Teaser Tuesday: Together We Heal by Chelsea M. Cameron – Fall and Rise Series – Book 4

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Today we are spotlighting the Fall and Rise series by Chelsea M. Cameron and the upcoming 4th book TOGETHER WE HEAL. This book will be released next Tuesday, August 18th. Check out the blurb, and links to the other books in the series, below. There’s also a note from Chelsea about the series.

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BOOK BLURB:

Trish Grant is not a romantic. Okay, so she may read her share of romance novels, but that doesn’t mean she thinks that some fellow with a six pack is going to ride up on a horse and sweep her (literally) off her feet. Romance like that just isn’t for her. It belongs on the page.

Max Jackson noticed Trish at his cousin’s funeral, of all places. She was hard to miss with her citrus-colored hair, violet contacts and fiery attitude.

Trish was just as captivated by Max. He makes her laugh, which is rare, and it doesn’t hurt that he rocks blue hair and the most killer smirk that drives her crazy. Max is there for her during a rough time and even if she wanted to, she can’t shake him.

There are things about Trish that Max doesn’t know, and she’s not going to tell him. She hasn’t told anyone and doesn’t plan on it, thank you very much. But when Trish’s life is ripped apart by a dark piece of her past, will she let Max in? Or will she give up her potential fairytale to protect her already-scarred heart from further damage?

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Author Note from Chelsea M. Cameron:

When I started this series, I’d only written one new adult contemporary book (My Favorite Mistake) and I knew I was hooked on the genre. The idea for the first book came from a ques-tion: What if you fell in love with someone you hated? From there the story of Lottie and Zan un-folded. I actually had to stop writing the first book, 40,000 words in and start over. I’d originally written Zan as snarky and loud, but that definitely wasn’t him. His mind was loud, but he was actually pretty quiet otherwise. Once I locked onto his voice, the rest of the book came. I intend-ed it to be one book. No series. But I wanted to know what happened with Katie and Stryker. And Will and Audrey. And Trish and Max. The books took on a life of their own and I was just following along after them, tripping over my feet. This series has meant so much to me. I’ve been working on it for almost three years now and the characters are constantly on my mind.

I knew I was going to love writing Trish’s book the first time I met her. She’s snarky and has no filter and is a bit of a contradiction of a person. Someone who loves romantic books and movies, but doesn’t believe in that kind of love for herself. I knew she would need someone who would challenge her. Who would put up with her. Who would care for her and not let her down. Enter Max. You don’t know a whole lot about him and I did that on purpose. I wanted to reveal him through his interactions with her. I love this book. I really, really do. It’s sweet and heart-breaking and uplifting. Oh, and there’s some sexytimes in there too. I hope you love this book as much as I’ve loved writing it. Thank you so much for your support and love for this series. I couldn’t have done it without you.

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Book Blurb:

Two years after her best friend was involved in a car accident that caused a traumatic brain injury, Lottie Anders is ready to start her freshman year of college. Ready to move on. Ready to start forgetting the night that ripped her life apart.

Her plans come to a screeching halt when not one, but both brothers responsible for the acci-dent end up back in her life again.

Zack is cruel, selfish and constantly rubbing what happened to her friend in Lottie’s face.

Zan is different. He listens to her awkward ramblings. He loves To Kill a Mocking-bird as much as she does, and his dark eyes are irresistible. His words are few and far between, but when he does speak, she can’t help but listen.

The trouble is, Zan was the driver in the accident, and now Lottie’s discovered he lied to her about what happened that night. Now she must decide if trusting him again will lead to real for-giveness, or deeper heartache.

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Book Blurb:

Katie Hallman is done with douchebags. Done with guys who treat her like crap and leave her broken. But then Stryker Grant is there anyway. With his numerous piercings and bleached hair, he’s the polar opposite of all of her past relation-ships, which makes him the perfect candidate.

At first, Katie just sees him as a physical escape from her previous rocky relationship, and Stryker doesn’t seem to mind just being a distraction from Katie’s problems. But soon he’s get-ting under her skin, peeling back layers she’d rather keep covered. She tries to make it clear that she doesn’t want a relationship, but keeps breaking her own rules.

Then a tragedy sends Katie into the only arms who are there to catch her, and she’ll realize that she needs him more than she ever thought possible. But is she ready to let herself trust another guy with her already-battered heart? Or will she push him away to protect herself from getting hurt again?

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Book Blurb:

Audrey Valdez didn’t mean to fall for Will Anders. He isn’t her type. At all. But his goofy smile, Star Wars quotes and athletic body make it impos-sible. She’s lived so long in the darkness and Will is like the sun. He makes her laugh more than she has in years and cares for her more than her own family.

But there are things about Audrey that Will doesn’t know, things he can’t know. She tries to push him away, but he just ends up getting closer to her, and to her secret. Is the risk of losing him forever worth the chance a being with the only person she’s ever loved who has loved her back?

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AUTHOR INFORMATION:

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Chelsea M. Cameron is a New York Times/USA To-day Best Selling author from Maine. Lover of things random and ridiculous, Jane Aus-ten/Charlotte and Emily Bronte Fangirl, red velvet cake enthusiast, obsessive tea drinker, vege-tarian, former cheerleader and world’s worst video gamer. When not writing, she enjoys watch-ing infomercials, singing in the car, tweeting (this one time, she was tweeted by Neil Gaiman) and playing fetch with her cat, Sassenach. She has a degree in journalism from the University of Maine, Orono that she promptly abandoned to write about the people in her own head. More often than not, these people turn out to be just as weird as she is.

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Happy Release: The Moment Of Letting Go by J. A. Redmerski

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The Moment Of Letting Go

By J. A. Redmerski

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Sienna Murphy never does anything without a plan. And so far her plans have been working. Right after college, she got a prestigious job and gained the stability she’d always craved-until work takes her to the sun-drenched shores of Oahu and places her in the path of sexy surfer Luke Everett. For the first time, she lets her heart take control. Drawn to his carefree charm, she makes a spontaneous and very un-Sienna-like decision to drop everything and stay in Hawaii for two more weeks.

Luke lives fast and wild. When he meets Sienna, he’s convinced that some no-strings-attached fun is just what she needs. As their nights quickly turn from playful to passionate, Luke can’t deny the deep connection he feels. But there’s a reason Luke doesn’t do long-term. He can’t promise Sienna forever, when the enormity of his past has shown him just how fragile the future can be . . .

 

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ja redmerskiJ.A. Redmerski, New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author lives in North Little Rock, Arkansas with her three children, two cats and a Maltese. She is a lover of television and books that push boundaries and is a huge fan of AMC’s The Walking Dead.

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Teaser Tuesday: In The Dark by Monica Murphy – The Rules Series – Book 2

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In The Dark

The Rules Series – Book 2

By Monica Murphy

Release Date: August 25, 2015

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Stuck spending the summer with his screwed up family, Gabriel Walker is bored out of his mind and looking for an adventure. And he seems to find it with the hot girl who lives next door. The attraction between them is instant. Electric. Soon they’re spending every stolen minute together. Talk about the perfect summer fling…

Lucy isn’t what she seems. She doesn’t live next door—she’s the girl who’s been hired to house sit for the summer while the family goes on a worldwide vacation. If Gabe wants to believe she’s a spoiled rich girl looking for some fun, she can go along with that. After the summer, she’ll never see him again.

They don’t count on running into each other at college. Now Lucy must keep up the pretense of being a rich girl—and it’s exhausting. She knows she’s falling in love with Gabe and she’s scared he feels the same. Will he still care about her when he discovers the truth?

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Fair Game

The Rule Series – Book 1

Release Date: May 12, 2015

By Monica Murphy

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Synopsis

FAIR GAME (The Rules Series, Book 1) May 12, 2015

Bad enough Jade Frost’s boyfriend drags her to a boring poker game. Even worse that he actually threw her into the betting pot during an intense round…and lost. Talk about the perfect excuse for Jade to make him her ex-boyfriend.

 

Now she supposedly belongs to the ultra rich, extremely gorgeous Shep Prescott. He could have anything he wants yet he seems to be in hot pursuit of her. No matter how rude, how snarky, how impossible she acts, it doesn’t stop him. More like her horrible behavior seems to make him want her more.

 

When she finds herself starting to fall for him, Jade’s confused. There’s more to Shep than the carefree rich charmer he portrays. He has secrets. And she wants to discover them, no matter how ugly they might be…

 

 

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In The Dark

The Rule Series – Book 2

Release Date: August 25, 2015

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By Monica Murphy

Synopsis

 

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Stuck spending the summer with his screwed up family, Gabriel Walker is bored out of his mind and looking for an adventure. And he seems to find it with the hot girl who lives next door. The attraction between them is instant. Electric. Soon they’re spending every stolen minute together. Talk about the perfect summer fling…

 

Lucy isn’t what she seems. She doesn’t live next door—she’s the maid who’s been hired to house sit for the summer while the family goes on a worldwide vacation. If Gabe wants to believe she’s a spoiled rich girl looking for some fun, she can go along with that. After the summer, she’ll never see him again.

 

They don’t count on running into each other at college. Now Lucy must keep up the pretense of being a rich girl—and it’s exhausting. She knows she’s falling in love with Gabe and she’s scared he feels the same. Will he still care about her when he discovers the truth?

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Slow Play

The Rule Series – Book 3

Release Date: November 3, 2015

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By Monica Murphy

Synopsis

SLOW PLAY (Book 3) November 3, 2015

Newly broke girl Alexandria Asher just wants to live a normal life. After her parents are sent to prison on embezzlement charges, she enrolls in college under her mother’s maiden name and tries her best to pretend she’s someone else.

 

Tristan Chadwick is everything Alex is trying to avoid. A seemingly egotistical, lazy, rich jerk, she dumps her beer on his head when he comes on to her one night at a party. This only spurs Tristan into action. He loves nothing more than a challenge. And the beautiful Alex is exactly the type of challenge that intrigues him.

 

Despite her reluctance, Alex finds herself quickly involved with Tristan. Underneath that playboy exterior is a good guy, a sweet and sexy guy who she is undoubtedly falling for. What they both don’t realize is the actions of Alex’s parents are the reason for so much tragedy in Tristan’s family. And when Tristan discovers who Alex and her family really is, can he forgive and forget?
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CMP_Edit-8-2I write books. I have the best job ever. New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. Writer of new adult contemporary romance-ish stuff. Published with Avon and Bantam. Mom and wife. Native Californian.

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Teaser Tuesday : In The Dark by Monica Murphy – The Rules Series – Book 2

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In The Dark

The Rules Series – Book 2

By Monica Murphy

Release Date: August 25, 2015

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Pre Order :  ITunes 

Stuck spending the summer with his screwed up family, Gabriel Walker is bored out of his mind and looking for an adventure. And he seems to find it with the hot girl who lives next door. The attraction between them is instant. Electric. Soon they’re spending every stolen minute together. Talk about the perfect summer fling…

Lucy isn’t what she seems. She doesn’t live next door—she’s the girl who’s been hired to house sit for the summer while the family goes on a worldwide vacation. If Gabe wants to believe she’s a spoiled rich girl looking for some fun, she can go along with that. After the summer, she’ll never see him again.

They don’t count on running into each other at college. Now Lucy must keep up the pretense of being a rich girl—and it’s exhausting. She knows she’s falling in love with Gabe and she’s scared he feels the same. Will he still care about her when he discovers the truth?

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Fair Game

The Rule Series – Book 1

Release Date: May 12, 2015

By Monica Murphy

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Buy: Amazon 

Synopsis

FAIR GAME (The Rules Series, Book 1) May 12, 2015

Bad enough Jade Frost’s boyfriend drags her to a boring poker game. Even worse that he actually threw her into the betting pot during an intense round…and lost. Talk about the perfect excuse for Jade to make him her ex-boyfriend.

 

Now she supposedly belongs to the ultra rich, extremely gorgeous Shep Prescott. He could have anything he wants yet he seems to be in hot pursuit of her. No matter how rude, how snarky, how impossible she acts, it doesn’t stop him. More like her horrible behavior seems to make him want her more.

 

When she finds herself starting to fall for him, Jade’s confused. There’s more to Shep than the carefree rich charmer he portrays. He has secrets. And she wants to discover them, no matter how ugly they might be…

 

 

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In The Dark

The Rule Series – Book 2

Release Date: August 25, 2015

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By Monica Murphy

Synopsis

 

IN THE DARK (Book 2) August 25, 2015

Stuck spending the summer with his screwed up family, Gabriel Walker is bored out of his mind and looking for an adventure. And he seems to find it with the hot girl who lives next door. The attraction between them is instant. Electric. Soon they’re spending every stolen minute together. Talk about the perfect summer fling…

 

Lucy isn’t what she seems. She doesn’t live next door—she’s the maid who’s been hired to house sit for the summer while the family goes on a worldwide vacation. If Gabe wants to believe she’s a spoiled rich girl looking for some fun, she can go along with that. After the summer, she’ll never see him again.

 

They don’t count on running into each other at college. Now Lucy must keep up the pretense of being a rich girl—and it’s exhausting. She knows she’s falling in love with Gabe and she’s scared he feels the same. Will he still care about her when he discovers the truth?

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Slow Play

The Rule Series – Book 3

Release Date: November 3, 2015

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By Monica Murphy

Synopsis

SLOW PLAY (Book 3) November 3, 2015

Newly broke girl Alexandria Asher just wants to live a normal life. After her parents are sent to prison on embezzlement charges, she enrolls in college under her mother’s maiden name and tries her best to pretend she’s someone else.

 

Tristan Chadwick is everything Alex is trying to avoid. A seemingly egotistical, lazy, rich jerk, she dumps her beer on his head when he comes on to her one night at a party. This only spurs Tristan into action. He loves nothing more than a challenge. And the beautiful Alex is exactly the type of challenge that intrigues him.

 

Despite her reluctance, Alex finds herself quickly involved with Tristan. Underneath that playboy exterior is a good guy, a sweet and sexy guy who she is undoubtedly falling for. What they both don’t realize is the actions of Alex’s parents are the reason for so much tragedy in Tristan’s family. And when Tristan discovers who Alex and her family really is, can he forgive and forget?
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CMP_Edit-8-2I write books. I have the best job ever. New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. Writer of new adult contemporary romance-ish stuff. Published with Avon and Bantam. Mom and wife. Native Californian.

Website ~ Facebook ~ Twitter ~ Goodreads

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Release Blitz + 5 Star Review + Giveaway: Forever Bound: A Not Yet Rock Star by Deanna Roy – The Forever Series – Book 4

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Forever Bound: A Not Yet Rock Star

Forever Series – Book 4

By Deanna Roy

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Jenny is a girlfriend-for-hire, the platonic kind.

While under contract with her movie director boyfriend, glamour has ruled. Designer gowns. Red-carpet premieres. And, of course, seeing her face in the tabloids.

She loves tabloids.

But her reign has come to an end. Her sugar daddy has fallen in love — with someone else. Her contract is over and tonight she has to end it publicly by making sure the paparazzi “catches” her with another man.

She just has to find the man.

Chance has been hitchhiking across the US, playing and singing for tips. This is the life he’s always imagined, and the farther he gets from his disastrous family in Tennessee, the better he feels.

An unexpected invitation to sing with an indie blues group at a movie premiere party gives him a sweet taste of fame. As a bonus, a beautiful girl with pink dreadlocks only has eyes for him.

But the collision between Jenny and Chance is more emotional and intense than either of them expected. When the scandal hits the news, Chance’s family finds him, pushing him to come home and face his demons.

The night has even more consequences for Jenny. She needs to find Chance, but nobody knows anything about him, not even his last name.

Her journey takes her across the country and into the disaster Chance is running from. But she can’t give up on him, because what neither of them realized is that sometimes a single night can be the beginning of forever.

–Full length standalone HEA.
–Includes characters from Forever Innocent and Forever Sheltered and even *surprise* — singer Dylan Wolf from JJ Knight’s Revenge and Blue Shoes series.
–May require tissues.

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Michel’s Review

Forever Bound by Deanna Roy is the fourth book in the Forever series.  The Forever series is one of the most emotional and touching series that I have read.  Each of the characters in this series is unique, charming, and faced some harsh realities in life.  Their strength and perseverance has been admiral.  Their dedication  their friends and those they love is commendable.  I have thoroughly enjoyed this series.  Forever Bound came as a complete surprise to me.  It was unpredictable and quite unexpected.

Jenny has been a key secondary character throughout the Forever series.  She has come across as a delightful free spirit that loves her friends fiercely.  She helps them through all their ups and downs and is their biggest cheerleader.  On the surface she comes across as an easy going yet colorful spirit.  Beneath the surface, she has her own insecurities and a past she hides behind with her rainbows.  Jenny is a positive person despite her past.

When she has to stage a public scene/ break up with her fake boyfriend, a famous Hollywood director, she is feeling a loss.  Even though he was a fake boyfriend, he was her security blanket and close friend.

When she meets the sexy singer of the band at the party where her break up is to be staged, he is the perfect candidate.  With his good looks and sex appeal, it is going to be a pleasure staging the scene.  What she didn’t count on was the intense attraction to Chance.  What starts as a staged scene turns into a sizzling hot one night stand.  Sex on the beach takes on a whole new definition.

That one hot encounter will take on a whole new life once the paparazzi exposes her escapades on the beach.  Her life is turned upside down.

Chance is a drifter.  He moves from town to town, playing his music, and making enough money to move on.  His one night stand with Jenny on the beach has left a lasting impression he can’t forget.  It also exposed him.  He walked away from his family in Chattanooga, TN.  He’s left behind the mess of his life and refuses to return home.

That one night stand will change both Jenny and Chance’s life.  It will make them both face their pasts.  It will bring something they never knew they wanted or needed.  It will bound them together forever.

Not only was Forever Bound a touching, emotional romance; it literally hit close to home for me.  I was amazed at the accuracy of the locations throughout the book.  Everything about Chattanooga was pin point accurate.  I live in this area. The descriptions, names of various places, and street locations was dead on.  She captured the feel of the town.  She captured the Bible Belt mentality.

Another thing I liked about Forever Bound was the musical references. Dylan Wolf, a rock star character, from the Blue Shoes series by JJ Knight (aka Deanna Roy) made some strong cameo appearances.  It was great to see these two series tied together.

Forever Bound can be read as a stand alone romance or in series order.  I highly recommend this book.  It will touch your heart.

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The Forever Series Box Set

Books 1-3

By Deanna Roy

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Steamy. Emotional. And now, all in one boxed set.

The fist three standalone novels in the USA Today bestselling Forever series is available in one volume!
“One of my favorite love stories, ever.” — Brittany and Biana Blab Books
“A love you wish everyone could experience.” — Book Drunk Blog

BOOK 1: FOREVER INNOCENT
A Top 100 Book on Amazon

“Our baby died on prom night, and nothing was ever the same again.”

Corabelle doesn’t feel like any of the other college girls. On what should have been one of the happiest nights of her life, she and her boyfriend Gavin watched a nurse disconnect the ventilator from their seven-day-old baby. During the funeral two days later, Gavin walked out and never returned.

Since then, her life has been a spiral of disasters. The only thing that has helped is her ability to black out whenever the pain gets too hard to bear, a habit that has become an addiction.

When Gavin shows up in her astronomy class four years later, he is hell-bent on getting her back, insisting she forgive him. Corabelle knows she can’t resist the touch that fills the empty ache that has haunted her since he left. But if he learns what she has done, if he follows the trail back through her past, her secrets will destroy their love completely. And once again, she’ll lose the only person who always believed she was innocent.

BOOK 2: FOREVER LOVED

“Delivered with sensitivity, brutal honesty, emotional scenes, and an everlasting hope that love can conquer all.” — Hesperia Loves Books
“Did I cry? Oh yeah, but not for the same reasons as before. Will this book stay on my shelf for years to come! You betcha!” — 2 Bookaholics

After four long years of separation, Gavin has finally reunited with his childhood love Corabelle. She’s forgiven him for leaving her during the funeral of their seven-day-old baby.

But a message from Rosa, a prostitute he met during their time apart, brings his life to a crashing halt. She claims Gavin has fathered a son. He doesn’t know if he can trust Rosa, or if his delicate reconciliation with Corabelle can withstand the shock if it is true.

Corabelle believes their future together is the right thing despite their past. But when she learns of this other child, the one thing she lost long ago and might never have again with Gavin, Corabelle’s faith that her life will ever follow her old dream is shattered. To make things right for Gavin and his son, she just might have to let go of the only person she always believed would be her forever love.

BOOK 3: FOREVER SHELTERED

“Hooked me from Chapter 1.” — Fire and Ice Book Reviews
“Put this on your TBR list and bump it to the top.” — Eat Sleep Read Blog

Tina would rather sew up her girl parts with dental floss than go on a second date with a man. She’s been dumped enough to know not to get attached.

But when Dr. Darion Marks comes into her art therapy room to ask a favor for a special patient, Tina recognizes the haunted look he buries beneath his stoic professionalism. So rather than be forced to ditch the handsome doctor after a single night, she decides not to date him at all.

So how exactly DO they end up half-naked in Surgical Suite B?

Dr. Darion has a lot to hide. His baby sister is the only family he has left, and he’s not leaving her treatment to some incompetent hack.

But now he’s breaking every hospital rule imaginable. He lied about his sister so he can manage her care, and now he’s banging the art therapy teacher between patient rounds like a fraternity boy at a keg party.

Nobody believes this can end well, but Dr. Darion and Tina have one thing going for them – a fierce passion for each other that just might solve all their problems.

THREE COMPLETE FULL-LENGTH NOVELS.
Catch up on the series for one discounted price.
There will be five books in the series.
Book Four, FOREVER BOUND, is now available.

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Author Bio:

Deanna RoyDeanna Roy is the USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance and women’s fiction.

She is a passionate advocate for women who have lost babies. She has several books on the subject, including her bestseller FOREVER INNOCENT, a romance about a couple whose baby is taken off life support at seven days old.

She has run the website PregnancyLoss.Info for fifteen years, including many large spin-off support groups both online and in person.

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Release Blitz + Reviews: Racing The Sun by Karina Halle

 

From the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of Where Sea Meets Sky comes a new adult novel about a young woman who becomes a nanny in Capri and falls for her charges’ bad-boy brother.

When I’m traveling, I feel like the secret to my life, to myself, to really becoming, is one step ahead. It’s in the next destination, the next town I get lost in, the next stranger I talk to. It’s always next but never here . . .

After six months of backpacking and soul-searching across the world, Amber MacLean is flat broke. There are worse places for a twentysomething to be stuck than the Amalfi Coast, but the only way she can earn enough money for a plane ticket home to California is to teach English to two of the brattiest children she has ever met.

It doesn’t help that the children are under the care of their brooding older brother, ex-motorcycle racer Desiderio Larosa. Darkly handsome and oh-so-mysterious, the young master of the crumbling villa tests Amber’s patience and will at every turn—not to mention her hormones.

When her position turns into a full-time nanny gig, Amber grows dangerously closer to the enigmatic recluse. But can she give up the certainty of home for someone whose closely guarded heart feels a world apart from her own?




 

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Robin’s Review

Racing the Sun is set on the Amalfi Coast of Italy, and most of the story takes place on the Island of Capri. Karina Halle toured these locations just before she wrote this novel, so she wrote from experience. I did internet searches of many of the locations named in Racing the Sun. Her descriptions are accurate. Landscapes. Sounds. Colors. Foliage. Ruins. Halle did an amazing job translating her experiences to page. Racing the Sun was a pleasure to read. Just as she did with Where Sea Meets Sky, Halle carried me away from real life to an adventure in a land far away.

Racing the Sun is a new adult/contemporary romance featuring twenty-four-year-old Amber MacLean from San Jose, California. Halle first introduces us to Amber as a secondary character in Where Sea Meet Sky, a story in which she backpacks around New Zealand with Josh Miles and Gemma Henare as part of her worldwide travels. After six months of backpacking through New Zealand, Australia, Southeast Asia and Europe, Amber has now come to the end of the line in Positano, Italy. She has enough money to stay at a hostel for a week and only two months until her visa runs out. It’s time for Amber to get a job and save money, so she can buy a plane ticket to return to the United States. It’s time for Amber to quit running and face her fears.

Twenty-nine-year-old Desiderio Larosa hasn’t left the Island of Capri since his accident. The retired motorcycle racing great lives a solitary life. He’s confined to the island by his fears, left only with memories of how his life used to be. Derio is the guardian to his seven-year-old brother and sister, Alfonso and Annabella. He resides in the crumbling family villa, The House of Sad Lemons, with the twins and their nanny. Derio hires Amber, an American with an English degree, to work two hours every evening teaching the children English.

It takes some time to reach the meat of this story with the world-building, but Halle does a fantastic job of countering this with her descriptions of Positano, the Amalfi coast and Capri. Nobody drops you down into a scene like Karina Halle. Nobody. It felt like I had been transported to Italy. The attention to detail, down to the description of a typical Italian breakfast of cheese, bread and cold cuts, and how Italians drink their espresso, is spot on. The writing feels impressively authentic, and not just with her descriptions of places. When Amber feels panic, Halle conveys this anxiety through her words. I felt a whole gamut of emotions while reading this novel. It was very realistic.

Racing the Sun feels more like a grand adventure to me than a romance. Please don’t misunderstand. The romance is there, but I never quite felt an undeniable attraction between Derio and Amber – the push-pull you should feel between two characters who are falling in love. More specifically, with the standoffish, dark and brooding Derio. It also felt like the pacing of their romance is a bit delayed, but when they finally declare their love for each other, I found it to be very heartfelt and full of emotion! Overall, Racing the Sun is a wonderful story, a great summer read, and Karina Halle should be very proud of this 4-star novel!

 

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Michel’s Review

Wow…Racing The Sun by Karina Halle is one of the most descriptive novels I have read. It  took me on an adventure beyond my imagination.  I became a part of this book.  I was experiencing the Amalfi Coast and Capri for the first time right along with Amber MacLean.  I could feel the salt in the air, smell the citrusy scents, taste the distinct flavors of the food, and feel the kick of expresso in my blood.  I literally became a part of this book.

Amber MacLean has spent the past few months backpacking across Europe, Asia, and New Zealand.  She is escaping her reality and life at home in California.  She is searching for her destiny and place in life.  She is avoiding her reality and expectations of her family.  She is at personal crossroads in her life.  Although she has had a grand adventure and experienced many international customs, her journey is coming to an end.  She is out of money and her parents are no longer willing to finance her adventure.  The problem is she is so broke that she can’t even purchase a plane ticket home.  Her visa is running out, her wallet is empty, and she still hasn’t found what she was been searching for.  When a job opportunity arises to teach English to the children of a  prominent family in Capri , she jumps at the chance.  She can experience the Amalfi Coast, make the money she needs to go home, and it buys her a bit more time abroad.  What she didn’t expect was a life changing experience.

Desiderio Larosa is the guardian of his young twin siblings.  Their parents were killed in boating accident.  Desiderio was the only survivor.  Since the accident his life has taken a very dark path.  He has survivors guilt, PTSD, and has lost his confidence in life.  He has let his fears take over his life and his grief rule his heart.  He has become a prisoner of his life and has not left the island in over a year.  His self imposed isolation and self disgust has made him impossible to be around.  His younger siblings are also suffering the loss.  Their behaviors are out of control, their grief is hard for them to deal with because of their young age, and the nurturing they once had is no longer there.  The Larosa family is falling apart. Their home is gloom and doom.  Amber has walked into a living nightmare.

Eventually you have to wake up and face your nightmares.  Amber is the one that will wake up the Larosa family and teach them how to dream once again.  She will also learn about herself and what her place is in the world.  She will learn that she is made of more than what she ever dreamed she could be.  She will find the love she never anticipated having.  It is not going to be an easy journey for any of them.  They will all have to face their fears and let the sun shine in their souls once again.

Racing The Sun was a profound book on so many levels.  I loved the self discovery and facing what life throws at you.  What I didn’t feel was the intense romance on many levels.  The relationship lacked the intense chemistry that romance readers have come to expect.  I also struggled with the sibling relationships and hoped they would become more personal once the story began to unfold.

RacingThe Sun felt more like life journey rather than a romance.  It felt like a life adventure. That is okay because Racing The Sun was still a brilliant novel and an enriching reading experience.  I would highly recommend this book.

 

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Karina holds a screenwriting degree from Vancouver Film School and a Bachelor of Journalism from TRU. Her travel writing, music reviews/interviews and photography have appeared in publications such as Consequence of Sound, Mxdwn and GoNomad Travel Guides. She currently lives on an island on the coast of British Columbia where she’s preparing for the zombie apocalypse with her fiancé and rescue pup.

 

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Trailer Reveal: Flame by Erin Noelle – Fire On The Mountain Series – Book 2

 

I’m soaring.
After years of hard work and determination, I am exactly where I want to be in life. As the top ranked Freestyle Motocross rider in the world, I have more money than I could ever dream of spending and gorgeous women throwing themselves at me in every city I land. I have everything I could ever want.
Everything except her.
While in Breckenridge for my best friend’s wedding, I was introduced to Dakota Shavell, a friend of the bride-to-be, and from the moment our blue gazes met, sparks flew.
What I initially intended to be a single steamy night together turned into a scorching two week road trip to New Orleans with a sassy-mouthed blonde. Being between her legs gave me a bigger adrenaline rush than I’d ever gotten from flying through the air while straddling a bike.
It was supposed to just be fun, a good time. I planned to walk away unchanged.
But it was more. Feelings I never intended to have got involved, and I’ll never be the same.
Yet, I still walked away.
Except now I’m injured and my outlook has changed. Priorities have become clear.
And I’m going back to reclaim her…to show her that together we can make the fire between us burst into flames.
***Though Flame is the second book in the Fire on the Mountain Series, it is an interconnected stand alone novel***

 

 

 

 

Erin Noelle is a Texas native, where she lives with her husband and two young daughters. While earning her degree in History at the University of Houston, she rediscovered her love for reading that was first instilled by her grandmother when she was a young child.

A lover of happily-ever-afters, both historical and current, Erin is an avid reader of all romance novels. Her titles published include the Book Boyfriend Series, the Dusk ‘Til Dawn Series, Translucent, Conspire — co-authored with SE Hall, Surviving Us, MILF: Wrong Kind of Love and Spark.

Her books have been a part of the USA Today Bestselling list and the Amazon and Barnes & Noble overall Top 100.

Happy Release + 6 Star Review + 2015 Favorite : Uncharted by Claudia Burgoa – Unexpected Series – Book 3

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Unexpected Series – Book 3

By Claudia Burgoa

***New Adult Romance that can be read as a Stand Alone novel or in series order ***

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As a rule, men don’t grow up believing in a happily ever after. We don’t believe in meeting the love of our lives; or the white picket fence, and 2.5 children. Every man thinks that those stupid dreams or fantasies are just nonexistent shit until it happens to them. We should have been forewarned.
I wish I was prepared for someone to appear in my life and change all my priorities. I suddenly wanted that fence and children. The part of meeting the love of my life became very real, but I wasn’t ready for suddenly losing it all, and my life plummeting into this shithole forever.
The heartbreak of losing your soulmate is one of the worst pains you will ever live with. I should campaign and warn the young people. Vaccinate against love because if you lose it, you could lose yourself for the rest of your life. The burden on your back will forever mark you and wither away your soul, darkening your days and the rest of your natural life.

This isn’t false advertisement or a dramatic display of one bitter soul.

Pria

I fought by my mother’s side until her last breath, and tried to help my father until his last memories dissipated. My sister is the last one standing, but her life is a miracle that can end at any given moment. All my life I’ve never been alone, but always felt lonely.

Today, my options on how to live my life are endless, yet my heart and my best friend limit them. Stay in Seattle, close to the one person that will never let me inside his world.

The thug, as mom would’ve called him. A man with a bad boy attitude and a heart bigger than the ocean.

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Michel’s Review

Wow…Wow…Wow !  Uncharted by Claudia Burgoa took me by complete surprised.  I was captivated, mesmerized, and a hostage of this book.  I could not put it down.  I loved every moment of this book. It was a powerful story of two young people’s life journey from being naive college freshmen to cynical adults that had experienced too much and not enough along the way.  They both have went from searching for rainbows and chasing unicorns to dancing in the darkest storm waiting for lightening to strike.  The only thing that has kept them semi glued together is their families.  For one it was their curse in life.  For the other it was their only anchor in turbulent times.  Their precious memory of their young love wasn’t enough to hold onto hope.  Their paths will cross once again and both of these people will find a new meaning to love, life , and happiness.  It’s not what they dreamed of or what they thought it should be. Their new path was exactly what they needed.  This time around they have life experience to draw upon and new dreams to follow.

Jacob…

Jacob Colthurst-Decker is one of the three Decker triplets.  He has never had to do anything alone in his entire life.  His unusual family is strong, solid, loving, and encompassing.  His parents careers have kept him and his siblings sheltered and hidden from the world.  At eighteen he and his brother are venturing into the world on their own.  Their sister chose to go to another college and start her life adventure on her own.  For Jacob and Mathew, they are biding their time in college before they pursue their musical careers they have dreamed of all their lives. College is the opportunity to expand their horizons, get acquainted with the opposite sex and have sex. It’s all  about the beer, sex, and fun.

Jacob meets Pria in line while buying books for their first semester.  It is love at first sight.  He is intrigued with her dark beauty and proclaims they are going to get married, have a golden retriever named Max, and two children; one named Gabrielle.

That is the start of a beautiful star crossed love that enraptures both Jacob and Pria.  Their short romance spirals out of their control.  The world butts in and tears them apart.

Pria is forced to withdraw from school and return home to take care of her sick sister.

Jacob and Pria spend one week together in each others arms.  They have an enchanted week that will forever touch their hearts.  They will find magic in the stars shining brightly on their love with the promise of unicorns & rainbows in the future.  The give their bodies and souls to one another.  They make promises to keep their relationship alive once Pria leaves for home.

Jacob and Mathew are forced to leave school when they are almost exposed to the media.  In a panic Jacob sets out to find Pria before he is forced home.  The results will forever change his life and send him in a downward spiral for ten years.

This bright and shining boy will become a resentful, hateful man that no longer cares about himself, his family, or life in general.

Pria…

Pria has lived in the shadow of her sick sister all her life.  She was forced into home schooling and seclusion because of her sister’s illness.  When the opportunity to attend college presents itself, she is running as fast as she can.  She wants to have a life that is her own and not overshadowed by illness, pending death, and a controlling mother.

College is more than the opportunity to get an education.  It’s the opportunity to live life.  A life of her own.  She wants to experience everything she has missed out on.  When she meets Jacob in line at the book store, she is almost afraid to open up and start a new friendship.  Her mother is already starting in on her to return home.

Jacob is charming and has a way of drawing Pria out of her shell.  He shows her the beauty of life, music, and romance.  He steals her young heart.  When her sister’s health begins to decline she is forced to return home to help with her care.  This time it does not seem so bad because Jacob has promised he will be there for her and that their relationship doesn’t have to end because of distance.

Pria quickly learns that promises are made and promises are easily broken.  Her young heart will be shattered by this.  It will change her outlook for years to come.  She will become her mother’s dream child.  She will live someone elses dream.  She will experience heartache, death, loss, pain, and still be tied down by her family’s chains.  She dreams of escaping these chains one day but the only escape will be another death.  Another loss.

In another heartbreaking day Pria will have to give up one thing she loves the most but will gain something else.  She will make a friend that is very special.  This friend will change her life.  This friend will bring back the promise of hope and happiness.  This friend will bring her back in the path of the Colthurst-Decker family once again.  She will once again be a part of Jacob’s life.  This time she is a different person.  Jacob is a different man. Can they find that they love the new people they have become or was their young love rainbows & unicorns?  Are they star crossed lovers or is their love written in the stars?

This book was an amazing journey.  After I finished this book I had to go and buy the first two books in the series.  The family dynamics in this series is astounding.  The triplets themselves are intriguing.  They have their own special way of communicating with each other.  They have their own language.  They are an integral part of each other. Watching these three grow and learn to become individuals on their own paths has been an incredible journey. Their famous parents are one of the most stable, loving, supportive, as well as protective role models that truly guided their children and taught them the true meaning of family. It was refreshing to see a stable home life / family life in an unusual environment. Their lives are very complicated and in many ways deceptive.They never took the the easy road and met the road blocks head on. How they handled their lives and family issues was admirable.

Claudia Burgoa is an extremely talented writer.  She delivered an emotional story that will touch any reader that opens her books.

Uncharted can be read as a stand alone novel.  I started out with this book but became so mesmerized by this family that I had to go back and read the first two books.  It has been a powerful reading experience.

I can’t wait for Mathew’s book, titled Uncut.

The Unexpected Series has become one of my 2015 Favorite series.

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The name AJ Colthurst may not have any meaning to the public eye, but it should, as I’m the daughter of two famous celebrities. Like any superstar, they crave privacy; so much of it, they built a house in the middle of nowhere for us children. As we grew older, we discovered the lies they built as a fort to protect us from the media, ended up causing emotional damage along the way.
I carry a portion of the guilt on my shoulders; the other part I discovered is the separation of my parents. Their unorthodox ways may have driven me bonkers, but knowing they are no longer together is unacceptable.
That’s why I decided to rattle their cage by reminding at least one of my parents of the past and the reason they belong together. They need to remember why their love is so perfect and why they have to fight to keep it alive. Even if it means I have to dredge up some of my own painful memories along the way.
Gabe
Back in the early eighties, I set myself to succeed in the financial world. The first step had been moving to New York City to become a stockbroker, but things didn’t work out the way I had hoped. Instead, I ended up making movies and by the end of the decade, Gabe Colt had become a famous name. The downside to my career of choice: the paparazzi. In order to protect my family and our privacy, I maintained my family away from the circus. It had been for their own good; a decision we had made before we started our family.
However, those past decisions ended up chasing my entire family away and now I’m trying to put the pieces back together along with my little girl.

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Unsurprisingly Complicated – Book 2

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The lies between my parents and I came to light and now I’m working on a new life for myself. Along the way, I have my trusty superhero, Mason, to lean on when I have a hard time standing or when my crazy ex-boyfriend continues to feel he has a claim on me.

Porter has trouble understanding that there hasn’t been an ‘us’ for more than three years plus all the issues he had brought upon himself. My father was right, drugs do kill. My other confern is the growing feelings I am having regarding Mason. There’s something between us I want to explore but I keep getting mixed signals. Here, I thought that after telling my parents about my lies and having their full support, things wouldn’t be as complicated as they are.

Mason

My parents divorced before I even made my entrance into this world. My father has been obsessed with that love for years while my mother searches for love in all the wrong places. I don’t want a place to call home or a girl I can claim as mine. Except… Ainsley Janine — better known as ‘Nine’ — has some special power that makes me question my preferences. The more I try to stay away from her, the more she pulls me closer.

Exploring the possibilities of having something steady in my life isn’t a problem; it’s the long term that worries me. In addition to that, the scumbag she dated years ago keeps popping up everywhere we go. If I could use my license to kill, maybe I can stop worrying about one thing and concentrate on what to do with the green eyed girl who keeps me awake most nights.

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Jacob
As a rule, men don’t grow up believing in a happily ever after. We don’t believe in meeting the love of our lives; or the white picket fence, and 2.5 children. Every man thinks that those stupid dreams or fantasies are just nonexistent shit until it happens to them. We should have been forewarned.
I wish I was prepared for someone to appear in my life and change all my priorities. I suddenly wanted that fence and children. The part of meeting the love of my life became very real, but I wasn’t ready for suddenly losing it all, and my life plummeting into this shithole forever.
The heartbreak of losing your soulmate is one of the worst pains you will ever live with. I should campaign and warn the young people. Vaccinate against love because if you lose it, you could lose yourself for the rest of your life. The burden on your back will forever mark you and wither away your soul, darkening your days and the rest of your natural life.

This isn’t false advertisement or a dramatic display of one bitter soul.

Pria

I fought by my mother’s side until her last breath, and tried to help my father until his last memories dissipated. My sister is the last one standing, but her life is a miracle that can end at any given moment. All my life I’ve never been alone, but always felt lonely.

Today, my options on how to live my life are endless, yet my heart and my best friend limit them. Stay in Seattle, close to the one person that will never let me inside his world.

The thug, as mom would’ve called him. A man with a bad boy attitude and a heart bigger than the ocean.

Buy: Amazon / B & N  / Kobo

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About Claudia Burgoa

DSC_5297-199x300-199x300Born on the mystical day of October 30th in the not so mystical lands of Mexico City, Claudia grew up with a childhood that resembled a caffeine-injected soap opera. Seventeen years ago she ventured to the lands of her techie husband—a.k.a. the U.S.—with their offspring to start a new adventure.

She now lives in Colorado working as a CFO for a small IT company, managing her household filled with three confused dogs, said nerd husband, two daughters wrought with fandoms and a son who thinks he’s the boss of the house. To survive she works continually to find purpose for the voices flitting through her head, plus she consumes high quantities of chocolate to keep the last threads of sanity intact.

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Cover Reveal: Love Like We Do by Lori L. Otto

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Title: Love Like We Do – Side A

Author: Lori L. Otto

Cover reveal date: July 21, 2015

Release date: not set yet.

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The odds were stacked against Max Rosser when he was born sixteen years ago. A month before his birth, his father was put in jail for breaking parole, assault with a deadly weapon and resisting arrest. His single mother was an alcoholic, struggling to keep her job and her home. Already, she could barely take care of eight-year-old Will and twelve-year-old Jon.

Max’s older brothers hid their mother’s disease from him as best as they could, and they made sure Max had everything he needed to be a normal, well-adjusted kid, despite the fact that they lived at or below the poverty line for much of his childhood. When his oldest brother became engaged to Livvy Holland, the daughter of the richest man in the state, Max befriended her little brother, Trey, and the two remained best friends even though their home lives couldn’t be more different.

Through Trey, Max made more friends, including star athlete Callen McNare. Over the years, the boys played team sports, went on group dates, and worked summer jobs together. They became close; closer than anyone would have guessed. Before a real relationship could even begin, Max and Callen were forced apart when their secret was discovered.

In LOVE LIKE WE DO – SIDE A, family and friends reevaluate their associations with the boys. Callen’s parents are in denial. Trey feels betrayed by his two closest buddies and wonders how their friendship will change. Jon struggles to keep his family together, despite his mother’s devout beliefs and his brother Will’s immoral ways. Interactions with the people around them could bring enlightenment and understanding, or they could keep Max and Callen apart while doing irreparable damage to their families.

* This is Trey and Jon’s side of the story.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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After graduating from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1997 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Lori Otto worked in the billboard industry for ten years. Frustrated with trying to communicate entire messages in “seven seconds or less,” she decided to leave outdoor advertising and return to her love of creative writing.

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5 Star Review…2015 Favorite : Craving Trix by Nicole Jacquelyn – The Aces Sons – Book 1

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Ace’s Sons Series – Book 1

Spinoff of Aces MC Series

By Nicole Jacquelyn

Release Date : July 13, 2015

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Bellatrix White had loved Cameron Harrison for as long as she could remember. He was her best friend and her closest confidant, and she knew one day he’d be her forever.

Then he broke her heart.

After five years of complete silence between them, the motorcycle club they grew up in comes under attack, giving Cam the opportunity he needs to work his way back into Trix’s life.

Because while Trix was nursing her broken heart, Cam was realizing exactly what he’d given up.

They fall into a relationship easily, but when new tragedies mix with old memories, neither of the lovers are prepared for the fallout.

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The Aces MC series by Nicole Jacquelyn is one of my all time favorite series.  The moment a book releases I am devouring it.  The characters in this series have captured my complete attention.  I am connected to every character in the series and feel like they are a part of my own personal inner circle.

Nicole Jacquelyn is an extremely talented writer.  Her characters come to life on the pages.  The reader feels every emotion they experience.  Her vivid descriptions and expressive words bring the Aces world to life.  I always feel like I am a part of the story.

Each book in this series has gotten a 5 + Star Rating and has made the Smut Book Junkie Reviews 2015 Favorite List and 2014 Favorite List.

Her latest release is the start of a new series.  The Aces Sons.  This new series features the children of the Aces MC.  They are now older and making a place in their fathers world.  The have been loved hard, taught well, and are warriors.

The series starts off with Craving Trix.  Trix is the daughter of Dragon and Brenna.  She is now an independent young woman attending her final year of college.  She has worshipped Cameron “Hulk” Harrison , the son of Casper and Farrah, since she was a six year old girl.  Because of their six year age difference they matured at different paces.  Trix ended up with a broken heart during her teenage years.  Cam ended up clueless as to why he lost his closest friend.  Time has caught up with them and now they are on an even playing ground.

When the Aces MC starts noticing hidden threats and unknown sources cutting into a part of their world they decide to go on high alert.  This is Cam’s opportunity to win Trix’s heart once again.  He moves in with her for protection.  He steals her heart with his overbearing biker ways.  But can he hang onto it?

Trix is a complex woman.  She is fiercely independent and strong willed.  She is also vulnerable in many ways.  She has a truck load of issues that she was unaware of . Her childhood affected her in many ways.  When a mistake happens that tears her and Cam apart, her life spirals out of control.  She is striking out at the person she loves the most.  She is destroying Cam’s love.

Cam has loved Trix all his life.  When she does the unforgivable, he is shattered.  He never thought he could hate a person more than he does Trix.  He has lost his family once, learned to love again, but Trix’s betrayal is too much.  There is no turning back until… the ultimate devastation happens to the Aces MC.  It’s time to dig in, hang onto the ones you love, and fight for your family.

This book was shocking.  It devastated me.  I had to put the book down and walk away because I was so torn up.  My emotions were wrecked! After a much needed break and time to reflect I went back to reading Craving Trix with HOPE that their world would be okay.

I finished the book on a happy note but was still devastated in my heart.

Trix was not an easy heroine to like.  I still don’t know if I really like her but I do understand her.  I understand where she was coming from and why she felt the way she did.  This girl had her demons that nobody could fix for her. She had to work through them on her own.  I never questioned her love for Cam, only her selfishness.

I fell in love with Cam.  He was the best of Casper and Farrah.  He bent over backwards for Trix.  He fought for her until he was blue in the face.  He could not slay her demons.  He could only love her.

Cam and Trix’s relationship may drive some readers crazy but keep in mind we all know people with relationships like this.  They were lucky to have a strong supportive family and good friends to have their back when times were low.  Their families did not coddle them, they made them open their eyes to their flaws and weaknesses.  They helped them utilize their strengths to see it through.  They made them live up to their full potential.

As for the rest of the Aces and the Aces Sons.  They have a long hard road to travel.  Their world is in their hands and it’s up to them to conquer it.

Nicole Jacquelyn was very bold with her delivery of this story.  She took calculated risks that were necessary for this story/ series to unfold.  She kept the Aces world from becoming stagnant and predictable.  I am anxious for the next book.  Readers are going to experience life in the Aces MC through Will Hawthorne’s ( Grease and Callie’s son) eyes.

These kids are going to make their parents proud and build the same kind of legacy their parents laid out for them.  They are going to give their parents gray hairs but also make them beam with pride.  They are The Aces Sons.

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The Complete Aces MC Series

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Over 400,000 words.

Four complete novels.

Four never before seen bonus scenes.

Four protective men.

Four strong women.

Four stories that will break your heart and then piece it back together again.

Craving Constellations- Dragon and Brenna
Craving Redemption- Callie and Grease
Craving Absolution- Casper and Farrah
Craving Resurrection- Poet and Amy

Come meet the Aces MC, the loyal men who carry its banner and the women who love them.

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About Nicole Jacquelyn

10712881_496891893746989_7437797425107344112_nNicole Jacquelyn is the mom of two little girls and a full time college student. She hasn’t watched television in well over a year, she still does things that drive her mother crazy, and she loves to read. At eight years old, when asked what she wanted to be when she grew up, she told people she wanted to be a mom. When she was twelve her answer changed- to author. By the time she was eighteen, when people asked her what she wanted to do with her life, she told them she really wanted to be a writer- but the odds of that happening were so slim that she’d get her business degree “just to be safe”. Her dreams stayed constant. First she became a mom, then she went to college, and during her senior year- with one daughter in first grade and the other in preschool, she sat down and wrote a story.

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