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Thursday, April 23, 2020

Everything We Left Unsaid Release & Giveaway

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  Secrets…Lies…and Betrayal.It’s been far too long since I’ve laid eyes on Abby.I expected surprise.I expected anger.What I got was devastation. Abby’s been lying to me, keeping secrets that affect us all. Our past…? It’s complicatedAn elusive truth with the power to alter everything I know, everything I want, and everything I love.But things aren’t always what they seem.And betrayal…it never comes from the person you expect.    

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Abby steps in front of me to head him off. “Ethan,” she pleads. “Let me explain.” He ignores her and tries to sidestep her, but she’s too quick and too determined to keep the peace. “You son of a bitch!” he spits at me. “Ethan, please,” she begs. “You said you loved her!” he yells, trying to push past Abby, her palms pressed against his chest to keep him from getting too close to me.“You said you fucking loved her.” His finger points at me accusingly.  Abby freezes with her arms still raised defensively and turns to me with a stunned expression and wide eyes. Shit. This is not how I wanted her to find out. I never told her I loved her. I should have just told her back then. Back before things got so complicated. Back before she thought I was a lying piece of shit.    “What?” she asks, unbelieving, her voice straining on a suppressed sob. I run my hand through my hair and release a pent-up breath.     “This lying son of a bitch told us he loved you. The night Caleb drugged you and tried to take you.” Abby winces at the memory and I want to deck him for bringing it up. “He wouldn’t let anyone else ride in the ambulance with you. Not Tiff, not even me. And I believed his bullshit.” “It wasn’t bullshit.” “The fuck it wasn’t.” “It was true.” I turn my attention from Ethan and stare down into Abby’s stunned face. “It is true. I should’ve told you.” Of everything we left unsaid, that’s the part I regret the most. I reach down and tuck a strand of dark, wavy hair behind her ear. “Maybe if I had, this whole mess wouldn’t have happened. You would have known how I felt and wouldn’t have doubted me.”  

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Monday, April 20, 2020

Envy Release



Envy by Jas T. Ward



Series: The Shadow-Keepers; Book 5
Genre: Paranormal Romance

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Sometimes, fairy tales go deadly. And destined love refuses to listen for the sound of one small heartbeat in the dark.

Jade Shen was born into privilege, wanting nothing with loving parents. Until tragedy struck. Raised by a bitter grandmother, Jade loses herself in studies and being groomed to take over her parent's tech firm worth millions -- choices not her own. Death revisits and this time Jade is the target with her trust fund the prize. The losing side of the war against the secretive Grid seducing her guardian to fund the battles -- the Devil and his demented son must not lose. But Envy is always on the path with Greed -- Jade simply in the way as they merge. Death always has its own plans.

Tyrus DeMonte was abandoned at birth. Left to burn in the fires of Hell by his own father. Putting the past behind them and they now fight on the right side of the Grid. Determined to prove his worth, Tyrus takes whatever is given to him -- son of a disowned Elite and fighter wanting to be so much more. He had no idea that a chance meeting with a young, sweet, innocent girl would teach him the one lesson that had cost him the most. Love. But unlike fairy tales, love doesn't always find a way. Not when Death cuts off the story before the once upon a time can start.

Welcome Back to the World of The Grid. Where heroic bad-asses looking for a second chance fight a war among us in the shadows.






Thursday, April 16, 2020

Seduction Teaser Reveal

   

Who's ready for a little seduction? 

Seduction 

(The Secret Billionaire Asher Christmas Duet book 1) 

by Z.L. Arkadie 

arrives April 30th!

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BLURB:

Dr. Penina Ross learns that the stranger she shared a brief connection with the other day is a new surgeon at the hospital where she works. And now everybody wants to know who he is, and from what part of Heaven, the hunky and enigmatic angel fell.

But Penina knows, if she’s smart, she'll stay far away from Dr. Jake Sparrow—if that’s even his real name. She has a habit of attracting and falling for liars and cheaters, and that's exactly who the secretive Dr. Sparrow feels like to her.

However, at times she catches him staring at her from across the room, and when he does, her heart races like the wind. He’s so seductive, so yummy, which is why Penina can no longer resist him. Then, one day she discovers what he’s been hiding, and his secret hits closer to home than she could ever imagine.

About Z.L. Arkadie

Z.L. has been writing romance full-time since 2011, which has allowed her to amass quite a catalog of romance novels. She loves what she does, and as she's evolved, so have her stories. Now, she's focused on writing brooding, boss billionaire heroes, and the smart, plucky heroines they can’t live without. She has always loved writing great, intense heroes that readers can't help but fall in love with.

You can get in touch with her at contact@zlarkadiebooks.com.


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Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Review: Axel

Axel Axel by Harper Sloan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: Nora's Promise: A Racing Hearts in Serenity Romance

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: Starting Over

Starting Over Starting Over by Evan Grace
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Reborn: House of Phoenix Pre Order

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You can now reserve your copy of Reborn: House of Phoenix by USA Today bestselling author Lia Davis! 

This reverse harem academy romance set in the Wicked Reform School universe releases May 21!!!

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My best friend killed me to protect me. 

Rising from the ashes of my own death wasn’t the epic event I pictured. It was painful and confusing. After the hazy cloud of my rebirth lifted, my first thoughts were of Lucent. He’d slammed death fire into me and teleported me away from the crime scene. 

Why? So he could take the blame and spare me from final execution at the hands of The Phoenix Council. 

And I couldn’t live with that. So, of course, I turned myself in. 

But reform school is no joke, and every assignment tests my already thin patience. I may be making new friends, and collecting bodyguards I never expected to need, but someone is sabotaging my attempts to succeed. And since they clearly want me dead, I’m on a mission to find out who they are and show them why The Phoenix Council is terrified of me.  

Even if it means revealing a secret I’ve guarded for all of my lives. 

REBORN: HOUSE OF PHOENIX is a reverse harem academy romance with a twist that is part of the Wicked Reform School series! Each book in this shared-world has its own, all-new characters set in the wicked reformatory, so don't miss one!

At this reform academy, you’ll discover wicked paranormals, wicked punishments, and wicked pleasures like you’ve never read before!



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Lia Davis is the USA Today bestselling author of more than forty books, including her fan favorite Ashwood Falls Series. A lifelong fan of magic, mystery, romance and adventure, Lia's novels novels feature compassionate alpha heroes and strong leading ladies, plenty of heat, and happily-ever-afters.

Lia makes her home in Northeast Florida where she battles hurricanes and humidity like one of her heroines. When she's not writing, she loves to spend time with her family, travel, read, enjoy nature, and spoil her kitties. She also loves to hear from her readers. Send her a note at lia@authorliadavis.com!


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Bad Blind Date Pre Order

His biggest regret was letting her go... 

Bad Blind Date by Elise Faber releases on April 19th! 

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Trixie Donovan had been born stupid.

Okay, not so much intellectually inept as born with a stupid name. Named after her flighty mother’s favorite pooch, Trixie had spent most of her life fending off comments of her canine similarities from her siblings.

They thought they were hilarious, and she thought . . .

Well, there was a reason she’d moved to the opposite side of the globe and it wasn’t because she was close with her family.

She’d left California for bigger and better things then had kept on moving, putting her nursing skills to use to help people all over the world. But living without reliable electricity or clean water or hell, the internet had grown old. 

Now she was back. She’d finally figured out what Netflix was, though she was still iffy on Tinder, and she’d become her half-sister Heather’s new pet project. 

Isn’t that what happily married people did? Tried to marry off everyone around them because they were so sickeningly content that they couldn’t stand the thought of someone they knew not being in the same position. 

So anyway, Heather pestered and Trix gave in, agreeing to a single blind date. 

But then that blind date turned out to be Jet. 

Jet, the doctor she’d worked with halfway around the world. The man she’d slept with and then had fallen desperately in love with. The one who, in cliché naïve female fashion, had decimated her heart. And the one who transformed an unwanted, but tolerable night out into the blind date from hell. 

Because apparently Jet had decided his biggest regret was letting her go.

 

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 USA Today bestselling author, Elise Faber, loves chocolate, Star Wars, Harry Potter, and hockey (the order depending on the day and how well her team -- the Sharks! -- are playing). She and her husband also play as much hockey as they can squeeze into their schedules, so much so that their typical date night is spent on the ice. Elise is the mom to two exuberant boys and lives in Northern California. Connect with her in her Facebook group, the Fabinators or find more information about her books at www.elisefaber.com. 

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Heartless King by Maya Hughes




Title: Heartless King
Series: Standalone book #5 in the
Kings of Rittenhouse Series
Author: Maya Hughes
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Cover Design: Najla Qamber
Release Date: April 23, 2020



Blurb

Two blue lines. That means not pregnant, right? Right? Oh, sh*t.

Five years ago, Colm Frost asked me to marry him and I ran. I ran from my painful past too raw and fresh to escape. He was the only one who looked at me like I wasn’t broken and made me believe it. He made me feel it.

Now, he’s the hot, angry, hockey player on the mend. 

I’m the physiotherapist who’s supposed to get him back on his feet. 

I don’t think our night together was what his doctor prescribed, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t dreamt of him every time I close my eyes. I woke up beside him with my body still singing from the way he fanned the flames of my desire, but I couldn’t stay.

His lips on my neck. His hands wrapped around my waist. His impressive...ahem, touch leaving me breathless.

One moment of wild inhibition and it’s come back to bite me in the butt. Kind of like he did that night.

But a baby? Our night was supposed to be a one time thing, closing a door on the future I couldn’t handle. 

Will this new bump in the road be everything we needed to find our forever?

Heartless King is a standalone friends to enemies to lovers, accidental pregnancy romance that brings all the laugh out loud, angsty feels!







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Maya Hughes, that's me!, can often be found sneaking in another chapter while hiding in the bathroom from her kids! :-) I'm a romance writer who loves taking inspiration from everyday life, namely my husband and biggest fan. Inspiration also strikes when I hear a song, meet someone new or daydream while at soccer practice.

I love writing stories that capture the possibilities of the paths less travelled and enjoy experiencing life through my characters’ eyes.

I'm the mom of three little ones, the wife to an amazing husband and also work full time. Some of my favorite things are cupcakes, cinnamon rolls, white wine, laughing until I can't breathe, traveling with my family and Jeff Goldblum. 

Cocksure Ace Cover Reveal




Title: Cocksure Ace
A Cocky Hero Club Novel
Author: K Webster
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: May 17, 2020



Blurb

I’m a fighter.
At least that’s what my daddy always told me.
It’s in our blood.

Hard work, hustle, and a little Hennessy is the Reid motto.
He taught me to fight for everything I wanted in life.
Take down those who threaten the dream.

My dream is to marry the perfect man.
That man is my father’s best friend and I won’t stop until I have him.
And at Daddy’s wedding in Costa Rica, I plan to make that dream finally come true.
Then, my life will be smooth sailing.

Until a chance flight with an arrogant pilot throws me off course.
Literally.
Camilo’s decisions affect my future, and I can’t allow anything—not even a cocksure, ridiculously hot idiot—to stand in my way.

Problem is, he fights back.
Every battle I’ve won in life, he shoots down and exposes me for the fraud I am.
Trapped in paradise with my devilishly handsome nemesis seems like one of the seven circles of Hell…and, boy, is it getting hot around here.

He’ll strip me of my armor.
Remind me of my past.
Force me to rethink my future.
And help me live in the moment.
Will he steal my heart too?

One thing’s for sure.
This girl won’t give up without a fight.








Author Bio


K Webster is a USA Today Bestselling author.  Her titles have claimed many bestseller tags in numerous categories, are translated in multiple languages, and have been adapted into audiobooks.  She lives in “Tornado Alley” with her husband, two children, and her baby dog named Blue. When she’s not writing, she’s reading, drinking copious amounts of coffee, and researching aliens.


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