Friday, November 29, 2013

SURRENDER TO TEMPTATION by E.B. Walters - Release Event

Book Title: Surrender to Temptation
Series: The Fitzgerald Family
Author: E.B. Walters
Genre: Contemporary Romance | Suspense | Sensual
Presented by: As You Wish Tours
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BLURB

A playboy in hiding
A woman searching for answers
Will he let her in or send her packing?

After a tragic accident, Chef Chase Fitzgerald left his life in Los Angeles behind and moved to a ranch in Montana. He's convinced that all he needs to be happy are his horses, a few ranch hands and the Big Sky Country. Until one day, Nikki Savoy walks through his doors with her city clothes, sexy mouth, and a body designed to drive a man insane.

Nikki wants to know the truth about the accident that left her sister in a coma. Getting a job at Chase’s ranch is just the beginning. Throw in a crafty housekeeper, a cantankerous old cowboy, a few adorable horses, and an attraction that can’t be denied, and you have a recipe for disaster or romance. Will Nikki get her answers or will Chase offer her something better?

EXCERPT

Reality hit Nikki as she listened to Chase’s thundering heart in her ears. Or was it the blood pounding in her head? She didn’t know whether to curl against him and absorb his heat or bolt upstairs to analyze what had just happened. She couldn’t dare deny that she hadn’t enjoyed every minute of it. She closed her eyes and decided she didn’t want to think. She was staying.

It was a long time before she said, “I thought I said there will be no more kissing.”

Chase chuckled. “I decided I didn’t like your rules.”

She smiled at his arrogance. “Don’t I have a say in it?”

“No. We’ve played by your rules so far. Now we are following mine.”

“Which are?”

“We make love whenever and wherever we feel like it.”

She didn’t know how to react to his boldness and tried to sit up, but his arm tightened around her. “I need to finish my work, Chase,” she whispered.

“The computer can wait.” Chase murmured as he caressed her neck again, moved down, and brushed her taut nipples.

She shivered, wanting him to do more. His erection was nestled perfectly between her butt cheeks. “Someone might catch us in here.”

“I don’t care. I want to touch you. I need to touch you.”

God, he made it so difficult to resist him. She answered him by cupping his face and pulling his face to hers. She kissed him, showing him.

He let her take charge for about five seconds then took over, ravishing her mouth, his tongue bold and commanding. His hand crept slowly down her thigh. The dress was no barrier to the heat from his hand. He reached the hem of her dress and touched her knee. Nikki sucked in her breath. He slipped under her sundress.

Nikki’s knees fell apart.


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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, will be released April 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. IMMORTALS is book 2. She is presently working on book 3, GRIMNIRS (To be Released Dec 2nd). 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 four more books in this series. She's presently working on book six. You can visit her online at or www.ebwalters.com.

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Wednesday, November 27, 2013

KEEP ME STILL by Caisey Quinn: Blog Tour

Keep Me Still 
by Caisey Quinn
November 2013
New Adult Contemporary

BOOK SUMMARY:

Layla Flaherty had the perfect life, or close to it. Until a stranger gunned her parents down right in front of her, leaving her with seizure inducing PTSD. After years of trying to pass as normal and failing miserably, she resigns herself to being invisible. But new to town Landen O’Brien sees her, and he likes what he sees. Much to Layla’s surprise, he doesn’t freak out when she has a seizure in front of him. He does the exact opposite, calming her until the tremors subside. But Landen has secrets of his own. Secrets that both bind them together and tear them apart. 

Scarred by loss, Layla leaves her hometown of Hope Springs, Georgia, hoping to put her painful past behind her and start over in college in California. When she runs into Landen at freshmen orientation, she has a choice to make. Reinforce those steel walls she's built up around herself or give the only boy who can keep her still a second chance.

Landen’s more than ready to tear down those walls but this time when they come crashing down, they might bury her.


Review:
Great book! I mean, that pretty much sums up my thoughts on this one. I was very engrossed in Layla and Landen’s story; so much so that I tore through the book and both novellas in no time at all. This one will test your emotional boundaries, while watching 2 very broken people fight for a life together.

I loved that both of these characters were broken. It’s not a story of one saving the other; it’s really a story of them saving each other. But what I loved most was that all there problems are not magically fixed. There’s not an end-all-be-all solution with a nice pretty bow at the conclusion. This relationship is real. Let’s face it, every relationship is a constant work in progress, and Landen and Layla are amazing examples of this concept. There are some series issues presented in this book and they definitely affect both the character’s lives and relationships.

While KEEP ME STILL is a standalone novel, there are 2 novellas: Let You Leave & Hold Us Close. DO NOT SKIP THEM! You really won’t get a complete picture without them. I read Let You Leave immediately prior to Keep Me Still and Hold Us Close right after. I strongly recommend this method. You will get the complete story with a much more in depth look at the couple involved.

So, to sum up everything, go buy KEEP ME STILL and get to reading! You’ll fall in love with the book, invest in the characters, and ache right along with them. There will be tears and laughter and smiles and an overall pleased feeling after it all.
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Meet the Author
Caisey Quinn lives in Birmingham, Alabama with her husband, daughter, and other assorted animals. She is the bestselling author of the Kylie Ryans series as well as several New Adult Romance novels featuring country girls finding love in unexpected places. You can find her online at www.caiseyquinnwrites.com . 

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Monday, November 25, 2013

SILK by Cathryn Fox: Promo

Silk
WHISPERING COVE #8
By: Cathryn Fox
Published by: Samhain Publishing
Release date: Tuesday, November 26, 2013
SPECIAL RELEASE WEEK PRICE!

I’m all about some steamy Christmas cheer and this one sounds like it’ll warm me right up!

Synopsis:
Unwrap a little holiday wickedness…

Whispering Cove, Book 8

The pleasures of Christmas. Love. The two things Jon Wilson doesn’t think he deserves, thanks to a holiday accident that took his parents. Under pressure from his uncle, Jon returns to Whispering Cove for the annual festivities, but he’s counting down the hours until he can hop a Christmas Eve plane back to his Miami medical practice.

Chef Lila Sheppard left the big city and its fast-talking men for Whispering Cove, hoping to settle down with a nice, small-town boy. Until Mr. Picket Fence appears, though, she’s not opposed to a tango on the wild side. When Jon shows up—gorgeous, hot and temporary—she figures Santa delivered her Christmas present a few days early.

Soon they’re heating up cold, wintry nights, but as they get lost in each other’s arms, Lila begins to realize their brief affair has become something more. Yet she wonders if there’s enough magic in Whispering Cove to show Jon that love can heal all hearts…and that there’s only one place he belongs.

Warning: Contains enough passion to melt ice, and turn any blustery wintry night into a hot, sultry holiday.

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BE THE FIRST TO FALL: BEFORE WE FALL Excerpt

 Courtney Cole's BEFORE WE FALL
Available 12/3

Summary:
One dark moment was all it took to turn twenty-four-year-old Dominic Kinkaide's world black. On the night of his high school graduation, a single incident changed him forever, and he became a hardened man-famous in the eyes of the world, but tortured inside. Now all he cares about is losing himself in the roles that he plays.

At twenty-three years old, Jacey Vincent doesn't realize how much her father's indifference has affected her. She is proof that sometimes it isn't one specific moment that wrecks a person, but an absence of moments. She tries to find acceptance in the arms of men to fill the void-a plan that has worked just fine for her, until she meets Dominic.  When jaded Dominic and strong-willed Jacey are thrown together, the combination of his secrets and her issues turns their attraction into the perfect storm. It could change their lives for good-if it doesn't tear them both apart…

Excerpt
He laughs, a velvety sound.  “Babe, I could show you a bunch of things you’ve never done.  And I guarantee, you’d like every one of them.”
For some reason, I have no doubt of that.  It’s an exciting thought.
He bends his head and nips at my neck, then soothes the bite with a soft suck.  His lips, so soft and smooth, ease the pain of the bite away.   His nearness is intoxicating and everything about him screams that he is capable of so many things… things that would please me… things that would embarrass me in the light of day.
But still, I don’t move. I stay right with him, my gaze frozen on his. 
Keeping his eyes on mine, he slowly dips his head and plunges his tongue into my mouth, completely plundering it, consuming me yet again.  It’s like he can’t kiss me without devastating all of my senses at once, annihilating my thoughts and causing my blood to throb as it all races toward one destination… the V between my legs. 
Right where I ache for him.  
He’s like a drug….and one taste just isn’t enough. 
I open up my mouth and breathe around his lips, sucking in air, grasping at his back and pulling him closer.  He reaches back and grabs my hands, holding them together at my wrists and pinning them over my head against the plexi-glass gondola cage.  I’m trapped here with him, yet there’s no place I’d rather be.
The energy around us now is primal and raw…and it’s exhilarating too, because we’re out in public.  Every time the gondola swoops along the ground before it begins its ascent upward again, anyone could look in and see what we’re doing.  They could see Dominic pinning me against the wall, and his other hand buried in my crotch, if only they looked closely. 
Honestly, I think he might like that idea.
“What are you doing?” I finally manage to whisper, pulling away just ever so slightly.
His eyes are a little unfocused, his pupils dilated. “What would you like for me to do, Jacey?”
He knows.  Oh, God, he knows.  He knows exactly what I’d like for him to do. 

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About the Author:
Courtney Cole is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who lives near Lake Michigan with her family.  She's always working on her next project... or staring dreamily out her office window.  To learn more about her, please visit courtneycolewrites.com 
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Friday, November 22, 2013

The Surrender Series by Priscilla West: BLOG TOUR

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 Title: Beautiful Surrender (The Surrender Series Book Three)
Author Name: Priscilla West
Release date: November 4, 2013
Age Group: Adult
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Tour organized by: AToMR Tours
  
 
“What gives you a thrill Kristen?”
The conclusion to the Surrender Series by Priscilla West.
No one is who they seem to be.
Kristen let Vincent into her heart because he seemed so different from everyone in her conservative world of wealth management. She thought they shared something special, but when she realizes that Vincent has been playing her the entire time, her heart is crushed.
As Kristen’s relationship with Vincent reaches a crisis point, a man from Kristen’s past returns looking for a second chance. Is her ex-boyfriend really looking for redemption or is his goal something more sinister?
Kristen struggles to hold herself together, until she discovers a revelation that will change everything.
 
The minute I saw Vincent Sorenson, I knew he was trouble. Billionaire. Bad boy. And dangerously sexy. He was everything I craved, and nothing I needed.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t just avoid him. The higher ups at my company decided they needed his business, and I was on the team to bring him in. Vincent Sorenson didn’t seem as interested in business as he was in me, but I knew that was a door better left unopened. If I got involved with him, it would only unearth the pain I spent years trying to bury.

I thought I had it under control, but I seriously underestimated Vincent’s seductive charm and silver-tongue. I would soon find out how delicious it would feel to let myself fall into this forbidden surrender.


I knew that giving in to Vincent Sorenson was a risk, but it was one I was willing to take. I had hidden my heart for so long and for the first time in a long time, Vincent was close to breaking down the walls.

When a trip to Vincent’s exclusive private island reveals the real Vincent underneath the layers of suave nonchalance, I thought we were close to the start of something special.

Just when things were looking up for us, I would discover the one secret that Vincent never intended for me to find

Series Review:

This is a Contemporary Romance series that revolves around a risk-taking billionaire and play-it-safe wealth management analyst. For the most part, it’s your typical normal girl meets rich bad boy and falls in love; however, there’s a special element that this series has. It’s got a little bit of mystery, a little bit of risk, and a whole heck of a lot of passion. The characters are definitely interesting and the story kept my attention.

There’s a nice over-arching storyline throughout these three installments; so much so that I think they would nicely form one fluid book. Trust me when I say you will be dying to pick up each book immediately following the prior book. They are pretty short and a quick read.

There are some pretty banging cliffhangers in books 1 and 2. Especially 2! But I’d certainly expect nothing less from such a thrill-seeking bad boy and his woman. I have to say though, had I only been able to read 1 book at a time and had to wait between books, I would have been pretty frustrated. I’m not against cliff-hangers at all, but the endings to book 1 and 2 were very abrupt. I strongly recommend having all books on hand so you can read seamlessly.

There’s an amazing amount of sexual tension throughout the series, and some pretty amazing sex itself. The author definitely has that aspect down. The relationship is intense yet realistic as far as the feelings expressed. The overall experience of the series was pleasing and I felt satisfied with the conclusion of book 3, although it was definitely left open enough for more to come if the author ever felt the desire to do so. I don’t know if she does or not, but there is a solid conclusion that will leave readers satisfied either way.
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About the Author
Priscilla West is the author of the popular erotic romance series The Sandstone Affair and is currently writing the Surrender series. She likes to write stories with sassy heroines and strong but flawed heroes.

She enjoys: cuddles, men in suits, eskimo kisses, life-sized teddy bears, and eggs over medium.

You can find her at priscillawest.com

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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Looking for a little Naughty this Christmas?

A NAUGHTY LITTLE CHRISTMAS Boxed Set
Cowboys (fans self), Cops (a uniform!), and Kilts (ha! you all know how Kim and I feel about kilts!): 8 Seasonally Seductive Romances from Bestselling Authors 

Who doesn't want a little steamy Christmas gift?! Did you miss the KILTS part?!


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  • Cowboy Jackpot Series, Book 1 
  • Randi Alexander 
  • Award Winning Novella. A lucky first kiss in front of a Las Vegas slot machine pays off big for bull rider Boone Hancock and college student Gigi Colberg-Staub. 
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  • The 19th Precinct, Book 1.5 
  • Ann Bruce 
  • It's cold and snowing and dark when a vice cop meets the perfect woman for him, all the while bad men with guns are chasing after him. 
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  • HOLIDAY SURPRISE: UNWRAPPED 
  • Aliyah Burke 
  • Recuperating in wintery Massachusetts, Heath Dixon gives cold-hating Kassia Green something much hotter to focus on. But can he keep her after Christmas? Like…forever? 
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  • Opal Carew 
  • Given one chance to break the curse which has held Angelique in its grip for two hundred years, she is faced with a heart-rending decision. Can she sacrifice Nick's happiness for her own freedom? 
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  • Dawn Halliday 
  • In the wintery Highland mountains, Aileen and Niall unleash their forbidden passion. But Aileen is promised to another this Christmas, and the wicked Lowlander will stop at nothing to have her. 
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  • ILLICIT CHRISTMAS 
  • Yvette Hines 
  • Even during the holidays a woman can have one reckless night that will change her life forever...especially when the man she was with is determined to prove they belong together. 
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  • HER XMAS PRESENT 
  • Christin Lovell 
  • After being apart from each other for a year, Libby and Tyler realize their feelings for one another are more than platonic. Are they willing to risk years of friendship on a chance at love? 
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  • ALL SHE WANTS FOR CHRISTMAS 
  • Paige Tyler 
  • Hayley Knowles has always fantasized about getting spanked by her husband, Conner. But how can she possibly ever get her husband to do it, especially since she’s too shy to tell him? This is the holiday season, though, so maybe Hayley might get exactly what she wants for Christmas! 
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Book Blitz: MAKE ME YOURS & YOU ARE MINE by Alla Karr


Make Me Yours (Forever #1)

Summary from Goodreads:
Hustler.


This best describes Layla’s life. Ever since her father passed, she has stuck to his rules: Never get caught. Never get too close.

Layla’s game plan is simple, make all the extra cash she can, to make a living during college, hustling people at pool. If that means, flirting, and dressing sleazy, then so be it. It isn’t until she catches Taylor Jack’s eye that her shield is in terrible trouble of crumbling. The tattooed, bad boy, campus Fight Night champion, has his sights set on Layla, and isn’t about to give up.

After a weak moment, Layla leaves Taylor on top of his pool table half-naked and wanting her. Now it seems like she can’t shake him, he is everywhere she turns. But, when Layla hustles the wrong guy, her safety is threatened. She might have to take down her shield so Taylor can rescue her from herself.


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You Are Mine (Forever #2)
by Alla Kar 

Summary from Goodreads:
From the Amazon Best-Selling author of MAKE ME YOURS comes the second installment to Layla and Taylor’s story – a sexy New Adult Romance about letting go of your past and embracing your future. 


Hustler. 



Layla’s hustling days have come to an end. With her being hospitalized after a deal gone wrong, she decides it’s better to leave that life behind her. 


But, sometimes your past can come back to haunt you. 

Her parent's killer is back and ready to finish his original job. Making Layla his next target. But, Layla refuses to back down and let him take her entire life away from her again. No matter the consequences. 

Taylor’s life hasn’t been a bed of roses. His dad is an abusive alcoholic that finally landed himself in prison, and the best thing that has ever happened to him is Layla. She came with her own baggage, and Taylor refuses to let her go. Even if his life depends on it. 

*This is the second book in a Trilogy of New Adult Novels. .*

***THIS IS A NEW ADULT BOOK AND IS INTENDED FOR READERS WHO ARE AT LEAST 17 YEARS OLD. ADULT CONTENT/LANGUAGE/SITUATIONS ARE INSIDE.***

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Book 3
*This is the last book in a Trilogy of New Adult Novels & will be out in late 2013.*

Monday, November 18, 2013

SUPERNATURAL SIX + Giveaway

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