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After Easter 3-Day Book Explosion #99cent #freebies LAST DAY

BOOKS FOR $.99
1. Ember's Curse by Gena D. Lutz : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AOUB4LU/
2. Finding Solace by Barbara Speak : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GUYNWMS/
3. Watch Me Walk Away by Jill Prand : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00D9UVAX4
4. The Veil : Dreams by Setta Jay : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GI25Y5K
5. The Reason Series: Complete Collection by Zoey Derrick : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IKZUE5S
6. Children of Kria: Fury by Charlie Daye : http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IPPRGVI
7. Mistaken for a Call Girl by Charlie Daye : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BHJD956
8. The Perfect Mate by C.E. Black : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005UFZ5B4
9. Have My Heart by Rene Folsom : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00J7PZ8S8
10. Every Thorn by Rene Folsom : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00H7MRQWE
11. Life After by P.A. Warren : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IZLP97K
12. Protect Me by Tressa Messenger : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006SP3F5I
13. Protect Us by Tressa Messenger : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ANXVALC
14. Dylan's Story by Tressa Messenger : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HWZ8U3A
15. This I Promise You by Tressa Messenger : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CC0JD4A
16. Country Girls:Explixit Edition by Tressa Messenger : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E6RZ6TI
17. Forever Changed by Jamie Gibson : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BMGLSWU
18. My Angel by Jamie Gibson : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CGO8ID4
19. Jamie Gibson : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B0A9QRM
20. The Seventh Layer by Rachel A. Olson : www.amazon.com/dp/B009A36MI2/
21. Blood Slaves by N.L. Hoffmann : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I1MRRMS
22. Trust Me? The Trust Me? Trilogy by KE Osborn : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F0G6JRW
23. Love Me? The Trust Me? Trilogy by KE Osborn : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GMCILB0
24. Her Dragon To Slay by Julie Mills : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GR781FG
25. Her Dragon's Fire by Julie Mills : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HYDSJFE
26. Haunted by Her Dragon by Julie Mills : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JIKUGXO
27. Red Rover (Team Red) by Tina Hammond : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BQEUEFA
28. Blind Seduction (Team REd) by Tina Hammond : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C8UB0JK
29. Hot & Dangerous, De La Cruz Saga by P.T. Macia : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DUE3G6I
30. Ghost, Razor 8 by P.T. Macia : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EWWFA52
31. Setta Jay : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I55WP00
32. Erotic Mythology by James Fuller : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IZPYPB2
33. Broken Shards of a Masterpiece by James Fuller : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C32N5RI
35. Secrets of the Ghosts-The Sleepers by Solease M Barner : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C6QUQO6/
36. Cursed Desires by C.E. Black:   http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IWFOZIS



BOOKS FOR FREE
1. Crimson Shadows: Noir by Nathan Squiers : www.amazon.com/dp/B00HFKJ6US
2. Burning At Last by Crystal Rister : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00J9LD5JE
3. Scarlet Night by Megan J Parker : www.amazon.com/dp/B00HCOUT8U
4. RUA by Miranda Kavi : www.amazon.com/dp/B0092ZPYH8
5. Enduring Kiss by C.E. Black : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005R1YMBU
6. Voices of the Soul by Rene Folsom : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C087PJ4
7. Heart You by Rene Folsom : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BUU4WJY
8. Bind Me by Rene Folsom : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CAZS9RE
9. Protector by Tressa Messenger : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0058DUNLU
10. Save My Soul by K.S. Haigwood : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007LB76A8
11. Apart From Love by Uvi Poznansky : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006WPITP0
12. Crescent Bound by Karli Rush : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007E5OD2U
13. Charged by Casey Harvell : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EOSDBMI
14. Righteous Deciscions by Casey Harvell : www.amazon.com/dp/B00EOSDBMI
15. Agony by Sandrine Villalobos : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GOH7XHG
16. Chasing Sam by Krystal Shannon : www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BB3KD0W
17. Open House by Krystal Shannon : www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009FHONVG
18. Trevor by Krystal Shannon : www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H5U96O4
19. Kade's Dark Embrace (Immortals of New Orleans) by Kym Grosso : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007P6JJFY
20. Loco, Razor 8 by P.T. Macia : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EUTD482
21. Hot & Adorable, De La Cruz Saga by P.T. Macia : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DTZYR6G
22. The Draglen Brothers - DRAKEN (BK1) by Solease M Barner : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F9Z458E
23. Hidden Ecstasy by Setta Jay : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HXRLIN6
24. Friends Wanting Benefits by Luke Young : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I5VBEBU
25. Friends With Partial Benefits by Luke Young : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0057XY24K


DON'T FORGET TO JOIN THE FACEBOOK EVENT FOR A CHANCE TO WIN ONE (OR MORE) OF THESE AWESOME PRIZES! Click here to be redirected to the Facebook event.

DONATIONS
1. Gena D. Lutz : Signed paperback of Created Darkly

2. Barbara Speak : Ebook copy of Finding Solace

3. Jill Prand : 3 signed bookmarks

4. Zoey Derrick : Signed paperback of Give Me Reason (Reason #1)

5. Rene Folsom : Soul Seers Boxed Set & Roomate Romance Boxed Set
Website: www.renefolsom.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/renefolsom 
Twitter: www.twitter.com/renefolsom Amazon: www.amazon.com/author/renefolsom

6. P.A. Warren : 2 Ebook copies and a set of book mark
Email: authorpawarren@hotmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorPAWarren

7. Rachel A. Olson : Miscellaneous Paperback Book

8. Casey Harvell : 2 Ebook copies of Harsh Decisions & 2 Ebook copies of Charged
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Casey-Harvell/238364846204319 

9. KE Osborn : Ebook copy of Trust Me? The Trust Me? Trilogy

10. Sandrine Villalobos : Paperback copy of Agony, one magnet and one bookmark

11. Julie Mills : Signed paperback copy of Her Dragon to Slay, Signed Paperback copy of Her Dragon's Fire, & Signed paperback copy of Haunted by Her Dragon

12. Wendy Jay : Signed Paperback copy of Files of a Sex Therapist - Subject : Garrett Connors
Website: http://wendyjayblog.com/
Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/u/0/108863867970135488463

13. Tina Hammond : Paperback copy of Red Rover (Team Red)
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6981922.T_Hammond

14. Kym Grosso : $5.00 Amazon Gift Card

15. P.T. Macias : 1 ebook copy of Ghost, Razors 8 and 2 signed bookmarks,1 ebook copy of Phantom, Razors 8 and 2 signed bookmarks, 1 ebook copy of Hot & Sassy, De La Cruz Saga and 2 signed bookmarks

16. Setta Jay : 2 ebook copies of Ecstasy Claimed (Smashwords)

17. Solease M. Barner : 2 ebook copies of The Draglen Brothers - SHOWKEN (Book 2) &  2 ebook copies of Secrets of the Ghosts-Awakens Book 2
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Soleases-Sassy-Book-Loft/584548098277710

18. Luke Young : Signed Paperback of So Far Gone, Girl

19. C.E. Black : 2 Smashwords copies of Shifted Temptations

Lady Macbeth Cover Reveal @MelanieKarsak

Title: Lady Macbeth; Wyrd Queen of Scotland Author: Melanie Karsak      Genre: Fantasy/Alternative HistoryRelease Date: Summer/Fall 2014Reveal Host: Lady Amber's Tours Novel blurbSomething wicked this way comes . . .Gruoch was born to rule, but long before she becomes Lady Macbeth, ancient forces claim her soul. Marked by the old gods of Pagan Scotland, Gruoch learns arcane wizardry from the Wyrd Sisters and meets her true love, a druid named Banquo. But when powerful forces play with her fate, Gruoch finds herself married to Macbeth and the reigning Queen of Scotland, for better or worse. Can she fulfill her destiny without blood on her hands? In this retelling of Shakespeare’s classic work, Lady Macbeth leads readers through an unforgettable tale of magic, love, and inescapable destiny.




Novel Trailer:

Make a video - it's fun, easy and free! www.onetruemedia.com Melanie Karsak grew up in rural northwestern Pennsylvania and earned a Master's degree in English from Gannon University. A steampunk connoisseur, white elephant collector, and zombie whisperer, the author currently lives in Florida with her husband and two children. She is an Instructor of English at Eastern Florida State College.Blog: http://melaniekarsak.blogspot.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/MelanieKarsak Facebook: www.facebook.com/AuthorMelanieKarsakNewsletter: http://eepurl.com/OSPDH Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/melaniekarsak/Authorgraph: http://www.authorgraph.com/authors/MelanieKarsak  Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6539577.Melanie_Karsak   Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Melanie-Karsak/e/B009DKGKQG/Email: melanie@clockpunkpress.com

Ember's Curse #Review @GenaDLutz

For Prime-Werewolf Ember Stilwell, life has been far from normal. Decades ago, a vengeful Witch cursed her Pack, leaving the women of her line incapable of feeling love. When an organized group of immortal killers begin to stalk and capture wolves from her pack, she sets out on a path fraught with danger. Just when it seems the world as she knows it will be changed forever, she meets Collin, an Alpha Werewolf with a body built for sin. As her heart begins to heal, she comes to find that the demons of her past are not nearly as dangerous as the nightmares she will be forced to face in her future. Can finding her true love conquer all? Or will the ability to feel for the first time be overshadowed by losing everything else she holds dear?



Holy hot Alpha! Where can I find a Collin? This story had everything to keep my interest. It was a true story that played to my heart. You could honestly feel the connection that was forged between Ember and Collin. You could feel their pain and their love for one another. And let me just tell you, I have never hated someone right off the bat… But Sylvia and Tommy… Let me grab a gun with silver bullets. The fact that I could just hate them so much is a tell-tale sign, that this is a great book with a great story line. You have the love connection with Ember and Collin, then the friendship bond with Nathan and Harper. Oh Harper, how I wish you were real… and you know my best friend. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves a good story and a hot Alpha wolf... I mean male. 
Reviewed by Shy Gal

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After Easter 3-Day Book Explosion #99cent #freebies DAY TWO

BOOKS FOR $.99
1. Ember's Curse by Gena D. Lutz : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AOUB4LU/
2. Finding Solace by Barbara Speak : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GUYNWMS/
3. Watch Me Walk Away by Jill Prand : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00D9UVAX4
4. The Veil : Dreams by Setta Jay : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GI25Y5K
5. The Reason Series: Complete Collection by Zoey Derrick : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IKZUE5S
6. Children of Kria: Fury by Charlie Daye : http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IPPRGVI
7. Mistaken for a Call Girl by Charlie Daye : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BHJD956
8. The Perfect Mate by C.E. Black : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005UFZ5B4
9. Have My Heart by Rene Folsom : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00J7PZ8S8
10. Every Thorn by Rene Folsom : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00H7MRQWE
11. Life After by P.A. Warren : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IZLP97K
12. Protect Me by Tressa Messenger : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006SP3F5I
13. Protect Us by Tressa Messenger : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ANXVALC
14. Dylan's Story by Tressa Messenger : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HWZ8U3A
15. This I Promise You by Tressa Messenger : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CC0JD4A
16. Country Girls:Explixit Edition by Tressa Messenger : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E6RZ6TI
17. Forever Changed by Jamie Gibson : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BMGLSWU
18. My Angel by Jamie Gibson : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CGO8ID4
19. Jamie Gibson : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B0A9QRM
20. The Seventh Layer by Rachel A. Olson : www.amazon.com/dp/B009A36MI2/
21. Blood Slaves by N.L. Hoffmann : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I1MRRMS
22. Trust Me? The Trust Me? Trilogy by KE Osborn : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F0G6JRW
23. Love Me? The Trust Me? Trilogy by KE Osborn : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GMCILB0
24. Her Dragon To Slay by Julie Mills : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GR781FG
25. Her Dragon's Fire by Julie Mills : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HYDSJFE
26. Haunted by Her Dragon by Julie Mills : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JIKUGXO
27. Red Rover (Team Red) by Tina Hammond : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BQEUEFA
28. Blind Seduction (Team REd) by Tina Hammond : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C8UB0JK
29. Hot & Dangerous, De La Cruz Saga by P.T. Macia : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DUE3G6I
30. Ghost, Razor 8 by P.T. Macia : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EWWFA52
31. Setta Jay : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I55WP00
32. Erotic Mythology by James Fuller : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IZPYPB2
33. Broken Shards of a Masterpiece by James Fuller : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C32N5RI
35. Secrets of the Ghosts-The Sleepers by Solease M Barner : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C6QUQO6/
36. Cursed Desires by C.E. Black:   http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IWFOZIS



BOOKS FOR FREE
1. Crimson Shadows: Noir by Nathan Squiers : www.amazon.com/dp/B00HFKJ6US
2. Burning At Last by Crystal Rister : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00J9LD5JE
3. Scarlet Night by Megan J Parker : www.amazon.com/dp/B00HCOUT8U
4. RUA by Miranda Kavi : www.amazon.com/dp/B0092ZPYH8
5. Enduring Kiss by C.E. Black : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005R1YMBU
6. Voices of the Soul by Rene Folsom : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C087PJ4
7. Heart You by Rene Folsom : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BUU4WJY
8. Bind Me by Rene Folsom : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CAZS9RE
9. Protector by Tressa Messenger : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0058DUNLU
10. Save My Soul by K.S. Haigwood : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007LB76A8
11. Apart From Love by Uvi Poznansky : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006WPITP0
12. Crescent Bound by Karli Rush : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007E5OD2U
13. Charged by Casey Harvell : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EOSDBMI
14. Righteous Deciscions by Casey Harvell : www.amazon.com/dp/B00EOSDBMI
15. Agony by Sandrine Villalobos : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GOH7XHG
16. Chasing Sam by Krystal Shannon : www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BB3KD0W
17. Open House by Krystal Shannon : www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009FHONVG
18. Trevor by Krystal Shannon : www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H5U96O4
19. Kade's Dark Embrace (Immortals of New Orleans) by Kym Grosso : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007P6JJFY
20. Loco, Razor 8 by P.T. Macia : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EUTD482
21. Hot & Adorable, De La Cruz Saga by P.T. Macia : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DTZYR6G
22. The Draglen Brothers - DRAKEN (BK1) by Solease M Barner : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F9Z458E
23. Hidden Ecstasy by Setta Jay : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HXRLIN6
24. Friends Wanting Benefits by Luke Young : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I5VBEBU
25. Friends With Partial Benefits by Luke Young : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0057XY24K


DON'T FORGET TO JOIN THE FACEBOOK EVENT FOR A CHANCE TO WIN ONE (OR MORE) OF THESE AWESOME PRIZES! Click here to be redirected to the Facebook event.

DONATIONS
1. Gena D. Lutz : Signed paperback of Created Darkly

2. Barbara Speak : Ebook copy of Finding Solace

3. Jill Prand : 3 signed bookmarks

4. Zoey Derrick : Signed paperback of Give Me Reason (Reason #1)

5. Rene Folsom : Soul Seers Boxed Set & Roomate Romance Boxed Set
Website: www.renefolsom.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/renefolsom 
Twitter: www.twitter.com/renefolsom Amazon: www.amazon.com/author/renefolsom

6. P.A. Warren : 2 Ebook copies and a set of book mark
Email: authorpawarren@hotmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorPAWarren

7. Rachel A. Olson : Miscellaneous Paperback Book

8. Casey Harvell : 2 Ebook copies of Harsh Decisions & 2 Ebook copies of Charged
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Casey-Harvell/238364846204319 

9. KE Osborn : Ebook copy of Trust Me? The Trust Me? Trilogy

10. Sandrine Villalobos : Paperback copy of Agony, one magnet and one bookmark

11. Julie Mills : Signed paperback copy of Her Dragon to Slay, Signed Paperback copy of Her Dragon's Fire, & Signed paperback copy of Haunted by Her Dragon

12. Wendy Jay : Signed Paperback copy of Files of a Sex Therapist - Subject : Garrett Connors
Website: http://wendyjayblog.com/
Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/u/0/108863867970135488463

13. Tina Hammond : Paperback copy of Red Rover (Team Red)
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6981922.T_Hammond

14. Kym Grosso : $5.00 Amazon Gift Card

15. P.T. Macias : 1 ebook copy of Ghost, Razors 8 and 2 signed bookmarks,1 ebook copy of Phantom, Razors 8 and 2 signed bookmarks, 1 ebook copy of Hot & Sassy, De La Cruz Saga and 2 signed bookmarks

16. Setta Jay : 2 ebook copies of Ecstasy Claimed (Smashwords)

17. Solease M. Barner : 2 ebook copies of The Draglen Brothers - SHOWKEN (Book 2) &  2 ebook copies of Secrets of the Ghosts-Awakens Book 2
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Soleases-Sassy-Book-Loft/584548098277710

18. Luke Young : Signed Paperback of So Far Gone, Girl

19. C.E. Black : 2 Smashwords copies of Shifted Temptations

Transcending the Legacy Cover Reveal

The final book in the Piercing the Fold series releases May 13, 2014! In Book 1, Jesca's reality was set askew. In Book 2, Jesca and the guardians fought to surface the rim of reality. In Book 3, Jesca ascended the veil of our world to bring back those she loves.In Book 4, Jesca must transcend her legacy to salvage humankind's existence. The question is, will the stakes be too high and the sacrifice too great? Amazon Best Selling Paranormal Sci-Fi series Piercing the Fold: Book 1 Surfacing the Rim: Book 2 Ascending the Veil: Book 3  With Jesca’s return from beyond the veil comes the realization that she is part of an ancient and celestial legacy that is much greater than the Sondian and Dobrian rivalry could ever be and the understanding of what has become of our world in the year that she has been gone beyond the veil. It becomes known that ancient bloodlines and a supernal legacy has linked Jesca, her family, the two men she is torn between, and the team of guardians. With no other guidance but Jesca’s visions of what this legacy holds for them, the guardians are depending on the divining glimpses she is receiving to put them on the path leading to salvation. As for our world, the population that has survived the galactic intersection, the climatic shift, and the necessary implantations are being invaded, occupied, and destroyed by the very beings Jesca encountered beyond the veil. The beings intent? To possess our world and stop Jesca and the other guardians from fulfilling the legacy that could save the human race and eradicate them.
Once again, Author Venessa Kimball will take you on a spine-tingling and breath-taking roller coaster ride through a reality that has been set askew, a reality that has surfaced the rim of our known existence, a reality that has ascended unworldly obstacles, and now a reality that must be transcended by one for the survival of all. The question is, will the stakes be too high and the loss be too great for Jesca and the guardians? Get ready for the final book in Jesca’s journey, Transcending the Legacy.
Join the: Facebook Release Party Series at Good Reads In 2010, Venessa Kimball was struck by an idea, A story that needed telling. Having always been passionate about the written word, Venessa embarked on writing what would become her Young Adult/Adult cross-over debut novel; Piercing the Fold: Book 1, a mature young adult/ adult crossover, paranormal, science fiction series. July 2, 2012, Venessa Kimball independently published the first book in the Piercing the Fold series. Book 2, Surfacing the Rim, released as a self-published novel on March 14, 2013. In August of 2013, Venessa joined the independent publishing house, Crushing Hearts and Black Butterfly. The Piercing the Fold series has been re-published with them. Piercing the Fold: Book 1 was published on September 3, 2013 Surfacing the Rim: Book 2 re-published on September 24, 2013 and Ascending the Veil: Book 3 published for the first time November 2013. The fourth book in the series, Transcending the Legacy: Book 4, will release May 2014 with Crushing Hearts and Black Butterfly Publishing House. As for the future, Venessa is already filling her Work-In-Progress folder with numerous projects. Two of her future projects are Adult contemporary fiction and Adult Paranormal/ Sci-Fi. They both will reflect her diversity as a writer in other genres. When Venessa is not writing, she is keeping active with her husband and three children, chauffeuring said children to extracurricular activities, catching a movie with her hubby or kids, and staying up way too late reading.
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After Easter 3-Day Book Explosion #99cent #freebies DAY ONE

BOOKS FOR $.99
1. Ember's Curse by Gena D. Lutz : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AOUB4LU/
2. Finding Solace by Barbara Speak : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GUYNWMS/
3. Watch Me Walk Away by Jill Prand : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00D9UVAX4
4. The Veil : Dreams by Setta Jay : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GI25Y5K
5. The Reason Series: Complete Collection by Zoey Derrick : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IKZUE5S
6. Children of Kria: Fury by Charlie Daye : http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IPPRGVI
7. Mistaken for a Call Girl by Charlie Daye : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BHJD956
8. The Perfect Mate by C.E. Black : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005UFZ5B4
9. Have My Heart by Rene Folsom : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00J7PZ8S8
10. Every Thorn by Rene Folsom : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00H7MRQWE
11. Life After by P.A. Warren : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IZLP97K
12. Protect Me by Tressa Messenger : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006SP3F5I
13. Protect Us by Tressa Messenger : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ANXVALC
14. Dylan's Story by Tressa Messenger : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HWZ8U3A
15. This I Promise You by Tressa Messenger : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CC0JD4A
16. Country Girls:Explixit Edition by Tressa Messenger : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E6RZ6TI
17. Forever Changed by Jamie Gibson : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BMGLSWU
18. My Angel by Jamie Gibson : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CGO8ID4
19. Jamie Gibson : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B0A9QRM
20. The Seventh Layer by Rachel A. Olson : www.amazon.com/dp/B009A36MI2/
21. Blood Slaves by N.L. Hoffmann : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I1MRRMS
22. Trust Me? The Trust Me? Trilogy by KE Osborn : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F0G6JRW
23. Love Me? The Trust Me? Trilogy by KE Osborn : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GMCILB0
24. Her Dragon To Slay by Julie Mills : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GR781FG
25. Her Dragon's Fire by Julie Mills : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HYDSJFE
26. Haunted by Her Dragon by Julie Mills : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JIKUGXO
27. Red Rover (Team Red) by Tina Hammond : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BQEUEFA
28. Blind Seduction (Team REd) by Tina Hammond : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C8UB0JK
29. Hot & Dangerous, De La Cruz Saga by P.T. Macia : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DUE3G6I
30. Ghost, Razor 8 by P.T. Macia : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EWWFA52
31. Setta Jay : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I55WP00
32. Erotic Mythology by James Fuller : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IZPYPB2
33. Broken Shards of a Masterpiece by James Fuller : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C32N5RI
35. Secrets of the Ghosts-The Sleepers by Solease M Barner : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C6QUQO6/
36. Cursed Desires by C.E. Black:   http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IWFOZIS



BOOKS FOR FREE
1. Crimson Shadows: Noir by Nathan Squiers : www.amazon.com/dp/B00HFKJ6US
2. Burning At Last by Crystal Rister : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00J9LD5JE
3. Scarlet Night by Megan J Parker : www.amazon.com/dp/B00HCOUT8U
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Saving Amy Cover Reveal @smharshell

Coming May 20, 2014How do you know when enough is enough?When you mentally can’t take anymore?Everyone has tragedy in his or her life. It’s expected. If you have made it into your twenty’s without some sort of tragedy effecting you, you are one of the lucky ones.Amy Connors has it all, intelligence, a supportive family, a good upbringing and great friends. All the things that would make her one of the lucky ones.Until she isn’t.When you have lived a fairly normal life like Amy you don’t expect tragedy to strike, and strike repeatedly. How much can one person take before she breaks and loses herself?How can she go on?Can she ever feel whole again?What if she can’t save herself from the pain that wracks her body and soul?Who will be left to pick up the pieces?Who will be there Saving Amy?Genre: New Adult 
 
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Title: Discovering DanielAuthor: Nadine Christian    Genre: Young Adult
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When a shocking memory surfaces that Ava McCoy can’t understand, she looks for answers. With her parents and her Uncle Sam trying to convince her that she is only chasing dreams, she is determined to prove that they are wrong, the vision too vivid in her mind to be anything but truth. When her investigation reveals another world so shocking and yet so familiar, it feels as if the pieces of the puzzle are starting to come together – with only one question left unanswered. Who is Daniel? The very memory of him draws her to the sea. Then, the ocean brings her the answer she’s seeking. Daniel himself. United, Daniel and Ava must find out why everyone wanted to keep them apart – and who is now trying their best to do it again. They must find the answers – before they succeed. Before Ava loses Daniel all over again – this time, forever.


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Her reflection wavered in the water, the ribbon cutting a line in the wavering picture of herself once more. Her mouth frowned down at the face in the water. The watery reflection frowned back. She grinned and the face in the water grinned back too. Laughing now, she pushed the tip of her nose up with her finger and the girl in the water did as well.
Behind the reflection something moved, and she blinked hard. Bubbles rose, breaking the surface with gentle burbles, carrying what sounded like a tinkling laugh with them. A shimmer of scales darted under the boat and she leaned further out in surprise. That fish was big, she thought and waggled her ribbon enticingly. Then a face, pale and smiling peered up at her, black hair fanning out in the water, blue eyes crinkling in the corner with delight. The face suddenly crossed its eyes and poked out a pink tongue and Ava reared back in surprise, dropping her ribbon in shock.
The momentum carried her in a jerky marionette step across the boat, and then her legs caught the side of the boat, and in what seemed like slow motion, her arms wind-milling, she went backwards over the side.
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Til Death Us Do Part

In Sickness and In Health – Releasing May 2014
To Love and to Cherish – Releasing June 2014

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To Have and To Hold – Releasing July 2014 – Hopefully
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She has always been interested in reading from a young age, 2 years ago she was given a kindle as a present and it was the best thing that happened to her. She was able to read lots of books ever week and then she started to write reviews for all the books she read.
She then took it one step further and started her own Facebook page – Sparkling Pink Bookshelf, she intended to upload all of my reviews for the books she has read. This was purely for pleasure at that stage. She answered a post on Facebook for someone to read for reviews and thought she had died and gone to heaven. She was reading about 7/8 books a week, the kindle made this achievable. She would read at any opportunity she was able to, even staying up til the small hours to finish a book. She loved it. Then one day she was asked to beta read a book – she love's this side of it, it was so exciting. She has worked with a number of indie authors and has remained loyal to a few select authors and she beta read all their books.
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Welcome to the Dangerous Protector Cover Reveal! Dangerous Protector is Book 2 in the Federal Paranormal Unit. (Pssst! You should begin this awesome series with Wolf Protector. Meet Trent, Erica and the gang and enjoy a #1 bestselling paranormal erotic suspense!) So without further ado…*drum rolls please*
Dangerous Protector
Federal Paranormal Unit 2

If you run from love, you're asking for a chase... James Brock lived the past ten years without the woman he loves. Using his job as head of the Federal Paranormal Unit to help others, he's done a good job of ignoring his lack of a personal life until she returns. His salvation. His first love. Cynthia Vega had a very good reason to leave the only man she loved after she'd accepted his marriage proposal. Now she's back as his boss. And he's not willing to ignore their chemistry or the past. Brock is determined to claim his mate and prove that their passion is even hotter than before. He wants her and her explanation behind their separation. Except, some secrets won't stay buried in the past. Brock will fight his demons to follow her lead, but Cynthia's reluctance to explain their lost love may be the one key to their destruction...
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Excerpt

Dangerous Protector © Milly Taiden, Latin Goddess Press 2014 Chapter One

Sirens blared. One after another the police cruisers and fire department vehicles sped by in a rush. A honk sounded from behind James Brock’s SUV. He glanced over his shoulder. “This moron is trying to cause an accident,” Tony Ramirez, one of the Federal Paranormal Unit team members, yelled at the rearview mirror. Brock glanced over his shoulder. A black Sedan tailed close behind them. Too close. Ramirez gripped the wheel so hard his tanned knuckles turned white. “I’m already doing eighty.” “Tony, let them by.” There was something big going on. He curled his hands into fists in his lap. He knew what it was. They all knew. “Where do you think they’re all going, Brock?” The concern in Jane Donovan’s voice momentarily choked him. Her soft lilt reminded him of his mother’s voice. At first appearance, you’d think Donovan was a weak woman, but make her angry, and you’d have hell to pay. Tension turned palpable with its own heartbeat in the fast-moving SUV. “I can take a wild guess.” They made a sharp corner on a bend into a dirt road. The SUV skidded on its wheels for a second. Everyone held on while they bounced in their seats. “Jesus H. Christ, Ramirez! Can you not to get us killed before we get there,” Donovan growled. “Sorry, cariño, but there is no time to be worried about your delightful ass bouncing on the seat when we have to find a missing kid.” “I told you to stop calling me darling!” “Ramirez…” Brock sighed. Their constant bickering wasn’t unusual, so he ignored it and focused on the scene ahead. Multiple police cars parked outside the house he’d called the local PD on. The house he knew had the latest missing person they had been searching for. “Oh, God!” Fear laced Donovan’s whisper. They were thinking the same thing. That whoever kidnapped little Kyler Jones had killed her. That his request for the county to get to the house in question had been too late. His gaze roamed the area through the darkness of the early evening. Multitudes of tall willows surrounded the large house set in the middle of nowhere. Perfect. If he’d been looking for a place to do some of the things the person in that house was known for, this was the right spot. There wasn’t a body around for miles. Nobody to get help. Nobody to hear the screams. Ramirez hadn’t fully stopped when Brock jumped out of the SUV, his feet hitting the ground with a thump. Immediate perspiration gathered on his upper lip. The humidity from August had brought intense heat. Though it was closing in on nighttime, the air sizzled with the high temperature from earlier. He ran for the SWAT van. Instinct told him they’d know more than the local sheriff’s department. Radios beeped. Concern expanded in his chest. Everyone seemed to want an update on the situation. He recognized one of the FBI department heads—Martin Galvez—standing off to the side of the SWAT van. The older man stopped mid-sentence to give him one of his degrading piercing glares. “Brock. What are you doing here?” Command oozed from his Latin accent. Brock glanced from Galvez to the other two lower ranked agents. Took both men all of a second to move away. That allowed him and Galvez to talk. “This is our case. We found Kyler Jones through intense searching of phone records and—” “Save it,” Galvez cut him off. He turned away from Brock to study the area. “How are you going to retrieve the child? Do we know if she’s alive?” Brock tried to tamp down the surge of power dancing through his veins. It wasn’t usually difficult to do. He’d mastered his darkness. But Galvez had a tendency of pushing his anger. The older man’s attitude lit a fire in his stomach. Galvez smirked. “We have a man who went in through the back.” Gathered men and women avidly stared at the house. Watching. Waiting. Brock knew there were no guarantees of getting the child out alive. They all knew that. It’s what made his job that much harder. 

Power swirled at his fingertips. He need only know what to do, and he could end the entire thing in a matter of seconds. “Do you need me to—” “What I need, is for you to keep yourselves out of the way,” Galvez ordered. Anger licked at his skin, growing at the speed of a derailed train. He shot a glance at Galvez. For a split second, Galvez paled. “I’d watch how you talk to people, Galvez,” Brock said, no longer caring that his voice sounded hard. Steely. Deadly. An explosion rocked the ground. He jerked his gaze to the house. Flames consumed the structure. Screams and shouts filled the night. Men moved in all directions toward the house, but gunfire blasted through the shouts. Brock’s muscles tightened. “Can we do anything?” Donovan yelled over the sirens and shouts. She ran a hand over her mussed up ponytail. Her fingers shook. He saw the desperate need to help in her eyes. It went against her nature not to. Brock shook his head. “We wait.” The thought of doing nothing didn’t appeal to him either. In fact, it was hell to hold back and not run into the house and get the kid himself. His power shoved outward. Pushing to get out. To take control. “Finally!” Galvez sighed. Brock’s vision followed Galvez’s line of sight until he saw a woman running out through the flames with a bundle covered in a dripping blanket. Breaths thundered in his ears. Everything narrowed until the only thing he saw was her. He couldn’t believe his eyes. Was his mind playing a trick on him? After all these years? But no, it wasn’t a trick. She was soaking wet as she ran from the burning house toward them. Paramedics surrounded her and took the covered bundle from her arms. She was gasping for air, coughing through the smoke she’d inhaled before she finally glanced up and met his gaze. He didn’t know how long he’d been standing there, watching everything like a spectator versus an active participant. The beast inside him roared. After all the years they’d been apart, after she’d left him for no apparent reason, she was back. He watched her march toward him. Her dark gaze slid from him to Galvez. In the background, firemen fought the burning house. Sirens continued to blare. Loud. Driving the point that chaos had ensued around them. But he couldn’t find it in him to care. His sole focus was on the woman he’d loved. Hard. The woman who’d left him. Cynthia Vega. “Vega.” Galvez’s tone was clipped. “What took you so long?” Her brows dipped low, eyes flashing. “Get over it. I got the child out alive. That was my main concern. I did what was needed. If it took all night…” She shrugged. “It would have taken all night.” The black T-shirt soaked and plastered to her brown skin, showing off the curves Brock had always loved. Curves he’d kissed, licked, and bit in the heat of passion. Brock’s hands itched to grab her. Power surged inside him. Dark. Deadly. It swarmed his veins and expanded through his limbs in a wave of heat. A haze of red clouded his vision. Cynthia met his gaze. Her perfectly arched brows rose. “Brock.” He took a deep breath. Inhaled the soft scent of Jasmine she loved to wear. Fear seeped from her pores, mingling with the sweet Jasmine scent. But this wasn’t the time or place to discuss their past. “Vega.” Pain flashed through her eyes for a millisecond before she went back to the detached professional. But he’d seen it. Knew that she’d heard the anger in the way he’d softly growled her name. She folded her arms over her chest. Defensive. He’d gotten to know each of her quirks. This was her I’m-not-at-fault move. “We don’t need you here, Brock.” Galvez’s voice broke through the tension between him and Cynthia. He eyed the older man. Saw the curious way he glanced back and forth between them. “As you can see, we have it under control. You and your—” Galvez’s gaze slid over Brock’s shoulder to where Donovan and Ramirez stood behind him. “Team can go. The child’s safe.” He wanted to argue with Galvez, but it wasn’t his fault Cynthia had messed with his concentration. Cynthia swallowed hard. Indecision skated her features. He gave her a slow once-over before turning on his heel to face Donovan and Ramirez. “Let’s go.” “But—” “The child’s safe, Donovan. That’s what we came for.” Confusion sparked in the depths of her eyes. “Are you sure she’s okay?” “I wouldn’t leave otherwise.” That was the absolute truth. All his team members knew it. He’d never leave a crime scene unless the victim was safe or— in a worst-case scenario he was much too familiar with—dead. While his gift was seen as a dark destructive force, he preferred to use it for the safe return of those victims he could help find. Donovan gave a quick nod. He marched past her toward the SUV, leaving her and Ramirez to follow. “Relax, babe. If he says the kid’s okay, then the kid’s okay,” Ramirez whispered at Brock’s back. “Will you please stop calling me babe?” Donovan hissed. “Brock!” The sound of Cyn’s yell reached him just as he was about to hop into the passenger side of his vehicle. He stopped. The frustration he was tamping down surged all over again. She reached him a moment later, still panting from the run out of the burning house. “I just want to say…thank you.” Her gaze dropped down to his mouth. Lust bubbled up inside him. At her slow lick of her lips, he had to grit his teeth to stop himself from hauling her to him. To taste her. “I know your team found the child.” She met his gaze. Desire sparkled in the depths of her hazel eyes. “I appreciate it.” The beast he never allowed control roared inside, demanding a taste of her lips. Ah, those lips. She had the full luscious bow shaped lips that he knew were soft, decadent, and fit perfectly against his. Her lips, along with every abundant curve on her sexy body, had been his downfall. “You don’t need to thank me. This is our job.” “I know I don’t need to thank you. But you and your team…” She glanced over his shoulder into the SUV. Ramirez and Donovan were actively studying them with interest. “You got her and called for help before anything could happen. You saved this child.” He gripped the door handle. “No. We found her. You saved her.” “James…” The hairs on his arms rose. Something unlocked inside him. Her husky voice, pitched with that sexy Latin accent, was like a punch to the gut. It was low, so low over the still blaring sirens, over the shouts from the firefighters, if he hadn’t had enhanced hearing, he’d never have heard it. None of that mattered. To hear her say his name so softly instantly brought back memories of another time, another place. A time when they’d done much more than mere talking. She shifted. His attention was drawn to her chest. The material of her top plastered to her body, showing off her full breasts. Ignore it. He pushed the unwanted memories and feelings back. “You got the kid, Vega. That’s what matters.” Hurt clouded her eyes. Should he care that she’d been hurt because he called her by her last name? No. He couldn’t care. She’d left him and never returned. Until now. Those emotions weren’t part of him any longer. “Brock—” He turned his back on her. He’d never done it before, but he did it now. Dammit, he hadn’t expected it to be so hard. He hopped into the SUV. Shut the door. And shut her out. Fuck. It filled his chest with a dull pain to leave her there with that gratefulness shining in her eyes. But he refused to glance out the window once he was in his seat. Instead, he turned to Ramirez and saw the questions in his team member’s eyes and ignored them. “Let’s get out of here.” Cynthia watched the red tail lights from the black SUV shrink with the distance. Drops crawled down her arms. It was soothing to have the coolness from the water beat away the heat from the summer. Plus, just seeing James again really knocked her axis off center. “Anything you want to tell me?” The question came across as a demand for information. She turned to the sound of Galvez’s voice. Short cropped, salt-pepper hair, perfectly coiffed showed off his wrinkled forehead and deep-set dark eyes. A thin mustache covered the pursed line of his lips. For an older man, he wasn’t hard on the eyes. Well, not for women who liked the know-it-all types, anyway. Unfortunately, for him, Cyn wasn’t the least bit impressed by him. “We’re on a need to know basis here, Galvez.” She wrung the water out of her ponytail and headed for her car. “Obviously there’s something I need to know about the relationship between you and Brock.” He barked the words over the shouts, following her toward her black, rusty Camry. She stopped, whirled in place, and shook her head. Was the man growing delusional with his position? “Hang on a second here. You recruited me. You requested my expertise for the team. You wanted me to help lead the FPU. My past with Brock or anyone else has no bearing on my ability to do the job.” “You know you’ll be working close to him.” “And?” Anger simmered inside her. Galvez’s nostrils flared. Disgust lit his eyes. Figures. He had never been the type for warm and cuddly conversations. And the last thing Cynthia expected was for him to encourage employee relationships. “He isn’t normal. He’s… He’s—” “I know exactly what he is. If I were you, I’d be very careful what you say about him.” She snapped her mouth shut to keep from adding anything that could, and would get her fired. Dammit, she’d just started the job. She yanked on the handle to her car. The metal creaked as it opened. Galvez placed a hand on the top of the door, stopping her from moving it further. “Look, Cici—” “Don’t!” She hissed. “Only my family calls me that. You’re my superior. Don’t get it confused. My accepting your job offer doesn’t make us friends. It doesn’t make us buddies. It just makes me your employee.” “I’d like to think of us as more than just employer-employee. Possibly move things to where they should be between us.” His facial lines smoothed out. There was concern in his eyes for a flash of a second. Then an iciness entered his gaze as she shook her head. “I don’t think so. All we’ll ever be is co-workers. Don’t confuse yourself.” She met Galvez’s stare with her own angry glare. He should know by now that intimidation wouldn’t work on her. Being raised by her grandmother, because her father had been missing in action, had toughened her up. Especially when her mother was more trouble than she wanted to think about. When her family’s reality finally hit her, some hard choices had to be made. And the result had been losing the only man she’d loved. Galvez’s brow puckered. “If you can’t handle working with Brock, for whatever reason, just tell me. I won’t hold it against you.” Yeah, she just bet he wouldn’t. He’d recruited her as a test. To see her fail. She knew what he was after, but she wouldn’t give it to him. He’d come to her. Right now, she had the upper hand. An upper hand she wasn’t willing to lose. Her gaze strayed past Galvez to the ambulance where the child was taken. A paramedic shut the doors. It took off, sirens wailing. The thickness she’d felt growing at her throat expanded. Fuck. She had to hold it together or Galvez would see her as nothing more than a weakling. “What happened to the suspect?” His question brought her attention to his face. “When I entered the house from the back, he was in the kitchen.” She gulped at the memory of the man, of what he’d been doing. “And?” She ground her teeth. “And he was sharpening some large butcher knives, happily singing a song about making stew. Kyler stew. There. Are you happy?” Galvez’s unwavering gaze was stuck on her face. She tried not to flinch, knowing that any sign of discomfort would be seen as a weakness. She inhaled slowly, mentally preparing herself for the torture of reviewing what just happened. “He’d already started a fire in the kitchen. Stood there sharpening those knives. All the while, the flames spread through the place.” Her stomach clenched. Oxygen had frozen in her lungs when she’d seen the man light himself on fire when he’d seen her. “He walked to the blaze taking up one side of the kitchen. And just stood there. Burning.” She still had a hard time believing what she’d seen. The maniac had continued to sing while he burned. That song. She’d have a hard time sleeping remembering the stupid song. It had made cold fingers of dread crawl up her spine. “And the kid?” She took a breath. Let it out slowly. “She was tied up to a tub filled with water. The entire house started to collapse around me. By the time I reached her most of it was on fire.” She gripped the door handle. Although it bothered her to have to go through what just happened, she knew it was procedure. Plus, she’d have to write it out on her report anyway. “I ran to the other room, grabbed a blanket, cut her binds, wet myself, shoved the blanket into the tub, wrapped it around her and got her out.” She swallowed hard against the dryness in her throat. “End of story.” Thoughts kept whirling around her mind of all the possible things she could have found in that house. None of them good. She needed to go home. Right now. She was too raw. The throbbing in her chest, since she’d first laid eyes on the child, hadn’t dissipated yet. Too many emotions were clogging up her throat. Seeing that little girl tied up was like getting stabbed in the gut. Absolute hell. Kyler’s pale green eyes had been filled with fear. Watching the drenched six-year-old shaking, her lips turning purple from the icy water almost broke her. Jesus. But this was her job. She was damn good at it and no amount of stress on a case—or her pathetic excuse of a personal life—was going to make her give it up. “Are you sure you’ll be fine working with Brock and his team?” Galvez asked. There was annoyance in the way he asked the question. Not concern. Never concern. That simply added to her rising temper. She was tired. Tired of having to be the responsible one in her family. Of giving up everything she’d ever wanted. And she was especially tired of Galvez and his condescension. “Did you want me to promise that in blood or something?” His dark skin turned mottled with anger. Too bad. “I already said I’m fine. Now let me go home and let me do my job. I can handle Brock. And his team.” Galvez stepped away, giving her space to slide into the car. He continued to watch her. Her muscles felt tight from the tension of the past hour. The engine’s roar was music to her ears. Galvez dropped down to eye level. Fuck. She thought he was done. “I won’t have you or him messing with the plans I have in the Bureau.” She bit the inside of her cheek hard, until she swore she tasted blood. Then she counted to ten before finally answering him. “I know what it is you want.” She’d been informed he was gunning for a high-ranking position. “I don’t really care about it. That’s your problem.” She gripped the wheel, staring into his angry dark gaze. “But I think you should know, that you won’t ever be allowed to lead the FPU. It’s why they made you hire me.” She smiled coldly. “You see, you need to be paranormal to lead that team. It’s why I’m reporting to the head of the Bureau directly.” “I don’t care what you think you know. I want to make sure that you are able to handle this. I’ll have the group reporting to me at some point,” he growled. She shook her head. “No. You won’t. I know you’ve tried. You can’t lead a special team.” She shifted gears, put the car in reverse, and hit the accelerator. Tires squealed. Galvez rushed off in order to not be run over. She stopped, turned the wheel and put it in drive. “You know why you can’t lead a special team, Galvez?” He stood there motionless. Watching her. His face clear of all emotions but the usual anger she’d come to know well. “Because you’re not special.”
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Hi! I'm Milly (AKA April Angel) I love to write sexy stories. They're usually either paranormal or contemporary with a large dose of heat. My paranormal stories can be anything from wolf-shifters (my favorites) to witches, demons and anything in between. I was born the prettiest part of the Caribbean known as the Dominican Republic. Currently, I live in New York City with my hubby, the bossy kiddo and our little dog "Needy Speedy". Don't ask. When I'm not working some really long hours at the day job, or hanging out in the awful life-sucking invention known as Facebook, messaging my bestie in the UK or shopping with my sis Julie, then I can be found watching scary movies. Buuut when I'm not doing that, I'm usually writing because the voices won't shut up. I am addicted to shoe shopping, chocolate (but who isn't, right?) and Dunkin' Donuts coffee. Come by and visit me! I love to meet new readers! 
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