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August 7, 2014
DC Area Author Donates Proceeds to the Wounded Warrior Project
I’m sharing a press release going out today about Hard to Hold On To (Hard Ink #2.5):
For Immediate Release
HARD TO HOLD ON TO by New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Laura Kaye Gives Back to Those Who Served
United States, August 7, 2014, Laura Kaye, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author, will be donating all of her proceeds from the first two weeks of sales from HARD TO HOLD ON TO (Hard Ink Series) to the Wounded Warrior Project. Sitting in the extremely hot category of Contemporary Romantic Suspense, HARD TO HOLD ON TO brings to life soldiers broken and forgotten when they are sent home from war. Laura’s fictional characters portray a fast paced race against time to save a growing list of friends while clearing their records and their names through elements of love and hope in the midst of the broken psyches and dangerous situations. A timely discussion in the light of so much recent military drama through the VA treatment of our military and so many American soldiers left behind, even after coming home.
HARD TO HOLD ON TO will be released August 19, 2014 by HarperCollins Publishers .
Laura Kaye is available for interviews, guest posts, and more. All interview and media requests can be directed to KP Simmon of InkSlinger PR at kpsimmon@gmail.com or by phone at 480-365-9419.
About HARD TO HOLD ON TO:
Edward “Easy” Cantrell knows better than most the pain of not being able to save those he loves–which is why he is not going to let Jenna Dean out of his sight. He may have just met her, but Jenna’s the first person to make him feel alive since that devastating day in the desert more than a year ago.
Jenna has never met anyone like Easy. She can’t describe how he makes her feel–and not just because he saved her life. No, the stirrings inside her reach far beyond gratitude.
As the pair are thrust together while chaos reigns around them, they both know one thing: the things in life most worth having are the hardest to hold on to.
About the Wounded Warrior Project:
Mission, Vision, and Purpose: To honor and empower Wounded Warriors. To foster the most successful, well-adjusted generation of wounded service members in our nation’s history. To raise awareness and enlist the public’s aid for the needs of injured service members. To help injured service members aid and assist each other. To provide unique, direct programs and services to meet the needs of injured service members.
http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/
Laura Kaye Bio:
Laura is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over a dozen books in contemporary and paranormal romance. Growing up, Laura’s large extended family believed in the supernatural, and family lore involving angels, ghosts, and evil-eye curses cemented in Laura a life-long fascination with storytelling and all things paranormal. She lives in Maryland with her husband, two daughters, and cute-but-bad dog, and appreciates her view of the Chesapeake Bay every day.
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Since some readers have asked, yes, pre-orders will count toward the first week’s donation!
Edward “Easy” Cantrell knows better than most the pain of not being able to save those he loves–which is why he is not going to let Jenna Dean out of his sight. He may have just met her, but Jenna’s the first person to make him feel alive since that devastating day in the desert more than a year ago.
Jenna has never met anyone like Easy. She can’t describe how he makes her feel–and not just because he saved her life. No, the stirrings inside her reach far beyond gratitude.
As the pair are thrust together while chaos reigns around them, they both know one thing: the things in life most worth having are the hardest to hold on to.
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August 4, 2014
Jennifer L. Armentrout’s Opposition is Here! #Lux
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About OPPOSITION:
Katy knows the world changed the night the Luxen came.
She can’t believe Daemon welcomed his race or stood by as his kind threatened to obliterate every last human and hybrid on Earth. But the lines between good and bad have blurred, and love has become an emotion that could destroy her—could destroy them all.
Daemon will do anything to save those he loves, even if it means betrayal.
They must team with an unlikely enemy if there is any chance of surviving the invasion. But when it quickly becomes impossible to tell friend from foe, and the world is crumbling around them, they may lose everything— even what they cherish most—to ensure the survival of their friends…and mankind.
War has come to Earth. And no matter the outcome, the future will never be the same for those left standing.
EXCERPT:
Katy
I still stared at Daemon, completely aware that everyone else except him was watching me. Closely. But why wouldn’t he look at me? A razor-sharp panic clawed at my insides. No. Thiscouldn’t be happening. No way. My body was moving before I even knew what I was doing.
From the corner of my eye, I saw Dee shake her head and one of the Luxen males step forward, but I was propelled by an inherent need to prove that my worst fears were not coming true.
After all, he’d healed me, but then I thought of what Dee had said, of how Dee had behaved with me. What if Daemon was like her? Turned into something so foreign and cold? He would’ve healed me just to make sure he was okay.
I still didn’t stop. Please, I thought over and over again. Please. Please. Please. On shaky legs, I crossed the long room, and even thoughDaemon hadn’t seemed to even acknowledge my existence, I walked right up to him, my hands trembling as I placed them on his chest.
“Daemon?” I whispered, voice thick.
His head whipped around, and he was suddenly staring down at me. Our gazes collided once more, and for a second I saw something so raw, so painful in those beautiful eyes. And then his large hands wrapped around my upper arms. The contact seared through the shirt I wore, branding my skin, and I thought—I expected—that he would pull me against him, that he would embrace me, and even though nothing would be all right, it would be better.
Daemon’s hands spasmed around my arms, and I sucked in an unsteady breath.
His eyes flashed an intense green as he physically lifted me away from him, setting me back down a good foot back.
I stared at him, something deep in my chest cracking. “Daemon?”
He said nothing as he let go, one finger at a time, it seemed, and his hands slid off my arms. He stepped back, returning his attention to the man behind the desk.
“So . . . awkward,” murmured the redhead, smirking.
I was rooted to the spot in which I stood, the sting of rejection burning through my skin, shredding my insides like I was nothing more than papier-mâché.
“I think someone was expecting more of a reunion,” the Luxen male behind the desk said, his voice ringing with amusement. “What do you think, Daemon?”
One shoulder rose in a negligent shrug. “I don’t think anything.”
My mouth opened, but there were no words. His voice, his tone, wasn’t like his sister’s, but like it had been when we first met. He used to speak to me with barely leashed annoyance, where a thin veil of tolerance dripped from every word.The rift in my chest deepened. For the hundredth time since the Luxen arrived, SergeantDasher’s warning came back to me. What side would Daemon and his family stand on? A shudder worked its way down my spine. I wrapped my arms around myself, unable to truly process what had just happened.
“And you?” the man asked. When no one answered, he tried again. “Katy?”
I was forced to look at him, and I wanted to shrink back from his stare. “What?” I was beyond caring that my voice broke on that one word.
The man smiled as he walked around the desk. My gaze flickered over to Daemon as he shifted, drawing the attention of the beautiful redhead. “Were you expecting a more personal greeting?” he asked. “Perhaps something more intimate?”
I had no idea how to answer. I felt like I’d fallen into the rabbit hole, and warnings were firing off left and right. Something primal inside me recognized that I was surrounded by predators.
Don’t miss the books that started it all…
LUX: BEGINNINGS…
&
LUX: CONSEQUENCES…
About Jennifer L. Armentrout:# 1 NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s not hard at work writing. she spends her time reading, working out, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, and hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell Loki.
Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories….which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. She is published with Spencer Hill Press, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen. Her book Obsidian has been optioned for a major motion picture and her Covenant Series has been optioned for TV.
She also writes adult and New Adult romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.
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We will be giving away a Lux Series Basket with Lux themed jewelry, a signed set of the Lux Series and a $50 gift card to a retailer of the winner’s choice (Amazon, Barnes&Noble, or Indiebound).
Thanks for reading!
Laura
July 30, 2014
Sign Up to Host the Hard to Hold On To Release Events!
Hey everyone! A quick post to let you know that sign-ups are now open for the release day launch event and blog tour for Hard to Hold On To (August 19, 2014).
8/19 Release Day Launch: Go here to sign up
8/18 – 9/5 Blog Tour: Go here to sign up
and request to be considered for a review copy!
Edward “Easy” Cantrell knows better than most the pain of not being able to save those he loves–which is why he is not going to let Jenna Dean out of his sight. He may have just met her, but Jenna’s the first person to make him feel alive since that devastating day in the desert more than a year ago.
Jenna has never met anyone like Easy. She can’t describe how he makes her feel–and not just because he saved her life. No, the stirrings inside her reach far beyond gratitude.
As the pair are thrust together while chaos reigns around them, they both know one thing: the things in life most worth having are the hardest to hold on to.
Pre-Order at Amazon | Amazon.ca | Amazon UK | B&N | iTunes
Hard to Hold On To on Goodreads
Thanks so much! I can’t believe it’s less than a month til Easy’s here!
Laura
July 16, 2014
Sign Up for the Release Day Launch for Hard to Hold On To!
Hey everyone! A quick post to let you know that sign-ups are now open for the release day launch event for Hard to Hold On To (August 19, 2014).
Go here to sign up
and request to be considered for a review copy!
Edward “Easy” Cantrell knows better than most the pain of not being able to save those he loves–which is why he is not going to let Jenna Dean out of his sight. He may have just met her, but Jenna’s the first person to make him feel alive since that devastating day in the desert more than a year ago.
Jenna has never met anyone like Easy. She can’t describe how he makes her feel–and not just because he saved her life. No, the stirrings inside her reach far beyond gratitude.
As the pair are thrust together while chaos reigns around them, they both know one thing: the things in life most worth having are the hardest to hold on to.
Pre-Order at Amazon | Amazon.ca | Amazon UK | B&N | iTunes
Hard to Hold On To on Goodreads
Thanks so much! I can’t believe it’s only a month til Easy’s here!
Laura
July 9, 2014
Cora Carmack’s New Cover for All Broke Down!
I’m super excited to get to share the cover for Cora Carmack’s ALL BROKE DOWN today! A New Adult Contemporary Romance, and published by William Morrow-an imprint of HarperCollins, this is the second book in her Rusk University Series, and it is set to be released on October 28, 2014! But you can pre-order it NOW! Check out what it’s about and then fall in love with this gorgeous cover!
ABOUT ALL BROKE DOWN:
In this second book in New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Cora Carmack’s New Adult, Texas-set Rusk University series, which began with All Lined Up, a young woman discovers that you can’t only fight for what you believe in . . . sometimes you have to fight for what you love
Dylan fights for lost causes. Probably because she used to be one.
Environmental issues, civil rights, corrupt corporations, and politicians—you name it, she’s probably been involved in a protest. When her latest cause lands her in jail overnight, she meets Silas Moore. He’s in for a different kind of fighting. And though he’s arrogant and infuriating, she can’t help being fascinated with him. Yet another lost cause.
Football and trouble are the only things that have ever come naturally to Silas. And it’s trouble that lands him in a cell next to do-gooder Dylan. He’s met girls like her before—fixers, he calls them, desperate to heal the damage and make him into their ideal boyfriend. But he doesn’t think he’s broken, and he definitely doesn’t need a girlfriend trying to change him. Until, that is, his anger issues and rash decisions threaten the only thing he really cares about, his spot on the Rusk University football team. Dylan might just be the perfect girl to help.
Because Silas Moore needs some fixing after all.
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About Cora Carmack:
Cora Carmack is a twenty-something writer who likes to write about twenty-something characters. She’s done a multitude of things in her life– boring jobs (like working retail), Fun jobs (like working in a theatre), stressful jobs (like teaching), and dream jobs (like writing). She enjoys placing her characters in the most awkward situations possible, and then trying to help them get a boyfriend out of it. Awkward people need love, too. Her first book, LOSING IT, was a New York Times and USA Today bestseller.
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Thanks for reading!
Laura
July 3, 2014
A New Release & Series from P.J. O’Dwyer #giveaway
“O’Dwyer displays an unfailing instinct for building and maintaining story tension and intensity, and for creating complications as believable as they are compelling.”
—USA Today
One girl. Two horses. And a past itching to catch up. . . .
Fourteen-year-old Colorado juvenile delinquent Mackenzie Lynn Stonebreaker doesn’t do horses. But the volunteer gig at Hunter’s Moon Ranch has its perks. With cold, hard cash she lifts from its boarding fund, Mac’s poised for escape to search for her birth mom when an Arabian mare named Bella is viciously struck by a shotgun blast. Alive and talking—well, telepathically only to Mac—the horse begs for her help.
Talking to horses totally freaks Mac out. But leaving Bella and her colt Raider isn’t an option. Ditching her plans for now, Mac becomes a modern-day Dr. Doolittle, looking for justice. Only Mac tends to act first and ask questions later. When her protective instinct for the horses gets in the way of her good sense, Mac finds herself, once again, on the other side of the law.
Dodging a return trip to juvie, thanks to the ranch owner’s partner Dr. Rachel Hunter, Mac is now in the pediatrician’s custody and living a life she could only dream. With newfound friendships, the gift of gab with two quirky horses, her first kiss, and a chance at that family she’s always wanted, she can’t quite let go of one thing.
Abandoned and unloved by her mother, Mac wants to know why. But sleuthing for answers puts Mac on a collision course with the past—one that will shatter everything she believes in about herself and those she’s come to love and trust at Hunter’s Moon.
Mac just may find that what she’s been looking for her whole life is the exact opposite of what she will get.
Excerpt from Claimed –
He seemed to think he was so smart at figuring her out. She’d figured out a few things of her own, too. Like how at home he seemed surrounded by pictures of old Chevys. Or sitting at a booth so sparkly she was afraid the Wicked Witch of the West would swoop down on them and steal the ruby-red booth right from under their butts.
He had no problems finding the diner, either.
“You come here a lot?”
“Used to.”
Yep. I called it.
He blew out a heavy breath. “I shared a squat house with a buddy of mine about two blocks away.” He became reflective and turned away to gaze out the window. The sun that had finally shown its face had dipped below the horizon, giving off a fuzzy pink glow in the distance.
Dinnertime.
“Can we go? Bella eats dinner at seven-thirty.” Miss Rachel had taught her how to mix her supplements and grain before she’d gone back to Rifle House on Sunday night. Bella liked the way Mac prepared her meals. She needed to keep her weight on, but she wouldn’t if Mac missed her feeding time. Mac fell back in the seat, waiting while Gil reached back for his wallet. He’d said she was into saving horses—like he wasn’t. “Thanks for the other day.”
He checked the bill and then peered over at her, his brown eyes questioning.
“Bella. You offered to buy her from those losers.”
He shrugged. “Could never pass up a bargain.” He pulled out a twenty and left it on the table. “Let’s go.”
Yeah, right. He could hide under all that tough-guy stuff. But she knew better. Mac got up and grabbed the box, following him toward the door.
Gil eyed her and the box she held tightly under her arm. “Ya know, sometimes the past is best left in the past.” He clucked his tongue. “Just my take.”
Mac said nothing. Maybe he was right. Honestly, she hadn’t even taken a peek. She was afraid . . . afraid of what she might find.
They headed for the door. A blur of a man outside swung it open, his meaty shoulder colliding with Gil’s. “Watch where the . . .”
Mac couldn’t move, her eyes riveted on the scary dude’s bulging, tattooed arms and somewhat confused by his sudden loss for words. Dressed in black with blond hair buzzed so short his scalp glistened under the recessed lights, he studied Gil. Not in a good way. He arched one brow with a wicked scar over an eye so blue it looked unnatural.
Mac grew cold. She didn’t like this guy. Didn’t like the way his crooked mouth smiled at Gil. It wasn’t friendly. It was vicious.
Scary Cue Ball gave a harsh laugh. “Son of a bi—”
“Hey, buddy.” Gil’s deep, raspy voice had bite. He hooked his chin toward Mac. “We got kids here.”
The guy straightened like he’d been warned not to slouch. He twisted his thick neck, irritated like, his interest shifting toward Mac.
Seriously?
His head tilted. Nosey Cue Ball was trying to read her box.
She angled it away from him.
As if waking from a trance, Cue Ball’s head popped up, and he leveled his gaze at Gil. “She yours?”
“No!” Mac croaked. “I work with him.” No way did she want this guy thinking they were related. If it got bad, she’d bolt—box and all—and leave Gil. But she hoped that wouldn’t happen. After today, she had made up her mind. She liked him.
Gil opened the door, the tendon in his jaw flexing. “Come on, kid.”
Her body jerked forward more than anxious to get out of there. She stepped over the threshold, nervously glancing back.
Cue Ball’s hand shot out. The clear stone in his silver pinky ring flashed, and he grabbed Gil by the shoulder before he could clear the doorway. “When you get sprung?”
Gil visibly winced, and then he nodded toward a bench outside. “Take a seat, kid. I’ll be back.”
He disappeared inside, letting the door close.
Mac stood with her eyes glued to the door. Voices rose, and her legs trembled. If she’d ever experienced an earthquake, it couldn’t have shaken her sense of survival more than now. Caroline’s words from a few nights ago hurtled toward Mac.
He’s been in the joint.
The door swung open. “Let’s go.” Gil grabbed her arm, making her bobble her box.
“Hey.” Mac’s brows snapped together.
He eyed her and then the box, making a nasty face at it. “I told you, kid. The past will come back to bite you in the—”
“A double S.”
He groaned and tugged her toward his truck. “Watch your mouth.”
Mac blew out an agitated breath, “But I didn’t . . .” Mad, but mostly still scared and a little amused—Gil was a cusser even though he pretended he wasn’t—she allowed him to steer her to the safety of his truck.
Whatever past was going to come back and bite her, it couldn’t be nearly as ugly and creepy as scary Cue Ball.
She didn’t have to worry about Gil getting a conscience and telling Miss Rachel about her activities today. Looked like Miss Rachel’s ranch manager had his own dark past, and Mac had seen him.
P. J. O’Dwyer donates ten percent of all book and jewelry sales to horse rescue to help in their mission of rescue, rehabilitation, and education.
P. J. O’Dwyer is an award-winning author of young adult and romantic suspense. She’s an active member of Romance Writers of America. When asked where she gets her story ideas, she laughs ruefully and says, “It helps being married to a cop.” She lives in Maryland with her family.
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Giveaway:
Keepsake Necklace Inspired by Heroine Mac Stonebreaker
Thanks for reading!
Laura
June 26, 2014
A New Release & New Series from Christi Barth!
I’m super excited to share my good friend and critique partner Christi Barth’s new book, the first in her new Shore Secrets series! Check this one out and enjoy the excerpt below!
Ella Mayhew’s always appreciated the beautiful view of Seneca Lake from the spa window of her family’s hotel. But the view improves dramatically when a hot stranger runs across the grounds—shirtless. He’s the first man to kickstart her hormones in the three years since she lost her parents, and she doesn’t even know his name.
Graydon Locke’s on his umpteenth undercover assignment. The routine’s always the same: assess a business, recommend it for closure, then roll out before anyone discovers his decisions impact hundreds of lives. He’s always believed nothing good comes out of small towns. Why would this one be different? Then he makes two classic rookie mistakes—falling for the sweet, sexy girl who owns the very business he’s on the verge of axing. And letting the town’s residents get involved in both his life, and his relationship with Ella.
Ella’s the best thing to ever happen to Gray, but he’s lied to her from the start. If he pulls the plug on Mayhew Manor, the entire town may crumble. Ella couldn’t save her parents, but it’s up to her to save their hotel. Even if that means turning her back on true love.
Excerpt:
“Come do yoga with me tomorrow.”
“I’m a guy. We’re all about being hard and stiff, not soft and bendy.”
Ella blinked rapidly to clear the images of a naked, hard-muscled Gray that popped into her mind. And hardness…other places. “Don’t be so close-minded. Didn’t you end up enjoying the massage I gave you?”
“Yes.” He sounded adorably sulky at being forced to acknowledge it. Why was it that men found it so hard to admit when they were wrong? Definitely a topic of discussion for her next margarita night with the girls.
“See? You can’t dismiss something out of hand without at least trying it.”
Gray wrinkled his nose. “Do I have a choice?”
“No.” Ella brought up her other hand to cup his face. “You deserve to be looked after. It’s not much, I know, but let me help you in the only way I can.”
“I’ll do it—”
Ella bounced a little. “Terrific.”
“—on one condition. I’ve just come up with a good plan for stress release. Let’s try my way first.” Gray wove his fingers through the loose knit of her turquoise sweater. In one swift move, he pulled it off over her head and tossed it into the corner. “Come swimming with me. Right now.”
Was he serious? To stall for time while she processed the preposterous suggestion, Ella stammered, “We…we don’t have suits.”
“You said the pool’s still officially closed. No one will interrupt us.” He toyed with the strap of her matching tank. “You’ve got this thing. I’m wearing boxer briefs. We’ll be more covered up than in suits. Unless you don’t think you can control yourself around me?”
That was it in a nutshell. Not that she’d admit it to Gray. Not when he had that sharp eyebrow arched and a smug quirk to his lips. If he was trying to shock her…well, he had, no denying that. But what better way was there to embrace life fully than to embrace a dripping wet, mostly naked Gray? While she’d never work up the courage to tell him, this was the kind of activity Dr. T. would probably applaud. Or at least give her a gold star. He had asked her to email him with progress reports if anything big happened. Unable to resist, she glanced down at Gray’s crotch. Ella expected something very big, indeed, was about to happen.
“Water’s extremely therapeutic,” she said in her most serious, I’m massaging you but not judging your naked body in any way professional voice. “Swimming is a good counterpart to yoga. They use the same long muscles.”
Yup. Her matter-of-fact delivery dropped his eyebrow back to its usual straight line and wiped the smug from his lips. Ella kept the surprises rolling. She stood, unbuttoned her skirt and let it slide the floor into a big blue puddle. Then she reached out, grabbed his wrist, and yanked him sideways into the pool with her.
The simultaneous body flops slapped noise and water all around the room. Ella recovered first, treading water while waiting for Gray to get his bearings and surface. Keeping her head above water was easy. Breathing, however, was not, as she was laughing her head off at catching him off guard. Finally, with much thrashing and churning of the water, Gray popped up near the middle of the pool.
“What the hell?” he yelled, his voice bouncing off the rocks with a hollow echo. “I’m wearing clothes!”
“So take them off,” she yelled back. Geez, it was his idea. Ella had just implemented it without talking it to death first. She’d thought he’d appreciate her spontaneity.
Gray stared at her for a minute, totally unreadable. Then his head disappeared beneath the water again. In fact, he sank straight to the bottom. It worried her. But just until a heavy, sodden pair of jeans landed like a giant blue spitwad in front of her. Laughing, she tossed them over her shoulder in the general direction of their shoes. Then Gray’s shirt appeared, floating near the filter. Something she’d have to remember to retrieve before morning when maintenance would make their final sweep before reopening the pool.
She felt Gray first. His head brushed against her stomach. Using her body like a swim ladder, he climbed it with his hands until just those brilliant blue eyes broke the surface. Blinked at her once. Then he tilted his head back and arced a stream of water from his lips to the dead center of her forehead. Laughing even harder, Ella reached under his shoulders to pull him the rest of the way up.
That’s when the laughter stopped. When buoyancy slammed his oh my God so hard cock right against her. When it was the most natural thing in the world to wrap her legs tight around him to keep him nestled against all her heat and what felt like every freaking nerve ending in her body. And when she twined her arms around his neck just for the thrill of rubbing her breasts across his chest.
With two powerful kicks, Gray propelled them to the wall. He sandwiched Ella against it and hung on to the rocks to keep them both afloat. “I’m on board with your idea. As you can tell.” He ground against her in a way that absolutely proved not only that he was enthusiastic about stripping, but that there was definitely nothing between them other than two thin, skintight layers of cotton. Gray’s impressive length was no longer just an impression or wishful thinking. It was hard and long and she couldn’t wait to impale herself on him. For now, she locked her ankles together and let the water do most of the work of bobbing her up and down in a rhythmic, full-body caress.
Water glistened at the tips of his lashes. Ella kissed it away, then just kept heading south. Over his early-evening stubble. Down past the Adam’s apple that jerked reflexively. She’d always thought them sexy. So uniquely masculine.
A nibble in the hollow of his collarbone. Down till her lips were just underwater, closed around his nipple. Ella flicked it against her teeth. Gray…growled? Whatever the noise was, it came from deep inside him and turned her core body temperature up by about twenty percent.
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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
June 24, 2014
Amazon Names Hard As You Can a Best Romance of 2014!
Much awesomeness to share with you all today! First, Hard As You Can went on sale for just $1.99! Second, Amazon named Hard As You Can one of the 15 best romances of 2014 so far! I was totally gobsmacked! Just look at the other names on their list!
RIGHT NOW is the perfect time to try the Hard Ink series. Why, you ask?
Because Hard As It Gets (Hard Ink #1) is still on sale for $1.99 for just one more week
Because now Hard As You Can (Hard Ink #2) is on sale for $1.99
Because Hard to Hold On To (Hard Ink #2.5) is on pre-order for $1.99 AND releases in just 8 weeks
Because tattoos and hotness and sexiness and lolz and three-legged puppies! *winks*
About Hard As You Can:
Five dishonored soldiers.
Former Special Forces.
One last mission.
These are the men of Hard Ink.
Ever since hard-bodied, drop-dead-charming Shane McCallan strolled into the dance club where Crystal Dean works, he’s shown a knack for getting beneath her defenses. For her little sister’s sake, Crystal can’t get too close. Until her job and Shane’s mission intersect, and he reveals talents that go deeper than she could have guessed.
Shane would never turn his back on a friend in need, especially a former Special Forces teammate running a dangerous, off-the-books operation. Nor can he walk away from Crystal. The gorgeous waitress is hiding secrets she doesn’t want him to uncover. Too bad. He’s exactly the man she needs to protect her sister, her life, and her heart. All he has to do is convince her that when something feels this good, you hold on as hard as you can–and never let go.
Read an Extended Excerpt of Book 1, Hard As It Gets
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Thanks for reading!
Laura
June 19, 2014
Release Day Launch for Soldier On by Sydney Logan!
Release Date: June 20
Genres: Romance/Military/New Adult
Will his call of duty break both their hearts?
Losing her father in Desert Storm has left Stephanie James with a bitter soul when it comes to the military. As a college senior juggling a full course load, Steph’s only goal is to graduate with honors at the end of the semester. She’s focused, determined, and a firm believer in all work and no play. Then she meets Brandon Walker at a New Year’s Eve costume party. Despite his disguise, Steph finds herself attracted to the camouflaged soldier who curls her toes with a scorching midnight kiss.
Brandon is an engineering major and ROTC student from the hills of Kentucky. Growing up as the son of a major general has given Brandon firsthand knowledge of the struggles military families sometimes face. Now that his father’s memory is fading, Brandon is even more determined to make his dad proud and graduate as an officer in the United States Army. Then he meets Stephanie, and suddenly, his focus is less on his military service and more on the pretty brunette who has stolen his heart. When he becomes aware of Steph’s resentment toward the military, he worries their relationship is doomed.
When faced with the realization that she’s fallen in love with a soldier, can Steph’s wounds from the past be healed with love in her present . . . and in her future?
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Sydney Logan is an Amazon bestselling author and holds a Master’s degree in Elementary Education. With the 2012 release of her debut novel, Lessons Learned, she made the transition from bookworm to author. Her second novel, Mountain Charm, was released in 2013. She is also the author of four short stories – Mistletoe Magic, The Little Drummer Boy, Force of Nature, and Stupid Cupid.A native of East Tennessee, Sydney enjoys playing piano and relaxing on her porch with her wonderful husband and their very spoiled cat.
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