Monday, August 18, 2014

INDEBTED #1 by Pepper Winters ~ Release Day Blitz





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Blurb


“I own you. I have the piece of paper to prove it. It’s undeniable and unbreakable. You belong to me until you’ve paid off your debts.”


Nila Weaver’s family is indebted. Being the first born daughter, her life is forfeit to the first born son of the Hawks to pay for sins of ancestors past. The dark ages might have come and gone, but debts never leave. She has no choice in the matter.


She is no longer free.


Jethro Hawk receives Nila as an inheritance present on his twenty-ninth birthday. Her life is his until she’s paid off a debt that’s centuries old. He can do what he likes with her—nothing is out of bounds—she has to obey.


There are no rules. Only payments.


A modern day Dark Erotic Romance






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RELEASE DATE: August 18th

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Monday, August 11, 2014

Incandescent by River Savage ~ Release Day Blitz, Review, and Giveaway





 
Title: Incandescent
Series: Knights Rebels MC #1
Author: River Savage
 Release Date: August 11, 2014
 

SYNOPSIS

Phoenix ‘Nix’ Knight thought pulling his club out of the illegal shit his Pops got them into was difficult. 

Until he meets Kadence. 

Kadence Turner has no business lusting over a student’s father, especially the president of the Knights Rebels MC. Nix is crass, obnoxious and dangerously sexy and for some reason, Kadence can’t seem to hate him for it. The bossy biker breaks down her defenses, but unlike the old Kadence, the woman she is today won’t give in without a fight. 

The tension is undeniable, the attraction fierce. A man that wants what he wants and a woman that will fight him every step of the way.


 
 
 
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REVIEW
 

"I am slightly concerned, however, that I’ve let this man push my buttons, kiss me senseless, speak to me dirty, demand a date and manhandle me all in the space of two nights."
I was surprised this book was by a debut author.  River did a wonderful job developing this story. I absolutely loved the banter between the characters and really liked the characters and supporting characters.  4 stars.
 
Kadence calls a parents meeting for one of her students, “Z” right at the beginning of this story.  She meets Nix, Z’s father and Nix is instantly hot for teacher.  Kandence is sassy and smart mouthed she is attracted to Nix but knows she shouldn’t get involved, especially after being burned in the past. Nix is a dominant, dirty talking, alpha who won’t give up without a fight.
 
“So you’re stubborn and sassy. I love a good Chase,” he responds, not one bit deterred. “It would be a pretty boring chase, like a dog chasing his tail.” I smile sweetly at him.

Soon these two are involved hot and heavy, but Kadence’s past is coming back to haunt her and put her in danger.  Nix will do anything to protect her and Z (who is going through a rough patch).  Can Nix and Kandence develop a relationship with danger and obstacles hiding behind every corner?


"No one has managed to push past my insecurities but him. No one else has looked at me, seen past the repulsive skin and instead of showing me pity, made me feel beautiful."
If you love MC books pick this one up…funny, intense, and hot! I’m looking forward to reading more by River Savage.


“You ruin me, woman”
 
*Reviewed by Brandi



 
 
 
  
 
EXCERPT
 
Resting the cold beer between my legs to soothe the ache, the boys give me shit for striking out. I feel the same way: the woman is a tough nut to crack.
 
“You ready for round two, Prez?” Beau smirks behind his beer. Turning my head, I watch as Kadence storms over. I groan as my broken dick comes to life, apparently not caught up with the news that she doesn’t like him. She stands at the end of the table, arms crossed over her chest, unaware that her position puts her sexy tits up on display.
 
Fuck, this woman is a tease.
 
“Hey, sweetheart,” I say before taking a sip of my beer.
 
“Don’t sweetheart me. What did you say to my date?” she snaps, anger clear on her face, and I’ve never seen a more beautiful look on her. Her eyes blaze with fire and the need to push her more fills me. I can’t wait to have her under me.
 
“Oh, the stiff?” I ask nonchalantly. “Just told him to run along; he didn't have what it takes to play with the big boys,” I say as some of the brothers laugh into their drinks.
 
I’ve never pushed a woman this far before; chasing her and teasing her feels so damn good. Something about her pushes my buttons and leaves me wanting more. Most women fall at my feet begging to get in, but Kadence? No, this woman makes me want to do the begging. I’ve never wanted to fuck a woman so hard while spanking her ass at the same time. The way she reacts to me makes my dick hard and God help me, getting her riled up is a sight to see. I can see it in her eyes; she’s fighting it. She wants me and I intend to give the lady what she wants.
 
“What do you want, Phoenix?” she demands, uncrossing her arms and assuming a relaxed position, but I’m not stupid. The woman is crazy mad and I’ve got a throbbing dick to prove it.
 
“What do I want?” I repeat her question, pausing to take another pull on my beer. “Well, after your little stunt in the bathroom, I wanna pull you down on this table and spank your ass,” I tell her calmly. Even though my balls are aching, my cock is pulsing.
 
“You disgust me,” she hisses and turns to walk away. I grab onto her hand, turning her my way. She tries to pull out of my grasp, but my hold on her is strong.
 
You don't mean that. I've seen the way your eyes flash. You would love for me to spank that sexy ass right here for everyone to see. Wouldn't you?” Embarrassment floods her cheeks, and for a beat, I think I might have pushed her too far. 
 
 
 
 
 
AUTHOR BIO

 
River Savage is the author of the soon to be released, Knights Rebels MC Series. The first book Incandescent, will be released August  11, 2014.

An avid reader of romance and erotic novels, her love for books and reading fueled her passion for writing. Reading no longer sated her addiction, so she started writing in secret. She never imagined that her dream of publishing a novel would ever be achievable.


With a soft spot for an alpha male and a snarky sassy woman, Kadence and Nix were born.


River would love to hear from you. You can contact her via email at riversavageauthor@gmail.com or follow her via the links below. 
 
 
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Saturday, August 9, 2014

Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover ~ Review








DESCRIPTION: #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover returns with a new heart-wrenching love story.
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When Tate Collins meets airline pilot Miles Archer, she doesn’t think it’s love at first sight. They wouldn’t even go so far as to consider themselves friends. The only thing Tate and Miles have in common is an undeniable mutual attraction. Once their desires are out in the open, they realize they have the perfect set-up. He doesn’t want love, she doesn’t have time for love, so that just leaves the sex. Their arrangement could be surprisingly seamless, as long as Tate can stick to the only two rules Miles has for her.
Never ask about the past.
Don’t expect a future.
They think they can handle it, but realize almost immediately they can’t handle it at all.
Hearts get infiltrated.
Promises get broken.
Rules get shattered.
Love gets ugly.


Review

“It’s Intense. It’s heartbreaking. It’s devastating. It's ugly. It's over.”

Ugly Love is not your typical Colleen Hoover book.  It’s different than anything she has ever done….she gutted me.  I’m sorry, I have to say that Miles is no Will Cooper, and you know what? That’s okay because Miles character has been hurt, he is wrecked….and the alternating timeline, flipping from the present and past, shows just how deep Miles wounds run.  Although, the past got to be a little bit much for me, I completely got the reason why Colleen did this.  4 stars...4.5 stars....how do I rate a book I can't stop thinking about?

 
"I can't give you more than this," he whispers as a warning.  I just can't."

Right from the beginning you will immediately be immersed in Ugly Love, and it’s clear right from the start Miles has experienced some kind of devastation.  Tate and Miles meet and there is an attraction between them, an attraction that results in an “arrangement”.  This arrangement means, no strings attached sex…no feeling.  Both Tate and Miles are okay with this in the beginning, but eventually Tate struggles to not cross that line are set, after all Miles makes it clear that he does not want a relationship, he is not capable of love or giving her a future. 
"Sometimes a man's spirit just ain't strong enough to withstand the ghosts from his past." He opens his apartment door and walks inside.  "Maybe that boy just lost his spirit somewhere along the way."

Oh the angst…my heart broke for Tate. I wanted her to push Miles, I wanted her to get him to open up to her…go Tate go *le sob* With Tate's pushing and the more and more time Miles and Tate spend together their relationship starts to get blurred....hearts are shattered….and love…well love gets Ugly.

This is Miles.  Miles isn't capable of love.  Not anymore, anyway.

Ugly Love is unique, devastating...a hauntingly beautiful love story.  Simply put….Colleen Hoover is a genius and I will read every book this woman writes…her words are like poetry that flows right off the pages making my little heart pitter patter and need more!
It's all worth it.  It's the beautiful moments like these that make up for the ugly love.
I love you to life.  Because that's exactly what Tate did.  She loved me back to life.
*Reviewed by Brandi


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About the Author

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Colleen Hoover is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Slammed, Point of Retreat, This Girl, Hopeless, Losing Hope, Maybe Someday, and Finding Cinderella.  She lives in Texas with her husband and their three boys.  Please visit ColleenHoover.com.

Friday, August 8, 2014

Statistic by Dawn Robertson ~ Blog Tour








Synopsis:


Love.
Betrayal.
Deception.
Attempted Murder.
Aurora Alexander is everything headlines are made of.

Newly divorced single mother Aurora Alexander is trying to move on with her life.
After a string of unsuccessful blind dates, she turns to internet dating.
Everyone does it, so it has to be safe. Right?

Wrong.

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Goodreads Link:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21902364-statistic?from_search=true


Review


Okay guys....I'm still trying to work this review out in my head.  I'm very torn about what I want to post.  Ending epic and unexpected....I'm just not sure what I want to say about everything before that.  Full review coming soon!






Prologue

What makes a person tick? Is it the way they are raised? Perhaps it is a genetic predisposition. Our DNA coded from the moment of conception to write out the entire way our life will play out. Of course some things will be left to chance; fate better yet. But I can tell you from personal experience, some people are just born bad.
I always did my best, despite having the genetic odds stacked against me. Saying I didn't win the parental lottery would have been one of the understatements of the century. Yet, I was always able to skate by in life. Trying not to become a statistic. Little did I know other people would take my choices away from me.
I guess most of my problems started when I got married. I was such a naïve twenty year old. I thought the world was all sunshine and roses. He was my world, my reason for living. That was until he lost interest in me. A high risk pregnancy, bed rest, sex restrictions, and a colicky baby will kill intimacy for anyone. Breastfeeding isn't sexy. Neither are the stretch marks Liam left me with. I didn't care, and I still don't. But he did, and that is why I caught him in bed with my eighteen year old babysitter when my son was barely three.
I know, my life is starting to sound like a soap opera. I wish these were the darkest days. Back then, I thought they were. I thought going through a divorce with a four year old son was the end of the world. Ha. I wish I would have known what my future would hold. What damage could be done at the hands of a stranger I thought I knew.
Does anyone truly ever know another person? My answer to that question would be no. Even the most open and honest people have dark secrets. Shit they would never reveal to anyone. You know you have those type of secrets, we all do. Hell, I do. I typically would never tell anyone. Except since the world knows most of them now, it is my turn to tell my own story.
The true story of Aurora Alexander. The real dangers of picking up strange men on the internet under the guise of dating, and new beginnings. It all began as a game. A way to spread my wings, and learn the dating game after being out of it for a decade. It ended in a violent attempt on my life.
I am a fighter. I have lived to tell my story. No one can silence me. Not even him.

























Author Bio:







Dawn Robertson is a two time best selling, twenty-something indie author, and mother. She lives in sunny senior citizen packed Florida, where she wrangles her flock of kids and writes smut.
Dawn can normally be found swearing like a sailor, making late night drive-thru appearances, arguing with her kids (or being run over by their power wheels), reading a steamy romance while hiding in her bathroom, writing her little heart out on her laptop (or dragging her Macbook to the Genius bar praying they can save her latest work in progress), shopping for My Little Pony goodies, being the life of the party at a book signing, or sipping on a smoothie. She loves to hear from her fans, readers, and authors alike. Feel free to drop her a message.
Dawn rarely takes life seriously, so be sure to expect heavy sarcasm from her. She is also the life of the party, so be sure to meet up with her at one of the many author events she will be attending in the next couple months. Buy her a shot of whiskey, and she will love you for life.

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BURIED by Selena Laurence ~ Blog Tour and Giveaway

BURIED by Selena Laurence
Blog Tour and Giveaway


Buried
Hiding from Love #3 
by Selena Laurence
Releases  August 4, 2014
* Stand Alone Novel *


  


Synopsis
Seven years ago, Juan Martinez lost everything—his only parent, his home, his life as he’d known it. Alone, lost, and desperate, he turned to the Reyes Hispanos—the RH—one of the most violent gangs in South Texas. But when you sell your soul to the devil, you pay a heavy price. Convicted of a drive-by shooting, Juan has served hard time. Finally out on parole, he wants to disappear—from the RH, from memories of all that he’s lost, and especially from the gorgeous woman who just showed up next door.

Beth Garcia grew up following after her older brother, David, and his best friend, Juan. She always dreamed of a day when she’d be old enough for Juan to look at her as someone other than David’s little sister. But he disappeared at seventeen, after his mother was deported, and Beth thought she’d lost him forever. When she finds him living at the halfway house next door, she knows he’s still the same guy inside. Determined to save him from himself and the RH, Beth sets out to prove that he didn’t commit the crime he was convicted of. But the path to absolution is dark, and even Beth may not be able to discover the real Juan.

Can a man with a damaged soul and a beautiful heart let a woman with fierce loyalty and unwavering love risk it all to save him? Or will his past bury them both this time?


Review


Love can make you lose it all, risk it all, want it all. But most of all, love can help you have it all.
 
I wasn’t sure what to expect going into this book, I had not read any of the other Hiding from Love novels, but I have read Selena's Lush series....it is fabulous!  Buried really does stand alone, I didn’t feel like I missed any of the story from not reading the rest of the series….Buried made me want to go back and read those books! Selena is a phenomenal writer….she managed to bring Juan’s character to life and make him this tough, tattooed, former gang member, but also show his soft side for his woman *sigh* I LOVED me some Juan! 5 stars. 
 
 It's a strange thing that when you're in hell, you can find the one or two tiny things that bring you happiness and focus on them entirely.

Buried starts out with Juan fresh out from his release from prison and living in a half-way house.  His years of being associated with the RH gang brought nothing but trouble to his life and eventually led to a jail sentence.  Upon his release, Juan runs into Beth.  Beth is Juan’s childhood friend’s younger sister.  Juan and Beth both crushed on each other growing up. Juan thought that Beth would be the perfect wife to him, she was beautiful and smart….Beth thought the same of Juan, he’d make an amazing husband...funny, smart, loved his mother, and hot as heck.

 
The boy I know is still inside somewhere. He may have strayed but I know deep in the very fibers of my being - he isn't lost.
 
Beth just doesn’t understand how Juan could get involved with a gang like the RH.  All she sees is the man Juan used to be, not the hard man he has became and she is determined to break down his walls.  No matter how much Juan longs for Beth, he is determined to make her run from him.  Juan knows that the RH will be coming for him, he will never escape his past and he doesn’t want his sweet Beth mixed up in that lifestyle.
 
"Our true loves never die," he says.  "We can ignore them, forget to nourish them, despise them even, and they won't die.  They wait patiently for us to find them again.  You've rediscovered one tonight.  Others may be waiting for you as well."
 
Beth is not one to back down from what she wants….and what she wants is Juan. These two have the biggest fight of their lives to overcome if they are going to be together.  Is true love worth the risk?

"Life's full of risks, you can't live it without taking some.  We're just learning to live, let's not stop now."

If you haven’t read one of Selena’s books yet, it is a must! Selena is definitely an author that does not get the notice she is due, she has the ability to make the words and the story just flow so smoothly. Buried is an intense, heart-wrenching, amazing, “true” love story!
 
"You're the only thing for me.  The best, the worst, everything.  My world starts and ends with you."
 
*Reviewed by Brandi

 







The Hiding from Love series

Hidden 
(Nick & Lyndsey)
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Camouflaged 
(Gabe & Alexis)
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Concealed 
(Gabe & Alexis)
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Buried 
(Juan & Beth)
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Selena Laurence is the Barnes and Noble Bestselling author of what she likes to call Edgy Contemporary Romance. Her books have been Amazon Top 10 bestsellers in multiple categories including Multicultural Romance, Hispanic Fiction, Urban Fiction, Military Romance, and Romantic Suspense. Her New Adult romance, Hidden, won the 2014 Reader's Crown Award for Contemporary Romance of the year.

Selena lives in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains and spends a hell of a lot of time at soccer games, on her laptop, and reading. She requires a Mocha Latte every day to function, keeps a goldendoodle at her feet most of the time, and has more kids than she or Mr. Laurence know what to do with.

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Selena is also author of the Lush Series, a story of four high school friends who form the rock band Lush.  Take a ride with rock stars, men, brothers, and lovers, as Joss, Walsh, Mike, and Colin discover what it means to succeed, to fail, to hurt, and to love.