Thursday, March 31, 2016

RELEASE DAY BLITZ: Down to My Soul by Kennedy Ryan

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Down to My Soul concludes the journey Rhyson Gray and Kai Pearson began in Book 1 of the Soul Series, My Soul to Keep! You must read Book 1 first.

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RHYSON
She doesn't wear my ring. We never stood before a preacher. The only vows exchanged were between our bodies; between our souls. But she was mine and I was hers until I ruined it. I have to believe that every day, every step, every breath brings me closer to making things right. To making her mine again. 

KAI
I've seen promises broken. I know love makes no guarantees. But things were different for Rhys and me, until he lied, and I walked away. Only there's a chain between our hearts that I can't break. Even if I forgive him, a shadow from my past hangs over us; over this love that reaches all the way down to my soul.

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E X C E R P T

“Rhys?”

His name rushes from my mouth on a breath, and I’m off the bed, hurling myself at him top speed. Somehow my legs wrap around his waist and my arms tangle behind his neck. I couldn’t hold back and play this cool if I wanted to. Every part of me that’s been fighting to stay focused, to keep working, to be on, collapses against him. Surrenders to the feel of him in my arms and the smell of him. My fingers lace through his hair. I scatter kisses across his face, the sharp angles and taut skin warm beneath my lips.

“So I take it you’re happy to see me?” He chuckles, pressing his forehead to mine, hands squeezing my thighs.

“Happy?” I release something that’s half a sob, half a laugh, pulling back a few centimeters to let him breathe. “What gave you that idea?”

We stop grinning at the same time, laughter dissolving, our bodies exchanging sensual information. My breasts flattened to his chest. His erection growing and hardening against my core. Our breaths mingling and hearts tattooing beats through our clothes and into the other’s skin.

I move first, leaning in to capture his bottom lip between mine, sucking and pulling between my teeth. Licking into his mouth like there’s honey hidden inside. He groans into the kiss, walking backward until we reach the bed and dropping me so I bounce a little, his eyes roving over me head to toe.

“Pep, what the hell are you wearing?” Humor and desire tussle in his eyes.

I look down, laughing when I see the young Jackson brothers emblazoned across my chest, my legs ending in the footed bottoms.

“If I’d known you were coming, I could have made sexier arrangements.”

“Arrangements?” He quirks a dark brow, placing a knee on either side of my legs, hovering over me like a promise. “Lingerie would have been nice. Other rock stars have girlfriends who wear lingerie.”

“Oh, are you referring to yourself as a rock star now?” I grin up at him, feeling whole for the first time since he kissed me goodbye a week ago. “That’s not egomaniacal at all. Is there a club? You guys have rock star meetings? Does one of you take rock star minutes?”

“You are sitting in here listening to my music in the dark.” He leans forward to tug at the zipper beneath my chin. “Maybe you’re actually one of my crazed fans. Or a groupie. I might even find a Mrs. Rhyson Gray t-shirt around here somewhere. My girlfriend doesn’t like those.”

“No, she doesn’t.” I shake my head, eyes never straying from his.

A small frown jerks his brows together. He tugs again at the zipper, but it doesn’t budge.

“Pep, it’s stuck,” he says.

“Sometimes it does that,” I answer easily, enjoying the frustration spreading over his expression as he keeps pulling and it keeps staying.

He places my hand over his cock, hard and poking through his jeans.

“Well, it’s not exactly a good time for it to do that.”

I laugh, grasping my zipper and tugging. Wow, it really is stuck. These are vintage PJs, older than I am and threadbare in places. I’m surprised the zipper hasn’t rusted before now. I sit up, bringing our bodies closer as I jiggle the little hook a few times. Nothing.

“Just how attached are you to this Jackson Five onesie?” His glance burns hot across my subtle curves visible through the thin flannel, telegraphing his intentions.

“Well this is Michael’s original nose.” I release a fake exasperated sigh. “But I do have my sewing kit.”

“All I needed to hear.”

Sorry, boys. 

He grabs the two ends of the collar separated by the zip line and pulls until there’s a ripping sound, the panels falling back to reveal my naked breasts and my panties. A wicked grin spreads across lips.

“You naughty girl.” He runs a finger over the writing on the front of my calendar panties, carrying a current that simultaneously hitches my breath and gets me wet. “Wearing Monday panties on a Thursday. My little rebel.”

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About Kennedy Ryan
I just can't write about myself in third person for one more bio! I'm a wife, a mom, a writer, an advocate for families living with autism. That's me in a nutshell. Crack the nut, and you'll find a Southern girl gone Southern California who loves pizza and Diet Coke, and wishes she got to watch a lot more television. You can usually catch me up too late, on social media too much, or FINALLY putting a dent in my ever-growing To Be Read list! I love to hear from readers at kennedyryanwrites@gmail.com.  

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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

RELEASE DAY BLITZ: In Your Dreams by Ginger Scott


We are so excited to celebrate the release of IN YOUR DREAMS by Ginger Scott! Check out the excerpt and giveaway below!


IN YOUR DREAMS
A Falling Series Spin-Off
NA Contemporary Romance
Cover photo shot by Frank Rodriguez - DLRfoto
Cover design by Ginger Scott
Scheduled to release: March 29, 2016

BLURB:
Casey Coffield has a growing list of personal flaws he keeps locked away in his head:
He’s never on time.
His list of IOUs to his best friend is endless.
Money is always short.
Goals are never in reach.

Oh, and he’s decided to add college drop-out to that list, too. He doesn’t really think that last one’s such a bad thing, but his family insists it is, so it stays on the list.

On paper, he’s a zero. But in person, when he’s mixing tracks for a sea of bodies at the hottest clubs and parties, he’s downright irresistible. Just-right stubble on his chin, body of a boxer and a smirk that stimulates all the right nerves—women have never been a problem. They flock to his swagger and fall for his charm…fast.

All except for this one.

Purple hair, gray eyes, a raspy voice and sass, Murphy Sullivan is a little bit country and a little bit rock-n-roll. And her and Casey? They have history. He can’t remember it, but she wrote a song about him—and it’s not exactly a love song. But it is good. Damn good. And uncovering her inspiration just might be the key to solving a few of his shortcomings—not to mention open doors to his own big break in the music industry.

But sometimes dreams get messy when they collide. Sometimes life changes patterns. A past paints the wrong picture and futures get cloudy. The only question that remains is who will you choose when the dust settles—you? Or the girl of your dreams?

EXCERPT:
She breathes in slowly, rolling on her back and stretching her arms over her head. The black T-shirt she’s wearing rides up enough that I see her sides and bare stomach above her low-slung jeans, and I think to myself how far I’ve come. Any other girl, some other place and time, and I would be switching gears right now, capitalizing, because I always get the girl. I just don’t always keep the girl. They learn things, grow tired of me, or, more often, I am bored and done before anything has a chance. It’s never been the right girl, really. But Murphy…she’s a keep kind of girl. And this whole thing started because she hates me, so patience is necessary. But I have had my hand on that stomach. I’ve felt how warm her skin is through layers of fabric. I bet her skin is searing bare.

Patience isn’t a virtue. Patience is a murderer of six-foot-one fools desperate to kiss girls who sing like angels and look like my dreams.

About the Author:


Ginger Scott is an Amazon-bestselling author of eight young and new adult romances, including Waiting on the Sidelines, Going Long, Blindness, How We Deal With Gravity, This Is Falling, You and Everything After, Wild Reckless and The Girl I Was Before.

A sucker for a good romance, Ginger’s other passion is sports, and she often blends the two in her stories. (She’s also a sucker for a hot quarterback, catcher, pitcher, point guard…the list goes on.) Ginger has been writing and editing for newspapers, magazines and blogs for more than 15 years. She has told the stories of Olympians, politicians, actors, scientists, cowboys, criminals and towns.

For more on her and her work,
visit her website at http://www.littlemisswrite.com.

When she's not writing, the odds are high that she's somewhere near a baseball diamond, either watching her son field pop flies like Bryce Harper or cheering on her favorite baseball team, the Arizona Diamondbacks. Ginger lives in Arizona and is married to her college sweetheart whom she met at ASU (fork 'em, Devils).

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ARC REVIEW: In Your Dreams by Ginger Scott

Title: In Your Dreams
Author: Ginger Scott
Series: Falling #4
Release Date: March 29, 2016

BLURB:

Casey Coffield has a growing list of personal flaws he keeps locked away in his head:
He’s never on time.
His list of IOUs to his best friend is endless.
Money is always short.
Goals are never in reach.

Oh, and he’s decided to add college drop-out to that list, too. He doesn’t really think that last one’s such a bad thing, but his family insists it is, so it stays on the list.

On paper, he’s a zero. But in person, when he’s mixing tracks for a sea of bodies at the hottest clubs and parties, he’s downright irresistible. Just-right stubble on his chin, body of a boxer and a smirk that stimulates all the right nerves—women have never been a problem. They flock to his swagger and fall for his charm…fast.

All except for this one.

Purple hair, gray eyes, a raspy voice and sass, Murphy Sullivan is a little bit country and a little bit rock-n-roll. And her and Casey? They have history. He can’t remember it, but she wrote a song about him—and it’s not exactly a love song. But it is good. Damn good. And uncovering her inspiration just might be the key to solving a few of his shortcomings—not to mention open doors to his own big break in the music industry.


But sometimes dreams get messy when they collide. Sometimes life changes patterns. A past paints the wrong picture and futures get cloudy. The only question that remains is who will you choose when the dust settles—you? Or the girl of your dreams?

MY REVIEW:
4/5 STARS

Ginger Scott is probably one of my favourite voices in the Young Adult genre. She proves it again with the captivating, passionate, and entertaining feels in In Your Dreams . I have to side with Murphy, Casey Coffield is really quite hard to forget. 

She’s an enigma. She’s beautiful. If my music had a physical form, I think it might just be her.


Murphy Sullivan just wanted to share her music, the only passion she can lose herself into. But when one of her particular song reached the man her song was named after, she’s set to find out that she might be passionate into something—someone—other than her music. Murphy was a refreshing character. She was soulful, funny, and down-to-earth. She possessed a fiery kind of passion within her shy exterior and I loved the little moments of uncovering it. 

I wasn’t less Casey—I was this Casey, the better man she makes me.

Casey Coffield knew he had a fair share of girls in his life. But he didn’t quite know who he pissed enough to make him sound like a pompous ass—literally…with music and lyrics. I loved Casey the moment I read about him on the third book. On the outside, he was funny, naughty, and happy-go-lucky. But knowing his tender spots in this book clasped my heart. His passion was intense, his sincerity uplifts, and he loved with the kind of love so rare. There was definitely more of a man in Casey Coffield than the boy everyone else sees. 

My dreams, however, and Casey Coffield, seem to have collided.

I really loved the easy, soulful aura of this book. It was fun but affective at the same time. Ginger Scott transported me into how a young heart should feel—passionate, honest, and selfless. Her writing prowess is like a ballad with beautiful lyrics and a soothing tune a reader can never tire of re-reading. In Your Dreams has the right amount of drama, fun, and romance with passionate characters and witty dialogues.

Saturday, March 26, 2016

BOOK REVIEW: The Fire Between High & Lo by Brittainy C. Cherry


Title: The Fire Between Fire & Lo
Author: Brittainy C. Cherry
Series: Elements #2
Release Date: March 25, 2016

BLURB

There once was a boy, and I loved him.

Logan Francis Silverstone was the complete opposite of me. I danced while he stood still. He was quiet, and I was always running my mouth. He struggled to find a smile while I refused to frown. 

The night I saw the darkness that truly lived inside of him, I couldn’t look away.

We were broken together, yet somehow whole. We were wrong together, but always right. We were the stars that burned across the night sky, searching for a wish, praying for better tomorrows.

Until the day I lost him. He threw us away with one hasty decision—a decision that changed us forever.

There once was a boy, and I loved him.

And for a few breaths, a few whispers, a few moments, I think he loved me, too. 

MY REVIEW
10000 FIERY STARS!!!!!

Passion was our drug, and we were addicted to the high.

Brittainy C. Cherry is an absolute slayer. Her words are fire and every scene is a consuming flame. The Fire Between High & Lo is raw, palpable, and impossible to put down. One of my top five reads this year for sure! 
“Because if you judge him solely on his few moments of lows, then you miss out on his beautiful highs.”

Logan knew he spent too much time in the dark to even know how to stay in the light. He was too caught up with his current life to even think of walking away. I cried so hard for the boy Logan was and the man that he became. He dedicated his life taking care of the people he loved even if it puts him in danger. This man was just so poignant and so real that hating him completely was impossible. His broken character was so perfectly pieced to be embarked in a reader’s heart. But his humor, his smiles, his laughs were just as remarkable. 
This girl was going to be the death of me—and by death I meant life. Because of her coming into my life, I somehow found freedom from my life’s restraints each day.

Alyssa had her own issues but her bestfriend wasn’t one of them. She had big dreams and a bigger heart. I loved her genuineness and how her fiery heart still stayed as years passed. Aly was a really relatable character. Her antics, her heart, her whole personality is a rare warmth that fits Logan perfectly. 
“You’re my greatest high.”

I felt really high when I read this book. Brittainy C. Cherry’s voice is addictive. It’s made up of hope, magic, and quite possibly unicorns. She has a purely poetic, magical prose that could lure every reader. The Fire Between High & Lo is a complete package of love, hope, heart, sorrow, fun, and family. Brittainy C. Cherry is one of the few authors who can make her readers believe in everything. Absolutely magical!

Friday, March 25, 2016

RELEASE DAY BLITZ: The Fire Between High & Lo by Brittainy C. Cherry




Title: The Fire Between High & Lo
Series: Romance Elements #2
Author: Brittainy C. Cherry
Genre: Romance
 Release Date: March 25, 2016



Blurb

There once was a boy, and I loved him.

Logan Francis Silverstone and I were complete opposites. I danced, and he stood still. He was quiet, while I ran my mouth. He struggled to find a smile, and I refused to frown.

The night I saw the darkness that truly lived inside of him, I couldn't look away.

We were broken together, yet somehow whole. We were wrong together, but always right. We were the stars that burned across the night sky, searching for a wish, praying for better tomorrows.

Until the day I lost him. He threw us away with one hasty decision--a decision that changed us forever.

There once was a boy, and I loved him.

And for a few breaths, a few whispers, a few moments, I think he loved me, too.








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Author Bio

Brittainy Cherry has been in love with words since the day she took her first breath. She graduated from Carroll University with a Bachelors Degree in Theatre Arts and a minor in Creative Writing. She loves to take part in writing screenplays, acting, and dancing--poorly of course. Coffee, chai tea, and wine are three things that she thinks every person should partake in! Brittainy lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with her family. When she's not running a million errands and crafting stories, she's probably playing with her adorable pets.




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Tuesday, March 22, 2016

RELEASE DAY BLITZ: An Unforgivable Love by B.L. Berry

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Cover Design: Najla Qamber
Release Date: March 22, 2016
 
Synopsis
Love is patient.
Love is kind. 
Love is UNFORGIVABLE. 

 She wanted to forget her past. He wanted to change the course of his future. She was everything he never knew he needed. He became her unexpected. Everything was perfect. Until ...   


   
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$20 Amazon Gift Card & Signed paperback of An Unforgivable Love Story
 
    
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About the Author
BL Berry grew up telling lies. Eventually, those lies turned into elaborate stories and when she grew older she started writing them down. When she's not hiding behind her computer writing, you can find her spending time with her family or catching up on her favorite TV shows. Rumor has it she'll sleep when she's dead. Residing outside of Kansas City, she lives with her husband, two children and black pug. Each day her family thanks the makers of e-Readers, because without which they would be living amongst stacks and stacks of romance novels. Conversely, each day B.L. Berry thanks the makers of e-Readers for hiding her book-hoarding tendencies.
 
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Sunday, March 20, 2016

ARC REVIEW: An Unforgivable Love Story by B.L. Berry


Title: An Unforgivable Love Story
Author: B.L. Berry
Release Date: March 22, 2016

BLURB:

Love is patient.
Love is kind.
Love is UNFORGIVABLE. 

She wanted to forget her past.
He wanted to change the course of his future.
She was everything he never knew he needed.
He became her unexpected.
Everything was perfect.
Until ...


MY REVIEW: 
4/5 STARS

Love is an illness that deteriorates your heart, and right now I am suffering through my unequivocal love for the one man I shouldn’t. The man who was never truly mine.



This book was a total unexpected whirlwind of emotions! It’s definitely more than a romance. An Unforgivable Love Story was a perfectly plotted and sequenced book that kept me on my toes from the very first page. 

The thing between Simon and Elyse was supposed to be just a one-night-stand; a release from pent-up emotions that both of them were shackled in. But when the hype of lust subsided, both found something in each other that went deeper than just a couple of nights sharing a bed. Simon and Elyse were both stimulating characters. Simon, though a bit dominant at arrogant at times, still had a streak of fun and romance. Elyse was a hardworking, sophisticated woman with a dreamer’s heart. The romance between this two was fast, consuming, and fiery. And it was too good to be true. 

Within the first few pages, I thought it was a standard lustful attraction between two broken souls that would end up into a whirlwind romance. But as the story progresses, the author magnificently established an uneasy aura that added a suspenseful streak in the plot. I just couldn’t let it go without knowing what happens next! The general aura of this book might be hard for most readers to get into at first; especially if you’re after the clichéd, romantic feels a contemporary romance usually possesses. But if a reader could see the depth of this story along with the underlying poignancy in each character, it’s a really an eye-opening, heart-quenching read. 

An Unforgivable Love Story was a sexy, complex read full of unexpected twists. Continuously intriguing and oh-so hard to put down. 

EXCERPT REVEAL: Down to My Soul by Kennedy Ryan

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Today we have a sneak peek of Down to My Soul, Book 2 of Kennedy Ryan's Soul Series! If you haven't read Book 1, My Soul to Keep, make sure you catch up before the March 31 release!And don't miss the giveaway accompanying the excerpt!

If you HAVE NOT read My Soul to Keep, find the Giveaway & read the first three chapters HERE.

For those who HAVE read My Soul to Keep and are waiting for Down to My Soul, find the Giveaway & Excerpt HERE!

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Thursday, March 17, 2016

COVER REVEAL: Losing You by Ryleigh Andrews

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Losing You (Stars On Fire #4)
by Ryleigh Andrews
Cover Design: Najla Qamber Designs
Release Date: April 4, 2016
 
Synopsis
When you hit the bottom, you have two choices:   Succumb to the darkness or claw your way back to the light.   Staying will be the end of friendships, love and possibly your life.   If you choose to fight, be prepared to falter along the way. Everything will be different. Even you.   Especially you.   If you think the choice is easy, think again.  
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About the Author
During the day, Ryleigh is an analyst, but even then, she’s writing, sneakily crafting scenes on post-it notes. She's been told she's a bit of a geek...some say nerd. She'll agree to it all. She loves music. It's been a force in her life for as long as she can remember. Her love of Star Wars and superheroes has probably been going on just as long...see, this is where the geek/nerd thing comes into play. But, most of all, Ryleigh loves the written word. She's been writing for a long time. Her first story came to her during one of her history classes. She wrote it in the margins of her notebook in teeny tiny letters so no one knew that she was writing a book instead of taking notes on 16th Century Europe. She currently lives in Chicago, Illinois, with her husband and son, along with her Siberian Husky, Mick Jagger, and her cat, Winston Churchill.  
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COVER REVEAL: Four Letter Word by J. Daniels




Title: Four Letter Word
Series: Dirty Deeds #1
Author: J. Daniels
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing/Forever Romance
Genre: Romantic Comedy
 Release Date: October 4, 2016



Blurb

Fate. Hate. Love. Lies.

Which four letter word will change their lives forever?


In an effort to avoid dealing with the shocking end of her marriage, Sydney Paige high-tails it to Dogwood Beach, North Carolina to vent her anger onto the man who broke her best friend's heart. But when she unknowingly dials the wrong number, Syd's newly single world is turned upside down by a stranger who wants to keep her on the line.

Brian Savage is living a life he's quickly come to hate- until Sydney and her innocently wild voice. But Brian has secrets, ones that could destroy everything between them. And when the woman on the phone becomes the lover in his bed, shielding her from the mistakes of his past becomes harder and harder...




Praise for Four Letter Word

“A delicious slow burn with explosive chemistry—FOUR LETTER WORD is everything you want and more. Twists and turns. A to die for hero. J. Daniels’s writing is unique, emotional, and addictive. My four letter word is LOVE. Multiplied by four!” - Katy Evans, New York Times bestselling author of Manwhore





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Author Bio

J. Daniels is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Sweet Addiction series, the Alabama Summer series, and the upcoming Dirty Deeds series.

She would rather bake than cook, she listens to music entirely too loud, and loves writing stories her children will never read. Her husband and children are her greatest loves, with cupcakes coming in at a close second.

J grew up in Baltimore and resides in Maryland with her family.



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Tuesday, March 8, 2016

COVER REVEAL: Into the Tomorrows by Whitney Barbetti

I was born in sadness, 

which was just the beginning of a solemn and desolate life. I'm no stranger to painnone of us are. The night I held my best friend's hand as she died, I understood true agony. And I never thought I'd feel happiness again.

But that was so long ago...

Moving to Colorado to be with Colin, my high school sweetheart, was the perfect way to start over and rekindle what had begun to fizzle. I wanted that spark to ignite, to burn in passion and desire. Instead, I found myself falling for Jude, my boyfriend's roommate. He’s the only person who understands my soul, who can breach the walls I’ve built. But I can't have him.  

Because I'm Trista Kohl, and my destiny is sorrow.
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