Thursday, February 13, 2014

Cover to Covers Blog Tour, Review and Giveaway


Title: Cover to Covers
Author: Alexandrea Weis
Release Date: February 1, 2014
Genre: New Adult Romance



Excerpt:
“If I can be of any further assistance, Mr. Moore,” a peppy blonde with too much black eyeliner said to the man in the impeccably tailored, dark blue Hugo Boss suit. “Please, let me know. I have your suite key.” She pushed the white key-card over the surface of the front desk. “Your usual order of Veuve Clicquot and strawberries will be waiting in your room,” she added with a welcoming smile.
     The self-assured gentleman removed his dark Porsche sunglasses and let his deep-set dark brown eyes linger over the young woman’s attractive face. “Afraid I won’t be needing that this time, Missy,” he murmured, getting a glimpse at her nametag.
     “Oh, I’m sorry, Mr. Moore. I was informed you are always to have a bottle of Veuve Clicquot waiting in your room whenever you stay with us.”
     Wandering over Missy’s stout figure, his eyes fixated on the way her blue blazer clung to her ample bosom. “I usually do when I’m staying here for a relaxing weekend. This time, however, is all business.” He placed his sunglasses in his jacket pocket.
     Missy leaned forward, revealing her cleavage as her blue eyes meandered up and down his body. “I am very sorry to hear that, Mr. Moore.”
     The flirtatious pout that puckered her red lips made Tyler Moore wipe his hand across his chin, attempting to hide his cocky grin. At six-foot-one, with black, wavy hair outlining his chiseled cheekbones and determined, square jaw, he was used to getting such suggestive looks from the opposite sex. But he knew that looks could only get you so far with a woman.
     “How sorry are you?”
     Missy’s eyes popped with interest. “I…I’m not sure what you mean, Mr. Moore.”   
     “How sorry are you that I won’t be having any fun this weekend, Missy?”
     She fingered the lapel on her blue blazer adjacent to her right breast. “I would hate to think your stay here would only be about business, Mr. Moore. If there was anything I could do to change that….”
     He felt a kick of satisfaction as he gazed into her hopeful eyes. “Perhaps you might come up with a few suggestions of other ways I could spend my weekend in your wonderful hotel? We could go over them later…at the bar, after you get off work.”
     The pale blush blossoming on her cheeks was so becoming that Tyler almost began to believe their playful repartee had been worth the effort.
     “I’ll think about it, Mr. Moore.”
     “You do that, Missy. When you have an answer, you know where to find me.” He motioned to his overnight bag and black suitcase by the desk. “Be a sweetheart, and have the porter take my bags to my room. I have to meet a client in the bar before I go up to my suite.”
     The flush on Missy’s cheeks was positively radiant. “Yes, Mr. Moore. Right away.”
     Tyler turned from the polished reception desk, unable to hide his smug grin. No matter where he went, the lust in a woman’s eyes never got old. The entire episode with the desk clerk had only reinforced his belief that it was his confidence, and not his looks, that always got a woman to give him what he wanted. He had learned long ago that his handsome face could only take him so far in life, and had made a concerted effort to take control of any situation. It was a philosophy he had incorporated into every arena of his life.  
     “I’ll have to check back in with sweet little Missy. See how she looks without the blazer.” He strutted across the lobby toward the arched entrance of the Rattlesnake Bar.
     A warm glow of honey, onyx, and a contemporary Western-theme greeted him as he stepped into the cool bar. Perched on the brown leather barstools, an array of women sipped on a myriad of colorful alcoholic concoctions while trying to chase away the sweltering afternoon heat. Tyler noted how more than one set of eyes turned his way as he strolled up to the bar. He checked his confidence at the door and pushed all thoughts of possible late night hookups from his mind.
     His flourishing oil and gas business was always more important than women. Besides, women were nothing more than a distraction at this point in his life. Having just passed the milestone of his fiftieth birthday, Tyler pondered that perhaps it was time for him to stop pursuing such meaningless liaisons and settle down with a tolerable woman who could cater to all of his needs.
     “Two divorces are plenty,” he reasoned as he arrived at the onyx marble and teak-topped bar. Lightly stroking the smooth surface of the marble, he remembered many of the encounters he had experienced in that very bar. Snapshots of blurred faces and forgettable names skipped across his mind. Some of the women had been exciting, a few horrific, but none had been…memorable.

     You know who was memorable, don’t you, Ty? His inner voice taunted. She was the one you let slip through your fingers.

     Tyler snickered at his self-remonstrations. He hated to admit his inner demon was right, but it was. She had happened so long ago, but he found it funny how advancing age only seemed to make the memories of youth more poignant. It was as if growing older brought into focus the emotions that the impetuosity of youth seemed to blur.



https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19547372-cover-to-covers





Alexandrea Weis is an advanced practice registered nurse who was born and raised in New Orleans. Her first novel, To My Senses, introduced readers to the world of Nicci Beauvoir and garnered numerous awards and rave reviews. Her popular second Nicci Beauvoir novel, Recovery, won the Gold Medal for best romantic suspense from The Reader’s Favorite Book Awards 2011, and was named best Romantic Suspense novel by the Spring 2011 NABE Pinnacle Book Awards. Her fourth novel, Broken Wings, won best Contemporary Romance by the NABE Pinnacle Book Awards in 2012, was a Silver Medal winner in the ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards for Romance, as well as a finalist in the Reader’s Favorite Book Awards for Contemporary Romance for 2012. Her last novel, Acadian Waltz received honorable mention at the Readers’ Favorite Book Awards for Best Contemporary Romance and was a Best Southern Fiction Finalist. A permitted wildlife rehabber with the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries, Weis rescues orphaned and injured wildlife. She lives with her husband and pets in New Orleans.  






My Review

Cover to Covers is a romance that makes you believe that a person can change, all for love.

Tyler Moore is a successful business man that always gets what he wants.  He has worked hard and sacrificed much to get where he is at today.  That sacrifice being a true love.

With the one that got away surfacing in his thoughts many times throughout the past 21 years, Tyler has never truly been happy in any of his relationships. With two x-wives under his belt, he discovered that women are more interested in him because of his wealth and social standing.

Until the day he is at a hotel for business, and sees the one that got away...Monique.  At the hotel for a book convention, he discovers that she had become a very well known author.  After she approaches him and they speak, he will never be able to get her off her mind again.

The one that got away.  What would you do if you had the chance to reconnect with your first love, and pursue the one that got away?

This story is intense with emotion.  I loved the whole story line...author at a convention, reconnecting with you first love...come on...this is every blogger's fantasy!  Monique is hesitant to let Tyler back into her life, and that is clearly understandable.  However, it is clear that they both have feelings for each other.  I loved how there are obstacles along the way.  Who wants to read something so simple, right?  There is also humor, which I just fell in love with the ugly dog right away!  Cover to Covers is an excellent read, with pure hot moments that will light the pages on fire.  (Good thing I read this on my kindle!)

Cover to Covers is definitely a book that you want to own, and read on these cold boring winter days!




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Cover to Covers Clog Tour Schedule

February 1
Our New Generation for Reading
Jeni's Bookshelf
Please Another Book         
Fairiechick's Fantasy Book Reader

February 2
Me and Reading

February 3
Me and Reading

February 4
Me and Reading
Pamaceeve's Blog

February 5
Our New Generation for Reading
BabyCakes Book Blog
Me and Reading

February 6
Celtlclady's Reviews

February 7
Crossangels

February 8
Crossangels

February 9
Escaping... One Book @ a Time

February 10
Spare Time Book blog
The Eclectic Artist Cave

February 11
Spare Time Book blog

February 12
Sammie's Book Club, for book lovers

February 13
Delphina Reads Too Much
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Insane About Books

February 14
Indie Booknerd Writes
The Wonderings of One Person



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