Release Blitz + 5 Star Review: The Darkest Sunrise by Aly Martinez – Book 1 in The Darkest Sunrise Duet

Posted on 07/13/2017 by shellbellereads

The Darkest Sunrise

The Darkest Sunrise Duet – Book 1

By Aly Martinez

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Synopsis:

Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never harm me.

Whoever coined that phrase is a bald-faced liar. Words are often the sharpest weapon of all, triggering some of the most powerful emotions a human can experience.

“You’re pregnant.”

“It’s a boy.”

“Your son needs a heart transplant.”

Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never harm me.

Lies.

Syllables and letters may not be tangible, but they can still destroy your entire life faster than a bullet from a gun.

Two words—that was all it took to extinguish the sun from my sky.

“He’s gone.”

For ten years, the darkness consumed me.

In the end, it was four deep, gravelly words that gave me hope of another sunrise.

“Hi. I’m Porter Reese.”

Michel’s Review

After reading the synopsis for The Darkest Sunrise by Aly Martinez, I knew this was a book I must read. I fully understood that it would end in a cliffhanger because it was clearly promoted as a duet. I also knew that my past reading experiences with Aly Martinez novels were emotional and entertaining. I always experienced her stories rather than just reading them. I connected with the characters on every level. I embraced their stories as if they were my own. The Darkest Sunrise was a much more personal reading experience for me because I am a mother. I would be completely lost if my children weren’t in my life. The moment a woman becomes a mother she becomes complete, she has a real purpose that goes beyond career, notoriety, and monetary success. The same goes for men when they become fathers. They become nurturers, protectors, and giants in the hearts of their children. I clearly had a feeling that this would be a difficult duet to read but also have a feeling it will be rewarding. Aly Martinez eloquently defined the emotional depths of parenting, good and bad, heartwarming and heartbreaking.

The day Charlotte Mills found out she was pregnant her life changed. She was starting her first year of medical school and becoming a mother. She accepted her fate and fell hopelessly in love with her son. She managed her hectic schedule with pure grace. When her baby is diagnosed with a heart condition that would require a heart transplant, she’s heartbroken. She understands the diagnosis and treatments because she is becoming a doctor. She thought she could handle it. When she loses her baby, she submerges herself into darkness and has become emotionally lost. Ten years later she’s trapped in the darkness without hope of ever seeing the light.

Porter Reese is a single father of two children after he lost his wife in a car accident. He’s struggling to manage his restaurant business, take care of his children, and manage his son’s serious pulmonary illness. His son is getting worse and he needs the best doctor to treat him. Dr. Charlotte Mills is the best Pulmonary Specialist in the Atlanta area. He has desperately tried to get his son an appointment with her but she doesn’t treat children. He’s determined to get her to treat his son. When he manipulates her office manager and arranges a “chance” meeting, rather than finding a specialist to treat his son, he finds a woman living in the same kind of darkness he’s living in. He’s found someone to share the darkness with and make it stand still in those stolen moments.

Charlotte and Porter both know the light in their darkness is only temporary. Life has a way of extinguishing the light without warning. No matter what they do, it’s beyond their control. Those precious moments spent together in the darkness isn’t going to prepare either of them for the darkness that is going to swallow them whole. CLIFFHANGER!

The Brightest Sunrise can’t release fast enough! Aly Martinez has taken my heart hostage once again!

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Synopsis

Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never harm me.
Lies.
Words destroyed me.
“I’m sorry. She didn’t make it.”
“Daddy, he can’t breathe!”
“There’s nothing more we can do for your son.”
Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never harm me.
More lies.
Those syllables and letters became my executioner. I told myself that, if I didn’t acknowledge the pain and the fear, they would have no power over me. But, as the years passed, the hate and the anger left behind began to control me.
Two words—that was all it took to plunge my life into darkness.
“He’s gone.”
In the end, it was four soft, silky words that gave me hope of another sunrise.
“Hi. I’m Charlotte Mills.”

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AUTHOR INFORMATION:

Originally from Savannah, Georgia, USA Today bestselling author Aly Martinez now lives in South Carolina with her four young children.

Never one to take herself too seriously, she enjoys cheap wine, mystery leggings, and baked feta. It should be known, however, that she hates pizza and ice cream, almost as much as writing her bio in the third person.

She passes what little free time she has reading anything and everything she can get her hands on, preferably with a super-sized tumbler of wine by her side.

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Release Blitz + 5 Star Review: Wicked Grind by J. Kenner – Stark World Series – Book 1

Posted on 07/11/2017 by shellbellereads

Wicked Grind

Stark World – Book 1

By J. Kenner

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Sometimes, it feels so damn good to be bad …

Photographer Wyatt Royce’s career is on the verge of exploding. All he needs is one perfect model to be the centerpiece of his sexy, controversial show. Find her, and Wyatt is sure to have a winner.

Then Kelsey Draper walks in. Stunning. Vibrant. And far too fragile for a project like this. Wyatt should know—after all, he remembers only too well how their relationship ended all those years ago.

Desperate for cash and frustrated with her good girl persona, Kelsey sets her sights on Wyatt’s show. But only the show. Because she knows too well that Wyatt Royce is a danger to her heart.

But when Wyatt agrees to give her the job only if he has complete control—on camera and in his bed—Kelsey can’t help but wonder if she’s in too deep. Because how can a good girl like her ever be enough for a man like Wyatt?

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Excerpt

She was driving him crazy.

The way she held his eyes while she moved, so bold and flirtatious, as if she was just daring him to pull her into his arms and kiss her senseless.

Daring him? No, strike that. She wasn’t just daring him, she was throwing down a goddamned gauntlet. But was she challenging him to claim her? Or was she goading him that he couldn’t have her?

Damned if he knew. Right then, Wyatt was certain of only one thing—his body was tight, his cock was hard, and he wanted to be somewhere other than here. Someplace without other people.

Someplace with a bed.

It was the dancing that did it. Because Kelsey Draper and her dancing had always been his downfall. After all, that was what had started everything all those years ago. He’d seen her dancing to a bouncy pop song, her interpretation elevating the music and lyrics. He’d seen passion and precision, sensuality and seduction. She’d enchanted him. Cast a spell over him.

He’d seen the magic in her, so much larger than the quiet, subdued girl he’d met before. The Kelsey he’d watched dancing had surprised him. She was vibrant. Alive. Unexpected.

He’d fallen hard, and then she’d broken his heart.

He wouldn’t make the same mistake again.

He might want her—hell, he did want her. For his bed. For his show.

But he damn sure wasn’t going to trust her. He’d already learned that lesson, and he really didn’t need a refresher course.

As he watched, she dropped to the floor, then used one hand to rip open her shirt before letting it fall down her arms. She writhed on stage, her seductive movements making him ache inside, all the more when he imagined taking it further. Her wrists bound not with a tattered blouse, but with silk ropes. And not just her wrists, but her legs as well. Red ropes, the only color in an otherwise black and white image. Her body twisting, and the audience unsure if she was fighting the bonds or reveling in her own rising passion.

She was exactly what he needed for the show. The complete package. Hell, he’d known that from the moment she’d walked into his studio.

So why was he hesitating?

Because he wanted her?

Or was it because he wanted to punish her?

Or maybe it was even more insidious than that. Maybe it came down to how much was riding on this show. It was his shot, after all. The apex of all his work and sacrifice. The chance to escape from under the black cloud his father had left hanging over him.

The chance to prove himself to his family.

To live up to the goddamn Segel name.

But that would only happen if the show was a success.

So maybe that was why he was hesitating. Because the moment he committed was the moment the truth crept toward him on little cat paws, and it would either curl up and purr, or rip his heart out.

On stage, Kelsey rose, then did some sort of pirouette, twirling as she pulled off one of those transparent, colored scarves that served as a barely-there skirt. Wyatt imagined his hands on her waist, the brush of her skin against his palms as she spun. He could imagine her heat. The way she shivered under his touch.

So help him, he wanted that. Wanted to hear her sighs. Those little moans he remembered.

Another scarf went flying, and he straightened so that he was no longer leaning against the pillar. Instead, he shifted his weight from foot to foot as he tried to tamp down the rising lust. The violent need. To not only have her, but to have her in his show.

He wanted her, yes. But she was an indulgence he couldn’t justify. An indulgence and a risk, because he knew damn well that she’d run if things got too intense.

And damn but his show was intense. That was the point, after all.

He couldn’t take a chance on her, no matter how much he might want to. Couldn’t even bring her in only long enough to test her out. Not on such a tight schedule. Not when there was no way to ensure that she wouldn’t bolt.

Kelsey was a risk he simply couldn’t take. He had to get it right. There was too much at stake for him to be wrong about her.

The final scarf fluttered to the ground, and Wyatt’s pulse pounded in his throat as he moved closer, his mouth going dry as she reached for her bra, pulled it over her head, then tossed it aside.

The music faded out, and the dim, colored stage lights made the flesh-colored G-string blend into her pale skin, enhancing the illusion that she now stood before the entire room not just topless, but one hundred percent, birthday-suit naked.

She took a bow as the lights came up, and the men in the audience actually stood to applaud her. She’d blown away the competition, and even though Wyatt wanted to rush the stage and wrap his jacket around her, he couldn’t deny the swell of pride he felt for her victory.

Michel’s Review

If you are familiar with The Stark Trilogy and The Stark International series you will recognize the name Wyatt Royce. Wyatt has been a part of the Stark world since the beginning. He’s an intriguing photographer that has captured the readers attention in a quiet manner. His character is a bit mysterious but quite likable. He’s finally getting his story told in Wicked Grind by J. Kenner.

Wyatt is working on his first gallery show and wants it to be perfect. The theme of the show is to showcase the erotic beauty of women in every manner, whether it be fully clothed or completely nude. He wants to tease, tantalite, and astonish the viewers with the simple beauty and nature of every woman. He has one woman in mind but hasn’t found her in any of his subjects or models. He’s weeks away from the show opening and getting desperate until Kelsey Draper walks into his study. The last woman he ever expected to see cross his studio doors. Kelsey is the girl from his past that left him completely heartbroken. She was “the one” then and apparently “the one” now. The problem is her heart isn’t into the modeling position even though she desperately needs the money. She has more to lose than her clothing and good reputation. She’s afraid of losing her heart once again.

Like most stories, one should never assume anything. There are always two sides to every story. There are valid explanations and reasons. There are circumstances that teenage hearts can’t comprehend or deal with.

As it turns out… Kelsey is “the only one” for Wyatt. This time he has the choice to control the situation and hang onto what’s his.

I absolutely loved this book because I am a sucker for second chance romances. That’s not the only reason why I loved it. Kelsey and Wyatt’s personalities were captivating and easy to connect with. I also liked that their story could thrive outside of the Stark World. Damien and Nikki Stark didn’t take over or distract the reader from the main characters story. They only made a very brief appearance towards the end. Wyatt and Kelsey were able to stand out on their own merits ( like they wanted to in the book). Their love for one another drove this story. The bonus was this book didn’t end on a cliffhanger. Wyatt and Kelsey got their happily ever after in one novel.

J. Kenner once again gave the readers another sexy, emotional romance. I would highly recommend this book!

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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 international bestselling erotic romances (including the Stark and Most Wanted series) that have reached as high as #2 on the New York Times bestseller list, 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 swoon for them.” A five 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). Her Demon Hunting Soccer Mom series (as Julie Kenner) is currently in development with AwesomenessTV/Awestruck.

Her books have sold over three million copies and are published in over twenty languages.

In her previous career as an attorney, JK worked as a clerk on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and practiced primarily civil, entertainment and First Amendment litigation in Los Angeles and Irvine, California, as well as in Austin, Texas. She currently lives in Central Texas, with her husband, two daughters, and two rather spastic cats.

Release Blitz + 5 Star Review: Jilted by Sawyer Bennett – The Love Hurts Series – Book 2

Posted on 07/11/2017 by shellbellereads

Jilted

Love Hurts Series- Book 2

By Sawyer Bennett

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Hollywood hath no fury like a woman scorned. In this fun, flirty second-chance romance from New York Times bestselling author Sawyer Bennett, an aspiring starlet reconnects with her first love.

“Sawyer Bennett never fails to deliver heroes I fall hard for and heroines I adore.”—Violet Duke

Eden Goodnight went to Los Angeles to make it big, not to be publicly humiliated by her cheating fiancé at a red-carpet premiere. But when Eden returns to her hometown to put the scandal behind her, she can barely find a sympathetic shoulder to cry on. Turns out the locals are worse than the paparazzi, and they all think she’s turned into a spoiled brat. But in a strange twist of fate, the one person who seems to understand what Eden’s going through is Cooper Mayfield . . . the boy she left behind.

Small-town charm is no match for the glitz and glamour of Hollywood. At least that’s what Coop’s been telling himself all these years. As Eden’s old flame—and the landscaper for her family’s historic home—Coop feels some responsibility for getting her out of her funk. But as soon as he sees that million-dollar smile, he’s a goner. Soon they’re making out like teenagers again. But when a life-changing role falls into Eden’s lap, Coop just hopes she doesn’t give up on a love that’s meant to be.

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Michel’s Review

I know… every time I pick up a Sawyer Bennett book and review it I always give it a 5 Star Review. It’s not because Sawyer Bennett is one of my favorite authors or because of a particular series I am deeply involved in. It’s because of her gift of storytelling. The moment I read the first paragraph I am sucked right into the story and am held captive until the very end. The characters come to life on the pages and their lives become a vivid motion picture in my mind. I’m entertained by the humor,completely invested in the characters because of the witty dialogue, overheated by the steamy sex scenes, and charmed by the pure romance. Her leading men don’t have to be billionaires, rock stars, or cowboys to make me fall head over heels in love with them because she has captured the one thing every woman looks for in a man. She has captured their heart, the very essence of who they are inside and out. She also creates strong women that own their strengths, flaws, and embrace their femininity.

Jilted by Sawyer Bennett is the second book in the Love Hurts series. The Love Hurts series is unlike any of the other series she has written. The books are not connected in anyway at all, they are complete stand alone novels. What ties these books together is the difficulties that come with finding true love after experiencing different types of disappointing circumstances that have left a bad taste where romance is concerned. Finding “The One” is never easy and it always takes hard work that includes the willingness to compromise. On the other hand, she clearly shows how easy it can be when it’s the right “one”. This series is a true romance series with the perfect happily ever after.

Eden Goodnight and Cooper Mayfield were high school sweethearts. They were each other’s first everything. They thought they would be together forever until they went to college and their paths went in different directions. They both walked away broken hearted but didn’t harbor resentments towards one another. Eden moved onto Hollywood and superstardom. Cooper went back to Newberry,GA and built his family lawn maintenance business into a thriving Landscape Design Company. They both found satisfaction in the success of their careers. They both moved on in life. Fourteen years later their lives cross paths when Eden returns home to very different Newberry than she remembered,

When Eden returned home not only was her family home taken over by Cooper Mayfield but she was also not welcomed by her community with happiness and joy. She was treated with disdain, animosity, and hostility by the entire community. The only person that is not overly hostile is Cooper. Cooper has some hostility but it’s within reason and the worst of it is fighting over rights to the master bedroom. He’s the only person in the town willing to talk to her and set her straight.

After all these years both Eden and Cooper still have an undeniable attraction for one another. Can they mold their lives together and make it work or will Cooper end being another Hollywood casualty? Will Eden be able to survive losing Cooper again?

Read the book… it won’t disappoint!

Since the release of her debut contemporary romance novel, Off Sides, in January 2013, Sawyer Bennett has released more than 30 books and has been featured on both the USA Today and New York Times bestseller lists on multiple occasions.

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

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

Release Blitz + Excerpt + 5 Star Review + Giveaway: His Turn by JA Huss – The Turning Series – Book 3

Posted on 07/10/2017 by shellbellereads

His Turn

The Turning Series – Book 3

By JA Huss

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Synopsis

I look her body up and down as I circle her.
Mine?
I smile A devious, deviant, I’m gonna make you sorry you ever started playing this game with me smile.
And then I take her hand.
I lead her to the elevator.
We go up to my apartment.
I tie her wrists together with rope.
Raise her arms above her head.
And chain her to the ceiling.
It’s my turn.

Excerpt

I spend the whole day stewing about Nadia and her covert attempt to take back control. I have gone through every emotion. Anger came first. Bitch. Why is she even playing if it’s just gonna be a mind fuck?

But then I got to thinking about that. The mind fuck part. Because I’m kind of an excellent mind-fucker. I mean, shit. I went to school to be a psychiatrist. I got pretty far into it before I dropped out. I have a medical degree. I run a sex club. I’ve been playing this goddamned game for more than a decade. And even though I’ve been on a losing streak for a while now, I’m damn good. I’m due for a win. I will win this.

The key to a proper mind fuck is the element of surprise. The target thinks they’re ready for the unexpected, until they’re not.

Nadia was probably pretty pleased with herself last night. She probably ended that call with a huge smile on her face. One hundred percent satisfied.

And she’s expecting retaliation. She had to know I’d tell Jordan about it. She had to know I’d find out she never called him. She had to know I’d be pissed off today.

When I realized that… well, that’s when I calmed down and started piecing together a psychological profile on her.

Nadia Wolfe. Twenty-something. Beautiful. Talented. Ballerina. Control freak. New in town. Rising star. Player of games.

She’s so stupidly simple to figure out, I almost feel sad that she’s not more of a challenge.

I decide the ballerina aspect is my best first move. They are a different sort of person, so most of what I just described probably stems from her choice of occupation. She likes control because she’s forced herself to be in control of things to get where she is in her art.

Think about it. Ballerinas, right? They get up early to go to class or rehearsal or whatever the fuck it is they do first thing in the morning. They have to control themselves in very specific ways. They have to control their muscles, their emotions, their pain threshold, and the pleasure center in their brains. They have to psych themselves up to fit their bodies into the mold of dancer.

They have to conform in many ways. Deviation from the standard is unacceptable, even though they are expected to excel and stand out.

They must look a certain way, behave a certain way, and submit to the whims of those who control their future.

Success, therefore, is not defined by their own perceptions of themselves, but by the perceptions of others. And those perceptions are directly related to athletic skill, beauty, and youth.

It’s a trifecta of psychological disorders waiting to happen.

I smile.

I’ve got you, Nadia Wolfe. I have your ticket, darling. I know what drives you now.

Michel’s Review

Spoiler Free Review

I am not sure if I was dreading reading this book or anticipating the breaking of player number three, Elias Bricman. Throughout this series Elias Bricman has been the master manipulator controlling all the players with mind games. On the surface he is an impeccable, wealthy gentleman but beneath the surface lies a deviant, kinky control freak. Who the real Elias Bricman is has been a complete mystery to the readers. JA Huss gave readers a small glimpse of the human side of Elias in the previous book but she also gave us a disturbing view of the man known as Bric. I was holding my breath going into this book.

In typical JA Huss style I think she shocked the readers and took this book in a completely different direction than most readers anticipated. The first thing she did was change the rules of the game. She added two new players who in turn changed the game into something else all together. Elias was the player being manipulated even though he thought he was in complete control. He was the one who was broken down and carefully put back together one piece at a time. The end result was a new and improved Elias Bricman who accepted what he couldn’t control and opened his heart for all the possibilities of love, friendship, and complete happiness.

Once again JA Huss delivered a sizzling hot but very complex story that ended the game and opened new doors. The Turning Series ended with all the players winning the game. It also promised a new game with a new game master in control. I am looking forward to being a spectator in this upcoming game.

The Turning Series

Taking Turns – Book 1

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Synopsis

I’ve never been afraid of the dark…but that doesn’t mean I wanted to live in it. And maybe everyone wants what they can’t have, but I should’ve thought it over before I accepted the key and unlocked the door to their forbidden world.

Number One is mostly silent. He watches me with them very carefully. His gaze never wanders. His interest never wanes.

Number Two is mostly gentle. But it’s the other side of him I like best. The wild side.

Number Three is mostly reserved. He refuses to cross the line. Even when I beg.

It was carnal, it was sensual, and it was erotic. That’s it. That’s all it was supposed to be. A trip into the dark. A peek into the forbidden.

I just didn’t expect to like them.

*****

Turning Back – Book 2

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I lived in the dark for three years. My whole world revolved around the whims and happiness of three men. It was just a trip into the forbidden. A way out of a bad situation and forward into nothingness.

Quin, with his easy smile and charming good looks. He was always there for me… Until he wasn’t.

Smith, and his dispassionate attention. He was never there for me and he never regretted it.

Bric, the one who listened, but only to himself. Self-absorbed, self-obsessed, and self-serving. He was never the one I wanted.

And now he might be the only one I have left.

It was good while it lasted, I guess. But it could’ve been so much more. It could’ve been so much better.

And that’s why I’m turning back.

*****

His Turn – Book 3

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JA Huss is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than twenty romances. She likes stories about family, loyalty, and extraordinary characters who struggle with basic human emotions while dealing with bigger than life problems. JA loves writing heroes who make you swoon, heroines who makes you jealous, and the perfect Happily Ever After ending.

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New Release + 5 Star Review: His Turn by JA Huss – The Turning Series – Book 3

Posted on 07/05/2017 by shellbellereads

His Turn

The Turning Series – Book 3

By JA Huss

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Synopsis

Michel’s Review

Spoiler Free Review

The Turning Series

Taking Turns – Book 1

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Synopsis

Number One is mostly silent. He watches me with them very carefully. His gaze never wanders. His interest never wanes.

Number Two is mostly gentle. But it’s the other side of him I like best. The wild side.

Number Three is mostly reserved. He refuses to cross the line. Even when I beg.

It was carnal, it was sensual, and it was erotic. That’s it. That’s all it was supposed to be. A trip into the dark. A peek into the forbidden.

I just didn’t expect to like them.

*****

Turning Back – Book 2

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Synopsis

Quin, with his easy smile and charming good looks. He was always there for me… Until he wasn’t.

Smith, and his dispassionate attention. He was never there for me and he never regretted it.

Bric, the one who listened, but only to himself. Self-absorbed, self-obsessed, and self-serving. He was never the one I wanted.

And now he might be the only one I have left.

It was good while it lasted, I guess. But it could’ve been so much more. It could’ve been so much better.

And that’s why I’m turning back.

*****

His Turn – Book 3

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New Release + 5 Star Review: The Director And Don Juan by Katy Regnery – The Story Sisters – Book 2 … Blueberry Lane Series – Book 16

Posted on 07/05/2017 by shellbellereads

The Director and Don Juan by Katy Regnery is LIVE!
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From New York Times bestselling author Katy Regnery comes a brand new series set on Blueberry Lane!

The Director and Don Juan is the second of four books about the Philadelphia-based Story sisters who are all on the look-out for love.

Heiress Alice Story left her father’s company three years ago in a blaze of glory, inviting all of his employees to jump ship and join her, but only one accepted her offer: mail room clerk, Carlos Vega.

While Alice spent the next three years getting her own company off the ground, Carlos became her indispensable right-hand man — executive assistant and office manager, loyal counsel and trusted co-worker.

And all the while, they were quietly falling in love with each other.

When Alice is offered a lucrative business deal in Puerto Rico, island-born Carlos is the perfect person to accompany her on her trip as translator, but as they travel together from Philadelphia to Santo Domingo to Ponce, two unlikely co-workers will discover that during their three years working together, their feelings for each other have grown far deeper than they ever could have guessed.

And though business-minded, proper Alice will try her very best to ignore the longings of her heart, scorching hot, insanely sexy Boricua, Carlos, has no intention of letting her go.
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Michel’s Review

The Story sisters are back in Katy Regnery’s latest release, The Director And Don Juan. Once again Katy takes us back to the Blueberry Lane world with a new unique story to add to this phenomenal romance series.

Alice Story has worked hard to become the successful business woman she is today. When she blatantly defied her father and struck out on her own there was only one other person that had her back other than her sisters. Carlos Vega chose to follow her rather than staying in a stagnant job. He respected her business abilities as well as her integrity. He believed she could build her dream and was willing to sacrifice his own questionable career. He saw this as an opportunity for growth and direction towards his own business goals. It also brought him closer to Alice Story.

Alice Story is determined to build a company that is based on fair business practices for her employees as well as her clients. Carlos Vega was the only person who believed in her when she set out on her own. He has been monumental in building her business and has become her right hand. She doesn’t feel like it’s fair to keep him in a position as her PA and office manager when he has so much more potential in the company. She feels like she is selfish hanging onto him for herself rather than letting him spread his wings. He’s become her confidant, her best friend, and right hand man. She shouldn’t be harboring romantic feelings towards him. He’s her employee and he’s six years younger than her. It goes against every business ethic and personal ethic she believes in.

A business trip to Puerto Rico forces her take Carlos with her. Carlos is from Puerto Rico and can navigate the business negotiations with ease. Carlos also plans to negotiate his relationship with Alice Story. It may not be easy but it’s worth every effort. She is his dream and the future he wants.

Katy Regnery sealed the deal with Carlos and Alice in a very delightful, entertaining romance that had me swooning. I absolutely loved this book!

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About the Author:

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Katy Regnery started her writing career by enrolling in a short story class in January 2012. One year later, she signed her first contract and Katy’s first novel was published in September 2013.

Twenty-five books later, Katy claims authorship of the multi-titled, New York Times and USA Today Blueberry Lane Series, which follows the English, Winslow, Rousseau, Story, and Ambler families of Philadelphia; the six-book, bestselling ~a modern fairytale~ series; and several other standalone novels and novellas.

Katy’s first modern fairytale romance, The Vixen and the Vet, was nominated for a RITA® in 2015 and won the 2015 Kindle Book Award for romance. Katy’s boxed set, The English Brothers Boxed Set, Books #1–4, hit the USA Today bestseller list in 2015, and her Christmas story, Marrying Mr. English, appeared on the list a week later. In May 2016, Katy’s Blueberry Lane collection, The Winslow Brothers Boxed Set, Books #1-4, became a New York Times E-book bestseller.

In 2016, Katy signed a print-only agreement with Spencerhill Press. As a result, her Blueberry Lane paperback books will now be distributed to brick and mortar bookstores all over the United States.

Katy lives in the relative wilds of northern Fairfield County, Connecticut, where her writing room looks out at the woods, and her husband, two young children, two dogs, and one Blue Tonkinese kitten create just enough cheerful chaos to remind her that the very best love stories begin at home.

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Release Blitz + 5 Star Review: The Director And Don Juan by Katy Regnery – The Story Sisters – Book 2 : Blueberry Lane Series – Book 16

Posted on 06/30/2017 by shellbellereads

The Director and Don Juan by Katy Regnery is LIVE!
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From New York Times bestselling author Katy Regnery comes a brand new series set on Blueberry Lane!

The Director and Don Juan is the second of four books about the Philadelphia-based Story sisters who are all on the look-out for love.

And all the while, they were quietly falling in love with each other.

And though business-minded, proper Alice will try her very best to ignore the longings of her heart, scorching hot, insanely sexy Boricua, Carlos, has no intention of letting her go.
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Michel’s Review

Katy Regnery sealed the deal with Carlos and Alice in a very delightful, entertaining romance that had me swooning. I absolutely loved this book!

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Duo 5+ Reviews and 2017 Favorite : The Player Duet by K. Bromberg – The Player… Book 1 and The Catch … Book 2

Posted on 06/30/2017 by shellbellereads

The Catch

The Player Duet – Book 2

By K. Bromberg

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After an unexpected twist of fate, All-Star catcher Easton Wylder is left questioning the loyalty of everyone around him.

Even the woman who shares his bed, Scout Dalton.

But if Easton thought being uprooted to the last place he expected was the only challenge life had to throw at him, he was dead wrong.

With an ailing shoulder and his career in limbo, his decision to make an unexpected change leads him to question everything – Scout’s love, family loyalties, and whether he can conquer the one obstacle he’s never been able to overcome. The secret he’s never shared with anyone.

He may be a man pushed to his limits, but he’s hell-bent on proving his worth no matter the cost.

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Michel’s Review

The Player

The Player Duet – Book 1

When The Player released in April I was unable to read it because my personal life was out of control. I knew that it was going to be a part of a duet and decided to wait to read it closer to the second book’s release. I read this book days before the second book released and was completely mesmerized with this story. I was counting down the days for the second book to release.

The Player by K. Bromberg is very different from any sports romance I have read. She took a different approach with the characters personalities as well as the plot. It was not your typical sports romance where the player is a player and his lady is oblivious to the professional sports world. K. Bromberg flipped the switch and threw some fast balls that most readers wouldn’t see coming. She also created complex and compelling characters who were intelligent, responsible, and attuned to their world. She added extra layers by giving them both very different kinds of daddy issues, career goals, and personal issues. She added the competitive side of the professional athlete and business practices in professional sports. Then she added the most important element of all, the sizzling hot romance that would make any reader feel like they were scoring a home run.

Easton Wylder is baseball royalty. He has been a part of the Aces since he was a kid watching his father, Cal Wylder make major league records. He’s followed in his father’s footsteps and is quickly building record breaking stats when a deliberate and illegal play results in an injury that could end his career. He’s still in the rehab process weeks after his surgery and management is not happy. He’s signed a contract to be back on the field within months rather than letting nature take it’s course in healing properly. His career is on the line and the management has brought in the best physical therapist in the sport to rehab him. Rather than Doc Dalton showing up for therapy sessions, his daughter Scout Dalton has been assigned to him. He’s reluctant to put his trust in her until she finally proves she is just as good as her father is at her job. She earns his respect and in the process wins his heart.

Scout Dalton is determined to get Easton back on the diamond in the allotted time even though she thinks it’s a ludicrous demand by management. She’s a professional and very good at what she does. She’s determined to gain the season contract as the lead physical therapist for the Aces for her father’s practice. It all depends on Easton getting back in the game. The last thing she needs is to fall in love with Easton when her professional ethics are on the line.

At this point I’m sure you are thinking that this plot has been covered before and you would be right. The difference is the layers and the complexities that K. Bromberg brings to the game. Both Easton and Scout have their own secrets and insecurities. They are both drowning because of their father’s professional reputations. Add a competitive enemy determined to ruin Easton’s career, it puts both their careers on the line. Then the unthinkable happens and you guessed it…CLIFFHANGER!

The cliffhanger was shocking! It had me counting down the days for The Catch to release.

K. Bromberg brought her A Game in this book!

Michel’s Review

The Catch

The Player Duet – Book 2

I downloaded The Catch the moment it went live and started reading it immediately . I did not put this book down until I finished it. As soon as it was finished I was texting my friend, who also read the first book in this duet, raving about the book!

OMG… K. Bromberg scored big with The Catch!

So without giving away spoilers, K. Bromberg resolved the shocking cliffhanger right off the bat but not without a lot of tension and unease. That part of the story becomes less important as the rest of the story begins to play out. Both Easton and Scout’s secrets are exposed. Both of their father’s ulterior motives and ruthless control over them becomes even more complex. The result is both of their careers at this point in time are ruined. The expectations of the management, the league, and the fans is beyond their control. The only thing they have is each other and their relationship is strained.

They are both going to have to re-evalute their professional goals, their family responsibilities, and their relationship with one another. Once their secrets are out they are going to be fighting to save their relationship and careers. They may find that they are their own worst enemy. Can these two look beyond what’s on the surface and look at what’s in their hearts.

Of course K. Bromberg is going to give them their happily ever after but she is going to make them work for it. In the end it’s better than winning the World Series.

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Baseball has never been sexier in an all-new novel by New York Times Bestselling Author, K. Bromberg.

Easton Wylder is baseball royalty. The game is his life. His passion. His everything.

So, when an injury threatens to end Easton’s season early, the team calls in renowned physical therapist, Doc Dalton, to oversee his recovery. Except it’s not Doc who greets Easton for his first session, but rather, his daughter, Scout. She may be feisty, athletic, defiant, and gorgeous, but Easton is left questioning whether she has what it takes to help him.

Scout Dalton’s out to prove a female can handle the pressure of running the physical therapy regimen of an MLB club. And that proof comes in the form of getting phenom Easton Wylder back on the field. But getting him healthy means being hands-on.

And with a man as irresistible as Easton, being hands-on can only lead to one thing, trouble. Because the more she touches him, the more she wants him, and she can’t want him. Not when it’s her job to maintain the club’s best interest, in regards to whether he’s ready to play.

But when sparks fly and fine lines are crossed, can they withstand the heat, or is one of them bound to get burned?

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New York Times Bestselling author K. Bromberg writes contemporary novels that contain a mixture of sweet, emotional, a whole lot of sexy, and a little bit of real. She likes to write strong heroines, and damaged heroes who we love to hate and hate to love.

A mom of three, she plots her novels in between school runs and soccer practices, more often than not with her laptop in tow.

Since publishing her first book in 2013, K. has sold over one million copies of her books and has landed on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestsellers lists over twenty-five times.

In April, she’ll release The Player, the first in a two-book sports romance series (The Catch, book 2, will be released late June), with many more already outlined and ready to be written.

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New Release + Excerpt + 5 Star Review + Giveaway : The Impossible Vastness of Us by Samantha Young – A YA Romance

Posted on 06/28/2017 by shellbellereads

From New York Times bestselling author Samantha Young comes a story of friendship, identity, and acceptance that will break your heart—and make it whole again. Grab your copy of THE IMPOSSIBLE VASTNESS OF US today!

About THE IMPOSSIBLE VASTNESS OF US:

“I know how to watch my back. I’m the only one that ever has.”

India Maxwell hasn’t just moved across the country—she’s plummeted to the bottom rung of the social ladder. It’s taken years to cover the mess of her home life with a veneer of popularity. Now she’s living in one of Boston’s wealthiest neighborhoods with her mom’s fiancé and his daughter, Eloise. Thanks to her soon-to-be stepsister’s clique of friends, including Eloise’s gorgeous, arrogant boyfriend Finn, India feels like the one thing she hoped never to be seen as again: trash.

But India’s not alone in struggling to control the secrets of her past. Eloise and Finn, the school’s golden couple, aren’t all they seem to be. In fact, everyone’s life is infinitely more complex than it first appears. And as India grows closer to Finn and befriends Eloise, threatening the facades that hold them together, what’s left are truths that are brutal, beautiful, and big enough to change them forever…

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EXCERPT:

“India, I’m not using her. I mean, I am, but it’s not like that. Eloise is getting what she wants out of this relationship, as well.”

“Like what?”

“I can’t tell you.”

“You are using her.”

“I’m not.” His chair screeched as he pulled it closer so our knees touched. His dark eyes moved over my face and I sucked in my breath at the open appreciation I saw there. “I’m not using her…but we are in a relationship together. I guess it just never occurred to me that I might actually meet someone in high school. Someone I…”

That feeling in my chest, that thick, hot feeling, threatened to overwhelm me at all the things he wasn’t saying. “Finn, Eloise is going to be my family.”

He looked so forlorn it took everything within me not to reach for him.

“What is it you’re hiding?”

“I can’t tell you. Please, just trust me.”

Hurt and frustration swept through me in equal measure but I tamped it down. It wasn’t my place to demand his secrets.

My frustration was suddenly mirrored in his eyes as he looked up at me. “I wish things were different.”

But they weren’t different. And yet they were the same, history repeating itself. I cared about someone and they didn’t care enough about me back to be honest about what was really going on.

I didn’t know if I was angry at Finn or just angry that nothing ever seemed to be easy for me. Everything was always a fight.

It felt like I lived in a constant clusterfuck.

I gave a huff of laughter. “Story of my life.” I shook my head, grabbed up my bag and, unable to look at him, said, “Thank you for your help tonight.”

“You’re not leaving without me.”

His protectiveness confused and pissed me off even more. “I’m not? Funny, it looks like that’s exactly what I’m doing.”

His familiar scowl was back in place at my sarcasm. “You’re also not going home alone after what happened here. I’ll give you a ride.”

“Finn.” I slumped, suddenly feeling exhausted. “I don’t think that’s a good idea.”

Sadness flittered through his eyes before he managed a carefully blank expression. “I think I can handle driving you home.”

Still a trembling mess after everything that had happened, I gave in and followed Finn out to his car.

The tension that we’d shared before was nothing compared to how it was now. Now that Finn had in a roundabout way admitted he liked me and I’d realized that what I was feeling for him was attraction, the tension could not be mistaken for anything else but sexual.

I’d never felt anything like it before—it was the most frustrating, scary and exhilarating feeling in the world.

When we eventually pulled up outside the house, the guilt washed over me. I shouldn’t be feeling this way about Eloise’s boyfriend and he certainly shouldn’t be feeling this way about me.

I felt like we were to blame for the whole thing but I didn’t know why.

I hadn’t asked the universe to make Finn like me.

And I had definitely not intended to like him in return.

“India,” he said just as I moved to get out of his car. “I’ve never really cared what anybody thought of me before…but I really don’t want you to think I’m a bad person.”

I stared into his beautiful eyes. “I can’t imagine ever thinking you’re a bad person. I meant it earlier…thank you for coming for me tonight. I’ll never forget it.”

“This feels weirdly like a goodbye,” he said with a bitter twist to his gorgeous lips.

“Maybe it is. I guess we’re both just a complication the other doesn’t need.”

Slowly, so slowly my heart had time to increase in hard, steady thumps, Finn slid his hand over the center console between us and stroked his thumb along the side of my hand. I felt that simple touch in every nerve, my body reacting to it in a way it never had to the touches and deep kisses that had come before it.

I stared at our hands for a moment, wondering how different my life could be if Finn wasn’t Eloise’s boyfriend, if we’d just met as strangers at school, felt the inexplicable bond between us and were free to do something about it.

Suddenly very aware of how long I’d been sitting outside the house in his car, I fumbled for the door handle. “See you around, Finn.”

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Michel’s Review

Samantha Young is known for her emotional, spellbinding contemporary romances. I was excited to see that she was taking on a new genre and writing a mature Young Adult romance. I can honestly say she delivered another fantastic book that not only teens but also adults will enjoy.

Who says it doesn’t matter is you are rich or poor? In the new world that India Maxwell is thrust in when her mother decides to marry. it matters more than anything else. She’s leaving her friends and popularity behind in California to take on the elite world in Boston. She doesn’t fit in with her new classmates. Her soon to be stepsister is the ruler of the “in” crowd and has deemed her unfit. She became a social pariah the moment she stepped foot in Boston.

As she tackles her junior year in a new high school things start becoming quite clear. The “in” crowd isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be. These jerks have just as many problems if not more than India could imagine. Somewhere along the way she begins to connect with them on a very personal level. Her new stepsister may end up being her best friend but may end up being her worst nightmare. Her stepsister’s boyfriend is the defining factor because he is falling for India. The complexity of their relationships is not what you see on the surface. They all have their secrets. When the secrets come out it will be the defining moments in all of their lives. It will change everything they thought they knew and thought they understood about life.

Samantha Young once again delivered a gripping story that played on all of my emotions. I would highly recommend this book!

About Samantha Young:

Samantha Young is the New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of adult contemporary romances, including the On Dublin Street series and Hero, as well as the New Adult duology Into the Deep and Out of the Shallows. Every Little Thing, the second book in her new Hart’s Boardwalk series, will be published by Berkley in March 2017. Before turning to contemporary fiction, she wrote several young adult paranormal and fantasy series, including the amazon bestselling Tale of Lunarmorte trilogy. Samantha’s debut YA contemporary novel The Impossible Vastness of Us will be published by Harlequin TEEN in ebook& hardback June 2017

Samantha has been nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award 2012 for Best Author and Best Romance for On Dublin Street, Best Romance 2014 for Before Jamaica Lane, and Best Romance 2015 for Hero. On Dublin Street, a #1 bestseller in Germany, was the Bronze Award Winner in the LeserPreis German Readers Choice Awards for Best Romance 2013, Before Jamaica Lane the Gold Medal Winner for the LeserPreis German Readers Choice Awards for Best Romance 2014 and Echoes of Scotland Street the Bronze Medal Winner for the LeserPreis German Readers Choice Awards for Best Romance 2015.

Samantha is currently published in 30 countries and is a #1 international bestselling author.

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Release Blitz + 5 Star Review: Make Me Stay by Sidney Halston – Panic Series – Book 2

Posted on 06/27/2017 by shellbellereads

Make Me Stay

Panic Series – Book 2

By Sidney Halston

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Synopsis

Secret identities, second chances, drama, desire: It’s all going down in Miami Beach in this tantalizing novel from the bestselling author of Pull Me Close, which was hailed by Aurora Rose Reynolds as “a heart-gripping story about . . . the power of love.”

April: Walking away from Matt Moreno was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. Lying to him was a close second, but for his safety, I had no other choice. I was undercover, working to put some nasty people behind bars. But when Matt nearly recognizes me on Lincoln Road a year later, all those very real feelings come rushing back. Now that my assignment’s almost over, will he understand why I lied? Why I had to leave? Most important, can he ever forgive me?

Matt: I was madly in love with June Simpson . . . or, at least, with the woman I thought was June. Then she just disappeared while my family’s nightclub went through hell. And after months of searching, when I think I’ve finally found that sexy, raspy voice and those exquisite blue eyes, she slips away once more. Turns out, “June” is actually Detective April White. She’s been playing me the whole time. And she’s about to rock my world all over again.

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Michel’s Review

Make Me Stay by Sidney Halston is the second book in the Panic series and the twin brother, Matt Moreno’s story. It can be read as a stand alone but I would highly recommend reading it after the first book, Pull Me Close.

Matt’s story takes place before his father was arrested which was before Nick’s story (Pull Me Close) and after the repercussions of his father’s crimes and near destruction of their family nightclub Panic. Pull Me Close takes place in between these two timeframes.

On the surface Matt has always appeared to be the happy go lucky twin. His easy going attitude is a deceptive armor for the complex man beneath the surface. In the beginning he’s juggling two full time careers. He’s a successful attorney and has made partner in his firm in Fort Lauderdale. From Thursday to Sunday he’s a successful businessman helping to manage the iconic family nightclub, Panic in Miami Beach. He’s trying to help his brother with the heavy burdens that come with running an iconic night club in the rapidly changing industry in Miami Beach while trying to change their father’s archaic business practices. He barely has time for himself let alone relationships. He’s known to enjoy the rewards that come with being a successful club owner. He’s known to imbibe in a little recreational cocaine and enjoy the easy pickings of ladies, His easy going mannerisms make it hard for his brother and father to take his presence in the club seriously. After their father is arrested for drug trafficking everything in his life changes. He’s pulling his weight and trying very hard to take some of the responsibilities off of his brother’s back. Nick is having a hard time letting go of the responsibilities especially after their father has been convicted and the club’s reputation is shattered. Their business is on a downward decline, they are on every law enforcement agencies radar, and he lost his position with the firm he worked for. What makes his situation worse is the one woman he fell hopelessly in love with is the same woman who not only left him heartbroken but destroyed his family and career. June Simpson stole his heart and disappeared from his life. June Simpson is not the woman he thought her to be. She’s the undercover cop that brought his father down, caused him to be arrested, destroyed his career, and shattered his soul. June Simpson is Detective April White and she has returned to Miami to testify in several trials of the drug trafficking ring.

April White’s return to Miami is anything but a happy homecoming. Facing Matt Moreno is devastating because she really loved him with all her heart. When she’s brutally attacked by one of the criminals, she loses all of her memories. She’s left in Miami alone and dependent on Matt Moreno to take care of her until she can function on her own. She senses that Matt is more than an old friend from her past, she senses animosity beneath the surface.

Matt is forced to take care of the woman who ruined his life. It’s hard to forgive and forget but it is also hard not to love her. Now he has to decide what is more important in his life, love and happiness or his family legacy.

Sidney Landon added so many new layers and elements to the Panic series. She not only gave her readers a phenomenal romance, she also gave the readers a better understanding of the first book in the series. The Moreno brothers both had to tackle very complex issues within their family as well as their personal lives. Their relationship with each other was as close as expected of twins but also strained because of the club. This book put them on equal grounds and made them both better men. It also gave the club more life. Readers were introduced to the people that are making Panic more than a popular nightclub but a close knit kind of family. I can’t wait to see what comes next in the sultry nights in Miami at the Panic Club.

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Pull Me Close

Panic Series – Book 1

By Sidney Halston

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Synopsis

Welcome to Panic, a sultry Miami nightclub where bodies and hearts move to a beat that doesn’t stop at sunrise—the setting for “a magnificent story full of deep emotion” (Sawyer Bennett).

Katherine: I thought I could enjoy a night out like a normal person. I thought I could handle the flashing lights, the pulsing music, the crowded dance floor. I couldn’t have been more wrong. After having an anxiety attack and passing out during my sister’s engagement party at Panic, I wake up in the arms of the hottest guy I’ve ever seen. Nick Moreno’s no gentleman. But he might just be the man I need to help me take control of my life.

Nick: When I hear there’s some random girl passed out in the back room of my family’s South Beach nightclub, I’m pissed. My dad’s already behind bars and we can’t afford any more bad press. But after giving her a lift—literally—back to her apartment, I stop seeing Katherine Wilson as some random girl. She’s gorgeous, vulnerable, and braver than she knows. And when we kiss, all I want to do is pull her close and promise that she’ll always be safe in my arms.

Michel’s Review

Wow! Sidney Landon has taken readers on a new adventure in the sizzling hot new Panic series. She takes her readers to Miami Beach and the sinful, sultry Panic Nightclub, where decadence is the norm.

Nick Moreno is stressed out to the max after his father was arrested and convicted of drug trafficking. Their family nightclub, Panic has been “the club” to go to in Miami since the eighties. After his father’s arrest the club is struggling to stay afloat. They are on the every law enforcement agencies radar and it’s imperative for the club to stay clean. That means keeping out the drugs, the hookers, and every other kind of criminal element that enters the club. To top it off, his twin brother, Matt is off the rails with his drinking, womanizing, and lackluster management. He’s become a control freak and the last thing he needs is trouble entering his club. When a drugged up woman passes out in his club and he’s forced to take her home and babysit, he’s beyond pissed. Strangely enough it’s also the first moment of peace he’s had in months. This odd woman claims she’s not a druggy but her actions say differently until he gets to know her.

Katherine suffers from extreme anxiety, panic attacks, agoraphobia, and severe PTSD. Every moment of her life is a struggle. Every moment leads to more depression and loneliness. She’s trapped in a bubble she cannot burst no matter how hard she tries. When she takes one step forward it forces her three steps backward. When she met Nick Moreno at one her lowest moments it made her brutally aware of how bad her life had become. When Nick offers her friendship she’s even more desperate to become a somewhat normal person. Her life isn’t easy to overcome and she may never overcome it all completely but it’s worth every effort. She deserves friendship, companionship, and love. She has so much to give of herself if only she can find the way out of her self inflicted prison.

Katie and Nick have found something special and worth hanging onto. It’s going to take a lot of work and nothing may ever be perfect for them but it’s worth the effort. They give each other peace in a world where peacefulness is hard to find. In the end they both find out that even though life isn’t perfect their love is the glue that keeps them together.They learn that they can’t always control life but together they can get through it’s ups and downs.

Sidney Landon floored me with this book. She didn’t hold back and delivered a vivid picture of mental disorders and how they not only affect the person suffering but those who love them.

I highly recommend reading Pull Me Close by Sidney Landon. It’s an unforgettable and emotional reading experience.

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USA Today bestselling author, Sidney Halston lives her life with one simple rule: “Just Do It” Nike, and that’s exactly what she did. After working hard as an attorney, Sidney picked up a pen for the first time at thirty years old to begin her dream of writing. Having never written anything other than very exciting legal briefs, she found an outlet for her imaginative romantic side and wrote Seeing Red, among four other novels currently in the works, including the sequel to Seeing Red. That first pen stroke sealed the deal and she fell in love with writing.

Sidney lives in South Florida with her husband and children. She loves her family above all else, and reading follows a close second. When she’s not writing you can find her reading and reading and reading… She’s a reader first and a writer second.

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Release Blitz + 5 Star Review: The Darkest Sunrise by Aly Martinez – Book 1 in The Darkest Sunrise Duet

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**The Brightest Sunset (The Darkest Sunrise Duet, #2)**

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New Release + 5 Star Review: The Director And Don Juan by Katy Regnery – The Story Sisters – Book 2 … Blueberry Lane Series – Book 16

Release Blitz + 5 Star Review: The Director And Don Juan by Katy Regnery – The Story Sisters – Book 2 : Blueberry Lane Series – Book 16

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New Release + Excerpt + 5 Star Review + Giveaway : The Impossible Vastness of Us by Samantha Young – A YA Romance

From New York Times bestselling author Samantha Young comes a story of friendship, identity, and acceptance that will break your heart—and make it whole again. Grab your copy of THE IMPOSSIBLE VASTNESS OF US today!

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“I know how to watch my back. I’m the only one that ever has.”

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Release Blitz + 5 Star Review: Make Me Stay by Sidney Halston – Panic Series – Book 2

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The Brightest Sunset (The Darkest Sunrise Duet, #2)

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From New York Times bestselling author Samantha Young comes a story of friendship, identity, and acceptance that will break your heart—and make it whole again. Grab your copy of THE IMPOSSIBLE VASTNESS OF US today!

About THE IMPOSSIBLE VASTNESS OF US:

“I know how to watch my back. I’m the only one that ever has.”

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