For the Love of Bookends: Conning for Keeps by Seleste Delaney

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Conning for Keeps by Seleste Delaney - Review/Giveaway

Lovers undercover…

Secret Agent Marissa Jones has a gift. A con artist to the core, after deep hypnosis she can turn into someone else entirely. Marisa’s gift has gotten her into hot water over the years, but now more so than ever. With her smoking hot partner by her side, she needs to convince him that not only is she her true self, but also that she can be trusted—even in spite of her past.

…or traitors to the cause?

Trevor Harris has his own issues with the mission, he’s got revenge to seek, a cursed painting to secure, and Marissa’s sugary-sweet alter-ego to ignore. But when he releases Marisa from her mental cage and things get a little too hot, he ends up finding out what falling for a con artist really means—bigger trouble than ever before.

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My Review:

A quick read that I enjoyed. This is my first book by Seleste Delaney and if this is a good representation of her writing style then I will definitely try her again. She does a great job bringing to life the characters of Marissa and Trevor.

There are lots and twists and turns and some unique things that I haven’t seen in other romances. The romance develops beautifully, and balances both the suspense and romance. Since I didn’t read the first book Gaming for Keeps, I can honestly say that it is easily read as a standalone.

4 Books

I received a copy in exchange for my honest review. I was not compensated for my review.

About Seleste:

Seleste started on her career path as a young child. Stories of talking animals soon gave way to a love of superheroes and science fiction. Her first foray into the world of romance came at age twelve when she envisioned a sweeping epic love story of two people thrust together and torn apart again and again by fate. As she recalls, the plan was for them to admit their love on his deathbed. But, as is often the case with pre-teen girls, a story of that depth gave way to other pursuits, and sadly it is completely lost other than vague memories.

After that, she occupied herself with short stories for a while, and then poetry until after she had earned a degree in chemistry, spent time as a high school teacher, and became a mother of two. Then she delved into writing fiction once more.

She never lost her love of the fantastic, and her stories now always reach into other realms. The worlds and people she creates occupy as much of her time as the real world, and she is most fortunate to have a family that understands her idiosyncrasies and loves her anyway.

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Giveaway Details:

20 eBooks of GAMING FOR KEEPS International

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Tour Schedule

Week 1:

2/3/2014- Becky on Books- Review

2/3/2014- books blog- Interview

2/4/2014- The Reading Addict- Review

2/4/2014- Manga Maniac Café- Guest Post

2/5/2014- My World...in words and pages- Review

2/5/2014- Fade Into Fantasy- Interview