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RELEASE DAY BLITZ! Blush by Anne Mercier!

Title: Blush (Rockstar, #2) Author: Anne MercierGenre: Adult ContemporaryRelease Date:  December 11, 2014
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BLUSH SYNOPSIS:
*WARNING* This is not a dark romance. There will be minimal angst or drama. There will be lots of laughs, frequent dropping of the F-bomb, and crazy monkey sex.
You know how people say they woke up in Vegas married and you're like, how the hell could that possibly happen? Who does that? Well, us apparently… and the press is having a field day.
Let's not even get started on the topic of my mother. Then there's my grandpa wanting to meet my new husband--that's not scary at all. On top of that, we're heading out on tour and I'm a nervous wreck--factor in the fact that Jesse's newly changed marital status doesn't seem to be an issue for the groupies. Nothing deters them. Not even the fact that I'm standing right there when they proposition him.
I can handle the press, my mom, and even my grandpa. But the women who are ruining my current mood of "happy", well, they've got another thing coming. It's time to put these women in their place because nobody messes with my happily ever after.
Lucy and Jesse continue in Blush, Rockstar #2.



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FALLING DOWN (Rockstar #1)


SYNOPSIS:
I was twelve when I started crushing on him.I was seventeen when I met him by chance and our connection was made.
Now here I am, twenty-three, and I'm one of the two actresses in the video for his band's latest single.
Jesse Kingston is a tall, dark, and gorgeous temptation I'm finding hard to resist.
It ends up not being as simple as doing a job and going home. It can't be when he continually makes his presence known with his not-so-innocent touches and sexy words. There is no avoiding him and after spending so much time with him, I'm not sure I want to.
So, when he proposes a weekend together, knowing I should say no, I throw caution to the wind and instead I say yes. I'm going to ignore the warning signs and do what I normally wouldn't--I'm going to give in to my desire I'm going to indulge my fantasies and give this sexy rocker what he wants and something he won't soon forget--me.
The only question is: Is one weekend going to be enough? Will our time end up changing this bad boy? Or will it end up changing me?
***This is a stand-alone novel with a HEA. No cliffhanger***
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Author Bio:First and foremost Anne is an avid reader of romance reads every single day. Without reading, she wouldn't be inspired to write. The same can be said about music. She started reading with Nora Roberts and Sandra Brown's LoveSwept titles forever ago and went from reading solely traditionally published to reading nearly all indie authors. She still reads La Nora and a few others. A must.
Anne hopes you enjoy reading my stories as much as she enjoys writing them.
Anne lives in Wisconsin, is a huge fan of music, chocolate, fruit, Fall, Matt Shadows, Avenged Sevenfold, and Milo Ventimiglia.
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RELEASE DAY BLITZ! The Sect by Courtney Lane!

Title: The Sect Author: Courtney Lane Genre:  Dark Erotic Thriller                        Release Date: December 11, 2014 Goodreads


Synopsis:Keaton Mara ran away from a life that had become a nightmare to live on the streets. While the location she now calls home is a dangerous place, she is protected by an unlikely friendship.The streets provided her with the education she could’ve never earned from the prestigious university she attended. Regrettably, the term ‘educated fool’ becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Due to meeting a man with whom she shares a captivating chemistry with, her judgement is clouded, resulting in a fateful decision.
The consequence of trusting the prepossessing stranger results in her being stolen away to a place unknown. Her deceptive new surroundings are just as beautiful as the people who reside there. She discovers that it’s a place where the culture of sex without limits or morals is their religion.
Keaton quickly begins to realize that the beautiful scenery serves to hide a very dark truth. The seductive and enigmatic man—who lured her there—desires to save her soul. His intentions are sinister, because saving her soul is synonymous with breaking her.
Because Keaton believes her soul was brutally stolen from her many years ago, she thinks he can’t save (or destroy) something she no longer has.
She…was…wrong.
Warning: This book contains pretty much every dark theme there is. Not recommended for those with any triggers or sensitivities to violence, dubious  and/or absent consent, and deviant sexual acts.
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Author Bio: I’ve been creating my own little world since I was very young. When I was eight years old, I began to bring those worlds to life with pen and paper.
Although I’ve had a few short hiatuses, writing has been of passion of mine for many years. I've always viewed my writing as a hobby or a purgative process; I never thought to share my very personal works with anyone outside of my family. Now, I’m taking the plunge and self-publishing my works. I’m very excited and apprehensive about the opportunity to share my work with people who may enjoy it.
While I write across genres (I find it hard to stick to one genre), I do have an archetype when it comes to the female protagonist — they have to have certain brand of strength and layered personalities. There will often be a lot of darkness and depth to my stories, because I'm intrigued by characters who are thrust into "dark" situations that explore their psyche.
I prefer gritty love stories, where the protagonist isn't necessarily the girl next door, or the girl you encounter in everyday life. In other words, I don't tend to write characters who are easy to fall in love with.
The elements that will be common in my stories are: depth, controversy, thought-provoking and complex plots, and misfit characters.
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VBT: Conflicted by M.M. Koenig and GIVEAWAY!

Today I have this fabulous NA Rom Sus, which is one of my fave genres! (ever) lol! This looks like a GREAT! 

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Title: Conflicted (Secrets and Lies, #1)Author: M. M. KoenigGenre: New Adult, Romantic SuspenseRelease Date: December 19, 2013
Synopsis:Mia Ryan was on the path to make all her dreams come true. Her life was everything she wanted it to be; until one fateful night changed everything – leaving her broken and without direction. Nearly a year later, she still has little faith in anyone or anything. Desperate to reclaim her life’s ambition, she takes an unexpected offer that promises to solve all her problems. But as Mia moves forward, she’s faced with obstacles she couldn’t have foreseen. The biggest of them lies within the mystery of Ethan Fitzgerald; a man who affects her like no other, but who she should avoid pursuing, at all costs.
On a mission himself, Ethan Fitzgerald didn’t care who he pissed off on his road to fulfill his mother’s dying wish. He relied on himself, and was closed off to the world around him – until Mia Ryan walked through his door. Normally one to avoid messy emotions, Ethan’s world is turned upside down by Mia, and he can’t seem to get enough of her.
There are lines you can cross that will change the course of your life forever …
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Excerpt:I traced my tongue along his luscious lips. After what seemed like forever, he parted his lips to grant me further access. I took every part of him into my mouth while reaching for his tie to unfasten it. Bringing my hands back to his body, my nails began to outline every inch of his chest before running down to his waistline. I tugged at his shirt so that I could feel his skin on mine. I yearned for the reckless feelings inside of me to grow and take away everything else. Ethan moaned before biting down against my bottom lip. Listening to his soft moans started an intense blaze between my legs.With each swipe and nip, my breath shortened as my heart raced at a mile a minute. I ran my hands up his neck. I let my fingers appreciate every part of his hair before yanking it as my body begged for more of him. Ethan hissed and stepped away. He looked confused, but shrugged it off. He slowly moved us further into his office. He brought his lips back to mine with an intensity that matched the force I was using. He maneuvered us over to a section of the bookshelves on the right side of his office. His mouth never left mine, as his hand parted from my side and went up to pull down a book. A section of the wall separated and opened to an empty hallway. He picked me up. I wrapped my legs around him. The door closed behind us. He dragged his lips down to my neck. He nibbled at every exposed spot he could find. I leaned my head against the door and banged it as every part of me yearned for him to be inside of me.“Oh, God,” I moaned loudly.Ethan raised a hand to cover my mouth. I was on fire with my need for him. I ran my hands down to his slacks and unbuttoned the fly along with the buttons of his shirt. My tongue traced the marvelous tattoos that covered his chest. I outlined one of the patterns before grazing my teeth across his nipple. Ethan purred and squeezed me tighter to him. His hardness pressed between my thighs and increased the throbbing that cried for us to shed our clothes.Ethan took several more steps that further dumped us into an empty room. He shut the door behind us and pressed me into the wall next to it. He brought his hand to the inside of my leg and tore my panties from my body. His long fingers traced along the insides of my thighs until he hit my hot spot, deftly sliding in and out.“Ethan,” I moaned even louder than earlier.He quieted me with his hungry lips. His tongue commanded mine until I stopped moaning. “You have got to try to be quiet Mia,” Ethan said in between heated breaths.His fingers fell to a meticulous pace that quickly had me close. His tongue swept across my neck and over to my earlobe. I brought my head down and rested it in the crook of his neck. I tenderly bit down to keep from whimpering again.




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About the Author:M. M. Koenig was born and raised in Minnesota. She now lives in the Twin Cities area with her loving dog Marley. She is a graduate of the University of Minnesota with a Bachelors of Science in Sociology.
M. M. Koenig enjoys being active and has a variety of interests that coincide with her passion for life. Always one to try new things, she has acquired a variety of skills. Her sarcastic nature and multitude of experiences tend to find their way into her novels.

When she has free time and isn't writing, she spends as much time as she can with friends and family. To fuel her soul, she is constantly looking for new music, movies, and books to keep the writer's block at bay.

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RELEASE DAY BLITZ! Lucky One by Christie Mack!

TITLE: Lucky OneAUTHOR: Christie MackRELEASE DATE: November 26th 2014
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SYNOPSIS:Logan Westervelt wore his heart on his sleeve until the day his wife and love of his life ran away in search of chasing her dreams in Hollywood, leaving him to care for and raise their two-year-old daughter Cassidy alone. Now it’s two years later and the once-happily-married man is a single father who shies away from romance at the risk of his heart breaking all over again. To concerned family, he insists he's fine playing daddy without the fun of dating. Besides, he's been a little preoccupied with his daughter, who hasn't said a word since her mother left. That is until aspiring country singer Ivy Jade Mackay arrives in town after her car breaks down, leaving her stranded and unable to continue on her journey to Nashville until the problem is fixed. Ivy Jade has big plans for her future, and sticking around in Forest Grove, Alabama, isn’t one of them. But with little money to her name, she resorts to getting a job in town until she can afford to get back on the road with a reliable car. Outside forces push them together with an undeniable attraction which neither Logan nor Ivy care to admit to. But when past lovers and career aspirations become a thing of the present, will the spark between them be enough to give Logan and his young daughter a second chance at love and Ivy a reason to stay? Will they be the lucky one for each other?
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I'm a 27 year old Australian girl who loves nothing more than finding a really good romance book you can't put down until the characters get the happily ever after that they deserve. It was through reading that I decided to put pen to paper, or in this case, fingertip to computer key, and jot down the stories my brain comes up with. When I'm not reading the endless supply of books added daily to my iPad, I can be found tucked away with my laptop in front of me as I write about the many characters beg-ging me to tell their story, one book boyfriend at a time. You can drop me a line at any of the social networking sites listed below.
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Friday Feature: VBT: Take To The Sky By Gregory Jonathan Scott! MASSIVE GIVEAWAY!

Today I'm pleased to have a talented M/M author, Gregory Jonathan Scott on the blog. He's sharing his new release, Take To the Sky, as well as a delightful guestpost!





Cucumbers and Crisco
My recent adventure to the Grocery store was not what I expected, turns out it was incredibly entertaining. I thought.
What I’m about to say may shock you, or maybe not. That depends on your frame of mind and your experiences so far in life. Sorry to mention it wasn’t a hot guy pulling his shorts down so I could see his Calvin Klein’s or to take a sneak peek at his muscled butt like what happened a few weeks back at checkout line number two. What I saw this time started out as inquisitiveness and then it turned into a flat out OMG.
Once again it all went down while I was waiting in line to cash out my edible purchases at register number two. That aisle was becoming famous for me and would be a regular pit stop each Saturday morning if the same shit keeps happening.
Okay, I was minding my own business while loading up the conveyer with what I had in my push cart, when all of a sudden I spotted it moving toward the cashier like a dead turd it didn’t want to be. Just lying there like it was doomed. At first I thought, what on earth would somebody do with a cucumber that size? Especially that guy. He was in decent shape but not someone I’d call a health nut, so again I thought, ‘what on earth.’ The veggie was enormous and I honestly had no idea farmers grew them that big. Holy crap.
I then thought no further about it and figured, okay, he’s going to have a big salad for dinner or perhaps invite the family and maybe a few friends over to share the thing at the dining table. No big deal. From there I went about my business and finished what I started until my push cart was empty, with much smaller items than what was moving down the conveyer ahead of me. As I stood there waiting, I couldn’t stop staring at the great big vegetable. It was just so amazing and its size kept stealing my attention. I smirked and watched it wobble.
Once more, I went on minding my own business when I felt a tap on my shoulder from behind and heard a timid voice ask if he could squeeze ahead of me to add one more item to his purchases already moving down the runway.
If you are anything like me, I get irritated when one person starts loading the conveyer while the other continues shopping for additional last minute items that will be added right before it’s my turn to step up to the service window. For the love of Pete, get your shit and then get in line. That’s how it works.
HOW-EVERRRRRR. This little line crasher I let slide by and here’s why: The little man that tapped me on the shoulder and wanted to slip ahead of me had what I believe to be the dressing for the cucumber. I don’t know for sure, but I had a hunch. He was carrying the biggest bucket of Crisco I had ever seen, one that would be found in a large bakery that needs massive amounts of it. He brought up six pounds of the stuff in a single tub. Lots of it in my opinion.
My jaw dropped because I’ve heard of the many uses for Crisco and I’m NOT talking about adding it to any recipe in the kitchen. These guys had other plans for the tub of Crisco and I’m ninety nine percent sure that cucumber was part of the deal. My thoughts ran wild, my jaw dropped, my eyes just about popped out of their sockets and landed next to the cucumber and the Crisco tub. An OMG moment for sure. I was actually loving it and glad I was the one to be witnessing it. The boys were in love, I presumed, and were planning a healthy connection that involved the two items I could not stop staring at.
I’m a little bummed about what I’m going to say next because you just don’t see these two items being purchased together on a regular basis, or anything of this magnitude. I know you all count on me to properly document my adventures, because it’s the way it is and is expected of Gregory Jonathan Scott.
Here’s the kicker that griped my goat; I left my snapshot phone in the car so I couldn’t even get a picture to show how funny this was or pass on the shock factor that I was lucky enough to have bestowed upon me. If anybody can save the day and add a picture of the biggest cucumber they have ever seen to prove to others these monsters exist, please load it up and send it. A great big tub of Crisco would be funny too. Let the fun begin. Whoo-hoo!
Yours truly, Gregory Jonathan Scott







Book Title:   Take To The SkyAuthor:  Gregory Jonathan ScottPublisher:   Gregory Jonathan Scott LLC; 2 (October 14, 2014)Book Length: 255 pagesGenre:  Gay, Romance

Book Blurb:
An angelic romance that’s Powerful, Suspenseful, Sexy, Uniquely Erotic, and Romantic.
In a secret Michigan Laboratory, an experiment developed a superior creation that was anticipated but not expected. He was the ultimate conception, a core life-being merged with avian. He was born with a gift, a rare one; the ability to fly.
His wings instinctively brought out the urge in him to fly, and Kellan's need to be free became his obsession.
When the dark, swirling clouds loomed one night, Kellan abandoned the place he had called home, taking to the sky in search of his freedom and to seal his heart that seemed incomplete.
Because Kellan's secret was too great for anyone outside the institute to know about, TC unleashed genetically altered Maniacs to bring him back.
Through independence, his amazing reality brought riveting adventures to a man he found and couldn't seem to live without. They get tangled with hair-raising suspense that adds heart-pounding tension to every attempt they make at living their unique affair. They faced uncertainty so hectic that staying together was the least of their challenges, and it caused many of their bouts with passion to spiral in and out of chaos.
Along their frenzied path to survive, hidden secrets surface about Kellan, prompting each move they make in order to truly set him free.
Could Kellan's one true love and passion to fly be the death of him?
It's a magnificently inventive adventure of menace, romance, and extreme erotic pleasures.


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Meet Gregory!

 
Gregory Jonathan Scott was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan where he met and shared a life with Scott that began just out of high school. Meeting by chance in Grand Rapids before relocating to South Florida where they live now with their lovable Shetland sheepdog and a sweet stray cat that showed up one day and decided to make their house a home. As a child, Gregory was always told he had a creative imagination and the artistic ability to turn a blank canvas into a beautiful work of art. Shortly after high school graduation, and together with his true love Scott, discovered the thrill of pottery and ceramic art. Here is where they opened a business for ceramists that quickly exploded before their eyes as the number one location for any hobbyist, storefront and scholastic industry looking for supplies related to ceramics and pottery. During this time, Gregory was approached by art magazines to write short articles and educational columns pertaining to the ceramic artistry. Captivating readers by his writing style grew fast, which ignited his desire to express himself further. From there, it began. Finding a love for writing, alongside his artistic hand, gave him inspiration to design and write this M/M romance Novel. Gregory and Scott are still together and are currently enjoying home life in South Florida.


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Tell Me About it Tuesday welcomes back Lavender Daye!

My lovely CP, Lavender Daye has a FAB guestpost, so I'm going to let her have at it. *wink*




Why Men Should Read Romance Novels(Advice from a Wife and Romance Novelist)
There are many reasons why a woman would want to read a romance novel. Usually used as a means of relaxation or entertainment, romance novels allow the reader an opportunity to follow the progression of two people falling in love.  Women enjoy the story and the characters  and the hot man-flesh covers. They think of the happiest times of their lives, like the time their hubby got down on his knees and helped rescue the kitten from under the tool shed and in the process cut through the building’s support beam, a water line, and the tip of his good boots.In every woman’s life, there is a wonderful man who supports her choice of career and acknowledges her desire to read what men term ‘foo-foo stories’ or emotional ‘make me cry and laugh at the same time’ books.Guys, I have to tell you that you’re looking at this scenario from the wrong perspective. When your woman reads a romance novel, it leaves her in a happy mood, a feeling of joy and contentment hovering around her. Learn to take advantage of it.This sense of happiness only lasts so long before it fades back into reality. This is the time to jump in with your wish list. “Honey, I just got a chance to go on a two week fishing trip. What do you think?” The answer, if you’ve judged the mood just right, could easily be a quick “Have fun!” Once you’ve discovered the sweet spot of a book ending euphoria, the sky is the limit. Hunting trips. Sports playoffs. A new boat or truck. Sky’s the limit.Now is the time to get busy with a new subscription to your wife’s favorite book club. Remember, the more she reads those hot love stories, the more you get to feel the aftereffects.  Don’t let the opportunities pass you by.
Sorry, ladies.Men tend to read nonfiction or some form of fiction that often mimics their choice in movies, i.e., things that blow up, explode or get shot.  (This comes not from a reputable research project but from personal observation, since I have a wonderful hubby and sons.) Their end game doesn’t mimic the euphoria and can’t be tracked for rewards.


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Lavender  Daye lives in Texas with her own private Prince Charming, two kids, two cats and a large brown rug..um,  dog. She spends her days writing sexy contemporary romance, sometimes adding a hint of suspense or tossing in a little dominance and submission. Look for her new book, Wonder Lust available December 16th.
    

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COVER REVEAL: RISING by Lisa Swallow!

Title: Rising (Blue Phoenix, #4)Author: Lisa Swallow
Release Date: December 2014Genre: Contemporary Romance / New AdultCover Design: Najla Qamber Designs
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Synopsis:
"Our demons don't want to play but they sure as hell recognise each other"
Three attempts at staying clean after rehab and Jem Jones, Blue Phoenix guitarist, is determined this time he’ll succeed. Haunted by his recent past, Jem throws himself into the one addiction he still has left: music. With Blue Phoenix on a break, he looks elsewhere for a place to channel his creativity and discovers up-and-coming band Ruby Riot.
For lead singer, Ruby, breaking into the music scene could break the cycle of abuse that’s controlled her life since she was a child.  Finding release through music, the growing success of the band has set Ruby on the path to regaining her identity and self-esteem.
Ruby Riot brings Jem and Ruby together, but Ruby's tangled personal life pushes her closer to a reluctant Jem. Living and touring together, Jem and Ruby discover they have more in common than their passion for music. Can this understanding break down the carefully constructed barriers they’re trapped behind? Or is loving somebody too big a risk to take?
When Jem’s past slams into his present, he has to face the reality behind what made him the man he is and why he hurts the people he wants to love.
And as Ruby reaches out to help Jem, she discovers trying to fix somebody comes with the risk of getting cut by one of their shattered pieces.
Jem and Ruby’s story is the fourth book in the Blue Phoenix series. It can be read as a standalone but contains minor spoilers for the other books in the series.
This book includes scenes of domestic violence that are not gratuitously graphic, but may be disturbing to sensitive readers.

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Lisa is a romance author and writes both paranormal and contemporary, including the bestselling Blue Phoenix series. In between running a business, looking after her family and writing, Lisa sometimes finds spare time to do other things. This often involves swapping her book worlds for gaming worlds. Lisa is originally from the UK but moved to Australia in 2001 and now lives in Perth in Western Australia with her husband, three children and dog.
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Cover Reveal! Edge by J.M. Walker!

SUPER EXCITED because today I have my bestie on the blog. She's got a yummy new cover to share!






He is my strength. The power within me that helps me move forward.
He possesses me, pulling the deepest part of my submission out of my very being.
He reveals the edge of our love that strikes like lightning in a storm.
He is Parker Reed.
And he is mine.
Keely Price has learned to forget. She is taught to move on, embracing the world of dominance and submission. She craves the healing and trust that can only come with time.
After Parker Reed’s untimely disappearance, Keely has no choice but to channel the strength that he has given her.
Obstacles are thrown in her path when a vicious secret is revealed, bringing her to her knees of the ultimate defeat.
Can she battle the evil that has taken a piece of her before the darkness shadows her life forever?



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He is my light. My darkness. The heat that creeps along my bones.

He controls me. Captivates me. Owns me.

He needs me just as much as I need him.

He teaches me to love, to want. To heal.

He breaks me down only to make me whole.

He gives me a reason to fight. To move on from the nightmare that was my past. The life before him.

He introduces me to a world of trust, empowerment and pure utter submission.

He unleashes an inferno, a raging fire inside of me that burns only for him.

He is Parker Reed.


When Keely Price is hired at Reed Industries, she takes on more than just an assistant job. Having to deal with Parker Reed’s unconventional lifestyle choices while also trying to subdue her own demons, she looks to him for guidance and protection in a world unlike her own.

Can they conquer their own demons before they take control and break them apart forever?


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When J.M. isn't working her Monday-Friday 9-5 job, she's spending her time reading, writing and with the love of her life.
She's an all-around Canadian girl. Born and raised in a small city.
If you don't see J.M. writing, you'll find her with her nose in a book. Whether it's her words or someone else's, she's drawn to it.
J.M. loves stories with Alpha broken males and that need to be ripped apart and put back together again. Men that fall to their knees over a wink or a giggle from their females.
Two things you will never find J.M. without; her cell phone and lip gloss. If she has both of those items, you have a happy girl.
Since starting her writing adventure in 2013, J.M. has met many people, real life, online, in her head and she loves every single one of them. Without the support from others, none of this would be possible and she's grateful for all that has been given to her.

Tell Me About it Tuesday welcomes back Ashley Ladd! CONTEST!

This week on Tell Me About it Tuesday, I'm welcoming back fellow Totally Bound Author, Ashley Ladd!

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Meet Ashley:



Ashley Ladd is a disabled Air Force vet that is hard of hearing but still loves language, especially the written word. She loves a sexy man, especially one with a military background and they’ll often pop up in her stories. She also loves cats and has been known to empower a cat with the gift of speech. Unfortunately he wouldn’t shut up. J She loves to plug into Pandora and sip Diet Coke while writing, usually with a cat or kid at her side.


Q. What made you pick your particular genre?

I love contemporary romance whether it’s mixed with paranormal and romantica like Spooky Sojourn, or comedy, or LGBT. I like to think that romance is possible in this day and age, that it can happen to me and to my loved ones. My loved ones include gay, lesbian, and transgender people so I write mm and transgender romance as well as straight MF romance. Love is love – gender shouldn’t matter.


Q. What are you working on right now? Can you tell us about it?

I’m working on “Gaycation” which is an mmf erotic romance about an erotic romance writer who takes her vacation to attend a gay convention in Seattle. When her day job boss shows up to the same convention to her complete surprise, she gets way more than she bargained for.
Q. Do you have a favorite story of the ones you’ve written, either published or not? Why?
Spooky Sojourn is one of my favorites. I love Harry, the hero. He’s so sexy, so yummy, I want him for myself. It’s also a lot of fun with knives flying around the kitchen and bowling pins floating around the bowling lanes.


Okay...enough with the business questions! How about some fun stuff?


Q. If you won the lottery, what is the FIRST thing you’d do? What would you buy and why?
If the lottery is large enough I’d buy a house with at least five bedrooms on a nice plot of land so that my family can be comfortable and not live on top of each other like we do now.
Q. When YOU read, what do you like to pick up?
Usually contemporary romance. However, I also like to read chick lits, psychological thrillers, anything by Stephen King, and the occasional historical Old West romance.
Q. Tell us one thing about you that might surprise us...it can be a secret...we won't tell. :)
I have a transgender daughter who is still married to her wife. I don’t know if it’s a huge secret as I’ve written a couple articles about it for other blogs using my pseudonym. However, for various reasons I don’t tell everybody I know in real life such as my employer and my coworkers. I’ve had some very good reactions and also some very bad reactions to the news. 

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I ADORE THIS COVER!

Title: Spooky SojournSeries Name (If applicable) N/APublisher: Totally BoundGenre: Contemporary Erotic male-female contemporary paranormal romanceBook Length: 50,000 words
Blurb:

Someone’s trying to kill Deanna, but is it the ghosts she doesn’t believe in, the rich socialite who might be a murderess, or someone else with a beef against The Gilroy Hotel and Resort that Deanna has just been hired to manage?  The Gilroy’s owners want the ghosts, or whoever is causing the trouble at the hotel eliminated, and they are pressuring Deanna to do the job as quickly as possible. Harry DeVeaux, paranormal investigator comes highly recommended to do the job and against Deanna’s better judgment, she hires him.


Although Deanna thinks Harry’s crazy for believing in ghosts and Harry thinks Deanna has a closed mind to the possibilities of ghosts and they highly annoy each other, sparks fly. Deanna can’t help but fantasize about Harry and inspired by a romance convention visiting her hotel, writes her fantasies in a private blog that Harry finds, hacks, and reads. Ooh la la!

Excerpt:
Drawing in a long, shuddering breath, he looked heavenwards and crossed his fingers behind his back hoping she wouldn’t throw something at him, hoping she’d be okay with his admission. “I found your blog and read it.”

Paling, the blood fled from her flesh and her eyes looked like sooty coals against her face. Her gaze clashed with his and held. “How did you find it? I used a pseudonym and I put it on privacy settings.”

He screwed up his lips, and scrubbed his hand over his face, preparing to tell more painful truths. “I’m a bit of a hacker and I like to research the people I’m working with.” Not sure she’d be receptive to his theory, he left out the part that he thought the ghosts led him to her sight. He thought they were closet romantics. He wouldn’t be surprised if they’d locked them into the room now to force them into some alone time together.

When a tsunami of emotions flitted across her face he tried to read them. Fury. Embarrassment. Lust?

“You investigated me? You read my private musings?”

“You wrote about me? In some very intimate ways. At least I presume it was me since you used my name.” He fixed her with a piercing gaze. “Did you?”

A pregnant pause rent the air as she veiled her eyes from his view. Finally, she smoothed her skirt against her legs and admitted, “Yes. I have very mixed feelings about you. You make me crazy the way we argue, the way you believe in ghosts, and yet I find myself thinking about you, fantasizing about you.”

Taking heart in the last part even if he wasn’t sure he liked the first, he said with a lopsided grin, “You fantasize about me much?”

As if she suddenly got bold, she sidled up to him with a mischievous twinkle in her eyes and ran the tip of her finger down his chest. “Aren’t my blogs proof? The question is, do you fantasize about me?”




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TITLE: No Regrets (Firebird Trilogy #2)AUTHOR: Jani Kay RELEASE DATE: October 27th 2014  Book Cover Design By Louisa Maggio of LM Creations                                                     GOODREADS


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Rebecca's journey continues as she leaves Paris and goes to Munich, Germany. Giving up on love, she just wants to work on her career and enjoy her time in Europe with her sister Lily who comes to visit from Australia to celebrate Rebecca's 30th birthday. Things go horribly wrong . . . Could Rebecca have prevented what happens to Lily? Is she to blame?
Maxwell Grant has had enough of cat and mouse games. He wants Rebecca more than ever and goes all out to capture the woman who keeps running from him. Cocky, arrogant and sexy as hell, the CEO of Grant Industries has secrets . . . if he wants Rebecca he will have to tell the world what he's been hiding.  
Possessive and sexy as sin Frenchman, Alain, quickly discovers what a fool he's been to let Rebecca go. He's willing to give his heritage up for Rebecca. Will she take him back?
Two men want her. Rebecca must make choices that will change the course of not only her life, but everyone else's too. What will she do? Will she follow her heart to find the man who is just right for her?

Above everything, Rebecca wants . . . No Regrets.
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Lost. The one thing I’ve wanted above everything else was taken from me in one night. My dreams were shattered forever because of one irreversible mistake. 
There was nothing I could do about it. 
I’d lost everything.
So I did what I always do. I ran. 
To another continent. 
To France. 
To start over.God knows, I needed a new beginning; a new job, a new life. To find what I truly wanted…needed…craved. A man of my own. 


My French man found me. He was perfect. 
Or…was he. Alain du Bois had a secret. One that could destroy us before we even had a chance to find love.


And why was my new boss, Maxwell Grant, the arrogant and demanding CEO of Grant Global, fixated on me?


Would I find myself in France? 
Would I get what I desperately wanted? 
Or was I jumping from one hotter than hell fire into another?







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Jani loves ice cream, the color red and the ocean. She also loves sexy alpha males with a soft center and a big heart. Her heroines are real women, sassy and smart and they stand up for what they believe in, even if it sometimes takes them a while to work it all out.
When Jani isn't writing, she can be found reading, hanging out with her family and friends, or off on some travel adventure to discover new places and cultures. Jani also loves sitting in a corner at a coffee shop, with her laptop, spying covertly on the behavior of the people around her. You just never know when you may land up in one of her novels - lol.
Fortunately Jani's partner in crime supports her living in alternative worlds and talking to characters that live in her imagination. He hasn't committed her to the looney bin - yet. Jani's two kids know that they are loved and cherished by their crazy mother who is now out to exact revenge for all the embarrassment they caused her when they were little - by her writing steamy sexy novels and publishing them.
Jani hopes you will enjoy reading about the characters that live in her head and insist on being brought to life through her novels.
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