Release Blitz + 6 Star Review + 2016 Favorite: Warped by Emma James – Hell’s Bastard Series – Book 2

Posted on 07/18/2016 by shellbellereads

Warped

Hell’s Bastard Series – Book 2

By Emma James

Buy: Amazon / B & N / ITunes / Kobo

Synopsis

The Hunt Is On.

WHISPER

I was never meant to be free.

Evil has taken from me again.

I’ve lost the two people I’ve grown to love because another of Hell’s bastards has staked his claim on me and stolen me away.

What gives another human being the right to take another’s innocence and try to destroy their soul?

EDGE

We were never meant to meet.

Our lives collided and spun out in different directions.

Now it’s a race against time.

Time she doesn’t have.

This is on my head.

I f*cked up.

What happens when a Soulless Bastards MC enforcer is on the hunt for the f*ckers involved in taking the sweet and wild girl?

No Mercy happens.

Michel’s Review

Warped by Emma James is BRILLIANT!

INTENSE…DARK…UNPREDICTABLE…CONSUMING… IT IS UNDENIABLY WARPED !

OMG… I don’t know what to say… this book blew me away! The moment I opened Warped, I was expecting a recap of Wrenched before the second part of this story progressed. Rather than getting a recap, the reader is drawn into the the mind of Cezar Pavel. Cezar is the master of the brutal game that controls Whispers fate.

The introduction of Cezar Pavel is gut wrenching. The man is truly warped in every sense. He has no conscience. He has no fear. He has complete power and wields it with cruelty and brutality. He is not a player in the game, he is the ruler of the game. He leaves no room for chance. He is the king. He is the master of the game.

The players of this game have no idea who Cezar Pavel is. They have no idea of his connection to Whisper or his obsession with her. They have no idea of how far his reach is or to what lengths he will go to exert his will. They are operating blindly in a deadly game where time is at the utmost importance.

After Edge learns the truth about Whisper’s involvement in his father’s life he has more than regrets. She was an innocent woman, a victim. He shot her in cold blood and enabled her captors to easily take her. He should of known his father was reaching beyond the grave to destroy both his and Whisper’s lives. Although he’s not surprised by his father’s cruelty beyond the grave, he doesn’t understand the reasons behind the sick game he is playing. There has to be more behind the obvious picture in front of him. His father may have meant for him to kill Whisper, but why? What was he hiding?

Edge was shot in the foot when Whisper was taken. His injuries are putting a kink into finding Whisper. The only thing he has to go on is the fact that Whisper has his phone. The only help he has is an old woman, Miss Catherine, and her instincts. The men that swore to protect Whisper at all costs have gone missing.

With every clue and lead, they are met with death and destruction. The messes left behind leave no clues as to who is behind it all. He has no idea of what he is dealing with. Time is running out and Whisper has been missing for over a week. It’s time to call in reinforcements, the Soulless Bastards.

Whisper lived in captivity all her life. She had a taste of freedom. She had a new life with family and friends. She will not become a slave again. She will do everything in her power to survive or she will die before she allows herself to be owned once again. She has to keep her wits and will to survive. It’s the only thing she can depend on. Hope is running out.

Can Edge find Whisper before it’s too late? Cliffhanger!

I could not put this book down. The plot is extremely complex and the web became more tangled. New characters were introduced and it was impossible to determine where this story would go next. I was on the edge of my seat and biting my nails. The intensity level was through the roof. It added more kinks to the overall story and made it become more intensified. I can’t wait to see what comes next. Contorted will release in November of 2016.

Warped was the perfect title and brilliant addition to the Hell’s Bastard series by Emma James.

____________________________________________

Wrenched

Hell’s Bastard Series – Book 1

By Emma James

Synopsis

EDGE

My name is Dallas ‘Edge’ Masson and I’m the Soulless Bastards MC’s enforcer.
I was raised by an evil bastard.
The apple didn’t fall far from the tree.
I have personal business.
Whisper is my business.
I will be her judge and jury.
My father may have been Hell’s Bastard, but he was still my father.
They say blood is thicker than water.
I’m about to find out.
WHISPER

Life has been a bitch to me.
I don’t even know my full name.
I was a secret.
Miss Catherine changed my life.
I have friends.
I trust in people.
But then it all had to be wrenched away from me.

Buy: Amazon / B & N / ITunes / Kobo

Michel’s Review

Wow! Emma James has joined my favorite authors list and is definitely my favorite new author of 2015. I was blown away by her Men of Ocean Beach books. I was excited to see that she had a new series releasing that had a biker theme. In my mind I was expecting an emotional type of story rather than a dark thriller. Emma James does dark just as well as she does emotional.

Wrenched took me by complete surprise. I was expecting a story that revolved around the Hell’s Bastard MC. What the reader got was much more complex.

Whisper is a young woman that has been held in depraved captivity since her infant years. She has never experienced a normal, loving life. She has been a victim all her life. Rather than letting her life circumstances beat her down, she allowed it to strengthen her for the day when she was either freed or dead. In all reality it looked like death was going to be the ultimate ending for her. Freedom comes at an unexpected moment but not without a price. Now she is a young woman that is lost in the world. She has no past and could very well have no future. But she’s free. She has found new people who care for her and are watching her back.

Edge is the most brutal enforcer in the Hell’s Bastard MC. He’s the judge, jury, and executioner. He is one of the most feared men in his dark world. Edge didn’t become this brutal and lethal man by choice. He had a horrific childhood in which he escaped. He vowed he would one day return and dispense his brand of justice on his father. Fate took that away from him. His father died and it was not by his hand. His father screwed him over one more time in his death when he left the whore, Whisper, his entire estate except for the $100 he left his natural born son. Edge is hunting down Whisper. She took his inheritance. It’s not about the money. It’s about the theft of his justice. His justice is going to knock on Whisper’s door.

As the old saying goes “read between the lines” and “all is not black and white” definitely applies in this story. All is not how it seems. There is a more tangled plot than a depraved man destroying two young lives. This depraved man was playing a game of chess and in the end, his king will not be taken. He had the foresight to destroy them both in his death.

Wrenched ended on a major cliffhanger that left me chilled to the bone.

Emma James created a complex plot that could be described as a tangled web. Wrenched was just the beginning and introduction to a very twisted complex story. The writing is brilliant. I believe that once the Hell’s Bastard Series is complete, it will easily be a 6 Star series.

Wrenched is a superb dark thriller!

Author Bio:

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Emma James lives in Queensland, Australia with her supportive husband, three children and a big black Labrador. Life is busy and most entertaining in the James household.

Writing has been a part of her life for many years. Life was getting on and it was time to put her fears aside and do what she does best. It was time to show readers what she was made of, take that leap off the diving board and see where it takes her.

Emma is a creative person at heart. She loves to read as much as write, devouring books into the wee hours of the morning.

Who needs sleep, right?

Facebook ~ Twitter ~ Goodreads ~ Amazon Author Page ~ Pintrest

Release Blitz + 5 Star Review: Steadfast by Sarina Bowen – True North Series – Book 2

Posted on 07/12/2016 by shellbellereads

Steadfast Amazon

Steadfast

True North Series – Book 2

Release Date: July 12, 2016

Buy: Amazon / B & N / ITunes / Kobo

Synopsis

She’s the only one who ever loved him—and the only one he can never have.

Jude lost everything one spring day when he crashed his car into an apple tree on the side of the road. A man is dead, and there’s no way he can ever right that wrong. He’d steer clear of Colebury, Vermont forever if he could. But an ex-con in recovery for his drug addiction can’t find a job just anywhere.

For Sophie Haines, coming face to face with the man who broke her heart is gut-wrenching. Suddenly, he’s everywhere she turns. It’s hard not to stare at how much he’s changed. The bad boy who used to love her didn’t have big biceps and sun-kissed hair. And he’d never turn up volunteer in the church kitchen.

She knows it’s foolish to yearn for the man who returned all the heartsick letters she wrote him in prison. But the looks he sends her now speak volumes.

No one wants to see Sophie and Jude back together, least of all Sophie’s police chief father. But it’s a small town. And forbidden love is a law unto itself.

___________________________________

5Star+

Michel’s Review

Steadfast by Sarina Bowen is the second book in the True North Series. It can be read as a stand alone novel or in series order.

Readers met Jude in Bittersweet. He is the ex con and recovering drug addict that came to work on the Shipley Apple Farm for six months during his probation period. He was convicted of killing his former girlfriend’s older brother in an accident resulting from being under the influence of narcotics. Not only did he lose his freedom, he also lost the only woman he ever loved. He is now a pariah in the small town of Colebury for killing the sheriff’s son. Small towns have long memories and protect their own. Now that his job is over at the farm he has no other options but to return to Colebury and face his ugly past. Not only will he have the daily struggles managing his drug addiction but also will have to face Sophie Haines.

On his return to Colebury, he finds his father’s auto shop is in worse financial condition than when he left. His father has sunk deeper into his alcoholism. His first course of action is to try to rebuild the failing business. The sheriff wants him out of town and is using his influence and power to keep Jude from succeeding. Jude is being harassed by the local law and his father’s garage is being forced to shut down.

Aside from the financial and business problems, Jude is struggling with his addiction. He holds onto his weekly meetings at NA as his lifeline. His other lifeline is the Thursday night dinners at the Shipley Farm. He’s struggling but staying strong until he runs into Sophie Haines after a meeting.

Sophie was devastated after the accident that not only took her brother’s life but also took the love of her life away. Her life changed just as drastically as Jude’s life did. She’s moved on and has tried to carve out a new life but the aftermath of the accident is holding her prisoner in her small town. Her family was completely destroyed and she is struggling to keep what’s left of their home going. Her mother is broken. Her father has become cruel, indifferent, and spiteful. When he learns Jude has returned to town, he has become even more hateful. Once Sophie runs into Jude and sees a different man than the one she loved, she’s even more determined to find out the truth about what really happened in the accident that destroyed so many lives.

Jude and Sophie were meant to be together. They will have to conquer the past, live for today, and strive to make a better future. The truth will finally set them both free and give them peace once and for all. They will finally be able to love one another without anything holding them back.

Once again Sarina Bowen wrote a powerful story. She gave the readers a truthful view of drug addiction. She also showed how determination and perseverance are worth the effort. I admired Sophie’s unconditional love and Jude’s commitment to becoming the man Sophie deserved to love.

Steadfast was an emotional and powerful novel.

____________________________________

unnamed

Bittersweet

Bittersweet

True North Series – Book 1

By Sarina Bowen

Buy: Amazon / B & N / ITunes / Kobo

Synopsis

BITTERSWEET (TRUE NORTH #1)
If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the orchard.

The last person Griffin Shipley expects to find stuck in a ditch on his Vermont country road is his ex-hookup. Five years ago they’d shared a couple of steamy nights together. But that was a lifetime ago.

At twenty-seven, Griff is now the accidental patriarch of his family farm. Even his enormous shoulders feel the strain of supporting his mother, three siblings and a dotty grandfather. He doesn’t have time for the sorority girl who’s shown up expecting to buy his harvest at half price.

Vermont was never in Audrey Kidder’s travel plans. Neither was Griff Shipley. But she needs a second chance with the restaurant conglomerate employing her. Okay—a fifth chance. And no self-righteous lumbersexual farmer will stand in her way.

They’re adversaries. They want entirely different things from life. Too bad their sexual chemistry is as hot as Audrey’s top secret enchilada sauce, and then some.

*****

Steadfast Amazon

Steadfast

True North Series – Book 2

Release Date: July 12, 2016

Buy: Amazon / B & N / ITunes / Kobo

Synopsis

Jude lost everything one spring day when he crashed his car into an apple tree on the side of the road. A man is dead, and there’s no way he can ever right that wrong.

For Sophie Haines, Jude’s sudden return to Colebury, Vermont, is an unwelcome distraction. It’s not acceptable to still crave the man who killed your brother.

And it’s a small town…

*****

Keepsake Amazon

Keepsake

True North Series- Book 3

Release Date: October 2016

_____________________________________________

&nbsp Author Bio:

Sarina Bowen writes steamy, angsty Contemporary Romance and New Adult fiction from the wilds of Vermont.

The Year We Fell Down, Book #1 in The Ivy Years series, began breaking hearts in March 2014. Book #2, The Year We Hid Away, is brand new.

For Harlequin-E, Sarina writes the Gravity series. Coming in From the Cold features an angsty downhill ski racer and one of the most unique plot conflicts in contemporary romance today.

Sarina enjoys skiing, coffee products and a nice glass of wine. She lives with her family, eight chickens and more ski gear and hockey equipment than seems necessary.

She would be honored to connect with you at http://www.sarinabowen.com.

Sign up for Sarina’s Mailing List

Website ~ Facebook ~ Twitter~ Goodreads ~Amazon Author Page

51-+TDuxhIL

New Release + 5 Star Review: Devil And The Deep by Julie Ann Walker- Deep Six Series – Book 2

Posted on 07/05/2016 by shellbellereads

Devil And The Deep

Deep Six Series – Book 2

By Julie Ann Walker

Buy: Amazon / B & N / ITunes / Kobo

Synopsis

He knew he had to forget her
But when the woman who stole his heart is kidnapped
This former SEAL will do whatever it takes to steal her back

Maddy Powers’s life revolves around cocktail parties, political fundraisers, and charity events-but she can’t forget the daring former SEAL who came crashing into her life a few months ago…or the scorching kiss they shared before he disappeared into the deep blue sea.

Bran Pallidino carries a dark secret-one that forced him to push Maddy away. But when she’s taken hostage during a trip to the Caribbean, the men of Deep Six Salvage embark on a dangerous mission to save Maddy. Passion boils in the sultry sea breeze…but what good is putting their hearts on the line if they don’t survive the dawn?

***************

Michel’s Review

The sexy Deep Six team is back and they are doing more than treasure hunting. This group of former SEALS left their military careers behind for a less dangerous lifestyle. They would of never imagined that they would experience the same kind of action they saw in the military. This time around it’s not a mission, this is their personal lives that are being threatened. They are in deep and their greatest treasure may not be found at the bottom of the ocean but within arms reach.

Texas Oil heiress, Maddy Powers, is more than a spoiled debutant. She is a quick witted, self sufficient, intelligent woman. She’d rather watch a good movie instead of hob knobbing with the socialites in her world. She is taking three teenage scholarship recipients on a camping trip to the Dry Torgugas to explore the old Civil War fort on Garden Key. What should of been a fun, low key camping trip turns into a deadly adventure. Gunmen have stormed the island and she is left to defend three teenage girls with a young park ranger not much older than the girls. Why are these men on this remote island? She’s hoping that Bran Pallidino is going to take up her invitation and save the day.

Bran Pallidino was a Navy Seal for good reasons. It helped him control his own personal demons. Now that he is out of the military he has to keep those demons buried beneath the surface. He doesn’t do relationships for this reason. When his budding friendship with Maddy Powers is starting to bloom, he’s ready to cut ties and run. There’s something about Maddy that keeps him from doing it. Against his better judgement he’s going to sail down to the Dry Tortugas for a visit. He’s bringing along mouthy Alex, the grad student on their treasure hunting team and his closed mouth, teammate Mason. These two are like oil and water but a good buffer between him and Maddy. When they arrive at Garden Key, it’s in the middle of gunfire. He and Mason’s instincts and Seal training kick in.

Bran and Mason are going into this mission blind. Who’s trying to kill Maddy and her three charges? What do they want?

Between the battles with the bad guys, three nosy teenagers, a love stricken park ranger, Alex’s mouth, and no communications, Bran is in deep. He doesn’t have to worry about keeping Maddy at arms length. Maddy has other ideas. Bran may protest but Maddy is determined to capture his heart.

Julie Ann Walker once again wrote an exciting adventure loaded with red hot romance, laugh out loud humor, larger than life characters, and edge of your seat danger around every corner. I loved how she tied the wreck of the Santa Cristina and Captain Bartolome Vargas sea log into the story. These sexy Seals of the Deep Six team may never find the Santa Cristina at the rate they are going. They are finding a treasure greater than all the gold at the bottom of the sea. They are finding love.

________________________________________

Hell Or High Water

Deep Six Series – Book 1

By Julie Ann Walker

Buy: Amazon / B & N / ITunes / Kobo

Synopsis

A brand new romantic suspense series from the author of the New York Times bestselling Black Knights, Inc. series, THE DEEP SIX features six former SEALS on super-secret black ops, and feisty heroines who know how to handle both lethal weapons and alpha men.

Only two things could make former Navy SEAL Leo Anderson return to the world of weapons and warfare. First, a capsule of chemical weapons lost on the ocean floor, and second, a plea for assistance from the one woman he can’t seem to forget-CIA Agent Olivia Mortier.

Now, working together to race against the clock and a deadly terrorist faction, Leo and Olivia must find the missing capsule, all the while battling the intense desire burning between them. If they can survive, can their growing attraction become more than just a momentary flare?

********

HOT AS HELL

Deep Six #0.5

Julie Ann Walker

Released June 1st, 2016

Sourcebooks Casablanca

An exciting prequel novella to New York Times and USA
Today bestselling author Julie Ann Walker’s thrilling new Deep Six
series

Harper Searcy didn’t want to fall
for a soldier, but she couldn’t forget her hot Navy SEAL friend or their one
night stand. When the U.S. Embassy in Pakistan where she works comes under
attack by terrorists, there is only one man she knows who would move heaven and
earth to rescue her: Michael “Mad Dog” Wainwright.

“The
Deep Six series is going to be one exhilarating ride.” –RT Book Reviews

GET YOUR FREE EBOOK

Amazon | B&N | iBooks | Kobo

******

Devil And The Deep

Deep Six Series – Book 2

By Julie Ann Walker

Buy: Amazon / B & N / ITunes / Kobo

Synopsis

He knew he had to forget her
But when the woman who stole his heart is kidnapped
This former SEAL will do whatever it takes to steal her back

_________________________________________

Author Bio:

Julie Ann Walker is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of award-winning romantic suspense. She has won the Book Buyers Best Award, been nominated for the National Readers Choice Award, the Australian Romance Reader Awards, and the Romance Writers of America’s prestigious RITA award. Her latest release was named a Top Ten Romance of 2014 by Booklist. Her books have been described as “alpha, edgy, and downright hot.” Most days you can find her on her bicycle along the lake shore in Chicago or blasting away at her keyboard, trying to wrangle her capricious imagination into submission.

Website ~ Facebook ~ Twitter ~ Goodreads

Release Blitz and 5+ Star Review: Moonshot by Alessandra Torre

Posted on 07/04/2016 by shellbellereads

Moonshot

A Contemporary Romantic Suspense Novel

Release Date: July 4, 2016

Buy: Amazon /B & N / ITunes / Kobo / Google Play

Synopsis

Baseball wasn’t supposed to be a game of life and death…

The summer that Chase Stern entered my life, I was seventeen. The daughter of a legend, the Yankees were my family, their stadium my home, their dugout my workplace. My focus was on the game. Chase … he started out as a distraction. A distraction with sex appeal poured into every inch of his six foot frame. A distraction who played like a god and partied like a devil.

I tried to stay away. I couldn’t.

Then, the team started losing.
Women started dying.
And everything in my perfect world broke apart.

______________________________________

Michel’s Review

What a perfect way to bring in the Fourth of July with the release of Moonshot by Alessandra Torre. Moonshot has America’s favorite past time, the readers favorite boys of summer, and a story loaded with intrigue and mystery. It’s the perfect combination for a summer best seller.

Alessandra Torre is one of those writers that can deliver a good book, no matter the genre, the theme, or heat level. She draws the readers into her stories and holds them captive until the very last word. Moonshot took me by complete surprise. The way Alessandra synchronized this story was pure genius.

Moonshot started out as a sweet new adult type of romance that evolved into a contemporary romance based around baseball (sports romance). Throughout the first half of the story I was thinking to myself, ” I thought this was supposed to be a romantic suspense novel”. As I became involved with the characters personalities and their immature, impossible young relationship, I became deeply invested in the characters lives. Like any good new adult novel, it was loaded with angst and drama. The story soon evolved into a second chance romance four years later when the characters had a chance to mature and become successful adults invested in their careers. Once again they are facing impossible situations that prevent making their relationship permanent. I was still looking for the imminent threat that would turn this story into the thriller novel I was waiting for. Suddenly, BAMM! Out of nowhere, the story is a full blown suspense novel with threats and danger lurking in the shadows. Like the characters, I never saw this coming. The hints were right there, subtlety camouflaged in random chapters throughout the story. By the time I reached the second half of the book, the story became something more than a romance. It became intensely alive! The final revelations were shocking. I was blown away by the who and whys. I didn’t see any of this complex plot coming into play with this conclusion!

Moonshot spans a four year period. Ty and Chase started as young lovers with an impossible chance at a real relationship. Four years later, life has intervened and made their relationship all the more impossible. Through all the strife and impossibilities, their love for another grew stronger. The only thing standing in their way is their love for baseball and their commitment to the New York Yankees. Their love for the team may cost them their happily ever after. Their happily ever after is almost as impossible as hitting the Moonshot.

I loved everything about this book. I think my favorite part was the how this story was meticulously synchronized to deliver a very complex plot.

Moonshot will appeal to readers of all genres. Alessandra Torre combined new adult, second chance romance, sports romance, and romantic suspense into a page turner novel.

Read Moonshot by Alessandra Torre.

_____________________________________

Author Bio:
Alessandra Torre is an award-winning New York Times bestselling author of thirteen novels. Her books focus on romance and suspense, all with a strong undercurrent of sexuality. Torre has been featured in such publications as Elle and Elle UK, co-hosted Dirty Sexy Funny with Jenny McCarthy, as well as guest blogged for the Huffington Post and RT Book Reviews. She is also the Bedroom Blogger for Cosmopolitan.com.

You can learn more about Alessandra on her website at http://www.alessandratorre.com, or you can find her on Twitter (@ReadAlessandra) or Facebook.

Hit a home run by subscribing to Alessandra’s NEWSLETTER today!

***

Release Blitz + Review: Wicked Ride by Sawyer Bennett – Wicked Horse Series – Book 4

Posted on 06/28/2016 by shellbellereads

Wicked Ride

The Wicked Horse Series – Book #4
By Sawyer Bennett
Release Date: June 28, 2016

Buy: Amazon / B & N / ITunes / Kobo

Synopsis:
I think this woman may be the death of me. A dire prediction, but probably true.
Probably true because she’s not mine to have and I’ll probably take her, even at the risk to my own safety. So many men slobbering to get a taste of her and only one, sweet, virginal girl to go around.
That’s right.
She’s a virgin.
Looking like a porcelain china doll that would break if not handled carefully. But I also know she’s stronger than she looks.
She’s a contradiction.
She’s most likely my downfall.
Like I said, she’ll probably be the death of me, but it’s a risk I’m willing to take.

**Warning: this book has sex in it. Lots of sex. Dirty sex. The Wicked Horse Series is a bit different than what Sawyer Bennett normally writes. While you’ll still enjoy fabulous characters, a suspenseful story, some witty banter and an epic romance, there’s just… a lot of sex. You’ve been warned.

Michel’s Review

As the Wicked Horse series by Sawyer Bennett takes the readers on a sexy ride, the kinky cowboy, Logan McKay, is going to blow your boots off!

Logan McKay has been the mysterious fantasy maker at the Silo. He doesn’t have any inhibitions and is game for anything. That’s what makes him good at his job. When the untouchable virgin becomes a high commodity at the Silo, he knows he’s in big trouble. He doesn’t have the kind of money to purchase the prize. He also senses that there is something not quite right with the situation. The beautiful virgin, Auralie, is reaching out to him in silent communication, pleading for him to save her. He is not a hero. He is not a good guy. He still has a conscience and he still has a heart. Auralie has captivated him completely and he wants to be the cowboy that rides in and saves the girl.

Like most things, what you see on the surface hides multiple things. In Auralie’s case, it’s a multitude of lies, deception, and desperation. She needs Logan McKay to save her but at the same time she needs him to walk away and leave her to her fate.

Logan and Auralie are in a precarious situation that could turn deadly. They can’t stay away from one another. Their need for one another goes beyond the sexual gratifications. It’s a matter of heart. They both have secrets and their world is imploding. Once again Bridger has to step in and help save the day. Another cowboy has fallen hard. The Silo is changing and the players are making their last moves.

Wicked Ride by Sawyer Bennett was sizzling hot. It wasn’t as kinky as some of the earlier books nor was it as romantic as the last book. It was a good, solid book that gave the readers a complete understanding of Logan McKay. Out of all the guys at the Silo, I think Logan McKay had the best backstory. It broke my heart. I also loved how Sawyer set up the next book in the series. Look out Bridger, Sawyer is taking you down!

About the Author:

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

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

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

Connect with Sawyer:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bennettbooks
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BennettBooks
Instagram: https://instagram.com/sawyerbennett123/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/Sawyer_Bennett

Sign up for Sawyer’s newsletter:

Signup

Release Blitz + Excerpt + Review: Hard To Serve by Laura Kaye – A Hard Ink Novella

Posted on 06/28/2016 by shellbellereads

We are absolutely thrilled to bring you the Release Day Launch for Laura Kaye’s HARD TO SERVE! Brought to you by 1001 Dark Nights, HARD TO SERVE is a standalone novella in her Hard Ink Series that also introduces her upcoming Blasphemy Series. Check out the note and excerpt from Laura below and grab your copy of this steamy novella today!

So many readers asked for more stories in my bestselling Hard Ink series, and I’m so excited to be able to give you just that in my new, super sexy HARD TO SERVE! HARD TO SERVE is an edgy stand-alone love story about a Baltimore police detective whose red-hot BDSM relationship with a new submissive seems like the perfect distraction from a trumped-up investigation against him until he learns that the woman is his boss’s daughter. Talk about sparks flying! I had so much fun writing this book, and I can’t wait for everyone to read it! And if you enjoy it, you might like to check out the whole Hard Ink series, now complete! Happy reading!

Excerpt:

Mia found herself alone with a kinda pissed-off looking Master Kyler. He wore angry well. As in, the harshness of the set of his jaw and the tight press of his lips and the narrow cut of his eyes—they were all hot, especially coming from a Dom. But she didn’t understand it.

“Um. Hello, Sir,” she finally said when he didn’t say anything.

“Mia,” he said, his gaze raking over her. “You look absolutely stunning tonight.” His voice was like gravel, rough and strained.

“Thank you. Are you okay, Sir?” she asked.

He shook his head. “I don’t…I don’t know.”

“Do you want to sit and talk?” Mia asked, concern for him flooding her.

Suddenly, Kyler pinned her to the cool wall. He braced his hands on either side of her head, and he was erect against her belly. She wanted to drop into a crouch and take him into her mouth. “Do you want vulgar honesty or watered-down politeness?” he asked.

The promise of those words made her core clench with need. “Vulgar honesty.”

He nailed her with a blue-eyed stare. “I don’t want to sit and talk. I want to fuck. Hard. I want to be aggressive. Maybe I even want to be a little mean.”

Mia’s heart was suddenly a runaway train in her chest. Because, sign her up! She let out a shaky breath. “That sounds…like someone’s going to have a good night,” she managed.

Kyler dropped his head to her shoulder on a groan. He knocked his forehead against the bone there once, twice.

“Did I say the wrong thing?” she asked. Because he was totally confusing her.

“That’s the thing, Mia. I don’t know.” He lifted his gaze to hers again.

“How can I help?” she asked.

For a moment, he closed his eyes and inhaled deeply, and when he opened them, it was like he’d centered himself and made some kind of resolution. “Are you game for what I just described?” He fingered the chunky silver-and-gold choker she wore around her neck.

Heat swept over her, her body already answering, already preparing. “Yes, Sir. I am.”

He gave a tight nod and backed up a step. “Let me show you the room I have in mind.” Taking her hand, he led her down the long hallway that shot off the side of the nave. She wasn’t sure if this was still part of the church building or something else, but she didn’t have long to wonder before Kyler stopped at a door and keyed in a code.

Lights came on as the door opened, and Kyler guided her inside with his hand at the small of her back.

Just the room’s theme turned Mia on. Concrete floor. Cinder-block walls with peeling paint. Light thrown from bare light bulbs surrounded by little cages. An iron cot bed with only a white fitted sheet. Rusted metal cabinet at the side that undoubtedly held a variety of toys and supplies. It looked like a basement or a warehouse—a place where a woman in a beautiful cocktail dress had no business being. A role started taking shape in her mind.

“Do you see where my head is tonight, Mia?” Master Kyler asked, his body almost rigid with tension.

God, she was going to enjoy helping him work out whatever had him so wound up. “Yes, Sir.”

https://s3.amazonaws.com/embed.animoto.com/play.html?w=swf/production/vp1&e=1466126374&f=F316FiZbjyxHiFj7xCedWA&d=0&m=p&r=360p&volume=100&start_res=360p&i=m&asset_domain=s3-p.animoto.com&animoto_domain=animoto.com&options=autostart

About HARD TO SERVE:

To protect and serve is all Detective Kyler Vance ever wanted to do, so when Internal Affairs investigates him as part of the new police commissioner’s bid to oust corruption, everything is on the line. Which makes meeting a smart, gorgeous submissive at an exclusive play club the perfect distraction…

The director of the city’s hottest art gallery, Mia Breslin’s career is golden. Now if only she could find a man to dominate her nights and set her body—and her heart—on fire. When a scorching scene with a hard-bodied, brooding Dom at Blasphemy promises just that, Mia is lured to serve Kyler again and again.

As their relationship burns hotter, Kyler runs into Mia at work and learns that he’s been dominating the daughter of the hard-ass boss who has it in for him. Now Kyler must choose between life-long duty and forbidden desire before Mia finds another who’s not so hard to serve.

Buy on Amazon

Download the Free Kindle App

Join the Hard to Serve FB Party on June 28!

_______________________________________________________________

Michel’s Review

Hard To Serve by Laura Kaye is an interesting novella. While it is part of the Hard Ink series, it is also an opener for the new upcoming series Blasphemy.

Laura stepped outside her box and dove into the world of sexual kink. Welcome to Blasphemy.

Detective Kyler Vance’s career is on hold. After being shot in the line of duty ( previous Hard Ink novel), he’s slowly beginning to get use of his shoulder and shooting arm. He is also under investigation for corruption. The new police commissioner is cleaning up the force. Kyler’s under the microscope. After three months, he’s ready to get back to his normal world. He’s also ready to get back to Blasphemy, the exclusive club he owns with twelve other Master Doms. Anything goes as long as it’s consensual for both parties.

His first night back at Blasphemy he meets a new guest sub that intrigues the Master Dom in him. Mia is the perfect sub and he is a master at her preferred kinks. Together they can engage in a scene that not only brings complete satisfaction and pleasure for them both, but also pleases the other members of the club.

Kyler and Mia are perfect for one another. There is only one thing that could stand in their way, Mia’s father, the new police commissioner.

Laura Kaye dove right into this new world. While some of the kinks and BDSM are not my cup of tea, she did a good job with the story. It had the right amount of romance and the right amount of kink. I think readers are going to embrace the new Blasphemy series.

_______________________________________________________

Announcing a New Erotic Romance Series from Laura Kaye…

BLASPHEMY – the club first introduced in Hard to Serve

From the ruins of an abandoned church comes Baltimore’s hottest and most exclusive BDSM club. Twelve Masters. Infinite fantasies. Welcome to Blasphemy…

Bound to Submit is coming September 13, 2016

PRE-ORDER BOUND TO SUBMIT

Amazon | Barnes & Noble (Coming Soon) | iBooks | Kobo

About Laura Kaye:

Laura is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over twenty-five books in contemporary and paranormal romance and romantic suspense, including the Hard Ink and Raven Riders series. Growing up, Laura’s large extended family believed in the supernatural, and family lore involving angels, ghosts, and evil-eye curses cemented in Laura a life-long fascination with storytelling and all things paranormal. She lives in Maryland with her husband, two daughters, and cute-but-bad dog, and appreciates her view of the Chesapeake Bay every day.

Website | Facebook | Twitter | Newsletter SignUp| HARD TO SERVE on Goodreads

a Rafflecopter giveaway

New Release + Review + Giveaway: Up In Flames by Abbi Glines – Rosemary Beach Series – Book 13

Posted on 06/28/2016 by shellbellereads

Up In Flames

Rosemary Beach Series – Book 13

By Abbi Glines

Buy: Amazon / B & N / ITunes / Kobo

Synopsis:

#1 New York Times bestselling author Abbi Glines returns to Rosemary Beach one last time in this highly-anticipated finale.

Spoiled. Selfish. Rich girl. Villain. Slut.

As the Prada-clad bad girl of Rosemary Beach, Nan Dillon has been called every vile name under the hot summer sun. Some of her reputation is deserved—she’s never had to worry about anything but maintaining her perfect figure and splitting Daddy’s private jet with her brother, Rush.

But Nan is far from happy. Rush has another kid on the way and doesn’t have time to catch up with his sister. Grant, the last guy she truly cared about, chose to be with her half-sister, Harlow, instead of her. And Harlow, who has never gotten over the way Nan treated her when she first moved to town, remains distant.

So when Major asks her out, she jumps at the chance to date the gorgeous charmer. Though she doesn’t know much about the sweet-talking Texan, and though it’s clear he doesn’t want to be exclusive, dating him beats hanging out with vapid socialites or watching Netflix alone at home.

For a while, Nan deals with Major’s playboy ways, but after he burns her one too many times, she takes off for an impromptu wild weekend in Vegas. There, she meets Gannon, a darkly seductive and oh-so-dangerous businessman who knows exactly how to handle her.

With Major asking for a second chance and Gannon haunting her dreams, Nan has to decide who to give her heart to. But what she doesn’t realize is that these players are involved in a much bigger game—and they’re already two moves ahead of her.

Michel’s Review

Am I still a NAN HATER…

The Rosemary Beach Series by Abbi Glines has been one of my favorite series since the first book released in January 2014. I have devoured each book in this series. I have stood in long lines at author events to get my paperback copies signed. Each of the couples and the crew from Rosemary Beach have captivated me… except for Nan. She is the J.R. Ewing or Alexis Carrington of Rosemary Beach. She has been the consistent villian throughout the series. There is nothing likable about her character at all. So why would readers want her to have a book of her own? I would say because they are just waiting for the train to hit Nan head on.

When a writer creates a character like Nan, it’s almost impossible to convince the readers that she deserves a happily ever after. Towards the later part of the series Nan’s character starts to evolve. Readers are beginning to see the multiple layers that make Nan the person she is. Is it possible for Nan to change the core person she is? That’s where the author has her greatest challenge. First of all to change her into a good lovable being would be more or less slapping the readers in the face saying they are gullible and clueless. It would make everything readers conceived into a lie. Thank goodness Abbi Glines had the insight not to insult her readers but at the same time have the balls to give Nan a story that readers could embrace.

Nan didn’t change, she evolved into something tolerable. Readers got an in depth look at what made Nan tick. They got a first hand look into her insecurities, hateful reactions, and selfish choices. They also got to see her real issues and where they began. The girl was basically abandoned the moment she came into the world. The ones that were supposed to love and protect her blatantly ignored her existence and used money as a way to cover up their abandonment. The only person that really ever loved Nan was her brother Rush. It’s no wonder she desperately tried to control and hang onto him. He was the only good thing in her life she ever had. Her bitterness and resentments were a coat of armor that she would never be able to shed because the little girl buried deep inside must never surface. She became strong because of that armor. She survived the only way she knew how. After many years of bitterness and hate, she’s growing weary. The people in her world are changing for the better, moving on with their lives and she is stuck in the hateful world she created. She wants what they have but is clueless how to obtain it. Each time she thinks she’s close to obtaining it’s always disappointment that follows.

Nan and Major have had a thing going on but it’s not really a relationship. They have formed an odd friendship. Each time Nan thinks that Major is coming around he only ends up disappointing her. He discards her like everyone else in her life has. When she’s finally had enough, she does what she does best…moves on to the next mindless party. Heading to Vegas to lick her wounds leads her to the next chapter in her life. She meets a mysterious, sexy, dangerous man. He has a way of making her feel like she is the only woman in the world. He can control her outbursts, appreciate her worldliness, and make her body sing. He also has secrets that could destroy her and when he does, her life in Rosemary Beach doesn’t look so bad. Too bad her heart doesn’t know it.

By this time Major has realized the errs of his ways. He regrets his mistakes with Nan and wants another chance to prove himself to her. He will get his chance but it won’t be the ending he was expecting.

The rest of the story will take the reader by surprise! Rosemary Beach is ending Up In Flames.

Am I still a NAN HATER? I still don’t like her but I do understand her and don’t begrudge her a happily ever after.

_____________________________________________

Abbi Glines is the New York Times, USA TODAY, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Rosemary Beach, Field Party, Sea Breeze, Vincent Boys, and Existence series. A devoted book lover, Abbi lives with her family in Alabama. She maintains a Twitter addiction at @AbbiGlines and can also be found at Facebook.com/AbbiGlinesAuthor and AbbiGlines.com.

Website ~ Facebook ~ Twitter ~ Goodreads

________________________________________

Enter the giveaway!
Enter to win one of 3 signed copies of UP IN FLAMES + Abbi’s favorite Twizzlers via the Rafflecopter below!
a Rafflecopter giveaway

https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js

Release Blitz + 5 Star Review: Pieces by T. Aleo … Toni Aleo writing paranormal as T. Aleo

Posted on 06/27/2016 by shellbellereads

PIECES

By Toni Aleo | Writing As T.Aleo

COVER PHOTOGRAPHY + DESIGN || REGINA WAMBA

EDITOR + PR || LISA HOLLETT

BLOG TOUR + MARKETING || KELLIE GUNDERMAN

In New York City, an underground society of supernatural beings exists, hidden among everyday humans. They don’t know of our activities or any of our secrets.

The districts of the Works are made up of vampires, wolves, shifters, witches, and I’m in the fifth and arguably most important district, the Patchwork. My father is the leader of our group, and he oversees all of the other factions.

As his only daughter, that makes me the princess of it all. Cool, right? Actually…no. Sure, I live in a mansion and money isn’t an object, but that doesn’t matter because I can’t leave. I have a guard who follows me around 24/7. My father and three older brothers treat me like I’m a fragile piece of glass, never allowed to take an independent step or make any decisions on my own.

It’s beyond frustrating—especially since my father essentially runs my life. He says what I do, when I do it, how I do it, and all that jazz. He tests his formulas and new techniques on me. I’m a walking science experiment.

I hate it.

I hate my life here.

But then he comes along: Killian.

He’s just some vampire…or so I thought.

But you’ll have to read my story to find out what I mean. To know my secrets. Until then, though, allow me to introduce myself.

My name is Rebecca von Stein.

And I’m a descendant of Dr. Frankenstein.

Welcome to the Works.

Buy

AMAZON

ITUNES

KOBO

_____________________________________

Michel’s Review

Are you afraid of monsters? Are you afraid of things that go bump in the night? You should be, there’s a secret underground society of supernatural beings ready to send chills down your spine.

In today’s modern society monsters are still a very real thing. The difference is that they try to stick within their complex underground world known as the Works. Within the Works, there are the vampires, the witches, the shifters, the wolves, and the Patchworks. Inter marriage between the factions is forbidden. Arranged marriages are the norm. Rebellion is death…even if you are immortal.

The Patchworks are decedents of Dr. Frankenstein, and the most powerful district within the Works. They are immortals and very powerful because they possess the secret formula for immortality as well as healing formulas/ solutions which could enhance longevity among the non immortals in the Works. Each faction is vying for the power the Stein family has over the Works. The shifters want immortality and are willing to do anything to get it, including kidnapping Rebecca von Stein. Alliances are being formed and the Works is in an uproar.

The Von Stein family is on high alert. Rebecca von Stein is the only female in the family and highly valued. They will do anything to protect her, including imprisoning her within her family home. Rebecca has a secret that the Von Stein family wants to keep hidden. They will go to any lengths including murdering innocents, imprisoning members of the Works, and arranging marriages. Their ruthlessness to protect Rebecca is appalling. Rebecca is trying to survive her own home in order to break free and become the being she was truly meant to be. Her family destroyed her love. Her family is destroying every part of her life. Her father is the worst monster of them all. He’s breaking her piece by piece… Run Rebecca Run!

T. Aleo wrote a truly authentic and original paranormal that left me reeling. The complex world of the Works was intriguing, frightening, and interesting. The characters were strong and dynamic in their own individual ways. I am looking forward to more from this new unique paranormal series.

______________________________________

About the Author

Toni Aleo is the author of the Nasvhille Assassins series: Taking Shots, Trying to Score, Empty Net, Falling for the Backup, and Blue Lines.

When not rooting for her beloved Nashville Predators, she’s probably going to her husband’s and son’s hockey games and her daughter’s dance competitions, taking pictures, scrapbooking, or reading the latest romance novel.

She lives in the Nashville area with her husband, two children, and a bulldog. Read more about Toni here.

Website | Facebook | Twitter | GoodReads

*********

Blog Tour + Excerpt + Review: Everything by Erin Noelle – Singed Wings – Book 1

Posted on 06/27/2016 by shellbellereads

everything now available everything cover

Surprise! Erin Noelle has revealed the cover to Everything!

Everything is the story every Book Boyfriend fan has been waiting for!

***

Everything

Singed Wings Series – Book 1

By Erin Noelle

Release Date: June 23, 2016

BUY: Amazon / Amazon UK / B & N / ITunes

Synopsis

EVERYTHING

Music was was part of my DNA, pumping hard through my veins, resonating deep within my bones. Not surprising, considering my dad was a global rock star and my mom had the voice of a fallen angel.

With my twin sister by my side in our indie-rock duo, Singed Wings, we were ready to finally see our name in lights when we opened for the hottest act to sell out stadiums – Jobu’s Rum Summer Reunion Tour.

The life I’d always wanted was finally within my reach. All I had left to do was finish out my last semester of high school.

But there was one problem: Ms. Sloan, the new art history teacher.

The same Ms. Sloan I’d met as Belle, the sexy little pixie who’d captivated me at a New Year’s Eve concert last year.

The same Ms. Sloan who’d owned nearly every one of my thoughts since that night.

The same Ms. Sloan whose class I was in danger of failing.

With my dream gig dangling just on the other side of that cap and gown, all of my focus should’ve been on my school work and improving my music as I prepared for my big shot to rock the world…

But I never expected her to rock mine first… and to change everything.

everything teaser

everything teaser rb

Excerpt

“I-I-I’m Ms. Sloan,” I managed to squeak out, “the new Art History teacher here.”

Staggering backward a few steps, she gaped at me in disbelief as all of the color drained from her face. “Say what?”

I nodded and pointed over to my car, where the faculty parking tag hung from my rearview mirror. “Yeah, that’s my car. I was leaving for the day and realized I’d forgotten my phone upstairs,” I explained, lifting my cell up in the air.

“Oh, fuck me,” she mumbled, squeezing her eyes shut and covering her face with her hands. “I’m so sorry. I thought you were someone else, and I tend to get a little overprotective when it comes to my brother, and—”

“It’s okay,” I assured her, reaching out to touch her arm so she’d stop and look at me. “Seriously, no harm, no foul. We can just pretend this never happened.”

Tilting her head slightly to the side, she studied me for a couple of seconds, and then a brilliant smile lit up her pretty face. “But you are her, aren’t you?” she whispered.

My lack of an answer confirmed what she already knew and she started bouncing up and down on her toes, clapping excitedly. “Oh wow! This is so exciting, a forbidden romance. I knew when Everett finally did it, he’d do it big.”

I wasn’t sure how to take the last part of her comment, but I chose to ignore it for the time being and focus on the first part. “No, there is nothing exciting, no romance,” I stressed. “I’m his teacher and he is my student. That’s it. Nothing more.”

“Okay, Ms. Sloan. I hear ya… nothing more.” She smirked sassily, as if she didn’t believe anything I was saying. “And my lips are sealed. Promise.”

She pretended like she zipped up her mouth and threw away the key then sauntered off toward a flashy silver Mercedes, waving bye to me before she lowered herself onto the driver’s seat. I peered down at the phone in my hands. 4:08. Shit. Now, I was late.

By the time I found the restaurant and joined my coworkers at the bar, I wasn’t sure if the restaurant had enough tequila for the amount I needed to drink.

everything erin noelle

_________________________________

Michel’s Review

Do you love rock star romances? Do you love teacher / student romances? Do you love Cougar romances? If the answer is yes to any of the above questions, Everything by Erin Noelle is the book to read. It is quite different from all of the above romance themes and can stand on it’s own merit. A teenage boy (almost 18) falling for an older woman, a woman that is his teacher.

When Belle Sloan accepted a temporary teaching job in Houston, TX, she saw this as a new beginning. She’s finally has her masters degree, has moved on from a bad relationship, and is starting a new career. She never anticipated that she would meet someone the first few days in town. She never expected to become mesmerized by the lead singer of Singed Wings. Finally cupid is shooting in her favor, or so she thought. A fun night on New Year’s Eve with a smokin hot rocker leads to a very bad new year. The following Tuesday she starts her job as a high school art history teacher. To her great surprise and utter dismay, her rocker hottie is her student. Now she could be facing the loss of her career before it even began and just might face prison time. She has to put this mistake behind her and make sure it’s kept quiet.

Everett Templeton is rock and roll royalty. He’s learned to be cautious, selective, and private in his life. Unlike his twin sister, he is reserved, mature, and wise beyond his years. When he meets a woman at his New Year’s Eve gig, he’s finally ready to throw caution to the wind. She’s his perfection. When she disappears that night, he’s hoping he will see her again at his next show. He didn’t realize he would see her when he went back to school. It doesn’t matter that he is almost eighteen. It doesn’t matter that he only has one semester before he graduates. Belle is beyond his reach.

The heart wants what it wants. Cupid’s arrow has struck both Belle and Everett. They are going to have a difficult journey but the rewards are worth it. The heart wants what it wants.

Erin Noelle did an excellent job writing this book. I was a bit leary of it because I am a mother of a teenage boy. On a daily basis I see the immaturity that most teenage boys possess. Being in a relationship with an older woman would not work. Everett was unique and an old soul. Erin handled the relationship with the utmost care and sensitivity.

______________________________

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

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

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

NEWSLETTER FACEBOOK FANGROUP FACEBOOK TWITTER

GOODREADS WEBSITE AMAZON AUTHOR PAGE INSTAGRAM

TUMBLR tsu PINTEREST

Release Blitz + Review: Everything by Erin Noelle – Singed Wings Series – Book 1

Posted on 06/24/2016 by shellbellereads

Surprise! Erin Noelle has revealed the cover to Everything!

Everything is the story every Book Boyfriend fan has been waiting for!

***

Everything

Singed Wings Series – Book 1

By Erin Noelle

Release Date: June 23, 2016

BUY: Amazon / Amazon UK / B & N / ITunes

Synopsis

EVERYTHING

Music was was part of my DNA, pumping hard through my veins, resonating deep within my bones. Not surprising, considering my dad was a global rock star and my mom had the voice of a fallen angel.

The life I’d always wanted was finally within my reach. All I had left to do was finish out my last semester of high school.

But there was one problem: Ms. Sloan, the new art history teacher.

The same Ms. Sloan I’d met as Belle, the sexy little pixie who’d captivated me at a New Year’s Eve concert last year.

The same Ms. Sloan who’d owned nearly every one of my thoughts since that night.

The same Ms. Sloan whose class I was in danger of failing.

With my dream gig dangling just on the other side of that cap and gown, all of my focus should’ve been on my school work and improving my music as I prepared for my big shot to rock the world…

But I never expected her to rock mine first… and to change everything.

Excerpt

I leaned down to her level then skimmed the tip of my nose along her jawline, inhaling her intoxicating scent. “But you are out with him? Like together, on a date?”

With a soft moan, her head lolled to the side, granting me access to the smooth, creamy skin of her neck. “Not together,” she rasped, her eyelids fluttering closed. “Friends… we’re just friends. I promise.”

Her words immediately erased most of the anger jetting through my veins. I still wasn’t happy she was out with him, because I knew damned well Mr. Carroll wasn’t interested in being “just friends.” But that was his fucking problem.

“And us?” I asked, as my mouth grazed from her throat to her hairline. “Are we just friends too, beautiful Belle?”

“We’re not friends,” she hissed when I caught her earlobe between my teeth and flicked my tongue over it. “And we shouldn’t… we can’t do this again. I’m your teacher.”

She made no attempt to open her eyes or to move away despite her claim, and I had no intention of stopping until she explicitly told me to. As she fought her own inner battle of right versus wrong, mind against body, I planned on showing her every reason we absolutely should and could do it again. And again and again.

“Indeed you are, Ms. Sloan,” I murmured against her delicate flesh, ghosting kisses from her ear to her barely-parted lips. “But right now, I think it’s time you learn a little lesson of your own.”

My mouth slammed down on hers, swallowing whatever her response was going to be. The lesson I had in mind involved a lot of doing, and not much talking. The question and answer portion came after the hands-on demonstration.

I swept my tongue across her lips, and she opened up for me without any resistance. My dick throbbed and twitched against my zipper as her hands fisted my shirt and tugged me closer. Our tongues melted together, the intensity of the kiss building deeper and deeper until I had to break free.

“Everett,” she breathed, reaching for me as I drew back. God, the sound of my name on her lips, full of desperate need, was like a direct hit of lightning between my legs. Instantly, I was rock-fucking-hard.

Belle Sloan awakened the untamed, possessive animal that lurked inside me. One I never knew existed before her. And there was no way of putting him back in his cage now.

_________________________________

Michel’s Review

The heart wants what it wants. Cupid’s arrow has struck both Belle and Everett. They are going to have a difficult journey but the rewards are worth it. The heart wants what it wants.

______________________________

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

NEWSLETTER FACEBOOK FANGROUP FACEBOOK TWITTER

GOODREADS WEBSITE AMAZON AUTHOR PAGE INSTAGRAM

TUMBLR tsu PINTEREST

Share this:

Share this:

Share this:

Share this:

Share this:

Excerpt:

Mia found herself alone with a kinda pissed-off looking Master Kyler. He wore angry well. As in, the harshness of the set of his jaw and the tight press of his lips and the narrow cut of his eyes—they were all hot, especially coming from a Dom. But she didn’t understand it.

“Um. Hello, Sir,” she finally said when he didn’t say anything.

“Mia,” he said, his gaze raking over her. “You look absolutely stunning tonight.” His voice was like gravel, rough and strained.

“Thank you. Are you okay, Sir?” she asked.

He shook his head. “I don’t…I don’t know.”

“Do you want to sit and talk?” Mia asked, concern for him flooding her.

Suddenly, Kyler pinned her to the cool wall. He braced his hands on either side of her head, and he was erect against her belly. She wanted to drop into a crouch and take him into her mouth. “Do you want vulgar honesty or watered-down politeness?” he asked.

The promise of those words made her core clench with need. “Vulgar honesty.”

He nailed her with a blue-eyed stare. “I don’t want to sit and talk. I want to fuck. Hard. I want to be aggressive. Maybe I even want to be a little mean.”

Mia’s heart was suddenly a runaway train in her chest. Because, sign her up! She let out a shaky breath. “That sounds…like someone’s going to have a good night,” she managed.

Kyler dropped his head to her shoulder on a groan. He knocked his forehead against the bone there once, twice.

“Did I say the wrong thing?” she asked. Because he was totally confusing her.

“That’s the thing, Mia. I don’t know.” He lifted his gaze to hers again.

“How can I help?” she asked.

For a moment, he closed his eyes and inhaled deeply, and when he opened them, it was like he’d centered himself and made some kind of resolution. “Are you game for what I just described?” He fingered the chunky silver-and-gold choker she wore around her neck.

Heat swept over her, her body already answering, already preparing. “Yes, Sir. I am.”

Lights came on as the door opened, and Kyler guided her inside with his hand at the small of her back.

“Do you see where my head is tonight, Mia?” Master Kyler asked, his body almost rigid with tension.

God, she was going to enjoy helping him work out whatever had him so wound up. “Yes, Sir.”

About HARD TO SERVE:

Join the Hard to Serve FB Party on June 28!

Announcing a New Erotic Romance Series from Laura Kaye…

BLASPHEMY – the club first introduced in Hard to Serve

From the ruins of an abandoned church comes Baltimore’s hottest and most exclusive BDSM club. Twelve Masters. Infinite fantasies. Welcome to Blasphemy…

Bound to Submit is coming September 13, 2016

PRE-ORDER BOUND TO SUBMIT

Amazon | Barnes & Noble (Coming Soon) | iBooks | Kobo

Website | Facebook | Twitter | Newsletter SignUp| HARD TO SERVE on Goodreads

Share this:

Share this:

Share this:

Share this:

Share this: