Release Day Blitz + 5 Star Review + Giveaway: The Next Sin by Georgia Cates – The Sin Trilogy

 

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 The Next Sin
The Sin Trilogy- Book 2
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By Georgia Cates
Synopsis

An epic tale of revenge and love in a new romantic trilogy from the New York Times best-selling author of The Beauty Series.

 

Bleu MacAllister is in hiding less than three months when Sinclair Breckenridge discovers her whereabouts. Her former lover, the future leader of a criminal organization known as The Fellowship, resists the tug of his heart heartstrings in her direction. Instead, he opts to watch over his beloved from afar. And she has no idea. But Sin’s sacrifice is short-lived. His bonny lass is a hunted traitor. He fears Abram’s assassins are closing in, leaving him with one solution for saving Bleu–make her his wife. Marriage seems an easy fix for their dilemma but wedded bliss is brief when the couple finds trouble lying in wait beyond the realm of the brotherhood. Will the original revenge seeker find herself the object of collateral damage?

 

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I’m in the background of Bleu’s life, as I have been for weeks. I have eyes on her at all times, even when they’re not my own. I safeguard her from harm. It’s all I’ve done since tracking my lass down in a small town in Mississippi, right outside of Memphis. I act as her protector from afar and she has no idea. She believes she’s hidden from The Fellowship—and me—but she couldn’t be more wrong. I’m always here, keeping a watchful eye on her and the MacAllister family.
I often need to be reminded that this is Bleu’s world. Every person she has contact with isn’t a threat but there’s an enormous problem with that. I have no idea who’s friend or foe.
I was concerned when Bleu disappeared at the bar with a man earlier tonight. I was on the verge of barging into the back until my lass came out on stage to perform with the band. I don’t think I’ve ever been so surprised in all my life. I knew she played but I never pegged her for a public performer. That doesn’t seem like my Bonny at all.
But I guess I don’t really know the real Bleu MacAllister. I only know the woman she pretended to be.
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Michel’s Review
The Next Sin is the second book in the sensational Sin Trilogy by Georgia Cates.  This trilogy is one of those enthralling kinds of story.  The moment I opened the book I was immersed in Sin and Bleu’s world.  Their passion for one another is more important than their transgressions.  Their dedication and love for one another is unbreakable.  Can they survive the world that Sin was born into and the world Bleu wants to destroy?
The Next Sin opens a few months after Bleu’s abrupt departure from Scotland.  Sin has come to take her back.  A hit has been placed on Bleu’s head from one of the high ranking members of the Fellowship.  Sin has brought Bleu into the Fellowship, he has pledged his protection, and claimed her as his.  This should of kept the Fellowship away from her.  But some of the Fellowship members see her as a threat.  The view her relationship with Sin as a betrayal.  Sin vows he will protect her at all costs.  His solution is marriage.  No member of the Fellowship can touch another members family.  It is the ultimate sin.
As Bleu and Sin start their new lives as a married couple, it stirs up a hornets nest.  While they are trying to start a family, Sin’s family members are plotting to destroy them.  Sin will have to step up and take his place as the second in command of the Fellowship.  He will have to exert his power.  He will have to put some of the higher ranking members of the Fellowship in their place.  He will have to prove his leadership to the Fellowship as well as to his enemies.
Friends and foe are pissed.  They want revenge.  They want to destroy Sin.  They want Bleu dead.
The only thing Sin and Bleu want are the life they are building together.  They want to have babies and build a happy home.
Bleu still wants vengeance for her mother’s murder.  What she thought was the ultimate truth as to who did it has now become very blurred.  The one suspect has turned into many suspects.  As she starts investigating the hidden secrets and potential suspects, Sin’s place in the Fellowship is being tested.  It is becoming a threat to her and Sin’s  future dreams.  It has become a threat to the babies they desperately want to have.  Can she let go of this vengeance and move forward in her life with Sin.
When Sin and Bleu finally are realizing their dreams, their world comes crashing down.  They are facing total destruction of their world.  The could very well lose each other.  They could very well lose their lives.
That destruction knocks on the door with the wrath of the devil.  What happens next….CLIFFHANGER!
I am so caught up in this story.  I love the characters.  Sin is one of the sexiest Scotsmen I have read.  What makes him so sexy is his dedication to Bleu, his acceptance of her vengeance against the Fellowship, and his unconditional love for her.  This man is swoon worthy.  I love Bleu as well.  She is a smart woman and loves Sin with all her heart.  She is willing to reason and accept the fact that her perception of what happened to her mother might be different than she thought.  She is willing to work with that. She is willing to put it aside so that she and Sin can start their family.  She wants to have her babies and spend a lifetime with Sin.  She will have his back, cherish his love, and give it back to him tenfold.

I can’t wait for the final book in this trilogy.  One Last Sin, book 3, is scheduled to release March 23, 2015.Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20623840-one-last-sin 

Bleu MacAllister is consumed. A horrific childhood incident has caused every
decision in her life to revolve around bringing a monster to justice. With
years spent studying The Fellowship, an organized crime brotherhood of liars,
thieves, and killers, Bleu will rely on her skills as a special agent to cut
Thane Breckenridge off at the knees. But walking hand in hand with retribution
means risking collateral damage, in the form of Breckenridge’s son
Sinclair—until Sin becomes so much more than Bleu bargained for. She’s always
known this undertaking would place her life in danger—she never imagined her
heart would be as well.
 
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Michel’s Review
 5 Star ReadWow… what a great start to an exciting new series, The Sin Trilogy by Georgia Cates.
I was captivated the moment I opened this book.  It starts out on a high level of suspense. The reader gets to witness a horrific murder that will mold and shape one woman’s life.  She will become a weapon.  She will destroy her enemy.  She will strike unexpectedly.  Her enemy won’t know what hit him until his very last breath.  She is a chameleon.  She is vengeance.
Bleu McAllister has trained for twenty years to execute the man that killed her mother.  She has studied her enemy.  She has studied the organized crime brotherhood known as the Fellowship.  She knows their key players, their enemies, and their weaknesses.  She also knows their lethal legacy, their strengths, and their allies.  She is ready to make her move.
Bleu moves to Scotland to carry out her vengence.  The only way she can get to the man that murdered her mother is through his son.  She studied her foe and came prepared to seduce this man and strike quickly.  What she didn’t count on was who this man really was and how he would affect her.
What starts out as a carefully planned seduction of Sin Breckenridge ends up turning the tables on her.  Sin’s sexy persona, the person beneath the facade has captured her heart. He is in no way a good man but he is not a bad man either.  The man behind the image has a heart of gold, a beautiful soul, and compassion.  How can she hurt a man that makes her heart beat?
As Bleu falls in love with Sin, her perspective will change.  She is contemplating giving up her need for vengeance in the name of love.  She is willing to accept Sin’s place in the Fellowship.  She is willing to accept a life within the Fellowship.  She is embracing everything she has hated in the name of love.
When she finally choses love the Fellowship finds out her secrets.  Her life is on the line.  She will have to make choices no woman in love should make.  What happens next is …CLIFFHANGER!
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Georgia resides in rural Mississippi with her wonderful
husband, Jeff, and their two beautiful daughters. She spent fourteen years as a
labor and delivery nurse before she decided to pursue her dream of becoming an
author and hasn’t looked back yet.
When she’s not writing, she’s thinking about writing. When
she’s being domestic, she’s listening to her iPod and visualizing scenes for
her current work in progress. Every story coming from her always has a song to
inspire it.
Representation: All questions regarding subsidiary rights
for any of my books, inquiries regarding foreign translation and film rights
should be directed to Jane Dystel of Dystel & Goderich.
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Happy Release: Tight by Alessandra Torre

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Tight

Erotic Romance

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By Alessandra Torre

Release Date: February 7, 2015

Synopsis 

Tight – Standalone

I was happy in my small town. In my life as a single, thirty-two year old woman. I had a good job, wonderful friends, my independence.

I also hadn’t been laid in three years. Hadn’t been on a date in two. Had stopped counting calories and wearing makeup… a while ago.

Then Brett Jacobs waltzed in. Caressed my thigh, dug rough fingers into my hair, lowered his soft mouth to my skin, took sexual control of my mind and stirred it all around with what he packed in his pants. He flipped my quiet life upside down and crawled into a place in my heart I thought was dead.

The issues?

His secret.

Her.

The fact that I don’t even know she exists, and he thinks she’s dead.

Everything is about to hit the fan and I can’t hold on to him tight enough.

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Michel’ Review

Alessandra Torre stepped out of her comfort zone and wrote a book that has elements of a dark thriller.  Tight is word that holds many definitions.  In this novel Alessandra Torre portrayed several different meanings through the passages that take this story in a chilling direction.

Readers are once again reunited with Riley and Brett.  They were featured in the Bend collection.  In Tight we see a complete different type of story.  Rather than focusing on their sexual attraction, Tight focuses on their relationship and the progression of their lives as a couple from the beginning.

Riley and Brett met in the Bahama’s while Riley was attending a bachelorette party.  Their attraction leads to a long distance relationship.  Their romantic weekend getaways to exotic locations throughout the Caribbean and other resort type areas is like a fantasy come true.  Everything seems like a fairytale.  Brett is successful, rich, and appears to be the kind of man every woman dreams of.  He is attentive, generous, and romantic.  It seems too good to be true.  He is mysterious about his business transactions on their getaways which leads Riley to become suspicious of how he really makes his money.  Each trip, each conversation, and each romantic moment leads to more suspicion.  Their relationship seems to heading towards a serious committed kind of love.  Before Riley can completely surrender her heart to Brett, she has to know the truth.

Searching for the truth will lead Riley into a very dark and dangerous predicament.  What happens next will lead to the point of no return. It could possibly lead to death.

Will Brett find Riley in time? Will the truth be Brett’s redemption or his fall from Riley’s heart?

I really enjoyed this book and found the story enthralling.  I loved how the author built a relationship while adding moments of doubt that left the reader with questions.  I loved the strength Riley displayed throughout the book.  I also loved the psychological elements that gave the reader an inkling of what was happening without becoming too graphic. I liked that this book had multiple POV’s.

The only thing that I struggled a bit with was the transgression in POV’s and passages.  I felt the flow of the story was a bit off.  At times I had to turn back a few pages and reread them to catch up with the present POV and time.

Overall Tight was a very good book.

About Alessandra Torre

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A New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author, Alessandra Torre has written seven novels, four of which became #1 Erotic Bestsellers.

Her first book, Blindfolded Innocence, became a breakout hit, rising to the top of the charts on Kindle and Amazon where it attracted the interest of major publishing houses and garnered Torre her first print deal with Harlequin HQN. Less than twelve months later, Torre signed a second print deal, this time with Redhook (Hachette) for her erotic thriller The Girl in 6E.

From her home near the warm waters of the Emerald Coast in Florida, she devotes several hours each day to various writing projects and interacting with her fans on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. Happily married and with one son, she loves watching SEC football games, horseback riding, reading and watching movies.

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Happy Release + Giveaway : Smoke Screen by Ahren Sanders

Title: Smokescreen
Author: Ahren Sanders 
Genre: Adult, Romance
Release Date: February 5, 2015
Stella Sullivan
Bright. Dedicated. Loyal.
The day I walked into his boardroom, I had no idea my life was about to change forever. It was supposed to be a simple proposal that would catapult my career. The chance to help Hurst & McCoy save one of their flailing business lines seemed simple enough. However, I never expected that one look at Maxwell McCoy would have me grasping for control. He’s demanding, charming, powerful; most of all he’s beautiful, inside and out. As hard as I fought against the attraction, he broke down my defenses. But he’s hiding things. Even when secrets, lies, and greed threaten everything I have worked so hard for, I couldn’t walk away. There’s no denying, the moment my eyes landed on Maxwell McCoy was the moment I became his.
Maxwell McCoy
Rich. Brilliant. Powerful.
People only see me as CEO of Hurst & McCoy. The ruthless businessman whose mere presence demands respect. People don’t know I chose to leave a life I loved in order to protect my father’s legacy and reputation. When my company’s future was threatened, I had no choice but to seek assistance. The day Stella Sullivan walked into my boardroom was the day my heart started beating again. One business proposal, from the topaz-eyed beauty, changed my life. She tried to deny our unyielding chemistry, but I wouldn’t. I should let her go, but I didn’t.
The smokescreen I created soon comes crashing down, forcing me to fight for everything I love.

Stella groans lightly and rolls over. I’ve been watching her from my desk for half an hour, trying not to wake her. But as soon as she realizes my side of the bed is empty, she sits up dazed. Her head turns toward the bathroom and then turns to me.

“What are you doing?” she asks sleepily.

“Working a bit.”

“What time is it?”

“A little after seven.”

“Why the hell are you up? Do you ever sleep?” She falls back onto my bed and the sheets slip down her naked body.

I jump to my feet and make my way to her side of the bed in a second. “Yeah, I slept, then I worked out, showered, and decided to work until you woke up.”

“You worked out? Showered? What the hell is wrong with you? I thought we weren’t going anywhere this morning.”

She throws an arm over her eyes and I take the opportunity to kiss the skin up to her elbow, then pull her arm down so she has no choice but to look at me.

“I didn’t go anywhere. I have a home gym down the hall. I showered because I was gross, and we are staying here this morning. We have a meeting at ten, but until then, it’s us.”

“You have a home gym? Where?”

“Yeah, babe, there’s about two thousand square feet you’ve not seen yet. Two more rooms and a gym.”

“What?”

“Babe, you’ve only been here a few times, I haven’t had time to show you.”

“This is a whole lot of information for me this early, without coffee. Remember I’m not a morning person.”

“So you keep saying, but I love proving you wrong.” I kiss her softly and slide my hand under the sheets and down until it reaches her pelvic bone.

My fingertips run lightly back and forth from hipbone to hipbone until her breath catches. Every time I hear that small sound, I know she’s getting turned on. Then my hand slinks lower to her slick heat and I press one finger in, sliding her wetness back and forth. “You are the best morning person I know.”

“That’s because you give me orgasms before my coffee.”

Ahren spent her formative years living in an active volcano. There her family made collectible lava art. She studied rock collecting at the Sorbonne in France. There she met the love of her life-her pet pig Sybil. She returned to the states and started writing. She is happily married to a guy who used to live under a bridge and she met while pole-dancing. They have one amazing daughter.
Now, meet the real me. I grew up in the south and consider myself a true “Southerner”. Most of the special locations mentioned in my books are reflections of my favorite places. Living on the Florida coast, my family spends a lot time at the beach which is where I usually can be found with a book in my hand. I started writing my Surrender Series, in the spring of 2013 and have received incredible support from the Indie community. Throughout this year, I have been privileged to meet some amazing people that I am thankful to have in my life.
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6 Star Review + Excerpt + Giveaway: Three Two One by JA Huss

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Three Two One

Dark Suspense / Erotic Romance

Stand Alone Novel- Non traditional M/F/M Romance

By JA Huss

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Synopsis

ONE GIRL

Battered, barefoot, and huddled under a bookstore awning in the pouring rain, Blue only knows one thing. After fifteen months of captivity, finally… she is free.

TWO FRIENDS

Self-made millionaires JD and Ark are not out to save anyone when they stumble upon a wet and shivering girl one early Sunday morning. But when you sell sex for a living and salvation rings your bell… you answer the call.

THREE SOULMATES

After years of searching, love lifts the veil of darkness, and three people—with three very big secrets—find themselves bound together in a relationship that defies the odds.

Or does it?

Love. Lust. Sex.

This trinity might be perfection… but not everything should come in threes.

WARNING: This is a STANDALONE non-traditional M/F/M ROMANCE with a non-traditional ending.

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Who is this man?
How did I get from where I was to where I am?
Why do I constantly have to ask myself this question?
“Did you like school growing up, Blue?”
“You’re out of questions. You owe me, I don’t owe you.”
His laugh makes his chest rumble beneath my back. “You’re right. I do. But we’ve got all day, so let’s just talk for now. High school. Yes or no?”
I let out a long breath and try to enjoy the intimacy he’s offering. I don’t get a lot of offers. “Yes, I liked school.”
“Were you smart? Did you get good grades?”
“Yes.”
“And what did you want to be when you grew up?”
And there it is. He’s pretty good at this, I have to give him credit for that. He’s asking questions about the distant past so he can draw conclusions about the present.
“It’s not a hard question.”
“What did you want to be?” I ask, not to be a bitch and throw it back in his face, but because I’m interested. “King of Public Porn was something you aspired to?”
“Believe it or not, I wanted to be a soldier. A Navy SEAL.”
“Hmmm. Tough one. It’s like me saying I wanted to be a novelist.” I look over my shoulder a little so I can get a peek at his face. But he surprises me by resting his scratchy chin on my shoulder, making the moment even more intimate than it was.
“Huh. I don’t see the connection.”
I roll my eyes even though he can’t see them. “It’s a dream people have. The reality of it is so much bullshit.”
“Because it’s hard to make it to the finish line?”
“Are you a Navy SEAL?”
“Are you a novelist?”
“No, that’s my point. It’s just a dream.”
“Do you even write?” His hands slide up my front and cup my breasts. He squeezes them hard and the familiar throbbing begins between my legs. Goddamn, this guy is good. Always got his eye on the prize. And how the fuck did sex with him become a treat I desire instead of the other way around? How did he do that? Make me want him so thoroughly?
“Blue?”
I let out a long breath, hoping to calm the rising storm building inside me. But the heat of the water, and the heat of his body, and the heat of my own desire are all I can think about. So instead of evading, and because I want him to fuck me so badly, and at this point I realize he knew that denying me last night would make me even more susceptible this morning… I answer him with the truth. “I do.”
“Mmm,” he says, his hands rubbing down the inside of my thighs. They dip so low, I can feel the water swirl around my clit.
This makes me gasp a little, and for a fraction of a second, I’m embarrassed. But then the little swirls of water are back and that’s all I can think about.
“Fuck me,” I whisper.
“What do you write, Blue?” he asks like a man in control.
“Stories,” I say, like a woman on the edge of sexual frustration madness.
“Where can I read one?”
“Fuck me.”
“If I fuck you, will you let me read one?”
I turn around in the tub and look him in the eyes. They are knowing. Like they know I’m his. “Fuck me like you’d fuck your wife on her wedding night.”
“And you’ll give me a story?”
I nod. “I promise.” It comes out as a whisper.
He leans down and kisses me. His hand cups the side of my face and I turn into him even more. My leg hits his erection and that makes him claim my mouth harder. His tongue pushes inside, searching. Like he’s seeking the truth and it can only be found by twining ourselves together.

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Michel’s Review

Wow! JA Huss has done it again!  Three Two One was beyond exceptional !  The character dynamics, the deep seated lust, the dark theme, and the intense suspense kept me glued to the pages.  I could not put this book down.  There was never a moment of predictability.  Each character was deliciously flawed.  Their relationship was unique and heartfelt.  Their moment of truth was devastating.  In the end it left the readers stunned but satisfied with the outcome of this extraordinary book.

Not everything should come in threes.

I have read many menage themed books.  In most cases I became bored with this type of book pretty quickly.  I found that most of these books focused on the sex and did not build a convincing case that three people could make a successful relationship.  I struggle with two alpha males sharing one woman because it is not typically in their nature.  Most alpha males are the “MINE” kind of guys.

Three Two One was convincing.  It was realistic.  I could understand the characters motivations, drives, and desires.  I felt their deep connections.  I also felt their fears and apprehensions. I could see the rivalry, resentments, insecurities, and complete surrender.

JA Huss did a wonderful job allowing the readers to get inside each of the characters heads.  It made their story much more credible. The lust, desire, and sex scenes were sizzling hot.  But what was so amazing about these three people was the love and romance they shared.  At the same time she  built a dark, seedy, mysterious plot that would eventually tear their world to pieces.

Words cannot describe how good this book was.  JA Huss is a brilliant writer!

Read Three Two One for an amazing reading experience.

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Author Bio:

JAJ. A. Huss likes to write new adult books that make you think and keep you guessing. Her favorite genre to read is space opera, but since practically no one reads those books, she writes new adult science fiction, paranormal romance, contemporary romance, urban fantasy, and books about Junco (who refuses to be saddled with a label).

She has an undergraduate degree in horses, (yes, really–Thank you, Colorado State University) and a master’s degree in forensic toxicology from the University of Florida. She used to have a job driving around Colorado doing pretty much nothing but shooting the breeze with farmers, but now she just writes, runs the New Adult Addiction and Clean Teen Reads Book Blogs, and runs an online science classroom for homeschoolers.

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Happy Release + Excerpt + 5 Star Review + Giveaway: All Of Me by Lisa Renee Jones – Inside Out Series – Book 6

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All Of Me

The Final Inside Out Book in Series

By Lisa Renee Jones

Release Date: February 2, 2015

Passion. Mystery. It all collides in the breathtaking ALL OF ME.
He’s rich and famous, his past dark, but so is hers. Can they save each other? Or will the darkness tear them apart?
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We say a quick goodbye, and to my shock, the instant I push the “end” button, Chris pulls

 

the 911 to the shoulder of the road, puts it in park and turns to me. “Talk to me. What just

 

happened?”

 

“You stopped to ask me what happened?”

 

“Yes. I stopped to ask what happened. Now, tell me.”

 

My lashes lower a moment as I savor just how good this man is to me. I curl my fingers

 

on my cheek. “Thank you for stopping, but really, there was nothing worthy of concern. Let’s go

 

to the chateau.”

 

“After you tell me what happened,” he orders, but the tenderness lacing the stubborn

 

determination of his tone wins me over, as does his sincerity. He really cares and I am truly not

 

alone anymore.

 

“When Katie wanted to know if there was anyone on my side of the family to coordinate

 

with, it hit a nerve. I started worrying about Ella, and thinking about my father, who I don’t want

 

to come to our wedding. I truly don’t, yet somehow, the very fact that I don’t gives him the

 

power to twist me in knots.”

 

Chris nods. “As did my father to me, no matter how much of a bastard he became.

 

Sometimes I think the worse he treated me, the more I wanted to win back his affection.”

 

I’d seen glimpses of these feelings before now, but this is the first time he’s spoken them

 

aloud. “Maybe it’s some inborn need to feel close to a parent?”

 

“That’s the only conclusion I could come to when I couldn’t let him go. I still can’t. He’s

 

always with me, making sure I stay just a little more fucked up.”

 

“If you’re fucked up, it’s all kinds of right, Chris Merit. That charity work Tristan talked

 

about? You don’t just throw money at it. You give pieces of your soul to those kids and their

 

families. You make a difference and I’ll be honored to help you do it.”

 

He pulls my hand to his mouth and kisses my fingers. “Let’s elope. Anyplace you want to

 

  1. Say the word and as far as I’m concerned we’ll go tomorrow.”

 

“What? No. We decided on Katie and Mike’s place together. And my ring isn’t even

 

done.”

 

“This isn’t about a ring. Or Katie and Mike, or anyone else. It’s about us and I don’t want

 

you worried about your father or the guest list. You know I’m not big on attention anyway.”

 

I lace my fingers with his. “You’re trying to protect me and I appreciate that, but I want to

 

get married under those hanging rose your mother inspired Katie to plant.”

 

“Don’t do this for me, baby. I just want to spend the rest of my life with you. That’s all I

 

need.”

 

“It’s for us. You know my father is just a hot button for me. I’ll get by it. And truth be

 

told, I’m a little raw over Amber, too. That night here in Paris when I went to the club I had this

 

sense I needed to save her. I shouldn’t have listened to that feeling.”

 

“Don’t do that to yourself. You barely knew her.”

 

“Yet, on some level I felt her screaming for help. But I second-guessed myself and

 

thought it was Rebecca and Ella influencing my feelings.”

 

“You were a lot of the reason I pushed to get Amber help, Sara. It was just too little too

 

late. That’s on me, not you.”

 

“No-”

 

“Yes,” he says, stroking the hair out of my eyes, his hand staying at the back of my head.

 

“Now here’s what’s going to happen. We’re going to leave this all right here and I’m going to

 

drive us the fifteen minutes we have left to get to the chateau, where we’re going to fuck like

 

rabbits. Then, we’re going to eat and fuck some more. After we sleep, we’ll set some rules with

 

Katie about the wedding so you won’t worry about it and then we’ll fuck some more. And since I

 

had the caretaker that lives in the house behind the chateau stock enough food to last us a week,

 

we can stay in bed for days on end. Any objections so far?”

 

I smile and not just at his words, but at his rapid shift from dark Chris, to playful, sexy

 

Chris. “And if I do?”

 

He, leans closer to me, his breath on my ear. “I’ll just tie you to the bed.”

 

Yes. Please. My list of objections begins to form.

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Tracey’s Review

The Inside Out series by Lisa Renee Jones finally draws to a close with ALL OF ME, the last book of the series. This book is the wrap-up for Sara McMillan and Chris Merit, and occurs concurrently with the plot of I BELONG TO YOU, Mark’s and Crystal’s story. I have thoroughly enjoyed each book in this series, and have grown very fond of all of the main characters, seeing them evolve, as they have. Both Sara and Chris have demons, things from their pasts that have shaped them, but they have found, in each other, their safe places. In ALL OF ME, Lisa Renee illustrates how very far Sara and Chris have come, how each makes the other their best possible self. Although they still, especially Chris, have their dark moments, there is absolutely no question that they have overcome so much of their past pain, due to the love that has formed between them. There is absolute trust, complete truth, and the desire to be the better person. Sara has truly come into her own, secure in the knowledge of her strength, of Chris’ love for her, and Chris continues to work to put his need for self-punishment behind him.

There are so many things that make the Inside Out books some of my favorites. The ongoing mystery, the lives and stories of the various characters that are so intricately connected, the utter hotness that are Chris Merit and Mark Compton, and the edge-of-your-seat action that is part of each book have combined to make these books that I can consistently rate 5-plus stars. ALL OF ME, and the entire Inside Out series, are well worth the read. Lisa Renee has done a wonderful job of bringing the reader full circle, answering all of the questions that arose during the series. The remaining mystery revolves around the disappearance of Sara’s friend, Ella (for those folks that don’t remember, , the one that originally introduced her to Rebecca’s journals waaay back when), but, happily, Lisa has written a three-book series that will take us on her journey and give us all the answers.

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Inside Out – Reading Order

If I Were You – Buy: Amazon / Barnes and Noble 

Being Me- Buy: Amaznon / Barnes and Noble

Revealing Us- Buy: Amazon / Barnes and Noble

His Secrets: Buy: Amazon / Barnes and Noble

Rebecca’s Lost Journals Boxed Set (Includes Bk 3.1 & 3.3 and Master Undone)

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My Hunger- Book 3.4- Buy: Amazon / Barnes and Noble

No In Between- Book 4 – Buy: Amazon / Barnes and Noble

I Belong To You – Book 5 -Coming November 18, 2014

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All Of Me – Book 6 – Coming February 22, 2014 –

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

Watch the video on casting for the INSIDE TV Show HERE

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

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

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

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Happy Release: Verum by Courtney Cole – The Nocte Trilogy – Book 2

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The Nocte Trilogy – Book 2

By Courtney Cole

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THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE.

My name is Calla Price and I’m drowning.

My new world is a dark, dark ocean and I’m being pulled under by secrets.

Can I trust anyone? I don’t know anymore.

The lies are spirals. They twist and turn, binding me with their thorns and serpentine tongues. And just when I think I have it figured out, everything is pulled out from under me.

I’m entangled in the darkness.

But the truth will set me free.

It’s just ahead of me, so close I can touch it. But even though it shines and glimmers, it has glistening fangs and I know it will shred me.

Are you scared?

I am.

 

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ABOUT COURTNEY COLE:

Courtney Cole is a novelist who would eat mythology for breakfast if she could. She has a degree in Business, but has since discovered that corporate America is not nearly as fun to live in as fictional worlds. She loves chocolate and roller coasters and hates waiting and rude people.

Courtney lives in quiet suburbia, close to Lake Michigan, with her real-life Prince Charming, her ornery kids (there is a small chance that they get their orneriness from their mother) and a small domestic zoo.

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Happy Release: Whipped by Karpov – Hitched Series – Book 2

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Hitched Series – Book 2

Release Date – February 2, 2015

By Karpov Kinrade

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Synopsis

I love sex. I used to be a professional Dominatrix by day and a recreational Dom by night. Now I co-own a sex shop by day. I still do the Dom thing by night, when I can.

So, yeah, I love sex. But I’m not a sub. That’s never been me. I like to maintain control in the bedroom. That gets me off.

But when the guy I’ve been chatting up online as a potential roommate shows up at my condo dripping sex and temptationÖ let’s just say I might be open to trying new thingsÖ for him.

If his playboy ways donít drive me insane.
And if I can do the one thing I’ve never done for anyone.
Surrender.

What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. But when you live here full timeÖ that’s not much comfort, is it?

Whipped (Vi’s story) is a sexy, full-length, standalone romance in the Hitched series. These books can be read in any order, but you might also enjoy Hitched, the first book in this series.

Content Warning: This book contains sex, swearing… and did we mention sex? Lots of sex. And abs. And Australian accents.

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Hitched – Book 1

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He called me “wife.” This man standing naked in front of me. Tall. Dark. Sexy as sin… He’s my husband?

Disjointed images from the night before, the night I can’t entirely remember, float into my mind. Meeting him in the bar. Sharing tidbits of our lives. I own a company that plans bachelor parties. He’s a pediatric heart surgeon. We both live in Las Vegas, but we come from very different worlds. And then I remember that kiss. The way his lips brushed against mine, gentle at first, then harder, deeper, with more urgency. Sex in the elevator. Hot, forbidden, delicious. I remember the way he made me feel. The way our bodies fit perfectly together. But I don’t remember marrying him. And now, he won’t let me go. Dr. Sexy who saves children for a living. He wants the summer to prove we are meant to be.

I can give him a summer. But can I give him a lifetime?

*This is a sexy contemporary romance novel with a happily ever after. It does NOT have a cliff-hanger ending. WARNING: This book contains a lot of sex and a lot of swearing. Visit ReadKK.com for more Karpov Kinrade bestselling books. Look for more stand alone romances in The Red Shoe Memoirs, coming soon.

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Author Bio

karpov kinradeKarpov Kinrade is the pen name for the husband and wife writing duo of bestselling, award-winning authors Kimberly Kinrade and Dmytry Karpov.

Together, they write fantasy, paranormal, mystery, contemporary and romance and hook readers into new and exciting worlds that will leave you laughing your ass off, crying your heart out and falling in love.

Look for more from Karpov Kinrade in the Kiss Me series, Seduced Saga, the Forbidden Trilogy and more coming soon.

They live with three little girls who think they’re ninja princesses with super powers and who are also showing a propensity for telling tall tales and using the written word to weave stories of wonder and magic.

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Release Blitz: 12 Days of Forever by Heidi McLaughlin – A Beaumont Novella

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A Beaumont Novella

By Heidi McLaughlin

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Synopsis

Even though she’s living her life-long dream and dancing on Broadway, the city is a lonely place for Yvie James. The holidays are both her favorite time of the year and the worst. A last minute decision puts Yvie in Beaumont to spend time with her family

Alexander Knight is new to Beaumont, but he’s making the best of it. His dream of running a successful business is within his grasp, and Xander has a dedicated client base most trainers vie for. On the surface, Xander is happy, but he works long hours for nothing more than to avoid going home to an empty house.

Thrown together for Christmas shopping, holiday gatherings with friends and family, and a special anniversary party, Yvie and Xander find themselves seeking solace in each other for an unforgettable, romantic winter.

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The Beaumont Series

Forever My Girl

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My Everything

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My Unexpected Forever

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Finding My Forever

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Finding My Way

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AUTHOR INFORMATION

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Heidi is a New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author.

Originally from the Pacific Northwest, she now lives in picturesque Vermont, with her husband and two daughters. Also renting space in their home is an over-hyper Beagle/Jack Russell and two Parakeets.

During the day Heidi is behind a desk talking about Land Use. At night, she’s writing one of the many stories planned for release or sitting court-side during either daughter’s basketball games.

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Happy Release + Giveaway : Intoxicate by Tessa Teevan- Explosive Series – Book 4

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Explosive Series – Book 4

By Tessa Teevan

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Marry me.

Two words Kalli Montgomery never expected to say out loud to Xavier Cruz, even though she’s been in love with the sexy, single father for as long as she can remember. Unfortunately, she hasn’t just been friend-zoned for the past ten years. No, even worse, he’s treated her like a little sister, no matter how hard she tried to prove she could be so much more. When she agrees to spend the summer as the caregiver for his daughter, Lily, she knows it’s her last chance to finally make him take notice.

As unexpected circumstances threaten to disrupt his home life, Xavier’s desperate to keep his family together. He’ll do whatever it takes, even if it means marrying a woman he doesn’t love. For Xavier and Lily, Kalli will do just about anything, even at the risk of getting her heart broken in the process.

Little does she know, sometimes love isn’t quite as unrequited as one may think. Xavier sees her-he always has. And the vow he made all those years ago never to go there with his best friend’s little sister is wavering, and it’s wavering fast. When they come up with a plan that leads to wedding bells, it’s a no brainer.

This marriage of convenience has one rule: absolutely no falling in love.

Easier said than done. Throw together a girl who believes rules are meant to be broken, and a man whose whole career revolves around following orders and you get a recipe for disaster. What could possibly go wrong?

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      Shooting a glare at him, I throw my hands up in exasperation. “Are you telling me that this whole anticipation thing is one-sided? Is it that easy for you to resist? I really need to step up my game.”

Xavier’s eyes fall to my lips for a quick moment before he looks back up at me. I see the desire in his expression, and without him even saying a word, I know he wants this, too. So why is he making me wait?

“You have no idea how much I want to kiss you right now. How many times I’ve thought of doing just that. Every time you were curled up against me on the couch, I wanted to kiss you. Every morning when you showed up, I wanted to kiss you. Every time you said goodnight to Lily and then slipped out my door? I wanted to kiss you before you left. It’s not a new development. The first time I ever saw you, Kalli, I wanted to kiss you. And I’ve wanted to ever since.”

His admission floors me. He’s told me before that he “saw” me, but I had no clue it was from the very beginning. I’m not really sure how to process it. In fact, he beats me to the punch.

“So now you know. This will be just as hard for me, but it will be so damn worth it. Because when you’ve wanted something for as long as I’ve wanted you? It’ll be the best feeling in the world when I finally get it.”

“Our first kiss will be that epic?”

“A first kiss to rival them all,” he quips, grinning at me. He holds his arms out wide. “Now, we’ll start with a hug and work our way up.”

“I feel like I’m sixteen again,” I tell him as I wrap my arms around his waist.

His hands come down to my back and he gives me a big squeeze, my head pressing against his firm chest. I love this feeling of being in his arms, him holding me close. There’s nowhere on the planet I’d rather be than right here with him. As much as I want him, I know he’s right. I don’t care when it comes. Because when it does, our first kiss will be unforgettable.

His chest rumbles as he chuckles. He squeezes me tight one last time before letting me go. “And it’s only just the beginning,” he tells me. “Have a good night, crazy girl.”

The Explosive Series

Ignite- Book 1

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Incinerate- Book 2

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Inflame- Book 3

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About Tessa Teevan

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      I’m a twenty something book junkie who is also obsessed with sports. Bengals, Buckeyes, Reds are my teams! I work for the government during the day, hang out with Air National Guard on the weekends, and have been married to my own book boyfriend for over seven years. We currently live right outside of Dayton, OH with our two cats.

   If I’m not writing or looking through tons of photos of hot men, all in the name of research, then you can probably find me curled up with my Kindle, ignoring the rest of the world. I love my sports almost as much as I love my books. My other obsessions include red wine, hot men, country music, and all things Grace Potter.

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