Burn
(Blood & Roses #3)
Callie Hart
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Deviant (book 1)
Fractured (book 2)
May 06
Holding Out by Lila Rose Review
4.5 Smooches!
Synopsis
Zara Edgingway is a twenty-six year old secretary. She has a daughter that apparently knows it all and a best friend that could possibly have the mouth of Satan, but she’s been with her through hell and back. Then there’s the hunk’a’licious biker neighbor finally showing interest in her. If only she wasn’t about to face her next obstacle in life, the one she ran from six years ago; her ex-husband.
Talon Marcus is the president of the Hawks Motorcycle Club. For two years he’s had his eye on the quiet, reclusive, yet sassy, neighbor Zara. Finally, he has the chance to claim her as his woman. Just when her past catches up with her, she’ll need, not only his protection, but the help from his biker brothers.
Now, if only she’d stop fighting him along the way.
Review
This follows Zara and Talon. Zara is a single mother who lives near a biker compound and Talon is her “too-hot-to-touch” biker neighbour. Zara tries to keep herself to herself and avoid any contact with Talon or the biker compound after her embarrassing first meeting with them.
Talon decides that he wants Zara and nothing will stop him from getting what he wants, he invites himself to her house one evening, and when she answers the door she goes straight in for the kill and kisses her. Zara spends her time from there arguing with herself and her feisty friend Deanna, about why it isn’t a good idea to get involved with Talon. She doesn’t think he is what she needs, she doesn’t need complications as she has enough already from her past.
Something happens in the book that makes Zara want to run, but her brother, Deanna, Talon and his bikers would let that happen. They will do whatever is necessary to make sure that her and Maya her daughter are safe. “What do I have to do to prove this is happening between us? I want this, and I know you want this, no matter what crap you spew.”
Talon plays the role of alpha male really well in this book, what he says goes. But he also has the soft side of him that gets Maya ready for school and brushes her hair. He is the whole package. He will do whatever he can to make them all happy and safe. Zara has a feisty side to her that rarely comes out but when it does, it’s funny to read. She doesn’t take any nonsense, she gets straight to the point about what the problem is.
There is some twists in this book, some you see coming and some not at all. You get to see the lengths that Talon will go to, to get his family home safe. And you see the lengths that Zara will go to, to protect her daughter, Talon’s son and her family.
I really enjoyed this book. I couldn’t put this down, once I had started and I am really looking forward to Deanna and Griz’s book. Well done Lila Rose on a fantastic read and fantastic start to the series.
Stacey
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May 06
Nashville Trio by Joy Daniels Review
4.5 Smooches!
Synopsis
After years of hard work country music duo Sweet Talk is on the verge of success. Singer Ashley Ford swore off the romantic entanglements that cost her mother her musical career, but her playing has fallen flat. She needs a spark.
Where inspirations strikes
Co-singer Rob usually find his pleasure with men, but when Ashley runs back to the arms of her ex lover Ty, he realizes that he’s no longer content being only a friend.
A tangled trio
Pride kept Ty from pursing Ashley to Nashville. When Ashley returns to his bed, Ty vows not to give her up again, even if it means sharing her with a man he finds aggravating – and surprisingly attractive.
When secrets and ambition seem poised to destroy her chance to be a star, Ashley must decide if she’s willing to risk it all for a Nashville Trio.
Review
Ashley ford has always dreamed about becoming a country music star. When Rob comes through town and sees her perform, he asks her to come with him to Nashville to start a singing duo. Ashley is super excited but her boyfriend, Ty, doesn’t want her to leave town. Ty makes her choose between running off to make her dreams come true and staying with him. Devastated by his ultimatum, Ashley decides to take a chance at stardom and doesn’t look back. Three years later Ashley and Rob have seen some minor success with their duo, Sweet Talk. There is one big problem though. Ashley has fallen hard for Rob but he only seems interested in keeping company with other guys. Her unrequited feelings are taking their toll and Ashley is finding it difficult to perform. Needing a break, she heads to her hometown for some quality time with her granny. The last person she wants to see is her ex, Ty and of course he seems to show up everywhere she goes! The chemistry is still there and these two once again end up in each other’s arms. Seeing Ashley with another man opens Rob’s eyes to the feelings he has for Ashley. He doesn’t want to waste another minute and lets Ashley know how he feels. What is a girl to do when she has two men vying for her attention and she loves them both?
I really enjoyed this book! It was extremely hot with plenty of steamy sex scenes, although still leaving plenty of room to develop the story. There is mf, mfm and mmf scenes in this book as the relationships develop and they are all very well written. I loved that it was multiple POV and therefore we got to peak into the minds of all three characters. “Nashville Star” kept me turning the pages without an overabundance of angst. My only complaint about this book is that I really wish it was a little bit longer! I would have loved it if there was an epilogue!
Overall, I found this book to be a sweet and sexy read. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys the “Ménage” genre.
Dana
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May 06
Shame On Me by Tara Sivec Review
5 Smooches
Synopsis
Ex-model Paige McCarty is fed up with being just a pretty face. After her ex-husband’s gambling problem left her royally screwed and tragically shoeless, she started Fool Me Once Investigations with her best friends, Lorlei and Kennedy, to prevent other women from being similarly played and dismayed.
The job: act as bait for a cheating husband. The target: Matt Russo. The case should be as easy as getting a man’s attention—and Paige has never had trouble with that. The problem is Matt—in all his nerdy-hot glory—turns out to be not such a scumbag after all.
And when the case hits closer to home than Paige could ever have imagined—landing her in a face-off with the mob—she wonders if taking the job just to prove that she has a brain maybe wasn’t her best idea.
This second outing for the Fool Me Once team follows in the same fun, feisty footsteps as bestselling author Tara Sivec’s Shame on You.
Review
“Goddammit all to hell! I believe him. I believe him and now I want to help him. This is not good.”
Shame On Me by Tara Sivec is a fast and fun read about a divorced ex-model, Paige, turned private investigator and the man she is investigating, Matt. As always Tara delivered a story that both had me rolling with laughter and latching on to the characters. I fell for Paige and Matt and loved their story.
“Will you stop calling it ‘stalking’? That is such a harsh term. I prefer ‘anonymous following.'”
I cannot tell you how much I loved Paige. She was smart, funny and even though she was a world famous model turned private investigator she felt real because she still worried about being taken seriously. After being hired to catch Matt cheating, Paige finds herself torn between her job and the feelings she is developing for her “target.” Also, can we talk about how refreshing it was to have the sexy man be a little nerdy! Who doesn’t love a hot guy in some sexy nerd glasses. I for one am not immune!
“Did you just say your ex-husbands name while my penis is still inside you?”
This book had so much going for it. I loved the first book in the series, Shame On You, and this one was just as good! Not only was Shame On Me funny and sexy it was smart and had a bit of mystery and action to it too! I can always count on Tara to deliver a book that I will not be able to put down and will have me laughing so loudly the neighbors will worry.
“Sometimes you have to kiss a few frogs in life. Sometimes you have to marry frog and then learn how to be strong again after that frog turns into an ass.”
~miranda
May 06
Shame On Me Release Day Blitz and Giveaway
Shame On Me
(Fool Me Once #2)
by Tara Sivec
Synopsis
Ex-model Paige McCarty is fed up with being just a pretty face. After her ex-husband’s gambling problem left her royally screwed and tragically shoeless, she started Fool Me Once Investigations with her best friends, Lorlei and Kennedy, to prevent other women from being similarly played and dismayed.
The job: act as bait for a cheating husband. The target: Matt Russo. The case should be as easy as getting a man’s attention—and Paige has never had trouble with that. The problem is Matt—in all his nerdy-hot glory—turns out to be not such a scumbag after all.
And when the case hits closer to home than Paige could ever have imagined—landing her in a face-off with the mob—she wonders if taking the job just to prove that she has a brain maybe wasn’t her best idea.
Author Bio:
Tara Sivec is a USA Today best-selling author, wife, mother, chauffeur, maid, short-order cook, baby-sitter, and sarcasm expert. She lives in Ohio with her husband and two children and looks forward to the day when they all three of them become adults and move out.
After working in the brokerage business for fourteen years, Tara decided to pick up a pen and write instead of shoving it in her eye out of boredom. She is the author of the Playing with Fire series, the Chocolate Lovers series, the Chocoholics series, the Fool Me Once series and Watch Over Me. Her novel Seduction and Snacks won first place in the Indie Romance Convention Reader’s Choice Awards 2013 for Best Indie First Book.
In her spare time, Tara loves to dream about all of the baking she’ll do and naps she’ll take when she ever gets spare time.
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May 06
My Soul Keeper by Ker Dukey Blog Tour and Giveaway
What if your entire reality changed on you one day?
You wake up and your family and friends aren’t who you thought they were.
You look around, and the world isn’t what you thought it was.
You don’t even recognize yourself.
You and your reality are a complete mystery to you.
Simone’s life was about to undergo that disturbing journey. Love, lust, death, betrayal.
How do you fight the devil himself when he consumes you with lust?
How can you love someone who has come to take back your brother’s soul?
Shamar, soul keeper and son of Death, had never met such a unique soul before Simone. Captivated by her, he broke all rules to be near her — to love and protect her. But how do you protect someone from evil when the forces of good seem to be working against you?
When Lucifer himself crawled from Hell to claim Simone, what sacrifices would Shamar make to keep her safe?
Shamar
Not seeing Simone all week left my craving for her unsatisfied and vibrating my blood with anticipation for when I could feed it again. New charges have kept me busy and the temptation to touch her when she was reaching out to me in her bedroom after the party nearly consumed and broke me. Distance was what I needed but now I need to see her again. I waited long enough; I have proven to myself that I’m strong and not a fool to human weakness.
Sensing her soul I appear close to her. She’s in a shop so I go to the coffee stool positioned opposite and order a drink. The girl serving me blushes when she hands me my change. I can sense her attraction to me; it radiates off her in waves and has her embarrassed because of it. I smile with a wink at her and drop the change into the tip jar. I hear her intake of breath and laugh quietly to myself as I turn and almost spill my cup onto Simone’s chest.
“Oh my go…,” she gasps and her eyes twinkle with recognition. A smile falls over her face, stilling my heartbeat. “We meet again.” Her soft musical voice flows.
“I’m sorry I nearly scalded your…” I look down at her impressive chest and back to her face, which is tinted with the pink flush from my gaze.
“Body,” I offer with a shake of my head, which earns me a giggle. It nearly floors me. Pulling a stray hair from her mouth, she watches my movements. Parting her lips, her tongue darts out to moisten them; I caress her bottom lip with the pad of my thumb, taking the hair with it across to her cheek. There’s an electrical storm erupting inside my body. Her eyes are glazed; everything around us has fallen into silence, we are the only two who exist in this moment.
My thumb retraces it journey to her mouth with a press of her lips she kisses it. My whole body crackles and tingles. She’s turned on and it magnifies my own arousal. Leaning forward without thought of consequence, I touch my lips to hers. Her body melts into mine; the taste of her red lips is like the sweetest forbidden fruit. The warmth of her tongue slips into my mouth and I meet it with my own: grasping her face deepening the kiss. Her supple body moulds further into mine, her breasts pushing against my chest, our hips pushing into each other’s. The whole world falls away and I feel like Heaven has claimed me and this is it; she is my Heaven.
“Holy shit!” a voice shouts out, ringing in my ears.
Simone pulls away, breathless, her pouty red lips still slightly open and swollen from my kiss. Her eyes roam my face with bewilderment. “That was…”
“Amazing,” I finish her sentence.
Her friend grabs her shoulders and turns her from my gaze. It breaks the spell. I notice we have gathered an audience as were standing in the middle of the mall making out like we were in a private room. She looks around and drops her face to the floor, embarrassed. Lifting her chin, I whisper, “Never look down Simone, only up.” I bring my lips to her forehead before walking away once again.
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May 06
My Soul Keeper by Ker Dukey Review
4 Smooches
Synopsis
What if your entire reality changed on you one day?
You wake up and your family and friends aren’t who you thought they were.
You look around, and the world isn’t what you thought it was.
You don’t even recognize yourself.
You and your reality are a complete mystery to you.
Simone’s life was about to undergo that disturbing journey. Love, lust, death, betrayal.
How do you fight the devil himself when he consumes you with lust?
How can you love someone who has come to take back your brother’s soul?
Shamar, soul keeper and son of Death, had never met such a unique soul before Simone. Captivated by her, he broke all rules to be near her — to love and protect her. But how do you protect someone from evil when the forces of good seem to be working against you?
When Lucifer himself crawled from Hell to claim Simone, what sacrifices would Shamar make to keep her safe
Review
My Soul Keeper is my first Ker Dukey book. I have not read any of her others, not for lack of trying. I have had them sitting on my kindle forever and just haven’t gotten around to them. I have heard good things about her writing and this book did not disappoint.
Simone has a relatively normal life, or so she thinks. All of a sudden her teenage world is turned upside down with the appearance of angels, demons, and Lucifer himself. Turns out Simone isn’t so normal, and because of this, anyone close to her life is in danger. Shamar, a soul keeper, loves Simone but can he save her from Lucifer and will Simone be able to heal after all she has lost?
Wow, I am a huge fan of paranormal romances and this one really was unique. It was not like anything I have read before and the story had me gripped from page one. I feel like this book was more on the YA/NA genre which when I am reading paranormal isn’t usually my cup of tea but I really did love this book. It is really well written and I cannot wait for more from Ker.
Amie
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May 06
All Of Me by Gina Sorelle Bonus Scene
Synopsis
Stella Ciaramitaro spent the last year battling a disease that tried to take her life…and take her away from her four crazy, pain-in-the-butt sisters, occasionally suicidal father, and career as an Emergency Room nurse. Stella’s disease wreaked a lot of havoc, leaving her with visible and invisible scars, but she’s hanging in there. Doing just fine, actually.
Or she was until HE showed up.
Nathan Drazek is a mess and he knows it. A childhood full of mental and physical abuse, four tours in Afghanistan, and ten years policing one of the toughest beats in East Cleveland have left him aloof and nearly incapable of interpersonal relationships. But that’s okay, because Nathan isn’t interested in anything more than just getting by.
Or he wasn’t until SHE showed up.
From the moment Nathan nearly arrests Stella, sparks fly, limits are tested, and boundaries are shattered. A tenuous, tender friendship quickly evolves into something powerfully passionate they cannot wish away or control. As they grow closer, new issues arise and old hurts resurface, threatening to destroy their fragile new beginning.
With everything at stake, Nathan and Stella must ultimately decide which runs deeper: their scars or their love.
Note from the Author
Hi, everybody! Here’s a little intro for the bonus scene you’re about to read…
I want start out by giving a *Spoiler Alert* here:
If you haven’t read All of Me yet, but plan to – please be forewarned that this bonus scene contains a few spoilers.
Now, someone I love dearly (most of the time) – ahem, my editor – was more than a little disappointed with the lack of Nathan and Stella make-up sex at the end of All of Me. And, so, for her reading pleasure, and yours, here it is!
This scene takes place two weeks after the last chapter of All of Me, but about 4.5 months before the epilogue. Nathan and Stella are enjoying their very hard-earned Happily Ever After, but something is missing…
Bet you can guess what it is (since I just told you a paragraph ago). 😉
Because brevity is not my strong suit, the first part of this section appeared on Scandalcious Book Reviews and the final section will appear on Ripe for Reader. Please make sure to check them out!
~Gina
Bonus Scene
Nathan pulled her up into his arms and Stella instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck and her legs around his waist. His hands squeezed her ass hard, wiping the grin right off her face.
When Stella tried to kiss him again, Nathan gripped her chin – halting her – and stared deep into her eyes. “I’m not thinking about anything except getting you on that bed and getting inside of you…about fucking you harder than you’ve ever been fucked before. It’s all I’ve thought about since the last time I fucked you and you know it, you little smart-ass tease.”
Stella stared back at him, once again getting totally lost in his soulful eyes. “Then do it, Nathan…please…” she whispered, caressing the side of his face. Her breath caught when he turned his head and kissed the backs of her fingers tenderly. “Whatever’s been bothering you – can you let it go, just a little while? For me?” Nathan turned back to face her, his eyes stormy. “Because I love you so much and I need you so badly?”
“I need you too, Stella.” Nathan swallowed hard a few times. “Shit, I need you so fucking bad…but I…” He paused again, brows slightly furrowed and his lips pressed into a hard line.
It was his I-want-to-tell-you-something-but-I-don’t-know-how-or-physically-can’t face. And, while normally Stella would have been all about coaxing it out of him slowly or trying to back off a little to give him some space to express it in his own time (assuming his own time was reasonably close to ASAP), she was way too revved up and desperate for him to engage in that kind of dance right now.
“Just come here and let me love you,” she breathed out before knocking his grip on her chin loose and wrapping her hand around the back of his neck. With a good, hard yank, she pulled their mouths together – each of them groaning into the other’s when their tongues finally collided.
Stella sucked at his tongue and bit down gently before releasing it so she could suck at it again. She moved her lips against his mouth, open-mouth kissing both of his lips and then licking at the top one and biting at the bottom one. But she didn’t release that bite right away, slowly rearing back – his lower lip stuck between her teeth, her eyes squarely on his – until, with a guttural growl, Nathan pulled his lip free and went after hers – nipping, sucking, and licking as feverishly as Stella had done to him.
A few more steps into the bedroom landed them at the side of the bed, where Nathan slowly lowered Stella onto her back before positioning himself directly on top of her.
“Oh, shit…” Nathan bounced back up, sliding a knee beside each of her hips and straddling her. His eyes quickly scanned her entire midsection as his hand rested against her belly. Nathan started feeling around, looking for what, Stella could only guess. “Did I crush the baby?” He met her gaze, his own full of concern. “I pressed right into her…I forgot.” Nathan grabbed at the back of his neck, head shaking. “And then there’s your chest…” He blew out a hard breath. “I can’t believe I did that, Stella. I am so sorry.”
Stella smiled up at him. “Nathan, sweetheart, I’m fine. The baby is fine. She’s in a nice, well-insulated amniotic sac. A momentarily weight like that – hell, even a prolonged one – wouldn’t harm her in the slightest.” She reached for him. “Now come back here…”
Not surprisingly, he didn’t comply.
“It’s just…” Nathan cleared his throat. “…I’ve never had sex with a pregnant woman before.”
“Well, I should hope not!” Stella shot back, laughing. She winked at him. “Although with your rather extensive past, I guess it was possible there might have been a previously knocked-up woman or two in the mix. I will say – for purely jealousy-based reasons – I’m glad there wasn’t. I am very happy to be your first in that particular department, at least.” Stella squeezed both of his knees. “Now come down here so you can add ‘pregnant lady’ to your list of conquests.”
Nathan’s expression hardened.
Stella closed her eyes and exhaled a long suffering sigh, because she knew that face, too. That was his you-are-not-taking-this-matter-seriously-enough face.
She opened her eyes and met his. “Nathan. What did Dr. Kent say today?”
“It’s not about that, Stella. Or at least most of it’s not. I…” He swallowed hard a few times, staring down into her face. “I’m just not sure…” Nathan braced his hands on his thighs, head shaking. “I…”
Stella propped herself up on her elbows. “Nathan, honey, what is it? I need you to tell me. Please. Because whatever it is has been eating you alive the past two weeks, which means it’s been ripping my heart out and shredding it into a million pieces. So, please, just tell me. So we can talk it out, okay?” She extended her hand and, after a brief hesitation, Nathan took it and held it tightly.
Stella ran her thumb over his knuckles, holding his eyes. “If we’re going to make this work, you’re going to have to trust me with your feelings,” she said softly. She pulled his hand to her lips and kissed it before pressing it to her cheek. “I love you…no matter what. So please tell me why you’re hurting.”
Nathan swallowed hard several times before saying, “I feel…”
“You feel…” Stella searched his eyes. “Worried?”
He shrugged.
“Scared?”
He shrugged.
“Angry?”
He shook his head.
Stella grinned. “Horny?”
Nathan scoffed. “Yeah, but I always feel that way when you’re within a fifty mile radius.”
Her smile faded. “Sad?”
He paused. “Yeah, that. A little, I guess.”
“What do you feel sad about?”
Nathan shrugged again. “It’s not so much sad, as maybe…” He clenched his teeth so tight Stella could see muscles jumping up and down his jaw line. Nathan cleared his throat and swallowed. “I don’t know…” He met Stella’s eyes. “…guilt, I guess. Maybe. About…everything.”
“What, everything?”
When his only response was to continue staring into her eyes, Stella pushed harder. “You mean about what happened when I told you I was pregnant?”
He winced. “That…and everything else.”
“Your three month self-imposed exile?” Stella asked, lips curling.
“Yeah. That.” Nathan’s pained expression faded her smile. “Especially that,” he said quietly.
Stella squeezed his hand. “But we’ve already talked about that, honey – at the hospital and more than once since then. I understood what was behind your behavior when you were doing it and I forgave you for it then. And I forgive you for it now, Nathan. You know that. So why are you still beating yourself up about it?”
“Because I can’t stop thinking about what could have happened to you – and the baby – when I wasn’t around!” Nathan gripped at the back of his neck again and exhaled a hard breath. “I keep imagining all the horrible shit that could have happened, everything that could have gone wrong – just because I was too much of a fucked-up, irresponsible, stupid asshole to take care of you both like I was supposed to.”
“Nathan…”
“No, Stella. It’s not right. It’s not fair.”
“What isn’t fair?”
“Me having you. The baby. Happiness. This.” He shook his head. “It’s not right. Not after what I did. Not after what I put you through. I don’t deserve it.”
Stella scoffed loudly, which made Nathan’s brows drop in the most amusing of ways. “Wanna know what I don’t think is right? Or fair? Me not getting laid for four months, that’s what! That’s what I don’t deserve!” When Nathan’s eyes widened, she nodded. “Yeah, that’s right, you heard me! Honestly, Nathan, I couldn’t give a shit about any of that stuff in the past. You had deep-seated psychological reasons for reacting the way you did, you eventually found your way and apologized, and I forgave you. What I’m getting real pissed about and what I might not be able to forgive you for is not…” Stella air quoted. “…fucking me harder than I’ve ever been fucked before! Now that’s something I could really hold a grudge about!”
When Nathan just gaped at her, Stella gesticulated wildly. “I don’t care about the shit you pulled, I don’t care about the fucking chest wound I am currently recovering from, and I sure as hell don’t care that you’re all freaked out about screwing a pregnant lady! All I want is for you to do exactly what you told me you wanted to do – right here, right now! Before I lose my frickin’ mind!”
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May 06
Intrigued & Enchanted by Eva Simone Release Blitz and Giveaway
RELEASE DAY PARTY ON MAY 5TH AT
Life can change in the blink of an eye. No one knows that better than Lily
Pritchard…
Pritchard…
Witnessing your father’s murder is every 15 year old girl’s worst
nightmare; for Lily Pritchard it was her reality. Tormented by
nightmares, twisted with guilt, Lily can’t let anyone close enough to care for
her…until her world is rocked on its axis by a tall dark stranger.
nightmare; for Lily Pritchard it was her reality. Tormented by
nightmares, twisted with guilt, Lily can’t let anyone close enough to care for
her…until her world is rocked on its axis by a tall dark stranger.
Brandon Redgrave is intelligent, gorgeous, and wealthy; but he learned
the hard way not to expect loyalty or love from those around you. Haunted
by his demons, Brandon is determined not to make the same mistake again.
the hard way not to expect loyalty or love from those around you. Haunted
by his demons, Brandon is determined not to make the same mistake again.
A chance encounter; two broken souls; explosive consequences.
Will Brandon and Lily be able to heal each
other’s wounds, or will their pasts spill into the present, extinguishing any
chance of a future together…
other’s wounds, or will their pasts spill into the present, extinguishing any
chance of a future together…
As usual, I am so caught up in my own head that I’m not really
paying attention to my surroundings. I
am so oblivious, I don’t even know what hits me. I find myself falling to the
ground, my books and bag in the air, my coffee colliding with and slowly sinking
into the grass. My only thought is that I am about to smack my head of
the ground and do myself some major damage, which I am not looking forward
to. I only realize when the pain doesn’t come, that I am being held just
shy of the ground by a very strong, warm, and hard, pair of arms.
paying attention to my surroundings. I
am so oblivious, I don’t even know what hits me. I find myself falling to the
ground, my books and bag in the air, my coffee colliding with and slowly sinking
into the grass. My only thought is that I am about to smack my head of
the ground and do myself some major damage, which I am not looking forward
to. I only realize when the pain doesn’t come, that I am being held just
shy of the ground by a very strong, warm, and hard, pair of arms.
Eva Simone is a stay at home mother of two,
wife to a wonderful hubby, and certified book addict! She studied English at university, gaining an
honours degree in literature and linguistics.
wife to a wonderful hubby, and certified book addict! She studied English at university, gaining an
honours degree in literature and linguistics.
After straying so far from her education
Eva was sucked back in to the world of reading by the illustrious FSOG. Two years later, and at least 200 books
later, with a story on the back burner she decided it was time to put her
education to good use and write her first novel.
Eva was sucked back in to the world of reading by the illustrious FSOG. Two years later, and at least 200 books
later, with a story on the back burner she decided it was time to put her
education to good use and write her first novel.
Eva is hoping that everyone will enjoy
reading Brandon and Lily’s journey as much as she has enjoyed writing it. There are currently plans for two further
books in this series.
reading Brandon and Lily’s journey as much as she has enjoyed writing it. There are currently plans for two further
books in this series.
May 06
Saving Liam by D.P Denman Blog Tour and Giveaway
You do what you have to do to survive. For eighteen-year-old Liam Newman that means living the life of a gay porn star, a job he loathes. He isn’t a star. He’s a prisoner and his warden is the man who saved him from the cold Vancouver streets.
Justin has been Liam’s next-door neighbor for two years and has had a crush on him for just as long. Oblivious to Liam’s porn career, he ‘s content to mind his own business about Liam’s turbulent relationship until the truth stumbles drunk into his apartment one night and he realizes something must be done.
When Liam’s boyfriend turned producer decides rent boys make more money than porn stars Liam’s nightmare takes a horrible turn. Justin must find a way to rescue him before it’s too late.
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He hated Tuesdays. Hated them beyond mere loathing, but he didn’t have a word for what came after loathing. Despised seemed far too civilized.
Liam stood in the bedroom with his back to the mirrored closet doors so he wouldn’t have to look at himself and ignored the brush of heavy terrycloth against his skin. That robe represented everything he hated about his life. His stomach churned with resentment that made it tempting to lock himself in the bathroom. Too bad that wouldn’t do any good.
He heard the dreaded knock at the front door on the far side of the apartment and the knot in his stomach pulled tight. There had been a time when that sound had made him want to hurl chunks. He supposed the lack of terror was an improvement of sorts.
“You ready, Babe?” Cord called from the living room.
“Yeah,” he called back, “why the hell not,” he muttered to himself.
He padded out of the room struggling to feel something besides annoyance as Cord opened the front door to welcome the man he’d be sharing a bed with for the next eight hours. He was compact and bulky with short-cropped bottle-blonde hair, and a tan he obviously hadn’t gotten from the Vancouver sun.
Liam flopped into a chair near the kitchen and pretended to be engrossed in one of Cord’s trade magazines. He saw no reason to acknowledge the rented cock of the day until absolutely necessary. Instead, he flipped pages while Cord talked about positions and emotion in a lecture he didn’t need to hear. He’d been doing this twice a week every week for years. He knew the routine. It didn’t matter that a hundred shoots a year wasn’t the industry standard. It was Cord’s standard.
He ignored Bulky Blonde as the actor stripped out of his clothes to give Cord a look at what he had to work with that afternoon. There was nothing new on that body. They all looked the same: tan, toned, and tattooed. He didn’t need to see it. He’d get a very good look over the course of the day.
He stifled a sigh he knew would sound petulant and turned another page without seeing anything on it. Cord hated it when he pouted. He could be angry and resentful as long as he did what he was told. Pouting would just get him a pep talk full of lies. Those weren’t new either.
He saw Bulky Blonde step to him out of the corner of his eye and pasted on his best smile before looking up to meet his gaze. Being difficult and aloof with the rented cocks only dragged out the torment. When they were tense, they did things wrong and the more they got wrong the more time he had to spend with them. He stood up and tossed the magazine in the chair before shaking Bulky Blonde’s hand.
“I’ve seen a few of your videos,” Bulky Blonde told him. “I like your work.”
“Thanks.”
He couldn’t say the same and he wasn’t in the mood to lie.
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DP Denman writes character-driven gay romance about survivors. Her stories are real and intense but always resolve in the type of ending that makes readers want to start the book all over again. She is from the Pacific Northwest and bases all of her stories in Vancouver, British Columbia, a city that is dear to her heart.
In her spare time she is a dedicated gay rights activist fighting for those who have been marginalized and abused. To that end, 25% of the royalties from every book go to support LGBT charities.
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