Release Tour: Vaughn’s Pride by Selena Laurence

A damaged cowboy full of pride must find a way to be the man his childhood sweetheart’s always needed, or come to terms with losing her forever.

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Title: Vaughn’s Pride

Series: California Cowboys #2

Author: Selena Laurence

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: August 21, 2017

Length: 235 pages

Blurb:
She’s waited a lifetime. Can she stop him from wasting one?

Vaughn Jenkins is the youngest in a long line of proud men. But he was only seventeen when his parents were killed during a storm on a California highway. Seven years later, another stormy night nearly took Vaughn’s life. Now he’s half a leg lighter, full of shame and doubt, and taking it out on everyone around him, even the woman he’s loved most of his life.

T.J. Brisco is the girl next door. She and Vaughn grew up together, inseparable friends, then high school sweethearts. But when tragedy strikes, Vaughn retreats, and this time is no different. She’s determined to help him recover from his devastating amputation, but Vaughn’s not going to make it easy. When his anger becomes too much for T.J.’s shattered heart, she decides their story is over for good.

Now Vaughn is faced with the rest of his life—as an amputee, as a brother, as a man—and as T.J. moves on, Vaughn falls farther and farther behind. Can he learn to run fast enough to catch up to the only woman he’ll ever love? Or will his pride stand in their way forever?

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Excerpt:
He waved over his head and kept moving, looking down to make sure his leg didn’t get caught on anything in the crowded space. While the trajectory of his leg could be controlled well because he had an intact knee joint, he couldn’t feel if anything below his knee got knocked or caught when he was in close quarters. It made the navigating somewhat more difficult, and since he preferred not to fall on his ass in front of half the town, he kept his gaze down.

Which was why he knocked right into something, eliciting a squeak that jolted him out of his hyperfocused state. His hands shot out in reflex, and he caught whatever—whoever—it was as they stumbled. The other person’s weight pulled him off-balance, and he was forced to take another step, planting his good leg to keep upright. The extra step meant that his victim was now virtually under him, bent back in a slight dip as he held what was definitely a her.

His gaze moved up from a set of perfect breasts snug in stretchy azure fabric with a deep V in the front, and on to a neck that was smooth and slim. And then he reached the face, that face, the face that haunted him day in and day out, even when he wanted nothing more than to be free of it.

“Sorry,” he murmured as they stayed frozen in their embrace, T.J.’s big brown eyes blinking at him. But then his gaze dropped, against his will, to her breasts again, and he jerked both him and T.J. upright, setting her away as much as he could in the middle of the tables, stools, and people.

T.J. cleared her throat and smoothed her tight, short dress. Vaughn was caught speechless at the vision of his wholesome, lifelong best friend wearing something that looked like it belonged in a Los Angeles nightclub. The brilliant shade of blue contrasted with her black hair and golden skin, making her glow like some sort of goddess.

Fuck, she was beautiful.

 

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About Selena Laurence:
Selena Laurence is an award-winning and USA TODAY bestselling author who loves Putting the Heat in Happily Ever After. Her super sexy stories take place everywhere from rock concerts to family ranches, and her books can be found around the world in four languages, at libraries, bookstores, online, and in audio. 

Selena lives in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains where she can often be found at a local coffee shop, hiking the trails, or watching soccer. At home Mr L, her kids, “goldendoodle” and “demoncat” keep her busy trying to corral chaos. A veteran Indie author, Selena also coaches writers through her blog and workshops on turning #Passion2Profession. 

If you’d like to get to know her better, join Selena’s reader/reviewer group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/180909955632263/

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You can connect with her online at: Website | Facebook | Twitter | Amazon | BookBub | Goodreads

 

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Blog Tour + Review + Giveaway: Reaper’s Stand by Joanna Wylde- Reaper’s MC Series- Book 4

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Reaper’s Stand

Reaper’s Motorcycle Club- Book 4

By Joanna Wylde

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Synopsis

As Reapers Motorcycle Club president, Reese “Picnic” Hayes has given his entire life to the club. After losing his wife, he knew he’d never love another woman. And with two daughters to raise and a club to manage, that was just fine with him. These days, Reese keeps his relationships free and easy—he definitely doesn’t want to waste his time on a glorified cleaning lady like London Armstrong.

Too bad he’s completely obsessed with her.

Besides running her own business, London’s got her junkie cousin’s daughter to look after—a more reckless than average eighteen-year-old. Sure she’s attracted to the Reapers’ president, but she’s not stupid. Reese Hayes is a criminal and a thug. But when her young cousin gets caught up with a ruthless drug cartel, Reese might be the only man who can help her. Now London has to make the hardest decision of her life—how far will she go to save her family?

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Excerpt

I shuddered, and shook my head, burying my face in his shoulder as he started working my clit harder. My hips twisted over his, grinding his cock down hard as the tension built inside me.

“Ladies first,” he whispered, then used his hand on my ass to lift me just enough for him to shove three fingers down deep inside. Holy crap. I don’t know how he pulled it off logistically and I didn’t care. All that mattered was the way he filled me up and ground down on my clit at the same time. My heart was beating too fast and I felt dizzy with need and desire and pleasure that wound so tight I thought I might explode. Oh, God… please explode! Then it hit and I bit his shoulder so I wouldn’t scream, waves of ecstasy shattering me. My body went lump over his, and he pulled the hand that’d tortured me free. Then it was at my mouth, pushing inside until I tasted myself all over him as he gripped my jaw in a soft but firm hold.

“You ready to suck my cock?”

I nodded so fast it made me dizzy. Then I slithered down his body, ripping at his jeans and pulling his belt free. he lifted his hips to help me, his erection springing free to slap up against his belly. Id seen it before, of course, but never quite this close and personal. We hadn’t had a normal courtship, and I realized with a shock that we’d only had sex three times, total. Wow. Felt like so much more than that.

A little frission of excitement raced up my spine- there was so much more about him I couldn’t wait to learn. I giggled, giddy and he grinned down at me, wrapping his fingers tight into my hair.

“I feel like a kid when I’m with you.”

“I do, too,” I whispered back.

5 star

Michel’s Review

I am a  huge fan of the Reaper’s MC series by Joanna Wylde.  I have been looking forward to this book, Reaper’s Stand.  Throughout the series we have gotten some really harsh glimpses of the perilous leader of the Reaper’s MC.  Reese “Picnic” Hayes has inserted his bad ass attitude through out the series.  At the same time we saw some vulnerabilities that made the reader’s crave his story.  We wanted him to find a woman that could stand up to him and love him, regardless of who he is.  What Joanna Wylde gave Reese “Picnic” Hayes was a lot more than he bargained for.  She gave him a strong woman that could hold her own in his world and give him a special place in her world.

With the upcoming troubles with the cartel, the future of the Reaper’s MC is looking grim. War is coming to the Reaper’s MC and their allies. The last thing Picnic needs is a woman.  Especially a woman like London Armstrong.  She is not a part of his world and doesn’t belong in it.  He’s had the love of a good woman, lost her, and raised his children alone.  He’s had the best of the best and the worst of the worst.  There’s something about London’s honest attitude, dedication to her family, and hard working ethics that appeals to him.  Not to mention her natural beauty and smoking hot body.

London Armstrong owns the local cleaning business.  She has taken on some contracts for the Reaper MC club.  She has been raising her niece alone for the last six years and dealing with a very troubled teenager.  She doesn’t have time in her life for a man.  Especially a man that brings trouble of his own.  Reese “Picnic” Hayes puts a whole new meaning to the word trouble.

When her niece gets tangled up in trouble with Reese’s club, London has to bargain for her nieces safety.  She appeals to Reese’s softer side, his position as a parent.  How can he deny her?  But he has conditions of his own that include getting into London’s bed.

London has been dating the local deputy in town.  Now she will have to chose between her attraction to Reese or Deputy Nate Evans.  Once she makes her choice all hell breaks loose.

Her niece Jessica finds more trouble than London can handle.  The war with the cartel is escalating.  The deputy is not all he seemed to be.  Reese is giving London more than she bargained for.  It will come down to London choosing between Jessica, Nate, and Reese.  She will always chose her family first.  She will become a prime player in the war.  She will pay dearly in this deadly war.

I absolutely loved Reaper’s Stand.  No only was it an intense love story, it was the climatic ending in the ongoing war the Reaper’s have been fighting.  This story was suspenseful and thrilling.  Reaper’s Stand not only focused on the club but also focused on the importance of family.  It also portrayed the honest emotions that go into parenting and protecting your children no matter what age they are.

The romance between London and Reese was steamy.  Although these two were mature adults, they found the playfulness and excitement that most experience in their youth. They are realistic with their expectations in their relationship. When trouble comes knocking on the door, both will have to make some hard choices.  These choices aren’t about their feelings for one another.  They are choices that will affect their families, the club, and the future.

I love the Reaper’s MC series.  It is one of the best Biker series in publication.  The characters and their club life are very real.  Joanna not only gives the readers badass bikers, she also shows the very human side of their lives.  I highly recommend this book and series.

The Reaper’s MC Series

Reaper’s Property

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Reaper’s Legacy

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Devil’s Game

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About Joanna Wylde

joanna wylde silver valley 2Joanna is a freelance writer living in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. She started writing fiction in 2002, then took a long hiatus to explore other writing opportunities. She returned to fiction in January 2013 with ‘Reaper’s Property’, the first book in the Reapers Motorcycle Club series, and has recently released ‘Reapers Legacy’, the second of the series.

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