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Tuesday, July 2, 2019

Beneath the Surface by by B.K. Stubblefield


Beneath
the Surface
Secrets
In Oak Creek Book 2
by
B.K. Stubblefield


Genre:
Mystery, Romance

He
clutched his head in his hands. His shoulders shook, but no sound
came. Minutes stretched, interrupted only by the pop of burning
wood.”

Ryan
Collins had it all – financial freedom, an exciting career, and
attractive women. A favorite photographer in the glamorous world of
fashion, his lifestyle is the envy of many. Only a few know of the
demons that haunt him.
When
Ryan and Emily Carmichael discover Oak Creek’s dirty secret, they
become witnesses to a drug crime. With Ryan’s plans for a career
change temporarily on hold, the physical and emotional attraction to
Emily grows strong. But a twisted truth taught so many years ago
spirals to the surface and strangles his heart. A romantic
relationship just isn’t meant to be.
While
assisting a friend with a documentary in the African wild, Ryan is
forced to confront his terrors. As the battle within rages will he be
able to permanently silence the voices this time? Will he find a way
back to Emily, and the happiness he so desperately craves? Or is
it too late?




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Secrets
in Oak Creek
Secrets
In Oak Creek Book 1

A
small town with a dark secret. A new arrival in grave danger. Can she
solve the mystery before she ends up the next victim?

The
best part of Emily's childhood may have been the time she spent with
her quirky aunt. So when her favorite relative passes away, she drops
everything to attend the funeral in the small town of Oak Creek. But
she never expected to inherit her aunt's entire estate, including her
massive black dog Bentley. Just as she starts to get the hang of
small-town life, an unknown driver runs her off the road and sends
her to the hospital.
As
doctors tend to her and she makes a connection with a charming Oak
Creek resident named Ryan, Emily racks her brain to figure out who
would want her dead. When sparks start to fly between her and the
Good Samaritan that sat by her bedside, they team up to solve the
mystery. Digging into the crime starts to reveal a dark side to Oak
Creek and long-held secrets nobody wants revealed. Emily and Ryan
must uncover the truth before her assailant comes back to finish the
job.



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B.K. Stubblefield is
a new writer with a passion for animal rescue. After adopting her new
dog Harper, she was quickly overwhelmed with the challenges of
raising a "puppy on steroids". Together with her close
friend, Debra Wagner, she published 'Rescued: A Tale of Two Dogs',
two nonfiction tales of love, patience and commitment.


In an
effort to help bring awareness to animal neglect and abuse in our own
neighborhoods, B.K. Stubblefield shares several short stories of
animals brought out of the shadows and into the light of love in her
second book "Rescued: Out of The Shadows."

Fictional
short stories and memory books/journals continue to carry the theme
of dog rescue.

B.K. Stubblefield is also a contributing author
to "Be Their Voice: An Anthology for Rescue, Volume I & II







Her debut novel,
'Secrets in Oak Creek', a mystery/romance, was published in November
2017.




Born and raised
in Germany, the author has spent many years supporting her husband's
military career. Moving between Europe and the United States, she now
makes her home in the small rural town of Elizabethtown, Kentucky
where she enjoys the slower pace of small town living. Early morning
weekend walks with her dog Harper are among her favorite activities.









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Hot Fun in the Summertime Anthology


Hot
Fun in the Summertime
A
Contemporary Romance Anthology

Presented
by Romance Books '4' Us

The
weather is heating up, but it’s not just the sun and the sand which
will keep you hot.
 



This
summer anthology (sweet to sizzling stories) brought to you by the
authors of Romance Books 4 Us will bring temperatures to your eReader
that will set unheard of heat records. Burn the tips of your fingers
while you turn the pages. 


Sultry
temperatures.
Passionate
couples.
Unbelievable
desire. 




This
is your ticket to…
Hot
Fun in the Summer Time.

Including:



Just
Tell Me What You Want

by Tina Donahue’


Her
wishes will leave him breathless…
Erotic
Paranormal RomCom


Second
Chance at Love

by Marianne Stephens


Brian
and Liz have a second chance to make their passionate, undeniable
attraction for each other grow hotter than the summer heat.
Hot
and Sensual Contemporary


Curating
Love

by Cara Marsi


Along
the hairpin turns of the Amalfi Coast, a sexy Italian man shows a
conventional American woman a colorful world of excitement and
sensuality.
Sensual
Contemporary


Pleasure
Quest

by Tina Donahue


She’s
into virtue, he’s not.
On a
pleasure asteroid, he’ll show her what paradise really is.
Erotic
SciFi RomCom


Building
Up To Love

by Joanne Jaytanie
For
something to last a lifetime it must start with a strong foundation
and build upward.
Sweet
Romantic Suspense


Nailed
by Cindy Spencer Pape
When shy
scientist Karen Sikorski meets up with her college crush, Warner
Beckett, sparks fly, but she knows the handsome contractor would
never fall for a plain nerd like her. Warner, though, has other
ideas.


Contemporary
Erotic Romance


Dare
to Feel

by Nicole Morgan


When
Brett walks into Tracy’s section at Platinum, she is faced with the
one love that she was never able to forget or get over.
Contemporary
Erotic Romance


More
Than Friends

(Friends to Lovers Book 1)

by Krista Ames


One
lust-filled night may prove more than they both expected.
Contemporary
Romance


Ripped
at the Seams

by Deelylah Mullin


When
you feel each stitch in your life unraveling, sometimes it’s better
to give in than to be ripped at the seams.
Contemporary
Romance


Cowgirls
Don't Cry

by
Janice Seagraves


Will
Gwen’s empathic gift soften her future father-in-law’s heart?
Passionate
Paranormal Romance


Firecracker
by Desiree Holt


Two
men, one woman, and explosive heat.
Contemporary
Erotic Menage






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Tina
Donahue


Tina
is an Amazon and international bestselling novelist who writes
romance for every taste – ‘heat with heart’ – for traditional
publishers and indie
.










Marianne
Stephens


Marianne
writes paranormal and contemporary (sensual to HOT) romance and has
published some nonfiction stories.










Cara
Marsi


An
award-winning and eclectic author, Cara Marsi is published in
romantic suspense, paranormal romance, and contemporary romance. She
loves a good love story, and believes that everyone deserves a second
chance at love. Sexy, sweet, thrilling, or magical, Cara’s stories
are first and foremost about the love. Treat yourself today, with a
taste of romance.









Joanne
Jaytanie


Joanne
writes romantic suspense and paranormal. A transplant from upstate
New York, Joanne lives with her husband and Doberman, on the Olympic
Peninsula with a panoramic view of the Olympic Mountains. In her
prior life Joanne showed dogs and managed her husband’s forensic
engineering firm.










Cindy
Spencer Pape




Cindy
Spencer Pape firmly believes in happily-ever-after and brings that to
her writing. Multiple award-winning author of the best-selling
Gaslight Chronicles,
she has released over fifty novels and stories, which blend any or
all of the best of fantasy, adventure, science fiction, suspense,
history and romance. Cindy lives in
southern Michigan with her husband and several spoiled pets. When not
hard at work writing, she can be found restoring her 1870 house,
dressing up for steampunk parties and Renaissance fairs, or with her
nose buried in a book.







Nicole
Morgan


Nicole
Morgan is an international and USA Today bestselling author who has
been writing since 2009 and is an author of erotic romance novels,
which more often than not have a suspenseful back story. Erotic
romance mixed with good old-fashioned whodunit.









Krista
Ames


Krista
is an international bestselling author of contemporary romances that
make you ‘fall in love with happy ever afters’.









Deelylah
Mullin


Deelylah
is empty-nesting with her hubby, Mr. VampBard. When she’s not
reading or writing, she’s likely at the movies or finishing a home
improvement project.








Janice
Seagraves


Janice
Seagraves grew up with a deep love of science fiction and adventure
stories. Always the consummate artist, she traded in her paintbrush
for a desktop to write breathless life-affirming novels that
celebrate enduring love.










Desiree
Holt


Desiree
is an Amazon and USA Today best selling author who writes exciting
love stories at many heat levels. She has been called the Nora
Roberts of erotic romance.









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Midnight's End by Jill Ramsower





Title: Midnight's End

Series: The Fae Games #5
Author: Jill Ramsower
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Release Date: July 2, 2019



Blurb


Sorceress, enchantress, deceiver, murderer—I’ve been called all those
and more, some that might make you blush. Lucky for me, I couldn’t care less
what people think about me. I’ve had my sights set on one thing for the last
thousand years, and that’s all that matters. I’ll do whatever it takes to find
the cauldron, even if it means taking on a partner. They call him a knight in
shining armor. For me, he’s my golden ticket. He fell into my lap, quite
literally, and now he’s going to help me get what I want.

I don’t play particularly well with others, but he’s the best shot I’ve
got, so I’ll hop on that train and hope it gets me where I need to go. He
thinks he’s going to crack my shell and see what’s on the inside, like maybe
there’s a warm gooey center to make up for the hard exterior. He’s in for a
world of disappointment. Everything soft and delicate about me became rough and
hardened a long time ago. I’m Morgan Le Fay, and I’m the villain in this story.






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Excerpt

“Don’t be absurd.
I’m not having sex in Magda’s house, and I told you it wasn’t happening again,
anyway. I only agreed to fuel your magic that one time, nothing more.” My smile
died as the words came out, and Knight’s playful manner charged to something
visceral.
The air in the room
thickened, and my heartbeat hammered in my throat. Knight’s lips lifted
seductively as he placed the pad of his thumb against the pulse point on my
neck.
“That’s not what
this says. The thrumming of your heart tells me just the suggestion of having
me inside you excites you. You want me as much as I want you. Lucky for you, I
had no plans of ravaging you tonight. The noises you’ll make when I’m inside
you would terrify poor Magda.”
I took in a
steadying breath through my nose, trying not to broadcast how profoundly
Knight’s words had affected me.
“I don’t think we
need to fear her, but I also don’t think she’s so meek as she would have us
believe. She knew about you, that you had suffered. I have no doubt she knew
plenty about me as well.”
His features
hardened, jaw muscles contracting. “Even more reason to be on our guard. Now,
get ready for bed—the sooner this is over, the sooner I can fuck you properly.”
He spun me around and placed a sharp swat on my rear.
I yipped in surprise
and glowered at him, which only spurred him on. We washed up, and while I
stayed in my clothes, Knight stripped to his underwear. Had he been any other
man, I would have openly gawked without any problem. Considering our unique
situation, I didn’t want to give him any ammunition to use against me. He
already knew he affected me, the last thing I needed was for him to catch me
openly ogling him.
Same as the night
before, as soon as I crawled into bed, Knight yanked me against him. I glared
back at him with as much annoyance as I could muster.
“You know, not
everyone likes to sleep all smashed together.”
“Whatever,” he
murmured into my hair. “You slept so soundly in my arms last night, your
snoring could have woken the dead. It was a miracle we survived at all.”
I elbowed him in the
gut with indignation. “I do not snore, you giant flea bag.”
Knight burst out
laughing and pulled me in even tighter. His soft chuckle close to my ear made
my skin prickle with awareness. I attempted to remain stiff and surly, but
Knight had a way of withering away my resolve. With his thumb lazily stroking
back and forth across my belly, he whispered to me softly.
“Not only do you not
snore, you’re even more beautiful when you sleep. I hadn’t thought it was
possible, but when you are drifting at peace, you look like an angel.”
For so long, I had
accepted my reputation and played my part well. I fed into the rumors, and
people saw me as a heartless bitch, treating me as such.
To some extent, I’d
begun to believe it was true.
Until I’d met
Knight.
He made me remember
the person I used to be. Even more confusing, he made me wonder if I wanted to
be her again. He made me think and feel a lot of things—all of them complex and
terrifying. I wasn’t sure what to do with any of it. I certainly wasn’t ready
to share those feelings—nor the tear that slipped from my eye at his words.






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Author Bio



Within a year of self-publishing her first book, Jill Ramsower quit her
job as an attorney and dedicated her days to churning out romantic adventures.
She likes to think of her books as contemporary romance with a touch of
fantasy—at its core, her writing is about the connection between two people.
Sometimes that connection involves a little magic…

With Jill’s books, you can count on confident heroines, plenty of
steamy tension, and deliciously assertive leading men. There are no guarantees
in life, but with her books, you know everything will work out in the end.
However, a perfect ending would not be nearly as satisfying without a seemingly
insurmountable challenge. Jill loves to add plenty of adversity in her stories,
creating unforgettably dynamic characters and sneaky plot twists you will never
see coming.

Jill is a Texan, born and raised. She manages the hectic social
calendars for her three active children and occasionally spends an evening with
her dashing husband. Aside from being an author and a mom, she's a travel
junkie and loves to read when she is not lost in her own stories.




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A Bite at the Cherry by Rita Stradling


A Bite at the Cherry
Rita Stradling
(Bite Me, #1)
Publication date: July 1st 2019
Genres: Fantasy, New Adult
Three things about Justin Roberts:

1. He’s a bully.

2. Our relationship is toxic.

3. He’s the only one who knows my secret.

A year ago, I woke in the morgue with a note in my hand telling me that I’m a vampire. I need blood or I’ll start killing people. Lucky for me, Justin has been sneaking into my bedroom and feeding me blood for a year, and the only price I have to pay for it is putting up with his cruel snipes and my unwanted feelings for him.
I just can’t figure out why he keeps coming back.
But all that changes when I’m offered a full-ride scholarship to Justin’s mysterious school, the elite Blackburn Academy, where I might finally learn about vampires. About myself. All I have to do is pass the grueling entrance trials, and the scholarship will be mine. Problem is, Justin doesn’t want me anywhere near his elite school and rich friends. He’s vowed to sabotage me.
Justin may have been feeding me blood for a year, but he doesn’t know who he’s up against.
But, Blackburn Academy is more than it seems. I’ll be facing more than what Justin Roberts alone can dish out.
Will competing in the trials be the new beginning I’m hoping for, or will it end my undead existence?
This is a full length 80,000 word novel. Recommended for 16+.
EXCERPT:
Justin stood and closed the distance. At first, I thought he was walking straight past me, but his hands came up and propped against the wall to either side of my head. His scent enveloped me, soapy with a sandalwood cologne.
“Woo-kay. You are definitely in my personal space bubble . . .” My voice came out embarrassingly breathy. Heart racing, I leaned back into the wall behind me, not sure how to feel about his closeness. My stupid butterflies were rejoicing, probably because it almost looked like Justin was going to be the one to kiss me. Lifting my brows, I asked, “Are you trying to scare me?”
He rolled his eyes up to the ceiling and sighed before his gaze fell back to mine. “No. But, if you’re heading off on a blood bag search, you’re going to need some blood to tide you over. It’s already been almost a week.”
Even though I tried to stop myself, my eyes slid over to Justin’s pulse. Perhaps feeling my gaze, he tilted back his head, showing me his neck. I’d only ever drunk from his wrist, but for some reason, there was something so much more enticing about biting him on the juncture where his neck met his shoulder. But the guy was just too tall.
“Should I …?” I reached up toward his wrist on my right, but Justin only stepped in closer, tilting his head even farther.
I leaned back against the wall. “Unless I grow five inches, that’s not happening.”
“How about I lift you then?” He moved in really slow, giving me time to object. His hands slid around my legs, and he scooped me onto him. Immediately, I wrapped my legs around his hips. My entire body thrummed at his nearness, soaking up his warmth.
Justin tilted his neck, showing his smooth expanse of skin. Pain radiated through my mouth, and the sharp prick of my fangs notified me that they’d fully extended.
“Are you sure?” I asked, my fangs thickening my voice.
“I’m the one asking for it.”
Needing no further encouragement, I pushed the points of my teeth into his soft flesh. Justin inhaled sharply, his breath expanding his chest. Over the past year, I’d perfected the amount of pressure to use. I bit down, pulled out, and then began to drink his salty, metallic blood.
While I drank, Justin carried me across my room and dropped my butt onto the counter. Knowing that it was the right thing to do, I unwrapped my legs from around him, but his hands were still wrapped around my hips and front pressed up against the length of mine.
Under my tongue, the punctures closed, no longer pumping blood into my mouth. I pulled away slowly as a familiar tingling warmth filled my body.
“Drink again,” Justin whispered, voice hoarse.
I ran my thumb over Justin’s pulse. “I don’t want to take too much.”
“You’re not, and if you plan to go off on your own, you’ll need enough blood to last a couple of weeks.” He pressed just the littlest bit closer and ducked his head toward mine, an almost mischievous glint lighting in his eyes. “Drink again, January. I double dare you.”
Shit. I wanted to. The warm feeling pumping through me was one of the best sensations in the world, and drinking more blood would only make that better. But, if I was going to end this, I had to do it, and this here was making me want to dive back down the Justin rabbit hole — more like Justin black hole.
Scooting back on the counter, I regarded him with what I hoped looked like a smile. “Let’s call it a night. And let me say again that what you did this year —”
Justin broke away from me, crossed the room, and threw open my door, leaving me mid-sentence. He didn’t even give me a chance to say a final farewell. He just took off.


Author Bio:
Rita Stradling is a USA Today Bestselling Author with an all consuming addiction to popcorn. The struggle is real, and it's also crunchy, buttery and often salty.
She also writes YA, NA and Adult romances about flawed people who find their perfect together (often these people are dragon-shifters, werewolves or have magical powers).
Rita believes in soulmates, happy endings and that love can overcome any obstacle.

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