Sep 28
The Allure Of Dean Harper by R.S. Grey Release Blitz
Title: The Allure of Dean Harper (Allure #2)
Author: R.S. Grey
Release Date: Sept 28, 2015
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From: LilyNBlack@Gmail.com
To: JosephineKeller@VogueMagazine.com
Subject: You’re a flippin’ idiot
Good morning my dear, naive friend,
I hope you’re enjoying a breakfast of regret and sorrow.
Why?
Because you sent me to work for Dean Harper, aka a control freak in a tailor-made suit. Sure he owns the trendiest restaurants in NYC, but c’mon Jo, his ego makes Kanye West look like the Dalai Lama.
He’s the type of guy that only hears the word “no” when it’s followed by “don’t stop.”
Working for Dean Harper would be like selling my soul to the devil…and before you say anything, I don’t care if the devil has punch-you-in-the-gut brown eyes and an ass to match. My soul isn’t for sale.
Regretfully yours,
Lily
The Allure of Dean Harper is a full-length standalone romance with overlapping characters from The Allure of Julian Lefray. Both books can be read separately. Chronologically, The Allure of Julian Lefray happens first.
Check out our 5 smooches review HERE.
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 are 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.
I live in Texas where I spend my free time writing and reading. My favorite authors are 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.
Sep 28
The Allure Of Dean Harper by R.S. Grey Review
5 Smooches
Synopsis
From: LilyNBlack@Gmail.com
To: JosephineKeller@VogueMagazine.com
Subject: You’re a flippin’ idiot
Good morning my dear, naive friend,
I hope you’re enjoying a breakfast of regret and sorrow.
Why?
Because you sent me to work for Dean Harper, aka a control freak in a tailor-made suit. Sure he owns the trendiest restaurants in NYC, but c’mon Jo, his ego makes Kanye West look like the Dalai Lama.
He’s the type of guy that only hears the word “no” when it’s followed by “don’t stop.”
Working for Dean Harper would be like selling my soul to the devil…and before you say anything, I don’t care if the devil has punch-you-in-the-gut brown eyes and an ass to match. My soul isn’t for sale.
Love,
Regretfully yours,
Lily
The Allure of Dean Harper is a full-length standalone romance with overlapping characters from The Allure of Julian Lefray. Both books can be read separately. Chronologically, The Allure of Julian Lefray happens first.
Review
“I hate you.” “You bring out the worst in me, you know that? I’m only an asshole around you.”
I am a huge fan of R.S. Grey, her quick wit and amazing storytelling have me constantly coming back for more and more. The Allure Of Dean Harper is by far one of my favorite books she has written. Fun and fast paced it was impossible to stop reading and by the end I had a light happy feeling in my heart.
“Lay back,” “I still don’t forgive you for what you did earlier.” “Maybe you’ll find forgiveness after I’m after with you.” “Never.”
Lily loves the restaurant industry and after moving to New York after culinary and bartending school to love with her best friend Jo, she is ready to make a name for herself in the food world. After landing a job in a new hot spot restaurant she is ready to take on NY head first. One problem, her boss ( and the best friend of her best friend’s boy friend) Dean Harper. Dean is the mean man of my dreams and Lily takes absolutely no shit from him. AHH I loved them so much. Constant bickering banter mixed with instant chemistry and sizzle made for a scorching hot yet hilarious read.
“I had the world to conquer and Lily would only stand in the way of that . . .”
I was so wrapped up in the story and just inherent heat of this book that I didn’t even notice that the sex scenes were not overly graphic and some even fade to black. That says a ton for RS Grey’s ability to write a captivating story that doesn’t just rely on erotic scenes to lure you in. Instead stellar writing, dynamic characters and some of the funniest one liners imaginable to create a book that feels sexy and fun.
“I’d pushed away every distraction that had come my way in the last two years, yet somehow Lily had seeped through the cracks. like a poison. I just had to find the antidote.”
Just taboo enough to peak my interest without being high drama or high angst, The Allure Of Dean Harper is a boss/employee romance that will hook you from the start and make you want to re-read it again and again.
~miranda
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Sep 28
Chaser by Staci Hart Cover Reveal
Photographer: Perrywinkle Photography
Designer: Quirky Bird
Everyone knows you should never say never.
Cooper Moore never saw Maggie Williams coming. She was just his best friend’s little sister, the curly-haired, freckle-faced girl from Mississippi who was absolutely off limits. And he never thought about her any other way — not until he saw her that night, broken and brave. From that moment on, he knew he’d do whatever it took to protect her, even if it meant he had to stay away.
Maggie never expected to find her fiancé banging her maid of honor an hour before she was set to walk down the aisle, but life’s funny that way. The only option to save her sanity is to get the hell out of Jackson and move to New York where her brother lives. The only downside: Cooper is there too. And she just doesn’t know if she can stay away from him — the filthy rich, dead sexy playboy who’s allergic to commitment.
The second Maggie sees him again, she realizes he’ll be impossible to resist. Luckily, commitment is the last thing on her mind, and Cooper is the perfect escape. As long as she can keep her heart in check, everything will be just fine. Because she can never have feelings for him. Or at least that’s what she’ll keep telling herself.
Chaser is a standalone romantic comedy and book 2 of the Bad Habits series.
Staci has been a lot of things up to this point in her life — a graphic designer, an entrepreneur, a seamstress, a clothing and handbag designer, a waitress. Can’t forget that. She’s also been a mom; she has three little girls who are sure to grow up to break a number of hearts. She’s been a wife; even though she’s certainly not the cleanest, or the best cook. She’s also super, duper fun at a party, especially if she’s been drinking whiskey. Her favorite word starts with f and ends with k.
From roots in Houston, to a seven year stint in Southern California, Staci and her family ended up settling somewhere in between and equally north, in Denver. They are new enough that snow is still magical. When she’s not writing, she’s sleeping, gaming, or designing graphics.
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Sep 28
Desperate Chances by A. Meredith Walters Release Launch
Sex changes everything.And love can turn into an enemy…
Mitch Abrams, the bassist for the popular rock band
Generation Rejects, has been in love with Gracie Cook for years. But Gracie, a
complicated girl with a lot of baggage, was too blind to see how she felt about
the man who had always stood by her.
Generation Rejects, has been in love with Gracie Cook for years. But Gracie, a
complicated girl with a lot of baggage, was too blind to see how she felt about
the man who had always stood by her.
Until one night of passion brought them closer than they had
ever been before.
ever been before.
Feeling off balance and out of control, Gracie does the only
thing a girl with self-destructive tendencies can do: end things with Mitch
before they can really begin.
thing a girl with self-destructive tendencies can do: end things with Mitch
before they can really begin.
So Mitch moves on. With his band, his friends, and a new
girlfriend.
girlfriend.
Yet he can’t seem to forget about the girl who threw his
heart away.
heart away.
Gracie, who is still struggling to build a life after
crashing to the bottom, finds it hard to forget about her one night with Mitch.
And even as she tries to convince herself it was only sex, her heart knows
differently.
crashing to the bottom, finds it hard to forget about her one night with Mitch.
And even as she tries to convince herself it was only sex, her heart knows
differently.
But life is full of chances and desperate moments. And when
Mitch and Gracie are thrown back into each other’s lives, will they seize at
the opportunity to do things right?
Mitch and Gracie are thrown back into each other’s lives, will they seize at
the opportunity to do things right?
Or will the rock star and the less than ordinary girl crash
and burn?
and burn?
AMAZON US
The New
York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Contemporary and Paranormal
romance including The Find You in the Dark and Bad Rep series as well as the
upcoming stand alone romance, Reclaiming the Sand, and a dark new adult series
for Gallery Books.
York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Contemporary and Paranormal
romance including The Find You in the Dark and Bad Rep series as well as the
upcoming stand alone romance, Reclaiming the Sand, and a dark new adult series
for Gallery Books.
A.
Meredith spent ten years as a counselor for at risk teens and children. First
working at a Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault program and then later a program
for children with severe emotional and mental health issues. Her former clients
and their stories continue to influence every aspect of her writing.
Meredith spent ten years as a counselor for at risk teens and children. First
working at a Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault program and then later a program
for children with severe emotional and mental health issues. Her former clients
and their stories continue to influence every aspect of her writing.
When not
writing (or being tortured with all manner of beauty products at the hand of
her very imaginative and extremely girly daughter), she is eating chocolate,
watching reality television that could rot your brain and reading a smutty
novel or two.
writing (or being tortured with all manner of beauty products at the hand of
her very imaginative and extremely girly daughter), she is eating chocolate,
watching reality television that could rot your brain and reading a smutty
novel or two.
A.
Meredith is represented by Michelle Johnson with the Inklings Literary Agency.
Meredith is represented by Michelle Johnson with the Inklings Literary Agency.
Sep 28
Beautifully Loyal by Nicole Edwards Blog Tour and Giveaway
Now Available: Beautifully Loyal
Author: Nicole Edwards
Published: September 22,2015
Series: Southern Boy Mafia, Book 2
Or on Nicole’s Website: http://bit.ly/BLsbmNE
Sometimes love isn’t enough…
Sometimes you’re required to be beautifully loyal.
If you think you know her… You’re wrong.
If you think you know her family… Wrong again.
If you think you know her story… You don’t.
Ashlynn Adorite is no stranger to the cruel and unusual world she was born into. In fact, she accepts it, understands it, embraces it. However, in her world, falling in love isn’t simply a choice. It causes problems, changes lives, disrupts business.
Sex, pleasure, carnal desires … those things Ashlynn understands. Love … not so much. Her world is turned upside down when she starts to feel something for not just one man, but two. The question is, can she have all that she desires, or will loyalty to her family interfere.
Love how Nicole Edwards overlaps her series?
Check out our 5 smooches review HERE.
Here is the overlapping series order for these books:
Beautifully Loyal (Southern Boy Mafia #2)
“Will you be ready?”
Leyton snapped out of it, only to find Ashlynn looking at him. Her eyes
reflected amusement, but she wasn’t smiling. Yep, she’d busted him.
“Ready?” he questioned.
“To go to Max’s? We need to get this figured out. I’ve got another meeting to
get to this afternoon.”
“With who?” he asked, sipping his coffee and stepping out of the way as she
approached.
His eyes slid down to her ass and he wondered whether or not she was wearing
panties beneath that sexy dress.
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Nicole Edwards lives in Austin, Texas with her husband, their three kids, and four rambunctious dogs. When she’s not writing about sexy alpha males, Nicole can often be found with her Kindle in hand or making an attempt to keep the dogs happy. You can find her hanging out on Facebook and interacting with her readers – even when she’s supposed to be writing.
Nicole also writes contemporary/new adult romance as Timberlyn Scott.
Nicole would love to hear from you!
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Sep 28
Beautifully Loyal by Nicole Edwards Review
5 Smooches!
Synopsis
Menage Romance
Sometimes love isn’t enough…
Sometimes you’re required to be beautifully loyal.
If you think you know her… You’re wrong.
If you think you know her family… Wrong again.
If you think you know her story… You don’t.
Ashlynn Adorite is no stranger to the cruel and unusual world she was born into. In fact, she accepts it, understands it, embraces it. However, in her world, falling in love isn’t simply a choice. It causes problems, changes lives, disrupts business.
Sex, pleasure, carnal desires … those things Ashlynn understands. Love … not so much. Her world is turned upside down when she starts to feel something for not just one man, but two. The question is, can she have all that she desires, or will loyalty to her family interfere.
Review
This must be a month of firsts for me, first M/M romance read, first F/F and first M/F/M and Nicole Edwards is breaking almost every one of them, taking me out of my very secure comfort zone with books, as she introduces me to the wonderful and fantastically balanced world of menage relationships and I knew just from the tiny tantalising taste we got of Ashlynn, Jase and Leyton in the previous book that this one was going to be a scorcher. Beautifully Loyal has got to be one of the most sexually charged and stunningly explicit reads I’ve had the privilege to read and that’s taking Priest and Never Say Never into consideration but don’t let the glorious and well versed sex scenes fool you for one second into thinking this is just a gratuitous piece of erotic fiction, because as always Nicole shapes and guides her characters into these incredibly emotionally challenged and flawed people, that as the story unfolds and their boundaries and limits and emotions are tested they come through as these fierce, loyal and shining pseudo-heroes that find safety, a home and love within one another, no matter how complicated or unorthodox it may appear to the outside world and this is all in between running and defending a slightly illegal empire and catching the other bad guys.
‘“Show me what she likes,” Leyton commanded, meeting Jase’s glittering blue eyes.
He was surprised when Jase’s hands wrapped around his, guiding his fingers so that Leyton was pinching Ashlynn’s nipples, rolling them between his thumbs and forefingers. A sweet moan escaped Ashlynn as she ground her ass against his growing erection.
While Jase continued to guide Leyton’s fingers the way he wanted, Jase leaned forward and licked the puckered tip, his eyes locked on Ashlynn’s face.’
It was interesting as a first timer to a threesome relationship to witness the dynamics and to understand the concept of it all, how did jealousy play a part, insecurities or other problems. It was terrific to get background knowledge on the taciturn and illusive Leyton as well as witnessing Ashlynn confront her demons and come to realise the depth and range of emotion that Jase, Leyton and she shared. It was honestly the most romantic, suspenseful, provocative and emotional read I’ve read recently.
~Nicole
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Sep 28
Absolution Road by Rachel Blaufeld Release Blitz with Excerpt
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For Jake Wrigley, the future is bleak. Some people are survivors, but he’s getting by on his bad-boy looks and charming smile. He owns a gym, gets into bar fights, and wrestles his demons with rough workouts—both in and out of the bedroom.
For Alyson Road, the future is bright. Life can only improve from where she grew up. She graduated at the top of her law class, cares for her ailing mom, and in her job, she defends those who can’t afford anyone else. Her work is thankless but honest.
Jake’s twin brother has been covering his ass for as long as they’ve been alive, but that all changes when Jake finds himself in front of the fiery public defender, his future in her hands. For the first time ever, he doesn’t want to involve his brother, finally realizing he needs to stand alone, be his own man.
Even if Jake’s never absolved of his past wrongdoings or his heart is never scrubbed of the blackness that resides there, he can do one good deed—protect the beautiful lawyer who touched his soul—until helping her nearly becomes his own undoing.
Check out our 4.5 smooches review HERE.
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EXCERPT
Leaning my chair back on its two rear legs, I couldn’t help but laugh again before trying to contain myself. This chick and her soft demeanor were all business. Of course, she would be. Who else would work on Christmas Eve? I was pretty certain she could have made me wait until the day after Christmas to post bond, but here she was defending the public on the most holy night of the year.
Add a big heart to the brain, tits, and long legs I’d already noted in her plus column. Maybe I didn’t want to bang her, but rather cherish this sweet thing? The reality of that seemed slim, seeing as the smart, good girls didn’t go for me. Nor did I expect them to. I was the bad boy, and I had the guilty conscience to back that notion right the fuck up.
“Of course, Ms. Road. It’s Jake, by the way. Just J-A-K-E. Full name is J-A-S-O-N, but I haven’t been called that in twenty years.” I mocked her spelling with my very own rendition, teasing the schoolgirl, looking for a reaction like I was in the third grade. “So, let’s get down to brass tacks and get my ass outta here so you can head home to your . . . husband? Boyfriend? He must be waiting for a gem like you to come home to start the holiday, right?”
No harm in trying.
As I spoke, she narrowed her eyes and glared daggers at me. “Are you done with probing into my personal life, interrogating me? I’m pretty sure I’m not the one in jail.”
Obviously annoyed, she followed that volley with another few leg switches. Left over right, right over left. I wanted to grab her knees and spread her limbs and dive in, let my tongue dig deep into her folds, make her let go of all that stuck-up bullshit she had going on while screaming my name. She probably tasted like sweet honey.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rachel Blaufeld is a social worker/entrepreneur/blogger turned author. Fearless about sharing her opinion, Rachel captured the ear of stay-at-home and working moms on her blog, BacknGrooveMom, chronicling her adventures in parenting tweens and inventing a product, often at the same time. She has also blogged for The Huffington Post, Modern Mom, and StartupNation.
Turning her focus on her sometimes wild-and-crazy creative side, it only took Rachel two decades to do exactly what she wanted to do—write a fiction novel. Now she spends way too many hours in local coffee shops plotting her ideas. Her tales may all come with a side of angst and naughtiness, but end lusciously.
Rachel lives around the corner from her childhood home in Pennsylvania with her family and two dogs. Her obsessions include running, coffee, icing-filled doughnuts, antiheroes, and mighty fine epilogues.
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Sep 28
Absolution Road by Rachel Blaufeld Review
4.5 Smooches
Synopsis
For Jake Wrigley, the future is bleak. Some people are survivors, but he’s getting by on his bad-boy looks and charming smile. He owns a gym, gets into bar fights, and wrestles his demons with rough workouts—both in and out of the bedroom.
For Alyson Road, the future is bright. Life can only improve from where she grew up. She graduated at the top of her law class, cares for her ailing mom, and in her job, she defends those who can’t afford anyone else. Her work is thankless but honest.
Jake’s twin brother has been covering his ass for as long as they’ve been alive, but that all changes when Jake finds himself in front of the fiery public defender, his future in her hands. For the first time ever, he doesn’t want to involve his brother, finally realizing he needs to stand alone, be his own man.
Even if Jake’s never absolved of his past wrongdoings or his heart is never scrubbed of the blackness that resides there, he can do one good deed—protect the beautiful lawyer who touched his soul—until helping her nearly becomes his own undoing.
Review
“Jake Wrigley was one step above a criminal, and I was a public defender who believed in justice.”
Having read and enjoyed Redemption Lane I was excited to start on Lane’s twin brother’s book. Jake is so different than Lane but I loved him so much. But really who doesn’t love a sexy, tattooed, ex-athlete bad boy. But it’s story of loss and inability to believe that he deserves to love and be loved that truly made this such a beautiful love story. Then there is the sexy lawyer, Allison, who grew up so poor that she comes with her own laundry list of insecurities and doubts. But watching these two broken people try to help heal the other and finally own the fact that they want their own HEA was refreshing, unique and very well done.
“I’m not trying to tie your good name to my shitty one. I know I’m a bad apple, but just give me a little of your goodness. I may never get anything like that again.”
It’s Christmas Eve and Jake has found himself in trouble again. After defending his employee/hookup partner Camper’s honor in a bar he has gotten arrested for assault and has once again confirmed his worst fear, that he is the screw up brother. Unwilling to ruin his family’s holiday he takes a public defender but never expected that choice to change his whole life. When sexy, fiery, take no crap lawyer Allison Camp arrives he can’t help himself from putting the moves on her, but she has no problem shooting him down. Months later and a free man Jake and Allison keep running into each other and bad boy Jake is determined to get her to give him a shot.
“You feel so fucking good, so tight and wet. Like heaven but better, because you’re Aly.”
The first part of the book was steady and was setting everything up. A smooth read I was prepared for easy sailing. But I should have known better. By 50% the drama had me hooked and by 70% nothing in the world could have convinced me to put the book down. Rarely am I as surprised by a twist in a plot like I was in Absolution Road. I can usually see things coming and am prepared for them but Rachel sis am amazing job of not shocking me, making me stare at my kindle with my mouth hanging wide open.
“Be my Aly-Cat.”
Rachel is quickly becoming an author I can count on to tell a fresh take on a story. Absolution Road had a lot of well used themes but done in a new way with exciting twists and turns. Mixing hot as hell sex, a sweet love story with action and angst Rachel has found the right formula for a book that will leave you wanting more!
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Sep 28
Danny’s Main by Lisa N Paul Release Blitz
Danny’s Main is LIVE!
Synopsis
A man walks into a bar…
That’s how all jokes start, but this isn’t a joke.
This is their story.
Their lust.
Their love.
Their loss.
Their life.
And all because, a man walked into bar.
****Interwoven characters –STANDALONE — Can be read as a series Prologue or an Epilogue Flashback.****
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Lisa N. Paul is a wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend, reader, writer, blogger, and self-proclaimed comedian—just not always in that order. Ever since she was a little girl, she has devoured books. Falling in love with the Sweet Valley High series at a young age drew Lisa to series books and inspired her to write her own. Thursday Nights is the first book in her Charistown series.
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