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Friday, March 15, 2019

The Reality of Wright and Wrong by Leddy Harper




Title: The Reality of Wright and Wrong
Author: Leddy Harper
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: March 15, 2019






Blurb


“Save me
and have me, fix me and I’m yours.”

What do you
do when you catch your fiancĂ© grinding on another woman? Well, if you’re me,
you run off with a sexy, ink-covered tattoo artist who goes by the name Wrong.

Then you
marry him after a week.

This isn’t
a story of love at first sight—love didn’t come into play until after I had
ruined it all. It’s the reality of what is right and what is wrong when it
comes to soulmates.










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Excerpt

Brogan had
intentionally given me a glimpse into himself by expressing his feelings in
words he’d never shared with another living soul. But in that moment, when his
eyes met mine, he offered me something else. 
Likely
unaware he’d even done so. 
He gave me
a piece of his vulnerability. His pain. A sliver of the hidden humiliation that
he kept buried beneath a painted canvas. Covered in graffiti. Locked behind
years of loss and doubt. It crossed his brow in shallow valleys of hesitation
and colored his cheeks in raw insecurity.
He was
open. Closed off. Pushing me away while desperately trying to hold me close.
It was too
much to process at once, leaving me immobile, grounded in place. The only thing
I could do was open my mouth and give him honesty. “Your words…they make my
chest hurt. As I read them, I breathed them in, and they burrowed themselves
next to my heart. Took up residence within my lungs. They’re powerful enough to
keep me safe, yet just as capable of destroying me.”
“Mercy…”
“They make
my eyes burn. Every vowel, every period. Every syllable you wrote and verse you
formed did something to me that I’ve never experienced. I’ve never read
something so beautiful, something that literally brought tears to my eyes.”
“Mercy,
that’s enough.” Beneath the stern tone and harsh shell lay a boy who couldn’t
accept my praise. “I didn’t do it for compliments. You said you didn’t know me,
so I’m showing you who I am. You think I’m using you to kill time until Jessica
comes back, and I’m trying to prove to you that I’m not. I don’t need your
approval. I need you.”
Under his
intense scrutiny, I became fully aware of my state of undress.
“I’m, uh…
I’m going to put on some pants.” I took a few steps backward, holding my shirt
down in the front.
“Hey,
Mercy? Could you do me a favor?”
I stopped
and held his stare.
“Next time
you hang out with your ex, can you tell him that if he ever contacts me again,
he’ll wish he’d never learned how to type? Thanks.”
“He did
what? He texted you?”
He went
right back to browning the meat, continuing as if he hadn’t just dropped a bomb
at my feet. “Email, but yeah. Same thing. I think he got off on telling me that
I’m runner-up. I guess you told him that you’re waiting to see if he lied about
where he was that night? And if he was telling the truth, you plan to get our
marriage annulled?”
“He twisted
what I said.”
“Then I
guess it’s a good thing I didn’t give a shit what he had to say.” He moved the
pan off the burner. “Although, I don’t think he liked it too much when I told
him I hoped he enjoyed the taste of my cum, because I fucked your pussy so hard
and so deep it’ll be a while before it’s all out.”
I was
shocked. And mortified. And incredibly turned on by his possessiveness.
“Did you
really?”
His smile
became visible in his eyes first, but half a second later, it was drawn across
his face. 






Author Bio




Leddy Harper had to use her imagination often as a child. She grew up the only girl in a house full of boys. At the age of fourteen, she decided to use that imagination and wrote her first book, and never stopped.


She often calls writing her therapy, using it as a way to deal with issues through the eyes of her characters.

She is now a mother of three girls, leaving her husband as the only man in a house full of females.

The decision to publish her first book was made as a way of showing her children to go after whatever it is they want to. Love what you do and do it well. Most importantly Leddy wanted to teach them what it means to overcome their fears.



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Shopping for a Billionaire’s Baby by Julia Kent


Shopping for a Billionaire’s Baby
Julia Kent
(Shopping for a Billionaire #13)
Publication date: April 24th 2018
Genres: Adult, Comedy, Romance

You know what’s even better than marrying a billionaire? Having his baby.

We’re ready. We’ve studied and planned, read all the birth and labor books, researched parenting classes, consulted our schedules, and it’s time.

And by we I mean me.

Declan’s just ready for the “have lots of sex” part. More than ready.

But there’s just one problem: my husband and his brother have this little obsession with competition.

And by little, I mean stupid.

That’s right.

We’re not just about to try to bring a new human being into the world.

We have to do it better, Faster, Stronger.

Harder.

McCormick men don’t just have babies.

They engage in competitive billionaire Babythons.

I thought the hardest part about getting pregnant would be dealing with my grandchild-crazed mother, who will go nuts shopping for a billionaire’s baby.

Wrong.

Between conception issues, my mother’s desire to talk to the baby through a hoo-haw cam, a childbirth class led by a drill sergeant and a father-in-law determined to sign the kid up for prep school before Declan even pulls out, my pregnancy has turned out to be one ordeal after the other.

But it’s nothing — nothing — compared to the actual birth.

Shopping for a Billionaire’s Baby is the newest book in Julia Kent’s New York Times bestselling romantic comedy series.

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EXCERPT:

First morning urine is precious cargo. My Kegel muscles kick in and I halt midstream, panicking, my wet thighs making me slip slightly forward on the toilet seat, and–

I drop the test into the toilet.

“DAMN!” I scream. My vaginal wall muscles are clamped down like the Hoover Dam holding back an unexpected early thaw, and I involuntarily shake the urine off my hand, flinging droplets all over the rest of me. I jump up, turn around, and try to retrieve the ruined test.

Just then, a whuff of cold air assaults my bare ass. Declan has apparently opened the bathroom door.

“What’s wrong? I heard you scream. Are you…” His voice trails off as I look at him, hand in the toilet, naked ass on display, single-handedly proving that taking a pregnancy test is, in fact, rocket science after all.

“We have got to stop meeting like this,” he says softly, closing the door before bursting into laughter.

Now I know why they sell pregnancy tests in packages of two.





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Author Bio:

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Julia Kent writes romantic comedy with an edge. From billionaires to BBWs to new adult rock stars, Julia finds a sensual, goofy joy in every contemporary romance she writes. Unlike Shannon from Shopping for a Billionaire, she did not meet her husband after dropping her phone in a men's room toilet (and he isn't a billionaire). She lives in New England with her husband and three sons in a household where the toilet seat is never, ever, down.

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On the Line by Brittney Sahin


On the Line
Brittney Sahin
(Dublin Nights, #2)
Publication date: March 11th 2019
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Suspense

On the day of Adam and Anna’s wedding, she won’t be there, and he’ll lay everything on the line to get her back.

With the help of former covert operatives, Adam works to track down Anna’s last steps to discover what happened to her, never believing her to be a “runaway bride.”

But as the truth unravels, and the McGregor family finds themselves under attack–Adam must not only rescue Anna in time but keep his family from danger as well.

A Dublin Nights – Hidden Truths crossover event. Find out what happens in the suspenseful follow-up novella to the international bestselling book, On the Edge.

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SNEAK PEEK:

Waiting until the wedding night would be worth it, I tried to remind myself, fighting the hot pulse of heat slowly crawling down my body like I was being unzipped. Ready to come undone.

I edged back enough to find his eyes. “Let’s leave.”

“Really?” His throat moved with a hard swallow.

I nodded. “If you think we can escape . . . I’m game.”



Author Bio:

Brittney Sahin began writing at an early age, with the dream to be a published author before the age of 18. Although academic pursuits (and, later, a teaching career) interrupted her aspirations, she never stopped writing--never stopped imagining.

It wasn't until her students encouraged her to follow her dreams that Brittney said goodbye to Upstate New York in order to start a new adventure in the place she was raised: Charlotte, North Carolina. Here, she decided to take her students' advice and begin to write again.

In 2015, she published her first novel, Silenced Memories (The Safe Bet). When she is not working on upcoming novels, she spends time with her family. She is a proud mother of two boys, and a lover of suspense novels, coffee, and the outdoors.

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Risking Forever Vol 1 by Tara Gallina





Risking Forever Vol 1

The Forever Series

Tara Gallina


Genre: New Adult College Romance





Date of Publication: March 11, 2020

ISBN: ISBN: 9781794313163
ASIN: B07NQ99MGF

Number of pages: PDF 150, Paperback 200
Word Count: 40,000

Cover Artist: TLC Design

Tagline: Wanting him would be wrong, tempting him even worse. But falling for him could cost her everything she's ever wanted and everyone she's ever known.

Book Description:

Risking Forever: Vol 1

My best friend has been obsessed with Sebastian since our freshman year in college. She wants him to herself, which is fine by me. He's a paycheck, a means to an end goal. He's temporary. But he's also tempting—the way he looks at me, the things he says, the way he touches me… If I'm not careful, I might do something I'll regret. ~ Ainsley Belle

The Forever Series

At twenty, Ainsley knows it's time to follow her own dreams and not the future her mother planned for her—a future she never wanted. Losing her job couldn't have come at a worse time.

Sebastian Gianni isn’t the ideal boss, but he has a position to fill and Ainsley is desperate. The sexy twenty-two year comes from money, owns a successful business, and graduates from college in three months. He has his life together in a way Ainsley could only dream.

No wonder her best friend is obsessed with dating him. Even his ex-girlfriend is determined to get him back, although threatening him seems like the wrong approach. Ainsley would be a fool to fall for the guy, too.

By no means, should she trust him. He has more secrets than anyone she knows, which makes her wonder if the mafia rumors about him are true. It doesn't matter that he's a good listener, and sweet and protective at times. That playful flirty side he shares with her alone means nothing. Right?

When a kiss turns into a secret romance neither can give up, Ainsley learns the truth about Sebastian's corrupt family and why his ex-girlfriend won't go away. A future together is near impossible and comes with a risk that could get them both killed—or give them everything they've ever wanted.


Excerpt:

I straighten and
rub my now clammy palms on my jeans. "I should go find Harper before she
finds me and gets pissed again." I stand.


Sebastian does
too. "Pissed again?"


"She might
have thought I was hitting on you in the pantry. She thought you were hitting
on me too and then got mad because she likes you. But now we know you're
engaged, so she's dealing and moving on."


He scratches his
chin. "Is Harper the girl in the silver dress?"


"Yes! You
noticed her?" Of course he did.


He takes his
empty beer bottle into the kitchenette and tosses it into the trash. "It
was hard not to. She was yelling at you when I was holding you in the
kitchen."


Holding me? He
doesn't mean it in the way I wish he did. No. I don’t wish that. He's engaged
and if he weren't, Harper would be after him. Besides, I'm trying to get a job
with him. I can't crush on my boss.


I stroll to the
railing but stop at the top of the stairs. "Are we going to settle this
job thing tonight, or do you want to do a formal interview at your office in
the bad part of town?"


"You
remembered." His face lights up. He strolls toward me, his gaze pinning me
in place.


I feel frozen,
excited, and lightheaded. It could be the wild drumming of my heart. I'm
surprised my shirt isn't thumping. I've heard about stares like this, read
about them in Harper's romance novels, but I've never been on the receiving
end.


He stops close
and peers down at me—at my lips. His citrus scent invades my senses and my body
reacts with desire. From his cologne? He's so tall, cocooning me in a way I
like but shouldn't.


"Do I have
the job?" I ask, my voice a breathy mess.



"Do you
want the job?" The way he says it makes me think he's asking if I want
him. It could be my mind playing tricks on me or the way he keeps staring at my
lips.


"Yes,"
I whisper, wondering what I just admitted to—or what he thinks I admitted to.
I'm deranged, delusional.


He touches a
strand of my hair. "This is the first thing I noticed about you when you
tried to hit me with the door."


"Tried? It
was an accident."


"Are you
sure you didn't do it on purpose?"


"I didn't
know you were there. How could I?"


"Girls do
interesting things to try to meet me."


"Not this
girl." I lean away, pissed but mostly shocked. "Guys do interesting
things too, like putting their arms around a girl who's only in her bra and not
letting her go. What's your excuse?"


His Adam's apple
bobs deep in his throat. He twirls the golden strand around his pointer finger.
"Do you want the truth?"


"Yes."


"I didn't
want anyone else to see you. I wanted you all to myself, and I wanted to know
what you'd feel like in my arms. I didn't plan it any more than you planned to
strip but you did, and I reacted."


Whoa. My throat
dries with a breath or is it a sigh? I force my mouth closed and try not to
wobble on my suddenly weak legs. Did I hear him correctly or did my brain
derail into fantasy mode? It takes me a moment to gather my thoughts. I blurt
the first idiotic one that pops into my head. "Aren't you engaged?"




ABOUT SERIAL NOVELS

RISKING FOREVER is a serial novel and one of three installments in the Forever Series. The story is continuous and meant to be read in sequential order. The average length of each book is around 200 pages in paperback and can be read in a few hours or less. For this reason, I've heard them referred to as lunchtime reads.


About the Author:

Tara Gallina grew up breathing the salty air in a small town near Clearwater Beach, Florida. The sun and sand were her playground, bathing suits and jean shorts her go-to wear.

After moving to Orlando, FL with her hubs, she left the workforce to enjoy motherhood and rekindled her love of writing. While romance is one of her favorite genres, she writes young and new adult and has a soft spot for retellings.

She has two furry writing companions who often steal her seat when she's working: a mini shih-poo named Bella, and an exotic cat named Tigerlily but who answers to Kitty because the menfolk in the house like it better. Speaking of kitties, she is obsessed with Hello Kitty, has a pink office, thinks everything is better with sparkles, freezes in temperatures below seventy, and is happiest when visiting local hotspots like Disney World or Harry Potter with her family.




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receive the FREE serial novel Sebastian-Risking Forever: Vol 1 (Sebastian's
POV) The Forever Series.




**WARNING – Sebastian's POV has
spoilers that aren't revealed in RISKING FOREVER Ainsley's POV until mid-novel
of DARING FOREVER. If you don't want to ruin the anticipation built in the
series, wait to read Sebastian's novel until after you've finished RISKING
FOREVER and DARING FOREVER.   

 Interview with Tara Gallina
Do your characters seem to hijack the story or do you feel like you have the reigns of the story?
I start out in control but sometimes the characters hijack situations and what they want to say. It can be surprising. Sebastian, the love interest, kept pressing me to give him what he wanted in certain scenes. I obliged because he kept pushing for things to be his way. Despite my reservations, adding what he wanted to say and do was true to his character and made the story better.

Convince us why you feel your book is a must read.
Anyone who likes an edgy romance with some light suspense and danger will enjoy this book. It's part of a series that consists of three volumes. Each volume is a quick easy read. That's why I chose to make this a serial novel. I wanted something people could read at lunch, in traffic, waiting in line, etc. Each installment promises new answers that bring the reader closer to the ending.
Also, I'm offering a free companion novel written in Sebastian's POV to Risking Forever. All you have to do is subscribe. www.taragallina.com.  Be warned, however, his version has spoilers the readers don't learn about in the first novel. I suggest waiting to read his POV until after reading Ainsley's (the MC) in Risking Forever.

Have you written any other books that are not published?
As mentioned above, Risking Forever is volume one in a three-book series—or serial novel. The story is continuous and meant to be read in sequential order. The volumes are around 160 pages each and can be read in a few hours or less. For this reason, I've heard of serial novels referred to Lunchtime Reads. The 3 books in the series are as follows:
Risking Forever: Vol 1
Daring Forever: Vol 2
Claiming Forever: Vol 3
Free companion novel - Sebastian- Risking Forever
The novels are set to launch within a week of each other. So there isn't much waiting for the reader. I'm currently writing another book to add to the Forever Series, Losing Forever, involving a new couple (Braylee and Grayson). Grayson is loosely mentioned in Sebastian's novel.
I also write young adult novels (geared toward the ages of 17 and up due to mature content) and will be releasing the Retelling Series shortly after The Forever Series. The first book in the Retelling Series is Fated To Die, based on the Scottish Folktale Bean Nighe, aka The Washer Woman. It's a dark retelling with magical and historical elements. It's a unique twist on Beauty and the Beast. The second book is Club Neverland. The retelling takes place in a night club in Manhattan that has a mysterious VIP room.

Pen or type writer or computer?
Computer

Anything you would like to say to your readers and fans?
Check out my website www.taragallina.com for the free companion novel, Sebastian – Risking Forever: Vol 1 when you subscribe. Also learn more about me (like my spirit animal is Hello Kitty) and updates on new releases and other novels in the works.
Thanks for having me!!!


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Legends of Lust by Autumn Bardot


Legends of Lust: Erotic Myths from around the World
Autumn Bardot
Publication date: January 8th 2019
Genres: Erotica, Romance

Who knew the ancient world could be so downright… arousing?

Like uncovering a sexy diamond in the rough, Legends of Lust reveals the fiery passions lying dormant behind your favorite mythological stories. This adults-only, debut collection of fourteen steamy, erotic short stories by Autumn Bardot is an explosion of sexy, nasty, and romantic retellings that will take your love of myths to a whole new level.

Odysseus, a mere man, becomes a god-like master of the tease in the eyes of the sex-starved and eternally lustful goddess, Calypso. The tale of Amazonian queen, Hippolyta, and Theseus gives “love-at-first-sight” a whole new meaning that will enthrall your senses. The encounter between Vishvamitra and Menaka takes them to explosive new levels of bodily nirvana. And Gilgamesh, the mighty god-king, sends temple prostitute Shamhat to tame a wild man, but instead he teaches her something about man’s most primal instincts… and is not left wanting.

Run wild in your personal Elysian Fields of pleasure with this spicy, irreverent peek into the sensual world of our most beloved gods, heroes, fairies, and shape shifters from every corner of the earth.

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EXCERPT:

“Diplomatic Necessities” excerpt from Legends of Lust

We are two powerful, wealthy rulers and yet we act like shy servants. An odd sensation quivers between us like an archer’s bow. Or rather it feels like a sling—the kind shepherds use to launch rocks at their prey—spinning faster and faster, the rock in the leather pouch awaiting its explosive release. I look at Solomon and see the man, not the king. He looks at me in the same way. Imperial obligations and artifices dissipate like the first drop of rain in the desert. We are man and woman with desires that smolder beneath our opulent clothes and jeweled crowns.

I am not prepared for this, had not expected he would exude such raw masculinity. The man practically smoldered.

“Once again,” I incline my head. “I am honored by your hospitality.”

Solomon smiles, not the practiced, formal smile of a ruler but a genuine smile that crinkles the corner of his eyes. It’s a wide, endearing grin that warms my heart and heats my loins.

“This way,” Solomon says escorting me through the chambers. “After the meal, you will be shown to your quarters.”

Following a good distance behind, our retinue of dignitaries and attendants are unusually silent. They prefer eavesdropping to idle chatter.

“Your palace is beyond compare,” I whisper, mindful of a hundred curious ears.

“As is your beauty.” Solomon steps so close our mantles brush together. “I must confess, I am already smitten.”

I arch an eyebrow. “So soon? Such swift emotion explains the thousand wives and concubines you keep.”

Solomon winces as though he had stepped on a sharp rock. “Diplomatic necessities. Nothing more.”

“You must have a broader definition of diplomacy than we.”

Solomon laughs, its deep tones like a caress at the back of my neck.

“How does the Queen of Sheba define it?” His side- ways glance contains the perfect blend of humor and respect.

“The art of making people feel respected and valued.” I struggle to stay serious. His charm quite sweeps me away. “Of finding satisfying ways to mend relationships, and establishing amity and partnerships.”

“I achieved all this by acquiring wives and concubines. How do you? Are you married?”

“You know I am not.”

“Does the high priestess of Almaqah foreswear men?”



Author Bio:

Autumn Bardot writes smart, sexy erotica and historical fiction about sassy women, spicy sex, and daring romances!

She also writes paranormal romances under a pseudonym. Autumn has a BA in English literature, a MaEd, and teaches literary analysis.

When Autumn is not writing or working, you'll find her hanging out with her ever-growing family, spoiled husband, and pampered rescue maltipoo.

Autumn's favorite things include salty French fries, a good foamy cup of coffee, chocolate, swimming, and a great book.

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Pleasure Cove by Kristina Luckey





Title: Pleasure Cove
Author: Kristina Luckey
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: March 7, 2019




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After the death of her husband, Keely Mack walks away from the wild rush
of the pro-surfing world to raise her daughter. Two years later the sea still
calls out to her, but she’s not the same reckless girl she once was.

Until the first man to break her heart walks back into her life.

Pro surfer Brett Garrett suffered a career-ending injury. He used his name
and winnings to invest in a professional surf team, and he needs one rider for
the ultimate team. The one woman he’s ever loved. The one woman who has every
reason to hate him. Brett is convinced Keely is the key to everything—surfing
and his heart—if only he can get her back on a board.

Keely’s memories of both her husband and Brett scream for her to stay
away. Giving Brett and surfing a second chance might ignite the spark she lost,
or she could lose everything she’s ever loved.










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Kristina writes multi-layered stories with characters that
stay with readers long after the words The End. Her first work of women’s
fiction A Forgiving Heart received honorable mention for a
novel excerpt in the Soul-Making Keats Literary Competition sponsored by the
National League of American Pen Women. Her contemporary romance novels Pleasure
Cove
 and Pacific Blue promise the same emotional
read, stunning California settings, along with strong, sassy heroines and
heroes who will steal your heart.

A California native, Kristina shares her love of the Golden
State with readers through setting and culture in a series of contemporary
romance novels. When she isn’t writing, she is exploring her state, traveling,
looking for the best eats (she’s a major foodie), and spending time with her
family. 




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In Search of a Witch's Soul by D Lieber


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Urban Fantasy Noir
Publisher: Ink & Magick
Date Published: March 5, 2019

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Human, private detective Anna Caill isn’t keen on the prohibition of magic enacted by the 18th Amendment, but she won’t deny it’s good for business. The coppers couldn’t care less about the witches’ problems, giving her any number of clients to choose from.

When mysterious witch Jesse Hunt saunters into her office, he and his case will test her limits. While a killer stalks the magical underworld, Anna is hired to find Jesse’s friend, the high priest of an ancient coven.

As her case unravels, Anna is forced to confront her addiction to a dark spell in this urban fantasy noir.


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D. writes stories she wants to read. Her love of the worlds of fiction led her to earn a Bachelor’s in English from Wright State University.

When she isn’t reading or writing, she’s probably hiking, crafting, watching anime, Korean television, Bollywood, or old movies. She may also be getting her geek on while planning her next steampunk cosplay with friends.

She lives in Wisconsin with her husband (John) and cat (Yin).


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