New Release … 5+ Star Review: SIX by K.I. Lynn

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A Dark Romantic Thriller / Romantic Suspense

Release Date: June 6, 2016

By K.I. Lynn

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Synopsis

I had a one-night stand. It wasn’t my first, but it would be my last.

A gun to the head.

A trained killer.

A deadly conspiracy.

Kidnapped and on the run, my life and death is in the hands of a sadist captor who happens to be my one-night stand. Armed with countless weapons, money, and new identities, the man I call Six drags me around the world.

The manhunt is on and Six is the next target. Can we find out who is killing off the Cleaners before they find us?

Two down, seven to go.

When it’s all over he’ll finish the job that dropped him into my life, and end it.

Stockholm Syndrome meets bucket list, and the question of what would you do to live before you died. The questions aren’t always answered in black and white. Gray becomes the norm as my morals are tested.

Death is a tragedy, and I’ll do anything to stay alive.

Are you ready for the last ride of your life? Six has a gun to your head—what would you do?

This isn’t a love story.

It’s a death story.

**Due to the dark and explicit nature of this book, it is recommended for mature audiences only as some scenes may be particularly disturbing.**

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OMG… this book came as a complete surprise!  It was intensely riveting!  I could not put this book down and consumed it in one sitting!  It’s deliciously dark, frighteningly dangerous, and insanely erotic. This fast paced, action packed conspiracy novel will leave you with goose bumps and chills up your spine. It will make you think twice about one night stands.  It will make you think about every breath you take.

It wasn’t Paisley Warren’s first one night stand but ended up being her last.  After meeting  Simon in a bar at her work end of the year party, a delightful hook up seemed to be the pick me up she needed in her lonely life.  She awoke the next morning a bit tired but completely rejuvenated from her sexual tryst.  She should of called in sick and stayed home in bed relishing in the previous night’s sexcapades.  Instead she made the second fatal mistake in a 24 hour period, she went to work.

Working as a lab technician at the Hamilton County Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is an interesting job.  She has seen it all until the latest John Doe crosses their doors.  His circumstances of death and condition of his corpse lead to further investigation.  Paisley discovers an unusual condition in his blood.  Just as she is re-evaluating her findings, all hell breaks loose in the lab.  Her co-workers are brutally murdered right before her eyes.  She is taken hostage and forced to show the killer the mysterious John Doe.  It is her death sentence.  Her captor is none other than Simon,the one night stand from the night before.  Now he is her executioner.  Her only bargaining tool is the findings from the lab results she ran on the mysterious John Doe.  She will do anything to stay alive and she is going to hold onto her information as long as she can.

Her captor is not the ordinary man she thought he was.  His name is not Simon.  He is a trained killer that goes by the name SIX.  He is definitely going to kill her, the only question is when.

SIX is a ruthless killer involved in conspiracy, espionage, government secrets, and contract murders.  There is nothing redeemable or good within his being.  He’s gone rogue and is on a mission to find out who is behind the assassinations of the other agents in his inner circle.  One is already dead, there has been an attempt on his life, and several of the nine killers have gone to ground.  Paisley is the only person that may have a bit of information on how these agents are being disposed of.  He will get the information and then he will kill her.

SIX is on a hunt that will take him and Lacey ( aka Paisley) from Georgia to Paris and lead them from one end of the country to the other.  He will do everything including torturing his hostage to get what he wants.  He has no conscience.  The only thing that matters is getting to the bottom of this conspiracy.

During her captivity Paisley will evolve into an entirely different person. She has to do whatever it takes to stay alive.  She hates her captor but also craves him.  He is her safety net as well as her executioner.  It is stockholm syndrome in it’s deepest form.

It’s not a happy romantic story.  It’s the story of Paisley Warren’s death.  And she will die.

K.I. Lynn wrote a powerful story.  It made Jason Bourne seem like a novice.  I was on the edge of my seat throughout the entire book.  The writing was perfectly executed with the right amount of intensity, dark humor, ruthless passion, and emotional passages. The fast paced action and the element of mystery added to the intrigue.  It was impossible to figure out what would happen next.

I highly recommend SIX by K.I. Lynn.

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Author Bio:

51MnBGeRGKL._UX250_K.I. Lynn lives in the Cincinnati area with her husband and goldfish. She spent her life in the arts, everything from music to painting and ceramics, then to writing. Characters have always run around in her head, acting out their stories, but it wasn’t until later in life she would put them to pen. It would turn out to be the one thing she was really passionate about.

Since she began posting stories online, she’s garnered acclaim for her diverse stories and hard hitting writing style. Two stories and characters are never the same, her brain moving through different ideas faster than she can write them down as it also plots its quest for world domination…or cheese. Whichever is easier to obtain… Usually it’s cheese.

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New Release + 5 STAR Review : Coast by Jay McLean – Kick Push Series -Book 2

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Coast

Kick Push – Book 2

By Jay McLean

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Synopsis

***Please note: Coast is the sequel to Kick Push and must be read in order***

One life-changing summer.
One boy.
The boy.
The boy who offered me safe touches and heart-stopping smiles – smiles he shared with his son.
We filled our days with porch-step kisses,
filled our ears with laughter,
filled our hearts with love.
Deep, soul-aching, desperate love.

But love is misleading.
It’s an invisible, fleeting moment.
Somewhere between false adoration and pure hatred comes an emotion, a vulnerable need, a single desire.
It lives within the ones who miss it, who crave it,
who know better than to expect it.
Love is relentless.
Even when that love turns to hate, turns to loathing,
turns to pain.

Love should heal you.
But it can also break you.
Believe me, I know…
Because I’m Becca Owens – a broken girl…
…And he’s Josh Warden – the boy who broke me.

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Michel’s Review

Spoiler Free Review

COAST is NOT A STAND ALONE NOVEL

Last summer I read Kick Push by Jay McLean.  The moment I finished this phenomenal book I was dying for the conclusion to Joshua and Becca’s story.  It about killed me to wait almost a full year before Coast released.  I can honestly say that it was worth the wait and gave Joshua and Becca the happily ever after they truly deserved.  It wasn’t an easy journey filled with flowers and sunshine.  It also wasn’t a gut wrenching journey filled with hurtful angst.  It was a journey of growth, self discovery, and forgiveness.  Over a three year period Joshua, Becca, and little Tommy are going to learn the true meaning of life, love, and acceptance.  They are going to learn that no matter what happens in the incredible journey known as life, as long as they have each other they can coast.

I don’t want to say too much more because I don’t want to give away spoilers.  It took Becca three long years to find herself, to heal enough to move on in life, and accept happiness.  Joshua also had to find his place in life.  His professional career and family commitments are colliding.  He has to make choices, shuffle his schedule, and bring Becca home.  The glue that holds all of them together is Chazarae.  She gave each of them the push they needed to learn how to coast.

Jay McLean did a phenomenal job writing this story.  She touched upon every emotion and created a story that any reader can relate to.  I highly recommend these two books.

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Kick Push

Kick Push Series – Book 1

By Jay McLean

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Synopsis

There’s a single defining moment within every skater.
It lasts only a second. Two if you’re good.
Three if you’re really good.
It’s the moment you’re in the air, your board somewhere
beneath you, and nothing but wind surrounds you.
It’s the feeling of being airborne.

The sixteen-year-old version of me would’ve said it was the
greatest feeling in the world.
Then at seventeen, I had my son.
And every single second became a defining moment. Even the ones that consisted of heartbreak when his mother left us.

Seventeen. Single. Dad.
That’s what my life became.
Yet, every day, I managed to find that feeling of being
airborne.
Or at least I convinced myself I did.
But I lied—to myself and to everyone around me.
Until she showed up; Tanned skin, raven dark hair, and eyes the color of emeralds.

You know what sucks about being in the air?
Coming down from the high.
Sometimes you land on the board and nail the trick.
Then kick, push, and coast away.
Other times you fall.
You fall hard.
And those are the times when it’s not as easy to get back up, dust off your pads and try again.
Especially when the girl with the emerald eyes becomes your drug…
And you become her poison.

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Author Bio:

4724550Jay McLean is the author of the More Series, including More Than This, More Than Her, More Than Him and More Than Forever. She also has two standalones coming soon titled Where The Road Takes Me, and Combative.
Jay is an avid reader, writer, and most of all, procrastinator. When she’s not doing any of those things, she can be found running after her two little boys, or devouring some tacky reality TV show.
She writes what she loves to read, which are books that can make her laugh, make her smile, make her hurt, and make her feel.

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New Release + Review + Excerpt + Giveaway: Foolproof Love by Katee Robert

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Foolproof Love

Foolproof Love Series – Book 1

By Katee Robert

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Synopsis

Bull rider Adam Meyer put Devil’s Falls in his rearview mirror years ago and hasn’t stopped running since. Now he’s back—temporarily, if he has any say about it. Restless, he finds himself kissing the sexiest girl in town…and agreeing to be the fake boyfriend in her little revenge scheme.

Jules Rodrigez isn’t interested in the role of town spinster. Being seen with a hell raiser like Adam is the perfect way to scandalize the residents, make her ex jealous, and prove she’s a sexy, desirable woman. And if their plan includes ridiculously hot sex—in public, of course—all the better.

But this thing between them has an expiration date. Putting down roots isn’t in Adam’s blood, and Jules’s roots in Devil’s Falls are bedrock deep. He’ll leave, even if it rips out his heart. But this time, he’s not sure he’ll survive it…

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Tracey’s Review

*******4.5 Seriously Hot, Quirky, Cat-Loving Stars*******

Jules Rodriguez has a problem. Her ex, the one that dumped her and high-tailed it out of town right after high school graduation, is back in Devil’s Falls. Jules knows that some people think of her as the ‘on the shelf’ spinster with a penchant for cats, nursing a broken heart over the one that got away, and she is determined to put an end to that idea. How? By stirring up some scandal, and giving the townfolk, especially Grant, something to talk about. Enter one Adam Meyer, former bad boy of Devil’s Falls. Adam is more than happy to help a girl out, as long as she knows the score: he’s just back in town for a while, but he sure isn’t staying. In the meantime, though, he’ll be glad to help Jules with her plan.

Okay, I’m not going to lie. If you tell me that the heroine of a book owns a cat café, namely Cups and Kittens, I’m already all in. Add in a tall, dark, sexier-than-sin cowboy, one that’s damaged but not beyond redemption, and I’m a goner. Happily, FOOLPROOF LOVE by Katee Robert, has all of this and more, making it one of my favorite reads lately.

Katee has the gift of writing books peopled with quirky complex characters, and storylines that grab you from the first words and wrap you up completely. I didn’t know much about FOOLPROOF LOVE before I started it, but knowing that Katee had written it, there was no question that I had to read it.

I loved every single character in this book. Jules spent high school known as one half of the ‘golden couple,’ until Grant left Devil’s Falls for greener pastures. Since then, she’s done her best to move on, and she has done, for the most part. Her love of her hometown is evident in all that she does, and she is not about to have Grant, or anyone else, determine how people see her, or how she feels about herself. Adam Meyer is definitely not a ‘what you see is what you get’ kind of guy. Shaped by his father’s desertion, he couldn’t wait to leave Devil’s Falls behind, refusing to be tied down to any place or anyone. But one person that Adam would do anything for is his mother, and finding out that she’s sick has brought him back to the place that he just can’t bear to stay.

The chemistry between Jules and Adam is H.O.T., oh, my gosh, it’s crazy combustible, like, whoa, as Jules would say. The two agree to be ‘fake’ boyfriend and girlfriend, in order to kick up Jules’ scandal factor a few notches, but, well, we know how these things go. It isn’t long at all, oh, maybe one hot minute, before the ‘fake’ part evolves into something very real and not at all what either of them was expecting.

I can’t say enough how much I enjoyed FOOLPROOF LOVE. Besides two main characters that I love, Katee has populated Devil’s Falls with a whole host of other folks that I can’t wait to read about. Aubry, Quinn, Daniel, all of them have a story of their own, and I can’t wait to have them in my hot little book-loving hands. I highly recommend this book (can you tell?!), and suggest you pop it right up to the top of your TBR. Happy reading!

***ARC generously provided for an honest review.***
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“That’s really sweet, Grant. It was great seeing you, but my boyfriend is waiting for me.”

He frowned. “Boyfriend?”

“Oh, yeah, it’s a new thing. We haven’t exactly gone public with it—you know how Devil’s Falls can be—so you wouldn’t have heard.” She gave him a pat on his arm. “It was nice seeing you. So great. Really, we’ll have to catch up sometime soon.” And then she stepped around him, dragging Aubry behind her.

“What are you doing?” Aubry whispered.

“Winging it.” She stopped by the trio of men, all too aware of Grant watching her. “Hi, Daniel. Quinn. Adam.” They raised their beers.

Daniel looked over her shoulder with a frown. “Is that your piece-of-shit ex-boyfriend I see?”

“The very one.” She disentangled her arm from Aubry’s. “Speaking of, I need a favor.”

“Anything for you, kid.”

She tried not to roll her eyes at him calling her kid. He was a whole seven years older than her. Not exactly ancient. “Actually, it’s not you I need the favor from.” Before she could talk herself out of it, she sidled up to Adam and put her arms around his neck. To his credit, he didn’t shove her on her butt in the dirt, merely raising his eyebrows. Jules kept her voice low so there was no chance of Grant overhearing. “So as you’ve noticed, my ex is watching me really closely right now, and I might have told him a tiny white lie about me dating someone in order to avoid a devastating dose of humiliation. And since I can’t date Daniel and no one would ever believe I’d date Quinn—”

The man in question frowned. “You really know how to hit a man where it hurts, Jules.”

“—that leaves you.”

Adam’s face remained impassive. “I see.”

There wasn’t a whole lot to work with in those words, but he also had let his free hand drift down to settle on her hip, so she just kept talking. “If you could just play along and maybe kiss me like you want to do filthy things to me in the bed of your truck, I’d really appreciate it.”

If anything, his eyebrows rose higher. “That guy really got under your skin, didn’t he?”

“You have no idea.” Next to them, Daniel made a sound suspiciously like a growl, but neither of them looked over. Adam’s hand pulsed on her hip, the heat of it shocking despite the warmth of the night. His calluses dragged over the sensitive skin bared by her T-shirt, and she shivered. Maybe this was a terrible idea. She didn’t have time to really reconsider, though, because he set down his beer, cupped the back of her neck, and dealt her the single most devastating kiss of her life.

No, not a kiss.

He took possession of her mouth, his tongue tracing the seam of her lips and then delving inside. He tasted of beer and something darker, something that hinted at exactly what she’d asked for—like he wanted to do filthy things to her in the bed of his truck. She closed her eyes, giving his tongue a tentative stroke, and had to fight down a moan at the way the move made her entire body go tight. More.

He lifted his head, breaking the kiss and slamming her back into the real world. She blinked up at him, all too aware of her body pressed against the entirety of his, of how he was hard in all the places she was soft, of how goddamn good he smelled. “Wow.”

There went that eyebrow again. “You think it was believable?”

 

 

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Fool Me Once -August 1, 2016

A Fool For You – TBA

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About Katee Robert:

Katee_Robert_authorNew York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Katee Robert learned to tell her stories at her grandpa’s knee. She found romance novels at age twelve and it changed her life. When not writing sexy contemporary and speculative fiction romance novels, she spends her time playing imaginary games with her wee ones, driving her husband batty with what-if questions, and planning for the inevitable zombie apocalypse. Connect with Katee at:

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Luka

The Rhythm Series – Book 2

By Jane Harvey-Berrick

Release Date: June 16, 2016

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Synopsis

I’m not a good man.

I’m not a bad man.

But I’ve made some bad mistakes, made the wrong choices.

Who hasn’t? But the consequences are tearing us apart.

I love two people.

I love them differently.

The world tells me I have to choose. Why? Why do I have to choose?

Loving hurts. Dancing heals.

Love makes you soar, makes you fly and sets you free—and then it lets you freefall until you’re smashed and bleeding on the ground. Ultimately, love is the worst thing that can happen to a human being.

Im my opinion.

I love two people.

I love them differently.

One is a man.

One is a woman.

And they are brother and sister.

**** A stand alone novel in the best-selling Rhythm Series. ****

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Slave To Rhythm

By Jane Harvey- Berrick

Release Date: March 8th, 2016

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Dance. Guns.

Music. Bullets.

Rhythm. Pain.

Music in my head, dance in my body, the rhythm of my heart.

How far can you fall in just one month? How quickly can the human spirit be broken? Where does evil hide in plain sight?

Ash wants to dance. Needs it. To leave behind a life of expectation and duty, to set his soul free.

But life is never that simple. Every step is a journey on a new road.

For every action, there is a reaction.

Every choice has a consequence.

And when you meet the wrong person, all bets are off.

Laney tolerates her limitations, pushing quietly at boundaries. But when Ash crashes into her world through rage and violence, it sets off a chain reaction that neither of them expected.

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Luka

The Rhythm Series – Book 2

By Jane Harvey-Berrick

Release Date: June 16, 2016

Pre Order: Amazon US  / Amazon UK  /Amazon CA

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Synopsis

I’m not a good man.

I’m not a bad man.

But I’ve made some bad mistakes, made the wrong choices.

Who hasn’t? But the consequences are tearing us apart.

I love two people.

I love them differently.

The world tells me I have to choose. Why? Why do I have to choose?

Loving hurts. Dancing heals.

Love makes you soar, makes you fly and sets you free—and then it lets you freefall until you’re smashed and bleeding on the ground. Ultimately, love is the worst thing that can happen to a human being.

Im my opinion.

I love two people.

I love them differently.

One is a man.

One is a woman.

And they are brother and sister.

**** A stand alone novel in the best-selling Rhythm Series. ****

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She is also a campaigner for former military personnel to receive the support they need on leaving the services. She wrote the well-received play LATER, AFTER with former veteran Mike Speirs. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk1CyB8c0xA )

Website ~ Facebook ~ Twitter ~ Goodreads

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New Release + 5 Star Review + 2016 Favorite + Giveaway: All The Rage by T. M. Frazier

 

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Are you ready to meet Rage?

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All The Rage

By T. M. Frazier

Release Date: June 7, 2016

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They call me Rage.

My real name is like a shadow, always close behind, but never quite able to catch up.

I fly under the radar because no one ever suspects I’m capable of the kind of brutal violence I commit each and every day.

You see, I’m a girl. I’m nineteen.

And I’m a killer.

This life is all I know. It s all I want to know. It keeps the s**t buried that I need kept buried. It allows me to live without thinking too much.

Without dwelling on the past.

Until him.

It all changes when an ordinary boy becomes my next target.

And my first love.

I have to choose.

The only life I ve ever known has to die, or he does.

Either way, I ll be the one pulling the trigger…

All the Rage is a STANDALONE

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It was once said that if you love someone enough you should let them go. If they come back to you, they were always meant to be yours.

It’s kind of bullshit.

My story was a little different than most. I was a little different than most.

Because in my story, if you love someone enough, you should first drop the gun.

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Michel’s Review

I am a huge fan of T. M. Frazier’s books.  Her gritty, dark romance thrillers are page turners.  Her characters come to life and become very real people.  They are all interconnected in some way and are a part of each story.  In a very odd way, these nonconventional lawless people come together to form an unusual family.  These loners finally find acceptance, friendship, and love without changing the very essence of their true selves.

 I was excited when she announced the upcoming release of All The Rage.  I stalked my kindle on release day waiting for this book to download.  I began reading it in the middle of the night and could not put it down.  Hours later with several cups of coffee in my system and extreme bags under my eyes I finished the book.  Holy Crap!  This book is T.M. Frazier’s best writing to date.  She dug deep and tapped into the psyche of a sociopath / controlled serial killer.  The angel of death that looks like a prom queen or a barbie, in this case Rambo Barbie.

Rage was first introduced in Lawless and Soulless.  She has professional connections with the Beach Bastards MC and Warriors MC.  She’s a killer for hire.  She has no ties to anyone or anything.  She’s an enigma in her violent world as well as her personal world.

She ran away from her personal life, her family and only friend, because she understood her true nature would always be brewing beneath the surface.  When she met a biker that understood her true nature, she jumped at the chance to become the person she hid below the surface.  Years later she has become the person she was meant to be without the worries of personal attachments or lack of conscience.  She has no home, no friends, and no commitments.  She lives with a packed duffle bag and her reliable Vespa.  She is a ghost with the looks of a barbie.  No one ever suspects a prom queen to be the angel of death.  She’s living the life she desperately craved.  She moves from job to job and leaves with no remorse.  She is Rage.

When she is assigned another babysitting job that could turn into a potential murder it changes her life.  Her assignment is a normal college boy spending his summer on the west coast of Florida while healing from a leg injury.  Her job is to infiltrate and get information on his parents.  It’s an annoying job but it has potential.  What she doesn’t realize is this is her day of reckoning.  This is a life changing moment in her pathetic life. It’s a door opener into the world of normal.  She’s going to find that she is not as apathetic as she thought she was.  A seemingly innocent college boy is going to see the real Rage.  He’s going to give her back Hope.

Nolan went to Florida to lick his wounds.  After a leg injury that ended his college hockey career, he’s downright depressed.  He’s at crossroads in his life.  He can either try to rehabilitate his leg for hockey or choose something else in life.  When a girl in a white bikini saves his life and moves in with him, it’s a game changer.  He has a new goal.  He is going to win Rage’s heart and make her his.  He sees her beneath the angelic surface and likes the monster that hides beneath.  Like Rage, he has his own secrets.  There’s a devil beneath the surface waiting to be released.

Rage and Nolan are very complex people.  There’s more to their story than their individual lives.  Their pasts could ruin their future.  Their darkness could swallow them both whole.

Their world is going to collide.  It’s up to them on how they handle the damage control.

T. M. Frazier tapped into Rage’s soul.  It was interesting to see the innocence that coexist with the darkness.  She didn’t try to fix this broken girl.  She validated her life and gave her a chance of accepting and receiving love.  She gave her the courage to return that love.  It was a powerful story.  I could not put this book down!

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Haven’t read this series yet?

Meet King & Pup in King (Book One)

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The King 

By T. M. Frazier

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Homeless. Hungry. Desperate.

Doe has no memories of who she is or where she comes from.

A notorious career criminal just released from prison, King is someone you don’t want to cross unless you’re prepared to pay him back in blood, sweat, sex or a combination of all three.

King’s future hangs in the balance. Doe’s is written in her past. When they come crashing together, they will have to learn that sometimes in order to hold on, you have to first let go.

King is the first book in a two part series. Tyrant is the name of the second book due out August 2015.

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I.Remember. Everything.

Only now I wish I didn’t.

When the fog is sucked away from my mind like smoke through a vacuum, the truth that has been beyond my reach for months finally reveals itself.

But the relief I thought I would feel never comes, and I’m more afraid now than I was the morning I woke up handcuffed in King’s bed.

Because with the truth comes dark secrets I was never meant to know.

I will put the lives of those I love most at risk if I let on that my memory has returned, or if I seek help from the heavily tattooed felon who owns me body and soul.

I don’t know if I’m strong enough to resist the magnetic pull toward King that grows stronger every day.

He’s already saved me in more ways than one. Now it’s my turn to do whatever it takes to save him.

Even if that means marrying someone else

 

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Lawless

King Series – Book 3

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Thia is prim and proper.
Bear is leather and lawless.
It will never work between them.
It’s a lie they almost believe.

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Lawless Part 2

King Series – Book 4

By T.M. Frazier

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The finale to Bear and Thia’s epic love story.

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Author Bio:

 

t.m. frazierT.M. (Tracey Marie) Frazier resides in sunny Southwest Florida with her husband and three feisty fur kids.

 

She attended Florida Gulf Coast University where she specialized in public speaking. After years working in real estate and new home construction, she decided it was finally time to stop pushing her dreams to the back burner and pursue writing seriously.

 

In the third grade she wrote her very first story about a lost hamster. It earned rave reviews from both her teacher and her parents.

 

It only took her twenty years to start the next one.

It will not be about hamsters.

 

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Release Blitz + Review: Duncan The Deal by Jade Sinner

 

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Duncan Willis should be on GQ, not the co-owner of the company where I work. He’s my boss, and he’s also arrogant and cocky, knowing how to melt panties with just a smirk. That’s why I’ve avoided him.

I might fantasize about him, but I don’t need that in my life.

Until…

Until I catch him—OK, hear him—in a compromising position.

Yes, it was hot, but that’s not the point.

I need a date for one weekend. He needs me to keep quiet about what I witnessed.

It’s the perfect blackmail…the perfect deal.

Until…

Until one weekend of fantasy leaves me wanting more.

 

Read this cheesy, predictable, short, hot, and steamy book and learn how fantasy can become reality! Duncan: The Deal, is a standalone with a guaranteed HEA. Don’t miss your next bookgasm.

 

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4 Star

Michel’s Review

So what do you do when you catch your boss in the ladies bathroom fraternizing with another employee?  Do you report it to the HR department?  Wait a minute… you work in the HR department and this is your boss you plan on reporting?  Who’s going to be the one who loses their job?  It’s certainly not the boss.  There’s only one thing that can be done… blackmail him!

Kimbra needs a date for her “perfect” cousin’s wedding back home in Indiana.  Living in New York and working in a fortune 500 Pharmaceutical Company leaves very little time for a social life, let alone dating.  After a disastrous break-up with her last boyfriend, she’s kind of forgot about the required trip home until her mother calls her.  What’s she going to do?  When she catches her boss in a compromising position, it’s the perfect solution to her problem.  She convinces Duncan to go home with her and pretend to be her boyfriend for the weekend.  Duncan quickly agrees because he’s a man the seizes the opportunity to take what he wants.  He wants Kimbra.

Duncan is in for a real surprise.  Farm life, a quacky family, and a red hot ” new” girlfriend.  It’s everything he didn’t know he wanted and more.

Duncan The Deal was a delightful, fun, super sexy romp.  I was rolling with laughter and wiping the steam off my reading glasses at the same time.  Whoever these two authors who became Jade Sinner have created a winning writing team.  I look forward to reading more of their fun, refreshing red hot romances.

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jadeJade Sinner is two friends, two New York Times bestselling authors, and two chicks with a secret. We like to write sexy, dirty books—the kind of books that would make both of our mothers blush. Since we don’t want to see that across the Thanksgiving dinner table, we came together and created Jade.

If you have a secret too—if you like to read books that make you not only blush but flush—if you like quick reads, hot guys, naughty love stories, super-steamy sex scenes, and the promise of always having an HEA (Happily Ever After) then we have the books for you.

We won’t tell your secret if you don’t tell ours…

Then again, if you like our books and you don’t mind telling the world about our dirty little secret, by all means, please, share!

We promise to keep writing until we have enough to keep you and your friends busy with bookgasms late into the night!

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New Release + Review: Test Drive by Marie Harte – Body Shop Bad Boys – Book 1

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Test Drive

Body Shop Bad Boys – Book 1

By Marie Harte

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Synopsis

Rough and tumble bad boy mechanics.
Living fast-loving hard.

Johnny Devlin’s a charmer with a checkered past. He has had his eye on scorching-hot bartender Lara Valley for ages, but she’s rejected him more than once. That doesn’t mean he won’t come to her aid when some dirtbag mauls her. When she asks him on a date as a no-strings-attached thank you, he can’t say no. ;And then he’s saying nothing but hell, yes.

Body Shop Bad Boys:
Test Drive (Book 1)
Roadside Assistance (Book 2)
Zero to Sixty (Coming Soon)

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4 Star

Michel’s Review

Holy Moly… I need a Websters Garage in my town.  Marie Harte’s new sizzling hot series, Body Shop Bad Boys is guaranteed to rev your motor.

The mechanics at Websters Garage are more than grease monkeys.  They are a close knit group of friends that live life in the fast lane and put a good chunk of quarters in the cuss jar.  Johnny Devlin is the ladies man.  He’s a known player but is starting to feel like the game is getting old.  He’s found a girl he would like to have some one on one time with and see where it can go.  The problem is that this girl knows Johnny’s moves and wants nothing to do with him.  He’s a great guy but not the guy for her.  She’s too busy trying to get her nursing degree while working at Ray’s Bar.

Johnny grew up watching women come and go in his father’s life.  He’s never had a positive role model where relationships are concerned.  He’s learned a lot about women but nothing about relationships.  Although he seems light hearted there are multiple layers to his personality.  He has issues but he also has promising potential.  It will be up to Lara to take a chance on that potential.  Once she opens her eyes and looks beneath the surface she’s going to be in for a great surprise.  It’s time to take Johnny Devlin for a test drive.

Test Drive was a very good book.  It may seem a bit slow in the beginning but stick with it. Marie Harte builds a sexy, romantic story with a slow burn.  She gives her characters depth and makes the relationship realistic.  It’s not insta love which to me was very refreshing.

Not only did Test Drive build a enchanting romance, it also opens the doors for this new series.  The guys from the garage, Foley and Sam, are interesting characters.  The humor and repore between the guys is downright fun.  I am looking forward to watching these grease monkeys fall head over heels.

New Release + 5 Star Review + 2016 Favorite: One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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One True Love

By Taylor Jenkins Reid

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Synopsis

From the author of Maybe in Another Life—named a People Magazine pick and a “Best Book of the Summer” by Glamour and USA TODAY—comes a breathtaking new love story about a woman unexpectedly forced to choose between the husband she has long thought dead and the fiancé who has finally brought her back to life.

In her twenties, Emma Blair marries her high school sweetheart, Jesse. They build a life for themselves, far away from the expectations of their parents and the people of their hometown in Massachusetts. They travel the world together, living life to the fullest and seizing every opportunity for adventure.

On their first wedding anniversary, Jesse is on a helicopter over the Pacific when it goes missing. Just like that, Jesse is gone forever.

Emma quits her job and moves home in an effort to put her life back together. Years later, now in her thirties, Emma runs into an old friend, Sam, and finds herself falling in love again. When Emma and Sam get engaged, it feels like Emma’s second chance at happiness.

That is, until Jesse is found. He’s alive, and he’s been trying all these years to come home to her. With a husband and a fiancé, Emma has to now figure out who she is and what she wants, while trying to protect the ones she loves.

Who is her one true love? What does it mean to love truly?

Emma knows she has to listen to her heart. She’s just not sure what it’s saying.

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Robin’s Review

Author Taylor Jenkins Reid writes about themes that can sometimes be difficult to digest. She examines “what if” scenarios – events which can cause a reader to contemplate how he or she might respond. At least, this is what I have noticed happens to me when I read her books. Her newest novel titled One True Loves presents a nearly impossible situation. How can you possibly choose between your two “true loves” – your husband you had long thought deceased or your fiancé whom you are excited to be starting a new life with?

Emma Blair fell in love with Jesse Lerner at the age of seventeen. Jesse was handsome and athletic, romantic and extremely thoughtful. He encouraged Emma to chase her dreams. Together, the two of them were impulsive and madly in love. Nine years after they began dating, they were married on a beach in Malibu, California. But on her first wedding anniversary, Emma loses her one true love to a helicopter accident over the Pacific Ocean. Lost in her own grief at the age of 26, Emma quits her job and moves back home to Massachusetts.

Emma’s sadness gradually evaporates into a fresh start in life, a new career, and new interests. After a few years, Emma runs into an old friend from high school. Sam Kemper is handsome, funny, and he has a world of patience with Emma. She slowly allows herself to fall in love again. At the age of 31, Emma agrees to a second chance at happiness – to marry Sam, her second true love. Two weeks after they become engaged, Emma receives a phone call from Jesse. He’s been rescued at sea, and he’s desperately been trying to come home to her for years.

One True Loves is real, it’s raw, and it’s incredibly thought-provoking. This contemporary romance/women’s fiction novel presents an impossible situation, one where our primary character is forced to choose between two men whom she desperately loves. When you read the synopsis, One True Loves sounds angsty. I’m not going to gloss over it. One True Loves IS angsty, but Taylor Jenkins Reid manages to handle this topic with logic and grace.

It’s hard for me to imagine this type of situation happening to anyone in real life, but Reid paints a realistic picture of sadness, confusion and love though all stages of this story. It was so easy for me to see how Emma could fall in love with each of these men. Reid presents this story chronologically, so the reader is able to see the natural progression of each relationship. I absolutely LOVED Emma’s relationship with Jesse. Jesse gives Emma courage to follow her dreams. He is everything Emma needs during her teens and twenties. And Sam. Sam encourages Emma to create a new life for herself. He is selfless, kind and patient with Emma as she overcomes the loss of her husband.

One of the best things about Reid’s writing is the character dialogue – the openness and honesty that takes place between her characters. I think you’ll find that the conversations in this story are interesting and entertaining, even if the subject matter might not be pleasant. One True Loves is a genuine page-turner. I couldn’t, didn’t want to, put my Kindle down!

Although there are plenty of sweet, romantic moments, One True Loves is also painful and angry and sad. It’s confusing and overwhelming for Jesse, Sam and Emma. I guess some readers will consider this story a love triangle, but that’s not because any of the characters deliberately chose to cheat on each other. It’s NOT REALLY cheating. It’s just life. I encourage readers who avoid these types of novels, to give this book a try.

One True Loves is one of my 2016 favorites. I read a lot of novels, but days after finishing, this story still impresses me! I absolutely loved the way this story was reconciled! The impeccable dialogue and character development are truly what make this story special, and that’s why I’m giving Taylor Jenkins Reid a 5-star rating for One True Loves!

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Author Bio

Taylor Jenkins Reid is an author and essayist from Acton, Massachusetts. Her first novel, Forever, Interrupted, was named one of the “11 Debuts We Love” by Kirkus Reviews. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Alex, and their dog, Rabbit.

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The Rhythm Series – Book 2

By Jane Harvey-Berrick

Release Date: June 16, 2016

Pre Order: Amazon US  / Amazon UK  /Amazon CA

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Synopsis

I’m not a good man.

I’m not a bad man.

But I’ve made some bad mistakes, made the wrong choices.

Who hasn’t? But the consequences are tearing us apart.

I love two people.

I love them differently.

The world tells me I have to choose. Why? Why do I have to choose?

Loving hurts. Dancing heals.

Love makes you soar, makes you fly and sets you free—and then it lets you freefall until you’re smashed and bleeding on the ground. Ultimately, love is the worst thing that can happen to a human being.

Im my opinion.

I love two people.

I love them differently.

One is a man.

One is a woman.

And they are brother and sister.

**** A stand alone novel in the best-selling Rhythm Series. ****

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Slave To Rhythm

By Jane Harvey- Berrick

Release Date: March 8th, 2016

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Dance. Guns.

Music. Bullets.

Rhythm. Pain.

Music in my head, dance in my body, the rhythm of my heart.

How far can you fall in just one month? How quickly can the human spirit be broken? Where does evil hide in plain sight?

Ash wants to dance. Needs it. To leave behind a life of expectation and duty, to set his soul free.

But life is never that simple. Every step is a journey on a new road.

For every action, there is a reaction.

Every choice has a consequence.

And when you meet the wrong person, all bets are off.

Laney tolerates her limitations, pushing quietly at boundaries. But when Ash crashes into her world through rage and violence, it sets off a chain reaction that neither of them expected.

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The Rhythm Series – Book 2

By Jane Harvey-Berrick

Release Date: June 16, 2016

Pre Order: Amazon US  / Amazon UK  /Amazon CA

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I’m not a good man.

I’m not a bad man.

But I’ve made some bad mistakes, made the wrong choices.

Who hasn’t? But the consequences are tearing us apart.

I love two people.

I love them differently.

The world tells me I have to choose. Why? Why do I have to choose?

Loving hurts. Dancing heals.

Love makes you soar, makes you fly and sets you free—and then it lets you freefall until you’re smashed and bleeding on the ground. Ultimately, love is the worst thing that can happen to a human being.

Im my opinion.

I love two people.

I love them differently.

One is a man.

One is a woman.

And they are brother and sister.

**** A stand alone novel in the best-selling Rhythm Series. ****

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Jane is a writer of contemporary romance fiction, known for thoughtful stories, often touching on difficult subjects: disability (DANGEROUS TO KNOW & LOVE, SLAVE TO THE RHYTHM); mental illness (THE EDUCATION OF CAROLINE, SEMPER FI); life after prison (LIFERS); dyslexia (THE TRAVELING MAN, THE TRAVELING WOMAN).

She is also a campaigner for former military personnel to receive the support they need on leaving the services. She wrote the well-received play LATER, AFTER with former veteran Mike Speirs. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk1CyB8c0xA )

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New Release + Review: Interference by Sophia Henry – The Pilots Hockey Series – Book 3

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Interference

Pilots Hockey Series – Book 3

By Sophia Henry

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Linden Meadows doesn’t back down from anyone, especially if her family’s involved. So when her little brother’s new hockey coach benches him in the middle of a game, Linden lets him have it. She also notices that the coach is way hotter than she expects, but Linden won’t let herself get burned by another athlete. Been there, done that—and had a kid at seventeen to show for it.

When Jason Taylor isn’t taking abuse from hockey moms, he’s patrolling the streets as a member of the Bridgeland PD. After Jason pulls Linden over for speeding, he begins to see that there’s more to her than a big mouth . . . or a lead foot. Their chemistry leads to good company, intense conversation, and an intimacy that pushes beyond the boundaries of friendship. And yet Linden’s decision to keep her now three-year-old son, Holden, is a painful reminder to Jason that his own mother gave him up for adoption.

Linden’s sure she’s found the man to round out their family. But when Holden’s deadbeat dad forces his way back into the picture, Jason starts to back off. He needs time—to heal, to grow, and to love with all his heart.

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4.5 Star

Michel’s Review

Jason Taylor may not be a hockey player but he has a passion for the sport.  He chose to go into law enforcement rather than pursue a hockey career like his younger brother Landon.  Now he coaches a high school aged hockey team in Bridgeland, MI, a small town a few hours away from Detroit.  This small town is a tight knit farming community that has a college in the town limits.  You are either a townie or an outsider.  Jason chose to move to Bridgeland because of his job in law enforcement.  Detroit had a hiring freeze and is still struggling with bankruptcy.

When a snarky beautiful young woman gives his a dressing down at one of his team’s hockey  game, he’s intrigued.  Landon Meadows is the older sister of one his team members.  He’s intrigued.  He wants to get to know the quick witted, smart mouthed girl.

Jason soon finds out that there is more to Linden Meadows.  She isn’t your average college student.  She isn’t just a townie.  She is a single mom trying to make a good life for her three year old son.  She’s all but been abandoned by the baby daddy.  His involvement is pathetic.  Can Jason make room in his heart for both Linden and her son?  He is a product of teenage mistake and his life turned out quite differently because of it.  Is this his chance to finally let go of his own past hurts?

Together Jason and Linden are perfect.  They have the typical struggles that most relationships have.  Just when they are finally getting the kinks worked out their worlds begin to collide.  An outsider and a townie is frowned upon, a douche baby daddy is making trouble, and a career opportunity in Detroit will test their love.

Sophia Henry did a great job with this book.  I loved Jason and Linden’s chemistry and interactions.  Read this book! It can be read as a stand alone or in series order.

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Auden Berezin is used to losing people: her father, her mother, her first love. Now, just when she believes those childhood wounds are finally healing, she loses something else: the soccer scholarship that was her ticket to college. Scrambling to earn tuition money, she’s relieved to find a gig translating for a Russian minor-league hockey player—until she realizes that he’s the same dangerously sexy jerk who propositioned her at the bar the night before.

Equal parts muscle and scar tissue, Aleksandr Varenkov knows about trauma. Maybe that’s what draws him to Auden. He also lost his family too young, and he channeled the pain into his passions: first hockey, then vodka and women. But all that seems to just melt away the instant he kisses Auden and feels a jolt of desire as sudden and surprising as a hard check on the ice.

After everything she’s been through, Auden can’t bring herself to trust any man, let alone a hot-headed puck jockey with a bad reputation. Aleksandr just hopes she’ll give him a chance—long enough to prove he’s finally met the one who makes him want to change.

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Beneath her innocent facade, Gabriella Bertucci has her reasons to be standoffish with guys. Especially guys like Landon Taylor, a star defenseman on the minor-league Detroit Pilots and the object of a serious crush since he first walked into her family’s market. But when Landon comes through for her in a moment of crisis, Gaby starts to wonder if there might be more to Landon than hard muscles and fast skates.

Landon isn’t afraid of telling Gaby that he’s got it for her bad. The problem is, she seems unwilling to believe it. And though Landon enjoys his reputation as a cool-headed athlete, he hates losing—both on the rink and off. It’s his competitiveness that makes him so damn good at what he does . . . but it also makes him just a little bit complicated.

One minute Gaby’s tempted to give in; the next, she’s getting cold feet. How can she trust a guy who’s destined for bigger and better things to stick around? Then again, when Landon pulls her close with those powerful arms, the only thing that matters is right now.

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Linden Meadows doesn’t back down from anyone, especially if her family’s involved. So when her little brother’s new hockey coach benches him in the middle of a game, Linden lets him have it. She also notices that the coach is way hotter than she expects, but Linden won’t let herself get burned by another athlete. Been there, done that—and had a kid at seventeen to show for it.

When Jason Taylor isn’t taking abuse from hockey moms, he’s patrolling the streets as a member of the Bridgeland PD. After Jason pulls Linden over for speeding, he begins to see that there’s more to her than a big mouth . . . or a lead foot. Their chemistry leads to good company, intense conversation, and an intimacy that pushes beyond the boundaries of friendship. And yet Linden’s decision to keep her now three-year-old son, Holden, is a painful reminder to Jason that his own mother gave him up for adoption.

Linden’s sure she’s found the man to round out their family. But when Holden’s deadbeat dad forces his way back into the picture, Jason starts to back off. He needs time—to heal, to grow, and to love with all his heart.

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6095645Sophia Henry, a proud Detroit native, fell in love with reading, writing and hockey all before she became a teenager. She did not, however, fall in love with snow. So after graduating with a BS in English from Central Michigan University, she moved to the warmth of North Carolina for the remainder of her winters.

She spends her days writing books featuring hot, hockey-playing heroes. When she’s not writing, she’s chasing her two high-energy sons, reading, watching her beloved Detroit Red Wings and rocking out at concerts with her husband.

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