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BLOG TOUR REVIEW AND EXCERPT: Cleansed With Fire by S.K. Rose

The stunning conclusion to the debut series Remember the Reaper by S.K. Rose,

Cleansed With Fire is NOW LIVE !!!!

Title: Cleansed with Fire

Series: Remember The Reaper

Author: S.K. Rose

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Cover Design Danielle Dickson of Vixen Designs

Release Date: December 20th, 2018

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Synopsis

I remembered her. I remembered everything.

But was it a blessing or a curse?

Half of me was still in love with the blue eyed girl wearing my crown around her neck. The other, felt betrayed that she could walk away when I needed her the most.

Struck down by her absence, an internal war brewed within my kingdom.

Along with my childhood memories a new emotion was unleashed, one I was unable to control.

Rage

Unbridled, unrelenting, rage.

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My Review

Those palpable emotions that were present in Crowned With Guilt shine through in book 2, making it just as heartbreaking and overwhelmingly dark as the experiences of book 1, but in Cleansed With Fire, the hope that seemed to dissipate before Tessa and Andrew could hold on to it now has a second chance to help restore a bond that began long ago…that was meant to be, but happily ever afters are not easily acquired – they aren’t handed out; they must be earned and that has to be done by facing what seem to be insurmountable obstacles, half-truths, heartache, and so much more that S.K. Rose throws their way.

There’s never a path that ties everything together easily, and when it comes to Tessa and Andrew’s journey, they must go it alone, at times, in order to understand…in order to remember…in order to absorb all that has occurred before any forward progress can be achieved and it’s those struggles that provides a litany of insight about who Tessa and Andrew are and just how much they’re willing to sacrifice in order to acquire the future they desperately want.

I will admit, though, there were times that I felt like Andrew and Tessa would never find their way back to each other and I even questioned if Andrew deserved Tessa’s love and devotion due to some of his actions and reactions, but I still held out hope and trudged my way through the emotional torment that the hero and heroine faced and waited for the time in their story where they would be cleansed after they walked through fire and brimstone and let me tell you, SK Rose made Andrew and Tessa earn everything they desired.

This all-consuming love story takes readers and its characters on a dark journey – one that’s tragic and angst-riddled and one that requires one’s sins to be forgiven and one’s heart to be repaired at any cost. It’s not an easy book to read and there were more than a handful of times when I wanted to throw my iPad across the room due to the events in this book, but the fact that I had such out of control emotions throughout my time reading Cleansed With Fire proves just how powerful of a story SK Rose crafted and how well developed the storyline and characters are.

4.5 Poison Apples

Excerpt

She was so close I could reach out my hand and touch her, and that’s exactly what I did. I pulled her into my arms and let the world around us fade to black. My dulled senses roared to life, and for those few moments, everything was how it should be.

I gazed into ocean blue eyes and saw the sad little girl who was crying in the yard next door. I remembered how it felt to have her small body curled up against mine. The sound of her hushed voice whispering a secret in my ear. How she tasted when we shared our first kiss.

In that instant my control crumbled. I had to hold her.

I needed to feel her heartbeat against mine. My princess. But all too soon the emotions that I’ve kept under lock and key, returned with a vengeance. For years it’s squeezed my heart, twisting it into something ugly and spiteful.
Rage.

Unbridled, unrelenting, rage.

About S.K. Rose

S.K. Rose lives in the hellish desert of Arizona with her newly appointed husband and two obnoxious cats. When she’s not writing, Rose enjoys reading, gaming, swearing like a drunk sailor, collecting swords, and obsessing over the magnificent sea creature: the octopus. Crowned the Guilt is her first novel with plans for many more to come.

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RELEASE BLITZ: A PLACE WITHOUT YOU by Jewel E. Ann

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A Place Without You, an all-new emotional New Adult romance from Jewel E. Ann, is available now!

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The Law of Henna and Bodhi:

When love breaks, fall inward, fall together, and fall hard. Then let time pick up the pieces.

Everything feels temporary when you’ve experienced tragedy—until Henna Lane meets Bodhi at a music festival.

Young and spontaneous, they have a lust for seizing the moment, falling hard and fast.

When Bodhi is forced to leave without a goodbye, Henna thinks she’ll never get over him. But then she meets Mr. Malone, her sexy, new guidance counselor.

They are reckless.

They are forbidden.

When their secret is discovered, Henna has to choose between finishing school—banned from seeing Mr. Malone—or dropping out to follow her nomad dreams.

Henna chooses her dreams.

Over time, she learns that life is not a destination or a journey, some things are more than temporary, and the forbidden can never be ignored. But if she returns for him, will he still be hers?

A Place Without You is an emotional story of young love, shattered dreams, and impossible decisions.

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About Jewel

Jewel is a free-spirited romance junkie with a quirky sense of humor.

With 10 years of flossing lectures under her belt, she took early retirement from her dental hygiene career to stay home with her three awesome boys and manage the family business.

After her best friend of nearly 30 years suggested a few books from the Contemporary Romance genre, Jewel was hooked. Devouring two and three books a week but still craving more, she decided to practice sustainable reading, AKA writing.

When she’s not donning her cape and saving the planet one tree at a time, she enjoys yoga with friends, good food with family, rock climbing with her kids, watching How I Met Your Mother reruns, and of course…heart-wrenching, tear-jerking, panty-scorching novels.

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COVER REVEAL: HISSY FIT by Lani Lynn Vale

Blurb

He is the one that never looks her way.

He is handsome and strong.

He is rough around the edges and mean.

He is everything she’s ever wanted.

He doesn’t even know she exists.

Her life is a joke.

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She doesn’t step on cracks in the sidewalk.

She laughs at inappropriate times.

She talks when she shouldn’t.

She is clumsy and trips on air.

She is finally on his radar.

God help her now.

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Lani Lynn Vale is a USA Today Bestselling Author of over thirty titles. She is married with three children, two dogs, two cats, a donkey, and a couple (a couple also meaning over twenty) chickens.

When she’s not writing, you can find her curled up in her favorite chair reading.

Lani is married with three children and lives in the Great State of Texas.

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RELEASE PROMO AND REVIEW: Wicked Knight by Sawyer Bennett

Wicked Knight (Wicked Horse Vegas, Book #5)

Sawyer Bennett

Release Date: January 1, 2019


He never wanted to be anyone’s hero…

Asher Knight is tall, dark, and wickedly handsome. He’s also irrevocably broken. Submerging himself in long hours at work by day and debauchery at The Wicked Horse by night, Asher uses work and play to numb the pain and guilt he feels over the death of his wife. What isn’t satisfied with one will surely be resolved by the other. At least that’s how he’s survived the last few years.

Hannah Madigan works three jobs just to make ends meet. Beat down by life, not to mention a cheating husband who was unfairly awarded custody of their daughter, Hannah is determined to make a better life for herself and get her kid back. But with pressures mounting and one costly mistake that leaves her owing Asher a huge debt, Hannah is as close as she’s ever come to throwing in the towel.

She’s given a golden opportunity…

Determined to stay the course by any means necessary, Hannah accepts an unusual proposal from Asher. He’ll give her a job. She’ll give him her body. Sounds easy, right? Until she realizes she needs his help more than she’s willing to admit. And he finds her adding to his life in ways he never wanted to accept.

This wicked knight may just learn that sometimes saving someone else means allowing yourself to be saved in return.

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My Review

The only thing that Asher Knight allows in his extremely controlled, structured, and emotionless life is pleasure, but the pleasure he takes and receives comes with its own set of rules, namely where that release takes place, which is at the one and only Wicked Horse Vegas – a location that allows Asher to revel in his hedonistic lifestyle while also maintaining the walls he built around his heart after his life imploded. His every indulgence is based on his particular wants and needs and nowhere in those is the desire to have any kind of non-sexual relationships with women, which makes the hardcore, dirty, and impersonal dalliances at the Wicked Horse the perfect escape from his demons…until her.

Hannah Madigan is a heroine who readers will root for from the very beginning of the story because even though she’s lost so much and continues to struggle to support herself and her family, she does everything that she can to endure…to withstand the cruelty of others and to find a way to reclaim everything she lost, even if that means selling her body to do so.

Asher and Hannah’s relationship is supposed to be a mutually beneficial one – Asher gets to use and bend Hannah’s body as he so chooses while Hannah pays off a debt as well as acquires the means to fight a battle she can’t stand to lose. But like any intimate connection, feelings always seem to factor into the equation regardless of how desperately one or both of them don’t want them to and in Asher and Hannah’s case, the more time they explore each other’s body, the more complicated things get between them, forcing both of them to figure out how far they’re willing to go to continue what they set in motion.

It’s easy to see how conflicted Asher’s feelings are when it comes to Hannah; he thought he could treat her like another one of his possessions, but Hannah is an amazing woman whose backbone allows her to rise to any challenge, which makes Asher feel way more than he wants, forcing him to choose between wicked pleasure or more emotions than he knows how to deal with.

Asher Knight may not want to be Hannah’s knight in shining armor, but his wicked ways awakens her inner wantonness and gives her more hope than ever to reclaim her heart’s desire, it’s just if she’ll have a whole heart or a broken one by the time Asher Knight is done with her.

Wicked Knight has a bit of an insta-lust feel to it, but Asher and Hannah definitely make the most of their time at the Wicked Horse, and let me tell you, those scenes are sinfully sexy. But the parts I enjoyed the most are the times when readers were shown the Asher beneath his hardened exterior – the one that would do whatever it takes to make Hannah’s life easier and full of everything she desires.

4 Poison Apples

Since the release of her debut contemporary romance novel, Off Sides, in January 2013, Sawyer Bennett has released multiple books, many of which have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists.

A reformed trial lawyer from North Carolina, Sawyer uses real life experience to create relatable, sexy stories that appeal to a wide array of readers. From new adult to erotic contemporary romance, Sawyer writes something for just about everyone.

Sawyer likes her Bloody Marys strong, her martinis dirty, and her heroes a combination of the two. When not bringing fictional romance to life, Sawyer is a chauffeur, stylist, chef, maid, and personal assistant to a very active daughter, as well as full-time servant to her adorably naughty dogs. She believes in the good of others, and that a bad day can be cured with a great work-out, cake, or even better, both.

Sawyer also writes general and women’s fiction under the pen name S. Bennett and sweet romance under the name Juliette Poe.

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2018 FAVES FROM MY FAVORITE AUTHORS

This Love, Seduce Me & Reckless Love by Kelly Elliott

As Dust Dances by Samantha Young

Dirty Headlines by LJ Shen

Wild Like the Wind by Kristen Ashley

Perversion by T.M. Fraizer

The Player by Staci Hart

Make You Mine by Tia Louise

Tattered, Timid & Tragic by Devney Perry

Arrogant Devil & Not So Nice Guy by R.S. Grey

All of Me & More of You by A.L. Jackson

Chasing Him by Kennedy Fox

FALL by Kristen Callihan

The Truth About Lies by Aly Martinez

A Nordic King & A Wild Heir by Karina Halle

Fixed Forever, Dirty Sexy Player & Dirty Sexy Games

Royally Yours by Emma Chase

Pucked Love by Helena Hunting

Runaround & Respect by Jay Crownover

The Beautiful Hearts duet by Emma Scott

Someone Else’s Ocean by Kate Stewart

The Gathering & Our Unscripted  Story by L.A. Fiore

 

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COVER REVEAL: Juicy Rebound by Toni Aleo

✓ Best friend’s little sister
✓ Sizzling romance
✓Prequel available now!

Juicy Rebound by Toni Aleo is releasing on JANUARY 29th!

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Chandler Moon’s career as a defensemen for the IceCats is on fire. However, his marriage has gone up in flames…literally. He’s resigned himself to the single life and being the best dog dad he can be, but he still holds out hope that one day he’ll find “The One.” So, imagine his surprise when he runs into “The One Who Got Away.”

Amelia Justice.

His best friend’s baby sister.

AKA: “The One Who Is Totally Off-Limits”

Amelia is broken. The punches that life, and her ex-husband, have thrown at her have her down for the count. She’s cut herself off from her family and friends as she works to rebuild her self-esteem and her spirit. Hidden away in a small town, she never expects to reconnect with “The One She Should Have Chosen.”

Chandler is so much more than he was in college: more handsome, more muscular, more tattooed… It was supposed to be a casual fling while Amelia and Chandler worked to put the pieces of their lives back together.

But as every good hockey player knows, a rebound can turn into one hell of a goal.

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Option One: Wham, Bam, Thank You, Ma’am.

Option Two: Till Death Do Us Part.

Grace has only ever believed in Option One. But James makes her question that belief from the moment she meets him.

James has only ever believed in Option Two. But Grace goes out of her way to shake his belief from the moment he meets her.

He’ll move heaven and earth to convince her she’s the only option he wants for the rest their forever.

About the Author

My name is Toni Aleo and I’m a total dork.

I am a wife, mother of two and a bulldog, and also a hopeless romantic. 

I am the biggest Shea Weber fan ever, and can be found during hockey season with my nose pressed against the Bridgestone Arena’s glass, watching my Nashville Predators play! 

When my nose isn’t pressed against the glass, I enjoy going to my husband and son’s hockey games, my daughter’s dance competition, hanging with my best friends, taking pictures, scrapbooking, and reading the latest romance novel.

I have a slight Disney and Harry Potter obsession, I love things that sparkle, I love the color pink, I might have been a Disney Princess in a past life… probably 

Belle.

… and did I mention I love hockey?

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PROMO: LOCK by Debra Anastasia

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I met her among the chaos of a gang fight – one that I inadvertently started.

Ember.

Beautiful, feisty, and passionate. And the sister of Mercy, an infamous assassin.

We fell for each other, hard. Until forces outside of our control intervened.

Now, she’s a prisoner, doing everything she can to keep her family safe. And I’m her guard, doing everything I can to set her free. I’d take a bullet for her…Hell, I’d take a few.

In this dark, twisted world, we only have each other. But I have to wonder, is that enough?

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RELEASE BLITZ: Nothing Personal by Karina Halle

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It’s just business, nothing personal.

Until you have to work with your ex.

Nothing Personal, an all-new standalone romantic comedy by New York Times Bestselling author Karina Halle is live!

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Nova Lane is having the worst week possible. Her latest relationship ended while on her much-needed vacation, then upon her first day back at work, she learns that her beloved boss has quit – and despite having worked so hard for it, she’s not being considered for his position.

Who is being considered for the position is none other than Kessler Rocha. Her ex-coworker and ex-lover, Kessler’s the man who broke her heart five years earlier and the reason she moved thousands of miles away, switched jobs, and created numerous voodoo dolls in Kessler’s (very burly, very handsome) liking.

Yup. Worst week ever.

New in town and on her turf, Kessler promises he’s not the same man he was – and considering he’s now a single father to a precocious toddler, he’s telling the truth.

But he’s still an arrogant, devilish and dangerously intelligent man who’s taking over the position Nova feels she deserves. The fact that he’s gotten even more sexy over the years doesn’t help either.

Now Nova and Kessler have the choice to let bygones be bygones, or fight with each other every chance they get, with unresolved sexual tension only adding fuel to the flames, creating a fire that might just burn down the whole office.

In the corporate world they say it’s just business, nothing personal.

Nova and Kessler are about to show just how personal things can get.

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My Review

The title of Nova Lane and Kessler Rocha’s story is paradoxical in some ways, but in other ways, it’s an antithesis of their situation. Five years ago, Nova and Kessler had both a personal and a professional relationship, but when Kessler broke things off with Nova, her life in both realms suffered and led her to uproot her life and find her new path in Hawaii. For Nova, what happened between her and Kessler as both lovers and co-workers was extremely personal, so much so, that it broke her and forced her to keep up her walls, never allowing herself to get close to someone like that again, choosing rather to focus on work and rebuilding her career in a new place. How Kessler handled the break up and his actions after illustrate that it was more him than Nova due to his unwillingness to commit, but while one could say that it was nothing personal…that he did what he did because it’s how he saw his life back then, but that explanation doesn’t make Nova feel any better; in fact, it made everything worse for her, causing her a level-ten heartbreak and reconfirming how difficult she is to love.

When Kessler reenters Nova’s life, it’s as her new boss, in a position that she should have received, so while one could say that this situation was nothing personal, once again, it’s deeply personal for Nova, and it messes with her head and her heart, forcing her to come to new revelations about herself and why she has these insurmountable walls constructed so that no one will hurt her again.

It’s clear that both Nova and Kessler are different people than the ones they were five years ago, they’ve matured, had more life experiences, found their own way, but Nova still carries a lot of baggage from that time and Kessler infiltrating not only her professional but her personal life as well causes some conflict, some hard feelings, and some opportunities for Nova to live up to her Supernova nickname.

I loved Nova’s personality – she calls people on their shit and she works hard for her success and even though she may have lost some of her adventurous and fun nature, the reasons behind the person she is now and the way she views life is more than understandable given what she’s had to endure. Nova’s quirkiness and complex personality is both endearing and relatable, which is why I felt a connection with her from the first chapter of her story.

It took me a bit more time to warm up to Kessler than I anticipated…I did like him from the start, but I think because I related so much to Nova and the fact that he’s her level-ten heartbreak complicated things for me when it came to Kessler. Don’t get me wrong, I loved him with his son, Hunter, and his perspective helped me to see all sides of him, not just the jerkish side that broke Nova’s heart. I just needed some insight into exactly how he’s changed since they last were together and once I was shown those parts of him and allowed him to provide his own explanations, I felt like he recognized the man he was back then and just how necessary it is for him to see things from Nova’s side as well, which he does the further into the story I read. 

What I loved most about how Karina Halle plotted out Nova and Kessler’s story is that she didn’t rush things; she didn’t make things easy on Kessler and she didn’t allow Nova to simple fall back into Kessler’s bed because of past feelings. They had shit to work through and walls to break down, and while it definitely wasn’t a smooth path these two took to get their second chance, it’s one that was necessary for both of them to figure out what they mean to each other and what a new relationship meant for them both personally and professionally.

The setting of Nothing Personal was perfect for Nova and Kessler’s story and once Kessler was no longer the sweat monster he was when he first arrived on the island, the paradise that surrounded them played into all aspects of the plot, which made for some fantastic sights and experiences.

4 Poison Apples

Meet Karina

Karina Halle is a former travel writer and music journalist and The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling author of The Pact, Love, in English, The Artists Trilogy, Dirty Angels and over 20 other wild and romantic reads. She lives on an island off the coast of British Columbia with her husband and her rescue pup, where she drinks a lot of wine, hikes a lot of trails and devours a lot of books.

Halle is represented by the Root Literary and is both self-published and published by Simon & Schuster and Hachette in North America and in the UK.

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BLOG TOUR REVIEW AND EXCERPT: HOLIDAY HOOPS by Kennedy Ryan

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HOOPS Holiday, a Christmas bundle featuring all-new, never-before-published content by Kennedy Ryan, is available now!

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MacKenzie Decker was a question Avery never got to ask, much less answer.

They met when she was a young reporter fueled by ambition, and the ink on Deck’s first NBA contract was barely dry. Years later, they’ve climbed so high and lost so much, but one thing hasn’t changed. The attraction that simmered between them in a locker room before is still there. With success like theirs, everything has been possible . . .

except them.

But that was then.

The only question is…what about now?

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** Hoops Holiday consists of FULL-COURT PRESS, a HOOPS novella originally published in the TEAM PLAYER Anthology. It has been expanded with all-new, never before published content & epilogue.

It also includes Christmas-themed bonus material for LONG SHOT (Iris & August) and BLOCK SHOT (Banner & Jared).

*All HOOPS Stories are standalone, and can be enjoyed individually or in order.

My Review

For ten years, Avery Hughes and Mack Decker have always been each other’s big question mark, and even though the ‘what if’ game wasn’t truly played for most of that time, it’s clear when they reconnect a decade later that their attraction to one another has remained despite their less than stellar introduction otherwise known as ‘the towel incident.’

Kennedy Ryan crafted Avery and Mack’s novella with the kind of writing and character development that I’ve come to love from this gifted author. Ryan has a way of fleshing out what’s at the heart of her heroes and heroines and presenting that information so flawlessly that it’s beyond clear who these characters are and why they belong together despite the circumstances or outside interferences that seem to think otherwise.

Avery Hughes is my kind of heroine – intelligent, witty, passionate, driven, and more than capable of holding her own in a male dominated profession. And while she doesn’t necessarily wear her heart on her sleeve, her emotions do tend to control her actions and with what she’s had to endure over the past year, I completely understand her fears and her second guessing when it comes to giving into her feelings for a man who could destroy her heart so easily.

Mack Decker has always been a man of action – a ‘full-court press,’ so to speak, and he demonstrates exactly how strong of a work ethic he has when it comes to getting what he wants and there’s no doubt that he wants to claim Avery like he should have done all those years ago. I loved everything about this hero, but it’s his honesty that made me swoon!

Full Court Press is a story about unanswered questions…about missed chances…about what might have been…about the one who got away or the one who didn’t stay around long enough to see what they could be.

It’s a story about unwavering chemistry despite the obstacles…about a natural connection that deserves to be explored…about two highly intelligent, sports-minded people who both want to feel again in the ways that only the other one can provide.

4.5 Poison Apples

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Soft and fresh like petals.

I’m a jock. Not a dumb one, but a jock nonetheless. I don’t describe a woman’s lips as soft and fresh or compare a kiss to flowers. Besides the few years I was married to Tara, if it opened its legs and said yes or please, I fucked it. I always rushed it. A man’s got needs, but I got in and I got out. This woman, this kiss, I have to savor. I’d be a fool not to. It’s a first kiss. I understand the difference now between the first time you kiss someone, and a first kiss. This is a discovery of tongues and lips and heat. An introduction of our souls, if that doesn’t sound too pussy-ish. It’s how I feel, though. Like as our lips brush back and forth, as our tongues tangle, as I taste her, mouthful by delicious mouthful, I’m learning her secrets. I’m telling her mine. My hand slides from the door to flatten into the warmth of her back through the silk blouse, bringing her incrementally closer. The air shifts and takes the shape of lust; assumes the form of want. The sound of her moaning, the slight lift and fall of her breasts against my chest, testifies that she feels it, too.

The elevator dings, and our bodies go still even as we keep exchanging breaths and heartbeats through our clothes; even though my mouth is still poised above hers. I have her against the door, and every curve of her body is impressing itself on me, making sure I’ll never forget how right we fit together. I look over my shoulder toward the elevator. The doors open, but no one gets off. That interruption was enough to bring her back to her senses, though. God knows I can’t find mine.

“Um . . . you should go,” she whispers, a muscle rippling along the smooth line of her jaw.

I bend to breathe over her mouth, so she can taste our kisses lingering on my lips. “Or you could invite me in.”

Her scent and the warmth of her body take my senses hostage. I smell her and want to kiss her again so badly it stings my taste buds. Her eyes already regret the last few moments I thought were so perfect. I can’t calm my emotions or my body that quickly.

“You don’t want to come in, Deck.”

“I assure you I do.”

A short laugh, deceptively light, breezes past her lips. She glances down to the floor and shakes her head.

“I’d make the worst one-night stand ever,” she says.

“One-night stand?” I take her chin in hand and lift, forcing her to look at me. “I’ve waited a long time for this path to be clear. No conflict of interest. No other people standing in our way. I don’t know exactly what I want, Avery, but it’s damn sure more than one night.”

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About Kennedy

A Top 30 Amazon Bestseller, Kennedy Ryan writes about women from all walks of life, empowering them and placing them firmly at the center of each story and in charge of their own destinies. Her heroes respect, cherish and lose their minds for the women who capture their hearts.

She is a wife to her lifetime lover and mother to an extraordinary son. She has always leveraged her journalism background to write for charity and non-profit organizations, but enjoys writing to raise Autism awareness most. A contributor for Modern Mom Magazine and Frolic, Kennedy’s writings have appeared in Chicken Soup for the Soul, USA Today and many others. The founder and executive director of a foundation serving Atlanta Autism families, she has appeared on Headline News, Montel Williams, NPR and other media outlets as an advocate for families living with autism.

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RELEASE PROMO AND GIVEAWAY: Cleansed With Fire by S.K. Rose

The stunning conclusion to the debut series Remember the Reaper by S.K. Rose,

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Title: Cleansed with Fire

Series: Remember The Reaper

Author: S.K. Rose

Genre: Contemporary Romance

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Release Date: December 20th, 2018

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Synopsis

I remembered her. I remembered everything.

But was it a blessing or a curse?

Half of me was still in love with the blue eyed girl wearing my crown around her neck. The other, felt betrayed that she could walk away when I needed her the most.

Struck down by her absence, an internal war brewed within my kingdom.

Along with my childhood memories a new emotion was unleashed, one I was unable to control.

Rage

Unbridled, unrelenting, rage.

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About S.K. Rose

S.K. Rose lives in the hellish desert of Arizona with her newly appointed husband and two obnoxious cats. When she’s not writing, Rose enjoys reading, gaming, swearing like a drunk sailor, collecting swords, and obsessing over the magnificent sea creature: the octopus. Crowned the Guilt is her first novel with plans for many more to come.

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