Review, Excerpt & Giveaway of Seeking Mr. Wrong by Tamara Morgan

Series: Penelope Blue #3
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Source: the publisher in exchange for an honest review
Release Date: March 6th, 2018 
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Blurb from goodreads:

A fool-proof way to spice up any relationship:
1. Infiltrate a deadly ring of thieves, cons, and crooks.
2. Try to escape with your lives.

Penelope Blue used to be one of the best jewel thieves in New York City―but that was before falling in love with FBI poster boy Grant Emerson. Now she works at his side, helping her former enemy catch her past-life colleagues, and she couldn't be happier.

If only Grant would remember to play by the rules.

Now he's gone undercover on a cruise ship full of hardened criminals. To keep him safe, Penelope must pretend they're nothing but strangers...while searching for an information broker desperately wanted by the FBI. While doing her darndest not to backslide and steal 20 million dollars' worth of diamonds from beneath the noses of the criminal elite. It's all Penelope can do to keep this mission afloat...

Good thing this cat burglar has plenty of lives to spare.

Excerpt & Giveaway: Saving Mr. Perfect by Tamara Morgan

This is such a fun and engaging series I just had to share with you all. It's full of humor, romance, action, and family dynamics. It's funny, sweet, sexy, and serious. After you read the excerpt and enter the giveaway, pop over here to my read my review of "Saving Mr. Perfect".

Tamara Morgan is a contemporary comedy romance author. Ninety-nine percent of her information comes from television, movies, books, and all other pop culture activities that limit the amount of time she has to spend in polite company.

Her long-lived affinity for romance novels survived a B.A. degree in English Literature, after which time she discovered it was much more fun to create stories than analyze the life out of them. She lives with her husband and daughter in the Inland Northwest, where the summers are hot, the winters are cold, and coffee is available on every street corner.

Bea Reviews Saving Mr. Perfect by Tamara Morgan

Series: Penelope Blue #2  

Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca 
Source: the publisher in exchange for an honest review
Release Date: August 1st, 2017
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Blurb from goodreads:

I'm a jewel thief.
He's FBI.
What's that saying? Keep your friends close...and your husband closer.

Being a retired jewel thief certainly has its perks.

1. Oh, wait.
2. No it doesn’t.

Without the thrill of the chase, life’s been pretty dull. I garden, I drive my gorgeous husband up the wall, and I watch as my old world slowly slips away. But what’s that old saying? When one thief closes the door…a copycat jimmies open a window.

And now all fingers at the FBI are pointed at me.

Set up to take the fall for thefts worth millions, I have no choice but to strap on my heels and help my FBI agent husband track the thief. Grant might not think he needs a partner, but this is one case only a true professional can solve. Besides, I’ve got to know who’s been taking my bad name in vain.

Bea Reviews Because I Can by Tamara Morgan

Publisher: Carina Press 
Series: Montgomery Manor #3
Format Read: eGalley
Source: from the publisher in exchange for an honest review
Release Date: October 13, 2014
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Blurb from goodreads:

John "Monty" Montgomery is a workaholic. The oldest of the Montgomery children, he's been working by his father's side building the family hotel chain almost his entire life. His commitment to the business leaves no time for romance. But that's about to change.

Georgia Lennox has been fantasizing about Monty ever since she started her gig as handywoman at Montgomery Manor. She figures Monty is way out of her league, so she hasn't dared to act on her feelings — until he offers to help fill a volunteer shortage on her latest project, building houses for families in need.

Sparks fly as they spend time together, first on the job site, then off. But Georgia's not your typical frilly and feminine society girl. Hoping to find a way to fit in with the Montgomerys, she agrees to be made over by Monty's sister for an event. But if she lets her rough edges be smoothed away, will she be letting go of the very thing that attracted Monty in the first place?

A Guest Post by Romance Author Tamara Morgan

Romance author Tamara Morgan is out and about, celebrating the release of her new book, "The World Is A Stage", the second book in her Games of Love series. It releases next week, on June 5th. Today Tamara is writing about books that are so good you wish you could forget them.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Tamara Morgan is a romance writer and unabashed lover of historical reenactments—the more elaborate and geeky the costume requirements, the better. In her quest for modern-day history and intrigue, she has taken fencing classes, forced her child into Highland dancing, and, of course, journeyed annually to the local Renaissance Fair. These feats are matched by a universal love of men in tights, of both the superhero and codpiece variety.

Her home is in the Inland Northwest, where she lives with her husband, daughter, and variety of household pets. Feel free to drop her an email at tamaramorganwrites (at) gmail (dot) com or follow her on Twitter at @Tamara_Morgan.

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 Books So Good You Wish You Could Forget Them

We all have them. They’re the desert island keepers, the five-star gems, the books that haunt us long after we reach The End. These are the books we turn to time and time again, the ones we can quote from memory and whose characters are as dear to us as our own families.

For me, these books tend to run along the lines of the traditional. Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, The Count of Monte Cristo, pretty much anything by Georgette Heyer. I’d also include The Bronze Horseman and The Sparrow as my more modern offerings on that list. Oooh, or Carolyn Crane’s Disillusionists Trilogy or anything by J.L. Merrow or the Amelia Peabody series. (Okay, okay—I’ll stop before this becomes a mind-numbing list of Tamara’s Favorite Books.) The point is that any time I recommend these books to others to read (which is often), I always end up saying the same thing:

I’m so jealous you get to read this for the first time.

There are lots of reasons people want to turn back the hands of time, most of them more noble than wanting to read a book. Sure, you could change the course of history or visit some of the greatest minds of the past. But me? I can imagine few greater pleasures in this world than cracking open Jane Austen for the very first time, or once again discovering the Georgette Heyer backlist and devouring every last book in a matter of weeks. Re-reading is great, but as is the case with all things romance-related, it’s never quite the same as your first time, now is it?

Which is why I’m always on the hunt for the next big “I’m so jealous” book or series. Whether I’m scouring blogs for book recommendations or skimming over Goodreads ratings, I want to see those magical lines that indicate a reader would do anything to go back and read that book for the first time. In fact, I can’t think of a better endorsement than wishing you could erase a book from your memory every time you shut the pages, simply so you can someday have the pleasure of discovering it all over again.

Every writer I know is a reader first and foremost, myself included. I’d love to hear what books you wish you could go back and read with fresh new eyes. Maybe it’s too late for you to rediscover your favorites, but you can always share the love with others.

And that’s the next best thing.

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Book Blurb (from author):

Danger comes packaged in bulging muscles...and a codpiece.

Highland Games athlete Michael O'Leary is famous for his ability to charm a woman right out of her pants. Maybe a little too famous. When he’s sidelined with a knee injury, his wingman pounces on the chance to take full advantage of Michael’s idle time.

Trying out for the local adult-themed Shakespearean production seems simple, but there’s a catch. Michael must woo the notoriously demanding lead actress, Rachel Hewitt, thereby freeing his friend to pursue a courtship of Rachel's sister.

Rachel hates the thought of handing over the lead role in her admittedly scandalous troupe to someone so wholly uneducated in the ways of the Great Bard. But she’s in a bind, and the only one who can step up is a man who looks way too good in a codpiece—and knows it.

To add insult to injury, he refuses to take the role until she agrees to take his place in some barbaric warrior race. She’ll do it, but not with a smile. Unfortunately, the hardest part isn’t antagonizing her Scottish foes. It’s resisting the one man who seems determined to line and cue her heart—forever.

Warning: This book’s half-naked Shakespearean actors are not approved or acknowledged by people with actual literary merit. Neither are the dirty limericks.

THE WORLD IS A STAGE

By: TAMARA MORGAN

ASIN: B007HCWALQ

Published by: SAMHAIN

Genre: FICTION, ROMANCE, CONTEMPORARY

Format: EBOOK

Length: 513 KB

Release Date: June 5, 2012

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