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Release Blitz: Without Apology by Aubrey Bondurant

Sunday, April 29, 2018

Today, I'm hosting a promo on Aubrey Bondurant's latest release, Without Apology (Without #1), as a part of the ongoing release blitz tour. Also find an excerpt and some teasers for your enjoyment. Note that Without Apology is available free on kindle unlimited!!
Without Apology
Aubrey Bondurant
(Without #1)
Published: April 29, 2018
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39680398-without-apology?
He’s neat, always on time, and a professed workaholic. I’m messy, always running late, and looking for more from life than just my job.

Yet our mutual attraction is undeniable.

The last thing I expected after our first date was to have Simon show up at my office. The charming and funny guy I'd met was now gone, replaced by the cold and calculating man in an impeccable suit. While my professional future is now in his hands, I can’t stop thinking about how his hands would feel on my body.

Whatever had started between us can't possibly happen now, but that’s easier said than done. Because the more I try not to think of his sexy smirk or
delicious accent, the harder it is to stay away. And if our forbidden office kiss is any indication, his resolve is slipping too.

I've sworn I'd never fall for a man who puts his job first. Too bad my heart isn't listening.

***Without Apology is for mature audiences due to steamy bedroom scenes that are in no way contained to just the bedroom.***

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Solitary Horseman by Deborah Camp

Saturday, April 28, 2018

Solitary Horseman

Deborah Camp
Historical Western Romance
Published in 2016

H/h - Callum Latimer/Banner Payne
Setting: After the Civil War.

Read in April, 2018.
My rating:


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Solitary Horseman is my second novel by Deborah Camp. So far, I’m really enjoying her voice and the stories she likes to tell. As a huge fan of western historical romances, I can honestly say that it was a wonderful read. Loved the storyline, the characters and pretty much everything in this one.

Solitary Horseman is set just after the American Civil War. You could still see the wounds of the war, in both lands and its people. Just because the war was over didn’t mean everybody settled in peacefully. No, because people were still scared, still letting the viciousness of the war ravaging them. It seemed like there was no escaping it. But even in the midst of this, there were some who were trying to live their lives as best as they could. One of them was rancher Callum Latimer. The war has taken a lot from him, including his 2 bothers and his mother. It’s taken his peace of mind, filling it with PTSD after what he’d witnessed when he was fighting himself but he was trying his best.

Callum’s father, Seth, established the Latimer Ranch which has been very well-known in the area for many years for its size and the quality of its cattle, and they have always been treated as Royalty. Callum and his 2 bother, Maxwell and Harrison, were to be running the ranch once Seth wasn’t able anymore. Well, Maxwell, being the eldest had the privilege to be trained to take the lead. He was much like Seth, big and strong, a leader through and through. Harrison, the youngest, was mostly the goofy one but he was aware of his duty. Callum, in the middle, never felt like a leader but he was strong and able enough to follow Maxwell in any directions. The brothers had a very good relationship and were inseparable... until the war torn had them apart forever.

Promo Spotlight: Sergio by Natasha Knight

Friday, April 27, 2018

Today, I'm hosting a promo on Natasha Knight's latest dark mafia romance release, Sergio (Benedetti Brothers #3), as a part of the ongoing VBT. Also find an excerpt and some teasers for your enjoyment.
Sergio
Natasha Knight
(Benedetti Brothers #3) 
Published: April 24, 2018 
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39090197-sergio
I’m the first-born son of the mafia king. The favorite. Destined to rule, I’m a dangerous man, a ruthless one. But in my world, you have to be.
Then Natalie stumbles into my life. Wrong place. Wrong time.
Twice, fate put her in my path.
Twice, fate placed the innocent lamb at the mercy of the monster.
I gave her a chance to walk away. Told her it would be better for her if she did.
But she didn’t listen.
And now it’s too late.
Because I’m not good. I never wanted to be. And I won’t let her go anymore. See, I’m not the hero. When I touch her, it’s with dirty hands.
I know my reckoning is coming though. I know I’ll burn for the things I’ve done, the sins I’ve committed. And I don’t deny hell is where I belong, but I want my time first. I want my time with her.
She’s mine.
Forever.
No matter what.
Author’s Note: Sergio: a Dark Mafia Romance is an intensely emotional, steamy and dark standalone romance set in the Benedetti Brothers Mafia world. Be prepared: this is not a traditional romance.

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Promo Spotlight and Giveaway: Don't Call Me Cupcake by Tara Sheets

Thursday, April 26, 2018

I'm hosting, today, a promo on Tara Sheet's debut contemporary romance release, Don't Call Me Cupcake (The Holloway Girls #1), as a part of the ongoing VBT. Also find an excerpt and some teasers for your enjoyment. The giveaway includes a kindle fire, so don't forget to enter via rafflecopter below!
Don't Call Me Cupcake
Tara Sheets
(The Holloway Girls #1)
Published: April 24, 2018 by Zebra Shout
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35939628-don-t-call-me-cupcake
There’s a very special kind of sweetness to life on Pine Cove Island …

Most families have a favorite recipe or two, handed down through generations. The Holloway women are a little different. Emma Holloway, like her grandmother before her, bakes charms into her delicious cupcakes, granting the recipient comfort, sweet dreams, or any number of good things. It’s a strange gift, but it brings only happiness. Until gorgeous, smooth-talking newcomer Hunter Kane strolls into her shop, Fairy Cakes—and Emma makes the mistake of selling him not one, but three Sweet Success cupcakes.

Hunter, it turns out, is opening a fancy new restaurant and bakery right on the waterfront—Emma’s competition. To make matters worse, the town committee has decided to split the upcoming summer festival contract between the two, forcing Emma to work with her nemesis. But she can’t afford to split her profits. The solution: create a recipe that will make Hunter leave town permanently.

The Holloway charms are powerful. But there are other kinds of magic in the world—like red-hot first kisses, secret glances, and the feeling that comes with falling truly, madly, inconveniently in love . . .

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Book Blitz and Giveaway: Anonymous by L.P. Dover

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Today, I'm hosting a promo on L.P. Dover's latest romantic suspense release, Anonymous, as part of the ongoing book blitz. Also find an excerpt and some teasers. The giveaway includes a $25 Amazon GC, so don't forget to enter via rafflecopter below!
Anonymous 
L.P. Dover
Published: April 23, 2018
Cover Designer: Regina Wamba at Mae I Design and Photography
Every person has a story to tell. Some may be sweet with a happily ever after, but there are others that end in tragedy. Mine has yet to be finished.
My name is Elizabeth Kingston and this is where my story begins. 


I never thought my life could be so perfect. I have an amazing job owning my own bakery, and a wonderful husband who I love and who loves me back. Never once did I have to worry about anything, at least, not until the texts started coming in. They always begin the same way … numbers that spell my nickname when read upside down. 


31773

 
It’s someone from my past, only they won’t to tell me who they are, but that by talking to them, I’ll figure it out. It’s a game I refuse to play. Unfortunately, I’m left with no choice when things begin to take a dangerous turn. 


His name is Anonymous and there’s only one thing he wants … ME.


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