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New Release ~ Fearless ~ by ~ Kaylene Winter

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Family is everything, I protect mine with my life..

Connor McGloughlin had it all, a great family, a college scholarship and music. Tragedy forced him to grow up too fast. When his life finally is on track, Ronni Miller appears like a dream.

Kindred spirits in the most unlikely of circumstances.

There’s only one thing in the way—

Her dark past he’s determined to protect her from. When your innocence is stolen, trust is a precious gift.. Actress Ronni Miller tasted fame at a young age.

But her path to stardom was riddled with tragedy.

She never imagined falling for Connor McGloughlin, a rogue, Irish rock star. The thing is? Ronni’s got revenge on her mind. Regardless of the risk or the consequences—

Or losing the one thing in her life that makes her feel alive.

Connor has only ever asked Ronni for one thing: her heart. But when her bravery is couched in lies? She risks losing the man who would do anything for her. Will she realize being fearless means trusting true love?

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Kaylene Winter wrote her first Rock Star Romance novel at age 15 starring a fictionalized version of herself, her friends and their gorgeous rocker boyfriends. After living her own rockstar life as a band manager, music promoter and mover and shaker in Seattle during the early 1990’s, Kaylene became a digital media legal strategist helping bring movies, television and music online. Throughout her busy career, Kaylene lost herself in romance novels across all genres inspiring her to realize her life-long dream to write creatively. She lives in Seattle with her amazing husband and Siberian Husky. She loves to travel, throw dinner parties and support charitable causes supporting arts and animals.

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New Release ~ Spicy Pickle ~ by ~ JJ Knight

Title: Spicy Pickle

Author: JJ Knight

Genre: Romantic Comedy

Release Date: March 16, 2021

First, she tampered with my pickle.
Then, she got us both kicked off a cooking show.
Now, we’re fake engaged.
Sit back, friends, this is one crazy tale of treachery and pickle juice.

Anthony:
All right. Here’s how it went.
My pickle went viral. Millions saw it. Thousands ate it.
Hold up, pervs. Let me backtrack.
I invented a very spicy pickle made with ghost peppers. One bite and you’ll swear someone stuffed a hot coal in your mouth. It’s extremely popular in pranks.
I’m in the middle of filming with a prominent cooking show when in walks Little Miss Perfect Pants from a rival deli to insist she has improvements for my pickle.
It all goes downhill from there.

Magnolia:
Read the reviews and weep, Anthony Pickle.
I got the best of you on reality TV.
You got me back with a very public kiss.
After your new deli poached on my territory, I swore to hate you. But every time those smoky eyes meet mine, I melt a little.
Cheesy, right?
By the time you’ve kissed me, I already know I’m in deep.
But then you propose?
How am I supposed to keep faking it when every swoon is real?

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Spicy Pickle is a romantic comedy about a culinary feud, potent pickle juice, and the most not-fake fake love story in the history of reality TV.

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She glances up when I enter the room that adjoins our two hotel suites. I could kiss our cooking tour publicist for this arrangement.

“Hey!” she says. “You got fancy sleepwear from the designers, too.”

I sit in the chair next to her. “You got some?”

“You bet I did. It was mixed in with all the fancy dresses for the talk shows. But I won’t be caught dead in it.”

Now she has my interest. “What is it?”

She runs her finger down the room service menu. “Wouldn’t you like to know?”

Yes. Yes, I would.

JJ Knight is the USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance and romantic comedy. She’s never met a pickle she didn’t want to eat.

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New Release ~ Refined Cadence ~ by ~ Angela K. Parker

Title: Refined Cadence

Series: Motion #2

Author: Angela K Parker

Genre: New Adult/Contemporary Romance

Release Date: March 16, 2021

Rose was Luke’s high school crush. Years ago he asked her out and was left hanging. He still remembers her laughter slapping him in the face.

She was a heartbreaker—Luke’s heartbreaker, and he’s been avoiding her from the moment their eyes met again. When she’d come around, he would disappear.

When Rose shows up to their best friend’s wedding on the arm of another guy, something inside of Luke changes. He’s a selfish man, and she doesn’t belong to him. He doesn’t want to admit that he wants her, but he can’t stand to see her with someone else. So, he’s left with only one option—prevent his heartbreaker from becoming anyone else’s.

Luke throws himself into Rose’s life, and she allows it. Only it’s not what she’d hoped. She wants all of him, but unresolved remnants of his past won’t permit it. The more time they spend together, the harder it is to keep his secret. Luke soon realizes that the only way to have a future with Rose is to stop avoiding his past, but he’s afraid that if he drags her into his mud, he’ll lose her all over again.

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Angela K. Parker is a country girl with a big heart. She’s a South Carolina native with a passion for writing, reading, music, & math. When she’s not engaged in any of the above, she’s spending time with her family or catching up on the latest movies. She’s always had a very active imagination. Now she’s putting it to good use.

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New Release ~ Altered Perception ~ by ~ H.J. Marshall

Altered Perception by H.J. Marshall

Amazon: US | UK | CA | AU

Genre: Contemporary Romance

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I came to Las Vegas to escape my tumultuous home life and after years of hard work, gained a reputation as the unobtainable and illustrious Mistress Alexandria. I turned hardship and betrayal into success and built Club Perception into the most sought -after adult club in the city. From outward appearances, my life was filled with adoration and mystery, but behind closed doors, I was isolated and alone.

One night of vulnerability led me into his arms, and he left an indelible mark. He was quickly making a name for himself in the city of sin and as hard as I tried, I couldn’t resist his touch. We both had secrets we wished would stay buried, but Las Vegas, nothing stayed a secret forever.

Confronted on all sides with pain and deception, we had a choice to make. Walk away from each other and live an incomplete life or cling to each other, fighting the forces hell bent on destroying us both.

When the truth was finally revealed, would we come out the other side as winners or would we roll snake eyes and lose it all?

How much were we willing to bet to find the truth?

Altered Perception is an Amatory spin-off and is a complete standalone.

Originally published in the limited release Call My Bluff Anthology

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New Release ~ The Billionaire Blooper ~ by ~ Lolita Thorne

Title: The Billionaire Blooper

Series: Hibiscus Bay #1

Author: Lolita Thorne

Genre: Romantic Comedy

Release Date: March 15, 2021

Cade Bradbury. Billionaire island owner, at your service.

I’m not used to people giving me the finger. Especially people I’ve just met. Especially when I’m standing in front of my own island resort. So I’m more than intrigued when cute but feisty Emma Clarke does just that…right after dumping a suitcase full of lingerie onto my sidewalk. Questionable lingerie. If this girl is who I think she is, then she’s in big trouble. I won’t even bother going to the police to report someone soliciting…er…clients in my resort. I’ll run Emma off the island, and enjoy every second of it. Which is what I tell myself until I actually spend time with her. Now I’m thinking I might have made a mistake. I don’t want Emma off my island. I want her in my bed. Which makes me wonder if she planned this every step of the way. Me chasing her. Me catching her. Me falling in love with every inch of her…right down to that naughty finger.

The Billionaire Blooper is a spicy romantic comedy set in the charming small town of Hibiscus Bay. All books in this series are full-length, standalone romances with HEAs and NO cliffhangers and can be read in any order.

Goodreads Review – “The setting is beautiful, the banter is hilarious, and the chemistry is hot.”

Goodreads Review – “The Billionaire Blooper is an engaging steamy romance with memorable characters and an interesting ending.”

Goodreads Review – “This book is absolutely hilarious!”

“That’s Island Royale,” he says in a deadpan voice. “That’s where you’ll be spending the next week in five-star luxury bliss.” He turns back to me, crosses his arms over his chest. “And that—” he uses his chin to point at the boat, “is the preferred method of reaching the island. Unless you plan on swimming there, or waiting for the next ferry, which is about two hours from now.”

My face sets like jelly. “Is it safe?”

“The island?” he shrugs, despite my warning glare. “Put on enough sunscreen and don’t swim alone, and you should be fine.” Then he gives me a crooked smile and steps closer, tilting his head to the side. “Although I am a little worried that I might not like the relaxed Emma you’ll turn into at the end. Honestly, I’m terrified.”

Thorne writes spicy small-town romantic comedy romances set in the sunny vacay spot of Hibiscus Bay.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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New Release ~ Lost Hart ~ by ~ Whitley Cox

Title: Lost Hart

Series: The Harty Boys #2

Author: Whitley Cox

Genre: Contemporary Romance, Romance Suspense

Release Date: March 13, 2021

Only one woman can find this lost Hart…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

When she wanted something, she went for it.

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

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

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

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

She didn’t have to tell him twice.

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

Right.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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