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Thursday, October 4, 2018

Speak of the Devil by Britney King

Title: Speak of the Devil
Author: Britney King
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Release Date: October 4, 2018



Speak of the Devil is a captivating, darkly satiric psychological thriller which offers readers another savage look into a utopian cultish society where beauty and perfection are valued at all costs and it’s best to keep your friends close and your enemies closer. 

In the upscale suburb where Vanessa Bolton lives, she’s your average suburban housewife.

She does her grocery shopping on Tuesday, Thursday mornings are reserved for Pilates, Sundays for church. At home, she’s an impeccable housekeeper and a mother with a mediocre track record.

But in discreet hotel rooms throughout the city, she can be whatever you want her to be—provided you can afford the hourly fee.

In the rapidly expanding cult to which she belongs, Vanessa has been assigned the role of a “Siren”—a recruiter trained to use seduction to elicit compliance from her marks.

Vanessa’s latest assignment—an unsuspecting chemist merely looking for something without strings—proves to be her toughest yet. Unwilling to neatly slide into the roles society has prescribed for them, the two collide in a sensual and savage affair that threatens not only their own lives but also those they seek to protect most.

Featuring “tantalizing suspense, pulse-pounding danger, sex, and double-dealing,” Speak of the Devil is a timely and riveting psychological thriller that is impossible to put down.















Britney King lives in Austin, Texas with her husband, children, two dogs, one ridiculous cat, and a partridge in a pear tree.

When she's not wrangling the things mentioned above, she writes psychological, domestic and romantic thrillers set in suburbia.

Currently, she's writing three series and several standalone novels.

The Bedrock Series features an unlikely heroine who should have known better. Turns out, she didn’t. Thus she finds herself tangled in a messy, dangerous, forbidden love story and face-to-face with a madman hell-bent on revenge. The series has been compared to Fatal Attraction, Single White Female, and Basic Instinct.

The Water Series follows the shady love story of an unconventional married couple—he’s an assassin—she kills for fun. It has been compared to a crazier book version of Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Also, Dexter.

Around The Bend is a heart-pounding standalone, which traces the journey of a well-to-do suburban housewife, and her life as it unravels, thanks to the secrets she keeps. If she were the only one with things she wanted to keep hidden, then maybe it wouldn’t have turned out so bad. But she wasn’t.

The With You Series at its core is a deep love story about unlikely friends who travel the world; trying to find themselves, together and apart. Packed with drama and adventure along with a heavy dose of suspense, it has been compared to The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and Love, Rosie.


The Social Affair is an intense standalone about a timeless couple who find themselves with a secret admirer they hadn’t bargained for. For fans of the anti-heroine and stories told in unorthodox ways, the novel explores what can happen when privacy is traded for convenience. It is reminiscent of films such as One Hour Photo and Play Misty For Me. 

Without a doubt, connecting with readers is the best part of this gig. You can find Britney online here: 
Web• http://BritneyKing.com
Instagram • https://instagram.com/britneyking_ 
Facebook • https://www.facebook.com/BritneyKingAuthor
Twitter• http://twitter.com/BritneyKing_
Goodreads • http://bit.ly/BritneyKingGoodreads

To get more-- grab two books for free, by subscribing to her mailing list at britneyking.com or just copy and paste bit.ly/britneykingweb into your browser. 

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Southern Charmer by Jessica Peterson




Title: Southern Charmer
Series: Charleston Heat #1
Author: Jessica Peterson
Genre: Friends-to-Lovers Romance
Release Date: October 4, 2018






Blurb


He’s sexy. He’s
southern. And he’s a superstar chef. Meet Elijah Jackson, my hot new neighbor...

From the outside
looking in? I’ve got it all. Prestigious job. Pretty house. And a perfect
boyfriend who proposed with the perfect ring.

But as beautiful as
my life looks on the outside, I feel like something’s missing. So I hop in my
car and head south. I’m hoping the thousand mile distance will clear my
mind--and give me time to work on the romance novel I secretly want to write.

Charleston, South
Carolina: home to stunning architecture, sultry accents, and--oh yeah--my new
neighbor, Elijah Jackson. A chef at one of the city’s most renowned
restaurants, he’s simultaneously intimidating and inviting. Especially when he
shows up at my door, shirtless, offering me homemade biscuits.

As if his abs for
days and inked up deliciousness aren’t enticing enough, he also encourages me
to chase down my dreams, one chapter at a time. And the chemistry between us?
Hotter than the kitchen at Eli’s restaurant.

But I still have a
life a thousand miles away. One I’ve worked really hard to build. And I don’t
know if I can just leave it all behind.

Romance novels
always end in happily ever after. But is one possible for a southern charmer
and this yankee girl?

SOUTHERN CHARMER
is a slow burn, standalone romance. It’s the first book in the CHARLESTON HEAT
series, set in Charleston, South Carolina.









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Jessica Peterson began reading romance to escape the
decidedly unromantic awkwardness of her teenage years. Having found solace in
the likes of Mr. Darcy, Jamie Fraser (OMG love the gingers!), and Edward
Cullen, it wasn’t long before she began creating tall, dark and handsome heroes
of her own.

She lives in Charlotte, North Carolina with her husband, Mr.
Peterson, and her smelly Goldendoodle Martha Bean. She is the author of the
super sexy STUDY ABROAD and FLINGS WITH KINGS series. Check her out at www.jessicapeterson.com


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Discreet by Nicole French



Title: Discreet
Series: The Discreet Duet #1

Author: Nicole French
Publisher: Raglan Publishing

Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: October 4, 2018




Blurb


Fitz Baker was the world’s biggest sex symbol. Until he
disappeared.

Fed up with the trappings of fame, he traded his world of
Hollywood for a quiet life on Newman Lake. He was perfectly happy living as an
island. Until he met her.  

Returning home with nothing but a failed music career, all
Maggie Sharp wants is to rebuild her life. A life that doesn’t involve the
surly, arrogant stranger now living across the lake.

Still, there’s something about Will…Something familiar.
Something Maggie can’t quite put her finger on…

She only wanted the spotlight.
He gave up his life to escape it.
The real question is if they can remain discreet.













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Excerpt



“I don’t like feeling like this,” Will said. 
I sucked a breath through my teeth. “Feeling like what?”
“Like this.” He took a step toward me, and I fought
not to step backward. Will had a quiet authority about him, and in the shadows
of the moon, his shoulders seemed to broaden, his legs seemed to lengthen. He
seemed larger than life. 
When he had me backed up against the porch railing, he
raised a hand, floating his fingers around my jaw, over my cheeks, but never
actually touching me. I arched toward his hand. I couldn’t help it. But he
hovered, never making contact. 
“You make me feel…” Will started. “Out of control.” 
I couldn’t move. “Oh?”
“Like I actually have to care about what someone else
thinks. Like I’m not alone anymore.” He paused. His eyes opened wide, following
the path of his fingers as they took hold of a strand of hair in my ponytail
and twirled. “And for the first time in a very long time, I feel like I don’t
want to be.” 
He tugged lightly on the strand, and I felt the slight pinch
like an arrow through my body, shooting down my arms and legs, and coming to
throb in that place no man had been for so, so long. I bit my lip. Will’s eyes
dilated. 
“Tell the truth, Lil. What do you want?”
You. The word echoed distantly, like a bell tolling
from miles away. I didn’t understand it. I was broken. A mess. What should I
want with this man? We had a connection, sure, but overall, he was nothing but
trouble. He was grouchy. A loner. Clearly had serious social and emotional
control issues.
And yet. There was no denying that something was here. Since
we met, it certainly felt at times as if the universe itself was tilting on its
axis, trying to knock me into him. Breakdown after breakdown. Meeting after
meeting. And now… 
I tipped my chin up so I could look directly at him, drawn
like one of the moths circling the porch light. Winging through the dark, ready
to dive into his golden inferno. 
“I don’t want Lucas,” I said quietly, drifting my gaze up
and down his naked torso. A sheen of sweat glimmered in the moonlight, which
also made the shadows of his muscles—the square pectorals, the solid rack of
abs, the lickable V that dipped beneath his shorts—that much more
evident. 
Will followed my gaze, and his hand dropped. He stepped
between my legs, and his unique scents engulfed me. Working all afternoon only
made them that much stronger—the scent of pine trees, lake water, and man swallowed
me with a heady rush that made me shake slightly. And it was then, only then, that
he finally touched me. My waist was encircled by his wide palms, so broad that
his fingers nearly touched on either side. It was relatively innocent, but the
intent was clear. Just like last night, he held me still; I couldn’t move
unless he wanted me to. For that moment, I was his.
When I looked back up, his eyes were fixed on my lips.
Unconsciously, I licked the lower one. His pupils dilated even more.
“Lil,” he whispered as he leaned a little closer.
“What are you waiting for?” I murmured. Now I was the one
staring at his mouth—so soft and full under his newly trimmed beard. 
I panted. Will swore. 
“Fuck it,” he growled. “I don’t fucking know.”  
Sometimes you don’t know you wanted something until you have
it. Sometimes you don’t know you need something until it’s there. 
His mouth found mine in a fury, one that surprised me for
about a half second before. The hands at my waist gripped so tightly, I almost
couldn’t breathe, and I felt like I was strangled—not for lack of oxygen, but
for lack of him. Will’s lips made me feel like I was breathing for the
first time; like I’d been under water my entire life, and he was the air I’d
never known I needed.











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Releasing October 25, 2018








Author Bio


Nicole French is an East Coast/West Coast hybrid creature,
Springsteen fanatic, hopeless romantic, and total bookworm. When not writing
fiction or teaching writing classes, she is hanging out with her family,
playing soccer with the rest of the thirty-plus crowd in Seattle, or going on
dates with her husband. In her spare time, she likes to go running with her
dog, Greta, or practice the piano, but never seems to do either one of these
things as much as she should.




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Gravel Road by Stephie Walls

Title: Gravel Road
Author: Stephie Walls
Genre: Coming-of-Age Romance
Release Date: September 25, 2018



I fell in love with Austin before I even knew what the word meant. 

Miranda was the only girl who ever had a chance at owning my heart. 

Defined by the land we grew up on—ranches, pastures, lakes—Mason Belle, Texas, wrote our story. And then it tore out the pages. 

Six years later, Miranda had managed to slip away again. But this time, I refused to let her run.












Bestselling author, Stephie Walls has lived all over the country but has made Greenville, South Carolina her home for the last 25 years. She has a serious addiction to anything Coach and would live on Starbucks if she could get away with it. If you follow her on Facebook, you'll also find that she's slightly enamored with Charlie Hunnam, Instagram ads, and Google Doodles.

Stephie is an avid reader (literary whore to be more precise) averaging around 300 novels a year. She has a penchant for great love stories, sensual poetry, and is a romantic at heart. Her love affair with real-life romance spurred her own drive to create contemporary fiction and pursue her dream.




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Commander by Sienna Snow





Title: Commander
Series: Politics of Love #3
Author: Sienna Snow
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: October 4, 2018




Blurb

I am Tara Zain.

Human rights attorney, the Commander to my colleagues in
international affairs, and fiancee to the most powerful man in the country.

I've learned love is a useless distraction. Money and status
are the true motivators, and powerful alliances are much more important than
romantic entanglements. My passion is my work, and nothing, not even the
promise of happily-ever-after, will keep me from accomplishing my mission.

This is why I've made a bargain with the one man who
shattered my heart years ago. He's proposed that I stand by his side and foster
the beginning of a new political dynasty.

But I have secrets.

Secrets that could destroy not only this man and the passion
we've rekindled but the very laws of the nation he has sworn to uphold.

I am Tara Zain. Future First Lady of the United States of
America and COMMANDER.











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Excerpt

I turned to
face Ashur and came to an abrupt halt.
Instead of
the impeccably tailored suit I expected him to be in, he wore a large towel
wrapped around his waist. He rubbed his damp hair with a small cloth as beads
of water trailed along the tanned skin of his broad shoulders and washboard abs.
It took all
my effort not to lick my lips.
His honed
form was a work of art.
He no
longer possessed the lean physique of the boy I’d fallen in love with but that
of a man who’d built his muscles from years of military training. There wasn’t
an inch of unnecessary fat on him, and his chiseled abs would put a bodybuilder
to shame. The only things marring his gorgeous form were the slight scars on
his waist and chest. He’d incorporated them into the Indian-inspired tattoos
that covered most of the left half of his upper body, making me want to trace
each design around them. Not just with my finger but my tongue.
And then
there was the way the towel clung to him. Dear lord, a woman had to be dead not
to drool and hope for a peek at the package hidden under the cloth.
Shit, what
was I doing?
Get your hormones in check, Tara Zain. Your
entire family is waiting for you down the hall.
I ignored
my self-reprimand and continued to examine Ashur’s body. Politicians were
supposed to be balding with potbellies. Not sexy as sin, covered in tattoos,
and looking like they should be on the cover of a wet Wednesday calendar.
“Want me to
lose the towel?” A smirk touched his lips.
Damn. He’d
caught me staring at his body.






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Author Bio


Inspired by her years working in corporate America, Sienna
loves to serve up stories woven around confident and successful women who know
what they want and how to get it, both in - and out - of the bedroom.

Her heroines are fresh, well-educated, and often find love
and romance through atypical circumstances.  Sienna treats her readers to
enticing slices of hot romance infused with empowerment and indulgent
satisfaction.

Sienna loves the life of travel and adventure.  She
plans to visit even the farthest corners of the world and delight in
experiencing the variety of cultures along the way. When she isn't writing
or traveling, Sienna is working on her "happily ever after" with her
husband and children.



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