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August 21, 2015
NEW Release & Giveaway - Secret Obsession by Olivia Linden
Title: Secret Obsession Author: Olivia Linden Genre: Erotic Romance/New Adult Release Date: August 21, 2015
Blurb
Finn was the type of man that dreams were made of. A charming country boy. Handsome, hard working and loved his mama. Underneath? A freak in the sheets.
Raven knew he was everything she wanted. But he was her secret.
Raven was supposed to be off limits. Forbidden.
That didn’t stop Finn from wanting her, so he took her. After one taste he knew he wouldn’t be able to stop. Everytime she screamed his name an indelible blemish was etched onto his soul. Claiming him just as he had claimed her.
What they were doing was reckless which only added fuel to the flames. With each encounter they edged closer to the fire. Closer to disaster. There was no way for things to end well, but there was no way he could stop.
Lines get crossed, blurred and scratched down his back as they both give into their Secret Obsession.
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Excerpt
Raven stood amongst the spectators as Finn strolled towards the bull. She might as well have been standing alone. Her entire world had been narrowed down to focus on him. The sexy sway of his gait, the way his t-shirt hugged the muscles in his back, and his nice tight ass. And she loved that he wasn't cocky. Finn had an easy confidence about him that she found very disarming. His warm brown eyes seemed to look right into her, and made her wonder how much of her soul he could see.
Hopefully not enough to know how bad she wanted him. He turned back to wink at her and she felt the flush rise up her neck and cheeks.
In one quick leap, Finn threw one long leg and then the other over the bull. He straightened his back, placed one hand on the hook, and raised the other in signal of his readiness. The music started and after a backwards count from three to one, he was set in motion. After his first five seconds, Raven knew he wouldn’t be falling off anytime soon.
He was magnetic. Looking cool, confident, and in total control as he kept his balance while the bull jerked and swayed. The way he eased his hips forward and arched his back to move with the momentum of the ride was beyond sexy. And the crowd ate it up. Some women cheered, others watched with the same dreamy expression. Finn was a living, breathing fantasy.
The guys placed bets. Most bet that he would last more than a minute. Others thought he would fall at the next unexpected shift. They were clearly haters. No doubt, Finn held the attention of every woman in the room.
He rode that bull for one minute and forty-five seconds. Then he let go on his own accord and threw himself onto the mat, hopping to his feet in the same motion. Raven stood in awe, with her lips slightly parted when he approached her.
"Your turn."
"I–"
Finn shook his head and took her by the arm to guide her to the bull.
"No backing out Miss 'I know how to work my hips'. You're up!"
Raven didn't have time to protest. Before she knew it, Finn had her lifted onto the bull and adjusted for the ride. Once she was seated and the popular country song began to play, her nerves settled and her natural performer's nature kicked in.
"You good?" Finn asked. Raven waved him off, shaking off the trepidation with a wink of her own.
"I got this!"
She raised one arm to signal and then she began to move.
Standing with his arms crossed and a big smile on his face, Finn watched on with a mixture of pride and enthusiasm. He hadn't seen her, but he'd felt Raven's eyes on him when he’d rode. Now he was able to watch her, and boy was it a treat.
After a shaky start, where it looked as if she would be thrown in her first three seconds, she righted herself, and rolled with the jerky motions of the bull, syncing to the beat of the music. He couldn't stop staring at her, not even when Buck tapped him to comment on how hot she looked up there.
In his mind she was riding for him alone, like he was the only man in the room. Without thinking, Finn stalked forward, too drawn to her to stop, and jumped on the bull behind Raven. She laughed wildly and let out a loud hee-haw. He slid an arm around her waist and pulled her close.
"Hold on, baby," he whispered in her ear.
Raven's laughter died down to an uncontrollable smile at the erotic sensation of Finn being so close to her. Finn's chest pressed against her back. His fingers clutched her hips to guide her to his tempo. And his obvious arousal pressed against the crease of her ass. If she weren’t having so much fun, she would have fainted from overheating.
While they rode he whispered and crooned words of encouragement in her ear. “That’s nice, baby,” and “I love the way you ride,” made her tingle down to her toes. It was all in fun, but she couldn't stop thinking about how good his body felt against hers and how she could tell he felt the same way. But she knew that they had just crossed some sort of invisible line, a broken yet unspoken rule, and committed an infraction in the whole stepfamily hierarchy.
She knew she was supposed to care.
But she didn’t.
Author Bio
Olivia Linden, a native New Yorker, was raised between Queens and San Antonio, TX. Currently living in Florida with her 10 year-old son, she decided it was time to follow her dreams of becoming a full time author. Her creative itch began when her elementary school principal posted one of her stories in the halls of her school. She was only seven at the time, but old enough to understand how integral writing would be to her future. From that moment on, reading and writing became her two greatest passions.
Olivia is a newbie to the industry, but she hasn't stopped writing since she found her literary voice all those years ago. Jaded Hearts, her first published novel, mixes her big personality, with a sexy yet humorous tone. It is her philosophy that laughter is essential to making it through even the toughest situations.
Find your passion with Olivia Linden.
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Release Day Blitz - Wish He Was You: The Blogger Diaries Book 2 by KD Robichaux
RELEASE DAY!
Wish He Was You: The Blogger Diaries Book 2
byKD Robichaux
Purchase Book 2 HERE!
The Blogger Diaries by KD Robichaux are not standalone novels and must be read in order. Read book 1, Wished for You, before reading Wish He Was You, or you won't meet Jason, the tall, dark, sexy, tatted-up bad boy, aka the book boyfriend of the series.
Purchase Book 1 HERE!
Description of Wished for You, Book 1
Kayla’s Chick Rant & Book Blog
Blog Post: 1/17/15
My name is Kayla and I’m a blogger who believes in fairy tales. Through the anonymity of my blog, along with my reviews of the steamy novels I like to read, I tell the stories of my own search for love. No matter how disastrous they turn out—and believe me, you will ask yourself ‘Did that really happen?’—I never gave up, knowing my soul mate was out there somewhere.
When my big brother invited me to move to Houston for a semester of college, I jumped at the opportunity to leave my small hometown to see what it was like to live in a big city. Having no friends and not knowing where to go, I met a guy online and met up with him that night. Because…YOLO, right?
Turns out, he was an okay guy. Not ‘The One’, but still, a good enough guy to spend time with. But then, he introduced me to his best friend Jason, and my world tilted on its axis. The dark, tough, tatted-up guy, who was too broody for his own good, captivated me.
But he made it perfectly clear, I wasn’t his type.
IMPORTANT NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR:
The Blogger Diaries Trilogy is the true story of how I met, fell for, lost, and got a
second chance at love with my soul mate. The names of everyone EXCEPT me, Jason, my family, and my best friend have been changed to protect their identities. Full of youthful stupidity, leading to bad decisions and lots of angst, it is a real life story, where inevitably things are messy.
No one can look back at their late teens and early twenties and not think of moments that make them ask, What the hell was I thinking? Every second of this trilogy is true, exactly as it happened.
The first book, ‘Wished For You’, is a tale of finding ‘the one’ too early, and then having to let them go.
PLEASE NOTE: This is a true trilogy, meaning the first two books END ON CLIFFHANGERS. But if you take the journey with me, in the end, I promise you a happily ever after you will never forget.
I know I won’t.
Description of Wish He Was You, Book 2
Kayla’s Chick Rant & Book Blog
Blog Post 8/21/15
Heartbroken and devastated, I moved back home to North Carolina after the man I loved more than anything told me he didn’t want me anymore.
After my disastrous dating history, I had finally found the one, my soul mate, and then he just threw me away like I meant nothing to him. So, what was I supposed to do now?
I did what any woman who had her heart ripped to shreds would do. I rebounded. And I rebounded hard.
My life spun and progressed at whirlwind speed as I tried desperately to fill the hole Jason had left inside me.
I had myself fooled for a while there, until the newness of everything wore off, until the whirlwind slowed to a grinding halt and I was forced to stop and realize exactly what I’d done. I suppose I could’ve trained myself to be content with Aiden, but all I did was…
Wish He Was You
This is book 2 in the Blogger Diaries Trilogy. It CANNOT be read as a standalone. Please read book 1, Wished for You, before beginning this continuation of the story.
Stalk the Author: Facebook Friend Request Page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008445694998&fref=tsFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/authorkdrobichauxFacebook blog: http://www.facebook.com/kaylathebibliophileTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/kaylathebiblioInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/kaylathebibliophilePinterest: www.pinterest.com/kdrobicha
KD Robichaux wanted to be a romance author since the first time she picked up her mom’s Sandra Brown books at the ripe old age of twelve. She went to college to become a writer, but then married and had babies. Putting her dream job on hold to raise her family as a stay at home mom, who read entirely too much, she created a blog where she could keep her family and friends up-to-date on all the hottest reads. From there, by word of mouth, her blog took off and she began using her hard-earned degree as a Senior Editor for Hot Tree Editing. When her kids started school, and with the encouragement from her many author friends, she finally sat down and started working on her first series, The Blogger Diaries, her very own real life romance.
Purchase Book 2 HERE!The Blogger Diaries by KD Robichaux are not standalone novels and must be read in order. Read book 1, Wished for You, before reading Wish He Was You, or you won't meet Jason, the tall, dark, sexy, tatted-up bad boy, aka the book boyfriend of the series.
Purchase Book 1 HERE!
Description of Wished for You, Book 1
Kayla’s Chick Rant & Book Blog
Blog Post: 1/17/15
My name is Kayla and I’m a blogger who believes in fairy tales. Through the anonymity of my blog, along with my reviews of the steamy novels I like to read, I tell the stories of my own search for love. No matter how disastrous they turn out—and believe me, you will ask yourself ‘Did that really happen?’—I never gave up, knowing my soul mate was out there somewhere.
When my big brother invited me to move to Houston for a semester of college, I jumped at the opportunity to leave my small hometown to see what it was like to live in a big city. Having no friends and not knowing where to go, I met a guy online and met up with him that night. Because…YOLO, right?
Turns out, he was an okay guy. Not ‘The One’, but still, a good enough guy to spend time with. But then, he introduced me to his best friend Jason, and my world tilted on its axis. The dark, tough, tatted-up guy, who was too broody for his own good, captivated me.
But he made it perfectly clear, I wasn’t his type.
IMPORTANT NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR:
The Blogger Diaries Trilogy is the true story of how I met, fell for, lost, and got a
second chance at love with my soul mate. The names of everyone EXCEPT me, Jason, my family, and my best friend have been changed to protect their identities. Full of youthful stupidity, leading to bad decisions and lots of angst, it is a real life story, where inevitably things are messy.
No one can look back at their late teens and early twenties and not think of moments that make them ask, What the hell was I thinking? Every second of this trilogy is true, exactly as it happened.
The first book, ‘Wished For You’, is a tale of finding ‘the one’ too early, and then having to let them go.
PLEASE NOTE: This is a true trilogy, meaning the first two books END ON CLIFFHANGERS. But if you take the journey with me, in the end, I promise you a happily ever after you will never forget.
I know I won’t.
Description of Wish He Was You, Book 2
Kayla’s Chick Rant & Book Blog
Blog Post 8/21/15
Heartbroken and devastated, I moved back home to North Carolina after the man I loved more than anything told me he didn’t want me anymore.
After my disastrous dating history, I had finally found the one, my soul mate, and then he just threw me away like I meant nothing to him. So, what was I supposed to do now?
I did what any woman who had her heart ripped to shreds would do. I rebounded. And I rebounded hard.
My life spun and progressed at whirlwind speed as I tried desperately to fill the hole Jason had left inside me.
I had myself fooled for a while there, until the newness of everything wore off, until the whirlwind slowed to a grinding halt and I was forced to stop and realize exactly what I’d done. I suppose I could’ve trained myself to be content with Aiden, but all I did was…
Wish He Was You
This is book 2 in the Blogger Diaries Trilogy. It CANNOT be read as a standalone. Please read book 1, Wished for You, before beginning this continuation of the story.
Stalk the Author: Facebook Friend Request Page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008445694998&fref=tsFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/authorkdrobichauxFacebook blog: http://www.facebook.com/kaylathebibliophileTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/kaylathebiblioInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/kaylathebibliophilePinterest: www.pinterest.com/kdrobicha
KD Robichaux wanted to be a romance author since the first time she picked up her mom’s Sandra Brown books at the ripe old age of twelve. She went to college to become a writer, but then married and had babies. Putting her dream job on hold to raise her family as a stay at home mom, who read entirely too much, she created a blog where she could keep her family and friends up-to-date on all the hottest reads. From there, by word of mouth, her blog took off and she began using her hard-earned degree as a Senior Editor for Hot Tree Editing. When her kids started school, and with the encouragement from her many author friends, she finally sat down and started working on her first series, The Blogger Diaries, her very own real life romance.
August 18, 2015
Books Galore: 99 cents and freebies
Over twenty authors have lowered their e-books just for YOU!That's right. You'll be able to one-click books ALL under NINETY-NINE CENTS or FREE.
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August 17, 2015
Release Day Blitz ~ Cocky Bastard by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward
Meet Chance in COCKY BASTARD!A standalone Contemporary Romance novel by New York Times & USA Today Bestselling AuthorsPenelope Ward & Vi Keeland
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Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1DW9XpBAmazon UK: http://amzn.to/1WwPzkCiBooks: http://apple.co/1J7vbN0Kobo: http://bit.ly/1UxCSUOB&N: http://bit.ly/1EjxNpY
Read Chapter One of Cocky Bastard HERE: http://bit.ly/1MCrJk9
BlurbHe was someone who belonged in my wildest fantasies instead of a rest stop in the middle of Nebraska. A sexy, cocky, Australian named Chance was the last person I expected to run into on my cross-country drive. When my car broke down, we made a deal. Next thing I knew, we were traveling together, spending sexually-tense nights in hotels and taking unplanned detours. My ordinary road trip turned into the adventure of a lifetime. It was all fun and games until things got intense. I wanted him, but Chance wouldn’t make a move. I thought he wanted me too, but something was holding him back. I wasn’t supposed to fall for the cocky bastard, especially when I knew we’d be going our separate ways. All good things must come to an end, right? Except our ending was one I didn’t see coming.
About the Authors:Vi Keeland
Vi Keeland is a native New Yorker with three children that occupy most of her free time, which she complains about often, but wouldn't change for the world. She is a bookworm and has been known to read her kindle at stop lights, while styling her hair, cleaning, walking, during sporting events, and frequently while pretending to work. She is a boring attorney by day, and an exciting smut author by night! Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | Pinterest
Additional Books by Vi Keeland
Life on Stage series (2 standalone books)BeatAmazon US: http://amzn.to/1MWanfuAmazon UK: http://amzn.to/1fczMX5iBooks: http://apple.co/1DnI6f6Kobo: http://bit.ly/1aqrmbSB&N: http://bit.ly/1O1Ah0q
Throb Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1BgqIUDAmazon UK: http://amzn.to/1CsRg9dBarnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/1zk882KiBooks: http://bit.ly/1x5c3P8 Kobo: http://bit.ly/1slglLN
MMA Fighter series (3 standalone books)Worth the Fight (MMA Fighter Series, Book One)Amazon: http://amzn.to/1xC6epEBarnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/1alpVESKobo: http://bit.ly/1dbzZ8RSmashwords - http://bit.ly/1is0zNXiBooks: http://bit.ly/1co2ZpF
Worth The Chance (MMA Fighter Series, Book Two)Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1xC71aaB&N: http://bit.ly/1gwTyJwiBooks: http://bit.ly/1gHMCZgKobo: http://bit.ly/1fqQcnjSmashwords: http://bit.ly/NU2rCR
Worth Forgiving (MMA Fighter Series, Book Three)Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1wbsJEKB & N: http://bit.ly/1ljdVzbiBooks: http://bit.ly/XBTLFXKobo: http://bit.ly/1kWP4ka
The Cole Series (2 book serial)
Belong to You (Cole Series, Book One)Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1fr26W2Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1KRsCVyBarnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/belong-to-you-vi-keeland/1114962845IBooks: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/belong-to-you/id639401754Kobo: http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/belong-to-you Made for You (Cole Series, Book Two)Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1Mi0AzQAmazon UK: http://amzn.to/1KRsdCxBarnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/made-for-you-vi-keeland/1115883225iBooks: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/made-for-you/id84550637Kobo: http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/belong-to-you
Standalone novelsLeft Behind (A Young Adult Novel)Amazon US:http://amzn.to/1G9HdDKAmazon UK: http://amzn.to/1Rmi3xp First Thing I SeeAmazon US: http://amzn.to/1fr3dF7Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1RmihEPBarnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/1JWFo21
Meet Penelope Ward
Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author. She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor, before switching to a more family-friendly career. She is the proud mother of a beautiful 10-year-old girl with autism and a 9-year-old boy. Penelope and her family reside in Rhode Island. Stalk Her: Facebook | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest | Goodreads Other books from Penelope WardStepbrother DearestAmazon http://amzn.to/1mFNMeg B&N: http://bit.ly/1taMFjGITunes: http://bit.ly/YER0mTkobo: http://bit.ly/1fJaaBs
GeminiAmazon: http://amzn.to/1vgk1SEB&N: http://bit.ly/1KfmLHDiTunes: http://apple.co/1QTaONjkobo: http://bit.ly/1BGJ2wu Jake Undone (Jake #1)Amazon: http://amzn.to/1dJrHBCB&N: http://bit.ly/1obAwJ6iTunes: http://apple.co/1fJayQ8kobo: http://bit.ly/1SPKl0M My SkylarAmazon: http://amzn.to/1obOG2FB&N: http://bit.ly/SLO1qiiTunes: http://bit.ly/SLNOTRkobo: http://bit.ly/1kNrtAB Jake Understood (Jake #2)Amazon: http://amzn.to/1GFdvesB&N: http://bit.ly/1FwJC0ziTunes: http://apple.co/1DQQwgC
kobo: http://bit.ly/1LQ7Fvk
August 11, 2015
Blog Tour ~ Keep Me by Kathy Coopmans
BLOG TOUR
Keep Me Book 3
Shelter Me Series
Kathy Coopmans
Release Date: August 11
GOODREADS LINK: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25812312-keep-me
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BLURB
Four months ago Shelby Morris left Michigan with bitter words to Antonio Schavone. Words that cut him deep. Made him re-think every aspect of his life.
Even when she left he didn't give up. He’s changed, and he wants her.
And now she’s coming back!
She has her reasons for why she said what she did. A secret she has carried with her since she was a teenager. The reason why she has never let herself get close to a man. The reason why she lives only for her job. The reason why she doesn’t feel like a complete woman. Her sister Erin doesn't even know why she has never had a relationship.
Will he be able to break through her strong willed ways? Make her realize he doesn't care what her secret is and show her she is definitely the one he wants. Or will Shelby and her feisty mouth, wicked tongue and stubborn ways be just a little bit too much for Antonio to handle?
These two are going to heat things up in this final installment of The Shelter Me series.
Everyone knows that the Schavone men get exactly what they want!
EXCERPT
“You have no idea whatsoever the places I want to touch or the things I want to do to you, Shelby. Every part of you turns me the fuck on.”
I gyrate my hips into her backside so she can feel just how turned on I am.
“I- I want you to touch me.”
My eyes go wide and my ears perk up. Oh, fuck. Please tell me I heard her right.
“Where do you want me to touch you?”
She hesitates a moment before answering.
“Anywhere you want.”
Her breathing picks up and fuck, her ass pushes back into me as if to give me the green light to go ahead.
“Spread your legs,” I command.
Feeling her pulse quicken, I continue having my way with her by sucking and kissing her neck. I love the way her body is so responsive to mine. When she spreads her legs, my hands shift from her waist, grazing over the top button of her jeans. I’m silently pleading like hell she doesn’t stop me. I need her to know what she does to me, and the pleasure I desperately need to give her.
“Tell me I can touch you. I need to hear you say it.”
“God, yes. Touch me,” she pants, not one ounce of nervousness streaming from her raspy voice.
That’s all I needed to hear. I undo the button and gradually lower her zipper. My fingers glide over her lace panties while I press further into her ass.
“Have you ever been touched here, Shelby?”
Please, for the love of God, say no.
“No,” she says, barely audible, but it’s loud enough for me to hear.
I’m sure this is the first time in my life the word ‘no’ means more to me than any other.
AUTHOR BIO
Amazon Bestselling Author Kathy is a Michigan native where she lives with her husband Tony. They have two son's Aaron and Shane.
She is a sports nut. Her favorite sports include NASCAR, Baseball and Football.
By day she is a hairstylist and loves her job.
She has always been an avid reader and at the young age of 50 decided she wanted to write. She claims she can do several things at once and still stay on task. Her favorite quote is "I got this."
AUTHOR LINKS
Website: http://authorkathycoopmans.weebly.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorKathyCoopmans
Twitter: @authorkcoopmans
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8290626.Kathy_Coopmans
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August 9, 2015
Cover Reveal ~ Hollywood Dirt by Alessandra Torre
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Cole Masten. Abandoned by his superstar wife, Hollywood’s Perfect Husband is now Hollywood’s Sexiest Bachelor: partying hard and screwing even harder. Move over Colin Farrell, there’s a new bad boy ruling Los Angeles. Summer Jenkins. That's me, a small town girl stuck in Quincy, Georgia. I cook some mean chicken and dumplins, can bluff a grown man out of his savings in poker, and was voted Most Friendly my senior year. Other than that… I don’t have too much going on. We were from different worlds. Our lives shouldn’t have collided. But when Cole Masten’s jet landed in our country airport, we all sat up in our rocking chairs and watched. And when an opportunity crossed my path, I jumped at the chance. But I didn’t expect what ended up happening. I didn’t expect Cole Masten to be an ass, or to pursue me, or for everything to get tangled up around set riggings, camera cords, bra straps and heartstrings. Sometimes, opposites just aren't meant to attract. 
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Excerpt Reveal ~ Cocky Bastard by Penelope Ward and Vi Keeland
I wondered if the vibration would feel good between my legs.The sun caught the chrome of a Harley Davidson parked a few spots over, gleaming in the sweltering midday sun. I waited until Maroon Five finished playing on the radio, oddly fixated on the two-wheeled-man-toy as I fished in my purse for my cell phone. The motorcycle was simple—high gloss black and shiny silver, worn leather saddlebags with a skull embossed below the initials C.B. How good would it feel to ride? Wind blowing through my long hair, arms wrapped around a man with a tough sounding nickname, engine purring beneath my jean clad thighs. Horse? Drifter? Guns? Wait. No. Pres. My imaginary biker was most definitely called Pres. And he’d look just like Charlie Hunnam. I glanced down at my iPhone and found a half dozen new messages from Harrison. Inwardly, I smirked. Certainly, there is no one named Harrison that ever rode a Harley. Tossing my phone back in my bag, I cut the engine of my packed BMW and glanced behind me into the backseat. Boxes piled to the ceiling were beginning to make my full-size car feel claustrophobic. A bus full of travelers pulled into the rest stop. Great. I’d better go in now and get my lunch, otherwise I’d never get out of here. Ten hours into a cross-country trip from Chicago to Temecula, California, I was somewhere in the middle of Nebraska with about another twenty some odd hours to go.After a fifteen-minute wait inside for Pepsi and Popeyes fried chicken bites that I planned to eat back in the car, I stopped into the small souvenir shop. I was so tired and didn’t really feel like driving the additional five hours I had to go before finding a place to sleep for the night. Yawning, I decided to stall and browse for a few minutes. Checking out some trinkets, I eventually picked up a Barack Obama bobblehead and shook it mindlessly, watching its maniacal smile as the head bounced up and down. “Get it. You know you want it,” a deep, raspy voice said from behind my shoulders. Startling me, it caused a knee-jerk reaction that resulted in the bobblehead slipping from my fingers and falling to the ground. The head broke off of the spring neck and rolled away. The woman at the register shouted, “I’m sorry, ma’am. You’ll have to pay for that. Twenty dollars.”“Damn it!” I spewed, following the path of the rolling head. As I bent down to pick it up, there was the voice again from behind me.“And to think, some people say he’s got a good head on his shoulders.” He seemed to have an Australian accent.“You think this is funny, asshole?” I asked before turning around and getting my first look at the man behind the voice.I froze. Oh. Shit. “You don’t need to be a fucking bitch about it.” His mouth curved into a wicked grin as he handed me the bottom half of Obama. “And for the record, I did think that was really funny, yes.” I swallowed and seemed to lose my ability to speak as I took in the Adonis standing before me. I wanted to smack that cocky smile right off his face, though—his gorgeous, chiseled, scruffy face, framed by a thick head of copper-brown hair. Fuck me. This man was insanely hot, not someone I expected to come across out here. This was the middle of nowhere USA, not the Australian outback for Christ’s sake.I cleared my throat. “Well, I didn’t think it was funny at all.”“Then, you need to take the stick out of your arse and lighten up.” He reached out his hand. “Give it to me, Princess. I’ll pay for the damn thing.” Before I could respond, he grabbed the two broken pieces from me, and I cursed at the shiver that ran down my spine from the brief contact of his hand brushing against mine. Of course, he had to smell amazing on top of it all. I followed him to the register as I fished through my messy purse for money, but he was too quick and had paid for it already. He handed me a plastic bag containing the broken bobblehead. “There’s some change in the bag. Buy yourself a sense of humor.”HUE-MA. That accent. My jaw dropped as he walked away and out of the store. What an ass. It was. A fine one. A thick, juicy, round ass hugged tightly by his jeans. God, I really needed to get laid, because it didn’t seem to matter that this guy had just insulted me to my face; my panties were practically wet. After several minutes of staring into space at a shelf of Nebraska Cornhuskers t-shirts, I gave myself a mental kick in the butt. My reaction to the incident proved that fatigue had gotten the best of me; I wasn’t usually that short-tempered. It was time to shake off the bizarre encounter and get moving. My stomach was growling, and I was looking forward to breaking into the fried chicken once I hit the road. I snuck a piece out of the box in my bag as I walked out of the building. My chewing ceased when I noticed him two spots down from my car—sitting on the very motorcycle I’d been fantasizing about earlier. Approaching slowly, I hoped he didn’t notice me. No such luck. Instead, when he spotted me, he flashed an exaggerated smile and waved.Frantically searching for my keys, I rolled my eyes and muttered, “You again.”He snickered. “Did you end up buying a sense of humor?”“I used the change to buy you some couth instead.”Chuckling, he shook his head at me. Running his hand through his hair, he put his shiny black helmet on and cranked the Harley. The rumble shook me to my core. Getting in the car and slamming the door, I couldn’t help taking one last look over at him, seeing as though I’d never see this guy again in my lifetime. He winked through the helmet, and my pathetic heart fluttered.I watched through the rear view mirror as he backed out of the spot. I expected him to take off like a bat out of hell, but after moving away slowly, he abruptly stopped. He kept trying to rev the bike to get it to move, but nothing was happening. Eventually turning off the engine, he removed his helmet and ran his hand through his hair in frustration before getting off to inspect things. I should have just left, but couldn’t take my eyes off him as he struggled to get it to run. Man, that sucks. I dipped one of the chicken bites into the honey mustard sauce and popped it into my mouth, continuing to watch this like a spectator sport for several minutes. At one point, he took out his phone and made a phone call as he paced back and forth. Putting his phone away, he looked in my direction and glared at me. Caught in the act of watching him, I let out a nervous laugh. I didn’t mean to laugh at the situation, but it just came out. He raised his brow, and that made me cackle harder. He slowly walked toward me, clutching the helmet by his side. He knocked on my window, and I lowered it. “You think this is funny, Princess?”“Not really…maybe.” I snorted. “Well, I’m glad you finally managed to find your sense of humor.” HUE-MA.God, his accent was sexy.He arched his neck to look into the backseat and took notice of all the boxes. “You homeless or something? Living out of your car?”“No. I’m in the middle of a cross-country move.”“Where you headed?”“Temecula.”“California.” He nodded. “Me, too.”I looked toward his Harley. “Well, it looks like you’re not exactly headed anywhere anytime soon. I guess it’s payback for calling me a bitch.”“Well, that would seem to be the case.”“That it’s payback?”“No, that you’re a bitch.” “Very funny.”“You know what’s even better than payback?” he asked leaning into the window, his cologne intoxicating me.“What?”He wiggled his brows. “Karma.”“What are you talking about?”“Come around and have a look at the back of your Beemer.” BEE-MA.I got out and walked around to the back of my car to find my right rear tire was completely flat. What? This cannot be happening.With my hand on my forehead, I looked over at his smug expression. “Are you kidding me? Did you know my tire was flat all this time?”“I noticed it right around the time I caught you popping chicken and laughing at me, yes. It was real hard for me to keep a straight face at that point.”I didn’t know how to change a tire to save my life. I couldn’t believe what I was about to ask of him.“Do you know how to change a tire?”“Of course I do. What kind of a man would I be if I didn’t know how to change a tire?”“Will you help me? I know you have no reason to want to…after our little altercation, but I’m seriously desperate. I don’t want to be stuck out here all alone at night.”“Let me ask you a question.”“Okay…”He rubbed the scruff on his chin. “How badly do you want your tire changed?”I backed away from him. “What exactly are you getting at?”“Get your mind out of the gutter, sweetheart. I’m not fucking propositioning you if that’s what you think. You’re not my type.”“And what exactly is your type?”“I typically go for women who don’t have the personality of a door knob.”“Thanks.”“My pleasure.”“So, what are your conditions?”“Well, as you clearly know from your laughing fit, my Harley is experiencing a technical malfunction at the moment. It needs a part that I don’t have. I just called a tow company. But I’m on a deadline, and like you, I need to get to California.”“You’re not suggesting…”“Yes. Yes, I am. If I change your tire, you let me ride with you.”“Ride with me?”“Ride me, yes.”“What did you just say?”“You’re hearing things.”I shook my head to rid the images now flashing through it. Did my tired mind only imagine that he just said that, or was he messing with me? “I cannot drive hundreds of miles with a total stranger,” I said.“It’s a fuck of a lot safer than driving alone.”“Not if you’re a serial killer!”“Look who’s talking. You’re the one who decapitated a U.S. president.”I couldn’t help but laugh. This situation was seriously insane.“Holy shit, Princess, is that a laugh at your own expense, I see?” “I think you’re making me delirious.”He stuck out his hand. “So, you in?”I crossed my arms instead of taking it. “What choice do I have?”“Well, you could always have him change your tire.” He gestured to a large and scary-looking man who seemed to be watching us. This guy looked like Herman Munster in the flesh.Letting out a deep breath, I conceded. “I’m in. I’m in! Just get me out of here.”“I thought you might say that. Please tell me you have a spare.”“Yeah. But I have to move some of my boxes so you can get to it.”He started to crack up when he got a load of the situation inside my trunk. “Damn, what the hell is all this crap?”I looked into his eyes and answered honestly, “My entire life.”I temporarily piled the contents of the trunk onto the pavement. He got the spare out and immediately got to work. As he was changing the tire, his white t-shirt rode up, exposing his tanned, rock-hard abs and a thin trail of hair that ran into his underwear line. Unwanted tension built between my legs. I needed a distraction, so I walked over to his bike and sat on it, gripping the handles and imagining what it would be like to ride in the wind. But all I could envision now was him in front of me, and that wasn’t helping. He slid his body from under my car. “Be careful, little girl. That’s not a toy.”I hopped off and ran my finger along the letters emblazoned on the saddlebags. “What’s C.B. stand for anyway?”“Those are my initials.”“Let me guess…Cocky Bastard?”“See…I would have told you my name, but since you’re so clever, I think I’ll just let you guess.”“Whatever, Cocky.”He lay back down on the ground. “I’m just tightening up these nuts, and we’ll be ready to go.”“Nuts?”“Lug nuts…on the wheel, dirty girl.”“Oh.”Hopping up, he lifted his shirt and used it to wipe his forehead. “All set.”Damn.“That was quick. Are you sure it’s on right?”“I’ve got a few screws loose, darling, as you’ll soon find out, but none of them are on your wheel.” He winked and for the first time, I noticed his dimples. “We should probably stop tomorrow and get a new tire put on. This spare is really not meant for long term use.”Tomorrow. Wow. This was really happening.“We should get going,” I said. “I’ll drive. I need to be in control of this situation.”“Whatever you want,” he said.I could feel the tension in my neck as I backed out of the spot. This was going to be very interesting to say the least. He wasted no time digging into my chicken bites.I playfully slapped his hand. “Hey, lay off my food.”“Honey mustard? I prefer barbecue.” He licked his thumb, and I swore at myself for getting turned on a little. This was going to be a long ride. He smirked and lifted the plastic bag from the souvenir shop. “Did you even open it?”“No. What’s the point? It’s just a broken bobblehead.”Handing it to me, he said, “Is it?”With one hand on the steering wheel, I took out the bobblehead which was…in one piece.“What the…how did you?”“You seemed to like it, so I paid for the other and bought you a different one. You were too busy looking through your purse to notice.” I couldn’t help but smile and shook my head.“Well, whaddya know. A genuine smile.” He held out his hand. “Here…gimme.” When, I handed it to him, he took an adhesive strip off the bottom and stuck it to the dash. Obama’s head was now bopping up and down with every movement of the car.I broke out in laughter at the ridiculousness but also couldn’t help the warm feeling that came over me with that sweet gesture. Maybe he wasn’t really a bastard at all. We were quiet for a while as he lay his head back and shut his eyes. Somewhere along I-76 after the sun set into a bright orange glow that illuminated the horizon in the distance, he turned to me. His voice was groggy. “I’m Chance.”After several seconds of silence, I said, “Aubrey.”“Aubrey,” he repeated in a breathy whisper, seeming to contemplate my name before closing his eyes again and turning his head away.
Chance.
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RELEASE DATE: August 17th, 2015
BlurbHe was someone who belonged in my wildest fantasies instead of a rest stop in the middle of Nebraska. A sexy, cocky, Australian named Chance was the last person I expected to run into on my cross-country drive. When my car broke down, we made a deal. Next thing I knew, we were traveling together, spending sexually-tense nights in hotels and taking unplanned detours. My ordinary road trip turned into the adventure of a lifetime. It was all fun and games until things got intense. I wanted him, but Chance wouldn’t make a move. I thought he wanted me too, but something was holding him back. I wasn’t supposed to fall for the cocky bastard, especially when I knew we’d be going our separate ways. All good things must come to an end, right? Except our ending was one I didn’t see coming.
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About the Authors:Vi Keeland
Vi Keeland is a native New Yorker with three children that occupy most of her free time, which she complains about often, but wouldn't change for the world. She is a bookworm and has been known to read her kindle at stop lights, while styling her hair, cleaning, walking, during sporting events, and frequently while pretending to work. She is a boring attorney by day, and an exciting smut author by night! Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | Pinterest
Additional Books by Vi Keeland
Life on Stage series (2 standalone books)BeatAmazon US: http://amzn.to/1MWanfuAmazon UK: http://amzn.to/1fczMX5iBooks: http://apple.co/1DnI6f6Kobo: http://bit.ly/1aqrmbSB&N: http://bit.ly/1O1Ah0q
Throb Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1BgqIUDAmazon UK: http://amzn.to/1CsRg9dBarnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/1zk882KiBooks: http://bit.ly/1x5c3P8 Kobo: http://bit.ly/1slglLN
MMA Fighter series (3 standalone books)Worth the Fight (MMA Fighter Series, Book One)Amazon: http://amzn.to/1xC6epEBarnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/1alpVESKobo: http://bit.ly/1dbzZ8RSmashwords - http://bit.ly/1is0zNXiBooks: http://bit.ly/1co2ZpF
Worth The Chance (MMA Fighter Series, Book Two)Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1xC71aaB&N: http://bit.ly/1gwTyJwiBooks: http://bit.ly/1gHMCZgKobo: http://bit.ly/1fqQcnjSmashwords: http://bit.ly/NU2rCR
Worth Forgiving (MMA Fighter Series, Book Three)Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1wbsJEKB & N: http://bit.ly/1ljdVzbiBooks: http://bit.ly/XBTLFXKobo: http://bit.ly/1kWP4ka
The Cole Series (2 book serial)
Belong to You (Cole Series, Book One)Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1fr26W2Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1KRsCVyBarnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/belong-to-you-vi-keeland/1114962845IBooks: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/belong-to-you/id639401754Kobo: http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/belong-to-you Made for You (Cole Series, Book Two)Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1Mi0AzQAmazon UK: http://amzn.to/1KRsdCxBarnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/made-for-you-vi-keeland/1115883225iBooks: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/made-for-you/id84550637Kobo: http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/belong-to-you
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Meet Penelope Ward
Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author. She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor, before switching to a more family-friendly career. She is the proud mother of a beautiful 10-year-old girl with autism and a 9-year-old boy. Penelope and her family reside in Rhode Island. Stalk Her: Facebook | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest | Goodreads Other books from Penelope WardStepbrother DearestAmazon http://amzn.to/1mFNMeg B&N: http://bit.ly/1taMFjGITunes: http://bit.ly/YER0mTkobo: http://bit.ly/1fJaaBs
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August 4, 2015
Blog Tour ~ Finding Us by Debra Presley
Book Title: Finding Us (A Nucci Securities Novel) Author: Debra Presley Genre: Contemporary Romance Release Date: July 31, 2015 Hosted by: Book Enthusiast Promotions
"This is a must read of 2015! It’s been a long time since I read a book that was a unquestionable 5 stars for me. This book was it though." ~ 5 Stars form author Mari Brown
"Debra Presley’s novel, Finding Us (Nucci Securities #1), does a magnificent job writing a captivating story that will have you feel as if you are on an emotional roller coaster of COMPASSION, SADNESS, ANGER, DISTRUST, DECEPTION, LUST, JEALOUSY, FRIENDSHIP, SUSPENSE, and LOVE." ~ 5 Stars Just Booked "Finding Us is a very well written and engaging book. The story line was easy to follow and believable. The characters come alive and you can't help but connect with them. Which is something that speaks volumes from an author, especially with a debut book." ~ 5 STARS from Romance Bytes "This book sucked me in from the very first page and kept me reading until the very end. I couldn't believe that I finished the entire thing in less than one day. I just couldn't put it down. Everything just flowed so perfectly that I didn't want the story to end." ~ 5 Stars from Jodi's WINE List Reviews "..let me tell you, she knocked it out of the park. This book was really good and had a great storyline. The book flowed easily and I wanted so much more when it ended." ~5 Stars from Renee Entress's Blog "This was my foray into the Rockstar Romance genre and I have to say it was a excellent way to try out a new genre! This story has everything, romance, suspense, comic relief moments, self-discovery and an empowered heroine. All of my favorite things!" ~ 5 Stars from Pretty Little Book Blog "Debra wrote such a story. She had me on the edge of my seat the whole time I was reading trying to figure out what was going to happen next...Debra outdid herself for her debut book. I'm really excited to see what she's going to write next!" ~ 5 Stars from Mommy's Late Night Book Ups "Debra's debut novel will blow you out the water. The edge and sass that each character gives will make you wonder where Debra came up with this story." ~ 5 Stars from MI Bookshelf "Well Done! A story that flows well from first page to last with a great deal of humor and tension interspersed throughout. This will leave you wanting to keep reading, regardless of what is happening around you." ~ 5 Stars from My Favorite Things "This one in particular feels like Debra Presley has been writing forever. I can’t honestly believe it’s her first novel.... I really enjoyed the flair of the writing, it was fresh and easy yet wasn’t too shallow, if you get what I mean. The author built her characters and plot extremely well, descriptively it was good and Debra gave the reader some fantastic imagery." ~ 4.5 Star form Klaire's Kollection "This is a very impressive debut novel, one that I quickly got pulled into and didn't want to put down....Overall this is a really entertaining and enjoyable story, I'm looking forward to the next book in the series!" ~ 4.5 My Boo Filled Life "This was a well written book and I was caught up in this story from the very beginning." ~ 4.5 Star review from Reading Drinking and Relaxing "Well developed characters, a plot that flows through the entire book and a physical attraction between Abby and Danny will keep you entertained until the end." ~ 4 STARS from Rustys Reading "Everything from the characters to the plot line was written to absolute perfection. The characters were described beautifully and the plot line was dynamic and detailed." ~ 4 STARS from Romance Obsessed Book Blog "I can't believe this is her debut novel." ~ 4 Stars from Page Turners Book Blog
Debra is a native New Yorker who made her escape to the suburbs. She often returns to her hometown to visit her favorite deli for a bagel with butter, because there’s no better bagel than a New York bagel. When not in search of bagels, Debra spends her time running Book Enthusiast Promotions, an online promotions company that helps indie authors spread the word about their books. She’s also the owner of The Book Enthusiast blog. She started writing lyrics in her wall-to-wall NKOTB bedroom at the tender age of thirteen while dreaming of the day she’d become Mrs. Jordan Knight. That dream never came to fruition, but she has continued to write. Now she’s working on her first novel.
July 30, 2015
Release Blitz ~ Finding Us by Debra Presley
Book Title: Finding Us (A Nucci Securities Novel) Author: Debra Presley Genre: Contemporary Romance Release Date: July 31, 2015 Hosted by: Book Enthusiast Promotions
Debra is a native New Yorker who made her escape to the suburbs. She often returns to her hometown to visit her favorite deli for a bagel with butter, because there’s no better bagel than a New York bagel. When not in search of bagels, Debra spends her time running Book Enthusiast Promotions, an online promotions company that helps indie authors spread the word about their books. She’s also the owner of The Book Enthusiast blog. She started writing lyrics in her wall-to-wall NKOTB bedroom at the tender age of thirteen while dreaming of the day she’d become Mrs. Jordan Knight. That dream never came to fruition, but she has continued to write. Now she’s working on her first novel.
Blog Tour ~ Dangerous Concoctions by Victoria Bright
Title: Dangerous ConcoctionsAuthor: Victoria Bright Genre: Erotic Suspense
Mixing the past and present could have dangerous consequences…I’ve always been a man of second chances, forgiving Arianna proved that. Sometimes, a second opportunity was all someone needed to do things right. I knew that better than anyone. Now that I had my girl back and business was prospering, things were finally falling into place. Little did I know, my newfound happiness wouldn’t last very long.When a man responsible for my near demise resurfaces, my life is shaken up once again. What seemed like an innocent, harmless favor quickly turned out to be a malicious scheme that put my business, relationship, and freedom at risk.With time running out, I race around the city piecing together the complicated puzzle I was a part of, only to come face to face with the men responsible. In this erotic suspense, will my past repeat itself in order to settle a score or am I doomed to take the fall for something I didn’t do?
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Victoria Bright lives in a small town in North Carolina. You can usually find her hoarding bottles of Cool Blue Gatorade, playing The Sims when not writing, or obsessing over Camaros. She's just a loon with access to a MacBook, a pen, and a 5-Star notebook. Writing is her escape, so run away with her!
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