Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Monday, November 23, 2015
One with the darkness by Susan Squires. A Regency Paranormal Romance.
BOOK INFORMATION
TITLE – One With the Darkness
SERIES – The Companion Series
AUTHOR – Susan Squires
GENRE – Regency Paranormal Romance
PUBLICATION DATE – October 6, 2015
LENGTH – 341 pages
PUBLISHER – Independent
COVER ARTIST – Rebecca Poole, Dreams2Media
BOOK SYNOPSIS
New York Times bestselling author Susan Squires invites you into the world of two lovers who share a seductive past and a dangerous desire…
DIVIDED BY CENTURIES
Contessa Donnatella di Poliziano has power, beauty, and—as a vampire—eternal life. Her overwhelming regret is a mistake she made centuries ago when she chose not to transform her one true love, Jergan, into a vampire too. Donnatella’s choice has deprived her of the only true love she’s ever known. But just as all seems lost, the discovery of a 300-year-old note leads her to a gift left by her old friend, Leonardo da Vinci: a machine to take her back in time to rewrite the history of her heart…
UNITED BY OTHERWORLDLY DESIRE
Once back in time, Donnatella’s memory of the intervening years is lost. Yet when she sees the breathtaking barbarian slave, Jergan, from afar, she feels like she has always known him. The instant attraction she feels draws them together. For Donnatella, the romance is tantalizing, awakening a passion that feels both old and new. But as the two fall in love again, a new danger threatens to tear them apart. Now Jergan’s love for Donnatella will be tested in a most perilous way—and if he fails, the two lovers will be separated again…for eternity.
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“Squires combines extreme sensuality with dangerous drama.” —Romantic Times BOOKreviews
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EXCERPT
“Let me get your property, my lady,” the trader said. They turned to the back of the stall. Three men clustered round the straining barbarian, laughing as he tried to twist away. Blood dripped from his wrists where he had pulled against his shackles. He spat at them. It was his only means of defiance.
Graccus wiped his face and laughed. “Oh, he’ll be a joy to break.”
“I agree,” she said. The three yanked their gazes up, as did the barbarian. He flushed in shame. “Now unhand my new slave, sirs, so I may begin.”
“What? But I am buying him for my brothel!”
She waved the receipt scroll. “Too late.” Her She turned to the trader. “For the price I just paid, you can throw in a pair of shackles.” The trader nodded and clapped his hands. Slaves appeared with the required bindings. They unlocked the barbarian’s wrists from the poles and chained them behind his back before they released his feet. His ankles, too, were bloodied. Those green eyes stared at her, burning with intensity, as though he was still not sure what had just happened to him. Excitement churned inside her. This was the start of something—she didn’t know quite what. “Come quietly, slave,” she ordered, putting all the force of her personality behind her words, just shy of raising her Companion for compulsion. “You two—see that he does.” Two of Titus’s bodyguards nodded. Each took one of the slave’s arms and dragged him forward.
“You knew I wanted him,” Graccus was saying. The trader only shrugged. He couldn’t have gotten two thousand dinars for a slave bound for a brothel.
They pushed into the market throng. “There you are,” Titus called, hurrying over. Livia saw him frown as he registered the barbarian. “Livia Quintus, what is this? You’ve never purchased this creature!”
“I have, Titus. He was a soldier, therefore skilled in martial arts. He even speaks Latin. He’ll be a perfect bodyguard.”
“Livia, return him at once. This is no slave for a woman.”
Livia turned to her new purchase, seeing him through Titus’s eyes. Bloody and sweating, he looked fierce, with those intense green eyes and all that hair. But he was the one she wanted. She knew that as certainly as she knew her own name. “Once we clean him up you won’t recognize him.”
“He needs more than a bath to make him suitable.”
“You were the one who suggested a bodyguard slave, and now that I’ve meekly done as you ask, you rail at me.”
Titus rolled his eyes. “Meek? I would welcome meek.” Livia gestured her entourage forward. Titus sighed and fell in step. “I just hope you haven’t bitten off more than you can chew.”
AUTHOR BIO
Susan Squires is a New York Times bestselling author known for breaking the rules of romance writing. Whatever her time period, or subject, some element of the paranormal always creeps in. She has won multiple contests for published novels and reviewer's choice awards. Publisher's Weekly named Body Electric one of the year’s most influential mass market books and One with the Shadows a Best book of the Year. Time for Eternity, the first in the DaVinci time travel series, received a starred review from Publisher's Weekly.
Susan has a Masters in English literature from UCLA and once toiled as an executive for a Fortune 500 company. Now she lives at the beach in Southern California with her husband, Harry, a writer of supernatural thrillers, and two very active Belgian Sheepdogs, who like to help her write by putting their chins on the keyboarddddddddddddddddddddddd.
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Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Announcing the release of: Seeing you by Michelle Lynn. Success was the ultimate goal … until we saw each other in a different light.
RELEASE DATE - NOVEMBER 18th
BLURB:
Todd’s my
next-door neighbor—an up-and-coming chef ready to make his mark on the world.
His dreams are bold and limitless, his drive even more so. He offers me
a favor, one that I can’t refuse … only there are strings attached.
Amelia’s my
next-door neighbor—a talented photographer waiting for her big break.
Her dreams
are authentic and intense, her art even more so. I made her
an offer and she accepted … but I asked for something in return.
Two favors
meant to make our dreams come true. Our careers were supposed to change, not
our friendship. Success was the ultimate goal … until we saw each other in a
different light.
EXCERPT:
“Well…thank you all for staying
late. You’ll be the first to leave tomorrow night, if you choose. Good night.”
Davis dismisses everyone without divulging who the winner is.
I’m assuming he doesn’t want
questions about wagers and who will be cashing in on what between us.
All of them quickly wave good-bye,
and I notice my coat and purse lying across the bar. Todd motions toward it
with his head, and I scrunch my eyebrows at him. He in turn widens his eyes,
and his head points a little more exaggerated this time. I shake my head, and
his lips form a tight line while his jaw juts out at me. Someone should remind
him that he isn’t my father, and I don’t need his permission to stay.
The others file out, leaving me,
Davis, and Todd.
“I know you have that date, Todd.
Don’t worry. I’ll make sure Amelia gets home safe,” Davis tells Todd.
I raise my eyebrows at Todd, silently
saying ‘you have a date, so leave me alone’.
Todd’s chest rises and falls. He’s
struggling inside of himself, and I’m curious to why. He’s the one who wanted
me with Davis to distract him from the kitchen.
His eyes find mine, asking me if
I’m okay with it, and I silently nod. Hopefully, Davis can’t pick up on our
nonverbal communication.
“All right.” Todd’s body weaves
back and forth. “Yeah, I’m already kind of late due to this whole lame hot chocolate
contest.” He releases an uncomfortable chuckle. “Noodle, we’re still on for
tomorrow morning?” he asks.
It almost slipped my mind that we
have a photo shoot with Gia, the female model I’ve been working with.
“Yeah, ten o’clock. Don’t be
late.” I point my finger at him.
His lips stay in a straight line.
“Never. See you then.” He bends over the bar and kisses my cheek. His hot
breath erupts goose bumps along my neck when he lingers longer than usual. “Be
careful,” he whispers in my ear.
When he pulls back, all that
anxiety I just heard in his words are vividly clear in the lines of his face.
“Good night, Todd. Have a fun
date.” I smile, but he doesn’t.
Instead, he shakes Davis’s hand.
When Todd reaches the door, he glances at me one more time before the cool
night breeze streams into the restaurant with his departure.
AUTHOR BIO:
USA Today Bestselling author, Michelle Lynn 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.
MEDIA LINKS:
Twitter: @michellelynnbks
Website: http://www.michellelynnbooks.com
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Book Release: A gentleman's agreement by Joy Avery.
Genre: Contemporary Romance
A GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT
Publication Date: 10-24-2015
ASIN: B0172YH9XM
Author: Joy Avery
When it comes to love, all deals are off!
Blake Farrington knows exactly who to call when he finds himself needing crisis management. Yes, this task is outside Eunice Howard’s usual realm of responsibilities, but he’s willing to make it worth her time. Plus, she’s ideal for the role. Who better to play his pretend lover than the one woman who knows him almost better than he knows himself?
The last thing Eunice Howard expects when summoned to her boss’s office is a request to play the role of his new love interest to appease his mother, restless to marry him off. Foolishly agreeing, she ventures with him to Farrington Estates for the Thanksgiving holiday. She thought she’d seen all sides of Blake Farrington, but the man who emerges is a man she could easily love.
Their agreement blossoms into a connection neither expected—nor are willing to admit. When the lines between make-believe and reality blur, something phenomenal occurs.
Joy Avery is a contemporary romance author who loves watching her imaginary friends fall in love. When not crafting her next love story, she enjoys reading, spending time with the family, playing with her two dogs, and cake decorating.
She’s the author of the novels Smoke in the Citi, His Until Sunrise (book 1 in the Indigo Falls series), Cupid’s Error-a Valentine’s novella, and His Ultimate Desire (book 2 in the Indigo Falls series).
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Secret Places by Vivian Kay
Book Title: Secret Places
Genre: Christian Fiction
Author: Vivian Kay
Vivian Kay is a debut Christian author whose faith stories are woven around the themes of human fallibility, divine encounters and God's redemptive power. When she is not writing or daydreaming about writing, you’ll find her playing simultaneous games of online scrabble or snuggling up with a good book. A wife and mother, Vivian lives in a quiet corner of Canada’s banana belt.
After many years of happiness, Moni Badmus's marriage is falling apart. Unwilling to lose her only child, a self-proclaimed daddy’s girl, to her husband in a custody settlement she goes along with his suggestion of an unconventional marriage intervention. Will Moni’s fear of losing what she holds dear take her to dark places she never imagined she would go?
Sam Badmus has lost his thirst for the things of God. For a while, his extramarital activities seemed to be a cure for his unsatisfying home life. But soon his risky behavior exacts a steep price and Sam has to turn to the God he left behind to save his family and maybe even his life.
Debo Ajala and his wife Adele are living the golden life or so it seems. Debo is a respected church deacon and Adele, a mother to their four adorable sons. Their lives couldn’t be better, that is until Adele’s feelings for another member of their church surface. Adele’s confession unleashes a series of events that Debo never expected. He escapes his troubled life by accepting a pastoral position in a city on the other side of Canada, but soon his twisted past catches up with him.
In this emotionally charged tale of sacrifice, temptation, and redemption, two couples learn sin has consequences and there is no place they can hide from the presence of God.
Monday, November 9, 2015
The bigger they are, the harder they fall...Chrome by Rie Warren. Carolina Bad Boys Series.
CHROME
With a Heart
Forged in Steele
Boomer Steele is big. He’s bad. He’s the
Retribution MC pres. He’s been dealt the worst hand imaginable and bears the
scars inside and out. Not that anyone knows it. He’s watched his younger
brother and sister hook up and hitch up with the loves of their lives, and now
he’s the last Steele standing alone. Maybe he should keep it that way.
Then one
feisty honey makes him feel, gets in his grill, pisses him off.
She goes by
the name of Rayce. And that’s exactly what she does on her motocross bike when
she’s not busy getting her hands dirty with her fellow grease monkeys as the
only female mechanic at Stone’s Garage. She’s into fixing bikes, racing hers,
and making Boomer’s life a living hell just for the fun of it. Oh, and she
hates being treated like a girl.
Sparks flying?
That’s an understatement where these two are concerned. Yet when Rayce needs a
place to live, and Boomer offers her a room in his house, their unquenchable
attraction wins out over antagonism. Sometimes.
Rayce’s crappy upbringing makes her think love is for stupid fools asking for
heartbreak. She’s not willing to go there for any man.
Not even Boomer Steele.
The
bigger they are, the harder they fall.
Note to readers: this book addresses the issue
of domestic abuse.
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EXCERPT:
I waited an amount of time that almost did my
head in. The idea of Rayce, in the same house, half-dressed . . .
I climbed the stairs. They were so delicate
and fucking dainty I felt like a giant. At the landing, I hooked left, and
immediately ran into Rayce exiting the bathroom on a cloud of total hotness.
The hallway was so small she banged up
against me, but not before my eyes spun with the vision of her in a dress, and
my tongue must’ve rolled out cartoon-style.
“Boomer!” She spread her palms across my
chest where my heartbeat thundered.
She had on some sort of number that ended
just above her knees, and it was curve-hugging until it flared at the skirt.
The gray and cream pinstriped dress with a deep red belt looked vintage,
classy, and I just didn’t have enough mother-lovin’ adjectives to describe it.
A floral pattern overlaying the stripes echoed the charcoal-colored tats on her
arms. Her tits overflowed the top. Her hips rounded out below the slim
waistline. And her legs?
Shit.
Fishnet stockings. And, for the first time,
high heels. Make that ankle-length black leather high-high-high heeled boots
with metal designs on the toes.
Her perfume dazed me.
Her dress goddamn amazed me.
She snapped her fingers in front of my face.
“You in there?”
“You’re wearing a dress.”
Genius,
Boomer. You are truly a genius.
Rayce pivoted around, astoundingly graceful.
The skirt flipped up to reveal seams on the backs of her stockings. “Like it?”
Liked it so much I was considering
banging her against the bathroom door. “Yeah.” I rubbed a hand over my mouth.
“You could say that.”
Then she did something entirely
feminine, a side of her I’d never truly seen before, and performed a little
twirl that lifted the skirt up her firm thighs before she stopped in front of
me, her face glowing.
I started sweating, right then and
there. “Jesus. You’re gonna give me a heart attack.”
“Serves you right, old man.”
“I wanna be your old man.” Growling, I
scooped her into my arms. “Been missing you.”
I wouldn’t say I was at an impasse with
Rayce, but I’d hardly seen her in several weeks. That was going to end tonight,
after I watched Hunter either crash and burn or end up a happily married man.
My lips slid up the curve of Rayce’s
neck, and her skin tasted like hot womanly sweetness. I licked the shell of her
ear, ghosted to the corner of her mouth, and touched the point of my tongue
against the seam of her lips.
She parted them with a gasp.
I looked down at her with heavy
eyelids, our mouths separated by just a breath of space. “Been dreaming about
kissing you. Feeling your lips on mine.”
“Why don’t you?” she asked, all throaty
and sultry.
“You don’t want it enough yet.” I
backed away from her.
She looked at me with glazed eyes, her
lips moist and glistening.
Placing my hands against the wall
behind me, I curled my fingers, desperate to touch her. “Is JB ready, because
if she’s not I’m about ten seconds away from spreading your legs and getting my
face on your pussy.”
Author
Bio:
Rie is the badass, sassafras author of Sugar Daddy and the Don’t Tell series–a
breakthrough trilogy that crosses traditional publishing boundaries beginning
with In His Command.
Her latest endeavors include the Carolina
Bad Boys, a fun, hot, and southern-sexy series.
A Yankee transplant who has traveled the
world, Rie started out a writer—causing her college professor to blush over her
erotic poetry without one ounce of shame. Not much has changed. She swapped pen
for paintbrushes and followed her other love during her twenties. From art
school to marriage to children and many a wild and wonderful journey in
between, Rie has come home to her calling. Her work has been called edgy, daring, and some of the
sexiest smut around.
You can connect with Rie via the social
media hangouts listed on her website https://www.riewarren.com. She is represented by Saritza Hernandez,
Corvisiero Literary
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