Release Day Blitz + Review + Giveaway: The Exception by Adriana Locke

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Release Date: September 18, 2014

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By Adriana Locke

Synopsis:

They say there is an exception to every rule…

Jada Stanley is starting over, refusing to repeat her past mistakes. Everything is going great until she meets Cane Alexander. He is gorgeous, cocky, and everything she needs to avoid.

Cane lives within a set of carefully constructed guidelines to ensure his life remains uncomplicated. When he sets his eyes on Jada, all of his rules are called into question.

As their worlds become intertwined, they find it impossible to stay away from each other. Will they be able to maintain the rules they’ve created to protect their hearts? Or will they make an exception?

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Excerpt:

Cane shook his head, apparently to rid himself of whatever he was thinking. His eyebrows raised, he turned towards me. “So you will have lunch with him and not me? What am I missing here?”

“It’s business. Pretty simple, I think.” I peered out the door, watching Simon’s black Avalanche pull out of the parking lot.

“I can pretend it’s about business, if that’s what you want.”

“Cane,” I warned, turning my head to look at him.

“Lunch with him will not be about business. When I walked in here, that was not about business.”

“Whether it was or it wasn’t is no business of yours.”

Cane blew out a breath, his forehead marred in frustration. “Do you know Simon Powers? Have you dealt with him before?”

“No, I just met him today. Why?”

He looked relieved. “It doesn’t matter. Look, if he needs to see this property again, I want you to call me first, okay?”

“All right. I won’t bring him here without calling you first.”

“I’m going to give you my phone number. If he wants to see this property or becomes a pain in your ass, I want you to call me. Don’t put up with any shit from him and don’t bring him here unless you actually speak to me. Do you understand?”

“You’re making me nervous. What’s going on?”

“There’s nothing to be nervous about,” he said calmly, trying to dissipate the mood he just created. “I just don’t like that guy. I don’t trust him.”

“Whatever you say.”

“I like it when you just do what I say.” His eyes darkened.

“Noted. I have to go, Cane.”

“What’s your phone number?” He placed his hand on the small of my back. I stilled at his touch. A jolt of energy darted through my body, landing at the apex of my thighs. I closed my eyes and just felt for a minute.

“You can get my number from Max,” I said breathily, throwing his words from the night at the restaurant back at him.

Cane spun me around quickly, my back pressed against the wall. He leaned in, his face almost touching mine. I willed myself not to moan, to not give him any inclination that my willpower was melting away.

“Oh, Jada,” he whispered, the warmth of his breath only adding to the riot inside me. “Why do you fight this so hard?”

“Cane …” I tried to formulate a response but words were not accessible.

He smirked, knowing what he was doing to me. “Yes?”

“I … I need to go.”

“You need to. But do you want to?” He searched my eyes with his own. “I know what you want and what you need, baby. Why won’t you trust me?”

My eyes widened, my pulse pounding. He was so close and I wanted more than anything to reach out and pull him up against me.

But I can’t.

He smiled before leaning in, his lips grazing my ear as he whispered, “Why do you fight this? Just give me one night to get you out of my system.”

I turned my head to respond, to explain that was exactly what he wasn’t getting, and our eyes locked. The air between us, so hot and rife with energy, boiled over.

He captured my lips with his own, tentatively at first. I resisted for a split second before succumbing to his charge. His lips moved over mine, a soft juxtaposition to his hard exterior. The heat of the exchange, of him finally touching me, melted me from the inside out.

I opened my mouth, giving him entry, and he took it without hesitation. He explored my mouth with his own lazily, the softness of his tongue making my knees buckle.

I tried to focus, tried to commit everything to memory, because it would only happen once. That would be the first and last time I allowed my defenses to be obliterated by Cane Alexander.

The sound of blood roaring past my ears and the feel of his body, hot and hard against me, made it impossible to concentrate on anything for long. I hesitantly placed my hands on his back, feeling his muscles ripple beneath them.

The sensations were overwhelming and I was on the cusp of bursting at the seams.

Cane pulled back slowly and kissed me lightly on the lips, before retreating far enough away to look into my eyes. There were a hundred emotions playing across his gorgeous face, his eyes a dozen colors of blue.

I looked away, trying to catch my breath. I wasn’t able to figure out my own emotions—I had no business trying to figure out his.

“One night.” He lifted my chin so that my eyes met his. His tongue flicked across his lips.

He only wants one night …

My wits were scattered across the room and I gathered as many of them as I could before responding, “I need to go.”

A look flashed across his face that I couldn’t read. He raised his eyebrows. “That’s all you’re going to say?”

“I don’t know what else you want me to say.” I sidestepped him and made my way to the door. I looked over my shoulder one last time and he changed before my eyes.

The confused, vulnerable look gave way to an impassive, cool veneer. He sat his hands on top of his head and turned away, heading towards the office.

Seeing everything I needed to see, more than enough to convince myself I was doing the right thing, I pushed through the door and didn’t look back.

4 star read

Tracey’s Review

Jada Stanley is back home in Arizona, having left behind a bad marriage and years of unhappiness. She’s come back to heal and to figure out what life is going to look like from now on. Cane Alexander is your typical hot alpha male, completely satisfied with his life rules, one of the most important of which is that he doesn’t do permanent, no exceptions.

Cane is deliciously full of himself. He knows what he wants, and it’s seldom that he doesn’t get it. Even though he comes across as a real piece of work, it’s hard not like him, because, well, the bad boys are just hotter. He is a bit of a a puzzle, though, and learning more about him during the course of the story just makes him that much more loveable. Jada has always had a thing for the guys that she shouldn’t; her ex, Decker, had shown her that. She is determined to make a new life for herself, and is absolutely not looking to hook up with Cane, who has ‘trouble’ written all over him.

I really enjoyed ‘The Exception.’ Adriana Locke is new to the romance scene, and she has done a really nice job of weaving together multiple storylines, giving readers not only hot and sexy romance, but mystery and intrigue, along with a story of healing and redemption. Once I started reading, I had to keep going just to find out how the action would play out, and the subplot had me on the edge of my seat, anxious to see how it would be resolved. I also really enjoyed the supporting characters, especially Kari and Max. They added so much personality to the story, and I really hope that she will do a follow-up story for them. I look forward to reading more from Adriana, and would happily read and recommend her books.

 

 

 Author Bio:

10417535_410952569047862_7436604482570084096_n-1Adriana Locke lives and breathes books. After years of slightly obsessive relationships with the flawed bad boys created by other authors, Adriana has created her own. The Exception is Adriana’s debut novel and will be released on September 18th.

Adriana lives in the Midwest with her family. She spends a large amount of time playing with her kids, drinking coffee, and cooking. Her favorite things include sunshine, candy, and random quotes. Please contact Adriana at http://www.adrianalocke.com. She loves to hear from readers.

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Cover Reveal: Chasing The Tide by A. Meredith Walters

RELEASE DATE: DECEMBER 16 2014
***The
powerful continuation of the story that began in Reclaiming the Sand- a tale of
love and forgiveness and learning to over come a past that has come to define
you.***
 
Bully and
Victim
 
Friend
and Lover
 
Past and
Future
 
Ellie
McCallum and Flynn Hendrick’s story was as painful as it was devastating.  But they were able to find within each other
an unlikely yet beautiful love. Despite the obstacles that tried to keep them
apart.
 
And
together they rose out of the ashes of their tragic history.
 
Now years
after their life changing reunion Ellie is back in Wellston, having just
graduated from college and ready to start her future with the man who taught
her how to love. However, returning to a town that held so much bitterness and
anger was the last place she wanted to start over.
 
But for
Flynn, who is now an art professor at the community college and firmly rooted
in the place that gave them their beginning, she’d do just about anything.
 
Yet it’s
difficult building a life when you’ve only just learned how to live.
 And love, no matter how strong, doesn’t always
conquer all.
 
Ellie and Flynn must learn how far they are
willing to go to stay together. Or whether the ghosts of the past will consume
them both.
 
Because
finding a happily ever after is harder than it seems. Particularly when you’re
fighting against the one thing that could destroy you.
Yourself.

 

From the
New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author of Find You in the Dark and Bad
Rep comes a story of forgiveness, redemption and finding love in the most
unlikely of places.
*THIS IS
A STANDALONE WITH NO CLIFFHANGER!*
 
Bully and
victim.
Tormenter
and tormented.
Villain
and hero.
Ellie
McCallum was a bully. No connection to anyone or anything. A sad and lonely
existence for a young woman who had come to expect nothing more for herself.
Her only happiness coming from making others miserable.
 
Particularly
Freaky Flynn.
Flynn
Hendrick lived a life completely disconnected even as he struggled to become
something more than that boy with Asperger’s. He was taunted and teased,
bearing the brunt of systematic and calculated cruelty, ultimately culminating
in a catastrophic turn of events that brought Ellie and Flynn’s worlds crashing
down.
 
But then
Flynn and Ellie grew up.
 
And moved
on.
 
Until
years later when their paths unexpectedly cross again and the bully and the
freak are face to face once more.
 
When
labels come to define you, finding yourself feels impossible. Particularly for
two people disconnected from the world who inexplicably find a connection in
each other.
And out
of the wreckage of their tragic beginnings, an unlikely love story unfolds.
But a
painful past doesn’t always want to let go. And old wounds are never truly
healed…and sometimes the further you try to run from yourself the closer you
come to who you really are.

 

The New
York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Contemporary and Paranormal
romance including The Find You in the Dark and Bad Rep series as well as the
upcoming stand alone romance, Reclaiming the Sand, and a dark new adult series
for Gallery Books.
A.
Meredith spent ten years as a counselor for at risk teens and children. First
working at a Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault program and then later a program
for children with severe emotional and mental health issues. Her former clients
and their stories continue to influence every aspect of her writing.
When not
writing (or being tortured with all manner of beauty products at the hand of
her very imaginative and extremely girly daughter), she is eating chocolate,
watching reality television that could rot your brain and reading a smutty
novel or two.
A.
Meredith is represented by Michelle Johnson with the Inklings Literary Agency.

 

Yourself.

 

 

Cover Reveal: Love In Spanish by Karina Halle- Sequel Novella to Love In English

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Love In Spanish 

Sequel to Love In English

By Karina Halle

Release Date: November 11, 2014

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Synopsis:

“She sat beside me on the bus – and she changed my whole life.”

Successful, wealthy and absurdly handsome – Spanish ex-football player Mateo Casalles seemed like he had it all. A high-society wife, an adorable little girl, and flashy apartments in Madrid and Barcelona only sweetened the deal. But there was more to Mateo than met the eye – a life of uncertainty and regret that colored his black and white world.

That was until Vera Miles came into his life like a shooting star. Tattooed, wild and young, Vera seemed like Mateo’s polar opposite at first. But you can’t choose who you fall in love with and the two lost souls did everything they could to be together, all while suffering the grave consequences.

Now with Mateo divorced and living in Madrid with Vera, there is a whole new set of challenges and setbacks facing the couple and rocking the foundation of their star-crossed relationship.

Unfortunately for them, the brighter the star, the faster they burn.

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Excerpt:

“Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.”

I turn in my chair and give Vera a curious look. Yet another English saying that I don’t know. “I’m afraid I don’t understand.”

She gives me a soft but tired smile and sits down on the arm rest. I immediately wrap my arm around her waist and pull her down into my lap, where she comes to a rest with a giggle, her hair obscuring the impish smile on her face. No matter where she is, I can never stop touching her and now more than ever I need her to relax, to feel safe, to know I’m going to get us out of this.

“Explain,” I demand. “Or I will punish you with kisses.”

She raises her brow. “Followed by punishment by penis?”

I shrug. “That can be arranged. Now, tell me my Estrella.”

She sighs and buries her lips into my neck. I can’t help the small moan that escapes from me, nor my hardness building beneath her plump, round ass. I close my eyes and fight the urge to pick her up and take her to the bedroom, the only other way I know how to make her feel safe and sated, the only way I know how to escape.

“Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned,” she says against my throat, “is a saying. I don’t know where it’s from but it means, well, nothing is scarier than a pissed off bitch.” She pauses, sucking in her breath and I know she fears she’s said the wrong thing. “Sorry,” she quickly adds and I feel her body tense up beneath my fingers. “I didn’t mean that Isabel is a bitch.”

She is still so skittish over her words, the way she blurts things out, but it’s one of the reasons why I love her. I cup the back of her head with my hand and let the softness of her hair sink over me. “I know you didn’t,” I assure her. “And, well, she is being a bitch.”

“Can you blame her though?” she asks, her voice rising a pitch and when she pulls away from me, her eyes are wet. It breaks my heart. I’m getting tired of my heart breaking and I know that this isn’t going to change anytime soon. Every day there is another weight on us, another crack appears.

“No,” I tell her honestly. “I cannot blame her.”

A silence lapses over us, heavy like a wool cloak. It does this sometimes. What we’ve done, it coats us.

Finally she clears her throat. “She’s going to hurt for a long time,” she says. “She’s going to be angry. This isn’t going away. I thought everything was behind us now, that she’d move on. You’ve been divorced for a year, if she’s still this mad a year out…”

“She is mad because I am going back to Atletico,” I tell her. “She is mad because of the paparazzi, the way they are hounding us again. She is mad because she feels she is being made to look like a fool. If I had just stayed with my head down, she wouldn’t be doing this.”

“But you can’t live your life in fear, Mateo,” she tells me.

I smile at her and brush her sunset hair from her face. “And neither can you.”

She settles back against my body, sinks, conforms, melds. She is second skin. She is a part of myself I can’t bear to separate from. I pray I never have to. I pray we can survive whatever is coming our way.

And I can feel it coming, that tension, that storm rolling in the weeks and days.

I pick her up in my arms and for all her pillowy curves, she weighs nothing more than a feather. I take her down the hall to the bedroom, throw her on the bed.  She glows in the afternoon sun that streams in through our window and it isn’t long before we are both naked and I am climbing over her, pinning her arms above her head and drinking in her body like the most beautiful, decadent wine.

I will devour her until all of this is gone.

I will consume her until we are all that’s left.

I push inside her and let my hunger take over.

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Love In English

By Karina Halle

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He’s thirty-eight. I’m twenty-three.

He speaks Spanish. I speak English.

He lives in Spain. I live in Canada.

He dresses in thousand-dollar suits. I’m covered in tattoos.

He’s married and has a five-year old daughter.

I’m single and can’t commit to anyone or anything.

Until now.Because when they say you can’t choose who you fall in love with, boy ain’t that the damn truth.

***

To a restless dreamer like Vera Miles, it sounded like the experience of a lifetime. Instead of spending her summer interning for her astronomy major, she would fly to Spain where she’d spend a few weeks teaching conversational English to businessmen and women, all while enjoying free room and board at an isolated resort. But while Vera expected to get a tan, meet new people and stuff herself with wine and paella, she never expected to fall in love.

Mateo Casalles is unlike anyone Vera has ever known, let alone anyone she’s usually attracted to. While Vera is a pierced and tatted free spirit with a love for music and freedom, Mateo is a successful businessman from Madrid, all sharp suits and cocky Spanish charm. Yet, as the weeks go on, the two grow increasingly close and their relationship changes from purely platonic to something…more.

Something that makes Vera feel alive for the first time.

Something that can never, ever be.

Or so she thinks.

Author Bio:

Halle HeadshotWith her USA Today Bestselling The Artists Trilogy published by Grand Central Publishing, numerous foreign publication deals, and self-publishing success with her Experiment in Terror series, Vancouver-born Karina Halle is a true example of the term “Hybrid Author.” Though her books showcase her love of all things dark, sexy and edgy, she’s a closet romantic at heart and strives to give her characters a HEA…whenever possible.

Karina holds a screenwriting degree from Vancouver Film School and a Bachelor of Journalism from TRU. Her travel writing, music reviews/interviews and photography have appeared in publications such as Consequence of Sound, Mxdwn and GoNomad Travel Guides. She currently lives on an island on the coast of British Columbia where she’s preparing for the zombie apocalypse with her fiancé and rescue pup.

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Review: Whatcha Gonna Do With A Cowboy by Jodi Linton-Deputy Laney Briggs Series-Book 1.5

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Whatcha Gonna Do With A Cowboy

Deputy Laney Briggs Series- Book 1.5

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By Jodi Linton

Synopsis:

A thrilling suspense from Entangled’s Ignite imprint…

Some cowboys are worth getting dirty for.

In her latest adventure, sassy Deputy Laney Briggs discovers the local high school football coach passed out under the stadium bleachers wearing nothing but a smile…and his wife’s lingerie.

Things really start to get wild when she runs into the smoking hot Federal Marshal, Colt Larsen, snooping around the Granger’s house. Quicker than a cold snap comes and goes in Texas, Laney finds herself up to her eyeballs in a case involving a ruthless motorcycle gang, a Mexican drug cartel, a kidnapping, and a shoot-out to rival the O.K. Corral.

In over their heads, Laney calls in the big guns—her very own Texas Ranger, Gunner Wilson, who’s ready to fulfill every last one of her desires. But as things heat up between them, the stakes get higher than ever, and Gunner’s help may not be enough for Laney to get out alive…

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Tina’s Review

** This is a quick novella that takes place after book 1, PRETTY RECKLESS. **

Laney Briggs is a small-town Sheriff’s Deputy in west Texas. When she gets a call from fellow Deputy, Elroy Sampson to come up to the local High School, she arrives to find the football coach passed out drunk behind the bleachers dressed in women’s lingerie. Now, while this could undoubtedly become the subject of several jokes, Briggs can’t help but think that there was more to it and this was going to be a long night. And that’s before Coach’s wife goes missing and Federal Marshal Colt Larsen showed up in town. Now she needs to team up with the sexy Marshal to solve a missing person’s case that MAY have something to do with a Mexican gang that deals in drugs, arms, prostitution and human trafficking – all while keeping her hormones in check.

The sex scenes leave sexy and sensual behind and go straight for graphic but clinical porn. There’s a lack of emotion and warmth in the exceedingly lengthy scenes. This is not a book for readers under the age of 18, regardless of the fun looking cover.

Sold on the idea that the novella could stand on it’s own, I agreed to read this story. There is frequent mention of some bad stuff that happened “last year” (I assume in PRETTY RECKLESS), nightmares caused by some ordeal that I’ll also assume occurred in book one & some sexual history between Laney and her boy toy, Texas Ranger Gunner Wilson that dates back as far as High School. But despite the hints at a deeper back story, this novella CAN be read without reading Pretty Reckless first.

Living in west Texas, not 15 minutes from the Rio Grande’s Mexico border, I have to laugh when authors write about “swimming across”. The Rio Grande is a sandy, cracked-earth, waterless riverbed for all but a few weeks per year. Ms. Linton has a unique choice of humorous phrases, some off-putting sexual commentary and an obsession with Wranglers, I dare to say. Laney’s okay, but for supposedly being a professional law enforcement officer, I did feel that she neither took her job seriously on many occasions nor did she respect her superiors and/or others in her field.  But being rude and disrespectful must be hereditary since her mama is just as bad. Gunner and Colt are both written to be stereotypically cocky, arrogant cowboys. The other secondary characters are okay. The chemistry and interaction between characters is passable. The sex scenes were cold, sterile and way too long. The plot was intriguing.

Author Bio:

jodi lintonJodi Linton lives and works in Texas, with her husband and two kids. She can be found cozied up to the computer escaping into a quirky world of tall tales, sexy, tight jean wearing cowboys, and a protagonist with a sharp-tongue quick enough to hang any man out to dry. She writes the Deputy Laney Briggs Series.

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Release Day Blitz + Review + Giveaway: Bad Son Rising by Julie A. Richman

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Bad Son Rising

The Needing More Series- Book 4

By Julie A. Richman

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Blurb:

People think I’m a douche.

And maybe I am.

I use most people.

It’s what I know.

But if I love you,

I’d die for you.

I just don’t know that I’m worth loving.

Handsome, privileged bad boy Zac Moore has always played by his own rules – at school, in business, with women. He’s rewritten the rules to suit his own needs and his needs are all that matter.

Serious and focused family friend Liliana Castillo has one goal. Leave the pre-Med program at Yale to help people in developing nations.

As their paths cross and uncross, a tale of love, agony, betrayal and growth is woven, transforming two people who’ve hidden from relationships and love.

This is a stand-alone novel.

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Excerpt:

“Lils, I don’t know that I’m great boyfriend material. I’m used to being a dick. It’s what I know.” He was hoping she’d say something, but she didn’t. “But I would want it to be different with you. You’re not a drive-by. And I don’t really know how to do the other stuff. But you make me want it. You make me want to try.”

Sweeping her hair to one side, he buried his face in her neck.

Finally, she spoke, “Are you saying this to me because we’re stuck here? Because if you are, don’t. I don’t want a one night stand with you, Zac.”

Letting his teeth graze the soft skin of her neck, he felt her shiver, “I don’t want a one night stand with you either and with my track record I know that may be hard to believe. And of course the one girl I want to believe it, doesn’t.” Pulling his mouth away from her delicious tasting neck, he rested his chin on her shoulder.

“Ok, I’ve got nothing to lose here,” he began. “The weekend we met, all I wanted to do was make you notice me,” he laughed, “and you didn’t even know that I was alive. I wanted to make you smile, Lils. Isn’t that crazy. I just wanted to make you smile.”

Turning herself fully within the circle of his arm, she was on her knees facing him, “You wanted to make me smile?”

He nodded.

“I was so miserable. I just wanted to be over here. I didn’t want to be back at Yale.” Surprising him, she placed her hands on his cheeks, “And you wanted to make me smile?”

He nodded again.

And there it was, beautiful and elusive, and Zac could feel his emotions rising dangerously close to the surface. Liliana Castillo had a heart stopping smile and the only thing he could do was return it with one of his own.

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5 Star Read

Top Pick

Michel’s Review 

I have been reading the Needing Moore series from the very first day Julie released Searching For Moore.  I was blown away by the characters and their story.  I needed more and became addicted to this series.  Julie A. Richman delivered a mature romance that spans over twenty years.  From the beautiful young love romance to the painful separation that spanned over twenty years, the readers experienced an emotional story.  The entire series touched on some very realistic situations and realities that most people experience at some point in their lives or they know someone who has.  By allowing her characters to experience these realities it made the series much more credible and personal to the readers.  One of those realities was the rebellious teenage son.  The son that objected to his parents divorce and acted out in the most horrific ways to prevent the divorce.  He almost killed his father’s girlfriend in a fit of anger.  The readers absolutely loathed this kid. It was impossible to believe that this kid could be redeemed and become a human being people actually liked.  But Julie wielded her magic pen and as the series evolved we got to see this young man slowly begin to turn around.  By the end of the trilogy we were astounded that he had come so far but were still a bit leery of trusting the changes.  She gave us some insight into some of his other issues outside his parents separation and new lives.  Now the readers are going to meet the real Zac Moore in Bad Son Rising.

I was sucked into Zac Moore’s story in the very first paragraph.  As Bad Son Rising begins, Zac has now graduated from high school and is now in college.  He has established a good relationship with his father’s new wife.  He adores his younger brother and sister.  He has become a part of the new family unit instead of being a hostile outsider.  He recognizes the true meaning of love and what real happiness really means.  He is happy that his father has finally found his true happiness.  While Zac is in a better place mentally than he was in his earlier teen years, he is still not one hundred percent happy.  He appears to be this over confident, smart, good looking young man with a bright future ahead of him.  Beneath the surface, Zach has some low self esteem issues that have made him feel unlovable.  He has suffered sexual abuse in his early years and has found that sex is mere act to deflect from his insecurities.  He’s never had a real steady girlfriend or relationship.  He doesn’t really date, he just has sex.  He has not learned to trust others with the true Zach that hides within.  Only a few friends have had a glimpse of who he really is.

When he meets Liliana Castillo his views on love and life begin to change. For the first time he wants to be the giver in a relationship rather than the taker.  For the first time he wants to show someone he can be a better man. For the first time he is letting the real Zac out of his cage.

In Bad Son Rising we will witness Zac go from a party college boy to a brilliant engineering student.  We will see his loyalty to his friends and family.  We will witness his screw ups and mistakes.  We will watch him take responsibility of his actions and life.  We will watch him fall in love and make ultimate sacrifices for the woman he loves. In the end we will see a noble young man that has earned respect and love.

I feel like a parent or aunt that is so proud of their child.  Zac Moore is very dear to my heart and I think I am just as proud of him as Schooner Moore is. As I finished this book I had tingly goosebumps all over.

Thank you Julie for giving us The Bad Son Rising.  We have embraced Zac into our hearts.  We are so proud of the man he has become!

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julie_richman_bioAuthor Julie A. Richman is a native New Yorker living deep in the heart of Texas. A creative writing major in college, reading and writing fiction has always been a passion. Julie began her corporate career in publishing in NYC and writing played a major role throughout her career as she created and wrote marketing, advertising, direct mail and fundraising materials for Fortune 500 corporations, advertising agencies and non-profit organizations. She is an award winning nature photographer plagued with insatiable wanderlust. Julie and her husband have one son and a white German Shepherd named Juneau.

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Needing Moore Trilogy

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All three Bestselling, Top-Rated Books from The Needing Moore Trilogy by USA Today Bestseller Julie A. Richman, PLUS never before seen BONUS CHAPTERS for each book.

SEARCHING FOR MOORE – Book 1

MOORE TO LOSE – Book 2

MOORE THAN FOREVER – Book 3

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Release Day Blitz + Giveaway: Into The Flames by S.M. Lynn

 
SYNOPSIS:
You can’t outrun your
past.  The flames will hunt you until
you’re found.  You must embrace it, learn
from it, and allow it to help you grow into who you are meant to be.
Celeste knows that she cannot leave the past behind.  It has scorched a dark path through her
present and her future.  As she tries to
deal with the demons that haunt her and come to terms with who she really is,
she realizes what true fear is.  And it’s
not Dean Marcus.  The fear that consumes
her thoughts is for Ian, for their love and for his life.

You know your past has
shaped you but you refuse to bend to its will.
That is when the flames of the past will find you and take their revenge.

Ian knows the truth and his love remains strong.  He wants nothing more than to protect his
future and his love at all costs.  He has
the woman he loves in his arms.  His
greatest desire is to make her his wife.
When more betrayal strikes at his heart, will he be able to overcome
those that seek to harm him and the woman he loves?
 
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Gavin has been my rock and my refuge in
all of this.
  He took me back in or
rather helped have all my things moved from the house I shared with Ian back to
the apartment.
  I broke down several
times as boxes were carried in and was in no shape to actually go over to the
house to help pack my things.
  I spent
the day on my bed, soaking my pillow in tears.

I don’t know what I would have done without Gavin.  He rarely left my side at the hospital.  He has been home caring for me almost night
and day since I returned.
  I hate to
think about the toll I’m taking on his work and his social life.
  I know it’s selfish of me but I can’t
function without him right now.
  I need
someone to lean on and for me; Gavin is the only one.
  Ian would have been the only one but…  Well, I don’t want to think about that right
now.
  Dr. Somers was adamant that I rest
my brain.
  No excessive reading or
watching tv; nothing that would really stress my brain, just rest, is what he
told me.
  I’ve tried to follow orders as
best I 
can. 
I’d thought about getting a place of my
own when I left the hospital but Gavin would not hear of it.  “Gav, I’m so sorry that you have to deal with
all this.  It can’t be easy for you.  I don’t blame you with the media circus and
everything if you don’t want me to come back and live with you.”
“Stop it.
I won’t listen to another word of that dribble.  You will come home to our apartment and we
will eat bad chinese, get drunk and go dancing.
Once you’re feeling better that is.
And there’s nothing you can say to stop that.”  Gavin’s so great to try to cheer me up.  He knows I need someone to lean on and
without Ian, well, I don’t know what I would do without Gavin.
My schedule has consisted of wake, run,
lay in bed, go for an evening run on the days I don’t meet with Dr. Reeves and
then home to shower and go to bed for the night.  It wouldn’t have been too much of a stretch
to say I was depressed.  I knew I needed
to talk with someone, a professional.
Dr. Somers insisted upon it when I was in the hospital and introduced me
to Dr. Reeves.  When I first met with
him, I didn’t think I would ever be comfortable enough to share my story with
him.  Hell, I couldn’t share it with the
people that were closest to me, how would I share it with a complete
stranger?  But I guess that is what makes
him the professional.  From day one I
shared my life with him and he helped me walk through what it all meant for my
future.
I’ve tried to contact Ian.  The 100s of voicemails that probably went
un-listened to, the texts that are too numerous for me to even fathom, daily
emails and calls to his office and the house attest to the fact that I wanted
to talk with him.  Everything went
unanswered.  I still remember the pain in
his voice from that brief time in the hospital.
He was broken.  I’d done that to
him.  I wanted to wrap him my arms but
couldn’t even manage to open my eyes.  I
wanted to plead with him, to explain everything, to tell him it was the only
way to protect him, to let him know that I planned to tell him everything that
night before Dean came to the door.  I
just wanted to stop him from leaving.  I
remember hearing the door close and the knowledge that there was no going back
hit me full force.  Ian’s gone and I’m
left here.  Alone.
Nightmares have plagued me nightly since
the attack.  I’m hopeful that therapy
will help alleviate them if not stop them all together.  I know they are a manifestation of my fear
but I really don’t want to be afraid anymore.
Most nights Gavin has either had to calm me after the nightmare or sleep
in my room because I can’t bear to be alone afterward.
Only once do we talk about Dean being at
the hospital.  Gavin said he looked like
he was studying me.  He didn’t make any
move to touch me but kept mumbling about coming back to him, being with him,
loving him.  It’s hard to come to grips
with the fact that Dean is essentially two people, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde if
you will.  There’s the one side that
actually seems to care for me but it’s more the kind of care that a master has
for his pet.  Then there’s the sadistic
side, the side the reveled in my pain; the side that only wants to take, take
from me, take from my father, take everything and that would kill me in the
process.  That Dean was the one I had
come to know so well after our engagement.
I tried so many times to break things off with him; either he would
convince me to come back or force me to with threats, eventually I thought my
fate was sealed. I had no idea anyone could be so cruel, evil.  But Dean showed me time and again that I had
no idea what real evil was until him. 

 

 



S.M. Lynn Author
Bio:
 
S.M. Lynn has a Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary Education
with an English specialization.  She
resides in small town Nebraska with her husband and two children.  She writes contemporary romance leaning
toward the erotic but enjoys mixing in elements of suspense.
When her family can pry her away from writing and reading,
she works in her husband’s financial services firm.  Between kids and work there is not much time
left over but when she has some, she enjoys traveling, watching Vampire Diaries
and scouring Facebook for book deals.
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SYNOPSIS:
 
Can love really
conquer all?  Even when the secrets are
so big, someone could die for keeping them, has died to keep them?
 
Celeste Brooks
is haunted by a p
ast she cannot escape.
Plagued by nightmares and fear that her secret will be discovered, she
buries herself in her MBA and work, opening up to no one except her roommate,
Gavin.
  Until her path crosses with his.
 
Ian Jacobs made
a vow when his heart was broken that he would never allow anyone that close
again.   Being a sexy business mogul has
its perks, and having many attractive women throw themselves at you is just
one.  Until his path crosses with hers.
 
As soon as Ian
finds Celeste has applied for a position with Jacobs Enterprises, he takes
matters into his own hands, knowing that he must possess this woman at any cost.  Celeste finds herself under Ian’s spell and
knows that she will do anything to be close to this man.  Including revealing her secrets?  As their paths, past and present, collide,
they must decide to risk it all or leave each other behind.
 

 

 

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Cover Reveal: Hart Attack by Cristin Harber- A Titan Novel – Book 5

We are so thrilled to share the cover of HART ATTACK with everyone today! HART ATTACK releases this November and Roman’s story is one you won’t want to miss!

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About HART ATTACK

Outside of Titan Group, there are few people that Roman Hart would die for. He’s a soldier, a protector, and he’s haunted that one of the people he should’ve been able to protect didn’t let him. That was years ago, and now a hardened heart and a cocky attitude are his impenetrable shields, until one woman—one challenge—drives him to distraction.

On the outside, Beth Tourne has it all. Luxury car, gorgeous condo, and a job partying with the rich and famous. It’s a plush CIA cover, but she wants more. Anything for an adrenaline rush that can override her guilty numbness and let her forget the tragedy she never saw coming.

Their scars make them perfect operatives. Their mirrored pasts give them deep, wounded reasons to stay alone. But the more they ignore the tension, the more vulnerable they become. Survival means trust. In one another, behind closed doors, and on the job. The only way they’re making it out alive is if they find peace while waging a war.

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EXCERPT

Beth parked in the driveway of his nice house on a huge piece of property. After a quick knock on the door, it opened. Roman was bruised and battered and shirtless, and the box of feelings that she had just shelved came screaming open. Whatever his agenda was, the shirtless hello wasn’t fair.

“No, no, no.” She closed her eyes and pointed blindly. “Turn around, get dressed, and we can try this again.”

She stood her ground and wouldn’t cross the threshold. There was no possible way to remain detached when a wall of perfectly sculpted muscle stood a few feet away.

“Roman.” She shook her head. “I’m not a booty call, go find a shirt.”

ABOUT CRISTIN HARBER

cristin-217x300Cristin Harber is a USA Today bestselling romantic suspense and military romance author. Fans voted her onto Amazon’s Top Picks for Debut Romance Authors in 2013, and her debut Titan series was #1 romantic suspense, #1 military romance, and a USA Today Top 100 bestseller.

She lives outside Washington, DC with her family and English Bulldog.

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Cover Reveal: Wild Addiction by Emma Hart – The Wild Series- Book 2

Wild Addiction
A Wild Novel : Book 2
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RELEASE DATE: OCT 20
Synopsis:

In this sizzling conclusion to WILD TEMPTATION, Liv and Tyler see the boundaries of their addictions pushed to new limits as their heads battle with their hearts for an explosive fall into the depths of love…

I gave him my body, and he gave me no strings. It was that simple… in the beginning.

I never could have imagined my temptation could become my addiction. If I knew for a second how entirely Tyler Stone would consume me, I never would have handed him my body so freely.

His addiction feeds mine. My cravings ignite his. Together we are dangerous. Destructive. Obsessive. Wild.

But now it’s too late. We’re bound by more than our inexplicable need for the other, and the ties that hold us together are irreversible.

He craves my body. I crave his heart.

This is addiction.

Wild Addiction is book two of the WILD series. It is preceded by Wild Attraction, a free prequel, and Wild Temptation, the first full-length novel.

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 Excerpt

I never knew true addiction until her. I never truly understood what it is to crave, mind, body and soul, until nothing matters but fulfilling that craving. Until the only thing that matters is easing the hollow ache inside.

It’s there whenever we’re apart. Like a dark hole, it lingers, intensifying until my mind is full of blonde hair and blue-green eyes. Until my mind is full of easy curves, bare before me. Until my desires reflect her bending at the waist, her pert little arse in the air, colored red by my palm, the outline of my fingers visible against her pale skin.

Every day it’s something new, something different, something I never allowed myself to think of. It’s more than against the wall, more than her hands bound, more than a blindfold across her eyes. Now I can think freely, imagine all the ways and all the places I can have her.

Because she trusts me.

And she’s fucking mine.

My Liv. My bitch. My beautiful, flighty bitch.

Now she’s sitting in front of me with her eyes wide and her hands covering her mouth. She’s deathly still. And quiet. So fucking quiet every second that passes cuts deeper than anything she could ever say would.

But she hasn’t moved away from me, either. She’s still sitting in my arms, her legs hooked over mine… Staring at me like it’s the last thing she ever expected me to say.

I run my eyes across her face, taking advantage of her silence just to look at her. Her hair is messy, her blue-green eyes shining, her cheeks flushed. She looks freshly fucked, and she is, but more than that, she looks shocked.

“Liv?” I prompt. “Are you going to say anything?”

The Wild Series

Wild Temptation – Book 1

WILDTEMPTATIONCOVERIn this sexy new CALL series spin-off series by New York Times bestseller Emma Hart, enter the intense world of a no strings relationship and experience addiction like you never expected…

The moment I walked in to find Mr. Tall, Dark, Handsome, and Oh So British–my mind-blowing one night stand–as my photographer for the shoot that could change it all, I knew life was throwing me a curveball.

The moment he, Tyler Stone, walked into my best friend’s apartment, I knew that curveball was heading straight for my gut.

The hit comes in the form of a no-strings proposition… One that gives him utter control over my body.

If I surrender, that curveball is steadily en-route for a collision course with my heart.

He’s a sex addict. I’m a love addict.

This is temptation.

*Wild Temptation is book one of the Wild series and a full-length novel at approx. 92,000 words.*

Author Bio:

Author PhotoBy day, New York Times and USA Today bestselling New Adult author Emma Hart dons a cape and calls herself Super Mum to a terrible two year old and growing bump, due September 2013. By night, she drops the cape, pours a glass of juice and writes books.

She likes to write about magic, kisses and whatever else she can fit into the story. Sarcastic, witty characters are a must. As are hot guys. Emma is currently working too many books to even count – including Playing for Keeps, the companion book to the New York Times and USA Today bestselling novel, The Love Game. She likes to be BUSY – unless busy involves doing the dishes, but that seems to when all the ideas come to life.

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Cover Reveal: Loving Eden by T. A. Foster

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Today is the bonus scene reveal for LOVING EDEN, the sequel to KISSING EDEN by T.A. Foster! This is a New Adult contemporary romance. This title will be released on September 25th.

 

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BOOK SUMMARY:

Have you ever thought of packing up everything you own and moving halfway across the country?

I’m talking about leaving your entire life behind—friends, family, school—with no turning back. No? Me either, but that was before a week of spring break changed my life forever. Before I did something I never thought I’d do at twenty-two. Before I fell in love with Grey.

Sometimes happily ever after isn’t always what you think it will be.

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GREY

Room twenty-four. I looked at it one last time. The day I moved in here wasn’t a happy day. Pops had died, left me the Palm Palace, and I didn’t have anywhere else on the island to stay. Somehow it became home. A small, one room spot by the ocean had become home.

There wasn’t much to pack: work clothes, a few tools, my boots. I had already hauled most of it next door, but there were still a few boxes in storage. I would try to get those before Eden arrived. I looked at my phone. She should be here in four or five hours.

I shook my head. I hated the idea that she was on the road by herself. She was stubborn. I knew that the first minute I laid eyes on her, but this was crazier than hell. Driving all the way from Chapel Hill to Padre was damn near reckless, but I couldn’t talk her out of it. She said it had something to do with proving that she was moving for the right reasons. If it meant that much to her I knew better than to stand in her way.

I pulled the door behind me and turned the heavy brass key in the lock to secure the room. Maybe one day I’d be able to afford those fancy keyless entries, but that was far off. I was lucky the Palm was still open. It had been a rough year trying to keep it afloat, but Eden breezed in here and showed me what was possible. She had all kinds of creative ideas about marketing, advertising, and services we could add. It was one of the things I loved about her—she saw past the peeling paint and the rusty doorknobs. She saw the Palm the same way I did and she loved it. She loved every last pink and blue tile, the way the boardwalk creaked when you walked on it, and how we probably had the only pool on the island without a diving board. That girl was something else.

I didn’t take it lightly that we were moving in together. Who could? Last time I tried this Laura and I barely left on speaking terms. But that was different. That was Laura and her obsession with med school. This was Eden and everything about her made me realize it was the right decision. Sure I was nervous, but I’d never tell her that. I didn’t want things with us to end up like they did the last time I gave this a shot. I was going to make sure it wouldn’t.

That’s why I had to surprise her with the beach cottage. I couldn’t let her move all the way here and start off in room twenty-four. We’d probably get on each other’s nerves faster than the tide changed on the beach, but besides that I wanted her to know I took this seriously. The blue house next door meant something. It wasn’t a cramped shoebox where we’d have to split a closet and a dresser combo. It was a place that could be ours, a place we could work on together, and a place where we could figure out the future.

I shoved the key in my pocket. I had to get it back to the office. My phone rang.

“Hey, Marin. What’s up?”

“I just talked to Eden. She’s in Louisiana.”

“You didn’t ruin the surprise did you?” I had trusted everyone on the island with the beach house secret, but deep down knew someone would let it slip. Things had a way of getting out around here.

Marin laughed. “No, she has no idea. She thinks you are bunking up in that cute little room of yours at the Palm.”

“Thanks, girl. Did she sound ok? I’m trying not to bug her.” What I really wanted to do was call her every hour and find out where she was, but that would contradict her plan. I managed to respect it since she got on the road.

“She sounded like a girl who can’t wait to see you. I’ll let you know when she get’s to the bridge, ok?”

“Alright. Thanks. I appreciate you checking up on her for me. I don’t want her to think I don’t think she can handle it.” I opened the door to the stuffy office.

“She can handle it. Don’t worry about her, Grey. She’ll be here tonight. Call you later.”

“Thanks.”

Marin hung up and I tossed my phone on the cart. I had a few rooms to check before I made my way to the cottage to get things set up. Eden would be here tonight. This would be her office. I was handing over the books, the reservations, and all of the marketing to her. It was probably a bigger step than sharing a bathroom, but I knew I didn’t trust anyone else with Pop’s legacy like I trusted Eden.

As I shoved the cart out of the back door, I heard the wind kick up on the beach. Eden and I were moving in together. I knew after tonight my life would never be the same, and there was no turning back. Good thing I didn’t want to.

 

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AUTHOR INFORMATION:

TAFosterT.A. Foster’s Bio:
T.A. Foster once spent a monthlong spring break on South Padre Island, where she soaked in the Texas sun, beach, and learned what real Texas country music is. Sometimes fiction does spring from reality.

She grew up catching rays and chasing waves along the North Carolina Outer Banks and now resides in the state with her adventurous pilot husband, two children, and two canine kiddos.

T.A. has an undergraduate degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a graduate degree in Educational Psychology from Texas A&M University. When she’s not chasing her two-legged and four-legged children or trying to escape for date night, you can find her reading, writing, or planning her next beach trip.

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Review: Trashy by Cambria Hebert- Take It Off Series – Book 10

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Trashy

Take It Off Series – Book 10

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By Cambria Hebert

Synopsis

She’s trying to move on, but the past won’t let her go.

I fell in love once.

It was a big mistake, but the biggest mistake of all was staying with him.

He pushed me around. He cheated and treated me like trash.

I don’t feel sorry for myself, because I let him.

But no more.

I moved out. I’m saving my stripper’s salary for an education that will get me somewhere better.

But breaking the chains of a shitty past isn’t easy. He says I owe him. He says we aren’t done. I don’t care what he says anymore.

I do care about Adam.

But my history tells me I’m not the best judge of men. And the fact Adam’s been married four times tells me he probably isn’t a safe choice.

I need safe. I need better. I need out.

If the past is any indication of my future, getting out isn’t going to be easy.

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Excerpt

“Kiss me.”

He didn’t need to be told twice. In seconds he was standing to his full impressive height and towed me up along with him. Adam released my hand and cupped my face. His hands engulfed my jaw but he was so gentle. His eyes swept over me like I was the most beautiful thing he’d ever seen and around us sparks flew like snowflakes in a blizzard.

Instead of crushing his mouth to mine like I expected, like I wanted, he took his time. His heated gaze dropped to my lips, then back to my eyes. His fingers spasmed against my head and tightened ever so slightly.

Slowly, slowly he lowered his head, cupping my jaw so that I could do nothing but hold still and wait for him to arrive.

The anticipation of his lips on mine was almost my undoing. Everything going on inside me head floated away. I became aware of the moment, of the quietness in the room, of the way my body swayed wanting to get closer.

Adam’s lips brushed over mine, a gentle caress, once, twice and then a third time. He lifted his head just slightly and stared down at me, his thumb climbed up and caressed my lower lip.

He smiled softly and then joined our lips once more.

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The Take It Off Series

Torch- Amazon / Barnes and Noble 

Tease – Amazon / Barnes and Noble

Tempt – Amazon / Barnes and Noble 

Text – Amazon / Barnes and Noble

Tipsy – Amazon / Barnes and Noble 

Tricks – Amazon / Barnes and Noble 

Tattoo- Amazon / Barnes and Noble 

Tyrst – Amazon / Barnes and Noble 

Taste – Amazon/ Barnes and Noble 

5 Star Read

Michel’s Review

Cambria Hebert has added another fantastic book to the new adult romantic suspense Take It Off series.  Each book in this series can be read as a stand alone book and does not have to be read in order.  Each book features a different couple, different circumstances, suspenseful plots, and red hot romance.  The Take It Off series is one of my favorite series.  I am always one clicking Cambria’s books the moment they go live.  Cambria always delivers a fantastic book.

We met the main characters from Trashy in the previous book Tease (book 2 in Take It Off Series).  They were such strong secondary characters.  They demanded their own book.  Now eight books later, Roxie and Adam have their story told.

Roxie is the star stripper in Adam’s club.  He has been fascinated with Roxie since she began to work for him a few years earlier.  Unfortunately he was always in a relationship or married .  He has a rule, never date his dancers, never mix business with pleasure, and he never cheats.  He runs a clean business and keeps his girls safe.  He shows them the respect they deserve.  He is a fair and giving boss.  He wants to give Roxie more but circumstances never allowed him to act upon it.  When an incident happens and Roxie is attacked in her apartment ( Tease-book 2) it comes to light that Roxie had been living in an abusive relationship.  Her ex is a dangerous man and has hurt her before.  This incident makes Adam realize that he has to take some steps forward and make Roxie his.  He proceeds forward with a divorce from his fourth wife, plans to open a new club, and promote Roxie to manager so she no longer has to dance.  He is going to make her his no matter what.

Roxie may seem wordly because she is a stripper.  That is the exact opposite of the woman she really is.  She has only been with one man and that relationship proved to be life threatening.  It took her years to free herself from the abusive relationship.  She is finally free and living with her friend and fellow worker Harlow.  After she is attacked in their apartment, it makes her realize that she will always have to look over her shoulder.  Her ex has made it clear that he is not finished with her.  Adam wants to protect her.  Adam wants to love her.  Adam wants her to have a better life.  She wants the same things.  She is fearful that her past is going to ruin her future.  She is clearly right.

Adam and Roxie will face life threatening danger.  Together they will stay strong.  Hopefully they will be able to put the past where it belongs and move forward in life together.

I loved Trashy.  It had a strong message about domestic abuse.  Domestic abuse can begin a young age, when love looks pure and beautiful.  As teenagers they don’t often recognize it as abuse.  They are more in tune with their personal insecurities and ideas of perfect love.  To a teen the control can look like unconditional love.  Many women get into abusive relationships this way.  When they finally want to get out it’s not easy.  They’ve never experienced what a mature,strong, united, and giving relationship is.  They’ve lost their own self worth.  Roxie was that girl.  She was strong enough to recognize the destruction in her life.  She was smart enough to get out.  She was brave enough to let Adam love her.  She was strong enough to become the woman she was meant to be.

I highly recommend Trashy.  Although the subject matter is heavy, Cambria wrote an entertaining story filled with passion, romance, compassion, and bravery.

Author Bio:

1002450_566018800108073_1486567823_n-2Cambria Hebert is a bestselling novelist of more than twenty books. She went to college for a bachelor’s degree, couldn’t pick a major, and ended up with a degree in cosmetology. So rest assured her characters will always have good hair. She currently resides in North Carolina with her children (human and furry) and her husband, who is a United States Marine.

Besides writing, Cambria loves a caramel latte, staying up late, sleeping in, and watching movies. She considers math human torture and has an irrational fear of chickens (yes, chickens). You can often find her running on the treadmill (she’d rather be eating a donut), painting her toenails (because she bites her fingernails), or walking her chorkie (the real boss of the house).

Cambria has written within the young adult and new adult genres, penning many paranormal and contemporary titles. Her favorite genre to read and write is romantic suspense. A few of her most recognized titles are: Text, Torch, Tryst, Masquerade, and Recalled.

Cambria Hebert owns and operates Cambria Hebert Books, LLC.

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