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Author to AUTHOR Sneak Peek Sunday: Once Upon a December by Sydney Logan

Christmas is in the air, and best-selling author Sydney Logan is gifting readers with a short story collection, just in time for the holidays. Once Upon a December features Sydney’s latest story, “What Child Is This,” along with her previously published holiday stories in one complete collection. Available for the first time in both paperback and ebook, these heartwarming and romantic tales are sure to bring you joy this holiday season.


 
Estranged from his family and the love of his life, Thomas Fisher finds himself stranded in an airport on Christmas Eve. Imagine his surprise when a young boy takes him by the hand and shows him the way home.

Melanie Taylor is on a mission to find the perfect Christmas gift for her husband. Something special. Something expensive. Something that will save her marriage. Can a chance encounter on an elevator make her Christmas wish come true?

  It’s Christmas Eve, and Justin Banks is on the hunt for a last-minute gift for his wife, Megan. With the help of a homeless man and the beat of a drum, Justin stumbles upon the one thing Megan has always wanted. The one thing money can’t buy. It's amazing what we can hear if we just take a moment and really listen.

Available in both paperback and ebook on November 28 (Black Friday) for just $0.99!

COVER REVEAL: Right Click, Love by M.B. Feeney

  Cover RevealRight Click, Love Re-ReleaseRelease Date: 12 December 2014  Cover Created by J.C. Clarke @ Grafix Momma
Summary:Disheartened about not being able to find “Mr. Right” on the London dating scene, best friends Jodie Lynch and Louise Hewson create a blog to not only document their disastrous dates with the numerous “Mr. Wrongs” and “Mr. Okay-for-nows” but also to help those going through the same experiences and to see where they’re going wrong. How will they deal with everything the dating scene has to throw at them — planned or otherwise?***PRAISE FOR Right Click, Love***"I laughed out loud many times throughout the novella, but it had its serious moments, too." - Sydney Logan - Author 

"Where to start with this delightful little story? It's jam packed with wonderful little quirks and so many positives that I may just run out of superlatives! Funny, romantic, realistic, witty, charming - the list is just endless." - Lily Loves Indie Blog 

"If you love a quick romance read with a touch of comedy then this book is for you!" - Jessy @ Bookend 2 Bookend Blog

"Right Click Love is a great insight into what young women face in the dating world. The story was funny, heartwarming and sweet." - Erica - Goodreads Reviewer
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RELEASE BLITZ: Exposed Ezine from Butterfly Publishing

Welcome to the Exposed Ezine Release Weekend Blitz! A Quarterly magazine where amazing authors bring you outstanding stories! And yes, there's a giveaway too!


"Exposed,” an electronic magazine featuring short stories from hot, independent authors, is Butterfly Publishing’s debut publication. Giving readers a glimpse into each author’s writing style and stories, Exposed does just what the title suggests, exposes readers to new titles and new authors. With its low cost and varied content, every reader is sure to find something he or she enjoys.

                                           





Phoenix Silverstone more commonly known as Nix, is a twenty-one year old that has finally discovered her freedom. After living under the strict rules and protection of her mother, Nix moved out with her two best friends in a quaint little Seattle apartment. For the first time Nix is finally able to spread her wings and breathe. Together, they get a job working at a bar and for the first time everything is perfect.

Freedom, friendships, a great job and fantastic man on the verge of becoming hers. Tristan is the suave, intelligent, not to mention gorgeous law student that Nix has her eyes and heart set on. For the first time, she has her life together; that is, until her path crosses with Levi. The charming, tattooed and downright sexy bad boy that Nix knows she needs to avoid.
But when one of her friends moves out she is shocked to find that her new roommate is none other than Levi. Flirting. Desire. Undeniable temptations. Nix can’t deny the chemistry surging between them but she can’t forget her mother’s extreme hate towards bad boys.
Will Nix have the strength to listen to her heart? Or will her mother’s rules cost her everything?

Jude was born and raised in a small village named Lacolle. She now lives in Montreal, Canada. She is the proud mother of a beautiful five year old son, and has spent the last thirteen years with her partner, Cedric.
French is her native language, but she prefers to write in her second language, English.
Besides working full time and being a mother, Jude has a passion for books, both reading and writing them.
Her first novella, Under the Sun was published at the end of July 2013.It is part of an anthology called Heat Wave. Her second novella, Wonderland, was published in March 2014 and has hit the bestselling rank. Lost Dreams, a military romance, was published in May 2014, Body, Ink, and Soul in late June 2014 and Ophelia in October 2014.


At fifteen years old, Nick DiMarco got news that changed his life - he was going to be a father. Stepping up, he took custody and raised his little girl, whom everyone calls Harley. Hard work and determination gave him the lifestyle he wanted for the two of them. Now, twenty-one years later he’s flying Harley and some of her friends to the Bahamas for an amazing birthday bash. As a special treat, he invites Victoria, Harley’s long lost best friend from elementary school to surprise her. When the flight carrying Harley and her friends is delayed due to weather, Nick finds himself alone with Victoria who has grown into a beautiful woman. What starts out as a few hour delay grows as a hurricane develops just off the coast. The storm brewing outside is nothing compared to the passion brewing between Nick and Victoria as each tries to fight the attraction of a forbidden love affair.
NJ Cole is the author of five published books, Midnight Caller, Midnight Eternal, Landslide, Second Chances and Yes, Mistress. Unlike many of today’s authors, she chooses to write in first person, allowing the readers to experience life through the eyes of the unique characters that live in her head. Her love of those characters and respect for their stories come through loud and clear in her writing. With over two million reads of her online work in the past year NJ Cole is clearly an up and coming author.
Be sure to subscribe to her blog for all her books:NJColeauthor.com






What happens when a natural submissive bumps into a polished Dom while spending a day at the beach? Wild, hot, explicit sex! Explore Steve’s seduction of Maya in this exhilarating tale. Warning, graphic language, some forced situations.
Fossbrook, author of Broken Tides, is a UK based writer of erotic fiction. He has been writing for a number of years but it wasn't until his collaboration with Cole that he believed his stories might just be worth reading.


In his spare time Fossbrook is a huge sports fan and loves the occasional glass of wine.





Reeling after being blindsided by a bitter divorce, club manager Chase Milligan relocates from his home in Austin to Dallas, to start a new life. Soon he finds his interest captured again. But who is Baylee Andrews? What dark secrets is she hiding? Will delving into her mysteries bring heal Chase's heart and faith, or will he find himself embroiled in more trouble than ever before?




MEET THE MAN BEHIND THE EXPOSED DESIGN


Bobby Kim is a publicist to several independent authors. He markets, formats and analyzes current trends to help promote books to their fullest potential. He co-founded Butterfly Publishing with author NJ Cole. After meeting various authors in 2013, Butterfly Publishing, an independent publishing house, was launched in 2014. Bobby Kim has been known to put pen to paper, so to speak, and fellow collaborators would not be surprised to see some of his own work appear in his magazine in the next few issues.

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Book Nook Nuts: Blog Tour - Toccata Obbligato by Jennifer Theriot

Book Nook Nuts: Blog Tour - Toccata Obbligato by Jennifer Theriot: Blurb: Todd O’Malley has been called many things, from filthy mouthed jerk to legendary Rock God. With his outlandish cocky d...

BLOG TOUR & REVIEW: Black Rose by Kris Thompson

 

Black Rose by Kris ThompsonIt's better to die on your feet than beg on your knees.

Release Date: November 13 , 2014Published by The Writers Coffee ShopGenre: Fiction/Romance/Suspense/Thrillers/ISBN e-book: 978-1-61213-247-1

Available from: Amazon, Kobo, Barnes and Noble, and TWCS PH 
~~SUMMARY~~


Lillian Locke had the perfect life in Boulder, Colorado. She had the boyfriend of her dreams, a wonderful family, awesome friends, and a spot on the track team at a great college. There wasn’t anything life could throw at her that she couldn’t get through . . . until he found her. Lillian never could have imagined being abducted and chained up in the dark. Worse yet, being just one of many girls kidnapped and held captive by a madman. All she can do now is hope that she survives the brutality of their captor long enough to find a way to free herself and her new captive friends. When Richard Haines’ girlfriend goes missing, he makes it his personal mission to find the woman he loves and bring her home to the safety of their loved ones. Seeking the help of friends and family, Richard abandons everything except for his pursuit of Lillian. But when someone else close to Richard goes missing, and the bodies of the abducted girls start showing up in the hills outside Boulder, the only thing he can do is hope that he finds her before it is too late.

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~MY REVIEW~

Talk about a wild ride! Kris Thompson has knocked it out of the park with her debut novel. A gripping prologue hooks you in from the first page, giving you just enough to let your subconscious begin preparing for what is to come . . .
Lillian Locke has a near-perfect life: a loving boyfriend, supportive friends and family, a spot on the school’s track team . . . a future. From one breath to the next, however, she loses it all. Or that’s how it seems when she wakes up in pitch blackness, chained to a dirty floor. What follows is thirty days of rape, torture, and starvation . . . despair; never seen, though, only heard. 
Lee, or Lilly as her captor likes to taunt her with, is not alone. She’s become part of a psycho's collection. Each encounter heard through the thin walls of their cells serves to bond the girls tighter. The one thing they can offer each other in their dingy captivity, is their voice. You can see the camaraderie forming over the course of the story, but its the graveside scene toward the end which drives it all home. As the survivors stand around the open graves of their fallen sisters, you realize just how much they’d become dependent on one another to survive and attempt to keep their sanity intact.
Black Rose will keep you on the edge of your seat. Thompson’s artful storytelling is tasteful yet no-nonsense. There are no feeble, meek-minded heroines in this story. These girls go to hell and back~those that make it out, that is~and you are right there with them. This one is guaranteed to f**k with your head, and heart. 


**I was given an ARC by the author and TWCS Publishing House in exchange for an honest review**

 
~~ABOUT THE AUTHOR~~





Kris Thompson is a veteran of the US Navy and single mother of three. When she’s not knitting scarves, chasing her children around or baking, you’ll find her enjoying a good book or writing down notes for her own upcoming stories. Writing has been a passion for Kris for many years, and seeing those stories printed on paper is a dream come true.






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a Rafflecopter giveaway ~~Praise for Black Rose~~"There are just not enough words to describe how great I thought this book was! I completed it in one sitting, refused sleep till I was finished. 

A psychotic killer is abducting women, holding them hostage for days and days while raping and torturing and killing in a most horrendous way. Except you know this by reading the back of the book. What you dont know is the story inside...there is so much more." Goodreads Review

COVER REVEAL: Taunting Lips by Elena M. Reyes

Release Date: Dec. 19, 2014
Synopsis 
Her body was my greatest damnation. 
I craved her and the way she came alive beneath my fingers. The way she’d let me force my will upon her tender flesh, so breakable and trusting—open to all I could teach her. The moment I laid eyes on my defenseless gatita, everything within me shifted. Everything about her sang to my most basic of needs. She made me want things that never mattered before, that had no place within my solitary existence.Amanda let me take. She let me gorge myself on all she had to give and never complained. I became addicted to her. I was supposed to be the one in control. The master of our time together.But this was never my game. I was never in charge. And now, I’m left dealing with the consequences of everything. My hunger, denial...the resentment.“I hate that I love you.”



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About the Author Elena M. Reyes was born and raised in Miami Florida. She is the epitome of a Floridian and if she could live in her beloved flip-flops, she would.
As a small child, she was always intrigued with all forms of art—whether it was dancing to island rhythms, or painting with any medium she could get her hands on. Her first taste of writing came to her during her fifth grade year when her class was prompted to participate in the D. A. R. E. Program and write an essay on what they’d learned.
Her passion for reading over the years has amassed her with hours of pleasure. It wasn't until she stumbled upon fanfiction that her thirst to write overtook her world. She now resides in Central Florida with her husband and son, spending all her down time letting her creativity flow and letting her characters grow.
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{COVER REVEAL & Pre-Order} Bounty: Hunted Love #2 by Aden Lowe

Cover Reveal for Bounty: Hunted Love #2

  Title: Bounty: Hunted Love #2   Author: Aden Lowe   Genre: Romance   Release Date: November 28th, 2014  

SynopsisBounty hunter, Falon Harris is asked to go after outlaw biker Tom Kellen and tracks him to where he's hiding out in Stags Leap, KY, laying low and waiting for the heat to pass. Rita James operates a busy tavern/grill and occasionally rents out the little camper trailer on her back lot. Figuring the tavern is the most logical place to watch for Kellen, Falon rents the trailer for a week. The first night, while he's having dinner and watching everything, Kellen shows up and starts giving Rita a hard time. The bartender puts a stop to it, but Falon gets the idea it's happened before. Knowing Kellen's past, he knows the biker won't take no for an answer for long. 
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ExcerptHer brain must be on vacation. That was the only explanation because, normally, Rita would never lead a strange man out to the little trailer after dark. Not by herself, at least. She should have grabbed one of the girls to go along. Something about Falon Harris said she had no need to fear him. All she had worry about was what she would allow him to do, if he asked. Even just walking through the back of the tavern ahead of him, she had to fight the urge to put just a little extra sway to her hips. Ridiculous. Last thing she needed was more attention from a man. Maybe if she could get Kellen to leave her alone, she might be able to look elsewhere. For the millionth time, she asked herself why she'd done something so stupid. As always, no suitable answer presented itself. She gave herself a little mental shake. No sense thinking that way. She should say something. Yes. "How long you planning to be here, Mr. Harris?" He chuckled a little and leaned around her to hold the back door for her. The movement brought him right up close and personal, making Rita very aware of him. "That depends, Miss James." He smiled a little, drawing her attention to the small scar at the edge of his lower lip. Rita started walking again, partly to gain a little distance from all that overwhelming maleness. "You're here for work then?" Of course he was. No one came to Stags Leap for pleasure.
 
Author BioGrowing up an only child, I was lucky enough to have a huge brood of cousins to help me get into all sorts of trouble. Long summers spent on various family members' farms gave me a deep appreciation for the outdoors and horses. I worked my way through college training horses as a result of those summers. After 15 years editing books for strangers, I decided to try my own hand at writing. Big Game: Hunted Love #1 was my solo debut, and my story idea file is endless. After I finish the Hunted Love series, I have a romance series featuring soldiers returning from war and set twenty years in the future. And after that, there's a Roman Gladiator who keeps insisting on telling me his story…
 
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RELEASE BLITZ: Taking A Chance by Kacey Hamford

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Title: Taking A ChanceGenre: RomanceAuthor: Kacey Hamford



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Rose has spent her whole life living in her sister’s shadow; boys have always preferred her sister Amelia. Amelia has always achieved the best grades, the boys would flock to her and good luck seem to just follow her around.When Rose meets Jacob, she feels as though her luck is starting to change. He is everything she could wish for and more; he is not only gorgeous and clever, but he wants her, not her sister.Jacob and Rose begin dating, but the course of true love never runs smooth and it’s not long before Jacob is hiding things from Rose. Will his secrets destroy their relationship, or will he finally open up to Rose? Or will Amelia destroy them before he has the chance?Join Rose and Jacob on their rollercoaster journey.When the highs are so good, does it make it worth enduring the lows?


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Fun Facts about Author Kacey Hamford

I live in Cornwall, UK.
I live with my partner and 2 cats, Bailey and Bertie.
I have 1 brother who lives in Florida, USA.
I work full time as a dog groomer.
I love to read mainly romance books.
I have been a published author for 8 months.
I have written 5 books.
I am a vegetarian who hates vegetables.
I don’t watch a lot of TV, but when I do I love shows like – Big Bang Theory, Friends, Vampire Diaries and Hollyoaks.
I am going to ‘The Book Affair’ in London next year and can’t wait to meet some of my favourite authors.




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Author Bio:
We are two thirty-something females, living in Cornwall, England.We both have full time jobs and manage to squeeze writing in around very busy lives.Last year we joked about writing a book, and in December we actually started writing! On 12th March 2014 we pressed the ‘publish’ button and didn’t breathe for a whole several minutes!We have now written four books, ‘Rocking Esme’, ‘Rocking Scarlett’, ‘Rocking Marcy’ and ‘Rocking Ashton’ and we also have a million other book ideas which we are dying to write!When we first started writing, we didn’t tell anyone- not even our other halves! We decided to tell them about a month before publishing, then about a week before publishing we told our friends and family.We both love reading, and since buying Kindles, reading has become much more of an obsession and we have both discovered authors we had never heard of. Some favourites are… Jennifer Foor, Aurora Rose Reynolds, Kirsty Moseley, Kelly Elliot, Terri Anne Browning, Diane Chamberlain… the list is endless!

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COVER REVEAL: The Apartment: The Complete Affair by Amanda Black

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The Apartment: The Complete Affair by Amanda Black On Sale December 3rd! 

ON SALE DECEMBER 3RD: Lily and Ethan’s passionate affair is now available in one complete volume! This bundle includes Amanda Black’s The Apartment and The Blank Canvas, along with two brand new stories. Lily has spent a lifetime putting everyone else’s needs before her own. Ethan is struggling to find a place in the home he left behind. When the two meet by chance in an empty apartment, everything changes. Drawn together by an inexplicable desire, Lily and Ethan discover a passion neither knew existed. And so, they make a pact: Nothing from their outside lives will enter the apartment—not even their names. But when the apartment’s walls inevitably come down, neither of them will ever be the same. Can their love survive the real world? 
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COVER REVEAL: Maybe by Amber L. Johnson

 
PRESENTS. . .A Cover Revealfor Maybe by Amber L. Johnson

Release Date: February 12 , 2015Published by The Writers Coffee Shop



Emily Portman loves her job. A writer for Breakout! Magazine, she shadows and showcases up-and-coming bands. When her next assignment takes her to Austin, Texas, she can’t wait to add the city to her map of places she’s visited. Places she’s left without looking back. Her plan is to keep moving on, and the last thing she needs is a man holding her back. She’s not going down that road again. Tyler Macy is stuck in a rut. Despite his exceptional talent as a musician, he has chosen to take a backseat with his music and let others grab the limelight. Wounded and mistrustful, he doesn’t appreciate his friends’ efforts to bring him back to center stage. Emily comes onto the scene and sees his full potential, but he fights to stay in the shadows, shutting her out before she can add to the scars another woman gave him. For Tyler to find his music again, he needs to accept the help that Emily and their friends offer. When he discovers that his muse lies underneath Emily’s skin, it is still not enough to keep her from walking away. Neither will admit what they really want until it is too late. Emily is once again thrown in Tyler’s path when she is assigned to join them on tour. Despite the pain in his past, Tyler sees that she is worth it, even if she’s stolen both his heart and peace of mind. In order for them to be together, they both must discover whether the music and their passion are enough to overcome the obstacles that separate them. Maybe finding love is worth the risk.

 
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  Amber Johnson has authored several romance novels that focus on music and the way it can touch people’s hearts. She believes that Happily Ever Afters occur every day—despite the obstacles that real life serves up on a regular basis. Always with two rubber bands on her wrist and a song in her head, Amber is a rebel who puts too much creamer in her coffee, which she drinks out of a cup that reads ‘Cocoa.’ A full-time wife and mother with a day job, she writes whenever she can. If she’s not at her desk, with her boys, or behind the computer, she’s supporting live music with her arms raised above her head and eyes closed, waiting for the drop.  






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