Repair Series
Keeping everyone at a distance for the last fourteen years has been easier said than done. Sophia has succeeded. Giving up the closest thing to a genuine relationship she ever had to remain focused on what she was forced to give up. Four more years to go before she can meet her son, she tells herself. Going through the motions day in and day out, doing whatever necessary to get by.
Sophia’s life has been stalled for years anticipating holding her son once
again. When that day arrives, can she forgive her first love for his
betrayal? Can she forgive the years wasted and time lost? Does Sophia finally get her life in gear and move forward to her happily ever after?
This book intended for adults 18+
Chelsea always wanted to be a writer, but like most of us, let fear of the unknown grab a hold of her dream; she realized that if she was going to tell her daughter to go for her dreams, that it was time to follow her own advice.
Chelsea grew up turning wrenches alongside her father, and from that grew her love for old muscle cars and Harley Davidson motorcycles, which just so happened to inspired her ‘Love and Repair’ and ‘The Hellions Ride’ series. Her love for reading has sparked a new love for writing and she currently has a few more projects in the works.
When she is not spending her days writing you can find her playing with her kids, attending car shows, going on motorcycle rides on the back of her husband’s Harley, snuggling down with her new favorite book or watching any movie that Vin Diesel might happen to be in. She hates being serious and is still a big kid at heart. She is a small town country girl enjoying life and, Chelsea hopes that her readers remember not to take life too seriously and to embrace your inner five year old, because five year olds know how to enjoy the simple things in life and how to always have fun.
@chelseacamaron
Crash…..a crash ended it all and started it all. Dina Fowler is attending college with her long time best friend Maggie Lawson. Life is good and carefree. Until the crash that changed it all. Her freshman year ends with the loss of her parents in a car accident, spiraling Dina into a deep depression. Secluding herself as she picks up the pieces to her life, slowly she finds the only person she has left is Maggie.
Chance encounters sometimes make the most incredible moments, other times they crash and burn. A chance encounter brings Michael barreling into a lost and vulnerable Dina’s life. Playing on every weakness she has, he weasels his way into her heart. Slow build up to the hell that was soon to become Dina’s daily nightmare. Her parents are gone. She wants out but has no idea how to escape her new reality.
Can she find her way out? Or will she be lost completely burning in her own personal hell?
To the reader,
Broken. Battered. Not defeated. This is not a pretty story, wrapped in a nice package. This is a real story. Parts of this story are my very own. Defeated by the hands and words of a man, I am no more. This is a story of how easily the warning signs are overlooked. An outsider can easily say, “How do women stay in abusive relationships?” They don’t understand, it starts in little ways, a slow build up, by the time you are aware, it can be too late.
This is a story centered around an abusive relationship and the fight to get out. If you don’t like real situations (this happens every day to more women then you realize) then skip this book and move on to Restore My Heart and the others, which are not like this story. This is real and its raw so this is your warning before you buy and read.
Brayden and Maggie have been dating for four years. Maggie is ready and expecting an engagement ring. Brayden has a past full of weaknesses and mistakes he can’t seem to shake. As he slowly loses everything, he also loses Maggie. As his world unravels, can he find the strength to shake his inner demons? Does he have it in him to face the ghosts of his past? Can Maggie overcome his deceptions? Will they find a way to love and trust again?
*This book intended for adult audiences 18+ due to the language and sexual content.
Synopsis:High school sweethearts manage to make it through college into the working world still together and going strong. From the start of their relationship Jake has made very clear his apprehension to marriage. Kenna understood going into this nine years ago that with Jake there would never be a ring or white dress.
Now seeing their friends so eager to make such a serious commitment in their own relationships a crack begins to form in Jake and Kenna’s once solid foundation.
Will Kenna ever open up and share her dreams with Jake? Can Jake overcome his childhood issues? Is Kenna willing to accept things just as they are forever? Will her desire for a more serious commitment make her change her feelings for her one love? Is Jake enough alone or does Kenna demand more than he can give? Can they move forward full throttle into their future together?
*This book contains content for mature audiences 18+
SynposisHarrison and Tiffany have a long history of hooking up. Harrison decides he wants more. Tiffany, a spoiled Southern Belle is embarrassed by a working class Harrison. After over two years apart Tiffany is missing his touch. She heads to Charlotte to bring some important news.
Harrison is finally settled in Charlotte. He has a job he loves, his sister close by, great friends, and an awesome agreement going with Sophia.
Can Sophia ever want more from Harrison than just sex? Has Harrison fallen in love or just lust with Sophia?
After all this time and hurt feelings, is he really meant to be with Tiffany? Can Harrison manage to let his guard down and find his way back to Tiffany? Will Tiffany be satisfied with a regular working class mechanic? Or is their relationship in the past and beyond repair?
****Due to adult content and language this book is intended for audiences 18 years and older*****
COVER REVEAL – Frayed (Connections #4) by Kim Karr
Title: Frayed (Connections #4) by Kim Karr
Release date: Sept 2, 2014
FRAYED SYNOPSIS:
He didn’t think, he didn’t question—he just acted.
What she wanted, she took—without regard.
It was only one night, but it changed everything.
After losing his fiancée, Ben Covington is unsure he’ll ever love again. But he’s so deeply drawn to Bell Wilde that he’s thrown for a loop. Maybe it’s purely sexual chemistry that’s igniting their spark… or maybe it’s his second chance at love.
Bell has just gotten her life back on track and may not be up for the challenge of Ben Covington. But once they’re reunited, there’s no holding back—even if a secret from Bell’s past just might shatter them both.
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INFORMATION ABOUT BOOK #2:
Title: TORN (Connections #2)
TORN SYNOPSIS FROM NAL:
Rock star River Wilde brought Dahlia London back from the brink of hopelessness with his unwavering love and devotion. But their entwined history is about to test the strength of that love…
Dahlia was certain she had found true love and met her ‘Once in a Lifetime’ when she reconnected with River. But Dahlia’s world comes crashing down when someone from her past resurfaces, and all of River’s carefully hidden secrets are exposed.
River wants to show Dahlia that life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass—it’s about dancing in the rain! But how many times can one broken heart be mended? Will River and Dahlia be able to face the turmoil together or will they be torn apart?
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INFORMATION ABOUT BOOK #1:
Title: Connected (Connections #1)
CONNECTED SYNOPSIS FROM NAL:
What if a ‘Once in a Lifetime’ could happen twice?
Suffering from a past full of tragedy, Dahlia London’s soul has been left completely shattered. Happily ever after is a far cry from reality in her world. But, when she is reconnected with her past, the bonds that form are irrefutable.
When River Wilde, lead singer of The Wilde Ones, comes back into Dahlia’s life, the intensity that fires their relationship combined with underlying feelings that have never died lead her to believe she has met her soulmate.
Struggling with confusion as old connections fade and new ones begin, Dahlia’s grief begins to lift–but guilt remains. River wants to be the one to mend all that is torn within her.
But with a past that is never really gone, can their future survive?
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OTHER BOOKS in the Series:
** DAZED ** (releases 4/1/2014 – novella)
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Entangled Embrace Giveaway
Do you love the Bad Boy, or are you more into the Boy Next Door? Either way, Embrace, Entangled’s New Adult imprint, has you covered. With swoon-worthy heroes, kick-butt heroines, contemporary issues, intrigue, fantasy, and so much more, there’s something for everyone.
As part of their March Madness extravaganza, Entangled is having a massive sale on all their New Adult books. Each one is only 99¢ throughout the month of March!
http://www.entangledpublishing.com/category/entangled-embrace/
So go on, pick your hero, and discover New Adult fiction you won’t be able to forget.
Not only is Entangled slashing prices, but they’re also giving away 1 book to 1 lucky winner at each participating website.
To enter to win 1of the New Adult books in the poster above, leave a comment here. Tell us who your ultimate “Bad Boy” or “Boy Next Door” is, or let us know how many romance books you read each month.
Discover Embrace and endless possibilities.
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Open to: Anyone. You have until midnight tomorrow to enter to win. The giveaway at this site is open for 48 hours. This giveaway is for 1 ebook of the winner’s choice from above. Books will be delivered shortly after the contest is over.
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Entangled Teen Book Blitz March 2014
Today is release day for four amazing Entangled Teen titles and we are excited to share them all with you. There’s a little something for everyone this month so read on to find out more about them.
friends, a boyfriend who loved her, a growing talent for pottery. She
had a life. And then…she had none.
After it happened…
now knew never loved her. The friends who felt she betrayed their trust.
The new life just beginning to grow inside her.
empty as her body until Christian, the boy next door, starts coming
around. Playing his guitar and pushing her to create art once more. She
meets some new friends at the local community center, plus even gets her
dad to look her in the eye again…sort of. But letting someone in isn’t
as easy as it seems.
Find Nyrae Online:
Selena Fallon is a dreamer. Not a daydreamer, but an I-see-the-future
kind of dreamer. Normally, this is not a problem, as she has gotten
pretty good at keeping her weird card hidden from everyone in her small
town. But when Selena dreams of her own rather bloody death, things get a
little too freaky—even for her.
seen the new guy in a different dream, and he is even more drool-worthy
in person. Beyond the piercing blue eyes and tousled dark hair, there is
something else that draws her to him. Something…electric. Too bad he
acts like he hates her.
targeted by a force bigger and darker than anything she ever imagined,
she’s had enough. Despite her death dream, Selena is not going to give
up easily, especially when she discovers that Dillan isn’t what he
seems…and might not actually hate her after all. Dillan might be the
only person who can save her.
control—powers that others fear and covet. Powers that cause the Templar
Knights to burn Zayn’s mother at the stake for witchcraft.
mysterious stranger tempts Zayn to become the first female member of the
heretical Assassins, the chance to seek her revenge lures her in. She trains to
harness her supernatural strength and agility, and then enters the King of
Jerusalem’s court in disguise with the assignment to assassinate Guy de Molay,
her mother’s condemner.
childhood friend who still holds her heart, among the knights—and his
ocean-blue eyes don’t miss a thing. Will vengeance be worth the life of the one
love she has left?
The
voices do serve their purpose, though—whenever Donna hears them, she
knows she’s in danger. So when they start yelling at the top of their
proverbial lungs, it’s no surprise she and her best friend, Deke, end up
narrowly escaping a zombie horde. Alone without their families, they
take refuge at their high school with the super-helpful nerds, the bossy
class president, and—best of all?—Liam, hottie extraordinaire and
Donna’s long-time crush. When Liam is around, it’s easy to forget about
the moaning zombies, her dad’s plight to reach them, and how weird Deke
is suddenly acting toward her.
But as the teens’ numbers dwindle
and their escape plans fall apart, Donna has to listen to the secrets
those voices in her head have been hiding. It seems not all the zombies
are shuffling idiots, and the half-undead aren’t really down with kids
like Donna…
Review: ACT OF MERCY (Psi-Ops/Immortal Ops) by Mandy Roth
ACT OF MERCY (Psi-Ops/Immortal Ops) by Mandy Roth
Publication Date: March 3, 2014
Reviewed by: Reading in Pajamas/ Donna
Rated: 4.5 Stars
DESCRIPTION:
Paranormal Security and Intelligence Operative Duke Marlow has a new mission: find, interrogate and possibly eliminate the target–Mercy Deluca. He knows looks can be deceiving, but it’s hard to believe the beautifully quirky woman running around in a superhero t-shirt is a viable threat. The sexy little biomedical engineer quickly proves she is more than he bargained for and Intel has it all wrong–she’s not the enemy. Far from it. Intel also forgot to mention one vital piece of information–she’s Duke’s mate. This immortal alpha werewolf doesn’t take kindly to her being in danger.
When Mercy accepted a position within Donavon Dynamics Corporation, she thought it was to help cure disease and to make a difference for mankind. She had no idea what her new career path truly entailed–monsters masquerading under the guise of scientific research. Unable to stomach the atrocities she’s uncovered, she reaches out through what she hopes is the proper channels, asking for help. Mercy gets more than she bargained for when a team of paranormal hotties show up on her doorstep ready to take down the Corporation. One in particular is able to get under her skin, both aggravating and exciting her in ways she can’t explain.
REVIEW:
I loved how the Psi-Ops team bantered and interacted with each other. I laughed out loud several times and even though the dark menacing danger and action swirled around, I had a smile on my face. A very nice spin-off from the Immortal Ops series and I can’t wait to read about the others in the group. True to form, there was page turning danger and page melting sex. I did find some of the description of who and what got a little tedious but it did not detract from the overall story and my need to finish it in one sitting. Totally enjoyable.
BUY LINK ➢ Kindle $4.99 http://amzn.to/1JRtAA8
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READING ORDERS
✦PSI-Ops Series by Mandy M. Roth ~ Reading Order✦
✦Act of Mercy ➢ http://amzn.to/1JRtAA8
✦Act of Surrender (coming July/Aug 2014)
✦Act of Submission
✦Act of Security
✦Act of Command
✦Act of Passion
✦Immortal Ops Series by Mandy M. Roth – Reading Order✦
Immortal Ops Series Box Set Books 1-4 ➢ $0.99 http://amzn.to/1cUQzGB
✦Immortal Ops
✦Critical Intelligence
✦Radar Deception
✦Strategic Vulnerability
✦Tactical Magik ➢ http://amzn.to/1zDlB6h
✦Administrative Control ➢ http://amzn.to/1JRuRHs
✦Separation Zone (coming Nov 2014)
Review: Cole’s Redemption: An Alpha Pack Novel by J.D. Tyler
Cole’s Redemption: An Alpha Pack Novel by J.D. Tyler
Publication Date: March 4, 2014
Reviewed by: Reading in Pajamas/ Donna
Rated: 5 Stars
BOOK DESCRIPTION:
Once, they were Navy SEALS. Now they are the Alpha Pack: a top secret team of wolf shifters with Psy powers who take on the darkest dangers on Earth. But sometimes the greatest danger lies within their own hearts….
Healer and black wolf shifter Zander Cole has survived horrors that would have broken a weaker man. But when a battle leaves him deaf and his powers dimmed, Zan is devastated. Believing himself to be a burden to his team, he sees only one option: leave the Pack forever.
White wolf shifter Selene Westfall knows pain—she is certain her father was responsible for her mother’s death. And she lives to exact revenge. So when she is challenged by a savage black wolf, she puts up a vicious fight—only to become the black wolf’s Bondmate as a result of his bite.
Two damaged souls—one filled with hatred and one who’s lost his reason for living—are forced together as they come to terms with their unlikely, turbulent bond. A love neither expected may be all that stands between them and a killer trying desperately to keep the past dead and buried….
REVIEW:
Ms. Tyler once again wove an exciting story for the Alpha Pack. I don’t want to give too much away on the twists of the story so all I will say is: The special ops team works so well together and in such a way that I wish I was one of them. Their easy banter makes me smile and the caring and respect they show one another is heartwarming. I liked Zan already and I am glad that I liked Selene too. They make a great couple and their smoking hot romance grew quickly and perfectly. The storyline was so exciting and action packed that I had to read it in one sitting. There was no way I was putting it down. The only problem now is that I have to wait for the next installment and it looks to be one that I am very anxious to read.
*ARC provided by Berkley in exchange for an honest review.
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✦THE ALPHA PACK SERIES BY J.D. TYLER ~ READING ORDER✦
✦ Book 1~ Primal Law ➢ http://amzn.to/146L0QN
✦ Novella ~ Black Magic ➢ http://amzn.to/16amrmP
✦ Book 2 ~ Savage Awakening ➢ http://amzn.to/1do4Gc3
✦ Book 3 ~ Black Moon ➢ http://amzn.to/1fx11Ve
✦ Book 4 ~ Hunter’s Heart ➢ http://amzn.to/17WKHdB
✦ Book 5 ~ Cole’s Redemption ➢ http://amzn.to/141Pubh
ABOUT J.D. TYLER:
J.D. Tyler is an award-winning, multi-published author who writes for New American Library under three pseudonyms. Whether this is due to an overdose of ambition or a multiple personality affliction, she’ll never tell.
J.D. writes dark, sexy paranormal romance and has a huge thing for shifters, vampires, the Fae, and just about everything else that goes bump and grind in the night. She can’t get enough of those dangerous supernatural heroes, and the fun of creating her own was just too much temptation to resist… so she didn’t. J.D. doesn’t do self-denial.
When she isn’t writing, J.D.’s idea of a good time certainly isn’t cleaning house (sniff), bungee jumping (not in this lifetime, or the next), or camping (her idea of “roughing it” is a slow bellboy). She enjoys reading, being pampered like the diva she is, and spending time with her awesome family. She lives in Texas with her two teenagers.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/JD-Tyler/192403284107373
Website: http://www.jdtyler.com/index.html
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Blog Tour, Review & Giveaway: Theirs to Cherish (A Wicked Lovers Novel) by Shayla Black
Theirs to Cherish (A Wicked Lovers Novel) by Shayla Black
Publication Date: March 4, 2014
Reviewed by: Reading in Pajamas/ Cori
Rated: 4 Stars
THEIRS TO CHERISH is the eighth contemporary erotic romance in USA Today bestselling author Shayla Black’s Wicked Lovers series.
The perfect place for a woman on the run to disappear…
Accused of a horrific murder she didn’t commit, former heiress Callie Ward has been a fugitive since she was sixteen—until she found the perfect hideout, Club Dominion. The only problem is she’s fallen for the club’s master, Mitchell Thorpe, who keeps her at arm’s length. Little does she know that his reasons for not getting involved have everything to do with his wounded heart…and his consuming desire for her.
To live out her wildest fantasies…
Enter Sean Kirkpatrick, a Dom who’s recently come to Dominion and taken a pointed interest in Callie. Hoping to make Thorpe jealous, she submits to Sean one shuddering sigh at a time. It isn’t long before she realizes she’s falling for him too. But the tender lover who’s seducing her body and slowly earning her trust isn’t who he claims…
And to fall in love.
When emotions collide and truths are exposed, Sean is willing to risk all to keep Callie from slipping through his fingers. But he’s not the only man looking to stake a claim. Now Callie is torn between Sean and Thorpe, and though she’s unsure whom she can trust, she’ll have to surrender her body and soul to both—if she wants to elude a killer…
Theirs to Cherish is a scorching hot new addition to Shayla Black’s Wicked Lovers series. Each book can be read as a stand alone so you do not need to read them in order to enjoy the books. Theirs to Cherish opens up with a scene in Club Dominion and things heat up and continue to burn up the pages through out the book. There is also a lot of action, mystery, danger and emotion in this book to make it a great story. The struggle to protect Callie brings the two men Callie is in love with together. I thought it was a beautiful love story. Sometimes erotica romances leave out the love story, but Theirs to Cherish had everything I look for in a great erotica romance. I recommend this book and look forward to the next release in the Wicked Lovers series.
*ARC provided by Berkley in exchange for an honest review.
Buy Links ➢ Kindle $7.99 http://georiot.co/442D | Amazon Paperback $9.41 http://georiot.co/Lr8 | B&N (Paperback $9.41/ Nook $7.99) http://bit.ly/1dQiwiD | Kobo $9.99 http://bit.ly/1clkGvZ
Go to our Facebook page and comment on the giveaway post to enter to win a paperback copy of Theirs to Cherish (A Wicked Lovers Novel) by Shayla Black. Winner will be announced by 5PM Central on Wednesday, March 5ᵗʰ. Please make sure to check Facebook to see if you won around 5PM on Wednesday. Facebook does not allow me to contact the winners so you will need to look for the post announcing the winner and then contact me with your info if you win.
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Shayla Black is the USA Today bestselling author of over 30 sizzling contemporary, erotic, paranormal, and historical romances. She lives in Texas with her husband, munchkin, and one very spoiled cat. In her “free” time, she enjoys reality TV, reading and listening to an eclectic blend of music.
Social Media Links:
Website: http://shaylablack.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShaylaBlackAuthor
Twitter: http://twitter.com/Shayla_Black
✦Wicked Lovers Series By Shayla Black ~ Reading Order✦
Series Links ➢ Amazon http://georiot.co/4VY | B&N http://bit.ly/1ddnNE4 | Kobo http://bit.ly/1mYzS34
✦Wicked Ties
✦Decadent
✦Delicious
✦Surrender to Me
✦Belong to Me
✦Wicked To Love – A Wicked Lovers Novella
✦Mine to Hold
✦Ours to Love
✦Theirs to Cherish
Cover Reveal & Giveaway: Mad About You by Joan Kilby
Today Joan Kilby and Indulgence Books are excited to reveal the cover of Mad About You which releases March 31, 2014! Let us know what you think of the cover and enter to win a $15 Amazon gift card courtesy of Joan.
Accountant Cassy Morris knows she’s putting her heart on the line when she agrees to move in with her best friend, multi-millionaire geek Scott Thornton while she manages his nanotechnology lab and finds an angel investor for his revolutionary new product. She’s loved him forever even though he’s only ever regarded her as a friend. But Cassy never could refuse Scott anything…
When Scott is named Seattle’s sexiest man, the attention from women threatens to get in the way of him finishing his pet project and putting it on the market. Cassy steps up once again and pretends to be his fiancé. A lifetime of repressed sexual tension explodes in a passionate affair. Soon Scott is wondering how he can convince Cassy to turn their fake engagement into reality…
When I’m not working on a book I can often be
found sipping a latte at my local cafe and indulging my favorite
past-time of people watching.
Growing up in Vancouver, Canada, I always
wanted to be a writer. In university I took a detour to study marine biology. I
worked as an environmental biologist for many years until the birth of my first
child.
I loved staying at home with my kids because
not only could I raise them myself but I could indulge my first love
— writing. I soon realized story-telling was what I was always meant to do.
Twenty years later I’m still hooked on
writing. I’ve published over twenty-five books with Harlequin. I’m now writing
for Entangled Publishing and have a couple of self-publishing projects on the
go.
I live in Melbourne, Australia, with my
husband and three grown children. As well as writing and hanging out in cafes (Melbourne has the best coffee!) I go to the gym, walk my dog, cook,
hike, garden, swim and read. I belong to Toastmasters Club and numerous writing organizations.
Cover Reveal: Waking the Phoenix by Lindsay Avalon
Waking the Phoenix by Lindsay Avalon
A mythrian realm book #2
Coming April 2014
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Book 1 Breaking the Nexus on sale March 3rd and 4th only $0.99
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Breaking the Nexus by Lindsay Avalon –
Publication Date: December 3, 2013
Synopsis:
A homicide detective out of his element…
Demons? Magic? Strange realms filled with mythical creatures? Connor Flynn had no doubt these things existed…in the pages of fictional books. As a homicide detective, he knew evil, witnessed it every day on the job. Even when a series of ritualistic murders begin appearing, he looks to the evidence, not the supernatural. Until the day he found a mysterious woman sitting right in the middle of his latest crime scene. While he searches for a rational explanation, all signs indicate she materialized out of thin air.
A woman in a foreign land…
Locked in battle with a fierce hellbeast one minute, then lying in a pool of blood the next, Sha Phoenix has no idea what happened. A Sorceri within the Mythrian Realm, magic is a way of life, as she manipulates the elements of fire and water. She understands banshees, blood mages, and dragons, not waking to find a sexy detective accusing her of murder. Trapped in the Human Realm, she can be sure of only one thing: the barrier that separates her world from Connor’s is weakening by the minute.
A world on the brink of destruction…
Thrown together by fate, Sha and Connor must find a way to put a stop to a killer, bent on destroying the world as they know it.
The Nexus is breaking, and all hell is about to unleash…literally.
Excerpt:
Chapter 1:
Death stalked his dreams. It shouldn’t have shocked him, not after his years as a homicide detective. But this time, something was different. It hadn’t been the grisly murder-suicide from the night before, though he’d expected those deaths to haunt his dreams. A young mother, barely twenty, had killed her baby daughter then herself. No, he corrected himself, she had shredded that poor little girl before slitting her own throat. No one could explain what had turned a seemingly happy young woman into a brutal murderer, but the images of wading through the river of blood had tormented him as he’d headed home from the precinct.
That would have been horrific enough. But this? This was something he never could have imagined.
Disjointed images bombarded him, nightmarish scenes of battles between creatures that couldn’t exist. Cries of pain and fear reverberated through a forest of strange, twisting trees, nearly drowning out the clash of steel, the sickening crunch of bones breaking, the wet ripping of flesh giving way.
What the hell was going on?
Connor Flynn considered himself a practical man. Having worked too many gruesome crime scenes over the years, it wasn’t unusual for his dreams to be twisted. Yet he couldn’t remember a single instance when his mind had conjured up anything like this.
The beings locked in battle were illuminated by flashes of brilliant color light, seeming to originate from something that looked human, but couldn’t be. No human could produce such effects outside of movie magic, not even his Wiccan sister. That had to be it, This was a movie. What else explained the hulking beast attacking the two figures? One was definitely female, the other male.
Another crash shook the ground beneath Connor’s feet and he watched as the woman, her golden hair streaked with blue, turned to shout at the man in a strange language. Panic coated her voice, her vivid blue eyes wild with terror. And determination, Connor realized. His body inexplicable strained toward her, every fiber of his being wanting to offer aid to them but he was held in place by invisible bonds.
Before him, the air seemed to part, flashing symbols glowing faintly. The woman was oblivious to the new danger behind her and he opened his mouth to shout a warning.
The words died on his tongue as once more the earth heaved beneath him, tossing him to the ground as little more than a rag doll. Pain exploded as his head struck something sharp and his vision dimmed. His eyes swept the ravaged landscape for the woman, but all he could see was devastation. More figures flooded into the clearing moments before Connor gave up the battle to stay conscious.
He awoke with a start, sweat coating his body, his chest heaving as if he’d just run a marathon. His head throbbed and he reached up, tentatively running his fingers across the area he had hit in his dream. What was he doing, he wondered. Of course there wasn’t anything there. It had been nothing more than a vivid nightmare. Wincing as he brushed a tender area near the back of his head, he stared in shock at the traces of blood on his fingertips.
Flinging the tangled sheets aside, he stumbled to the bathroom to splash cold water on his face. There was a perfectly logical explanation for that. He must’ve hit his head on the nightstand and his mind had inserted the pain into the dream. Yes, that was it. That made sense. Yet, as he stared at his reflection in the mirror, his eyes bloodshot and weary, the dark stubble covering his jaw glistening with droplets of water, he couldn’t shake the image of the woman from his mind. Her fierce gaze as she fought against a beast that had easily been several times her size. Hands clenching into fists to stop the instinctive desire to reach for the memory, he shook his head. Before he could berate himself for a fool, his phone rang.
Bare feet padded across the floor and he dug through his pants, searching for the phone. Glancing at the display, he sighed. Dispatch. Despite Thanksgiving fast approaching, murder refused to take a vacation.
About Lindsay Avalon:
I am a wife, a programmer, and now an author. I have an adorable mini Schnauzer and more books than I have room for. I love reading romance because no matter what may be happening in my life, I can always count on my books to end happily ever after. The day I met my husband was the day I truly began believing in happily ever after. After hearing me complain a few too many times that I had “nothing” to read despite the hundreds of paperbacks scattered around the house, my husband began suggesting I write my own stories. When I finally took his advice I discovered that although I enjoy my day job as a software engineer, my true calling is to be an author.
My sister drilled into me an appreciation for fantasy and mythology, something I try to bring to my books. My debut novel, “Breaking the Nexus”, started as a book written for NaNoWriMo and has grown to so much more. It was the conduit that introduced me to a fantastic group of independent authors who have changed my life in unimaginable ways.
When I’m not writing, I’ve found a passion for blogging and interviewing fellow authors. I also love reading (of course!), baking, crochet, sewing sock monkeys, playing video games, and all sorts of random crafts. I have an incurable love of rubber duckies and stuffed animals, and I believe nobody should have to grow up if they don’t want.
Review: Turn Up The Heat: A Pine Mountain Novel by Kimberly Kincaid
Turn Up The Heat: A Pine Mountain Novel by Kimberly Kincaid
Publication Date: March 4, 2014
Reviewed by: Reading in Pajamas/ Donna
Rated: 4 Stars
“It’s not you.”
There are only so many times a girl can hear those words before she believes that it is, in fact, very much her. Unexpectedly jilted by her locally famous boyfriend and haunted by a boss who makes Attila the Hun look like a lap dog, Bellamy Blake does what any self-respecting girl in her shoes would do. She rounds up her two best girlfriends and makes plans to get the hell out of Dodge. . .
But Bellamy’s escape plan takes a nose dive on the side of rural route 164 when her transmission self-destructs, leaving her in the middle of a cell phone dead zone with nothing but her wits. Oh, and Shane Griffin, the hottest mechanic who’s ever checked under her hood.
Yet this small-town man isn’t all he seems. Can Shane and Bellamy prove that sometimes the most unlikely ingredients make the most deliciously sexy mix?
“Smart, fun, and heartwarming.” –Jill Shalvis
“Kimberly Kincaid knows how to whip up a delicious love story.” –Susan Donovan
A lovely feel-good romance full of good friends, laughter and love. Bellamy and Shane made a perfect couple even though he should have seen she would understand his secret a lot sooner. That being said, they made the road to discovery quite enjoyable. This is the kind of book to snuggle under a warm blanket with and leave the problems of the world behind.
*ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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Kimberly Kincaid writes contemporary romance novels that split the difference between sexy and sweet, taking the traditional idea of boy-meets-girl and infusing it with a sassy magic all her own. She believes in fiery yet flawed characters destined for a crash-course in falling in love– usually the hard way– and injects her trademark humor as well as poignant touches into her writing to create her stories.
Kimberly’s writing journey has led down some bumpy roads (that first manuscript is under the bed, where it is very likely to stay), but there has been some fresh pavement too (her second manuscript earned her very first contest final, and landed the fantastic Maureen Walters at the Curtis Brown Literary Agency). One thing is certain — the wild ride of being a writer is a lot richer in both its ups and downs because of friends and readers along the path.
When Kimberly’s not sitting cross-legged 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 eclairs in her kitchen, or curled up with her nose in a book. She resides in northern Virginia with her wildly patient husband and their three daughters.
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