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Maldeamores: (Lovesick – Heightsbound) by Mara White @authormarawhite @FlirtySubsPR #review

Just like the story in the Heights, this is a spinoff, sort of. Anyways it killed it! It is a story that is gripping! Hop on board and enjoy!
I guess Belin and Luciano invaded the mind of this brilliant author to get their story out. Mara, I’m used to your style and I love angst so …yeah this had angst.
Favorite sub plot was LUCY! A character named Lucy comes into the story and offers a very crucial price of her wisdom: you can’t change who you fall in love with. She came into Belin’s life at a critical point. Lucy has some great insight so for that alone I loved her! She is so wise for a college student. Just being a friend and room-mate wasnt enough, she was woven into the turning point of the story.
NOW I speak of Jeremy. He is like a rash that don’t go away!
What can you say of a man that knows he is not wanted and keeps coming back for more? I hated him! I ate giving away a plot spoiler but I WAS in heaven when Luciano kicked the crap outta him.
Whatever you think about this type of love, cousins, prima, family, it’s real and it happens. I loved the research done by one of the main characters and it was very innovative. I’m not sure if a character or story in a fictional drama can be innovative, but, that is what I think describes Belin. The author gave her an issue (falling in love with her best friend and cousin, Luciano) and then used a very interesting way to attempt to overcome. Although right now I want to speak of it, I wont because it is that good.
I loved the development, the family bond and the LOVE.
Now for Luciano …Where can you begin? he is so far gone crazy in love with his prima, Belin. His mom and Tia know too. 
When Luciano, in a flashback, tells a deep family secret, I was ready to lose my cool. The author always brings out these emotions for me. Luciano was SO strong for me, he showed that there was a line in the sand he could not ever cross.

Ever since he can remember the desire was there. All before he was even a teen. He’s always been in love with Belin. I know that this taboo love is the draw for me. I know that going in and I read the book in a day. It is going to stay with me for a long time.



Mara White is a contemporary romance and erotica writer who laces forbidden love stories with hard issues, such as race, gender and inequality. She holds an Ivy League degree but has also worked in more strip clubs than even she can remember. She is not a former Mexican telenovela star contrary to what the tabloids might say, but she is a former ballerina and will always remain one in her heart. She lives in NYC with her husband and two children and yes, when she’s not writing you can find her on the playground.

Tan Lines and Salty Kisses by Danielle Jamie @Tantalizingblog @DanielleJamie85
It’s been 8 months since Becca and Parker met last summer in Myrtle Beach. Quickly they find themselves picking up exactly where they left off rekindling their hot summer romance they walked away from last year.
Their happiness is short lived though once Parker’s and Becca’s secrets they’ve been keeping are revealed. Their love will be tested and hearts will be broken. Is their relationship strong enough to withstand the new obstacles that have been thrown their way?
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When he and his friends decide to spend the summer at his father’s beach house in Myrtle Beach, he expects to spend it throwing parties on the beach and finding hot girls to hook up with. The last thing on his mind is finding a girl who’ll make him re-think everything.
Ashlynn Myers, along with a few sorority sisters, is heading to Myrtle Beach for four weeks of fun in the sun. The last thing she expects is to meet a guy while on vacation who will make her fall fast and hard before she even knows what hit her. When she meets Chase the chemistry between them is undeniable. The thing about summer and summer romances is that they both come with expiration dates. After summer ends you have to part ways and go back to your everyday lives.
What do you do when you think you’ve found your soulmate but you’re separated by hundreds of miles? Will Ashlynn and Chase be able to walk away from their summer fling and never look back, pretending that what they had for one month over the summer was nothing more than a hot summer hook-up?
Just for the Summer: A Chasing Carolina Novella #0.5
Maldeamores: (Lovesick – Heightsbound) by Mara White @authormarawhite @FlirtySubsPR #review

Just like the story in the Heights, this is a spinoff, sort of. Anyways it killed it! It is a story that is gripping! Hop on board and enjoy!
I guess Belin and Luciano invaded the mind of this brilliant author to get their story out. Mara, I’m used to your style and I love angst so …yeah this had angst.
Favorite sub plot was LUCY! A character named Lucy comes into the story and offers a very crucial price of her wisdom: you can’t change who you fall in love with. She came into Belin’s life at a critical point. Lucy has some great insight so for that alone I loved her! She is so wise for a college student. Just being a friend and room-mate wasnt enough, she was woven into the turning point of the story.
NOW I speak of Jeremy. He is like a rash that don’t go away!
What can you say of a man that knows he is not wanted and keeps coming back for more? I hated him! I ate giving away a plot spoiler but I WAS in heaven when Luciano kicked the crap outta him.
Whatever you think about this type of love, cousins, prima, family, it’s real and it happens. I loved the research done by one of the main characters and it was very innovative. I’m not sure if a character or story in a fictional drama can be innovative, but, that is what I think describes Belin. The author gave her an issue (falling in love with her best friend and cousin, Luciano) and then used a very interesting way to attempt to overcome. Although right now I want to speak of it, I wont because it is that good.
I loved the development, the family bond and the LOVE.
Now for Luciano …Where can you begin? he is so far gone crazy in love with his prima, Belin. His mom and Tia know too. 
When Luciano, in a flashback, tells a deep family secret, I was ready to lose my cool. The author always brings out these emotions for me. Luciano was SO strong for me, he showed that there was a line in the sand he could not ever cross.

Ever since he can remember the desire was there. All before he was even a teen. He’s always been in love with Belin. I know that this taboo love is the draw for me. I know that going in and I read the book in a day. It is going to stay with me for a long time.



Mara White is a contemporary romance and erotica writer who laces forbidden love stories with hard issues, such as race, gender and inequality. She holds an Ivy League degree but has also worked in more strip clubs than even she can remember. She is not a former Mexican telenovela star contrary to what the tabloids might say, but she is a former ballerina and will always remain one in her heart. She lives in NYC with her husband and two children and yes, when she’s not writing you can find her on the playground.

BECOME, Book Five of the Awakened Fate Series by Skye Malone @Skye_Malone
Title: Awaken
Author: Skye Malone
Series: Awakened Fate (Book One)
Genre: Young Adult Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Wildflower Isle
Publication Date: June 3, 2014
Cover Designer: Karri Klawiter
Running away from home was never Chloe Kowalski’s plan. Neither was ending up the target of killers, or having her body change in unusual ways. She only wanted a vacation, someplace far from her crazy parents and their irrational fear of water. She only wanted to do something normal for once, and maybe get to know her best friend’s hot stepbrother a bit better at the same time.
But the first day she goes out on the ocean, strange things start to happen. Dangerous things that should be impossible. Things to which ‘normal’ doesn’t even begin to apply.
Now madmen are hunting her. A mysterious guy with glowing blue eyes is following her. And her best friend’s stepbrother seems to be hiding secrets all his own.
It was supposed to be a vacation. It’s turning out to be a whole lot more.
Skye Malone is a fantasy and paranormal romance author, which means she spends most of her time not-quite-convinced that the magical things she imagines couldn’t actually exist. A Midwestern girl who migrated to the Pacific Northwest, she dreams someday of travelling the world – though in the meantime she’ll take any story that whisks her off to a place where the fantastic lives inside the everyday. She loves strong and passionate characters, complex villains, and satisfying endings that stay with you long after the book is done. An inveterate writer, she can’t go a day without getting her hands on a keyboard, and can usually be found typing away while she listens to all the adventures unfolding in her head.
Skye also writes YA urban fantasy as Megan Joel Peterson and is the author of The Children and the Blood series.
Maldeamores: (Lovesick) (Heightsbound) by Mara White @authormarawhite @FlirtySubsPR

“Exquisitely sensual, Maldeamores is the most unforgettable forbidden romance I have ever read.” Katy Evans, New York Times Bestselling Author of the REAL Series.
“Refreshingly ‘taboo’ – in a community where we’re inundated by novels claiming this title, it’s wonderful to finally find a book that not only truly lives up to the word, but is also well written, moving, and beautiful in its prose.” Stylo Fantome, Best Selling Author of the Kane Trilogy.


Belén: I’ve loved Luciano ever since I can remember, desired him before I even knew what it meant. He’s always been the only man in my life—my constant protector, and his rejection only intensifies my need.
Luciano: I’ve never known a love more fierce than the one I feel for Belén. But I force myself to deny her no matter how much it hurts.
Our love is a sickness and both of us are infected.
Because there’s no cure for being from the same family.
***Warning***
This novel contains graphic sex scenes, including: incest, F/F, and ménage, M/M/F. Some drug use and violence.




Mara White is a contemporary romance and erotica writer who laces forbidden love stories with hard issues, such as race, gender and inequality. She holds an Ivy League degree but has also worked in more strip clubs than even she can remember. She is not a former Mexican telenovela star contrary to what the tabloids might say, but she is a former ballerina and will always remain one in her heart. She lives in NYC with her husband and two children and yes, when she’s not writing you can find her on the playground.

My Mind’s Eye by Gillian Jones #NewRelease #Spotlight
Ryker
She is the epitome of the girl next door, but with a feistiness that makes my dick throb.
I’m drawn to her like no other. She stirs things in me I have no desire to feel, makes me long for things I shouldn’t.
This is my game. I choose the players. I never play for keeps.
I don’t believe in fate. I make my own destiny. I work hard and play harder. Luck is for pussies, karma for idiots. Me, I make shit happen.
Meeting her fucked up my plan. Threw me off my game.
I’m now face to face with my karma. Her name is Kat Rollins.
Kat
Ryker Eddison is the epitome of a player. You know the type: Mr. Get In and Get Out.
He’s all about the chase, wanting just one night. Everyone knows this, I know this. Still, I find myself craving him, my greedy body betraying what my heart and mind already know: he will only bring me pain.
He’s the guy that girls like me should avoid. I’m smart, I know better. But when I’m with him, I feel things I’ve never felt before. Things I never knew I wanted.
I can’t deny it … I like the chase. The high is explosive but I’m afraid if I give in, I may end up losing more than I can handle: my heart.
“Ryker,” she whispers breathlessly, her chest heaving from the kiss. “I want you too, Ryker, so much it hurts.”
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I’m a wife, and mother. My Mind’s Eye is my first book writing adventure! Eeeeek! I’m Canadian so I might spell things a little odd once in a while;) I love red wine, adore my friends and I’m so completely in love with my hubby and little boy. I’m addicted to shoe shopping, shopping, and ummm shopping! But my biggest addiction however is reading. That shit runs deep in my veins, I’m a lover of alpha males, hot sex, with a side of angst all topped off with the happy ever after. I’m a new indie author and I can’t wait to start this journey.
Stripping Her Defenses (Ex Ops Series Book 2) by Jessie Lane @JessieLaneBooks #spotlight
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x Ops Series: Second Chance Romance with a hint of Suspense
He can’t change the scars on her body…
but fate will give him a second chance to mend the scars he put on her heart.
Riley Sullivan and the Ex Ops Team are headed to Miami undercover… as bikers. Following up a lead, the men will perform their investigation acting as members of the Regulators Motorcycle Club with the club’s permission. Surrounded by hardcore bikers and investigating missing strippers, Riley finds the last person he ever expected to see again—his ex-wife.
Kara Sullivan left the man she loved after a tragic accident cost them their unborn son. After years of therapy, she’s come to grips with the loss and has re-emerged from the pain a brand new person. That doesn’t mean she’s ready to face the man who inadvertently broke her heart, and who she’s hurt in return.
Riley has never stopped loving her and he never will. He’s ready to fix their marriage and move on with their lives, however Kara’s reluctance to renew their relationship isn’t their only problem. Danger lurks just around the corner… and there’s a chance she could disappear permanently.
Second book in the Ex Ops Series – but can be read as a stand alone.
Warning: Mature themes.
Some mistakes from the past haunt us forever… unless fate steps in with a second chance.
Jessie Lane is a best-selling author of Paranormal and Contemporary Romance, as well as, Upper YA Paranormal Romance/Fantasy.
She lives in Kentucky with her two little Rock Chicks in-the-making and her over protective alpha husband that she’s pretty sure is a latent grizzly bear shifter. She has a passionate love for reading and writing naughty romance, cliff hanging suspense, and out-of-this-world characters that demand your attention, or threaten to slap you around until you do pay attention to them.
You can follow Jessie at: Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Goodreads & her Amazon Author Page
Pieces of Revenge/Scarred by Vengeance by Valia Lind @ValiaLind @GCReading
Pieces of Revenge by Valia Lind
Book #1 in the Titanium Series
A weapon. A broken life. A humanity lost.
That is all Anastasia knows, that is all that she is. As an eleven-year-old, she witnessed her family’s brutal murder and she’s been on the run ever since. She’s spent her life training and planning for the day when she can take her revenge.
Kallos Enterprises is a well respected corporation, set on improving the genetic structure of an individual. Or so they say. Anastasia knows, first hand, what kind of monsters lurk behind the pretty walls of those skyscrapers. Armed with combat skills and a beyond perfect memory, she heads to Chicago to uncover the answers to questions that plagued her for years.
After arriving in the city, she meets Logan, a boy from her past who changes all the rules. She doesn’t remember him, but he remembers her. His position at Kallos Enterprises is useful, his presence is unnerving, and he makes her question everything she knows about herself to be true. If her perfect memory can’t remember Logan, what else about her past is wrong?
Time is running out. Anastasia has nowhere to turn, but to trust the one person who’s a memory she should have, but doesn’t. With a madman threatening their every step, Anastasia and Logan must uncover the truths behind Kallos experiments and hope that the answers they find won’t destroy the world forever.
splatters against my cheek, dripping down my neck.
I don’t bother to wipe at it, swinging my arm as my elbow connects with the
other side of his face. My mind is always calculating, like a computer,
spitting out information as I duck another punch. The man in front of me is
large, almost twice as wide as me, and just as deadly.
Height: 6’3.
Weight: 215 pounds.
Arms like steel.
He grabs my hair, yanking my head back as his other arm connects with my left
side. I grunt in pain, swallowing the scream that’s about to burst free. I slam
my elbow into his stomach, twisting under his arm in the same motion. My knee
connects with his manhood, before my fist connects with his jaw once more.
My moves are precise.
Practiced.
Lethal.
“Son of a—” I round kick him in the face before he can finish. He
drops to the ground with a thud, and before he could stumble to his knees, my
foot slams into his face, dropping him for good.
“That’s no language to use around a lady.” I say, looking down at
him, making sure he stays down. When I’m satisfied he’s out, I grab my bag and
run.
I should’ve been more careful sneaking in, but I memorized the schedule and
there shouldn’t have been anyone here. The warehouse sits against the backdrop
of an abandoned neighborhood, so when my feet hit the payment, there is no one
to see me escape. I almost stop and go back to finish the job, but I don’t.
He’s not worth the guilt I would carry if I kill him. He’s not the one I’m
saving the guilt for.
I got what I came for, even though it took me a few more minutes than I planned
on. He didn’t see my face, but he sure will have himself a headache tomorrow.
Strangely, I feel rejuvenated after the fight, and I grin as I run down the
side alley.
Finally. It’s finally time to make them pay.
Scarred by Vengeance
Book #2 in the Titanium Series
This is the mission: Save. Protect. Destroy.
Everything in Anastasia’s world came crashing down when the one person she decided to trust failed her. On the run, now more than ever, she’s trying to piece together the life she doesn’t remember. With Blake still missing, she sends the rest of the family away, hoping to keep them out of danger. But being alone is a lot harder than it used to be and she blames herself for allowing Logan into her heart. He’s gone now and she must let him go. Even though her perfect memory continues to play out the time they’ve spent together, much like a broken record.
But Anastasia has no time to dwell on the mistakes of yesterday; her mission isn’t over. Kallos Enterprises continue their experiments, as the death rate goes up, and Anastasia has no choice but to fight. However, she’s not as cold blooded as she used to be and that proves to be a problem when the people she cares about are once again put in danger. With her strength—and memory—failing and Blake’s time running out, Anastasia must tap into parts of herself she never knew existed, hoping that in the end, it will be enough to save them all.
About Valia
Author. Photographer. Artist. Born and raised in St. Petersburg, Russia, Valia Lind always had a love for the written word. She wrote her first full book on the bathroom floor of her dormitory, while procrastinating to study for her college classes. Upon graduation, she has moved her writing to more respectable places, and have found her voice in Young Adult fiction. Falling by Design is her debut young adult novel. You can visit her online at http://www.valialind.blogspot.com or follow her on twitter, where she spends way too much time, @ValiaLind.
Secret Maneuvers by Jessie Lane @JessieLaneBooks #Review
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This was a great military special operations book. The best is the characters and the fact that I can see this going on for a while. First is Bobby Baker, the sweetheart who left for the service and in his absence Annabelle (Belle) is lost. She knows they have plans to marry when he is out so when she gets a devastating letter from Bobby’s mom she takes off. She is at her lowest point, well I was too. I mean a few weeks in, he send her a letter saying they are done. I wanted to go find his ass and beat him with a stick myself. Poor Belle is abused by her Dad, has no place to go and now nobody to depend on but her best friend Teagan. That is really how you know the authors are good. I mean if they can get me to wanna hurt Bobby, they did their job and now he has to work it to redeem himself. Does he? well read it!
It is one of those rough and tough groups. The unit is consisting of Jaxon the leader and a man I lust after! He has special powers and I think I want to take him for a ride. Then there is Declan and Riley, they play small roles, but each have mentions of what I know will be a fascinating story.
When Belle’s best friend Teagan comes back to town she is introduced in a very guarded way. I know that I smell mystery and a big defense mechanism from her. I cant wait to learn more. She is as hot as Belle. I loved it! A big sweet treat is when a woman does things better, faster, and hotter than a guy. Who can resist ? not me
What I wanted was a little of Bobby’s parents. I felt like they were not mentioned and there are events that I wanted to see them at. Now in the midst of the novel it gets really dark. There is a set-up, a sting, gun runners, human trafficking and a bad Mexican gang. So if you like this type of book I know you will love it like I did.
I was doing the happy dance when I saw that book 2 was due out in the spring. I will, in the mean time, keep my fingers crossed that everyone grabs this and prepares for book 2. Bring on Jaxon and Riley!
Jessie Lane is a best-selling author of Paranormal and Contemporary Romance, as well as, Upper YA Paranormal Romance/Fantasy.
She lives in Kentucky with her two little Rock Chicks in-the-making and her over protective alpha husband that she’s pretty sure is a latent grizzly bear shifter. She has a passionate love for reading and writing naughty romance, cliff hanging suspense, and out-of-this-world characters that demand your attention, or threaten to slap you around until you do pay attention to them.
You can follow Jessie at: Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Goodreads & her Amazon Author Page















































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