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January 29, 2022
Signature Song Saturday - Awake & Alive by Skillet
This is the song that made me fall in love with the band Skillet.
If you don't know who Skillet is, it's a rock 'n roll Christian band, with alternating vocals between lead singer John Cooper and drummer Jen Ledger. I've used some of their other songs for plot inspiration, but I'll talk about those when it's time.
I appreciate music in all forms, more some than others. Now, there is the interpretation by the artist, and then there is my own interpretation. For many of my books, I find songs that speak to me. This song inspired my book "In A Chord". A chord of music is three or more notes heard simultaneously, and I thought it a perfect title for my ménage book.
When I heard the violin and Jen Ledger sing her chorus in Awake & Alive, I immediately envisioned this pink haired girl sashay her way across the stage. From that mental picture, I developed the story:
I'm at war with the world and theyTry to pull me into the darkI struggle to find my faithAs I'm slippin' from your armsIt's getting harder to stay awakeAnd my strength is fading fastYou breathe into me at last
I'm awake I'm aliveNow I know what I believe insideNow it's my timeI'll do what I want 'cause this is my lifeHere, right hereRight now, right nowStand my ground and never back downI know what I believe insideI'm awake and I'm alive
I'm at war with the world cause IAin't never gonna sell my soulI've already made up my mindNo matter what I can't be bought or sold
When my faith is getting weakAnd I feel like giving inYou breathe into me again
Keaton Gates and Ashland Lance are lovers and musicians in a band called Endymion. Keaton believes there is something missing, not only from the sound of their music, but also in their lives. When he hears Momo Willows singing Endymion’s signature song, he knows she’s the muse he’s been waiting for. At first, Ash Lance is jealous of the new girl in Keaton’s life until he meets her. Momo is unlike anyone he’s ever met and they soon discover that they connect on many levels. But he’s reluctant to take her away from Keaton just as Momo refuses to come between them.
Keaton is quick to assure them he wants all three of them to learn to be in a ménage relationship, but as they learn how to live and love together, another threat is moving between them, threatening to take Momo away….forever.
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November 15, 2021
NEW RELEASE from Kayla Parent!
Title: MeltAuthor: Kayla ParentGenre: Contemporary Romance/New Adult RomanceRelease Date: November 9, 2021Cover Design: Ashley Santoro
"... a charming story with a happy ending and a great feel-good Christmas romance."
Birdie Tenneson and Chase Cyrus met under the stars on Christmas Eve. They shared their deepest secrets, and a first kiss that neither would ever forget...Chase hasn’t stopped dreaming of that fateful night. Then one evening, nine years later, Birdie serendipitously reappears in his life—but on the arm of his biggest investor. Though Birdie’s even more captivating than she was in his memories, Chase knows that she’s off limits if he wants to have any success with his up-and-coming bakery. But with Christmas magic in the air, the two of them spend more time together, and Chase begins to realize that Birdie’s more than just a fantastic memory. She could be his soul mate.
Birdie hasn’t forgotten Chase either, or the gift he gave her long ago—the ability to find both beauty and magic in small and quiet moments. Now that she’s older, Birdie seems to live a perfect, happy life. She has a burgeoning photography career, a boyfriend who adores her, and a chance to enter the county photo contest to honor her father’s memory. But Chase’s unexpected reappearance in her life turns her whole world upside down. Between sips of gingerbread latte, he shows her that she may be frozen in a life that she doesn’t really want...
...And that he may be the only one who can make her melt.
Kayla Parent has written over 150 digital stories and amassed hundreds of millions of reads across a dozen different platforms.
Depending on her mood that day, she writes—and loves—both romance and horror. Her goals are to either make you fall in love with her characters, or frighten you enough to worry that one of them is hiding under your bed.
She currently lives in Massachusetts with her swoon-worthy husband Jimmy, her sweet son Garrett, and her mischievous beagle Gus. When she's not writing, she's usually reading. She's enamored with historical romance, mythology, folk tales and true-life crime. She's also a self-proclaimed champagne enthusiast, a chronic daydreamer, and popcorn fanatic.
Instagram: kaylaparent_writer, Website: www.kaylaparent.com
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November 9, 2021
New Release from Kayla Parent!
Title: MeltAuthor: Kayla ParentGenre: Contemporary Romance/New Adult RomanceRelease Date: November 9, 2021Cover Design: Ashley Santoro
Birdie Tenneson and Chase Cyrus met under the stars on Christmas Eve. They shared their deepest secrets, and a first kiss that neither would ever forget...Chase hasn’t stopped dreaming of that fateful night. Then one evening, nine years later, Birdie serendipitously reappears in his life—but on the arm of his biggest investor. Though Birdie’s even more captivating than she was in his memories, Chase knows that she’s off limits if he wants to have any success with his up-and-coming bakery. But with Christmas magic in the air, the two of them spend more time together, and Chase begins to realize that Birdie’s more than just a fantastic memory. She could be his soul mate.
Birdie hasn’t forgotten Chase either, or the gift he gave her long ago—the ability to find both beauty and magic in small and quiet moments. Now that she’s older, Birdie seems to live a perfect, happy life. She has a burgeoning photography career, a boyfriend who adores her, and a chance to enter the county photo contest to honor her father’s memory. But Chase’s unexpected reappearance in her life turns her whole world upside down. Between sips of gingerbread latte, he shows her that she may be frozen in a life that she doesn’t really want...
...And that he may be the only one who can make her melt.
Kayla Parent has written over 150 digital stories and amassed hundreds of millions of reads across a dozen different platforms.
Depending on her mood that day, she writes—and loves—both romance and horror. Her goals are to either make you fall in love with her characters, or frighten you enough to worry that one of them is hiding under your bed.
She currently lives in Massachusetts with her swoon-worthy husband Jimmy, her sweet son Garrett, and her mischievous beagle Gus. When she's not writing, she's usually reading. She's enamored with historical romance, mythology, folk tales and true-life crime. She's also a self-proclaimed champagne enthusiast, a chronic daydreamer, and popcorn fanatic.
Instagram: kaylaparent_writer, Website: www.kaylaparent.com
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November 8, 2021
BOOK TOUR with L.M. Mountford!
Title: Alpha Men of the OtherworldTitles: Blood Lust & Alpha Heat Author: L.M. MountfordGenre: Paranormal / Vampire / Werewolf Box SetRelease Date: October 31, 2021
“If you enjoy quick reads that are hot enough to make you sweat - then this box set is for you. These two paranormal shorts are packed with heat so sweltering you’ll need a cold shower.” ~ 5 Star Amazon Review (Kristina Simkins)
The battle of the Species is about to rage, and only the true alpha will come out on top in the Lord of Lust hottest new duo boxset that sees vampires and werewolves lock tooth and claw…
Blood Lust
Sooner or later, the thirst always wins…After a thousand years, Lucian had given up any interest in the world. His only concern that night was finding his next drink, preferably from a flavoursome twenty-something with loose morals and no expectations. Then he saw her…Kate is just a girl from the country, who came to the city with her brother to find a life away from their parents’ car crash. That is until the police came knocking on her door one morning and ripped her new life apart.Now she has nothing and no one, with only one on her mind…When these worlds collide, and the things that go bump in the night come calling, can they mend the rifts in their souls and give each other what they need?
Alpha Heat
Danny Royce knew this was a bad idea. A terrible idea. The worst idea in a long sad history of bad ideas. He didn’t have any choice. He was desperate.He needed her help.And it meant going back home…Danny has spent the last ten years running.His father was the alpha of the Wolves of Lupus Latr, the most powerful Werewolf Clan in Southern England. Born of ancient and powerful line, his life should have been devoted to protecting his pack.But when his father fell in a battle with the werewolves ancient enemy, and his big brother lost the rule of their pack, all that changed. His mother spirited them away in the dead of night, far far away from whatever fate the new ruler had in store for them.Yet now he’s come of age, and things have come into motion that he can no longer run from. Now he must return home to Lupus Latr to face his old pack. However this is not as simple as it sounds. For a wolf in exile to return home, first he must prove himself worthy of his pack.It’s a dangerous road to walk, and should he survive, he would then have to kneel before the new alpha. Erza. A fierce and powerful she-wolf wielding mysterious powers.However, Erza has an offer for Danny.A proposal she can not afford for him to refuse.And she’ll do anything to get him to accept…
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A self-confessed tiger fanatic, L.M. Mountford was born and raised in England, first in the town of Bridgwater, Somerset, before later moving to the city of Gloucester where he currently resides. A fully qualified and experienced scuba diver, he has traveled across Europe and Africa diving wrecks and seeing the wonders of the world.
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October 28, 2021
Cover Reveal! Heinous by Yolanda Olson
Title: HeinousAuthor: Yolanda OlsonGenre: Dark Taboo RomanceRelease Date: February 15, 2022Cover Design: Pretty in Ink Creations
Someone once said that if you talk about the devil, he’s bound to appear.
Most would keep silent, hoping that they’d never be found by such a monster, but I prayed for his touch every night.
I knew the devil when I was a child and fell in love with him the first time he taught me that I wasn’t as damaged as I was led to believe that I was.
He cared for me, helped me learn how to smile, and see the world in a different way even though he didn’t realize that he had done so.
But they feared him; hated him.
So seventeen years ago, they ripped him away from me.
What they didn’t know was that he had already created a monster in his very image.
I thought I’d never see him again—I finally resigned myself to that. But then he came back, just like he promised he always would through that smile of his.
We’re together again.
And now, no one will be able to keep us apart ever again.
Yolanda Olson is a USA Today Bestselling and award-winning author. Born and raised in Bridgeport, CT where she currently resides, she usually spends her time watching her favorite channel, Investigation Discovery. Occasionally, she takes a break to write books and test the limits of her mind. Also an avid horror movie fan, she likes to incorporate dark elements into the majority of her books.
You can keep in touch with her on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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October 22, 2021
New Release by Andi Lynn...Book 1 in the Hell's Sacrifice MC!
Hell’s Sacrifice
Torching Vixen
Vixen was looking for escape the day she talked her cousin into running away with two bikers. She didn’t realize the hell she was tossing them into. Several years later, she’s beaten down and ready to give up and throw it all away. She would except for the fact she feels completely responsible for dragging her cousin, Logan, into it with her.
The last thing she ever expected was her life to change forever when members of Hell’s Sacrifice MC walk into the clubhouse, she’s called home for years. Or for the club VP, Torch, to take an instant liking to her.
When Torch and his club leave, she and Logan are on the back of their bikes. But Vixen has a secret. One that could destroy anything between them before it gets started. One that could cause the club that saved her to go to war. One that could destroy everything.
“Torching Vixen by Andi Lynn ” is a beautiful novel with a heart-wrenching story. If this cover doesn’t raise your temperature a few degrees, the story will. ~REVIEW ebooks teach
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Andi Lynn is Chasing Forever one page at a time. When not working on Happily Ever After's for you lovely people, you can find me on the warm sand by the ocean with a drink in one hand and her favorite book in the other! She loves to ride motorcycles with music blaring and the wind in her hair to clear her head and get the muses talking. She has too many bags and shoes but never too many books. If there is anything else you would like to know, follow her on social media or sign up for her newsletter.
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Torching Vixen
October 9, 2021
WEEKEND SPOTLIGHT!.... A Man After Midnight
A broken marriage has left Caroline Grace emotionally numb.
When her best friend extends an invitation to spend a weekend enjoying New York City, it seems like the perfect mini-vacation. Little does Caroline know she's about to have a sexual reawakening in a dank and dangerous alley.
A one night stand with her hero Wren Calder turns into a weekend of wild, sexual adventures and marks a pivotal moment in Caroline's life…unlocking her frozen emotions.
After midnight a man will reveal his true nature. And, in experiencing such an encounter, Caroline finds a way to free herself from the chains of her past.
Be Warned: anal sex, bondage, public exhibition
Wren cupped her face, his breath fanning over her lips. Her eyes fluttered closed just as his mouth touched hers, with only the barest hint of pressure. It was the most erotic chaste kiss she’d ever experienced. A simple meshing of lips that held nothing more than a warm bond, and just when the longing for more became too much, he swept his tongue over the closed seam of her mouth. She let out a gasp, giving him the perfect opportunity to deepen the kiss. When their tongues twined together, she tasted a hint of gin lingering from the martini. Caroline wrapped her arms around his neck in an effort to get closer.
Wren ran his hands down her arms, over her hips, and finally to her rear. He gripped each ass cheek firmly as he pulled her into the crook of his thighs to rub her up and down his hard cock. Need rolled through her at his domination. God, how could she crave him so much, this stranger who had miraculously appeared when she needed him most? Never had she felt such instant lust for someone, not even her husband, and the raw compulsion for sex was something new and foreign.
He broke the kiss and eased back. They stared into one another’s eyes, even though the only light came from the exit sign over their heads.
“I’ve been wanting to kiss you since I saw you in that bar,” he said.
“Why didn’t you approach me?” Caroline responded.
“I detest bars and more specifically, all the cheesy pick-up lines I hear floating around. But with you I was willing to make an exception … and then Gil appeared. I wanted to see if you were the type of woman who’d want him.”
“Hell no,” she said emphatically. “You wanted to know why you and not him? His actions were cold and calculating, even from the beginning. Staking out women in a bar, picking his potential bed partner … I wasn’t going to be the next notch on his bedpost.”
The fingers gripping her ass cheeks tightened just a little. “And my bedpost, Caroline?”
She took a deep breath. Now was the moment to back away if she wanted. To thank Wren for the drink and dancing, and saving her from being assaulted. She could leave with all her sanity intact, retreat back behind the walls she’d built up, and enjoy the memory of being just a bit daring.
Or she could live a little. Be more daring.
Wasn’t that why she’d come to New York City after all?
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September 6, 2021
WEEKEND SPOTLIGHT...Beth D. Carter
For two years Lexy Carmichael has been having a secret affair with Italian director Giovanni Macari. Every time he flies into Los Angeles, he texts her to meet him. And she always goes because she’s fallen in love.
After a night of earth-shattering sex, Gio changes the rules. He asks her for exclusivity. But Lexy comes with a ready made family…a son Gio knows nothing about. When she tells him the truth will that kill his desire for her? Can the fantasy sex they share translate into something real?
Be Warned: bondage
Excerpt:
With her eyes on the ground she turned the corner that lead to the café and suddenly found herself bouncing off a brick wall. Strong arms came around her before she could fall, pulling her close against a heavily muscled body and not the brick wall she thought she’d run into. She’d looked up into eyes that were dark chocolate, so rich and lively that she knew she’d gotten a cavity from just falling into their depths. Thick black hair fell over his forehead, and she had the craziest urge to reach up and push it back. His skin was tanned, stretching over a chiseled face that could have been carved by Michelangelo.
She knew immediately who he was. Giovanni Macari, an Italian movie star who had successfully transitioned into the Hollywood market. He had been an international actor in his twenties but had segued into directing over the years and along the way had picked up an Oscar or two.
As she stared into his eyes, something shifted inside her. Her heart began to race like a thoroughbred in the Kentucky Derby. Her skin prickled, her breathing became shallow, and her pussy clenched with desire. She’d never, ever, had such a knee jerk reaction to a man, and she hadn’t a clue on how to handle it.
Giovanni’s eyes traced over her face in an intimate sort of way. She felt his cock harden against her stomach, and her panties were instantly drenched as her juices ran. He gave her a sheepish, roguish smile.
“Hello,” he greeted in a teasing, sexy voice that held just the faintest trace of an accent. “I must admit I’m very happy to meet you.”
She grinned and felt her dimples crease her cheeks. “I was going to ask if that was a banana in your pocket.”
He tipped his head back as he laughed. She was fascinated by the muscles in his throat. Really? Throat muscles turned her on?
“I’m Giovanni Macari.”
“Lexy. Lexy Carmichael.”
“Ah. Sexy Lexy.”
She felt her cheeks heat up. “Not fair. I can’t rhyme Giovanni with anything.”
“How is it I’ve never run into you before?”
“Maybe because there’s nine million people in this town?”
He tilted his head. “Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine.”
“Casablanca is one of my favorite movies,” she murmured. And although she didn’t want to, she pulled back. He wouldn’t let her go, however, and kept her planted firmly against him.
“Have lunch with me.”
It wasn’t a question, and for some reason, this turned her on even more … if that were possible.
“In the café?” she asked a bit breathlessly.
“In my penthouse suite.”
And by the carnal look in his eyes she knew exactly what would happen if she went to his penthouse suite.
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August 23, 2021
Now Available from K.R. Ruth!
Title: PHOTOGSeries: Sinners & Tilted NimbusAuthor: K.R. RuthGenre: Contemporary Romance/Romantic SuspenseRelease Date: August 23, 2021
BeccaMy life was filled with colors, patterns, and beautiful soul-stirring songs.Then he barged into my life and swept me along with him.
Don’t ask me.Yes, I resisted him right from the beginning.But truthfully, I’m not that immune to him.
Besides, who doesn’t want a perfect life?That’s why I’m on the verge of saying yes to his proposal, which I know he’s about to make soon.
And he did.
Shockingly, he hasn’t knelt in front of me on one knee with a breathtaking, picturesque background, but with the heart-stopping truth staring me in the eye.
Now I could no longer see the burst of colors, only thick clouds hovering above me, the gray scales coupled with haunting music.
But, God, help me!
I cannot say no to this world-class renowned photographer. And I also cannot stop him from chasing what he’s been chasing his entire career.
I just wish that there is no Aiden Silver in the first place.
Am I stupid to say that?
No. You will wish the same once you know my story with the husband-to-be.
Oh, only he doesn’t know that I bleed the same way as he does.
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August 21, 2021
One More Click by C.E. Lashua NEW RELEASE!
Title: One More ClickAuthor: C.E. LashuaGenre: Contemporary RomanceRelease Date: August 13, 2021Cover Design: Sarah Kil Creative Studio
True love.That’s what everyone wants, isn’t it?A love that would stand the tests of time.A relationship that would never falter.A person to grow old with.That’s what I wanted when I signed up for all of those dating apps.There were so many people out there looking for the same thing I was.One of them was bound to be the one, right?My one?True love.What a crock.More like true despair.All I received for my efforts was a stalker that turned my every fantasy into a nightmare.A man that built up my hopes just to destroy them.And a game that had deadly consequences.
So, you know what?F*ck waiting for true love.I’ll take it from the one I choose.
*One More Click is a contemporary romance with dark themes, violence, and sexual content that some readers may find triggering. Recommended for readers 18+ due to mature content. This book can be read as a standalone.
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