Casey Peeler's Blog, page 24
June 11, 2014
Always at First by Phalla S. Rios
Synopsis
Angel Mabbot is the perfect daughter.
Perfection has always been an expectation set forth by her adoring father and her overbearing, neglectful mother. Knowing she can never live up to their standards, Angel falls into a life of partying, drinking and pills in an effort to dull the pain of her insecurities and perceived failures.
Kevin Hawken, a former business partner of Angel’s father, has always loved Angel, although she has no idea who he is. Angel’s substance induced state of mind forces her to question what is real.
And Kevin is too good to be real.
Caught in the clutches of Roman Conti, a notorious and dangerous Mob boss from Italy, Angel slips under Roman’s control. A control she can’t escape.
And the only man who can rescue her…
Is a man she believes existed only in her dreams.
Chelly’s Thoughts
“Let the fear you have be the push you need to fight harder for what you want.”
When I finished Not at First a few months back, I was left with quite a few questions. Thankfully, I got the answers I wanted from Always at First. Throughout the book, we are being taken back and forth through time in both Angel and Kevin’s points of view, and while it could get a little confusing if you aren’t paying attention, it really helps us learn what Kevin and Angel went through growing up and how they got to where they are today. If you haven’t read Not at First, you may want to before picking this one up…
The book picks up with Angel under Roman’s control (if you haven’t read my other review, I really don’t care for Roman at all). Angel’s heart belongs to Kevin, but Roman says if she doesn’t forget about him, that could cost Kevin his life. In order to save him, Angel finally decides to give in to Roman and pretend to love him, but it’ll never be true…or will it? Despite how much she hates him, she can’t deny what feelings he evokes from her body. And under all that evil? Somewhere deep down is a loving, sweet, caring, protective side that she brings out of him, and it could make her love him.
We finally get in Kevin’s head and learn more about him – where he came from, his life growing up, how he got started working for Angel’s dad, and how long he has actually been in love with her. His sister tried to talk him out of caring for Angel, Angel’s dad forbid him to even look at her, but he learns that you can’t help who you love. He had several “run-ins” with Angel over the course of several years, each time breaking his heart, but he still couldn’t let her go. Now he’s determined to get her back, but will it cost him his life? Does she even want him?
Angel’s moods give me whiplash. One minute, she hates Roman, the next she cares for him and he turns her on. I was really upset with how she broke Kevin’s heart repeatedly over the years, but after learning more about her, I can forgive her of that. I was expecting more of a fight at the end, but overall I am happy with this story and with the way it turned out. Phalla is planning on a couple more books regarding the characters in these stories and I’m looking forward to more, especially Roman. So far, I can’t get my head around him and why he is the way he is…I’m looking for him to be redeemed!
COVER REVEAL ——-> Desire by Missy Johnson
DESIRE
Release date: June 27th
Synopsis
I’m a sex worker.
A prostitute. A whore.
Whatever you want to call me, the result is still the same. I sleep
with men and I get paid for it. I don’t make excuses for what I do.
Then I learn how fragile life can be; how in an instant, everything
can change. My mother disappears and I’m left to care for my two
estranged siblings. I can barely manage to look after myself.
How am I supposed to look after a hormonal fifteen year old and a five
year old who has no idea who I am?
I just want my old, uncomplicated life back.
Especially when He shows up.
He’s investigating my mothers disappearance, but I can see that it’s
more than that for him.He thinks he can help me. He thinks he can fix
me.
Only how can he fix something so broken?
June 9, 2014
Girl on Fire Anthology! Get your copy today!
About the GIRLS ON FIRE boxed set:
WITCH FALL – Amber Argyle
High Fantasy
Supreme in their dominion over seasons, storms, and sea, the witches have forgotten the unmatched destructiveness of mankind. And among the weapons men seek are the magical songs of the witches. Born of witches but raised among their enemies, Lilette searches for a way to heal the rift between mankind and the witches. But it may be too late to save either. For if there is one thing Lilette has come to know for certain, it’s that all things fall.
ETERNAL STARLING – Angela Corbett
Paranormal Romance
For centuries, Alex Night and Emil Stone have yearned for Evie Starling. When both men claim to be her soul mate and tell her about an unbelievable past, Evie learns that she’s not the person she thought she was, and her soul is about to become the rope in an eternal tug-of-war.
AWAKENING – Christy Dorrity
Fantasy
When an ancient curse threatens McKayla McCleery’s family, she must decide what in her life is real and what is fantasy. Based in Celtic mythology, Awakening is a gripping young adult fantasy that is rife with magic, romance, and mystery.
INEVITABLE – Tamara Hart Heiner
Suspense
Visions of death plague Jayne, who thinks watching her sister die is the worst that could happen to her. But when she witnesses a murder, Jayne realizes that the next death she sees might be her own.
WATCHED – Cindy M. Hogan
Romantic Suspense
Change. She longed for it.
A murder. She will never be the same.
THE FORGOTTEN ONES – Laura Howard
Fantasy
ELEMENTAL HUNGER – Elana Johnson
Futuristic Fantasy
Sixteen-year-old Gabriella Kilpatrick can shoot fire from her hands, which would be great if she didn’t get blamed for a blazing inferno that kills 17 schoolmates. Gabby will have to learn who she can trust, how to control her own power, and most of all, how to lead a Council of Elementals, most of whom have more control over their power than she does. If she can’t, she’ll find herself just like those 17 schoolmates: burned and six feet under.
THE FAERIE GUARDIAN – Rachel Morgan
Fantasy
Kickbutt faerie Violet is about to graduate as the top guardian trainee of her class, but when an assignment goes wrong and the human boy she’s meant to be protecting follows her back into the fae realm, a dangerous plot is set in motion.
PERCEPTION – Lee Strauss
Dystopian/Romance
Eternal Life is to Die For.
A spoiled genetically altered girl needs the help of a jaded “natural” boy to find her missing brother.
INTRINSICAL – Lani Woodland
Paranormal
The gene that allows the women in Yara’s family to see and communicate with spirits seems to have passed her over. Until the night she rescues a local hottie from an attacking ghost. Her act of heroism attracts the attention of the evil spirit, and she finds herself entrenched in the middle of a sixty-year-old curse that haunts the school, threatening her own life as well as that of her friends.
Publication date: June 16, 2014
Price: 99 cents for 10 amazing YA novels!
Casey’s Thought’s on The Forgotten Ones by Laura Howard
The Forgotten Ones is a story of putting others first to the point that you have to put your entire life on hold. Allison has never put herself first. In fact, she goes to school, takes care of her Mom, and has no life, except when her bff next door forces her to have a little fun.
When her father walks back into her life, she is beyond pissed, but when she realizes there is more to their story she gives him a chance to help her Mom.
The story of her parents is of a love of a forgotten group of people. Allison doesn’t know whether to believe her father or not. The story of the Danaan people is very much outta this world. I have to say that when black birds kept showing up in my yard as I was reading this book… it kinda wigged me out! ;)
I absolutely loved this story, but really wanted to know more about Allison and Ethan. I guess I will have to wait until book #2!!! I just wanted to see into their future as well as her parents.
The only complaint I had was just trying to follow all the Irish names. Me and my Southern self just had a hard time with that. :) I finally just read them like I thought they should be (there is a pronunciation guide in the back) and went on with the story. Once I did that, it was not problem to stay with the story.
So if you are looking for a new type of paranormal story that is not vampires, werewolves, angels or demons this the book for you!!!!
Links:
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22370438-girls-on-fire
Buy links coming soon! We’ll send these out when the boxed set is live and you can leave your reviews. Thanks!
About the Authors:
Follow each author’s link to learn more about them and their books.
SILK Anthology is LIVE!!!
SILK Synopsis:
Eleven of your favorite authors – New York Times, USA Today, bestselling and more.
Eleven men who will be put to the test when it comes to love.
One epic anthology.
Meet the men:
• Ryland Dare (The Edge of Darkness): A privileged boy living a life of lies.
• Reid Connely (Let Love In): A gorgeous and darkly mysterious college senior who understands pain all too well.
• Deacon Chastain (A Blue Tale): A guitar player saved from a path of destruction by his rock idol and the music he creates.
• Connor Simpson (Next to Forever): A fiancé who seems to have it all until he’s faced with one of the toughest decisions of his life.
• Brett Walker (Trusting You): A one-night stand who wants more finds himself put to the test when his past threatens his future.
• Adam Hill (Remembering Joy): A brooding and strangely charming film student set on revenge finds love where he least expects it.
• Ryan Campbell (Falling): An abuse survivor living in a world of his own creation so he doesn’t have to feel.
• Harrison James (My Unexpected Forever): A single dad with few expectations other than raising his son and making some music along the way until the unexpected happens.
• Adam Burke (Better): An adventurer who works just enough to fund his next circle around the globe gets an opportunity he can’t refuse. The only catch? He won’t be traveling alone this time.
• Luke Matthews (Love In Between): A guitar player grieving the loss of his fiancée after a tragic car accident no longer believes in love.
• Jonathan Statham (Mid Life Love): A self-made billionaire and CEO of Statham Industries used to getting whatever he wants—whenever he wants.
Find out their stories in these eleven, previously released, full-length novels about regret, revenge, forgiveness, and ultimately, love:
The Edge of Darkness by Melissa Andrea
Let Love In by Melissa Collins
A Blue Tale by Sarah Dosher
Next to Forever by S. Moose
Trusting You by L.P. Dover
Remembering Joy by Jenni Moen
Falling by E.K. Blair
My Unexpected Forever by Heidi McLaughlin
Better by Carey Heywood
Love in Between by Sandi Lynn
Mid Life Love by Whitney G.
*Mature subject matter and not intended for those under the age of 17.
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AUTHOR LINKS:
MELISSA ANDREA:
Website: http://melissaandrea-justlikethat.blogspot.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/m.andrea.author
Twitter: https://twitter.com/melissa_andreaa
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5816255.Melissa_Andrea
E.K. BLAIR:
Website: http://www.ekblair.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EKBlairAuthor
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EK_Blair_Author
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6905829.E_K_Blair
MELISSA COLLINS:
Website: http://melissacollinsauthor.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MelissaCollins.Author
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MCollinsAuthor
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5023189.Melissa_Collins
SARAH DOSHER:
Website: http://www.sarahdosher.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorsarahdosher?ref=ts&fref=ts
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarahdosher
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6802529.Sarah_Dosher
LP DOVER:
Website: http://authorlpdoverbooks.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lpdover
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LPDover
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6526309.L_P_Dover
CAREY HEYWOOD:
Website: http://www.careyheywood.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CareyHeywoodAuthor
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Careylolo
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6535777.Carey_Heywood
SANDI LYNN:
Website: http://www.authorsandilynn.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Sandi.Lynn.Author
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SandilynnWriter
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6089757.Sandi_Lynn
HEIDI MCLAUGHLIN:
Website: http://heidimclaughlin.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeidiMcLaughlinAuthor
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HeidiJoVT
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6568302.Heidi_McLaughlin
JENNI MOEN:
Website: http://jennimoen.com/
Facebook: http://jennimoen.com/www.facebook.com/authorjennimoen
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jennimoen
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7123609.Jenni_Moen
S. MOOSE:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/S.Mooseauthor
Twitter: https://twitter.com/S_Moose060912
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7008611.S_Moose
WHITNEY G.:
Website: http://www.whitneygracia.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Whitney-Gracia-Williams/586872201345340
June 6, 2014
Cover Reveal—-> Winter’s Demon
✰✯✰ COVER REVEAL ✰✯✰
Winter’s Demon (Vesik, #3) by Eric R Asher
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Estimated Release Date: June 16th, 2014
Some things can never be undone. The horrors I’ve defeated—or even
caused—with my own hands … they are nothing compared to what’s coming. Philip
Pinkerton has brought his madness upon my family, my own blood. His army of
necromancers is on the move, harbingers of a great darkness. I fear the war has
begun … and damn, I don’t get paid enough for this.
Recommended for readers 17 or older due to strong language, violence and
sexual themes.
Add Winter’s Demon to your Goodreads TBR list – http://bit.ly/1kMwCUF
And start the Vesik series:
Days Gone Bad (Vesik, #1)
Wolves and the River of Stone (Vesik, #2)
Eric R. Asher on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/EricRAsher
Cover Artist: Claudia at Phatpuppy Art – http://phatpuppyart.com/
Photography:
Teresa Yeh Photography
Typography:
Bookish Brunette Designs
June 5, 2014
It’s time to INDULGE!
Release Date: June 3, 2014
Buy it on Amazon/ B&N for #99cents!
Blurb
Go ahead and INDULGE….guilt-free!!!
Since 100% of our proceeds will benefit St. Jude’s ChIldren’s Research Hospital—-Finding Cures. Saving Children.
Nine full-length novels filled with love, redemption, and passion!
Ten top selling authors are bringing you their best erotic romance love stories for a LIMITED TIME.
So INDULGE today before this offer disappears….
Stay With Me by Abigail Lee
No Turning Back (Full Circle #1) By Casey Peeler
Uncomplicated: A Vegas Girl’s Tale by Dawn Robertson and Jo-Anna Walker
Tied Up In Heartstrings by Felicia Lynn
Adam’s Apple by Liv Morris
Seduce by Missy Johnson
Undescribable by Shantel Tessier
Teach Me Love by S Moose
Entangled by S.E.Hall
Stay With Me by Abigail Lee
Recovering from a devastating heartbreak, Bailey Hart has sworn off all relationships. Everything is going according to plan until a mysterious new guy moves to her small town. Will Bailey’s stubbornness force her to stay on the path she has laid out for herself, or will Ty Jacobs find his way into her already broken heart?
No Turning Back (Full Circle #1) By Casey Peeler
Charley has been away from home for only forty-eight hours before she breaks the two promises she made to herself. How will her first semester of college end? Joe, Cash, or alone?
Uncomplicated: A Vegas Girl’s Tale by Dawn Robertson and Jo-Anna Walker
One high class business man. And one night neither of them will ever forget.
Tied Up In Heartstrings by Felicia Lynn (Heartstrings Series #1)
Tragedy ripped the security from her life. Left a single mother, Alexis’s fear of loss insulates her from the rest of the world. A man from her past has always been in love with Alexis. He’s never met anyone that measures up to her. Is love enough to overcome loss and heartbreak?
Adam’s Apple by Liv Morris
Eroticism. Love. Redemption. Ancient sexual practices mix with Adam’s dark past in this Amazon bestseller when he meets a NYC socialite and Tantra sex instructor. Told uniquely in Adam’s point of view.
Seduce by Missy Johnson
Cocky, British Womanizer Jack Falcon is about to learn even he isn’t immune to falling in love
Undescribable by Shantel Tessier
Samantha- A broken hearted bartender just wants to get on with her life and forget about men.
Slade- The towns cocky, foul mouth playboy decides he needs her and won’t take no for an answer.
Will Samantha let Slade prove his love is real, or will she push him away?
Teach Me Love by S Moose
A sexy, rich, CEO and a single mother. Both broken. Neither were looking for love, but who says love plays fair.
Entangled by S.E.Hall
Add Indulge to your TBR on Goodreads
June 4, 2014
Cover Reveal—> Witch Hunter Olivia by T.A. Kunz
Witch Hunter Olivia Goodreads Link - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22031133-witch-hunter-olivia
Witch Hunter Olivia preorder at iBooks - https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/witch-hunter-olivia/id878872358?mt=11
Author Bio:
Author T.A. Kunz has always had a fondness for reading thrilling mysteries and action-packed urban fantasies. So, it was no surprise when T.A. decided to write stories that they’d fall into one of those two genres. T.A. lives in Central Florida with two fur babies and a mechanical engineer who also happens to be quite the culinary badass, which there are no complaints about. Being a self-diagnosed caffeine addict, many joke that T.A.’s addiction to Starbucks coffee will likely be their downfall later in life.
New Links:
Website - www.takunz.com
Email – authort.a.kunz@gmail.com
Twitter - @AuthorTAKunz
June 3, 2014
It’s time to INDULGE guilt-free!
Release Date: June 3, 2014
Buy it on Amazon/ B&N for #99cents!
Blurb
Go ahead and INDULGE….guilt-free!!!
Since 100% of our proceeds will benefit St. Jude’s ChIldren’s Research Hospital—-Finding Cures. Saving Children.
Nine full-length novels filled with love, redemption, and passion!
Ten top selling authors are bringing you their best erotic romance love stories for a LIMITED TIME.
So INDULGE today before this offer disappears….
Stay With Me by Abigail Lee
No Turning Back (Full Circle #1) By Casey Peeler
Uncomplicated: A Vegas Girl’s Tale by Dawn Robertson and Jo-Anna Walker
Tied Up In Heartstrings by Felicia Lynn
Adam’s Apple by Liv Morris
Seduce by Missy Johnson
Undescribable by Shantel Tessier
Teach Me Love by S Moose
Entangled by S.E.Hall
Stay With Me by Abigail Lee
Recovering from a devastating heartbreak, Bailey Hart has sworn off all relationships. Everything is going according to plan until a mysterious new guy moves to her small town. Will Bailey’s stubbornness force her to stay on the path she has laid out for herself, or will Ty Jacobs find his way into her already broken heart?
No Turning Back (Full Circle #1) By Casey Peeler
Charley has been away from home for only forty-eight hours before she breaks the two promises she made to herself. How will her first semester of college end? Joe, Cash, or alone?
Uncomplicated: A Vegas Girl’s Tale by Dawn Robertson and Jo-Anna Walker
One high class business man. And one night neither of them will ever forget.
Tied Up In Heartstrings by Felicia Lynn (Heartstrings Series #1)
Tragedy ripped the security from her life. Left a single mother, Alexis’s fear of loss insulates her from the rest of the world. A man from her past has always been in love with Alexis. He’s never met anyone that measures up to her. Is love enough to overcome loss and heartbreak?
Adam’s Apple by Liv Morris
Eroticism. Love. Redemption. Ancient sexual practices mix with Adam’s dark past in this Amazon bestseller when he meets a NYC socialite and Tantra sex instructor. Told uniquely in Adam’s point of view.
Seduce by Missy Johnson
Cocky, British Womanizer Jack Falcon is about to learn even he isn’t immune to falling in love
Undescribable by Shantel Tessier
Samantha- A broken hearted bartender just wants to get on with her life and forget about men.
Slade- The towns cocky, foul mouth playboy decides he needs her and won’t take no for an answer.
Will Samantha let Slade prove his love is real, or will she push him away?
Teach Me Love by S Moose
A sexy, rich, CEO and a single mother. Both broken. Neither were looking for love, but who says love plays fair.
Entangled by S.E.Hall
Add Indulge to your TBR on Goodreads
June 2, 2014
Cover Reveal—-Crazy Dreams by Dawn Pendelton
Title: Crazy Dreams (Dreams #1)
Author: Dawn Pendleton
Release: June 30, 2014
Stone Tucker has big dreams. Someday, he wants to be on a country radio station. Flash forward to reality, and Stone isn’t any closer to his dream than he was months ago when he left his high school sweetheart and hometown in Pennsylvania to move to Nashville. Every one back home thinks he’s going to fail, and unfortunately, Stone has started to believe it, too.
Enter Ember Daniels.
Ember lost her dad years ago in a car accident, and more recently, her older sister to leukemia. She’s had her fair share and then some of heartbreak and needs to get away from the modeling life her mother has been pushing on her. A summer trip to Nashville is just what she needs to find herself. She isn’t prepared for Stone, with his hot body and overall indifferent attitude toward her.
One night can change everything, and with seemingly endless summer nights, Ember and Stone both discover exactly what they’re looking for.
About Dawn Pendleton…
Dawn Pendleton spends her time between Maine and somewhere warm for the winter, dragging her husband and pup wherever she goes. A lover of travel, an avid reader, and a softie at heart, Dawn writes romance novels that face the dark reality of life, which is that not everyone gets a happily ever after right away.
Want to meet Dawn? Check out the list of Events she will be attending!
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June 1, 2014
Vicious Cycle by Katie Ashley
Title: VICIOUS CYCLE
Author: Katie Ashley
Expected Release: TBA
David aka ‘Deacon’ Malloy has devoted his adult life to the Hell’s Raiders motorcycle club. Plucked off the streets as a teenager for his fighting ability, he willing embraces the violent life-style of his new family. After his adoptive father’s murder during the last club war, he slid into the vacated role of Sergeant at Arms. His world is thrown for a loop when a former club whore dies, and the five year old daughter he had no idea he had fathered is deposited on the club steps.
Alexandra Evans followed in her parents’ footsteps by going into education. As a Kindergarten teacher, she loves helping her young students learn to read and write. At the start of the school year, one little girl stands out to her above all the rest. With an aura of sadness about her, Willow Malloy is someone who needs all the tender loving care Alexandra can give. When she suddenly stops coming to school, Alexandra goes in search of her. What she finds is a clubhouse full of bikers, and a father hell bent on keeping his daughter always within his sight during a turf war.
The moment Deacon lays eyes on Alexandra he knows he has to have her. He doesn’t give two shits about the fact she’s a naïve civilian or that she has no desire to become another one of his conquests. He’s never found a woman he couldn’t have, and he wants nothing more to persuade Alexandra into changing her mind.
Will Deacon seduce Alexandra into his dark world, or will she help him embrace a brighter future for himself and his daughter?
Katie Ashley is the New York Times, USA Today, and Amazon Best-Selling author of The Proposition. She lives outside of Atlanta, Georgia with her two very spoiled dogs and one outnumbered cat. She has a slight obsession with Pinterest, The Golden Girls, Harry Potter, Shakespeare, Supernatural, Designing Women, and Scooby-Doo.
She spent 11 1/2 years educating the Youth of America aka teaching MS and HS English until she left to write full time in December 2012.
She also writes Young Adult fiction under the name Krista Ashe.
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