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Release Blitz + 6 Star Review + 2016 Favorite : Broken Prince by Erin Watt – The Royals Series – Book 2

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Broken Prince

By Erin Watt

The Royals – Book 2

Mature YA / New Adult

Release Date: July 25, 2016

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These Royals will ruin you…

From wharf fights and school brawls to crumbling lives inside glittery mansions, one guy tries to save himself.

Reed Royal has it all—looks, status, money. The girls at his elite prep school line up to date him, the guys want to be him, but Reed never gave a damn about anyone but his family until Ella Harper walked into his life.

What started off as burning resentment and the need to make his father’s new ward suffer turned into something else entirely—keep Ella close. Keep Ella safe. But when one foolish mistake drives her out of Reed’s arms and brings chaos to the Royal household, Reed’s entire world begins to fall apart around him.

Ella doesn’t want him anymore. She says they’ll only destroy each other.

She might be right.

Secrets. Betrayal. Enemies. It’s like nothing Reed has ever dealt with before, and if he’s going to win back his princess, he’ll need to prove himself Royally worthy.

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Michel’s Review

The Royals series is addicting, consuming, and riveting.  It is by far the best series of 2016.

I could not wait for Broken Prince by Erin Watt to release.  Paper Princess left off with a huge cliffhanger in epical proportions.  The series could of went in so many different directions.  It was impossible to predict.  Like Paper Princess, Broken Prince was another page turner with twists, turns, and epic moments that once again changed the direction of the series.  Not only were there twists and turns, there was a shocking revelation at the end that left my jaw on the floor.

The Royals are not your normal family.  They are the very definition of privileged, spoiled children making everyone’s life miserable if they don’t get their way.  The brothers are resentful of their father, they blame him for their mother’s death.  Each boy has his own issues and problems that add to the monumental mess in the family.  Adding to the mess is the father, who doesn’t really know how to be a parent, and keeps making big mistakes.  One of those mistakes is bringing his younger mistress into the home.  She has her own agenda in the Royal family.

In the middle of all the tension is Ella.  She’s in love with Reed Royal but hates everything he stands for.  She thought he was different.  He forced her to run away and now she has been brought back to the house of terrors.  Ella is surviving in this house by sheer will and determination.

Ella has come home.  Life with the Royals and life at school have taken a new direction.  This time she is standing up for herself and taking names along the way.

Once again Ella finds the Royals are not all that they appear to be on the surface.  She’s beginning to see each one in a different light.  Reed is proving he’s not the guy she ran from.  Callum is stepping up as a guardian and parent.  There may be hope for the Royals after all.  That is until….CLIFFHANGER!

I can’t wait for Twisted Palace to release in October 2016.

The dynamic writing team of Elle Kennedy and Jen Frederick is phenomenal.  Their talents complement each other and inspire each other.  Together their combined creativity has created perfection.  The writing is flawless.

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The Royals – Book One

Mature YA / New Adult

Recommended for ages 17 and up…

By Erin Watt ( aka Elle Kennedy & Jen Frederick

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From strip clubs and truck stops to southern coast mansions and prep schools, one girl tries to stay true to herself.

These Royals will ruin you…

Ella Harper is a survivor—a pragmatic optimist. She’s spent her whole life moving from town to town with her flighty mother, struggling to make ends meet and believing that someday she’ll climb out of the gutter. After her mother’s death, Ella is truly alone.

Until Callum Royal appears, plucking Ella out of poverty and tossing her into his posh mansion among his five sons who all hate her. Each Royal boy is more magnetic than the last, but none as captivating as Reed Royal, the boy who is determined to send her back to the slums she came from.

Reed doesn’t want her. He says she doesn’t belong with the Royals.

He might be right.

Wealth. Excess. Deception. It’s like nothing Ella has ever experienced, and if she’s going to survive her time in the Royal palace, she’ll need to learn to issue her own Royal decrees.

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About Erin Watt

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Elle-KennedyA USA Today bestselling author, Elle Kennedy grew up in the suburbs of Toronto, Ontario, and holds a BA in English from York University. From an early age, she knew she wanted to be a writer and actively began pursuing that dream when she was a teenager. She loves strong heroines and sexy alpha heroes, and just enough heat and danger to keep things interesting!

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New Release + 5 Star Review: Sinner’s Revenge by Kim Jones – Sinner’s Creed Series- Book 2

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Sinner’s Revenge

Sinner’s Creed MC Series – Book 2

Release Date: July 19, 2016

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The sizzling second book featuring the Sinner’s Creed Motorcycle Club, bikers bent on riding chrome and meting out mayhem…

Shady has spent the last eight years of his life dedicated to the Sinner’s Creed Motorcycle Club. But after losing the man who was both his brother and his best friend, he has a new purpose—to avenge the death of the greatest nomad in Sinner’s Creed history.

His plan is flawless. His mission is simple: seek and destroy. There is no room for distractions—especially a distraction like Diem.

She’s infuriating. Demanding. Complicated. Impossible. And for some reason, Shady can’t stay away. But he only has space in his heart for one love: Sinner’s Creed. And the club always comes first. Always.

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After Dirk’s death, Shady wants revenge on the Death Mob MC.  The Death Mob MC ruthlessly executed Dirk while the Nationals for the Sinner’s MC sat back and allowed it to happen because it for the good of the club.  The Sinner’s MC comes first and as a member it is a top priority.  Logically Shady knows this but his heart says something different. He’s beginning to question his life and his position in the Sinner’s MC. He lost more than a fellow club brother, he lost a true brother of the heart.  He lost his family of the heart when Saylor and Dirk passed away.  He wants revenge for himself and for the Sinner’s MC for being put in the position of sacrificing their best enforcer.

With the secret blessing of the Nationals and a few select brothers, Shady is on a mission of revenge.  He has taken a six month leave with the agreement that if the club needs him, he will return and handle business.  He’s gone to the east coast undercover as a normal citizen and is slowly making his mark against the Death Mob MC.  He’s under the radar and living a life that’s foreign to him.  When he meets a sexy pharmeceutical sales rep in a bar, it appears completely normal.  Diem is not your ordinary sexy single lady looking for fun. She’s hard as nails, full of spit and vinegar, and a handful.  She marches to her own beat and calls the shots. Shady is anything but normal himself. Together they are a war of wills, battling with sex, snarky banter, and one upmanship.  Both are hiding deadly secrets.

As the secrets and revelations are revealed, their relationship takes a new direction.  A direction that comes with deadly repercussions.  Shady’s cover is blown.  His mission may be in jeopardy.  His life may be in jeopardy.  His connection with Diem could cost his life.

Diem is more than a pharmaceutical salesperson.  Once her true identity is revealed it takes the story on another path.  This path controls the past, the present, and future of the Sinner’s MC.  She has all the power.

Sinner’s Revenge took a completely different direction than Sinner’s Creed but also added the answers to the whys in Sinner’s Creed.  Kim Jones connected all the dots with a complex story while giving Shady and Diem their right to shine.  They were harder characters than Dirk and Saylor.  Their damaged souls made them untouchable.  In the end it was Dirk and Saylor’s life testimony and acts of love that made Shady and Diem make the right choices.  The choice to love rather than hate.

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Sinner’s Creed

Sinner’s Creed Series – Book 1

By Kim Jones

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First in a new series—welcome to the Sinner’s Creed Motorcycle Club, where hard bodies and hot leather are made for each other, and love gone wrong is the most irresistible of all…

“I was the demon-possessed monster and she was the innocent, naïve angel. But none of that matters. She asks, I give and right now, I’ll kill anyone who tries to stop me from giving this woman what she wants—me.”

Dirk lives in the shadows—performing hits, maintaining order, and upholding the no-holds-barred legacy of the Sinner’s Creed Motorcycle Club. A nomad with a restless spirit and a cold heart, the open road is his world. One of the few constants in his life: his desire for the one woman who has consumed his thoughts for years.

Saylor Samson grew up far from the harshness of Dirk’s world. But ever since she was seventeen she’s been drawn to this dark and mysterious man who always seemed to show up just when she needed him.

After years of fated encounters, he’s back. This time he’s taking her. This time she’s ready for the ride. But just when the darkness in Dirk’s life begins to fade, Saylor reveals a secret that puts them both to the ultimate test. Now, Dirk has to make a decision: submit to his destiny with the MC, or choose his own.

 

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In 2013, Kim began her self-publishing journey. Saving Dallas, her first MC series, is based on the life of an influential president who juggles the pressures of the Devil’s Renegades Motorcycle Club, and the search for true love.

Taking the club life and her career a step further, Berkley will be releasing Sinner’s Creed, her second MC series, in March of 2016—an inside look into the life of a 1%er and his sacrifice for what he believes in.

Kim plans to continue to self-publish off her Saving Dallas series, and has signed a two book deal with Penguin-Random House for Sinner’s Creed. She resides in south Mississippi with her husband, Reggie, two dogs, a cat and a donkey.

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Release Blitz: Collateral Damage by A.M. Myers – Hidden Scars Series – Book 2

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Hidden Scars Series – Book 2

By: A.M. Myers

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Ten seconds can change everything.

I fell in love with him twelve years ago when I was little more than a child. In the blink of an eye, he went from my best friend’s big brother to Tucker – the boy who made my heart beat faster with just a look. But he never saw me as anything more than family and I was forced to let him go.

Years later, all it took was one kiss, ten seconds of his lips pressed against mine, to knock my world off its axis and resurrect every old feeling I had buried so long ago. Now, there’s only one thing that I want and his name is Tucker Harrington.

Something is holding him back. There’s a darkness inside him that sometimes clouds his eyes and erases every piece of the fun, mischievous boy I fell in love with. His secrets haunt him and if he’s not willing to fight, how will we ever survive?

 

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3975855A.M. Myers currently lives in beautiful Charleston, South Carolina with her husband and their two children. She has been writing since the moment she learned how to and even had a poem published in the sixth grade but the idea of writing an entire book always seemed like a daunting task until this story got stuck in her head and just wouldn’t leave her alone. And now, she can’t imagine ever stopping. A.M. writes gripping romantic suspense novels that will have you on the edge of your seat until the end.
When she’s not writing, you can find her hanging out with her kids or pursuing other artistic ventures, such as photography or painting.

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Release Blitz: Torn by Jennifer L. Armentrout – Wicked Trilogy – Book 2

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The highly anticipated second book in New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout’s Wicked Trilogy is available today! Be sure to grab your copy of TORN!

 

 

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Torn between duty and survival, nothing can be the same.

Everything Ivy Morgan thought she knew has been turned on its head. After being betrayed and then nearly killed by the Prince of the Fae, she’s left bruised and devastated—and with an earth-shattering secret that she must keep at all costs. And if the Order finds out her secret, they’ll kill her.

Then there’s Ren Owens, the sexy, tattooed Elite member of the Order who has been sharing Ivy’s bed and claiming her heart. Their chemistry is smoking hot, but Ivy knows that Ren has always valued his duty to the Order above all else—he could never touch her if he knew the truth. That is, if he let her live at all. Yet how can she live with herself if she lies to him?

But as the Fae Prince begins to close in on Ivy, intent on permanently opening the gates to the Otherworld, Ivy is running out of options. If she doesn’t figure out who she can trust—and fast—it’s not only her heart that will be torn apart, but civilization itself.

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“You need this book. You need this series. It’s paranormal at its best. It’s New Adult at its best…Can I give this book more than 5 stars? I would if I could.” ~Valerie, Stuck in Books

 

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I lifted my right hand, reaching for my iron stake out of instinct, even though I knew it would do no good against the prince.

“You shouldn’t do that.” His voice was deep with what reminded me of an English accent. “I know you want to, but it would be very, very unwise of you, Ivy.”

My hand twitched.

Creepy Prince smiled slightly. “Your friend has been very helpful.”

That got my hackles up. I slid my sunglasses onto my forehead and forced my tone to stay calm and level. “I’m sure she has. Speaking of Val, happen to know where I can find her?”

His lips curled in a semblance of a smile as he stepped closer. The prince was tall, taller than Ren, who was pushing six foot two. My entire back stiffened as I forced myself to hold my ground, even though every instinct demanded that I run and run super fast, because he had almost killed me once before. Correction. He would have definitely killed me if he hadn’t realized what I was and had, I guessed, healed me.

“I’ve been waiting for you,” he said, instead of answering my question, his pale blue eyes fixed on mine.

My hand curled into a useless fist. “That is extremely creepy to hear.”

That cold smile returned. “Why don’t we talk? There are seats across the way.”

“Yeah, that’s not going to happen.”

The slow smile increased but never reached his eyes. “Oh, I know it is.”

Fine hairs rose on my arms.

“What exactly can you do right now?” he said in the same coldly polite voice. “Refuse me?” Creepy Prince laughed, and it wasn’t a bad sound. Again, it was something that was just cold, as if he were mimicking what a human would do. “You can’t.”

“I can.” My palm itched to grab the thorn stake secured under my pant leg, but I held still. I might be reckless, but I wasn’t stupid.

“Really? I will have to beg to differ on that. You see, humans surround us. So many of them, and I have an extraordinary appetite.” His eyes appeared to glimmer as his gaze slithered from the top of my curly head down to my toes. “A rather impressive appetite for many, many things.”

“Okay. First off, ew.” My lip curled. “Secondly, I don’t want to hear about any of your appetites.”

One dark eyebrow rose. “Oh, but you should know that I could kill twenty of these humans in less than five seconds and feed on the rest, leaving them to believe that it was this little red-headed girl who murdered these innocent people.” His voice dropped even lower as he leaned in and icy air brushed my cheek. “You deny me this, those lives will be on your hands, little bird.”

Anger flushed hotly as my eyes met his. There wasn’t a single part of me that doubted anything he said. He had me. God, I hated to admit it, but he had me.

 

“Drama! Action! Romance! Twists! Torn had it all…Torn was a perfect continuation of the Wicked Saga.” ~Kim, Kimberlyfaye Reads

 

 

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Things are about to get Wicked in New Orleans…

Don’t miss the first title in the series, WICKED!

 

 

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#1 New York Times and #1 International Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s not hard at work writing, she spends her time reading, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, and hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell Loki.

Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories….which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. She is published with Spencer Hill Press, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen. Her book Obsidian has been optioned for a major motion picture and her Covenant Series has been optioned for TV. Her young adult romantic suspense novel DON’T LOOK BACK was a 2014 nominated Best in Young Adult Fiction by YALSA.

She also writes Adult and New Adult contemporary and paranormal romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.

 

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Release Blitz: Hitched 2 by Kendall Ryan

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Hitched 2Arranged marriage? Check.

Cocky new husband? Check.

It’s a marriage of convenience—one I’m determined to keep strictly professional. I can’t be stupid enough to fall for this sexy playboy’s charm or advances. I have to be strong, even if he is my husband.

Except he has a huge cock with an even bigger ego, and his main goal in life seems to be getting me to stroke both. The arrogant bastard is like sweet, sugary candy for my libido. I know he’s bad for me.

But I want to devour every wicked inch of him.

With his sexual prowess and experience, I know he’ll be explosive in the bedroom. And since we’re stuck together for the foreseeable future—keeping up this marriage charade long enough to turn the company profitable again—I deserve something to look forward to at the end of a long workday, right?

What could one little taste hurt?

This is volume 2 in the Imperfect Love series.

 

 

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“What’s wrong?” I ask.

“Just a little tight, is all.”

I inhale through my nose. I have to shove the pregnancy stuff to the back corner of my brain. We’re a long way off from Olivia letting me pump her full of my semen anyhow, so why am I stressing about it now? The first step is showing her how compatible we can be.

And that starts now.

I smile at her. “Sit tight. I’ll be right back.”

I grab a bottle of massage oil from the hall closet and return to the living room. The soft jazz music seems to float in the air, creating a pleasant buzz in the atmosphere.

Olivia’s eyes widen when I rejoin her on the couch, but she doesn’t question me.

“I’ll give you a massage,” I suggest. “Take off your sweatshirt.”

Olivia flinches, chewing on her lip while she watches me. “But I’m not wearing anything underneath.”

That’s the idea. “I promise not to look.”

She hesitates for another second, then turns her back to me and pulls her shirt over her head, dropping it to the floor. The creamy canvas in front of me is one to be admired. The twin dimples in her lower back near the band of her leggings would make lesser men weep.

I warm a few drops of oil between my palms and rest my hands on her stiff shoulders.

“Relax. Okay?”

 

 

 

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Inherit a hundred-billion-dollar company? Check.

Produce an heir… Wait, what?

I have ninety days to knock up my brand-new fake wife. There’s only one problem—she hates my guts.

And in the fine print of the contract? The requirement that we produce an heir.

She can’t stand to be in the same room with me. Says she’ll never be in my bed.

But I’ve never backed down from a challenge and I’m not about to start now.

Mark my words—I’ll have her begging for me, and it won’t take ninety days.

 

On the heels of her smash hit and New York Times bestselling SCREWED series, Kendall Ryan brings you HITCHED, a romantic comedy that delivers heart and heat. A NYC playboy turned business mogul has ninety days to win over the woman he’s always desired in order to save his father’s company. One tiny problem: She hates his guts.

 

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

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Hell’s Bastard Series – Book 2

By Emma James

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The Hunt Is On.

 

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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?

 

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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.

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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.

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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.

 

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Wrenched

Hell’s Bastard Series – Book 1

By Emma James

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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.
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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.

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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!

 

 

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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?

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

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True North Series – Book 2

Release Date: July 12, 2016

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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.

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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.

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Bittersweet

True North Series – Book 1

By Sarina Bowen

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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.

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True North Series – Book 2

Release Date: July 12, 2016

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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…

*****

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Release Date: October 2016

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Sarina BowenSarina 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.

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

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Devil And The Deep

Deep Six Series – Book 2

By Julie Ann Walker

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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?

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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.

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Hell Or High Water

Deep Six Series – Book 1

By Julie Ann Walker

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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?

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Devil And The Deep

Deep Six Series – Book 2

By Julie Ann Walker

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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?

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julie ann walkerJulie 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.

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New Release + Excerpt + Review + Giveaway: Mr. Romantic by J. A. Huss – The Mister Series – Book 2

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Mr. Romantic
J.A. Huss
(Mister #2)
Publication date: June 22nd 2016
Genres: Contemporary Romance

Charm is the key to the world.
Charisma, magnetism, sex appeal—that ‘it’ factor that can’t be described.
Nolan Delaney has it is spades.
The infamous Mr. Romantic.
And maybe he is out of my league… But I’m going to give it the old college try anyway. Because I didn’t travel two thousand miles for a job interview at his request just to be put out like trash.
Don’t underestimate me, Mr. Delaney.
I’m really not as innocent as I look.

ALL BOOKS IN THIS SERIES CAN BE READ AS A STANDALONE!
Mr. Perfect
Mr. Romantic
Mr. Corporate (Releases 8-17-16)
Mr. Mysterious (Releases 10-12-16)
Mr. Match (Releases 12-7-16)

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MR. ROMANTIC SNEAK PEEK:

“What do you think so far? Do I live up to the hype?”

“Not really.”

“No?” He chuckles as we walk past the pool. “Why not?”

The whole thing becomes surreal for me in that moment. The emptiness of the resort. The heat and the sun. I am two thousand miles from home and I’m clutching Mr. Romantic’s elbow like we are lovers taking an evening stroll.

“You’re a little bit quiet so far.”

“Is that right?”

“Your sister is the bigger personality. I’m surprised she wasn’t accused of something inappropriate in college. I think she has it in her.”

Nolan laughs. “That’s kind of true. She’s a handful to most, but she’s been good to me. She’s very protective.”

“She called you dangerous.”

“What?” He stops walking and looks down at me. “When?”

“Today. She told me to stay away from you. Didn’t you know that?”

“What exactly did she tell you?” His mood has changed. Not a lot, but there’s an edge to his words.

“She said something like…” I struggle to remember her exact words, but can’t. I shouldn’t have said anything. He’ll probably confront her and use me as an example.

“Like?” Nolan pushes.

“You’re not romantic. Something like that. They called you Mr. Romantic when all that stuff happened because it was a joke.”

“And the dangerous part?” His words are low and when I look up at him, the easygoing expression has changed into something else.

“I don’t know why she said it. She was telling me to stay away from you all day. And I was angry that she was so dismissive of me. She said I was here by mistake. So I told her I was going to do my best to get the job anyway. And while I agree those men you hired are far more qualified, it was not fair of her to dismiss me so quickly. I’m not as innocent and inexperienced as I look, Mr. Delaney. I have ideas and I’m smart. Hiring everyone in the applicant pool but me was about the most humiliating thing I’ve ever experienced.”

Nolan continues our walk, silent for a few seconds. “You’re lucky.”

“I am?” I ask, a small laugh escaping. “How so?”

“You’re lucky that you’ve never been humiliated the way I have.”

Oh, shit. Way to go, Ivy.

“Do you think I’m dangerous?” Nolan asks, staring down at me in that way he does.

It makes me uneasy. “Maybe.”

“You’re willing to take that chance?”

“Maybe.”

“Well, good,” Nolan says. “Let’s have a nice dinner and I’ll tell you why I sent Claudette away and kept you here against her wishes.”

He did what?

My heart starts to beat faster. Why would he do that? Maybe Claudette was right to warn me? There’s hardly anyone here at the resort. Especially now that all the construction people have left for the day. The main pool is empty when we pass, and even the desk clerks are missing when we enter the lobby.

The dining room has two couples eating dinner and Nolan greets them by name as he leads me to the rear part of the restaurant. Back into a dimly lit room with a single table, white linen tablecloth flowing over the sides. Candle glowing in the center. Set for two.

“This is… unexpected.” My mind is filled with possibilities. And even though I came here with the intention of getting his full attention, possibly losing my virginity to him—and even though I’ve talked myself into feeling ready to take on a man like him, both professionally and personally—I am not excited. I am suddenly scared.

There’s not enough people. There’s not enough noise. There’s not enough of anything to make me forget just who I’m having dinner with.

Mr. Romantic. A man accused of raping a woman ten years ago. A man who was not prosecuted for that crime because the woman died before she could testify. A man who might be guilty.

Nolan pulls out a chair and waits for me to sit, sliding it in perfectly the way a gentleman does, before taking his seat across from me. “I like the unexpected, Miss Rockwell. Get used to it.”

I am in way over my head.

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4 Star

Michel’s Review

Mr. Romantic is the second book in the Mister series by J. A. Huss. The Mister series is a combination of erotic romance and romantic suspense/thriller.  The Misters are tightly connected together from an incident in the past that forever changed their lives and tied them together forever.  They were not really friends until this incident happened.  They were fraternity brothers living in the same house. When they were arrested, their lives were forever bound.  They were sworn to secrecy and never knew what each other’s involvement was.  Ten years later they are still trying to put the past behind them.  The past seems to be catching up and tormenting their lives once again. Each book in the series features a different Mister and reveals their involvement in the incident.  It also begins to intertwine the past with the present.  Mr. Perfect created a flawless perfect life that looked perfect on the surface but underneath was anything but perfect.  Now it’s time for Mr. Romantic’s story.

The first thing I am going to say is that readers need to remember this is purely fiction. Nothing about this book is real.  The explicit sexual fantasies are just that… a fantasy.  It may be very hard for some readers to handle.  I struggled with it myself but understood why it was included in this story.  It’s not something I enjoyed reading and in no way was turned on by it.  I did not find it romantic, thrilling, or normal.  I reacted just the opposite.  I was pretty turned off, appalled, and creeped out.  So I am going to say that if rape scenes are a hard limit… don’t read this book.

The overall story itself was very good.  Mr. Romantic is anything but romantic.  Yes, Nolan Delaney is a ladies man and a player.  He’s known for his bedroom antics but is basically a pretty good guy.  He has trust issues with good reason.  He has family issues that will never be resolved because of the incident ten years earlier.  He was cut off from the family money and made his fortune on his own.  He is now about to open a 5 Star Resort in the desert.  He needs to hire business experts to make his resort a success.  His head hunter has sent three candidates.  One of those candidates was last minute and really not qualified for the job.  Although she is not qualified, her ideas and determination has caught his attention.  He wants to hire her but he’s holding back because he wants to take her to his bed.  He’s having all kinds of fantasies about her.  He’ll sleep with her first and either send her on her way or hire her after he’s finished with her.

Mr. Romantic is in for a big surprise.  He may change his tune and become the romantic man he was meant to be.  First he has to prove to himself he is not the monster he was made out to be.  He needs closure.

J. A. Huss once again masterfully wove a story of erotic intrigue and mystery.  The past and present are colliding.  Each book will unravel more of the back story that will make the prevalent danger in the present all the more intriguing.

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JA Huss is the USA Today bestselling author of more than twenty romances. She likes stories about family, loyalty, and extraordinary characters who struggle with basic human emotions while dealing with bigger than life problems. JA loves writing heroes who make you swoon, heroines who makes you jealous, and the perfect Happily Ever After ending.

You can chat with her on Facebook (www.facebook.com/AuthorJAHuss), Twitter (@jahuss), and her blog, New Adult Addiction (www.jahuss.com).

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New Release + 5 Star Review: Murder by Ella James – Sinful Secrets Series – Book 2

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Sinful Secrets Series- Book 2

By Ella James

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You can’t choose who you love.
You can’t fix fate.
And that’s the problem…

Gwenna White’s new neighbor is…distracting. He’s a beautiful, tattooed, motorcycle-driving enigma. One she can’t allow herself to think about. Since the accident that ruined her face and stole her career, Gwen, a former model, lives under the radar, seldom leaving the bear sanctuary she runs in the Tennessee mountains. She’s not reclusive, but that doesn’t mean she’s looking for a lover. Definitely not someone who looks like that.
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Barrett Drake could use a friend: a tall order, since most of his are dead. His damaged hand may be the reason he’s out of special ops, but it’s not his only wound. Not by a long shot. All that’s left between Bear and a new life is one last job. If he can hold on, get it done… He won’t be here that long. Just long enough to ruin Gwen’s life and make a speedy exit. That’s the plan.
But things don’t always go as planned.
You can’t choose who you love.
You can’t fix fate.
And that’s the problem…

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Michel’s Review

Expect the unexpected when you pick up an Ella James novel.  Each of her books are have complex plots with multiple layers of intrigue,deceit, and mystery.  The characters have multifaceted personalities, good and bad brewing beneath the surface.

Murder is the newest novel in the Sinful Secrets series.  It features Barrett Drake (Kellan Drake’s older brother).  Barrett, aka Bear, moved to TN. after being released from the army.  He is a former special ops soldier who’s career ended when an IED hit his team.  He’s suffering from PTSD from his time in the service.  He is obsessed with his new neighbor, Gwenna White.  He knows he should stay away from her.  He’s on a personal mission and somehow it involves Gwenna.  Moving to Tennessee wasn’t a random decision, it was well planned out.  Now that he has met Gwenna in person, he may have to abort his mission.  He has crossed the line and there is no turning back.

Gwenna White opened a bear refuge after she suffered a terrible accident that left her horribly scarred.  Rather than dwelling in all she lost, she has taken a positive step forward in rebuilding her life.  She’s come to terms with the loss of her modeling,acting, and singing career.  She’s healed from the loss of her boyfriend.  Now she is happy to take care of her bears.  When she meets Barrett Drake, she recognizes a kindred spirit.  She can also see the pain he suffers beneath the physical injuries to his body.  She can see he’s suffering from PTSD.  She’s been there and has learned how to manage hers, maybe she can help Barrett.

What starts out as a friendship turns into a beautiful relationship for them both until their pasts come back to haunt them.  Someone is out to hurt Gwenna.  Barrett may be that someone.  The lines are blurred.

They both have to step back into the past to face the truths of what is happening in the present.  There have been too many deaths and there are too many ghosts chasing them. The truth may kill them both or it may set them free.

Once again Ella James wrote an emotional book wrapped in suspense and intrigue.  The plot is unpredictable and the outcome is quite a surprise.  I could not put this book down.

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Ella James is a USA Today bestselling author who writes teen and adult romance. She is happily married to a man who knows how to wield a red pen, and together they are raising a feisty two-year-old who will probably grow up believing everyone’s parents go to war over the placement of a comma.

Ella’s books have been listed on numerous Amazon bestseller lists, including the Movers & Shakers list and the Amazon Top 100; two were listed among Amazon’s Top 100 Young Adult Ebooks of 2012.

To find out more about Ella’s projects and get dates on upcoming releases, find her on Facebook at facebook.com/ellajamesauthorpage and follow her blog, http://www.ellajamesbooks.com. Questions or comments? Tweet her at author_ellaj or e-mail her at ella_f_james@ymail.com.

Ella is represented by Rebecca Friedman of the Hill Nadell Literary Agency.

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