August 11, 2014

FEATURE & GIVEAWAY: HOLLOW by AVA CONWAY and CRACKS IN THE ARMOR by HELENA HUNTING

Today we’re featuring two Pocket Star Romance titles and giving away some promotional codes from Pocket Star so that y’all can try them out too. Check out the titles and then go to our Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/ReadingInPajamas for a chance to win copies of the ebooks. – Cori

Chris, a sexy tattoo artist, tries to win the heart of Sarah, a grad student with little interest in him, in this second e-short and follow-up to Helena Hunting’s gripping love story, Clipped Wings—“twisted, dark, incredibly erotic…a love story like no other” (USA TODAY bestselling author Alice Clayton).

Part owner of the Chicago tattoo shop Inked Armor, Chris Zelter is a talented artist who decorates skin with gorgeous designs. He might look the part of the typical jacked-up, inked-up bad-boy, but underneath is a fiercely loyal, complicated man. Kicked out at sixteen, Chris has had to fend for himself for the last twelve years, making his Inked Armor crew as much family as they are business partners. For him, it’s enough—until he meets Sarah Adamson.

A grad student waitressing at the local strip club, Sarah is used to propositions and crude comments. The job is a means to an end—finish her MBA, pay off the tuition loans, and get a good job. Then she won’t have to rely on anyone to take care of her. So when brawny, tatted up Chris begins hanging out at the club, she rebuffs his advances. At first. But Chris isn’t like her usual clientele: despite his hard exterior, he’s almost…sweet.

Sometimes, the people with the roughest edges have the biggest hearts.

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At the end of my shift I changed out of my slut attire and back into my jeans and T-shirt, then headed out the back door. The security guard had changed. He was one of the ones I didn’t know. Or trust.

He gave me a sidelong glance. “You want me to walk you to your car?”

“I’m right there.” I pointed to my Tercel.

His eyes narrowed. “That’s your ride?”

It wasn’t much of a ride, compared to some of the flashy cars parked out here. The girls who performed the best also got the best perks, leased cars being one of them. I was perfectly happy not to be among the privileged few. “Yeah. Have a good night.”

“I think I should walk you over.”

I was parked under one of the lights. If he was looking for a little end-of-night action, it wasn’t the most covert place to have it happen. He must have read the skepticism in my expression.

“One of the guys on camera detail warned me that some dude was out here fucking around by the cars. It was during shift change, so there wasn’t anyone here. I’d feel better if you let me check things out.”

I glanced nervously at my car and shrugged. “Yeah. Okay.”

I trailed behind him as he stalked across the lot. He walked around the vehicle, looking for . . . signs of forced entry maybe? When he didn’t find anything sinister, I pulled on the handle to find that it was locked.

“Huh, that’s odd.”

His shoulders rolled back and his eyes shot around the dark lot. “What?” His hand went behind him, as if he was getting ready to go for a piece. It wasn’t the first time I suspected the security was armed with more than brass knuckles and walkies.

“I don’t lock my doors.”

“What?” He looked at me like I was crazy.

“Do you see this?” I gestured to the Tercel and then motioned around the lot. “Of all the cars here, who would choose mine to steal?” I peered into the backseat. All the doors had been locked. Only one person would do that.

I rummaged around in my purse until I found my keys. After unlocking the door, I bent down and felt around under the front seat until my fingers closed around a keychain. I bit my lip to stop the stupid grin from breaking out. Though it would be more convenient to have my own key, there was satisfaction in knowing he’d drop one off for me because he wanted to see me. “It’s cool. My b— friend was just leaving me a key.” I almost stumbled over the word.

“Next time, tell your friend to leave it with one of us instead of sneaking around back here. We’ll get it to you.”

“Yeah, sure. Thanks.”

Chris would never leave his key with one of these beefcakes. I slid into the driver’s seat and let the bouncer shut my door. He waited until I pulled out of the spot before he ambled back to his post. He was a lot nicer than some of the other guys who worked for Xander, surprisingly.

I checked my phone at the first red light. There were several texts from Chris—the most recent were admonishments for not locking my doors. The ones before and after contained an invitation to stay the night and a message about the key he left under the driver’s seat. Tonight hadn’t been bad, so I wasn’t about to pass up the offer. I was glad I’d packed an overnight bag, as I always did.

I pulled into the parking spot reserved for Chris’s bike. He’d angled it at the top of the space so there would be enough room for my car. He was always thoughtful like that. It made me feel like a bitch for not inviting him over to my place more often, where parking wasn’t an issue.

It had been too long since I’d spent any real time with him. I didn’t like how much that bothered me, or how excited I’d been about the text and key. That I constantly packed a bag in advance was a red flag I chose to ignore.

I was quiet as I made the trek up the stairs to his apartment and unlocked the door. The light above the ancient, avocado-green stove was on, casting a pale glow over the dated kitchen. There was a note propped up on the counter with my name written across the front in Chris’s elegant cursive. I always teased him that he wrote like a girl.

I set my bag down quietly, though a bomb could go off and Chris would sleep right through it. I left my shoes on, because Chris insisted I never walk barefoot around his place, and crossed over to the counter. There were little doodles in the corners of the note he left me. Designs that reminded me of the tattoos he put on other people. Ones he refused to put on me.

Hey sweetlips,

I hope you had a decent night. There are fresh towels in the
bathroom and a sandwich in the fridge. Give me a kiss before you
pass out.

~Chris

I folded it and put it carefully inside my bag. I had a little box of notes like these from him in my bedroom. I kept every single one.

Link continuing the excerpt to XOXO After Dark:
http://xoxoafterdark.com/2014/08/01/pocket-star-e-nights-cracks-armor-helena-hunting/?mcd=z_140811_HHCracks_PSEN

Girl, Interrupted meet Beautiful Disaster in this thrilling and sexy debut novel, in which a college student learns her perfect life is a lie and finds new love where she least expects it—a mental institution.

Freaks, misfits, and psychopaths. Those are the kinds of people found at Newton Heights Psychiatric Hospital, and high-society girl Lucy White’s new home.

Freaks, misfits, and Jayden McCray. Jayden has his own set of rules for life at Newton Heights, and in this enigma, Lucy finds a way to live with the events that left her cheating boyfriend and best friend dead—and Lucy in the middle of the investigation into their demise.

The problem? Jayden makes her want things she’s not supposed to have, blurring the lines between fantasy and reality and making Lucy feel more at home in Newton Heights than she ever did at home. But this isn’t how her life is supposed to be.

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“AFTER I PRESSED the accelerator, things get a little fuzzy,” I said.
“Hmm . . .” The lawyer twirled his monogrammed pen between his fingers and scribbled something into his notebook. “The same thing’s written in the police report.”
I tried to move my hands, but remembered they were strapped to the bed. After I ripped all the lifesaving tubes out of my arms last night, the hospital staff wanted to make sure I didn’t do anything so stupid again.
“Does it look as bad as the papers are suggesting?” My father pushed his fingers through his hair, which had turned more salt than pepper since I had gone to college.
The lawyer slapped his notebook shut and slid it into his leather briefcase. “You know the media will exaggerate anything to get a story. Although I have to admit, an attempted suicide one week after the accident won’t help her defense.” He clicked the briefcase shut with a loud, purposeful snap and smoothed his designer suit. “The jury will think she has a guilty conscience.”
“Come on, honey. Think.” My mother drew her neatly trimmed brows together, bringing attention to her large, round eyes. Normally my mother’s baby blues were her best feature, but the clumpy mascara and bronze eye shadow she’d chosen that morning made her look tired and worn out.
“There must be something else you remember. Some little bit of information that could help the police drop the charges.” She took my hand with her long, manicured fingers. People said that we looked alike, but besides the raven-colored hair and blue eyes, I didn’t see very much in common. It was almost as if we came from two different worlds. Hers was stoic and orderly. Mine was a neurotic mess.
I shook my head and turned to the lawyer. “There’s nothing more.” My voice sounded hoarse and strained.
Probably because of all the tubes they had to jam down my throat while trying to keep me alive.
My father swore and started pacing the hospital room. Even tired he looked magnificent, like some great stallion in an Armani suit. His angular features, tanned skin and outgoing personality drew people to him and made him an outstanding lobbyist. It was a damn shame that it was for show. Only my mom and I knew that the charismatic lobbyist waged an inner war with himself every night, armed with his trusty bottle of bourbon and a Cuban cigar.
“Your friend was right. You shouldn’t have been driving that night.” The lawyer leaned against the bottom of the bed and arched his brow. “None of you should have.” The highhanded tone grated on my nerves. All my life I had been trying to live up to my parents’ impossibly high standards.
The last thing I needed was this greasy-looking rent-a-lawyer talking to me in such a condescending tone. I opened my mouth to tell him this, but was cut off by my father.
“They can’t prove she was driving,” he said. “The car flipped over and no one was wearing a seat belt.”
“He’s right.” My mother dropped my hand and stood. “The other two were thrown from the car.”
“I know, and that’s why there’s still a chance of overturning the manslaughter charges.” The lawyer studied me for a long moment with his beady, green eyes. From day one, I didn’t like this guy. It wasn’t just that he was conceited or condescending, it was how he always seemed to be calculating his next step, as if life was this massive board game and he was playing to win. While I had no doubt that his decisions were the best for him and his law practice, I wondered if they were the best for me.
My mother certainly seemed to think so. She hung on his every word.
“What if we send her away to live with extended family for a while?” she asked. “It will keep her out of the press until things calm down.”
“No,” my father said. “We can’t send her out of state while she’s facing charges.”
“You have no relatives close by?” the lawyer asked.
“We moved away from them to be closer to work,” my mother explained.
I didn’t like how these people were discussing my future as if I wasn’t in the room. “I don’t need to hide from the press.”
“Don’t be silly, Lucy,” my mother said. “You know we can’t afford the negative publicity right now. If you stay with us, then reporters will set up tents on our lawn, waiting for
some crumb of information that they could use to tear us down.”
“She’s right, unfortunately,” my father said. “We have to find a way to keep her in state, but out of the public eye until this all blows over.”
“I’m twenty-two. I can handle myself.”
“Of course you can, dear,” my mother soothed. “Now hush, we’re thinking.”
The lawyer studied my face. Uneasiness crawled over my skin as his beady eyes lit up like a Christmas tree. “I’ve got it.”
“What?” my parents both asked at the same time.
The lawyer’s gaze never left mine as he addressed my parents. “Is there any history of mental illness in the family?”
“Of what?” My mother stiffened and exchanged glances with my father.
“Of mental illness,” the lawyer repeated, turning toward her. “If there is, I could talk to her doctor about arranging an evaluation while we wait for a court date.” He straightened away from the bed railing and began to pace. “If we can prove she’s mentally unstable, it would help with the defense.” He drummed his fingers together as he walked, as if closing a steel trap.
“You want to put my daughter in a loony bin?” My mother swayed and grabbed the bed railing.
“Not a loony bin—a mental hospital. And only if she needs it.” The lawyer cracked his knuckles. The loud noise reminded me of how both of Bethany’s legs had been broken in the crash. “Yes, putting her in an upscale institution like Newton Heights until the investigation is over will help gain sympathy for our cause.”
“Newton Heights. That’s where that celebrity went last year when she announced she was being treated for depression, isn’t it?” my father asked.
“Yes, but . . .” My mother waved her hand in the air, as if struggling to find the right words.
“It’s expensive, but for those who can afford the high costs, it offers a sanctuary from the outside world.” The lawyer waved his hands to the sides and flashed his slick smile. “There’s also a teaching hospital on site, so if she should need physical treatment . . .” The implication was clear. If I was ever to try to kill myself again, emergency personnel would be on site to save my life.
Fear sliced through me at the thought of going to Newton Heights. I didn’t want to be locked away with all of the crazy people, like some reject in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. I wasn’t sure what they did to patients at Newton Heights, but if it was anything like that movie, I wanted no part of it.
“I’m not going.” My voice sounded small and weak to my ears.
“You might not have a choice in the matter, kid,” the lawyer said. “Not if you want to beat these charges.”
My father bowed his head and ran his hand over his face. “I can’t believe this is happening to us again . . .”
“Clark—”
My father lowered his arm and nodded to me. “She’s turning out just like him.”
“Who?” I asked.
The air became thick with tension. I switched my focus from my father to my mother, but neither was willing to expand on my father’s mutterings. Instead they stood there, staring at each other, and I couldn’t help but think that some silent war was being waged in front of me.
“Mom, what’s Dad talking about? I’m turning out like who?” Hair fell into my eyes. I shook my head, trying to remove the offending strands from my field of vision.
“Whom,” my mother corrected, her gaze still fixed on my father.
“I was so convinced Lucy would turn out differently . . .”
The vein in my father’s temple pulsed, but otherwise his face remained an expressionless mask.
My mother let go of the bed railing and put her hand on my father’s arm. “Clark, she is different—”
“Would someone tell me what’s going on?” I raised my voice, desperate for some answers.
“We can’t keep up appearances under so much scrutiny.”
My father unfolded his arms and placed his hand over hers. “No.”
I tried to sit up, but the restraints forced me back on the pillows. “Mom, what’s he talking about?”
My mother moved to my side. “Not now, Lucy.” She swiped the hair from my face and smiled reassuringly. “To answer your question, Mr. Jameson, yes, there’s a history of mental illness in the family, but I will die before that information is leaked to the press.” Her voice was a sharp contrast to the gentleness of her touch.
“There’s no need to tell the press,” the lawyer reassured her. “Just the doctor. All we need is an evaluation.” He glanced at me. “Since she’s technically not a minor, we’ll also need her signature.”
“Leave that to me,” my father said.
A disoriented feeling settled into my core as I mentally flipped through all of my extended family members. “Who was mentally unstable?” I whispered to my mother. “Was it
Aunt Heather? Cousin Paul?”
“Not now, Lucy.” My mother turned to the lawyer. Her face became a cool, expressionless mask. “Will that be all, Mr. Jameson?”
The lawyer shifted his gaze between the three of us, as if weighing his options. “For now, yes. The police are still going through evidence at the crime scene. They’ll probably want to question her again at some point.”
“What happens if Lucy’s found guilty?” my father asked.
“Vehicular manslaughter is a serious crime. It would most likely involve prison time.”
My mouth went dry. Prison?

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August 10, 2014

WEEKLY ROMANCE RELEASE LIST 8/10-8/16

✦Romance✦Paranormal Romance✦Erotica✦Romantic Suspense✦New Adult✦

*This list will be pinned to the top of our FB page and updates will be made throughout the week. Buy links for Amazon Global, B&N, Kobo, and Paperbacks. Genre codes included with titles. Key to codes listed at the bottom of the list.

✿MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 2014
✦Sleeping with the Boss (An Anderson Brothers Novel) (Entangled Lovestruck) by Marissa Clarke #CR ➢ $0.99 Kindle http://geni.us/3cRa | B&N http://bit.ly/1sM1hZj
✦Tell Me Something Good (Entangled Lovestruck) by Jamie Wesley #CR ➢ $0.99 Kindle http://geni.us/42Pz | B&N http://bit.ly/1uCkT2p
✦Tempting Her Best Friend (A What Happens in Vegas Novel) (Entangled Lovestruck) by Gina L. Maxwell #CR ➢ $0.99 Kindle http://geni.us/qeQ | B&N http://bit.ly/1B5X8Em
✦Elicit (Eagle Elite Book 4) by Rachel Van Dyken #RS #CR ➢ Kindle $2.99 http://geni.us/4CwX | Amazon PBK $9.89 http://geni.us/1ZCq | B&N $2.99 http://bit.ly/1sqDCQh | Kobo $2.99 http://bit.ly/1pkDsaQ
✦Hollow (Perfect Little Pieces) by Ava Conway #NA #CR ➢ $1.99 Kindle http://geni.us/1Bo2 | B&N http://bit.ly/1mBWlkK | Kobo http://bit.ly/1ooJkRg | iBooks http://bit.ly/1uhlyJ8
✦Wild Need (Chiasson #3) by Donna Grant #PNR ➢ Kindle $2.99 http://geni.us/9gO | Amazon PBK $8.09 http://geni.us/cSZ | B&N $2.99 http://bit.ly/1mGRCyk | Kobo $2.99 http://bit.ly/Vjp5aC

✿TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2014
✦Game On Box Set: Time Out\Her Man Advantage\Face-Off\Body Check by Jill Shalvis, Joanne Rock, Nancy Warren and Elle Kennedy #CR ➢ Kindle $3.82 http://geni.us/452v | B&N $4.99 http://bit.ly/1pJrJ4r | Kobo $4.99 http://bit.ly/1udXCX9
✦Captured by Jasinda Wilder #CR #RS ➢ Kindle $5.99 http://geni.us/3vPB | Amazon PBK $9.89 http://geni.us/2rcM | Kobo $5.99 http://bit.ly/1on4Ndj
✦Committed: Drug of Desire by Sidney Bristol #CR #RS ➢ Kindle $2.99 http://geni.us/2xDa | B&N $2.99 http://bit.ly/1re7yuT
✦Breaking All Her Rules (Cosmo Red-Hot Reads from Harlequin) by Maisey Yates #CR ➢ Kindle $2.51 http://geni.us/24×0 | B&N $2.99 http://bit.ly/1oBa0bv | Kobo $2.99 http://bit.ly/XT4wUk
✦Living in Shadow (Living In…) by Jackie Ashenden #CR #ER ➢ Kindle $3.44 http://geni.us/cUx | B&N $4.49 http://bit.ly/1yjsfrQ
✦Show Me, Baby: A Masters of the Shadowlands Novella (1001 Dark Nights) by Cherise Sinclair #CR #ER ➢ Kindle $2.99 http://geni.us/2meJ | Amazon PBK $8.99 http://geni.us/1ntr
✦Undone by Maya Banks #CR #ER ➢ Kindle $4.99 http://geni.us/2TZy | B&N $4.99 http://bit.ly/VcMf2b
✦Roaring Up the Wrong Tree (BBW Paranormal Shapeshifter Romance) (Grayslake Book 3) by Celia Kyle #PNR ➢ $4.99 Kindle http://geni.us/ryX | B&N http://bookbit.ly/roarbn | ARe http://bookbit.ly/roarare

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

✦GENRE ABBREVIATIONS✦
#CR – Contemporary Romance
#PNR – Paranormal Romance
#RS – Romantic Suspense
#NA – New Adult Romance
#ER – Erotica Romance
#YA – Young Adult Romance
#UF – Urban Fantasy Romance
#FR – Fantasy Romance
#HR – Historical Romance
#SFR – Science Fiction Romance

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Tagged August 2014 Romance Release List, WEEKLY ROMANCE RELEASE LIST 8/10-8/16
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August 7, 2014

Review: Hillbilly Rockstar: A Blacktop Cowboys Novel by Lorelei James

Hillbilly Rockstar: A Blacktop Cowboys Novel, Book 6 by Lorelei James
Publication Date: August 5, 2014
Reviewed By: Reading In Pajamas/ Dawn
Rated: 5 Stars

She’s protecting his body and guarding her heart….

Country music star Devin McClain understands there’s a downside to life in the public eye, but the laidback Wyoming cowboy has never imagined he’d attract crazed fans who would do anything to garner his attention. When veiled threats become real, he agrees to hire a discreet security detail. But Devin is shocked when that bodyguard is a hard-bodied woman. He’s even more stunned to be attracted to the steely-eyed stunner.

Former soldier Liberty Masterson’s return to civilian life has been fraught with challenges until she lands a job with a prestigious security firm. But when she agrees to provide personal protection during a cross-country tour, she doesn’t realize she has signed up to masquerade as the playboy star’s girlfriend. Though she’s more comfortable in combat boots than high heels, she has no choice but to appear to be the sexy groupie Devin prefers.

Living in close quarters causes the chemistry between them to ignite, and Devin realizes he wants to turn their charade of a romance into reality. Although Liberty surrenders to his every whim behind closed doors, she fears the sexy country star doesn’t see the real her; and Devin can’t help but worry when the tour ends that there might not be enough between them to build something that won’t fade away….

Hillbilly Rockstar is absolutely amazing! This might be my favorite in Lorelei James’s Blacktop Cowboys series! Hot, exciting and sexy! Devin is a hot country music star. A star that seems to have some random threats aimed at him. When his record label insists on a bodyguard there was no way he could have predicted a lady would be assigned and his ego had a hard time accepting it. Instant attraction and sizzling chemistry makes it hard to fight the attraction and once Liberty finally gives in to Devin they could not keep their clothes on and their hands off of each other. Liberty knew there was no way their relationship would ever be more than the time they had together on the tour, but she was going to enjoy every second. Nothing had ever felt as right and as real, but will their careers tear them apart? I highly recommend this new addition to Lorelei James’s Blacktop Cowboys series. Each book can be read as a standalone, but I recommend starting at the beginning. They’re all great!

*Review copy provided by Berkley/NAL in exchange for an honest review.

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Lorelei James is the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author of contemporary erotic western romances set in the modern day Wild West and also contemporary erotic romances. Lorelei’s books have been nominated for and won the Romantic Times Reviewer’s choice Award, as well as the CAPA Award. Lorelei lives in western South Dakota with her family…and a whole closet full of cow girl boots.

Why do I have a particular fondness for all things western? Well, I’m a fourth generation South Dakotan, living in the Black Hills, which is chock-full of interesting characters, including cowboys, Indians, ranchers, and bikers. The geographical diversity of the surrounding area showcases mountains, plains, and badlands. Living in and writing about rural settings gives me a unique perspective, especially since I’m not writing historical westerns. Through my fictional world, I can show the ideals and the cowboy way of life are still very much alive.

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August 6, 2014

Spotlight, Review & Giveaway: Temptation by Robin Covington

Temptation by Robin Covington
Publication Date: August 5, 2014
Reviewed by: Reading in Pajamas/ Cori
Rated: 5 Stars

She needs to be good.

Five years ago, Kit Landry was homeless and alone at sixteen. Determined to ditch her crappy life, she moved to Nashville with only $200, her guitar, and a notebook full of songs. She hit it big as America’s country sweetheart, but a year of living like a rock star plus a stint in rehab has killed any good will she had with her label. The suits have ordered Kit to shape up or ship out of the limelight. The last thing she needs is a hot, sexy distraction with a sinful smile.

He doesn’t know the meaning of the word.

Max Butler is as far from a celebrity as you can get and he likes it that way. A Nashville firefighter, he’s living the single life with a revolving door of parties, friends, and a different woman in his bed every night. When his normal life suddenly collides with the girl on his favorite Rolling Stone cover, he sees the perfect chance to fulfill his ultimate fantasy and see just how bad Kit can be.

Sometimes bad is so very good.

With three weeks until Kit leaves for her big tour, Max promises to give her a break from being the good girl–no strings attached. But when hot days lead to sultry nights, the lines get blurred and suddenly three weeks of bad might not be good enough.

I loved it! Temptation is a hot new adult romance between a sexy firefighter and a country star. It captured and held my attention from start to finish. I devoured it and want to read it all over again. Temptation delivered the heat and burned up the pages. I love Robin Coivngton’s writing style. She’s a must read author for me that I highly recommend for all romance lovers. You won’t be disappointed!

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

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I couldn’t stop thinking about that kiss. How she’d tasted, how she’d felt in my arms. Despite the difference in our size, Kit fit perfectly against me—like she was made to be there. We had chemistry, alright. But that was all it was or would ever be.
“Excuse me, can you tell me where I can find Shannon Jones?”
The voice came out of nowhere and I lurched up, banging the top of my head on the edge of the fire truck door. Biting back the “fuck me” that could get me written up, I straightened, turned, and found myself looking right into the eyes of the woman I’d just been obsessing over.
Kit was standing there in my station, an expression of surprise and then concern on her face as she glanced to where I’d clonked the living shit out of myself just seconds before. She was wearing a low-cut, little blue sundress and cowboy boots and everything else was miles of bare skin and dark curls. My brain went mushy. Maybe I’d hit my head harder than I’d thought.
Her voice was full of concern as she moved closer. “Max, are you okay? I didn’t mean to sneak up behind you.”
I stared at her like an idiot. In person, I was reminded again of just how gorgeous she was. She walked towards me and I couldn’t move, couldn’t take my eyes off of her. If you looked up “dumbstruck” in the dictionary, you’d see my goofy-ass face pasted right next to it.
I still hadn’t answered when she stopped in front of me. Standing on tiptoe she touched my recent injury. “Are you sure you’re okay?”
Her voice was feminine, with a whiskey-edge that tied my gut up in knots. Her hand was cool on my over-heated skin and, as she moved closer, I could smell her sweet, summery, honeysuckle scent. All I wanted to do was pull her lush curves against my body, take her mouth, and find out exactly where this crazy chemistry would take us.
I definitely had a head injury because suddenly I realized that I had her close enough to do all those things and I wasn’t doing anything about it.
Get your shit together, Butler. Carpe the fucking diem.
I grabbed her by the waist and pulled her towards me, turning us so she was backed up against the door of the fire truck. She still held her packages in her hands and I missed the feel of her touch on my body, but I could work with what I had.
She stared up at me, her big, blue eyes wide with shock but mostly what I saw there was curiosity. She licked her lips and that was all the invitation I needed. I leaned into her, bypassing the prize of her mouth to press a kiss to her throat, just above the place where her pulse pounded against her skin. She was delicious all over, sweet and warm, and I wanted to drag her down to the floor and bury my cock inside her body for hours.
I looked down and realized that my hands were shaking, my breath as quick as hers—and I hadn’t even kissed her yet.
“When we fuck, it’s probably going to kill me.” It came out as a growl, as I tipped her face up to mine and wasted no more time in taking what I wanted.
Kit didn’t play games, no pretending that she didn’t want this, too. She opened to me, meeting my tongue more than halfway when I dove inside. She was as hungry as I was and the kiss was anything but the usual finesse I used on women. There was no slow seduction here. It wasn’t in my power to play games. I was at the mercy of whatever she would give me.
I slanted my mouth over hers, barely giving her a chance to take a breath before I went at her again like I was starving.
And I was famished. For her. It was the craziest thing I’d ever experienced, but I wasn’t going to let a little insanity stop me. It never had before.
I wrapped my arms around her waist, inserting my body in between her legs. The skirt of her dress rode up high on her thighs as I pressed my hard-on against the hot cleft of her pussy. I rolled my hips against her and she dropped the bags in her hands with a thud against the concrete, weaving her fingers into my hair with a pressure that brought a little pain with the pleasure.
I didn’t care. She could do whatever she wanted to my body as long as I got to do exactly what I was doing right now. As long as she let me do this and so much more.

Listen to the songs that inspired Temptation:
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Robin Covington, who NYT Best Selling authors, Robyn Carr and Carly Phillips, said was their new “auto-buy author”, writes sizzling hot contemporary and paranormal romance.
A Night of Southern Comfort, her best-selling debut novel was a 2012 finalist in the RT Book Reviews Reviewers Choice Awards, earned 4.5 stars and was touted by RT Book Reviews as bringing a “fresh, modern feel to the genre while still sticking to the things that get our adrenaline pumping — sex and danger”. When she’s not exploring the theme of fooling around and falling in love, she’s collecting tasty man candy, indulging in a little comic book geek love, and stalking Joe Manganiello.
Robin is a member of the Romance Writers of America, the Washington and Maryland Romance Writers, a faculty member at Romance University, a member of the Waterworld Mermaids, and a contributor to the Happy Ever After blog at USA Today. You can find Robin on her website, Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter (@RobinCovington).
Robin lives in Maryland with her hilarious husband, brilliant children, and ginormous puppy.

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August 5, 2014

Feature & Giveaway: HERO OF A HIGHLAND WOLF by Terry Spear

HERO OF A HIGHLAND WOLF
Author: Terry Spear
Release Date: August 5, 2014
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Genre: Paranormal Romance

She’s ready for change…

Colleen Playfair has never been to Scotland, but when she discovers she must spend a year and a day overseas learning to manage her newly inherited estate, she’s ready for the challenge. She even has some ideas for improvements-if she can get past the sexy werewolf who seems convinced he’s the one in charge.

But he’s digging in his claws…

Grant MacQuarrie and his clan have been managing Farraige Castle for three centuries. The last thing he wants is a meddling American heiress trying to change the way things have always been done. He’s more than willing to fight the she-wolf every step of the way, using every tool at his disposal. And if that means taking the lass to bed, well…all the better.

Locked in a battle of wills, caught in an attraction they can’t escape, Colleen and Grant must find a way to work together…or face losing it all.

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If you take a trip to Scotland and you’re looking for your very own hot Highland wolf, here are some tips for taming one—whether he resists the idea or not.

Let’s start with a little inspiration from one of my favorite Highland wolves, Grant from Hero of a Highland Wolf, and see how his lady tames him:

What if she had kissed him and rubbed that sweet body against his in an attempt to heel him as she had the wolfhounds, only she didn’t even have to give him a treat to make him mind?

Put a big check mark in the ‘petting’ category for taming your shifter mate. My other tips:

1. Never be cowed. A sexy alpha wolf, Highland or otherwise, respects a woman with a backbone.

2. Show him you what you can do—in Hero of a Highland Wolf, Colleen Playfair has a way with dogs. I learned this from my daughter who was training her Pembroke Welsh Corgi puppy, and it gave me the idea about Colleen. Even with humans and their dog companions, the human must show he or she is the alpha of the family pack. So even if Colleen hasn’t mastered Grant or his pack, she can show she is capable of taking control of his unruly Irish Wolfhounds when nobody else is.

3. Take charge, and prove that you have what it takes to be in charge.

4. Compromise. Fight the battles that mean the most and then the lesser ones, shrug them off.

5. Show you’re compassionate about family values. Wolves love that.

6. Rescue one of his pack members. Now that is a sure way to win the hearts of every wolf in the pack, and who knows, it might even sway that big old alpha just a bit.

7. Show how much you love his home, just as much as he does. That you’re not just a visitor there, but someone who appreciates the real beauty.

8. Appreciate the good and the bad. Showing you can live with either, and deal with it satisfactorily proves you have what it takes to be an alpha leader. He’ll respect you all the more for it.

9. Take over his bed when you need to be closer to the bathroom. Try it. It’ll make him run, or well, you never know.

10. Have fun. If he’s all scowly and growly, don’t let it show that it bothers you. It’s really hard for someone to be that way when you’re having fun and everyone around you is enjoying your company. Either it will make him fold, or he’ll wish he wasn’t so stubbornly resisting the idea of having some fun with you too.

What other ways can you think of other than what I’ve talked about that would help the alpha pack leader and laird of his clan see your way in things?

***

USA Today bestselling author Terry Spear has written over two dozen paranormal romance novels and medieval Highland historical romances. In 2008 HEART OF THE WOLF was named a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year. A retired officer of the U.S. Army Reserves, Terry also creates award-winning teddy bears that have found homes all over the world. She lives in Crawford, Texas.

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August 5, 2014

SPOTLIGHT, Review & Giveaway: Dark Skye (Immortals After Dark) by Kresley Cole

Dark Skye (Immortals After Dark) by Kresley Cole
Publication Date: August 5, 2014
Reviewed by: Reading in Pajamas/ Cori
Rated: 5 Stars

In this highly anticipated fifteenth novel in the Immortals After Dark series, #1 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole spins a sultry tale of a mighty warrior scarred inside and out and the beguiling sorceress with the power to heal him—or vanquish him forever.

Eternal Obsession
As a boy, Thronos, prince of Skye Hall, loved Lanthe, a mischievous Sorceri girl who made him question everything about his Vrekener clan. But when the two got caught in the middle of their families’ war, tragedy struck, leaving Thronos and Lanthe bitter enemies. Though centuries have passed, nothing can cool his seething need for the beautiful enchantress who scarred his body—and left an even deeper impression on his soul.

Endless Yearning
Lanthe, a once-formidable sorceress struggling to reclaim her gifts, searches for love and acceptance with all the wrong immortal suitors. But she’s never forgotten Thronos, the magnificent silver-eyed boy who protected her until she was ripped from the shelter of his arms. One harrowing night changed everything between them. Now he’s a notorious warlord with a blood vendetta against Lanthe, hunting her relentlessly.

Can the heat of desire burn brighter than vengeance?
With their families locked in conflict and battles raging all around them, will Thronos and Lanthe succumb to the brutal chaos that threatens everything they cherish? Or will the fragile bond they formed so long ago spark a passion strong enough to withstand even the darkest doubts?

I loved it! Kresley Cole’s Immortals After Dark Series is one of my favorite paranormal romance series and I’ve been looking forward to Thronos and Lanthe’s story. Dark Skye is now one of my favorites in the series. It was filled with action, suspense, humor, and passion. It kept me on edge and flipping the pages until the end. Thronos and Lanthe’s love story was epic! A scorching hot and emotional story. I highly recommend this new book in this incredible series. Kresley Cole never disappoints and always leaves me anxiously awaiting the next book. One of the reasons I love her books so much is because when I pick one up I slip into another world and feel like I’m taking the journey with the characters. Not many writers can create that kind of experience for readers. If you haven’t read the series you should start at the beginning and if you’re a fan you’ll love Dark Skye. I can’t wait for the next book!

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

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Kresley Cole is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the electrifying Immortals After Dark paranormal series, the young adult Arcana Chronicles series, the erotic Gamemakers series, and five award-winning historical romances.

A master’s grad and former athlete, she has traveled over much of the world and draws from those experiences to create her memorable characters and settings.

Her IAD books have been translated into twenty foreign languages, garnered three RITA awards, a Hall of Fame induction, and consistently appear on the bestseller lists, in the U.S. and abroad.

Cole lives in Florida with her family and “far too many animals.”

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★THE IMMORTALS AFTER DARK SERIES★

A sizzling paranormal series from Kresley Cole and Pocket Books

Introduction to the Immortals After Dark

Every creature or being that was thought to be mythical . . . isn’t.

They all secretly exist alongside humans and enjoy the gift of immortality. There are hundreds of different kinds: from Vampires to Lykae, from Furies to Shifters, from the Fey to Valkyries.
These immortals call their world The Lore.

You may have had a brush with one of Lorekind already. The eccentric billionaire with hypnotic charisma—and an aversion to sunlight. The ethereal waif of impossible beauty—whose fingernails look more like claws. The Highlander with a seventeenth-century Scottish accent and animal magnetism—who can never be penciled in on the night of the full moon.

They walk among us, but they war among themselves. Each faction has its strengths, weaknesses, and age old prejudices against the others. Every five hundred years, the Accession, a battle for supremacy, rages. That time is now. . . .

★THE IMMORTALS AFTER DARK SERIES ~ READING ORDER★
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Teasers from Kresley Cole’s Page

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August 4, 2014

Feature & Giveaway: KNIGHT OF LOVE by Catherine LaRoche

Today we’re featuring KNIGHT OF LOVE by Catherine LaRoche, a Historical Romance with Pocket Star. It sounds awesome and I have it on my TBR list. Check it out and go to our FACEBOOK Page for a chance to win a pomotional code for a free ebook copy of Knight of Love. /Cori

In this saucy romance, an English lady turns the damsel-in-distress tale on its head as she escapes her malicious fiancé and fights for both her life and that of the lustful rebel that has become her protector.

Lady Lenora Trevelyan, a naïve yet stubborn young lady born to the highest noble houses of England and Germany, finds herself betrothed to the brutal Prince Kurt von Rotenburg-Gruselstadt. But after she is cruelly bruised and flogged by her fiancé, she decides to take the reins of her fate. In the midst of a German revolution, Lenora escapes Kurt’s iron fist and embarks home to England. She quickly finds herself in the hands of a rebel group and their robust, gentle, and handsome leader, Wolfram von Wolfsbach und Ravensworth, the English Earl of Ravensworth.

Lenora struggles to deny the passion she feels towards the frustratingly chivalrous Earl but her desire for him continues to bloom. Wolfram hungers nothing other than to fight for democracy and civil rights in uniting Germany and to protect what he assumes is his damsel in distress. Through nights of immeasurable pleasure, Lenora and Wolfram learn that their passion is no match for the revolutionary chaos that ensues. And when Lenora discovers that her protector’s life is threatened, she must risk everything to save her Knight of Love.

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The German Confederation
February 1848
The first lash robbed her of breath.
The second granted her freedom.
If he’d go so far as to have her publicly flogged, she owed him no further loyalty. Any obligation remaining from their betrothal contact ended here, in this moment, with this lash.
Morally, she was free.
Now all she had to do was escape the bastard and make him pay.
As the second stroke landed, fire replaced the shock, and a hot slick of pain bloomed across her back. The coarse linen shift that a spying maid had forced her into provided no protection. It offered little modesty, either, from the uneasy crowd Kurt had gathered inside the castle gates to witness her punishment. She gritted her teeth and refused to cry out. A rough rope bound her wrists above her head to the flogging post. As her knees buckled, the binding made her perversely glad; she doubted she could stand upright on her own.
Before arriving at this godforsaken pile of German stone, she—Lady Lenora Trevelyan, eldest child to the Duke and Duchess of Sherbrooke, third cousin to Queen Victoria’s German consort, His Royal Highness Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha—had never been struck in her life. Now, in her three months at Schloss Rotenburg, she’d lost count of her bruises.
At first, before her parents had returned home to England, Kurt hadn’t hit her—or “corrected her,” as it pleased that smug worm to call his slaps and blows. He claimed it was for her own good, of course, to teach and prepare her for her life as his Prinzessin and mistress of Rotenburg.
She must carry out her duties perfectly, he’d hiss, tightening a grip on her arm until she knew she’d wear a band of purple bruises for a week. Or he’d strike out in sudden fury at some perceived failure of hers—she’d forgotten the name of one of his sainted ancestors in the castle’s gloomy portrait gallery, or made a minor grammatical mistake in her German, or not shown proper courtesy to a visiting Bürgermeister.
Tied now to the flogging post, she lost count after the third blow. She’d seen the long leather strap when the stable master, shamefaced, had bound her with muttered apologies and handed the lash to a muscled groom more accustomed to cracking it around stubborn horses than using it to beat highborn ladies. Now she could barely feel the individual strokes as they landed, only the waves of hot agony clenching her back and shoulders in a vise grip of pain.
Through the red haze blurring her vision, she saw Kurt standing nearby. Next to him, his sanctimonious toady minister prattled the Bible proverb of the virtuous wife whose price was far above rubies. The gleeful, twisted pleasure Kurt took in her pain radiated off his stork-like form like a sickening stench. She bit down on her lip and gathered her hatred of her fiancé like a babe to her breast.
It was all she had left to get her out of this hell.
When Kurt finally held up a hand to signal the groom to cease, her labored breath echoed in the silent crowd. She knew the townspeople didn’t approve of the public beating their prince had commanded for his foreign betrothed. No more than they believed his story that she’d agreed to a religious flagellation in humble preparation for becoming his pious and obedient wife. But Prince Kurt von Rotenburg-Gruselstadt ruled the castle and town with an iron fist. None would risk their lord’s wrath to stand up for her.
Kurt stepped to the front of the dais. “Lady Lenora bears her trial most nobly,” he announced to the crowd. “Her embrace of her suffering does honor to a bloodline that unites the highest noble houses of England and Germany.”
That bloodline, she knew well, was why he’d chosen her. The prig made no secret of his disdain for any born below the upper aristocracy. The Holy Roman emperor himself, Kurt often delighted to inform her, had conferred the title of Prinz upon the House of Rotenburg-Gruselstadt in the previous century. Her own background had led the matchmakers to judge them a perfect pair: her father’s ancient ducal title intermingled, like that of so many English peers these days, with noble blood from her Prussian princess mother.
No one had thought to mention that her fiancé had the temperament of a petulant demon on a bad day in hell.
As Kurt stalked toward her, she forced her knees to straighten. She was done being afraid of this man. He pulled back the torn linen shift to inspect her back. Despite her resolve not to cry out, she gasped as the frayed edges stuck to her skin.
“Beautiful work,” he murmured into her ear. “This is what a woman should look like. Chastised to a man’s authority, marked to her proper place.”

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August 3, 2014

Review: Bound to Danger (Deadly Ops Series #2) by Katie Reus

Bound to Danger (Deadly Ops Series #2) by Katie Reus
Publication Date: August 5, 2014
Reviewed by: Reading in Pajamas/ Donna
Rated: 4.5 Stars

At a benefit dinner, community activist Maria Cervantes overhears two men plotting a terrorist attack that could rock Miami to its core. But before she can alert authorities, she’s almost killed in a massive explosion—and wakes up in a hospital with no memory of what happened. As the sole survivor of the attack, she is now a person of interest to the NSA—and especially to Agent Cade O’Reilly. Because Maria is the one woman Cade has never been able to forget.

Years ago, they were closer than either was willing to admit—until Cade disappeared when Maria needed him most. Now he’s sticking by her, whether she likes it or not. Because the memories locked inside her mind could hold vital clues to the next attack. Because terrorists want her dead—and because he never wants to let her go again.

I loved the pulse pumping action and danger that was thrown at them throughout the book. I did get confused at times as to why she was still a target, but then I got immersed in the story and it no longer mattered. The romance was hot and sexy and flowed nicely with the story. I would have scored it a 5 but I wasn’t thrilled with the word descriptions at the beginning of the chapters and the insertion of old e-mails seemed disjointed with the story. I look forward to the next Deadly Ops book.

*Review copy provided by Berkley/NAL in exchange for an honest review.

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Katie Reus is the New York Times, USA Today, and IndieReader bestselling author of the Red Stone Security series, the Moon Shifter series and the Deadly Ops series. She fell in love with romance at a young age thanks to books she pilfered from her mom’s stash. Years later she loves reading romance almost as much as she loves writing it.

However, she didn’t always know she wanted to be a writer. After changing majors many times, she finally graduated summa cum laude with a degree in psychology. Not long after that she discovered a new love. Writing. She now spends her days writing dark paranormal romance and sexy romantic suspense.

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August 3, 2014

WEEKLY ROMANCE RELEASE LIST 8/3-8/9

✦Romance✦Paranormal Romance✦Erotica✦Romantic Suspense✦New Adult✦

✿SUNDAY, AUGUST 3, 2014
✦Temptation by Robin Covington #NA #CR (Cori 5 Stars) ➢ Kindle $0.99 http://geni.us/TLf | Amazon PBK $8.99 http://geni.us/1P24 | B&N $0.99 http://bit.ly/WUD08D | Kobo $0.99 http://bit.ly/1s1YjSt | iBooks $0.99 http://bit.ly/1tK7lnR

✿MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 2014
✦Hard Knocks: An Ultimate Novella by Lori Foster #CR ➢ $1.99 Kindle http://geni.us/zGK | B&N http://bit.ly/1AMC5Xd
✦No Rules (An Omega Group Novel) (Entangled Edge) by Starr Ambrose #CR #RS ➢ $0.99 Kindle http://geni.us/43ZX | B&N http://bit.ly/1tJLs7W | Kobo http://bit.ly/WUqVjP
✦One Hot Second (Bitterthorn, Texas) by Stacy Gail #CR ➢ Kindle $2.51 http://geni.us/CzH | B&N $2.99 http://bit.ly/1nhmeWp | Kobo $2.99 http://bit.ly/1uc2xVM
✦One Night of Sin (An After Hours Novella) (Entangled Brazen) by Elle Kennedy #CR ➢ $0.99 Kindle http://geni.us/14w6 | B&N http://bit.ly/1kvFKUx | Kobo http://bit.ly/1nhn0CW
✦Permanent Ink (A Something to Celebrate Novel) (Entangled Edge) by Laura Simcox #CR ➢ $0.99 Kindle http://geni.us/2YcX | B&N http://bit.ly/UUt1hI | Kobo http://bit.ly/1xTdvQ0
✦Secrets and Sins: Chayot: A Secrets and Sins novel (Entangled Ignite) by Naima Simone #CR #RS ➢ Kindle $3.79 http://geni.us/1i2L | B&N $3.99 http://bit.ly/1o1oCWg | Kobo $3.99 http://bit.ly/1lpD4CX
✦Shadow Hunter (The Execution Underground) by Kait Ballenger #PNR ➢ $0.99 Kindle http://geni.us/3tI4 | B&N http://bit.ly/UKdIbB | Kobo http://bit.ly/1qHxZZs
✦You Own Me by Shiloh Walker #CR ➢ Kindle $2.99 http://geni.us/44DV | B&N $2.99 http://bit.ly/1s1JgbD

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✦Dark Skye by Kresley Cole #PNR (Cori 5 Stars) ➢ Kindle $10.99 http://geni.us/2WoU | Amazon HBK $14.88 http://geni.us/1Nyl | B&N (HBK $14.88/ Nook $10.99) http://bit.ly/TXQRJ2 | Kobo $12.99 http://bit.ly/1qshZL5
✦Crave the Night: A Midnight Breed Novel by Lara Adrian #PNR (Cori 5 Stars) ➢ Kindle http://geni.us/3gVu | Amazon HBK $15.75 http://geni.us/v1g | B&N (HBK $15.75/ Nook $10.99) http://bit.ly/1rWzgNn | Kobo $12.99 http://bit.ly/WT3XJS | iBooks $10.99 http://geni.us/LHa
✦Blurred: A Connections Novella by Kim Karr #CR ➢ Kindle http://geni.us/3fAt | B&N http://bit.ly/1k2Br2j | iBooks http://bit.ly/1fOoDVL
✦Bound to Danger (Deadly Ops Series #2) by Katie Reus #CR #RS (Donna 4.5 Stars) ➢ Kindle $5.99 http://geni.us/Ej7 | Amazon PBK $5.98 http://geni.us/2FFZ | B&N (PBK $6.15/ Nook $7.99) http://bit.ly/1kfxQOQ | Kobo $7.99 http://bit.ly/1o3uO19
✦Taking it All (The Surrender Trilogy) by Maya Banks #CR #ER ➢ Kindle $7.99 http://geni.us/46gC | Amazon PBK $9.52 http://geni.us/3dwz | B&N (PBK $9.52/ Nook $7.99) http://bit.ly/1mc95hJ | Kobo $9.99 http://bit.ly/1o1vNhk
✦The Man Plan by Tracy Anne Warren #CR ➢ Kindle $5.99 http://geni.us/66b | Amazon PBK $6.08 http://geni.us/3B6O | B&N (PBK $6.04/ Nook $7.99) http://bit.ly/1o3wJTh
✦Hillbilly Rockstar: A Blacktop Cowboys Novel by Lorelei James #CR #ER (Dawn 5 Stars) ➢ Kindle $9.99 http://geni.us/1ZmS | Amazon PBK $11.50 http://geni.us/43Tc | B&N (PBK $11.50/ Nook $9.99) http://bit.ly/1o1ymA0 | Kobo $9.99 http://bit.ly/1mcaDsd
✦Unbroken (Silver Creek #3) by Maisey Yates #CR ➢ Kindle $5.99 http://geni.us/1EAR | Amazon PBK $6.54 http://geni.us/3g4b | B&N $7.99 http://bit.ly/1kvMORb | Kobo $7.99 http://bit.ly/1qSX4oZ
✦Guarded (Tidewater #2) by Mary Behre #PNR ➢ Kindle $5.99 http://geni.us/2yNR | Amazon PBK $6.29 http://geni.us/1wfH | B&N (PBK $6.29/ Nook $7.99) http://bit.ly/1xTvTZl | Kobo $7.99 http://bit.ly/1zKSfz1
✦Hero of a Highland Wolf (Heart of the Wolf Book 14) by Terry Spear #PNR (Cori 4 Stars) ➢ Kindle $6.15 http://geni.us/2IDH | Amazon PBK $5.86 http://geni.us/1PUl | B&N (PBK $5.86/ Nook $7.49) http://bit.ly/1zKSXwb | Kobo $6.59 http://bit.ly/WUBovD
✦Lay It Down (Desert Dogs #1) by Cara McKenna #CR ➢ Kindle $5.99 http://geni.us/3MyW | Amazon PBK $6.05 http://geni.us/1vlE | B&N (PBK $6.01/ Nook $7.99) http://bit.ly/1nhHI5x | Kobo $7.99 http://bit.ly/1o1Zpv2
✦Shelter Me (Second Chance Ranch #1) by Catherine Mann #CR ➢ Kindle $7.99 http://geni.us/2mAH | Amazon PBK $6.22 http://geni.us/49ST | B&N (PBK $6.18/ Nook $7.99) http://bit.ly/1okid3Q | Kobo $7.99 http://bit.ly/1o3LeX5
✦Blood Games: A Chicagoland Vampires Novel #10 by Chloe Neill #PNR ➢ Kindle $7.99 http://geni.us/209h | Amazon PBK $12.19 http://geni.us/3Xu5 | B&N (PBK $12.06/ Nook $7.99) http://bit.ly/1zKYVgo | Kobo $9.99 http://bit.ly/1o22ISP
✦How to Handle a Heartbreaker (The McCauley Brothers #2) by Marie Harte #CR ➢ Kindle $5.38 http://geni.us/2rfO | Amazon PBK $4.42 http://geni.us/zs7 | B&N (PBK $4.60/ Nook $6.49) http://bit.ly/1uXHYjS | Kobo $5.79 http://bit.ly/1lq0hES
✦Moon Kissed by Aline Hunter #PNR ➢ Kindle $3.44 http://geni.us/2yoE | B&N $4.49 http://bit.ly/1nhLvj7 | Kobo $3.99 http://bit.ly/1qI2LS1
✦Taming My Prince Charming by J. S. Cooper #CR #NA ➢ Kindle $3.99 http://geni.us/43qb
✦Ugly Love: A Novel by Colleen Hoover #CR #NA ➢ Kindle $7.59 http://geni.us/1uC4 | Amazon PBK $12.61 http://geni.us/2AJk | B&N (PBK $12.61/ Nook $7.59) http://bit.ly/1ucnJLj | Kobo http://bit.ly/1o28Cn7

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Tagged August 2014 Romance Release List, WEEKLY ROMANCE RELEASE LIST 8/3-8/9
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August 1, 2014

Cover Reveal: Chronicles of a Lincoln Park Fashionista by Aven Ellis

Today we’re helping Aven Ellis reveal the cover and tell you a little about her upcoming September release of CHRONICLES OF A LINCOLN PARK FASHIONISTA! Check it out and add to your Goodreads TBR!

Recent college graduate Avery Andrews is ready to begin a new life in the big city. She’s landed an apartment in Chicago’s famed Lincoln Park neighborhood–and has her eye on the cute commodities trader just a floor above.

If Premier Airlines knew about her fear of flying, they never would have hired her to be their marketing assistant—but it’s not like Avery wants a lifelong career. Right now she simply wants a job to pay her bills…and fund a few little shopping excursions, too.

Her new lifestyle comes with a price tag, as Avery is not only faced with paying a ridiculous rent but finds she’s perceived as one of the vacant, husband-hunting fashionistas who live in the area. Avery resents this stereotype—so she doesn’t want a lifelong career, and she loves fashions she can’t afford, but that doesn’t mean she is empty-headed and spoiled, does it?

When an opportunity to participate in a documentary at work arises, Avery finds a two-fold solution to her problems. She’ll earn extra money for it, and the documentary will show her as a serious career woman, enabling her to shed that husband-hunting fashionista label for good.

When the camera is on, Avery attempts to be a motivated professional woman. But when she is challenged by Deacon Ryan, the videographer assigned to cover her story, Avery finds herself wanting things she was never supposed to want—like a lasting career—and Deacon. And Avery might just gain more from the experience than a perfect career image and extra cash to put in her Tory Burch wallet…

Chronicles of a Lincoln Park Fashionista

Aven Ellis has been writing fiction since she was sixteen. She studied communications at a large Midwestern university, and after graduation, Aven worked as a reporter for a community newspaper, followed by a stint at a public relations agency.

But writing about city council meetings and restaurant franchises was not as much fun as writing for young women trying to figure out their careers and potential boyfriends. So Aven got herself a job in television that allowed her to write at night. Connectivity is Aven’s debut novel. Waiting For Prince Harry was published in April 2014.

Aven lives in Dallas with her family. When she is not writing, Aven enjoys shopping, cooking, connecting with friends on social media, and watching any show that features Gordon Ramsay.

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