Friday, December 18, 2015

Release Blitz - Unbridled Love by Alice Ward

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The day I met Lucas Dove was one of the luckiest days of my life. He was sexy and stable, the embodiment of everything I’d ever prayed for as a young gay kid growing up in small town Colorado. 

The attraction was instant and intense. On the edge of insane. I loved him desperately and couldn’t believe he loved me back. We had it all the day we exchanged vows beside our best friends, Willow and James. Our future was bright. We were living our happy ever after. 

Until now. 

Now bigotry and hate want to tear our love apart. It wants to shred our lives into pieces. Old enemies converge with new, threatening to destroy our new family and separate us forever. And to my horror, it looks like they’ll win. 

You met Matt and Lucas in "Love All Out". Now discover the rest of their story in "Unbridled Love", an emotional and steamy gay romance. 

Excerpt:

“I can’t believe the first races are this Saturday,” I said, my voice brimming with nervous excitement.

“You and Lucas should just stay in Denver,” Willow suggested. “It doesn’t make much sense for you to drive up and back for the meeting with the attorney just to turn around and drive back a day later.”

“I suggested it, believe me,” I informed her. “Lord knows we could both use a day off. But Lucas has a junior roping class on Friday and he doesn’t want to disappoint the kids. Our meeting is at nine in the morning, so we’re going to drive up tonight. We’ll be back early tomorrow.”

“You should come to our place for dinner. I’ll make all your favorite foods to celebrate.”
I sighed and felt my nerves give a little twang. “Let’s not start planning the celebration before we know what’s going on,” I insisted. “For all we know, the attorney could tell us we’re dreaming. And even if the news is good, it could take years for us to be matched with a birth mother. And…”

Willow held up a hand to silence me, then reached across the table and folded it over mine. She met my eyes with a reassuring gaze.

“You and Lucas are going to be parents, Matt. No matter how long it takes or what you have to deal with to get there, the moment you hold your child in your arms, you’ll know that it was all worth it.”

“Thanks, Willow,” I said, staring down at Wyatt. “I may need you to swing by my house and give Lucas that speech. He’s even more nervous than I am.”
“I’ve already got that covered,” she told me with a mischievous grin. “James is breaking ice for the cattle. When he’s finished, he’s going to come get Wyatt and pay Lucas a visit.”

“You really think of everything,” I said with a rush of appreciation. I swallowed the last bite of my dumplings and snapped the lid to my bowl on with one hand.

“You’re kind of trapped there,” Willow observed. “Want me to take him?”

I nodded and rose to my feet, lifting Wyatt in my arms. “As much as I hate to give him up, I need to start hauling hay. I can’t wait until spring when we can just let everything out to graze.”
“I second that,” she agreed as I placed Wyatt in her outstretched arms. “Will you still come to dinner tomorrow? I won’t make a big deal about the appointment, but James and I would both like to know how it goes.”

My stomach fluttered with nerves thinking about the possibility of hearing the word ‘impossible’ at the appointment.

“Can we play it by ear?” I asked, my tone reinforcing my hesitation. “I’m not sure what type of moods we’ll be in…”

“I completely understand,” Willow insisted. “We’ll be praying for you. Just call or text when you leave the attorney’s office.”

“I will.” I bend down and kissed the top of Willow’s head before leaving the office.

Bio:

Alice Ward is the author of the New Adult series, RECKLESS. Reading and Writing romance is her passion and she writes with her true heart. Living in Miami, the beach is her favorite place to relax with her laptop and write her next spicy romance. However, when she is not reading or writing romance, she also enjoys being with her beautiful family.

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Monday, December 14, 2015

Release Blitz - Burning Secrets by Helen Grey

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Book Description:

Betrayed by her murdered husband, Maddie Reed is confused, scared, and running for her life. One day she’s an elementary teacher. The next she’s thrust into the Witness Protection Program under the care of US Marshal Michael Weathers. 


With the help of his former Delta Force friend, Jax Andrews and his fiancĂ©e Angie, Maddie and Michael race to stay one step ahead of the people who want her dead. 

Reeling with the revelation of her husband’s deception and horrified by her own gullibility, Maddie clings to Michael’s strength and protection, unaware of the burning secret that threatens them both. 

Excerpt:

“What the hell do you think you’re doing?” he hissed.

It was obvious he was trying to hold his voice in check. The look on his face, the tone of his voice, and his very words infuriated me. “What does it look like?”

“I told you to stay in there. I told you to lock the door behind me!” He lowered the gun to his side, his eyes gazing around the woods behind the motel.

“I needed some air,” I snapped. I wiped my eyes, knew they were probably puffy and red now, along with my nose. Certainly, he could see that I’d been crying.

“Maddie, you have to follow my directions. Do you understand?”

My hands balled into fists. “I’m fed up with having no control over my own life! Go here! Do that! Boom!” I shook my head, the tears bubbling up again. I didn’t want to cry in front of him, to appear weak, but I couldn’t help it. “I don’t want to be here!”

His expression softened, but just a bit. I didn’t want to see that look of pity on his face. I shook my head angrily and made to move past him, bumping into his shoulder. He reached out and grabbed my arm, not forcefully, and pulled me toward him. He wrapped his arms around me, and for an instant, I succumbed to his attempts at comfort. I inhaled the scent of him — that damned Old Spice. The scent of laundry soap from his T-shirt and the slight hint of sweat and smoke.

I looked up at him, my eyes warm with tears. My heart thundered in my chest. “I don’t want to be here, Michael, do you understand that? I don’t want—”

And then, his lips were on mine.

I froze, so startled that I didn’t know how to react. But then, I did. I didn’t know what to blame it on. My anger at Eric, the dissatisfaction of my marriage and the truth of it, the fact that I was running for my life, had barely avoided being blown into bits… it didn’t matter. For the briefest of seconds, I responded. I felt ashamed, guilty, but I did it anyway. His lips were so soft. The feelings that his kiss evoked in me were startling. My blood raced and my breasts tingled. I felt myself grow damp.

Then reality came crashing down on me and I was jolted back to reality. I quickly broke off the kiss, staring up at him in wide-eyed amazement that I’d even allowed it to happen.

“I’m sorry,” he gruffly apologized. “I shouldn’t have done that.”

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Sunday, December 6, 2015

Now on Tour - Love, Lies and Mistletoe by Jennifer Snow!

Just in time for Christmas, a sweet, holiday romance! Love, Lies and Mistletoe in on Review Tour! And there's a great giveaway to go along with it so make sure you enter!



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Book Description:
 
This small-town sheriff has big-city secrets

As a detective in New York, Jacob Marx had been deep under cover in a drug cartel…until a bust went terribly wrong. Now posing as a good guy is proving even tougher. Since the force sent him to Brookhollow to lie low as a deputy sheriff, he's been struggling to stay detached from the townspeople. Especially Heather, the gorgeous, high-heeled bartender at the local pool hall who asks too many questions. Tempted as he is, he can't allow himself to connect with her or anyone else. His career and safety are at stake. Of course, a little flirting couldn't hurt… Could it?

Excerpt:

“Well, there you go. Longest eight-minute ride of your life,” Jacob said.

Heather unbuckled her seat belt and faced him. “Aren’t you going to stay to help decorate the tree and see the lighting?”

He really had nowhere else to be. Technically, he was on duty. And technically, this was his important assignment today. “I guess I could stay for a bit.” He shut off the car and reached for his gloves in the backseat, just as she went to grab hers.

Their heads butted and she jumped back. “Ow.”

He laughed. “Sorry. You stay there. I’ll get the gloves.”

Instead of handing hers over, he held one open for her.

She sent him a funny look as she slid her hand into the soft cashmere, then she held her other hand up for the second. “I’ll pretend that wasn’t totally awkward,” she said as she opened the door.

He touched her arm, stopping her.

She turned back in surprise. “What’s wrong?”

“Nothing. I just want to say thank you...for making the effort.” He wasn’t exactly making it easy for people in town to get to know him, and she could have continued ignoring him like everyone else.

“No problem...but I’m going to be gone soon, so you’ll have to step up if you want people around here to accept you.”

And what if he only wanted acceptance from the one person who was leaving soon? Then what?
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Jennifer Snow lives in Edmonton, Alberta with her husband and four year old son. She is a member of the Writers Guild of Alberta, the Romance Writers of America, the Canadian Author Association, and SheWrites.org.  She is also a regular blogger on the Heartwarming Authors site and is a contributing author to Mslexia Magazine, WestWord Magazine and RWR. She has also taught RWA Chapters courses online.  Her 2013 Holiday Romance-The Trouble With Mistletoe was a finalist in the 2014 Golden Quill Contest and the Heart of Denver Aspen Gold Contest.

Her publishing credits include two holiday novellas, previously published by The Wild Rose Press, now re-released or being re-released as self-published editions through Amazon. The Mistletoe Fever was an Amazon bestseller for two weeks in the category of Kindle Short Reads. Her six book small town, Brookhollow series is published through Harlequin Heartwarming and she has a new MMA sports romance series releasing through Berkley/NAL Intermix in 2015. RT Reviews has given each of her Brookhollow series books 4 stars.

She also hosts an annual SnowGlobe Award contest in recognition of holiday themed romance stories, with over forty entries each year, with participants ranging from new authors to NYT Bestselling authors, such as Brenda Novak and Sarah Morgan. More information about the contest can be found at www.snowglobeawardcontest.vpweb.ca
She is active on her website, Facebook, Twitter, and various blog sites and has a monthly author newsletter.

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Now on Tour - No Trouble at All by Lisa Acerbo!

No Trouble at All by Lisa Acerbo is on review tour this week! Check out the schedule and make sure you enter the giveaway for 2 $10 Amazon gift cards!

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Description:

It's a bad day for Sophie Carter when she stumbles across a dead body in the woods. But when the suspected murderer turns out to be a leather-clad vagabond who died in 1889, her carefully controlled quiet life explodes. Not only is Sophie in the wrong place at the wrong time, as a local history buff who loves old legends, she knows too much about the past to remain uninvolved. Trouble is a killer and no one can escape.

Detective Jackson Lynch asks Sophie to help him decipher the legend of the Old Leather Man and unravel the mystery of the murdered woman. Going against her best judgment, Sophie joins forces with the distractingly sexy detective on the police investigation and in pursuit of a killer. Jackson is hot to solve the case as they follow the clues through Connecticut and New York State, uncovering both legend and fact.

As they move closer to solving the murder, a series of missteps cause Sophie to end up in Jackson’s arms and straight in the media. Trouble is everywhere. Jackson’s career begins to crumble and Sophie becomes a suspect in the heinous crime. The case unravels. The past and present collide. Sophie is swept into more danger than she could ever imagine when the Old Leather Man comes looking for her hide to tan.

Excerpt:

Sophie loved to hike and run, continuously finding new trails to explore in the vicinity. She enjoyed the convenience of living forty-five minutes outside New York City, just over the New York border in Glenville, Connecticut. The town was far enough away that she could still immerse herself in nature, but close enough to the city that she could attend concerts, events, and culture when she needed a change. She explored the abundant state parks and open green spaces that abounded close by, enjoying the diversity found in the change of seasons.

Today was a little different. Sophie had departed for her run from her home in southern Connecticut much later than anticipated. A fender bender at the local Starbucks in Greenwich delayed her further.

In her defense, she had just tapped the back of the other car when she backed out of her parking space. There had been minimal damage. The white haired older couple, Fran and Frank Bunkowsky, while a tad grouchy about what the dent might mean for their insurance, were overall relatively pleasant.

They even invited Sophie for tea the next day.

Then Sophie had driven the thirty odd miles to the Pound Ridge Reservation, looking forward to an energizing run.

But her morning continued to be troubled.

As she locked her car and began to stretch, sweat streamed from her brow in large droplets. The autumn day in the forests of the outer suburbs of New York City had turned muggy. At the entrance of the trail where she planned to begin her run, the day turned angrier and even more unseasonably hot for September. The threat of thunderstorms darkened the skies. To top it off, she had forgotten both bug spray and bottled water, making the jaunt through the woods not nearly as relaxing or therapeutic as expected.

The sky was troubled; her day was troubled.

She could not shake the premonition that things were about to get worse.

This wasn’t the first time she had felt that way. Probably would not be the last. Nature, at least, offered solace and peace.

She began to run the trail.

For the last few years since she had quit her job at the hospital because she just couldn’t handle watching people die anymore, Sophie regularly came here to watch the maple, beech, and birch trees turn shades of leafy avocado green in Springtime and then morph to bright yellows, reds, and oranges in the Fall.

This was one of the prettiest areas to visit year round. She loved the changes that came month by month making each trip unique. While a few tree leaves had swapped green for yellow, it was still too early in September for a dramatic seasonal display.

Gnats, on the other hand, were in full force, swarming around her curly brown ponytail like tiny fighter jets while leaving every other hiker she passed on the trail alone. They must like her shampoo. The ecstatic bugs were drawn to her chestnut curls like it was irresistible gnat candy.

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Lisa Acerbo is a high school teacher and holds an EdD in Educational Leadership. She lives in Connecticut with her husband, daughters, three cats, and horse. She is the author of Apocalipstick and has contributed to local newspapers, news and travel blogs including The Patch and Hollywood Scriptwriter.

Lisa Acerbo is a high school teacher and holds an EdD in Educational Leadership. She lives in Connecticut with her husband, daughters, three cats, and horse. She is the author of Apocalipstick and has contributed to local newspapers, news and travel blogs including The Patch and Hollywood Scriptwriter.
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