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SALE – Cristy Rey’s Books!
One weekend, three great book deals! From May 1st to May 3rd, Cristy Rey is celebrating her readers during Reader Appreciation Weekend. Three of her full-length offerings are available for a promotional price of $0.99.
Like werewolves and witches? Cristy Rey’s got you covered with her Incarnate Series. Prefer realistic love stories, intense emotional rides, and happily ever afters? Then Cristy Rey’s standalone women’s fiction titles Weeping Angels and Heart Grow Fonder are perfect for you!
Available at all online retailers.
Taking Back Sunday (Incarnate Series, #1) – genre: urban fantasy, paranormal romance
A god-kin with untold magical power and the werewolf tracker on her heels are the stars of the Incarnate Series by Cristy Rey. After years of running from her past, Sunday has finally settled into a seemingly normal life in Columbia, South Carolina. Her power is terrifying, and what she remembers of her past—and what she doesn’t—haunts her. Cyrus, the gifted tracker and a fearless werewolf, harbors a wild, inexplicable passion for the Incarnate that has driven him to hunt her. Having found her, Cyrus and his pack find themselves torn between two objectives: take her by force and deliver her to yet another group of fanatics or help her stop a warlock’s attack.
*** The Perfect Series for Readers Who Like: Supernatural suspense; paranormal mystery; magic, witches, witchcraft, and the occult; romantic suspense, second chance stories, and romance; werewolves, shifters, and other shapeshifters; contemporary, urban settings; and series books and novels ***
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Weeping Angels – genre: standalone romantic women’s fiction
Weeping Angels is a story of grief carried and grief ignored. It’s about learning to love and moving on. Mourning someone once is hard enough, but mourning someone twice is unimaginably harder. When Iris Rios dies – young and troubled – two lost and broken people are flung together from a distant past. After years of estrangement from her beloved sister, Frankie must turn away from her music to face the grief of her sister’s loss. Topher returned from war damaged and isn’t so sure he deserves to heal. He must decide whether he will take that first step and then take another until he can recover what he lost: himself.
***Perfect Standalone Novel for Readers Who Enjoy: Strong female protagonists and independent women; contemporary women’s fiction; realistic romance; books about adult friendships, family, and self-discovery; second chances; and emotional stories with happy endings (HEA). ***
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Heart Grow Fonder – genre: standalone romantic women’s fiction
Wrong place. Wrong time. Right people. Jessie Bravo thinks she’s nothing more than a hanger-on to her A-list celebrity best friend, Tyler Cantrell, and riding the Hollywood wave has proven to be too much for her. As soon as her depression reemerges, though, she meets Tyler’s newest cast mate, Boyd Kerrington, star of a brilliant British TV show. For all the years Boyd has focused on his career, he’s settled in his personal life. When he finally meets the woman of his dreams, he finds her desperate to break free of his connection to her.
***Perfect Standalone Novel for Readers Who Enjoy: Strong female protagonists and independent women; contemporary women’s fiction; realistic romance; books about adult friendships, family, and self-discovery; second chances; and emotional stories with happy endings (HEA). ***
Blog Tour + Review – Tempting BAD by M. Robinson
Brooke
I’ve come from a privileged life and an even more privileged upbringing. My parents taught me right from wrong and everything in between… except I wanted the gray area. I wanted to live life on the edge with the possibility of falling over. I didn’t care about the consequences because I had no heart…
I left that on the floor of my parents’ bedroom door, shattered.
And never went back to pick up the pieces.
Devon
Family first.
I learned the meaning of the word hate.
I learned that life is a battlefield and I stood frontline.
I learned that praying doesn’t work and God doesn’t listen.
And I learned how to be a man…
All at the receiving end of my father’s fists, my mother’s tears, and my sisters screams.
You can’t run away from your past…
It will always find you, especially when you’re asleep.
Warning: Book contains adult situations.
Sex/language. Mature readers only.
4.5 stars
ARC received for an honest review
I’m not even sure where to begin with this book…Tempting BAD is a spin-off from M. Robinson The VIP Trilogy I would recommend reading it before going into Tempting BAD as it may spoil a few things at least from the last book MVP.
We jump into Brooke and Devon’s lives before they meet each other and each had their own demons before coming together. Brooke is a spoiled rich kid who can’t seem to find herself after witnessing something that shattered her world on her sixteenth birthday. Ever since then she’s been trying to find her way in a sense and she’s never fully dealt with her emotions. She’s just put them in a box left to simmer until the pot explodes.
Devon’s life was the opposite. He grew up to fast and never really got to be a kid. His childhood hunts him for years and meeting Brooke helps to soothe his broken soul in a way no one ever could. They change each other…two halves of the same whole.
As soon as they met the only thing I could think of was Taylor Swift’s song “I Knew You Where Trouble”. That’s the first thing I thought of when Devon first sees Brooke. The girl is trouble…they are hot and then cold.
You want to choke them (mostly Brooke) and other times you’re just left there speechless wondering WTF you just read. Mrs. Robinson tells a story like no other and I’ve read everything she’s written to date and I will continue to read whatever she comes up with next…(waiting for Mika *cough*). We’ve just seen the tip of the iceberg when it comes to her writing and I for one can’t wait to see what twists and turns she comes up with next. Bravo and very well done!
I was there, but I wasn’t.
I danced around in a sea of emptiness and longing, it moved around me easily, carelessly, harshly.
It was all and it was nothing.
It made me full and it made me empty.
It pleased me and it dismayed me.
I didn’t care. I was there to do a job. To be a VIP. I played my part beautifully, just as I always did. Letting myself get taken away on empty promises of nothing, but somehow seemed like everything.
Blog Tour – Dark Indiscretions: Seer Destined by Shakuita Johnson
Book Title: Dark Indiscretions: Seer Destined (Dark Indiscretions Series, Book 3)
Author: Shakuita Johnson
Release Date: March 17, 2015
**Contains adult language and situations M/M/F**
Three destinies entwined since the beginning of time…
James Johnston, ruthless, evil, Mystic, is not looking for love. In fact, the only things keeping him going are revenge, obsession, and an ancient Prophecy. He’s back from the Hell his niece sent him to for the second time and is ready to make her immortal life miserable. He also has a daughter to mold and an ancient Prophecy to fulfill. He wants everything to burn and die around him. He feels no love, no loyalty—only rage. Yet, one action sprouts several reactions and before long, he may lose complete control over his own fate. But not to worry, he has a plan…
Alexander Carvanis, Mooyer. Legacy. After his occult upbringing, he only knows one thing: kill anything that has been labeled “Tarnished” by the Mooyer Society, led by his father. He is obsessed with one thought in his mind and it isn’t his own. The only things he’s ever known are what his father told him. He’s followed for years without question and it all comes tumbling down because of his blind obsession to bring down the one he never trusted. Five forbidden journals later and his whole life has changed. Now, the very person he set out to ruin is the only person he can trust not to kill him on sight…
Isobelle Mina, freak, or so she always thought. But there is more to her—so much more than she had ever dreamed possible. Secrets, lies, and betrayal threaten to push her over the edge. A destiny she isn’t sure she wants and two men who are fated to be hers, if only they can see past their hatred…
Will these three overcome a vendetta thousands of years in the making, or will the wounds be too old to heal?
– “It was one of the best books I’ve read in along time. I couldn’t put it down, read the book in one sitting. Highly recommend!” – Annie (Amazon)
– “What a ride! So many twists! The other books in this series seem to focus mainly with the supernaturals. Seer Destined gives you the inside look into the Mooyer Society. Alexander Carvanis discovers some dark secrets within his family and the only person he can trust is Isobelle, but she has secrets of her own. Before you know it you are thrown deep into the world of all things Mooyers are against. James is back and crazy as ever. Everyone is on edge and trying to figure out everyone else’s motive. Incredible story.[…] Must read!” – Kel Hawk
– “[…] James is back to his evil ways, but in some ways he actually is becoming more likable. This quickly became my favorite book in the series so far. Can’t wait to see what all happens next! “ – cbf (Amazon)
– “[…] the Dark Indiscretions Series will leave you begging for more. Shakuita has out done herself with this one. I can’t wait to see what she comes up with next. “ – All Things Book
– “Book 3 in the Dark Indiscretions series may be the best thus far! All the story lines are coming together and we are learning more of the characters back story. As we get more information the story gets more exciting. Is it all predestined or will free will allow the characters to make their own future. I can not wait for the next installment to see where they go next. An excellent story by a truly talented author!!” – Janet (Amazon)
Isobelle didn’t want to be partnered with that ass hat, but she didn’t want to be strapped to a desk either so she kept her mouth shut. But she was not getting in the car with him after his little display. She didn’t care if she had to walk to her car. She stormed out of the conference room in a daze. This day just kept getting better and better.
“Isobelle, hurry up and get in the car before I leave you,” Alexander shouted.
“Go fuck yourself! I’ll find my own way home,” Isobelle said.
“Excuse me?”
“Fuck off and leave me alone.”
Isobelle was pulled into a secluded room and pushed up against a wall. She was held firmly in place by one of Alexander’s knees and forearm. He gave her the strangest look before his mouth came crashing down onto hers. She stood there, stunned for several seconds before she grabbed him by the back of his neck and pressed her body closer to his. His hands came down to rest on her behind and he squeezed. He picked her up so quickly that she skipped a few breaths and then could feel something solid and cool pressed up against her back. He’d moved her on top of the table that was in the room. She could feel him through his pants, and the rubbing motions he was making were driving her insane. Isobelle had never been intimate with a man before and she was all but purring like a cat.
Alexander’s hands slid up under her shirt, blazing a path to her breasts. Just as quickly as they were there, they were gone and her shirt was being ripped down the middle to expose her in a way she’d never been exposed before. The look in Alexander’s eyes was one of possession. In that moment he owned every part of Isobelle and nothing else mattered. He started to attack her nipples with a vengeance and Isobelle arched her back up to meet him. She was greedy for his touches, his kisses, and most of all his eyes. She wanted his eyes on her, always.
Isobelle felt herself fumbling with the buttons on Alexander’s slacks when just as quickly as he’d attacked her, he pulled away. The loss of his skin on hers was so drastic that she shivered in its absence. The look on his face was a mix of horror and longing. Isobelle didn’t understand.
“Alex, what’s wrong?” Isobelle asked.
She was panting but she’d managed the words. He was silent for a long time, too long.
“Don’t call me that. This,” Alexander said, pointing between the two of them, “was a mistake that will never happen again. Either get in the car or walk home. I don’t care. Either way I’m leaving in the next two minutes.”
Isobelle watched as Alexander walked out the door without a backwards glance. She looked down at her ripped shirt and the thought of walking out behind him in the state she was in reduced her to tears. For the first time in her life she was ashamed, and for that Isobelle might never be able to fully forgive him. With as much dignity as she could summon, Isobelle held her shirt closed with her hands, walked out the room Alexander had pushed her in, past The Society’s secretary, and left the building to start her extremely long walk-of-shame to her car. Because, true to his word, Alexander had left when she hadn’t come out in time. She was falling in love with a complete and utter asshole and she had no idea what she was going to do about it.
Check out the first 3 books in the series…
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7504850.Shakuita_Johnson
Shakuita Johnson is a 30-year-old Psychology major who does not write erotica. Just because she has a few sex scene doesn’t mean her books fall in the erotica category. When she isn’t going to school or working, she is doing what she loves most. Writing. She started writing in middle school. She would write poetry in her room or the middle of the night. Then she was introduced to short stories in a creative writing course her senior year. Her love for paranormal and supernatural started with R.L. Stine Goosebumps books and TV shows, Anne Rice Vampire Chronicles, and Christopher Pike books. She is an avid reader with over 100 books on her bookshelf and 1000 plus on her iPad. She also loved to watch Charmed and Buffy the Vampire Slayer with her mom.
Dark Indiscretions is her first novel, a Paranormal Thriller, and is PermaFREE on all outlets for the ebook. She has followed it up with Dark Indiscretions: Monster Unleashed, Dark Indiscretions: A Prequel and Dark Indiscretions: Seer Destined. The next book in the series is Rumspringa and will release Fall 2015.
She released her Dark Romance which has a bit of suspense entitled And So She Waited in Oct 2014.
She is currently working on the first book in her spin off series Dark Indiscretions Chronicles titled Callisto Carvanis: And A Legacy Was Born and book 3.5 in Dark Indiscretions Series Rumspringa.
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Release Day Blitz + Review – Tempting BAD by M. Robinson
Brooke
I’ve come from a privileged life and an even more privileged upbringing. My parents taught me right from wrong and everything in between… except I wanted the gray area. I wanted to live life on the edge with the possibility of falling over. I didn’t care about the consequences because I had no heart…
I left that on the floor of my parents’ bedroom door, shattered.
And never went back to pick up the pieces.
Devon
Family first.
I learned the meaning of the word hate.
I learned that life is a battlefield and I stood frontline.
I learned that praying doesn’t work and God doesn’t listen.
And I learned how to be a man…
All at the receiving end of my father’s fists, my mother’s tears, and my sisters screams.
You can’t run away from your past…
It will always find you, especially when you’re asleep.
Warning: Book contains adult situations.
Sex/language. Mature readers only.
4.5 stars
ARC received from author for an honest review
I’m not even sure where to begin with this book…Tempting BAD is a spin-off from M. Robinson The VIP Trilogy I would recommend reading it before going into Tempting BAD as it may spoil a few things at least from the last book MVP.
We jump into Brooke and Devon’s lives before they meet each other and each had their own demons before coming together. Brooke is a spoiled rich kid who can’t seem to find herself after witnessing something that shattered her world on her sixteenth birthday. Ever since then she’s been trying to find her way in a sense and she’s never fully dealt with her emotions. She’s just put them in a box left to simmer until the pot explodes.
Devon’s life was the opposite. He grew up to fast and never really got to be a kid. His childhood hunts him for years and meeting Brooke helps to soothe his broken soul in a way no one ever could. They change each other…two halves of the same whole.
As soon as they met the only thing I could think of was Taylor Swift’s song “I Knew You Where Trouble”. That’s the first thing I thought of when Devon first sees Brooke. The girl is trouble…they are hot and then cold.
You want to choke them (mostly Brooke) and other times you’re just left there speechless wondering WTF you just read. Mrs. Robinson tells a story like no other and I’ve read everything she’s written to date and I will continue to read whatever she comes up with next…(waiting for Mika *cough*). We’ve just seen the tip of the iceberg when it comes to her writing and I for one can’t wait to see what twists and turns she comes up with next. Bravo and very well done!
And I broke.
I lunged at her.
I hurt her.
I pushed her.
I tried to control her.
I knew I was being rough, but I didn’t care. I wanted to hurt her. I wanted her to feel an ounce of what I was feeling.
A breath of fucking air she shot from my lungs.
Something.
Anything.
Release Day Blitz + Review – Tempting BAD by M. Robinson
Brooke
I’ve come from a privileged life and an even more privileged upbringing. My parents taught me right from wrong and everything in between… except I wanted the gray area. I wanted to live life on the edge with the possibility of falling over. I didn’t care about the consequences because I had no heart…
I left that on the floor of my parents’ bedroom door, shattered.
And never went back to pick up the pieces.
Devon
Family first.
I learned the meaning of the word hate.
I learned that life is a battlefield and I stood frontline.
I learned that praying doesn’t work and God doesn’t listen.
And I learned how to be a man…
All at the receiving end of my father’s fists, my mother’s tears, and my sisters screams.
You can’t run away from your past…
It will always find you, especially when you’re asleep.
Warning: Book contains adult situations.
Sex/language. Mature readers only.
4.5 stars
ARC received from author for an honest review
I’m not even sure where to begin with this book…Tempting BAD is a spin-off from M. Robinson The VIP Trilogy I would recommend reading it before going into Tempting BAD as it may spoil a few things at least from the last book MVP.
We jump into Brooke and Devon’s lives before they meet each other and each had their own demons before coming together. Brooke is a spoiled rich kid who can’t seem to find herself after witnessing something that shattered her world on her sixteenth birthday. Ever since then she’s been trying to find her way in a sense and she’s never fully dealt with her emotions. She’s just put them in a box left to simmer until the pot explodes.
Devon’s life was the opposite. He grew up to fast and never really got to be a kid. His childhood hunts him for years and meeting Brooke helps to soothe his broken soul in a way no one ever could. They change each other…two halves of the same whole.
As soon as they met the only thing I could think of was Taylor Swift’s song “I Knew You Where Trouble”. That’s the first thing I thought of when Devon first sees Brooke. The girl is trouble…they are hot and then cold.
You want to choke them (mostly Brooke) and other times you’re just left there speechless wondering WTF you just read. Mrs. Robinson tells a story like no other and I’ve read everything she’s written to date and I will continue to read whatever she comes up with next…(waiting for Mika *cough*). We’ve just seen the tip of the iceberg when it comes to her writing and I for one can’t wait to see what twists and turns she comes up with next. Bravo and very well done!
And I broke.
I lunged at her.
I hurt her.
I pushed her.
I tried to control her.
I knew I was being rough, but I didn’t care. I wanted to hurt her. I wanted her to feel an ounce of what I was feeling.
A breath of fucking air she shot from my lungs.
Something.
Anything.
Release Day Blitz – The CEO by Niquel
Title: The CEO
Author: Niquel
Release Date: March 23, 2015
Synopsis
I will RIP your heart out…
Don’t let the dress fool you. I am the CEO of a billion dollar corporation
named Quinn National. I set my own rules and do what I want, WHEN I want. I’ve
devoured any male or female that has crossed my path and I refuse to FAIL.
I wasn’t always this hard, so shut off from the world. I actually loved a man
once, but I quickly realized that love makes you weak and I don’t DO
weak—anymore. I’ve learned three cardinal rules to be successful in life.
Number one: Do NOT get attached to ANYONE. Number two: Lock up my heart and
throw away the key.
And number three: SEX is power. To keep the power, you do things you’re not
always proud of. I’m Sheila Quinn and I’ll show you what it takes to be the
BOSS.
Links to Buy
#theCEO
Author Bio
Niquel is the author of The Forbidden Series,
The Teacher’s Pet Series, and her newest project, The CEO will be out this
spring. Boston born and raised, she’s attended two colleges for 3D Animation
and Graphic Design. She’s been independently published for over a year now and
has no intention on slowing down anytime soon. When she’s not busy entertaining
her two daughters and supportive significant other, you can find her sipping
her double cup of coffee, writing, or chatting with friends online.
The Teacher’s Pet Series, and her newest project, The CEO will be out this
spring. Boston born and raised, she’s attended two colleges for 3D Animation
and Graphic Design. She’s been independently published for over a year now and
has no intention on slowing down anytime soon. When she’s not busy entertaining
her two daughters and supportive significant other, you can find her sipping
her double cup of coffee, writing, or chatting with friends online.
Author Links
Giveaway
Release Day Blitz – Anissa’s Redemption by Zack Love
Title: Anissa’s Redemption
Author: Zack Love
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Romance
Cover Design: Ashley Byland
Cover
Synopsis
Anissa Toma fled war-torn Syria after narrowly escaping the massacre of her Christian family by Islamists. Fortunate enough to rebuild her shattered life in New York City, the young refugee gained admission to an elite college, where she excelled. Her beauty, brains, and purity soon captured the interest of two powerful men: Michael, an activist working to establish Antioch, the first Mideast Christian state, and Julien, her professor and one of the city’s wealthiest bachelors.
As Anissa’s saga continues, the refugee-turned-rising-star must navigate between Michael and Julien, while trying to help her surviving relatives and other vulnerable Christians in Syria. As she gets closer to both men in a complex and evolving love triangle, can she unlock Julien’s traumatic childhood to open up his heart? Or will Julien find greater solace from his nightmares and other demons in the sessions with his intriguing therapist? What will Michael do for Antioch and for Anissa, and what will Julien’s role be? How far will each person go to help Anissa’s remaining family and other persecuted Christians at risk in Syria? Find out in this stunning sequel to “The Syrian Virgin”.
Excerpt
“It’s OK, Anissa. We don’t need to rehash that incident now. I’m just reminding us both that – even though you are the most angelic woman I’ve ever met – you’re still human,” he added with a gentle smile, as he lightly put his hand on mine. “So I’m still taking a risk by sharing this with you.”
“I understand that,” I conceded.
“Good. So before I take that risk, I need your most solemn oath that – whatever happens between us – you will never repeat what I’m about to uncover for the first time ever… ” His stare seemed to penetrate my eyes, probing deep into my interior. With so much solemnity surrounding his revelation, whatever it was, I almost didn’t want him to tell me anymore. “Because once I tell you this, there’s no going back.”
I took a hard swallow and braced myself to receive something that I could never share with anyone. “I swear to you, Julien, on the memory of my blessed parents, and on the future of my people, that I will never tell a soul.”
He nodded slightly, as if to acknowledge my vow, and took his hand back. He let out a deep breath, and his hands began to fidget a little, as if he was trying to decide where and how to begin. I put my glass down on the coffee table, wanting to concentrate as much as possible on whatever he was about to say. After a few moments of silence, he finally spoke.
Teaser
About The Author
Zack Love graduated from Harvard College, where he studied mostly literature, psychology, philosophy, and film. After college, he moved to New York City and took a corporate consulting job that had absolutely nothing to do with his studies. The attacks of September 11, 2001 inspired him to write a novelette titled “The Doorman” and heightened his interest in the Middle East. A decade later, that interest extended to the Syrian Civil War, which provided the backdrop for his latest work. In late 2013, Zack began releasing his unpublished works of fiction and became a full-time author. He has published comedy, psychological and philosophical fiction, and romance. Zack enjoys confining himself to one genre about as much as he likes trying to sum up his existence in one paragraph.
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HUGE Blowout Paperback Giveaway…
I’m revamped the covers of my Dark Indiscretions Series and now have a lot of books with the older version of the covers on them for Dark Indiscretions, Dark Indiscretions: Monster Unleashed, and Dark Indiscretions: A Prequel and since I’ve reached 3K likes on my Facebook page I’ve decided to do a HUGE paperback giveaway…you can enter here using this Google doc! Good luck!
Since I’m getting an AMAZING response for the paperback giveaway…I’m going to up the ante a bit…I have a few milestones I’d like to reach…so if we get
100 entries – I’ll put a charm bracelet in one of the packages
200 entries – I’ll put a charm bracelet in two of the packages
300 entries – I’ll put a signed paperback of my poems in one of the packages
400 entries – I’ll put a signed paperback of And So She Waited in one of the packages
500 entries – I’ll put signed paperbacks of my poems and And So She Waited in one of the packages…
YAY!!! I feel like #Oprah…you get a paperback, and you get a paperback, everybody get’s paperbacks!!!! 🙂
HUGE Blowout Paperback Giveaway…
I’m revamped the covers of my Dark Indiscretions Series and now have a lot of books with the older version of the covers on them for Dark Indiscretions, Dark Indiscretions: Monster Unleashed, and Dark Indiscretions: A Prequel and since I’ve reached 3K likes on my Facebook page I’ve decided to do a HUGE paperback giveaway…you can enter here using this Google doc! Good luck!
Since I’m getting an AMAZING response for the paperback giveaway…I’m going to up the ante a bit…I have a few milestones I’d like to reach…so if we get
100 entries – I’ll put a charm bracelet in one of the packages
200 entries – I’ll put a charm bracelet in two of the packages
300 entries – I’ll put a signed paperback of my poems in one of the packages
400 entries – I’ll put a signed paperback of And So She Waited in one of the packages
500 entries – I’ll put signed paperbacks of my poems and And So She Waited in one of the packages…
YAY!!! I feel like #Oprah…you get a paperback, and you get a paperback, everybody get’s paperbacks!!!! 🙂
The Ramblings Of Me 