New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author SINS OF SEVIN (A standalone) Release date 9/21/2015 A Contemporary Romance novel Penelope Ward From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward, comes a new forbidden STANDALONE romance! NOW AVAILABLE! Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1Qryeok Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1YrHjDx iBooks: http://apple.co/1gmN9nq Kobo: http://bit.ly/1Qd6oMs B&N: http://bit.ly/1KakZ7G Blurb What happens when the one you want is the only one you can't have? My name is Sevin. Homeschooled and sheltered by my ultra-religious family, I was always taught that lust was a sin. Elle was the girl who'd been carefully chosen for me. After a long-distance courtship, I'd be moving into her family's guesthouse so that we could get to know each other in the months before the wedding. Boundaries were set: no inappropriate touching, no kissing, no sex before marriage. I'd accepted those rules and my fate. Until I met the one I wanted to sin with. That was when restraint became a problem...especially since THE ONE wasn't Elle. It was her sister, Evangeline. You know what they say about best laid plans. My name is Sevin, and I have sinned. Told in alternating points of view, Sins of Sevin is a full-length standalone novel. Contains graphic sexual content and harsh language. Only appropriate for adult readers age 18+. Sign up for Penelope’s mailing list now and be the first one notified of releases HERE: http://eepurl.com/MnXoH Meet Penelope Ward Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author. She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor, before switching to a more family-friendly career. She is the proud mother of a beautiful 10-year-old girl with autism and a 9-year-old boy. Penelope and her family reside in Rhode Island. Other books from Penelope Ward Cocky Bastard Amazon: http://amzn.to/1FEkGjO B&N: iTunes: http://bit.ly/1F57x8r Kobo: http://bit.ly/1KeDQhg Stepbrother Dearest Amazon http://amzn.to/1mFNMeg B&N: http://bit.ly/1taMFjG ITunes: http://bit.ly/YER0mT kobo: http://bit.ly/1fJaaBs Gemini Amazon: http://amzn.to/1vgk1SE B&N: http://bit.ly/1KfmLHD iTunes: http://apple.co/1QTaONj kobo: http://bit.ly/1BGJ2wu Jake Undone (Jake #1) Amazon: http://amzn.to/1dJrHBC B&N: http://bit.ly/1obAwJ6 iTunes: http://apple.co/1fJayQ8 kobo: http://bit.ly/1SPKl0M My Skylar Amazon: http://amzn.to/1obOG2F B&N: http://bit.ly/SLO1qi iTunes: http://bit.ly/SLNOTR kobo: http://bit.ly/1kNrtAB Jake Understood (Jake #2) Amazon: http://amzn.to/1GFdves B&N: http://bit.ly/1FwJC0z iTunes: http://apple.co/1DQQwgC kobo: http://bit.ly/1LQ7Fvk THANK YOU!
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The Billionaire’s Passionate Revenge
Billionaire Romance #3 By: Jennifer St. George Releasing September 15, 2015 Penguin Books Australia
Blurb
Heiress Lady Zara Ravensdale and Xavier Hunt, the gardener's son, were once inseparable. But before their romance had a chance to bloom, it was crushed by scandal and betrayal. Xavier is now an international celebrity and sexier than sin while Zara is deep in debt, running Ravensdale Manor as an upmarket hotel to make ends meet. Unable to forget the past, Xavier returns to the manor, determined to exact his revenge on the Ravensdale family – once and for all. Together again, passions reignite and the old chemistry becomes impossible to ignore. But Xavier and Zara are both keeping secrets and neither can forget their troubled history. Will they be able to uncover the truth of that night or will Xavier's need for revenge tear them apart forever? The Billionaire's Passionate Revenge is the third book in the Billionaire series by bestselling romance author, Jennifer St George. If you love billionaire romance, don't miss this passionate read!
Excerpt:
She opened the French doors and walked across the lawn. The closer she came, the wider her eyes grew. The garden bed looked as if it could win gold in the Chelsea Flower Show. The tangle of weeds was now a mass of reds, yellows, creams and oranges, bordered by tiny blue flowers. Gorgeous. No wonder wealthy Americans flocked to Xavier’s landscape design business. Her eyes strayed from Xavier’s handiwork to his muscled shoulders flexing under a white cotton shirt. She paused. The sweat-stained fabric gave extra definition to the glory that lay beneath. She grazed her teeth over her bottom lip. All that physical labour and an outdoor lifestyle had given Xavier the body of a god. Sculpted, tanned and hot. So unbelievably hot. ‘You just going to stand there, or come over for a proper look?’ Xavier called without looking up. Her pulse spiked. God. Had he caught her gawking? She strode forward as though she hadn’t been sprung ogling. ‘Xavier, this is incredible,’ she breathed. He rocked back on his heels and threw her a killer smile. Her belly performed a little fluttery dance. ‘Not too bad for a couple of hours’ effort,’ he said, casting a critical eye over his work. She moved to the far end of the garden to appreciate the splendour from another angle. ‘How did you do this?’ she asked. ‘Nothing a quick run to the local nursery couldn’t fix.’ Xavier’s brow creased. ‘But it’s not finished yet.’ ‘What are you talking about?’ She bent down and smelled a gorgeous scarlet flower. ‘What else do you need to do? It’s perfect.’ ‘Needs to be watered in and mulched. I’ll do it after lunch.’ He stood and pulled off his gardening gloves and dropped them on the grass. Stripping off his shirt, he wiped it across his sweat-glistening chest. She sucked in a quick breath. The physical nature of his job was evident in his perfectly defined muscles and golden skin. ‘I . . . I can water it,’ she said, trying to focus on the floral display and not his delicious body and the effect it was having on her own. ‘You’re supposed to be writing your book.’ ‘You!’ he exclaimed, drawing his arm across his brow, giving her a beautiful view of taut muscle. She ran her tongue across her dry lips. ‘I want the garden to live,’ he quipped. ‘If you step any closer, these flowers will wilt with fright.’ She thrust her hands on her hips. ‘I’m not that bad.’ ‘Oh no,’ he said with a laugh wrapped up with irony. ‘You just have that magic touch for turning everything green into a nice shade of brown.’ He flicked his finger down her nose. A teasing gesture from their childhood. His simple, intimate touch sent a quiver of delight through her veins. God, she’d missed him. Missed this. Having someone who knew her so well. Someone who knew her inadequacies and found them endearing. Someone who knew the dull pain of grief that never left. ‘Just because I couldn’t grow anything then doesn’t mean I’m a rubbish gardener now.’ ‘Oh yes.’ He grinned. ‘I can see how well the place has fared under your gentle touch,’ he said, sweeping his hand around to encompass the almost derelict garden. ‘Hey.’ She slapped his arm. ‘I only took over managing this place six months ago when Dad had to go into care. It takes time and love to build something special.’ A spark of merriment flashed in his eyes. ‘Read that somewhere, did you?’ She swallowed. Oh God. She had. In his latest gardening volume. She couldn’t believe she’d quoted his lines back to him. ‘Ah . . .’ ‘Chapter one, page ten of my latest book,’ he said, rubbing his temple in an exaggerated fashion. ‘If I’m not mistaken.’
THE BILLIONAIRE ROMANCE SERIES:
The Billionaire's Pursuit of Love Tempted by the Billionaire Tycoon The Billionaire's Passionate Revenge
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Author Info
Jennifer St George is a best-selling romance author whose sexy stories feature courageous, career-minded heroines and strong heroes in glamorous international settings. She has six books published with Penguin Book’s digital-first imprint, Destiny Romance. Jennifer spent the first 25 years of her career in the corporate world travelling the globe. Many of the exotic locations she’s visited feature in her stories. Jennifer now lives in gorgeous Byron Bay, Australia and writes to the sound of the waves with a view of the beach.
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Sebastian Stone, Sunder front man and guitarist with a rap sheet about ten miles long, escaped to Savannah, Georgia, to get away from the trouble heâd caused.
Not find more of it.
The moment he saw Shea Bentley, he saw beneath all her sweet and innocence to something that went deeper.
Darker.
Their relationship was built on secrets; their love built on lies.
Sebastian never imagined how deep her secrets went.
When the past and present collide, Sebastian and Shea find themselves fighting for a future neither believed they deserved. Their passion is consuming and their need unending.
Now, holding the truth in his hands, Sebastian is faced with sacrificing everything heâs come to love to protect Shea and his family.
Two pasts intertwined.
Two lives bound.
Will their demons drown them or will Shea and Sebastian finally learn to breathe?
Drowning to Breathe
EXCERPT
Lust and love fought for dominance in his expression when he tore himself away, and he slammed my door shut and ran around to his side. I didnât hesitate to shift in my seat, my hand going to the flat, rigid planes of his abdomen as he shifted hard, tires squealing as he took to the street. I kissed at his neck and teased at his ear, fingers toying with the waistband of his jeans, while he groaned and tried to focus on the road.
âYou tryinâ to kill me, Shea?â
I gasped when the car jerked and Sebastian made a sudden, sharp turn, and then another. He screeched to a stop on a deserted side street.
A fog of lust clouded my mind as I was yanked back onto his lap, my knees on either side of his legs, his needy cock grinding at the seam of my cut-off shorts as his mouth overtook mine.
Oh. God.
I moaned, fingers digging into his shoulders.
I arched up and pressed my breasts to his chest. They ached with just a glimmer of the need throbbing between my thighs.
Hot hands gripped the outside of my hips, forcing me back down on his dick that strained from his jeans.
I might have been on top, but he was definitely in control.
âFuck, babyâ¦what have you done to meâ¦what have you done to me? Dying to be inside you. Have to feel you. Need you so bad.â
âYou have me.â
He wanted nothing at allâ¦
Sunder lead singer and guitarist Sebastian Stone has everythingâfans, fame, and fortune. He also has a heart full of bitterness and a reputation for a short-fused temper. But an outward reputation rarely reveals the true man inside. Facing assault charges after trying to protect his younger brother, Sebastian is sent to Savannah, Georgia to lie low until the dust settles in L.A.
Shea Bentley is beautiful, kind, and hiding from the very lifestyle Sebastian has always embraced.
When the mysterious, tattooed stranger begins hanging out at the bar where she works, Shea is quick to recognize he is nothing but trouble, but she's helpless to the way her body lights up every time his intense gray eyes tangle with hers.
They both soon find themselves drowning in a sea of desire and passion that wonât let them up for air.
Sebastian knows firsthand secrets never die, and heâs not the only one whoâs hiding them.
Loving someone always comes with a price. But will it be Sheaâs past that costs them everything?
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A.L. Jackson is the New York Times bestselling author of contemporary and new adult romance.
She first found a love for writing during her days as a young mother and college student. She filled the journals she carried with short stories and poems used as an emotional outlet for the difficulties and joys she found in day-to-day life.
Years later, she shared a short story sheâd been working on with her two closest friends and, with their encouragement, this story became her first full length novel. A.L. now spends her days writing in Southern Arizona where she lives with her husband and three children.
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From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward, comes a new forbidden STANDALONE romance releasing September 21st! PRE-ORDER SINS OF SEVIN NOW! iBooks: http://apple.co/1J7vbN0 Kobo: http://bit.ly/1UxCSUO B&N: http://bit.ly/1EjxNpY Add to your TBR at: http://bit.ly/1MjhOjQ SINS OF SEVIN EXCERPT Copyright © 2015 by Penelope Ward As he gulped down the water, I watched his Adam’s apple moving up and down. I used the opportunity to glance over his sweaty body up close. The top of his underwear was sticking out of his jeans. The smell of him was intoxicating, a mix of cut wood, sweat and cologne. I thought about our talk the other night, how he’d confessed his sexual history. As much as it disturbed me, knowing he’d used that body to give a woman pleasure made me weak with desire. I could only imagine what that would feel like with him. Elle would find out. I was still looking down at his abs when he said, “Thank you.” My eyes immediately shot up to meet his incendiary stare. He’d caught me checking him out. “You’re welcome.” His mouth curved into a smile as he handed me back the glass. “How have you been? I haven’t seen you much this week.” “Yeah. I’ve been busy.” “I have something for you,” he blurted out in a way that indicated he was anxiously waiting to say it. “For me?” “Yeah. Wait here, okay?” Sevin ran over to where his truck was parked and grabbed something out of the open window. He returned to where I was standing and handed me a CD. “What is it?” “If you like the Smiths, you’ll like some of the songs on here. I included a few Smiths songs—the ones from your favorite album, but there’s also The Lemonheads, The Pixies…and Pulp.” “You made this?” “Yeah. I made it for myself and burned you a copy.” “Thanks.” He looked me straight in the eyes and said, “Number ten is my favorite.” Then, he walked away. I immediately took it back to my room and dusted off my old portable CD player. Lying down on my bed with the sun streaming in, I drowned out the world and listened to every song. When it got to number ten, I paid special attention, knowing he’d specifically called that one out. The name of the song was Like a Friend. I later found out it was by Pulp. With each lyric, my eyes became heavier until they welled up in tears. The words described to a tee exactly how I’d been feeling about him. The singer was shouting out all his feelings about his friend, that she was everything he shouldn’t want, everything that was bad for him, but yet he couldn’t stop wanting her. He’d take what he could get even if that just meant being friends. Every single line spoke to me. It was the first time I realized that maybe I wasn’t alone in my torment. This situation—whatever was happening between us—was taking a toll on him, too. I must have listened to the song five times before I went over to the window and looked down at him. At one point, he finally looked up and noticed me. He squinted his eyes to see me through the glare of the sun. I still had my headphones on. He knew I had heard number ten. The look on his face when our eyes locked only confirmed that number ten wasn’t just a song. It was his way of speaking to me. Blurb What happens when the one you want is the only one you can't have? My name is Sevin. Homeschooled and sheltered by my ultra-religious family, I was always taught that lust was a sin. Elle was the girl who'd been carefully chosen for me. After a long-distance courtship, I'd be moving into her family's guesthouse so that we could get to know each other in the months before the wedding. Boundaries were set: no inappropriate touching, no kissing, no sex before marriage. I'd accepted those rules and my fate. Until I met the one I wanted to sin with. That was when restraint became a problem...especially since THE ONE wasn't Elle. It was her sister, Evangeline. You know what they say about best laid plans. My name is Sevin, and I have sinned. Told in alternating points of view, Sins of Sevin is a full-length standalone novel. Contains graphic sexual content and harsh language. Only appropriate for adult readers age 18+. Other books from Penelope Ward Cocky Bastard Amazon: http://amzn.to/1FEkGjO B&N: iTunes: http://bit.ly/1F57x8r Kobo: http://bit.ly/1KeDQhg Stepbrother Dearest Amazon http://amzn.to/1mFNMeg B&N: http://bit.ly/1taMFjG ITunes: http://bit.ly/YER0mT kobo: http://bit.ly/1fJaaBs Gemini Amazon: http://amzn.to/1vgk1SE B&N: http://bit.ly/1KfmLHD iTunes: http://apple.co/1QTaONj kobo: http://bit.ly/1BGJ2wu Jake Undone (Jake #1) Amazon: http://amzn.to/1dJrHBC B&N: http://bit.ly/1obAwJ6 iTunes: http://apple.co/1fJayQ8 kobo: http://bit.ly/1SPKl0M My Skylar Amazon: http://amzn.to/1obOG2F B&N: http://bit.ly/SLO1qi iTunes: http://bit.ly/SLNOTR kobo: http://bit.ly/1kNrtAB Jake Understood (Jake #2) Amazon: http://amzn.to/1GFdves B&N: http://bit.ly/1FwJC0z iTunes: http://apple.co/1DQQwgC kobo: http://bit.ly/1LQ7Fvk Meet Penelope Ward Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author. She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor, before switching to a more family-friendly career. She is the proud mother of a beautiful 10-year-old girl with autism and a 9-year-old boy. Penelope and her family reside in Rhode Island. Stalk Her: Facebook | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest | Goodreads THANK YOU!
ALL 7 books in the COMPLETE Gypsy Brothers series are now in ONE SET! This dark, adrenaline-induced, revenge BIKER series is ONLY $0.99 for one week. DO NOT miss this epic sale! If you are already a fan of the series -- Lili has INCLUDED BONUS EXCLUSIVE NOVELLA! NOW AVAILABLE at the following retailers: Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1NWfyzf Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1FrpEA7 iBooks: http://apple.co/1Xy4sUv Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/1JK6Wps Kobo: http://bit.ly/1JZt0jf Google Play: http://bit.ly/1JMA7u3 Blurb My father was most certainly NOT an innocent man. As the leader of the Gypsy Brothers Motorcycle Club, he was guilty of many things. But he died for a crime that he didn’t commit, framed by an enemy within who then stole his club and everything he had ever worked to protect. Including my innocence. When Dornan Ross framed my father, he set into motion a series of events that could never be undone. My father was murdered by Dornan Ross and his sons when I was fifteen years old. Before my father died, Dornan Ross and his sons stole my innocence, branded my skin and in doing so, ensured that their lives would be prematurely cut short. That they would suffer. I’ve just turned twenty-one, and I’m out for blood. I'm out for revenge. But I didn't expect to fall for Jase, the youngest brother in the club. I didn't expect that he would turn my world upside down, yank my heart out of my chest and ride away into the sunset with it. Now, I'm faced with an impossible choice - Jase, or avenging my fathers death? **This bundle contains all books in the Gypsy Brothers series plus a bonus exclusive novella.** View the Gypsy Brothers Book Trailer HERE: https://youtu.be/fk_4X6Lkb_g This trailer was shot on location in Venice Beach by Red14 Films, exclusively for Lili! Excerpt Confucius said, “Before embarking upon a journey of revenge, dig two graves.” I planned to dig seven. Sometimes I don’t think about it for hours at a time. Sometimes, a whole day will pass, and it’ll be there, under the surface, burning my insides with the brutality of its truth. My truth. And I’ll get home from my dead-end job in this dead-end fucking town in the asshole of Nebraska, and I’ll have almost made it through a whole day of not thinking about it, about my father and Dornan Ross and his sons. But then I’ll do something without thinking, like undress to go to bed, or slide under the covers of my bed. And I’ll see the marks they branded on my right hip – seven horizontal lines, each stacked on top of each other, made by casting the blunt edge of a butcher’s knife into fire and then pressing it into my flesh. A line for Dornan Ross and a line for each of his six older sons. Notches on a bedpost. Scarred for a lifetime so that I can never forget. Some are thicker than others, some short and others long, but each one a devastating reminder of everything they took from me that night. Even if I stay in my stale clothes to avoid seeing my scars, I still can’t escape them. I never sleep well. I toss and turn, fitful and drenched in sweat, awakening from nightmares where they find me and turn the knife to the sharp side. Where they don’t just brand me – they cut me until I am dead, so I won’t talk to the police. I know things, see. I know things that the police don’t, about purchased alibis and body disposal spots, about too many girls who went missing and too many men who kept too many secrets. I used to wish every day and every night to forget about my fathers murderer and what he did to us. Not anymore. Now I want to remember every tiny detail so that I can exact my revenge. Tomorrow is different. Tomorrow is my twenty-first birthday, the day I gain access to my secret inheritance. The several hundred thousand that my father managed to hide before Dornan framed him for the murder of a policeman and his family, a crime that Dornan and his eldest son committed as retribution for a drug bust that almost wiped the club out. It might be dirty money – my father wasn’t above money laundering and drug manufacturing – but it was his money. Dornan managed to seize control of the rest when he enacted his devastating betrayal. Tomorrow is truly my birthday, for I will become another person. Today my name is Juliette Portland, but tomorrow I will wake up as someone else entirely. Someone who will bring Dornan Ross and the Gypsy Brothers Motorcycle Club to their knees. About the Author: Lili writes dark romance, suspense and paranormal stories. Her serial novel, Seven Sons, was released in early 2014, with the following books in the series to be released in quick succession. Lili quit corporate life to focus on writing and so far is loving every minute of it. Her other loves in life include her gorgeous husband and beautiful daughter, good coffee, Tarantino movies and spending hours on Pinterest.
She loves to read almost as much as she loves to write.
Cover Love!!
I'm happy to reveal the cover of Samanthe Beck's upcoming book, Compromising Her Position!
Introducing Compromising Her Position:
Releasing 11/16/15 When Chelsea Wayne drags Santa into a supply closet for a little office party nookie, she assumes the man in the suit is her on-again/off-again coworker boyfriend. Instead, it’s Rafe St. Sebastian, a man known for his hard-driving ways in business as well as the bedroom—and, kill her now, the brand spanking new owner of Las Ventanas—who grants her naughtiest Christmas wishes.
Wine lover, sleep fanatic, and USA Today Bestselling Author of sexy contemporary romance novels, Samanthe Beck lives in Malibu, California, with her long-suffering but extremely adorable husband and their turbo-son, Hud. Throw in a furry ninja named Kitty and Bebe the trash talking Chihuahua and you get the whole, chaotic picture.
When not clinging to sanity by her fingernails or dreaming up fun, fan-your-cheeks sexy ways to get her characters to happily-ever-afters, she searches for the perfect cabernet to pair with Ambien. The beautifully emotional Wrecked and Ruined Series is now bundled into one set for ONLY $0.99! NOW AVAILABLE **Limited Time Only** Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1KgrJ9H Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1MTmsUm iBooks: http://apple.co/1KSDiy3 B&N: http://bit.ly/1UbDvXp Kobo: http://bit.ly/1UbDAdH One accident. Four lives. Forever changed. "It was only a single moment, but it destroyed us all." Changing Course After a tragic accident robs him of a future with his wife, Brett Sharp must let go of the past and learn to love again. But what happens when the woman he used to love refuses to accept the woman he can’t live without? Stolen Course After the loss of his fiancée, Caleb Jones is angry and numb. His only goal is to make the woman who killed her pay. But what happens when everything he knows to be true explodes around him? Who will be left to pick up the pieces, and who will need to be saved from the wreckage? Among The Echoes After being stripped of her identity, Dr. Erica Hill has long since stopped living. The day she meets celebrity boxer, Slate Andrews, her life drastically changes for the better...and the worse. She's on the run, determined not to take him down with her, but absolutely unable to let him go. Broken Course After the fated accident that killed her best friend, Sarah Erickson is left consumed by guilt and self loathing. But can a second broken soul be enough to fill the voids of her own? Or will such scarred pasts prove too much for love alone to overcome? Changing Course Prologue Brett "Sarah, don't do this. Damn it! Stay with me." I reach over and gently brush the blood-soaked hair off her forehead. Even in this horrific moment, I'm in absolute awe of how beautiful she looks. Bleeding and broken, unmoving in my arms, she is still the most mesmerizing woman I have ever laid eyes on. Deep down, I know this is just the husk of my wife. My Sarah would never have done this to herself. More importantly, she would have never done this to me. Maybe it takes this level of madness, but I finally realize that I have lost her completely. Whether she lives or dies, Sarah is gone. This is not the woman who made me laugh more in seven years than the rest of my life combined. She definitely isn't the woman I spent years planning a future with, a future that now no longer exists. I feel a heavy weight in my chest at my silent confession, but oddly enough, I also feel a weight lifted off my shoulders. I have watched this woman disintegrate in front of my eyes for almost seven months. Every day, losing her a little more. The light in her eyes fading, while piece by piece and bit by bit, she lost grip of reality. Mentally, emotionally, and now physically, she's left me. My Sarah died seven months ago on her way home from dinner, and I will never see her walk back into my life. Suddenly, I can't breathe. I'm terrified—and not only because Sarah might finally succeed in taking her own life. I'm paralyzed by the realization that my life is spiraling down in a free fall headed straight for misery, and the only thing I can think to do is anchor myself to this dying woman. I love Sarah with all my heart, but I am not clinging to the woman in my arms. Rather, I’m clinging to the life I thought we were going to have together. I have to accept that she isn't there anymore. Her heart might still be beating, but the bloody, confused, emotionally lost woman I am holding now is only the shell of my first and only love. "Where the fuck is that ambulance?!" I yell as loud as my cracking voice will allow. Stroking the little bit of her unmarred skin I'm able to reach, I whisper in her ear, "Hang on, baby." Then I repeat the one sentence I have said almost daily since the tragic event that stole her from me. Maybe I say it for her, maybe just for me, but I know that it’s the biggest lie I have ever uttered. "Just hang on, baby. It’s all going to be okay." Meet Aly Martinez Born and raised in Savannah, Georgia, Aly Martinez is a stay-at-home mom to four crazy kids under the age of five, including a set of twins. Currently living in South Carolina, she passes what little free time she has reading anything and everything she can get her hands on, preferably with a glass of wine at her side.
After some encouragement from her friends, Aly decided to add “Author” to her ever-growing list of job titles. Five books later, she shows no signs of slowing. So grab a glass of Chardonnay, or a bottle if you’re hanging out with Aly, and join her aboard the crazy train she calls life. Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads
We have some cover love for Victoria James' upcoming release, Falling for Her Enemy, that releases on November 9, 2015.
About Falling for Her Enemy:
Release date: November 9, 2015
Publisher: Entangled Publishing (Bliss)
Series: Still Harbor #2
Sheâs falling for the one man who could destroy everything⦠Alex McAllister always dreamed of a life filled with the laughter and love of a family, but being abandoned at a young age left her wary of letting anyone in. Now that sheâs settled in Still Harbor, Alex struggles between keeping her distance and the magnetic pull of the handsome stranger who claims heâs the biological father of her adopted daughter. Find it online:Amazon | Kobo | iTunes
Falling for Her Enemy can be read as a standalone but also check out the first Still Harbor book, Falling for the P.I.
Find Victoria James online:Website | Twitter | Facebook
Fire Me Up
The Deacons of Bourbon Street # 2 By: Rachael Johns Releasing September 1, 2015 Loveswept
Blurb
Can a scorching affair with a bohemian beauty tame a motorcycle man with a dark side? Rachael Johns takes the wheel in the sexy series co-written with Megan Crane, Jackie Ashenden, and Maisey Yates. Travis “Cash” Sinclair values only two things from his days with the Deacons of Bourbon Street: his prized Harley Davidson and the man who gave it to him. But now Priest Lombard is gone, and Cash has inherited the Deacons’ clubhouse—not to mentions its unexpected tenant. She’s exactly the type of woman he tries to avoid: all incense and art, with a sharp tongue that promises trouble. So why does Cash want to push aside those flowing skirts and lose himself between her legs? Billie Taylor fled a bad marriage to start a new life among the grit and glamour of the French Quarter. She refuses to let another man distract her from her dreams, especially an outlaw biker with nothing to offer except hot sex and an eviction notice. Cash is dangerous, with an untamed streak he tries desperately to conceal. He drives Billie wild, sending her too close to the edge for her own good. And she won’t fall under his spell—or into his bed—without a fight. Link to Follow Tour: http://www.tastybooktours.com/2015/06/fire-me-up-deacons-of-bourbon-street-2.html Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23871424-fire-me-up?ac=1 Goodreads Series Link: https://www.goodreads.com/series/140467-deacons-of-bourbon-street Buy Links: Amazon | B & N | iTunes | Kobo
Roommates? Billie gulped, watching as one of the hottest men she’d ever laid eyes on swaggered past her and headed through the alley of paintings into the courtyard, and then opened the door that led inside to her house as if he owned the place. And dammit, apparently he did. That thought made her feel sick to her stomach, just as the way he looked heated other parts of her body.
Sophie, the previous landlord’s daughter, had told Billie when her father died last month that she had nothing to worry about, that it wouldn’t affect her or her gallery at all. But today’s unwelcome visitor told her otherwise. Having Mr. Arrogant Sinclair getting under her skin 24/7 was very, very worrying indeed. And that was even before she considered what would happen to her and the gallery she’d worked so hard to set up if he decided to increase her rent or, worse, sell the building from under her feet. Just when she’d finally started to get her life on track something like this happened. Something like Travis bloody Sinclair. And she’d been naïve enough to think she’d broken free from controlling men. Trying to ignore her racing heart, Billie looked down at Baxter, who was looking up at her as if to ask What the hell happened? She bent to ruffle his fur, thankful that he’d at least tried to protect her from this arrogant jerk. Then she glanced around the gallery and gave thanks there were no potential customers lingering, before marching over to the steel entrance gates to close and lock them. No matter that his dark gaze made her heart pound; the last thing she wanted was Travis getting the better of her. She hated that he was the reason for shutting up shop in the middle of the afternoon, but she wasn’t going to leave that wanker in her house alone just yet. She’d noticed the way he’d looked her over as if she were a piece of meat, and she didn’t trust him not to look through her underwear drawer. She didn’t trust him, period. Whistling to Baxter to follow, she retraced Travis’s steps through the courtyard and into the building. Her dog might be small, but he had a lot of bite, and she felt more confident with him at her side. If Travis tried anything, she had no doubt that Baxter would sink his teeth into the guy’s leg, and the idea of him squealing in pain gave her a tiny bit of joy in what was turning out to be a very crappy day. Although more than likely he’d just kick Baxter in the teeth. She stepped inside—he hadn’t bothered to shut the door—and although there was no immediate sign of him besides his backpack on the kitchen floor, her home already felt different. It felt . . . compromised. The rooms at the back of the gallery were far too many for just Billie. In theory there was plenty of room for a housemate, but that wasn’t the point. She hadn’t advertised for one, and if she had, a guy like Travis would be the last person she’d get. She got the feeling that even if they were sharing one of the mammoth French Quarter mansions, she still wouldn’t be able to relax with him around. He’d stalked inside like a tiger, and the sensations he sparked inside her were not at all unpleasant, despite her head telling her to be on guard. The sound of doors opening and closing had her heading down the corridor in search of him. She found him, much to her annoyance, in her bedroom, staring into her wardrobe. And although she should have told him to get the hell out, she took her sweet time in announcing herself, choosing instead to take a moment just to look. Her earlier assessment of “hot” didn’t really do him justice. He had dark hair—not short, but by no means long, either—and dark stubble to match. Never before had she found a beard attractive, but his wasn’t long and bushy, and on him, it worked. So much so she had to swallow to stop from drooling. The dark leather jacket only enhanced his appeal, perhaps because it was so far from anything her ex-husband would ever have worn. Pity he was such an ass. Not in the same way as her ex perhaps, but an ass just the same.
Author Info
Rachael Johns is an English teacher by trade, a mum 24/7, a supermarket owner, a chronic arachnophobic, and a writer the rest of the time. She rarely sleeps and never irons. She writes contemporary romance for HQN and Carina Press and lives in rural Western Australia with her hyperactive husband and three mostly-gorgeous heroes-in-training. Rachael loves to hear from readers and can be contacted through her website at www.rachaeljohns.com Author Links: Website | Facebook | Twitter | GoodReads
Title: Tempted by a Vampire
Series: Immortal Hearts of San Francisco
Author: Susan Griscom
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Release Date: October 27, 2015
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Cian DeMarco, a sexy, rockstar billionaire vampire has lived in San Francisco's prestigious Cliff Side neighborhood in his beautiful mansion overlooking both the San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean for seventy years. Happily—or so he thought. Until the rare beauty that is Magdalena De la Rosa sits down at one of the front-row tables in Club Royal where he and his band perform once a week.
Magdalena De la Rosa has it all—Bachelor's degree in journalism, a job she loves in California, a gorgeous apartment in San Francisco, and a dream guy. Except her boyfriend lives and works in Sacramento—an hour and a half drive from the city Magdalena has always fantasized about living in. All her dreams change, however, when she and her girlfriend find their way into an upscale nightclub and she's suddenly swept off her feet by the lead singer of that night's performing rock band, The Lost Boys.
Sparks ignite between the two until a threat that was thought to no longer exist returns to wreak havoc on Cian's and Magdalena's lives. Will the temptation to be together outweigh the reality of what Cian must do to keep Magdalena safe from harm?
A stand-alone book. The first in the all-new Immortal Hearts of San Francisco series. 18+ due to adult content.
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Susan Griscom writes paranormal and contemporary romance. She's hooked on gritty romances and is a huge fan of superheroes and bad boys confronted with extraordinary forces of nature, powers, and abilities beyond the norm mixed with steamy romance, of course.
She loves those days when she gets to sit around in her sweat pants, doing nothing but writing emotionally charged stories about love and violence, and drinking coffee.
She lives in Northern California with her romantic husband and together they have five great superhero kids and eight mini-superhero grand kids, so far.
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