Tag Archives: Spotlight

Spotlight, Review & Giveaway: Spice (A Sugar and Spice Novel) by Seressia Glass

IMG_4999.JPG
Spice (A Sugar and Spice Novel) by Seressia Glass
Publication Date: November 4, 2014
Reviewed by: Reading In Pajamas/ Cori
Rated: 4 Stars

IMG_4961.JPG

IMG_5002.JPG
Temptation comes in many flavors…

Nadia Spiceland works in the business of temptation. The confections she crafts at the Sugar and Spice Bakery and Café lure in the locals. But one customer is interested in more than just her delectable sticky buns…

Kane Sullivan teaches human sexuality at the nearby college, where coeds are clamoring for seats in his lectures. Nadia is reluctant to his advances, yet she also has needs. Who better to fulfill them than the man who’s referred to as “Dr. Sex” by his female students?

Soon Kane creates a hunger in Nadia that nothing can satiate. It weakens her, and that’s something she cannot risk. Not again. But Kane’s masterful touch might just be powerful enough to melt her heart—and free her to trust again…

MATURE AUDIENCE

IMG_5001-0.JPG
I really enjoyed this sexy and spicy romance. The title completely matches the story. This is the first book I’ve read by Seressia Glass and I’ll definitely be looking for new releases in this series and checking out her previous books. Great characters and the story flowed really well. Nadia is a recovering drug addict and put her life back together after hitting rock bottom. I liked the storyline with the details about recovering from drug addiction, but I found myself skimming over some parts. Kane and Nadia together seemed to really work. The sex scenes were smoking hot! Kane is a human sexuality professor and really knows what he’s doing! Overall Spice is a sexy love story that I recommend for romance lovers looking for a spicy romance book.

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

IMG_5003.JPG
Kindle $7.99 http://geni.us/hWV | Amazon PBK $11.47 http://geni.us/SRY | B&N (PBK $11.47/ Nook $9.99) http://bit.ly/1zqelZQ | Kobo $9.99 http://bit.ly/10f2u1N

IMG_4973-0.JPG

IMG_5008.JPG
a Rafflecopter giveaway

IMG_5004.JPG
Seressia Glass is the award-winning writer of more than a dozen novels and novellas in romance and urban fantasy. When not writing, she likes to belly dance, go on ghost hunts, and watch anime and shop for jewelry. She lives north of Atlanta with her guitar-wielding husband and two attack poodles.

IMG_5007.JPG
Website | Facebook | Twitter

IMG_4962.JPG

Spotlight, Review & Giveaway: FULL THROTTLE (Black Knights Inc.) By Julie Ann Walker

IMG_4543.JPG
FULL THROTTLE (Black Knights Inc.) By Julie Ann Walker
Publication Date: December 2, 2014
Reviewed by: Reading in Pajamas/Donna
Rated: 5 Stars

IMG_4540.JPG

IMG_4548.JPG
Abby Thompson didn’t sign up to be the daughter of the President of the United States. The position was forced on her by the small matter of her birth. Preferring a quiet life of study, she’s content to leave the politics and the international intrigue to her father. Unfortunately, the most powerful man on the planet is sure to make enemies. When a group of armed thugs takes her hostage half a world away, demanding the U.S. government release prisoners in exchange for her safe return, she fears her father’s policy of “not negotiating with terrorists” means she’ll never see the shores of the Potomac again. Luckily, there’s one glimmer of hope. His name is Carlos Soto. And though she abruptly ended things with him years ago, she knows now he’s the only man who can save her…

Carlos “Steady” Soto has taken part in his fair share of dangerous missions working at the covert government defense firm of Black Knights Inc. But nothing prepared him for the emotional rollercoaster he faces when he’s tasked with rescuing the only woman he ever loved-who also broke his heart. Racing against time and outmaneuvering a group of trained terrorists will take everything he’s got. Plus there’s the heat simmering between them which is threatening to ignite into an inferno. While ruthless enemies stalk them, they must learn to trust each other again. Even if they do make it out alive, will Abby turn her back on him… for the second time?

IMG_4545.JPG
Another great installment in the Black Knights Inc. story! Carlos is, well perfect and embodies all my points for a hot special ops member with a heart. Abby was so likeable and funny that it was a match made in heaven. I also need to mention that the fast paced heart stopping story started immediately and didn’t let up. This book was filled with humor, action, hotties, heroes and steamy romance. It hit all my checkboxes and then some.

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

IMG_4552.JPG
Amazon: http://amzn.to/1HLTEKn
Barnes and Noble: http://bit.ly/1vO67sN
Kobo: http://bit.ly/11CuRYo
iTunes: http://bit.ly/Z7gY3o

IMG_4547.JPG
Exclusive Excerpt

Sniff…wuffle…baraaaaaag!

The elephant was getting frustrated at their continued ability to evade its searching trunk, and Abby could only pray the advice she’d read in those articles was correct. It was bad enough to think of dying at the hands of militants, but getting snuffed out by a pissed–off pachyderm?

PRESIDENT’S DAUGHTER DONE IN BY DUMBO…

Yep, she could see the headlines now. Definitely not the most respectable way to go and—-

Baraaaaaag! She jumped as another head–splitting trumpet blasted through the humid jungle air. Carlos tightened his arms around her, and she couldn’t help but think of what would have happened had the elephant not timed its arrival so precisely.

I mean, what the frickin’ sticks was I thinking? Oh, yes. She hadn’t been thinking. That was the whole problem. She’d simply been playing the part of Slutty McSlutNuggets, attempting to bang the one guy on the face of the planet she had no business banging.

Of course, in her own defense, it was a hard to say no to him when she’d been fantasizing about saying yes for most of her adult life. And then, as if that weren’t enough, there was the shock value of the thing. As in, Carlos Soto kissing her, caressing her, telling her to ride him and—-

She still had trouble believing it. Trouble believing he’d actually, factually wanted her. And, alrighty then, so maybe instead of seeing her as nothing more than that pesky undergrad who followed him and Rosa around like a lost puppy, she had, in fact, grown up in his eyes.

Still, you’re an idiot to have let things go so far, she admonished herself, even as she reveled in the feel of being held so tightly against his wide chest that she could hear his heartbeat thudding steadily beneath her ear. She wondered how it was he could remain so calm when they were ten seconds away from being skewered on a set of pointy ivory tusks. But then he moved his leg, just a little, and every thought in her head came to tire–squealing stop.

He was…hard.

***

IMG_4546.JPG
Julie Ann Walker is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of award-winning romantic suspense. She has won the Book Buyers Best Award, been nominated for the National Readers Choice Award, the Australian Romance Reader Awards, and the Romance Writers of America’s prestigious RITA award. Her latest release was named a Top Ten Romance of 2014 by Booklist. Her books have been described as “alpha, edgy, and downright hot.” Most days you can find her on her bicycle along the lake shore in Chicago or blasting away at her keyboard, trying to wrangle her capricious imagination into submission.

IMG_4541.JPG
Social Networking Links:
Website: http://julieannwalker.com/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/JAWalkerAuthor
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/jawalkerauthor
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JAWalkerAuthor

IMG_4550.JPG
a Rafflecopter giveaway

IMG_4647.JPG

Spotlight, Review & Giveaway: Hollywood on Tap (Sweet Salvation Brewery #2) by Avery Flynn

IMG_4157.JPG

IMG_4138.JPG
Hollywood on Tap (Sweet Salvation Brewery #2) by Avery Flynn
Date of Publication: November 3, 2014
Reviewed by: Reading in Pajamas/ Cori
Rated: 5 Stars

IMG_4151.JPG
For years, Sean O’Dell has hidden his past as a Hollywood heartthrob from everyone at the Sweet Salvation Brewery. However, the arrival of nosey efficiency expert Natalie Sweet threatens the status quo. It doesn’t help that with her glasses, buttoned-up sweaters and always pulled-back hair that she’s uncovered one secret already: His attraction for hot librarian types.

Natalie has had enough of the strong-and-silent Sean submarining her efforts to change the brewery for the better. She’s ready to do whatever it takes to make her vision a reality, even if that means taking down the pig-headed and too-hot-for-his-own-good brewmaster.

Sizzling attraction battles stubborn determination as Natalie and Sean go head to head in a battle that’s anything but business as usual.

IMG_4150.JPG
Loved it! Hollywood on Tap is a sexy romance that also includes some laughs, banter and a little mystery. It’s one of those books you can set down with, start reading and the next thing you know it’s the middle of the night and you’ve read the whole book because it was just that good. I loved the story and the characters. Sean and Natalie’s banter was fun to read and their chemistry heated up the pages. This is the second book in Avery Flynn’s Sweet Salvation Brewery series and can be read as a standalone but the first book is great too so I’d just start start at the beginning if you’re just discovering this series. I can’t wait for the next book!

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

IMG_4152.JPG
Kindle http://amzn.to/1I4IvVB | B&N http://bit.ly/1rNYzz1 | Kobo http://bit.ly/10fmhOy

IMG_4153.JPG
Hollywood on Tap – Excerpt 3
By Avery Flynn

Natalie refused to down the rest of her beer in one gulp, no matter how badly she wanted to relieve the hundred–year drought in her mouth.

Sean wasn’t the first man she’d seen shirtless in all his Apollo–like glory and, God willing, he wouldn’t be the last. Still, the sight of his six pack and hard pecs wouldn’t be something she’d forget anytime soon and, for once, she couldn’t think of a damn thing to say.

They just stared at each other, heat as potent as anything they brewed up at the Sweet Salvation Brewery nuking the air between them.

Look away, Natalie. Look away!

But she didn’t. Even blinking became a crime against nature. She took in his broad, well–defined shoulders, the thick muscles curving his biceps, and the trail of dark hair that traveled from his bellybutton to behind the top button of his low– slung jeans. Her bra tightened, the unlined lace chaffing her hard nipples, and a honey–thick river of desire flowed through her veins until her heart pounded like a kettledrum in her ears.

“I’ll be right back.” Sean spun on his heel, his rubber–soled work boots squeaking against the polished wood floor, and took off up the metal staircase leading to the loft.

He was gone before the first embarrassed flush bloomed in her cheeks, but once it did, the sun paled in comparison to the heat making her face pulse. Her fingers flew across the pearl necklace in time with her rushed heartbeat, and her eyes darted around Sean’s house.

The exposed bricks that should look worn and dirty instead seemed raw and unflinching. The unapologetic simplicity of the open–space design offered up a what–you–see–is–what–you–get vibe.

Add to it the slate–gray, dusty–red, and wrought– iron color palette that didn’t have even a dab of compromise. All of it together was a testosterone palace screaming out at Natalie that she didn’t belong here.

Like she didn’t know that already.

She needed to ignore the giddy feeling in her stomach that started whenever she was near Sean and finish what she came here to do. Then she could get the hell away from Sean, his dude’s dude house, and his sinfully lick–o–licious abs.

IMG_4154.JPG
http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/9fe4a5f020/

IMG_4139.JPG
Book One in the Sweet Salvation Brewery Series
Enemies on Tap (Sweet Salvation Brewery, #1) by Avery Flynn
Review 4 Stars: http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-1rb
BUY LINKS
Kindle http://amzn.to/1E6X7hi | B&N http://bit.ly/1wfNKIR | Kobo http://bit.ly/1wfNERH

IMG_4155.JPG
Avery Flynn has three slightly-wild children, loves a hockey-addicted husband and is desperately hoping someone invents the coffee IV drip.

She fell in love with romance while reading Johanna Lindsey’s Mallory books. It wasn’t long before Avery had read through all the romance offerings at her local library. Needing a romance fix, she turned to Harlequin’s four books a month home delivery service to ease the withdrawal symptoms. That worked for a short time, but it wasn’t long before the local book stores’staffs knew her by name.

Avery was a reader before she was a writer and hopes to always be both. She loves to write about smartass alpha heroes who are as good with a quip as they are with their *ahem* other God-given talents. Her heroines are feisty, fierce and fantastic. Brainy and brave, these ladies know how to stand on their own two feet and knock the bad guys off theirs.

IMG_4137.JPG
Website: http://averyflynn.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AveryFlynnAuthor
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/AveryFlynn
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/AveryFlynn

IMG_4142.PNG

IMG_4140.PNG

IMG_4143.PNG

IMG_4146.PNG

Spotlight, Review & Giveaway: Romancing the Billionaire (Billionaire Boys Club Novel Book 5) by Jessica Clare

IMG_4026.JPG
Romancing the Billionaire (Billionaire Boys Club Novel Book 5) by Jessica Clare
Publication Date: November 4, 2014
Reviewed by: Reading In Pajamas/ Cori
Rated: 4 Stars

IMG_4024.JPG

IMG_4029.JPG
The New Billionaire Boys Club novel by the New York Times bestselling author.

The Billionaire Boys Club is a secret society. Six men of astonishing wealth. But there’s one thing money can’t buy. When it comes to love, success doesn’t come so easily…

Jonathan Lyons. Playboy, billionaire, and adventurer, he lives life on the edge. When he hears that his mentor, Dr. Phineas DeWitt, had a secret journal that leads to a legendary artifact, Jonathan takes action. It stirs his blood, but it comes with a heady challenge: DeWitt’s daughter Violet. She has what Jonathan needs. And she’s not giving it up it to the man who broke her heart.

Violet is Jonathan’s weakness—he’s still in love despite their volatile breakup a decade ago. But Violet’s memories have a sharper edge. She’s never forgiven him for abandoning her. Or so she thought. When Jonathan’s attentions turn seductive, she’s in danger of falling for him all over again. And she can’t help but wonder…does he really want her, or just what she’s hiding?

IMG_4028.JPG
This is the first book I’ve read by Jessica Clare and I loved it. I’ve read some of her paranormal romances she writes under another name and really enjoyed them so I was excited to give one of her contemporaries a try. A story about a sexy billionaire adventurer sounded right up my alley. I’m hooked after reading Romancing the Billionaire. A hunt for an artifact leads to the rediscovered love of two people who fell in love when they were young. This was an emotional romance and I really enjoyed the characters. Jonathan is not afraid to show his emotions and do anything it takes to win back Violet. Violet is a strong woman on her own who knows her own mind. They’re chemistry is explosive. This is the fifth book in Jessica Clare’s Billionaire Boys Club Series and each book can be read as a standalone. I’m going to go back and read the other books. Overall this was a great emotional love story that I recommend for contemporary romance lovers.

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

IMG_4030.JPG
Kindle $4.27 http://geni.us/3fTH | Amazon PBK $7.19 http://geni.us/1PTZ | B&N (PBK $7.99/ Nook $4.27 http://bit.ly/1ujPdmf | Kobo $4.99 http://bit.ly/1GaIWwq

Series Reading Order: http://jillmyles.com/series/billionaire-boys-club/

IMG_4032.JPG
Reading in Pajamas – ROMANCING THE BILLIONAIRE – Exclusive Excerpt

“Since we’re on the subject of poetry, do you know more?”
“More poetry?” he asked her, distracted. “What do you mean?”
“I don’t recall you being a poetry buff when I knew you before,” she teased. “If I remember correctly, I was the one with the English minor.”
His mouth crooked in a half-smile as he put the tablet away and leaned back in his chair, focusing his attention on Violet. “I had a change of heart about the English language after we parted. I ended up minoring in English Poetry, actually. Major in business. It’s a weird combination.”
“I’ll say.” She was fascinated, though. Business and . . . poetry? Had she influenced that? Did he take up his love of poetry because he’d wanted to be closer to her? Violet’s heart squeezed. “Can you recite me something?”
“Poetry?”
“No, the starting lineup of the New York Yankees.” She rolled her eyes. “Of course, poetry.”
A smile flashed across his face. He rubbed his chin, thinking, and then turned to her, eyes gleaming. “How about some more Shelley?”
She shrugged. “That’s fine. Hit me with it.”
“You don’t ‘hit’ people with poetry. You astound them with your eruditeness and your learning.” He wagged his eyebrows at her.
Violet laughed and shook her head. “Just hit me with it already!”
He made a great show of clearing his throat, and Violet couldn’t stop laughing. Then, grinning at her, he began to softly recite.
“The fountains mingle with the river,
And the rivers with the ocean;
The winds of heaven mix for ever
With a sweet emotion;
Nothing in the world is single;
All things by a law divine
In one spirit meet and mingle—
Why not I with thine?
See, the mountains kiss high heaven,
And the waves clasp one another;
No sister flower could be forgiven
If it disdained its brother;
And the sunlight clasps the earth,
And the moonbeams kiss the sea;—
What is all this sweet work worth,
If thou kiss not me?”
The breath caught in Violet’s throat. He’d recited every line in an achingly tender voice, gazing directly at her. There was no mistaking the look in his eyes, the soft caress of his words. Her heart fluttered and she was filled with longing for him, for what they’d had once upon a time, back before everything changed and went to hell.
Her hand lifted to his cheek and she gently stroked the curve of his jaw with the backs of her fingers, admiring his beauty, his intensity, his love for her burning in his eyes.
And she wanted to experience that again. So badly. She was terrified of it, though. What if she fell for him again and he hurt her worse than before? She wouldn’t be able to handle it.
And yet . . . she couldn’t stop touching him. Her fingers brushed under his chin and she tilted his face toward hers, compelled.
The look in Jonathan’s eyes was smoky with need. “What is all this sweet work worth?” he whispered, leaning in. “If thou kiss not me?”
Hell if she knew the answer to that. She kissed him.

IMG_4034.JPG
a Rafflecopter giveaway

IMG_4031.JPG
New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Jessica Clare writes under three pen names. As Jessica Clare, she writes erotic contemporary romance. As Jessica Sims, she writes fun, sexy shifter paranormals. She also has a third pen name, because three is more fun than two. As Jill Myles, she writes a little bit of everything, from sexy, comedic urban fantasy to fairy tales gone wrong.

She lives in a teeny tiny town in North Texas that has no Starbucks, which is a cruel and unusual punishment. She spends her time with her husband, pets, and Keurig. Because, coffee.

IMG_4025.JPG
Website: http://jillmyles.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorJessicaClare
Twitter: http://twitter.com/_JessicaClare
Books: http://jillmyles.com/series/billionaire-boys-club/

Spotlight, Review & Giveaway: Stirring Up Trouble (A Pine Mountain Novel) by Kimberly Kincaid

IMG_3016.JPG
Stirring Up Trouble (A Pine Mountain Novel) by Kimberly Kincaid
Publication Date: October 7, 2014
Reviewed by: Reading in Pajamas/ Donna
Rated: 4.5 Stars

IMG_3013.JPG

IMG_3018.JPG
Looking for inspiration

Sloane Russo’s turned a decade of crazy jobs and whimsical travel into a career writing steamy novels set in exotic places. Trouble is, Sloane’s flat broke now–and she can’t channel sun-drenched beaches in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The only fast cash in town comes with some seriously distracting temptation: Gavin Carmichael, hot, handsome and oh-so-hard-headed.

Gavin isn’t the impulsive Don Juan of Sloane’s novels. He’s raising his thirteen-year-old half-sister, and he’s pretty sure he’s supposed to act like he’s never heard of fun. Sloane is way too sexy and irresponsible to be his idea of a good tutor for Bree, but the unpredictable anti-nanny may be irresistible as well. . .

IMG_3017.JPG
A fun story about opposites attracting and the sparks that can cause. Sloane is fun and quirky but she’s met her match in serious by the book Gavin. It seemed natural when they couldn’t fight the attraction and I enjoyed how they both found the perfect middle ground to learn from each other. It also helped that the romance was nice and steamy. Another sign it was a good book is that one minute I’m chuckling and the next tearing up. I love Ms. Kincaid’s Pine Mountain and the men who live there. I also can’t wait to try the recipes and the next book in this series.

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

IMG_3020.JPG
Kindle http://georiot.co/2fK8 | Amazon Paperback http://georiot.co/YQr | B&N http://bit.ly/SvQm8R | Kobo http://bit.ly/1rIg6fg

IMG_3021.JPG

A question poked at Gavin’s conscience, getting increasingly louder until he finally gave it a voice. “Look…don’t take this the wrong way, but this is over three weeks’ worth of work. I’ve got to ask, how much help did you give Bree, exactly?”
Sloane made a less-than-dainty sound and rolled her eyes. “I already passed eighth-grade English, and I’m not exactly eager to do any of the writing on my own again. Bree busted her butt, I assure you.” She started to wad up the discarded pages at her feet, muttering a low oath as the ball got big enough to exceed her hand.

Okay, so that had come out more accusatory than he’d intended. He knelt to help her collect the crumpled pages. “Sorry. I didn’t mean to imply that you did it for her.”

“Sure you did. But like I said, you don’t have to worry. I helped her, but only as much as she’d let me. Once we got started, she really did most of it without even talking to me.”

Now there was something he could relate to. “Yeah, that sounds like her.” The ache in his bones migrated to include everything beneath his sternum, and Gavin let out a tired exhale. He reached for the last scrap of paper at the exact moment Sloane did. Unable to change his course of movement without making contact, his fingertips brushed against the top of her hand as she closed a fist over the page, and the sheer heat of her skin under his hand registered in a jolt.

“Whoops, sorry.” He withdrew his hand and looked up, only to discover his face about six inches from a pair of heart-shaped lips, parted in a look of surprise. “I didn’t mean to…” A quick gesture to her hand completed the sentence. Her skin was so soft, like a stretch of perfectly golden caramel, warm and sweet and utterly decadent.

For a hot, impulsive moment, he wondered if she tasted the way she looked.

“No biggie,” she murmured, not moving her eyes from his.

Up close in the soft lamp light, they looked even prettier, kind of a cross between a summer sky and gathering storm clouds, and the juxtaposition caught him square in the chest. His left knee pressed against her right thigh from when they’d both knelt down on the floorboards, and even through the wool and denim, heat coursed from her body in waves.

He meant to lean back, to correct the mistake of accidentally invading her space and just let her go. Gavin commanded himself to move, to say good night, and give her enough room to walk out the door.

But instead, he kissed her.

IMG_3022.JPG
Enter on Facebook post: http://fb.me/2zzy27QNm
Winner will be announced today (10/3) by 5PM Central.

IMG_3030.JPG
✦Pine Mountain Series by Kimberly Kincaid✦
✦Book 1: Turn Up The Heat ➢ Kindle http://georiot.co/1sFP | Amazon Paperback http://georiot.co/4Bg8 | B&N http://bit.ly/1fTlwPy | Kobo http://bit.ly/OQgkT0
Review: http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-13Z
✦Book 2: Gimme Some Sugar (June 3, 2014) ➢ Kindle $4.61 http://georiot.co/1T41 | Amazon Paperback http://georiot.co/3pPO | B&N (Paperback $5.14/ Nook $5.49) http://bit.ly/1r3fL9e | Kobo $4.99 http://bit.ly/1idZKny
Review: http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-1hZ
✦Book 3: Stirring Up Trouble (October 7, 2014) ➢ Kindle http://georiot.co/2fK8 | Amazon Paperback http://georiot.co/YQr | B&N http://bit.ly/SvQm8R | Kobo http://bit.ly/1rIg6fg
✦Book 4: Fire Me Up (February 3, 2015) ➢ Kindle http://amzn.to/1rEbSHU

IMG_3023.JPG
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.

IMG_3031.JPG
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kimberly.kincaid1
Twitter: @KimberlyKincaid
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/KimberlyKincaid
Website: http://www.kimberlykincaid.com/

IMG_2181.JPG
Online Release Day Party: https://www.facebook.com/events/357216967774833/

SPOTLIGHT, Review & Giveaway: Chained by Night (Moonbound Clan Vampires, Book 2) by Larissa Ione

IMG_2966.JPG
Chained by Night (Moonbound Clan Vampires, Book 2) by Larissa Ione
Publication Date: September 30, 2014
Reviewed by: Reading In Pajamas/ Cori
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Rated: 5 Stars

IMG_2963.JPG

IMG_2968.JPG
New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Larissa Ione sets the night on fire with a thrilling new novel of irresistible hungers and immortal enemies in a world as sensual and dark as her Demonica series…

THE FUTURE OF HIS TRIBE
Leader of the vampire clan MoonBound, Hunter will do what he must to save his people from extinction—or worse, a torturous eternity as vampire slaves and subjects of human experimentation. To keep his enemies at bay, he has agreed to mate a rival clan leader’s daughter in return for peace between the clans and an ally in the looming war with the humans.

THE LOVER OF HIS SOUL
But survival comes at a price. First, Hunter must break an ancient curse by successfully negotiating three deadly tests. Then he must resist the searing passions of the gorgeous vampire warrior he despises but is bound to mate. Will Hunter stay true to his word? Or will he risk everything for the woman he really loves: the vampire seductress’s identical twin sister?

IMG_2967.JPG
I loved this book! If you’re a paranormal lover you need to get this series and devour it! Larissa Ione is one of my favorite paranormal romance authors and her MoonBound Clan Vampire Series is quickly becoming one of my favorites. You know those series you follow that you have to get the day they come out and sometimes you wait until midnight for it to hit your ereader hitting refresh every few seconds so you can start it. Ummmm…hopefully that’s not just me. Chained by Night is the second book in Larissa Ione’s MoonBound Clan Vampire Series and I loved it even more than I loved the first book. Each book can be read as a standalone, but I recommend reading them in order. Chained by Night is full of action, danger and passionate romance. Hunter and Aylin’s chemistry burned up the pages. I loved them both! Larissa Ione creating a new paranormal world that captivates the reader. Once I picked up the book I couldn’t put it down. I can’t wait for the next book in the series!

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

IMG_2970.JPG
Kindle $5.49 http://geni.us/23HD | Amazon PBK $5.78 http://geni.us/2CZy | B&N (PBK $7.99/ Nook $5.49) http://bit.ly/Yx9BBP | Kobo $7.99 http://bit.ly/1pA0giG

IMG_2973.JPG
RAFFLECOPTER:
a Rafflecopter giveaway

IMG_2980.JPG
✦The MoonBound Clan Vampires Series by Larissa Ione✦
✦Book 1: Bound by Night ➢ Kindle http://amzn.to/17VutD7 | Amazon Paperback http://amzn.to/16FXwK3 | B&N http://bit.ly/1fHqO1K | Kobo http://bit.ly/1iQVjSz
Review: http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-Hs
✦Book 2: Chained by Night ➢ Kindle http://geni.us/23HD | Amazon PBK http://geni.us/2CZy | B&N http://bit.ly/Yx9BBP | Kobo http://bit.ly/1pA0giG

IMG_2971.JPG
Air Force veteran Larissa Ione traded in a career as a meteorologist to pursue her passion of writing. She has since published dozens of books, hit several bestseller lists, including the New York Times and USA Today, and has been nominated for a RITA award. She now spends her days in pajamas with her computer, strong coffee, and supernatural worlds. She believes in celebrating everything, and would never be caught without a bottle of Champagne chilling in the fridge…just in case. She currently lives in Wisconsin with her U.S. Coast Guard husband, her teenage son, a rescue cat named Vegas, and her very own hellhound, a King Shepherd named Hexe.

IMG_2975.JPG
WEBSITE: http://larissaione.com/blog/
FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/OfficialLarissaIone
TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/larissaione
PINTEREST: http://pinterest.com/larissaione/
BOOKS: http://larissaione.com/blog/books/

SPOTLIGHT, Review & Giveaway: He’s So Fine (A Lucky Harbor novel) by Jill Shalvis

IMG_2931.JPG
He’s So Fine (A Lucky Harbor novel) by Jill Shalvis
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: September 30, 2014
Reviewed by: Reading in Pajamas/ Dawn
Rated: 5 Stars

IMG_2927.JPG

IMG_2934.JPG
For Olivia Bentley, Lucky Harbor is more than the town where she runs her new vintage shop. It’s the place where folks are friendly to strangers-and nobody knows her real name. Olivia does a good job of keeping her past buried, not getting too cozy with anyone . . . until she sees a man drowning. Suddenly she’s rushing into the surf, getting up close and personal with the hottest guy she’s ever laid hands on.

Charter boat captain Cole Donovan has no problem with a gorgeous woman throwing her arms around his neck in an effort to “save” him. In fact, he’d like to spend a lot more time skin-to-skin with Olivia. He’s just not expecting that real trouble is about to come her way. Will it bring her deeper into Cole’s heart, or will it be the end of Olivia’s days in little Lucky Harbor?

IMG_2933.JPG
I love everything Jill Shalvis writes, and this one might be my new favorite! Jill Shalvis writes sexy, funny and addicting romance. Cole had his heart broken years ago, and is perfectly happy being a bachelor. Working with his two best friends, life couldn’t get much better. Olivia was falling in love with Lucky Harbor. Her favorite part has to be watching Cole working at Lucky Harbor Charters. She moved to Lucky Harbor to forget about her previous life as a child star. She has even changed her name hoping the public would forget who she was. The more Olivia gets to know people in town, the more her past haunts her. She doesn’t want anyone to discover her previous life. Cole values trust and honesty above all else. Once he finds out who she really is could it be too late? He’s So Fine is a fun and steamy romance with great characters. I highly recommend this book and this series.

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

IMG_2935.JPG
Kindle $7.99 http://geni.us/yYm | Amazon PBK $7.20 http://geni.us/2rup | B&N (PBK $6.40/ Nook $4.79) http://bit.ly/1t8QxSo | Kobo $5.99 http://bit.ly/ZjeZtk | iTunes http://bit.ly/AppleHesSoFine

IMG_2938.JPG
a Rafflecopter giveaway

IMG_2936.JPG

“Dry off,” Cole said, and stepped back from Olivia.

She nodded but didn’t move.

“Olivia?” he asked.

Her face was a mask of misery. “M­m­my arms won’t w­w­work.”

Shit. He quickly and gently pushed her back down to the bench, sat at her side, and began to pile blankets over the top of them both.

“W­what are you d­doing?”

“Sharing my body heat,” he said.

“I c­c­can’t feel any h­h­heat.”

“You will.” Beneath the blankets, he reached for the towel she still had wrapped around her. “Don’t freak,” he warned. “I’m just going to remove the wet towel and pull you into me.”

She opened her mouth, but using her sluggishness to his benefit, Cole quicklystripped the towel away from her, wrapping his arms around her, pulling her into him as two things happened simultaneously. One, she squeaked. Probably trying to formulate her next threat.

And two—holy shit—he realized she was completely, totally, one hundred percent naked beneath the layer of blankets.

And pissed. “Y­y­your pants!” she gasped. “Th­th­they’re c­c­cold!”

“Sorry, but I’m trying to do the right thing here,” he said through clenched teeth. Jesus. He couldn’t see a thing below her neck, but he could sure as hell feel her. His hands were on her hip and low on her back, respectively, not touching anything he shouldn’t be, but damn she was soft, and at the feel of her, his brain clicked off. Just completely flatlined.

IMG_2937.JPG
New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis lives in a small town in the Sierras full of quirky characters. Any resemblance to the quirky characters in her books is, um, mostly coincidental. Look for Jill’s bestselling, award-winning books wherever romances are sold and visit her website for a complete book list and daily blog detailing her city-girl-living-in-the-mountains adventures.

IMG_2924.JPG
Social Networking Links:
Website – http://www.JillShalvis.com
Facebook – http://www.Facebook.com/jillshalvis
Twitter – https://twitter.com/JillShalvis
Goodreads – https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/22370.Jill_Shalvis

IMG_2926.JPG

IMG_2928.JPG

SPOTLIGHT, Review & Giveaway: Tempting Ecstasy (A Guardians of the Realms Novel #4) by Setta Jay

IMG_2898.JPG
Tempting Ecstasy (A Guardians of the Realms Novel #4) by Setta Jay
Publication Date: September 30, 2014
Reviewed by: Reading in Pajamas/ Donna
Rated: 5 Stars

IMG_2895.JPG

IMG_2901.JPG
Conn had spent the millennia of his life fighting alongside his brethren as a Guardian of the Four Realms. He’d never allowed himself to imagine that he would be gifted a mate but her scent was inside him now. The intoxicating lure incited his wolf to track her and claim her in a sexual frenzy she could never deny. He refused to repeat the mistakes his brothers had made in their unions, instead he planned to fight the demands of his beast and tempt his female.

Dacia had spent the years of her life as a guardian of her family’s secrets. Her days were consumed with helping her siblings search for the Immortals who had escaped the God Apollo’s brutal training camps with her parents thousands of years ago. They were the only hope of finding answers to questions about their lives. Questions her parents hadn’t resolved before their deaths.

Not in her wildest of dreams would Dacia have imagined the answers would instead find her. Or what form those answers would take. The breathtaking male who stepped out of the night and into her life was certainly not one of the hidden Immortals her parents had told of, he was so much more. Wielding both immense power and thrilling strength he aroused not only her body but the wolf hidden within. Dacia needed to find a way to trust her seductive Guardian, not only with herself, but with her family as well. But how long could she hold out against both the intensity of the mating frenzy that demanded sexual release, and the wickedly sexy male who was tempting not just her body… but also her heart?

Warning: This book is intended for an adult audience. It contains explicit sex; voyeurism; dirty talking males with bad language.

IMG_2900.JPG
A delicious edition to the Guardians of the Realms series that started out with a bang and kept on going. I normally get frustrated when a book takes a while for the consummation of the relationship but the buildup was so hot and erotic that I didn’t mind a bit. Conn is as hot as they come and I really like him. I’m glad that Dacia was a good fit for him. As for the story, there wasn’t as much intrigue and battles as some of the other books but I didn’t even realize it until late in the story. I think that was due to learning about Dacia, her family and where this may all lead. Despite a few typographical errors, this was a fun, hot and engaging book.

Note: There were a few typos in this review copy, but edits will be made before its published.

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

IMG_2903.JPG
✦Pre-Order Sale $1.99 ➢ Kindle http://geni.us/21sb | Smashwords http://bit.ly/ZjfK5m

IMG_2912.JPG
✦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 PBK $10.69 http://georiot.co/2bPy | B&N http://bit.ly/1dfbMK3 | Smashwords http://bit.ly/1kodj6t
✦#2: Ecstasy Claimed ➢ Kindle http://georiot.co/2puQ | Amazon PBK $10.79 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 http://georiot.co/8YJ | Amazon PBK $10.76 http://georiot.co/12VB | B&N http://bit.ly/1pNnWSt | Smashwords http://bit.ly/1jrgBUN
Review 5 Stars: http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-1ok
✦#4: Tempting Ecstasy ➢ Kindle http://geni.us/21sb | Smashwords http://bit.ly/ZjfK5m

IMG_2905.JPG
✦FACEBOOK EBOOK GIVEAWAY✦ Tempting Ecstasy (A Guardians of the Realms Novel #4) by Setta Jay
Ebook will be gifted on release day 9/30 and paid for by Reading In Pajamas.
✦Enter on FB post: http://fb.me/71cTBETEU

IMG_2907.JPG
$25 Amazon Gift Card
Mobile Friendly link: http://tinyurl.com/mpfhmat

IMG_2904.JPG
The sad truth is that I’m not nearly as entertaining as fiction. *Wink* I am a thirty-seven year old stay at home writer, thanks to my incredibly supportive husband. We’ve been together for thirteen years and I still love waking up next to that sexy man. We lost our furry child recently, so we are childless at the moment. Our whole world revolved around her. Needless to say, I love animals, especially dogs. Okay, maybe not all animals, I’m not a super big fan of monkeys. Any animal that throws their feces kind of eeks me out. I may, or may not, have a problem with candy. I love any research that leads to Neiman Marcus’ online shoe department. Spreadsheets give me way more happiness than they should. I love to read, the dirtier the better. It all started with the naughty historical romances by Judith McNaught that I devoured as a teenager. I love reading about hot, sexy alpha males and heroines that are smart enough to live.

IMG_2913.JPG
Website: http://www.settajay.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/settajayauthor
Twitter: @SETTAJAY_
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7778856.Setta_Jay

IMG_2893.JPG

SPOTLIGHT, Review & Giveaway: Rock Addiction (Rock Kiss Book 1) by Nalini Singh

IMG_2349.JPG

IMG_2343.JPG
Rock Addiction (Rock Kiss Book 1) by Nalini Singh
Publication Date: September 9, 2014
Reviewed by: Reading in Pajamas/ Cori
Rated: 5 Stars

IMG_2351.JPG
New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh stuns with a sizzling contemporary romance…

A bad boy wrapped in a sexy, muscled, grown-up package might be worth a little risk…

Molly Webster has always followed the rules. After an ugly scandal tore apart her childhood and made her the focus of the media’s harsh spotlight, she vowed to live an ordinary life. No fame. No impropriety. No pain. Then she meets Zachary Fox, a tattooed bad boy rocker with a voice like whiskey and sin, and a touch that could become an addiction.

A one-night stand with the hottest rock star on the planet, that’s all it was meant to be…

Fox promises scorching heat and dangerous pleasure, coaxing Molly to extend their one-night stand into a one-month fling. After that, he’ll be gone forever, his life never again intersecting with her own. Sex and sin and sensual indulgence, all with an expiration date. No ties, no regrets. Too late, Molly realizes it isn’t only her body that’s become addicted to Fox, but her heart…

IMG_2350.JPG
I loved everything about this book! Rock Addiction is the first book in Nalini Singh’s sexy new series, The Rock Kiss Series. I love her paranormal series so I was excited to try her new contemporary series. I was not disappointed. A sexy rocker and a librarian heat up the pages. Nalini Singh hooked me from the beginning of the story and captured and held my attention. Fox is scorching hot and breaks down all Molly’s walls. He’s impossible to resist. I highly recommend this new series. It’s a great love story and left me wanting more. I’m so excited that the secondary characters will be getting their own books and will be dropping everything to read it when it releases. Go get guys! You won’t be disappointed! Rock Addiction is one of my favorite releases of 2014.

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

IMG_2352.JPG
Kindle $3.99 http://geni.us/2hKi | Amazon PBK $14.05 http://geni.us/bjS | B&N $3.99 http://bit.ly/1lTagrV | Kobo $3.99 http://bit.ly/1uGFqCs

IMG_2528.JPG
✦FACEBOOK EBOOK GIVEAWAY (KINDLE or NOOK)✦ Rock Addiction (Rock Kiss Book 1) by Nalini Singh.
Comment on Facebook Post: http://t.co/eaI7LBKx60

IMG_2353.JPG
I’ve been writing as long as I can remember and all of my stories always held a thread of romance (even when I was writing about a prince who could shoot lasers out of his eyes). I love creating unique characters, love giving them happy endings and I even love the voices in my head. There’s no other job I would rather be doing. In September 2002, when I got the call that Silhouette Desire wanted to buy my first book, Desert Warrior, it was a dream come true. I hope to continue living the dream until I keel over of old age on my keyboard.

I was born in Fiji and raised in New Zealand. I also spent three years living and working in Japan, during which time I took the chance to travel around Asia. I’m back in New Zealand now, but I’m always plotting new trips. If you’d like to see some of my travel snapshots, have a look at the Travel Diary page (updated frequently).

So far, I’ve worked as a lawyer, a librarian, a candy factory general hand, a bank temp and an English teacher and not necessarily in that order. Some might call that inconsistency but I call it grist for the writer’s mill.

IMG_2524.JPG
Website: http://www.nalinisingh.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorNaliniSingh
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/NaliniSingh
Free Story & Teasers: http://www.nalinisingh.blogspot.com/

IMG_2525.JPG
Teaser from Nalini Singh’s page.

SPOTLIGHT, Review & Giveaway: Night’s Honor (Elder Races) by Thea Harrison

IMG_2302.JPG

IMG_2300.JPG
Night’s Honor (Elder Races) by Thea Harrison
Publication Date: September 2, 2014
Reviewed by: Reading In Pajamas/ Cori
Rated: 4 Stars

IMG_2304.JPG
From the author of Kinked and Oracle’s Moon…In the USA Today bestselling author’s latest Novel of the Elder Races, a woman finds herself in need of protection—and seduced by honor…

On the run from her former employer, Tess knows that she’s vulnerable on her own amongst the Elder Races. That’s why she decides to audition to become the human attendant of a powerful Vampyre of the Nightkind demesne. But while her position affords her the safety she seeks, her protector turns out to be more than she bargained for.

The right-hand man of the Nightkind King, Xavier del Torro is both terrifying and alluring. While his true nature frightens Tess, she can’t ignore the appeal of his innate sense of integrity and self-restraint. Thrown into Xavier’s world, Tess must quickly learn to navigate the dangers—both to her life and to her heart. But the biggest threat comes from her own past…

IMG_2303.JPG
I love this series! Thea Harrison creates a unique and exciting paranormal world with her Elder Race Series. Night’s Honor is the seventh book in this series and can be read as a stand alone, but I recommend reading the series in order. Night’s Honor was exciting and captured and held my attention from start to finish. The romance and chemistry between the characters doesn’t show up until the end of the story though. I believe this is because Tess becomes one of Xavier’s people and because she works for him it goes against his honor to have any romantic feelings for her. And Tess doesn’t like vampires and it takes a while for her to see past what Xavier is and see who he is to become attracted to him. Overall I enjoyed this new addition to the series and I can’t wait to see what Thea Harrison has in store for us next.

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

IMG_2305.JPG
Kindle $5.99 http://geni.us/2WIe | Amazon PBK $7.19 http://geni.us/1bL8 | B&N $7.99 http://bit.ly/1qSphGL | Kobo $7.99 http://bit.ly/1wWU9OP

IMG_2308.JPG
FACEBOOK EBOOK GIVEAWAY: Enter our Friday Facebook Giveaway for a chance to win an ebook copy of Night’s Honor by Thea Harrison. winner will be announced today (9/12) by 5 PM Central.
Link: http://t.co/dnRMhTdrMj

IMG_2299.JPG
✦THE ELDER RACES BY THEA HARRISON ~ READING ORDER✦
Link to Books on Thea Harrison’s website: http://theaharrison.com/books/
✦#1: DRAGON BOUND ($5.99) http://amzn.to/17OAJsX
✦#2: STORM’S HEART ($5.99) http://amzn.to/1fGeSNo
✦#3: SERPENT’S KISS ($5.99) http://amzn.to/1fGeE8Y
✦ TRUE COLORS (Novella) ($2.66) http://amzn.to/17OA9vi
✦#4: ORACLE’S MOON ($5.99) http://amzn.to/17OAuhw
✦ NATURAL EVIL (Novella) ($2.66) http://amzn.to/1bCUsjm
✦ DEVIL’S GATE (Novella) ($2.66) http://amzn.to/H0mewH
✦ HUNTER’S SEASON (Novella) ($2.66) http://amzn.to/1fGdMRF
✦#5: LORD’S FALL ($5.99) http://amzn.to/1hZVCXV
✦ THE WICKED (Novella) ($2.66) http://amzn.to/17id5XD
✦#6: KINKED ($5.99) http://amzn.to/1bCTGmw
✦ DRAGOS TAKES A HOLIDAY (Novella) http://amzn.to/IcMCmT
✦ PIA SAVES THE DAY (Novella) http://georiot.co/ckE
✦ PEANUT GOES TO SCHOOL (Short Story http://amzn.to/1xTjQQU
✦#7: NIGHT’S HONOR http://geni.us/2WIe

Review: Kinked (A Novel of the Elder Races) by Thea Harrison http://wp.me/p3d0RZ-NU

IMG_2307.JPG
New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Thea Harrison resides in Colorado. She wrote her first book, a romance, when she was nineteen, and had sixteen romances published under the name Amanda Carpenter. She took a break from writing to collect a couple of graduate degrees and a grown child.

Thea writes in a variety of genres, including the award-winning paranormal Elder Races series and the Game of Shadows novels, and is currently at work on various new projects in sci-fi fantasy, paranormal and contemporary romance.

She adores animals and currently resides with two small dogs that have very large personalities.

IMG_2296.JPG
Website: http://theaharrison.com/
Facebook: http://facebook.com/TheaHarrison
Twitter: http://twitter.com/theaharrison