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*Blog Tour: Finding You by S.K Hartley*

Hi Brats! Today, TheSecretBookBrat is doing a Spotlight stop on the blog tour for S.K Hartley's 'Finding You' :) Please be sure to check out the excerpt, buy the book and enter the giveaway :):)
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Synopsis'I will always take care of you'My pain started when I was just ten years old, it was the day my mom got that dreaded phone call. Life has never been the same....

'I will always protect you'

I am all kinds of broken....

I have known Logan White since forever, he is my brothers best friend and my secret protector. I used to have nightmares that drew me into a dark place and when the nightmares got too much, Logan was by my side. The nightmares are few and far between now, but my life is centered around the tragedy of my past.

Logan is the definition of 'man whore', with girls lining around the block to drop their panties at the click of his fingers. But after an unexpected moment things change. Now Logan is somebody else; hot, sexy and so damn delicious and I want to know him. Desperately.

But then there is Angel Walker who is far from the angelic nature of his name, with eyes so hypnotic that I lose my inhabitation’s just by staring into them. But he is a broken man who just screams sin. He doesn't want to protect me or care for me, He just wants me.

Do I want the man who can cut through all of my pain or the man who could cause me more?

Fists will fly, hearts will shatter and desire will be fueled.


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ExcerptTen white petals...

Thud.

One yellow centre...

Thud.

One...thud. Two...thud. Three...thud.

I can feel hands around my throat, my breathing becoming shallow as I try to scream on the inside, not knowing if my own nightmare filled with the demons of my past will kill me while I sleep. My heartbeat roaring as it pounded relentlessly, leaving a ringing sensation in my ears. The smell of antiseptic so potent against my nostrils suddenly hit me, it was so strong that I could taste it in the back of my throat. The pressure around my neck slackened enough for me to get my bearings, I was back on the bridge again, pinned to the wooden slabs by someone or something I couldn't see nor describe. There was no where to go, I was trapped on the bridge that lead to no where, keeping me forever in the darkness, never to see the light again.

I could taste the fear in my throat drowning out the antiseptic, I could feel my fear pouring into my gut as my body absorbed it, it was in my bones, in my soul. The fear in the air caused me to look back at demon above me, a black and smoky silhouette figure towering over my tiny frame, I could never make out who or what the demon was, but I knew I should fear it.

The grip around my neck tightened once more, my hands trying to reach for anything to help free me, but there was nothing, there was always nothing. I could see the bridge clearly but I could never feel it against my skin, just the subconscious pressure of it against my back, a mixture of pressure and the feeling of floating.

“Stop, please. No!” I wanted to scream but my vision was becoming blurred as my head swam with weightlessness. Images projected against the dark shadow of the demon above me, a car severely damaged, flashing blue lights and screaming, organized chaos.

I thought I was going to die, I was ready just to let go, but I never died in my nightmares, I just hung on the edge, the demon making me remember.

Suddenly the nightmare slowly started to release me, the twisted dark depths of my past slowly fading into a painful reminder of what was cruelly taken, what I would never get back.

Thud...my heart slamming against my chest.

Thud...my throat constricting tightly.

Thud...my lungs burning with every breath.

Thud. Thud. Thud.

My lids were heavy, so heavy that I didn't think I could open my eyes.

"Come back to me" A familiar soothing voice wrapped around around my mind, trying to release me of my own painful imprisonment.

I tried desperately to speak to the voice, wanting them to pull me out from the torture that held me captive within my own mind, my tongue heavy and my mouth dry. My skin becoming saturated with sweat, my toes curling as if in pain, my heart heavy with unrelenting sadness.

The light was almost to much to bare as I finally managed to open my eyes, squinting as the light penetrated my pupils, burning right through me. There was a figure above me once more, but it wasn't dark and twisted like the demons in my nightmares, it was home. I'm home.


Meet S.K. Hartley
Facebook - Blog - Twitter - GoodreadsS.K. Hartley is a mother, wife, avid reader and writer based in the not so sunny North West of England. You can find her either glued to her computer desk, in the library (yes they still exist) or floating around her favorite authors book signings!What sort of except do authors usually post? IE. sex scenes, love scenes....
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*Release Day Launch: Finding It by Cora Carmack*

Cora Carmack's FINDING IT is finally here! 

You can get it in your hands right now! You don't want to miss this fantastic Contemporary Romance from Cora Carmack. Book 3 in the Losing It, FINDING IT is ready to be yours on your ereader or in paperback form! Check out all of the information regarding this fantastic novel and Cora Carmack below! Then, celebrate Cora's Book Birthday by entering the giveaway for a signed copy of LOSING IT, FAKING IT, & KEEPING HER!




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FINDING IT Synopsis:
Sometimes
you have to lose yourself to find where you truly belong...

Most girls would kill to spend months traveling around Europe after college
graduation with no responsibility, no parents, and no-limit credit cards.
Kelsey Summers is no exception. She's having the time of her life . . . or
that's what she keeps telling herself.

It's a lonely business trying to find out who you are, especially when you're
afraid you won't like what you discover. No amount of drinking or dancing can
chase away Kelsey's loneliness, but maybe Jackson Hunt can. After a few chance
meetings, he convinces her to take a journey of adventure instead of alcohol.
With each new city and experience, Kelsey's mind becomes a little clearer and
her heart a little less hers. Jackson helps her unravel her own dreams and
desires. But the more she learns about herself, the more Kelsey realizes how
little she knows about Jackson.



About Cora Carmack

Cora Carmack is a twenty-something writer who likes to write about twenty-something characters.
She's done a multitude of things in her life-- boring jobs (like workingretail), Fun jobs (like working in a theatre), stressful jobs (like teaching),and dream jobs (like writing). She enjoys placing her characters in the mostawkward situations possible, and then trying to help them get a boyfriend out ofit. Awkward people need love, too. Her first book, LOSING IT, is a New YorkTimes and USA Today bestseller.
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*Cover Reveal: Entwine by Rebecca Berto*

Hi Brats :) I am so excited to be bringing you the cover reveal for my dear friend Rebecca Berto's newest novel, Entwine :) Can you believe this talented lady makes her own covers? It;s gorgeous :) Read the blurb, check out the teaser and add it to your TBR lists :):) ~ Tam
COVER REVEALA New Adult Contemporary Romance by Rebecca Berto






Cover by: Berto Designs Releasing in late November 2013 Sarah Langham’s life was the epitome of normal until her dad slept with another woman when she was sixteen. It ripped her family apart.

Twenty-two-year-old Sarah has it together, though.

Waiting at the train station to go home from her first day of her first proper job out of university, she spots a man.

He is an enigma to her. She’s drawn to him, with his square jaw; buzz of hair; and his tall, solid frame, seen under the contours of his business suit. And he’s been looking at her, too. Fate pulls them together that night on a whirlwind date, exceeding anything Sarah’s experienced before. He’s even more into her than she’s into him. Finally, she wants to trust a guy for the first time since she was sixteen.

But then they discover something.

Something that meant they were never two strangers at a train station.

And it threatens to tear their future apart before it, really, ever begins.












About the Author

Rebecca Berto writes stories about love and relationships. She gets a thrill when her readers are emotional reading her books, and gets even more of a kick when they tell her so. She's strangely imaginative, spends too much time on her computer, and is certifiably crazy when she works on her fiction.

Rebecca Berto lives in Melbourne, Australia with her boyfriend and their doggy.



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*Release day Launch: faithless by Amanda Bennett*

It's finally here - Faithless, the newest novel by Amanda Bennett :)





About Faithless

Sometimes in the darkness, we find the light. At least the fortunate ones do. For those who don't want to find the light are sometimes forced into it. What do you do when a stranger in the darkness ends up being your savior?
Riley Turner never expected or wanted to see her twenty-first birthday, and she planned not to. Feeling lost and alone her entire life with no one to love or support her, there was never a reason to exist. That was until the stranger who saves her, becomes the one person to show her what life is really about. Riley finds her world being turned upside down and for the first time ever, finds herself wanting to live.
Everything happens for a reason, and sometimes that reason doesn't always make sense, especially when life hasn't always been so kind. Will Riley be able to over come her fears and finally find a reason to live her life, or will she see just how cruel life really can be after believing and taking a chance?

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Teaser
I gave her a full smile before I pulled her into my chest, wrapping my arms around her tiny body. She fit perfectly against mine, and I couldn't help but wonder what it would feel like to lay next to her. To feel her skin against my own, with no barriers between us and nothing to break us apart.   
The crisp night air rustles my soft brown tendrils, making them tickle my cheeks. I glance down one last time as my bare toes dangle over the sandy edge. The sounds of cars passing below barely register in my mind, as I'm thinking of the things that I no longer have control over. Another gust of wind whips across my hyper sensitive skin, sending chills down my spine. A slight shiver has me crossing my arms across my chest to keep in the minimal amount of warmth still flowing through my body. The vast Pacific Ocean looks serene and unbelievably calm at this hour and I can't help but realize the draw people have to it's embrace.
I could still taste her on my lips. My head was reeling from our kiss. My heart felt more open and accepting than it had ever felt before. Something about her had me yearning for her touch, and longing for her presence. I was well aware that Riley had her own issues that were keeping her from me, but part me wanted to be one of them. For as long as I could remember, I had never felt the kind of love that Riley encompassed. It wasn't an 'in your face' kind of love. It was a love that ran deep and true and one that she would cherish forever despite the consequences or outcome. 
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Author Bio:
Amanda currently lives in Utah with her many men (her husband, two little boys, and two dogs).  She is an avid San Francisco 49ers and Dexter fan. In high school she developed a love for writing and storytelling, and in the past couple years has made it her passion as she just released her ninth book.
You can connect with her at the following links:Website: www.authoramandabennett.comFB Page: www.facebook.com/authoramandabennettT... Page: www.twitter.com/AmandaBennett81Goodreads Page: www.goodreads.com/author/show/6550967.Amanda_Bennett

*Blog Tour: Carter Reed by Tijan*

 

Hi Brats :)

I am very excited about being a top on the blog tour for this fantastic book :) Tijan is one of my absolute favorite authors and I always find myself devouring her books too quickly :) Carter Reed has experienced amazing success, which should be one more reason to pick it up :) Make sure you read the sexy excerpts, buy the book, and then enter the giveaway - Carter Reed demands you to :) ~ Tam





SYNOPSIS
Emma decided to skip the gym and went home early. It was the last easy decision she made because she found her roommate being raped by the boyfriend. She had two choices. Call the cops and be killed by his family’s mafia connections or kill him first and hope to survive. There was no choice to her. She killed the bastard first and went to the one person who could protect her. Carter Reed. He’s a weapon for the rivaling mafia family, but he’s also Emma’s secret. Not only was he best friends with her brother, but she’s the reason he became that weapon in the first place.
My Review

Carter Reed was the first book in the Crime/Organized Crime/Mob genre that I read, and I'm so glad it was from one of my absolute favorite authors, Tijan. Carter Reed is an addictive story about two people, Carter and Emma, both with pasts, and what they're willing to do to protect each other. Emma finds herself stuck in the middle of a mob war when she's forced to protect her best friend, making the tough decision to kill her boyfriend. There's only one person she can turn to for help, and protection, but she isn't sure that Carter Reed will remember her... 
As fate would have it, Carter Reed has become one of the most powerful men in his field, and when his best friends little sister comes to him for help, he does anything and everything he can to keep her safe from the people hunting her down. What she doesn't know is that Carter Reed has been looking after her for most of her life and everything he has ever done has been to make sure she has freedom, away from the life he never wanted for her. 
Tijan has written another amazing book - the sexual tension, angst, excitement, action are all rolled together perfectly in this book, and I found myself staying up until the early hours of the morning to get my 'Carter Fix.' He demands your attention throughout the story and it's easy to understand why Emma is so enthralled with him. I absolutely love Tijan's books and Carter Reed definitely didn't disappoint :) 

**4.5 Stars**



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EXCERPT #1
"Tell me what happened." His plea was so soft.I broke. This wasn't the stranger anymore. This was Carter, the boy I had grown up with. I flung my arms around him and pulled him down. Instead of fighting, I clung to him now.He wrapped his arms around me and rolled to his side. He patted my back and tucked his head into the crook of my neck and shoulder. I felt his lips brush there as he repeated, "You have to tell me. I won't hurt you. I will protect you."A shudder went through my body. At last. Those were the words I was desperate for. He moved his hands, one sliding down to my hip and the other cradling the back of my head, he pressed into me. The last of my reserve fled then. A gasp escaped me and I pressed against him. I needed him."Emma."Shame flooded me. He knew. What kind of person was I? Fighting, running away, and then starting to tremble in his arms?His hand started to caress my hip. His fingers slid underneath my shirt and moved under my pants' waistband. He held me there, his hand splayed out. I tried to resist, but I wanted to wind my legs around him. I wanted to pull him on top of me and feel his hand between my legs. But I didn't do anything. I lay there, still, as my heart pounded inside of me. He could feel the beat against him. The thumping drowned everything else out.He pressed a soft kiss to my forehead and raised himself up again. He looked down at me. The plea in his eyes was still there. As he brushed some of my hair from my forehead, he asked, "Do you not trust me?"I nodded. "I'm scared of you."A small grin appeared at the corners of his mouth. "You are?""I don't know who you are anymore." I couldn't believe I was admitting any of that, but I needed to trust someone. I had to if I was going to survive what I had done. Feeling a little bit brave, I touched his chest. My hand spread out like his was on my back. His heart was steady. I murmured, "I know who you are. I know you're the Cold Killer. I know what you did for AJ." A tear slipped from the corner of my eye. It fell unheeded. "I always wanted to thank you for that."

EXCERPT #2
"It was you that time before," I gasped as Carter's lips brushed against my neck. He lingered on my pulse. His tongue swept against it as I tried to turn around to him. I needed to feel him against me, between my legs, but his arms tightened around me. He moved behind me and pressed into me.He murmured against my skin, "It was me."I clasped a hand over his on the other side of my neck and held it there, claiming him, as I turned in his arms. His hand slid across the front of me and I saw him. His eyes were dark with lust and need. I knew he saw the same in me, but I didn't care any longer. I needed him, but I remembered that night. My roommate left and I'd been alone until I felt someone behind me. The liquor in me hadn't been enough to turn off all my inhibitions, but they had helped. My skin sizzled as I thought of that night again, how it had been him behind me.He whispered against my skin as he lowered his head, "I was in the security room. I saw you on the cameras and couldn't help myself." His arms slid around to my back. He pressed a hand to my hip and anchored me against him.I gasped as he pressed his hips into me, but then he lifted and carried me to the corner.It was the same as that night.He held me suspended in the air, so I wound my legs around his waist. I felt him even more against me and then his hands slid under the edge of my dress, to the inside of my thighs. He felt the string of my thong, in the apex between my legs, and started to rub against it.Desire and pleasure rushed through me. I was feverish for him. I held on, urging him to do more. My hips began to move in rhythm with his hand and it wasn't long before he swept my dress up and his hand was against my skin."Carter," I whispered, my back and throat arched for him.     He placed a kiss there, licking.



EXCERPT #3
Images of the two of us flashed in my mind and I grew wet again. He was going to be the death of me. A part of me knew that once I felt him inside of me, it wouldn't be enough. I would want more. I would never be satisfied, and when he made me come, that'd only been the teaser. My body was primed and ready again. My hand slid down his muscular back. It felt all the ridges, all the dips and curves. A dark pleasure spread through me when I felt his muscles contract as he turned his head to see me.This was mine.He was mine.He groaned and had me against the wall in a second. His hands grabbed my hips and positioned me at an angle before he slammed his into mine. I felt the bulge in front of his pants. That was for me. All for me. He bent over me and lowered his lips just above mine as he thrust against me.I couldn't breathe. My hands held onto his arms. The muscles there also moved underneath my touch, as if wanting more."This," he growled in a whisper against my lips. "This is what I wanted that night. I couldn't contain myself and I had to taste you, but tonight is the night I really have you. You're mine, Emma. You always have been."I nodded, so weak against his touch."Mine."He was mine as well, but I didn't say it. Not yet, though everything in my body was aching for me to do so.He took my hand again and led the way out into the hallway. People stopped and watched us as we left. I knew it was because of him. Carter was lethal. His body was carved and molded to perfection. His eyes were cold while his face resembled an angel's. Everyone knew who he was, where he had come from. Even the media went into a frenzy when he was seen in public. However, he moved like a ghost, how he trained his men to be, so those moments were rare, and this moment wasn't any different. His staff had seen him before, but they all went quiet in the presence of a deadly panther.A wave of possession rocked through me. My legs shook as I remembered my climax. This creature who held my hand was mine, as I was his. I belonged to him and I gasped in silence as I felt his claim sink into my blood. It went deep to the bones. Everything in me belonged to him, and as I followed him through his club, I knew that I was becoming addicted to him. My hand yearned to touch his back again, to slide across his muscles and so much more.I bit down on my lip. This ache wasn't going to go away. The ache between my legs and the ache that resonated deep inside of me grew every time I was with him, every time he looked and touched me.A soft sigh left me and he glanced back.I was scorched by his gaze. His wolf eyes saw into me. I was stripped bare to him, no matter what I wore or how many walls were around my heart. He saw through everything. His hand tightened around mine, and he lifted it. His lips grazed against the top of it. My eyes closed, the ache doubled between my legs at that soft caress."Sir." A man stepped out of the shadows. Another guard.Carter stopped as he listened to what the man had to say. He spoke quietly so I couldn't hear, but both glanced at me."What?"His eyes narrowed and darkened. His hold on my hand became possessive.I asked again, "Carter? What is it?"He turned, his decision made, and he curved a hand into the place between my shoulders blades. He started to walk with me down a hallway. As we got further along, I saw Mike waiting for us and then I recognized it was the same box where I had left Noah and Theresa. I dug my feet in. I didn't know what was going on, but I knew he was going to leave me there. Something came up and he needed to handle whatever it was, but I didn't want to be left behind."Emma?""No." I shook my head. "You're not leaving me." Not again.

EXCERPT #4
When we got there, he let go, but I took his hand again and led him into the bathroom. His face had been battered from the beatings. There was dried blood over him, in his hair as well, and he stood there watching as I inspected every wound. He winced as I probed his ribs, so instead of having him lift his shirt over, I took a firm hold at the top and ripped it. It fell to the floor. My eyes took it all in. His chest and ribs had taken the brunt of the kicks, at least the ones I saw. The tips of my fingers softly grazed over him, and he hissed from the pain.My eyes caught his. I saw the pain and took a deep breath. Strength surged inside of me. He needed mine so I pointed to the counter and murmured, "Sit." My voice came out hoarse, and I bit down on my lip. Pain sliced me when he made a motion to vomit. When he didn't, I let out the breath I'd been holding and warmed some washcloths.Pressing it to the cut on his nose, the washcloth immediately turned red from the blood. He hissed some more when I continued to his swollen cheek, then his swollen eye."You should see a doctor."He nodded, closing his one eye. Slowly, he leaned forward and rested his forehead on my shoulder. His lips moved against my skin as he answered, "I had to see you first."My hand lifted to cradle the back of his head. I drew another deep breath in and rested my head against his. My eyes closed. I felt his pain and I hated it. He shouldn't have been hurting, but I knew he put himself in that situation for a reason. So many questions flew in my head, but I refrained from asking. My fingers began to massage the back of his head, delicately at first and they grew stronger when he didn't grimace or flinch away. Instead, his hand moved to the small of my back and he pressed me tighter against him. As I kept massaging, he grew more and more tired. His weight leaned on top of me until all of it was there. He had fallen asleep. I was holding him up and I stood there. I continued holding him. I would've stood there for hours, standing for him but a small movement caught my eye and I looked up.Amanda had a hand to her mouth. She watched from the doorway. As she did, a lone tear slipped down. Then she mouthed, "He's asleep?"


AUTHOR BIO
Tijan started writing later in life, after she had already graduated college with a different direction in mind and a different degree under her belt. Hitting the brakes on that path, she taught herself how to write a good book and began posting at sites such as Fictionpress, along with Wattpad. After receiving such encouraging messages from readers, she self-published Fallen Crest High and has continued throughout the year. She continues to keep writing NA books!

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*Release Day Launch: One To Hold by Tia Louise*

It's here! ONE TO HOLD by Tia Louise is here and we are thrilled to get to be a part of the release day launch! Check out what we have going on today as we celebrate the release of this hot and steamy debut novel. There's an excerpt for you! Then look below for all the information regarding the book and Tia Louise. You can also enter in a giveaway below! Check it all out and be sure to let us know what you are looking forward to when it comes to ONE TO HOLD!
ONE TO HOLD Synopsis:
WARNING: Mature themes, strong language and sexual content. Recommended for adult readers (18+) only!

Derek Alexander is an ex-Marine, ex-cop, and the top investigator in his field. Melissa Jones is a small-town girl trying to escape her troubled past.

When the two intersect in a bar in Arizona, their sexual chemistry is off the charts. But what is revealed during their "one week stand" only complicates matters.

Because she'll do everything in her power to get away from the past, but he'll do everything he can to hold her.

Standalone, M/F, HEA.


Release Day Excerpt:

I only had a moment to observe how very clean it was before he had me against the wall, pinned by
his huge physique.
“You never came.”
His voice was a low, husky whisper. “I waited all night.”
My hands rested on his chest, and heat flamed through me with every heartbeat. My eyes traveled
up, up, up to his. They were darkened now, and I was certain he was thinking
the same thing as me. He remembered how fantastically our bodies came together two nights ago. I barely registered him reaching out to lock the door.
“I’m sorry,” was all I could say.
“When you walked in the restaurant tonight… god, you’re so beautiful.” He spoke against my skin as
his lips pressed into my brow, his beard roughing my closed eyelids. “Are you feeling bad?”
“No,” I managed to say despite the heat surging through me as his lips moved to my temple. “I…
didn’t think I could eat.”
“Good,” he said in a thick voice before covering my mouth with his. Mine opened quickly, drawing him in. Our tongues entwined before his lips moved to my jaw then down my neck.
“I thought about you all day.” His breath whispered across my skin, and I couldn’t stop a surge of
desire low in my stomach. “Will you let me have you here?”
“Yes,” I barely spoke, and he dropped to his knees.
He gathered the thin fabric of my dress, shoving it up to my waist as he caught the side of my thong with his thumb.

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About Tia Louise:
Tia Louise is a former journalist, world-traveler, and collector of beautiful men (who inspire ALL of her stories... *wink*)---turned wife, mommy, and novelist.

It's possible she has a slight truffle addiction. And she will never look at a family restroom the same way again.

ONE TO HOLD is her debut adult romance.
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*Teaser Reveal: Before We Fall by Courtney Cole*

Hi Brats :):) 
After a relaxing weekend away, I am finally back in the office and here at TheSecretBookBrat it's busier than ever :) These teaser pics were supposed to be revealed yesterday, but because I was on the road all day, I was unable to make the post :) Which is why I'm sharing them today :) 
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BEFORE WE FALL Synopsis:
Sometimes, one dark moment is all it takes to turn your world black...

For 24-year old Dominic Kinkaide, that moment took place on the night of his high school graduation. One dark incident changed him forever. He's a hardened actor now, famous in the eyes of the world, but tortured in his own. He doesn't care about much of anything, except for losing himself in the roles that he plays.

23-year old Jacey Vincent doesn't realize how much her father's indifference has affected her. She is proof that sometimes it isn't one specific moment that wrecks a person, but rather it's an absence of moments. She's like a bird with a broken wing-strong yet fragile, as she tries to float through life, finding acceptance in the arms of random guys, one after the other... to fill the void that her father left in her.

Until she meets Dominic.

After jaded Dominic and strong-willed Jacey are thrown together, his secret and her issues create a dark and damaged energy that will soon turn their attraction to each other into an explosive storm.

Even though when the clouds have cleared and the dust has settled, both of them are almost obliterated... they've learned a priceless lesson.

Sometimes, before we fall... we fly.

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Courtney Cole Bio:
Courtney Cole is a novelist who would eat mythology for breakfast if she could. She has a degree in Business, but has since discovered that corporate America is not nearly as fun to live in as fictional worlds. She loves chocolate and roller coasters and hates waiting and rude people.Courtney lives in quiet suburbia, close to Lake Michigan, with her real-life Prince Charming, her ornery kids (there is a small chance that they get their orneriness from their mother) and a small domestic zoo.

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*Blog Tour: Lovely by Beth Michele*

Hi Brats :) Today the blog tour for Beth Michele's newest novel, Lovely, makes a stop here at TheSecretBookBrat HQ :) Make sure you read my review, check out the excerpts, enter the giveaway and BUY.THE.BOOK  :) This was another fab read from author Beth Michele and I suggest you add this to your '1 Click' pile :) ~ Tam


Synopsis A moment can change everything…  Ashton Taylor. Six foot one, Dark hair, chiseled jaw, riveting hazel eyes, and a body cut in all the right places. He’s a natural. Things just come easy to him. He’s used to getting everything he wants, excelling at everything he does. The grades, the recognition, the beautiful women.His path was set. A girl, a full scholarship to UC San Diego, and a bright future. To others, his life seemed perfect. But, things are never what they seem, and life, well, at any moment, something or someone can come along and turn it upside down. That something…the death of his father.That someone… Cara Hayward. The girl with the hypnotic eyes, melodic voice, enchanting smile, and lips sent straight from heaven.The girl who doesn’t want to be seen.So what happens when a guy who everything comes easy to, meets a girl who doesn’t come easy? Can he crawl through all the broken glass to find her? Will the girl he discovers deep down be able to see past his perfect exterior?Together, do they have the power to heal one another? Or, could the very thing that brings them together, be the one thing that tears them apart? Amazon US Amazon UK
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Review – Lovely by Beth Michele
Lovely… A simple word that holds so much… and that’s exactly how I felt about this book…
I fell in love with Beth Michele’s book, Love Love, and this one was no different. It tells the story of Ashton Taylor, a boy who has had to become a man far quicker than most guys his age. After the death of his father, Ash had to step up and start taking care of his mother and two younger siblings, a role he has taken very seriously. He hides behind a cocky attitude and uses sex to feel.
Until he meets Cara Haywood…
Cara doesn’t want to be seen and after the death of her parents, her and her older sister decided it was time to start over. She spends her days in the most magical places – with fictional characters and in the company of the worlds most romantic poets. She’s reserved and quiet, and likes it that way, but when Ashton walks into her life, he turns it upside down in the best way imaginable.
It is impossible not to fall in love with these two wonderful characters. Ashton is arrogant and cocky, but shows such a sweet endearing side to himself, both with his family and then with Cara. He is the kind of guy your mom would love for you to have and the kind of guy your father warns you to stay away from. You get to know every aspect of him, what makes him tick.
Cara is very guarded at first, ignoring Ashton’s advances until she finally gives in. She learns that there’s more than the eye can see when it comes to Ash, and finds herself drawn to him, intrigued by him. They become what’s best for each other, and even when their relationship is tested, their love proves strong enough to withstand anything.
This is a story about love – the kind of love that withstands time and proves to be epic. There are beautiful moments, and there are moments that will leave you a sobbing mess. This is one book that will stay with me….
** Highly Recommended **
** 4.5 Stars **




EXCERPT #2My feet continue to trail a path across the dewy grass, the cool breeze hitting my face as I make my way to the brick building housing the campus library. I pull off my aviator sunglasses and hook them over the ridge of my t-shirt, exhaling a groan of silent protest. Today’s just another day of going through the motions. My mind runs through the exams I need to study for and the work I need to get done around the house when I push through the double glass doors of the library and see … her.She looks just like an angel.The sight of her makes my dick hard. An involuntary shudder courses through me, my pulse thrashes against my neck, and my heart beats vigorously inside my chest. Soft waves of chestnut curls dance over her shoulder, her skin is so flawless it’s reminiscent of swirled cream, and her perfectly-shaped lips, lips the exact color of raspberries, beckon to me. Her curves are framed by a blue and white floral dress, her sweet face consumed by a pair of large, black-rimmed glasses. Wait, that’s odd. It doesn’t fit the rest of the picture.I continue to watch her as she checks books out for students yet, still doesn’t look up. I shuffle my feet along the dark brown rug and wait for her eyes to come to me but I get nothing in response.Adding a sharp cough to the shuffle ought to do it. Hmph.She continues to look down at her books, completely disinterested. Highly unusual.I’m not liking it and I intend on changing it. A challenge … yeah, I’m up for it. Thinking fast, I swipe a book off the shelf and toss it on the counter in hopes I can meet her eyes. She moves her painted fingers toward my book and flips it over. A laugh tickles her throat as her head bobs from side to side. When I stare down at the counter it all makes sense. Pleasing Your Man: Everything You Don’t Want to Ask but Need to Know. Well, I guess I’ve got her attention now.





EXCERPT #3She turns so her back is now flush with my chest, her ass pushing against my groin, my hard-on straining against my pants. I gently lift her hair up off her neck, pressing quiet kisses to her shoulders, trailing my tongue along her nape. She whimpers, angling her head and giving me access to her throat. I drag my lips down to her collarbone, licking and sucking until I hear her moan again, goosebumps popping and dancing all over her back. Running my knuckle down the side of her cheek, my fingers continue to move lower to skip along the soft flesh of her arm and I feel her body shiver. I spin her around to face me, needing to see her now.“You’re so fucking beautiful, you know that?” I breathe against her lips.She looks up at me, her voice thick with desire. “I want you to touch me, Ash,” she whispers hoarsely. “I want to feel your hands all over me. I’ve never wanted anyone’s hands on me the way I want yours, right now.”

About the Author I am a wife, a mom, an author, and a lover of all things chocolate, well, anything sweet really. While stuffing chocolate in my face, I enjoy reading young adult and new adult novels furiously, and spending time with my husband and two adorable children who keep me on my peppermint pink painted toes. Those same children who inspire me to tell silly stories that cause hysterical giggles to tumble from their bellies.I love to laugh and love to have a good cry, especially after reading a novel that stretches my soul, one that makes me feel, and lingers in the corner of my heart.I’m a hopeless romantic and a happily ever after fanatic, and I love to write about LOVE.I began writing when I was in middle school, penning anything from short stories, to poetry, and then later moved on to write children’s books.  I have now endeavored into New Adult and Contemporary Romance novels and am loving every minute of it.  My first novel, Love Love, was released in May, 2013.    
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*Blog Tour: Embrace by S.E Hall*

    HI Brats :)  Today the blog tour for S.E Hall's much anticipated Evolve Series sequel, Embrace, makes a stop over at TheSecretBookBrat HQ :) Make sure you read Michelle's 5+ star review and read the excerpts :) ~ Tam ~      Synopsis: Evan Allen is a handsome, athletic, southern gentleman who now attends Georgia Southern University for no good reason.

After what he expected to be the romantic gesture of the century, Evan is looking at no friends, a year of ineligibility on the football team, and no girl.

He's starting over alone and doesn't know quite how to proceed. Certain members of The Crew refuse to let him face things by himself, taking him under their wing, and it doesn't take the ladies long to notice him, either.

Sometimes life doesn't go as you had planned. Sometimes it goes better.

Embrace it.

Embrace, the second book in the Evolve Series by S.E. Hall, follows the characters from her debut New Adult romance, Emerge     Review by Michelle Emerge was one of my FAVORITE books of 2013 (so far), so to say I have been “anxiously” awaiting the release of Embrace is about the equivalent of saying Miley Cyrus’s VMA performance was a “little” strange. I have straight up been DYING for this book to come out so I can find out what happens to poor, sweet, HOT Evan!    At the end of Emerge, Hall leaves us dangling with the dreaded cliffy of Evan showing up on Dane’s doorstep, looking for Laney, so he can profess his undying love and to prove it to her by letting her know he has transferred schools AND given up a year of playing football because of the transfer. Of course he then finds out Laney has moved on and is in love with Dane.  Poor, poor Evan...my heart was broken for him...I am talking CRUSHED!Emerge was one of the best love triangles I have ever read...HANDS DOWN! I never hated Laney, as I do the female lead in most love triangles. It was also the first book where I could NOT pick a side no matter how hard I tried. I loved both Evan AND Dane...hard! I.Could.Not.Chose. After I finished and a few days of contemplating I did finally decide that while I know Laney belongs to Dane and that they are made for each other, I am Team Evan because I  LOVE that boy!! He just has my heart <3So now we have Embrace and one heartbroken Evan Allen Mitchell. Poor Evan doesn’t know what to do with himself and he is really struggling to forgive Laney. “I’ve always been one-half of a whole, always known the girl in the room who was “mine” and now I’m lost.” Bless his poor little heart! Luckily, Sawyer takes Evan under his wing and helps him out. Have I mentioned how in love I am with Sawyer Landon Beckett??? He is SA-WOON worthy...but I am getting distracted and need to focus here! At first Evan tries to drown his sorrows and find other girls to focus on but nothing is working until he meets one Miss Whitley...you remember her? The nasty parakeet from Emerge whom Laney hates. Of course this is who Evan decides to become friends with and I have to say...I ADORE Whitley...even more so than Laney...sorry, Laney :( These two are the PERFECT couple! We definitely all misunderstood Whitley in Emerge. She is not an annoying parakeet...she is a sweet, sassy, strong, and HYSTERICAL girl who can make you a sandwich all while kicking ass and takin’ names!    Unfortunately Evan spends a good deal of time fighting their relationship becoming romantic because he doesn’t want to ruin their friendship. He even goes out on some dates with a few other girls and these dates will have you rolling on the floor laughing...one date may have even been questionable in the gender department… “I have had my fortune told by the crypt keeper, fed another man’s fetus and I’m pretty sure gone out with a dude!” There were a couple of times I wanted to give Evan a smack upside the head for being so obtuse but he does eventually get it together and when he does….the sparks fly and it is WELL worth the wait!! I don’t want to give away anymore but I will say this...you can’t NOT love this book and it is a huge 5 plus star read for me!! AND we still have Sawyer’s book to look forward to...can’t wait to read his story! I have a feeling his might be the best one of all :)         Excerpt 1  - Days OCT 1, 3, 5 Laney“Hello?”“Zach, don’t say my name,” I choke out, storming across the lot as fast as my shaking legs will carry me.“What’s wrong? Where’d you-“ his voice comes loud and worried through the phone.“Don’t say that!” I interrupt, God, how embarrassing. “Can you walk away from everyone and talk to me for a minute? Where no one can hear you.” My voice is nasally and obnoxious, getting on my own nerves.“Yeah Mom, hang on.” Zach- not a great actor. “Okay Laney, I’m by myself now,” he whispers. “I’m sorry I bailed on practice, and I’m sorry to bug you now, but I need a Zach of infinite wisdom fix real bad right about now.”“Let’s pretend I don’t already know what’s up your ass and you go ahead. It’ll give you a chance to vent.”Alright, so that almost makes me grin.“Basically, he just hung on that bitch in front of me just to piss me off, and it worked! Seriously? I don’t do that shit to him! Nothing I did was to purposely hurt him. How long did I absolutely torture myself NOT to hurt him Zach, huh? A long ass time!” I come up for air, waiting for him to tell me how right I am while I climb in my truck.“Laney, you know I love you, right?”This can’t be good.“Yes…”“Then you know it’s with love when I say this.” Dramatic pause that makes my skin crawl. “Get over yourself! I don’t care if he fucked her on the field and asked you to film it. You may not have meant to, but you destroyed that kid. He’s here with no friends, no girl and a new team. Sound familiar? He’s just trying to put one foot in front of the other every day, just like you did. You got your happily ever after, so back the fuck off and let him try to find his.”Well then. Zach-1. Laney-0.It hurts, not even gonna pretend it doesn’t, but his words are honest…and absolutely dead on. It angers me at myself for being the cause of such sad, but true words, describing the crushing of my Evan. It’s a lot to think on and I have to do that now, before I cruise right out of control.“You’re right Zach. That’s why I call you. I’ll always get the straight-up what I need to hear. Thanks.”“I luv ya Laney. Don’t be mad at me, but much like yourself, don’t ask for my advice if you don’t want it.”I chuckle, “God, if that isn’t the truth. You’re harsh, but right. I’m not mad, I swear. Now go coach! I’ll talk to ya later.”“Later Laney.”I hang up and stare out my windshield, pondering. Zach is right, I’m being a selfish bitch.          EXCERPT 2 : Days 2/5LANEY
 Lunch is even more fun- oh, not here, but somewhere, I’m sure. I sit down with Zach and Sawyer, my stomach so in knots I’m not sure I can eat, so I peacefully concede my whole plate over to Sawyer when he’s eaten at least half of my fries rather than slap away his hand like I usually do.
Zach’s mesmerized by his phone, shocker, so I kick him under the table. “Ow,” he leans down and rubs his leg. “What the hell was that for?”
“I don’t know,” I shrug, “tell me something interesting.”
“Avery says hey,” he says, staring at his phone again.
“Oh my God, if that’s the best you’ve got, I’m screwed.”
Sawyer stops inhaling his, make that my food, just long enough to interrupt. “Avery huh? Kirby get on your nerves too?”
Okay, this is a conversation that may actually keep me entertained.
“Kirby’s cool, she doesn’t get on my nerves, but I’m definitely more into Avery,” he smiles shyly.
Yes! I lost $20 on Sawyer, but just won the same with Zach’s confirmation, so I break even!
“Well no wonder Kirby’s gone if you’re getting into Avery more.”
“Sawyer!” I smack the back of his head. “Say nothing Zach, I mean it.” This convo is going seriously downhill fast but actually gets worse when Sawyer speaks again.
“Sig party tomorrow night man, you in? We’re heading over when I get off, bout eleven.”
“Who’s we?” Zach asks.
“Me and Evan,” Sawyer darts one eye at me, shifting a bit in his seat.
“Nah man, ya’ll go. I’m gonna hang with Avery. What are you gonna do Laney?"
“Um, not go to a party with Sawyer and Evan,” I laugh, half-heartedly. “I’ll be doing whatever Dane has planned I’m sure. And Sawyer?” I stare at him until he reluctantly meets my eyes. “I appreciate you taking Evan under your wing, honestly. Just make sure you and I stay close too, alright?” I give him a pleading smile. I’d really miss Sawyer if we grew apart.
   About S.E Hall S.E.Hall resides in Arkansas with her husband of 17 years and 3 beautiful daughters. When not in the stands watching her ladies play softball, she enjoys reading YA and NA romance. Facebook Goodreads Twitter      

*Cover Reveal: For Real by Chelsea M. Cameron*

     
BOOK SUMMARY: Two people. One fake relationship. What could go wrong? When virgin Shannon Travers gets fed up with her friends demanding that she find a boyfriend, she enlists the help of tattooed, mohawk-rocking graphic design student Jett. He’s more than happy to play along with their Fake Relationship, including the Ten Rules of Fake Dating that control-freak Shannon comes up with. Even if he likes to violate them. Repeatedly. But what happens when Fake Dating starts to feel… not fake anymore? Will Shannon be willing to let go and embrace the first thing in her life that’s ever felt REAL?
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Chelsea M. Cameron is a YA/NA New York Times/USA Today Best Selling author from Maine. Lover of things random and ridiculous, Jane Austen/Charlotte and Emily Bronte Fangirl, red velvet cake enthusiast, obsessive tea drinker, vegetarian, former cheerleader and world's worst video gamer. When not writing, she enjoys watching infomercials, singing in the car and tweeting (this one time, she was tweeted by Neil Gaiman). She has a degree in journalism from the University of Maine, Orono that she promptly abandoned to write about the people in her own head. More often than not, these people turn out to be just as weird as she is. Her New Adult Contemporary Romance titles include My Favorite Mistake, which has been bought by Harlequin along with a sequel, Deeper We Fall and Faster We Burn (April 20, 2013) Her Young Adult books include Nocturnal, Nightmare and Neither, the first three books in The Noctalis Chronicles. The fourth and final book, Neverend will be out in 2013. Whisper, the first in The Whisper Trilogy is also available, with the second book in the series, Silence and the final book, LIsten coming out in 2014.

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