Monthly Archives: July 2016

Release Blast: For Good by Karelia Stetz-Waters

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FOR GOOD
An Out in Portland Novel
Karelia Stetz-Waters
Releasing July 5th, 2016
Forever Yours

 

For Kristen Brock, Tristess County,
Oregon, is just a stepping stone. She doesn’t fit in to the small town
community, but that doesn’t bother her; she’s not here to make friends. A few
years as district attorney will look good on her resume, and then she’ll be
able to get any job she wants in a big city law firm. But then she meets
Marydale Rae, who inspires feelings Kristen never imagined . . .
Marydale didn’t intend to hide her
past from Kristen, but the prospect of a friend who doesn’t know she spent time
in prison is too tempting to pass up. Add in the kiss they shared, and Marydale
never wants Kristen to know the truth. But in a town like Tristess, secrets are
impossible to keep. Being together puts both Kristen’s job and Marydale’s
parole in jeopardy. But is a chance at forever worth the risk?
 
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My wife
recently dubbed my writing “so-ro,” short for romance with a social conscience.
I guess that’s what I do. Whether I’m exploring the problems of gentrification
or the evils of human trafficking, every book I write has a lesbian romance at
its heart and a social issue in mind. They’re the kind of books that read like
fun, lazy-Saturday page-turners and yet leave your unexpectedly enlightened.
That’s two for the price of one and way more fun that keeping up with the news.
 
When I’m
not writing, I’m being inspired by my amazing community college students and
hanging out with my lovely wife and my charming spuglette (that’s a technical
term for spaniel-pug mix). I’m a fan of snakes, corn mazes, popular science
books on neurology, and any roadside attraction that purports to have the
world’s largest ball of twine.

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Release Blitz: The Family Man by Kelly Eadon

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THE FAMILY MAN 
Kelly Eadon
Releasing July 5th, 2016
Forever
TEMPTATION
NEVER TASTED SO SWEET…
 
When life hands lemons to Beth
Beverley, she makes mouthwatering lemon squares. Mostly because they’re coveted
by the sexy single dad who owns Belmont’s most popular coffee shop. But that’s
where her crush on Griffin has to end. Her sweet treats are selling like crazy
cakes in his shop, and she doesn’t mix business with pleasure. Too bad his
sinful smile has her flirting with the idea of forever.
Griffin Hall definitely needs to
keep his eyes–and his hands–off Beth. Since he’s traded in late-night gigs
and partying for bedtime stories with his little girl in his arms, he doesn’t
have time for anything else. So why does Beth’s big heart and easy way with his
daughter make him finally feel alive again? But there’s a little secret Beth
doesn’t know, something he can’t bear to tell her . . .
 
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Kelly Eadon is a romance writer
living in Richmond, Virginia with her husband and a house full of rescue
animals, aka “the kraken”. She swears like a sailor and says whatever
pops into her head. In order to counteract her big mouth, she wears high heels
whenever possible. In her spare time she spins, kick boxes and attempts to
renovate her farmhouse. She hates sanding drywall, loves to cook, drinks lots
of wine, gets scary competitive at trivia, and enjoys time spent exploring with
her rescued beagle mixes.
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Release Blitz and 5+ Star Review: Moonshot by Alessandra Torre

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Moonshot

A Contemporary Romantic Suspense Novel

Release Date: July 4, 2016

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Synopsis

Baseball wasn’t supposed to be a game of life and death…

The summer that Chase Stern entered my life, I was seventeen. The daughter of a legend, the Yankees were my family, their stadium my home, their dugout my workplace. My focus was on the game. Chase … he started out as a distraction. A distraction with sex appeal poured into every inch of his six foot frame. A distraction who played like a god and partied like a devil.

I tried to stay away. I couldn’t.

Then, the team started losing.
Women started dying.
And everything in my perfect world broke apart.

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Michel’s Review

What a perfect way to bring in the Fourth of July with the release of Moonshot by Alessandra Torre. Moonshot has America’s favorite past time, the readers favorite boys of summer, and a story loaded with intrigue and mystery.  It’s the perfect combination for a summer best seller.

Alessandra Torre is one of those writers that can deliver a good book, no matter the genre, the theme, or heat level.  She draws the readers into her stories and holds them captive until the very last word.  Moonshot took me by complete surprise.  The way Alessandra synchronized this story was pure genius.

Moonshot started out as a sweet new adult type of romance that evolved into a contemporary romance based around baseball (sports romance).  Throughout the first half of the story I was thinking to myself, ” I thought this was supposed to be a romantic suspense novel”.  As I became involved with the characters personalities and their immature, impossible young relationship, I became deeply invested in the characters lives.  Like any good new adult novel, it was loaded with angst and drama.  The story soon evolved into a second chance romance four years later when the characters had a chance to mature and become successful adults invested in their careers.  Once again they are facing  impossible situations that prevent making their relationship permanent.  I was still looking for the imminent threat that would turn this story into the thriller novel I was waiting for. Suddenly, BAMM! Out of nowhere, the story is a full blown suspense novel with threats and danger lurking in the shadows.  Like the characters, I never saw this coming.  The hints were right there, subtlety camouflaged in random chapters throughout the story.  By the time I reached the second half of the book, the story became something more than a romance. It became intensely alive! The final revelations were shocking.  I was blown away by the who and whys.  I didn’t see any of this complex plot coming into play with this conclusion!

Moonshot spans a four year period.  Ty and Chase started as young lovers with an impossible chance at a real relationship.  Four years later, life has intervened and made their relationship all the more impossible.  Through all the strife and impossibilities, their love for another grew stronger.  The only thing standing in their way is their love for baseball and their commitment to the New York Yankees.  Their love for the team may cost them their happily ever after.  Their happily ever after is almost as impossible as hitting the Moonshot.

I loved everything about this book.  I think my favorite part was the how this story was meticulously synchronized to deliver a very complex plot.

Moonshot will appeal to readers of all genres.  Alessandra Torre combined new adult, second chance romance, sports romance, and romantic suspense into a page turner novel.

Read Moonshot by Alessandra Torre.

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Author Bio:
Alessandra Torre is an award-winning New York Times bestselling author of thirteen novels. Her books focus on romance and suspense, all with a strong undercurrent of sexuality. Torre has been featured in such publications as Elle and Elle UK, co-hosted Dirty Sexy Funny with Jenny McCarthy, as well as guest blogged for the Huffington Post and RT Book Reviews. She is also the Bedroom Blogger for Cosmopolitan.com.

You can learn more about Alessandra on her website at http://www.alessandratorre.com, or you can find her on Twitter (@ReadAlessandra) or Facebook.

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Release Blitz: Valorous by Kristina Canady

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Title: Valorous
Series: Affliction of Falling
Author: Kristina Canady
Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance
Release Date: August 25, 2016
Affliction of Falling Series: Meet five friends as they learn to love without limitations by taking a journey onto the unexpected and rugged path of falling in love. Sometimes, falling in love doesn’t go as planned. Sometimes, falling in love means a twisting torment of sweet, liberating pain beyond the confines of your comfort zone… into something beyond your wildest dreams.

Note from the author: In lieu of a traditional blurb, I thought I would write from the heart. You see, Jade’s story is personal for me—a raw, collective idea that crawled from the depths of pain I vicariously experienced by way of caring for a patient population very dear to my heart. This story has taken me a few years to tell. Many times, the pure emotions evoked from these characters as they evolved became too overwhelming, prompting a need for a break.

I actually started writing this story before Scrupulous, but I battled with wanting to tell it just right. I didn’t want to let down those who can personally relate to the trials and tribulations these characters endure. Cancer doesn’t care. It is a dark, insatiable illness, consuming all that it can in its path. Cancer can make or break not only a person, but also the family and friends championing alongside the warrior battling to heal their body and reclaim their life.

My love and respect for oncology patients and their support systems of amazing people is never ending. My hope is that you connect with this next installment of the Affliction of Falling Series, that I do this story a fraction of the justice that it deserves, and entice you to continue to explore the multifaceted struggles of falling in love during difficult and non-conventional circumstances.


Please enjoy this tale of love, loss and the joys of rediscovering one’s own strength and ability love again.


Raised California, Kristina moved to Colorado to pursue her education and fell in love with the area. After pushing through college class by class with a few scenic breaks in between, she finally graduated with the support of her family and friends.

After establishing her career in nursing, she felt something was missing. Her artistic side was calling so she started to pick up her writing and painting again. After a while, she found that her short story had grown into her first novel. Writing is a passion of hers and she feels the greatest achievement in her art is creating works that bring enjoyment to others.

She continues to reside in Colorado and is working on the next installment of an Affliction of Falling Novels.

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Release Blitz + Excerpt + Giveaway : Chasing Impossible by Katie McGarry

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CHASING IMPOSSIBLE, the highly anticipated fifth book in the Pushing the Limits Series by Katie McGarry has arrived! In true McGarry fashion this book will have you flipping pages well into the night. Grab your copy today!

 

 

 

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About CHASING IMPOSSIBLE:

Tough and independent, 17-year-old Abby lets very few people into her inner circle. It’s common knowledge in her Kentucky town that she deals drugs, but not even her closest friends know why. But when a deal goes south and Abby’s suddenly in danger, she finds herself reluctantly forced to lean on daredevil Logan—a boy whose restless spirit matches her own.

Logan has his own reasons for wanting to keep Abby at arms’ length. But he never expected to find in her the one person who might help him face the demons he’s tried so hard to run from.

Together, Abby and Logan will have to make a decision: let their current circumstances weigh them down forever…or fight for the future they both thought was impossible.

 

 

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And don’t forget to read the first books in the Pushing the Limits Series…

PUSHING THE LIMITS

CROSSING THE LINE

BREAKING THE RULES

DARE YOU TO

CRASH INTO YOU

TAKE ME ON

 

 

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EXCERPT:

Abby

People near the stage scream and clap and I’m about ready to throw my cell against the wall. Stupid, stupid boy and stupid me for stupidly somewhat liking him and him thinking he can get away with not answering me.

“Give it up for our boy Logan.”

My eyes rip up, go for the stage, and my mind shifts into reverse, fast-forward, rewind, and then that smile that’s associated with the devil slides across my face.

Logan stands strong on the stage. Guitar strapped across his chest. Baseball cap backwards on his black hair. And when he strikes the strings of the guitar, those biceps flex beautifully.

That chord just struck a lot deeper than anyone could have imagined. Past my bones, past my muscles, and it’s created a nice warmth that’s curling around my belly. Liquid warmth.

The logical part of my brain demands that I walk away, but he’s the one that scared me by not answering back. He’s the one that’s causing all these alien emotions stirring in my veins.

Yeah, I shouldn’t kiss Logan. I should definitely leave a boy like that alone. But he returned and he’s the one that climbed onto the stage and is looking addictively sexy with that guitar.

Yep, shouldn’t kiss him, but I already told Rachel, I’m going to kiss the guitarist tonight. Wouldn’t want that one to be a lie, now, would I?

 

 

 

Katie McGarry - author picAbout Katie McGarry:

Katie McGarry was a teenager during the age of grunge and boy bands and remembers those years as the best and worst of her life. She is a lover of music, happy endings, reality television, and is a secret University of Kentucky basketball fan.

Katie is the author of full length YA novels, PUSHING THE LIMITS, DARE YOU TO, CRASH INTO YOU, TAKE ME ON, BREAKING THE RULES, and NOWHERE BUT HERE and the e-novellas, CROSSING THE LINE and RED AT NIGHT. Her debut YA novel, PUSHING THE LIMITS was a 2012 Goodreads Choice Finalist for YA Fiction, a RT Magazine’s 2012 Reviewer’s Choice Awards Nominee for Young Adult Contemporary Novel, a double Rita Finalist, and a 2013 YALSA Top Ten Teen Pick. DARE YOU TO was also a Goodreads Choice Finalist for YA Fiction and won RT Magazine’s Reviewer’s Choice Best Book Award for Young Adult Contemporary fiction in 2013.

 

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