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RELEASE DAY BLITZ ~ Out of the Dark by Claire Riley

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‘Out of the Dark #1’

We are temporary. Finite.

The choices we’ve made, the people we have loved. Who we used to be no longer matters.

Because now it is all about the ending. And the ending always comes too soon.

There’s fear in the dark. And behind every drop of light, the shadows creep and the darkness comes in the form of clawing, red-eyed monsters. They hunt us—stalk us…they are desperate to destroy us.

But I have a reason to fight the darkness and everything in it. A small glimpse of light that lives within my golden-haired daughter, Lilly. She is my strength. She is my everything.

Every life is an untold story, each scene unfolding until the final act. But our ending has yet to be written, and I will continue to protect us, until I can not.

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Riley delivers a story that is equal parts thrilling and breathtaking. It beautifully illustrates the lengths we go to survive and what it means to love when we’ve lost everything.

NYT & USA Today bestselling Author A. Meredith Walters


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Riley’s ‘Out of the Dark’ holds a special place in my heart. Before I’d devoured it, I’d never read a book that so beautifully and eloquently captured the distressing, aching love a mother holds for her child. It is built into the heart strings of a woman, natural and uncontainable. It goes past biological and into spiritual.

In her most unique and mysterious way, Riley has given us a transcendent picture of love in the midst of a terrifying climate. She has shown us what it means to choose your family, that it is a matter of honor and earning and not a matter of a blood bond and obligation. I am honored to have read this book pre-release and I know it will stick to me like honey, nearly glued onto the fabric of who I am as a human being.

Speculative fiction author – Eli Constant



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A beautifully written story that makes you realize that you should always have hope, even in the most desperate of circumstances. It will tug at your heart strings, until by the end, there isn’t a dry eye in the house.

Goodreads & Amazon reviewer


 

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

 

Claire C. Riley is a USA Today and International bestselling author. She is also a bestselling British horror writer and an Amazon top 100 bestseller.

Her work is best described as the modernization of classic, old-school horror. She fuses multi-genre elements to develop storylines that pay homage to cult classics while still feeling fresh and cutting edge. She writes characters that are realistic, and kills them without mercy. Claire lives in the United Kingdom with her husband, three daughters, and one scruffy dog.


Author of:

Odium The Dead Saga Series (3 books),

Odium Origins Series (3 books),

Limerence (The Obsession Series) (2 books),

Thicker than Blood series (2 books),

& Shut Up & Kiss me,

Plus much more.

 

Contact Links:

 Website
Facebook
Amazon
Twitter

‘She writes characters that are realistic and then kills them without mercy’ –
Eli Constant author of Z-Children, Dead Trees, Mastic and much more.


COVER REVEAL ~ The Dragon Series by Lani Lynn Vale

 
Series: The Dragon Series
Author: Lani Lynn Vale

 

Genre: Paranormal Romance
Cover Design By: Cover Me Darling

 

 
 

Title: I Like Big Dragons and I Cannot Lie
Series: The Dragon Series #1

Release Date: August 17, 2016

 


Keifer Vassago, The Prince of Dragons, has enough on his plate without adding a brunette with a bad attitude to the mix
 
Fate has a way of screwing all his plans, though, whether he wants them screwed or not. One second he’s fetching his brother from yet another situation that could possibly compromise the Vassago name, and the next that brunette is grabbing his assets.
 
Blythe isn’t after anyone’s assets, though. She’s a good girl. All she wants is to graduate from nursing school, get a job, and move out of her hell hole apartment. What she does not have time to deal with is a sexy bearded man that accuses her of grabbing his junk.
 
She tries to forget about the encounter, but fate’s a cruel bitch.
 
One second she’s a normal college student barely living paycheck to paycheck, and the next she’s setting her panties on fire with powers from an ancient immortal dragon. 
 
To add insult to injury, she’s hearing voices, and none of them are figments of her imagination. Blythe’s life is turned upside down, and Keifer forces her to adapt even though she doesn’t want to. She likes her life just the way it is.
 
Not to mention she wants nothing to do with that arrogant asshole. She doesn’t care that he rides a dragon. She also could care less about his stupid beard, and his sexy eyes.
 

Yeah, who was she kidding? She wasn’t convincing anybody.

 


Title: Dragons Need Love, Too
Series: The Dragon Series #2

Release Date: TBD

 


Nikolai Vassago has a plan.
 

His day starts out fairly normal. Get up, kick some ass, fondle his beard, take some names.

One second he’s participating in a normal every day mission, and the next he’s saving the one woman that fate has promised him for the rest of his life from the grips of a criminal mastermind.

Nikolai can’t say he’s altogether displeased with what he’s given, though. Not with that gorgeous brunette that would soon be warming his bed.

The same can’t be said for Brooklyn.

Living in a commune most of her life meant she wasn’t exposed to all of life’s craziness. The moment she turned eighteen, she was off and running, experiencing all of what life had to give.

That means she sometimes jumps in feet first, not thinking about consequences until the deed is already done.

Nikolai rescues her from a fate worse than hell, throwing her on the back of his dragon and flying off into the night.

He’s a go-with-the-flow kind of man. Brooklyn, however, is not.

Having been caged for the first eighteen years of her life, she wants nothing more than to be free to do what she pleases, consequences be damned.


Nikolai, however, has different ideas, and he’s not above using his masculine will to prove to her that she’s exactly where she needs to be.

 

 

 


 

Title: Oh, My Dragon
Series: The Dragon Series #3

Release Date: TBD

 

 
 

I Like Big Dragons and I Cannot Lie (The Dragon Series #1)
 
 
I walked out of the restaurant where I worked and hurried quickly to my apartment, thanking God that I was so close. I didn’t think my legs could take much more.

My knees were killing me after being on my feet for the past eight hours straight. Not a single break in the whole time I was on shift.

Thanks, Macy, for not showing up for your shift and making me work both yours and my sections. It was fucking awesome, I thought sourly.

I entered the building, forgoing the mail seeing as, if I stopped, I wasn’t sure my legs would hold me up anymore.

I took the one flight of stairs up to my apartment, and had nearly reached my door when a large man came barreling out of the apartment next to mine.

He was a huge man.

Big, with beautiful brown hair, a strong jaw, and gorgeous brown eyes. Eyes that actually leaned more towards gold rather than brown.

His eyes flicked up to me and away, just as fast, instead focusing on the man he was dragging out of the apartment with him, kicking and screaming.

A nearly naked man.

I flattened myself against the wall, but the shoulders of the large man in his impeccable business suit still brushed my collarbone in the narrow hallway.

His bare hand brushed the exposed skin of my legs where my shorts ranged on the too-short side of short.

An electric jolt surged through me, making my back straighten, and my eyes to fasten onto his as he passed.

His eyes were just as wide, and looking at me like I’d just grabbed his testicles in a one handed grip… which I most certainly did not.

Not that it wasn’t tempting, but I didn’t think I could work up the energy to have sex with the handsome man, even if my body did yearn for his.

I started walking away on wobbly legs just as he passed me, ignoring the man he was dragging completely.

I’d seen the two before, of course.

The apartment he’d come out of was Macy’s. And the man he was dragging was Farrow, her boyfriend. He’d probably been the reason that Macy hadn’t come into work today, the big bastard.

The other man I didn’t know the name of appeared to be related to Macy’s boyfriend. Same hair, same features.

Although, now I knew his touch set my vagina on fire, and I needed to avoid him at all costs.

Something I could easily do since it was more than obvious he’d never stoop down to my level. Slumming didn’t even look like it was a word in that man’s vocabulary.

As I got my door open, though, I looked over my shoulder to see the man’s eyes on mine.

He was staring at me intently.

I didn’t touch your balls, why are you staring at me like I did something inappropriate? I wondered.

His smile widened, almost as if he’d heard my thoughts.

My eyes narrowed on him, and he began to laugh as he started to pull his brother down the flight of stairs by his hair.

Farrow straightened up and went willingly, walking, because he didn’t want to be drug down them, I’d guessed.

The man didn’t look like the type to take no as an answer.
 


 

I’m a married mother of three. My kids are all under 5, so I can assure you that they are a handful. I’ve been with my paramedic husband now for ten years, and we’ve produced three offspring that are nothing like us. I live in the greatest state in the world, Texas.

 
 
 

 


 
 

 


 

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BLOG TOUR ~ Stripes & Motorbikes by Sarah Cass

 
Stars, Stripes & Motorbikes
(Holidays in Lake Point Series Book 9)
by Sarah Cass

 

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Autumn Trask swore off military men years ago. Between being raised by a father who lost both legs in the Gulf War, and the death of her fiancé she knows her heart can’t take more. She keeps her head down and focuses on running her motorcycle shop. The arrival of the retired military hottie shouldn’t derail her like it does. Despite her attraction, she’s determined to push him away.

Lincoln “Linc” Myer is looking for something. After losing a leg in Afghanistan six years ago he worked hard to get back into life. In an effort to find something different, he took a tour around the states on his bike. He stops in Lake Point to visit his old friend Clay Ryley and becomes immediately entranced by the pink-haired beauty and spunk that is Autumn.

A freak accident changes everything. Can Autumn get over her fears in time? Or will her chance at love skip town?



What Others Are Saying About Stars, Stripes & Motorbikes


I give Stars, Stripes & Motorbikes 5 stars. This is my first read by Sarah Cass and I loved it. It was well written and the characters were perfect. ~ Lawonda



This was a quick and enjoyable read I liked the characters and felt drawn into their lives as the story progressed. I look forward to more books by Ms. Sarah Cass. ~ tiggz


The story is well written though and I love the secondary characters too. Though short and sweet, it does have an HEA and can be read as a stand alone. ~ SJ

 



Other Books in the Holidays in Lake Point Series
 

 
Santa, Maybe
 
Deep-Fried Sweethearts
 
Stalled Independence
 
Witch Way 

 

A Thorough Thanksgiving
 
Eve’s New Year 
 
Heartstrings & Hockey Pucks 
 
Luck of the Cowgirl 
 
Free Falling
 
Love For Hire
 
Haunted Hearts



About the Author

 
Sarah Cass‘ world is regularly turned upside down by her three special needs kids and loving mate, so she breaks genre barriers; dabbling in horror, straight fiction and urban fantasy.  She loves historicals and romance, and characters who are real and flawed, so she writes to understand what makes her fictional people tick.  And she lives for a happy ending – eventually. And enough twists to make it look like she enjoys her title of Queen of Trauma Drama a little too much.

An ADD tendency leaves her with a variety of interests that include singing, dancing, crafting, cooking, and being a photographer. She fights through the struggles of the day, knowing the battles are her crucible; she may emerge scarred, but always stronger.  The rhythms to her activities drive her words forward, pushing her through the labyrinths of the heart and the nightmares of the mind, driving her to find resolutions to her characters’ problems.


While busy creating worlds and characters as real to her as her own family, she leads an active online life with her blog, Redefining Perfect, which gives a real and sometimes raw glimpse into her life and art.  You can most often find her popping out her 140 characters in Twitter speak, and on Facebook.
 
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PRE-ORDER LINKS ~ Saving a Legend (Kavanagh Legends #2) by Sarah Robinson

Saving a Legend (Kavanagh Legends, #2)

SAVING A LEGEND
by Sarah Robinson
goes live on June 14th!

Click on one of these retailers to preorder your copy:

Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU | iBooks
Barnes & Noble | Google Play | KoboBooks-a-Million | Penguin Random House
 


Praised by Penelope Ward as “a unique story line with multiple layers to it,” Sarah Robinson’s Saving a Legend goes another round with the brooding Kavanagh brothers: MMA fighters who won’t call it quits in the ring, or in romance.
 
His family’s gym has produced a roster of mixed martial arts legends, but so far Kieran Kavanagh hasn’t followed in their footsteps. After a brawl lands him in jail, Kieran is assigned to work at a center for at-risk youth. Though given a second chance, Kieran’s simply going through the motions—until he meets one very special kid, Shea Doherty, and falls hard for her very beautiful, very grown-up big sister, Fiona. The trouble is, Kieran’s best opening moves are getting him nowhere fast.

Fiona Doherty has too many responsibilities to fool around, especially now that she has custody of Shea. Sure, she’d love to find a devoted partner. But she won’t jeopardize her sister’s happiness—or risk revealing her tortured past—on a love-’em-and-leave-’em type of guy like Kieran . . . so it’s up to him to prove her wrong. As Fiona spends more time with Kieran, she starts to see a softer side of the reckless warrior. Now she must admit that when it comes to the possibility of real love, well . . . there’s a fighting chance.

 

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Advance praise for Saving a Legend

“Saving a Legend is a deep and moving story about family, acceptance, and love. Plus those Kavanaghs really know how to make a girl swoon.”—New York Times bestselling author Katy Evans 

“I devoured this book from the first word to the last. I didn’t want it to end! Kieran is the epitome of what every woman looks for in a man.”New York Times bestselling author Susan Stoker




COVER REVEAL ~ Out of the Dark by Claire C. Riley

Out of the Dark front cover

‘Out of the Dark #1’

We are temporary.
Finite.

The choices we’ve made, the people we have loved.
Who we used to be no longer matters.

Because now it is all about the ending.
And the ending always comes too soon.

There’s fear in the dark.
And behind every drop of light, the shadows creep and the darkness comes in the form of clawing, red-eyed monsters. They hunt us—stalk us…they are desperate to destroy us.

But I have a reason to fight the darkness and everything in it.
A small glimpse of light that lives within my golden-haired daughter, Lilly.
She is my strength. She is my everything.

Every life is an untold story, each scene unfolding until the final act.
But our ending has yet to be written, and I will continue to protect us, until I can not.

Add it to your bookshelves


Review quotes:

 

Riley delivers a story that is equal parts thrilling and breathtaking. It beautifully illustrates the lengths we go to survive and what it means to love when we’ve lost everything.

NYT & USA Today bestselling Author A. Meredith Walters

 

Riley’s ‘Out of the Dark’ holds a special place in my heart. Before I’d devoured it, I’d never read a book that so beautifully and eloquently captured the distressing, aching love a mother holds for her child. It is built into the heart strings of a woman, natural and uncontainable. It goes past biological and into spiritual.

In her most unique and mysterious way, Riley has given us a transcendent picture of love in the midst of a terrifying climate. She has shown us what it means to choose your family, that it is a matter of honor and earning and not a matter of a blood bond and obligation. I am honored to have read this book pre-release and I know it will stick to me like honey, nearly glued onto the fabric of who I am as a human being.

Speculative fiction author – Eli Constant

 

A beautifully written story that makes you realize that you should always have hope, even in the most desperate of circumstances. It will tug at your heart strings, until by the end, there isn’t a dry eye in the house.

Goodreads & Amazon reviewer


 

Out of the Dark full wrap


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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

 

Claire C. Riley is a USA Today and International bestselling author. She is also a bestselling British horror writer and an Amazon top 100 bestseller.

Her work is best described as the modernization of classic, old-school horror. She fuses multi-genre elements to develop storylines that pay homage to cult classics while still feeling fresh and cutting edge. She writes characters that are realistic, and kills them without mercy. Claire lives in the United Kingdom with her husband, three daughters, and one scruffy dog.

Author of:

Odium The Dead Saga Series (3 books),

Odium Origins Series (3 books),

Limerence (The Obsession Series) (2 books),

Thicker than Blood series (2 books),

& Shut Up & Kiss me,

Plus much more.

 

Contact Links:

 Website
Facebook
Amazon
Twitter

‘She writes characters that are realistic and then kills them without mercy’ –
Eli Constant author of Z-Children, Dead Trees, Mastic and much more.


RELEASE BLITZ ~ Darkest Temptations by Charlene M. Martin

New release
 
***This is book 3 in the whiskey collection, it can be read as a stand alone, but not recommended. ***
 
Darkest Temptations


          As a psychiatrist, Rebecca Langford serves clients with serious problems. After one client divulges his darkest secrets and desires, Rebecca starts to fantasize about her own dark cravings. Hearing his recollection of the club brings Rebecca to the conclusion that not all needs are meant to be pushed aside.

 

       Nathaniel Davenport, high-priced defense attorney, has lived a promiscuous life. Within the walls of
Wrapped, he finds acceptance. Women need him, crave him, and most of all, want him for who he is. When Nathaniel overhears a beautiful woman telling her friend she wants inside Wrapped, he makes her an offer she can’t refuse.
          Once together, the sexual possibilities abound. Can two people come together simply for pleasure? Or will emotions play, too? Rebecca enjoys the thrills found but when her own secrets are revealed, will she survive the fall out?
Temptation can be dangerous.

It just may destroy Nathaniel and Rebecca in its playhouse.

 

 


 
 

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Editorial Review: “Sometimes you have to embrace your dark side to fulfil your darkest temptations, and should you meet Mr. Right along the way, hold on for the wildest ride of your life.”   ~ Tammie Lee @ For the love of books blog.

 
                                                                
 

Editorial Review: “Hot, dark, and erotic every woman’s Darkest fantasy!”  ~ Elaine Kelly

 


 
 
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                Nate steps out of the bathroom with nothing but a towel hanging low on his hips. I pause while
clasping my earring. “You need to put some clothes on fast because we don’t have enough,” I circle my finger pointing at him, “time for that.”
                He chuckles, “I only need five minutes.”
                Placing my hands on my hips, I joke, “I’m not sure I’d be bragging about that kind of thing.”
                Nate lunges forward and grabs me around the waist. I instantly begin to squirm trying to break free from his grasp while hollering, “Stop you’re getting me all wet.”
                He tickles my ribs, and asks, “And that’s a bad thing why?”
                I stop moving; he lets me free, and when I turn out of his arms, I grab the corner of the towel, and rip it off him exposing his splendor.
                I stand before him confidently holding the towel in my hand, and inform him, “Not wet like that, smart ass!”
                Nate being Nate reaches his hand down and firmly grasps his cock while stroking it he asks, “How about now, sweetheart?”

                Dropping the towel to the floor I scold, “Nathaniel Davenport, I told you we don’t have time for this. Now get dressed!”

 


 
 
 

 
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Book 2 ~

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Book 3 ~

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Darkest Temptations:
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BLOG TOUR ~ Opaque Mirrors by Courtney Lane

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Opaque Mirrors

By Courtney Lane

Dark Erotic Thriller

Blog Tour May 2 -9

 

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Blurb

When the line between fiction and reality bleeds, there is no end to the lies or a truth to be found.

It was never supposed to happen. He was supposed to remain a porn star—the source of my fantasies—in my expansive collection of torture porn. But he found me, and he only wants one thing from me. He calls it the ultimate orgasm; death.

He gives me the illusion of choice—my life or his.

I thought my choice would be the end of my troubles, but it followed me to a town known for its close-minded, small population and hypocritical way of thinking.

My madness lurks in the shadows. It watches me and seduces me with pretty smiles and dirty degradation. It assures me that my fantasies aren’t wrong. It tells me that they will star in all of my nightmares…and I want nothing more.

Content contains strong violence, coarse language, graphic sex, scenes of horror, and situations that most readers would find objectionable. Reader discretion is highly advised.



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What Readers are Saying

OMFG! You might as well take your brain out and hand it to Courtney Lane to play with. This is all sorts of messed up. Just when I think she can’t write any more twisted… She wraps her belt around my neck and chokes the life out of me. She manages to make me sweat, I was pacing my house, kindle in hand, turn the page, don’t turn the page, turn the dang page. Read the warning. I’m seriously warning you. – Twisted Sisters

One of the most twisted books I’ve ever read!! And I loved it!! – Amazon Reviewer

Ms.Lane created such a gritty, sexy, unexpected, and twisted world that i was scared yet intrigued by all in the same moment. – Theory of a Dreamer


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Courtney’s Previous books:

Delusive

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZEKCGXA

Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00ZEKCGXA

Scribd: https://www.scribd.com/book/269707696/Delusive

B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/2940150790612

iBooks: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/courtney-lane/id738658108

Kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/delusiv

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25257168-delusiv

The Sordid Promise (Breaking Insanity #1)

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00J752LME

Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00J752LME

Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/…/the-sordid-promise…/

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/author/courtney-lane/id738658108

Kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/the-sordid-promise-1

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/…/20762665-the-sordid-promise

The Starkest Truth (Breaking Insanity #2)

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B016STY8JA

Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B016STY8JA

iBooks: https://itunes.apple.com/…/the-starkest-truth/id1050473462

Kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/the-starkest-truth

Nook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1122838323

Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/…/26155677-the-starkest-truth

The Darkest Descension (Breaking Insanity #3)

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B018IT0IDI

Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B018IT0IDI

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/…/the-darkest…/id1062214327

Kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/…/ebook/the-darkest-descension

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/…/27253392-the-darkest…

Punk Shock Love Society (The Complete StrangeHer Love Trilogy)

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00O2VTW7U

Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00O2VTW7U

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/…/23438822-punk-shock-love…

Shock (StrangeHer Love Trilogy #2)

Amazon: http://amzn.com/B00HKYHNBS

Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00HKYHNBS

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23367135-shock

Love Society (The StrangeHer Love Trilogy #3)

Amazon: http://amzn.com/B00OOA0HC8

Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/B00OOA0HC8

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23367134-love-society

The Sect (Wicked Trinity #1)

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/author/courtney-lane/id738658108

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QMJGWDW

Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00QMJGWDW

Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-sect-courtney-lane

Kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/the-sect-1

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23496237-the-sect

The Rebirth of Sin

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BH8IDTS

Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01BH8IDTS

B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/…/the-rebirth-of-sin…/

iBooks: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1081070078

Kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/the-rebirth-of-sin

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/…/28043335-the-rebirth-of-sin


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About the Author

COURTNEY LANE has been creating her own little world since she was very young. When she was eight years old, she began to bring her worlds to life with a pen and paper.

While many of her works touch several different genres, she has an archetype when it comes to the female protagonists in her stories — they have to have certain brand of strength, be deeply flawed, and harbor layered personalities. In her books you will find themes that reflect the darker side of life with a tremendous amount of depth and complexity. She also has an affinity for characters that aren’t necessarily the girl or boy next door, or the people you’d encounter in everyday life. In other words, she prefers to explore characters who aren’t easy to fall in love with.

Currently, Courtney can be found either working on her next book, playing the latest role-playing game on her X-Box (preferably a game by Bioware), or spending time with her family.

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RELEASE BLITZ ~ Jack & Coke by Lani Lynn Vale

 

Title: Jack & Coke
Series: Uncertain Saint’s MC #2

Author: Lani Lynn Vale

 

Genre: MC Romance
Release Date: May 6, 2016
 
 

Lies

Mig’s wife is a bitch.

How else do you describe a woman that lies, cheats and steals to get what she wants? 

That’s exactly what happens when she traps him into a marriage he wants nothing to do with,
saddling him with a kid that he knows doesn’t deserve to be in a world like his.

He’s doing a pretty bang-up job at ignoring everything but his responsibilities as a
DEA officer and a member of The Uncertain Saints MC.

Then his neighbor knocks on his door, and everything he thought he knew is blown out the window.

Deceit

Annie teaches Mig that not every woman is out to get him.

Her love for Mig stretches past what’s appropriate for two friends,
and Annie soon straddles that invisible boundary between appropriate and inappropriate.

Annie’s not a cheater, though.

When she tries to say goodbye, Mig won’t let her leave, and soon the tiny town of Uncertain blows up with the news of Annie and Mig’s innocent friendship.

Betrayal

Matters of the heart are foreign to Mig,
and it takes Annie being gutted for him to see the wrong he’s done.

He waits too long, though, and Annie’s heart is broken.

She wants it all, or she wants nothing.
She can’t take anymore half-hearted attempts at being just friends.

The heart wants what it wants, and it doesn’t take long for Mig to realize that.

But just when Mig finally has it all in the palm of his hand, his life is ripped to shreds by a new player in the game, and it takes all of Annie’s love and devotion, as well as help from the men of The Uncertain Saint’s MC, to put Mig back together again.

 



 

 

 


Jack and Coke is a must read for fans of romantic suspense with a whole lot of competent humor mixed in, and a romance that’s so real and raw that you can’t help but relate to the characters and their struggles.” ~Literary Treasure Chest

 

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“Go get the door for the policemen I can see outside,” I called. “And tell them you have a DEA Agent in your house so they don’t try to shoot me when they enter.”
 
“I already did,” I heard Annie say as she got closer.
I saw her only a few seconds before she disappeared around the edge of the hallway into the entry way beyond it.
Then the door was unchained, unlocked, and swung open.
Three cops were the next to enter, and I nodded at the one I knew.
“Hey there, Officer Kirkpatrick,” I called to my good friend.
We had drinks every week, sometimes multiple times a week.
I had to do some creative thinking to get away from my wife, and Officer Kirkpatrick, a.k.a. Bullseye, was one of them.
Well, I didn’t do him…but I hung out with him.
Often.
And Bullseye had a hell of a wife that didn’t care if I was over there as much as I was.
“What’s shakin’?” Bullseye asked.
“These two men here decided to break into Annie’s house. I’m just here making sure that they don’t get off with anything valuable,” I answered.
The other officer, Antonio Juarez, I didn’t know very well.
He was new, and hung out with the young’uns instead of us old folks.
Well, I was thirty-four, which wasn’t ‘old’ per se, but it sure as fuck wasn’t young, either.
“What’s that in his hand?” Juarez asked.
I looked down at Howard Ryan’s hand, and narrowed my eyes.
“That’s Annie’s purse,” I answered.
Annie’s ‘purse’ was more of a beach bag, and I didn’t know how the hell she found anything in it.
But I wouldn’t know what to do with her if she didn’t have it with her.
She’d been able to supply me with an ice pack, and a water on two different occasions, so I wasn’t one to complain when it was beneficial to me.
“Well, boys, let’s go for a ride downtown,” Bullseye said, walking behind Howard Ryan and handcuffing him.
Ryan shot me an evil look as he left, promising retribution, and I smiled at him.
Bring it, little boy. You can’t handle this, my look said.
Forty-five minutes later, the cops were leaving with both men in the back of two separate cars, and I was left standing on Annie’s front porch with her next to me.
“Thank you,” she said, looking up at me with all sorts of promises in her eyes.
I touched my fingertips to her cheek and smiled down at her.
God, she was beautiful.
Long, wavy brown hair that went down to her mid back. Beautiful, full lips.
A smokin’ ass.
Light brown skin that was nearly the color of mine.
She wasn’t Italian like me, though.
She was Puerto Rican, and she wouldn’t let anyone call her otherwise.
I’d give anything to be with her but my life, and name, belonged to my wife.
God, if there was any way I could rewind a year, I’d do it in a heartbeat.
I would’ve never invited my now wife, Jennifer, to the club party.
Jennifer was the exact opposite of Annie.
Rude, opinionated, and selfish.
Now she was six months pregnant with my child, and I hated every fucking second of my life.
“You’re welcome,” I said roughly. “I’m gonna have a few men over here in the next few days to install an alarm and make sure nobody can ever do that to you again.”
“Mig, what the ever loving fuck are you doing over there?” My wife screeched.
I winced and slowly dropped my hand, looking over at Jennifer like one would a pile of fish heads and vomit.
Then I turned around when I saw she was dressed in little to nothing.
How not surprising.
 




 

 

 



I’m a married mother of three. My kids are all under 5, so I can assure you that they are a handful. I’ve been with my paramedic husband now for ten years, and we’ve produced three offspring that are nothing like us. I live in the greatest state in the world, Texas.

 
 
 

 


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Book: Head Start
Series: Cedar Tree #7
Author: Freya Barker

Genre: Contemporary Romance
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Synopsis

Kendra Schmitt puts most of her time into the new clinic in Cedar Tree, which is now almost running full time. With her schedule a bit more predictable, she finally considers a personal life and concedes to a disastrous blind date. Always the responsible one in her family, she has avoided any kind of entanglement. In particular with a certain young investigator.

Junior member of the GFI team, Neil James, has seen and experienced more than most at his age. When his team becomes part of a task force investigating a series of murders in the area, his protective instincts kick in. The victims’ profiles closely match that of a certain physical therapist.

Neil has been trying unsuccessfully for over a year to get closer to Kendra. Now that she might be in danger, he’s determined to break through her resistance and goes all out to win her trust.

Especially now that the killer’s focus appears to zero in on Kendra.

 

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Freya Barker is a master at her craft. She weaves stories that are gripping, intense, deal with serious issues and yet are heartwarming and real. They give you hope and make you feel like you are one of the characters. ~ Kez’s Korner

Another superb book by one of my favourite writers. You certainly get plenty for your money with this one . ~ Goodreads Review

Head Start is one of the best new stories. We get mystery, drama, and love.
Freya Barker is a brilliant, insightful and awesome author. ~ Goodreads Review


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Excerpt

“Why not? It’s half-price, one of those short notice deals.” My sister resorts to the pre-adolescent whine that gets our mom to cave every single time. Unfortunately, Karly hasn’t yet figured out that it does the opposite for me.
“Because those things are like floating sausage fests.”
“You’re such a stick-in-the-mud. Mom said she’d come too.”
Oh my God. Like that is any sort of enticement. I have to swallow hard to shove the contents of my stomach back down where they belong. I automatically turn my back to the waiting room when I hear the tell-tale ding of the door opening. “Not helping your case, Karly. Just sayin’… I’m not into quick, convenient fucks. Especially when most of the guys on those trips are looking to score as much and with as many as they can manage in the shortest possible time frame. Not keen on being the dessert buffet for a bunch of young idiots, hopped up on Viagra. Besides, as I told you a month ago, I’ll be moving house in two weeks, so I can’t come. End of story. You and Mom have fun, but count me out.”
By the time I get my nympho sister off the phone, my eyes have rolled heavenward a few more times. I should have spared one eye-roll to confirm it actually was my next patient coming in. It wasn’t. A familiar face with a toothy grin is leaning on the damn counter, right behind me. Instantly, my German ancestry betrays me with the robust blush I feel burning on my cheeks. Fabulous.
“What can I do for you, Neil?” I say none too kindly. One of his heavy eyebrows lifts all the way up, and the grin slips into a smirk.
“That, is a loaded question,” he teases, “especially given the tantalizing conversation I just overheard.” The heat on my face has now reached my hairline while I curse myself six ways to Sunday. “By the way, I like that color on you,” he mumbles, tapping me on the cheek.



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BLP REVIEW

Tracy

I’ve not been looking forward to writing this review as it just confirms that this is the last book in a series that I absolutely love!!! Freya and the Cedar Tree ‘gang’ grabbed me from the dirty phone call scene in book #1 and I’ve been hooked ever since.

This series gives us strong, protective and fiercely loyal ‘alpha’ males, female leads who have faced more than their fair share of heartache, rough and very tough times and more but have come through it all standing proud, courageous and more powerful than they realise. We also get action packed storylines that twist and turn and have you an emotional mess, great camaraderie (especially amongst the women), laughs, intense attraction and smoking hot sex (especially in the kitchen!!) and HEAD START continues this theme!!

This is Neil and Kendra’s story. We’ve previously met both characters in the series – Neil more so as he is part of the GFI team. It was interesting finding out more about both characters, especially our male lead as he always seemed so laid back and easy going, never hinting at the history he had!!

The suspense in this book was intense. In previous books we’ve seen our Cedar Tree ladies go through kidnapping and life threatening events but the plotline weaving it’s way around Kendra in Head Start had me a total mess. Freya knows how to write one helluva heart-stopping, emotionally draining tale that has you wondering what in the gods name is gonna happen next while at the same time giving us such feelings of family, belonging, love and acceptance..

It’s honestly beyond my understanding why Ms Barker isn’t as well recognised and acknowledged as she should be given the standard of work she produces.

I’m really sad to see the end of the Cedar Tree series but cannot wait to find out what Freya has in store for us next!!!

HEAD START is a definite 5* read that should not be missed!!!


*****

Rebecca

“Have you got the Head Start review done?”

“Ehhhhhhh……………….” avoids answering my blog partner in crime bestie and procrastinates further……….

“I really need that review?”

“Ehhhhhhh……………….” Runs off to reread and write review late as usual…………….

“Where’s your fecking review?”

LEAVE ME ALONE I’M HAVING A COUGAR MOMENT, THAT BOY HAS IT GOING ON!

“But you’ve read it before”

I know! But Oh Boy, second time is just as good…………………

 

Sooooo eventually……………….

Here I go attempting to do justice in any way shape or form to Head Start, Cedar Tree #7, the last in this series and what a way to play out. I loved the twists, turns, surprises and suspense, I loved that the whole gang is in here, the banter is thick and fast, heavy with sarcasm, wit, affection and love, I adored Neil and Kendra, the dynamic between them, his determination to woo and win his woman, her insecurities; so very real and relatable, the hidden layers peeled away to reveal very much a man not a boy and the book boyfriend cougar moments Freya gave me!

If you have followed The Cedar Tree series then you already know as I’ve said before that Ms Barker writes real, heart-warming, emotional, hot books with characters whose banter, friendships and stories will have you rooting for them, getting serious feels for them, purchasing new batteries for toys because the sex is HOT as FUCK, and she effortlessly throws in suspense, intrigue, fabulous funny sarcasm and humour. She dares to go where few authors will risk, writing older characters with health issues, disabilities, the reality and the fantasy seamlessly intertwined and breathtakingly beautiful.

The overwhelming factor for me that makes all of these such an enjoyable read is the amazing banter between all the characters, primary and secondary. The affection, humour and love shines through, the teasing, flirting, arguing, dirty sexy talk and insults flung around through these books make them a pleasure to experience. Like every family, whether blood or choice, they will frustrate and exasperate you – you will be rooting for them while screaming at them!


“What just happened? I asked still a bit stunned when he has me tucked in the passenger seat. “Family; Cedar Tree style. That’s what just happened.”

 

This for lovers of the series will probably be the most highlighted and quoted part of the book, simple but with such impact and is Cedar Tree summed up.

The delightful surprise to this final book, Head Start, is we have a younger man claiming an older woman (I reserve my right to call dibs on said boy toy!), as well as twists and turns with a heavier dose of suspense and intrigue that keeps you guessing  in what for me was the most mystery thriller orientated story of the series, and as with each and every one of The Cedar Tree books it has its own personality, its own quirks, each couple very different, each journey told with such sensitivity, warmth and so flawless that no matter which man, woman, trial and tribulation is being told we are committed, invested and 100% so deeply involved that when we finish it’s sad because these characters are not just fiction that brings a few hours pleasure, they are people who live in our heads, to each of us the image may be different, the interpretation to a certain extent our own, but real, inspirational, giving pleasure and memories that live on long after that final page, reread and loved long after publication.

Neil showed hidden depths and went from being a secondary character with whom I hadn’t really bonded to a man boy of my fantasies, Kendra has a strength and inner beauty I never expected, as a couple they worked so well.

BUT I am going to say here and now in print that if I had to pick just one, only one it would be Gus.

Why?

Because he has the biggest balls…….

Ask Emma!

Read Head Start.

You’ll get it!

But yeah, if it was just one, Gus.

And Caleb.

#greedybitch

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About The Author

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Freya Barker craved reading about ‘real’ people, those who are perhaps less than perfect, but just as deserving of romance, hot monkey sex and some thrills and chills in their lives – So she decided to write about them.

Always creative, from an early age on she danced and sang, doodled, created, cooked, baked, quilted and crafted. Her latest creative outlets were influenced by an ever-present love for reading. First through blogging, then cover art and design, and finally writing.

Born and raised in the Netherlands, she packed her two toddlers, and eight suitcases filled with toys to move to Canada. No stranger to new beginnings, she thrives on them.

With the kids grown and out in the world, Freya is at the ‘prime’ of her life. The body might be a bit ramshackle, but the spirit is high and as adventurous as ever. Something you may see reflected here and there in some of her heroines…. none of who will likely be wilting flowers.

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Slim To None

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Hundred To One

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Against Me

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Clean Lines

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BLOG TOUR ~ A Reliant Love by Taylor Lavati

 

A Reliant Love
(A Reliant Love Series: Book One)

Author Taylor Lavati

 

Blog Tour
 
 
Synopsis
 
Nathalie Carter wants one thing: independence. She has paid her dues by living at home under her parents’ watchful eyes, earning grades to give her a ticket out and joining clubs she had no interest in to get into college. She plans to experience things she believes every new adult should—from falling in love to playing beer pong and pulling an all-nighter to skipping class because she’s too hungover. But
nothing ever seems to go as planned, and she gets pulled into a world she never imagined existed.
Samuel Torrington’s past refuses to release him from its vise-like grip; but he has a plan, and once his senior year of college is over, he can finally move away and start anew. His addictions help him get through day-to-day life, but he’s constantly battling darker demons.
Fate brings the two together, and chance takes them on a roller coaster ride that neither would dare hop off. Within destiny’s grasp, they realize there are two things impossible to fight—addiction and attraction.



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Stop and Stare – One Republic
Pusha – Lloyd
Lips of an Angel – Hinder
Semi-charmed Life – Third Eye Blind
Over This – Ace Enders
Goodbye My Lover – James Blunt
Scars – Papa Roach
Lit Up – Buckcherry
Animal I Have Become – Three Days Grace
I Miss You – Blink 182
Stay – Florida Georgia Line
Breathe Me – Sia

 




Interview with Sam
 
Please state your name, age and something about yourself.
 
  • Sam Torrington, twenty-two years old. I’m a senior here and waiting to get out.

 

Get out from where exactly?
 
  • Here. You know, why are we even doing this interview? I don’t get it. I’ve never been interviewed once since starting at UMA four years ago. You guys are slacking.

 

Let’s get back to you, Sam. What do you like to do in your free time?
 
  • *sighs* Well, I don’t have much free time. I’m a business major and trying to finish as fast as possible. Plus, I have to work in the summers to afford my house. Doesn’t leave me with much time. 

 

So you don’t do anything for yourself?
 
  • Not really. 

 

What was your high school experience compared to college?
 
  • Seriously? You’re asking me about high school. I don’t talk about high school anymore. But if I learned one thing it’s that we all don’t deserve to be happy. Some people are just meant to float along in life. That’s me. So that’s why I’m getting the hell out of here so I can just live in peace and quiet.

 

That’s an interesting plan. What will you do when you leave?
 
  • I’ll have my business degree so I can get a job. Maybe, I’ll open a store in the mountains somewhere where not a lot of people go. My house will be hidden in the woods, nobody can find me, even if they wanted to. There will be just enough room for just me and it will be quiet all the time. Maybe I’ll get a dog, but only if I get lonely. I don’t need much.

 

That’s actually really beautiful. Why do you want to be alone?
 
  • It’s not what I want, it’s what I deserve. I ruined a lot of things and if I’m alone in the woods, I can’t ruin much more. Nobody even has to interact with me. I can’t do much harm up there.

 

Anything you’re looking forward to this year at UMA?
 
  • Finishing. My classes are pretty easy. All I have to do is show up to my classes and I’m good to go. It’ll be bittersweet saying goodbye but I’m ready. I just have to remain distant from my peers and I’ll be good.

 

Anyone you’ll miss?
 
  • My roommate Karina and I have gotten close. Her boyfriend, Frank. Sometimes he’s a douche, but I’ll miss his humor. Sarah will be the toughest but she’s the reason I have to go.

 

Who is Sarah?
 
  • Nobody. I’m done here. Thanks. 

 
About the Author
 

Taylor Lavati is a twenty-something year old author residing in a small town in Connecticut with her husband and dog. She writes both Young Adult and New Adult romances with ranging genres from fantasy, A Curse Books trilogy, to dark romance, A Reliant Love. Her books have all hit #1 on the Amazon bestselling chart for their categories! When not writing, she enjoys playing video games, hiking, and spending time with family.Romance with a bit of CHAOS.

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What Others Are Saying
 
“I absolutely loved this book. Taylor’s writing style really sucks you into this story of the darker side of life. Most people love to read about happily ever afters and lighthearted love story, but that isn’t what life is like. I always say ignorance is bliss. And to read this novel about how life is really like is just amazing. Don’t take my word for it, don’t read these reviews. Read the book yourself, and you will see the struggles of these characters and feel what they feel. You won’t regret it.” 
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“I bought this book on recommendation, and fell in love. The characters pull you in and make you invested. Mad, sad, worried, and over the moon with joy are just some of the emotions I experienced while reading this amazing book. I couldn’t put it down! I can not wait to start the second book to see how am deals with his past and the consequences of his actions!” 
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