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Aimee Brown

BOOK REVIEW: “The Last Dance”

March 27, 2019 1 Comment

“The Last Dance” by Aimee Brown

Blurb:

Can you truly forgive and forget?

Ambri and Henry have been best friends forever. They’ve been through the highs and lows of life with each other by their sides. The worst? When Henry’s wife, and Ambri’s sister, died. Together, they can face it all. Until one night destroys everything.

Two years after he stepped out of it Henry walks back into Ambri’s life and she’s more than a little shocked. But as old friends fall into even older habits they need to decide whether they can forget the past and embrace their future.

My Review: After reading Aimee Brown’s first book, “The Lucky Dress,” I knew I would love “The Last Dance,” so when I was given the chance to receive an ARC I jumped at the chance.

It’s known that I’m a huge fan of friends-to-lovers romances, and this book did not disappoint. Right from the start, it was easy to see the connection Ambri and Henry shared, even with the one person who still stands between them–someone they both loved.

There were parts that were heartbreaking and made me cry, the adorable banter that made me chuckle, and the ending was exactly as I hoped it would–and in a cute way, too, (sorry, no spoilers).

As for Aimee’s writing, like with her first book, not only was I instantly drawn to the characters, but this story, too. Her books will make you lose track of time, and the characters will become your friends who you don’t want to stop spending time with.

If you’re looking for a sweet summer read, one that will give you all the feels of finally taking that leap with the one who’s been by your side the whole time, then this is the book for you.

I give “The Last Dance” 5 stars!

**Click HERE to pre-order your copy of “The Last Dance!”

Filed Under: Book Review, The Last Dance - Review Tagged With: Aimee Brown, Chick-Lit, Friends, Friends to lovers, Lovers, Pre-order, Romance, The Last Dance, Women's Fiction

Chick Lit Goddess’s Five Favorite Reads of 2018!

December 29, 2018 2 Comments

I can’t believe that 2019 will be here in only a couple of days! Being that I was quite busy writing, I was picky about the books I read this year, and I’m happy to say that a lot of them will stick with me.

In no particular order, here are my top reads of 2018:

“Little Gray Dress” by Aimee Brown

“Bridal Girl” by Meredith Schorr

“Go On, Girl,” by Hilary Grossman

“Tequila Tequila” by Emma Hart

“Taking Her Turn” by “Alexa Riley

What were your favorite reads of the year? Leave me a comment and let me know!

Until next year, my friends, this is Isabella Louise Anderson, and I wish you all the best in 2019!

Filed Under: Book Review Tagged With: Aimee Brown, Alexa Riley, Books, Bridal Girl, Emma Hart, Go On Girl, Hilary Grossman, Little Gray Dress, Meredith Schorr, Reviews, Romance, Taking Her Turn, Tequila Tequila, Top 5 Chick Lit Goddess Reads of 2018

BOOK REVIEW: “Little Gray Dress”

December 27, 2018 3 Comments

Little Gray Dress by Aimee Brown

Blurb: Emi Harrison has avoided her ex-fiance, Jack Cabot, for nearly two years. Her twin brother Evan’s wedding is about to end that streak. From bad bridesmaids’ dresses, a hyperactive sister-in-law, a mean girl with even meaner secrets, and too much to drink, nothing seems to go right for Emi, except when she’s wearing her little gray dress.

When she speed-walks into Liam Jaxon’s bar, things get more complicated. He’s gorgeous, southern, and has no past with Emi. He may be exactly what she needs to prove for the last time that she doesn’t need or want Jack!

Her favorite little gray dress has made an appearance at nearly every major event in Emi’s adult life. Will it make another grand appearance when she least expects it?

My Review: In need of something to read to take my mind off the stomach bug I had, I decided to download this book that had been on my iPad for a very long time. Not only was the timing right, but it was also just what my heart needed at the end of the year. My review of this sweet, heartfelt, funny, and delightful read was planned to be shared last week, but writing it was something I struggled with–and, no, it wasn’t because of the holidays. It was merely because I was found it hard to find the right words on how to convey my thoughts about this book.

It’s hard to believe Little Gray Dress was Aimee Brown’s debut novel. The writing was superb; the storyline was brilliant (even the surprising twists), and while I’m not one who rereads books, I could easily read this one and love it–if not more–again.

Every chick lit, contemporary romance, and women’s fiction fan needs to read this book. Not only will it make you hold your breath at some scenes, love to hate a specific character until the end (no spoilers), question where the story was going, make you crave more from one particular Hero-like character (no spoilers on this one either), it most-likely will make you cry ugly tears at the end, which I absolutely loved!

I give “Little Gray Dress” 5 stars…If I could give it 10, I would!

**Note: Little Gray Dress has been republished with a new publisher, new title, and new cover as “THE LUCKY DRESS.” Also, please note that Little Gray Dress is only now available in audiobook.

Filed Under: Book Review, Little Gray Dress Tagged With: Aimee Brown, Book Reviews, Books, Chick-Lit, Contemporary Romance, Little Gray Dress, Romance, The Lucky Dress

COVER REVEAL: “The Last Dance” by Aimee Brown

November 23, 2018 Leave a Comment

“The Last Dance” by Aimee Brown

Blurb:

Can you truly forgive and forget?

Ambri and Henry have been best friends forever. They’ve been through the highs and lows of life with each other by their sides.

The worst? When Henry’s wife, and Ambri’s sister, died. Together, they can face it all. Until one night destroys everything. Two years after he stepped out of it Henry walks back into Ambri’s life and she’s more than a little shocked.

But as old friends fall into even older habits they need to decide whether they can forget the past and embrace their future.

*Perfect for fans of Nicholas Sparks, Jodi Picoult and Anna Bell.

**Click HERE to pre-order your copy of “The Last Dance” now!

Filed Under: The Last Dance Tagged With: Aimee Brown, Books, Chick Lit, Cover Reveal, Pre-order, Romance, The Last Dance, Women's Fiction

GUEST POST: “Books Over Movies” by Aimee Brown

September 26, 2018 Leave a Comment

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About the author: Aimee Brown is a writer of romantic comedies set in Portland, Oregon, and an avid reader. She spends much of her time writing, raising three teenagers, binge-watching shows on Netflix and obsessively cleaning and redecorating her house. She’s fluent in sarcasm and has been known to utter profanities like she’s competing for a medal.

Aimee grew up in Oregon, but is now a transplant living in cold Montana with her husband of twenty years, three teenage children, and far too many pets. She is a lot older than she looks and yes, that is a tattoo across her chest.

Aimee is very active on social media. You can find her at any of the networks below. Stop by and say hello!

**Contact Aimee:

Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   Pinterest   Website/Blog   GoodReads   Amazon Page   Newsletter

*****

GUEST POST

Books Over Movies

Reading is subjective. You always hear that. It’s the reason why some readers love a book, and some don’t. There was a time back when I first started reading that I didn’t get that phrase. A book is a book, everyone is reading the same words. Right?

Wrong.

Sure, we’re all reading the words in the same order as everyone else but what we’re seeing as we read it is so much different than everyone else. How we’re interpreting the words and sentences is not even close to how anyone else has done the same thing. We use our own backgrounds and personalities, our life experiences or lack thereof, to create a world that is unique to only us.

It’s kind of the same with movies. Movies make me feel, just like books, only not always in their words, but in the vision someone else had. If I relate to the filmmaker and their vision of the story they’re telling, I fall in love with whatever is on the screen. That doesn’t always happen, especially with books to film.

With reading, every single person creates their own ‘vision’ of what a story is. That’s why when books are made into movies, they don’t always settle for everyone who loved the book. Every single person’s vision is different. Maybe you’ll get lucky and share that with the filmmaker or even the author. Maybe your vision is 1000x better than theirs or maybe yours makes sense for you and no one else. That’s so amazing to me. How we can each read the same words and create this world in our head that is unlike anyone else’s even though we’ve read the same words.

I’ll always choose a book over a movie. That’s not to say I don’t enjoy movies, or that I won’t run out and watch a book to film adaption. Take my money. But, I’ve often been hesitant on watching a movie based on a book I loved because there is always the chance that it won’t meet my own vision and let me down in a way that feels like a friend walking away. Maybe I’m overly sensitive but I love these characters as I’ve created them in my own head.

They also say a reader lives a thousand lives and I find that to be true (for writers as well, these characters become a piece of who we are). With books you can create these memories and experiences that otherwise you’d never have had the chance to experience. The feelings that can come with getting to know a cast of characters you’ve never met before can be overwhelming enough to leave you with a book hangover for days, weeks, even months.  Somehow, they stick with you so much longer than a film does. If you fall in love hard enough it can ruin moving on to another book until you can finally let them go. But, you can always go back. You can always jump back into their world, the one where no one else is allowed, the one only you have created with the same words thousands of others have read. You can relive your experience with them anytime you want by just opening the cover of their story. This time, it might be a little different, maybe even better, and that’s a chance I will always take over buying a movie ticket for a chance that someone else’s vision meets my own. If only there were more reading hours in the day.

*****

“The Lucky Dress” by Aimee Brown

Blurb: We all have our lucky dress… an irresistibly hilarious rom-com: perfect for fans of Anna Bell, Jo Watson and Sophie Kinsella.

Emi Harrison hasn’t been feeling particularly lucky lately. Ever since her ex-fiancée, Jack Cabot, successfully shattered her heart into a million pieces. She’s managed to avoid him for a whole year, but all that’s about to change at her brother Evan’s wedding…

She will have to face Jack, Jack’s sister, Jack’s parents, and Jack’s new girlfriend: a mean girl that just won’t quit. What could possibly go wrong?

But with her lucky dress on, she might just find new love, life, and maybe even happiness at last!

**Click HERE to grab your copy of “The Lucky Dress” now!

**Other Info: This book was previously published under the title of Little Gray Dress. Currently the audiobook still available has this title and cover.

Little Gray Dress Audio: Audiobook/Amazon, Publisher: Audible, ASIN#: B077GDDKLX

Filed Under: Aimee Brown Tagged With: Aimee Brown, Authors, Book sale, Books, Books Over Movies, Chick Lit, Guest Post, Romance, The Lucky Dress

Holly Jolly Chick Lit Hop

December 5, 2017 Leave a Comment


If you thought hopping was only done by bunnies at Easter, you haven’t experienced Chick Lit Chat HQ’s annual Holly Jolly Chick Lit Hop! 62 bestselling and award-winning authors in the Chick Lit and Rom Com genres are participating in this year’s fun-filled event and each one is doing a fabulous giveaway. Books, swag, and assorted holiday treats are all up for grabs! In addition, you can enter to win one of three Grand Prizes ($100 Amazon gift cards) on the hop’s group page.

The celebration runs from Monday, Dec. 4th thru Friday, Dec. 15th, so strap on that mistletoe and fa-la-la-ollow along on Facebook. This hop is guaranteed to fill you with the Christmas spirit!

Join the party at the Holly Jolly Chick Lit Hop Facebook group where you’ll get to interact with readers, as well as the authors themselves. You’ll find each day’s featured authors, along with the links to their pages/giveaways, in the pinned post at the top of the group. Can’t wait to see you there!


Monday, Dec. 4th

Tracie Banister https://www.facebook.com/tracie.banister

Beth Carter https://www.facebook.com/authorbethcarter

Whitney Dineen

https://www.facebook.com/Whitney-Dineen-11687019412/

Karin Gillespie https://www.facebook.com/karingillespieauthor/

Kate O’Keeffe https://www.facebook.com/kateokeeffeauthor/

 

Tuesday, Dec. 5th

Annabelle Costa

https://www.facebook.com/Annabelle-Costa-894496980704700/

Susan Hatler https://www.facebook.com/authorsusanhatler/

Kate Kisset
https://www.facebook.com/KateKisset/

Kirsty McManus https://www.facebook.com/kirstymcmanusauthor

Robyn Neeley

https://www.facebook.com/RobynNeeleyAuthor/

 

Wednesday, Dec. 6th

Sylvia Ashby https://www.facebook.com/sylviaashbywriter/

Hannah Ellis https://www.facebook.com/novelisthannahellis

Cat Lavoie https://www.facebook.com/CatLavoieBooks

Becky Monson https://www.facebook.com/AuthorBeckyMonson/

Jennifer Peel https://www.facebook.com/jenniferpeelauthor/

 

Thursday, Dec. 7th

Michele Brouder https://www.facebook.com/MicheleBrouder/

Melinda Curtis
https://www.facebook.com/MelindaCurtisAuthor/

Liz Durano https://www.facebook.com/Lizduranobooks/

Diane Michaels https://www.facebook.com/dianemichaelsauthor/

Holly Tierney-Bedord https://www.facebook.com/HollyRecommends/

 

Friday, Dec. 8th

Hilary Grossman https://www.facebook.com/HilaryGrossmanAuthor/

Beth Labonte https://www.facebook.com/bethlabontebooks/

Nikki LeClair https://www.facebook.com/NikkiLeClairBooks/

Heidi Renee Mason https://www.facebook.com/HeidiReneeMason/

Susan Murphy https://www.facebook.com/susanmurphyauthor/

Natalina Reis https://www.facebook.com/authornatalinareis/

Saturday, Dec. 9th

Amy Avanzino https://www.facebook.com/AmyAvanzino/

Susannah Nix https://www.facebook.com/susannahnix

Cassandra O’Leary https://www.facebook.com/cassandraolearyauthor

Michelle Jo Quinn https://www.facebook.com/MichelleJoQuinnAuthor/

Nicole Waggoner https://www.facebook.com/NicoleWaggonerAuthorCircusofWomen/

Sunday, Dec. 10th

Mary Frame https://www.facebook.com/AuthorMaryFrame/

Sarah-Jane Fraser

https://www.facebook.com/sjfraserauthor/

Amy Gettinger

https://www.facebook.com/Amy-Gettinger-Author-1412625005719904/

Lizzie Lamb https://www.facebook.com/LizzieLambwriter/

Joslyn Westbrook https://www.facebook.com/JoslynWestbrookOfficial

 

Monday, Dec. 11th

Jayne Denker https://www.facebook.com/JayneDenkerAuthor/

Angie Ellington https://www.facebook.com/angienellingtonbooks

Ciara Knight https://www.facebook.com/Ciaraknightwrites/

C.L. Ogilvie https://www.facebook.com/CLOgilvie/

Meredith Schorr https://www.facebook.com/MeredithSchorrAuthor/

Stacey Wiedower https://www.facebook.com/StaceyWiedower.author/

Tuesday, Dec. 12th

Glynis Astie https://www.facebook.com/glynisastieauthor

Renee Conoulty

https://www.facebook.com/ReneeConoultyAuthor/

Jenny Gardiner https://www.facebook.com/jennygardinerbooks

Stacy Juba https://www.facebook.com/Stacy-Juba-100155471301/

Tracy Krimmer https://www.facebook.com/krimmerauthor/

 

Wednesday, Dec. 13th

Traci Andrighetti https://www.facebook.com/traciandrighettiauthor/

Kathryn Biel https://www.facebook.com/kathrynrbiel

Monique McDonell https://www.facebook.com/MoniqueMcDonellAuthor

Denise Stout https://www.facebook.com/DeniseStoutAuthor/

Melanie Summers https://www.facebook.com/MJSummersAuthorPage

 

Thursday, Dec. 14th

Anne John-Ligali https://www.facebook.com/annejohnligali/

Colette Kebell

https://www.facebook.com/ColetteKebellAuthor/

Jennie Marts https://www.facebook.com/JennieMartsBooks/

Clodagh Murphy https://www.facebook.com/clodaghmurphyauthor

Tess Thompson https://www.facebook.com/AuthorTessThompson/

 

Friday, Dec. 15th

Melissa Baldwin https://www.facebook.com/authormelissabaldwin/

Aimee Brown https://www.facebook.com/authoraimeebrown

Karen M. Cox https://www.facebook.com/karenmcox1932/

Lindsay Detwiler https://www.facebook.com/lindsayanndetwiler

Barbara Valentin https://www.facebook.com/Platespinner/

Filed Under: Isabella Tagged With: Aimee Brown, Amy Avanzino, Amy Gettinger, Angie Ellington, Annabelle Costa, Anne John-Ligali, Authors, Barbara Valentin, Becky Monson, Beth Carter, Beth Labonte, Books, C.L. Ogilvie, Cassandra O’Leary, Cat Lavoie, Chick-Lit, Ciara Knight, Clodagh Murphy, Colette Kebell, Contemporary Romance, Denise Stout, Diane Michaels, Glynis Astie, Hannah Ellis, Heidi Renee Mason, Hilary Grossman, Holiday reads, Holly Jolly Chick Lit Hop, Holly Tierney-Bedord, Jayne Denker, Jennie Marts, Jennifer Peel, Jenny Gardiner, Joslyn Westbrook, Karen M. Cox, Karin Gillespie, Kate Kisset, Kate O'Keefe, Kathryn Biel, Krist McManus, Lindsay Detwiler, Liz Durano, Lizzie Lamb, Mary Frame, Melanie Summers, Melinda Curtis, Melissa Baldwin, Meredith Schorr, Michele Brouder, Michelle Jo Quinn, Monique McDonell, Natalina Reis, Nicole Waggoner, Nikki LeClair, Renee Conoulty, Robyn Neeley, Sarah-Jane Fraser, Stacey Wiedower, Stacy Juba, Susan Hatler, Susan Murphy, Susannah Nix, Sylvia Ashby, Tess Thompson, Traci Andrighetti, Tracie Banister, Tracy Krimmer, Whitney Dineen, Women's Fiction

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