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Monday, September 12, 2016

Excerpt Reveal : Playboy Pilot by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward

Playboy Pilot

by Penelope Ward
& Vi Keeland

Release Date:
September 19, 2016

Genres:
Contemporary
Romance

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Synopsis:

From the New York Times bestselling authors of Stuck-Up Suit and Cocky Bastard, comes a sexy new standalone novel.

Money or love? Which would you choose?

You probably just answered the question in your head thinking it's an easy decision.

For me, it's not. Did I mention it's a lot of money? A hell of a lot.

I needed to go far away to think it through.

As I embarked on an impulsive trip, I hit a detour when I met sexy Carter in the airport lounge. We struck up a heated conversation.

Then, he left.

I thought I'd never see him again.

But fate had other plans.

Surprise! He was the pilot of my flight.

The bigger surprise was the adventure that followed after the plane landed.

Carter was dangerous and always on the move.

Even though our connection was magnetic, I knew it was only temporary.

He would give me tickets, and I would follow him around the world to exotic places.

A bevvy of flight attendant exes and rumors about Carter's reputation were never far behind.

I didn't know what to believe.

But I was addicted. Nothing else mattered anymore. And I was going to get hurt. Because a part of me wanted to be the one to finally ground the playboy pilot.

At the very least, he was taking me on a thrilling ride.

All good things must come to an end, right?

Except our ending was one I didn't see coming.

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Cover designer: Letitia Hasser, r.b.a designs

Model: Sahib Faber

Photographer: Greg Vaughan

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Excerpt:

The driver began to shout something in Portuguese. The way his finger was wagging, I assumed he was telling the person that the cab was full. But the passenger didn’t listen. Next thing I knew, I was sitting next to someone in the back seat.

Someone wearing a uniform.

Captain Carter Clynes in the flesh.

He turned to face me with a wicked grin on his face. “My layover just got more interesting.”

Damn. He seemed to have grown that stubble overnight.

“How was your flight, Perky? Did you enjoy the ride I gave you?”

“My shirt’s dry. I think you can drop the Perky.”

His eyes lowered to my breasts. Of course, my nipples were standing at full attention since the sheen of sweat on my skin had met the cool air-conditioning inside the cab.

Carter scrubbed his hands over his face. “Damn. You weren’t kidding about those things. I haven’t slept in eighteen hours, and they just woke me up. I think they’re contagious, and I’m fucking perky now.”

“That’s not really an appropriate thing to say to a woman you just met, you know.”

“We didn’t just meet. This is our third date.”

“Third date?”

“I bought you dinner in an elegant restaurant for our first one and took you up for a plane ride for our second one. Those were damn good dates. Some women would kill for that kind of lavishness. Seems fitting date three we should be heading to a hotel.” He winked.

I wasn’t sure if it was the time change, my being tired from restless sleep on the plane, or if it was possible this man could say anything and I wouldn’t be offended. Why am I not I offended?

When I didn’t respond, he continued. “I’m glad I saw you. Didn’t think I would ever see you again.”

“That might be because you didn’t look for me.”

“I never thought you’d actually take my suggestion and fly to Brazil.”

I mumbled. “Neither did I.”

The cab driver interrupted, looking between us to ask, “You share cab, yes?”

Surprising me, Carter answered. In Portuguese. The language that sounded choppy and frustrating just two minutes ago, suddenly sounded sexy and romantic.

He turned back to me in English. “What hotel are you staying at?”

“I was just trying to figure that out with a little help from Google. Do you have one to recommend?”

“You trust me to pick out where you’ll stay tonight?”

I considered his question for a minute. It was illogical, that much I knew, but I did trust him to pick my hotel. Lord knows why. “I think I do.”

That response earned me another sexy grin that had me more excited than I’d been in the last year.

Almost a half-hour later, we were finally off the highway and traveling into what looked like a residential neighborhood. “Barra da Tijuca.” I read the street sign aloud.

“Very good. I should probably warn you. It’s probably not the type of hotel you’re used to.”

“What does that mean?”

“You look like you’re more of the luxury chain with a spa type of woman, that’s all.”

Even though that was exactly what I’d typed into Google, when he said it that way, it sounded like a bad thing. It made me defensive. “And what’s wrong with a luxury hotel? Sometimes a girl needs a massage and a soak in a nice bathtub while traveling.”

“Well, you certainly won’t be getting either of those where we’re heading.” Carter caught my eye. “Unless I’m the one doing the massaging, that is.”

I blushed, which caused Carter to chuckle. “You really are fucking adorable. I’m not sure what’s sexier, the fact that you’re up for letting me take you on this little adventure, or that you secretly like the thought of me giving you a massage.”

“I do not!” My quick, defensive response only confirmed he was right.

He leaned to me. “Do, too.”

“You’re off base.”

“That’s a shame. I’ve been told I’m really good with my hands.” He held out his hands in front of him, examining them. Big hands. Hands that looked like he used them to do some actual work when he wasn’t flying a plane.

Damn.

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Sunday, September 11, 2016

Book Review: The Portal to Kerberos (Elementals #4) by Michelle Madow

The Portal to Kerberos
Elementals #4

By:
Michelle Madow

Genre:
Young Adult Fantasy

Release Date: September 20, 2016

Publisher: Dreamscape Publishing

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Filled with magic, thrilling adventure, and sweet romance, Elementals 4: The Portal to Kerberos, is the latest installment in Michelle Madow’s exciting Elementals series. Follow Nicole and her fellow Elementals as they journey to a new and dangerous world to save one of their own, battling monsters and trying to keep their sanity in a prison dimension designed to make them lose their minds.

Synopsis:

She will venture into hell to save the one she loves.

After being betrayed by one of their own, Nicole watches helplessly as Blake is snatched into the prison world of Kerberos—along with Medusa’s head, which is the one item they need to stop the Titans from rising again. Now Nicole and the other Elementals must enter the portal, find Blake, and bring him and Medusa’s head back to Earth before the deadly monster Typhon returns and wreaks havoc on the world. But there’s one catch—their elemental powers don’t work in Kerberos. In a dimension designed to make those within it lose touch with reality, and that's filled with dangerous creatures who want to stop them from completing their task, will they make it out alive?

In this penultimate book of Nicole’s story, join the Elementals as they journey through hell to save the world… before it’s too late.

My Thoughts:

Ms. Madow offers up more exhilarating entertainment, as the Elementals Series continues. With crazy twists and turns, there is never a dull moment in this saga. I enjoyed being on this dangerous journey with Nicole, Danielle, and Chris. In this segment, the primordial deity of darkness, Erebus, is introduced.

Erebus will guide Nicole, Danielle and Chris through Kerberos, a dangerous, and pain-inducing world. While he can guide them, he cannot directly help the Elementals. Thankfully, Greek God, Apollo, (Nicole's dad,) has gifted the group with magical weaponry. They must retrieve Medusa's head, and rescue Blake from Demigod Ethan, who betrayed the group.

As the Elementals begin their long trek into Kerberos, they will constantly be challenged and put in danger's path. As they travel the Badlands, Whispering Forest, River of Dreams, River of Blood, Jungle, and Mountaintop, how will they survive a world where they have been stripped of their Elemental powers?

It was exciting being on this tumultuous journey. I liked getting to know Erebus, and loved watching the connection that formed between Danielle and him. I would love to see these two end up together. He bent the rules a few times, and I have no doubt that she was the reason! My heart hurt for both Nicole and Chris, who had to undertake this terrifying expedition without their significant others; Blake and Kate. Not to mention the fact that as a reader, I missed them too!

Ms. Madow is doing a great job of enhancing my love of Greek Mythology. I loved learning about the Titans and Olympians; as well as reading about Primordial Deities, Trolls, Merpeople, The Nemean Lion, Centaurs, Dragons, and other magical creatures. The Elementals Series is so much fun and I recommend it to readers that enjoy reading Greek Mythology.

The Portal to Kerberos ended with a bang! I can't wait to read the next segment in the series, The Hands of Time. The Elementals have just been sent by Primordial Diety, Chronos, into the past, and I'm excited to see what happens next!

My Rating:

I give, The Portal to Kerberos, Elementals #4, by Michelle Madow, 4 Entertaining, Adrenaline-Infused, Dangerous and Magical Journey Filled Stars!

About the Author:

Michelle Madow writes fast-paced YA (young adult) fiction that will leave you turning the pages wanting more!   

She grew up in Baltimore, and now lives in Boca Raton, Florida, where she writes books for young adults. Some of her favorite things are: reading, traveling, pizza, time travel, Broadway musicals, and spending time with friends and family. Michelle went on a cross-country road trip from Florida to California and back to promote her books and to encourage high school students to embrace reading and writing. Someday, she hopes to travel the world for a year on a cruise ship.   Visit her website, www.michellemadow.com, to get books of Michelle's for FREE!

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Thursday, September 8, 2016

Book Review: Loving You Easy (Loving on the Edge #9) by Roni Loren

Loving You Easy
Loving on the Edge #9

By:
Roni Loren

Publisher:
Berkley

Release Date:
Sept. 6, 2016

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GR's Summary:

Three lovers really click in the latest from the New York Times bestselling author of Call on Me—

Cora has an amazing sex life. She’s beautiful, daring, and the most popular submissive in Hayven. Too bad none of it’s real...

IT specialist Cora Benning has figured out the key to her formerly disastrous love life—make it virtual. In the online world of Hayven, she’s free of her geek girl image and can indulge her most private fantasies with a sexy, mysterious master without anyone in her life discovering her secrets. Until her information is hacked and she finds herself working to fix the breach under two very powerful men—one who seems all too familiar...

Best friends and business partners Ren Muroya and Hayes Fox were once revered dominants. Then Hayes was wrongfully sent to prison and everything changed. Ren wants to get back to who they were. Hayes can’t risk it. But when they discover the new IT specialist is their online fascination, and that she’s never felt a dominant’s touch, the temptation to turn virtual into reality becomes all too great…

My Thoughts:

Loving You Easy is a continuation of the Loving on the Edge Series by Roni Loren. This series is erotica at it's best, and is not "vanilla" as far as sexually-charged romance is concerned. Ms. Loren pushes boundaries in the romance genre, and shows readers the allure of sexual exploration and experimentation.

Cora Benning has never considered herself beautiful. She is introverted, savvy with computers, and considers herself a "tomboy geek girl." Her love life has suffered, and her ex-boyfriend said she was "like a dude with a vagina." Therefore, Cora has decided to explore her sexuality by playing a virtual game called "Hayven."

In this virtual reality she meets the powerful, sexy, and sexually dominating, "Master Dmitry" and gets to be the beautiful, confident, and sexually submissive, "Lenore." "Hayven" gives her the anonymity and freedom to explore her sexual kinks and interests in voyeurism and BDSM.

At a networking party, Cora meets the sexy Ren Muroya, when he is in a compromising position. She feels the allure of the way he dominates over his sexual partner. Ren tries to get to know Cora at the function, but then she quickly leaves the party.

When the virtual game, "Hayven" gets hacked into, and Cora is almost assaulted due to the hack, she decides to take action. She goes to the office of the game maker, and is shocked to learn that the owners are Ren Muroya and his business partner, Hayes Fox, who resembles her virtual game partner, "Master Dmitry." She has decided to join the team to try and track down the computer hacker, and make "Hayven" a safe place again.

However, when the team begins to realize that the hacker might be a dangerous person out to hurt Hayes by setting him up, the three of them band together. Soon, all three of them are in the midst of danger from an obsessed madman. When business turns to pleasure, Cora, Ren and Hayes, have to decide if the menage is a temporary fun time, or if it may have the potential to turn into a meaningful lifetime love.

Loving You Easy was fast-paced, and had me looking forward to turning the page. I'm not one to be in to stories that have menage, but I really enjoyed this one. Ms. Loren did an excellent job of developing the relationships between all three main characters, and found a way to give them substance. We learned about their past histories, their hopes, fears, insecurities, and desires. Cora, Ren, and Hayes made each other whole, and gave me insight in to how three people could fall in love with one another. However, my favorite aspect of the story was watching Cora empower herself. She became confident, and owned her sexuality. I loved watching her insecurities and self-doubt vanish, as she became a woman to be admired.

My Rating:

I give, Loving You Easy, by Roni Loren, 4 Kinky, Sexually Confident, Deranged Stalker, Menage, Love Filled Stars! If you like colorful erotica, filled with virtual gaming, BDSM, and danger filled suspense, then read this story! Roni Loren is one of my favorite erotica authors, and her stories never disappoint!

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About Roni Loren:

Roni wrote her first romance novel at age fifteen when she discovered writing about boys was way easier than actually talking to them. Since then, her flirting skills haven’t improved, but she likes to think her storytelling ability has. After earning a master’s degree in social work from LSU, she worked in a mental health hospital, counseled birthmothers as an adoption coordinator, and did management recruiting in her PJs. But she always returned to writing.

Though she’ll forever be a New Orleans girl at heart, she now lives in Dallas with her husband and son. If she’s not working on her latest sexy story, you can find her cooking, watching reality television, or picking up another hobby she doesn't need--in other words, procrastinating like a boss. She is a RITA Award winner and a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author.

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Blog Tour : This Isn't Over, Baby (War & Peace,#3) by K. Webster

This Isn't Over, Baby

War & Peace, #3
by K. Webster

Release Date:
August 30th, 2016

Genres:
Adult
Contemporary
Dark Romance

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Synopsis:

***THIS IS BOOK THREE IN THE WAR & PEACE SERIES. THIS IS THE VILLAIN'S STORY. PREPARE YOURSELF...GABE IS COMING AUGUST 30TH, 2016!!!!***

They’d won the battle and I held up the white flag of defeat… But the war wasn’t OVER.

I suffered the aching loss of what they had stolen from me. OVER and OVER again, my heart broke.
The white Queen and the black King had taken OVER the game and ruled for what seemed like eternity.

Until one day, eternity was finally OVER.

I was the dark knight who would rise again and conquer.
I was the man who would win OVER the most important piece on the board.

A slayer. A protector. A father.
A new king with the blackest of hearts.

And head OVER heels in love with…
The little princess who owned my twisted soul.

Sometimes the villains don’t just want their happy ending… They demand it.

This isn’t OVER, baby.
This will never be OVER.

Warning: This Isn’t Over, Baby is a dark romance. Strong sexual themes and violence which could trigger emotional distress are found in this story. This story is NOT for everyone.

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Review:

What in the world did I just read?!?! This Isn't Over, Baby was such a dark, twisted and unputdownable story that it left me speechless! Fans of this series will agree that Gabe is an intriguing character. Even if he's the villain in this story, you can't help but want more of him. You want to know exactly how he thinks and what he is going to do next to leave us gasping for air.

When I read the first two books in this series, I did not like Gabe very much. He's a one of a kind villain that left me asking myself many questions. Why do I want more of his story? How is it possible that a character that is so twisted is grabbing all of my attention and not letting me go? The author's writing style is phenomenal. She wrote a perfect story for these unique characters. Even the bad guys need their story to be told. In this third installment of the War & Peace series, we get to find out how Gabe became the villain that he is today.

Get ready. This is not an easy read. This book pushed me out of my comfort so many times I lost count! The previous two books were very dark, but this book is in a class of its own. I don't like to give out spoilers so I won't get into the details of the story for TIOB. What I will tell you is that the heroine in this story is a perfect match for Gabe. She's unexpected, wild and equally twisted. Their chemistry is intense and the moments of passion that they share are darkly erotic. Chill inducing moments are guaranteed in this story that will leave you reading until you turn the very last page!

I can't get enough of this series! I love all the characters and what they bring to this story. They each have an important role to play and I could see it more in this book. Amazing things are coming for this series. I am so excited for the next book! That sneak peek left me on the edge of my seat! I highly recommend this series if you are looking for your next unforgettable journey in book town. You will get addicted to these unique characters and to K. Webster's extremely captivating writing style.

Rating:

I give, This Isn't Over Baby, by K. Webster, 5 insanely dark, thrilling, page-turning, provocative, sexy stars!

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About the Author:

K Webster is the author of dozens of romance books in many different genres including contemporary romance, historical romance, paranormal romance, and erotic romance. When not spending time with her husband of twelve years and two adorable children, she’s active on social media connecting with her readers.

Her other passions besides writing include reading and graphic design. K can always be found in front of her computer chasing her next idea and taking action. She looks forward to the day when she will see one of her titles on the big screen.

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