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Friday, January 1, 2021

RELEASE bLITZ: The Wish by Brooke Gillespie Trout & Trisha Harley McCarthy

 

The Wish by Brooke Gillespie Trout & Trisha Harley McCarthy


Genre: Contemporary Romance

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Nicholas St. James is a model living in New York City. He's at the height of his career, landing a coveted Calvin Klein billboard in Times Square. But he wants more. He wants to follow his passion and act.

At a New Year's Eve party, he finds himself in the grips of a well-known socialite who suddenly throws him into the spotlight.

Holly Winters hosts a popular talk show, Scandal, that streams online from her hometown, South Lake Tahoe. She loves a good dose of drama and isn't disappointed when her show is the unexpected catalyst for the latest gossip.

From the East Coast to the West Coast, both Nicholas and Holy make a wish as the clock strikes twelve. Little did they know, their wish would bring them together.

Amidst the gossip in the media and unsolicited opinions on social platforms, Nicholas and Holly find themselves connected in a trendy, yet unconventional way.

The New Year is off to a crazy start with many new developments in both of their careers.

Sometime dreams really do come true. Or does a person need to be careful what they wish for?




Wednesday, December 30, 2020

TEASER: How to Get Lucky by Lauren Blakely & Joe Arden

  HOW TO GET LUCKY by Lauren Blakely & Joe Arden Release Date: January 20th   Add to Goodreads: http://blkly.pub/GoodreadsLucky   HOW TO GET LUCKY is a sexy, flirty, dirty all-male POV romantic comedy co-written by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely and Award-Winning Romance Narrator Joe Arden! This addictive, heartfelt, and hilarious standalone is releasing January 20th!   PREORDER TODAY!! ✦Amazon ➜ http://blkly.pub/KindleGetLucky ✦Apple➜ http://blkly.pub/AppleHowLucky ✦Nook ➜ http://blkly.pub/NookHowLucky ✦Kobo ➜ http://blkly.pub/KoboGetLucky ✦Google ➜ http://blkly.pub/GoogleGetLucky   ✦Audible ➜ https://blkly.pub/AudioLucky Joe Arden performs the book, with cameos from special guests Erin Mallon, Emma Wilder and Maxine Mitchell!     Blurb: A sexy standalone romance written by #1 NYT Bestselling Author Lauren Blakely and Award-Winning Romance Narrator Joe Arden! Every man knows there are lines you don't cross. Like this one -- don't bang your boss's little sister. Too bad I didn't know sexy, clever, irresistible London is related to the guy who signs my paychecks. Would have been helpful to have that intel before I took her out on that first date, before I kissed her on the beach, before I made plans to take her home that night. But now I know and I'm going to be so damn disciplined. I'm a good guy, after all. And good guys don't break the golden rules of the bro code. I'm going to follow the f&*k out of all the rules. I won't break a single damn one. Even when London asks me to help her with a work project. One that has us working late every night, all alone, in my tiny apartment. One that tests every ounce of willpower I have. One that is driving me out of my ever loving mind. But I resist. Until the night she issues a challenge I can't refuse.         PREORDER TODAY!! ✦Amazon ➜ http://blkly.pub/KindleGetLucky ✦Apple➜ http://blkly.pub/AppleHowLucky ✦Nook ➜ http://blkly.pub/NookHowLucky ✦Kobo ➜ http://blkly.pub/KoboGetLucky ✦Google ➜ http://blkly.pub/GoogleGetLucky ✦Audible ➜ https://blkly.pub/AudioLucky Joe Arden performs the book, with cameos from special guests Erin Mallon, Emma Wilder and Maxine Mitchell! About Lauren Blakely: A #1 New York Times Bestselling, #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling, and #1 Audible Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that's sweet, sexy and witty. She also writes red-hot, escapist love stories. She'd love to give you a free book today! Check out her web site to grab your free read: https://laurenblakely.com/one-free-book Connect w/Lauren: Website: laurenblakely.com NL Signup: laurenblakely.com/newsletter Facebook: www.facebook.com/LaurenBlakelyBooks/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenblakelybooks/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/laurenblakely3   About Joe Arden: Joe Arden is one of the industry’s most prolific and decorated narrators of Romance and Erotica. He has been nominated for multiple Audie and SOVAS Awards and has received AudioFile’s Earphones Award numerous times. He is a vocal advocate for consent and equality. In his free time, he trains and fosters rescue pit bulls. This is his debut novel. Connect w/Joe: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRealJoeArden/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealjoearden Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheRealJoeArden  

RELEASE BLITZ: The Journal by Rayne Matthews


Title: The Journal 
Author: Rayne Matthews
Genre: Suspenseful Thriller




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As her life crumbles around her, her marriage in shambles; Corinne Coleson decides to take control of her destiny. She refuses to be a victim anymore. Her first order of business: revenge on the husband that shattered her identity as a woman, her self-esteem with his lies, cheating and neglect. A journal becomes her confidante, her ally in her quest to take control of her life. The journal soon becomes a silent accomplice to unsolved murders of teenage girls that directly implicates Corinne’s family. Untold secrets will soon come to light, wreaking havoc in its path…

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Rayne Matthews was born in the Desert of Southern California, and now resides in Los Angeles, with her husband, four children, two dogs, and a maniacal cat. After the "zoo" is closed each night, she enjoys reality TV, reading, and writing stories that make people question her sanity. Twisted Road Of Darkness is Rayne's Debut book soon to be released on November 27th.

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COVER REVEAL: How to Catch a Star by M. Piper




Title: How to Catch a Star
Author: M. Piper
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Cover Design: Inked Imprints
Release Date: March 12, 2021


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I had learned a lot in my life. Being a foster kid and jumping from household to household, I knew more about surviving than any other human my age. I could disassemble and reassemble a motorcycle in a matter of a couple of weeks. I had experience in carpentry, cooking, cleaning, and any other odd job one could do while growing up. I thought I knew it all and had done it all. Meeting Brooklyn, however, taught me the one thing I never truly had. 
Love. 
She brought feelings into my life that I couldn't explain if I tried the rest of my life. The word love never meant much to me, but with her, it felt natural. Real. 
I didn't know love, and I wasn't prepared for what it brought along with it. 
Love brought jealousy. 
Love brought worry. 
Love brought a side of me I wasn’t prepared for. 
Brooklyn brought a lot of unexpected changes into my life. 
Love. Loss. Heartbreak. 
She was my star, but even the brightest of stars eventually burn out.







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M. Piper’s love for romance came at a young age when she would steal her mom’s Nora Roberts novels and read them at bedtime. She’s been writing for years and has over twenty romance novels published, as well as a line of co-authored books. Her novels have topped Amazon and iBooks lists in multiple countries. When she’s not pouring her heart into her next novel, she’s playing taxi to her two boys, being a kickass wife to her husband, and trying to keep up on laundry while holding down a day job teaching tiny ninjas. She lives off coffee and smartass remarks twenty four seven and won’t turn down a good beer or anything that includes Fireball.


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COVER REVEAL: Filthy Sex by Serena Akeroyd




Title: Filthy Sex
Series: Filthy Feckers #3; 
The Five Points’ Mob Collection #4
Author: Serena Akeroyd
Genre: Dark Mafia Romance
Cover Design: TE Black
Release Date: January 28, 2021


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He was the last man I should turn to. 
A forbidden taboo that no woman wanted to cross. 
Worse still, he’s no one’s idea of a white knight. 
But this pawn has no alternative. 
I’m locked in a war that’s not of my making, and I’m tied to a destiny I have no say in. 
For someone like me, Brennan O’Donnelly represents something intangible—safety. 
A single promise unlocks options I didn’t dare dream of possessing... 
A future. 
A family
He’s hard. He’s dangerous. He’s filthy. 
Yet, somehow, he’s exactly what I crave. 
Now I just need to make him see me for what I am—his Queen. 
If he’ll have me.







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He tipped my head to the side, his fingertips drawing the nerve endings to life. A shiver rushed through me as his breath brushed my mouth, before he let them trail up and over the curve of my jaw toward my ear. 
“Do you know you’re playing with fire?” 
“I’d prefer to be burned by you than by him.” 
With our cheeks kissing, I released a shaky sigh when his stubble dragged against me, and though it wasn’t comfortable, it had me clenching my stomach in surprise. His lips whispered along the skin he’d just teased, before his hand slid down to my collarbone. 
The tips of his fingers trailed there a second, making my heart skip a beat as the tiny hairs at the back of my neck stiffened with the delicious sensations that he forced on me with the simplest of moves. Then, he cupped me there, and his hand was so large that it covered the entirety of my throat. 
His thumb pressed against my pulse, and I was well aware that it was fluttering away like the panicked beats of the wings of a trapped bird. He pressed down and murmured, “I need to work on my street cred if you’re more scared of an old, fat fuck than me.” Then he dipped his head and forced our mouths to collide. 
And he stole my breath. 
Robbed me of it like he was a thief in the night. 
I hadn’t expected this—why would I? 
But a sharp gasp escaped me as he plunged his tongue between my lips with an ease that told me how comfortable he was in these situations, and reminded me of how uncomfortable I was. 
I’d never been at ease with my body, had always felt like something being fucked rather than someone, but even as my mind spaced, and my brain whirred, he retained my focus by pressing down on my neck. Almost as if he knew when my thoughts were drifting, I’d feel the heavy pressure at the same time as his tongue stroked along mine. 
Brennan, for whatever crazy reason, was into this. 
More leverage over him, I thought, before he thieved me of that thought process by tilting my head to the side and pulling back, parting his teeth around my lip and biting down. 
That felt good and bad at the same time, and I felt the strange stirrings of warmth in my stomach. Like the embers of a fire that were slowly being stoked to life. 
A soft moan escaped me as he pushed his dick against my abdomen, pressing me up against the stable so that I was literally between two hard places. 
“W-Why?” I whispered, not sure what I was asking, whether it was about the kiss or the way he still held me firmly by throat.






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Born in England, Serena Akeroyd is a true romance bookaholic. As a reader she will not touch a book unless she knows it has a happy ending, which makes her write the endings that your heart craves! This addiction, made her want to craft stories to suit her voracious need for steamy, sexy romance. She loves to write stories with plots twists, alpha sexy men, dark humor, and hot AF love scenes. Some are darker than others as she has a taste for the weird and the unexpected. 

She writes MF, MM, Menage and Reverse Harem (also known as Why Choose romance) in both con-temporary and paranormal. But she has recently decided to concentrate more on contemporary MF stories, mainly with A Dark and Dirty Sinners’ MC Series and The Filthy Feckers Series.


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PRE-ORDER BLITZ: Balls to the Wall by April Canavan




Title: Balls to the Wall
Series: Birch Police Department #1
Author: April Canavan
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: January 19, 2021


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Parker 
I can’t escape the past no matter how fast or how far I run. 
I’m broken and damaged, and nothing will change that. 
Not after my husband died overseas and I was left alone. 
All I can do is keep moving forward. 
But what I don’t expect is one cop in particular to get under my skin. 
Making me want something more. 
He hates me. 
Everywhere I turn, he’s there, watching me. 
Waiting for me to screw up. 
Again. 
I’m not going to give up, though. 
Not when I finally found something that makes me happy. 
I know how short life can be and I’m not backing down. 
Remy Townsend doesn’t stand a chance once I make up my mind. 
After all, we grew up together. 
And I know every button to press to get what I want. 

Remy 
One drunken promise is going to ruin my life. 
I told him I’d watch out for his wife if he died. 
The task was easy enough when I was overseas. 
All I had to do was send a letter, or make a phone call. 
But coming home and seeing her will be my undoing. 
She’s everywhere I go. 
Everywhere I turn. 
Now, I can’t take my eyes off her even when I want to. 
Keeping her safe means I have to stay away. 
Because the thoughts going through my head ... 
Well they’re enough to send me straight to hell. 
Parker Hayes is quickly invading every aspect of my life. 
One drunken promise… That’s what it always circles back to. 
I’ve been trained to go balls to the wall with every mission. 
Never back down. Never surrender. Never walk away. 
Even if what we have becomes collateral damage.







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USA Today Bestselling author by day and superhero by night, April spends her time split between real and fantasy worlds.
While she writes across genres, her heart lives with Contemporary Romance that will tear her readers apart.
She lives on the rocky coast of Maine, in the perfect place to visit the ocean but still live surrounded by the woods. Her son inspires her to write, demanding stories that he's not allowed to read.
As long as she has coffee, April can conquer the world... but she hates talking about herself in third person.
Find April on social media or by visiting her website at www.aprilcanavan.com




RELEASE BLITZ: The Mountain Man's Runaway Bride by L. Nicole




Title: The Mountain Man's Runaway Bride
Series: Matrimony Alaska #2
Author: L. Nicole
Genre: Contemporary New Adult Romance
Release Date: December 30, 2020


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Running away from her wedding seemed like the perfect option, until the best man decides to chase her. 


When Ash Grayson agreed to stand in as best man at his friend’s wedding, he was only doing it to get a glimpse at the single women in the crowd.

He never thought that the one catching his eye would be the bride to be.

Dixie Sutton was beautiful—long flowing black hair, huge doe eyes, with curves a man could drive for miles.

And those are just a few of the things that Ash likes.

Ash’s friend might be mad as hell when Dixie stops the wedding, but Ash?

He’s determined to chase down the runaway bride and make sure she stays in Alaska with a ring on her finger.

His ring.

Welcome back to the town of Matrimony, Alaska. A town full of Mountain Men looking for the women of their dreams. I'm bringing you back in town just in time for the New Year. Ash has plans to ring out 2020 happily ever after style.

Please note this book is a standalone, safe, drama free, and tied up in a pretty bow.







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L. Nicole likes to write quick romance stories that are safe, hot, and easy reads to take you away from reality.



RELEASE BLITZ: The Red Door by Emery Jacobs




Title: The Red Door
Series: Love in Limestone Novella #1
Author: Emery Jacobs
Genre: Small Town Contemporary Romance
Release Date: December 30, 2020


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There's a bar on the outskirts of Limestone, Louisiana that serves an unusual type of whiskey. Some call it magic. Others claim it’s a scam. Yet rumors of its mystical properties keep people coming in from far and wide. 

Luck. 
Wealth. 
Happiness. 
Health. 

These wonders can be found by those who believe... and take a shot. 

Ten o’clock in the morning, New Year’s Day. Two down-on-their-luck strangers enter The Red Door Bar. Both are searching for a miracle. What they find when they reach the bottom of that glass will eventually change their lives forever. 







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Emery grew up in Southern Arkansas and has lived most of her adult life in Northern Louisiana. She spends her days working as a Nurse Practitioner in rural health and her nights reading, writing, and occasionally sleeping. 

She loves real life romance…lots of angst and heartbreak, but always a happy ending.



Tuesday, December 29, 2020

RELEASE BLITZ: Flame Series Complete Box Set by Daniella Brodsky




Title: Flame Series Complete Box Set
Author: Daniella Brodsky
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: December 29, 2020


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From #1 Amazon bestselling author Daniella Brodsky comes a delicious complete series box set of all three full-length novels from the Flame Series, full to the hilt with steamy, emotional, second-chance romance and heroes so hot you’ll need to turn up the air-con. 

These sexy, swoony romances introduce you to: 
One smoldering Aussie alpha soldier, one smokin’ Hawaiian-Irish ex-boyfriend who’s (unfortunately) hotter than ever, and a Billionaire Aussie with a broken heart who can melt panties in a single glance. Now grab that cold drink and prep yourself for three hot reads. 

Book One: Keep Calm and Perfect Your Smolder 
When my girlfriend’s best friend turns out to be my ex, the love of my life, I know the fates have aligned: I have to get her back. I have to show her that she was the path I should have chosen all those years ago. 
*Warning: This story contains cheating. 

Book Two: Aloha Old Flame 
I did the right thing convincing Emma to sever her small-town tie to the island that would only drag her back. I knew her move to Paris would break our hearts, but she was off to bigger and better things and damn if I was going to be the one to stand in her way. 

Back then, I was sure eventually, I’d meet someone else, the way people always did when they got older. We were just kids, and I was cocky. How could I not be with the way girls were literally lining up for me? 

And for years, I’d convinced myself I was the hero in all this, until I couldn’t convince myself any longer. 

Insanely Hot, Then Not 
It’s incredible, the way I can’t stop thinking about that curvy girl on the train with the sexy pixie hair. She’s the only thing getting me through the emotional minefield my father’s death has sent me walking through. 

Imagine my surprise when she turns out to be the single mom standing in the way of me bulldozing my dad’s building--the only thing I’ve been desperately counting on for some closure. 

What could go wrong? 

*This box set contains three full-length romances with guaranteed HEAs. The Flame Series books have some crossover characters but can be read in any order and have no cliffhangers.








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Daniella Brodsky is the bestselling author of a dozen contemporary romance novels--one of which has been adapted by Disney as the film, Beauty & The Briefcase, starring Hilary Duff. (I know, right?!) 

She writes sexy, swoony romance with hot alphas, which often takes readers into far-off destinations. This is because she's lived all over the world, from New York to London to Sydney and Honolulu. She lives in Australia, and lots of her alpha males are Australian because let's face it: they're hot. And the accent doesn't hurt either. That's why she married one. 

Daniella is an adjunct Creative Writing Lecturer at James Cook University and edits and teaches fiction craft through her Captain Cook Studio. A native New Yorker, she lives in Canberra, with her husband, two daughters, and the beagle who has eaten so many terrible things it is a miracle she's alive. 

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