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Surprise Cover/Book Reveal! Hard to Serve!

I’m super excited because I have a SURPRISE for you! An additional book in the Hard Ink world! Hard to Serve will be Detective Kyler Vance’s story and it releases June 28, 2016 with 1001 Dark Nights! This book is going to be super hot and I can’t wait to share it with you all! Here’s everything you need to know:

 

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To protect and serve is all Detective Kyler Vance ever wanted to do, so when Internal Affairs investigates him as part of the new police commissioner’s bid to oust corruption, everything is on the line. Which makes meeting a smart, gorgeous submissive at an exclusive play club the perfect distraction…

The director of the city’s hottest art gallery, Mia Breslin’s career is golden. Now if only she could find a man to dominate her nights and set her body—and her heart—on fire. When a scorching scene with a hard-bodied, brooding Dom at Blasphemy promises just that, Mia is lured to serve Kyler again and again.
As their relationship burns hotter, Kyler runs into Mia at work and learns that he’s been dominating the daughter of the hard-ass boss who has it in for him. Now Kyler must choose between life-long duty and forbidden desire before Mia finds another who’s not so hard to serve.

So what do you think?? Could Hard to Serve BE a hotter title?! LOL! I’m super excited and hope you are too!
Thanks for reading!
Laura

 

Cover Reveal for Kristen Proby’s Listen to Me!

I’m super excited to bring you the Cover Reveal for Kristen Proby’s LISTEN TO ME. Releasing April 12, 2016, LISTEN TO ME is the first novel in Kristen’s Fusion Series, published by William Morrow. Be sure you preorder this one today! Now check this out:

 

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About Listen to Me:

In New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kristen Proby’s brand new series, five best friends open a hot new restaurant, but one of them gets much more than she bargained for when a sexy former rock star walks through the doors—and into her heart.
Seduction is quickly becoming the hottest new restaurant in Portland, and Addison Wade is proud to claim 1/5 of the credit. She’s determined to make it a success and can’t think of a better way to bring in new customers than live music. But when former rock star Jake Keller swaggers through the doors to apply for the weekend gig, she knows she’s in trouble. Addie instantly recognizes him—his posters were plastered all over her bedroom walls in high school—he’s all bad boy…exactly her type and exactly what she doesn’t need.
Jake Keller walked away from the limelight five years ago and yearns to return to what’s always driven him: the music. If he gets to work for a smart-mouthed, funny-as-hell bombshell, all the better. But talking Addie into giving him the job is far easier than persuading her that he wants more than a romp in her bed. Just when she begins to drop her walls, Jake’s past finally catches up with him.
Will Addie be torn apart once again or will Jake be able to convince her to drown out her doubts and listen to her heart?

 

About Kristen Proby:
New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Kristen Proby is the author of the popular With Me in Seattle series. She has a passion for a good love story and strong characters who love humor and have a strong sense of loyalty and family. Her men are the alpha type—fiercely protective and a bit bossy—and her ladies are fun, strong, and not afraid to stand up for themselves. Kristen spends her days with her muse in the Pacific Northwest. She enjoys coffee, chocolate, and sunshine. And naps. Visit her at KristenProby.com.

 

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Doesn’t this sound awesome? Thanks for reading!
Laura 

 

Multi-Author Mystery Paperback Holiday Giveaway!

Hey guys! I’m one of 80 authors participating in a super fun mystery paperback giveaway for the holidays! The action is over on Facebook, where you can find all the participating authors. You hop around to their pages, completely a task they request, and fill out a quick form to enter to win a wrapped, surprise, signed paperback! The more you play, the more you might win! To check it out, see the posts on my Laura Kaye and Laura Kamoie FB pages! Good luck!

 

All Authors Linked on the Main Entry Form Here!
Thanks for reading!
Laura

Hard to Let Go is a RT Reviewers’ Choice Award Nominee!

I’m thrilled to share that Hard to Let Go has been nominated by RT Magazine for Best Romantic Suspense of 2015 in the RT Reviewers’ Choice Awards! I coudn’t be more humbled by the amazing list of my fellow nominees! Congrats to everyone nominated in this year’s awards!

Thanks for reading!
Laura

Ride Hard Cover Reveal!

You guys! I’m so excited to share this with you today – the cover for Ride Hard, the first book in my Raven Riders series. This series is a spin-off from the Hard Ink world, but stands on its own with a whole new cast of characters, setting, and world. I can’t wait for you to meet these guys because I fell head over heels in love with them while writing this book! So, without further ado, here’s the cover and everything you need to know:

 

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About Ride Hard:

Brotherhood. Club. Family.
They live and ride by their own rules.
These are the Raven Riders…
Raven Riders Motorcycle Club President Dare Kenyon rides hard and values loyalty above all else. He’ll do anything to protect the brotherhood of bikers—the only family he’s got—as well as those who can’t defend themselves. So when mistrustful Haven Randall lands on the club’s doorstep scared that she’s being hunted, Dare takes her in, swears to keep her safe, and pushes to learn the secrets overshadowing her pretty smile.
Haven fled from years of abuse at the hands of her criminal father and is suspicious of any man’s promises, including those of the darkly sexy and overwhelmingly intense Ravens’ leader. But as the powerful attraction between them flares to life, Dare pushes her boundaries and tempts her to want things she never thought she could.
The past never dies without a fight, but Dare Kenyon’s never backed down before…

 

I hope you’re as excited as I am! Why is April so far away?!?!? *grins*
Thanks for reading!
Laura

Happy New Release to Christi Barth for The Opposite of Right!

I’m super excited to share my good friend Christi Barth’s newest release a rock star romance called The Opposite of Right! Here’s everything you need to know!

 

The Opposite of Right - Book 1 in the Bad Decisions trilogy
Kylie Stafford has spent her whole life doing exactly what’s expected. The right major, the right sorority, the right guys, just like her mother and her sister before her. But when everything falls apart for her, Kylie wonders if doing everything right has been utterly wrong. There’s only one way to find out.

She decides to try making all the wrong choices for three months. Hit on a tattoo-covered rock musician? Check. Go back to his dressing room for a hot hook-up against the wall? Gulp. Drop everything to be a roadie for him to binge on more of the best sex of her life? Maybe. Start falling for him despite her better judgment? Um….yeah. Figure out why doing everything that seems wrong feels so darn right?

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Excerpt:
Kylie tugged at the hem of her first ever Riptide concert shirt. It was faded. Too big, since she’d bought it to wear at the gym. So she quickly knotted it high over one hip. It exposed her midriff and pulled the material tight against her breasts. Perfect—in all the wrong ways. She could do this. She had to do this. So what if she’d never hit on a man before? This was the Metro, for crying out loud, one of Chicago’s most famous rock clubs. People probably hooked up by the bathrooms twenty times a night. If everyone else could do it, so could Kylie.
She looked back over her shoulder at Amanda, who grinned like a fool and gave her two thumbs up. Okay, then. Waiting wouldn’t make her any braver. So she marched right up to the hot man. Couldn’t even see his face because of the exposed single lightbulb hanging two inches above his head. Kylie focused on the late day scruff along his jawline instead.
“Hi. I think you’re hot. I’ve had a really lousy day, and I think kissing you will make it better.”
Silence—or what passed for silence in a crowded club at almost ten pm—hung between them just long enough for Kylie to decide she’d made a horrible mistake. She was only wearing jeans, not anything sexy. This guy was waiting for a bathroom to open up. Maybe he needed to pee more than he needed to be sexually accosted by a stranger. She tried to squint past the bright halo obscuring his face to figure out if he was smiling or shocked or just dismissive.
“Let’s find out,” he finally said in a good-natured tone.
Wow. That was easy. Except….asking him was only step one of her first bad decision. Implementing step two was something else entirely. Kylie had no idea how to start. Should she wait until after the bathroom? Go straight for the lips, or kick things off with an introductory neck nibble? And where to put her hands?
The man snaked out an arm around her waist, pulling her close enough that the buttons on their jeans clinked. Kylie stumbled, which ended up putting one of his legs between hers. Both hands flew up to rest on those taut pecs. “Hi,” he breathed softly against her ear.
Oh. That was nice of him. The polite ‘hi’ was all it took to spur her into action. Kylie pushed onto her tiptoes, turned her head sideways and aimed for his lips. She almost missed. Got the corner and some sharp stubble.
But this guy knew his stuff. He caught her lower lip with his upper, tugged her into place. And then he nibbled. Just soft, short nibbles. Ones that made all the hair on her arms stand up. His tongue traced the crease between her lips. Kylie parted them on a sigh, but he didn’t push the advantage. Instead, he just kept up the teasing, back and forth motion.
Heat seared into her lower back. Without her realizing it, he’d shifted his hand to the exposed skin between her jeans and tied-up tee. Big. Warm. Moving in a slow whoosh, like a brush across a snare drum. It made Kylie want to wriggle closer. So still on tiptoe, she wrapped her leg around his. That motion brought her flush against something very, very hard. Wow.
His other hand grasped the side of her face. Tilted it back a bit. Then his tongue finally swooped in, caressing—seriously!—all of her tongue as carefully and thoroughly as Kylie imagined he might treat her breast. God, she wanted to rip her shirt off and let him do just that.
Tipping his forehead against hers, he asked, “Is your day any better now?”
“Who cares about my day? My night is freaking fantastic.”

 

About Christi Barth:
Christi Barth earned a Masters degree in vocal performance and embarked upon a career on the stage.  A love of romance then drew her to wedding planning.  Ultimately she succumbed to her lifelong love of books and now writes award-winning contemporary romance.  Christi is President of the Maryland Romance Writers and lives in Maryland with her husband.

 

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Thanks for reading!
Laura

Get a Holiday Card from me!

Now that it’s November, the holidays are heading our way! And I’d like to offer you a holiday card! If you’d like to receive one from me, please fill out this form! Open to the first 200 people and/or until November 24, 2015!

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Thanks for reading!

Laura

Hard Ever After Cover Reveal!

I’m super excited today because I get to share some amazing cover art with you! Hard Ever After is the Hard Ink wedding novella you all had the opportunity to vote on over the summer, and Nick and Becca won in a huge landslide. Here’s the cover for the book that releases February 2, 2016, and I think it does such an amazing job of representing them and yet still matching the other Hard Ink covers! Take a look!

 

About Hard Ever After:

Justice served. Honor restored. Team reunited.
After a long battle to discover the truth, the men and women of Hard Ink have a lot to celebrate, especially the wedding of two of their own—Nick Rixey and Becca Merritt, whose hard-fought love deserves a happy ending.
As Nick and the team shift from crisis mode to building their new security consulting firm, Becca heads back to work at the ER. But amid the everyday chaos of demanding jobs and their upcoming nuptials, an old menace they thought long gone reemerges, threatening the peace they’ve only just found.
Now, for one last time, Nick and Becca must fight for their always and forever, because they know that when true love overcomes all the odds it lasts hard ever after.

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So please consider yourself invited to the Hard Ink wedding! It’s coming your way three months from today!

Thanks for reading! And stay tuned for the reveal of the Ride Hard (Raven Riders #1) cover on November 11!

Laura

Blogging Friends: Sign Up to Host 2 Cover Reveals!

Dear Blogging Friends – please help me get out the word – and the art – for two upcoming books! Hard Ever After is the bonus Hard Ink wedding novella you all voted for during the summer (releases 2/2/16) and Ride Hard is the first full-length novel in the new Raven Riders series (releases 4/26/16). I’ve got amazing covers to reveal for both books, and this is where you sign up:


Hard Ever After cover reveal is November 2 ~ sign up here!


Rider Hard cover reveal is November 11 ~ sign up here!


Thanks so much for considering! I can’t wait to share these with you!
Laura

Win an ARC of America’s First Daughter!

Just a quick post to let you know that the fine folks over at William Morrow have put up an awesome ARC giveaway on Goodreads for my debut historical fiction, America’s First Daughter – 25 copies are up for grabs! 
Enter the Goodreads Giveaway Here!

 

About the book:
Releases March 1, 2016
In a compelling, richly researched novel that draws from thousands of letters and original sources, bestselling authors Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie tell the fascinating, untold story of Thomas Jefferson’s eldest daughter, Martha “Patsy” Jefferson Randolph—a woman who kept the secrets of our most enigmatic founding father and shaped an American legacy.
From her earliest days, Patsy Jefferson knows that though her father loves his family dearly, his devotion to his country runs deeper still. As Thomas Jefferson’s oldest daughter, she becomes his helpmate, protector, and constant companion in the wake of her mother’s death, traveling with him when he becomes American minister to France.
It is in Paris, at the glittering court and among the first tumultuous days of revolution, that fifteen-year-old Patsy learns about her father’s troubling liaison with Sally Hemings, a slave girl her own age. Meanwhile, Patsy has fallen in love—with her father’s protégé William Short, a staunch abolitionist and ambitious diplomat. Torn between love, principles, and the bonds of family, Patsy questions whether she can choose a life as William’s wife and still be a devoted daughter.
Her choice will follow her in the years to come, to Virginia farmland, Monticello, and even the White House. And as scandal, tragedy, and poverty threaten her family, Patsy must decide how much she will sacrifice to protect her father’s reputation, in the process defining not just his political legacy, but that of the nation he founded.
Thanks for reading!
Laura