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Honest and True Available Now!
Welcome to Southern Soul Houston! Today is release day for Book 3 in the Southern Gentlemen Series.
Honest and True is an enemies to lovers, slow burn romance. I hope you love getting to see another layer of the Montgomery family.
Get YOUR Copy Today!ABOUT Rules are meant to be broken. But what about hearts? Is a second chance possible with this single dad and his sexy off-limits employee?
Rashaad Montgomery is a divorced single dad and one-fifth of Southern Soul Houston. He’s juggling the care of his energetic daughter, managing his multi-billion dollar real estate company, and fighting his secret attraction to Catrina.
Catrina Franklin loves the Montgomery family and can’t remember a day when she didn’t love Rashaad. She gave up all dreams of turning her childhood crush into her man when he married and had a child.
But four years ago, he filed for divorce, then six months ago, he kissed her, igniting hope and unquenchable longing.
She knew their time had finally come, but her hope was dashed again when Rashaad showed up with a date, pretending Catrina was nothing more than a family friend.
Catrina left Houston, returning only to plan the year’s biggest wedding, the Montgomery Double Wedding, a contract she needs to launch her new business.
Rashaad avoids the undeniable pull between them until he comes face-to-face with the very sexy Catrina on the arm of his biggest rival. The reality of his stupid mistake glares at him through her distrusting eyes. And he has two choices: walk away or prove he’s the only man for Catrina Franklin.
A war is waged to prove they’re friends, not enemies. Each encounter, caress, and secret kiss staged to prove his intentions and love are honest and true. But when history repeats itself, they’ll learn whether love endures all things.
EXCERPT“How are you?” Catrina asks.
“Tired.” I drop my hands in my pockets to keep from touching her. “How’d your meeting go?”
“Good. Thank you for asking.” She looks awkward and leading up to something that’s going to piss me off.
“You came out here for small talk?”
“Do you have to be an ass? Why are you being difficult?”
“How would you prefer I behave, Cat?” This woman is like a shot of espresso. Dark, hot, and full of energy.
Her mouth drops open and snaps shut. “This is why we need to talk.”
“And we’re talking.”
“I’m talking and you’re…” Her hand does some weird fluttering motion. And I can’t stop myself from moving closer. She steps back and I stare down in her eyes. God, she’s beautiful.
“You look beautiful tonight Cat.”
“No…” she shakes her head.
“Tell you you’re beautiful?”
“Flirt. Lead me on. Do whatever you call this?”
“And what if I can’t stop?”
“Then you have a problem because I’m not doing this with you.”
“But actually, you are. We are.”
Her eyebrows knot in frustration. “Rashaad, you’re playing games and I’m too old and I’m too tired.”
“You act like you’re the only one trying here.”
“I don’t care.”
I take another step drawn to the heat of her. “I missed you Cat.”
“Rashaad don’t do this. I’m trying to move on, and I can’t if you keep flip-flopping like a fish.”
“Because I can’t give you what you want.”
“How do you know? Did you ever ask me what I want? Which is fine because I’m not looking to be the flavor of the week.”
“Flavor of the week? What the fuck is that supposed to mean?” She turns to leave, and I grab her arm. “I thought we were friends Cat.”
“So did I, but you showed me definitely.”
“You know that ain’t true.”
“Do I?” The look in her eyes could turn me into stone. “Rashaad, your ass was all over me one night and the next you show up with another woman on your arm.”
My head jerks back. “I didn’t mean to…”
“Kiss me. Lead me on. Please Rashaad tell me what you meant?”
In an uncontrollable haze my mouth covers hers tasting the sass on her tongue, the sweetness of her moan. I cup her face in my hands drinking her in. I probe between her pillow soft lips and she opens for me.
“Yo ‘Shaad.”
We jump apart, gasping for air. My heart slams against my chest and I want more. Catrina’s eyes blink as if in a daze, chest rising and falling. The scent of her gloss on my lips, filling my nose. Her tongue darts out sweeping her bottom lip and I reach for her.
“Dude,” Q grumbles.
This woman is driving me insane. I pull my eyes from Catrina to my brother, and he tips his head to the side. I look and everyone’s staring at us.
Her eyes round, “I hate you. Stay away from me Rashaad.”
“Cat…”
Get YOUR Copy Today!December 31, 2020
Thank you for 2020!
I worked on my 2021 goals over the weekend. Part of planning includes reviewing this year. Y’all I can’t believe how amazing things turned out this year.
Man!
Thank you. If you’ve purchased a book, reviewed a book, read a book, gifted a book. You make it possible for me to pursue my dream.
And man… oh man, I think next year will be even better.
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December 16, 2020
12 Days Hop TODAY!
On the 12th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…a $250 Amazon gift card!?!?
Yes, it’s true!
You can WIN HUGE this season by following an amazing group of over 30 romance authors for an epic HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY – the 12 Days of Christmas Author Hop!
All you have to do for a chance to win is join the reader groups where each author will host their own exclusive giveaways.
Hop from author group to author group over the 12 days and on December 20, the last group stop will host the GRAND PRIZE GIVEAWAY of a $250 Amazon gift card.
Find new authors, spread some holiday cheer, and WIN, WIN, WIN!
December 10, 2020
All Yours is Available Now!
It’s release day!!! All Yours is the second book in the Southern Gentlemen series. It was originally featured in the Romantically Ever After Box Set. The new edition is twice the length of the original.
Watch as Miya runs from her feelings for Dean and the rest of the Montgomerys rally around her. Grab your copy and enjoy!
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ABOUT
Miya’s head chef and one-fifth of Southern Soul Houston. She welcomes her new role in the family’s soul food restaurant until her brother, Kamal, hires his best friend, Dean, to “help” her create a new menu.
Dean arrives in Houston, ready to consult the Montgomery family through this transition, not expecting Baby Miya to be the curvy bombshell who steals his heart on sight.
Ignoring their chemistry is impossible. Dean’s sweet smile and steamy eyes scorch through Miya’s clothes and her objections. However, her tattered heart is counting his casualties, refusing to be Dean’s next victim.
Kamal has a strict rule concerning his baby sister: Hands off. But since when has Dean met a rule he didn’t want to break. And Miya’s finding it harder to ignore his dedication and Southern charm.
Dean’s hell-bent on making their own rules, and Miya’s worried that when he’s had his fill, he’ll leave her with an irreparable heart. But their late nights have her willing to play with fire, praying…she doesn’t get burned.
EXCERPT
“What are you doing?”
I spin around, facing the voice. “Minding my business. Who are you, and how did you get in here?”
An unfamiliar man with familiar dark brown eyes stands in the doorway, well, fills it is more like it. I need to adjust my bra and smooth out my clothes. I can only imagine how I look because everybody can’t handle these curves. Still, I’m more interested in getting some answers.
He steps closer, and I slide a chef’s knife from the block, pointing it in his direction. A smolder descends over his eyes, and the temperature in the room heats up a notch.
“Don’t make me turn you into two wings, two legs, and a breast.” I flick my wrist with each cut to show him I’m not playing.
“Baby Miya is all grown up.” His teasing gaze sends a shudder down my spine.
“Baby Miya? Only my brothers call me that. Who are you?” I ask while simultaneously trying to place his face—the strong jaw, dark brown hair, and tanned skin—but there’s no way I’d ever forget those eyes. They’re too distinctive. Too dark. Too knowing. And like a self-defense expert, he claims the knife, pinning my back against the refrigerator.
“You should be careful—you could cut someone.”
“I think that was the point, handsome,” I bite back, and he smiles, and it’s as tasty as cream cheese icing on warm carrot cake.
“How’d you get in?” I ask, moving to free myself, and his grip tightens, not meant to harm. The contour of his biceps through his expensive suit jacket tells me that he’s cut, and if he wanted, he could lock me down. But the hold of his strong hands feels more like a caress.
“I’m here with Kamal.”
Our chests rise and fall. Inhale, exhale.
Every cell in my body stands at attention. Heart pounding. Lungs demanding. Eyes shifting, openly assessing one another.
His lips, one thin, the other plump, both tempting, hover inches from mine. The scent of spearmint rushes between us every time he exhales.
Caught between cold steel and a rock-hard body, I’m suddenly tongue-tied, which is unlike me. But what’s a girl to do with a man like this?
I lick my drying lips, and a deep groan vibrates through his chest and mine, as if in agony. A wave of emotion crosses his face. I’d call it pleasure if I knew him better or maybe determination as he steps back, freeing me. He replaces the knife in the stand, angling his body towards the door.
“I’m on my way. I need to settle a few things at the restaurant.” Kamal talks on his cellphone in his own world.
My eyes jerk to the door. I didn’t even hear him. Thank God he didn’t walk in and see us.
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December 5, 2020
12 Days of Christmas Coming Soon!
On the 12th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…a $250 Amazon gift card!?!?
Yes, it’s true!
You can WIN HUGE this season by following an amazing group of over 30 romance authors for an epic HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY – the 12 Days of Christmas Author Hop!
All you have to do for a chance to win is join the reader groups where each author will host their own exclusive giveaways. Hop from author group to author group over the 12 days and on December 20, the last group stop will host the GRAND PRIZE GIVEAWAY of a $250 Amazon gift card.
Find new authors, spread some holiday cheer, and WIN, WIN, WIN!
December 3, 2020
Grown and Sexy for Christmas is Available Now!
Today is release day! Book 3 in the Smith Pact Duo.
Smith Surprise is a May/December romance between a widower and a single dad that begins with a family pact. This BWWM romance features alpha men, strong women, and a family defined by love not blood.
Get YOUR Copy Today!ABOUTLife isn’t what I bargained for.
I live across the country without my family and my girls—a sacrifice I made for my career. But it only leads to another glass ceiling and a bunch of bureaucracies because I have two legs instead of three.
After yet another disappointing annual review, my best friend and I meet in New York City. I give myself thirty days to figure out what the hell I plan to do next, and while I figure it out, Quanie’s ’bout to get her groove on.
I’m about to party.
Eat too much.
Drink too much.
However, what I don’t expect is Carson Wellington.
He’s grown, sexy, and loaded. He wants all the things I can’t give him—a wife, family, forever. Not when I’m torn about my career, where I want to live, and whether it’s time to give up on my dreams.
Now isn’t the time for love, or him, or mistletoe… or Carson’s steamy kisses.
But he’s a man not used to hearing the word no, and somehow my plans clash with his plans, and my girls’ trip turns into a Christmas I’ll never forget.
EXCERPT
“What does your skin have to do with your dreams?”
“Honestly?”
I sit back down.
“Sir?” Merrilyn sticks her head back in the room.
“I’ll kick him out in five minutes.” Rachelle winks at Merrilyn and turns her attention back to me.
“Some days, it feels like I’m on top of the world, and other days the clear ceiling sits like a weight on my chest.”
Hot and cold.
Fire and ice.
Hilarious and thoughtful.
She is something.
“What does that have to do with your beautiful brown skin?”
Her eyes snap to mine. “Beautiful?”
“Exquisite.”
“Are you flirting with me, Carson?”
“I guess I need to step up my game.”
“Your game is pretty strong from where I’m seated.” Her steamy gaze roams my body. “And to answer your question, it’s a reality of my world you may never understand. Hollywood is run by and financed by White men. Brown-skin women are treated like extras, and I want to do more than look pretty. I want to say something, do something.”
“So, what’s stopping you?”
“I told you.”
I stand. “You don’t seem like the passive type.”
“I’m not.” Her back stiffens. “I’m stating facts.”
“Is there one brown-skinned woman in Hollywood making moves?”
“Yeah.”
“Then what’s stopping you from making it two?”
Her mouth drops open, and I know it’s time for me to exit. I will see her again. But I have to leave, or I won’t be responsible for my actions. Which is beyond my typical response to a woman. Then I look at Rachelle.
“Carson, are you challenging me?”
I shrug. “It won’t be easy, but nothing is impossible.” I walk to the door and glance back at her.
“I’ll see you soon.”
Merrilyn’s waiting in the hallway. Her expression mirrors Rachelle’s.
“I’m impressed.” She falls in step with me.
“So am I, Merrilyn, so am I.” We turn left at the end of the hall, heading walking towards the lobby. “I want to know her room and the details of her stay. Today.”
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