Sunday, July 27, 2014

Family Matters

Any post I have missed in the past month  have been due to my father getting into a horrible car accident. He is doing better but he isn't out of the woods, so to say. I am truly sorry that I have missed posts, review and general blog things. I hope to get back really soon. Thank for the understanding and kind words. 
Keep reading!
Thank.
Jessica

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Lacey Weatherford

 
 
~*~ABOUT THE AUTHOR~*~
 Lacey Weatherford was born in Ft. Meade Maryland while her father was serving in the military. She has been a life long resident of Arizona, spending most of her time growing up in the small rural town of Clay Springs.

It was while she was attending the small country school in Clay Springs, that she read her first "big" book at the age of eight. It was a Nancy Drew novel and Lacey was instantly hooked. She read every book that she could find in the series and decided that she wanted to write stories too.

Lacey spent a lot of time at the library from that time forward, even volunteering in her later teen years and early twenties. She would don a crazy clown outfit for the Friends of the Library fundraisers in an effort to help get the new town library built.

When she and her husband moved away from the area, Lacey took the opportunity to take some creative writing classes at the local college to help further along her interests. Several years later, they were blessed with the opportunity to move back to Clay Springs with their family. The town had finally succeeded in building their library and Lacey had the opportunity to be President of the Friends of the Library for a very short time, before relocating.

Lacey and her family still live in the White Mountains of Arizona, where she continues to write young adult novels that have a fantasy/fairytale or paranormal bent to them, as well as being sure to include a great romantic storyline!

~*~BOOK LIST~*~

The Crush series
Chasing Nikki series
Of Witches and Warlocks series
Tell Me Why
Fire & Ice
Over the River and Through the Woods
Fairy Kissed
Castle in the Clouds
Too Close
31 Flavors
See Me
Allure

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Monday, July 21, 2014

Cowgirl Crazy by Becky McGraw


Release Blitz
Cowgirl Crazy (#2, Cowboy Way)
by
Author Becky McGraw
July 21st

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Blurb:
Twyla Taylor is one frustrated cowgirl. She's not winning at barrel racing or in love. She's spent ten years nursing a crush on her brother's best friend, Ryan Easter, who thinks of her as no more than his little sister. When Twyla catches Ryan with yet another no-good buckle bunny, and calls him out, he tells her to get a life, and that is exactly what she decides to do. One that does not include a buckle-bunny-chasing cowboy with a bad attitude, or an overbearing older brother.

Ryan Easter is one frustrated cowboy. He's winning every night at bronc riding, and has a different woman in every city. Mostly so he can keep his best friend's fiery little sister, and his desire for her, at bay. Since she grew those proud little breasts of hers, and mile-long legs, Ryan has had to fight his attraction to her. If her brother knew what he was thinking, he would kill Ryan, if her daddy didn't first. Ryan valued the surrogate family the Taylor's provided him with too much to ever go there with their youngest member.

His diversion techniques work like a charm, until one night he pushes her too far, and Twyla takes off. Ryan knows he has to find her quickly and apologize, or face his best friend's wrath. He finds Twyla in Dallas and decides she's definitely gone cowgirl crazy. He barely recognizes her, because his barrel-racing tomboy is wearing makeup that looks like it was put on with a putty knife and she's working at a bar which borders on a cowgirl strip club. When she isn't serving shots off of her stomach, she's shaking her round ass for any man with a dollar to shove into the waistband of her barely-there shorts.
Twyla refuses to leave with him, and Ryan knows he better make his final arrangements, or come up with another way to convince her and fast.

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Author Links:
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beckymcgrawbooks@gmail.com
facebook.com/beckymcgrawbooks
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Book 1 in the Series
Just Shoot Me (#1, Cowboy Way)



Sunday, July 20, 2014

Embrace by Kristin Kitchen



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Blog Tour for Embrace (The Greyson-Slade Series) by Kristin Kitchen
July 13th-20th
Hosted by Panty dropping Book Blog
Releases July 16, 2014
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Synopsis

Joss Brockton discovers that the power of love can be the salvation of damaged souls.

Feisty and independent Joss has been running as fast and as far as she can from her tragic past, never letting anyone inside to see the deepest and darkest parts of her soul. But when the end of the line leads her to Archer, North Carolina, can she put aside her fears and allow herself to find happiness with the equally damaged Chris Greyson?

Army Ranger Chris Greyson has survived horrors most people could never imagine. Restored to his family, he remains haunted by his ordeal, letting no one truly reach him…until Joss comes along and shows him the true meaning of “coming home”.

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Excerpt 1
I wake up wrapped tightly in Chris’s arms, my back to his chest, head resting on his bicep. His arm wrapped around my waist pins me to him. I wait for the panic to settle in, but it never comes. My mind races as I consider what I allowed to happen last night.
I won’t deny for a moment, it was amazing. I want more even just lying beside his body. The question is, how to make him understand sex is all I have to offer him? My heart is never going to be available. You can’t give something that is broken beyond repair.
“You’re awake,” Chris grumbles in my ear in his sexy, sleepy voice.
“I am,” I whisper, wishing I had more time to think this through before he woke.
“I could tell,” he tightens his hold on my waist. “The moment you started over thinking where you woke up, your body tensed up.”
“I can’t do this, Chris,” I sigh as the first tear threatens my lashes.
“You can’t do this with someone else. I’m different and you know it.”
“No, I can’t. I don’t have what you need.” I try to pull from his arms, but he holds me tightly in place. “You need someone that can take care of you. You need someone that knows how to put your pieces back together and you need someone that can give you her heart. I’m not that girl, handsome.”
“Keep telling yourself that, princess. I see the Joss that you can’t see.”
I struggle against his hold, desperate to escape the prison of his arms. “I’m broken, Chris. You don’t need broken. You need strong! Now let me go!” I demand.
“How about you quit fucking telling me what I need?” he roars as he flips me onto my back, still caged in his arms.
“Chris!” I begin to yell, but he quickly stops me when his lips hit mine. I struggle beneath the weight of him as he settles into me, his lips devouring mine, his hips resting between my thighs and his hands buried deep in my hair.
Excerpt 2

I sprint out of my door and charge through the front door of Chris’s townhouse. I find him in the kitchen, backed up against the fridge with John, Tatum, and Jase surrounding him. His hands wipe desperately at his eyes, every muscle in his body tensed as the veins in his neck strain against the skin.
“Back off!” I scream as I charge into the middle of the kitchen, putting myself between Chris and the men of Greyson-Slade.
“Joss, come here to me,” John commands. “This is not safe.”
“I’m always safe with Chris. Just back the fuck off and let me help him.” I take two steps closer to Chris as I watch the others exchange doubtful looks.
“I’m not leaving this room. You may feel safe but I need to see it with my own two eyes.” John steps back, his hands on his hips.
“Chris,” I whisper as I turn to face him.
“Don’t come near me, Joss.” His face contorts in pain. “I can’t see you. All I can see is red.”
“Chris, you don’t have to be able to see me to know me. You know my voice. You can hear me.” I take another step forward. “You know my hands. What do my hands feel like?”
“They feel soft when you run them across my chest. They feel strong when you hold onto me,” he pants.
“That’s right. You like when I rub my hands over your chest.” I watch as he struggles to control his breathing. “Chris, what does my hair smell like? You like the smell of my hair.”
“Your hair smells like candy,” he sighs as his shoulders begin to relax.
“That’s right. You know me, Chris. What does my body feel like when you have to hold on to keep from getting lost? What does my body remind you of?”
“Your body feels like home. Warm and sweet and solid. My home,” he whispers.
“Well then, you don’t need to be able to see me. You can feel, hear, and smell me.” I look back to John, giving him a reassuring smile as I take another step towards Chris. “Now, I’m coming to you. Remember, you must be easy with me.”
Chris doesn’t say a word as his shoulders tense back up. I walk slowly to him with my hands extended, sliding my palms over his chest the moment I can reach him. “Feel my hands, Chris?” I ask as I take another step closer, bringing my head under his chin as I slide my hands around his waist, making sure to never lose contact. I feel him take in a deep breath as I wrap him in the safety of my arms. “Do you smell my hair, Chris? You washed it for me this morning, remember?”
I feel the pain and rage drain from his body as he clutches onto me, dragging me to the floor with him as I whisper reassurances to him. “You’re okay, Chris. I promise.”
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About this author

Kristin Kitchen is a transplanted Bostonian who calls Southeastern North Carolina home. A single mother of two amazing kids and a couple of rotten dogs.

When she is not busy at work as a 911 dispatcher telling the cops and firefighters what to do, she can be found at the beach with her sassy toes in the sand.
She leads her life much like her characters. Living every day to the fullest with her incredibly dedicated crew of friends.
Kristin’s passion for writing began when she started blogging as the Diary of a Mad Dispatcher. After much encouragement from her fans and close friends she decided to combine her love of writing and entertaining others with her animated story telling into the Greyson-Slade Series.

Author Links:
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The Greyson-Slade Series
Book 1, Endure 4.7 stars
Book 2, Emerge 5 stars
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Review From Karrie at Panty dropping Book Blog:
Looking for your next emotionally charged book?


Look no further! Embrace hands down is my favorite book in the Greyson-Slade Series!!! Just when I didn't think the men could get hotter in this series in walks Chris Greyson! OMG LOVE him!


I laughed, swooned, cried and clenched my heart while reading this book! Right from the start this book will captivate you and suck you in. You will not want to put his book down! So much going on and you need to know what is going to happen next.


I love how Kristin brings the whole gang back! Love the interaction between this group of friends! Hell I want to be in this circle of friends! Joss and Chris are a dynamic couple! How they grow and become a couple is heart warming! I love this couple!


You won't be sorry when you one click this book! It's FanFreakingTastic!!!!!!!

A Safe Space by E.M. Tippetts



Title: A Safe Space
Author: E.M. Tippetts
Age Group: NA
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Cover Designer: Okay Creations, Sarah Hansen
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Everyone needs a safe space.

For Lizzie Warner, that space has always been in front of the camera on her hit show, or on stage to a sold out concert arena. Since before she can remember, she’s been a star, but that may be about to change.

She’s nineteen. Her show has been cancelled and now she’s going to play the lead in a new prime time drama series, but is the world ready to take her seriously, or will she be typecast as the cute tween queen forever?
Her network has decided to be aggressive and has invested millions of dollars in an ad campaign for her show, money she’s not sure she can earn back. Her co-star can’t stand her, and the writing for the show turns out to be poor at best. The only reason Lizzie didn’t walk away from the job offer to begin with is because she’s broke, the victim of a decade of bad money management.

Then there’s Devon, the personal trainer at her gym. Arrogant and abrasive, he’s the last guy she should ever find attractive, but she has a hopeless crush on him anyway, and he doesn’t seem entirely disinterested either. In fact, sometimes he’s downright sweet to her. If only he weren’t an untamable bad boy who uses and dumps women like they’re nothing. Though Lizzie’s friends warn her to stay away, he’s the only person who can create what she needs: a safe space. But is there any way she can break him of his years' long habit of being a user?


                                                                           Review
 This book is a 4 out of 5 star book. Review to come.


Giveaway
2 winners will receive a prize pack that includes: a signed paperback of the book, one pen of the winner's choice from EM's Etsy store (www.etsy.com/shop/EMTippettsBookDesign), and coupons for free Pie Pops.

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Author bio:

Emily Mah Tippetts writes science fiction as Emily Mah and sweet romance as E.M. Tippetts. A lifelong New Mexican, she lives with her family in Santa Fe, though she's been known to spend years at a time in the UK, her second home. Aside from being a writer, she's been a lawyer and jeweler, and is currently a stay at home mother, polymer clay artist, book designer/formatter, and owner of E.M. Tippetts Book Designs.

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Friday, July 18, 2014

Red Hot Obsessions


Title: Red Hot Obsessions (Boxed Set)
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Wordcount: 800000+ or about 3000 pages
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22034810-red-hot-obsessions





***10 TALES OF ROMANCE FROM 10 BEST SELLING AUTHORS***
Over 3000 pages worth of books!
ON SALE FOR A LIMITED TIME~ ONLY 99c

Ten top selling authors come together to bring you ten titillating full-length novels of love, passion, discovery, and anticipation designed to tease the senses.

Your next obsession starts here.

Hot men.
Lusty women.
Dirty, raw, and arousing.
Enough angst to twist your insides.
From first kisses, to dangerous encounters and college seductions, we've collected all your favorite stories and combined them into one scintillating read filled with the confident, sexy and mysterious bad boys that will make even the nicest girl's heart throb with desire.
  • His Wicked Games (Ember Casey): Lily would do anything to save her father's failing business - even take on the infamous billionaire Calder Cunningham. But she's not prepared for the wicked terms he has in mind...
  • Fierce (Clarissa Wild): Hot, brooding college bad-boy Hunter turns out to have more secrets up his sleeve than geeky book-worm Autumn can handle. Too bad for her he doesn't give up the fight easily.
  • That First Kiss (J.C. Valentine): Playboy and rising author Tate Larson is focused on his work with no plans of settling down anytime soon... that is, until a chance encounter with Southern beauty Piper Donovan derails all his plans
  • Slow Burn (V.J. Chambers): A college junior, in hiding from a corrupt shadow wing of an arms corporation, finds herself saddled with a restrained, no-nonsense bodyguard—who also happens to be jaw-droppingly gorgeous.
  • Layers Deep (Lacey Silks): He needs her to save a friend. She needs him to plan her revenge. Their pasts scar them Layers Deep. Their passion distracts them... and distractions can be fatal.
  • Learning Curves (Olivia Rigal): Ariane wanted to spice up the life of her cooking school but one of her American students may be hotter than she expected.
  • Can't Shake You (Molly McLain): Carissa's gotten herself into a mess with an impromptu renovation project, and the only contractor available to help her out happens to be the one man she's never been able to forget. Josh is also her ex-boyfriend's best friend, therefore completely off-limits...unless they don't get caught.
  • His Indecent Lessons (Sky Corgan): When Cheyenne started her first year of college, she didn't expect to fall head over heels for one of her professors. His interest is totally academic though, and he's going to give her private lessons she'll never forget.
  • Sorority Pledge (Daizie Draper): Inexperienced college students, Addison and Logan, recognize the need for power play in one another when they first meet. But as they dive into a BDSM lifestyle while trying to balance college life, they discover their sizzle doesn't come without consequence.
  • Rae Omnibus (Blair Babylon): Rae will do anything to stay in college and for her dream of a clinic for autistic kids, but when the sexy and mysterious owner of The Devilhouse offers her job, she realizes that her small-town definition of "anything" was far too limited.









That First Kiss by J.C. Valentine

His finger stroked the inside of her thigh, seeking higher ground as his thoughts rolled forward. Piper’s eyes trained on his face, hanging on his every word. “I didn’t intend for things to get as heated as they did, but as soon as I touched you, I needed more. I couldn’t help myself. You possessed me.”
The glazed look in her eye told him that she was remembering that night as vividly as he was. Placing both hands on the cushions on either side of her body, he hemmed her in, bringing their faces so close that when he spoke, his lips grazed hers. “The way you danced that night, pushing that sweet little ass of yours against me. It’s haunted me, Piper,” he whispered.  “You need to understand, I tried to resist you, just like I have been trying to resist you, but you drive me crazy. When I’m with you, it takes everything in me to stay away. All I think about, all I dream about is burying myself inside you.”
Piper licked her lips and Tate zeroed in on the tiny movement. “I want to suck those plump lips into my mouth,” he murmured. Shifting, he brought his knee up so it rested on the couch alongside hers and hovered over her. Her face was flushed and her chest rose and fell heavily. She wasn’t unaffected.
“You need to leave,” she said weakly.
Tate chose that moment to drop his head into the crook of her neck, nuzzling her. She smelled faintly of roses, and his cock jumped at her soft, feminine scent. “Do you want me to leave?” he asked softly.
He could feel her softening beneath him, her breath coming out in shudders as he skimmed his lips lightly up her neck to her ear, where he licked the pulse beating rapidly beneath her sensitive skin. “Yes.”
The single word left her on a stilted breath, only solidifying his need to get inside her. “I don’t think you do,” he murmured. With sure hands, Tate grabbed the backs of her thighs and yanked her toward him, seating her firmly beneath him on her back with her legs spread wide.



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Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Embrace by Kristin Kitchen

Embrace by Kristin Kitchen Release Blitz
July 16, 2014



Synopsis

Joss Brockton discovers that the power of love can be the salvation of damaged souls.

Feisty and independent Joss has been running as fast and as far as she can from her tragic past, never letting anyone inside to see the deepest and darkest parts of her soul. But when the end of the line leads her to Archer, North Carolina, can she put aside her fears and allow herself to find happiness with the equally damaged Chris Greyson?

Army Ranger Chris Greyson has survived horrors most people could never imagine. Restored to his family, he remains haunted by his ordeal, letting no one truly reach him…until Joss comes along and shows him the true meaning of “coming home”. Blitzembrace.jpg

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Come join the release day Party on July 16th
Embrace By Kristin Kitchen Release Party



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Buy Links:
Will email you as soon as Embrace goes live.

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About this author

Kristin Kitchen is a transplanted Bostonian who calls Southeastern North Carolina home. A single mother of two amazing kids and a couple of rotten dogs.

When she is not busy at work as a 911 dispatcher telling the cops and firefighters what to do, she can be found at the beach with her sassy toes in the sand.
She leads her life much like her characters. Living every day to the fullest with her incredibly dedicated crew of friends.
Kristin’s passion for writing began when she started blogging as the Diary of a Mad Dispatcher. After much encouragement from her fans and close friends she decided to combine her love of writing and entertaining others with her animated story telling into the Greyson-Slade Series.

Author Links:
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The Greyson-Slade Series
Book 1, Endure 4.7 stars
Book 2, Emerge 5 stars


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