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Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Book Review, Giveaway: Captive Films, Season 2 by Jillian Dodd

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The last two episodes of Season Two are here!
Are you ready for more Riley & Keatyn?
Captive Films (Season 2.3) is Now Available!

Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1Oo9r4H

Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1z6XRC4

Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/1CFpbYb

Google Play: http://bit.ly/1cmh3a9


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Blurb


In reality TV form, this series follows the lives and loves of those who work at Captive Films.


Hot, successful, playboy Riley Johnson, whose business success far exceeds his success in love. 
Movie star, Keatyn Douglas, whose epic love story has spawned a series of books and movies. 
And Dawson Johnson, who joins Captive with a tragic past. 
Expect lots of drama, sex, and tabloid-worthy events.


Fans of the USA TODAY bestselling series, The Keatyn Chronicles®, will love  reconnecting with their favorite characters as adults.


Each Captive Films season contains six episodes, two in each volume. 
Think of it as a TV show you hold in your hands! 


So tune in and enjoy this week's drama. 


Please note that as the characters have grown up, so have their stories. This contemporary romance is intended for readers 18+.


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Excerpt From 2.3
I stand in front of her. “Take your clothes off.”
She looks surprised by this.
And normally, I’d want to undress her, but not now.
She needs this.
“Um,” she says, looking puzzled.
“I’m taking my clothes off,” I say as I strip them off and throw them into a chaise. “Get naked with me.”
Her eyes trail hungrily down my body. I love the desire I see in them, but that's not what this is about.
If it were, I'd have her stripped and pinned under me in about two seconds flat.
I walk down the steps and into the pool, the water the perfect soothing temperature.
She takes her clothes off and joins me in the center.
“I don't like being told what to do,” she says softly.
“I know you don't, but sometimes you need it.” I give her a long, sweet kiss. Then I hold her shoulders, keeping her away from me. “You're naked,” I state.
“Yeah, I am,” she flirts.
“That means right here, in this pool, it's just us. Naked.”
“You've said the word naked like four times. I get it. We’re naked.”
“We are physically, but I want you naked emotionally.”


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My Rating:

Favorite Quotes:


“’Oh my god!  What an epic fail!’  She screams, then laughs, but then breaks down into tears.”

“Vegas needs to change their slogan, because what happens in Vegas clearly does not stay there.”

“You’re Riley Johnson.  The boy who wanted to protect me even though you didn’t know I needed protecting.”

“You need me to take care of you and love you forever.”

“When we said good-bye, I started focusing on what could be – what, hopefully, will be – and not on what should’ve been.”

 

My Review:

I wasn’t familiar with this author or the previous books prior to this series, but after reading both seasons of Captive Films, I am interested in going backwards as well as forwards in following this writer.  These stories contain a myriad of characters, and go back and forth in their memories of high school and relationships over the past 10 years, so it took a bit of effort at first to keep them all straight, but I enjoyed the story line, liked the characters, and was entertained by the wit, humor, and steam of this cable soap opera type tale. 

 Empress DJ



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Author Information
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Jillian Dodd grew up on a farm in Nebraska, where she developed a love for Midwestern boys and Nebraska football. She has drank from a keg in a cornfield, attended the University of Nebraska, got to pass her candle, and did have a boy ask her to marry him in a bar. She met her own prince in college, and they have two amazing children, a Maltese named Sugar Bear, and two Labrador puppies named Camber Lacy and Cali Lucy. She is the author of the That Boy Trilogy and The Keatyn Chronicles Series.




GIVEAWAY
SIGNED PAPERBACKS OF Captive Films Season 2.1 & 2.2
(2 sets, 2 winners)









THANK YOU!

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Thursday, June 27, 2013

Stalk Me - Jillian Dodd Review



Book Series:  The Keatyn Chronicles #1
Book: Stalk Me
Author: Jillian Dodd
Genre: Young Adult, Romance, Mystery , Suspense, High school

Book SynopsisKeatyn has everything she ever dreamed. Her life is following the script she wrote for the perfect high school experience. She's popular, goes to the best parties, dates the hottest guy, and sits at the most-coveted lunch table. 

She's just not sure she wants it anymore.

Because, really, things aren't all that perfect.
Her best friend is threatening to tell everyone her perfect relationship is a scam. 
Her perfect boyfriend gets drunk at every party they go to. 
It's exhausting always trying to look and act perfect.
And, deep down, she isn't sure if she has any true friends. 

To add to the drama, her movie star mom has a creepy stalker. 
A hot, older man flirts with her and tells her they should make a movie together.
And she's crushing on an adorable surfer. Dating him would mean committing social suicide.

So she writes a new script. One where all the pieces of her life will come together in perfect harmony. 
But little does she know, there's someone who will do anything to make sure that doesn't happen.


Book Review: 
Let me be honest here with you. This book was very gripping for me, I couldn't put it down. The main character represents a part of most everyone. We have all faced the problem at one point or another of being who we really are, but being caught up in another world where we have to act and be the way everyone expects us to be. That is one of the things I loved about this book. The main character faced problems that were easily relate able to. This book was a lot better than I thought it would be. It was thrilling, there was humor, and tears, one crazy high school year that I would hope never happens to me.  

The characters were fun to get to know, even the adults. Keatyn's mother and soon to be step father were a laugh riot to have around, being the cool parents I know we all wished that we had around. We also have the best friends who aren't really very good friends because they only like on side of our protagonist and put way too much time into thinking about their status in life. Then we have the friends who see that other side, and those few people who see both sides and love them both because of who they are attached to. Yup, we have them in this book. 

Then what book would be complete without some guy who is off of his rocker, a creepy little stalker (oh look I rhymed! You see what I did there, rocker, stalker, get it? No, well that's okay). Like I said before one of things I really enjoyed about the book was the ability that it had in keeping me on my toes. It didn't just stay sad for too long, way too happy. No, you had to be able to expect the unexpected and that I did.

The Bad:
Personally, I felt there was a little too much focus on sexual activity in the book. For those of who find this kind of stuff uncomfortable, don't worry there are no gory details, it's mostly just like "Hey, we had sex yum yum" (okay so the yum yum was me, bite me for it). I know it helps play important parts in the book but I just felt the main character focused a little too much on the under the sheets play, but hey you know what it didn't detract too much from the book.


Favorite Quote(s): 
"'I think it was Betsey Johnson that said women dress for other women. If we dressed for men, we'd all run around naked.'"

"Damn Disney, and all their happily-ever-after, unrealistic, bullshit stories"

All In All: 
I really found this book to be very enjoyable. There were so many elements in this book that I know a lot of people look for when judging how good a book is and I found many of my personal aspects in here. This book gets 5 stars! The best part is this book is free! So what are you waiting for? Go and grab it!