Sep 18

The Exception by Adriana Locke Release Blitz and Giveaway

By Miranda Arnold in Reveals & Tours

Title: The Exception
Author: Adriana Locke
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Day: September 18th 2014

Synopsis:
They say there is an exception to every rule…
Jada Stanley is starting over, refusing to repeat her past mistakes. Everything is going great until she meets Cane Alexander. He is gorgeous, cocky, and everything she needs to avoid.
Cane lives within a set of carefully constructed guidelines to ensure his life remains uncomplicated. When he sets his eyes on Jada, all of his rules are called into question.
As their worlds become intertwined, they find it impossible to stay away from each other. Will they be able to maintain the rules they’ve created to protect their hearts? Or will they make an exception?

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Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22700018-the-exception?from_search=true

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Excerpt:

Cane shook his head, apparently to rid himself of whatever he was thinking. His eyebrows raised, he turned towards me. “So you will have lunch with him and not me? What am I missing here?”

“It’s business. Pretty simple, I think.” I peered out the door, watching Simon’s black Avalanche pull out of the parking lot.

“I can pretend it’s about business, if that’s what you want.”

“Cane,” I warned, turning my head to look at him.

“Lunch with him will not be about business. When I walked in here, that was not about business.”

“Whether it was or it wasn’t is no business of yours.”

Cane blew out a breath, his forehead marred in frustration. “Do you know Simon Powers? Have you dealt with him before?”

“No, I just met him today. Why?”

He looked relieved. “It doesn’t matter. Look, if he needs to see this property again, I want you to call me first, okay?”

“All right. I won’t bring him here without calling you first.”

“I’m going to give you my phone number. If he wants to see this property or becomes a pain in your ass, I want you to call me. Don’t put up with any shit from him and don’t bring him here unless you actually speak to me. Do you understand?”

“You’re making me nervous. What’s going on?”

“There’s nothing to be nervous about,” he said calmly, trying to dissipate the mood he just created. “I just don’t like that guy. I don’t trust him.”

“Whatever you say.”

“I like it when you just do what I say.” His eyes darkened.

“Noted. I have to go, Cane.”

“What’s your phone number?” He placed his hand on the small of my back. I stilled at his touch. A jolt of energy darted through my body, landing at the apex of my thighs. I closed my eyes and just felt for a minute.

“You can get my number from Max,” I said breathily, throwing his words from the night at the restaurant back at him.

Cane spun me around quickly, my back pressed against the wall. He leaned in, his face almost touching mine. I willed myself not to moan, to not give him any inclination that my willpower was melting away.

“Oh, Jada,” he whispered, the warmth of his breath only adding to the riot inside me. “Why do you fight this so hard?”

“Cane …” I tried to formulate a response but words were not accessible.

He smirked, knowing what he was doing to me. “Yes?”

“I … I need to go.”

“You need to. But do you want to?” He searched my eyes with his own. “I know what you want and what you need, baby. Why won’t you trust me?”

My eyes widened, my pulse pounding. He was so close and I wanted more than anything to reach out and pull him up against me.

But I can’t.

He smiled before leaning in, his lips grazing my ear as he whispered, “Why do you fight this? Just give me one night to get you out of my system.”

I turned my head to respond, to explain that was exactly what he wasn’t getting, and our eyes locked. The air between us, so hot and rife with energy, boiled over.

He captured my lips with his own, tentatively at first. I resisted for a split second before succumbing to his charge. His lips moved over mine, a soft juxtaposition to his hard exterior. The heat of the exchange, of him finally touching me, melted me from the inside out.

I opened my mouth, giving him entry, and he took it without hesitation. He explored my mouth with his own lazily, the softness of his tongue making my knees buckle.

I tried to focus, tried to commit everything to memory, because it would only happen once. That would be the first and last time I allowed my defenses to be obliterated by Cane Alexander.

The sound of blood roaring past my ears and the feel of his body, hot and hard against me, made it impossible to concentrate on anything for long. I hesitantly placed my hands on his back, feeling his muscles ripple beneath them.

The sensations were overwhelming and I was on the cusp of bursting at the seams.

Cane pulled back slowly and kissed me lightly on the lips, before retreating far enough away to look into my eyes. There were a hundred emotions playing across his gorgeous face, his eyes a dozen colors of blue.

I looked away, trying to catch my breath. I wasn’t able to figure out my own emotions—I had no business trying to figure out his.

“One night.” He lifted my chin so that my eyes met his. His tongue flicked across his lips.

He only wants one night …

My wits were scattered across the room and I gathered as many of them as I could before responding, “I need to go.”

A look flashed across his face that I couldn’t read. He raised his eyebrows. “That’s all you’re going to say?”

“I don’t know what else you want me to say.” I sidestepped him and made my way to the door. I looked over my shoulder one last time and he changed before my eyes.

The confused, vulnerable look gave way to an impassive, cool veneer. He sat his hands on top of his head and turned away, heading towards the office.

Seeing everything I needed to see, more than enough to convince myself I was doing the right thing, I pushed through the door and didn’t look back.

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About the Author:

Adriana Locke lives and breathes books. After years of slightly obsessive relationships with the flawed bad boys created by other authors, Adriana has created her own. The Exception is Adriana’s debut novel and will be released on September 18th.
Adriana lives in the Midwest with her family. She spends a large amount of time playing with her kids, drinking coffee, and cooking. Her favorite things include sunshine, candy, and random quotes. Please contact Adriana at www.adrianalocke.com. She loves to hear from readers.

Website: http://www.adrianalocke.com
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Sep 17

Melancholy by Bella Jewel Review

By Amie Knight in Reviews

5 Smooches!

Synopsis

“There’s never been a time I’ve cared about anything more than my club. Today that all changed. Today I got you.”

To truly understand a story; you need to start from the beginning, but to start from the beginning; you have to go back, further than just you. After all, our stories don’t start with us, do they? Our stories start with the person before us, and the person before them. We are created from the stories of those people – from their mistakes, from their achievements, from their love and their hate.

No one’s story is ever truly their own.

I tried to create my own story, my own path, and my own actions. I’ve seen things people only see in their worst nightmares, but I never let it beat me down. I never let it become who I was. I picked myself up, and I kept going. Everything was what it was.

There was no point analyzing what it could be.

Could be’s didn’t matter.

Until Maddox came into the picture. He saved my life. He changed my world; giving me the second chance some of us only dream about. There was only one thing missing in my second chance, and she was the reason I fought so hard to survive.

My sister.

My sister who is supposed to be dead, well, at least, that’s what I thought.

That’s what he told me.

Now is where my story changes, but to understand this story, you have to start at the beginning…where it all began…and before.

This story is the second book in a series. You can get the first book on all major retailers. (Precarious – Jokers’ Wrath MC Book 1)

This contains no cliffhanger and has a HEA. 18+

Review

OMG, I loved this book! After reading the first book in the series “Precarious” I couldn’t wait to hear Santana and Maddox’s story. “Melancholy” is absolutely amazing from the very first page all the way to the last. There is literally never a dull moment!

Santana has had a rough go of it. Losing her parents at a young age and ending up first in foster care and then homeless, her main goal has been to keep her little sister safe. When Santana gets hooked on heroin, things take a terrible turn. Her addiction gets the better of her and she ends up overdosing in an alley only to be rescued by her biker in shining Armor, Maddox.

As President of the Joker’s Wrath MC, the club has always been Maddox’s number one priority. When he finds a young girl close to death in an alley his world shifts a bit. Maddox’s holds a special place in this heart for Santana and she is brought in as a part of the “family”. When Santana was younger Maddox keep a healthy distance between them but now that she’s older it’s getting harder and harder for both of them to keep their feelings at bay.

Unfortunately secrets and lies have a way of ruining everything and these ones may have some heavy consequences.

This book is jam packed with action, suspense and plenty of steamy sex scenes. I really had a hard time putting it down! Through the use of flashbacks we really get some insight into Santana’s life before Maddox rescued her and it really showed how much she has been through in her short life. I loved the relationship between these two and it was great to see it develop and change throughout the story. I definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes MC books and I can’t wait to read the next Joker’s Wrath MC story!

Dana

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Sep 17

Lost In You by Heidi McLaughlin Cover Reveal

By Miranda Arnold in Reveals & Tours

Today we are revealing the brand new cover of the New Adult novel LOST IN YOU by New York Times Bestselling author Heidi McLaughlin. If you haven’t had a chance to read this one, you have to pick it up! The book will be re-released on Tuesday, September 23rd. A novella from the series will be coming out next month so be on the lookout for that!

BOOK SUMMARY:

Ryan Stone is a less than average teenager. He doesn’t have fancy clothes. He doesn’t carry around the latest smartphone and he definitely doesn’t have an MP3 player. Instead, he goes to school, does his chores and dreams of a new life away from Brookfield where he’s expected to follow in his blue collar family’s footsteps.

Hadley Carter is America’s Pop Princess. A successful recording artist living her dream with a sold-out tour and a handful of Grammy’s there isn’t much that she wants for, except love. But finding love on the road is near impossible when all she longs for are romantic dinners, a nighttime stroll on the beach and holding hands with someone who isn’t going to exploit her.

When a chance encounter introduces Ryan to Hadley, will he be like her adoring fans looking for a way in, or will it be Hadley who pursues Ryan even though it might cost her the only career she’s known.

Lost in You is a story about following your dreams, taking risks and getting lost in love.

Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17187582-lost-in-you

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AUTHOR’S NOTE:

Why I changed the cover

Since its release, I’ve heard over and over again how much people love the cover, but they’re not fans of “country western” novels. It’s hard to convince people that the novel was about something else. With this story being near and dear to my heart, I went back to Sarah Hansen (months ago) and we started brainstorming. It wasn’t until she found the absolute most fitting image did we start moving forward.
Now some of you know I’ve changed a cover before and when I did, I offered new content. This is the same case. I have Lost in Us coming out in October which is the epilogue to Lost in You.

I hope you love the new cover as much a I do and love the cover for Lost in Us just as much.

Much love,
Heidi

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BOOK EXCERPT:

Excerpt from Lost in You

Her body visibly relaxes. I step closer, my body happy being this close to her. Her eyes close as she breathes in. Is she remembering what we had? Are her memories as vivid as mine? My hands cup her cheeks and I can’t resist the temptation to kiss her.
The moment our lips touch, I know. The fire is back. The electric energy coursing through our bodies making us one is stronger than anything I’ve ever felt. My tongue seeks out hers and is met with the same heat and emotion that I remember so well. I know without a doubt that she is the one who can ignite desire within me.
I slow things down, careful not to open old wounds. I kiss her once more, before resting my forehead against hers.
“I’m sorry,” I whisper. I should’ve asked if she had a boyfriend or a husband before I did that. For all I know, she’s taken and I just assaulted her. “I just had to know,” I say, pulling away from her.
“Know what?” she asks.
I don’t hesitate this time. I’m not taking any chances. “If you’re the one.”
A smile breaks out across her freshly kissed lips and I fight every urge to kiss her again. But I hold back. If someone told me that I was going to end up kissing Hadley Carter after running into her, I would’ve laughed.
With utter reluctance, I let go of her. The connection is lost and I hate the feeling that I’ve had to suppress for so long. It’s amazing what one person can do to you with just a simple touch. Hadley is my drug and for the past four years I’ve been jonesing for just the smallest taste.
“Do you want to come in?” she points to the apartment behind her. “We can talk. I think we should talk. I have so much I need to tell you.”
I look at the doorman who’s watching me like a well-paid hawk. The question still plagues my thoughts. “Are you married?”
“No.”
“Boyfriend?”
“No, I’m single.”
Those are the answers that I was looking for. “Okay,” I say.
“Okay.” She turns and I follow her up the stairs. The doorman opens the door for us and she nods as we pass them. We stand side by side, waiting for the elevator. When we step inside, she presses the button for her floor and we ride in silence.

Heidi is the author of USA Today, Digital Book World, Amazon and Barnes & Noble Bestselling novel, Forever My Girl.

Originally from the Pacific Northwest, she now lives in picturesque Vermont, with her husband and two daughters. Also renting space in their home is an over-hyper Beagle/Jack Russell and two Parakeets.

During the day Heidi is behind a desk talking about Land Use. At night, she’s writing one of the many stories planned for release or sitting court-side during either daughter’s basketball games.

Author Links:
Website: http://heidimclaughlin.com/
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/HeidiJoVT
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Sep 17

Love In Spanish by Karina Halle Cover Reveal

By Miranda Arnold in Reveals & Tours

RELEASE DATE: NOVEMBER 11, 2014

“She sat beside me on
the bus – and she changed my whole life.”

Successful, wealthy
and absurdly handsome – Spanish ex-football
player Mateo Casalles seemed like he had it all. A high-society wife, an
adorable little girl, and flashy apartments in Madrid and Barcelona only
sweetened the deal. But there was more to Mateo than met the eye – a life of
uncertainty and regret that colored his black and white world.

That was until Vera
Miles came into his life like a shooting star. Tattooed, wild and young, Vera
seemed like Mateo’s polar opposite at first. But you can’t choose who you fall
in love with and the two lost
souls did everything they could to be together, all while suffering the grave
consequences.

Now with Mateo
divorced and living in Madrid with Vera, there is a whole new set of challenges
and setbacks facing the couple and rocking the foundation of their star-crossed
relationship.

Unfortunately for
them, the brighter the star, the faster they burn.

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EXCERPT

“Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.”

I turn in my chair and give Vera a curious look. Yet another English saying that I don’t know. “I’m afraid I don’t understand.”

She gives me a soft but tired smile and sits down on the arm rest. I immediately wrap my arm around her waist and pull her down into my lap, where she comes to a rest with a giggle, her hair obscuring the impish smile on her face. No matter where she is, I can never stop touching her and now more than ever I need her to relax, to feel safe, to know I’m going to get us out of this.

“Explain,” I demand. “Or I will punish you with kisses.”

She raises her brow. “Followed by punishment by penis?”

I shrug. “That can be arranged. Now, tell me my Estrella.”

She sighs and buries her lips into my neck. I can’t help the small moan that escapes from me, nor my hardness building beneath her plump, round ass. I close my eyes and fight the urge to pick her up and take her to the bedroom, the only other way I know how to make her feel safe and sated, the only way I know how to escape.

“Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned,” she says against my throat, “is a saying. I don’t know where it’s from but it means, well, nothing is scarier than a pissed off bitch.” She pauses, sucking in her breath and I know she fears she’s said the wrong thing. “Sorry,” she quickly adds and I feel her body tense up beneath my fingers. “I didn’t mean that Isabel is a bitch.”

She is still so skittish over her words, the way she blurts things out, but it’s one of the reasons why I love her. I cup the back of her head with my hand and let the softness of her hair sink over me. “I know you didn’t,” I assure her. “And, well, she is being a bitch.”

“Can you blame her though?” she asks, her voice rising a pitch and when she pulls away from me, her eyes are wet. It breaks my heart. I’m getting tired of my heart breaking and I know that this isn’t going to change anytime soon. Every day there is another weight on us, another crack appears.

“No,” I tell her honestly. “I cannot blame her.”

A silence lapses over us, heavy like a wool cloak. It does this sometimes. What we’ve done, it coats us.

Finally she clears her throat. “She’s going to hurt for a long time,” she says. “She’s going to be angry. This isn’t going away. I thought everything was behind us now, that she’d move on. You’ve been divorced for a year, if she’s still this mad a year out…”

“She is mad because I am going back to Atletico,” I tell her. “She is mad because of the paparazzi, the way they are hounding us again. She is mad because she feels she is being made to look like a fool. If I had just stayed with my head down, she wouldn’t be doing this.”

“But you can’t live your life in fear, Mateo,” she tells me.

I smile at her and brush her sunset hair from her face. “And neither can you.”

She settles back against my body, sinks, conforms, melds. She is second skin. She is a part of myself I can’t bear to separate from. I pray I never have to. I pray we can survive whatever is coming our way.

And I can feel it coming, that tension, that storm rolling in the weeks and days.

I pick her up in my arms and for all her pillowy curves, she weighs nothing more than a feather. I take her down the hall to the bedroom, throw her on the bed. She glows in the afternoon sun that streams in through our window and it isn’t long before we are both naked and I am climbing over her, pinning her arms above her head and drinking in her body like the most beautiful, decadent wine.

I will devour her until all of this is gone.

I will consume her until we are all that’s left.

I push inside her and let my hunger take over.

He’s thirty-eight. I’m
twenty-three.He speaks Spanish.
I speak English.He lives in Spain.
I live in Canada.He dresses in
thousand-dollar suits. I’m covered in tattoos.He’s married and
has a five-year old daughter.I’m single and
can’t commit to anyone or anything.

Until now. Because
when they say you can’t choose who you fall in love with, boy ain’t that the
f*#king truth.

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To a restless
dreamer like Vera Miles, it sounded like the experience of a lifetime. Instead
of spending her summer interning for her astronomy major, she would fly to
Spain where she’d spend a few weeks teaching conversational English to
businessmen and women, all while enjoying free room and board at an isolated
resort. But while Vera expected to get a tan, meet new people and stuff herself
with wine and paella, she never expected to fall in love.

Mateo Casalles is
unlike anyone Vera has ever known, let alone anyone she’s usually attracted to.
While Vera is a pierced and tatted free spirit with a love for music and
freedom, Mateo is a successful businessman from Madrid, all sharp suits and
cocky Latino charm. Yet, as the weeks go on, the two grow increasingly close
and their relationship changes from purely platonic to something…more.

Something that
makes Vera feel alive for the first time.

Something that can
never, ever be.

Or so she thinks

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With her USA Today Bestselling The Artists Trilogy published by Grand Central Publishing, numerous foreign publication deals, and self-publishing success with her Experiment in Terror series, Vancouver-born Karina Halle is a true example of the term “Hybrid Author.” Though her books showcase her love of all things dark, sexy and edgy, she’s a closet romantic at heart and strives to give her characters a HEA…whenever possible.Karina holds a screenwriting degree from Vancouver Film School and a Bachelor of Journalism from TRU. Her travel writing, music reviews/interviews and photography have appeared in publications such as Consequence of Sound, Mxdwn and GoNomad Travel Guides. She currently lives on an island on the coast of British Columbia where she’s preparing for the zombie apocalypse with her fiancé and rescue pup.

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Sep 17

Hot-Blooded by Kendall Grey Re-Release Tour

By Miranda Arnold in Reveals & Tours

Kendall Grey celebrates the re-release of her suspense/thriller, HOT-BLOODED, with a new cover, updated content, and a SALE!

If you’ve already read HOT-BLOODED, the plot is the same–nothing new or different there–but the book has been simplified to make it easier for readers to immerse themselves in the story.

For those who haven’t picked up HOT-BLOODED yet, you’re in luck! Not only do you get alternative content and a brand new, alpha female (MEOW!) cover created by Sara Eirew, but you also get a deal. HOT-BLOODED is on sale for just $.99 from now through Friday, September 19!

Here’s the description:

When an accident claims her mother’s life, Keahilani Alana must take charge of her family or risk losing what little they have. With an underage brother to care for and no education, she has few options. The door to a heavenly hellish opportunity opens when she stumbles upon a valuable secret her mother left behind on the slopes of an extinct volcano—a legacy that tempts the family with riches beyond their wildest dreams. But the secret is much bigger and more sinister than they realize. As reality unravels and exposes eerie truths about the siblings that should have remained deep under the mountain, Keahilani must either resist the call of her blood or risk being consumed by its darkness.

Blake Murphy is an assassin working to infiltrate a new Hawaiian cartel. His investigation reveals that Keahilani, the sexy surfing instructor he pegged as an informant, is much closer to the drug ring than he thought. Passion ignites between them in the bedroom, but their ironclad ties to opposing interests pit them against each other everywhere else.

When tensions reach the breaking point and her family is threatened, the only cure for Keahilani’s hot-blooded fury is a loaded clip with a body bag chaser.

* HOT-BLOODED is a suspense/thriller that contains drug use and graphic sex, language, and violence. The story is intended to entertain, not to condone or glorify illegal or immoral activities. This book is unsuitable for sensitive readers and those under the age of 18.

If you haven’t jumped aboard Keahilani and Blake’s crazy train, now’s the time to take the leap!

Kacey B says, “The twists, turns and surprises in this book keep you on the edge of your seat the entire time.” Aloha Dawn says, “Flawless writing with a kicka$$ heroine that rivals some of the best of the movie screen, I could not put this book down!”

Check out HOT-BLOODED and see for yourself!

Amazon US: http://bit.ly/HotBloodKG

Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hot-Blooded-Ohana-Novel-Kendall-Grey-ebook/dp/B00LS8G958/

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Signed paperbacks (featuring the original butterfly gun cover and unmodified content, also known as “The Director’s Cut”): http://www.kendallgrey.com/?page_id=4666

Visit Kendall on Facebook or on her web site at kendallgrey.com.

Sep 17

Hot-Blooded by Kendall Grey Review

By Amie Knight in Reviews

5 Smooches!

Synopsis

WARNING: Hot-Blooded does NOT end with a happily ever after. It contains drug use and graphic sex, language, and violence. The story is intended to entertain, not to condone or glorify illegal or immoral activities. This book is unsuitable for sensitive readers and those under the age of 18.

*Written in 3rd person with multiple POVs.

‘Ohana is everything…

When an accident claims her mother’s life, Keahilani Alana must take charge of her `ohana (family) or risk losing what little they have. With an underage brother to care for and no education, she has few options. The door to a heavenly hellish opportunity opens when she stumbles upon a valuable secret her mother left behind on the slopes of an extinct volcano—a legacy that tempts the family with riches beyond their wildest dreams. But the secret is much bigger and more sinister than they realize. As reality unravels and exposes eerie truths about the ‘ohana that should have remained deep under the mountain, Keahilani must either resist the call of her blood or risk being consumed by its darkness.

Blake Murphy is an assassin working to infiltrate a new Hawaiian cartel. His investigation reveals that Keahilani, the sexy surfing instructor he pegged as an informant, is much closer to the drug ring than he thought. Passion ignites between them in the bedroom, but their ironclad ties to opposing interests pit them against each other everywhere else.

When tensions reach the breaking point and her ‘ohana is threatened, the only cure for Keahilani’s hot-blooded fury is a loaded clip with a body bag chaser.

They don’t call her Pele for nothing.

Review

What the heck did I just read? Hot-Blooded surprised the hell out of me and in an amazing way. I am huge fan of Kendall’s Hard Rock Harlots series and I was excited to read Hot-Blooded. I went in blind, avoiding synopsis and reviews. I knew I was going to like it. I mean helloooo, Kendall’s writing is crazy good. However, I was in no way prepared for the insane journey that I took with Keahilani. She broke my heart, made me scream, and I admit at some points I wanted to strangle her. She has to be the most horrible “good person” I have ever read.

This book captured me right away. In only the first few pages Keahilani watches her mother die. She immediately steps into the shoes of care taker and decides right then and there that she will do anything for her “ohana”. ANYTHING.

Hot-Blooded is not considered a romance but it most definitely is a love story. It was actually a love story within a love a story. Some of my favorite parts of this book are Keahilani reading excerpts from her mothers diary; her mothers story of meeting Keahilani’s father.

Really, what interested me the most through this entire novel was Blake and Keahilani’s relationship. These two really broke my heart. They were pretty much their own worse enemies; letting greed, power, and their families get in the way of a “them”. Their relationship was messy, volatile, and often bloody. The sex scenes were scorching hot and scary. I am not sure how Kendall managed to pull that off but she did.

She and Blake were criminals. Killers. Lovers.

This book pretty much had it all; drug dealers, criminals, goddess’, love, family, and mystery. It was all blood, and guts, and fire. It kept me hooked from the very first page. It also had a good bit of paranormal aspects to it. It was really fantastical and mysterious. I kinda loved that about it. Like the synopsis said…this book is not an HEA and is most definitely a cliffy. I am left feeling more than a little mad about the ending but I really am a glutton for punishment because I love the wait and suspense of waiting for the next book in a series. It is true that this book is nothing like the Hard Rock Harlots books but it is also like nothing I have ever read; a true blend of all kinds of different genres.

Amie

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Sep 17

The Accidental Kiss by Nicole Simone Blog Tour and GIveaway

By Miranda Arnold in Reveals & Tours

The Accidental Kiss

by Nicole Simone

The Accidental Kiss Synopsis:

They were like fire and ice.

But he was everything she didn’t know she needed.

Marked by tragedy, Sky Noel leaves Los Angeles with her mom to start anew in Castor, a small town in Louisiana. It was supposed to be Sky’s chance to have a normal life but she soon finds out normal isn’t written in her DNA.

When a mysterious boy named Daemon shakes up Sky’s fragile hold on reality, she is thrust into a world where zombies and voodoo not only exist in the pages of a novel. They are hidden in the darkest corners where danger lurks and death awaits. With a price on her head, Sky has to put her trust in the boy with the ocean blue eyes but is Daemon everything she was warned against and more?

Tricked into selling his soul, Daemon lives out his existence at the mercy of the voodoo priest. That is until one fateful night when his path is forever changed.

Desperate to atone for his sins, Daemon brings it upon himself to protect Sky at any cost. However, a secret hidden in his past could rip away the very person who makes him feel human again.

Nicole Simone Bio:

Nicole Simone works in digital media by day and at night, pen’s character driven romance novels that will make your mama blush. She lives in Los Angeles, C.A with her fat bulldog named Humphrey.

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Sep 17

The Accidental Kiss by Nicole Simone Review

By Amie Knight in Reviews

4 Smooches!

Synopsis

They were like fire and ice.

But he was everything she didn’t know she needed.

Tricked into selling his soul, Daemon lives out his existence at the mercy of the voodoo priest. That is until one fateful night when his path is forever changed.

Desperate to atone for his sins, Daemon brings it upon himself to protect Sky at any cost. However, a secret hidden in his past could rip away the very person who makes him feel human again.

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I am excited to review a paranormal this time around. I must confess it has been a while for the paranormal romance category. I am a sucker for high school romance and just heroines that find out they have some crazy existence in a paranormal world. Oh and don’t forget about the zombies, voodoo priests and Santeria, oh my!

Sky is the new girl in a Louisiana high school from Southern California. She makes new friends and has caught the eye of Daemon, the schools heartthrob. “Daemon Henley is like a beacon for girls“ to be exact. Drawn to Daemon, Sky can’t seem to figure out what exactly he wants with her. Sky is introduced to her new fate/existence in the religion of Santeria. And these two have to team together to defeat the voodoo priest that wants one thing from Sky.

I couldn’t help but swoon over Daemon. He isn’t the typical tall dark and handsome. He has sandy blonde hair and ocean blue eyes. Similar to a hit paranormal series, Daemon is ice cold and is soulless. A zombie is what he is. But unlike the other zombies that are…well…dead, he finds life in Sky. “You do things to me, Sky, that make me feel human again.” A dark secret is revealed later in the story and it brings the story full circle. It brought a whole new understanding to the character of Daemon, and I just loved it, as heartbreaking as it was. Daemon is definitely unlike the other zombies.

I couldn’t get enough of this book. I enjoyed learning about the various characters, especially the voodoo priest/priestess and the zombies. I also loved being educated about their weaknesses and the reason why they became who they are. Nicole did a great job at allowing the reader to explore this world and it was scary realistic. The Accidental Kiss is a romantic paranormal story and it held its own without all the steamy love scenes to catch the readers attention. I enjoyed everything about this story. The only negative about this book is towards the end of the story, I felt it was rushed. I would have liked it to have a bit more action. 4 Smooches for Accidental Kiss by Nicole Simone.

Sarah

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Sep 17

Courage Anthology Release Blitz

By Miranda Arnold in Reveals & Tours

About the Courage
Anthology charity:

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All proceeds from sales will
benefit the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer via the Fifty Shades of Pink
team.

FIFTY
SHADES OF PINK team is made up of a group of girlfriends who raise funds
annually to participate in the Avon 2 Day Breast Cancer Walk in Santa Barbara,
CA.

For
one weekend in September, we wake up before the crack of dawn, dress in as much
Pink as humanly possible and prepare to walk for 39.9 miles.

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suffer and laugh through:

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Passing
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Sleeping
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them too).

We
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to deal with Breast Cancer.

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Never Been
Ready (The Ready Series Book 2) by J.L. Berg

Leah Morgan was done with men. After barely surviving a horrendous
childhood, and a boyfriend who bailed when things got rough, Leah had given up
on love. Then she met him, Hollywood’s new golden boy who suddenly had eyes
only for her. She tried to convince herself that one night couldn’t hurt, but
after six months, the memories of his mesmerizing gaze and searing touch still
invaded her every thought.

Declan James had just one rule when it came to women. Keep it simple, and never
linger. That all changed the moment he met Leah. Even across a crowded bar, he
could tell she was different. Sweet, with just the right amount of sass, she
made him break his golden rule and now he couldn’t walk away.

When casual becomes anything but, and emotions run deep, will Leah and Declan
fight their fears, or let old insecurities tear them apart? When Declan’s past
comes roaring back in a way neither of them could have expected, will they
stand united or be torn apart by the challenges that lie ahead?

It was only supposed to be one night, but only forever will do.

Dominic
(Slater Brothers Book 1) by L.A. Casey

WARNING: If you don’t like leading males that are possessive
pr**ks, Dominic is NOT for you. If you don’t like leading females that are
stubborn bi**hes, Dominic is NOT for you. If you don’t like characters who have
bad tempers, Dominic is NOT for you. Most of all, if you don’t like characters
who CURSE A LOT and say EXACTLY what they feel and are thinking without sugar
coating it then Dominic is REALLY NOT for you.

After a car accident killed her parents when she was a child, Bronagh Murphy
chose to box herself off from people in an effort to keep herself from future
hurt. If she doesn’t befriend people, talk to them or acknowledge them in any
way they leave her alone just like she wants.

When Dominic Slater enters her life, ignoring him is all she has to do to get
his attention. Dominic is used to attention, and when he and his brothers move
to Dublin, Ireland for family business, he gets nothing but attention.
Attention from everyone except the beautiful brunette with a sharp tongue.

Dominic wants Bronagh and the only way he can get to her, is by dragging her
from the boxed off corner she has herself trapped in the only way he knows
how…by force.

Dominic wants her, and what Dominic wants, Dominic gets.

The Boy Who
Sneaks in my Bedroom Window by Kirsty Moseley

Amber Walker and her older brother, Jake, have an abusive father.
One night her brother’s best friend, Liam, sees her crying and climbs through
her bedroom window to comfort her. That one action sparks a love/hate
relationship that spans over the next eight years.

Liam is now a confident, flirty player who has never had a girlfriend before.
Amber is still emotionally scarred from the abuse she suffered at the hands of
her father. Together they make an unlikely pair.

Their relationship has always been a rocky one, but what happens when Amber
starts to view her brother’s best friend a little differently? And how will her
brother, who has always been a little overprotective, react when he finds out
that the pair are growing closer? Find out in The Boy Who Sneaks In My Bedroom
Window.

When the
Sun Goes Down (Dusk Til Dawn Book 1) by Erin Noelle

A story of deception…

Trina is a quiet, reserved music teacher at an inner-city elementary school.
Because of the traumatic events of her childhood, she’s skittish of people in
general, but men especially frighten her. However, when Lucca Ellis appears in
her life, he refuses to take no for an answer. Will he be able to help her
overcome the past that has kept her a prisoner for over eight years?

Kat is a woman scorned and out for revenge. Wronged by the men in her life, she
thrives on belittling and dominating all men that she comes in contact with.
Her end goal is to make the one man, the one who stole her life away as a
child, pay for his actions, and she doesn’t care who she has to destroy to get
there.

These two lives that both thrive on control, were never supposed to overlap,
but anything can happen… When the Sun Goes Down.

Freefall:
Custom Culture #1 by Tess Oliver

Ever since a tragic accident killed her family and left her alone in the world,
Scotlyn James hasn’t spoken one word. Up until now she didn’t care that she had
no way of talking to people. Her awful aunt would never have listened, and
Lincoln Hammond the arrogant, selfish man who pulled her from the streets of
Los Angeles wouldn’t hear her words if she could speak. But when Lincoln
insists she get a tattoo to cover up a scar on her side, Scotlyn meets the
artist, Nix Pierce. And now she longs for her voice. Now she has found someone
who will hear her.

All for You
(A Laurel Heights Novel) by Kate Perry

Anna Godwin likes it spicy.

At least she used to. Somewhere between law school and real life, she lost her
sparkle. Now she wears boring business suits to boring dates in her boring
life.

The last time Anna remembers feeling that sizzle was with the one man who’s all
cayenne and passion: Max Corazao, the one who got away.

Except Max still sees Anna as a woman full of spice. And Anna intends to do
whatever she can to be that woman again—with his (unknowing) help…

Searching
for Moore by Julie A. Richman

I lost the love of my life when she disappeared without even a
goodbye.

It was the 80’s – there was no internet, no Google, no cell phones.

If you wanted to disappear, you could.

And she did.

She crushed my soul.

A friend just told me he saw her on Facebook.

And now I’m a keystroke away from asking her the question that’s haunted me for
two decades.

“Why did you leave me?”

Two decades after she broke his heart, sexy entrepreneur Schooner Moore
uncovers the truth and betrayal his life has been built on when he Facebook
friend requests college love, Mia Silver. Determined to win Mia’s love once
again, Schooner embarks on a life-altering journey that could cost him
everything.

Until
Trevor (Until Series Book 2) by Aurora Rose Reynolds

Trevor Mayson had his life planned out – make the family business
successful and play the field for a few more years before eventually settling
down. Then he sees her. Liz Hayes was beautiful, shy and everything that he
could ever want…but she didn’t fit into his plans. After Trevor painfully
rejects her, Liz finally starts to move on, but Trevor is finding it difficult
to truly let her go. It seems the more he tries to stay away, the more intense
his feelings for her become. Like a stretched rubber band, he can only take so
much before snapping.

Liz Hayes is done waiting for Trevor and isn’t interested in getting her heart
broken by him again, but Trevor is making it difficult for her to forget him
when he shoves his way back into her life.

Can Trevor prove to her that he is worth falling in love with again, and is he
ready to change his life plan to let her into his heart?

In A
Heartbeat (Rebel Walking #1) by Hilary Storm

Eaven Bennett is a college student with a passion for photography.
She has high hopes of completing college and starting a new life as she moves
away from her hometown with her best friend, Ivy Adams. Her last boyfriend
ruined any chance of her trusting ever again.

Talon Walker is the dark and intriguing drummer for the up and coming band
‘Rebel Walking’. A tragedy in his past has left him empty with no desire for a
relationship. That is until he meets Eaven.

One minute your heart is filled with love, the next your entire life comes
crashing down. Everything can change in a heartbeat. Can Eaven and Talon
overcome the obstacles in their way and find love?

Tears of
Tess by Pepper Winters

“My life was complete. Happy, content, everything neat and perfect.

Then it all changed.

I was sold.”

Tess Snow has everything she ever wanted: one more semester before a career in
property development, a loving boyfriend, and a future dazzling bright with
possibility.

For their two year anniversary, Brax surprises Tess with a
romantic trip to Mexico. Sandy beaches, delicious cocktails, and soul-connecting
sex set the mood for a wonderful holiday. With a full heart, and looking
forward to a passion filled week, Tess is on top of the world.

But lusty paradise is shattered.

Kidnapped. Drugged. Stolen. Tess is forced into a world full of darkness and
terror.

Captive and alone with no savior, no lover, no faith, no future, Tess evolves
from terrified girl to fierce fighter. But no matter her strength, it can’t
save her from the horror of being sold.

Can Brax find Tess before she’s broken and ruined, or will Tess’s new owner
change her life forever?

A New Adult Dark Contemporary Romance, not suitable for people sensitive to
grief, slavery, and hard to read subjects. A story about finding love in the
strangest of places, a will of iron that grows from necessity, and forgiveness
that may not be enough.

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Illicit Desire by Taylor Micheals Release Day Launch and Giveaway

By Miranda Arnold in Reveals & Tours

I am so excited for this book!!! Taylor Michaels is celebrating the release of the first book in her adult contemporary romance series with a blitz and tour and I am so excited to share it with you!! Check out the book details and teaser and the awesome giveaway she’s hosting!!

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Illicit Desire Synopsis:

Raphael is everything I should run away from…

Cora Milan came to Miami to get a fresh start, away from the memories and stigma that followed her and her brother at home. When she’s mugged, Raphael Ortiz rescues her. He’s sexy, successful, and dangerous—Miami’s most eligible bachelor and it’s most elusive. A cartel lord who lives on the wrong side of the law, with only a veneer of respectability. He is the exact opposite of a clean slate, and he makes no apologies for wanting her.

When Raphael forces his way into her life, Cora knows she should run. But the attraction between them is undeniable, and Raphael is a man accustomed to getting what he wants. The more she loses herself in him, the deeper she is drawn into Raphael’s criminal world.

But when her past, and his present collide, both of them will be left grasping for the only thing that can save them from the darkness around them—each other.

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Taylor Michaels Bio:

Taylor Michaels is the pseudonym for Nazarea Andrews. Her books tend toward dark adult romance. She still likes chocolate and wine and book boys a little sexier than they should be. She can be found on Twitter and Facebook and loves hearing from readers. When not writing, she can most often be found playing taxi driver for her three daughters, hanging out with her husband at their small business, or burning dinner. She lives in Georgia.

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Cane shook his head, apparently to rid himself of whatever he was thinking. His eyebrows raised, he turned towards me. “So you will have lunch with him and not me? What am I missing here?”

“It’s business. Pretty simple, I think.” I peered out the door, watching Simon’s black Avalanche pull out of the parking lot.

“I can pretend it’s about business, if that’s what you want.”

“Cane,” I warned, turning my head to look at him.

“Lunch with him will not be about business. When I walked in here, that was not about business.”

“Whether it was or it wasn’t is no business of yours.”

Cane blew out a breath, his forehead marred in frustration. “Do you know Simon Powers? Have you dealt with him before?”

“No, I just met him today. Why?”

He looked relieved. “It doesn’t matter. Look, if he needs to see this property again, I want you to call me first, okay?”

“All right. I won’t bring him here without calling you first.”

“I’m going to give you my phone number. If he wants to see this property or becomes a pain in your ass, I want you to call me. Don’t put up with any shit from him and don’t bring him here unless you actually speak to me. Do you understand?”

“You’re making me nervous. What’s going on?”

“There’s nothing to be nervous about,” he said calmly, trying to dissipate the mood he just created. “I just don’t like that guy. I don’t trust him.”

“Whatever you say.”

“I like it when you just do what I say.” His eyes darkened.

“Noted. I have to go, Cane.”

“What’s your phone number?” He placed his hand on the small of my back. I stilled at his touch. A jolt of energy darted through my body, landing at the apex of my thighs. I closed my eyes and just felt for a minute.

“You can get my number from Max,” I said breathily, throwing his words from the night at the restaurant back at him.

Cane spun me around quickly, my back pressed against the wall. He leaned in, his face almost touching mine. I willed myself not to moan, to not give him any inclination that my willpower was melting away.

“Oh, Jada,” he whispered, the warmth of his breath only adding to the riot inside me. “Why do you fight this so hard?”

“Cane …” I tried to formulate a response but words were not accessible.

He smirked, knowing what he was doing to me. “Yes?”

“I … I need to go.”

“You need to. But do you want to?” He searched my eyes with his own. “I know what you want and what you need, baby. Why won’t you trust me?”

My eyes widened, my pulse pounding. He was so close and I wanted more than anything to reach out and pull him up against me.

But I can’t.

He smiled before leaning in, his lips grazing my ear as he whispered, “Why do you fight this? Just give me one night to get you out of my system.”

I turned my head to respond, to explain that was exactly what he wasn’t getting, and our eyes locked. The air between us, so hot and rife with energy, boiled over.

He captured my lips with his own, tentatively at first. I resisted for a split second before succumbing to his charge. His lips moved over mine, a soft juxtaposition to his hard exterior. The heat of the exchange, of him finally touching me, melted me from the inside out.

I opened my mouth, giving him entry, and he took it without hesitation. He explored my mouth with his own lazily, the softness of his tongue making my knees buckle.

I tried to focus, tried to commit everything to memory, because it would only happen once. That would be the first and last time I allowed my defenses to be obliterated by Cane Alexander.

The sound of blood roaring past my ears and the feel of his body, hot and hard against me, made it impossible to concentrate on anything for long. I hesitantly placed my hands on his back, feeling his muscles ripple beneath them.

The sensations were overwhelming and I was on the cusp of bursting at the seams.

Cane pulled back slowly and kissed me lightly on the lips, before retreating far enough away to look into my eyes. There were a hundred emotions playing across his gorgeous face, his eyes a dozen colors of blue.

I looked away, trying to catch my breath. I wasn’t able to figure out my own emotions—I had no business trying to figure out his.

“One night.” He lifted my chin so that my eyes met his. His tongue flicked across his lips.

He only wants one night …

My wits were scattered across the room and I gathered as many of them as I could before responding, “I need to go.”

A look flashed across his face that I couldn’t read. He raised his eyebrows. “That’s all you’re going to say?”

“I don’t know what else you want me to say.” I sidestepped him and made my way to the door. I looked over my shoulder one last time and he changed before my eyes.

The confused, vulnerable look gave way to an impassive, cool veneer. He sat his hands on top of his head and turned away, heading towards the office.

Seeing everything I needed to see, more than enough to convince myself I was doing the right thing, I pushed through the door and didn’t look back.

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The Accidental Kiss

by Nicole Simone

The Accidental Kiss Synopsis:

Title: The Exception
Author: Adriana Locke
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Day: September 18th 2014