Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Blitz: Becoming Lady Thomas by K. Webster

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Author: K Webster Series: Becoming Her, Book 1 Genres: Historical, Romance

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Elisabeth Merriweather has one destiny. His name is William. The moment William returns from university, he has promised to marry his childhood sweetheart, Elisabeth. Unfortunately, as he prepares to propose, they learn that her father has done the unthinkable. In an effort to save their farm, he has incurred an exuberant amount of gambling debts that he cannot ever repay and become involved with a man of incredible wealth and power. His name is Lord Thomas. When the debtor decides to pardon the debt in exchange for one simple favor, Elisabeth’s father wholeheartedly agrees. Lord Thomas, upon seeing the portrait of the three beautiful daughters, negotiates to marry the daughter of his choosing. He chooses Elisabeth. What happens when Elisabeth’s entire life plan is overturned by one simple deal with the devil and she’s whisked away to London as his prize? Will her traitorous heart fall for Lord Thomas, or will it stay true to William?

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About K. Webster

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I love my husband of 11 years and sweet kids. My passions include reading, writing, graphic design, and shopping! I absolutely love social media and the power of how it connects people all over the world. You can usually find me easily on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, and Goodreads!

Monday, March 30, 2015

Review: Manwhore by Katy Evans

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Is it possible to expose Chicago’s hottest player—without getting played?
This is the story I’ve been waiting for all my life, and its name is Malcolm Kyle Preston Logan Saint. Don’t be fooled by that last name though. There’s nothing holy about the man except the hell his parties raise. The hottest entrepreneur Chicago has ever known, he’s a man’s man with too much money to spend and too many women vying for his attention.
Mysterious. Privileged. Legendary. His entire life he’s been surrounded by the press as they dig for tidbits to see if his fairytale life is for real or all mirrors and social media lies. Since he hit the scene, his secrets have been his and his alone to keep. And that’s where I come in.
Assigned to investigate Saint and reveal his elusive personality, I’m determined to make him the story that will change my career.
But I never imagined he would change my life. Bit by bit, I start to wonder if I’m the one discovering him…or if he’s uncovering me.

What happens when the man they call Saint, makes you want to sin?

What can I possibly say about this amazing author Katy Evans and her even more amazing book Manwhore.  I can say that I loved her other series.  Totally fell head over heels in love with Remy and Brooke.  Manwhore was no different for me.  Malcolm, Chicago's most eligible bachelor and entreprener, is often misunderstood while being in the public eye, seen as a man who never settles and always wants more.  However, when given the chance, Rachel uncovers something so much more.  

"He's a dark individual.  Dark as his hair. Dark as sin.  Dark as whatever whirls around him.  Something magnetic.  Unstoppable. Irresistible."

Rachel Livingston, a journalist working at a magazine called Edge, needs a story to bring the magazine back from going under.  Her assignment is to write an expose' on the one and only Malcolm Kyle Preston Logan Saint.  Rachel is able to secure several interviews while also securing his interest in her.  Their relationship evolves as Rachel continues to fight this attraction because Saint doesn't "do" relationship and exclusivity.  She believes he sees her as another one of his women who wants to sleep with him.  All the while he is wanting more.  How much more?  Will she give in and allow herself this relationship?  

 “My expose’…what will I expose now?  I came in to discover and unmask a legend, but what I found is now lying sweaty and sated in my arms, flesh and blood, imperfect and irresistible.  And this-with him, here- is the first real spot I’ve ever been in my life where I wanted to stand still."

The story line is a great combination of funny while combining with sizzling sexual attraction and chemistry.  In each chapter the angst would step up a notch and leave you wanting to scream at both Rachel and Malcolm.  Rachel's character struggles to put her love life into perspective due to her father not being in her life.  She struggles at understanding how she could possibly fall in love and have those feelings.  Her roommates, whom I thought needed to mind their own business, needed socks stuffed in their mouths.  They often gave Rachel advice, although I thought the advice confused her even more regarding her feelings toward Malcolm and what their relationship could be.  Rachel did not want to be lumped into the category of just booty calls.  She wanted MORE, but her self-deprecation and insecurity kept her from seeing the relationship as what it could possibly be.  


Malcolm's pursuit of Rachel is full of seduction and leaves Rachel wanting.  He is dominant to the core but not in a way that is overly abrupt, giving Rachel room to dictate the speed at which they move forward.  As she grows in this relationship, she begins to wrestle with knowing her assignment can potentially ruin what they currently have.  And...in walks a wolf in sheep's clothing...Vicky.  Oh how I dislike her...it wasn't enough that she already had the better stories...she wanted to take Rachel's opportunity and run with it.  What did she do?  Guess you will have to read to find out...

Overall, I loved this book.  I loved the connection of the characters and how the story line flowed smoothly. The problem presented itself to me two-fold.  One being Vicky and the other being Rachel's insecurity and doubt that she could be worthy of a man like Malcolm.  I wanted to reach into the story and just pull Malcolm out in order to let him know Rachel's assignment...Loyalty and Trust...this is all Malcolm wanted and needed.  Rachel deceived him and then hated herself for it.  

This book doesn't end with a Happily Ever After...nope, it's a big CLIFFHANGER!!!!!!  I was so angry that Evans leaves us hanging on a cliff, barely hanging on...and needing closure!!!!!  Needing to know what happens!!!!!  I guess we all will just have to wait until July to find the resolution we all so desperately seek!  I, for one, can't wait!

*****
5 Sinfully Delicious Stars
~Lynn


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Katy Evans grew up with books and book-boyfriends until she found a real sexy boyfriend to love. They married and are now hard at work on their own happily ever after. Katy loves her family and friends, and she also loves reading, walking, baking, and being consumed by her characters until she reaches “The End.” Which is, hopefully, only the beginning…

Between Dreams by Cynthia Austin

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Between Dreams
by Cynthia Austin
The Pendant Series #1
Publication Date: April 28, 2015
Genres: FictionParanormalRomanceUrban FantasyYoung Adult


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Sidney Sinclair was living the dream of any eighteen year-old girl...
A handsome rock star boyfriend, a closet full of designer clothes, a limousine service at her beck and call, and a mansion in the hills of Los Angeles.
Even will all of that glamour and excitement at her fingertips, she still feels as if she's been missing something in her life so she decides to leave.
While trying her best to put her dysfunctional romantic relationship aside and tend to her beloved Granny, Sidney unexpectedly stumbles upon an intriguing emerald pendant boxed away in her grandmother's closet.
Soon she learns it once belonged to her long-lost mother who committed suicide when she was just a baby. Suddenly feeling emotionally connected to the woman who had birthed her, Sidney begins to wear the necklace.
This sends her on a whirlwind journey that alternates between fantasy and reality...
Almost immediately, she starts having dreams linked to the mysterious pendant. As danger begins to seep into her life, Sidney refuses to remove the necklace and instead documents each dream to help her further understand them. However, she soon begins to wonder if they are dreams meant to bond her to a mother who she never knew?
Or a subconscious warning that threatens her very life?
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About Cynthia Austin

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Cynthia Austin lives in Northern California with her husband, two boys, and Olde English Bulldogge named Count Dogula. They love all things horror, gothic, and Victorian which prompts her friends to dub them as “The Adams Family.”
She is an avid reader who may be slightly obsessed with music. She hears music in a way that she believes the artist intended it to be heard: visually, with a storyline that follows. Listening to the songs by her favorite artists, she was inspired to write her first series titled “The Pendant.”
Cynthia has been published twice in The Writer’s Monthly Magazine as well as the online news site, Yahoo! Voices. She currently attends Diablo Valley College, in Pleasant Hill, California, where she is working to achieve her degree in English.

Protecting Shaylee by Elle Christensen

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Protecting Shaylee
by Elle Christensen
Fae Guard #1
Publication Date: April 24, 2015
Genres: FantasyParanormalRomance
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SHAYLEE
As a child, I believed in the fairytales my father told me.
Until he was gone and with him, that belief.
As a girl, I believed in the friendship and protection of Aden.
He made me begin to believe again.
As a woman, I believed in the possibility of love and passion between myself and Aden.
Until he was gone and with him, my belief in magic and happy endings.
ADEN
When she was a child, I was tasked with her protection.
As a girl, I became her friend.
As a woman, I could no longer see the child I knew and was forced to fight a growing attraction.
Unable to lie and unable to tell the truth, I left.
Now I’ve returned to give the knowledge I couldn’t before, that she is half Fae.
The darkness is stalking her and I am desperate to teach her what she needs to know to protect herself. And determined to make her mine.
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About Elle Christensen

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I'm a lover of all things books, I've been an obsessive reader since I learned how to spell! I've been writing novels and short stories since I was twelve, but they say to write the genre you love the most, so as an adult, I fell easily into writing romance. My husband is my biggest supporter and he's a great sport when it comes to fighting the people in my imagination for my attention. I hope you enjoy reading my books as much as I enjoy writing them!
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New Release by Ker Dukey: Vacant, An Empathy Novella

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Title: Vacant (an Empathy novella)

Author: Ker Dukey

Genre: Dark Erotica

Release Date: March 30, 2015

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When two dark souls connect the draw is too dominant to ignore and the obsession of owning the only color to brighten my dark world too unrelenting to not obey. I left her alone so she could live a normal life but I was weak, how can she live a normal life after so much sinister chaos invaded her world, summoning her own darkness to the surface? The depraved devil that is me now had an anchor, someone to venture into the black abyss with. Normal wasn’t a path ever set for Cereus. She was her Father’s daughter but my soul mate, even if I disputed ever owning one. She was struggling without me in her life, the vacant ache inside her leaking out. I can’t not go to her, the need is too strong and like with all of my urges I embrace it.


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I have always had a passion for storytelling, whether it be through lyrics or bed time stories with my sisters. I wanted to be an actress growing up so I could live many roles but I learned early on that my mind was too active… I would want to change the script.I would watch films and think of ways they could of improved the story if they took another direction so i thought it best that i tell my own.

My mum would always have a book in her hand when I was young and passed on her love for reading, inspiring me to venture into writing my own. I tend to have a darker edge to my writing. Not all love stories are made from light, some are created in darkness but are just as powerful and worth telling.

When I’m not lost in the world of characters I love spending time with my family. I’m a mum and that comes first in my life but when I do get down time I love attending music concerts or reading events with my younger sister. You can find me on Facebook where i love interacting with my readers.

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Sunday, March 29, 2015

New Release: Sociapath: Legacy by Lime Craven


Book: Legacy (Sociopath #2)
Author: Lime Craven

Genre: dark romance/psychological thriller


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Reach for the scars...  Remember me? Aeron Lore: happy and humble. A people person. All around nice guy. Even I can't say that with a straight face. But seriously, things are going great. Leo's behaving herself; I'm enjoying making sure she behaves. We're a great team. SilentWitn3ss, our live-streaming news project, has launched to my favorite things ever: controversy and profit. So when the FBI comes to me and wants to use SilentWitn3ss footage to trace a serial killer named Blood Honey, I'm only too happy to be superior—I mean, to help. And if Leo thinks the brutal Blood Honey and I have a few things in common, I guess that's to be expected, given my rather unique preferences in the bedroom. My...condition. But I'm not like him. I can't stand that she would even think it. If his actions threaten my relationship with Leo, I'll hunt that fucker down myself. If he gets too close for comfort, I will make him bleed—and trust me, he's closer than I ever anticipated. There's a food chain, grasshoppers. The buck doesn't stop with him. It stops with me. Blood Honey is a nasty son of a bitch, but I can be a lot worse. Question is...do I want to be?


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I like dysfunction. Broken people who can't fix each other, but fit together because they're missing the same pieces. One of my favourite songs declares, "take the sinner down to feed desire," and that's my MO. I write dirty psychological thrillers with strong elements of dark romance.
I love antiheroes. Female characters who don't just accept their faults, but downright exploit them. No nice boys. No shame. Mindfuckery for all.

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The name's Aeron Lore. And you are...? Such a pleasure to meet you, sweetheart. Is that a southern accent? Gorgeous. You fucking bitch.
Why so surprised? I control a billion dollar fortune. I control the news. Give me five minutes and I'll control you, too. If you could read my mind, you'd probably call me perverted. Unnatural. Manipulative. But I've learned to blend in, to be funny and charming. A predator in a designer suit.
I have no conscience. No shame in taking the things I want. And what I wanted was for Leontine Reeves to sell me her boutique tech firm so I could exploit the fuck out of it. Maybe exploit the fuck out of her, too, because desire haunts me in shades of scarlet, and I desire Leo most of all.
I never meant for this to be a love story. I fought it kicking and screaming, the same way Leo fought me. Now we're bleeding into each other, making a mess. A chaos. There's no control here. And what do monsters like me do when control leaves the building?
We attack.



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