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Blog Tour & Giveaway for Anything But Sweet by Candis Terry

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Anything But Sweet
Sweet Texas Series
By: Candis Terry
Releasing June 25th, 2013

Blurb
A man who doesn’t like change . . .
The Wilder family is something of a Sweet, TX institution: between their yearly BBQ blow-outs and their Hardware and Feed store, they’re an institution—an institution that ex-marine Reno Wilder has tried to preserve, in honor of his lost loved ones. But it seems like he’s the only one who’s got any respect left for traditions when a new TV makeover show rolls in to renovate Sweet to bring in more tourists. Everyone is pleased except Reno—and this cowboy is determined to keep everything just the way he likes it.

A woman who wants to change everything . . .
Inquisitive. Stubborn. Smart. Drop dead gorgeous. That would be makeover show host and designer, Charlotte Brooks—the woman Reno has declared war against. And yet, he can’t seem to keep away from her, or to get her off his mind. Charlotte isn’t afraid to back down from a challenge—of any kind—and she’s promised to prove to Reno that change can be sexy, hot, and very, very sweet, if Reno and Charli learn to let go of their pasts and grab hold of a future full of promise.



Buy Links
B&N / Amazon / IndieBound / Powell’s Books / BAM
My Review: 

This was a sweet read, I enjoyed it very much. A great story about a Man and a woman and living in a small close knit town. 

Reno Wilder Dislikes change , and he dislikes Charli the minute she rolls into his little town and wants to do some changes to the business’.  As time goes on we see that Charli is all about the heart of her changes and is not looking to do major changes, just some uplifting to some buildings in town to get more business for them.

She also wants to re-do the Hardware store in town which Reno Owns. Which he wants no part of her doing it. Will she get to do changes to the hardware store? Will Reno like these changes? Guess you will have to read it to find out.

The people in town love Charli and love what she is doing to the town, but Reno is stubborn and does not like any of it . Slowly she gets him to come around, and talk to her, and slowly things start to heat up between these two people.

The town people in this book are great, loveable character’s. I love Reno’s Mom and his brother’s as well.
This is the first book I have read By Candis Terry and I enjoyed it a lot .


I’m super excited to be here with you today! Please bear with me as I chat about one of my favorite subjects . . . music.

From the time I was a little kid (I was actually a child performer, sang in a rock band, and also worked in a recording studio) music has played a huge role in my life. My tastes are all over the place from classical to heavy metal.  But . . . for the life of me I can’t write a word if I have music playing. I’m deeply jealous of writers who can and do. With my musical history, why in the world can’t I focus on writing with music on in the background? As a mood setter, music plays a big part in my books. I have writer friends who have an entire list of songs on their iPods that they listen to while they’re writing the book! I’m chartreuse with envy!
It took me a while to figure out the problem. The thing I realized is that when I’m writing, the hero and the heroine (or whoever is in the scene) are in the forefront of my concentration. I see them in the scene. I see everything around them. And when I hear the music in that scene I hear it through their ears. If I put on the radio or iPod I hear it through my ears.
Now, before you go thinking I’m crazy (even though I kinda am) let me explain what I mean. It’s like if you were watching a movie and then someone turned on a stereo to full blast. It interferes with the image, the mood, the results. In my head I don’t have to worry about turning down the sound or changing the record. So the characters can talk low or lean in close to be heard.
On my website I have a playlist for each book. But I thought I’d list the playlist from ANYTHING BUT SWEET here so you can see what kind of songs I hear in my head while I’m writing.

ANYTHING BUT SWEET — PLAYLIST
The Man in Love With You—George Strait
Somethin’ Bout a Truck—Kip Moore
Sideways—Dierks Bentley
Country Girl Shake It For Me—Luke Bryan
I Love This Bar—Toby Keith
Over—Blake Shelton
Whiskey Bent—Hank Williams Jr.
Kiss Me When You’re Drunk—Jake Owen
Drink In My Hand—Eric Church
She’s Country—Jason Aldean
American Saturday Night—Brad Paisley
All I Ever Wanted—Chuck Wicks
Guitars, Cadillacs—Dwight Yokum
Ticks—Brad Paisley
Do you like it when songs are mentioned in books? Or do you prefer to imagine your own?


Author Info
Candis Terry was born and raised near the sunny beaches of Southern California and now makes her home on an Idaho farm. She’s experienced life in such diverse ways as working in a Hollywood recording studio to chasing down wayward steers. Only one thing has remained the same: her passion for writing stories about relationships, the push and pull in the search for love, and the security one finds in their own happily ever after.

Author Links
Website: http://www.candisterry.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/candis.terry
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CandisTerry
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4935263.Candis_Terry





                                                            a Rafflecopter giveaway



*Prize will be given away after the end of the tour and will include:

Black and White Striped Summer Tote Bag, "Cooking with Love" Heart-Shaped Baking Set, Red Heart-Shaped Alabaster Paperweight, Signed copies of Anything But Sweet, Second Chance at the Sugar Shack, Any Given Christmas, Somebody Like You, For Love and Honor, and Crazy Sweet Fine.

Book Review - Anything But Sweet by Candis Terry

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars


This was a sweet read, I enjoyed it very much. A great story about a Man and a woman and living in a small close knit town.

Reno Wilder Dislikes change , and he dislikes Charli the minute she rolls into his little town and wants to do some changes to the business’. As time goes on we see that Charli is all about the heart of her changes and is not looking to do major changes, just some uplifting to some buildings in town to get more business for them.

She also wants to re-do the Hardware store in town which Reno Owns. Which he wants no part of her doing it. Will she get to do changes to the hardware store? Will Reno like these changes? Guess you will have to read it to find out

The people in town love Charli and love what she is doing to the town, but Reno is stubborn and does not like any of it . Slowly she gets him to come around, and talk to her, and slowly things start to heat up between these two people.

The town people in this book are great, loveable character’s. I love Reno’s Mom and his brother’s as well.

This is the first book I have read By Candis Terry and I enjoyed it a lot .

Book Blurb:
HE’S STUBBORN AND THOROUGHLY MALE . . .

If Charlotte Brooks thinks she and her TV makeover show can turn Reno Wilder’s hometown upside down, he’ll be happy to prove her wrong. The x-Marine has seen too much turmoil and he likes Sweet, Texas, just the way it is. Traditional. Familiar. A little dull. Everything Charli isn’t. But instead of backing off from his scowls like everyone else, Charli digs in her skyscraper heels.

SHE’S TENACIOUS AND WICKEDLY TEMPTING . . .

Reno Wilder is a one-man unwelcoming committee, but Charli isn’t budging. It’s clear the gorgeous cowboy needs an overhaul just as much as Sweet. Someone needs to break him out of that gruff shell and show him how fun and rewarding a little change can be.

THEY’RE ABOUT TO FIND THAT LOVE IS ANYTHING BUT PREDICTABLE


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