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Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Review of DIRTY TALK a Mechanics of Love Novel by Megan Erickson
Brent Payton is the clown of
the family, but the lovable jokester has a serious side that he
seldom shows. Ivy Dawn recently moved to Tory, MD with her daughter,
Violet, and sister, Alex wishing to make a new life for themselves.
They are drawn to each other, but neither of them are ready to step
into a relationship
.
This is the first book I've read
by Megan Erickson, and it didn't disappoint. Brent was absolutely
lovable and Ivy was a pure sweetheart. The sexual tension between
them sparked into flames as they explored their attraction. I loved
watching their relationship grew as Ivy need to learn to trust and
Brent needed to reach for his dreams.
I really liked Brent's
brothers—I'm going to have to back up and read their stories—and
his neighbor, Davis, was fantastic. I want Davis to find an HEA!!!!
Brent's dad, Jack, was a big, gruff, softy that looked out for his
family. Violet was a sweetie and Alex has some emotional healing to
do, which I felt that she was on the road to succeeding. I will
definitely be picking up her story.
Blurb:
The second in the Mechanics of Love series: When the one you shouldn’t want is the one you can’t resist…
Brent Payton works hard, plays hard,
and has earned his ladies’ man reputation. But he’s more than just a
good time, even though no one seems to see it. Until a gorgeous brunette
with knockout curves and big, thoughtful eyes walks into his family’s
garage and makes Brent want more.
Ivy Dawn and her sister are done with men, all of them. They’ve uprooted their lives too many times on account of the opposite sex, but that’s over now. The plan seems easy until a sexy, dirty-taking mechanic bursts in Ivy’s life and shakes everything up.
Brent can’t resist the one person who sees past his devil-may-care façade, and Ivy finds it harder and harder to deny how happy he makes her. But she has secrets of her own and when the truth comes out, she must decide if she’ll run again or if she’ll take a chance on forever.
Ivy Dawn and her sister are done with men, all of them. They’ve uprooted their lives too many times on account of the opposite sex, but that’s over now. The plan seems easy until a sexy, dirty-taking mechanic bursts in Ivy’s life and shakes everything up.
Brent can’t resist the one person who sees past his devil-may-care façade, and Ivy finds it harder and harder to deny how happy he makes her. But she has secrets of her own and when the truth comes out, she must decide if she’ll run again or if she’ll take a chance on forever.
Buy now!
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Cover Reveal: ANGELS OF REDEMPTION by J.A. Little
Bite me off a piece of that...COVER
REVEAL
by J.A. Little
Seasoned social worker Kayla Brooks has
dealt with her fair share of difficult situations, but nothing could
have prepared her for the likes of Dean Wyatt, head of Wyatt House
Group Home for Boys. When a case unexpectedly brings Kayla to his
door in the middle of the night, sparks fly. With a piercing gaze and
heavily inked skin, Dean looks like a walking wet dream.
Until he turns out to be an asshole.
Dean Wyatt has always kept those around
him at arm’s length. Secrets lurk beneath his tattoos—a traumatic
past known to very few.
Forced to work together in order to
help two vulnerable boys, Kayla slowly penetrates Dean’s tough
exterior. Along the way the two discover something they've each been
missing—but only time will tell if they can overcome the painful
past that’s kept anyone from bringing true happiness into Dean’s
world.
This book contains adult
situations and sexual content. For mature audiences only.
Angel
of Redemption will be available on November
24th. Pre-order
now to add this hunk directly to your bookshelf!
Monday, September 28, 2015
Cover Reveal & Excerpt: FIGHTING BACK by Scarlett Finn
The fight was supposed to be over, but the Stark family aren’t willing to let go of Dax yet.
Dax and Ivy Harrow have moved on and started a new life when out of the blue Brad Stark shows up and tells them that they have unfinished business.
Trying to protect Dax from the darkness of his previous life puts Ivy at risk from an unseen enemy. Swearing to ensure her safety, Dax must use every tool in his arsenal to identify and eliminate the danger.
But love alone won’t be enough to save Ivy’s life this time and to keep her alive Dax may have to surrender to the demons he wants to bury. The future that fate promised him will be lost unless he can stand up to his past. But sacrificing himself may be the only way to save the woman he loves.
Warning: Contains explicit language and imagery.
Dax and Ivy Harrow have moved on and started a new life when out of the blue Brad Stark shows up and tells them that they have unfinished business.
Trying to protect Dax from the darkness of his previous life puts Ivy at risk from an unseen enemy. Swearing to ensure her safety, Dax must use every tool in his arsenal to identify and eliminate the danger.
But love alone won’t be enough to save Ivy’s life this time and to keep her alive Dax may have to surrender to the demons he wants to bury. The future that fate promised him will be lost unless he can stand up to his past. But sacrificing himself may be the only way to save the woman he loves.
Warning: Contains explicit language and imagery.
Fighting
Back by Scarlett Finn
Excerpt
‘When is she coming?’ Ivy asked
when Saul hung up the phone.
‘She’ll be here in an hour,’ he
said, his triumphant smile brought him to his feet. ‘Where’s the
mini-bar?’
‘You’re not getting drunk in here,’
she said.
‘Come on, it’s on your old man’s
dime, right?’
‘You can leave,’ she said. ‘You’ve
done your bit.’
‘Oh,’ he whined. ‘You’re not
going to let me stay and watch the show?’
‘No, I’m not. I’m not hanging out
in a hotel room with you to wait for a hooker.’
‘We’re not using the hooker, we’re
luring the hooker.’
‘I am luring her, I could’ve done
this without you. I told you that you didn’t need to come back, you
offered to come and make the call from the hotel room because it was
more convincing. Trudi probably heard that I was looking for her, and
I’d guess she’s not desperate to see me.’
‘No,’ he said, standing up from the
bed where he’d been sitting to make the call. ‘Probably not. Were
all the stories true? That you were kidnapped and—‘
‘We can talk about that tomorrow,’
she said. Grabbing his arm, Ivy pulled him towards the hotel room
door. ‘You need to get out of here because if Trudi sees you then
she’ll assume I’m not too far behind.’
‘Just like the old days,’ he
grinned.
With her palms planted on his back she
pushed him forward and reached around him to open the hotel room
door. ‘Get out of here, Saul.’ Except when she opened the door,
there was a man right there on the other side of it. A man with an
expression on his face that the devil would envy. ‘Dax…’
Still half tucked behind Saul, she came
around him to stand between the two men, except Dax swept her aside
and grabbed Saul to haul him out and pin him to the hotel corridor
wall. ‘Who the fuck do you think you are?’ Dax demanded.
‘No, no,’ Ivy said, trying to pry
Dax away. ‘You can’t do this here, Dax, come on, baby, let him
go.’
‘I do know you,’ Saul said, his
face reddened as recognition grasped him. ‘Oh shit.’
‘That’s right, buddy,’ Dax said,
pleased that he’d been identified. She didn’t know how the men
knew each other, and right now, she didn’t care.
Friday, September 25, 2015
Cover Reveal: TO LOVE JASON by Ella Maise
Title:
To Love Jason Thorn
Author:
Ella Maise
Release
Date: TBA
Find on Goodreads
Jason Thorn…
My brother’s childhood friend.
Oh, how stupidly in
love with that boy I was. He was the first boy that made me blush, my
first official crush. Sounds beautiful so far, right? That excitement
that bubbles up inside you, those famous butterflies you feel for the
very first time—he was the reason for them all. But, you
only get to live in that fairytale world until they crush your hopes
and dreams and then stomp on your heart for good measure. And boy did
he crush my little heart into pieces.
After the stomping
part he became the boy I did my best to stay away from—and
let me tell you, it was pretty hard to do when he slept in the room
right across from mine.
When tragedy struck
his family and they moved away, I was ready to forget he ever
existed.
Now he is a movie
star, the one who makes women of all ages go into a screaming frenzy,
the one who makes everyone swoon with that dimpled smile of his. Do
you think that’s dreamy? I certainly don’t think
so. How about me coming face to face with him? Nope still not dreamy.
Not when I can’t even manage to look him in the
eye.
Me? I’m
Olive, a new writer. Actually, I’m THE writer of the book
that inspired the movie he is about to star in on the big screen. As
of late, I am also referred to as the oh-so-very-lucky girl who is
about to become the wife of Jason Thorn.
Maybe you’re
thinking yet again that this is all so dreamy? Nope, nothing dreamy
going on here. Not even close.
I'm an avid
reader. Therefore, a big dreamer. I love nothing more than to escape
real life to find those very few magical moments in a book. I love
how it has the power of stealing your worries away, putting a smile
on your face, and of course sometimes making you crush on fictional
characters. If I can manage to do even one of those things for a
reader, I will be a happy writer.
I can't even begin to describe
how exciting it is to give life to new characters and fall for them.
It's a different kind of addiction I'm determined to
keep alive.
I'm still searching for my own
happy ending. Until that happens, I'll live vicariously
through my own characters.
Thursday, September 24, 2015
RISING STORM Episode 1: Tempest Rising by Julie Kenner
We are absolutely thrilled to bring you the Release Day Launch for Julie Kenner's TEMPEST RISING! TEMPEST RISING is Episode 1 in the Rising Storm Series brought to you by 1001 Dark Nights. It's out today so grab your copy and pre-order the following episodes in what promises to be an amazing new series!!
Rising Storm Episode 1 (Sept. 24): Julie Kenner’s Tempest Rising
Welcome to Storm, Texas, where passion runs hot, desire runs deep,
and secrets have the power to destroy...
Nestled among rolling hills and painted
with vibrant wildflowers, the bucolic town of Storm, Texas, seems
like nothing short of perfection.
But there are secrets beneath the
facade. Dark secrets. Powerful secrets. The kind that can
destroy lives and tear families apart. The kind that can cut
through a town like a tempest, leaving jealousy and destruction in
its wake, along with shattered hopes and broken dreams. All it takes
is one little thing to shatter that polish.
Reading like an on-going drama in the
tradition of classic day and night-time soap operas like Dallas,
Dynasty, and All My Children, Rising Storm is
full of scandal, deceit, romance, passion, and secrets.
With 1001 Dark Nights as the
“producer,” Julie Kenner and Dee Davis use a television model
with each week building on the last to create a storyline that
fulfills the promise of a drama-filled soap opera. Joining Kenner and
Davis in the “writer’s room” is an incredible group of New York
Times bestselling authors such as Lexi Blake, Elisabeth Naughton,
Jennifer Probst, Larissa Ione, Rebecca Zanetti and Lisa Mondello who
have brought their vision of Storm to life.
A serial soap opera containing eight
episodes in season one, the season premiere of Rising
Storm, TEMPEST RISING, debuts September 24th
with each subsequent episode releasing consecutively this fall.
So get ready. The storm is coming.
My mini Review:
TEMPEST RISING introduces us to the inhabitants of Storm, TX, and draws us into a new cast of characters lives. This is the first book in the RISING STORM series, each "episode" being written by some of my favorite authors. It's an over-the-top drama set like a soap opera that does not disappoint as it leads us into many directions as we meet the residents of Storm. Ms. Kenner did a fantastic job hooking me, as I canNOT wait for the next installment to see what direction the characters are going to go! This is really hard to write spoiler-free...but I will. I'm eager to see how things turn out for Ginny. So many things were affected by her and Jacob's accident and I can't wait to see what other twists and turns will be in store for us as this continues.
About TEMPEST RISING:
Episode 1 of the Rising Storm Series
Secrets, Sex and Scandals
…
Welcome to Storm, Texas,
where passion runs hot, desire runs deep, and secrets have the power
to destroy… Get ready. The storm is coming.
Nestled among rolling hills and painted
with vibrant wildflowers, the bucolic town of Storm, Texas,
seems like nothing short of perfection.
But there are secrets beneath the
facade. Dark secrets. Powerful secrets. The kind that can
destroy lives and tear families apart. The kind that can cut
through a town like a tempest, leaving jealousy and destruction in
its wake, along with shattered hopes and broken dreams. All it takes
is one little thing to shatter that polish.
Ginny Moreno didn’t mean to do it,
but when she came home to Storm, she brought the tempest with her.
And now everyone will be caught in its fury…
Experience Rising Storm Here…
Rising Storm Episode 1 (Sept. 24): Julie Kenner’s Tempest Rising
Rising Storm Episode 2 (Oct. 1): Lexi Blake’s White Lightning
Rising Storm Episode 3 (Oct. 8): Elisabeth Naughton’s Crosswinds
Rising Storm Episode 4 (Oct. 15): Jennifer Probst’s Dance in the Wind
Rising Storm Episode 5 (Oct. 22): Larissa Ione’s Calm Before the Storm
Rising Storm Episode 6 (Oct. 29): Rebecca Zanetti’s Take the Storm
Rising Storm Episode 7 (Nov. 5): Lisa Mondello’sWeather the Storm
Rising Storm Episode 8 (Nov. 12): Dee Davis’s Thunder Rolls
Reviews for TEMPEST
RISING:
“After reading Tempest Rising by
Julie Kenner I can honestly say it is everything I loved about those
shows from the 80's and more; heart-stopping, twisted, engrossing,
captivating, epic all describe this very first episode of Rising
Storm. Even better I FELT like I was watching a television
mini-series while reading it. Each time the "scene"
changed, I held my breath wondering who was up
next.”-Slick Reads, Guilty Pleasures Blog
About Julie Kenner:
Julie Kenner (aka J. Kenner) is
the New York Times, USA
Today, Publishers Weekly, Wall
Street Journal and #1 international bestselling
author of over seventy novels, novellas, and short stories in a
variety of genres.
Praised by Publishers
Weekly as an author with a “flair for dialogue and
eccentric characterizations,” JK writes a range of stories
including super sexy romances, paranormal romance, chick lit
suspense, paranormal mommy lit, and, with Rising
Storm, small town drama. Her trilogy of erotic romances,
The Stark Trilogy (as J. Kenner), reached as high as #2 on
the New York Times list and is
published in over twenty countries, and her Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom
series (written as Julie Kenner) has been optioned by Warner
Brothers Television for the CW
Network.
A former attorney, JK lives in Central
Texas with her husband, two daughters, and several cats. One of her
favorite weekend activities is visiting small towns in the Texas Hill
Country.
Visit Julie Kenner’s website and follow her
on:
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
COMPLICATE ME: the Good Ol' Boys by M. Robinson
BLOG TOUR
Title: Complicate Me (The
Good Ol’ Boys)
Author: Best Selling Author
M. ROBINSON
Genre: Contemporary
Romance
Release Day: September
14th
Cover Design:
Rebecca Marie at The Final Wrap
It was complicated, it was
also just the beginning.
A decision.
A simple choice.
There is always that one
moment in life where things could have
been different. That one moment where
you could have chosen a path that would
lead you down a certain road.
A different life.
It was easier to pretend that
we were still best friends, and that
she was my girl and I was her boy.
Pretending was better than
knowing the truth...
I. Ruined. Us.
I had her.
I lost her.
I love her.
All I did was complicate
us.
Buy
Links:
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(Nook Coming Soon)
My brown eyed girl sat on
our blankets with her arms wrapped around her knees, hiding her
face. The tiny frame that I adored so much shook uncontrollably,
only heightening the deepest sobbing that escalated with each
passing second. It was such an intimate moment, not to be shared
with anyone, especially me. Alex didn’t cry. I watched her
bawl for the first time in my life. I had never seen anyone cry like
that before, and it shook me to my core, slicing me whole, and
making me feel like I was dying. Carving a memory that I would
take to my grave.
There was no going back…
No erasing.
No do overs.
No deleting.
What I witnessed
tonight would be my purgatory; I would now close my eyes and
forever see her falling apart in front of me. Shattering before
my very own eyes and I found it hard to breathe.
Hard to move.
My feet were glued to
the goddamn floor as she continued to weep, sob, bawl, violently
sucking in air that wasn’t available. I accepted it all; each
tear that fell from her face becoming pieces of me. Circulating
through my veins and blood, it flowed endlessly, a river of her
sadness and sorrow and of my broken promises. No beginning or
ending to her cries, just an infinite current, flooding the hole
where my heart should be. The shadow of
her trembling petite body reflected off
the walls, leaving a trail of regrets
in its wake.
Mine.
Hers.
Ours.
Growing up in a small
town you overheard a lot of things. People talking, stories
told, town gossip. You listened a lot. You learned a lot.
Tourists, townies, friends, and especially family all shared
wisdom and advice that you think you will never need.
Bunch of bullshit.
They say you have that
one moment in life where things could have been different, that
one moment that changes the course of your life or the direction
you could have taken. That one moment that could forever change
you and everything you wanted to be true,
everything you wanted to believe.
One simple decision could
alter your entire future.
My entire world.
I would forever remember
this moment for the rest of my life. This is the moment that
changed everything. This is the moment where I took another
direction, another road that led me to my own demise.
My own
regrets.
I
should have walked in there. I should have apologized. I should
have begged for her forgiveness. I should have promised that I
would never hurt her again. I should have done whatever it took
to make her look at me the way she had our entire lives.
But I didn’t…
I did none of those
things…
Not one.
Nothing was said between us.
No words.
No actions.
I was a coward and
couldn’t do it. I couldn’t see her like that. I couldn’t
look into her eyes and know that I had hurt her. That I had
disappointed her. That I ruined her love and lost her respect
for me.
The boy who promised he
would never hurt her.
The boy who swore he
would always protect her.
The boy who vowed he
would never let anything happen to her.
That same boy was me.
I was the reason she
was bawling.
I was the reason she
was hurt.
I was the reason she
was broken.
She knew the truth. It
had finally caught up to me… I shattered her illusion that I
was hers. I ruined the one good thing I had in my life. The girl
that owned my heart was bleeding out for me in a way that I had
never seen before. The house was no longer our safe place.
I had brought my
hurricane with me…
I couldn’t risk
the possibility of losing her permanently if I walked in there
and admitted my truths. She wouldn’t love me anymore, she
wouldn’t look at me the same anymore, and she wouldn’t be
mine anymore.
My brown eyed
girl.
The girl that I had loved
all of my life.
The same girl that I would
love for the rest of my life.
Alexandra.
I gave her the only comfort
I could in her moment of despair. I turned around and left. I
walked down the stairs and got into my truck. I turned the
engine on and drove my sorry ass home. I took a shower and never
once looked at myself in the mirror. I pretended that nothing
changed. That I didn’t cause her pain, and that she didn’t
know the truth. That I didn’t see her sobbing and that she wasn’t
even bawling to begin with. That we were still just best
friends, and that she was
my girl and I was her boy.
My Half-Pint and her
Bo.
It was better than
knowing…
I ruined us.
Best Selling
Author M. Robinson loves to read. She favors anything that has
angst, romance, triangles, cheating, love, and of course sex!
She has been reading since the Babysitters Club and R.L. Stein.
She was born in
New Jersey but was raised in Tampa Fl. She is currently pursuing her
Ph.D in psychology, with two years left.
She is
married to an amazing man who she loves to pieces. They have two
German Shepherd mixes and a Tabby cat.
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