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Finally Home by L. Simpson

29 Thursday Aug 2019

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This post is part of a virtual book tour organized by Goddess Fish Promotions. L. Simpson will be awarding $10 Boroughs Bucks to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour. Click on the tour banner to see the other stops on the tour.

HEART AND SOUL

Ben McTavish is besotted when he sees a vixen in striped leggings own a cringe-worthy moment and turn it into a hilarious bit. He can’t stop thinking about her even though he puts his foot in his mouth every time he tries to get to know her. Ben would love to spend some time with this woman who has captivated him, but he needs to get his farm established before the bank takes back the land.

Kate Bloomington is all about whipping her life into shape, including getting to know her grandmother who she is now caring for. When she meets Ben, also known as Saint McT since he helps all comers, she pushes him away. Somehow, he shows up at every inopportune moment, mortifying her and enticing her at the same time. She learns that he needs help as much as she does, and together they create a love that is unbreakable.

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True to his word, Ben was at my door right before eight in the morning. I was running a little late because I was struggling to focus. My emotions were a tumble, and while I was unable to deny my excitement at seeing him despite the fact he was Saint McT and I was a hot mess, I was still trying to bury the events of Friday night. Images of Frank would pop up, and I questioned my decision to do nothing. But the system wasn’t fair. I needed to move on. I had just started to get my life back, to feel like I belonged, and after being alone for so long, I simply couldn’t go back. It wasn’t right, but I couldn’t see any other option.

“Do we have time for coffee?” he asked as I got into his truck.

“Of course,” I said trying not to turn into mush as I took him in. He was dressed casually again, and while I missed the suit I’d caught a glimpse of, his navy woolen jumper and fitted, faded jeans had my mouth watering.

“Great,” he said and drove us straight to the bakery. While we ordered coffees, every local in the place stared at us. Their gazes sharpened when Ben put his hand on the small of my back as we walked out. I wanted to tell them all he was just being Saint McT, but it was hard to concentrate because my body came alive at his touch and I was within smelling distance. Yes. That’s right. The pastries held no sway now. I was all about Ben and his sexy, fresh soap smell. This trip was going to be a nightmare. Would it be easier or harder on the back of his bike?

“Do you not ride your bike often?” I found myself asking, trying not to sound hopeful.

“Not as often as I’d like. I didn’t think you’d appreciate it in that skirt,” he said grinning wickedly at me. I blushed.

“Have you ever been on one?”

“No way, my mother forbade them.”

“Well, anytime you want a ride…” he trailed off and I laughed, blushing.

About the Author: As a girl growing up in Australia, Laura was lost in the world of Anne of Green Gables and Little Women. During high school, volleyball dominated her life. There had to be something positive about being 6’1” with red hair. Representing Australia from a young age she eventually took a scholarship at the University of Iowa. Living in America and being a full time athlete in a college town was an eye-opening experience and lots of fun (from what she can remember). #gohawkeyes

Returning from the States, her career took a different turn as she started working at the Red Cross and completed her Masters of Law in Human Rights. As one of the few non-lawyers in the class, her essays were far more floral than the rest, something that caused the discerning professors to shake their heads. Through working and studying, she realised there are other ways to win hearts and minds.

While she’s spent the last 14 years as an advocate against poverty and homelessness, the desire to change the world through storytelling has only got stronger. She now lives in the Alpine Valleys of North East Victoria, Australia with her husband, daughter, son, two dogs and seven chooks. When she’s not doing the whole mum thing, working at a homelessness agency, renovating her farmhouse, or trying to do laundry bleary-eyed at midnight, she is writing.

Say G’day to Laura:

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Riding Hard by J.L. Sheppard

26 Monday Aug 2019

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J.L. Sheppard has agreed to share somethings about herself in the following interview. Then read about Riding Hard and her backlist!

What is your greatest temptation:

            In men: Crewcuts.

            In food: Bread and PASTA!

            In clothes: Shoes.

What is your greatest weakness (example: buying shoes)? Giving into my four-year-old’s puppy dog eyes.

If you could have any kind of car, what would it be? Mustang Cobra.

Your dream home – mountains or ocean? Ocean.

What inspired you to become a writer? I’ve always had a love for reading. For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to write.

Do you have a daily writing routine?  If so, please share. I do not. As a mom of two boys—one is four, the other is one—I squeeze it in whenever I get the chance.

What is your favorite book? The Will, Kristen Ashley. I swear I’ve read it twenty times.

What is your favorite movie? The Incredibles. (LOL. It’s true!)

Who is your favorite historical figure? Don’t have one.

In your books, who is your favorite hero and please introduce him? I love all my heroes, but I have to say my favorite is Thomas “Cuss” Layne from Running Hot, Hell Ryders MC #2, not only because he drives a bike and a Cobra but because he fell in love with a girl and never forgot her.

Who is your favorite heroine and please introduce her? In my books, Alyssa “Allie” Holden from Running Wild, Hell Ryders MC #1, is my favorite heroine. In the beginning of the book, she’s fragile because of what she’s been through, but she overcomes it and finds the love she knows she deserves.

What do you have out now?  Excerpt, blurb, book trailers

Riding Hard, Hell Ryders MC #4

Biker Dave “Dodge” Roth has never cared about his bad luck with women. He has other things to worry about—paying off debt his ex accumulated and most importantly, raising his three-year-old son, Cullen. When a new neighbor moves in, his boy makes it impossible to ignore her. Hard to miss, she’s beautiful, smart, sexy, perfect.

​After her last failed relationship, kindergarten teacher Alexa “Lex” Millen has decided to do without men. She’s bought her first home in a small town in California and remodeled it to her liking. Naturally, she’s managed to move across the street from the world’s biggest jerk. His son’s adorable, but he won’t mind his own business. If only her engines didn’t rev every time he came around.

Excerpt #1

“Fine. I’ll go with you.”

Going was her best option. When he took her home, she’d tell him why she’d avoided him and why the two of them getting together was a bad idea. Of course, that’d only work if he didn’t kiss her. So her plan—she had to keep him away.

He hesitated for a moment then released her.

“I have to say bye.”

She spun and made it half way around when his fingers gripped her wrist. He tugged, turning her to him again.

“You hear what I said before, Lex, or are you deaf?”

She clenched her jaw and fisted her free hand. Then the anger burning inside her spilled. “For an entire month, I sat in my beautiful house alone. That is, in between the times I got house visits from you being a jerk. I’m very angry with you for ruining the first fun night I’ve had since moving here.”

Her face flushed with each word. That heat crept down her neck and chest. “I’ve agreed to leave with you, but I’m not happy about it. I’m not anyone you can boss or control. I were you, I’d tread very carefully because quite frankly, I’ve had it with your insults, your cursing, your caveman tactics. Bottom line…”

She shoved a pointed finger in his face. “I’ve had it with you.”

A muscle in his jaw twitched. He grabbed her wrist, pulled her hand away from his face, and squeezed. “I could control you, babe, you’d be sitting on my face.”

BACKLIST:

Hell Ryders MC Series

Running Wild, Hell Ryders MC #1

She runs from her perfect life to his—a life of bikers who play and ride by their own rules.

As hard as it is, he keeps his distance. When she kisses him, all bets are off.

Running Hot, Hell Ryders MC #2

She’s never forgotten the boy who saved her.

He’s never wanted anything—but her.

Riding Blind, Hell Ryders MC #3

He never loved—not until she walked into his life. But then she was gone, and he was lost.

Faced with an impossible choice, she leaves, but leaving him destroys her.

Elemental Sisters Series

Demon King’s Desire, Elemental Sisters #1

He’s living in hell dreaming of a woman he’s never met.

Burdened by Desire, Elemental Sisters #2

She couldn’t give him what he needed, and so he’d never have her, claim her, mate her…

Fated Immortals Series

Awaiting Fate, Fated Immortals #1

He lived in a hell where his mate was just within reach yet untouchable.

Fate Forgotten, Fated Immortals #2

A demon enchanted with a witch…

New releases anytime soon? Riding Hard, Hell Ryders MC #4

Where can eager fans find you?

Website: https://www.jlsheppard.com

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/J-L-Sheppard/e/B00CXDFEIK

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6894176.J_L_Sheppard

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JLSheppardAuthor

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JL_Sheppard

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jl_sheppard/

 

Riding
Hard
Hell
Ryders MC
Book
Four
J.L.
Sheppard
Genre: Contemporary Romance, MC
Romance Biker Romance
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Date of Publication: August 19,
2019
ISBN: 978-1-5092-2575-0 Paperback
978-1-5092-2576-7 Digital
ASIN: B07TZJZ6TF
Number of pages: 380
Word Count: 93073
Cover Artist: Diana Carlile
Tagline: What’s luck got to do
with it?
Book Description:
Biker Dave “Dodge” Roth
has never cared about his bad luck with women. He has other things to worry
about—paying off debt his ex accumulated and most importantly, raising his
three-year-old son, Cullen. When a new neighbor moves in, his boy makes it
impossible to ignore her. Hard to miss, she’s beautiful, smart, sexy, perfect.
After her last failed
relationship, kindergarten teacher Alexa “Lex” Millen has decided to
do without men. She’s bought her first home in a small town in California and
remodeled it to her liking. Naturally, she’s managed to move across the street
from the world’s biggest jerk. His son’s adorable, but he won’t mind his own
business. If only her engines didn’t rev every time he came around.

AmazonBN

Excerpt
“Fine. I’ll go
with you.”
Going was her
best option. When he took her home, she’d tell him why she’d avoided him and
why the two of them getting together was a bad idea. Of course, that’d only
work if he didn’t kiss her. So her plan—she had to keep him away.
He hesitated for
a moment then released her.
“I have to say
bye.”
She spun and
made it half way around when his fingers gripped her wrist. He tugged, turning
her to him again.
“You hear what I
said before, Lex, or are you deaf?”
She clenched her
jaw and fisted her free hand. Then the anger burning inside her spilled. “For
an entire month, I sat in my beautiful house alone. That is, in between the
times I got house visits from you being a jerk. I’m very angry with you for
ruining the first fun night I’ve had since moving here.”
Her face flushed
with each word. That heat crept down her neck and chest. “I’ve agreed to leave
with you, but I’m not happy about it. I’m not anyone you can boss or control. I
were you, I’d tread very carefully because quite frankly, I’ve had it with your
insults, your cursing, your caveman tactics. Bottom line…”
She shoved a
pointed finger in his face. “I’ve had it with you.”
A muscle in his
jaw twitched. He grabbed her wrist, pulled her hand away from his face, and
squeezed. “I could control you, babe, you’d be sitting on my face.”
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Paperback:

https://www.amazon.com/Riding-Hard-Hell-Ryders-MC/dp/1509225757/

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About
the Author:

 

J.L. Sheppard was born and raised
in South Florida where she still lives with her husband and sons.
As a child, her greatest
aspiration was to become a writer. She read often, kept a journal, and wrote
countless poems. She attended Florida International University and graduated in
2008 with a Bachelors in Communications. During her senior year, she interned
at NBC Miami, WTVJ. Following the internship, she was hired and worked in the
News Department for three years.
It wasn’t until 2011 that she set
her heart and mind into writing her first completed novel, Demon King’s Desire,
which was first published in January 2013.
Website:
https://www.jlsheppard.com
Amazon: https://amzn.to/2Suw3cl
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6894176.J_L_Sheppard
BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/j-l-sheppard
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JLSheppardAuthor
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JL_Sheppard
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jl_sheppard/

 

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Alice, a Memoir by Alice Gilmore

22 Thursday Aug 2019

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INTERVIEW  with Alice. Very interesting. Read on.

Can you describe your dream home?

Somewhere with a superb view that included mountains and sea and townscape and countryside. Inside, room for my family to have private places of their own and for me to have a writing space that commanded that view. And a spacious garden that someone else takes care of, not me. I came pretty close to it in the house in the book that I say was in the Coachella Valley (only to disguise it).

If we were to come to your house for a meal, what would you give us to eat?

An excellent pate or foie gras (if you aren’t against the production of foie gras): fillet steaks or omelettes fines herbes to follow with masses of salad made with my own ‘heavy duty’ dressing; blackberry and apple pie or crumble with a large dollop of clotted cream for dessert; cheeses ad lib. Excellent white and red wine (I favour Australian shiraz or Rioja for red; Meursault for white if I’m feeling expansive or Macon or New Zealand if sensible)

Tell us about the absolute BEST fan letter you have received.

I haven’t received any yet. This is my first book. But I used to tell my children stories about Foxy the Magic Horse who took them on adventures all over the world. A four-year-old friend of my daughter came up to me and put a tiny hand in mine and asked me to tell her a Foxy story because my daughter had told her one. I nearly burst into tears, not only because of this child’s faith in me but because I realized how much my own children were enjoying them. The child said in conclusion, ‘Not too scary, please.’ And I knew that I had succeeded with my own beyond my dreams if this had been passed on

Say your publisher has offered to fly you anywhere in the world to do research on an upcoming book, where would you most likely want to go?

A vast game park in Africa. The Serengeti perhaps.

Who designed the book cover for the book you are touring?

Myself and  Jane Tatam of Amolibros, mostly Jane.

Alice, a Memoir

by Alice Gilmore

GENRE: Non-fiction

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

BLURB:

Few, if anyone, could have had a life like Alice Gilmore. It was almost unbelievable yet carried on under the cover of a respectable middle-class existence.

You might strongly disapprove of what she did, but Alice was determined. She overcame insurmountable obstacles to keep the love she longed for.

Her single-minded fight to live out her love makes a gripping, riveting story that one eminent literary person called ‘staggeringly readable’. It is shocking. Her methods will upset some, but are you with her or against her? Your decision.

This is no misery memoir. It’s a story told with joy, wit and fervour – the astonishing story of the overwhelming love Alice Gilmour was determined to live out.

Excerpt:

I am going to tell you our story, my darlings. It is really only for you three and one other (you know who) but I can’t help hoping that the world will read it, which is why I shall probably publish it. But not for some years. When you’re fully grown up and have flown the nest. God knows what they will make of it, the world I mean, whoever they are, but I am not suggesting that any rules or taboos should be changed by our story, or new rules made. Leave all that alone. Our story, perhaps I should say my story, just is. You could tritely call it the exception that proves the rule. Perhaps that is just what it is: unique. I doubt that but it is certainly extraordinary. I have carefully chosen those words. Any old event of yawning banality is called ‘amazing’, ‘fantastic’, ‘unbelievable’, ‘fabulous’ in our current jargon. Whatever else people may call my story it is certainly extraordinary.

It is, above all, a love story, an all-consuming love story, though I have never felt consumed by love, rather continually renewed. But isn’t that what love should do to you? Consume you and renew you constantly like the phoenix. And it brought with it another constant emotion: fear. And pain. The fear of pain. The fear of the pain of losing it, this wonderful state. The word love doesn’t fully express what I/we felt. Another word that is more or less totally debased.

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

If you want to know about my life and background read this book. I can scarcely add to what I have written about myself in there. I earnestly hope that the rest of my life is too uneventful to even consider writing anything else, I am no novelist. The life I have described was full enough and rich enough for me. God knows what I would come out with if I had to invent. If you find you need a good chef I shall consider anything not too energetic – which rules out most jobs in the kitchen.

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

If you want to know about my life and background read this book. I can scarcely add to what I have written about myself in there. I earnestly hope that the rest of my life is too uneventful to even consider writing anything else, I am no novelist. The life I have described was full enough and rich enough for me. God knows what I would come out with if I had to invent. If you find you need a good chef I shall consider anything not too energetic – which rules out most jobs in the kitchen.

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Crowd Pleaser by Lisabet Sarai – FREE!!!

18 Sunday Aug 2019

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New Release!

Crowd Pleaser: Sexy Shorts

By Lisabet Sarai

Erotica and erotic romance anthology

Five flames

33,000 words

Exclusive to Smashwords

FREE!

Includes a 50% discount coupon for Hot Brides in Vegas: Vegas Babes Book 1

Blurb

Savor these luscious tales of lust and love from the outrageous imagination of Lisabet Sarai. A Nebraska tornado provides the opportunity for a long-married couple to indulge their kinky tendencies. A workaholic professor learns to pay attention to her carnal desires. Two virile young baristas turn a lawyer’s fantasies into vivid reality. Ten erotic gems–pleasure guaranteed!

Buy Link (Free!)

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Excerpt

From “Beefeater”

“You know what I want.” I can barely get the words out between gasps. Phil’s got my blouse unbuttoned and is diligently sucking my nipple, with the expected effect. He stops briefly to swirl his tongue in a deft circle around the aching nub, then nips at the tip. I moan as my clit jumps in sympathy.

Encouraged, he fastens his mouth on mine while he sneaks his hand up my thigh. I’m sopping and dying for him to touch me, but I slap his hand away.

“No way! You’re not getting into my knickers until you agree.”

“Oh, come on, Moe. You know I can’t do it.”

“Of course you can. If you want to. If you want me, want me enough.”

He bends to my breasts for another long, delicious suckle. He’s trying to soften me up. I mustn’t let him know how much success he’s having.

“Really, I can’t. It’s like—sacrilege.” There’s genuine distress on his face, but it might just be the result of frustrated lust. “Those uniforms were designed by Queen Victoria, for Christ’s sake.”

I snuggle up to him with a sweet smile. “I know. That’s part of what makes it so hot. The centuries of tradition. Don’t you think that it would be hot, Phil?” I stroke his swollen cock through his jeans and give him a wet kiss with lots of tongue. It’s hardly possible, but I actually feel him become bigger and harder. “It’s not like this is just for me. I know you’ll enjoy it.”

“Yeah, but if Geoff catches me, I’m finished. A halberd through the heart! You know how he is about the Warders.”

“He won’t, I promise. We’ll be extra careful. We’ll do it when he’s on duty.”

“And what about my mum?”

“Doesn’t she play bridge a couple of nights a week?”

“On Tuesdays and Thursdays, most weeks.”

“So all you need to do is figure out the next Tuesday or Thursday night that Geoff’s on the watch.” I find the bulb of his cock and pinch it through the denim. He yelps. “Should be easy for a smart guy like you.”

 

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Crowd Pleaser by Lisabet Sarai – FREE!!!

18 Sunday Aug 2019

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New Release!

Crowd Pleaser: Sexy Shorts

By Lisabet Sarai

Erotica and erotic romance anthology

Five flames

33,000 words

Exclusive to Smashwords

FREE!

Includes a 50% discount coupon for Hot Brides in Vegas: Vegas Babes Book 1

Blurb

Savor these luscious tales of lust and love from the outrageous imagination of Lisabet Sarai. A Nebraska tornado provides the opportunity for a long-married couple to indulge their kinky tendencies. A workaholic professor learns to pay attention to her carnal desires. Two virile young baristas turn a lawyer’s fantasies into vivid reality. Ten erotic gems–pleasure guaranteed!

Buy Link (Free!)

Smashwords – https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/954307

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Excerpt

From “Beefeater”

“You know what I want.” I can barely get the words out between gasps. Phil’s got my blouse unbuttoned and is diligently sucking my nipple, with the expected effect. He stops briefly to swirl his tongue in a deft circle around the aching nub, then nips at the tip. I moan as my clit jumps in sympathy.

Encouraged, he fastens his mouth on mine while he sneaks his hand up my thigh. I’m sopping and dying for him to touch me, but I slap his hand away.

“No way! You’re not getting into my knickers until you agree.”

“Oh, come on, Moe. You know I can’t do it.”

“Of course you can. If you want to. If you want me, want me enough.”

He bends to my breasts for another long, delicious suckle. He’s trying to soften me up. I mustn’t let him know how much success he’s having.

“Really, I can’t. It’s like—sacrilege.” There’s genuine distress on his face, but it might just be the result of frustrated lust. “Those uniforms were designed by Queen Victoria, for Christ’s sake.”

I snuggle up to him with a sweet smile. “I know. That’s part of what makes it so hot. The centuries of tradition. Don’t you think that it would be hot, Phil?” I stroke his swollen cock through his jeans and give him a wet kiss with lots of tongue. It’s hardly possible, but I actually feel him become bigger and harder. “It’s not like this is just for me. I know you’ll enjoy it.”

“Yeah, but if Geoff catches me, I’m finished. A halberd through the heart! You know how he is about the Warders.”

“He won’t, I promise. We’ll be extra careful. We’ll do it when he’s on duty.”

“And what about my mum?”

“Doesn’t she play bridge a couple of nights a week?”

“On Tuesdays and Thursdays, most weeks.”

“So all you need to do is figure out the next Tuesday or Thursday night that Geoff’s on the watch.” I find the bulb of his cock and pinch it through the denim. He yelps. “Should be easy for a smart guy like you.”

 

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Loved by the Beast by Anya Summers

14 Wednesday Aug 2019

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Anna has plans for her life. This fall, she will be heading off to medical school, well on her way to becoming a doctor. But first, she and her besties head to Ireland to celebrate.

Nowhere did her future plans even include serious dating, let alone becoming mated to a man who can turn into a freaking beast with wings. Nor did she reckon with being sucked through a portal onto another planet while on her way home from a great night out.

Yet from the very first time her new mate touches her, Anna wonders if this could be the real deal – as in: the big L. The only problem is, her mate says his kind do not love; they protect, they pleasure, and they provide. Can Anna really kiss goodbye to all her plans for the future, and agree to spend the rest of her existence without love?

Publisher’s Note: This steamy paranormal romance, while the third in the Alcyran Chronicles series, can be read and enjoyed as a standalone.

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D’Vorak launched himself off the rooftop, took to the air, and sniffed the wind. He soared like a ghostly specter, blending in with the night. On the streets below, the people never glanced up as he glided above. Perhaps that was why they didn’t know their world was dying. They were too involved with what was right in front of them to view the larger picture.

Working with Rhiannon was risky. He understood the perils of trusting the Clovis wench. However, she had promised that if he succeeded in this task, she would sever his people’s ties with the Clovis. That must happen before the truth of the Gūla was discovered—the truth they had kept hidden, the weapons they had forged.

All he had to do was find the three women and take them to his planet. Three particular women whom Rhiannon indicated were descended from the original line of Clovis. Earth had been the home world for the Clovis before they discovered the wormhole to Destruna, another realm, another world where they weren’t persecuted and fled this one. The ancient lore of the Gūla described the first arrival of the Clovis on Destruna. At that time, the tribes had been primitive, living in thatch huts. It was the Clovis who taught them to build, to write, to read.

It was during that time, the true wealth of the Gūla was discovered. Warlords seized the mines filled with lunar crystals. When put together, they glowed, and were a power source unlike anything else on Destruna.

And from that power source they had created weapons capable of bringing down a Dráo, and protecting their realm. But the weapons created were too potent if they fell into the wrong hands. He shuddered at the thought of the Clovis with them. Queen Mona was already a power hungry wench with immense resources; she didn’t need more at her disposal.

His nose caught a whiff of sweetness on the breeze. The potency and flavor reminded him of dragonsbane wine. Being surrounded by the foreign stench, his beast wanted to roll around in the familiar scent.

About the Author:

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Anya grew up listening to Cardinals baseball and reading anything she could get her hands on. She remembers her mother saying if only she would read the right type of books instead binging her way through the romance aisles at the bookstore, she’d have been a doctor. While Anya never did get that doctorate, she graduated cum laude from the University of Missouri-St. Louis with an M.A. in History.

Anya is a bestselling and award-winning author published in multiple fiction genres. She also writes urban fantasy, paranormal romance, and contemporary romance under the name Maggie Mae Gallagher. (http://www.maggiemaegallagher.com/) A total geek at her core, when she is not writing, she adores attending the latest comic con or spending time with her family. She currently lives in the Midwest with her two furry felines.

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Don’t miss these exciting titles by Anya Summers!

Dungeon Fantasy Club Series

Her Highland Master, Book 1 https://www.amazon.com/Highland-Master-Dungeon-Fantasy-Club-ebook/dp/B01E9UB8SO/
To Master and Defend, Book 2 https://www.amazon.com/Master-Defend-Dungeon-Fantasy-Club-ebook/dp/B01FNG23HI/
Two Doms for Kara, Book 3 https://www.amazon.com/Doms-Kara-Dungeon-Fantasy-Club-ebook/dp/B01GXGOAK0/
His Driven Domme, Book 4 https://www.amazon.com/Driven-Domme-Dungeon-Fantasy-Club-ebook/dp/B01IIUY8Y2
Her Country Master, Book 5 https://goo.gl/YWhLqm
Love Me, Master Me, Book 6 https://goo.gl/QlTE9u
Submit To Me, Book 7 https://goo.gl/Or8pYr
Her Wired Dom, Book 8 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MRJY9TF/

Pleasure Island Series

Her Master & Commander, Book 1 https://www.amazon.com/Master-Commander-Pleasure-

Island-Book-ebook/dp/B06Y5SVVB9/
Her Music Masters, Book 2 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0711R9D1H/
Their Shy Submissive, Book 3 https://goo.gl/ufyJLn
Her Lawful Master, Book 4 https://www.amazon.com/Lawful-Master-Pleasure-Island-Book-ebook/dp/B073SRDNNT
Her Rockstar Dom, Book 5 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075VSGP8Q
Duets & Dominance, Book 6 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075TG9RYC
Her Undercover Dom, Book 7 https://goo.gl/HKhVba
Ménage In Paradise, Book 8 https://goo.gl/qce2BD
Her Rodeo Masters, Book 9 https://goo.gl/HDZw6v

Cuffs & Spurs Series

His Scandalous Love https://www.amazon.com/Scandalous-Love-Cuffs-Spurs-Book-ebook/dp/B079GBB57Z
His Unexpected Love https://www.amazon.com/His-Unexpected-Love-Carter-Beginning-ebook/dp/B07C2NBGLQ
His Wicked Love https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B661RP1
His Untamed Love https://www.amazon.com/Untamed-Love-Cuffs-Spurs-Book-ebook/dp/B07D9ZDHMH
His Tempting Love https://www.amazon.com/Tempting-Love-Cuffs-Spurs-Book-ebook/dp/B07HYT1GVQ
His Seductive Love https://www.amazon.com/Seductive-Love-Cuffs-Spurs-Book-ebook/dp/B07KXP3MMF
His Secret Love https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NKN5Y2S
His Cherished Love https://www.amazon.com/Cherished-Love-Cuffs-Spurs-Book-ebook/dp/B07SBDTVMV

The Alcyran Chronicles

Taken by the Beast https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FYNT21L
Claimed by the Beast https://www.amazon.com/Claimed-Beast-Alcyran-Chronicles-Book-ebook/dp/B07Q3HNP26/
Loved by the Beast https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07W3QFLJW/ref=sr_1_1

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Soul Reader by Lisa Zajkowski

13 Tuesday Aug 2019

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GENRE: Paranormal Romance

 

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When skeptic Marvin meets artistic Natalie in a coffee shop on a cold October morning, the two fall fast in love, but nothing is ever as easy as it feels.

Natalie believes that a divine something is guiding her life for her greater good, and it seems to be true. She lands her dream job and she and Marvin marry at a beachside castle. However, the ease and flow of their lives start to change. At the same time that Natalie becomes pregnant, Marvin experiences strange symptoms and visits his doctor.

When faced with a diagnosis that changes everything and odd dreams of the child that hasn’t yet been born, will Marvin let go of his skepticism or will he miss out on a lifetime with his loving family?

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Excerpt:

They walk through the archway and the dancing roses appear to be just what Talie said it would be. The roses grow in such a fashion that they dance with the breeze and the aroma in the garden is what love would smell like if there were such a scent associated with it. There are thousands of vibrant colored roses up and down in rows and they do not look like typical rose bushes. The stems of the roses are different, stronger, and able to uphold the bud. Almost any color that can be thought of is here, including purple, red, blue, yellow, rainbow, black, turquoise, white, pink, orange, two and three tone colors, and a bright red-orange sparkling rose. “Who owns this place?” Marvin asks. “There’s a plaque with the owner’s name on it over here,” Talie says leading the way. The memorial reads: Jonathan Rutherford and Ellen Campanilli Rutherford established “Roses of the Garden” in 1913.  “Wow,” Marvin says, “They must have some secret formula regarding horticulture because I’ve never seen such roses!”

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Lisa M. Zajkowski has an exhilaration for life while exploring all areas from the ethereal to the ordinary, and she appreciates learning something from every aspect. Her main theme in life is fun, as she indulges in laughter and looks for the positive in every situation. She also thrives on pushing the boundaries of the body while enduring in the sport of Triathlon, having completed a Half Ironman. However, it’s her first love of running that brings her an immense sense of liberation and connectedness with the beauty of the world. Lisa loves connecting with people, and being a massage therapist allows her to do this as she enjoys helping people facilitate healing within their innate body systems. She is comforted in the softer side of life while cuddling with her dogs and cat, and desires to own a horse ranch. Lisa revels in the freedom of being fluid in her writing, taking pleasure in all genres of authoring. She is currently working on Drama, Sci-Fi, and Horror novels.

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The Road to Reality by Dianne Burnett

09 Friday Aug 2019

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GENRE: Non-fiction

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Get ready to laugh. Get ready to cry. Get ready for a whirlwind of an adventure. Settle in for a powerful, poignant story of inner strength and courage-and get a fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at the making of Survivor, the world’s most popular reality show.

Spinning their mutual love of exotic adventure into gold, Dianne Burnett and her former husband, TV producer Mark Burnett, co-created Eco-Challenge, an expedition-length racing event televised on Discovery Channel that catapulted them into the arena of reality TV and set the stage for Survivor-a modern-day Robinson Crusoe with a million-dollar prize. But Dianne and Mark’s fairytale marriage did not survive their Hollywood success . . . she found herself left behind, her contributions unrecognized. She lost her partner in life and began to lose her identity. In that experience, she found an opportunity to grow.

A fascinating, fast-paced, heart-warming “page-turner,” The Road to Reality takes readers on a roller-coaster ride-complete with a zesty romance, as well as the ups and downs of going for your dreams-while it imparts the lessons learned as Dianne discovers what really matters in life is something beyond fortune and fame.

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Excerpt

Dianne Burnett: What I learned writing The Road to Reality

I couldn’t be quiet anymore. That would have been the polite thing to do; zipping it was the societally-preferred course of action. Just smile and take it. For years I did just that.

We do, after all, have two wonderful sons. I didn’t want them to feel torn in what was happening between me and my husband, Mark Burnett. I smiled at dinner parties, showing up with guy friends, explaining my husband was “on location” with Survivor or attending another awards dinner in New York. I explained to the boys that Daddy had a new clubhouse where they could play and where he could work.

The impact of an absent husband no longer living at home, however, sent my world into new orbit. I went from “Does not compute” to the realization I had to find my own path again. The one I’d been on before I met Mark—who, like me, came from a modest background, but who took me gallivanting around the world–the handsome Brit with whom I had a synergy and shared a belief that we were unstoppable. And we were.

We had no background in doing what we were doing, no fancy degrees, no connections. We had nothing but sheer will, and the willingness to research, put together proposals and run through our pitches again and again. But we did it—first with Eco-Challenge, the world’s premiere endurance-adventure race. And then with the idea for a TV show, that was a modern-day Robin Crusoe story. I gave the name to the program that would catapult reality TV into new directions. “Survivor.” And my handsome hubby finessed the concept, developed it, and pitched it.

Nobody bit. Ever single network gave it a red light. But Mark kept honing his pitches and I kept coaching him and encouraging him—“Honey, I know it will fly!”

And it did.

But winning at the lottery machine of life destroyed our marriage. Nobody preps you for success, for the way your credit cards suddenly don’t have limits, and you cause a sensation walking into a room. We went from “aspiring” to “golden” in six months time. And after another year, the union that had defined me for over a decade was seriously unraveling.

The truth is I didn’t know my marriage was effectively over until radio host Howard Stern announced it to the 18-34 male listening demographic. As calls came flooding in from friends asking if Mark and I were divorcing I took it calmly, still believing we’d get back together, that our trial separation wasn’t permanent. But then, as another year, then another went by, with Mark and I both dating other people, I understood that I had to get back on my own road. I didn’t want to be defined by my relationships any more. I wanted to have my own life again.

It wasn’t easy.  At first, I felt like Chevy Chase in Vacation, caught on the roundabout, trying to forge my own way, trying to find my road again. I could see where I wanted to be but I wasn’t yet there. Writing this book proved to be the ideal exit.

I began writing it when I realized that I couldn’t get to where I was going until I understood where I’d been. So I went back and traveled my past, back to Commack, Long Island and the talent shows we put on at the swimming pools, back when I dreamed of entering showbiz. I relived my life discovering a tale of making one own way, with a love story at the heart, and a lot of adventure in between.

I understood finally that it wasn’t the destination that mattered, it’s the journey. And as I wrote the last words of The Road to Reality on a balmy, palm-breezy evening in the Gothic Quarter in Barcelona, I turned off the computer, walked into the night and felt like at last I’d found my road again.

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Dianne Burnett is an author, producer, and actor of stage and screen. She is also a philanthropist and entrepreneur. Dianne and her ex-husband, Mark Burnett, joined their creative forces to invent Eco-Challenge, the impetus for Survivor, which kickstarted America’s reality-television show craze and went on to become the longest-running and most lucrative reality TV series of all time.

Following the success of Survivor, Dianne produced and acted in the stage play Beyond Therapy at the Santa Monica Playhouse, served as Executive Producer of the indie film Jam (which won Best Narrative Feature at the Santa Fe Film Festival), and acted in Everybody Loves Raymond. In memory of her mother, Joan, who lost her battle with esophageal cancer in 2010, Dianne formed Joan Valentine—A Foundation for Natural Cures, a nonprofit organization that serves as a resource for those seeking alternatives to traditional medicine.

She also recently launched a multimedia platform and social network: called theotherside.com, it explores alternative views on everything from relationships to health. Formerly of New York, Dianne now lives in Malibu, California, with her family.

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How Many Times Have I Shown You My Book Video??!

07 Wednesday Aug 2019

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Here it is again…in the event anyone missed it.  I’m so delighted with this trailer originally done by author Nicole Adams in 2015, and redone by Opal Campbell this year for the re-release of Sinners’ Opera by The Wild Rose Press.

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YAY! Final Galley In!

06 Tuesday Aug 2019

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Yesterday, I returned my Final Galley OK to The Wild Rose Press for Sinners’ Opera.  That means that the next step is a release date! WHOOP!  I’m looking forward to seeing the Book of my Heart in print. 🙂  When I have a preorder date, I’d appreciate your showing my little book a lot of love–tweeting and putting on Facebook that it is here!!!  I’ll add a tweet link when I have it.   Thanks in advance.

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