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Monday, November 5, 2018

No One Like You A Chateau Jolie Romance #1 by Heather McGovern


No
One Like You
A
Chateau Jolie Romance #1

by
Heather McGovern

Genre: Contemporary Romance 
Pub
Date: 10/30/2018



In
the quaint mountain town of Windamere, North Carolina, the three
Sargent sisters are determined to make their hotel and winery,
Chateau Jolie, a success. And one by one, they’re finding that
nothing pairs better with new beginnings than unexpected love…
The downside of living
in a charming small town is that it’s impossible for Brooke Sargent
to avoid anyone. Especially someone as big, handsome, and friendly as
Trevor Bradley. At his brother’s wedding, they flirted and
danced…before Brooke recalled that she’s not ready to trust any
man after her divorce, let alone one who’s the competition. Her
family’s struggling chateau is planning to host the local senior
prom—without the Bradley family’s renowned Honeywilde Inn
muscling in and stealing the glory.
Trevor has thought of
no one else since the night he and Brooke connected. Even though she
shot him down—hard—he’s seen the warmth beneath her guarded
facade. Working together, they could give the high school students a
spectacular prom. Navigating the rough terrain of Brooke’s
business, while proving himself to his own siblings, won’t be easy.
But Trevor loves a challenge—especially one that could win him the
woman he can’t stop wanting . . .




Heather
McGovern writes contemporary romance in swoony, southern
settings. While her love of travel and adventure takes her far, there
is no place quite like home. She lives in South Carolina with her
husband and son, and a collection of Legos that's threatening to take
over the house. When she isn't writing, she's working out, or binging
on books and Netflix.
She is a member of
Romance
Writers of America,
as well as Carolina Romance Writers, and she's represented by Nicole
Resciniti of The Seymour Agency.
Connect with Heather on
her website, Facebook, Twitter, or her group blog. She'd love to hear
to from you!







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Star Spangled Second Chance by Christie Logan



Star Spangled Second Chance by Christie Logan

They were best friends before he left town without a word. Now he's back. Will her heart be broken again?

Good girl Portia Phillips always followed the rules, colored inside the lines and walked the straight and narrow. Only her best friend Raymond Alessio could ever get her to quit being "perfect Portia" for a minute and take a risk.

Portia fell in love with Raymond way back in fourth grade. That love only grew stronger as years passed, but she kept it hidden, until one Fourth of July when she finally had the courage to share her feelings.

That was the night he broke her heart. Since then she's kept it safe, under lock and key.

Now, eight years later, he's back in town with his young daughter. His life's a mess, but his love for Portia never changed. Can Raymond convince her to give him another chance? Will Portia find the courage to risk her heart a second time?


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Excerpt 2:
Portia stood with Raymond on Lake Verona's shore and looked out at the smooth surface of the water. "Remember the last time we were here?" he asked.

"Sure I do. You showed me how to skip stones." She picked up one of the small stones at her feet and flung it out, frowning as it landed with an ungainly plop. "Guess I lost the knack."

"It wasn't flat enough." Raymond selected another stone and handed it to her. "Try this one."

As she pulled back her arm to fling the stone, he stepped behind her and gently held her arm to guide her aim. "This way. And don't forget the little flick of the wrist just before you let go."

His touch made her feel warm and safe. Protected. She wanted to sink into his arms even though her brain told her to watch her step.

With Raymond guiding her she tossed the stone, adding the wrist flick, and watched it skim the water's surface one, two, three times before disappearing.

She laughed in delight and cried, "Did you see that?" Turning in his arms, she expected to find him grinning back at her. Instead his face was serious. Her smile faded as she gazed up at him. "Raymond?"

His arms closed around her and pulled her toward him.



Praise for Star Spangled Second Chance

This sweet, clean, contemporary romance is well written. I love the way the author used flashbacks to fill in the history of the couples previous relationship and things that happened to it. The characters are so likable. I look forward to reading the rest of the Holidays in Applewood series.

Wow, what a second chance story!

If you love this genre this is a must read



Author Christie Logan

Christie Logan writes sweet romance straight from the heart. She lives in upstate New York with too many pets, too many dust bunnies lurking under the bed, and too many plot bunnies bouncing around in her head. She thinks everyone deserves a happy ending and in her books, everyone gets one.





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Deception and Chaos by S.M. Soto





Title: Deception and Chaos

Series: Chaos #1
Author: S.M. Soto
Genre: Dark Romance/Romantic Suspense
Release Date: November 1, 2018



Blurb


Sophia Cova lived a quiet, normal life, shadowed in sadness
after the loss of her parents in a tragic airline accident. With her older
brother being her only living relative and her anchor, Sophia is sure she’s
destined for a brighter future. But that was until she was taken. 

Stolen from her mundane, orderly life, she was drugged, and
woke to every woman’s worst nightmare.

With only four grimy basement walls and a rancid mattress,
she loses her sense of time, and preserves what’s left of her dignity by
hurtling herself into the safety of her mind. The men, the beatings, they come
and go with no reaction, until she hears one word that sends an arctic chill
through her body. Sold.

On the eve of Sophia’s bidding, at one of the largest sexual
slavery rings in the world, all hell breaks loose in the mansion of horrors. Gunfire
and screams erupt all around her, as panic rises. 

Snatched by one monster only to be taken by another, Sophia
slowly starts to learn that not everything is as it seems. When secrets
unravel, and the twisted game of cat and mouse ensues, The Puppeteer pulls his
favorite strings and chaos brews.

Lives are lost while the clock ticks, and only time will
tell who will be killed next…

WARNING: This book
contains very disturbing situations, dubious content, strong language, and
graphic violence. May contain triggers for abuse victims.






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Author Bio

S.M. Soto was born
and raised in Northern California where she currently resides with her son. Her
love for reading began when she was a young girl, and has only continued to
grow into adulthood. S.M. lives for reading books in the romance genre and
writing novels with relatable characters. She refers to herself as a bit of a
romance junkie. S.M. loves to connect with readers and eat copious of donuts
that will surely lead to her demise (carbs are life). 




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Truth by Trilina Pucci





Title: Truth
Series: Sinful #1
Author: Trilina Pucci
Genre: Dark Romance
Release Date: October 30, 2018




Blurb


Drew

It
was a tryst.
A
sin swallowed down by desire.

That’s
what I tell myself.
But
my body isn’t the only part that
aches
for him now.

I
sold my soul.
Now
my heart is a slave to the devil.
Dominic King.

He
unveiled the taboo,
illuminating
my lie
and
unexpectedly stole my heart.

But
I walked away.

Dominic

Lust
is my religion.
She
became my sanctuary.

If
it’s forgiveness she seeks
the
price just doubled.

And
she’ll pay it bound at my feet.

I
gave her pain for pleasure.
Her truth.

Now
I’ll make her beg me for more.








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Excerpt

“What are you willing to give me?” Because I want it all.
“I’m undecided.” I hate the look on his face. It’s fear,
he’s afraid I’ll hurt him again.
“So just tell me to stop when I cross a line. I’ll only go
as far as you trust me to go. Deal.” He nods his head hesitantly as my hand
finds the top button of his shirt, I undo it slowly making my way to each
before his shirt is completely undone. I only stop to briefly trace the tattoo
on his chest. God, I missed this body. His twelve pack casts a heavy shadow
from beneath the shirt and I run my fingers over his rock-hard stomach and up
to his chest, leaning in to kiss the tattooed area.
“This okay?” I ask from pressed lips against his chest
pulling back to look into his eyes.
“Fucking you isn’t my problem. It’s what to do with you
after.” Smacking his drink down on the bar top he puts his hands on my waist,
walking me backward away from the bar and then jerks me forward eliciting a
surprised yelp as I’m hoisted over his shoulder. “See that’s the problem”
bringing his hand down on my ass hard, “The way I see it, this is all you get.
I’ll give you my cock but that’s it. That’s the only deal I’ll make with you.
Take it or leave it.” It’s a start.
Without a hesitation I whisper, “Take it. But it won’t be
enough.” He places me back on my feet and looks me up and down, his expression
mirrors my own frustration.
“I hate that fucking outfit. I want you naked. Now.” His
words leave little room for debate.
“What? What's wrong with my outfit?” I look at him like he’s
lost his mind.  
“It restricts access...” crossing his arms he grins, waiting
for me to disrobe.
“I’m not taking off my clothes in the middle of this room.”
He has lost his mind.
“We’re alone and last I checked it’s a fucking sex club.
Take your goddamn clothes off so I can bury my dick inside that tight wet
pussy, Drew.”
I’m fucking dripping the minute he growls at me but I take
all the time in the world, slipping off each shoulder giving my tyrant his own
private show. The more time I take the more his jaw tenses. God, I love riling
this man up.  
“You realize the longer you take the harsher the punishment.
I will take out every one of the seconds, on that ass tonight.”  
“Promises, promises.” I challenge back. He grabs his cock
adjusting the bulge, groaning with the motion.
“You have ten seconds to get it off then I’m ripping it off
myself.” His demeanor couldn’t be more serious. He will tear this very expensive,
amazing outfit off my body without so much as a second thought.
“Ten.” I start on one of my heels unhitching the ankle
strap.
“Nine.” finishing, I move to the other.
“Eight.” The strap around my ankle gets stuck as I start to
panic. I’m never going to make it. Fuck! I'm so hot, I don't know which outcome
I want more. His punishment or my victory.
“Seven.” Fuck it, I rip it off my foot and pull down my
right shoulder strap starting to shimmy.
“Six.” I start looking around the room, “Five.” I scope out
where I could go to buy some more time. “Four.” I love this outfit.
“Three.” Son-of-a-bitch.
“Two.” Struggling with the zipper it finally comes loose and
I push my jumpsuit down to my ankles.  
“One.”






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Trilina is an author, wife, and mama to three rowdy kiddos. When she
isn't making grilled cheese sandwiches, she can be found writing saucy novels
that titillate and excite her readers.



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Knight's Redemption by Sherilee Gray






Title: Knight's Redemption
Series: Knights of Hell #1
Author: Sherilee Gray
Genre: Paranormal Romance

Release Date: October 29, 2018





Blurb

With one fatal mistake, immortal demon hunter Lazarus
started a chain reaction that set him and his five brothers on a collision
course straight to Hell.



There’s only one way to save them all—claim his mate, a sweet beauty he
doesn’t deserve and will only end up hurting. But immortals fall hard, and
walking away from her when it’s over is going to be near-impossible.



When bookstore owner Eve Taylor starts hearing the thoughts of others, she is
certain she’s losing her mind. Until the day a wickedly seductive and dangerous
warrior appears and introduces her to a terrifying new world—one she has been
part of her whole life and never knew.



Now, with a traitor consumed by darkness and driven by revenge hunting them,
they have one chance at survival. But they must give into the scorching desire
that, if they let it, could destroy them both.








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Excerpt

One touch
from her and he’d lost focus again. 
This wasn’t
how this was supposed to happen. He’d been with her for less than an hour and
already he was struggling to keep his shit together and had put her in danger.
As tempting as she was, he had to remain fixed on his original path. He
couldn’t allow this force between them to win. Because this wasn’t for him. He
couldn’t keep her.
“We have to
leave,” he said before putting even more space between them. Keeping his head
straight was getting more and more difficult around Eve. He needed to conduct
the rest of this mission as he always did—with cold efficiency.
She nodded
and went back to biting her damn bottom lip.
He tore his
eyes from her, not sure how to handle this, any of it. How was he going to
explain what she was to him? How did you tell someone they were the key to your
salvation, your only hope? That your future and that of the free world depended
on her leaving everything she’d ever known and accepting him as her mate.
A mate who
would leave as soon as he’d taken what he wanted. 
A mate who
could never love her.
That it was
for the best because he would never, not in a million years, be worthy of her.
Eve would
not be another sacrifice to this war. And that’s what would happen if he kept
her. If he allowed her to get close.
People who
got close to him suffered for it. They got hurt.
He’d do
whatever it took to prevent that from happening again.
He glanced
over at her. Keeping his shit tight wasn’t going to be easy. Besides having to
deal with his overwhelming physical attraction to her, he feared his possession
was moving at a faster rate. Time was almost up, and he had to find a way to
explain the reason he’d come for her without sending her running. 
What if
she refuses you? 
He couldn’t
think about that now. Getting her to safety had to be his number one priority.
The shadows had crept in earlier, the darkness trying to take another piece of
his soul. Eve had seen it, the difference in his eyes as he fought to restrain
his demon. He just had to hold off for a bit longer.
And hope
like hell she’d accept him. 






Author Bio


Sherilee Gray is a kiwi girl and lives in beautiful New
Zealand with her husband and their two children. When she isn't writing sexy,
edgy contemporary and paranormal romance, searching for her next alpha hero on
Pinterest, or fueling her voracious book addiction, she can be found dreaming
of far off places with a mug of tea in one hand and a bar of Cadburys Rocky
Road chocolate in the other.



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Little Meditations by Avinash Jalani


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Poetry
Date Published: November 5, 2018
Publisher: Tablo Pty Ltd

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Little Meditations are poems dedicated to those moments when feelings are clustered, those moments when the breathe is slow and deep, those moments when thoughts just pass by, those moments when waiting is the only option, those moments when let go comes with a tear and a smile, those moments when the feelings take over and do not make sense. These poems are from the journey between those moments and hoping you may drift away into few moments of transcendence without an artificial pressure to find meaning or purpose. You are here to heal yourself.






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McDowell by William H. Coles




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Literary Fiction
Publisher: Story in Literary Fiction (Ingram)

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A finalist in the William Faulkner Creative Writing Competition.



McDowell, an arrogant, selfish, uncaring surgeon--except with his three children whom he ineptly tries to council as they come of age--loses his career, wealth, respect, and fame when his grandson goes on a killing spree and then fails in a suicide attempt living in a vegetative, brain-dead state. When the boy dies under suspicious circumstances, McDowell is convicted and jailed for second-degree murder. He escapes to become a fugitive pursued by authorities, an investigative TV reporter eager to interview him before capture, and his daughter who is trying for a retrial. McDowell’s family members struggle to find meaning in their lives but each is thwarted at every turn by their father’s reputation. McDowell keeps on the move to prevent his capture and establish a new life. He is forced to gingerly reenter society at the lowest levels and with each new acquaintance, he must learn a new sense of humanity to survive.



Excerpt

Prologue



Nepal, 1981

Himalayas



            The sky cleared briefly before daybreak. The sharp bitter winds eased somewhat, but the negative forty-degree temperatures penetrated to the bone. Hiram McDowell lifted the flap of a one-man tent to look in on Erick Woolf, who turned his head, his beard tinged in frost-white from his labored breathing; Woolf lifted his goggles, his pale blue eyes opaque with fatigue.

            “You ready?” Hiram asked.

            Woolf shook his head “no,” trying to smile but his face remained motionless.

            Hiram took off his outer gloves, freed up an oxygen tank from Woolf ’s backpack, and placed the mask on Woolf ’s face. Woolf rallied after a few minutes of oxygen.

            Within half an hour, with four other climbers, Hiram and Woolf started for the summit. Woolf ’s fatigue slowed progress and after an hour they soon fell behind the others. The wind gusts increased. Woolf sank into a sitting position a few yards from a slope of snow and ice.

            Hiram steadied himself on a steep vertical. For a few seconds, the visibility improved, but he saw no one.

            “Go,” Woolf called to him, his voice husky dry. “I can’t do it.”

            With only slight hesitation, Hiram waved his agreement. He had only two hours or less to summit before their oxygen supply ran low. And Woolf was too weak to go on; the rest would strengthen him. At the summit, Hiram took photos and, for a few minutes, absorbed the satisfaction of his achievement and the awe of the view from the highest point on earth.

            Winds picked up and snow and haze decreased visibility as he began his descent. He pressed on. After an hour, he stumbled onto Woolf a few feet from where he had left him.

            “Get up,” Hiram yelled over the howling wind.

            “Help me. In the name of God,” Woolf pleaded.

            Hiram gripped Woolf ’s parka to help him stand, but Hiram was too weak to lift, and Woolf fell back.

            “Rescue,” Woolf moaned, drifting off into semi-consciousness. Rescue from base camp was impossible until the weather improved. And they were in the dead zone, too high for helicopters.

            Hiram freed Woolf ’s remaining oxygen supply and attached it to his own pack.

            “Don’t leave me, Hiram.” Woolf coughed.

            Hiram backed away and started down. Climbing ropes aided him for a few hundred yards. Near a rock crevice familiar to him, he stumbled on the half-buried lifeless body of a facedown climber. A candy bar and water were in the inner jacket pocket. Near the corpse’s outstretched arm, a glint of silver stopped Hiram. From hard snow and the ice-solid fabric of a frozen glove-hand, he freed a silver crucifix that he pocketed for identification and to send to family. He plodded ahead. The storm abated and he felt the muted exhilaration at knowing he would not die.

            On return home after his miracle survival, Hiram dreamed of immortality. He determined to climb every peak above 8000 meters in Nepal.





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William H. Coles is a literary fiction writer, winner of multiple awards including the William Faulkner Creative Writing Competition, The Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction, and others. To learned the art of writing fiction in courses and workshops from more than seventy-five authors, editors, and teachers. He and created storyinliteraryfiction.com, a website with resources for fiction writers, illustrators, and avid fiction readers and works of fiction. The site has had over two million visits in the last three years.  He was an ophthalmic surgeon specializing in ocular-injury repair and reconstruction, a professor and chairman at SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine, a Regent for The American College of Surgeons, president of the Association of University Professors in Ophthalmology. He plays jazz piano, was former President of the Gibbes Art Museum in Charleston, SC, and has lectured internationally on mechanistic biologic ophthalmic research, ophthalmic surgery, jazz, and valuing antique Georgian and federal furniture and art at Emory University. He won a Mayor's award for contributions to historic preservation in Charleston, SC. and the Conrad Berens Award for best film on a medical subject. He lives and writes in Salt Lake City, Utah.



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