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Book Review: Complicate Me

Complicate Me (The Good Ol' Boys #1)
by M. Robinson

It was complicated, it was also just the beginning.
A decision.
A simple choice.
There is always that one moment in life where things could have been different. That one moment where you could have chosen a path that would lead you down a certain road.
A different life.
It was easier to pretend that we were still best friends, and that she was my girl and I was her boy.
Pretending was better than knowing the truth...
I. Ruined. Us.
I had her.
I lost her.
I love her.
All I did was complicate us.

Standalone series. New Adult Contemporary Romance: Strong language and sexual content, not intended for readers under 18.
TeriLyn's thoughts: **Complicate Me generously provided in exchange for an honest review.**

Complicate Me is the love story of Lucas Ryder and Alexandra Collins. It’s an angsty, rollercoaster ride of a journey that pulls you in immediately from the prologue and keeps riding you through the ups and downs of a lifetime together between two best friends. A coming of age story told from both the points of view of Lucas, the hero, and Alex, our heroine, complicated doesn’t even begin to cover the relationship between the two main characters as they navigate strong desires for one another amidst a life of chaos and opinions. Along with their complicated love, my feels for this book seem somewhat complicated too.

Alexandra Collins grows up in a small town, an only child, surrounded by the families of her parent’s closest friends. She’s the only girl in a group of boys whom she adores. A group of boys who wants to protect her from the world even at a young age. Lucas and Alex have always been a twosome outside of the group as and they begin to change from youth to adolescence those feelings start to develop and take root as something neither of them can begin understand. With outside forces constantly working against them understanding what they feel, Lucas and Alex’s friendship takes a different turn. The depth of their connection fuses their hearts because they are closer than ever even as though they begin to live separate lives.

Throughout the middle the story waxed and waned for me, I thought a lot of emphasis was put on their childhood and adolescence where it could have been placed more towards their later high school/college days. Parts of the story I felt compelled to skim a bit because it was redundant. And since the book is long, taking me a couple of days to finish, the redundancies became cumbersome. There are a lot of details in the complexity of their relationship and their relationship with the other friends. There were several times I wondered how such complex thoughts could have been running through the minds of such young characters. However, there were glimmers of Lucas and Alex through these sections that really held my attention. I realized once I’d finished that there was never a time I wasn’t rooting for the two of them or not wanting to know how the book would end.

Lots of mistakes are made by both Lucas and Alex and their group of Good Ol’ Boys. Some of these mistakes, seen through the eyes of someone young, naïve and in love, could have been avoided but also could have changed the course of their lives in a different way. I’m glad now to have read through them to have dealt with hurt and pain of their love as M. Robinson so willingly dished out to her readers. The pain of their story makes it that much more understandable, exposing their vulnerabilities and the realism of how hard life can be when you fall in love with one of your very best friends when you just want to protect each other. I will admit, at times, the story became too angsty for me with so much volleying between their thoughts and they’re actual actions; indecision and outside influence dragging the story out way too much. But it was a good journey reminding us of the complexities of first loves and childhood relationships we hate to see move in different directions. It’s about forgiveness and acceptance.

When the journey of Lucas and Alex finally unfolds it’s done so sweetly that you feel immensely satisfied as a reader to have reached the conclusion. I found myself smiling at the sweetness of two best friends who couldn’t ever let each other go no matter pressure they received to do otherwise finally find each other. It takes a while, many mistakes, other people, and a lot of angst to get there but in the end it seems everything is just how it should be. Then the author goes and makes us see the beginning of the next book – a story arc we see in Complicate Me which is quite intriguing.

Book Review: The Air He Breathes

The Air He Breathes (Elements #1)
by Brittainy C. Cherry

I was warned about Tristan Cole.

“Stay away from him,” people said.
“He’s cruel.”
“He’s cold.”
“He’s damaged.”

It’s easy to judge a man because of his past. To look at Tristan and see a monster.

But I couldn’t do that. I had to accept the wreckage that lived inside of him because it also lived inside of me.

We were both empty.
We were both looking for something else. Something more.
We both wanted to put together the shattered pieces of our yesterdays.

Then perhaps we could finally remember how to breathe.
TeriLyn's thoughts: The Air He Breathes comes as my first Brittainy Cherry story and wont' be my last. I found this author's words to be profoundly engaging and thoughtful. There was a certain boundary pushing quality to the writing where the author was able to make me beautifully uncomfortable yet still totally connecting me with the hero and heroine, Tristan and Elizabeth.

Told from both points of view of the two main characters the melancholy of tragedies both these people faced was ever present yet the peace they found in their coping with each other was ethereal.

Cherry handled the tragedies of these two characters with painfully delicate prose as they grew from the past toward each other at a reasonable pace. Both Tristan and Elizabeth possess flaws stemming from the fractured parts of their souls. Broken in ways they feel they'll never be fixed, Elizabeth feels the pain emanating from Tristan as he feels peace from her. Her patience and kind soul begin to heal the wild beast he feels inside himself even while both of them are resisting the changes they bring each other.

There are secondary characters in this book that give great reprieve from the sadness - Elizabeth's quirky, young daughter Emma who shines so brightly on both Tristan and Liz's life. Liz's friend Faye who's comic relief was perfectly placed. And Mr. Henson, the man for whom Tristan works.

The plot connects the past to the present in a way I didn't see coming and was thankful for however near the end I felt the relationship through these plot developments was too rushed. The twist at the end comes on the reader really quickly so quickly in fact, I feel I lost a little of my interest because I was too engulfed in the "mystery" of what was happening. I wanted much more at the end of this book - the pace in which their relationship so beautifully developed changed from slow and steady to near lightning speed at the end and I was just hoping for it remain in preserving their fragile souls. Since this book was so perfectly and delicately paced and balanced all the way through, the end felt incomplete to me.

None the less, The Air He Breathes really interested my reading soul. I felt so fully for these characters and while the end didn't wow me I'm still feeling immensely satisfied for these two broken people and the little girl who helps heal their hearts. And past the ending, this author provides a truly lovely epilogue that made me smile so big I felt a small part of their lives.

For those of you who love second chance, contemporary romances that will push you to believe in the characters beyond a simple relationship into the complexities of letting go and moving forward - The Air He Breathes is most definitely the book for you. I'm certainly looking forward to discovering more from this author.

Blitz & Giveaway: Forever With You

We are so excited to bring you the Release Week Blitz for Jennifer L. Armentrout's FOREVER WITH YOU! FOREVER WITH YOU is a standalone New Adult contemporary romance being released on September 29th, and is the fifth book in the Wait For You Series, published by Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollins. Grab your copy of this incredible addition to Jennifer's Wait For You Series and see what everyone is talking about!


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“Armentrout packs a powerful emotional punch in her fifth Wait for Younew adult contemporary (after Fall with Me)... Armentrout tugs at the heartstrings while delivering an intense, gripping tale.” –Publishers Weekly

“Armentrout presents an emotional installment in her Wait for You series…[she] does it again, presenting a fast-paced tearjerker that fans will devour.”–Booklist







FOREVER WITH YOU Synopsis:

In the irresistibly sexy series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout, two free spirits find their lives changed by a one-night stand…

Some things you just believe in, even if you've never experienced them. For Stephanie, that list includes love. It's out there. Somewhere. Eventually. Meanwhile she's got her job at the mixed martial arts training center and hot flings with gorgeous, temporary guys like Nick. Then a secret brings them closer, opening Steph's eyes to a future she never knew she wanted—until tragedy rips it away.

Nick's self-assured surface shields a past no one needs to know about. His mind-blowing connection with Steph changes all that. As fast as he's knocking down the walls that have kept him commitment-free, she's building them up again, determined to keep the hurt—and Nick—out. But he can't walk away. Not when she's the only one who's ever made him wish for forever . . .

 FOREVER WITH YOU Excerpt:

I cradled my drink as Cam sauntered back to the pool tables. My mind wasn’t made up on the whole visiting them thing yet. Maybe I would. Maybe I wouldn’t.            “Want another rum and coke?”            My lips curled up at the sound of Nick’s rich, deep voice. We’d been chatting on and off since I plopped my butt down on the stool, and he had seemed happy that I was there.            Total bonus points lottery with this guy.“I’m good, but thanks.” The last thing I wanted to be was drunk. I smiled at him, pleased when his heavily hooded gaze dipped again. “Are you guys usually this busy on the weekend?”            I could see that small talk was something Nick excelled at, which made sense, considering his occupation. He was an equal opportunity charmer. Women flocked to him at the bar. The other bartender, the girl with the pink glasses, seemed to take it all in stride.“Not sure if you really call this busy, but Saturdays usually bring a larger crowd.” He glanced down the bar before continuing. “So you went to school with them?” he asked, jerking his chin in the direction Cam had roamed off to.“Yeah.” Leaning forward, I placed my elbows on the bar. “I had no idea they had connections here. Total surprise.”“Small world,” he said, echoing my earlier thought. “But you’re not very close with them.”It was a statement, not a question. “What makes you think that?”“Well, if you were, I guess you’d be over there with them. Or …”Nick was observant. “Or what?”            One side of his lips curled up as he folded his arms across his chest. The movement drew my attention. I was such a visual creature. Not that anyone would blame me right now. The black shirt he wore stretched around well-defined biceps. “Or you’d rather spend the time with me.”            The twisty motion in my belly cranked up a notch. “Am I that transparent?”            “In the best possible way.” He picked up a bottle. “I’m glad you did stop by. Every time the door opened last night, I looked up and hoped it was you.”            “Is that so?”            “I speak the truth.” His smile was lazy. “Did you finish unpacking?”            “Yep.”            “Were there any more rat bastard combinations?”            I laughed. “There were a few more.”            “Kind of mad I missed out on them.”            “There’s always later.” I toyed with my glass as I met and held his stare. “So, Nick, do you have a last name?”            “Blanco,” he replied after a brief hesitation. “Do you?”            “Keith.” I grinned as he unfolded those arms. “I have another question for you.”            Moving in, he placed his hands on the bar. “Ask away.”            “Do you have a girlfriend?” My breath caught a little when he leaned in suddenly. Our mouths were close enough that we were breathing the same tiny patch of oxygen. “Or a boyfriend?”            Nick didn’t bat an eyelash. “Nope to both. How about you?”            Bonus points explosion!            “None,” I said, welcoming the tingle that swirled down my spine as his breath warmed my lips.            He tilted his head to the side, lining up his mouth with mine with just a fraction of an inch between us. I started to feel a little flushed. “You have plans tonight, Stephanie Keith?” he asked, voice deeper and rougher.            I shook my head as my pulse tripped all over itself in a happy little dance.            Nick’s grin spread into the kind of smile I knew left a trail of women in its wake. “You do now.”

And don’t miss the previous titles in the Wait for You Series! WAIT FOR YOU (Wait for You #1)TRUST IN ME (Wait for You #1.5)BE WITH ME (Wait for You #2)STAY WITH ME (Wait for You #3)FALL WITH ME (Wait for You #4)DREAM OF YOU (Wait for You #4.5)





About Jennifer L. Armentrout:

# 1 New York Times and # 1 International Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s not hard at work writing, she spends her time reading, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, and hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell Loki.

Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories….which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. She is published with Spencer Hill Press, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen. Her book Obsidian has been optioned for a major motion picture and her Covenant Series has been optioned for TV. Her young adult romantic suspense novel DON’T LOOK BACK was a 2014 nominated Best in Young Adult Fiction by YALSA.

She also writes Adult and New Adult contemporary and paranormal romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.


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Release: 5 Stages of Riley Winters

Title: 5 Stages of Riley Winters
Author: R.D. Berg
Release Date: Nov 2, 2015
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He left me shattered and mentally scarred. Our divorce should have healed those emotional wounds. It didn't.
Nine months have passed, and I am still trying to piece together my life that was torn to shreds. I am a shell of the person I once was.
GRIEF -Shrouds me in a cloak of darkness, isolates me from family and friends, and barely leaves me treading water. The only thing keeping me afloat is my rambunctious three-year old son, River.

FATE -Brings Liam Bowers into my life. He offers me everything my ex did not - love, adoration, romance and peace.

TROUBLE -Slithers it's way back into my life, threatening to kidnap the only glimpse of happiness I have found.
My past and future are colliding, and I am afraid the only fatality will be...me.






Alfred Lord Tennyson wrote this sweet little poem, that even if you’re not familiar with poetry you can more than likely recite.
“Tis Better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.” 
You want to know something?
I hate this poem. Every time I see or hear it I have to choke back the bile that threatens to escape. It’s collection of strategically placed words are complete and utter bullshit which people cling to in order to help them deal with the aftermath of a shitty relationship. What this poem fails to explain is that in the process of you loving the wrong person, you can subject yourself to a lifetime of constant pain and misery. It neglects to advise that when you decide to let this love go, you are left with a plethora of jagged broken pieces that you must somehow find a way to piece back together; you have to become a seamstress and learn how to stitch your own heart until its whole again. You are left trying to figure out the why’s and how’s and what could have-been. Until finally one day that fragile limb you’ve been standing on breaks … causing you to fall into the unknown not knowing where to turn. The only thing you know is that you are alone.  Your thoughts of hopelessness and pain are the only company you keep, and no one, not even the one’s closest to you could possibly understand. Why, because they have chosen not to travel down the uncertain path of love. As for me, well my case was special, I loved an asshole so much that somewhere I unwillingly lost myself. I loved so hard that I was blinded by his untruths, none of this love I gave was reciprocated, and I paid the major price after I chose to disembark from his endless circle of disappointment. The price I paid was not in any monetary value, but my debt was settled by a journey I never wanted or asked to be a part of.  This is my journey back from the dark unforgiving tunnel we call grief; these are the 5 Stages of Riley Winters.







RD Berg lives in the great state of Texas with her three boys who drive her to the brink of insanity most days. She loves to read, write and watch her two favorite shows, Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead. When she isn’t enthralled with a novel or a gory show, you can find her in the stands loudly cheering on her boys at their basketball and football games. She has three strong beliefs in life; Vanilla cake and Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla ice cream should be a major food group, Halloween should be celebrated every month, and Harry Potter’s birthday should be a national holiday.

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Blitz: Girl Wife Prisoner

Book & Author Details:
Girl Wife Prisoner by Hanna Peach
(A Good Wife, #1)
Publication date: September 19th 2015
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance
Synopsis:How far would you go to set yourself free?
Drake Blackwell is successful, controlling, and hiding a violent family past. He just made his latest investment: Noriko.
Imported from Japan and wed to a stranger, Noriko struggles to stick to the rules of a Good Wife. Drake can’t seem to love her, not the way she wants to be loved. She dreams of freedom beyond the gates of Blackwell Manor.
She meets Keir, a passionate young gardener who shares her desire to break free. He gets under her skin and ignites a fire in her she can’t ignore. In the midst of her quiet desperation she thinks she has found happiness. And a glimpse of hope.
But this affair can’t last…can it?
There is a darkness lingering, but not how you’d expect. There are monsters, but not as you usually know them. The truth is, in this story, no one is completely innocent. And it’s always darkest before the dawn.
Although part of a series, this is a standalone novel with no cliffhanger.
WARNING: For ages 18+. There are scenes in this novel that infer or allude to physical violence. 

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Excerpt: 
The space between us crackled like a fire. I felt myself drawing towards him with an intensity greater than before, as if he had grabbed me by my shoulders and was pulling me towards him. As I leaned in he leaned in. “Noriko,” his voice was strained. “We can’t.”“We can’t,” I repeated. I kept moving into him. “We shouldn’t.”“We definitely shouldn’t.”We can’t, we shouldn’t; I was fighting a losing battle. He was so beautiful…but that’s not why I wanted him. I wanted his strong and hard-working hands on my body. I wanted his smart and passionate mouth on mine. I wanted to unwrap his mind, complex and layered like an origami, and for the depths of his soul to pour into my ear through his whispers.I wanted Keir more now than ever before. I needed him. The rules I would be breaking seemed to matter less and less with every breath and with every grain of space that was falling away between us. He stopped, his mouth an inch from mine. I paused too. Was this where it would stop? Would he pull away? Would he have enough sense for both of us?He sighed, and it was a soft, sweet exhale which I caught in my mouth. “Damn us both,” he said under his breath. Before he captured my lips with his.
AUTHOR BIO: Hanna is the bestselling author of the Bound romantic suspense series and the Dark Angel fantasy series. Although she writes in more than one genre she can't write a book without weaving together a complicated plot and filling it with twists. She writes what she believes: good people can do bad things, ordinary people can do great things and choose love above everything.

Eternally restless, Hanna has lived in Indonesia, Australia, Germany, Scotland, England, Croatia and Ireland - everything she owns fits into one suitcase. She's planning her next move with her gorgeous (and understanding) partner right now. If not writing, she can be found wandering a dusty market in Marrakesh or trekking a mountain in Peru, often using her travels as settings in her novels.

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Cover Reveal: The Play

A troubled Scottish rugby player who doesn't play by the rules.

A vivacious man-eater who's given up on love.

When it comes to Lachlan and Kayla, opposites don't just attract - they explode.

Kayla Moore has always been comfortable with her feisty, maneating reputation. At least it was fine until she hit her thirties and saw her best friends Stephanie and Nicola settle down with Linden and Bram McGregor, leaving Kayla to be the odd one out. Tired of being the third wheel with nothing but one-night stands and dead-end dates in San Francisco, Kayla decides to take a vow of celibacy and put men on the backburner.

That is until she lays her eyes on Linden and Bram’s cousin, hot Scot Lachlan McGregor. Lachlan is her sexual fantasy come to life – tall, tatted, and built like a Mack truck. With a steely gaze and successful rugby career back in Edinburgh, he’s the kind of man that makes her want to throw her vow right out the window. But Lachlan’s quiet and intense demeanor makes him a hard man to get to know, let alone get close to.

It isn’t until the two of them are thrown together one long, unforgettable night that Kayla realizes there is so much more to this brooding macho man than what meets the eye. But even with sparks flying between the two, Lachlan can’t stay in America forever. Now, Kayla has to decide whether to uproot her whole life and chance it all on someone she barely knows or risk getting burned once again.

Sometimes love is a game that just needs to be played.


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Karina Halle is a former travel writer and music journalist
and The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling author of
Where Sea Meets Sky, Racing the Sun, The Pact, Love, in English, The Artists
Trilogy, Dirty Angels and over 20 other wild and romantic reads. She lives on
an island off the coast of British Columbia with her husband and her rescue
pup, where she drinks a lot of wine, hikes a lot of trails and devours a lot of
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both self-published and published by Atria Books/Simon & Schuster and
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Book Review: Menagerie

Menagerie (Menagerie #1)
by Rachel Vincent

When Delilah Marlow visits a famous traveling carnival, Metzger's Menagerie, she is an ordinary woman in a not-quite-ordinary world. But under the macabre circus black-top, she discovers a fierce, sharp-clawed creature lurking just beneath her human veneer. Captured and put on exhibition, Delilah in her black swan burlesque costume is stripped of her worldly possessions, including her own name, as she's forced to "perform" in town after town.

But there is breathtaking beauty behind the seamy and grotesque reality of the carnival. Gallagher, her handler, is as kind as he is cryptic and strong. The other "attractions"—mermaids, minotaurs, gryphons and kelpies—are strange, yes, but they share a bond forged by the brutal realities of captivity. And as Delilah struggles for her freedom, and for her fellow menagerie, she'll discover a strength and a purpose she never knew existed.

Renowned author Rachel Vincent weaves an intoxicating blend of carnival magic and startling humanity in this intricately woven and powerful tale.
Lori's thoughts: ***ARC graciously provided by NetGalley and the Publisher, Harlequin (US & Canada) in exchange for an honest review***

This was a refreshing change from some of the things I've tried to read lately. I really liked this book and look forward to continuing with the series to see where the traveling menagerie winds up next. If your looking for romance or hot and steamy sex ... this is definitely not the book for you! Delilah is an amazing leading lady. She's tough, she's resilient, and she's not wishy-washy. There are stories within the story that I'm anxious to read about in the next books. A few things threw me a curve ball, in a good way and kept me flipping pages all the way through. Some books sag here and there, but I didn't find that with Menagerie. An entertaining read with an unusual cast of characters.

Giveaway: A Bit Witchy

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Title: A Bit WitchyAge Group: Young AdultGenre: Paranormal RomanceRelease Date: September 14, 2015 Goodreads

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Eighteen year old Lena Ashlen is in the middle of an identity crisis, and the people in her life aren’t helping. Half of her school thinks she’s crazy while the other half has no idea she even exists. Her father and stepmother barely see her through the bottom of their wine glasses, and her only friends are guardian angels who are terrible cheats when it comes to poker. The only constants in her life are her obsessive crushes on both chocolate and Glenn Storm. In between losing her bra, her pride, and her best friend, Lena has no idea how she’ll survive her senior year.

When guardian angels begin disappearing and everyone thinks she’s to blame, Lena becomes trapped in a case of mistaken identity. But when Glenn and his chaotic family offer to help her find out the truth, she’s forced to ask herself whether she’s the one who’s mistaken. In between the lies and secrets of a past life gone bad, Lena soon learns that if she’s ever going to prove they have the wrong girl, she’s going to need more than just snark and cleavage to convince them.



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About Danielle Danielle is a writer, a reader, and a lover of everything covered in cheese. When she’s not adding books to her “Want to Read” list on Goodreads, she’s trying to corral her three daughters into a semi-normal life in Bel Air, Maryland. She shares this insanity with her incredibly patient husband, her favorite black, golden retriever, an occasional snake, mouse, and a family of squirrels. The latter 3 live in the attic, but she counts them anyway. Connect with me!  Website  |  Facebook  |  E-mail

Happy Release Day Giveaway: Sinful Desire

We are absolutely thrilled to bring you the Release Week Blitz for SINFUL DESIRE by Lauren Blakely, the second full-length, standalone novel from her bestselling Erotic Romance Series, Sinful Nights! This new series is a new erotic romance series written in the high-heat, high-stakes, high-glamour style of the Seductive Nights series that readers know and love, but heading in a new direction with a new family that’s full of drama, checkered pasts and dangerous life-and-death secrets.Lauren Blakely is well known for writing sexy, heartfelt and humorous contemporary romance as well as deeply emotional new adult stories --one commonality in all her books is the scorching hot sexy times. And the Sinful Nights series is absolutely no different! First, there was SWEET SINFUL NIGHTS, and now Lauren brings you the passionate and suspenseful SINFUL DESIRE filled with sexy moments that will keep you up all night!Lauren Blakely does it again and brings readers more smoldering, sexy nights in her new Sinful Nights Series with her newest novel, SINFUL DESIRE.SINFUL DESIRE is a full-length, standalone erotic romance novel that follows the love affair of a new couple, Ryan and Sophie. It’s currently priced at $3.99 across all retailers for a limited time only.


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The link to redeem your free copy is in the back of every e-book of SINFUL DESIRE this week only...
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Feeling the Desire to have a Sinful night of your own? Then you’ll want to take the Sinful Nights quiz and answer fun trivia questions about the Sinful Nights series! To celebrate the release of SINFUL DESIRE on September 22nd, Lauren is giving away a $500 gift card for a stay at the Ritz Carlton nearest you!*

Everything you need to turn your fantasy into reality and enter the Sinful Nights contest during release week can be found in the back of the SINFUL DESIRE eBook, including the short quiz in the book that you have to complete to enter the contest. The SINFUL DESIRE eBook is the ONLY location with the link to the quiz. The release week contest runs through Saturday, September 26, ONLY, so you’ll have to make this read a quickie to enter to win this awesome prize! In addition to the grand prize, there are several other great prizes in the giveaway!

So grab your copy of SINFUL DESIRE today! Get ready to ignite your passion and dive into SINFUL DESIRE on release day!

*Please note: If you are the winner and there is no Ritz Carlton near you, you may opt to receive a $500 gift card to any Marriott property, or Marriott-owned hotel.

** If you purchase the paperback and would like to participate in the contest, please contact me at lauren@laurenblakely.com for instructions.







ABOUT SINFUL DESIRE:

This book contains Lauren Blakely's hottest, dirtiest, and most dominating hero ever! Panties optional when reading this sinfully sexy STANDALONE novel in the NYT Bestselling Sinful Nights series!

He gave her the most mind-blowing night of pleasure ever. He made her want to get down on her knees. He dominated her in ways she'd only dreamed of. And she didn't even know his name...

Control.

It's what Ryan Sloan values most. Control of his business, control of his secrets, control of his days and nights. With the way his life spiraled in the past, he needs to stay in charge of his present.

Giving up control.

It's what Sophie Winston craves. After a wildly successful career, she's stepped away from the business world and is now focused on her work as her city's most noted philanthropist.

When she meets Ryan Sloan, the chemistry is scorching, and utterly undeniable. Their desire for each other runs red hot. He wants everything she's willing to give him in bed, and she wants him to take her to new heights as only he can.

Soon, he has to have more. All of her -- heart, mind and body.

The only trouble is, he hasn't been honest about how he met her and the dangerous connection he has to her brother.

When the truth is revealed, he'll have to give more of himself than he's bargained for or risk losing the only woman he's ever let into his heart.

SINFUL DESIRE is book two in SINFUL NIGHTS, a four-book series. Each full-length novel features a new couple. This high-heat, high-stakes sexy romance series follows the Sloan family as each sibling falls madly in love against the backdrop of sin, money, greed, passion, mystery and suspense...


And don’t miss the first title in the Sinful Nights Series,
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And be sure to watch for the next titles in the Sinful Nights series! SINFUL LONGING -   November 17, 2015 Preorder SINFUL LONGING Here! Add SINFUL LONGING on Goodreads! SINFUL LOVE - March 2016 Preorder SINFUL LOVE Here! Add SINFUL LOVE on Goodreads!

About Lauren Blakely:

Lauren Blakely writes sexy contemporary romance novels with heat, heart, and humor, and she has had eight books on the New York Times Bestseller list and fourteen on the USA Today Bestseller list. Like the heroine in her novel, FAR TOO TEMPTING, she thinks life should be filled with family, laughter, and the kind of love that love songs promise. Lauren lives in California with her husband, children, and dogs. She loves hearing from readers! Her bestselling series include Sinful Nights, Seductive Nights, No Regrets, Caught Up in Love, and Fighting Fire. She recently released SWEET SINFUL NIGHTS, the first novel in her new sexy romance series Sinful Nights that became an instant New York Times Bestseller. Her new adult forbidden romance, 21 Stolen Kisses, hit e-readers in May and landed on the USA Today Bestseller list. In September, she'll release SINFUL DESIRE, her next title in the bestselling SINFUL NIGHTS series. She also writes for young adults under the name Daisy Whitney. To receive an email when Lauren releases a new book, text BLAKELY + your email address to 678-249-3375 (please use the actual + sign).


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We'd been married seven years, and for the most part, I
thought we were happy. Little did I know my other half wasn't. He'd been
screwing around on me for the past six months. Now, on the verge of divorce,
I've found myself in a conundrum.
He's half my age, with a body that won't quit. I keep
telling myself it's payback, but who am I kidding? Instead of getting even,
I've now made things irreparable. I have a choice to make, and it's going to be
a lot harder than I imagined.
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Jennifer Foor is
an award winning Contemporary Romance Author. She's best known for the Mitchell
Family Series, which includes ten books.


She is married
with two children and spends most of her time behind a keyboard, writing
stories that come from her heart. 
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