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Gratitude Giveaways Blog Hop

It’s that time of year…but if you live in the States you might be confused and think it’s Christmas time. Nope, it’s not time to trade in your fall décor for the reds and greens…or blues for Hanukah. Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and what better way to celebrate than by, well, giving thanks.

A year ago, I was knee deep in a battle with a now-defunct publisher, trying to get my rights back to the one book they published by me. Now, one year later, I have the rights back; I’ve re-written it and the following books in the series; And I’ve released them as the Goddess Series. Under that publisher, my book struggled. But the revised version I self published in February hit number one in Teen Romance! I have since gotten an inquiry into the film and television rights to it, which my agent—also a new development this year—is working on. Maybe nothing will come of it, but the fact that someone in Hollywood read it and liked it enough to ask about it feels pretty dang good.

So I am thankful for the positive outcome and looking forward to seeing what the next year will bring. What about you? What’s something you’re thankful for??

To help spread the cheer, I’m going to pick one person who signs up for my Newsletter  right here (or at the top on the right side of my blog) to win a $10 gift card! Two others will win the second book in the Goddess Series, GODDESS SECRET. But everybody can get a treat if you download book one in the series while it’s FREE everywhere…GODDESS LEGACY (it’s the largest novel in the series at almost 100,000 words!).

And don’t forget to hop around…the others will be thankful if you visit them.

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I Am A Reader, Not A Writer (Int)






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Bookhounds (Int)






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Bookhounds YA (Int)






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Every Free Chance Book Reviews






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Chapter by Chapter (Int)






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Colloquium






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New Adult Addiction (INT)






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Book Cover Justice (INT)






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Hot Listens






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Cuzinlogic (Int)






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What’s Beyond Forks? (INT)






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Good Choice Reading (INT)






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Helen Smith (Int)






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LOVE. WITHOUT YOU






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The Busy Bibliophile






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Writer’s Alley (SA Larsen)






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manda-rae reads a lot (INT)






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Step Into Fiction (INT)






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Jamaican Kid Lit (INT)






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My Devotional Thoughts (WW)






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Jesse Kimmel-Freeman (INT)






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Inside BJ’s Head






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Gabrielle Carolina @ The Mod Podge Bookshelf






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Mymcbooks (US)






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Live To Read ~Krystal






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Minding Spot






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Ednah Walters (INT)






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The Runes Series Offician Blog(INT)






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Diane Estrella @ That’s What I’m Here For. . . . (US)






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Layers of Thought (US/CAN)






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Fantasy Book Addict (INT)






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icefairy’s Treasure Chest






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Bookworm Lisa (INT)






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Crazy Four Books (INT)






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By The Book (US)






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Lisa ~ MoonShineArtSpot






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Maureen’s Musings






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Romance to Reach Your Heart and Soul






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Sharon’s Garden of Book Reviews (US)






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Jo Ramsey YA






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Mary @ SweepingMe (Int)






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~Sarah Ballance (INT)






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Author of Magical Tales of Romance and Adventure, Beth Barany (Int)






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Literary Rambles (Int)






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Author – Cindy A. Christiansen






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Theresa McClinton






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Christy Monson, Love, Hugs and Hope






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Deb Nance at Readerbuzz






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Lisa Loves Literature (INT)






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Sher A. Hart: Written Art






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My Little Pocketbooks (US)






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Moms Bookshelf & More






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Savings in Seconds






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Lara Lacombe – Romance Can Be Deadly (US)






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Kathryn @ Book Date (Int)






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From the Bootheel Cotton Patch






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Reading After Sunset : Book Reviews And More (Int)






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Lori’s Reading Corner (INT)






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Book Reviews by Shannah






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Karissa @ Hidden in Pages (Int)






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Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – US & Canada






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Mary Caelsto, author of nonfiction, ya and sweet romance






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~A Family Friendly Blog (International)






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Reading In Twilight (INT)






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Lisa @ Lost in Literature (INT)






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The Write Path (US and Can)






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Living a Goddess Life






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A Foodie Bibliophile in Wanderlust






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Priscilla and her Books






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My Sentiments Exactly!






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Susan Heim on Writing (US)






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These Words Tell a Story. . .






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Me, My Shelf and I (INTL)






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Corina @ Pink Fluffy Hearts






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LAURIE L. C. LEWIS: A View From the Other Side of the Hill






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Mary’s Cup of Tea (US)






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The Hook






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World of the Blue Bells Trilogy






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A Book Lover’s Retreat






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Deal Sharing Aunt USA






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Chronicles






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I Love to Read and Review Books : ) (INT)






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Taylor Michaels – Romantic Suspense Author






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J. C. Martin, Fighter Writer






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THE SECRET WRITER (Int)






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The Hedonistic Minimalist






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The Best Books Ever






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Diane Estrella @ That’s What I’m Here For. . . . (US)






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Buried Under Books






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Runaway Bridal Planner






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Peppermint PhD






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Fantasy author Red Tash (INT)






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Cornucopia of Reviews






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Caroline @ The Attic






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HEAs Are Us






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Author of Sweet Romance and Mystery






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The Muse in the Fog Book Review (INT)






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E. B. Walters (US)

Blogging with the Cabal!

Hello, my lovelies. It’s that time of year again…that time when witches and ghouls come out to play, and your local mega store starts selling slutty versions of every costume imaginable. No, I’m not talking about your annual strip poker competition, you dirty birdies. It Halloween!

I love this time of year. I have fond memories of dressing up and going door-to-door getting tons of candy. The sugar rush alone got me through the rest of the holiday season. But as I got older, I learned how much fun this holiday can be…an excuse to tap into my inner goddess and let her shine.

Only, my inner goddess had been a punk rocker in 80’s Madonna fashion. Ahhhh…the good ol’ days. Sure, there’d been years where I’d dressed as witches, ghosts, even angels. But the year I’d donned pink teased hair and white lace gloves had been my favorite. I got to wear my makeup as heavy as I wanted without the fear of the dreaded “blush check” by my mom before leaving the house. It was freedom in the guise of a holiday, and I loved it. Now that I’m an adult and get to wear my blush as heavy as I want any day of the week, I gravitate toward goofy costume ideas, tapping into my inner dork. But I’ll never forget that year I got to slut-it-up like a virgin before the days Madonna justified her love.

So tell me about the year you embraced your inner goddess—or god—and I’ll pick one person to win a copy of Surrounded by Pleasure, book two in the Woods Family Series (Book one, Surrounded by Woods, is currently free everywhere, so technically everybody is a winner). This kind of treat won’t require a trip to your dentist…but it might make you attack your significant other.

GRAND PRIZE for this hop: $100 Amazon or Barnes and Noble Gift Card!!

2nd place: Choice of $50 Gift Card
3rd place:  Choice of $25 Gift Card

Enter here to win: http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/bd12a67/

And don’t forget to hop around for a chance to get more treats:

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The Cabal of Hottness
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Sky Robinson



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Close Encounters with the Night Kind
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Renea Mason (US and Int)



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Danica Avet
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Susan Arden’s RULE BREAKERS (INT)



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Lea Barrymire
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Valerie Twombly (US)



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Cassandra Carr (INT)
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Mandy Harbin



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A. M. Griffin
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Denysé Bridger



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Imagine a World (INT)
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Dena Garson



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Wendy Ely
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Haven Malone



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Amber Kallyn (INT)
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Rhyll Biest



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Cara Carnes
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Jocelyn Dex: Demons Do It Better



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Anya Richards
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Afton Locke (US)



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The Hedonistic Minimalist
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DC Juris



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Danita Minnis
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jorja lovett



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Jezebel Jorge
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Kiru Taye (INT)



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A.R. Von
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Buttontapper Press



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Riverina Romantics (INT)
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Lisa Carlisle



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Dianne Hartsock (INT)
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Rose Wynters (INT)



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Amy Ruttan
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Justus Roux



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Booklover Sue (US only)
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Normandie Alleman (INT)



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Roxanne’s Realm
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Madison Chase



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Sherri Hayes
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Selena Blake



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For Whom The Books Toll (US only)
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Literal Hotties Naughty Book Reviews



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Kali Erickson
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SNARKY MOM READS…



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AJ’s Rantings (INT)
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Naughty Edition Reviews



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HEA Romances With A Little Kick (INT)
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Wicked Wolves & Dreaming Dragons



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The BlackRavens Erotic Cafe (INT)
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Natasha Blackthorne (US)



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AJ’s Reading Nook (INT)
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Michelle Graham, Erotic Romance



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Black Raven Reviews (INT)
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Naomi Bellina, Adventurous Erotic Romance (INT)



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The Readers Round Table (INT)
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Dana Littlejohn



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Dark Diva Reviews (INT)
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Love Bites and Silk Ties (INT)



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Christina Phillips (INT)
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Susan Mac Nicol



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Kendall McKenna – Love and Dog Tags
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Draven St. James



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Morticia Knight
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Mandy Harbin



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The Jeep Diva (US & Int)
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Ellen Cross – Romance on the Wild Side



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Hennessee Andrews
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Victoria Danann – Order of the Black Swan



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Morgan Knight
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Siobhan Muir (US & INT)

Love in the Cards – Two of Cups

Love in the Cards – Two of Cups.

Angling for Love Release Blitz

Reblogged from Unearthly Musings:

Today I have the great pleasure in helping to promote my friend and fellow writer, Lea Barrymire with her latest release, Angling for Love. This menage is a story I had the luck to read before it ever went to the editor. I love when that happens. I think I was just as excited as Lea was when she got this amazing cover with none other than Jeremy Mooney on it and okay, I fell a little in love with Brent and Jared and I think you will too.

Read more… 1,076 more words

Sharing the Angel Love

Merging my Focus

I haven’t been around much the last couple of months because big things have been happening. 1. I closed on my new house and have been in the process of moving. I’m sure you all know how daunting that is. I’m still unpacking, but at least I can function now. 2. I had minor surgery and being hopped up on painkillers does not an intelligible Mandy make. 3. When not unpacking or drooling from medication, I’ve been finishing my latest book. 4. I’ve been doing a lot of promotion under my other pen name, M.W. Muse.

Other pen name? Whaaaaaat? I know, I know. I haven’t done any official cross promotion between the two names, and unless you follow closely on Facebook, you might not know about this. Don’t worry, that’s coming to an end. I created M.W. Muse as an outlet to release a series that starts out as mature Y/A through New Adult, which I’d started several years ago–the Goddess Series. Mainly because all my other books have characters who are of legal age and engage in lots of hanky-panky. I didn’t want readers who loved my erotic romances to be disappointed with this younger series, nor did I want to alienate potential readers who’d love to read it but wouldn’t on the assumption it would be erotic. However, when I released the Goddess Series, I was not prepared for how quickly it’d take off. Seriously, as in over 100k downloads and calls about the film and television rights to it. I made more money in one month from this series than I did all last year from all my erotic books. I’ve been published for years, but nothing can prepare you for something like that.

This brings me to item number 5. In an effort to make my website more about me and the various sub genres I write in (rather than it being heavily focused on paranormal erotic romance), I have redesigned it. I write in many romance categories and will continue to do so. Sure, there may be times I focus on one more than another, but that doesn’t mean it’ll always be the case. My hope is that having the site focus more on the author and less on any particular genre will keep it from alienating a particular reading group. The site may change some before I settle on a theme I’m happy with, but the new site is now live.

I’ve also separated the books out by genre on their own pages (rather than by genre on one bookshelf) and have included a link to my other pen name, M.W. Muse, on the New Adult page.  That book I mentioned earlier that I’ve been working on this summer? It’s also New Adult (college age). My agent will be shopping it this fall, so I’ll have more information on it later. As of right now, I’ll be releasing it under Mandy Harbin.

If you want to read my M.W. Muse work, book one, GODDESS LEGACY, is free everywhere for a limited time.

Also, I talked with my Woods Family publisher, and they’ve agreed to make book one in that series, SURROUNDED BY WOODS, free! It’s already free on B&N. Amazon has dropped the price of it to $0.99, so hopefully it’ll be free on that site shortly.

 

Noble Romance No More

This feels surreal to me. After thirteen months of fighting for the rights back to my only Y/A book, Season’s Change: Summer, Noble Romance is officially closing its doors. Meaning? I have the rights back to my book, and an official letter to prove it. Finally.

The first certified letter I sent requesting my rights back and outlining breaches to my contract was dated July 27, 2012–over a year ago. I sent the last one on August 15, 2013—just last week. The first one was sent before the new CEO came on board. A man who’d never worked in the publishing industry. This had not instilled any confidence, and I’d promptly notified him that I still wanted my rights back. What followed were months and months of emails…some condescending…some downright shocking. All with no resolution. I’d met with an attorney. I knew my rights. I’d gone through the proper channels to get my issues fixed. I owed Noble no more books, but I still had a fight on my hands to get my first one taken down as had been my right at that time. It was a fight I didn’t want to endure at the time, so in January of 2013, I finally made an announcement about my issues with the publisher, pushed it aside, and focused my energy on more positive things.

Then my royalty statements ceased and more breaches mounted. My book disappeared from a retailer without explanation. I thought, good! They are finally taking it down like they should have effective 90 days after receiving my letter dated July 27, 2012. Then the book mysteriously showed up again. At this point, I didn’t care that this Y/A book wasn’t a breadwinner in that incarnation. I just wanted it back and to distance myself from the clusterfuck. Another round of emails started… one sided—I never received a reply from anyone…and back to the post office for yet another certified letter. Then the clouds parted yesterday with an announcement from Noble Romance Publishing that they are going out of business and all rights to my work have been reverted.

This has been a long battle. One that has taken time away from my writing, but one that also formed friendships with authors in the same boat. I’m glad it’s finally over…and that I have friends and colleagues who have emerged from the battlefield ready to move forward and away from the problems Noble Romance Publishing caused.

Let the celebration begin!

I Survived Romcon 2013!

Me oh my! I had such a wonderful time at Romcon this year!! It was my first “Reader” conference, and so much different than the other conferences I’d attended in the past. There were no meetings with agents or publishers, no workshops on craft… Nope, everything was geared for the readers! And since I am… and always will be… a reader FIRST, I have to say it total awesome sauce.

Okay, okay, okay… I was there in the capacity as an “Attending Author”. That means I had events scheduled that I participated in. First thing was an author orientation. They had each of us introduce ourselves to the other authors (as if anybody in the room hadn’t recognized who Gena Showalter was—puleeze!), and I generally hate doing those intros to a room full of people. Add to that the fact that Megan Hart was in the room, and I absolutely love her, I was a nervous wreck! So, yes, when it was my turn, after I introduced myself, I said, “…and when I’m not writing, I twitter-stalk Megan Hart.” Yes…I went there. In a room full of people. With her in it! She pretended like she was going to sneak out of the room at that point. Very funny. And I did get to meet her later. Awesome woman!

At the opening breakfast, all the finalists in the Reader’s Choice Awards were announced. The third book in my Woods Family Series, SURROUNDED BY TEMPTATION, was named as one! I was sooo tickled! I was up against some kickass authors, but I got to wear a button all weekend showing everybody I’d finaled in the contest.

Now, the first reader event I was scheduled to do was this Author-Speed-Dating thingy. Readers had two minutes at each table to discuss whatever they wanted before time was called and they all had to shift seats. You’d be surprised just how much you can say in two minutes… and just how quickly that time flies! The highlight of that event for me was when a reader sat down at my table, looked at my name, gasped wide-eyed and squealed, “It’s you!” Yes, I’ve met people who’ve read my books, but that was the first time someone squealed! There aren’t words to describe that feeling.

Next, I had the book signing. Since there were so many of us, we were separated into two sessions by last name. I had a hard time staying in my seat because there were several books I wanted to buy and have signed! I got as many pics as I could with me and other authors, but the highlight of that was when the fan from the speed-dating event came over to buy a book. We chatted for a while then she asked if she could have her picture taken with ME! Again… words cannot describe how cool that was.

I also hosted a game with Eve Langlais. In fact, I hung out with her and Parker Kincade most of the weekend! Parker and I have been friends for years and now I see Eve and me building a great friendship, too. Why wouldn’t I when she draws like this?

Eve and I also hosted a cocktail hour with Shyla Colt. There are videos of this lurking around. I wish I could deny it’s me in those vids, but alas, anybody who’s ever met me knows just how thick my country accent is. And now they know how lose my tongue is when I’m drinking a long island ice tea while at the microphone. I still had a blast! And why yes, Megan Hart and Lauren Dane came to drink it up at the cocktail hour, too. And Barbara Vey was my heckler for a change (long story there. ).

So yes, I had a great time. I got to chat with Sylvia Day again, and it was surreal when she walked into the room I was in, recognized me, and came over and started talking. Very cool woman. Even with her hectic schedule and much deserved success, she’s still very laid back. Even though my book didn’t win in the category I was nomiated—one of Cherise Sinclair’s Masters of the Shawdowlands books did, so I can’t complain losing to her!—it was still a wonderful experience.

And speaking of contests…my erotic romantic suspense, Darkest Sin, has been nominated in the RWA Passionate Plume contest!! This was a very competitive contest. The winner will be announced next month at the National RWA convention in Atlanta. Again, I’m in with some stiff competitions… as in NYT and international bestsellers…so as cheesy as it sounds, it really IS an honor just to be a finalist in that contest. I’ll let y’all know how that one turns out, too.

Ellora’s Cave and Adam & Eve Special!

I know you love getting a good deal on stuff…and when that certain something is of the kinky kind, then the deal is that much sweeter! For the month of April, Ellora’s Cave has teamed up with the adult product store, Adam & Eve, for you to get 50% off one item! Yep, that’s HALF OFF any toy, lube, or one of their thousands of other products (Certain restrictions might apply).

Ellora’s Cave has all the deets and a link to the online store. Go here http://www.ellorascave.com/adameve.html  and have fun shopping!

Big Cocks and Shamrocks Blog Hop!

Time to rock the big cocks…er, and shamrocks. Everybody loves a blog hop. This chick right here definitely does. If you’re not familiar with the rules of the game, it’s simple…hop around to the various blogs that are participating for your chance to win the big prize and the individual prizes with each of the stops. Getting freebies and winning stuff is always fun! So let’s get crackin’.

I want to hear your favorite St. Patrick’s Day—or theme—story. Just for playing along, I’ll tell you about one of my favorite themed stories. When I was little, I got a hermit crab for a pet. I named him Shamrock. I loved that little guy. I came up with his name because I’d read a comic on St. Patrick’s Day where the hottie hadn’t worn any green to work. A female co-worker asks her about it and she tells her that she purposely hadn’t worn any visible green because she’s looking forward to getting pinched. When asked what she’ll do if the sleazy male guy tries to pinch her, she replies, “I’ll whip out this shamrock.” She grabs a hidden necklace with a four-leaf clover on it and pulls it out from her cleavage.

At the time, I thought that was the funniest comic. I got my pet shortly afterward and named him after the necklace the chick wore. Of course, I was too young at the time to understand the full meaning behind the comic, but looking back, I think maybe I was hoping I’d get pinched.

Hermit crabs don’t have a long lifespan…well, at least mine didn’t. When my room started to smell and little Shamrock kept “sleeping” and not drinking his water or eating his food, my mom told me it was time to put him outside and let another crab move into his shell. I wanted to get many more, but never did. I’ve had a lot of pets over the years, but my little crab named for one of the symbols for this day has been one of my favorites. I mean c’mon… when else could you say you love having crabs?

I showed you mine. Now you show me yours…I’ll pick one winner to get book two in my Woods Family Series, SURROUNDED BY PLEASURE… Because Book one, SURROUNDED BY WOODS, is FREE on Amazon (and everywhere else) right now. Go get your freebie!! http://www.amazon.com/Surrounded-Wood...  And don’t forget to click on the links to play along.

Rocking it out with the Cabal Crew on Saint Patrick’s Day!!

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Cabal of Hotness
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The Jeep Diva (INT)



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Close Encounters with the Night Kind
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Riverina Romantics (INT)



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Read Between the Lines
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Suzi Love (INT)



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Danica Avet
62.
Amanda J. Greene (INT)



5.
Lea Barrymire
63.
Candlelight Book Promotions (US)



6.
A.M. Griffin
64.
Helena Harker



7.
Cassandra Carr – Hot Blogging with Heart
65.
Shannan Albright (INT)



8.
Amy Ruttan
66.
Full Moon Bites (INT)



9.
Anya Richards
67.
Book Monster Reviews (INT)



10.
Cara Carnes
68.
Amy Ruttan



11.
Cristal Ryder
69.
Cindy Jacks (US)



12.
Page Flipperz
70.
Elise Hepner



13.
Tattooed Book Review (US)
71.
Dianne Hartsock



14.
Victoria Danann and Paranormal Romance News
72.
Michelle Graham



15.
Buffy’s Ramblings
73.
Blackraven’s Erotic Cafe (INT)



16.
Milly Taiden
74.
Blackraven’s Reviews (INT)



17.
Alexandra O’Hurley
75.
AJ’s Reading Nook (INT)



18.
Books Books and More Books (US)
76.
The Readers Roundtable (INT)



19.
Susan’s Sensual Side
77.
Dark Divas Reviews (INT)



20.
Natasha Blackthorne (INT)
78.
HEA Romances With A Little Kick (INT)



21.
Kristine Cayne
79.
Not Now…Mommy’s Reading



22.
The Many Muses of MaryLynn
80.
Emilia Mancini



23.
Kharisma Rhayne
81.
Heather Powers-Asst to Rebecca Sinclair



24.
Jocelyn Dex: Demons Do It Better
82.
Raine Delight (US/INT)



25.
Marie Dees
83.
Bonnie Bliss



26.
Cari Quinn (US & INT)
84.
Confessions of the Paranormal (US)



27.
Lena Loneson
85.
Romance Book Club (US)



28.
Dana Littlejohn
86.
As You Wish Reviews (INT)



29.
Jaxx Steele
87.
Mandy Harbin



30.
Candace Blevins
88.
Ruby Duvall (US)



31.
Alexandra Christian
89.
Ciaran Dwynvil (INT)



32.
Janice Seagraves
90.
The Official Serena Zane Website



33.
JL Oiler
91.
Susan D. Taylor



34.
Jennifer Labelle – Labelle Books
92.
Anya Breton



35.
M.L. Ryan
93.
Sapphire Kande



36.
Kendall McKenna – Love and Dog Tags
94.
Mary @SweepingMe



37.
Amber Kallyn (INT)
95.
Julia Kent



38.
Leslie Ferdinand
96.
Share My Destiny (INT)



39.
Malia Mallory
97.
Aubrey Watt



40.
Vanessa Morgan (INT)
98.
Nya Rayne



41.
Avalon (INT)
99.
Kelly Gendron~ Erotic Romance



42.
SnifferWalk Books (Int)
100.
Lindsay Avalon



43.
Justus Roux (INT)
101.
Literal Hotties Naughty Book Reviews



44.
Lacey Wolfe
102.
Lilly VanHorn



45.
Patricia Eimer
103.
A. Violet End



46.
Paranormal & Romantic Suspense Caridad Pineiro
104.
Jessi Bond



47.
Booked & Loaded (US/CAN)
105.
Tara Lain



48.
Karen Mercury
106.
Jennifer Wright (INT)



49.
Parker Kincade
107.
Julianne



50.
Book Lover’s Cozy Cafe
108.
Tmoinque Stephens~Paranormal Romance



51.
Erotica Author, Fierce Dolan – Writing Utopia
109.
Lisa Carlisle



52.
Hennessee Andrews
110.
Charley Descoteaux



53.
Morticia Knight
111.
Recent Reads



54.
My Devotional Thoughts (U.S.)
112.
Wicked Wolves & Dreaming Dragons (INT)



55.
DC Juris (INT)
113.
Naomi Bellina, Adventurous Erotic Romance (INT)



56.
Sara Brookes (US & INT)
114.
May Water’s Erotica



57.
Kristal Baird (INT)
115.
Susan Taylor Arden



58.
Simply Ali (US & INT)
116.
Tabitha Conall (INT)

 

Lucky In Love Blog Hop!

It’s blog hop time!! I love these… it’s a way to get to know a lot of people and have some fun. Thanks for swinging by my place…put your name on your plastic cup of green beer and let’s party.

So lucky in love? Eh… I’ve had my fair share of love’s ups and downs. What’s that saying…it’s better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all… Um, yeah, I’m in this category. When I fall, I fall hard. The first call, first touch, first kiss, *happy sigh* those are awesome feelings. But then the breakup happens… but we won’t go there today. We shall still blissful in our field of shamrocks.

My down fall is that I’m incredibly shy. Yes, shy. An erotic romance author with a case of bashfulness. Go figure. But when it comes to the opposite sex, I’ve always been one to clam up. But this is where my “luck” comes in. The men I’ve had in my life…not that there’s been a lot—I’m not a ho-bag…but the men have been persistent. Not one (that I was interested in) took my shyness as a brushoff. They gave me the space I needed but were still around, waiting for me, biding their time as it were. Right now, I’m enjoying my life and yeah, a new relationship. Will this one workout? Who knows, but I do know that I feel very lucky to have him.

So there you have my “luck”… now tell me about yours. I’ll pick someone at the end of this hop to win book two in my Woods Family Series, Surrounded by Pleasure, because book one, Surrounded by Woods, is FREE right now on Amazon. Go get your freebie while you can!!  http://www.amazon.com/Surrounded-Woods-Family-Book-ebook/dp/B005F6E7Z8/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1363308544&sr=8-5&keywords=mandy+harbin

And don’t forget to hop around, check out the other blogs, and see what else you can win… for which, I wish you good luck.

1.
Carrie Ann Ryan




2.
Lia Davis




3.
Ranae Rose






4.
Kharisma Rhayne




5.
SnifferWalk




6.
Krystal Shannan






7.
Danita Minnis




8.
Satin Sheets Romance




9.
Kim Carmichaels Blog






10.
Catriona Cullum




11.
BDSM Confessions




12.
Kacey Hammell






13.
Malia Mallory




14.
Natasha Blackthorne~Erotic Historical Romance-INT




15.
Lindsay Avalon






16.
Jennifer Lowery




17.
Hotter Than Blood Erotica




18.
Do You Want Mayo With That?






19.
Romance by Ann Montclair Win $5 Amazon GC




20.
Victoria Adams




21.
Lynn Cahoon






22.
Sheri Fredricks, Modern Mythic Romance




23.
Author Kissa Starling




24.
Vampires, Werewolves and Fairies. Oh My!






25.
Nicole Morgan – Bringing Passion to Life. . .




26.
Four Seduced Muses




27.
Stacey Joy Netzel – Author






28.
Bella Street Writes




29.
Storm Goddess Book Reviews & More




30.
Rosanna Leos Room






31.
Cynthia Woolfs Blog




32.
Jenna Jaxon




33.
Kittys Inner Thoughts






34.





35.
Lucy Francis




36.
Writing with Kristine Cayne






37.
Tory Richards




38.
Just a Readers Ramblings




39.
Musings of an Independent Artist






40.
Natalie G. Owens: No Rules. No Formulas. Just Love




41.
After The Ending




42.
Capri Montgomery






43.
Tanith Davenport




44.
Amber Skyze




45.
Romance on a Budget (Suzanne Rock)






46.
L. C. Giroux Smart Sexy Fun Romance for busy women




47.
Romance Author Caridad Pineiro




48.
Daryl Devore






49.
Angelique Armae




50.
Christina Phillips aka Christina Ashcroft




51.
Wendy Ely






52.
Melinda Dozier – Contemporary Romance Author (INT)




53.
Deanna Lynn Sletten




54.
She Likes it Verbal






55.
Angelica Dawson




56.
Kelly L Lee




57.
Dana Delamar – Gritty, Steamy Romantic Suspense






58.
Diane Burton ~ out of this world adventures




59.
Sara Walter Ellwood




60.
Cera duBois






61.
Romancing The Law




62.
J. D. Faver~Bad Girls Need Love Too. . .




63.
Melissa Keir- Sexy Between the Covers






64.
Sabrina Garie




65.
Tara Manderino




66.
Love is a Many Flavored Thing






67.
Amy Gregory




68.
Not Now. . . Mommys Reading




69.
Use Your Words. . .






70.
bookswagger




71.
Mia Downing




72.
Anna Markland






73.
Nancy S. Reece, Blonde Not Dumb




74.
Karen McCullough




75.
The Cats Mreauow






76.
H. C. BROWN- M/M Erotic , BDSM, menage, paranormal




77.
Eden Connor




78.
Reading Reality






79.
Bloodthirsty Muses – Author H. A. Fowler




80.
Alt & Dark Erotica – A. Sangrey Black




81.
ptmacias. blogspot






82.
All About High Heat Romance




83.
Amber Kallyn (INT)




84.
Milly Taiden






85.
My Reading Obsession




86.
Joanne Wadsworth – YA Romance




87.
Cassandra Carr






88.
Cassandra Dean (Int)




89.
Mimmis Musings




90.
Constance Phillips, Romance Author






91.
Lisa Rayns Wanted: Vampire




92.
Author Jinni James




93.
I Love Shape-Shifters. com






94.
Daring Adventures In Writing – Morticia Knight




95.
Elizabeth Finn Author of Erotic Romance




96.
Katie Teller






97.
K. E. Saxon




98.
Kat Halstead




99.
Áine P Massie






100.
Michelle Clay – Paranormal Romance




101.
Madeline Sloane




102.
My Paranormal Book Review






103.
Tara Lain erotic romance




104.
Bonnie Bliss




105.
Lynda Frazier Romance with Suspence






106.
Alexandra OHurley




107.
Natalie-Nicole Bates




108.
Vanessa Morgan






109.
Im kinda a big deal. . .




110.
Susan Frances, Romantic Adventures




111.
Jessica E. Subject






112.
Carly Fall – Where Fantasy Meets Romance




113.
Noma Black




114.
Jianne Carlos Hades Squad






115.
Author Alexandra Anthony




116.
Diane Thorne – Erotic Romance Author




117.
Rionna Morgan






118.
Alexa Bourne




119.
Thea Landens Army of Smut




120.
Learning Lessons in Mummyography






121.
Catherine Wolffe – The Western Werewolf Legend




122.
Ashlyn Mathews Soulful, Sinful Romance




123.
She Likes it Verbal






124.
Victoria Pinder




125.
Debs Daydreams By: Debra Soles




126.
Happily Ever After






127.
Victoria Embers, My Vampire Lover series




128.
Fiction Playground




129.
Sharon Hamilton Author






130.
Kay Lynn, Author




131.
Wickedly Erotic Writings




132.
Deal Sharing Aunt USA






133.
3 Partners in Shopping USA




134.
Irish Kisses Series by JoAnne Kenrick




135.
BookLovers Hideaway






136.
Author Jennifer James – Unbutton Your Inhibitions




137.
In Love with Romance




138.
Caitlin Riccis Blog






139.
Sharon Klevea Romantic Ramblings




140.
Feathers Passion




141.
Ally Thomas, the Vampire from Hell series






142.
Adriana Kraft




143.
Dianne Hartsock




144.
Tonya Ramagos – Get Swept Away by Erotic Temptatio






145.
Zoe Dawson – No Formulas. . . No Rules




146.
Beth D. Carter – Written Butterfly




147.
Lena Loneson – paranormal erotic romance






148.
Kathryn R. Blake – A Writers Naughty Thoughts




149.
Solera Winters Blog




150.
Official website of author Scott Harper






151.
Paranormal Romance Fans For Life




152.
Literary Lagniappe




153.
Runes of the Bard






154.
Not Necessarily In That Order




155.
Sister Severa




156.
Unnatural Acts






157.
RomCon – Romance Convention




158.
Mindy Hardwick, Author




159.
Zee Monodee






160.
It’s Hard to Miss Someone Close to your Heart




161.
Juliette Springs. . . The Darker Side of Romance




162.
Jane Wakely






163.
Romancing History




164.
Taylor Michaels




165.
Jill James, romance author






166.
Kisses, Caresses and Whispers in the Night




167.
Writing at the speed of mom




168.
AJ Wiliams






169.
Justus Roux




170.
Susanas Morning Room




171.
Margery Scott






172.
The Decadent Side of Sin




173.
Double D Ranch Tales




174.
C. R. Moss






175.
Genevieve Jourdin Hearts, Flowers, & Sexytimes




176.
NovelFriends




177.
KMN Books (Karen Michelle Nutt)






178.
The Official Serena Zane Website




179.
Othe Worlds & Realities




180.
Page Flipperz






181.
Rose Anderson – CalliopesWritingTablet




182.
Kelli Scott




183.
Suzi Love






184.
Parker Kincade




185.
Some Like It Hot!!!




186.
I Write Therefore I Am






187.
Louisa Bacio — Love Knows No Bounds (Int)




188.
Lucy Felthouse




189.
Barbara Morgenroth–Smart Books For Smart Women






190.
Drea Layne




191.
Sylvie Fox, Romance Author




192.
Crazy Four Books (INT)






193.
Fiona Druce




194.
S. D. Taylor




195.
Marie Rose Dufour Writing about Naughty Being Nice






196.
More Books Than Livros




197.
Donna Michaels-Donnas Dish




198.
Liza OConnor






199.
Lillian Grant




200.
Lois Gresh, New York Times Best-Selling Author




201.
Michele Callahans Blog






202.
Jocelyn Dex: Demons Do It Better




203.
This Aint Your Mothers Romance




204.
Naughty Bits Book Reviews






205.
NarlyNuts Book Lovers




206.
A Little Bit of Naughty




207.
Waves of Fiction






208.
Author Ellie Potts




209.
Blackravens Erotic Cafe (INT)




210.
Blackravens Reviews (INT)






211.
AJs Reading Nook (INT)




212.
The Readers Roundtable (INT)




213.
Dark Divas Reviews (INT)






214.
HEA Romances with a Little Kick (INT)




215.
Mandy Harbin




216.
Helena Harker – Open the Door to Your Fantasies






217.
M. L. Ryan Paranormal Romance/Urban Fantasy




218.
Writerly Ramblings – Erin Richards




219.
Susan Buchanan






220.
Jennah Scott




221.
Geektastics: Bag of Holding




222.
Heather Boyd






223.
Christy Gissendaner




224.
Emily Ryan-Davis




225.
Lucky In Love Hop






226.
Sarah Mäkelä




227.
Jessa Russo




228.
Maggie Wells






229.
Susanas Parlour




230.
Paranormal Romance and Beyond




231.
Kristal Baird






232.
SeawitchReviews From the Bookshelves




233.
Travelling Cats




234.
ST Bende






235.
Literal Hotties Naughty Book Reviews




236.
Book Referees




237.
L. Anne Carrington – Author






238.
Eliza Knight




239.
Just Jeannies Books & Bling




240.
Felicity Heaton Paranormal Romance Author (Int)






241.
Where Fantasy Meets Reality with Christie Palmer




242.
BEST-SELLING paranormal erotica by Eldritch Thorn




243.
Kelly Miller Mystery Writer






244.
Angie Derek




245.
Harlies Books




246.
Layla Skylar






247.
A Readers Review Blog




248.
Lily Harlem – Feeling Lucky?




249.
Dark Urban Fantasies Told by Jade






250.
Bebe Balocca




251.
Julia Kents Blog




252.
Aubrey Watt






253.
C. C. Williams




254.
Romance Book Club (US)




255.
Mary @ Sweeping Me






256.
Sapphire Kande Romance Erotica Author




257.
Normandie Alleman




258.
Stephanie Keyes, Author






259.
SSLY Smile Somebody Loves You




260.
Lucky In Love Hop Giveaway




261.
J. K. s Blog (Julie Kenner/J. K. Beck/J. Kenner)






262.
Share My Destiny (INT)




263.
Catherine Green Author




264.
Kelly Gendron ~ Erotic Romance






265.
The Tarasphere




266.
Anne Lange




267.
Annette Gisby Author Page






268.
Author Raine Delights World




269.
Katya Armock




270.
Mageela Troche Writes






271.
Makaylas Book Reviews




272.
Suzzana C Ryan erotic romance




273.
Dianne Venetta






274.
Bloominthyme




275.
A Book Lovers Library (US)




276.
Melanie Marchande






277.
A. Violet End




278.
Randi Fang, My Vampire Master series (Vampire BDSM)




279.
tanyakorval. com/






280.
Hannah Fielding, Romance Novelist




281.
Livia Ellis




282.
Theresa McClinton






283.
Smardy Pants Book Blog




284.
Under the Covers (Int)




285.
Jess Schira






286.
Alpha Erotic LGBT- Hernan Blackstone




287.
Denise Moncrief at Suspense, She Writes




288.
Sensual Romances






289.
Full Moon Bites (INT)




290.
Wicked Wolves & Dreaming Dragons




291.
Tami Brothers ~ Live, Love, Read!






292.
Sharon Hamilton Author




293.
Michaela Rhua




294.
Ana Blaze-Contemporary and Paranormal Romance






295.
Mandy Earles




296.
Stephanies Book Shelf




297.
Ann Gimpels Blog






298.
Evelyn Jules




299.
Regina May Rosss ($25 Amazon Gift Card)




300.
Buku-Buku Didi (INT)






301.
Tabitha Conall




302.
Gemma Juliana: Romantic Suspense; Paranormal




303.
Shawna Romkey Author






304.
Diane Estrella @ Thats What Im Here For. . . .