And I hoped her family would realize that too. I couldn’t help but think this madcap adventure would do just that. And maybe, just maybe, Allie would find the right guy for the right reasons.
Right from the start, I enjoyed the easy flow of this story. I settled in for the fun and read it straight through, snorting and giggling all the way.
4 Stars
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Synopsis
Allie Parker’s had enough. Just because she’s a dog groomer, her overachieving family of doctors and lawyers treats her like a child. She’s convinced that a successful husband is all she needs to change their attitudes. So when she and her friends come up with a brilliant new way to meet eligible men, Allie squeezes into her sister’s stylish clothes and sneaks into continental breakfast at an upscale hotel to find herself the perfect guy.
Before Allie has taken her last bite of syrup-laden waffle, she’s met the man of her dreams. But what she doesn’t know is that he’s a jewel thief who mistakenly thinks she’s his contact—and so does everyone else who’s after his stash of diamonds.
Suddenly Allie’s world is crazily upended. And as she scrambles to prove her innocence and get back to her old life, she discovers happily ever after sneaks up when you least expect it.
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Fresh Brewed
The Continental Breakfast Club #2
Synopsis
Breanna Mitchell is on her way to a relaxing vacation at the ocean. Maybe she’ll even have a beachside fling to help her get over a recent breakup.
But when a tropical storm makes her destination hotel uninhabitable, a chance encounter at continental breakfast delivers a fabulous option—with a catch. She and her friends can stay at a privately-owned, three-story oceanfront home—if she pretends to be the girlfriend of the owner’s heartbreaker grandson, Ethan. Since he won’t even be there, how hard could it be?
Everything is going swimmingly until Bree drinks too much wine and regales the family with romantic tales about her relationship with Ethan. His adorable brother Adam gets suspicious. His marriage-minded grandma gets engagement fever. The beautiful woman next door gets teary-eyed.
And then, Ethan unexpectedly arrives. Suddenly Bree is about to get everything she’s ever wished for—but is it what she really wants?
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Author Pamela Ford
Pamela Ford is the award-winning author of contemporary and historical romance. She grew up watching old movies, blissfully sighing over the romance; and reading sci-fi and adventure novels, vicariously living the action. The combination probably explains why the books she writes are romantic, happily-ever-afters with plenty of plot – and often lots of laughter.
After graduating from college with a degree in Advertising, Pam merrily set off to earn a living, searching for that perfect career as she became a graphic designer, print buyer, pantyhose sales rep, public relations specialist, copywriter, freelance writer – and finally author. Pam has won numerous awards including the Booksellers Best, the Laurel Wreath, and a gold medal IPPY in the Independent Book Publisher Awards. She is a Kindle Book Awards finalist and a two-time Golden Heart Finalist. She lives in Wisconsin where she is working on her next novel.
Connect with the author: Website Twitter Facebook Goodreads
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Five winners total:
2 winners will get a print copy of Over Easy + a $10 Starbucks gift card,
2 winners will get a print copy of Fresh Brewed + a $10 Starbucks gift card,
1 winner will get a print copy of both books + a $25 Starbucks gift card
Ends Sept 17
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Follow The Tour
Aug 1 – Library of Clean Reads – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway
Aug 1 – All the Doodles ‘n Scribbles – review of Over Easy / author interview
Aug 1 – XoXo Book Blog – review of Over Easy / giveaway
Aug 1 – Working Mommy Journal – review of Over Easy / giveaway
Aug 2 – Bookishly Devoted – review of Over Easy
Aug 2 – Rockin’ Book Reviews – review of Over Easy / giveaway
Aug 2 – Room With Books – review of Over Easy / author interview / giveaway
Aug 3 – Library of Clean Reads – review of Over Easy / giveaway
Aug 3 – XoXo Book Blog – review of Fresh Brewed / giveaway
Aug 3 – Room With Books – review of Fresh Brewed / giveaway
Aug 4 – Sahar’s Blog – review of Over Easy
Aug 4 – Laura’s Interests – review of Over Easy / author interview / giveaway
Aug 5 – Working Mommy Journal – review of Fresh Brewed / giveaway
Aug 5 – Rockin’ Book Reviews – review of Fresh Brewed / giveaway
Aug 8 – Jaquo Lifestyle Magazine – review of Over Easy
Aug 8 – A Wondrous Bookshelf – review of Over Easy / giveaway
Aug 9 – Writing Pearls – review of Over Easy
Aug 9 – Tragically Dull Adventures of an Almost Librarian-review of Over Easy/ giveaway
Aug 10 – Being Tilly’s Mummy – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway
Aug 10 – Writing Pearls – review of Fresh Brewed
Aug 11 – Sahar’s Blog – review of Fresh Brewed
Aug 11 – Laura’s Interests – review of Fresh Brewed / giveaway
Aug 12 – Jaquo Lifestyle Magazine – book spotlight / author interview
Aug 12 – Tragically Dull Adventures of an Almost Librarian – review of Fresh Brewed
Aug 15 – Wondrous Bookshelf – review of Fresh Brewed / giveaway
Aug 15 – The Travelogue of a book addict – review of Over Easy / giveaway
Aug 15 – The Writing Garnet – review of Over Easy / author interview
Aug 16 – Bound 4 Escape – review of Over Easy / giveaway
Aug 16 – A Bookaholic Blog – review of Over Easy / giveaway
Aug 16 – A Splendid Messy Life – review of Over Easy / giveaway / author interview
Aug 17 – A Holland Reads – review of Over Easy / author interview / giveaway
Aug 17 – Library of Clean Reads – review of Fresh Brewed / giveaway
Aug 18 – Christa Reads and Writes – review of Over Easy
Aug 18 – fuonlyknew – review of Over Easy / giveaway
Aug 19 – Fascinating Quest – review of Over Easy
Aug 19 – Readers Muse – review of Over Easy
Aug 22 – The Travelogue of a book addict – review of Fresh Brewed / giveaway
Aug 22 – A Bookaholic Blog – review of Fresh Brewed / giveaway
Aug 23 – Corinne Rodrigues – review of Over Easy
Aug 23 – A Splendid Messy Life – review of Fresh Brewed / giveaway
Aug 24 – Pause for Tales – review of Over Easy
Aug 25 – Bound 4 Escape – review of Fresh Brewed / giveaway
Aug 25 – Fascinating Quest – review of Fresh Brewed
Aug 25 – fuonlyknew – review of Fresh Brewed / giveaway
Aug 26 – #redhead.with.book – review of Over Easy / giveaway
Aug 29 – A Holland Reads – review of Fresh Brewed / giveaway
Aug 29 – Genuine Jenn – review of Over Easy / giveaway
Aug 30 – Corinne Rodrigues – review of Fresh Brewed
Aug 30 – Bookaholic Banter – review of Over Easy / giveaway
Aug 31 – Pause for Tales – review of Fresh Brewed
Sept 1 – Thoughts on This ‘n That – review of Over Easy / giveaway
Sept 1 – Fantastic Feathers – review of Fresh Brewed
Sept 2 – Thoughts on This ‘n That – review of Fresh Brewed / giveaway
Sept 2 – Book and Ink – review of Over Easy / giveaway
Sept 5 – Book and Ink – review of Fresh Brewed / giveaway
Sept 5 – #redhead.with.book – review of Fresh Brewed / giveaway
Sept 6 – Bookaholic Banter – review of Fresh Brewed / giveaway
Sept 6 – Genuine Jenn – review of Fresh Brewed / giveaway
Sept 7 – Bookishly Devoted – review of Fresh Brewed
Sept 7 – Readers Muse – review of Fresh Brewed
Sept 8 – Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers – review of Fresh Brewed / giveaway
Sept 9 – The Writing Garnet – review of Fresh Brewed
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I liked the review, thank you.
Thanks, Rita:)
These both sound like fun reads. 🙂
Stormi
Lots of fun, Stormi:)
I am a sucker for great covers and I love the simple, cute design!
sherry @ fundinmental
They do pop!
Thanks for the great review–I’m glad you liked the girls’ screwball adventures!
I sure had some fun. And just finished Fresh Brewed and had even more fun. I hope your tour is a smashing success:)
Thank you! So far, so good!
Beautiful covers. Sounds Like good reads.
I love the simple covers. They sure pop!
I think it sounds like a fun book to read.
Perfect summer read!
These sound like so much fun! I need to read more books like these, which are a bit more lighthearted and funny.
I’ve always been drawn to them. And they are great when I need a break from thrillers and horror books:)
great simple cover designs make ’em look elegant & interesting! 🙂
Love the review- sounds so fun!
Thanks for the great giveaway!
I would really like to win this prize!