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Friday, 25 December 2015
Monday, 21 December 2015
RELEASE DAY BLITZ - Runaway Heart by Sonya Loveday & Candace Knoebel (Review & Giveaway)
Runaway Heart by Sonya Loveday & Candace Knoebel
(A Game of Hearts #2)
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: 21st Dec 2015
Purchase on Amazon: http://amzn.to/1IX03Gj
One Hurricane. Two Strangers. No Rules.
Hannah Adamson was immune to relationships. Swearing men off long ago, she buried her painful reasons under her feisty independence and a passion for roller derby. Until she met Ed and was swept away by the tall, witty, sarcastically sexy best man who might just be the one to have the antidote for her runaway heart.
Ed Alcott wasn’t looking for love, especially not after a particularly nasty breakup left him with a shattered heart in desperate need of repair.
Taking shelter together when a hurricane bears down on Rum Cay, Hannah and Ed find they can't fight their growing attraction. It was supposed to be simple. Easy. A weekend of passion with no strings. But how do you forget the one who stripped away all your layers, and haunts your dreams?
Can Hannah keep the scattered pieces of her heart in check, or will the promise of Ed’s love be enough to mend them back together?
4/5
Another fantastic book from two awesome authors. I enjoyed this book so much! It was so intense and emotional. And the characters were great. I adored Ed in Love Always, but I fell in love with him in this one. He was so funny! And such a sweetheart! I want one lol! Hannah I had a harder time connecting with, I'm not sure why exactly, but I did feel sorry for her and what she has gone through. The authors tackled such a difficult issue with great class.
Ed and Hannah had amazing chemistry. These two were perfect together. While it could be classed as insta-love, it never felt like that. Their relationship blossomed beautifully. They had so much in common and had such a wonderful connection.
Even though I enjoyed Love Always, a bit more, I still really liked this one. Such a moving story with a powerful message of no matter how broken you may think you are, there is always hope. A compelling and engaging read, I highly recommend this one!
About the Authors
Sonya Loveday, first and foremost is a reader, an avid one. It is of that love that brought her to purchasing her first laptop in 2009, and publishing her first novel, Casted, in 2013.
In early 2014, Sonya expanded Casted and then went on to publish Spelled, the sequel to Casted in March, wrapping up the series, and her stint with Paranormal Romance. For now.
Not long after the completion to the Casted Series, Sonya tried her hand at Contemporary Romance. Thusly, The Six Series was born with The Summer I Fell, which released at the end of July 2014.
To date, Sonya lives in Central Florida with her husband, and two kids, and is currently working several projects to be announced in the upcoming months.
Author Links:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/sonyalovedayauthor
Twitter: www.twitter.com/sonyaloveday
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Website: www.sonyaloveday.com
Email: sonya.loveday@gmail.com
Candace Knoebel is the award-winning author of Born in Flames-book one in a young adult fantasy trilogy. She discovered in 2009 through lunch breaks and late nights after putting her kids to bed, a world where she could escape the ever-pressing days of an eight to five Purgatory. And an outlet for all the voices residing in her head.
Published by 48fourteen in 2012, Born in Flames went on to win Turning the Pages Book of the Year award in February of 2013. In January of 2014, the last book in the trilogy, From the Embers, was released, thusly completing the trilogy. She now works on the Night Watchmen Series, while guzzling Red Bulls and pretending to be a ninja on Heelys.
Author Links:
Website: https://www.candaceknoebel.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CandaceKnoebel
Twitter: www.twitter.com/candaceknoebel
SALES BLITZ - Killer Instinct by S.E. Green (Excerpt & Giveaway)
Killer Instinct by S.E. Green is on sale this month! To celebrate, we’re having a blitz, with an excerpt and a giveaway. Make sure to check it out and grab your copy of Killer Instinct while it’s still on sale!
About Killer Instinct:
She’s not evil, but she has certain... urges.
Lane is a typical teenager. Loving family. Good grades. Afterschool job at the local animal hospital. Martial arts enthusiast. But her secret obsession is studying serial killers. She understands them, knows what makes them tick.
Why?
Because she might be one herself.
Lane channels her dark impulses by hunting criminals—delivering justice when the law fails. The vigilantism stops shy of murder. But with each visceral rush the line of self-control blurs.
And then a young preschool teacher goes missing. Only to return... in parts.
When Lane excitedly gets involved in the hunt for “the Decapitator,” the vicious serial murderer that has come to her hometown, she gets dangerously caught up in a web of lies about her birth dad and her own dark past. And once the Decapitator contacts Lane directly, Lane knows she is no longer invisible or safe. Now she needs to use her unique talents to find the true killer’s identity before she—or someone she loves—becomes the next victim...
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CHAPTER ONE
I
study serial killers. They’re loners. Obsessive compulsives. People who lack emotion
and fantasize violence. Intelligent people who on the outside seem normal.
Interesting
thing is, I am those profiles. I have urges. I plot ways to violently make
people pay for what they’ve done to others.
Nature
versus nurture. Of course I’ve studied that. I’ve got good parents with decent
genetics so for me I’ve always suspected it’s something else. Except . . . I
have no clue what.
I
don’t know why I am the way I am, why I think the way I think, why I do the
things I do. All I know is that I’m different. Always have been. I can’t
remember a time when I didn’t know
something was off in me.
At
ten, when other kids were coloring with crayons, I started tracking serial
killers and keeping details of their murders in a journal—a journal no one has
ever seen but me.
Now, seven years later, most teens
hang out with friends. I, however, prefer spending my spare time at the court
house—with Judge Penn to be exact. He tries all the hard cases.
His
staff expects to see me, believing my lie about wanting to go into law, and so
I give my customary nod as I enter the back of Penn’s court and quietly take my
usual spot in the left rear corner. I sit down and get out my summer reading
just in case today’s log is boring.
It’s not.
A balding, short, pudgy, accountant
type man sits beside a slick lawyer he’s obviously spent a lot of money on. The
Weasel is what I decide to name him.
In the viewing gallery sit a handful
of women, three are crying and two stoically stare straight ahead.
On the stand is another one of the
expressionless ones and she’s speaking, “. . . classical music, a candle. He
knew his way around, like he’d been in my house before. He handcuffed my ankles
and wrists to the bed posts and stuffed gauze in my mouth so my screams
couldn’t be heard. He cut my clothes away and left me naked. He wore a condom
and was clean shaven, everywhere. He
had a full face mask on.”
No
evidence.
“He raped me,” she matter-of-factly
reports and then describes in detail all the vicious ways he violated her.
“I’m going to be sick,” the woman in
front of me whispers before getting up and leaving the room.
I continue listening to the details,
mentally cataloging them. Details don’t bother me. They don’t make me sick.
They don’t make me want to leave a room. If anything they draw me in because
they are just that—details, facts.
A few of the women in the room
sniffle and I glance to The Weasel. Although he’s doing a good job of keeping
his emotions blank, I catch a slight smirk on his lips that kicks my pulse.
This is one of the things I consider
a talent of mine. While some people show every emotion, I show none. And I can
read others’ body language, others’ faces when they think they’re doing a
stellar job of masking. The Weasel obviously thinks he’s getting away with
something.
Thirty minutes later The Weasel is
found not guilty due to lack of evidence. As he walks from the court room, his
slight smirk becomes more visible when he glances at one of the sniffling
women.
This is another thing people make
the mistake of—confidence, cockiness, ego.
The Weasel will rape again. Of this
I’m sure.
If it is my destiny to be a killer, I’m
going to need a type. And today decides that my type will be
criminals—specifically, those that have managed to avoid punishment.
I turn seventeen next week. The
Weasel will be my birthday present to myself. I think I’ve just found my first
victim.
S.E. Green Bio:
E. Green (aka Shannon Greenland) is the award winning author of the teen thriller, Killer Instinct, a YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers; the teen spy series, The Specialists, an ALA Popular Paperback and a National Reader’s Choice recipient; and the YA romance, The Summer My Life Began, winner of the Beverly Hills Book Award. Her books have been translated into several languages and are currently on numerous state reading lists. Vanquished is her debut novel for adults.
Shannon grew up in Tennessee where she dreaded all things reading and writing. She didn’t even read her first book for enjoyment until she was twenty-five. After that she was hooked! When she’s not writing, she works as an adjunct math professor and lives on the coast in Florida with her very grouchy dog. Find her online everywhere @segreenauthor.
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Friday, 18 December 2015
COVER REVEAL - Dark Touch by Aimee L. Salter
Dark Touch by Aimee L Salter
Release Date: February 23rd 2016
Synopsis:
Tully isn’t alone in her skin. Whenever she touches someone, they feel everything she feels. All her ugliness. All her darkness. All her pain.
The only thing she wants is to be left alone—and to finally get out of her small Oregon town. But then she meets Chris. He’s everything she’s not. Light. Trusting. Innocent. And he wants Tully.
Tully knows she should spare him the heartache of being with her. But when he touches her, she’s not sure she’ll have the strength to push him away...
From the author of Every Ugly Word comes a poignant, emotionally raw story about the violence that plays out behind closed doors and the all-consuming passion of first love.
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About Aimee L Salter: Born in Oregon, but raised in New Zealand, Aimee L. Salter now lives in Southern Oregon with her husband and son. Aimee started as a self-published author, but her debut novel was acquired and re-released as Every Ugly Word by Alloy Entertainment in 2014. As well as a writer, Aimee is a wife, mother, and Christian. As far as she's concerned, that means Jesus loved her first, so she can learn to love everyone else. #StoptheHate
Connect with Aimee:
My Website: www.aimeelsalter.com
My author Facebook page: www.facebook.com/AimeeLSalter
My Twitter: www.twitter.com/AimeeLSalter
Link to Every Ugly Word on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Every-Ugly-Word-Aimee-Salter-ebook/dp/B00LXCMU7K
COVER REVEAL - Tied Bond (Holly Woods Files #4) by Emma Hart
Blurb:
Holly Woods is going to hell in a handbasket—but this time, Satanists aren’t to blame. Halloween is.
Nonna doesn’t understand why there are skeletons and demons everywhere. Mom is threatening to stitch a devil into Nonna’s pillowcase if she doesn’t shut up. Bek is bumbling over a date with Jason, the handsome FBI agent who conveniently got himself relocated to Austin, and I… Well. I’m considering running away to a town without the crazies.
Nothing new here.
Everything is going smoothly—too smoothly—and I can’t shake the feeling that something is about to happen. Drake insists I’m being paranoid… But when a body turns up at the Holly Woods Halloween party, we have a whole lot more than a murderer to worry about.
Because the prime suspect is his mom.
And it’s my job to prove she’s innocent.
(Tied Bond is the fourth full-length book in the Holly Woods Files series and does not stand alone.)
Buy Links:
TWISTED BOND (Book #1):
TANGLED BOND (Book #2):
TETHERED BOND (Book #3):
About the Author:
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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Thursday, 17 December 2015
COVER REVEAL - Love in the Light by Laura Kaye @LauraKayeAuthor @InkSlingerPR
We are beyond thrilled to bring you the amazing Cover Reveal for Laura Kaye’s LOVE IN THE LIGHT! Releasing January 12, 2016, LOVE IN THE LIGHT is a novel told in dual POV and Part Two of her bestselling Hearts in Darkness Duet. Grab your copy of HEARTS IN DARKNESS now and be sure to preorder LOVE IN THE LIGHT!
Cover designed by Trish Schmitt of Pickyme Artist.
Pre-order your copy of LOVE IN THE LIGHT for just $2.99 for a limited time!
Price will be going up after release day!
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About LOVE IN THE LIGHT (Hearts in Darkness Duet #2):
Two hearts in the darkness…
Makenna James and Caden Grayson have been inseparable since the day they were trapped in a pitch-black elevator and found acceptance and love in the arms of a stranger. Makenna hopes that night put them on the path to forever—which can’t happen until she introduces her tattooed, pierced, and scarred boyfriend to her father and three over-protective brothers.
Must fight for love in the light…
Haunted by a childhood tragedy and the loss of his family, Caden never thought he’d find the love he shares with Makenna. But the deeper he falls, the more he fears the devastation sure to come if he ever lost her, too. When meeting her family doesn’t go smoothly, Caden questions whether Makenna deserves someone better, stronger, and just more…normal. Maybe they’re too different—and he’s far too damaged—after all…
And don’t miss the first book in Duet, HEARTS IN DARKNESS!
Now just $.99 for a limited time only!
About Laura Kaye:Laura is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over twenty books in contemporary and paranormal romance and romantic suspense. Growing up, Laura’s large extended family believed in the supernatural, and family lore involving angels, ghosts, and evil-eye curses cemented in Laura a life-long fascination with storytelling and all things paranormal. She lives in Maryland with her husband, two daughters, and cute-but-bad dog, and appreciates her view of the Chesapeake Bay every day.
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EXCERPT BLITZ - Thief of Lies by Brenda Drake
Thief of Lies by Brenda Drake
(Library Jumpers, #1)
Release date: 1/5/16
Synopsis:
Gia Kearns would rather fight with boys than kiss them. That is, until Arik, a leather clad hottie in the Boston Athenaeum, suddenly disappears. While examining the book of world libraries he abandoned, Gia unwittingly speaks the key that sucks her and her friends into a photograph and transports them into a Paris library, where Arik and his Sentinels—magical knights charged with protecting humans from the creatures traveling across the gateway books—rescue them from a demonic hound.
Jumping into some of the world's most beautiful libraries would be a dream come true for Gia, if she weren’t busy resisting her heart or dodging an exiled wizard seeking revenge on both the Mystik and human worlds. Add a French flirt obsessed with Arik and a fling with a young wizard, and Gia must choose between her heart and her head, between Arik's world and her own, before both are destroyed.
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Author Bio:
Brenda Drake, the youngest of three children, grew up an Air Force brat and the continual new kid at school. Her fondest memories growing up is of her eccentric, Irish grandmother’s animated tales, which gave her a strong love for storytelling. So it was only fitting that she would choose to write stories with a bend toward the fantastical. When Brenda’s not writing or doing the social media thing, she’s haunting libraries, bookstores, and coffee shops or reading someplace quiet and not at all exotic (much to her disappointment).
Links:
Website: http://www.brenda-drake.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendadrake
I
pressed the screen, and it went dark. “How do we know he’s not being forced to
say this?”
“The password, May Agnes guide
you,”
Lei replied. “She’s the patron saint of Asile.”
Agnes? That was the silver
woman’s name that formed from my globe. Did the saints have something
to do with the Chiavi?
I faced Ricardo. “How did you
know I was here?”
“The werehounds tracked your
scent from a shirt Katy…excuse me, your nana…gave us.”
“Can your pack help us save
Couve?” Arik asked him.
“They will, but Gia must go with
me.” He noticed the protest forming on my lips. “Merlin said no exceptions. I’m
to get you to the shelter.”
From the corridor came yells,
scuffles, and the continual wail of the warning siren.
“I can’t go with you,” I said.
“I have to fight with them.”
“She can’t fight with us,” Lei
said, glancing at the door. “She almost killed Kale.”
I turned to Sinead. “You know
what I can do.”
Sinead gave me a pity smile.
“Yes, but you have no control over it. Let Ricardo take you to your father and
friends.”
I thought of Kale lying
motionless, near death, and I hated that she was right. As much as I wanted to
stay, I might be more hindrance than help. I caved. “Okay,” I said, defeated.
Lei flew out of the room with the Laniars on her heels.
Sinead hugged me, then rushed
after them. Arik moved over to me and cupped my face gently in his hands. His
eyes held the intensity that always drew me to him.
I swallowed my breath in
anticipation. All the sounds around us went silent.
He bent and lightly brushed my
lips with a kiss. His lips were soft and oh, so tender. Butterflies swooped and
curled inside me, and it felt like the ground disappeared from beneath my feet.
He pulled back a little and said, “Regardless of the fact that you’re a royal
pain in the arse, I fancy you. Listen to Ricardo and don’t do anything rash.”
He gave me another kiss and
rushed out the door. My heart twisted in my chest as he disappeared. I touched
my mouth and exhaled. He liked me. It was against the laws, but he told me he
fancied me. Maybe we had no future, but we had now.
“What a sweet display,” Ricardo
said, dragging me out of my haze. “I’m not one for rules or laws, but I’d be
careful there. The punishment would be much worse for him than you.”
“Why?” I stared at the door as
if I’d see Arik there.
“He’s a leader. He knows
better.” Ricardo headed to the window. “Are you ready to fly?”
“Did you say fly?”
Wednesday, 16 December 2015
BLOG TOUR - The Fix Up by Tawna Fenske (Excerpt & Giveaway)
The Fix Up by Tawna Fenske
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: 14th December 2015
BLURB:
Uncovering this sexy geek’s charm is easy. Keeping her hands off of him is impossible.
While he may look like the love child of a movie starlet and an NFL linebacker, Ben Langley has the people skills of a half-drowned porcupine. Why socialize when there are chemistry labs and bad sci-fi flicks? If he has any hope of taking the helm as CEO of the family business, Ben needs an image makeover. Pronto.
Enter Holly Colvin, owner of First Impressions public relations and branding firm, and the woman who just saved Ben from the clutches of an over-attentive sales clerk. Holly’s rebranded hundreds of companies in her career, but she’s never rebranded a person. The guy clearly needs help, though, and she’s just the woman for the job.
With the clock ticking for them both, Holly and Ben face off over wardrobe malfunctions and business jargon that sounds a lot sexier than it should. But can Holly make Ben into the man he thinks he should be without losing the man she’s starting to love?
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The saleswoman turned
and scurried away, leaving Ben to stare down at the wife now affixed to his
arm. She tucked her hair behind her ear and glanced the direction the
saleswoman had retreated.
“I hope I read that right.” The brunette scooted out from under his arm, and he instantly missed her softness. She looked up at him with those odd violet-gray eyes and smiled. “You looked like you were being eaten alive there, but too polite to tell her to back off.”
“I hope I read that right.” The brunette scooted out from under his arm, and he instantly missed her softness. She looked up at him with those odd violet-gray eyes and smiled. “You looked like you were being eaten alive there, but too polite to tell her to back off.”
“Eaten alive,” he
repeated, a little mesmerized by the woman’s eyes. “I’m not entirely sure.”
“Seemed like that’s what
was going on. Salesgirl sees a big guy with a big budget and big—” she paused,
then gave a small shrug. “Well, sometimes it brings out the worst in women.”
“Thank you,” he said,
meaning it. “I’ve been flying back and forth between cities all week, so I’m a
little jetlagged and distracted. I guess I wasn’t even a hundred percent sure I
was being—uh—”
“Hit on? Ogled? Mentally
undressed?”
“Right.” He cleared his
throat. “Not until you pointed it out. Thanks for the rescue.”
“No problem. Pay it
forward sometime.”
“Is that real? It’s
huge.”
She blinked, then
glanced down at the paperweight-sized rock adorning her ring finger. “Nah, I
keep it in my purse for when I want to avoid getting hit on at ladies’ night.”
“Does it work?”
“Not with the real
jackasses, which probably defeats the purpose, huh?”
He nodded, not sure what
to say to that. “I’m sorry, what was your name again?”
“Holly. Holly Colvin.
I’m the owner of First Impressions.”
“First Impressions?”
“We’re a public
relations and branding firm that specializes in creating and remaking corporate
identities.” She fished into her purse to pull out a business card. She held it
out to him and Ben started to reach for it, but Holly withdrew her hand.
“Shit. Vampira the Sales
Queen is headed back here.”
Before he could say
anything, Holly was sliding her hand around to cup his ass. For a few beats, he
thought she was copping a feel, and he hoped like hell she kept doing it. Then
he realized she was tucking her card into his back pocket. She grinned and
tilted her head back to look up at him.
“Gotta commit to the
role, right?”
“Right,” he murmured,
staring down into those slate-speckled eyes. “We certainly do.”
“I suppose we could
throw in a little something extra if you really want her to buy it.”
“Like what?”
Her lips parted
slightly, almost like she was braced for a kiss. Or was that his imagination?
It seemed hot in here, and he was getting dizzy, and now all he could think
about was claiming those perfect lips.
“I’m sure you’ll come up with something,” she
murmured.
Her mouth looked so
soft, so inviting, and he could have sworn her lashes fluttered low the way
they might if she were waiting for him to make a move. A big move.
He knew what he needed
to do. What he wanted to do.
And with that, he bent
and kissed her.
Author Bio:
Tawna Fenske is a romantic comedy author who writes humorous fiction, risqué romance, and heartwarming love stories with a quirky twist. Her offbeat brand of romance has been praised by Booklist as “A tame Carl Hiaasen on cupid juice,” and RT Book Reviews nominated her debut novel for contemporary romance of the year. Tawna is a fourth generation Oregonian who can peel a banana with her toes and who loses an average of 20 pairs of eyeglasses per year. She lives in Bend, Oregon with her husband, step kids, and a menagerie of ill-behaved pets.
Links:
Author Email: tawnafenske@yahoo.com
Author Website: http://www.tawnafenske.com
Author Blog: http://tawnafenske.blogspot.com
Author Twitter: @tawnafenske
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COVER REVEAL - The Devil's Beauty by Airicka Phoenix
Today we are revealing the cover for THE DEVIL'S BEAUTY by Airicka Phoenix. This is an adult, contemporary novel that will be released in February 2016.
Blurb:
BEWARE THE DEVIL
In a world where power is controlled by the color green, there is no room for mercy. It’s kill or be killed, and it’s a game Dimitri Tasarov knows very well.
Hell, he invented it.
For sixteen years, he’s been the head of The Devil’s Backbone, the underground’s main source for all the things the law would never allow. It’s a dirty job, but he’s damn good at what he does.
Ava Emerson has it all, loving parents, a promising career, and a man she is positive is about to propose. Everything in her life is right on schedule. Then the Devil walks in and her perfectly structured life shatters around her.
When what should have been a quick exchange turns into the fight for their lives, it becomes apparent that he’s not the only one with an eye on Ava.
But he saw her first and the Devil plays for keeps.
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AUTHOR INFO:
Airicka Phoenix is a romance junkie with an incurable addiction to chocolate. She is also a prolific author of several novels written for young adult and new adult romance addicts who love bad boys, hot kisses and a gritty plot. Airicka prides herself in producing quality material her readers can fall in love with again and again.
When she's not hard at work bleeding words onto paper, Airicka can be found cuddling with her family, reading, watching TV shows, or just finding excuses not to do chores.
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