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Saturday, August 30, 2014
Friday, August 29, 2014
Book Blitz: Love at first sigh by Elodie Parkes. Have you ever met someone and sparks instanly fly?
BOOK INFORMATION
TITLE – Love at First Sigh
AUTHOR – Elodie Parkes
GENRE – Contemporary erotic romance
PUBLICATION DATE – August 16, 2014
LENGTH (Pages/# Words) – 45 pages, (two stories within)
PUBLISHER – Hot Ink Press
COVER ARTIST – Elodie Parkes
BOOK BLURB
Two sizzling contemporary romance stories
Handy Hubby Hire
Tired of the maintenance jobs mounting up in her house, Sara hires a handyman. She never dreams someone like Griffen Fox will show up to fix the faucets and back yard gate. Sparks fly, but will they lose their heart to each other?
Pina Colada
When Emma takes a long weekend vacation in a warm beach resort, she meets the very handsome Matt Tyler. They spend an idyllic few days together. Will this only be a holiday romance?
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EXCERPT (Exclusive excerpt, not posted before)
From story two, Handy Hubby Hire 18+ rated excerpt
Sara got through the front door before she lost her composure. Smiles wreathed her face. She grasped the business card and looked at the words embossed there. She read it aloud focusing on the name. Griffen Fox, and what a fox he is. He is…gorgeous. What will happen tomorrow? I know what I’d like to happen. Will that be it, he’ll rock up, do the jobs and disappear as if we didn’t have sex, as if we didn’t gaze at each other and want more, want to fuck each other’s brains out all night? She sighed. She sat at her desk and relived his kisses. Her nipples hardened. She pictured his huge, hard cock. Her pussy clenched and drenched her fresh panties. She licked her lips. I wish I was with him now. I want his lips on mine, his hands on my ass. This is probably not good for me. I’ll crave sex again now. Damn it. Sara remembered the months after Jem left. She missed him, their conversations, their walks, but she missed sex more. She missed the hard shape of a man’s body, the taste of his cum. She missed it badly and she’d craved it until she despaired. There’d been no one else. She didn’t meet men in everyday life. She went to make more coffee. I’m addicted to this stuff. That night Sara tossed and turned. She considered masturbating because she needed release, but she knew she longed for a man’s fingers, a man’s mouth on her breasts, preferably Griffen’s. Her own fingers wouldn’t do, not after sex with Griffen. Sometime just before dawn she fell asleep. She sat bolt upright as the sun streamed in through her bedroom window. The angle of the rays told her it was quite late. She leapt out of bed and checked the time on her cell phone. Half an hour to shower before Griffen Fox arrived. Her heart started beating faster as she daydreamed about his kiss and his mouth on her skin. She raced to shower and dress. Her hands shook as she made a cup of coffee. She went to look out of her front windows and watch for his arrival. “Calm the fuck down,” she told herself aloud, but when his truck pulled into her driveway her heart thumped.Copyright Elodie Parkes 2014 Hot Ink Press All Rights Reserved
AUTHOR BIO
Elodie Parkes is a British author writing romance, erotic, contemporary, and often with a twist of mystery, paranormal or suspense. Her books are always steamy — cool stories and hot love scenes.
Elodie lives in Canterbury with her two dogs. She works in an antique emporium by day and writes at night, loving the cloak of silent darkness that descends on the rural countryside around her home.
Elodie writes for, Hot Ink Press, Moon Rose Publishing, Eternal Press, Secret Cravings, Evernight, and Siren Publishing.
She has also released titles as an individual indie author.
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Cover Reveal by International Bestselling author, Ednah Walters. Souls and Witches, Grimnirs Book 2 & 4.
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WARNING: This is CORA'S story: This book may be considered NA (new adult) because it contains some swearing, violence and sex scenes: Suitable for ages 17 and up. A Clean Version is available on Amazon.
Ednah also writes YA paranormal romance. RUNES is the first book in her new series and there are currently three other books published in this series. SOULS (Grimnir book 2 a side story to the RUNES series) and WITCHES book 4 will release 2014. Read more about this series and the world she's created here www.runestheseries.com.
Under the pseudonym E. B. Walters, Ednah writes contemporary romance. SLOW BURN, the first contemporary romance with suspense, was released in April 2011. It is the first book in the Fitzgerald family series. Since then she has published five more books in this series. She's presently working on book seven. You can visit her online at or www.ebwalters.com.
SOULS
Releasing late September 2014
WARNING: This is CORA'S story: This book may be considered NA (new adult) because it contains some swearing, violence and sex scenes: Suitable for ages 17 and up. A Clean Version is available on Amazon.
Eighteen-year-old
Cora Jemison knows what it’s like to date a soul reaper. There are no Friday
night movies, no school dances, and no stolen kisses between classes. It
totally sucks! What makes it even worse, souls pop up when she least expects
it. The last one is not her fault, but it all adds up to zero quality time with
her super hot, scythe-carrying boyfriend, Echo.
Since Cora was
etched with special runes by an evil Immortal, she understands why souls are
drawn to her. She makes the best of it by helping souls find closure while Echo
escorts them to the realm of the dead. Perfect partners, until a dark soul
visits Cora in the dead of the night and Echo decides her soul-helping days are
over.
Cora can either
listen to Echo or follow her instincts. To make matters worse, other reapers
start stalking her, demanding she hand over the soul. Even her Valkyrie friends
think she’s gone too far. But something sinister is coming their way, and the
soul is the key to saving her town, her friends, and her relationship with
Echo. Can she convince Echo to see things her way before it’s too late?
WITCHES
Releasing Late 2014
The Norns think
they’ve won, but it’s hard to control a teenager, let alone a powerful one…
Raine Cooper’s
life should be perfect. She’s an Immortal Seeress, most likely to be elected
Prom Queen, and envied by the girls at Kayville High for dating the dreamy
quarterback, Torin St. James. Instead, she’s haunted by the smug facial
expressions the Norns’ wore during their last meeting.
As a
Norn-In-Training, Raine crossed the line long ago when she sided with the
Valkyries and Mortal Witches. When the Norns return with demands of their own,
Raine feels trapped. She must repair the battle grounds and wipe out the
memories of every Mortal witness. Torin tries to convince her that the Norns
are manipulating her, but she refuses to listen. At least until the Norns’
demands focus on someone she loves. When Raine refuses to cooperate with them,
their punishment is swift and gut-wrenching, turning her pain into fury.
Raine plots
revenge on a massive scale and makes deals with unsavory allies. Her goal? Total destruction of the entire Norn race.
Raine’s only hope of salvation is Torin, but how much will he sacrifice to save
her?
AUTHOR BIO
EDNAH WALTERS grew up reading Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys
and dreaming of one day writing her own stories. She is a stay-at-home mother
of five humans and two American short-hair cats (one of which has ADHD) and a
husband. When she is not writing, she’s at the gym doing Zumba or doing things
with her family, reading, traveling or online chatting with fans.
Ednah is the author of The Guardian Legacy series, a YA fantasy series about children of the fallen angels, who fight demons and protect mankind. AWAKENED, the prequel was released by Pill Hill Press in September 2010 with rave reviews. BETRAYED, book one in the series was released by her new publisher Spencer Hill Press in June 2012 and HUNTED, the third installment, was released March 2013. She’s working on the next book in the series, FORGOTTEN. Visit her at www.ednahwalters.com.
Ednah is the author of The Guardian Legacy series, a YA fantasy series about children of the fallen angels, who fight demons and protect mankind. AWAKENED, the prequel was released by Pill Hill Press in September 2010 with rave reviews. BETRAYED, book one in the series was released by her new publisher Spencer Hill Press in June 2012 and HUNTED, the third installment, was released March 2013. She’s working on the next book in the series, FORGOTTEN. Visit her at www.ednahwalters.com.
Ednah also writes YA paranormal romance. RUNES is the first book in her new series and there are currently three other books published in this series. SOULS (Grimnir book 2 a side story to the RUNES series) and WITCHES book 4 will release 2014. Read more about this series and the world she's created here www.runestheseries.com.
Under the pseudonym E. B. Walters, Ednah writes contemporary romance. SLOW BURN, the first contemporary romance with suspense, was released in April 2011. It is the first book in the Fitzgerald family series. Since then she has published five more books in this series. She's presently working on book seven. You can visit her online at or www.ebwalters.com.
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Thursday, August 28, 2014
Book blast: His until Sunrise by Joy Avery. A Goodie Package can be won by one lucky winner, will it be you?
Contest Giveaway: Author is offering a “His Until Sunrise Goodie Package” for One Winner
Author: Joy Avery
Publication Date: 8-2-2014
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Age Group For Your Book 18+
About The Book
After learning her boss has scheduled a mandatory team-building excursion, financial planner Nona Rogers panics. What does she know about camping? Nada. Zilch. Heck, she doesn’t even like picnics. And the thought of sleeping amid bugs and wild animals knots her stomach.
No way can she risk looking like an idiot in front of her colleagues. Taking proactive measures, she acquires the services of a guide to give her a crash-course in camping. Seven days living off the land. How hard could it be? Nona swallows those words when she meets the sexy titan tasked with leading her into the wild. Getting mauled by a bear quickly becomes the least of her worries.
Mason Tinsdale’s first love has always been oil rigging. But a horrible accident has him doubting the job—more importantly, himself. Seven days in the Indigo Falls wilderness is just what he needs to sort out his thoughts. Then he meets Nona Rogers. He’s convinced the gorgeous woman is going to be far more trouble than she’s worth. And he’s right. However, there’s something about the feisty vixen that makes her irresistible.
Two guarded hearts. Seven days alone. An attraction that can’t be denied.
About the Author
Joy Avery is a North Carolina native with a passion for penning contemporary romances. When she's not writing, she enjoys reading, cake decorating, pretending to expertly play the piano, driving her husband insane, and playing with her sixteen-pound peek-a-poo and hundred-pound Rottweiler. There’s plenty of emotion in a Joy Avery romance. Sometimes there are obstacles and hurdles in love, and she enjoys showing this in her novels. Her stories guide readers along the rutted roads of love, delivering them to a gratifying happily ever after. Romance is Joy’s genre of choice, because she enjoys the experience of characters overcoming the barriers that have held them back from finding true love. Plus, she loves happily ever afters. HIS UNTIL SUNRISE is Joy’s second novel. Her first novel, SMOKE IN THE CITI, garnered attention for having well-developed and believable characters, as well as refreshing humor. She is currently working on Book 2 of her Indigo Falls series. Joy is a member of Romance Writers of America and Heart of Carolina Romance Writers
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Today it's Can't let go by Michelle Lynn's release launch. Now available on Amazon.
SYNOPSIS:
Dex is many things, a college senior, the bassist for The
Invisibles, a son, a friend, everything but a boyfriend. Everybody knows him as
the shallow guy who’s up for a good time anytime. People rarely take the time
to see the loyal guy lying just beneath the happy-go-lucky façade.
There are parts of Dex’s life he keeps hidden. Ones he believes
no one would understand. Since he gave up on the idea of a dream girl long ago,
he thinks he’s finally found the perfect balance of connection without
commitment with Sam.
Chrissy used to know everything about Dex. When he left four
years ago for college, she was left behind. Four years later, with nowhere else
to turn, Chrissy calls the one person she’s always counted on, Dex. One glance
at the sad eyes he’s tried to forget and Dex knows it’s out of his control.
With Chrissy's return, lines begin to cross from friendship to
something more, but will Dex's secret force them apart forever?
(Can't Let Go is the fourth novel in the Invisibles Series)
Picking it up, still shaking in my hands, a number I don’t
recognize crosses the screen. Wavering on whether or not I want to chance this
being something at the house, I hit ignore because I don’t want to be bothered
with my dad’s so-called business
today. Then thoughts of someone raiding or maybe some loser found out where my
dad’s operation is. Worse case, someone ratted him out. Figuring someone who I
have programmed in my phone would have made the phone call to alert me, I wait
to see if they leave a voicemail. Which they do—my phone vibrates a second
later.
Clicking speaker, I place the black rectangle on my dresser while
I gel my hair. My fingers are manipulating each strand, placing it in the
perfect spot when her voice comes across. My hands stop mid-air and I my eyes
fixate on the phone. Closing my eyes, that sweet sound that’s only lived in my
dreams the past years still unglues me to the core. “Um … Dex. I’m in town and … um … I was
wondering … if maybe we could … um … talk.” Her voice is practically shaking
from the awkwardness of the phone call.
“HULK!” Brady screams again. Debating in my head what I should do,
I could easily claim ignorance that I never got the call. Say that I was
already out of town. Excuses run through my head as to why I would leave her
wherever she is. Then the images of her alone, or worse, not. Knowing even with
the distance that has formed between us over the years, I could never, would
never, not go to her if she needed me.
Walking out my door, I peer over the railing to a sour Brady.
“Man, I gotta do something. You guys go without me,” I shout down.
“What is so damn important?” he asks, sensitive to the fact he
can tell something’s off with me. Brady is like the father of our friends,
protective of us all.
“A friend needs me,” I say, remaining vague. If Brady knew the
half of what I did when I leave this house, he’d probably have an anxiety
attack.
He stands there staring up at me and wavers at the door. Probably
counting in his head how long he has before Sadie, his fiancé, comes in search
of him. “What’s up, man?” he asks, stepping up a few stairs.
“I’m not sure yet. I need to make a call.” I’m honest with him
because Brady has a sense of comfort about him. Although, I’m fairly certain
our secrets are shared with Sadie, he keeps things mostly to himself.
“Do that, and we’ll wait.” He jogs back down the steps, and the
front door shuts behind him.
Sitting on my bed, I bite my lip. It’s been so long. Not that she
hasn’t crossed my mind; I’m not sure a day goes by that I don’t wonder where
she is and what’s she’s doing. I question why she left and never answered my
calls. The guilt that I somehow left her behind always resonating inside
somewhere within me even when she’s the one who disappeared. The small piece of
electronics sits in my hands like a ten-pound weight. There’s no turning back,
no erasing from my mind once I press that call icon.
Pushing back my fear, I press the call button, release a deep
breath and bring the phone up to my ear. She answers on the first ring,
confirming something is seriously wrong. “Dex,” she answers. Another stab of
the knife that she still has my number programmed, but I don’t have her
obviously changed number.
“Chrissy?” I say her name out loud for the first time in four
years. How can her name seem foreign on my tongue?
The line is quiet for a few seconds before she continues. “Hi.
I’m in Western … at this place called The Loft. Could you come down here?” she
asks.
AUTHOR BIO:
Michelle moved around the Midwest most of her life, transferring from
school to school before settling down in the outskirts of Chicago ten years
ago, where she now resides with her husband and two kids. She developed a love of reading at a young
age, which helped lay the foundation for her passion to write. With the encouragement of her family, she
finally sat down and wrote one of the many stories that have been floating
around in her head. When she isn’t reading or writing, she can be found playing
with her kids, talking to her mom on the phone, or hanging out with her family
and friends. But after chasing around
twin preschoolers all day, she always cherishes her relaxation time after
putting the kids to bed.
SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS:
Twitter: @michellelynnbks
PURCHASE LINKS FOR THE
INVISIBLES SERIES:
Don’t Let Go (Book #1)
Let Me In (Book #2)
Let Me Love (Book #3)
Can't Let Go (Book #4)
Will be provided when the book goes live
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How do you measure yourself? By family, friends, enemies? By what you fight for? Or what you fight against? The seed & Other Fairy Tales by Joseph Hillenbrand may have a few answers.
The Seed & Other Fairy Tales
By Joseph Hillenbrand
Genre: Short Stories, Fiction, Fairy Tales
Book synopsis:
How do you measure yourself? By
family, friends, enemies? By what you fight for? Or what you fight
against?
Follow the tales of those struggling to find an identity of their own. A little girl with a ghost as a best friend. A woman who hates wishes. A man lost in the secret kingdom of frog people. A girl at war with her god. And a pair of soldiers on a deadly mission of peace.
The seeds have been sown. The storm is coming. Who will grow and who will drown?
Follow the tales of those struggling to find an identity of their own. A little girl with a ghost as a best friend. A woman who hates wishes. A man lost in the secret kingdom of frog people. A girl at war with her god. And a pair of soldiers on a deadly mission of peace.
The seeds have been sown. The storm is coming. Who will grow and who will drown?
Author Bio:
I was born, raised and still live in the outskirts of
Chicago. Every few years a move a little further west. Slowly inching my way to
California. I love the big sky, the vast plains, the harvest moons of the
Midwest.
I grew up reading comic books and playing G.I. Joe.
Watching wrestling and listening to Led Zeppelin. I drew, I wrote, I strummed.
I learned Stone Temple Pilots and I read Beckett. I grew and I withered.
I have spent the majority of my time in software - from
support to development to management. And with my first book out now, I'm
trying to get back to my roots: telling stories.
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b. Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-seed-other-fairy-tales-hillenbrand-joseph/1119448186?ean=9780615885803
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Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Sometimes it doesn’t end with happy ever after. Heart by Nicola Hudson. Today the Cover is revealed on this much awaited book.
SYNOPSIS:
Sometimes it doesn’t
end with happy ever after.
Neve believes Jake is the one. She is miles away from home, struggling to
fit in at university and missing the people she loves. The only thing getting her through is the
knowledge that Jake will be visiting for the weekend.
Jake believes he isn’t the one. His family and lifestyle mean he can’t give
Neve what she deserves: so much more than him.
He arrives for the weekend, knowing that he has to break her heart,
along with his own.
Sometimes we make decisions
and have to live with the consequences.
Each of them struggles to cope with the aftermath of the
weekend. Each of them is unhappy. Each of them refuses to do something about
it.
Sometimes it isn’t
about a boy meeting a girl and falling in love; sometimes it is about what
happens next.
Heart features characters from Nicola Hudson’s first New Adult novel, Curve, but can be read as a standalone novel.
heart
noun [härt]
1. The muscular organ
that pumps blood through the circulatory system.
2. The central or most
fundamental part of something: its essence.
3. Courage or
enthusiasm.
4. Slang (verb) To like
something very much, to love.
Neve:
“Sit down, Neve.” He never called me Neve. Ever.
“Why?
Can’t I put some clothes on first?”
“Please, just sit down.” The quietness in his voice had me worried and
so I obeyed.
Big mistake.
That was the moment I let it happen.
“I can’t carry on doing this.”
“Carry on doing what? What are you talking about? Why are you acting so weird?”
“This. Us. I can’t do it any more. I want out.” The bastard couldn’t even make eye contact
with me as he broke, no, shattered, my heart.
Jake:
Of course I knew it would hurt but I
hadn’t expected it to feel like I was ripping my own heart out. I mean, I knew it was coming, didn’t I? What I hadn’t thought about was what it would
do to me, seeing her hurt like that. I
know her too well to fall for the angry mask she tried to conceal her hurt
with. That was the moment I felt like
the biggest bastard in the world. That
was the moment I almost relented and took back the lies I had spoken. I just wanted to take away the pain I had
caused.
But it’s better if she feels angry;
it will distract her from the hurt. And,
as tempted as I am to pick up my phone and make it all better again, I
can’t. I have to stay strong. For her.
This is all for her.
It always was.
It always will be.
AUTHOR
BIO:
Nicola Hudson is a British author who lives in Birmingham,
England. She is also a full-time high
school English teacher and avid reader – her taste runs from New Adult novels
to the classics. Her dream day involves
reading, writing and plenty of chocolate.
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LINKS:
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Today's blog tour highlights The Circle 2: Bloodgate by Amy Lee Burgess.
SYNOPSIS:
Vampire Claire finds herself caught in the
middle between her Master, Parker, and her Trigger, Andre. Little love is lost
between the former friends, but somehow Claire must build a bridge between them
when they are sent to Edgewood to settle their differences. The cost of her
failure will be deadly.
Deep in the cellars of Edgewood, a game of sexual bondage unleashes unexpected dangers, twisting open, loving Andre into a secretive virtuoso of manipulation. Is this just another part of the game, or is he losing his mind? Parker will take desperate steps to protect his apprentice, but he won’t be dragged into the game with them.
Can Parker set aside forty years of bitter rivalry, or will he sacrifice Andre to save Claire?
Deep in the cellars of Edgewood, a game of sexual bondage unleashes unexpected dangers, twisting open, loving Andre into a secretive virtuoso of manipulation. Is this just another part of the game, or is he losing his mind? Parker will take desperate steps to protect his apprentice, but he won’t be dragged into the game with them.
Can Parker set aside forty years of bitter rivalry, or will he sacrifice Andre to save Claire?
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Andre
stooped to the floor and came up with a pointed piece of one of the nightstand
legs, which he held in his fist like a stake.
Terror
slammed into me, turning my muscles to jelly. Paralyzed, I lay sprawled on the
mattress, my right wrist still cuffed to the bedpost. When he headed for the
door, I screamed his name. His head jerked, and the look on his face was so
full of malice and hate, I recoiled.
But a second
later, he stared at the stake as if he had no idea how it had come to be in his
hand. He dropped it to the floor, and it rolled into a corner. Andre crossed
the room at a run and climbed onto the mattress with me.
“I didn’t
mean to scare you, darlin’,” he crooned, taking me into his arms. My cuffed
wrist made it awkward, and he unlatched it so I was free. Scooping me into his
embrace, he held me against his shuddering body. His heart galloped faster than
mine.
I closed my
eyes and buried my face in his neck. Even with my lids tightly shut, I couldn’t
get the image of his face twisted with hate out of my head. I knew it hadn’t
been directed at me—it had been meant for Parker—but I still couldn’t stop
shaking. Had Andre really been furious enough to try to stake Parker? What if
the woman in my nightmare hadn’t been telling me to go ahead with the game, but
instead to stop playing it? Maybe my subconscious realized Andre was in peril
of losing control of himself the more he indulged his kink?
“This game
is dangerous,” I said with a shudder. “I don’t want to play anymore. Not if it
makes you like this. I don’t like you like this. I don’t even know who you are
sometimes, Dre. You scare me. You scare the shit out of me.”
Andre stiffened
against me, but his voice was gentle. “I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean
to scare you. I swear.”
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AUTHOR BIO:
Amy Lee Burgess lives and writes in Houston, Texas but her heart
belongs to New England – especially in the autumn. Ruled by two dachshunds and
addicted to Irish breakfast tea and the Walking Dead, she loves to write about
vampires, wolf shifters, gargoyles and other assorted paranormal creatures. Amy
loves to travel to places like London England, Edinburgh, Scotland, Paris
France and Providence, Rhode Island where she stalks the coziest Irish pubs she
can find. She writes to trance and house music by candlelight and welcomes
email from her readers – especially if they want to talk about the
supernatural.
Links to reach Amy Lee Burgess:
Website: http://amyleeburgess.blogspot.com/
@AmyLeeBurgess
(Twitter)
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