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April 6, 2023
Spring Gifts for Mom – Audiobook Event
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April 5, 2023
Roaring Rogues Blog Tour #Paranormal #RegencyRomance
Ensnared By Innocence
Roaring Rogues Book 1
by Larissa Lyons
Genre: Paranormal Regency Romance
2022 Maggie Award of Excellence Finalist
Changing into a lion isn’t all fur and games.
A Regency lord battles his inner beast while helping an innocent miss, never dreaming how he’ll come to care for the chit—nor how being near his world will deliver danger right to her doorstep.
If Darcy possessed a roaring libido and grappled with feline curses…
Lady Francine Montfort may have led a sheltered life till her parents’ untimely demise but that doesn’t mean she’s ignorant. Neither is she blind to the conniving ways of her persistent aunt, who’s determined to marry Francine off for her own selfish gain. Forced to drastic measures to avoid the wretched woman’s scheming, Francine concocts her own masterful plan.
She might need to beg a favor from Lord Blakely—the sinfully alluring marquis who inspires all manner of illicit thoughts—but she’s determined to help him as well. To ease those mysterious, haunting secrets that torment him so…
When Lady Francine, the epitome of innocence, requests he pose as her betrothed, Blakely knows he should handily refuse. He’s baffled when unfamiliar, protective urges make themselves known, tempting him to agree while danger stalks ever closer.
Alas, it’s fast approaching the season when Blakely loses all control. Either Francine satisfies his sexual appetites or he’ll be forced to reveal his beastly side. And that will never do. Not now that he’s come to care for the intrepid miss.
Standalone ~ HEA ~ 80,000 word Novel
Note to Readers: This love story between two people contains a lot of sizzle, including one partial ménage scene that gets rather…growly.
A much shorter version of Ensnared by Innocence was previously published; this second edition is three times as long and freshly rewritten.
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Deceived By Desire
Roaring Rogues Book 2
Meet a Shakespeare-quoting shapeshifter who wants nothing to do with love…
Cursed into the form of a lion without nightly sex, Lord Nash Hammond wants only two things—his liquor strong and smooth, and his wenches wild and willing. What he doesn’t need is a virgin!
Nash senses the man across from him in the cramped stagecoach is trouble, a danger to the veiled woman accompanying her lofty “protector”. Nash knows he’s no hero, yet she keeps asking for his help. And how is it the vexing female knows so much about his secrets? Ones that could rip her apart if she only knew it…
And the spunky “lady” from the streets who masquerades as another man’s mistress…
Blessed with the second-sight—or cursed, depending upon which relative she believes—Laney sees her two possible futures: bleak and a soon-deceased victim (ack!) or frolicking with her fellow stagecoach passenger: a golden-eyed, tawny-haired gentleman—who’s anything but.
The miserable rip who’s already stepped on her dress, who keeps staring…
Nash is surly and rude and resistant to her every effort to speak with him. When they stop for the night and she overhears him order a “strumpet” to bed, Laney takes the doxy’s place, convinced she can pretend well enough. After all, she’s pretended to be a mistress for years. She’ll satisfy his needs, but refuse his money—demand he listen and help her instead. Then she’ll be safe.
Until, along with her body, Nash starts to claim her heart as well.
Reader Advisory: While Deceived by Desire is laugh-out-loud funny in places, it contains a short *vision* of violence and brief references to past abuse. Beyond that, expect a fun and sexy good time because…
Changing into a lion is all fun and growls—until it isn’t.
HEA ~ Book 2 – Roaring Rogues Regency Shifters ~ 97,000 words
A shorter version of Deceived by Desire was previously published; this second edition contains several new chapters characters, and is freshly rewritten.
Book 1 – Ensnared by Innocence, FINALIST – Maggie Award of Excellence 2022
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A lifelong Texan, Larissa writes steamy regencies and sexy contemporaries, blending heartfelt emotion with doses of laugh-out-loud humor. Her heroes are strong men with a weakness for the right woman.
Avoiding housework one word at a time ;-), Larissa adores brownies, James Bond, and all things feline. She’s been a clown, a tax analyst, and a pig castrator (!) but nothing satisfies quite like seeing the entertaining voices in her head come to life on the page.
Writing around some health challenges and computer limitations, it’s a while between releases, but stick with her…she’s working on the next one.
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April 4, 2023
Her Dark Enchantments – Blog Tour #DarkFantasyRomance #Fairytale
Her Dark Enchantments
by Rosalyn Briar
Genre: Dark Fantasy Romance, Fairytale Retelling
The Wicked Fairy. The Mistress of All Evil. The villain of Sleeping Beauty goes by many names, but where did she come from?
Myravelle Spinner grew up in a tower with only spiders, spindles, and stone walls for friends while her mother spun gold for the king. She wondered why her mother refused to teach her fairy magic until one fateful mistake led Myravelle to become the healer in the king’s Sleepy Wood Company.
Drained from years of waking soldiers from a cursed sleep, Myravelle must now choose a new canvas–a man whose life she drains with a dagger to fuel her healing powers. A ritual binds her to Byzarien Dumont, who loathes fairies for the fires that left his family impoverished and his body riddled with scars. His burning hatred causes Myravelle’s enchantments to wilt, leading the king to threaten her mother’s life.
Byzarien can only see Myravelle as a beautiful spider who strings men along her web, while Myravelle considers love a weakness for the king to exploit. With their families in danger and soldiers rotting in a death-like sleep, the pair must learn to trust one another before the dark magic spinning in Myravelle’s soul unravels once and for all.
The Wicked Fairy never asked to become a monster…
Sharp and sexy, Her Dark Enchantments is a deliciously dark romance that will plunge you deep into the fairy woods, proving every villain is the hero of their own story. Majestic with her blades and blood magic, Myravelle is the goth queen I would be proud to serve. Lyrical and richly atmospheric, if you love underdog heroes and sensual slow burns, look no further for your next favourite read.
—Lily Rooke, author of The Dying Light
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Rosalyn Briar is a former teacher, a mother of two fearless daughters, and a wife to her soul mate. She loves reading, traveling, and playing board games. More importantly, she believes in fairy tales. When she is not reading or writing, you might find her playing dress-up or gleaning through the woods for wildflowers with her princesses.
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April 3, 2023
To Kill a Necromancer – Spotlight #EpicFantasy
Basic Book Spotlight
Title: To Kill a Necromancer
Author: C. M. Alongi
Genre: epic fantasy novella
Main character description (short): Jinua is a young, headstrong woman sent onto her first mission by a god.
Synopsis:
In a world of greed, gods, and monsters, paladins are chosen to do what no mortal human can. Granted divine attributes of their chosen deity, they protect the broken fragments of human civilization from any and all threats. Often from necromancers, those born with the ability to speak with and raise the dead. Such a power inevitably corrupts and turns each and every necromancer evil.
Right?
Jinua has just received her first assignment as paladin: to execute a necromancer terrorizing a small town with an undead army. But what should be a straight-forward mission turns complicated when another necromancer reveals himself as an ally, flying in the face of everything Jinua’s ever heard about his kind. Can she trust him to help her on her quest, or is he an even greater threat?
Brief Excerpt 250 words:
“For the grace and glory of Jadiim! With him on our side we cannot fail!”
The townsfolk didn’t just cheer, they roared at her. It was a feeling more potent than holy fire in her veins.
“Those of you who wish to stand and fight with me, gather whatever weapons you have and meet me back here in two hours,” she ordered. “Everyone else, pack enough food and supplies for five days, just to be safe. Albin will lead you away. I’ll send a runner to get you when Enejel is dead.”
“And if you fail?” he asked.
She gave him a flat look. “Then you keep going to the next town, and we wish better luck to the next paladin Jadiim sees fit to send.”
Why should readers buy this book (50 words max)?
It’s a short novella—quick and easy to read—so you get a good idea of my writing without having to sink a bunch of time or money into it.
And it’s a fun, crazy, bloody ride!
To Kill a Necromancer:
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April 1, 2023
Swift Six Author Interview – Derek Power #Fantasy #Mythology
Name: Derek Power
Please introduce yourself (250 words or so):
Being born and bred in Dublin, Ireland, I grew up with a healthy history of myths and legends in my blood. My grandfather instilled in me a love of reading from a very young age, pushing anything printed into my hands and then asking me about it when I was finished reading it. This led to my life long love of reading. I was probably one of the few people in my school year who asked for ten or twelve books at Christmas time, most of which I’d have finished reading before the holidays were over. The Kindle was probably the most amazing device ever invented, as my shelves buckled under the load and my floors wound up home to mounds of books going digital was just the best thing. All that reading over my formative years I guess getting into writing was bound to happen to some degree. Although the day job is one that involves working on computers, I never forget meeting my English teacher in the university canteen and telling him that I hadn’t gone into a writing degree. I didn’t think you could see a man’s heart break physically, but that day I saw what happens when somebody else’s dream for you is broken. With any luck I will keep the love of stories, both reading and telling, going in my two little ones. My wife and I have read to them since they came home from the hospital and even now I can hear one of them reading despite it being way past bedtime.
Tell us about your book(s) – title, genre etc (short)
I mostly write about Filthy Henry, the fairy detective. He is Ireland’s first and foremost fairy detective, working cases that involve magical crimes which usually come about when the magical and mortal worlds collide. The series is a fantasy-comedy one, based in modern-day Ireland. Each book is self-contained so that a person can read them in any order and not really need to now what came before, or spoil what would come after. The cases then are based off the old Celtic myths and legends, with little tweaks so that they fit into a modern day setting. In the first book, for example, Filthy Henry has to work a case involving a leprechaun’s stolen crock of gold.
When did you start your writing adventure? What was the inspiration for it?
I dabbled on and off during my teenage years, but never anything serious. Then in university I entered a short story contest and won it, which sparked an interest in writing again (after seeing my English teacher in the canteen) so I dabbled again. But it wasn’t until 2012 that I started writing properly. The idea for Fitlhy Henry popped into my head after I finished reading a Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett. I grabbed a notepad, wrote out the rules for his universe, and then started plotting the first novel. Before I knew it I had ten pages of an outline and I was off to the races. After shopping the first novel around a few places and sadly getting nowhere I went down the indie publishing path and the adventure has been a blast. Filthy Henry now has five novels, four short stories and a podcast to his name.
What writing plans do you have for the future?
Right now I am working on a crime novel that doesn’t have any magic or sci-fi in it. It is grounded and based in the real world. It’s actually been fun to write because it is a challenge for me to not revert to form and throw in some comedy. I’m hoping to get the first draft done before Easter and then get into re-write mode. After that I have three more Filthy Henry novels planned out, which will be fast to write since I know the characters so well.
What do you like to read?
Basically anything. I mainly read sci-fi and fantasy, but recently I’ve been getting into crime stories and murder mysteries. My Kindle is always fully loaded with about ten books to read and then I sacrifice sleep to get through them.
What piece of advice do you wish you’d had when you’d started your writing adventure?
Oh drafts are your friend. When I started writing first I spent so long trying to get the perfect line, craft the perfect chapter, and I never got past page one for weeks. The lesson being that you just need to get the story written first, then pass over it a few dozen times. Draft one just needs to be written, then draft two to infinity can be for refining, fixing, tweaking, adding, subtracting. All you have to do is get the first one finished.
Author bio and book synopsis
Bio:
Derek Power is the mind behind Filthy Henry, the fairy detective. Born and bred in Dublin, he currently lives in Skerries with his family. He predominately focuses on comedy-fantasy works, but has dabbled in sci-fi noir with his novel ‘Duplex Tempus’.
When not writing he spends his days refreshing the inbox wondering when Hollywood is going to come knocking for the film rights to his books.
Filthy Henry: The Fairy Detective:
Filthy Henry is Dublin’s first and foremost fairy detective. Something of a niche job since most people do not know that fairies are even real, let alone need a detective. But when The King of the Leprechauns has his crock of gold stolen by some humans he requires the services of a detective. Lucky for him Filthy Henry is just the man he needs. The only problem is nobody in the world can stand him. Which does not really bother Filthy Henry as he is not too fond of the world either…
Links/Social media
Twitter: https://twitter.com/dcpower_author
Blog: https://www.powerwrites.com/
Books2Read: https://books2read.com/ap/xqkYXL/Derek-Power
Podcast: https://shows.acast.com/filthyhenry
March 29, 2023
Till the End – Blog Tour and Giveaway – Post-apocalyptic Zombie Interracial Romance
Till the End
by Remy Marie
Genre: Post-Apocalyptic Zombie Interracial Romance
Zombies, cults, and a desperate search for a cure…two friends must test the limits of their relationship in this action-packed apocalyptic romance where secrets are the key to survival.
The US government has been keeping a secret…
During the Vietnam War, they created zombies, and if the undead ever escaped, they created a backup plan.
Code Z.
A last-ditch contingency for if their ill-advised creation should ever cause an outbreak.
Unfortunately, the day has come for that plan to be enacted.
Navy SEALs Malcolm White and Zack Morris are on a mission to rescue the Governor of Virginia from the spreading zombie invasion when they learn that Malcolm’s friend Anne Yamaguchi, and Zack’s wife Kelsey, are stuck in a mall in the midst of a zombie attack.
Abandoning the mission, Malcolm and Zack rush to save them and bring them to the safety of the Little Creek Naval Base. However, they discover that only those who are married to a member of the military are allowed to find sanctuary on the base. That is when a plan is devised, Anne and Malcolm pretend to be married, to protect her from the worst of the plague.
Soon Anne and Malcolm discover this plan creates more problems than it solves. Not only will the couple find themselves struggling to uphold the ruse, while also evading zombies and vengeful demonic cults, they will find that living a lie changes their growing feelings for each other. Feelings that could have the potential to ruin their friendship forever.
This fast-paced apocalyptic romance will leave you turning pages late into the night as stakes rise and friendships are tested. Will a cure be found? Or will the world fall to a monster of its own making?
TW: This book contains mature scenes, gore, sexual assault, and elements of horror
“A modern-day Zombie novel is only the beginning of this unique take on an old favorite. Following the characters as they try to survive, not only against the undead but against man’s brutality. I enjoyed this story from start to finish and was rooting for the characters throughout. Some heart-stopping moments, which meant I struggled to put the book down.”
Remy Marie is a romance author who loves to write about charming heroes and brave heroines. While writing never came naturally for Remy, he continued to strengthen his craft, by constantly reading and writing. If he is not writing or reading, he is usually watching TV with his supportive wife, aggressively cheering for his college and professional sports teams, playing video games, or crunching numbers at his daytime job.
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March 24, 2023
Malevolence – Blog Tour #GothicHorror #Audiobook
Malevolence: The Tragedy of Lorna
by Robert Hazelton
Genre: Gothic Horror Audio Drama
Sins of the past infringe on the events of the present. A young woman unwittingly becomes the center of an immortal struggle, one born of obsession, love, and vengeance. With innocent lives on the line, reality itself may well fracture. And it all comes down to the decisions of a girl hundreds of years in her grave…and her modern incarnation caught up in the Tragedy of Lorna.
Robert Hazelton has been writing short fiction, novels and music his entire life. As the founding member of Deadly Nightshade Botanical Society and a long time member of the band Abney Park, he has traveled extensively and performed countless shows in exotic locales.Robert writes in a variety of genres but keeps drifting back to modern fantasy/horror. He considers Elizabeth Moon, Frank Herbert, and Steven Pressfield to be his biggest influences.
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March 20, 2023
Outlaw’s Vengeance – Blog Tour and Giveaway #DarkFantasy
Outlaw’s Vengeance
Assassins of Landria Book 5
by Gail Z. Martin
Genre: Dark Epic Fantasy
An epic fantasy buddy flick/bromance with a dark edge as well as humor, the Assassins of Landria series veers into horror, action, family, angst, comedy, and the occult. Think Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid recast as medieval assassins.
A year after the evets of Fugitive’s Vow, the worst of Rett’s wounds are healed. His recovery came at a high cost, leaving Ridge indebted to a mage of dubious integrity. Rett is functional, but he remains scarred and bitter, and self-loathing over his damaged mind and body strains his bond with Ridge. When the mage Ridge owes assigns him a quest to cancel his debt, Rett fears betrayal, though Ridge has no choice but to comply. The additional dream-walking and astral projection abilities awakened by the fracturing of Rett’s mind might be their only advantage, since Ridge’s quest is a suicide mission to retrieve an artifact capable of altering the past and rewriting history.
Ridge and Rett will need to regain their unshakeable trust and unwavering loyalty to have any hope of surviving the mission. Their enemies are legion and their friends are few, but the greatest threat to their survival lies in their own unresolved guilt, anger and fear. In order to save history, they’ll have to revisit deeds and memories best left buried, and make peace with the past to rescue the future. They think the artifact is to be used to try to save Kristoph. In reality, it enables them to make a tiny change that saves the life of the missing bastard heir, though they don’t realize it at the time.
Exile’s Quest
Assassins of Landria Book 4
Buddy flick epic fantasy! The fourth in the Assassins of Landria series from the award-winning, bestselling author of Scourge: A Novel of Darkhurst and The Chronicles of The Necromancer.
A vacant throne. A dark mystic intent on the crown. Two fugitive assassins risking everything to save the kingdom that exiled them.
Rule-breaking, unconventional assassins Joel “Ridge” Breckenridge and Garrett “Rett” Kennar are caught between dangerous allies and deadly enemies as the future of Landria hangs in the balance. The council of regents controlled by the Witch Lord threatens the succession after King Kristoph’s murder. Rett escaped his brutal captors scarred in body and mind. Now he’s struggling to control the untested powers unleashed by his ordeal and dream walks to a hidden cloister full of forbidden magic. Falsely accused of treason, Ridge hunts the mage who damaged Rett and uncovers a terrifying new threat.
Can a desperate gamble by outlaws and exiles avenge the king and save the crown?
Exile’s Quest is an action-packed epic adventure filled with loyal friends, honorable fugitives, secret sanctuaries, hidden magic, and unexpected explosions.
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Fugitive’s Vow
Assassins of Landria Book 3
Buddy flick epic fantasy! The third in the Assassins of Landria series from the award-winning, bestselling author of Scourge: A Novel of Darkhurst and The Chronicles of The Necromancer.
Rule-breaking, unconventional assassins Joel “Ridge” Breckenridge and Garrett “Rett” Kennar are back, and the stakes have never been higher.
The Witch Lord remains at large, orchestrating his plot against Landria’s throne from the shadows. Then tragedy strikes, the kingdom is in jeopardy, and Rett disappears. Framed for murder, Ridge flees with a bounty on his head, still intent on fighting the Witch Lord’s threat. Landria’s fate hangs in the balance, leaving only hard and dangerous choices.
Can an unlikely alliance of outlaws and fugitives turn the tide for justice and vengeance?
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Sellsword’s Oath
Assassins of Landria Book 2
Buddy flick epic fantasy! The second in the Assassins of Landria series from the award-winning, bestselling author of Scourge: A Novel of Darkhurst and The Chronicles Of The Necromancer books!
Wandering mystic Yefim Makary, known to his followers as the ‘Witch Lord’, disappeared before he could be accused of inciting dissent against King Kristoph. His supporters among the disenchanted aristocrats who weren’t arrested have fled or died by their own hand. The king is happy to put the matter behind him. Yet Burke, the commander of the elite King’s Shadows, doesn’t believe the threat is over, and he assigns his two most troublesome, rule-breaking—and successful—assassins to ferret out the real threat and put a stop to Makary’s plots.
Joel “Ridge” Breckinridge and Garrett “Rett” Kennard rose through the ranks of the Landrian army together, from teenaged conscripts to seasoned fighters. Together, they became the most feared team of assassins in Landria, surviving longer that most in their profession by virtue of excellent fighting skills, legendary bravado, peerless strategy, and an uncanny synchronicity.
As the threads of a new plot come together revealing disloyalty among the priests and generals, Ridge and Rett once again find themselves on the run, hoping they and their allies can figure out the Witch Lord’s latest scheme before it costs them their lives—and the king his throne.
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Assassin’s Honor
Assassins of Landria Book 1
First in the new Assassins of Landria series from the award-winning, bestselling author of Scourge: A Novel of Darkhurst, and the Chronicles Of The Necromancer books!
Friends since their orphanage childhood, Joel “Ridge” Breckinridge and Garrett “Rett” Kennard rose through the ranks of the Landrian army together, from teenaged conscripts to seasoned fighters. Together, they became the most feared team of assassins in Landria, surviving longer that most in their profession by virtue of excellent fighting skills, legendary bravado, peerless strategy, and an uncanny synchronicity. Henri, their long-suffering squire, tends to the thankless jobs of provisioning and logistics, while Ridge and Rett fight and recover.
When wandering mystic Yefim Makary becomes the darling of disenchanted aristocrats, Rett and Ridge fear Makary—or the Witch Lord, as his followers call him—is a threat to the crown. As treasonous whispers spread, Ridge and Rett go rogue to stop the threat, save the kingdom and protect the king—while landing on the “Most Wanted” list themselves!
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Gail Z. Martin writes urban fantasy, epic fantasy, steampunk and more for Solaris Books, Orbit Books, Falstaff Books, SOL Publishing and Darkwind Press. Urban fantasy series include Deadly Curiosities and the Night Vigil (Sons of Darkness). Epic fantasy series include Darkhurst, the Chronicles Of The Necromancer, the Fallen Kings Cycle, the Ascendant Kingdoms Saga, and the Assassins of Landria.
Together with Larry N. Martin, she is the co-author of Iron & Blood, Storm & Fury (both Steampunk/alternate history), the Spells Salt and Steel comedic horror series, the Roaring Twenties monster hunter Joe Mack Shadow Council series, and the Wasteland Marshals near-future post-apocalyptic series. As Morgan Brice, she writes urban fantasy MM paranormal romance, with the Witchbane, Badlands, Treasure Trail, Kings of the Mountain and Fox Hollow series. Gail is also a con-runner for ConTinual, the online, ongoing multi-genre convention that never ends.
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March 18, 2023
Love You Now – Book Spotlight – Julia Kent #Romance #RomCom
OUT NOW—Love You Now (Love You, Maine, Book 4) by Julia Kent (@jkentauthor) #romance #romanticcomedy #romcom #contemporaryromance
Genre: Romantic Comedy, Contemporary Romance
Cover Designer: Najla Qamber, Qamber Designs (https://www.qamberdesignsmedia.com/)
Audiobook Narrators: Erin Mallon and Teddy Hamilton
Tropes/Themes: Small Town, One Night Stand, Reunion Romance, Secret Baby, Strangers to Lovers
Description:
Ana DaSilva is looking for a palate cleanser. A one night stand. A reboot.
Instead, she got fireworks, sparks, chemistry, and the perfect guy. No one wants to meet Mr. Right when he should just be Mr. Rebound, but Mr. Right is so, so right.
But then he went from Mr. Right to Mr. Never, because when she learns she’s pregnant three days after that wonderful night with Dennis, she realizes her sleazy drug dealing ex not only left her with the legal mess she knew about, he gave her a life-long present.
One that means ignoring Dennis’ texts and phone calls, no matter how much she wants to answer.
Dennis Luview wants to escape his pain. Coming back to his hometown of Luview, Maine – the cheesy tourist trap where every day was Valentine’s Day – means facing a past he left behind twenty-four years ago. Yes, his family is loving, and sure, he has roots that go bone-deep in the small town community where people step up for each other.
But the naive eighteen-year-old who left to serve his country is now a retired Special Ops vet with a heavy entourage of ghosts and PTSD. No woman deserves all the baggage he’s lugging around.
Including Ana, who clearly wants nothing to do with him, no matter how intense their one haunting encounter really was.
Which is why six months after that hot night, he’s stunned to find her in his hometown, at a bridal shower, her ripe, pregnant belly swelling under a gorgeous yellow sundress.
A public confrontation turns into a very private reunion, and as Dennis pursues Ana she opens up, but is he crazy to want her — and what turns out to be another man’s baby — to settle down and find stability and love?
Or is he deluding himself that he’s remotely worth the happiness an instant family could offer, after his terrible past?
If you’re looking for a secret(ish) baby, one-night stand, strangers-to-lovers romance set in a town where every day is Valentine’s Day, with a veteran with PTSD who volunteers at an animal-rescue sanctuary and a therapist who keeps picking the wrong men (until now), then settle in with a cup of coffee to read the final book in the Love You, Maine series that features the Luview family.
One-night stand
Strangers to lovers
Secret(ish) baby
… and a sugar glider named Magic
Buy Links:
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09XVL9JCZ
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09XVL9JCZ
Amazon AU: https://www.amazon.com.au/Love-You-Now-Maine-Book-ebook/dp/B09XVL9JCZ/
Amazon CA: https://www.amazon.ca/Love-You-Now-Maine-Book-ebook/dp/B09XVL9JCZ/
Apple Books: https://books.apple.com/us/book/love-you-now/id1616553123
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/love-you-now-2
Nook: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/love-you-now-julia-kent/1142639342?ean=2940186429272
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Julia_Kent_Love_You_Now?id=KgVsEAAAQBAJ
Print: https://www.amazon.com/Love-You-Now-Julia-Kent/dp/1638801096/
Website: https://jkentauthor.com/books/love-you-maine/love-you-now/
BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/books/love-you-now-love-you-maine-book-4-by-julia-kent
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59694735-love-you-now
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Author Bio:
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Julia Kent writes romantic comedy with an edge. Since 2013, she has sold more than 2 million books, with 4 New York Times bestsellers and more than 21 appearances on the USA Today bestseller list. Her books have been translated into French, German, and Italian, with more titles releasing in the future.
From billionaires to BBWs to new adult rock stars, Julia finds a sensual, goofy joy in every contemporary romance she writes. Unlike Shannon from Shopping for a Billionaire, she did not meet her husband after dropping her phone in a men’s room toilet (and he isn’t a billionaire she met in a romantic comedy).
She lives in New England with her husband and three children where she is the only person in the household with the gene required to change empty toilet paper rolls.
She loves to hear from her readers by email at julia@jkentauthor.com, on Twitter @jkentauthor, on Facebook at @jkentauthor, and on Instagram @jkentauthor. Visit her at http://jkentauthor.com
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“If I thought you’d say yes, Ana, I’d ask you to come back to my hotel room and finish what we’re starting here.”
“What makes you think I’d say no?”
The way he laughed, a gentle huff through his nose, made a piece of her heart melt a little more.
“Most women would say yes or no to that. Instead, you open the question wide and give it nuance.”
“What’s wrong with nuance?”
“Never said there was anything wrong with it.”
“From what I’ve seen, you are a crystal-clear man, Dennis. Why don’t you try the direct approach?”
Inching closer, his inhale like the rush of a conch against her ear, Dennis smiled, his grin broadening, genuine happiness filling his features in a way that made her feel pride.
Pride that she could elicit that from him.
“Come to bed with me, Ana. I love the feel of you in my arms on the dance floor. Your kiss tastes so good, I want to taste all of you. My room or yours?”
Pure energy shot through her, most of it between her legs, coalescing into a throb. Fire lit up her skin, his caress as he cupped her jaw and kissed her again so anchoring.
And so damn hot.
Few moments in life call for complete abandon, but for Ana DaSilva, this was one of them.
Without question.
Without hesitation.
And without regrets.
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Tales of Erana: The Warrior’s Curse – Japanese エラナの物語: 戦士の呪い
エラナの物語: 戦士の呪い
怪物と交渉する者は用心せよ！ 英雄たちは魔女と邪悪な契約を結び、魔法は決して忘れないことを学びます。
エラナ物語ノベラ
ダークファンタジーの話。
https://books2read.com/Warriors-Curse-Japanese
#ファンタジー, #ダークファンタジー系, #短編ファンタジー, #神話的
イギリス生まれのアレクサンドラ・ブッチャー（別名：エイ・エル・ブッチャー）は、熱心な読書家で世界の創造者、詩人で夢想家、科学、自然史、歴史、猿の愛好家である。彼女の散文は「ダークで硬質」、詩は「喚起的」と評されている。彼女は、あったかもしれない、なかったかもしれない、でもあり得るということを、確かな、時にはエロティックな感性で書いています。
アレックスは著書として、ライト・ビヨンド・ザ・ストーム・クロニクルとテイルズ・オブ・エラナ・リリカルな ファンタジーシリーズを出版している。 彼女はまた、ファンタジーやファンタジー・ロマンスのジャンルでいくつかの短編小説を執筆しており、時折ゴシックスタイルのホラーにも踏み込んでいる。政治、古典研究、古代史、神話などのバックグラウンドを持つ彼女の作品は、現実と夢を錬金術のように混ぜ合わせ、キャラクターと世界に生命を吹き込む、折衷的でユニークな味わいを持っています。
また、アレックスはペルセイドプレスのライターとして、彼女の作品は『ヒロイカ』にも掲載されていることを誇りに思っている。ドラゴンイーター』、『ヒロイカ・スキルミッシャーズ 』では編集とカバーデザインを担当し、ライターとしても活躍した。『ラバーズ イン ヘル』と『ミスティクスイン ヘル』は、高い評価を得ている『ヒーローズ・イン・ヘル』シリーズの一部である。http://www.theperseidpress.com/
受賞歴あり。
ダイアナ・L・ウィッカーとの共著『アウトサイド・ザ・ウォールズ』が、2017年に『チル ウィズ-ア ブック』 読者賞を受賞しました。NNライトブック天国賞を受賞。キッチンインプとその他のダークな物語』が2018年のベストファンタジーを受賞しました。エコーズ オブ ア ソング ~彼女の一つファントムテイルズ~ 2019年ベストファンタジー賞受賞ティアーズ・アンド・クリムゾン のベルベット」は、2020年の最優秀短編小説部門を受賞しました暗い物語とねじれた詩〜2021年ベストショートストーリー部門受
