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Book Review: Out of Mind

Out of Mind (Out of Line #3) by Jen McLaughlin, Diane Alberts: Reaching for sunlight...

Finn survived the ambush and came home to me, but in his head, the battle is still raging. He’s falling apart and I’m trying my best to pick up the pieces of him, to find the us we used to be. I love him as much as I ever did, but love isn’t enough to fix this. I thought telling my father about our relationship would be the hardest thing we’d ever have to face. I was wrong.

Lost in shadows...

All I wanted was to be worthy of Carrie. One mission, just one, and I’d be able to give her the future she deserved. Then everything went wrong, leaving me tainted and broken. Carrie wants me to be who I was, but all that’s left is what they made of me. I’m no good for her. No good for anyone like this. I have to figure out how to move forward. Alone.

Sometimes love isn’t enough…
Rosie's thoughts: Well what can I say except AMAZING. This book was certainly worth waiting for. This is the final book in a trilogy about two characters Carrie and Finn. In this book they have eventually told Carrie's dad (who is a Senator) about their relationship. Finn was meant to be Carrie's bodyguard and she was meant to be out of Finn's reach. However, "What the heart wants the heart gets".

Finn has returned from war injured and had watched whilst all of his men died around him. He has PTST which the author deals with, with respect and sensitivity. Finn turns to drink and prescription drugs to get him through and pushes away his one true love Carrie.

I love the strength of Finn but also am amazed by the strength of the heroine. She proves that whatever your background you can be an independent, hardworking female with the strength to get through anything.

I completed this book in one sitting even though I tried to read slowly so as not to finish one of my favourite books ever. Finn is definitely now one of my BBF'S! Although the Finn and Carrie storyline has come to an end. I was delighted to read that some of the other characters in the book will be given their own storylines. Thank you for an amazing series Jen McLaughlin.

Release Event: Something Missing

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TITLE: Something Missing (Book one of the True Love Series)AUTHOR: Hazel RobinsonRELEASE DATE: May 1st 2014AUDIENCE: Adult THEME: Romance, Life, Coming of AgePUBLISHER: Little Bird Publishing House
Synopsis When Susan is left orphaned, she begins a harrowing journey through the care system. Left with both mental and physical scars, Susan approaches adulthood with a self-destructive impulse. However, there is hope in the figure of her childhood friend, Max; the first boy she ever  kissed. 
Now a grown woman, Susan returns to her childhood home of Winchelsea, where she hopes she will find the answer to the gap in her heart that she’s carried with her since she left. With Max by her side, she attempts to find the path her life should have taken, to build a home, to heal old wounds, and to finally create a family that will stop the terrible feeling of something missing. 
But Max has a secret, one that risks destroying all hope of a happy ever after, unless they can find a way to heal one another. 


Excerpt Instead of heading back to the house she went to the beach. She’d spent a lot of time wishing to walk on it again; it held so many happy memories for her. As she walked along the shore, she watched the sun setting in the distance. She thought back to the night she had discovered she had to leave. The memory was painful and she felt a tear slip down her cheek. No one could have imagined what would happen to her when she left, and no one could have stopped it. Not really. Feeling in need of that drink, she turned in the direction of home. That’s when she saw him. Butterflies fluttered in her stomach as the tall, dark-haired man walk towards her. Max had seen Susan a few times over the weekend, and he had desperately wanted to go over and say something to her, but he hadn’t known what to say. When she’d walked past the garage earlier, he almost plucked up enough courage, but something had stopped him. She looked amazing, way out of his league, but he plucked up the courage now there really was no way of avoiding her.  “Hello!” he said, smiling awkwardly, and stuffing his hands deep into his pockets.



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Character Bio's Max Taylor Max Taylor 25, lives in winchelea where he was born and raised. He lives with his mother and owns
he deceased fathers car garage. In his spare time he loves nothing better than hanging out at the
local bar with his mate shooting pool.


Max never settled down which, given his piercing blue eyes and perfect smile is a shocker.

After completing school he engaged in a serious relationship for over two years but ended abruptly
following an affair.



Max stands at 5"9 with short dark brown hair, he hates the gym but given his muscular state he
never really needed one with his broad shoulder and perfect abdomen.
Max lost someone very close to him as a young child which he never got over, he loves playing the
fixer whether it be cars, DIY or people. 
Susan Birch

Susan birch 24 temporarily lives in London with friend, she plans to move to her home town on
winchelsea soon.

She loves curling up with one of her books and a glass of wine. Her favourite read is paranormal
romance- anything with angels.



Her long curls and curvaceous body make her instantly popular in a room of men, unfortunately for
them Susan isn't looking for any type of romance in her life

She enjoys music and romance films and long walks. She loves feeling the sand in between her toes.
It reminds her of happier times.



Susan has no family having lost her parents and grandmother at a very young age she grew up in
children's homes and foster homes.

From the age of 17 Susan has lived independently never getting close to people and never finding
herself a partner to share herself with, she is very happy being alone. 

Author Bio I've always had a passion for reading but over the last several years it has become an obsession, a few months ago I decided to put fingers to keys to keyboard (or pen to paper!) and write "Something Missing" a story I’ve had hidden away in the back of my mind for a long time.
Hazel lives in the small town of Rishton in Lancashire. England, with her husband, three children, two cats, dog, rabbit and lizard. She fills her days dashing between school runs, pets and housework and at night she comes to life either writing or watching her favorite program ‘Supernatural’ (yes she is Supernatural obsessed)Her road to writing started with a love for paranormal romance novels, and after finding a passion for tragic romance she set out on the mission to share her own story. After long nights writing and a lot of ‘Supernatural’ episodes she is finally ready to share ‘Something Missing’. Hazel loves nothing better than sitting with a cup of tea, a chocolate biscuit and a good book.
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20 fun facts about Author Hazel Robinson 1.  I LOVE Supernatural and Vampire Diaries.2.  I love listening to P!nk.3.  My favourite band is Backstreet Boys.4.  I love reptiles. Lizards/snakes.... Love em.5.  I’m always changing the colour of my hair. Red, blue, purple, pink the
list goes on.6.  I love old horror films. (nightmare on elm street is my favorite)7.  I love DR Pepper.8.  I enjoy baking cakes.9.  My favourite book is Take This Regret by A.L.Jackson10.  My favourite meal is roast beef.11.  I love watching The World’s Strongest Man12.  I’m a fully qualified nail technician13.  I would chose Dean Winchester every time!!!14.  I hate vegetables15.  My favourite film of all time is The Last Of The Mohicans16.  Max gets his name from my dog17.  For ‘Something Missing’ I had 7 notebooks full of notes18.  When I write I always tuck a pen in my hair.19.  I love wolfs20.  I enjoy lazy days with my children watching Disney movies. 


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Release Event: Seven

Seven
by Claire Kent
Publication Date: May 2, 2014
Genres: Contemporary, Erotica, Novella, Romance
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Synopsis: One afternoon. Two stubborn people. Five months into a just-sex relationship. Twenty-eight days until he leaves for London for good.One wager. Two hours. Three words that cannot be spoken.And, if he wins, she comes seven times.Seven is a (standalone) erotic novella of 30,000 words.
About the Author: Claire has been writing romance novels since she was twelve years old. She has a PhD in British literature and, when she’s not writing, she teaches English at the university level.She also writes contemporary romance under the penname Noelle Adams.You can email her at clairekent(dot)writer(at)yahoo(dot)com. You can also follow her on Facebook and Twitter on her Noelle Adams accounts.Website • Twitter • Facebook • Goodreads

Book Review: Block 24

Block 24 by Evan Tyler: A re-emergence of the past…

Natalie Clarke might be spiteful at best and vicious at worst, but was that reason enough for Phillip Gise to leave her lonely and diseased? Fortunately, she has a set of devious plans that just might keep her busy enough to forget her present situation.

Guy Lewis has played Best Friend Extraordinaire to Natalie since grade school, supporting her through all of her daily drama. This time around, Guy runs into his own troubles when his fierce, wealthy manager gives him the type of attention he never asked for…or expected.

Julia Clarke, Natalie’s younger sister, has arrived in Brooklyn to uncover their grandmother’s secret life in Block 24, the site of Auschwitz’s little-known brothel. What Julia discovers proves more relevant in the present age than ever before.

Both heady and sobering, Block 24 is a look at the ways evil from the past can so insidiously visit the present.
Lori's thoughts: This book is one that makes you think. It's not always pretty. It's often graphically real, and disturbingly vivid. But, really, isn't that the way life truly is at times? It took me a minute to get into the story, and that's the only reason I gave the book four hearts instead of five. Once I got into the rhythm of the writing and started to untangle the intricate webs of past and present and how life has a way of repeating itself, I had a hard time putting the book down.

This is a love story set in the past. The tragic love story between a young Jewish girl and a member of the SS during World War II. This is a love story set in the present between selfish, spiteful Natalie Clarke and Phillip Gise. I'm not going to give anymore details -- no spoilers. Read the book!

Cover Reveal: Outsider

Welcome to the cover reveal for Flawed: Outsider (book number two in the Flawed series) by Becca J. Campbell! This gorgeous cover art was designed by the talented Steven Novak.


Is He Only Normal?After a psychopath tried to kill his friends, Josh Schuyler figured 'normal' was far off. The real problem: Josh's friends have all acquired supernatural abilities, while he's still the same average guy.

Josh has always believed he was destined for greatness, but he's been out of college for two years without a clue of his purpose. After watching his friends and siblings develop superhuman traits, he wonders if he might be meant for something grand, too. Can Josh even hope for an extraordinary event in his own future? And how long must he wait for this transformation - if there is one?

When Alex met the Schuylers, she was grateful for new friends to whisk her away from her lonely life in California and give her an escape from her divorced, bickering parents and aimless future. But Josh won't drop his defenses, and Alex isn't sure she wants to trade her old life for this new, uncertain one.

Nicodemus has an amazing ability he's been milking for years to get whatever or whomever he wants. Things are going great until a young woman - Alex - inadvertently busts his latest swindle. Nic is furious when he discovers his power has been disabled, and he vows to find her in order to wreak his vengeance. She will be punished. All he needs is a little help from his friend, Ethan Black.

Josh has been waiting for his big break, or for the chance to be a hero, or just the opportunity to stand out in his own, extraordinary way.

Will Josh discover his purpose in time to stop Nic?
Outsider (Flawed, #2) ReleaseAdd Outsider to your Goodreads to-read list here.

Outsider is expected out this August, so stay tuned! Want to know exactly when it's released? Sign up for Becca's Author Newsletter and you won't miss a thing.

Oh, and if you haven't read book one yet, now's the perfect time because IT'S ON SALE!
A Celebratory Book SaleTo celebrate the cover reveal, Becca is running a discount on EMPATH (Flawed, #1) May 1st through 7th.
Grab the book for only $0.99 (normally $2.99) - this week only. Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iTunes | Kobo
More on Empath (Flawed, #1)

Supernatural empathy isn’t a gift, it’s a curse. Anywhere she goes, Jade’s emotions are replaced by those of the people around her.

Jade grew up in a suburb of Colorado Springs, protected from other people by her parents. Now she faces college—and the world—with nothing to shield her from unwanted feelings.

When Cam, a classmate with a major crush on her unintentionally hijacks her emotions, Jade struggles to keep from being carried away in feelings of attraction. When Ethan, a psychopath with a thirst for fear, fixates on her, the emotional impact could be lethal.

Caught in a deadly trap, Jade must untangle the emotions and find a way to use her empathic curse to overcome this killer or be overcome by him.

More About Becca J. Campbell Becca J. Campbell is the author of the New Adult Romantic Science Fiction novels Foreign Identity and Gateway to Reality , New Adult Romantic Paranormal Thriller Empath (The Flawed Series #1), and Sub-Normal, a series of Science Fiction short stories.

An avid lover of stories that tiptoe the line between fantasy and reality (even when they plunge off one side or the other), Becca looks for new angles on bridging the gap between the two. She holds a special place in her heart for any story that involves superpowers or time travel. Her passion is defying the limits of her own creativity. You can find her on her Author Blog, Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, Pinterest, and Amazon.

Release Blitz & Giveaway: Miles

MILES, My Way #3Author: HJBellusGenre: Contemporary RomanceSYNOPSIS:
I lost it all…
My hope, my happiness, and my will to live. My heart was tattered and torn from the promise of real love. 
Until him…
His profound love for living, fortune cookies and collection of rusty matchbox cars made me smile again. It is a simple love story. I found my rainbow, my pot of gold, my piece of beautiful all in one simple man. Miles.
Not every happy ending is perfect...
A hidden secret forces me to reveal my hand and choose between my Prince Charming and my family. 
My choice. My consequences. My story. My Mistake.

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CREE(My Way Series, #1)SYNOPSIS:


Whose parents abandon them in a trashy trailer when they are five years old? Oh Yeah! Mine do!
Hey Hoochies! I'm Milly, and I am tired of taking kicks to the gut. A broken family, an asshole husband and the loss of loved ones have left me crying Uncle, and declaring a serious case of the Fuck-Its! 
I had my heart broken, stomped on and shattered before I ever started on my journey to find my little piece of happiness. With a bucket list, a '66 Ford and wild dreams, I set out on an adventure that changed my life forever. 
I found Cree… 
A pirate with a little princess and they swept me off my ever lovin' feet, filling my world with sprinkles, mac n’ cheese and the courage to live again. 
They forced my fragile heart to trust and love without fear. 
But the truth is, nobody’s past stays hidden forever. It’s an invisible monster waiting to attack and destroy. It has the capability to ruin everything you’ve worked to set right. 
All it takes is one final blow to the gut to end everything…
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TRIPP (My Way Series #2)SYNOPSIS:
Lacey’s Story…
Covering up pain is easy. It’s keeping it tucked away that’s hard. I’ve always needed the cover of tattoos to hide the nasty past that leached its way into me, tainting me beneath my skin. 
Not the shiny, trendy tats, but the ugly broken kind, meant to keep the world at bay. If they weren’t enough, then my piercings, foul mouth and crazy hair usually did the trick. Life had taught me to never follow the rules, because when you do, you get burned.
My life was perfectly imperfect until Tripp…
Our relationship is what most would describe as fuel meeting fire. We were both hell bent on burning each other to the ground. Tripp was sexy as hell, a charismatic beast, and soon became one of my best friends. We shared a love of ice cream and tattoos as we blazed our own path that could only lead to a beautiful train wreck. 
The only question left is, will we set the countryside ablaze with our hot tempers and foul mouths? Or will we paint our own happy ending filled with all the gushy shit normal people crave?
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:HJ Bellus
I'm just a simple girl who loves the country life... Oh yeah, & a good corn dog! Throw in a little Vanilla Ice, and shits bound to get crazy! Be Brave!
✣ A few things you should now about HJ BELLUS ✣✔ She loves country life & music✔ Gets the case of 'fuck-its' often✔ Loves big✔ Hurts big✔ Loves corn dog & candy ....... and sex (sex and candaaaaay)✔ Her heart is happy writing.
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Book Review: Love's Suicide

Love's Suicide by Jennifer Foor: My heart belonged to Branch and Brooks Valentine since we were children, when we were all too naïve to know what that even meant. We didn’t understand that when we became adults, love would change us. I had to make a choice and when I did, it ripped our bond apart. Brooks left town, and he took half of my heart with him. It was difficult, but I coped and planned my future with Branch. I thought I’d made the right decision. I loved him and I always had.

Brooks showed up to be our best man the night before our nuptials. After drinks and too much reminiscing, I ended up in bed with the wrong brother. To avoid the humiliation and the fact that I’d ruined all of our lives, I left Branch and the only family I’d ever known.
That’s where my story should have ended.

Almost three years, one beautiful little girl and an abusive marriage later, I was standing there staring at the man that would always hold my heart.
The only question was…
Would I give it to him?
I’m Katy Michaels and this is my story.
Rosie's thoughts: Jennifer Foor has done it again, produced yet another brilliant story.

In Love's Suicide some really difficult subjects are covered such as domestic violence and the tragedy of 9/11. However, the author covers these with compassion and empathy.

Love's Suicide shows us how falling in love isn't always easy or straightforward. The heroine, Katey loves the Valentine twins from the day they met as babies. She always has a particularly special bond with the twin Brooks but due to a lack of communication she ends up engaged to Branch the other twin. The night before she was due to marry Branch she spends the night with Brooks. The next day she feels so guilty that she feels like she has to run away. On their night together Brooks and Katey made their baby girl 'B'.
Katey makes some bad decisions along her way. She keeps 'B' a secret from her family, allows an abusive man to marry her despite not being able to give him her heart.

These mistakes results in a lot of twists and turns in the story. Unfortunately her mistakes make me unable to connect fully to her character and I wish she would correct these mistakes sooner than she does!

This story shows us how fate and miscommunication can result in angst, sadness and time wasted.

I loved the character of Brooks and loved imagining him protecting Katey whilst wearing his army fatigues. When allowed he develops an amazing relationship with his daughter 'B' calling her 'Bug'. This is just so cute.
Overall I loved the storytelling and character development that Jennifer Foor always excels in.

Cover Reveal: The Unfortunates

The Unfortunates by Skyla Madi: 

Nine.

She isn't known by a name, only by the number she was branded with at birth.

Nine is now eighteen and as an Unfortunate, she'll be forced to serve under The Fortunates for as long as she lives.

All her life, she's been force fed rules and regulations on how to serve those above her, but nothing prepares her for Master Kade…the Fortunate she is assigned to.

His dark and protective nature compels her, creating thoughts in her mind that she'd be murdered for having if anyone ever found out.

Her option? To fight. Fight hard against her forbidden thoughts and desires. It’s the only way for her to survive in a world that doesn't want her.

Skyla Madi was born in the small town of Port Maquarie, New South Wales in
1993. She spent half her life growing up in Wauchope, a thriving rural town at the heart of the Hastings River Valley before making the leap to the busy city of Brisbane.

Whenever this young Australian writer isn’t changing diapers, watching cartoons, cooking for her husband or doing other motherly-wife things she is actively working on her writing and improving her writing skills.

Skyla loves to read just as much as she loves to write and since discovering that YA/paranormal romance/urban fantasy/ are her favourite genres, she has embarked on her own writing journey and is currently working on a YA series titled ‘Your Guardian Angel’.

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Promotional Event & Giveaway: Teaching Willow

Series: Teaching Willow: Session 3Author: Paige JamesPublication Date: 4/21/14Hosted by: Wordsmith Publicity

It started with waking up in a strange place.
It ended with everything that I thought I knew coming into question. 
Now, I’m watching love turn into hate, bend turn into break and lies turn into truth that hurts worse than the deception ever did.
Such is my life, The Wicked World of Willow Masters.





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Cover Reveal: Escaping Heartbreak

Releasing June 2014 It’s time for Sawyer to start living her life. Since she was fifteen she has taken care of everyone but herself, including her older brother Dane. She has been lying to herself to keep from feeling the pain of her parent’s death. Now she is twenty and she’s ready to start a life of her own. Moving into her parent’s lake house would be the perfect escape. Wouldn’t it? That’s what she thought. Only, it led her right into the emotional place she’s been hiding from all this time. All of those years of running from her feelings, she now has to face them. It’s too much. She can’t deal with it alone. Someone has to help. She’ll do anything to escape the heartbreak, but you can only run so far. Travis can’t believe his eyes; his half-opened, blood shot eyes. Sawyer Evans was in the flesh and standing over him. He hadn’t seen this girl since he was ten years old. Travis only saw the Evan’s during the summer when they moved into the lake house. He and Dane were best friends. When Dane invited him and the old gang to a welcome back party at the Lake House, he couldn’t wait to go. It turns out getting wasted was only half the fun. Seeing Sawyer was the other half. She was the sexiest girl he’d ever seen and he was going to make sure that she knew it. Only she shot him down time and time again. He’s determined to break down those walls and get inside her head, but he’ll have to be sober to do it, and no matter how hard he tries, she’ll always run. He can’t keep chasing her. He has to figure out a way to make her stay.It’s time to stop running, stop hiding, and start learning where the true escape lies. Everyone will face heartbreak, but not everyone will find love. Stand Alone Novel for ages 18+ due to graphic language, and sexual content. FACEBOOK / GOODREADS / TWITTER / BLOGRegina is a contemporary romance writer from Kentucky. She lives there with her husband, kids, and cat. She can be found behind her computer, a good book, or watching sports. She loves to hear from her fans. You can find out what's coming next if you follow her on facebook athttps://www.facebook.com/AuthReginaBa..., read her blog www.reginabartley.com, or follow her on twitter @regina_bartley. HOSTED BY: