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Friday, October 12, 2018

Tempered Steel Series by Maggie Adams


Whistlin'
Dixie
Tempered
Steel Book 1
by
Maggie Adams


Genre:
Contemporary Romance with Comedy, Suspense and Mystery

A
man on a mission....

Mackenzie
Coalson was determined to rebuild his hometown after a devastating
flood left it in ruins. He has no time for a relationship and all the
romantic junk that goes with it. He has a vandal to catch and no
sweet smelling bundle of femininity is going to sway him.


A
woman protecting her family.....

Dixie
Harris charged into the county sheriff's office with a sassy sway and
a smart mouth, eager to give the sheriff, and anyone else, a piece of
her mind. When she locks horns with the devil himself, in the form of
Mac Coalson, she quickly learns he has a temper to rival hers, even
if he's the living epitome of her sexual fantasies.

When
the two unite to catch a potential murderer, it's in everyone's best
interest to keep it, "business only". But that's hard to do
when their combined attraction is volatile enough to burn down the
town.




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Excerpt:


EXCERPT FROM WHISTLIN’ DIXIE
Dixie heard Mac just on the other side of the bedroom door. She wanted to run and hide. She needed to lick her wounds and come to grips with what a fool she had been to trust Mac and his kisses. She didn’t want to listen to reason. She was hurting too badly and nothing he could say or do would erase the picture indelibly printed on her mind of him in the arms of another woman.
So when Mac knocked softly on the door minutes later, she turned a deaf ear to his plea. “Dixie, please let me in. I want to explain what you saw,” Mac whispered.
Oh my God! Did he think she was blind? Or just plain stupid? Or so deeply enamored of him that she was gonna let this stand?
“I saw what I saw. I took biology. I know all about sexual reproduction. Please leave.” She was privately amazed she was able to carry on any kind of conversation with the two timing jerk. She congratulated herself on how collected she’d been, considering her temper was threatening to erupt again.
Knocking again a little more forcefully, he pleaded. “Dixie baby, please open up. You didn’t see what you thought you saw. Please. Just let me explain.”
“I may be young, but I’m not stupid. And I am most certainly not blind,” she snapped at him from the other side of the door. The man was unbelievable.
You are the most infuriating bit of baggage I have ever encountered. If I didn’t care for you so much, I’d leave right now and never look back.”
“You call that caring?! I call it a line of crap! The only thing you cared about begins with an “F” and ends with me losing my virginity!” Oh, God! Had she really just shouted that?
Pounding on the door with his fist, he shouted, “Dixie Harris, you open the door this minute, or I’ll break it down!”
“Then I’ll just have you arrested for breaking and entering. Sort of ironic, don’t you think?” she countered sweetly. She felt like crying the Mississippi River because he broke her heart, but she was not going to let that arrogant pain-in-the-ass know just how much she was hurting. She had her pride!
“Fine. Just fine. I should’ve known better than to get involved with a little girl, anyhow. Maybe, in a few years, when you grow up and if you have apologized nicely, I might just take you back! And bring a damn soapbox to stand on. My neck’s getting sore from looking down at you!” he snarled. After giving the closed-door another good pounding, he stomped out of the house, slamming the front door.
“Oooooh!” Dixie’s eyes narrowed to mere slits and her hands balled into fists as Mac’s last remark registered with the banging of the screen door. It was like pouring gasoline on a bonfire. She was out of her bedroom and on the front porch in seconds. Heedless of the people walking down the street, she advanced like a mad woman across the yard, screaming. “Apologize to you? When pigs fly, you Mississippi River rat. I wasn’t the one caught fornicating in the parking lot of the local pizza parlor. Hell will freeze over before I apologize.”
Mac saw her coming out on the front porch, and he started toward her, but the smugness left his face, however, with each shouted word. By the time she was finished with her tirade, Mac’s eyes were tempered steel and his face was set granite. “Well, the Devil better get ready for a heat wave, baby, because I feel the same way.”
He hopped in his truck and with a squeal of tires, he was gone.












Leather
and Lace
Tempered
Steel Book 2

Sam
Coalson, ex-Navy Seal, has returned to Grafton for the wedding of his
brother. After being run out of town fifteen years ago for a crime he
didn’t commit, he’s determined to claim what is rightfully his
and take on anyone crazy enough to try and stop him.



Angel
Devereaux is smart, sexy and definitely on Sam’s blacklist. After
siding with Sam’s enemy fifteen years ago, Angel can’t help but
wonder what if….what if Sam had never left? What if he could
forgive her now? She had her reasons, but he won’t listen. So
enough with words, sometimes action is exactly what’s called for.




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Something's
Gotta Give
Tempered
Steel Book 3

Chance
Coalson loves women. And they love him. Young or old, no woman is
immune to his charm. 

Except
one.

Georgia
Haines is the only female volunteer firefighter in Grafton. She’s
had a crush on Chance Coalson since he offered her his handkerchief
at her momma’s funeral. But she’s smart enough to know that it
takes a special woman to tame a charmer like Chance, and there’s
nothing particularly special about her.

When
fire breaks out at the Coalson’s construction business and Chance
is trapped inside, Georgia braves the flames to save him, only to
discover her “crush” has morphed into love. And she’s helpless
to hide her desire.
Chance
awakens to find an angel breathing life into his lungs with a kiss.
The woman he wanted more than any other was the one who paid the
“Casanova of the County” no mind.
So
how does a man with a bad reputation convince a shy firefighter that
he’s worth taking a chance on love?
By
fighting fire with fire…..




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Getting
Lucky
A
Tempered Steel Novella 

Lawrence
“Lucky” Coalson is on the track of the arsonist that torched his
older brother’s construction company. The clues have led him to the
Mississippi Flame Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. 

Taking
a job as a bouncer there, he hopes to find a connection to the
vandalism or even the arsonist. What he finds is a blonde bombshell
in a bit of trouble, so like the alpha male he is, Lucky comes to the
rescue. But like a magician’s trick, not everything is as it
appears. 

Can
Lucky discern the difference between lust and love when what happens
in Vegas doesn’t stay in Vegas? And is the Coalson family prepared
to face the consequences of his actions? 




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Love,
Marriage & Mayhem
Tempered
Steel Book 4


His
brothers tease that he's the "Sensitive" one... Brandon
Coalson has a huge heart and a tender touch with those that need
saving. He thought it a weakness. He will see it as a gift when he
meets shy and frightened Anna Meeks.

Anna
has a secret that keeps her from encouraging Brandon's thoughtful
advances. He lifts her to heaven during the day, but she goes home to
hell at night. Can she trust this gentle giant with her life and the
lives of those she loves?

When
tragedy strikes the Coalson family, can Brandon and his brothers save
the company they’ve worked so hard to build? Or will he be forced
to sacrifice Anna when she’s caught in the crosshairs of a
psychopath’s revenge?




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Forged
in Fire
Tempered Steel Book 5


Lady,
if I were you, I’d get the hell away from here ‘cause when I make
it up this hill, I’m gonna be looking for you.” Lucky Coalson’s
luck has run out. His ex-wife turned out to be a con artist; his
business is in a shambles, and he’s been tossed into a muddy river
by a smart assed feminist with a chip on her shoulder. Things
couldn’t get much worse…or so he thought.

When
Lucky’s accused of murdering his ex-wife, the Coalson family
enlists the help of a private investigator to gather the clues
necessary to prove his innocence. Little did they know that Renee
Morgan is the same woman that sent Lucky scrambling up a sodden river
bank at the height of a storm.

The
two square off immediately, but Renee’s admiration of the Coalson
family, despite her dislike of Lucky, is the deciding factor in her
acceptance of the job. And although Lucky bristles every time she
speaks, he grudgingly respects her intelligence and savvy skills as a
private investigator. 

As
the hunt for the killer escalates, the two find they are not the only
ones looking for the mysterious assassin. And the other people are
more than willing to take out anyone that gets in their way,
including those that Lucky and Renee hold dear to their hearts. 
In
a moment of passion that rocks them to the core, they realize their
love may be forged in fire, but both have been badly burned by past
lovers, and too stubborn to admit the truth. Can they find a way
around their fears, or will Lucky’s ex-wife continue to plague him
from the grave?








Cold
as Ice
Tempered Steel Book 6

Nick
Coalson is abrasive, arrogant, and an absolute dynamo in the bedroom.
Problem is, he knows it…

Rebecca
Morgan is sweet, shy, and immensely attracted to Nick, but he's
trouble in tight jeans and she knows it.

After
saving Rebecca and her feisty sister, Renee, from an assassin’s
bullet, Nick sets his sites on the quiet private detective. But he
mistakes her kindness for weakness, and learns the hard way that
although she may seem submissive, she’s a voluptuous bundle of
intelligence and determination.

Rebecca
tries to hide her feelings for Nick because he’s the kind of man
that makes a smart girl do stupid things. After a sensual encounter
in a pressured situation, Rebecca knows she’s going to need to keep
her wits about her or lose herself to Nick’s dominant
personality. 

When
Rebecca is kidnapped and sold to a sex slave ring, Nick goes out of
his mind trying to rescue her, but finds his lone wolf ways won't
work. He must enlist the aid of the mysterious Jonas Blackshire, who
seems to know way too much about the slave ring he rescues Rebecca
from.

Is
Jonas friend or foe, and what is his connection to the man sworn to
destroy the Coalson family? Nick must find out before he loses
Rebecca and his family to the killer's nefarious plans.








Maggie
Adams is an Amazon Best Selling romance author. Her first book in the
Tempered Steel Series, Whistlin’ Dixie, debuted in Amazon’s Top
100 for Women’s Fiction, humor, on November 2014. Since then, she
has consistently made the Amazon best seller 5-star list with her
Tempered Steel Series. Her series has launched the tiny town of
Grafton, Illinois, into international recognition with sales in
Mexico, Ireland, Scotland, Australia and the UK. She is the recipient
of various awards for excellence including Dayreader Reviews Best of
2015, the Readers Favorite Award 2016, the Indie Romance Convention
Romantic Comedy Award 2017 and the 2017 New Apple Awards -Suspense
She
also writes erotica, paranormal romance, young adult romance and
women’s fiction. Maggie’s books can be found on eBook and
paperback on her website and all book sites.
When
she’s not writing, she can be found dancing, singing and cooking
(usually all at the same time), and spending time with her family and
friends.




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Overdrive by Jessa York



Title: Overdrive
Series: Santa Lena Sizzles #3

Author: Jessa York
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Cover Design: Judi Perkins,

Concierge Literary Designs and Photography
Release Date: November 2, 2018




Blurb


Tick, tock.
It's deafening.
The damn biological clock.

There's only one way to silence it
And it's not with the hot, sexy, rideshare driver.

He's too young--even if he gets my motor running.

One night is all he's getting,
All I'm willing to give.
Cutting him loose is my only option.

But when we meet up again,
I realize one thing.
Driving a hard bargain isn't going to get me where I want to be.








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Jessa lives in a very non-descript, unassuming town filled
with the best kind of people. Most days, she can be found in the stands of
various soccer fields, cheering her on Youngest, or discussing books with her
Oldest (who is an English Honors student).




At night, if she’s not up burning the midnight oil, Jessa
enjoys snuggling up to her hubby and watching his latest pick for a cheesy
romance movie. He always chooses the best ones. (after he cooks supper, of
course)



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Love's Hiding by Karen Deen






Title: Love's Hiding

A Time for Love Series Standalone
Author: Karen Deen
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: October 5, 2018




Blurb

Luke



Playing the field is my thing. Beautiful hot women even hotter sex

I was always upfront. They knew the deal. I never wanted anything more.
Until that night.

That woman.

The inexplicable connection.

I finally found that something more.

But then she was gone.

Life moved on. Women came and went. They just never compared.

Until Zoe. Why does she feel so familiar, yet so new?

Have you ever had that weird sensation when you meet for the first time?

Her eyes fascinate me, her body talks to me.

She is by far my biggest temptation.

A force that draws me to her, like I’ve been here before.
Which is impossible.



Or is it?



Zoe



Life wounded me. Yet made me stronger.

Taking control, it’s time to change my direction.



He inspired that. Making me feel things deep down in a place I never knew
existed.
Today is my new beginning. The life I long for starts now.

This job will be the leap forward I need. No stopping or looking back.

Until that moment. The one that makes me freeze, my breath catches.

This day was never meant to happen.

I had tried so hard to leave that life in the past. My identity a secret.

No matter how hard I try to resist, he draws me in.

I try to hide them, but my lies will come out. They always do.

I know I’m finally home, but will I be able to stay?

Can we survive the truth?











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Karen Deen has been a lover of romance novels and happily-ever-after
stories for as long as she can remember. Reaching a point in her life where she
wanted to explore her own dreams, Karen decided now was the time to finally
write some of her own stories. For years, all of her characters have been
forming story lines in her head, just waiting for the right time to bust free.




In 2016, Karen put pen to paper for the first time, with Zach and Emily
being the first characters fighting to have their story written.  From that first word, she hasn
t been
able to stop. Publishing Love
s Wall (her
first novel in the Time to Love Series) in 2017 has ignited her passion
to continue writing and bring more of her characters to life.




Karen is married to her loving husband and high school sweetheart.
Together, they live the crazy life of parents to three children. She is
balancing her life between a career as an accountant by day and writer of
romance novels by night. Living in the beautiful coastal town of Kiama,
Australia, Karen loves to enjoy time with her family and friends in her
beautiful surroundings.


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Credence Woods by Alexandria Sure

Title: Credence Woods
Author: Alexandria Sure
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: October 12, 2018
Cover Design: Designs By Dana
Publisher: Beaumont Tower Press


Weight loss surgery ✓

Successful career ✓

Love … who has time for that?

Kennedy Hewson is absorbed with work. She hasn’t had a vacation in forever. Thanks to a streak of record sales, she’s been able to purchase a spectacular high-rise condo in downtown Chicago and acquire a boutique-sized collection of fabulous high heels. 

While on location for work, and quite unexpectedly, Kennedy finds serenity with an unexpected person in an unexpected place, Credence Woods. Can she give up everything she’s worked so hard for, or will she say goodbye to Tennessee and the stranger who made her feel a sense of ‘home’ for the very first time?

Sometimes, you don’t know you’re missing something until you find it.










Alexandria Sure is from Michigan and adores her supportive family, her two rescue pups, and her mighty Spartans. Her coffee obsession leads her to writing in local coffee shops where characters come alive between salted caramel lattes and large cups of "cold brew extra cream two Splenda," which are usually on the counter when she walks in because the baristas know her car. (Thanks, Biggby!)

When she is not writing, she spends a great deal of her time perfecting her craft. She is an active member of Capital City Writers Association and attends several writing conferences each year.

Sure's first novel, Before Him Comes Me, is an unconventional romance of self-discovery, described by readers as "the first BDSM book with no sex."





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