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Blog Tour and Giveaway: New Mercies by Julia Colquitt Allen

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Title:    New Mercies Author:   Julia Colquitt Allen Published:  December 20th, 2014 Genre:  Christian Contemporary Romance Delores Hansen’s life is crumbling around her. Her little son has been diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis, and her marriage has fallen apart as a result. Forced to return to the small town of Meadowbrook to live with her parents, Delores feels like a failure and a burden on everyone, and must find a way to stand on her own feet. New minister Chris Tanner is dynamic from the pulpit but painfully shy one-on-one. He is touched by the plight of this young woman and her sick child and vows to do anything he can to help her. As he gets to know her he finds his own courage growing from her strength. The two soon become close friends, perhaps more than friends. But no good could ever come from a relationship between a divorced woman and a minister; especially in a town as gossip-ridden as Meadowbrook. Could it? Amazon | Barnes & Nob

Review: The Forest of Forever by Rob Blackwell

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Title: The Forest of Forever Author: Rob Blackwell Published: march 24, 2015 Pages: 404 Genre: Paranormal/occult/mystery Review: Ebook was provided by author and kindle scout Soren Chase’s life was shattered eight years ago after an encounter with a supernatural being left three friends dead and him branded as a murderer. Since then, he’s become a paranormal investigator, facing off against a host of deadly creatures. But his investigation into the haunted Reapoke woods may be his most dangerous case yet. Something evil is lurking in the forest. Some say it’s the ghost of a preacher who vanished two centuries ago; others claim the woods are the site of sinister experiments by a shadowy organization. Hired to find a missing girl, Soren is determined to learn the truth. But what he discovers is far darker than he imagines—and it may force him to confront his own tragic past. From the author of the bestselling Sanheim Chronicles, The Forest of Forever is the start of a new seri

New Covers!!!! The Creatura Series by Nely Cab

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THE CREATURA SERIES BY NELY CAB Are you ready for a cover crush? Clean Teen Publishing has three gorgeous covers to reveal for the Creatura Series by Nely Cab . These beautiful covers were designed by Phatpuppy . Take a second to read more about this exciting young adult paranormal romance series that will be hitting shelves this year. Don't forget to comment and tell us what you think of the series and the covers. PRELUDE (APRIL 14, 2015) Deus, the creator of the universe, is almighty and powerful—until he uses his abilities to mold a companion. His newest creation, Starr, proves to be as wild as the animals that inhabit Terra. There's no controlling her. To make matters worse, she hates Deus. So what's the one boy in the universe to do when the one girl in the universe loathes him? The only illogical thing to do. He falls in love. PRELUDE is a Creatura Novella by Nely Cab. Add PRELUDE to your Goodreads TBR List.   CREATURA (May 12, 2015)

Blog Tour: Desiring Death by C.P. Mandara

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Title: Desiring Death Author: C.P. Mandara Series: Evading Death (Book 1) Genre: Paranormal/Vampire/Erotica Publisher: Chimera Books UK Release Date: Jan 22 2015 Number of Pages: 154 Word Count: 62,000 Edition/Format Available In: eBook Blurb/Synopsis: Violetta is an executioner… of vampires. Famed for her fiery beauty and mesmerising personality, she has never failed an assignment. Monsieur Martinet is no ordinary vampire, though. He is a master at his craft and can control humans with the merest flick of his eyelids. The vampire huntress with the porcelain skin and flaming red hair has killed all of his brethren, without exception. He now seeks the ultimate revenge: her submission in HIS bed. If he’s allowed to stay alive long enough, that is. Book Links Amazon Barnes and Noble Goodreads Christina (C.P.) Mandara was born in the UK, but has spent most of her life travelling the world. She speaks three languages and has

Review: Triangle by Teri White

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Title: Triangle Author: Teri White Published: October 14, 2014 Genre: Mystery/suspense Pages: 352 Review: ebook provided by NetGalley and Open Road Integrated Media In Vietnam a loner meets a strange man with a knack for murder Mac finds Johnny Griffith nearly comatose with shell shock, on the edge of a massacre. When the Vietnamese fighters attack, he just stands there waiting to die, until Mac tells him to run. Together they survive the war—Mac risking his life time and again for this strange, sweet kid who barely knows his own name. By the time they return stateside, they’re inseparable, joined by a bond that no outsider could understand—and which can only end in tragedy. When Mac’s gambling habit lands him in debt with the mob, he offers them Johnny, whose obedience makes him a perfect contract assassin. Mac plans the hits, and Johnny pulls the trigger, feeling nothing afterward besides an intense craving for strawberry ice cream. But when Mac loses contro

Release day: Seoul Spankings Anastasia Vitsky

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Book Title: Seoul Spankings Publisher: Decadent Publishing Company, LLC Date Published: March 25, 2015 ISBN: 978-1-61333-824-7 Genre(s): Contemporary Romance, Multicultural Romance, Interracial Romance, Bisexual Romance, GLBT Romance Heat Rating: 4 flam Buy Links Publisher: http://www.decadentpublishing.com/product_info.php?products_id=1079&osCsid=hs36vl91g930spnfethm43n5c4 All Romance: Not yet available Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Seoul-Spankings-1Night-Anastasia-Vitsky-ebook/dp/B00UKL5S8S/  Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seoul-Spankings-1Night-Anastasia-Vitsky-ebook/dp/B00UKL5S8S/  Amazon Canada: http://www.amazon.ca/Seoul-Spankings-1Night-Anastasia-Vitsky-ebook/dp/B00UKL5S8S/ Amazon Germany: http://www.amazon.de/Seoul-Spankings-1Night-Stand-English-ebook/dp/B00UKL5S8S/ Barnes & Noble: Not yet available Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=2IYyBwAAQBAJ iBooks: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/seoul-spankings/id976825843?mt=1

Release Day: Living in Sin by Anastasia Vitsky

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Book Title: Living in Sin Publisher: Less Than Three Press Date Published: March 25, 2015 ISBN: 978-1-62004-493-3 Genre(s): Contemporary Romance, New Adult, Coming of Age, Coming Out, Lesbian Romance, LGBT Romance Heat Rating: 1 flame – appropriate for all audiences Page Count: 38 Buy Links Publisher: http://www.lessthanthreepress.com/books/index.php?main_page=product_bookx_info&cPath=106_131&products_id=864 All Romance: Not yet available Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Living-Sin-Anastasia-Vitsky-ebook/dp/B00TZAYI2C Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Living-Sin-Anastasia-Vitsky-ebook/dp/B00TZAYI2C Amazon Canada: http://www.amazon.ca/Living-Sin-Anastasia-Vitsky-ebook/dp/B00TZAYI2C Amazon Germany: http://www.amazon.de/Living-Sin-English-Anastasia-Vitsky-ebook/dp/B00TZAYI2C Barnes & Noble: Not yet available Book on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24127480-living-in-sin Blurb Come out to your family, or we're through! Sick of playing

Review: The Safe Room by Barbara A. Shapiro

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Title: The Safe Room Author: B.A. Shapiro Pages: 256 Published: Feb. 1. 2015 Genre: Historical, mystery Review: ebook via NetGalley and Open Road Media From the bestselling author of The Art Forger How long can murder haunt a family? Until the wrong is put right and the victim is able to rest in peace. Set in Lexington, Massachusetts, The Safe Room is a story of such a murder and such a haunting. A psychological thriller, the tale toggles between the eve of the Civil War and present day. It follows the doomed love affair of Silas Person, a runaway slave riding the Underground Railroad, and Sarah Harden, the daughter of a famous abolitionist. Sarah and Silas’s story is intertwined with that of Lee Seymour, a modern-day descendant of the Harden family who must suddenly grapple with a world in which murder and ghosts are all too real. The Safe Room is a suspenseful tale that employs love and the paranormal to explore the ugliness of injustice and the beauty of human hope.

Time for Books 2015 Review Team #Time4Books

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So I was looking around at my friend's blog who I also help out with reviews from time to time. Here is her blog  A Little Bit of R&R  .  And noticed she had this button on the side of her blog! Of course the picture screamed out to me for me to click on it. When I did it brought me to a whole other blog page of Jo Michaels . So I of course had to scope around on her page I hope she doesn't think me to be a stalker lol. Any who I saw this review team she has and it is where you make a commitment to read as many books as you can for the whole year. Here is the chart she has on her page. There is also a whole lot of other information besides just this. Just click on Jo's name above to be sent to her page. Snacker- 1-10 books Rumbling- 11-20 Books Hungry- 21-40 Books Starving- 41-60 books Insatiable- 60 or more books Of course I had to pick Insatiable because this gal here is always reading to the point I think my husband feels a bit neglected, but h

Review: Ugly Young Thing Jennifer Jaynes

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Title: Ugly Young Thing Author: Jennifer Jaynes Published: March 3, 2015 Pages: 270 Genre: Murder. suspense, mental illness Review: Ebook Sixteen-year-old Allie has already experienced a lifetime of horror, having lost her mother and serial killer brother to mental illness. Returning to her childhood home in Louisiana, Allie ends up in foster care and is placed with Miss Bitty, an eccentric but kindly older woman who shows her a new direction and brighter future. But Allie's new life takes a devastating turn when young women in the area start turning up dead, and she discovers someone lurking outside her bedroom. As Miss Bitty grows inexplicably distant, Allie begins to wonder if death has found her yet again...or if it never really left her at all.

Review: The Protect Her Box Set: Parts 1-3 , by Ivy Sinclair

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Title: Protect Her Parts 1-3 Author: Ivy Sinclair Published: November 18, 2014 Pages: 202 Genre: paranormal Review: Ebook/from author and NetGalley Human. Angel. Demon. Three species that have coexisted since the beginning of time, although humankind is blissfully unaware of the predators and protectors that walk among them. But there is a new threat emerging that affects them all. The story begins when an innocent girl is saved from certain death by a man who straddles the worlds of darkness and light. Their relationship holds the key to saving everyone. PROTECT HER: PART ONE Her name has been Paige Matthews for the last three years. Before that, it was Jane Doe. Before that is nothing more than black hole after a mysterious accident wiped her memories away. Her dreams are filled with blurred images of terror. Something was after her and tried to kill her. Riley Stone doesn’t care about anything but getting the job done and getting paid. There are few people who willing

Review: Adapted for Film by Stacey Rourke

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Title: Adapted For Film Author: Stacey Rourke Pages: 232 Published: March 9, 2015 Genre: Romance/Humor Review: ebook Aubrey Evans is living every author’s dream; her sizzling romance novel is being turned into a blockbuster film. She would be celebrating this momentous event, if she wasn’t busy fighting over every tiny production detail with the maddeningly cavalier director, Kole Camden. When news of their heated rivalry hits the gossip columns, drastic measures must be taken to save their sinking project. In an elaborate PR hoax, she is publicly linked to Greyson Meyers, the swoon-worthy star of her movie. A whirl-wind love affair is staged for the couple to mirror the steamy chapters of her own books. Can the introverted author resist the charms of Hollywood’s sexiest leading man? Or will love find her in the City of Angels?

Review: What It Took To Realize & Voodoo (Daughters Of The Ocean, #1) by Mercedes Guy

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Title: What It Took To Realize &Voodoo Author: Mercedes Guy Published: Dec. 5, 2014 Pages: 241 Genre: paranormal/fantasy/ lgb Review: ebook What It Took To Realize Morgan never really fit in at school. Besides her abnormalities due to the fact that she was half-human half-mermaid, she was the school's biggest outcast. Her number one tormenter being the head cheerleader and a pixie. Other than being a mermaid who lives with her water-nymph guardian and trying to keep it a secret in a school of mortals and mythical creatures, she lead a pretty uneventful life. That is until Leroy, the school's hot new quarterback and vampire, asks her out on a date. Suddenly life is becoming more complicated and all the new events in her life raise up old questions like: Who are her parents? Where did she really come from? What's up with the nightmares? And why is the new girl, Emmaline, being so friendly? Voodoo She is immediately drawn to Morgan the moment she sees her

Review: Lights Out by Melissa Groeling

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Title: Lights Out Author: Melissa Groeling Published: Dec. 7th, 2013 Pages: 386 Genre: Mystery/Thriller Review: Paperback Even when the lights are out, he can still see you… Paul Holten’s profession doesn’t leave much room for doubt or conscience but he’s reaching his breaking point. The nightmares are getting worse, the jobs are getting harder to finish and the volatile relationship with his boss, Aaron, is falling apart. Now faced with the possibility of an impending death sentence, Paul makes the fatal decision to run. Drawn into one hellish situation after another, he’s forced to confront his dark past---and wonder if perhaps dying isn’t the better option.

Blog Tour: Craving Talon by Zoey Derrick

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Title: Craving Talon Author: Zoey Derrick Series: 69 Bottles Genre: Contemporary Romance, Erotic, LGTB, M/M/F, M/F/M, M/F, F/M , M/M Publisher: Self Published Release Date: Feb 17 2015 Edition/Formats Available In: eBook & Print Blurb/Synopsis: The story picks up as 69 Bottles continues their tour, riding a surge of success thanks to an impromptu duet between Talon and Addison. It’s a crazy turn of life for Addison Beltrand, who’s always lived to work and worked to live. Now, everything is shifted upside down—and that’s not a bad thing. Stepping on the 69 Bottles tour bus has banished the heartache of her past, and feels like a rocking new beginning. Talon Carver and Kyle Black couldn’t agree more. The band’s lead singer and manager are falling hard for the beautiful rock chick, and will do anything to keep her in their bed—and between their bodies—forever. The trio’s blissful bubble is popped by a danger nobody has anticipated. T

Blog Tour: Legion's Lawyers by Vince Aiello

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Title: Legion’s Lawyers Author: Vince Aiello Publisher: SarEth Publishing Pages: 296 Genre: Thriller Format: Hardcover/Paperback/Kindle LEGION’S LAWYERS, the latest thriller by Vince Aiello about the Legion law firm, dissects, in Aiello’s signature punchy style, the driving ambition within the firm and its deadly consequences. The firm’s head, Roger Legion, has appeared in Aiello’s previous books about the firm, LEGAL DETRIMENT and THE LITIGATION GUY. Readers have developed mixed reactions to Legion, who is both a brutal taskmaster and a great litigator. Love him or hate him, all look forward to his appearance in the story. Legion believes the courtroom is like a gladiatorial arena, where he will do whatever it takes to win. Previous Legion books have dealt with a heist by lawyers and a terrorist attack on the Coronado Bay Bridge, in San Diego. In LEGION’S LAWYERS, Roger Legion finds himself the target of a drug cartel and more than one team of assassins. Aiello wri

Review: Evil Stepsister: A Stepbrother Romance (Love Series Book 1) by Scarlett Jade

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Title: Evil Stepsister (A Stepbrother romance) Author: Scarlett Jade Published: Feb 25, 2015 Pages: 180 Genre: Romance/ New Adult Review: PDF ebook Brielle Harper was the perfect woman. Gorgeous. Talented. Sensual. And my stepsister. I had loved Brielle Harper since I was a little boy. I was her protector. Both her parents and mine divorced within months of each other and suddenly--her mom and my dad were engaged. She tormented me my every waking moment. I was too infatuated to care. A tragedy sent her into my arms for just one night. She taught me about love and I helped her to forget in those few hours. The next morning, she was gone. I was left cleaning up the mess we’d made. My future was in shambles while she was a rising star. For five years, she was gone from my life-- a famous pop star who was burned out from living too fast for too long. She wanted back into my life, AND my heart. Even though she was my evil stepsister, I had always loved her. I al

Blog Tour: Alpha In Disguise by Afton Locke

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Alpha In Disguise by Afton Locke Genre: Paranormal Romance Novella Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK When her mother is shot by a rancher, Lara Wolfe becomes the last Dominant of Yellowstone’s Lamar Canyon pack. Her mother’s dying wish sends her to South Dakota’s Black Hills to find her mate, but Lara would rather continue her mission—saving her pack. When Ogden Woods, lumber supplier for the Tao pack, offers the newcomer a place to stay, an explosive attraction reveals they’re mates. Afraid of unleashing his inner Dominant and a secret that could get him exiled, he’ll do anything to avoid mating. Although he begs Lara to stay in Los Lobos where she’ll be safe, she can’t turn her back on her pack. As her mate, Ogden is bound to protect her, but following her means risking his home and his very life. Are they willing to pay the price? Afton Locke is a USA Today Bestselling Author who prefers romantic fantasies to everyday reality. Fantasies take her to differ

Review: The One That Got Away by Bethany Chase

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Title: The One That Got Away Author: Bethany Chase Published: March 31, 2015 Pages: 352 Genre: Romance/Chick-lit Review: ebook (Advance Galley from Penguin First To Read)  Sarina Mahler thinks she has her life all nailed down: a growing architecture practice in Austin, Texas, and an any-day-now proposal from her loving boyfriend, Noah. She’s well on her way to having the family she’s hoped for since her mother’s death ten years ago. But with Noah on a temporary assignment abroad and retired Olympic swimmer — and former flame — Eamon Roy back in town asking her to renovate his new fixer-upper, Sarina’s life takes an unexpected turn. Eamon proves to be Sarina’s dream client, someone who instinctively trusts every one of her choices — and Sarina is reminded of all the reasons she was first drawn to him back in the day. Suddenly her carefully planned future with Noah seems a little less than perfect. And when tragedy strikes, Sarina is left reeling. With her world completel

Review: Life Over Love by Cheryl Seagraves

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Title: Life Over Love Author: Cheryl Seagraves Published: June 1, 2013 Pages: 230 Genre: Romance/ Domestic Abuse Review: ebook Brianna Garcia is a young mother whose spirit and fiery temper were so beaten down, she was barely recognizable to her own self. Beaten both by the words and the fists of her first love. The father of her children. She was at her lowest, lost, and ashamed by what she had become. Brianna felt so full of self-loathing that she constantly entertained thoughts of suicide. She devised a plan to take her children and leave her abusive husband on his birthday, as a gift to herself making it a special day neither will soon forget…