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Part two in the Sexy and Suspenseful Inferno series by T.K. Leigh is NOW LIVE!!

 

 

Synopsis

A stolen glance across a darkened restaurant. A kiss under the Italian moon. A proposition I never would have made in my former life. Our story began just like all fairy tales do…once upon a time.

Once upon a time, a mysterious, passionate man opened my eyes to things I’d been blind to, my heart to feelings I never thought imaginable, my mind to endless possibilities.

Once upon a time, I experienced something I didn’t think existed in real life.

Once upon a time, I learned how to fly.

Little did I know it was with broken wings. Ones that were irreparable after a lifetime of being caged.

How can I love a man who would lie to me so recklessly?
How can I give him my heart when experience tells me to keep it guarded?
How can we have a future when he’s still tormented by his past?

The Bible teaches us that “Love is patient. Love is kind.”

Now I know that love is a farce, a sham, the two of us merely players in its cruel pantomime. For ours isn’t a love story with a happy ending. Ours is a tragic love. The kind of love that leaves a permanent scar on your heart. The kind of love you never get over.

The kind of love that defies all logic.

Inferno: Part 2 is the second installment in T.K. Leigh’s spellbinding Inferno Series. Recommended for mature readers due to strong language and explicit sexual situations.

 

 

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T.K. Leigh, otherwise known as Tracy Leigh Kellam, is a USA Today Best Selling author of the Beautiful Mess series, in addition to several other works. Originally from New England, she now resides in sunny Southern California with her husband, dog, and three cats, all of which she has rescued (including the husband). In late 2015, she gave birth to her first (and only) baby. When she’s not planted in front of her computer, writing away, she can be found training for her next marathon (of which she has run over fifteen fulls and far too many halfs to recall) or keeping her daughter entertained.

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My Review!

Gaaahhh! This second installment of this series is fantastic!

It’s starts right where part one ends and boy does it start with a showdown!

This story is more moving, we get more emotion with both Dante and Eleanor as they explore their feelings for one another.  Their are twists and turns and we get to find out more about how fate plays a part in their love story!

And of course we are left with another cliffhanger, just as a good series should! We readers are left wanting more, more, more!

This series is so good! I can’t wait to see what is coming next for this couple!

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LIVING OUT LOUD, the next in Staci Hart’s Austen Series, is LIVE! I adored this modern love story inspired by Jane Austen’s Sense & Sensibility. Everything about this book had me smiling and swooning! Hart takes us back to the world of Wasted Words and gives us a love story you will not soon forget!

 

Living Out Loud
Staci Hart
Publication Date: February 1, 2018
Cover Photo: Perrywinkle Photography
Cover Design: QuirkyBird Designs

When Annie Daschle arrives in New York City, the only thing she can control is her list.

Not her father’s death or the loss of her home. Not the hole in her heart or the defective valve that’s dictated so much of her life. But she can put pen to paper to make a list of all the ways she can live out loud, just like her dad would have wanted.

See the city from the top of the Empire State Building: Check.
Eat hot dogs on the steps of The Met: Check.
Stand in the middle of Times Square: Check.
Get a job at Wasted Words: Check.

Two things not on her list: Greg Brandon and Will Bailey. And just like that, she finds herself caught in the middle of something she can’t find her way out of, with no clear answers and no rules.

List or no list, she realizes she can’t control anything at all, not even her heart.
Not the decisions it makes, and not the moment it stops.

*Standalone contemporary romance Inspired by Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility.*

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My Review…

Inspired by Jane Austen’s Sense & Sensibility…..

I first fell in love with Staci Hart’s work when I read With a Twist. And I have been loving her stories ever since.

Can I say, without getting yelled at, that I loved Living Out Loud just as much as I love Jane Austen’s work? Because I do! This adaptation is fabulous!

This story of Annie and Greg is so lovely.  I like how Staci went with the impulsive middle sister, and waiting to give Elle her story! I really enjoyed Annie’s wide eyed innocence and Greg being with her through it all.  Annie was funny, she was sweet and yet she was oh so naive.  I think the best line was “But a girl like you needs no wishes, for she eats wishes for breakfast and dreams for lunch”  whew, loved that line!

Greg was perfect, he was willing to give up his happiness to support Annie’s. He was swoony, he was sweet and that touch of alpha was spot on.  His inner turmoil about his feelings towards Annie was moving and his self-sacrifice was admirable.  He is a true friend in the best sense.

I also enjoyed seeing past characters from her stories, I have missed them and it was good reading about them, even it’s just a small bit!

I cannot wait for Elle story! Thank you for your words and stories Staci! The world you create in your books is amazing!

We are so thrilled to reveal the cover for GETTING SCHOOLED by Emma Chase, a brand new standalone releasing on audible February 27th and everywhere else June 26th!

 

 

Head of the class…

Garrett Daniels has this whole life thing figured out.

The cocky, charismatic former high school star quarterback is an idolized football coach and “cool” teacher in the hometown where he’s not just a golden boy — he’s platinum. He has good friends, a great house on the lake, and the best damn sidekick a man could ask for: Snoopy, the albino beagle.

Then…Callie Carpenter comes home.

And knocks him right on his tight end zone.

Back to school…

Callie has a pretty sweet life herself…on the other side of the country. But circumstances — that she’d prefer to never speak of again — have brought her back home, helping out her parents and substitute teaching at her old high school.

Now she’s facing bickering, raging hormones, constant gossip, awkward weirdness, and drama galore…and that’s just the teachers.

Just like old times…

When Garrett offers to show his former high school sweetheart the secrets of his winning teacher ways, Callie jumps at the chance – and then has to stop herself from jumping him.

Good friends are all they can ever be.

Or…these teachers just might end up getting schooled — hard — by love.

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This book is ridiculously good! I can’t wait for everyone to read it!

From New York Times bestseller Lexi Ryan comes a sexy new standalone romance novel about a runaway bride, a single dad who’s sworn off love, and the kind of family secrets that can threaten to break even the deepest bonds.

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You never forget your wedding day. Or the moment your twin sister pukes on your
bouquet and confesses she’s pregnant . . . with your fiancé’s baby.
I wanted to get away, to hide until my heart mended. I found myself in a
strange town with a mysterious stranger whose talented mouth and hands almost
made me forget it was supposed to be my wedding night.
Afraid to go home to face my broken life, I pretend to be my twin so I can take
her job in Jackson Harbor caring for a six-year-old girl. Imagine my surprise
when I find out my new boss is my mysterious stranger—Dr. Ethan Jackson.
I never meant for Ethan to discover my secrets. I never meant for them to
matter. But the longer I work with him and his sweet daughter, the harder I
fall, and the clearer it becomes that I’m not the only one carrying a secret
that could tear us apart.
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Today we have the blog tour for THUNDER by Willow Summers. THUNDER is currently #FREE, so check it out and grab your copy today!

 

Title: THUNDER
Author: Willow Summers
Series: Big D Escort Service

THUNDER (Big D Escorts 1) Synopsis:
Welcome to Big D Escort Service.

If you need a date, we’ve got you.

If you need wining and dining, we’ve got you.

If you need a night you’ll never forget— buckle-up buttercup, because that’s our specialty.

We’ll give you what you need, as hard as you need it.

CODE NAME: THUNDER

All the girls call me Thunder.

As in, they need to feel the Thunder between their thighs.

I’m a legend. My waiting list is a mile long. The ladies crave me, and they’ll pay for the pleasure.

But though I hate to disappoint—everyone knows I leave my clients satisfied—it’s getting old. Money, sex, and rock ’n roll can get stale. Who knew?

I might just finish up, and pull out. I’ll take one more gig, rock her world, and see my way out.

I’ll show one last lucky lady why they call me Thunder.

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CLIENT: MADISON

That rotten, no good—

My ex-boyfriend of too many years just left me three weeks before the most important wedding of my life.

I wanted to make a statement at that wedding. I’ve changed. I’m no longer the loser who got dumped by the popular boy in high school. Now I’m a successful business woman with clear skin.

But how can I possibly make that sort of statement as a loner?

I can’t, that’s how.

So when my friend suggests hiring a date from the Big D!ck Escort Service, it was hard to laugh it off. And as the days ticked by, it was harder and harder to deny that I needed saving.

No sex, though. I’m not that kinda girl. I’ll just hire the guy for a date, and nothing else.

Just one date without any funny-business. That’s do-able, right?
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This is a full length, tongue-in-cheek stand-alone novel intended to make you giggle. Or at least pass the time.

 

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Willow Summers is a USA Today Bestselling author of comic, contemporary, erotic, and suspense romance. When she’s not writing, be wary, because she will probably try to pull you into some shenanigan or other, usually involving wine and heavy doses of chocolate. She lives just south of California wine country with her husband, two children, and out of work treadmill.

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My Review!

I have to laugh at the byline for this book! Book One of the Big D!ck Escort Service

Then when I started reading, I was laughing even more! This book was fantastically funny and romantical and steamy and just everything a good romantic comedy should be!

This is the story of Colton (Code name Thunder) and Madison.  Loved the premise of this story, it’s like everything you would want to happen at a family or class reunion (or wedding as the case is here).

Madison is brilliant! She is strong, she is funny and she owns her faults and makes no apologies for them! She is everything I would want to be if I ever grew up! The way she was able to show up and show off to all the haters was what every gal who was been looked down on would want to happen!

And now there is Colton, what a delight he was! As a hired date he was outstanding! As a insta-love, he was amazing! He was swoony, he was alpha and he was what every girl could dream about!

Well Willow Summers has a new fan, as I finish this up, I will be looking at reading more from her!

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What do you get when you cross a breast cancer survivor with a sexy, mature man….

After Care

A romance for the over 40.

L.B. Dunbar

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Blurb:

Breast cancer survivor Edie Williams is ready to live.

Divorced. Mother of two.

She’s planned the vacation of a lifetime for a reboot,

only to encounter an awakening adventure—Tommy Carrigan.

Manager of the band Collision, Tommy Carrigan has his plate full.

Independent. Carefree.

He’s on an annual holiday with his band family,

when the unexpected happens—Edie Williams.

Love might be just what the doctor prescribed,

but can it survive the world of rock-n-roll?

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If you enjoyed The Sex Education of M.E., you’ll love After Care, another romance for the over-forty from L.B. Dunbar. Continue the adventure previously published in Love Notes, the newsletter of L.B. Dunbar.

 

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My Review…..

An Over 40 Love Story…..

Hallelujah! It warms my older heart to read such a fabulous story about characters that are my age. Don’t get me wrong, I love romance at any (legal) age, but to have an opportunity to read something like this, I jump on it.

Aftercare is the wonderful story of Edie and Tommy and how it is possible to find love at any age.

Edie is fabulous! A recent divorce and a hard won battle with breast cancer, she is given a new lease on life. It takes meeting Tommy and his rock star life style to really open her eyes to living life to the fullest and to grab life by the b*lls! I have a close family member that is a breast cancer survivor, so reading about Edie and her vulnerabilities really hit home with me. I could relate to Edie about her grown children and how she relates to them. I also really relate to the physical insecurities most women over 40 have!

Tommy, whew darlin’, you totally are the whole package, the swoon, the swagger, the alpha and the romance all wrapped up in a delicious package. I could understand his hesitation about really opening up and trusting Edie with his world and his family. I loved his tenacity with his relationship with Edie as time moved on.

This the first book by this author I have read, but it certainly won’t be my last! Thank you L.B., for remembering that us over 40 crew need a hot love story too! Thank you also for sharing your words and stories with us! I hope to meet Ms. Dunbar this summer at the Twin Cities Author Event!

From New York Times bestselling author, Corinne Michaels, comes a new heartwarming standalone romance.

I’m getting really good at cutting my losses.

First, the husband. Divorcing him was the best decision I ever made. But between single-parenting and job-hunting, I can’t catch my breath. When a celebrity blogging position falls into my lap, I’m determined to succeed.

That is, until I get my first assignment and actually see Noah Frazier for the first time . . . practically naked and dripping wet. My heart races and I forget how to form complete sentences. His chiseled abs, irresistible smirk, and crystal blue eyes are too perfect to be real. So, what do I do? Get drunk and humiliate myself, of course.

I’m ready to forget the awkward night, yet Noah has no intention of allowing me to move on. Instead, he arranges for me to write a feature on him, ensuring a lot more time together. One embarrassing moment after another, one kiss after another, and before I can stop myself, I realize—I’m falling in love with him.

But when the unthinkable happens, can I even blame him for cutting his losses?

What I wouldn’t give for just one last time . . .

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Icing on the Cake

by Ann Marie Walker
Publication Date: January 30, 2018
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

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Notting Hill meets The Prince & Me in Icing on the Cake, the second standalone laugh-out-loud romance in Ann Marie Walker’s Wild Wedding series

Cassandra Miller doesn’t have time for men. She’s far too busy trying to open a cupcake shop with her silent partner and best friend, not to mention catering her brother’s wedding. And let’s face it, it’s not like Prince Charming is going to stroll into the bakery and sweep her off her feet.

Henry has been a prince his entire life but for one wild wedding he wants to be nothing more than an “Average Joe”, or in this instance, “Average Hank”. However, when a case of mistaken identity and a batch of burned cupcakes ends in a night of passion, Cassie and Hank must decide if theirs is a recipe for disaster or the makings of true romance.

About Ann Marie Walker

Ann Marie Walker writes steamy books about sexy boys. She’s a fan of fancy cocktails, anything chocolate, and 80s rom-coms. Her super power is connecting any situation to an episode of Friends and she thinks all coffee cups should be the size of a bowl. If it’s December she can be found watching Love Actually but the rest of the year you can find her at AnnMarieWalker.com where she would be happy to talk to you about alpha males, lemon drop martinis or supermodel David Gandy. Ann Marie attended the University of Notre Dame and currently lives in Chicago.

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My Review!

This is the first book I have read from Ms. Walker but it won’t be my last! This is the second book in the Wild Weddings series and you can bet that I will be reading the first in the series as soon as I am able.

This book is what a true romantic comedy should be!  As an 80’s gal I loved the references to the era of greatness! This story is fast paced, funny with a capital “F” and oh so steamy! Cassandra and “Hank” are one of my most favorite couples!

Cassandra is my sister from another mister! Even with the rough childhood, she has come out strong, loving and open.  She loves her new life and her career choice, at least for the most part.  Then along comes “Hank”….

Oh Henry! A true prince.  Even though the way he went about it is shady, you can understand his reasoning to become “Hank”.  And the epic weekend they shared was the stuff of dreams and happily ever afters.

The dialogue and secondary characters were phenomenal! I thought I was one of the few people that use “Cheese and Rice!” as a expletive! This was such a fun, refreshing read and I cannot wait to read more!  Thank you for your words Ann Marie!

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Hostage by Skye Warren & Annika Martin
Publication Date: January 30th, 2018
Genre: Romantic Suspense

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I never knew when he’d come to me. Only that he would.

I’d never even kissed a boy the night I met Stone. The night I saw him kill. The night he spared my life. That was only the beginning.

He turns up in my car again and again, dangerous and full of raw power. “Drive,” he tells me, and I have no choice. He’s a criminal with burning green eyes, invading my life and my dreams.

The police say he’s dangerously obsessed with me, but I’m the one who can’t stop thinking about him. Maybe it’s wrong to let him touch me. Maybe it’s wrong to touch him back. Maybe these twisted dates need to stop. Except he feels like the only real thing in my world of designer labels and mansions.

So I drive us under threat, until it’s hard to remember I don’t want to be there.

Until it’s too late to turn back.

HOSTAGE is a dangerous standalone romance by New York Times bestselling authors Skye Warren and Annika Martin. It’s set in the same world as PRISONER, but can read separately!

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Skye Warren is the New York Times bestselling author of dangerous romance such as the Endgame trilogy. Her books have been featured in Jezebel, Buzzfeed, USA Today Happily Ever After, Glamour, and Elle Magazine. She makes her home in Texas with her loving family, sweet dogs, and evil cat.

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Annika Martin loves fun, dirty stories, hot heroes, and wild, dramatic everything. She enjoys hanging out in Minneapolis coffee shops with her writer husband, and also likes birdwatching at her bird feeder alongside her two stunningly photogenic cats, especially when she should be writing. She’s heavy into running, music, saving the planet, taking long baths, and consuming chocolate suckers. She’s worked a surprisingly large number of waitressing jobs, and has also worked in a plastics factory and the advertising trenches; her garden is total bee-friendly madness and her most unfavorite word is nosh or possibly fob. A NYT bestselling author, she has also written as RITA award-winning author Carolyn Crane.

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My Review…..

Oh wowza! What a story! I will never look at a rivet the same way again! (Read the story, you will understand!) I want to be a rivet!

This is the story of Stone and Brooke. Their story has so much, and it’s amazing how they come together!

Brooke is like a beautiful bird in a gilded cage.  A cage she so wants to escape from.  She tries so hard to be perfect that she becomes damaged in the most epic way.  She is fierce when she needs to be and loyal to a fault, what a true heroine should be!

Stone is so jaded and yet so innocent at the same time.  His childhood is beyond tragic and made him the person he had become, but with the love of Brooke he became more.  His vulnerabilities made me want to hug him all the more.  Such a beautiful damaged soul. The secondary characters are fantastic and are begging for their own stories! (Hint, hint…Annika? Skye? Bueller…..)

I have read books by both Annika Martin and Skye Warren, and love their work individually.  But them writing together is even better! I can’t wait to read more, I hope  to see more for the other characters and I am getting ready to dive into Abigail and Grayson’s story Prisoner

 

 

If anyone asks, I knew better than to flash my boobs for Mardi Gras beads.

I still don’t know why I did it.
Maybe it was the dare from my two best friends.
Maybe it was the guys on the balcony saying they’d throw Fireball shots with the beads.
Or maybe it was the quiet guy in the corner of that same balcony with piercing gray eyes, wavy dark hair, and a smile so tempting I wanted to climb up there and lick it off his face.
Maybe it was because I never thought I’d see them again.
Not that it matters. Not today.
Because the hotel I manage was finally bought—and the guy who walks in and introduces himself as my new boss is Mr. Tall, Dark, and Silent.

There are many upsides to being single.
Your new boss knowing what your boobs look like?
Not one of them.

 

 

 

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“I just—I don’t get it.” I threw myself onto the sofa and almost sent the box of donuts flying onto the floor.
Thankfully, Peyton was quicker than the box. She grabbed it and sat back, hugging it to herself. “First, watch the donuts. I got the last two pink sprinkles, and I’m partial to them.” She stroked the top of the box. “Second, what don’t you get? How he doesn’t care about your boobs? I don’t care about them either.”
“You’re not supposed to care about my boobs. You’re a woman, for a start.”
“I care about your boobs,” Chloe interrupted, tucking her blond hair behind her ear. “I think you have great boobs. Bra or no bra.”
“Usually no bra,” Peyton added.
“I’m not afraid to throw something at you,” I warned her. “This is awkward.”
“Ugh! Get over yourself, Melanie!” Peyton snapped her fingers. “You are a grown woman. He is a grown man. He saw your tits. So what? Steven Lawrence saw your tits five times in junior year.”
I snatched a donut from the box. Don’t tell my hips. “We were dating! It’s entirely different!”
Chloe delicately picked up a white-iced donut before saying, “She’s right. It is different, Peyt. They were dating, and Jacob is her boss. You can’t expect her to just get over that. It is partly your fault.”
“It’s just as much your fault,” Peyton reminded her, then looked at me and nodded toward Chloe. “Drunky smurf over here shook her Tic-Tacs like she was in front of a bachelor party leaving a curry house.”
I choked on my laughter. “That’s not the point. You got us drunk. It’s almost entirely your fault.”
“Look, sunshine,” she said, tearing a bite of donut off the ring so her words were muffled. “I didn’t grab your shirt and whip it up like a two-dollar hooker on overtime. You did that, so grow a pair and take responsibility for your actions.”
“You sound like you don’t want to take responsibility for yours.”
“Hey. You’re big girls. You can refuse cocktails.”
Chloe and I shared a glance. “Refuse cocktails?” she said. “I don’t understand.”
“You have us mixed up with your other friends,” I continued. “But, wait. You don’t have other friends.”
“I have plenty of friends,” Peyt said.
“Friends without penises. Or benefits.”
She paused. “We’re not talking about me. We’re talking about your hot boss who knows what your tits look like.”
“You’re not helping.”
“I’m not trying to help. I’m trying to slap your size-eight ass into reality, you idiot.”
“Slap mine into reality and I’m putting yours on a catapult. Right into the middle of the gulf.” I tore my donut in two and gave her boobs a pointed look. “I always wondered if silicone would float.”

 

 

 

 

By day, New York Times and USA Today bestselling New Adult author Emma Hart dons a cape and calls herself Super Mum to two beautiful little monsters. By night, she drops the cape, pours a glass of whatever she fancies—usually wine—and writes books.

Emma is working on Top Secret projects she will share with her followers and fans at every available opportunity. Naturally, all Top Secret projects involve a dashingly hot guy who likes to forget to wear a shirt, a sprinkling (or several) of hold-onto-your-panties hot scenes, and a whole lotta love.

She likes to be busy—unless busy involves doing the dishes, but that seems to be when all the ideas come to life.

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