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Sunday, June 30, 2013



Who Has the Heart? is a novel of three intertwined romantic tales. Rob Walker, a college athlete, Bridgett LeMond, a reclusive author, and Duncan Adams, a British actor, share in their own words their personal stories of romance.


Rob Walker -

My plan was to avoid women and lay low my senior year. I just wanted to focus on winning a basketball tournament, graduating, and getting drafted into the NBA. But as the saying goes, as soon as you stop trying to meet someone, you’ll meet someone, because out of the blue I met Beth LeMond. It’s weird, but ever since, my life is looking like the complex story-line in The Tale Trilogy novels and it’s killing me! All I need now is patience, as I wait to see how my ‘Tale of Romance’ will end.


Bridgett LeMond -

I secretly made a fortune writing The Tale Trilogy under apen name. But even with all my success, I find myself struggling with insecurities. I finally managed to leave my old boyfriend and get a place of my own, because I don’t mind living alone. However, now it seems my new good-looking neighbor has taken an interest in me. Yeah right! I don’t believe it for a second! Why would a hot professional quarterback be interested in me? I know for a fact relationships in real life can never live up to the romantic story found in my novel.


Duncan Adams -

I was a completely unknown actor when I was discovered in a tiny theatre in London and offered the lead role in the Hollywood blockbuster series entitled, The Tale Trilogy. Once I moved to Los Angeles and filming began, I've become a huge star, and now my life is absolute madness! For instance, after the break-up with my beautiful co-star, my Director had the gall to arrange these ghastly public appearances for me. Why isn't it obvious to the Tale fans that this is all a publicity stunt? What a load of rubbish! Thank goodness my new personal assistant isn't a complete nutter. She has introduced me to a talented musical composer and as a result I have found my true passion in life. Now I have to find the faith to follow my heart.

When the three come together on the live television morning program, The Lucinda Michaels Show, secrets are revealed and second chances are offered in the surprising conclusion that will leave readers wondering: Who Has the Heart?

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Author Bio -

Hello! I write contemporary romance stories. My first novel is a self-published, 3-part contemporary romance called Who Has the Heart?
At this time, my second novel and one other work-in-progress, may or may not include the following: a womanizing record producer, opposite-minded photographers, a ranch in the Grand Tetons, a woman that gives relationship advice on a radio talk show, a physically and emotionally scarred unlucky-in-love musician, a finalist in Cleveland's Hottest Bachelor Contest, a cruise ship traveling Alaska's inside passage, a beautiful non-judgmental young woman, and a handsome rich prince - (not necessarily in that order).

About me: I grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I now live just west of there in Brookfield with my husband, two very active boys, and a lazy cat named Pablo.

Friday, June 28, 2013

Rock My World - A Black Falcon Novella

ROCK MY WORLD




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Zach let’s out a low whistle as we pull onto my street. “Wow, looks like I’m dating a spoiled, little, rich girl.”

“I’m far from rich. The Judge is the one that’s loaded, not me,” I remind him.

He shrugs nonchalantly. “Maybe so, but I guarantee you never went without.” When I don’t immediately have a snappy come back to argue that I didn’t have a childhood like that, he smiles. “That’s what I thought.”

The truth is I had it made as a kid as long as I played by my parent’s rules. I was never one really to step outside the perfect child role they expected my brother and I to play, but I didn’t fully embrace the uppity lifestyle, either—which probably explains why in college I started dating the bad-boys. They were so different from the guys I grew up with in high school. They typically hate rules and love their freedom, and deep-down I discovered the same thing about myself once I was out in the real world and could make my own decisions.

Zach pulls into the drive and cuts the engine before turning his head my direction. “Anything else I need to know before I walk in there?”

My mind wonders through a few scenarios of how this first meeting is going to go down. The last boy I brought home was clear back in high school, and he was nothing like Zach. While my mother knows I tend to get my heart crushed by loser men, she’s never had the pleasure of meeting my new type. She’s used to seeing me with uptight jerks like Isaac, so I’m not sure how she’ll react. I pray they remember their manners and are polite to him, whether they approve of our relationship or not.

Not one piece of advice to give to Zach flits through my mind, but I want to reassure him. “Just be your charming self and they’ll love you.”

He flicks his eyes towards the large, two-story, brick home in front of us. “I can’t get over the size of this place. Lawyers really make that much?”

“The good ones do.” I touch his hand on the gear-shift. “Remember, my dad takes his job pretty seriously, so don’t crack jokes about it. My father actually prefers that my brother, Gabe and I call him The Judge like the rest of this town.”

Zach raises his brow. “Maybe I should have you start calling me Guitar God. Might be kind of fun, especially in the bedroom. What do you think?”

I smack his arm. “I think you better keep dreaming, because that’s so not happening.”

He laughs as he opens his door. I take a second to appreciate the view when he walks around the front of the car. His jeans hang low on his hips, but yet hug his butt perfectly, accentuating the curve, making it almost yummy enough for me to want to take a nibble. The white t-shirt he’s wearing gleams against his toned, tattooed forearms as he reaches up and tugs on the hat that’s hiding his trademark hairstyle. He’s so freaking hot. How did I get this lucky?

Lost in the thought of how sexy he is, I jump when he opens my door and clutch my chest.

He stares down at me with those sparkling, green eyes with a perplexed expression. “You alright there?”

A blush fills my cheeks as I stand up. “Never better.”

Zach wraps his arms around my shoulders and grins. I inhale the spicy scent of his cologne mixed with the soap he uses. “You were thinking naughty thoughts about me again, weren’t you?”

I bite my lip but never look away from the challenge in his eyes. “Maybe I was.”

A growl escapes his lips as he pushes his hips against me, allowing me to feel the growing erection in his pants against my belly. “Damn it, Kitten. See what you do to me. I swear to God I’m on like a fucking light switch whenever the thought of you and sex enter my head at the same time. You’ve ruined me for life.”

I laugh and run my hands up and down his back. “I’m glad I’ve ruined you for all other women. I want to keep you all to myself.”

“You don’t ever have to worry about that, babe.” He reaches up and tucks a strand of my auburn hair behind my ear. “If I have it my way, you’ll be stuck with me forever.”

His thumb traces my chin and he leans in and presses his lips softly to mine. My legs below me instantly turn to jelly and I sink further into him. It’s amazing the affect a simple kiss from this man can do to me. It was one simple kiss from him that first night backstage that turned my world on its head and changed everything in my life. For him—for this love we have—I would do anything. This man is my world.

On their own accord, my lips part and I allow his tongue to slip inside my mouth. I grip his shirt in my hands, holding on tight as I get lost in how much my body craves him.

Lean muscle pushes against me and I steady myself against the car for support. Zach’s fingers thread into my hair and a small whimper escapes my lips when he pulls away and kisses the corner of my mouth before working his way across my cheek to the spot just below my ear that drives me crazy. My head falls back as he runs a hand down my side.

We probably look semi-pornographic making out in my parent’s driveway, but I don’t care. Zach brings out a wild side in me even I didn’t know existed—a true rebel willing to risk anything for the man who makes me feel this good. His touch is pretty damn addictive.

He sighs against my skin. “We should probably go in before someone reports the tattooed man mauling The Judge’s daughter to the cops.”

“To hell with the neighbors,” I breathe, not wanting to loose this feeling.

Zach chuckles. “As much as I would like to give the neighbors a hell of a show by fucking you on the hood of this car, I don’t think it’s the best idea. I actually want your family to like me.”
(Scene Inspiration: HEAVEN by Boyce Avenue)
***FULL BOOK BLURB***
Rock My World (Black Falcon, #2.5)
After Aubrey Jenson is wrongly dismissed from her job at Center Stage Marketing, she seeks legal advice from her father, The Judge, to see what grounds she has to get her position reinstated. Her surprise visit to her family doesn’t go as smoothly as she hopes when she brings home her new boyfriend, Zach, Black Falcon’s lead guitarist. She soon discovers that father doesn’t always know best when it comes to matters of the heart.  
When Zach meets Aubrey’s family, he’s immediately faced with his deepest fear: The love he so desperately wants, he doesn’t deserve. The Judge makes no attempt to hide his disdain for Zach, and will stop at nothing to keep him away from his daughter. But an unexpected twist turns everyone’s plans upside down and no one’s world will ever be the same.
Outside forces attempting to pull them apart are strong and it’s going to take every bit of Zach and Aubrey’s love for one another to withstand the fall-out. Soon, they discover making love last is harder than finding it to begin with and sometimes you pay the ultimate price for true love.  

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Sin At Sea Blog Tour



Blurb: 
When Alysin decided to surprise her boyfriend at work with dinner, the surprise was on her. Since he was going at it with his secretary on the conference table, she packed a bag and called her BFF. Jolie and Alysin had been traveling the country, working as digital nomads for ten years ever since graduation. Taking this as a sign it was time for a new move, they decided to take a cruise, regroup, and make a plan.

Then she meets Mr. Bedroom Eyes. Following her lead, they pretend to be married so that she can rid herself of the guy who started hitting on her before the boat left the dock. Though it was supposed to be a momentary arrangement, he asks her to take it one step farther. Then another and another. The cruise promises to be memorable in every way that matters.

Along the way, Alysin learns that she won't have to fake an orgasm if she's with someone who knows what to do, that not all men suck, but the best ones suck really well, and that sometimes what starts out as something pretend, can fast become something completely real. Will the woman who lives life with no regrets, regret that she made that stupid rule about not exchanging names and contact info?


Review: 5/5 Stars: 

Emma Nichols takes us on a fantasy cruise with Sin at Sea!  Alysin catches her boyfriend banging his secretary at work! So what's a girl to do? Pack up her best friend and catch a boat! That's right Alysin and her bestie Jolie grab a bag and within 24 hours are on a cruise ship. Fast work girls!  But not as fast as when Alysin goes to get something to eat and uses Tall Dark and Sexy to ward off a creepy guy! Tall Dark and Sexy plays the part of the jealous husband well, so well in fact that they decide to continue the ruse throughout the cruise. And things just get hotter from there! 

These two steam up the Caribbean with everything from a menage with Jolie to swinging with another couple and even playing with sex toys!  But the best part about this book is the underlying relationship that starts even though we never get to know Tall Dark and Sexy's name. That's right! One of the rules of their game is no names, no contact after all is said and done! 

This is a quick and satisfying read! Though you will be begging for more!! And if you are like me you will be stalking Ms. Nichols to find out when the next book will be coming!




Sin at Sea Long Excerpt

The new guy sat down. I stared over at him. “Hey, don’t mind me. I just ended up getting drawn into your little charade. Hope you don’t mind if I enjoy my meal while we keep up appearances?” He smiled

“Nope. We’re good,” I replied.

Though I was smiling at him, I had little to say. There was so much going on in my mind…and thanks to Jolie, having an orgasm wasn’t part of that. Still, I wasn’t going to turn down the possibility of some amazing guilt-free sex with a hot guy for anything. Only I wasn’t sure how to gain his attention. My smile hadn’t worked. The kiss hadn’t accomplished anything. What was it going to take to get a man like that to be interested in spending a few meaningless days on a cruise with me? Guess I’d simply have to try the direct approach.

“Are you married?” If that didn’t break the ice, nothing would.

“No,” he said, cocking his head.

I leaned in. “Really? Because you look like the marrying kind.” I took another bite of my potato salad.

Throwing his head back to laugh, he said, “I run too fast. No one can catch me, let alone keep up!”

“Thank you for saving me. I’m here with my friend. She is napping right now. I’m not used to having to fend off guys anymore,” I admitted as I kept on eating. Isn’t it nice when you don’t want anything from someone and you can just be yourself? That was the freedom I felt around Mr. Bedroom Eyes.

He smiled and I saw he started to extend his hand. I knew he was about to introduce himself, so I stopped him. “Listen, you can tell me your name, but I’m just going to forget it. I’m lousy with names.”

“Okay, so we’re not exchanging names? Is there anything you would like to exchange?” He smirked.

“Yes, as a matter of fact. How about bodily fluids?” I smiled and stared at him with a suggestive look.

He…choked on his Coke. When he finally stopped coughing, I was about finished eating. I don’t let much come between my food and me even if I don’t look like it.

“Sorry, I’m not used to women being so direct,” he said with a smile as he wiped his face.

“I don’t play,” I said honestly. Then I stood. I am known for my exits. As I turned, giving him full view of what I considered my best feature, I shot over my shoulder, “Think about it.” Then I walked away. Always…and I mean always leave them wanting more. I didn’t have to look back to know that he was staring at me. Let him stare. With my head up and shoulders back, I headed to the elevator.

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Emma Nichols Author Bio
What made her decide to be an erotica author?
Simple.

How else was she going to parlay her two favorite past times into a career?

Emma is single and loving it. Like her first character, Alysin, Sin for short, she doesn't believe in settling or in settling down. She loves to indulge in her passions whenever the mood strikes and enjoys keeping all of life's cliche moments spicy.
Known for her sense of humor, Emma surrounds herself with friends whose antics often become the source of book fodder. Her ideal situation would be to explore the Caribbean while writing. She pursues that dream daily.

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Monday, June 24, 2013

Brothers of Blood Blog Tour



Title: Brothers of Blood
Author: James Fuller
Genre: Epic Fantasy
Release Date: “middle” of June
Tour Organizer: B3 Tours

Synopsis: Everything changes when Meath finds himself in the magically veiled village of Salvas. News of the death of his friends leaves him teetering on the verge of emotional ruin and bitter loathing. Yet an enthralling
new life connected to his past presents itself within the quintessence that is Salvas.

 The true nature of the false prince is revealed, bringing on a whole new
light to the devastation Draco Kingdom faces. Meath sets himself to the task of avenging his broken life the only way he can, kill Astaroth…

Captured Zehava, Dahak, Nicolette and Shania struggle to stay alive when they find themselves now slaves. Zehava and Dahak are thrown into the Pit where blood and coin come at the forfeit of life. In a desperate attempt to keep their group together they must turn off their humanity to keep the identity of Draco’s heir hidden and safe while they plot a daunting escape.



Author Bio: 
James Fuller has enjoyed the fine art of writing for many years now, he‘s 
been busy with many on the go book projects lately as he‘s extended his writing from fantasy fiction to also writing a short story anthology as well as an up and coming zombie apocalypse. His popularity has grown not only locally but online through Facebook where he runs his author’s page which is constantly growing as he hosts contests and give-aways daily.

James has an absolute passion for his characters and unique twisted plots with his detailed writing skills that really brings his books to life and makes his characters and their journeys so favourable. As an author he also goes above and beyond when it comes to writing battle scenes, the intricate design and explanations of fighting, not only in swordplay but also in tactics is one of James incredible expertise in which he delights in.

When James isn’t on his computer writing the third instalment of the Fall Of A King series “The Bastard King: Birthright“, he enjoys recreational activities such a camping, fishing, hiking, and archery. Along with being an adventurous outdoors man James also spends many of his hours in a day as a devoted husband and father. 



Watch Me Walk Away Blog Tour -- Last Day!!



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Confessions of an Obsessed Bookoholic Anomoly


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Jill Prand did an amazing job for a debut novel and I experienced a roller-coaster of emotions while reading it. Seductive Romance Reviews  |  4 reviewers made a similar statement
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Sunday, June 23, 2013

Watch Me Walk Away Blog Tour -- Day Nine



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Kat's Reads


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I was easily sucked into the story and fell in love with the characters. Leanne Herrera  |  6 reviewers made a similar statement
Jill Prand did an amazing job for a debut novel and I experienced a roller-coaster of emotions while reading it. Seductive Romance Reviews  |  4 reviewers made a similar statement
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Saturday, June 22, 2013

Watch Me Walk Away Blog Tour -- Day Eight



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Bookmark Belles


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I was easily sucked into the story and fell in love with the characters. Leanne Herrera  |  6 reviewers made a similar statement
Jill Prand did an amazing job for a debut novel and I experienced a roller-coaster of emotions while reading it. Seductive Romance Reviews  |  4 reviewers made a similar statement
Hope that this is the first book of a series. tdebrock  |  4 reviewers made a similar statement

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Dark Dawn Blog Tour




Blurb:

In the beginning God made the heavens and the earth, and everything in between. The In-between was unplanned, unexpected, and unwelcome. Every action causes a reaction and when mankind was born, so were the Fae. Suddenly it was up to Heaven to save Earth. God created Angels to right his wrong, to save human kind. A deal was made, an agreement of sorts. The Angels would protect humanity from Fae domination and destruction, and in return they would have inhuman strength and immortality. Thus a time of angels swooping in to save humans from free will, bad decisions, and big mistakes began. They protected humans from the Fae who intentionally enslaved them, leaving shells of humans, or worse, leaving nothing at all. 

Even God doesn’t always learn from mistakes. Angels were given freedom of choice. Some Angels chose wrong. When some of them spread their wings, they went too far, and just as Icharus was punished for getting too close to the sun, they were punished for getting too close to mankind. 

So they fell. Falling was the easy part.




Excerpt:



In the beginning, God created heaven and earth. He created light and dark. Sparkling aquamarine waters, lush green lands and expansive blue skies. Majestic mountains rose from the grounds, meandering valleys with bubbling rivers forged through the earth. The sun warmed the soil and trees and grass burst forth, greens contrasting with blues and browns creating an explosion of colors. Birds playfully dotted the skies and harmoniously chirped in trees. Fish blasted through currents and leaped through waves of the oceans. Creatures of every shape rose and inhabited this pristine infant land. A man formed in God’s image sprang up from under a tree and then a woman from his rib. God chose to call the man Adam and his woman, Eve. Pure, clean air was inhaled, and life began. And God was satisfied, his creation was perfect and he decided to rest.


While God reclined peacefully, contemplating the beauty, wonder, and goodness of all his creation, darkness prepared to take hold. Though all was made with the best of intentions, he never considered what evil might be lurking. It never occurred to him that for every positive action, there could be an equally negative reaction. He never pondered that while he was upsetting the balance of creating something from nothing that the dark nothings might become something horrible, something savage, something bent on destroying the light.


Chaotic times ensued and God foresaw the darkness running rampant, completely out of control. He saw the danger that threatened his creation. He realized his work was yet unfinished. He had to design something more. It was time for an angel. Just as he had done with man and woman not so long before, the angel was created in God’s image. Unlike man, who had only the basest of abilities, he gave the angel the gift of strength to fight the dark and immortality to ensure his longevity. There was no telling how long the war between the light and dark would last. When he was done, he called upon his angel, his helper, Salathiel.




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Friday, June 21, 2013

Watch Me Walk Away Blog Tour -- Day Seven



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Confessions of the Paranormal

Lilliana Anderson

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I was easily sucked into the story and fell in love with the characters. Leanne Herrera  |  6 reviewers made a similar statement
Jill Prand did an amazing job for a debut novel and I experienced a roller-coaster of emotions while reading it. Seductive Romance Reviews  |  4 reviewers made a similar statement
Hope that this is the first book of a series. tdebrock  |  4 reviewers made a similar statement

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Thursday, June 20, 2013

Watch Me Walk Away Blog Tour -- Day 6



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Inside the Pages of a Book

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What the reviewers are saying about Watch Me Walk Away

I was easily sucked into the story and fell in love with the characters. Leanne Herrera  |  6 reviewers made a similar statement
Jill Prand did an amazing job for a debut novel and I experienced a roller-coaster of emotions while reading it. Seductive Romance Reviews  |  4 reviewers made a similar statement
Hope that this is the first book of a series. tdebrock  |  4 reviewers made a similar statement

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