Release Blitz + 5 Star Review: Eye Candy… A Halloween Anthology by Tijan, J. Daniels,Helena Hunting,Bella Jewel, and Tara Sivec

Posted on 09/05/2017 by shellbellereads

Eye Candy

A Halloween Anthology

By Tijan, J. Daniels, Helena Hunting, Bella Jewel, Tara Sivec

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A frightfully good time! Dive into these Halloween novellas from bestselling authors Tijan, J. Daniels, Helena Hunting, Bella Jewel and Tara Sivec. Featuring stories set in the worlds of their popular series.

Tijan’s Fallen Crest crew are back for a weekend of mischief that takes a sinister turn; all four couples from J. Daniels’ Alabama Summer series gear up for Halloween in their own sexy ways, with a special surprise at the end; Helena Hunting’s characters from Shacking Up plan a Halloween gala that features a few ghouls and witches; Bella Jewel brings the chills and thrills in her suspenseful take on Halloween night; and Tara Sivec gathers the Holiday family together one last time as they try to make this ghostly holiday one to remember—or one they’d rather forget…

Cozy up with a mug of hot cider on a dark night and fall under the spell of this Halloween anthology!

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Michel’s Review

Fall is in the air, the leaves are starting to turn, and it’s time to get ready for one of the most celebrated holiday, Halloween. Five of the most popular authors in the romance genre have teamed up to add another treat for their fans. The characters from their celebrated series are donning their costumes and delivering a very special trick or treat to the readers.

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Tijan has brought back the crew from the Fallen Crest series to celebrate Halloween college style. What starts out as a fun girls weekend and Halloween party quickly escalates into a terrifying weekend that could completely change the entire direction of the series. Someone is terrorizing the girls and determined to see them dead. Can they save themselves before it’s too late or will this series end like a horror movie?

Tijan thoroughly embraced the Halloween Spirit in Fallencrest Nightmare. This novella is going to give the readers chills!

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So Much More by J. Daniels takes the readers back to the Alabama Summer series. All the characters are living their happily ever after and building their lives. For some it’s more than love and romance, it’s about building their own families. For others it’s figuring out what to do next now that they have found each other. The one thing that ties them all together is their friendships and family support.

It was great to revisit all these characters and see how their lives are playing out. Join the Halloween celebration at McGills Pub.

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Getting Down by Helena Hunting is the follow up novella to Shacking Up and sets up what’s to come in the upcoming book, Hooking Up. Ruby and Amelie are putting together a charitable Halloween Ball that quickly gets out of hand. Ruby is all for the Halloween fun and can’t wait to get Bane in a sexy Batman costume. Amelie is trying to get her fiancé,Armstrong, to loosen up and have some fun. What started out as a fun event quickly takes on a life in itself. Between the costume malfunctions, interfering future in laws, a sexy gladiator up for auction, and stuffy socialites; this event is one not to miss!

Helena Hunting once again delivers a pure treat for her readers. I am looking forward to wedding of the century in Hooking Up!

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Unsafe Haven by Bella Jewel is the follow up of The Watcher. Readers thought Marlie and Kenai had put the danger and suspense behind them when they opened up the Sanctuary. The Sanctuary is a refuge for people who have had troubled past. It’s a place they can go and have moments of peace in their chaotic world. The Sanctuary has become a success and they are having a fund raising Halloween party to give their members more.

Odd things begin to happen when preparing for the party. The odd things are an afterthought because they are too busy preparing for the party. They should of paid attention to all the signs. Now they are trapped inside the Sanctuary and danger is at every corner. Someone wants to ruin the Sanctuary and take all it’s members down.

Bella Jewel had me on the edge of my seat. This was definitely a Halloween trick that turned into the very best reading treat.

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The Pumpkin Was Stuffed by Tara Sivec is a Halloween celebration readers will not forget. Get ready for the one of the craziest Halloween celebrations documented. A pregnant woman ready to burst has to deal with more than just planning the perfect costume. The Holidays are planning a Halloween wedding with all the bells and whistles. A crazy father determined to win the neighborhood decoration prize, a twisted bridezilla with the most unusual wedding attire, a crazy aunt who is stuffing the trick or treat bags with all the wrong kind of goodies, and clowns everywhere are just the beginning of this fun family nightmare. What’s a girl to do, disown her family or partake in the craziness? Halloween has never been crazier!

Run for your life if you see clowns in wedding dresses or embrace the Halloween spirit and sit down and read The Pumpkins Were Stuffed by Tara Sivec!

Cover Reveal: Hooking Up by Helena Hunting

Posted on 08/02/2017 by shellbellereads

Hooking Up

By Helena Hunting

Release Date: November 7, 2017

Synopsis

Amalie Whitfield is the picture of a blushing bride during her wedding reception–but for all the wrong reasons. Instead of proclaiming his undying love, her husband can be heard, by Amalie and their guests, getting off with someone else. She has every reason to freak out, and in a moment of insanity, she throws herself at the first hot-blooded male she sees. But he’s not interested in becoming her revenge screw.

Mortified and desperate to escape the post-wedding drama, Amalie decides to go on her honeymoon alone, only to find the man who rejected her also heading to the same tiny island for work. But this time he isn’t holding back. She should know better than to sleep with someone she knows, but she can’t seem to resist him.

They might agree that what happens on the island should stay on the island, but neither one can deny that their attraction is more than just physical.

Filled with hilariously scandalous situations and enough sexual chemistry to power an airplane from New York City to the South Pacific, Hooking Up is the next standalone, laugh-out-loud romantic comedy from Helena Hunting, the New York Times bestselling author of the Pucked series and Shacking Up.

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Release Blitz + 5 Star Review: Shacking Up by Helena Hunting

Posted on 05/30/2017 by shellbellereads

Shacking Up

By Helena Hunting

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Synopsis

Ruby Scott is months behind on rent and can’t seem to land a steady job. She has one chance to turn things around with a big audition. But instead of getting her big break, she gets sick as a dog and completely bombs it in the most humiliating fashion. All thanks to a mysterious, gorgeous guy who kissed—and then coughed on—her at a party the night before.

Luckily, her best friend might have found the perfect opportunity; a job staying at the lavish penthouse apartment of hotel magnate Bancroft Mills while he’s out of town, taking care of his exotic pets. But when the newly-evicted Ruby arrives to meet her new employer, it turns out Bane is the same guy who got her sick.

Seeing his role in Ruby’s dilemma, Bane offers her a permanent job as his live-in pet sitter until she can get back on her feet. Filled with hilariously awkward encounters and enough sexual tension to heat a New York City block, Shacking Up, from NYT and USA Today bestselling author Helena Hunting, is sure to keep you laughing and swooning all night long.

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Michel’s Review

Shacking Up by Helena Hunting is the perfect book to begin the summer. This delightful and downright hilarious romance is guaranteed to have the readers laughing out loud.

Ruby Scott is turning her back on her socialite upbringing. Rather than buckling under and giving into to her father’s demands, she’s determined to make it on her own in New York City. As an aspiring actress, she knows it’s a hard road ahead of her. Jobs aren’t steady, parts are hard to come by, and there’s no guarantee the show will be a success. Ruby has accepted this and is highly motivated to pursue her dreams. She may still need financial help from her father but she’s putting forth earnest efforts to become independent. She’s about to audition for a big role and has a great feeling this is her big break. The big break she envisioned didn’t go quite as planned. One accidental misguided kiss with a hot guy at her best friend’s engagement party the night before has turned her into Linda Blair from the exorcist and literally left her homeless. Daddy dearest has cut her off at the worst possible time. What’s a girl to do? Look for a new career and live in the streets? When the opportunity arises to pet sit for five weeks arises, she knows this will buy her the time she needs to find a job and a new apartment. She’s always loved animals. This job is going to be a piece of cake.

What happens when the pet daddy is the evil hot guy who kissed her into resembling Linda Blair from the Exorcism? The hot guy with luscious lips and deadly germs that is begging for redemption with a fantastic penthouse apartment, an adorable ferret , a kind of cute tarantula, and a collection of take out menus. A hot guy with lips made for kissing and a body made to sin is icing on the cake. What’s a girl to do? Say yes to Shacking Up!

Shacking Up is not as easy as Ruby thought it was going to be. Bane Mills is more than a suit with luscious lips. He’s beyond the perfect roommate with adorable critters. He’s her big break!

Once again Helena Hunting has created a laugh out loud romance that leaves the reader swooning with a case of the warm and fuzzies after reading Shacking Up.

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New Release: Pucked Off by Helena Hunting

Posted on 02/21/2017 by shellbellereads

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Pucked Off, an all-new emotional and sexy STANDALONE from Helena Hunting is LIVE!!

Pucked Off by Helena Hunting

Genre: Contemporary Romance

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***A Standalone novel in The Pucked Series***

I’m NHL defenseman Lance Romero, AKA Lance “Romance.”

I’m notorious for parties and excess. I have the most penalty minutes in the league. I get into the most fights. I take the most hits. I’m a player on and off the ice. I’m the one women with no inhibitions want.

Not because I like the notoriety, but because I don’t know how to be any other way.

I have secrets. Ones I shared with the wrong person, and she used them against me. Sometimes she still does. I should cut ties. But she makes it difficult, because she’s the kind of bad I deserve.

At least that’s what I believed until someone from my past gets caught up in my present. She’s all the good things in this world. She lights up my dark.

I shouldn’t want her.

But I do.

I should leave her alone.

But I won’t.

Excerpt:

Armed with my clipboard, I walk down the hall to the waiting room. Lance is impossible to miss. Despite the fact that he’s wearing a sweatshirt and the hood is covering half of his face, he’s more than six feet of broad, hockey-playing man.

He’s so wide his shoulders encroach on the chairs on either side, which would explain why no one is sitting next to him. He’s slouched down so his head rests on the back of the chair, and his hands are clasped in his lap, a baseball cap hanging off one knee. His lips, plush and soft—I know since I’ve had them on mine; it might have been a decade ago, but I remember it clearly—are parted. He looks like he’s asleep.

I clear my throat. “Lance Romero?”

He doesn’t move.

Bernadette, the receptionist, gives me a meaningful look.

I clear my throat again and call his name a second time. He jolts awake and the hood falls back, exposing his face. It’s not in good shape. He has a black eye and bruises on his left cheek. There’s a fly bandage across one eyebrow.

Sadly, he’s still hot.

He blinks a few times, yawns, and smacks his lips, his tongue touching the split in the bottom one. His gaze sweeps the room and finally lands on me. Heat explodes in my cheeks and courses through my limbs, warming me from the inside out as he starts at my sneaker-clad feet and roams up over my yoga pants to my company-issued T-shirt before stopping at my face. I can’t look directly at him for more than a couple of seconds. I sincerely hope he doesn’t remember me. I cannot go there and also be professional.

I’m sure the smile he gives me has melted many a panty off a slutty bunny. Mine stay right where they’re supposed to, wedged up my ass.

I force a polite, professional veneer. “I’m ready for you now.”

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Release Blitz: Fractures In Ink by Helena Hunting

Posted on 11/14/2016 by shellbellereads

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Fractures in Ink by Helena Hunting
Publication Date: November 14^th, 2016
Genre: Contemporary Romance

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Synopsis:

Sometimes the things we shouldn’t want become exactly what we need . . .

Waitressing at a seedy strip club isn’t ideal, but it pays Sarah Adamson’s tuition. Her goal is to finish her master’s program and get a job that doesn’t involve tight skirts and groping hands. She doesn’t need distractions. Especially not the one that comes in the form of a hot-as-sin tattoo artist who works across the street from her apartment.

Kicked out at sixteen, and a high school dropout, Chris Zelter is familiar with wanting things he can’t have. His fractured life has never been easy. As the product of someone else’s bad decisions, he knows exactly what happens when the wrong person controls your marionette strings. Now an accomplished tattoo artist in a renowned studio in Chicago, Chris has it together.

Mostly.

Apart from his infatuation with Sarah. She’s way out of his league, and Chris knows it.

But he’s willing to be her bad decision. At least for now.

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New Release…Now Available: Get Inked by Helena Hunting- A Pucked and Clipped Wings Series Crossover Novella

Posted on 09/19/2016 by shellbellereads

Are you ready to GET INKED!? Your favorite Helena Hunting characters come together in this multi-POV crossover novella featuring The PUCKED crew and the Inked Armor tattooists from the Clipped Wings series.

Get Inked by Helena Hunting
Publication Date: September 15^th, 2016

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Synopsis:

When the itch for new ink takes over, NHL star Randy Ballistic commissions his trusted tattoo artist to design a new sleeve, and the rest of the PUCKED boys decide it’s time to commemorate their love of hockey with a team tattoo.

But it can’t just be about the boys—the PUCKED girls want in on the action, too. Ink cherries will be popped, cupcakes will be consumed, and the hazards and enhancements of boob bling will be pondered.

Worlds collide when the hockey boys pay a visit to Inked Armor, the renowned Chicago tattoo studio where master artists Hayden Stryker and Chris Zelter ply their trade. Don’t miss the resulting action and insights in this Pucked series and Clipped Wings crossover novella.

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Surprise Announcement….Coming Soon… Get Inked by Helena Hunting

Posted on 09/09/2016 by shellbellereads

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Are you ready to GET INKED!? Your favorite Helena Hunting characters come together in this multi-POV crossover novella featuring The PUCKED crew and the Inked Armor tattooists from the Clipped Wings series.

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TITLE: GET INKED

AUTHOR: HELENA HUNTING

PUBLICATION DATE: SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2016

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Helena Hunting lives on the outskirts of Toronto with her incredibly tolerant family and two moderately intolerant cats. She’s putting her English degree to good use by writing popular fiction. She is the author of Clipped Wings, her debut novel, and Inked Armor.

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Release Blitz + Review: Felony Ever After by Debra Anastasia, Belle Aurora, Nina Bocci, JM Darhower, Helena Hunting, Vi Keeland, SM Lumetta, Liv Morris, Leisa Rayven, KA Robinson, Katherine Stevens, Tijan, and Penelope Ward

Posted on 03/22/2016 by shellbellereads

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Felony Ever After

A Domino Novel

13 Authors… 1 Story

Authors: Debra Anastasia, Belle Aurora, Nina Bocci, JM Darhower, Helena Hunting, Vi Keeland, SM Lumetta, Liv Morris, Leisa Rayven, KA Robinson, Katherine Stevens, Tijan, and Penelope Ward

Release Date: March 22, 2016

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Synopsis

Verity Michaels is new to New York City, but even she knows riding in a stolen a cab is not a normal way to meet someone. Damn it if that tattoo-covered would-be felon isn’t everywhere now, and lighting everything on fire under her skirt.

His name is Hudson Fenn, and he’s frustratingly impossible to pin down. He works as a bike messenger, but has the manners of a prince—along with a strange tendency toward breaking and entering. As much as Verity knows he’s not her type, and likely to land her in jail, she can’t help but find her truest self when they’re together.

Can she be brave enough to give Hudson a real chance? Will he be bold enough to reveal the man beneath the ink, or will his secrecy doom their connection? Also, WTF is the deal with Verity’s boss? No less than thirteen of your favorite romance writers have teamed up to tell this sexy, wacky, snort-inducing tale. With them you’ll visit the world’s most irritating office, a VIP room of questionable cleanliness, and the fanciest apartment a bike messenger has ever inhabited, but you’ll still never see this ending coming.

Michel’s Review

Is is a dream come true or a mixed up mess? Thirteen Bestselling Authors writing one story that will appeal to the fans in the romance genre. Each author that participated in this epic novel has their own individual writing style, their own particular specialities, and very different types of fans. How could one author that is known for comedic romance create a story with another author that is known for dark romance. Add other authors known for their intense characters, intense sexuality, and intense plots to the mix with a few new authors bringing their own talents to the table and my only thought was that this was going to be a very unique reading experience. Each of these authors are fantastic writers and the readers are in for a real treat.

Felony Ever After was one of the most delightful, craziest, and creative books I have read.

It all starts out with Verity Michaels hailing a cab and sharing a ride with the Hudson Fenn. What happens in that cab is not only a felony but the beginning of a heated romance. Verity and Hudson have more in common than red hot chemistry. The next twist starts with the mysterious packages that are being delivered to Verity’s creepy boss at work. Hudson is the delivery person. Verity is too curious for her own good. Neither has any idea of what is in the packages. A mystery clearly begins to unfold and when the revelations start appearing, the story takes off on another zany path. In the midst of all the insanity is Verity and Hudson.

I was impressed with this book. Each author paid meticulous attention to the characters personalities as they developed. They added multiple layers to each character that stayed in sync with the other authors contributions. As for what each author added in their chapters kept the story moving, taking surprising turns, yet stayed cohesive to the over all theme in the book.

I would of loved to watch these authors writing this book. They challenged each other’s creativity and gave the readers a delightful reading experience.

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Happy Release + 5 Star Review + 2015 Favorite : Pucked by Helena Hunting

Posted on 05/06/2015 by shellbellereads

Pucked

By Helena Hunting

Release Date: May 3, 2015

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Synopsis

With a famous NHL player for a stepbrother, Violet Hall is well acquainted with the playboy reputation of many a hockey star. So of course she isn’t interested in legendary team captain Alex Waters or his pretty, beat-up face and rock-hard six-pack abs. When Alex inadvertently obliterates Violet’s misapprehension regarding the inferior intellect of hockey players, he becomes much more than just a hot body with the face to match.

Suffering from a complete lapse in judgment, Violet discovers just how good Alex is with the hockey stick in his pants. Violet believes her night of orgasmic magic with Alex is just that: one night. But Alex starts to call. And text. And email and send extravagant—and quirky—gifts. Suddenly, he’s too difficult to ignore, and nearly impossible not to like.

The problem is, the media portrays Alex as a total player, and Violet doesn’t want to be part of the game.

Michel’s Review

I want to get PUCKED! I absolutely loved Helena Hunting’s latest release PUCKED. It was a truly pleasurable reading experience that had me laughing my a## off. It was a scorcher! Alex Waters is the new upcoming Super Hero ( when you read the book you will understand what I mean). He has super powers that will make women swoon, drench their panties, and sets their Beaver’s on fire! He is even willing to date the tata’s. He will worship them, give them equal opportunity, and send them gift cards. Oh and did I forget to mention that Alex is smart? The man knows his literature, he’s an expert of the English language, and he wrote the textbook on How To Talk Dirty.

Violet Hall is her own very unique individual. She has quick witt, a dirty mind, and a very vivid imagination. Even though she doesn’t date hockey players she is going to make the exception for Alex Waters. After all the man can read. What starts out as a fun interlude turns into a full blown out PUCK fest that leads to a more committed pucking relationship. But is Alex Waters ready for Violet Hall and her smart mouth. Is he ready to lay down his stick and become a one pucking kind of guy?

Both Violet and Alex are going to SCORE big. They are PUCKED!

Read the book. It is humerotica at it’s finest!

Helena Hunting …. you rock!

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Cover Reveal: Pucked by Helena Hunting

Posted on 04/25/2015 by shellbellereads

Pucked

By Helena Hunting

Release Date: May 3, 2015

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Synopsis

The problem is, the media portrays Alex as a total player, and Violet doesn’t want to be part of the game.

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Release Blitz + 5 Star Review: Eye Candy… A Halloween Anthology by Tijan, J. Daniels,Helena Hunting,Bella Jewel, and Tara Sivec

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Cover Reveal: Hooking Up by Helena Hunting

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New Release: Pucked Off by Helena Hunting

Pucked Off, an all-new emotional and sexy STANDALONE from Helena Hunting is LIVE!!