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Cover Reveal For Latest From Nikki Lynn Barret -

Harmony's Echo, Texas is a small town being put on the map. It all started with Baby Stetson when Avery Callimer finally gets the answers she's longed for and finds the courage to chase her dreams.
 
Then, in The Melody In My Head, a woman on the run finds her place in this tiny map dot of a town. Lead guitarist Jameson finally has to face his past and has a chance at love....(Sorry - cover just wouldn't behave - it kept pinning itself where it felt like on the post - including in the middle of a paragraph of writing)

Coming in July 2014, readers will learn about Blaine Grant, Jameson's sister. You met her in The Melody In My Head, where there's a glimpse of something going on between Blaine and Baby Stetson's keyboard player, Randy.
Now their story is almost here. And today, we're revealing the cover for The Key To My Heart.  Are you ready?
One dream fails, a passion burnt out...


Blaine Grant hightailed it out of Harmony's Echo a year out of high school to find herself. Finding a passion didn't come as easily to her as it did for others around her. Now, Blaine has come home for good with mistakes she'd like to forget, but the past doesn't want to forget her. Everyone thought she'd been selfish to not come back when she was needed the most, but Blaine never let anyone know the emotional hell she went through.


Another dream is just beginning to see the light...


Randy Hughes has always been the shy nice guy. He's the glue that holds his family together. He's the one who takes everyone in when they need it, and he's the one whose own dreams are ignored. Now that big things are happening for the Baby Stetson band, Randy has to decide how to handle his family when his dreams are on the line...


A friendship is changing.


One spur of the moment, impulsive move leads Randy and Blaine into a dire situation that may bring them together, or pull them apart, just when he's finally able to gather the courage to tell Blaine how he's felt about her all these years...


Revisit the characters you've come to know in small town Harmony's Echo, as more changes settle upon them.
Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18483993-the-key-to-my-heart

So to apologize for not having one of Nikki's covers up - I'll post 2 teasers from her latest.



Excerpt “Where do you want to belong?” Randy finally asked.“What's with the philosophical responses?” Blaine shot back, totally caught off guard by what he'd asked. What got her the most was how she didn't know the answer. Randy chuckled, thankfully he didn't seem offended. “I'm the oldest of a bunch of sisters, Blaine. I tend to ask a lot of those kinds of questions.” “And they still go to you for advice?” She cracked a smile. “Maybe I trap them. Kind of like how you're all the way up here with me, no way out, and now you have that question in your mind.” Randy replied. He reached across and brushed her hair away from her face. “When did you become so evil?” Her voice came out hoarse.  Blood rushed to her ears. All she could think about were his lips, so close. So sexy. So..Oh God, what was happening to her? Was she starting to fall for Randy Hughes? “Apparently the same time you've not been fearless. We're seeing sides of the other we haven't before.” Wasn't that the truth?“We're totally missing the view.” But she never took her eyes off Randy's face.“We could always ride again.” Yeah. They could. And right now, she could lean over and...Holy hell. Randy beat her to it. His lips crashed over hers.  Blaine's sigh caught in her throat as she closed her eyes, wrapped her arms around Randy's neck and kissed him back.Hard, fiery kisses. Fingers tangled in hair. At one point, Randy caressed her cheek.  He moved away from her lips, and planted soft kisses along her jaw and her neck. She uttered another moan, titled her head back until she needed his lips back on hers. Need exploded in her. Raw, heated passion.  She couldn't think. Only feel. Randy wrapped his arm around her and pulled her even closer, if that was possible. The Ferris wheel jerked again, and Blaine felt them descending. They pulled apart, breathing heavily. “Ferris wheel kiss. Total small town appeal.” She had nothing else to say, so of course, Blaine cracked a blunt, stupid comment. “I know, I know. A little cliché.” Randy's lips were moist as he pulled away. His arm still around her, he touched her cheek gently with his thumb. “Sometimes, cliché is underrated.”
Author Bio: Nikki Lynn Barrett lives in Arizona with her husband and son. She's an avid reader, a dreamer, and loves everything about books. She runs a book blog, an online used bookstore, and writes various genres of romance. Nikki can also be found outside with her camera when a storm is near, snapping photo after photo. Her dreams of becoming a writer started when she was young, when she started writing books in one subject notebooks by the fifth grade.
Other Books by Nikki Lynn Barrett
The “Love and Music in Texas” Books
Baby Stetson The Melody In My Head.
The “Secret Santa” books
The Secret Santa Wishing WellOn the 12th Date of Christmas
The Masterpiece TrilogyA Masterpiece Of Our Love
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Facebook Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/NikkiLynnBarrettauthor?ref=br_tf   Nikki's Book Nook (Facebook Chat group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/NikkisBookNook/   Street Team Nikki's Book Stormers:https://www.facebook.com/groups/NikkisBookStormers/
Website: www.nikkilynnbarrett.com You can sign up for my newsletter there, too!
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6583655.Nikki_Lynn_Barrett
Twitter: @Stormgoddess925







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Big Bright Shiny Spotlight on Ride a Falling Star by D'Ann Lindun

Ride a falling StarD’Ann Lindun
Excited to feature the fantastic  D'Ann on my blog today. :-)

Blurb: A stubborn Cowboy. A feisty Showgirl. One mobster determined to kill them both.When showgirl Ava Demassi witnesses a mob hit, she has only one thought—get away. She runs for her life, straight into the pickup of saddle-bronc champ, Levi Callahan.The last thing Levi expects is another rodeo devotee to jump into his truck, let alone one so desperate. But when a killer gives chase, he realizes she isn’t his run of the mill fan. Unable to save his fiancé from being murdered years ago, he won’t make the same mistake twice.Even when the odds seem stacked against them, will Ava and Levi find the one thing in life they’ve been missing, or will a hired killer cost them everything?
Authors Bio:Falling in love with romance novels the summer before sixth grade, D’Ann Lindun never thought about writing one until many years later when she took a how-to class at her local college. She was hooked! She began writing and never looked back. Romance appeals to her because there's just something so satisfying about writing a book guaranteed to have a happy ending. D’Ann’s particular favorites usually feature cowboys and the women who love them. This is probably because she draws inspiration from the area where she lives, Western Colorado, her husband of twenty-nine years and their daughter. Composites of their small farm, herd of horses, five Australian shepherds, a Queensland heeler, two ducks and cats of every shape and color often show up in her stories! D’Ann loves to hear from readers! Please contact her atdldauthor@frontier.nethttp://dlindunauthor.blogspot.com/http://www.facebook.com/DLindunAuthorhttp://www.amazon.com/DAnn-Lindun/e/B008DKL9TU


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Black Dorn's Malack on the Wicked Nights BlogHop

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 Sat down and thought about which of my male characters fits this description the best and quickly came to the decision – Malack from Black Dorn. He's a war weary prince who's heart's been broken and his quest for love more gruelling than any battle.Qucik language lesson – Black Dorn was written in the time of the Medieval period and it is in a fictious country. Words have different. Gon – King, Gonness – Queen,  Gon-dra – Heir to the Throne, Duna – instructor, Dune – student, Tragor – submission/duty.And at last I think I will reveal how those name changes happened. Gon-dra Malack – Flip Gon-dra around and what do you get – Dra-gon – Dragon. Which is how Malack's temper could be described – dragon tempered.

ExcerptMalack stared at his brother for a moment. "Your hatred of me is that strong?" "I should be gon-dra!" Timous held his sword to his chest, the hilt forming a cross. Malack flinched. Branwyn noticed, but did not understand what had startled him. Neither brother spoke. A lecherous grin crossed Timous' mouth as he pointed his sword at Branwyn. "That is quite a beauty that sits in the place next to the gon-dra's. I imagine she beds well." Malack turned to the gon. "This must be ended or Black Dorn will always have a suspect neighbor. If the castle is to be truly safe, all must be loyal to it. Timous and I will fight. By birthright, I am gon-dra. Let us see what the fates decide." He faced his brother. "We fight. Alone. In the courtyard. The one who returns is gon-dra." "Malack. Timous." The gonness stood. "My sons." The gon grabbed his wife's hand and pulled her to her seat. "It must be. Malack is right." "But my son…our son?" Malack bowed his head to his mother. Timous sneered in contempt. Side by side, they strode out the door. Neither spoke. The great hall remained silent. Timous' men grouped together. The gonness quietly cried into her napkin, while the gon conferred with his captain of the guard. Soldiers clustered near the royal table. Their swords were drawn. Branwyn was torn between panic and numbness. Malack looked exhausted. His shoulders slumped forward and dark circles underlined bloodshot eyes. Slashes in his clothing hinted at bloodied wounds hidden beneath. When had he slept or eaten last? Could he beat a healthy, well-fed, well-rested opponent? If Timous won. If Timous won? The terrifying thought circled her mind--would she be given to him, as he would be the gon-dra? To be handed to him? To have to tragor to his touch, his kisses, his manhood? Her stomach lurched. She tasted bile. Thoughts tried to push their way into her mind. She fought to suppress them, but they floated through. What about her baby? Her hand rubbed her belly. Would Timous allow her to keep it? A cry escaped her. Malack might never know he had fathered their child. A jolt of fear made her tremble. What if the baby is a boy? Malack's son. Would Timous allow him to live? The son of his hated rival. What if it is a girl? Would he sell her to be a dune as she had been sold? Tears began to pour down Branwyn's cheeks. Never again to be kissed by him. The harder she fought to stop her wild and random thoughts the more they wormed their way into her consciousness. To be touched by him. To feel his hand caressing my breast. To stop the sensations of remembering his touch, she attempted to take a sip of wine. She could not. Her hand shook too much. She balled her napkin into a tight mess, squeezing so hard her knuckles turned white. How long had it been? She looked to the gonness for comfort. The fear on the gonness' face showed she also thought the fight had taken too long. What if? What if? What if? whirled around her brain. The doors opened. Timous stepped forward. The gonness screamed and threw herself onto her husband. Branwyn could not react. She refused to believe what her eyes saw. Then, with the tip of his own sword pressed into his back, Timous stopped before the gon. Malack growled, "Kneel!" Sweat poured from Malack's face. His breath came in labored gasps. Both men had fresh wounds dripping blood. Timous stood. His icy cold gaze never left his brother's face. Malack swung the sword at his legs. He crumpled to his knees. Grabbing Timous' hair, he pulled his face up. "Tell them what you did. Tell them why I have the right to kill you." Timous spat at Malack, but missed. Malack jerked his brother's face up. "Tell them!" "Damn you to hell!" Malack slammed the hilt of his sword across Timous' back. He fell face first, to the stone floor. With his foot pressed on his brother's neck, Malack raised Timous' sword to the room. "When I found Nalar's executor, I tried to force him to speak. I wanted to know who the traitor was. Who started the battle against Uplands? Who was trying to break our power? He died before he spoke the traitor's name. A farmer described the traitor's sword—dripping in blood. Look at the hilt." He held it high. On the sword were small red stones placed to look like a river of blood running from hilt to blade. "The abbot at Uplands told me if I was light then the traitor was darkness. I did not understand until I saw this sword—your sword." He pressed his foot harder on his brother's neck. "The abbot meant us—as brothers." He closed his eyes, gathered his thoughts, then spoke in a clear voice, "You ordered the raid on Uplands in order to breach a crack in Black Dorn's power. Cunning? Bah! Cowardly! You were not at the castle when I arrived. I traveled to Uplands to defend it. You ran and hid after ordering the death of my brother. You could not kill him yourself. Again, a coward. And you may not have Branwyn!" He raised the sword. "For Black Dorn! Rot in hell!" He drove it through his brother's back.

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What People are saying about Black Dorn


Review – 5 Stars - This story turned out to be a real surprise for me. I was expecting a much darker tale from the description. The beginning did seem to live up to something very dark but then it seemed that all of a sudden light came and brought the whole story into a new light. It was a wonderful story of love, redemption, and sometimes having to do something terrible to create lasting peace. I love that all the female characters could be submissive and yet strong and that the male characters despite their strength could show their strong feelings.

I recommend this to anyone that love a great love story but sometimes like to have a bit of bite to it.
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Affair in Athens by Matina Nicolas

Blurb: 
Fulfilling her mother’s dying wish to discover her roots, Athena Vallas journeys to Greece and finds more than history as she reunites with a part of her family she didn’t know existed. While documenting her grandfather’s heroic role as a Greek Orthodox priest in Plaka, sheltering Jews during the Resistance in WWII, Athena meets Luke, a dangerously charismatic man who sees her as the ideal wife.Drawn into an extravagant lifestyle, her attraction to Luke is intense until she discovers that he plays a high stakes game of illegal pursuits. When she attempts to distance herself, Luke refuses to relinquish his plans. Ruthlessly, he keeps his eye on the prize—Athena—who won’t compromise love for wealth or fidelity for lifestyle.Affair in Athens includes a set of authentic Greek recipes at the back of the book, passed down through Matina’s family. Read, eat, and enjoy!

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Spotlight on Cassandra Carr's The Payment Series

 The Payment SeriesCASSANDRA CARR   
Prized: The Payment series, part  1After agreeing to a one-year term of service with a benefactor who can pay her debt, Catrina Carter begins training in how to please a man. But will a benefactor be willing to spend such an astronomical sum—one hundred and fifty thousand dollars—just to have her for a year? She’s about to find out.

Possessed: The Payment series, part 2 Jared, Catrina’s “benefactor”, has agreed to pay off her debt in exchange for one year of service to him. In addition to taking his own pleasure with her, Jared offers Catrina to friends, colleagues, and even total strangers on his whim. But it’s not all fun and pleasure for Jared. As part of the agreement, he’s tasked with helping Catrina get her life back on track. He’ll succeed even if he has to spank every piece of financial information into her, and he finds he just might have to do that.





Purgatory: The Payment series, part 3 Catrina has finished her year-long term of service to Jared, her benefactor, who paid all her debt off. Now she’s on her own again. Will she be able to keep the lessons Jared literally spanked into her topmost in her mind, or will old habits rear their designer heads?









Author bioCassandra Carr is a multi-award winning erotic romance writer with Ellora's Cave, Sybarite Seductions/Twenty or Less Press, Decadent Publishing, Siren Publishing, and Loose Id. She lives in Western New York with her husband, Inspiration, and her daughter, Too Cute for Words. When not writing she enjoys watching hockey and hanging out online. Cassandra is the co-founder of two successful group blogs, Romancing the Jock and Dirty Birdies, and participates in several others as a contributor. Currently Cassandra also serves as president of Western New York Romance Writers. For more information about Cassandra, check out her website,"like" her Facebook fan page or follow her on Twitter.
Links: Website:   http://www.booksbycassandracarr.com
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Cover Reveal for City Nights: One Night in Paris by Lucy Felthouse

 Cover Reveal for City Nights: One Night in Paris by Lucy Felthouse (@cw1985)Blurb:Jacob is nearly forty, and has recently come to the sudden realisation that he’s not doing much with his life. Sure, he’s got his own successful business, but what’s the point in earning lots of money and not doing anything or going anywhere to spend it?He’s in serious danger of being all work and no play, so he starts to rectify this by organising a twenty four hour layover in Paris en route to a meeting in Dubai. Whilst there, he goes on a bus tour of the city, and there meets Annabelle, a fellow Brit who’s studying in Paris. There’s clearly an attraction between the two of them, so when the gorgeous Annabelle makes an indecent proposal to help Jacob fill his time in Paris, who is he to refuse?More info and excerpt: http://lucyfelthouse.co.uk/published-works/city-nights-one-night-in-paris/Add to your Goodreads shelves: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21923363-one-night-in-paris*****Lucy Felthouse is a very busy woman! She writes erotica and erotic romance in a variety of subgenres and pairings, and has over 100 publications to her name, with many more in the pipeline. These include several editions of Best Bondage Erotica, Best Women's Erotica 2013 and Best Erotic Romance 2014. Another string to her bow is editing, and she has edited and co-edited a number of anthologies, and also edits for a small publishing house. She owns Erotica For All, and is book editor for Cliterati. Find out more at http://www.lucyfelthouse.co.uk. Join her on Facebookand Twitter, and subscribe to her newsletter at: http://eepurl.com/gMQb9




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NY Times & USA Today bestselling author, Jennifer Lowery and Hard to Handle

 Hard To Handle/Romantic Suspense
Tagline: His greatest fear…turned into her greatest adventure.
Blurb:
Amelia Sawyer is looking for adventure outside her ordinary life. She hires bush pilot Brody Kern to fly her into the South American jungle, expecting a dashing, debonair version of Indiana Jones, but Amelia butts heads with the brooding, gruff man.
Brody Kern, former Air Force fighter pilot, doesn’t need another Sawyer determined to find the elusive Paraíso. People had been hurt or killed trying to find the mysterious place, including Amelia’s aunt, but Brody’s business partner has cleaned out their account and taken off with the money. Now Jeremy’s bookie is breathing down Brody’s neck, threatening to break his kneecaps, or worse, if he doesn’t pay his friend’s gambling debts.   
As Brody and Amelia hunt down the treasure with every criminal in the area wanting a piece, will it be the adventure of a lifetime—or will it result in heartbreaking betrayal?  
Content Warning: Sexual contentPreviously published as ‘The Treasure’ by Crimson Romance, 2013
Short Blurb:
Amelia Sawyer is looking for adventure outside her ordinary life and finds it in brooding, gruff former Air Force pilot, Brody Kern. She hires him to fly her into the South American jungle to find the elusive Paraíso. Danger follows them as word of the map spreads-will this be the adventure of a lifetime or will it result in heartbreaking betrayal? 
Excerpt #1:Copyright 2014, Jennifer Lowery
She looked at Brody, saw something haunted in his eyes and the reality of what happened sank in fully. She had almost plunged to her death. Just like her aunt. In her quest, she had brought Brody’s worst fear to light and made him relive that horrible incident. His chest rose and fell heavily, his fists clenched at his sides.In effort to reassure him, she reached out a hand. But he didn’t take it. He was frozen in place. In the past.“Brody,” she said softly. “I’m fine. See?” She held out her shaking hands to show him. “You saved me.”Her breath hitched when he suddenly pulled her into his arms. The belay system prevented full body contact. Heat from his body radiated into hers as he lowered his head and claimed her lips. Consumed, possessed. All of what he couldn’t say was in that kiss and she understood fully how much she scared him. His hands moved frantically down her spine to cup her hips and pull her against him. When the equipment got in the way, he tore his mouth from hers and growled. His eyes blazed down into hers. Still stunned from his kiss, she stared back, unable to speak.“Tell me to stop,” he demanded, chest heaving beneath his soaked T-shirt as rain sluiced over rock hard muscle.  
[image error] Author Bio:
NY Times & USA Today bestselling author, Jennifer Lowery grew up reading romance novels in the back of her math book and on the bus to school, and never wanted to be anything but a writer.  Her summers were spent sitting at the kitchen table with her sisters spinning tales of romance and intrigue and always with a tall glass of ice tea at their side. 
Today, Jennifer is living that dream and she couldn’t be happier to share her passion with her readers.  She loves everything there is about romance.  Her stories feature alpha heroes who meet their match with strong, independent heroines.  She believes that happily ever after is only the beginning of her stories. And the road to that happy ending is paved with action, adventure, and romance. As her characters find out when they face danger, overcome fears, and are forced to look deep within themselves to discover love.   Jennifer lives in Michigan with her husband and two children.  When she isn’t writing she enjoys reading and spending time with her family. 
Find Jennifer: Author Website    Facebook    Twitter    Romance Recipes

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Spotlight on Stone Cold by Jocelyn Adams

Title: Stone Cold (Ironhill Jinn #2)Author: Jocelyn AdamsGenre: PNR, Urban FantasyRelease Date: April 11th, 2014
Not all monsters can be tamed.
Blurb:   Lou Hudson makes a deal with the Isaac to save the Ironhill jinn from execution…and lands on the front line of a war between the vampire and his sire.


Daddy Dearest intends to have Lou for himself to spite Isaac and begins meddling in every corner of her life. Her reputation shatters when people die, her monster-whispering skills shelved by public outcry and vampire politics.


When forced to confront their enemy, she isn’t prepared for the depth of Isaac’s plotting—or her increasing attraction to him—and to end their latest crisis will only cost Lou a piece of her soul.

 
Authors Bio:  Jocelyn is an office grunt by day and creator of romance and adventure by night. Born a farmer’s daughter with a vivid imagination, she spent her childhood dreaming up stories that remained untold until 2010.

With no formal training, she relied on the honest feedback of her writing group to take her from that first short story all the way to THE END of her first novel. She now has five published novels and has recently signed a 3-book deal with Entangled Publishing.

When she isn’t slinging words, you can find her shooting her bow or enjoying the serenity of family life in her little house in the woods.
Author's Links:
http://www.joceadams.com
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Excerpt:
In the serenity of the Colorado night, without distraction, I noticed a scent surrounding Isaac I’d either ignored or hadn’t noticed before. Mineral hints of snow in chilled night air, and beneath it, the dewy scent of the earth in autumn. It drew up thoughts of Mum and the better times we’d spent together. My mind quieted further.
“Are you afraid?” Isaac asked, once again the guarded, regal lord. “Your terror should be painting the wind in shades of bitterness, but I scent nothing but your vanilla-tinged contentment.”
I thought for a moment before answering, watching a hawk sail across the last splashes of pink. “No, I don’t think I am. Is it strange that I find comfort in the scent of my executioner? That it plunges me into my most pleasant memories during my life?” I smiled. “I’ve never believed in God, but perhaps he exists after all and has granted me this small mercy at the end of all things.”
A rustle of fabric came to my ears as he shifted closer. “What do I smell like?”
Encouraged by his interest, I rolled his scent on my tongue, through the halls of my memory. “Frost-coated leaves on the forest floor in autumn when the earth is damp yet not frozen, and the wind has that first crisp hint of winter.” I’d always wondered why prisons would send a priest to the condemned, seeing no point in confessing anything, but I had a sudden understanding of how unburdening just having someone to listen could be.
I decided to share the memory. “Mum forbade me from using my abilities when I was young and we lived in England. Never let them see your strangeness, Lou-Lou Bean, she’d say. My jinn magic would build up and become almost blinding, and the longing was worse than starving. She finally gave in to my begging and took me up north to a small forest when I was three.”
My smile grew, and I let out a small laugh, remembering. “The first thing I did when she set me free was to drop to my knees and dig my fingers into the earth.” I stretched my hand out, almost feeling the cool soil squish against my palms. “It was late October like it is now. I had to shove away the leaves, inhaling the earthy scent of my element. The instant the rock called out to me and I could actually connect with it was like I’d been breathing with one lung all my life and could suddenly take in a full breath.”
I tried to shake off Mum’s reaction to it all back then, but it wouldn’t leave me, sucking the remembered joy out of me. “Mum always turned her back while I changed to stone. She didn’t like to see my strangeness, as if it would somehow drive the hurt deeper, that my father had cursed her with a condemned abomination for a daughter. She lived her entire life looking over her shoulder because of me.”
A tug came on my braid. I imagined Isaac running his fingers along the length of it, and that, too, was a strange sort of comfort coming from the last source I expected it from. I’m here, I heard in the act. I’m listening.


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Spotlight on Jane Wallace-Knight's The Angel of Death

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Summary:Six months ago Sam Reed's life was changed forever. Not only did he discover that his father was an angel, but he was also turned into a vampire. On top of that Sam met his fated mate, an alpha werewolf named Jackson Harcourt, who already had a lover of fifty years, a vampire named Alek Harcourt. Miraculously the three of them built a life together and had enjoyed six months of relative bliss.
Everything changes, however, when Sam meets the father he never knew and is warned of a terrible threat. The Brotherhood of the Righteous is a sect of angels who hunt down demons and all that descend from them. A nephilim turned vampire is at the top of their hit list. With a clock ticking down and newfound powers that he can't control, Sam and his mates must decide what is best for their pack, and whether they should run, or fight.

Hot Excerpt – Sexy Red Hood – Twisted Fairy Tale

Reader Advisory: This is an erotic romance. This book contains erotic description of sexual acts between consenting adults. By reading any further, you are stating that you are 18 years of age, or over. If you are under the age of 18, it is necessary to exit this post.Sexy Red Hood  - erotic contemporary romance by Daryl DevoreHeat – 4 hot peppersBlurb -“Go save your Grandmother.” After learning her grandmother booked a cruise with a supposed gigolo and is squandering her inheritance, Esmeralda (Red) Hood boards Emerald Forest cruise ship to protect both. Once there, Red slips and falls into the arms of Wilhelm Olf, a dark-eyed, continental who makes her body tingle. Stepping out of the elevator, she barges into Andrew Woodsman, a bumbling private school teacher on his first vacation cruise.With her attention torn between the dissimilar but sexually-intriguing men and keeping watch over tequila drinking, rock wall climbing grandma, Red's cruise is filled with fun and erotic fantasies.Grandmother's warning of Never trust a wolf in sheep's clothing leaves Red confused. Later, when she wakes up in a utility closet, hands and feet bound and emerald necklace missing, Red discovers the man she suspected is not only innocent but also the one she loves.Hot Excerpt – means graphic sex- dream sequence
His eyes were dark as his gaze locked onto Red's. He was less than a breath away. His aftershave made her head spin. Will's fingers grabbed the front of her blouse and ripped it apart. The sound of the buttons falling to the floor mixed with Red's gasp of surprise. His hands pulled her bra over her breasts a moment before his mouth latched onto a swelling nipple. A second pair of hands pulled down her skirt and dropped her panties to the floor. She looked down. As Chopper's deep blue eyes gazed up at Red, he stroked his fingers across her wet slit. Will scooped her into his arms and carried her to the bed. Bending down, he released her and she fell back, bouncing on the soft mattress. By the time she sat up and removed her bra, both men were naked and on the rise. She touched Chopper's cock. Chopper pushed Red gently backward onto the bed. Will grabbed her legs and spun her so she sprawled in the middle. She felt the bed shake as both men climbed on. Chopper lay down beside her and faced Red. Their lips met with a hungry passion as his tongue slipped into her mouth. Red moaned as their tongues danced together. Kneeling between her legs, Will ran his fingers teasingly up and down the insides of her thighs. His hands massaged the muscles in Red's legs then slipped under her and continued the same kneading motion on her buttocks. Chopper released their kiss and lowered his lips to Red's breast. His tongue flicked at her nipple. The mattress rolled as Will crawled up on the other side of Red then laved her left breast. As if in silent coordination, one tongue teased her left breast as the other nipped her right. In unison, both men sucked in a nipple and rolled it around in their mouth. Their hands slid down Red's body to her groin. Chopper's thumb and forefinger rubbed and circled her nub, while Will's hand teased the opening to her pussy. The pressure on her clit intensified as Will slid two fingers deep into her wet, hungry cunt. A deep purr of contentment emanated from her throat. She pulled Chopper's face to hers, parting her lips as his mouth neared. Their tongues danced an intimate waltz, while in Red's cunt, Will's fingers mimicked the thrustings of Chopper's tongue. Releasing Chopper, Red reached up to pull Will's mouth to hers. Chopper moved lower and sucked a nipple into his mouth. The slurping sounds of mouth on mouth, mouth and nipple and fingers thrusting into liquid heat were mixed with the groans and moans of the fully aroused creatures. They were no longer humans in the true sense of the word. All three had slipped back to the deepest and most powerful of their basic instincts and at that moment it ruled their existence. Chopper eased down and settled between Red's knees. Will's mouth withdrew from Red's. His eyes were dark, his brow furled and a low growl sounded in his throat. Resting his weight on his hands, Chopper wiggled his cock into position, ready to slip through the carnal wetness dripping from Red's pussy. He closed his eyes. A blissful smile crossed his face. Red opened her legs, offering herself to his swollen cock and the pleasures he could deliver. Quick as a cat, Will got on his knees and shoved Chopper away from the prize. Red groaned in frustration. Chopper raised up on his knees, ready to defend what was his. Will snarled a dangerous threat. Chopper hesitated. Will moved to the empty place between Red's legs. He did not hesitate nor did he revel in anticipated bliss. Positioning himself, Will plunged deep inside her torrid, willing snatch. Accepting all of his massive, swollen cock, Red squealed in delight as he thrust into her cunt. He stretched and filled her. Feeling a fullness she had never experienced, she arched her hips and urged him deeper. Mixed with Red's moans and Will's grunts were the sucking sounds of his cock's relentless pounding. Red ground her hips into him at the apogee of his thrust. She wanted every last bit of his shaft buried inside her, pleasuring her, driving her to limits she'd never experienced before. "Look at me." Will's voice sounded like a snarl. She opened her eyes. His gaze locked onto hers as the power and speed of his thrust increased. "Fuck me, Will! You feel so good. So strong. I need you. Deeper! Ah!" She wrapped her legs around his hips and pressed him against her. "Harder, Will." His force increased as she urged him on. Her body screamed for release, but she resisted. His pleasuring was a drug and she'd become an addict. Nevertheless, her orgasm would not be denied. It erupted with the power of a volcano and flowed over her with the force of tsunami. Screams of ecstasy were released as her body convulsed around his throbbing penis. He arched, tensed and hissed as she felt him explode inside her. Aftershocks of joy rippled through her body as she relaxed. Will pressed his lips to hers as he withdrew and snuggled next to her. She turned her head to the left, brushed her hair out of her face, looked at a dejected Chopper and reached out to him. But instead of him joining them in bed, he morphed into her grandmother, who said, "Nr st a f n sp hing." "What? I don't understand." Will put his lips next to her ear and whispered, "She said, never trust a wolf in sheep's clothing." Buy Links – New Dawning International Bookfair - http://www.newdawningbookfair.com/Amazon – http://www.amazon.com/Sexy-Hood-Twisted-Fairy-ebook/dp/B0055L1KJYSmashwords - http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/66071All Romance Ebooks – http://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-sexyredhood-562333-149.htmlKobo - http://www.kobobooks.com/search/search.html?q=Daryl+Devore&t=none&f=author&p=1&s=averagerating&g=both