Apr 21

Down For The Count Series by Christa Cervone Dual Cover Reveals

By Miranda Arnold in Reveals & Tours

Dual Cover Reveal: Down for the Count series by Christa Cervone.

On the Ropes (book 1) release May 5, 2015

Going the Distance (book 2) releases May 19, 2015

ON THE ROPES:

A murderer’s child…A foster child…A troubled teen…Gabriel ‘The Saint’ Vega has never had an easy life. Being shuffled from one foster home to another after his father murdered his mother, he found himself in and out of trouble with the law. Never giving a damn about himself, let alone anyone else, his life was spiraling out of control; fast. Until one man and one sport changed everything.

Frankie Carbone taught Saint how to handle his anger and rejection; by fighting it out in the ring. On his way to stardom, Saint finds himself pushed into the spotlight and into the arms of more women than he can ever imagine; he’s completely content with one night stands and random sex.

Then Salem Harris comes walking into his life and changes his game plan. Saint finds himself wanting Salem in all the ways that scare him. She is off limits; taken. But that doesn’t stop Saint from going after what he wants, and he wants her.

Frankie showed Saint a new way of life with Boxing, but will Salem give him the one thing he’s never known – love? Will Saint find himself fighting for the one thing he thinks he doesn’t deserve or will Salem end up breaking his heart? Gabriel ‘The Saint’ Vega has had to fight for every good thing he’s gotten in his life.

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GOING THE DISTANCE:

Life has been a roller coaster for Gabriel ‘The Saint’ Vega. From surviving a hellish childhood, to reuniting with his lost brother, only to hit the struggle of helping him battle his drug addiction. Boxing saved Gabriel’s life, and just when his career hits the fast track, he finally finds love with Salem; at least for a short time. Social differences, obligations, and misguided good intentions tore Gabriel and Salem apart before they could ever really get started. Will Gabriel be able to save his brother from the whirlpool of addiction that threatens to drag him under? Is Salem capable of breaking away from the ropes that bind her to doing what’s expected rather than what and whom she desires? Can Gabriel convince Salem that their mutual feelings are worth fighting for, and that together, they will be able to go the distance?

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Born and raised in New England, Christa is a married mother of three. She began writing her first book, Broken, in October 2012, as a love story to her husband, Frank. During the writing process, Christa managed to keep her book a secret from the majority of her family and friends, including her mother. She finally revealed that she had written a book on her personal Facebook page just two weeks before Broken was released.

Broken was released in February 2013, and within twenty-four hours of its release, it was on Amazon’s Movers and Shakers list as well as in the Top 20 Erotica. Christa released her second novel, On the Ropes – Book One in the Down for the Count series, in February 2014. On the Ropes has also climbed the charts on Amazon, hitting the Top 10 Sports Fiction and the Top 20 Romance Sports Fiction lists. Book Two, Going the Distance, was released July 2014 and claimed the number 3 spot in the Interracial category as well being in the top 20 in Erotica on Amazon.

Limitless Publishing has recently acquired the Down for the Count series and will be re-releasing the series under their publishing label in May 2015.

Along with the Down for the Count series, Christa’s new series titled, Can’t Stop Lovin’ You, will also be released under Limitless Publishing. The series will have at least four books, Dream On, What it Takes, Sweet Emotion and Hole in my Soul. Dream On is slated for 2015 release.

Apr 20

Author Spotlight – Meghan Quinn

By Miranda Arnold in Reveals & Tours

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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Her bosom heaved at an alarming rate as his rough hand found its way down to her soft, yet wiry briar patch…

Can you say briar patch in a romance novel? What about meat sword? That’s what it is…a meat sword, right, all meaty and sword like, slaying through the inner dungeons of a woman’s dark desires. What about breasts? Do bosoms really heave?

God, I have no idea what happens when private parts touch.

I’m a virgin trying to write a romance novel and can’t seem to write past a sex scene thanks to my lack of experience.

My two best friends encourage me to drop the pen for a while and gain some real life practice through multiple dating facets such as blind dates, online profiles, and random hookups.

But losing my virginity is proving to be tougher than expected…

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Release: June 2nd

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Justice. Faith. Power.

The words I live my life by, the three keys to my success, the foundation I built my entire empire on and now Goldie holds them all in the palm of her hands.

She once was a Jett Girl, a piece of me, a safety net I grew to depend on.

She once was mine…heart, body and soul.

But now she’s gone.

I fell for a girl I should have left alone. I let her consume my life, control my feelings and own every aspect of my being. I tried to keep her, to make her see what she was doing to me, to clue her in that breathing was impossible without her around.

But she ran, she gave up and she returned the one thing that claimed her as mine, she gave me back her collar.

This is the story of a desperate man who lost everything that ever mattered to him… my little one.

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Apr 20

Make Me by Tamara Mataya Review

By Amie Knight in 4 Smooches, Reviews

4 Smooches!

Synopsis

Investigative journalist Sloane Winters has one goal: take down The Underground, the exclusive BDSM club that’s swallowed her twin. Her exposé will show her sister the truth—there’s no such thing as harmless fun in BDSM.

Darko Aralica immediately recognizes Sloane as a submissive, but her judgmental arrogance about kink is an intriguing challenge. When she begs him to teach her submission, he accepts. He’ll prove Sloane’s rightful place is at The Underground—or tied to his bed.

Darko begins Sloane’s training, guiding her through sensual scenes that strip away her preconceptions about the lifestyle – and herself. Sloane thought she wanted the truth.

But the truth doesn’t always set you free.

Welcome to The Underground.

You can’t buy your way in. You can’t screw your way in. But you might earn your chance to enter the inner circle and submit to Doms who know your desires better than you do. If you can take it.

There can only be one winner of the Submission Games. It probably won’t be you.

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Review

Right so if you can’t tell by the cover this is a BDSM book! Hmm ok so I wasn’t sure about this one – fifty shades was the first BDSM I read and obviously bloody loved it like everyone else! I tried to get into other BDSM books but I couldn’t so I never finished them. So I was hesitant to read it at first.

Sloane Winters is the main heroine in this book and she is a determined one. She is hell bent on making a point – that point being ‘The underground world’ is disgusting, demoralizing, and just abusive and wrong – especially for her sweet troubled twin sister Tessa. Sloane is very persistent and quite judgmental at times which brings us to her job- a journalist, using this and the fact her and Tessa are identical twins, to her advantage as an in, to get a story while at the same time showing her sister how wrong her chosen lifestyle is.

“You want people to beat the fu@& out of you. Sounds sick to me.”

We then meet Darko – Yes that is his name. And he is as mysterious and sexy as that name of his. He is honest and loyal and did I mention hot? He and Sloane meet in the club that Sloane is planning to burn to the ground and expose it for the filth and danger she knows it to be. I loved Darko, I can’t explain it without giving too much away but I really did like him so much, he was sexy, an alpha of course with a bit of a sensitive side that you had to work on to get to obviously. Which brings me to Sloane. So Yeah, she pissed me off immensely like seriously annoyed me at times – and it wasn’t anything to do with Tamara’s writing. I’m not going to lie it was a lot to do with that she was a journalist- I have just realized lately how the characters in a book being a journalist bothers me – and especially the fact she was so indecisive when it came to the predicament she got herself into. Ok so maybe I love Darko and I am a bit biased and got a bit annoyed at her motives and thought she was a bit of a b*&^%.

“…Not with Mister f(*&^%$# Orgasm simmering in front of me in his chair. I can barely think straight with him so close and I’m not as vulnerable as my twin”

I have only read fifty shades, I did try to get into another series that was based around a BDSM relationship but s*&^ got real weird real quick and I couldn’t finish. Although for me this was different to what is expected of BDSM books – I think a lot of them can be about a wealthy man, introducing a woman to this lifestyle they have plenty of hot sex, a few problems here and there but I don’t think other BDSM books really delve into the lifestyle for everyone involved and not just that couple. Don’t get me wrong there was problems along the way but these characters had a lot of depth and layers to them and of course the chemistry and sex between these two was hot!

“Unable to be passive for a second, I grab her hips and f*&^ her from the bottom, tossing her up with my hips, pulling her down with my hands, relishing the sound of her a$$ slapping against me and the sharp gasp it brings from her gorgeous mouth as the head of my cock hits somewhere new and deep inside her.”

I wasn’t sure how I felt about this book to be honest. I got through it fairly quickly, I couldn’t put it down. I felt we needed more though so that can be a good thing or bad thing- depends how you look at it. This story was so many things, yes it was BDSM. It was the lifestyle – but it was the people in that lifestyle not just BDSM itself but the people that live that life and that was one of the most intriguing elements of this story. This was a journey of self discovery and self acceptance. I loved the twists and turns in this book, while there are some you can maybe guess along the way there are still some that deliver that shock factor and it’s done well. Tessa is a big presence during this whole book and I hope the next book in this series is Tessa’s story and will certainly be reading the next one in this series. As unsure as I felt about this book – it has been on my mind all week, so that has to be a good thing right?

~Jade

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Apr 20

Ashes to Sparks by Jeanine Binder Review

By Amie Knight in 3.5 Smooches, Reviews

3.5 Smooches!

Synopsis

Book synopsis:
Ryan Jeffries is a firefighter – 33 year old, 6’5, red hair, green eyes. His 8 yr marriage he found was a sham – their 7 yr old caught in the middle of a nasty divorce, where his ex doesn’t want him to have any time with his daughter.
In the process of getting custody of his daughter, he finds himself interested in his daughter’s teacher – Lindsay Archer – who he thinks is married until a car accident shows him differently. All the feelings he kept saying he would never share with a woman again, based on the disaster of his marriage is coming back full-tilt with Lindsay. They become soul mates in a quick period of time.
Events that would ruin a couple hold them closer together – read to find out more.

Review

Ryan Jeffries is a handsome firefighter that is undergoing a difficult divorce. His ex wife has been dishonest and can’t seem to get her act together. One day he gets fed up with his ex wife’s inability to pick up their daughter. Even through his frustration, his daughters teacher, Mrs. Archer, catches his eye. Although he has sworn off relationships, the idea of dating his daughters teacher does cross his mind.

Mrs Archer, Lindsay, has a past and is found out after a bad car accident. An accident that is worked by Ryan’s EMS team. Their chemistry is instant and I loved how they fit together so well.

An event in the book takes place and it’s shocking and upsetting. The author may have her reasons for that issue to be brought up in her book, but I didn’t feel like it was necessary. That is my only setback for the book. Other than that, the writing was good and I enjoyed the story of Ryan, Lindsay, and Kristen. If you’re looking for a great Saturday afternoon read, I will definitely suggest this book! 3.5 smooches for Ashes to Sparks by Jeanine Binder.

~Sarah

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Apr 20

When Fates Collide by Isabelle Richards Review

By Miranda Arnold in 4 Smooches, Reviews

4 Smooches

Synopsis

Life can change in the blink of an eye. One moment, Lily Preston is trapped in a loveless marriage. In a split second she is free, but at what cost? Her mundane life is set into a free fall of tragedy and terror. Her husband maybe out of her life, but he left a storm of collateral damage behind and the burden is on Lily to sort it out.

Fate connects Lily with Gavin Edwards, a charmingly handsome British gentleman that has been drawn into her tangled circumstance. Gavin is everything Lily’s husband wasn’t and gives her hope that love really does exist. Gavin wants nothing more than to sweep Lily up and carry her off into the sunset, far away from the devastation left behind by her husband. Gavin has been the first breath of fresh air in her life, but she isn’t looking to be saved. She needs to clean up her husband’s mess and find a way to save herself in the process.

Does she throw caution to the wind and open her heart? Or listen to her head that tells her and go it alone until she’s found herself again?

Review

“The kiss was deliciously intense. So intense it bolted him right out the door. What have I done.”

When Fates Collide by Isabelle Richards is a suspenseful and exciting debut novel. Full of crime, suspense, heat this is a story that will keep you guessing and turning pages till the end. The book begins with Lily being taken to the police station with no idea as to what is going on. We soon me a sexy British man, Gavin and learn that his celebrity druggie or a wife and her philandering criminal of a husband have both been killed in a car accident. I expected the recent deaths of their spouses to turn me off some but the way Isabelle handled it and explained the relationships it did not bother me at all.

“It’s not you I doubt. It’s life.”

Forced into hiding together while the FBI tries to get all the details of the criminal life their spouses (especially her husband, Ash) straight, Gavin and Lily are forced to spend a lot of time together and soon they cannot deny that they not only thoroughly enjoy each other but are very much attracted to each other. But soon Gavin must return to London and despite not having a lot of attachments Lily insist on staying in Boston. Can distance plus a mob after her for the money her deceased husband owes be the end of Lily and Gavin before they really have a chance to start?

“Whoever said size doesn’t matter has clearly never experienced someone with an abundance of it.”

The suspenseful aspect of this book was the highlight for me. While I loved Gavin and Lily (especially Gavin OH BOY do I love a sexy Brit) I was completely drawn into the tangled web of deceit that Ash left in his passing and I felt deeply for Lily as she tired to untangle it all and finally for the first time in her adult life assert her independence. While at a few times I got frustrated with Lily for pushing Gavin away when she clearly needed to lean on him and allow him to be there for her, I cold not really fault her for this. She had not only lost the husband she was married to but in all reality from never truly with she was left with so many dark and devastating secrets and debts. I cannot say in her place I wouldn’t be hesitant to go into something new either.

“One day, I hope to break down your guard and see you build some trust. In me. In the world.”

Gavin’s passion and Lily’s quick wit make this a book you won’t want to miss. The second half of the book was so fast paced and intense I could not put it down and after all was set and done I am very excited to continue to series.

~miranda

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Apr 20

Shuttergirl by CD Reiss Suprise Cover and Blurb Reveal

By Miranda Arnold in Reveals & Tours

Author Note: If you know me, you know my Submission and Corruption books. This is different. This is about love and loss, ambition and talent, and our commitments to ourselves and each other. I don’t close the door on the expression of love, but this is not the usual dirty pleasure.

Add the Hollywood Project aka ShutterGirl to your TBR at: http://bit.ly/1IpYCv7

Release Date: May 20th

ShutterGirl Book Trailer:

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Blurb

I am not hurt.

I don’t need a second chance with him, or a life I thought I had.

While he was out forgetting me to become a movie star, I was building a career out of nothing. A career as a paparazzi, but a career. For a foster kid who bounced around every home in Los Angeles, that wasn’t easy.

This camera is all I have.

He’s nothing to me. Every time I take his picture and sell it, I remind myself that I did it all without him or his approval, his cinnamon smell or his clear green eyes. He lights up the screen like a celestial body, but he’s nothing but a paycheck to me.

He can throw my camera off a balcony, and nothing has to change. We can stay king and queen of the same city, and different worlds.

Except this is Hollywood, and here, anything can happen.

About the Author

CD Reiss is a USA Today and Amazon bestseller. She still has to chop wood and carry water, which was buried in the fine print. Her lawyer is working it out with God but in the meantime, if you call and she doesn’t pick up, she’s at the well, hauling buckets.

Born in New York City, she moved to Hollywood, California to get her master’s degree in screenwriting from USC. In case you want to know, that went nowhere, but it did embed TV story structure in her head well enough for her to take a big risk on a TV series structured erotic series called Songs of Submission. It’s about a kinky billionaire hung up on his ex-wife, an ingenue singer with a wisecracking mouth; art, music and sin in the city of Los Angeles.

Critics have dubbed the books “poetic,” “literary,” and “hauntingly atmospheric,” which is flattering enough for her to put it in a bio, but embarrassing enough for her not to tell her husband, or he might think she’s some sort of braggart who’s too good to give the toilets a once-over every couple of weeks or chop a cord of wood.

If you meet her in person, you should call her Christine.

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Apr 20

Little Moments by Madison Street Cover Reveal and Giveaway

By Miranda Arnold in Reveals & Tours

Title: Little Moments

Series: Second Chances #2

Author: Madison Street

Cover Design: Lindee Robinson Photography

Release Date: Spring 2015

Synopsis

Think.

Think back to the exact moment when you fell in love for the first time.

That split second. That precise moment.

Can you remember it?

I can remember the day as if it were yesterday: from the light blue dress she wore, to her golden locks curved along her shoulders, down to the shocking tingle when our fingers touched. It was the happiest day of my life, and yet she didn’t even know I existed.

What if you had the chance to relive those moments? Would you take it?

I’ve waited almost ten years for her and my time has finally come.

This split second, this precise moment will change her life forever.

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“Intense. Mind-Blowing. Emotional. Haunting. Shocking. Twisted.”

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Excerpt

*unedited

Holding on tight against my chest, I fight

through the pain as the heated flames burn. Reaching the stairwell, I jet up

the stairs keeping balance as the building continues to tremble. Jumping for

the top of the stairs, I land on the platform. The boy cries out as fear exudes

from his face. Panic swarms my thoughts but I push them out. We are going to make it.

A loud explosion bellows from beneath us

and a fiery blast erupts. The blast blows me off balance sending me straight

into the wall. The boy slips from my grasp as I fly through the air slamming

into the wall. The impact knocks the wind out of me as the dizziness clogs my

head. Debris from the sixth floor crumbles onto the stairwell as the bannister

starts to break away from its hold. I search for the boy, noticing him on the

ground unconscious, still wrapped in my jacket.

Coughing profusely I hoist him back in my

arms, sealing the mask back on his face. The SCBA beeps again, notifying the

three-minute mark. Scanning for the hall window, a sliver of moonlight

illuminates the hallway.

Hosting us off the ground, one arm holds

the boy, while my other grabs hold of the radio. With a raspy voice, “Almost

there Cap.”

“The ladder is waiting for you guys. Step

on it!”

With careful steps, I make way to the window.

In an instant, the building rumbles around us. Flames from inside the apartment

melt the walls and bursts into the hallway. The boy yells out as I tighten my

grip around him.

Large amounts of debris falls behind us

and crashes into the ground, creating gaping holes in the floor. Violent

tremors shake the wooden frames as I struggle to keep balance. A shining light

blinds through the hall window as it blasts open with Carter peeking inside,

“Roman!”

The sound of the cracking floor creeps

around me and I look down to see it’s completely tearing apart. My heart beat

stops as I lay eyes on the child and then Carter. In a split, I rip the mask

off the boy and hoist him up, readying to toss him into Carter’s arms.

As the ground starts to disappear from

underneath me, I use all my strength to hurl the boy, tossing him into Carter’s

grasp. A smile curves along my lips as Carter catches him. And with the sight

of the boy safe, the floor gives way and crumbles beneath me.

The roaring plea of

Carter’s voice is the last sound I hear as I fall into oblivion.

Copyright

2015: Madison Street

Author Bio

Madison Street was born in New York City and was raised in the Bronx, where she resided until she was 17 years old. After 9/11, Madison joined the United States Navy to serve her country.

During the deployments, Madison constantly wrote short stories and she discovered her passion for writing. You will find Madison always on the computer, whether she’s on Facebook, designing websites, messing with Photoshop, or writing for her blog.

Besides writing, her second passion is music and dance. Even though she’s a terrible singer, she’ll still belt it out in the shower, especially if the song is her jam! She currently resides in Virginia with her husband of 8 years, 2 children, a dog, and a cat. She is so excited to start this amazing journey and is honored to be part of such a compassionate and loving community.

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Apr 20

Love Bites by C.C. Wood Release Blitz

By Miranda Arnold in Reveals & Tours

LOVE BITES (Bitten #4)

By C.C. Wood

Release Date: April 20, 2015

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23769918-love-bites

Author CC Wood is releasing the fourth book in her popular paranormal series, Bitten. LOVE BITES follows the story of Ricki and Calder. Ricki is part of a group of best friends that have found themselves in the mix with a host of different paranormal beings they had no idea existed all around them! Calder is a smoking hot werewolf that’s found his mate, now he just has to convince her of it. Ricki is nothing if not skeptical! Ricki and Calder had a scorching one night stand, or at least she considered it a one night stand, in the novella ONE LITTLE BITE. LOVE BITES is a full length story.

I didn’t think one night could change the course of my entire life.

With his piercing green eyes, Calder Atwood sees straight through my defenses. He’s more than sexy; he’s a werewolf. Though he says he wants more than a one night stand, I can’t believe him. I learned long ago that men lie, and I vowed not to follow in my mother’s footsteps, pining away for a man who doesn’t know the meaning of the word fidelity. The only way I trust myself not to break that promise is to avoid Calder completely.

Eluding him becomes impossible when I’m thrust into a world of danger and darkness. Despite my resistance, Calder forces his way into my life and my resolve weakens with each day we’re together. After an attack leaves me on the edge of death, I find myself bound to him, body and soul.

Now, I can’t walk away, regardless of how badly I yearn to do just that.

Check out our 5 Smooches Review HERE.

CC Wood is a native Texan that grew up either reading or playing the piano. Years later, she’s still not grown up and doing the same things. Since the voices in her head never shut up, C.C. decided to share their crazy stories and started writing books.

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. Follow CC on Facebook and Goodreads. She also has a website that offers special content and updates. If you are interested in contacting for CC Wood for an author interview or guest post, please contact (XXXXX)

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