Blog Tour: The Big Girl's Guide to Buying Lingerie: Review & Giveaway

I'm happy to be one of today's tour stops to celebrate Amie Stuart's latest release, The Big Girl's Guide to Buying Lingerie!

The Big Girl's Guide to Buying Lingerie

by: Amie Stuart

Now Available!!!

Purchase your copy: Amazon | B & N 

On Goodreads here.

Attention: Due to adult content, this title is recommended for ages 18+

Synopsis:

My name is JADE BALLARD, and this is the story of how a freak accident with a cookie changed the life of a semi-reformed people-pleaser (that’s me!).

After a disastrous marital near-miss Jade Ballard retreats to San Antonio, cutting herself off from the world in general and more specifically her family’s country club lifestyle, which she no longer wants any part of. She takes comfort in food and the safety of an internet love affair.

Rowdy Yates is a semi-reformed womanizer who’s leery of long-term entanglements. Until Jade, he never seriously considered anything beyond a “Wife-For-A-Night.”

After months of flirting on the internet the couple meets, only to discover they already know one another. Rowdy has always mistaken Jade’s shy reserved nature for snobbishness, and Jade has always viewed the woman-loving Rowdy as a Redneck Casanova. But the seven months they spent getting to know one another formed an attraction neither can fight.

My Thoughts:

Fun, light read!

The story is told from Rowdy and Jade's dual perspectives, both do a great job of narrating the story, but of course I'm a fan of just reading from her perspective. I was reminded of Pride and Prejudice a bit with this story, in the sense that, Jade and Rowdy seem to both let their pride and prejudices get in the way of their feelings for each other. The plot moved swiftly and the pacing of the relationship between the two was well-timed.

While I believe this is the fourth book in the series, and each book can be read as a standalone, I would recommend starting from book #1, as I got lost with the current and past relationships of Rowdy's family, so I had some trouble understanding certain personalities.

Both main characters are flawed, and these flaws make each of them vulnerable hense the pride and prejudices getting in the way. I enjoyed seeing the change in Jade and how she grew more confident and comfortable with herself. I also enjoyed the alpha male mentality of Rowdy. These two seem to bring out the best and worst in each other, so needless to say, they have a very passionate relationship.

If you enjoy fun romance than definitely give The Big Girl's Guide to Buying Lingerie a try!

Happy Reading!!!

About Amie

Amie Stuart is the last of a dying breed, a native Texan, and still makes her home there, where cowboys and music (her other two loves) abound. Growing up, she wanted to be a lawyer and a psychologist. No doubt the shrinks would have a field day with her head, but she’s seen the error of her ways and considers all those other jobs ‘research’ for the writing gig.

She’s a multiple contest finalist as well as a trained contest judge and is affectionately know as The Terminator by her critique partners. She’s written as CELIA STUART for Black Lace Books, & Liquid Silver Books, and as AMIE STUART for Kensington Aphrodisia, she has a short story (PEACHES ‘N CREAM) in Zane’s CARMEL FLAVA 2, and launched Cobblestone Press’s new short erotica line, Wicked.

Connect with Amie: 

Author Website | Twitter | Facebook | Goodreads

Giveaway Time!!!

Tour-wide giveaway (US/CANADA)

2 PRIZE PACKS!!!

PRIZE PACK ONE

RT Bag stuffed with assorted books from 2015 RT Convention 

Kate Spade Travel Mug

Signed print copy of TBGG by Amie Stuart

T. Sue VerSteeg – Ebook: Killer Closet Case

Jodi Redford – Ebook: Dylan (Sons of Dusty Walker)

Rachelle Chase – Ebook: Hot Dreams

Holley Trent – Ebook: Teaching the Cowboy

Dayna Hart – 2 Box Sets: Vikings Unleashed and Vikings Untamed

PRIZE PACK TWO:

Signed print copy of TBGG by Amie Stuart

Kate Spade Travel Mug

Lissa Matthews – Ecopies of the Lone Star Sweets series and a 5.00 Amazon gift card

Linda Winfree – Uncovered signed print copy and their choice of Ebook from her backlist

Jennifer Reynolds – Ebook: Shifter

Mychal Daniels – ebook Rescued by Tordin  

Melissa Blue – ebook Kilt Tease

Ani Gonzalez – Ebooks – Must Love Ghosts and Ghost of a Chance ( first two books in the Banshee Creek series)

Kathryn Lively – Falling in Love box set and Sexy to Go Vol 6 box set

Alisa Mullen – Ebook: Plastic Confidence

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Huge thanks to Amie and Xpresso Book Tours for allowing me to participate in this tour!!!