Blog Tour, Excerpt & Giveaway: Healing Love (Love to the Extreme) by Abby Niles

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Healing Love (Love to the Extreme) by Abby Niles

Publication Date: February 15, 2016

Synopsis

imageDoctor Ella Watts wants her old life back. Desperately. But the past has returned for its rematch, and going back home—even telling anyone her real name—isn’t an option until she’s confident in her MMA abilities. Personal trainer Lance Black is the man to help her reach her goals. Not only is he toned, muscular, and gorgeous, he’s patient, a great teacher, and willing to treat her like a worthy opponent. Except his size makes her freeze whenever he gets too close. If Ella can’t learn how to overcome her fear of being attacked, she’ll never be able to move on with her life.

Underground fighter Lance Black knows there’s more to the mysterious blonde ninja than a beautiful woman determined to improve her fighting skills. She can best anyone close to her size – man or woman – but insists on working out with him, even though he’s got a good 70 pounds and several inches on her. Despite her reticence, he’s determined to get her to open up so he can help her get over her mental block. And if that means he can get to know her outside the gym, all the better.

As long as she never learns his secrets.

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Excerpt

“What’s she looking for?” Lance asked, refocusing on the present. She had impressed him yesterday with her chokehold, but that didn’t mean she knew squat about MMA. That could have simply been adrenaline spurring her on.

“She was pretty specific in what she wants.” A weird expression crossed Mac’s face, a mixture of consternation and intrigue. “She’s not looking for a pussy workout—her words not mine. She wants a trainer who knows a lot about ground work, but can also help her build the strength and speed of her stand-up. She wants to be treated just like any of the male fighters in this building and the most interesting thing is she wanted a light-heavyweight build. That’s you.”

Lance stared at his friend for a second, digesting the information. That was a tall order from someone just coming in for a workout. “Does she fight?”

That was the only explanation for her requests he could think of. In recent years, women fighters had surfaced in the industry and they kicked some serious ass.

“Nope. Just does this as a hobby.”

Kind of an intense hobby for someone who had no interest in making it a career.

“She’s good,” Mac continued. “Watch her.”

Lance crossed his arms over his chest and studied her inside the ring, still circling with Billy, dodging his attempt at a takedown. She was a beauty. Even with everything that had been happening, he’d noticed that yesterday. Hell, he’d have to be blind to miss it. After she’d sent Ralph to the ground, she stood there with confidence oozing off her. No fear or intimidation had even flicked in her eyes as the man towered over her. Other than the birth of his daughter, it was the most awe-filled sight he’d ever seen. When Ralph had started to rise, Lance had been uncertain of what the man was capable of, so he’d stepped forward, daring him to try anything. And still, she hadn’t wavered in her confident stance.

Today she was the same. Except she wasn’t wearing jeans and a long-sleeved t-shirt. No, today she was in a tight teal workout top and matching spandex shorts. The outfit showed off the softs swells of her toned, athletic body.

Suddenly, she went down on both knees and flipped Billy over her back onto his. The canvas thudded under the impact of his body. Impressive.

“I’ve watched her all morning,” Mac said. “She’s fucking something and has been training for a while.”

“Is this all you’ve seen her do?”

“Nah. Billy warmed her up on the bag. Dude, let me tell you, that woman has a fierce right hook. I wouldn’t want to be on the receiving end of it.”

The woman, while still shapely and soft, had a steel quality about her—a don’t-even-think-to fuck-with-me aura. He liked that.

She would be fun to train. As much as he needed to keep his distance from her, a thrill encased him now. Maybe they could leave whatever happened yesterday outside the door.

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Buy Links

$3.99 Kindle | B&N | iTunes | Kobo

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Giveaway

Love to the Extreme Ebook Series Bundle (Bks 1-3)

a Rafflecopter giveaway

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About the Author

imageAbby Niles is the author of the contemporary MMA series, Love to the Extreme, and the paranormal series, The Awakening. She is also the author to the geeky romantic comedy, Defying Convention, where Live Action Role Players (LARPers) set out to teach their favorite author a lesson, but end up playing matchmaker instead.

Abby lives in North Carolina with the love of her life and their combined gaggle of kids. When she’s not writing, she’s trying to catch up on an endless pile of laundry and find time to get some much needed reading in.

Author Links: Website | Facebook | Twitter | GoodReads

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Blogger Quote Challenge (Day 2 of 3)

QUOTE CHALLENGE 

DAY 2

CHECK OUT DAY 1 HERE: Blogger Quote Challenge (Day 1 of 3) http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-45Q 

I was tagged by Lost in Sweet Words Blog to do this quote challenge. 

The Rules:

Post for 3 consecutive days
You can pick 3 quotes per day
Challenge 3 different bloggers per day (I might not be able to do then part but we’ll see) 

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Day 2: Shelly Laurenston Quotes

When I need a fun book to cheer me up and make me laugh Shelly Laurenston is a go to for me. I love her shifters! You can check out a few of my favorite quotes and series information below. -Cori

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PRIDE SERIES BY SHELLY LAURENSTON ~ READING ORDER

AMAZON SERIES LINK: http://amzn.to/1OeHhWG
✦#1: The Mane Event ➢ KINDLE http://amzn.to/18WMFO8
✦#2: The Beast in Him ➢ KINDLE http://amzn.to/1DSdjUF
✦#3: The Mane Attraction ➢ KINDLE http://amzn.to/Hj63L1
✦#4: The Mane Squeeze ➢ KINDLE http://amzn.to/17mOAvf
✦#5: Beast Behaving Badly ➢ KINDLE http://amzn.to/16Bfsc9
✦#6: Big Bad Beast ➢ KINDLE http://amzn.to/18WPxKU
✦#7: Bear Meets Girl ➢ KINDLE http://amzn.to/1ap7q3M
✦Howl for It ➢ KINDLE http://amzn.to/1PsCVlE
✦#8: Wolf With Benefits ➢ KINDLE http://amzn.to/15dbXIw
✦#9: Bite Me ➢ KINDLE http://amzn.to/1c7xWQ8 | REVIEW 5 Stars: http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-17f

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Originally from Long Island, New York, Shelly Laurenston has resigned herself to West Coast living, which involves healthy food, mostly sunny days, and lots of guys not wearing shirts when they really should. Shelly is also the New York Times bestselling author G.A. Aiken, creator of the Dragon Kin series. For more info about Shelly’s books go to http://www.shellylaurenston.com. Or to check out G.A.’s dangerously and arrogantly sexy dragons go to http://www.gaaiken.com

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Review: DEEP TROUBLE (A MacKenzie Family Novella) by Kimberly Kincaid

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DEEP TROUBLE (A MacKenzie Family Novella) by Kimberly Kincaid

Publication Date: February 16, 2016

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Synopsis

imageFrom Liliana Hart’s New York Times bestselling MacKenzie family comes a new story by USA Today bestselling author Kimberly Kincaid…

Bartender Kylie Walker went into the basement of The Corner Tavern for a box of cocktail napkins, but what she got was an eyeful of murder. Now she’s on the run from a killer with connections, and one wrong step could be her last. Desperate to stay safe, Kylie calls the only person she trusts—her ex-Army Ranger brother. The only problem? He’s two thousand miles away, and trouble is right outside her door.

Security specialist Devon Randolph might be rough and gruff, but he’ll never turn down a friend in need, especially when that friend is the fellow Ranger who once saved his life. Devon may have secrets, but he’s nearby, and he’s got the skills to keep his buddy’s sister safe… even if one look at brash, beautiful, Kylie makes him want to break all the rules.

Forced on the run, Kylie and Devon dodge bullets and bad guys, but they cannot fight the attraction burning between them. Yet the closer they grow, the higher the stakes become. Will they be able to outrun a brutal killer? Or will Devon’s secrets tear them apart first?

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Donna 5 Stars

This is such a fun idea. Liliana Hart has invited five authors to have a go at some new characters in her MacKenzie Family Series. This is the novella by Kimberly Kincaid and I loved it. There was fast paced action from page one and some seriously hot romance too. It helped so much that I liked Kylie and could relate to her while Devon was the perfect sexy hero. A lot of fun packed into a quick read.

*Review copy provided by the author in exchange for an honest review. 

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Buy Links

$2.99 Kindle | B&N | iTunes | Kobo

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MacKenzie Family Collection 2016 by Liliana Hart, Robin Covington, Avery Flynn, Cristin Harber, Kimberly Kincaid, Christopher Rice

Kindle http://amzn.to/1ThddjR

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About the Author

imageKimberly Kincaid writes contemporary romance that splits the difference between sexy and sweet. When she’s not sitting crosslegged in an ancient desk chair known as “The Pleather Bomber,” she can be found practicing obscene amounts of yoga, whipping up anything from enchiladas to éclairs in her kitchen, or curled up with her nose in a book. Kimberly is a 2011 RWA Golden Heart® finalist who lives (and writes!) by the mantra that food is love. She resides in northern Virginia with her wildly patient husband and their three daughters.

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Blog Tour, Review & Giveaway: Hidden Heat (
Brothers of Mayhem #1) by Carla Swafford

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Hidden Heat (
Brothers of Mayhem #1) by Carla Swafford

Publication Date: February 16, 2016

Synopsis

imageSizzling with passion and suspense, perfect for fans of Joanna Wylde and Julie Ann Walker, the Brothers of Mayhem series revs up as a headstrong beauty faces off against an outlaw motorcycle club—and falls for the bad boy she never saw coming.

Cassidy Ryder refuses to be intimidated by anyone, even the hell-raising, hard-drinking Brothers of Mayhem. The daughter of their former president, she’s not above smashing a few heads to keep her teenage brother safe. But when Cassidy’s big mouth gets her in trouble, the only thing that saves her is some quick thinking from the Brothers’ bartender. He’s commanding and strong, and as smooth as the whiskey he pours: the ultimate temptation for a girl who swore she’d never be a biker’s plaything.

But Thorn Savalas is no ordinary biker. He’s a cop, and he’s worked too hard earning the Brothers’ trust to blow his cover over a female—even one who rocks a pair of jeans like Cassidy. The only way to protect her is by claiming she’s his old lady. Trouble is, Thorn can’t just pretend. He wants Cassidy, and every scorching touch tells him she feels the same. But acting on their hottest fantasies could leave them both exposed . . . even if nothing else has ever felt so real.

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Cori 3.5 Stars review

Hidden Heat is a fun cop/ biker romance. Yep cop/ biker and I love both so it was a fun read. Thorn has the bad boy biker thing going on but he’s a undercover cop. The story focuses on Thorn and Cassidy. There isn’t a lot of focus on club brotherhood like most biker romances I pick up. The heat between Thron and Cassidy was scorching hot. Their story flowed quickly and I read it from start to finish one afternoon. I’d recommend this book for romance lovers who want a little bit of bad boy in their hero. Hidden Heat was a fun, sexy romance and I’m looking forward to picking up the next book in the series when it comes out.

*Review copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

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Excerpt

Cassidy Ryder swung the bat, testing the weight and reach, as she marched around the line of motorcycles. Wrinkling her nose, she ignored the sharp, pungent smell of marijuana drifting across her path.
Huddled in the shade beneath the building’s eaves, men with greasy hair and beards puffed on tightly rolled joints and eyed her with mild curiosity. As long as she stayed away from their well-loved bikes, they’d let her move on without interference.
Her body trembled with suppressed fury. She almost wished they’d try to stop her. Anything to give her a reason to release the pressure building inside. With a snort of derision, she straightened her back and stalked into the Skull and Bones Bar.
The thumping beat of Kid Rock blasted from the speakers, competing with the rowdy conversations shaking the large, smoky room. Though mostly rural, Sand County had a law against smoking in any public establishment. In pure defiance, a blue-gray haze hovered around the dim bulbs spotlighting the long shelves of liquor and above two pool tables in the back.
She hesitated. Catching movement out of the corner of her eye, she ignored the tall, lanky bartender strolling along behind the counter and heading her way. The rest of the crowd ignored her entrance. Did they often see people carrying a bat into the place?
She didn’t care. Time for someone to listen to her.
With a swing of her whole body, she brought the bat down, sweeping several glasses from the long bar. The loud pops and tinkling of broken glasses immediately quieted the room just as Kid’s “American Bad Ass” faded out. Several of the leather-and-denim clad men stood and stepped toward her.
She lifted the bat for another swing.
“Damn it to hell! Wait!” The bartender slid over the top of the counter to stand in front of her. “What the hell are you doing?”
Speaking of badass, with his broad shoulders and tats down both arms, he’d draw anyone’s attention just by entering a room. But add in the dark hair cut tight on the sides, long on top and brushed back to his nape, he especially caught the eye of every woman in the place. She’d noticed too, but she had more important things on her mind.
Her arm muscles tensed as she pulled her weapon higher over her shoulder.
He stopped a bat length away and raised his hands. “Cassidy . . .” He hesitated as if he waited for her reaction to the name. Was she that forgettable? She’d been there several times over the last month, to drag her brother back home. When her eyes narrowed, he continued. “Whatever has you riled up, can we talk about it?”
Emphasizing each word, she pointed the bat as if it were a finger. “I came in here yesterday and asked, real polite, if you or anyone here had seen my brother. Each one of you looked me in the face and lied. This morning, I get a call, telling me he was seen yesterday, hanging out back, talking with Stonewall.” She glanced around, keeping the bartender in her peripheral view. “Where’s the bastard? I want answers about my brother’s whereabouts.” Proud of how her voice remained even and carried across the room, she jutted out her chin. What would they lie about next?
The Brothers of Mayhem Motorcycle Club never took kindly to threats. She didn’t care. Violence was the only way they would respect her, and she was prepared to do more, if that’s what it took to bring her little brother back home. Storm had never stayed gone this long.
“Put the bat down before you get hurt.” The bartender’s soft command sounded so reasonable.
Screw reasonable. She’d been fair and understanding for the last three days while she searched for Storm. Her patience had disappeared with the only member of her family worth a damn. No way would she fail him again.
“I will when you—”
Brawny arms wrapped around her chest and squeezed. She gasped for breath as someone hauled her against his chest and off her feet. The bartender grabbed the bat from her loosened grip and threw it to the side. It hit the floor with a loud clanking.
“Little girl, we don’t know where your brother’s at. We didn’t lie about that.” The deep voice of the club’s VP, Mac McGee, came from above her head as he squeezed again in warning. “Maybe I need to teach you some fucking manners.”
She squeaked from the pain, her ribs near the breaking point. With little blood circulation reaching below her waist, her kicks were no more than taps to the mountain restraining her. She pushed at the tight arms as her head dug into his sternum.
“Please,” she pleaded with a hiss of precious air.
“Mac, let her go. I’ll handle her.” The bartender rested his elbows on the countertop behind him, crossed his long legs at the ankles, and waited.
The big guy released her so quickly she barely caught herself before falling at their feet. Asshole. Taking cautious breaths in case of a cracked rib, she regained a little of her composure.
Handle her? In his dreams. Shoulders thrust back and head held up, she asked, “Where’s my brother?”
The bartender sighed in frustration. “You’re the most hardheaded woman. Mac told you yesterday, and today is no different. We have no idea where your brother is.”
Then it struck her what the big guy said a moment earlier. She turned and looked into the angry bloodshot eyes of Mac. “What did you mean when you said ‘We didn’t lie about that’? What did you lie about?”
With a shake of his massive, shaggy head, the big guy reached for her, but the bartender knocked her to the side and stepped between them, one arm out to keep her back. “Go on. I’ll take it from here.”
“Never could stand bossy old ladies,” Mac drawled with a sneer.
She leaned over the bartender’s arm and shouted, “Who are you calling old lady? I’m no one’s old lady! You old fart!” She knew what he meant, that it had nothing to do with age, but with belonging to someone. At the age of twenty-one, she refused to let anyone call her that. At sixty-one, she would damn well still refuse.
“Who would want you as their old lady, with that bitchy attitude,” Mac said, more as fact than a question. “You need your ass beaten.” Then he walked away as he raised one finger in her direction.
“Yeah, but at least I look human and not like a grizzly bear, what with all that fur on your face!” How lame.
She really needed to shut up before they got tired of her mouth. As a kid she’d grown up around surly men like Mac, but her father’s reputation had protected her from worse. Besides, what about her promise to be a good girl? Her foster mother tried her best to teach her self-control. Yet Cassidy often let her temper get the better of her. Remembering how her hissy fit had caused her brother to leave home in a huff the other night, a sharp pain roiled in her stomach.
As she opened her mouth to apologize, the bartender’s hand cupped the back of her head, clutched a handful of hair, and twisted. At the same time, his other hand covered her mouth.
“Shh,” he said softly. Concern darkened his blue eyes as he shook his head.
Bending her back, he caused her to lose balance but held her tight. Her feet remained on the floor as he aligned his body with hers, almost touching his nose to hers.
“If you don’t shut your trap, you’re going to get more than you asked for,” he whispered. “Your brother isn’t here. He’s turning eighteen in a couple days, right?” Without giving her a chance to answer, he added, “Then he’ll be an adult. At least one who can vote and die for his country. So, I think it’s in your best interest to go home. When he’s ready to talk, he’ll show up.”
She wasn’t sure why it happened. The last few days had been stressful. She wasn’t one of those girls who did it at the drop of a hat, but her eyes welled with tears.
“Ah, shit. Don’t do that,” he said between gritted teeth. He moved his hand from her mouth, pressing her cheek to a broad shoulder as he lifted her upright.
Unable to stop, she dug trembling fingers into his leather vest and sobbed.
Why is he being so nice?
The strong hand in her hair remained, but the other one rubbed and patted her back. He acted as if he had all of the time in the world while she bawled like a little kid.
“Shh. Everything will be okay.”
She glanced up and her heart skipped a beat. The guy had a gorgeous smile; there was even a dimple beneath the stubble on his face.
A gravelly voice nearby said, “Get me a beer, Thorn, before you fuck her.”
Her body stiffened.
Stonewall had arrived.

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Giveaway

$25.00 Amazon eGift Card

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Buy Links

$2.99 Kindle | B&N | iTunes | Kobo

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About the author

Carla Swafford loves romance novels, action/adventure movies, and men, and her books reflect that. She’s married to her high school sweetheart and lives in Alabama.

Author Links: Website | Facebook | Twitter | GoodReads

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Blogger Quote Challenge (Day 1 of 3)

QUOTE CHALLENGE 

DAY 1

I usually don’t participate in this kind of challenge because I usually have daily stuff already planned but I love book quotes and I thought this sounded fun so I’m going to try to make time to do this for 3 days:) Sooooo here are 3 of my favorite book quotes. -Cori

I was tagged by Lost in Sweet Words Blog to do this quote challenge. 

The Rules:

Post for 3 consecutive days
You can pick 3 quotes per day
Challenge 3 different bloggers per day (I might not be able to do then part but we’ll see) 

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Day 1: Sherrilyn Kenyon Quotes

When I need a good quote Sherrilyn Kenyon is a go to for me so I thought we’d do all Kenyon Quotes for the first day of this challenge. Here are some of my favs and the series info is listed below as well.

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Additional Sherrilyn Kenyon quotes here: http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-iI

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✿DARK-HUNTER SERIES BY SHERRILYN KENYON✿

✦SERIES BUY LINKS: Amazon | B&N | Kobo

1. FANTASY LOVER ~ http://amzn.to/16ISJHM
2. DRAGONSWAN – Found inside the Other Worlds http://amzn.to/16ujtjq
3. NIGHT PLEASURES ~ http://amzn.to/12BAjbk
4. NIGHT EMBRACE ~ http://amzn.to/14vkpk7
5. PHANTOM LOVER ~ available in the Dark Bites compendium. http://amzn.to/1PUDwdM
6. A DARK-HUNTER CHRISTMAS ~ available in the Dark Bites compendium. http://amzn.to/1PUDwdM
7. DANCE WITH THE DEVIL ~ http://amzn.to/1fc574U
8. KISS OF THE NIGHT ~ http://amzn.to/12BCED0
9. NIGHT PLAY ~ http://amzn.to/15a2H80
10. WINTERBORN ~ available in the Dark Bites compendium. http://amzn.to/1PUDwdM
11. SEIZE THE NIGHT ~ http://amzn.to/1dG0fHb
12. SINS OF THE NIGHT ~ http://amzn.to/1dfrJ7U
13. UNLEASH THE NIGHT ~ http://amzn.to/159TLso
14. DARK SIDE OF THE MOON ~ http://amzn.to/17W2u4B
15. A HARD DAY’S NIGHT SEARCHER ~ available in the Dark Bites compendium. http://amzn.to/1PUDwdM
16. UNTIL DEATH DO WE PART ~ available in the Dark Bites compendium. http://amzn.to/1PUDwdM
17. THE DREAM HUNTER ~ http://amzn.to/1c6QVug
18. FEAR THE DARKNESS ~ available in the Dark Bites compendium. http://amzn.to/1PUDwdM
19. DEVIL MAY CRY ~ http://amzn.to/16IW0XJ
20. UPON THE MIDNIGHT CLEAR ~ http://amzn.to/1dfsCxx
21. DREAM CHASER ~ http://amzn.to/14vlYhR
22. ACHERON ~ http://amzn.to/12BCeN5
23. WHERE ANGELS FEAR TO TREAD ~ available in the Dark Bites compendium. http://amzn.to/1PUDwdM
24. SHADOW OF THE MOON ~ available in the Dark Bites compendium. http://amzn.to/1PUDwdM
25. ONE SILENT NIGHT ~ http://amzn.to/19T3ADG
26. DREAM WARRIOR ~ http://amzn.to/1c6S4C0
27. BAD MOON RISING ~ http://amzn.to/1dG1Qg8
28. NO MERCY ~ http://amzn.to/17VZHs9
29. RETRIBUTION ~ http://amzn.to/14vgQtZ
30. THE GUARDIAN ~ http://amzn.to/1dFZ1M5
31. TIME UNTIME ~ http://amzn.to/141dgUU
32. STYXX by Sherrilyn Kenyon ~ http://amzn.to/1d3CtWU
33. DARK BITES ~ http://amzn.to/1PUDwdM
34. SON OF NO ONE ~ http://amzn.to/1GQKYUq
35. DRAGONBANE ~ http://amzn.to/1H8NVNF

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THERE IS ALSO AN EBOOK BOX SET
✦The Dark-Hunters (The Collection Thus Far) by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Kindle: http://amzn.to/1GQL9zj
GooglePlay: http://bit.ly/1k9WZVQ
B&N: http://bit.ly/1hU6FlE

image imageThe #1 New York Times bestselling author, Sherrilyn Kenyon, who is proud of her mixed Cherokee heritage, lives a life of extraordinary danger… as does any woman with three sons, a husband, a menagerie of pets and a collection of swords that all of the above have a major fixation with. But when not running interference (or dashing off to the emergency room), she’s found chained to her computer where she likes to play with all her imaginary friends. With more than twenty-five million copies of her books in print, in over one hundred countries, she certainly has a lot of friends to play with too.

In the last few years, she has placed more than 65 novels on the New York Times list in all formats including manga. This extraordinary bestseller continues to top every genre she writes. Her current series include: The Dark-Hunters, The League, and Chronicles of Nick.

Her Lords of Avalon novels have been adapted by Marvel, her Dark-Hunter novels are a New York Times bestselling manga published by St. Martins. and the Chronicles of Nick manga are published by Yen Press. Chronicles and Nick and Dark-Hunter are soon to be a major motion picture and the Dark-Hunters are currently being developed as a television series.

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Spotlight, Excerpt & Giveaway: How to Wed a Warrior (Broadswords and Ballrooms Series) by Christy English

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How to Wed a Warrior (Broadswords and Ballrooms Series) by Christy English

Publication Date: February 2, 2016

Genre: Historical Romance

Synopsis

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Reasons to quit London:
1. It’s not the Highlands.
2. It will never be the Highlands.
3. It’s full of the bloody English.

When his wild spitfire of a sister makes a scene by drawing a claymore in Hyde Park, Highlander Robert Waters knows something must be done. To forestall the inevitable scandal, he hires widowed Prudence Whittaker to teach his sister how to be a lady—never expecting to find unbridled passion beneath the clever Englishwoman’s prim exterior.

Mrs. Whittaker is a fraud. Born Lady Prudence Farthington, daughter of the ruined earl of Lynwood, she’s never even been married. In order to make her way in the world, she has to rely on her wits and a web of lies…lies a sexy Highlander is all too close to unraveling.

He swears he will possess her; she vows he will do nothing of the sort. Yet as passions heat, Prudence comes to realize the illicit pleasure that can be had in going toe-to-toe with a Scot.

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A Lady’s Guide to Proper (Mis)Behavior by Mrs. Prudence Whittaker on Proper Ton Etiquette (with additions by Miss Mary Elizabeth Waters)

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“A lady’s hair is always carefully tended and smooth.” —Mrs. Prudence
“A lady’s hair is on her own head, so it’s her own business what it looks like.” —Mary Elizabeth

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Excerpt

Robert’s eyes gleamed with mischief—and with something else, something darker, and a bit alarming. Pru’s stomach jumped at the sight of that heat, and a delicious shiver coursed through her.
When he spoke again, his voice was thick with the music of his homeland, and with something else. “Well, now, and don’t I love a woman with a backbone.”
“I’m sure you do. Now leave this room and go find one.”
“Aye,” he said, moving closer to her. She straightened her shoulders, and sniffed. His smile was infectious, and she had to work very hard not to give in and smile back.
“I do love a sniffing woman. A woman who knows her own mind, and isn’t shy about telling the world.”
“That is very edifying. I am sure there are many such women outside these four walls. Again, Mr. Waters, I bid you good day.”
Robert laughed and shook his head, stepping even closer until he was standing a mere two feet from her.
She took in the warm scent of cedar, and a hint of something else, some spice that was all Robert Waters and little else. She was sure that if he stood so close for much longer, she would lose the ability to speak at all.
“But you see, Mrs. Prudence, that’s the trouble. There are very few women beyond these four walls that speak their minds to a man and damn the consequences.”
“Honesty is its own reward.” Her heart thudded so hard that the pulse in her throat leaped. His eyes seemed to follow it, and then move up the line of her jaw, to her cheekbones, to her eyes.
“I wonder if it might reward me,” he said.
He closed the distance between them, and kissed her.
She had been kissed before, of course. She had been a debutante during the Peninsular War, when everyone thought that the young men around them were surely going to die. She had almost been engaged, and her swain had kissed her on the garden steps of her father’s house in the moonlight, so many years ago now that it seemed to have happened to another woman altogether. But this kiss was different, because Robert Waters offered it.
Pru shocked herself by accepting it for what it was—a warm touch in a world that was often very cold indeed.
She found herself pressed against him in the next instant. His hands did not come down on her. He did not touch her waist or her shoulders, but held his hands aloft, as if she kept him at gunpoint. She did not think of what that meant, but simply moved against him, taking in the heat of his body with her own. If only she might close the door and ignore her life and future and simply have him there in that lovely, overly luxurious room.
She felt his tongue on her lips, and she opened her mouth to his coaxing. He tasted of warm honey from breakfast. He tasted of man, and in some strange, indefinable way, of home.
He still had not touched her but to place his lips on hers. He withdrew his tongue, and then his mouth, and then stepped back, so that she was left alone, grasping at nothing.

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About the Author

Ever since Christy English picked up a fake sword in stage combat class at the age of fourteen, she has lived vicariously through the sword-wielding women of her imagination. A banker by day and a writer by night, she loves to eat chocolate, drink too many soft drinks, and walk the mountain trails of her home in North Carolina.

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Romance New Releases 02/14-02/20, Giveaways, Pre-Orders, Freebies & Deals

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ROMANCE ‪#‎NewReleases‬ 02/14-02/20 ‪#‎Giveaways‬ ‪#‎PreOrders ‬‪#‎Freebies‬ & ‪#‎Deals‬ 

✦Romance ✦PNR ✦Erotica✦ Romantic Suspense ✦Historical Romance✦

*This list will be pinned to the top of our FB page and updates will be made throughout the week.

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New Releases

✿NEW RELEASES 02/14-02/20✿

✦UNEXPECTED RUSH by Jaci Burton (Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 02/16/16) ➢ Kindle $9.99 http://amzn.to/1QX35Mb | Amazon PBK $12.25 http://amzn.to/1YB3ape | Amazon Series Link http://amzn.to/1R2Ymrd | Review 4 Stars http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-44e

✦Ghost Talker: The Ghost Seer Series by Robin D. Owens (PNR) (Releasing 2/16/16) ➢ Kindle $4.99 http://amzn.to/1lqErrn | Amazon Series Link http://amzn.to/1ThbScR

✦A CONVENIENT ENGAGEMENT: The Countess Scandals by Kimberly Bell (Historical Romance) (Releasing 02/16/16) ➢ Kindle $2.99 http://amzn.to/1QX46nh

✦Trouble Maker: A MacKenzie Family Novel #1 (The MacKenzie Family) by Liliana Hart (Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 02/16/16) ➢ Kindle $4.99 http://amzn.to/1R2Z08e

✦Rush: A MacKenzie Family Novella #2 (The MacKenzie Family) by Robin Covington (Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 02/16/16) ➢ Kindle $2.99 http://amzn.to/1R2ZhrL

✦Bullet Proof: A MacKenzie Family Novella #3 (The MacKenzie Family) by Avery Flynn (Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 02/16/16) ➢ Kindle $2.99 http://amzn.to/1Thd2oA

✦Delta: Rescue: A MacKenzie Family Novella #4 (The MacKenzie Family) by Cristin Harber (Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 02/16/16) ➢ Kindle $2.99 http://amzn.to/1ThcOhj

✦DEEP TROUBLE: A MacKenzie Family Novella #5 (The MacKenzie Family) by Kimberly Kincaid (Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 02/16/16) ➢ Kindle $2.99 http://amzn.to/1nRWCan

✦Desire & Ice: A MacKenzie Family Novella #6 (The MacKenzie Family) by Christopher Rice (Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 02/16/16) ➢ Kindle $2.99 http://amzn.to/1R2Zlb4

✦MacKenzie Family Collection 2016 by Liliana Hart, Robin Covington, Avery Flynn, Cristin Harber, Kimberly Kincaid, Christopher Rice (Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 02/16/16) ➢ Kindle http://amzn.to/1ThddjR

✦Dark Alpha’s Embrace: A Reaper Novel (Reapers) by Donna Grant (Paranormal Romance) (Releasing 02/16/16) ➢ Kindle $2.99 http://amzn.to/1R30fUN

✦Power Play: A Pilots Hockey Novel by Sophia Henry (Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 02/16/16) ➢ Kindle $2.99 http://amzn.to/1The8AT

✦Two to Wrangle (Hotel Rodeo) by Victoria Vane (Western/ Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 02/16/16) ➢ Kindle $2.99 http://amzn.to/1R30pvo

✦Moving On (The College of Charleston) by Kate L. Mary (Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 02/16/16) ➢ Kindle $3.99 http://amzn.to/1Thervm

✦Wild Hearts (A Hamilton Stables Novel) by Melissa West (Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 02/16/16) ➢ Kindle $3.99 http://amzn.to/1R30BL5

✦Loving Lies (Dangerous Desires) by Tina Donahue (Medieval Historical Romance) (Releasing 02/16/16) ➢ Kindle $2.99 http://amzn.to/1Theyaq

✦Hidden Heat: A Brothers of Mayhem Novel by Carla Swafford (Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 02/16/16) ➢ Kindle $2.99 http://amzn.to/1TheEi9

✦The Lie by Karina Halle (Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 02/15/16) ➢ Kindle $0.99 http://amzn.to/1TheM1l

✦Ask Me Again by Gina L. Maxwell (Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 02/15/16) ➢ Kindle $2.99 http://amzn.to/1ThePtP

✦Emergency Engagement (Love Emergency) by Samanthe Beck (Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 02/15/16) ➢ Kindle $2.99 http://amzn.to/1TheUOr

✦Taking the Score (Tall, Dark, and Texan) by Kate Meader (Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 02/15/16) ➢ Kindle $2.99 http://amzn.to/1Thf4Fj

✦Fade Into You (Shaken Dirty) by Tracy Wolff (Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 02/15/16) ➢ Kindle $3.99 http://amzn.to/1Thfbkj

✦The Billionaire by J. R. Ward (RE-RELEASE) (Contemporary Romance) (Re-Releasing 02/15/16) ➢ Kindle $5.99 http://amzn.to/1ThfdIN

✦Friendly Flirtation (Friends First) by Christine Warner (Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 02/15/16) ➢ Kindle $3.99 http://amzn.to/1R31a7H

✦Healing Love (Love to the Extreme) by Abby Niles (Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 02/15/16) ➢ Kindle $3.99 http://amzn.to/1Thflbl

✦Surrender at the Border (Border Series) by Risa Leigh (Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 02/15/16) ➢ Kindle $2.99 http://amzn.to/1Thfsnr

✦Bad Boys of the Night: Eight Sizzling Paranormal Romances: Paranormal Romance Boxed Set by Jennifer Ashley, Erin Kellison, Laurie London, Colleen Gleason, Felicity Heaton, Bonnie Vanak, Caris Roane, Erin Quinn (Releasing 02/16/16) ➢ Kindle $0.99 http://amzn.to/1ThfwU2

✦RoomHate by Penelope Ward (Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 02/15/16) ➢ Kindle $3.99 http://amzn.to/1PzsGJv | Cover Reveal Post: http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-3NP

✦Mated in Mist (Talon Pack Book 3) by Carrie Ann Ryan (Paranormal Romance) (Releasing 02/16/16) ➢ Kindle $4.99 http://amzn.to/214zBzC

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✿Link to Previous Weekly Release Lists: http://bit.ly/1jz5V8S

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✿FAVORITE ROMANCES of 2015 LIST ► http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-3wr

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Giveaways

✦Blog Tour, Excerpt & Giveaway: Wild at Heart (Healing Harts) by T. J. Kline http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-4bF
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✦Blog Tour, Excerpt & Giveaway: No Exit by Lena Diaz http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-4aI
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✦Blog Tour, Excerpt & Giveaway: Stone Cold Cowboy
 (Montana Men #4) by Jennifer Ryan http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-49M
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✦Entangled Publishing is Turning 5 http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-49r
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✦Blog Tour, Excerpt & Giveaway: Healing Love (Love to the Extreme) by Abby Niles http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-48B
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✦Blog Tour, Review & Giveaway: Hidden Heat (
Brothers of Mayhem #1) by Carla Swafford http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-46r
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✦Spotlight, Excerpt & Giveaway: How to Wed a Warrior (Broadswords and Ballrooms) by Christy English http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-45f
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✦Spotlight, Review & Giveaway: Unexpected Rush (Play-By-Play Series) by Jaci Burton http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-44e
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✦Spotlight, Excerpt & Giveaway: Highland Spitfire by Mary Wine http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-43w
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✦Spotlight, Review & Giveaway: By Break of Day (The Night Stalkers Series) by M.L. Buchman http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-41b
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✦Review, Quiz & Giveaway: SEAL Wolf In Too Deep (SEAL Wolf, #4) by Terry Spear http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-403
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Pre-Orders

✦Runaway Vampire: An Argeneau Novel (Argeneau Vampire) by Lynsay Sands (PNR) (Releasing 02/23/16) ➢ Kindle $6.99 http://amzn.to/1YBeSAe | Amazon PBK $7.88 http://amzn.to/1J4ppCe

✦Target on Our Backs (Monster in His Eyes Series Book 3) by J.M. Darhower (Erotica/ Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 02/23/16) ➢ Kindle $2.99 http://amzn.to/1KzTOt4 | Amazon Series Link: http://amzn.to/1SXOcKq

✦Soulless (King Series Book 4/ Lawless Part 2) by T.M. Frazier (Erotica/ Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 02/23/16) ➢ Kindle http://amzn.to/1Q6UNCQ | Amazon Series Link: http://amzn.to/1SGZTHb

✦Rocked by Love (Gargoyles Series) by Christine Warren (PNR) (Releasing 03/01/16) ➢ Kindle $7.99 http://amzn.to/1J4pFRR | Amazon PBK $7.99 http://amzn.to/1J4pAxk

✦Midnight Marked: A Chicagoland Vampires Novel by Chloe Neill (PNR) (Releasing 03/01/16) ➢ Kindle $9.99 http://amzn.to/1YBffuQ | Amazon PBK $9.94 http://amzn.to/1J4pHZN

✦Fight to the Finish: First to Fight by Jeanette Murray (Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 03/01/16) ➢ Kindle $7.99 http://amzn.to/1YBfqpN | Amazon PBK $7.99 http://amzn.to/1OcjR7R

✦EXPOSED by Jasinda Wilder (Erotica) (Releasing 03/01/16) ➢ Kindle $7.99 http://amzn.to/1NMLbah | Amazon PBK $12.34 http://amzn.to/1TiECQL

✦SINNER’S CREED by Kim Jones (Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 03/01/16) ➢ Kindle $5.99 http://amzn.to/1NMLsdr | Amazon PBK $14.47 http://amzn.to/1NMLy4J

✦HAPPILY BEDDED BLISS (The Rakes of Cavendish Square) by Tracy Anne Warren (Historical Romance) (Releasing 03/01/16) ➢ Kindle $7.99 http://amzn.to/1TiETmC | Amazon PBK $7.99 http://amzn.to/1NMLBxn

✦A COVERT AFFAIR (A Deadly Ops Novel) by Katie Reus (Romantic Suspense/ Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 03/01/16) ➢ Kindle $7.99 http://amzn.to/1NMLPVj | Amazon PBK $7.99 http://amzn.to/1TiEWPd

✦ALL THEY EVER WANTED: A Second Chances Novel by Tracy Solheim (Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 03/01/16) ➢ Kindle $7.99 http://amzn.to/1NMLT7A | Amazon PBK $7.99 http://amzn.to/1TiFc0B

✦JUST THIS NIGHT: An Exclusive Romance by Mari Madison (Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 03/01/16) ➢ Kindle $7.99 http://amzn.to/1NMM9n2 | Amazon PBK $7.99 http://amzn.to/1NMMhTq

✦Her Fierce Warrior by Paige Tyler (4 Stars) (Paranormal Romance) (Releasing 03/01/16) ➢ Kindle $7.49 http://amzn.to/1SY0wKB | Amazon PBK $5.99 http://amzn.to/20Qab8X

✦His to Keep (Beauty and the Brit) by Terri Austin (Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 03/01/16) ➢ Kindle $6.15 http://amzn.to/1nRWWGi

✦Phoenix Reborn: An Alpha Pack Novella by J.D. Tyler (Paranormal Romance) (Releasing 03/15/16) ➢ Kindle $2.99 http://amzn.to/20Qaroa

✦Dark Promises: A Carpathian Novel by Christine Feehan (Paranormal Romance) (Releasing 03/15/16) ➢ Kindle $13.99 http://amzn.to/20QaAbk | Amazon HBK $18.37 http://amzn.to/20Qaws1

✦Wild Things: Shifters Unbound by Jennifer Ashley (Paranormal Romance) (Releasing 03/22/16) ➢ Kindle $0.99 http://amzn.to/1OXPbsP

✦Scorched by Darkness (Dragons of Eternity Book 2) by Alexandra Ivy (Paranormal Romance) (Releasing 03/22/16) ➢ Kindle $3.99 http://amzn.to/1SH1fBI

✦The Undoing (Call Of Crows) by Shelly Laurenston (Paranormal Romance) (Releasing 03/29/16) ➢ Kindle $9.99 http://amzn.to/20QaFM6 | Amazon PBK $10.78 http://amzn.to/1SY0YZn

✦Dragon Soul by Katie MacAlister (Paranormal Romance) (Releasing 03/29/16) ➢ Kindle $7.99 http://amzn.to/20QaNvh | Amazon PBK $7.99 http://amzn.to/1SY17Mp

✦Nobody But You (Cedar Ridge) by Jill Shalvis (Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 03/29/16) ➢ Kindle $7.99 http://amzn.to/1PhAlfA | Amazon PBK $6.13 http://amzn.to/1QnDMyQ

✦The Sweetest Burn (A Broken Destiny Novel) by Jeaniene Frost (Paranormal Romance) (Releasing 03/29/16) ➢ Kindle $6.99 http://amzn.to/1PhArnq | Amazon PBK $6.13 http://amzn.to/1mo8GPE

✦The Angel Wore Fangs: A Deadly Angels Novel by Sandra Hill (5 Stars) (Paranormal Romance) (Releasing 03/31/16) ➢ Kindle $5.99 http://amzn.to/1PhAFL6 | Amazon PBK $7.99 http://amzn.to/1PhAAXO

✦The Beast: A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood by J.R. Ward (PNR) (Releasing 04/05/16) ➢ BLOG POST ► http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-2Kl | Kindle $13.99 http://amzn.to/1KX7Jsj | Amazon HBK $18.56 http://amzn.to/1eZVP2k | Kobo $13.99 http://bit.ly/1UvfAik | iBooks http://apple.co/1MTDing | Book Depository (Hardback) $25.06 http://bit.ly/1Mc3FDg | B&N $18.56 / $13.99 http://bit.ly/1O42sjE

✦One With You by Sylvia Day (Releasing 04/05/16)
►YouTube Sylvia Day Announcement: https://youtu.be/KikiQ7WrbDQ
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►Amazon: http://amzn.to/1S2gLUB | Additional Links: http://www.sylviaday.com

✦Take Me Home Tonight (A Rock Star Romance Novel) by Erika Kelly (Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 04/05/16) ➢ Cover Reveal: http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-2Wo | Kindle http://amzn.to/1JFMAN3 | Amazon PBK http://amzn.to/1JFMGUW | B&N http://bit.ly/1NR1dDq | Kobo http://bit.ly/1KW4koo

✦BRAVE ENOUGH (“Tall, Dark and Dangerous”) by M. Leighton (Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 04/05/16) ➢ Kindle $9.99 http://amzn.to/1PhAX4T | Amazon PBK $12.96 http://amzn.to/1QnEiNr

✦WHITE TIGER: A Shifters Unbound Novel by Jennifer Ashley (Paranormal Romance) (Releasing 04/05/16) ➢ Kindle $7.99 http://amzn.to/1PhBi7w | Amazon PBK $6.13 http://amzn.to/1QnECMc

✦Hold Your Breath by Katie Ruggle (5 Stars) (Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 04/05/16) ➢ Kindle $3.82 http://amzn.to/1P4yEFa | Amazon PBK $5.99 http://amzn.to/1PhB8Nx

✦Invision: Chronicles of Nick by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Science Fiction/ Fantasy/ Paranormal/ Young Adult) (Releasing 04/05/16) ➢ Kindle $9.99 http://amzn.to/1KeSLyQ | Amazon HBK $16.91 http://amzn.to/20YDBl8 | Amazon Series Link: http://amzn.to/1KeSz2r
(Note: This is not romance but I’m including it on our list because she’s a favorite author. I read the series because it’s linked to her Dark-Hunter series and it’s great)

✦Bounty (Colorado Mountain Series Book 7) by Kristen Ashley (Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 04/18/16) ➢ Kindle $3.99 http://amzn.to/1KGeLNJ | Amazon Series Link: http://amzn.to/1KGeOJh

✦THE TROUBLE WITH NATHAN: A Tremayne Family Romance by Anna J. Stewart (Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 04/19/16) ➢ Kindle $2.99 http://amzn.to/1QX4fHf | Amazon Series Link http://amzn.to/1ThbYRD

✦DAWN OF THE FLAME SEA: A Flame Sea Novel by Jean Johnson (PNR/ Fantasy Romance) (Releasing 04/19/16) ➢ Kindle $2.99 http://amzn.to/1QX4i64

✦FIRE BOUND: A Sea Haven Novel by Christine Feehan (Paranormal Romance) (Releasing 04/26/16) ➢ Kindle $7.99 http://amzn.to/1mo9PXt | Amazon PBK $6.79 http://amzn.to/1QnF3pL

✦Ride Hard: A Raven Riders Novel by Laura Kaye (Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 04/26/16) ➢ Kindle $5.99 http://amzn.to/1PhBWlF | Amazon PBK $7.99 http://amzn.to/1mo9ZOq

✦Last Mile: A Vicious Cycle Novel, Book 3 by Katie Ashley (Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 05/03/16) ➢ Kindle http://amzn.to/1MhgsB1 | Amazon PBK http://amzn.to/1Op3ENs | B&N http://bit.ly/1jeEq8v | Kobo http://bit.ly/1G0TWiM | iBooks http://apple.co/1WQfdAd

✦DOMINATED: The Enforcers Series by Maya Banks (Erotica/ Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 05/03/16) ➢ Kindle $9.99 http://amzn.to/1PhC4Bv | Amazon PBK $12.96 http://amzn.to/1QnFrVe

✦BIG EASY TEMPTATION: The Perfect Gentlemen Series by Shayla Black and Lexi Blake (Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 05/03/16) ➢ Kindle $9.99 http://amzn.to/1moadoU | Amazon PBK $12.96 http://amzn.to/1moahFe

✦THE DEVIL YOU KNOW by Jo Goodman (Western/ Historical Romance) (Releasing 05/03/16) ➢ Kindle $7.99 http://amzn.to/1KEbIuJ | Amazon PBK $6.79 http://amzn.to/1QUooNe

✦WISH UPON A WEDDING by LuAnn McLane (Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 05/03/16) ➢ Kindle $7.99 http://amzn.to/1QUoJzH | Amazon PBK $7.99 http://amzn.to/1KEbUtT | Amazon Series Link: http://amzn.to/1SH0Ij9

✦The Darkest Torment (Lords of the Underworld) by Gena Showalter (PNR) (Releasing 05/31/16) ➢ Kindle $6.49 http://amzn.to/1LIlgDi | Amazon HBK http://amzn.to/1OQ2L0C | Kobo $6.49 http://bit.ly/1Px37Lf | iBooks http://apple.co/1jRCLpL | Book Depository HBK http://bit.ly/1M3RrJ5 | B&N not available yet | Goodreads: http://bit.ly/1QOWgKo | Amazon Series link: http://amzn.to/1LB5575

✦Blood Lust (The Sentinels) by Alexandra Ivy (Paranormal Romance) (Releasing 05/31/16) ➢ Kindle $5.99 http://amzn.to/1QnFPDf | Amazon PBK $7.99 http://amzn.to/1KEc1Wb | Amazon Series Link: http://amzn.to/1SH0TuO

✦DARING IN A BLUE DRESS: A Matchmaker in Wonderland Novel, Book 3 by Katie MacAlister (Contemporary Romance/ Romantic Comedy) (Releasing 6/07/16) ➢ Kindle $7.99 http://amzn.to/1QUpvN8 | Amazon PBK $7.99 http://amzn.to/1QUpAjV | Amazon Series Link http://amzn.to/1QUpJ6O

✦Wicked Burn (Realm Enforcers Book 3) by Rebecca Zanetti (Paranormal Romance) (Releasing 6/07/16) ➢ Kindle $5.99 http://amzn.to/1QUpW9X | Amazon Series Link http://amzn.to/1KEdjkb

✦Fan the Flames (Search and Rescue) by Katie Ruggle (Romantic Suspense) (Releasing 6/07/16) ➢ Kindle $3.82 http://amzn.to/1SH25hR | Amazon PBK $6.99 http://amzn.to/1SH25hR | Amazon Series Link: http://amzn.to/1QUqjBr

✦ALLEGIANCE OF HONOR (Psy/ Changelings) by Nalini Singh (Paranormal Romance) (Releasing 6/14/16) ➢ Kindle $13.99 http://amzn.to/1QUqtsG | Amazon HBK $22.95 http://amzn.to/1QUqnRU

✦BILLIONAIRE’S FAVORITE MISTAKE by Jessica Clare (Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 6/21/16) ➢ Kindle $3.99 http://amzn.to/1SH2BMG

✦REAPER’S FIRE by Joanna Wylde (Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 06/28/16) ➢
Cover Reveal: http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-3xS | Kindle $5.99: http://amzn.to/1SAZswv | Amazon PBK $12.96: http://amzn.to/1OPlDcb | iBooks: http://apple.co/1JUbzxl | B&N: http://bit.ly/1mzrJaD | Kobo: http://bit.ly/1Uu6bXu | Amazon Series Link: http://amzn.to/1OPnuOl

✦SHADOW RIDER (The Shadow Series, Book 1) by Christine Feehan (Romantic Suspense) (Releasing 6/28/16) ➢ Kindle $7.99 http://amzn.to/1QUqzAy | Amazon PBK $6.79 http://amzn.to/1QUqSv4

✦ADDICTED: An Outlaw Novel by Elle Kennedy (Science Fiction Romance) (Releasing 6/28/16) ➢ Kindle $7.99 http://amzn.to/1KEeeRJ | Amazon PBK $7.99 http://amzn.to/1SH35Te

✦FALLING IN DEEPER (Wicked Lovers Series) by Shayla Black (Erotica/ Contemporary Romance) (Releasing 7/05/16) ➢ Kindle $9.99 http://amzn.to/1QUrktk | Amazon PBK $14.40 http://amzn.to/1QUre53

✦THE ANGEL’S SHARE: A Bourbon Kings Novel by J. R. Ward (Releasing 7/26/16) ➢ Amazon: http://amzn.to/1Y3uf4a

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Spotlight, Review & Giveaway: Unexpected Rush (Play-By-Play Series) by Jaci Burton

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Unexpected Rush (Play-By-Play Series) by Jaci Burton

Publication Date: February 16, 2016

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Synopsis

imageIn the new Play-By-Play novel by the New York Times bestselling author of All Wound Up, a football hot shot and his best friend’s sister are breaking all the rules.

All the Right Moves

For Barrett Cassidy, playing defense for the Tampa Hawks is a dream come true. And now he may have discovered his dream woman. Harmony Evans, once the sweet, gawky teenage sister of his best friend and teammate has grown into a smart, gorgeous woman with moves he finds hard to resist. But he knows he can’t get involved with his best friend’s sister—it’s guy code.

Harmony has always gone after what she wants with single-minded determination, from her independence to her education to her career in interior design. She never expected her youthful crush on Barrett to develop into something deeper. And she’s not about to let some ridiculous man rules or her brother stand in her way.

When the chemistry is this combustible, lines tend to get crossed. And when Barrett and Harmony’s secret gets out, it just might be game over…

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Donna 4 stars

This Play-by-Play novel was filled with hot football players and their large loud families. I loved them all immediately and how it made you feel like you were a part of them. I also liked that it didn’t get bogged down in football jargon but had enough references that you remembered who and what they were. It was fun, the romance was super-hot and I liked the happily-ever-after. There was some repetitive paragraphs but that didn’t take away from the overall story. Ms. Burton made a fun group of people and I am looking forward to the next one to find their love.

*Review copy provided by Pengiun in exchange for an honest review.

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Excerpt

Check out the beginning of Unexpected Rush by Jaci Burton. https://s2.netgalley.com/catalog/excerpt/78911

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About the Author Jaci Burton Bio PicAfter spending too many years to count in the high stress business world, New York Times and USA Today Bestelling Author Jaci Burton is happy to be living her dream of writing passionate romance. She has written over forty-five novels and is contracted to write ten more. Jaci has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business that she is thrilled not to be using in the corporate environment anymore. She grew up in Missouri but migrated to California, where she lived for thirteen years, but now makes her home in Oklahoma with her husband and five dogs. She enjoys being outdoors in the summer and she and her husband are avid Harley riders.

Jaci writes in multiple genres, from erotic romance to romantic suspense to contemporary romance. She has won the RT Book Reviews Reviewers Choice Award, and has been nominated for the award four times. She has been a finalist in the Bookseller’s Best and National Reader’s Choice Awards, and has won The Romance Studio’s CAPA Award four times.

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Spotlight, Excerpt & Giveaway: Highland Spitfire by Mary Wine

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Highland Spitfire (Highland Weddings #1) by Mary Wine

Publication Date: February 2, 2016

Genre: Historical Romance

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Passion flares between enemies

Two hotheaded Highlanders, the offspring of feuding lairds, are tricked by the King’s Regent into a desperate choice: marry or die. Bhaic MacPherson is more disposed to lead his clan into battle than stay married to the daughter of his enemy. But perhaps the intensity of his feelings has more to do with desire than hostility.

And the Highlands ignite

Ailis Robertson wanted a husband, not a savage—but when her family was faced with a deadly ultimatum, she had no choice. The union of a MacPherson and a Robertson could end three generations of hostilities between the two families, but can bitter rivals truly become lovers?

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This February marks the release of Highland Spitfire, the first in Mary Wine’s new Highland Weddings series! To celebrate, Mary joins us on the blog to share an excerpt and answer a quick either/or question.

Question: Ice cream or cake?

Answer: If you’ll give me frosting on my ice cream, that would be perfect.

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Excerpt

“The Crown and the king will no longer tolerate unrest in the Highlands.” Morton informed them all.
“What are ye planning on doing?” her father demanded. “Killing us all?” He chuckled ominously. “Ye’ll nae be the first nobleman who fails at that task.”
The Abbey was full of amusement, the sound bouncing between the dark stone walls.
“Come here, Mistress,” the earl demanded.
Ailis wanted to refuse, but that felt cowardly. Bhaic was standing up to the man, so she would as well.
“Stay where ye are, Daughter,” her father ordered.
She stood, earning another round of laughter from the MacPhersons.
“Seems ye are as good at teaching yer children respect as ye are at fighting, Robertsons!”
Ailis turned around, her skirts flying up to reveal her ankles. She glared at Bhaic MacPherson.
“I am no more afraid of this lowlander than ye are.” She said in a tone that would have pleased even her stern tutor. Her voice was even and her chin steady without a hint of sharpness, just clear determination.
The grin on his face faded and for just a moment, his expression became one of approval. But she turned and walked toward the earl. She had to fend off the impulse to perform a reverence because it was such an ingrained courtesy. But he would not receive such politeness from her—even if he was a nobleman. There were plenty who would warn her against such prideful ways, but she had been raised in the highlands. Respect was earned. And the Earl had abandoned polite behavior, so she would as well.
“I’ll not be lowering meself before a man who ordered a blade put to me throat.” She spoke evenly once more.
His lips twitched in response. For a moment, he studied her, running his gaze up and down her length. When his eyes locked with hers again, there was a pleased look flickering in them. He was different than the other noblemen she’d met. There was a rough edge to him that struck a warning bell inside her. He was ruthless and unashamed of it. This man had not been raised with servants trailing his heels. He’d dirtied his hands more than once. She was certain of it.
That made him very dangerous.
“Look through those windows, Mistress, and tell me what you see.”
A knot was tightening in her belly, pulling tighter as she turned and looked where he pointed. Beyond the sides of the Abbey, there were more of the earl’s men, set apart by their britches. They held a line of horses steady beneath thick tree branches; more men stood ready with nooses above the animals.
She felt like her throat was closing shut.
“Have you lost your courage lady?” the earl inquired.
“I have nae,” she countered, but her voice cracked, betraying her horror.
“Enough. Let the lass be.” Bhaic stood back up. “If ye want a fight, man, I’ll be happy to give it to ye, since ye’ve gone to so much trouble to get us all here.”
“Like hell!” her father argued. “She’s me daughter and I’ll be the one doing the fighting, since me sons are nae here.”
Ailis gulped down a breath and fought to find her strength before her father lunged across the pews at Bhaic.
And unleashed a blood bath.
“There are a row of horses with nooses dangling above the empty saddles,” Ailis forced out. “Every detail set for an execution.”
The Abbey went silent as her words reached every last man. All hints of teasing dissipated, and more than one man looked at the gunners and began to judge his chances. Better to die trying to live than wait for someone to slap the flank of a horse while you felt the bite of the noose around your neck.
“This feud ends here,” the earl informed them. “None of ye recall the reason it began.”
“I do too.” her father insisted. “It was a MacPherson who murdered me grandfather.”
“Only after he tried to steal the bride of me own grandfather!” Shamus MacPherson argued, pointing at Liam Robertson. “But it was the money he was trying to steal the most.”
“Me kin are nae thieves.” her father roared. “She found yer grandfather’s bed cold and that’s a fact!”
Suddenly the men in the pews didn’t care about the guns trained on them. They were ready to tear each other limb from limb. Over three hundred Highlanders began to surge to their feet, but a blast from one of the rifles sobered them. The scent of the black powder was thick, mixing with the beeswax.
“You will end this feud,” the earl demanded. “Scotland needs unity. England’s virgin queen is earning the wrath of most of the continent with her Protestant ways. If we do not want to find ourselves invaded, we will present a united front to the rest of the world. There will be peace between the MacPhersons and the Robertsons so that we might all be Scots.”
“I suppose if ye hang us all, there might be.” It was Bhaic who spoke up, his voice strong and steady.
“I find meself agreeing with a MacPherson,” her father groused. “May me father forgive me and no rise from his grave to torment me.”
The earl was looking at her. She felt the weight of his gaze, the knot in her belly becoming unbearable.
“Your father’s fate is in your hands, Mistress. I leave the choice to you, since they are still intent on fighting even with the odds clearly against them.”

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Acclaimed author Mary Wine has written over 30 works of erotic fantasy, romantic suspense, and historical romance. An avid history-buff and historical costumer, she and her family enjoy participating in historical reenactments. Mary lives in California with her husband and two sons.

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Excerpt Reveal: Soulless (King Series Book 4/ Lawless Part 2) by T.M. Frazier

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Soulless (King Series Book 4/ Lawless Part 2) by T.M. Frazier

Publication Date: February 23, 2016

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The finale to Bear and Thia’s epic love story.
Releasing February 23rd!

Amazon: http://amzn.to/1Q6UNCQ
iBooks: http://apple.co/1XgzApZ
Nook: http://bit.ly/1T4mmMK

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~*~*~REVIEWS FOR SERIES~*~*~

(Series should be read in order)

Book 1: King ➢ Review: http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-2El | Amazon: http://amzn.to/1IgqNvZ

Book 2: Tyrant ➢ Review: http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-2Se | Amazon: http://amzn.to/1IgqNvZ

Book 3: Lawless ➢ Review: http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-3sr | Amazon: http://amzn.to/1NG0Qaw

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“I’ll deal with you when we get back to the house,” Bear snapped, his words loaded with so many different meanings I trembled with both fear and anticipation.
“You’re going to deal with me?” I asked. “How are you going to deal with me?” My attitude and confidence faded with each word until the last was merely a whisper.
“Yes, DEAL with you,” Bear warned, suddenly pausing to take in my appearance. Slowly, from top to bottom, like he’d only just realized I was standing there. His eyelids hung heavy over his sapphire blues as he licked my body with his eyes, drinking me in like he was thirsty.
No, not thirsty.
Hungry.
When he licked his lips I could have sworn he was about to eat me alive. I tingled all over. The awareness of him in such close proximity after so long washed over me. Angry or not, my body didn’t care. I didn’t care. I wanted to reach out and touch his face, reassure him that he had no reason to be angry, but part of me liked that I could draw that kind of reaction from him. He came alive when he was pissed, and something inside me loved that he became this primal possessive beast out to remind me who it was I belonged to.
Bear clenched his jaw and the muscles in his neck tensed and strained. He looked as if he were ready to either kill or fuck. All I knew was that, one way or another, I was about to de devoured.
I pressed my thighs together, trying to manage the pulsing between my legs, but the contact only ignited it further. Bear chuckled and glanced down to where my ankles were crossed. He closed the gap between us in two short strides, taking me off guard. I stumbled backward, tripping over a lose rock in the road. he reached out and roughly grabbed my arm before I could fall, pulling me flush into his hard chest. His warm skin radiated through my thin dress. I bit my lip, suppressing a moan. My legs grew weaker and weaker as he lowered his head, inching closer and closer, until I was sure his lips were going to meet mine, when without warning he released my arm and spun away. “Get in the fucking truck, Ti,” he called back to me.
I stood there, unable to move, and trying to catch my breath while he headed over to King’s truck like that moment never passed between us. When he noticed I wasn’t behind him he growled and stalked back over to me. He grabbed me by the waist, his fingers digging into my skin. He lifted me up, my short dress bunching up over my butt cheeks and slung me over his shoulder like I was a rolled up rug.
Wack.
He slapped my ass with his open palm. Hard. The bite of the smack stung where I was sure he’d left his mark. He tossed me into the truck with a caveman grunt and slammed the door behind me.
I was confused as all hell.
I was so angry.
I was also elated.
I was in lust so hard that I was in physical pain.
I was really fucking angry.
I was head over heels in love.
Motherfucker.

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imageT.M. (Tracey Marie) Frazier resides in sunny Southwest Florida with her husband and three feisty fur kids.

She attended Florida Gulf Coast University where she specialized in public speaking. After years working in real estate and new home construction, she decided it was finally time to stop pushing her dreams to the back burner and pursue writing seriously.

In the third grade she wrote her very first story about a lost hamster. It earned rave reviews from both her teacher and her parents.

It only took her twenty years to start the next one.
It will not be about hamsters.

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