Harlequin Romance: January 2014

Sabrina Jeffries - Only A Duke Will Do [School for Heiresses #2] + Who's My Santa

Judul : Only A Duke Will Do

Sub Judul : Menawan Hati Sang Duke

Seri : School for Heiresses #2

Penulis : Sabrina Jeffries

Halaman : 504

Genre : Historical Romance

Penerbit : Gramedia

Tanggal Terbit : Desember 2013

Translator : Harisa Permatasari

Editor : Bayu Anangga

Harga : hadiah dari Santa

Tipe buku : Mass market paperback

Status buku : Punya

Periode baca : 17-18 Desember 2013

“Kau tak bisa menghindar dari sang Duke selamanya, Louisa. Beritahu dia bahwa kau tidak tertarik, dan hentikan semua ini.”
— Mrs. Charlotte Harris, Kepala Sekolah

Louisa North tidak berniat menikah, terutama karena pernikahan bisa menghancurkan Perkumpulan Reformis Wanita, organisasi kontroversial yang dirintisnya. Jadi ketika Simon Tremaine, Duke of Foxmoor—cinta pertama yang Louisa usir dari Inggris tujuh tahun yang lalu—kembali dan bermaksud menikahinya, Louisa langsung curiga meski kesulitan menolak daya tarik Simon yang semakin menggoda.

Saat tujuan Simon yang sebenarnya terungkap, Louisa bersumpah untuk membuat pria itu membayar... dengan hatinya.

Judul : Rule
Seri : Marked Men #1
Penulis : Jay Crownover
Halaman : 432
Genre : Contemporary Romance; New Adult

Penerbit : -
Tanggal terbit : Mei 2013
Harga : -

Tipe buku : ebook
Status buku : -
Periode baca : 18-19 Januari 2014

Opposites in every way . . . except the one that matters

Shaw Landon loved Rule Archer from the moment she laid eyes on him. Rule is everything a straight--A pre-med student like Shaw shouldn't want--and the only person she's never tried to please. She isn't afraid of his scary piercings and tattoos or his wild attitude. Though she knows that Rule is wrong for her, her heart just won't listen.

To a rebel like Rule Archer, Shaw Landon is a stuck-up, perfect princess-and his dead twin brother's girl. She lives by other people's rules; he makes his own. He doesn't have time for a good girl like Shaw-even if she's the only one who can see the person he truly is.

But a short skirt, too many birthday cocktails, and spilled secrets lead to a night neither can forget. Now, Shaw and Rule have to figure out how a girl like her and a guy like him are supposed to be together without destroying their love . . . or each other.

Judul : Happy Ever After

Seri : Bride Quartet #4

Penulis : Nora Roberts

Halaman : 333

Genre : Contemporary Romance

Penerbit : Jove

Tanggal Terbit : Juli 2012

Harga : Rp 15.000,-

Tipe buku : Mass market paperback

Status buku : Punya

Periode baca : 15-18 Januari 2014

Parker Brown turned the quartet’s childhood game of Wedding Day into their dream jobs. And now she’s the face of Vows—the one who meets every bride’s demands; keeps every event on schedule; and brings Emma’s romantic flowers, Laurel’s delicious treats, and Mac’s stunning photography together in one glorious package. She knows how to make dreams come true…

Mechanic Malcolm Kavanaugh loves figuring out how things work, and Parker is no exception. Both know that moving from minor flirtation to major hook-up is a serious step. Parker’s business risks have always paid off, but now she’ll have to take the chance of a lifetime with her heart.

Judul : Savor The Moment

Seri : Bride Quartet #3

Penulis : Nora Roberts

Halaman : 336

Genre : Contemporary Romance

Penerbit : Jove

Tanggal Terbit : Juli 2012

Harga : Rp 45.000,-

Tipe buku : Mass market paperback

Status buku : Punya

Periode baca : 7-9 Januari 2014

With the support of her friends, Laurel McBane’s dream of attending culinary school came true. Now, she’s repaying their kindness by creating extravagantly luscious tiers of cakes and other confectionary delights that add the perfect touch to their clients’ weddings.

As for romance, the low-key Laurel has had a mega crush on Parker’s older brother, Delaney Brown, since childhood. But she’s convinced that the Ivy League lawyer is still out of her reach. When Laurel’s quicksilver moods get the better of her—leading to an angry, hot, altogether mind-blowing kiss with Del—she’ll have to quiet the doubts in her mind to turn a moment of passion into forever…

Maybe you will ask me why do I join two reading challenge with similar RC (the other is hosted by Hobby Buku, here). In this RC which hosted by Bookish, I challenge myself to write review in English. The books I read in this challenge also in English, while for Hobby Buku, I read both :)

If you want to know the rules and what will you get, you can click on the picture. It will redirect you to Bookish blog.

PERIOD : January 2014 - December 2014
LEVEL : First Kiss (21-30 books)
LISTS:
February
Olivia Cunning - Try Me [One Night with Sole Regret #1]
Olivia Cunning - Tempt Me [One Night with Sole Regret #2]
Olivia Cunning - Take Me [One Night with Sole Regret #3]
Olivia Cunning - Touch Me [One Night with Sole Regret #4]
Olivia Cunning - Tie Me [One Night with Sole Regret #5]
Stephanie Perkins - Anna and The French Kiss [Anna and The French Kiss #1]
Marian Tee - Nick and Lilac
Olivia Cunning - Tell Me [One Night with Sole Regret #6]
Vi Keeland - Worth The Fight [MMA Fighters #1]

Cuap-cuap: 2014 Contemporary Romance Reading Challenge

So, because of Uthe (here's her blog: Celoteh Putri ), I decide to join this reading challenge. Recently I read several contemporary romance, I thought why not join this one :)

Thanks to The Book Vixen for this event. Gonna love this one and it will help me to reduce my TBR pile. Yeay!

If you want to join, you can click the picture above for further information. You will be immediately redirect to The Book Vixen blog :)

JANUARY

Nashoda Rose - Torn from You [Tear Asunder #1]
Aurora Rose Reynolds - Until November [Until #1]
Aurora Rose Reynolds - Until Trevor [Until #2]
Nora Roberts - Savor The Moment [Bride Quartet #3]
Nora Roberts - Happy Ever After [Bride Quartet #4]
Jay Crownover - Rule [Marked Men #1]

FEBRUARY

Olivia Cunning - Try Me [One Night with Sole Regret #1]
Olivia Cunning - Tempt Me [One Night with Sole Regret #2]
Olivia Cunning - Take Me [One Night with Sole Regret #3]
Olivia Cunning - Touch Me [One Night with Sole Regret #4]
Olivia Cunning - Tie Me [One Night with Sole Regret #5]
Stephanie Perkins - Anna and The French Kiss [Anna and The French Kiss #1]
Jay Crownover - Jet [Marked Men #2]
Lori Foster - Never Too Much [Brave Brothers #2]
Diana Palmer - Heartless
Marian Tee - Nick and Lilac

MARET

Susan Elizabeth Phillips - Ain't She Sweet?
Olivia Cunning - Tell Me [One Night with Sole Regret #6]
Wendelin Van Draanen - Flipped
Vi Keeland - Worth The Fight [MMA Fighters #1]
Nina Croft - Blackmailed by The Italian Billionaire
Tracey Garvis-Graves - On The Island [On The Island #1]

Aurora Rose Reynolds - Until Trevor [Until #2]

Judul : Until Trevor
Seri : Until #2
Penulis : Aurora Rose Reynolds
Halaman : 434
Genre : Contemporary Romance

Penerbit : -
Tanggal terbit : Oktober 2013
Harga : -

Tipe buku : ebook
Status buku : -
Periode baca : 6-8 Januari 2013

Trevor Mayson had his life planned out - make the family business successful and play the field for a few more years before eventually settling down. Then he sees her. Liz Hayes was beautiful, shy and everything that he could ever want...but she didn't fit into his plans. After Trevor painfully rejects her, Liz finally starts to move on, but Trevor is finding it difficult to truly let her go. It seems the more he tries to stay away, the more intense his feelings for her become. Like a stretched rubber band, he can only take so much before snapping.

Liz Hayes is done waiting for Trevor and isn't interested in getting her heart broken by him again, but Trevor is making it difficult for her to forget him when he shoves his way back into her life.

Can Trevor prove to her that he is worth falling in love with again, and is he ready to change his life plan to let her into his heart?

Aihhhh... Kirian gak bakal kena Liebster Blog Award (LBA) ini, ternyata kena juga dari mbak Ratih (The Bookly Purple). Sebenarnya aku sudah baca-baca LBA ini di beberapa teman blog yang lain. Yang pertama kali terlintas dalam pikiranku "Pertanyaannya banyak yaaaa..."

Kalau mau tahu caranya, silakan mengunjungi blognya mbak Ratih ya :) Pertama-tama, mari menjawab pertanyaan dari mbak Ratih.

Sejak kapan kamu suka membaca buku?

Sejak masih SD kelas 1. Papa punya satu koper buku Inggris (komik sih) dan kasetnya. Isinya ada Dr. Jeckyl and Hyde, Gulliver's Story, Oliver Twist, dan lain-lain. Jadi baca sambil dengerin kasetnya. Di Jayapura gak ada hiburan sih dulu, jadilah aku baca buku :)

Terus pernah dikasih satu set kecil (4 buku) berbahasa Inggris sebagai hadiah ultah. Bercerita tentang beruang kecil. Ini lupa euy judulnya apa. Tapi aku suka banget nih buku waktu kecil. Untungnya kertasnya karton super tebal gitu, jadi gak rusak dibaca terus-terusan =P

Judul : Until November
Seri : Until #1
Penulis : Aurora Rose Reynolds
Halaman : 291
Genre : Contemporary Romance

Penerbit : -
Tanggal terbit : September 2013
Harga : -

Tipe buku : ebook
Status buku : -
Periode baca : 4-5 Januari 2013

November is looking forward to getting to know her father and the safety of a small town. After leaving the Big Apple and her bad memories for Tennessee, November starts working for her dad at his strip club doing the books. The one time she’s allowed there during club hours she runs into Asher Mayson. He’s perfect until he opens his mouth and makes assumptions. November wants nothing to do with Asher but too bad for November, fate has other plans.

Asher Mayson has never had a problem getting a woman, that is until November. Now all he can think about is making November his and keeping her safe.

Judul : Torn from You
Seri : Tear Asunder #1
Penulis : Nashoda Rose
Halaman : 330
Genre : Contemporary Romance

Penerbit : -
Tanggal terbit : Desember 2013
Harga : -

Tipe buku : ebook
Status buku : -
Periode baca : 2-3 Januari 2013

Love is like an avalanche. It hits hard, fast and without mercy.

At least it did for me when Sculpt, the lead singer of the rock band Tear Asunder knocked me off my feet. Literally, because he’s also a fighter, illegally of course, and he taught me how to fight. He also taught me how to love and I fell hard for him. I mean the guy could do sweet, when he wasn't doing bossy, and I like sweet.

Then it all shattered.

Kidnapped.
Starved.
Beaten.
I was alone and fighting to survive.
When I heard Sculpt's voice, I thought he was there to save me.

I was wrong.

Judul : Bed of Roses

Seri : Bride Quartet #2

Penulis : Nora Roberts

Halaman : 315

Genre : Contemporary Romance

Penerbit : Jove

Tanggal Terbit : Mei 2012

Harga : SGD 9.24

Tipe buku : Mass market paperback

Status buku : Punya

Periode baca : 29 December 2013 - 01 Januari 2014

Wedding florist Emma Grant gets to play with flowers every day and work with her three best friends in the process. She couldn’t ask for a better job. And her love life seems to be thriving. Though men swarm around her, she still hasn’t found Mr. Right. And the last place she’s looking is right under her nose.

But that’s just where Jack Cooke is. He’s so close to the women of Vows that he’s practically family. Now though, the architect has begun to admit to himself that his feelings for Emma have developed into much more than friendship. And when Emma returns his passion—kiss for blistering kiss, they must trust in their history—and in their hearts…

Judul : Every Night I'm Yours

Seri : The Spinster Club #1

Penulis : Christie Kelley

Halaman : 348

Genre : Historical Romance

Penerbit : Zebra

Tanggal Terbit : Februari 2008

Harga : SGD 4.62

Tipe buku : Mass market paperback

Status buku : Punya

Periode baca : 25-26 Desember 2013

A woman who wants to know what she's been missing... A man perfectly suited to train her: Christie Kelley weaves a scintillating novel of one rapturous night of ecstasy...

A Woman Yearning For A Taste Of The Forbidden...

At twenty-six, aspiring novelist Avis Copley intends to wear spinsterhood as a badge of honor. But when she discovers a volume of erotica that ignites a searing fire within her, Avis realizes just how much she doesn't know about the actual pleasures of the flesh. Determined to learn more, she devises a daring plan...

A Man Ready To Teach Her Much, Much More...

Avis chooses Emory Billingsworth, a fellow novelist - not to mention a beautiful specimen of manhood; to instruct her in carnal pleasure. But when the brash earl of Selby, Banning Talbot, a man she has known for years, unearths Avis' true intentions, he claims she's made a dangerously bad choice. Volunteering his services for one wicked night of reckless, abandoned passion, Banning promises he will satisfy all of her deepest longings. Yet Banning cannot begin to imagine the effect his willful, voluptuous, and very eager student will have on him - or how far an innocent lesson in desire can go...

Judul : Head Over Heels
Seri : Lucky Harbor #3
Penulis : Jill Shalvis
Halaman : 350
Genre : Contemporary Romance

Penerbit : Forever
Tanggal Terbit : Desember 2011
Harga : SGD 8.74

Tipe buku : Paperback
Status buku : Punya
Periode baca : 18-20 Desember 2013

Breaking rules and breaking hearts

Free-spirited Chloe lives life on the edge. Unlike her soon-to-be married sisters, she isn't ready to settle into a quiet life running their family's newly renovated inn. But soon her love of trouble--and trouble with love-draws the attention of the very stern, very sexy sheriff who'd like nothing better than to tame her wild ways.

Suddenly Chloe can't take a misstep without the sheriff hot on her heels. His rugged swagger and his enigmatic smile are enough to make a girl beg to be handcuffed. For the first time, instead of avoiding the law, Chloe dreams of surrender. Can this rebel find a way to keep the peace with the straitlaced sheriff? Or will Chloe's colorful past keep her from a love that lasts... and the safe haven she truly wants in a town called Lucky Harbor?

Judul : Me Before You
Penulis : Jojo Moyes
Halaman : 480
Genre : Contemporary Romance

Penerbit : Penguin Group
Tanggal terbit : Januari 2012
Harga : SGD 7

Tipe buku : Paperback
Status buku : Punya
Periode baca : 13-14 Desember 2013

Lou Clark knows lots of things. She knows how many footsteps there are between the bus stop and home. She knows she likes working in The Buttered Bun tea shop and she knows she might not love her boyfriend Patrick.

What Lou doesn't know is she's about to lose her job or that knowing what's coming is what keeps her sane.
Will Traynor knows his motorcycle accident took away his desire to live. He knows everything feels very small and rather joyless now and he knows exactly how he's going to put a stop to that.

What Will doesn't know is that Lou is about to burst into his world in a riot of colour. And neither of them knows they're going to change the other for all time.

Cuap-cuap: What's in A Name Reading Challenge 2014

Hola, kembali lagi aku mengikuti What's in A Name Reading Challenge yang dibuat oleh Ren. Buat yang mau tahu detail reading challenge ini, silakan klik gambar di bawah ini ya :)

Tahun ini aku akan mulai dari level paling kecil dulu. Daripada nanti malah gak terpenuhi. Hohohohoho...

Level : What's Your Name
Books : 3-5 books
Periode : 1 Januari 2014 - 31 Maret 2014

List:
Januari
5 ~ Aurora Rose Reynolds - Until November [Until #1] [review]
22 ~ Aurora Rose Reynolds - Until Trevor [Until #2] [review]
27 ~ Jay Crownover - Rule [Marked Men #1] [review]

Februari
14 ~ Stephanie Perkins - Anna and The French Kiss [Anna and The French Kiss #1] [review]
17 ~ Jay Crownover - Jet [Marked Men #2] [review]
26 ~ Marian Tee - Nick and Lilac [review]

Maret
12 ~ Lisa Valdez - Passion [review]

~ Miranda Kenneally - Catching Jordan [Hundred Oaks #1]
~ Rainbow Rowel - Eleanor & Park
~ Pamela Ann - Lily's Mistake [It's Always Been You #1]
~ Lori Foster - Simon Says [SBC Fighters #2]
~ Lori Foster - Say No to Joe? [Visitation, North Carolina #1]

Catherine Anderson - Phantom Waltz [Kendrick/Coulter/Harrigan #2]

Judul : Phantom Waltz

Sub Judul : Dansa Impian

Seri : Kendrick/Coulter/Harrigan #2

Penulis : Catherine Anderson

Halaman : 484

Genre : Contemporary Romance

Penerbit : Dastan

Tanggal Terbit : Juli 2013

Translator : Yolanda Oktavia

Editor : Yohannes Widjaja

Harga : Rp 35.940,-

Tipe buku : Mass market paperback

Status buku : Punya

Periode baca : 7-9 Desember 2013

Peristiwa nahas delapan tahun yang lalu membuat Bethany Coulter terikat kepada kursi roda. Sejak saat itu, ia sudah merasakan pengkhianatan dan hati yang hancur, yang membuatnya bersumpah untuk tidak membuka hatinya bagi pria lagi. Ia juga sudah pasrah kalau ia tidak akan menikmati hubungan intim yang selayaknya... atau melahirkan anak-anaknya sendiri.

Ryan Kendrick, seorang peternak yang kaya sekaligus playboy, jatuh cinta pada pandangan pertama kepada Bethany. Kecantikan yang berpadu dengan keberanian dan kenaifan membuat Bethany berbeda dari wanita lain di mata Ryan. Apalagi Bethany juga menyukai kuda. Semua itu membuat Ryan memutuskan untuk menjadikan Bethany miliknya terlepas dari kekurangan wanita itu. Sementara itu, Bethany yang pada awalnya mencurigai dan berusaha menjauh dari Ryan mulai memercayai kalau ada sesuatu dalam diri Ryan yang mungkin bisa membuatnya meyakini cinta yang abadi.

Apakah Ryan berhasil menjadikan Bethany miliknya? Bagaimanakah cara Ryan mengembalikan kepercayaan Bethany terhadap pria sekaligus mendapatkan hati wanita itu? Dan apakah mereka akhirnya akan bersatu meskipun Bethany berbeda dari wanita-wanita lainnya?

Yeahhhhh.... Tahun ini Ren mengadakan challenge new author lagi. Ingin tahu seperti apa? Klik saja gambar di atas ya...

Tahun ini aku mau mulai dari langkah paling kecil, yaitu EASY. Doakan saja bisa sampai level paling atas, yaitu MANIAC :)

List bacaanku di bawah ini sewaktu-waktu dapat berubah ya ^^

Januari
2 ~ Madeline Urban - Cut & Run [Cut & Run #1]
3 ~ Nashoda Rose - Torn from You [Tear Asunder #1]
5 ~ Aurora Rose Reynolds - Until November [Until #1]
8 ~ Jojo Moyes - Me Before You
10 ~ Belle Aurora - Willing Captive
27 ~ Jay Crownover - Rule [Marked Men #1]

Februari
14 ~ Stephanie Perkins - Anna and The French Kiss [Anna and The French Kiss #1]
19 ~ Lori Foster - Never Too Much [Brava Brothers #2]
26 ~ Marian Tee - Nick and Lilac

Maret
6 ~ Veronica Roth - Divergent [Divergent #1]
7 ~ Wendelin Van Draanen - Flipped
10 ~ Vi Keeland - Worth The Fight [MMA Fighters #1]
12 ~ Lisa Valdez - Passion [Passion Quartet #1]
14 ~ Nina Croft - Blackmailed by The Italian Billionaire
17 ~ Cat Patrick - Forgotten

April
30 ~ Tracey Garvis-Graves - On The Island

Agustus
6 ~ Barbara Freethy - Just The Way You Are
8 ~ Rachel Gibson - Any Man of Mine [Chinooks Hockey Time #6]
18 ~ Carolyn Jewel - My Dangerous Pleasure [My Immortals #4]
22 ~ Katie McGarry - Pushing The Limits [Pushing The Limits #1]

Happy New Year 2014

Another year has gone by

And I'm still the one by your side

After everything that's gone by

There's still no one saying goodbye

Though another year has gone by

Happy New Year 2014 ya semua *smooch*

Semoga tahun ini lebih baik daripada tahun sebelumnya.

Semoga apa yang kamu inginkan tercapai semuanya.

Apa resolusi Harlequin Romance tahun ini?

Hmmmm... Yang jelas aku pengen lebih banyak lagi baca dan review buku.

Meningkatkan kualitas dan kuantitas reviewku. Hihihihihi....

Lebih banyak berinteraksi dengan para pembaca blogku ini :)

Itu saja. Sederhana kan? Heheheheheh...

Semoga semua resolusimu tercapai ya.

Have a great and beautiful year :)

Sabrina Jeffries - Only A Duke Will Do [School for Heiresses #2] + Who's My Santa

Jay Crownover - Rule [Marked Men #1]

Nora Roberts - Happy Ever After [Bride Quartet #4]

Nora Roberts - Savor The Moment [Bride Quartet #3]

Cuap-cuap: 2014 TBR Pile Reading Challenge

Cuap-cuap: 2014 Contemporary Romance Reading Challenge

Aurora Rose Reynolds - Until Trevor [Until #2]

Cuap-cuap: Liebster Blog Award

Aurora Rose Reynolds - Until November [Until #1]

Nashoda Rose - Torn from You [Tear Asunder #1]

Nora Roberts - Bed of Roses [Bride Quartet #2]

Christie Kelley - Every Night I'm Yours [The Spinster Club #1]

Jill Shalvis - Head Over Heels [Lucky Harbor #3]

Jojo Moyes - Me Before You

Cuap-cuap: What's in A Name Reading Challenge 2014

Catherine Anderson - Phantom Waltz [Kendrick/Coulter/Harrigan #2]

Cuap-cuap: New Authors Reading Challenge 2014

Happy New Year 2014