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Book Tour ~ Shameless Vows ~ by ~ Katherine L. Evans

Title: Shameless Vows

Series: A Shameless Love Novel #2
Author: Katherine L. Evans
Genre: Contemporary/Dark Royal/Suspense Romance
Release Date: July 7, 2020

When we fell in love, he was royalty. When our wedding day arrived, he had become a nightmare. And I became his prisoner.
 
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As children, he promised to protect me for as long as he lived. As teens, we fell in love and promised each other forever. He was the love of my life. Then he disappeared without a trace.
 
Ten years later, he shows up at my family’s estate, wielding his royal title and influence over my father like a weapon.
 
Malachi Sterling, the Duke of Corwick, transformed from a tender, sweet boy who held my heart in his loving hands, into a steely-eyed, sinister man who purchased my life and freedom with the sweep of a pen.
 
Ten years after promising to marry each other, Malachi and I stand before God and our power-hungry families as we exchange vows.
 
“I, Isla Sofía Reyes, take thee, Malachi Sterling, to be my wedded husband.
 
To have and to hold…”
 
To be ensnared and possessed.
 
“In sickness and health…”
 
In selfishness and torment.
 
“To love and to cherish…”
 
To defy, and despise, and make him rue the day we met.
 
“‘Til death do us part.”
‘Til the day I can finally uncover the secret that changed him forever.
 

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New Release ~ Never Now ~ by ~ Scarlett Hopper

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A standalone brother’s best friend romance

Emilia Ronan has loved Reeve Sawyer since the moment she first saw him. The only problem? He views her as a little sister and nothing more.

Tall, dark and handsome, Reeve is the complete opposite to the vibrant and outspoken Emilia. Not to mention that he’s her older brother’s best friend. After years of pining over him and one humiliating rejection, she finally decides it’s time to move on, but when Reeve shows up, begging for a shot, can she really say no?

Reeve knows two things to be true in life: you work hard to get what you want and you stay away from Emilia Ronan. It’s clear he’s crossing a line, but what happens when he can no longer stay away? Hiding this relationship from his best friend is breaking every code he can imagine, yet he can’t seem to stop. But when a ghost from his past shows up, shaking his core, Reeve will have to decide what matters most: keeping secrets from Emilia or simply keeping her.

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“I never wanted it to be like this, Em. I know you don’t believe me, but it always meant more to me. You always meant more to me.” His voice is merely a whisper as he walks to the couch and collects his keys. He slows as he reaches the door, as if he somehow can’t bring himself to go. Then he turns to me, his gaze intimately connecting with my own for what feels like the last time. I close my lids, unable to see him walk away.

“I’m sorry for hurting you, Emilia. Believe me when I tell you it was never my intent.”

“I know,” I whisper back. “I know it wasn’t. But our sad reality is, that you did hurt me and now, now I need to move on, otherwise I’m going to continue to get hurt, but this time, I will have no one to blame but myself.”

His silence is my only reply.

The metal door handle squeals in protest as he turns it, the sound my only way to know he’s leaving. After the thump of the door vibrates through the floor, I finally open my eyes.

He’s gone, and I sink to the floor alone, my emotions expressed with four simple words: he’s broken my heart. But not so simple at all, is it?

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New Release ~ Past Hurts ~ by ~ Jessie G.

Title: Past Hurts
Series: Sizzling Miami Book 1
Author: Jessie G.
Genre: M/M Romantic Suspense
Release Date: June 24, 2020 (2nd edition)
Cover Design: Andrew Reyna
Before they can get back together, Alaric and Davin will have to unravel the secrets that tore them apart.
Abandoned by his mother and raised by a judgmental, homophobic father on the unforgiving streets of Overtown, Davin Monroe knows a lot about survival and little about love.
As heir to the family business, Alaric Bennett’s innate strength makes him the pillar upon which the family problems fall, but leaves him emotionally abandoned by those that need him.
One chance meeting and five beautiful years together do not prepare them for the dark, depraved jealousy threatening their hard-earned happiness.
 
Now a killer has forced Detective Monroe to face the past and the only man his heart has ever wanted. With only one shot at redemption, Alaric is determined to uncover the truth and bring his lover home for good.
Before they can get back together, Alaric and Davin will have to unravel the secrets that tore them apart. But will the truth be enough to heal their past hurts?
Past Hurts is the first suspenseful novel in the Sizzling Miami Series. Originally published in 2014, Past Hurts has been rewritten and expanded, adding more than twenty thousand words to the overall story. If you love mystery and second chance romance, then you’ll love this newly expanded version by Jessie G.
“Are you going to say something or just stare at my ass until dinner’s done?”
Holy shit, he had been staring at that ass and who the hell could blame him? Didn’t he know firsthand how fine that ass looked and felt? “What the fuck, Ric? What are you doing here? How did you get in?”
“Cooking dinner so we can eat before we run, and I have a key,” Alaric answered without turning and continued to move food around a frying pan as if he had the first fucking clue how to cook. He never cooked or rarely ever cooked in the years they spent together.
Dumbfounded, Davin wasn’t sure he heard correctly. “You have a key?”
“Yep.” The spatula-free hand gestured toward the small breakfast bar. “It’s over there with my wallet if you want to take it.”
Obviously, there was no point in bothering. “You have copies.”
“Of course, I do.”
Of course, you do. You are Alaric Bennett and locked doors just magically open for you.
Then the rest of his words registered. “We aren’t running anywhere.”
“You didn’t come home to run?” Alaric finally looked over his shoulder, one perfectly sculpted eyebrow lifting as if to say, ‘who are you trying to kid?’ That subtle arrogance directly affected Davin’s libido and Alaric knew it. “Right. That’s what I thought.”
“If you came here to talk…”
“Do I look like I want to fucking talk?” Slamming the spatula on the stove, Alaric turned, reached out and curled a hand around the back of his neck, shrinking the already small space between them to nothing. “Or that either of us is ready for that conversation? You need to eat, you need to run, and you need to sleep. In that order. Go get changed.”
“Ric.” Davin was appalled to hear the helplessness in his tone, the one that begged Alaric to complete the embrace and finally give him a safe place to rest.
“Go get changed, Davin, now.”
With their foreheads touching, Davin could see that he wasn’t the only one all tied up in their emotions. That Alaric, who had always been so strong, was barely holding it together. In that moment, Davin realized he expected Alaric to take the news of his brother’s death, delivered by an ex-lover, the way he did everything else. With strength and stoicism, do what needs to be done and never show any emotion. Except with Davin, Alaric never hid them, and it was ridiculous to think he would start now.
No, they weren’t ready for that conversation and Alaric was right about what he needed, so retreat seemed the obvious choice. This—the dinner, the pretense of caring about what he needed—was nothing more than a way to ease some guilt. Maybe if he let Alaric get it out of his system, they could both move on.
“Yes, Ric.”
Like many readers, the dream of being a writer has been with me a long time. After three decades of trying, I’d begun to doubt. Thanks to social media, I followed my favorite authors hoping to glean some words of wisdom as I pounded out half-formed ideas with alarming regularity. Two repetitive themes emerged: to be a great writer you must read a lot and your butt must be in the chair every day like it’s a job. The more you write, the easier it will be to write and the better you will be at writing. I took that advice to heart and write every day. With three series in the works and a full schedule of releases planned for the next two years, it’s been amazing to have made this dream my reality.
 
I am a firm believer in marriage equality, love at first sight, power dynamics, and happily ever after. I’m a lover of strong secondary characters, and series filled with families—biological or chosen. All are themes you’ll find throughout my books.

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Book Tour ~ Tears of a Rose ~ by ~ Remontae Brown

Title: Tears of a Rose

Author: Remontae Brown
Genre: June 15, 2020
Release Date: Fiction R Rated
Living in one of the finest mansions in Boston, life for Lauren couldn’t get any better. Looking good. Feeling good. Married to the love of her life Michael Wilson, a handsome, intelligent and extremely wealthy businessman who’s career is beginning to reach new heights. 

Then comes a beautiful young lady with a mysterious past named Allison who threatens to derail it all. The feeling of something new entices Michael. He slowly becomes detached with his marriage while Lauren becomes enraged with the sudden deceitfulness of his affair. Suddenly, before Lauren can grasp the immediate changes in her life, bodies start to drop and life as Lauren once knew it seems to be all crashing down…or does it?
 

Red and blue lights reflected beautifully in the bright New York snow as police cars filled the crowded streets. Dozens of bystanders gathered as yellow tape was used to mark off the crime scene. Face down in the snow laid a man completely naked gasping for air as paramedics attempted to perform CPR.
“Sir, sir, can you hear me?” Detective Bolden spoke.
“Detective Bolden!” An officer spoke.
“What you got for me?” He asked.
“Just spoke to an individual who claimed to have seen a black car fleeing the scene.”
“A black car? Is that all? You know how many black cars there are in this city.”
“I’m aware sir.” The officer spoke.
“I guess some information is better than none at all. Thank you officer.”

 

Remontae Brown is a 29 year old newly inspired author who’s looking to make a name for himself within the writing industry. Mr. Brown also has a degree in Business Management and a love for sports. The nephew of former NFL Star (Andre Rison).

 

 

 
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New Release & Review ~ Beautiful Criminal ~ by ~ M.N. Forgy

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Beautiful Criminal by M.N. Forgy is LIVE!

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As the son of the infamous boss of the DeAngelo family, I have merciless duties expected of me. The public labels me a monster, a man without a soul, and one hated by many.
They’re not wrong, and I’m not sorry for it.
When my father orders me to marry a longtime enemy’s daughter to settle a score between our families, she did what any smart woman with a beating heart would do.
She ran.
So, I found her.
She tries to negotiate for her freedom, but despite being inexplicably drawn to the deviant woman, I refuse her pitiful bribes with pleasure.
I still have a job to do, and I’ll make her tell me her family’s secrets, turning a treacherous situation into a game of hatred.
A code of silence will be broken.
Lines will be crossed.
I’ll promise her freedom to get the answers I need, but I’ll burn this city to the ground before I let her go.

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I was so excited for this book and the start of this series and it did NOT disappoint. Kieran and Leona are both so strong and smart and sassy that of course they would strike sparks off each other. They’re both the leads (or almost) of their families’ so they aren’t strangers to the mafia/crime family lifestyle.

Personally I love reading a mafia/crime boss who is tough AF but is a marshmallow to the person/family in their life – confession: I started to put male boss and marshmallow to the woman in their life but hey, this is 2020, women can be the boss!

Kieran and Leona have some uphill battles coming in this series. I can see it already. This book ends with a cliffhanger but not the one you’d expect. And that’s all I’m saying. I can’t wait to read more about the DeAngelo and Bravado families!

5 stars!

M.N. Forgy is a soccer mom by day and a saucy writer by night. She started writing at a young age but never took it seriously until years later, as a stay-at-home mom, she opened her laptop and started writing again. As a role model for her children, she felt she couldn’t live with the “what if” anymore and finally took a chance on her character’s story. So, with her glass of wine in hand and a stray Barbie sharing her seat, she continues to create and please her fans.
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New Release ~ Dishing Up Love ~ by ~ K.D. Robichaux

Title: Dishing Up Love
Author: K.D. Robichaux

Publisher: Boom Factory Publishing LLC

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: July 13, 2020

 

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One hot
chef
One
beautiful woman
One chance
encounter
Mix and
dish up some love
Erin
Bazzara is living life to the fullest as a single woman in New Orleans and
making a name for herself as one of the top psychologists in the state of
Louisiana. Years ago, she swore off men after receiving devastating news, news
that proved her fiancé didn’t care about the rule “in sickness and in health.”
It also proved he didn’t really care about her.
Good
riddance, who needs a man anyway? Not her. Not ever again.
Or so she
thought, until she literally runs into a certain world-renowned chef who looks
at her like she might be his next four-course meal.
Chef Curtis
Rockwell, host of the award-winning Chef To Go, never knows who the next
participant on his show will be. State to state, city to city, he scours
grocery store aisles each episode, looking for the perfect stranger to go home
with so he can teach them how to cook a gourmet meal. It’s always been just a
part of his job, a job he loves but still a job…
Then he
spots her. The perfect participant. The perfect woman. A woman not even his
dreams could have conjured up.
Now, all he
has to do is prove the heat between them won’t just sizzle out like yesterday’s
flambé.

 

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KD Robichaux wanted to be a romance author since the first time she
picked up her mom’s Sandra Brown books at the ripe old age of twelve. She went
to college to become a writer, but then married her very own alpha and had
babies. Putting her dream job on hold to raise her family as a stay at home mom
who read entirely too much, she created a blog where she could keep her family
and friends up-to-date on all the hottest reads. From there, by word of mouth,
her blog took off and she began using her hard-earned degree as a full-time
editor. When her kids started school, and with the encouragement from her many
author friends, she finally sat down and started working on her first series,
The Blogger Diaries, her own real-life romance. She’s now published more than
fifteen stories in many different genres of romance.

 

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use their experiences to expand and promote upcoming and existing indie
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Cover Reveal ~ Sexy Seaman ~ by ~ Paige Steele

Title: Sexy Seaman: A Cocky Hero Club Production

Author: Paige Steele
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: September 13, 2020
Cover Design: V Designs, Veronique Poirier 
 
I’m sick of following suit, doing everything my dad thinks I should. I’m my own woman, and I know just how I’m going to prove it. I went through six years of college to earn my master’s in accounting to please him, while I wanted a degree in interior design, so I worked my tush off and received my bachelor’s in that too. Now that I’m twenty-four, I’m going to do a one-eighty in my life and take a job I never saw myself doing, just to please me. It really can’t be too hard to serve food to people, make beds, and use a feather duster…can it? I’ll be sailing away and forgetting all my worries. Or so I think, until I look up to see the sexy captain, with his white hat on, step in front of me and I meet Reed Nichols. 

Growing up while traveling the open seas made my decision to take over the family’s billion-dollar business the easiest one I’ve ever had to make. During my four years in college taking business classes, I also went after my true dream…a captain’s license. I always knew I’d follow in my father’s footsteps; I just didn’t think it’d be this soon. Right before he passed, he asked me to do just that and I’ve never looked back. Right now, my life is perfect, just the way I want it. I run the company my father founded and steer a multimillion-dollar yacht every day. I pick and choose who lies in my bed, and I’ve never allowed anyone there for more than a night or two. No one has ever kept my attention any longer than that. Then I look down to see the long legs of a cabin stewardess walking toward my boat and I meet Maci Foster.
Paige Steele is an Amazon bestselling author, who lives in central NY. She enjoys writing romance that’ll give you butterflies while you flip through each and every page. She’s a loving wife, mother of two grown boys and a gramma of one precious granddaughter. During the day she works at a medical office and at night she’s using her imagination to write stories. On the weekends you can often find Paige and her family at a dirt track. Watching her boys’ race is what inspired her to write the Beautifully Dirty Series. Though when she’s home, you can find her playing with her granddaughter, catching a good movie or just relaxing during daylight hours, but as night falls, she’ll be working on another great romance. Friendships and falling in love is what you’ll find while reading her books.

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New Release ~ LUCKY, in love ~ by ~ Victoria Monroe

LUCKY, in love by Victoria Monroe
 
Genre: Contemporary Romance
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Lucky
 
I’ve never wanted much, but what I want seems to be unattainable. I’ve lived my entire life right here in Ocean Creek, dreaming of making the abandoned island property mine. My dream never changed until I met Kace Donovan. We fell in love that summer, and promised each other everything. Suddenly, all my dreams included having Kace by my side. Weeks turn into months, months into years, and eventually I saw almost every one of my dreams turn into reality — almost. While I stand on the property that’s my dream come true, Kace Donovan is just a memory…
 
Kace
 
The movie I just wrapped is the pinnacle of my acting career. I’ve acquired fame and fortune. I’ve had starlets on my arm for decades.Through it all, I’ve kept almost every promise I made — almost. I was in love once, and I promised Lucky MacIntyre that our goodbye wouldn’t be forever. I promised her I’d come back. I never said it would take twenty-one years…
 
Will they ever be lucky in love? 

 

Cover Reveal ~ Broken Rules ~ by ~ DL Gallie

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Broken Rules by DL Gallie is releasing August 13th!

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Rule #1: Never fall in love.
Rule #2: Never sleep with a local.
Rule #3: Never sleep with the same person twice
Rule #4: No glove, no love.
Rule #5: Never break Rules 1-4.

These are the rules that I’ve lived by since I opened The Grove Bar three years ago, but in the last thirty-six hours, I have broken most of them…repeatedly. And boy-oh-boy, did I break them.

Damn you, Burton-f’ing-Hayes.

I didn’t just break my rules with this sexy as sin man; I smashed every one of them to smithereens, and then set each one on fire and pissed on the simmering ashes.

Life was easy with my rules, but now that I’ve obliterated them, I don’t know what to do. Do I follow my heart and set new rules? Or do I stick to my original rules and risk it all?

They say rules are meant to be broken, but at what cost?

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Five Words: http://getbook.at/FiveWords – Available Now

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Meet the author:
DL Gallie is from Queensland, Australia, but she’s lived in many different places all over the world. She currently resides in Gladstone with her husband and two kids. She and her husband have been together since she was sixteen, and although they drive each other crazy at times, she couldn’t imagine her life without him.

Shortly after her son was born, DL began reading again. With encouragement from her husband, she picked up the pen and started writing, and now the voices in her head won’t shut up.

DL enjoys listening to music, drinking white wine in the summer, red wine in the winter, and beer all year round. She’s also never been known to turn down a cocktail, especially a margarita.

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Cover Reveal ~ Crash ~ by ~ Evelyn Sola

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Join us for the cover reveal of CRASH by Evelyn Sola. Fans of hot, enemies to lovers reads will sink their teeth into this sexy, diverse romance. Keep scrolling for more details about this crushingly-sexy cover.

“Once you start reading Evelyn’s work you can’t stop until you have read every last word.”—Amazon Reviewer on CHERISH, book #2 in The Clark Family series

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Vivi
For the first time in my life, I’m with the family I choose.
Living with my cousin, who happens to be a newlywed, is the best thing ever.
There is one pesky downside, and his name is Lucas Clark.
He’s a spoiled rich boy who was put on this Earth to torture me.
He thinks he can intimidate me, keep me in my place, but I have news for him. No way is he man enough.
And it’s annoying. Like, why do his eyes follow me everywhere? Why do I lose all self-control, seeking him out whenever we share the same space?
I should be running in the opposite direction, right?
His words are harsh, hostile. Until one night, the hostility is replaced by a kiss that almost set us on fire.


Luke
She’s a tiny ball of energy. Every bitter and combative word out of her mouth is aimed at me.
My family thinks I walk on water, so I could use any excuse to stay away from her.
She’s nothing more than a man-hating shrew wrapped up in a beautiful package.
Those dark eyes of hers? I see them everywhere.
Her red lips? They beg to be kissed.
And one night, I do. I finally get a taste, but it’s not enough. I want more.

She says she hates me.
I’m used to getting what I want, and what I want is to prove to Vivi that hate is the last thing on her mind when it comes to me.

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About Evelyn Sola

A Boston native, wife, mother, and wine enthusiast. If she’s not writing, thinking about writing, you will find her with a book in her hands. While a new publisher, she’s been writing for years, and she will continue to write for many years to come.

Evelyn is obsessed with assertive and confident men who will stop at nothing to get their woman. Her stories are filled with love, passion, and humor.

She currently lives in Washington, DC with her husband and two daughters.

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