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Release Blitz ~ Calling Time ~ by ~ K A Sands

Today is the day! It’s the release day of Calling Time, Book #1 The Razor Series by K A Sands!

Genre – Romantic Suspense

Cover Design – K A Sands

Blurb

Life can change in a split second, a minute moment, an infinite hour.

For Laura Hamilton, her split second lasted 2,880 minutes. 48 hours to be exact. She barely escaped with her life. With a body full of scars and a heart full of hurt, the twenty-nine-year old clothes designer spent the following eight years clouded with grief, believing herself to be too broken to ever see the beauty in her surroundings again.

After a last-ditch attempt to scrape some semblance of her pieces together goes disastrously wrong, Laura’s pushed pin guides her to the sleepy village of Beaufort. No longer content to hide behind her sister, or languish in the depths of her sorrow, she finds a measure of peace among paranoia and fear, carving out an existence she is almost comfortable with.

Laura inadvertently catches the eye of the enigmatic hotelier and newcomer, Lucca Rinaldi. For the first time, her heart begins the slow trip towards letting another man into her life. Passion and pain go hand in hand when the couple finally meet.

Little does she know that Lucca’s history is not so far in the past as he thinks. His troubled affairs follow hot on his heels, bringing scorn and hate back into her fold. When their pasts collide with explosive consequences, Laura’s bitter memories threaten to pull her under when a walking nightmare crashes back into her life, bringing terror along for the ride.

The seconds are counting down – but who gets to call time?

*Please note – suitable for 18+ only due to adult/graphic themes and possible trigger content.

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Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B077J2M57P

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Amazon CA: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B077J2M57P

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Taylor by K A Sands (Free Prequel to The Razer Series)Genre – Romantic SuspenseCover Design – K A Sands

Blurb

After eight long years of running, Taylor Hamilton has had enough of looking over her shoulder.

Tired and emotionally spent, she comes face to face with her past. Walking away had never been her intention. But how can she come back to the man whose heart she broke, right along with her own?

Can Taylor find the home she so desperately craves, without putting those around her at risk?

Can she come home again to the man who promised her forever?

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Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075LPZ15P

Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B075LPZ15P

Universal Link: https://www.books2read.com/u/bQBKod

Author Bio

K A Sands is an exciting new author who has a passion for reading and more often than not, can be found with her nose stuck in a book. She loves angsty, dark reads but is not averse to the fun, light hearted side either. Typically, a romance reader, of most genres/sub genres, she loves reading a debut herself. Her passion for written words goes back to her childhood and she has always dreamed of writing and telling the world her stories.

Not quite a stay at home mum, K A Sands has a busy life which she shares with her husband of twenty-two years and her little monkey boy. Her adult children have flown the coop already, but still manage to come home for ‘mama’s lasagne.’

Avid eater of mayonnaise and chips, anti-get fitter, lover of cheesy music and a fierce advocate of things close to her heart. She enjoys photoshop and would love to be a whiz using it… maybe one day. She has a bucket list as long as her arm, which includes sky diving and visiting Cambodia. Travelling the world sounds appealing too. Her favourite vacation would be lots of sun, sea and sand.

Great believer in second chances, insta-love (because her love is a product of that), fairy tales and monsters… K A Sands just wants to write all the words for you.

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You can email me @ kasandsauthor@gmail.com

Cover Reveal ~ The Art of Us ~ by ~ Hilaria Alexander

Title: The Art of Us

Author: Hilaria Alexander

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: January 26, 2018

Two years ago, his kiss left her reeling, but she pushed him away and they never spoke of it again.

Lena Andrews is bad at love, and has no intention of getting better at it.

Men are good for one thing, and love isn’t it.

She’s perfectly okay with finding happiness in her job as a comic book artist.

Yet, she can’t shake the memory of her coworker’s kiss.

Amos St. Clair has stayed the hell away from Lena Andrews for the last two years.

Work has filled his time and he’s on the cusp of making a name for himself. When an opportunity to complete a project that’s dear to Lena’s heart presents itself, Amos seizes the opportunity – even if it means being with the woman he’s avoided all this time.

Through their mutual passion for art and each other, their love blooms like a lotus flower out of a dark, muddy pool. But, is their love strong enough to withstand the challenges posed by the most important job of their careers?

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A black, shiny vintage car with white stripes on the sides was parked in front of our office, and I did a double take before realizing Amos was behind the wheel.

He got out of the car, coming around the back to open the trunk.

“You drive a Camaro?” I asked, dropping my sunglasses to the tip of my nose.

He gave me an uneasy smile as he opened the trunk. He took my overnight bag out of my hand before I could lift it into the car, and then he knelt to pick up the box of comics I was carrying with me.

The car was a beauty, but not at all what I’d expected.

It seemed so unlike him. Even though I didn’t know him, Amos St. Clair always struck me as a hip, modern man from Portland, but that car made him look…vintage.

Old-fashioned.

For some weird reason, I liked that. It made me smile. I glanced in his direction.

He was wearing a thin, worn-out leather jacket over a faded Batgirl t-shirt.

Cute.

Black straight jeans and Nike Air Jordans completed the look.

His eyes met mine, bright and amused, and this time the smile stretched big across my face.

“You drive, not a new, but a vintage Camaro? What year is this one? 1967?”

“1969,” he replied, sweeping his hair across his forehead. I noticed a hint of stubble on his jaw and wondered if he always looked that cool and put together.

He probably did; I just avoided looking at him on a regular basis, so I wouldn’t know.

“I didn’t peg you for a vintage car type of guy. I half-expected you to show up with an electric car.”

“Yeah. I get enough shit for having this car, but it’s a family heirloom. It belonged to my grandfather. We used to work on it together.”

“Oh.”

“Shall we go?”

“Sure.”

He slammed the trunk closed and I opened the passenger door.

“So, I guess you’ve never ridden in a Camaro?”

“Nope. Never had the pleasure.”

“Well, buckle up. You’re in for a treat.”

“A treat? Well, now, calm down a notch, St. Clair.”

“You’ll see Andrews. This car is not like any other car.”

“Not like any other car, you say.”

“This car is an experience. It’s a time machine.” His hazelnut brown eyes brightened up as the engine came alive and he bit his lip, smiling to himself. When he turned to me, his smile was somehow even bigger. The way he smiled and looked at me made me feel things I didn’t want to feel.

Heat radiated in my chest as I reciprocated his smile uneasily.

“Buckle up,” he repeated in a commanding tone.

I did as he asked and then sat in a daze as he drove us out of Portland, headed to Seattle.

Hilaria Alexander was born and raised in the south of Italy, where her family still lives. She was bit by the travel bug early on and lived in Tokyo and Orlando for a while before settling down in Oklahoma City with her husband and kids.

She loves books – obviously – as well as movies and TV, and is addicted to award shows. She can’t play an instrument to save her life, but she loves music, which is one of her biggest inspirations when plotting new stories. If you have questions about her or her books, ask her on Facebook and Twitter, or email her at hilaria_alexander@outlook.com

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Release Blitz ~ Crash Into Us ~ by ~ Shana Vanterpool

Title: Crash Into Us

Author: Shana Vanterpool

Genre: Contemporary/2nd Chance Romance

Release Date: December 18, 2017

They met when they were kids.

They were friends, lovers, and then husband and wife.

They were supposed to be together forever.

He was her Superman.

She was his happiness.

And then he went pro.

And she doubted something that was supposed to be forever.

Mistakes were made in exchange for dreams, and hearts were shattered.

Their forever crumbled right before their eyes.

He went on to play for the Washington Warriors. He ate, breathed, and slept professional hockey. All he had left after her was the ice. He was in magazines, he won a Stanley Cup, and he had a crowd of people screaming his name. He had everything. Didn’t he?

It’s hard to move on from an addiction, and she was addicted. Drunk on love too early on, she never truly moved on from her first love. She faded in and out of life, trying to ignore her need. But bad habits have a way of coming back when you least expect them too.

For years they went separate ways, until her Superman falls from the sky.

He was on a helicopter after a big win when the engine cut out. He knows he’s not making it out alive. Even with the screams of his teammates shouting in the background as they crash toward earth, all he can think of is her. He’ll never get to see her again…

Love is unforgiving dragging her back to heartache. She only wants to help him get better from the accident and move on with her life. She never planned on falling back in love with him. She never planned on falling so hard a second time.

Lovesick and broken, they crash right back into each other.

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Romance author, coffee drinker, and bad boy aficionado. Every second not spent breathing is an opportunity to write and read. I live in Northern California with my family and actress dog, Halle Bella. (Just Bella when she decides to cut the crap.) Escaping with a good book is something I live for and I write so others can do the same.

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Cover Reveal ~ Sex, Lies & Diamonds ~ by ~ Kris Calvert

Title: Sex, Lies & Diamonds

Author: Kris Calvert

Series: Sex & Lies

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Release Date: January 18, 2018

Graphic Designer: Jim Wilmink, Insignia Design

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After eighteen months in the Mediterranean, newlyweds Polly Benson and Leo Xanthus can barely keep their hands to themselves. The Greek isles, sun and salty air has warmed their skin and their hearts, but each long in their own private way for a different life—a life where they never have to hide from the world and the mafia that forced them into seclusion.

The Marcello crime family is on the brink of going under. Major players have been killed or died off. Others have been put in prison to rot. With their revenue streams of heroin dealing drying up and the feds ever-present on their tail, aging crime boss Alfonso Balivino looks to steal a diamond owned by his one-time boss, Kostas Xanthus to fund the family. Because of the untimely death of Kostas’ grandson Leo, the diamond should be in the family safe in New Orleans at Jackson House. But when his son and grandsons break into the antebellum mansion in the heart of the Garden District nearly killing the caretaker Oscar, they find an empty safe and walk away knowing they’ve been duped.

Now, presumed dead but under protection, Leo and Polly will be forced to leave their unknown location and find their way home to New Orleans and Jackson House before the Marcello crime family murders their way through everyone they love and care for, forcing them and the four carat diamond engagement ring on Polly’s hand out of hiding.

But the diamond is more than a stone. It’s a puzzle. A password to something monumental. And when Polly and Leo discover the ring she’s been wearing is the key to riches far greater than anyone could imagine, the race is on—not only to keep everyone alive, but from potentially funding a crime family with billions that could fuel a heroin empire.

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Kris Calvert is a former copywriter and PR mercenary who after some coaxing, began writing novels. She loves alliteration, pearls and post-it notes. She’s married to the man of her dreams and lives in Lexington, Kentucky. She’s Momma to two grown kids and is also responsible for one very needy dog. When she’s not writing, she’s baking cupcakes.

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Release Blitz ~ It Must’ve Been the Mistletoe ~ by ~ L.P. Dover

Title: It Must’ve Been the Mistletoe

Author: L.P. Dover

Genre: Holiday / Contemporary Romance

Release Date: December 18, 2017

Finding your soul mate is a dream Adeline Hamilton thought was just that … a dream. After several failed relationships, she realizes she’s not capable of falling in love. The only passion she’s ever had is teaching U.S. History at the local high school.

A week before Christmas, Adeline is all set for her best friend’s wedding, even though she dreads having to go to it alone. But when she’s given a Christmas wish that could change her future forever, she’s whisked away to the past, to a completely different place and time. It’s also when she meets him, William Blair, the man who steals her heart.

As their relationship grows, Adeline realizes that true love does exist. What she doesn’t know is that her wish can’t last forever, that soon she’ll have to leave the past behind. Will Adeline and William find their way back to each other? Or will their love have to stay where it all began . . . in 1865? With mistletoe and Christmas magic, anything’s possible.

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New York Times and USA Today bestselling author L. P. Dover is a southern belle living in North Carolina with her husband and two beautiful girls. Before she began her literary journey she worked in periodontics, enjoying the wonderment of dental surgeries.

She loves to write, but she also loves to play tennis, go on mountain hikes and white water rafting, and has a passion for singing. Her two youngest fans expect a concert each and every night before bedtime, usually Christmas carols.

Dover has written countless novels, including her Forever Fae series, the Second Chances series, the Gloves Off series, the Armed & Dangerous series, the Royal Shifters series, the Society X series, the Circle of Justice series, and her standalone novel Love, Lies, and Deception. Her favorite genre to read and write is romantic suspense, but if she got to choose a setting in which to live, it would be with her faeries in the Land of the Fae.

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Blog Tour ~ The McGinty’s of San Antonio Series ~ by ~ Donalyn Maurer

Series: A McGinty’s of San Antonio

Author: Donalyn Maurer

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: Available Now on Kindle Unlimited

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This is the story of Jaycee McGinty. While finding herself in a slump a year after her grandpa’s death, she meets Rocky Jennings and believes he might be the person to help bring her back to life after her loss. But as soon as she begins to hope and slowly wake from the nightmare of Grandpa’s death, she wakes to another nightmare. Rocky is not at all who he appears to be. She suddenly finds herself fighting not only for her own life but for the life of her family and true love as well. Jaycee has courage and determination, but will it be enough to end the danger or will she have to end it by allowing Rocky to end her?

After Jaycee McGinty and her sister survive a brutal attack at the hands of her ex-boyfriend, Rocky Jennings, Jaycee is eager to start living life again. Now that she’s been reunited with her high school crush, Maxwell “Blue” Bradshaw, she’s looking to the future and leaving her past behind.

Blue Bradshaw is finally with the girl he fell in love with over a decade ago and he’ll do anything to make sure she’s happy.

When an evil force surfaces and threatens Jaycee and her family, she knows she’ll have to fight for them once again to keep the precious happiness she’s built safe from harm. Lurking in the shadows is someone who’s been waiting for his chance at revenge.

Abigail McGinty is the youngest of the McGinty siblings. She’s beautiful, funny, clumsy and fiercely protective of the ones she loves. Especially the man that managed to capture her heart, Nick Callaghan; her honeysuckle.

Nick Callaghan, known as the prince of cattle in Lubbock, Texas, has been dodging commitment for as long as he can remember. He doesn’t want the responsibility of a wife or his family’s ranch. Until the day he meets Abigail McGinty, his fire.

Abigail’s feelings for Nick are so strong they terrify her. Instead of running to Nick, she runs from him. After weeks of heartbreak, she finally makes the decision to leave her family and home in San Antonio for Lubbock to be with him. Soon she finds out she may have waited too long. Nick knows Abigail’s the one that will change everything for him, but when she pushes him away he’s heartbroken. One drunken night may cause him to lose her forever.

While Nick and Abigail are trying desperately to make their way back to one another, the past rises up to meet them, threatening to shatter everything they’ve rebuilt.

Will Nick and Abigail’s love be enough to weather the storm?

Allison Holloway finds herself estranged from her family after a horrible tragedy.

She loses her brother Cody when he makes the heartbreaking decision to end his own life after losing his best friend during a mission in the desert. Their family is left reeling in regret, blame and heartbreak. Heartbreak has blinded Allison, and after lashing out against her father, she runs away. When her mother calls fearing her father may be slipping into the same darkness, Allison reluctantly decides to come home. On the eve of her return she meets Jesse McGinty, and with his help she realizes how wrong she has been.

Jesse McGinty meets Allison Holloway while visiting his sister in Lubbock and falls in love with her instantly. When Allison shares her family’s tragedy, Jesse vows to help her heal even if it means she has to face truths that will hurt to hear. He knows very well how the demons of war can haunt a soldier and also their family.

Together they help each other face their pasts and build a new future.

I fall in love with an angel. My angel has all of hell’s demons chasing him. An angel that I vow to protect. My angel is damaged. Ghosts of war haunt him. Ghosts of his past haunt him. Ghosts of hate seek to destroy him. He accepted a destiny of living within his nightmares. His destiny is about to be derailed. I will walk into his nightmare, straight into his hell and confront his devil. Even his devil knows when he’s been beat. Bringing Garrett Cooper back into God’s light and warmth isn’t going to be the problem. Even in the light he rejects the love, convinced he is unworthy of the love of God, or anyone for the matter. I will show him how wrong he is. I will love him. I will love him so much he’ll never question his worth again.

Bella Rollins is the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen. I want to make her mine but I know I can’t. She thinks I’m an angel but angels don’t come from Hell, demons do. When she finds out who I really am there is no way she can love me. I don’t love me. I won’t hurt her like I have the others. I have to protect her and that will mean letting her go.

Texans know Texas is a piece of Heaven on Earth. Like Heaven has its Hell, so does Texas. Hell in the way of a small town and at sundown its demons come out.

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Donalyn Maurer was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. She currently lives in a small town outside San Antonio with her husband of over 30 years. She enjoys spending time with her children and grandchildren and large Texas family. Inspired by her family she began writing and although her books are fiction she shares bit and pieces of her life and memories throughout the pages.

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Cover & Series Reveal ~ A Shameless Little Con ~ by ~ Meli Raine

Title: A Shameless Little Con

Series: The Shameless Series #1

Author: Meli Raine

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Cover Design: Marianne Nowicki, Nowicki Productions

Release Date: January 30, 2018

Blurb

I didn’t do
it.

I never
betrayed my friend.

Last year,
I was kidnapped along with presidential candidate’s daughter Lindsay Bosworth,
forced to help her assailants, my mother implicated in one of the biggest
political scandals in American history.

I’ve been
cleared of any wrongdoing, but that doesn’t matter. Once you’re tried by the media,
you’re guilty as sin. The truth doesn’t get the public’s attention.

But shame?
Shame sells.

And
everyone assumes you’re tainted.

Now I have
my own personal security team, courtesy of the United States government. Not
the one you learned about in civics class, though.

I’m being
tracked by the deep state. The shadow government. They’ve assigned Silas
Gentian to be with me twenty-four seven. He thinks he knows everything about me
– all of it bad — and he does.

On paper.

Like
everyone else, he assumes I’m a traitor. A backstabber. A betrayer. Someone who
helped a group of violent psychopaths, puppets of powerful men in Washington
who made me into a tool.

Yet I see
how he looks at me. True desire can’t be faked.

Or hidden.

And that
goes both ways.

He assumes
I’m trying to fool him.

And he
might be right.

But not for
the reasons he thinks.

A Shameless Little Con is the first book in the Shameless
trilogy by USA Today bestselling author Meli Raine.

A Shameless
Little Lie (Book 2 ~ Coming 2018)

A Shameless
Little Bet (Book 3 ~ Coming 2018)

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Meli Raine
writes romantic suspense with hot bikers, intense undercover DEA agents, bad
boys turned good, and Special Ops heroes — and the women who love them.

Meli rode
her first motorcycle when she was five years old, but she played in the ocean
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Sales Blitz ~ White Hot Christmas ~ by ~ Rene Webb

Title: A White Hot Christmas

Author: Rene Webb

Genre: Contemporary Romance, Christmas

Release Date: September 9, 2014

“How the hell did I get here?”

It’s Christmas morning, and June Evans is wondering how a solo vacation in search of a white Christmas has led her to having a hot and hard man moving between her trembling thighs.

Tom Allen, a mounted police officer, was meant to be spending a quiet holiday with his family, but a freak snowstorm traps him with what he wanted most this year, a chance at love.

Keeping warm has never been this hot!

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Excerpt One:

Walking towards the stairs, I’m met in the hallway by none other than Rude Hottie himself—who has somehow become even more gorgeous since the last time I saw him.

Today he is wearing a blue plaid flannel shirt under his open jacket, which makes his eyes even brighter than I remember them being. His short hair is messy from sleep, but he smiles, wide-awake and says cheerily, “Good morning.”

“Good morning,” I say, returning his smile. How could I not, when one look from him has me feeling completely jittery? Must be caffeine withdrawals since I haven’t had my coffee yet this morning. It’s the only sane explanation!

“Ladies first,” he says, indicating that I should descend the stairs in front of him.

I briefly wonder if it’s a ploy to be able to check out my ass on the way down.

I wish!

“Tom,” comes his odd announcement from behind me, which I’m guessing is his name.

Turning, I reply, “June,” and I am greeted by a grin that has me stumbling slightly and my body reacting like it has never done before. Clearly I’m still suffering from jetlag.

When we reach the doorway leading into the dinning room, he’s next to me. Stepping even closer, he whispers, “Mistletoe,” into my ear, and points to the weed hanging above us.

I’m too absorbed with how delicious he smells, like soap and sleepy warmth blended in a perfect masculine scent, to realize the meaning of what he’s saying.

Apparently Rude Hottie—no, Tom—is actually somewhat of a gentleman; although he could’ve completely ignored the tradition, he presses a gentle kiss on my cheek.

I come back to myself just as he begins to pull away. Turning my head, I catch his smiling lips with mine in an all too quick kiss.

“Merry Christmas,” he says, blushing. Then adds sincerely, “I’m sorry about yesterday. Friends?”

“Friends,” I barely breathe out, feeling like an idiot for being so affected by him.

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With Mary’s departure, Tom turns to me and inspects the jacket I’ve chosen. After stating it’s exactly what I need, we head towards the shoe department.

We don’t get far before Tom is grabbing my hand and backing me into the nearest dressing room so my back is against the mirror. He kicks the door closed behind him and stalks towards me with a hungry look on his face.

What I think is going to be a hard, possessive kiss is actually the exact opposite. He’s tentative, gentle, and if I had wanted to push him away, I had ample opportunity to. Instead, I weave my fingers into his hair and open up my mouth to further exploration.

We taste each other for several pleasure-filled minutes, until we’re both moaning softly.

Tom pulls away slowly, and we stare at each other. I’m sure our expressions mirror one another. Eyes glassy and hooded with pleasure. Mouths red and swollen from use.

“I’d say I was sorry, but I’m not,” he says hotly into my hair, still pressed tight against me.

“I’m not sorry either,” I say, holding tightly onto the belt loops of his jeans.

“Fuck, you have too many clothes on June Bug,” he says, and I can feel his excitement beginning to dig into my stomach.

I laugh nervously, moving my hands to his back as I say, “So do you, Cowboy.”

Cowboy?

What the fuck?

Where did that come from?

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Rene Webb, a former Catholic schoolgirl and child of the ‘80’s, is a recovering Soap Opera addict who grew up watching General Hospital. She became weary with the relentless drama and sought out stories with happy endings that lasted. Now, Rene is an contemporary romance author, where there is always a happily-ever-after!

A graduate of The George Washington University in Washington DC, 05’, with a BA in History. Rene went on to get her Masters in Film Studies, 09’, from Chapman University, Orange CA.

She founded and runs the book blog Lit. 4 Ladies (a joint venture with her sister) and has self-published both a novella and full-length contemporary romance novel.

Authors such as Jane Austen, Kristen Ashley, Cherise Sinclair, Sierra Cartwright, Donna Fletcher, Jennifer Ashley, and Bianca Giovanni have inspired her. They all create strong female characters, swoon-worthy men, and stories that leave their readers with the hope that you, too, will find your own H.E.A.!

Rene also enjoys reading, baking, seeing movies, going to museums, and spending time with her friends and family.

Rene lives in Arlington, VA.

Blog Tour ~ Dreams Collide ~ by ~ Kristina Beck

Title: Dreams Collide

Series: Collide Series #2

Author: Kristina Beck

Genre: Contemporary Romance (Standalone)

Release Date: December 5, 2017

Tina craves adventure, food, and her new client, restaurant owner Gerry.

At sixteen, Tina was full of energy, fearless, and desperate to get out of New Jersey. But her dreams shattered when her mother died tragically. She was thrust into the role of mothering her family while hiding the horrible truth of that day.

Now that Tina feels she’s paid her penance, she wants to rediscover the ambitious girl she used to be. With her new dream job and a move to Hoboken, it’s her time to spread her wings. Tina’s first client is a restaurant owner who tempts her—not only with food but with himself. She’d felt this kind of attraction only once before in college and is flooded with memories of an unforgettable kiss. One of her biggest regrets.

Gerry desires anonymity, a new life, and the beautiful website designer Tina.

Gerry fled Germany to escape the destruction of his reputation. After months of staying under the radar, he opens a restaurant in New York City. When he hires a website design firm, Gerry finds himself working closely with Tina—whom he had a taste of years ago and now finds a sweet indulgence.

Even as they admit their attraction to each other, an unexpected circumstance threatens to separate them again. Will their love be strong enough to give up their dreams? Or will someone be left behind?

“No complaints from me. You look good, but I don’t know how you stay fit when you’re surrounded by food all day.” I gesture with my hand toward his body.

“You love food and have a great body.”

“Excuse me.” I point my finger back and forth between us. “Just friends, remember?”

“What? You just said the same to me. Friends can’t say that?”

A boat passes us a little too closely, and I say to the couple, “We’re just friends.”

“It doesn’t look like it to me,” the woman says. She winks at Gerry.

He stops rowing. “Oh. I’m sorry. Should I have said you’re as hot as the chili in the éclair you ate? Or as hot as the Sahara Desert? Or so hot that I’m counting the days on the calendar until my hands and lips can burn on your bare skin.” He clenches his jaw.

I can’t see his eyes through his sunglasses, but I can feel them.

Holy shit. He’s serious. My hormones are screaming let him.

“You’re thinking about it too. Admit it.”

I remain silent and look out at the water. No way am I admitting that. Hide your emotions.

“I guess it’s going to be a long night. I’m not moving this boat until you admit it.” He lets go of the oars.

I jump up and step closer to him to grab them.

“Don’t jump up like that. The oars are attached. We’re fine,” he says as he tries to stabilize the boat.

It wobbles enough that I lose my balance, falling face first into his lap. Your face is in his lap. Get up! But what if I like it? Get up!

I push off him to escape the awkwardness. His arms wrap around my waist, preventing me from moving away. We’re face to face as I rest on my knees. I take his sunglasses off to reveal his heated eyes.

“Why couldn’t you just admit it?” he says with a low voice, his eyes glancing at my lips. “Now look what happened. Not that I mind.”

I whisper, “I think about it all the time. You all the time.”

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A Jersey girl herself, Kristina was born and raised in New Jersey, USA, for thirty years. She later moved to Germany and has lived there for over thirteen years with her German husband and three children. She lives in the farthest southwest tip of Germany, surrounded by beautiful vineyards and a perfect view of the Black Forest. She is an avid reader of different genres, but romance always takes precedence. She loves coffee, dark chocolate, power naps and 80’s movies. Her hobbies include writing, reading, fitness, wine tasting, and forever trying to improve her German-language skills.

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