Books N Bloggers Swap

So I am particpating in the Books 'n' Bloggers Swap hosted by Chaotic Goddess Swaps.  This is the first time I have ever participated in a Swap like this and I am looking forward to seeing what I receive.
How it works:
You purchase 3 books for your partner.  One book you love, one book you haven't read but think they'll like, and one book from their wishlist which will be provided to you.  Then you ship them off, and your partner does the same for you!

Books can be used, new, hardcover, paperback, or even ebook format (if your partner has an eReader) but must be in good condition.
I am excited and I can not wait to see what I receive and why they chose the books.

REVIEW: The Billionaire's Pregnant Mistress by Lucy Monroe

Title: The Billionaire's Pregnant Mistress
Author: Lucy Monroe
Source: Barnes and Noble Nook Book

When Greek billionaire Dimitri Petronides is forced to give up Xandra Fortune, his beautiful mistress, he's certain she won't be too distraught. For all the intense passion they've shared she's never let him into her heart, and such a commitment-shy woman could never be his wife... 
But after their split, Dimitri discovers that Xandra Fortune is not who he thought she was - and she is also pregnant with his child. Now he has to track her down and claim his mistress as his wife!

Add Links:     Amazon.com

MY REVIEW:

Its the classic love story:
Girl lives in sin with boy
Girl gets pregnant by boy
Girl realizes she loves boy
Boy leaves girl to marry acceptable girl
Girl disappears
Boy regrets decision.

When Xandra Fortune finds out that she is pregnant and the father of the baby went and got engaged to what he claims to be the "right sort" of girl, she decides it is time to go back to being Alexandra Dupree and go home to her mother, who believes she is ruining the family, and her sister.

Living the life of "Xandra Fortune" had been great when she could be a fashion model in France but with a child on the way and being a single parent there would be no way to continue her lifestyle.  Plus her family, who she got the job for to begin with did not need her assistance as much.

By the time that Dimitri realized the mistake he had made, "Xandra" was gone from the apartment he had removed her from and from the city.  The only thing Private Detectives could find on "Xandra Fortune" was that she had her belongings shipped to New York.

When they end up at the same party in New York will the sparks fly or will the fact that Alexandra believes Dimitri to be married and can not trust him keep them apart.

Mostly this is like all Harlequin Romance stories and something I love.  A first time together, something that tears them apart and then a happily ever after.  Not to say that they are all the same, that little bit of info that they will get back together is something to make you pull through that hate that they may or may not feel toward each other.  And I love them for those moments where they do not get along.  Lucy Monroe did a good job on this short and sweet Harlequin getting me interested.  There is constantly a question to find the answer too:  Did he get married?  What did he promise his Grandfather?

MY RATING: B-

2013 Book Bingo

1. Be awesome. If you’re not, this isn’t going to work.
2. The challenge runs from January 1 to December 31, 2013.
3. If you want to participate, you can join in any time of the year! Feel free to write up a blog post with the rules linking back to my and Anne’s blog in your sign-up post.
4. If you read one book for the “1 book” in any category, you can’t change it later on when you read another book to “2 books.” Once a square is crossed off, it’s crossed off for good! (Feel free to print off the scoreboard to keep track!)
5. Books read for one square are for that square ONLY and cannot be counted towards another category. This is all about reading ALL THE BOOKS.
6. The FREE SQUARE isn’t really a free square. In order to cross it off, you must read a book by either:
   1. Reading a book picked by another participant, or
   2. Reading a book in a genre picked by another participant.
7. You can start your board over again, but ONLY if you receive the stamp of awesome by completing a blackout. The “winners” of the challenge will be the ones who achieve the most winning combinations by the end of 2013.
8. You can feel free to post your reading list for each category, though it’s not a requirement.
9. Having a blog or writing reviews for books read is not required. So long as you want to have fun, you can participate!
10. This isn’t a race, but don’t be afraid to rub your reads in the other player’s face. This will be seen as encouragement. Feel free to use the hashtag #2013BookBingo on Twitter!

2013 Audio Book Challenge

• Flirting-Listen to 6 Audio Books
• Going Steady- Listen to 12 Audio Books
• Lover- Listen to 25 Audio Books
• Married-Listen to more than 25 Audio Books
• You Define the Relationship- Create your own challenge (choose your own name and level starting as low or going as high as you’d like)

This is a fairly laid back challenge and I want it to be as enjoyable as possible.

• Audio Books can be any genre
• You can cross challenges
• You don’t have to be a blogger to participate. You can tell us about what you are listening to in the comments of the monthly link up.

Official Challenge dates: 1/1/2013-12/31/2013

So my goal is 6 but I want to try for 12 which is one a month.  But personally I just want to complete the 6.

Movie Review: The Decoy Bride

The Decoy Bride is another movie which came up on my Netflix watching list (it may have something to do with my Doctor Who watching Marathon back this summer).

This movie stars David Tennant and Kelly Macdonald as Katie and James.  After James's wedding to Lara (Alice Eve) is postponed because a photographer that is obsessed with getting pictures of the weddings get inside the church before the wedding.  So when at the remote location of the new wedding is found by said photographer, Lara disappears leaving them without a bride and a photographer camped outside of the chapel to fool that the wedding actually happened so that hopefully a real wedding can happen without mishap.  To do this they need a decoy bride and this is where Katie comes.

The Decoy Bride was great, I love David Tennant so when I saw he was starring in this movie I knew I was going to end up seeing it and it did not leave me disappointed.  Though this movie did not make that big of an impression when first released, I have fallen in love with the movie in the short time it took to watch it.

MY RATING: A+