Review of LIGHT MY FIRE: book 1 Rock Royalty by Christie Ridgway

Cilla Maddox and Ren Colson are the children of America's premier rock band, the Velvet Lemons. Growing up as the child of a rockstar isn't exactly stable, they were exposed to sex parties, drugs, and all kinds of things that no kid should be around. Thankfully they had Gwen, a former groupie who took all of the motherless children under her wing and did her best to raise them.

Gwen's recent passing brings Ren and Cilla together again. And a challenge brings them even closer.
*****

Ms. Ridgway sucked me into the story with her complex characters and the scenes she vividly told with her writing. I loved watching Ren and Cilla as they struggled to find themselves and to find each other. I really liked watching them fall in love, and I was glad to meet their siblings as it opened them up for their own stories. I can't wait to see what is in store for them. 

I can't wait to read more of this series...as a fan of The Doors, I love the titles that have been chosen for these books.

Blurb:

Years ago, Rolling Stone magazine dubbed the nine collective children of the most famous band in the world “Rock Royalty.” Now all grown up, the princes and princesses are coming back to L.A.’s Laurel Canyon to discover if love can be found among the ruins of a childhood steeped in sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll.

One touch will start a fire…

World-weary band tour manager Ren Colson leaves his London business behind for a stay in Southern California, never expecting to wake up beside Cilla Maddox. Cilla Maddox—who in the years since their last meeting has turned sexy as hell. But she deserves more than a man hardened by long nights, dark roads, and too many faceless women.

One night will change her world…

Cilla Maddox not once imagined she’d see the bad boy of her dreams again. But then he’s sharing her air, her home, her bed. Though he claims he has no heart, she wants it to be hers. Can she convince him that the flames that leap between them might signify forever? 

Where is Ella...contest by Lisa Renee Jones

"Where is Ella?", is the question on the minds of the INSIDE OUT series fans. Fans were introduced to Sara McMillan's best friend, Ella in the beginning of IF I WERE YOU, now we will finally find out answers in DENIAL:  Careless Whispers #1, available November 24th,  2015.

 To celebrate I’m giving away a $100 gift card and 5 SIGNED copies of IF I WERE YOU that I had specially made with the novella ALL OF ME printed in the back (not available in print anywhere yet). 

 ALSO for every 100 new shelves added I will give away an extra $25 gift card!

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Cover reveal for Lisa Renee Jones' HARD RULES: Dirty Money #1

Releasing on August 9, 2016


 

Synopsis:

Wall Street meets Sons of Anarchy in the smoldering, scorching first novel in the explosively sexy new Dirty Money series from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones.

 

How bad do you want it? 

 

The only man within the Brandon empire with a moral compass, Shane Brandon is ready to take his family's business dealings legitimate. His reckless and ruthless brother, Derek wants to keep Brandon Enterprises cemented in lies, deceit, and corruption. But the harder Shane fights to pull the company back into the light, the darker he has to become. Then he meets Emily Stevens, a woman who not only stirs a voracious sexual need in him, but becomes the only thing anchoring him between good and evil.

 

Emily is consumed by Shane, pushed sexually in ways she never dreamed of, falling deeper into the all-encompassing passion that is this man. She trusts him. He trusts her, but therein lies the danger. Emily has a secret, the very thing that brought her to him in the first place, and that secret that could that destroy them both.

 

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Blog Tour: THE LONDON GAME by Alyssa Linn Palmer

(romance, noir/suspense)   SYNOPSIS

The game isn’t over.

Art dealer Marc Perron relocates to London with his lover, singer Sera Durand, to protect her from past mistakes. Blackmailed by a gangster, he must return to Paris, leaving Sera alone and vulnerable. Forging a precious painting may be his only chance at survival, but if he’s found out, the consequences will be deadly.

Without Marc, Sera struggles in an English-speaking country, coming face to face with his lies, his sexual past, and her own misdeeds. Finding a job at a jazz club called ‘Sanctuary’ is anything but, as she is not safe from her new boss, or the disturbing man who spies on her every move.

Once more, the lovers must play the game, but the stakes are higher than they imagined…

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Alyssa Linn Palmer  is a Canadian writer and freelance editor.

She splits her time between a full-time day job,and her part-time loves,

writing and editing.

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Review of RISING STORM: Episode 2 WHITE LIGHTNING by Lexi Blake

We are absolutely thrilled to bring you the Release Day Launch for Lexi Blake's WHITE LIGHTNING! WHITE LIGHTNING is Episode 2 in the Rising Storm Series brought to you by 1001 Dark Nights. This series is amazing and not to be missed!! Grab your copy today!

Mini Review:

The plot twists around more and more in the second exciting “episode” of Rising Storm. White Lightning picks up directly after Tempest Rising, people have went back home after the funeral and lives are moving on. Some are still grieving, others are facing different realities. 

The disappearance of Hector Alvarez has left his family reeling, his daughter, Dakota, is taking his departure the worst. Senator Sebastian Rush seizes an opportunity that reiterates what a slime-ball he really is. Sheriff Dillon Murphy works to smooth a situation that he contributed to. 

I can't wait to read Episode 3 and see if anything can be worked out and how the plot will thicken.

Rising Storm Episode 2 (Oct. 1): Lexi Blake’s White Lightning

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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, debuted September 24^th with each subsequent episode releasing consecutively this fall.

So get ready.  The storm is coming.

About WHITE LIGHTNING: Episode 2 of the Rising StormSeries

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.

As the citizens of Storm, Texas, sway in the wake of the death of one of their own, Daddy’s girl Dakota Alvarez also reels from an unexpected family crisis … and finds consolation in a most unexpected place.

Experience Rising Storm Here…

Rising Storm Episode 1 (Sept. 24): Julie Kenner’s Tempest Rising

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Rising Storm Episode 2 (Oct. 1): Lexi Blake’s White Lightning

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Rising Storm Episode 3 (Oct. 8): Elisabeth Naughton’s Crosswinds

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Rising Storm Episode 4 (Oct. 15): Jennifer Probst’s Dance in the Wind

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Rising Storm Episode 5 (Oct. 22): Larissa Ione’s Calm Before the Storm

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Rising Storm Episode 6 (Oct. 29): Rebecca Zanetti’s Take the Storm

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Rising Storm Episode 7 (Nov. 5): Lisa Mondello’sWeather the Storm

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Rising Storm Episode 8 (Nov. 12): Dee Davis’s Thunder Rolls

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About Lexi Blake:

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lexi Blake lives in North Texas with her husband and three kids. She began writing at a young age concentrating on plays and journalism. It wasn’t until she started writing romance that she found success. Lexi believes in happy endings no matter how odd the couple, threesome or foursome may seem.

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