Blog Tour & Review ~Hiding Away~ J.M.Witt

Hiding Away

Anchored Hearts #1.5

by J.M.Witt

 

Title: Hiding Away

Series: Anchored Hearts 1.5
Author: J.M. Witt
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Who do you trust, and who do you love, when the secrets of your past are so painful that they have you Hiding Away?


Jane Whitford had everything she ever wanted, at the tip of her fingers, when it was violently ripped away. The man who was supposed to love her turned into a monster. Broken and bruised, she fled his clutches back to her hometown, ready to rebuild her life and her career. Love is the last thing she wants when she meets Cal. The only thing on her mind, when it comes to him, is fun. Lots of it. Will she open her heart to him before it’s too late?


Calvin Charles is a cop on the streets, working hard to achieve his goal of joining the SWAT team. He strives to live with no regrets and has everything he needs; friends, family, and the occasional woman to warm his bed. Until he meets Jane, and she quickly becomes everything he wants. Will he be able to get her to open up when she’s convinced that exposing her secrets will cost her his love and respect?


Will his love be strong enough to survive? Or will her secrets be the death of him?


 

J.M. Witt
I’m a stay-at-home mom with four young children and one extremely supportive husband. We’ve been married for nine years and reside in Highland, Michigan.
I’ve dreamed of writing romance novels since I was little. After having baby #4, who may or may not have been fathered by Christian Grey, I decided it was time to pursue my dreams.
When I’m not volunteering at the schools of my children, running to various appointments, enjoying time with my friends and my book club, dating my husband, or avoiding cleaning my house, I’m writing!
I love music and believe that books and music can’t exist without the other. My goal is for you to read more than a good book, but for you to have an experience!
 

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Jane is a strong survivor, a woman on the run from an emotional past.  She decides to pack up and run  back to the security of her hometown, friends and her loving family.   Jane’s hiding a traumatic abusive past relationship from them all. 
Cal is
the epitome of all alpha males, sexy with tattoos yet he is also a fun-loving, charming protective cop who utterly charms everyone he meets.  He really doesn’t want a relationship instead he prefers a healthy sex life with friends until he meets Jane.
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5 – Anchored Hearts – Couples

Your emotions will range from happy to sad and from heartache to bliss.   This couple belong together and they will curl your toes with their spicy in-between-the-sheets love life.  They will also warm your heart with humor and thrilling suspenseful adventures. 

‘His dimples alone were swoon worthy.’ – Jane 

‘Life is too short to not grab on to what you want and hold on tight.   I want you.’ – Cal

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5 – Yum-O-Licious Lips – Sex

Hold on to your panties ladies, this author does not disappoint with her hot erotic tale of passionate nights, soft romantic kisses, and hungry bodies rocking.  Cal knows how to get Jane’s hormones pumping and Jane knows how to fulfill all of his delights.

Jane- I fell flat to the bed as he licked and lapped me into near delirium.  He thrust into me with slow, determined strokes that had me building again instantly.

Cal- She’s wearing fucking stockings!  I took in the red lace garter and matching panties.  She was tiny and fragile, like a baby doll.   Do it Jane, come on me.

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5 – Tears – Emotional Cliffy

Be ready to bawl your eyes out, because this one is an heart tripper and the tug on your tear ducs will not be denied!  Be warned this is not for the faint of heart or the HEA everyone always expects from a sharp intense romantic erotic tale, you will want to throw this one across the room!

Thank You J. M. WITT!  Truly the thriller emotional roller coaster I wanted!

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~Cover Reveal~ Author Raine Storm

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When sexy Dom Sebastian sees Ashley, he can’t seem to take his eyes off her. She will become his love. His pet. His slave. He’s cared for her since high school but he was different then. He was scrawny and geeky and unpopular. The only times Ashley knew he existed were the times when she was making fun of him. Ashley had been in control her entire life but things were about to change. Sebastian has been reunited with Ashley and is now intent on training her to become the obedient, submissive woman who will please his every need, his every whim.

Careful to conceal his identity, Sebastian hides behind a mask, hoping she doesn’t recognize him. Only there is something strangely familiar about his piercing baby blues. He doesn’t reveal his name to her, instructing Ashley to address him only as Sir. He often refers to her as Wildcat, the screen name she used to meet men online. Sebastian spends months training Ashley to submit, but his feelings for her often get in the way. He tries to remain tough because he has vowed to never love again, never let another woman hurt him, but there’s something different about Ashley. She makes him want to be a better man. There has always been a soft spot in his heart for Ashley. Can Sebastian learn how to truly love someone and can Ashley love a man she’s never really known?

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Author Interview

Name: Raine Storm

Age 33

Where are you from Lyndhurst, Ohio (near Cleveland)

A little about your self `ie your education Family life etc I’ve always loved reading and

writing and feel that books give us all a chance to get away from reality for a bit. I also

really enjoy sports. I have spent some time coaching baseball and I love to watch my

beloved Cleveland teams on TV even if they usually let me down.

Fiona: Tell us your latest news? My first erotic novel Wildcat will be coming out

later this month. I had always enjoyed writing psych thrillers but it’s been a lot of fun

expanding into the erotica genre.

Fiona: When and why did you begin writing? I began writing when I was just a young

child. It’s always something I’ve been good at and I’ve gotten lots of compliments on my

writing but I also write because I absolutely love books. Especially real books. I collect

Fiona: When did you first consider yourself a writer? I think I’ve always considered

myself a writer. There was a four year span where I quit writing because I received so

many rejection letters but once I heard about self-publishing I went back to be the person

I always have been, a writer.

Fiona: What inspired you to write your first book? All the compliments on writing

inspired me to write my first and I’ve been writing them for as long as I can remember.

Last April I released my first novel. A psychological thriller called Hazed and Chained

and holding that first book of mine in my hand is one my life’s greatest moments to this

point.

Fiona: Do you have a specific writing style? My style is that I’m a dark writer. I often

pride myself on shock factor and I’m not afraid to tell things like they are.

Fiona: How did you come up with the title? I got the name Wildcat from a scene in the

movie speed when she was driving the bus and the bomber called her Wildcat.

Fiona: Is there a message in your novel that you want readers to grasp? There are two

messages. One is that no matter how tough and closed off a man is the right woman can

change is thought process entirely and the other is that in order for any relationship to

work things need to be good in the bedroom. Communication is key to that. Don’t be

afraid to tell your partner what you want.

Fiona: How much of the book is realistic? It’s mostly fictional but there are a few

things I’ve taken from real life. I usually add some life experiences into my books. I’ve

definitely taken some things friends have said or done and put them into the book.

Fiona: Are experiences based on someone you know, or events in your own life? Some of

the sex scenes are from things I’ve tried with partners in real life yes.

Fiona: What books have most influenced your life most? My favorite books are the

Catcher in the Rye, The Time Traveler’s Wife and Gone Girl. Catcher in the Rye is good

because the character is so brutally honest. Gone girl has a lot of shock factor which I like

because it’s a similar style of writing to mine and I feel it’s helped me improve my style

and Time Traveler’s Wife is a very well written love story. Not usually my thing but that

one got to me a bit.

Fiona: If you had to choose, which writer would you consider a mentor? I would

have to say Gillian Flynn just because of her style of writing, so brutally honest, dark,

suspenseful and shocking.

Fiona: What book are you reading now? Currently reading Captive in the Dark by C.J.

Roberts.

Fiona: Are there any new authors that have grasped your interest? C.J. Roberts would be

that person. Not sure how new this author is but the author is new to me.

Fiona: What are your current projects? My current project is the Wildcat trilogy. Book

one will be out later this month and I also am looking into a re-release of Hazed and

Chained.

Fiona: Name one entity that you feel supported you outside of family members. My

friends are the ones who also kept me going, who always believed in my writing ability.

Fiona: Do you see writing as a career? Absolutely. Writing is definitely a career to me

and not a hobby.

Fiona: If you had to do it all over again, would you change anything in your latest book?

I would change some things in Hazed and Chained. I would put more detail in the sex

scenes and make the book a little longer.

Fiona: Do you recall how your interest in writing originated? Just from all the

compliments on my writing and loving to read from such a young age. My parents said I

was reading entire books at two years old so I think it was inevitable that books would be

a big part of my future.

Fiona: Can you share a little of your current work with us? My current book Wildcat

shows us Dom Sebastian attempting to train Ashley, a former dominatrix into

submission. He is tough, cocky and a little arrogant but develops a soft spot in his heart

for his sexy sub.

Fiona: Is there anything you find particularly challenging in your writing? Honestly

writing has never been all that challenging to me. It’s always been fun. The most

challenging thing is meeting deadlines and goals.

Fiona: Who is your favorite author and what is it that really strikes you about their work?

Gillian Flynn is my favorite but I also like James Patterson. Gillian writes dark books

with shock factor and James Patterson adds some good mystery into his books.

Fiona: Do you have to travel much concerning your book(s)? I have yet to travel much

due to my writing but I’ve currently been setting up some public appearances so it looks

like I’ll be on the road quite a bit soon.

Fiona: Who designed the covers? I don’t currently have a cover designer though I’ve

spoken with a few in recent weeks.

Fiona: What was the hardest part of writing your book? The hardest part of writing Hazed

and Chained was writing Ray’s character. I could never be as sick and twisted as he was.

The hardest part of writing Wildcat is honestly that it’s tough to write erotica without

stopping because you are horny.

Fiona: Did you learn anything from writing your book and what was it? What I learned

from writing any of my books is that there are still a lot more readers out there than I

thought, mostly female. This is definitely a good thing considering the spelling I’ve seen

in some text messages by the younger generation of late.

Fiona: Do you have any advice for other writers? Read a lot and write a lot. Observe your

surroundings. Pay attention to facial features of people without staring at them. Pick up

on conversations around you. These are things you could use in your books.

Fiona: Do you have anything specific that you want to say to your readers? Make sure to

leave reviews. That’s how we really make our living so we can support our own families.

Fiona: Do you remember the first book you read? The first book I read was called,

“Whole stole the Wizard of Oz.” It was about kids who searched for a library book that

had gone missing.

Fiona: Other than writing do you have any hobbies ? My hobbies are sports. I love being

athletic. I play tennis and coach baseball when I can. I try to stay active.

Fiona: What TV shows/films do you enjoy watching? I love the Blacklist and Law and

Order: SVU as well as King of Queens. My favorite movies are Back to the Future,

Speed and Cruel Intentions.

Fiona: Favorite foods / Colors/ Music I like Steak, Meatloaf and Tacos. Favorite color is

Orange. Kid Rock is my favorite singer/songwriter

Fiona: If you were not a writer what else would you like to have done? Baseball player

for sure.

Fiona: Do you have a blog/website? If so what is it? Yes. I’m on Tumbler. http://

www.tumblr.com/blog/authorrainestorm

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Raine Storm is an author from Cleveland, Ohio

Raine Storm lives with his teenage son and has been writing for as long as he can remember. He has

always loved to read and write. He is the author of the upcoming erotic trilogy entitled the Wildcat

series in which Dom Sebastian will attempt to train former dominatrix Ashley into submission. Sebastian

is a tough man who has sworn that he will never love again but he begins to develop a soft spot for his

sexy sub. Raine also has written a psychological thriller entitled Hazed and Chained that is currently

available. Raine is a dark writer who prides himself on shock factor. When he is not reading or writing

he is coaching baseball or doing something else athletic such as playing tennis or running. He loves to be

active. Raine also enjoys communicating with his readers as often as he can and hopes to meet as many

as he can.

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Walking home from Cheerleading practice Stephanie never could have known what was coming next. Abducted and tortured at the hands of a sadistic man wanting revenge for the hazing of his only daughter. Stephanie fights to survive, hoping to make it out alive and in time for Prom, her heart being her only key to survival. Can she force herself to love someone so dark and twisted or will she become his prey?

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Book Promo ~ Designated Infected ~ Ricky Cooper

Designated Infected

Book One

Author Ricky Cooper

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A plague is sweeping the globe, the Infected lay waste to all in their path, in their desperate bid to satisfy the ravaging hunger that slowly eats away at them. A team of elite Soldiers run by the British Royal Family and aided by their compatriots from around the world, are all that stands between it and the complete annihilation of not only Great Britain but ultimately all mankind. Will they stem the tide of blood threatening to drown the world, or like every one else will they end up Designated Infected.

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Welcome to my world, I have for a long time had an ongoing love affair with the written word. Sounds weird to say but I have. I have always loved writing, be it my own or someone else’s.
I have for a long time entertained the idea of writing my own original piece and did start when I was about seventeen, but life, as always got in the way, then recently thanks to a prompt for a friend and fellow author as well as my parents I decided to pick up the pen so to speak and give it another go.So I did.This page is my way of letting you all know Friends, Family, Readers, whomever, exactly what my crazy mind is conjuring up; so, keep tuned in, for updates and information on all my work, past, present, and future.Oh and feel free to ask me anything and everything, your twisted little minds can think of, I always need new ideas.TTFNRick.Oh and if you have questions or anything you want to ask me drop me a message either on here, my blog or at my Designated email ricky.author_cooper@yahoo.co.uk
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~This is not a Romance~
A Zinger of a Zombie Apocalypse at it’s finest!
The author did a superb job of extending my reading genre. The vivid images his writing style brought to my mind had me cowering in fright in the dark of night. I clearly heard every haunting moan, scream and groan these ‘creatures’ emitted throughout the story. The gore was extreme, the blood, guts, grime and military scenes were sick, gross and absolutely intense. This story had me locking my doors, securing my windows, shutting my closet door tight and looking under the bed before closing my eyes. I loved every jaw dropping word he wrote. 
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Baker is definitely my new BBF, this heroic soldier is completely honorable, fearless, and unstoppable. I love how he shows his feelings in the battle to contain this atrocious infected strain and with every loss he endures of his fallen comrades. I enjoyed reading about Baker’s team and each of their characters and attributes.
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I’m eagerly awaiting the return of my ‘Cherry’ and all his charms!
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Spotlight Author – Chloe T. Barlow

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Reviewers Say

“A richly nuanced — and smolderingly clever — book about letting love shine in places where the past feels bigger than it needs to be. The cast of side characters range from quirky to mysterious, lending tremendous authenticity and depth to a romantic story that is so much more. A one-click must read!” Julia Kent, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author.

“A heartbreaking tale of letting go and learning to love again. A jaw-dropping debut novel you have to read.” – Helena Newbury, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author.

Synopsis

How do you start over when you gave everything to one life, one plan, and lost it all?

Althea refuses to allow herself to love again. Imprisoned in grief at twenty-four after her husband’s sudden death, she’s convinced her heart died along with him. She spends her days honoring his memory by clinging to the legal career he helped her to build and to the remaining pieces linking them together.

Griffen’s been running from his past. Despite success as an author and investigative journalist, he’s been traveling through life on autopilot. For a decade, he’s chosen perilous adventures and meaningless sex over the danger of any attachments. When he finally returns home to Pittsburgh, he’s slammed by the awakened memories and regret he’s spent years trying to escape.

A chance encounter brings them together. Their instant desire for each other – and the bond they discover between them – shocks them both. Despite her best efforts, Althea can’t resist Griffen’s charm or his intriguing proposition – if she agrees to a no-strings affair with him for the two weeks he’s in town, he swears he’ll walk away when their time is up. Assured she can test the waters of a new life while keeping her vow never to betray her husband’s memory by opening her heart to another, Althea throws herself into the escape Griffen provides her.

Their perfect plans go awry when the intensity of their connection overwhelms them. Will they risk it all on the chance of something great together…or will the power of their secrets and guilt tear them apart?

 

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Amazon Australia: http://www.amazon.com.au/Three-Rivers-Gateway-Love-Novel-ebook/dp/B00IX5RKJS/

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iBooks:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/three-rivers/id838968211?ls=1&mt=11

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Playlist

Three Rivers SOUNDTRACK

  • River — Joni Mitchell
  • La Vie En Rose — Madeleine Peyroux
  • All I Want — Kodaline
  • Little Talks — Of Monsters and Men
  • Ol’ Man River — Ray Charles
  • Change The Sheets — Kathleen Edwards
  • SexyBack — Justin Timberlake
  • Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) — Katy Perry
  • Blurred Lines — Robin Thicke
  • Let Go — Frou Frou
  • Sex On Fire — Kings Of Leon
  • Fallen (Live) — Sarah McLachlan
  • Sail Away — David Gray
  • People Gonna Talk — James Hunter
  • Love Is Blindness — Jack White
  • Into Dust — Mazzy Star
  • Live Like a Warrior — Matisyahu
  • Over the Love — Florence + The Machine
  • Things Will Change — Treetop Flyers
  • Many Rivers to Cross — Jimmy Cliff
  • Try — P!nk
  • Agape — Bear’s Den
  • Stronger — Kanye West
  • Althea — Grateful Dead
  • No One’s Gonna Love You — Band of Horses
  • Safe and Sound — Capital Cities
  • Reservoir — Hem

Follow Chloe on Spotify to hear this and other soundtracks from future novels:

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Griffen stroked her cheek and Althea thought how truly sorry she was to have woken him, especially because what she didn’t tell him was that tonight it wasn’t her deceased husband Jack’s face in her nightmare that turned to dust and disappeared. It was Griffen’s.

“Althea…” Griffen whispered.

“Shh. No,” she said softly as she reached up and caressed his face gently in return. “Will you just…will you please make love to me, Griffen?”

“Anytime, gorgeous.”

But it won’t be anytime anymore, Althea thought. He will turn to dust and I will be all alone. Again.

And she knew it had to be that way, because this emptiness in her heart was the penance she would always have to pay for failing Jack.

Griffen led her to the bed and they made love. It was the most tender and gentle experience of their time together. Griffen touched her everywhere, stroked her hair, kissed her face and soothed away each tear. He ran his lips down her chest and she gasped as he sucked her nipple into his mouth reverently. He somehow managed to put on a condom despite touching every part of her constantly and slid gently inside of her. She was grateful because she didn’t want any lead-in this time. She just needed him inside her, while her hands were full of his hair and his warm, giving flesh. She moaned and lifted his head from her breast to look at him.

“Baby,” he said, kissing her eyelids and finally claiming her mouth. She wrapped her legs around his, even curling her feet around his calves, desperately trying to make every inch of her body touch his.

She was so preoccupied with how full and complete she felt that her climax surprised her. This had not been about an orgasm, it was about closeness and human contact. Running off the demons of loss and fear, if only for a moment.

But Griffen didn’t know how to leave her unsatisfied. He couldn’t touch her without making her body go off like a sparkler in the backyard on the fourth of July, and even now, with his gentle lovemaking, it was no different. He groaned in her ear and came right along with her, spurring more spasms and electric shocks through her body.

“Oh Griffen, yes, Griffen,” she responded.

He leaned up and looked into her eyes, brushing her hair back from her face. His face looked so tormented.

“Oh Althea,” he said sadly over and over again, almost like a prayer, until he rolled over and held her until she finally fell into a blessedly dreamless sleep.

 

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Althea leaned back and forced a smile and laugh as she looked around. Her brazen pretense was tossing kerosene on Griffen’s fiery emotions.

With each nervous dart of her eyes, Griffen’s heart pounded with more anger. He leaned closer and whispered hotly in her ear, “Is that better? Am I making you uncomfortable? God forbid someone thinks you aren’t a perfect widow pining away alone after all these years. That you’re still living an adult life,” he growled. “Maybe I should ignore your rules and touch you anyway. I know you like it when I do.”

“Stop it, please.” She breathed slowly, calming herself. “We can touch. Just not here.”

“Fine. I get it.” Griffen couldn’t stop how angry he felt.

The irony wasn’t lost on him. Most women he’d been with begged him to be serious with them and tell the world they were together. That had never appealed to him, until now. Yet here was this beautiful, desirable woman that he wanted to express affection to and she couldn’t bear to let anyone know they were together. He hadn’t even realized how furious it made him until he found his heart was racing and he was feeling hot with anger.

Althea must’ve sensed it because she leaned over and whispered, “No. You don’t get it, and you shouldn’t have to. This is my thing. My issue.” She looked around to see if anyone was staring at them and looked into his eyes. “I do want to touch you. I want you to touch me.” She swallowed and lowered her voice even more. “Very much.”

“Fine,” he gritted out. When he looked down at her, with her eyes turned up so full of concern while her lips parted and she panted just a little from the desire that coursed through them every time they were near each other, his heart pounded for a different reason. “I need to touch you, too…everywhere.”

“Yes, please,” she whispered.

 

Author Bio

Chloe is a contemporary romance novelist living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with her husband and their sweet puppy. Chloe has always loved writing and cherishes the opportunity to craft her fictional novels and share them with the world.

When Chloe isn’t writing, she spends her time exploring Pittsburgh with her husband and friends. She also enjoys yoga, jogging, and all Pittsburgh sports. She is an avid reader and wrote her debut novel Three Rivers in her spare time. She loves to research every last detail relating to her books. For example, in an effort to bring authenticity to Three River’s treatment of grief and loss, she consulted with a psychologist and grief counselor during its preparation.

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Goodreads:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18759506-three-rivers

Amazon Author Page:

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Release Promo ~ Sick Day ~ Author Morgan Parker

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brick synopsisHope and Cameron made a five-year promise before college. Years pass and they never see each other again. But then one month before his planned wedding to Riley, Cameron looks outside and sees Hope in the pouring rain, watching him. Now, three years later, Cam has one day – a sick day on this last Friday of summer – to convince the one woman whose very existence breaths life into his lungs, that sometimes love like theirs actually does exist, and it’s that kind of love that lives forever, no matter how hard you fight to forget about it and move on. From the author of non friction and Hope, Sick Day follows one man’s day-long attempt to persuade the love of his life that sometimes it’s okay to break promises if it means keeping the ones that count.

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Morgan Parker is the pen name for a shy and introverted former banker. Because he could never balance his cash at the end of the banking day, he made up stories in order to keep his job. None of those stories was Textual Encounters, which is great because readers will discover a truly unique and original romance that has never been told before.

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5 – Roses – Romantic Love Story – Creative Unique Writing

I’m sure we have all had days where we want to play hooky, our physical beings are unable to go on, or maybe our emotional psyche is just in ruins.  In this creative story we find sometimes love is the common denominator that filters into a blood stream and takes control of emotional and physical functions.  Sometimes one cannot sleep, the mind continues to dredge up memories of past encounters.  One cannot eat for our bodies are full of emotional turmoil and yet somewhat empty for want of more… what could have been… what could be…

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5 – Hearts – Devoted Couples – Love

Cameron is engaged to married, he has a unfulfilling job, he is lost, confused and desperate to fill a void he is missing in life.  Years ago he chose to walk away from a promise he once gave to his college love, his one true love, the one that got away, the woman he chose to let go and walk away from.  Desperate to find this missing piece of his life he decides to take drastic measures and take a Sick Day from work to conquer a heart worth living for.

~Cameron:  “I can’t have two halves of one life.  One that belongs exclusively to you, and the other that belongs to the hope of replacing you.  I can’t… exist without you.”

Hope McManus thinks she is stable enough in life where she came move on and settle down with someone she might be able to settle for.  She finds she must have Closure from her past with the only man she ever loved in order to end this unsettled feeling.

~Hope:  “I came here to find you, Cameron, but if you don’t tell me why you disappeared, you’ll never see me again.  I can’t keep beating myself up over this.”

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3 Tears – Emotional Drama

The emotional drama the author weaves in this romantic tale of woe and passion is enough to have hearts pumping and nerves are forever frayed.  The author writes in detail about how the thoughts and feelings of each character are portrayed, the scenery around them is described almost as if you were there… in the park, at a candlelight dinner, on a beautiful yacht and falling in love all over again.

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3 – Lips –  Hungry Love-Making

The spice we find in between the sheets in this romantic love story is exactly what we would want to explore when two people come together and share their souls.  The turmoil was evident when their touches consumed them, their past collided when their lips savored each others and their bodies connected when their desires took control.

My middle finger massaged her clit before reaching even farther south and dipping into her, just a shallow taste on my fingertip.

We kissed hard, lost in the thrusts, my hands gripping hers so fiercely that my fingers went numb.

Watching her, feeling her come against me.. it spelled my end as well.

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Will this long ago promise survive the test of time.  Will these long ago lovers reconnect.  Will love last.  Let’s find out in this drama filled romantic tale of passion, woe and LOVE reunited.

Thank you Morgan Parker!

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Review – Rockstar’s Girl

Rockstar’s Girl

Decoy #2

by T.K. Fisher

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In Rockstar Daddy Jax and Kendal found each other again after four years and now that Jax knows about Finley he knows what he wants. Kendal has always been his and he will have Kendal back even if that means he has to fight for her in the middle of a nightclub.

Kendal knows that she loves Jax and after Jax told her he loved her she wants to tell him but she can’t. She doesn’t want to confuse Finley with everything but Jax is making it a little hard to ignore him.

Join Kendal and Jax to see if they can finally have their happiness inbetween the rock star lifestyle, paparazzi and ex partners.

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4 – romance + HEA

Over the years Kendal has blossomed into a beautiful, confidant woman, she oozes sex appeal and now that she has had a Rock Star’s baby, she has grown into a nurturing and protective mother.  Only one thing is missing, the baby daddy, her light, her love, her dream and her family.  They finally connect again and the visions she has of a complete family are coming to fruition. 

“Could everyone really just forgive me like they are?  I don’t forgive myself.” ~Kendal

The tenacity Jax continued to strive for has finally paid off in his success of building a famous rock band, DECOY.   His dream has finally became a reality and now that his long lost love had finally reconnected with him, he finds even more than he thought possible.  He has a son, a little rock-star mini-me, he struggles to overcome the pain and betrayal he feels for Kendal for keeping this secret and joy from his life for years.

“I’m so happy to find you Kendal.  You gave me the best present a man could get.  You and Finley are my life now.”  ~Jax

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4 hearts – lovers + friends = family

These two fight hard for their relationship and you clearly see the pain, confusion, and anxiety they each feel when thoughts of the past interrupt their family future.  Kendal continues to feel guilty about her decision of keeping little Finley a secret from Jax.  They took things slowly this time as they build a solid relationship.

Reading how Finley and Jax’s relationship grew, watching Finley wanting to emulate his dad, and watching Jax realizing that his dream of having his own little family becoming a reality is very emotional and touching.

“The way Finley looks at me makes me feel like I’m the best man in the world.” ~Jax

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4 scorching lips – spicy reads

Oh yes, this little Yum-o-licious story has hit on all the hot spots in a fantastic erotic touch me, feel me, and love me read.  The steamy little scenes were implemented in exactly the right places.  The buildup the author gave them had me re-reading over and over.

“Yes, I can feel him alright.  He’s making my whole body quiver as he plays me like his guitar.”

With every pump, slam and growl Jax brings my body closer to the edge.

We have spent every night together, we have enjoyed the bed, floor, wall and my shower very, very much.

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In the end I found the Decoy Series a very satisfying read.  This is the kind of Rocker – Romance I find I must need to add to my collection of an HEA erotic romance list.

Thank you T.K. Fisher!  Can’t wait for Rockstar’s Angel and to see what’s happening in Tanya’s and Leo’s love affair.

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Review – Back Up by A. M. Madden

Back Up

by A. M. Madden

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Leila Marino’s biggest dream is to become a rock star. A lucky opportunity has her auditioning with an up & coming rock band named Devil’s Lair. The band hires Leila as their back-up singer, signing her up for months in the studio and touring on the road with the sexy bunch.

Jack is the quintessential rock star…gorgeous…sexy…a walking orgasm. Jack Lair is the lead singer of Devil’s Lair and his dreams are becoming reality as his band climbs the ladder of success. He’s living the perfect life, and enjoying every minute of it. With a steady stream of sexual conquests that satisfies his raging libido, he thinks he has all he needs in life…until Leila enters it.

Jack is not prepared for the sudden pull he feels towards Leila, and struggles daily to deny his attraction is anything more. Leila finds falling for her new boss is constant torment. Both convince themselves friendship is their only option.

An intimate moment causes their willpower to collapse, and their erotic love affair to begin. Finding love was a bonus that neither Jack nor Leila anticipated. As they begin their tour together professionally and personally, life couldn’t be any better for the couple. Until a mistake from Jack’s past threatens their new relationship, and their perfect future together.

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5 Rock-Star Roses – Romance

Starting this story I was immediately skeptical, I thought what am I doing reading another Rock-Star romance.  Thank goodness I kept reading, this is not a typical run of the mill, trending Rock Star Love Story.  This was an intense emotional build-up of friends becoming lovers.  The commentary from the band members and friends were hilarious, sweet and charming enough to keep me burning through the chapters.

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The sexual angst between these two kept me enthralled, I desperately wanted these two to connect at once.  I’m pleased that they did not immediately fall into bed with one another at first glance.  Instead it was a slow build up of friendship and respect between one another, the ‘getting to know each other’, phase was smart, clever and witty.

Who would have thought Jack Lair a totally hawt hunk-a-rock-star would have smarts, I mean, a man-whore with a brain?   Loved it! This talented and sexy artist thinks he has it all, groupies, parties, success… until he meets a little spitfire of a back-up singer that rocks him off his game.

Then we have sexy career minded Leila Marino, extremely talented in her vocal abilities and driven to succeed.  Her one shot at stardom appears in the up and coming rock band, Devil’s Lair.  She’s always had a little thing and a big old crush on his holy hawtness and prepares to defend her feelings while holding back her sex starved cravings.

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This book had me licking my lips until they were chapped with all its sexual tension and the steamy, erotic love scenes had me squirming around in my seat.  The emotional feelings this couple showed in every touch and kiss they shared was enough to have me dreaming of my own Mr. Sandman.

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All in all this was a fantastic read and I found the friendship to lovers buildup was very gratifying.  In the end I found getting to know one another and building a solid foundation of respect is the only way to grow together and learn to love one another.  Insta-Love in the real world might be possible but is just not realistic and frankly does not last.  Instead we read about a kinship of friends building a refreshing tale of a love that last till the end of time.

Quote:  Everyone should live his or her lives without regret.

Thank you A. M. Madden.

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Review – Crashed by K. Bromberg

The Driven Trilogy

by K. Bromberg

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When life crashes down around us, how hard are we willing to fight for the one thing we can’t live without, each other?

Life is full of moments.
Big moments.
Little moments.
And none of them are inconsequential.
Every single moment prepares you for that one instance that defines your life. You must overcome all your fears, confront the demons that chase you, and cleanse the poison that clings to your soul or you risk the chance of losing everything.

Mine started the minute Rylee fell out of that damn storage closet. She made me feel. Made me whole when all I thought I could ever be was incomplete. Became the lifeline I never knew I needed. Hell yes, she’s worth the fight…but how do you fight for someone you know you don’t deserve?

Love is full of ups and downs.
Heart stopping highs.
Soul shattering lows.
And none of them are insignificant.
Love is a racecourse of unexpected twists and turns that must be negotiated. You have to break down walls, learn to trust, and heal from your past in order to win. But sometimes it’s the expected that’s the hardest to hold on to.

Colton has healed and completed me, stolen my heart, and made me realize our love’s not predictable nor perfect—it’s bent. And bent’s okay. But when outside factors put our relationship to the test, what lengths will I have to go to prove to him that he’s worth the fight?

Whoever said love is patient and love is kind, never met the two of us. We know our love is worth it—have acknowledged that we were meant to be—but when our pasts crash into our future, will the repercussions make us stronger or break us apart?

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4 roses emotional romance + overall versatile writing

This is the third and final installment to the driven series and what an intense emotional roller-coaster of a ride.  This book leaves off right where the second one ended with a WOW of a Son of a – Cliffhanger doozy.  I felt everything very intensely, all the emotion, all the drama, all the angst, and all the love in every word written.  This couple shows how the healing power of love stands the test of all times.

“Relationships aren’t easy.  They’re hard and can be brutal at times… but those are the times you learn the most about yourself.  And when they’re right, they can be like coming home… finding the rest of your soul…”

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Colton Donavan wakes up in the hospital after his near fatal crash in crippling pain and despair, his body isn’t functioning properly and his memories are few and far between, causing confusion in the edges of his subconscious and disjointed memories flicker through his mind.

Rylee is in near hysteria and numb from the soul from watching the horrific crash nearly take her lover, she is blaming herself for fighting and staying up late with him the night before the race.  She is having flashbacks about her own near fatal accident that took her ex-fiancée, Max and her babyher joy, and her hope.

Rylee nurses Colton back to life but it was not easy, she had the strength to fight, for him, for a relationship, for hope, for a future, for their love.  Colton struggled to heal himself, he fought for her love, and in the end he healed her to.

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4 emotional teardrops.

Throughout the emotional turmoil and gut-wrenching drama their family and friends were there for them and their support brought unbridled tears to my eyes.  Beckett was a solid rock and the foundation of support for them throughout the story, always cheering them on, always pushing Colton to see more, feel more and be more for Rylee.  Colton’s father Andy had me in tears with his paternal love and his words will be forever etched in my mind:

“The first time I saw him, he broke my heart and stole it all with one, single look.”

“Hurting is feeling and feeling is living, and isn’t it good to be alive?” 

Colton finally opens up his vaulted secrets and lets all his nightmares come to fruition in his one chance at claiming and loving Rylee for his own.  We finally see what kind of emotional scars impact his soul and creates such heavy baggage he must carry throughout his life.  As he shares his past of atrocious acts with Rylee you can clearly see how amazing this heroine truly is.  Smart, strong, perceptive, and very understanding to Colton’s every need.  Sure they stumbled a bit or quite a lot, they were beaten down, built themselves back up and always, always fought for their love.

This is love.  Me and him, making it work.  One being strong when the other is weak.  Thinking of the other first when they know their partner is going to feel pain.

Colton: “You are most definitely the fucking saint I don’t deserve.”

Rylee:  “Every sinner needs a saint to balance them out.”

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Wow this book did not scrimp on the scorching hot love scenes, they were emotional, sexy, mind-blowing, lip biting, and panty dropping Yum-O-scrumpcious!  This author knows how to write a sex scene.  They clearly connect the two characters with emotion in vivid detail.  It was also a very integral part of the storyline and used to enhance the chemistry between them and show the healing power of love they portray to one another and it only made them better, stronger and united them in a long lasting love.

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The only reason to kick a man like him out of bed would be to fuck him on the floor.

Never look down on a man unless he’s between your legs.

Never disturb a man when he’s eating at the Y.

In closing this was a fantastic finale full of angst, hope, healing, tears, laughter, friendship, family, and most of all LOVE.  Colton and Rylee deserve their HEA and a love of all time.  This series will go down in history as a romance hall of famer.

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Blog Tour and Review- Sex in the Title- Author Zack Love

Sex in the Title: A Comedy about Dating, Sex, and Romance in NYC (Back When Phones Weren’t So Smart)

Author Zack Love

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New York City, May 2000. The Internet bubble has burst, and Evan’s boss fires him with an email. The next day, his girlfriend dumps him, also via email. Afraid to check any more emails, Evan desperately seeks a rebound romance but the catastrophes that ensue go from bad to hilariously worse. Fortunately, Evan meets someone whose legendary disasters with females eclipse even his own.To reverse their fortunes, they recruit their friends into a group of five guys who take on Manhattan in pursuit of dates, sex, and adventure. With musings about life, relationships, and human psychology, this quintessential New York story about the search for happiness follows five men on their comical paths to trouble, self-discovery, and love.

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EXCERPT 1

“So what’s the body count?”

“The body count?”

“You know: how many women have you slept with in your twenty-nine years?”

Evan wasn’t sure whether to overstate the number to look sexually impressive to a soft porn star, or whether to understate the number to look less promiscuous and more like the responsible, clean cut, solid-boyfriend type. Since he still hadn’t quite figured out what Tina was looking for or who she really was, he decided just to tell the truth.

“I’ve been with about sixty-seven women.”

“What do you mean ‘about sixty-seven?’ You say ‘about sixty’ or ‘about seventy.’ But not ‘about sixty-seven.’ You’re obviously keeping track.” Tina looked amused at another opportunity to toy with Evan.

“All right. You got me,” Evan conceded. “I’ve been with precisely sixty-seven women.”

“Unless, of course, you said ‘about’ because the total depends on how you define ‘being with a woman.’ For example, if you just got a blowjob and nothing else then maybe you don’t count that.”

“OK. To be more precise, I’ve had sexual intercourse with sixty-seven women.”

“All right, so then you’ve probably been with many more women than sixty-seven?”

“Yeah. But I don’t keep track of those.” Evan suddenly wondered why he didn’t bother to keep track of anything but consummation.

“I see…So when did you get started on these sixty-seven women?”

“You mean, how old was I when I lost my virginity?”

“Yes.”

“Twenty.”

“So you’ve slept with sixty-seven women in just nine years.”

“Well, actually I’ve had six serious relationships that together took up about two years.”

“Serious? Let’s see…Six serious relationships in two years…So each one lasted an average of four months. You call that serious?”

“Well, it was an intense four months. And I wasn’t seeing anyone else. You know, that’s kind of a big deal in New York,” he added ironically. “Dating someone exclusively for four months in New York is like four years in Anchorage.”

Tina chuckled at Evan’s joke. “All right, so not counting the serious relationships, you’ve slept with…” She crunched some numbers in her head. “You’ve slept with sixty-one women in just seven years…That’s an average of almost nine per year…A new woman every forty days.” Tina seemed impressed, which suddenly made Evan feel rather promiscuous.

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 “What’s SQ?” asked Evan.

“Sexual Quotient.” 

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 “What’s that?”

“Basically, it’s your odds of getting laid. Everyone has an SQ. Just like everyone has an IQ.”

“I’ve never heard that term before.”

“That’s because I made it up.”

“That figures. Finally applying your actuarial skills to what really matters, eh?”

“Yeah…It’s an idea I had always sort of toyed with, but after I lost Yumi to my boss, I really began to develop and refine it.”

“Why is that?”

“Because I started obsessing over why she suddenly dumped me for him. And in the process of figuring that out, I developed the concept of SQ.”

“So how does it work?”

“Your Sexual Quotient is really just an attempt to quantify, on some absolute scale, how attractive you are to the opposite sex. In general, the higher your SQ, the more desirable you are.”

“So the higher your SQ, the easier it is for you to get laid.”

“Right. But your SQ determines a lot more; it effectively defines your bargaining position in a relationship. The lower your SQ, the more likely you are to be dominated by the person you’re with,” Heeb explained.

“You really think so?”

“Look at me. I always end up being the doormat because of my SQ. But if you look at models – male or female – they generally get away with demanding more and giving less.”

“So how do you figure out your SQ?” Evan asked, suddenly eager to compute his own Sexual Quotient.

“Well, your subjective SQ is how attractive you are to a particular person. And your objective SQ is just the average of all the scores you got for all of the people out there.”

“So how do I calculate my SQ for a particular woman?”

“It’s calculated the way you would calculate your personal income taxes.”

“How’s that?”

“Various facts cause you to take deductions from the total, although with taxes you want the deductions and with your SQ you obviously don’t. Because the lower your objective SQ is, the fewer women you attract, and the less picky you can be. And that’s a bad thing. And for anyone who wants to marry a Jew, it’s a disaster.”

“Why?”

“Because there are only about fourteen million Jews in the whole world, which leaves about seven million for each gender. So let’s say I’m willing to date any Jewish woman who’s twenty to forty years old. That leaves me with a choice of about two million women in the world. And if we assume that half of those women are already taken, I’m left with a million eligible women roaming about six billion people.  And, chances are, the million that’s not taken is not taken for a reason.”

“A million?”

“Yeah. And if you want to get really precise, we need to shave off at least another three hundred thousand, because I can’t date any Chasidic, Orthodox or even Conservative Jews.”

“Why is that?”

“Because I’m compatible only with bagel Jews.”

“Bagel Jews?”

“The ones who are Jewish culturally but not religiously. Which leaves about seven hundred thousand.”

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“Listen to what you’re saying to me! Can you believe what you just – ”

Heeb blanked out on Melody for a moment as he remembered that he needed to deposit his mail in the mailbox a few feet away because it was the last one before he entered the Eighty-sixth Street subway station. He had been looking forward to this moment, after uncomfortably holding his mail in a stack that was sandwiched between his fingers and his cell phone, which was held down on the stack by his right thumb and pressed up to the side of his head for the conversation.

He refocused on Melody’s rant: “…not fair…I mean, listen to how you communicate with me! I feel like that’s become our problem. That’s really what this is about now: we just don’t communicate like we used – ” And that was the last thing he heard Melody say. Heeb’s painfully cramped and over-encumbered fingers were so eager to release the stack of mail from his right hand into the mailbox that they released his cell phone as well.

Heeb stood there for a moment, in dazed disbelief, looking helplessly at the sides of the mailbox. Melody’s continuing diatribe could now be heard only as a series of strangely muffled, barely audible noises, emanating from within the metal mailbox, like a transistor radio that falls into a manhole and just gives off a faint, chattering buzz.

In absurd desperation, Heeb tried cupping his hands to the mailbox for a moment, and shouting into it, hoping that she might hear what happened and that he really didn’t mean to drop the phone in the mailbox just as she was complaining about how they don’t communicate as well as they used to.

“Melody! Melody! I can’t hear you! I dropped my phone in the mailbox! Can you hear me?! I’m sorry! It slipped!”

As several commuters walked by, looking oddly at this heavyset balding man in a suit and tie crouched down low and apparently talking rather urgently to a mailbox, Heeb felt that he may have reached the nadir of his follies in the New York dating scene. But it would actually get much worse.

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Sex in the Title Quotes

“I find it difficult to relate to people who enjoy discussing the utterly uninteresting and unchangeable facts of life.”
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“Every person is a puzzle with a password. By solving the puzzle, the potential for emotional and physical intimacy is realized.”
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“…being in love can change almost anything: from your expectations and limitations to your very life plans. It’s a completely unpredictable force. And how it operates within any particular relationship is a total mystery to anyone outside of that…”
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“…for the last twelve months I’ve been more single than a one-dollar bill.”~Sammy”
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“As Narc became busier at work, he developed a bold new dating philosophy. His idea of a perfect first date was doggy-style, followed by a cup of coffee. He just didn’t have the time or patience for anything resembling conventional courtship patterns and felt too depressed to be the charming smooth talker that he had once been.”
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Zack Love graduated from Harvard College, where he tried to create a bachelor’s degree in Women. With the bachelor portion of that degree in hand, he settled in New York City but – to afford renting his bed-sized studio – found himself flirting mostly with a computer screen and stacks of documents. Determined not to die a corporate drone, Zack decided to sacrifice sleep for screenwriting, an active social life, and Internet startups offering temporary billion-dollar fantasies.

To feed his steady diet of NYC nightlife, he regularly crashed VIP parties in the early 2000s and twice bumped into his burgeoning crush, a Hollywood starlet. But – much to Zack’s surprise – neither of those awkward conversations led to marriage with the A-list actress. Zack eventually consoled himself by imagining fiascoes far worse than those involving his celebrity crush. In the process, he dreamed up a motley gang of five men inspired by some of his college friends and quirky work colleagues. And thus was born Sex in the Title. But the novel is not autobiographical: Zack never had his third leg attacked by any mammal (nor by any plant, for that matter). In fact, keeping his member safe has been one of Zack’s lifelong goals – and one of the few that he’s managed to accomplish.

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New Years Book Blitz Day 7- Kay Manis

New Years Book Blitz

Day 7

Author Kay Manis

X-Treme Boys Series

Book 1

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Publication Date: December 7, 2013

Synopsis

For 25 year old attorney, Hindley Hagen, life is all about staying one step ahead of the game. Avoiding surprises and keeping people at a distance is the only way she has to protect herself from the painful scars and shattered memories of her past. When Hindley is offered a new position at her prestigious Austin law firm as sports agent for pro skateboarder, Rory Gregor, she’s ready for the new challenge but completely unprepared for the man who captures her heart. Suddenly, Hindley is thrust into a world where protecting all their secrets could cost her everything; her family, her career, and maybe even her life.

Professional skateboarder and X Games royalty, Rory Gregor knows what it’s like to be at the top. But after two years of bad decisions and one-night-stands, he’s having to make a comeback he never anticipated. Hiring a new agent may be what his team thinks he needs to rebuild his career, but what if it costs him his heart in the process? Just when he thinks he’s posed for a comeback, secrets from his past threaten to ruin his chance for gold and a new love. In a sport where trust means everything, this time… it may not be enough.

Find out the dramatic conclusion to Rory and Hindley’ story in My Skater Boy (X-Treme Boys Series, Book 2), available now.

EXCERPT
***This novel contains adult material and language and is intended for mature readers only***

~ HINDLEY ~

I couldn’t tell if the pounding in my head was real or a dream. The throbbing was nauseating and I felt like I was on the Merry-Go-Round from Hell. The stench of cigarette smoke filled all my senses and I could feel my throat constricting. There was no way this could be real. I had to be in the middle of a dream, maybe even a nightmare.

What the hell happened last night? Come on Hindley, think! Suddenly, images flashed through my mind, pole dancing, Tequila shots, Gap Boy, and vomiting, lots of vomiting. Oh shit! All the sudden, my door flew open with a bang as the doorknob hit the wall.

“What the fuck is going on in here?” Dana screamed. Each syllable she uttered felt like daggers piercing my head. “Holy hell! You finally got laid!”

Dana Di Grazio was my best friend and I could always count on her to be as blunt as a sailor, with a mouth like one, too. I stretched my arms above my head, feeling every muscle in my body scream in agony. “What the hell are you talking about Dana?”

“That hottie next to you!” I stared at her in disbelief . “Look!” She said pointing to the other side of my bed. Oh shit!

I turned my head to see what Dana was pointing at and gasped in horror when I saw a man’s face less than a foot away from mine. I shot straight up in bed, pulling the covers up to hide my body as I tried to push as far away from him as I could.

“Holy hell!” Dana laughed. “You finally screwed some random dude from a bar.”

“I did not!”

She approached the bed as if she were going to rip the covers off. “Do y’all have any clothes on under there?”

“Dana, stop!” I shouted as I held the blanket tighter. I slowly lifted the covers and peered underneath, afraid of what I might find. I blew out a loud sigh as I saw I still had my tank top on from last night. And my bra! Oh, thank God!

“Stop what?” I heard a deep voice grumble. I diverted my gaze from his muscular chest up to his eyes. A slow tingle ran up and down my spine as I watched him pull his arms up over his head. His pose showed off every rippling muscle in his upper body and I beat myself up for not remembering being intimate with him last night.

“Good morning Drunk Girl. Enjoying the view?” His words were sweet and seductive and I wanted to hear him talk more, but I was mortified he’d caught me checking out his body.

Book Link

http://www.amazon.com/Skater-Boy-X-Treme-Boys-Book-ebook/dp/B00F280LTK/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1389583858&sr=1-1&keywords=kay+manis

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Book 2

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Publication Date: January 3, 2014

Synopsis

Find out the dramatic conclusion to Book 1 of the X-Treme Boys Series, Skater Boy.

For the first time in her life, Hindley Hagen has something she’s always looked for, unconditional love. As the attorney and sports agent for X Games golden boy, Rory Gregor, she’s worked hard to help him make a comeback in a professional sport that isn’t always so forgiving. This time, he’s won more than just a gold medal, he’s captured her heart. But now, she’s trapped, caught in the snare of a man playing a deadly game. She must choose, protect the one man who’s made her come alive for the first time in her life or risk losing everything she’s worked hard for, including him. To save them both, Hindley must do the unthinkable or face a life without the one thing Rory Gregor has finally given her; hope. But protecting them means her own demons may surface and from that, there is no recovery. Hindley must learn the hard way, in love and life, there is no such thing as a safe secret.

Trust isn’t something that comes naturally to Rory Gregor. Even his own professional achievements as an X Games multi-gold medalist can’t wash away a childhood filled with abuse, which has left him with a lifetime of insecurities and self-loathing. But now, he’s finally found a woman who makes him feel the one thing in life he never thought possible-smart. With Hindley Hagen by his side, he’s skating better than ever, securing deals that could make them both rich. Yet something is off. Just as he gets inside the walls she’s constructed to guard herself, she pulls away again. She’s hiding something. But then, so is he.

As their need to protect one another grows to escalating heights with deadly consequences, will Hindley and Rory finally find the future together they so richly deserve? Or, will they discover the one thing that could destroy them both forever is actually each other? Find out in this exciting conclusion to the first book in the X-Treme Boys Series, Skater Boy.

EXCERPT
***This book contains adult situations and language and is intended for mature readers only***

RORY

“Rory,” she blew out.

“Yes, Hindley,” I smiled against her skin.

“I love you.” Her words sounded desperate and pleading and my stomach cramped with anxiety. I lifted off her completely.

“What’s wrong, Hindley?”

“Nothing,” she said, pulling on my neck. “I just want you to always remember, no matter what happens in the next thirty-five days, that I love you.”

I pulled her hand away from my neck and broke our embrace.

“What’s wrong? What are you talking about?”

She climbed back on top of me, taking my face in both her hands, searching my eyes for traces of something that I couldn’t comprehend.

“I’m talking about the fact that I love you more than anything or anyone on this earth. I’m talking about how I’d do anything to protect you, no matter what it is.”

Her words were soft and gentle but I still felt a tug at my heart that didn’t settle well with me. The feeling should comfort me and bring me great peace but tonight, I felt as if Hindley’s love for me may be her own undoing, a block around her neck that had the potential to drown her.

No matter how much I loved her, I would never let her be consumed by it. I had to be willing to pull away if ever my love endangered her life. My only problem was I was a weak motherfucker, a selfish bastard and I feared I wouldn’t be able to walk away from her if that time ever came. I shook internally, realizing I’d never survive without her but knowing one day, I might have to, to keep her alive. But tonight, she was all mine and I was going to enjoy her.

Book Link

http://www.amazon.com/Skater-Boy-X-Treme-Boys-Book-ebook/dp/B00F28IKXY/ref=sr_1_3?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1389583858&sr=1-3&keywords=kay+manis

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About the Author

BIO

Kay Manis lives in Austin, Texas with her husband, daughter and five pound Chihuahua, affectionately named “Tiny.” When not writing or researching for her next novel, Kay enjoys spending time with family and friends, eating out, shopping and…her all time favorite – napping. Kay’s intent in writing is to keep you engaged, intrigued and entertained. As long as you keep reading, she’ll keep writing. You can contact Kay on her website at http://www.kaymanis.com

Author Links

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TWITTER

http://www.twitter.com/kaymanis

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Skater Boy Bundle

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Skater Boy and My Skater Boy (X-Treme Boys Series, Books 1 & 2)
Amazon Bundle = http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HGN8902
AMAZON UK Bundle = https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00HGN8902

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