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Title: A Change of Pace
Series: Northern Lights Series #3
Author: Freya Barker

Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: July 16, 2018
Photographer: Reggie Deanching of R+M Photographer
Cover Model: Scott Nova

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Once a man who lived by the letter of the law.

Newt Tobias will do anything for his little girl. Even take early retirement, sell his city home, and move to cottage country, hoping that the simpler life will provide a better balance for his troubled teenage daughter.

Yet, not long after they’ve settled, he finds himself toe-to-toe with a stubborn, fiery tempered woman with pretty brown eyes.

Once a recluse preferring to live alone.

Working with troubled adolescents, Frederique Marchand doesn’t suffer fools and won’t put up with bullies. Especially handsome strangers like Newt who think they can run roughshod over her. She loves her work, but on her own time she much prefers the company of her menagerie of animals.

But with the welfare of a teenager at stake, she must put aside rocky first impressions and work with a man who needs her as much as she’ll come to need him.

Freya Barker inspires with her stories about ‘real’ people, perhaps less than perfect, each struggling to find their own slice of happy. She is the author of the Cedar Tree Series and the Portland, ME, novels.

Freya is the recipient of the RomCon “Reader’s Choice” Award for best first book, “Slim To None,” and is a finalist for the 2016 Kindle Book Awards for “From Dust”. She currently has two complete series and three anthologies published, and is working on two new series; La Plata County FBI—ROCK POINT, and Northern Lights. She continues to spin story after story with an endless supply of bruised and dented characters, vying for attention!

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6th Annual Mental Health Awareness Month Book Fundraiser

May 26

Posted by Book Loving Pixies

Welcome the 6th Annual Mental Health Awareness Month Book Fundraiser benefiting the Keith Milano Memorial Fund at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

For the 6th year, an amazing group of authors have generously agreed to donate a portion of their May sales to the Keith Milano Memorial Fund.

Here is how you can help raise money and awareness for mental health:

You can purchase a book from the amazing books listed below! We hope you will #1click4charity a number of these amazing books! Please note that although are Amazon Kindle buy links, the portion of sales is from any platform: digital, print and audio.
Share the image below or any of the custom photos the participating authors share on social media to raise awareness and to show your support.
Make a tax-deductible donation directly to the Keith Milano Memorial Fund at AFSP.

Thank you in advance for your support as we work to bring mental illness out of the darkness.

6th Annual May Mental Health Awareness Book Fundraiser

Author	Book	Buy Link
Alison G Bailey	Present Perfect	https://amzn.to/2GXior2
	The Dance	https://amzn.to/2uLCI9X
Amy Harmon	The Smallest Part	https://amzn.to/2q6ZS4W
Alyson Santos	Night Shifts Black (NSB #1)	https://amzn.to/2IrIDTm
	Tracing Holland (NSB #2)	https://amzn.to/2cTC3cL
	Viper (NSB #3)	https://amzn.to/2EnhPS0
	Limelight (NSB #4)	https://amzn.to/2GxViYD
	Traitor	https://amzn.to/2GRhnRf
	TRICENT Commissioning	https://amzn.to/2uLjhOh
Amy Daws	The One Moment	https://amzn.to/2vGWlQQ
Amy Lane	Chase in Shadows	https://amzn.to/2EjRxjs
B Cranford	The Brightest Star	https://amzn.to/2EjRzrA
	A Little Bit Crazy	https://amzn.to/2Iu006a
	A Crazy Christmas	https://amzn.to/2JjjpHX
Brenda Rothert	Do you Like my Wiener?	https://amzn.to/2q4LbzX
Corinne Michaels	Say You’ll Stay	https://amzn.to/2JkqdFs
Drew Elyse	Dissonance (Dissonance Series #1)	https://amzn.to/2GB0jvs
	Harmony (Dissonance Series #2)	https://amzn.to/2q5iCT4
	Savage Disciples Series	https://amzn.to/2uIC6lc
	Clutch (Savage Disciples MC #1)	https://amzn.to/2uLGJLz
	Shift (Savage Disciples MC #2)	https://amzn.to/2uRPSSM
	Engage (Savage Disciples MC #3)	https://amzn.to/2GBGW9y
	Ignite (Savage Disciples MC #4)	https://amzn.to/2EhKXKg
	Combust (Savage Disciples MC #5)	https://amzn.to/2GBHfBe
	Cruise (Savage Disciples MC #6)	https://amzn.to/2q72EHo
Emily Snow	Distraction	https://amzn.to/2EmBzF6
ES Carter	Love By Number Series:	https://amzn.to/2GUPbNa
	Nineteen	https://amzn.to/2H9d9SH
	Twenty One	https://amzn.to/2HbXFgQ
	Three	https://amzn.to/2GR5SJx
	Thirteen	https://amzn.to/2H9deFZ
	One	https://amzn.to/2GYnfs1
	Eight	https://amzn.to/2uMNkoQ
Felicia Lynn	Love’s Learning Curve	https://amzn.to/2vIj1QB
	Trouble with the Curve	https://amzn.to/2HYQ1GZ
Ginger Scott	Waiting on the Sidelines	https://amzn.to/2uUaOIX
	Going Long	https://amzn.to/2GvclKC
	Blindness	https://amzn.to/2EkJCSJ
	How We Deal With Gravity	https://amzn.to/2Ek2odc
	This Is Falling	https://amzn.to/2q711cO
	You and Everything After	https://amzn.to/2Hc6lnq
	The Girl I Was Before	https://amzn.to/2uMQ8m2
	In Your Dreams	https://amzn.to/2GUekI2
	Hold My Breath	https://amzn.to/2GYz8OF
	The Hard Count	https://amzn.to/2GARUMn
	A Boy Like You	https://amzn.to/2q6gKZn
	A Girl Like Me	https://amzn.to/2EjORT0
	Wild Reckless	https://amzn.to/2q7224j
	Wicked Restless	https://amzn.to/2EktgJS
	Memphis	https://amzn.to/2GxRaHZ
Harper Sloan	Corps Security 6 book series	https://amzn.to/2GTKgJd
	Alex (Corps Security book 1)	https://amzn.to/2GU7bnR
	Cage (Corps Security book 2)	https://amzn.to/2HbWGzs
	Beck (Corps Security book 3)	https://amzn.to/2qrjbG6
	Uncaged (Corps Security book 4)	https://amzn.to/2ILvOna
	Cooper (Corps Security book 5)	https://amzn.to/2ED24GH
	Locke (Corps Security book 6)	https://amzn.to/2HskVaq
K Bromberg	Sweet Cheeks	https://amzn.to/2qbe91t
Katy Evans	REAL	https://amzn.to/2EhOkAU
	RACER	https://amzn.to/2q5kEmh
Kelly Jamieson	Shut Out: A Bayard Hockey Novel	https://amzn.to/2EjIajQ
Kennedy Ryan	Long Shot	https://amzn.to/2GRkY1H
Kindle Alexander	Double Full	https://amzn.to/2Gxv6NE
Laura Ward	Because of You
Laurelin Paige	Free Me	https://amzn.to/2GCnmFY
Leylah Attar	53 Letters For My Lover	https://amzn.to/2IvwI6T
	The Paper Swan	https://amzn.to/2JjorEk
	Mists of The Serengeti	https://amzn.to/2Jh1WQq
Melanie Harlow	Some Sort of Happy	https://amzn.to/2q4x4dU
Melanie Moreland	Into the Storm	https://amzn.to/2Jl99yX
	Beneath the Scars	https://amzn.to/2q5Wt7n
	Over the Fence	https://amzn.to/2GAQTnx
	The Contract	https://amzn.to/2H9ciBp
	The Baby Clause	https://amzn.to/2uLx5se
	It Started with a Kiss	https://amzn.to/2q590rl
	My Image of You	https://amzn.to/2q2GQfY
	Bentley – Vested Interest #1	https://amzn.to/2IuJLWz
	Aiden – Vested Interest #2	https://amzn.to/2pMeM0Z
Melissa Collins	As I Am	https://amzn.to/2FgSv0a
Michelle Mankin	The Rock Stars, Surf and Second Chances series	https://amzn.to/2Jl5FfS
	Outside	https://amzn.to/2EjVrJ8
	Riptide	https://amzn.to/2Gxp7sa
	Oceanside	https://amzn.to/2uPfq2V
Natasha Madison	Something so Unscripted	https://amzn.to/2JjncVH
Nicole Edwards	Sniper 1 Security series	https://amzn.to/2GB2NtI
	Wait for Morning	https://amzn.to/2q3Oesu
	Never Say Never	https://amzn.to/2q2yoxg
	Tomorrow’s Too Late	https://amzn.to/2GWZeRQ
Raine Miller	Filthy Rich	https://amzn.to/2Empdgq
RK Lilley	Bad Things	https://amzn.to/2qoAPub
Sawyer Bennett	Atticus	https://amzn.to/2EkkgVf
Sierra Simone	American Queen	https://amzn.to/2uLL41j
Susan Stoker	Rescuing Wendy	https://amzn.to/2uMnBgn
Timothy Hilke	I am not Broken	https://amzn.to/2q4ZB3a
Toni Aleo	Overtime	https://amzn.to/2GxtZcQ
Virna De Paul	Kiss Talent Agency series	https://amzn.to/2Ej9heI
	Book 1: Lip Action (Book 1)	https://amzn.to/2H8iERm
	Book 2: Locking Lips (Book 2)	https://amzn.to/2GxoZ7R

Keith Milano Memorial Fund

140 Adams Ave Suite B-12

Hauppauge NY 11788

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Fund Information:

The Keith Milano Memorial Fund was established to help raise awareness about the devastating and deadly disease that is mental illness. Keith’s spirit and laughter is kept alive through our efforts to increase awareness about mental illness and to raise money for education and imperative research. Keith often struggled with society’s perception of mental illness. Our hope is that by having the strength to say that Keith was “Bipolar” we can strip away the stigma and help others to be more open about their disease.

If you want to know more about Keith or why Denise does what she does, here is short video/interview that speaks to that!

The Keith Milano Memorial Fund benefits the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). At the end of the event, participating authors will pay AFSP directly.

AFSP is the only national not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research and education, and to reaching out to people with mood disorders and those affected by suicide. AFSP is a fully accredited 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization incorporated in the state of Delaware with primary offices in New York City. Federal tax ID # is 13-3393329. AFSP’s Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) number is 10545. Donations to AFSP are tax deductible.

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6th Annual Mental Health Awareness Month Book Fundraiser

May 12

Posted by Book Loving Pixies

Welcome the 6th Annual Mental Health Awareness Month Book Fundraiser benefiting the Keith Milano Memorial Fund at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

For the 6th year, an amazing group of authors have generously agreed to donate a portion of their May sales to the Keith Milano Memorial Fund.

Here is how you can help raise money and awareness for mental health:

You can purchase a book from the amazing books listed below! We hope you will #1click4charity a number of these amazing books! Please note that although are Amazon Kindle buy links, the portion of sales is from any platform: digital, print and audio.
Share the image below or any of the custom photos the participating authors share on social media to raise awareness and to show your support.
Make a tax-deductible donation directly to the Keith Milano Memorial Fund at AFSP.

Thank you in advance for your support as we work to bring mental illness out of the darkness.

6th Annual May Mental Health Awareness Book Fundraiser

Author	Book	Buy Link
Alison G Bailey	Present Perfect	https://amzn.to/2GXior2
	The Dance	https://amzn.to/2uLCI9X
Amy Harmon	The Smallest Part	https://amzn.to/2q6ZS4W
Alyson Santos	Night Shifts Black (NSB #1)	https://amzn.to/2IrIDTm
	Tracing Holland (NSB #2)	https://amzn.to/2cTC3cL
	Viper (NSB #3)	https://amzn.to/2EnhPS0
	Limelight (NSB #4)	https://amzn.to/2GxViYD
	Traitor	https://amzn.to/2GRhnRf
	TRICENT Commissioning	https://amzn.to/2uLjhOh
Amy Daws	The One Moment	https://amzn.to/2vGWlQQ
Amy Lane	Chase in Shadows	https://amzn.to/2EjRxjs
B Cranford	The Brightest Star	https://amzn.to/2EjRzrA
	A Little Bit Crazy	https://amzn.to/2Iu006a
	A Crazy Christmas	https://amzn.to/2JjjpHX
Brenda Rothert	Do you Like my Wiener?	https://amzn.to/2q4LbzX
Corinne Michaels	Say You’ll Stay	https://amzn.to/2JkqdFs
Drew Elyse	Dissonance (Dissonance Series #1)	https://amzn.to/2GB0jvs
	Harmony (Dissonance Series #2)	https://amzn.to/2q5iCT4
	Savage Disciples Series	https://amzn.to/2uIC6lc
	Clutch (Savage Disciples MC #1)	https://amzn.to/2uLGJLz
	Shift (Savage Disciples MC #2)	https://amzn.to/2uRPSSM
	Engage (Savage Disciples MC #3)	https://amzn.to/2GBGW9y
	Ignite (Savage Disciples MC #4)	https://amzn.to/2EhKXKg
	Combust (Savage Disciples MC #5)	https://amzn.to/2GBHfBe
	Cruise (Savage Disciples MC #6)	https://amzn.to/2q72EHo
Emily Snow	Distraction	https://amzn.to/2EmBzF6
ES Carter	Love By Number Series:	https://amzn.to/2GUPbNa
	Nineteen	https://amzn.to/2H9d9SH
	Twenty One	https://amzn.to/2HbXFgQ
	Three	https://amzn.to/2GR5SJx
	Thirteen	https://amzn.to/2H9deFZ
	One	https://amzn.to/2GYnfs1
	Eight	https://amzn.to/2uMNkoQ
Felicia Lynn	Love’s Learning Curve	https://amzn.to/2vIj1QB
	Trouble with the Curve	https://amzn.to/2HYQ1GZ
Ginger Scott	Waiting on the Sidelines	https://amzn.to/2uUaOIX
	Going Long	https://amzn.to/2GvclKC
	Blindness	https://amzn.to/2EkJCSJ
	How We Deal With Gravity	https://amzn.to/2Ek2odc
	This Is Falling	https://amzn.to/2q711cO
	You and Everything After	https://amzn.to/2Hc6lnq
	The Girl I Was Before	https://amzn.to/2uMQ8m2
	In Your Dreams	https://amzn.to/2GUekI2
	Hold My Breath	https://amzn.to/2GYz8OF
	The Hard Count	https://amzn.to/2GARUMn
	A Boy Like You	https://amzn.to/2q6gKZn
	A Girl Like Me	https://amzn.to/2EjORT0
	Wild Reckless	https://amzn.to/2q7224j
	Wicked Restless	https://amzn.to/2EktgJS
	Memphis	https://amzn.to/2GxRaHZ
Harper Sloan	Corps Security 6 book series	https://amzn.to/2GTKgJd
	Alex (Corps Security book 1)	https://amzn.to/2GU7bnR
	Cage (Corps Security book 2)	https://amzn.to/2HbWGzs
	Beck (Corps Security book 3)	https://amzn.to/2qrjbG6
	Uncaged (Corps Security book 4)	https://amzn.to/2ILvOna
	Cooper (Corps Security book 5)	https://amzn.to/2ED24GH
	Locke (Corps Security book 6)	https://amzn.to/2HskVaq
K Bromberg	Sweet Cheeks	https://amzn.to/2qbe91t
Katy Evans	REAL	https://amzn.to/2EhOkAU
	RACER	https://amzn.to/2q5kEmh
Kelly Jamieson	Shut Out: A Bayard Hockey Novel	https://amzn.to/2EjIajQ
Kennedy Ryan	Long Shot	https://amzn.to/2GRkY1H
Kindle Alexander	Double Full	https://amzn.to/2Gxv6NE
Laura Ward	Because of You
Laurelin Paige	Free Me	https://amzn.to/2GCnmFY
Leylah Attar	53 Letters For My Lover	https://amzn.to/2IvwI6T
	The Paper Swan	https://amzn.to/2JjorEk
	Mists of The Serengeti	https://amzn.to/2Jh1WQq
Melanie Harlow	Some Sort of Happy	https://amzn.to/2q4x4dU
Melanie Moreland	Into the Storm	https://amzn.to/2Jl99yX
	Beneath the Scars	https://amzn.to/2q5Wt7n
	Over the Fence	https://amzn.to/2GAQTnx
	The Contract	https://amzn.to/2H9ciBp
	The Baby Clause	https://amzn.to/2uLx5se
	It Started with a Kiss	https://amzn.to/2q590rl
	My Image of You	https://amzn.to/2q2GQfY
	Bentley – Vested Interest #1	https://amzn.to/2IuJLWz
	Aiden – Vested Interest #2	https://amzn.to/2pMeM0Z
Melissa Collins	As I Am	https://amzn.to/2FgSv0a
Michelle Mankin	The Rock Stars, Surf and Second Chances series	https://amzn.to/2Jl5FfS
	Outside	https://amzn.to/2EjVrJ8
	Riptide	https://amzn.to/2Gxp7sa
	Oceanside	https://amzn.to/2uPfq2V
Natasha Madison	Something so Unscripted	https://amzn.to/2JjncVH
Nicole Edwards	Sniper 1 Security series	https://amzn.to/2GB2NtI
	Wait for Morning	https://amzn.to/2q3Oesu
	Never Say Never	https://amzn.to/2q2yoxg
	Tomorrow’s Too Late	https://amzn.to/2GWZeRQ
Raine Miller	Filthy Rich	https://amzn.to/2Empdgq
RK Lilley	Bad Things	https://amzn.to/2qoAPub
Sawyer Bennett	Atticus	https://amzn.to/2EkkgVf
Sierra Simone	American Queen	https://amzn.to/2uLL41j
Susan Stoker	Rescuing Wendy	https://amzn.to/2uMnBgn
Timothy Hilke	I am not Broken	https://amzn.to/2q4ZB3a
Toni Aleo	Overtime	https://amzn.to/2GxtZcQ
Virna De Paul	Kiss Talent Agency series	https://amzn.to/2Ej9heI
	Book 1: Lip Action (Book 1)	https://amzn.to/2H8iERm
	Book 2: Locking Lips (Book 2)	https://amzn.to/2GxoZ7R

Keith Milano Memorial Fund

140 Adams Ave Suite B-12

Hauppauge NY 11788

Facebook

Twitter

Direct Donation

Fund Information:

If you want to know more about Keith or why Denise does what she does, here is short video/interview that speaks to that!

The Keith Milano Memorial Fund benefits the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). At the end of the event, participating authors will pay AFSP directly.

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RELEASE BLITZ ~ Recklessly Devoted by Emily Bowie

Apr 11

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Cassy Campbell

For one night of fun I kissed a man whose name I never cared to know. I pushed down all of the rules I had in place for myself with this one act of selfishness. No one had to know, and I could lie to myself that it never happened. People don’t remember tourists, and neither should I. It’s not like he was marriage material anyway.

No one is more surprised than me when a year goes by and that tourist becomes my freakishly hot, annoying, cocky neighbor who looks at me like a predator stalking his prey.

He is everything I was told to never go for, yet I can’t escape this feeling of being drawn to him.

Brody Bennett

After surviving a military accident, my entire future is in shambles, the only life I’ve ever known ripped from me. Attempting to run from my ego, I find myself in the small town of Three Rivers, where I can forget my problems and annoy my two younger brothers. Misery loves company, right?

It doesn’t take long for my sights to narrow in on an incredibly sexy blonde. The problem is she looks at me like she wants to squish me like a bug.

As shocking twists and deadly truths spiral out of control, I am forced to fight for the people who matter most in my life.

Rules are broken, hearts are trampled, and the lies that hold everything perfectly in place are torn down.

This is book three in the Bennett Brothers Series, it is told in dual POV, and has a HEA. Since characters do play recurring roles, reading book one (Recklessly Mine) and book two (Recklessly Forbidden) in the series, is recommended; however, it can be read as a standalone.

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Emily Bowie is from a small town in Western Canada. She has been making characters come to life through her writing since she was old enough to put her thoughts on paper. She loves her white wine cold, her heels red, and her books spicy.

She married her high school sweetheart and they have two amazing children.

She is the author to the Castle Series: Allure of the O’Neal Sisters (September 2015), Behind the Closed Door (February 2016), Allure Behind Rose (October 2016).

Bennett Brothers Series: Recklessly Mine (May 2017), Recklessly Forbidden (November 2017), Recklessly Devoted (2018)

When she is not writing she can be found reading a good book, making digital scrapbooks and being physically active—whether it is at the gym, going for a walk, or playing /keep up with her children.

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BLOG TOUR ~ LONG SHOT (A Hoops Novel) by Kennedy Ryan

Mar 30

Posted by Book Loving Pixies

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“A heartbreakingly romantic tale about true love and inner strength. You will never forget it.”

—Kristen Callihan, New York Times Bestselling Author

LONG SHOT, a deeply emotional, thought-provoking standalone
love story from Kennedy Ryan is available NOW!

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Synopsis

A FORBIDDEN LOVE SET IN THE EXPLOSIVE WORLD OF THE NBA…

Think you know what it’s like being a baller’s girl?

You don’t.

My fairy tale is upside down.

A happily never after.

I kissed the prince and he turned into a fraud.

I was a fool, and his love – fool’s gold.

Now there’s a new player in the game, August West.

One of the NBA’s brightest stars.

Fine. Forbidden.

He wants me. I want him.

But my past, my fraudulent prince, won’t let me go.

AN USE THIS ONE

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Excerpt:

“Iris?” August’s frown, the concern on his face, in his voice, remind me where I am. “Baby, you okay?”

I blink down at him dumbly, swallowing my tears, eating my memories whole and digesting a nightmare from long ago. I nod, my lips a cold, wobbly curve.

“Kiss me,” he whispers, his eyes so tender, so intent.

I remember a magical night under the stars, under a streetlight on the eve of greatness. A night filled with laughter and confidences, pregnant with promise. And I see him so clearly, my prince, asking for a kiss.

And I do.

I kiss him like the world might end tonight because I’ll never take this for granted. Not his kindness, when I’ve known cruelty all too well. Not his tenderness, when I’ve been handled roughly in the past. Not his love, when I’ve been possessed and owned and mistreated.

He thaws me with his kiss, my prince, and I melt into him. We’re chest to chest, with August’s number crushed between us. I take his cock in my hand, aligning our bodies, and two become one in a carnal slide of flesh. I anchor myself by my elbows hooked around his neck, and we kiss until I’m dizzy and our breaths tangle in a cloud of bliss. Under the jersey, his palm spans my back, digging into the naked flesh as our hips lock and roll and grind. My body clenches around him, and we pray, we curse, we moan, we mate like our bodies were made for this moment.

Ours is a love that reimagines—that peels back the sky at high noon searching for the stars, collecting them like shells in a bucket. We bathe in stardust, drink from the Milky Way, and dance on the moon. We pierce the firmament, peer into infinity, and tread on time and space. There is no before. There is no after. Now gives birth to forever. This moment may die, but this love never will. Time is not a line. It’s a circle, and we, August and Iris, we stand at the center.

“A STOP WHAT YOU’RE DOING AND READ THIS NOW kind of book.
Don’t hold your breath, this story will steal it from you.”

– J. Sterling, New York Times Bestselling Author

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About Kennedy Ryan

Kennedy Ryan is a Southern girl gone Southern California. A Top 100 Amazon Bestseller, Kennedy writes romance about remarkable women who thrive even in tough times, the love they find, and the men who cherish them.

She is a wife to her lifetime lover and mother to an extraordinary son. She has always leveraged her journalism background to write for charity and non-profit organizations, but enjoys writing to raise Autism awareness most. A contributor for Modern Mom Magazine, Kennedy’s writings have appeared in Chicken Soup for the Soul, USA Today and many others. The founder and executive director of a foundation serving Atlanta families living with Autism, she has appeared on Headline News, Montel Williams, NPR and other media outlets as an advocate for families living with autism.

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RELEASE BLITZ ~ Long Shot (A Hoops novel) by Kennedy Ryan

Mar 22

Posted by Book Loving Pixies

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“Satisfying and soul-gripping!”

— Lucy Score, Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author

LONG SHOT, a deeply emotional, thought-provoking standalone love story set in
the exciting world of professional basketball, from Kennedy Ryan is LIVE!

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Synopsis

A FORBIDDEN LOVE SET IN THE EXPLOSIVE WORLD OF THE NBA…

Think you know what it’s like being a baller’s girl?

You don’t.

My fairy tale is upside down.

A happily never after.

I kissed the prince and he turned into a fraud.

I was a fool, and his love – fool’s gold.

Now there’s a new player in the game, August West.

One of the NBA’s brightest stars.

Fine. Forbidden.

He wants me. I want him.

But my past, my fraudulent prince, won’t let me go.

“A raw, passionate, sexy, emotional rollercoaster.”

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RELEASE BLITZ ~ Tortured (The Program #3) by N.M. Catalano

Feb 20

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TORTURED
The Program ~ Book 3
by N.M. Catalano

Published: February 20th
Romantic Erotic Suspense, Romantic Erotica, Contemporary Women’s

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“”Tortured” is NOT your run of the mill romance… Hell No! It’s sizzling hot to a point of INFERNO… you have been warned… PROCEED WITH CAUTION! N.M. Catalano does not do light romance… definitely NOT her M.O.! She will grip all your senses and thrust passion with so much force you will be gasping for air! She lives up to her reputation as the Queen Of Erotica…”
Pauline, Passionate About Books Blog

“Tests the limits of your emotions! From love to hate – from understanding to condemnation! Unrestrained – Primitive – RAW.”
Joy, A Wonderful World Of Words Blog

“This overarching story has been building from Page 1 of Canvas. The tension is building and the pieces are starting to fit into place. The writing … N.M Catalano you are amazing.” Cat, Amazon Reviewer

Description

They say I have demons.
They’re right.
They say I’m dangerous.
They’re right about that. The four of us, that’s what we do.
They say I have no emotions.
I wish.
I feel everything, maybe more than you.
They said I shouldn’t fall in love with a married woman.
They’re right about that, too. It wasn’t part of the assignment.
But I did.
Now they want her.
My demons are going to destroy them.

There once was a girl who believed in fairytales.
They all came true.
With contracts and lies and deceit.
There is a woman who cries herself to sleep.
Who lives a lie behind a beautiful mask.
There is a woman who almost gave up.
Almost.
But then her prince charming came.
He is everything she needs.
Mysterious, dark, dangerous, who makes her do things, things that would shock you.
Everything that she needs.
There is a woman who belongs to someone else, who can never leave.
There is a woman who is imprisoned by deals and money and power.
There is a woman who loves a man she cannot have.

There is a man and a woman who will be destroyed.

**18+, very strong sexual content, very strong language, MFM.
Suspense, a bit dark, BDSM, and absolutely intended for mature audiences, cliffhanger**

Excerpt:

TORTURED, Book 3 in The Program series

“Torture With Pleasure” Teaser

“Tonight, my pet, I’m going to tie you. It’s going to be tight, and you won’t be able to move. I’m going to torture you with pleasure. When you give up what I want, I’ll reward you.” Another shudder ripples through her body. “Do you understand?” She nods her head yes, but doesn’t answer. “Good.” I drag my hands over her body and cup her breasts, squeezing their delicious plumpness in my palms. “Lift your arms.” She does, and I pull her silk gold ribbed sweater over her head. “When I’m done with you, your body will be covered with the rope marks.” She sighs that fucking sigh that gets me harder. Undoing her bra, her breasts fall free. “What do you think when you look at my marks?” I whisper with my mouth at her ear. Her breathing is heavy now. I fucking love it.

She closes her eyes tightly. “I think, ‘yours’.”

That shit right there goes straight to my cock.

“Take off your shoes, Sasha,” I tell her as I unzip her skirt, slide it down until my thumbs slip into the elastic of her panties, and pull them both down her legs. With her now naked, I bend and pick up all of her things and bring them to one of the chairs under the window. The other, I carry to the foot of the bed. Next, I go to the walk-in closet, strip off my shirt, shoes, and socks, and leave them on the floor. In a box on the top shelf is where I keep the toys I bought for her. I take out the butt plug. Next to it is a bag of rope. I remove the five lengths I need. Back in the bedroom, I get the lube from the nightstand.

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N.M. Catalano is an Amazon bestselling multi-published author.
She spent many years in the corporate world, and owned several businesses. Having been fortunate to have such varied exposures, she had many opportunities to be exposed to different societies and cultures. After years of studying people and lifestyles, her fascination comes to life in the pages of her stories.

“I am just a woman, like many of you, who has lived through beauty and ugliness, happiness, (sometimes extreme), and sadness, (sometimes heart wrenching), and have grown to love life and myself even more. I write because I love the characters, I am madly and hopelessly in love with them and want to share them with the world. Life is beautiful and is meant to be enjoyed day by day, sometimes you have to pick out the good stuff with a magnifying glass like a needle in a haystack, but enjoyed none the less. The stories that I put on paper, I think, help us to find that enjoyment a little bit more.

I am just a woman who is in love with love… <3″

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PRE-RELEASE BLITZ ~ Tortured (The Program #3) by N.M. Catalano

Feb 19

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TORTURED
The Program ~ Book 3
by N.M. Catalano

Publishing: February 20th
Romantic Erotic Suspense, Romantic Erotica, Contemporary Women’s

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“Tests the limits of your emotions! From love to hate – from understanding to condemnation! Unrestrained – Primitive – RAW.”
Joy, A Wonderful World Of Words Blog

“This overarching story has been building from Page 1 of Canvas. The tension is building and the pieces are starting to fit into place. The writing … N.M Catalano you are amazing.” Cat, Amazon Reviewer

There is a man and a woman who will be destroyed.

**18+, very strong sexual content, very strong language, MFM.
Suspense, a bit dark, BDSM, and absolutely intended for mature audiences, cliffhanger**

Excerpt:

TORTURED, Book 3 in The Program series
“Ghosts From The Past” Teaser

Taking the last step from the ladder to the attic, my foot lands with a thud on the landing. I haven’t been up there since the day I shoved the past in its darkness and slammed the door shut. I thought I had finally walked away from it, that the ghosts from years ago had been overcome by the demons of the present.
I’d been wrong.
Ghosts never go away; they’re destined for an eternity of torment. I can almost hear them celebrating our reunion as the sound of my footfalls drift upward. Celebrating our torment together. My sentence irrevocably linked with theirs forever.
The case in my hand feels like a hundred pounds as I walk with my head bent to the empty room at the back of the house. Like a crypt. When I push the door open, there are no curtains or furniture, no pictures of happy memories or promises of a bright future. I’d left this room untouched. Blank of any emotion or desire or comfort. It’s like a void, an empty space. A place where nothing exists. It could be heaven or hell, or if you’re really unlucky, purgatory, because nowhere else will have you. I leave the door open to allow the light to filter in from the hallway. I don’t need light, not for this. Not for letting my demons come out and torture me.
It’s been a long time.

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COVER REVEAL ~ The Sirens of SaSS Anthology

Oct 27

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THE SIRENS OF SASS ANTHOLOGY

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Release Date: 03-27-18

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Plan to delight your senses in this breathtaking selection of SCORCHING short stories highlighting some of today’s Bestselling Authors from a featured group of Attending Authors of #SaSS18 Norfolk Sexy and Sassy Signing.

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RELEASE BLITZ ~ Beta’s Mark Anthology

Aug 15

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BETA’S MARK ANTHOLogy

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When the bite, bites back!

Second to the Alpha, but always first in her heart, these stories will tug at your heart strings, steam up your kindle, and leave you panting for more.

Nine USA Today and International Best-Selling authors have created intriguing worlds where the Alpha’s second, is a position of respect and power. Wolves, cats, foxes, and other predators will fight their way through the human world and claim their true mates.

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A Lion’s Claim by Sydney Lea

Beta Trials by Gracie Meadows

Megan’s Mate by Tamsin Baker

Paxson: Call of the Beta by Krista Ames

Night Falls by Nicole Morgan

Protective Instincts by Khloe Wren

Egyptian Destiny by Laura Hawks

Protected by the Beta by Bethany Shaw

Beta Down by Scarlett J Rose

Cameron Murdock has returned to Avalon Bay and is ready to take on the role as his Pride’s Beta, only to discover that the new shifter in town is none other than his mate. Only problem is she has no idea who or what she is.

Hailey James moved to Avalon Bay in search of a quiet life. If only she had known when Mr tall, dark and dreamy walked in, her whole world would change.

Now, with a group of hunters moving to break the treaty, and an unexpected surprise, Cameron will have to go to extraordinary lengths to stake his Lion’s claim.

It’s been a while since Wilder Monrow has been back home. Being a Liger made it difficult for him to be a part of the pride he grew up with. But when his best friend Rowdy Avans took Alpha, he is needed to come back and help with the Beta Trials. Making sure everything is a fair fight should be easy. But when a serious of accidents and a murder take place it set’s Wilder beast on edge. Oh, and the feisty blonde who has his body stirring in the process doesn’t help much either, as she is non-other than the Alpha’s baby sister.

Harper has fought tooth and claw for what she wanted in life. And what she wanted was to sit in the corner, read a book and not have anyone bother her. Well unless that someone was Wilder, the crush she had since she was a little girl. Now he’s back, stirring up her lioness in ways she knows she shouldn’t be. And during this all, she needs to be mindful as she is being watched by everyone, and she, in turn, is watching them.

The compound is on riled up as the trials keep going on, but at what cost? Will Wilder be able to keep Rowdy safe during the events? Can Harper pull in her animal in time before she does something she might regret? And when it all ends, who will remain victorious?

Alpha born female, Megan Nox, has a birthmark which should match her perfect mate’s, yet no Alpha male in the Greensborough pack has that same mark. Her fated mate must be outside the pack and Megan is convinced he will be at the upcoming Spring Festival.

Lucas Noll is a Beta in the Robinvale pack which uses and abuses their underlings. The pack to which he is devoted, which should protect him, but which cut the birthmark from his belly. The mark to identify him to his mate. Megan is his mate. He knows it and she feels it, but without the proof, and Lucas’s own feelings of inadequacy, how are they ever going to be together?

Piper Halliday only wanted to get away from her every day, run of the mill, swamped life for a little vacation. What better way than staying in a cabin hidden away from the world, until she no longer feels safe.

Paxson Rivers led a quiet existence in the Windsor Woods. However, his days were numbered. He knew the moment she arrived and he couldn’t help but want her, he just didn’t know why. Linking to a human was against everything he’d ever known or understood.

When Paxson is forced to move in and protect Piper, will she accept her place in the pack or die fighting what she doesn’t understand?

Paul Holton is the leader of the Racinitine Pack. Rising to his position from bloodline and destiny hadn’t been easy for the strong willed young man. Having sacrificed many of the things his kind long for in their reticent existence, Paul knew all he forfeited had been for the greater good.

Kinzey Sloane had been finding ways to get herself into trouble ever since she was a rambunctious young child. Now a reporter for the small press, The Grand Lake Gazette, she was determined to make a name for herself no matter what it costs.

When Paul crosses paths with the tenacious and gorgeous red head, Kinzey he knows he’s in trouble. Not only can he see the fire in her, but he can feel it as well. But when Kinzey gets too close to his secrets, he is faced with making a choice that could not only change his world, but the only life his pack has ever known.

Having a baby is never as simple as it sounds.

Getting snatched off the street wasn’t what Tina had in mind when she said she wanted a break from her over protective mate. And at eight and half months pregnant, she has no chance of fighting him off.

When Connor senses Tina’s pain, he knows she’s gone into labor early. But he still has no idea where she is, or who’s with her. With his mate in danger and his Leap threatened, Connor’s protective instincts surge into overdrive as he faces down an enemy he didn’t see coming.

Essex Baker’s bloodline was hunted down and murdered when he was a small child. He is the last werewolf in the Baker pack and has a constant target on his back. Taken in by a North American pack that protects those pursued by evil, he has worked his way up the ranks to the position of beta. He has trained with MYTHS agents and is committed to protecting humans and supernaturals alike from the evils in the world. When witch, Haven Carson, is brought to the pack for protection, the need to keep her safe overpowers him. The same warlocks that murdered his family are chasing her. She too is the last of her coven. Haven’s essence calls to his wolf in a way that no woman ever has. She is his mate, but she’s harboring a dark secret, one that could destroy Essex.

Haven Carson is on the run. A madman is chasing her and intent on killing her. With nowhere else to turn, she asks her estranged adoptive father for help. He sends her to a little town in Tennessee to a man named Essex Baker. Being around Essex calls to something buried deep inside her. It scares her but also intrigues her.

She doesn’t believe in love. It is cruel and she’s seen firsthand how it can betray a person. Still, there is something about him that draws her in no matter how hard she tries to fight it. Secrets surround her and the more she is around Essex the more things begin to come to light.

Can she trust the man her heart desires or is he a part of the problem and helping the man determined to kill her?

Archeologist Lyra Mayet has uncovered more than she bargained for when she finds the tomb of Horemheb’s daughter, Namire. Hidden inside is the key that holds the balance of good.

Anubis’ second, Asim has been given the mission by the Egyptian God’s to retrieve the Feather of Justice before Set’s followers destroy it and bring about a world of chaos.

Teaming up, the two race to reacquire the Feather from Chao’s hands before it’s too late. Will they succeed or will the world succumb to the Evil waiting to arise?

The Veil between worlds has broken. Otherkin – the Fae, Shifters, Vampires, have all invaded our world, taking slaves, destroying the world as we knew it.

Now, Humans struggle to survive in a world that is no longer theirs to rule. War with the Otherkin has taken so much. What will it take for peace? Harmony? Unity? Sanctuary?

For Jay, A human woman surviving in this harsh new life, it comes in the form of a wounded shifter, Bolt.

But will their people tear them apart, or will they find some way to be together as the Fates intended?

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