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January 1, 2020
Top 5 One Click Authors of 2019
With 2019 done and dusted, and 2020 just rolling in, I’m doing the usual reflecting on the year gone by and gearing up for a more balanced new year.
One of the things I’m reflecting on is the books and authors I read in 2019. Which, admittedly, isn’t a lot. I find myself unable to read as much as I used too, and when I do manage to focus on a book, I tend to stick with just the few authors that I read regularly.
So in saying that, here are my top 5 authors (okay 6 because 2 can be count together as one or individually) of 2019.
Rachel Van Dyken. What can I say? Rachel’s my idol. I want to be like her when I grow up (we’ll just ignore the fact that I’m older than her). I can’t get enough of her books. She’s an immediate one click and could probably publish a chemistry textbook and I’d buy it. Her books never fail to keep me entertained and coming back for more.
Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward. Together or individually, these ladies are superstars. Their books have everything. The perfect amount of humour, tension, sexiness and strong characters.
Lauren Layne. Her books are witty, funny, sweet and sexy. She never fails to pull me in and sets the scene so well, I can see, smell, feel, and hear New York.
Jay Crownover. Jay really nails bad boys with tattoos. Her Marked Men Series were the first e-books I ever read, and I fell in love with Rule immediately. She’s been a one-click author of mine for 6 years.
Lauren Blakely. Her books are audio gold. I love listening to them. They’re sexy, funny, smart, and completely hook me from the first word.
Who were your fav authors of 2019?
November 29, 2019
Bargain Books
Who loves romance? And cheap books? Better yet, who loves free books?
Me!
And I have a bunch of 99c and free books to share this weekend. So dig in and prepare to get lost in books.
99cent e-books
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Scandalous Series Box Set: Books 4 -6 by R. Linda
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Grey: the Encounter by Allison White
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Embracing Love by Alison Mello
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Preorder Blurred Lines by Mackenzie Lane
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Audrey and the Hero Upstairs by R. Linda
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Reckless: A Rocker RomanceCollection
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No Relationship Required – Amelia James
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November 26, 2019
Sexy Surfer – blurb reveal
I’m super excited to reveal the blurb for my upcoming novel in Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward’s Cocky Hero Club world. It’s worth noting that this book will be written under a pen name as it is aimed a more mature readers than some of those who read my Young Adult novels.
Fun fact: I woke up at 3am one night/morning with the sudden urge to write book. Still half asleep, I jotted down some notes and was surprised to find in the morning that my brilliant idea for a book was about a goat-sitting surfer in a hippie van. And that’s how Sexy Surfer was born.
But here it is, let me know what you think and for more details please checkout Lovers Lane on Facebook!
Blurb:
It’s hard to believe in love when you’re twenty-eight and divorced because your cheating husband couldn’t keep his hands off his assistant. And it’s not the kind of inspiration a bestselling romance novelist needs either.
So, what’s a writer to do when suffering from a major case of writer’s block? I answer an ad to house sit in Hermosa Beach, and end up taking care of a blind, fainting goat.
My attempt to find inspiration is an epic fail—until a hot Australian pro surfer knocks on the door claiming to be the owner’s best friend.
After Chance confirms Bodhi is who he says he is, I have no choice but to let him inside the house. While Bodhi makes himself at home, I’m not exactly thrilled with the living arrangements.
With his tanned body and ripped abs, Bodhi is nothing but a pain in my behind. He’s a distraction I can’t afford.
But Bodhi makes it impossible for me to ignore him. He’s all sunshine and rainbows and I’m the unicorn with a stick up her ass.
Yet, the more time I spend with him, the more inspired I feel to write the best love story ever.
My own.
November 14, 2019
Bailey and the Bad Boy Excerpt and Freebie.
Bailey and the Bad Boy is Free and I’m celebrating with an excerpt!
The blog is back baby! And it’s going to be bigger and better than ever (at least that’s my plan at the moment – optimism does crazy things to a person’s productivity – you should see my to do list and goals for the next twelve months).
So in honour of my newly formed positive outlook and desire to get my lazy butt in gear for some epic things next year, I’m re-kicking (that’s a word, I promise) off the blog that I failed so terribly at the first forty times I tried with an excerpt of my first book, my best selling e-book ever, Bailey and the Bad Boy.
Why, I hear you ask, after 2 years am I offering you an excerpt now? Because, well… Everyone needs a little more Ryder Freaking Jones in their lives, and because the book is currently free for this weekend! So why not?
Excerpt:
“Favourite colour?”
“Seriously, Ryder?” We were sitting in the kitchen of the bookshop, coming up with a story for when we returned to school.
“Yes, Bailey. You wanna sell this story, or what?” He rolled his eyes and stood up to make another cup of tea. “Mine is black.”
“Black’s not a colour,” I argued.
“Fine. Orange then. I like orange.” He shrugged and continued brewing tea.
“Purple.” I sighed and buried my head in my arms. I couldn’t believe we were playing twenty-questions so that we could make this fake relationship seem real.
“Favourite food?” He turned and set a cup of tea down in front of me and waited patiently for me to reply.
“Ah,” I groaned. “Come on. This is stupid. No one is going to ask if we know each other’s favourite colours, foods, books, lucky numbers, star signs, or any of that, Ryder. All they will want to know is how long we’ve been dating. Trust me.” He couldn’t honestly think people were going to care that much about us, could he?
“Food. Star sign. I didn’t think of that.” Ryder’s eyes widened. “Okay, I love burgers, my star sign is Aquarius, my lucky number is twenty-three—it’s the number on my soccer jersey—I like cars, girls. Well, I did like girls until I met you.” Ryder winked at me. “Now I only like you.”
“Laying it on a bit thick there, don’t you think?” I laughed.
“I’m a professional. Now you tell me about you.”
“Mashed potatoes, Aries, fifteen,” I stated, unenthusiastically.
“And what else?” Ryder fiddled with the mug in his hands.
“Nothing. I don’t like anything else. Books, maybe.”
“Me, Bailey. You’re supposed to say me.” He smirked.
“Fine. You too.”
“No one is ever going to believe you. I’m going to have to pull off this entire fake relationship by myself.” He shook his head slowly.
“Sorry. It’s just weird. I’m not even sure it’s a good idea to pretend,” I told him truthfully. I was having doubts about being able to pull this relationship off and whether it would even do anything to remotely make Chace regret his actions. I doubted it.
“You wanna back out? Break up with me now?” He pouted.
“No, I just…I don’t know. It’s all too confusing. Can we not try so hard? Just let it unfold naturally?”
“Okay, sure. But we do need to know the answer to one question. How long have we been dating?”
“Easy. Since last week when you asked me to be your fake girlfriend,” I told him, as I stood up to put our empty cups in the sink.
“Okay, cool.” Ryder sighed and leant back in his chair.
“What?” I walked back over to the table and stood beside him. He peeled one eye open and looked at me.
“What are we going to do now?”
“Well…I have work to do. You know, out there.” I waved in the direction of the shop. “Don’t you have plans, or friends, or something?”
“Nope. Not today.” He grinned, and I couldn’t help but smile back. He had one of those larger-than-life, contagious smiles that just sucked you in every time. “Today I’m hanging with my girlfriend.” He jumped out of the chair and pressed a kiss to my cheek before running out of the kitchen leaving me standing there dumbstruck. He kissed me. Granted, it was my cheek. But still, Ryder freaking Jones kissed me. I ran out there after him and found him lying on the sofa with a book in his hands.
“What do you think you’re doing?” I asked.
“Reading, Bailey. You know, that thing you do when you open a book and let your eyes flow over the pages. It’s quite relaxing. Wanna try it?” I had the urge to throw a book at him. He was being a smart arse and trying to annoy me.
“Not what I meant, Ryder.” I folded my arms over my chest.
“Ah, hanging with my girlfriend like a real boyfriend does,” he answered uncertainly. I rolled my eyes.
“We’re not dating. It’s fake,” I reminded him.
“So, we gotta get in some practice; otherwise no one will believe us when school goes back. What’s your point, Bailey?”
“Why’d you kiss me?”
“Seriously?” he asked, before bursting into laughter, tears running uncontrollably down his face. He had to roll over and hold his stomach from laughing so hard. I didn’t think it was funny. “That’s what you’re worried about?”
I didn’t say anything. I just waited silently for him to get himself sorted and answer me.
“It was barely a kiss. My lips hardly touched your cheek,” he said. He pushed himself upright and stood and stalked toward me.
I panicked. My heart was beating out of my chest. My palms were sweating. Why is he walking toward me and looking at me like that? I backed into the bookshelves. Ryder stopped in front me. He placed his hands on the shelves beside my head and caged me in. I was trapped.
“Want to know what a real kiss feels like?” he whispered, letting his lips touch my ear lightly.
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April 18, 2019
His Wicked Touch – Release Blitz
She was his mate…the only one who could save him.
His Wicked Touch, a standalone paranormal romance from New York Times bestselling author J. Kenner writing as Julie Kenner, is available now!
Bound by his cursed heritage, shapeshifter Luc Agassou must constantly fight the call of the great cat that lives inside him. His only hope for controlling the beast within is to find his one true mate, but after years of searching, he is no closer to finding his love. Or his redemption. Desperate, he stays hidden in the shadows, locking himself away from those he might harm.
Caitlyn Raine has spent her life trying to escape the shadow of her terrible childhood and has given up on the possibility of ever finding someone to love. Instead of romance, she pours her passion into her work. A detective, she’s made it her mission to track down and lock away the human monsters that roam the dark streets of New Orleans.
From the moment they meet, the attraction between them is combustible. Luc is determined to have her, certain she is his mate, his redemption, his love. But there is a killer on the loose in the Crescent City, and all signs point to Luc. Can Cate overcome her own fears and leap into the dark … trusting that their love will save them both?
His Wicked Touch was originally published as Wild Thing by Julie Kenner and has been lightly revised and expanded for this reissue.
Download your copy today or read FREE in Kindle Unlimited!
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About J. Kenner
Kenner (aka Julie Kenner) is the New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, Wall Street Journal and #1 International bestselling author of over one hundred novels, novellas and short stories in a variety of genres.
Though known primarily for her award-winning and international bestselling erotic romances (including the Stark and Most Wanted series) that have reached as high as #2 on the New York Times bestseller list, JK has been writing full time for over a decade in a variety of genres including paranormal and contemporary romance, “chicklit” suspense, urban fantasy, and paranormal mommy lit.
JK has been praised by Publishers Weekly as an author with a “flair for dialogue and eccentric characterizations” and by RT Bookclub for having “cornered the market on sinfully attractive, dominant antiheroes and the women who swoon for them.” A six time finalist for Romance Writers of America’s prestigious RITA award, JK took home the first RITA trophy awarded in the category of erotic romance in 2014 for her novel, Claim Me (book 2 of her Stark Trilogy) and in 2017 for Wicked Dirty in the same category. Her Demon Hunting Soccer Mom series (as Julie Kenner) is currently in development as a television show.
Her books have sold over three million copies and are published in over twenty languages.
In her previous career as an attorney, JK worked as a clerk on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and practiced primarily civil, entertainment and First Amendment litigation in Los Angeles and Irvine, California, as well as in Austin, Texas. She currently lives in Central Texas, with her husband, two daughters, and two rather spastic cats.
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Hot Mess – Preorder & Cover Reveal
Author: R. Linda
Publication Date: May 28th, 2019
Hosted by: Lady Amber’s PR
There’s always that one girl who has all these dreams, yet she can’t reach them because she’s constantly tripping over her own two feet.
I’m the struggling artist who refuses to give up my love for pizza just because society constantly shoves thin, perfectly toned bodies in my face saying that’s what women are supposed to look like.
Of course it has to be Tate Montgomery who moves in—the super sexy celebrity with three million, five hundred and twenty-six followers on Instagram. And of course I have to be the paint-covered walking disaster who falls for said famous tenant.
Now Available for Pre-Order!
R. Linda drinks wine and writes books.
Renee lives in Melbourne, Australia with her husband and two sons. When not writing she can often be found reading books to her children and cuddling up with them on the couch to watch their favourite movies.
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April 10, 2019
Before We Fell – Release Blitz
Before We Fell, an all-new contemporary romance from Stacey Lynn is available now!
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. The horror that rocked my small town last winter also brought Noah Wilkes into my life. The first almost broke all of us, but the second changed everything.
He stomped into my classroom all angry scowls and rudeness, the big-shot lawyer who was always too good for this small town. But the moment his smile softened toward his niece, it was me that melted.
The heartbreak that brought him back also brought me closer to him, to the man he hides from the world behind his swagger and aggression. The man I couldn’t help but fall for.
But life has a way of throwing a curveball when you least expect it, and this one could cost me everything–even him.
Turned out, our fates were written in the sky before we ever met—
Before we fell.
Download your copy today!
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About the Author
When Stacey Lynn isn’t conquering mountains of laundry and fighting a war against dust bunnies and cracker crumbs, you can find her playing with her children, curled up on the couch with a good book, or behind closed doors, imagining the next adventures she’ll soon write.
She lives off her daily pot of coffee, can only write with a bowlful of Skittles nearby, and has been in love with romance novels since before she could drive herself to the library.
Stacey Lynn lives with her husband and children in North Carolina.
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Dirty Secrets Box Set – Release
Author: Sedona Venez
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Blurb:
If you love riveting storytelling, hot alphas, and romance that never quits, then you’ll love this complete 4-Book Enemies-to-Lovers Romance box set!
Inside this box set collection: 4 romance books with explosive chemistry and all the feels:
** Twisted Lies
** Twisted Lies 2
** Twisted Lies 3
** Twisted Lies 4
TWISTED LIES
Love her? Ruin her? How about both?
Sinthia Michaels is a rising fashion star.
Core McKay is rich, sexy, and a former kingpin in NYC’s organized crime underbelly.
Together, they spark a romance that could ignite a corporate empire—or bring everything crashing down.
Spinning a web of twisted lies and dirty secrets, Core traps Sin in an enchanting realm of drama and danger. The fashion world is cutthroat, the political arena vicious, and the criminal underworld he’s involved in doesn’t play games. Core wants to use Sin to get revenge on a corrupt politician who took everything—but he doesn’t expect to start an erotic affair with the very girl he plans to use as a weapon.
Sin didn’t become famous without knowing how to fight back…even against the man she loves.
TWISTED LIES 2
Everything’s fair in love and murder.
Sinthia Michaels has lost everything.
Core McKay has nothing to lose.
In one fell swoop, Sin has lost the support of her retailers, her couture line, and everything she’s worked for her entire life. Behind it, all is the man she’s undeniably attracted to—and the man she despises just as much as she adores.
Core is after one thing—his mother’s killer. He will stop at nothing to obtain his own version of justice, even if it means using the woman he loves to get what he wants.
Dark nights. Steamy passion. Lingering shadows in the corners.
Core’s criminal past has come back to haunt him, and Sin has become the target of a political showdown that could end her life.
Is she willing to risk it all for love?
But that’s what you get when you fall for a ruthless guy like Core McKay.
TWISTED LIES 3
Core is irresistible.
Sin won’t go down without a fight.
The tension between Sin and Core has reached a boiling point.
She knows how hard she’s worked to get where she is today, but only Core can satisfy all the dark desires she’s kept buried far below the surface.
The sensation of his touch, his taste, and his voice make Sin question everything that’s come before.
Core remains ruthless and stunningly good-looking. He’s the master of his domain, and he’ll stop at nothing to avenge the wrongs of the past.
If he has to destroy Sin to accomplish his goals…so be it.
TWISTED LIES 4
For Core and Sin… there’s a thin line between love and hate—and nothing is what it seems.
Core’s a billionaire bad boy—living in a dangerous world—with an empire filled with dirty secrets, twisted lies, and scorching lust.
He’s a corporate god, one that sassy, curvy Sin hasn’t been able to avoid… or resist. But now the truth has come to light, and all secrets have been unveiled.
Lives are destroyed, and old wounds resurface.
It changes everything.
Core and Sin are teetering on losing the love of a lifetime.
A decision must be made… but Core has one last chance to make Sin his—or ruin what they have—permanently.
Sin is the only one who can heal Core’s broken heart—but she no longer knows if she wants it.
Can Sin trust Core?
Or will she walk away and abandon their future… forever?
Buy Now on Amazon for only 99 cents!
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April 9, 2019
Pretty Reckless Cover Reveal
Pretty Reckless, the first standalone in the highly anticipated All Saints High series from USA Today bestselling author L.J. Shen, is coming April 29th and we have the gasp-worthy cover!
In most places, high school is a zoo.
But All Saints High? It’s a lawless jungle.
All the cool kids wear the same brands.
Have the same hair.
Same shoes.
Same cars.
Same hookups.
Same fucking makeup artists, hair stylist and harem of preppy help.
Everything is a copy of a copy of a copy of a copy.
But Daria Followhill? She’s the OG.
Girls want to be her.
Guys want to be INSIDE her.
It really doesn’t get better than this for Queen Bae, does it?
Until HE shows up, turns her kingdom upside down, and breaks her crown…
HE is not what you think.
SHE is not what you expect.
You’re probably thinking in an obvious direction, but let me assure you, this is not where this story is going.
Let the (power) games begin…
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Cover Designer: Letitia Hasser, RBA Designs
Model: Austin Victoria
About LJ Shen:
L.J. Shen is an International #1 best-selling author of Contemporary Romance and New Adult novels. She lives in Northern California with her husband, young son and chubby cat.
Before she’d settled down, L.J. (who thinks referring to herself in the third person is really silly, by the way) traveled the world, and collected friends from all across the globe. Friends who’d be happy to report that she is a rubbish companion, always forgets people’s’ birthdays and never sends Christmas cards.
She enjoys the simple things in life, like spending time with her family and friends, reading, HBO, Netflix and internet-stalking Stephen James. She reads between three to five books a week and firmly believes Crocs shoes and mullets should be outlawed.
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April 6, 2019
Mason – Release Blitz
Mason
Things were finally going right for Mason Kincaid—until everything went sideways when his father informed him he was going to stop his cancer treatments. Knocked off balance by that curveball, Mason might have said something impulsive, and now he’s in hot water.
He’s engaged. His girl just doesn’t know it…yet.
But as it turns out, that might be the least of his problems. He pissed off the wrong people and finds himself on the wrong side of the law, all while trying to deal with a threat to his girl, which is quickly spinning out of control.
Josephine
Josephine Maxwell is used to being in the spotlight, having one of the most popular gaming channels on YouTube. So when a package shows up with a cryptic note inside, she assumes it’s a joke.
Only it doesn’t end with a package. Gifts start to arrive for her at her sorority house with threatening notes, followed by emails and texts from an unknown and increasingly frightening caller.
What she assumed was a twisted prank turns potentially deadly for her and Mason, and the clock is quickly winding down on their chances for survival.
Jo’s had enough challenges in her life, and now she must fight to stay alive while the Kincaids rush to identify the threat and find her before it’s too late.
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Kade | Viktor | Mason
So who am I?Well, I’m the crazy girl with an imagination that never shuts up. I LOVE scary movies. My friends laugh at me when I scare myself watching them and tell me to stop watching them, but who doesn’t love to get scared? I grew up in a small town nestled in the southern mountains of West Virginia where I spent days roaming around in the woods, climbing trees, and causing general mayhem. Nights I would stay up reading Nancy Drew by flashlight under the covers until my parents yelled at me to go to sleep.
Now, I live in a small town in West Virginia where I entertain my niece and nephew and watch the cats get teased by the birds and laugh myself silly when they swoop down and then dive back up just out of reach. The cats start yelling something fierce…lol.
I love books, I love writing books, and I love entertaining people with my silly stories.
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