{"id":19441,"date":"2017-10-18T10:00:44","date_gmt":"2017-10-18T15:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=19441"},"modified":"2017-10-09T16:10:53","modified_gmt":"2017-10-09T21:10:53","slug":"bloggerfosteringanauthorweek-thebotanist-the-sin-bin-book-3-by-dahlia-donovan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=19441","title":{"rendered":"#BloggerFosteringAnAuthorWeek #MM #Giveaway &#8211; TheBotanist, The Sin Bin Book #3 by Dahlia Donovan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20818848_10213523019380012_6776319386430477799_o.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19576 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20818848_10213523019380012_6776319386430477799_o.jpg?resize=474%2C284\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20818848_10213523019380012_6776319386430477799_o.jpg?w=1014 1014w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20818848_10213523019380012_6776319386430477799_o.jpg?resize=300%2C180 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20818848_10213523019380012_6776319386430477799_o.jpg?resize=768%2C460 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20818848_10213523019380012_6776319386430477799_o.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/The-Botanist-FB-Banner.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19582 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/The-Botanist-FB-Banner.jpg?resize=474%2C175\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/The-Botanist-FB-Banner.jpg?w=851 851w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/The-Botanist-FB-Banner.jpg?resize=300%2C111 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/The-Botanist-FB-Banner.jpg?resize=768%2C284 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/BotanistCover600.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19583\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/BotanistCover600.jpg?resize=193%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/BotanistCover600.jpg?resize=193%2C300 193w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/BotanistCover600.jpg?w=386 386w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/synopsis.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6165\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/synopsis.png?resize=156%2C54\" alt=\"\" width=\"156\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<h2>When mistaken identity leads a young botanist into trouble, Navy SEALs come to the rescue.<\/h2>\n<h2>Aled Demers prefers plants over people. He survives an attack in Anguilla alive but emotionally and physically scarred. Back home in Cardiff, he struggles with PTSD and his unraveling life.<\/h2>\n<h2>Wyatt &#8220;Earp&#8221; Hardy lives for his SEAL brothers. Retiring from military service brings new challenges for him to face. The last thing he expects is for his next mission to involve falling for the much younger botanist.<\/h2>\n<h2>If the botanist has the strength to heal, can Wyatt find the courage to love?<\/h2>\n<h2>The short story The Botanist is book three in Dahlia Donovan&#8217;s international bestselling gay romance series, The Sin Bin. Each one features hot rugby players and the men who steal their hearts.<\/h2>\n<h2><em>&#8220;With no editing or grammatical errors to disrupt my reading flow, this was one helluva story that packs a mighty punch for being short. And that, right there, is the only problem I have with it! I NEEDED MORE!!!! I seriously wasn&#8217;t ready for this book to be over. I loved every single word.&#8221; ~Merissa, The Romance Reviews<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/giveaway.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6158\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/giveaway.png?resize=161%2C55\" alt=\"\" width=\"161\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"rcwidget_1x09ywwe\" class=\"rcptr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/9706570391\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-raflid=\"9706570391\" data-theme=\"classic\" data-template=\"\">a Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a><br \/>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/widget-prime.rafflecopter.com\/launch.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/excerpt.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6157\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/excerpt.png?resize=132%2C50\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a boat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPretty sure it\u2019s a yacht.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNope. It\u2019s a boat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy\u2019s there a yacht-like boat in the combat zone?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBetter question: Can we make it go boom?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithin the parameters of our war games with the Brits?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoes it matter?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOi, Earp. Get your twats to shut the bloody hell up, will you? They\u2019re clogging up our airwaves. Are they comedians or soldiers?\u201d The dry humour in Hamish Ross\u2019s voice echoed loudly in Wyatt\u2019s ear where he\u2019d been working valiantly to ignore the chatter from his team. \u201cYou listening?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re Navy SEALs, Hamster, not soldiers. We leave that grunt shit to you.\u201d Wyatt couldn\u2019t help needling his old friend and SAS counterpart. They\u2019d worked together multiple times over the years, sharing secrets, wounds, and beers. \u201cHey, Ross, any clue why there\u2019s a vessel in our designated dive area?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNone.\u201d Hamish spoke in muffled tones to someone, and a long silence stretched before he returned to Wyatt. \u201cShouldn\u2019t be there, Earp. We\u2019re picking up four warm bodies on the thermal camera. They\u2019re not ours\u2014or yours. Boat\u2019s registered to a local rental company, the owner claims only one person should be on it. A botany student from Cardiff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA botany student from Cardiff?\u201d Wyatt glanced over at Trace, who looked almost as confused as he felt. \u201cWhy the fuck would a\u2014 You know what, never mind\u2014what are we doing?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/teasers.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6167\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/teasers.png?resize=125%2C51\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"51\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/BotanistReviewTeaser3.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19584\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/BotanistReviewTeaser3.png?resize=300%2C251\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/BotanistReviewTeaser3.png?resize=300%2C251 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/BotanistReviewTeaser3.png?resize=768%2C644 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/BotanistReviewTeaser3.png?w=940 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/about-the-author.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6153\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/about-the-author.png?resize=231%2C55\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<p><em>Dahlia Donovan wrote her first romance series after a crazy dream about shifters and damsels in distress.\u00a0 She prefers irreverent humour and unconventional characters.\u00a0 An autistic and occasional hermit, her life wouldn\u2019t be complete without her husband and her massive collection of books and video games.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Buy-Links.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6156\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Buy-Links.png?resize=158%2C45\" alt=\"\" width=\"158\" height=\"45\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hottreepublishing.com\/the-botanist%0d\">https:\/\/www.hottreepublishing.com\/the-botanist<\/a><\/p>\n<p>All digital links: <a href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/botanist\">https:\/\/books2read.com\/botanist<\/a><\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/social-links.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6164\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/social-links.png?resize=173%2C52\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"52\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Website:<\/strong>\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/dahliadonovan.com\/\">http:\/\/dahliadonovan.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Book Bub:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookbub.com\/authors\/dahlia-donovan\">https:\/\/www.bookbub.com\/authors\/dahlia-donovan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Facebook<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dahliadonovan\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dahliadonovan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Twitter<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DahliaDonovan\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/DahliaDonovan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Goodreads<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/8184061.Dahlia_Donovan\">https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/8184061.Dahlia_Donovan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Newsletter sign up<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/Q0n0X\">http:\/\/eepurl.com\/Q0n0X<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Join the Hot Tree Publishing Gay Romance Author Reader Group:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1326515147425106\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1326515147425106\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reader Group: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/562721720498582\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/562721720498582\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When mistaken identity leads a young botanist into trouble, Navy SEALs come to the rescue. 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