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My 2014 Favorite Reads

Everyone that knows me knows I'm a book whore at heart.  I spend just as much time reading as I do writing.  This year, so many of my favorite authors released multiple books, so to narrow down my favorites to book was just way too hard.  I've done something a little different for 2014.  Instead of me giving you my favorite books, I'm giving you my favorite authors.  Those writers whose words have inspired me, pushed me through a book funk, yanked me out of writers block and made me want to be a better writer for all of you.
So, without further ado, give it up for my favorite writers of 2014!

Pamela Ann released quite a few books this year, but here are some of my favorites.  Ranging from New Adult to Erotica, Pamela's characters always stay in my heart. Nicole Jacquelyn never ceases to amaze me with the worlds and characters she builds.  With every book she writes, I yearn for the next one even more. Erin Noelle always soothes me with a fantastic New Adult read.  I fell in love with her last year and its carried over to 2014 and I know she'll make my list in 2015 as well. SE Hall and her wit, charm and great writing always pulls me in. Some of her characters are ones I'll never forget and I don't want to.   Last, but certainly not least, is Madeline Sheehan, who takes the cake as my most favorite writer of 2014.  Actually, of ever.  The worlds she can create makes me want to be better.  The time, effort and skill put into each sentence makes me strive to do more.  Even though Thicker than Blood doesn't release until January 2015, I was given the extreme privileged of reading it prior to release.  It's the best book I've ever read in my life.  Not that I love Deuce & the boys or Trinity and the crew any less, TtB is a book in it's own category.  From start to finish, I was in love with every word written.  Madeline and Claire C. Riley out did themselves.

Other notable mentions from 2014 are ....

NEW RELEASES AND PREORDERS

Starting this week, I'm going to be posting some new releases and preorders from some of my favorites!!! With the way posts get hidden, you might miss something from someone you love too!! Please feel free to share with your book friends!!

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Inspired by an Inspirational Blog Post by an Amazing Author

A few weeks ago I read the most wonderful blog post I've read in quite a while, maybe ever.  It was written by Colleen Hoover (for those of you who don't know her, you're seriously missing out on some amazing talent).  Needless to say, it brought me to tears.  Reading along while she divulged information that was so personal, so intimate, but she chose to share it with her readers and fellow writers.
I wasn't crying because it was sad ... quite the opposite actually.  CoHo's post was INSPIRING!!  It hit home hard for me.  When she wrote about taking her children to Walmart on payday to let them pick out a toy and that was their "splurge item" for the month, I had flashbacks of when we'd do the same for our children.  As she was describing her and her husband dreaming up their dream home, I started to cry.  BP and I actually have a plot of land all picked out and the kind of house we wish we had envisioned.  I could go on and on about how her post struck to the very core of me, but I'm sure you've already read it.  If you haven't, I really suggest you go to her blog and read up on it.  I believe it's called "A Really Raw Blog Post".
I had the privilege of meeting Colleen at a signing this past August and it was a surreal moment for me.  I've heard all these wonderful things about her ... how wonderful she is ... how humble she is ... how kind she is.  Until I met her, I couldn't confirm these things.  I will tell you from first hand experience ... it's all true.  She was just as fantastic as I'd heard.
Now, we all know that when it comes to romance, CoHo is kind of the shiz.  She's the epitome of success and what most of us writers dream of being, when in all actuality, not many of us make it to the level of success as Colleen Effin Hoover.  But, nonetheless, her story is what dreams are made of; it's what keeps us going when we think we can't go on anymore.
I'm not sure if I'll ever have what she has, but each and every day, rain or shine, sickness or health, better or worse, I wake up, power on my computer and plug away at whatever my brain tells me to write.  Sometimes it's for a story I'm working on, others it's just something I screw around with for fun.  I've been very blessed for a little over a year, being able to write full time, but much like Colleen, before I lost my job, I was working a 9-5, doing the mom and wife thing and then staying up until the wee hours of the morning to plug away at a story I had to tell for ME.
I've been content self publishing, happy!!  It's been a dream come true, being able to do what I love for a living, but dreams transform.  When you achieve one thing, you have to pick a new goal ... a new aspiration.  Well, I have a new one.  I know where I want to take my career going forward.  It's no easy dream, but it's one I plan to achieve.
A little over a month ago, I started thinking about getting an agent.  I wanted to take myself to the next level.  I wasn't sure if anything would come of it, but I knew I had to try.  So, I spoke with Marisa Corvisiero from Corvisiero Literary Agency and came up with a game plan.  We had a solid starting point.  We knew where I wanted to go and Marisa was determined to get me there.  I wrote.  And wrote.  Even wrote some more.
I started writing a book with a friend, something to do between the other projects I was working on.  It was super fun and she and I had the best time together.  Our plot began to twist into something amazing and we got really excited.
The real fun didn't even start until we received an email from a superstar.  A superstar that just happened to be the editor for one of the largest publishing houses in the world.  A publishing house that wanted to get some awesome books for their digital imprint.  We were both stoked.  We called our agents immediately to get some council, find out if what we were thinking was a good thing.
THEY WERE STOKED!
I'll cut to the juicy part.  As of today, Missy Johnson and I are PUMPED to announce we've signed a contract for a stand alone and a three book series to be published under the RANDOM HOUSE digital imprint line LOVESWEPT and that stand alone is up for preorder!!!
It might seem really silly to a lot of you as to why this is so exciting, but to see my name listed with Random House as my publisher.  I can't even ... Seriously, it's a DREAM come true.  I have had some amazing friends hold my hand along this ride, reassure me that I was making the right decision, and until this very moment I really had no idea how right they were.  I may not be the best writer, best storyteller, or even best author, but I've done enough to impress someone!  I've done my job.
Thank you to everyone who has believed in us over the years.  People who have helped us in our careers and pushed us to the next level.  THANK YOU.  We wouldn't have been able to get this far without the help and love from our readers, friends and family.  You guys are our rockstars.
Now that I've held your attention for a really, really long time.  It's time for something else.  I've told you mine, you tell me yours.  What is your dream?  Where do you want to go?
And remember this ... you're the only one standing in the way.  If you want something, sometimes you have to go out and just #MakeItHappen
If you'd like to pre-order Breaking Noah, here's your chance!!!  May 26, 2015 is the release date.  We're going to have a hard time containing ourselves until May, but just know, this story is pretty awesome and we're so excited to share it with everyone!

Claim Volume One is LIVE!

I'm pretty sure most of you know about the surprise release I did on Thanksgiving!!!  Well, just so you're aware, I wanted to make sure that my readers know exactly what I'm thankful for this holiday season.  Obviously, my husband, children, family and friends know how I feel about them because I get to talk to them almost daily.  But, you, my readers ... we don't get to go shopping at 3am or yell at McDonald's workers for not serving Big Macs with hashbrowns ... so I really feel like you need something just for YOU.

So, enter Claim Volume One (which I've made available ONLY on Amazon, so you Kindle Unlimited and Kindle Prime users can take advantage for free).  I hope you all know that without you my life would be even more boring than it was before I began self publishing.  YOU'VE made it possible for me to live out my dream, to make some of the best friends I'll ever have in my life and to give me confidence that I never knew could exist.

I'm going to try very hard to have the serial completed by the end of the year, but I won't make any promises.  I can't control life and especially with the holidays, it's going to be even more difficult, but I really will try my hardest.  I have the best editing staff and cover designers on the planet who work tirelessly to ensure that my books are edited and the covers are gorgeous.

I'll end here by saying THANK YOU for everything.  Every penny you spend on books, every review you write, every message you send and every time you recommend a book to your friends and family.  You all made my dream come true in a world where I thought dreaming was for suckers.

Also, make sure to sign up for my mailing list ... if you thought my Thanksgiving surprise was kinda cool, just wait until Christmas!!!  (you can sign up with the form to the right at the top of the page)


 

Super Pre-Thanksgiving Sale

I just wanna say ... this year has been life changing.  You all have given me the ability to do what I love for a living.  And by doing that, I'm able to stay home with my kids, be here when they get home and ensure I never miss a school event, birthday party or sporting event. This Thanksgiving, that's what I'm most thankful for ... you guys.

Without you guys buying my books, sharing them with friends, talking about them on social media and coming to see me at signings, none of this would be possible.

Thank you for everything.

So, in honor of my gratitude, I've put my ENTIRE Destined Series on sale for a little over a week (running through Cyber Monday, December 1).  I just want to give you all a chance to fall in love with Mira, Skylar, Danny, Kylee, and Jacoby.  I know first hand how tight money is around the holidays and how book budgets deminish.  So, let me help YOU for a change.  If you want to give it to someone for a present, pick up the books you've missed, or tell someone you know that might like them ... here you go!!!

Thanks again for everything you do for me and other authors.

It's for me that I write.  It's for you that I publish.



       

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12 of today's favorite authors in Romance and Eye Candy Bookstore present:Trick-or-Treat, an Eye Candy Bookstore Anthology, Part 1Featuring: Lucy Cooper has known The Phoenix family all her life. But one particular Phoenix has always caught her eye, Rafe Phoenix. Rafe is a triplet with his brothers Ryder and Reeve and the three of them form a band called Inside Noise.

Lucy and Rafe's timing was always off, with boyfriends and girlfriends getting in the way but after a traumatic night at their high school bonfire with a cheating boyfriend and a life changing event Lucy and Rafe connect on a deeper level.

But things happen in life that make you realise that you need to escape and have time away to heal. Lucy needs to find herself again which she's does on her travels. After traveling the world and arriving back in LA, Lucy re-connects with Rafe but will their friendship blossom into something more or will Lucy still hold him at arms length?



Amy Davies

Allie Anderson has encountered more heartache than any one person deserves to experience. She's lost her father to cancer, her brother to war, and the love of her life-Wyatt, took her most prized possession and vanished without notice. Wyatt once held Allie's heart in the palm of his hand-he crushed it.
Blake, Allie's best friend turned lover is everything she needs; he'd give her the moon if she asked for it, but there's one problem-he wants Allie entirely.How can Allie give herself to Blake when she's not sure there's a her to give away? Allie's heart is like a puzzle that's unfinished and missing pieces-it's impossible to put together.
After being MIA the last four years, Wyatt returns home. Allie's forced to make a decision on who she wants or who she believes she needs. No matter who she chooses someone will be devastated.
Allie's life begins to fall into place, her heart begins to heal, and happy is no longer a foreign emotion-until she's betrayed by the two people she trusted most.
Her heart's left shattered into a million pieces, how much pain can one person tolerate? Is her heart permanently damaged? Hearts are like broken glass; you can put it back together again, but it will never be the same.


Julie Bailes Abel Gunner, the lead singer of the band Lethal Abel, is what beautiful nightmares are made of. His gritty, melodic rasp threatens to rip your heart out of your chest and leave you gasping for the very breath he robbed you of. His kisses, detonating on impact, leave you ruined. Abel is also a Dom, and his appetite for seduction is legendary and intense. After a chance encounter with Gia, his need to dominate this woman increases tenfold. He wants to consume her, merge with her, and never leave her body.

Abel's emerald eyes touch the deepest part of Gia's soul in a way that terrifies her. She fears he can see her secret. Lies, guilt, and betrayal lay beneath her skin, and she's terrified of being exposed. How will Gia ever begin to explain? She doesn't believe she's worthy of him, and her greatest fear is that her carefully guarded heart will be shattered. However, she finds herself unable to deny this rogue tattooed rocker whose kisses just might ruin her.



Gina Whitney

Brayden and Rihanna

He’s hot, sexy, and leads a double life. Sometimes in the limelight, mostly in the shadows. Brayden James holds fast to a secret that’s more than his to share.

She’s a singularly focused veterinarian out for a rare night of fun with friends, at a New Year’s Eve rock concert. Going home with the lead guitarist was furthest thing from Rihanna Mason’s mind when the night began.

When Rihanna inadvertently becomes the target of a deadly terrorist plot using the Hendra virus as a biological weapon, Brayden is forced to reveal his other life. His job is to keep her safe and together they must stop the terrorists before it’s too late. But what happens when she becomes more to him than just the assignment?

Will the secret he cannot disclose ultimately prove too much for Rihanna’s fragile trust in relationships? Or will he finally break through the double brick walls around her heart, where every other man has failed?
Natalie Gayle
Used… Broken… Confused…
It only took one drunken mistake four years ago for Maddie Harrington to learn that when you fully give yourself over to a man, you should never expect anything in return. Since that night, her views on love have become distorted, believing men would only want her for the pleasure her body could bring them. She in turn finds herself hooking up with random guys, but never keeps them around long enough to see if there could possibly be something more.

That is…until Hunter Bryant enters the picture.

When the handsome pre-med student shows up in the right place at the right time, captivating her with his stormy gaze, she immediately pushes him away, thinking he’s no different than any other guy. The deeper Hunter delves into her life, trying to break through her iron-clad walls, the more she begins to question whether she is truly capable of opening her heart up to another man.

Maddie soon finds herself forced to make a difficult decision, one that will forever change both of their lives. Will she shut Hunter out of her life for good or will she finally open up her heart and allow herself the life she never dreamed she deserved?

**Please note: Unforeseen Heartbeat can be read as a standalone, however it is highly recommended that you read book one in the series, Relinquishing Liberty.**

Maureen Mayer
Rebecca Chase has never been interested in dating, and definitely not in relationships. She only had two goals in life, to get her college degree and to get the hell away from her house. When she meets Lucas everything that she thought she had wanted was now turned upside down.

Lucas Masterson has it all money, fame, and his dream job of being in the music industry. He knows that most people are just out for themselves and will use him as much as they can. When he meets Becca he realizes that he never really knew what he wanted. He thinks that she is the most amazing person he has ever met, but can he balance her and his crazy life?

Can two people who come from completely different worlds make it work? Can Becca let Lucas in before it’s too late? Will the people trying to tear them apart succeed?

Get ready to get lost in this crazy romantic adventure and surrender yourself to Lucas and Becca.

**Surrender To Me is for mature audiences only—strong language, and explicit sexual content are apparent.**

Alexis Noelle I thought I had found my Prince charming, my happily ever after. Turns out, the prince was a liar and happily ever after’s only exist in books; my books. Or at least they did until the writer’s block kicked in.
Mary is a mother of a beautiful little girl. As an accomplished indie author with a major block, she’s feeling the pressure from her editor and fans to put out another book. She has to find someone, something, to inspire her and get her out of this funk. She wasn’t looking for romance. Especially not from someone so young, but if she was taught anything growing up, it was that age is just a number.Landon is completely lost after just losing his only living relative, his Grandmother. All in the middle of getting his degree. He knows he needs to finish, for himself, and to make his Grandmother proud, but what about after? An unexpected gift left behind by his grandmother gives him the chance of following his dream and opening an art studio. A night out with his friend turns into a whole lot more than he ever could have expected.
One night, too many drinks and a need to be wanted pull Mary and Landon together for a ride neither one of them are sure they are ready for.
L. Mertz

Separation. We all get one true love in our lives, and it’s up to us to find it. Fate will act and try to push us together, but ultimately it’s up to us to recognize who that one person is when he’s standing in front of us.

It turns out that I recognized who my one person was when I was separated from my husband.

Anxiety. On the same day I determined that I was finally going to file for divorce, I confessed my secret to Jesse Drake, my swoon-worthy colleague known for his womanizing ways. Jesse invited me to crash with him, and with each new piece of the enigmatic Jesse puzzle that I started to fit into place, I found myself wondering if Fate had pushed us together for a reason.

If only my husband would stop getting in the way of the man with whom I was meant to be.


Lisa Suzanne


Warning: Don't read this book if you hate f**ked up alpha males, strong female leads, hot sex, and a kismet love story six years in the making. Oh yeah and a plot twist that will leave you reeling.

NFL quarterback, Zolt Hamil was America’s heartthrob until a career ending injury changed his life. Years later, he’s picked up the pieces and carved out a new path for himself. But the mental and physical scars of that day have left him moody and reclusive, and his only relief is indulging in pleasure and pain with his many one night stands. Though many women have tried, Zolt refuses to care about any of them. Only one woman has his heart; a hallucination of a young, sable-eyed, blonde beauty whom he conjured that painful day on the football field.

On the first day at his new job at a law firm in Scottsdale, Arizona, Zolt comes face to face with his hallucination, Irelyn Wilkes. Their fateful connection, and explosive passion for each other pulls them together, and this time, Zolt refuses to let her slip from his life.

But Irelyn has her own demons to fight and her controlling boyfriend is one of them. He doesn't take kindly to other people playing with his toys, and he’ll stop at nothing to keep her by his side.

Can Irelyn and Zolt defy the odds and find a way to be together? Or, will the events set in motion years ago keep them apart forever?

Book 2, Being Zolt will be release early June 2014

New Adult. Recommended for eighteen and above due to adult content, drug use, language, and sexual situations.


D.L. Raver Meet Michael, Sebastian, Ruben, Lucien and Ramon McKenzie.

Five hot brothers who are about to meet five equally hot partners.

Book 1 is Michael McKenzie’s story.

Michael is CEO of McKenzie Holdings and has a very bad habit of placing work before all else. His wife, Viv, had died in a car accident, with her current lover, on the way to meet with the divorce attorney’s six years ago. Michael was divorcing her because he’d discovered she’d had a stream of lovers during the course of their marriage. Since her death he’s had no wish to get involved with anyone, until Lily.

Lily, having lost her job at Oakfield Development gains employment at McKenzie Holdings thinking she’s going to work as the Assistant to Dale Roberts, but unbeknown to Lily she has been hired to work as Michael’s assistant. Lily is shocked, and disappointed to realize that the man she’s just been flirting with in the elevator is actually her boss.

Lily and Michael are instantly drawn to each other, but he’s her boss and Lily lives with her boyfriend of seven years. David, her boyfriend, has been acting strange for about five months which has caused Lily to re-evaluate her relationship with him and it comes up short, a lot. She had decided before meeting Michael that she wanted out of her relationship with David, but she has nowhere else to go, so she stays with him for now.

Michael and Lily finally start their relationship, which involves a lot of hot loving and scarves which Lily uses on Michael! Their relationship seems to be heading towards happily ever after, until Lily makes an announcement to Michael, which has him telling her to leave his home. She does, heartbroken, and runs to his brother Lucien.


Lexi Buchanan
Spencer Marshall was done moping. After catching her boyfriend cheating with his secretary, she decides to have a girl's weekend in Vegas with her best friend, Ryan. Lady Luck must be looking out for Spencer, because the hottie that has caught her eye at her new gym is on the same flight to Vegas.
Spencer is old-fashioned in the sense that she feels the guy should make the first move, but this hottie hasn’t approached her…until they have one hot dance in Vegas that leaves her questioning his motives.

Will her hottie finally speak to her, or will he continue playing a game of flirtation that may lead to nowhere? And will situations from their past keep them from taking the next step?

Despite what people say, not everything stays in Vegas, especially when you work out every day at the same time and at the same gym.



Kimberly Knight
If I would have known then what I know now.

If I would have known that having my heart broken at thirteen by my one and only friend, Garrett Rhodes, would never compare to the empty feeling at sixteen when I buried my mother.

If I would have known that changing schools in my senior year would throw all that back in my face.

Maybe … just maybe … I wouldn’t be in the hell storm I’m living in these days. Letting my past dictate my future, allowing the best of the best male MMA fighters bully me day in and day out and knowing no matter what I do, Garrett will always be the only man that understands me. I didn’t have to live this way. One day changed the course of my life forever.

Through all this mess, the one thing that I’ve found that keeps me centered … martial arts. And I’m damn good. If only someone would give me a chance to prove my worth.

All I can do now is make the best of it and try to not let the fight consume me.

Or has it already?
Ashley Suzanne

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