Oct 18

Stroked Hard by Meghan Quinn Teaser Blast

By Miranda Arnold in Reveals & Tours

STROKED HARD will be here soon! Check out this teaser and don’t forget to add STROKED HARD to your tbr!

STROKED HARD

Scheduled to release: November 1, 2016

Sports Romance
Cover Designed by: Indie Solutions by Murphy Rae

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He’s hot. Like, stop breathing kind of hot with his killer body, vivid blue eyes, and constant five o’clock shadow.

Did I mention his body?

Watching Hollis Knightly, Olympic diving gold medalist, man-pony specialist—and cocky bastard—stand up on the diving platform in nothing but a small piece of Spandex? Yeah, I’m beguiled.

And easily seduced.

I want to keep things light but he won’t leave me alone. And hell, if he’s not wearing me thin.

What is supposed to be a simple summer fling with a very hot man, has now morphed into a f*cked-up mess of feelings, attachment, and dare I say it…love. But I don’t do relationships. And Hollis Knightly does.

NOW AVAILABLE!

STROKED by Meghan Quinn

Released: July 19, 2016
Cover Designer: Murphy Rae

Sports Romance
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BLURB:
Reese King: Olympic medalist, underwear model, Greek god.

His body is chiseled from rock, sculpted by the weight room, and refined by water.

On a daily basis his skin is completely bare for everyone to see, tan and defined, only covered up by a minuscule piece of spandex. There is no denying his sex appeal.

I hate to admit it, but I’m head over heels infatuated with him.

There is one HUGE problem though. His achingly gorgeous abs, inked up arm, and cocky swagger belong to my boss, the high-profile, reality star bitch from hell and certified heinous human being, Bellini Chambers.

What I think is going to be an easy job assisting a glorified wench turns into a cluster f*ck of epic proportions.

STROKED LONG by Meghan Quinn

Scheduled to release: September 20, 2016

Sports Romance
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BLURB:

From his dirty-blond hair and breathtaking smile, to the abs from heaven and the irresistible V in his waistline, everything about Bodi Olympic-gold-medalist Banks screams hot piece of @$$.

Yet there’s more.

Dark shadows lurk behind his soulful, serious eyes.

I’m enamored. He’s captured me.

How can running an art foundation with Bodi Banks turns into a slow-burning, epic romance, even though he tries to push me away at every chance? How can I stay away from a broken, routine-driven man whose soul cries to be forgiven for a crime only he believes he committed? Or is that a lie?

**STROKED LONG can be read as a stand alone.

About the Author:

Born in New York and raised in Southern California, Meghan has grown into a sassy, peanut butter eating, blonde haired swearing, animal hoarding lady. She is known to bust out and dance if “It’s Raining Men” starts beating through the air and heaven forbid you get a margarita in her, protect your legs because they may be humped.

Once she started commuting for an hour and twenty minutes every day to work for three years, she began to have conversations play in her head, real life, deep male voices and dainty lady coos kind of conversations. Perturbed and confused, she decided to either see a therapist about the hot and steamy voices running through her head or start writing them down. She decided to go with the cheaper option and started writing… enter her first novel, Caught Looking.

Now you can find the spicy, most definitely on the border of lunacy, kind of crazy lady residing in Colorado with the love of her life and her five, furry four legged children, hiking a trail or hiding behind shelves at grocery stores, wondering what kind of lube the nervous stranger will bring home to his wife. Oh and she loves a good boob squeeze!

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Oct 18

FOR YOU, I WILL by Fiona Davenport Release Blitz

By Miranda Arnold in Reveals & Tours

For You, I Will

A Sex & Vows Novella

Fiona
Davenport

Genre:
Contemporary/Suspense Romance

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*Standalone crossover with the Yeah, Baby
series*

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BLURB:

Isaac Harvey fell hard for his young client, Eden, the
moment he met her. After helping her out of a jam that could have landed her
behind bars, he wasted no time putting his ring on her finger.

Eden gave up hacking—mostly—for the title of wife and
mother. After a year of negative pregnancy tests, she’s starting to become
restless. But when Isaac takes on high-profile murder case, Eden dusts off her
keyboard and dives in, ready to help.

What she uncovers is a conspiracy that is about more than
just murder. With danger swirling around them, Eden and Isaac are forced to
fight for their lives—and they discover there is nothing they wouldn’t do to
protect their love.

REVIEW

(Review here, if reviewing)

EXCERPT

The far off sound of voices floated
into the room and Eden sprang up, shoving me away with surprising force. Once
she was standing, she looked down at herself in horror, just then realizing I’d
ruined her shirt and there was no way to fix it.

“Isaac! What the fuck? I can’t
leave here like this. Not unless you want the world to get a nice look at my
goods!”

I growled and yanked her body up
against mine. “First of all, you’re going to get yourself a spanking if you
don’t watch your mouth, and second”—I leaned down until my face was only
centimeters from hers—“no one sees
what’s mine.”

Her eyes narrowed as she glowered
at me. “What exactly am I supposed to do? And put that thing away!” she
snapped. My dick was clearly appreciative of the look and feel of her naked
tits pressed against my chest. Despite the mind-blowing orgasm I’d just had, he
was up and ready for another round.

The voices drew closer so I stepped
back, tucked myself back in, and snatched up my suit coat. I held it open for
her to slip her arms inside and it engulfed her. She looked so damn cute.

“That’s a good look on you, Eden.”
Jax’s laughing voice came from the doorway and we both spun to face him. Eden’s
face was bright red and she shrank down into the coat like a turtle trying to
hide in its shell.

“I—um—spilled something on my
shirt,” she stammered. Jax’s grin grew to epic proportions and I quickly pushed
her behind me and scowled.

“What the fuck do you want,
jackass?” I snarled.

“I just came to see if you wanted
to grab some lunch,” he explained, leaning casually against the doorjamb. His
eyes glittering with mischief, he gestured to something behind me. “Looks like
you’ve already eaten.”

Eden shrieked, and I glanced back to see her
scrambling to her discarded underwear. She snatched them up and shoved them in
her pocket before turning blue death-rays on me.

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Hello! My name
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sexy stories and share them with others who are like me and enjoy their books
on the steamier side. Fiona Davenport is my super-secret alias, which is kind
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Oct 18

Royally Screwed by Emma Chase Review Tour with Excerpt

By Miranda Arnold in Reveals & Tours

**Emma Chase, New York Times bestselling author of the Tangled Series & Legal Briefs Series, returns with the first of three sizzling standalone books about a family of racy, irresistible Royals.**

Nicholas Arthur Frederick Edward Pembrook, Crowned Prince of Wessco, aka “His Royal Hotness”, is wickedly charming, devastatingly handsome, and unabashedly arrogant—hard not to be when people are constantly bowing down to you.

Then, one snowy night in Manhattan, the prince meets a dark haired beauty who doesn’t bow down. Instead, she throws a pie in his face.

Nicholas wants to find out if she tastes as good as her pie, and this heir apparent is used to getting what he wants.

***

Dating a prince isn’t what waitress Olivia Hammond ever imagined it would be.

There’s a disapproving queen, a wildly inappropriate spare heir, relentless paparazzi, and brutal public scrutiny. While they’ve traded in horse drawn carriages for Rolls Royces and haven’t chopped anyone’s head off lately—the royals are far from accepting of this commoner.

But to Olivia—Nicholas is worth it.

***

Nicholas grew up with the whole world watching, and now Marriage Watch is in full force. In the end, Nicholas has to decide who he is, but more importantly, who he wants to be: a King… or the man who gets to love Olivia forever.

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Check out our 5 smooches review HERE.

She’s even lovelier than I remembered, than I dreamed. Delicate midnight tendrils frame a face that belongs in a museum—with stunning dark sapphire eyes that should be commemorated in vibrant oils and soft watercolors. If Helen launched a thousand ships, this girl could raise a thousand hard-ons.

She’s prettily made, the top of her head coming only to my chin, but fantastically curvy. Great full tits that strain the buttons of a wrinkled white blouse, shapely hips in a black skirt tapering to a tiny waist I could wrap my hands around and toned legs encased in sheer black tights finish off the whole package very nicely.

An unfamiliar anxiousness fizzes like soda in my gut.

“The door was open,” I explain.

“It’s broken.”

Logan flicks at the lock. Security is his life, so a broken lock would annoy him like a puzzle with the final piece missing.

“What do you want?”

She has no idea who I am. It’s in the defensive way she holds herself and the accusatory note in her voice. Some women try to pretend they don’t recognize me, but I can always tell. Her ignorance is rather…thrilling. There are no expectations, no hidden agendas, no reasons to pretend—what she sees is what she gets. And all she sees is me.

My throat is suddenly a barren wasteland. I swallow, but it’s difficult.

“Well, he’s desperate for some pie.” I hook my thumb at Simon. “And I…wanted to apologize for the other evening. I don’t normally act that way. I was on a bit of bender…”

“In my experience, people don’t do things when they’re drunk that they wouldn’t do normally.”

“No, you’re right. I would’ve thought all those things, but I never would’ve said them out loud.” I move closer, slowly. “And if I’d been sober…my opening bid would’ve been much higher.”

“She crosses her arms. “Are you trying to be cute?”

“No. I don’t have to try…it just sort of happens.”

Emma Chase is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the hot and hilarious Tangled series and The Legal Briefs series. Emma lives in New Jersey with her husband, two children and two naughty (but really cute) dogs. She has a long-standing love/hate relationship with caffeine.

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Oct 18

Royally Screwed by Emma Chase Review

By Amie Knight in 5 Smooches, Reviews

5 Smooches!

Synopsis

Nicholas Arthur Frederick Edward Pembrook, Crowned Prince of Wessco, aka His Royal Hotness, is wickedly charming, devastatingly handsome, and unabashedly arrogant; hard not to be when people are constantly bowing down to you.
Then, one snowy night in Manhattan, the prince meets a dark haired beauty who doesn’t bow down. Instead, she throws a pie in his face.
Nicholas wants to find out if she tastes as good as her pie, and this heir apparent is used to getting what he wants.
Dating a prince isn’t what waitress Olivia Hammond ever imagined it would be.
There’s a disapproving queen, a wildly inappropriate spare heir, relentless paparazzi, and brutal public scrutiny. While they’ve traded in horse drawn carriages for Rolls Royces, and haven’t chopped anyone’s head off lately, the royals are far from accepting of this commoner.
But to Olivia, Nicholas is worth it.
Nicholas grew up with the whole world watching, and now Marriage Watch is in full force. In the end, Nicholas has to decide who he is and, more importantly, who he wants to be: a King… or the man who gets to love Olivia forever.

REVIEW

GOD, I think Emma Chases books just keep getting better and better and I really love reading her Male POVS! They are always the very best. Her men are always, funny, cocky but in the endearing way, somehow a bit alpha while still being sweet, and sexy as hell. And hearing their inner thoughts just makes me loves them all the more. She probably writes my most favorite men! And Nicholas is right up there!

“My dignity isn’t for sale.”

“I don’t want to put my cock anywhere near your dignity, love. I just want to put it everywhere else.”

While this story is probably one that we have all read in some form before, I still loved it and that is mostly because I loved these characters so much. Olivia and Nicholas were just everything. Their banter and even their sweet moments completely stole my heart. The brother, the body guards, the Queen. Everyone was so damn much fun! Especially Nicholas, I just loved him!

‘If Helen lounged a thousand ships, this girl could raise a thousand hard-ons.’

This book set up future books perfectly too because I am positively dying for the next in this series. Fabulous cover, witty sweet characters, and so much steam. Emma Chase delivers again!

~Amie

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Oct 18

Win Some, Lose Some by Shay Savage Release Blitz

By Miranda Arnold in Reveals & Tours

For Matthew Rohan, every day is a struggle. Each task others complete without thinking is a challenge for him. Recently orphaned, he has to finish the last few months of high school and take care of his disabled sister on his own. When Mayra comes into his life, his comfortable routines implode.

Matthew can’t handle change, but Mayra is unrelenting in her quest to understand him, to show him acceptance and maybe even love. When she breaks through his shell, Matthew’s world will never be the same again. An awkward boy with Asperger’s Syndrome, a persistent girl who pulls him out of his isolated existence, and a lottery ticket that will change their lives forever.

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Shay Savage is an independent author from Cincinnati, Ohio, where she lives with her family and a variety of household pets. She is an accomplished public speaker and holds the rank of Distinguished Toastmaster from Toastmasters International. Her hobbies include off-roading in her big, yellow Jeep, science fiction in all forms, and soccer. Savage holds a degree in psychology, and she brings a lot of that knowledge into the characters within her stories.

From the author: “It’s my job to make you FEEL. That doesn’t always mean you’ll feel good, but I want my readers to be connected enough to my characters to care.”

Savage’s books many books span a wide variety of topics and sub-genres with deeply flawed characters. From cavemen to addicts to hitmen, you’ll find yourself falling for these seemingly irredeemable characters!

Oct 17

Honor by Jay Crownover Review Tour with Excerpt

By Miranda Arnold in Reveals & Tours

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Jay Crownover returns with her most complicated hero yet, in the first book in the romantic suspense series The Breaking Point.

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Don’t be fooled.

Don’t make excuses for me.

I am not a good man.

I’ve seen things no one should, done things no one should talk about. Honor and conscience have no place in my life. But I’ve fought and I’ve survived. I’ve had to.

The first time I saw her dancing on that seedy stage in that second rate club, I felt my heart pulse for the first time. Keelyn Foster was too young, too vibrant for this place, and I knew in an instant that I would make her mine. But first I had to climb my way to the top. I had to have something more to offer her.

I’m here now, money is no object and I have no equal. Except for her. She’s disappeared. But don’t worry, I will find her and claim her. She will be mine.

Like I said, don’t be fooled. I am not the devil in disguise… I’m the one standing front and center.

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NASSIR

She harrumphed and slid off the desk so she was towering over me in those killer heels. I was glad she was back in her right skin.

“Business only?”

I nodded solemnly and ran a tired hand over my face. It was a deal with the devil, but we both knew she was going to make it anyway.

“Very lucrative and profitable business only, and if for some reason the cops shut me down, I’ll return your investment plus fifty percent of my own.”

“How much did you sink into this place? And how much do you expect me to buy in for?”

I shrugged. “I spent enough to make it what I wanted and you can pay in the same Race did. Two hundred K. I’m the primary backer, so my word is law, but if you see something now working or a way I missed to bring more money in, we can have a discussion.” Race had actually put in double that amount, but I wasn’t about to tell her that, and no one had ever accused me of being honest.

She whistled. “That’s a lot of money.”

“You have it.” She would hate to know that I knew exactly what her bank balance was. It paid to have a computer hacker on the payroll. There wasn’t much about her I didn’t know, both inside and out.

“I do have it. I just don’t know if I want to give it to you.” It sounded like she was taking about a lot more than money.

“We open this weekend, so you don’t have much time to decide.”

“I feel like I never had a choice. The second you showed up in Denver, this was all bound to happen because you always get your way.”

I shook my head slightly. “Not always.” We both knew that.

Her eyes sparked with charcoal flecks and she took a step closer so that she could bend down and put her hands on the arms of my chair. She leaned closer and closer until her mouth was hovering a mere millimeter away from mine. When she spoke, the words danced across my lips and tasted like victory and fate.

“No, not always.” Her lips pressed into mine and I had to curl my hands around the arms of the chair to keep from grabbing at her.

She teased the clamped seam of my lips with her tongue and lightly scraped her teeth across my bottom lip. I wanted to toss her backward on the desk and bury myself inside her with no finesse, just pure, animalistic lust. She brushed her lips back and forth and laughed lightly as I bit down on my already injured tongue to keep from reacting. If I mauled her now, it would undo any progress I might have made with her.

She pulled back and reached out to run her finger over each of the high arches of my eyebrows. It was the softest, gentlest touch I had ever felt from another human being and it made my focus on her pulse even more heavily in my veins.

“Fine. I’m in. I’ll write you a check.”

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October 10

Book Bitches Blog-Review & Excerpt
Book Starlets-Review & Excerpt
Book Loving Fairy-Excerpt
Books, Coffee & Passion-Excerpt
Tales of the Ravenous Reader-Excerpt
Shayna Renee’s Spicy Reads-Review & Excerpt
Wicked Faerie’s Tales and Reviews-Excerpt

October 11

A Hopeless Romantic’s Booklandia-Excerpt
Books n Wine-Excerpt
Books,Dreams,Life-Excerpt
Four Chicks Flipping Pages-Review
NightWolf Book Blog-Excerpt
The Book Hoarders-Review & Excerpt
Urban Smoothie Read-Review & Excerpt

October 12

An Asian Chick & Her Cat Walk into a Book Blog-Review & Excerpt
BFD Book Blog-Review & Excerpt
Brittany’s Book Blog-Review & Excerpt
From the TBR Pile-Review & Excerpt
Night Owl Reader-Review & Excerpt
Reading Between the Wines Book Club-Excerpt
StarAngels Reviews-Review & Excerpt
Words of Wisdom from The Scarf Princess-Review & Excerpt

October 13

Alii’s Book Jungle-Excerpt
BJ’s Reviews-Excerpt
Captain Reads A Lot-Excerpt
Krista’s Dust Jacket-Review & Excerpt
My One True Obsession-Excerpt
Obsessive Book Nerd-Review
Read more sleep less-Review
The Book Disciple-Review & Excerpt
Nose Stuck In A Book-Review & Excerpt

October 14

A Literary Perusal-Review & Excerpt
Best Book Boyfriends-Excerpt
Grownup Fangirl-Excerpt
Lacey’s Love Of Literature-Review & Excerpt
Quesarasera Book Blog-Review & Excerpt
Reviews from the Heart-Review & Excerpt
V’s Reads-Review & Excerpt

October 15

In Between The Pages-Excerpt
Greyland Reviews-Excerpt
Stephanie’s Book Reports-Review & Excerpt
Literary Dust-Excerpt
Naughty and Nice Book Blog-Review & Excerpt
The Review Loft-Review & Excerpt
Vera is Reading-Excerpt

October 16

Crazii Bitches Book Blog-Review & Excerpt
Ramblings of a Bookworm-Review & Excerpt
Cocktails and Books-Review & Excerpt
NallaReads-Excerpt
PBC-Excerpt
Reese’s Reviews-Review & Excerpt

October 17

EskieMama Reads-Excerpt
mustreadbooksordie-Review & Excerpt
Loves Great Reads Blog-Review & Excerpt
Nerdy Dirty & Flirty-Review & Excerpt
Red Cheeks Reads-Review
The Readdicts-Review & Excerpt

October 18

Book Babes Unite-Review & Excerpt
Bookalicious Babes Blog-Review & Excerpt
Books to Breathe-Review & Excerpt
Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews-Review & Excerpt
Taylors_Pages-Review & Excerpt
Two Book Pushers-Review & Excerpt

October 19

Book Angel Booktopia-Review & Excerpt
Hooker Heels Book Blog-Excerpt
Dayreader Reviews-Review & Excerpt
Lili’s Books-Excerpt
My Girlfriend’s Couch-Review & Excerpt
WickedGoodReads-Review

October 20

Embrace the Romance-Excerpt
Reading in Pajamas-Excerpt
kimberlyfaye reads-Review & Excerpt
Lina’s Reviews: A Book Blog-Review
Reviews by Tammy and Kim-Review & Excerpt
Smut Book Junkie Book Reviews-Review & Excerpt

October 21

Blushing Babes are Up all Night-Review & Excerpt
G & T’s Indie Café-Excerpt
Oh My Shelves-Review
Lustful Literature-Review & Excerpt
The Book Avenue-Review & Excerpt
The Unofficial Addiction Book Fan Club-Excerpt

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About Jay Crownover:

Jay Crownover is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Marked Men, The Point, and the Saints of Denver series. Like her characters, she is a big fan of tattoos. She loves music and wishes she could be a rock star, but since she has no aptitude for singing or instrument playing, she’ll settle for writing stories with interesting characters that make the reader feel something. She lives in Colorado with her three dogs.

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Oct 17

Honor by Jay Crownover Review

By Miranda Arnold in 5 Smooches, Reviews

5 Smooches

Synopsis

Don’t be fooled.

Don’t make excuses for me.

I am not a good man.

I’ve seen things no one should, done things no one should talk about. Honor and conscience have no place in my life. But I’ve fought and I’ve survived. I’ve had to.

The first time I saw her dancing on that seedy stage in that second rate club, I felt my heart pulse for the first time. Keelyn Foster was too young, too vibrant for this place, and I knew in an instant that I would make her mine. But first I had to climb my way to the top. I had to have something more to offer her.

I’m here now, money is no object and I have no equal. Except for her. She’s disappeared. But don’t worry, I will find her and claim her. She will be mine.

Like I said, don’t be fooled. I am not the devil in disguise… I’m the one standing front and center.

Review

‘There had been good men and bad men in my past. There had been men I wanted to stay longer than they did and ones I couldn’t get rid of fast enough, but in the background there was always Nassir . . . always.’

Honor by Jay Crownover was surprising in the best way possible. It was simultaneously nothing and everything I expected from Nassir’s book. Easily read as a standalone but even better if you have been reading The Point series. Tis was one of Jay’s best works yet, it is obvious she spent a lot of time developing the “bad guy” that is Nassir Gates so that we the reader can see him as both a hero and a villain. He is complex and beautiful and he made this book perfect.

‘She was my endgame. She was what had given my life meaning, and now she was breathing that very essence back into me and it felt perfect.’

There was distinct beauty in Nassir’s undying and devoted love for Keeyln. From the moment he walks into a strip club years ago and sees her on stage as “Honor” he knows his life is changed. He doesn’t miraculously become a better person or make all the right choices but he does know that she is all he wants in a partner for life. Something up until then he never even really considered. But from that moment he knew she would be worth the weight. Not that waiting was easy or done celibate but he did wait. Keelyn, like Nassir, comes from a troubled past and is determined to be in control of herself and not let a man take over. So she pushes him away from the beginning and then when things got bad in the Point she ran. But never fear because Nassir followed. GAH I just loved that man. He was a monster when needed in business but with her he was kind and sweet and everything you want in a partner. Not to mention the fact that he might just be one of the sexiest men alive with a dirty dirty mouth.

‘I claimed him. I understood him. I earned him. I loved him.’

Honor captivated my day. It was dark at times but Nassir’s love for Key gave so much light to the story that the balance was just perfect. Anyone following along with The Point series know that everything in the Point is in a grey area. Nothing it cut and dry or black and white. Nassir and Keelyn’s relationship is just like that. I adored this story and Nassir Gates might just be giving my main man Race a run for his money.

~miranda

Oct 17

Destined By Blood by C.C. Wood Release Blitz

By Miranda Arnold in Reveals & Tours

Title: Destined by Blood

Series: Bitten Origins #1

Author: CC Wood

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Release Date: October 17

For fans of C.C. Wood’s Bitten series, discover how it all began…

In a mythical land not of this time or place, two lovers are drawn together. Alaunus and Aveta. Their destinies flow through their veins, borne in their very blood.

Lost in the discovery of newfound passion, neither of them sees the evil that stalks their every move…until it’s too late.

As Alaunus lies upon his deathbed, Aveta seeks help from the god and goddess, willing to conjure a dangerous power to save his life. Through love and desperation, she creates a new magic that will affect the future of her world ¬— and ours.

Check out our 4 smooches review HERE.

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Now that she has a baby girl at home, C.C.’s non-writing time is usually spent cleaning up poopy diapers or feeding the poop machine. Sometimes she teaches piano, cooks, or spends time bugging her hubby and two beagles.

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Oct 17

Destined By Blood by C.C. Wood Review

By Miranda Arnold in 4 Smooches, Reviews

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Synopsis

For fans of C.C. Wood’s Bitten series, discover how it all began…

In a mythical land not of this time or place, two lovers are drawn together. Alaunus and Aveta. Their destinies flow through their veins, borne in their very blood.

Lost in the discovery of newfound passion, neither of them sees the evil that stalks their every move…until it’s too late.

As Alaunus lies upon his deathbed, Aveta seeks help from the god and goddess, willing to conjure a dangerous power to save his life. Through love and desperation, she creates a new magic that will affect the future of her world ¬— and ours.

Review

Destined By Blood is an addicting look as to how the entire Bitten storyline began and as a reader who has read and loved each of the stories in the series I was engrossed with this first look into where it all started. However if you are new to the series this is also a great place to start and can be read easily as a standalone as well.

“The goddess created you for me and me for you. Whatever you feel for me, I feel you as well.”

Aveta and Alaunus’s story is equal parts sweet, sext and a touch of tragic. She is a window who has been out casted and he is of royal blood and promised to another. Their love is undeniable but with so many forces against them it is almost impossible to make anything work. Mix in a bit of magic and mayhem and you have a story that hooks you right from the start.

“I love you, Aveta. As long as I have you, I have no regrets.”

I love C.C. Wood’s paranormal books. They are complex and fun at the same time. Wars are fought, love is found and everyone’s fate is in the air. The whole series is one I would recommend to any paranormal lover.

~miranda

Oct 17

The Sexy One by Lauren Blakely Release Blitz With Excerpt and Giveaway

By Miranda Arnold in Reveals & Tours

From NYT Bestselling author Lauren Blakely, comes a swoony new standalone romance…

THE SEXY ONE!

Want a romance guaranteed to make you melt? Get ready to fall in love with THE SEXY ONE!

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“Swoony, passionate and oh-so-romantic!”

~NYT Bestselling author K Bromberg

“Insanely romantic and so genuinely charming…”

~Fresh Fiction

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From the NYT Bestselling author of MISTER O, comes a sexy new standalone romance…

Let me count the ways why falling into forbidden love is not my wisest move…
1. She works with me every single day.
Did I mention she’s gorgeous, sweet, kind and smart?
2. She works in my home.
Playing with my five-year-old daughter. Teaching my little girl. Cooking for my princess. Which means…
3. She’s the nanny.
And that makes her completely off-limits…But it doesn’t stop me from wanting her. All of her.

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The other nannies in this city don’t call him the Sexy One for nothing. My boss, the amazingly wonderful single father to the girl I take care of every day is ridiculously hot, like movie star levels with those arms, and those eyes, and that body. Not to mention, the way he dotes on his little girl melts me all over. But what really makes my knees weak are the times when his gaze lingers on me. In secret. When no one else is around.

I can’t risk my job for a chance at something more…can I? But I don’t know how to resist him much longer either…

With all the heat, heart and humor readers have come to expect, this newest standalone will make you laugh, swoon and feel like you’re falling in love!

Check out our 5 smooches review HERE.

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Excerpt

This man can kiss. His lips taste so good as he kisses me with a tenderness and a hunger that’s entirely new in my experience.

This kiss vibrates and spreads through my entire body, as if I’ve been shot full of liquid beauty, like gold and silver flow through my veins. He slides his tongue across mine, and I want to grab him, straddle him, and just kiss the daylights out of him, even in this crazy, dangerous cab.

I hardly care that our first kiss isn’t on a moonlit balcony or under the stars. This kiss was inevitable, especially after the last few nights, all these days, and then this afternoon. All our moments have been marching to this as Simon kisses me with such reverence that I want to melt into him. I rope my fingers through his soft hair, and I truly can’t believe I’m making out with Simon Travers in the back of a cab after we watched a documentary on zebras.

I wish I could say that alarms sound, telling me how risky it is to kiss the man I work for. But all I hear is the rapid beat of my heart, leading me closer to him.

Simon runs his thumb along my cheek, and that soft touch makes me tremble. Somehow I wriggle closer, my breasts pressed to his firm chest. He groans. It’s carnal and masculine, almost like a warning. But neither one of us heeds it. We simply can’t stop. We’re those people. The kind who go crazy in public. I feel insane right now. Crazy and wild and reckless.

His hands are on my face, then my hair, and then the back of my head. He is all heat and passion. The way his lips sweep over mine, the way his tongue explores my mouth, and most of all, the way he holds me—it all makes me want to grab those strong shoulders of his and slam him down on top of my body. I want to feel him slide my wrists over my head, pin them, and then smother me in kisses everywhere. I want to let go beneath his mouth, arch into him, urge him to explore my body the way he seems to want to.

The car jerks to a stop.

Abruptly, we separate, but only slightly.

He blinks and breathes out hard as he glances around. We’re all the way in Columbus Circle. Holy shit. We kissed for blocks upon blocks.

My lips miss his. I thread my hand into his hair. “We shouldn’t do this,” I say, though it hardly sounds like a protest as his hair falls through my fingers.

His eyes float closed, and his mouth is open, his breath coming in harsh pants. “We definitely shouldn’t do this,” he says, his voice low and smoky as he sighs deeply at my touch.

“You’re my boss,” I say, pointing out the obvious.

“You’re my—”

Whatever he was going to say next is cut off when he brushes his lips against my forehead, then over my face, dusting my cheek, my eyelids, my jawline.

My skin sizzles. My stomach flips. I want to live inside this kiss. “Don’t stop,” I murmur as his lips mark me.

He travels to my neck, and I tilt my head to the side. He layers kisses all along the column of my throat, the delicious mix of his rough stubble and his soft lips sending sparks to my very core. My body is hungry, eager for him, and I’m going to need a new word for want because what I feel for Simon is so much more than that.

It’s yearning. It’s non-negotiable. I have to have him.

“I don’t know that I can stop with you, Abby,” he whispers, and my name falling from his lips is exquisite and sensual.

In it, I hear his complete and utter need for me, and it’s thrilling—because it matches my heart. It matches my body, too.

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A swoony, forbidden standalone contemporary romance, THE SEXY ONE is a forbidden love story, the romantic tale of a single father falling head over heels for the smart, kind and beautiful nanny. Resistance is hard as these two fall deeply in love while she works in his home. But forbidden romances are fraught with their own challenges, and nothing comes easily for this couple. Told in dual POV, THE SEXY ONE is being called Lauren Blakely’s most romantic novel yet. THE SEXY ONE is swoony, sweet, hot and forbidden.

“A good old-fashioned love story with a forbidden twist.”

~Bookalicious Babe Blog

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About Lauren Blakely:

Since self-publishing her debut romance novel CAUGHT UP IN US three years ago, Lauren Blakely has sold more than 1 million books. She is known for her sexy contemporary romance style that’s full of heat, heart and humor. A devout fan of cake and canines, Lauren has plotted entire novels while walking her four-legged friends. She lives in California with her family. With eleven New York Times bestsellers, her titles have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller Lists more than sixty times. Her bestselling series include Sinful Nights, Seductive Nights, No Regrets, Caught Up in Love, and Fighting Fire as well as standalone romantic comedies like BIG ROCK, MISTER O and WELL HUNG, which were instant New York Times Bestsellers. In the fall she’ll release THE SEXY ONE, a swoony contemporary romance. To receive an email when Lauren releases a new book, sign up for her newsletter at laurenblakely.com/newsletter.