Tag Archives: contemporary romance

COVER REVEAL!!! ~ Christmas With You by Heidi McLaughlin, L.P. Dover, Cindi Madsen, RJ Prescott & Amy Briggs

Title: Christmas With You
Author: Heidi McLaughlin, L.P. Dover, Cindi Madsen, RJ Prescott & Amy Briggs
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: Coming Winter 2018
Bestselling authors Heidi McLaughlin, L.P. Dover, Cindi Madsen, R.J. Prescott, and Amy Briggs invite you to celebrate Christmas in Friendship, Massachusetts, where small-town values mean that everyone gets into the holiday spirit and lends a helping hand. When an unlikely newcomer decides to join in and play matchmaker, five couples—each a complete love story by each of our five authors—get their happily ever afters during the happiest time of the year. And these authors share what the season truly means to them.

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NEW RELEASE!!! ~ Continuum by AR Hadley

Title: Continuum
Series: The South Beach Connection Trilogy Book 3
Author: A.R. Hadley 
Genre: Contemporary Romance/Women’s Fiction
Release Date: July 25, 2018
Annie promised Cal she would wait for him. He was her home, her safety — the person she felt she always knew.
And he felt the same.
 
Still … they go their separate ways. Their passionate summer has come to a close.
 
Cal returns to California while Annie heads to Seattle. But they can’t stay away from each other long. And soon, their lives become one.
 
Except … there’s one more test they must face. Or maybe there will be many.
 
After all, life is made up of waves, endless cycles — series of ups and downs, pulling hearts, souls, and minds toward the horizon, then the shore.
Every push, every change, each risk — brings Cal and Annie closer to acceptance. Closer to uncovering truth. 
Two people who never believed in forever — now have a reason to trust fate.
 
***Continuum is the third book in The South Beach Connection Trilogy***

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COVER REVEAL!!! ~ Because of Liam by Erica Alexander

Title: Because of Liam
Series: Riggins U Series, Book 2 (stand alone)
Author: Erica Alexander
Genre: Coming of Age Romance
Release Date: August 2, 2018

 

River Devereaux has always faced the world without fear.
She’s sarcastic, confident and doesn’t hold back.
After a single night changes everything, River retreats into herself and is
constantly watching over her shoulder.
Even then no one ever dares stand in her way.
Until him.
That irritating man knows how to get under her skin.
Too bad she’s sworn off men, even if he’s sexy as sin.
Liam Cole used to be carefree until life stepped in the way and forced
him to shun everyone he knows.
After five years in the Marines, he’s having a hard time adjusting to
civilian life.
All he wants to do is to forget the past and be left alone.
Until her.
That hellion of a woman challenges him every step of the way.
Too bad she hates him, even if she’s the best part of his days.
In a battle of wills, each tries to top the other, but when they are forced
to face their own fears, the resulting consequence is something neither
could have ever imagined.

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COVER REVEAL!!! ~ With Every Goodbye by Renea Porter

Title: With Every Goodbye
Series: Book One in the Winter Beach Series
Author: Renea Porter
Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance
Release Date: August 29, 2018
MAX
I knew I wanted her the moment I saw her. But it was selfish.
 
I was selfish.
Because I was only going to be in Winter Beach, Texas for three months. Long enough to find out that Grace Summers would be my muse. Just enough time to get another collection of paintings ready. As much as I wanted Grace, I couldn’t commit to a relationship. I wasn’t ready. And neither was she.
GRACE
After just ending a relationship, and losing myself completely, there was no way I was prepared to begin again. Then came Max who made me question everything I thought I knew.
 
My art gallery was featuring a collection of his paintings for the next three months and then he’d be gone. Surely, I couldn’t fall in love that quickly…or could I?
 
Like the saying goes, when one door closes, another one opens.

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BOOK TOUR!!! ~ The Spark Ignites by Kathleen Kelly

Title: The Spark Ignites
Series: MacKenny Brothers Series #1
Author: Kathleen Kelly
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: July 15, 2018
Eric made the choice to live in a small town. A loner, he has few friends and a secret.
 
Cherie is a waitress with big dreams and little prospects.
 
Fate throws Eric and Cherie together when her Grandfather suffers a severe heart attack, and Eric agrees to help the old man and his feisty Granddaughter.
 
Until now, Eric has successfully kept himself closed off from everyone. For three years, he has been caged-up like a fugitive in the boring, deadbeat town to keep those he loves safe.
 
As the attraction between Eric and Cherie grows, Eric must decide whether to succumb to the undeniable spark between them and risk it all or walk away.
 
Can he protect his secret and his family without destroying the small-town girl he’s come to love?
The Spark Ignites is a standalone and the first in the MacKenny Brothers Series.

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RELEASE BOOST + EXCERPT!!! ~ A Change of Pace by Freya Barker

Title: A Change of Pace
Series: Northern Lights Collection
Stand alone
Author: Freya Barker
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: July 16, 2018




Once a man who lived by the letter of the law.
 
Newt Tobias will do anything for his little girl. Even take early retirement, sell his city home, and move to cottage country, hoping that the simpler life will provide a better balance for his troubled teenage daughter. 
 
Yet, not long after they’ve settled, he finds himself toe-to-toe with a stubborn, fiery tempered woman with pretty brown eyes.
 
Once a recluse preferring to live alone. 
 
Working with troubled adolescents, Frederique Marchand doesn’t suffer fools and won’t put up with bullies. Especially handsome strangers like Newt who think they can run roughshod over her. She loves her work, but on her own time she much prefers the company of her menagerie of animals.
 
But with the welfare of a teenager at stake, she must put aside rocky first impressions and work with a man who needs her as much as she’ll come to need him.

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NEW RELEASE & REVIEW!!! ~ Finishing In The New Year by Krystyna Allyn

Title: Finishing In The New Year
Series: Sexy Romantic Standalone #2
Author: Krystyna Allyn
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: July 20, 2018
Cover Designer: Jena Brignola, Bibliophile Productions
Danger! Men with big umm … egos can be hazardous to your health.
 
Have you ever had a moment of pure insanity, landing you up against an elevator wall with a total stranger?
Just me then, huh?
Well, he wasn’t exactly unknown, but that’s besides the point.
The second I met Jared Carrington, I couldn’t decide if I wanted to throat punch him or kiss him. Choosing the latter was a mistake of epic proportions, and after two of the best months of my life he broke my heart.
Big surprise.
If you’re on the fence about hooking up with a guy like him, use my story as a cautionary tale. Stay away from arrogant jerks with skillful hands and a tongue that … 
You get the point.

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NEW RELEASE!!! ~ Emilia Part 2 by Lisa Cardiff

Title: Emilia: Part 2
Series: Trassato Crime Family #4
Author: Lisa Cardiff
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: July 24, 2018
Cover Design: Deranged Doctor Design
Publisher: Limitless Publishing
I’m the head of the Masciantonio family. I’m a dangerous, ruthless, unforgiving man, and I know how to fight dirty. 
Fate put Emilia Trassato in my path. I saw a future with her—I saw hope. But she didn’t agree, and I let her walk away. 
Now she’s back, but I’m no longer free to claim her. Yet, the minute our eyes meet I know there’s nothing in this entire goddamn world strong enough to keep me from her. 
She’s the only woman I’ve ever wanted, and I don’t care how many promises I have to break, or how many lives I have to destroy…I’m not letting her go. Not again. 
Because this time…she’s mine.

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NEW RELEASE & EXCERPT!!! ~ Dirty Tactics by Peyton Banks

Title: Dirty Tactics
Series: Special Weapons & Tactics 1
Author: Peyton Banks
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: July 24, 2018
When S.W.A.T Sergeant Marcas MacArthur laid eyes on the bronze skin beauty who moved in next door, he swore he wouldn’t touch her. Leading one of the most elite S.W.A.T teams in the state of South Carolina, left no room for relationships. Marcas knew Sarena Rucker was a woman who deserved a man’s last name. She was a temptation he fought to resist and he vowed to stay far away from her. Now if only he could follow his own rules. 
The emergency room nurse had eyes on her sexy-as-sin neighbor. Sarena had a thing for men in uniforms, and Marcas MacArthur decked out in his S.W.A.T tactical gear made her knees weak. He was the perfect package–sexy, alpha, rugged and intense. She’d lusted after him from afar, and was unaware that he even knew of her existence. But she was ready to make her presence known. Only he made the first move by sauntering over to her, and let his plans for her be known. The sexy cop didn’t realize he wasn’t the only one that could issue orders. Sarena had a few of her own, and Marcas was determined to meet every one of them. 
The chemistry between Marcas and Sarena was electrifying, casting a light on the passion that burned between them. There are those lurking back in the shadows, who want nothing more than to extinguish the blaze, and exact revenge on the S.W.A.T officer by taking the one person who made his heart beat again. 
Marcas is willing to go to extreme measures to protect Sarena. Will he be able to rescue her? Or will Marcas lose the one person who gave him hope for a future?

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NEW RELEASE & EXCERPT INSIDE!!! ~ His Fire Inside by Fiona Murphy

Title: His Fire Inside
Author: Fiona Murphy
Genre: BBW Romance 
Release Date: July 20, 2018

 

Okay, I know it’s crazy to hate someone you’ve never met before but Rourke Vega is not the average man. The arrogant billionaire manwhore is to blame for turning my beloved Austin from quirky, cool college town to hipster paradise.
It’s a good thing I don’t have to deal with him while I help his mother recover from a stroke. Her, I love. Him, all right I might have this insane desire to lick the dimple in his chin. Then there’s the way from the outside he’s calm, cool, collected and in control as if nothing fazes him. It makes me want to press his buttons, to make him lose control, to see the fire he hides inside. The fire I felt all too briefly. The fire I can’t forget even as I tell myself I’m crazy because no way could a man as gorgeous as Rourke want a plus size like me.
If my plus size doesn’t put him off my family situation will. Both of our lives are too complicated to add romance to it. Besides, he’s made it clear for the six months I’m his employee I’m off limits. Except he’s still staring at me with the heat of a volcano ready to explode. Like a fool I’m drawn to the fire even when I know it means one of us will get burned, but who?

 

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