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NEW RELEASE & EXCERPT!!! ~ Pursued by Danielle Pays

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Title: Pursued
Series: Dare to Risk Novel
Author: Danielle Pays
Genre: Steamy Romance Suspense
Release Date: August 21, 2019
Cover Design: Maria at Steamy Designs
Don’t mix business with pleasure. At least that’s what she keeps telling herself.
Ryan Thiel, known as Seattle’s most eligible bachelor instead of Seattle’s most powerful businessman, all because a local magazine changed its story direction after taking one look at him. He gets it, he’s hot. But he’s not happy. He has no interest in dating. Last time he tried, it ended in disaster. Then he meets Katie and all that changes.
Katie Capone is starting over after discovering her ex-boyfriend slept with her coworkers. Now at a new job, she won’t make the mistake of mixing business with personal ever again. Then she meets Ryan. 
Forced to work with Ryan, Katie struggles to keep their relationship professional. Hard to do with the steamy looks he keeps giving her. 
Ryan wants Katie and this time, he is willing to wait. But when his past comes back and threatens to hurt Katie, Ryan must decide between the woman he wants or exposing a past he has buried. 
Surrounded by danger, Katie must decide if she can trust Ryan or if she is being used again.
Pursued was selected as a finalist for the Daphne Du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense. This is a steamy, stand-alone, HEA romantic suspense romance.

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NEW RELEASE & EXCERPT!!! ~ Last Slice of Pie by Kathryn Andrews

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Title: Last Slice of Pie
Series: Starving for Summer #2
Author: Kathryn Andrews
Genre: Contemporary Romance/Sports Romance/Southern Fiction
Release Date: August 21, 2019
Cover Design: Julianne Burke from Heart to Cover, LLC

“Last Slice of Pie is a novel every bit as delicious as its title suggests. From the first page to the last, you’ll be hungry for more of this gorgeous romance.” Author Elle Brooks

 

“Last Slice of Pie is a delicious, sweet southern treat of a second chance sports romance, and I can’t wait to get more of this world that Andrews baked up.” Author Karla Sorensen, USA Today Bestselling Author

Lexi Jarvie
Pie isn’t just a dessert, it’s a way of life. 
Pies, fillings, jams, jellies, honey, they’re all a part of my award-winning business, Firefly Kitchen. After being left behind, by everyone, I was determined to make it all on my own, and I have. I love what I do, I love what I’ve created, and I love who I’ve become. Yes, it’s small, but it’s mine, and nothing or no one can stop me now. Not even Bryan Brennen. He may have returned, but it won’t be long before he leaves. And regardless of which way you slice it, some things can’t be forgotten, no matter how sweet the taste.
Bryan Brennen
Football isn’t just a sport, it’s a way of life.
 
I’ve spent more years than I can remember chasing my dream. When you come from nothing, it’s even more important to become something. The unstoppable drive and incomparable determination that is ingrained in me has gotten me to where I am now; twenty-eight years old and undoubtedly the best professional quarterback in the league. To be happy is to be perfect. Plans, plays, passes, I’ve mastered them all, but it was never just for me, it was for her, too. Only she doesn’t know it, and now, ten years later, I’m ready to tell her.
She’s a small town girl. He’s a household name. 
Off the field and out of the kitchen, will they break and crumble, or finally get their second chance at the biggest game of them all . . . love.

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BOOK SPOTLIGHT TOUR!!! ~ Aether Magic by Isobelle Carmichael

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Title: Aether Magic
Series: Elements of Twilight #2
Author: Isobelle Carmichael
Genre: Adult Paranormal Harem Romance
Release Date: July 21, 2019
I survived the Blood Moon Ceremony… barely
Our pack is in ruins, ravaged by a traitor who left us to pick up the pieces.
My people need my help to rebuild, yet something went very wrong that night,  and I’m not the same wolf I used to be.
 
Now, I’m being forced into the Underworld in a desperate attempt to unravel the darkness coiling within me.
The only creature able to prevent my magical overload is a malevolent succubus who is sure to demand something in return.
 
And the way she ogles my men makes it clear she’s not to be trusted.
Let her look at me like I’m her next meal. She has no idea who she’s dealing with.
With my parents whisked into the Void, I have a pack to take care of, and Elders who will stop at nothing to kill me.
But my troubles don’t stop there.
 
The five delicious men I love are battling demons of their own and need me more than ever.
Can I be the alpha everyone is counting on, or will my failure tear our pack part?
The chaos continues as the Elements of Twilight series races towards its heart-stopping conclusion with Aether Magic, written by Isobelle Carmichael.
Aether Magic is a #whychoose style novel. These books have potentially triggering elements and explicit scenes. This book has FMMMM, MM, FF BDSM, as well as dark themes.

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NEW RELEASE & EXCERPT!!! ~ Breaking Spade by Harley Stone

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Title: Breaking Spade
Series: Dead Presidents MC Series #6
Author: Harley Stone
Genre: MC Romance
Release Date: August 19, 2019
Working two jobs while juggling family and club obligations keeps Antonio “Spade” Fernandez’s schedule full and his bed empty. When a hostage situation flings the perfect woman into his arms—and then into his bed—he’ll have one night to fulfill her every fantasy. 
After a lifetime of caution, Jessica Munroe is ready to take a risk. Looking down the barrel of a gun wasn’t what she had in mind, but it does motivate her to hook up with her sexy rescuer. 
 
One wild night of passion is all either can spare, but will it be enough?

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NEW RELEASE!!! ~ Aiden by LeAnn Ashers

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Title: Aiden
Series: The Grim Sinner’s Motorcycle Club
Author: LeAnn Ashers
Genre: MC Romance
Release Date: August 19, 2019
Cover Photog: Wander Aguiar
Cover Model: Issac Dawson

 

From the day she came into my life, I knew I couldn’t walk away from this girl. She was beautiful, a light in this dark and messed up world, but I saw it in her eyes. 
 
I saw the pain she carried, and in that moment, I made a promise. 
 
Her demons would pay. All of them. They didn’t know what I was capable of or what my MC could do.
 
As I now look down at yet another lifeless body, I smile. I always keep my promises. 
 
One more to go, and he’s the one I really want. 
 

 

And he knows I’m coming for him…

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NEW RELEASE TOUR!!! ~ Pervade Montego Bay by Vanessa Fewings

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Title: Pervade Montego Bay
Duet: Pervade Duet #2
Author: Vanessa Fewings
Genre: Contemporary/Romance/Erotica/Menage
Release Date: August 18, 2019

For every patch of sun, there’s a pool of shadows. For every stretch of paradise, there’s a stain of secrets.
 
Montego Bay offers everything the heart desires…and the soul fears.
 
Emily Rampling once again finds herself in the throes of unforgettable passion and irresistible power as she dives deeper into the love of two men and the dangerous world they inhabit. James Ballad and Xavier Rothschild are not yet done with Emily. Not by a long shot.
 
But somewhere on the island of his birth, James is hiding something, a personal secret he seems to be guarding with his life. Emily becomes obsessed with finding out the truth, but the discovery that awaits her is something she couldn’t have foreseen.
 
Pervade Montego Bay is book two in the romance duet by USA Today Bestselling Author Vanessa Fewings, the follow-up to the acclaimed Pervade London. Experience a ménage à trois romance that unfolds from clear, warm waters to lush, rolling mountains.
Sip the rum. Taste the ecstasy. See you in paradise.

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NEW RELEASE!!! ~ Eighteen Thousand Ninety One by Erika Blount & Teri Glascock

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Title: Eighteen-Thousand Ninety One
Series: Powerless Series Book One
Author: Erika Blount & Teri Glascock 
Genre: Action (with Romance)
Release Date: August 18, 2019

Electricity. Communication. Two things everyone has taken for granted since the day that it came into existence. Have you ever considered what happens with a power outage? If all radios are silent and you can’t connect to anyone that you’re not standing right in front of? What you lose access to? The answer is everything. Ivy Randall didn’t know that one storm would change her life forever. That one accident would alter the relationships in her life. But it did. While the world stops turning in the same direction that she’s always known it to, it starts spinning in an entirely new direction. Grudges and hatred are either buried to survive or burn brighter and cause more destruction, there is no in between. What are the rules when there are no rules?

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NEW RELEASE & EXCERPT!!! ~ Where The Sad Roses Grow by Tee Smith

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Title: Where The Sad Roses Grow
Author: Tee Smith
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: August 15, 2019

 

 

Lilac was born into a world of privilege… or so she was told. Life inside the compound is safe, protected, where only the good preside, and the evil are discarded.

 

Forced to marry a man, more than twice her age, one of four wives, she spends her time pining for the boy she lost and the life she could have had.
The Master may control her life, but he can’t control her mind.
When her child is ripped from her arms, she’s determined to find the answers. But perhaps the truth is more sinister than she can allow herself to believe.

 

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NEW RELEASE!!! ~ The Vow We Made by Loriana Cappello

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Title: The Vow We Made
Author: Loriana Cappello
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: August 14, 2019

 

 

 

A Story of friendship, family, and above all else, love.

 Victoria West was Vivacious, determined and thought her happily ever after was all mapped out. 
When tragedy strikes, claiming the life of her new husband, she receives information that shatters her world. 
Three years later, Victoria finds herself beginning to trust another man for the first time,  but is she prepared to expose her darkest fears and share the biggest secret of her life with him?
 
Doctor Aiden James is dedicated to his profession and has little time for relationships,  but there’s something about Victoria’s vulnerability and beauty that makes him want a different future. 
One where she becomes his. 
An unfortunate twist of fate leads to Aiden making a discovery about his own past. 
Consumed with guilt, will he choose his professional oath or damn the consequences for Victoria?
 
Two people destined to be together but both are keeping secrets that could destroy their chance at forever.

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NEW RELEASE & EXCERPT!!! ~ Fed Up by Kathleen Duhamel

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Title: Fed Up
Author: Kathleen Duhamel
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: August 13, 2019

Together, they sizzled like butter hitting a hot skillet, but will their passion incinerate what’s left of her shattered heart?
 
Chef Shelby Faith Durand, 54, is struggling to make sense of her life following the untimely death of her husband/business partner. She’s sold the successful restaurant they co-owned in a small Virginia town and has been living off insurance proceeds while drowning in grief and worrying about an uncertain future. When a former colleague asks her to fill in on a short-term personal chef job, she reluctantly agrees at the urging of her bossy and concerned adult daughter.
Ian James is troubled, moody, and much too handsome for his own good. An Englishman who’s relocated to the United States, Ian is a 51-year-old television actor whose believes his best years are behind him. He’s been cast in a “wretched” antebellum drama about a family of ghost chasers, shooting on location during a steamy summer in the Shenandoah Valley. He’s worried about his sagging career and failing looks, a teenage daughter who cuts herself, and the fallout from a messy divorce. Isolated and disillusioned, Ian takes consolation in being overfed at night by his new French-trained personal chef.
Neither Shelby nor Ian is looking for romance, yet their mutual attraction is undeniable. While Ian longs for a quiet life away from public scrutiny, Shelby struggles with guilt and regret over losing her husband, while wondering if she can trust a charming man who makes his living pretending to be someone else. Is their tenuous relationship based only on mutual loneliness and lust? And is Ian really the changed man he claims to be?

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