Release Day Blitz: The Mitchell Family Series Box Set- Books 5-9

Posted on 10/02/2014 by shellbellereads

The Mitchell
Family Series Box Set 5-9

This is the
second box set of the Best Selling Mitchell Family Series. It contains books 5
through 9 in the original series. Follow
this beloved family as they continue to go through the motions of finding love,
raising children, and overcoming hardships.

Wanting More:

Book five in the Mitchell series is finally Conner’s story.
He may not have the last name Mitchell, but he is a big part of the family.

When Conner moved to NC to help out the family with a new
business venture, he never saw himself becoming interested in his sister’s
boss, Amy. Their first meeting was not ideal and both were left with little
interest in even becoming friends.

After Conner learns about Amy’s secret life, by accident, he
becomes the only person to help her through it. Every time they get near each
other their love/hate relationship fuels for a heated encounter

Saving Us:

Book six in the Mitchell Family Series starts off right
where #5 left off.

As Conner and Amy hope for a future together, they are faced
with troubles standing in their way.

With a baby in their near future, Conner takes charge and
will stop at nothing until he can claim Amy as his, forever.

There is only one thing stopping them…

Amy’s ex.

This book is intended to be read in order with the series.

It may contain content that is not suitable for anyone under
the age of 18. It contains strong sexual and other adult situations.

Blinding Trust:

Blinding Trust is told by Savanna and Colt.

The book starts where book 6 left off. The family is at
Conner and Amy’s oldest daughter’s fifth birthday party.

Once the family arrives home, Colt is visited by someone
from his past, (KRISTA’S BROTHER)who has changed his name to Zeke. He is a
recovering addict and the lead singer of a popular rock band.

Zeke is only visiting for one reason.

He wants to know the nephew he hasn’t seen in ten years.

Colt and Savanna do not want their son around someone like
Zeke. His lifestyle is no good for a curious ten year old.

When they put their foot down, Zeke brings in his fancy
attorney to persuade them to change their minds.

In the meantime, Savanna struggles with her relationship
with Noah. He blames her for not being allowed to hang out with Zeke and a
wedge is formed between them, breaking apart the tight bond they’ve always
shared.

To make matters worse, while Colt tries to keep the peace
between his family, Savanna gets news pertaining to herself that could change
everything.

Who she chooses to share that information with is what
complicates things even more.

This seventh edition involves family secrets and what can
happen when trust is blinded.

Losing Him

Do you think you know me?

Do you think I’m some terrible person, who ruins people’s
lives for my own satisfaction?

You couldn’t be more wrong.

Haven’t you ever loved someone, so much that you’d do
anything to be with them?

That’s how it all started, because of my love for someone
that never returned the feelings.

I’ve been selfish and done things I regret, but I deserve to
tell my side of the story. You deserve to know the whole truth.

The broken promises.

The hate.

The revenge.

The loss.

It’s finally my turn to explain how things really happened,
my turn to change your mind about the person you think I’ve become.

This is the real truth about who I am.

Loving Her

Tyler Mitchell has been called many things, but his favorite
title will always be “Dad”.

Isabella (Izzy) was the reason he changed his ways and learned to be the man that he’s become.

For eleven years he and Miranda have lived with a lie; the kind that could destroy the bond between him and the child that he’s always
claimed to be his own.

An accidental encounter causes a curious young girl to
question everything she knows. When she discovers how big the lie is, everything changes for this once picture perfect family.

Ty and Miranda are faced with the repercussions that not
only could alter their own relationship, but the future of their family as a whole.

Can Ty and Miranda show Isabella that family is more than
just blood?

Find out what one couple is willing to do for the people
they love, in the 9th book of The Mitchell Family Series.

Jennifer Foor is an award winning Contemporary Romance Author. She’s best known for the Mitchell Family Series, which includes ten books.

She is married with two children and spends most of her time behind a keyboard, writing stories that come from her heart

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Sneak Peek Excerpt: Left Behind by Vi Keeland and Dylan Scott

Posted on 10/02/2014 by shellbellereads

Left Behind

Release Date: October 16, 2014

By Vi Keeland and Dylan Scott

Synopsis

Two stories so deeply intertwined, you’ll think you know how they intersect…but you’ll be wrong….

Zack Martin

The day I met Emily Bennett my whole world changed. Sure, we were just kids, but I was old enough to know my life would never be the same. She was my best friend. My destiny. My fate. I wasn’t wrong…I just didn’t know how twisted fate could be.

Nikki Fallon

After the death of my mother, moving from my dark and dreary trailer park to sunny California, I was focused on one thing – finding a sister I’d only just learned existed. Falling in love with him wasn’t part of the plan. But he filled a void I never knew was possible to fill. He had to be my fate. My destiny. Until the day I finally found out who my sister was…and how twisted fate could be.

Except

He looks up and I watch his eyes take me in. Slowly. They rake over me, dropping from my eyes to my glossed lips down to my exposed shoulders. Taking his time, he follows the neckline of my simple, yet body contouring sundress, lingering when he reaches my full breasts. I’m sufficiently covered, but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t aware that the dress showed off my assets well. Tight around my chest, gathering snuggly at the waist, with a scant amount of cleavage. Just enough coverage to still leave something for him to imagine. And I watch his face change as his imagination takes off running.

His eyes drift down my legs, tanned now from the eternal California sun. Momentarily he’s lost in what he sees and doesn’t even notice I’m watching him leer. Totally worth the extra effort getting ready tonight, I couldn’t be happier at the reaction I get. Eventually, his eyes make their way back up to mine and I arch one eyebrow, letting him know he’s been caught. A normal reaction might be to look embarrassed or perhaps even flustered a little. But not Zack. Instead, he flashes me a wicked grin. “You look incredible.” He’s the one doing the leering, yet I’m the one who ends up blushing.

Author Bio:

Vi Keeland

Vi Keeland is a native New Yorker with three children that occupy most of her free time, which she complains about often, but wouldn’t change for the world. She is a bookworm and has been known to read her kindle at stop lights, while styling her hair, cleaning, walking, during sporting events, and frequently while pretending to work. She is a boring attorney by day, and an exciting smut author by night!

Dylan Scott

Dylan Scott is a New York trial attorney, wife and mother of four. She believes her job as a trial attorney is a subcategory to the field of entertainment more than law. With a Bachelor’s Degree in English Literature she believed teaching English was a destined career choice until she realized her life long talent of “argument” could actually be her job. A recent, fairly boring, midlife crisis resulted in a brief stint as a middle school English teacher which confirmed that she wasn’t ready to give up the law. Dylan has also taught legal courses at the college level and worked with at-risk inner city youth in the roles of mentor and coach. She is co-author Vi Keeland’s biggest fan.

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Release Day Blitz: Lights To My Siren by Lani Lynn Vale- The Heroes of the Dixie Wardens

Posted on 10/02/2014 by shellbellereads

Lights To My Siren

By Lani Lynn Vale

Synopsis

You’re The Lights…

Sebastian had one rule.

No women on the back of his bike. Period.

The one time he broke that rule, he killed the woman that was carrying his child.

Then comes Baylee Roberts. She makes Sebastian want to break every single rule he’d ever implemented. Hell, but she even makes him consider that dreaded H word. A helmet.

To My…

Baylee Roberts innocently walked into her bathroom never expecting that she’d find a man in there. It is her bathroom after all, and she lives alone.

From the instant he placed his hat on her head to protect her from the sun, Baylee’s mind becomes filled with thoughts of a certain biker.

She really shouldn’t go there. There’s no telling what kind of dangerous things he does for The Dixie Wardens MC.

Siren…

Nothing is ever as easy as it should be. Their relationship’s one of them.

Baylee’s brother is a cop. Baylee’s father is a cop. Which inevitably means that Baylee’s going to have certain hang-ups about being with a man like himself.

Sebastian has a lot on his plate with his busy job as a firefighter, a single father, and the vice president of The Dixie Wardens MC.

Not enough, though, to keep him away from Baylee.

When a series of arsons rattle their hometown and puts Sebastian’s life on the line, Baylee finally realizes the only fire Sebastian can’t put out is the one inside her heart.

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Author Bio:

I am a married mom of three. I’m in school for my BSN. I’m an avid reader and go through books like candy. Romance books are my vice, and you will never catch me not reading something. I’ve had Boomtown’s story floating around in my brain for some time, and finally decided to just go ahead and write it.

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Review: Chains by Kelli Maine

Posted on 10/01/2014 by shellbellereads

Chains

An MMA Romantic Suspense

By Kelli Maine

Synopsis

Chained To The Past.

On the brink of going pro in MMA, Tyler Graves has defied his past—a past where going to jail for beating the hell out of his foster father took him away from the girl he loved and swore to protect, leaving her in the house of the man who abused them both.

Chained To Regret.

No matter how much time has passed, Danielle Debasco weighs on Ty’s mind and conscience. He was supposed to save her, instead he abandoned her.

Chained To Love.

To free Danny from the abusive man who still haunts her, Ty’s faced with sacrificing his future by finishing what he started four years ago—taking vengeance. But, this time will be different. This time he won’t stop until the horrors of their past are sealed not just in blood, but in death.

-ADULT CONTENT-
Sex, Language, Violence

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Excerpt

I grabbed a plastic cup and filled it with vodka. Weaving through a group of women who were dancing, I found myself surrounded, trapped by hungry, grinding hips, fingers that snuck up my t-shirt and lips that whispered in my ear. I couldn’t hear her words, but had enough sense to know when I was being invited into a woman’s bed.

I tipped my cup back and opened my throat, letting ounce after ounce of burning vodka slide down. When it was gone, I tossed the cup aside and grabbed the waist of the girl in front of me. I pulled her ass against me and grinded into her. She threw her head back against my chest, lifted her arms over her head and swiveled as she bent her knees, lowering herself below my waist. She turned, hooked her fingers behind my belt and looked up at me with smoldering eyes. She licked her lips. My cock twitched in anticipation. I grabbed her by the arm and pulled her up. “Outside,” I said. “Now.”

We pushed through the crowd and stepped out onto the sidewalk. Her hand squeezed my ass. I reached over and tweaked her nipple, hard through her tight, stretchy shirt.

We rounded the corner to the side of the motel. A few people stood down at the far end of the building, but it was dark enough she could blow me. She put her hands on my chest and groaned low in her throat. “God, I want this body,” she said.

“I want your mouth on me.” I squeezed her tits, and her hands ran down over my stomach. She squatted down, unbuttoning my jeans. The zipper followed, and her hand pulled me out. I leaned back against the brick wall as her lips closed around my head. Her mouth was hot, and she knew how to stroke a cock. After the day I had, coming in this chick’s mouth was about all I had the strength left in me to do.

I watched her as she sucked me in. Her hand disappeared up her skirt, getting herself off at the same time. That should’ve done it for me, but I was distracted. I wasn’t even enjoying it. I don’t know what the fuck my problem was.

“That’s enough,” I said, hauling her to her feet.

“What’s wrong?” She stumbled in her heels, and I held her up.

“Nothing. It was perfect. I’m just　 not into it tonight.”

She looked disappointed. And pissed. “Yeah. Well. Whatever. No big deal. Your dick’s not that big anyway.” It was a lie. We both knew it.

I tucked it back in my pants and watched her retreat around the corner of the building. I waited a few minutes until my cock settled down, then went back around to the sidewalk. I should’ve stayed in my room. I was in no mood for a party and all the fake bullshit that went along with it.

When I got to the door to the party, this one chick wouldn’t move to let me by. “Hey,” I said. “Excuse me. I need by you.”

She turned and locked her bloodshot blue eyes on me.

Time froze as we stared at each other.

Her blond hair was dull, her complexion sallow, her body too thin. Drugs. I’d know their effects anywhere.

“Danny,” I said, catching her by the elbows. “Do you know who I am?”

Her eyes trailed over my face. Jesus, she was rocked out of her mind. Her pupils were dilated and sweat dripped down her neck between her small breasts into her low-cut shirt.

“Danielle,” I said, leaning closer. “It’s me—Tyler.”

“Tyler,” she said, and threw her arms around my neck.

Guilt crushed against my sternum. I left her, and look what she became. “Let’s get out of here.” I turned her around and steered her down the sidewalk.

Michel’s Review

If you are looking for a short book to read you may want to consider Chains by Kelli Maine. It is a gripping story of an MMA fighter stepping outside of the ring and taking on a new fight in the real world of life.

Tyler Graves has a bright future in the world of MMA fighting. He is about to turn pro. He just needs a few more fights in the amateur circuit. While competing in one of those fights his contender starts running his mouth about Danielle Debasco. The one and only girl he ever loved. A girl that shared his abusive past. A girl that he left behind when he escaped at age eighteen. A girl that deserves more than his desertion. A girl that owns his heart.

Learning that Danny’s life has gone even farther downhill than the abusive past they shared, Tyler is determined to find her. He will have to make choices that could ruin his life now. The choices can ruin his career. But if he can save Danny, any choice he makes will be worth it.

After Tyler beat their foster father to near death and left home, Danny has been subject to harsher abuses from him. Her escape is in the world of drugs. She is an addict that will do anything for another fix. She doesn’t want Tyler to rescue her from her life.

As this story unfolds the readers will experience the horrific past that Tyler, Danny, and their foster brother endured. Each came out of those experiences scarred. Each chose a different path in life. For Tyler it was professional fighting, for Alex it was controlling his life and wealth by dealing drugs, and for Danny it was escaping in drug abuse and trying to stay one step ahead of her obsessive foster father. These three will reunite and become the family they once were.

There will be some horrific events that will shatter them all. The one thing that ties them together will be the one thing that can destroy their lives. Their foster father, Striker.

Danny and Tyler will find the lasting love they have always craved but they will have to pay a high price for that love.

Chains was a good short book. I would of liked to seen this book a bit longer. The plot was strong and held me captive, but I did feel it was rushed. The events throughout the book happened in a matter of days. To me it didn’t seem like enough time for Danny to give up her addiction, for Danny and Tyler to form a strong relationship, and to escape the clutches of Striker. I was also unclear of the background of the story, such as where they were from, how Striker could easily find them, and what happened to Alex in the in between years.

If you are looking for a short book to read , Chains by Kelli Maine will fit the bill.

Author Bio:

Kelli Maine is the erotic romance author of USA Today Bestseller and #1 Nook book, Taken, and the Give & Take series, along with the Dolls & Doms novellas and Chains. She lives in Northeast Ohio with her husband and kids. When she’s not writing, Kelli enjoys watching reality T.V., getting lost in random Wikipedia pages and searching online ads for vintage muscle cars.

Favorite Author: Diana Gabaldon
Favorite Food: Japanese
Favorite Superhero: Spiderman
Favorite Place I’ve Been: Yucatan Peninsula
Writing Must Haves: Coffee and chocolate
Plotter or Pantser: Proud Pantser

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Cover Reveal: Silver Bastard by Joanna Wylde- The Silver Valley Series- Book 1

Posted on 10/01/2014 by shellbellereads

Silver Bastard

The Silver Valley Series – Book 1

By Joanna Wylde

Release Date: April 7, 2015

Synopsis

First in the new Silver Valley series from the New York Times bestselling author of the Reapers Motorcycle Club Novels

Fourteen months. For fourteen months, Puck Redhouse sat in a cell and kept his mouth shut, protecting the Silver Bastards MC from their enemies. Then he was free and it was time for his reward—full membership in the club, along with a party to celebrate. That’s when he saw Becca Jones for the first time and set everything in motion. Before the night ended he’d violated his parole and stolen her away from everything she knew.

Five years. It was five years ago that Puck destroyed Becca and saved her all in one night. She’s been terrified of him ever since, but she’s even more terrified of the monsters he still protects her from… But Becca refuses to let fear control her. She’s living her life and moving forward, until she gets a phone call from the past she can’t ignore. She has to go back, and there’s only one man she can trust to go with her—the ex-con biker who rescued her once before.

Puck will help her again, but this time it’ll be on his terms. No more lies, no more tears, and no more holding back what he really wants…

About Joanna Wylde

Joanna is a freelance writer living in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. She started writing fiction in 2002, then took a long hiatus to explore other writing opportunities. She returned to fiction in January 2013 with ‘Reaper’s Property’, the first book in the Reapers Motorcycle Club series, and has recently released ‘Reapers Legacy’, the second of the series.

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Special Announcement from Kim Karr: New Series-The 27 Club- Releases March 3, 2015

Posted on 10/01/2014 by shellbellereads

The 27 Club

By Kim Karr

Blurb

You don’t know when…
You don’t get to choose if…
When it’s time to join…you’ll know.
You might think you want to be a member—but trust me this is one club you don’t want to join. It’s not a place where people go to live out their deepest, darkest sexual desires—there are no handcuffs or blindfolds.

The 27 Club only admits those who die young and tragically. My brother was recently bestowed membership and joined many of our ancestors before him. I know I’m next. This is my destiny, and I was ready to yield.

But then I met Nate. He awakened a sensuality in me that had never been explored, never satisfied. I knew then I could no longer accept my destiny. Nate’s presence controls me. I’m overwhelmed by his touch, his words; my every thought is consumed by desire. I believe he was brought into my life for a reason.

Nate doesn’t believe in destiny.

But I do.

And if there’s a way to cheat it—I must.

Author Bio

Kim Karr 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 recently decided to embrace 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. One of her favorite family outings was taking her kids when they were little to the bookstore or the library. Today, Kim’s oldest child is seventeen and no longer goes with her on these, now rare and infrequent, outings. She finds that she doesn’t need to go on them anymore because she has the greatest device ever invented–a Kindle.

Kim likes to believe in soul mates, kindred spirits, true friends, and Happily-Ever-Afters. She loves to drink champagne, listen to music, and hopes to always stay young at heart.

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Release Day Blitz: Finding Kat by Elizabeth McMahen

Posted on 10/01/2014 by Saucy Southern Readers

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Synopsis

Katherine Foster has been America’s Sweetheart long enough, she is ready to show America who she really is. She is quirky and funny with a tendency to space out. She wants to be challenged as an actress and is tired of being someone she’s not. Unfortunately, losing the facade means going against her managers, who are also her parents, carefully laid plans.

Tattooed Rock Star Cade Walker is epitome of sexy. As the lead guitarist and singer of Occam’s Razor, he is no stranger to scandal generated for the purpose of getting more publicity. He is ready to take charge of his image and finally be taken seriously as a musician.

Neither of them had any idea that a chance encounter after Cade’s concert would lead to a second meeting on a late night talk show in front of a live audience or that their new relationship would crash social media and Cade’s fancy sports car. But they learn that a real connection is worth fighting the paparazzi, a crazed stalker, and her mother to keep.

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Excerpt

“So, Cade tells me you know each other. How did you meet Katie?”

“Well, I met him a few weeks ago at his show here in LA. I had never been before. I’ve always been a fan and I couldn’t miss a chance to see them live.” I was floored. Why in the world would Cade Walker go on a talk show and stay to sit and chat with me? On live TV. With tons of viewers. Jeez. My mom was going to shit herself.

“That’s true. She was at my show. She came backstage and hung out with the guys for a while too. But what she isn’t saying is that we had no idea she was such a big deal. I asked about what she does and she said she was an actress. Those are a dime a dozen in LA so I just assumed she was doing commercials or something. So imagine my surprise when I turn on my TV and there she is. She’s a huge star.” Cade laughed ruefully.

This was blowing my mind. Cade was impressed by me? I really thought he’d think my work was a joke. Hell, I think my work is a joke.

“You really had no idea?” Fallon asked. “She has a billboard in New York you know. It’s huge. I have a picture actually.” On the screen in front of us, the picture appeared.

Ugh. Really? How embarrassing.

“Holy Shit. How did I not know who you were?” Cade asked me while looking at the picture.

“It’s not a big deal.” I said trying to convince someone, anyone.

“Looks pretty big to me.” Fallon deadpanned.

I put my hand over my face and laughed.

“Let’s talk about Cade now. He’s done tours and magazine covers and stuff. Let’s not talk about my hugely embarrassing billboard.” I begged.

“Hey, we talked about me earlier. It’s your turn.” Cade said with a grin.

Damn he’s hot. I want to lick his face.

“Let’s talk about your upcoming projects Katie. We know about your movie Mother Knows Best. What else is in the works for you?” Jimmy asked

“I’m looking into a few things now. I got a few scripts I’m going over. I have a few offers but I’m looking to branch out with my next project. Maybe something out of my comfort zone. I want a challenge.” I told him.

That was my big moment. Now the world knew my plans. Before my parents too. This whole day was going to cause me a lot of problems.

“That’s interesting. I had the author of Damaged, Sarah Billings, here yesterday. They’ve optioned off her book to be made into a movie soon. I asked her who she envisioned as her leading lady. She said she would love to have you play Lilly Wright. It’s a little sexier than what you normally do. Would you consider doing something like this?” Jimmy asked.

I was surprised. I hadn’t heard anything about the project. But I had read the book. It appealed to my darker, kinkier side. I would love to do something just like that.

“Wow! Really? I am blown away. I had no idea. I am incredibly honored that she mentioned me. I have to say, a movie like that is really appealing. You never know what I could do next.” I replied.

Suddenly I was giddy with excitement. That was exactly the opportunity I was looking for.

I was pulled away from my thoughts by Cade’s sexy voice. How I forgot he was there I have no idea. He had been quietly observing our conversation.

“I would love to see you do something like that Kat. I bet you’d be great.” He smiled at me.

I felt butterflies flit through my stomach. This guy was too much. Suddenly I was overwhelmed by his presence next to me. The spicy scent of him. It wasn’t cologne. It was too subtle. And utterly enticing.

“Maybe you should play Jackson, the alpha male love interest, Cade. I could see it. You’ve both got chemistry. You look good together. I’d go see it. Maybe I could even get paid for putting it all together.” Fallon laughed.

I laughed too, imagining Cade acting like a millionaire businessman. He had the power and presence but he wasn’t quite right for that role.

“I’m not sure I could pull that one off. I don’t think anyone would want to see a movie I was in.” Cade protested.

“Are you kidding? I’d watch it. Especially if you took your shirt off. I’ve seen that Rolling Stone cover you did. It was pretty hot.” I said eyeing him. “I bet America would love it too. What do you think?” I said looking out at the audience and grinning when the women present went wild.

“What about me? I look alright with my shirt off.” Fallon joked.

“Sure. We can come up with our own screenplay. We can call it Deranged.” Cade quipped.

Guest Post

Finding Kat centers around Katherine Foster. She’s quirky and fun but she hides that part of herself from the world. She’s an actress and knows that her image is very important. Her parents manage her career and have made her career more important than her. She’s a happy, upbeat person and tends to turn any kind of stress or tension into a joke. She’s dated a few guys but they were more into the press and popularity dating her got them. Her parents don’t set a good example for Kat when it comes to relationships and emotions so she has to wing it and figure out things as she goes along. She believes in true love but hasn’t ever really thought she’d find it.

Cade Walker is a Rock Star. He’s been in the industry since he was 18 and his band got a huge record deal. He’s done his share of partying and dating but he’s not the same guy he was when he was still influenced by the fame and the attention. He’s a private guy, he learned the hard way that anyone will make up a story or spin the truth to get attention. He’s come to realize that in order to be taken seriously he has to separate himself from the person he used to be, but it’s harder than he realized. Cade is also a bit of a romantic, his parents met and fell in love pretty much instantly so he knows what a real relationship and true love look like and he’s always had his eyes open looking for her.

They didn’t expect to meet someone. They’re in transition and trying to reassert themselves, but they have a chemistry and connection. They relate to each other. They’ve been through similar things.

This book is about a couple coming together, meeting and deciding to take things slow and build a real relationship. They know what real is, they’ve faked it for so long they need something lasting and real. But life has a way of testing you; throwing a curve ball. Can something so new and fragile survive when every eye is on them rooting them to fail?

Author Bio

Elizabeth McMahen is a new author who has been writing stories since she was a child. She is married to a soldier in the National Guard and has two children. She lives in South Arkansas and spends her spare time reading and coming up with more ideas for more books than she has time to write.

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Release Day Blitz + Giveaway: Seeds Of Iniquity by J.A. Redmerski- In Company Of Killers Series- Book 4

Posted on 10/01/2014 by shellbellereads

Seeds of Iniquity

Book #4

In the Company of Killers

Adult Crime/Suspense/Mystery

Released October 1, 2014

Victor Faust’s new Order is growing. Business is good as there is no rest for the wicked in an underground world of hardcore criminals and contract killing. Relationships among the operatives have changed little over the past year—but things are about to change now, and all six high-ranking members of the new Order will be blindsided by an unlikely enemy.

Loved ones whose only ties to Victor’s organization are their relationships with its members, are abducted. The price to get them back safely—the six must confess their deepest, darkest secret to this mysterious young woman named Nora, who is as deadly as she is beautiful, and who seems to know more about each of them than they know about each other. And although no one has any clue about who Nora really is, it becomes clear that she also isn’t who she appears to be.

So much more is at stake than secrets and the lives of innocent loved ones; with each member that Nora forces to confess, the truth about their dark pasts and their present objectives will cast suspicion, pit some against each other, and may tear others apart.

Before the game is over everyone will know who this woman is and why she is here, but the damage she will leave in her wake could be the beginning of the new Order’s destruction.

Whose dark secret will be the darkest of all? And can Victor’s Order survive any of them?

IMPORTANT NOTE: SEEDS OF INIQUITY is NOT a prequel about Fredrik Gustavsson as previously stated. It is a brand new present day book.

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Excerpt

Something inside of me snaps, and my eyes spring open wildly in my face. I scream out something I can’t even decipher and finally get my fingers between the chain and my throat. I pull it away with everything in me, spurred on by rage and vengeance and the will to live, until I overpower her and set my neck free, slamming her legs down against the floor.

She starts to crawl away on her hands and knees in the direction of my overturned chair. I leap to my feet, pulling Pearl from my boot before I’m fully upright, and I’m standing over her with the blade against her throat and the back of her hair in my fist, pulling her neck back as far as it’ll go without snapping.

“I’ll cut off more than your finger, bitch!”

She freezes; her hips and pelvis and legs pressed against the floor; the whites of her eyes visible to me as I stand over her from behind.

“Where is Dina?!” I yank on her scalp, pulling her neck back even farther; if she even flinches the wrong way the blade will break the skin and she knows it. “Fuck these games of yours! Tell me where you took her!”

“Come closer and I’ll tell you,” she says with difficulty, her voice strained.

Without even thinking about it I do, but I keep the blade against her throat as I sit down on her back.

“Try anything and I’ll kill you,” I growl, my lips next to her ear.

She doesn’t try to fight back, but I’m not feeling defeat from her. It’s something else. That confidence about her that I’ve grown to despise. Even though I’m the one sitting on top of her, the one with the knife pressed to her throat, I can’t help feel like she’s still the one in control.

“Where is she?” I whisper harshly against the side of her face.

“If you want Dina Gregory to live,” she says, still in a whisper too low for the audio to pick up, “then you and I need to have a talk about the specifics of the relationship you had with Javier Ruiz.”

It feels like an eternity that I sit on top of her, straddling her back, lost in some kind of stunned submission. I can’t find words. Or my heartbeat. And my mind is running away from me.

Then my knife hand begins to tremble and my breathing becomes unsteady.

I slide the knife away from her throat, push her head down forcibly against the tile with the other hand, shoving myself angrily to my feet and off of her. I don’t look at her when she gets up, struggling into a stand with her ankles bound. And I look only at the floor when she shuffles right past me, picking up her black heels along the way, and goes back over to her seat on the other side of the table.

I keep my back to her, unable to move; my eyes beginning to burn from the angry tears pushing their way to the surface. My knife is gripped within my hand firmly, resting down at my side. I feel like using it on myself.

“Shall we begin?” Nora says as calmly as ever, waiting for me at the table.

In The Company Of Killers Series

Killing Sarai

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The first book in the series, KILLING SARAI, will be on sale for a limited time for $1.99 (Kindle and Nook) starting October 1st.

Reviving Izabel

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The Swan and the Jackal

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About the Author

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

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ARC Review: He’s So Fine by Jill Shalvis- Lucky Harbor Series- Book 11

Posted on 10/01/2014 by shellbellereads

He’s So Fine

Lucky Harbor Series- Book 11

By Jill Shalvis

Synopsis

For Olivia Bentley, Lucky Harbor is more than the town where she runs her new vintage shop. It’s the place where folks are friendly to strangers-and nobody knows her real name. Olivia does a good job of keeping her past buried, not getting too cozy with anyone . . . until she sees a man drowning. Suddenly she’s rushing into the surf, getting up close and personal with the hottest guy she’s ever laid hands on.

Charter boat captain Cole Donovan has no problem with a gorgeous woman throwing her arms around his neck in an effort to “save” him. In fact, he’d like to spend a lot more time skin-to-skin with Olivia. He’s just not expecting that real trouble is about to come her way. Will it bring her deeper into Cole’s heart, or will it be the end of Olivia’s days in little Lucky Harbor?

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Michel’s Review

Arc provided by publisher, via Netgalley, for a fair and honest review.

He’s So Fine by Jill Shalvis is the eleventh book in the Lucky Harbor Series. It is another Small Town romance at it’s finest.

He’s So Fine features Cole Donovan, one of the guys that runs the boat charter company in Lucky Harbor. He is a straight shooting and no nonsense kind of guy. He is a bit of a nerd and can fix about anything. He is always prepared for something to happen. He rolls with the punches and takes most things in stride. On the romance front, he is at a standstill. He has been betrayed, hurt, and left to grieve after a fatal accident . His bachelorhood is about to be tested when he meets Olivia Bentley.

Olivia Bentley is the eccentric owner of the vintage store across the street from the boat charter company. She is a free spirit. She is enjoying her life, paying her bills, becoming successful with her business, and the freedom from her former life. She is enjoying the delicious eye-candy across the street from her store. One piece of candy is extra tempting and Olivia is finding she wants a taste of Cole Donovan.

As these two opposites come together, the sparks fly. Neither one wants to be in a relationship. But their chemistry is through the roof. These two will go through the wringer to get to their happily ever after. The wringer is not always as bad as one would think. They both had incredible twists and turns. They will have to get past their secrets and old fears. They will have to learn to let go. They will have to learn to hang on. In the end, a red hot relationship will be just what they both needed.

The dialogue and interactions between Cole and Olivia was downright sexy and fun. The intensity these two shared was hot!

Jill Shalvis never fails to blend laugh out humor and emotional angst leading to a sizzling hot romance. Her characters are perfectly flawed and delightful. She creates a story that flows effortlessly and keeps the readers captivated. It is no wonder the Lucky Harbor Series is such a great success. I look forward to book twelve in the series.

I highly recommend He’s So Fine and The Lucky Harbor series by Jill Shalvis.

Author Bio

New York Times Bestselling author Jill Shalvis wrote RESCUE MY HEART and FOREVER AND A DAY, along with many other romance novels including her acclaimed Lucky Harbor series. The Rita winner and 3-time National Readers Choice winner makes her home near Lake Tahoe. Visit her website at http://www.jillshalvis.com for a complete book list and daily blog, and http://www.facebook.com/jillshalvis for other news.

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Blurb Reveal: Marrow by Tarryn Fisher

Posted on 10/01/2014 by shellbellereads

Marrow by Tarryn Fisher

Coming December 2014

Blurb Reveal

In the Bone there is a house.
In the house there is a girl.
In the girl there is a darkness.

Margo is not like other girls. She lives in a derelict neighborhood called the Bone, in a cursed house, with her cursed mother, who hasn’t spoken to her in over two years. She lives her days feeling invisible. It’s not until she develops a friendship with her wheelchair-bound neighbor, Judah Grant, that things begin to change. When neighborhood girl, seven-year-old Neveah Anthony, goes missing, Judah sets out to help Margo uncover what happened to her.

What Margo finds changes her, and with a new perspective on life, she’s determined to find evil and punish it–targeting rapists and child molesters, one by one.

But hunting evil is dangerous, and Margo risks losing everything, including her own soul.

About Tarryn Fisher

I am a real life villain, truly. I drink sick amounts of Starbucks. Most of the time my hair smells like coffee. I was born in South Africa, and lived there for most of my childhood. I moved to Seattle just for the rain. Rome is my favorite place in the world so far, Paris comes in at a close second. I read and write more than I sleep. When I was eleven, I wrote an entire novel about runaway orphans, using only purple ink. I am addicted to Florence and the Machine and will travel to see concerts. I love scary movies and giraffes. I spend way too much time on Facebook. Meet you there?…

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