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New Release ~ Start. Suck. Get Better! ~ by ~ Desiree Martinez

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Do you ever ask yourself “what the F am I doing?!” when you look at your life? Do you scroll through your news feed and see all your successful peers and friends crushing it in their lives and wonder why that’s not you? Are you trudging through parenting and your career feeling like you are alone in the struggle and just can’t get it together? Desiree Martinez’s book Start. Suck. Get Better. proves to you that you are NOT alone! In this eye opening and relatable journey about the struggles of lost identity and dreams, starting a business, growing a family, and dealing with the intense emotions and struggles that come from starting something new, Desiree spills her guts about all the suck and how to get better through it all. Desiree doesn’t hold back about the ugliness of growth. She shares her experiences and ways to get better to move forward to live a life of purpose, happiness, and accomplishment. Through sassy perspectives and some hard hitting real talk, she will show you that starting and sucking is the BEST way to live the life you have always wanted while reassuring you that you are not alone in your hardships and pain. Because you are impossibly amazing.

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Desiree Martinez is a YouTuber, Podcaster, speaker, and long-time & award-winning social media creative content creator. She has worked with hundreds of businesses and brands to help them grow their business with better content marketing. Desiree knows what it takes to help your business grow, build a community, and get leads through a very noisy news feed. She’s a hot mess mom of two and nerdy wife living in Arizona where there is always time for margaritas and pedicures.

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Cover Re-Reveal ~ The Unplugged Duet ~ by ~ Sigal Ehrlich

The Unplugged Duet, a forbidden rockstar romance by Sigal Ehrlich, has a brand-new look! And both books are on sale for a limited time. Check out these new covers and download your copies today!

About Unplugged Vol. 1:

After surviving the long and excruciating recruitment process, I thought I would end up working for Madonna or the CIA at the very least.
Boy, was I wrong.
Even in my wildest dreams I couldn’t have imagined what I was in for. What my heart was in for.
I couldn’t have possibly fathomed the lifestyle, the responsibility, how much it would take out of me, the inner battles, and mostly, the emotional whirlwind.
I could never have imagined, prepared myself for, or anticipated…
Him.
It was supposed to be a job. Just a temporary job. Just a few months. Just a short stop before the journey I was about to take to follow my dream.
It was supposed to be a lot of things…but not this.
Little did I know it would be the one event that would shape me, would change me, would bring on such a shift in the balance of my world.
Would bring…
Him.
Would bring…
Them.
Both.
Into my life.
*UNPLUGGED is the first part in a two-part series; it has a cliffhanger-ish ending.

About Unplugged Vol. 2:

After surviving the long and excruciating slow burn, push—pull that led to us, I thought our relationship would be. . . normal. Or at the very least, “reliable.”
Boy, was I wrong.
Even in my wildest dreams I couldn’t have imagined what I was in for. The intensity of it all.
His lifestyle, my new life, the inner battles, and trying not to lose myself through it all.
I could never have imagined, prepared myself for, or anticipated…
Him, as MY man.
It was supposed to be just another relationship. One that would come and go like all the others. A few good months before reality came a knocking.
But this? I would have never thought this could happen.
Little did I know he would be the person that would shape me, would change me, would bring on such a shift in the balance of my world.
Would bring…
Him.
Would bring…
Them.
Both.
Into my new life.

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About the Author

Sigal Ehrlich is a bestselling author of refreshing, fun, and sweet romance books. She loves books, cold weather, and the occasional bubbly drink. Living as an expat for most of her life, Sigal has been lucky enough to visit many exotic places and meet some unique people from all corners of the world, while experiencing the sweet triumphs and travails of trying to acclimate to new “homes.” Currently, Sigal calls the Czech Republic home where she lives with her husband and three kids.

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Pre-Order Blitz ~ Brightly Burning Bridges ~ by ~ Ivy Wild

Title: Brightly Burning Bridges

Series: Kings of Capital Series (stand alone)

Author: Ivy Wild

Genre: Enemies to Lovers ~ Bully Romance ~ Second Chance

Release Date: April 2, 2021

Cover Consultant: @ofsomanyfeels

Cover Model: Santiago Ferrari

Cover Photographer: Jarno Boom

Silas

He wasn’t my friend until he became my enemy.

His center is freezing cold,

and his edges burn me when I get too close.

He is everything I want and nothing I am.

They say not to burn bridges,

but he burned ours to the ground.

Skyler

She is the girl who wants to be seen,

but hates being noticed.

She was my friend, my tease, my confidant.

She is pure light against all my darkness.

The reason you burn down bridges,

is to build them up stronger.

Brightly Burning Bridges is a standalone romance and part of the Kings of Capital series.

Writer of all things untamed, romantic and free, Ivy Wild never planned on becoming a romance novelist. In fact, she hated romance as a kid and was quite proud of that fact. Basically, life is weird.

Married to her own alpha hero, she currently lives in various places of the world at various times thanks to his military career.

Her current side hustle is being a lawyer.

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New Release ~ King of Beasts ~ by ~ Diana A. Hicks

King of Beasts by Diana A. Hicks is LIVE! https://geni.us/KingOfBeastsDuet FREE with Kindle Unlimited

From award-winning author Diana A. Hicks comes a dark mafia romance full of angst and heart. Rex Valentino is my enemy. He has the power to wave a hand and make all my family problems go away. In return, he only requires one thing…my complete surrender. Caterina Alfera, the angel lost in a world of beasts. I didn’t ask for her. Destiny brought her to me. And now I can’t let her leave. She’s mine to keep. If you like dark, steamy romance with a heavy dose of suspense and intense twists, then you’ll love Diana A. Hicks’s King of Beasts Authors Note: King of Beasts is book one in the Beast Duet and is part of the Crime Society World. It contains explicit scenes and bondage.

About the Author: Diana A. Hicks is an award-winning author of steamy contemporary romance and science fiction. Her latest release LOVE OVER LATTES, Book 1 in her Desert Monsoon Series, recently hit the Amazon #1 Best Seller list in a category! When Diana is not writing, she enjoys kickboxing, traveling, and indulging in the simple joys of life like wine and chocolate. She lives in Atlanta, and loves spending time with her two children and husband. Connect with Diana! Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/DianaHicksAuthor/ Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/DianaHicksauthor/ Website — https://dianahicksbooks.com/ Facebook Group — https://www.facebook.com/groups/DianaSexyReaders/ Bookbub — https://www.bookbub.com/profile/diana-a-hicks

New Release ~ The Virtues of Vice ~ by ~ Catherine C. Heywood

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The epic conclusion to Ground Sweet as Sugar, the unforgettable coming-of-age saga of one girl’s fight for her freedom, her country, and her heart… 1801: After two years, Charlotte Dillon returns enchained to James Blair. Once again, she’s condemned and he’s entangled with another. Yet the longing that has always persisted between them remains. While his sailors demand blood, James is faced with an agonizing test: How to exact a just punishment on the one woman he can’t bear to hurt? Bound in an impossible love, James and Charlotte confront cunning threats, endure a devastating storm, and face the tenderest of reckonings. Meanwhile in Ireland, Charlotte’s aunt chases down the mystery that tore a family and a country apart. A young lord comes of age still dreaming of justice for his brother. And when menacing shadows surround them, James and Charlotte must fight to save every piece of sweetness they’ve earned. Sweeping from a roiling Caribbean to a conspiring Ireland, The Virtues of Vice is Book II in an epic saga of power, punishment, and undying love.

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In the carriage once more, James moves to sit across from Charlotte while tears well in her eyes. “I can’t bear to think of it,” she says, wiping her cheeks. “I may very well have caused the death of that man.” “You did cause it.” James hands her a handkerchief, and his voice is ice cold as he continues, “Whether ‘twas your blade or a comrade’s, you did. And you’d do well not to remind me of that fact. Patrick O’Mara was a good man.” Now Charlotte’s tears fall, and James can’t bear to look, so he fixes his gaze out the window. At long length, they ride like this, the bondswoman crying while the planter chews on everything he’s thinking and feeling, all the vicious things he should never say. Until finally, after a half hour passes, he looks at her and says, “How could you do it?” Charlotte shakes her head and sighs. “It’s a complicated matter.” “It’s murder. How complicated is that?” “It’s war. That’s different.” “Only in your mind are you at war.” “Are you calling me mad?” she asks. “It’s your rebellion that’s mad,” James replies. “Where’s my letter?” “What letter?” “The letter I kept close to my heart. It was in my bindings. Where is it?” “The one recounting how your rebellion lives on, though you are crushed?” James asks. “Would you like to tell me where those treasonous rats are hiding?” “What do you care? You’ve made it plain you have no enthusiasm for Ireland or her politics.” “I care about you,” he says. “I care that you not dare to take the one woman I cherish above all others into that fray ever again. For if you persist, there may come a day I cannot keep you from the noose.”

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Read the First Chapter HERE!

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Catherine C. Heywood is an Amazon bestselling author of romantic historical fiction and a former political speechwriter and communications consultant. Raised in Red Wing, Minnesota, she studied international politics at the University of Edinburgh and has degrees in politics, writing, and communications from the University of St. Thomas and Boston College. She explored the law and improv before settling on storytelling. Her worst job was scraping year-old tobacco spit off a shoe factory wall. Her best is doing this. She lives in western Wisconsin with her husband and sons, and her interests include architecture and design, fashion and food.

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Cover Reveal ~ The Belle and the Beard ~ by ~ Kate Canterbary

Kate Canterbary has revealed her upcoming release,
The Belle and the Beard!

Releasing April 23, 2021

If you find yourself publicly humiliated, out of work, and unemployable at 35—not to mention newly single—here’s how to salvage your life:

1. Run away. Seriously, there’s no shame in disappearing. Go to that rustic old cottage your aunt left you. Look out for the colony of bats and the leaky roof. Oh, and the barrel-chested neighbor with shoulders like the broad side of a barn. Definitely look out for him.
2. Stop wallowing and stay busy. It doesn’t matter whether you know how to bake or fix things around the house. Do it anyway. Dust off your southern hospitality and feed that burly, bearded neighbor some pecan pie.
3. Meet new people. Chat up the growly man-bear, pretend to be his girlfriend when his mother puts you two on the spot, agree to go as his date to a big family party. Don’t worry—it’s only temporary.
4. Cry it out. Screwing up your life entitles you to wine, broody-moody music, and uninterrupted sobbing.
5. Get over it all by getting under someone. Count on your fake boyfriend to deliver some very real action between the sheets.
6. Move on. The disappearing act, the cottage, the faux beau–none of it can last forever.

If a hell-in-heels campaign strategist moves in next door to you, here’s how to survive the invasion:

1. Do not engage. There is no good reason you should chop her wood, haul her boxes, or pick her apples.
2. Do not accept gifts, especially not the homemade ones. Disconnect the doorbell, toss your phone over a bridge, hide in the basement if you must, but do not eat her pie.
3. Do not introduce her to your friends and family. They’ll favor her over you and never let you forget it.
4. Do not intervene when she’s crying on the back porch. Ignore every desire to fix the entire world for her. By no means should you take her into your arms and memorize her peach-sweet curves.
5. Do not take her to bed, even if it’s just to get her out of your system.
6. Do not, under any circumstances, fall in love with her.

Warning: This story includes a meet-burglary, an immortal cat, a biohazard of a banana bread, a meddling mother, fancy toast, and a temporary fling that starts feeling a little too permanent.

Cover Designer: Okay Creations
Models: Jake McManus
Photographer: Chris Correia “ CJC Photography”

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Meet Kate

USA Today Bestseller Kate Canterbary writes smart, steamy contemporary romances loaded with heat, heart, and happy ever afters. Kate lives on the New England coast with her husband and daughter.

Pre-Order Blitz ~ Mended Hearts ~ by ~ LisaMarie Kade

Title: Mended Hearts

Author: LisaMarie Kade

Genre: Contemporary/NA Romance

Release Date: March 25, 2021

Cover Design: Black Widow Designs

Ashton Carpenter Left her boyfriend and small-town behind just after graduation without so much as a word.

Now, years later, she has no other choice but to return to her roots. She has plans to lay low and get her life together until Clay comes barreling back into her life.

Clay Williams was left heartbroken and confused by his girlfriend’s decision to up and leave him, especially after all the years they spent together. He’s grown into a heartless man who still holds a grudge after all these years.

Now that Ashton’s returned, Clay makes it known she’s not welcomed back and goes out of his way to make sure she doesn’t forget it.

As Clay tries his hardest to continue hating Ashton, the tension between them begins to fester along with the feelings they once shared.

Yet, as they both try to work through their emotions, the past rears its ugly head, bringing a dark secret to light.

Will Ashton and Clay be able to face this new reality hand in hand, or will their second chance at love go down with the truth?

Lisamarie Kade is a romance author living in the sunshine state with her husband and small army of children.
When not writing, she can be found chasing the kids around or volunteering for one of their many activities.
Lisamarie enjoys chocolate peanut cups, music, and reading something steamy while sipping sweet wine.

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Book Tour ~ Blood & Bones: Shade ~ by ~ Jeanne St. James

Title: Blood & Bones: Shade

Series: Blood Fury MC #6

Author: Jeanne St. James

Genre: Contemporary MC Romance

Release Date: March 6, 2021

A past that defined a future…

Shade has a secret.

One he’s hidden most of his life.

Secrets created in his past.

Of a broken family. A little boy lost.

Of broken dreams. With only nightmares left in their wake.

As a prospect, his MC nicknamed him Shady because he’s quiet and keeps to himself.

As a patched member of the Blood Fury, he changed it to Shade, because that’s what he prefers… to stick to the shadows.

To remain unseen.

Then he sees her. A flicker of light at the end of a long, dark tunnel.

The only problem is, he may never escape that darkness until he sheds the chains of his past that weigh him down.

Note: Blood & Bones: Shade is the sixth book in the Blood Fury MC series and is an age-gap romance (younger man/older woman). As always, this book has no cheating, no cliffhanger and has an HEA. It’s recommended to read this series in order.

JEANNE ST. JAMES is a USA Today and international bestselling romance author who loves writing about strong women and alpha males. She was only thirteen when she first started writing. Her first published piece was an erotic short story in Playgirl magazine. She then went on to publish her first romance novel in 2009. She is now an author of almost fifty contemporary romances. She writes M/F, M/M, and M/M/F ménages, including interracial. Want to read a sample of her work? Download a free sampler book here: BookHip.com/MTQQKK

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New Release ~ Of Fire & Water ~ by ~ Cameo Renae

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Swoon-worthy romance meets gripping adventure in the highly anticipated sequel to Of the Blood! Of Fire and Water is the latest young adult masterpiece written by USA Today Bestseller, Cameo Renae!

Calla escaped Morbeth only to find herself fighting for her life once more. Incendia seemed the perfect sanctuary of escape. The stories told of the mystical island claim all inhabitants were annihilated. Those tragic tales . . . were lies.

Desperate to keep their truth hidden, the islanders take Calla and her friends prisoner. Despite her dire situation, something about that beautiful—yet deadly—paradise speaks to Calla’s soul, whispering the powerful secrets pulsing through her veins. As Roehl hunts for her, eager to claim his murderous vengeance, Calla searches for answers she believes only Incendia can offer.

Can Calla harness the power surging within her in time to protect herself, and those she loves, from Roehl? Or, no matter where she runs, will the twisted royal continue to chase her to the farthest reaches of any realm?

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Read the First Chapter HERE!

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I was born in San Francisco, raised in Maui, Hawaii, and now reside with my husband in Las Vegas.

I am a dreamer and caffeine addict who loves to laugh and loves to read to escape reality.

One of my greatest satisfactions is creating fantasy worlds filled with adventure and romance.

It is the love and incredible support of my family and fans that keeps me going.

One day I hope to uncover my magic wardrobe and ride away on a unicorn. Until then . . . I’ll keep writing!

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New Release ~ Lost Hart ~ by ~ Whitley Cox

Title: Lost Hart

Series: The Harty Boys #2

Author: Whitley Cox

Genre: Contemporary Romance, Romance Suspense

Release Date: March 13, 2021

Only one woman can find this lost Hart…

Stacey Saunders has had a less than stellar year. Until she met Chase, she wasn’t sure she’d make it through. Hired to protect her and her kids from a crime family, Chase quickly became more than just a bodyguard. He became her lifeline. Their one night of passion gave her hope for the future, for a new life. But then he disappeared.

Five months later, Chase is back. But Stacey’s not willing to just let sleeping dogs lie—or in this case, a green-eyed bodyguard. She deserves answers.

Chase Hart had to leave. He didn’t want to, but the pain, the secrets, the fears are all just too real. He wouldn’t be a good man if he brought his demons into Stacey’s world. But it becomes impossible for him to stay away from her when Stacey comes around demanding answers. Is this finally his chance for a normal, happy life? Not by a long shot it would seem. Stacey’s family is suddenly ripped apart, a piece of her heart taken, and it’s up to Chase to bring him back safely. With dangers lurking in every dark corner, the deeper he digs, the greater the risk of losing Stacey, possibly for good.

She touched her bottom lip with her finger. “Ditch the sweats,” she said, her voice now erotic and hoarse.

“Thought they were lingerie for women,” he said.

“Lingerie is meant to seduce and then be removed. They’ve done their job.” She tugged her shirt over her head, exposing her black sports bra.

“Take that thing off. Does nothing but hide your tits.”

Grinning at each other, they did as they were both told. She tugged the bra over her head, and he dropped his sweats to the floor.

His cock was at full attention now, a thick string of precum hanging from the tip. She eyed his crown like it was the hottest day in summer and he had a Popsicle between his legs.

“I’ve got nothing to apologize for,” she said with a gentle headshake. “Not planning on putting that in my mouth for a while.”

His grin hurt his cheeks now. Fuck, he loved her sass.

When she wanted something, she went for it.

“Not gonna ask you to.” Though if she wanted to, he’d never turn her down.

He removed her panties and allowed himself a moment to just take in the beauty, the rawness of Stacey naked on his bed. This image had kept the monsters at bay during his stint down in Georgia. When he felt the walls closing in, the darkness beginning to get thick, he thought of Stacey spread out before him, a flush to her skin, her nipples beaded, pupils dilated, arms out reaching for him.

The downy patch of blonde hair between her legs was damp, and he dropped to his knees and pressed his nose to it, inhaling her scent. Imprinting it on his memory for later. Like when the monsters returned.

Her fingers tracing a gentle path on his bald head had him tilting his gaze to her. “Inside me, Chase. It’s been too long.”

She didn’t have to tell him twice.

Pressing a knee into the bed, he pushed her legs apart and made to settle between her thighs when she stopped him. “Condom?”

Right.

He had a few still kicking around, but since he didn’t need them and hadn’t gotten laid since Stacey, he hadn’t really had the need to keep a healthy supply.

But he knew he’d spied at least three in his nightstand drawer.

With a nod but no words, he stood up again, went to his nightstand, found what he needed and sheathed himself.

He could tell her that they didn’t need to use them. That he was clean and he assumed she was. Fuck, no condom would feel a hell of a lot better.

But even so, that just wasn’t something he was ready to share.

He’d known his fate, his lack of virility for almost a year now, and it was still tough to accept.

He’d never have children of his own. Never be a father.

Maybe that was for the better anyway. How could he chase away the monsters from under the bed when he was afraid of them himself? How could he help his children overcome their fear of the dark when he was nearly forty and hated the dark himself?

A Canadian West Coast baby born and raised, Whitley is married to her high school sweetheart, and together they have two beautiful daughters and a fluffy dog. She spends her days making food that gets thrown on the floor, vacuuming Cheerios out from under the couch and making sure that the dog food doesn’t end up in the air conditioner. But when nap time comes, and it’s not quite wine o’clock, Whitley sits down, avoids the pile of laundry on the couch, and writes.

A lover of all things decadent; wine, cheese, chocolate and spicy erotic romance, Whitley brings the humorous side of sex, the ridiculous side of relationships and the suspense of everyday life into her stories. With single dads, firefighters, Navy SEALs, mommy wars, body issues, threesomes, bondage and role-playing, Whitley’s books have all the funny and fabulously filthy words you could hope for.

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