Hey y'all! I have a few quick updates. The blog tour for BREAK ME DOWN has started, so if you want a chance at a $25 gift card, be sure to follow along. Here are a few stops to check out:

I'm interviewed over at the Under the Covers Book Blog.

I'm talking my top 5 scary movies just in time for Halloween over at Reading Between the Wines.

A hilarious GIF-filled review by Anna over at Herding Cats.

A writer-focused interview over at Nicole Grabner's blog.

And a teaser and review at The Sweet Escape.

To see all the tour stops and get multiple chances to win, click here for the full list with links.

And remember to pre-order your copy of BREAK ME DOWN. Gibson and Samantha will be ready for you on Tuesday!

"Oh, honey, don't panic yet. We're just getting started." ~Samantha in BREAK ME DOWN

Okay, on to the Friday Read! This week I read Crosstown Crush by Cara McKenna. Cara is one of those authors who always pushes boundaries and does it well, so she's pretty much become an auto buy for me. This book covers the kink of cuckholding (getting turned on at the thought of your partner cheating on you.) That is not a kink that most of us understand, and I admit, it's a hard for me to wrap my head around it on a personal level. But that's why I was excited to see this author tackle it.

I go into these books like--Okay, author, convince me that you can make this believable and sexy and compel me to read about something that isn't my thing. (For the record, this is what I try to do in my own writing, too. Like even if you don't think a fem dom story like Break Me Down would be appealing to you, I want to draw you in and change your mind. ;) We'll see if I succeeded! lol ) But in this case, McKenna got me to buy into this story and these characters. And I also walked away feeling like I had a better understanding of what may drive someone who has this kink--though I'm sure the reasons for each person are completely individual and varied. Overall, this was a quick, compelling read.

And it's a hot one, so be prepared! :)

Buy it: Amazon | iBooks | B&N

So what are you reading this fine Friday? And has any book convinced you into reading it even when the topic my not normally be your cup of tea?

Disclaimer: Crosstown Crush is published by Penguin, which is my publisher. But I have not been asked by the author or publisher to review this book or promote it. I paid for it with my own money and the opinions are my own. Buy links on this site are affiliate links, however.

After I turned in a honking pile of writing, including short stories, a novella, and a novel mid-March, I was in desperate need of a break. And what do breaks mean? Book binge! :) So since I'm just getting back from the RT Booklovers Convention and haven't quite recovered my brain yet, I thought I'd share my favorites from my most recent book binge.

And I'd love to hear in the comments what you've been reading and loving lately.

Here goes, in no particular order:

Foreplay: The Ivy Chronicles by Sophie Jordan (New Adult)

Really sexy and fun AND only 99 cents right now!

Uninvited by Sophie Jordan (YA)

A few years in the future and they've learned how to identify the kill gene. What happens when a good girl tests positive for the gene? I loved the concept and I loved the book. I'm anxiously awaiting the sequel now.

Hard Time by Cara McKenna (erotic romance)

A convict hero. Yep. Every time I read a premise for a Cara McKenna book, I'm like, how is she going to pull that off? Then she does. She's become an autobuy for me.

Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry (YA)

Dude, I just went to grab the pic for this and it's on sale for 31 cents! Go buy it. I loved this book.

And for something a little different...

600 Hours of Edward by Craig Lancaster (lit fic)

This one follows a man who has Aspergers and OCD. It was recommended to me and I really enjoyed it. I'd say it's more a lit fic type book, but had a good pace and kept me reading.

Spin by Catherine McKenzie (women's fic)

I don't read a lot of women's fiction but this one sounded like a fun premise. Reporter goes undercover in rehab to get a story about a starlet but finds out she really needs rehab herself. Ended up really liking this one.

So those are my faves from the last few weeks, what are some of yours?

*As always, none of these authors solicited me for reviews. I don't take review requests and any recs I give are from my own personal TBR pile and based on my own leisure reading.