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Catch and Release by Tracy Solheim @TracyKSolheim @GiveMeBooksPR
Title: Catch and Release
Series: Milwaukee Growlers Football #3
Author: Tracy Solheim
Genre: Contemporary Sports Romance
Tropes: Second Chance/Enemies to Lovers
Football Romance
Release Date: February 19, 2024
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Heโs the pro athlete everyone wants to be.
Quarterback Trey Van Horn didnโt become the leagueโs MVP by accident. Years of self-discipline and iron-clad control have made him the envy of everyone in and around the game of football. But when he comes face-to-face with the one who got away, his tightly managed life is turned upside down. Now heโll do whatever it takes to score the greatest comeback of his life.
Sheโs tired of being every guyโs doormat.
London Headley is on the verge of having the career sheโs always dreamed of. Too bad the path to her promotion runs through the guy who broke her heart a decade earlier. So what if everything about the Milwaukee Growlers QB sets her panties on fire? Sheโs determined to keep things professional. Life has taught her that men will always choose somethingโor someoneโover her. Itโs going to take more than a Hail Mary to get her to buy into the fairy tale.
The only problem? Her lips donโt seem to want to follow the game plan. Not when Trey is executing an all-out blitz to prove heโs worth a second chance.
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USA Today bestselling author Tracy Solheim writes books with shirtless men on the cover. Some of them are actually best-sellers. The books, not the men. When she’s not writing, she’s practicing her curling. . . bottles of wine, that is. She’s been known to cook dinner but no more than two nights in a row. Most days, she’d rather be reading, which to her is just necessary research. She lives in the suburbs of Atlanta with her husband and a neurotic Labrador retriever. Her two adult children visit but not often enough. (See the note above about cooking.) Check out her romantic suspense series featuring the Men of the Secret Service–shirtless, of course! See what sheโs up to at www.tracysolheim.com
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Chase the Storm by A.K. Evans @AuthorAKEvans @GiveMeBooksPR
Title: Chase the Storm
Series: Road Trip Romance #16
Author: A.K. Evans
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Opposites Attract/Close Proximity
Release Date: January 9, 2024
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Indy Watson is desperate.
Life hasnโt always been unkind to her, but thatโs probably because sheโs always been cautious. She wasnโt looking for trouble, but over the last year, too much happened outside of her control. Everything had gone from bad to worse. And if Indy doesnโt want to spend the winter living out of her carโand possibly freezing to deathโher only hope is landing a job at the local ski resort.
Griffin Ross doesnโt want for anything.
Part of that is because he built his fortune as a professional surfer, but itโs mostly because he doesnโt live a lavish lifestyle. Griffin lives for the adventure. Thatโs why heโs currently living out of his camper traveling all over the west coast wherever the snow is falling.
Under normal circumstances, itโs unlikely Griffin and Indy would have ever crossed paths. But when an avalanche traps the pair at a Colorado resort, the opposites find avoidance is impossible.
Within days, Indy finds herself struggling not to make all the same mistakes again. But Griffin is determined to show her that, sometimes, itโs okay to chase the storm.
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A.K. Evans is a contemporary romance author of over forty published novels. While she enjoys writing a good romantic suspense novel, Andreaโs favorite books to write have been her extreme sports romances. That might have something to do with the fact that she, along with her husband and two sons, canโt get enough of extreme sports.
Before becoming a writer, Andrea did a brief stint in the insurance and financial services industry and managed her husbandโs performance automotive business. That love of extreme sports? She used to drive race cars!
When Andrea isnโt writing, she can be found homeschooling her two sons, doing yoga, snowboarding, reading, or traveling with her family. She and her husband are currently taking road trips throughout the country to visit all 50 states with their boys.
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DISCIPLINED by Lenore Ashwood @inkslingerpr
Today we have the excerpt reveal for Lenore Ashwoodโs upcoming DISCIPLINED! Check it out and be sure to grab your copy today!
Title: Disciplined
Autor: Lenore Ashwood
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: June 29th
About Disciplined:
$5,000 per โengagementโ?!?
At that price, Anya can stay in med school, her late grandmotherโs only wish.
Sex with strangers is still just sex. Right?
Wealthy Cavendish Club partner, Dimi, is ready to move on from the affluent escort service he helped build. His lifelong business dream is ready, and heโs itching to pull the trigger.
Then Anya shows upโฆ
Sheโs the key to the Cavendish ownersโ ultimate planโa deadly game of revenge against a powerful, evil man.
Anya unlocks Dimiโs fierce protective nature. Instead of executing his business plan, heโs breaking every rule to keep her safe. Keep her close.
Sheโs the bait and the stakes rise with every โengagement.โ How long can he protect her? How long will she let him?
Read Disciplined today! Find out if theyโll find a way to trust each other, or lose everything trying.
Welcome to Cavendish Club, a secret playground for billionaires where science and technology combine to fulfill tailor-made sensual fantasies. Itโs also the place where one woman will seek the ultimate revenge.
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He was a mountain; she could think of no other way to describe him.
His brown hair was cut in a perfect fade, wavy on top and extremely short on the sides, showing a little silver at the temples, which made it hard to pinpoint his age. Definitely over thirty, sheโd guess.
His brow was strong and shadowed his eyes, but his shoulders took her breath away. They were so wide he couldnโt have fit through the car window if he tried.
His mouth was straight and stern, although his demeanor was friendly. It set off no alarm bells, and she completely trusted her instincts when it came to threats.
Her brain was weird like that. It existed in a state of calm, and the one time sheโd been in a dangerous situation, it had jumped into action. It had analyzed the situation, calculating the best move to safety, resulting in her dragging a screaming Jenn away from the knife fight that had broken out in Jennโs favorite club.
This last week of money problems had introduced her brain to a new state: stress. It could be the only rational explanation as to why the sight of this man had put her on edge. Not stress, exactly. Or any danger. More like a low hum of tension.
Twice, sheโd had to keep her hands still when theyโd wanted to tuck a stray hair behind her ear or adjust her glasses.
And now he was speaking, and she had no idea what he just said.
โIโm sorryโwhat was that?โ she asked, covering her embarrassment with a brisk tone.
He held his very large palm out, hovering it over her door, and said, โIโm going to need Trevorโs card back first.โ
โOh. Of course.โ She dug into her raincoat pocket and pulled out the metal card, placing it in his hand. His fingers closed over it, hiding it completely from view. โHow did you know I had it? Does it have a sensor in it?โ
โI think I can help with your request,โ he said, ignoring her question. โBut I have to advise you that youโre on private property, and that covers all information you learn or hear. This is a type of verbal NDA. Can I get your agreement on that?โ
Her pulse skipped at the words โI can help,โ her imagination running away with all the ways he could help her get an escort job. She conjured her grandmotherโs face telling her to Prekrati eto, or knock it off. It worked.
โI understand and I agree,โ she said. She looked to the house, a Spanish-style mansion, and back to the man, wondering what would happen next.
About the Author:
Lenore Ashwood is a steamy contemporary romance author who believes if youโre not squirming in your seat, sheโs not doing her job.
She lives in the U.S. but considers herself a global citizen. She believes in sex positivity, human kindness, and the kind of girl power the Spice Girls sing about.
Lenore is best known for her wildly innovative Cavendish Club series, featuring stories of the ultra-affluent who seek unusual services at an elite escort agency. But Cavendish Club is differentโit combines science and technology to create experiences guaranteed to more than satisfy their billionaire clientele and the consultants they โengageโ with.
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I Never Let You Go by Stefanie Jenkins @givemebookspr
Title: I Never Let You Go
Series: I Never #3
Series: I Never #3
Author: Stefanie Jenkins
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Cover Design: Ya’ll That Graphic
Photo: Lindee Robinson Photography
Models: Anthony Parker & Alyde Madej
Release Date: June 29, 2020
Cover Design: Ya’ll That Graphic
Photo: Lindee Robinson Photography
Models: Anthony Parker & Alyde Madej
Release Date: June 29, 2020
Blurb
One word was all it took to change everything. For years,
Lauren Lawson believed happily ever afters didnโt exist for everyoneโespecially
her. Now a decade after watching the love of her life walk away, heโs back.
Lauren Lawson believed happily ever afters didnโt exist for everyoneโespecially
her. Now a decade after watching the love of her life walk away, heโs back.
Finn Reynolds is determined to win her back, but Lauren is
scared. She keeps her feelings locked up to protect her fragile heart from
being shattered again. But Finn has a way of getting her to open upโhe always
has.
scared. She keeps her feelings locked up to protect her fragile heart from
being shattered again. But Finn has a way of getting her to open upโhe always
has.
Can Lauren leave the past behind and move on to a future
where she never lets him go?
where she never lets him go?
Excerpt
Finnย stepsย fartherย up
to me so that our bodies are now touching.ย Heโsย so close that I have
to look up at him.ย โItโs just one dance, Lo.โย
to me so that our bodies are now touching.ย Heโsย so close that I have
to look up at him.ย โItโs just one dance, Lo.โย
I look
toward the dance floor and pull the corner of my bottom lip between my
teeth,ย contemplating my answer.ย Iโveย never been able to resist
Finn Reynoldsโwhy start now?ย I can hear his voice in my head all the
timesย he said,ย โCโmon, Lo, just one moreโฆโย One more smile,
one more minute, one more kiss, one more orgasm.ย Whatโsย one dance?ย ย
toward the dance floor and pull the corner of my bottom lip between my
teeth,ย contemplating my answer.ย Iโveย never been able to resist
Finn Reynoldsโwhy start now?ย I can hear his voice in my head all the
timesย he said,ย โCโmon, Lo, just one moreโฆโย One more smile,
one more minute, one more kiss, one more orgasm.ย Whatโsย one dance?ย ย
I down the
rest of the champagne and place the glass back on the bar.ย I know that my
cheeks areย flushedโIย could easily blame that on the alcohol and not
at the idea that Iโm about to be in Finnโs armsย onceย again. I turn to
face him, holding one finger up.ย โOne dance.โย ย
rest of the champagne and place the glass back on the bar.ย I know that my
cheeks areย flushedโIย could easily blame that on the alcohol and not
at the idea that Iโm about to be in Finnโs armsย onceย again. I turn to
face him, holding one finger up.ย โOne dance.โย ย
His smile
widens,ย knowing that he won.โฏDonโtโฏfall for it, Lauren.ย That
smile still seems to make me weak in the knees,ย and I hate it.โฏโOneย dance,
I promise.โย ย
widens,ย knowing that he won.โฏDonโtโฏfall for it, Lauren.ย That
smile still seems to make me weak in the knees,ย and I hate it.โฏโOneย dance,
I promise.โย ย
He extends
his hand in my direction. I glance down firstย as if it were a snake ready
to strike.ย He tries to set me at ease,ย confirmingย itโsย just
one dance. I place my hand in his,ย and my body comes alive. I never had my
body react the way it does with Finn,ย no matter with all the guys
Iย tried to date toย forget about him.ย ย
his hand in my direction. I glance down firstย as if it were a snake ready
to strike.ย He tries to set me at ease,ย confirmingย itโsย just
one dance. I place my hand in his,ย and my body comes alive. I never had my
body react the way it does with Finn,ย no matter with all the guys
Iย tried to date toย forget about him.ย ย
He leads me
over to an openingย on the dance floorโฏbefore spinning me and pulling me to
his chest.ย ย
over to an openingย on the dance floorโฏbefore spinning me and pulling me to
his chest.ย ย
โShow-off,โย I
mutter under my breath but loud enough for him to hear me. His deep chuckle
vibrates my body with his closeness. I tuck my head into the crook of his neck
and close my eyes as he holds me,ย just like he did forย all
ofย those dances in high school I dragged him to.ย ย
mutter under my breath but loud enough for him to hear me. His deep chuckle
vibrates my body with his closeness. I tuck my head into the crook of his neck
and close my eyes as he holds me,ย just like he did forย all
ofย those dances in high school I dragged him to.ย ย
He holds me
tighter asย โUnchained Melodyโย by the Righteous Brothers continues to
play,ย and I let him. In fact,ย I cling to him the same way I
didย atย the airport, clutching to him as if he were my lifeline.ย
tighter asย โUnchained Melodyโย by the Righteous Brothers continues to
play,ย and I let him. In fact,ย I cling to him the same way I
didย atย the airport, clutching to him as if he were my lifeline.ย
Time stops.
We are no longer in a church hall full of a hundred and some guests,
butย itโsย just Finn and me. Iย donโtย care whoโs watching us,
questions be damned later, as being in his arms just once is worth everything.
But is it enough?ย
We are no longer in a church hall full of a hundred and some guests,
butย itโsย just Finn and me. Iย donโtย care whoโs watching us,
questions be damned later, as being in his arms just once is worth everything.
But is it enough?ย
The
ironyย isnโtย lost on me as I listen to the lyrics. I squeeze my eyes
tighter to keep the tears at bay. Nothing compares to the feeling of being in
Finnโs arms.ย
ironyย isnโtย lost on me as I listen to the lyrics. I squeeze my eyes
tighter to keep the tears at bay. Nothing compares to the feeling of being in
Finnโs arms.ย
โLo.โย The
way he breathes my name fills me withย life.ย His head is resting
against the top of mine. Iย slowlyย lift my head meeting his
gaze.ย Is he going to kiss me? Do I want him to?ย I swallow
thickly as he closesย the distance between us,ย and I close my eyes. I
can feel his breath on my skin. His nose brushes against mine,ย and my
heart is ready to jump out of my chest.ย ย
way he breathes my name fills me withย life.ย His head is resting
against the top of mine. Iย slowlyย lift my head meeting his
gaze.ย Is he going to kiss me? Do I want him to?ย I swallow
thickly as he closesย the distance between us,ย and I close my eyes. I
can feel his breath on my skin. His nose brushes against mine,ย and my
heart is ready to jump out of my chest.ย ย
โLo, I lied. What if I want more than one dance?โย His voice just above a
whisper,ย but it screams to my heart.ย โI miss you.โย
whisper,ย but it screams to my heart.ย โI miss you.โย
My breath catches,ย and my eyes fly open. I feel as though the room is beginning to
close. Iย canโtย do this, especially today of all days. I slowly back
away from him,ย needing the distance now more than ever. My bottom lip
quivers,ย but I refuse to let him see me break.ย
close. Iย canโtย do this, especially today of all days. I slowly back
away from him,ย needing the distance now more than ever. My bottom lip
quivers,ย but I refuse to let him see me break.ย
โIโm
sorry,ย I canโt do this.โย ย
sorry,ย I canโt do this.โย ย
He takes a stepย towardย me,ย and I keep pacing backward.ย โLo,
please.โย ย
please.โย ย
No.ย Thereโsย that
word again,ย the oneย that broke us the first time.โฏย
word again,ย the oneย that broke us the first time.โฏย
It was
only supposed to be one dance. He promisedโanother broken promise. Finn
Reynolds seems to be full of them.
only supposed to be one dance. He promisedโanother broken promise. Finn
Reynolds seems to be full of them.
I need to escape. I spin on my heels, leaving a trail of smoke in my path and Finn alone on the dance floor. I should’ve know…because all those “one mores” always turned into several more.
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Stefanie Jenkins writes contemporary romance and lives in
Surf City, North Carolina with her husband and two sons. Born and raised in
Maryland, Stefanie brings her favorite parts of her hometown to life in her
books. She is a coffee addict, wine connoisseur, hockey fan & lover of all
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Surf City, North Carolina with her husband and two sons. Born and raised in
Maryland, Stefanie brings her favorite parts of her hometown to life in her
books. She is a coffee addict, wine connoisseur, hockey fan & lover of all
romances – give her all the swoon & angst.
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Liarholic by Kingsley Ash @kingsleyashlove @givemebookspr
Title: Liarholic
Author: Kingsley Ash
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Cover Design: Lucy Olsen
Cover Design: Lucy Olsen
Release Date: April 20, 2020
Blurb
It hurts
to look at you.
to look at you.
One,
two, three, four, five . . . the lyrics to the hell inside your OCD head.
two, three, four, five . . . the lyrics to the hell inside your OCD head.
Not alive,
not dead. In chains.
not dead. In chains.
Youโre
broken, Amy. I did this. Canโt undo that.
broken, Amy. I did this. Canโt undo that.
Six
years ago, I played a cruel joke on you in front of the whole school. The girl
who made a happiness machine to put her happy inside my head. And I just ripped
your heart out.
years ago, I played a cruel joke on you in front of the whole school. The girl
who made a happiness machine to put her happy inside my head. And I just ripped
your heart out.
Now, Iโm
back to fix what I broke. Iโm a psychologist, Amy. I can give you back the
happiness I stole . . .
back to fix what I broke. Iโm a psychologist, Amy. I can give you back the
happiness I stole . . .
Itโs all
a lie. Iโm not a
doctor.
a lie. Iโm not a
doctor.
So what.
She doesnโt get a choice.
She doesnโt get a choice.
So what if
I buy the Victorian estate she lives in, blackmail her into fake therapy
sessions.
I buy the Victorian estate she lives in, blackmail her into fake therapy
sessions.
So what if
I get her addicted to my body like a painkiller, make her wish me dead.
I get her addicted to my body like a painkiller, make her wish me dead.
Iโm not the
hero. Iโm the monster. The orphan boy gone bad. Cursed, everything broken.
hero. Iโm the monster. The orphan boy gone bad. Cursed, everything broken.
So what,
when I discover a dark secret that makes her every inch off-limits, I donโt
keep my hands off her.
when I discover a dark secret that makes her every inch off-limits, I donโt
keep my hands off her.
Her
bones are made from emeralds, sheโs that precious.
bones are made from emeralds, sheโs that precious.
I wonโt
stop chasing her until sheโs mine.
stop chasing her until sheโs mine.
But Amy is
a pretty little liar, too. Her lie is the deadliest of them all.
a pretty little liar, too. Her lie is the deadliest of them all.
Only one of
us is telling the truth.
us is telling the truth.
So bloody
what. Nobodyโs gonna believe her over me.
what. Nobodyโs gonna believe her over me.
Itโs her
word . . .
word . . .
ย ย ย ย . . . against MINE.
Youโre
in a bad place, Amy. Where the monsters go. But itโs only in the bad places . .
. I can get to you.
in a bad place, Amy. Where the monsters go. But itโs only in the bad places . .
. I can get to you.
Disclaimer:
No cheating โ this alpha-hole keeps it in his pants.
No cheating โ this alpha-hole keeps it in his pants.
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Excerpt
I look at her. It’s
better than I expected. I thought it would be good, but the way Amy falls apart
is maybe the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen. It starts in her shoulders,
where she seems to go weak, and at last, when her hand closes over the kidโs,
when she takes the flowers, the weakness goes to her eyes.
better than I expected. I thought it would be good, but the way Amy falls apart
is maybe the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen. It starts in her shoulders,
where she seems to go weak, and at last, when her hand closes over the kidโs,
when she takes the flowers, the weakness goes to her eyes.
Oh, all her tricks
are gone now. She’s afraid and real and sad and crying into a pile of flowers
that are already dying.
are gone now. She’s afraid and real and sad and crying into a pile of flowers
that are already dying.
Amy looks at Max, and then at me. She can’t decide what to say or do. That kind of feeling makes
me want to destroy things. But Amy doesn’t want to destroy anything. She wants
to save Max, protect him from the big bad monster. That is what tears at her.
Amyโs wondering where the danger is and I smell fear rolling off her in waves โ
such intense fear that she will do or say the wrong thing. She can’t guess what
Iโm up to. She’s wondering if I plan to give her a demonstration of what kind
of monster I really could be. Remind her I have a fuck for a heart.
me want to destroy things. But Amy doesn’t want to destroy anything. She wants
to save Max, protect him from the big bad monster. That is what tears at her.
Amyโs wondering where the danger is and I smell fear rolling off her in waves โ
such intense fear that she will do or say the wrong thing. She can’t guess what
Iโm up to. She’s wondering if I plan to give her a demonstration of what kind
of monster I really could be. Remind her I have a fuck for a heart.
The flowers fall out
of Amyโs delicate hands and onto the floor. She says to the kid, โThank you,
Max. You mind if you leave me and Shepherd alone? Weโve got some important
adult matters to discuss. Boring stuff. Why donโt you go back to your mum? Iโm
sure sheโs missing you.โ
of Amyโs delicate hands and onto the floor. She says to the kid, โThank you,
Max. You mind if you leave me and Shepherd alone? Weโve got some important
adult matters to discuss. Boring stuff. Why donโt you go back to your mum? Iโm
sure sheโs missing you.โ
โOkay, Mamy.โ Max
trots out of Amyโs room, saying,ย โSmell you laters,โย with a
skip in his step.
trots out of Amyโs room, saying,ย โSmell you laters,โย with a
skip in his step.
โYou wouldnโt use a
kid? Surely?โ Amy whispers, her words hot as lava.
kid? Surely?โ Amy whispers, her words hot as lava.
โYeah I would.โ
โPlease donโt drag
Max into this.โ
Max into this.โ
And for the first
time, she looks at me. Looks into my eyes with pure hatred. It’s what I wanted,
and now I can’t remember why I wanted it so bad.
time, she looks at me. Looks into my eyes with pure hatred. It’s what I wanted,
and now I can’t remember why I wanted it so bad.
โYou downright
refuse my help with your OCD, Amy. Donโt you get it? This shit is ruining your
life.โ
refuse my help with your OCD, Amy. Donโt you get it? This shit is ruining your
life.โ
Her pale lips
quiver. โWhy canโt you leave me alone? Why is it so hard for you to just let me
be?โ
quiver. โWhy canโt you leave me alone? Why is it so hard for you to just let me
be?โ
โIโm not leaving you
alone again.โ
alone again.โ
The response is
automatic. Easy. Because god fucking forbid she withers and dies.
automatic. Easy. Because god fucking forbid she withers and dies.
Can you save
someone whoโs already dying?
someone whoโs already dying?
โYou donโt think I
see?โ I say. โYouโre a zombie, Amy. Still fucking beautiful, but half alive. Youโve
given me no choice. If you donโt let me inside that pretty little head of
yours, Iโll kick Max and his mum out onto the streets.โ
see?โ I say. โYouโre a zombie, Amy. Still fucking beautiful, but half alive. Youโve
given me no choice. If you donโt let me inside that pretty little head of
yours, Iโll kick Max and his mum out onto the streets.โ
Sometimes the stars
donโt align so you have to make them. Thatโs what Iโm doing with Amy. Iโm
playing God. Fuck Fate. Fuckย usย destined for a never. Iโm
making it happen.
donโt align so you have to make them. Thatโs what Iโm doing with Amy. Iโm
playing God. Fuck Fate. Fuckย usย destined for a never. Iโm
making it happen.
Her mouth smacks
open. I can see into the dark reaches of her. โYou canโt.โ
open. I can see into the dark reaches of her. โYou canโt.โ
โYeah I can. Daisy,
right? Sheโs poor. Comes from some derelict housing estate on the east side. I
hear itโs bad for her at home. Her uncle or something . . . They canโt afford
to pay for treatment โ you know that? Theyโre behind on their payments. Iโve
been letting her stay scot-free.โ
right? Sheโs poor. Comes from some derelict housing estate on the east side. I
hear itโs bad for her at home. Her uncle or something . . . They canโt afford
to pay for treatment โ you know that? Theyโre behind on their payments. Iโve
been letting her stay scot-free.โ
โI didnโt know you
were doing that for Daisy . . . โ Her voice is quiet like a mouse.
were doing that for Daisy . . . โ Her voice is quiet like a mouse.
โYou donโt know a
lot about me.โ
lot about me.โ
I canโt help the
pride that creeps in my voice. All that destruction, all that chaos Iโm making
for her. Itโs like a lion lying a bird at her feet.
pride that creeps in my voice. All that destruction, all that chaos Iโm making
for her. Itโs like a lion lying a bird at her feet.
I always get what I
want. The lies give me that power. Thatโs what got me addicted to them.
want. The lies give me that power. Thatโs what got me addicted to them.
โSo, whatโs it gonna
be? Start therapy with me? Or you wanna go downstairs and help Daisy pack her
bags?โ
be? Start therapy with me? Or you wanna go downstairs and help Daisy pack her
bags?โ
Iโm a snake in a
suit with dead eyes and a poison tongue, and Amy gives me a death stare. Her
face is glazed for a split-second, like a China doll. Then she frowns. Her lips
purse together. Her eyes are unblinking.
suit with dead eyes and a poison tongue, and Amy gives me a death stare. Her
face is glazed for a split-second, like a China doll. Then she frowns. Her lips
purse together. Her eyes are unblinking.
โMy friends are the
one real thing in my life and youโre wrecking it,โ she says.
one real thing in my life and youโre wrecking it,โ she says.
Wrecking things
is what I do best.
is what I do best.
In this moment, if
her eyes were a weapon, the piercing look in them could cause serious
annihilation. Itโs like sheโs a lioness and I just went into her territory,
poked her, and sheโs ready to attack.
her eyes were a weapon, the piercing look in them could cause serious
annihilation. Itโs like sheโs a lioness and I just went into her territory,
poked her, and sheโs ready to attack.
โThis is emotional
blackmail. Youโre using my friend and little Max to get what you want. I never
thought you could sink this low.โ
blackmail. Youโre using my friend and little Max to get what you want. I never
thought you could sink this low.โ
It just about kills
me laughing the way she looks at me. Pure fucking contempt on a cracker. If
looks could kill, Amy would be more deadly than me. Her hate โ that’s good all
by itself, makes me run hot.
me laughing the way she looks at me. Pure fucking contempt on a cracker. If
looks could kill, Amy would be more deadly than me. Her hate โ that’s good all
by itself, makes me run hot.
I lean closer,
breathe her in. All vanilla and flower and bubble-gum. I give her a reassuring
smile. Such a narrow margin between reassuring and predatory.
breathe her in. All vanilla and flower and bubble-gum. I give her a reassuring
smile. Such a narrow margin between reassuring and predatory.
โThat’s what you
want, isn’t it?โ she says. โYou want me to hate you, because you think hate is
stronger than love,โ she says right in my face.
want, isn’t it?โ she says. โYou want me to hate you, because you think hate is
stronger than love,โ she says right in my face.
โBaby, they’re not
opposites.โ I smile wickedly. โI think hate and lust are very close.โ
opposites.โ I smile wickedly. โI think hate and lust are very close.โ
It makes her eyes
hot with hate. She’s not afraid of what Iโll do or say next. She’s thinking
about killing me, maybe.
hot with hate. She’s not afraid of what Iโll do or say next. She’s thinking
about killing me, maybe.
โNo, they are not
opposites, but you’re wrong. Hate isn’t stronger,โ she snarls, spit in the
corners of her mouth, and I don’t want her to stop. I want her to hate me a
whole lot harder if that’s what this is.
opposites, but you’re wrong. Hate isn’t stronger,โ she snarls, spit in the
corners of her mouth, and I don’t want her to stop. I want her to hate me a
whole lot harder if that’s what this is.
Got your
attention, now.
attention, now.
โYou want me to hate
you, but hate is weak. Donโt you understand? I feel nothing. I donโt even hate
you, anymore.โ
you, but hate is weak. Donโt you understand? I feel nothing. I donโt even hate
you, anymore.โ
โYou will,โ I say.
โSoon enough, youโll want me dead.โ
โSoon enough, youโll want me dead.โ
But it blows my mind
that she doesn’t already.
that she doesn’t already.
I straighten the
gold seahorse around her neck. โStart making an effort to heal โ or Daisy and
her little kid get booted out. Hell, Iโll raise the prices so high nobody will
be able to afford living here. Even those stuck-up rich girls. The roof over
their heads rests on your shoulders. Sink or swim โ your choice, Amy.โ
gold seahorse around her neck. โStart making an effort to heal โ or Daisy and
her little kid get booted out. Hell, Iโll raise the prices so high nobody will
be able to afford living here. Even those stuck-up rich girls. The roof over
their heads rests on your shoulders. Sink or swim โ your choice, Amy.โ
Iโm pulling her
apart like candy floss. Iโve ruined her. Iโve burned down her dreams, hopes.
Turned her wishes to ashes. And Iโll keep ruining her, keep destroying her.
Maybe a deep part of me wants her to stop me.
apart like candy floss. Iโve ruined her. Iโve burned down her dreams, hopes.
Turned her wishes to ashes. And Iโll keep ruining her, keep destroying her.
Maybe a deep part of me wants her to stop me.
โFine,โ she mutters.
ย She doesnโt
hesitate. Doesnโt even calculate. That’s how bad she wants to save Daisy and
Max from the big evil monster.
hesitate. Doesnโt even calculate. That’s how bad she wants to save Daisy and
Max from the big evil monster.
โJust like that? No
fight?โ
fight?โ
โI canโt cut off my
heart. Iโm not you.โ She looks down at her bare dainty feet. โI just want
peace.โ
heart. Iโm not you.โ She looks down at her bare dainty feet. โI just want
peace.โ
Something you
could kill your way to . . . thatโs how I see peace, Amy.
could kill your way to . . . thatโs how I see peace, Amy.
Whole lot of silence
after that.
after that.
Finally she says,
โYouโre vile.โ
โYouโre vile.โ
โTell me something I
donโt already know.โ
donโt already know.โ
Her eyes are jewel
green, hazed in mist. โI thought you were beautiful when I first saw you at the
childrenโs home.โ
green, hazed in mist. โI thought you were beautiful when I first saw you at the
childrenโs home.โ
She never flatters
me, not since I hurt her. And a slow, sickening feeling comes on me.
me, not since I hurt her. And a slow, sickening feeling comes on me.
โIs that so?โ
โWhen I was
fourteen, I used to love you.โ She says it all in a cold, steady voice, and it
stabs like sharp icicles in my heart.
fourteen, I used to love you.โ She says it all in a cold, steady voice, and it
stabs like sharp icicles in my heart.
I pin her against
the wall behind her, and snarl, โUsed to love me?โ
the wall behind her, and snarl, โUsed to love me?โ
The air around us is
heavy, rage brews in my gut.
heavy, rage brews in my gut.
โYes. Imagine that.
Little fourteen-year-old me โ in love and thinking about you.โ
Little fourteen-year-old me โ in love and thinking about you.โ
Itโs the closest
sheโs come to showing me anyย realย feelings. But she uses it in
the past fucking tense.
sheโs come to showing me anyย realย feelings. But she uses it in
the past fucking tense.
โWhat do you think
that does to me, Amy, hearing youย usedย to love me?โ
that does to me, Amy, hearing youย usedย to love me?โ
โWhat do you think
it does to my heart?โ
it does to my heart?โ
The problem is, that
as good as it feels, as much as I want to lean back and get off on her
submission, I can’t. Because she looks at me from under her eyelashes. Looks at
me with my damned soul in her eyes. She never looks at me when I โ no, I never
let her look at me when I go over the edge of ecstasy. And now she won’t stop
looking at me. It knocks me for six.
as good as it feels, as much as I want to lean back and get off on her
submission, I can’t. Because she looks at me from under her eyelashes. Looks at
me with my damned soul in her eyes. She never looks at me when I โ no, I never
let her look at me when I go over the edge of ecstasy. And now she won’t stop
looking at me. It knocks me for six.
I clench my teeth,
damp down the anger. Pride โ thatโs my cardinal vice. Not wrath. Pride. The one
sin from which all others stem. Yeah, I can be the greedy man and the mean man,
the envious and the enraged man, the licentious and the vicious man, but it all
spirals down to pride. To the mortal sin of playing God. Of being a complete
arse to the only girl I fucking love.
damp down the anger. Pride โ thatโs my cardinal vice. Not wrath. Pride. The one
sin from which all others stem. Yeah, I can be the greedy man and the mean man,
the envious and the enraged man, the licentious and the vicious man, but it all
spirals down to pride. To the mortal sin of playing God. Of being a complete
arse to the only girl I fucking love.
I keep my face
neutral and fix my raw eyes at the butchered flowers on the floor.
neutral and fix my raw eyes at the butchered flowers on the floor.
The ache fades and
the pleasure comes back so intense I want to eat her alive. For the first time
I have to give chase, like a wolf after prey. I take her to her bed, and her
tears are hot and delicious in my mouth.
the pleasure comes back so intense I want to eat her alive. For the first time
I have to give chase, like a wolf after prey. I take her to her bed, and her
tears are hot and delicious in my mouth.
Thisย โthingโย between
us, the chemistry, itโs fucking toxic. I know my body is some kind of
painkiller, a poisonous addiction, a fix sheย needsย when it
hurts too bad. Itโs like a knife to my chest but Iโll let her use me. Take
whatever I can get. Give whatever she needs. Iโll feed her addiction.
us, the chemistry, itโs fucking toxic. I know my body is some kind of
painkiller, a poisonous addiction, a fix sheย needsย when it
hurts too bad. Itโs like a knife to my chest but Iโll let her use me. Take
whatever I can get. Give whatever she needs. Iโll feed her addiction.
I make her hurt,
knowing Iโm the one she needs to make the pain go away.
knowing Iโm the one she needs to make the pain go away.
When I’m inside her,
she’s crying so hard, her sobbing clutches at me so tightly, it feels like a
supernova when I come.
she’s crying so hard, her sobbing clutches at me so tightly, it feels like a
supernova when I come.
I live my life in
the Artic. Like a vampire, thereโs no place for sunshine in my world.
the Artic. Like a vampire, thereโs no place for sunshine in my world.
Sunshine is a
fucking killer to dead souls like me. All the same, Iโm like a wasp to the
biggest flame.
fucking killer to dead souls like me. All the same, Iโm like a wasp to the
biggest flame.
I donโt care if Amy
hates me, forever. All I want is for her eyes to stay alive when Iโm there. If
she loved me again, would the darkness in my soul be converted? Or would the
scar her soul has left in me, fade?
hates me, forever. All I want is for her eyes to stay alive when Iโm there. If
she loved me again, would the darkness in my soul be converted? Or would the
scar her soul has left in me, fade?
Author Bio
Kingsley Ash is a British contemporary romance author who
loves writing sadistic book boyfriends because, hey, life is pain, right? Sheโs
on a mission to rip girls’ hearts out with alpha-holes, then fix them whole.
Maybe.
loves writing sadistic book boyfriends because, hey, life is pain, right? Sheโs
on a mission to rip girls’ hearts out with alpha-holes, then fix them whole.
Maybe.
Kingsley loves Pina Colada. Rain makes her go off. Sheโs a
fitness freak. A pudding-holic. And a Brainiac. She lives in London and enjoys
playing โ winning โ golf with her sexy lawyer fiancรฉ.
fitness freak. A pudding-holic. And a Brainiac. She lives in London and enjoys
playing โ winning โ golf with her sexy lawyer fiancรฉ.
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Crash Into Me Series: Crescent Bay #1 by Alyne Hart @givemebookspr
Title: Crash Into Me
Series: Crescent Bay #1
Author: Alyne Hart
Genre: Contemporary Romance
ย Release Date: February 18, 2020
Blurb
A sexy and emotional romance that transcends the ideas of
life and death. Can you suspend disbelief?
For one entire and blissful night, I wasn’t Megan the widow. I was Megan out
having a drink with her best friend. I was Megan, getting hit on by a hot,
younger guy. I said no to him, but everything inside of me said yes.
I was still grieving and healing the loss of my husband Sam. Getting my life
back to some kind of normal. Until it got complicated. Very, very complicated.
Because that hot young guy who wasn’t even supposed to be on my radar? He came
crashing in with this weird electric pulse between us and a chemistry that’s
off the charts. If that wasn’t complicated enough – he’s is a student in my
creative writing class with enough complications of his own.
The words in his poems remind me of Sam’s. He says things
that are too familiar. Knows things about me no one else knows. It’s like
seeing a ghost. I wasn’t supposed to fall for him, but my happily ever after is
gone, and his arms feel like home.
But when everything starts to make sense, and the pieces come together in the
end, am I in love with him? Or the memory of Sam?
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Alyne Hart is a contemporary romance author and wine
connoisseur living in Walla Walla, WA. She’s known for writing stories that
pack an emotional punch and get you right in the feels.
connoisseur living in Walla Walla, WA. She’s known for writing stories that
pack an emotional punch and get you right in the feels.
She loves writing real, flawed characters and writing about realistic, gritty
and raw romance. She’s a romance junkie and happy endings addict, and if youโre
a lover of deeply emotional, flawed and realistic romance reads with lots of
delicious angst, her books are for you. Alyne’s stories involve characters with
bigger problems than just finding love. She writes stories about making peace
with the past, rekindling old flames and healing old wounds. She loves small
towns, men in uniform and alpha males with a heart of gold.
She began her story-telling journey first with her dolls, then it progressed to
paper. She has a deep love for anything romantic, and she’s a believer that in
love anything is possible.
When Alyne isnโt writing, you can find her reading, scrap-booking, and spending
time with her two children and her boyfriend. She enjoys trips to the mountains
just as much as trips to the city, live music, chick flick movie marathons and
hanging out with her eclectic group of friends.
Tempted by Love (The Steeles at Silver Island #1) by Melissa Foster @givemebookspr #ContemporaryRomance @Melissa_Foster
Title: Tempted by Love
Series: The Steeles at Silver Island #1
Series: The Steeles at Silver Island #1
Author: Melissa Foster
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: September 9, 2020
Blurb
Enjoy heart-meltingly
beautiful and toe-curlingly sexy romance inย Tempted by Love, an
emotionally riveting story about a man who has lost it all and carries a
torturous secret, a divorced single mother who has everything to lose, and the
little girl who helps them heal.
Fall in love on the sandy shores of Silver Island, home to coffee shops, boat
races, midnight rendezvous, and the sexy, sharp-witted Steeles.ย
beautiful and toe-curlingly sexy romance inย Tempted by Love, an
emotionally riveting story about a man who has lost it all and carries a
torturous secret, a divorced single mother who has everything to lose, and the
little girl who helps them heal.
Fall in love on the sandy shores of Silver Island, home to coffee shops, boat
races, midnight rendezvous, and the sexy, sharp-witted Steeles.ย
In TEMPTED BY LOVEโฆ
Years ago, bestselling author Jack โJockโ Steele lost his girlfriend and baby
in a horrific accident that drove a wedge between Jock and his family, keeping
him from sharing a devastating secret. An aging philanthropist saved him from
the brink of despair, and for a decade Jock cared for his ailing friend who
became his family. Now his friend has passed away and left him a fortuneโon the
condition that he publishes another book. Jock is floundering, unsure how to
rebuild the life heโd walked away from, much less find his muse, have another
relationship with a woman, or even think about having a family of his own. But
he canโt get his sweet, sexy new friend, single-mother Daphne Zablonski out of
his head, and her adorable toddler must know something he doesnโt, because she
wraps her tiny fingers around his heart and wonโt let go.Daphne has been through the wringer with her ex-husband and doesnโt believe
true love is in the cards for her. Friends she can handle, but letting a man
see her mom bod naked? Especially someone as strikingly handsome and
unbelievably sexy as Jock? No, thank you. Besides, she has a toddler to chase
after and enough fictional boyfriends to fill her lonely nights. If only her
book boyfriends could make her body tingle the way one look from her mysterious
neighbor does.
As Jock and Daphneโs friendship turns to something too tempting to deny, their
lives take an unexpected turn. Can a man who has lost everything find
redemption with a woman who has everything to lose? And then thereโs that
secretโฆ
More Steeles at Silver Island are coming soon!
TEMPTED BY LOVE (Jock)
MY TRUE LOVE (Jules)
ALWAYS HER LOVE (Levi)
ENTICING HER LOVE (Sierra)
CAUGHT BY LOVE (Archer)
WILD ISLAND LOVE (Leni)ย ย
TEMPTED BY LOVE (Jock)
MY TRUE LOVE (Jules)
ALWAYS HER LOVE (Levi)
ENTICING HER LOVE (Sierra)
CAUGHT BY LOVE (Archer)
WILD ISLAND LOVE (Leni)ย ย
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Melissa Foster is a New York Times & USA Today
bestselling and award-winning author. She writes sexy and heartwarming
contemporary romance and new adult romance with emotionally compelling
characters that stay with you long after you turn the last page. Melissaโs
emotional journeys are lovingly erotic and always family orientedโperfect beach
reads for contemporary romance lovers who enjoy reading about wealthy heroes
and smart, sassy heroines.
bestselling and award-winning author. She writes sexy and heartwarming
contemporary romance and new adult romance with emotionally compelling
characters that stay with you long after you turn the last page. Melissaโs
emotional journeys are lovingly erotic and always family orientedโperfect beach
reads for contemporary romance lovers who enjoy reading about wealthy heroes
and smart, sassy heroines.
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Hate You Not by Ella James #Release #Contemporary #Romance @givemebookspr @author_ellaj
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Title: Hate You Not
Author: Ella James
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: February 12, 2020
Release Date: February 12, 2020
Blurb
I didnโt know I was
that person. You knowโthe one who gets the kids. But thatโs what the will said.
June Lawler: Legal Guardian.
that person. You knowโthe one who gets the kids. But thatโs what the will said.
June Lawler: Legal Guardian.
My niece and nephew are 6 and 9, and all theyโve ever known is San Francisco. I
arrive the day after the wreck, pack up my sisterโs mansion, and fly them back
to Georgia.
arrive the day after the wreck, pack up my sisterโs mansion, and fly them back
to Georgia.
The small-town farm where their mom and I grew up isnโt what it once was, but
itโs home. Thatโs all they really need.
itโs home. Thatโs all they really need.
ย
*
ย
I was courting an investor when it happened. Tromped all up and down the
Himalayas, and he didnโt even buy in. It was a week before I found out what Iโd
lost. My little brother meant the world to me. Now even his kids are gone.
Himalayas, and he didnโt even buy in. It was a week before I found out what Iโd
lost. My little brother meant the world to me. Now even his kids are gone.
Spirited away to Heat Springs, Georgiaโpopulation 298.
Theyโre living on a farm thatโs half a breath from bank foreclosure with a
26-year-old who didnโt finish high school. Nowhereville is not the place for
little Mastersons. But Iโll get them back. Itโs the money she must want, and
Iโve got lots of that.
26-year-old who didnโt finish high school. Nowhereville is not the place for
little Mastersons. But Iโll get them back. Itโs the money she must want, and
Iโve got lots of that.
โJune Bugโ Lawler is poorer than that red dirt she comes from. I can make her
dreams come trueโand do one last thing for my brother.
dreams come trueโand do one last thing for my brother.
I hate him.
She makes me crazy.
He thinks he can buy me off! Iโve never met a man so arrogant.
Thereโs no woman anywhere more stubborn.
I wish I had never met him.
But thatโs not the story.
She makes me crazy.
He thinks he can buy me off! Iโve never met a man so arrogant.
Thereโs no woman anywhere more stubborn.
I wish I had never met him.
But thatโs not the story.
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Ella James is the USA Today and Amazon Top 10 bestselling
author of more than twenty novels. She writes emotional, hard-won love stories
with steam, suspense, and Kindle-throwing twists. She lives in Colorado with
her husband, three young children, and hyperactive dog.
author of more than twenty novels. She writes emotional, hard-won love stories
with steam, suspense, and Kindle-throwing twists. She lives in Colorado with
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HIS REASON TO STAY by Jennifer Hoopes #Release @DumplingJenn @inkslingerpr
Title: His Reason To Stay
Author: Jennifer Hoopes
Genre: Contemporary Romance
About His Reason to Stay:
Award-winning wildlife photographer, Elijah Ellis, has come back home due to the tragic accident that
killed members of both his and his best friend Tabitha Brodieโs family. Despite their grief, Eli hopes that
he and Tabby can pick up their familiar friendship. Heโs never forgotten the way Tabby makes him feelโ
full of hope and a sense of homeโbut she seems determined to keep him at armโs length.
Tabby has always loved Eli. Heโs everything she wants in a man. But he left Gatlinburg to make a name
for himself outside of his famous family. Even though thereโs no one better to help her through this
time, she refuses to be an anchor to a life he never wanted. Not to mention Tabbyโs hiding a secret that
will change all of their lives.
As Eli and Tabby spend more time together, heโs determined to show her they could be perfect
together. Too bad sheโs spent years building her walls against him…
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Fate was being exceptionally bitter today as footsteps sounded on the worn boards. Heavy footsteps.
She pushed off the floor, the damp cloth sliding off and landing with a thwack, just as her
unwanted visitor came into view.
Oh, fate was just being a downright witch this morning.
โI knew Iโd find you here.โ He grinned. โItโs been far too long, Tabby.โ
Elijah Ellis strode across the small space and enveloped her in a warm embrace. The heat of his body
surrounded her and brought up memories she needed to drown. His scruff tickled her cheek as she
forced herself to return the hug as a friend would. Pushed those passionate memories back down.
Forced herself to toe the friend line even though their bodies had been more intimately acquainted one
gloriousโon constant replayโnight.
She knew heโd return at some point. Heโd missed the funeral, not surprising since no one in either her or
his family had known exactly where he was, besides somewhere in Bolivia trying to photograph some
elusive cat. But she was surprised at how long it had taken him to come home.
Thankful, but surprised.
Eli stepped back, and Tabby indulged for one moment. Catalogued his jet black hair brushing his
shoulders, his brown eyes sucking her in with their charismatic twinkle. His swimmerโs body, firm and
solid. And for a moment she needed to confide in him. Tell him her most treasured secret. A
gift left behind. One no one else knew. One he could help her bear.
Increasing the distance between them, she forced the crazy notion back into a deep hole where the
fantasy of her and Eli resided. Giving him any reason to feel protective of her or, rather, more protective
than he normally felt was the wrong move. For all of them.
โItโs good to see you. Youโve been missed.โ Iโve missed you.
Eli cocked his head to the side. โAre you okay?โ
She waved his concern away. โAs well as can be expected.โ
He moved closer. โTabby?โ
And the floodgates opened. โI lost my sister, Eli. My sister and my father and brother-in-law in one fell
swoop. No oneโs okay.โ
Steel arms folded around her, his chest shouldering the wracking sobs. No one had seen her cry like this.
Sheโd held it together for almost a month. Not only for her stepmother and stepsiblings, but for the life
inside her. But God, it felt good. Safe to be unburdening it to the one person who understood not just
the loss but the repercussions.
About the Author:
Contemporary romance author, Jennifer Hoopes, lives in a small town in Pennsylvania with her husband,
and two daughters. Add two cats and a dog and the fur flies sometimes. Stories have been in her head
for as long as she recognized every person had one and figuring out how two people meet and fall in
love makes for a rewarding dream job.
When not writing she wears the many mom hats of PTO, dance, and music, all while driving a mean,
mom-taxi. She loves caramel and roller coasters, plays a solo version of Carpool Karaoke, and cannot live
without coffee and Jane Austen adaptations.
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