by Rebecca | November 25, 2015 · 8:58 am

BOOK TOUR: REVIEW, EXCERPT, AND GIVEAWAY: Denial by Lisa Renee Jones

Meet Kayden in Book one in the CARELESS WHISPERS series.

This is a standalone spin-off of the INSIDE OUT series (soon to be a TV show) that follows Ella Ferguson, Sara McMillan’s best friend.

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Blurb

From New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones, the first book in the CARELESS WHISPERS series.

Please note: This is the standalone spinoff of the INSIDE OUT series. New readers can enjoy this without reading INSIDE OUT but those who love INSIDE OUT will FINALLY find out what happened to Ella!

Ella Ferguson awakes alone in Italy, unsure of who she is, and a gorgeous man has claimed her as his own. He’s tall, dark, and sexy, with money and power, the kind of man who makes a girl want to be possessed. And he does possess her, whispering wicked wonderful promises to her, stealing her trust and her heart. Soon though, the past finds her, yanking her from a cocoon of passion and safety. Everything is not how it seems. The truth will shatter her world, but it can set her free, if it doesn’t destroy her first.

Review

Lisa Renee Jones definitely knows how to keep her readers coming back for more with the way she crafts her romantic suspense story lines and douses them with secrets, half-truths, and danger. And, in Denial, Jones adds even more twists ramping up the anticipation and taking readers on one hell of an adventure.

The pace of the action as well as the mystery of who the heroine really is and who she can trust add to the intrigue of Denial and allow readers to be a part of the plot, unraveling clues and fearing what’s to become of the characters as they work to keep themselves alive as well as gain the information they need to know how to move forward.

Ella may have no recollection of who she is or why she’s in the situation that she is, but she’s not completely beholden to those who help her, partly due to the fact that she doesn’t know if they are truly friend or foe but also because she intuitively knows how to take care of herself and challenges herself to remember and be cautious to everything around her.

Kayden is still a bit of a mystery. It’s clear that he wants to protect Ella, but it’s unclear if he has the ability to do so because his world is equally unsafe, and there are enemies coming at them from all sides, and Kayden still hasn’t disclosed everything he knows, which may come back to haunt him if anything happens to Ella or she learns the truth from someone else.

Italy is the perfect backdrop for Denial because it’s an alluring country and the fact that there is a language barrier for Ella because she can’t remember if she knows Italian or not, she’s definitely at a disadvantage when those around her talk in Italian to conceal information.

Like all of Lisa Renee Jones’ series, Denial is only part of the whole story; it provides small glimpses into a much bigger picture that readers will have to wait to complete as the story unfolds throughout the trilogy. But even though readers will be anxiously waiting for the next book, they’re used to having more questions than answers and they know there’s a reason for how the story line is structured and that when the truth is fully revealed, it will all make sense and be completely worth the torture.

A complimentary copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.

4.5 Poison Apples

Excerpt

I couldn’t sleep. I meant to go to the kitchen and then I ended up here because I wanted . . .” His reaction cuts like his anger. “Just never mind.” I try to move around him but his hands press to the wall beside me, caging me, and now I’m angry. “Are we doing this again? Don’t bully me. My stupid flashbacks are doing a fine job of that on their own. I said I’m sorry. Just let me go back to my room.”

“You wanted what?”

“I wanted you to do what you swore you could,” I blurt, having nothing to lose when everything is already gone.

“Only I don’t want you to fuck me until I can’t remember my name. I want you to fuck me until I stop thinking about that man and the gun. Because you were right. Memories are the enemies that never die. But I know you don’t want—”

His hand slides under my hair and he drags me to him, my hand flattening on the hard wall of his chest. “I do want. So fucking bad it’s killing me.”

My palm is directly over his heart, and I can feel it racing, the air around us crackling with barely contained passion. “I don’t need a hero to save my virtue tonight. I need you. So please. Fuck me and then fuck with my head so no one else can. Let me choose my own sins.”

He is stone, unmoving, his body steel, his expression unreadable, the sexual tension crackling between us. “You want sin, sweetheart,” he says. “I’ll give you sin.” His mouth closes down on mine, his tongue licking into my mouth, wicked with demand, and I can taste his hunger, his need. A deep, aching need I want to fill.

For more information about Lisa’s CARELESS WHISPERS series and to read chapters one and two of DENIAL visit her website at:

http://lisareneejones.com/connected-books/careless-whispers/

About the Author

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones is the author of the highly acclaimed INSIDE OUT SERIES, and is now in development by Suzanne Todd (Alice in Wonderland) for cable TV. In addition, her Tall, Dark and Deadly series and The Secret Life of Amy Bensen series, both spent several months on a combination of the NY Times and USA Today lists.

Watch the video on casting for the INSIDE TV Show HERE

Since beginning her publishing career in 2007, Lisa has published more than 40 books translated around the world. Booklist says that Jones suspense truly sizzles with an energy similar to FBI tales with a paranormal twist by Julie Garwood or Suzanne Brockmann.

Prior to publishing, Lisa owned multi-state staffing agency that was recognized many times by The Austin Business Journal and also praised by Dallas Women Magazine. In 1998 LRJ was listed as the #7 growing women owned business in Entrepreneur Magazine.

Lisa loves to hear from her readers. You can reach her at on her website and she is active on twitter and facebook daily.

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by Rebecca | November 25, 2015 · 7:03 am

RELEASE DAY BLITZ: REVIEW AND EXCERPT: SACKED by Tabatha Vargo

Synopsis

When Sawyer Reed wants something, he gets it.

And I WANT her.

She doesn’t know it yet, but she’s already mine.

Her resistance is futile because once I start a play, I always follow through. And I ALWAYS win.

Nothing, not even the deep-seated hate I have for my rival, Jacob Byrd, is going to keep me from my end game.

And my end game is Gretchen Cole.

But I have to keep my head in the game. Everyone knows what happens to a quarterback when he loses focus. He gets SACKED.

Review

Sawyer and Gretchen’s story is an angsty read because no matter her motive for getting close to him, Gretchen never counted on seeing underneath the asshole manwhore and finding herself falling for him, which is exactly what happens regardless of Gretchen’s hot and cold actions towards Sawyer.

I have to admit…it took me quite a while to even begin to tolerate Sawyer. From the onset, he portrays himself as God’s gift to football and women, which even if that is the truth, being an arrogant prick about it just doesn’t fly.

But as Tabatha Vargo delved deeper into his head and allowed readers to hear his true thoughts about Gretchen and what she was doing to his heart, he started to grow on me. Did I still want to slap him and yell at him to get his head out of his ass, absolutely, but Vargo forced me to see beyond his asshole demeanor and see what Gretchen feels for him.

Vargo does a great job of illustrating Gretchen’s dilemma, and the pressure she feels to keep her hands off the football stud; she wants him but she knows she can’t have him…at least not without disclosing her motives. Gretchen’s playing a game that no one can truly win and when the truth does come out, it’s unclear which one of them, Gretchen or Sawyer, will be the one with their heart sacked.

Sawyer and Gretchen’s relationship is definitely a tumultuous one, and I wanted both of them to get their shit together and tell the truth, but I also understand what’s at risk for both of them and my agitation wasn’t going to make them move any quicker because it’s their story, not mine.

Sacked is a steamy, drama filled read that shows two people attempting to make the biggest play of their lives and change everything about themselves, leaving it a toss up whether they’ll both be the victors or lose the biggest game of their lives.

A complimentary copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.

4 Poison Apples

Excerpt

Pulling away, he looked down at me, a sexy grin on his face. “You’re so fucking sweet, baby,” he whispered. “I bet you taste sweet, too.”

I moaned loudly as he slipped his finger inside the lace covering me and swiped it softly across my throbbing center. Before I could really begin to enjoy it, he pulled his glistening finger out and sucked it between his lips. Seeing him taste my juices turned me on in a way I never imagined and the throbbing intensified.

“Mmmm. Honeysuckle.” He closed his eyes and sucked once more at his finger.

I moved to lean into him, but before I could, he dropped to his knees in front of me. His hands moved up my outer thighs, taking my dress with it, and then he was peeling my boy shorts off. Cold air rushed over my soaked folds as he shuffled them down my thighs to my knees and over my boots. And when I lifted my foot to help him take them off, he smiled to himself.

This was really happening, and I wasn’t sure I could stop it even if I wanted to. I was too far gone. I don’t know if it was the last few weeks of mental foreplay or the alcohol I’d consumed, but the second he slipped his hot tongue between my folds and sucked me, I didn’t care what happened. I only knew he was soothing the throbbing ache.

“Sawyer,” I whispered as my head fell back against the door with a thump. “Ah, God.”

I’d never let anyone in my personal space this way, but damn if I could stop him. The sensations that spread through me as he feasted on my sensitive flesh were beyond amazing. I found myself whining like a little bitch and begging with my moans for him to keep going.

My fingers moved into his hair, holding him to my body. Lifting my leg onto his shoulder, he opened me to him as he continuously licked and sucked, sending my body into a frenzied state.

“Yes. Oh my God, Sawyer, yes. What are you doing to me? I can’t …”

He didn’t answer.

Instead, he pushed a single finger into me and slowly began to work it in and out. My knees began to shake, the door the only thing holding me up, and I panted as the sensation of release slowly began to move over me.

Sliding a second finger into me, he worked back and forth and in and out. His tongue twirling my hardened nub before softly sucking, and I was done.

I exploded.

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Author Bio

Tabatha Vargo is a New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author, but mostly she’s a boring control freak with a severe case of OCD and ADD. Oh look, something shiny.

She’s a South Carolina girl who loves historical anything, wind chimes, and all things romantic and smutty. She’s the mother of a 10 y/o tomboy and the wife of her very own Prince Charming.

When she isn’t writing, she’s texting book ideas to herself, hanging out with her family and friends, or reading.

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by Rebecca | November 25, 2015 · 5:19 am

RELEASE BLITZ: All That’s Left to Hold Onto by Ella Fox

Letting go is all Ronan’s ever known.

Will he realize a life with Keely is something he should hold onto at any cost?

Find out in All That’s Left to Hold Onto by Ella Fox!

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Blurb

When Ronan Sharpe unexpectedly left Colorado for parts unknown, he took a piece of Keely Carmichael’s heart with him.

After leaving his hellish roots behind him, Ronan found contentment when he started over. Thoughts of the past had been pushed down for so long; he hardly thought about it at all.

He intended to keep it that way.

When unexpected circumstances force Ronan to return to Colorado, the Keely he finds is no longer the adolescent girl he remembered. Torn between desire and fear, Ronan struggles with his feelings for Keely and his need to escape the town that scarred him so deeply years ago.

Letting go is all Ronan’s ever known. Will he realize a life with Keely is something he should hold onto at any cost?

About the Author

Ella Fox writes like a woman possessed whenever she gets the chance! She is the author of The Hart Family Series, The Renegade Saints Series and The Catch Series.

When she’s not writing, Ella indulges the gypsy in her blood and travels the country. Ella loves reading, movies, music, buying make-up, reading Tmz, Twitter and pedicures… not necessarily in that order. She has a wild sense of humor and loves to laugh. Her favorite thing in the world is hanging out with her family and watching comedy movies.

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by Rebecca | November 24, 2015 · 5:23 pm

RELEASE BLITZ: REVIEW, EXCERPT, AND GIVEAWAY: Talon by Carian Cole

Title: Talon

Series: Ashes & Embers #4

Author: Carian Cole

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: November 24, 2015

Blurb

DESCRIBE YOUR IDEAL PARTNER:

Caring. Hard-working. A devoted family man, loves kids.

Clean cut, funny, smart, quiet, but a good communicator.

~ Asia Jenson

DESCRIBE YOUR IDEAL PARTNER:

Independent. Tall, blonde, sexy. Outgoing. Intelligent,

neat. Unslutty. Confident. Loves to travel. Committed.

~ Talon Valentine

A SOCIAL EXPERIMENT.

The concept was scary but exciting…

Marry a total stranger.

Live together for six months.

Journal everything. (Feelings. Fights. All of it.)

After six months, we each get $50K in trade for our journals, whether we stay married or not. But the goal is to commit to the experience and see if the relationship experts could put together the perfect matches.

I have never been lucky in love. This was my chance to find my soulmate.

I couldn’t wait to meet the man the experts felt was perfect for me.

My hopes were immediately dashed when I saw him at the altar.

Shit. I married my worst nightmare.

Right?!

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Excerpt

At first she doesn’t even know I’m there, and I have the pleasure of seeing her lying back, her eyes closed, one leg bent up and peeking out from the bubbles. And damn those fucking bubbles, they’re covering everything else.

The universe is doing everything it can to prevent me from seeing my wife naked. I would laugh at that fact if it didn’t bug me so damn much. I’m pretty sure karma is slapping me in the face for insulting her so many times, and karma is a bitch who has no fucks to give about my blue balls.

Her eyes suddenly snap open and she jumps when she sees me, water splashing around her.

“Tally, you scared the shit out of me. Why are you creeping around?” She crosses her arms over her chest and a few bubbles float up in the air. I love that my childhood nickname just slipped out of her mouth without her even realizing it. It sounded so intimate on her lips that I want to hear her say it again and again.

“I wasn’t creeping; I just walked in. Should I wear a bell around my neck like the Princess?” I lean against the doorframe and gaze at her in the candlelight, her skin dewy from the moist heat, and I can’t understand why she doesn’t want me in that tub with her.

“What are you doing in here?”

I cross the room and kneel down next to the tub, taking in the way her eyes shift to my naked chest.

“I wanted to see your bath bomb in action.” My eyes travel languidly down the length of her in the tub and catch glimpses of pink water under the bubbles.

“This one is actually a bubble bomb. See the bubbles?” She lifts her hand and blows the bubbles up over my head.

I grab her hand and bring it to my lips. “I see that. Pink water, too. Very pretty.” I close my eyes as I kiss her hand, tasting the sweet water on her. “What flavor are you tonight? It’s yummy.”

She swallows and I can feel her hand trembling ever so slightly in mine. “It’s cotton candy.”

I nod my approval. “I like it. A lot.”

She shifts in the water, lowering the leg that was up and raising the other, giving me a quick glimpse of her thigh as she does so.

“Do you think about me when you’re in here?” I ask her, releasing her hand so I can dip my fingers into the warm water.

“I think about you all the time.”

My heart does a funny lurch I’m pretty sure it ain’t never done before. “Well, that’s just about the best thing I’ve ever heard.”

I let my hand slide farther into the water until it’s gliding over her outer thigh under the bubbles. “The water feels slippery,” I comment. “So does your skin.”

“It’s from the oils.”

Stretching my other arm out along the edge of the tub, I lean toward her face. “I like how it feels. I should be in there with you, all slippery and wet.”

“You’re too big,” she murmurs, locking her eyes on to mine.

Laughing, I kiss her vanilla flavored lips. “I’m gonna ignore that big comment, baby.”

She smiles against my mouth. “You’re so bad.”

“I know… So, I’m going to have to do this the hard way, then. Since I can’t get in there.” I slide my hand farther down her leg, over her knee to her calf, squeezing gently.

“Do what?”

“Give you your first orgasm.”

A small gasp of surprise comes out of her, and a seductive little grin graces her lips. “Sorry to disappoint you, but I’ve had orgasms before.”

“Not from me.” I rub my nose along hers, feeling her breath against my face. “And that’s gonna change right now, Mrs. Valentine.”

I cup the back of her head with one hand and press my mouth to hers, licking her lips while slowly dragging my other hand up the inside of her leg beneath the water to finally brush my fingers gently across her lower lips. I silently curse the water for not letting me feel her wetness.

Her mouth opens to mine and I delve my tongue inside, tasting the heat of her breath and catching the sweet moan she lets out when I push my finger into her warmth. Her thighs part and her hand comes up out of the water to caress my cheek as I let my hand own her, my thumb rubbing her pulsing clit while I slip my fingers in and out of her. My cock throbs like mad in my shorts, begging to get into her. Holy fuck, is she tight.Three years of no sex is very, very good.

Her thighs squeeze my hand and she grasps the side of my neck, her breath panting against my mouth, and I know she’s there already. I really want to drag this out, tease her and make her crazy, but that seems cruel right now when she’s writhing her hot little core all over my hand and devouring my lips. I like little horny Asia. A lot.

I want to pull her out of the tub and take her right here on the floor and put an end to this madness, but I’m hell-bent on sticking to my promise to her, even if my dick hates me.

Her walls clench and drench around my swirling fingers up inside her, while the rest of her body arches up, pressing against me, her muscles tightening and quivering. I kiss her softly as she recovers from the first of many sexual escapades I have planned for her now that the doors have been opened, so to speak.

“Who’s my girl?” I whisper against her ear, moving my hand up to caress her stomach.

“Me,” she answers breathlessly

“That’s right.”

My girl. The last thing I thought I would ever want, and now, all I could ever want.

Review

At first glance and based solely on appearance, Asia Jenson and Talon Valentine have nothing in common. She’s a Boho hippie, and he’s a hard core rocker. She wants safe and stable, and he wants tits and ass. She’s a homebody, and he’s the life of the party.

But where has that gotten either of them?

Asia’s been alone for several years, and Talon’s been living on one night stands and groupies.

Asia and Talon may not understand why the relationship experts put them together in this 6 month marriage experiment, but they’re both committed to making it work regardless of their fears and misconceptions because what they’re beginning to realize is that “sometimes what we think we want is not at all what we actually need.”

Mr. and Mrs. Valentine definitely know how to keep readers on their toes as Talon and Asia struggle to make their relationship work when everything is going at turbo speed and the steps to get there have been turned upside down.

Dating? Getting to know one another? Both of those things actually come after the wedding in this social experiment, leaving two people who believe they’re totally wrong for each other to try to figure out how to live together when one’s afraid of the other one leaving and the other one can’t stop putting his foot in his mouth and creating a wall between them that might just be too high to scale.

Carian Cole definitely thought outside the box for Talon’s story, and I absolutely adored the storyline and the creative way that Cole brought her couple together and then forced them to traverse through a relationship where complete strangers become husband and wife within 10 minutes of meeting each other.

Asia and Talon are deep and complex characters who have to learn to adjust their perspectives and stop worrying about outside appearance because it’s what’s inside that matters and both of them have quite a lot to offer a significant other even if they don’t think they do.

Asia’s childhood struggles and neglect are definitely a brand on her body, but she doesn’t allow them to completely define her; she continues to live even when she doesn’t feel like there’s anything to live for, which is an admirable quality. Cole perfectly illustrates Asia’s fears and trepidations when it comes to committing to Talon and not being scared that he’ll leave her like everyone else has. With all of the ups and downs in her relationship with Talon, Asia’s emotions get put through the wringer and every reaction, feeling, and thought perfectly depict what’s at stake for her in giving Talon her heart and her body.

Talon Valentine may be a #cockstar but he’s done letting that define him. He no longer wants to be used for his body, but he doesn’t exactly know what Asia wants because he’s used to a physical relationship and nothing more, which is something that Asia refuses to have until they get to know one another and develop feelings for each other. As good of a lyricist as Talon is, that skill doesn’t seem to transfer to communicating with his wife, which makes the journey to happily ever after that much harder.

Everything about Talon and Asia’s story worked for me. The hesitancy and missteps at the beginning of their relationship and the stubborn refusal to admit to their feelings and truly invest in what they’ve started is extremely realistic given the circumstances. Their banter and chemistry after their initial judgement worked to open them up to each other and the way they cared for each other without expecting anything in return is something that both of them cherished because they didn’t truly know what that felt like with a partner.

I cried…I swooned…I cringed…I screamed. Every emotion is felt throughout Talon, which is why I didn’t want it to end even though I needed to know that Talon and Asia stood a fighting chance of making the experiment a reality.

A complimentary copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.

5 Poison Apples (The Fairest of All Book Reviews)

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I have a passion for the bad boys, those covered in tattoos, sexy smirks, ripped jeans, fast cars, motorcycles and of course, the sweet girls that try to tame them and win their hearts. My debut series, Ashes & Embers, follows the lives of rock band members as they find, and sometimes lose, the loves of their lives.

Born and raised a Jersey girl, I now reside in beautiful New Hampshire with my husband and our multitude of furry pets and spend most of my time writing, reading, and vacuuming.

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by Rebecca | November 24, 2015 · 3:34 pm

Release Blitz: LIES (Phoenix Undercover Book 1) by C.A. Harms

Title: LIES (Phoenix Undercover Book 1)

Author: C.A. Harms

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Release Date: November 24, 2015

Publisher: Limitless Publishing

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“Some things are just too far out of our control.”

Blurb

FBI Agent Joshua Phoenix goes undercover…Deep.

Thrust into a world of drugs and criminal activity, integrating himself into the Russian Mafia turned out to be much more than Josh bargained for.

It’s dark and it’s dangerous.

The lives they destroy along the way will never be the same.

The things he is forced to do will haunt him forever.

Even more importantly, he never planned on meeting her…

A chance encounter with Real Estate Agent Gabriella Shannon, has Josh questioning his ability to complete his mission.

And now the dark world may consume them both.

He’s in too deep.

Leaving now would only risk the safety of those around him.

But when his cover’s blown Josh is forced to make a decision that will reroute his future.

One decision.

The hardest decision he will ever have to make in his life.

And those he meant to protect will be the ones who suffer the most…

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Excerpt

“I like the red ones,” Josh said before turning back toward the display of lingerie. “Oh, and this color. Is that teal?” He lifted up the pair of panties and held them out before him.

I smiled as a younger guy three feet away ducked his head in embarrassment.

“Now these would look fucking amazing on you. Damn, baby.” Josh’s eyes gleamed in excitement as he looked up at me. “I may go broke if you keep bringing me to places like these.”

I giggled as I grabbed the pink, lacy, and completely see-through nightie he held in his other hand.

“We’ll take one of these in every color you have,” he hollered to the clerk.

I hid my head against his chest and tickled his sides.

“What?” he grunted and tried to pull back from my assault. “You can’t blame me for trying, sweetheart.

Forget about getting dressed daily. I think you should live in these nighties.”

I tilted my head and looked up at him. “You are insatiable.” I rose up on my tiptoes, bringing my lips close to his. “And extremely adorable.”

He closed the distance and kissed me, wrapping his arm around my waist securely. His tongue rolled with mine, and for a moment I forgot we were standing in the center of a department store. Someone cleared their throat, and I broke the kiss to look over my shoulder. An older salesperson was giving us a disapproving glare.

“Sorry,” I offered. When I turned back to face Josh, he was grinning from ear to ear.

“So—” He waggled his eyebrows suggestively. “—we are getting some of these. Right?”

I lifted up the light pink nightie and shook it in front of his face. “We’ll get this one and the red one,” I assured him as I walked toward the sales clerk at the checkout counter. When I looked back over my shoulder, Josh was smiling brightly and following close behind.

“Now that’s my girl. Looks like tonight we’re

staying in.”

I rolled my eyes and turned forward again as he chuckled.

About the Author

C.A. Harms is like any other addicted reader. She enjoys happy endings and HEA love stories. She hasn’t always been a lover of Romance and had once been addicted to a good Mystery. Just recently she has taken on a new liking and now is a full blown Romance novel addict.

She lives in Illinois and enjoys spending time with her husband and two children. You will always find her with her kindle or paperback in hand as it is her favorite pass time.

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by Rebecca | November 24, 2015 · 11:53 am

BLOG TOUR STOP: REVIEW AND TEASERS: JAX by Kym Grosso

Designer: LM Creations

Photographer: FuriousFotog/Golden Czermak

Models: Jase Dean and Tamara Summers

Agrestis Wolves’ Alpha, Jax Chandler, is on a mission to exact retribution after being captured and tortured by an enigmatic adversary. When the sophisticated publishing mogul rescues a beautiful wolf, he recognizes the woman he’d once believed to be his mate. Captivated, he sets out to discover her secrets and teaches her to embrace submission.

With Alpha blood running through her veins, Katrina Livingston’s shifter magic has been systematically stolen over time. On the run from demonic forces, she turns to the striking New York Alpha, the one she’s both hurt and protected. As she indulges in his erotic world, she struggles to resist the instinct to mate with Jax, a bond she believes will kill him.

From New York to New Orleans, Jax and Katrina embark on a dark and sensual adventure, discovering sorcery that could eradicate his entire pack. With their lives in danger, they search for clues to release her from the ominous prophesy. Will they survive the predator that comes ever closer to destroying their lives? And will Jax acknowledge the bond to a woman he never imagined he could trust to be his mate?

Warning: This book contains several erotic love scenes, including a m/f/m ménage, and is intended for adult readers only.

Submission. Honesty. Trust.

These are the qualities that Jax Chandler expected his mate to have once they connected and sealed their bond. But regardless of what he wanted and what he believed to be true, for the past few years, Katrina Livingston has kept Jax away, refusing to acknowledge her attraction to him as well as the connection of their wolves.

Disobedience. Lies. Mistrust.

These are the actions and feelings that surround the would be mates. Both Jax and Katrina know the truth, but due to the evil and threats that surround her, Katrina won’t risk bonding with Jax because not only does she fear for her own life but his as well.

Oh Goddess is Jax an alpha to the core, and it completely makes sense that a headstrong, independent she wolf would be his mate because Jax needs the challenge, and he needs to learn the idea of give and take after only taking what he’s wanted from women for many years. Katrina is Jax’s perfect match because her alpha tendencies will teach them both that in order to commit to each other and protect one another from the demons who are threatening them both, they’ll need to learn when to submit and when to dominate.

Kym Grosso’s paranormal world is always the perfect blend of mystery, sensuality, and suspense. All of her other worldly characters exude their own personalities, which are developed and adjusted as they work through the issues they face and confront the danger that threatens them.

Despite both Jax and Katrina’s fierce independence, they need to work together to figure out what’s happening to Katrina’s body and majick in order to give them the future and the relationship, that as the story progresses, they both so desperately want and need.

Jax is a stunning addition to Grosso’s Immortals of New Orleans series. The chemistry between Jax and Katrina is palpable from the start and the way they learn to trust each other and repair the damage that was caused by Katrina’s denial proves that they are true mates in every sense of the word.

I can’t wait for Jake’s book. With the epilogue in Jax setting up where Jake’s storyline is heading, it is sure to fire up both the other couples in the series and its readers.

A complimentary copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.

4.5 Poison Apples

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Kym Grosso is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the award-winning paranormal romance series, The Immortals of New Orleans. She also has a new erotic romantic suspense series, Club Altura Romance. In addition to romance novels, Kym has written and published several articles about autism, and is passionate about autism advocacy. She is also a contributing essay author in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Raising Kids on the Spectrum.

Kym enjoys reading, tennis, zumba, traveling and spending time with her husband and children. New Orleans, with its rich culture, history and unique cuisine, is one of her favorite places to visit. Also, she loves traveling just about anywhere that has a beach or snow-covered mountains. On any given night, when not writing her own books, Kym can be found reading her Kindle, which is filled with hundreds of romances.

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by Rebecca | November 24, 2015 · 9:49 am

RELEASE DAY REVIEW: Unwrap Me: a Stark Ever After Novella by J Kenner

From New York Times bestselling author J. Kenner comes an electrifying holiday eBook novella. In Unwrap Me, fan favorites Damien Stark and Nikki Fairchild get ready for Christmas—and this year they’re both on the very naughty list.

Includes a special preview of Dirtiest Secret, the provocative first novel in J. Kenner’s highly anticipated new trilogy!

Damien Stark is my greatest Christmas wish come true. Immensely powerful and devastatingly sexy, he can undo me with the slightest touch, and with just one glance, he can see straight into my soul.

We both have dark secrets, twisted pieces of our pasts that only the other one understands. Though our fierce love and passion keeps me alive, sometimes I wonder what would’ve happened if Damien and I hadn’t met in exactly the way we did.

How would my life have been different? Would another man have laid claim to my body and my heart? Or were Damien and I destined to be together no matter the cost?

Unwrap Me is intended for mature audiences.

Praise for J. Kenner and The Stark Trilogy

“Kenner may very well have cornered the market on sinfully attractive, dominant antiheroes and the women who swoon for them.”—RT Book Reviews

Praised by Publishers Weekly as an author with a “flair for dialogue and eccentric characterizations,” JK writes in a wide range of genres…

“I love the captivating writing and passionate characters that pull me into every J. Kenner story. The raw intensity and scorching sexy times mixed with an element of intrigue always keep me on the edge of my seat. She’s a must read author for me.” – Gretchen, About that Story

“J. Kenner’s writing is like a fine wine, expertly crafted into a melody of notes that will arouse your senses and warm you to your core. Her sinfully seductive men will command a delicious blush to your cheeks while breathing life into your every fantasy. The masterful attention to detail is what brings you back again and again, and makes her work top-shelf.” – Hilary S, Bookalicious Babes Blog

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Review

Catching up with one of my favorite book couples always makes for a great reading experience. Nikki and Damien were always meant to be and Unwrap Me certainly solidifies that idea. Both of them are not afraid to show how deeply they love each other and while Damien may go a bit over the top at times, Nikki wouldn’t want to change anything about their life together, which she quickly realized when she thinks about what her life would be like without him.

Unwrap Me is a steamy holiday treat that brings readers back into Nikki and Damien Stark’s life and also catches us up with a few of J Kenner’s other living couples.

A complimentary copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

4.5 Poison Apples

About the Author

J. Kenner (aka Julie Kenner) is the New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, Wall Street Journal and #1 International bestselling author of over seventy novels, novellas and short stories in a variety of genres.

Though known primarily for her award-winning and internationally bestselling erotic romances (including the Stark and Most Wanted series) that have reached as high as #2 on the New York Times bestseller list and #1 internationally, JK has been writing full time for over a decade in a variety of genres including paranormal and contemporary romance, “chicklit” suspense, urban fantasy, and paranormal mommy lit.

JK has been praised by Publishers Weekly as an author with a “flair for dialogue and eccentric characterizations” and by RT Bookclub for having “cornered the market on sinfully attractive, dominant antiheroes and the women who swopn for him.” A four time finalist for Romance Writers of America’s prestigious RITA award, JK took home the first RITA trophy awarded in the category of erotic romance in 2014 for her novel, Claim Me (book 2 of her Stark Trilogy).

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by Rebecca | November 24, 2015 · 8:08 am

COVER REVEAL AND GIVEAWAY: Pandemonium Series: MC Sinners Next Generation by Bella Jewel

Title: Pandemonium

Series: MC Sinners Next Generation #1

Author: Bella Jewel

Genre: Romance

Cover Design: LM Creations

Release Date: January 26, 2016

Blurb

I am the good girl, the one who does no wrong.

Daughter to a ferocious and strong MC President, I know what protection feels like.

Until one night changes everything – and not a single person in the world can protect me from it, not even my dad.

Suffocating. Alone. Desperate.

I let my problems live deep inside until there is no longer anywhere to run.

I need an escape. Anything to make the pain go away.

Trouble comes for me, and I don’t fight it.

I tried so hard to believe in what I was,

But nobody understood.

Not until him. Not until Lucas.

He sees me. He believes in me.

He refuses to let me drown.

He’s my way out. My escape.

But Lucas is forbidden. He’s a cop. I’m in danger. And my father is trying to protect what can’t be protected.

There can only be one outcome.

Pandemonium.

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Bella Jewel is a self published, USA Today bestselling author. She’s been publishing since 2013. Her first release was a contemporary romance, Hell’s Knights which topped the charts upon release. Since that time, she has published over five novels, gaining a bestseller status on numerous platforms. She lives in North Queensland and is currently studying editing and proofreading to further expand her career. Bella has been writing since she was just shy of fifteen years old. In Summer 2013 she was offered an ebook deal through Montlake Romance for her bestselling modern day pirate series, Enslaved By The Ocean. She plans to expand her writing career, planning many new releases for the future.

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by Rebecca | November 24, 2015 · 4:54 am

COVER REVEAL AND GIVEAWAY: The Storm by Samantha Towle

Who’s excited for more Jake Wethers? I know I am! Mark your calendars ladies – we get more Jake and Tru on his birthday – December 23rd

STORM (noun)—a turbulent disturbance; a disruption or dispute.

Jake Wethers’s life is perfect. He’s married to the woman he’s always loved, and they have three beautiful children. The Mighty Storm is still going strong, and his record label is thriving.

Jake has everything—a life he thought he would never have and one that he didn’t think he deserved.

Not so long ago, Jake’s life wasn’t perfect. The unexpected and untimely death of his best friend, Jonny Creed, sent an already out-of-control Jake spiraling down further.

Drug addiction. Alcohol. Women.

Jake was in the fast lane to following Jonny to the grave until Tru Bennett walked back into his life and changed everything.

But now, the past that Jake left behind has come back to find him. And what the past brings with it is going to be one of the biggest challenges he has ever faced.

Release Date: December 23, 2015

Cover Designed By: Najla Qamber Designs

Sam is keeping details about THE STORM under wraps so there will be no teasers at the moment, but she is sharing a song from the book that is used in a pivotal scene in the book – enjoy Never Tear Us Apart by Inxs

New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and international bestselling author Samantha Towle began her first novel in 2008 while on maternity leave. She completed the manuscript five months later and hasn’t stopped writing since.

She has written contemporary romances, THE MIGHTY STORM, WETHERING THE STORM, TAMING THE STORM, TROUBLE, REVVED and REVIVED.

She has also written paranormal romances, THE BRINGER and the ALEXANDRA JONES SERIES, all penned to tunes of The Killers, Kings of Leon, Adele, The Doors, Oasis, Fleetwood Mac, and more of her favourite musicians.

A native of Hull and a graduate of Salford University, she lives with her husband, Craig, in East Yorkshire with their son and daughter.

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by Rebecca | November 23, 2015 · 5:02 pm

PROMO: Rolling Thunder Motorcycle Club Bash Series by Candace Blevins

Rolling Thunder Motorcycle Club Bash Series by Candace Blevins

Date of Publication: November 20, 2015

Blurb

What do you get when you mix a bad-ass werewolf biker with a beautiful she-wolf who grew up as the MC President’s daughter?

Sparks.

The Bash trilogy…

Angelica was raised not only as a biker’s daughter, but as Bud’s daughter — the president of the Atlanta RTMC, which meant she also had dozens of ‘uncles’ who made sure she was safe, happy, loved, secure. Needless to say, her virginity was still solidly intact when she left for college, though not for long, once she was out from under her dad’s influence.

She’s a different person when she comes home with her Master’s degree, and in spite of her intention to remain a civilian, some of the bikers don’t seem so much like uncles, anymore.

The Chattanooga Rolling Thunder chapter welcomes her to town when she moves there for her dream job, but things get rocky when Angelica starts dating the District Attorney.

Throw in problems with a rival gang, a hot FBI agent, some dirty cops, and her old friendship with Bash — and Angelica has her hands full, and then some.

Warning: Blazing hot sex, a touch of BDSM, tons of raw kink, and some unconventional ménage play along with danger, intrigue, and an abundance of bad-ass werewolf bikers who are used to getting their way.

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Excerpt

Eight years ago

Angelica

Kayla met me in the bathroom after last period, and watched as I changed out of my super tiny mini-skirt into jeans. God, if my dad saw me in this skirt he’d have an aneurism.

“I can’t believe you lost Brain. God, Ang, he’s the best biker-bitch you’ve had yet.”

Speaking of aneurisms, my dad nearly had one when he found out Kayla called me Ang. He calls me Angel, but says no one else is allowed to shorten my name. One of the reasons I love Kayla is she isn’t afraid of my dad, or any of the other bikers, and she just kept calling me what she wanted.

I shrugged as I buttoned my jeans and stowed the skirt in my backpack. “I got one of the new guys, I’ve only met him a couple of times. He looks like he’s pissed at the world, and I seriously doubt he’s going to be any fucking help at all with my calculus or chemistry homework.”

“He have a cool name?” she asked as we left the bathroom.

“Bash, and best I can tell, it isn’t ‘cause he’s bashful. And damn, the boy is beautiful.” And he’d be so fucking pissed if he knew I’d called him a boy.

“How you gonna break him in?”

I shook my head. “Haven’t decided. He’s actually kinda scary, even for one of my dad’s men. Also, I don’t think he’s that much older than us. I know when he first came, he couldn’t have even the prospect patch yet, ’cause he wasn’t old enough. They treated him like one, which had to suck, but he didn’t get his first patch until a few weeks ago, so I think he just turned eighteen.”

“You know his story?”

I shook my head. “He has a fucked up accent though. He isn’t from around here.”

Kayla showed the assistant principal the note from her mom saying she could ride home with me, and he waved us to the RTMC vehicle waiting in the car line.

I got into the front passenger seat and settled my backpack at my feet as I put my seatbelt on and told him, “Bash, meet Kayla. She’s my BFF and you’re her ride now, too. Not just mine.”

He breathed deep, and I assumed he’d just realized she’s human and not wolf, and I added, “We have a problem, you take care of her first, then me. I can handle myself a few minutes, but she isn’t a fighter. Get me?”

He pulled forward and glanced in his rear view mirror at Kayla before looking forward again. “My orders are to keep you safe, Princess.”

I sighed and leaned my head back, looking at the road instead of him. “Those are your orders from my dad. Thing is, I can make your life a living hell if I want, or I can help make this a cushy assignment until you get your patch. I’ve grown up in the club, I know the drill. When Kayla and I became best friends in the fourth grade, our dads had a talk. Their agreement was she’d come to the house, but never to the club, and there’d be no parties at our house when she’s over. She hasn’t been around ya’ll much at all. Her parents have met my prospect chauffeurs over the years, and they’re mostly chilled about it now, but they’ll need to meet you sometime this week.”

“Basically,” Kayla said from the backseat, “you’re our bitch now. You’re our ride when we need one, and you go get stuff we need, even if it’s tampons at two in the morning. You’ll carry our packages for us when we go shopping at the mall, and if we ask if our ass looks fat when we try on clothes, you’ll be honest and tell it to us straight from a guy’s perspective.”

“And not,” I added, my voice low and deep, “from my father’s viewpoint.” I held my wolf in, so I didn’t growl at him in front of Kayla. “I know you’re supposed to cock-block us, but I also know you can’t actually hurt any of the guys.” He held his hand up, thinking he could silence me, and I said, “Fuck you, asshole. I’ll talk when I fuckin’ want to.”

About The Bash Trilogy

Rolling Thunder Motorcycle Club
Bash, Vol 1

Blurb:

What do you get when you mix a bad-ass werewolf biker with a beautiful she-wolf who grew up as the MC President’s daughter?

Sparks.

Book one of the Bash trilogy…

Needless to say, her virginity was still solidly intact when she left for college.

She goes to school up north, where no one knows she’s a biker’s daughter at heart, and thoroughly enjoys her time as a civilian. She gets rid of her pesky virginity right away, but is mostly a good girl while she buckles down to get her degree, staying at school even during the summers to take as many classes as she can fit in.

She’s a different person when she comes home with her Master’s degree, and in spite of her intention to remain a civilian, some of the bikers don’t seem so much like uncles, anymore.

Warning: Lots of hot sex, a touch of BDSM, and an abundance of bad-ass werewolf bikers who are used to getting their way.

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Bash, Vol 2

Blurb

Their lives just got complicated, but neither of them are the type to travel the easy road.

Book two of the Bash trilogy…

Will Bud want to tear Bash to pieces? How is Dawg going to fit into all of this? Will the Disciples retaliate? And now that the District Attorney is in Angelica’s life, can she get him out?

Bash may have claimed her in both wolf and human form, but Angelica isn’t likely to just roll over and show him her belly every time he gives her an order. One night of incredible sex doesn’t mean the relationship will be smooth sailing. They both want it to work, though, and they’re both used to getting what they want.

Warning: A touch more BDSM, tons of raw kink, blazing hot sex, danger, intrigue, and there might even be a sexy ménage.

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Bonus interview questions with Candace Blevins

What is for you the perfect book hero?

I don’t think there’s a single description. I’ve fallen in love with good guys, bad guys, antiheros… I need them to be honest, but otherwise, I’m not sure you can put the perfect hero into a tidy little box.

When you start a book, do you already have the whole story in your head or is it built progressively?

In the beginning I was a total pantser. Now, I’m kind of a hybrid pantser/planner. I know my characters inside and out before I start, and I know their backstories, as well as the main events of the book, and the basic ending. However, if I do much more than that, my muse gets bored. She often takes the stories in directions I hadn’t intended. We end up at the same ending, but there are often several fun detours, along the way.

When did you first consider yourself a writer?

When I got my first decently-sized royalty check.

I used to juggle professionally, and I didn’t consider myself a “professional” juggler until I made a good bit of money doing so, as well. For some, the fact they write everyday makes them a writer, and that’s fine for other people, but it wasn’t real for me until I was holding a check.

About the Author

Candace Blevins is a southern girl who loves to travel the world. She lives with her husband of 17 years and their two daughters. When not working or driving kids all over the place she can be found reading, writing, meditating, or swimming.

Candace writes BDSM Romance, Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, and is currently writing a kick-ass Motorcycle Club series.

Her Safeword Series gives us characters who happen to have some extreme kinks. Relationships can be difficult enough without throwing power exchange into the mix, and her books show characters who care enough about each other to fight to make the relationship work. Each book in the Safeword series highlights a couple with a different BDSM issue to resolve.

Her urban fantasy series, Only Human, gives us a world where weredragons, werewolves, werelions, three different species of vampires, as well as a variety of other mythological beings exist.

Candace’s two paranormal romance series, The Chattanooga Supernaturals and The Rolling Thunder Motorcycle Club, are both sister series to the Only Human series, and give some secondary characters their happily ever after.

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