Share the Love Blog Hop- #Giveaway

I love sharing, books, never chocolate. Anna at Herding Cats and Burning Soup has put on yet another stupendous blog hop. This time we're letting everyone know which blog or author we absolutely lurv.


I'd like to share with you a wonderful writer. I fell in love with her after reading one of her sweet books. I've since graduated to her more spicy novels. Delaney Diamond has a slew of books out, but I'm focusing on her Love Unexpected series. I've read the first book and loved it (read review here). The other two are sitting on my Kindle beckoning to me each time I turn it on.

One night changes everything . . . again. 

Years ago, when Ryan Stewart saw Shawna Ferguson, it was love at first sight. Unfortunately, he wasn’t a free man, and his deception caused him to lose her after a weekend that changed his life.

When Shawna’s sister and brother-in-law set her up on a blind date, she has no idea it’s with Ryan, with whom she’d spent a weekend she wishes she could forget. She reluctantly agrees to finish the date with him, but doing so leaves her vulnerable to his charms and the heat he ignited in her that very first night.
 Buy Link: Amazon, ARe

They have nothing in common. So why can’t they stay away from each other?

Construction foreman Tomas Molina has no desire to settle down. He enjoys the single life too much, with all the choices of women available to him. But when ad executive Talia Jackson becomes single again, they start an affair that has him questioning his beliefs about relationships. And the next thing he knows, he’s the one demanding exclusivity.

Talia Jackson has always done what’s right. Gone to the right schools, worn the right clothes, and married the right man. Seeking a boost when her marriage ends in divorce, she finds comfort in the arms of Tomas Molina, a man who makes her feel alive in a way she never has before. Then an unexpected result of their affair forces her to make a tough decision—stay in the world she’s known all her life, or make a future with the man she’s grown to love. 

Buy Link: Amazon, ARe


They didn’t mean to fall in love…

Brenda Morrison has known Jay Santorini for years, but he’s off limits. He’s her friend’s ex-husband, and except for one slip-up, they’ve always had a platonic relationship. But now that she’s back in Atlanta, the smoldering attraction between them is much harder to resist.

Jay has always kept a hands-off approach to Brenda, and the time they spend together starts out innocently enough, or so he pretends. Because the truth is, Jay has feelings for her, and those feelings are anything but innocent. 

Buy Link: Amazon, ARe

I'm giving away a $5 ARe gift card (aka Omni bucks). All you have to do is make one book recommendation with these requirements:
1. It made you laugh
2. It's less than 300 pages
3. You loved it

Review: The Blind Date by Delaney Diamond #InterracialRomance

The Blurb

One night changes everything . . . again. 
Years ago, when Ryan Stewart saw Shawna Ferguson, it was love at first sight. Unfortunately, he wasn’t a free man, and his deception caused him to lose her after a weekend that changed his life.

When Shawna’s sister and brother-in-law set her up on a blind date, she has no idea it’s with Ryan, with whom she’d spent a weekend she wishes she could forget. She reluctantly agrees to finish the date with him, but doing so leaves her vulnerable to his charms and the heat he ignited in her that very first night.

My Review

This is the second book I have read by Ms. Diamond. The first one was sweet. Now I know she can also get downright hot with her romances.

One thing I didn’t appreciate when I started reading the book was the mistake Ryan made years ago when they first met. My jaw dropped at one point because I was so shocked. When they met again at the restaurant, I wanted to punch him in the face. It didn’t take long for Ms. Diamond to switch me over me from being angry with him to rooting for him. Now that’s some great writing.

Shawna was strong, fiercely determined, and just plain awesome. Just the way I like my heroines.

From the moment they meet to the moment the book ends the heat and attraction is almost palpable. This was one of the reasons I ended up wanting the relationship to work.

I give this book five out of five table shaped chocolates (you’ll understand once you read the book).

I purchased Blind Date from Amazon.