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Excerpt Reveal ~ The Rules of Dating My Best Friend’s Sister ~ by ~ Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward

 

Title: The Rules of Dating My Best Friend’s Sister
Authors: Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward
Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance
Release Date: April 2, 2023
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“What the hell?” He stood on the other side of the door. “Where’s the doorknob?”

 

I leaned down and spoke through the hole where the knob used to be. “It’s in here with me. The lock jammed, and the knob came off in my hands when I tried to pull it open.”
“Alright. Give me a minute. I need to run next door to get a screwdriver.”
“I have one now! I picked it up after the beeping incident, so I wouldn’t need to bug you again. It’s in the top drawer in the kitchen!”
“Okay, great. Hang on.”
Two minutes later, the door popped open. It wasn’t until I saw Holden’s face that I remembered I was only wearing a tank top and underwear, sans bra.
He gulped and took a long look before turning his head. “Sorry. I didn’t realize you weren’t dressed.”
I wasn’t the only one scantily clad. Holden had on only a pair of boxer briefs, his beautiful tanned skin and carved six pack on full display for my eager eyes, yet again. I couldn’t stop myself from staring. Silence ticked by until Holden turned his head back, probably to see why I’d grown quiet. “You oka—”
My eyes rose to meet his, but not before he’d caught me ogling him.
I shook my head and laughed nervously. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to stare. I just hadn’t expected you to be in your underwear either, I guess. It caught me off guard.”
Holden ran a hand through his hair. “Yeah, I’m sorry if I checked you out, too.”
I should’ve just left the bathroom and covered up with a robe, but something about being near this man made me say and do things that were completely out of character. “Would you mind if I…looked a little more?”
Holden’s brows shot up to his hairline. “You want to check me out?”
My face heated. I shook my head and looked down. “Oh my gosh. I’m so embarrassed. I think the lack of sleep and stress from being locked in here made me a little bonkers. It’s just that maybe we both have some pent-up curiosity about what we look like as adults. I mean, I’ve only stolen glimpses of you without a shirt on since we were teenagers in my backyard pool. And you certainly haven’t seen me in a skimpy bottom and no bra since then. I guess I was thinking if we took a good, long look, once and for all, we might get it out of our systems.”
Holden stared at me. I could see the wheels in his head spinning. Eventually, his eyes dropped to my chest. “You have no bra on…”
I shook my head. “No bra.”
He swallowed. “Let’s do it.”
“Really?”
He nodded. “Fuck yeah. I’m going to hell anyway. Might as well enjoy the ride down. But you have to stay in the bathroom, and I’ll stay on this side of the doorway.”
“Okay.” I bit my bottom lip. “You look first.”
“Why don’t we look at the same time?”
I nodded. “Good idea. How long should we do it for?”
Holden shrugged. “A minute?”
“Do you have your phone?”
“No. I thought someone broke in and you were being attacked. My phone was the last thing on my mind.”
“Mine should be on the coffee table. Do you want to grab it so we can use the timer?”
Holden walked away and came back ten seconds later. “What’s your code?”
“Zero, seven, one, three.”
He started to type and then froze before looking up at the ceiling. “That’s the day you’re getting married, isn’t it?”
I nodded.
Holden cursed as he went back to typing. “I’m so fucking going to hell.”
He called up the clock app and then turned the phone to show me. The countdown was set for one minute. His finger hovered over the green button. “You ready?”
I nodded.
Holden pressed the button, and we began to openly ogle each other.
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Rule number one for dating your best friend’s sister: Don’t.
Just don’t do it.
Especially when your best friend is dead and the last thing he made you promise him was that you’d keep an eye on his little sister, but not too good of an eye.
As a musician whose longest committed relationship was six weeks, I, Holden Catalano, was the last guy on Earth who should’ve been messing around with Laney Ellison.
The super smart girl whom I affectionately dubbed Lala since childhood was always off limits.
Though that didn’t stop me from thinking about her over the years, especially those times when the two of us would sneak out onto the roof and talk for hours after my buddy fell asleep. It was innocent, but I’d always held a torch for her.
After Ryan passed away, I vowed to always protect Lala. That included protecting her—from me.
Now all grown up and a scientist, Lala needed a place to stay when she accepted a temporary research position in New York. I thought I did the right thing by offering her an apartment in the building I co-owned with my three friends.
Except having her close by reignited all of those old feelings.
And things started to get complicated.
Especially since she was engaged.
And especially since, lately, I’d noticed something more in her eyes. Desire.
Lala didn’t exactly look at me like the platonic brother figure I was trying so desperately to be, even though I wanted her more than I’d ever wanted anything.
Yet, I was being good—on my very best behavior.
But you know what they say…all good things must come to an end, right?

 

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Vi Keeland is a #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author. With millions of books sold, her titles are currently translated in twenty-seven languages and have appeared on bestseller lists in the US, Germany, Brazil, Bulgaria and Hungary. Three of her short stories have been turned into films by Passionflix, and two of her books are currently optioned for movies. She resides in New York with her husband and their three children where she is living out her own happily ever after with the boy she met at age six.

 

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Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of contemporary romance. 

 

She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son, and beautiful daughter with autism.
With over two million books sold, she is a 21-time New York Times bestseller and the author of over thirty novels. Her books have been translated into over a dozen languages and can be found in bookstores around the world.

 

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Excerpt Reveal ~ Menace ~ by ~ K.L. Myers

MENACE by KL Myers is releasing March 1st on Kindle Unlimited! PRE-ORDER – https://amzn.to/3jB7Nr0

Family isn’t about blood. It’s about loyalty and trust, and the Hells Guardians MC was the only family Menace McAllister cared about. Abandoned by his mother at birth, he was raised by his brother until he was eight. The day Hunter McAllister left, Menace was forced to survive with a father who despised him. He became a loner, closing out the world around him. On his eighteenth birthday, he found his way to Hells Creek, WY, where the MC took him in. Over the years, Menace proved his loyalty as a prospect and then as their Sgt. at arms. The club became his salvation, his life, but it all came at one expensive cost—loving Clover, the president’s niece, from afar. When a rival club kills all but one member of their Arizona Chapter, life as Menace knew it ceases to exist. Just when he believed he had it all figured out, he learns of a secret his brother has been keeping from the club. Things couldn’t get more complicated. That is until Clover went missing. For the first time ever, his loyalty was being tested—club or brother. It was him against the world once again, but the stakes were much higher this time. Motorcycles, Mobsters, and Mayhem author event proudly presents The Mayhem Makers Series. These standalone novels are brought to you by several bestselling authors specializing in writing twisted chaos. You’ll get all the bikers, mobsters, and dark romance your heart can handle. Follow us so you never miss a new release, as they can be added in at any time!

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“You done drying that glass?” Zeke asks, looking over at me. “You’ve been wiping it for the last half hour.” I look down and sure enough, I’m holding a glass and a rag. Zeke laughs, “Everything is going to be just fine, Clove. You’ll see.” “I hope so. I just wish someone would come tell me something.” I sigh, “or at least God could send me a sign.” I say softly. The front door opens, and Talinda, Menace’s ex f–k partner, walks in wearing her barely-there halter top and skin-tight jeans. As she passes by me, she wiggles her fingers in my direction and plasters a smug smile on her face. “You’re fucking kidding me,” I say as I look up at the ceiling and let out a deep breath. This was not the sign I was looking for. I so don’t need her shit in my bar tonight. I watch her walk toward the swinging doors leading to the bar’s private area. She reaches behind her neck and unties the cloth around her neck, letting her halter drop to her waist as she walks through the batwings and enters the room. Catcalls and whistles fill the bar. Lucky for me, the regular patrons are used to all the craziness. “There’s your sign.” Zeke laughs. I throw the bar rag at him, and it falls short and lands on the floor. I’m about to fling the glass at his head but think better of it. I don’t need two men I care about injured. “And what sign would that be, Zeke? One that reminds me she’ll have a better chance at being his old lady than I will.” “No, the one that says he’s healthy enough to f–k, so you don’t have to worry about him dying.”

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K.L. Myers was born in West Berlin, Germany, the daughter of a military father. She then spent her childhood moving from continent to continent, finally landing permanently in Colorado when her father retired. Eventually, she moved to “hell,” aka Arizona, where she resides with her husband & their fur babies. She has two daughters & four grandchildren, and she believes in living every day to the fullest. K.L. has a passion for reading and writing hot romance when she is not juggling family & a full-time job. Her novels show a pension for a bad boy with a heart of gold and strong, independent women who don’t need rescuing, and just a taste of naughty redemption! Her characters will pull you in & leave you satiated, yet panting for more, More, MORE! Her motto will always be – “If my books can give readers a brief reprieve for even a moment, I’ve achieved my dreams.” AUTHOR LINKS: Website – https://www.authorklmyers.com/ Newsletter – https://www.authorklmyers.com/newsletter.html Facebook Page – https://www.facebook.com/AuthorKLMyers Reader Group – https://www.facebook.com/groups/225196611267240 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/authorklmyers

Excerpt Reveal ~ Saving His Forever ~ by ~ LeAnn Ashers

SAVING HIS FOREVER by USA Today Bestselling Author LeAnn Ashers is set to release on all platforms on Feb. 7th! Pre-Order live everywhere today! Amazon – https://amzn.to/3imFv2Z Apple Books – http://bit.ly/3J3ZU7V Barnes & Noble – http://bit.ly/3ZwlsQa Kobo – http://bit.ly/3Xs00Kb

Emily: He found me during the darkest time of my life. Hurt and battered, I wasn’t sure that I would survive. But he held my broken body and helped me put back together piece by piece. He saved me. He became everything to me, my lifeline. Isaac: When I went into the pits of hell, I never thought I’d meet her there. The second her eyes opened, something inside me clicked. I needed to save her. I needed her to survive. I needed her. From that moment on, I knew she was mine. She made me feel alive again. There was no doubt in my mind… She was my forever. PRE-ORDER: Amazon – https://amzn.to/3imFv2Z Apple Books – http://bit.ly/3J3ZU7V Barnes & Noble – http://bit.ly/3ZwlsQa Kobo – http://bit.ly/3Xs00Kb ADD TO YOUR TBR LIST ON GOODREADS: https://bit.ly/SHFgoodreads ADD TO YOUR WISHLIST ON BOOKBUB: http://bit.ly/3CLoaYc FOREVER SERIES – Standalone Novels Start the series with book 1, Protecting His Forever, for FREE! Amazon: https://amzn.to/3QqUTYq Apple Books: https://apple.co/2L4uUUc Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/2L5aOJA Kobo: http://bit.ly/2JaH5wQ

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It’s extremely difficult to sit and watch her try to hide the pain she’s feeling as they clean her wounds. She’s trying so hard to be strong and put on a neutral face but I know how deep those wounds are; how gruesome and painful they are. I saw what they did to her when she was hanging from the ceiling. The paramedics had to put her shoulder back in place because it was out of socket from the way she was hanging for so long. She tightens her grip in my hands. I clench my jaw and look over her shoulder at the nurse who’s in tears. “Can you increase her pain medicine or something?” I ask the nurse, hating this shit more than anything. The nurse stops what she’s doing and pushes the button on the wall asking for another nurse to bring some more pain medicine for her. Emily takes a deep breath once she stops touching her back. I cup her face in awe of how tough she is. “You’re so strong.” She smiles for the first time and I feel like she just fucking gave me the moon to see that smile on her face. I would do anything to see that again, over and over. From the shit that was handed to her, seeing her smile proves that they didn’t take away her spirit completely.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR: LeAnn Ashers is a blogger-turned-author who spends her days reading and writing. She released her debut novel early 2016, and can’t wait to see where this adventure continues to take her. LeAnn enjoys writing about strong-minded females and swoon-worthy, protective alpha males who love their women unconditionally. Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/b23duf Amazon: https://amzn.to/3DmuZxN Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leann_ashers/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LeAnnashers/ Reader Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/112075286167518/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LeannAshers BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/leann-ashers Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14733196.LeAnn_Ashers TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@leannashers

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Excerpt Reveal ~ The Game ~ by ~ Vi Keeland

 

Title: The Game
Author: Vi Keeland
Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance
Release Date: January 16, 2023
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I tilted my head. “Can I ask you something?”
He shrugged. “Sure.”
“Why are you here?”
“You mean at the Bruins?”
I shook my head. “No, here with me at this moment. You must have plenty of other things you could be doing right now that are more fun than listening to my drivel.”
“Maybe I like drivel.”
I snort-laughed. “No one likes drivel.”
He smiled, and his eyes dropped to my lips for a fraction of a second. “Maybe I like you.”
I shifted in my seat to face him. “Why?”
Christian shrugged again. “I don’t know. I think you’re interesting.”
My eyes narrowed. “What about me is interesting?”
“You’re a billionaire who lives in a rent-controlled apartment over a fruit stand and tried to give the team you inherited to your grandfather. What’s not interesting about you? Given your situation, most people I know would live in a penthouse by now and take car services, not walk twenty minutes to the stadium every day after getting off the train.”
I raised an eyebrow, and a grin spread across Christian’s face.
“Plus, you’re hot.”
That last part made me smile. “And technically, I’m your boss.”
His grin widened. “That makes you even hotter.”
I chuckled. “Tell me about yourself, Christian. I feel like you know so much about me, but I don’t know anything about you, other than your stats, of course.”
“What do you want to know?”
“Do you have a girlfriend?”
“You think I’m hot too, don’t you?”
I laughed. “Just answer the question, Knox. Something tells me your ego gets stroked enough.”
“Yes, ma’am.” He shook his head. “No girlfriend.”
I tapped my lip with my pointer. “What do you do in the offseason?”
“Recover. Let my body heal. Sleep. Fish. I have a cabin on a lake up in Maine. Spend time with friends. Travel. Keep up with my training.”
“That sounds so…normal.”
“The season is anything but normal when you play in the NFL. It’s tough on the body and mind. You’re on the road all the time, the media follows your ass around, women hand you underwear with their numbers written on them and sneak into your hotel room. So normal is good.”
My face wrinkled. “Women give you their underwear?”
Christian smiled. “Any other questions?”
“Am I demented if I’m curious to know whether the underwear are clean or not?”
He laughed. “Maybe. But I like the way you think.”

 

 

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Excerpt Reveal ~ Knight ~ by ~ LeAnn Ashers

T-7 DAYS KNIGHT by USA Today Bestselling Author LeAnn Ashers is set to release Dec. 6, 2022 on all platforms! CHECK OUT AN EXCERPT BELOW! Pre-order available now everywhere. Apple Books: https://apple.co/3VEgoqO Amazon: https://amzn.to/3zdJiov B&N: https://bit.ly/3eG37gV Kobo: https://bit.ly/3yPIUMz

After being rescued from the nightmare I called my life, I spent years looking over my shoulder. But that was a small price I was happy to pay. Anything was better than being part of the cult I was born into and being tied to a cruel man I was forced to marry at just fourteen years old. I kept moving forward, kept living for my daughter, Annie. But now, years later, my relentless ex-husband has found us. He’s made it clear he believes we belong to him. We’re his one chance to redeem himself and he’s not giving up. Time to go…again. Time to start over in a new city. What I never expected was him. I met him while running for my life and trying to keep my daughter safe. I met him and everything changed. My ex-husband had no idea… In order to get to me and my daughter, he’d have to go through Knight.

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“I saw him in the town I was living in. He was passing around mine and Annie’s photos. I had to leave. I can’t bare the thought of him finding her.” I sigh, looking at the movie screen. “He will not even breath the same air as you. I promise you that.” His finger touches the tip of my chin, turning my face around so I am looking at him. My heart feels like it’s going to explode from his powerful, intense expression. His eyes are dark with anger. “I promise you this with every bit of my being, you will not hurt again.” Tears form in my eyes, “Knight.” I say as my emotions make it too hard to speak. He leans forward until our foreheads are touching. I take in the moment. It’s simple, but it’s literally life-changing. I will never be the same after this. He smiles as he brushes his hand across my cheek, pushing my hair out of my face, “You’re so beautiful darlin’.”

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Excerpt Reveal ~ Moody Under the Mistletoe ~ by ~ JC Jaye

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A filthy-mouthed Scrooge. Instalust ignites when gorgeous elementary teacher Jules Morgan moves in next door to PF Grange during the height of the festive season. But this broody blue-collar boy with his miserable memories despises all things Christmas, while crafty Ms. M. can’t stop decking her halls. Holy skin-tight leggings, just his friggin luck. A yuletide-happy beauty. Offering to nurse a muscly alpha into the holiday spirit seemed like a swell idea, but maybe there are beasts not even a tinsel-bright optimist can tame. Here’s hoping this temporary house guest mellows out with a spiked eggnog or three and takes a peek at her naughty wish list… Penned in delicious detail under the sheets with a single tatted grump in mind.

Incredible chemistry, a tumble on the ice, and a mega misunderstanding… Ho-ho, oh no!

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Christ, what I wouldn’t give for Jules’s lips to be crushed under my own. My brand-new neighbor moaning out needy noises, purring like a little car. The unholy goddess wrapping those wet, rosy babies tight around my hungry, rock-hard pr**ck…

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It’s all Rhett and Scarlett’s fault.

(Talkin’ the grand staircase scene, people.)

Stung by the literary lovebug at a tender young age,  JC has been devouring spicy romantic fiction ever since. Seriously… What could be more delectable at the end of a rough day than a big, bad, moody male brought to his knees by a kick-ass, rock star of a heroine?

Well, besides Tom Hardy showing up on your doorstep with car trouble.

Dreaming up “I wish” fantasies while slogging through her woefully alpha-scarce world, JC invites readers to indulge in decadent escape through her foulmouthed and passion-saturated tales.

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You did hear foulmouthed, right?

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Excerpt Reveal ~ Ravenous on the Riviera ~ by ~ JC Jaye

Ravenous on the Riviera by JC Jaye releases on Sept 14th!

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He’s big, bearded, and badass, hiding out in paradise.

Taciturn Alaskan pipeline hotshot Jake Sloan traveled halfway around the globe to escape tragedy and betrayal. Plans of kicking around cobblestone streets for a few weeks morph into an on-the-spot hire as head groundskeeper at a swanky chateau resort. The snobby guests are as tough to swallow as the slimy snails, but the scenery just got a helluva lot better, in the form of a gorgeous, golden-eyed goddess. Might be time to get sociable…

She’s resigned to the bridesmaid blues, but that changes rapidement.

Cee Cee Butler has signed up for bridezilla servitude to her cousin in exchange for seven days on the famed Cote d’Azur. It’s no cakewalk, but the waitress/wannabe author vows to be the perfect maid—until she locks eyes with the brawny ex-pat slinging the suitcases. One shared glance with the dead ringer from her filthy French fantasies is all that it takes to send her virtuous intentions packing, and flames ignite before the sun sets over the Med.

Instalust swiftly turns to instalove. But clouds loom on the idyllic horizon…

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Sweatin’ like a sonofabitch, I took stock of the crowd of fancy folks spilling out of the expanded Escalade, masking my distaste.

Another Downton Abbey matron…

A harassed-looking walrus with his cell glued to his ear…

A bunch of preps decked out in seersucker and stripes, obnoxiously loud, the whole pack of ʼem falling all over some small, dark-haired wom—

Whoa, wait.

Wait.

Holy fuck.

The clump of prepsters shifted and separated, and suddenly, I was gazing at the most gorgeous girl I have ever seen in my life, glowing like a mirage on the cobblestones some ten-odd feet away.

Holy. Fuck.

My mouth dried as I looked the brunette over, rapidly eye guzzling before she glanced to the left and caught me.

I had a chintzy two seconds, when what I wanted was an hour.

A day.

A week.

Hell, a damn eternity. That’s how fucking fine the beauty was.

Goddamn my soul, finer than fuckin’ fine…

Standing a petite five-foot pretty-much-nothing, she was sweetly stacked, rocking a jawdropping set of curves that didn’t freaking quit

Aw, man, check out those high, tight tits. And Christ Jesus, that ass!

She stretched, flicking back long pieces of just-outta-bed curls, black and glossy as sin.

Damn. What I wouldn’t give to sink my fingers into that silk and push that pretty head down, down, dow—

“YOU! Move it with that cart, man!”

The walrus shoved his phone away and gestured me over with a bellow; his skin blotched and sweaty, his neck bulging out of a too-small dress shirt.

“Yeah, comin’..”

I grunted and wheeled toward him, tripping over my clodhoppers as I struggled to ignore the pocket-sized wet dream painted in her pale pink jeans.

Don’t look. Do your job, slob. Don’t look.

Obeying stern mental commands was the work of the devil, and I made it maybe three steps before the woman drew my gaze to her again like a magnet. This time, she wasn’t staring sideways at the chateau, but straight ahead, directly at me.

ZAP!

Our eyes locked and held, and I swear to my dearly departed folks that I almost passed out on the pavers.

Fucking hell, her face! Those incredible, golden-colored eyes…

She blinked thick lashes and flushed, her cheeks turning the same color as her sexy jeans. I clocked her checking me out, her big eyes lingering on my chest and shoulders. Seared as if I’d been torched, my heart pounded and hot blood pooled in my dick as I swallowed, throwing her a crooked smile.

Are you for fucking real, girl?

“Today, man! Let’s go, look sharp!”

Walrus snapped fat fingers under my nose, and I pulled my attention away with an effort, dazed.

“Yeah, on it…” I mumbled, slicking salt off my forehead with the back of a wrist and grabbing for the closest case. The cocksucker weighed a ton, and as I hefted a rectangle of designer leather, the dizziness swelled—little red spots swimming before me in the steamy afternoon air.

Mayday, mayday, feelin’ mighty funky.

I could use a cold glass of water and a cool cloth for my head, if any of you mofos want to help a poor sweat hog out.

Nobody standing around heard my silent SOS, or if they did, they chose to ignore it. Pulled by invisible strings, my neck swiveled sideways, and I fell into the wide eyes still watching me closely.

Jesus, she’s still staring. Does she like what she sees, or is little missy appalled that a classy castle employs such a hulking, unkept beast?

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It’s all Rhett and Scarlett’s fault.

(Talkin’ the grand staircase scene, people.)

Stung by the literary lovebug at a tender young age,  JC has been devouring spicy romantic fiction ever since. Seriously… What could be more delectable at the end of a rough day than a big, bad, moody male brought to his knees by a kick-ass, rock star of a heroine?

Well, besides Tom Hardy showing up on your doorstep with car trouble.

Dreaming up “I wish” fantasies while slogging through her woefully alpha-scarce world, JC invites readers to indulge in decadent escape through her foulmouthed and passion-saturated tales.

Um.

You did hear foulmouthed, right?

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Excerpt Reveal ~ Moody ~ by ~ Penelope Ward

Title: Moody
Author: Penelope Ward
Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance
Release Date: August 22, 2022
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From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward, comes a new standalone novel.

 

The day I showed up to Dax Moody’s sprawling home, I had no idea what was coming.
As a traveling massage therapist, I was used to entering the houses of strangers.
But this assignment was different from any before it.
From the outside, I’d correctly assumed the owner was rich. What I didn’t realize was that he would be younger than I’d imagined, single, stunningly gorgeous, and mysterious.
Despite the fact that Dax had booked a massage, it never actually happened, since our first appointment was unexpectedly cut short by a comedy of errors.
Certain I’d never see him again after that day, I’d done nothing but think about the captivating man.
To my surprise, he called a second time. That appointment, we talked a lot, developing a stronger connection. But once again, there was no actual massage.
The man I now affectionately called “Moody” kept calling me to come back.
It took three times before I finally gave him the massage he’d ordered. Let’s just say it was challenging to keep things professional. I was extremely attracted to Dax, and by that time, I was falling hard.
Eventually, I’d find out why he’d been so aloof, the reason why he and I could never be together.
Our story was supposed to end there, but it didn’t.
Instead, I was left perpetually longing for a forbidden man.

 

 

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“What do you do exactly?”
“I…stand beside you and rub my hands into your skin and work to get some of the knots out of your muscles.”
He shook his head. “No. I meant, what do you do? Is this your full-time gig?”
Is that an insult? “Yes. I went to school for massage after college, and I make a good living. Being a massage therapist is not something you do on the side. It’s a great, fulfilling career in and of itself,” I said defensively.
“I didn’t mean to imply it wasn’t.” He fidgeted with his watch, which looked like it cost more than my car.
I blew out a breath. “I do have other aspirations, but this pays the bills and allows me to put some money away, too. I’m currently saving for a trip to Europe.”
“I see.” He stared out the window, almost looking as though he wanted to escape.
What’s with this guy? “Look…I can leave if you’re not comfortable.”
“No.” He walked over to a cabinet and took out a bottle of some kind of liquor. “I just need something to take the edge off.” He poured himself a glass of amber-colored liquid.
I stared at his big, masculine hands. “Well, this is a first.”
“A first what?” he asked.
“The first time a client has ever had to relax before a relaxing massage.” When I laughed, I accidentally snorted.
His eyes narrowed. “What the hell was that?”
“Sorry. I didn’t mean to snort. That happens sometimes when I’m nervous. It just comes out.”
“Why are you nervous?”
“Maybe your attitude is rubbing off on me.”
He chugged the alcohol and slammed the glass down. “I’m sorry. I don’t know how to relax. It’s my nature. Even when I’m supposed to be freaking relaxing…the thought of relaxing stresses me out.”
I nodded. “That’s actually a real thing. It’s called relaxation-induced anxiety.”
He chuckled. “Thanks for the diagnosis.”
“I used to be like you. I’d get panic attacks from the quiet when I tried to meditate.”
He licked the side of his mouth. “I suppose that defeats the purpose.”
“Exactly. And sitting still, like in the hair salon or dentist’s chair, used to make me panicky when I was younger.”
“Younger? You’re pretty young. How long have you been doing this massage thing?” he asked.
“A couple of years.”
“What made you get into it?”
“I wanted to make people feel good. And it doesn’t bore me. I never have to be in one place.”
“Does it pay well? How much of the fee do you get to keep?”
My eyes narrowed. “You ask a lot of questions.”
“Well, maybe I need to get comfortable with you before I let you put your hands all over me.”
For some reason that comment rubbed me the wrong way. Let me put my hands on him? As if it was a privilege? (As if he could read my mind and sense my attraction? Ugh.)
I raised my voice. “I thought you told the company someone recommended me. Why are you so apprehensive?”
“Okay.” He sighed, scrubbing his hand over his face. “Let’s get this over with. What do I do?”
Jesus. He’s wound tight. “Take off your shirt and lie down on the table. You can leave your pants on or take them off.”
He let out a guttural laugh. “Take my pants off?”
“Yes. That’s actually customary. But it’s always the client’s choice. I can leave the room, if you wish, while you undress. There’s a towel to cover yourself. But you can totally leave your pants on, too.”
“I will be leaving my pants on, thanks.”
“Okay. Just make sure you take the stick out of your ass one way or the other.”
He glared at me but finally cracked a slight smile. I’d take it.
I laughed. “In all seriousness, just breathe. That’s all you need to worry about.” I took a deep breath in, willing myself to take my own advice.
Dax slowly pulled his shirt over his head, once again granting me a view of his rippled muscles. There wasn’t an inch of anything soft on his body. I turned away suddenly when I caught my eyes lingering a little too long.
He then lay down stomach-first on the table and within seconds, I heard the pitter-patter of paws and the clanking of a metal collar coming from down the hall.
A large English sheepdog pushed through the door and entered the room, barking profusely at the sight of me. Then he jumped up on the table and landed on Dax’s back.
“Damn it, Winston!” Dax yelled.
I didn’t even know a dog that big could jump so high. The dog shot me the evil eye. This house is just full of welcoming people.
“Hello,” I said awkwardly.
He growled. It seemed Doggy was just as extra as his owner.
“Get off me, you fluffernutter!” Dax groaned.
The dog kept growling at me while I covered my mouth to keep from laughing. “Why is he so angry?” I asked, trying to stifle my amusement.
“He’s protective to a fault. He was napping upstairs when you arrived. I hoped he’d stay sleeping. I hadn’t planned on him coming down, although I should’ve.”
Dax sat up and somehow got the beast of a dog off him. He hopped down off the table. “I’ll be right back,” he said, guiding Winston out of the room and down the hall. The sound of the collar disappeared into the distance.
Left alone for a moment, I exhaled and wandered over to a shelf that displayed various things, including a large, white seashell that seemed completely out of place, given the room’s otherwise masculine vibe. It was beautiful. Remembering what my mother had told me when I was little, I lifted the shell and placed it against my ear in an attempt to hear “the ocean.” Met with the ambient noise that resonated from within, I closed my eyes and smiled.
“Please don’t touch that,” Dax called from behind me.
Shaken by his abrupt tone, I jerked, and the shell slipped from my fingers and crashed to the ground.
He let out a jarring shriek.
My hands shook. “I’m so sorry… I…” I bent to clean up the pieces, but he bolted to stop me.
“Don’t touch anything!” His tone was grating.
“Why? It’s my fault,” I insisted.
“Please just get up,” he commanded in an even harsher tone.
Burning with embarrassment, I stared down at the mess. That’s when I realized something had fallen out of the shell.

 

 

 

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Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling
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She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a
television news anchor. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son,
and beautiful daughter with autism.
 
With over two million books sold, she is a 21-time New York Times bestseller and the author
of over thirty books. Her novels have been translated into over a dozen
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Excerpt Reveal ~ Gage ~ by ~ LeAnn Ashers

Gage by USA Today Bestselling Author Leann Ashers is releasing Aug 16th!

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River

Who gets kidnapped twice in one day? Apparently, me. That’s who. But what I expected even less was to actually fall in love with my second kidnapper: Gage, the President of the Grim Sinners Rebels MC.

He was someone I never knew I needed.

He rescued me.

He became my home. 

His MC became my family.

Unfortunately, our new life together was in danger. The President of the rival MC decided to step up his game against the Grim Sinners Rebels. What he didn’t realize, however, was that the devil himself knew better. You don’t play chicken with the reaper.

And the reaper was Gage.

SNEAK PEEK: An hour passes and I can’t wait anymore. I open my bedroom door and see her on the center of my bed hugging my pillow. I try not to be a p–sy and ignore how much the sight of her here affects me.

I walk into my closet and grab a blanket and a pillow. I throw the blanket down and lay next to her. Someone wanted her enough to f–king kidnap her, and that is not something I am going to forget. I look up at her once more before I go to sleep, just needing to know that she is okay.

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Excerpt Reveal ~ What Drives Us Home ~ by ~ K.B. Barrett

RELEASING IN ONE WEEK! Check out an exclusive excerpt from What Drives Us Home by K.B. Barrett!

If you like… Sexy Sheriff Mountain Men Small Town Romance A Spicy Age Gap Sexy Growly Hero Sassy Heroine And more than a few spicy scenes …then you will love the What Drives Us Home!

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All she has ever dreamed about was their life together.

All he has ever wanted was to be enough for her.

She comes from money.

He’s had to work for everything.

She’s running to save him.

His life is stalled without her.

Her future is uncertain.

He can’t see a future without her.

She’s in trouble.

He’s the only one that can help.

Can two people from different sides of the tracks and with so many years between them ever find their way back to each other?

And if they do, can they learn to fight together for their happily ever after?

“Would you like one, Addison?” Carl asked, holding out a thin-stemmed glass of champagne, breaking her out of her daydream. She tried not to roll her eyes as she reached for it, but it wasn’t like he would see it. His gaze had been stuck on her cleavage for the last five minutes anyways.

“Thank you,” she muttered.

“Carl, dear, Addison would love a walk through the garden. Wouldn’t you, dear?” Trixie said, her nails biting into her arm, and she winced.

Her stomach dropped as she fought her brain to work through her panic and come up with a good excuse, because she was not going anywhere with him.

Could she just run out the door? 

If she took off her heels, she wondered if she might be fast enough. Then she glanced sideways at her guard and knew it wouldn’t work.

“Of course she would,” Trixie answered for her, giving her big eyes, and she must have missed part of what they were saying because everyone in their circle was giving her smiling looks as bile started to crawl up her throat.

Vomiting would give her an out. 

Before she could actually follow through, the doors behind them burst open, the crowd falling silent as they all turned to look at the intruder.

Her stomach instantly started twirling for a different reason as she looked at a man that she’d thought she would never see again.

Connor.

God. 

She knew that she had missed him.

But seeing him, actually seeing him in the flesh, standing there in front of her.

She knew that she missed him.

Trixie’s hand was squeezing her arm in a painful grip, but she hardly felt anything. She was too intent on his dark gaze as Connor’s eyes scanned the room before they locked on her.

Her heart twisted as she took him in and felt her breath seize in her lungs as he started to move forward. His long legs ate up the distance between them as he reached behind him and pulled out his cuffs.

“Addison Warner, you are under arrest for theft. You have the right to remain silent…” Connor’s voice drowned out as Trixie started screeching, and the crowd gasped.

What the heck was going on!

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