{"id":19861,"date":"2017-12-26T10:28:40","date_gmt":"2017-12-26T15:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=19861"},"modified":"2022-10-11T18:07:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T18:07:00","slug":"review-giveaway-the-art-of-running-in-heels-by-rachel-gibson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/26\/review-giveaway-the-art-of-running-in-heels-by-rachel-gibson\/","title":{"rendered":"Review & Giveaway \u2764\ufe0f The Art of Running in Heels by Rachel Gibson"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today I\u2019m giving away a print copy of\u00a0THE ART OF RUNNING IN HIGH HEELS\u00a0<\/strong>and<\/em> SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE <\/strong>(the book it’s a spin-off from) by Rachel Gibson<\/strong><\/em> to one lucky commenter. Entering is as easy as leaving a comment. Winner will be listed here this week. Good luck!<\/p>\n

UPDATE\u00a0<\/strong>(1\/1):<\/strong>\u00a0The winner is CHERYL C.<\/b><\/p>\n

Congrats, Cheryl! Please email me at\u00a0contact at smittenbybooks dot com<\/strong>\u00a0with your snail mail address to collect your book. Also, don\u2019t forget to include the title in your email.\u00a0You have 3 weeks claim your prize.<\/strong><\/p>\n

** Continental\u00a0US residents only\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n

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Leaving your fianc\u00e9 at the altar on live television is a disaster. Lexie Kowalsky thought she was ready to get married in front of millions of people, but at the last minute she fled the set of television\u2019s hottest reality show,\u00a0Gettin\u2019 Hitched<\/em>. Wearing a poofy white dress and a pair of five-inch sparkly shoes, Lexie hopped a float plane for Sandspit, Canada. She figured no one would find her there. But she was wrong.<\/span><\/p>

Sharing her flight was the Seattle Chinooks biggest star, Sean Knox. Lexie wasn\u2019t just a reality-show runaway, she was his pain in the butt coach\u2019s daughter. She was chaos and temptation and definitely off limits, but getting her luscious body out of that wedding gown, he couldn\u2019t resist getting her in his bed for one amazing night.<\/span><\/p>

Then a photo of Sean and Lexi breaks the internet\u2014and suddenly they\u2019re both swept up in a crazy plan to spin the whole story. But you can\u2019t run from love\u2014<\/span><\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Dec 26, 2017
Series:<\/strong>\u00a0Chinook Hockey Team
<\/em>Book:<\/strong>\u00a0Spin-off (Simply Irresistible)
Heat Level:<\/strong>\u00a0Hot
Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0HarperCollins
Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Avon Books
Price:<\/strong>\u00a0$6.99<\/p>

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Lexie Kowalsky<\/strong> makes a mad dash away from her fianc\u00e9 in front of the whole world. She should have never decided to find love on a reality dating show. She has to find a way to fix her problems and save her image from further damage. She heads straight for the airport to get out of the states. She never planned on sharing her ride with Sean Knox.<\/p>

Sean<\/strong> didn\u2019t plan on a white poof storming on his plane and creating chaos in his life. He also didn\u2019t plan on noticing her boobs and pretty face. When she plans a scheme for him to play a part in fixing her reputation, he reluctantly goes along but he realizes that messing with his coach\u2019s daughter is more than he bargains for.<\/p>

Ah! It has been such a long time since I read a Rachel Gibson book. It feels like going back to something familiar, something cozy. While this is not my favorite Gibson novel, I did enjoy it for what it is. Lexie\u2019s parents are in book one of the series and that still remains my favorite book.<\/p>

Lexie brings more to the story in my opinion than Sean. She is kind of flighty and all over the place but she wants to correct her public image. I felt the sincerity of her emotions toward Sean. Lexie is a bit annoying and weird but she is more realistic than Sean. I love that she stuffs things in her bra. I can totally relate.<\/p>

Sean is not my favorite male character. He never seems genuine. I honestly wanted another hero for Lexie. He is fascinated with her boobs and hooking up. He never shows emotions until the end when he realizes that he love her. She should have made him grovel for it too! <\/p>

I love that we got to revisit the family that jumpstarted the series. I love the humor in the story. However, the lack of character development took away from the series. The love scenes were definitely hot and I wanted that same intensity to play outside of the bedroom<\/p>

Overall, this is a light, fun and quick contemporary romance. Fans of Ms. Gibson will enjoy getting reacquainted with the series.<\/p>

~ Samantha<\/em><\/p>


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Lexie Kowalsky thought she was ready to get married in front of millions of people, but at the last minute she fled the set of television\u2019s hottest reality show,\u00a0<em>Gettin\u2019 Hitched<\/em>. Wearing a poofy white dress and a pair of five-inch sparkly shoes, Lexie hopped a float plane for Sandspit, Canada. She figured no one would find her there. But she was wrong.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sharing her flight was the Seattle Chinooks biggest star, Sean Knox. Lexie wasn\u2019t just a reality-show runaway, she was his pain in the butt coach\u2019s daughter. She was chaos and temptation and definitely off limits, but getting her luscious body out of that wedding gown, he couldn\u2019t resist getting her in his bed for one amazing night.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Then a photo of Sean and Lexi breaks the internet\u2014and suddenly they\u2019re both swept up in a crazy plan to spin the whole story. But you can\u2019t run from love\u2014<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3-hearts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Dec 26, 2017<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Chinook Hockey Team<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:<\/strong>\u00a0Spin-off (Simply Irresistible)<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong>\u00a0Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0HarperCollins<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Avon Books<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong>\u00a0$6.99<\/p><hr \/><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Lexie Kowalsky<\/strong> makes a mad dash away from her fianc\u00e9 in front of the whole world. She should have never decided to find love on a reality dating show. She has to find a way to fix her problems and save her image from further damage. She heads straight for the airport to get out of the states. She never planned on sharing her ride with Sean Knox.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Sean<\/strong> didn\u2019t plan on a white poof storming on his plane and creating chaos in his life. He also didn\u2019t plan on noticing her boobs and pretty face. When she plans a scheme for him to play a part in fixing her reputation, he reluctantly goes along but he realizes that messing with his coach\u2019s daughter is more than he bargains for.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ah! It has been such a long time since I read a Rachel Gibson book. It feels like going back to something familiar, something cozy. While this is not my favorite Gibson novel, I did enjoy it for what it is. Lexie\u2019s parents are in book one of the series and that still remains my favorite book.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lexie brings more to the story in my opinion than Sean. She is kind of flighty and all over the place but she wants to correct her public image. I felt the sincerity of her emotions toward Sean. Lexie is a bit annoying and weird but she is more realistic than Sean. I love that she stuffs things in her bra. I can totally relate.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sean is not my favorite male character. He never seems genuine. I honestly wanted another hero for Lexie. He is fascinated with her boobs and hooking up. He never shows emotions until the end when he realizes that he love her. She should have made him grovel for it too! <\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I love that we got to revisit the family that jumpstarted the series. I love the humor in the story. However, the lack of character development took away from the series. The love scenes were definitely hot and I wanted that same intensity to play outside of the bedroom<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, this is a light, fun and quick contemporary romance. Fans of Ms. Gibson will enjoy getting reacquainted with the series.<\/p><p><em>~ Samantha<\/em><\/p><p><br \/><strong>Spin-off from:<\/strong><br \/><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2BRlsD4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/simplyirresistible.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"121\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2Deshe4\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/geo.itunes.apple.com\/us\/book\/the-art-of-running-in-heels\/id1222526978?mt=11\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-art-of-running-in-heels-rachel-gibson\/1126093158?ean=9780062247483#\/\">B&N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/the-art-of-running-in-heels\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Rachel_Gibson_The_Art_of_Running_in_Heels?id=yvOWDgAAQBAJ\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19861"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19861\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}