Release Blitz + 5 Star Review + Giveaway: All Of You All Of Me by Claudia Burgoa

Posted on 08/09/2017 by shellbellereads

Title: All of You All of Me

Author: Claudia Burgoa

Genre: Adult Contemporary

Release Date: August 9, 2017

Blurb

One heinous tragedy changed my entire family forever.

That morning, my world crumbled. I lost my parents.

Now, I live by certain rules.

Don’t let anyone know what goes on inside your head.

Stay away from crowds.

Never fall in love.

Though, that was until her. She has me
questioning everything.

It’s the haunted eyes.

The sultry voice.

The sweetness under her armor.

Everything about her captivates me. The surge of energy we
create with one touch has me searching for her, even when there’s also
something dark underneath her bright smile.

Unable to resist the desire toward her, I break my rules
giving her all of me while expecting all of her.

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Michel’s Review

All Of You All Of Me by Claudia Burgoa is more than an angsty romance, it’s a validation that every person should feel they are worthy of being loved.

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This novel is about two very different people suffering from some form of mental illness. While in many ways they are fully functional people in their daily lives there are other debilitating aspects that hold them back from being truly healthy individuals. Learning to accept who they are, understanding their illness, and finding new coping mechanisms is half the battle. Learning to share themselves, the good and the bad, is the beginning of opening up to love.

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Life hasn’t been easy for Willow or Hunter. Hunter has had a good support system all his life that helped him deal with his issues. Willow isolated herself emotionally and only allowed one person, her sister, to get close to her. What began as self preservation turned into mental seclusion, distrust, and paralyzing her emotional well being.

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Willow and Hunter were drawn to one another from the beginning. Learning to let go and accepting one another for who they are rather than what they should be was absolutely beautiful. Rather than trying to fix one another they chose to love and support one another through it all.

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This was a difficult novel for me to read because of the subject matter. It took me a few days to get through this novel but in the end I felt Claudia Burgoa did an exceptional job creating these two unique characters and delivering their story with great care and compassion.

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Author Bio

Claudia grew up with a childhood that resembled a
caffeine-injected soap opera.She lives in Colorado working for a small IT company, managing her household
filled with three confused dogs, her geek 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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Release Blitz + Review: Good Girl Gone BADD by Jasinda Wilder – BADD Brothers Series – Book 4

Posted on 08/04/2017 by shellbellereads

Good Girl Gone BADD

The Badd Brothers Series – Book 4

By Jasinda Wilder

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Synopsis

Evangeline du Maurier is the definition of a good girl. Attending Yale, raised with the best tutors and etiquette instructors, she’s expected to toe the family line and be a trophy wife for a future senator. But when this good girl takes a quick getaway to clear her head, she finds a whole lot more than she’d bargained for. She finds herself in the arms of a bad boy.

Baxter Badd.

Big, hard-drinking, and as rough and demanding in bed as he is out of it, Bax may be the baddest brother yet…

Michel’s Review

I can’t tell you what a relief it was to open Good Girl Gone Badd by Jasinda Wilder after reading her previous emotionally draining novel Long Way Home. This new delightful novel, the latest addition to the BADD Brothers series, was light hearted, fun, and red hot sexy! It was the sassy side of Jasinda shining throughout the pages with a whole lot of panty melting humor. The BADD Brothers philosophies have become my new mantra… work hard, play hard, and love even harder. Yup… I’m ready to hightail it to Ketichan, Alaska for some BADD life experiences.

Baxter “Basher” Badd is the in your face, brash brother. He’s known for his over the top crudeness and unfiltered mouth. He thrives on physical violence, heavy drinking, fast women, and unapologetic hookups. On the surface he comes across as a neanderthal but what most don’t see is a sensitive, highly intelligent, driven man dedicated to his family. His reputation in the underground fighting network as one of the deadliest fighters has left grown men shaking in their boots and women dropping their panties. It has his brothers rolling their eyes. Nothing seems to shake him until he rescues a damsel in distress, a good girl with a whole lot of innocence and insatiable need to be bad. Evangeline du Maurier is taking the Basher down one pelvic thrust at a time.

Eva (Evagaline) ran away from her privileged life for a bit of breathing room. She ended up in Ketchikan, Alaska at an underground fight. When she finds herself in a serious situation that is quickly heading into a rape scene, she’s rescued by by Bax. Bax being the good guy he is takes her home to the Badd Bar & Grill for refuge. There she meets the BADD clan in all their dirty mouthed, fun loving glory. Their easy going manner is something she craves just a much as she craves her sexy knight in tarnished armor. She has a few days of freedom at most and she intends to make every moment count.

Eva and Bax find their sexual escapades are more than fun and games. For the first time they have found someone who really sees what is below the surface. They find someone who sees their soul rather than all the wrappings that define their lives. Their time together is a race against the clock. Their time together is going to change everything they thought they were and make them want something more. It will be up to them (with a little push from seven meddling Badd brothers and three mouthy women) to define their destiny. Bax “Basher” Badd is facing the fight of a lifetime. Eva du Maurier has her own battles to win before she can pillage and plunder her Badd boy.

Once again Jasinda Wilder delivered another delightful story that has me researching trips to Alaska and searching FB hunting for a certain group page (read the book). She also tantalized the readers with a teaser of what is next in the BADD world. TWINS! DOUBLE THE TROUBLE…DOUBLE THE PLEASURE!

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The Badd Brothers

**THE BADD BROTHERS is 8 connected but standalone books in a sexy, funny, alpha male family series. Warning: these books contain mature content, and may also make you laugh out loud!***

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BADD MOTHERF*CKER

BADD BROTHERS SERIES – BOOK 1

BY JASINDA WILDER

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SYNOPSIS:

Your wedding day is supposed to be the happiest day of your life, right? That’s what they say, at least. I went into that day hoping I’d get the happiest day of my life. What I got? The worst. I mean, you really can’t get any worse of a day without someone actually dying.

So…I may have gotten just a little drunk, and maybe just a tad impetuous…

And landed myself in a dive bar somewhere in Alaska, alone, still in my wedding dress, half-wasted and heart-broken.

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Eight brothers, one bar.

Sounds like the beginning to a bad joke, yeah?

I kinda think so.

Wanna hear another joke? A girl walks into a bar, soaking wet and wearing a wedding dress.

I knew I shouldn’t have touched her. She was hammered, for one thing, and heartbroken for another. I’ve chased enough tail to know better. That kinda thing only leads to clinginess, and a clingy female is the last thing on this earth I need.

I got a bar needs running, and only me to run it—at least until my seven wayward brothers decide to show their asses up…

Then this chick walks in, fine as hell, wearing a soaked wedding dress that leaves little enough to the imagination—and I’ve got a hell of an imagination.

I knew I shouldn’t have touched her. Not so much as a finger, not even innocently.

*****

BaddASS

BADD Brother Series – Book 2

By Jasinda Wilder

Release Date: January 20, 2017

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Synopsis

I was a Sixty-Eight Whiskey—a combat medic. So when I hear someone shout “MEDIC!” training just kicks in. It’s automatic, immediate. I don’t think I even saw the guy whose leg I tended to, not really. All I saw was him. Zane Badd. His tuxedo fit him like he’d been sewn into it, and his eyes reflected the fury and the hardness of a combat veteran, but when he looked at me, he just…softened. By the time I had his brother patched, Zane and I were both covered in blood, and I knew I had to have him.

The trouble with Zane isn’t getting him, it’s keeping him.

And the trouble with me is, even if I could hold onto a man like Zane, I wouldn’t know what to do with him. It’s not in my nature, and if life has taught me anything, it’s to not trust anyone, least of all men like Zane. He’s a warrior through and through, hard, muscular, gorgeous, tenacious, and yet oddly tender toward me.

Experience and instincts are telling me to run from Zane Badd as fast as possible, but my heart and my body are telling me to stay, to hold on and not let go. Yeah, it’s a conflict as old as humanity itself, but it’s brand new for me.

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Life as Navy SEAL doesn’t exactly prepare you for normality. Yeah, I can tend bar and goof off with my seven crazy brothers, but what do I do when the woman of my dreams—dreams I didn’t know I’d had until I saw her—explodes into my life like a frag grenade? I’m trained to attack, to win, to survive at any costs, and figuring out what to do about a woman like Amarantha Quinn will take every scrap of tenacity and courage I possess. Combat is easy, it turns out, in comparison to facing your own fears and scars.

And then sometimes, just when you think you’ve got it finally figured out, fate throws you a screwball and sends everything FUBAR.

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Badd To The Bone

Add Brothers Series – Book 3

By Jasinda Wilder

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Blurb

Brock Badd is everything except bad. He’s sexy, sweet, strong, and every other good thing I never thought I wanted in a man. I always thought I needed the real bad boys, the ones that screw you senseless and pull your hair and aren’t there to talk about it in the morning.

I’ve always been a one-night stand kind of girl, and sometimes I wouldn’t even stick around for a full night. Brock was supposed to be a one-night stand—that’s how it started out, at least. Only, what was supposed to be a fun one-time-only hookup with a hot local guy ended up with me discovering Brock’s potency six different ways by breakfast.

That was all it took. One night with Brock, and I was hooked. But hooked doesn’t mean ready for a relationship.

That’s what he wants. And deep down, I’m starting to fear that’s what I want too.

I’m just not sure I’m ready for it.

I mean, he’s the literal epitome of tall, dark, and handsome, plus he’s a pilot…with a six-pack and perfect hair and a smile to melt me from the inside out. How’s a girl supposed to resist that? I couldn’t. I can’t. I’ve tried, but I keep going back for more.

I’ve got it bad, real BADD.

*****

Good Girl Gone Badd

The Badd Brothers Series – Book 4

By Jasinda Wilder

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Synopsis

Baxter Badd.

Big, hard-drinking, and as rough and demanding in bed as he is out of it, Bax may be the baddest brother yet…

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Author Bio:

NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, WALL STREET JOURNAL and international bestselling author Jasinda Wilder is a Michigan native with a penchant for titillating tales about sexy men and strong women. Her bestselling titles include ALPHA, STRIPPED, WOUNDED, and the #1 Amazon and international bestseller FALLING INTO YOU. You can find her on her farm in Northern Michigan with her husband, author Jack Wilder, her five children and menagerie of animals.

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New Release + 5 Star Review: Enrage by Rachel Van Dyken – Eagle Elite Series – Book 8

Posted on 08/03/2017 by shellbellereads

Enrage, an all-new sexy standalone from #1 New York Times Bestseller Rachel Van Dyken is available NOW!!

Enrage by Rachel Van Dyken
Release Date: July 31st

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Enrage is the next standalone in the international best selling mafia series, Eagle Elite.

Part of a world I loathe.

Part of a family who hates me more than I hate myself.

Living with a girl who reminds me of my darkness.

I’m. In. Hell.

Also known as the Cosa Nostra.

My life was over the minute I stepped off that plane.

Son to a murdered mob boss.

Heir to a throne of murder and lies.

My name is Dante Nicolasi.

And there will be blood.

Excerpt:

Dante slammed his hand into the tree, his jaw popped as he gritted his teeth together and then calm washed over him as he whispered near my ear, “Want me to kill him?”

A few people walked by and stared at us, it looked like he was kissing my neck, like we were normal college students sharing a moment.

Nope. Wrong story, kiddos.

He just offered to kill someone for offending me, run along, nothing to see here.

“After,” I said. “Kill him after he stops being useful to you, to the bosses.” I couldn’t believe what was coming out of my mouth, what I was agreeing to. “Yes.”

Dante pulled back, his face broke out into a smile. “How messed up is it that I’m actually looking forward to that moment?”

I gulped. “It’s in your blood.”

“I wish it wasn’t,” he said gruffly. “I wish I didn’t crave it — dream about it — almost as much as I wish I didn’t feel guilt every day because of it.”

I sighed and put my hands on his chest, then ran them up around his neck, he didn’t move, or flinch, so maybe we were having a moment as our mouths almost touched. “The only shame in life, is not being who you were truly born to be. If that means you kill the bad guys — kill the bad, guys Dante. Just don’t lose your soul in the process.”

“And if it’s already gone?” He croaked his eyes darkening as he slowly leaned in until his forehead touched mine.

Days ago I would have been terrified that his body was this close.

Days ago, I would have shoved him away and run.

Days ago, I would have shuddered that his bloodstained hands were running up and down my skin.

But today.

Today was different.

Today I closed my eyes and drank in the wicked scent of Dante Nicolasi, the cologne mixed with soap. I inhaled.

And opened my eyes again.

Yesterday I was angry. I was afraid.

Today. Against the tree.

Pinned by Dante’s arms.

I was safe.

“I’ll help you find it,” I whispered.

“Just don’t damn yourself in the process, El.” He cupped my face with his right hand, his eyes fell to my mouth, his half-lidded seductive look could stop a girl dead in her tracks.

The wives always talked about how attractive his father was, even at an older age.

Almost like he’d aged backward.

Dante was no different.

If it was possible for a human to get more attractive by the day — he’d be the one to prove you right.

“Are you going to kiss me again?” I asked hopefully.

“No.” He pulled away.

My heart sank into my stomach.

“Because I don’t want to start something I have no intention of stopping.”

My head jerked, our eyes locked, and I saw it. The honesty.

“Told you I’d never lie to you, El.” His voice had a warning edge to it, like I shouldn’t push him, push whatever invisible boundaries he’d mentally set up between us. His eyes never left mine.

And I knew, this was what he looked like when he was telling the truth.

His eyes pierced through my defenses in an unapologetic search for my heart, my soul.

And I let them.

“We should get to class.” I finally found my voice and started walking, he fell into step beside me.

And I spent the rest of the day thinking about the non-kiss.

And the promise that came with it.

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Michel’s Review

It’s hard to believe that it’s been over four years since the first book in the Eagle Elite series by Rachel Van Dyken was published. I have been addicted to this series and anxiously look forward to the next book. At this point in the series one would think it would be winding down because the new generation of the five families has taken over their rightful places in The Family hierarchy .

Dante Nicolasi is the only member who hasn’t taken his rightful place. He’s in training and struggling to find his place within the family structure. He’s attending the Eagle Elite Academy. Like the family structure, The Eagle Elite Academy is also changing and a new generation has taken over the reigns and it is not the Italians. It is up to Dante to find out who’s in charge, what they are up to, and how to regain control. He has to prove his loyalty to the family. All hell is breaking loose and Dante is in the middle of this explosive inferno.

El Petrov’s life was saved by the Italian Mafia. She’s under their protection but their protection can only extend so far unless she becomes a part of the family. Trading the abusive Russian captivity for a new kind of controlled environment leaves her unsure of her place in her new world. She is clearly not part of the Italian dynasty but is also not a part of the Russian dynasty. The Russians want her dead. The only way the Italians can keep her alive is to marry her off in the family. The only eligible candidate is Dante Nicolasi. Dante is just a threatening as her Russian captors but in a different way. He stirs something within her soul. Dante doesn’t want a wife but he does want an ally or friend in the same new world she was thrust in.

Dante and El find a cooperative, friendly relationship in their new lives at The Eagle Elite academy. Their tentative partnership is the key to finding all the answers. The answers are anything but easy and could destroy the Family.

What happens next is shocking, devastating, and left me reeling with disbelief. Rachel Van Dyken took an explosive series and detonated it! She blew their world apart and breathed new life in this thrilling series. I can’t wait to see what comes next!

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Blood in.. No Out…

EAGLE ELITE SERIES

Elite- Book 1

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Elect- Book 2

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Entice- Book 3

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Elicit -Book 4

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Bang Bang- Novella

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Enforce – Book 1.5 – Novella

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Enchant – Book 0.5 – Novella

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Ember – Book 5

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Elude – Book 6

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Empire – Book 7

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Rachel Van Dyken is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author of regency and contemporary romances. When she’s not writing you can find her drinking coffee at Starbucks and plotting her next book while watching The Bachelor.

She keeps her home in Idaho with her Husband, adorable son, and two snoring boxers! She loves to hear from readers!

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New Release: The Devil’s Cut by J. R. Ward – The Final Book in The Bourbon Kings Series

Posted on 08/01/2017 by shellbellereads

The Devil’s Cut

Bourbon Kings Series – Book 3

By J. R. Ward

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Synopsis

In #1 New York Times bestselling author J. R. Ward’s thrilling finale to her Bourbon Kings series, the Bradford family dynasty teeters on the edge of collapse after the murder of their patriarch—and a shocking arrest.

At first, the death of William Baldwine, the head of the Bradford family, was ruled a suicide. But then his eldest son and sworn enemy, Edward, came forward and confessed to what was, in fact, a murder. Now in police custody, Edward mourns not the disintegration of his family or his loss of freedom . . . but the woman he left behind. His love, Sutton Smythe, is the only person he has ever truly cared about, but as she is the CEO of the Bradford Bourbon Company’s biggest competitor, any relationship between them is impossible. And then there’s the reality of the jail time that Edward is facing.

Lane Baldwine was supposed to remain in his role of playboy, forever in his big brother Edward’s shadow. Instead he has become the new head of the family and the company. Convinced that Edward is covering for someone else, Lane and his true love, Lizzie King, go on the trail of a killer—only to discover a secret that is as devastating as it is game-changing.

As Lane rushes to discover the truth, and Sutton finds herself irresistibly drawn to Edward in spite of his circumstances, the lives of everyone at Easterly will never be the same again. For some, this is good; for others, it could be a tragedy beyond imagining. Only one thing is for certain: Love survives all things. Even murder.

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Michel’s Review

The grand finale in the Bourbon Kings series has released. The Devil’s Cut by J. R. Ward delivers a powerful conclusion for the Bradford family dynasty. Appearances are deceptive, behind the illusion of grandeur and wealth lies deadly secrets. These secrets are motives for deception, theft, and murder. Fortunes are squandered for power and greed. People are destroyed in the name of love. The strong branches of the family tree are nothing but broken, twisted limbs. The Bradford legacy is nothing but an illusion about to be exposed.

Lane Baldwine is desperately trying to save the family name and fortune his father embezzled. His brother Edward has been charged with their father’s murder. His sister Gin has sold herself to an abusive marriage for all the wrong reasons. His brother Max has suddenly returned home after being off the grid for years. The mother of his heart is dying and his birth mother is lost to the world of drugs and insanity. His soon to be ex wife is pregnant with his father’s baby and trying to secure her share of the family fortune. His father not only left the family finances destitute , he also left behind illegitimate children and a multitude of enemies. Lane Baldwine is dealing with more than a lost fortune, he’s dealing with a broken family.

The big question is who killed “daddy dearest” ? The answer to that question could either unravel the family more or save what is left of the broken threads.

The next big question is where did all the money go? Is it lost forever or can Lane salvage enough to save the distillery?

Has the Bradford Legacy come to an end? That question all depends on the first question.

If you want the all the answers… read the book! All the answers are hidden in plain sight in pure sarcastic and twisted J. R. Ward brilliance.

I thoroughly enjoyed The Bourbon King series. The Devil’s Cut delivered all the answers with quite a few surprises along the way. There were a few things that held me back from giving this book five stars. At times it felt a bit rushed and other times too drawn out and slower paced. Another factor that held me back was one of the characters that was introduced in book one and added to the dynamics in developing the plot was omitted in book three. I felt like they were part of the key in the new dynamics of the Bradford family legacy. Overall it was a very good book and satisfying conclusion to the series.

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The Bourbon Kings Series

The Bourbon Kings

The Bourbon Kings – Book One

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Synopsis

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Black Dagger Brotherhood delivers the first novel in an enthralling new series set amid the shifting dynamics of a Southern family defined by wealth and privilege—and compromised by secrets, deceit, and scandal….

For generations, the Bradford family has worn the mantle of kings of the bourbon capital of the world. Their sustained wealth has afforded them prestige and privilege—as well as a hard-won division of class on their sprawling estate, Easterly. Upstairs, a dynasty that by all appearances plays by the rules of good fortune and good taste. Downstairs, the staff who work tirelessly to maintain the impeccable Bradford facade. And never the twain shall meet.

For Lizzie King, Easterly’s head gardener, crossing that divide nearly ruined her life. Falling in love with Tulane, the prodigal son of the bourbon dynasty, was nothing that she intended or wanted—and their bitter breakup only served to prove her instincts were right. Now, after two years of staying away, Tulane is finally coming home again, and he is bringing the past with him. No one will be left unmarked: not Tulane’s beautiful and ruthless wife; not his older brother, whose bitterness and bad blood know no bounds; and especially not the ironfisted Bradford patriarch, a man with few morals, fewer scruples, and many, many terrible secrets.

As family tensions—professional and intimately private—ignite, Easterly and all its inhabitants are thrown into the grips of an irrevocable transformation, and only the cunning will survive.

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The Angel’s Share

The Bourbon Kings Series – Book 2

By J. R. Ward

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Synopsis

#1 New York Times bestselling author J. R. Ward delivers the second novel in her Bourbon Kings series—a sweeping saga of a Southern dynasty struggling to maintain a façade of privilege and prosperity, while secrets and indiscretions threaten its very foundation……

In Charlemont, Kentucky, the Bradford family is the crème de la crème of high society—just like their exclusive brand of bourbon. And their complicated lives and vast estate are run by a discrete staff who inevitably become embroiled in their affairs. This is especially true now, when the apparent suicide of the family patriarch is starting to look more and more like murder…
No one is above suspicion—especially the eldest Bradford son, Edward. The bad blood between him and his father is known far and wide, and he is aware that he could be named a suspect. As the investigation into the death intensifies, he keeps himself busy at the bottom of a bottle—as well as with his former horse trainer’s daughter. Meanwhile, the family’s financial future lies in the perfectly manicured hands of a business rival, a woman who wants Edward all to herself.

Everything has consequences; everybody has secrets. And few can be trusted. Then, at the very brink of the family’s demise, someone thought lost to them forever returns to the fold. Maxwell Bradford has come home. But is he a savior…or the worst of all the sinners?

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The Devil’s Cut

Bourbon Kings Series – Book 3

By J. R. Ward

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Synopsis

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J.R. Ward is a #1 New York Times bestselling author with more than 15 million novels in print published in 25 different countries around the world. The books in her popular Black Dagger Brotherhood series have held the #1 spot on the New York Times hardcover, mass market, eBook, and combined print/eBook fiction bestseller lists and have debuted in the top 5 on the USA Today bestseller list. Prior to her writing career, Ward worked as a lawyer in Boston and spent many years as the Chief of Staff of one of Harvard’s world-renowned academic medical centers. Ward currently lives with her family in Kentucky where she has learned to enjoy and appreciate all things Southern. Connect with her online at www.jrward.com, Facebook.com/JRWardBooks, and Twitter.com/JRWard1.

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New Release + 5 Star Review: Blind Date by Bella Jewel

Posted on 08/01/2017 by shellbellereads

Blind Date

By Bella Jewel

Genre: Romantic Suspense

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Synopsis

From Bella Jewel, the USA Today bestselling author of the wildly popular Alphas Heart e-series, comes a pulse-pounding thriller about a serial killer who’s hiding in plain sight, targeting his prey one BLIND DATE at a time. . .

After the death of her husband four years ago, Hartley Watson is finally ready to meet someone—and maybe even have a second chance at love. But then, just as her dating life seems to be getting started, Hartley is struck with a horrifying realization: Someone is watching her. Entering her own home. Even knows the intimate details of her life. How else to explain the strange deliveries, or the sudden appearance of mementos from her dead spouse—ones that she had kept for so long in storage?

If only Hartley could know for sure whether what is happening to her is real or if her grief is making her lose touch with reality. Those around her aren’t convinced that she’s being stalked, nor is the wonderful, supportive man Hartley’s started dating. The exciting new life she has created for herself is slowly becoming a nightmare. . .How can Hartley seek protection when nobody believes that she’s at risk—and the only one in the world she can trust is herself?

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Michel’s Review

In today’s world the dating scene is ruled by the swipe of a finger. Dating Apps are the key to connecting with others without having to physically put oneself out there night after night. A date can be made with one swipe. In many ways this way of dating is wonderful because one can filter out the duds and find someone more suited to their interests. There are drawbacks to this method of dating as well because a person is relying on honesty and integrity and that is not always the case. In all reality you don’t know what you are getting yourself into.

After several years of being a widow, Hartley Watson is ready to join the land of the living. Her best friend convinces her to join a blind date dating site to meet new people. While she is reluctant, she agrees it’s time to move on with her life. The first few dates are a disaster but by the third date things are starting to look better. She’s actually starting to enjoy dating once again until weird things begin happening in her life. It seems like the ghost of her husband has surfaced and is meddling in her life. At first she chalks it up to an active imagination and guilt until things start turning downright creepy. She feels like she’s being watched and has become fearful of her own shadow. Her friends and the new man she is dating think it’s just harmless coincidenses rather than a dangerous stalker. Her cranky neighbor, a police detective, isn’t convinced it’s harmless. There is a serial killer known as the Bowtie Killer loose in the city and killing women. He’s trying to figure out the connection between the dead women and Hartley. He’s fearful Hartley may be the next victim. Can he figure it out before it’s too late for Hartley? What makes this case even more complicated is he’s starting to actually like his crazy neighbor a little more than a neighborly way.

Bella Jewel had me on the edge of my seat with this book. The suspense kept escalating and the plot became even more complicated as the story progressed. While I suspected who the killer was all along, his actions and motivations remained a mystery until the very end. The romance between Ace and Hartley is a slow build that turns from hostility to respect before the sexual tension takes over. It was refreshing to see a relationship that wasn’t based on insta-love or driven by sexual attraction. They really got to know one another before they ventured into a romantic relationship. The sexual tension was brilliantly hidden within the hostility and reluctant friendship.

If you are looking for a thriller mixed with a hot romance I would highly recommend Blind Date by Bella Jewel.

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Bella Jewel is a self published, USA
Today bestselling author. She’s been publishing since 2013. Her first release
was a contemporary romance, Hell’s Knights which topped the charts upon
release. Since that time, she has published over five novels, gaining a
bestseller status on numerous platforms. She lives in North Queensland and is
currently studying editing and proofreading to further expand her career. Bella
has been writing since she was just shy of fifteen years old. In Summer 2013
she was offered an ebook deal through Montlake Romance for her bestselling
modern day pirate series, Enslaved By The Ocean. She plans to expand her
writing career, planning many new releases for the future.

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Release Blitz + 5 Star Review: Big Shot by Kim Karr

Posted on 07/27/2017 by shellbellereads

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Big Shot

Sexy Jerk World – Book 2

By Kim Karr

Synopsis

Ten years ago I had no idea what I wanted out of life, until I met Hannah Michaels. She was a computer-engineering student ready to conquer the social media world, and I was smitten. Even though I knew she was taken, I had to have her.

Being the big shot that I was, I didn’t let her status stand in my way. It wasn’t long before my hands were on her thighs and my name a whisper on her lips. This smart, sexy girl inspired me to greatness, helped me grow into the kind of man I never knew I wanted to be. The man I am today.

Too bad I hadn’t grown fast enough to keep her.

Moving on wasn’t easy, but I knew I had to let her go. Eventually, I found someone to share my days and nights with, and together we had a daughter. My life was nearly perfect until my world turned upside down.

A single father has challenges, and one of those is learning how to calmly deal with your child coming home in tears. I had no idea the day I pounded on my daughter’s classmate’s door, Hannah would be the one standing on the other side.

The wild, burning desire that rushed through my veins was unwanted, and yet impossible to ignore. Letting her in meant so much more this time around. Guilt hit me like a hammer. I hated myself. I hated her. The problem was I really didn’t hate her—I wanted her more than ever.

But this time around, I can’t have her.

This time it’s my status that stands in our way—and going up against myself just might be the hardest thing I’ve ever done.

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Michel’s Review

It’s no secret that I am a huge Kim Karr fan. I love her writing. She has the unique ability to think outside of the box and take predictable plots to another level. She also gives her characters complex personalities that come as a surprise as their character develops in a book. I can honestly say that Big Shot is one of my favorite books by her so far.

Readers were introduced to Jace in Sexy Jerk. Besides being a successful businessman, he is a single father and widower. Readers were able to get a glimpse of him while he was bogged down with his grief and maneuvering parenthood. We also got to see a bit of his kinky side as well, when he becomes the third in his best friend’s bedroom. The impressions readers were left with were intriguing. We knew there had to be more to this man than what was initially presented. It all goes back to ten years ago when he was a college student and fell hopelessly in love with his best friend’s girl. The twisted love triangle ended badly and none of them got their happily ever after. They all moved on in life and found their special someone to build a future with. Unfortunately for Jace, his happily ever after was ended abruptly and he was left alone with his darling daughter. His main focus in life is raising her. When a bully from school upsets his daughter he does what any good parent does, he takes control of the situation. When he confronts the bully’s parent he’s in for a complete surprise. It was the girl he fell hopelessly in love with and lost ten years ago. He doesn’t want to want her and he can’t stay away. This time around he has life experience, maturity, and better coping mechanisms in his arsenal. He’s not going to let Hannah get away this time but first he has to let go of his grief.

Hannah never thought she would see Jace again after college. When he turns up on her doorstep angry and defensive, she’s shocked. Dealing with him on a daily basis through their children’s school functions is manageable. What makes it worse is she was hired to work for his company. Now she has to deal with him at work. She’s not the same girl she once was. Her future took a very different path and now her priorities are making a good life for her and her son.

Hannah and Jace can’t stay away from one another. This time there isn’t a third person in the bedroom to hold back their insatiable passion for one another. The only thing standing in their way is themselves. They will have to choose how they want to mold their futures. The choice may be what fate intended for them all along.

The only thing I can say is I LOVED THIS BOOK! Kim Karr explored all the emotions that most authors don’t touch upon in menage type romances. She showed the other side of the passion and the realities of the emotional repercussions.

I would highly recommend this book!

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About the Author:

Reader * Writer * Coffeelover * Romantic

Kim is a daydreamer. So much so that if daydreaming could be a hobby it would be her favorite. It’s how her stories are born and how they take root. An imagination that runs wild is something to be thankful for, and she is very thankful. 🙂

She grew up in New York and now lives in Florida with her husband and four kids. She’s always had a love for reading books and writing. Being an English major in college, she wanted to teach at the college level but that was not to be. She went on to receive an MBA and became a project manager until quitting to raise her family. Kim currently works part-time with her husband and with the rest of her time embraces one of her biggest passions–writing.

Kim wears a lot of hats! Writer, book-lover, wife, soccer-mom, taxi driver, and the all around go-to person of her family. However, she always finds time to read.

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Release Blitz + Excerpt + Review : Illicit by M. N. Forgy – Sin City Outlaws Series – Book 4

Posted on 07/27/2017 by shellbellereads

Illicit

Sin City Outlaws Series – Book 4

By M. N. Forgy

Release Date: July 27, 2017

Buy: Amazon / Amazon UK

Synopsis

I’m an animal, a member of the Sin City Outlaws motorcycle club that isn’t capable of human compassion. So I’ve been told anyway.

Raven is my club’s prisoner. I’ve been ordered to break her. It should be easy given my violent history. But being this close to a woman—this woman—for the first time in a long time, is like sharing company with the demon Lilith herself.

She’s my perfect toy. Filled with a dark rage. Blessed with perfected beauty. Sinfully sweet and wickedly divine. Everything about her solicits the demons inside me

I want to hear her screams. I want those big, dark eyes looking up at me—silently begging me for mercy. I want to be her heaven…and her hell.

My desire for her is forbidden. My infatuation is illicit. I’m betraying my club.

And if the wage of my sin is death, then this woman is going to get me killed.

Excerpt

“Kill me?” she whispers, her fingertips caressing my cheek. I want to push my body onto her, and feel her warmth against my skin one more time before I take her life and her body cools. I’m going to enjoy her. She’s dark and twisted.
I smile and bend down to get closer to her. Running my hand through her soft black hair I pet her, brushing her loose hairs away from her face. Fuck, I’m excited to play with her, hear her scream and watch her fear me. To quickly kill someone as pretty and smart as her would be a goddamn waste. Like breaking a toy before you got a chance to play with it, this needs to be done slowly.

“Oh no sweetheart, the fun is just about to start,” I threaten in a low whisper.

Something dark passes over her face, but she doesn’t break eye contact. It’s almost as if she sobers completely.

Suddenly a foot strikes me in the chest and I sail into the side of the van.

Michel’s Review

Illicit by M. N. Forgy is the fourth book in the Sin City Outlaws series. Although this book is a follow up of the aftermath of Retaliate, it can be read as a stand alone. I must warn readers there are graphic violent scenes and the author doesn’t sugar coat the outlaw biker life style.

The Sin City Outlaws are at war with the mafia, both factions want to rule Vegas. Cross has betrayed the Sin City Outlaws and the mafia . They both want to take him down. One woman holds the key to getting to Cross and they have taken her prisoner after she tried to kill Alessandra. Raven is their prisoner and they have put their most brutal enforcer in charge of getting answers. Machete has no conscience and a deep need to hurt others. He’s going to take great pleasure in breaking his beautiful prisoner. What he didn’t count on was she was just as twisted and bent as he was. She thrived on pain. Together they are the perfect pair, a little bit crazy and a little bit sane.

The lines have been drawn and war has been waged. Machete has to break Raven fast because time is running out. The club whores are dying, the mafia wants their due, and Sin City Outlaws wants their city back.

M. N. Forgy once again wrote a very intense romance and proved that every person is capable of loving. I can’t wait to see where this series leads.

Sin City Outlaws

Reign

Sin City Outlaws – Book1

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Synopsis

As the president of the Sin City Outlaw Motorcycle Club, l I fuck as hard as I ride and rarely go to bed alone.

The women are fast and the violence is intense.

I excel in both.

People either respect me or fear me. I’m not arrogant. It’s just the truth.

I was a king, reigning over Vegas without complication, until one gorgeous sheriff made everything fall apart.

When I saw her, I became a Neanderthal, wanting nothing more than to be between those legs.

I guess that’s where I went wrong, because my reality was shot to hell real

fucking fast.

One kiss caused her to step over that blue line.

One night in her bed made me a traitor.

And now… we’re both screwed.

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Mercy

Sin City Outlaws Series – Book 2

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Synopsis

I’m an outlaw. I don’t fall in love and I sure as fuck don’t run… Until Jillian McAdams.

I fell for a law abiding Sheriff, breaking my vows to my own club, and turning her against her family of blue.An outlaw and a sheriff, it can only end in one way… Mayhem.

Now we both have to pay the ultimate price for betraying our families.

I swore to kill my brother, his allegiance sworn to another club, if I ever saw him again.

Yet here I am running to him in hopes to save Jillian’s life…

We both will have to rewrite the rules we know to stay alive.

Even if it means we lose everything we had in doing so…

Retaliate

Sin City Outlaws Series – Book 3

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Blurb

Being the Vice President of the Sin City Outlaws Motorcycle Club comes with its perks.

Respect, power, and easy women whenever I want. I have control in everything I do.

Because of that, I wasn’t expecting my president to put me on babysitting duty, and on a female cop of all fucking people. I kill law enforcement, not protect them.

Alessandra pretends to be the good-guy hiding behind that shiny badge. But I see the darkness dancing in her eyes, and it draws me to her in the worst way. I want to devour that act of innocence, pull her over the line of justice, and into my bed.

I just wasn’t expecting the handful of secrets I got behind that badge of honor I ripped from her chest. Because now, we’re retaliating against a common enemy together.

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About M. N. Forgy

M.N. Forgy was raised in Missouri where she still lives with her family. She’s a soccer mom by day and a saucy writer by night. M.N. Forgy started writing at a young age but never took it seriously until years later, as a stay-at-home mom, she opened her laptop and started writing again. As a role model for her children, she felt she couldn’t live with the “what if” anymore and finally took a chance on her character’s story. So, with her glass of wine in hand and a stray Barbie sharing her seat, she continues to create and please her fans.

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Release Blitz + 6 Star Review + 2017 Favorite: Savaged Vows by Jennifer Lyon – Savaged Illusions Trilogy – Book 2

Posted on 07/24/2017 by shellbellereads

Savaged Vows

Savaged Illusions Series – Book 2

Release Date: July 24, 2017

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Synopsis:

How much will she risk for love?

Despite her dark past with a rock icon, Liza Glasner can’t walk away from the man she loves with a fiery passion—sexy rock star Justice Cade. A surprise pregnancy and marriage give Liza the family she’s craved since she was fourteen. But her love is tested when Liza’s worst nightmare—Gene Hayes—bursts onto the scene, spreading lies and smears to tear her and Justice apart. Can Liza trust Justice to choose her over fame?

How far will he go for fame?

Justice fiercely loves his beautiful and resilient wife Liza, and he’s determined to protect her from Gene Hayes. At the same time, he’s loyal to his band. The four other men in Savaged Illusions are his brothers, and together, they are battling hard to come back from a humiliating defeat. But just as the pinnacle of success is within their reach, Justice discovers a truth that will either decimate his band or destroy his wife.

Can their love survive?

Secrets and betrayals explode in a heartbreaking twist that threatens to rip Justice and Liza apart forever.

Savaged Vows is book 2 in the Savaged Illusions Trilogy, and ends in a cliffhanger. Book 3, Savaged Devotion, will be released in September 2017.

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The Savaged Illusions Trilogy by Jennifer Lyon has become my favorite rock star romance series! This is not the typical rock star romance with a brooding rock star and sweet ordinary girl but rather a complex collection of different romance genres blended together in perfect harmony to make a thrilling, emotional story that will hold the readers captive.

Savaged Dreams – book one ended on a huge cliffhanger. I had no idea where the aftermath of that cliffhanger would lead. I can honestly say it wasn’t anything predictable. Savaged Vows – book two took on a different life in itself that ended on an emotional irreparable cliffhanger and left me wanting more right now!

Savaged Illusions is trying regain their momentum after losing the tv reality battle of the bands competition. They are trying not to let Liza become their Yoko Ono. The band has hired a progressive manager that knows the business. They are in the studio recording their album on their own dime. The upcoming release and promotion of their album is draining them financially but they are willing to sacrifice the time, effort, and funds to make their future a success. There is no room for anything else in their lives. Their goal is to make the top 100 on the charts and secure a place on the World Rock Stage concert in Paris. This concert will launch their band and give them world wide recognition and secure them a tour contract. Gaining this is going to cost more than money and hard work, they may have to sell their souls and compromise everything they hold dear. It’s a sacrifice their willing to make because the outcome is worth it all. They naively believe they can control the circumstances without any repercussions. Little did they know it could cost them everything and make Liza a Yoko Ono. Not only will affect the band, it will give the devil more than his due.

Liza survived the brutal attack after the final band competition. Savaged Illusions lost the competition and they blamed her even though she was the real party targeted. It left her on the outskirts of the band even though her boyfriend Justice was the lead singer. Her past involvement with mega rockstar Gene Hayes has put Savaged Illusions in a negative light with the fans. The band doesn’t want her involved with their next steps to fame. She’s okay with that because she’s trying to finish school, graduate, and secure a job. Things start going in positive directions for the band as well as herself even though she and Justice are juggling a long distance relationship. They are secure enough in their relationship to make this work. And it does until a surprise pregnancy enters the picture. Liza and Justice decide to get married before his schedule gets too busy. Not only is she supporting their household, building her career, managing Justice father’s stability, she is also experiencing the upcoming birth of their child alone. Every occasional moment she has with Justice ends up in a negative mess with the press, which in turn alienates her more with the band members. Through unanimous vote, the band decides she cannot be near their album tour until they secure a spot on the World Rock Stage in Paris. Justice promises to bring Liza to Paris with them so they can have their belated honeymoon and precious time together before the baby is born. Liza is taking it all in stride even though she feels isolated and lonely.

Paris is exactly what their relationship needed to reconnect and jumpstart their future. Paris was exactly what the band needed to claim the future they worked so hard for. Paris is the city of love and everything was perfect. Paris is also the city of betrayal and destruction. Savage Illusions gained their fame but lost their souls. Liza paid the price. The devil, Gene Hayes, got his due and more. Cliffhanger!

OMG… this book took the series to a whole new emotional level that left me devastated. It’s impossible to contemplate which direction it will go next because it seems so hopeless. The writing was brilliant because it added so many layers to the story. The suspense escalated and the ulitimate showdown was heartbreaking. This book touched on many issues in life such as PTSD, homelessness, pregnancy, rape, relationship issues, friendship issues, greed, and notoriety. In spite of it all, the best part is there is a beautiful romance and unquestionable love that shines brightly.

September can’t get here fast enough! I need Savaged Devotion now!

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Savaged Illusions Trilogy

Savaged Dreams

Savaged Illusions Series – Book 1

By Jennifer Lyon

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Synopsis:

How much will she risk for love?

Going away to college gives LIZA GLASNER a chance to escape her painful and dangerous past…or so she thinks. At fourteen years old, she survived an attack by a famous musician. After that, the media, groupies and crazies hounded her with a merciless cruelty that ruined her life. But now she’s thriving–until an internship brings her face to face with the sizzling hot lead singer of a rock band, and she finds herself drawn to the very thing that once destroyed her. Justice is a temptation she can’t resist…and one that could get her killed.

How far will he go for fame?

Sexy rock star JUSTICE CADE is determined to take his band, Savaged Illusions, to the top by winning the Court of Rock T.V. show. Tortured by guilt for failing his family, he believes fame is his only path to redemption. But when the fiery college-intern hiding her beauty beneath baggy sweaters and a snarky attitude bursts into his life, Justice is forced to choose between the woman he loves and the stardom he craves. The wrong choice will cost him more than he can bear.

**This is book one in a trilogy and ends on a cliffhanger. However the next two books are being released in July and September so readers won’t be stranded on the cliff for long!

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Savaged Vows

Savaged Illusions Series – Book 2

Release Date: July 24, 2017

Buy: Amazon / B & N / ITunes / Kobo

Synopsis:

How much will she risk for love?

How far will he go for fame?

Can their love survive?

Secrets and betrayals explode in a heartbreaking twist that threatens to rip Justice and Liza apart forever.

Savaged Vows is book 2 in the Savaged Illusions Trilogy, and ends in a cliffhanger. Book 3, Savaged Devotion, will be released in September 2017.

*****

Savaged Devotion

Savaged Illusions Trilogy – Book 3

Coming September 2017

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Jennifer Lyon is the pseudonym for USA Today Bestselling Author Jennifer Apodaca. Jen lives in Southern California where she continually plots ways to convince her husband that they should get a dog. After all, they met at the dog pound, fell in love, married and had three wonderful sons. So far, however, she has failed in her doggy endeavor. She consoles herself by pouring her passion into writing books. To date, Jen has published more than fifteen books and novellas, including a fun and sexy mystery series and a variety of contemporary romances under the name Jennifer Apodaca. As Jennifer Lyon she created a dark, sizzling paranormal series, and The Plus Once Chronicles, an emotionally sensual adult contemporary series. Jen’s won numerous.

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Release Blitz + 5 Star Review: Flutter by Olivia Evans

Posted on 07/24/2017 by shellbellereads

Flutter

By Olivia Evans

Buy: Amazon

Synopsis

Dylan Walker has spent six years trying to move on from the loss of his girlfriend, Presley Cooper. Motivated by grief and the desire to do for others what he couldn’t do for her, he burns the candle at both ends to make it through medical school. After graduation he moves west, putting as much distance as possible between his past and his present.

Or so he thought.

Unknowingly, Dylan has been set on a path that will destroy everything he thought he knew. All the pain, all the grief, was all for nothing. With the help of an unexpected ally, Dylan must find the answers and save the girl he loves before it’s too late.

Deceit.

Betrayal.

Revenge.

A second chance at love.

But first, he must find a way to make her remember her past. Remember him. Remember everything.

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Michel’s Review

Flutter is the first book I have read by author Olivia Evans and it won’t be the last.

If you are looking for a highly emotional new adult / contemporary romance loaded with angst, Flutter by Olivia Evans is the perfect book. I must warn that this book does have some emotional triggers that readers may not be comfortable with. These triggers in no way condone the actions or circumstances but rather showcase the effect these actions had in the characters lives. The guilt over these actions changed both characters lives and put them on very different courses in life, some beyond their control and others because of the need to feel in control. I would highly recommend reading this book because it’s more than a romantic story, it’s a story of learning to live life. This story is told through both leading characters POV’s and visits the past as well as the present.

Dylan and Presley were high school sweethearts who both came from prestigious families. Although both families were in the same social circles, their views and outlook on their social standings were quite different. Presley’s family was conservative and had political agendas. Dylan’s family was a bit more progressive and liberal, they could care less about social standings. Presley’s family tried to control their teenage romance and had many restrictions. Dylan’s family accepted and encouraged their growing relationship. When the unthinkable happens it destroys both of their lives. Presley was lost to depression which ended up taking her life. Dylan was left heartbroken and unsure how to pick up the pieces of his shattered heart. It led him to becoming a doctor specializing in psychiatry .

After graduation he accepted a position on the west coast which led him to an exclusive hospital for the mentally ill. Obtaining a position at this hospital is an opportunity most residents in the field only dream of having. This opportunity is a life changer in a completely different way when he discovers the only girl he loved is indeed very much alive but not the same girl he once knew and loved. As a doctor he knows that Presley’s condition is very fragile and possibly irreversible. As a man in love with this broken woman he wants to find the woman he once knew. This woman is lost in the madness. Dylan is in a position that not only tests his heart but also his code of ethics as a doctor. There is more at risk than his professional position and it puts him, Presley, and other patients in danger.

Wow, this book was a complex, emotional ride that broke my heart but also gave me hope. I would highly recommend reading Flutter by Olivia Evans.

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Olivia Evans is a dreamer by day, writer by night. She’s obsessed with music and loves discovering new bands. Traveling the world and watching the sun set in every time zone sounds like heaven to her. A true Gemini, she follows her heart blindly and lives life to the fullest with her husband, son, and friends. Her other loves are: Chuck Taylors, Doc Martens, concert tees, gangster movies, sports, wine, beer and her shih tzu babies.

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Release Blitz + 5 Star Review: Fractured Love by Ella James

Posted on 07/19/2017 by shellbellereads

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Synopsis

I was sixteen when he came to our house. Landon Jones, a boy with nothing, from nowhere. He had cinnamon hair and blue eyes—light blue, just like mine. When we went out as a family with my foster brother, people asked if Landon was my twin. He wasn’t. That year, we found out how much he wasn’t. When my parents caught us, they threw Landon out like trash.

Now I’m twenty-nine, a soon-to-be surgeon, like my mom and dad. I know residency is going to kick my ass, but I had no idea that it would rip my heart out, too. Not until I see him—Dr. Jones.

A standalone that is part of the Off-Limits Romance collection.

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Michel’s Review

The one thing I have come to realize is when I open an Ella James novel to expect the unexpected. Ella James has a gift of creating complex twists in what should be a relatively simple romance novel. She adds layers upon layers to the story and creates characters that are less than perfect but at the same time humanly endearing. Their flaws are monumental and their strengths are admirable. What’s in the middle is their muddied relationship, past and present, that evolves into an unforgettable love story that was earned through surviving the storm called life.

Evie and Landon were doomed from the beginning. He was a foster child taken in by her loving but strict parents. The family loved Landon and wanted the best for his future. They wanted to give him a stable home and a family he could count on. What they didn’t factor in is a budding relationship between two naive sixteen year old kids who were driven by their hormones as well as their hearts. The only thing they could do was send Landon back to the system until both kids could mature and reach their future potential. What they couldn’t foresee is the ramifications of their actions changing the course of both kids future. Both Evie and Landon spent over ten years in their own personal hells but never forgot each other. The problem was what happened in those ten years could never be undone or changed. They both ended up reaching their academic potential and had bright futures as doctors but were still very damaged individuals. Working together as interns in one of the best neurosurgery hospitals is a challenge. Denying their feelings for one another was a hopeless endeavor. Endangering their careers was inevitable. Revealing their secrets is unthinkable because those secrets could tear them apart forever. Secrets can only be hidden for so long and the revelations are beyond devastating.

Two teenage hearts fell hopelessly in love. Two adult hearts are still hopelessly in love. The key word is hopeless. Evie and Landon have to choose between finally letting go of each other or letting go of the past and hanging onto each other for life.

Ella James once again delivered an emotional romance that touches the readers hearts.

I highly recommend reading Fractured Love by Ella James.

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Author Bio

Ella James is the USA Today bestselling author of sixteen teen and adult love stories. She’s an angst-a-holic who loves exploring difficult situations and the emotions of the people caught up in them. Also, smut. But always, always romance.

Ella’s obsessions include vanilla cream soda, hiking, other weird, crunchy things like rock collecting, and the antics of her three little monsters.

To find out more about her projects, follow her on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ellajamesbooks, tweet her at author_ellaj or follow her on Instagram (authorellajames).

Interested in the foreign rights for one of Ella’s books? Contact her agent, Rebecca Friedman, at rebecca@rfliterary.com.