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

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Warped

Hell’s Bastard Series – Book 2

By Emma James

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Synopsis

The Hunt Is On.

 

WHISPER

 

I was never meant to be free.

Evil has taken from me again.

I’ve lost the two people I’ve grown to love because another of Hell’s bastards has staked his claim on me and stolen me away.

What gives another human being the right to take another’s innocence and try to destroy their soul?

 

EDGE

 

We were never meant to meet.

Our lives collided and spun out in different directions.

Now it’s a race against time.

Time she doesn’t have.

This is on my head.

I f*cked up.

 

What happens when a Soulless Bastards MC enforcer is on the hunt for the f*ckers involved in taking the sweet and wild girl?

 

No Mercy happens.

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Michel’s Review

Warped by Emma James is BRILLIANT!

INTENSE…DARK…UNPREDICTABLE…CONSUMING… IT IS UNDENIABLY WARPED !

OMG… I don’t know what to say… this book blew me away!  The moment I opened Warped, I was expecting a recap of Wrenched before the second part of this story progressed.  Rather than getting a recap, the reader is drawn into the the mind of Cezar Pavel. Cezar is the master of the brutal game that controls Whispers fate.

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The introduction of Cezar Pavel is gut wrenching.  The man is truly warped in every sense. He has no conscience.  He has no fear.  He has complete power and wields it with cruelty and brutality.  He is not a player in the game, he is the ruler of the game.  He leaves no room for chance.  He is the king.  He is the master of the game.

The players of this game have no idea who Cezar Pavel is.  They have no idea of his connection to Whisper or his obsession with her.  They have no idea of how far his reach is or to what lengths he will go to exert his will.  They are operating blindly in a deadly game where time is at the utmost importance.

After Edge learns the truth about Whisper’s involvement in his father’s life he has more than regrets.  She was an innocent woman, a victim.  He shot her in cold blood and enabled her captors to easily take her.  He should of known his father was reaching beyond the grave to destroy both his and Whisper’s lives.  Although he’s not surprised by his father’s cruelty beyond the grave, he doesn’t understand the reasons behind the sick game he is playing.  There has to be more behind the obvious picture in front of him.  His father may have meant for him to kill Whisper, but why?  What was he hiding?

Edge was shot in the foot when Whisper was taken.  His injuries are putting a kink into finding Whisper.  The only thing he has to go on is the fact that Whisper has his phone.  The only help he has is an old woman, Miss Catherine, and her instincts.  The men that swore to protect Whisper at all costs have gone missing.

With every clue and lead, they are met with death and destruction.  The messes left behind leave no clues as to who is behind it all. He has no idea of what he is dealing with. Time is running out and Whisper has been missing for over a week.  It’s time to call in reinforcements, the Soulless Bastards.

Whisper lived in captivity all her life.  She had a taste of freedom.  She had a new life with family and friends.  She will not become a slave again.  She will do everything in her power to survive or she will die before she allows herself to be owned once again.  She has to keep her wits and will to survive.  It’s the only thing she can depend on.   Hope is running out.

Can Edge find Whisper before it’s too late?  Cliffhanger!

I could not put this book down.  The plot is extremely complex and the web became more tangled.  New characters were introduced and it was impossible to determine where this story would go next.  I was on the edge of my seat and biting my nails.  The intensity level was through the roof.  It added more kinks to the overall story and made it become more intensified.  I can’t wait to see what comes next.  Contorted will release in November of 2016.

Warped was the perfect title and brilliant addition to the Hell’s Bastard series by Emma James.

 

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Wrenched

Hell’s Bastard Series – Book 1

By Emma James

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Synopsis

EDGE

My name is Dallas ‘Edge’ Masson and I’m the Soulless Bastards MC’s enforcer.
I was raised by an evil bastard.
The apple didn’t fall far from the tree.
I have personal business.
Whisper is my business.
I will be her judge and jury.
My father may have been Hell’s Bastard, but he was still my father.
They say blood is thicker than water.
I’m about to find out.
WHISPER

Life has been a bitch to me.
I don’t even know my full name.
I was a secret.
Miss Catherine changed my life.
I have friends.
I trust in people.
But then it all had to be wrenched away from me.

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5Star

Michel’s Review

Wow!  Emma James has joined my favorite authors list and is definitely my favorite new author of 2015.  I was blown away by her Men of Ocean Beach books.  I was excited to see that she had a new series releasing that had a biker theme.  In my mind I was expecting an emotional type of story rather than a dark thriller.  Emma James does dark just as well as she does emotional.

Wrenched took me by complete surprise.  I was expecting a story that revolved around the  Hell’s Bastard MC.  What the reader got was much more complex.

Whisper is a young woman that has been held in depraved captivity since her infant years.  She has never experienced a normal, loving life.  She has been a victim all her life.  Rather than letting her life circumstances beat her down, she allowed it to strengthen her for the day when she was either freed or dead.  In all reality it looked like death was going to be the ultimate ending for her.  Freedom comes at an unexpected moment but not without a price.  Now she is a young woman that is lost in the world.  She has no past and could very well have no future.  But she’s free.  She has found new people who care for her and are watching her back.

Edge is the most brutal enforcer in the Hell’s Bastard MC.  He’s the judge, jury, and executioner.  He is one of the most feared men in his dark world.  Edge didn’t become this brutal and lethal man by choice.  He had a horrific childhood in which he escaped.  He vowed he would one day return and dispense his brand of justice on his father.  Fate took that away from him.  His father died and it was not by his hand.  His father screwed him over one more time in his death  when he left the whore, Whisper, his entire estate except for the $100 he left his natural born son.  Edge is hunting down Whisper.  She took his inheritance.  It’s not about the money.  It’s about the theft of his justice.  His justice is going to knock on Whisper’s door.

As the old saying goes “read between the lines” and “all is not black and white” definitely applies in this story.  All is not how it seems.  There is a more tangled plot than a depraved man destroying two young lives.  This depraved man was playing a game of chess and in the end, his king will not be taken.  He had the foresight to destroy them both in his death.

Wrenched ended on a major cliffhanger that left me chilled to the bone.

Emma James created a complex plot that could be described as a tangled web.  Wrenched was just the beginning and introduction to a very twisted complex story.  The writing is brilliant.  I believe that once the Hell’s Bastard Series is complete, it will easily be a 6 Star series.

Wrenched is a superb dark thriller!

 

 

Author Bio:

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Emma James lives in Queensland, Australia with her supportive husband, three children and a big black Labrador. Life is busy and most entertaining in the James household.

Writing has been a part of her life for many years. Life was getting on and it was time to put her fears aside and do what she does best. It was time to show readers what she was made of, take that leap off the diving board and see where it takes her.

Emma is a creative person at heart. She loves to read as much as write, devouring books into the wee hours of the morning.

Who needs sleep, right?

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Review Tour: Warped by Alicia Taylor and Natalie Townson- The Manipulation Trilogy-Book 2

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Warped

The Manipulation Trilogy – Book 2

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By Alicia Taylor and Natalie Townson

Synopsis

won’t be caught off guard again. I won’t let them win. They played the first round and won. Now it’s time for me to even the score. Damon and Leona will pay for their twisted games. Leona is first.
His touch repulses me.
His fake affection disgusts me.
He sickens me.
I need to get my head in the game. I need to be smart and break their bond to more easily crush them. Damon is clever. He knows what he’s doing. He’s been playing the game long enough.
He’s twisted.
I’m warped.
It’s time to finally end this.
Time to finally win.

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Excerpt

“I need you,” I say as my hands glide over the planes of his chest, each muscle tightening under my palms.
“I know what you need, beauty,” he growls.
Damon squeezes my arse before one of his hands slides down the back of my thigh. He grips the back of my knee and brings my leg up to hook around his hip. I cling to his shoulders and dig the heel of my foot into his firm arse cheek to steady myself.
His hard cock bobs against my stomach, making me desperate for him. Damon presses his chest to mine and claims my mouth in a hungry kiss. His tongue collides with mine, and they battle together.
My blood heats to volcanic temperatures, my pussy clenching and dripping. I need him in me, filling me. Instead, Damon’s fingers make contact with my throbbing clit. He rubs around the hood in a soft circle before slipping down my wet folds to my entrance, where he slowly runs a fingertip around the outer rim before plunging two fingers inside. I cry out and my body clenches around his thick digits.
“You’re so fucking wet, Ella. Fuck, you unravel me, baby.”
Damon starts a steady rhythm with his fingers as he kisses down my neck. I throw my head back and moan as he nibbles at my pulse point. I don’t know what it is about his nibbles but they turn my insides to mush. Moans pour from me as he pulls his fingers out and rubs hard on my hooded pearl.
My body trembles in his hold. Damon releases his grip on my arse to grip my hip, and walks me back a step, until my back presses against the cold, tiled shower wall. His assault on my pussy doesn’t stop. He alternates between finger fucking me and caressing my clit.
His other hand slips from my hip to my back, and slowly strokes up my spine. Goosebumps break out across my skin and I whimper. My nails dig into his neck as my orgasm builds, ready to break and make me float.
“Damon,” I cry. I just need something more, it’s not enough. Damon seems to notice, and his hand leaves my back to grasp my hair. He tugs, pulling my head back, and my chin juts into the air. Damon’s lips travel up my neck to rest at the tip of my chin.
His hand cups my pussy, his palm presses into my clit, his finger hooks in me. He hits my secret bundle of nerves, making me scream. Fuck, it feels so good.
I grind into his palm as he closes his lips around my chin and gently bites, pulling my hair at the same time. A deep feral growl erupts from him, vibrating into me, tearing a moan from me.
“Damon… oh fuck…. Damon… I’m gonna… ohhhh,” I pant out.
My upper body erupts with chills as Damon pulls away from me slightly, only to latch on to my nipple, biting with enough sting to send me over the edge. I scream his name as wave after wave of pure bliss rolls through me.

2014 Favorite 6 star

Kelley’s Review

6-star review hands down. This book will totally rock your world and tilt it on its axis. Alicia and Natalie weave a suspenseful tale that will have your heart racing and your knuckles white from gripping your ereader. I could not put it down for even one second.

Just when Ella thought all was right in the world her entire universe was turned upside down. She and Damon had an argument which is something couples do, but to come home and find him lip locked with Leona made her world as she knew it come to a screeching halt. Ella knew she had to get her head back into the game. There was no happy ending for her. She is on a mission and it is time to take Damon down. There is only one problem here. She loves him and no matter how much she tries to deny it, she can’t.

Damon right away is remorseful for the kiss. He knew he screwed up and will do anything to win Ella’s heart back. When Ella lets him in on a secret she has been hiding ne he is furious. He wants to hate her and believe that she used him, but it does not take too long for Damon to figure out that she was an innocent.

This series is really quite magnificent. Alicia and Natalie are two of the kindest and sweet bloggers that I have the privilege to know. I would have never thought the two of them had this story hidden deep inside of their brilliant minds. This series will grip you from the very first chapter of Corrupted to the very last chapter of Warped. I am on the edge of my seat as I wait for Avowed. So many secrets are revealed in Warped and at the very end of this read your mind will be completely blown away. You will be telling yourself “no way”. When people ask what they should read this series is the first thing off the tip of my tongue. This is a story that will stay with you. The hero is also the villain and that will mess with your head a bit. I love it. It is so refreshing to find such a unique storyline.

Let’s talk about heat. This read gets 5 scorching hot flames. Damon knows what he wants and Ella gives it to him. Their chemistry is off the charts hot!!! This is certifiable panty melting read.

If you want to read something that is unique that will have you questioning what is going to happen next, and when it does you tell yourself no way that just happened, then you must one-click Corrupted and Warped. Bravo ladies on a job well done. I need Avowed now.

 

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Alicia
Taylor is 28, lives in Derbyshire in the UK with her husband and two
step-daughters.
Corrupted
is her debut novel which she cowrites with Natalie Townson. This is book one in
the Manipulation Trilogy.
Her
love of reading led to blogging which led to this – dipping her toes in the
indie author pool.


Connect with Alicia



Natalie
Townson is 31, a mother of one beautiful little boy and lives in Gloucester in
the UK with her Husband.
Corrupted
is her debut novel that is a book one of the manipulation trilogy, that she co
writes with Alicia Taylor. She is currently working on book two of the series
which is nearly complete.

Connect With Natalie
Facebook  | Twitteror you can like our facebook page Author Alicia Taylor & Natalie Townson
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Corrupted – Book 1
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Release Day Blitz: Warped by Alicia Taylor and Natalie Townson- Book 2 in The Manipulation Trilogy

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Warped

The Manipulation Trilogy – Book 2

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By Alicia Taylor and Natalie Townson

Synopsis

won’t be caught off guard again. I won’t let them win. They played the first round and won. Now it’s time for me to even the score. Damon and Leona will pay for their twisted games. Leona is first.
His touch repulses me.
His fake affection disgusts me.
He sickens me.
I need to get my head in the game. I need to be smart and break their bond to more easily crush them. Damon is clever. He knows what he’s doing. He’s been playing the game long enough.
He’s twisted.
I’m warped.
It’s time to finally end this.
Time to finally win.

Buy: Amazon

Excerpt

“I need you,” I say as my hands glide over the planes of his chest, each muscle tightening under my palms.
“I know what you need, beauty,” he growls.
Damon squeezes my arse before one of his hands slides down the back of my thigh. He grips the back of my knee and brings my leg up to hook around his hip. I cling to his shoulders and dig the heel of my foot into his firm arse cheek to steady myself.
His hard cock bobs against my stomach, making me desperate for him. Damon presses his chest to mine and claims my mouth in a hungry kiss. His tongue collides with mine, and they battle together.
My blood heats to volcanic temperatures, my pussy clenching and dripping. I need him in me, filling me. Instead, Damon’s fingers make contact with my throbbing clit. He rubs around the hood in a soft circle before slipping down my wet folds to my entrance, where he slowly runs a fingertip around the outer rim before plunging two fingers inside. I cry out and my body clenches around his thick digits.
“You’re so fucking wet, Ella. Fuck, you unravel me, baby.”
Damon starts a steady rhythm with his fingers as he kisses down my neck. I throw my head back and moan as he nibbles at my pulse point. I don’t know what it is about his nibbles but they turn my insides to mush. Moans pour from me as he pulls his fingers out and rubs hard on my hooded pearl.
My body trembles in his hold. Damon releases his grip on my arse to grip my hip, and walks me back a step, until my back presses against the cold, tiled shower wall. His assault on my pussy doesn’t stop. He alternates between finger fucking me and caressing my clit.
His other hand slips from my hip to my back, and slowly strokes up my spine. Goosebumps break out across my skin and I whimper. My nails dig into his neck as my orgasm builds, ready to break and make me float.
“Damon,” I cry. I just need something more, it’s not enough. Damon seems to notice, and his hand leaves my back to grasp my hair. He tugs, pulling my head back, and my chin juts into the air. Damon’s lips travel up my neck to rest at the tip of my chin.
His hand cups my pussy, his palm presses into my clit, his finger hooks in me. He hits my secret bundle of nerves, making me scream. Fuck, it feels so good.
I grind into his palm as he closes his lips around my chin and gently bites, pulling my hair at the same time. A deep feral growl erupts from him, vibrating into me, tearing a moan from me.
“Damon… oh fuck…. Damon… I’m gonna… ohhhh,” I pant out.
My upper body erupts with chills as Damon pulls away from me slightly, only to latch on to my nipple, biting with enough sting to send me over the edge. I scream his name as wave after wave of pure bliss rolls through me.

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Alicia
Taylor is 28, lives in Derbyshire in the UK with her husband and two
step-daughters.
Corrupted
is her debut novel which she cowrites with Natalie Townson. This is book one in
the Manipulation Trilogy.
Her
love of reading led to blogging which led to this – dipping her toes in the
indie author pool.


Connect with Alicia



Natalie
Townson is 31, a mother of one beautiful little boy and lives in Gloucester in
the UK with her Husband.
Corrupted
is her debut novel that is a book one of the manipulation trilogy, that she co
writes with Alicia Taylor. She is currently working on book two of the series
which is nearly complete.




Connect With Natalie



Facebook  | Twitteror you can like our facebook page Author Alicia Taylor & Natalie Townson
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Corrupted – Book 1
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Cover Reveal + 6-Star Review for Corrupted: Warped by Alicia Taylor and Natalie Townson

Synopsis
I won’t be caught off
guard again. I won’t let them win. They played the first round and won.
Now it’s time for me to even the score. Damon and Leona will pay for
their twisted games. Leona is first.His touch repulses me.
His fake affection disgusts me.
He sickens me.

I need to get my head in the game. I need to be smart and break their
bond to more easily crush them. Damon is clever. He knows what he’s
doing. He’s been playing the game long enough.

He’s twisted.
I’m warped.

It’s time to finally end this.
Time to finally win.

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Book One in the series is OUT NOW!!
Corrupted Book One 
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 I am going to marry a monster.
He is my everything.
He manipulates people for fun.
He takes over their lives, consuming them. He dominates and crushes, ruling them, claiming their souls.
No one has survived the games of Damon Hunt, so far.Before now. Before me.

I am Ella Knight. I am corrupted.
My sister was a victim of Damon’s games.
It’s my turn to play now.
Damon Hunt has been my sole focus, my everything for three years, since my sister’s death.
I’ll manipulate him. I’ll take over his life, consuming and crushing him. I
am going to take away his soul. Damon Hunt will not survive my games.

I will win.
I hope.

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Kelley’s Review
Holy Hell!  This book will blow your mind and then some.  I read it a while ago because I had the honor of Beta Reading it and it has stayed with me.  I nominated it as one of the best debut novels of the summer at Romance at Random.
This book is so different because it starts out with a woman scorned who is the villain in the story but also the hero.  I have never met a character like Ella.  She has a plan to ruin Damon Hunt after the pain that he caused her sister.  She practices her technique on other men until she has perfected it and then she acquires her target.  She is so close to accomplishing her mission and finds herself falling for the bad guy.  What?  No!  That was not the plan.  Now her heart is involved.  No wonder this man had her sister tied up in knots.  But then everything arround her erupts and she comes to her senses and gets her head back in the game.  It is time to finish Damon Hunt.
Damon does not know what hit him when he crosses paths with Ella.  She is absolutely stunning and yet kind and sweet.  She is the first woman to listen to his problems and try to soothe him.  She is not after money or fame.  She just wants him and that makes him fall so quickly.  She was only supposed to stay a few days but he could not let her go.  He was finally seeing the light again.  With one turn of events things take an insane twist and his world is thrown upside down.  Chances are not matter what he does he has lost Ella forever.
I have been touring with Alicia and Natalie for about a year now.  These two girls are amazing bloggers from Island Lovelies Book Club.  Needless to say they have read and reviewed a lot of books.  I find it interesting when a blogger takes that step into the indie publishing world.  Since they have read amazing books as well as those one and two star reads, how do they plan to set themselves apart from the rest of the pack?  What kind of storyline could they come up with that is different from all the books that are out there?  Well let me tell you Damon and Ella’s story will turn your world upside down.  The storyline is very unique and Natalie and Alicia do an outstanding job developing their characters.  I have never met a woman like Ella and I am in love with this character.  She is strong and on a mission.  She is amazingly devious and her moves are very scripted.  She is the hero and the villain and I am anxiously waiting to see what she does in Warped.  Damon is gorgeous but carrying a lot of baggage. At the same time even though he is vulnerable, he also knows how to manipulate others in order to get what he wants.  This story will rock your world and you will walk away awestruck and reeling wondering what lies ahead.  I promise you that Corrupted is a read that you will not be able to put down.
Author Bio’s
AliciaTaylor is 28, lives in Derbyshire in the UK with her husband and two
step-daughters.
Warped is her second novel which she cowrites with Natalie Townson. This is book two in the Manipulation Trilogy.
Her love of reading led to blogging which led to this – dipping her toes in the indie author pool.
 

Connect with Alicia

 
 
Natalie
Townson is 33, a mother of one beautiful little boy and lives in Gloucester in the UK with her Husband.
Warped is her second novel that is a book two of the manipulation trilogy, that she cowrites with Alicia Taylor. 

Connect With Natalie

Facebook  | Twitter

 or you can like our facebook page Author Alicia Taylor & Natalie Townson
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