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Title: Intoxicated By You
Series: An Exposed Hearts Novel Standalone
Author: Kristin Mayer
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: May 21, 2018
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I thought if I put enough time and distance between us, my heart could forget him.
I thought wrong.
Drake Foster owns my heart, my entire being. He always will.
As the pieces of what happened to us begin to fall into place, I realize our relationship had been sabotaged.
We'd been pawns in a game neither of us knew we were playing, and our relationship was the price we paid.
Now, we must find our way together before it's too late.
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Kristin Mayer is a wife and proud mother. Since an early age, she has always enjoyed reading and writing. While visiting her father one weekend, he suggested that she should take up writing again. With family and a career, she didn’t give it a lot of thought, until a story entered her mind and wouldn’t leave.
At the beginning of 2013, she decided to sit down and write it all down, but she kept it to herself. One sentence developed into two, and before she knew it, she had the makings of a novel. Kristin tries to live life to the fullest during every moment. She loves to travel, meet new people, and mark items off of her bucket list. She loves to hear from her readers by email at kristinmayerwrites@gmail.com, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AuthorKristinMayer/ , on Twitter @author_Kristin, and on Instagram at kristin.mayer . Visit her at https://www.authorkristinmayer.com/
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âLucaâ¦.â
She whispers my name at night, filling my dreams with her haunting beauty. Her tormented amber eyes beg me for something I donât understand, and her agonizing pain becomes my own.
For years, sheâs come to me, calling my name.
For years, Iâve never known who she was.
Until nowâ¦.
This book is a roller coaster ride! I thoroughly enjoyed it and it's definitely one of my favorites now.
It started off with me thinking this was going to be some paranormal shit. The dreams that Luca had were very paranormal-like and I was about to get angry, cause that's not what I signed up for. However, I kept going and I found out that there really is something sinister happening in the lives of Luca and Jules. Though it was easy to figure out the twist, it didn't make it any less exciting to read. Both Luca and Jules have lost a short fragment of time in their memories, so they rely on everybody else around them to fill in the blanks. I kept waiting for them to remember, but that didn't happen until about 75/80% in. This book is longer, taking me close to three days to read, but I loved every single word of it. This is my first Alex Grayson novel and I will definitely be reading more of her. Definite trigger warning to scenes of attempted rape. If you like the darker side of romance, this is a good book to read! 5 Stars
âLUCAâ¦.â
The willowy feminine voice comes from behind me. I slowly turn my head first, then the rest of my body and look for the source.
Blackness. Pure and absolute. Thatâs all I see. Except for the tiny twinkling lights. Thereâs a shit ton of them. It reminds me of the times I would spend the summers with my aunt and uncle out in the country. As a kid, I would always sneak out at night and lie on the roof when the sky was clear and the moon wasnât visible. It was my favorite time of the month, because everything was so dark, except for the stars. Iâd lie out there for hours and just watch them twinkle, every so often catching one that soared across the black sky.
These arenât stars, it isnât a moonless sky, and I donât fucking like this. These tiny sparks of light float right in front of me, all around me, almost like glowing specks of dust.
âLucccaaaaâ¦.â
Warm air whispers across my ear, and I spin, expecting to find someone behind me, and still see nothing but those damn flecks of light. Squinting, I try to look past them and the darkness to see something. Any fucking thing.
Frustration grows in my stomach when nothing appears.
âWho in the hell are you?â I yell, anger deepening my voice into a growl.
My ears strain as I listen closely. All I hear is my own breathing and the slight pounding in my ears from my heartbeat. The beat only gets louder with my mounting aggravation.
âLuca.â
This time, the voice sounds rushed. Itâs still whispered softly, but not the slow calling of the other two times. Itâs urgent. Thereâs an echo too. It comes from behind me, but the echo drifts around me from every direction.
I tip my head back and snarl to the⦠ceiling? The sky? I have no fucking clue. âWhat in the hell do you want from me?â
Not expecting an answer, because I didnât get one to my previous question, Iâm surprised when the voice comes again. Itâs close. So close, it almost seems like the words arenât spoken out loud, but are just somehow in my head.
âI need you.â
My brows slash down into a frown. Thereâs pain in the softly spoken words, and for some reason I donât like the emotion coming from the voice. Something sharp pierces my chest, like a dull blade slowly being sunk into my sternum, taking my breath away. I rub the spot, not understanding why the pain is there, but knowing itâs caused by the agony in the womanâs voice.
âWhere are you?â My tone is gruff from the stinging ache.
âHere,â she whispers.
I whip around and still see nothing but the twinkling lights. I reach out, hoping that even if I canât see anything, I can feel something. Itâs so dark I canât even see my hand in front of me, only the tiny lights floating by in a rush at my hurried movement.
One catches my eye off in the distance about fifteen feet from me, and I hone in on it. Itâs slightly bigger than the rest. I take a step forward, then stop when it begins to grow. It doesnât get brighter; the luminosity stays the same. Itâs just the size that changes. Actually, it looks like the light is dimming the bigger it gets. Like itâs no longer a light, but a fog-like substance.
It stretches longways, getting greater and greater. I start moving toward it, but no matter how many steps I take, the same distance stays between it and me.
Something starts to form in the haze. I squint, not really sure what it is, because itâs almost transparent now. Itâs still growing, but the bigger it gets, the more it loses its solidness.
A face.
I can barely make it out through the haze, but itâs a woman. Her features become clearer, but the more the face forms, the more it fades as well.
I take a couple of steps forward, then jerk to a halt when I remember it does me no good.
âFuck,â I mutter.
What in the hell is this shit?
âLucaaaaâ¦.â
The voice whispers again, and I know itâs from the translucent vision, but the lips donât move.
The face becomes a face and shoulders, then face, shoulders, arms, and torso. Her hair flows around her, moving slowly, like itâs floating in water.
She looks at me, and the stark pain in her eyes almost has me staggering back with the force of it.
I really donât fucking like that look. And I really donât fucking know why. Iâve never seen the woman before. She doesnât even look vaguely familiar. Why in the hell would her pain be my pain?
âWho are you?â I demand.
Again, her lips donât move, but I still hear the voice inside my head. âCome to me, Luca. I need you.â
Before I have the chance to react to her words, something happens. I tense as swarms of the nearby glowing dust infuse the mist of the woman. Her crystalline appearance starts to solidify. Her face and the upper half of her body become more visible. Her hair, which up until that point was colorless, is a deep, rich brown. Itâs long, flowing to the middle of her back. Her eyes are light brown, but not an ordinary brown. Theyâre an unusual golden amber. Iâm not sure if itâs because of her noncorporeal appearance or if thatâs their natural color, but they seem to glow.
More specks of dust penetrate the womanâs form, and the more that rushes in, the brighter she gets.
She lifts her arm, as if reaching out to me, and before it registers what Iâm doing, I reach out to her.
When I take a step closer, the light surrounding her shimmers brighter. This time Iâm able to shorten the gap between us. I take another step, and it seems to glisten even more. Iâm tall, so when I take my next step, thereâs only a few feet separating us. But the brightness is now almost too much to bear. I have to squint from the sheer brilliance of it.
Thereâs only inches between the tips of her fingers and mine now. The pain resting in my chest intensifies the closer I get, but itâs as if thereâs a force thatâs pushing me toward her. Like if I donât, the pain would be a thousand times worse. I donât know why, but something inside me says I must go to her.
I hold my breath as the tip of my middle finger touches the glowing tip of hers. Several things happen at once. A low growl resonates deep in the back of my throat, my fingers curl into a fist and my arm drops to my side, and the fierce pain I was experiencing in my chest turns so excruciating Iâd swear my heart is spilling out onto the floor at my feet.
The trifecta of feelings happens because the instant my fingertips touch the woman, her form disintegrates. The thousands of pieces of dust that make up her form fall away into space, leaving me once again in complete blackness.
I tip my head back and an angry, pain-filled roar leaves my lips at the loss of something so important.
Alex Grayson is originally from the south, but has recently moved to Northern Ohio. Although she misses the warmth of Florida and often times detest the cold of Ohio, she absolutely loves living in the north. Her and her husband bought a house on two acres of land and live there with their daughter, son, one dogs, two cats, eight ducks, and three chickens. She hopes to eventually get a couple of goats to add to their country way of living. Besides her family and home, her next best passion is reading. She is often found with her nose obsessively stuck in a book, much to the frustration of her husband and daughter. On more than one occasion Alex found herself wanting a book to go a certain way, but it didnât. With these thoughts in mind, she decided to start writing stories according to her own visions. Although this is a new endeavor for her, she hopes that readers find her concepts on romance intriguing and captivating. Alex welcomes and encourages feedback, of any kind. She can be contacted at alexgraysonauthor@gmail.com.
Title: Because of You
Series: Not You #4
Author: Laura Ward
Genre: New Adult
Release Date: May 25, 2018
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All Ricky Martinez knows of life is loss, loyalty, and family.
When his father became a quadriplegic after breaking his neck saving a drowning girl, Ricky gave up his dreams of playing football at a big college to stay home and take care of his family. His new dream? Find the girl who caused his fatherâs injury and get justice.
Because of her, his family lost everything.
All Aveline Gerard knows of life is a quiet, protective love.
Homeschooled ever since her accident eighteen years ago, Avelineâs parents, both deaf, have kept her safe the only way they know howâsheltered, and alone. Avelineâs deepest desire? To experience life in all its loud and messy glory, and the tattooed guy in her first college class is all of those things.
Because of him, her life is finally beginning.
But fate has a wicked sense of justice and when Ricky realizes the sweet, shy girl in his class is the one who wrecked his family, will he be able to walk away? Or will the bitter rage inside cause him to make the biggest mistake of his life?
Because of them, the pain of two families will finally collide.
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He circled the bike, standing in front of me, arms crossed over his chest. âWhatâd you think of that lecture, mariposa?â
My eyes slid to the side, the floor, the ceiling. A slow burn traveled up my neck, settling on my cheeks. âIt was⦠interesting, Freud, you know...â I laughed, a weird, awkward, uncomfortable sound escaping my lips. God, I sounded like a freak. Get it together, girl. Instead of wringing my hands together, I pushed my glasses higher up on my nose.
Ricky looked down at me, his eyes crinkling, and lips curved. âInteresting, huh?â
My hands shot out to the sides, âIâm sure you know all about that stuff⦠the stages and sex and⦠yeah.â I blew out a breath, my cheeks puffing, in what I was sure was the sexiest look Iâd managed to pull off yet. âIâve only done some light reading. That was new to me and frankly, a bit uncomfortable to hear around you because of your general hotness and all.â
Did I say light reading?
General hotness?
Oh. My. God.
Ricky threw his head back and chortled. âYou are the cutest damn thing Iâve ever seen.â His tongue darted out to lick his bottom lip. He took the paper and pen from my hand, tossing them onto the floor. âI wonât touch you here. Although, Iâll admit itâs probably my biggest fantasy, but you arenât ready for that.â
Bending down, he picked me up, his hands lifting under my ass until I wrapped my legs around his waist. âYouâre so tiny.â He smirked, his eyes focused on my lips.
I took off my glasses, placing them on the metal tool shelf next to us. My body shook, and I knew Ricky felt it when his grip on me tightened.
âI wonât hurt you, mariposa. You have my word that Iâll protect you. Iâm not a good man, but Iâll be good to you.â He looked into my eyes, his warm brown orbs like melted chocolate.
âYou are a good man. I wish you saw yourself like I see you.â My words pled, begging him to hear me.
Closing his eyes and shutting me out, he pressed his forehead to mine. âI need you,â he whispered. âIâve never needed anyone like I need you. Youâre open and vulnerable, kind and innocent. Youâre unlike any girl Iâve ever met, and all I want to do is learn more about you. Understand all the parts that make you whole.â
His words sounded stricken and raw, but I absorbed them, drawing them into my heart. I didnât know if he meant that he needed me physically or emotionally, but either way I was his.
âI need you, too.â I kissed his lips, a light sweet peck. âIâve already learned and grown from being near you. Youâre strong and loyal. The way you take care of your family has captivated me. And the way you make me feel is addictive.â I kissed him again, longer, and he groaned, one hand pressing into my back and one twisting in my hair.
My mouth opened, tongue peeking out to find his. Meeting, touching, and tangling as we moaned in unison. My hands sought his beautiful hair and I wrapped the long strands around my fingers, hoping that I would weave myself into him, his life, and his heart.
This complicated, gorgeous man, that thought he didnât deserve happiness or dreams or good in his life.
Iâd had a glimpse inside, something I believed was a rarity. And Ricky deserved all the beauty the world had to bring. I wasnât sure I was the person who could give that to him.
But I sure wanted to try.
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USA Today bestselling author, Laura Ward, writes sweet and sexy stories that will hopefully make you look at the world in a different way. Her books include the Not Yet series: Not Yet, Until Now, Someday Soon, and Because of You. Her Contemporary Romance standalone is titled, Past Heaven. She is also the co-author of the College Bound series: The Pledge, The Color of Us, and The Sound of Your Heart (Releasing July 13, 2018.) Laura lives in Maryland with her loud and very loving three children and husband. She married her college sweetheart and is endlessly grateful for the support he has given her through all their years together, and especially toward her dream of writing books. When not picking up toy trucks, driving to lacrosse practice, or checking spelling homework, Laura is writing or reading romance novels.
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To high-end defense attorney Henry Garrison, Win Hughes is a woman he met during one of the most trying times of his life. She’s soft and warm, and he finds solace in their brief relationship. But Win has a secret. She’s actually Taylor Winston-Hughes—born to one of the wealthiest families in the country, orphaned as a child by a tragic accident. Win moves in the wealthiest circles, but her lavish lifestyle hides her pain. When her best friend is murdered in the midst of a glittering New York gala, Win’s charged with the crime, and the only person in the world she wants to see is Henry. Henry is shocked at the true identity of his lover, but he can’t reject the case. This case could take his new firm into the stratosphere. Still, he’s not getting burned by Win again. And yet every turn brings them closer together. As the case takes a wild turn and Win's entire life is upended, she must look to the people she's closest to in order to find a killer. And Henry must decide between making his case and saving the woman he loves…
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Amazon | iTunes | Barnes & Noble | GooglePlay | KoboIf Henry gave her a minute, they would be back to polite. He wouldn’t find out if she could want him in an honest way.Win, I’m an alcoholic. I’m divorced, and it wasn’t some thoughtful conscious uncoupling. It was nasty and ugly. I’m a lawyer who doesn’t give a shit if his clients are guilty or not as long as they have the money to pay me. I have gotten off people who probably went back out into the world to do terrible things, and I’ll probably do it again because I believe in this system. It’s imperfect, but it’s better than anything else. And I’m too old for you. She snorted, an oddly amusing sound. He winced. Her lips curled up, and it was worth the blow to his ego. Thank god she was teasing him again. He’d hated the way her shoulders had slumped when she’d thought he’d rejected her. But still, he had to be honest. If he was going to do this, she would get the new Henry.
That he could do. She moved in close, right between his legs, and he reached up and cupped her face, holding her still as he looked into her eyes. So much fucking innocence. He didn’t care what she’d been through. She was way too young for him, but she’d said yes and he wasn’t a saint. Not even close. It wouldn’t work long-term. When he finished up and got back to the city, he wouldn’t have time to spend with her, and she deserved that. He would be knee-deep in the sewer again. It wasn’t a place he would take her, but he could be what she needed here.
Oh, he could do that. He might not be able to feed her soul, but he could work her body all fucking night long.
NY Times and USA Today bestselling author Lexi Blake lives in North Texas with her husband, three kids, and the laziest rescue dog in the world. She began writing at a young age, concentrating on plays and journalism. It wasn’t until she started writing romance and urban fantasy that she found the stories of her heart. She likes to find humor in the strangest places and believes in happy endings no matter how odd the couple, threesome, or foursome may seem.
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Title: Swallow Me Whole
Author: Gemma James
Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance
Release Date: May 25, 2018
Blurb
Sadie Sawyer wants to learn how to blow a guy. Sheâs my sisterâs best friend. The girl Iâve known since grade school. The girl Iâve always considered off-limits.
Sheâs the girl that crawled under a table in a bar one night and changed everything between us. Now the brain in my pants is more than willing to step up.
The rules are simple.
No kissing.
No screwing.
No falling in love.
But the more I let her use my body in the name of experimentation, the more I know being friends isnât enough.
Is it too much to want it all with her?
The taste of her lips.
The sweetness of her innocence.
The chance to earn her love.
I might have a real shot with herâ¦if her douchebag ex and my past donât ruin everything.
Swallow Me Whole is a friends-to-lovers standalone romance. Please note this book was previously published as a serial under the pen name of Angel Allen.
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Gemma James is a USA Today and Amazon bestselling author of a blend of genres, from new adult suspense to dark erotic romance. She loves to explore the darker side of human nature in her fiction, and sheâs morbidly curious about anything dark and edgy, from deviant sex to serial killers. Readers have described her stories as being ânot for the faint of heart.â
She warns you to heed their words! Her playground isnât full of rainbows and kittens, though she likes both. She lives in Oregon with her husband and their four childrenâthree rambunctious UFC/wrestling-loving boys and one girl who steals everyoneâs attention.
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The Controversial Princess by Jodi Ellen Malpas Publication Date: May 22nd, 2018 Genre: Contemporary Romance Her father is The King of England. She is The Controversial Princess. Regarded as down to earth by the press and rebellious by The King, Princess Adeline refuses to bow to the royal expectations her title carries. She knows better than anyone that the united front of the royal family is nothing but smoke and mirrors – lies and secrets masked by power and privilege. She wants no part of it, and she will never surrender to The King’s demand to marry a man she does not love. But despite Adeline’s determination to retain her free will, she remains deeply unfulfilled, feeling caged and suffocated. That is until she meets Josh Jameson. Drawn in by his confidence, Adeline is soon captivated by the scandalously sexy American actor. His ability to penetrate her defences overwhelms her – his touch is pure fire, and his allure overpowering. Nothing has ever made her feel so alive in a world where she’s otherwise slowly drowning. However, while Josh may be Hollywood royalty, he’s not actual royalty, and Adeline knows The King and his advisors will do everything in their power to keep them apart. But Josh Jameson becomes the princess’s ultimate vice. And although she bows to no one, she bows to him. Read Today! Amazon US ➤ https://amzn.to/2FyEtXU Amazon UK ➤ http://bit.ly/Princess-Amz-UK Amazon CA ➤ https://amzn.to/2vOysqB iBooks ➤ bit.ly/Princess-iBooks Nook ➤ http://bit.ly/Princess-Nook-US Kobo ➤ http://bit.ly/2wX3JZ7 4 Star Review by AshleyConfession time, I found the first bit of The Controversial Princess a bit slow. To be fair, there were a lot of characters and how they were all connected to learn but after the first quarter things really started to pick up. Holy wow- the first meeting between Adeline and Josh was electric. I could feel the sparks flying off the page. There was no denying their chemistry. Their battle for control made for some interesting encounters to say the least. I loved Adeline's sass and spunk. How she loved so fiercely but didn't want to have anything forced on her. However, when it was Josh making the demands, all bets were off. Oh that Josh. Cocky, American boy. I liked how he saw Adeline. How he gave her not what she wanted but what she needed. He broke her fortress down piece by piece and together they landed in the clouds. That is until expectations and commitments and the demands of their lives tried to get in the way. In true Jodi Ellen Malpas fashion, this book was sexy and funny and a bit mysterious with a sprinkling of danger and intrigue. My heart was absolutely racing at the end. There was so much that had to happen and not enough time for it to all play out. Mini spoiler alert, this is part one of a duet so it ends on a big old cliffhanger. That ending with bombshell after bombshell had my head just spinning. I can not wait to see how this new twist changes everything for Josh and Adeline.
Meet Jodi: Jodi Ellen Malpas wrote her debut series, The This Man Trilogy, in secret, worried about what people might think if they knew what her imagination was capable of. She was shocked herself. But she finally found the courage to unleash her creative streak and self-published THIS MAN – the first book of the This Man Trilogy – in October 2012. She took a chance on the story with a hero who soon became one of modern day fictions most prolific alpha male characters. Jesse Ward – also affectionately known as The Lord of The Manor, sparked incredible reactions from women across the globe and catapulted Jodi into the world of women’s fiction.Jodi went on to self-publish the second book in the trilogy, Beneath This Man in Jan 2013, just before Grand Central Publishing, part of the Hachette Book Group, picked up the popular trilogy and the unknown Jodi. The third book of the trilogy, This Man Confessed, took Jodi to the top of the bestsellers lists, earning her the proud title of #1 New York Times Bestselling Author. This Man has since been voted one of the top romance novels of all time. With so much love, enthusiasm and a thirst for her words from her readers, Jodi suddenly wasn’t afraid of her imagination anymore. She went on to write The One Night Trilogy with the delectable and mysterious Miller Hart, and stole the hearts of her readers once again. Her first stand-alone novel, THE PROTECTOR, released in September 2016 and has since been nominated for a Reviewers’ Choice Best Book Award. Jodi’s next stand-alone novel. THE FORBIDDEN, is set for release in August 2017. All seven of her published novels have hit the New York Times best sellers list – as well as the Sunday Times list and various international best seller lists. Her work is now published in over 24 languages across the world. Jodi was born and raised in the Midlands town of Northampton, England, where she lives with her two boys and a beagle. She is a self-professed daydreamer, a mojito addict, is famous for her obsession with Converse, and has a terrible weak spot for Alpha Males. Writing powerful love stories and creating addictive characters has become her passion – a passion she now shares with her devoted readers
Connect with Jodi: Cross Jacobs was a screw-up. Everyone knew it, especially him, and the point was hammered home when Kallie Welch drove herself right out of his life. But, she’s back. Seeing Cross wasn’t on Kallie’s to-do list. She didn’t think she could avoid him forever but trying never hurt anyone. One minute she’s standing by herself and the next she’s accosted by a rich, velvety scent that could only belong to one man: Cross. At face value, he’s divine. All rugged and confident with a smile that melts her right where she’s standing. It doesn’t take long to find him to be charming, witty, and the owner of a few legitimate businesses. Not at all like the mischievous boy she left. He laughs and her heart flutters. With a touch of his hand, she’s dizzy. She’s fairly certain she’s going to die when he pulls her into an embrace and touches his lips to her forehead. It feels right. It feels so right. But is it? Things to know: This novella was originally released in the Team Player Anthology last winter. It has been updated a bit with a few new chapters to round out the story. Two Gibson Boy short stories involving characters from this series, Nora, Kip, and Blaire, are included in the back for reader enjoyment. This is a standalone novella. However, it technically takes place after Craft, which is why it’s numbered #2.5. Reader do NOT have to have read Craft to enjoy Cross. Reading Order: Crank - https://amzn.to/2L7b0sa Craft - https://amzn.to/2k4eXS0 Cross – https://amzn.to/2IKLcR8 Crave (coming Summer 2018) Read FREE with Kindle Unlimited: https://amzn.to/2IKLcR8 4 Star Review by Ashley Teehehehehe...that is me with the happy laugh after reading Cross. I want to be upset with Adriana Locke that this story wasn't a full length novel but I really can't because Cross and Kallie are just that good. Take two people who loved hard and fast as kids, throw in years of distance and longing despite other relationships, add a bit of shock at seeing each other again and it was the recipe for lots of emotion. I liked how Cross and Kallie got to know who each other were now, learned how they had changed in all the time they had been apart. But somethings in a small town will never change... Enter the drama. I did find Kallie's reaction a bit childish but once I got her side of things, I understood it better. And Cross...swoon city. That man wanted me to make someone jealous just to see him go all alpha and throw down. Fingers and toes crossed to see this super fun couple again. About the Author USA Today Bestselling author Adriana Locke lives and breathes books. After years of slightly obsessive relationships with the flawed bad boys created by other authors, Adriana has created her own.
She resides in the Midwest with her husband, sons, and two dogs. She spends a large amount of time playing with her kids, drinking coffee, and cooking. You can find her outside if the weather’s nice and there’s always a piece of candy in her pocket. For sneak peeks, giveaways, and more, please join Adriana’s Facebook Group, Books by Adriana Locke, or her Goodreads group, All Locked Up. AUTHOR LINKS Website: http://www.adrianalocke.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authoradrianalocke Twitter: https://twitter.com/AuthorALocke Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8379774.Adriana_Locke Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authoradrianalocke Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/authoradrianalo Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/adrianalocke Facebook Group: http://bit.ly/BBALGroup Goodreads Group: http://bit.ly/AllLockedUp Newsletter: http://bit.ly/LockeList Today we have the blog tour for Innocent Target by Katie Reus! Check out this new romantic suspense and grab your copy today!
Title: Innocent TargetAuthor: Katie ReusGenre: Romantic SuspenseAbout Innocent Target:From USA Today bestselling author Katie Reus comes the next story in the explosive Redemption Harbor series where sparks fly and so do bullets… He wasn’t supposed to fall for her… She was a target. A contract that came across his desk by mistake. Axel was simply going to warn her that she was in danger and get out. Then he got a taste of her and fell hard. But they’re from two different worlds. Not only is she innocent, she’s out of his league. He should keep his distance, but he can’t. Not when someone wants her dead. Now he’s driven to protect her, to keep her safe. What happens when she discovers who he really is? Hadley moved to Redemption Harbor for vet school and to be closer to her new family. Now that her billionaire father knows about her existence, her life has changed drastically. She just never imagined that she might be targeted because of her family. And she definitely never imagined she would fall for the one man she should never want. A man who kills for a living. A man who’s obsessed with her. A man who will do anything to protect her from the danger lurking in the shadows.
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About Katie Reus:Katie Reus is the New York Times, USA Today, and IndieReader bestselling author of the Red Stone Security series, the Moon Shifter series and the Deadly Ops series. She fell in love with romance at a young age thanks to books she pilfered from her mom’s stash. Years later she loves reading romance almost as much as she loves writing it. However, she didn’t always know she wanted to be a writer. After changing majors many times, she finally graduated summa cum laude with a degree in psychology. Not long after that she discovered a new love. Writing. She now spends her days writing dark paranormal romance and sexy romantic suspense. Her book Avenger’s Heat recently won the Georgia RWA Maggie Award for Excellence in the fantasy/paranormal category.
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Title: Celebrity
Series: Politics of Love #1
Author: Sienna Snow
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: May 24, 2018
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Iâm Samina Kumar.
Celebrity attorney, disinherited daughter of a technology billionaire, and the former dirty secret of a federal judge with conservative ties. I never wanted to be famous. I prefer life out of the spotlight. Now, thanks to my new client, I am surrounded by the media, and my face is on the cover of every magazine. To top it off, the man who kept me hidden and shattered my heart is determined to get me back, and nothing will stop him. What does a girl do when sheâs had enough of others dictating her life? She takes back control. I have a new plan for the future, one that will use my newfound fame to lead me to Washington D.C. and the halls of Congress.
I am Samina Kumar.
Candidate for Senate and CELEBRITY.
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Author Sienna Snow is a writer, mom, and world traveler, who plans to visit all seven continents within the next ten years.
Her romantic fiction aims to shatter the stereotypes associated with weak female characters pervasive in romantic and erotic fiction today. Inspired by her years working in corporate America as a management consultant, Sienna has created a narrative around strong, successful women who know what they want and exactly how to get it, in and out of the bedroom. In fact, the heroines in her books are billionaires.
From diverse backgrounds, the heroines are smart, well-educated women who choose to find love through atypical circumstances.
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