Book Review: Sleeping With The Opposition

Katie September 30, 2016 0 Comments

I had high hopes for this book but unfortunately after 2 attempts and not being able to get into it, I had to skip it and move on to something else.

I received a free e-copy in order to attempt to write this review. I was not otherwise compensated.

About the Book
Leo Markham has everything a man could want. Money. Power. Respect. But there’s only one thing he needs—Bria. The trouble is, she’s determined to move on, despite the breathtaking passion still between them. Sure, he’s made mistakes, but he’ll make her forgive him. He has to.

Shocked to find herself facing her devastatingly gorgeous ex as opposing counsel in the courtroom, Bria knows she can’t let Leo hurt her again. He’s the only man she’ll ever love, but he wasn’t there when she needed him most. She’s just going to have to learn to resist the pull of his lethal magnetism.

Leo is determined to win Bria back no matter what it takes. He isn’t about to lose the only woman who’s ever had his heart.

Book Review: Unstrung Heroes

Katie September 30, 2016 0 Comments

Unstrung Heroes is about some of the lesser known guitar players that you still should know. The first thing I did was go through the table of contents to see if there was any that I had seen live, and as far as I could tell, I hadn’t.  They aren’t ranked as a Top 50 but instead just listed in alphabetical order.  There’s a few pages of information on each guitarist and then an interview with them done by the author which was pretty neat and he asked a few silly questions as well which I liked.  I also learned there are two Randy Jackson’s as the one included in this book is NOT the one from American Idol :P.  I liked that this book went beyond the obvious greats like Clapton, Hendrix, etc. The author said that he found these guitarist to be just as good as the greats, but underrated.

I received a free e-copy of this book in order to write this review. I was not otherwise compensated.

About the Book
There may be plenty of books on guitar players, but there are very few, if any, that delve into the guitar players who have been somewhat “under the radar” through the years. This book gives exposure and long-overdue attention to 50 players who have certainly received some accolades in their careers but yet still remain outside of the mainstream and the typical lists of “guitar greats.” Interviews give insight into guitar players from various genres—including hard rockers Rik Emmett, Dave Meniketti, and Pat Travers, heavy metalists Andy LaRocque and Uli Jon Roth, funk masters Michael Hampton and Howard E. Scott, jazz-fusion players Frank Gambale and Carl Verheyen, prog-rockers Steve Hackett and Martin Barre, and singer-songwriters Bruce Cockburn and Richie Furay. The musicians get personal, speaking about their careers in their own words. Also included are short biographies on each player and photographs.

Book Review: Naked DJ

Katie September 23, 2016 0 Comments

Naked Dj is about Jazmyn Brown – although that’s not her real name, she’s had several throughout her radio DJ career.  She has been hired in NYC to be a part of the “Bare Naked Radio Ladies” show.  If you make it in NYC you can make it anywhere but it seems like everything is setting Jazmyn up for failure.

She has a crazy fan who seems to have followed her from station to station that they refer to as Crazy Karl.  He seems quite harmless and ends up involved in a much bigger story of the radio station trying to get publicity because they may be going under.

Another sub story is Jazmyn and her first love, who was/is a rapper. Jazmyn helped him get his break on the radio and  they ended up splitting up.  They try to rekindle things but aren’t sure if it is a good idea or not.

There are a lot of characters in this book and a lot going on, but I found it to be a fun read.

I received a free e-copy of this book in order to write this review, I was not otherwise compensated.

About the Book

Heroine Jazmyn Brown becomes a DJ on a radio station in Virginia and at age 17 falls madly in love with a rapper. The story takes place 11 years later after she’s crisscrossed the country and made it to NYC, and also has reunited with her first love. Only time will tell if that’s a good thing.