Cover Reveal: Jersey Six by Jewel E. Ann

There’s nothing more intimate than revenge.

Jersey Six, an all-new mind-bending, romantic suspense from Jewel E. Ann, is coming June 13th and we have the sexy cover!

A hit-and-run accident leaves Jersey Six orphaned and homeless on the streets of Newark, shattering her dreams of school dances, pink nail polish, and a diploma.

Eight years later, a burn victim with amnesia wanders into Jersey’s barely-existent life. She resists his efforts to form a friendship until he reveals knowledge of the person responsible for derailing her future. Through their unusual friendship, she discovers a way to avenge the deaths of her foster parents.

All she has to do is destroy the world’s biggest rock star.

In the ultimate game of sex, lies, and manipulation, can Jersey discover the truth? Or will she be blinded by attraction, deceived by love, and destroyed by her past?

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About Jewel

Jewel is a free-spirited romance junkie with a quirky sense of humor. With 10 years of flossing lectures under her belt, she took early retirement from her dental hygiene career to stay home with her three awesome boys and manage the family business. After her best friend of nearly 30 years suggested a few books from the Contemporary Romance genre, Jewel was hooked. Devouring two and three books a week but still craving more, she decided to practice sustainable reading, AKA writing. When she’s not donning her cape and saving the planet one tree at a time, she enjoys yoga with friends, good food with family, rock climbing with her kids, watching How I Met Your Mother reruns, and of course…heart-wrenching, tear-jerking, panty-scorching novels.

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Cover Reveal: The Regret Duet by Aly Martinez

The Regret Duet, an all-new emotional duet from USA Today bestselling author Aly Martinez, is coming May 23rd and we have the gorgeous covers!

Written With Regret

Releasing May 23rd

Every little girl dreams of the fairytale. The one where the white knight rushes in to save her from the clutches of evil. They fall in love, have babies, and live happily ever after.

By that definition, my life should have been a fairytale too.

When I was eight years old, Caven Hunt saved me from the worst kind of evil to walk the Earth. It didn’t matter that I was a kid. I fell in love with him all the same.

But that was where my fairytale ended.

Years later, a one-night stand during the darkest time imaginable gave us a little girl. It was nothing compared to the pitch black that consumed me when I was forced to leave her with Caven for good.

At the end of every fairytale, the happily-ever-after is the one thing that remains consistent. It wasn’t going to be mine, but there hadn’t been a night that passed where I hadn’t prayed that it would be hers.

I owed Caven my life.

However, I owed that innocent child more.

And that included ripping the heart from my chest and facing her father again.

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Written With You

Releasing June 13th

When I was fifteen, a single bullet changed my life. I spent the next decade trying to outrun the devastation of my past, building an empire that would shield me from whatever life could throw at me.

But all the money in the world couldn’t help me when I found a screaming newborn abandoned on my doorstep.

I’d never wanted to be a father. Passing the sludge that ran through my veins down to an innocent child seemed like a tragedy. But there she was—pink cheeks, red hair, and mine.

Somehow, against all logic, that little girl became the best thing that ever happened to me. It was impossible to stay lost in the past when I was the only one who could protect her future.

Which is exactly why, when her mother came back four years later, I was ready for battle.

If only I could stop myself from falling in love with her during the war.

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About Aly

Originally from Savannah, Georgia, USA Today bestselling author Aly Martinez now lives in South Carolina with her husband and four young children.

Never one to take herself too seriously, she enjoys cheap wine, mystery leggings, and olives. It should be known, however, that she hates pizza and ice cream, almost as much as writing her bio in the third person.

She passes what little free time she has reading anything and everything she can get her hands on, preferably with a super-sized tumbler of wine by her side.

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New Release: Then Came You by Kate Meader + Excerpt & Review!

Then Came You
by Kate Meader 


(Laws of Attraction #3)
Published by: Loveswept
Publication date: May 7th 2019
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

In the courtroom, they’re rivals. In the bedroom, they’re . . . divorced. But could the road trip from hell lead to a second chance at love?

“I love Kate Meader’s books!”—Kelly Jamieson

Aubrey Gates is the hottest divorce lawyer in Chicago, a barb-tongued stiletto with legs that go on for miles. When her cool gray eyes meet mine across the battlefield, I want her like I’ve never wanted anyone or anything. Then I remember who she is: the woman who brought me to my knees. The woman who destroyed my faith in relationships.
The woman I used to call . . . wife.
And she needs a favor from me, Grant Lincoln.
It seems my ex forgot to mention the demise of our marriage to her dear old grammy, and now we’re both expected to attend her ninetieth birthday party. In Boston. And because it isn’t already awkward enough, Aubrey and I are driving there together from Chicago. That’s more than a thousand miles of tension, heartbreak, and barely concealed lust.
A little piece of paper might say we’re over, but this road trip is the true test. I intend to get my wife back . . . and I won’t stop until “I do.”

Kate Meader’s super-sexy Laws of Attraction novels can be read together or separately:
DOWN WITH LOVE • ILLEGALLY YOURS • THEN CAME YOU

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EXCERPT:

“Ms. Gates.”
Damn, the man himself has to appear and ruin a perfectly fine fantasy. He looks like the Terminator in Tom Ford. I can assure you that he didn’t dress so well before I met him. He didn’t even use chopsticks.
“Mr. Lincoln.”
“Oh, hold up, please!” Just before the elevator doors close, Serena Gleason, one of my colleagues at Kendall, joins us inside. She flashes a grin. “Aubrey, heard you got your ass handed to you by—Grant! Didn’t see you there.” Unlikely, given that the man is about as impossible to miss as a redwood.
“Serena, how you doin’?” Grant’s syrup drenches the entire car and he leans in to buss her cheek. “A little birdie told me some lucky guy’s scooped you right up. Congratulations.”
Serena flashes her hand, showing off a rock the size of a planet. She’s marrying her hunky personal trainer. “Thanks, he is lucky.” Sighing for a couple of seconds at the sight of her ring, she raises her gaze and frowns at me. “What happened to your arm?”
“Nothing.”
“Doesn’t look like nothing.”
“She won’t say,” Grant offers. “I’m thinking maybe a tryout for the Hawks.”
My eye roll is epic.
“Oh, there’s a story here.” Serena narrows her eyes in suspicion. I’ll be a source of gossip, visits from senior partners, and hopefully a tray of cupcakes by five.
The elevator reaches the lobby—finally—and we all step out and stand around awkwardly like we need to discuss our next moves. Sushi or Italian, friends?
Serena divides a look between the two of us. “Should I play referee? Or maybe something else?”
I shut that nonsense down immediately. “I’ll walk back to the office with you, Rena.”
“Got a minute, Bean?”
Again, with that Bean business. I can’t. Not now.
Serena mouths “Bean” at me. I want to thump her and stuff that rock on her finger in an uncomfortable place.
Instead, I say sweetly, “No—I need to get back. I’ve got a client’s financials to investigate, remember?”
“Been thinkin’ on your dilemma,” Grant says, his voice ridiculously lazy and sexy.
“My dilemma?”
“Thanksgiving, traveling with the beast, heading into the Lion’s Den.”
I shoot a look of not here at him, but Serena has already sniffed blood. “The Lion’s Den? Color me intrigued!”
He looks amused. “Think you’d prefer we discuss this in private.”
“Discuss what? How you tried to bypass discovery in Judge Jamieson’s court like a first year associate?”
“Nah. Me driving you to Boston for Thanksgiving so you can pretend to your grandmother that we’re still married.”
I gasp, which sets off a chain of unfortunate events. Slightly panicked, I move closer to Grant instead of farther away, inhale how good he smells, become light-headed with the pleasure of it, then step back. I look like a dancing fool and Serena definitely notices, her eyes going wide with wonder at my smoothness.
“Rena, I’ll catch you later.”
“Yeah, you will, girl.” Serena toddles off to get the rumor mill grinding at the office.
I shoot stabby eyes at Grant. “Nice going, idiot.”
“No problem. Let’s get coffee in the food court. Won’t take long to sort out the details.”
What details? This isn’t happening. Yet I turn, trancelike, toward the escalator.
I know he’s watching my ass with those dark blue eyes of his. I’m not much taller than five four and I need heels to strike fear and envy. But I’ve always had a very well-proportioned behind that looks good in pencil skirts and Grant has always been an ass-man.
Like the recent reawakening of my long-dormant sexuality, the sway of my hips as I walk ahead of my ex-husband fills me with power. I know it’s ridiculous to feel this way because of a male gaze, but I can’t help it. It’s his gaze that fuels me.

My Review:

3 stars

***

 This book was pretty good, but I didn't like the end as much as the beginning. Then Came You is Grant and Aubrey's story. Grant and Aubrey are a divorced couple. They are both lawyers working at different firms in the same building and they share mutual friends, so they see each other often but are not friendly. But, despite the fact it's been several years since they broke up, Grant learns that Aubrey's grandmother doesn't know they are divorced and expects them both to attend her birthday party across the country. He knows Aubrey is very afraid to fly so he volunteers to help her out by driving her to Boston and pretending they are still together. Also, he secretly wants to clear the air between them and discover what really happened to their marriage. As the two spend time together on their road trip, they discover their feelings haven't gone away and they manage to heal together so they can begin their relationship again.

I liked the premise of this book and the story. I started out liking Grant and Aubrey, but grew to not like him in the end. As the book goes on, we come know what happened to end their marriage in the first place. Grant blamed the ending of the marriage on Aubrey and held a grudge against her for it. But, to me, it was very much Grant's fault (view spoiler). Aubrey did not give up on the marriage, Grant did. But he blames it on her for the whole book and she accepts the blame. It made me so mad at him and I ended up hating him. I felt so bad for Aubrey. I felt she deserved an apology and some grovel. I wasn't sure I believed that their relationship might not fall apart again for the similar reasons (like Grant giving up). That all pretty much ruined my enjoyment of the book, which was a shame because up until all of what happened in the past came to light (and we can see it's not all Aubrey's fault), the book was really good to me and would have been a 4 star read.

So, while this book kind of went downhill on the enjoyment scale for me as it went on, I still enjoyed most of it. What didn't work for me may still work for you. I still enjoy Ms. Meador's work and I will give her books another try in the future.

Author Bio: 

USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR
Originally from Ireland, Kate cut her romance reader teeth on Maeve Binchy and Jilly Cooper novels, with some Harlequins thrown in for variety. Give her tales about brooding mill owners, oversexed equestrians, and men who can rock an apron or a fire hose, and she's there. Now based in Chicago, she writes sexy contemporary romance with alpha heroes and strong heroines who can match their men quip for quip.

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New Release: Things We Never Said by Samantha Young + Review!

Things We Never Said 

by Samantha Young

New York Times bestselling author Samantha Young returns to Hart’s Boardwalk with a searing and emotional new standalone romance…


Local metalsmith and gift shop owner, Dahlia McGuire, likes her quiet life in Hartwell, Delaware. It's the perfect place to hide from her family in Boston and the tragic events that led to their estrangement. However, when her father, the person she loves most in the world, needs her, Dahlia has no choice but to return to Boston to face her ghosts. One of those ghosts happens to be her ex-boyfriend's best friend, Michael Sullivan. The man she was never supposed to fall in love with.

Michael Sullivan has never forgotten Dahlia McGuire. Some might say he's never gotten over her. For years he lived with the anger of her desertion and now newly divorced he's finally ready to move on. That proves impossible when Dahlia returns to Boston and reawakens their explosive connection. Despite everything, Michael wants her back, but Dahlia can't seem to let go of the tangled emotions of the past. She flees home to Hartwell.

Determined to fight for their second chance, Michael follows Dahlia to Delaware, takes a job with the local police department, and does everything in his power to convince her they belong together.

However, when the unthinkable hits the quiet seaside town, Michael finds himself trying to unravel more than the mystery of Dahlia's McGuire's broken heart. It's time for truths left unsaid to finally be spoken or Michael and Dahlia might find themselves torn apart forever…



What people are saying about Things We Never Said


“Samantha Young once again delivers the perfect balance of emotion and wit, tension and levity… a visceral, beautifully penned story.” Vilma Iris


“The love and pain that went into writing this story is so evident throughout that you just don’t want to put the book down… Another MUST read by Samantha Young.” Badass Bloggettes


“Dahlia and Michael have chemistry that is explosive… I loved how they loved each other.”— Kathryn, Tsk, Tsk What to Read?


“Oh my word, I can’t even begin to explain how much I loved and devoured this book… Things We Never Said deserves ALL the stars.” —Lucie Lu’s Book Reviews


“Angst and heartache. Drama and suspense. Steam and longing. Slow burn and the most swoon-tastic hero... Things We Never Said HAD IT ALL.”— Angie’s Dreamy Reads


“Oy, what a beautiful yet heartbreaking story is this one.” — BJs Book Blog


“This is a great addition to this series… highly recommend!” —Reading with 2 Book Lovers


“This is a second chance love story at its finest.” — Amy, Garden of REden





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My Review:  

3 stars

***

This book was pretty good, but not my favorite by Ms. Young. Things We Never Said is Michael and Dahila's story. This book is full of drama and twists and turns, so I can't go too much into the plot details with spoiling it. I will say, Dahlia and Michael met when they were young and she was in a relationship with his best friend. They become good friends, and she falls for him secretly, but a chain of terrible events leads to them becoming estranged. Dahlia leaves her family in Boston and runs away to Hart's boardwalk, not returning home for many years. When she returns to visit her family, she has amends to make and relationships to repair. Michael has stayed close to some of her family members, but he hates Dahlia for the way things worked out between them. He is awful to her at first, but when Dahlia leaves to return back to her home, he decides that he is wrong and does want to heal their breach. So he follows her to the Boardwalk in hopes they can rekindle their young love and begin a real relationship.

I liked the overall story in this book. I liked Dahlia as well, but I liked Michael a little less. He was pretty mean to her for much of the book until he decided to give her another chance. It made it hard for me to forgive him as a reader. He does make an abrupt change and is sweet while he pursues Dahlia. So I did forgive him, but it made me like him less than if that had never happened. 

This book is so chock full of drama and angst, from dating one man while being in love with his best friend to parental abuse to alcoholism to getting shot to a sister dating the man she was in love with to that sister dying and even more! It was just too much. Yes, the story was heartbreaking and emotional, but it was way too heavy for me. Their relationship was so tumultuous and there was so much fighting and pushing away through much of the book. There were hardly any happy times right up until the end, when they finally get together for good. There were parts of the book I really liked and I did feel the love between the Dahlia and Michael by the end of the book. I just felt very bad for everything they had to go through to get to that point.

Overall, I did enjoy this book in general, but it did put me through the wringer as a reader. If you are an angst lover, you will probably love this book. While it was a little much for me, I am still a fan of Ms. Young and will continue to read her books in the future. 




About the Author



Samantha Young is the New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of adult contemporary romances, including the On Dublin Street series, Hero, and Fight or Flight. Samantha’s crossover romance/women’s fiction novel titled Much Ado About
You will be published by Berkley (release date tba). Her debut adult paranormal romance novel War of Hearts releases under the pen name S. Young in October 2019.
Samantha is currently published in 30 countries and is a #1 international bestselling author. When she’s not writing books, she’s buying shoes she doesn’t really need and searching for nooks and crannies to shelve her ever-expanding book collection.

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New Release: Top Secret by Elle Kennedy and Sarina Bowen + Review!

Top Secret 

by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy

Bestselling authors Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy return with their first Male / Male romance in 3 years.


Blurb:


LobsterShorts, 21
Jock. Secretly a science geek. Hot AF.

LobsterShorts: So. Here goes. For her birthday, my girlfriend wants…a threesome.

SinnerThree: Then you’ve come to the right hookup app.

LobsterShorts: Have you done this sort of thing before? With another guy?

SinnerThree: All the time. I'm an equal opportunity player. You?

LobsterShorts: [crickets!]


SinnerThree, 21
Finance major. Secretly a male dancer. Hot AF. 

SinnerThree: Well, I’m down if you are. My life is kind of a mess right now. School, work, family stress. Oh, and I live next door to the most annoying dude in the world. I need the distraction. Are you sure you want this?

LobsterShorts: I might want it a little more than I’m willing to admit.

SinnerThree: Hey, nothing wrong with pushing your boundaries...

LobsterShorts: Tell that to my control-freak father. Anyway. What if this threesome is awkward?

SinnerThree: Then it’s awkward. It’s not like we’ll ever have to see each other again. Right? Just promise you won’t fall in love with me.

LobsterShorts: Now wouldn’t that be life-changing...



Q&A about Top Secret:

Q: Have we met these characters before in another book?
A: No! These guys are brand new, and we can’t wait for you to meet them.

Q: Is this story MM? Or is it a MMF / MFM / menage?
A: This book is MM.

Q: Is this a love triangle story?
A: Not really. You’ll see. 


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Review:

3 stars ***  This book was pretty good, but not my favorite joint effort by these authors. Top Secret is their second MM couple undertaking and is Keaton and Luke's story. Keaton has been dating his girlfriend, Annika, for several years. She expresses interest in a threesome for a birthday present from Keaton, who is curious as well, even though he has never been interested in men before. So he goes on a kink hookup app and finds bisexual Luke. He begins communicating with Luke to see if he would be a good match for them and he finds himself interested and turned on by him. But he doesn't know that Luke is actually a guy from his fraternity that he doesn't get along with. Still, the two of them can't fight their attraction, especially once they find out who each other are and when Keaton finds himself unexpectedly single. They have a lot to deal with, fighting their relationship at times, and both of them have family struggles, but they manage to begin a relationship and come through it all together in the end.  I had read an enjoyed Him and Us by these authors. I really enjoyed that series and felt the two MM characters in those books were true soulmates. While I don't read a ton of MM books, that series is my favorite I have read in the genre. So I had high hopes this book would be more of the same and I must admit I was slightly disappointed.  I liked Keaton and Luke in general. Keaton was very sweet and pretty much a puppy dog. Luke was more edgy and tough. I didn't love the way he treated Keaton for much of the book, but I liked him by the end. I did like the overall story of the book, but I found Top Secret to be a little too slow moving. I don't love enemies to lovers stories and this book was that way for too long. I found there to be too much pushing away by Luke. The most difficult thing for me, as a reader, is that I felt little real chemistry or love between the couple. I didn't even get a friendship vibe between them until the end. There is a long separation and no real relationship until the end. Still, I did like the story line. It was interesting and different. The college and fraternity setting was fun. And I ended up liking Keaton and Luke together.  I should address the cheating aspect- (view spoiler) Overall, I wanted to love this book, but it never quite got there to me. It's quite possible it is a case of it's my personal taste and not the book. Still, I did enjoy it in general. I am still a big fan of these authors and will read anything the write in the future.

New Release: Fire by Sarah Curtis + Review!

Fire 

by Sarah Curtis

Blurb:

One shared look across a crowded club, and their worlds collided.

Their attraction had been instantaneous and hotter than the fire burning in his soul.

But Blake Stone didn't do relationships.  Relationships meant emotions, and he didn’t have the kind a woman would want.

Or need.

Anger, greed, lust, bitterness, hatred—he had in spades.

But a woman like Gwen, she would want more.  And if he wanted to keep her, he'd need to reveal his secrets.

Secrets that could send her running.

Because she’s playing with fire, and he knew damn well how badly it burned.

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Review:

4 stars

****

 This was a good book! Fire is Blake and Gwen's story. Blake owns the club, Fire, that Gwen's best friend drags her out to. They make eye contact across the club and can't get each other out of their minds. Blake pursues Gwen and, even though he doesn't think of himself as a relationship guy, the two of them can't stay apart. The more time they spend together, the closer they become, but Blake has secrets divulge before he and Gwen can be together for real. 

This book was really good. The story was simple, but Gwen and Blake had great chemistry and banter. Gwen was a very likeable and relatable heroine. Blake was hot and mysterious. He had strong feelings for Gwen, but was holding back from letting her knows all of his secrets. He has no idea how to be in a relationship and he screws up a lot. He is jealous, possessive, and sometimes rude or bossy. But it is obvious to see how much he adores her and he learns along the way how to let Gwen in and to treat her the way she deserves. The two of them were magnetic and made a perfect match. 

Overall, the book was entertaining and sexy with some angst, and moments of humor and sweetness. I enjoyed this book so much I had a hard time putting it down. I look forward to more from Ms. Curtis in the future! 

Cover Reveal: Descended From Shadows by D. G. Swank

She won't let anything get in her way...especially not her former crush.

Descended from Shadows by D.G. Swank releases on May 28th!

For centuries, Phoebe Whelan’s family of witches and mages has guarded the Book of Sindal, a tome filled with spells so evil it could destroy the world. After their parents’ death six years ago, it’s up to Phoebe and her older and younger sisters—Rowan and Celeste—to guard the book with their magic and their supernaturally fortified land. But Celeste’s expression magic is wild and untamed, and without their mother’s calming influence, Celeste is slowly going mad. 

When the book—and Celeste—go missing, the Valarian Small Council believes Celeste stole the deadly book of spells. When they assign Captain Brandon Cassidy, the head of the Magical Protective Force and Phoebe’s former high school crush, to look for the book, and things get a whole lot more complicated.

Soon it becomes apparent a dark force has taken the book, which will only open with the blood of all three Whelans. The Dark Set has the strongest sister, now it needs the blood of the other two. Brandon’s mission quickly changes to include her protection, but Phoebe’s goal has remained the same—find the book and her sister, prove Celeste’s innocence, and let nothing get in her way, including her reawakened feelings for the man at her side. 

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