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Reese’s Cowboy Kiss by Kimberly Krey

To post this Grand Finale (we’ll send you the HTML code) and add your Social Media to the Rafflecopter, email us at PrismBookTours(at)gmail.com with “Reese’s Cowboy Kiss GF” in the subject line.A themed book tour through Prism Book Tours. The Sweet Montana Bride Series by Kimberly Krey is complete at last! Reese’s Cowboy Kiss is available now on kindle or paperback. Did you get a chance to check out the tour and enter the $100 Amazon gift card? If not, go check them out now! Launch – The Emerson BrothersSome of you have already read Cassie and Shane’s love story. Some have read Jade and Gavin’s tale too. Now for the first and final book of the series. That’s right – first chronologically, and final in order of release. In Reese’s Cowboy Kiss you’ll find out just how Reese and Blake’s romance begins. From that first, tender kiss to the conflict that threatens to tear them apart, their story is filled with passion, romance, and action too. Kelly P’s Blog – InterviewIf you could sum your main character into five words, what would they be? Reese: Genuine, Tender-hearted, Flirtatious, Spunky, CharmingBlake: Loyal, Hard-working, Honest, Masculine, Passionate Mary Terrani.com – Emerson Ranch It has been an absolute pleasure to read comments about the setting for my Sweet Montana Bride Series. Emerson Ranch has willing protectors, welcoming folks, and all the beauty a land can possess. Oh, and let’s not forget about the good-looking cowboys… I Am A Reader – Dream CastAs a writer, I know just what my characters look like. Sometimes I can picture a certain actor who fits the bill, other times it requires a little more thought. With Reese Taylor, it was easy. She’s a Texan pageant girl who defies the stereotype in many ways. She’s loving, kind, and looks for the best in others. While she’s beautiful and bold and loves to flirt with the guys, at twenty-four years old, Reese has never been in love. Christy’s Cozy Corners – Review“The romance in this book is sweet and clean (with much kissing!), and the suspense near the end of the book is very exciting. The main characters in the book are well-written and the secondary characters are good supporting cast members. The story is a quick, cute read.” Musings of Immortals – Spotlight Letters from Annie (Douglass) Lima – Recipe for Slow-Cooked Beef BrisketIn the Sweet Montana Bride Series, the Emersons like to welcome newcomers with a nice, big meal. So when Reese came with a family recipe of her own, they were thrilled to serve up the savory beef brisket. In the book I refer to it as Texan BBQ, but I always had this delicious dish in mind. It is one of my favorites, and definitely worth trying at home. The Wonderings of One Person – InterviewCan we expect to hear more from these characters in the near future? Yes, actually! I’ll be doing a few novellas connected to the Sweet Montana Bride Series. The first one, Rough Edges, is about Allie (the Emerson Brothers’ cousin). After her divorce, she reconnects with her ex-husband’s old high school friend, Braden Fox. Braden is a carpenter, and though he has always liked Allie, he has hard feelings about Allie picking Terrance over him. It’s called Rough Edges, and it will be about Braden’s ability to smooth out the past. Wishful Endings – Review“If you’re looking for romance with some suspense and plenty of laughs and sizzle, then you’ll definitely like Reese’s Cowboy Kiss.” Book-Marks the Spot – Review“I loved this book and I recommend it to everyone that likes a clean romance with a dash of angst, a cupful of looming danger, and a whole lot of cowboys.” Undercover Book Reviews – Review“Loved this book! Romance and suspense! Well written and easy to follow. Clean little romance that you will love as well!” My Devotional Thoughts – Review“This book is everything I love–clean romance, mystery, comedy–all rolled into one. And I can honestly say that this book is just a notch below my favorite.” The Written Adventure – Dodging An Unwanted Kiss“We all know what it’s like to go out on a date only to find the chemistry isn’t quite what we hoped for. But what if our date has a different view? What if, at the end of the evening, he leans in for a goodnight kiss? In Reese’s Cowboy Kiss, Reese, our Texan bombshell, has to deal with this very dilemma when Rowdy, one of the ranch hands, asks her out. Sadly, she’s already fallen for the foreman of the ranch, Blake Emerson, so the guy doesn’t stand a chance.” Sarah’s StoryLines – “Helping” Him NoticeRelationships can be rather tricky at times. Men are often clueless as to the time and attention we women need. In novel Reese’s Cowboy Kiss, Reese realizes the truth of this when Blake, the man watching over her in witness protection, spends hours late into the night out on the land. And though the two have had a connection, he continues to leave her to either eat alone, or go against his wishes and invite the ranch hands to join her for dinner. Katie’s Clean Book Collection – Review“I loved watching the romance blossom and the suspenseful element was fantastic! I was on edge reading through those parts–very romantic and very creepy. The author did a great job in drawing me completely into the story.” Southern Chelle – Review“I loved this book! I’m a huge sucker for a good cowboy/country/western book anyway, but Reese’s Cowboy Kiss was an absolutely amazing read!” Bookworm Lisa – Review“Kimberly Krey does an amazing job at creating a story that is fun and entertaing. Reese’s personality takes the cuteness and fun factor for a female MC to a fantastic level.” Reese’s Cowboy Kiss(Sweet Montana Bride #1)by Kimberly KreyAdult RomancePaperback, 307 PagesMay 13th 2014 by Candle House Publishing Texan pageant winner, Reese Taylor, has a former classmate who wants her dead. Now she must leave her friends and family to enter a protection program on Emerson Ranch. A group of good-looking cowboys awaits her, but Reese has her eye on Blake Emerson, the one man too busy with the ranch to give her a chance. Blake Emerson has no time to go lookin’ for love. He’s got a ranch to run, positions to fill, and an ache in his heart from love gone wrong. So when he agrees to harbor a witness to help on the ranch, Blake assumes his first two problems are solved. But he never dreamed his new guest would be a woman. One he was destined to lose his heart to. With sparks burning hot and danger around the bend, one question lingers in his mind: Has he only added to his list of troubles, or has Blake just found the woman of his dreams? *While this book is considered clean romance, it contains passionate kissing and a few mild curse words.* Amazon – Barnes & Noble Other Books in the Sweet Montana Bride Series: Amazon                   AmazonBarnes & Noble      Barnes & Noble About Kimberly Krey I’m a writer of contemporary clean romance, a lover of home, family, & friends, & the ultimate hater of laundry. A few of my favorite things: Diet Coke, Cafe Rio, and novels by Marcia Lynn McClure. I do not go anywhere without: SoftLips Chapstick and Altoids Smalls. Website – Facebook – Twitter – Goodreads Tour-Wide Giveaway – $100 Amazon Gift Card- Open Internationally- Ends August 10th a Rafflecopter giveaway

Sunday Snippets 42 – Masked Hearts

Welcome back to the Weekend Writing Warriors! I’m back with my travelling wild west show story, Masked Hearts. I do hate to disappoint you all, but all I’ll say is that after a few days have passed Roy DOES remember his childhood nickname. I won’t tell you what it is, though…you’ll have to read the story to find out. Trust me, it is a good nickname. Onto this weeks 8. After Roy has revealed himself to be the boy from her past, Roy and Minnie share a brief flirtation which is noticed by Mister – her guardian and his boss. Mister is most unhappy with this development and calls on Minnie to be the object of his display of prowess with a long shot. He’s sent her to stand with an apple on her head, and her fellow Indian cast members are helping her to set up. John, the nicer of the two men, is getting her into position: She refused to show him the fear threatening to rip her stomach right out of her body. Instead she grabbed the apple with a small nod. “I understand.” John moved behind her and set his hands on her waist. He kicked at her ankles before pushing them apart. “Wider stance helps you stay more still. Head straight. This is his warning, he won’t hurt you yet. Trust that.” *No creative editing this week. *~* If you want more of these wonderfully damaged pair…pick up a copy! | Amazon | SCP | BN | ARe |  Minnie Woodward lives a lie. After barely surviving the Bear River Massacre she’s lived in the white world of her guardian Mister Rawlins, her life debt keeping her tied there. The last thing she needs is Roy’s attempts to gain her favor. Her fate’s sealed. She’s never believed in hope, and not even Roy can make her start. Roy Ornum saves Minnie every night in the traveling Wild West show. The job he took to break his gambling habit brought him a new addiction – her. He knows she doesn’t want to be rescued, but maybe he does. She’s the key to a past he lost, one he wants to find again. As the two grow closer old wounds are reopened and their burgeoning trust is shattered. When lives hang in the balance of their choices they’ll need to work together. Otherwise everything will be lost before hope can be found. *~* Head back on over to the Weekend Writing Warriors to read many more wonderful offerings!

Meet Jesse Colton of Keeping Sarah by Author Julie Shelton

What is your story?  I grew up dirt poor in a leaky trailer in the small town of Marshall’s Creek, Virginia.  I wish I could say that my parents loved me.  But I never knew my Native American mother and my father was a drunken bully who beat me nearly every day I can remember.  Until I turned 14 and got to be as big as he was.  I threatened to kill him if he ever touched me again.  He never did. Who are you?  I am a retired Navy SEAL, and am now the Chief of Police of Marshall’s Creek, Virginia.  I have a beautiful wife and a partner, both of whom I love unconditionally. Do you think the author portrayed you accurately?  My author knows me better than I know myself.  Her faith in me allowed me to be loved by two of the most amazin’ human bein’s on the face of the planet. Do you have any special strengths?  I believe I’m a pretty good judge of character and have a pretty strong BS detector.  Not much gets by me. Do you have any special weaknesses?  Not that I’m aware of, although, if you were to ask Sarah or Adam if I have any special weaknesses, you’d probably get a different answer. What makes you happy?  Sarah and Adam. What are you afraid of?  Losin’ either of them. What do you regret?  That I left town the day of Sarah’s eighteenth birthday and stayed away for eight years before tryin’ to put things right. What is your biggest disappointment?  I try not to dwell on negative things in my life. What in your past had the most profound effect on you?  Seein’ Sarah on the day of her eighteenth birthday about to be raped.  I still have nightmares about it. Who is your true love?  Well, in case you haven’t guessed by now, Sarah. What is the most important thing that ever happened to you?  Gettin’ a job when I was nineteen as a gardener’s assistant at Marshall’s Hill, the estate home of Sarah Marshall. Why?  Because that was the day I rescued her from a thirty-foot fall out of a tree. Was there a major turning point in your life?  I would say that becomin’ a SEAL was a pretty major turning point.  Up until that point, I’d never really challenged myself and discoverin’ what I was truly capable of was pretty satisfying. What is your most closely guarded secret?  Well, now, if I tell you that, it wouldn’t be a secret anymore, now, would it? Do you have any hobbies?  You know, I really don’t.  I’ve never thought about it before, and can’t think of a single thing I’d like to do as a hobby.  I don’t see me takin’ up golf, for instance.  Or goin’ fishin’.  I have no talent for anything of an artistic nature.  I do love to travel.  And read. Name five items in your purse, briefcase, or pockets.  My keys, some change, my Swiss Army knife (never leave home without it), my wallet, and my cell phone. If you had the power to change one thing in the world that didn’t affect you personally, what would it be?  I’d get rid of bullying. How do you envision your future?  I see Sarah, Adam, and me settlin’ down, maybe havin’ a couple of kids.  That’s gonna be kinda tricky, considerin’ the lifestyle we lead, but it can be done.  I would love to have some kids.  Damn sure I’ll be a better father than my own was. What is your most prized mundane possession?  My dog-eared copy of Watership Down.  Why do you value it so much?  It was the first book Sarah made me read.  When I saw that it was a 500-page book about rabbits, I nearly balked.  I mean, c’mon.  But I read it and wished it was 800 pages, it was so phenomenal. What was your family like?  Never met my Native American mother.  My father said she ran off with another man when I was just a toddler.  Frankly, I always suspected that he’d simply killed her and hid her body deep in the woods around our town.  He was a drunken bully and used to beat me every day.  Haven’t seen him since I was 17. When’s the last time you saw any member of your family?  I have two older cousins, Brian and Matt Wilson.  I saw Brian just yesterday when I went over to Marshall’s Hill to check on the BDSM Club he’s creatin’ for us at Marshall’s Hill, Sarah’s old home.  Saw Matt just a few days ago.  Where are they now?  Matt’s probably either in his garage or at his biker bar, Brian’s probably over at Marshall’s Hill. Did you ever meet any other family members?  Don’t have any other family.  Who were they? What did you think of them? What is your worst childhood memory?  The sound of my dad taking off his belt. What is something you had to learn that you hated?  Never learned to hate anything.  The things I hate I always knew I hated, bullies, abusers, liars. What do you find most relaxing? (Not as in stress relief, but as something that actually calms you down.)  Comin’ home and seein’ Sarah in her submissive posture, ready to please me.  When she hands me her power that calms me to my core. What is the perfect romantic date?  Flowers, a candlelit dinner, dancin’ in the moonlight, strawberries and champagne, a petal-strewn bed, and Sarah, bound and spread and beggin’ to be allowed to come. What is more important – sex or intimacy? Intimacy.  Why?  Because sex without intimacy does nothing to nurture a relationship.  There needs to be a deep emotional connection between the partners for the act of sex to soar to new heights.  That’s what I love about our D/s way of life.  With every power exchange, the emotional bond between Adam, Sarah, and I grows stronger.  With every sexual interaction, the trust grows deeper, the love more profound.  With true intimacy, the sex is so deeply intertwined, the two can no longer be separated. What’s the worst thing you’ve done to someone you loved?  I left Sarah in the lurch the day of her eighteenth birthday.  After I pulled her would-be rapist off of her, I locked us in her father’s study to wait for the police.  She threw herself at me, begged me to make love to her, and I panicked.  I knew that if I stayed in Marshall’s Creek, I wouldn’t be able to stop myself from takin’ her.  So I left town, like a coward, with no word of good-bye or explanation.  I wanted the break to be clean, so she’d forget all about me. What one act in your past are you most ashamed of?  Leavin’ Sarah without sayin’ good-bye.  What one act in your past are you most proud of?  Leavin’ Sarah without sayin’ good-bye.  If I had stayed, I would have destroyed her future.  I would have made her my woman, whether she was ready to be or not.  She never would have gone to college, never would have become the brilliant attorney she is today.  So, yeah, that eight-year separation was emotionally devastating to both of us, but in the end it made both of us much stronger people. What trait do you find most admirable, and how often do you find it?  Honesty.  I know my friends and my SEAL buddies are honest with me, but not many other people are. Is an ounce of prevention really worth a pound of cure? Which is more valuable? Why do you feel this way?  These are difficult questions.  If your ounce of prevention is to have ‘round the clock bodyguards for someone under the threat of kidnappin’ and that someone gets kidnapped anyway, the point is rather moot, don’t you think? What one word best describes you?  Bad-ass  [grins] How do your friends see you?  They see me as a man of honor and integrity, who will always speak the truth, and who can be relied upon in a tight spot. How do your enemies see you?  As their worst nightmare…to coin a phrase. What, if anything, haunts you?  I don’t let anything haunt me.  Life is too short.  Sarah and Adam have introduced me to so many joys that it would be foolish to allow shadows from the past to diminish the experience. How private of a person are you?   To my friends and family, I’m an open book.  To others, I’m guarded until I get to know them.  Why?  Because, frankly, it’s nobody’s business what I do, think, or feel, except for those close, intimate few with whom I’m sharing’ those thoughts or feelin’s. If you were to gain an obscenely large sum of money (via an inhertiance, a lawsuit, a lottery, or anything else) what would you do with it?  I already have an obscenely large sum of money, thanks to years of wise investments by Adam’s Uncle Joe.  I’m spending a walloping amount on turning Marshall’s Hill, Sarah’s ancestral home, into an exclusive BDSM Club.  I fund two psychiatric clinics, one in England and one here in the States, for women who’ve been trafficked as sex slaves.  Along with my cousin Brian Wilson, who owns a construction company, I’m turning an old, abandoned cotton mill on the outskirts of Marshall’s Creek into luxury apartments.  The money we collect in rents will fund a shelter for battered women. What would you wish for if you found a genie?  World peace.  No, truly.  This is not a cliché.  I would wish for world peace. *~*~*~* KEEPING SARAH BACK COVER BLURB Honeymooning in England, Jesse Colter, Adam Sinclair and their beloved wife, Sarah, are heading for their friend Thorne Cahill’s BDSM club for dinner when another car deliberately tries to run them off the road.  Thanks to their own driver’s skills, the other car is destroyed, the two unknown occupants killed. Through Thorne, they discover that they’re the targets of a “blood feud”, instigated by Konstandin Sokolov, son of Viktor Sokolov, the Albanian mobster who had unwisely kidnapped Sarah a few months back, and paid for it with his life.  They also discover that Thorne’s guests, ruthless human traffickers, have gathered at the club for a slave auction being held the following night.  Konstandin Sokolov happens to be one of the buyers. Fraught with treachery, betrayal, and deadly danger, Keeping Sarah keeps the reader on a knife’s edge of tension, while simultaneously exploring the deepening emotional and physical commitment between Jesse and Adam.  They already trust each other with their lives.  Now they must learn how to trust each other with their love. STORY EXCERPT As they raised their heads, both men noticed the headlights of the car behind them, approaching way too fast for such mountainous terrain.  Jesse knew that they were in a section of the Pennines where the road hugged the cliff face.  Beyond, to their left, only a slender guard rail stood between them and a sheer drop-off of hundreds of feet.  He also knew that the car rapidly approaching them was not going to swerve off and pass them by. “Clay!” Jesse roared, pressing the button for the intercom.  “What the fuck?” “Yeah, I see ’em,” was Clay’s laconic response.  “Brace yourselves.” “Crap!  Hang on, Sarah!”  Grabbing Sarah’s seat belt, Jesse managed to buckle it around her just as the car behind them, what looked like a Honda CR-V, crashed into their rear bumper in an impact that would have been much worse if Clay hadn’t skillfully countered it by speeding up at the last second.  Crystal rattled and champagne went flying, drenching everything with the sticky liquid.  As the limo shot forward, the headlights of the other vehicle swung wildly to the right as the driver tried to avoid running over the pieces of his own front end that now littered the road. Clay increased speed, taking the next turn with a loud squeal of the tires, and the SUV’s headlights were lost around a bend.  But within seconds it had caught up, trying to pull alongside the black Mercedes.  Clay swerved abruptly, cutting them off.  Both vehicles zig-zagged wildly back and forth, each trying to gain the advantage as they hurtled down the road.  The SUV veered wide, turned back hard, and slammed into the right rear quarter panel of the limo with a resounding crash of metal.  Miraculously, Clay’s skillful driving kept the heavy limo firmly on the road.  The SUV veered wide again.  Clay waited until they were about to slam into the Mercedes again, before countering their move by slamming the heavier limo into the driver’s side of the SUV, doubling the force of the resulting impact and sending the SUV, tires screeching, skidding across the road toward the sheer cliff face.  Amid the crash and shriek of metal striking metal, Clay slammed into them again, keeping the pressure on as the limo’s superior weight slowly pushed the smaller, lighter-weight car sideways off the road and onto the narrow shoulder.  The driver’s side rear window of the SUV lowered and Jesse could see the passenger kneeling in his seat and aiming what looked like a Kalashnikov assault rifle in their direction. “Clay!” Jesse yelled again. EDITOR’S COMMENTS ON KEEPING SARAH “I heartily enjoyed this book. It’s truly an erotic BDSM ménage epic, and it’s extremely well written. The locations are sweeping and exotic, the food is lusciously described, the sex scenes are plentiful and romantic and delightfully perverse. Pacing is breezy throughout, even though this is a fairly long novel, and the suspense plot keeps the reader wanting more. It’s excellent that the menage relationship features a lot of hot M/M scenes between Jesse and Adam, not to mention the pegging by Sarah. I can’t compliment Keeping Sarah highly enough. Special mention should be made of the Sybian competition and slave auction scenes. These were both highly unique, beautifully written, disturbing, and felt like Sadean ceremonies. The Sybian competition had an exuberance and weirdness about it that was both comical and surreal. It showed great imagination.   The slave auction was nightmarish—imagining this secret organization existing was very frightening. The poetic details were what really made it—the fact that the boy being auctioned was chubby and albino, the disturbing concept of “pony girls,” and the appearance of the sinister Mistress Diabolica. I loved it.”  J   AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY Julie has always loved stories, both reading and writing them, ever since she was old enough to hold a book in her hands.  One of her favorite childhood activities was smuggling books under the covers to read by flashlight after she was supposed to be asleep. A career as a children’s librarian eventually led to her dream career as a freelance storyteller and puppeteer, a business she operated successfully for twenty-five years.  During that time she created and wrote all the original material for a monthly language arts newsletter full of poems, songs, puppet and flannel-board stories, fingerplays, and other resource material for early childhood educators.  For that endeavor she won the prestigious EDPRESS Award for the best educational newsletter of 1982.  She has also written other resource materials for preschool and early elementary teachers. Julie lives in a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia.  Now widowed and retired, she once again has time to devote to her two favorite things—reading and writing—especially her new love, erotic romances.   Keeping Sarah is available now for pre-order at a discount at www.bookstrand.com/keeping-sarah. *~* BUY LINKS FOR LOVING SARAH | Amazon |  Barnes & Noble | Siren-Bookstrand | Kobobooks | GooglePlay |  COVER BLURB FOR LOVING SARAH Eight years ago Jesse Colter fled his small town, leaving behind eighteen-year-old Sarah Marshall, broken-hearted and devastated.  Now a retired Navy SEAL, he’s back and he wants only one thing—Sarah Marshall—preferably bound, naked, and on her knees before him. She has never forgotten Jesse.  He’s been the object of all her sexual fantasies since she was fifteen, as well as the star of nightly dreams that have become increasingly erotic over the years.  So when he suddenly reappears in her life, she is torn.  Can she trust him not to hurt her, or will he once again break her heart?  Warily, she agrees to let him introduce her to his world—the world of bondage, Domination, and erotic slavery.  When he also introduces her to his best friend, Adam Sinclair, Sarah faces a daunting future of sexual submission to two powerful alpha males. But Sarah faces an even bigger challenge.  Someone is stalking her.  Is it the old enemy who’s just been released from prison?  Or is it someone else from her past who is determined to destroy any chance she has at happiness?  Can Adam’s and Jesse’s love protect her?  Or will her world explode in a cataclysm of betrayal and violence that will destroy them all? *~* BUY LINKS FOR OWNING SARAH Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Siren-Bookstrand | Kobobooks | Owning Sarah, back cover blurb It’s been a month since Sarah Marshall was kidnapped and held at knife-point by her ex-fiance.  But Jesse Colter and Adam Sinclair, her two loving Doms, know that there is an even deadlier threat still out there—Ryder Malone. He blames both Sarah and Jesse for sending him to prison eight years ago for attempted rape, and he’s determined to make them pay.  So, he begins a systematic campaign of terror and intimidation against them.  But the danger he poses doesn’t end there. Set against the deepening love and commitment between Sarah, Jesse, and Adam, Owning Sarah is more than just a sexy, sensual, BDSM love story.  It is a harrowing race against time for Jesse, Adam, and a team of former SEALs to stop one of the biggest arms-for-drugs deals in U.S. history.  And to rescue Sarah before Malone sells her to a human trafficker and she’s lost to her men forever.   MY LINKS Amazon author page:  http://amzn.to/UsPzGk Website:  http://bit.ly/Nn2gPE Facebook author page:  http://on.fb.me/19nGsh2 LinkedIn Profile:  http://linkd.in/1gYBG9p    

Meet Jesse Colter of Keeping Sarah by Author Julie Shelton

What is your story?  I grew up dirt poor in a leaky trailer in the small town of Marshall’s Creek, Virginia.  I wish I could say that my parents loved me.  But I never knew my Native American mother and my father was a drunken bully who beat me nearly every day I can remember.  Until I turned 14 and got to be as big as he was.  I threatened to kill him if he ever touched me again.  He never did. Who are you?  I am a retired Navy SEAL, and am now the Chief of Police of Marshall’s Creek, Virginia.  I have a beautiful wife and a partner, both of whom I love unconditionally. Do you think the author portrayed you accurately?  My author knows me better than I know myself.  Her faith in me allowed me to be loved by two of the most amazin’ human bein’s on the face of the planet. Do you have any special strengths?  I believe I’m a pretty good judge of character and have a pretty strong BS detector.  Not much gets by me. Do you have any special weaknesses?  Not that I’m aware of, although, if you were to ask Sarah or Adam if I have any special weaknesses, you’d probably get a different answer. What makes you happy?  Sarah and Adam. What are you afraid of?  Losin’ either of them. What do you regret?  That I left town the day of Sarah’s eighteenth birthday and stayed away for eight years before tryin’ to put things right. What is your biggest disappointment?  I try not to dwell on negative things in my life. What in your past had the most profound effect on you?  Seein’ Sarah on the day of her eighteenth birthday about to be raped.  I still have nightmares about it. Who is your true love?  Well, in case you haven’t guessed by now, Sarah. What is the most important thing that ever happened to you?  Gettin’ a job when I was nineteen as a gardener’s assistant at Marshall’s Hill, the estate home of Sarah Marshall. Why?  Because that was the day I rescued her from a thirty-foot fall out of a tree. Was there a major turning point in your life?  I would say that becomin’ a SEAL was a pretty major turning point.  Up until that point, I’d never really challenged myself and discoverin’ what I was truly capable of was pretty satisfying. What is your most closely guarded secret?  Well, now, if I tell you that, it wouldn’t be a secret anymore, now, would it? Do you have any hobbies?  You know, I really don’t.  I’ve never thought about it before, and can’t think of a single thing I’d like to do as a hobby.  I don’t see me takin’ up golf, for instance.  Or goin’ fishin’.  I have no talent for anything of an artistic nature.  I do love to travel.  And read. Name five items in your purse, briefcase, or pockets.  My keys, some change, my Swiss Army knife (never leave home without it), my wallet, and my cell phone. If you had the power to change one thing in the world that didn’t affect you personally, what would it be?  I’d get rid of bullying. How do you envision your future?  I see Sarah, Adam, and me settlin’ down, maybe havin’ a couple of kids.  That’s gonna be kinda tricky, considerin’ the lifestyle we lead, but it can be done.  I would love to have some kids.  Damn sure I’ll be a better father than my own was. What is your most prized mundane possession?  My dog-eared copy of Watership Down.  Why do you value it so much?  It was the first book Sarah made me read.  When I saw that it was a 500-page book about rabbits, I nearly balked.  I mean, c’mon.  But I read it and wished it was 800 pages, it was so phenomenal. What was your family like?  Never met my Native American mother.  My father said she ran off with another man when I was just a toddler.  Frankly, I always suspected that he’d simply killed her and hid her body deep in the woods around our town.  He was a drunken bully and used to beat me every day.  Haven’t seen him since I was 17. When’s the last time you saw any member of your family?  I have two older cousins, Brian and Matt Wilson.  I saw Brian just yesterday when I went over to Marshall’s Hill to check on the BDSM Club he’s creatin’ for us at Marshall’s Hill, Sarah’s old home.  Saw Matt just a few days ago.  Where are they now?  Matt’s probably either in his garage or at his biker bar, Brian’s probably over at Marshall’s Hill. Did you ever meet any other family members?  Don’t have any other family.  Who were they? What did you think of them? What is your worst childhood memory?  The sound of my dad taking off his belt. What is something you had to learn that you hated?  Never learned to hate anything.  The things I hate I always knew I hated, bullies, abusers, liars. What do you find most relaxing? (Not as in stress relief, but as something that actually calms you down.)  Comin’ home and seein’ Sarah in her submissive posture, ready to please me.  When she hands me her power that calms me to my core. What is the perfect romantic date?  Flowers, a candlelit dinner, dancin’ in the moonlight, strawberries and champagne, a petal-strewn bed, and Sarah, bound and spread and beggin’ to be allowed to come. What is more important – sex or intimacy? Intimacy.  Why?  Because sex without intimacy does nothing to nurture a relationship.  There needs to be a deep emotional connection between the partners for the act of sex to soar to new heights.  That’s what I love about our D/s way of life.  With every power exchange, the emotional bond between Adam, Sarah, and I grows stronger.  With every sexual interaction, the trust grows deeper, the love more profound.  With true intimacy, the sex is so deeply intertwined, the two can no longer be separated. What’s the worst thing you’ve done to someone you loved?  I left Sarah in the lurch the day of her eighteenth birthday.  After I pulled her would-be rapist off of her, I locked us in her father’s study to wait for the police.  She threw herself at me, begged me to make love to her, and I panicked.  I knew that if I stayed in Marshall’s Creek, I wouldn’t be able to stop myself from takin’ her.  So I left town, like a coward, with no word of good-bye or explanation.  I wanted the break to be clean, so she’d forget all about me. What one act in your past are you most ashamed of?  Leavin’ Sarah without sayin’ good-bye.  What one act in your past are you most proud of?  Leavin’ Sarah without sayin’ good-bye.  If I had stayed, I would have destroyed her future.  I would have made her my woman, whether she was ready to be or not.  She never would have gone to college, never would have become the brilliant attorney she is today.  So, yeah, that eight-year separation was emotionally devastating to both of us, but in the end it made both of us much stronger people. What trait do you find most admirable, and how often do you find it?  Honesty.  I know my friends and my SEAL buddies are honest with me, but not many other people are. Is an ounce of prevention really worth a pound of cure? Which is more valuable? Why do you feel this way?  These are difficult questions.  If your ounce of prevention is to have ‘round the clock bodyguards for someone under the threat of kidnappin’ and that someone gets kidnapped anyway, the point is rather moot, don’t you think? What one word best describes you?  Bad-ass  [grins] How do your friends see you?  They see me as a man of honor and integrity, who will always speak the truth, and who can be relied upon in a tight spot. How do your enemies see you?  As their worst nightmare…to coin a phrase. What, if anything, haunts you?  I don’t let anything haunt me.  Life is too short.  Sarah and Adam have introduced me to so many joys that it would be foolish to allow shadows from the past to diminish the experience. How private of a person are you?   To my friends and family, I’m an open book.  To others, I’m guarded until I get to know them.  Why?  Because, frankly, it’s nobody’s business what I do, think, or feel, except for those close, intimate few with whom I’m sharing’ those thoughts or feelin’s. If you were to gain an obscenely large sum of money (via an inhertiance, a lawsuit, a lottery, or anything else) what would you do with it?  I already have an obscenely large sum of money, thanks to years of wise investments by Adam’s Uncle Joe.  I’m spending a walloping amount on turning Marshall’s Hill, Sarah’s ancestral home, into an exclusive BDSM Club.  I fund two psychiatric clinics, one in England and one here in the States, for women who’ve been trafficked as sex slaves.  Along with my cousin Brian Wilson, who owns a construction company, I’m turning an old, abandoned cotton mill on the outskirts of Marshall’s Creek into luxury apartments.  The money we collect in rents will fund a shelter for battered women. What would you wish for if you found a genie?  World peace.  No, truly.  This is not a cliché.  I would wish for world peace. *~*~*~* KEEPING SARAH BACK COVER BLURB Honeymooning in England, Jesse Colter, Adam Sinclair and their beloved wife, Sarah, are heading for their friend Thorne Cahill’s BDSM club for dinner when another car deliberately tries to run them off the road.  Thanks to their own driver’s skills, the other car is destroyed, the two unknown occupants killed. Through Thorne, they discover that they’re the targets of a “blood feud”, instigated by Konstandin Sokolov, son of Viktor Sokolov, the Albanian mobster who had unwisely kidnapped Sarah a few months back, and paid for it with his life.  They also discover that Thorne’s guests, ruthless human traffickers, have gathered at the club for a slave auction being held the following night.  Konstandin Sokolov happens to be one of the buyers. Fraught with treachery, betrayal, and deadly danger, Keeping Sarah keeps the reader on a knife’s edge of tension, while simultaneously exploring the deepening emotional and physical commitment between Jesse and Adam.  They already trust each other with their lives.  Now they must learn how to trust each other with their love. STORY EXCERPT As they raised their heads, both men noticed the headlights of the car behind them, approaching way too fast for such mountainous terrain.  Jesse knew that they were in a section of the Pennines where the road hugged the cliff face.  Beyond, to their left, only a slender guard rail stood between them and a sheer drop-off of hundreds of feet.  He also knew that the car rapidly approaching them was not going to swerve off and pass them by. “Clay!” Jesse roared, pressing the button for the intercom.  “What the fuck?” “Yeah, I see ’em,” was Clay’s laconic response.  “Brace yourselves.” “Crap!  Hang on, Sarah!”  Grabbing Sarah’s seat belt, Jesse managed to buckle it around her just as the car behind them, what looked like a Honda CR-V, crashed into their rear bumper in an impact that would have been much worse if Clay hadn’t skillfully countered it by speeding up at the last second.  Crystal rattled and champagne went flying, drenching everything with the sticky liquid.  As the limo shot forward, the headlights of the other vehicle swung wildly to the right as the driver tried to avoid running over the pieces of his own front end that now littered the road. Clay increased speed, taking the next turn with a loud squeal of the tires, and the SUV’s headlights were lost around a bend.  But within seconds it had caught up, trying to pull alongside the black Mercedes.  Clay swerved abruptly, cutting them off.  Both vehicles zig-zagged wildly back and forth, each trying to gain the advantage as they hurtled down the road.  The SUV veered wide, turned back hard, and slammed into the right rear quarter panel of the limo with a resounding crash of metal.  Miraculously, Clay’s skillful driving kept the heavy limo firmly on the road.  The SUV veered wide again.  Clay waited until they were about to slam into the Mercedes again, before countering their move by slamming the heavier limo into the driver’s side of the SUV, doubling the force of the resulting impact and sending the SUV, tires screeching, skidding across the road toward the sheer cliff face.  Amid the crash and shriek of metal striking metal, Clay slammed into them again, keeping the pressure on as the limo’s superior weight slowly pushed the smaller, lighter-weight car sideways off the road and onto the narrow shoulder.  The driver’s side rear window of the SUV lowered and Jesse could see the passenger kneeling in his seat and aiming what looked like a Kalashnikov assault rifle in their direction. “Clay!” Jesse yelled again. EDITOR’S COMMENTS ON KEEPING SARAH “I heartily enjoyed this book. It’s truly an erotic BDSM ménage epic, and it’s extremely well written. The locations are sweeping and exotic, the food is lusciously described, the sex scenes are plentiful and romantic and delightfully perverse. Pacing is breezy throughout, even though this is a fairly long novel, and the suspense plot keeps the reader wanting more. It’s excellent that the menage relationship features a lot of hot M/M scenes between Jesse and Adam, not to mention the pegging by Sarah. I can’t compliment Keeping Sarah highly enough. Special mention should be made of the Sybian competition and slave auction scenes. These were both highly unique, beautifully written, disturbing, and felt like Sadean ceremonies. The Sybian competition had an exuberance and weirdness about it that was both comical and surreal. It showed great imagination.   The slave auction was nightmarish—imagining this secret organization existing was very frightening. The poetic details were what really made it—the fact that the boy being auctioned was chubby and albino, the disturbing concept of “pony girls,” and the appearance of the sinister Mistress Diabolica. I loved it.”  J   AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY Julie has always loved stories, both reading and writing them, ever since she was old enough to hold a book in her hands.  One of her favorite childhood activities was smuggling books under the covers to read by flashlight after she was supposed to be asleep. A career as a children’s librarian eventually led to her dream career as a freelance storyteller and puppeteer, a business she operated successfully for twenty-five years.  During that time she created and wrote all the original material for a monthly language arts newsletter full of poems, songs, puppet and flannel-board stories, fingerplays, and other resource material for early childhood educators.  For that endeavor she won the prestigious EDPRESS Award for the best educational newsletter of 1982.  She has also written other resource materials for preschool and early elementary teachers. Julie lives in a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia.  Now widowed and retired, she once again has time to devote to her two favorite things—reading and writing—especially her new love, erotic romances.   Keeping Sarah is available now for pre-order at a discount at www.bookstrand.com/keeping-sarah. *~* BUY LINKS FOR LOVING SARAH | Amazon |  Barnes & Noble | Siren-Bookstrand | Kobobooks | GooglePlay |  COVER BLURB FOR LOVING SARAH Eight years ago Jesse Colter fled his small town, leaving behind eighteen-year-old Sarah Marshall, broken-hearted and devastated.  Now a retired Navy SEAL, he’s back and he wants only one thing—Sarah Marshall—preferably bound, naked, and on her knees before him. She has never forgotten Jesse.  He’s been the object of all her sexual fantasies since she was fifteen, as well as the star of nightly dreams that have become increasingly erotic over the years.  So when he suddenly reappears in her life, she is torn.  Can she trust him not to hurt her, or will he once again break her heart?  Warily, she agrees to let him introduce her to his world—the world of bondage, Domination, and erotic slavery.  When he also introduces her to his best friend, Adam Sinclair, Sarah faces a daunting future of sexual submission to two powerful alpha males. But Sarah faces an even bigger challenge.  Someone is stalking her.  Is it the old enemy who’s just been released from prison?  Or is it someone else from her past who is determined to destroy any chance she has at happiness?  Can Adam’s and Jesse’s love protect her?  Or will her world explode in a cataclysm of betrayal and violence that will destroy them all? *~* BUY LINKS FOR OWNING SARAH Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Siren-Bookstrand | Kobobooks | Owning Sarah, back cover blurb It’s been a month since Sarah Marshall was kidnapped and held at knife-point by her ex-fiance.  But Jesse Colter and Adam Sinclair, her two loving Doms, know that there is an even deadlier threat still out there—Ryder Malone. He blames both Sarah and Jesse for sending him to prison eight years ago for attempted rape, and he’s determined to make them pay.  So, he begins a systematic campaign of terror and intimidation against them.  But the danger he poses doesn’t end there. Set against the deepening love and commitment between Sarah, Jesse, and Adam, Owning Sarah is more than just a sexy, sensual, BDSM love story.  It is a harrowing race against time for Jesse, Adam, and a team of former SEALs to stop one of the biggest arms-for-drugs deals in U.S. history.  And to rescue Sarah before Malone sells her to a human trafficker and she’s lost to her men forever.   MY LINKS Amazon author page:  http://amzn.to/UsPzGk Website:  http://bit.ly/Nn2gPE Facebook author page:  http://on.fb.me/19nGsh2 LinkedIn Profile:  http://linkd.in/1gYBG9p    

Jolted by Alyne Roberts

    Expected publication: July 22nd 2014 “Sometimes, something jolts you out of everything you have ever known, and it isn’t possible to go back to the way things were.” Kallie Adam’s life is turned upside down when she loses her first love. When she can’t handle the pressure of her overbearing life anymore, she runs away. Kallie has always been forced to live up to everyone’s expectations. When Kallie meets Ryder, she sees an opportunity to break out of the good girl life she always led. Ryder Brooks has his own secrets and knows he is no good for the girl that showed up out of nowhere. He will only ruin her, like he ruins everything, but he can’t help wondering what she is running from. Ryder makes Kallie feel things she thought she would never feel again. Will he help Kallie heal or be her undoing? They will soon realize they have more in common than they knew, enough to keep them apart.     (Insert Review here or Remove if not Reviewing) Amazon ~ iBooks ~ Barnes and Noble ~ Kobo ~ Smashwords The one story building was brick and had no windows. A neon open sign hung in the glass door. This must be a bar, but I had no other options and was not about to start driving aimlessly looking for a more family-friendly place to eat alone. I parked and entered the building. The smell of smoke and beer met me. A long bar lined the wall with bottles of liquor filling the shelves behind it. Low hung lights with green shades gave the place little lighting. Several guys played pool in the back corner. Several other men stopped to look at me from the tables scattered around the room. I took a deep breath and made my way to the bartender, who was watching me from the bar. The older man had graying hair and looked slightly overweight. I tried to ignore the fact that I looked like an alien in here, with my stark white dress, expensive purse, jewelry and high heels clicking on the weathered tile. I took the barstool directly in front of the bartender, feeling eyes watch me the whole way there. “Lost?” he asked bluntly. “And very hungry sir,” I said meekly and embarrassed. He gave me a sad smile and handed me a sheet of laminated paper they called a menu. After quickly scanning through, I ordered a burger and fries. I anxiously played with the charms of my bracelet while waiting for my food to come. I could feel the eyes burning into my back, but the voices picked back up as I no longer was the center of attention. I couldn’t tell if it was dark out yet from inside the dark and dingy bar. I almost laughed when I thought of my mother’s reaction if she knew where I was, instead of her well-planned party. I never went out to bars and partied like my classmates did. I stayed in, concentrated on my studies and watched as Chloe and the girls got ready to head out for nights of fun and drinking. I didn’t imagine this would be the kind of bar they would go to, though. My food arrived and I slowly ate the burger to stall from having to start the drive home. Driving in the dark on the winding country roads was the last thing I wanted to do. After all, I know how dangerous that could be. Maybe Carter would be sitting on my patio with me right now if it had been daylight for his drive home. Maybe I wouldn’t be in this smokey bar alone. I slid my card to the bartender when he took my empty plate. “Do you want to start a tab?” he asked me. “For drinks?” I asked, like I have never been in a bar before. “Yes,” I answered quickly to cover my embarrassment. I could at least try to look like I know what I am doing and remotely blend in. I grabbed my ID from my purse and slid it across the bar. “What can I get you then, sweetie?” He tucked my card under the register. “Scotch. On the rocks,” rolled off my tongue before even thinking. I had no idea what I was thinking. I saw it in so many movies and commercials, it seemed like the right thing to say. The bartender tried to hide his laugh and shook his head. Taking a bottle from the shelves behind him, he filled a glass and slid it in front of me. The smell burned my nose as I lifted it to my lips. He watched me curiously as I inhaled a deep breath. I took a long drink from the glass to keep up my rouse. The liquid burned my throat like I swallowed flames. I instantly started coughing and shaking my head to clear the burn. I kept my eyes down on the ice cubes in my glass to avoid looking at the bartender. Surely, he must know how deep over my head I am by now. “Hey, Hank,” came from a voice from next to me, drawing the worried man away from me. “Ryder,” he said back to the voice while popping the top off a beer bottle and sliding it across the bar. I didn’t even hear him ask for one. I rolled the glass around in my hands and kept my gaze down. I just wanted to crawl up in a hole and hide from here, this bar, and home and my family. But, I currently have no where to hide that’s not any of those places. “You’re not from around here, are you?” I heard in a deep voice near my ear. I looked up quickly to see the guy, named Ryder, sliding over to the stool next to me. His eyes traveled from my high heels, up my bare legs and the rest of my body before landing on my face. I wanted to cringe away from his look, but my body made no moves. I could almost feel his eyes moving up my skin. Even with an empty and broken heart, my mind could not ignore that the face in front of mine was striking. Black hair spiked in every direction. His pointed jaw and high cheekbones brought all your attention to piercing, dark brown eyes. Some stubble on his chin made him look older, but his broad shoulders and wide chest showed a body of someone younger. He raised one eyebrow at me, reminding me he asked a question. “Um…no. I’m not,” I stuttered, turning away from his handsome face. He was opposite of Carter in almost every way. I could see him still watching me from the corner of my eye, so I took another drink to break the tension. My body shuddered as the Scotch burned it’s way down. “Hank, Mojito,” he called out, slamming his hand on the bar. Hank slid a tall glass with mint leaves and a clear liquid inside. I turned to look at Ryder in shock as he slid the Scotch away from me and downed the rest. “This is better. Trust me,” he said, sliding the glass closer to me. In utter curiosity, I took a small sniff. The smell of citrus and mint was a delightful contrast to the previous drink. “Thank you,” I said, bringing the drink to my lips. The drink burned when swallowed, but then was washed away with the freshness of mint, lime and bubbles. “Ryder,” the stranger said, sticking out his hand. His eyes shined bright with amusement and something that looked almost daring, like he was challenging me. “Kallie,” I answered, putting my hand in his. His large hand covered mine. It was rough and instantly warmed my whole body.I have an obsession with owls.   I make homemade wine, and drink it. I love watermelon and anything flavored or scented watermelon. I have a dog and a cat. They are my kids. I have 5 tattoos and need more. I’m a Mac person, I have no idea how to use anything Windows. If I could live in any state it would be Georgia. I am scared of spiders and big fish. On the first day of sixth grade, I walked into the boys bathroom. Most embarrassing moment. My favorite candy is skittles. I never eat breakfast in the morning, but can eat if for dinner everyday of the week. I have ridiculously naturally long nails. I collected clowns when I was a kid. I have over 100 in my bedroom. No one wanted to come over for sleepovers. My sister and my husband are my best friends. If I won the lottery, I would own every Mustang model ever made. I have never had stiches or broken a bone in my life [knock on wood] Unless you count the time I knocked out both my front teeth. [They are fixed now] I am a famous singer, in my shower. I used to have a motorcycle until I dropped it. I traded it in for a 4-wheeler. I guess I’m too small to hold up a bike. I choose Coke over Pepsi and Miller Light over Bud Light.   Alyne lives in Ohio with her husband, dog and cat. Working full time in an office all day, she spends her nights reading, writing or watching TV marathons. She loves coffee, animals and country music. Author Central Amazon amazon.com/author/alyneroberts Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... Blog http://alyneroberts.blogspot.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AlyneRoberts Twitter http://www.twitter.com/AlyneRoberts

Taking Tips from a Texas Bombshell Part 2 – by Author Kimberly Krey

~ Tips From a Texan Bombshell, Part Two ~ Reese’s Cowboy Kiss Tour and $100 Giveaway with Prism Book Tours    “Helping” Him Notice by Kimberly Krey “Help! One day he seems interested, the next he acts like I don’t even exist.”   Relationships can be rather tricky at times. Men are often clueless as to the time and attention we women need. In novel Reese’s Cowboy Kiss, Reese realizes the truth of this when Blake, the man watching over her in witness protection, spends hours late into the night out on the land. And though the two have had a connection, he continues to leave her to either eat alone, or go against his wishes and invite the ranch hands to join her for dinner. Upon doing just that, Reese takes a moment to enjoy their company, not minding when Blake walks in to find her cozied up to Stockton, one of the flirtatious ranch hands. Here’s what happens next:       Photo Found @ http://relationshiploveadvice.net/get...   Reese giggled. “Yeah,” she said, resting a hand on Stockton’s arm. “It’s crazy, alright.” She knew it was straight out childish to go flirting with Stockton to get Blake’s attention, but the thought was secondary to the ideas rummaging through her mind. Blake had been neglectful the last few days, and Reese felt it was high time he knew she had other options. Ones right close by that weren’t so bad to look at either. “Time for you guys to take the party downstairs,” Blake said. “I’m going to hit the sack as soon as I’m finished here.” “Come downstairs with us,” Tom said, coming to a stand. The look Blake gave her in that moment presented a dare. The heat of his angry glare assuring her she’d meet opposition if she accepted. “Alright,” she blurted. Blake’s back straightened. His shoulders raised. “Reese?” The guys stopped in their tracks. Reese responded as she continued to walk. “Yeah?” “I wanted to talk to you for a minute,” he said. Reese didn’t bother looking back at him. She had wanted to talk to him too. Before he’d spent the entire night away. Again. “I’m sure I won’t be too long,” Reese finally said. “We can talk when I come back.” And with that, she headed down the stairs, three chuckling ranch hands at her heels.   Observations: 1. Reese took matters into her own hands. She didn’t like eating alone each night, and so she did something about it. 2. Reese chose, in that moment, not to nag or pout about Blake’s absence. Instead of telling him again and again that she’d like him to come in sooner and join her for dinner, she reminded him that she had other options. 3. She allowed the others to flirt with her, and offered a little back in return. This can definitely backfire, ladies. Sometimes women can do this to the point they convince their guy that they’re losing interest. While simultaneously leading the other to believe they are into them. So tread carefully with this one. 4. In the following chapter, Reese gives Blake a chance to make amends. Never be so punishing that you hinder a man from making things right. A good man will respond in action, not just words, and when he does, show your appreciation. *~* Thanks for joining us for this episode of Tips from a Texan Bombshell. I wish you great success with the hard-to-read man in your life; may you acquire the results you’re looking for! Find Reese’s Cowboy Kiss on Amazon and be sure to enter the giveaway! Reese’s Cowboy Kiss is available now on kindle for just $3.99. Paperback is available too. *~* A themed book tour through Prism Book Tours. Reese’s Cowboy Kiss(Sweet Montana Bride #1)by Kimberly KreyAdult RomancePaperback, 307 PagesMay 13th 2014 by Candle House Publishing Texan pageant winner, Reese Taylor, has a former classmate who wants her dead. Now she must leave her friends and family to enter a protection program on Emerson Ranch. A group of good-looking cowboys awaits her, but Reese has her eye on Blake Emerson, the one man too busy with the ranch to give her a chance. Blake Emerson has no time to go lookin’ for love. He’s got a ranch to run, positions to fill, and an ache in his heart from love gone wrong. So when he agrees to harbor a witness to help on the ranch, Blake assumes his first two problems are solved. But he never dreamed his new guest would be a woman. One he was destined to lose his heart to. With sparks burning hot and danger around the bend, one question lingers in his mind: Has he only added to his list of troubles, or has Blake just found the woman of his dreams? *While this book is considered clean romance, it contains passionate kissing and a few mild curse words.* Amazon – Barnes & Noble Other Books in the Sweet Montana Bride Series: Amazon                    AmazonBarnes & Noble       Barnes & Noble About Kimberly Krey I’m a writer of contemporary clean romance, a lover of home, family, & friends, & the ultimate hater of laundry. A few of my favorite things: Diet Coke, Cafe Rio, and novels by Marcia Lynn McClure. I do not go anywhere without: SoftLips Chapstick and Altoids Smalls. Website – Facebook – Twitter – Goodreads Tour-Wide Giveaway – $100 Amazon Gift Card- Open Internationally- Ends August 10th a Rafflecopter giveaway Come along for the ride! July 21 – LaunchJuly 22 – Kelly P’s Blog & Mary Terrani.comJuly 23 – I Am A ReaderJuly 24 – Christy’s Cozy CornersJuly 25 – Musings of Immortals, Letters from Annie (Douglass) Lima, & The Wonderings of One PersonJuly 27 – Wishful EndingsJuly 28 – Book-Marks the SpotJuly 29 – Undercover Book Reviews & My Devotional ThoughtsJuly 30 – The Written Adventure & Sarah’s StoryLinesJuly 31 – Katie’s Clean Book Collection & Southern ChelleAugust 1 – Bookworm Lisa & Reviews By Molly August 3 – Grand Finale

Tuesday Tales – Right – Witch Way

Welcome back to Tuesday Tales!  This weeks prompt is to be inspired by the word Right. This is our last week before a month’s hiatus. I suppose the hiatus is for the best – in the coming weeks I’ll be editing 3 books, releasing 1, preparing 2 for Indie release, writing at least 2 stories, and getting started on the editing for the story this weeks prompt is part of. I have a lot coming up between now and February of next year, and hope to have even more in 2015. So, in short, I’m a busy busy writer. Now, onto this weeks prompt. This week’s prompt fell into my current WIP for the Holidays in Lake Point series, Witch Way.  Of course, I can’t leave you in the happy end of things…you get stuck in the midst of Felicity’s hell – which she brought on herself. Felicity thought she was going to throw up. Unable to see Craig in the dark, and with the monotone he’d used, she couldn’t gauge where this was going to lead. No matter what, it sounded bad. She swallowed against the rising bile and wrapped her arms around her belly. At the moment she wanted nothing more than to wallow in her misery, but instead she chose to push it aside like she’d learned years ago. Unfortunately, she didn’t expect it to be so difficult this time. She had no idea the prospect of losing Craig would hurt so much. She nodded weakly. “I know it’s not.” “Was this your plan all along?” He went from standing still to pacing around her in a heartbeat. She couldn’t decide if it was more lion stalking its prey, or caged animal working off nerves while looking for an escape. “What? No!” The strangled shriek shocked her, and if the way he stopped his pacing was any indication, it had surprised him as well. She took a shaky breath and tried to ground herself, but all sense of calm was long gone. “It was a series of bad coincidences and worse decisions.” “You used me, to get in that office.” “No. It wasn’t like that. I swear it.” “How can I believe you?” The cold air sank into her bones and left her numb. She hadn’t felt this helpless in years, and she didn’t like it. “I guess you can’t.” “I want to.” Damn him. Damn him to hell. Just when she’d almost resolved herself to returning to her former stance on men, he offers a sliver of hope. One she found herself clinging to like a life line. “I didn’t mean for it to happen. I made a bad choice.” “Go on.” “Will you come out of the shadows, please?” “I can’t. Not right now. I don’t know what to think, Feli. What to feel.” “Neither do I! I’m standing here in the open, though. Exposed.” Raw. Her insides were raw and pained. “I went to visit you, I didn’t go to try to get in that office. I really did go to visit you. I left the room with you, remember? When the call went out, I left the room. You locked it.” “I locked it.” His voice held a mix of relief and wonder, like a confirmation to more than just her. “I did lock it. So what, you broke in?” The anger was back, and she unwillingly flinched under it. “No. I stood there, I waved goodbye to you. I was going to leave, but when I went for my keys I realized I didn’t have my purse. I only went back to the office to check, but when I tried to contemplate what to do next, I hit the door in frustration. It just clicked open. I don’t think it closed all the way.” Only his elbow sat in the light, and his fingers tapped on his elbow in a rapid cadence. “And?” “And I should have left. I knew it then, and I know it now. I was stupid, but I had this story, I’d noticed the discrepancies in my research but I was having trouble getting the confirmation. The opportunity was handed to me on a silver platter.” “And you just gobbled it up.” She wrinkled her nose at his snide tone and lowered her gaze to the ground. “I did. Ambition won over common sense, over my heart.” “Was it worth the cost?” “I…” “You got your dream job, everything you wanted.” “Not everything, and no—” His cell phones ringtone pealed across the empty ceremony, loud enough to wake the dead. She jumped back, then spun to turn her back on him in an attempt to rid herself of the pesky tears. He sighed and the ringer cut off, and his warm voice took over. “Yeah?” Felicity rubbed her arms and tried to brace for the worst. “I figured. I’ll be back in a few.” She turned around to face his shadowed countenance. “Work.” “Cops are there to search the office. Didn’t take them any time to get warrants.” “You’d better go. We’re done.” “Guess we are.” *~* Hope you enjoyed it!  Click on the Tuesday Tales badge to see more excellent entries!! *~*

Polliannah Got Married by Danielle-Claude Ngontang, MBA

Polliannah Got Married! Sémya Slotin Mystery Book Three By: Danielle-Claude Ngontang MBA Releasing June 16th, 2014 Buy Links  | Amazon | Blurb The truth this time, and nothing but the truth… Polliannah Koch Guryev is in trouble and her boyfriend is dead. It’s not the first time amateur sleuth Sémya Slotin finds herself on the first plane to rescue her best friend, but nothing’s prepared her for what she finds in Toronto. Polliannah is a widow and her late husband John Allen was a hit man for the powerful Dovos family. What did they want from her? Why is this happening? One thing they do know: their carefree life back in London is officially over. Sémya’s long-time boyfriend Josh Heinz knows more than he lets on, but as usual he’s not telling her anything. In fact, everyone knows more but nobody’s talking. But that never stops Sémya Slotin, Detective Extraordinaire, from finding out the truth beneath the lies… But at what cost? Old conspiracies and secrets resurface that put them all in peril. Sémya’s worst fears about her relationship with Josh and his past are confirmed, and the rift between them may never heal. Sémya and Polliannah’s world is falling apart. Will they be able to come out of this stronger? Oh, and did I mention that Polliannah got married?   Note: This book is part of the series and is not a complete standalone. However, it can be enjoyed without reading Bird of Prey and The Plot Thickens first.   Link to Follow Tour: http://tastybooktours.blogspot.com/20... Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...   Author Info I’m over 30. I was born in Quebec City, Canada. I grew up in France and in Gabon. I speak English & French fluently. Pizza is my favorite dish. Black Forest Cake is my favorite dessert. I met Michael Jackson when I was eleven. I loathe vodka but love gin, wine and tequila. I’m obsessed with Robbie Williams and Michael Fassbender. I call Toronto my home. I love reading. I love dancing. I love watching exciting TV shows. I love my life… most days. I’m a major goof. I can’t stand intolerance. I’m curious, cheeky and oh so opinionated!   Author Links Author website: http://iamdanielle-claude.com Blogger website Danielle-Claude Indie Book Reviews: http://danielle-claude.blogspot.co.uk/ Twitter: @weissdaughter Facebook Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/DannyAuthorPage Danielle-Claude Indie Book Reviews Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/DannyIndieBo... Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...   Rafflecopter Giveaway (An early paperback copy of “THE COMPLETE BIRD OF PREY SAGA”, Sémya Slotin Mystery Book 1-4 (US, CA, UK only) release date September 15th.) a Rafflecopter giveaway

Sunday Snippets 41 – Masked Hearts

Welcome back to the Weekend Writing Warriors! I’m back with my travelling wild west show story, Masked Hearts. Once again, skipping ahead a few paragraphs. Minnie doesn’t believe him, despite the details he knows. Plus, he’s pale, not dark or even tan. Finally she puts forth one final challenge to test his story: “I met that boy,” she whispered. One finger tapped against his heartbeat. “We played together for a summer.” So he had known her–it wasn’t just an illusion or wishful thinking that he once knew this woman in front of him. “But you don’t recognize me?” “If you remember, if you are truly the boy, what did I call you?” “What?” “I didn’t call you by your name–what did I call you?” *Creative editing used this week to fit in the 8. *~* If you want more of these wonderfully damaged pair…pick up a copy! | Amazon | SCP | BN | ARe |  Minnie Woodward lives a lie. After barely surviving the Bear River Massacre she’s lived in the white world of her guardian Mister Rawlins, her life debt keeping her tied there. The last thing she needs is Roy’s attempts to gain her favor. Her fate’s sealed. She’s never believed in hope, and not even Roy can make her start. Roy Ornum saves Minnie every night in the traveling Wild West show. The job he took to break his gambling habit brought him a new addiction – her. He knows she doesn’t want to be rescued, but maybe he does. She’s the key to a past he lost, one he wants to find again. As the two grow closer old wounds are reopened and their burgeoning trust is shattered. When lives hang in the balance of their choices they’ll need to work together. Otherwise everything will be lost before hope can be found. *~* Head back on over to the Weekend Writing Warriors to read many more wonderful offerings!

Cover Reveal: Kiss of Summer by Alyson Raynes

Cover Reveal: Title:  Kiss of Summer Author:  Alyson Raynes Genre:  Contemporary Romance Publisher:  AR Publications Release Date:  August 26, 2014 Synopsis: Jesse Austin has led a troubled life.  Abandoned by his parents at a young age, caused him to run with the wrong crowd and find trouble with the law. Summer Jacobs just graduated from high school and is preparing for her freshman year of college. Needing a break from everyday life, she decides to visit her grandfather’s ranch in hopes of finding peace before living on her own. For Summer, it’s the trip of a lifetime, but for Jesse, it’s a painful reminder of the past. Will they come to love one another, or will they be torn apart by Jesse’s checkered past? Follow Alyson Raynes on Social Media:               About the Author: Alyson enjoys bringing characters to life and has been writing since she was a little girl. Her first published book was in elementary school where it was put on display in the library for others to read. Alyson’s love for books is what compels her to write and create new worlds of her own for others to enjoy. She enjoys writing everything from erotica to suspense thrillers. Deception is the first book in the Fixer Series, which is both an erotic romance and suspense thriller. A Colorado native, Alyson loves to travel. She has visited Ireland, Mexico and most of the United States. Her favorite vacation hideaway is Hawaii. She has a love for the ocean and enjoys swimming with sea turtles in the wild. Alyson is a former accountant who has traded in her abacus for a full-time writing career. She has been happily married for twenty-one years to her high school sweetheart and is the proud mother of two. Her love of quilting keeps her busy in the winter months when she isn’t writing. Alyson’s favorite past time is spending time with her family, watching football and laughing together. Hosted by: Rafflecopter Giveaway: a Rafflecopter giveaway