All posts by writinstuff

Contemporary romance writer, political comedy writer, ghostwriter and editor. Lover of coffee & cocktails, world traveler, off-key singer, vegan and adventurer-ish!

A Party Planner, A Preacher & A Politician…

You are cordially invited…

After a mishap involving a stripper and a coffin, event planner Lucky Gould-Bang is fired for the third time in three months. When a position for Post Conviction Coordinator pops up at the Bureau of Prisons, Lucky jumps at the chance with no clue what it involves. Finding out she will be planning recently re-instated executions, Lucky finds herself dealing with an ambitious Governor, smarmy death industry executives, protesters and a spree murderer cum pastor on a regular basis, all while trying to do the Governor’s bidding by putting on ‘family friendly’ executions.

At the Governor’s request, to attend the execution of…

Madison Madigan is tired of everyone seeing her as Lil’ Maddie, First Granddaughter of the state of Illinois. She’s Governor now and she will do anything to win the office on her own merit, even if she has to rely on voters from the other party get there. She reinstated the death penalty over her Party’s wishes and now she’s determined to make it something everyone is talking about…and not because a run of the mill death by electrocution turned into a barbecue. Her key to winning is Pastor Bishop Parsons–will she commute his sentence or won’t she–now all she has to do is make a decision.

On this day at the following time…

Pastor Bishop Parsons doesn’t deny his sordid past. A former drug addict on Death Row for the spree murders of ten people. But twenty years into his sentence he is a reformed man; Pastor of the largest e-church in the country, fundraiser for the upper crust and media darling. He’s not ready to die and he’ll do anything he can to stop it…even invoking religion.

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NEW RELEASE!!! ~ A War Within by Katherine Hastings

Title: A War Within
Author: Katherine Hastings
Genre: Historical Romance
Release Date: November 7, 2018
Cover Design: Reese Dante


Love. Honor. Redemption. 
Auguste never knew love, friendship or family until he found them with his brothers-in-arms when he joined the French Army during WWI. When his past catches up with him he’s forced to flee from his newfound family, taking refuge on a horse farm in the French countryside. 
While he fights to redeem himself, he finds the one thing his training didn’t prepare him for… the one thing he never knew he wanted. 
Her.
Isabelle is intrigued by the mysterious new hand on her family’s horse farm. Their chemistry is undeniable but something is holding him back.
 
Is it possible she can break down the barriers surrounding his heart? Can she ever forgive him if she discovers the dark secret threatening to tear them apart?

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COVER REVEAL & GIVEAWAY!!! ~ As You Were by Lee Piper

Title: As You Were
Series: A Rising Star Novel Book 2
Author: Lee Piper
Genre: Contemporary Rocker Romance
Release Date: December 7, 2018
Cover Design: Hang Le
They say love is beautiful.
They lie.
Love is a dark, broken man with whiskey-colored eyes. Love is knowing he will never return my feelings. It is the final chord of a guitar riff as it bleeds into silence.
Love is Zeke Danton.
I convinced myself I needed him. I thought there was no one better to record my debut album with…
I was wrong.
Encased in layers of ice, he wears his pain like a protective shield.
Wanting what I can’t have might ruin me. But so help me, I crave his destruction.

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NEW RELEASE & EXCERPT!!! ~ Safe Rider by Jessica Ames

Title: Safe Rider
Series: A Lost Saxons Novel #2
Author: Jessica Ames
Genre: Contemporary MC Romance
Release Date: November 9, 2018
Cover Design: Kellie Dennis at Book Cover by Design
Rule #1 of getting life back on track: don’t fall for a biker…
 
A new life; a new start—that was what Liv needed after escaping her violent marriage. Moving to Kingsley was a chance to rebuild what was broken and show the world she wasn’t defeated by her past. No part of that plan involved falling in love with a biker.
Dean never expected to want the sweet woman living across the street. She’s not his type, yet he can’t stay away from her. When trouble follows Liv, he’s one step behind, ready to defend her because his time in the Lost Saxons Motorcycle Club has taught him two things: how to ride and how to protect what is his. And Liv is his—even if she doesn’t know it yet.
 

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NEW RELEASE BOOST & EXCERPT!!! ~ Twisted Love by R. Linda

Title: Twisted Love
Series: Stockholm Syndrome Series Book 1
Author: R. Linda
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: November 7, 2018

Running.
It’s what I do. What I’ve always done. 
For fitness. For fun. 
 
And now for fear.
 
He took me. Trapped me. Destroyed me. 
Broke me down, little by little. 
 
His captive.
His slave.
His pet.
 
But…something unleashes.
 
Something forbidden. The passion. The pleasure.
It’s wrong. Unforgiving, and I should do what I do.
 
Run like Hell.
From this Twisted Love.

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COVER REVEAL!!! ~ Fraud by RC Stephens

Title: Fraud
Author: R.C. Stephens
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Forbidden, Suspense
Release Date: December 6, 2018
Eleven years together and today I find out . . .
I don’t know the first thing about the man I’m sleeping beside every night.
My marriage is built on a bed of lies . . . Nothing is real.
Each day I’m barely surviving, falling deeper into despair and loneliness.
Meeting Hayes Taylor is not in my plan.
Younger, beautiful and broken—just like me. I feel a connection with him I’ve never experienced before. But I am a married woman, and cheating isn’t in my DNA. I ignore the sexual tension between us and push him away.
And like most women, I stay in my marriage for my kids.
But my husband not only manipulates, he keeps secrets I’m not prepared for. 
Secrets that may destroy me . . .
This is not only my fight song, this is my journey to discover love.

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NEW RELEASE!!! ~ She/He Duet by Kailee Reese Samuels

Title: She/He
Series: A Dark Romance Duet 
Author: Kailee Reese Samuels
Genre: Psychological Thriller/Dark Romance/Suspense

Release Date: November 6, 2018

Do you LOVE DARK ROMANCE DUETS?
 
She/He by Kailee Reese Samuels is NOW AVAILABLE as a set!
 
Psychological Thriller/Romantic Suspense/Dark Romance
 
🎈SHE/HE – FOR NOW & FOREVER
 
Joe is hellbent on saving her, but Natalie’s hell is the only salvation she understands. 
 
After stalking her on social media for several weeks, a traumatic, life-changing event brings the pair together. Charming her with his calm demeanor, Natalie soon discovers a strong attraction to Joe’s determined spirit. The relationship quickly develops as Joe and Natalie wind into a corkscrew of a seemingly endless pit of obstacles determined on destroying their love.
 
The secrets and lies twist and turn in this packed psychological thriller. Told predominately from Joe’s viewpoint, it will leave the reader questioning—how far would you go to find love? Will Joe be able to save Natalie from herself before it is too late?
 
She won’t feel a thing.
… Until she feels everything.
 
With an explosive, jaw-dropping ending, 
 
She will leave you reeling with the possibilities to come in the riveting second part of the duet, He. Natalie is good enough for now, but Joe wants them to be good enough forever. 
 
Will he get what he wants or will she sacrifice them both?

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NEW RELEASE!!! ~ Confessions of a Chatterbox

Title: Confessions of a Chatterbox
Series: Confessions Series #2
Author: Abigail Davies
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Release Date: November 8, 2018

 

 
Confession One: I was a self-confessed chatterbox.
Words were my best friend.
They loved me almost as much as I loved my pajamas and unwashed hair.
 
Confession Two: I hated outside people.
I was happiest sitting on my sofa, my favorite show in the background,
and my laptop open while I worked.
Being my own boss was freaking awesome.
So why the heck had I accepted this new teaching job on campus?
 
Going back to the sunny state was the last thing I wanted to do.
It was only meant to be for one day—one talk.
But life had a funny way at throwing you for a loop.
 
Confession Three: I was the best secret keeper.
It was ironic considering I never stopped talking. 
But I’d do anything for my best friend.
Until him.
 
Confession Four: I’d never met anyone like him.
He was different, but not in the way that everyone else viewed him. 
He made my heart stutter and my breath catch.
But worst of all, he made my words disappear.
 

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BOOK TOUR!!! ~ LuLLaY by Freya Barker

Title: LuLLaY
Series: A Portland ME Christmas Novella
Author: Freya Barker
Genre: Contemporary Romance (Stand alone)
Release Date: November 1, 2018
Faith failed him.
Ambition drove her.
Serendipity brought them together
They’ve never met, but their paths run in the same direction—home for the holidays.
Yet their reasons for leaving are as different as the reasons they return.
Meeting by chance along a 1400 mile stretch of highway when a snowstorm grinds traffic to a halt, they have no choice but to jointly ride it out.
Exposing a common thread, leading them from the past to the present, it’s through the innocent eyes of a toddler, they discover a future.

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