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NEW RELEASE!! ~ The Last Resort Motel: Room 519 by S. Van Horne

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Title: The Last Resort Motel: Room 519

Series: The Last Resort Motel

Author: S. Van Horne

Genre: Romance Suspense

Release Date: March 8, 2018

Jackson Stevens never thought he’d find love. Being a bounty hunter took up too much of his time. He knew finding a wife wasn’t in the cards for him, as long as he was on the road. Ending up in the middle of nowhere, at a motel that was a luxury compared to his vehicle, he encountered a woman that knocked him on his ass. Now, he’s in desperate need to finish the job, so he can capture the heart of the one who stole his.

Jennifer Lewis was on the run from her abusive ex-fiancé. A man who doesn’t seem to think their relationship is over. With only her most important possessions, she escapes in the middle of the night. Stranded in the Nevada desert when her car breaks down, she has no choice but to rent a room at the only motel in sight for miles. She never imagined the man she crashes into will be the one who makes her body heat like she’s never felt before.

Two worlds on a collision course of destiny. Will the love they’ve found save them from a destructive fate before its too late?

Visit The Last Resort Motel, your one stop for romance, mystery, suspense, and even the paranormal. 12 rooms. 12 authors. 12 unique stories.

12 rooms. 12 authors. 12 unique stories.

January – Gwyn McNamee – Room 1 – Available NOW

February – Crystal Perkins – Room 10 – Available NOW

March – S Van Horne – Room 519 – Available NOW

April – Dee Kelly – Room 13

May – B.T. Clearwater – Room 58

June – M.C. Webb – Room 212

July – Megan Matthews – Room 29

August – Elizabeth Otto – Room 100

September – Ann Mayburn – Room 419

October – Geri Glenn – Room 666

November – Winter Travers – Room 19

December – Betty Shreffler – Room 15

S. Van Horne was born and raised in the small town of Belton, Missouri, which is a part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. She’s from a very large family and is the oldest of six. Growing up, she didn’t have the easiest life. She learned quickly that family means everything, even if it’s the type that you get to pick for yourself.

She met the love of her life at the early age of twenty and was married just after nine months of meeting him. Shortly after marriage, her husband rejoined the U.S. Navy and they moved from Kansas City and started their journey together. Currently they have two amazing children, a boy and a girl, and are still enjoying the Navy life.

She spends her days being a wife, mom, reading books, writing her latest novel, watching her beloved Kansas City Chiefs or Kansas City Royals, watching movies, hanging out with family and friends and having girls’ day at least once a month.

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RELEASE DAY ~ Our Alternate Ending by Katie Fox

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Title: Our Alternate Ending

Author: Katie Fox

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: March 8, 2018

She was the hot mess who stumbled through his door.

He was the one who gave her a chance.

When Elle Callihan finds herself on the twenty-sixth floor of the country’s top publishing firm after putting her dreams on hold for five years, she’s not about to allow the opportunity to slip through her fingers.

There’s just one problem.

Her new, humorless, this-needs-to-be-done-right-now, jerk of a boss makes her working life a living hell.

With the minutes on his own clock ticking, CEO and certified workaholic, Owen Caldwell, has no time for anything. Not relationships. Not life. And certainly not the connection that simmers between himself and his new assistant.

As the pair work together, their undeniable attraction draws them closer, bringing a realization that sometimes life and the people in it are worth slowing down for. But when Elle is presented with a plot twist she never saw coming, she quickly learns that crafting her own story may be much harder than she initially thought.

Faced with a difficult decision, she has two choices: write the truth or deliver an alternate ending she knows they both deserve.

Katie Fox was born in Florida and raised in Pennsylvania, where she still resides with her gamer husband and four-year-old son. An avid reader and hopeless romantic, she is a sucker for a good love story. When she isn’t found spending time with her family, she typically has her nose buried in a book or is in her writing cave, giving life to the voices in her head. Since a very young age, writing has been her passion. Her works include, Moment of Weakness, World of Darkness, as well as her co-written titles, Whispers From The East and Beauty of a Monster.

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RELEASE TOUR!!! ~ Wilder by LeAnn Ashers

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Title: Wilder

Series: Grim Sinners MC #2

Author: LeAnn Ashers

Genre: MC Romance

Release Date: March 3, 2018

Joslyn 

My life was an absolute mess, and it was slowly killing me.  Dismay and anguish defined my everyday life.

 Until Wilder.   

He became what I’d never known I craved.

He was my world, my best friend.

For once…I was happy.

Until it all started crashing down around us.

 Wilder 

From the moment I’d met Joslyn, she’d been my everything.  I’d never expected to have her in my life, but she was finally mine.

There was no way I was going to lose her.

I would lay down my life to keep her safe.

  My MC has been my life. Danger has never been uncommon.

I was made for this lifestyle, but now Joslyn’s in danger too.

They’ve messed with the wrong MC, and now we are coming for them…

 May they rest in pieces.

Game on.

LeAnn Ashers is a blogger turned author who spends her days reading and writing. She released her debut novel early 2016. LeAnn writes about strong minded females and strong protective males who love their women unconditionally. She is the author of the Forever Series and the Devil Souls MC.

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RELEASE TOUR! ~ Broken Love by Tracie Redmond

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Title: Broken Love

Series: The Prick Series

Author: Tracie Redmond

Genre: NA/Contemporary Romance

Release Date: March 5, 2018

Guided by emotions.

Weathering the storms.

With love comes heartbreak.

Carrie Davenport knows the highs and the lowest of lows. She’s never really belonged. Family: she didn’t understand how good that could feel until she fell into life at the shop, Two Pricks.

When she lets herself get too comfortable, when she allows herself to feel, to fall and to believe, she remembers. And what she remembers about herself, about her past, sends her fast away.

She walks away from the illusion of what she so badly wanted. To come to terms with who and what she really is…nothing.

Sometimes, in the end, we find love. Sometimes all we can find is a broken mess. Carrie isn’t so sure where she will find herself when she removes all the layers to reveal the truth.

In love, there is always pain.

“An intense, emotionally gripping, and powerful read.” – USA Today Bestselling Author Chelsea Camaron

“Her story was just as inspiring as it was heartbreaking!” – Carla

“Omg!!! This book was freaking amazing.” – Autumn Bryant

Tracie Redmond had a passion for reading that she turned into a passion for writing. She lets her characters guide the way as she lays out every book she writes with emotion, passion, and inspiration. Tracie currently lives in Northeastern Pennsylvania with her husband, three children, and two dogs. She loves all things ducks. Most of all, Tracie loves connecting with anyone wanting to discuss books with her.

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COVER REVEAL ~ For Crosby by J. Nathan

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Title: For Crosby

Series: For You Series

Author: J. Nathan

Genre: NA Sports Romance

Release Date: March 14, 2018
Cover Design: Letitia Hasser @ RBA Designs
Cover Photo: Lindee Robinson
Cover Models: Daria Rottenberk and Logan Parks

Crosby Parks had the life most guys only dreamed of. A wealthy family, girls vying for his attention, and pro scouts after his hockey skills. But when the life he knows comes crumbling down, he’s sent to Alabama to escape the media storm and to rebuild his life. If Crosby has any shot of playing professional hockey, he must keep a low profile and graduate from college. But the second he steps foot on campus, keeping a low profile becomes impossible.

Sabrina’s mind is made up. After encouraging Alabama’s star wide receiver to friend-zone her and pursue someone else, she’s determined to focus on herself and stop being everyone’s trusty sidekick and shoulder to cry on. But when she stumbles upon a naked hockey player tied to a tree in the middle of the night, Sabrina’s life is thrown upside down. Because when you leave someone tied to a tree, they eventually get free.

A New Adult Sports Romance in the For You Standalone series. This is book three. Each book follows a new couple and can be read as a complete standalone.

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I threw back my shoulders and walked with purpose across the dark campus. It may have been three in the morning, and I may have been slightly buzzed, but I still made myself a promise. I was done being everyone’s trusty sidekick. Trace freaking Forester, superstar wide receiver and one of the hottest guys I’d ever met, friend-zoned me, and I all but encouraged it.

What the hell was wrong with me?

“Hey,” a deep voice called.

I stopped short, spinning to see if Forester changed his mind and followed me. He hadn’t. That in itself sucked, but so did the knowledge that I was being followed in the middle of the effing night, alone on a huge campus with no mace or martial arts training. I doubted my flyer spot on my high school cheerleading squad would’ve done me any good now—two years later.

“Hey, blondie,” the voice persisted.

I spun around, my now fading curls whipping around my head as I squinted into the darkness. The lights from the security phones cast a soft blue glow over the sidewalk, giving me the slightest sense of safety.

“Over here.”

I spun again, this time noticing movement by a large tree. I focused, still struggling to discern who it was and wondering if I should run instead of stand there—like the victim in a horror movie giving the murderer time to catch her.

“You gonna stand there and stare or you gonna help me?” The annoyance in his voice—and the fact that he wasn’t heavy breathing through a distorted mask—told me he wasn’t a deranged slasher.

“Help you? I can’t even see you.”

“What the hell,” he grumbled under his breath. “Come closer then.”

I dug my hands into my hips. “Sorry if I’m reluctant to venture into the darkness because some stranger I can’t see calls me over.” “Turn on your phone’s light.” Huh. I hadn’t thought of that. I slipped my phone from the back pocket of my jeans and flashed my light on him. My eyes widened as I inhaled sharply. He definitely wasn’t a masked murderer. He wasn’t covered at all. He was butt-freaking-naked and tied to the trunk of a very large tree. The thick ropes binding him pinned his tattoo-covered arms to his sides. “Why are you naked?” I asked.

“Naked? You wanna know why I’m naked?”

I nodded.

“So, the fact that I’m fucking bound to a tree is what? Not weird at all?”

I tried to keep my eyes on his, but the fact that my phone served as a wide spotlight on his naked body was a little distracting. “Sorry.”

“Sorry?” His exasperation was palpable.

“Yeah. Sorry your nakedness surpassed the fact that you were kidnapped.”

His face contorted. “Kidnapped? No one kidnapped me.”

I lifted a knowing brow.

J. Nathan is the author of new adult and sports romances with cocky heroes and sassy heroines. When she’s not writing, she’s a total romance junkie! Add an alpha male who’s unlikable in the beginning…even better. She loves watermelon margaritas, guys in backward hats, country music, the summertime, and her amazing family and friends.

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COVER REVEAL ~ Kinetic Energy by Hayley Faiman

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Title: Kinetic Energy

Series: Forbidden Love Series

Author: Hayley Faiman

Genre: Taboo Forbidden Teacher/Student Romance

Release Date: March 26, 2018
Cover Design: Cassy Roop at Pink Ink Designs

ki·net·ic en·er·gy

noun:

energy that a body possesses by virtue of being in motion.

Possession. Ines was meant to be mine. I’ve known since the moment I laid eyes on her.

Virtue. She makes me long for more. I want everything with her. Except, I know what we’re doing is wrong.

The lies I tell could break her—and yet, what exists between us has already been set into motion.

I can’t stop it. My body. My heart. My god-forsaken soul—I’m hers.

***This is a standalone. It is a may-December, older man/younger woman… Taboo/forbidden Student-Teacher romance.

I was born and raised in California. My husband and I met when I was just 16. We were married a few years later, moving to Oregon while he was in the US Coast Guard.

Texas is now where we call home, where our boots rest, and where we’re raising our two little boys and a chocolate lab named Optimus Prime.

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HAPPY RELEASE DAY!! ~ Brief Encounters by Scarlett Hopper

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Title: Brief Encounters

Series: The Encounters Series #1

Author: Scarlett Hopper

Genre: College Romance

Release Date: March 7, 2018

Eleanor Ivy follows two rules in life: know how to lie and never let anyone in. With the painful life she left behind and the unorthodox job she currently has, lying is a must. But when Eleanor meets Jess Parker, Breslin University’s hockey player both on and off the ice, everything she has worked for threatens to come crumbling down.

Jess Parker is the epitome of everything Eleanor wants to avoid. He’s popular, cocky, and has more girls’ numbers than a phonebook. Yet, when they are paired together for a school project, their connection is undeniable. As their friendship develops, Jess’s ability to truly see Eleanor shakes the very foundation she’s built her new life on. When Eleanor begins to question the two rules she has always followed, she finds herself wondering if honesty might actually be the best policy. But, when all is said and done, will the truth be too much for Jess to handle?

“A Girl Like You” by Edwyn Collins

“Stand Back” by Stevie Nicks

“Help Me Lose My Mind” by Disclosure, London Grammar

“Bravado” by Lorde

“Let Go” by Frou Frou

“Wild World” by Cat Stevens

“Fall At Your Feet” by Crowded House

“Hallelujah” by Jeff Buckley

“Ribs” by Lorde

“Runaway” by Kanye West, Pusha T

“Trouble” by Leona Lewis

“Miss You Love” by Silverchair

“9 Crimes” by Damien Rice

“Dice” by Finley Quaye

“Favorite Scar” by Leona Lewis

“Never Tear Us Apart” by INXS

“Last Night” by Diddy feat. Keyshia Cole

“Counting” by Autre Ne Veut

“Youth” by Daughter

“No Rest For The Wicked” by Lykke Li

“My Immortal” by Evanescence

“All These Things That I’ve Done” by The Killers

“Maps” by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

“Poison & Wine” by The Civil Wars

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Scarlett Hopper was born in Sydney, Australia and moved to Los Angeles when she was 10 years old. Her passion for writing came about at a young age when her sister would read her the works of Virginia Woolf and Sylvia Plath. Three years ago, Scarlett re-located back to Sydney where she studies creative writing and communications. When she isn’t writing or reading, she spends her time traveling and searching for the best record stores, while eating at 24 hour diners. After her graduation, Scarlett hopes to move back to the US and begin a new adventure in Seattle.

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PRE-ORDER 💛💛💛 Retaliate by Kristin Hart

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Title: Retaliate

Series: Vigilante Justice #2

Author: Kristin Harte

Genre: Contemporary Romantic Suspense

Release Date: March 15, 2018

The second book in the Vigilante Justice series features a dangerous second chance romance…

He loved her…and lost her

Justice is still under attack, but it’s been quiet. At least, until I get a phone call saying a resident needs help. Not just any resident either. The grandmother of the woman who ripped my heart out of my chest over a decade before. One trip up the mountain, and my worst fears—and biggest hopes—are realized. Anabeth’s back and just as captivating as she’d always been. But when she faces off against a Soul Suckers rider, I’ll have to do more than protect her. I’ll have to figure out a way to win her back. Because there’s no way I’ll ever let her go again.

She’s never gotten over him

Fourteen years after leaving Justice for what I thought would be the last time, I’m forced back to say goodbye to the only family I’ve ever known. The town’s as small as ever, and being there is just as painful as I remember. The memories of big hurts and bigger mistakes won’t leave me alone…and neither will my ex. I’m still attracted to Bishop Kennard—even more than I was as a lovesick teenager—but he’s a man now. A tough, brutal man who will stop at nothing to protect me.

Too bad he’s the one who needs protecting…from the things I did that caused me to leave him behind in the first place.

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Kristin Harte started off as a chemistry major in college but somehow ended up writing romances featuring ex-military heroes and the women who knock them to their knees…literally and figuratively. She likes drinking in the shade, snuggling under a warm blanket on a cold evening, and researching how to blow things up. Her children know nothing of what she writes, and her husband just hopes he’s not at their Chicago-ish home the day the government shows up to confront Kristin about her Google search history.

When not writing good men doing bad things, Kristin can be found writing paranormal romance as Ellis Leigh or co-writing naughty novellas as London Hale.

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BLOG TOUR!! ~ Dear Dixie by JL Baldwin

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Title: Dear Dixie: A Legacy Falls Romance

Author: JL Baldwin

Genre: NA Romance

Release Date: November 3, 2016

After the sudden death of her parents, Dixie believed the worst was behind her and she could move on with her life. She was wrong. When two military men arrive to inform her brother Charlie and been killed in action, her world once again turns on it’s axis. He had not only been her brother, but he had been her best friend, confidant, and sidekick. Their bond was unbreakable…except in death. A chasm in her heart was opened and she doesn’t think anything can fill it.

To help mend her broken heart, her therapist suggests Dixie volunteer to write letters to wounded veterans. She isn’t sure what to expect, but when she receives a random reply, things begin to change.

When Charlie’s best friend and wounded vet, Zane Carson, agreed to participate in a new program, he doesn’t think much of it, believing it best to keep his expectations low. Unbeknownst to him, he receives a letter from his best friend’s little sister…the sister he has always secretly longed for. Zane hid his feelings for Dixie, afraid of what Charlie would do or say if he found out.

A simple letter was the power to open the door to a million new opportunities. But will Zane let those opportunities to pass him by, or will be grab hold with both hands?

One written letter.

Two broken souls.

An adventure neither were prepared for.

MY REVIEW:

Dear Dixie is a Legacy Falls novella that takes a unique twist on our modern day military romance stories in that much of the story is told through letters. What the letter writers, Dixie and Zane, don’t know is that they have an even deeper connection that they know.

Zane was Dixie’s older brother’s best friend and the love of her young life. But as these things go Zane didn’t return her feelings—she was practically a child so don’t judge him too harshly—and it broke her heart. But the death of Dixie’s parents and then her brother has left even deeper scars than his rejection. Suffering from anxiety and depression, she writes to this unknown soldier.

I liked the premise of Dear Dixie, a lot. I felt the pull of Dixie and the pull of Zane, but I never felt the connection between them. Given their history and their pain, there should have been more and there wasn’t. So while I enjoyed this story, I couldn’t get into it as much as I would have liked.

Growing up, J.L. Baldwin has always had a love of fairy tales and happily ever afters. Now, she loves her fairy tales grittier, darker, and sexier, while keeping that happily ever after ending. She has always dreamed of becoming an author and that dream finally became reality when she debuted her first book in December of 2015.

In her free time when she isn’t writing, she can be found with a book in her hand, obsessing over Disney, thinking about a sunny beach somewhere, all while still thinking about the stories that have yet to be written.

J.L. is known for writing sexy, enticing romance with delicious, devious twists that are sure to entrance you for years and years to come.

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99 cents SALE ~ ALL Mustang Prairie books

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Which author of small town romance was born in March? THIS ONE!!

To celebrate the month of my birth this year, every book in the #MustangPrairie series is on sale for just 99 pennies! Whether you like opposites attract romances (Conflict of Interest) or a fun and flirty vacation romance (A Little Bit in Love), Mustang Prairie has something for you. Fall in love with two friends discovering that what they feel is a whole lot more than friendship (Feels Like Love) or live vicariously through Trixie as she makes a play for the boy next door in It Must Be Love.

There will be cocktails, there will be steam, and there will be happy endings all around!

Catch up now because book 5 is nearly done and set for release later this year!

❤💜💙💚❤Welcome to Mustang Prairie❤💜💙💚❤

A small town filled with quirky residents, sexy women and the men who love them!

SHELLIE is standing up for herself and her town when a handsome big city executive NOEL comes to town thinking he’s gonna change things in CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

ALEX has had her fill of rich, entitled pricks and struggling, entitled pricks so she’s going on vacation. Where she meets the handsome and wealthy BAXTER who makes her question everything. A LITTLE BIT IN LOVE.

SADIE grew up on the streets with no family, no money. No nothing. Now she has a best friend who makes her heart race but she can’t risk losing him, her only family. DYLAN finally sees her and to him it FEELS LIKE LOVE.

TRIXIE just got away from a controlling man and she’s determined to build a stable, independent life…back in Mustang Prairie where she grew up. She never imagined she’d end up living next door to JACK, the boy/man of her dreams. Again. IT MUST BE LOVE