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Spotlight Blog Tour ~ VEILED INNOCENCE by ELLA FRANK
Veiled Innocence by Ella Frank
BLURB:
Tick, tick, tock.
Time.
That’s all I have now.
A small room, a photograph, and time.
They want me to trust them and confess my sins.
They told me they wouldn’t judge me—they lied.
I thought we could convince the world that this wasn’t a crime.
We were wrong.
Time doesn’t stand still.
The clock keeps ticking, the world is unconvinced, and now…
Now he is gone.
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Excerpt One – Mr. McKendrick’s POV
Copyright © 2014 by Ella Frank
I couldn’t believe she’d followed me home.
I was sitting in my truck with my hands wrapped around the steering wheel. I could see her in the rearview mirror, and my heart pounded in my chest as I thought about my next move.
I’d purposely waited to leave until she had gone home. It had been quite the wait, but I couldn’t afford to put myself within close quarters of this girl.
She was undisciplined and clearly had never heard the word no in her life. She wanted things she couldn’t have, and I needed to make that much clearer than in our previous conversations.
I could see the hood of her car peeking out from behind one of the neighbor’s hedges and wished I could forget she was there, but this time she had crossed too many lines. She needed to know that this behavior could not continue.
Pushing open my truck door, I climbed out and locked it before walking down the drive. I strode purposefully along the sidewalk and tried to think of exactly what I was going to say to this student of mine.
Please stop following me? Please stop hitting on me?
They both sounded ridiculous, and I realized that at this point the word please needed to be thrown right out the fucking window.
Polite wasn’t going to work with Addison Lancaster. It was time to get serious, maybe even mean, because this girl had the ability to destroy me.
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Excerpt Two – Addison Lancaster’s POV
Copyright © 2014 by Ella Frank
I’d waited until he got out of the truck before approaching. I didn’t want his escape to be as easy as driving away. Standing in the small stone alcove of the gate, I knew it would be best to wait until he stepped away from the lit area. That way, any cars driving by wouldn’t be able to see us.
I wanted no excuses, no reason for him to worry, but I could see my silence had caused just as much concern as my presence would have. He turned to me, and I finally took a moment to really look at him the way I wanted to.
His hair was still pulled back but several pieces had now escaped and been pushed behind his ears. The darker stubble lining his square jaw made my fingers tingle with the need to touch.
“Oh, thank God,” he whispered, sounding relieved.
I thought he would move away from me once he knew I was safe. Instead, he reached out and squeezed my shoulder.
“I thought something had happened to you.”
I don’t think he realized that he was slowly massaging me.
“Jesus, don’t do that again. Okay?”
Taking another step closer, I agreed quietly. “Okay.”
He licked his lips and removed his hands, and I saw in his eyes the minute he decided it was time for some distance.
“What are you doing out here?” he asked. His casual black sports jacket shifted with the breeze, and all of a sudden I couldn’t remember why I was there. All I knew was that I wanted to touch him.
“Addison?”
His voice had the ability to make all of the noise inside my head cease.
Blinking up at him, I finally answered, “Yes?”
“What are you doing out here?”
Moving in so my jacket brushed the front of his, I finally reached to touch him, but he grabbed my wrist, holding it away.
“No,” he told me, and his voice was so stern I probably should have heeded the warning…but I didn’t.
“No?”
His head bent down, and when his face was a hairsbreadth from my own, he repeated, “No. Tell me why you’re here.”
His breath was warm as it ghosted over my lips, and I couldn’t help but part my own, hoping by some miracle I could taste him on my tongue.
“Why are you here? That’s a better question, don’t you think?”
“I know better than this.”
I reached up needing to touch him, but he took that hand too, holding them both prisoner. Being held in place with nowhere to go elicited a hunger in me that I didn’t yet understand. “Know better than what?”
“Than to be here.”
“Then go,” I offered.
That was all it took. He spun me around, backed me up against the truck, and had my arms pinned by my head so fast I lost my breath. Leaning in beside me until his mouth was by my ear, he rasped in an unsteady voice, “I can’t.”
I turned my head to face him and saw all of his turmoil, and finally, the full impact of his desire. “Then don’t.”
“You’re going to be the death of me.”
Life is full of ironies, because with him, I’d never felt more alive.
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GIVEAWAY:
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A $150 Gift Card to Victoria’s Secret
A Women’s Silver Glitz Fossil watch – Tick, tick, tock…
A $50 Gift Card to Amazon
A $25 Gift Card to Barnes & Noble
2 Signed Copies of Veiled Innocence
5 Ella Frank eBooks (Winner’s Choice)
LINK TO VEILED INNOCENCE GIVEAWAY
AUTHOR BIO:
I am first and foremost a proud Australian, but currently reside in Texas with my husband.
I love to read and write contemporary and erotic romances, but I also like to step outside of the box at times when it comes to telling a story that really speaks to me.
I absolutely adore dessert. I could skip the main meal and head straight to the dessert line every time…especially anything that is covered in caramel.
Some of my favorite authors include; JR Ward, Tiffany Reisz, Nalini Singh, Lori Foster, Lauren Dane, SJ Frost and many more.
Last but certainly not least, I am the author of The Exquisite Series, Blind Obsession and most recently Try.
– See more at: http://www.ellafrank.com
MY REVIEW:
It’s taken me a bit of time to work out what I wanted to say about Veiled Innocence.….
I’ve been reading Ella’s books since I picked up Exquisite and have thoroughly enjoyed everything I’ve read!! I was pretty sure from the teasers we were getting that I was gonna like Veiled Innocence but in truth, saying I ‘liked it’ is an understatement………
Ella took my heart, twisted it in knots then ripped it out and bloody broke it…. but I’d go through it all again – in a ‘tick, tick, tock’ heartbeat!!
I loved VI – throughout the telling of the story I was all over the place in my thinking as to what had/was happening..
Ella wove a tale that kept us guessing, itching to find out more – but scared in case it wasn’t what we wanted it to be.
I ran through a gamut of emotions – some of the support characters had me fizzing and mad as hell, while one in particular, Doc, had me intrigued from the get go.
I love a dual POV – enjoy the insight into the thoughts of both characters and what they are feeling/going through.
~ Addison – for a young woman she was, at times, was older than her years while at others everything seemed like a game to her. She was confident, demanding and determined as hell, – when she set out for something she pretty much got it, regardless of the lengths she had to go to… but as the story continued, we found that Addy was a complex character – shaped by events from her past, and her parents attitude towards her, meaning she had a need for control that was ever present, until Grayson came into her life.
~ Mr McK – I really liked his character. His life wasn’t turning out the way he thought it would – he was stuck back home because of his sick father, teaching at a high school when he’d rather have be doing things that made him feel alive and then he was hit by the storm that was Addison – poor bugger really didn’t stand a chance…
Ella Frank‘s writing is excellent. The change of time frame and character between chapters kept the book flowing.
The last few chapters had me reading late into the night – I needed to find out what the hell was going on!
I give Veiled Innocence 5*s and would, without doubt, recommend it – it really is worth a read!
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Blog Tour ~ TANGLED INNOCENCE (Dante’s Circle #4) by CARRIE ANN RYAN
Tangled Innocence
Dante’s Circle Series, Book 4
by Carrie Ann Ryan
Release Date: April 15, 2014
http://carrieannryan.com/tangled-innocence/
BLURB:
Humans aren’t as alone as they choose to believe. Every human possesses a trait of supernatural that lays dormant within their genetic make-up. Centuries of diluting and breeding have allowed humans to think they are alone and untouched by magic. But what happens when something changes?
As one of the seven lightning struck women, Nadie Morgan has known for a while now that her fate would be forever changed…and revolve around a certain dragon. From the first time Dante Bell saw Nadie, he knew she was the one for him. There’s just one problem–there’s another in his life he’s waiting on as well.
When Jace Goodwin, a bear shifter and Mediator, finally comes back to the human realm after years away under circumstances out of his control, his first stop is to Dante’s Circle where he not only finds his dragon, but the woman they both have been waiting for.
Once secrets are told and the sparks fly, Nadie’s new life becomes something she never thought possible. However there’s another realm at play and Jace and Nadie’s dragon will have to fight harder than he’s ever fought before to keep the life he’s waited eons for.
Warning: Contains one not-so-innocent human, a bear known for his bear-hugs, a tattooed and pierced dragon with a fiery temper, and a connection so explosive, you’ll be fanning yourself from page one.
AUTHOR BIO
USA Today Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan never thought she’d be a writer. Not really. No, she loved math and science and even went on to graduate school in chemistry. Yes, she read as a kid and devoured teen fiction and Harry Potter, but it wasn’t until someone handed her a romance book in her late teens that she realized that there was something out there just for her. When another author suggested she use the voices in her head for good and not evil, The Redwood Pack and all her other stories were born.
Carrie Ann is a bestselling author of over twenty novels and novellas and has so much more on her mind (and on her spreadsheets *grins*) that she isn’t planning on giving up her dream anytime soon.
Carrie Ann loves hearing from readers. Visit the links below to contact her.
GET IN TOUCH WITH CARRIE AT:
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MY REVIEW
I’ve been looking forward to Dante’s book since we first met him….. I love dragons and a dragon shifter is a particular favourite of mine!!!
One of the things that really draws me to this series is the uncertainty around what each of the ‘lightening struck’ will become… Nadie is no exception ~ and her new found paranormal species is very interesting!!
We’ve witnessed Nadie’s mixed feeling and emotions towards Dante in the last few books and our favourite dragon hasn’t made any moves to return her affections – finally in this book we see things moving forward for them – but Nadie, Jace and Dante have their work cut out to be together though I have to say, boy, it was worth it!
Tangled Innocence is action packed, filled with suspense, treachery and deceit… along with a lot of emotion and red hot passion as you’d expect when you have a bear and a dragon shifter and the one to complete them that they have been waiting years for!
If you haven’t started this series I would thoroughly recommend you give it a try – and if you have already read the previous books I’m sure you won’t be disappointed with this latest installment from Carrie Ann!!!
**One scene with the female dragons had me in fits of laughter…. wonder if you can guess what I found so funny?!?!
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SPOTLIGHT TOUR & GIVEAWAY ~ Beyond Jealousy by KIT ROCHA
BEYOND JEALOUSY ~ KIT ROCHA
She’s been looking for the perfect man. She found two.
When Rachel Riley sacrificed a life in Eden to protect the O’Kanes, she earned her place in the powerful Sector Four gang. But the former crime princess is tired of being everyone’s sweet little sister . It’s time for her to get wild, to embrace her fantasies as only an O’Kane can—with a delicious exiled soldier and the gang’s wickedly sinful tattoo artist.
A saint…
Lorenzo Cruz is a warrior, taught by his commanding officers in Eden that involvement equals distraction. Emotion is a liability, and desire a sin. In Sector Four, he finds decadence, shameless sex—and his own dark urges. No battle strategy prepared him for how Rachel makes his heart race…or the way his rival for her affections sets his blood on fire.
…and a sinner.
Ace Santana has a dirty reputation and a mind to match, especially where his new lovers are concerned. He’s eager to help Cruz embrace his dominant side, and to explore the lines between pleasure and pain with Rachel. But corrupting them quickly becomes an obsession, a need he can’t deny—and a love he never imagined.
Three hearts on the line means a hundred ways their ménage a trois could go wrong. After all, even O’Kanes do forever two-by-two. One of them could be the missing piece that makes them all whole…or a temporary diversion destined for a broken heart.
Kit Rocha is actually two people—Bree & Donna, best friends who are living the dream. They get paid to work in their pajamas, talk on the phone, and write down all the stories they used to make up in their heads.
Beyond Shame was their first dystopian erotic romance. They also write paranormal romance as Moira Rogers. You can find them on the web at the following places:
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BEYOND SHAME (book 1)
All Noelle Cunningham has ever wanted is a life beyond–beyond the walls of Eden, where only the righteous are allowed to remain, and beyond her stiflingly restrictive existence as a councilman’s daughter. But only ruins lie outside the City, remnants of a society destroyed by solar storms decades earlier.
The sectors surrounding Eden house the corrupt, the criminal–men like Jasper McCray, bootlegger and cage fighter. Jas clawed his way up from nothing to stand at the right hand of Sector Four’s ruthless leader, and he’ll defend the O’Kane gang with his life. But no fight ever prepared him for the exiled City girl who falls at his feet.
Her innocence is undeniable, but so is their intense sexual attraction, and soon they’re crossing every boundary Noelle barely knew she had. But if she wants to belong to Jas, first she’ll have to open herself to a world where passion is power, and freedom is found in submission.
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BEYOND CONTROL (book 2)
She refuses to be owned.
Alexa Parrino escaped a life of servitude and survived danger on the streets to become one of the
most trusted, influential people in Sector Four, where the O’Kanes rule with a hedonistic but iron fist. Lex has been at the top for years, and there’s almost nothing she wouldn’t do for the gang…and for
its leader. Lie, steal, kill—but she bows to no one, not even Dallas O’Kane.
He’ll settle for nothing less.
Dallas fought long and hard to carve a slice of order out of the chaos of the sectors. Dangers both
large and small threaten his people, but it’s nothing he can’t handle. His liquor business is flourishing, and new opportunities fuel his ambition. Lex could help him expand his empire, something he wants almost as much as he wants her. And no one says no to the king of Sector Four.
Falling into bed is easy, but their sexual games are anything but casual. Attraction quickly turns to obsession, and their careful dance of heady dominance and sweet submission uncovers a need so deep, so strong, it could crush them both.
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BEYOND PAIN (book 3)
A woman with no future…
Live fast, die young–anything else is a fantasy for Six. She’s endured the worst the sectors had to throw at her, but falling in with Dallas O’Kane’s Sector Four gang lands her in a whole new world of danger. They’re completely open about everything, including their sexuality–but she hasn’t survived this long by making herself vulnerable. Especially not to men as dominant as Brendan Donnelly.
A man without a past…
Bren is a killer, trained in Eden and thrown to the sectors. His one outlet is pain, in the cage and in the bedroom, and emotion is a luxury he can’t afford–until he meets Six. Protecting her soothes him, but it isn’t enough. Her hunger for touch sparks a journey of erotic discovery where anything goes–voyeurism, flogging, rough sex. He has only one rule: he won’t share her.
In Bren’s arms, Six is finally free to let go. But his obsession with the man who made him a monster could destroy the fragile connection they’ve forged, and cost him the one thing that makes him feel human–her love.
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BEYOND TEMPTATION (novella 3.5)
Part of “MARKED”
New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Lauren Dane takes you into a brand new world in “ALL THAT REMAINS”. Summer Killian falls fast and hard when Charlie arrives in Paradise Village. But the heat turns all the way up when she learns Charlie is also with Hatch – the man she loved three years before. While she’s not sure she’s cut out for a triad, neither man is going to give her up.
Take a “ROCKY RIDE” with New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Vivian Arend as she leads you back to the Six Pack Ranch. Anna Coleman might be the law around Rocky Mountain House, but bad boy Mitch Thompson knows that under the stiff RCMP uniform is a woman with a passion for speed and pleasure that matches his own, and he’s not giving up until she’s his.
Kit Rocha returns to Sector Four in “BEYOND TEMPTATION”. A promise to a dying friend backfires when Noah Lennox finds that the girl he was supposed to rescue is all grown up–and wearing O’Kane ink. He wants to protect her from the secrets of their past, but she wants him. And an O’Kane woman always gets what she wants.
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A novella set during the background of Beyond Jealousy. We’re still being mysterious about the exciting project this will be a part of, but Beyond Solitude features a grumpy, broken O’Kane hero and a heroine who’s very good at getting under his skin and making him feel again.
Beyond Addiction ~ He was the one habit she could never kick.
Tracy ~ Book Loving Pixie:
I’ve been a huge fan of the BEYOND books since I first picked up Beyond Shame…
As we have travelled through the series the stories have gotten better & better (not to mention HOTTER and HOTTER!)
The anticipation for Beyond Jealousy has been building since I read the teaser at the end of Beyond Pain – and I am ecstatic to report that the story more than lived up to the expectation I had of it!!!!
We’ve all expected Ace, Rachel and Cruz’s story to be HOTTER THAN HELL and jeez, Bree & Donna have outdone themselves AGAIN!!!
Just when you think they can’t possibly top the last book in the series they work their writing mojo magic and pull it out of the bag!!!!
I’m a Jasper babe ~ from the start that hasn’t changed ~ but I’ve always loved ACE… That took a HUGE step forward while reading Jealousy.
Who knew that the sexy, dirty minded, filthy mouthed tattooist could grab my heart as much as he did!!
The guy has got more layers than I’d have thought possible and there is SO much more to him that I ever considered there could be!
RACHEL ~ She’s been getting her sexy on more and more since that mind-blowing scene in Beyond Pain. Our gal is now working the stage at the Broken Circle and is a big favourite with the regulars!!
Even though Eden born, Rae is an O’Kane through and through – she’s strong & feisty and has been nursing a love for our sexy bad boy for a long time, that has, until now never been acknowledged or returned.
CRUZ ~ when we last met him he was setting out on a voyage of discovery with Ace…. Has he been able to leave Eden behind and fully embrace the O’Kane way of life and loving or has all he’s been taught stayed with him?!?! Well….. now’s your chance to find out!!!
Since she broke up with Cruz, Rach has been watching Ace and her Eden ‘bad boy’ get close and has listened to all the dirty whispers & stories about their joint antics!!!
“I know what sorts of games you and Cruz are playing these days.
How come you two haven’t knocked on my door yet? Think I can’t handle it?”“And what do you think you know?” Ace demanded, his eyes snapping open. His hands hit the wall on either side of her head, caging her. Trapping her. “Don’t skimp on the filthy details. You know how I love dirty talk, angel.”
“You’ve been sharing your women.” She leaned closer, her mouth next to his ear. “Is it about pleasure or conquest, Ace? And do you take turns, or fuck them at the same time?”
The arms on either side of her tensed, muscles flexing under ink. “We fuck them at the same time, because that’s what they want. What he wants. Is that what you really need to know? What your city boy’s doing now? How filthy he’s gotten? Because you sure as fuck don’t seem to give a shit about me”
It looked like she was never gonna get what she really wanted, so as you can imagine, I was beyond delighted when it finally seemed like they might now get it together!
BUT….. would that an O’Kane story be that straightforward!!!!
OMG… those KR girls know how to write a a ball-grabber of a tale…
They also know how to take your heart, rip it out, mess with it – more than just a little – and give you it back all fecked up….. Just when you think that you’ve finally managed to nurse your poor, bloody and broken centre back to a good place… BOOM, they go and knock you for six AGAIN!!!! Word of warning – stock up on tissues, ‘cos you’re gonna need them!!!!
We were treated to a load of passion & heat and a ton of hot, down and dirty dirty sex as you’d would expect (YAY!!) as well as loads of action….. Jealousy is full of twists & turns, shocks & surprises, double dealing, mystery, drama and fighting…. Gotta love the way Dallas and his ‘family’ get their fight on!!!
The story arc set in motion earlier in the series is heating up at a pace and the gods only know where things are gonna go next – but, as ever I CANNOT WAIT to find out!
We meet a few new faces – friend (family) and foe. We get back in touch with our favourite O’Kanes and of course have to deal with some of the less than pleasant low life buggers from the other sectors that we’ve already had the misfortune of being introduced to!!!
I’m not gonna tell you anything else – not spoilers or tidbits – this one is best left for you to discover 1st hand!!!!
I’ll leave you by saying that I absolutely LOVED Beyond Jealousy… I got to the end and was as happy as an O’Kane at an orgy and then the girls walloped us with an absolute stoatir of an ending!!! Well, feck me, I DID NOT see that coming!!!!…..
……and so the anticipation for BEYOND ADDICTION begins!!!! Thank the gods we’ve got Beyond Solitude to tide us over in the meantime!!!!!
I’d give Beyond Jealousy 10 stars if I could….
** I received an ARC of the book from the authors in exchange for an honest review **
Rebecca ~ Guest Review
When a friend recommended the Kit Rocha books and said I would like them she was wrong, I ADORE them. I enjoyed Shame, loved Control, adored Pain and thought nothing would top that one for me . Well Jealousy has tied in first position!!!!!!
Ace and his fine ass, his dirty dirty mouth and mind ~ the sinner captured me from start to finish .
The surprise of the book was Cruz, I liked him yet expected to not care one way or the other. I thought he would be the third wheel to Ace and Rachel but he’s as integral to the triangle as the other two – the rock for them to stand on. There was a sweetness to the relationship between the three of them that was unexpected, it tugged at the heartstrings and tore them apart at points. It’s hot as fuck, panty tsunami time as all the Beyond books are and never disappoint.
The ending left me with my jaw on the floor, totally did not see that coming and as Jealousy was one of my most anticipated reads for Spring ‘Addiction‘ is now one of my most anticipated for the later part of this year!!!
This series just keeps getting better and better with every outing, the world & characters they have created draws you in and you never want to leave……………
~ I received an ARC of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review ~
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Spotlight Blog Tour ~ Her Master’s Courtesan by Lily White
Her Master’s Courtesan by Lily White
THE BLURB:
“I am a Master.
You must know this fact to understand my story.
I capture women.
I break them down.
And I rebuild them.
If they are lucky, they are sold into the professional hands of another Master. If they are less fortunate, they are buried beneath the ground, never to be thought of again.
I lust for the control, I demand absolute submission and my body yearns to warp the minds of those I train.
Power is the only thing I’ll ever need and I am addicted to the feeling of ultimate control.
I am wealthy, good-looking, educated and charming.
And I am – in no way – a good man.
I do not want love.
I do not want kindness.
She thought she could change me by giving me the two things I knew I never wanted.
She was wrong”
Exerpt:
“Look up, Rebecca. Open those pretty green eyes and see what you’ve become”
A wicked grin pulled at my lips and I adored the initial expression on her face when she saw the photographs. The were magnificent, erotic and the quintessential example of how the human body became art.
Using one finger to pull up her chin, I looked into her face, a mischievous expression obvious in the look in my eye and the smile that stretched across my face. “Don’t be shy, beautiful. When I found you, you were looking at art such as this. You were transfixed as I recall – your cheeks turned pink when I’d first asked you about it.”
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About Lily
Lily White Bio: Lily White is a dark writer who likes to dabble on the taboo side of eroticism. Most of the time she can be found wandering around aimlessly while her mind is stuck in some twisted power play between two characters in her head. You may recognize her in public by the confused expression, random mumbling, and occasional giggle while thinking up a scene. Lily’s favorite things in life are reading, thinking about reading, buying books for reading…. and writing. Her other secret pleasure is meeting with her plot editor in public to discuss her books and watching the shocked expressions of the people around her that don’t realize she’s talking about a book. When Lily is not reading, writing, wandering or freaking out innocent bystanders, she’s sleeping.
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BLOG TOUR ~ Peyton’s Ride & The Reaper and the Cop
Peyton’s Ride by Jennifer James
Peyton’s Ride Blurb
She’s about to trade her treasured motorcycle in on a much wilder ride – Ian Coghlan.
Divorcee Peyton Reynolds is ready to escape the the judgement of a small town, bad memories of her failed marriage, and the grief of her mother’s death. A month long, cross-country ride should do just the trick. One last check-up on her new cruiser has her tripping over her hormones while alone in the garage with the town’s sexy bad boy, Ian Coghlan.
Tattooed, pierced, and able to shape-shift, Ian will give her the ride of her life.
Ian Coghlan knows he’s nothing but disaster for a woman like Peyton. His place in the Wild Hunt and killer instincts have held him back from acting on a five-year attraction. When the curvy brunette responds to one tiny grin with a spark of interest, sockets fly out of the toolboxes and Peyton is knocked to the floor.
That month of solitude she wanted just disappeared, but the consolation prize is looking pretty…damn…hot.
With the magic of the Hunt in the air, Pixie pranks abound, and his old biker gang roars into the parking lot, dousing the heat in the garage with the cold dredges of mayhem. Peyton’s life is on the line with his bad brothers’ return to his world, and Ian has to decide if he can let her go or if he’s willing risk her eternal hatred by changing her life forever.
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Peyton’s Ride Excerpt
“Yes. I’m sorry Peyton. But I want you to live.” He hauled her up tighter to him and cradled the back of her head in his hand. “I hope you forgive me.”
Tight bands of steel wrapped her chest, and she fought to gain a breath.
The soft, sensuous glide of a tongue inserted between her lips, and coaxed her into a response. He plunged deeper and bit her mouth. The crest of a wave broke open in her, and the sensations she’d experienced before when he’d changed shapes from horse to man centered in her being.
She clenched his hair in her hands and managed a deeper breath. Icy cold and wild, his scent permeated her nostrils and flowed into her lungs. The throb of his erection ground into her abdomen.
Her clit pulsed, and wetness slicked her pussy as urgent need overtook her. Never had she felt this kind of sexual craving. It burned and soothed, claimed common sense and destroyed it on fires of passion. A whimper tore from her throat, and she went limp.
“Figures…” Of course she’d finally get the guy naked, right before she passed out and was half dead. She was a total failure at cougar-ing.
About the Author – Jennifer James
For a girl whose first book was called “The Scariest Forest Ever,” the jump to romance may seem to be a far one. But a love of happy endings and the stories she kept making up in her head for strangers on the street lead to an unhealthy amount of time spent behind the keyboard typing away and giggling mischievously over sassy heroines, sexy heroes, and healthy sprinklings of geek humor.
With time split between a day job staring at teeth, two little girls, college courses, workaholic husband, and too many voices in her head, Jennifer still finds time to sneak off and devour all the books she can find – even if it means hiding in the closet to read them.
She insists on her jokes being dirty, drinks spiked, and tattoos placed in intriguing, muscular places you can only find when the clothes come off.
Author Links – Jennifer James
MY REVIEW
I hadn’t heard of Jennifer James until I was asked by Anna over at Herding Cats & Burning Soup if I’d be interested in reading and reviewing an ARC of the book….. Really glad I said yes!!!!
Peyton’s Ride was more than I expected it to be. I love paranormal reads, especially ones with Fae (and pixies)……
This is a really good story with a few twists. The down and dirty action, when it came, was hot & sexy…. but there was so much more to this book than the sex!!!
I liked Peyton – enjoyed reading about her history and how she was now viewing her life… and Ian – well, gods – sex on a stick in biker form!!!!
I read this book in an afternoon – glued to the sofa so I didn’t have to put my eReader down!!! 😉
For a well written, interesting and fun read, grab yourself a copy of Peyton’s Ride and settle down for a few hours of escape!!!
Looking forward to more in the Riding With The Hunt series from Jennifer!!!
** I received an ARC of the book in exchange for an honest review **
The Reaper and the Cop by Mina Carter
The Reaper – Blurb
Death’s big business. For Laney Larson, it’s a full time job.
The latest in a long line of Reapers, Laney hits Liberty, Oakwood expecting the usual ‘reap and run’ type of job. However the small town holds far more secrets than she expects, including a sexy cop who blind-sides her reaper instincts big-time.
Liberty. It used to be a nice town until the things that go bump in the night moved in.
Detective Troy Regan moved to Liberty to claw back a little of his soul after working homicide in the big city. But the sleepy little down has problems of the paranormal kind and it’s police department have gone from calls about lost cats to Boggarts in the basement. Then the seriously nasty stuff moved in.
Sparks fly when a sexy Reaper meets a hot as hell Cop…
Troy’s not sure exactly what flavour of paranormal Laney is, but he doesn’t care. She’s tiny, delicate and gorgeous. When he finds a Lycan looming over her in an alley, all his protective instincts flare up. He needs to get her home, keep her safe…in his bed.
But is she the answer he’s been looking for to fill the empty spot in his heart, or the most dangerous creature he’s ever met?
The Reaper – Links
The Reaper Excerpt
Death is inevitable. For most, that means worrying about the how, and more importantly, the when. It’s an obsession the marketing industry has latched onto like a leech, and from one person to the next, ranges from the absent worry about leaving loved ones behind to narcissistic panic at leaving this mortal coil.
For some of us though, death is a job. I would say it’s a nine to five, daily grind, but it’s more of a 24/7/365 deal.
Let me introduce myself.
I’m Laney Larson, and I’m a Reaper. Yeah, you heard me right. I said Reaper. As in the big, bad dude with the robes and scythe—looks like he needed a few extra squares in his life? That guy.
Kinda.
Well, not quite.
It’s more accurate to say that I’m his great—god-knows-how–many—great grand-daughter. Hard to tell since no one has seen his Grimness since the middle ages, but every single Reaper carries a piece of him, their Grimm, within. It’s what gives us our abilities and lets us see things that others can’t. Without a Grimm, a Reaper is a standard human with an interesting family tree. Nothing more, nothing less. With a Grimm? Yeah, even I don’t know everything we’re capable of.
I don’t want to think about what we can do. Not with how many of us there are.
It’s a bit like the Santa deal, but instead of presents, there are lots of souls to be reaped daily all over the world. I have no clue how the big dude in red manages it—yeah, he’s real too. And the Easter Bunny? Don’t get me started on that asshole. Reapers spread the load.
It’s like a franchise. You don’t buy into it, you’re born into it. There are Reaper families everywhere, but not all of us get the call and receive a Grimm. When my grandfather died, it skipped over my mom and two older brothers to pick me.
My eldest bro had been so convinced that he’d be the one, he’d gone out and bought himself a costume. Head to toe armored bike leathers in Reaper black, with a death’s head helmet. Idiot can’t even ride a bike. He thought it looked cool though, so he was well pissed when the Grimm passed him over and picked me. You can imagine how awkward Thanksgiving was in our house that year. He’s still not talking to me ten years later. Twat.
So yeah, back to the point. I got the family Grimm—which, by the way, is a cantankerous bastard at the best of times—and I’ve been reaping souls ever since. It’s an interesting job, especially since my promotion less than a week into it.
You see, there are different types of Reaper. My grand-pop dealt with the “Naturals.” Those are the nice and easy reaps, those who die all peaceful of old age in their sleep, or in their garages, or gardens while cutting the grass. The ones who are expecting a visit from the big old GR himself so they’re not surprised to find they’re dead.
In fact, I remember Pop saying that the most exciting reap most months tended to be the old boys who snuffed it while on the job. According to Pop, trying to convince a soul that it’s not still having sex can be difficult. And icky. I don’t want to see no soul’s junk. Ever. Thank God, I’ve never had to deal with one of those.
Nope, after a couple of days on naturals, there was an opening, and I moved on to violent deaths. Gunshots, car accidents, beatings. You name it, I get to wade in and take the souls out. Some fight, but I prefer those to the victims. The pain in their auras, and the relief to see me because they know that their ordeals are over, tears at my heart. Especially the kids.
I’ve put more than a few email requests into head office to be the Reaper who takes their abusers down. Reaping is painless for the reapee. Is that even a word? Huh, I made one up. Go me.
Where was I, oh yeah, we train long and hard to make sure the souls don’t suffer. But since Reapers don’t go to heaven or hell, we’re out of that loop. There’s nothing to stop me from holding up somewhere quiet and taking a couple of days to strip a soul from its body. And believe me, given the right situation, I can be real inventive.
About the Author – Mina Carter
Mina was born and raised in the East Farthing of Middle Earth (otherwise known as the Midlands, England) and spend her childhood learning all the sorts of things generally required of a professional adventurer. Able to ride, box, shoot, make and read maps, make chainmail and use a broadsword (with varying degrees of efficiency) she was disgusted to find that adventuring is not considered a suitable occupation these days.
So, instead of slaying dragons and hunting vampires and the like, Mina spends her days writing about hot shifters, government conspiracies and vampire lords with more than their fair share of RAWR. Turns out wanna-be adventurers have quite the turn of imagination after all…
(But she keeps that sword sharp, just in case the writing career is just a dream and she really *is* an adventurer.)
The boring part: A full time author and cover artist, Mina can usually be found hunched over a keyboard or graphics tablet, frantically trying to get the images and words in her head out and onto the screen before they drive her mad. She’s addicted to coffee and would like to be addicted to chocolate, but unfortunately chocolate dislikes her.
Author Links – Mina Carter
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MY REVIEW
This is the first Mina Carter book I’ve read but it definitely won’t be the last…
My first love in book genres is Paranormal so this book was right up my street!!!! The Reaper and the Cop was a fun, sexy, quick read.
I really enjoyed the premise of the Reaper!! Great character – Laney is a fabulous kickass, snarky and spunky heroine who, though small in stature, is big in character!!!! Troy our handsome cop hero is HOT and sexy with a caring side… Loved them both!
I read this book in one sitting ~ the only thing I will say is that I wish it had been longer!!!
If you are looking for a short but well written, interesting & laugh out loud read then pick up a copy of The Reaper and the Cop – you’ll be glad you did!!!!
** I received an ARC copy of the book in exchange for an honest review **
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Release Day ~ Baby, Be Mine (Book #2 Thompson & Sons series) by Vivian Arend
Baby, Be Mine
Thompson & Sons, Book 2
‘What the mind forgets, the heart remembers’
BLURB:
Since the moment Katy Thompson transformed from annoying tagalong to desirable woman, Gage Jenick has awaited his chance. When she kicks her boyfriend to the curb, he doesn’t hold back—in spite of the next day work assignment that will take him completely off the grid for two long months.
After a head injury sustained on a storm-swept road, Katy can’t remember her own email password, much less how the little pink “positive” on the pregnancy stick got there. Barring an influx of midichlorians, she’s at a loss to explain what happened, or when…or with whom.
Suddenly Gage is back in her life as if he has a right to be there. While she vividly remembers the crush she had on him, she’s no one’s charity case. But another thing she’d forgotten was just how stubborn Gage can be—especially when her domineering ex tries to stake a claim…
Warning: An unforgettable night that gets forgotten. A crazy redneck ex, and a hero who’s ready to take on the world, and his past, for his heroine.
Read an Excerpt
Chapter One
September, Rocky Mountain House
If any place was the epitome of a laid-back, good ol’ boys, redneck tavern, Traders Pub fit the bill. Country music blared over the speakers encouraging those out for the start of the weekend to kick up their heels and let loose.
Familiar sights, all too familiar sounds.
Even more familiar was the ache in Gage Jenick’s gut as Katy Thompson shimmied past, her trim body clad in nothing fancier than a pair of jeans and a western shirt, but he was still damn near drooling.
He deliberately turned his chair away and picked up his beer, the Alberta equivalent of an ostrich burying its head in the sand.
If he didn’t look, she wasn’t really there.
Wasn’t really there, in spite of the sweet apple-blossom scent clinging to her skin that wafted over, like it did during the day while they worked together at her family’s garage. How many times in the past six months had he been in the middle of welding repairs or lugging tires from one rack to another, and found his mouth watering? His head turning involuntarily as she sashayed across the wide concrete space with a question regarding billing or a parts order for one of her brothers working the floor.
He hadn’t always had a hard-on for his best friend’s little sis. For years she’d been Katybug—the tagalong annoyance he’d tolerated for Clay’s sake, and later for the sake of the baking they’d snitch from the kitchen she’d taken possession of when her mom had passed away.
It was like a switch flipped. One day she was this invisible creature, and the next?
He could still vividly picture it—months earlier when he’d stopped work for the day. He’d rounded a corner at the garage in time to see a hose burst on her.
Water sprayed everywhere as she’d struggled to catch the flailing end.
“What the hell?” Gage rushed toward Katy who stood laughing, the broken hose writhing as if it were alive. It only took a minute for him to shut off the water at the source, but that was long enough to end with them both drenched to the skin.
“Sorry, Gage.” Katy hiccupped, she was laughing so hard. “Oh, Lord that was fun. Good thing it’s a warm day, right?”
He turned to deliver some timely big-brother-like, smart-ass comment, and got slammed with an eye-opening lightning bolt.
Her shirt was plastered to her, revealing more than any trip to the lake or swimming hole ever had, and to his utter shock, Katybug had hips and breasts.
And nipples.
Nipples he could clearly see pressed to the front of her soaking wet T-shirt because she didn’t appear to be wearing a bra.
“I told Clay that hose needed replacing,” she complained. “But, no. He insisted it could last one more summer. Ha.”
She leaned over and dragged her hair into a bunch, squeezing out the extra moisture. God help him. His gaze dropped to her ass, the rounded curves beckoning him forward to grab hold and take a long, thorough, exploratory detour over this brand-new Katy.
His wet clothes weren’t cold enough to deter his dick from waking up. And the rest of him as well.
He hadn’t been looking for romance—he’d long ago sworn off connecting with anyone full-time in a forever kind of way. The last thing he needed was someone like Katy in his life.
He had to stay in control. Had promised himself to never hold too tight to anything, or anyone. Yet in that moment he wanted little Katy Thompson with something near to obsession, and that truth rocked him to his core.
She finally clued in that he hadn’t said a word. She straightened, and, oh my God, those breasts— “You okay, Gage?”
No, but that wasn’t an acceptable answer. He dragged his gaze from her off-limits body and mumbled something.
His brain had been mumbling ever since.
Somehow he’d kept his growing hunger hidden from her, and her brothers, which was a miracle. And his best friend?
Gage glanced across the table at Clay Thompson. At his best friend’s hands that would curl into fists the size of hams at the thought of anyone hurting his baby sister. They might go back a long ways, but Gage knew the truth.
When it came to Katy, none of the Thompson boys would hesitate for a second to knock the head off anyone who so much as breathed wrong in her direction. Then they would calmly bury the remains in their backyard. Not even he would get a reprieve.
Good thing he planned on never hurting her.
Enough time had passed that he’d come to admit he’d like to get involved with Katy. The idea still scared him to death, but maybe with the constant threat of Clay and the rest of the hulking crew keeping him in check, he could avoid becoming what he feared. If the opportunity presented itself.
You’re not your past…
Laughter from the dance floor roused him, and he blinked in surprise. In spite of his good intentions, he was staring at her, soaking in every second he could of her spark of sweet, dark happiness. She was dancing with a group of her girlfriends, the four of them ignoring the guys hovering nearby in the hopes of a dance, or a grope, or maybe something more.
At least she wasn’t with him. The shithead boyfriend, Simon.
A hard nudge into his shoulder made his entire body shake, and he braced his beer to keep it from spilling.
Clay grinned. “You’re daydreaming. So eager to get out of town you can’t stay awake at your own going-away party?”
Gage laughed. “Is that what this is? I thought this was a typical Friday night at Traders.”
“Didn’t you get the announcement?” Clay lifted the pitcher of beer in the air and offered to refill Gage’s mug. “I’d get you drunk, but you probably wouldn’t appreciate the long drive ahead of you with a hangover.”
They fell back into a comfortable silence for a couple minutes. Clay passed the pitcher to the other Thompson boys and their friends who’d joined them.
Gage took the opportunity to examine the room. So many people he’d spent time with over the past years. He was going to miss them while he did his stint in the north working in the oilfields, but the money was too good to turn down.
And the chance to be away from temptation. Because, damn if he hadn’t automatically searched her out yet again.
Clay spoke, dragging Gage’s attention off the dance floor and back to safer topics. “What time are you leaving tomorrow?” he asked.
“Around ten. I don’t start until Monday, so I figured I’ll drive Saturday and get set up Sunday.” Gage chuckled at the expression on his friend’s face. “Stop looking as if I’m running away to join the circus. I’ll be back in six months.”
His friend grumbled. “I know, but we’ll miss you around the garage. Good slave labour is hard to find. Heck, I’d even hired someone to replace you, and not even a month later Cassidy’s gone and quit. I hate working harder.”
“Can’t blame the man. He’s got a sweet deal with his new family.” Gage took in the Coleman family gathered in another corner of the pub, some of the members partnered up, some not. The man in question, Cassidy, was slow dancing with Ashley, one of his lovers. Cassidy’s other partner, Travis, looked on from the side as he chatted with his brothers.
The trio’s relationship wasn’t typical, but it had happened, and in a way, Gage was a little jealous. Cassidy had gotten what he’d wanted and then some. In the meantime, Gage wasn’t willing to rock the boat to grasp the one woman he’d been lusting after.
Running away to the north was safer for so many reasons.
Katy lifted her hands in the air, swaying from side to side to the slow music. Her best friend Janey spun her, and wholesome, happy laughter rang, something Gage loved to hear.
Although he wished he’d been the one putting that kind of smile on her face. Bringing that shine to her dark brown eyes.
One thing was missing…one good subtraction to the evening. “Where’s Simon?”
An enormous grin twisted Clay’s lips. “Katy dumped him.”
Gage’s jaw hit the table.
“I know, I’m so fucking glad.” Clay spoke as softly as he could and still be heard over the loud dance music. “You have no idea how hard it was not to tell him to get the hell away from her, but she gave me such grief the last time I scared off a boyfriend…”
Gage nodded. “I remember. It wasn’t pretty. In fact,” he taunted, “you were damn scared, for someone who outweighs her by a good hundred pounds. I thought she was going to kick your ass into the next county.”
“It’s not the size of the package, it’s the pressure. She might be a tiny thing, and she’s so quiet most of the time, but when that girl loses it? Me and the boys wear a cup when she’s pissed.”
“So…you mentioned Simon,” Gage prompted. Because that was the most important bit of information here. When he’d finally woken up and figured out Katy was far more than a little-sister figure, she’d already been seeing that dickwad Simon, and if the woman had been pissed about her brothers micromanaging her life, she certainly wasn’t going to be any happier to have a friend of the family butting in. “They’ve been an item for the past six months.”
“She broke up with him last Saturday after the community picnic.” Clay gave him a look. “You know, the day you punched in his face?”
Gage shoved down his rising excitement at the fact Katy was once again a free agent. Instead he focused on the joys of small-town living, where everyone knew everything about everyone, which in this case explained a lot, including covering his tracks.
He’d had a good reason to punch Simon, but he’d also enjoyed the hell out of it for his own personal reasons, i.e., the ass was getting to fool around with his Katy. “The jerk was being a homophobic asshole.”
Clay shrugged. “I’m not saying you were wrong. Katy saw the light that day as well and told him to—in her own words—crawl into a hole and rot.” Clay nodded in obvious agreement with the sentiment. “I’m glad she came to her senses.”
Gage’s excitement shot sky-high. This was his chance. Katy was free? Other than the bad news of him leaving the next damn day… “Clay, I’ve been meaning to ask you something.”
His friend pulled out his phone and stared at the message on the screen. “That’s your ‘I need a favour’ voice.”
Busted. “Not so much a favour as…well, I was wondering about Katy, and—”
“Damn,” Clay cut in. “Yeah, can you take care of her?”
Gage jolted back. “What?”
“I just got a call for the tow truck, and I’ve got to take it.” Clay rose to his feet then leaned over to make sure no one overheard. “Look, Katy put her car in the garage for me to do a service checkup. I didn’t get a chance to look at it yet so I offered to drive tonight and be her DD. Now I have to bail, so could you give her a ride home?”
It was like being handed the keys to paradise and told not to unlock the gate. Gage nodded. “I’ll get her home safe.”
He might go to hell along the way, but it would be worth it.
Gage was watching her.
Katy allowed the hope inside to rise. Every time she’d checked, his gaze had been pinned on her body. Her hips, her chest—and it wasn’t creepy as if he were some kind of stalker. And it wasn’t whacko or possessive like her now-ex-boyfriend Simon had been for the last month or so.
Nope, what she saw was all-out admiration, especially since she was watching his reflection in the mirror, and he had no idea she knew what he was doing.
Her best friend caught her hand and tugged her closer. “You want a drink?” Janey asked.
“Sure.” Katy took one final peek to reassure herself even as she tried to figure out the best way to make a move.
Because the crush she’d had on the man had been going on far, far too long. Since she’d been in her teens. Clay had dragged the new kid home after school years earlier, so when her hormones had woken up, he’d already been firmly underfoot. Gage was one of the never-ending kids fostered by the friendly couple down the block, but he’d been the only one to walk through the Thompson doors and never really leave.
Janey headed straight for the Thompson table—which Katy should have expected. “Hi, Len.”
Katy’s third oldest brother blinked in surprise as Janey interrupted his conversation. Not only that, she grabbed a chair and basically shoved her way between the guys, settling in like she belonged.
Katy twisted away to hide her smile. Janey wasn’t afraid of going after what she wanted, which in this case was Len.
A strong hand caught her arm and tugged her out of the path of a waitress carrying a loaded tray through the bar. “Sit down, Katy,” Gage ordered, adjusting the chair next to him. The one Clay had been occupying.
She frowned, but obeyed. “Where’s Clay?”
“Tow-truck callout.”
“Great. How am I supposed to get home?”
Gage shifted in his chair. “I’ll take you.”
Her heart skipped a beat then rolled across the floor. He sounded more pissed than thrilled at that option. “It’s okay, I’m pretty sure I can find someone else to—”
“No,” Gage snapped, his dark eyes meeting hers. The square cut of his jawline held tight. He touched her again, his fingers slowly skimming down her arm. A deliberate caress that made goose bumps rise, especially as this time his voice softened to stroke her as well. “I have no problem taking you home.”
Katy swallowed hard. Not only his fingers but his words slipped over her like an erotic touch. He wasn’t hiding his admiration anymore—what she’d seen in the mirror was right out in the open, and sweet mercy…
His lips twisted into a smile. “I hear you and Simon called it quits.”
“He’s a pig.” She spoke without thinking, but all Gage did in response was grin harder. Her mouth was dry. “I need a drink.”
They reached for the same glass, and their fingers bumped, his big hand nearly eclipsing hers as he closed his grip and teasingly helped lower the glass to the table in front of her.
“Beer? Or something else?” he asked.
“Coke.”
Katy waited until he released her, but his touch had already started an electric tingle that raced from her fingertips all the way up her arm and a whole lot farther. It affected her breathing, that was for sure, and she couldn’t seem to take anything more than shallow gasps.
He filled her glass from a pitcher.
“Thanks.”
“No problem.”
She lifted her glass in the hopes it would cool the heat that had enveloped her, but suddenly she wasn’t sure she could swallow. His gaze was pinned to her lips. He’d leaned in, one hand casually resting on the back of her chair as if she were in his embrace. Around them the music continued to blast, voices rose and fell. Laughter and shouting.
The room could have been empty.
The sweet liquid stole down her throat, ice cubes bumping her lips as she stared over the rim of the glass. He adjusted position and their thighs touched. She jerked the glass back to vertical before she dropped it altogether.
Heat from his leg wrapped over hers. It took everything in her to stop from squirming in her chair to ease the pressure building inside as Gage continued to look her over as if she were the feature steak on the barbeque menu.
“I’m not drunk,” she whispered.
He shifted, his leg rubbing hers, and her breath caught in her throat. “Never said you were.”
“I should be drunk,” she clarified. “Because that would explain why you’re looking at me like that.”
Gage eased off, glancing around the room. “How am I looking at you?”
“Like you want…” She picked up her glass and sniffed it to see if she’d accidentally gotten a double shot of rum in her coke. Anything that would explain what was going on. That would explain how this thing she’d dreamed about was really happening.
A hand settled on her thigh under the table, and she snapped to attention. Gage leaned in, turning his head at the last moment so his lips were directly next to her ear. “You’re not drunk. Nether am I.”
Oh, sweet Lord. She ignored him. Ignored the large palm that covered her thigh. Ignored the lust racing through her veins, and all the happy hormones that were waving pom-poms. She took another sip of her drink while he settled back in his chair, opening some distance between them.
“Katy, let’s dance.” Janey had her by the hand and pulled her to her feet, headed back to the floor before Katy could protest that she’d been having a lovely hallucination and she’d take a rain check on the dancing.
Only Gage didn’t stop watching her. Didn’t take his gaze off her, and now Katy wasn’t getting sweaty on the dance floor because she was shaking her bootie hard.
It was all about Gage Jenick and his hungry eyes.
She glanced at her watch and wondered how early she could call it a night because she could hardly wait for him to take her home.
LINKS:
BARNES & NOBLE: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/baby-be-mine-vivian-arend/1117165787?ean=9781619220416
The Paperback version will be available in November
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Check out the first book in the series:
Rocky Ride
Thompson & Sons, Book 1
Part of the MARKED anthology with Lauren Dane and Kit Rocha
Anna Coleman might be the law around Rocky Mountain House, but bad boy Mitch Thompson knows that under the stiff RCMP uniform is a woman with a passion for speed and pleasure that matches his own, and he’s not giving up until she’s his.
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‘BABY, BE MINE’ ~ MY REVIEW
Having already read book #1 in the ‘Thompson & Sons’ series in the ‘MARKED‘ anthology as well as being fairly new to Vivian Arend‘s work and keen to read more I was delighted when I was offered the chance to read an ARC of book 2 in the series..
‘Baby, Be Mine‘ was a really good read. The story begins before book 1 and then runs along the same timeline. It flowed really well (a couple of things that happened in book 1 were woven into Katy & Gage’s book but weren’t too obvious and it was fun to figure them out!!)
The only thing I would say is that I’d have liked a little bit more on the reasons behind Katy’s ex’s behaviour – I have an idea as to why he acted as he did but would have liked to have it explained….
I felt for both main characters – they were frustrated but for different reason and I understood where both were coming from. The impact of Katy’s accident & Gage’s time away – and subsequent lack of knowledge as to what had happened – all looked like it was gonna work against the couple just as it seemed that they’d gotten together at last!!!
The supporting characters were all likeable – with the exception of that bugger Simon – and we also met up with some of the folks from Viv’s ‘Six Pack Ranch’ series.
I found the story a lot sweeter than I expected after reading Mitch’s book…. Gage’s actions being tempered a lot mainly because of the issues the Katy was working through… There was an obvious attraction & chemistry between the lead characters but unlike book 1 there wasn’t a lot of sexy situations – though what there was made good reading – this didn’t in any way detract from the story for me.
The Thompson family is fast becoming a favourite of mine!!!
Baby, Be Mine is a great 4* read in my opinion and I’m looking forward to lots more to come in the series!!!
**I received an ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review**
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Release Day ~ Rising From The Ashes by Jessica Prince
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“People make mistakes when they’re young, but how they choose to come back from those mistakes is what matters in the end.
Savannah Morgan found true love at a very early age, but one rash decision — one that she would regret for the rest of her life — was all it took to end her relationship with the love of her life.
For seven years, Jeremy Matthews has accepted being “just friends” with the only woman he’s ever loved. Finally deciding that enough is enough, Jeremy relentlessly pursues Savannah until he forces her to see just how right they are for each other.
When Savannah’s past mistake is revealed, threatening the future she so desperately wants, the fate of their relationship lies in Jeremy’s hands. Will he be able to forgive Savannah, or is the relationship truly over?
When struggles and obstacles threaten the foundation of Savannah and Jeremy’s relationship, will they choose to let each other go, or rise from the ashes of the past to claim their happiness?”
LINKS:
GOODREADS
AMAZON.COM
AMAZON UK
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Author Bio:
Jessica was born and raised in Texas – where she’ll stay because she claims the cost of living in Texas excuses the god-awful weather. She is first and foremost a wife and mother. Because of those two things, she’s also a self proclaimed wino and coffee addict.
She’s always been an avid lover of all types of books, but romances are her main favourites.
Jessica’s husband likes to say reading is her obsession, but she likes to call it her passion…there’s a difference.
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Today I’m delighted to be joined by a friend and fellow blogger to review Rising……..Welcome Rebecca!!!!!!
BLP ~ MY REVIEW
I LOVED Rising From The Ashes….I finished the book at 6:00 this morning – just couldn’t put it down!!!
After meeting Savvy in book #1 in the series I couldn’t wait to read her story and find out what the history between her and Jeremy was….
I was taken by them both from the start. I’m a big fan of dual POVs and this gave us a great insight to both characters….
When we first came across Savannah she was the supportive, strong, funny & smart mouthed friend of the group but we soon discover in ‘Rising’ that there’s a lot more to her than meets the eye.
We hadn’t seen much of Jeremy in PUTP so we didn’t know much about him or why he and Savannah weren’t together…. just that there still seemed to be something between them.
Secrets and heartbreak have kept this pair apart for 7 years – they still love each other but could they ever overcome what had happened and get back together?!
‘Rising’ had me laughing & crying in equal measures. Savvy’s stubbornness annoyed me at times (I just wanted her to stop being so hard on herself). Jeremy’s determination was endearing but he did a couple of things that ticked me off – saying that, it never stopped me from rooting for them!!!
Once again, we had the supporting cast made up of all of their friends with the introduction of a couple of new faces that I’m looking forward to reading & finding out more about.
I can’t wait to see who’s next up – am hoping it’s Trevor & Lizzy!!!
Rising From The Ashes is another well written, captivating story from Jessica and I loved every twist and turn it had me on!!!
** I received an ARC of the book for an honest review**
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BEX ~ MY REVIEW
Every so often while trawling on Amazon or in book groups for new reads you are occasionally lucky enough to find that unexpected little gem, a particular book / author you know is going to be good, this is how I felt after discovering ‘Picking Up the Pieces’ by Jessica Prince, her debut novel. I really enjoyed it and like many loved Sassy Savannah a supporting cast member so I was excited to read her story ‘Rising From The Ashes’. Oh Boy did it not disappoint, I adored it ………
Sassy Savannah was an incredibly fabulous,strong, loyal and smart mouthed character in the first book and I wondered where the author would take her on this journey. I laughed out loud, suffered with her, shouted at my kindle and sat looking at the page in disbelief at points.
Jeremy we didn’t get to know very well before and I’m so glad he got his own story with Savannah . He drove me demented at points but if a book can give you strong reactions and an emotional rollarcoaster it’s doing its job.
So if you love a good story that shows life in a real way with all its flaws, that is about relationships both with friends and lovers, with witty banter, humour and affection in spades then give this one a try. It`s warm and memorable leaving you with a smile long after you’ve finished.
*I received an ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review
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BLOG BARRAGE ~ Claimed By A Demon King by Felicity Heaton
Claimed by a Demon King ~ Felicity Heaton
#2 The Eternal Mates series
Claimed by a Demon King, the second book in Felicity Heaton’s hot new paranormal romance series, Eternal Mates, is now available in ebook and paperback. To celebrate the release, she’s holding a FANTASTIC GIVEAWAY at her website.
Find out how to enter the Claimed by a Demon King international giveaway (ends March 2nd) and be in with a shot of winning a $75, $50 or $25 gift certificate at her website, where you can also download a 6 chapter sample of the novel: http://www.felicityheaton.co.uk/cbadk
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Claimed by a Demon King and the Eternal Mates series is set in the same world as the Vampire Erotic Theatre series, so if you’re a fan of that series, you will love Eternal Mates. Throughout this series, you’ll have a chance to catch up with the cast of the Vampire Erotic Theatre series and learn more about their world. In Claimed by a Demon King, you’ll get to visit the theatre, and some of the favourite characters in the Vampire Erotic Theatre series.
Here’s more about Claimed by a Demon King, including an excerpt from this paranormal romance novel.
Claimed by a Demon King (Eternal Mates Romance Series Book 2)
Felicity Heaton
The moment the demon King Thorne of the Third Realm set eyes on the mortal huntress Sable, he knew she was his fated one. The fiery, dangerous female awakened hungers he had never experienced before, a dark craving and passion that has consumed him in their time apart. As the lunar cycle wanes, she enters his world again and nothing will stand in the way of him claiming his forever with her—not the relentless assault from the Fifth Realm or the dark elf male determined to seduce her out of his grasp.
Intent on achieving the coveted position of commander at Archangel, Sable leads her small team into the dark underworld and the Third Realm, to a war where her allies are the very creatures she normally hunts—vampires, werewolves, and demons. Her eagerness to lead the deadly mission has everything to do with winning her promotion, and nothing to do with the kingdom’s brash, lethally seductive demon king—a king who stirred fierce desire and wildfire heat in her with just a look and an innocent touch when they first met, and has been in her wicked dreams ever since.
As the gathering storm between rivals unleashes irresistible passion that flares white-hot and the heat of the battle brings life-shattering realisations, can Sable place her duty before her heart? Or will she surrender to her deepest desires and be claimed by a demon king?
Claimed by a Demon King is available from Amazon Kindle, Kobo Books, Barnes and Noble Nook, Apple iBooks stores and other retailers. Also available in paperback. Find the links to your preferred retailer at: http://www.felicityheaton.co.uk/cbadk
Claimed by a Demon King – Excerpt
Sable left her room, went to the next one and opened the door. Olivia shrieked. Loren bit out a few nasty-sounding words in the elf language.
Sable covered her eyes and scrubbed the image of Loren playing tonsil tennis with Olivia while mostly naked from her mind.
“Sorry,” she muttered to the wooden floorboards. “Are you decent yet?”
“Knock next time,” Olivia snapped.
“In my defence, you’ve been alone for all of three minutes. I didn’t think you could make the leap from room orientation to sex in three minutes!” Rabbits. No. They were worse than bunnies. If Sable took her eyes off them for five seconds, they were kissing like teenagers.
Loren continued to growl dark-sounding things. She presumed they weren’t complimentary and were about her because he was firmly sticking to his own language. He still refused to share knowledge of the elf language with Archangel and she supposed she could understand his reluctance. No one other than the elves could understand or speak it. It was probably handy being able to speak a language your enemy couldn’t.
“Decent?” Sable asked in a small voice, fearing the elf prince was going to start directing more than insults at her.
“Yes,” Olivia answered and Sable came out from behind her hand.
Their love-nest looked much like her room, but with the layout reversed, so the bed was to her left and the fireplace to her right. She looked at the dressing table near the fireplace and idly said, “You don’t have a mirror.”
“You have a mirror?” Olivia looked as if Sable had just announced she had cable and a fifty-inch home cinema system.
Sable shrugged.
“Well… now we know for certain who the king’s favourite is.”
She glared daggers at her friend, and then at Loren when his sensual lips tugged into a teasing smile.
“Ha-ha. Drop it already.” Sable closed the door behind her and waited for them to look a little more serious before she continued. She decided she was going to have to wait a while.
Loren wrapped his arms around Olivia and stroked her cheek, smiling down into her eyes, looking like a lovesick fool for her friend. Olivia looked just as ridiculously sappy as she gazed up at her prince and rose on her tiptoes. Sable shifted her focus to the fireplace before she caught another eyeful of them locking lips.
Her chest ached and she ignored it.
It grew impossible when Olivia whispered sweet things to Loren and Sable found herself envying her friend.
Again.
Maybe she should have taken the time to try on a relationship for size. It did look sort of nice sometimes. Loren fussed over Olivia and Olivia did the same to him. They always had each other’s backs too. And she had never seen her friend so happy.
She scratched her neck and stared into the fire, listening to their murmured conversation and the demons stomping down the hall outside the door. They didn’t keep their voices low. Whatever they were discussing, it had them excited. Were they talking about the feast?
Sable closed her eyes and focused on her natural gift to sense non-humans. Their signatures came back strongly, far stronger than she had ever experienced. She could feel their excitement and the buzz running through the castle. It seeped into her as if it was her own, stirring her blood and sending a tremble of anticipation through her. She reached further, pushing herself, stretching down to the next level, seeking one strong heartbeat amidst the cacophony.
“Sable?” Olivia said, drawing her away from her pursuit of Thorne and back to the room. “You okay?”
Sable nodded. “Just fine tuning.”
Concern warmed Olivia’s dark brown eyes. Before her friend could go doctor on her and start asking about whether her gift was bothering her or if she had any problems with it, Sable smiled and shrugged it off.
More male voices boomed in the hallway. Talking about the feast? She had tried to learn a little of the demon tongue from Bleu but it was tricky. All she had mastered was how to greet someone depending on their status in your opinion, which mostly boiled down to various levels of insults.
“Are you sure you’re okay?” Olivia asked and Sable nodded again.
“Just thinking about tonight.” Before Olivia could leap in with some ridiculous mention of Thorne, Sable added, “This whole feast thing has me a little jittery. I guess first times are always like that.”
“I have to admit, I haven’t a clue what to expect.” Olivia smiled at her and swept her wavy chestnut hair from her face, hooking it behind her ears. It was strange seeing Olivia in jeans and a black baby-doll t-shirt. She was so used to seeing her friend in her white coat with her hair pinned in a bun, looking all neat and authoritative.
Loren pulled some clothes out of thin air and Sable was never getting used to that. He could teleport whatever belonged to him from anywhere in the world, both this one and her one. He held the long elegant black jacket up and the rich elaborately detailed purple embroidery shone in the firelight.
“You are wondering what food they eat,” he said in passing and picked some fluff off the jacket before laying it down over the back of one of the armchairs and pulling a pair of trousers out of the air.
Sable gaped. “Do you read minds now?”
“No, but it was on both of your faces.” Loren flicked her a smile and he was charming.
Were there any ugly elves in their world? All of the ones she had met were beautiful, when their temper was in check.
When they slipped into a rage, it was a whole different matter.
She had caught Bleu in a very painful place a few times during their sparring and he always turned on her, his eyes flashing bright purple and his pointed ears flattening against the sides of his head as he hissed at her, exposing large sharp fangs.
“Demons prefer meats, but I am certain there will also be vegetables and perhaps other foods on offer, such as berries and cheeses.” He paused to lay his trousers down over his jacket and his black eyebrows drew down above his crystal violet eyes. “Although, I do recommend avoiding the cheeses. Many of the animals they milk are not the same as the ones mortals would choose.”
Sable didn’t want to ask, not even to assuage her curiosity.
Loren pulled an elegant long dark purple dress out of the air and Sable could no longer hide her worry about the feast.
“Is there a dress code for tonight?” She looked at the beautiful gown and then Loren’s fine clothing resting over the chair.
She hadn’t brought anything for this sort of situation and she doubted her team had either. All of her clothes were fit for battle and nothing else. Even if she had known in advance about the feast, it wouldn’t have helped. She didn’t own anything as fine as the dress Loren held. She didn’t own a dress period.
“I really don’t want to offend Thorne,” she ignored the teasing look Olivia slid her way, “but I know all of my team brought only battle clothes with them.”
“That will not be a problem.” Loren laid the dress down on top of his clothing and turned to her. “You represent your team so only you will be seated at the main table with the other commanding officers. Thorne will not mind if your subordinates are dressed plainly.”
In other words, he would mind if she was.
Sable refused to panic about this. “Maybe there’s a demon female I can borrow a dress from.”
“That won’t be possible,” Olivia said, snatching her focus. “There are no demon females.”
She gasped. “Who were those women then?”
“Witches… a vampire or two. I believe there was even a shifter amongst them,” Loren replied and Sable’s gaze darted back to him.
“Demons don’t have females?” How had she not known that?
“No,” Olivia said for him and why hadn’t her friend told her about this? “The Devil put some sort of curse on seven demon species when they seized these lands to make their own realms… I guess he was pissed because he wiped out all the women and made it so the men would have to seek out their fated one. Now, demons can only mate with their fated females. The kicker is that most of them are mortal… and demons stick out like sore thumbs in our world.”
Mortal.
Sable’s pulse kicked up a notch. “How do they know their female?”
“They dream of her after meeting her.” Loren’s smile turned wicked and she didn’t like the glint in his eyes.
Cold slithered through her even as her cheeks began to heat.
“You’re talking… naughty… dreams.” Could she sound any more innocent and nervous?
He nodded. “Very, very naughty.”
“Loren,” Olivia chided and crossed the room to him. Sable thanked her for backing her up until her friend turned to her, forming an allied front with Loren, her smile just as wicked as his was. “You’re not having naughty dreams of Thorne are you, Sable?”
Claimed by a Demon King is available from Amazon Kindle, Kobo Books, Barnes and Noble Nook, Apple iBooks stores and other retailers. Also available in paperback.
Find all the links, a fantastic 6 chapter downloadable sample of the book, and also how to enter the giveaway and be in with a shot of winning a $75, $50 or $25 gift certificate at her website: http://www.felicityheaton.co.uk/cbadk
Books in the Eternal Mates romance series:
Kissed by a Dark Prince (Eternal Mates Romance Series Book 1)
Claimed by a Demon King (Eternal Mates Romance Series Book 2)
About Felicity Heaton:
Felicity Heaton is a USA Today and international best-selling author writing passionate paranormal romance books. In her books she creates detailed worlds, twisting plots, mind-blowing action, intense emotion and heart-stopping romances with leading men that vary from dark deadly vampires to sexy shape-shifters and wicked werewolves, to sinful angels and hot demons!
If you’re a fan of paranormal romance authors Lara Adrian, J R Ward, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Gena Showalter and Christine Feehan then you will enjoy her books too.
If you love your angels a little dark and wicked, the best-selling Her Angel series is for you. If you like strong, powerful, and dark vampires then try the Vampires Realm series or any of her stand-alone vampire romance books. If you’re looking for vampire romances that are sinful, passionate and erotic then try the best-selling Vampire Erotic Theatre series. Or if you prefer huge detailed worlds filled with hot-blooded alpha males in every species, from elves to demons to dragons to shifters and angels, then take a look at the new Eternal Mates series.
If you want to know more about Felicity, or want to get in touch, you can find her at the following places:
Website: http://www.felicityheaton.co.uk
Blog: http://www.felicityheaton.co.uk/blog/
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MY REVIEW:
Claimed by a Demon King is book 2 in the Eternal Mates series from Felicity Heaton. Following on directly from the end of book 1, this is Thorne and Sable’s story and it is as hot & explosive as I expected it to be!!!
Sable is a demon-hunter working for Archangel. Thorne is a Demon and the King of the Third realm in Hell.
(I have to admit that while I love Loren and Olivia from book 1, Sable & Thorne are definitely my faves of the series so far!!!)
The attraction between the 2 leads was evident when they first met in ‘Kissed by a Dark Prince’ and it is still as bright & hot from the get-go in Claimed.
While Sable is aware of the whole Mate issue – having seen & heard of how Loren pursued Olivia – she is closed off to having her own HEA – hell, she isn’t looking for a relationship, never mind a mate – and she does all she can to ignore her attraction to Thorne!
Poor Thorne, he knows that Sable is his fated one and will stop at nothing to win her round. Tough gig he’s been handed there, he’ll need all the luck he can get!!!
When we catch up with Thorne in Claimed he has requested the assistance of Loren and his Elven army as well as a Team from Archangel to help him in the battle against the King of the Fifth Realm and his army. This is just the beginning of an exciting adventure for the characters!!
Most of this book takes place in Hell where the war between the 3rd and 5th Realms – as well as the one in Sable’s heart – continues to pick up pace..
If you remember the guest appearance from a couple of well loved characters in ‘Kissed’ you’ll be more than a tad delighted when you see who pops up in Claimed… (I’m saying no more, you’ll just have to read the book and work it out for yourself!!) 😉
As we have come to expect, Felicity has given us a story that is fast paced, full of action, intrigue & adventure – with a feisty kick-ass heroin & a decidedly determined demon.
Filled with loads of passion, heat & romance as well as a touch of humour Claimed is a brilliant addition to the Eternal Mates series. With the addition of witches (light & dark), werewolves & vampires and the introduction of some new and very interesting characters, we have loads to think about for future books.
Claimed By A Demon King is a solid 5* read for me and I can’t wait for the next instalment!!
I would suggest that you read Kissed By A Dark Prince before you start Claimed though it could be read as a standalone.
**I received an ARC copy from the author in return for an honest review**
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RELEASE DAY – ‘MARKED’ by Kit Rocha, Vivian Arend & Lauren Dane
TODAY IS RELEASE DAY!!! MARKED is finally here!!!
New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Lauren Dane takes you into a brand new world in ALL THAT REMAINS. Summer Killian falls fast and hard when Charlie arrives in Paradise Village. But the heat turns all the way up when she learns Charlie is also with Hatch – the man she loved three years before. While she’s not sure she’s cut out for a triad, neither man is going to give her up.
Take a ROCKY RIDE with New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Vivian Arend as she leads you back to the Six Pack Ranch. Anna Coleman might be the law around Rocky Mountain House, but bad boy Mitch Thompson knows that under the stiff RCMP uniform is a woman with a passion for speed and pleasure that matches his own, and he’s not giving up until she’s his.
Kit Rocha returns to Sector Four in BEYOND TEMPTATION. A promise to a dying friend backfires when Noah Lennox finds that the girl he was supposed to rescue is all grown up–and wearing O’Kane ink. He wants to protect her from the secrets of their past, but she wants him. And an O’Kane woman always gets what she wants.
MY REVIEW
I’ve been looking forward to the ‘MARKED’ anthology since it was announced that it was coming out!
The main draw in the beginning for me was Kit Rocha’s ‘Beyond Temptation‘ – I totally adore the ‘BEYOND‘ books & the world/sectors that the Kit Rocha girls have given us so, as you’d expect, I was beyond excited to read the new novella in the series (which is one of my Top 5 series EVER)!! – but as I read through the book I realised that I’d found another author who’s books I’m just gonna love!!!
Beyond Temptation (Beyond series #3.5): Kit Rocha
LOVED, LOVED, LOVED IT!! Gods, Emma & Noah’s story was way hotter than I expected it to be and added a great plot arc to the whole series… Looking forward to watching this play out!
Have to say that I’ve got a little thing going for the ‘new boy’ in Sector 4! 😉
Noah Emma
‘Beyond Temptation‘ has loads of action and a few twists that keep you gripped and the sex, as always, just about causes spontaneous combustion!!!
Noah and his secrets about events in both their pasts & Emma’s reaction to revelations made had me wanting to shake both of them at times….
The attraction and heat between N & E was intense – exactly what we’ve come to expect from the KR girls and this series!!! Can’t wait for Beyond Jealousy – just know Ace, Rach & Cruz‘s story is gonna blow our minds!!!
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Rocky Ride (Thompson & Sons series #1): Vivian Arend
I have to be honest and say that while I’ve had a couple of Viv’s books on my kindle for some time now I’ve never got round to reading them…. that will be resolved VERY soon!!!
‘Rocky Road‘ was a fantastic read and a fab start to the new ‘Thompson & Sons’ series. With characters from Vivian’s ‘Six Pack Ranch‘ series, this book was full of heat, passion and sexy scenes!!
Great, likeable characters. The relationship that was growing between Anna & Mitch was scorching and my heart was aching reading about how much they are prepared to put on the line to be together…..
Itching to read ‘Baby, Be Mine’ book #2 in the series!!
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All That Remains: Lauren Dane
I’ve read a couple of Lauren‘s ‘Visits to Petal‘ books and thoroughly enjoyed them!!
‘All That Remains‘ was an incredibly hot, erotic & sexy read but it also had a very sweet feel to it. I loved Charlie, he was my fave character of the triad. I totally understood Summers uncertainty and why she held back from Hatch after their past history.. Hatch, even when being a complete idiot is still irresistible!!
I really loved the whole dystopian style world that this story suggested. Being back to basics and living a simple life gave focus to what was really important between the 3 characters.
I’ll definitely be 1-clicking more of Lauren’s books.
The anthology was a 5* read for me.. and a definite must have if you are a fan of a great hot story!!!
**I received an ARC from one of the authors in exchange for an honest review**
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Blog Tour – Hidden Destiny (Redwood Pack #6) by Carrie Ann Ryan ~ Interview & Giveaway
Hi guys, today I’m taking part in Carrie Ann Ryan’s Blog Tour for her new book ‘Hidden Destiny’ ~ Book #6 in the Redwood Pack series!!
Carrie Ann has very kindly take some time out of her hectic schedule to join us today and answer some questions! So, without further a-do, let’s get this show on the road…..
BLP: What made you decide to get into paranormal romance writing?
CAR: I loved wolves and when I was thinking of a dominant male, his wolf spoke to me too.
BLP: What came first idea wise – the paranormal or the romance?
CAR: The romance. It’s always the romance for me. I love HEAs.
BLP: What’s a typical work day like for you Carrie Ann?
CAR: Wake up, coffee, write, lunch, write some more, emails, and then the 4938493 other things like promo and plotting that comes with being a writer LOL.
BLP: How do you come up with the ideas for characters & plots in your books?
CAR: I think of the characters first and then figure out who they are. The plot comes from now I can challenge what the characters think they know and what they can do.
BLP: How do you keep disciplined in your writing?
CAR: I have deadlines beyond deadlines. And keep a word count spreadsheet LOL.
BLP: Is there a specific reason you write shifters & other paranormal genres but not vampires?
CAR: Um, when I was thinking of ideas, I couldn’t come up with anything new with vampires. I love reading them, but the ideas didn’t flow.
BLP: What is your favorite time of day (or night) to write?
CAR: It depends on my mood LOL. I used to write at night, but now I write mid morning.
BLP: Who are your favorite author(s) and/or book(s)?
CAR: Nalini Singh. Hands down LOL
BLP: How would you describe yourself?
CAR: A homebody who, when they are actually out of the house, is very sociable. I’m as perky and sarcastic in real life as I sound on twitter LOL.
BLP: If you could meet any one particular person (past or present) would you choose & why?
CAR: Other than authors? Hmmm….Chris Helmsworth? Was I supposed to be cool with that one? LOL
BLP: ** I’m sure the girls will agree with you on this one Carrie!!! 🙂
BLP: Tell us something about you that nobody else knows.
CAR: I have a chipped tooth from a racket incident with my cousin.
BLP: What’s your favourite thing to do if you have a day off?
CAR: Read. 😀
Thanks Carrie Ann for joining us today, it’s been a lot of fun. I loved Hidden Destiny and can’t wait for more in the series…..
Hidden Destiny
A Redwood Pack Novel, Book 6
by Carrie Ann Ryan
Release Day: January 14, 2014
Blurb:
North Jamenson has always held his wolf closer to the surface then others. He’s the quiet one, the one no one really knows about yet he holds the darkest secret. He’s watched his brothers find their mates and start families, and now it was his turn. He knows Lexi could be his and her son could be part of his family, but he doesn’t know if he’s ready to share the darkness that’s entwined with his soul.
Lexi Anderson is a mother, a sister, a latent wolf, and a new member of the Redwood Pack. She’s also holding secrets so close to her heart she’s not even sure she knows the truth anymore. When North takes another step closer to wanting to cement their bond, Lexi must come to grips with her past and what it means for her future. The Centrals’ war isn’t over yet and Lexi’s life is on the line as the paths they’ve chosen takes a drastic turn.
Website: http://carrieannryan.com/hidden-destiny/
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Author Bio (with links):
USA Today Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan never thought she’d be a writer. Not really. No, she loved math and science and even went on to graduate school in chemistry. Yes, she read as a kid and devoured teen fiction and Harry Potter, but it wasn’t until someone handed her a romance book in her late teens that she realized that there was something out there just for her. When another author suggested she use the voices in her head for good and not evil, The Redwood Pack and all her other stories were born.
Carrie Ann is a bestselling author of over twenty novels and novellas and has so much more on her mind (and on her spreadsheets *grins*) that she isn’t planning on giving up her dream anytime soon.
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ExCErPT:
“Her wolf wanted to eat him up—one tasty morsel at a time.
Lexi Anderson sighed.
No, that wouldn’t be happening.
It didn’t matter that she wanted to lick the man at the party with many generous swipes of her tongue because it just wouldn’t happen.
It didn’t matter that she wanted to bury her hands in his hair while he pumped himself into her, their sweat-slicked bodies sliding against one another as they came together hard.
It still wouldn’t be happening.
She took a deep breath, the outside air filling her lungs and cooling her down—at least somewhat. As she tried to relax, she took in her surroundings, needing something far greater than her to function. The trees stood around them, tall, ancient, almost comforting. The sun warmed her skin in the cooling air, though just from looking at the man across from her, she was heated plenty already.
She took another breath, holding it in for as long as she could. The scent of forest and the coming rain would never be enough for her.
Lexi would never know the feeling of the land beneath her four paws, the brush of wind in her fur, nor the release of home and center when the moon’s pull finally took her wolf.
No, she would never have any of that, yet she should have been used to it by now.
She’d been a latent wolf—a wolf trapped within her body, unable to shift, but still part of her in a sense—for all fifty years of her life, and wishing for something different was only making things harder for her. Since latent wolves couldn’t shift into their wolf forms, they were forever bound to their human forms and cut off from the wolf part of their souls. They couldn’t even hear their other half’s thoughts. Oh, they could feel something, or at least feel the instincts and some of the urges that came with being a wolf, but they didn’t feel the same connection that others did.
It had been a miracle in itself that she’d survived into adulthood, as most latent wolves died from the added stress to their bodies because of their inability to shift.
She was one of the lucky ones.
If one could call it that.”
Tour wide giveaway:
Carrie Ann will be giving away one Kindle Paper white at the end of this tour. To enter please leave a comment and fill out the rafflecopter below. And remember you can enter at each stop of the tour……
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BOOK LOVING PIXIE:
MY REVIEW:
I love the Redwood Pack series from Carrie Ann Ryan… ‘Shattered Emotions’ which was Book #5 (Maddox & Ellie’s story) gave us a great lead up to North & Lexi’s book and left us in no doubt that there would be lots of action and a few surprises in ‘Hidden Destiny’ but who would have guessed just how big these were going to be!!!
North Jamenson is Maddox’s twin, the quiet brother and doctor of the pack.
Lexi Anderson is a latent wolf and, along with her son & brother, is a new member of the Redwood Pack. North & Lexi are quickly aware that they are potential mates but they both have dark secrets that they are hiding.
Hidden Destiny was a fantastic read. I loved North and was broken for him with how he felt he had to hide the secret about his wolf from everyone around him, as well as holding back his feeling for Lexi and struggling with his efforts to give her the room he knew she needed.
Lexi wants so much to be with him, but due to her own past & secrets, knew that that was unlikely to ever happen.
Due to all of these fears and uncertainty, their fight for a relationship was really interesting to follow…. their attraction, need & passion was scorching hot!!!
The surprises were fab, the twists kept me guessing and more magic from & warring with the Centrals had me shouting at my kindle!!
From how Carrie Ann left us at the end of HD, we just know that there’s gonna be loads more threats, surprises and battles in Cailin’s book – I can’t wait to see how (or even if) things work out for her and Logan!!!
Carrie Ann has given us another fantastic 5* read… I’ll be sorry when this series ends!
** I was fortunate to receive an ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review**
CARRIE ANN’S BLOG TOUR STOPS:
Book Loving Pixies 