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

NEW RELEASE & EXCERPT!!! ~ Submissive Lies by Shane Starrett

Title: Submissive Lies
Author: Shane Starrett
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: August 10, 2019

 

Thomas was everything a woman should want. Smart, sweet, gorgeous… but that first spark I’d felt between us had fizzled. There’s something wrong with me, something broken. Or… at least I thought it was broken. Then I met Steve. We went from spark to raging inferno with one flick of his eyebrow, one dangerous smile, and now all I can think about is the side of myself I’d tried so hard to lock away. He’s everything Thomas isn’t. He’s everything I’ve been missing. Fire and passion… and dominance. If I was a good girl, a vanilla girl, I could have been happy with Thomas. But now that I’ve met Steve, I know that’s impossible.
My name is Jen. I am a submissive.
I’ve deceived everyone around me about who I am, and I’ve lied to myself. But this time I won’t.
This time I will choose happiness… even if it hurts.

 

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NEW RELEASE & EXCERPT!!! ~ For Better or For Worse by Heidi Renee Mason

Title: For Better or For Worse
Series: The Vows Trilogy Book 2
Author: Heidi Renee Mason
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: August 10, 2019
Cover Design: Soxsational Cover Art
Publisher: Hot Tree Publishing
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
 
Emma survived a madman’s attack, and now she is ready to put the pieces of her life back together. After the horror she has endured, that is easier said than done. Just as she begins to feel in control once again, Fate steps in with a plan of its own. Emma must find the strength inside of herself to protect those she loves before everything is stolen by forces who wish to destroy her. 
Book 2 of 3 in Heidi Renee Mason’s romantic suspense trilogy, The Vows. This is not a stand-alone romance.

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NEW RELEASE!!! ~ Just One More by H. D’Agostino

Title: Just One More
Author: H. D’Agostino
Genre: Contemporary Romance (standalone)
Release Date: August 8, 2019
Hailey Sullivan.
The girl next door.
My best friend. 
 
We met when we were three, and have been inseparable most of our lives— that is until I fell in love with her. I knew I had to bury my feelings; our friendship was more important. I was willing to love her from afar, and was doing just that until tragedy struck.
 
It’s funny how one moment can change everything. All the things I thought I’d never have become possibilities, and all my reasons for staying away from her seem inconsequential. Sometimes all we need is one more day; one more hour; one more moment. Just one more was all I wanted, and I’d prove that Hailey and I were more than just best friends.

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NEW RELEASE!!! ~ What Comes After by Melissa Toppen

Title: What Comes After
Author: Melissa Toppen
Genre: Contemporary Romance (standalone)
Release Date: August 9, 2019
Life is full of many things.
Love.
Loss.
Heartbreak.
Laughter.
No matter how small, each moment has value.
Then there are the big moments.
The moments that define us.
And the people who shape our very existence.
Abel Collins is that person for me. 
From the very first time our eyes locked, I knew there was something about him. That he was the person that would change everything.
And he did.
But Abel isn’t just any man…
His past is his prison.
His guilt keeps him chained.
His grief defines him.
And now it’s up to me to set him free.
To make him see that life isn’t just about what we’ve lost but what we still stand to gain.
Because it’s not about what came before, but what comes after.


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NEW RELEASE!!! ~ Life Unscripted by Taylor Delong

Title: Life Unscripted
Duet: The Unscripted Duet Book Two
Author: Taylor Delong
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: August 9, 2019
One night. 

 

What I thought I knew, what I thought I deserved, what I thought life had planned for me was all thrown out the window in one night. 

 

“I’m not naive to believe that the road will be easy by any means, that I won’t stumble, have roadblocks in my path.”
I thought I knew love, what it meant to love another person so strongly that it consumed me. Except all that changed in one night. My life was all laid out, but apparently fate had other ideas.
Thrown into the unknown, I learned who I could count on. What I didn’t count on was her and the unconventional relationship we started to build.
“What I do know is I’m not alone; I won’t ever have to walk alone.”
As much as I’m struggling to deal with this loss, it’s not just about me anymore. She needs me more than ever, and I’m not prepared to let her down.
In one night, my life became unscripted.

 

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NEW RELEASE + EXCERPT!!! ~ Forever Wanted Part 2 by Dee Palmer

Title: Forever Wanted – Part Two
Series: Wanted Series
Author: Dee Palmer
Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance

Release Date: August 7, 2019

Cover Design: Concierge Literary Promotions
I’ve just landed my dream job.
It couldn’t be more perfect, I get to be the boss, 
doing a job I love in a stunning location 
and the morning view is just an extra treat for a girl like me.
 
What’s the saying:
 
‘Two birds one stone’ 
More like ‘One chick and two bones’
 
The bosses just happen to be two of the hottest guys I’ve ever seen. Navy seals no less.
They’re the good guys, sweet and very easy on the eye. 
And they have taken it on themselves to show me the ropes.
The only problem is, I’m not sweet, I’m not good and I’m definitely not a keeper.
And these guys are looking for more, they want to find the ‘one’.
I’m not even looking for the ‘one at a time’.
What is it about men? 
What I see as a none starter they see as a challenge.
They flash a killer smile and tell you ‘things change’.
Yes, they do, but I don’t: 
I’m here for a good time, not a long time.


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RELEASE BOOST!!! ~ Flash by Stella Andrews

Title: Flash
Series: A Twisted Romance
Author: Stella Andrews
Genre: Steamy Contemporary Romance
Release Date: August 4, 2019
FOR A LIMITED TIME, THIS INCLUDES A SECOND STORY FREE – COUNTRY GIRL
Flash
I’m a fighter by day and take my pick of the ladies at night.
I thought my life was perfect – I was wrong.
When Jennifer walked through those doors, I saw what perfection really is.
Long, dark, hair that would look good wrapped in my fist.
Soft curves that beg for my touch and a wicked mouth that promises pleasure of the most sinful kind.
The trouble is, she’s not here for me and I must look but not touch.
Warned to stay away because our protection is what she needs most because Jennifer has a secret that causes power to shift and continents to fall.
It’s a good thing I love a good fight and I’m about to have the fight of my life.
Jennifer
He’s the man that steals the breath from your body and dares you to survive.
Irresistible, insufferable and more man than one woman can stand.
A smart mouth and eyes that sparkle with sin.
Did I mention he’s off-limits?
I shouldn’t want him but I do.
I shouldn’t let him in but I can’t turn him away.
I have a child to protect and her life has more meaning than mine.
But I have needs and I need him.
Can he save me from falling because I’m about to fall – hard?
A Reaper Novella, short, sexy and sweet with a second chance romance that gave Kindle Fire its name.
Sunny
He took my first kiss. 
He took my virginity.
Then on the happiest day of my life, he stole my heart and left like the thief he was.
I moved on regardless and became a star.
To the rest of the world, I’m living the dream. That dream is a nightmare
Now he’s back and wants to give my heart back.
It’s battered and bruised and I’ve changed so much it may no longer fit.
He sees the real me – he always has.
Can love work the second time around, or is it too late?
As I said, I’m living a nightmare because tomorrow is my wedding – he’s four years too late.
Tyson
She was my first love.
She was my only love.
I made the ultimate sacrifice and regretted it every day for four long and lonely years.
She doesn’t see it like that and now I’m back I must prove myself all over again.
This time the clock’s ticking because tomorrow, I stand to lose her all over again.

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NEW RELEASE & EXCERPT!!! ~ Forbidden by Felicity Brandon

Title: Forbidden
Series: A Dark Necessities Prequel Book Three
Author: Felicity Brandon
Genre: Psychological Thriller/Dark Romance
Release Date: August 8, 2019
𝐎𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞, 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫.
 
A predator who seized women just to get my kicks.
And then along came Lily. Lily—the light that chased my demons away.
Consumed with love for her, I finally put the sins of those torrid times behind me, until one dark day, everything changes.
I’m lured back into the shadows, the monster awoken again and now it will take every ounce of Lily’s submission to pull me back from the brink.
 
𝐌𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐨𝐧, 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐝.

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NEW RELEASE!!! ~ Magnetic by Anya J. Cosgrove

Title: Magnetic
Author: Anya J. Cosgrove
Genre: Reverse Harem Shifter Romance
Release Date: August 8, 2019

 

Who said life was a fairy tale? Because I’d gladly slice that jerk’s head off.
 
I never expected to end up half-naked in the woods with my guts hanging out. I didn’t plan to stumble upon the most powerful shifter clan in North America and three of the sexiest men I’ve ever laid eyes on.
 
Dominic, the fun and reckless new wolf. 
 
Sam, the hot doctor with glacial-blue eyes.
 
And Gabriel, the intense, secretive alpha who wants nothing to do with me.
 
My real name is a one-way ticket back to hell, and my secrets need to stay buried like the girl I used to be.
 
Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Red Riding Hood—I can be all three. I can use my powers to earn a place in their werewolf town, away from the bite of my past mistakes. I can use them—and their bodies—to survive.
 
The only thing I can’t do is fall for them.

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NEW RELEASE & EXCERPT!!! ~ Bang Bang by Belle Brooks

Title: Bang Bang
Author: Belle Brooks
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Release Date: August 8, 2019

Bang, bang!
They shot us down.
Bang, bang!
We ran through town.
Bang, bang!
Now here I am …
Bang, bang
… in an undercover police sting. 
 
Miranda Sikes is a twenty-year-old university student who hates venturing into the city, but her grandmother’s watchband isn’t going to repair itself.
The watchband doesn’t get fixed. 
She misses the bus home.
She’s stuck in the one place she loathes.
But there’s a silver lining: free wedding cake by Alessandro. It’s only the best cake in the world. Now all Miranda needs is a fiancé to dine with so she can meet the store’s terms. 
Miranda’s next decision will change the course of her day, her year, and her life. 
And it all happens when she grabs the arm of a man named Haggerty, finds herself shoeless while running down a busy street, and is forced to dive to the ground when she hears …
 
BANG! BANG!

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