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#NewRelease – Retaliate Series: Vigilante Justice #2 By: Kristin Harte

Title: Retaliate
Series: Vigilante Justice #2
Author: Kristin Harte
Genre: Contemporary Romantic Suspense
Release Date: March 15, 2018 




The second book in the Vigilante Justice series features a dangerous second chance romance… 

He loved her…and lost her 
Justice is still under attack, but it’s been quiet. At least, until I get a phone call saying a resident needs help. Not just any resident either. The grandmother of the woman who ripped my heart out of my chest over a decade before. One trip up the mountain, and my worst fears—and biggest hopes—are realized. Anabeth’s back and just as captivating as she’d always been. But when she faces off against a Soul Suckers rider, I’ll have to do more than protect her. I’ll have to figure out a way to win her back. Because there’s no way I’ll ever let her go again. 

She’s never gotten over him 
Fourteen years after leaving Justice for what I thought would be the last time, I’m forced back to say goodbye to the only family I’ve ever known. The town’s as small as ever, and being there is just as painful as I remember. The memories of big hurts and bigger mistakes won’t leave me alone…and neither will my ex. I’m still attracted to Bishop Kennard—even more than I was as a lovesick teenager—but he’s a man now. A tough, brutal man who will stop at nothing to protect me. 

Too bad he’s the one who needs protecting…from the things I did that caused me to leave him behind in the first place. 
“I want the whole story, Anabeth.” Bishop began to pace, his steps long and loud. Stomping almost. “I deserve that much. You never gave me a fucking reason why you left.”

 

And I never would because to admit what I’d done would break him. Break us forever. A sob ripped through my chest, racking my body hard. “I can’t. You’ll…” 

 


 

“I’ll what?” Bishop lunged and grabbed my arms, holding me up, staring down at me in a way he never would again if he knew. If I told him. With care and compassion and feelings so strong, I could almost believe he’d forgive me. But he wouldn’t. I couldn’t even forgive myself. “Tell me, Anabeth. What is it you think I’ll do if I know?”

 


 

“You’ll hate me,” I snapped. “You’ll never see me the same way, and I can’t. I just…”

 


 

Bishop stood solid and firm, waiting for me to finish my sentence. Watching as if hoping I would keep talking, but I was done. Out of words. Battlements restored.

 


 

Hating myself, knowing he wouldn’t stop pushing me unless I made him, I said the only thing I could think of to end the conversation. “Katie’s waiting on the boxes.”

 


 

Bishop reeled as if I’d slapped him with my words. I didn’t back down, staring right back at him as he gaped at me. As his own walls came crashing down, his face going from hurt to pissed in two seconds flat.

 


 

“You ruined us, Anabeth,” he said, his voice empty and lifeless. “Whatever happened—whatever you’re keeping from me—it destroyed us both. Don’t you get that? I should know what took you away from me. I should know why my heart’s been broken for fourteen goddamn years.”

 


 

But the words wouldn’t come. I’d promised myself I wouldn’t ever tell him, wouldn’t ever bring that pain to his door. A broken heart was nothing in comparison, so I simply shook my head and pressed my lips together as the tears flowed. As I collapsed under the grief and self-hatred that I carried every day. As I watched him shut down.

 


 

He grabbed a box of signs and headed for the stairs, leaving me behind. 

 


 

Alone.

 


 

Always.

 

 

 

 

Kristin Harte started off as a chemistry major in college but somehow ended up writing romances featuring ex-military heroes and the women who knock them to their knees…literally and figuratively. She likes drinking in the shade, snuggling under a warm blanket on a cold evening, and researching how to blow things up. Her children know nothing of what she writes, and her husband just hopes he’s not at their Chicago-ish home the day the government shows up to confront Kristin about her Google search history. 

When not writing good men doing bad things, Kristin can be found writing paranormal romance as Ellis Leigh or co-writing naughty novellas as London Hale.

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#NewRelease #Giveaway – Torn by Brooke O’Brien

Title: Torn
Series: A Tattered Heart Duet
Author: Brooke O’Brien
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: March 16, 2018

 

Ryan Blake is off limits.

She is everything I shouldn’t want, but do.

She’s my best friend’s sister, so feelings for her are out of the question. Her passion and fire trigger a spark in the dark hollows of my heart.

Now she’s turning eighteen, and my resolve is starting to wear thin.

I know I don’t deserve her, but I can’t walk away.

No matter how my heart aches for her, I know I’ll tear her heart in two.


RELEASING MARCH 30, 2018

 


Brooke O’Brien is the author of the Heart’s Compass series. She recently released the second book of the Heart’s Compass series, Lost Before You.

Growing up Brooke always had a love of writing; she started out writing poetry when she was young and began journaling her thoughts as she grew older. Diving headfirst into a good book has always been therapeutic for her. Now her two passions have collided.

She believes you can cure any bad day with chocolate. Brooke enjoys going on long drives with no destination in mind. She’s found that’s when her characters talk to her the most! If she’s not reading or writing, you’ll probably find her spending time with her family, watching NBA basketball, going to the movies, or collecting signed paperbacks.

#WOTR18 #Review #NewRelease – Outcast, A Good Guys Novel by Jamie Schossler

OUTCAST

KAYLA
My infatuation with Ezra Johnson started how all obsessions begin—with a simple crush. Over the years I silently soaked up every shy smile and random act of kindness, wrestling them away to a secret place in my heart meant for unrequited love.
Because if it wasn’t for the fact that I tutor him once a week, I’m pretty sure he wouldn’t even know I exist.
Then I find his sketchbook.
And it changes everything.

EZRA
There are two certainties in my life: I’ve been in love with Kayla Reynolds since I was fourteen, and I can’t have her.
I’ve spent years settling for a two-dimensional fantasy world, capturing her beauty with a pencil and paper. She’s kind, smart, gorgeous…
And she belongs to someone else.
Or so I thought.
An interesting turn of events makes me realize things aren’t always how they appear on the outside, and now I’ve got my chance to be the man she deserves.
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been called a loser. The cripple. An outcast.
But maybe—just maybe—this time the good guy won’t finish last.

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I received this book from the authors for an honest review.

OH MAN!!  Ezra!!  I gotta say it.  This is my favorite book of the series. FAVORITE!!!  Ezra and Kayla are such a great read!!

Ezra and Kayla are both blind to the way the other feels about them.  He thinks he is the gimp with the limp and the squishy belly guy so no way would this beautiful girl like him let alone LOOK at him THAT WAY.

Sure Kayla is a popularish girl who is seen as another guys girlfriend but little does everyone know what is really happening between Gavin and Kayla.  Side Note: Gavin needs a book.  He needs some love Jamie!!!

Ok back to the review.  When Kayla discovers Ezra’s secret she decided to go after what she wants buuuut is stunned he pushed her away.  The couple spend the summer writing letters and forming an amazing bond that will help them when they go away to the same college in a few months.

Ezra is such a great guy.  He feels even though he has changed a bit physically he is still not enough for Kayla and makes a few stupid decisions…but I mean even he says Guys do stupid things…..

Kayla is such a sensitive person.  She really loves her people with her entire heart.  She doesn’t let a lot of people in but when she does, you are set for life with her.  Looking at all the people she helps in her life from Gavin to Paul shows the amazing character she has and strength to know when to do the right thing.  Shauna is also a great person for her to connect with and she will help her grow in her charitable contributions.

There is just so much about this story that I love and I wasn’t able to put the book down because I needed to know what would happen….how would the first kiss go?  How would the first of OTHER things go? *wink*  But I loved seeing the two grow as a couple and as individuals in the story.

Jamie Schlosser grew up on a farm in Illinois surrounded by cornfields. Although she no longer lives in the country, her dream is to return to rural living someday. As a stay-at-home mom, she spends most of her days running back and forth between her two wonderful kids and her laptop. She loves her family, iced coffee, and happily-everafters. You can find out more about Jamie and upcoming books by visiting her Facebook page HERE

 

#WOTR18 #NEWRELEASE – Security Breach by Evan Grace

The highly-anticipated 1st book in the Rogue Security and Investigation Series…

SECURITY BREACH by Evan Grace is available for purchase!

FREE on Kindle Unlimited

A Contemporary Romance

 

 

It was only one night. One night, and I was sure I’d never see her again.

Fast forward six months and I’m staring into those same eyes. Only this time Delilah is my boss’s daughter. But the real kicker…she’s very much pregnant.

Now my only goal is to stand by her, protect her, and make sure my new family is taken care of.

But there’s a certain danger lurking in the shadows, threatening everything I hold dear.

I won’t rest until my family is safe. I won’t stop until I’ve annihilated every threat.

Delilah is mine. The child she’s carrying is mine…and I’ll be damned if anyone takes them away from me.

FREE on Kindle Unlimited

Enter to win a $20.00 Amazon Gift Card + Signed Paperback of Security Breach!

 

 

EXCERPT:

“It’s you.” I stand up from my chair and do a full perusal of Lilah’s body. My eyes dart down to her belly…her pregnant belly. I meet her eyes, expecting to see anger because of how I left her that night, but instead I see a flicker of something subtle before her face goes blank. “How are you?”

The muscle in her jaw ticks as she walks around me to the table and sets the folder down. “Mr. Meyers, I’m Delilah Mackenzie, the office manager. I need you to fill out these forms and then return them to the basket outside of my office. I’ll also need a copy of your insurance card, private investigator’s license, and driver’s license. Carrie can help you with that. Any questions?” She rests one hand on her belly and the other on her hip.

I don’t remember her being this sexy, but I can’t think of that now. “Is that…my baby?” Sweat dots my forehead and my pulse races. Throw me into a war zone and I’m cool, calm, and collected, but waiting to find out if I’m her baby’s father has me ready to freak out.

Lilah—no, Delilah—looks at me with fire in her eyes. “No, it’s my baby.” She’s out of the conference room, slamming the door behind her faster than I can say, “boo.”

I slowly lower myself into the chair and rest my head in my hands. It’s my baby, I know it is. The timing is just right for when we slept together.

That had been the most fun I’d had in a long time— the sex was phenomenal, and yeah, I knew she wasn’t that experienced, but I hadn’t had a clue how young she really was until I woke with her curled up against me. She just looked really young—too young for me once I came to my senses.

 

#WOTR18 #AuthorSpotlight – Attending Author Jenna Jacob @jennajacob3

Jenna Jacob

Tell us your name and then a bit about yourself.

I’m Jenna Jacob, a kinky monkey who loves life and loves to laugh! I write BDSM Erotic Romance, Romantic Comedy, and Erotic Contemporary stories with hot Alpha men and feisty women who make it well worth the effort to seduce.

When and Why did you start to write?

I’ve been writing all my life, it’s like breathing air, but didn’t start publishing stories until five years ago.

What authors do you always read or suggest to others?

OMG – That list is too long and it keeps growing by the minute.

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

You can’t just vomit words out onto the page, you have to dissect each line and ask yourself a million questions – or as Mr. Jacob loving refers to it as: “Analyze the piss out of each and every story.” Seriously, writing is hard work, but I’ve never had a job more rewarding or fulfilling!

What are you working on now?

Oh, a slow-burning scorcher! The second in “The Doms of Her Life” Titled: “Heavenly Rising”. I’m co-authoring with the amazing Shayla Black and Isabella LaPearl.

When writing are you a pantser or plotter?

I’m a pantser 99.99999% of the time.

What are your social links?

Website
E Mail: jenna@jennajacob.com
Facebook Fan Page
Twitter
Instagram
Amazon Author page
Newsletter
Books+Main Bites

What are your buy links?

That list is HUGE. It might be best to check out my website: www.jennajacob.com and click away from there if you find something that sets your panties on fire. Remember: Batteries NOT included – sorry!! LOL

 

Angie’s Review of Embracing My Submission (The Doms of Genesis #1) HERE

Kristi’s Review of  Seeking My Destiny (The Doms of Genesis   #8)  Here

#WOTR18 #Review #TwinsieForTheDayJordan – 24 Roses by Elena M. Reyes

 

24 Roses

24 roses.
24 days filled with declarations of love.
24 moments where life will mark her as mine.

I’ve loved Anahi Pratt since she moved in next door at the age of twelve. With her knobby knees and a mouthful of braces she made my heart thump harshly inside my pre-pubescent chest. One look into the greenest eyes I’d ever seen and I was hooked for life. Owned.

However, I was tongue-tied and confused. Did the only thing I could and offered my friendship.

After years, those feelings never changed. Instead they grew—morphed into something deep and profound. But never once did she see me as more than a friend. Never did she see the man that worshiped the ground she walked on. The man that desired to be what she wanted. Needed.

I stayed on the sidelines until that day:

A crash.

Her life on the line and my world came to a screeching halt.

Life is short and changes in the blink of an eye, a lesson I suddenly understood. There wasn’t a second to wait. No more hiding behind the guise of friendship.

She was mine and it was time I claimed her.

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Review by Jordan

Can Bryson win Anahi over and make her see that they are meant to be together? Their childhood friendship that has withstood years of other relationships and set ups culminate into an epic love story or will they realize they were never meant to be anything other than friends. Bryson is determined to woo Anahi with a rose each day and a determination to prove he the man that she has always wanted. Will 24 roses be enough? The story of best friends with hidden desires for each other is sweet in the best of ways. They are the cutest couple with their moms trying to constantly set them up. With everyone around them knowing their true desires, will the two of them finally be able to find their way to each other and finally live their happily ever after? I loved these characters and their magical story of how the find their true love within their best friend.

Elena M. Reyes was born and raised in Miami Florida. She is the epitome of a Floridian and if she could live in her beloved flip-flops, she would.
As a small child, she was always intrigued with all forms of art—whether it was dancing to island rhythms, or painting with any medium she could get her hands on. Her first taste of writing came to her during her fifth grade year when her class was prompted to participate in the D. A. R. E. Program and write an essay on what they’d learned.
Her passion for reading over the years has amassed her with hours of pleasure. It wasn’t until she stumbled upon fanfiction that her thirst to write overtook her world. She now resides in Central Florida with her husband and son, spending all her down time letting her creativity flow and letting her characters grow.

 

#WOTR18 #AuthorSpotlight – Attending Author Elissa Daye @daenira

Elissa Daye

Tell us your name and then a bit about yourself.

Elissa Daye

When and Why did you start to write?

I started writing odds and ends when I was a child. I loved reading so much that I wanted to recreate the magic for myself. It wasn’t until I was an adult that I really attempted to finish a complete novel.

What authors do you always read or suggest to others?

I love J.K. Rowling. She’s an inspiration to me even though we write completely separate genres. Anne Rice and Christina Dodd are two more of my favorites.

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

It’s cathartic. Seriously, who needs therapy when you can work out some of your issues through your characters. Maybe that’s why I get so lost in their stories.

What are you working on now?

Almost Home a contemporary romance with a leading lady dealing with a traumatic past. It will be an emotional rollercoaster for sure.

When writing are you a pantser or plotter?

I do a little of each actually. Sometimes, I just want to fly by the seat of my pants and let the muse take over. Other times, I need to find ways to strengthen my plot. I do more plotting for my fantasy titles than my contemporary romances.

What are your social links?

Facebook

Web page

Twitter

What are your buy links?

Amazon

Angie’s Review of Crushed HERE

Kelly’s Review of Banished HERE

 

#NewRelease #Review #ReverseHarem – The More the Merrier by KB Ladnier

This would be Lowen Westmon’s first Christimas since the passing of her father. She decides she’ll make the most of it and spend her holiday with nothing more than sappy Christmas movies and a ton of alcohol to get her through it. However, her plans are derailed when the second half of her duplex cabin, gets rented out for the next two weeks by three sexy men that are in town for an all-male, holiday strip show. At first, she’s thrilled to have such hot man candy right next door. But between their loud music, incessant need to use all the hot water, and constant badgering for her to join in on the fun, Lowen might just lose her mind instead. That is, if she doesn’t lose her heart to them first. Naughty Santas, blizzards, and one too many spiked egg nogs, are just a few of the things in store for Lowen on this holiday. But the question still stands; What will happen after Christmas is over? ***Recommended for ages 18+ for strong sexual situations and language***

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I received this book from the author for an honest review.

One of the things I love about this author is her dark humor…her sarcasm is right up there with mine so I get her totally.  Another thing I love about her books are the way she writes the perfect men to complement our heroine.  Her heroines are always smart, sassy,  and a whole lot badassy!!

This book starts with Low missing her father.  She is going to drown her sorrows with Jack Daniels and Christmas movies when 3 hotties move in next door.  Ez is the sweet boy next door.  Tobi is the hot dominant and Jasper is the flirty one of the group.

The guys are all fawning over our girl and she is doing everything in her power to ignore them even if her libido is not on board with it.  The guys push Low and soon she is a part of their holiday charity show.  This forces her to spend more and more time with the guys and start to grow more and more feelings for them.

We see Low pushing her feelings for the guys away because of her abandonment fears but when she must face everything she has her trusty best friend Sara there to smack her into facing what is really happening.  Everyone needs a best friend like Sara!

I loved loved loved the story.  The guys all have a special place in my heart just like Low’s.

K.B. Ladnier is from a small city in Southern Mississippi. She has one daughter and three cats who she claims are stealing her soul in only tiny doses so she won’t notice. She is a cyborg and spends most of her time hiding from her tiny human so she doesn’t have to share her snacks as she reads her favorite books. She hates the beach yet lives only ten minutes away from it and daydreams of mountains and snow. She is married to a hot nerd and loves him dearly even though he hordes cookies and occasionally hides her prosthetic leg from her when she’s mad, so he can get a quick escape. She plans to write as long as people continue loving what she does, otherwise she’s going to say screw it and do her second dream of owning a coffee shop. Though, she may still do both.

 

#newrelease – Our Alternate Ending by Katie Fox

Our Alternate Ending

She was the hot mess who stumbled through his door.
He was the one who gave her a chance.

*****************

When Elle Callihan finds herself on the twenty-sixth floor of the country’s top publishing firm after putting her dreams on hold for five years, she’s not about to allow the opportunity to slip through her fingers.

There’s just one problem.

Her new, humorless, this-needs-to-be-done-right-now, jerk of a boss makes her working life a living hell.

With the minutes on his own clock ticking, CEO and certified workaholic, Owen Caldwell, has no time for anything. Not relationships. Not life. And certainly not the connection that simmers between himself and his new assistant.

As the pair work together, their undeniable attraction draws them closer, bringing a realization that sometimes life and the people in it are worth slowing down for. But when Elle is presented with a plot twist she never saw coming, she quickly learns that crafting her own story may be much harder than she initially thought.

Faced with a difficult decision, she has two choices: write the truth or deliver an alternate ending she knows they both deserve.

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Katie Fox was born in Florida and raised in Pennsylvania, where she still currently resides with her husband and son. A hopeless romantic, she is a sucker for a good love story. When you don’t find her nose buried in one, she’s usually found in her writing cave, giving life to the voices in her head. Since a very young age, writing has been her passion. Katie has a crazy obsession with social media and loves interacting with her fans.

 

#WOTR18 #authorspotlight – Attending Author AJ Renee @ajreneeauthor

A.J. Renee

Tell us your name and then a bit about yourself.

I’m AJ Renee and I’m a romance author who loves happily ever afters. I’m a military wife and mother of three little girls who I adore and drive me nuts. I fell in love with reading after I was given The Secret by Julie Garwood. School always forced reading and while there were a few I enjoyed, it made me resent reading. Now I look forward to falling in love with a good book.

When and Why did you start to write?

I started writing almost four years ago. My best friend passed suddenly and the fact that she never got her own happily ever after nagged at me. An idea popped into my head and wouldn’t go away until I sat down and started working it out into the first draft of Widower’s Aura. I never planned on publishing it. It was for me and it was a form of grief therapy, but things kind of snow balled after that.

What authors do you always read or suggest to others?

Julie Garwood, Nora Roberts, Kathleen Brooks, HJ Bellus, Carina Adams, and too many others to count. If I loved it, my friends heard about it.

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

That you can’t force it. The characters write themselves.

What are you working on now?

My first paranormal romance.

When writing are you a pantser or plotter?

I’m a mix. If I plot too much than I find myself unable to write. I know where I want to go but there are many times that my characters surprise me with a twist. I think this makes it more fun and even addicting for me. I want to know what is going to happen.

What are your social links?

NEWSLETTER Sign-up 👉 http://bit.ly/2bdqx9f
FACEBOOK 👉 www.facebook.com/ajreneeauthor
TWITTER 👉 www.twitter.com/ajreneeauthor
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BOOKS + MAIN BITES 👉 https://bookandmainbites.com/users/20529
BOOKBUB 👉 https://www.bookbub.com/profile/aj-renee
WEBSITE 👉 www.ajrenee.com
AMAZON 👉 http://amzn.to/2fmR0Wj
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St. Fleur Belles Reader Group 👉 http://bit.ly/2bmtFmI

What are your buy links?

════ ST. FLEUR SERIES ════
WIDOWER’S AURA, St. Fleur #1
AMAZON 👉 smarturl.it/widowersauraAMZN
NOOK 👉 smarturl.it/widowersauraBN
KOBO 👉 smarturl.it/widowersauraKOBO
iBOOK 👉 smarturl.it/widowersauraITUNES

ALWAYS MINE, St. Fleur #2
AMAZON 👉 smarturl.it/alwaysmineAMZN
NOOK 👉 smarturl.it/alwaysmineBN
KOBO 👉 smarturl.it/alwaysmineKOBO
iBOOK 👉 smarturl.it/alwaysmineITUNES
SMASHWORDS 👉 http://bit.ly/2ij0ksy

DUPLICITY, St. Fleur #3
AMAZON 👉 smarturl.it/duplicityAMZN
NOOK 👉 smarturl.it/duplicityBN
KOBO 👉 smarturl.it/duplicityKOBO
iBOOKS 👉 smarturl.it/duplicityITUNES

BEAUTY UNMASKED
smarturl.it/beautyunmasked

WINTER’S SURPRISE
smarturl.it/winterssurprise

FRACTURED FAIRTYTALES
https://www.amazon.com/Fractured-Fairytales-R-L-Weeks-ebook/dp/B072MW783B

A DEADLY WORLD ANTHOLOGY
https://www.amazon.com/Deadly-World-Vampires-Paris-ebook/dp/B0775XN2NQ