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Monday, October 27, 2014

Backstage by A.M. Madden Release Blitz

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Trey Taylor was loving life. Bass player to the world famous rock band Devil’s Lair, chicks falling to their knees at every turn, no one to be held accountable to for his actions…life rocked.



He had all he needed, food to sustain his body, sex to sustain his libido, rock to sustain his soul. For years he walked to the beat of his own drum, and made no excuses to anyone. Running and hiding can temporarily distract your fate, but it won’t derail it. Fate was coming for him, whether he liked it or not.



His past was gaining ground and threatening all the secrets he desperately tried to hide. His present was slowing him down, making him feel emotions he buried years ago. The two are about to collide. Will Trey survive the impact?



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Amazon Best Selling Author ~ A.M. Madden's debut novel Back-up is the first of three in The Back-Up Series. Book 2, Front & Center is also available on Amazon. Book 3, Encore will be released June 2014.



A.M. Madden is a wife, a mother, an avid reader of romance novels and now an author. In Back-up she aspired to create a fun, sexy, realistic romantic story. She wanted to create characters that the reader could relate to and feel as if they knew personally. A self-proclaimed hopeless romantic, she loves getting lost in a good book. She also uses every free moment of her time writing, while raising teenage boys.



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Broken Temptation by Eve Carter

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A week has passed since fight promoter Bruno Costello took off with the nine year-old daughter of MMA fighter Luke Romero and the FBI have no clue where to look. To make matters worse, the promise of Luke getting back his professional license has fallen through. When he's offered a deal, he takes it, knowing it's the best chance he has to find his daughter before it’s too late.



Luke's girlfriend, Daniella Carrington, has her own issues to deal with. She's been called back to Summerville to testify against her friend's abusive ex. There’s only one problem; Dani is known to the Summerville police as Hanna and taking the stand under oath could land her in jail.



Add in a handsome stranger relentlessly pursuing Dani and nothing is certain. Will Dani and Luke be able to make things right or will they lose everything, including each other?



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New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author, Eve Carter, is a true romantic at heart and with a modern contemporary erotic twist to her romance novels, you had better fasten your seat belt, as the ride is always fun, exciting and fiery.



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Friday, October 24, 2014

Control by James D. Horton Release Day Blitz









Control


by James D. Horton


Series: Predator & Prey, #3


Genre: Paranormal, Romance, Dark Fantasy


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Release Date: October 24, 2014










Two weeks have passed since Lily became a vampire and things couldn't be worse. She is starving, out of control, and Wolf has vanished. Her maker, Athene, is patient, but fails to help Lily tame the beast within. After Lily's introduction to Society goes horribly wrong, she is sent to train with Griogar, a narcissistic vampire with questionable tactics.





A powerful member of Society, John Genosoa, has secretly arranged for Wolf's mate to return. The distraction works. Wolf and Luna's reunion is passionate, yet laced with memories of insurmountable loss. Even so, neither is able to refuse the animalistic magnetism drawing them together.





When Lily reaches a new low during a session with Griogar, Wolf reappears. She's furious, but vulnerable to his charm and follows him beneath the City. Lily finds out Wolf has spent ages chasing a legendary tale of transcendence and discovers who has been keeping him away.





Lily is forced to put aside her heartache when Genosoa's plan threatens the City's inhabitants. Genosoa's magic is strong, but not strong enough to keep the existence of vampires a secret from humans. He needs souls to sacrifice.





Wolf, Lily and Luna are dispatched by the Keeper and must act fast to stop the killing of innocents. Screams of agony and a scene of destruction greet them, but they are confronted with a much more sinister obstacle and it's too late to turn back. What begins as a battle turns into an all-out war for their very survival.





Ancient histories are told, myths are revealed and dangerous paths are taken in Control , the highly anticipated third installment in the Predator & Prey series by author James D. Horton.


















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James D Horton is the breakout author of the Predator & Prey series which features an urban fantasy setting with a paranormal romance story. Lily is the star who falls in love with enigmatic Wolf, who is not a nice vampire. The story starts in Predator & Prey, continues in Beast (Predator & Prey, #2), and in the newly released Control (Predator & Prey, #3).





James is also the author of two popular non-fiction books which focus on relationship advice presenting the successful actions that he and his fiancé use to make their relationship better every single day with their six children.





He is currently working on the next installment of the Predator & Prey Series.





He lives in Lamar, MO with his fiancé and their children, plus the ever annoying Spock, a Yorkshire Terrier Chihuahua.





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Tempting His Mistress by Samantha Holt


Tempting His Mistress
Coming November 10th

What could possibly
induce at woman to follow in the footsteps of her mother and further sully her
reputation by becoming a mistress?

Lilly Claremont is
well used to being at the centre of gossip.  Being the illegitimate child
of a rich businessman never failed to titillate the gossips and while she cared
little about the wagging tongues she never intended to reinforce their opinions
of her by ruining herself completely.

But it seems Lord
Hawksley is determined to make the fascinating Lilly his mistress…

Evan has no doubt
her bold tongue and beautiful body could keep him entertained for some time.
Captivated by her, he must find a way to burn through his desire for her. He
cannot marry a woman of such social standing so why not make her his mistress?

After the murder of
her father, Lilly is searching for answers and they lead her directly to Lord
Hawksley. But will they also lead her to his bed...?





Once Upon a Rake
Coming November 24th

In Victorian England, little
Ellie Browning swiftly discovered happy endings did not exist, and rakes were
simply rakes. When the man she had adored for years kissed her and left her
heartbroken, she resolved to put any dreams of fairy tales aside.
Seven years later, the widowed
Eleanor, Countess of Hawthorne, has returned to England after years of
travelling with a few ideas in mind. Firstly, she will continue to be the
refined, elegant woman she has learned to be—or at least she shall try her
best—and secondly, she will make a difference to the lives of those less
fortunate than her.  A fine opportunity
presents itself when she discovers she is now a part owner of a cotton mill.
But the owner of the mill and the
very same rake who had hurt her, has no desire to let a woman interfere with
his business, let alone little Ellie Browning. After one of Lucian’s mills
succumbed to fire, he’s fighting to save the other and continue his father’s
legacy of fine business decisions and accruing wealth.
However, after a series of
accidents, it becomes clear someone wishes the mill to close. But who, and why?
Forced together to investigate the incidents, they must get past their shared
history if they want to save the business.
If only the growing attraction
between them did not prove such a distraction. With things heating up between
them, it becomes clear that they are both at risk of getting burned...





Falling Star by Laura DeLuca


Drew DiPalma feels like he’s living a lie. He’s had it with his
Hollywood persona, the high-maintenance women, and his sleazy agent.  To escape the madness, he flees to a tourist
town he’d often visited as a child. He never expected to find love on that
little island. Then he stumbles upon Lainey alone on the swing set of a
deserted beach.
After a dozen internet dating disasters, Lainey Riccardo has
given up on romance—until she meets a West Coast hunk who has no trouble
winning her heart.  But Lainey only knows
him as Drew, not the Oscar-nominated actor who’s constantly scandalized in the
tabloids. When she learns the truth, will the small town Jersey girl be able to
accept Drew’s fast-paced life? Or will the truth drive her away forever?
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Laura “Luna” DeLuca lives at the beautiful Jersey shore with
her husband and four children.  In
addition to writing fiction, Laura is also the editor of a popular review blog
called New Age Mama.  Her works include
romantic thrillers, paranormal fiction, contemporary romance, and young adult.
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The Giveaway


One lucky winner is going to receive an amazing prize pack that includes a $25 Amazon GC,
 




A Jersey girl prize pack including a Wildwood Mug, key chain, and statue, jewelry box, and more!










And
we saved the best for last. The winner will also receive this gorgeous
hand-sculpted "Garden Mother" statue that was created by Sharon
Coslop, an amazing artist who inspired one of the characters in Falling
Star. This piece is a painted, fired earthenware clay sculpture, 8”
wide and 12” high, ready to be hung.  It is durable, but an indoor
piece, because constant weather exposure would affect the paint.









To enter this giveaway, simply fill out the giveaway tools form below.   Giveaway is open to the US only.  Ends 11/24/14 at 12pmEST. Winner will be notified via email and will have 48 hours to reply before another winner is selected. Good luck to everyone!








Thursday, October 23, 2014

Getting It Right by Christi Williams Book Blast



Pre-release

book blast 

for

sensual contemporary Western romance
 


Getting It Right


by 


Christi Williams





Last of a long line of agrarian witches, Selene

Pertunda thinks she will never meet the right man...until with the help of a

little magic, she finds Beck McNeal.
















Named for

the Goddess of Desire, can she dream of lasting happiness with only one man?




 Selene Pertunda has no trouble attracting a man. She just can’t seem to

find the right one. From abusive husband Robert to tattooed bad boy lover

Kevin, Selene draws men to her like bears to her honeypot. The problem is that

none of them proves to be a good fit.




 Sure she will never find a shared happiness, Selene has no way to suspect

she’s drawn the attention of a powerful goddess. So she scoffs at the idea that

the handsome man who begins to  play a large part in her life could be her

destiny.  After all, what could worldly, educated Beck McNeal want with a

small-town girl like Selene?



 Selene and Beck try to their best to resist the inexplicable mutual

magnetism flaring between them. But can two ordinary people avoid the decree of

the Goddess of Desire?





Getting It Right

is the first novel-length work in

the Wyoming Series of contemporary romances by Christi Williams.





Click this Amazon pre-order link for Getting It Right!






Other books by Christi Williams:


   "To the One I Never Forgot" is a short story that

launched the Wyoming Series. Gianna and Zack were too young for love

when they were separated. Now, all grown up, can Gianna be reunited with the

one she never forgot?


   Christi Williams is also the author of two novels and a

novella in the Hawk Point Romances series. Take a Chance on Love is the story of the

chance encounter of widow Chancie de Leur and hot Wyoming Highway Patrol

trooper Micah Taylor. Perilous Promises is Perris and Noah Dalton's

story of recovery from breast cancer and the effort to revive their formerly

wonderful marriage. The novella Clay's Quest is the tale of a hot

Wyoming cop who comes up with a wacky plan to save his marriage when he just

won't accept that his beautiful wife wants to find someone else to father her

baby.








Christi writes sensual, entertaining love stories of

unforgettable modern Western men and women. Readers say...Sensual: "Taken

a touchy subject and made it heartfelt and humorous, but she's made it

H.O.T.!!" Humorous: "Cracked me up!" Love: "To be loved

like that!" Stories: "Character driven fiction."















 Links to Take a Chance on Love:









Links to Perilous Promises:






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Link to “To the One I Never Forgot”:






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Getting It Right


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