Spotlight & Giveaway: Self Published Authors

Today we’re spotlighting a few self-published authors we have reviewed. Self-publishing has become an easy way for authors to get their books directly to readers. Some authors are now both self published and published authors. They choose to publish some of their books with their publisher and others they self publish. Some authors are even working together on self published box sets. It’s awesome and as a reader I love it! I’ve come across so many great self-published authors since starting Reading In Pajamas. On our page you’ll see new authors and established authors. Books published by pretty much any publisher out there as well as self published books. As a reader it’s all about the story for me! Below you’ll find a few of the self published books we’ve reviewed and recommend.

If you are interested in hearing more about how self publishing works this is a great article I found that explains the process:
http://www.cnet.com/news/self-publishing-a-book-25-things-you-need-to-know/

Denying Ecstasy (Guardians of the Realms, Book 3) by Setta Jay

Check out our Review 5 Stars: http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-1ok

A headstrong sassy mortal, Rain is a Mageia living in Tetartos, the Realm of beasts and Immortals. Her nights have been restless, filled with sensual dreams of a big blonde Guardian whose glares indicate he wants nothing to do with her. She is determined to shake off the odd feelings until she finds out her dream lover is responsible for her rescue from a demented Demi-God. In doing so, his touch ignites something rare and coveted. Something that she’s never anticipated… Something he should have told her about. Rain is set on making him explain and then feel the full force of her ire.

After a devastating betrayal resulting in the loss of a close friend a century ago, Dorian refuses to trust or engage with Immortals other than his Guardian family. His years of brutal fighting in the underground Immortal rings are over. He patrols the Realms and slakes his lust with the humans on Earth. Existing, but not living as he used to. He knows the moment he scents Rain that he has found his mate and after touching her he plans to avoid her as long as he can… Until he learns she is in danger. Raging, his beast demands that he go to her, but taking her from their enemy has repercussions he fully plans to escape at all costs.

For Dorian, finding a way out of mating Rain means he could succumb to madness and harm those that mean so much to him… but giving in to his burning urge for her means losing control in a heated mating frenzy sure to ignite them both and link them forever.

Warning: This book is intended for adult audiences; brief instances of M/F/F and M/F/M ménage; voyeurism and sexually explicit scenes.

BUY LINKS ➢ Kindle http://georiot.co/8YJ | Amazon PBK http://georiot.co/12VB | B&N http://bit.ly/1pNnWSt | Smashwords http://bit.ly/1jrgBUN

✦The Guardians of the Realms Series by Setta Jay✦
✦#0.5: Hidden Ecstasy ➢ (FREE) Kindle http://georiot.co/14Ak | B&N http://bit.ly/OMtuR9 | Smashwords http://bit.ly/1d5sX5a
✦#1: Ecstasy Unbound ➢ Kindle http://georiot.co/6lH | Amazon Paperback http://georiot.co/2bPy | B&N http://bit.ly/1dfbMK3 | Smashwords http://bit.ly/1kodj6t
✦#2: Ecstasy Claimed ➢ Kindle http://georiot.co/2puQ | Amazon Paperback http://georiot.co/2xrw | B&N http://bit.ly/1jUrVcV | Smashwords http://bit.ly/1i0vsW3
Review 4.5 Stars: http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-18o
✦#3: Denying Ecstasy ➢ Kindle $2.99 http://georiot.co/8YJ | Amazon PBK $11.39 http://georiot.co/12VB | B&N http://bit.ly/1pNnWSt | Smashwords http://bit.ly/1jrgBUN
Review 5 Stars: http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-1ok

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Salvaged: A Nightshade Novel by Brenda Tetreault

Check out our Review 4 Stars: http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-1fq

A man on a mission to obliterate his existence.
A woman bent on eternal punishment.
Once in love, separated by Fate.
Can Caius and Wren forget the pain of the past and forge a new future for themselves?
*For mature readers only due to graphic language and sexual situations*

The Nightshade Series by Brenda Tetreault
✦Book 1: Tempted ➢ Kindle: http://georiot.co/1xiZ
Review 4 Stars: http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-Mi
✦Book 2: Salvaged ➢ Kindle: http://georiot.co/2w1A
Review 4 Stars: http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-1fq

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The Plus One Chronicles Boxed Set by Jennifer Lyon

Check out our Review 5 Stars ➢ http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-II

Don’t miss this bestselling, sexy and emotional trilogy now all together in a boxed set!

A proposition brings billionaire ex-UFC Fighter Sloane Michaels and beautifully damaged Kat Thayne together in fiery passion, but will a dark and dangerous obsession tear them apart?

**This boxed set is intended for readers 18 and over due to sexual content.**

Book One: THE PROPOSITION:

Rich, sexy and volatile, Sloane Michaels has a dark agenda that keeps his heart on ice. His extreme wealth gives him the control he craves and his skills as an ex UFC fighter the tools he’ll need to extract his ultimate revenge. But when the woman he never believed he’d see again crosses his path, Sloane is caught between the vengeance he needs and a sexual conquest he craves.

Kat Thayne has been in survival mode for six years, hiding behind the sweet creations for her bakery. But when a random carjacking brings her face-to-face with her darkest fears and hottest fantasy, Kat is forced out of hiding and offered a dangerously passionate proposition. One she knows she isn’t strong enough to refuse.

Book Two: POSSESSION:

Savagely sexy billionaire Sloane Michaels ruthlessly controls his life and everything in it. Even his sex partners are carefully negotiated plus-one arrangements, including his latest, the fiery bakery owner, Kat Thayne. But Sloane’s control is challenged when his mentor becomes seriously ill, and Kat takes over more and more his heart. Sloane is in a desperate balancing act of trying to keep the woman he loves while attaining the vengeance he craves.

After surviving an attack six years ago, Kat Thayne escaped her fears in the protective world of her beloved bakery. Then Sloane Michaels storms into her life, making her feel beautiful, strong and sexy. Yet as Kat pushes her boundaries and uncovers a dangerous secret in her past, Sloane’s controlling side emerges. Worried that Sloane will possess her mind, body and soul, Kat fights to keep her hard won independence. But just as Sloane demands her complete surrender, she discovers he has a dark side that could destroy them both.

Book Three: OBSESSION:

In the explosive conclusion to The Plus One Chronicles Trilogy, obscenely rich, jaggedly handsome and still obsessed with love and vengeance, Sloane Michaels must face an impossible choice: lose the woman he loves or betray his twin sister’s memory.

Watching the man she adores destroy himself for revenge, Kat Thayne knows she should run and never look back. But running isn’t her way anymore. Kat has grown into a fierce fighter, and the man who helped her get there is the very man who needs her strength now. But as the sizzling passion and hard-won love bind Kat and Sloane even tighter together, old secrets and lies explode around them. Danger threatens. And Kat soon realizes that she’s risking more than her heart to be with Sloane…she’s risking her very life.

BUY LINKS ➢ Kindle: http://georiot.co/10w1| B&N: http://bit.ly/Iud7oQ | Kobo: http://bit.ly/1d3Atg9 | iTunes: http://bit.ly/1nNJW2E

✿Made our FAVORITE ROMANCE BOOKS 2013 List: http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-V4

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MINE TO CRAVE by Cynthia Eden

Check out our Review 5 Stars: http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-15D

New York Times best-selling author Cynthia Eden continues her dark and sexy “Mine” romantic suspense series with…MINE TO CRAVE.

HE TAKES WHAT HE WANTS.

From the moment that billionaire casino owner Drake Archer sees Jasmine Bennett, he’s obsessed. Consumed by desire for the mysterious redhead, Drake will do anything necessary to claim her. Yet as desire rages between them, danger is stalking ever closer. Drake’s past isn’t dead, and the ex-Special Forces agent will soon have to face the ghosts he left behind.

SHE’S HIDING SECRETS.

Jasmine isn’t who she pretends to be. She’s a woman on a mission—and she’s supposed to be stealing secrets from the mysterious Drake. Falling for him isn’t on her agenda, but when lust and love tangle together, all the rules get broken.

AN ENEMY IS CLOSING IN…

When Drake learns of Jasmine’s betrayal…all hell breaks loose. He knows that he should turn his back on her, but it’s too late for him. He can’t let her go, but he can teach her a lesson. No one betrays him…not without paying a heavy price. Drake will destroy all of the enemies on his trail, he’ll bury his past, and he’ll teach Jasmine to want only him…just as much as he craves her.

Author’s Note: MINE TO CRAVE is a sexy adult romance novel–as such, it contains explicit language, dangerous scenes, and steamy encounters. Please consider yourself warned.

BUY LINKS ➢ Kindle http://georiot.co/2MOd | B&N http://bit.ly/1lLdr3k

The Mine Series by Cynthia Eden ~ Reading Order
✦ #1: Mine To Take ($2.99) ~ Review 4 Stars: http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-gR
Kindle: http://amzn.to/14XmlyD | Nook: http://bit.ly/1eA63l9 | Kobo: http://bit.ly/16YRfLb
✦ #2: Mine To Keep ($2.99) ~ Review 4.5 Stars: http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-Fr
Kindle: http://amzn.to/17AYlky | Nook: http://bit.ly/1awzCQh | Kobo: http://bit.ly/16jenFP
✦ #3: Mine To Hold ($2.99) ~ Review 3.5 Stars: http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-Lw
Kindle: http://amzn.to/178TL3U | Nook: http://bit.ly/1d6AHEQ | Kobo: http://bit.ly/17VAmNo
✦ #4: Mine To Crave ($2.99) ~ Review 5 Stars http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-15D
Kindle: $2.99 http://georiot.co/2MOd | Nook: $2.99 http://bit.ly/1lLdr3k