Thursday, November 30, 2017

Release Blitz: Penalty Play by Jami Davenport

Opposites attract...are you ready for the heat? Penalty Play by Jami Davenport IS NOW AVAILABLE!

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Single dad and star defenseman Matt LaRue lives for his kids and hockey. He's had one failed marriage and doesn't have any interest in going through that hell again. As conservative as they come, he can't comprehend his unexplainable attraction to a free-spirited female who changes hair color more often than his boys create new excuses to avoid doing their homework. Violet Strider is fleeing the past. She has a new start, new identity, and is hiding a big secret. Matt and Vi are a classic case of opposites attract, but neither expects the attraction to extend beyond a few hot trysts, especially Vi. Only her heart isn't listening, and her head is following her heart down a path of no return. As Vi grows closer to Matt and his boys, she fears her secret could rip them apart. Relationships are built on trust, and Vi's house of cards is about to take a tumble. Can Vi confront her past and finally put it behind her, while earning Matt's forgiveness?

Review

This story couldn't be more fun if it tried, a truly unique version of opposites attract.

Matt's been hurt by love before - him and his boys - so he knows if he's going to risk his heart and theirs again - he's going to do it on someone who he thinks is worthy. But his heart keeps falling back on the risky, free-spirited Vi and eventually the chemistry between them is going to explode all over.

Vi's got secrets - a lot of secrets and because of those secrets she's stuck in a place she doesn't really want to be, doing things she wouldn't do if she had other options, but she's strong and independent with a side of trust issues.

What starts out as a fling, a plan to get itches scratched without strings, without feelings, without painful oversharing of the past turns into oh so much more and those secrets - well they are about to take their toll.

Penalty Play will suck you in from the first page, leaving you rooting for these two to figure it out and realize how well they fit while also invoking a strong curiousity to know more about Vi and her secrets. You'll find yourself drawn to her, equal parts being proud of what she's becoming and sad that she's been through so much. Matt will leave you wanting to hug and smack him occasionally because he can't see and doesn't understand what he's got in Vi.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: USA Today Bestselling Author Jami Davenport writes sexy contemporary, sports, and new adult romances, including her two new indie endeavors: the Game On in Seattle series and the Men of Tyee series. Jami lives on a small farm near Puget Sound with her Green Beret-turned-plumber husband, a Newfoundland dog with a tennis-ball fetish, and a prince disguised as an orange tabby cat. She works in computer support in her day job and juggles too many balls, but she wouldn’t have it any other way. Connect with Jami! Subscribe to her newsletter to receive a free novel and be notified of new releases, special sales, and contests: http://eepurl.com/LpfaL Website Address: http://www.jamidavenport.com Twitter Address: @jamidavenport Facebook Address: http://www.facebook.com/jamidavenport Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/jamidavenport/ Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1637218.Jami_Davenport

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Release Blitz: On the Line by Jen McLauhglin

There is a NEW Out of Line book by Jen McLaughlin out today--that's right!

A NEW OUT OF LINE BOOK.

These characters are characters we met in I'll be Home for Christmas, the Carrie and Finn novella that came out last week--but don't worry!

Even if you have never read an OUT OF LINE book, you can pick up On the Line and read it without feeling lost. So what are you waiting for? Snatch up a copy TODAY!

On the Line: an Out of Line novel

Coming home… I’ve hated Ben Rollins ever since he broke my heart in high school. I’ve never fully recovered from it…even though I ran away as far as I could. Now I’ve returned home, fleeing something worse than I could have ever imagined. When our Captain partners us up together, I’m forced to realize that what I feel for him isn’t hate at all. It’s far worse.

Second chances… Sarah’s the one who got away. She never really explained her abrupt departure from my life, but to be honest, I no longer give a damn. What we’d once had was dead, and now I’m stuck with her at my side permanently, no matter how I feel about it. But when the truth comes out, and old secrets are unburied, being thrown together becomes so much more than a second chance…it becomes life or death.

And we have no intention of losing.

REVIEW

On the Line is a tale of second chance romance filled with a bit of danger.

Sarah and Ben parted ways years ago because of a mistake - though neither knew the full details until they confront it now in the present. Their feelings never left though nor did the memories. And even though they both thought they hated each other for what they believed the other did, they soon realized that hate was the last thing they felt.

When Sarah came home - it wasn't because she wanted to - it was to get away from something worse than the past. It was also to do right by her mother. Being partnered with her ex wasn't exactly what she expected, but she can get through it as long as she's safe. But when the past comes to find her - she finds herself in a dangerous situation where she must rely on Ben for more than just a work partnership.

Ben's blamed Sarah for years for leaving, and now that she's back he keeps trying to push her away, to force her out. But at the first sign of danger - he's all in on protecting her and he'll risk anything to make sure she stays safe.

One the Line will pull you in and keep you hooked, flipping each page with an intense curiousity to how things will work out, holding your breath for Ben and Sarah to realize how powerful their connection is, and heart pounding wondering when the danger will strike and how it will happen. Jen McLaughlin composed the suspense elements of this story splendidly, working them into the angst of two exes with more than a little animosity working closely together and trying to work through their feelings.

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AUTHOR INFORMATION:

Jen McLaughlin is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of sexy New Adult books. Under her pen name Diane Alberts, she is a multi-published, bestselling author of Contemporary Romance with Entangled Publishing. Her first release as Jen McLaughlin, Out of Line, released September 6 2013, and hit the New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal lists. She was mentioned in Forbes alongside E. L. James as one of the breakout independent authors to dominate the bestselling lists. She is represented by Louise Fury at The Bent Agency. Though she lives in the mountains, she really wishes she was surrounded by a hot, sunny beach with crystal-clear water. Though she lives in the mountains, she really wishes she was surrounded by a hot, sunny beach with crystal-clear water. She lives in Northeast Pennsylvania with her four kids, a husband, a schnauzer mutt, and a cat. Her goal is to write so many well-crafted romance books that even a non-romance reader will know her name.

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Release Blitz: Marked for Death by JC Valentine

Marked for Death

by J.C. Valentine Blind Jacks MC #1 Publication Date: November 29, 2017 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, MC, Biker, Romance

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SYNOPSIS:

Tiffany

Leading a nomadic life, I’ve been on the run from my rich ex-husband for years. I’ve learned every trick in the book, staying one step ahead of him and his trackers. He’s taken everything from me, and despite everything, I’ve managed to carve out a life. But he’s getting close again. It’s time to hit the road, to start over…but it looks like the universe has other plans.

Ryder

As Sargent at Arms, stalking the crazy man trying to kill my MC brothers is part of my job description. Protecting the club is what I live for. Unfortunately, today I’m the loser in our never ending game of cat and mouse. The last thing I remember before waking up in the emergency room is staring up at the sky while bleeding out onto the cold, hard pavement. Then the pretty nurse walks in and turns my world sideways, and those soft hands know just how to handle a big, angry biker like me. With a psycho on my tail, the stakes couldn’t be higher. I know I should walk away, but self-preservation has never been much of a strong suit. As my enemy closes in, I’ve got no gun, three bullet holes, and absolutely zero patience left. The question is, who will be the one to sign my death warrant—the crazy-ass biker who’s gunning for me…or the sexy-as-sin nurse I’ve got a hard-on for?

EXCERPT

Hooking his arm around her waist, he pulled her flush with his body and murmured, “You’re the only thing right in my world at the moment. Ever thought of stealing a moment in time, just for yourself?”

His eyes were filled with heat and his voice was laced with desire. Frowning, she tried to make sense of his words.

“I live a dangerous and unpredictable life,” he explained with a fierce edge. “Sometimes, when I see something I want, I just grab it. Even if I only have it for a moment, it can live in my memory instead of my imagination.”

Absently rubbing her hand up and down his muscular chest, she responded with a whisper, “That makes more sense than a lot of things I’ve heard.”

“I like the way your hands feel on me. I know I ain’t nothin’, but sometimes a man needs a taste of heaven.”

Looking up at his gorgeous, scarred face, she could see him moving closer. Her eyes drifted down to his lips, and before she could think of what to say, he was kissing her.

If she thought he was going to be rough and demanding, she couldn’t have been more wrong. His lips ghosted over hers, teasing and pulling her into his thrall.

Suddenly, her hands slid through his hair. His mouth became more demanding, his tongue swiping across the seam of her mouth. He was begging for entrance, and she wanted more than anything to give it.

ABOUT J.C. VALENTINE

J.C. Valentine is the USA Today and International bestselling author of the Night Calls and Wayward Fighters Series and the Forbidden Trilogy. Her vivid imagination and love of words and romance had her penning her own romance stories from an early age, which, despite being poorly edited and written longhand, she forced friends and family members to read. No, she isn’t sorry.

Living in the Northwest, she has three amazing children and far too many pets. Among the many hats she wears, J.C. is an entrepreneur. Having graduated with honors, she holds a Bachelor’s in English and when she isn’t writing, you can find her editing for fellow authors.

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Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Release Blitz: The Bachelor Contract by Rachel Van Dyken

THE BACHELOR CONTRACT by Rachel Van Dyken (November 28, 2017; Forever Mass Market; $7.99; The Bachelors of Arizona Book 3)

A second-chance romance from the #1 New York Times bestseller of The Bet, Matchmaker and Elite series!

She's everywhere.

Ex-wife.

Love of his life.

The last person in the world he wanted to see...ever.

And now that he's working beside her every day, he can't escape her. Her scent, glimpses of her smile, even the tension in the air that makes his body hum with the kind of need he'd only experienced with one person-all of it is driving him over the edge.

Brant Wellington was certain of three things:

Alcohol wasn't going to solve this.

He really was losing his F-ing mind.

And his gorgeous ex-wife was going to be the death of him.

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REVIEW

The Bachelor Contract brings us the second chance romance for Brant Wellington and Nikki - his ex-wife.

Brant is not the best of guys - he's hurting and trying to numb his pain and his past by drinking it away and hiding behind the alcohol, keeping the details of his pain to himself. When he finds himself stuck in a position - he's actually glad to find himself out of town - until he realizes that this new position to help him is less about getting him out of town and more about getting him to move on from the past and find his true place in the world.

Nikki's struggled for years to move on with her life, left abandoned and hurting by the one man she thought she shared everything with she's living life one day at a time and doing as little as possible to move on. She remembers everything, the good and the bad daily and can't find it in herself to let go or move on.

When she's roped back into Brant's life she finally has a glimmer of hope that they can find a way to get closure and possibly work things out - but Brant's not ready to have any part of that and so her hope begins to dissipate - until she finds him at her workplace.

The chemistry between these two is amazing - there's so much between them love, pain, a hate that's really anger and more hurt, loss, blame, guilt and so much more. Once Brant realizes what he really walked away from and why - he's determined to earn himself a second chance and show Nikki that they both deserve it. Can he prove his love this time? Will Nikki be able to trust and believe in him or will it all blow up again?

Grab A copy of The Bachlor Contract and discover love the second time around as these two work on gaining closure to the past and discovering the love that never left between them and finding out if they can make a second go of it - this time forever.

About the Author

Rachel Van Dyken is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of New Adult, Regency, and contemporary romances. When she's not writing you can find her drinking coffee at Starbucks and plotting her next book while watching The Bachelor. She keeps her home in Idaho with her husband, son, and their snoring boxer, Sir Winston Churchill. She loves to hear from readers!

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Release Blitz: His Highland Bride by Willa Blair

Meet the Author:

Willa Blair is an Award-winning Amazon and Barnes & Noble #1 Bestselling author of Scottish Historical, light Paranormal, and Contemporary romance. She has been featured on and contributes to USAToday’s Happy Ever After romance blog, Savvy Authors, Romance University, and more.

Her books have won numerous honors, including the Marlene, the Merritt, National Readers’ Choice Award Finalist, The Reader’s Crown finalist, Historical Romance finalist and Honorable Mention in InD’Tale Magazine’s prestigious RONE Award, NightOwl Reviews Top Pick, and InD’tale Review’s Crowned Heart.

A life-long student and reader, she has been a stained glass artist and instructor, a foreign language teacher, a computer scientist, an analyst, a manager and an executive. She has visited five continents and can get by in several languages. She loves scouting new settings for books, and thinks being an author is the best job she’s ever had.

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About the Book:

A Dutiful Daughter No More

When Mary Elizabeth Rose’s father marries a much younger lass in hopes of siring a male heir, Mary sees her chance to escape her role as his chatelaine, but fears his next step will be to betroth her to a stranger. She has a different future in mind—with a sometimes charming, sometimes difficult and arrogant wounded Highlander.

He Owes Her His Life

Cameron Sutherland is not too delirious to recognize Mary Rose is the first woman he could seriously consider taking as his bride. He’d like nothing better than to spend years repaying the debt he owes his angel of mercy for taking him in and saving his life. First, he must convince her to defy her father one last time.

Will They Put Love Before Duty?

For Mary, Cameron has become the man whose every smile has the power to bring her to her knees. But he is as duty-bound as she is, and responsibility calls him back to Sutherland, where she fears he will stay, forgetting her and all they’ve shared. With another powerful clan’s interests at stake, Cameron’s return sets events in motion that will have life-changing consequences for the woman he can’t forget.

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Release Day Launch: Locked-Down Heart by Tarina Deaton

Today we have the release day blitz for LOCKED DOWN HEART by Tarina Deaton! Check it out and you’re your copy today!!

Locked-Down Heart:

Denise Reynolds’s tightly controlled life is thrown off kilter when she’s given custody of her young cousins. There are days she has a hard enough time getting herself out of bed, never mind two precocious kids.

If that wasn’t enough, Chris Nolton comes strolling back into town as suddenly as he left it. She’d broken her own rules and given him a chance once before, only to have him ghost on her. But he’s not there for her this time. No, he’s leading the FBI Task Force intent on capturing the kids’ biological father. A man who was sent to prison for manslaughter. A man who was released five years too early. A man who wants his kids back.

The past has a way of repeating itself and once again, Denise finds herself defending the innocent against the evil of world. One wrong decision, one second guess, could have devastating consequences. To protect the most important people in her life, she’ll need to trust the one man with the power to break her.

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Exclusive Excerpt:

Denise glanced through the peephole, then rocked back on her heels.

The bottom dropped out of her stomach then rushed up again to choke her. What the fuck? She stared at the door, trying to decide if she should open it or not.

Three more sharp knocks made the decision for her.

She unlocked the door and yanked it open.

“What the hell are you doing here?” she demanded.

Chris took a step back. Whether from the door opening suddenly, her, or her question, she wasn’t sure. He looks tired. It wasn’t her problem. Never was.

“Denise?”

“Yes, Chris. What are you doing here?”

The lines between his dark eyebrows grew more pronounced. “What are you doing here?”

His strong jaw was covered with stubble, accentuating the lines of his mouth. A mouth that was surprisingly soft, especially when it grazed over her skin. Her nipples pebbled under her thin t-shirt. Damn her traitorous body. It’d been almost seven months since he’d ghosted, it should have gotten the message by now and forgotten him.

“I asked first.” She set her gun on the high shelf above the coat hooks and grabbed the zip-up hoodie hanging by the door, zipping it half way up.

“Why are you answering the door with a gun?” he asked.

“Because this isn’t the greatest neighborhood and some asshole was pounding on my door.” The neighborhood sucked. It wasn’t the greatest when Sarah bought the small three-bedroom house and it had only gotten worse in the last five years. She was pretty sure her neighbor two doors down was dealing. As long as he wasn’t cooking, and he kept it to his doorstep, she was willing to over look it. But Kimber and Kaden were going to her parents’ the minute the school year was over.

“Why are you here?” She enunciated the question this time. She needed a quick answer so she could work on forgetting Christopher Nolton. Again.

“I’m looking for Sarah Reed.”

Her shoulders sagged and she rubbed her hand over her eyes. “She’s not here.”

“When will she be back?”

Denise glanced over her shoulder. Sprocket sat in the opening of the short hall that led to the two small bedrooms at the back of the house. She let out a low woof and laid down, resting her head on her paws. She sensed Denise’s stress, but was doing what she’d been told to do.

Denise stepped out of the house and pulled the door shut behind her, leaving it cracked. Chris stepped back on the small concrete pad.

“She’s not coming back. She’s in the hospital with terminal cancer.”

Light dawned behind his eyes. “Shit. She’s your cousin.” Chris ran his hands over his hair. It had grown long and now curled around his ears and jawline. If it weren’t for the stubble and dark circles under his eyes, he’d look boyishly charming. Things she should not be noticing.

About the Author:

Tarina has spent her entire life in and around the military - first as a dependent and then as an enlisted Air Force member.

In 2015, a friend challenged her to complete NaNoWriMo. She dusted off one of the many stories she'd started over the years, threw it in the trash, and started all over.

Her debut novel, Stitched Up Heart, released in September 2016. The military gives her plenty of material to work with and she strives to create characters who authentically represent all facets of the military life - the good and the not so great.

Tarina is still active duty and a single mom of five-year-old twins. Her favorite hobby is sleep. She has delusions of retiring from the military and being a stay-at-home mom.

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Monday, November 27, 2017

Release Blitz: Rule You by Bella Love-Wins & Shiloh Walker

NEW RELEASE from Bella Love-Wins & Shiloh Walker! RULE YOU is live!

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I like ice in my whiskey and virgins on their knees.

Sly

Aside from my whiskey collection and back alley brawling, virgins are my secret guilty pleasure.

People can judge me all they want, but I don't care.

Not when I was the street rat they walked by with their noses turned up.

Not when I had to talk with my fists to stay alive.

My life on the streets made me what I am today.

Cold.

Heartless.

Callous.

A sadistic bastard.

It all plays out in my bed, and the world can't get enough of it on stage.

They just don't know that I was all of that and more, long before I decided to hide behind this image.

Then I meet Emmy.

The only thing hotter than her temping curves and mile long legs is her smart mouth that was made for sin.

And when I find out she's a virgin, it's game over. Emmy belongs in one of two places: in my bed or on her knees.

I'm supposed to keep my distance. Because of who she is, I shouldn't cross the line, but she's the thing I desire most.

I just hope she realizes there won't be a happy ever after with me.

You can't fall in love when there's venom where your heart should be.

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About the Authors:

BELLA LOVE-WINS is a Wall Street Journal (Begging for Bad Boys, April, 2017) and USA Today (Begging for Bad Boys, Alpha for the Holidays, Shifters in the Snow: Bundle of Joy, Shifters in the Shadows) Bestselling Author. She loves reading and writing steamy, high-action romance stories about firefighters, billionaires, and alpha males who know what they want and aren’t afraid of laying claim to the women who catch their interest. She loves a happy ever after ending. She enjoys reading, hiking, the countryside, and traveling to destinations unspoiled by commercial tourism, like Las Vegas… 🙂 Like so many characters in her novels, she enjoys action, romance and unexpected love connections that take your breath away. For the next while, you’ll find her plotting and writing about my latest stories on my Macbook. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BellaLoveWins/ Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bellasbabesandbadboys/ Website: http://bellalovewins.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BellaLoveWins Bookbub: http://bit.ly/2wvTrya

SHILOH WALKER is an award-winning writer…yes, really! She’s also a mom, a wife, a reader and she pretends to be an amateur photographer. She published her first book in 2003. Her latest suspense, The Right Kind of Trouble, released in August 2016 from St. Martins. She writes romantic suspense and contemporary romance, and urban fantasy under the name J.C. Daniels. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorShilohWalker/ Website: http://www.shilohwalker.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/shilohwalker Bookbub: http://bit.ly/2wEPXVg

Saturday, November 25, 2017

Pre-Order Blitz: Penalty Play by Jami Davenport

Opposites attract...are you ready for the heat? Penalty Play by Jami Davenport releases on November 30th!

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Blog Tour: Head Coach by Lia Riley

Neve Angel’s life is all work and no play, but she wouldn’t have it any other way. One of Denver’s top sports reporters, she’s fought hard to make it in a male-dominated world, and she won’t back down from a fight with anyone–not even the Hellions’ gruff head coach, Tor Gunnar. Her hostile relationship with the icy Scandinavian is the stuff of local legend.

Tor Gunnar hates dealing with the media; at best, they are a nuisance and at worst, a distraction. And no one distracts him more than the scrappy, sexy reporter who gets him hot under the collar. When he wins a not-so-friendly bet with Neve, he decides it’s high time they either kiss or kill each other, and invites her as a date to an out-of-town wedding.

But what happens when enemies become lovers? Will they be able to smother their sizzling attraction, or is it time to start playing for keeps?

About the Book

Head Coach

by Lia Riley

Series

Hellions Angels

Genre

Adult

Contemporary Romance

Publisher

Avon Impulse

Publication Date

November 21, 2017

Review

Head Coach is an entertaining hate to lovers read that pulls you right back into the Hellions world. Filled with banter and steam, sass and fun, I was sucked right into the burgeoning romance between Tor and Neve and fell right into the story with them.

I've been curious to see how things would turn out between these two since book one, Mister Hockey, and I was not let down in the least. Neve was a fun and interesting character who I felt the need to know more about. I was interested in her animosity with Coach Tor and couldn't wait to see those sparks strike together in their book.

Tor is an interesting character as well, one that makes you want to root for him while wanting to learn more about him. He's gruff and hard, and yet that's not the heart of him.

Their journey together isn't filled with a lot of angst, nor is there a lot of drama and yet it sucked me in, compelling me to flip each page and discover more about these characters and root for them to find happiness together. Lia Riley has given enemies to lovers her own spin with Head Coach and it's a winning combination.

About Lia Riley

After studying at the University of Montana-Missoula, Lia Riley scoured the world armed only with a backpack, overconfidence and a terrible sense of direction. She counts shooting vodka with a Ukranian mechanic in Antarctica, sipping yerba mate with gauchos in Chile and swilling fourex with stationhands in Outback Australia among her accomplishments.