*Guest Posting by Melinda* Nets and Lies by Katie Ashley

Book Blurb:

Always awkward in her 5’10 frame, Melanie Reeves finds her saving grace through basketball. Not only is she the varsity team captain, she’s the pride of Coach Thompson, who holds the keys to a college scholarship. Melanie has also found 'courtly' love with Will, Coach T's handsome, ball-playing son. When Melanie is on the court, everything is perfect....until she is forced to face an opponent who doesn't play by the rules. Jordan Solano's power lies in her beauty and sex appeal. Never afraid of breaking the rules, she engages in a scandalous flirtation with the school's married basketball coach. But the flirtation quickly turns into accusation, and Coach T's job and reputation are placed in jeopardy after Jordan charges him with rape. Jordan's own reputation has the school administration unwilling to believe her. That is, until she makes a startling claim - she's not the only victim. Suddenly, all eyes are on Melanie, and it isn't for her amazing free-throws. A man's job, a girl's reputation, and her boyfriend's entire world now rest in Melanie's hands. She has to decide: keep her secrets and protect her future, or put an end to the lies...and lose everything.

Melinda's Review:

I want to start off by letting you know there is rape in this book if that isn’t something you want to read.  It was a good book but a tough read for me. I would give it 3.5 stars 

First you have Melanie who was a senior and the captain of the girl’s varsity basketball team.  She was dating her coach’s son, Will, who was on the boy’s basketball team.  Melanie was saving herself to be with someone she truly loved. Then you have Jordan who was the student that was having an affair with Melanie’s coach, Coach Thompson (Coach T).

One night Coach T rapes Melanie and realizes she was a virgin.  This same night he was suppose to hook up with Jordan. Jordan sees Melanie come out of the Gym that night. Coach T tells Jordan that he can no longer see her. Jordan thinks that Melanie and Coach T are having an affair and decides to get even with Coach T. She reports that she was raped by Coach T and mentions that Melanie was also. 

Melanie has to decide if she is going to tell the truth or lie about being raped.  In the mean time, everyone knows Jordan’s reputation and no one believes that she was raped. She is made an outcast, bullied, and has death threats.  Melanie decides to tell everyone that Jordan is lying about Coach T.  She does not want to hurt Will, or jeopardize her or any of her teammate’s possible scholarships or Coach T’s reputation. 

I don’t want to say much more because I don’t want to give away the ending of the book but I was surprised at what Jordan does and how her story ends.  I was disappointed in the sentencing that Coach T got but unfortunately that is what happens in the real world also.  



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Katie Ashley is the New York Times, USA Today, and Amazon Best-Selling author of The Proposition. She lives outside of Atlanta, Georgia with her two very spoiled dogs and one outnumbered cat. She has a slight obsession with Pinterest, The Golden Girls, Harry Potter, Shakespeare, Supernatural, Designing Women, and Scooby-Doo.

She spent 11 1/2 years educating the Youth of America aka teaching MS and HS English until she left to write full time in December 2012.

She also writes Young Adult fiction under the name Krista Ashe. 

Don't Hate the Player...Hate the Game by Katie Ashley

 

Book Blurb:

 For Noah Sullivan being the best friend to a douchebag and player like Jake Nelson has never been easy. It's been a rocky road since kindergarten when Jake duct taped Noah to his chair before recess. With just six weeks to high school graduation, Jake accidentally blows his drunken ass up on his grandfather's tractor, and Noah finds himself immersed not only in a whirlwind of grief, but on a quest to find a mystery girl from Jake's past.

While cleaning out Jake's room, Noah and Jake's dad make a startling discovery. Instead of the obligatory porn collection or pot stash, they find a ring, but not just any ring. Its half a carat of commitment in a platinum setting-proving even man whores have taste. After Jake's mom pleads with Noah to find the girl who meant so much to Jake, Noah begins a modern day Grail quest to track the girl down.

Since Jake was a notorious player with a legendary collection of trophy panties, Noah finds himself in over his head. There are the usual suspects like Avery, the Ice Princess Jake dated for appearances, or Presley, the school mattress Jake dated for convenience. But the trail begins to point to the most unlikely of suspects: Maddie, the Valedictorian and choir girl who was trying to help the unmotivated jock graduate--the girl who also has surprisingly caught Noah's eye and meddled with his heart.

Hanging out with Maddie shows Noah a different side of Jake--one that was deeply human and surprisingly douche-free. And the more he tries to solve the mystery of the ring and of Jake, the more Noah starts to discover about himself and of love.

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Angie J's 4.5 star review:

I got this book because I have loved everything that I have read by this author.  I was intrigued to read a sweet YA because people I don't generally do YA.....sorry SMUT /Paranormal/rock star/ bad boy biker addict here :)  I am sooo glad I did.  I loved this book for the complexity of it.  I mean the way the book starts it seems very "traditional" and reminds me of high school.  The high school jocks who bang the girls.  The prom queens.....The school sluts....The artsy kids who are popular....the nerd...etc.  Seriously you sooo remember someone from high school who fit this mold.  Well Jake was the popular Douche who screwed a different girl a night and even charmed a few girls into cashing in their V cards.  Noah is his best friend since Kindergarten.  Noah is a party guy but also responsible.  Jake on the other hand...not so responsible or is he?  So the book starts with Jake getting killed and Noah (after being told to by Jake's mom) is to find the girl Jake wanted to MARRY!!!!  YES Jake the DB had fallen in love and wanted to change his life around for THIS mystery girl.

Noah is totally blow away after talking to the preachers daughter Maddie about Jake.  Jake did mission trips?  Jake helped care for Maddie's sick little brother...this leaves Noah Scratching his head.  He has a clue as to find "the mystery" girl and when he does discover who it he, he is sad.  He has fallen for the girl and doesn't want to tell her "hey my DB buddy loved you and he wanted to give you thing ring buuuut he is dead so can I have ya???"

So i told you this novel was traditional right?   Well man was there a curve ball thrown in there about Jake and his intentions.  I. WAS. FLOORED!!!  I guess a leopard CAN change their spots.  There is a side story about Noah and his mom and dad that helped Noah put things in perspective for sure.  I think the epilogue was great and I loved what Noah's girl...yes he gets the girl.....has planned for them :)  WHAT YOU DIDN'T THINK HE WOULD!!!! ?????

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About the Author:

SQUEE  Twinsie Angie E and Angie J with Katie in Nashville :)

 

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Katie Ashley is the New York Times, USA Today, and Amazon Best-Selling author of The Proposition. She lives outside of Atlanta, Georgia with her two very spoiled dogs and one outnumbered cat. She has a slight obsession with Pinterest, The Golden Girls, Harry Potter, Shakespeare, Supernatural, Designing Women, and Scooby-Doo.

She spent 11 1/2 years educating the Youth of America aka teaching MS and HS English until she left to write full time in December 2012.

She also writes Young Adult fiction under the name Krista Ashe. 

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The Proposition AND The Proposal by Katie Ashley

 

Book Blurb:

 With her thirtieth birthday looming, Emma Harrison finds her biological clock clanging and the elusive knight in shining armor yet to appear. She’s running out of options, especially after her gay best friend backs out from being her sperm donor. Of course, there’s always a sperm bank, but Emma fears a donor mix-up might impregnate her with the spawn of Satan.

Resident company womanizer, Aidan Fitzgerald, is used to always getting what he wants, especially in the bedroom. When Emma spurns his advances at the company Christmas party, he's determined to have her no matter what it takes. After Aidan learns of Emma's predicament, he is quick to offer a proposition that will benefit them both. He will father Emma's child, but she must conceive it with him naturally. Not one for hook-ups or casual sex, Emma is reluctant to take him up on his offer, but his charm, coupled with her intense desire for motherhood, wins out.

Soon their baby-making sessions become more than just physical. Aidan can't seem to walk away from her while Emma begins to wonder if Aidan could be the one. But can Aidan leave his past behind to become the man Emma needs him to be?

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Angie J's Review:

SO do you remember when I went to Nashville to meet Katie, Jasinda and Tara??? I mentioned how my friend Melinda and I started reading Katie's books to each other to pass the 8 hour drive to and fro???  Well this was a book we started on the trip back and we laughed our asses off.

Aiden is a total DOUCHEBAG.  When the name was given to a man for the first time, I am sure it was told to him!!!   He is a manwhore totally.  He wants one night stands or emotionally empty hookups.  He is not going to get his heart broken and that is it.  It is all on his terms and when a girl gets to involved...bye bye baby.  So he sees sweet, innocent, naive hottie Emma and approached her at the Christmas party (not in this novel but back story for ya).  Her cock blocking friends warn her about him and she rebuffs him.  Dude is bummed and also shocked cuz noone says no to Aiden.......Well fast forward a few months and Em is having a massive "i want a baby attack".  Her best friend....her best GAY friend Connor's partner wont allow him to father Em's baby.  Well Aiden comes to the rescue.  He offers a Proposition....conceive the old fashioned way and he will donate his DNA to her cause.  Well Baby Fever makes Em desperate and she agrees.  Plus as he says "he will bring some good looking DNA to the table!!"

Now I shouldn't mention this but *snickers* I know you wanna know....the sex is hot.  Like REALLY EMBARRASSING to read to a best friend type hot. Katie defo didn't skim on the baby making fun that is for sure.

Ok back to my review......Emma knows she is in love but knowing Aiden she  keeps quiet about her feelings.  She knows that he will run for the hills or the thighs of any eager skank around.   Aiden is having trouble with the way Em makes him feel.  He tries to deny it and freaks out alot when stuff happens during her pregnancy.  So he decided that he can totally walk away from Emma without any trouble.  He does a total DB move (which I wont tell) and then realizes he has utterly screwed up all his happiness.  The end of the novel is a cliffhanger so be sure to have downloaded book 2 right after reading this.  Emma is broken hearted and Aiden is a a mess.  I am so excited to start book 2.  I will as soon as I post this review.

Book Blurb:

In the weeks following Aidan’s betrayal, Emma has tried her best to move on. Ignoring his countless texts, voice mails, and flowers, she isn’t sure she wants to be won back by him. But Aidan isn’t going down without a fight—especially not until Emma lets him reveal the secret of his past that caused him to be so commitment phobic.

But fate intervenes when premature labor forces Emma on strict bed rest for two weeks. Aidan steps forward with a shocking proposal. To prove his love and commitment for her and their unborn son, he will take a leave of absence from work to care for her around the clock. Vowing to guard her heart, Emma reluctantly agrees.

While she is touched by Aidan’s attentiveness and tender loving care, Emma is thrown for a loop by the amorous attentions of ER doctor, Alpesh “Pesh” Nadeen. Pesh is everything Emma could ever want—successful, stable, and ready to settle down and be a husband and father. Pesh wants nothing more than to win Emma’s heart, but she is not sure she’s able to give it.

Her heart may still belong to the very man who broke it—the one who is so desperately trying to win her back

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Angie J's Review:

WOWZERS!!!!  Ok so this book begins right where the last book ended...Aiden is broken and totally doing everything he can to get Em back.  She is soooo not going to have it because he has utterly and completely broken her heart.  Well a little bit of a medical drama from his pop and then Em and Aiden see each other.  Well, Pop decides to do a little match making for Em and ...wait for it.....not Aiden but the Doctor!!!  LOL  Well needless to say Aiden isn't thrilled with daddy-o.  His response is to step up Aidens game to win her back.  Well the stress of the baby daddy drama plus Pop in the hospital causes Em to go on bedrest.  Where does she go you ask?  Why to Aiden's of course.  He is so sweet and doing everything including growing a vagina *giggles*.  Well Em begins a self destructive path herself because, like Aiden in last book, she is freaking out.  She is really hurtful to Aiden and starts DATING people while living with her baby daddy!!!!!  SMH....oh Em!!!

  Well Em and Aiden realize they belong together and that was a pretty hot, intense scene .  Aiden finally admits some things to Em that she has been dying to hear come out of his lips. 

 I loved in the book when Casey and Nate get married.  The wedding was a riot when Casey freaks they are short a groomsman and asks douchenozzle Aiden to fill in *snort I love her nicknames for their wedding*.  Well Aiden has a little surprize up his sleeve for our girl Em and it was soooo sweet.  I think I knew it was going to happen but at the same time loved HOW "it" happened.....you wanna know dontchya???  To be honest, i can't really tell much more about the story of I will ruin the whole novel!!!!  Just trust me, if you liked book 1 then you will love book 2.

Well the epilogue of this book is great.  I loved how settled Em and Aiden are with Baby Noah.  I love how we get to hear what is going on with the careers and their HEA is discussed.  I also love the bomb that Em drops......poor poor Aiden will have his hands full!!!!

 

About the Author:

SQUEE  Twinsie Angie E and Angie J with Katie in Nashville :)

 

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Katie Ashley is the New York Times, USA Today, and Amazon Best-Selling author of The Proposition. She lives outside of Atlanta, Georgia with her two very spoiled dogs and one outnumbered cat. She has a slight obsession with Pinterest, The Golden Girls, Harry Potter, Shakespeare, Supernatural, Designing Women, and Scooby-Doo.

She spent 11 1/2 years educating the Youth of America aka teaching MS and HS English until she left to write full time in December 2012.

She also writes Young Adult fiction under the name Krista Ashe. 

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Music of the Heart (Runaway Trian #1) by Katie Ashley

Book Blurb:

For Abby Renard, the plan was supposed to be simple—join her brothers’ band on the last leg of their summer tour and decide if she’s finally ready for the limelight by becoming its fourth member. Of course, she never imagined stumbling onto the wrong tour bus at Rock Nation would accidentally land her in the bed of Jake Slater, the notorious womanizing lead singer of Runaway Train. When he mistakes her for one of his groupie’s, Abby quickly lets him know she sure as hell isn't in his bed on purpose.

Jake Slater never imagined the angel who fell into his bed would resist his charms by promptly kneeing him in the balls. Of course, the fact she seems like a prissy choir girl makes her anything but his type. So he is more than surprised when after betting Abby she wouldn’t last a week on their tour bus, she is more than willing to prove him wrong. But as Jake’s personal life begins to implode around him, he finds an unlikely ally in Abby. He’s never met a woman he can talk to, joke with, or most importantly make music with.

As the week starts comes to a close, neither Abby nor Jake is ready to let go. Can a sweetheart Country songstress and a bad boy of Rock N Roll actually have a future together?

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Angie J's Review:

I have to start by saying I had a riot "reading" this book. My friend Melinda read half the story to me while i was driving us to Nashville for a book signing with Katie. When he arrived at the hotel, I finished reading the book....awkward reading sex scenes to your friend...LOL.


I am going to say I love rocker books. This book defo didn't disappoint at all. I loved how funny and feisty Abby was. She is a 21 year old virgin who has a mouth like a sailor. My favorite line is when her brothers are mad that she is going to stay on a bus with bad boy rocker Jake. They yelled at her about it and she said she has only had sex with a couple of the guys but she had time to screw the others in a 3some. OMG I cracked the hell up. Abby is the perfect girl for Jake. She isn't star struck by him at all and could care less about who he is. Her brothers are rock stars and so she is over his famous person attitude.

Jake is a self absorbed rocker who thinks Abby is going to be another conquest. But then she drops the V card news....AND he is stunned. He tries to act like he isn't affected by Abby but everyone calls his bullcrap and so does Abby. Jake is a manwhore and wants to try and date Abby. Welllllll, manwhores don't loose their spots over night. Jake makes a few BIG mistakes (BJ by a skank waitress and sexing the groupie while saying he will "break in Abby").

Well needless to say the two do find a connection. They get to work on a relationship but the world is going to throw every possible bad situation their way from cock blocking fountains (Snickers), skanky ex girlfriends and family drama.

I love the way the when Abby and Jake finally do make a commitment, they are true to each other. I have kept my review very generic in a way because I really enjoyed the novel and want to make sure that you read the story for yourself. I am happy to report that the other band members in Jake's band will be getting books a well. Me and my friend Melinda had dinner with Katie and she told us that bit of news. We squealed with delight!!! LOL


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Katie Ashley is the New York Times, USA Today, and Amazon Best-Selling author of The Proposition. She lives outside of Atlanta, Georgia with her two very spoiled dogs and one outnumbered cat. She has a slight obsession with Pinterest, The Golden Girls, Harry Potter, Shakespeare, Supernatural, Designing Women, and Scooby-Doo.

She spent 11 1/2 years educating the Youth of America aka teaching MS and HS English until she left to write full time in December 2012.

She also writes Young Adult fiction under the name Krista Ashe. 

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