RILEY'S REVIEW WILDCARD...BY MISSY JOHNSON

"246. That's the number of women I've shagged in the last twelve months. I'm Ryder Stevens. Don't pretend you don't know me. I'm a god. I'm hot, I'm British and I take what I want. I'm also the number one ranked tennis player in the world. But it's my off court antics that gain the most attention. I cruise through life, running from one scandal to the next. Hell I can't even take a piss without the world knowing about it. Rules? Who gives a shit?Rules are there to be broken and I'm the king of breaking them. But even the king can be bought to his knees. I'm sidelined with an injury that changes everything.  Maybe my life isn't so perfect after all..." ~ Ryder Stevens

So don't be jealous, but I've finished reading Wildcard already. I'll tell you right now, if you haven't preordered, do it!! Ryder Stevens is so worth it. I can't lie at first I thought he was to quote a very brilliant seven year old, a "butthead".

Ryder Stevens has it all and he doesn't care about any of it. Women? If he can't get one, another one will come along. Tennis? Who cares he's the number one player in the world and it's not even a challenge. Money? he's got more of it than he knows what to do with. Honestly, at the beginning of Wildcard, he's just this super selfish man whore who doesn't really care what anyone thinks of him.

Then it happens. Injuring himself in a very compromising position gives Ryder some time to think about the kind of person he is while he's stuck at his parents house healing from a very embarrassing injury (yes you will laugh). 

During this time he has an epiphany of sorts. During a conversation with his sister, he asks her why she gave up tennis. When his sister answers she couldn't understand spending so much time doing something she had no passion for, he begins to think. The more important of Ryder's insights come from one Jake Calera, a seven year old boy from the United States who basically calls him out for being a selfish jackass. He can't seem to get Jake's letter out of his head.

Ryder's goal after reading the letter is to make sure Jake knows he's not such a bad guy. Of course the phone call is intercepted by Jake's mom, the sassy Scarlett Calera. Scarlett is not about to let the slutty tennis pro talk to her son. The back and forth between Ryder and Scarlett is quite amusing. Over weeks they develop an easy friendship. Ryder finds himself looking forward to talking to Scarlett daily. Then he sees her over Skype and bonus...she's stunning.

The two meet in England after Ryder selflessly gets Jake enrolled a medical trial to help with his illness. Now, I was kind of hoping Scarlett would hold out on Ryder and make him sweat when it came to sex. But let's face it, he's Ryder Stevens and he's also shown Scarlett a different side of himself. Of course their sex is hot and that's before they can even properly get down and dirty (damn that injury). As time passes they both find themselves wondering what will happen to them when the trial is over and Scarlett goes home.

For Ryder, Scarlett is the first woman in a very long time he even considers having a relationship with. She's someone he can't get out of his head. Just her smile makes him happy. As luck would have it, Ryder's injury leaves him unable to compete for longer than anticipated. Ryder, takes this opportunity to become a tennis mentor to underprivileged kids and guess where they live?? Yup Chicago. Where one Scarlett and her young son live.

Arriving at her door to surprise her......wait......I can't give you that. I will tell you I absolutely teared up and my heart hurt a little bit in the end of the story. And NO! I don't know if I can wait until September 15 to devour the next part of Ryder's story, but I guess I'll have to.

At first I would have said, Ryder Stevens is absolutely not book boyfriend material. But keep reading, because when you see the real Ryder, oh hell yea he's worth it. Dark hair and eyes, completely fit body from playing tennis and don't let me get started on what a British accent does to me. So yea, I admit, I would probably be a Ryder groupie. Well damn, he's totally hot. You can't blame a girl for wanting him.

I'm giving Wildcard a four lip smack review. Get it. Read it. You'll love it. I definitely need more Ryder in my life. 

RELEASE BLITZ!!! EMPATHY...BY KER DUKEY

Title: Empathy

Author: Ker Dukey

Genre: Dark Romance/Erotic Suspense

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Blake:

I am a brother I am a police detective I am a contract killer I don’t want to love I don’t want to feel I don’t want … EMPATHY.

They say some people are born with decreased activity in the front central lobe causing them a deficiency in empathy. Maybe that’s true about me but whether I was born this way or created in a moment of evil, empathy was something I didn’t possess until her green eyes met mine in the mirror and I couldn’t take her life. I didn’t want to feel, didn’t want this woman in my life complicating how I lived but she was there at every turn. Sent to haunt me for my sins. Her light so bright she provoked a shadow from everyone she touched. When a job turns bad quickly altering my life forever I’m forced to feel. When nothing is making sense I’m forced to face truths I never would recover from. When life drowns you in its cruelty you don’t know which way the current will drag you or who you’ll become once you re-surface.

Melody:

I was a daughter I was a student I was a victim Did I have his love? Did I make him feel? Did I have his empathy? When the actions of a soulless killer forces sorrow into my veins I never dreamed the man healing my wounds would be the one to leave the worst scar. His love would scar my soul. Scars are permanent; I will never feel the relief from them. Will I learn to live with them, remember why I have them and learn never to let him close enough to inflict more? Will I eventually cover them… like tattoos coating them with new memories, new love and new starts? I didn’t know these answers because the pain was too suffocating, the only thing I knew was they will always be under the surface lingering. He had scars too, from his sins. There is nothing that can cover them, they were too deep, too ugly, too dark and they marked us both forever.

I have always had a passion for storytelling, whether it be through lyrics or bed time stories with my sisters. I wanted to be an actress growing up so I could live many roles but I learned early on that my mind was too active... I would want to change the script.I would watch films and think of ways they could of improved the story if they took another direction so i thought it best that i tell my own. My mum would always have a book in her hand when I was young and passed on her love for reading, inspiring me to venture into writing my own. I tend to have a darker edge to my writing. Not all love stories are made from light, some are created in darkness but are just as powerful and worth telling. When I'm not lost in the world of characters I love spending time with my family. I'm a mum and that comes first in my life but when I do get down time I love attending music concerts or reading events with my younger sister. You can find me on facebook where i love interacting with my readers.

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RELEASE DAY BLITZ!!! SEVERED JUSTICE...BY K.T.FISHER AND AVA MANELLO

Severed Justice

KT Fisher and Ava Manello

Release Date: 31st August 2014

Genre: erotic romance/suspense

Synopsis

Your favourite Severed MC returns with more chaos, more danger and more fireworks.
Satan may be gone but the danger isn't. 
With revenge on the cards from more than one player and hot blooded new comer Justice stirring things up, the people in the town of Severed are in for one hell of a ride.

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Justice

The van is hot as hell. I’m watching the house across the street because I know he’s in there. The fucking dick!

I know for a fact he hasn’t left because I’ve been sitting here all fucking day. It’s finally dark, and any time now the little shit is going to leave the house. Then he’s mine.

Cowboy’s with me, but he’s been quiet the whole time. He’s still hurting over losing Cassie and I can’t blame him, it’s only been a few months. Satan may be dead, but it doesn’t stop the guilt we all feel that we weren’t quick enough to save her, nor smart enough to work out what was going on under our own roof.

I straighten up in my seat as I see the hallway light go out. I nudge Cowboy awake, motioning towards the house. It’s time.

I clench my fists as I watch Ted walk over to his car. The slimy piece of shit has been leading my sister on, no fucking way am I letting him off with that shit! My sister means everything to me. Ted is unlocking his car door, when my arm goes around his throat. My approach as always is silent. Deadly.

“What? Who? You can’t do this to me.” He starts to protest, struggling in my arms.

“Shut the fuck up. You’re going to walk over to that van, quiet as a mouse or I’ll start carving pieces of you off as we walk. Choice is yours.” I whisper the words harshly in his ear. As soon as he hears my voice he knows who I am. What I am. It’s enough to cause him to freeze in terror. Cowboy groans in disgust. I tense as I realize what Ted’s done. Shit! The bloody coward’s gone and wet himself. Not only is he a dick, he’s a fucking coward too.

“Please don’t kill me.” He whimpers. Yep. He’s a fucking pussy all right.

If I were him, I’d put up a fight. Stand my ground and be a man! Not whimper and beg. Men like him make me sick.

“I’m not going to kill you Ted.” I reassure him. Although it is really fucking tempting. “That would be far too quick and painless.” Ted whimpers some more so I tighten my hold around his neck. God I’d love to snap it! “I told you to be fucking quiet.” I command.

I practically have to drag Ted the few yards from his driveway to the van. Being careful not to let his piss stained trousers touch me. Cowboy’s ready and waiting for me, the sliding door open. He reaches into his back pocket, a move that causes Ted to start whimpering again. What a fucking wimp. What the fuck did my sister see in him? I’ll never understand it.

Cowboy withdraws some black cable ties from his pocket and uses them to secure Ted’s wrists behind him. He moves to his ankles, doing the same.

“For fuck’s sake Ted.” Cowboy complains. “You a little momma’s boy? You’ve gone and pissed yourself like one.” There’s disgust in Cowboy’s voice.

He pushes Ted face first into the back of the van. Ted is hampered by the ties but manages to crawl a little further in, allowing me to slide the door shut. Not that I’d care if I trapped anything anyway! Cowboy jumps in the passenger seat next to me and I start the van. Moving slowly at first with the headlights off, until I hit the end of the street. The less any busybody neighbors see around here the better.

I only drive for a few minutes before I hit the trail road I’m looking for. This abandoned shack is perfect for what I have planned for this evening. It’s far enough from the town that no one will hear Ted scream. And I intend to make him scream, a lot.

Cowboy and I came here earlier to set up. Everything we need is inside. Cowboy drags Ted from the rear of the van none too carefully. Because of the ties on his ankles he can’t walk. Thanks to wetting himself Cowboy refuses to throw him over his shoulder and carry him. Instead, he grabs him by the wrist ties and drags him along the rough dirt path. That must hurt, but to be fair, considering what I have planned for him, that’s nothing.

Ted’s eyes go wide when we enter the shack and he sees the chain hanging over the solid wooden beam. Cowboy quickly secures him to it as I lean against the wall, listening to Ted’s whimpering. It’s really getting on my fucking nerves. Cowboy moves out of the way as soon as he’s done and I grin. Ted’s hanging by his arms, his feet not quite able to touch the floor and take any of the weight.

I slowly walk up to him. When I’m standing so close that we’re practically nose to nose Ted’s breathing quickens. I’m taller than he is. It’s just something else in the long list of things I don’t like about him.

I see the look of absolute fear in his eyes and it gets me hard. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not fucking gay but hurting people that I hate, that deserve it, gets me worked up and Ted really deserves it for what he has done to my sister! My reputation precedes me. Ted may think he knows what’s coming tonight. Trust me, he hasn’t a clue. What he imagines and what I have planned are poles apart.

“You’re not going to die tonight Ted.” There’s a spark of hope in his eyes. A little hint of relief and I can’t allow that. “You’re going to wish you were dead though. So much so, that you will beg me to kill you."

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KT Fisher



I love reading, it's my favourite hobby. I've always had ideas for my own books packed into my head so I thought I would write them out for people to enjoy

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Passionate reader, blogger, publisher, and author. I love nothing more tag helping other Indie authors publish their books be that reviewing, beta reading, formatting or proofreading,
I love erotic suspense that's well written and engages the reader, and I love promoting the heck out of it over on my book blog.
I've just started a new chapter in my life, I'm a mother, but most of all I'm me and I'm following my dreams!

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Severed Angel (Severed MC #1)



Synopsis

Eve could never have imagined that her trip to Australia, where she is set to be maid of honor for her best friend's wedding, could turn from exciting to deadly so quickly.

Her sheltered and boring vanilla life comes to a screeching halt when she arrives in Australia and witnesses a shocking MC murder putting her life in extreme danger. The Carnal MC are a dangerous and savage motorcycle gang who want Eve and will stop at nothing to seek their revenge.

Just when it seems her nightmare fate is sealed, Eve is rescued by the Severed MC and quickly falls for the club's Vice President Gabe aka "Angel". This could be just the diversion she needs. With her new protectors, Eve faces a whole new life she never could have imagined...

Gabe never wanted an old lady. One look at the beautiful Eve cowering at the hands of the enemy changes all that. Starting a war with the Carnal MC and having Eve in his bed is just the beginning.

When Gabe stakes his claim, he goes all in. War with Carnal MC is just the price of making Eve his, and only his. But love invites blood and tragedy in an MC's life.

Just when it's looking up for his MC and his new woman, a savage attack blows the lid off everything. Revenge possessed and determined can the hot tattooed biker save her from the danger that lies ahead?

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Carnal Desire (Severed MC #2)



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Continuing Angel and Eve's story from Severed Angel.

Eve returns home unaware danger is hot on her heels. Will Satan get the revenge he seeks, will Angel save the woman he loves or will Ink get the woman he deserves.

The nail biting conclusion to the story that crosses two continents...

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COVER REVEAL!!! JUST BREATHE...BY CHELLE C. CRAZE

Just Breathe ~ Chelle C. Craze ~ Cover reveal

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Life is full of the unexpected. At times, the only thing you can do is just breathe.

For twenty-four year old Cassandra Anderson, life hasn't been easy. Haunted daily by her own demons and memories of the past, she suffers from panic attacks and questionable anal-retentiveness. The motto she lives by is "Trust no one. Fear nothing." 

Bartender Lucas Daniels comes into her life like a whirlwind. Hot enough to melt wax, he is tantalizing, sometimes overbearing, and quite possibly one of her weaknesses. Lucas, having secrets of his own, understands pain all too well.

Only time can tell what the future holds for them. Will Lucas cause Cass to question everything? Will she be drawn to him or will they end in resentment?

~ Coming to a kindle near you from 20th September 2014 ~ 

~ About the Author ~ 

A native West Virginian, Chelle has always been a dreamer. She spent her time growing up writing songs, poetry, screenplays, and movie scripts. She never thought about writing a book until she got older. Now, Chelle likes to spend her time being creative by painting, drawing, singing, dancing, playing instruments, and writing. By profession, she is a biomedical technician with an Electrical Engineering Technology A.S. degree and lives with her husband and three dogs.

Her debut novel is Just Breathe, book one in The Blue Series.

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RILEY'S REVIEW GUARDIAN...BY COURTNEY COLE

"I know. I feel it, too. Whitney, am I crazy to say that I was meant to meet you? That it feels like all of this was meant to happen?" I shake my head. "I know it was. Everything that happened tonight was in my plan. And your plan. Our plans are connected. And tonight they collided." ~ Carter Kelley

Whitney Lane's life used to be normal. She was a regular girl turning 16, getting ready to get her driver's license and looking at cute boys with her best friend Delaney. That all changes the day her dad tries to help a drowning stranger and winds up drowning himself.

Obviously, Whitney's life changes drastically. Her mom totally goes off the deep end. She goes way beyond grieving. It's like she's losing her mind.

Whitney, frightened of being put in foster care and separated from her little sister Ellie, tells no one about their situation. I mean, everyone knows her dad died, but no one knows the crazy that's going on in the house. Whitney grows up fast and begins to take care of everything.

Whitney starts seeing shadows lurking around her. She hears strange noises and has completely uneasy feelings in her own home. In her own room. Whitney can't explain any of these things and she keeps it all to herself. Never asks anyone for help at all.

I'm sure you've realized by the title of the book and the cover that there's some sort of Guardian Angel involved in the story. His name is Samuel, he explains to Whitney he's her guardian, his job is to protect her as much as he can and guide her through her life's plan. When Samuel comes to Whitney, he comes in the human form of a beautiful teenage boy, which is a good idea since he's a seven foot tall angel with huge wings coming out of his back. He explains to Whitney that her life has a plan and something very big is brewing on the horizon. Imagine losing your dad, your mom going looney and then running into your Guardian Angel who tells you big troubles coming. Scary right?

Throw into this mix two gorgeous in different ways boys and the story just gets trickier. Brady Parker with his California surfer good looks shows up on this scene and tells Whitney he's very into her. He's very sweet and helpful and he always has the right things to say to Whitney. He makes Whitney feel those feelings teenage girls feel about teenage boys. She's drawn to Parker and falls for him.

Dark and brooding Carter Kelley seems to loathe Whitney for no reason. They've never met but whenever they're near each other, his icy glares leave Whitney unnerved and wondering why this boy hates her so much. Carter's got his own story (read the book).

Guardian made me remember how much I love books about angels. It's one of the best angel books that I've ever read. Samuel is an incredible character. He's powerful and he guides Whitney through an incredibly difficult chapter in her life.

I'll tell you this story gets worse before it gets better. Mom goes totally takes the bus to crazy town and Whitney realizes she needs help and calls in her grandparents. Then Whitney, trying to figure out what's going on finds artifacts from an archeological dig her father was on in Israel. They turn the room icy cold and freak her out.

There's a plot twist, a powerful battle between angels and demons, and a young girl who's in the fight of her life to save her family.

I think Samuel said it best to Whitney when they met: Remember, nothing is what it seems to be. That statement can be applied to the entire book. Just when you think you know what it's all about, the plot changes and goes in another direction.

If you love books about Guardian Angels, this is a must read. I can't even explain how much this book affected me. Courtney Cole's story telling in Guardian is moving and definitely gives you something to think about.

I have to give Guardian a five lip smack review. It's a YA, paranormal read. Yes there's some teenage romance, but it's the plot of the story and Whitney that make the book so intense.

THE LILY TRILOGY BY VIVIAN WINSLOW...ON SALE NOW!!!

Erotic...Passionate...Consuming...

The Lily Trilogy & (The Gilded Flower Series Books 1 - 3) by Vivian Winslow is on sale for $1.99 from Aug 28th -Sept 1st! 

THE COMPLETE LILY TRILOGY OF THE GILDED FLOWER SERIES — Contains all three books: Gilded Lily, Calla Lily, and Tiger Lily.

Gilded Lily (Book 1)- After catching her fiancé Jack in bed with her sister the day before her wedding, New York socialite Lily Baron escapes to Rio, her honeymoon destination—alone. There, Marcelo, the dark and sexy hotel masseur, releases a heated passion Lily had never experienced with Jack. When Lily meets handsome and powerful Brazillionaire Gustavo de Lima, she can hardly resist him. There’s just one problem. He’s married. In this uber-sensual city, will Lily’s reluctance to be with a married man, in light of her own fiancé’s betrayal, give way to her burning desire for Gustavo?

Calla Lily (Book 2) - Having experienced a profound personal and sexual awakening during her solo honeymoon to Brazil, New York socialite Lily Baron rushes back to New York upon hearing the news that her father has fallen ill. Now, Lily must take the helm of the Baron Media empire and fend off a high-stakes hostile takeover attempt. With the fate of the company hanging in the balance, will Lily be able to resist the advances of the luring, unwanted suitor in the boardroom as well as the bedroom? Things get steamy in this highly anticipated sequel to Gilded Lily.

Tiger Lily (Book 3) - Weary from battling a hostile takeover attempt of her family’s company, Lily seeks a distraction in Todd, an erstwhile bartender with a large trust fund and magical tongue. Meanwhile, a connection seems to be developing between Lily and Alejandro, a wealthy and gorgeous Cuban-American, whose brother, Rodrigo, is dating Lily’s twin sister, Dahlia. When Alejandro unexpectedly rebuffs Lily one night, she is deeply dismayed. But, after seeing Alejandro’s picture with a gorgeous Latina model in the gossip pages, Lily thinks it wasn’t just a misunderstanding. When the sisters and brothers reunite in Aspen for a ski weekend, will Lily’s heart remain frozen or will the fire between her and Alejandro rekindle and melt away the ice?

COMING SOON (OCTOBER 2014) - Blue Dahlia, the 1st book in the Dahlia Trilogy of The Gilded Flower Series

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Vivian Winslow was born and raised in Southern California. Before becoming a writer, she made a career out of moving around the world every couple of years thanks to her husband’s job. She currently lives in New York City with her husband and two elementary school age children, and is grateful to finally have a place to call home for more than two years. New York is the perfect city to indulge her love of shopping, the arts and especially food. If she’s not at home writing or running around the city with her kids, you’ll most likely find her indulging in pizza on the Lower East Side or having a cocktail at her favorite bar in Alphabet City. That said, she’s still a California girl at heart and would gladly trade in her heels for a pair of flip-flops to catch a sunset on the beach

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