BOOK BLITZ w/EXCERPT - Ryder Lost Breed MC, #1 by Ali Parker & Weston Parker

Ryder

Lost Breed MC, #1
by Ali Parker & Weston Parker
Publication date: September 12^th 2017
Genres: Adult, Romance

A life of darkness only pays while the sun stays hidden.

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The shadows of the past follow me no matter where I turn. Mistakes I thought were long dead and gone seem to nip at my heels and tear at my soul.

I’m not a good man. Not worthy of redemption.

As President of the Lost Breed MC, I fight, f*ck and take what’s mine. But everything changed in the blink of an eye, and now I got a kid, my brother’s kid. The teenage bastard is just like me. And he’s gone missing.

My only hope is that the pretty cop down at the station is willing to help a criminal like me out. My focus should be on the kid, but I can’t stop thinking about owning her, marking her, making her mine. She thinks she’s going to be able to resist me forever. She’s wrong.

I’m driven mad with the desire to gain her affection, to be the one that wakes her up in the dead of night to take advantage of her softness and remind her who’s King.

But what cost would the reaper require to give me such bliss? And am I willing to pay it?

READ more RYDER (Lost Breed MC, #1) . . . Excerpt & Giveaway . . .

Virtual Tour w/Guest Post - M/M Romance - The Boys of Brighton Series by M. Tasia

The Boys of Brighton Series

by M. Tasia

Publisher: Boroughs Publishing Group

Cover Artist: Boroughs Publishing Group

Genre: M/M Romance

 

The Book Junkie Reads…. GUEST POST from M. Tasia

Topic: What makes m/m romance so hot?

Typically, my MCs are strong men. Going on the journey of them opening up and showing real emotions, my fans - male and female – say is hot. As depicted in traditional romance, men have been reluctant to share and show their emotions. While I applaud those authors that have leveled the playing field and created female characters that aren’t interested in sharing, we have to acknowledge that the strong, silent type is still a draw. When you have two (or more) men equally unwilling to demonstrate how they feel, that tension makes finding their HEA that much sweeter.

I’ve asked my fans what drew them to m/m romance and the answers varied. Some have said reading about two men together is super hot, others have said they love the romantic dynamic between two men, which is different from the male/female dynamic. Others have told me that the storylines that involve alpha males draw them in because men relate to each other differently than they relate to women. Many of my readers have said they won’t return to m/f romances now that they’ve become hooked on m/m romances.

My fans represent every sexual orientation, and while they have preferences, ultimately their attraction to a book comes down to the story. Build a solid story with a strong romance, add a few hot men and a happy ending, what more could you ask for?

READ more THE BOYS OF BRIGHTON SERIES . . . Review, Excerpts, & Giveaway . . . 

NetGalley Review - Virtual Tour - The Real Thing (Sugar Lake, #1) by Melissa Foster

This sassy, spirited baker is fine with heat—but is her fake fiancé too hot to handle?

The Real Thing
Sugar Lake, #1

by Melissa Foster

Releasing September 5^th 2017
Montlake 

Blurb

This sassy, spirited baker is fine with heat—but is her fake fiancé too hot to handle?

Bakery owner Willow Dalton’s friendship with Zane Walker has always been a bit complicated. Now a scrumptiously hot A-list actor, Zane’s always had a reputation as player. He’s arrogant, and he’s definitely not boyfriend material. Sure, he did Willow a favor by agreeing to take her virginity before college, but is that reason enough to go along with a fake engagement a decade later—even if it comes with a real diamond ring?

Zane should have known better. Nothing involving Willow has ever been easy. Still, he knows her better than anyone, and becoming America’s hottest new leading man means cleaning up his reputation. An “engagement” to curvy, sass-mouthed Willow is the perfect PR move . . . provided no one gets hurt.

Now Zane and Willow’s little white lie has turned into an irresistible recipe for sweet temptation. And soon no one will be able to tell the difference between their fake engagement or the real thing—including them.

READ  more THE REAL THING (Sugar lake, #1) . . . Review, Excerpt & Giveaway . . . 

Virtual Tour - Love Will Always Remember (Shades of Love, #3) by Tracey Livesay

Love Will Always Remember
Shades of Love, #3

by Tracey Livesay

Publication Date: August 29^th 2017

Publisher: Avon Impulse

Genre: Adult, Contemporary Romance

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An accident changed Leighton Clarke’s life forever.

When she awakens from a coma, her childhood memories are intact but she possesses no memories of the past six years of her life. Terrified, anxious and disoriented, she’s only calmed by the presence of the gorgeous celebrity chef with compassionate brown eyes, the man who turns out to be her fiancée, Jonathan.

Jonathan Moran is tormented over his part in the deception that he’s Leighton’s fiancé. In truth, she’s engaged to his brother! Any day now, her memory is destined to return and she’ll remember it’s his fault she was injured. Meanwhile, the more time they spend together, the closer they become until Jonathan begins to wish the pretense of them being a couple was real.

And then Leighton’s memories come flooding back…

READ more LOVE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER (Shade of Love, #3) . . . 

Virtual Tour - Dakota’s Delight: A SEALS’ FOR HIRE NOVEL (Heroes for Hire, #9) by Dale Mayer

Dakota's Delight

A SEALs of Honor Novel

Heroes of Honor, #9

by Dale Mayer

Publication Date: September 2017

Publisher: Valley Publishing Limited

Genres: Military, Suspense, Romance

Welcome to Dakota’s Delight, book 9 in Heroes for Hire, reconnecting readers with the unforgettable men from SEALs of Honor in a new series of action packed, page turning romantic suspense that fans have come to expect from USA TODAY Bestselling author Dale Mayer.

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When a young woman darts into traffic and into Dakota’s path, life takes a dark turn for both of them.

Bailey, recovering from the loss of her husband, retreated from life. Going to work and coming home was the extent of her days and weeks. Until she walks into work early one morning, witnesses a murder and flees into traffic, nearly getting killed.

The near death experience awakens the spark of life inside of her. So does the man in the car. A different kind of a spark.

For her safety, Dakota persuades her to move into the compound with him and the rest of the Legendary family while they track down the killers.

Bailey is forced to accept Dakota’s help. But can she stay safe long enough for the police to track down the killer? Or is the man who almost ran her over going to steal her heart?

READ more DAKOTA'S DELIGHT (A SEALS of Honor: Heroes for Hire, #9) . . .

Virtual Tour - Escape To You (Montana Heat, #1) by Jennifer Ryan

Escape To You
Montana Heat, #1

by Jennifer Ryan

Publication Date: August 29^th 2017

Publisher: Avon Romance

Genre: Adult, Contemporary Romance

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A Montana man always protects the woman he loves.

He discovered her during a Montana blizzard, freezing cold, impossibly vulnerable, a little boy by her side. Undercover DEA Agent Beck “Trigger” Cooke is astonished to recognize Ashley Swan—award-winning actress, famous beauty—and missing for over a year. To keep her and the child hidden from a sadistic madman, he secrets the pair away to his isolated home.

No longer a prisoner, and protected at Hope Ranch, Ashley recovers and learns the tall, tempting federal agent may have a dark past, but it hasn’t destroyed his sense of honor.

As they shed past roles and find common ground, Ashley and Trigger can’t help but fall slowly, carefully, in love. But danger still lurks outside the boundaries of Hope Ranch, for until her crazed captor is brought to justice, and Trigger’s undercover past is laid to rest, none of them will ever be truly safe…

READ more ESCAPE TO YOU (Montana Heat, #1) . . . 

SPOTLIGHT w/GUEST POST - YA Paranormal - The Accalia (The Accalia Series, #1) by H.L. Girton

The Accalia
The Accalia Series, #1

by H.L. Girton

Date of Publication: August 14^th 2017

Cover Artist: SK Designs

Genre: YA Paranormal

Tagline: The truth hurts more than secrets and lies

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After traveling the country with her aunt, Genesis Berkley finally feels like she is home. Settling in Tillamook, Oregon, she begins a new life and everything seems to be going smoothly. That is, until she runs into a mysterious young man.

The feelings that he awakens are unsettling, and soon, her simple, peaceful world shatters. Lies and secrets are revealed, and danger lurks in every corner.

Now, Genesis must discover if she is strong enough to fulfill her destiny. Will she learn to accept the truth before it is too late.

READ more THE ACCALIA (The Accalia, #1) . . . Excerpt & Guest Post . . . 

Audiobook Tour W/Guest Post - Demon Assassins: 3 Book Series by Ann Gimpel

Demon Assassins Series

by Ann Gimpel

Publisher: Dream Shadow Press

Genre: Urban Fantasy Romance

Urban Fantasy Romance with a heaping side of Hexes, Spells, and Magick!

Three full-length urban fantasy romances, each with its own Happy Ever After.

These books are also available as individual titles in e-book and print format.

Listen to Hollie Jackson narrate a snippet right here!

Buy Links:

Audible    Amazon     iTunes

READ more DEMON ASSASSINS SERIES Audio Review & Guest Post . . .

BOOK BLITZ - The Boy I Hate by Taylor Sullivan

The Boy I Hate
by Taylor Sullivan
Publication date: August 12^th 2017
Genres: New Adult, Romance

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Samantha Smiles and Renee Montgomery have been best friends for over a decade. They’ve shared laughs, secrets, and a mutual hatred for one person: Tristan Montgomery, Renee’s older brother. He was the guy every girl wanted, and every guy wanted to be, and it wasn’t uncommon they’d befriend his little sister just to get closer to him. Which was exactly how Samantha became Renee’s saving grace. She was the only girl Renee could trust not to fall in love with her older brother.

Until the one night Samantha spent with him alone, leaving her questioning everything she’d ever known about the blond headed heart-throb.

Years later, Renee asks Samantha to be her maid of honor. With no other option, Samantha is forced to drive cross-country with the focus of their teenage ire.

READ more THE BOY I HATE . . . Excerpt & Giveaway . . . 

SPOTLIGHT w/INTERVIEW - Hunt for Evil (ICE, #1) by Amy Jarecki

Hunt for Evil

ICE, #1

by Amy Jarecki

Date of Publication:  August 1^st 2017

Cover Artist: Dar Albert

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Tagline: Who knew battling international terrorism would lead to ravenous passion? 

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When Navy SEAL Commander Logan Rodgers winds up on a botched mission in the Gulf of Oman, his quick action in saving MI6 asset, Olivia Hamilton, brings him to the attention of the international espionage arena.

Recruited by the mysterious and elite International Clandestine Enterprise (ICE), Logan faces Olivia again, but this time they’re on the same team. Sparks fly as the two compete in a clash between skill and keen intellect, until a French girl is kidnapped by a suspected terrorist.

Posing a married couple, steam erupts between the pair while Logan and Olivia dive deeper into an ISIS kidnapping ring. But when Olivia becomes the kidnapper’s next victim, she enters a madman’s hell. And as Logan races against time to save her, one thing ravages his soul. If he fails, the woman he loves will be lost to him forever.

READ more HUNT FOR EVIL (ICE, #1) . . . Excerpt, Author Interview & Giveaway . . . 

RELEASE BLAST - ONCE UPON A LADY (The Soul Mate Tree, #8) by Addie Jo Ryleigh

All it takes is Fate to entice him with the very thing he never wanted.

Once Upon a Lady
The Soul Mate Tree, #8

by Addie Jo Ryleigh

Releasing August 16^th 2017
Soul Mate Publishing

BlurbRespectable Lady Katherine Baxton, striving to meet the requirements of her station, has become the ultimate dutiful daughter. And now, the Duke of Blackthorn’s betrothed. Far from a love match, Kate is nevertheless determined to do as expected and marry. That all changes the night she panics at her impending future and runs, stumbling upon a private grove, a mysterious tree. . . and a half-naked man.

The youngest son of a viscount widely thought to have purchased his title, Jackson Cooper demonstrates his disdain for the aristocracy by affording himself every luxury available—drinking, wenching, and gambling—while eschewing anything representing the ton. Jackson has little care for his reputation and no desire to marry. His escape from London is all but complete.

Until fate—in the form of a beautiful, mysterious lady—interrupts his plans, enticing him with the very thing he never wanted.

READ more ONCE UPON A LADY (The Soul Mate Tree, #8) . . . Excerpt & Giveaway . . .

Leslie North’s Massive Military Romance Sale

Make sure not to miss

Leslie North’s Massive Military Romance

Sale on August 8th only!

All of her Military Romance boxsets will be $0.99

(a 70%+ Discount)!

PLUS: 100% of revenue will go to the Wounded Warriors Project.

All boxed set details and links can be found here!

BOOK BLITZ - YA Fantasy - Sink (Mermaid Royalty, #1) by M.E. Rhines

Sink

Mermaid Royalty, #1
by M.E. Rhines
Publication date: July 31^st 2017
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult

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Obedience has always been a matter of survival for sixteen-year-old mermaid princess Pauline. Her mother is the tyrannical Queen Calypso, who rules the kingdom of Atargatis with an iron trident. To utter one word against her would mean banishment—or worse—so Pauline bites her tongue and minds her manners. But on the eve of her sister’s merling-shower, all of that is about to change. Confronted with the truth about what happens to the human men who are betrothed to the mermaids of Atargatis, Pauline realizes she can stay silent no more.

Determined to end the queen’s dark tradition, Pauline goes along on a search for shipwreck survivors, secretly planning to free them. But things get complicated when she finds herself inexplicably drawn to one of the men. Before she realizes what’s happening, she has kissed him—and a kiss from a mermaid is not without consequences. Now Pauline will have to risk everything if she is to save the young man and thwart the queen’s dark plans…

READ  more SINK (Mermaid Royalty, #1) . . . Excerpt & Giveaway . . . 

BOOK BLITZ - Links by Lisa Becker

Links
by Lisa Becker
Publication date: August 1^st 2017
Genres: Adult, Romance

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In high school, Charlotte Windham was a typical student going through an awkward phase — glasses and all. She harbored a crush on Garrett Stephens, the teen heartthrob everyone can’t help but fall for during that unfortunate ugly duckling phase of one’s teen years. Flash forward fifteen years later, and Charlotte and Garrett have a second chance encounter at a Los Angeles restaurant. However, this time around, Charlotte has leveled the playing field. She’s a bestselling novelist and no longer “Glasses,” the humiliating nickname Garrett called her in high school. In short, she’s a catch now and, thanks to corrective eye surgery, it’s not just her eyes that see better…so does her heart! Garrett hasn’t fared poorly either, transforming from teen heartbreaker to adult lothario. A now successful professional golfer, he’s recently suffered a major setback in the form of a possible career-ending injury. With the upper hand, can Charlotte forgive Garrett for his past ways, and for his more recent Don Juan lifestyle? Will she even want to? And, can Garrett change his ways for a second chance with Charlotte, who may just be the perfect fit for him?

READ more LINKS . . . Excerpt & Giveaway 

Virtual Tour w/Interview - Echoes of Love by Tanith Davenport

Echoes of Love

by Tanith Davenport

Date of Publication: July 18^th 2017

Publisher: Totally Bound

Cover Artist: Posh Gosh

Genre: Paranormal Erotic Romance

Tagline: Kala wants to catch a ghost. The ghost wants to catch her. What does Tor want? 

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Paranormal writer Kala Westenra, staying with her best friend Vika in Norway, is hunting for a new subject for an article, and finds it when she hears footsteps in the hall twenty minutes before Vika's hot brother Tor Viitanen arrives home. This, Vika tells her, is the vardøger - a Norwegian ghost, a future echo which always precedes a person's arrival.

Kala plans to stake out the hallway to catch the vardøger in the act - and is shocked when, on its arrival, it kisses her. Her feelings for Tor have been hidden ever since she first met him two years ago; could it be that the vardoger is acting on Tor's secret desire for her?

As Kala and Tor work together to understand what is happening with the spirit, their longing for each other begins to overtake them - but the vardøger has more to show them than they expected...

READ more ECHOES OF LOVE . . . Review, Excerpt & Giveaway . . . 

YA Paranormal Romance - Covetous (The Marked Mage Chronicles, #2) by Victoria Evers

Covetous

The Marked Mage Chronicles, #2

by Victoria Evers

Release Date: July 14^th 2017

Genre: Paranormal Romance
Heaven Wants Me Dead.

Hell Wants Me As Their Weapon.

And I'm in Bed With A Devil.

 

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I was just your average seventeen-year-old girl, until I was Marked. Some may sell their souls; mine was taken. Not only are angelic hunters out to kill me, but Hell's deadliest Mage—the devilishly charming Crown Prince of Lust—is just as desperate to get his hands on me...again. No, he doesn't want me dead. This seductive trickster only has one thing on his mind: making me his new blushing bride.

He can call me his "mate" all he wants. I'm not about ready to sign my soul away into eternal damnation, no matter how gorgeous he may be. But after two months on the run, I realize I can't escape the ugly truth. If I wish to fight another day, I may just have to make a deal with the worst kind of devil. The kind that loves me.

I thought I knew what rock bottom was, but this is only the beginning. As the great poet once said, "Hell is empty and all the devils are here."

Goodreads 

Buy Link: Amazon 

$0.99 Release Sale!

BOOK BLITZ - YA Fantasy - Swept Away (The Water Rushes, #3) by S. McPherson

Swept Away

The Water Rushes, #3

by S. McPherson

Publication date: August 1^st 2017

Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult

Elev nos senaremdos: Live on in memories

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Milo is gone and Vladimir and the others plan to go after him before he gets himself killed…if it isn’t already too late. But they have no way of making the gethadrox and they are not all working as together as they think.

Secrets hushed and secrets kept are soon revealed when Dezaray gets a package that leads to her taking matters into her own hands and following a path that leads to the unimaginable.

Only Lexovia and a small band of misfits stay behind in an attempt to save the world and Lexovia soon finds herself in a position of power she never truly wanted.

READ more SWEPT AWAY (The Water Rushes, #3) . . . Excerpt & Giveaway . . . 

Virtual Tour - SOUL DANCE SERIES by Ann Gimpel

SOUL DANCE SERIES

by Ann Gimpel

Tarnished Beginnings is the prequel to the Soul Dance series. Novella length, it's shifter fantasy, but not a romance. The other three books in this series are full length romances with HEAs. Join Tairin as a young woman struggling to survive in 1700s Egypt. You'll meet her again in Tarnished Legacy, book two of Soul Dance.

Read more SOUL DANCE SERIES . . . Reviews, Blurb and more . . .

BOOK BLITZ - Addicted to Love (Serendipity, #1) by Jennifer Wilck

Addicted to Love

Serendipity, #1

by Jennifer Wilck
Publication date: July 21^st 2017
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

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Dan Rothberg struggled after an accident killed his wife and he nearly lost custody of his daughter. He can no longer allow himself to get attached to anything or anyone. Until he meets Hannah.

Hannah Cohen is a young executive with a meddlesome grandmother and a troubled brother. She’d like nothing better than to find her own Mr. Right, after too many Mr. Wrongs. A sexy older man with a teenage daughter was never in her plans.

As they navigate their relationship through adolescent attitudes and grandmotherly interference, they realize age is just a number and love can be right in front of them. But when the terrible truth of Dan’s former struggles is exposed, Hannah must decide if she can get past his deception and allow love to conquer all.

READ more ADDICTED TO LOVE (Serendipity, #1) . . . Excerpt & Giveaway . . . 

Virtual Tour - Hate to Want You (Forbidden Hearts, #1) by Alisha Rai

One night. No one will know.

Hate to Want You
Forbidden Hearts, #1

by Alisha Rai

Releasing July 25^th 2017
Avon

Alisha Rai, one of contemporary romance’s brightest stars, makes her Avon Books debut with the first novel in the sexy Forbidden Hearts series!

Blurb

One night. No one will know.

That was the deal. Every year, Livvy Kane and Nicholas Chandler would share one perfect night of illicit pleasure. The forbidden hours let them forget the tragedy that haunted their pasts—and the last names that made them enemies.

Until the night she didn’t show up.

Now Nicholas has an empire to run. He doesn’t have time for distractions and Livvy’s sudden reappearance in town is a major distraction. She’s the one woman he shouldn’t want . . . so why can’t he forget how right she feels in his bed?

Livvy didn’t come home for Nicholas, but fate seems determined to remind her of his presence—and their past. Although the passion between them might have once run hot and deep, not even love can overcome the scandal that divided their families.

Being together might be against all the rules . . . but being apart is impossible.

READ more HATE TO WANT YOU (Forbidden Hearts, #1) . . . Review, Excerpt & Giveaway . . .