Final exams and end of year parties don’t seem so important at your brother’s funeral.

Two short weeks, and Meg would have survived her senior year relatively unscathed. But when her best and only friend—her brother—dies in a questionable road accident, being the loner in her year doesn’t fit as well as it used to.

One act of kindness from the man her small town isolated amidst rumors and lies, and her hope for a day where pain won’t overwhelm her doesn’t seem so far-fetched. Brett Carver is trouble with a capital T, but he’s also the only person who can get Meg to let go and smile.

Some good things are never meant to last.

Arrested for a crime he didn’t commit, the man who finally found a way to bring light back to her dark days is ripped away when she needs him most. Determined not to lose the only good thing to have come out of her year from hell, Meg sets out to prove Brett isn’t guilty. But first, she must accept the ugly truth …

… that the people who can prove his innocence are the same people who will do all it takes to keep them apart.

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This story tore my heart out in the beginning and shredded it at every turn. Talk about two kids that lead very different lives realizing they have more in common than they could every know.

Megan Andrews was one to march to her own drum. She didn’t conform to what others were doing. She wore different clothes and was a loner no one understood well except for her brother she could be herself around him he understood her.  One day, one split second, one accident everything is taken from Megan her world is shaken turned upside down and now she has to figure out how to pull through and move on at seventeen. On this night she finds herself next to the town bad boy and starts making decisions for herself.  All may not be good or the right ones but they are hers to make.

Brett Carver has a reputation the entire town knows about he is his father’s son is the general conception. Carver has never had a sunshine and flowers kind of life not when his dad is John Carver.

I love how quickly Brett and Tanya bond with Megan. They take her in and give her the moral support she needs. To see a side of Carver that most don’t get to see is heartwarming. My heart breaks for the say Megan is treated by her parents the ones that should love her unconditionally and support her through this hard time. The twists and turns this took me on it broke my heart, put some pieces together, broke it again, started putting it back together only to shatter it all over again.

Max is the author of dark, and highly emotional romance. Her Butcher Boys series is centered around a group of ex-street kids who have teamed up with an indebted motorcycle club to take down a notorious drug lord. Her newest series, the Fallen Aces MC, is a spin-off from this dark and dangerous world. Her writing has been described as ‘gripping’, and ‘addictive’, taking you on an ’emotional roller coaster ride’.

Originally born and bred in New Zealand, Max now resides with her family in beautiful and sunny Queensland, Australia. Life with two young children can be hectic at times, and although she may not write as often as she would like, Max wouldn’t change a thing. When she’s not engrossed in her dark and twisted fictional worlds, she can be found enjoying the outdoors while 4wd-ing with her family.

There’s no escaping a Dire Wolf on the hunt…

Dire Wolf Thaus preferred the silence, having spent most of his time alone as the weaponry expert of his pack. But a mission outside of his expertise will challenge him more than he ever expected and threaten more than just his life.

Some memories are too horrific to forget. When Ariel’s fragile balance is upended, she’ll do whatever it takes to stay alive. Including running off with a man who scares her almost as much as he intrigues her.

An unexpected hero and a woman with scars deeper than one can see crash together on a mountainside fraught with its own dangers. In the world of the Dire Wolves, an Omega shewolf is a blessing none of them deserves. But when an angel sings his name, Thaus will go to hell and back to keep her safe and at his side.

One soldier, one fight…one chance at forever.

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My heart.  OMG I thought that Levi was going to be my favorite but nope Thaus is my favorite.  Now as I type this I worry if Phego’s wont steal me away in the next book???

Thaus is totally rough and gruff which is why I loved him so much.  He is a broody grumpy guy who is kinda wondering if this mating thing his brothers have found is really all that.  He is watching and wondering but he is not a talkative guy.  Loyal to the core but very much enjoys silence.  When he NALB sends him, the brute force guy, to help 2 alpha’s deal with a contract disagreement he is a bit stunned.  Then he jumps at the chance because there is an Omega who is in the middle of the disagreement.

Ariel is broken.  She has survived and is just living day by day.  She has been through so much and will not be someone’s trophy because she is an Omega.  When she and Thaus see each other and the bond takes hold, she FREAKS OUT!!  Have you SEEN that giant man???  Ariel is worried but chooses to go with Thaus to stay safe.

Thaus is stunned and will go at a snails pace to keep his mate happy and allow her time to build trust.  They are slow going and starting to find a “safe zone” when the bad guys come to claim her from him.

The story was amazing.  My favorite of the series so far.  Thaus is so SWEET and gently with her even when he is killing the enemy to protect his Ariel, his mate. I had lots of SWOONING parts.  I was like “get him girl!!  Claim your mate already!!”  The chemistry is THICK and the couple made my heart sing when they started taking baby steps toward their HEA.

A storyteller from the time she could talk, USA Today bestselling author Ellis Leigh grew up among family legends of hauntings, psychics, and love spanning decades. Those stories didn’t always have the happiest of endings, so they inspired her to write about real life, real love, and the difficulties therein. From farmers to werewolves, store clerks to witches—if there’s love to be found, she’ll write about it. Ellis lives in the Chicago area with her husband, daughters, and two tiny fish that take up way too much of her time.

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AHH Another nice and yummy read for me!!  This is a fast, quick but fun read for anyone who likes a little alien love.

Gunn was a lot of fun to read in his brother’s book so I was excited to finally get his story.  He had his heart broken 8 years ago and lost his fist love.   He is kicking himself over letting her go without a fight but at the same time is too much a coward to go and get her.  Now 8 years later it’s too late.  When Kennedy strolls back into the family bar, all bets are off.  He is dying to find out why she broke his heart and what happened.

Kennedy is still in love with Gunn and has regretted what she did but she needed to do it.  When her life is in danger, she must hide out back at home. However, the going home reunion party was harsh to say the least but when we find out the whys and what they must do together, it makes the action of the story start to flow.

I love these stories because they never disappoint.

Kenzie Cox is the pen name of New York Times bestselling author Deanna Chase.

There’s no escaping a Dire Wolf on the hunt…

Mammon of the Dire Wolves is too good of a soldier to go against orders. But obsession has a way of breaking you down, and even a shifter as disciplined as he has trouble going with the grain when there’s a fated connection dragging him the other way. Too bad that connection is to a woman he sees as his enemy.

Charmeine was brought up in luxury and wealth as the ward of a shifter businessman, even if that business wasn’t quite the legal kind. Money can’t stop hate, though, a fact proven by a ruthless band of shifters intent on destroying her family. Years of fighting—and losing—means she doesn’t trust strangers, especially not the one on the wrong side of the war the fates decided to tie her to.

One soldier breaking rules and ignoring orders, one princess dead set against falling for the enemy, and a group of killers with a single-minded focus on ending them both. For Dire Wolves, following a direct order from their leader should be as simple as breathing. But a single glance makes simple the harder choice and forces Mammon to risk his brotherhood to protect the mate he hates to love.

One soldier, one fight… one chance at forever

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Mammom…I was super excited to realized his book because he was soooo brooding and then seeing Amy, in Book 2, having him use manners…shocked I tell ya.  STUNNED actually.

Charmeine is not your typical mate.  She is not thrilled when the big Dire Soldier shows up at her “brothers” welcoming party for her.  She slaps him in the face…EEEP!!  Yup it seems Char and Mammon are on opposite sides of the law or are they??  Char is part of a crooked bunch of shifters that Mammon has been investigating.

As the mating haze takes hold, Char and Mammon are finding themselves building a foundation of trust and friendship which is what she needs considering what happened to her family and her entire line.  Mammon learns that his woman and her family aren’t as crooked as suspected but we also find out about a new bunch of bad guys that Dire’s will be facing off against.

I loved that Thaus is the one who kind of helped Char take a chance and “take the leap of faith” to trust Mammon and his pack.  Knowing that his book is next got me excited to see that he can be a kind wolf.

A storyteller from the time she could talk, USA Today bestselling author Ellis Leigh grew up among family legends of hauntings, psychics, and love spanning decades. Those stories didn’t always have the happiest of endings, so they inspired her to write about real life, real love, and the difficulties therein. From farmers to werewolves, store clerks to witches—if there’s love to be found, she’ll write about it. Ellis lives in the Chicago area with her husband, daughters, and two tiny fish that take up way too much of her time.

There’s no escaping a Dire Wolf on the hunt…

Even as the playboy of the Dire Wolves, Levi isn’t exactly a soft touch. He likes his liquor, his women, and his photographs…but he also has an affinity for sharp knives and claws. What starts as an assignment to investigate humans finding their way onto a pack’s land quickly becomes something darker, more dangerous, and a whole lot hotter than he expected.

Amy refuses to leave her pack behind, but living in the small town at the base of their mountain gives her enough freedom not to feel trapped. So does running the diner she owns and loves. But someone’s been watching her a little too closely, and it’s not the handsome wolf shifter who crashes into her kitchen one night looking at her as if she is the last woman on earth.

One soldier who’s never cared enough stay, one woman whose roots run too deep to leave, and a stalker with more than just peeping on his mind. In the world of the Dire Wolves, a simple mission means standing your ground and fighting to the end. But this time, a single glance blows simple right off the mountain and forces Levi to run when he’d rather stand and fight…just as long as his mate is running with him.

One soldier, one fight…one chance at forever.

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Oh Levi!!  I love it when a playboy falls!!  We met Levi a little bit on book 1.  He made the epic mistake of daring the fates to find him a mate annnd wellllll they did.  Boy is his mate a perfect match for him too.  Levi is a good soldier but he is also looking for a good time.  When he is stuck for over a year investigation a MC Shifter group, he jumps at the change to investigate a possible endangered Omega and her pack.  (The Dires take their Omega counterparts very seriously and protect them at all cost.)  He jumps in his truck and goes.  He meets some of the townies and is none too thrilled with them at all.  The following day he comes face to face with the Omega, Amy, and is knocked on his butt figuratively  then knocked out by a frying pan literally by her…see told ya you would love her!!

Amy is being suffocated by her Alpha father and 12 brothers.  She can live outside of the pack and run her diner but she is under constant supervision.  When her brother and Levi surprise her in her home and the mating haze takes hold, she and Levi must go into hiding.   They spend the time “getting to know one another” and waiting for his bothers to show up.

The action is aplenty and by action, I mean the mating action and the fighting the bad guys action.  The book was so easy to devour in one sitting.  I am super in love with Levi but seeing who book 3 is about….be still my beating heart.  How can you pass up a brooding guy??  Yup annnd here goes my downloading book 3.

A storyteller from the time she could talk, USA Today bestselling author Ellis Leigh grew up among family legends of hauntings, psychics, and love spanning decades. Those stories didn’t always have the happiest of endings, so they inspired her to write about real life, real love, and the difficulties therein. From farmers to werewolves, store clerks to witches—if there’s love to be found, she’ll write about it. Ellis lives in the Chicago area with her husband, daughters, and two tiny fish that take up way too much of her time.

Lexie Dane has it all, a good job, handsome husband, and loving home, but there’s something missing in her life, like three years of which she has no memory.
When she was twenty-one, she awoke in Chicago to learn she’d gone missing from a Missouri school when she was eighteen. With no family still alive back home, she decided to stay and start her life anew, yet always hoped that one day she’d discover what had happened to her.
That day comes with an Internet ad for an adults only club and the owner’s picture that sparks a visceral reaction she can’t explain. To see if he has answers to her lost memories, she and her husband must join the club and subject themselves to sexual situations beyond their wildest imaginations. What she learns will destroy her marriage and set her on a dangerous road back to her missing past.

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~AUTHOR INTERVIEW WITH SOLIEL DE BELLA

TWB PRESS/AMORE’ MOON PUBLISHING

*Tell us your name and then a bit about yourself.

Soliel De Bella, I am a writer of many genre’s this is my pen name for my Erotica collection. I am 43, a mother of two cuties of my own, Before I had children I was a Sign Language Interpreter in the public schools and to stay home with my kids I decided to open my own daycare. When I’m not working or writing I am playing with my children, enjoying the outdoors with my family and two dogs, my Belgian Tervuren Voodoo and my Border Collie Akru. I am originally from the Big Sky country of Montana and now reside with my family and loving husband in Chicago.

*When and Why did you start to write?

I tried to write when I was in my early twenties, starting with a children’s book. I found myself unable to stick with it due to my energy level. It’s hard for me to stay put for very long and I didn’t have the patience for the dialogue, although in hindsight I think it was more of a confidence issue more than anything. I didn’t pick up this idea until just last year, I am always trying to find ways to make extra cash, I found a ghost writing job online and they wanted a paranormal erotica story and in two weeks. I sat down and wrote it in three days. I found a new love for writing and realized timing is everything. I was ready!

When I was done with the book I couldn’t imagine letting my creativity go for $50. Passive income or not, I turned my story into publishers instead of the job and here I am.

*What authors do you always read or suggest to others?

I love Anne Bishop and Anne Rice but my list can go on and on, I suggest to just read, enjoy yourself and you will learn different styles on the way.

*What is the most surprising thing you have found out with the writing process?

That when all the work is said and done, I have created something from nothing. I have learned there is no right way of doing things because if I have very limited time and as much as I put off writing at times, by some miracle it always gets done.

*What are you working on now?

I am actually working on a Sci-fi thriller called Parallel Lives where a man is living two different lives, one now and one in the future, he is one of the scientists who came up with the technology to do so but is now caught up in a political war, not only that but there is a glitch in the system and his wife of now is realizing something is very off, the others want him to end her existence but he loves her. Her life will depend on finding an answer before she does.

Soliel De Bella is a student of the Universe and enjoys Astrology in her spare time. Being a Scorpio, sexuality is a big part of her internal make-up, as well as anything considered taboo.  She loves to entertain her creative side by writing Erotica and indulging in all aspects of sexual desire and fulfillment. Soliel invites you into her carnal world where you’ll strip off the masks you wear in society to fully expose yourself to the sensuality burning inside your soul.

Originally from the rugged “Big Sky Country” of Montana, Soliel now resides in Chicago with her family.

Love and loss.
Passion and pain.

I’ve always been a fan of Edgar Allan Poe because his work epitomized how one can be driven mad by the truth and freedom of those emotions. So, when I needed to put the finishing touches on my doctoral research on Poe, I returned to my hometown of Richmond, VA—a place Poe also considered home.

In truth, I could’ve gone anywhere.

But Jackson Parker was back in Richmond.

Best friends since we were twelve, JP was my support system. Separated by life but connected by technology, our relationship always had a flirty undercurrent, but it wasn’t sexual. Although our attraction was mutual, our affection was platonic.

Until it wasn’t.

I didn’t know when it happened.
I didn’t know why it happened.
I didn’t know how it happened.

But love and loss, passion and pain collided in September and when I found the truth in the madness, that set me free.

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There’s no escaping a Dire Wolf on the hunt…

Feared by even his own kind, Bez of the Dire Wolf shifters knows exactly how to succeed in any battle. Even if that means racking up collateral damage along the way. A simple mission into the swamplands to save a teenage wolf shifter should have been an easy track and retrieval for a man with his training, but nothing comes easy when the fates get involved.

In one night, Omega Sariel went from a free, single shewolf to a captive with a teenage girl to watch over and a couple of guards intent on making her life miserable…what little is left of it. Then a soldier with ice in his eyes walks in, and the mating call begins. He’s too tough, too harsh, too murderous…but when your life hangs in the balance, a lethal fighter in your corner is better than battling alone. Especially one who isn’t afraid to get a little dirty with her.

Two kidnapped women, one dangerous soldier unknowingly about to come face-to-face with fate, and a monster set on destroying everything in its path. In the world of the Dire Wolves, a retrieval is a simple mission for the unit of soldiers that make up their pack. But this time, a single glance blows simple right out of the swamp and forces Bez to make his stand alone.

One soldier, one fight…one chance at forever.

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I grabbed this book off Amazon because it was free and I had finished a shifter serial from the author.  I found out that a lot of her characters from her many stories all kind of mingle in nd out so I was excited to give it a try PLUS SHIFTERS make my heart happy.

This is about a group of Dire Wolves that are essentially the hunters/cleaners of the NALB community.  If there is a problem, they are the go to guys.   When President Blaze (from the serial I read) contacts Bez to save an Omega that has been kidnapped.  He jumps.   It seems Omega’s are from the Dire line of Wolves.

When Bez shows up there is a slight problem…there are 2 Omegas, Angelita and Sariel.  He can only take the younger one but he can’t leave the other because welllllll…she is his mate.  Bez doesn’t listen to his head but his heart and it says MINE so Sariel is also grabbed.

The story is all about the two of them dealing with this instant bond/Mating haze.  Bez isn’t such a people person and welllllll, he is screwing up right and left!!  Sariel, God bless her, isn’t afraid even though she should be and soon has this giant MAN eating out of her hand.

The action between Bez and the bad guys was intense.  The chemistry between Sariel and Bez is yummy and thick.  I literally have book downloaded and ready to start tonight!

A storyteller from the time she could talk, USA Today bestselling author Ellis Leigh grew up among family legends of hauntings, psychics, and love spanning decades. Those stories didn’t always have the happiest of endings, so they inspired her to write about real life, real love, and the difficulties therein. From farmers to werewolves, store clerks to witches—if there’s love to be found, she’ll write about it. Ellis lives in the Chicago area with her husband, daughters, and two tiny fish that take up way too much of her time.