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Blog Tour: Co-Ed by Rachel Van Dyken is Available Now!

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Co-Ed by Rachel Van Dyken
Publication Date: April 24th, 2018
Genre: Contemporary Romance

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Four guys.

Constant moaning.

And a revolving door across the college suite I somehow ended up in because my first name is Shawn.

They don’t discriminate. Girls. Guys. Grandmas. Plants (okay maybe not plants) all walks of life stroll in stressed to the brim, and leave so satisfied I’m wondering what sort of talents lie behind that door.

My roommate calls them the pleasure ponies.

But the rest of the college campus?

They just call them the new face of Wingmen Inc. A paid for relationship service that makes big promises.

Breakup? They’ll glue you back together again.

Depressed? They have the magic pill.

Lonely? Just spend a few minutes while they rub you down and you’ll forget all about it.

And broken hearts? Well, that’s their specialty. They’ll fix you

For a price…

I swore I wouldn’t get involved.

But apparently they like a challenge, and a girl who doesn’t put up with their BS is basically like waving a red flag in front of a bull.

They. All. Charged.

But one holds my attention above the rest.

Knox Turner looks like a Viking — and getting pillaged is starting to look more appealing by the day. Though he’s hiding something — all of them are. And the closer I get. The more I realize that some things are left better in the past.

You’ve read reverse harem books before — but you’ve never read one like this. It’s not what you think, or is it? Dive in and find out…

 Knox, Leo, Finn, and Slater are waiting, and they aren’t patient men.

Welcome to the new face of Wingmen Inc — You’re welcome.

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Excerpt:

It was happening again.

The moaning.

I put a pillow over my face and screamed.

Not because it was too loud.

But because I kept wondering who was causing it. One? Two? All three? Leo and Finn had both tried to talk to me in class and at the coffee shop again. I’d brushed them off but been polite.

And Knox?

Well, let’s just say that Knox had suddenly turned over a leaf that said, “Go out of my way to make Shawn’s life miserable.”

He was suddenly everywhere.

And with a different female every single day.

It drove me insane.

Bat-shit crazy.

And he wasn’t even mine to go senseless over!

The moan happened again.

“That’s it!” I got up from my bed, stomped over to the door, and jerked it open. Then I pounded my way over to their room and almost took down the door with my knock .

When Leo answered, he grinned down at me. “Come to play?”

I gave him the finger.

His eyes narrowed. “I’m confused. Is that yes or no?”

“Agh!” I threw my hands up in the air. “I have practice tomorrow at five a.m. It’s three. I’ve had one hour of sleep. Can you please keep the moaning to a minimum?”

“You seem stressed.” He tilted his head just as Finn joined him in the doorway. “Doesn’t she?”

“Very.” Finn nodded then reached out and started massaging my right trap while Leo grabbed my hand and worked my fingers. It felt so damn good that I forgot I was pissed for about two seconds before I pulled away.

“No.” I jabbed my finger at each of their chests. “Shame on you. Stop using your skills to make me less crazy. I need sleep.”

“I could not agree more.” Leo put his hand over his chest. “If you want, I can come over and—”

“No!” I made a fist with my hands. “I don’t need you to help me sleep. I need you to keep your clients quiet so that I can sleep. Big difference.”

Knox appeared then and held out a pair of Bose noise-canceling headphones. “You can borrow them every Friday as long as you don’t set them on fire when you’re done.”

“Do you think I really want whatever STDs are crawling around the surface?” I hissed.

His eyes turned lethal. “Then I guess you won’t sleep.”

“Dun, dun, dun,” Finn sang in a low voice, just as a small lady who could pass as my grandmother made an appearance and shoved a fifty-dollar bill in Knox’s pants then patted him on his rock-hard six-pack. She had a full-on red wig perched backward on her head and cherry red cheeks with black glasses that she kept shoving up her nose. And her purse looked like something I would have seen on I Love Lucy. It was this giant black clutch that probably held cough drops and prunes.

“Thanks, boys.”

“Love you, Edna!” Finn called while Leo brushed a kiss across her hand.

She finger-waved at Knox and straight-up waddled out of the suite.

I stared after her, my jaw dropping with each step she took until she was out of eyesight.

“What…” I shook my head. “…I mean, seriously, guys, what?”

Finn’s eyes got serious. “She’s lonely.”

“She’s at least eighty!” I yelled, so exhausted I was actually arguing with crazy.

Knox got all up in my business and said through clenched teeth, “Her husband died a year ago. She’s not comfortable with internet dating yet. We’re easing her in because she wants a partner for life, someone she can laugh with, so if we can give her that one laugh, that nice touch once a week, we’re going to fucking do it. Now jump off that pedestal, take the damn Bose, and go to sleep.”

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Rachel Van Dyken is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author of regency and contemporary romances. When she’s not writing you can find her drinking coffee at Starbucks and plotting her next book while watching The Bachelor.

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Now Live: Stolen Kisses by Elena M. Reyes

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Title: Stolen Kisses

Author: Elena M. Reyes
Genre: Contemporary Romance/Erotica
Release Date: April 27, 2018
Blurb
Four years of celibacy have turned
Hunter Miles into a predator—a dangerous man. He’s horny. Hard. And coming home
from college, he never expected to find Bailey Jones so tempting.

It’s an instant infatuation.



She’s the one woman he shouldn’t want—his little sister’s best friend. The
last time he saw her she was a knobby-kneed little girl, but what welcomed him
home was all woman—her decadent curves and a flirtatious smile tossed at him
each time they are within arm’s reach.



She’s tempting.



Pushing.



Offering up her body to a man hanging by a very thin thread.

Fuck the consequences. He wanted her, and she was going to be in his bed by the
end of the week.

 

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“Why?” It came out harsher than I intended, and immediately
I felt bad. At once, my body lost some of its rigidness.
Bailey fidgeted, swallowing hard, her hands going to the
edge of her tank top and scrunching the material—twisting it in her tiny hands
while one foot tapped the hardwood beneath her.
She’d changed, and to be honest, I didn’t know which outfit
was more of a danger to my mental stability. My cock was hard at the sight of
her in this simple and sweet sleep set. Wept at the taunting way the material
highlighted every curve I hungered to taste.
It wasn’t anything risqué or made to be provocative, and
that’s what made it sexy.
Shorts—soft, and in a light pink cotton with a matching top.
The fabric molded onto her curves like a second layer of flesh in the most
delicious way.
“Why what?” she whispered, bringing me out of my perusal of
her lithe form.
Her evasive answer wouldn’t do, and I took in a deep breath.
I decided to change my approach. “Why does she think you kissed him, baby
girl?” I asked again, tone much softer. The subtle hint of huskiness caused her
breath to catch. For her pupils to dilate a tiny bit. “Answer me, little B. Why
does she insist on you being his?”
And while her reaction to my presence placated me, it took
everything within me to not spit that out, dripping in the acid that churned in
my gut. Just the thought of her being with anyone was pushing against the
invisible thread that held my sanity.
Bailey’s green orbs narrowed. She tried and failed to look
offended by my question. However, at the corner of her plump lips was a small
hint of a smile. “That’s none of your business, Hunter.”
“Defiance isn’t in your best interest, Bailey,”
I countered, taking in the small shiver that rushed up her spine. “Everything
that has to do with you is my business.”
“Since when?” Placing her hand on her hip, she cocked her
head to the side with an arched brow. “Three and a half years have gone by,
Miles, and barely a word. One email conversation, and a handful of calls.
That’s it. In my eyes, our friendship is tentative at best.”
I almost smiled at the use of my last name. Whenever she was
annoyed with me, I was Miles.
“And I’ll apologize for that misconception.” Standing up, I
locked eyes with her. Made sure that she saw the want—the truth in my
stare—while I made my way across the room. She swallowed and took a step back,
but for each one of hers, I’d take two. Didn’t stop until there was but a mere
inch of separation between her body and mine. A stray curl caught my eye, and I
reached out to place it behind her ear, my fingers skimming down the side of
her neck. “But we will never be estranged, sweet girl. Never could be strangers
when we share so much history together.”
“Shared. Past tense…” didn’t miss the breathiness in her
voice. “…I don’t know you anymore.”
I devoured the sight of her chest rising and falling with
each exaggerated breath. The way her nipples tightened, pressing against the
thin fabric of her top. How the goosebumps on her skin spread, having nothing
to do with the room’s temperature.
She wanted me closer. Welcomed this pulsing need that flowed
between us.
Inhaling deep, I took the subtle scent of vanilla into my
lungs and hissed as an electrical pulse rushed through my every nerve ending.
It settled on the swollen tip of my dick. My chest expanded with the act and
her eyes wandered lower, down my torso, and then paused at my throbbing
erection.
Bailey licked her lips, and I smirked. “Eyes up here,” I
crooned low, and green eyes met grey. There was no mistaking her labored
breathing nor the heavy-lidded look of desire she wore. Something I’d use to my
advantage to make baby girl mine. “I’m only going to say this once, so pay
attention.” She nodded, and I leaned down to her level, placing my lips next to
her ear. “For most of my life you’ve been that adorable little girl who slept
over and was my sister’s best friend. My friend. But tonight…fuck—tonight,
when you walked in and our eyes met, that reality ceased to exist. That tiny
beauty I knew morphed into a beautiful woman that I plan to get to know.
Romance, and then someday soon…own. Because I will. Of that I have no doubt.”
“Hunter, I…”
Placing a finger over her lips, I silenced her. “No more
words. Let me show you with actions.” My lips skimmed down her neck and nipped
her collarbone before walking out of the living room and up the stairs. Left
her standing there dazed and immobile.
I’d laid a lot on her tonight, and she needed to process.
Accept her new reality.
That Hunter Miles was going to woo the fuck out of her.
Author Bio
Elena M. Reyes was born and raised in Miami Florida. She is
the epitome of a Floridian and if she could live in her beloved flip-flops, she
would.
As a small child, she was always intrigued with all forms of
art—whether it was dancing to island rhythms, or painting with any medium she
could get her hands on. Her first taste of writing came to her during her fifth
grade year when her class was prompted to participate in the D. A. R. E.
Program and write an essay on what they’d learned.
Her passion for reading over the years has amassed her with
hours of pleasure. It wasn’t until she stumbled upon fanfiction that her thirst
to write overtook her world. She now resides in Central Florida with her
husband and son, spending all her down time letting her creativity flow and
letting her characters grow.

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Sunny Shelly Reviews Shutdown Player, Available Now from Jami Davenport

She wanted to give her body to him because he already had her heart.
Shutdown Player by Jami Davenport is AVAILABLE NOW!

After a brief marriage to an unfaithful, gold-digging wife, Jared Roderick is looking for the perfect good girl, and he thinks he’s found her. Sweet, quiet, prim Stephanie Clarke is exactly the woman he wants and nothing like his cheating ex. Now to convince a reluctant Steph they were meant to be together.

Steph has had enough of men controlling her life from her preacher father to her abusive boyfriend. She wants to regain the innocence she lost and ignore the ugliness of her recent past. She’s not the pure and sheltered virgin Jared is looking for and fends off his advances despite the sizzling chemistry between them.

Jared is as determined to win Steph over as he is to win hockey games; but when his fantasy becomes tarnished, does he have the strength to skate the distance?

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

This is a quirky, cute read. Jared is a hot hockey player, but he’s been burned and doesn’t act like the typical sports manwhore chasing the puck bunnies. Steph is quiet and kind of insecure as a result of her past relationship, and doesn’t quite know what to do when she begins developing feelings for a client. Why? Because she is his professional matchmaker!

The two characters develop a strong friendship base as they get to know one another while Steph is looking for Jared’s perfect match. But those batty old aunts (OMG, they were the best!) knew exactly what they were doing when they put Steph on Jared’s case!

Shutdown Player is part of a series, but can be read as a standalone. There are parts that I think I would have appreciated/understood better had I read the others in this series fist. I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review for Sunny Shelly Reads book blog.

 

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USA Today Bestselling Author Jami Davenport writes sexy contemporary, sports, and new adult romances, including her two new indie endeavors: the Game On in Seattle series and the Men of Tyee series. Jami lives on a small farm near Puget Sound with her Green Beret-turned-plumber husband, a Newfoundland dog with a tennis-ball fetish, and a prince disguised as an orange tabby cat. She works in computer support in her day job and juggles too many balls, but she wouldn’t have it any other way.

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Release Blitz: Hunter’s Mark by Wendy Smith

 

 

Title: Hunter’s Mark
Series: Copper Creek #4
Author: Wendy Smith
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: April 26, 2018

Blurb
No one has
ever said no to Ash Harris—until Constance Shaw. But when the grudge he holds
against her finally comes to a head, Constance must run to save her life …
… right
into the arms of Corey Campbell.
The only
other occupant of the mountain, Corey’s perfectly happy with the life he leads.
Sure, it’s a little lonely, but he does what he wants when he wants.
When
Constance shows up on his doorstep, the gentle giant with the big heart finds
it hard to say no to her.
Turns out
she’s exactly what he needs.

 

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Wendy Smith published as Ariadne Wayne for 3 years before deciding she didn’t want to be someone else all the time. Heavily influenced by stories in the media, she decided to try something new, and the Copper Creek series was born. With lots of love and a touch of darkness, her stories will twist their way into your heart.

 

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Cover Reveal: Fat Cat Liar by Ahren Sanders

FAT CAT LIAR BY AHREN SANDERS
Release Date: May 21st
Genre: Contemporary Romance
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The night I met Greer Palmer was no coincidence.
The plan was perfect.
Everything was in place. All I had to do was get her attention and the rest would take its course.
What I didn’t plan was my reaction the first time she spoke.

“Are you okay?”

Three little words…
That’s all it took for her to steal my breath and shatter every thing I’d expected.
She was supposed to be a spoiled socialite, a pampered princess, an elite heiress— anything other than the striking beauty that blew my misconceptions to pieces.

One kiss and I became obsessed.
One night and I became addicted.
One month and she became my world.
Suddenly, my plan wasn’t so perfect.

To her, I am sunset kisses, whispers of seduction, and promises of forever.

It’s all a lie…

I’m Lawson Hall.
My name and reputation speaks for itself as one of the most successful architects in the industry. Conceited, arrogant, egotistical, ruthless— I’ve earned it all.
In reality, I’ve bided my time, done my job, and waited my turn.
Now is my chance.

Greer thinks we met by accident, but she’s wrong.
Once the lies are exposed, will the truth be enough?

AUTHOR BIO
Ahren spent her formative years living in an active volcano. There her family made collectible lava art. She studied rock collecting at the Sorbonne in France. There she met the love of her life-her pet pig Sybil. She returned to the states and started writing. She is happily married to a guy who used to live under a bridge and she met while pole-dancing.

Now, meet the real me. I grew up in the south and consider myself a true “Southerner”. Most of the special locations mentioned in my books are reflections of my favorite places. Living on the Florida coast, my family spends a lot time at the beach, which is where I usually can be found with a book in my hand.

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Book Blitz: Only The Beginning, by Daphne Dubois is Available Now

Only the Beginning
Daphne Dubois
Publication date: April 25th 2018
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

After a heartbreaking betrayal, Melissa Legacy shuns romance. So when her best friend joins the Lovers Oasis website and fears her fiancé will find out, Melissa agrees to meet the anonymous Romeo, prepared to explain her friend’s change of heart—then she sees him.

Failing restaurant entrepreneur, Craig Wheaton hasn’t been home since his mother’s tragic death. Now he’s back to confront his demons and stand beside his brother as best man. Dreading the reunion, he agrees to meet his avatar lover, but at the last moment he reconsiders the arrangement—until he lays eyes on her.

When Craig assumes Melissa is his online consort, she impulsively plays along, resulting in an afternoon of unexpected intimacy. But with Melissa using her friend’s identity and Craig dealing with a family fallout, is a future together impossible, or will they discover that love at first sight is Only the Beginning?

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EXCERPT:

They were in her bed and he was breaking off a piece of toaster pastry for her. The pillows and sheets were strewn around them. Earlier, he’d left the rehearsal party to pour out his heart to her. That confession had led to an encounter in her hallway, which then carried on into her bedroom.

Melissa looked at her phone and smiled. She’d told him she’d found the Proust questionnaire online.

Taking the last bite of toaster pastry from him she asked, “What is your perfect idea of happiness?”

He put the foil wrapper on the bedside table, then brushed his hands together. He had an answer, but he kept it to himself and instead said, “Easy, cooking for someone else.”

She frowned. “Not yourself?”

“No, too boring. There’s no surprise.”

She’d laughed, then handed the phone to him. “Ask me the next one.”

Craig cradled the phone in his hand going down the questions. “What is your greatest fear?”

Melissa pulled the sheet up to her chin, then tucked into his side. “Losing Gran or having something bad happen to her.” She was quiet for a moment then pinched his arm. “Ask another one, it’s supposed to be without too much thought.”

“Why?”

“Because people take too long, trying to come up with an answer that sounds grand and important. The truth gets lost…or at least the most interesting bits.”

He read, “What is your greatest extravagance?”

“My Pink Kitty toaster. It makes great meals.”

“God.” He moaned. “Okay, moving on. What is your current state of mind?”

“Mmm.” She curved one leg around his. “Bliss,” she said, taking the phone from him.

The glow from the phone illuminated her features in the dark room. He could tell she was scrolling through the questions. “Oh! This is a good one. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?”

Craig leaned his head back on the pillow and blew the air out of his cheeks. He thought of phrases like more successful, business savvy, lucky…

“Hurry up!” She pinched him again. “That’s cheating. Quick, one thing you’d like to change about yourself.”

“I want to be more determined,” he blurted.

She raised up on her elbow and studied him. “How so?”

He glanced up at the ceiling almost too shy to look her straight in the eye. “I want to be the man who knows what he wants and won’t let anything stand in his way.”

“I’ve met those guys. I consider them rude.”

Craig chuckled and hugged her closer. “Maybe I meant more decisive. There always seems to be a scale in my head, constantly weighing options.” Her head rested on his chest. “Maybe that’s why I started to leave the pub, I wasn’t sure I wanted to meet you.” His fingers moved up and down her bare back, tracing her spine.

 

Author Bio:

Daphne Dubois writes contemporary romance and believes the right book at the right time can make all the difference. When she’s not putting her characters in compromising positions (ahem), she works as a registered nurse. A member of the Writer’s Federation of Nova Scotia, she lives in Eastern Canada, the most romantic place in the world.

You can also find her writing for teens as B.R. Myers.

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Cover Reveal: King Sized by Madison Faye

 

Title: King Sized
Series: Royally Screwed #1
Author: Madison Faye
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Cover Design: Coverlüv
Photo: James Critchley
Model: Charlie Garforth
Release Date: April 30, 2018
Blurb

 

You might say it’s poor form to throw the bride over your shoulder caveman-style and run off with her, especially if it’s not your wedding.
 
Whoops.
It’s her wedding day. I’m not the groom. Oh, but I’m going to be…
 
The world may call me a King and a gentleman, but there’s nothing gentle about me. I’ve fought like hell to get to where I am, and these rough hands want one thing and one thing only – to hold her and never let her go.
 
She’s my obsession – my addiction. Blonde, blue-eyed, innocent and tempting, with lips that beg to be tasted and curves that were made to press against me.
 
But a rival king – a cruel, evil piece of shit – has stepped in to buy her hand and her innocence with the promise of paying off her parents’ debts. He thinks that makes her his, but he’s about to learn how wrong he is.
 
You see, the rumors about my royal staff aren’t tall tales. She deserves a real man. A better man. King Milton just isn’t the right fit for her.
 
…Oh, but I am. And I’m going to “fit” with her so well that she’ll be moaning for more. I’m a king, after all. And kings take what they want.
 
And tonight? I’m taking her.
 
I’ll do anything to make her my queen.
 
…Even if I have to steal her.

 

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Releasing May 21, 2018
 
Author Bio
#1 bestselling contemporary romance author Madison Faye is
the dirty alter ego of the very wholesome, very normal suburban housewife
behind the stories. While she might be a wife, mom, and PTA organizer on the
outside, there’s nothing but hot, steamy, and raunchy fantasies brewing right
beneath the surface!


Tired of keeping them hidden inside or only having them come out in the
bedroom, they’re all here in the form of some wickedly hot stories.
Single-minded alpha hero, sinfully taboo relationships, and wildly over-the-top
scenarios. If you love it extra dirty, extra hot, and extra naughty, this is
the place for you! (Just don’t tell the other PTA members you saw her here…)



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Sunny Shelly Reviews Weather The Storm, by LK Farlow

Title: Weather the Storm
Series: The Southern Roots Series
Author: LK Farlow
Genre: NA/Contemporary Romance
Release Date: April 26, 2018


Allyson – “I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again.. Kate’s books just keep getting better! This is her best book yet and I’m cannot wait to get more from her!”


Dani Fuselier – “I’m blown away by her talent and want everyone to read this amazing story.”


Joy Novel Thoughts – “Weather the Storm is L.K. Farlow’s best work yet! Simon and Magnolia stole my heart from the first page and never let go!”


Magnolia Ellington is all too aware that dangerous things can come in shiny packages. Her husband made sure to teach her that.

Desperate to escape his wrath—and his fists—she flees in the dark of night. Seeking safety and shelter with the only family she has left, Magnolia finds herself in the sleepy, Southern town of Dogwood—and in the arms of Simon McAllister.

Simon has always been more of a thinker than a doer. That changes the minute he meets shy and mysterious Magnolia. She has him rushing into action, ready and willing to do whatever it takes to earn her trust.

Slowly, with his steadfast determination and kind heart, Simon brings Magnolia out of her shell. But just as things start heating up between the two of them, the darkness of Magnolia’s past resurfaces, threatening to rip apart everything they’ve worked so hard for.

With their future hanging in the balance, Simon fears he’s losing Magnolia. Now, he must convince her that, together, they can weather the storm.
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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

LK Farlow presents another page-turner in the 3rd book of her Southern Roots series. This time, Simon and Magnolia get the star treatment.

Magnolia was really put through the ringer thanks to her abusive ex, and Simon — sweet, sweet Simon — is there to help her put herself back together. Thanks to Simon and his gang, Magnolia discovers that there are people who will stand up for her, be by her side, and that not everybody is out to hurt her.

The connection between the main characters was well-crafted; I loved how strong and protective Simon was of her, but there was a vulnerable and tender side to him as well that I absolutely adored. And through Simon’s friendship and love, we see Magnolia truly blossom into the person she was always meant to be.

This story is a standalone within the series, but I do recommend reading them in order as there are characters and storylines that cross over. I received an advanced copy and voluntarily reviewed for Sunny Shelly Reads book blog.

I jolt awake, momentarily disoriented by the rhythmic beeping coming from my right. Beep. Beep. Beep. Again and again, the sound causes my temples to throb. Even though my eyes are still pinched closed, I know this is not my room, and I am not in my bed. Without warning, the events that led me here flash through my mind: hitting Simon’s truck and the subsequent ambulance ride. I remember the CT scan, and being given pain medication. I must have fallen asleep shortly after that. 

I inhale deeply, trying to get my bearings, and cringe at the smell of antiseptic hanging in the air. God, I hate hospitals. 

Slowly, I try to blink my eyes open, only to immediately close them again. Whimpering at the brightness of the room, I sink farther into the small, firm mattress before steeling my resolve to try again. 

I peel one lid open and hold it, adjusting, before peeling the other open as well. “So bright,” I whine to myself, squinting up at the light above me. My head feels like an entire drumline has taken it as their practice space; the thrumming and pounding is incessant. 

With all the strength I can muster, I roll my head to face the far wall of the small hospital room, only to startle at the sight of the most gorgeous man I’ve ever laid eyes on sleeping in the chair in the corner, his light-brown hair messy, his chiseled jaw covered in stubble. “S-Simon?” I whisper, more to myself than to him. 

All the same, he jolts like someone took a live wire to his skin. “You’re up?” He lunges from the chair toward me, gently taking my hand in his, scanning my body before bringing his deep-blue eyes to mine. “Are you—fuck, you have no idea how happy I am to see those baby-blue eyes right now. Let me call for your doctor.” 

He starts to withdraw his hand from mine, and I let out the most pathetic whimper, halting him. “Don’t go,” I beg. 

“Not going anywhere. Just gonna hit the call button,” he assures me, leaving me feeling foolish, even though that wasn’t his intention.
LK Farlow (A.K.A Kate) is a small town girl with a love for words. She’s been writing stories and poems for as long she can remember. A Southern girl through and through, Kate resides in beautiful, sunny LA—that’s Lower Alabama, y’all—with her amazing husband and three wonderful children. When she’s not writing, you can find her snuggled up on the couch watching nature documentaries while she crochets or with her nose in a book. All Kate really wants in this life is her family happy, strong coffee, a good book and more Happily Ever After’s.


 

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Excerpt Reveal: Stronger Than This by Abby McCarthy

 

Stronger Than This, An all new standalone MC Romance by Abby McCarthy is releasing April 30th!

 

 

Marie:
I married a monster — a member of a motorcycle club. I was okay with him blurring the lines until the lines he crossed turned against me. He wasn’t always a monster, or he hid it well. I wouldn’t have married him if I’d known. By the time his true colors showed, I was pregnant with no way out. Until one day, years of planning paid off, and I was able to run away with my daughter.
I found my footing in the foothills of Pennsylvania, thinking I would be far from any MC. I was wrong.

Mickey:
As a member of The Devil’s Crusaders, not much escapes me in Wakeman. Especially not the tiny, fiery redhead who strolled into town, so obviously hiding from something. She made my blood boil in the best way possible. I’d avoided taking an old lady, instead, choosing to spend my years raising my daughter. Not anymore. Not since Marie. I was ready, and she was it for me. I just had to find out what she was hiding from before it finally catches up to her.

 

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Mickey watched me. “So, he’s a biker.”

I was shocked that Mickey picked up on this, I was also a little nervous. What if he knew him? I mean, it’s a great big world and all, and we were far from home, but what if?

“How do you know?” my voice shook.

“Ye ride on the back of a bike like ye always been there. Ye grabbed de foot peg without any hesitation, and ye know what the road can do to those pretty red locks of yers.”

“Stop.” I put my hand up feeling way too exposed in front of Mickey.

Mickey didn’t stop, “He’s a ballless feck. Dinks he’s a man ‘cause he’s got two wheels between his legs and puts his hands on ye proves he’s got no balls. Been doing it for a while too based on the scared look ye carry around wit ye. Any man who thinks he can lay a hand on a woman, especially one as pretty as ye, ballless.” Mickey sneered shaking his head in disgust. I felt confused, and I didn’t like it.

I swallowed the lump in my throat, “Can we go?”

“What’s his name?” he asked ignoring my plea to leave. I shook my head.

“No, not doing this, Mickey.” I turned away from his bike and began to walk away. He wanted to question me? Whatever, I didn’t need to answer him. I didn’t owe him anything. I didn’t even know him.

“Marie, stop.” Mickey’s hand touched my elbow, and I flinched on instinct. He put his hands up like I was a scared animal fleeing for safety. It made me mad. How did I let Drake turn me into someone who was afraid of her own shadow?

“I don’t know you, Mickey.”

“Get to know me.”

“Find another cause to take up.”

“Yer not a cause. Yer a woman, a damn feisty one at that.” He said woman like it was important. Like it meant something to him. “Get on. No more talk for today,” Mickey gentled his voice, and for some reason, I listened.

 

 

 

About Abby McCarthy

Abby McCarthy is reader and a lover of words. She is a blogger turned author and released her first novel in May 2014. She is a mother of three, a wife and a dog person. She has always written, sometimes poetry, sometimes just to vent about failed relationships, however in parenthood she has found her voice to help keep her sanity. Words have flowed from her, to review and with the support of amazing friends in the Indie community she has decided to pursue her dream of writing! She loves to write and read romance, because isn’t that something we all yearn for? Whether it be flowers and hand holding or just the right tug on your hair. Isn’t that what life is about? The human connection?

 

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Release Blitz: Sunny Shelly Reviews Love, On Hold by Mia Miller

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We both put love on hold until now. How long will love wait for us?

Three-forty-five in the morning: unknown number calling.
Send the stranger on their way and go back to sleep, right? Except – his gruff voice made me think twice.

I was a small girl with big dreams. I juggled college, charity, and a job while dodging an annoying ex. Getting to know a guy? That was way down on my list. So I had every intention of ignoring sexy Joel Thomas when he woke me up.

But he wouldn’t let me. When did texting and calling turn into feelings? We kept our identities a secret and didn’t see each other. Yet, we fell in love.

Will our chemistry stand the test of reality?

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars

Love, On Hold gave me all the feels. It was an adorable debut novel from Mia Miller, and I’m so glad I took the chance on the sign-up for this new author.

Joel and Leonie meet thanks to a wrong number he’s given by his latest booty call. He’s a bit of a manwhore and she’s a straight-laced student, but they connect immediately through their phone chats and texting. I loved getting to know them as they got to know one another, and I was super anxious for them to finally meet in person. Especially once Joel figured out that they both attend Stanford.

It is a slow burn getting to the point where Leonie and Joel finally meet, but it’s sweet and sizzling and worth the wait. There isn’t a lot of smutty sex in this book; just a few scenes between the two, so the focus is more on their relationship itself. I also felt like Leonie’s reaction to finding out who Joel really is — or, who his father is — was kind of pointless. She was unfairly lumping him into a category with her a-hole ex-boyfriend when Joel had given her zero indication that he was anything like the elitist Daniel. It served as a road bump in their relationship that I didn’t feel was necessarily needed.

Overall, Love, On Hold is an enjoyable, quick read. I’ll definitely be on the lookout for more from Mia Miller! I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

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Mia Miller started writing as a getaway from a taxing day job in a multinational corp. A lover of all things romance since forever, Mia tries to find a little bit of a love story even in zombie movies. She likes her book boyfriends Alpha and her novels naughty.

Nowadays Mia can be constantly found typing away, with her Dogo Argentino at her feet. Mia brings to her readers books in the New Adult and Contemporary Romance genre.

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