November 30, 2015

Release Blitz ~ A Sensual Secret by Sydnee Dean

✯ ☆҉‿➹⁀☆҉☆ Release Blitz ✯ ☆҉‿➹⁀☆҉☆

Author: Sydnee Dean
Genre: Fiction/Romance/Contemporary and Fiction/Romance/Gay
Model: Melanie Dawn - Model
Photog: SC Photo
Cover Design: SC Photo Cover-Up Design



When Kellan Daniels and Dylan Michaels opened Sinful Cravings, they never expected to find the one thing that had been missing from their lives for over a decade. Then, she walked through the door.

Joining her friends for a night out, Layla Scott was in for a surprise when they chose to go to the new club in town. It was a place where you went to fulfill your deepest desires, and it both shocked and excited her. Then, she met them.

Two men, one woman…

What happens when she has to make a choice regarding her Sensual Secret? Not every story has a fairytale ending. Will hers?




Note from Sydnee

A Sensual Secret, a M/M/F novella, is the first book in my Sinful Cravings Series. What happens when two males find the one female who completes them? A hot, sexy, roller coaster of a ride! What are you waiting for? Grab your Sin card and head to Sinful Cravings to fulfill your deepest desires.



Buy Links

Amazon US
Amazon UK
Amazon CA
Amazon AU



About the Author

Sydnee Dean was raised on a small farm in central Iowa. She is now happily married to a husband she adores and they have three beautiful children.

Sydnee has been reading since she was a young child. When everyone else was outside playing, you could find her curled up with a good book. That hasn't changed. She loves to get lost in romance and adventure.

Sydnee writes about several different types of love. In her books you will find MM/MFM/MF romance and whatever else pops up. She has two rules. Love unconditionally and live life to the fullest.



Responses from the Betas

I've got to sit in this for atleast a few hours to come down off my buzz! ~ Annie

I absolutely loved this book! Omg! It was FAN-FREAKING-TASTIC! ~ Alesha

I LOVED the book! HOT and sexy as fuck! ~ Lizette

Yep... Cold shower needed. Asap! ~ Virginia


 
Other Titles by Sydnee

Remmington Inc. Series
Saving Him - Book1






November 29, 2015

Blogger Insights ~ When Did Bloggers Become The Enemy...


I was going to post a scathing rant about some unseemly bad author behaviour I had witnessed on facebook recently - but I've had a slight change of heart and decided to tone it down somewhat - take from it what you will...

I was horrified to read recently a number of authors having an open rant session about book bloggers on *facebook.

Apparently, the blogging community at large doesn't do enough for up and coming authors; ie: exposure, raising book sales, extra page likes, website visitors, comments etc. According to these disgruntled authors (and its something I'm hearing more often) blogging is a waste of time and only for the BIG names!



A couple of authors even had the audacity to say not-so-nice things about specific blogs in this rant session because the bloggers didn't make the authors book(s) into best sellers!


Now I do don't know about others book bloggers but I got into blogging because I simply love a good read. And blogging has exposed me to so many books that I would never have found out about otherwise - and by reading other blogs and getting involved in the community I have made some amazing friendships and I love the small part I play in spreading the word about all books... so when I hear or read about an author out-and-out blaming a blogger or bloggers for an authors lack of success, it riles me right up!



I have spent more money on books in the last five years since I started blogging than I ever did before! Because I like to help authors out I will buy a copy of a book even if I was lucky enough to read an ARC, often buying copies for friends, print copies for my keeper shelf, even running giveaways out of my own pocket because I want a great book to succeed.

To say that I, or any other book blogger doesn't do anything for you - farrk off!!

When did book bloggers become the enemy - because a book blogger by definition is someone who blogs about books merely for the joy of the books themselves!

Okay, there's going to be the odd blogger with their hand out looking for the freebies but the majority of the bloggers I know, are not like that at all.

So for all the angry authors out there - please don't whack all the great bloggers with the shit stick just because you didn't hit the best sellers list right off the bat... maybe your expectations of infamy and stardom need to be more realistic, humble yourself, take a look in the reality mirror...



... and if you are one of those grabby hands bloggers looking for your next freebie - shame on you, shame!

*Said rant on facebook was in a private group for authors and bloggers and has since been deleted after numerous complaints!

November 27, 2015

Blog Tour and Giveaway ~ The Lover's Surrender by J.C. Reed

The Lover's Surrender by J.C. Reed

Title: The Lover's Surrender
Author: J.C. Reed
Released: November 25th, 2015
Genre: Mature New Adult/Adult Contemporary Romance

LOVE…sometimes it’s good. Sometimes it’s bad. And sometimes it’s dangerous.

Brooke Stewart, a realtor in New York, is sure of one of thing. She should never fully trust someone who has secrets. Especially when said bad boy is the sexiest man walking on earth. She is running away and has no intention of ever returning to him. But when a friend is killed and the one man she thought she would never meet again is accused of murder, she knows the story doesn’t add up.

Dangerously sexy and arrogant millionaire Jett Mayfield knows his secrets are not doing him any favors. However, when they serve to save Brooke’s life, he has no intention of revealing them. When problems spiral out of control and his life is turned upside down, he knows he needs her more than ever. He needs her more than he knows. But will he be strong enough to do what needs to be done?

In a world where truth shatters and danger is closing in on them, where love is their only sanctuary, will they be able to find each other or is it time to let each other go?

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November 25, 2015

Cover Reveal ~ Saving Steele by Anne Jolin

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SAVING STEELE by Anne Jolin
Series: Rock Falls Series #5
Genre: Contemporary Romance
- SYNOPSIS -
*Can be read as a standalone or as part of the Rock Falls Series.

Kennedy Cross had her heart broken early in life. It wasn't someone or something who betrayed her—it was her own body. Despite it being all she’s ever wanted, Kennedy will never know what it feels like to feel her baby’s feet kick from the inside out. Having been pronounced infertile at only eighteen, she redirected her life the best way she could. 

Eight years and a degree later, Kennedy is one of the most well-loved first-grade teachers at Rock Falls Elementary School. It doesn’t matter that her college boyfriend left her because he wanted children of his own. She has twenty-two of the most gorgeous six-year-olds who adore her and she wouldn’t have it any other way.

Jackson Steele deals only in extremes. He falls victim to manic episodes lasting for days, sometimes weeks at a time, sending him reeling from volatile highs to devastating lows. It’s a living hell just being inside his own mind, and that hell has taken everything he’s ever loved away from him. But what if, this time, it gives him something? An untimely gift from God and a brunette with legs eight miles long will bring him the most unforeseen joy but also his most challenging of tests.

What happens when circumstances of life threaten the one thing both Jackson and Kennedy love? Saving Steele from himself may prove to be too much for Cross to bear.

GOODREADS: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23016306-saving-steele

- COVER MODEL -
Fernando Lopez

- COVER PHOTOGRAPHER -
Diego Durden 

- COVER DESIGNER -
Robin Harper of Wicked By Design


- THE ROCKFALLS SERIES -


CHASING RHODES - Book 1
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 CHOOSING HENLEY - Book 2
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BREAKING BENNETT - Book 3
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KEEPING KING - Book 4
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- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -
ANNE JOLIN

Hey y’all, 
I was born and raised in Ladner, a small farm town just outside Vancouver, Canada. I grew up riding horses, shooting guns, and driving in trucks. 

I never expected to be an author. A massage therapist? Yes. Take over the family construction company? Yes. But an author? No. Writing was something that snuck up on me and rooted itself into my life. It was beautiful to discover that love, and I’m truly grateful to say I’ve found my passion. 

Since I’ve always been a creative person, it feels amazing to harness all of that energy and use it to tell a story I love. I enjoy incorporating bits of my real life into the stories I write. What parts are true? Hah. I’ll never tell—what would be the fun in that? 

If I could leave y’all with one thing, it’s that life’s far too short to not live it out loud. Drown in your passions, hold on tight to the things that inspire you, and chase your dreams relentlessly. I can promise you without a doubt that you won’t regret it. I know I don’t. 

Mad love, 
Anne Jolin 
xx

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November 20, 2015

Cover Reveal ~ A Sensual Secret by Sydnee Dean


✯ ☆҉‿➹⁀☆҉☆ COVER REVEAL ✯ ☆҉‿➹⁀☆҉☆

Author: Sydnee Dean
Genre: Fiction/Romance/Contemporary and Fiction/Romance/Gay
Model: Melanie Dawn
Photog: SC Photo
Cover Design: SC Photo Cover-Up Design



When Kellan Daniels and Dylan Michaels opened Sinful Cravings, they never expected to find the one thing that had been missing from their lives for over a decade. Then, she walked through the door.

Joining her friends for a night out, Layla Scott was in for a surprise when they chose to go to the new club in town. It was a place where you went to fulfill your deepest desires, and it both shocked and excited her. Then, she met them.

Two men, one woman…

What happens when she has to make a choice regarding her Sensual Secret? Not every story has a fairytale ending. Will hers?

Note from Sydnee

A Sensual Secret, a M/M/F novella, is the first book in my Sinful Cravings Series. What happens when two males find the one female who completes them? A hot, sexy, roller coaster of a ride! What are you waiting for? Grab your Sin card and head to Sinful Cravings to fulfill your deepest desires.
Pre-order your copy now for only $0.99 pennies!



Preorder Links:

Amazon US
Amazon UK
Amazon CA
Amazon AU



About the Author

Sydnee Dean was raised on a small farm in central Iowa. She is now happily married to a husband she adores and they have three beautiful children.

Sydnee has been reading since she was a young child. When everyone else was outside playing, you could find her curled up with a good book. That hasn't changed. She loves to get lost in romance and adventure.

Sydnee writes about several different types of love. In her books you will find MM/MFM/MF romance and whatever else pops up. She has two rules. Love unconditionally and live life to the fullest.




Other Titles By Sydnee:
Remmington Inc. Series:

Saving Him - Book 1








November 19, 2015

Blog Tour & Giveaway ~ Use Somebody by Riley Jean

 
“I could see it in his eyes—he wanted to be the prince who rode up on his horse and saved the day. But I was no princess, and my Prince Charming had come and gone. I couldn’t survive losing another to dragon’s fire. Or to my own poisonous touch.” 

Reeling from a traumatic and heart-shattering loss, Scarlett Rossi escapes back to her hometown, a place that never changes, though nothing about her is the same. The new Scar is fierce. Untouchable. Resolved to bury the twisted nightmares of that horrible night… the night when everything was stolen from her… the night that divided her life into two: before him, and after. 

When do-gooder Vance Holloway makes it his personal mission to cheer up the new girl at work, he has no idea what he’s getting himself into. Scarlett’s tough shell doesn’t fool him. He knows deep down, that sweet, innocent smile still exists, and he’ll stop at nothing to prove it. Patience, persistence, and a little ice cream pay off. Slowly they become friends. Then best friends. Then more. Only one problem: he was never supposed to fall in love. 

So begins an explosive tryst of pull and resistance, between one worthy white knight, and the damsel who doesn’t want to be saved. Scarlett won’t survive another heartbreak, but can their friendship survive a compromise? 

If Vance is so determined to break down these walls, he’ll have to learn—just as she did—that when it comes to things like trust and love, there are always consequences. 

Because the last man that she loved swore to protect her, then paid with his life. And took with him a piece of her soul. 

Now Scarlett must decide if true strength means guarding her heart, or surrendering to it once more. One final secret remains: what really happened the night she swore she’d never love another man, and whose hands are stained with his blood? 

A powerful journey of romance, mystery, and redemption. This is a standalone and full-length novel.



Author Bio
 
By day just call her Pepper Potts: pencil skirt rockin’ executive assistant to a top leader at a Fortune 100 company. By night she goes by Riley Jean: writer, reader, dreamer. Riley is blessed with a husband who makes her laugh every single day. She enjoys early evening walks with their pooch, Delilah, and finds beauty in music and books. Inspired by her own love story, she holds her debut novel, “Use Somebody,” very close to her heart.

Social Media Links
Amazon:  http://amzn.com/B00STORCFK
Goodreads: 
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26856191-use-somebody
Facebook: 
www.facebook.com/rileyjeanreads
Twitter:  @rileyjeanreads 


Excerpt #1
Mama always told me to be like a swan on the water. They glided along the surface, graceful and poised, while down below they were kicking along and propelling at full speed. Regardless of what was brewing underneath, she said it was important to never let the world see that side of me.
This was one of those situations where I was struggling to be like the swan.
Excerpt #2
I should’ve known all along that when it came to Vance Holloway, boundaries were meant to be breached.
Excerpt #3
“I can’t change the stars for you, all I can do is love you. And I think that will be enough.”
Excerpt #4
He inhaled sharply through his teeth. “Your hands are like ice.”
I shrugged. “For some reason I was made with very cold hands.”
With a wink, he started rubbing his heat into my fingers. “Well that works out, because I was made with warm ones.”

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Getting to Know Kiwi Authors ~ Galia Ryan

As you may know, I've been attempting to become more familiar with New Zealand authors since attending the NZIBF. Last week I featured author Hilary Murray who it turns out, has an alter ego, erotica writer pen name!
Let me introduce you to Galia Ryan...



Meet the Author

Convent educated from the age of four, Galia Ryan was brought up not to question. Perhaps because of this, she has always been fascinated by all things esoteric and ‘outside the square.’ Originally from Sussex, England and now living in New Zealand with her soul-mate husband and grown-up family, Galia tries to find time between her passions for writing and reading for her other love—travel. There is always a growing list of must-see places.

Galia is the author of the Luxuria Triology: CHOICES, her first novel, SECRETS, and DESIRES. Published by Fanny Press, they are available at online bookstores as well as Amazon, and other major retailers. She has also published two novellas, PERFECT STRANGER and FORSAKING ALL OTHERS, currently available only as Kindle Singles.

CHOICES is also available in audio.

Facebook as Galia Ryan
Amazon Author Page
Website


Books by the Author
She needed the money, then she needed the sex. Whatever will she do now?

Anna is broke. Really broke. Credit cards maxed out. Store cards, too. She can’t make her repayments and there’s nowhere to turn. Educated, intelligent, and—until recently—upwardly mobile, Anna is forced to make a choice. Sink or swim. And swimming means finding a part-time job to complement her full-time career. One that would pay enough to get her head above water. Except that part-time jobs don’t pay. Usually. Drawn into the sordid world of private escorts, Anna discovers there is little she won’t do for money, lots and lots of money. She even starts to enjoy the sex. Until she meets an unusually seductive client who introduces her to the world of Dominance and submission. Then everything changes.
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Stephanie is a wild child, abandoned by her mother, spoiled by her father. Nothing is off-limits—even her father’s business partner—and bargaining her virginity for a summer on the Côte d’Azur is only the beginning.

But Stephanie is smart, too.

Through her lover Charles she meets Olivia, who ushers her into another world. One of wealth, opportunity, and sex. Lots of sex. Gaining entrance to society via the beds of the elite, Stephanie is on the brink of having it all.

What could possibly change?

SECRETS, Book 2 in the Luxuria Trilogy, is the prequel to the first book in the series, CHOICES. 

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Anna is one of Elite Escort Agency's most popular call girls. She is quite comfortable living in the lap of luxury and pleasing a variety of wealthy men on her own terms; however, she longs to return to respectability. Only now she is accustomed to the best of everything. So Anna embarks on a quest to discover what else she is good for, other than dazzling every man who crosses her path.

Anna's calm is shattered when a former client resurfaces. A few years earlier Adam introduced Anna to bondage and submission. But although he held her in his thrall, Adam overestimated his power. When he demanded total surrender, she cut herself off from him forever. Now Adam is asking to see her again. Initially she refuses, but what can she do? She can't stop thinking about him.

The owner of Elite, Stephanie, is also haunted by memories of a former lover--Giancarlo, now married and dedicated to charitable work. When, after ten years, they come together once more, neither can resist the pull of their unresolved past, despite the possible consequences to Giancarlo's career.

Desires is Book 3 of the Luxuria Trilogy. It completes the cycle that began with Anna's story in Choices and Stephanie's in Secrets.
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Alice once believed in love, but after her fiancé left her at the altar, she swore off commitment. Now she lives for work and casual flings, the less complicated the better, and she must be in charge. One evening Alice stumbles across an Internet chat room inhabited by submissives and dominants—women who believe that true fulfillment lies in total surrender and men eager to dictate the terms.
Archangel enters the chat room and lures Alice into a private conversation, one that throws her beliefs about female empowerment into doubt. In person he is even more enticing, inviting her to his home, but only if she is willing to put her fate in his hands. If Alice agrees to follow him down the rabbit hole, everything must proceed according to Archangel’s rules. At first she resists, but curiosity gets the better of her and soon she is at the point of no return. Will this strange adventure lead to misery, or happiness beyond her wildest dreams?
 

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Cassie Jonsson is a pretty blonde police officer in the small town of Winslow. She has never traveled and has given up on love, settling for an affair with a married co-worker. As the only woman, she is often given the odd jobs, in this case checking out an old house the locals believe is haunted because the owner hung himself in the barn. The McAllister house is indeed haunted, but not by a ghost. Prophet is a living, breathing, ruggedly handsome former vet, a drifter whose life is in limbo. He awakens something primal in Cassie, a boundless desire that blinds her to the dangers both psychological and physical of bedding a stranger, even one as beautiful as Prophet.
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When Jonathon confesses to having an affair, Remy thinks it is the end of her world. But then she decides to fight back. No one is going to take her enviable lifestyle away from her, nor will she let another woman steal her husband. But how can she satisfy Jonathon’s demanding libido without learning to tolerate his indiscretions? Perhaps there is a way, after all, to save her marriage and ensure he never strays again ….
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