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Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Mafia Queen by Bella J.

Title: Mafia Queen
Series: Royal Mafia Series #4
Author: Bella J.
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: January 22, 2019


There once was a girl who was sold to the devil. The devil ruined her. Destroyed her. Turned her into his pretty, broken girl.

But then her savior came. Her king. He pulled her from hell and cloaked her with his darkness—a darkness that hid her from the devil who wanted his pretty, broken girl back.

By saving her soul and stealing her heart, he managed to put all the broken pieces back together, and she finally found the strength to rise from the ashes.

Brave, fierce, dauntless, ready to slay the devil when he comes for her—and he will come— that girl became a fighter.

She became a queen.

And that girl…is me.







I stepped closer, my reflection in the mirror becoming clearer. The woman I saw earlier was gone. There was no trace of her in the picture before me. Instead, I saw someone else. Someone I had dreamed about for so long. Every night while locked in my cage, waiting to be hurt, waiting for my body to be defiled again and again, I dreamed of this woman. A strong woman. A fierce woman. A woman brave and tough enough to punish those who deserved it. And finally, here she was, in the mirror, staring back at me.
I closed my eyes, and I saw his face. The way blood poured from his body like a fountain of justice. His eyes glazed over, his skin pale, and mouth open while he choked on his own blood. I leaned my head to the side, and I could still hear the gurgling sounds that came from his throat. It was the same sound I heard the night Master V slit the throat of the girl I chose to share my food with. The same night he cut off my ear, mutilating me. And just like the man I killed tonight, her mouth fell open as well while she tried to gasp for air until…her dead body fell to the ground.
The more I thought about that night, the more I started to smile. Because of me, the man whose throat I slit tonight felt that girl’s pain. He experienced the same death as that poor girl. It felt good, thinking about it that way. There wasn’t an ounce of regret anywhere inside me. Only relief…because justice was served.
When the door slammed shut behind me, I opened my eyes and stared straight at Antonio’s reflection in the mirror.
He was standing behind me, his eyes wild and dark. Our gazes remained locked as we watched each other in the mirror in front of me. After what happened tonight, I didn’t once think about the repercussions I would have to face when it came to Antonio. My master. I was too high on the adrenaline, the power…the bloodlust. But now the high was gone, and uncertainty had taken its place.
“Antonio—”
“You killed a man.”
“I know. He wanted—”
“How did it feel?” He took a step closer.
I licked my lips. “I don’t—”
“Speak the truth, Doe. How did it feel?”
I swallowed, watching him as he moved closer, one calculated step at a time. There was no use denying it. The way he kept my gaze, his eyes cold and hard, he already knew the answer to his question. It was written in the stone expression on my face, I was sure.
He stopped right behind me, breathing down my neck. “How. Did. It. Feel?”

I leaned back against his chest and closed my eyes. “It felt…good.”





















All the way from Cape Town, South Africa, Bella J lives for the days when she’s able to retreat to her writer’s cave where she can get lost in her little pretend world of romance, love, and insanely hot bad boys.

Bella J is a Hybrid Author with both Self-Published and Traditional Published work. Even though her novels range from drama, to comedy, to suspense, it's the dark, twisted side of romance she loves the most.




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From Smoke to Flames by A.M. Hargrove



Title: From Smoke to Flames

Series: The West Brothers Series #3
Author: A.M. Hargrove
Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance
Release Date: January 23, 2019




Blurb

They say there’s a fine line between love and hate.
Ours was a mile wide.

To put it bluntly, my life sucked.
When I finally got up the courage to divorce
my jerk of a husband, never in a million years did I imagine his prick of an
attorney would gain him full custody of my daughter.
My scant two weekend visits per month killed
me.
And my ex made it as difficult as possible on
me every single time.
So imagine my shock when said attorney’s name
appeared at the top of the list at the in-patient substance abuse clinic where
I worked as a counselor.
My list.
The first thing that occurred was I completely
lost my Zen.
Then my blood boiled.
Then his chart flew across the room and
slammed into the wall.
How could this possibly be happening?
Karma couldn’t be this cruel.
How in the world could I be an empathetic
abuse counselor to the cocky Pearson West who destroyed my life?
I would rather become an addict myself, or
better yet, strangle him first.












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One day on her way home from work as
a sales manager, USA Today bestselling author, A.M. Hargrove, realized her life
was on fast-forward. If she didn't do something soon, it would be too late to
write that novel she had dreamt of her whole life. She slammed on the brakes,
made a crazy decision, and quit her job. Then she reinvented herself as a
Naughty and Nice Romance Author.

She fancies herself all of the
following: Reader, Writer, Dark Chocolate Lover, Ice Cream Worshipper, Coffee
Drinker, Grey Goose Aficionado, and #WalterThePuppy Lover. If you’re around her
for more than five minutes, you’ll soon notice she has a tendency to talk your
ear off.

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Vow of Devotion by Emma Renshaw





Title: Vow of Devotion
Series: Vow Series #4
Author: Emma Renshaw
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: February 25, 2019





Blurb


One look.

Just like
that.

That’s all
it takes for me to know I wanted Ava for more than one night. She takes a
single look at me and only sees a player. 

The young,
single mom doesn’t give her trust easily. Convincing her I want more than a one
night stand is the best thing I’ve ever done until it all crashes down around
me.

As I’m
framed for crimes I didn’t commit, I fight to prove my innocence and battle to
convince Ava and her daughter to stay.

When the
stakes rise, will I be able to prove my vow of devotion? 









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Emma loves
to write, just don't ask her to write about herself. If she isn't writing,
you can find her lost in a book or trying to get her doggo to take a selfie
with her. He usually refuses. At the end of the day, you can find Emma at the
closest Mexican restaurant eating queso and sipping on a margarita. She lives
in Texas with her husband and dog.


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