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June 24, 2015
Excerpt: Finally Found You
Finally Found You
Tempting Signs Series, Cancer
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Two broken hearts. Two Best Friends. One Wicked Romance…Finally Found You releases June 23rd.
12 Authors. 12 Zodiac Signs. 1 Explosive Series. What seductive, contemporary romance will you find today? CANCER
Excerpt:
Her order came up, and not one man looked her way. Not that she necessarily wanted the attention, but it would have been a welcome stroke to her ego.
In the months since her breakup with Trent, she’d made good on her promise to stay away from men and the idea of love for good. She was fully over Trent. She knew her life was better without the egotistical bastard.
As long as she didn’t take a chance with her heart, it wouldn’t fracture. Again.
She wouldn’t fracture again.
The only men in her life now—other than the jerks at work—were her brother, Ian, and
Mason.
Thank God for Mason.
She wouldn’t have been able to get through the past months without him.
She took a sip of her latte and lifted her face to the sun. The warm Austin air was just starting to get hot for the day, but right then, it was perfect. Soon she’d beg to be inside her air- conditioned house, but for the moment, she was at peace with the weather.
If only she could be at peace in all aspects of her life.
Release to Watch: 1,001 Dark Nights – DREAM OF YOU: A Wait For You Novella by #1 New York Times bestselling author, Jennifer L. Armentrout
1,001 Dark Nights has a new release! I ADORED this book. I read it in one sitting and couldn’t put it down. I hope you enjoy Jennifer L Armentrout’s latest. Its part of a series, but you don’t have to read the others first. But once you read this one, you’re going to want to go back and read the others!
Amazon: http://amzn.to/1LyWpit
Dream of You – A Wait for You Novella
Abby Erickson isn’t looking for a one-night stand, a relationship, or anything that involves any one-on-one time, but when she witnesses a shocking crime, she’s thrust into the hands of the sexiest man she’s ever seen – Colton Anders. His job is to protect her, but with every look, every touch, and every simmering kiss, she’s in danger of not only losing her life but her heart also.
His job is to protect her, but with every touch…she’s in danger of losing her heart.
“Bestselling Jennifer L. Armentrout shines with this tight suspenseful new adult tale. Readers will speed-read to find out what happens next to Armentrout’s powerfully appealing characters.” Publisher’s Weekly STARRED review
“Be with Me is exactly what readers will expect: a sexy, tense thrill ride with an abundantly satisfying conclusion.” – New York Journal of Books
“…first self-published this blockbuster title, which quickly catapulted to the top of the bestsellers’ lists. Boy, it is worth the hoopla. The hero, refreshingly is a good guy, and the love story a tender one. Avery’s trauma is well depicted, and the plot takes a quiet, intense look at what it’s like for her to get her life back. Expect lots of steamy sex scenes. It’s an absolute winner.” – RT Book Reviews 4 1/2 stars TOP PICK
June 23, 2015
A Few Frequently Asked Questions…
A few of you have been asking questions about upcoming books etc and I want to make sure y’all know the answers. If you have another question, put it in the comments. 
New Release: Finally Found You
Finally Found You
Tempting Signs Series, Cancer
Amazon | iBooks | Nook | Kobo | Google Play
12 Authors. 12 Zodiac Signs. 1 Explosive Series. What seductive, contemporary romance will you find today? CANCER
The moment Presley Mackenzie walks into her kitchen only to find her boyfriend in a sweaty encounter with another woman on her kitchen counter, she vows to give up men forever. Between her testosterone-heavy day job in the gaming world, her broken heart, and her need to grow into her own shoes, dating just isn’t important.
Mason Sutton not only just got dumped by the woman he thought he’d spend the rest of his life with, but now he finds himself healing beside the woman his brother cheated on. He’s spent his entire life living in his brother’s shadow only to find himself wanting the one woman he can’t have.
As Presley and Mason soothe each other’s hurts, they find themselves falling for each other even as they fight it. But as they learn to forgive and fall in love, their pasts come back to haunt them and the future they thought they could have starts to crumble before it can take hold.
June 22, 2015
Quote of the Day: Finally Found You
Finally Found You
Tempting Signs Series, Cancer
Amazon | iBooks | Nook | Kobo | Google Play
Two broken hearts. Two Best Friends. One Wicked Romance…Finally Found You releases June 23rd.
12 Authors. 12 Zodiac Signs. 1 Explosive Series. What seductive, contemporary romance will you find today? CANCER
She loved sex. She missed sex.
June 21, 2015
Quote of the Day: Finally Found You
Finally Found You
Tempting Signs Series, Cancer
Amazon | iBooks | Nook | Kobo | Google Play
Two broken hearts. Two Best Friends. One Wicked Romance…Finally Found You releases June 23rd.
12 Authors. 12 Zodiac Signs. 1 Explosive Series. What seductive, contemporary romance will you find today? CANCER
You were thinking that we’re best friends and we do everything else together, and well, why not this?
June 20, 2015
Quote of the Day: Finally Found You
Finally Found You
Tempting Signs Series, Cancer
Amazon | iBooks | Nook | Kobo | Google Play
Two broken hearts. Two Best Friends. One Wicked Romance…Finally Found You releases June 23rd.
12 Authors. 12 Zodiac Signs. 1 Explosive Series. What seductive, contemporary romance will you find today? CANCER
He was Mason. Her friend. Nothing more. Right?
June 19, 2015
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NSFW Excerpt: Harder Than Words
Harder Than WordsMontgomery Ink book 3
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NSFW Excerpt:
He let out a sigh then moved closer to her. Knowing he was about to do something very important or incredibly stupid, he cupped her face. She let out a small gasp, but didn’t pull away. Progress.
“You’re stubborn, true, but you know how to take care of your kids. Don’t think the opposite.”
“Luc, what are you doing? What are we doing?” Her voice was low, breathy.
He backed her up one step, two, so her back pressed against the door. He didn’t want to cage her in fully, but he needed to know she was there, needed to feel her against him.
“I’m going to kiss you, Meghan. I’m going to taste your lips, your tongue. Then I’m going to do it again. Once I can’t breathe anymore, once I can’t do anything but crave you, I’m going to walk away and let you think about what this means. I’m here, Meghan. I’m not going away. I want you. I want us.”
“You can’t mean that. We’re friends, Luc. We’re not anything more. We never were.”
His fault, he knew, but that was the past. This was the present.
“We could be. This is just a possibility. A possibility of something greater than us standing alone in a room with a crowd of people surrounding us. Let me show you what you could have, what we could have. Let me show you.”
With that, he lowered his mouth, gently brushing his lips across hers, once, twice.
She froze then tentatively put her shaking hands on his chest, not pushing but touching. He licked the seam of her lips, and she opened for him.
They both groaned as he let his hands follow her neck and tangle in her hair at the back of her head, cushioning her as he pressed her harder against the door. Their bodies aligned, hot, hard melding to soft, want transforming to need. She tasted sweet and tangy, tasted of Meghan, the Meghan he’d never had but always wanted, always craved.
June 18, 2015
Excerpt: Harder Than Words
Harder Than WordsMontgomery Ink book 3
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Excerpt:
“Everything okay, Meghan?”
She turned on her heel at the sound of Luc’s voice and stumbled over her own feet. She reached out and tried to grab her truck’s side mirror and missed.
Oh, hell.
She did her best to brace herself for the fall to the parking lot asphalt, but just when she figured she’d hit, strong arms wrapped around her waist. Luc’s heart beat against her ear, and his muscled chest should have felt hard and unyielding against her cheek. Instead, it was warm and…inviting?
No. That couldn’t be right.
She must be lacking oxygen from preparing to fall. Luc’s hands moved down to her hips, and she placed her hands on his chest—was he always so built?
Okay, enough of this.
“Uh, thanks for saving me from making an ass out of myself,” she said then blushed. “Okay, so I still made an ass out of myself, but at least I’m not bleeding.”
Luc smiled down at her. “I’m used to women dropping at my feet. No worries.”
Considering how hot he’d always been, and the fact that he was one gorgeous specimen of a man now, she figured he was probably not exaggerating in the slightest. His dark chocolate skin was flawless over hard muscles, and his face held strong features. His jaw was strong, and every once in a while, he let his beard grow out just enough that it left a nice shadow. He kept his midnight black hair cut close to his head, and sometimes he even shaved it. At least he did when he was younger. She hadn’t seen him shave it in the year since he’d been back.
His honey-colored eyes bored into her, and she pushed at his chest so she could stand away from him. Easier to collect herself when she wasn’t draped over the man like some weak-kneed southern belle.
“Well, thank you for catching me.”
“Why did you swoon?” He smiled as he said it, so she knew he was teasing her, but she still narrowed her eyes.
“Swoon? I don’t swoon. I tripped over my own feet, but I didn’t swoon.”
He held up his hands in mock surrender. “Whatever you say, angel eyes.”
She froze for a moment at the nickname.
Angel eyes.
Hell, he hadn’t called her that since before he left town without a word.
Since her wedding day.
