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Nov 30
Forget Me Not Anthology Review
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Nov 30
Lucky Penny by L.A. Cotton Release Blitz and Giveaway
Title: Lucky Penny
Author: L.A. Cotton
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: November 30, 2015
Blurb
I was his lucky Penny. He was my light in the dark, hope in despair. Our bond was one of survival, friendship… first love.
But then we were ripped apart and Blake Weston became the memory I turned to when everything else in my life fell apart.
Seven years later, a summer working at Camp Chance is supposed to be my fresh start. Beautiful scenery and the chance to better the lives of foster children–kids like me. But when my eyes land on him across the fire, time stands still and feelings come rushing back to the surface. I thought I’d moved on, tucked him away in my heart. One look into his soulful blue eyes and I know I’m wrong. Blake Weston can heal the broken parts of me. Restore my hope. Love me.
It’s our second chance. A sign we are supposed to be together.
Isn’t it?
I was twelve when I survived the accident that killed my parents. Fourteen when I survived the devil. And sixteen, when I survived a heartbreak of the worst kind.
But in my twenty-three years, Blake Weston might just be the first thing I won’t survive.
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Excerpt
Marissa didn’t follow me. It was most likely she had pieced together our story after Blake’s song. How could she not? It was as if he had weaved our entire relationship into his lyrics. I could feel his sixteen-year-old self singing every line to my sixteen-year-old self. Although, I was pretty certain the sixteen-year-old Blake I’d known then had no clue how to play the guitar.
After washing the tearstains from my face, I brushed my teeth. It was still early, but I couldn’t face going back out there, so I changed into my shorts and tank top and climbed into bed. Sleep would be impossible, but at least here, I was safe.
Most people felt lonely in solitude, but I welcomed the silence. I embraced it even. Something about the quiet, the knowledge no one else was around, comforted me. I knew it made me different. I didn’t need a shrink to tell me that, but it didn’t change the fact that I found sanctuary in being alone.
I lay there not really allowing myself to think. Thinking was dangerous; it led to remembering, and my memories were stained with pain and hurt and the kinds of things that made most people’s nightmares look like a walk in the park. Instead, I tracked the uneven cabin ceiling. My eyes followed the planes of the wood from one end to the other and back again until they grew heavy.
A knock on the door startled me sending my already restless heart into overdrive and I rubbed at my eyes.
“Hello?” I called out hoping to hear Marissa’s voice, but I knew it wasn’t her. She wouldn’t have knocked; she would have barged right in and demanded answers.
“Penny, it’s me.”
I squeezed my eyes shut, but my mind betrayed me as an image of Blake’s face filled my head.
Another knock.
“Penny.”
Forcing myself to sit up, I swung my legs over the edge of the bed. He wasn’t going away. Blake—our connection—was something I was going to have to deal with sooner or later, and from Blake’s admissions over the last few days, it seemed that he was making the decision for me.
My legs were like lead as I walked to the door. It swung open and Blake stood there looking at me with such reverence in his eyes I almost crumpled. Maybe I did crumple because, before my head had time to process what was happening, I was in Blake’s arms, and he was holding on to me like he needed me to breathe.
“I’ve missed you so much. I’ve tried to stay away, to give you space, but I can’t. I can’t spend another day feeling like you might slip through my fingers again.”
One of Blake’s hands buried itself in my hair and cradled my head holding me to him. My face pressed up against the collar of his hoodie, and I breathed him in. He smelled familiar, like damp grass and fresh air, of a time when things were less complicated, and my heart ached for us. At that moment, we weren’t two strangers reunited by chance; we were sixteen-year-old Blake and Penny.
And we needed each other to survive.
Author Bio
Contemporary romance and romantic suspense
… written with feeling
L.A is author of the Fate’s Love Series and Chastity Falls Series. Home is a small town in the middle of England where she currently juggles being a full-time mum to two little people with writing. In her spare time (and when she’s not camped out in front of the laptop) you’ll most likely find L. A immersed in a book, escaping the chaos that is life.
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Nov 30
Lucky Penny by L.A. Cotton Review
4 Smooches!
Synopsis
I was his lucky Penny. He was my light in the dark, hope in despair. Our bond was one of survival, friendship… first love.
But then we were ripped apart and Blake Weston became the memory I turned to when everything else in my life fell apart.
Seven years later, a summer working at Camp Chance is supposed to be my fresh start. Beautiful scenery and the chance to better the lives of foster children – kids like me. But when my eyes land on him across the fire, time stands still and feelings come rushing back to the surface. I thought I’d moved on, tucked him away in my heart. One look into his soulful blue eyes and I know I’m wrong. Blake Weston can heal the broken parts of me. Restore my hope. Love me.
It’s our second chance. A sign we are supposed to be together.
Isn’t it?
I was twelve when I survived the accident that killed my parents. Fourteen when I survived the devil. And sixteen, when I survived a heartbreak of the worst kind.
But in my twenty-three years, Blake Weston might just be the first thing I won’t survive.
Review
“We had dreams and hopes for the future, just like any other sixteen-year-old kid. Except we weren’t like most other kids.”
Penny Wilson arrived at Freeman house a scared and devastated twelve-year-old girl. Her world had just imploded around her with the tragic death of her parents in a car accident. She may have walked away from the accident without any visible injuries, but she definitely had emotional wounds. With no family or friends to take her in, alone and afraid, she was thrust into the foster care system and sent to the group home run by the evil Derrick and Marie Freeman.
“Penny was the only good thing in my life. She was all that I needed. My lucky Penny.”
Blake Weston was twelve years old when Penny walked into his otherwise dark and dreary existence. A resident at Freeman house for a few years now, Blake had arrived at Freeman house following the death of his mother and the imprisonment of his drug-dealing father.
“Sometime in the last two years, my best friend had become my reason for breathing. My everything.”
Blake was immediately draw to Penny and was the first one to reach out to her there on her first day at Freeman house. Over the next four years, their friendship grew and flourished. They were able to withstand the awful treatment they endured at the hands of the Freemans, their foster parents, with each other to lean on. Inevitably, their friendship grew and eventually blossomed into young love. Under the stars during late night sneak outs, Blake and Penny bared their young souls, shared their hopes and dreams and planned for the time when they’d be free. Until the day it all changed and Blake left Freeman House behind without a single word to Penny. That’s when her real nightmare began.
“It was time to move forward and to let myself heal.”
Seven years later, three failed relationship attempts, no friends and a minimum wage job that barely supports her, Penny is still working through her issues with the help of a therapist. She’s leaving for the summer to work at Camp Chance, a summer camp for kids in the foster care system. This will be her fresh start; this is her chance to heal. What she wasn’t expecting – at all – was to see Blake there as another counselor. They spend the summer slowly – awkwardly – getting reacquainted and inevitably reconnecting. Until, on what was the last night of camp, Blake suddenly leaves. Again.
“And here I was again. Alone.”
With the summer over, Penny returns back to her life. With a new, better-paying job, a cleaned up apartment, she is determined to continue taking baby steps forward in her healing process. She worked hard on herself this summer, and she would not let Blake’s leaving her behind again to set her back. That was until, while working one night, one of those baby steps lands her right in the path of Blake and his new world.
“I should have listened to the little voice in my head. It was always right. If things seemed to good to be true…they usually were.”
Unable to keep away, Blake tracks Penny down. They start to have the conversations that they should have had over the summer. When the truth of what really happened comes out, will Blake choose Penny, or has his life become too complicated? Will their love for each other be strong enough to weather their differences? Will Penny be able to overcome her fears and let go of the past to take another chance with Blake?
“Blake already owned my heart. He always had. But could I give him my damaged soul?”
L.A. Cotton has written a very poignant, coming of age story in Lucky Penny. These two recognized the other halves of their souls in each other at a very young age. Circumstances, outside forces and time all collided to tear them apart, but the real story was in their coming back together. Ms. Cotton did a great job of taking the reader along for the ride as Blake and Penny dealt with all that happened between them and to them. Heartbreaking and heart healing combine four heart-warming smooches from me!
~ Danielle Palumbo
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Nov 30
Chasing Spring by R.S. Grey Cover Reveal
I thought I’d left Blackwater, Texas behind for good. I didn’t belong in the small town, but my dad wouldn’t listen. He dragged me back home in his beat-up truck and dropped a bomb along the way: Chase Matthews was moving in with us. He was the golden boy of my high school, my former best friend, and the last person I wanted sleeping across the hall. His presence was too great a reminder of the ghosts I was trying to forget.
I didn’t ask for a hero. I don’t want to be saved.
To me, Lilah Calloway meant late nights sneakin’ out, moonlit hair, and sparklers in July. She was my best friend until the day she left and I’d assumed Blackwater had seen the last of her. Then, like a tempest, she rolled back into town for the final half of senior year. The chopped hair and dark devil-may-care attitude warned most people away, but I knew if I fought hard enough, I could find the lost girl.
I didn’t want to be her hero. Some girls don’t need to be saved.
I am a lover of books, chocolate, reality TV, black labs, and cold weather. Seriously, if I had it my way, I would be curled up on the couch with all of those things… everyday.
I live in Texas where I spend my free time writing and reading. My favorite authors include Mindy Kaling & Jonathan Safran Foer. I’m a comedy geek and love all things “funny”. Women like Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and Mindy Kaling are definitely the biggest inspirations for my writing, though I think my work tends to skew a bit smuttier than theirs.
Nov 30
In My Head by S.L. Schiefer Cover Reveal
IN MY HEAD
by SL Schiefer
Cover Reveal Date 11.30.2015
Release Date 01.04.2016
Genre New Adult (with a twist!)
Cover Designer Chelsea Barnes with CJPB Designs
When
lies and guilt tear you apart… What will it take for you to change?
When I met Ben Morris everything fell into place. My life made sense.
He gave me the life I always dreamed of. Sounds perfect, right? But,
what if your husband really doesn’t know you? While he’s at work
you’re toeing the line of right and wrong? That your entire
relationship is not what it seems? I’m Lyla Morris and this is my
story of love, loss, forgiveness and healing. Try not to judge me too
harshly until you know the truth.
SL
is an Ohio native. Loves Ohio State Buckeye football and Cleveland
Indians baseball. Mother of two little boys. Wife. Romance author.
Coffee and Dr. Pepper addict. Hair stylist in the real life.
is an Ohio native. Loves Ohio State Buckeye football and Cleveland
Indians baseball. Mother of two little boys. Wife. Romance author.
Coffee and Dr. Pepper addict. Hair stylist in the real life.
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Nov 29
The Homespun Holiday by Sarah O’Rourke Release Blitz
Dr. Mackenzie Daniels was a loner. He had the divorce, a
far-away family, and well-known cranky persona to prove it. And if he had his
way, he would continue on his loner way, in spite of the attempts of the townspeople
to infiltrate his life with their irritating, so-called charming ways. That
was…until he met the beautiful Nurse Millicent Robbins.
Millie Robbins had done the love and marriage thing, and all she could say was
that she got a beautiful daughter out of the entire debacle. Love was not in
her long-term plans when she graduated from nursing school, thank you very
much….until she found herself falling head over heels for the grouchiest but
most gorgeous doctor she’d ever met.
Can Mack and Millie find their way to love in spite of their histories? Can
happiness actually exist for two star-crossed lovers?
Join the entire town of Paradise for a Christmas celebration of lasting love!
“Fine. What about a favor, huh? Friends do favors for each other all the
time, don’t they?” Mack volleyed smoothly, studying her. “How about you do me this favor, Millicent? You won’t
deny me that, will you? Especially since
you’re the one that got me into this predicament.”
time, don’t they?” Mack volleyed smoothly, studying her. “How about you do me this favor, Millicent? You won’t
deny me that, will you? Especially since
you’re the one that got me into this predicament.”
“No,
I suppose not. I’d be happy to spend the
holidays with you and your family.”
I suppose not. I’d be happy to spend the
holidays with you and your family.”
“Same
here,” he admitted softly. “Now, how do
you feel about you and Paisley helping me decorate my place tomorrow? It’s Saturday. We both have the day off unless one of my
patients decides to go into labor, and since nobody is that close to delivery
yet, I think we’re pretty clear there.
My family expects to fly into Paradise and find my home a completely
undecorated mess. I’d love to knock my
sister down a peg or two and surprise her with a perfectly designed Winter
Wonderland. Really, this is the least
you could do,” he grumbled when Millie didn’t make a peep. “Let me remind you once more that this shit
is all your fault.”
here,” he admitted softly. “Now, how do
you feel about you and Paisley helping me decorate my place tomorrow? It’s Saturday. We both have the day off unless one of my
patients decides to go into labor, and since nobody is that close to delivery
yet, I think we’re pretty clear there.
My family expects to fly into Paradise and find my home a completely
undecorated mess. I’d love to knock my
sister down a peg or two and surprise her with a perfectly designed Winter
Wonderland. Really, this is the least
you could do,” he grumbled when Millie didn’t make a peep. “Let me remind you once more that this shit
is all your fault.”
“Such
a sweet talker.” Millie sighed
dramatically and batted her eyelashes demurely.
“You sure know how to charm a girl.”
a sweet talker.” Millie sighed
dramatically and batted her eyelashes demurely.
“You sure know how to charm a girl.”
“My
ex-wife used to say the same thing,” he reminisced.
ex-wife used to say the same thing,” he reminisced.
“You were married? For real? To a woman?”
Millie gaped in stunned disbelief, unable to imagine this male as a part
of a couple. Sure, she’d had her
fantasies about her sexy boss. Of course
she had! He was hot. Lean and muscular in all the right places. And
she’d bet her right pinky toe that he was hung like a horse. But that’s where the fantasy ended. Because in addition to all she fantasized
about, Mackenzie Daniels was also surly, stubborn and an all-around Gloomy Gus
on most all the days that ended in Y.
Millie gaped in stunned disbelief, unable to imagine this male as a part
of a couple. Sure, she’d had her
fantasies about her sexy boss. Of course
she had! He was hot. Lean and muscular in all the right places. And
she’d bet her right pinky toe that he was hung like a horse. But that’s where the fantasy ended. Because in addition to all she fantasized
about, Mackenzie Daniels was also surly, stubborn and an all-around Gloomy Gus
on most all the days that ended in Y.
“For
your sake, lady, I’m going to choose not to be offended here,” Mack returned
mockingly as he fought a grin. “You
don’t need to look quite so astonished; I’m not exactly an ogre, Mills.”
your sake, lady, I’m going to choose not to be offended here,” Mack returned
mockingly as he fought a grin. “You
don’t need to look quite so astonished; I’m not exactly an ogre, Mills.”
Staring
up at him, Millie took stock of the Doc’s high, chiseled cheekbones, his
dimpled chin, his square jaw and his perfectly sculpted, extremely kissable
lips and she had to agree. “No,
definitely not an ogre,” she whispered, as her tongue darted out to lick her
suddenly dry lips. “What I meant to say
is that I just never imagined anyone that valued his solitude and privacy as
much as you do married to anyone.”
up at him, Millie took stock of the Doc’s high, chiseled cheekbones, his
dimpled chin, his square jaw and his perfectly sculpted, extremely kissable
lips and she had to agree. “No,
definitely not an ogre,” she whispered, as her tongue darted out to lick her
suddenly dry lips. “What I meant to say
is that I just never imagined anyone that valued his solitude and privacy as
much as you do married to anyone.”
“I
do enjoy my solitude and privacy, but I’m also a guy, Millie. I do
like to fuck.”
do enjoy my solitude and privacy, but I’m also a guy, Millie. I do
like to fuck.”
Millie
nearly choked on her tongue. “Women,
right?”
nearly choked on her tongue. “Women,
right?”
“Yes,
women! Did you assume I was
asexual? Or did you think I was
gay? Do I strike you as a latent
homosexual, Millie?” he asked as his steady gaze connected with her nervous
one.
women! Did you assume I was
asexual? Or did you think I was
gay? Do I strike you as a latent
homosexual, Millie?” he asked as his steady gaze connected with her nervous
one.
“N-no,
but if you did swing that way, you should know that Paradise has this lovely
florist that’s been looking for love in all the wrong places,” she managed to
impart through her mostly frozen lips.
but if you did swing that way, you should know that Paradise has this lovely
florist that’s been looking for love in all the wrong places,” she managed to
impart through her mostly frozen lips.
“He’ll
have to keep lookin’ then because I’m straight as an arrow, woman,” Mack
growled, his eyes skating hungrily over her pretty face.
have to keep lookin’ then because I’m straight as an arrow, woman,” Mack
growled, his eyes skating hungrily over her pretty face.
“Doc,
why are you tellin’ me this stuff?” Millie asked, trying desperately to
understand where and when this new and open Mackenzie had emerged. Would she find the ‘Old Mackenzie’ collapsed
at his desk in the office? Was she
hallucinating? What exactly had been in
her sandwich from the diner?
why are you tellin’ me this stuff?” Millie asked, trying desperately to
understand where and when this new and open Mackenzie had emerged. Would she find the ‘Old Mackenzie’ collapsed
at his desk in the office? Was she
hallucinating? What exactly had been in
her sandwich from the diner?
“That’s
what friends do, right? Share and shit
like that?” he asked with a careless shrug.
what friends do, right? Share and shit
like that?” he asked with a careless shrug.
“I
reckon,” Millie mumbled. “But maybe we
should think about getting back to the office.
It’s almost two and you’ve got a 2:30 with Sandy Bingham.” Honestly, she was more than a little nervous
standing here with him because suddenly Mack was eyeing her like she was a
steak and he was a very hungry animal.
And crazily enough, she found herself not minding in the least the idea
of being his meal.
reckon,” Millie mumbled. “But maybe we
should think about getting back to the office.
It’s almost two and you’ve got a 2:30 with Sandy Bingham.” Honestly, she was more than a little nervous
standing here with him because suddenly Mack was eyeing her like she was a
steak and he was a very hungry animal.
And crazily enough, she found herself not minding in the least the idea
of being his meal.
Ignoring
her reminder of his afternoon appointment, he kept staring at her. “So, is that a yes to spending tomorrow with
me?”
her reminder of his afternoon appointment, he kept staring at her. “So, is that a yes to spending tomorrow with
me?”
“I…
uh…. I guess, if that’s really what you want,” she agreed, her cheeks blushing
as she tried to make herself stop fidgeting like a teenage girl being asked on
her first date.
uh…. I guess, if that’s really what you want,” she agreed, her cheeks blushing
as she tried to make herself stop fidgeting like a teenage girl being asked on
her first date.
“What
about tonight? Are you busy tonight?” he
asked.
about tonight? Are you busy tonight?” he
asked.
“I
don’t think so. Why?”
don’t think so. Why?”
“Because,
you haven’t seen my place. I want to
show it to you so that you can get an idea of what we’ll need. I’ll even feed you if you’ll agree to help me
out,” he offered calmly.
you haven’t seen my place. I want to
show it to you so that you can get an idea of what we’ll need. I’ll even feed you if you’ll agree to help me
out,” he offered calmly.
“I…you’re
sure about this?” she asked, not quite able to believe that this man was
volunteering to spend time with her. Or
hell, with anybody really. Mack was a
loner. Everyone, including her, knew
it. He’d already knocked her off her
axis with the news that he’d once had a wife.
Now, he was acting like — dare she even imagine it – like he was
actually interested in her?
sure about this?” she asked, not quite able to believe that this man was
volunteering to spend time with her. Or
hell, with anybody really. Mack was a
loner. Everyone, including her, knew
it. He’d already knocked her off her
axis with the news that he’d once had a wife.
Now, he was acting like — dare she even imagine it – like he was
actually interested in her?
“I’m
positive. And maybe tonight could be an
adults-only evening since tomorrow will be kid-friendly,” he suggested
smoothly.
positive. And maybe tonight could be an
adults-only evening since tomorrow will be kid-friendly,” he suggested
smoothly.
“Uhmmm
– okay,” she agreed slowly, nodding.
“I’m sure my mom and dad won’t mind watching Paisley for a few hours.”
– okay,” she agreed slowly, nodding.
“I’m sure my mom and dad won’t mind watching Paisley for a few hours.”
“Good,”
Mack declared with a satisfied nod as he reached around Millie to open the
vehicle’s door for her. “Then I’ll pick
you up at your place around six. Is that
enough time to get off work and get Paisley to your parents’ house?”
Mack declared with a satisfied nod as he reached around Millie to open the
vehicle’s door for her. “Then I’ll pick
you up at your place around six. Is that
enough time to get off work and get Paisley to your parents’ house?”
Millie
nodded as she began to climb into the cab of the truck, her mind reeling as she
tried to keep up with their conversation.
Things were happening so quickly that she felt like she’d somehow fallen
into an alternate universe – one where sexy-as-sin doctors wanted to spend time
with her outside of work. “Yeah, that’ll
be…great,” she acknowledged, her voice a little shaky. Offering him a dazed look, she shook her
head.
nodded as she began to climb into the cab of the truck, her mind reeling as she
tried to keep up with their conversation.
Things were happening so quickly that she felt like she’d somehow fallen
into an alternate universe – one where sexy-as-sin doctors wanted to spend time
with her outside of work. “Yeah, that’ll
be…great,” she acknowledged, her voice a little shaky. Offering him a dazed look, she shook her
head.
“What?”
he growled in that surly voice she knew so well.
he growled in that surly voice she knew so well.
“I
don’t understand what’s happening here, Doc,” she said truthfully. “Have you just asked me out on a date?” she asked, her eyes twinkling
with enthusiasm as her heart pounded in her chest.
don’t understand what’s happening here, Doc,” she said truthfully. “Have you just asked me out on a date?” she asked, her eyes twinkling
with enthusiasm as her heart pounded in her chest.
Mack’s
face flushed and he shrugged. “Why is it
so important to women to label everything?
We’re gonna share a meal tonight.
If you wanna call it a date, I can’t stop you,” he declared before
slamming the door on her reply.
face flushed and he shrugged. “Why is it
so important to women to label everything?
We’re gonna share a meal tonight.
If you wanna call it a date, I can’t stop you,” he declared before
slamming the door on her reply.
“I’ll
be damned,” Millie muttered to herself as she watched him slowly circle the SUV
to reach the driver’s side. “It’s an
honest-to-God Christmas miracle.”
be damned,” Millie muttered to herself as she watched him slowly circle the SUV
to reach the driver’s side. “It’s an
honest-to-God Christmas miracle.”
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Nov 27
Endure by S.E. Hall Blog Tour and Giveaway
Title: Endure
Author: S.E. Hall
Series: The Evolve Series
Genre: New Adult
Release Date: November 24
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Our vessel may have cracks and dings, tatters in its sail, and sometimes takes on water… but it still cuts through the waves with authority.
Because of its Crew – bonded for life.
Unsinkable.
Will this be our final voyage… or just the beginning of a new chapter in our lives.
****
Endure, the fourth book in the Amazon Best Selling Evolve Series by S.E. Hall, can be read following Emerge, Embrace, Entangled (novella) and Entice.
Strong sexual content – mature audiences recommended.
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“Well hop to it, your holiness. I’m itching to kiss my wife!”
His enthusiasm is as humorous as it is recognizable. There’s no feeling in the world comparable—the impatience to begin the rest of your life with that one person—the only woman in the world who turns you into a blundering fool, no matter who’s watching. The need to touch her so great, you’ll babble your way through an argument, with a man of God, no matter who’s listening.
He loves her. Without reason or restriction.
Unashamedly.
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S.E. Hall, lover of all things anticipation and romance, is the author of The Evolve Series: Emerge, Embrace, Entangled, Entice, Baby Mama Drama and now, Endure! She’s also written the Finally Found novels Pretty Instinct and Pretty Remedy. Her co-written works include The Provocative Professions Collection: Stirred Up, Packaged and Handled, One Naughty Night and the standalone, full-length novel Matched with Angela Graham as well as Conspire, a romantic suspense with Erin Noelle.
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Nov 26
The Truth About Him by M O’Keefe Blog Tour and Giveaway
Today we are celebrating the release of THE TRUTH ABOUT HIM by M. O’Keefe. This is the 2nd book in the Everything I Left Unsaid series. Be sure to enter to win the giveaway below!
THE TRUTH ABOUT HIM BOOK BLURB:
For fans of Christina Lauren and Jodi Ellen Malpas comes the next novel in M. O’Keefe’s breathtakingly sexy series about a woman called into a journey of the heart, body, and soul.
We played our roles, told each other lies.
But now Dylan is no longer just a mysterious deep voice on the other end of the line. We’re face-to-face and our relationship is very, very real.
We still have secrets—but so much is crystal clear:
The thrilling danger.
The raw, naked desire.
The need to keep feeling the way he makes me feel. Forever.
Dylan is putting up walls, trying to keep me safe, but he can’t shut me out. He has seen my darkness and rescued me. Now it’s my turn, if only he will let me.
The Truth About Him is intended for mature audiences.
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Praise for M. O’Keefe’s Everything I Left Unsaid
“Exquisite, thrilling, and toe-curlingly sensual . . . a delicious guilty pleasure I never wanted to end!”—New York Times bestselling author Katy Evans
“I am head over heels in love with Everything I Left Unsaid by M. O’Keefe. Everything about this book hits the mark—the exceptional prose, the brilliantly defined characters, the delicious plot, and all the wonderful, dangerous secrets. It’s an absolute must-read keeper-shelf book!”—New York Times bestselling author J. Kenner
“I couldn’t put this book down. Annie’s story is heartbreaking, liberating, sweet, and sexy—I want more!”—New York Times bestselling author Monica Murphy
“Sweet, sizzling, sexy, and heart-wrenching, Everything I Left Unsaid broke my heart and left me yearning for more.”—New York Times bestselling author Megan Hart
“The mystery, the excitement, and not to mention the elusive and very demanding Dylan Daniels will leave you breathless!”—New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones
“O’Keefe is one of the best contemporary romance authors writing today. . . . Elegantly sensual and blisteringly sexual, the story immediately hooks readers and keeps them captivated with help from beautiful writing, complex characters, and a healthy dose of secrets, while a cliffhanger ending will have them eagerly awaiting Book 2. Breathtaking and passionately intense—a must-read.”—Kirkus Reviews
“[O’Keefe] moves skillfully into . . . romantic suspense with this excellent series launch. . . . [She] infuses the situation with distinctive life and absorbing detail. Captivating characters and a cliffhanger ending will keep readers coming back for more.”—Publishers Weekly
“Beautifully written, this richly detailed storyline, coupled with beguiling and complex characters, takes us on an emotionally charged journey filled with lust, betrayal and secrets. Captivating secondary characters only add fuel to the fire as a chance meeting between two damaged souls opens the doorway to what could be their salvation or personal hell. An incredible cliffhanger only charges your appetite for the sequel.”—RT Book Reviews
“Intense . . . O’Keefe has deftly penned a story of hope, growth and courage peopled with complex protagonists. It’s a smorgasbord of visceral emotions.”—BookPage
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AUTHOR INFORMATION
BIO:
She published her first Harlequin romance at age 25 and hasn’t looked back. She loves exploring every character’s road towards happily ever after.
Originally from a small town outside of Chicago, she went to university in St. Louis where she met and fell in love with the editor of her school newspaper. They followed each other around the world for several years and finally got married and settled down in Toronto, Ontario. They welcomed their son into their family in 2006, and their daughter in 2008. When she’s not at the park or cleaning up the toy room, Molly is working hard on her next novel, trying to exercise, stalking Tina Fey on the internet and dreaming of the day she can finish a cup of coffee without interruption.
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Nov 26
The Truth About Him by M. O’Keefe Review
5 Smooches!
Synopsis
For fans of Christina Lauren and Jodi Ellen Malpas comes the next novel in M. O’Keefe’s breathtakingly sexy series about a woman called into a journey of the heart, body, and soul.
We played our roles, told each other lies.
But now Dylan is no longer just a mysterious deep voice on the other end of the line. We’re face-to-face and our relationship is very, very real.
We still have secrets—but so much is crystal clear:
The thrilling danger.
The raw, naked desire.
The need to keep feeling the way he makes me feel. Forever.
Dylan is putting up walls, trying to keep me safe, but he can’t shut me out. He has seen my darkness and rescued me. Now it’s my turn, if only he will let me.
Review
I want to start by saying how absolutely stunning these covers are for both book and book two in this series. They are seriously beautiful and sexy and I adore them. Now that I have gotten that out of that way let’s talk about the amazing job that M. O’Keefe did on this second book. I wasn’t sure if I was going to love it as much as the first and that is simply because I loved the mystery of the first one. I loved all of the not knowing of things. Like how Dylan had Annie spy on Ben and you didn’t know why or who Ben was to him. I especially loved the sexy sexy phone calls and text between these virtual strangers. But now I knew that Dylan and Annie knew each other. I knew who Ben was to Dylan and why he was spying. So I wasn’t sure going into this book if I was going to enjoy it as much. But God, I really did and man that beginning. This book started off right where the last left off with that huge cliffy. So, basically The Truth About Him started off with a huge bang. Literally.
‘I was careful. I was so careful.’
So the story picks up right away with a ton of action and my heart was literally pounding right out of my chest the first couple of chapters and I knew right away that I was going to love this book. I could not put it down. So much happens in this second book and I found myself really falling in love with Dylan this time around. I connected to him so incredibly well and I think it was because it thoughts were so intimate and loving. God, what a sweet broken man.
‘Because I don’t have any skin, I wanted to shout. I can feel everything. I feel too fucking much.’
And Annie really makes some changes this book. Her character, I mean. She isn’t the same running broken woman from the first book and I loved seeing her character grow. Don’t get me wrong now, this book was chalk full of emotion but there was still tons and tons of sensual moments. Man, definitely sexy.
“Look at you,”
“So bad. Is that what you want? You want to be bad, little girl?”
But what I really loved in this book were all the side stories going on while Dylan and Annie’s romance was still brewing. You have Dylan’s scary as heck brother. Is he good? Is he bad? And I think he might be possibly hooking up with another character from this book. Then you have Blake, Dylan’s partner and a little surprise there. Goodness, I hope we get some more books. I am dying to know what happens with all these crazy stories and amazing characters. This one was great!
“BEDROCK. You and Me. Bedrock.”
~Amie
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Nov 25
Woodland Creek Blog Tour FEATURING One Insatiable by Tia Louise and a Giveaway
Woodland Creek Series.
30 Authors. 30 Shifter Stories.
One Epic Release Day.
The Woodland Creek Series is an innovative and collaborative collection of Shifter stories set in one town, each with a guaranteed Happily Ever After.
Sibilance by Aria Kane — This sexy trickster won’t let Sophia Samson slither out of his life so easily. Amazon | Goodreads
Crow’s Caw at Nightmoon Creek by Calinda B — All she can think about is his naked body in the woods last night…and how he murdered her best friend. Amazon | Goodreads
Running Free by K Webster — Can Frankie prove her innocence with a sexy detective hot on her trail? Amazon | Goodreads
Broken Wings by Mindy Larson – Love, secrets and lies make for a thrilling ride in Broken Wings. Amazon | Goodreads
Mina’s Revenge by J.M. Witt — Her powers are changing and they’re more than the bloodline inheritance from her mother. Amazon
Gargoyle by Scarlett Dawn — Being stone-hard has never been this sexy and wicked before. Amazon | Goodreads
Zenko by J. Rose Alexander — Blaze Riordan must find Melody Hastings before Halloween–and only a little red fox can help him do it. Amazon
The Scarlett Legacy by K.N. Lee — All Evie wanted was to escape her family’s secret…and then Avalon walked into town. Amazon
The Beast Within by Rachel M. Raithby — Passion ignites, and pasts collide, when the Beast comes out to play. Amazon | Goodreads
Sinful Instincts by J.D. Hollyfield — She was his temptation, and he was her ultimate Sin. Amazon
Moonlit Feathers by Sarah Makela — After faced with crippling loss, a heartbroken raven must find her wings again…. Amazon | Goodreads
Hounded by Tasha Black — This dog is about to have his day… Amazon
Dearborn by Jenni Moen — I craved normalcy, to fall in love with someone untouched by the magic of Woodland Creek, but not as much as I craved him. Amazon | Goodreads
The Good Girl’s Guide to Being a Demon by April Aasheim — What’s a good girl to do when she starts developing horns, and a hunger? Amazon
Blind Trust by Raci Ames — When Pia goes blind she must learn to trust what her heart can see, even if it means falling in love with two different shifters. Amazon | Goodreads
Dragon’s Web by Lia Davis — One sexy dragon, two strong-willed females, a family scandal, murder, and a love that requires plenty of ice. Amazon | Goodreads
Wicked Jackal by Cherie Marks — The freedom to choose her fate is all she wants, but can she resist the draw of one wicked jackal? Amazon | Goodreads
One Insatiable by Tia Louise — One wounded panther, one restless lynx, one insatiable hunger. Amazon | Goodreads
Dream Catcher by M.C. Cerny — Happenstance brought Kerri Harper to Woodland Creek, but will she stay for the wolf intent on mending her broken heart? Amazon
The Viking’s Curse by Xandra James — He was supposed to keep me alive after I was marked for death, but hiring the meanest Viking shifter in town might just kill me. Amazon | Goodreads
ONE INSATIABLE
One wounded panther, one restless lynx, one insatiable hunger.
Mercy Quinlan is a whip-smart lynx and the youngest in her shifter clan. She’s tough and independent and dreams of escaping her alpha sister’s control and living life on her own terms.
When a lone black panther shows up in her hometown, Mercy is intrigued. He’s just passing through, which makes him perfect… Along with his broad shoulders, defined muscles, and sexy fighter moves.
Koa “Stitch” Raiden is picking up what’s left of his broken life. Exiled from his black panther clan, he’s running from Princeton to Seattle when he’s drawn to Woodland Creek.
He’s aware Mercy is watching him. What he doesn’t know is the sexy little vixen who sneaks through his window each night is both the trouble he doesn’t need and the hope he can’t live without.
A STANDALONE Alpha Shifter Romance with an HEA, loosely related to the One to Hold series. Contains alluring alpha heroes, scorching-hot shifters, and panty-melting sexy times. Keep the fans nearby… Readers 18 and older only, please.
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About the Author:
Tia Louise is the Amazon and International Bestselling author of the ONE TO HOLD series.
From “Readers’ Choice” nominations, to USA Today “Happily Ever After” nods, to winning the 2015 “Favorite Erotica Author” and the 2014 “Lady Boner Award” (LOL!), nothing makes her happier than communicating with fans and weaving new tales into the Alexander-Knight world of stories.
A former journalist, Louise lives in the center of the USA with her lovely family and one grumpy cat. There, she dreams up stories she hopes are engaging, hot, and sexy, and that cause readers rethink common public locations…
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Giveaway
There are three amazing prizes for this blog tour!
- Always Loyal, a Michael Stokes photography book
- Exhibition, a Michael Stokes photography book
- $20 Giftcard to your choice of Amazon, B&N, or Starbucks