COVER REVEAL: The Varlet and the Voyeur by Penny Reid and L.H. Cosway

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The Varlet and the Voyeur, an all-new standalone in the USA Today bestselling Rugby Series from Penny Reid and L.H. Cosway is coming June 14th!

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He kept his salacious secret for years. But soon, everyone is going to be reading about it in their morning paper…

THE VARLET (and the VOYEUR)

William Moore is a long way from home. A farm boy from Oklahoma, he’s now the most well-respected member of the Irish rugby team. But appearances are often deceptive, and Will isn’t the clean-cut, all-American good-guy everyone imagines him to be. He’s got a secret, one that will tarnish his reputation forever.

THE VOYEUR (and the VARLET)

Joesy Kavanagh is a self-proclaimed mess, but she’s finally get her shi…uh, act together. She’s set her sights on becoming a veterinarian, but there’s one teeny tiny road bump. Her living arrangements are coming to an abrupt end, leaving Joesy homeless and in need of a job to pay her way through college.

THE PLAN

What he needs is a companion to keep him on the right path.

What she needs is an apartment with free rent.

Will is convinced Joesy will make the perfect companion, since she’s brutally honest and basically ‘just one of the guys.’ Joesy is convinced she can ensure Will doesn’t succumb to his voyeuristic proclivities by keeping a scrupulous eye on him.

Except, what happens when the varlet is tempted by the voyeur, and vice-versa?!

Perchance something very, very volatile. And vexing.

The Varlet and the Voyeur is a full-length romantic comedy novel, can be read as a standalone, and is the 4th(and last) book in the USA TODAY bestselling Rugby Series.

Pre-order your copy today!

There will be no pre-order on Amazon. ‘The Varlet and the Voyeur‘ releases June 11th on iBooks, Nook, and Kobo, then it goes away from those retailers forever! It then releases into Kindle Unlimited and Amazon Kindle on June 14th where it will stay.

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Meet Penny Reid

Penny Reid is the Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling Author of the Winston Brothers and Knitting in the City series. She used to spend her days writing federal grant proposals as a biomedical researcher, but now she just writes books. She’s also a full time mom to three diminutive adults, wife, daughter, knitter, crocheter, sewer, general crafter, and thought ninja.

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Meet L.H. Cosway

L.H. Cosway has a BA in English Literature and Greek and Roman Civilisation, and an MA in Postcolonial Literature. She lives in Dublin city. Her inspiration to write comes from music. Her favorite things in life include writing stories, vintage clothing, dark cabaret music, food, musical comedy, and of course, books.

She thinks that imperfect people are the most interesting kind. They tell the best stories.

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RELEASE BLITZ: BANE by L.J. Shen

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Bane, the highly-anticipated next standalone in the Sinners of Saint Series by L.J. Shen is LIVE

Bane

Naked surfer. Habitual pothead. A con, a liar, a thief and a fraud.

Last I heard, he was extorting the rich and screwing their wives for a living.

Which is why I’m more than a little surprised to find him at my threshold, looking for my friendship, my services, and most puzzling of all—looking humbled.

Thing is, I’m on a boycott. Literally—I cut boys from my life. Permanently.

Problem is, Bane is not a boy, he is all man, and I’m falling, crashing, drowning in his sweet, perfect lies.

Jesse Carter

Hot as hell, cold as ice.

I wasn’t aware of her existence until a fat, juicy deal landed in my lap.

She’s a part of it, a little plaything to kill some time.

She is collateral, a means to an end, and a side-bonus for striking a deal with her oil tycoon stepdad.

More than anything, Jesse Carter is a tough nut to crack.

Little does she know, I have the f****** teeth for it.

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LJShenL.J. Shen is an International #1 best-selling author of Contemporary Romance and New Adult novels. She lives in Northern California with her husband, young son and chubby cat.

Before she’d settled down, L.J. (who thinks referring to herself in the third person is really silly, by the way) traveled the world, and collected friends from all across the globe. Friends who’d be happy to report that she is a rubbish companion, always forgets peoples’ birthdays and never sends Christmas cards.

She enjoys the simple things in life, like spending time with her family and friends, reading, HBO, Netflix and internet-stalking Stephen James. She reads between three to five books a week and firmly believes Crocs shoes and mullets should be outlawed.

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COVER REVEAL: Safe Haven (Captain’s Duet Book 1) by Red Phoenix

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Love has no limits…
I’m known as Captain. I’ve accepted my title as a war hero but I still carry the guilt, until I meet her. She is like no other submissive I’ve met. In her eyes, I see the man I once was.
There’s only one problem.
I can never be what her young heart needs.
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If I hadn’t met Brie Bennett with her offer of submissive training, I’m unsure where I would be today.
At the Training Center, I find Captain, a distinguished Dom I’m totally in love with—my safe haven.
But I have a problem.
Captain won’t collar me.

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Red Phoenix is an award-winning romance author who gained popularity with her series, Brie’s Submission.
To join in the Brie experience begin with the 1st Boxed Set (Books 1-3) and start your journey into a sensual world…

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COVER REVEAL: Midlife Crisis by L.B. Dunbar

Who’s ready for more silver foxes in another romance for the over 40?

Midlife Crisis
Another romance for the over 40
L.B. Dunbar
Happening May 23.

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Blurb

Midge Everette.

I’m forty-one today.
It’s my birthday,
And I’m crying over burnt toast.
That’s not some euphemism.
Literally, I’m sobbing over stupid bread,
so I call a crisis center.
I just need someone to talk to about life.
Only I recognize the smoky voice of the man on the line.
In the name of all things, don’t let it be…

Hank Paige.

As a former rock star,
I once had it all.
Fame. Fortune. Females.
Except for the one thing I wanted most.
I lost everything. Cancer took the girl.
Now, I fix cars and restore other people’s dreams.
I just want to be somebody’s someone.
And there’s a certain woman with captivating eyes,
I want to fulfill my dreams.
For the love of all things, please let it be her…

In the midst of questioning everything,
could love be the resolution to a midlife crisis?

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If you loved Tommy Carrigan in After Care meet his best friend and former drummer, Hank, as he discovers romance in his forties.

Book 2 of the silver fox, former rock stars can be read as a standalone.
But if you’d like to meet Tommy Carrigan while you wait, we highly recommend:

 

After Care

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AFTER MOVIE CASTING NEWS!

AFTER MOVIE CASTING NEWS!

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Julia Goldani Telles (Showtime’s The Affair, Slenderman) and Hero Fiennes Tiffin (Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince) are set to star in director Jenny Gage’s film adaptation of Anna Todd’s international best-selling mature YA novel After for powerhouse producers Mark Canton (Den of Thieves, 300) and Courtney Solomon (Cake, An American Haunting) of CalMaple Films, and Jennifer Gibgot (17 Again, Step Up) of Offspring Entertainment.

After follows the journey of self-discovery and sexual awakening of Tessa (Julia Goldani Telles). A dedicated student, dutiful daughter and loyal girlfriend to her high school sweetheart, Tessa enters her first year of University with grand ambitions for her future. Her guarded world opens up when she meets the dark and mysterious Hardin Scott (Hero Fiennes Tiffin). A brooding rebel that Tessa would typically shun, she is drawn by his magnetic energy that will change her forever.

Anna Todd stated, “I can’t wait for everyone to see Hero and Julia as Hardin and Tessa. When I saw these two incredible actors together, I knew immediately they were meant for these roles– their chemistry and talent is going radiate off the screen. I trust them completely to bring Tessa and Hardin to life.”

The film is currently in pre-production. Mary Verniue and Marisol Roncali are casting the film, which starts shooting in Boston in June 2018.

About Anna Todd

Anna Todd is the New York Times bestselling author of the After series. Always an avid reader, she began writing stories on her phone on Wattpad, the global multiplatform entertainment company for original stories, with After becoming the most read series on the platform. The print edition was published in 2014 by Gallery Books. It has been published in over 30 languages, with more than 8 million copies sold worldwide, and is a #1 bestseller in Italy, Germany, France and Spain. Anna and her husband currently live in Los Angeles.

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RELEASE BLITZ AND REVIEW: Fallout by Lila Rose

Title: Fallout
Series: Hawks MC: Caroline Springs Charter #6
Author: Lila Rose
Genre: Romance
Release Date: May 8, 2018

Blurb

Poppy Torian has been in love with Jeremiah since she moved to Caroline Springs. Only he didn’t know she existed until her dad joined his father’s MC club, the Venoms.

Friends. It’s what she’s been resigned to, but Poppy wants more. Biding her time, a few years to be exact, she goes to make her move. But when she overhears Jerimiah saying things that crack her heart, she runs.

In an emotional state, she makes a grave mistake and heads directly into the path of trouble. Poppy has no choice but to leave town; it’s the only way to protect the people she loves.

Jerimiah “Fang” Liang has dealt with a lot of crap in his life. A corrupt father, an MC he doesn’t want to be a part of—until he changes clubs and hooks up with the Hawks MC—and the loss of a woman he thought could be his forever. Until she left him for four years, without giving a reason why.

But sh*t really does happen for a reason. She’s back in town and is the one woman who currently doesn’t want anything do to with him. But Fang is determined to change her mind, to help her out and win her over… despite the possible fallout.
 

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Review

When a Hawks’ brother makes up his mind and claims a woman, there’s no going back, so try as Poppy might to remain hurt and angry about what went down between her and Jeremiah when he unknowingly broke her heart and put her in the position to be at the wrong place at the wrong time, unequivocally altering what they had hoped was a future together, Poppy can’t resist the pull she still feels to the man who has always owned her body and soul, and now that Jeremiah has his Poppy back in his life, he’s not wasting anymore time, claiming her as his regardless if she likes it or not.

Poppy and Jeremiah share a complicated past, and Lila Rose does a good job of illustrating the present and Jeremiah’s quest to get the girl that should have been his from the very beginning and transitioning to the key moments in their past that sent them in opposite directions, leaving them with only half of their heart.

I love that Rose brought two motorcycle clubs together since they’re both a part of the hero and heroine’s lives. The Hawks MC and the Venom MC might not be rivals exactly, but there’s still a certain need to retain power and control over their respective territories and their members, so having two clubs in rather close proximity as well old members patching in to the other club can make for some unfriendly encounters. But, because Poppy’s dad, Charlie, is a member of Venom and Jeremiah once was a Venom brother and now wears a Hawks cut and both clubs are trying to be on the straight and narrow for the most part, there isn’t that much bad blood between them, and it’s that camaraderie, in the end, that helps Poppy to fix her troubles and it’s also the people at Poppy and Jeremiah’s back that want these two to have a future together – the one they should have had before mistakes were made and lives were altered. 

Jeremiah is an alpha male to the core, which is exactly the kind of man that Poppy needs. He’s always seen her as his future, and even though he fought it and his mouth ruined their first opportunity, this time around, he’s not backing down and he’s not allowing her to freeze him out, which means that the cat and mouse game she’s been playing with him is not going to work, and I loved watching Jeremiah claim Poppy in every possible way…it wasn’t rushed, but he also refused to give her anymore space than what she finagled on her own, so as their story progressed, readers got to see one hot alpha male get his girl.

I’ll admit that Poppy’s rationalizations frustrated me, at times. I get that it’s easy to let one’s heart and emotions dictate actions, and I can also kind of see why she would want to fix her troubles so they don’t cause anyone else any damage. But she has all of these kickass bikers at her back – ones who would gladly lay down their lives for her, and even though that’s exactly what she’s trying to prevent, she definitely couldn’t handle things on her own, so I’m glad she finally sees the light and little by little lets others help her with situations that were never her fault.

I really enjoyed Fallout, which is not surprising because I love everything that Lila Rose writes, especially her bikers, and I am more than intrigued by the trio who are headed our way in her next biker book!

4.5 Poison Apples

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Author Bio

 Lila was born in Brisbane Australia, her step-dad was in the Army which caused them to move around a lot. They finally settled in country Victoria, Australia. Being the youngest of four children she admits she was spoilt a bit. Even drove her mum crazy when she refused to eat meat at a young age.

Now, Lila lives with her husband and two children.

She started writing in 2013 and self-published the first of the Hawks MC: Ballarat Charter series- Holding Out. Since then, she has published eleven other titles, which range from erotica, humorous romance, YA and paranormal.

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RELEASE DAY PROMO AND REVIEW: THE DATING EXPERIMENT by Emma Hart

1.Get over my best friend’s brother.

2.Remember that I’m over him.

3.Prove I can date other people.

It should be easy.

It’s not.

 

Setting up a dating website with the guy I’ve been in love with since I was five wasn’t my smartest idea.

Especially since he’s my best friend’s brother—thankfully, she’s okay with the fact I’m pulling a Sandy and I’m hopelessly devoted to him.

Which is why it’s time to get over him.

So I do something crazy and ask Dominic Austin to find me a date. He does—if I find him one, too.

Since we own Stupid Cupid, it should be easy, right? And it is.

My date is perfect. His date is perfect. Everything is perfect.

Until he kisses me…

 

Three dates.

One kiss.

And a big-ass mess…

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The best way for Chloe Collins to get over Dominic Austin is to…have him find her a date?!?!

Believe me…that was not where my brain took me originally either, but the more I thought about it, the more it made sense to me.

‘My heart wanted a god damn idiot!’ And because Chloe fell for an idiot why not come up with an idiotic idea to get over said idiot! BEST OR WORST PLAN EVER!

Chloe put her heart on the line and confessed her crush on Dom and he does NOTHING! So, she’s DONE…Chloe no longer wants to be under his seductive spell and while her plan may end up backfiring and making things even more difficult and tense between them, she has to do SOMETHING besides pine away for a guy who will never see her as more than his sister’s best friend OR at least that’s what she thought.

The Dating Experiment is a perfect title for Chloe and Dom’s story because that’s exactly how much needed confessions are made and risks are taken – with any kind of experiment, there is trial and error and due to Chloe and Dom’s constant bickering and never ending miscommunication, getting to the heart of the matter…the depth of their feelings for each other, when they don’t want to kill one another.

Once again, Emma Hart has crafted a hilarious, over-the-top, and crazy romantic comedy – one that attempts to cut through the abundance of sexual tension between the hero and heroine with funny quips and witty banter, and while readers can’t help but laugh out loud with everything that goes down between Chloe and Dominic and their respective needs to have the last word, it’s also abundantly clear that if these two would just stop talking and allow their bodies to work things out – life might be quite a bit easier for both of them and for those around them who have to deal with Chloe and Dom’s incessant need to disprove how they truly feel for reasons that they can’t seem to voice out loud.

4 Poison Apples

By day, New York Times and USA Today bestselling New Adult author Emma Hart dons a cape and calls herself Super Mum to two beautiful little monsters. By night, she drops the cape, pours a glass of whatever she fancies—usually wine—and writes books.

Emma is working on Top Secret projects she will share with her followers and fans at every available opportunity. Naturally, all Top Secret projects involve a dashingly hot guy who likes to forget to wear a shirt, a sprinkling (or several) of hold-onto-your-panties hot scenes, and a whole lotta love.

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COVER REVEAL: Unexpected Love Story by Natasha Madison

 
 Title: Unexpected Love Story
Series: Love Series
Author: Natasha Madison
Genre: Contemporary Romance (Stand alone)
Release: June 5, 2018
Cover Design: MGBookCovers

When one man’s death exposes a complex web of lies, three couples discover the true meaning of love, loss and redemption.

Crystal

I was the strong one, they said, until two words brought me to my knees.

It was a secret I didn’t share with anyone. A secret that made me promise I’d never fall in love.

I no longer wanted that white picket fence of every woman’s dreams.

Until the unthinkable happened.

Gabe

I thought I had it all with the best medical practice in the state and the woman of my dreams.

I wore a smile on my face every single day.

I couldn’t wait to watch her walk down the aisle and start our forever, except she never did.

My runaway bride made me realize love isn’t worth it.

What happens when your dreams unexpectedly come true?

This is the story of unexpected love.

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RELEASE REVIEW AND GIVEAWAY: Lead Me Home by A.L. Jackson

Lead Me Home

A second-chance, friends-to-lovers, stand-alone romance in A.L. Jackson’s Fight for Me series…

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“A TOP 2018 & LIFETIME ROMANCE!” ~Karen, Bookalicious Babes Blog

Blurb

Fourteen years ago, my life changed forever.

My sister disappeared. That day I was selfish. That day I chose myself over her. And that day, I lost everything.

Including Nikki Walters.

She’s the girl I’ve loved my whole life. She’s gorgeous. Caring. Every single thing I’ve ever wanted but denied myself. She was my sister’s best friend, and I destroyed any chance of keeping her.

When her safety is threatened, I have a second chance to do the right thing. But as soon as she moves in, I want her in all the wrong ways.

All it takes is a brush of her hand, and I’m losing all control.

The fire between us is only burning hotter.

But neither of us saw what was coming.

And it just might be Nikki Walters who destroys me in the end.

The highly anticipated sexy, suspenseful stand-alone second-chance romance from NYT Bestselling Author, A.L. Jackson.

Review

This is the story I’ve been desperate for…the one that readers have been teased with since the beginning of A.L. Jackson’s Fight For Me series…the two character perspectives that can shed the most light on what happened fourteen years ago – the day that redefined Ollie, Nikki, Kale, and Rex’s lives and friendships, and led two people who seemed to be desperate to become more than just friends as far apart as they could possibly be while still being present in one another’s lives.

Oliver ‘Ollie’ Preston has been a shell of himself since the day he lost his sister and the life and girl he had always wanted. Fast forward 14 years and Ollie continues to battle his demons…continues to deal with an unrelenting conscience that tells him he is unworthy of happiness…unworthy of allowing the light to pierce the darkness that surrounds him…unworthy of forgiveness and absolutely unworthy of Nikki’s unselfish love. 

Nikki Walters appears to be all sunshine and happiness – a woman whose selfless acts say so much more about her than the mask of happiness that she wears each and every day. But beneath Nikki’s cheery facade is a woman who is slowly dying inside…whose heart is breaking the longer Ollie shuts her out and refuses to build on the attraction that has always been between them.

Ollie and Nikki’s story is the most difficult one in the series to read, partly because the past has to be dealt with before a present can be established and a future can even become a possibility, and because Jackson reveals the painful truths of that day fourteen years ago, the heartbreaking flashbacks as well as the haunted and barely living present.

Ollie and Nikki’s decades of history does give them a fighting chance, but unless their issues are dealt with by frank discussions and honest revelations, they’ll never be able to lead each other home.

Every time I read an A.L. Jackson story, her lyrical prose and multifaceted characters immerse me into the storyline and allow me to experience every aspect of the characters’ lives as well as the menagerie of emotions felt, and because Jackson allows Ollie and Nikki to both tell the story through their separate point of views, readers are able to, in a way, be more objective than the characters themselves, understanding why they feel the way they do but also knowing that some of the self-doubt and self-recrimination is unwarranted despite the inclination to think otherwise.

I’m so sad to see Jackson’s Fight For Me series to be over, but she definitely allows readers to gain closure, offering true insight into who the three male leads are and what life experiences forced them to become the men we meet at the beginning of the series. And, while two of the three heroines are new to a group bound together by friendship and a shared history, without the other two women, I’m not sure if these tight knit gang would every be able to move forward regardless of their inner desire to do so.

4.5 Poison Apples

 
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A.L. Jackson is the New York Times & USA Today Bestselling author of contemporary romance. She writes emotional, sexy, heart-filled stories about boys who usually like to be a little bit bad.

Her bestselling series include THE REGRET SERIES, CLOSER TO YOU, and BLEEDING STARS novels. Grab A.L. Jackson’s latest novel, LEAD ME HOME, the third stand-alone novel in her brand-new FIGHT FOR ME SERIES.

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REVIEW: KNOTTED by Pam Godwin

I try to forget her.
It’s impossible.

Growing up together, Conor and I shared all our firsts.
First love, first kiss, first…
Not all our firsts.

We were sixteen the night she was violently assaulted while I helplessly watched.
I’ll never forget the sounds of her suffering.
Or my inconsolable agony when she left Oklahoma.

Years later, she returns to honor our teenage pact.
Except the boy she loved is gone, replaced by a ruthless cattle rancher knotted with secrets.
She doesn’t know my dark cravings or the trails of sin that lead to her.

I don’t deserve her, but one truth remains.
She’s mine.

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Review

I have to admit that even though I’ve read many of Pam Godwin’s dark romance stories, I wasn’t prepared for Conor Cassidy and Jake Holsten’s brutal tale. I wasn’t ready to endure Conor’s hellish reality at the ravine when she was 16 years old or the emotional torture and heart wrenching hits that just kept coming.

I’ll be honest…the knots in my stomach never loosened…they remained knotted together until Conor and Jake dealt with their past, allowing them time to grieve and time to process everything that occurred, working faithfully and endlessly for a future that should have been theirs since the beginning.

“Not everything’s meant to be, but Jake and I are inevitable. We’re knotted together, and damn if he doesn’t know how to tie a knot that withstands the test of time.”

Even when Conor was just a young girl, she believed in the ‘inseparable bond’ and ‘extraordinary closeness’ that she shared with her brother, Lorne, and the Holsten twins, Jake and Jarret, and while Conor’s feelings for Jake went behind familial, the four of them grew up together, supporting each other no matter what and protecting one another no matter the cost.

But when the cost came due, the men in Conor’s life made decisions without her consent, alienating and rejecting her, which made the knot that tied them together…the one that she thought would see them through no matter the miles…months…cities…years…became frayed and loosened by acts of betrayal and lies, costing all of them more than they ever imagined possible and irreparably breaking the binds that had always kept them linked.

I can’t put into words just how emotionally overwhelmed I felt while reading this story. It may have only been told through the perspectives of Conor and Jake, but Pam Godwin’s writing forces readers to confront exactly how each one of the foursome felt throughout this devastating time. I grieved with Conor and raged with Jake; I felt helpless like Jarret, and I felt agony like Lorne, partly because his hands were tied and he had very little luxuries due to where he was and partly because his protective nature forced him to agree to unequivocally alter Conor’s entire life, destroying what made Conor her and fracturing her heart and her soul into fragments of what they used to be.

I’m so glad that Pam Godwin included Jake’s point of view; his personal insights and his reasonings are so essential to the plot line and they help soothe apart of readers’ hearts when they learn the reasons behind his callus actions and just how much he’s been a part of Conor’s life even when he seemed like he abandoned her along with everyone else.

Knotted is one hell of a layered and multifaceted plot, which is exactly what I’ve come to expect from Pam Godwin’s stories, but in some ways, Conor and Jake’s story went even further, graphically illustrating the heinous offenses of some of the characters as well as the emotional and mental toil that one night caused a number of people.

In the story, because of what was done to her by both strangers and those she loved the most, there’s a process that Conor has to go through in order to heal or at least in order to start healing. Due to the amount of time that has passed and the damage that has been caused on a number of levels, I really didn’t know how everything was going to play out and if Conor would be able to return home and reestablish the knots that have always tied her to Jake, to Jarret, and to Lorne.

But let me tell you what is made abundantly clear is that Jake is going to do whatever it takes to get Conor to forgive him and to give her everything that she’s been without for six long and traumatic years.

Knotted is a story that will stay with me for a long time to come. The storytelling is beyond amazing; Pam Godwin weaves a tale of devastating heartbreak and bone-chilling anguish, but what she also does is keep a small flicker of hope burning, allowing readers to remember when Jake explained at the very beginning of the story that he is everything with her and nothing without her, and somehow, he would always lead her home and claim her as the woman she’s always been – his.

5+ Poison Apples

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Pam Godwin

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New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author, Pam Godwin, lives in the Midwest with her husband, their two children, and a foulmouthed parrot. When she ran away, she traveled fourteen countries across five continents, attended three universities, and married the vocalist of her favorite rock band.
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Java, tobacco, and dark romance novels are her favorite indulgences, and might be considered more unhealthy than her aversion to sleeping, eating meat, and dolls with blinking eyes.
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Books by Pam Godwin

Tangled Lies Series
ONE IS A PROMISE (#1) – FREE
TWO IS A LIE (#2)
THREE IS A WAR (#3)

Deliver Series
DELIVER (#1) – FREE
VANQUISH (#2)
DISCLAIM (#3)
DEVASTATE (#4)

Trilogy of Eve
HEART OF EVE – FREE
DEAD OF EVE (#1)
BLOOD OF EVE (#2)
DAWN OF EVE (#3)

Stand-alones
DARK NOTES
BENEATH THE BURN
DIRTY TIES
INCENTIVE

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