cover reveal: A Beautiful Mistake by Emily McKee + GIVEAWAY!!

Coming February 2014...

SYNOPSIS

* Book #3 in the Beautiful Series *

Jade Williams has been a walking mistake since the day she was born.

Picking the wrong friends. Picking the wrong boyfriend. She also thought it was a mistake when she allowed her brother's sexy old roommate, Neil, to move in with her.

Neil James is a walking contradiction.

He has piercings and looks like a bad-boy rebel, but he also stutters through his words and blushes whenever he talks to Jade.

His whole life Neil has seen the effects of what can happen if you make a mistake. He's seen the damage it has caused and the outcomes because of those mistakes. Learning from others' actions he decided to make a promise to himself and has kept that promise. Up until, he met Jade and moved in with her.

When a secret unravels, Jade questions what exactly is going on in their relationship...

Will this be yet another terrible mistake made on Jade's part or can Neil repair the pieces to Jade's past and give her a beautiful future?

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

For the past 21 years, I have been a planner and an organizer.  I always needed things a specific way and then everything changed for me.  I've always had a vivid imagination and thoughts racing through my mind.  I realized that life is way too short to let things pass me by, because in the blink of an eye everything could change.  So I decided to just live in the moment, taking every chance and opportunity led my way.  No second thoughts and just going with the flow.  

I decided to put the fictional characters and the conversations going on in my head to paper.  I know, it makes me sound crazy, but I wouldn't have it any other way.  I've embraced crazy and hectic and last minute because it's led me to making my dreams a reality.

When I'm not writing Happily Ever After's I'm reading about them and living one.  I think this world is filled with too much sadness already we don't need to read about it as well.  I write because I love it and I've allowed my imagination to run wild and be crazy and free.  Just like me.

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Used & Confused blog tour - featuring KATE LYNNE

“There’s only one kind of medicine that works for me, sweetheart. Are you sure that you can help?” I ask seriously. I trail my hands up my body until I reach my breasts.

USED

 **Mature Content Warning** Recommended for ages 17+ due to language and sexual content.

The name's V... I'm beautiful in every sense of the word physically. But on the inside, I'm a black pit. If you're expecting a happily ever after, a white picket fence and 2.5 kids; then this isn't the story for you. There aren't any happily ever after in the works for me or those whose lives I poison. I hold the key to my pleasure and I'll be damned if I ever give it up again. God forsake those that stand in my way of ultimate gratification. You may regret me, but you'll never forget me. Use or Be Used, there are no other options...  

*This story contains dirty words, dirty sex and an even dirtier twist.*

  

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  CONFUSED

You didn't honestly think you could get rid of me just yet, did you? New town, new faces and by far my biggest conquest yet. I will have him. There is no doubt in my mind. Detective...Breccan...Grant... His name rolls right off my tongue and drips deep down to my core. Tall, dark and undeniably handsome. Seducing is the name of the game, but he's not falling for it... Yet! Of course that doesn't deter me. You should know me better by now. The only thing left to do is up the ante'. My cold, dead heart at the center of the prize table, up for grabs to my next victim. Until it suddenly starts to beat again. Don't panic, I know I'm not. Temporary malfunction, that's all! Nothing more, nothing less. My heart must be confused. Simply. Fucking. Confused.

  

 

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COMING SOON: 
UNDERSTOOD

 

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ABOUT KATE LYNNE

•  23 years young. 
• Manager for an assisted living program working with mentally challenged adults.
• Currently pursuing my degree in Music Therapy.
• Loves Music, writing and reading.
• Has a cockapoo dog named Jezebella that is closest thing I have to a child. She's a handful, but I love her.
• Currently resides in Michigan, USA.
• Addicted to Lip Gloss, Oreos and Sleep.

review: Where My Heart Breaks by Ivy Sinclair

Where My Heart Breaks by Ivy Sinclair

My rating: 4/5

DRC provided by NetGalley for an honest review

Published: 8.29.2013

Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance

Summary –

If there were a course in screwing up your life, Kate Spivey would get an A+.

Trust is in short supply for Kate at the start of the summer before her senior year of college. Her parents sentenced her to spend it under the watchful eye of her aunt at the famous Willoughby Inn. It was further proof that she was a prisoner in, and not the decision maker of, her life. Nothing she does is good enough to prove that she learned from the mistakes of her past.

Almost immediately, Kate finds that her new summer home holds another person who understands the unfairness of her situation better than most. Reed Black has had his own share of tragedy and regrets, but instead of trying to fight his reputation, he embraced it.

Sparks fly between Kate and Reed, but his mixed signals remind Kate that she needs to watch her step. He is one temptation she can't afford to indulge in, no matter how strong her attraction to him. If she isn't careful, she'll lose more than her heart. (Thanks to GoodReads.com for the summary)

My Thoughts –

‘Where My Heart Breaks’ is a beautiful story about love and the transition to adulthood.

Kate gets sent to stay with an Kate in the middle of nowhere to help out for the summer to run a B&B. She hates it, she resists it and she resents it – that is until she meets Reed, again. I wasn’t sure about Kate at first. She was a bit of a wild child but I think meeting Reed was good for her in the best way possible. Reed is just about the awesomest guy ever. He tries so hard to resist her, but just can’t seem to get her out of his head. Millie and Sam were great as well.

I really enjoyed the tie in of the novel in the book that was written so long before Kate ever arrived. It was a very interesting focal point in the book – it worked very well.

review: Rome by Jay Crownover

Rome by Jay Crownover

My rating: 5/5

DRC provided by Edelweiss for an honest review

Published: 1.7.2014

Series: Marked Men #3

Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance

Summary –

Sometimes the wrong choice can be just right . . .

Fun and fearless, Cora Lewis knows how to keep her tattooed "bad boy" friends at the Marked in line. But beneath all that flash and sass is a broken heart. Cora won't let herself get burned again. She's waiting to fall in love with the perfect man—a baggage-free, drama-free guy ready for commitment. Then she meets Rome Archer.

Rome Archer is as far from perfect as a man can be. He's stubborn, rigid, and bossy. And he's returned from his final tour of duty more than a little broken. Rome's used to filling many roles: big brother, doting son, super-soldier—but none of those fit anymore. Now he's just a man trying to figure out what to do with the rest of his life while keeping the dark demons of war and loss at bay. He would have been glad to suffer through it alone, until Cora comes sweeping into his life and becomes a blinding flash of color in a sea of gray. Perfect may not be in the cards, but perfectly imperfect could just last forever . . .(Thanks to GoodReads.com for the summary)

My Thoughts –

Initially all I can say is Ermahgerd! There were tears, tears, and more tears. I’ve followed this series from the beginning and am totally in love with this group/family.

Cora has been a consistent character throughout this series and in Rome, you really get to know her in depth. Seeing what’s behind her smile and her ‘take no prisoners’ attitude is what really makes you fall in love with her as a character. I love, love, love how she took over the situation and set out to mend the Archer family.

Rome is a tortured soul. He’s seen too much and it’s taken damn near the ultimate toll on him. He’s not sure how to handle Cora and doesn’t think he deserves her. Men are so dumb sometimes.

Rome and Cora have great chemistry and honestly are just plain perfect together. I hope to heck that Jay Crownover puts out more stuff like this to read, because I loved every one of the books in this series - great job!

PUYB tour: Molly Gets Her Man by Julie Rowe + EXCERPT

Molly Gets Her Man

Title: Molly Gets Her Man
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Author: Julie Rowe
Publisher: Entangled Ignite
Pages: 163
Language: English
Format: Ebook

When flaky Las Vegas hairdresser Molly McLaren overhears hears a Russian hit man planning to kill a US congressman and take out Hoover Dam in the process, she becomes a target for murder. Now, on the run from the assassin and a dirty cop, she winds up in an eighteen wheeler with an ex-cop sporting a bum leg, a bad attitude, and a body built for loving.

Grey Wilson just wanted to be left alone. No more Las Vegas. No more casinos. And no more floozy women like the one his best friend sent him to pick up on the side of the road. She talks fast, but her endless curves and sensuous nature make him want to slow down. Which is not in the cards. Grey knows he needs to unload his excess baggage. And quick.

But when someone tries to kill the Vegas beauty, Molly captures his heart with her backbone of steel, and brains to boot. Now in order to grasp the future that had once seemed impossible, Molly and Grey need to keep Hoover Dam, the congressman, and their love from being blown sky-high.

About Julie Rowe

 

A double Golden Heart finalist in 2006, Julie Rowe has been writing medically inclined romances for over ten years. She’s also a published freelancer with articles appearing in The Romance Writer’s Report, Canadian Living, Today’s Parent, Reader’s Digest (Canada) and other magazines.

Julie is an active member of RWA and its subchapters, Heartbeat RWA, Calgary RWA, The Golden Network, Hearts Through History and RWA Online. She coordinates Book In A Week, and online workshops for Heartbeat and Calgary RWA.

Julie is now teaching for Keyano College in her home city of Fort McMurray, AB, Canada. She teaches a variety of workshops for the Workforce Development department at Keyano College.

Julie enjoys teaching and volunteering, and is a passionate promoter of life-long learning. She’s the owner/moderator of the Announce Online Classes email loop, which promotes online classes hosted by a large number of writing organizations, for writers on a wide variety of topics and skill levels, taught by some of publishing’s best writers and writing instructors.

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Excerpt

“I’m your ride,” the truck driver said, but she wasn’t really listening.

Nope. She was staring. Gaping, really. The driver had now opened his door wide, and she could get a good eyeful of the man who was supposed to save her. For a moment, time froze. She knew rationally that not all overly large men with beefy muscles were brutes. Not all men over six foot and two hundred pounds beat up their girlfriends. Or whipped their daughters’ butts with a leather belt. But she knew that some did.

Boy, did she know.

And she’d had too many instances where big guys ruled her world—and had ruled her. All they had to do was shake a fist, and without one word, could get her in line.
She swallowed against the dryness in her mouth, stared at the huge guy sitting in the driver’s seat of the eighteen-wheeler, and finally managed to speak. “You’re who my brother sent to help me? The freaking Hulk?”

“If you’re not here for a ride,” the driver growled, “I’ll take off.” He slammed the door shut.

She glanced over her shoulder to see Grozney and his nasty enforcer-types emerging from the garage. Her heart leapt into her throat. She only had seconds before Grozny saw her.
“Oh God!” she squeaked.

“I hope you’re ready to go now.”

His annoyed tone caught her attention and she whipped her head back around, then scrambled toward the truck. He had no idea just how ready to leave she was. “Yes, I can leave now. Right now in fact.”

“Good.” He revved the truck.

A gun shot echoed across the cement lot.

A second one followed it, and Molly jumped for the door, grabbing the door handle and banging her knee against something hard. She bit back a yell and struggled unsuccessfully to pull herself up to the window, aiming to climb through it to get into the high cab. A large masculine hand wrapped around her wrist and gave an almighty yank.

“Ow!” Her arm nearly came out of its socket, but with the man’s help, she made it through the window, only to land landed face-down on something soft, a masculine grunt accompanying her arrival.

PUTB tour: Suddenly Cinderella by Hope Tarr

Suddenly Cinderella

Title: Suddenly Cinderella Bundle
Genre: Romance
Author: Hope Tarr
Publisher: Entangled Indulgence
Pages: 420
Language: English
Format: Ebook

Operation Cinderella

Magazine editor Macie Graham devises a plan to masquerade as a modern-day Cinderella and get her revenge on infuriating Texan Ross Mannon. She’ll do anything to uncover the dirt on the famous radio personality but when she finally uncovers a secret that could destroy Ross’s reputation, she faces losing her job or losing the fairy-tale ending she didn’t even know she wanted.

The Cinderella Makeover

Chic fashion photographer Francesca St. James agrees to work as a “fashion fairy godmother” on a new reality TV show, but she doesn’t agree to falling for one of the contestants. Tech company CEO Greg just needs some help transforming himself enough to find his happily ever after, and butting heads with his high-and-mighty fairy godmother isn’t in his plan. The two couldn’t be more different, but as Greg transforms into the smoking-hot, confident guy he was always meant to be, will his makeover find him his one true love?

The Cinderella Seduction

Four months ago, Nick’s bachelor-style life was turned upside down. Now the sole parent to a seven-year-old daughter he never knew existed, Nick doesn’t have time for pleasure. But he hadn’t factored in Stefanie or the intense attraction he’d feel for her. As her seduction heats up, so do the stakes, both professionally and romantically. Can he let business go long enough to allow Stefanie into his heart?

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About Hope Tarr

Award-winning author, Hope Tarr earned a Master’s Degree in Psychology and a Ph.D. in Education before coming to grips with the tough truth: she wasn’t especially interested in analyzing people or teaching them. What she wanted was to write about them! Today Hope is the author of more than twenty historical and contemporary romance novels for multiple publishers including THE CINDERELLA SEDUCTION, the finale to her Suddenly Cinderella Series for Entangled Publishing. Hope is also a co-founder and current curator of Lady Jane’s Salon®, New York City’s first—and still only—monthly romance reading series now with satellites in eight U.S. states. The Romance Writers of America’s New York City chapter recently honored Hope as their 2013 Author of the Year. She lives in Manhattan with her real life romance hero and their feline family members. When not writing, she enjoys running, hiking, martial arts—and browsing restaurant menus.

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