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Thursday, August 15, 2019
TEASER REVEAL!!! SAVED BY HIM.....BY KRISTIE LEIGH
HAPPY RELEASE DAY DELANCEY STEWART!!! HAPPILY EVER HIS
Title: Happily Ever His
Series: Movie Stars in Maryland Duet #1
Author: Delancey Stewart
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Release Date: August 15, 2019
Blurb
Tess was used to
being in the shadows. But when movie star Ryan McDonnell pulls her into the
spotlight, her whole world is threatened. Can a relationship that starts as a
secret fantasy ever survive in the real world?
My sister Juliet
has always gotten everything she wants.
It’s fine though. I
never wanted the spotlight. That was my sister’s domain. And now that she’s
America’s most popular starlet? She can have it.
But when Gran—the
feisty woman who raised us, and who I cannot seem to wean off video games, an
afternoon doobie, or her daily Manhattan—has a huge party to celebrate her 90th birthday,
Juliet brings the Hollywood madness straight to Maryland.
In the form of my
ultimate movie-star crush, Ryan McDonnell. I can barely form a
sentence around the guy (at least I don’t still have a poster of him on my
wall). And I definitely can’t get over the fact that he’s Juliet’s new
boyfriend.
I just need to get
through the weekend with them—and with the magazine people who are covering
them and the party for a feature. I just need to stay away from Ryan and his
warm curious eyes, his perfectly chiseled arms, and the impossibly sexy things
that come out of his mouth when we’re alone together.
It’s only one weekend, and I just need to remember that Ryan
is an actor. A good one. Because I almost believe him when he tells me we have
a chance together.
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Excerpt
TESS:
My sister slid from
the back seat of the car looking every bit the movie star she was. I hoped
everything was going to meet her standards. The security guys had looked around
the property for God-only-knew what, and asked me questions about our alarm system
(nonexistent), our security perimeter (also nonexistent) and our emergency
evacuation CONOPS (seriously? Once they explained what a “CONOPS” was—a concept
of operations, in case you’re wondering—I explained that was also
nonexistent).
My big sister Juliet
lived in a world I could barely begin to understand, where movie stars were
people you actually knew. People like Ryan McDonnell.
Sigh. Deep,
lovelorn sigh.
My sister had never
really belonged here, and she didn’t fit in any better now, with her huge dark
glasses and slim-fitted pink capris and high-heeled sandals. The second I saw
her, I felt myself inching toward invisibility again. I loved her, but my life worked
better when Juliet wasn’t standing at my side, begging the world to wonder how
two sisters could be so different.
I pushed down my own
insecurities and smiled at her.
“You look great,” I
told her. It was true. She always looked great.
“Hey,” she said in
that breathy voice she’d become famous for. She pulled me into a tight hug,
smiled at me, and then took a step back, ducking her chin a tiny bit as she
said, “I want to introduce you to someone.”
A pair of long
jean-clad legs slid out of the car behind her, attached to a broad tall body
that I already knew too well was Ryan McDonnell. I was more than familiar with
this particular ‘someone.’ He’d been my on-screen crush forever, though I
hadn’t seen him in anything lately. There had been a movie I hadn’t seen—one
that hadn’t done too well, but it included zombies, which were not my thing,
even if you added in Ryan McDonnell hotness.
The object of my
movie star affections had bright blue eyes, perfectly tousled dark hair—cropped
close now, I noticed—and a body that appeared to have been carved from stone,
or so I’d thought in the last role I’d seen him in as a comic book hero
reimagined as a dark avenger. God, he was hot.
“Tess?” My sister’s
voice cut through my stupor.
“Sorry,” I said,
shaking off the dreamy haze. “Yes.”
“Yes?” He asked me,
a smile spreading slowly across the perfect lips I couldn’t stop staring at. He
chuckled, and I realized he hadn’t asked me a question. Embarrassment surged
inside me, making my stomach churn.
“No,” I said, covering
my affirmative declaration with an equally unnecessary negative word. “Or, I …
um, hello.”
“I apologize for the
short notice,” Ryan said letting my idiocy slide. People probably acted like
loons around him all the time. I tried not to look at him, but there were parts
of my body that were not listening at all to my brain. Ryan’s smile was like a
speeding train coming right at me and freezing me to the spot where I stood,
stupid and dazed. “I hope it’s not an inconvenience having us both here,” he
said.
I watched his
perfect full lips as he spoke, almost unable to process the actual words. I was
having trouble being human, thanks to his actual existence right in front of
me.
“Sure,” I said, my
voice higher than I remembered it being.
More answering questions
no one asked. My sister was smiling at me, shaking her head. Juliet knew about
my long-time Ryan McDonnell affliction, and it was pretty obvious at this
point. I hated that she undoubtedly knew I was flustered just trying to form
actual words around her new boyfriend.
I forced myself back
to sanity.
“Can I help get your
things?” I had no idea if it would be weird to acknowledge his status as my
favorite actor or if it was rude to pretend I had no idea who he was.
I settled for a
moronic silence on the topic.
Juliet put her arm
around me. “You don’t need to get the bags,” she said lightly, as two of the
men from her security team emerged from a second car, all black T-shirts and
muscled arms pulling suitcases from the trunk.
Of course not. My
sister had people for that.
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HAPPY RELEASE DAY GILLIAN ARCHER!!! FAST
Title: Fast: A Pregnant by the Bad Boy Romance
Series: Burns Brothers #2
Series: Burns Brothers #2
Author: Gillian Archer
Genre: Steamy Contemporary Romance
Release Date: August 15, 2019
Blurb
Family means
everything to this tattooed bad boy--good thing since he's about to start his
own.
I wanted her the
first time I laid eyes on her. But what starts as a fun time, quickly gets
serious when the stick turns pink a month later. My life is already chaos with
my recently paroled father popping up and the usual drama at the family
business building custom motorcycles. Plus our reality show just got picked up
for a full season.
But it really hits
the fan when I discover that the new woman in my life is the daughter of the
President of the West Coast Kings, the baddest motorcycle club in
Sacramento--and our biggest client. Think he'll like being called Grandpa?
Life just got hella
complicated.
A standalone book in the Burns Brothers series
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Excerpt
I pulled away with a soft laugh. “We better get to the bed before I lose
the ability to use my knees.”
“Lead the way.”
I rolled my eyes, grabbed his hand, and pulled him toward the bed.
Turning, I sat on the edge of the bed and eyed Ryan expectantly. How did I do
this again?
Ryan chuckled as he toed off his work boots. They fell to the floor with
a thump. “You should see your face right now.”
“Do I look freaked? Because I feel kinda freaked. I don’t know how to do
this. I mean, I’ve done this before—just not this this, ya know?”
“Hey, hey.” Ryan sat next to me on the edge of the bed. “There’s no right
way or wrong way to do this. There’s no game plan or checklist or whatever. We
just do whatever feels right, whatever you want.”
“Okay.” I gave a shuddering sigh as I looked into his gorgeous eyes.
“Then I want you to kiss me.”
“Maybe we should—”
“No. You said whatever feels right. And it always feels right when you
kiss me.” I leaned into him and his arm came around my shoulders and settled in
a way that just…felt right. “Please.”
Ryan groaned. “Christ. You have no idea what
it does to me when you bring out the eyes. You could ask me anything, and I’d
probably do it.”
“Then kiss me
already.”
He leaned toward me,
his lips hovering over mine, and then he whispered, “As long as you promise to
only use your powers for good.”
“No promises,” I
whispered back.
Ryan’s eyes flared
and he groaned. “Fuck me.”
Then his lips covered
mine, and I lost the ability to think. All I could do was
feel. His amazing lips. The way his hair felt in my hands because I had to hold
him somewhere. The way my heart raced when he suckled on my tongue.
Minutes later I was the one tugging
frantically at his clothing because I had to feel him. Everywhere.
Ryan’s laugh was
husky in my ear and made me want to moan. “I think the only thing hotter than
your gorgeous eyes is how eager you are right now.”
I swung my leg over
his hips so I could straddle him. Looking into his eyes, I smiled wickedly.
Ryan cleared his
throat unevenly. “Uh, I stand corrected. Apparently you can get way hotter.”
The power I felt in that moment… The fact that I had this man, this crazy
hot guy, so worked up and just willing to do anything that I wanted? I think I
could’ve come from that thought alone.
Then I pulled his shirt up and over his head.
Or maybe the view of his hard, tattooed body would send me over the edge.
I ran an appreciative hand over the art covering his chest and arms. The
heart on his left pec with “family” written in script. The flamed motorcycle
racing down his arm. And the muscles. Sweet baby Jesus, the muscles! He had so
many muscles I couldn’t even…
He took advantage of my temporary paralysis and tugged my shirt up and
over my head. A reverent expression stole across his face. “Ah, Hope. You’re
just…”
He trailed off in a groan before he took my lips again in a harsh, hungry
kiss.
I ached to feel those lips on my nipples. Unconsciously arching toward
him, I moaned into his mouth. Finally I couldn’t take it anymore. I reached
behind me to unclasp my bra but my fingers were swiftly batted away by Ryan’s.
He made quick work of the clasp and then my bra was falling down my arms,
baring me to Ryan’s hungry eyes.
“Christ, they’re even more gorgeous than I imagined.” He lifted a hand
and cupped the underside of my left breast.
My cheeks heated with his compliment. Or the contact. I didn’t know
which. I bit my lip and looked down at where his tanned, calloused fingers held
my pale breast. “You’ve been thinking about my boobs for a while?”
Ryan groaned and brushed his stubbled cheek against my nipple. “All
night. And occasionally when I was alone the last few months. I couldn’t get
you out of my head after that first night. How you looked. That scent. The way
your voice sounded.”
“And my boobs?” I teased. But still, I was caught by the way he
remembered me. I’d had such an impact on him that he thought about me, too?
“There’s no way to get these babies out of my mind.” Ryan murmured as he
rasped his cheek against my hard nipple again. Then he finally stopped teasing
me and gave what I craved. He captured the tip of my breast in his mouth and
suckled hard.
And I melted. I think I groaned or something. I know I burrowed a hand
into his hair and held him against me. Like I was afraid he’d try to get away.
Ryan pulled back—as much as my greedy hands would let him—and blew gently
on my wet nipple before turning his head and laving attention on my other, poor,
neglected tip.
I closed my eyes and let my head fall back as the sensations shrouded me.
I wanted more. I wanted deeper. I wanted him all. My thighs clenched and I was
seconds away from my second orgasm of the night when Ryan pulled away with a
groan.
“Shit, beautiful.” His breath was warm against
my shoulder. “You keep grinding on me like that and this show is gonna be over
before I even get out of my pants.”
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Gillian has a bachelor’s degree in mining engineering but
prefers to spend her time on happily ever after. She writes the kind of stories
she loves to read—the hotter the better!
When Gillian’s not pounding away on the keyboard, she can be
found surfing the couch indulging in her latest reality tv fixation, baking
something ridiculously tasty (and horrible for her waist line) or snuggling
with her husband.
Home is currently in the wilds of Nevada with her amazing
husband, ridiculously cute kiddo, and goofy dog.
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DOUBLE COVER REVEAL!!!! THE LOVE DUET TRIANGLE.....BY LISA SUZANNE
Title: Interception
Series: Love Triangle Duet #1
Author: Lisa Suzanne
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Cover Design: Najla Qamber Designs
Photo: Rafa Catala
Models: Albert & Gabriela
Release Date: August 29, 2019
Blurb
All I wanted was a second chance.
Chase was still my every fantasy ten years
after we broke up. He stepped back into my life the same night Gavin, once my
closest friend, confessed his deep-rooted feelings and kissed me like I’d never
been kissed.
Now I’m torn between the pro football player
and the rock star, the one I always wanted and the one I was too blind to
notice, my high school sweetheart and my best friend.
Is it possible to be in love with two
different men at the same time?
The answer is yes, and I don’t know how to
choose one without hurting the other... and myself. I need to figure out which
man belongs in my future and which is better left in the past.
Will the football player grab the top spot in
my heart, or will the rock star make his own interception?
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Blurb
I’m in love
with two men.
I’m need to
choose which man from my past I want as a permanent part of my future. My heart
leads me one way as my brain pushes me toward the other.
I want them
both, but each of them holds a secret that will change everything. Can I
overcome the betrayal with a simple intermission, or am I better off alone?
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Lisa Suzanne is a romance author who resides in Arizona with
her husband and two kids. She’s a former high school English teacher and
college composition instructor. When she's not chasing her toddler or cuddling
her newborn, she can be found working on her latest book or watching reruns of Friends.
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EXCERPT REVEAL!!! LOVE BLOCK.....BY S.M. WEST
Title: Love Block
Series: Love Lock Duet #1
Author: S.M. West
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: August 22, 2019
Blurb
I’m screwed.
Pippa just showed up
uninvited with plans of staying the weekend.
I can hardly handle
an hour with her, let alone two days.
Despite more than a
year of dodging her, nothing has changed.
She’s the only woman
I want.
Smart and sexy and
bold.
My best friend’s
little sister.
Forbidden.
Denying my desire
for her is torture.
And she doesn’t make
it easy; she wants me too.
The thing is, making
her mine means ruining my best friend.
Love
Block is the first book in the Love Lock Duet.
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Excerpt
Drew
“Holy shit, you’re really doing this adult thing, aren’t
you?” Finn clinks his shot glass with mine and sticky amber liquid spills over
the sides onto my fingers.
Sugary caramel flavors invade my senses as I bring the glass
to my lips, and the Canadian whiskey slides smoothly down my throat, heat
nipping at my gut.
“You know you’re old when you buy property and shit, right?”
He licks his upper lip. “First a condo, and now a cottage. Damn, just talking
about all that responsibility makes me queasy.”
Ken snickers at my side, and despite Finn’s intention, I
accept his jab as praise. Praise for a dream come true. They can take all the
pot shots they want, I have no regrets.
“You’ve got to grow up sometime. A cottage isn’t exactly a
burden.” A wide, goofy grin steals my face.
Pretty soon their sorry asses will be begging to crash at my
cottage from the Victoria Day long weekend in May—also referred to as May
two-four, which marks the beginning of cottage season, blackflies, and
summer—to Thanksgiving. Who’ll be laughing then?
Friday night with the guys comes with lots of ribbing, lots
of laughing, and lots of cold ones. Tonight’s no different, except we’re
celebrating more than the end of the work week. We’re celebrating my new
cottage in Muskoka. Well, it’s not new, rather old actually. A fixer-upper that
cost a fucking fortune. But it’s mine and totally worth it.
“Nah, not ready to grow up quite yet. My mom’s pestering me
about when I’m gonna propose to Cass. That’s enough stress.” He shivers
mockingly but ends up looking like he’s having a seizure.
Finn Raine is a liar. I’ve known him since we were in
diapers—our mothers are best friends—and Cassandra Donnelly is his high school
sweetheart. Nothing about marrying her causes him undue stress.
“And when are you gonna pop the question?” Ken, another
buddy from our high school days, asks about what most would call the ultimate
commitment—marriage.
“Not any time soon.”
Full of shit. He’s counting the days, literally, until Cass
graduates with her Ph.D. to get down on his bended knee. He already has the
ring.
Cupping my mouth with my hand, I fake-cough, “Bullshit,” and
elbow him in the ribs.
“Shut it.” Finn shoves my arm. “What’s that you said?
Another round on you?”
Tipping my head back, I laugh hard, my insides heating from
our usual spirited banter, the top shelf liquor, or both.
“You’re in luck. I’m in a good mood. One more round on me,
asshole.”
The guys whoop and whistle and bang their fists on the bar.
That gets the attention of not only the bartender but half the room. Heads spin
toward the ruckus, including a cute blonde a few seats down from us.
She licks her lips, her hunger growing the longer I hold her
gaze. If I wanted, we’d be fucking in under thirty minutes.
I don’t.
Our beers arrive, and I take a long pull of the cold, frothy
lager. Finn called it. At twenty-nine, I’m an adult, already wading through
burgeoning responsibility as a criminal lawyer and the proud owner of not one
but two properties. All I need now is a woman to share my life.
Like bitter February flurries in Toronto, my spine freezes,
ripples of frost spreading through me. Where the hell did that thought come
from?
There isn’t a woman in my life or any prospects on the
horizon. Marriage is a long way off. Came close with Scarlett, my girlfriend of
two years, but we split six months ago. The break was amicable and
mutual.
Some days I miss her, some days I don’t, and some days I
can’t make sense of what happened. Even still, if she were here right now
wanting to get back together, I’m not sure that’s what I’d want.
Since then, I’ve had a couple one-night stands—more out of
habit than desire. Enough to realize I’m done with meaningless hookups.
The blonde smiles again, and Finn notices, winking
suggestively as if I need his approval or permission.
“I’m gonna piss, and then I’m out. Go make your move, bud.”
He slaps my shoulder like a coach boosting his player before sending him onto
the field.
He vacates his stool, and I ignore him, signalling the
bartender to settle my bill.
“Ken, I’m gone too.” I take out my card as the bartender
nears with the machine.
“Sure. I’ll see you later this week.” Ken swigs the last of
his drink and scans the crowd, on the hunt. The guy thinks with his dick.
As I head out, I find Finn leaning against the wall by the
entrance, with a shit-eating grin swallowing his features. The idiot was
waiting for me, hoping I’d score. His eyebrows climb to his hairline at my solo
exit.
“Where’s the chick?” Both shoulders rise, his hands out,
palms up.
I brush past him, out the door, and into the balmy May
night. He follows, bewildered. “But she wanted in your pants.”
“I’ve got to get up early tomorrow.” I’m bored with this
conversation.
“What? Since when does that have anything to do with a quick
fuck?”
“Not interested.” I yawn.
“The fuck?” He grabs my shoulder, twisting me to face him.
“Who the fuck are you, and what did you do with Drew?”
I chuckle. This guy can be a diva. He’s been with Cass for
eleven years and lives the bachelor life through Ken and me. He’s beyond
dramatic if we pass up a hookup.
“I’m done with the one-night stands.” This isn’t news. We’ve
had this chat.
I keep walking, but he’s rooted to the sidewalk, puzzled. My
building is a block away, and I can’t get there fast enough. The insanity of my
workload is finally hitting me. I’ve worked my ass off the past few weeks,
knowing I’d be away for the next two.
Sleep would be an awesome way to spend the weekend, making
up for the long hours I’ve been putting in, but sleep has to wait. There’s too
much to do.
“You’re crazy, asshole. Get back there,” Finn orders like
this is life or death. Idiot. “The blonde was hot.”
“Don’t bust my balls.” Not interested. Blondes aren’t my
type.
Bold-faced lie.
Only one blonde kicks my heart rate into overdrive, twists
my insides, and brings me to my knees.
Pippa Raine.
Finn’s younger sister.
Sexy spitfire and off limits.
Shit. Shit. Shit. Why did I even go there? She’s not only
Finn’s sister, she’s my younger sister Paige’s best friend. She’s family.
Not to mention Finn has made it abundantly clear that if I
so much as think about making a move on Pippa, he’ll chop off my nuts and feed
them to me.
Ouch. My hand involuntarily slides into my pocket and
adjusts my junk. All good.
“You’re fucking dumb,” Finn pants, winded from the few feet
of jogging.
“Have you looked in a mirror lately?” I quip, opening the
door to my building. “You crashing here, or what?”
“Nah. I’m the smart one. Cass is waiting for me. I’m getting
laid tonight. Later, loser.” He pulls out his phone for an Uber.
“Whatever,” I chuckle, holding my thumb and pointer finger
in the shape of an L.
“I’ll come up next weekend with Cass, and maybe my parents,
Pip, or the rest of the brood will come.” He barely glances up from his phone.
Finn has three siblings: Pippa, Claire, and Tom. While I’ve
known all of them their entire lives and we’re like family, only one of them is
a problem. And if she shows up next weekend, I’m done for.
I sizzle with thoughts of Pippa. I’m a stick of dynamite,
and she’s the flame. Ignite, blaze, combust.
That’s why I’ve stayed away.
It’s been well over a year since I’ve seen her. My avoidance
was intentional. If I was going to keep my relationships with Scarlett, Finn,
and my family, I had to end all contact. But now, with just a mention, I want
to see her. Not a good idea.
“That’s cool, but don’t bother.” My voice is steady and
uninterested, contradicting the small explosion going on in my chest. “Alec and
Paige are coming, and Ken’s going to take a day or two. I’m good,
thanks.”
“All right.” He’s engrossed in his phone.
The need to sleep has vanished, replaced by a wired edginess
I know too well.
Pippa.
Finn had to say her name, and now I wonder what she’s been
up to. I could ask Paige since they live together, but like my absence, my ignorance
is deliberate.
The less I know, the better. I don’t need the temptation.
She’s the girl I can’t have.
And that’s the thing, isn’t it? She’s just a girl, and
seeing her now might be different. She’s most probably over me and dating.
Dammit. Why’d I have to think about Pippa with another guy? Now I want to punch
something.
The gym. That’s what I’ll do. I’ll unwind with exercise and
exhaust myself.
Sleep does eventually come, but it’s restless with dreams of
a sexy blonde bombshell with the bluest eyes, the longest legs, and the
sweetest smile.
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S.M. West writes
contemporary romance, romantic suspense, erotica and whatever her heart
desires. She spends most of her time juggling a day job, being a mom, wife, and
writing. She's a self-professed junkie of many things, including a voracious
fan of music, a born wanderer, a wine aficionado and chocolate connoisseur.
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