#WOTR #Review #ShortStory #MayToDecemberRomance – Branded by Ryan Michele

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Grady shouldn’t make my body quiver. He’s my father’s best friend and everywhere.
A misunderstanding taught me one hard lesson in love.
Coming home is supposed to help me clear my head. With Grady around, I can’t turn off my mind or my body.
He’s decided to set me straight on the past and rewrite our future. I’m in more trouble than I ever thought possible.
**This is a short story which contains insta-everything. If you’re not in the mood for a short, fast, hot read, this isn’t the book for you. For the rest of you, enjoy Grady—he’s hot.**

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What the what what??  A Girl falls her for dad’s buddy.  Ok I was a little squeamish but then I was like “Ryan won’t take it THERE to a gross place…..right??” SO I sat on New Year’s Eve and queued it up in my reading day binge…….

So Emma is headed home from school for break.  She is looking forward to just being able to chill out but know she will see Grady.  She has been attracted to him forever but he is daddy’s friend…..

Grady has watched Emma grow up her entire life.  He has watched her go from a gawky teen to a beautiful woman. Should he be lusting after his friend’s daughter?  UHM NO but he can’t stop the growing attraction between them.

If you like insta-love then you prolly are not going to be fan but this is a short story so you gotta expect it.  If you are not a fan of older dude and younger girl or the whole daddy’s best friend story line, again you prolly wanna stay away but if you love Ryan and know she won’t make you feel tooo skeeved out then you will enjoy the short sexy read.

 

Ryan Michele found her passion in bringing fictional characters to life. She loves being in an imaginative world where anything is possible, and she has a knack for special twists readers don’t see coming.

She writes MC, Contemporary, Erotic, Paranormal, New Adult, Inspirational, and other romance-based genres. Whether it’s bikers, wolf-shifters, mafia, etc., Ryan spends her time making sure her heroes are strong and her heroines match them at every turn.

When she isn’t writing, Ryan is a mom and wife living in rural Illinois and reading by her pond in the warm sun.

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#ReleaseBlitz #Novella – Love at Lucky Stables, Every Woman’s Fantasy #1 by Ashley Hampton

Love at Lucky Stables (Every Woman's Fantasy #1)

Mystery surrounds Lucky Stables. Many, like Emily Lane’s parents, fell in love there. After tragedy struck, Emily ran far away, believing the Stables were cursed. In Emily’s absence, Shane Patterson stepped in to help Emily’s aging father. When Emily returns home, will Shane help her believe in love and luck again?

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Ashley Hampton works as a Licensed Psychologist in private practice during the day. When she leaves work, she puts on her writer and photographer hats and enjoys living in the worlds created in her mind. She lives near her hometown of Birmingham, Alabama with her cat, Gemma. Ashley wanted to find a creative way to meld her love for music and psychology with writing, and the Southern Rock Lyrics series was born. With other series planned, Ashley wants to write in the romance, erotica, and psychological thriller genres.

 

#WOTR #Review #ReleaseDay – Catching Raindrops (The Sutter Family, #1) by: H. D’Agostino

Catching Raindrops (The Sutter Family, #1)

Ever feel like your entire life has been planned out for you before you were even born?

As the only girl in the Sutter family and daughter of an ‘almost Olympian’, my parents have always had goals for me. I never questioned them and always strived to be the best. I thought I knew what I wanted in life until I didn’t.

One mistake, and the straight path I had planned was suddenly crooked. Goals that I’d worked for since I was little didn’t seem so important anymore; And the one place I never thought I’d go back to was the only place I wanted to be… home, where I found comfort in the most unlikely place.

At six years my senior, Brock Foster has always been unattainable. He was the boy that filled my fantasies. I resigned myself years ago to never feel his touch, never know what his kisses were like, or to have him wrap me in his arms. I never thought when I came home that he would still be there, or that he’d remember me.

Sometimes the future that we think we want isn’t what we need. Sometimes those bumps and turns mold us into who we were always meant to be, and sometimes they lead us to who we should have always been with.

Brock Foster helped me to embrace my path. He taught me to stop and catch the raindrops, and open myself to love again.

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Oh boy Nick Sutter there is a new Alpha in town.  Who cares that he is a former student, good friend and trusted member of your football staff…he is going to become you enemy to the 100th degree!!!  Ok it’s not THAT serious but when a man makes a play for your baby girl……daddy isn’t going to like it or him very much!!  Yeah can you tell I loved seeing Nick get so fired up and having Leah there to “talk him off the ledge” so to speak!!??

Emma Sutter loved Brock for as long as she can remember but given there was a 5 year age gap there was no way anything was going to happen plus it’s not like he thought of her that way.

Brock Stone always was drawn to Emma but she was hands off for 2 reasons : her age and her daddy!!

When Emma is in college but returns for the summer the two have a chance meeting.  He knew her right away but she wasn’t so sure.  The chemistry is there and crazy thick.  They start sneaking around behind old dad’s back.  Brock and Emma are falling fast and hard but the sneaking around is wearing Brock down.  When Emma is about to come clean to her folks about Brock, her past comes crashing down hard all around her.  Secrets she never wanted told are revealed and she is left drowning.  Brock is a mess and confused.

This book makes my heart so happy but I am left confused….do I stay with Team Nick or do I jump on to Team Brock?  Any fan of the Shattered Series will be as excited as I was to read this book.  I loved revisiting all of my old favorites, plus seeing their kids grown up.  I can’t wait for Aaron and Ryan’s books because those boys…..especially Aaron are trying my nerves!!!!  Kick his butt Mel!!!

My favorite scenes : The letter Leah gives to Em…teary I tell ya annnd the Epilogue.  OMG Nick Sutter you are a trouble maker!!!

I received a copy of this book for an honest review.

I loved the Sutter family so to be able to see their children grow and watch their parents struggle with the children’s decisions was amazing.  They are my family I feel what they feel.

Emma went away to college but is now home on summer break. Something happened that changed her but she is not saying what. She is keeping that secret locked up close to her heart. Emma wanted to get away forget the past go back to what she knows and loves her family. What she doesn’t expect it to fall for a man let a lone Brock Foster her first crush.

Brock Foster is back in his home town working for Nick Sutter when he runs into Emma Sutter his world is shifted.  He has feelings for Emma but with her age and her dad being Nick she has always been OFF LIMITS and even though they are older same rules apply since he now works for Nick. This has trouble written all over it.

I am Team Brock all the way he stole my heart after reading this one. I loved seeing Nick deal with his daughter and her issues. I also enjoyed meeting Emma’s best friend Melinda and cannot wait to see what is in store for her.  There were some great scenes in this book that had me crying and laughing. nick has not changed I don’t think he ever will, he will always be a kid at heart. I am so excited to read more about these Sutter kids. I have a feeling I will want to do harm to Aaron when his book comes out but somehow I think Mel will turn him around.

eather D’Agostino is an avid reader turned Bestselling Author of the Contemporary Romance Series The Broken Series, The Shattered Series, The Second Chances Series, The Cook Brothers Series, and Romantic Suspense series The Witness Series.

She attended the University of North Carolina at Charlotte where she received a Bachelor’s of Arts in Elementary Education with a minor in Mathematics.

She currently lives in Central New York with her husband, two children, two dogs, and three cats. When she’s not writing she can usually be found at the dance studio, soccer field, or one of the many other places that she plays ‘Supermom’.

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#Review #NewRelease #Paranormal #RH #Serial- Flesh and Sin: Under the Skin Serial Part Five by K.B. Ladnier

Flesh and Sin: Under the Skin Serial Part Five

***This is Part Five in the Under the Skin serials with a 20,000+ word count, and is a ménage. Blood: Under the Skin Book One must be read first. Recommended for ages 18+***

My names Claudia Adams. I’m a fairly upbeat vampire with an unhealthy obsession for glitter, and I love to dance at the strip club and bar I work at called The Sassy Sanguine.

I thought my life couldn’t get any crazier after an Ancient almost took away my best friend, Lucy, six months ago.

Why did I have to be wrong?

Not only am I dealing with THE vampire bride from hell, but now I’m being reeled into an STF investigation that is bringing back memories I didn’t know I was missing.

Memories that could begin to unwind my sanity the closer I get to solving this case.

I don’t have nearly enough glitter to pretty up this ugly mess…

-Serials in Order-

BLOOD:
Blood and Ink
Blood and Lust
Blood and Bondage
Blood and Revenge

FLESH:
Flesh and Sin
Flesh and Delirium
Flesh and Forever

BONES: TBA

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GAH!!  I am so excited to get this installment of the serial.  Claudia totally killed me in the beginning parts of the serial so finally getting to see her with her men is going to make my heart happy.  The only think about this book I didn’t like…It needed to be LONGER!!  I wasn’t ready for the end!!

Claudia is totally in love with her maker Abraham but he doesn’t see her that way or does he?  She is uncovering some things about herself and her past that has been kept blocked from her mind.  We learn why and what she has blocked plus by whom.  I can’t wait for the continuation of this story.

Abraham and Diego are both mesmerized by the glitter queen aka Lucy’s bestie.  Both men want more from her then they are ready to admit to themselves but when Claudia starts to remember her past they will be there to help her.  Abraham is there because he is her maker but Diego is there because her memory will help his case!

I seriously can not wait for more from this series!!

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.

 

 

#Review #NewRelease – Girl on a Swing by Bella Roccaforte

Girl on a Swing by Bella Roccaforte

Sometimes the road love takes a detour…

It’s been 10 years since Wren’s parents were killed in a car accident, leaving her and her brother behind. Wren’s life has been spiraling downward ever since. She’s trapped in an abusive marriage, her career as an artist has never had a chance to flourish, and all of her hope is gone. If she doesn’t break away from all that’s dragging her down, she’s afraid she’ll never escape it.

She turns to her lifelong friend, Maddox, the only person who’s been there for her through it all. He helps her understand her own strength so she can finally begin making bold changes in her life. But falling in love with him was never part of the plan.

When their forbidden relationship jeopardizes everything Wren has worked for, will anyone be left standing by her side?

 

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This is a truly captivating story. Wren has been dealt a raw deal with life. Her parents death have left a permanent scar on her with a hefty burden of having to grow up way too fast and getting caught up in a life that was not meant for her. She gets into a marriage that is absolutely toxic but finally decides to take a huge step in an effort to get her life back. Bella Roccaforte does an incredible job of sucking you in and taking you on this very emotional ride with Wren as she decides to take her life back. There are many parts of this story that hit home with myself and I am sure many others can relate. The situations, as well as the relationships, get very intense. Wren’s journey is absolutely incredible and one that I am super happy that Bella has shared with us. Get ready for this ride as it is full of turmoil, emotion and beauty, but with that special Bella charm that will still make you smile and laugh. Yes, Girl on a Swing, bring it on!

 

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UtopYA 2015 Nominee for:

Best Supernatural Villain – The Specter from INK by Bella Roccaforte

Best Supernatural Series of the Year
INK by Bella Roccaforte

Best Kiss
Cole & Claire – Moon Crossed by Bella Roccaforte

Best Serial Series
Moon Crossed by Bella Roccaforte

Bella’s motto has always been that you can choose to watch life pass you by or your can be the one spinning the world. You have to get out and live, life won’t come to you!

Bella has always seen things in the world with a different view and has been an avid story-teller. She is enjoying putting her crazy musings into print for others to enjoy.

To her, one of the most exciting parts of writing is getting a chance to interact with readers. It is truly her hope that readers will reach out and tell her what they like and even don’t like about her stories. She’s looking forward to a relationship with the readers to better write stories they will love.

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#WOTR #Review – Branded by: Ryan Michele

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Grady shouldn’t make my body quiver. He’s my father’s best friend and everywhere.
A misunderstanding taught me one hard lesson in love.
Coming home is supposed to help me clear my head. With Grady around, I can’t turn off my mind or my body.
He’s decided to set me straight on the past and rewrite our future. I’m in more trouble than I ever thought possible.
**This is a short story which contains insta-everything. If you’re not in the mood for a short, fast, hot read, this isn’t the book for you. For the rest of you, enjoy Grady—he’s hot.**

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I won a free copy of this book.

If you are looking for a quick read that has insta-love between an older man and younger woman you will probably enjoy this one. There are hot scenes a little drama that makes this a good read.

Emma is on a break from school and headed home. This should be an enjoyable down time for her but she will have to see her dad’s best friend Grady.  Emma has had feelings for him for a long time and before school started she poured her heart out to him only to have her heart crushed.

Grady has seen all of Emma’s firsts as he watched her grow up. He knows he shouldn’t have feelings for her but he can no longer ignore his heart. Can they make this work? What will become of his relationship with his best friend?

I enjoyed this quick read. Grady and Emma were great although I wanted to give them both a good shake at times. Grady for letting a girl speak to and put down Emma the way she did. Emma for running away instead of talking to Grady. The insta attraction lust and love was burning hot. I enjoyed Emma and Grady’s story.

Ryan Michele found her passion in bringing fictional characters to life. She loves being in an imaginative world where anything is possible, and she has a knack for special twists readers don’t see coming.

She writes MC, Contemporary, Erotic, Paranormal, New Adult, Inspirational, and other romance-based genres. Whether it’s bikers, wolf-shifters, mafia, etc., Ryan spends her time making sure her heroes are strong and her heroines match them at every turn.

When she isn’t writing, Ryan is a mom and wife living in rural Illinois and reading by her pond in the warm sun.

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#WOTR – #Review – Mother Trucker: A Bad Boys of the Road Story – by: Chelsea Camaron

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He’s the kind of my man my mother always warned me about.

Small towns keep no secrets. Everyone knows all the mistakes that cover Greer Jones’ past.

Yet one look, one kiss, and somehow all his wrongs are suddenly oh so right.

In the end, my heart wants what it wants even as my mind screams he’s one bad …

Mother Trucker.

***This is a small town romance that is a fast paced short story. If insta-attraction, insta-lust, insta-love, and insta-ever after aren’t your thing then this isn’t the book for you. If it is then prepare yourself to meet Greer and fall for one bad Mother Trucker!***

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I have enjoyed all of Chelsea Camaron’s books so far and this was a great entertaining quick read. So picking this up was a great deal plus I absolutely loved the title.

Greer is the ultimate dad he gave up a lot to make sure his daughter was provided for and knew she had someone she could depend on. Greer has to deal with his daughter’s mother who only tries to squeeze every last penny from Greer and does not treat their daughter well.

Lia has had her eye on Greer for a while but with everything going on in his life he probably wouldn’t have time for her. Things change after a meeting in the local bar and a ride home that kiss changed everything.

I absolutely fell in love with Greer the way he treated his daughter and Lia was amazing. Lia was wonderful the way she took care of her niece and Greer’s daughter. I really would have loved more of Greer and his kind heart that is full of love for his girls. He works hard and loves harder.

USA Today Bestselling author Chelsea Camaron is a small town Carolina girl with a big imagination. She is a wife and mom chasing her dreams. She writes contemporary romance, erotic suspense, and psychological thrillers. She loves to write blue-collar men who have real problems with a fictional twist. From mechanics to bikers to oil riggers to smokejumpers, bar owners, and beyond, she loves a strong hero who works hard and plays harder.

#KindleWorlds #Historical – The Watchmaker and the Widow Historical Western (A Kindle World Book) by Linnea Alexis

The Watchmaker and the Widow

Historical Western (A Kindle World Book)

On his way to California, watchmaker Deacon Fletcher, stops at his grandmother’s ranch in Montana. En route, his trip hits one snag after another, each threatening to derail his plan to begin a lucrative job in San Francisco. Further complicating matters is the pretty young widow who lives nearby.

After four years, Molly Goode still grieves the loss of her husband. Raising a young daughter, preparing and selling preserves, and helping her father, leave little time for courting, which suits her just fine—until a handsome watchmaker turns her head.

As Deacon spends time in Morgan’s Crossing, he becomes more involved in the ranch, along with Molly and her daughter. Soon his career goals are challenged and his character tested. As Molly warms toward him, can he convince her that Cupid’s arrow can strike more than once?

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Linnea Alexis stopped stirring up trouble in the corporate world a few years ago and now satisfies her appetite for adventure by writing about second chances. She writes Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense, and Historical Romance where flawed heroes and heroines find their Happily Ever After.

Find her at www.linneaalexis.com.

 

 

#ReleaseBlitz #MC – Mistrust by Kathryn Kelly

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Title: MISTRUST

Series: DEATH DWELLERS MC

Author: Kathryn Kelly

Release Date: January 6, 2017

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When Roxy Doucette meets the all too handsome, Knox Harrington, sparks fly. He’s the new assistant to the club’s attorney. However, Christopher “Outlaw” Caldwell, the club’s president, is suspicious of Knox’s true reasons for being there. Something about Knox just rubs Outlaw the wrong way, therefore, he asks Roxy to get Knox into bed for some “pillow talk”. At first, she’s outraged at Outlaw’s proposal, but accepts that he might be right and the club could be in jeopardy. She agrees to “date” Knox and the war of wills begin.

Born in wealth and privilege, Knox Harrington is a former police officer who has little regard for biker clubs. In particular the Death Dwellers, and ESPECIALLY the president. Now a private investigator, Knox is working on behalf of his uncle to bring Outlaw and the Dwellers down. The club members’ nefarious deeds warrant their destruction. Knox intends to achieve that by any means possible.

When he meets the beautiful, formidable Roxy, there’s instant attraction between them. However, he sees an opportunity to use her to ferret information about the club. He’s over-the-top-arrogant, believing the ignorance and stupidity of Outlaw will ultimately be the club’s downfall. Knox hasn’t a clue that Roxy is on to him. She’s also attracted to him.

Aside from the safety of the club, Roxy’s in it for the benefits. She has a new lease on life after surviving cancer. Besides Knox’s low-down behavior, she’s a 44-year-old, mother of four children and Knox is ten years younger than she is. However, she can’t resist the challenge when Knox lets it be known that he’s the sharpest tool in the shed. He sure the hell is a tool. The foolish kind and Roxy is determined to teach him a lesson or two.

Let the games begin.

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#Review #NewRelease – Backburn (Combustible #4) by: Brandy L. Rivers

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Sometimes to control a fire you have to start one.
A string of arsons has Officer Marissa Cortez willing to pair up with an old flame in order to find the firebug. She’ll do her best to ignore the chemistry that has never died.

He realized his mistake in the midst of danger.

Seasoned fireman, Dave Metcalf, has a sea of regrets. The biggest was pushing his now ex-wife away while recovering from a bad fire. With her illness, his son comes to live with him again, giving him a new perspective.

Watching a comrade go down pushes Metcalf to help in the investigation.

The spark never died between Marissa and Metcalf. They’ll have to work together to find the culprit and end the wave of destruction sweeping Lakeridge.

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This series gets better and better. I enjoyed seeing Metclaf and Marissa’s story. This is a great love story of two people who came together, drifted apart, only to find their way back to one another.

Metcalf went through a dark patch in his life as he watched a man burn alive. Then his wife left him and moved away taking their son with him. He has his life back together with his ex-wife drops their son at his doorstep and arsons are starting back up again.  Metcalf now finds himself paired with Marissa to find out who is responsible for the arsons.

Marissa is a little leery of starting things with Metcalf. For starters they are now working together as a team on an assignment and two he left her once for his ex-wife. Will dealing with everything Metcalf has going on in his life and dealing with work be too much for Marissa? Will she stick it out or turn the other way?

I enjoyed the passion between these two and the love both of them had for Ashton. Being able to catch up with the other firefighters was a bonus. Marissa’s brother, Isandro, will learn to knock before entering his sister’s house from now on or he may get more than he bargained for…LOL. I loved Bulldogs overprotectiveness when it comes to Marissa but loved hi protectiveness over his best friend more.

I enjoy Brandy’s contemporary romance books just as much as her paranormal books.  She never lets me down her females are never weak and her males are alpha without being over the top. I am already ready for the next hot firefighter.

Favorite lines:

“Hey, like I said, don’t chew him up and spit him out and I’m fine with it.”

“Whatever, go back to your woman, Bulldog.”

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“What do I win?” she whispered.

“What do you want?” he murmured.

“A do-over.”

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“What do you want?”

He trailed his fingers along her tight abs. “This. You and me. Want to see what’s between us.”

Brandy L Rivers is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. She is kept busy writing the Others of Seattle, Others of Edenton, Combustible, and the Pine Barrens Pack series.
An avid reader, Brandy has always loved writing. She became serious about it as a stay-at-home-mother. With every story her world of characters expands, pulling her new directions.
Living in rainy Western Washington with her husband and three kids, Brandy is already working on future stories in each of the series, and several other projects.

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