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HAPPY RELEASE DAY! —>Tattered (A Tattered Duet #2) by Brooke O’Brien

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Title: Tattered

Series: A Tattered Heart Duet #2

Author: Brooke O’Brien

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: March 30, 2018

Maverick Night is bad news. He made me want things I knew I shouldn’t but did.

Now my brother’s best friend is back, but we are both different people. Time changed us.

I crave the way my heart beat when he used to look at me, how it felt to be in his arms. Nothing good will come from opening myself up to him.

I just hope my tattered heart can take it if he walks away again.

TORN and TATTERED are companion novellas to the Heart’s Compass series. You do NOT need to read the Heart’s Compass books in order to enjoy the Tattered Heart duet, however, it is highly recommended that you read Torn first.

“With the ending to the last book, Brooke tore my heart out. With this one, she put it back together. Her words flowed together seamlessly in a perfect ending (or beginning) for Ryan and Maverick.” – Kacie, Nerdy, Dirty & Flirty

“I loved this second chance romance and how both Ryan and Maverick have grown! Amazing duet and I can’t wait for more from this group of friends!” – Patricia, Words We Love By Blog

“What I really loved about this duet is that love does endure. Love does fight. And the heart, no matter how torn and tattered it was left, will be mended by the one that it calls for.” – Suzanne, Goodreads Reviewer

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Brooke O’Brien is the author of the Heart’s Compass series. She recently released the second book of the Heart’s Compass series, Lost Before You.

Growing up Brooke always had a love of writing; she started out writing poetry when she was young and began journaling her thoughts as she grew older. Diving headfirst into a good book has always been therapeutic for her. Now her two passions have collided.

She believes you can cure any bad day with chocolate. Brooke enjoys going on long drives with no destination in mind. She’s found that’s when her characters talk to her the most! If she’s not reading or writing, you’ll probably find her spending time with her family, watching NBA basketball, going to the movies, or collecting signed paperbacks.

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NEW COVER!!! ~ Death Dealers MC Series by Alana Sapphire

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Title: Forbidden ~ Tempted ~ Claimed ~ Deception

Series: Death Dealers MC Series

Author: Alana Sapphire

Genre: MC Romance

Release Date: Available Now
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***Raven***

I should stay away from Gage “Reaper” Hunter. The Death Dealers MC president is everything I don’t want. That’s what I have to tell myself when he’s close. The more I try to distance myself from him, the stronger my attraction grows. He wants to protect me, but who’s going to protect me from him?

Will I be able to resist The Reaper when he comes calling?

***Gage***

I want Raven Alvarez in my bed. She’s smart, sexy, and sassy, infuriating and arousing me in equal measure. However, I can’t have her yet. The more time I spend with her, the more I want her… the more I want… more. I’m all wrong for her, but nothing has ever felt so right.

Forbidden fruit is the sweetest, and I’m dying for a taste.

***Raven***

Attraction
Temptation
Danger

Gage Hunter is a temptation no woman should have to fight. He’s sexy as sin and more appealing than the apple in The Garden. I’ve tried resisting him, but ended up running right back into his arms every time. He says he’ll wait for me, but with danger lurking around every corner, I may not make it to my birthday. Do I trust him to protect me or do I play it safe, knowing losing him would be another kind of death?

***Gage***
I’m not a good man.
My life is complicated, and even though being with me puts Raven in constant danger, I can’t stay away from her. I will protect her at all costs. She will be mine.
This fight with temptation is one I don’t mind losing.

***Raven***

I’m damaged goods. Broken beyond repair. He’ll never claim me now. Why would he still want me? Why would anyone? I’m not the girl he met, and I’ll never be her again. He’s all I have. What will I do when he leaves me just like everybody else has?

***Gage***
“Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.”
I’ll need more than that. I promised to protect her and I failed. I wouldn’t blame her if she ran fast and far from me, but I won’t let that happen.
Raven is mine.
I won’t lose her.
I can’t.
Vengeance is mine. They’ll pay for what they did to her.

***Gage***

I’m happy.
For the first time in a long time, I’m truly happy. My old lady is everything I’ve ever wanted. There’s only one thing I need to make my life complete, and I know it will happen soon. After all we’ve been through, Raven and I deserve this.
Now that she’s truly mine, I’m never letting her go.

***Raven***
I have a secret.
Hiding it from Gage is getting increasingly difficult. Lying to him is killing me, but he’d be devastated if he finds out.
He’d leave me.
Will my deception cost me my relationship?

Alana Sapphire has a great love for writing and music, and always finds a way to combine the two. Her books, though in various subcategories, are all in the Erotic Romance genre. Like a little suspense with your romance? So does Alana! Pick up one of her books and you’ll get romance, suspense, drama, and lots of sexy time. With books ranging from MC to paranormal, an Alana story is out there for you. Her characters are like old friends—near and dear to her heart—and she hopes for her readers to enjoy them as much as she does.

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RELEASE DAY –> Reclaim by Marley Valentine

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Title: Reclaim

Series: A Redemption Novel

Author: Marley Valentine

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: March 29, 2018

Unlike most eighteen year olds, I had the weight of the world on my young shoulders. Desperate to do right by my family, my questionable choices led me to the pits of hell.

Steel bars, three meals a day and no contact with the outside world; regret consumed my every thought. Desperate to pay my penance, forgiveness and a happily ever after wasn’t the plan.

But there she was.

Warm, passionate and unexpected, Emerson Lane was the light at the end of the tunnel. She was all a man like me could want and everything I didn’t deserve.

Redemption wasn’t something I thought I would ever find. Until she found me.

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Marley Valentine comes from the future. Living in Sydney, Australia with her family, when she’s not busy writing her own stories, she spends most of her time immersed in the words of her favourite authors.

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RELEASE DAY ~ Entombed in Glass by Stacey Rourke

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Title: Entombed in Glass

Series: Unfortunate Soul Chronicles #2

Author: Stacey Rourke

Genre: YA Fantasy, Fairy tale retelling

Release Date: March 29, 2018

Mirror, mirror on the wall.

What’s behind that fated call?

He’s the seer of present, future, and past,

Yet remains a nameless face entombed in glass.

Raised as a servant in the underwater kingdom of Atlantica, Alastor worked his way up to a regal member of the Royal Guard. Only as a decorated soldier did he stand a chance of winning the hand of the woman he’s loved since childhood … Poseidon’s only daughter, Princess Vanessa. But, when the war against humans rages, dark magics are evoked to give the mermen a fighting chance. Temporarily granted legs, they charge from the sea into a doomed battle.

Doing the bidding of his masters as a trusted pawn,

The claims of his loyalty couldn’t be more wrong.

Waking on land, with bodies all around, Alastor’s lone goal becomes returning to the ocean and the only life he’s ever known. A plan that is quickly diverted when Hades, Lord of the Underworld, appears with a twisted agenda all his own. Cast to a land far from the lapping comforts of home, Alastor’s sole companion is a troubled misfit named Sterling that soon comes to depend on him. Trained to be a hero, how far is Alastor willing to go to return to the woman he loves? And can he live with the sacrifices he’s forced to make?

Each day he schemes to break free from their thrall,

and honor a self-made vow … to kill them all.

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RONE Award Winner for Best YA Paranormal Work of 2012 for Embrace, a Gryphon Series Novel

Young Adult and Teen Reader voted Author of the Year 2012

Turning Pages Magazine Winner for Best YA book of 2013 & Best Teen Book of 2013

Readers’ Favorite Silver Medal Winner for Crane 2015

Stacey Rourke is the author of the award winning YA Gryphon Series, the chillingly Legends Saga, and the romantic comedy Reel Romance Series. She currently hard at work on the Unfortunate Soul Chronicles, and additional literary projects. She lives in Michigan with her husband, two beautiful daughters, and two giant dogs. She loves to travel, has an unhealthy shoe addiction, and considers herself blessed to make a career out of talking to the imaginary people that live in her head.

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RELEASE DAY –> Roman by Heidi McLaughlin & Amy Briggs

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Title: Roman

Series: The Clutch Series: Book One

Authors: Heidi McLaughlin and Amy Briggs

Genre: Vampire Romance

Release Date: March 29, 2018

Everything about him tells her to stay away, yet she can’t seem to get the vampire out of her mind.

For Roman, humans are the bane of his existence always having to follow their rules. In all his years, he’s never needed one, until now.

For Fiona, vampires are off limits, evil members of society, until the one known as Roman crosses her path and shows her he’s no different than her.

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Heidi is a New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author.

Originally from the Pacific Northwest, she now lives in picturesque Vermont, with her husband and two daughters. Also renting space in their home is an over-hyper Beagle/Jack Russell, Buttercup and a Highland West/Mini Schnauzer, JiLL and her brother, Racicot.

When she’s isn’t writing one of the many stories planned for release, you’ll find her sitting court-side during either daughter’s basketball games.

Heidi’s first novel, Forever My Girl, will be in theaters on October 27, 2017, starring Alex Roe and Jessica Rothe.

Amy Briggs is a Texas based writer. Formerly a firefighter and EMT in New Jersey living next to a military base, Amy was initially drawn to creating stories around emergency services and the military, and draws on her experiences to show the depth and emotional side of the lifestyle. Her love of fairy tales carries through each of her novels and she hopes to inspire readers to fall in love with love.

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RELEASE BLITZ ~ Gorgeous Book 2 by Lisa Shelby

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Title: Gorgeous: Book Two

Series: The Gorgeous Duet

Author: Lisa Shelby

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: March 27, 2018

Ronan was the knight in shining armor she had never dreamed of or needed, and Olivia was the color in his cold gray life.

He loved her sass, and much to her surprise, she didn’t mind when he took control.

They shared a moon.

They were meant to be.

Until the nightmares of their pasts rock their newfound happiness putting the magic they share to the test.

They’ll soon discover if they have what it takes to fight their way back to each other. To share their moon, once again.

(18+ for adult themes.)

(Gorgeous: Book Two is the conclusion to the steamy, adult contemporary romance novel that made you blush and swoon.)

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Lisa Shelby is an ever-so hopeless romantic and self-professed love geek. Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest and proud to call Oregon home. It’s here that she reside’s with her husband, son and two fur baby dogs. Reading has been her obsession and writing had been her secret passion. It was that passion that led her on my journey to write a book for her husband. What began as a gift turned into an inspiration of love and the desire to share that love with everyone. With the encouragement of her husband and the support of her family and friends, she began her journey and published her debut novel, “You & Me” in September 2016. This March, she will have five published works under her belt, and she cannot wait to share her Gorgeous Duet with the world!

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COVER REVEAL —> The Paradise Series Boxset by Leslie Pike

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Title: The Paradise Series Boxset

Author: Leslie Pike

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: April 1, 2018

For stuntman Steven French, movie star Jack Alden and Irish bad boy Finn Kennedy, life has been defined by passing pleasures and instant gratification. Sex, excitement, and satisfaction have been their constant companions for decades. Father Paul Cruz believes he knows the meaning of fulfillment and destiny.

Knock knock. Who’s there? The real thing.

Follow the paths of these men as they discover why their idea of happiness may have been less than perfect. Be with them as they navigate their way toward what’s true, and see what happens when they each discover the Paradise of love.

Leslie Pike lives in Orange County, California, with her husband Don, and their Pom-Poo, Mr. Big. Before writing her first novel, Leslie worked as a screenwriter on episodic television. She’s traveled the world with her Stuntman/Stunt Coordinator/Second Unit Director husband. They’ve been on movie sets from Africa to Israel, from New York to Los Angeles. Some of Leslie’s favorite things include calligraphy, long walks with her friends and afternoons at the movies.

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BOOK REVIEW –> Art of War by Monique Orgeron

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War is inevitable, but who will win?
The minute Murphy Larussa stepped foot in New Orleans, her life changed forever.
Murphy was meant to remain in the shadows, hidden from prying eyes, like any good bastard.
She finds herself hunted by a dangerous family for a debt she has no knowledge of.
Everyone wants her gone, but they underestimate her. She refuses to allow them to push her back into obscurity. From now on, everyone will know her name because she is here to stay and claim what is rightfully hers.
There will be a war, one Murphy is hell bent on winning!
Sent on a hunt for a person who owes his family, Zander will not stop until he has his man.
How was he to know who he would find?
Murphy Larussa is not what any of them saw coming.
So unexpected, she’s the only woman to ever bring the great Zander Stern to his knees.
Now he will do anything to protect her, even if that means protecting her from his own family.
Everyone wants a war.
He will give them one, but this is a war he plans on winning!

Art of War is the third story in the Stern Family Saga and this time it’s Zander’s story! He is the middle son with the middle child issues you would expect, only he’s the bearded hottie in a family full of super hot criminals. Zander is the one who sorts shit out when it needs to be sorted, and in this story he’s out to collect a family debt.

Murphy is a girl with issues. She’s been neglected by her too busy father so when she gets an unexpected inheritance she doesn’t know how to react. But when she meets Zander, man do the sparks fly!

She inherited daddy’s debt and he’s there to collect it, only she’s not cooperating. From the moment they meet, there are sparks. Chemistry. Fire.

Zander falls for Murphy in a big way and if I’m being honest in a way I didn’t think the bearded hottie was totally capable of. Turns out Zander and Monique Orgeron proved me wrong. This book is called Art of War for a damn good reason; Zander is willing to defy the family matriarch for the fiery redhead, and if you know anything about this family, that’s something they just don’t do.

The thing that I really enjoyed about this story was Murphy. Unlike the heroine in the other book I read, Art of Forgiveness, she is strong and tough. Sure, she’s got a whole barrel of issues that would take a therapist a lifetime to sort through, but she isn’t weak or delicate. She’s a fighter, a survivor and that really made this book a thrill ride.

Mix in a few twists and turns, a few lessons learned and you’ve got a damn good story!

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RELEASE DAY! ~ Maniac by Winter Travers

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Title: Maniac

Series: Fallen Lords MC #3

Author: Winter Travers

Genre: MC Romance

Release Date: March 29, 2018

Lost. Alone. Desolate.

Wren Glass was done. She couldn’t continue to live the lie everything was okay, when in reality, she was dead inside. After being used and abused by the Hell Captains MC, Wren lands in the lap of Maniac. A man who sees her as nothing more than a chore.

A man just like the one she managed to escape.

At least, that’s what she thought.

Vengeful. Enraged. Calculated.

Maniac West isn’t a man to mess with. Not with him and not with his club.

When he is assigned to watch over Wren, he ignores how he feels about the woman with the soulless eyes. Something in them makes him crave to return light there. But Wren is a job. No more, no less.

That all changes when Wren decides she doesn’t want to live.

A woman battered and bruised from the inside out, with no will to live, needs a hero.

Maniac isn’t a hero, but he will turn hell upside down and burn it to the ground to avenge the woman who fell into his world. Anything to bring back the light in her eyes.

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Winter Travers is a devoted wife, mother, and aunt turned author who was born and raised in Wisconsin. After a brief stint in South Carolina following her heart to chase the man who is now her hubby, they retreated back up North to the changing seasons, and the place they now call home.

Winter spends her days writing happily ever afters, and her nights zipping around on her forklift at work. She also has an addiction to anything MC related, her dog Thunder, and Mexican food! (Tamales!)

Winter loves to stay connected with her readers. Don’t hesitate to reach out and contact her.

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RELEASE DAY –> Last Breath by Kerri Ann

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Title: Last Breath

Author: Kerri Ann

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Release Date: March 27, 2018

I dream of adventure.

I dream of more than this life.

I dream of having that great love of a lifetime.

As the only caregiver to my ailing, dementia-clouded, hateful grandmother, my life is stagnant. That means no great love story, no fun, no excitement, and only a regimented routine to keep what’s left of my sanity intact.

Maybe sanity is overrated.

Appearing on my doorstep, covered in darkness and seeping death, Malachi and Salem weren’t the men you’d find in an advertisement for adventure. They weren’t who you’d call your best friend, giddy and lovesick over. They were dangerous. But I wasn’t afraid; I was excited.

They’ve shown me what unconditional love is.

Body and soul, I’m theirs. They’ve changed me.

Salem and Malachi mean more to me than my next breath.

With an avaricious appetite for stories, Kerri Ann can be found quite often with her nose in a book or writing it. On many occasion it has been said that she’s in her own world, living in the stories of those she reads about, giving them a life they deserve.
She can easily be found under a tree in the shade, or reclining at Starbucks scribbling notes about new stories and new characters, all while keeping the coffee chain in business.
Whether late at night, at a music festival, or sitting on a ski lift, when the thoughts arise, Kerri Ann will add them to those in progress. So be wary, your antics could be in her next book.