Friday, March 10, 2017

Random Release . . . Defiance by TL Smith

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Title: Defiance
Series: Smirnov Bratva #3
Author: TL Smith
Genre: Mafia Romance
Release Date: March 11
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She was promised to me. 
I was promised to her. 
She was the daughter of a drug lord, 
I was the cousin of one. 
Together we could have been beautiful. 
Oh, so beautiful. 
But beautiful doesn’t factor into my life. 
Death. 
Destruction. 
Pain. 
That was my life. 
She’d had her taste of it. 
But was she really ready for it? 
Because I lived in hell, and my wife would soon be Satan’s bitch. 
She wouldn’t be prepared. 
She could never be.

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T.L Smith Lover of chocolate, books, but mostly words.
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Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Random Release . . . Beautifully Torn by Gina Sevani


Title: Beautifully Torn
Author: Gina Sevani
Series: The Damaged Series
Genre: New Adult
Publisher: Blue Tulip Publishing



Sean Mikaelson, drummer of Sweet Misery, didn’t always have an easy life. He was headed down the wrong path, but it all changed when the troubled teen met his best friend, Damon Black.
Throughout the years, music became his escape.
Liberation came with a price, that of a promise… one that would test him in ways he never thought possible. One moment, he had the entire world at his fingertips. The next, he made the biggest mistake of his life and everything slipped from his grasp.
Shay Black’s first mistake was tempting herself with someone she could never have. She was doomed the minute his smile hypnotized her, threatening everything. But the heart wants what it wants. One night changed it all. The love she once knew was now buried deep, hidden away, and nothing would ever be the same again.
Falling in love with your brother’s best friend was never a good idea…
**Beautifully Devoted is a STANDALONE New Adult Romance that follows the characters introduced in Beautifully Damaged.**
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“You know deep down what you want. You know deep down in your heart and soul I’m the man that you want… the one you desire. When are you going to stop denying what this is between us? You don’t want anyone else. You want me.” He pointed to his chest and stepped a little closer. “It’s my voice you want to hear whispering your name. You want my lips caressing every single inch of your body. You need my touch — no other man’s — and the only man you’ve ever craved to have buried deep inside of you… is me. You already have my heart, Shay. You fucking stole it a long time ago. No matter what happens, I know I won’t ever truly get it back. I’m completely okay with that because it’s yours to keep… forever. I just need you to take care of it. Treasure it like I would treasure yours… if you had ever given it to me.”
Every intense and powerful emotion consumed me; I had to look anywhere but into his eyes. It was too raw. Sean knew me; it was crazy the powerful connection we shared, and one look into my eyes would show him that I felt the same way. I couldn’t let that happen. I’d fought for years masking the perfect face, not letting anything show. The more I was around him, the more I heard the sweet words he admitted; it was harder and harder to keep myself under control. I needed more control. I squeezed my eyes shut as tears fell down my cheeks.
It took every ounce of strength I had not to cave. He took the one step that separated us, closing the distance before he pressed his chest against mine. I never thought I would actually hear those words he’d spoken. I had dreamed of hearing them for years, and now, I was terrified. It caused my heart to literally ache.
Sean gripped my waist and pulled me tighter against his muscular frame. My hand pressed against his heart to try to keep a tiny bit of space between our bodies, but that didn’t stop him from coming as close as possible. My body tingled from his presence.
His heart was beating incredibly fast. “So, instead of fighting against us, Shay, I need you to fucking fight for us,” he murmured against my lips as slow as humanly possible.



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Gina Sevani, was born and raised in beautiful South Carolina. She still resides there with her husband and their precious little girl. She learned quickly that she had mad love for reading romance, paranormal and everything in between so she tried writing her own and here we are with novel number three published in The Damaged Series. Gina has several stories she feels passionate about and can’t wait to share with you. She spends her free time working out, reading, dancing, and enjoying hour long bubble baths. If she doesn’t get those things… well you don’t wanna know.

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Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Random Release . . . Twice Burned by Emily Goodwin

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Title: Twice Burned
Series: Love Is Messy Duet #2
Author: Emily Goodwin
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: March 1
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I’ve been burned before.

Once by love, twice by fire.

And I don’t know which hurt worse.

For years, I’ve been playing with fire. Both in the sheets and in the streets. But after a life changing accident, something had to give. Moving from Chicago to New York to live with my estranged brother is less than ideal, but it’s only temporary. To make it through the next year without killing each other, I need to stick to a few simple rules: no dating, no drama, no getting in each other’s business. Easy enough, right?

Then I met her, and the rules went out the window.

Problem is, he met her first.

TWICE BURNED is the highly anticipated finale to the Love is Messy Duet, and releases on March 1st, 2017.

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She lives in the midwest with her husband and two daughters. When she’s not writing, you can find her riding her horses, hiking, reading, or drinking wine with friends.


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Random Release . . . Snapdragon by Kilby Blades





 Snapdragon


Kilby Blades
Erotic & Contemporary Romance
289 pages 

   

Synopsis

The rules are simple: unattached companionship, toe-curling sex and a clean break whenever it ends. Darby’s groundbreaking medical research will launch her into career stardom. Michael’s status as an architectural wunderkind will send him to a far-flung locale. Either one can say the single word that will break it off: Snapdragon.


But soul-deep sex is just the beginning. Michael becomes a fierce ally against her misogynist boss, a light to chase away the shadow of her notorious father, and the antidote to her crushing loneliness. But choosing love over ambition is the one thing she promised herself she would never do. And Darby must fight hard not to fall in love. 


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My Review:

**4.5 stars**
**I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.**


The opening scene of this book literally had me cringing! I kept thinking please don't let this be one of those books...it wasn't!

This is my first book by Kilby Blades and I must admit, it was quite enjoyable. It told the story of an unconventional relationship between Michael and Darby (I should point out that I kept wanting to call the character Kilby instead of Darby, no idea why), but it was a relationship that worked perfectly for them. This book made me question what truly defines a relationship, what makes a relationship? Why does society get to determine instead of the people who are actually in that relationship. I loved that they forged their own path and defined what they wanted and made the absolute best of it.

It takes talent to make a book that isn't a suspense or thriller actually feel like one and maybe it was my own personal doing, but that's what this book felt like to me. Not because of the things that actually happened, but because of what I thought would happen. I kept thinking, "oh, this is going to end soooo bad." I liked that Michael was the epitome of a true gentleman, more so than Darby was used to when it was her who grew up with the "high society." Her father is a politician - dirty, of course, and he plays a huge role in their relationship even though he shouldn't. I loved their honesty with each other and absolutely no judgement - Michael has some skeletons that quite a few women would run from.

I didn't like the designer label dropping. It wasn't excessive, but it's something that always gets me. Just give me the description of how beautiful the clothes are, I don't care who designed them. There were a few times when I felt disconnected from the characters because their lives were so far removed from my own. If I have to give this book one true flaw it would be that. I enjoy books with rich people, but I want to be able to connect to them on a deeper level and there were times where I kept thinking these characters are entirely too perfect. Yes, they had their flaws, but every little good nugget had some sort of attachment to it (like the Sundance Film Festival; they could have just gone and enjoyed it, that seemed relatable, but then it came out that Darby was a producer to one of the films - took me completely out of it).

Overall, Kilby has a new fan and I can't wait to read Chrysalis and get Michael's POV and more of that ridiculous sweet tooth of his!



Meet Kilby:

A business executive by day, a writer of smart contemporary fiction by night, a lover of words and an admirer of the artists who arrange them cleverly. These days, most of what I read is on audiobook (because, whose hands are free long enough to turn pages?) I'm the mother of two, an oenophile, a cinephile, and above all else, a hopeless fic fiend.

Prior to writing original fiction, I was a well-known fanfic author. My stories that remain published were read more than 1.5 million times, were favorited more than 6,000 times, were reviewed more than 4,200 times and were followed more than 4,600 times.

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