Red Cheeks Reads - Part 601

Nov 03

The Redemption by S.L. Scott Release Day Launch

By Miranda Arnold in Reveals & Tours

He was everything she never wanted. Yet, she couldn’t stop thinking about him.

Soulful, amber eyes

A sex, drugs, and rock n’roll reputation

A body that beckoned for sin

Three years ago Rochelle Floros was living her dream come true… then
lost it all. On the worst day of her life, the last person she
expected to be there for her was a rock star and tabloid favorite. Now, she’s
trying to rebuild her life after the tragedy that destroyed her fairytale. Slowly,
she found herself captivated by a sexy, bad boy drummer she had known for
years.

Rochelle was caught between the grief that shrouded her heart and
the charismatic man that made it race. What she didn’t know is if he was being
sincere or toying with her heart. The Redemption is about finding the pulse of
your soul in the most unlikely places and giving love a chance to grow.

Can what she wants really be what she needs? With his rhythm and her passion, can they make music together? Or will their harmony be lost forever?

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S.L. Scott is a former high-tech account manager with a journalism degree pursuing her passion for telling stories. She spends her days escaping into her characters and letting them lead her on their adventures.

Live music shows, harvesting jalapenos and eating homemade guacamole are her obsessions she calls hobbies.

Scott lives in the beautiful Texas hill country of Austin with her husband, two young sons, two Papillons and a bowl full of Sea Monkeys.

Her novels include Naturally, Charlie, Good Vibrations, and A Prior Engagement.

She welcomes your notes at sl@slscottauthor.com.

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Nov 03

Nobody Knows by Kyra Lennon Release Day Launch

By Miranda Arnold in Reveals & Tours

Title: Nobody Knows (Razes Hell Book 1)

Author: Kyra Lennon

Genre: NA Contemporary Romance

Cover Design: Najila Qamber Design

Photographer: Lindee Robinson Photography

Synopsis:

It’s not easy being friends with rising rock stars – especially when you’re the glue that holds them together.

Razes Hell has taken off in the charts, and Ellie can’t believe her childhood friends, Drew and Jason Brooks, are on TV and drawing crowds after years spent playing in dodgy bars. From obscurity to overnight success, Ellie soon realises life in the public eye isn’t all it’s cracked up to be as dark secrets become headline news and old conflicts are re-ignited. When a fake feud meant to boost the band’s popularity threatens to rip the boys apart for real, Ellie finds herself torn – a position which only gets more uncomfortable when her loyalty to Jason collides with her blossoming relationship with Drew.

Nobody knows how deep their issues run; nobody but Ellie. With friendship, a music career and a new love on the line, can Ellie keep their tangled pasts from ruining their futures?

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Author Bio:

Kyra is a self-confessed book-a-holic, and has been since she first learned to read. When she’s not reading, you’ll usually find her hanging out in coffee shops with her trusty laptop and/or her friends, or girling it up at the nearest shopping mall.

Kyra grew up on the South Coast of England and refuses to move away from the seaside which provides massive inspiration for her novels. Her debut novel, Game On (New Adult Contemporary Romance), was released in July 2012, and she scored her first Amazon Top 20 listing with her New Adult novella, If I Let You Go.

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Nov 03

My Salvation by Michelle Dare Blog Tour and Giveaway

By Miranda Arnold in Reveals & Tours

Caliana Crawford is smart, sexy and unemployed. After quitting her mediocre job, she finds herself in need of a break. She goes to the one place that holds her most precious memories, her cabin by the lake. Life hasn’t always been easy for Cali. She lost someone close to her, was betrayed by her lover, and now she only wants to escape reality. What she doesn’t plan on is her sexy neighbor, who has an agenda of his own.

Owen Matthews goes through the motions every day, but knows his life is missing one essential part – Cali. He has never forgotten about the summers he spent by the lake with the gorgeous brunette. When he sees she is back to stay, Owen knows he can’t let her slip through his fingers again. Others think he has it all with owning a multimillion dollar company, but what they don’t know is that he would give it all up to have her in his arms and his bed.

The road to happiness isn’t always easy. His brother returns to his life and brings with him an old flame who threatens to rip Cali and Owen apart. Will they find their salvation with one another or let the events of their past influence their future?

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Michelle Dare is a Jersey girl living over the border in Pennsylvania. She started out as a reader, then became a book blogger. She loves the book community and thought to try her hand at writing. Her first book, My Salvation, is a contemporary romance.

She is a married mom with two wonderful children and a German Shepherd, who she considers her third child. She is a lover of books, music and movies. Her favorite band is Maroon 5 and has too many favorite movies to list. Paranormal romance is her favorite genre to read.

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Nov 02

A Brutal Betrayal by DC Renee Review

By Amie Knight in Reviews

4 Smooches!

Synopsis

Past. Everyone has one. It shapes the person they become. It determines the present. It even contributes to the future. And sometimes, people are thrown together in spite of it.

It was no secret that Megan Verona was raped. It crippled her being, turning her from a vibrant young woman to someone who feared intimacy. After years of struggling, she decided to seek help with a therapist, Declan Connors, in hopes of being able to finally have a relationship. Declan wanted to help Megan; he wanted to help everyone who sought his aid, but she was different. She consumed his thoughts until he could no longer deny his feelings. He hadn’t expected to fall for her and fall hard, but he did. It was a wonder when she returned some of his sentiment. But, like everyone, Declan also has a past, one riddled with pain and anguish, one he hadn’t fully dealt with.

If helping Megan brought out his own shadows, what did loving her do? How do both their pasts play a role in their future? Most importantly, can they conquer the past that threw them together?

Review

Megan was brutally attacked one night and had her innocence stolen from her. Since then she’s never been able to forget, move forward or been able to get close to another man, so after many attempts with different therapists she’s finally referred to Declan, a younger psychologist who might be able to finally help her. But Declan is battling his own demons. Can these two individuals who are tortured by their own pasts, move beyond them and end up not only helping each other by end up together?

“Past. Everyone has one. It shapes the person they become. It determines the present. It even contributes to the future. And sometimes, people are thrown together in spite of it.”

Let me start of by saying that I loved the title of this story and the cover, straight away those two things grabbed me and I was intrigued and eager to get started. The story didn’t disappoint at all. It had characters with depth and a different story line that was original.

“I can’t live in this stupid bubble; it isn’t doing me any good. I need out. I need air to breathe. I need to be normal.”

Megan was a beautiful person but so traumatised from what had happened to her. I felt her pain, her loss at what to do next to feel “normal” again. She was strong in admitting that she needed help and wanting to move forward and despite all the bad memories and haunting past she never gave up. I really admired her and hoped she would find her HEA.

“It fucking sucks knowing that no one is coming to save you. I don’t want that false fucking hope again. I can’t take it. My heart, my body, my fragile fucking mind can’t take it!”

Declan was a great male lead. I loved his profession and how he wanted to help others overcome their traumas and pasta despite having his own past filled with anguish and torment. He was understanding, caring and of course sexy and then the twists and secrets are revealed and I had no idea how to feel, it was a roller coaster of emotion.

“She might have been right. She might have been broken, but that didn’t mean she wasn’t fixable.”

It was a beautiful and brutal love story for sure. As the title suggests there is brutality, there is betrayal but it as beautiful watching these two very broken people to heal each other. I won’t say much as I don’t want to give away anything but even though I some saw things coming, there were some things I definitely didn’t and I was sat there reading with my mouth wide open wondering what would happen next.

“And then came the big reveal. It had torn her apart, obliterated her world, and ruined her very being more than it had been previously. She was absolutely and utterly lost.”

A intriguing plot, characters that you love, then hate, then love again and a very original story that kept me hooked.

Bethany

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Nov 02

That Night With You by ALexandrea Weis Release Blitz and Giveaway

By Miranda Arnold in Reveals & Tours

Madison Barnett spent one-night with a stranger that changed her life forever.

But when she takes a job at Parr and Associates as their newest architect, Madison has no idea that the stranger she has spent five years trying to forget is about to walk right back into her life. And what she hoped would be a fresh start turns into a perplexing dilemma.

Soon Madison’s life is sent into a tailspin as she tries to juggle the demands of her controlling boss, Hayden Parr, with her persistent desires for her long lost sexy stranger.

Then, just when she thinks all hope is lost, everything changes.

Madison embarks on an education in the art of pleasure that began five years ago in the bed of the man who captured her heart. But there is one little catch…

When fantasies become reality, passion can turn addictive in…That Night with You.

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At the entrance to the patio, she savored the feel of the nippy fall breeze on her hot skin. Then, a familiar laugh made her breath catch in her throat.

Standing by an outdoor fireplace of orange stucco and dressed in a fitted black tuxedo was Hayden Parr. In the pale light of the dozens of cast iron lanterns that were strewn about, his gray eyes appeared magically aglow. His rugged features were accentuated by the dancing shadows of light, making his strongly carved chin and sharp cheekbones even more luscious. In his hand was an old-fashioned glass of dark yellow liquid that matched the dark yellow furniture spread about the patio. He was talking to a beautiful brunette with stunning cheekbones, catlike brown eyes, and a lean figure, not unlike his. Draped in a black and white satin gown that gathered at the waist and collected on her right shoulder, she looked every inch the woman Madison knew she could never be: sophisticated, stunning, and irresistible to men. As she chatted with Hayden, she affectionately placed her smooth white hand on the sleeve of his black tuxedo jacket.

The well of jealousy that overtook Madison was unexpected; she wanted to scratch the woman’s eyes out. Feeling the desire drain from her body, Madison was about to turn away when Hayden’s eyes found her. Suddenly, she felt naked beneath his gaze. He seemed to drink in every inch of her, and without hesitation she knew what he was thinking. Any woman worth her weight knew that look when she saw it in a man. It was primal; it was instinctual, and utterly carnal.

Putting his drink down on a nearby table, Hayden abandoned the woman at his side and came up to Madison. “You look absolutely wonderful,” he purred in a voice akin to black velvet.

The rush of heat to her cheeks only compounded the tingling in her belly. “Thank you, Mr. Parr.”

He grinned, looking sexy as hell. “None of that Mr. Parr stuff tonight. We’re out of the office and this is a party. Call me Hayden.”

Alexandrea Weis is an advanced practice registered nurse who was born and raised in New Orleans. Having been brought up in the motion picture industry, she learned to tell stories from a different perspective and began writing at the age of eight. Infusing the rich tapestry of her hometown into her award-winning novels, she believes that creating vivid characters makes a story memorable. A permitted/certified wildlife rehabber with the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries, Weis rescues orphaned and injured wildlife. She lives with her husband and pets in New Orleans.

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Nov 02

Pitch Imperfect by Elise Alden Review Tour and Giveaway

By Miranda Arnold in Reveals & Tours

Title: Pitch Imperfect

Author: Elise Alden

Age: Adult

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release date: October 20, 2014

Publisher: Carina Press

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Blurb:

For eight years, Rob has regretted not telling Anjuli why he never answered her letters. Being left at the altar broke his heart, but being used for sex one night in London after the fact nearly drove him to the edge of sanity, and he’ll be damned if he allows Anjuli to wreak havoc on his life again. He’ll restore her manor, all right, and give her taste of her own medicine while he’s at it.

But how long can revenge last when memories of their shared past keep rushing to the surface?

Soon, Rob wants answers. Why did Anjuli leave the international spotlight to become a recluse in the Scottish Borderlands? And why does she refuse to sing? Anjuli wants nothing more than to be left alone with her grief, even as she struggles to keep her sexy fantasies about Rob in check. With gossipy villagers, interfering friends and more secrets between them than notes on a scale, Anjuli and Rob will need to find forgiveness in order to work together, then decide if they’re willing to risk it all on an encore performance.

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About the Author:

Elise reads, writes and revels in romance, and is never happier than when caught up in a heart-thumping, sweat-your-socks-off tale—hers or somebody else’s. She loves creating stories about flawed characters, people for whom love isn’t simply a question of boy-meets-girl, but a gut wrenching journey of transformation.

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Nov 02

Pitch Imperfect by Elise Alden Review

By Amie Knight in Reviews

3.5 Smooches!

Synopsis

Once-famous singer Anjuli Carver has returned to tiny Heaverlock Village alone and nearly broke. She’s poured every last penny into a rambling Victorian manor, hoping to start over. Trouble is, her money pit is falling to pieces and the only restoration architect for miles is Rob Douglas…her ex-fiancé.

For eight years, Rob has regretted not telling Anjuli why he never answered her letters. Being left at the altar broke his heart, but being used for sex one night in London after the fact nearly drove him to the edge of sanity, and he’ll be damned if he allows Anjuli to wreak havoc on his life again. He’ll restore her manor, all right, and give her taste of her own medicine while he’s at it.

But how long can revenge last when memories of their shared past keep rushing to the surface?

Soon, Rob wants answers. Why did Anjuli leave the international spotlight to become a recluse in the Scottish Borderlands? And why does she refuse to sing? Anjuli wants nothing more than to be left alone with her grief, even as she struggles to keep her sexy fantasies about Rob in check. With gossipy villagers, interfering friends and more secrets between them than notes on a scale, Anjuli and Rob will need to find forgiveness in order to work together, then decide if they’re willing to risk it all on an encore performance.

Review

So this book was about a Once-famous singer Anjuli Carver that returns home after eight years and decides to open a Bed and Breakfast. She runs into her ex-fiancé Rob Douglas and there all the drama begins.. lol She hires him to restore this Victorian home because he is the only restoration architect for miles.

I will say..I did really like the book. I really loved Rob, he seemed like a very hot male that you could be very attracted to. But Anjuli got on my freaking nerves. lol He kept trying to win her back after their troubled past but she just kept running and running.

But how long can revenge last when memories of their shared past keep rushing to the surface?

Again, I did enjoy reading it…it just seemed like too much filler was in the book and had soo much going on that some of the story really didn’t seem like it helped it get any where. ohhh I will say that the Sex scenes were pretty freaking hawt tho…It makes you just want to smack Anjuli in the head and say Girlllll… let that man love you back into happiness….lmao

I gave this book 3.5 Smooches

Trish

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Nov 01

Deadline by Scarlet Hawthorne Blog Tour and Giveaway

By Miranda Arnold in Reveals & Tours

He wants her body and heart, but a killer wants her soul.

After her erotic romance novels become international bestsellers, writer Gillian Tate cannot enjoy her long-sought success once her husband files for divorce and she becomes the target of threats from a religious fringe hate group; but when she tries to find peace in the solitude of a remote lakeside cabin to complete the third novel in the trilogy, not only does she meet the man who can fulfill her secret desires, she also finds she hasn’t escaped danger by leaving the city.

When the Adirondack town’s police chief Sam Taylor learns of the threats and checks in on the notorious author, he is surprised to find she is nothing like he would have expected from her erotic novels but everything he has imagined in his own fantasies.

Can he and the woman of his dreams escape her waking nightmare?

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Nov 01

For Luca by Soraya Naomi Review

By Amie Knight in Reviews

5 Smooches!

Synopsis

The story of Fallon and Luca continues and ends….

Betrayal is difficult to overcome when the trust is gone.

Luca did everything for Fallon. But as the underboss of the Chicago Syndicate, he has an entire organization depending on him, and she is a weakness he can no longer afford.

When Fallon’s life continues to unravel, she will need Luca more than ever, but can she move beyond all the lies and deceit?

The pull of love still ties them together, but their secrets have driven them apart. Even after everything that’s happened, Fallon owns Luca’s heart, but the Chicago Syndicate owns his life.

How can he be with the woman he loves yet still remain loyal to an organization that lives by its own rules, above any law? It’s a choice he can’t afford to make, and when nothing is as it seems, the ultimate decision may mean life or death for Luca.

A romantic suspense.

Review

Holy Craziness!!! Soraya Naomi did such a wonderful job!!! Luca has entered into the list of my book boyfriends! He’s oh so dangerous and I just love it!!!

For Luca is the 2nd book in the Chicago Syndicate series. So it’s highly recommended to read For Fallon before jumping into this book. The story continues where For Fallon left off and the transition was very smooth! I was gripped right into the story by the prologue! Fallon Michaels has just been introduced as a suspect in the murder of Alex Gentry but a note that was left in a security box.

“If anything happens to me, contact Fallon Michaels”

So the intensity is laid on pretty thick by the ending of For Fallon. But as the story continues, the reader sees and feels the heartbreak the characters are going through. Luca and Fallon have dissolved their relationship over, trust. Luca worries he doesn’t really know Fallon and she may be a threat to the Syndicate. While Fallon’s world is so black and white, she struggles with loving a criminal. Both can’t function with one another but the lack of communication also drives a wedge through them.

A lot is going on in this book and it was the perfect amount of angst. There is an excellent mixture of love, sex, action, torture, jealousy and death. Yes I said it, torture comes out to play. I found myself cringing at times, perhaps I’m just a chicken haha. I had connected to the characters in book one and it carried over to For Luca as a constant. Excellent job in the writing, for sure! 5 smooches for For Luca!

“Loving you is gutting me” – Luca

Sarah

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Nov 01

Finding Salvation Cover Re-Reveal & Finding Redemption Cover Reveal

By Miranda Arnold in Reveals & Tours

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Elizabeth Hayes & Ashlee Taylor

Genre: Contemporary Romance

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Cover By: Whispering Words Graphics

Becoming best friends was easy.
Becoming Sisters was a blessing.

Two girls, with similar pasts, find solace together when all they had was each other.

Madison and Charlotte were taken in by a good family, given the life they’d always dreamed, along with an overprotective big brother. As they got older Madison began to follow the path her mother lived. While Charlotte, was afraid she’d lose everyone she’d come to love.

When the wall of betrayal and lies they’ve built to protect themselves start to crumble, how well will their fragile bonds hold when their secrets come out?

Choices are made.
Different roads taken.
A family torn apart.

Will Madison ever change?

Will Charlotte find what she’s been looking for?

Are their lies too tangled to unravel or will they find salvation before it’s too late?

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release: December 15^th 2014

Cover Designer: Whispering Words Graphics

Avery & Abel Monroe, their names were synonymous with one thing. Manwhores.

Abel Monroe saw his brother was the man he’d always wanted to be, a loving Husband and Father. Abel became envious of him and hoped that one day he’d get a chance to be as happy as his brother.

Nova Anderson knew the Monroe brothers as their families were close. When she took the job at Easy Jays, she never anticipated anything happening between them.

One night, Nova let her overactive libido get the better of her and she found herself in the bed of the one man she swore she’d never enter.

When Abel’s past comes back to haunt him, will Nova stand by him when she thinks her chance at happiness would be marred by one reckless night Abel had? Will the reason why Nova ran from her comfortable life in Las Vegas make an appearance and finally end the happy life she was starting to have?

Will things stay the way they have been for so long, or will Abel finally find the redemption he’d been seeking since the moment he began to change his ways?

So you want to know a little about me and get a sense of who I am. Well the first thing I can say is that I absolutely hate talking about myself. So bare with me as I let you in on who I am.

My name is Elizabeth Hayes and I am from the Midwest. I have a few things I just happen to obsess over those include Hot pink and Zebra print, Unicorns, and cupcakes, and Books, I love to read and get lost in a book. I have thought about writing for a long time now and finally started to put words down. Ashlee and I are both new at this and our first book Finding Salvation is going to be thrown out there for you all to read. I must say I am having a hard time with this. I am the type of person that likes to know the outcome before I do anything. I want to know that this is going loved by most of you. The thing is I know that this book is going to be hopefully liked by some, hopefully loved by some, hated by some and just ok to some and I think I am finally ok with that. I am stepping out of my comfort zone. I hear that is a good thing. But with everything time will tell. So there you go! If you want to know more just ask.

Born to an Italian Mother and Filipino father, she grew up with a book in hand. Ashlee found her writing bug early on as a young child. Writing short stories and vignettes for fun.

As she got older she found herself immersed in a passion for reading again. It was the book Fifty Shades of Grey that brought a renowned love for the written word. Swallowing every book she could get her hands on while befriending Authors and eventually becoming a beta reader and helping Authors work out critical scenes and help with plot progression.

What stemmed from two women with and idea, gave way to the story Finding Salvation.

Being friends with Elizabeth Hayes is unlike any other friendship she’s had. They laugh at the same things, their ideas mirror one another at the same time their brains seem to work hand in hand.

Elizabeth once told Ashlee that we needed a great story, unlike anything that’s been written, something that follows real life than fantasy.

In truth, Finding Salvation isn’t the lives that Elizabeth & Ashlee have lived. But they are bits and pieces of lives, others have had. And they’re not afraid to show how the other half lives.

Ashlee’s a mother of three, works very hard to keep them happy even though it doesn’t take much.

And one day hopes to tell the world the story about Nine times in one night. <3