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#COVERREVEAL – No Hesitations (The Fighter Series #5) by T.C. Matson

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  Title: No Hesitations
Series: The Fighter Series #5

By: T.C. Matson
Publication Date: August 11, 2017
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Cover Designer: Mayhem Cover Creations
#nohesitationsreveal

Ryker
My life is perfect.
I have it all—the woman of my fantasies and my shot at the championship.
It’s all right in front of me. In my grips. I can see it, taste it, feel it.
No chance in hell I’ll lose.
Until I fall at the mercy of another man’s hands.
I’m torn apart and forced to make difficult decisions while staring malicious hatred in the eyes.
Doors open and others close—ones I’m not ready to see go.
My course changes. My dreams begin evading me.
You think I fought hard to get where I’m at now?
You haven’t seen the depth of my perseverance yet.
This isn’t the end of me.
I AM NOT DONE.

Whitney
He has everything in his hands—his career, me, our future.
One costly mistake, a defiant decision, and everything vanishes.
As he holds my hand through the darkness, he loses it all.
I watch with anguish as he struggles to put the torn pieces back together.
It’s not as easy as he had hoped.
But his strength proves powerful. His determination unbreakable.
Together we’ll conquer.
Together we don’t accept defeat.
WE ARE NOT DONE.

Pre-Order Links!

 

Blindsided
The Fighter Series Book One
AMAZON – http://amzn.to/2uEDjIu
UnExpected
The Fighter Series Book Two
Awakened
The Fighter Series Book Three
AMAZON – http://amzn.to/2gLDQDa

No Holds

The Fighter Series Book Four

 

“Dreaming in Reality…You dream in reality when you pick up a book and get lost in it. In my writing, I strive to take you to a place where reality and fantasy become a blurry line. Everything should be relatable. It could happen…couldn’t it?” ~ TC Matson

TC Matson loves to let her character’s voices be heard. With a head full of stories, she puts her keyboard through a beating daily. With an understanding that love isn’t always instant and full of flowers—her writing mirrors it.

She’s a romance junkie at heart and an avid reader. Add those two together and she will devour books within hours, getting lost in the world the author creates.

Matson resides in the peaceful Piedmont area of NC with her husband and three boys, where staying hopped up on caffeine is the key to her sanity. Chaos is indefinite and a sense of humor is an absolute must.


Social Media Links
Goodreads – http://bit.ly/1p2TVMf
Twitter – @TC_Matson
Instagram – tc_matson
Author Amazon Page – http://amzn.to/10sZnTF

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#BlogTour – Cookie Cutter by Jo Richardson

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Title: Cookie Cutter
Author: Jo Richardson
Publication Date: July 20, 2017
Publisher: Enchanted Publications
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Iris Alden & Carter Blackwood couldn’t be more different.

Recently divorced, newly-employed, cookie-baking, PTA super mom Iris likes her life neat & organized, while house-flipping Carter’s itchy feet means he never stays in the same place for very long.

When Carter purchases the home across from Iris to renovate it for a quick sell, he has no intention of putting down roots. He certainly doesn’t plan on getting involved with the local community, let alone the town committee mom.

But life doesn’t always coincide with what we think we want.

When an unexpected family crisis pulling Carter back to the city, & Iris’ ex-husband doing his best to sabotage anything resembling a new life for her & their teenaged daughter, Iris & Carter soon find, love isn’t always sweet.


AMAZON UK – https://goo.gl/xyqLPP
AMAZON CA – https://goo.gl/WKMouw


A movie fanatic, a writer of stories, a lover of life.

I grew up in Maryland with four siblings, three parents and an endless number of cousins within the vicinity – but it was too cold up North for this thin blooded girl. Today, I live in Florida with my two girls and a husband who shares my same sense of humor and basic take on life as we know it.

Life is too short to put dreams on the back burner.

I write both contemporary and paranormal stories that include mystery, suspense, humor, action, romance, and anything else I can think up.

Author Links

Goodreads – https://www.goodreads.com/JoRichardson
Website – http://www.jowrites.weebly.com
Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/jowritesfics
Twitter – @JoFictionFreak

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BDSM

#REVIEW – Seven: A Club Alias Novel by K.D. Robichaux

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Title: SEVEN
Photo by: Justin James Cadwell and FuriousFotog
Model: Justin James Cadwell
Designed by: Cassy Roop of Pink Ink Designs
Release: Summer 2017

Seth Owens, co-owner of Club Alias, has always taken full-advantage of the endless supply of willing submissives who frequent his high-end establishment. But he’s never trusted anyone enough to let them get to know the man beneath the leather mask.

Twyla Quill has always been the good girl, the responsible one, which has left her no time to indulge in the many pleasures of life—much less a relationship.

When Twyla finally convinces her sister to leave her abusive boyfriend, they have no choice but to move across the country and hide out, away from the monster determined to get her sister back. With their savings quickly running out, Twyla takes a position at the local sex shop—where she meets Seth, a man who is all too willing to show her what she’s been missing out on.

What happens when the witty Dom meets the sweet new girl in town? Sparks fly and a whirlwind romance neither ever saw coming begins. But will Seth be able to protect the woman he considers his?

Seven is a spinoff of The Confession Duet, but can be read as a stand alone.

Twinise Jo’s Review:

I absolutely love Twyla. She knows nothing when it comes to sex. She doesn’t even know who Christian grey is. She is witty, smart and determined. She also enjoys keeping Seven on his toes. She’s a breath of fresh air and she’s so freaking adorable, I just want to eat her up and be her best friend.

Seth or “Seven” is something else. He’s fun. Hilarious. And can quote most movies out there, especially Deadpool. But put his Dom mask on and holy crapoli.

I enjoy these books because they educate about BDSM. Four Dominants who own a BDSM club? Yes please!

I’m insanely intrigued about the other guys but alas, I have to be patient.

The side characters were an added bonus and I enjoyed seeing a couple chapters from Astrid, Twyla’s sister. She seems like a tough person to break and I know Doc will help make her happy.

With some suspense thrown in, this book is the perfect combination of love, passion and knowledge about the BDSM community.

Add to your Goodreads TBR:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35168321-seven

Meet Seven in The Confession Duet:

#1 Before the Lie
US: http://amzn.to/2njawnu
UK: http://amzn.to/2njhBnL
CA: http://amzn.to/2nARknf
AU: http://amzn.to/2noLapy
Books2Read: https://www.books2read.com/u/mZwqP5

#2 Truth Revealed
US: http://amzn.to/2mDrnnF
UK: http://amzn.to/2mDmSJR
CA: http://amzn.to/2noQf1d
AU: http://amzn.to/2o4SOUF
Books2Read: https://www.books2read.com/u/4N1p7W

Seven

Amazon Universal: http://mybook.to/SevenClubAlias
Everywhere Else: books2read.com/u/brgNdW

Erotica, Standalone

#REVIEW – Author Anonymous by E.K. Blair

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*An intoxicatingly risqué stand-alone book.

She’s an author.
She’s a mother.
She’s a wife.
She’s a fraud, a woman marked and bound by her own deceit.

Experience the astounding tale of how Anonymous battled through a year of scandals and betrayals, how her world fell from its axis with a single choice, and how she lost herself between reality and fantasy.

This is a stand-alone tangled in lust, heartbreak, and contrition.

*Based on a true story.

Twinsie Jo’s Review:

I’m not even sure what to say right now or even how to rate this book. I gave it 5 stars because EK Blair’s writing is fan-freaking-tastic but for the story? Oh gosh. It’s hard. So so hard.

This book came out last year and unfortunately I didn’t get around to finishing it until today. As most of you know, this book is based on a true story. It’s a frustrating, heartbreaking, epic tale and EK Blair weaves it altogether to give you so much sorrow…gah, I can’t even right now.

Tori ends up meeting this man, Alec and together, sparks fly, lies twist and so much agony, I don’t even know where to begin. I like Alec. I really do. I find that I want to know more about him. I want to know why he was the he was. I want to know his point of view while everything happened with Tori.

I’ll read books about anything. I have no triggers. Nothing will hold me back. But this story is probably the most frustrating I’ve ever read. Tori is selfish. Even when she knows what she’s doing is wrong and admits to it, she still goes and does it. It’s a train wreck of wrong decisions and poor choices.

But the story is one you can’t put down. You want to keep reading to find out what happens next but that ending? It made me sad. That’s all I’m going to say.

 

Dark Dark and more Dark, Erotica

#REVIEW – Taken by Elena M. Reyes and N. Isabelle Blanco

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I was drugged.
Now, I’ve woken up in a dark, luscious room.
A deviant playground.
I’m not alone.
The person that was drugged and taken with me is here, too.
My confident.
Someone that I had come to see as a brother.
My best friend.
Suddenly, there’s a voice coming through the speakers, telling us we’ve both been chosen to die.
The only way out? Do everything we’re told to do.
This person wants to watch us. They want to be entertained. As she says, “I want to see you come.”
It’s simple: either we sleep together, or die.

WARNING: This story isn’t for everyone. Please read with caution. Contains graphic violence and explicit situations some might find disturbing. Read at your own risk.

 

Twinise Jo’s Review:

 

Um…okay…wow.

When Twinsie Angie said to me “Hey JoJo, it’s hot and it’s like SAW”, I was sold.

Ivy and Noah are taken and told to do…well…anything the “voice” tells them to do. They have to listen or else. Really? Crazy right?

With Ivy and Noah being best friends, he will do anything to keep her safe. Feelings come to light that neither of them knew the other had.  The “voice” knows them. She knows things about them that are supposed to be kept secret. Maybe they don’t even know it about themselves.

This story is short but it packs a punch. These authors can write some of the best tension I have ever read. Like seriously. The build up is off the charts hot. I thought my kindle was going to explode.

MC, Military, Part of a Series, Writers on the River Attending Author

#WOTR – Prologue Reveal for Numb by J.M. Walker

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Twinsie Talk Book Reviews Exclusive!

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WARNING: Due to the nature of content, please read with caution as there may be triggers. This book deals with infant loss. Also, have tissues handy.

Several people close to me have dealt with infant loss in some way. I invite you to find support through these links and know that you are not alone.

Hand of the Peninsula – http://handsupport.org/services

Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep – https://tinyurl.com/ydd4pbtw

Australia

Stillbirth Foundation – http://stillbirthfoundation.org.au/about-us/

UK

Sands – https://www.sands.org.uk

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Support website to purchase memorial pictures:

http://carlymarieprojectheal.com

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Support group:

http://www.thetearsfoundation.org/page.php?id=25

WARNING:

If you have read this far, I just caution you again. This book was written as a way of healing. I won’t bore you with the details but just know that you aren’t alone. You are never alone.

Prologue

From the moment I found out I was pregnant, I was in love with her. But almost as fast as that love formed, she was taken from me. Now as I looked down at my daughter, laying in my arms with her eyes closed, I only imagined that she would open her eyes for me. Just give me a breath. Anything. Wake up for me, baby girl.

When my lips touched her forehead, I prayed with everything in me that she would cry. But she didn’t. She couldn’t. It wasn’t fair. None of this was fair. The man I loved wanted nothing to do with me and the daughter I didn’t know, was stolen from my very body.

I begged to anyone who would listen, let her stay with me. Take me instead. She didn’t deserve this. She didn’t deserve any of it.

With tears rolling down my cheeks, my sobs of anguish ripped through me. They took hold and strangled me, sucking the air from my very lungs.

“I love you, baby girl,” I kissed her softly on her perfect mouth. “I love you and I don’t even know you,” I said through my tears. Brushing my thumb over her full cheek, I kept my lips against her forehead. “Lord, give me strength. Help me move on from this.” My breath hitched. “Help me learn to live without her.”

“Maxine.”

I didn’t look up at the gentle voice, knowing that the person had come to take my baby away.

“It’s time, dear,” the nurse reached a hand out, placing it gently on my baby’s head. “I’m so sorry.”

A sob tore from my throat. “It’s not fair,” I screamed, my soul shattering around me. “It’s not fair. I need more time. Please.”

The older nurse nodded, leaving me alone with my daughter.

Lying down on the bed, I kept her by my side, holding her close.

It never should have been like this. We were supposed to be happy. Just her and I.

When my baby girl was taken from my arms, the last bit of light inside of me went with her. My world would forever be clouded in a sea of darkness.

Because of this, a part of me died.

Because of him, I would never be the same.

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Support Links:

Hand of the Peninsula – http://handsupport.org/services

Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep – https://tinyurl.com/ydd4pbtw

Australia

Stillbirth Foundation – http://stillbirthfoundation.org.au/about-us/

UK

Sands – https://www.sands.org.uk

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Support website to purchase memorial pictures:

http://carlymarieprojectheal.com

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Support group:

http://www.thetearsfoundation.org/page.php?id=25

Standalone

#REVIEW – Logan Kade by Tijan

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You think you know me?
Manwhore. Partier. Fighter.
You know what? You’re right. I’m all those things. F*ck with mine and I’ll f*ck you ten times harder. Suspensions. Arrests. You think I care?

So yeah, I may fit the bad boy image, but there’s so much more you don’t know.

I’m loyal to a damned fault. I’ll never leave your side. The real Logan Kade isn’t a manwhore. When I love, I love hard and completely.

Taylor saw that side of me. Inside of me. She saw my darkness and pain, and the second she did, she owned me.

You may think you know me…
…but she’s the only one who sees me.

**Standalone for new readers, but does fit in the Fallen Crest Series between Fallen Crest University and Fallen Crest Home.

Twinsie Jo’s Review:

Holy crap on a cracker. I don’t even know where to begin! This book consumed me. From beginning to end, I was in love with all things Logan Kade. He’s been a favourite since the very first book in the Fallen Crest series but now that I got inside his head, he’s my number one.

Taylor Bruce reminds me of Sam so much. She’s strong, determined but broken and shattered in side. She loves with all of her, every single inch. She had a difficult past after being witness to a tragedy but she doesn’t let that get in the way of her loving hard and fierce. When she first stands beside Sam’s side, ready to fight, I knew she would be one of my favourite heroines. Tijan knows how to create a strong female, one we can all relate to. And while I may not be in college and a little older than these characters, they’ve become a part of me and my life. Every now and again, I’ll think of them and I know when the last book comes, I’ll be back to starting from the beginning. I will never get enough of these characters, this family.

Logan Kade is what I expected and more. Near the ending, my heart was breaking but I understood. I didn’t like it but I got it. I’m just glad that he finally pulled his crap together and went for his last girl. We’ve all seen his story, getting snippits here and there. He put on a good front with the women and alcohol but finding out about the real him, that’s what I enjoyed most. His humor, his quick wit and his sexiness, oozed off of the pages.

Taylor and Logan, along with Sam and Mason, are two of my favourite couples in romance.

Thank you Tijan for bringing us into this world.

Now onto Fallen Crest Home.

xx

Part of a Series

#REVIEW – Fallen Crest Christmas by Tijan

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This is a very very short novella consisting of one scene that has three parts, and an additional bonus scene. This was written to be a FREE gift to any Fallen Crest readers! And with that said, Happy Holidays from Tijan.

Twinsie Jo’s Review:

Although this story is super short, I find it necessary to read right after Fallen Crest University as there is some interaction between Sam and her mother. Also, if you’re like me, you’ll read anything Tijan publishes anyway.

This little novella takes place right after Fallen Crest University. Sam’s mother is back and wants to make everything right by her but of course, our Sam is leery as anyone would be in her situation. Mason and Logan are there for as always while she questions the return of her mother.

We also see a sneak peak into the next book, Logan Kade, and trust me when I say this, his story will be one I will never forget.

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#RELEASEBLITZ – Paige Tyler’s Dallas Fire & Rescue Kindle World

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Title: Paige Tyler’s Dallas Fire & Rescue Kindle World
Authors: Various
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: May 11, 2017
Dallas Fire & Rescue Kindle World
New York Times Bestselling Author Paige Tyler’s DALLAS FIRE
& RESCUE is part of Amazon’s Kindle Worlds, which means some of your
favorite authors are now adding their characters and stories to her World.
It’s an amazing world filled with the action and suspense of
fighting fires and the drama of saving lives, combined with the intimacy of
those moments when the heroes and heroines are brought together amid the
danger. From battling huge blazes all across the city to saving accident
victims to working with all forms of law-enforcement, Dallas Fire & Rescue
explores every facet of heroic action and romantic adventure. With heroic
firefighters and life-saving paramedics, the possibilities for stories are
limitless!

 

 

For more details about
Paige Tyler’s Dallas Fire & Rescue Series

 

 

Purchase Links

 

 

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#REVIEW – Truth Revealed (Confession Duet, #2) by K.D. Robichaux

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Blurb:

It’s been a decade since I divorced the love of my life, after her confession while I was deployed. Ten years since I spoke to Vi, my soul mate, the girl who had brought me to life only to stab me in the heart, sending me into an even darker state than where I was before I met her. Ten years, I’ve been watching her from afar, keeping tabs. After a decade in the Army, two Purple Hearts and a Medal of Honor under my belt, I was kicked out with an honorable discharge, knowing no other skill than One Shot One Kill. Two years later, I’m part of a group of mercenaries who carry out justice. Criminals who hide behind their fancy lawyers and power—we take care of them and make it all look like karma. And with intel from our founder, Dr. Walker, a therapist with a long list of predators whose victims were too scared to turn them in, work is plenty and fulfilling. Until Vi begins her sessions and I discover the reality I’ve lived the past ten years was nothing but a lie, when the truth is revealed.

Twinsie Jo’s Review:

*sigh*

Where do I even begin? These stories are something else. I don’t usually get emotional while reading books but something about this duet, struck a chord with me. Truth Revealed is the second in this intense delicious duet and man oh man does it pack a punch.

K.D. delves deep into the BDSM lifestyle as a way for Liv to heal after a tragic incident in book 1. Her story breaks my heart. And the healing process even more so. The reasons why she did what she did to protect the love of her life, made perfect sense. I won’t give it away. You need to read this story. 😉

After Corbin ends things with Liv, it never really ended. He watches her, makes sure to keep her safe and so on without her knowing. He’s protective of her and does anything to keep harm away from her.

Corbin runs a “security” type company with a couple other guys and I have to say that I really really need to know more about the other men in his life. His brothers, his friends, I need their stories.

I loved Dr. Walker as a side character and I’m itching for his book. Fingers crossed he gets one.

One of my favourite scenes is at the end of the book when Corbin reveals himself to Liv. It was heartbreaking and intense. For both he and Liv.

This duet is definitely my favourite of 2017 so far and I can’t wait to read more from KD.