Book Review: Bells and Balls (With A Kick, #4) – Sue Brown

Bells And BallsAs the fourth book in the With A Kick series shared by Sue Brown with Clare London, Bells and Balls will tickle your romantic and funny side with the very sweet and fun story delivered in the most adorable way!

With no plans over the weekend, Rob Barker found himself babysitting for his five-year-old niece he barely knew. Instead of following the list given by his Nemesis (sister-in-law) on how to go about his day with his niece, he decided to take her to With A Kick. There, a children’s party is being held and they got lucky when its owner decided to let them in despite it being closed for said event. Rob’s weekend suddenly became interesting when the party’s Father Christmas handing over presents happens to be his sexy redheaded teammate that he had been lasting for ages now. When Mick reciprocated Rob’s interest, things started to heat up and turn serious but first – they both need to come out from their very deep-end closets.

I totally adore Rob aka Barking and Mick aka Headcase. They are two big, brawny rugby guys who got the hots for each other. I loved the simple premise being all so sweet and funny at the same time. I also loved the easy acceptance from both sides of their families. For a short read, it is very difficult to create characters with very dynamic backstories. Sue Brown yet again delivered with this one. It’s obviously a holiday read but also intended for a year-round reading. This series is really, really good and highly recommended.

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Published December 28, 2014 by Sue Brown’s Stories

About The Author
Sue Brown is owned by her dog and two children. When she isn’t following their orders, she can be found plotting at her laptop. In fact she hides so she can plot and has got expert at ignoring the orders.

Sue discovered M/M erotica at the time she woke up to find two men kissing on her favorite television series. The series was boring; the kissing was not. She may be late to the party, but she’s made up for it since, writing fan fiction until she was brave enough to venture out into the world of original fiction.

2015 FHM Philippines List Of 100 Sexiest Women in the World!

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I’ve been following the annual list for years now and it’s always fun whenever one of my favorites gets to be on top. This year, I sorely missed Marian Rivera after topping the list non-consecutively thrice – the primetime queen understandbly declined to be part of this year’s poll. Sayang! she could’ve easily grab the number one spot imo.

Anyway, let me just share with you guys the list of 100 Sexiest Women this year and be sure to grab your copy of this year’s edition featuring Valeen Montenegro on the cover.

FHM Cover July 2015

100. Kim Lee
99. Shaina Magdayao
98. Char Cruz
97. Kookai Sarmiento
96. Carla Abellana
95. Kris Bernal
94. Grey Gomez
93. Andi Eigenmann
92. Sanya Smith
91. April Gustilo
90. Alex Moreno
89. Karen Bordador
88. Mara Aquino
87. Kylie Padilla
86. Rhian Ramos
85. Bianca Peralta
84. Nina Saputil
83. Maxene Magalona
82. Ariella Arida
81. Aica Sy
80. Christine Hallauer
79. Georgina Wilson
78. Ehra Madrigal
77. Ashley Cayuca
76. Arci Munoz
75. Julia Barretto
74. Phoem Baranda
73. Gwen Zamora
72. Megan Young
71. Red Dela Cruz
70. Julia Montes
69. Debbie Garcia
68. Alyssa Valdez
67. Sarah Geronimo
66. Rochelle Pangilinan
65. Ina Raymundo
64. Paulene So
63. Maica Palo
62. Nicole Alexandria
61. Getchen Ho
60. Julie Ann San Jose
59. Lhea Bernardino
58. Angela Gabrielle
57. Yassi Pressman
56. Ornusa Cadness
55. Michelle Madrigal
54. Abby Poblador
53. Jahziel Manabat
52. Rizza Diaz
51. Jasmine Curtis-Smith
50. Lovi Poe
49. Nadine Lustre
48. Sunshine Garcia
47. Sunshine Cruz
46. Danita Paner
45. Glaiza De Castro
44. Ashley Rivera
43. Erika Padilla
42. Yam Concepcion
41. Beauty Gonzales
40. Divine Maitland-Smith
39. Mrytle Sarrosa
38. Aubrey Miles
37. Bela Padilla
36. Ritz Azul
35. Jackie Rice
34. Jef Gaitan
33. Angelica Panganiban
32. Diana Menezes
31. Arianny Celeste
30. Meg Imperial
29. Chloe Dauden
28. Patricia Javier
27. Roxee B.
26. Arny Ross
25. Kim Chui
24. Valeen Montenegro (Current Covergirl)
23. Jessy Mendiola
22. Ryza Cenon
21. Bangs Garcia
20. Aiko Climaco
19. Diana Zubiri
18. Maja Salvador
17. Kathryn Bernardo
16. Maria Ozawa
15. Katrina Halili
14. Alice Dixson
13. LJ Reyes
12. Coleen Garcia
11. Anne Curtis

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10 Alodia Gosiengfiao

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9 Max Collins

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8 Rachel Anne Daquis

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7 Jinri Park

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6 Angel Locsin

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5 Solenn Heussaff

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4 Sam Pinto

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3 Ellen Adarna

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2 Andrea Torres

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THE ULTIMATE SURVIVOR..eerrhhmm.. the SEXIEST!

1 Jennylyn MercadoCongratulations Jennylyn!

Book Review: Hissed as a Newt (With A Kick, #2) – Sue Brown

Hissed As A NewtHissed as a Newt is the second book off the With A Kick series shared by Sue Brown with Clare London. Now, the story started when David stumbled upon a drunken clown as he walks to With A Kick, his favorite ice-cream shop. He was about to turn a blind eye when he overheard the clown mumbling about his cheating boyfriend. For reasons unknown, David decided to take the clown with him inside With A Kick where he finally met Stan underneath the tear-streaked make-up. Over ice-cream, they shared each of their woes and found out they actually have a lot to talk about.

I just really loved how cute the whole setting of the story was. The idea of With A Kick was terrific and it was a great backdrop to David and Stan’s first meeting as they drown their sorrows over their love life and career. Stan is such a lovely character that it is hard not to fall for him right off the bat. His career as a clown suited him so well because he seems like an eternally happy person despite his initial reaction towards his cheating ex and best friend. Similarly, David’s all-around passionate persona as a writer complemented Stan’s exuberance.

This one is another great read from Sue Brown and anyone who enjoys short, feel-good reads will get a kick out of this!

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Published September 27, 2014 by Sue Brown’s Stories

About The Author
Sue Brown is owned by her dog and two children. When she isn’t following their orders, she can be found plotting at her laptop. In fact she hides so she can plot and has got expert at ignoring the orders.

Sue discovered M/M erotica at the time she woke up to find two men kissing on her favorite television series. The series was boring; the kissing was not. She may be late to the party, but she’s made up for it since, writing fan fiction until she was brave enough to venture out into the world of original fiction.

Pre-Order Renée Carlino’s New Book – “Before We Were Strangers” out on August 18, 2015!

When We Were StrangersAfter the successful release of After The Rain last November, Renée Carlino is back with a new book called “Before We Were Strangers.”  This is a love story about a Craigslist “missed connection” post that gives two people a second chance at love fifteen years after they were separated in New York.

To the Green-eyed Lovebird:

We met fifteen years ago, almost to the day, when I moved my stuff into the NYU dorm room next to yours at Senior House.

You called us fast friends. I like to think it was more.

We lived on nothing but the excitement of finding ourselves through music (you were obsessed with Jeff Buckley), photography (I couldn’t stop taking pictures of you), hanging out in Washington Square Park, and all the weird things we did to make money. I learned more about myself that year than any other.

Yet, somehow, it all fell apart. We lost touch the summer after graduation when I went to South America to work for National Geographic. When I came back, you were gone. A part of me still wonders if I pushed you too hard after the wedding…

I didn’t see you again until a month ago. It was a Wednesday. You were rocking back on your heels, balancing on that thick yellow line that runs along the subway platform, waiting for the F train. I didn’t know it was you until it was too late, and then you were gone. Again. You said my name; I saw it on your lips. I tried to will the train to stop, just so I could say hello.

After seeing you, all of the youthful feelings and memories came flooding back to me, and now I’ve spent the better part of a month wondering what your life is like. I might be totally out of my mind, but would you like to get a drink with me and catch up on the last decade and a half?

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You can click the links to pre-order the book 🙂

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About The Author
Renee’s first friends were the imaginary kind and even though her characters haven’t gone away, thankfully the delusions have. She admits she’s a wildly hopeless romantic and she blames 80’s movies starring Molly Ringwald for that. She lives in Southern California with her husband, two sons, and their sweet dog June. When she’s not at the beach with her boys or working on the next book, she likes to spend her time reading, going to concerts, and eating dark chocolate.

Book Review: Strange Bedfellows – Cardeno C.

Strange BedfellowsStrange Bedfellows is a story of a billionaire Democrat son who falls for a very closeted and religious Republican congressman. So from this premise alone, you’d know that there’ll complications bound to happen. (Errr…)

Trevor Moga is the billionaire son of the US President and doesn’t give a hoot about politics, not big on religion and doesn’t have a tight knit family in normal ways. Bradford Hollingsworth Jr. however is the opposite aside from his party affiliation – the guy’s focused on his political career, was raised to follow his religion and is a family guy in every sense of the word.

I loved the initial approach of the author with Trevor and Ford. It was sexy and fast-paced as we get a feel right away about their characters. It’s easy to like them from the get go and their scenes together (which is 90% involving sex) are always hot.

The story goes the usual route. Trevor is openly gay, rich and does whatever it is that makes Ford happy. Then there’s Ford who’s been trying to figure out a way to come out since meeting Trevor. Then there’s the little fight about their relationship being a secret, the meeting the parents and the happy ever after.

Everything seems to fall into their rightful places. It’s a feel good story masked into a rather angsty premise but was actually non-existent all throughout the story. I’m not saying it’s a bad thing though. It was in fact enjoyable reading it the way you read the usual kid’s fairy tale where the prince arrived in a white horse to save the princess from the evil witch. It’s not even that predictable. It’s just too unrealistic and a bit anti-climactic because it totally lacks conflict so the whole dealio about coming out and being a Republican no less was like – okay, just another day in the office…

I swear, I enjoyed reading it though. Halfway through – I’ve gotten bored with Ford’s character because I was thinking that the story would go the usual route about him being in the closet but when it didn’t because the author decided to cut every angsty shit off – I thought, it was rather a wise decision since I didn’t see that coming at all. Not very clever but very convenient to say the least. I’d recommend this book for peeps that are looking for some sexy and sweet happy ending fairy-tale like romance in a pseudo-political setting.

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Published June 26th 2015 by The Romance Authors

Buy now:
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iTunes | Kobo | Smashwords Coupon Code: JP84U

About The Author
Cardeno C. – CC to friends – is a hopeless romantic who wants to add a lot of happiness and a few “awwws” into a reader’s day. Writing is a nice break from real life as a corporate type and volunteer work with gay rights organizations. Cardeno’s stories range from sweet to intense, contemporary to paranormal, long to short, but they always include strong relationships and walks into the happily-ever-after sunset.

Heartwarming Stories. Strong Relationships. Forever Love.

Meet ANTM Cycle 22 Model Courtney DuPerow

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Age: 21
Hometown: Avon Lake, Ohio
Height: 5’5″

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Does he have what it takes to be America’s  Next Top Model?

America’s Next Top Model Cycle 22 premiers  Wednesday, August 5 at 8/7c only on CW!

image via Courtney’s FB Page

Meet ANTM Cycle 22 Model Hadassah Richardson

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Age: 23
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Height: 5’5″

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So Little Miss Hadassah here was actually a beauty queen herself like Mame. Hmm… so a brewing battle of beauty queens turned models is about to happen this cycle yeah? Are you #TeamHadassah or #TeamMame?

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Here’s Hadassah’s audition tape for America’s Next Top Model

Does she have what it takes to be America’s
Next Top Model?

America’s Next Top Model Cycle 22 premiers
Wednesday, August 5 at 8/7c only on CW!

all the images courtesy of Hadassah Richardson

Meet ANTM Cycle 22 Model Ava Capra

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Age: 19
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Height: 5’5″

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email: avamariecapra@gmail.com

Ava is sporting this cute short do that totally make her stands out amongst the contestants this season. So it’s probably safe to say that this was her “makeover?”

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Does she have what it takes to be America’s Next Top Model?

America’s Next Top Model Cycle 22 premiers Wednesday,
August 5 at 8/7c only on CW!

2nd photo via https://www.facebook.com/Russ.Elloway

Meet ANTM Cycle 22 Model Devin Clark

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Age: 21
Hometown: San Francisco, California
Height: 6’2″

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Does he have what it takes to be America’s Next Top Model?

America’s Next Top Model Cycle 22 premiers Wednesday,
August 5 at 8/7c only on CW!

Meet ANTM Cycle 22 Model Ashley Molina

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Age: 21
Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
Height: 5’7″

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She’s short, she’s fierce and she’s got that modelesque bone structure! Eva Pigford (Marcille) 2.0 or Ashely Molina – the next Top Model winner?

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Does she have what it takes to be America’s Next Top Model?

America’s Next Top Model Cycle 22 premiers Wednesday,
August 5 at 8/7c only on CW!

2nd photo via @markjgphotography4mon