Showing posts with label C.J. Duggan. Show all posts
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Thursday, August 22, 2013

Cover Reveal & Giveaway: That One Summer by C.J. Duggan


Loving Chris Henderson would be wrong. Diabolically disastrous. I mean, what is there about him to love? He’s moody, bossy, brooding, a control freak, and that’s on a good day … but there was one achingly obvious fact that haunted my every thought, every minute of every day …
He sure could kiss.
As the countdown to the new millennium begins, there is one thing everyone agrees on: no one wants to be in Onslow for New Year’s Eve.
So that can only mean one thing: road trip!
No longer the mousey, invisible, shy girl from years ago, Tammy Maskala is finally making up for all those lost summers. A new year with new friends, which astoundingly includes the bossy boy behind the bar, Chris Henderson.
She likes her new friends (at least most of them), so why does she secretly feel so out of place?
After chickening out on the trip, a last-minute change of heart sees Tammy racing to the Onslow Hotel, fearing she’s missed her chance for a ride. The last thing she expected to meet was a less-than-happy Onslow Boy leaning against his black panel van.
Now the countdown begins to reach the others at Point Shank before the party is over and the new year has begun. Alone in a car with only the infuriating Chris Henderson, Tammy can’t help but feel this is a disastrous start to what could have been a great adventure. But when the awkward road trip takes an unexpected turn, Tammy soon discovers that the way her traitorous heart feels about Chris is the biggest disaster of all.
Fogged up windows, moonlight swimming, bad karaoke and unearthed secrets; after this one summer nothing will ever be the same again.

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Friday, July 19, 2013

Blog Tour, Review, and Giveaway: An Endless Summer by C.J. Duggan


An Endless Summer (Summer #2)
Release Date: 07/17/13

Summary from Goodreads:
Sean looked out over the lake, squinting against the sunlight. He turned to me, his expression sobering as his eyes flicked over my face in a silent study.

“Come on Amy, I saved you once, I’ll save you again.”
I met his stare unflinchingly. “I don’t need saving.”
A wicked grin formed slowly. “Don’t you?”

After a rebellious summer night that almost claimed her life, Amy Henderson – the Onslow publican’s only daughter – is sent away to suffer a fate far worse than any other punishment:

Boarding School.

Three years on, a now nineteen-year-old Amy returns to Onslow for the summer. What once was a cauldron of activity with live bands, hot meals and cold beers, the Onslow Hotel now lies dark, deserted and depressing. All fond childhood memories of loitering on the hotel stairs and eavesdropping on customers’ colourful conversations are in the distant past.

How had her dad let it come to this?

With the new threat of putting the Onslow up for sale, Amy reluctantly turns to a local tradesman for help: Sean Murphy, the very same Onslow boy who saved her life all those years ago. With his help and that of some old friends, the task is clear: spend the summer building the hotel back up to its former glory or lose it for good.

In an endless summer, Amy soon realises that sometimes in order to save your future, you have to face your past, even if it’s in the form of a smug, gorgeous Onslow boy.


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About The Author
C.J Duggan is an Australian author who lives with her husband in a rural border town of New South Wales, Australia.
The Boys of Summer is Book One in her Mature Young Adult Romance Series.
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My Review
I've so enjoyed another summer in Onslow. Hanging with The Onslow Boys again at the pub on the lake is just what my summer needed.  C.J. Duggan has written another light, fun, sexually charged, romantic summer read. 

This time around little Amy Henderson is all grown up. After spending the last three years away from Onslow, Amy decides to head back to escape her parents "honeymoon" phase. She is horrified by the state of her childhood home and becomes determined to bring it back to it's former glory. Luckily for her Sean Murphy has also returned to Onslow and he is just as determined to help Amy succeed. 

Things I loved About An Endless Summer:
  • The sexual tension between Amy and Sean is fabulous, and I found myself many times thinking "Just kiss already!!!!" I'll let you find out for yourself how that goes. 
  • So many of the wonderful characters from The Boys From Summer have returned.
  • Adam (I really love him)
  • The Onslow Hotel (I wish I had had a place like that to hang out in way back when I was a teen.
If you are looking for a happy, toe curling, summer read look no further!


Welcome to my stop on the An Endless Summer blog tour hosted by YA Bound Book Tours.  Click on the banner to see the full blog tour schedule!




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Friday, March 22, 2013

The Boys of Summer Blog Tour


Welcome to my stop on The Boys of Summer blog tour hosted by YA Bound.  Click HERE to check out the full blog tour schedule!

The Boys of Summer (Summer #1)
by C.J. Duggan 
Release Date: 12/17/12
294 pages
Summary from Goodreads: 
It seemed only natural to nickname them the ‘OnslowBoys’. Every time they swaggered in the front door of the Onslow Hotel after a hard week’s work, their laughter was loud and genuine as they settled onto their bar stools. I peeked through the restaurant partition, a flimsy divider between my world and theirs. I couldn’t help but smile whenever I saw them, saw him ... Toby Morrison.

Quiet seventeen-year-old Tess doesn’t relish the thought of a summertime job. She wants nothing more than to forget the past haunts of high school and have fun with her best friends before the dreaded Year Twelve begins.
To Tess, summer is when everything happens: riding bikes down to the lake, watching the fireworks at the Onslow Show and water bomb fights at the sweltering Sunday markets.

How did she let her friends talk her into working?

After first-shift disasters, rude, wealthy tourists and a taunting ex-boyfriend, Tess is convinced nothing good can come of working her summer away. However, Tess finds unlikely allies in a group of locals dubbed ‘The Onslow Boys’, who are old enough to drive cars, drink beer and not worry about curfews. Tess’s summer ofworking expands her world with a series of first times with new friends, forbidden love and heartbreaking chaos.

All with the one boy she has never been able to forget. 
It will be a summer she will always remember.
Warning: sexual references, and occasional course language.

My Thoughts:

I found The Boys of Summer to be a fun and enjoyable way to spend a quiet, chilly afternoon.

Against her better judgement Tess has allowed herself  to be talked into a summer job. While she had envisioned swimming, sleeping in and just being generally lazy she ends up washing dishes, waiting tables and much to her surprise, falling in love. 

While it did take me a little while to get caught up in Tess's story, once I did I was in for the long haul. Duggan writes a very character driven novel and she did a great job of bringing everyone to life. From Tess's occasional whining, Toby's inability to make a move, Alex's pool table dancing and Ellie's promiscuity everyone had very real, very believable flaws. The Onslow Boys were definitely swoon worthy and I can't wait to read Endless Summer to find out what happens with all of them. I hoping for a lot of happy endings. This is definitely a book that should be added to your summer romance reading list. 

This is definitely written for older young adults that don't mind a little hot, sexy time in their books. 

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About the Author
C.J Duggan is an Australian author who lives with her husband in a rural border town of New South Wales, Australia.
The Boys of Summer is Book One in her Mature Young Adult Romance Series.

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