Book Review: Fancy Free by Shelley Munro

*Blurb taken from Amazon*

Warning: Condoms were tested and a few harmed during the writing of this story.It's not every day a girl inherits a condom company, and to say accountant Alice Beasley is astonished and out of her depth is putting it mildly. For an almost virgin, she needs a quick education in all things condom because her inheritance is in danger. Someone is intent on sabotage and trying to destroy her new company.Alice is suddenly getting down and dirty with charismatic James, the factory manager, all in the name of business, testing new condom designs. The sex is hot. Mind-blowing. It's a dark thrill and an erotic journey. Yeah, it's a hard job, but a girl's got to do what a girl's gotta do.Alice wants James. She craves his talented touch and sultry kisses, she desires passion and physical pleasure on a permanent basis but first she must convince bad-boy James to give up his fancy-free ways.

My Review:

Alice goes to the reading of her godmother's will and finds out that she has inherited a condom company. Her boyfriend isn't too happy about that and wants her to let it go and go back to where they came from to a normal job, get married and live happily ever after. Thankfully she drop kicks this bozo to the curb and gives the company a go. 

James will be working closely with Alice to get her accustomed to how they do things so when he leaves in six months she can fully take over with no problems. There's just one problem...James is instantly drawn to the shy, innocent woman who is hiding behind her baggy clothes. 

I knew right from the start that this was going to be funny and it was. I mean a condom factory? Really? When Alice goes to her first board meeting and the older people in the room start talking about the condoms, Alice almost chokes on her own tongue. She's not very sexually experienced and the openness of the board members is not something she is used to or expects. 

Not only do we have great character interaction, funny dialogue and a passionate romance but we also get a mystery because someone is trying to sabotage the company! They aren't sure who is leaking company secrets but the condoms have to be tested...on humans! And the only people they can trust at this point are the people who work at the company, so guess who gets to go home and test the condoms?

I also really liked how Shelley Munro was able to sneak in Ellora's Cave, into the storyline of the book and how she did it. When I read that, I actually laughed out loud at how sneaky she is. 

If you enjoy a little mystery, intrigue, hot sex and sabotage with your erotic romance. Then you'll love Fancy Free by Shelley Munro. 

5 Stars!

How I get free stuff and make money online

*I thought I would share this post again for those of you that didn't see it the last time I posted it and I have added a couple of new links in this post of the other sites I have found that actually pay you or give you points where you can cash them out for gift cards and merchandise. And I've added a couple of sites at the bottom because I wanted to let you know about them.*

I tell my friends and family all the time how I get free things coming to me and some of them have tried it and they don't have the same results that I have. So I am going to tell you the websites that I belong to in order to get free stuff and maybe you'll be able to get free stuff too.

Swagbucks Sign up here and search like you would on Google or yahoo to earn swagbucks periodically. Turn in those swagbucks for Amazon.com gift cards or other merchandise.

Inbox dollars sign up with Inbox Dollars and click on the emails they send you and shop with them for points that you can turn into real money. This one takes more time to do but in the past 2 years I have gotten $120.00 from them.

Free Silver Jewelry On this page they show you a few pieces of pretty silver jewelry that you can get for free...All you have to do is pay $11.51 for shipping and handling. I have bought earrings, rings and pendants from them and they are really pretty and good quality for the price. I'm wearing one of the rings right now.

Vocal Point Sign up with them, comment on the message board and other topics on the site and periodically they will send you free samples and coupons for full size free products as well as coupons that you can share with your friends and family. But you have to comment a few times a week on the boards and topics in order to keep the samples coming, but it is well worth the effort. I get samples and coupons all the time.

Samples FromTarget Target gives out samples periodically. But they go quickly.

My View This is a survey taking website. You sign up, take the surveys they send you and get points for the ones you qualify for. Then turn them into cash or prizes.

My Survey This is another survey website that you take survey to get points which you can turn into prizes and gift cards.

Harris Poll Another survey website to take survey and earn points that can be cashed in for prizes and gift cards.

Zoompanel Another website that has you take surveys and gives you points for them that you can cash in for prizes or gift cards.

American Consumer Opinion Sign up with them and when they send you surveys that you qualify for, you get money that you can cash out after you have accumulated $5.00

Smiley 360 Here's another place you can sign up and earn smiley points and qualify for free products that you test at home. I've tested more than a dozen free products at home so far.

Yahoo Contributor Network One other place that I've talked about a little bit is the Yahoo Contributor Network. This link is to my contributor profile where you can see what articles I've written. Anyone can write for this website, all you have to do is sign up and it's free to do. Then all you do is write articles about the things that interest you. And the best part is...you get paid for writing! Right now I'm making between $4 and $6 per article and getting $2 per 1000 page views on my articles. If you write a lot, you can make a nice amount of money. I write a few articles a month for fun, but you could possibly write many more and make much more than I do.

Hey it's Free This is one of the best place to find free samples online. I used to use a lot of sites but this is one of the best ones I've found for free samples that actually come. And they have a fb page where members post other freebies they've found.

She Speaks- Sign up for an account and sign up for free samples and full size products to test. Sometimes they just send you an email asking you to fill out a form to see if you qualify for the product testing they are doing. I've had good luck with testing products with them.

House Party- Sign up to host a house party and if you get picked they send you all sorts of freebies, coupons, and free products to test and share with your house party guests.

BzzzAgent- Sign up for an account and they will send you emails letting you know which products they want you to product test. I've had a lot of success with this. They have sent several full size products for me to test.

Freebie Shark- This is another really great place to find links to free samples. I use this site a lot for signing up for free samples and they have a fb page where other members can post freebies they find.

Mommy Saves Big- Another great site for finding free samples. This site also has discount codes, mail in rebate forms, free magazine freebies and printable coupons.

My Coke Rewards- A lot of people don't know this but if you drink a lot of coke products including coke, Sprite, Dasani, Powerade Minute Maid, Fanta, Barq's, Fresca and a few others...you can use the codes found in the caps and on the bottles to get free stuff. I save up my Coke and Sprite bottle caps and enter the codes and have gotten several free 20 oz. bottles of coke with them.

Samples From Walmart- Every once in a while Walmart will post samples of things you can sign up for on their page. These samples go fast so I have this page bookmarked and check it every day.

Mindfield Online Internet Panels- This is another survey site that I wanted to let you know is genuine. You sign up and they send you surveys that you complete if you qualify for and you earn money that you can cash out once you have reached the $5 mark.

e-Rewards Opinion Panel- Now the reason I am adding this site is because I wanted you to know that if you ever get an invitation from this site that they are indeed legitimate. They are a by invitation only site but once you get in..you can make enough reward points to get really good rewards like Starbucks gift cards and other things like subscriptions to magazines. Most people don't know about this site because you have to wait for them to invite you and they find you when you become a member of one of their affiliate sites but they don't tell you which ones. lol But if you ever get an invitation...accept it.

Bing Rewards- Bing rewards you with points as you use their search engine. Points that you can turn in for things like Swagbucks, gift cards to Starbucks, Applebee's, Amazon and more.

Twitter Wednesday!

Welcome to another Twitter Wednesday, where I pull some of the funniest tweets from my Twitter feed and post them here for you to read. As always I have left off the names and @'s so no one gets mad. :)

I wish I had the energy to have a nervous breakdown.

Those times when the character has a name that's the same as your mom, or your brother, or your ex.

I would like a toggle switch. I prefer to spell it “Hanukkah” because “Chanukah” looks like the name of an Alaskan stripper

I think the airlines should come up with a new airline called fat Ass Flights for all us overweight people.

You know you're unpopular when people start faking strokes whenever you come near.

Welcome to science. Oops! Wormhole. And now we're dead.

I will do my porn shoots in a Guy Fawkes mask wearing chaps, pasties and a poise pad.

we could be married and I'd still be paranoid that you didn't like me.

A cricket jumped on my leg, I said hey little fella how you doin' then finger flung him across the room.

And then before you realize it, nipple clamps.

its not allowed to domesticate native wildlife! besides, koalas very mean and all have chlamydia o.O

So when Rosa parks doesn't want to get up she's 'heroic' but when I don't wanna get up I'm 'lazy'

Oh eeewww arg gah! Eyeball consumption. Yeah I think that just derailed my plans for pie tonight. ::shudder::

Sex sells, so go screw yourself.

Medical marijuana can be used to treat many conditions including the terminal lack of recreational marijuana.

i really worry about which selfie my family would put on the news if I ever went missing.

I didn't watch "The Sound of Music" tonight. But, I hated it.

Nelson Mandela killed 100s of innocent people and he's honored like MLK and Gandhi.. I don't get it.

There is a gecko hanging out on the kitchen window screen. It's eating bugs attracted by the light. Call me crazy, but I'm enchanted.

ding dong ur opinion is wrong

misconstrude is that a word?? bahahahahah.. omg..

he may tweet something neat or just sit and lick down somewhere we'd think is sick

i wanna get an education but i dont wanna wake up early and do homework and study u feel me

I want some wine with my whine.

More Christmas Decorations

So I put up the rest of my decorations last week and finally took pictures to share with you. These are my glass snowmen in a bowl. 

Little Christmas puppies.

My cabinet is decorated.

Christmas penguins? lol 

I added red ribbons to the cabinet doors.

And hung the stockings. I bought a blue and red Spiderman Stocking for my grandson.

Hamster ornament.

This is one of the very first ornaments I bought 23 years ago when Ken and I first moved in together.

The large paintings I had on the living room walls got wrapped so they look like presents.

Looks like I have large presents on my walls now. But I like it.

Pine Cone Christmas Tree Crafts

My daughter and I made these cute pine cone Christmas tree's a few years ago and they were really easy to make.

Here's what you'll need:

Several pine cones *rinsed off and dried*
Paint in different colors and paint brushes
Tiny bowls, cups, vases, or planters
Glitter
Hot glue gun
Plastic beads in various sizes and colors
Tiny ribbons

Directions:

I was able to find all the supplies I needed at Joannes Crafts but Michaels Crafts store has them too. I used miniature terracotta planters for the base of the tree's and just painted them. You can use whatever small containers you like.

Rinse off all the pine cones because small insects hide inside them sometimes. Set them aside and let them dry.

Get all of your supplies together, so they are handy.

Paint the bases whatever way you like and set aside to dry. Next paint that pine cones whatever colors you want and while they are still wet sprinkle glitter where you'll want the glitter to be. If you are painting some of them green and painting the tips white and adding glitter to the tips, let the green paint dry and then paint the tips white and add glitter to the white paint. Set aside and let dry completely.

Plug in your hot glue gun and wait until it's hot and start adding tiny drops of hot glue to 3-4 places on the tree's and add a plastic bead. Let dry and do 3-4 more at a time. It's easier to add a few drops of hot glue and put the beads on then it is to do it one at a time. The glue dries fast so only gluing 3-4 at a time was best.

Glue on tiny ribbons to the base or any other decorations you want. Add some hot glue to the top rim of the bowls or cups you are using for the base and quickly add the painted pine cones, hold in place for a few seconds to set and set aside to let everything dry.

Some of the plastic beads fall off when they are stored, but it's easy enough to hot glue a few back on each year. This was a really fun project to do with my teenage daughter.

What's In Your Junk Drawer?

We all have them, that drawer that gets all the miscellaneous things we don't know where else to put. Here is my junk drawer and yes, there are about 9 pair of scissors in there. lol

So what's in my junk drawer?

Tape

scissors

bike flash light

wall hooks

batteries

sample tube of glue

Christmas tree fuses and light bulbs

staples

staple remover

phone jack extender thingie

bike reflector

batteries

rubber bands

nails

pencil sharpener

and a few other misc things

So what's in your junk drawer?

Weekly Rat Facts: Why Does My Rat Sway Back and Forth

This was my seriously funny rat, Jasper. He chewed a hole in the center of the baby blanket he was laying on and then pushed his head through. He was my little trouble maker. He's also what we call a PEW or Pink Eyed White. If you have a PEW you are very likely to see them swaying back and forth when looking at you or at other things. They do this because their eye sight isn't all that great and swaying makes it easier for them to see thing more clearly. 

Darker colored rats may sway back and forth from time to time because rats have notoriously bad eye sight, but rats with pink or red eyes have an even harder time seeing so they will rock back and forth even more.

Freebie Friday

Welcome to another edition of Freebie Friday, where I tell you what free samples and full sized products I received in the mail and how you can get them too. Someone asked me why I do a 'Freebie Friday" each week, so I'll tell you.

A while back I listed all the free samples and wins that I had received that previous year and so many people didn't believe that I could have gotten so many free things. So I decided to prove it by taking a picture every week and sharing the sites that I found the links to the freebies at. So now you too can get great free samples coming to your mailbox each week.

So this week I received three samples of Poise Pads

A full size envelope of Mrs Dash Taco Seasoning

You can find links to great freebies like these at Hey It's Free and Freebie Shark

So did you get any free samples this week?

Review: Blue Moon Brides Series by Anna Marsh and Giveaway!

I reviewed books 1-3 in the Blue Moon Brides Series for the I Smell Sheep blog. 

Drop by I Smell Sheep and see why I gave all three books 5 stars and while you're there enter the rafflecopter to win a $25 Amazon gift card or an ebook in the Blue Moon Brides series. 

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas...

My tree is up!

The Christmas Angel and Santa are standing on my bookcase.

The corner shelf is decorated.

The wreaths and candles are on the table.

And Lucky is ready to open presents.

Santa rat!

Lucky checking out the ornaments.

I got him to sit still for a Santa hat picture by giving him a treat.

"Get this thing off my head, mom."

Lucky wearing his Santa hat..tis the season...

Bandit wearing a Santa hat. He's one of my 3 1/2 year old boys. 

The hat about to fall of Bandit's head but he didn't care as long as he had a treat to eat. 

So have you decorated yet this year?

Twitter Wednesday!

Welcome to another Twitter Wednesday, where I pull some of the funniest tweets from my Twitter feed and post them here for you to read. As always I have left off the names and @'s so no one gets mad. :)

Lord, deliver me from the Brookstone catalog. But first, please deliver me a deluxe towel warmer.

Oh dear, I see someone has posted something stupid on the internet. What a shock.

I'm in my mid 40s. It's hard to age. Hard when the media promotes impossible beauty standards. But fuck it if I want to post a selfie I will

How did this week get to be so unpredictable?! It's all awesome stuff, but it's knocked my OCD side into a tizzy. :)

My @YahooFantasy team has been temporarily named N*SYNC this week 'cause my lineup reads "Bye, bye, bye...." :*(

ok, but here's the thing - SO WHAT if we like to be told we're smart, pretty, funny, whatever? Is positive reinforcement a fucking crime?

The scroll button is your friend. Or the unfollow button if you're so offended.

OPERATION MUG OF INSTANT COFFEE IS GO

The Great American Smokeout is today but that doesn’t include weed, does it?

i literally can not remember the last time i went to bed when the clock actually said “pm” on it

I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.

I did the hokey pokey and ended up with hepatitis.

Tumblr is a sure fire way to lose nearly 3 hours of you're life.

So much editing today. *brain melts into an oozing puddle of goo* Why, oh why, oh why? One of these days I WILL master those damn commas!

Hard to think about chasing after some when your own femur was sticking up out of your skin like a lollipop gushing blood

My mom is determined to make the perfect pie crust so she is having me go to a class with her Monday night. Well...guess I'll make some pie.

Tasty little pre-lunch snack.....stale pancake from breakfast yesterday:) 

How much sense does it make to pick a fight with someone when you're on the same side over something that's not in their control?

Open your mouth. Taste the rainbow. Taste my skittles.

Freezing fog? Really.

football season means the screams I keep hearing could be a murder, or a touchdown.

The Tree Man creeps me out quite a bit. I've killed NUMEROUS plants in my day and now I'm worried about retribution

Matter of opinion. How he looks is his choice. And I'm sure he doesn't give a single fuck what you think.

Today, I am thankful for you all. Which is why I have put you in this slick-walled pit. Please enjoy this complimentary "lotion basket."

Just let the kids have pie for breakfast. Now they are thankful for ME. Hee. DON'T JUDGE ME, TWITTER! :)

You can be anyone you want. Apparently the law calls this identity theft, but whatever....

Unclaimed By Sara Humphreys: Release Day Celebration, Review and Giveaway!

Review: Unclaimed by Sara Humphreys

This is book 5 in the Amoveo Legend and I've read the 4 previous books. I'm a fan, plain and simple. If you haven't read the other books in this series, you can read this book as a stand alone, but you'll understand the characters more if you read them in order. 

Tatiana is an animal empath as well as a veterinarian and when her sister asks her to come and find out what's wrong with the horses at the ranch, she agrees even though she really doesn't want to be around the other Amoveo. Tatiana has but one stipulation and that is that she gets to bring along her assistant, Matt. He's a human and she knows that the other Amoveo will have to act human and not use their powers as long as he's around.

Dominic is the guardian of the ranch and he takes his position seriously, so when he senses someone on the property he rushes out to find out who is there only to find himself on top of a beautiful half Amoveo woman he recognizes as his mate. The same woman who has been hiding herself from him in the dream realm.

The horses are sick and right when Tatiana thinks she has a handle on what's making the horses ill, one of them turns up murdered and at first everyone thinks that her human friend is the man behind the killing, but I knew right away he wasn't responsible. I could see the twist this story was going to take and while I was hoping I was wrong, I knew I was right.

This story took more twists than a ride at the carnival and while I had an idea where one of the twists was leading me, I was wrong and ended up holding my breath as the scenes unfolded on the pages in front of me. Just as soon as one twist had me completely shocked, another twist in the story would pop up that I totally never saw coming.

I've been a fan of this series from the very first book but I have to say that I think this book may have been the best yet. 

I give this book five stars.

And don't forget that Sara Humphreys is having a FB Launch Day Celebration where you can win great prizes!! FB Celebration goes on today from 12pm to 6:30pm so stop by and say Hi. 

I also have a giveaway for you! Just leave a comment with your email and name and I will pick a winner to win a book from Sara's back list. Ebook or print copy. I will pick a winner tomorrow morning and post it here and email Sara your info. So don't forget to leave a comment with your email on this post!

And here's the book trailer!

Update: Contest is now closed and I picked Sebrina as the winner of the backlist book! I'll be emailing you soon.