Unblocked: Episode One by Marni Mann Release Blitz and Giveaway

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Unblocked, Episode One Blurb:

Derek Block seeks revenge. Frankie Jordan seeks professional dominance. He wants her, she wants him. Lines that can’t cross begin to blur. Things start heating up as real estate gets real… This is episode one of the five-episode novella series Timber Towers.

Check out our 5 smooches review HERE.

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Excerpt:

“Why don’t you come in?”

I was startled again by the sound of him, of his deep, alluring tone. I didn’t realize I was still hovering in the doorway. Closing most of the gap between us, I moved to one of the chairs.

I hooked my bag onto the back of it, his fingers slicing through the air as they reached for mine.

“Call me Derek.” He enclosed my hand with a pressing strength that I assumed was lightened for my benefit.

Though his stare remained on my face, I wasn’t able to keep mine on his. I needed a break, a second to get myself under control.

Control…

I had obviously lost that, though I didn’t understand why. Polished men were all I knew, all I had ever been attracted to: groomed and well-dressed, pretty and sharp, even cocky and somewhat selfish. They were certainly never burly or animalistic like Derek. So why was he having this kind of physical effect on me?

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Unblocked One by Marni Mann Review

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Synopsis

Derek Block seeks revenge. Frankie Jordan seeks professional dominance. He wants her, she wants him. Lines that can’t cross begin to blur. Things start heating up as real estate gets real…

This is the first episode of a five-episode novella series.

Review

I’m a bit of a bargain hunter so when serials come out I’m a bit reluctant to buy them unless they’re packaged in one box set but let me tell you if it came to buying Unblocked each time over that bar of Cadbury’s chocolate Unblocked is going to win every time.

Set in the world of luxury reality and power hungry manipulators Unblocked was without a doubt a brilliant surprise. For the first part in a five part serial it was quite lengthy with magnificent attention to detail in a setting I honestly thought I would find dull and lackluster but Marni Mann manages to form a sexy dark and intriguing perspective on it all. The heroine of the tale has integrity, confidence and the work ethic and intelligence that is completely admirable in a lead character. Her wit sparkles and flares off the page especially when paired and sparring verbally with the man who will become her most affluent client, Derek Block.

Derek is sex personified, his inner monologue gives readers insight in to his debauched and scandalous thoughts concerning the opposite of sex, he may come off as conceited or arrogant but believe me it works in his favor.

‘Her panties rested against the top of my zipper, and her hands held the back of my neck as her ankles crossed behind me. She felt so different from anyone else who had been in my arms, unlike any other grains I had touched. She was erotic, rare. Exquisite. The elusive fucking pink ivory-that’s what she was.’

For the first book it’s utterly flawless, the in’s and out’s of the business, the hard fought battle to be top dog and the continuing effort to keep that spot even when certain adversary’s are more than willing to spread their legs to gain that position. Will Derek go for the easy simple way or will he find more than just a business opportunity in vivacious Frankie?

Unblocked is scorching, titillating (I still giggle at that word), sensual and jam packed full of secrets and scandal with captivating characterization and a fascinating plot. Seriously cannot wait for book two to come my way.

~Nicole

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Until July by Aurora Rose Reynolds Cover Reveal

 

Until July (Book One) Until Her

Meet Wes & July in Until July!  

Until July is book one in the spin-off series Until Her!

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RELEASE DATE:  April 13th

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Blurb

Wes Silver wasn’t looking for love, but when July Mayson literally knocks him on his ass during their first encounter, his world is turned upside down by the quirky blonde, and every moment with her makes him more determined to protect her.

July Mayson doesn’t understand the pull she feels toward the bad boy biker Wes Silver, but she knows being with him is like nothing she’s ever felt before. Now all she has to do is tell her overprotective father, Asher Mayson, that she’s found her boom.

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Excerpt

“What the fuck is wrong with you.” The guy that was at the head of the group asks stepping in front of my bike.

I shake my head as words are lodged in my throat.

He pulls me off my bike and the men who are with him begin yelling obscenities as well.

“Sorry.” I croak out and I don’t even know if he hears me his hand goes to the collar of my leather jacket and he shakes me hard and my hand accidently presses down on the button for the Taser to ignite it. The loud crack fills the air and his eyes go wide then he falls to the ground and I fall on my ass and crab walk backwards then look up when I hit something only to meet the eyes of another man who looks pissed.

“Get up.” He growls picking me up my feet flail under me as I’m lifted off the ground with my hands restrained behind my back.

“Hold him still.” The guy who I had Tazered growls in front of me as I try to get away from the anger I feel coming off him.  His hands go to my head and he rips my helmet off causing my hair to float down around me.

Complete silence descends I swear no one even takes a breath.

“Um.” I bite my lip

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Step-Lover by Bella Jewel Release Blitz and Giveaway

 

 

Title: Step-Lover

Author: Bella Jewel

 Release Date: March 9, 2015

 

Synopsis

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STEPBROTHER ROMANCE

Intended for mature audiences only

I met him before I knew.

I loved him before I knew.

I didn’t know he was my stepbrother when I fell for Bladen. I fell for a

mystery guy who I spent a long, amazing weekend with. Then he got up and left

me, without even a goodbye. I was nothing more than a bit of fun.

He broke my heart.

I didn’t see him again.

Until my mom and her new husband, Jack, decide to take us all on a family

vacation to the lake so I can meet my new stepbrothers for the first time.

I don’t see it coming.

When he gets out of that car, my world stops. My passionate lover is…my

stepbrother.

He isn’t the same man. He’s a prick and he makes sure I know it.

I’m not the same woman. I’m in love with him and I very much plan to make sure

he knows it.

He won’t make my life easy. I won’t give up.

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Author Bio

 

 

Bella Jewel is a self published, USA

Today bestselling author. She’s been publishing since 2013. Her first release

was a contemporary romance, Hell’s Knights which topped the charts upon

release. Since that time, she has published over five novels, gaining a

bestseller status on numerous platforms. She lives in North Queensland and is

currently studying editing and proofreading to further expand her career. Bella

has been writing since she was just shy of fifteen years old. In Summer 2013

she was offered an ebook deal through Montlake Romance for her bestselling

modern day pirate series, Enslaved By The Ocean. She plans to expand her

writing career, planning many new releases for the future.

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When Fate Isn’t Enough by Isabelle Richards Blog Tour and Giveaway

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When Fate Isn’t Enough Synopsis:

Can a romance that was written in the stars survive real life? Lily Clark and Gavin Edwards met when their lives collided in a crazy twist of fate. Their relationship started amidst chaos, fraught with lust, passion, and love. Building a life together will take more than destiny, especially when ghosts from their past try to tear them apart.

 

Needing a fresh start, Lily decides to escape her life in Washington, DC to join Gavin in London. Trust and faith have never come easily to Lily. She’ll be put to the test now that she and Gavin are living under the same roof.

To make matters worse, trouble finds Lily wherever she goes. She thought she’d rid herself of her late husband’s demons, but she soon learns that when you make a deal with the devil, he often comes back to up the ante. Can she learn to let Gavin in or will she continue to fight her battles alone? Find out what happens When Fate Isn’t Enough.

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Excerpt:

Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Why didn’t I ever learn to cook? One of the many downsides of losing my mother young is I never learned how to cook things like a turkey. I have a cookbook, but it’s completely useless! Stuffed vs. unstuffed. Did I brine? What the hell is brine? I just need to know how many minutes per pound and at what temperature, but the damn cookbook is American, and my turkey is in grams and the oven is in Celsius. Fuck the damn metric system!

Hazel’s gone, and Gavin is probably as useless as I am. My computer and iPad are both in the solarium where my very tired boyfriend is sleeping. However, I spy Gavin’s briefcase in the front hall. Digging around in it for his iPad, I find a little box. A little robin’s-egg-blue box. His briefcase slips from my hands as I stare at the little box of impending doom.

NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. I have a turkey to cook and a kitchen to try to not burn down. I can’t think about little blue boxes. My cell phone ringing in the distance makes me jump and throw the box across the room as if it’s a venomous snake. Ignoring my phone, I crawl around searching for the box so I can return it to its hiding place, hopefully for a very long time. I give great consideration to “misplacing” the box. No box means no ring. No ring means no proposal. No proposal means not having to think about things that suck the oxygen out of my lungs. Instead, I grab the iPad and walk away, trying to pretend I never saw that box and that I won’t have to have a marriage conversation soon. Denial is beautiful.

The iPad and I figure out a plan for the turkey, and I stick it in the oven. I make the sign of the cross in front of the oven, praying not to burn down the house or give us all salmonella. My phone won’t stop ringing, so I have to go on a treasure hunt to try to find it. In a house with so much stone and marble, sounds echo off the walls, making it hard to figure out exactly where my phone is. Eventually I find it in the library.

“Where the hell have you been?” Em screams.

“Sorry, I lost my phone, and hide-and-seek is next to impossible in this house. Once you get here, you’ll understand. It’s bigger than Sacred Heart was.”

“Hmmm.” She’s trying to sound bored, but I know she’s curious. “I’ll be there soon, I think. The GPS says less than an hour.”

“See you soon.”

Over an hour and a half later, Em arrives. When I open the door, she says, “It’s a fucking castle, Lily. You didn’t tell me it was a castle.” Her driver brings in her bags and sets them by the door.

She hands him a tip. He tips his hat and closes the door as he leaves. I glare at her. “You couldn’t have rented a car? You made the poor man work on Christmas?”

“Don’t look at me like that,” she replies. “That man now has five hundred more bucks in his pocket to spend on Christmas. That’s how the economy works.” She hands me her coat. “Now, show me the loo. That drive from the airport is a bitch.”

While she freshens up, I put together some nosh food and pour some juice.

She walks over to the fridge and starts rummaging around. “Do you have any champagne to go with this juice? I’ll even take some vodka if you have some chilled.”

“I have no idea, but you can check. You’ll be drinking on your own, though. I’m still waking up. Too early for me to start drinking. If I start now, I’ll be asleep before everyone gets here.”

She shrugs. “Yeah, you’re probably right.” A devilish look crosses her face. “Stay here. I have something for you.” She runs back to her bags in the entrance. When she returns she hands me a box wrapped in black wrapping paper.

“What is this? You don’t do presents.” I shake the box but can’t tell what it is.

“No, I don’t. But I had this brilliant idea and had to get it. As you can tell by the wrapping, this is not a holiday gift.”

I tear the wrapping off and laugh hysterically. “What the hell is this, Em?” It’s a package of five dolls that look creepily like Gavin.

She looks at me like I’m crazy. “What do you mean? It’s the Gavin Doll collection. There’s Tux Gavin, G. I. Gavin, Alpha CEO Gavin, Sexually Frustrated Gavin, notice the short running shorts, and Club Gavin. If you push the button on the back it goes ‘unce unce unce.’”

I try to say “What the fuck,” but I’m laughing too hard to formulate the words.

“You always describe Gavin like he’s a Ken doll, and I have a friend in the doll biz. Open it up. I made sure he’s anatomically correct.”

My jaw drops. “You didn’t!” I tear open the package.

She pulls out Sexually Frustrated Gavin and lowers his pants. “Since I don’t have first-hand experience, I had to guess on the dimensions. I tried to be generous. Was I right?”

Blush scorches my cheeks.

“What?” she asks. “Bigger?”

I smirk. “Yeah, bigger. Much bigger.”

She stares at the now naked Gavin doll. “Damn.”

I grab the doll from her. “Stop ogling my boyfriend.”

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Isabelle Richards Bio:

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Isabelle Richards spent years as a speech writer before tackling fiction. An avid reader of all genres, Isabelle is drawn to romance novels as they provide an escape from daily life.  Through her complex cast of characters, Isabelle creates a sanctuary for readers to dive into for a break from reality.

When she is not writing, Isabelle works as an advocate for persons with disabilities in Washington, DC. Her two yellow labs are her writing partners, although they frequently sleep on the job. 

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Yours Tonight by Joya Ryan Review

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Synopsis

He will give her everything she’s ever wanted . . .

Jack Powell’s confidence is matched only by his intensity. The darkness in him comes from years of secrets and memories he’d rather forget. Lana has an exotic innocence that draws him in and Jack wants a taste of her. She’s a light in the darkness of his world – and she needs help, which he agrees to.

The only rule? He makes the rules.

Lana gives up her control, letting Jack take her body however he needs, while she works her way into his heart. But Jack’s past catches up to them and Lana finds herself wrapped up in a scheme that will expose every secret she’s worked so hard to keep. She clung to Jack once when her world was crashing down, but this time, she loves him. She’ll continue to reach for him – her only fear is if he’ll reach back, or go on his way, taking her soul with him . . .

Addictive and unforgettable, Jack and Lana’s story will seduce, surprise and stay with you. A brand new romance by the #1 bestselling author of Break Me Slowly, this is an emotional roller coaster you’ll want to keep riding forever.

Review

“I wanted more. Wanted to be more. Wanted that powerful heat that started with a look, a kiss, and surged through my veins, leaving me feeling hot and strong. I got a taste of that last week. I needed the heat. Craved it.”

I was asked by a good friend and fellow book lover to give this book a try. Since she and I have similar taste I figured, even though I had never read a Joya Ryan book before, why not? Now, to up the fun even more I decided to go in completely blind and not read the synopsis or any of the reviews for the book. I don’t do this often because I like to know what I am getting myself into but I will tell you I was completely surprised and excited for what I got.

“Stop thinking, there’s nothing to be sorry about. Feeling you come, tasting it, is the highlight of my fucking year.”

All I knew about this book going in was the tagline “Not every love story is meant to last . . . “ Wow, ok now that doesn’t sound HEAish at all so I was a bit worried. I did know that this was book one in a trilogy so I did have some hope for an HEA by the end. I won’t ruin it and tell you how that goes but I survived the tagline.

“On a scale of one to ten how nervous do I make you feel?”  “Five,” ” And is it a hot or cold nervous?”  “Hot.”

Having read Fifty Shades of Grey, Bared To You, This Man and many others along those lines I will say that this story fits right into that genre. Lana is a young twenty something girl with little experience who because of an event n her past is skittish around men and very innocent sexually. Jack Powell is the CEO of his company, confident and loves control. He does seem to have one weak spot and that is for the young innocent girl he met in a bar and instantly felt a connection too.

“Give me a number.”

While all men make Lana nervous, Jack makes her a new and exciting kind a nervous. As  he likes to say it a Hot nervous not a Cold nervous. Soon she finds out that her new summer job happens to be at his company and she doesn’t seem to know if this scares or excites her. These two have amazing chemisty. When Lana is around dominating Jack seems to soften just a bit and Closed off and Innocent Lana opens up and finally starts living life with Jack guiding her.

“Understand one thing: I will push your limits, but I will never hurt you.”

Joya’s writing was exciting and captivating. I read this book straight through in one sitting, much to dismay of my hungry family. I needed to know how all the drama and secrets played out and if these two people who to me felt like they needed to be together could get past it all or if the tag line was true and some loves can’t last. I will say after looking the other books up I am very happy that she is releasing them quickly and I for one will be early awaiting their arrival on my kindle.

“I was his captive. And I liked it.”

~miranda

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Dirty Past by Emma Hart Cover Reveal

DirtyPast

 

 

Release Day May 4

On the heels of Dirty Secret, here is a sizzling hot romance featuring another Burke brother and the girl he can’t resist, from the New York Times bestselling author of the Game series.

Walking out on my wedding wasn’t my best idea.

Neither was throwing my cell in the lake and taking a job as PA for Dirty B, America’s favorite rock band, complete with every teen girl’s dream man, the eldest of the Burke brothers.

Tate Burke is pure sex. Women actually throw their panties at him during shows. And Ella Dawson is the lucky little thing that gets to escort their fangirling butts out when he’s done with them.

Yay.

He’s a cocky son of a bitch, but there’s more to him than meets the eye. Every now and then Ella gets a rare glimpse of the Tate behind the “bad boy” act, and it attracts her in the most annoying way. The most annoying, heart-thumping, panty-wetting way.

When her abusive ex turns up at the hotel room Ella and Tate are sharing, raging mad, she knows she’ll need more than just a little protection. Tate sees red, and Ella can’t help but lean on him, despite his bad-boy ways.

And now? Now, he’s in a whole lot of trouble.

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Conner Burke never expected Sofie Callahan to come back.

Where she’s been for the last two and half years is a

mystery, and so is the reason she left in the first place. Now, though, she’s

back in their hometown of Shelton Bay, South Carolina, at the same time

Conner’s band Dirty B is home on a tour break.

Sofie Callahan has spent the months since her father’s death

avoiding anything to do with her home town. But with her brother in

Afghanistan, she has no choice but to return and sort out her father’s house,

even if it means facing the boy she fell in love with and revealing the reason

she left.

Conner has questions, and when his broken heart and her

guilty one collide, Sofie has to start answering them. Their present is rocky,

their future unknown. Only one thing is certain:

Sofie’s daughter will change everything.

By day, New York Times and USA Today bestselling New Adult

author Emma Hart dons a cape and calls herself Super Mum to two beautiful

little monsters. By night, she drops the cape, pours a glass of whatever she

fancies – usually wine – and writes books.

Emma is working on Top Secret projects she will share with

her followers and fans at every available opportunity. Naturally, all Top

Secret projects involve a dashingly hot guy who likes to forget to wear a

shirt, a sprinkling (or several) of hold-onto-your-panties hot scenes, and a

whole lotta love.

She likes to be busy – unless busy involves doing the

dishes, but that seems to be when all the ideas come to life.

Sorority Of Three by Melissa Brown Blog Tour and Giveaway

 

SORORITY OF THREE: Freshman 101

by Melissa Brown

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And you thought the hardest part of freshman year was scheduling…

Sunny McCormick is in love with love. She’s cute, romantic and convinced her Prince Charming is out there somewhere.

Grace McCarrion has never been in love. She’s shy, reserved and her own worst critic.

Claudia Mansour isn’t sure she believes in love. She’s confident, beautiful and hard to impress.

They’ve decided to go against the grain and, rather than pledge the Greek system at the University of Illinois, create an unofficial sorority of their own.

This is their story. The ups and downs, the trials and tribulations, the romance and heartbreak.

Welcome to freshman year.

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Check out our 4 smooches review HERE.

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EXCERPT:

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When we reached my room, we wasted no time at all. Xander closed my door, locking the dead bolt before pulling me in by the waist and kissing my neck.

“You taste good,” he murmured.

I held back a cringe as I couldn’t imagine what I could possibly taste like, knowing I’d been sweating for hours.

“Can I help you out of your costume?” he asked, pulling on the strings of my corset. I nodded and he pulled on the strings again, loosening the fabric from my torso. Once the corset had fallen to the floor, he removed the white blouse and slid my skirt down to my ankles.

“Xan, maybe—” I said, feeling hesitant.

“Are you still, you know?”

“A virgin?” I asked.

“Yeah.”

I nodded.

“Are you sure we can’t take care of that?” His lips tickled the fleshy portion of my ear. I could feel his breath lingering on my skin.

“I’m sure.”

Even drunk, I wasn’t ready to have sex. I didn’t consider myself a late bloomer, but being the romantic person that I was, I wanted, no I needed to wait until I was with someone I truly loved. That was a priority to me. And so, as good as his lips felt against my skin, and as turned on as I was, standing in my bra and underwear in the middle of my dorm room, I was not about to compromise.

“Okay, well, we can still have fun, right?” he asked with a chuckle.

“What’d you have in mind?” I asked, playing hard to get. After dating him for a few months, I knew exactly what he had in mind.

“You know…a little of this, a little of that,” he said, looking at the bed.

“I could probably arrange that,” I said, acting coy.

“Good.” He ran his fingers through my hair, then asked, “Which one is yours,” gesturing to the beds.

Taking his hand in mine, I led him to my bed.

“Lay down,” he said. And I did.

Xander’s hands drifted up my belly as he kissed my belly button, lowering his head little by little, taking his time, making me crazy.

Desire flooded my abdomen. I wanted him, needed him.

“Beg me,” he said.

“What?” I asked, panting, pulling my head from the pillow. “Don’t be a dick.”

Xander flashed me a grin, then said, “I’m just kidding.”

Then he ran his tongue down, down, down until I was thrusting my head back into the pillow, clenching my teeth and enjoying every teasing touch from his eager tongue. Within seconds, I came. And a few seconds after that, I was mortified.

“That was fast,” he said.

“You’re way too proud of yourself,” I said, trying so hard not to show how embarrassed I was.

“I love that I still have that effect on you.” He stroked my inner thighs with his fingertips, still way too proud of what he’d accomplished in less than a minute.

“Whatever.” I laughed, sitting up and running my fingers through my hair. “You’re so cocky.”

Xander gave me a lopsided grin. “With good reason.”

“Will you ever change?”

“Probably not,” he said with a chuckle. After we sat together in silence for a few seconds, he turned serious. “Do you, like, want me to go or something?”

His question surprised me. I couldn’t imagine Xander leaving without being satisfied. He’d taken care of me and was asking nothing in return? Weird.

“No.” I shook my head and pushed my hands into his chest, easing us down to the bed. My hand gripped his zipper.

“Seriously, Sun. It’s okay,” he said. “I know you like to take it slow.” He took my hand from his jeans and pulled me down so my head rested against his chest.

“Oh,” I said. “Are you sure?”

“My balls will never forgive me, but yeah.” His chest vibrated as he chuckled. “I’ve put you through enough, don’t you think?”

I said nothing, knowing that even though my instinct would be to dismiss what he said, I couldn’t do it. He’d hurt me. Like, really hurt me. And I wasn’t ready to let him back in. Besides, who knew if he actually wanted to be let in.

He kissed the top of my head. “’Night.”

Xander snored quietly beside me as I stared up at the ceiling. I was sure he wouldn’t be there when I woke up. He was my weakness, and I had been extremely weak.

I surprised myself, though. As I drifted off to sleep, visions of Sawyer popped into my head, not Xander.

Good Lord, I was in such a bad place. I had one guy in my bed and another lurking in my heart.

Just as I suspected, when I woke the next morning, Xander was gone. Some things never changed.

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Melissa Brown was born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago. She attended the University of Illinois and is the mother of two fantastic kids. She’s an avid reader who enjoys making handmade gifts for her family and friends, as well as baking and painting. Melissa has an unhealthy obsession with pop culture. She speaks fluent movie quotes from the 1980s (John Hughes = genius), reads celebrity gossip magazines and never misses an episode of Scandal. She enjoys writing contemporary romance, romantic suspense and young adult novels.

All of Melissa’s books are currently available exclusively through Amazon.com and are part of the Kindle Unlimited Program.

 

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Sorority of Three – Freshman 101 by Melissa Brown Review

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Synopsis

And you thought the hardest part of freshman year was scheduling…

Sunny McCormick is in love with love. She’s cute, romantic and convinced her Prince Charming is out there somewhere.

Grace McCarrion has never been in love. She’s shy, reserved and her own worst critic.

Claudia Mansour isn’t sure she believes in love. She’s confident, beautiful and hard to impress.

They’ve decided to go against the grain and, rather than pledge the Greek system at the University of Illinois, create an unofficial sorority of their own.

This is their story. The ups and downs, the trials and tribulations, the romance and heartbreak.

Welcome to freshman year.

Review

 

Diving head first into books without reading the synopsis seems to be my specialty these days and so far it’s worked wonders as with my latest literary adventure in Sorority of Three by Melissa Brown. With SOT I was treated to a really unexpected and unique love story because this tale may have had the trials and tribulations of College dating, Facebook relationship statuses and the art of flirting for shy girls but at the core of it all SOT was a love story involving three best friends, all diverse, all with completely varied personalities and attitudes and each struggling with some complex inner issue. The love shared and tested and formed through these three girls, Claudia, Grace and Sunny was so beautiful to read, the realism and emotion that Melissa poured into her words and how she shaped and moulded the characters individuality draws you in to their multifaceted lives.

“He’s not a bad guy. He was honest about his girlfriend.” I gave her a mock glare. “After we met, after we had coffee.”

“So he was confused. He’s human.” Grace shrugged. “I know you want the fairy tale, Sun but I don’t think either of us is getting rescued.”

Although I identified with socially awkward dating disaster Grace, often cringing in embarrassment at her poor character, Sunny’s often comical and perky nature added that light entertainment quality to the story with the raw emotional struggles landing on the stunning Claudia’s doorstep. All three girls face their own form of adversity whether it is social interaction, flirting, choosing the right man, trusting your own instincts, getting to know yourself, accepting and loving those beautiful differences in yourself or just what to wear to a Frat party, the sisterhood was so lovely to experience without the quintessential sorority house setting. The only thing lacking for me in the story was the romantic leads with the exception of Libby and maybe Ross. The men kind of fell flat for me, there was nothing redeemable or memorable about any aspect of them, they were average Joe’s with pretty bland personalities but I guess that offered up more realism to Grace, Sunny and Claudia’s stories because let’s face it not everyone is going to arrive at college and meet a ripped rock-star or an Adonis-looking business mogul.

The writing and dialogue was impeccable, Melissa sure knows how to construct a world of turmoil, angst and drama carefully balancing it with lighter moments, tender and often sweet times between not only the girls but in the romantic woes and wins they experience. It did leave it rather open ended and I hate to use the word cliff-hanger but it comes pretty close. Needless to say I cannot wait to continue my vicarious exploits with these girls in the next instalment.

~Nicole

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Strictly Temporary by Ella Fox Excerpt Reveal

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Excerpt :

Opening the door, I find Dante and Sabrina on the other side.  Swinging it wide, I smile broadly as I gesture for them to come it.

“Exton’s been out all day at a production meeting, but—“

“We need to sit down and talk.”

I’m shocked by the serious expression on Dante’s face, but instead of questioning him, I follow as he leads me into Exton’s living room.  Dropping down on to a chair, I wait for him to fill me in.  As Sabrina takes a seat on the arm of the chair and sets a reassuring hand on my shoulder, my stomach sinks.  Something is wrong.

Raking a hand through his hair, Dante lets out a frustrated sigh.  “There’s no easy way to say this, so I’m just going to give it to you straight.  Exton’s been arrested for assault. He’s in jail.”

Jumping from my seat I cry out in shock. “What the hell are we doing sitting?  We need to go get him out!”

“There’s nothing that we can do until tomorrow,” He answers. “His bail hearing will happen in the morning.  I need you to pack so that we can be there.”

Looking over at Sabrina, I try to comprehend what’s going on. “I don’t understand—what?  Why would we need to fly?”

“That would be because he’s being held at the Small Towne police department.”

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RELEASE DATE: March 16th

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Blurb

The conclusion to Arden & Exton’s story.

Just a Small Towne girl…

Raised on fairytales and dreams of true love, Arden Winger left for college with a smile on her face and a happy, hopeful heart. Fast-forward seven years and that small town is behind her, but not the baggage she’s been carrying since she left.

Just a city boy…

It’s not that Exton Alexander had anything against relationships—he just never had the desire to try. Not necessarily jaded, Exton considered himself a realist. Little did he know, the one woman that would change everything was about to rock his world. This Alpha male knows the second he lays eyes on her that Arden is special– now he just has to work past her defenses.

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About the Author:

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Ella Fox  writes like a woman possessed whenever she gets the chance!  She is the author of The Hart Family Series, The Renegade Saints Series and The Catch Series.

When she’s not writing, Ella indulges the gypsy in her blood and travels the country.  Ella loves reading, movies, music, buying make-up, reading Tmz, Twitter and pedicures… not necessarily in that order. She has a wild sense of humor and loves to laugh.  Her favorite thing in the world is hanging out with her family and watching comedy movies.

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