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October 22, 2013
Off Chance by Sawyer Bennett
He is seeking absolution.
Flynn Caldwell has a hero complex and it’s one of the reasons he joined the New York City Fire Department. He has spent his entire professional career trying to atone for that one person he failed to save. Because, if he can do that, then perhaps he can be worthy of love again.
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She is seeking escape.
Rowan Page’s life is nothing short of a disaster. Always immersed in trouble, she has only herself to depend on. She’s determined to pull herself out of this mess and make something of her life, despite the hard years she has lived on the streets of New York.
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Together, they have the chance to become complete.
Flynn and Rowan’s worlds exist miles apart, but when a chance meeting brings them together, neither of them can deny the instant pull that connects them to each other. What starts as a tiny spark eventually flares into a fire so hot, it refuses to be extinguished.
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For it to work, both of them will need to jump feet first into the flames to see where it takes them, despite the risk of being burned.
Chelly’s Review
5 Stars
Sawyer Bennett has done it again! Every time I read a book in the Off Series, I fall in love, and each book keeps getting better and better. Flynn Caldwell is a super sweet, super HOT fireman with a major hero complex that often leaves him with a broken heart. He thinks everyone needs saving and he’s the only man that can do it.
Rowan Page is not your typical damsel in distress. She left home at 18 and was determined to prove to everyone that she could make it on her own, and for 5 years she’s done a decent job of it. She doesn’t need to be saved, she can save her damn self…until she finds herself and a truly screwed up situation thanks to her drug dealer boyfriend. Cue fireman Flynn!
Flynn knows immediately Rowan is proud and is not about to take handouts from anyone, but he is determined to help Rowan in any way he can. He is attracted to her physically, but there’s more to it than that. What will it take to convince Flynn that not everyone truly needs saved? Can Rowan learn to trust and let love in before it’s too late?
Off Chance is by far my favorite in the Off Series (which is saying something if it can beat Off Course and Cillian!). It is beautiful story of friendship, love, family, learning to overcome the past, and proving that anything is possible if you try hard enough. I have absolutely loved following the Caldwell family, and if this is the last book in the series, I’m sad to see it end…but I will say this book is the perfect culmination of everything. We get to see all of our favorite boys – Ryan, Nix, Linc, and Cillian, as well as the rest of the family – and it left me with all kinds of good feels and a big smile on my face. I love this author and will continue to devour anything she writes!
About the Author
Sawyer Bennett is the pen name for a snarky southern woman and reformed trial lawyer who decided to finally start putting on paper all of the stories that were floating in her head. She is married to a mobster (well, a market researcher) and they have two big, furry dogs who hog the bed. Sawyer would like to report she doesn’t have many weaknesses but can be bribed with a nominal amount of milk chocolate.
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October 20, 2013
Faithless <3 by Amanda Bennett
Today’s Spotlight & Book Blitz is for Faithless, the newest novel from the amazing 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?
Excerpt
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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.
Teaser
Casey’s Review:
What happens when a person has no faith in anyone or yourself? What choices do they have? How can they change that thought process? These are all questions that I asked while reading Amanda Bennett’s Faithless.
Riley is alone. She has felt that way the majority of her life. She decide to do the ultimate, but isn’t successful. Instead, she decides to do what is needed to get out of the place she is in. What she doesn’t expect is to meet Tristan.
Tristan has eyes that are crystal blue and Riley begins to feel a connection that she never felt possible. She wants it to stop. She doesn’t want to feel., but she does.
Tristan had me at hello. He is able create a spark in Riley that has never happened. He rocks Riley to her core.
This book is full of real life situations, trust, hope, fears, dreams, and reality. It is one that will touch the heart of many especially if they have every had someone they love be a victim of domestic violence and suicide.
Faithless made me feel every emotion that Riley and Tristan felt. I wanted to hold each one of them and make everything right. There are some surprises within the story with characters, and how they are involved. This is a must read. In fact, I read it in one sitting. 1-click your copy of Faithless like yesterday!
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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.
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Make sure you check out some of Amanda Bennett’s other books, as well as their amazing reviews
Beautifully Broken (Broken Series #1)
Breaking Beautiful (Broken Series #2)
Unbreakable Hearts (Broken Series #3)
This Love of Mine (Raine Series #1)
This Trust of Mine (Raine Series #2)
This Heart of Mine (Raine Series #3)
October 18, 2013
Beat of the <3 is LIVE and beating!
BLURB:
Beat of the Heart
(Runaway Train #2)
by Katie Ashley
After years of bad relationships and a cheating ex-fiancé,twenty-eight-year-old Mia Martinelli prefers healing her patients’ hearts on
the Cardiac Care floor rather than risking having her heart broken again. But
that all comes to a screeching halt when caring for the head roadie for Runaway
Train puts her into the orbit of drummer and Latin Lover, AJ Resendiz. After a
scorching weekend of steamy passion, Mia’s intention of getting out with her
heart unscathed is challenged by the stud with the wicked sense of humor,
especially when he wants to continue seeing her. But when the harsh reality of
AJ’s hoard of female admirers sends her insecurities into overdrive, Mia bails,
leaving him handcuffed to his bathroom shower.
AJ never imagined that after two weeks of the best sex and
female companionship he’d ever experienced, he would need rescued by his band
mates from his shower prison. Although he tries to forget the sensual brunette
whose curves made his mouth water, AJ can’t get her out of his mind…or his
heart. Months later when he finally seeks Mia for answers as to why she left,
nothing could prepare him for their life-altering reunion.
Can AJ prove to Mia that regardless of the women after
his body, his heart belongs only to her?
GR LINK: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17693329-beat-of-the-heart?from_search=true
Amazon US:http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FXIRE8U/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=23M699IRHKKSJ&coliid=I2LX9E1PAO152L
B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/beat-of-the-heart-katie-ashley/1117164368?ean=2940148523468
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/367874
AUTHOR PROFILE:
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.
AUTHOR LINKS:
Website: http://katieashleybooks.blogspot.com
FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/katieashleybooks
Twitter: https://twitter.com/katieashleyluv
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6546441.Katie_Ashley
Book 1 Runaway Train: Music of the Heart
GR: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16062210-music-of-the-heart
Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com/Music-Heart-Runaway-Train-ebook/dp/B00C0X6LG2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1381145921&sr=8-1&keywords=music+of+the+heart
B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/music-of-the-heart-katie-ashley/1114916822?ean=2940044537293
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Tour Schedule
October 17, 2013
Waterfell Pre-Order Contest! Right here!
WATERFELL PRE-ORDER CONTEST
If you preorder Waterfell by OCTOBER 28th 2013, 200 random winners will receive a signed Waterfell bookmark, signed bookplate, and a cool Waterfell tattoo. In addition to this prize pack, you will be entered to a super-awesome grand prize: an IPAD MINI (worth $350).
Here’s how to enter:
You must preorder Waterfell (physical or e-book) by OCTOBER 28th to be entered into the giveaway. To enter, fill out the Rafflecopter below. No entries after October 28th will be counted. If your name is drawn for the grand prize, we will verify your emailed receipt that matches the date you entered (since this prize has a cash value). All receipts MUST be submitted prior to the draw date. If we pick a winner and no receipt has been submitted, another winner will be chosen. ALL ENTRIES WILL BE VERIFIED.
NOTE: The prize for this contest is not open internationally because of issues with taxes on mailing gifts. But if you are an international reader, you should definitely still preorder Waterfell. If you are one of the 200 prize pack winners, you will receive the signed bookmark, signed bookplate and tattoo. Every qualifying entrant (see prize rules) will receive a #WaterfellProm ticket for another chance to win an iPad Mini.
Cover Reveal ——-> Lussuria by S.J. Molloy
Synopsis:
An emotional erotic heart-wrenching story of lust, love and light
Alexis Evangeline Robertson is young, insecure and daunted with painful memories from her dark, tortured childhood. She has rules, and she has boundaries.
She never lets anyone too close.
Lucca Caruso has the most mesmerising crystal azure blue eyes and a heart of gold. When Lexi meets this Italian God, she doesn’t expect to see him again.
But fate intervenes.
While on vacation at a Villa in Val D’Orcia, near the Chianti hills outside of Florence, she is more than surprised to see Lucca arrive at the very same villa. Lexi begins a journey of self-discovery, helplessly folding, melting and crumbling to the temptation of her heart’s desire.
After the desires of lust …
And the sweetness of love …
Lexi will spread her wings towards the light …
This is the story of one girl’s destiny to find her light from her sinister, dark and harrowing past and the one man who can take her there.
Excerpt
When I saw your eyes filled with dread and fear, my heart nearly stopped, I thought I would lose you, I need you and want nothing more, please trust me Doc, I ….I love you, I love you Dolcezza”.
He claims my mouth with profound longing and as soon as our lips meet the chemistry and energy ignites a burning desire deep in my soul and heart. My body submits to him with his sensitive words.
I’ve folded yet again!
Another tidal wave of water is flooding from my eyes cascading down my cheeks, he has me…
“You love me?” my voice is breaking, my eyes weeping.
“Yes, I love you, I’m very much in love with you. You are mine forever and my something special baby”
My body and mind become weak. I stare into his wide wet azure blue eyes,
“Lucca I…….I don’t know what to say”.
“Then don’t, write it in your journal”.
With these words we melt into each other, passionately kissing in a tight embrace filled with love and traces of uncertain fear.
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About the Author
SJ Molloy, first time British Author of ‘The Luminara Series’ was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. As a young child, her family moved and raised her in Lanarkshire, Scotland where she currently resides with her husband, two daughters and her energetic, hyperactive loving gun dog who is utterly spoiled.
SJ is a qualified Fitness Instructor and Health & Fitness Motivator of various fitness styles and disciplines. Music and dance aerobics have always been a pleasure and passion for her. SJ will sporadically make up dance style routines at any hour of the day when a move comes to her or piece of music moves or inspires her. Currently not teaching classes she is focusing her time into nurturing her yearning passion for creative writing, exchanging one visualisation for another.
As a child, SJ loved to write in journals and make up short stories and has a flare for all things creative. With an overactive imagination at times, SJ adores to make notes, visualise scenes and settings to create characterisations.
While on holiday with her family one summer reading book after book, she had a flash of inspiration and has had various ideas whirling around in her mind ever since. It was not until she pulled back on teaching classes that she found the courage, time and insight into actually bringing these ideas to life.
In February 2013 she decided to bring that imagination to light by beginning her writing journey with ‘Lussuria’ the first instalment in ‘The Luminara Series’ available from late October 2013.
Being a self-confessed book junkie, she loves nothing better than to get lost in an emotional and moving book. A true romantic at heart, her guilty pleasure is reading heart-warming, passionate stories and falling in love with her favourite fictional characters.
With five books already mapped out in ‘The Luminara Series’, SJ’s busy creative mind has already planned two more fictitious novels, both stand-alone romance books and very different in their own right.
When she is not writing or reading, spending time with family and friends or exercising and walking her dog, SJ loves all things practical and creative. Dancing, music, cooking, travelling, good food and wine and painting are her favourite past times along with laughter, lots and lots of laughter.
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October 16, 2013
4 POV are better than 1! Crossing Paths by Melanie Stinnett
Synopsis:
The crossing paths of friendship, family, love, and loss are often complicated.
June Deckert and Caroline Smith sparked a friendship in college that carried them through graduation. Although they are complete opposites in every way, they have spent the last four years inseparable.
That is, until now.
June finds herself falling for a man who seems unattainable. As she works side by side with him on a new media campaign, their feelings for each other come alive. But when his actions start to speak louder than words, she wonders if she’s missing something.
Meanwhile, Caroline is fighting against her feelings for a recent acquaintance, and she decides to keep her new love interest a secret from June. Overwhelmed by these new emotions, her moods change swiftly, swinging up and down like a yo-yo.
While June and Caroline try to maneuver their way through new relationships, Caroline starts lying to June to protect her from a truth that threatens to break her heart and tear them apart.
In the end, Caroline’s deceit will test their friendship, and June will have to decide if her chance at love is worth putting her heart on the line.
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Chelly’s Thoughts
June and Caroline have been BFFs since freshman year in college. They are polar opposites of each other, but that just makes them that much closer, and after graduation they move to Texas together to begin their adult lives. One Sunday dinner at June’s house, Caroline is introduced to Liam (June’s hot brother) and she is immediately attracted to him…where has he been all her life? June pretty quickly shoots that down, Liam is known for being a man whore and never being serious about girls (Caroline has never been serious about guys, either), but maybe they’re both ready to settle down. Would it really hurt anything to see where this “forbidden” relationship might go before telling June?
Meanwhile, June gets sent on a business trip to New York, where she meets Cohen, the most attractive guy she has ever seen…aaand she manages to thoroughly embarrass herself in front of him…twice. Business meetings turn into lunches, then dates, and June is thrilled with the possibility of love. But lately Cohen seems off…is he hiding something from her? When he disappears without so much as a phone call or text, she has to figure out what’s going on.
When Caroline gets a call about a family emergency back home, June and Liam drop everything and go with her…that’s when the stuff hits the fan. Can June really forgive Caroline for the secrets she’s been hiding? Will she stick around when other truths come out?
Crossing Paths is a great read! It is told from 4 alternating POVs, and I loved getting inside the heads of all of the characters! It did take a few minutes to adjust initially but I grew to love it. You mainly see through the eyes of June and Caroline, but Liam and Cohen have a few shining moments, as well. Although it does have some pretty serious situations, it isn’t too heavy, and overall it is a fun, super-sweet romance with a little bit of drama thrown in for good measure. I definitely recommend it!
Author Bio:
I have enjoyed reading and writing since I was very young. Some of my fondest memories from childhood are of spending time with my mom or grandma reading a good book. Over the years, it never crossed my mind that writing my own novel would be an attainable goal. After reading several independently published novels by Jamie McGuire, Colleen Hoover and others, I decided I needed to give that dream a chance.
When I’m not reading and writing, I enjoy spending time with my three favorite guys: my husband and my two little boys.
Find Melanie Stinnett:
Twitter – https://twitter.com/melstinnett_
Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/AuthorMelanieStinnett
Goodreads – http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6884041.Melanie_Stinnett
Website/Blog – http://melaniestinnett.com/
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October 14, 2013
Keep Me Still <3
Keep Me Still by Caisey Quinn
November 2013
Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18168007-keep-me-still
BOOK SUMMARY:
Layla Flaherty had the perfect life, or close to it. Until a stranger gunned her parents down right in front of her, leaving her with seizure inducing PTSD. After years of trying to pass as normal and failing miserably, she resigns herself to being invisible. But new to town Landen O’Brien sees her, and he likes what he sees. Much to Layla’s surprise, he doesn’t freak out when she has a seizure in front of him. He does the exact opposite, calming her until the tremors subside. But Landen has secrets of his own. Secrets that both bind them together and tear them apart.
Scarred by loss, Layla leaves her hometown of Hope Springs, Georgia, hoping to put her painful past behind her and start over in college in California. When she runs into Landen at freshmen orientation, she has a choice to make. Reinforce those steel walls she’s built up around herself or give the only boy who can keep her still a second chance.
Landen’s more than ready to tear down those walls but this time when they come crashing down, they might bury her.
Author Information
Wearer of cowgirl boots, writer and avid reader of New Adult romance, lover of wine, who is addicted to chai tea lattes. Brand spanking new author of Girl with Guitar and soon to be released novels Girl on Tour, Girl in Love, and Keep Me Still (which may or may not include spanking).
I’m a Gemini, wife, mom, and former high school English teacher living in Birmingham, Alabama. I spend my days chasing a three year old and hiding away with my Macbook. I spend my nights writing because sleep is overrated.
Website: http://www.caiseyquinnwrites.com/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7041163.Caisey_Quinn
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorCaiseyQuinn
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CaiseyQuinn
Shuttered Affections is LIVE!
Title: Shuttered Affections
Author: Rene Folsom
Series: Cornerstone #1
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: October 15, 2013
Purchase Links
NOTE: Purchase links will be available on my website the day of release. Visit http://renefolsom.com/shuttered on or after October 15th.
Synopsis
After escaping to a college town, Juliana Petersen was determined to put her troubled past behind her and make the most of life. She was satisfied with her current situation, or so she thought. It wasn’t until the day her new photography professor stole her parking spot that she realized there was such thing as lust at first sight. Now, she must struggle with the decision to break the rules and fall in love, or step back and let the chance of a lifetime pass her by—all while her past relationships come back to haunt her.
How many men will it take to break Julia’s hold on reality?
Warning: This novel contains sexual situations and is meant for adult readers ages 18 and up.
Review
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Excerpt
The electricity in the air told me he was coming closer. Footsteps, barely audible, whispered along the floor behind me.
My hands fumbled for the canister. I needed to pop the top off and carefully remove the film.
I could feel him close behind me. He was really close. As I successfully removed the film from its canister, I could feel him move even nearer. I felt his breath by my ear and heard him gasp slightly as a curl fell forward and must have brushed against his face.
I was just about done putting the film around the reel when I felt his finger slowly push the tendril of hair back behind my ear.
I deftly finished coiling the film and placed it in the developing tank. Once the lid was in place, effectively protecting my film from light exposure, I spoke.
“Okay. I’m good.” My voice was barely a whisper. I didn’t seem to have the strength to muster any more volume.
“Mmhmm…” he moaned in my ear. “Your hair smells divine, Angel.”
I felt his hand brush against the back of my ear and push my hair to the side, exposing my neck to his touch. I felt his breath on me and, suddenly, it was as if all the oxygen in the room had been used up completely. I couldn’t breathe.
“You’re so beautiful, even in darkness,” he said adoringly and I felt the tickle of his breath on my neck.
Warmth sizzled through my abdomen, my clit pulsed, and my nipples hardened. His words whispered through my ears, seductive and alluring.
His body pressed against my back and he wrapped his hands around my waist, sticking his thumbs into the waistband of my jeans. His fingers gently touched my hipbones. His touch made me arch my back and tilt my head to rest on his shoulder.
His lips, hot as fire, brushed along the column of my neck. I wanted to turn my body and wrap myself around him, but he held me in place.
“Aiden, I thought we were going to try and behave ourselves,” I said breathlessly as he continued his assault on my neck.
“I don’t care,” he mumbled, clearly aware he was melting me to the bone.
Animalistic lust took us over. Grabbing my shoulders, he quickly turned me so my chest pressed against his and shoved my back up against the wall with just enough force to tell me he was turned on as much as I was.
As if attempting to control his urges, he let go of me and I felt his hands press against the wall on either side of my head, just above my shoulders.
“Oh, God. I want to touch you,” he said hoarsely. “I want to touch every inch of you.”
I could tell his lips were so close. The tip of his nose brushed against mine, causing me to involuntarily tilt my head upward, attempting to close the gap between our lips. As if he sensed me pouncing, he turned his chin up, causing me to meet the scruffy facial hair on his jaw.
Unable to see my prey, I reached out and dug my nails into his strong back, pulling him closer to me and lightly sinking my teeth into his jaw. If he wasn’t going to offer his lips to me, I was going to take whatever part of him I could get between my teeth.
As if on cue, a rumble echoed from his throat. His hands snaked down my body, grabbing my ass and pulling me against him.
The move was so bold; I thought for sure he was going to kiss me. Instead, he tilted his head up, exposing his neck to my nibbling assault.
His body, hot and hard, pressed me against the cold, concrete wall. His hands, still on my ass, lifted me slightly so I was forced to the tips of my toes.
I felt his mouth on my neck again and couldn’t help voicing my pleasure.
“Oh, Aiden. Kiss me now,” I begged. I didn’t know why I had to beg this man to press his lips against mine. I only knew I needed more. So much more.
“Tell me, Juliana. Do you want me?” he asked softly, caressing my ear with his lips.
“Christ, yes!” My answer left my mouth before I even had time to process what I was saying. I was quite simply speechless.
“Then you shall have me… eventually.” With that, he let go, opened the door, and walked out.
I was left standing there, completely overwhelmed, and aching with desire.
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About the Author
Rene Folsom, author of paranormal romance and erotica, lives in Florida with her husband and three kids. She has officially diagnosed herself with creative ADD and, if it weren’t for her day job as a web programmer, she would have a million and one writing projects going at once. In addition to web design, she is also a graphic artist who loves to create custom book cover designs for indie authors. She is definitely an artist at heart and would love nothing more than to be elbow deep in clay during her waking hours.
Rene believes that all fiction is based on some form of reality—otherwise we would never have the inspiration or knowledge to dream up the realistic situations we portray with our words. She is proud to say that her personal experiences have been inspirational, though perhaps not always identical to that of her fictional characters. Where reality and fantasy diverge, however, must remain her little secret…
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October 13, 2013
Faithless by <3 Amanda Bennett is lIve!
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: http://www.authoramandabennett.com
FB Page: http://www.facebook.com/authoramandabennett
Twitter Page: http://www.twitter.com/AmandaBennett81
Goodreads Page: www.goodreads.com/author/show/6550967.Amanda_Bennett
October 10, 2013
Make me ivy in Eric’s garden!
Synopsis:
How do you survive the internship from hell?
Don’t fall in love.
Ivy thought being a reporter-in-training at the Independent Gazette would be her dream summer job. Little did she know, interviewing Eric, a landscaper with a heart of gold, would derail her plans. It turns out Ivy’s boss, Lauren, has been eying his chiseled physique for quite some time.
But at twenty-four, Eric already has a tragic past, one that he is still reeling from. Even though his ordeal turned him into some sort of local celebrity, it’s been a while since he’s shared his bed with anyone. When he comes to Ivy’s rescue out of the blue, it’s not long before the two of them start seeing each other behind Lauren’s back. When they get caught, Ivy’s journey toward a college degree is jeopardized and her relationship with Eric is severely put to the test.
Career versus love? In the end, a shocking turn of events provides Ivy with a revelation she never saw coming.
Casey’s Thoughts
OH MY,MY, My! How I
This book had me at Ivy and hooked me at Eric. I started this book, and finished it in less than 12 hours! The story line is perfect: college girl, interning thanking to her bff, but has a bitch of a sister who is in charge. What happens when she has to do a story on the local landscaper? She find the cutest pair of clogs ever, a fire within her soul, and obstacles in her future. The charcters withing this story are well put together, and here are my opinions of each!
Ivy: The sweetest girl with a
Ryan: Ivy’s best friend for like ever, but kinda shady in my book
Lauren: Bitch… enough said!
Will: freakin’ prick!
Eric: Hardworkin’ and has me wanting more!
This was a fabulous read and I give it 5 stars hands down! If you want a book with a few twists and turns, hot, steamy, heartbreaking, and that will have you fallin’ fast! Take Me Now is the book for you!
About the Author
I really hate talking about myself. My goal is to have the shortest author bio imaginable. I would much rather have a conversation with my readers. Are you able to escape within my pages? Does my writing make you feel something? Are there characters that you can’t get out of your head? Let me know!
Email me at faithsullivanwrites@hotmail.com
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