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Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Curveball EXCERPT REVEAL

⚾ VEGAS HEAT: THE EXPANSION TEAM SERIES ⚾

by Lisa Suzanne

⚾️ EXCERPT REVEAL ⚾️

CURVEBALL & FASTBALL, the first and second book in the VEGAS HEAT: THE EXPANSION TEAM series, by Lisa Suzanne are coming March 2nd!! We are thrilled to share an excerpt with you!

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What to expect from Vegas Heat: The Expansion Team

⚾ Forced Proximity

⚾ Insta-Love

⚾ Baseball Sports Romance

⚾ Age Gap

⚾ All the steam

⚾ Best Friends Daughter/Coach's Daughter

⚾ Co-Workers

⚾ Secret Relationship

EXCERPT:

“Dance with me,” I demand, and he chuckles and nods.

He follows me out to the floor, and suddenly our bodies are pressed up against each other as the mass of people out here moves and sways with the beat. His hands find my hips, and I link my arms around his neck. His eyes burn down into mine, and I get the strangest sensation like I already know him. I know I’m safe with him even though I just met him tonight, and my gut instinct about people is usually spot on.

He seems like a good guy, and even though I’m slightly champagne-drunk, I’ve got enough wits about me to know I can trust him.

Our dancing starts playful but quickly turns sexy as he shoves his hips toward mine. I feel his erection against my side, only confirming how much want and desire pulls between the two of us. Someone bumps into him, sending him careening a little closer into me, and then no space separates our bodies as his leg comes between both of mine. I grind down on his leg, a side effect of the champagne that I’d normally be way too reserved to do with a virtual stranger, but tonight all bets are off.

He wants this.

I want this.

Heat consumes the space between us, and tingles light up my spine as my tummy flips. His lips collide with mine again, and this kiss is hot and desperate in the middle of a crowded dance floor. It’s sexy and nearly illicit as his tongue batters mine, his fingertips digging into my hips as we continue to sway to the beat of the song. I feel so much more than just attraction coming through this kiss, like attraction is just the spark that’s going to light this inferno between us…like it’s leading us somewhere bigger than just tonight.

I still know nothing about him. He’s staying here at this hotel, so I don’t have high hopes for more than one night together.

But it still feels like the type of opportunity I can’t let slip by. If my dad has taught me anything over the last three years, it’s that we can’t live life with regrets. We can only take what’s right in front of us.

He drags his lips from mine, across my cheek and toward my ear. “Spend the night with me.” His voice is raspy and filled with some unspoken promise, like he can somehow see into my thoughts and he feels the same way…he doesn’t want to let this chance slip by, either.

I nod, and he grabs my hand. He weaves through the throng of people and leads me back out to the hallway.

“Hey, that’s Cooper Noah!” some guy yells at him, and Cooper simply nods at the guy, tightens his grip on my hand, and leads me through the hotel.

I hear other people say his name, too, and maybe this was happening earlier and I was too tipsy to notice, but all the dancing has sobered me up a little.

We arrive at a bank of elevators, and I think about that name. Cooper Noah. It’s vaguely familiar, like I’ve heard it before, but I have no idea who he is.

“How do all those people know you?” I ask softly.

He twists his lips. “You really don’t know?”

I shake my head, and the doors open in front of us. A couple gets off, and we step on. The doors seal us into isolation, and he walks toward me, backing me up against the mirrored wall. His blue eyes focus down on my green ones. “God, you’re gorgeous,” he murmurs. “And you don’t even know who I am.” His mouth crashes down to mine, and as much as I want to ask more questions, it seems his kiss offers the exact sort of distraction he’s going for.

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Lisa Suzanne is a romance author who resides in Arizona with her husband and two kids. She’s a former high school English teacher and college composition instructor. When she’s not chasing or cuddling her kids, she can be found working on her latest book or watching reruns of Friends.

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Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Review: Cross Check My Heart

Cross Check My Heart by Mikayla Christy
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

I've been trying for the last three days to figure out what I'm going to say about this awesome story. My TikTok will go live tomorrow with a few of my favorite parts and or quotes. MiKayla did such a great job on her debut novel. If you haven't grabbed a copy, do it now!

Sports Romance, ARC, Coach's Daughter, Secret Dating, Spicy, Hockey Romance, HEA, Sunshine/Sunshine, Forbidden Romance, Insta Lust,

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Monday, February 13, 2023

Spread The Love Author IG & TT Hop

Join Indie Authors as we Spread The Love and give YOU something to warm you up!

Hop from Social Media Platforms and discover little tidbits about each participant, maybe play a game or two, and when you reach the end, there will be this little questionnaire, so make sure you collect those BOOK TITLES for a chance at gift cards and e-Books!

Complete the hop by collecting all The BOOK TITLES!

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NOTE you must ENTER ALL TITLES and Complete the Form to be Entered.

Now if something happened and you’ve gotten lost along the way, and you don’t have all the BOOKS, you can find the entire list of participants here:

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Wild Release Blitz

Wild by Micalea Smeltzer is now live!

Cover Design: Emily Wittig

Photographer: Michelle Lancaster

My band, The Wild, has finally had its big break. It's what we've always wanted--what we have always dreamed of--and nothing will stand in the way of achieving success.

Except maybe me.

As soon as we sign with our new record label, our producer gives us one rule; stay away from his daughter.

I thought it would be easy to resist her, but Mia Hayes is under my skin. She is everything I never knew I wanted or needed.

But falling for Mia might cost us everything we've worked so hard for.

Do I sacrifice my band member's dreams and chase her, or will Mia be the one thing that is more important than any stage I have ever dreamed of?

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Meet Micalea Smeltzer

Micalea Smeltzer is a twenty-something author from Northern Virginia. She has four dogs, which is as crazy as it sounds. As a recent kidney transplant recipient she's dedicated to raising awareness around the effects of kidney disease, dialysis, and transplant as well as educating people on living donation.When she's not writing you can catch her with her nose buried in a book.

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Saturday, February 4, 2023

Review: Den of Vipers

Den of Vipers by K.A. Knight
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

DNF- I've tried for months to be able to get into this book and I just can't. May be somebody else's cup of tea but it isn't mine.

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Friday, January 27, 2023

Protect PREORDER BLITZ

Protect by Ellie Pond releases on February 3rd!

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He didn’t expect his mate to reject his rejection.

But then nothing in Corbin Smith’s life has been easy. Living on the run from his pack, changing towns and names every few years. He’s not going to settle down, even if Reagan Larsen is everything he’s ever dreamed of.

When Corbin’s half-brother tries to claim Reagan as his own, Corbin may not be willing to start the mating-bond process but he'll do whatever it takes to save her.

Even if that includes a cross country chase in a tractor trailer, a night in a tent, a seedy motel, strange disguises, blood on their hands, and 800 miles on a motorcycle. But it's soon obvious that the reluctant mates are both keeping secrets.

Fighting their bond might be the hardest thing Corbin's ever done . . . but then he needs to keep them alive, too.

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Ellie lives in New England with her husband and children. When she's not writing you'll find her traveling or dreaming about her next trip. Visit her at elliepond.com

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Grinder RELEASE BLITZ

Grinder by Colleen Charles is available now!
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Scarlett Stone hates me. Every time she takes the mic during her popular sports podcast, she rips me a new one.

Some would call us enemies but I make it a rule not to make a rival of a smart, sexy woman like her. If I make one single error on the ice, she calls it out in a way that both frustrates me and turns me on.

When I find out she’s been assigned to cover me on a trip to Minnesota, I ask my agent to pull strings to get someone else.

Anyone else.

Turns out, I’ll have to smile and take it. Oh and try not to make things worse, but it seems even my breathing yanks her chain. I’d give anything to know why.

It almost seems… personal.

During the award ceremony, a huge snowstorm hits the area. One that makes it dangerous to be on the road so everyone has to hole away in a room for a few days. Except there’s only one room left in town.

I’m trying to be the good guy here but she’s not having any of it. She’s hell bent on making me pay. Which sucks because her attitude lights a fire inside of me.

But it’s fine. Because while she’s distracted by despising me, I’ll focus on winning her over.

About the Author:

Colleen Charles is the USA Today Bestselling author of Perfectly Imperfect Romance for perfectly imperfect readers.

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Defending RELEASE BLITZ

Defending by Jami Davenport is available now!

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Much to my utter dismay, the Portland Icehawks chose me in the expansion draft, and now my estranged father is my hockey coach. No one on the team knows he's my dad. They think he’s a distant relative I don't get along with. They’re right about that last part. We hate each other. He blames me for the death of my sister, and I blame myself, too. He's unfairly targeted me, and his constant criticism is destroying my confidence and my game.

The only thing I look forward to is my time spent working with the homeless, especially one feisty, attractive female, but neither of us do relationships because those require trust and commitment, and we're too scarred to take the risk.

Can we conquer our demons so I can rescue her from the streets, and she can rescue me from my past?

About the Author:

USA Today Bestselling Author Jami Davenport writes sexy contemporary and sports romances, including her Seattle Sockeyes, Seattle Steelheads, Gone Missing, and The Scoring Series.

Jami lives on a small farm near Puget Sound with her Green Beret-turned-plumber husband, a Newfoundland drool monster, and a prince disguised as an orange tabby cat.

Jami worked in IT for years and is also a former high school business teacher but recently achieved a life-long dream and is now a full-time author. A horse lover since birth, Jami showed dressage horses for over thirty years. Now she gardens and goes glamping, along with other travelling adventures. She's a lifetime Seahawks and Mariners fan, a proud season ticket holder for the Seattle Kraken hockey team, and still misses her SuperSonics. An avid boater, Jami has spent countless hours in the San Juan Islands, a common setting in her books. In her opinion, it's the most beautiful place on earth.

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