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Saturday, March 30, 2019

RELEASE TOUR: When We Fall by Olivia Rose

When We Fall by Olivia Rose
(Rocky Falls #1)
AVAILABLE NOW!
Genre: YA/NA Contemporary Romance  
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Synopsis

Do you remember that moment? 
That one moment. 
The one when you changed. 
People might say it was this or that, but deep down you know. You know exactly what that moment was. Even if you're not ready to admit it to yourself. You know. I remember mine, it didn't just change me. It changed everything. 
Everyone thought Mason Knight would be the whirlwind that swept me away, my unexpected hero in a leather jacket. But no one could've seen it coming. 
That moment woke me up and made me see that when we fall, sometimes we need help to get back up. 
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Previously released under pen name Sloane Murphy - content has been altered and updated before republication.


Lia's Review 


The blurb and gorgeous cover for When We Fall caught my attention and I was excited to read it. However that was the best part of this book.

I had a very hard time staying engaged with the story. The writing was a bit choppy and juvenile and I struggled to even finish it after abandoning it multiple times. 
I really wanted to like this book, the premise was great, but the writing style just didn't do it for me. 

I did end up finishing it, it just wasn't for me though. I really wanted to love it but it missed the mark.

~⭐️⭐️⭐️ Stars

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Meet the Author
Olivia Rose is the contemporary romance pen name for Sloane Murphy.
She lives in Peterborough, England, and over the years, she has developed an unhealthy appreciation for cheesy YA Films, cupcakes and bad pop music. She adores fairy tales and ballet, drinks too much hot chocolate, and watches an ungodly amount of Netflix. When she's not busy writing, she can be found exploring the world with her husband and chocolate Labrador.


Monday, March 25, 2019

REVIEW: All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover

 
Title: All Your Perfects
Author: Colleen Hoover 

Publisher: Atria Books 

Publication Date: July 17, 2018

Synopsis: 
Quinn and Graham’s perfect love is threatened by their imperfect marriage. The memories, mistakes, and secrets that they have built up over the years are now tearing them apart. The one thing that could save them might also be the very thing that pushes their marriage beyond the point of repair.

All Your Perfects is a profound novel about a damaged couple whose potential future hinges on promises made in the past. This is a heartbreaking page-turner that asks: Can a resounding love with a perfect beginning survive a lifetime between two imperfect people?


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Lia’s Review


This book was absolutely stunning. I've never read a bad book by Colleen Hoover and I don't suppose I ever will. I got absolutely nothing accomplished because I just couldn't put this down. I ugly cried, I laughed and I swooned. And if I could rate this more than five stars I totally would. Perfection.
~ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Stars

About the Author: 
Colleen Hoover is the #1 New York Times and International bestselling author of thirteen novels and multiple novellas. She lives in Texas with her husband and their three boys. She is the founder of The Bookworm Box, a non-profit book subscription service and bookstore in Sulphur Springs, Texas.

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Friday, March 22, 2019

COVER REVEAL: The Vanished Specialist by K. Webster & Nicole Blanchard

The Vanished Specialist
The Lost Planet Series, Book Two
by K Webster & Nicole Blanchard
Publication Date: April 3, 2019
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Sci-Fi, Romance


My lilapetal is dying...and I can’t save her.
The woman who brought me back to life may not live long enough to see me truly happy.
All the tests, the experiments have failed me...and I have failed her.
If I don’t devise a cure to save my alien, I’ll spend the rest of my existence on Mortuus alone.

The others believe my mate isn’t strong enough to survive. That she can’t breed and should be put back into cryosleep until she’s healed.

But I won’t allow it.

I will defy the only family I’ve ever known to save her.
Even if it means vanishing into the unknown.

She is all that matters and no amount of her protests will keep me from doing what I must to keep her safe.
 

The Forgotten Commander
The Lost Planet Series, Book One
by K Webster & Nicole Blanchard
Publication Date: February 13, 2019
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Sci-Fi, Romance


Read for FREE in KindleUnlimited: Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU

Our planet, Mortuus, is lost and dying.
A desolate place where a few lone survivors dwell.
My men have lost hope. Our future is bleak.
Longevity is a luxury we can’t afford.
The most we can hope for is survival.
We’ve all but given up when an opportunity presents itself.

Five females—a chance at a future.
Procuring these women went against everything I’d been taught, but desperate times call for desperate measures.
They’re ours now.
Asleep and made ready for breeding.
We won’t die out—lost and forgotten.
It’s our destiny to grow and once again inhabit our lonely planet.

I am Breccan Aloisius, the forgotten commander.
My people will have the future they deserve.
I’ll make sure of it.

My mind is made up…until she wakes and nothing goes as planned.



About K. Webster

K Webster is the author of dozens romance books in many different genres including contemporary romance, historical romance, paranormal romance, and erotic romance. When not spending time with her husband of twelve years and two adorable children, she’s active on social media connecting with her readers. Her other passions besides writing include reading and graphic design. K can always be found in front of her computer chasing her next idea and taking action. She looks forward to the day when she will see one of her titles on the big screen.

About Nicole Blanchard

Nicole Blanchard is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of gritty romantic suspense and heartwarming new adult romance. She and her family reside in the south along with their two spunky Boston Terriers and one chatty cat.

Monday, March 18, 2019

BLOG TOUR REVIEW: Space by Penny Reid

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Space, the second book in the all-new Laws of Physics Trilogy from Wall Street Journal and New York Times bestselling author Penny Reid, is available now!

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Synopsis:

One week.
Private cabin.
Famous physicist.
Still an unrepentant slacker.
What’s the worst that could happen?

Mona’s meticulously planned allotment of relaxation is thrown into chaos by the unscheduled appearance of her older brother’s band of friends, including the one person she'd hoped to never face again. Abram still makes her feel entirely too much, which is one of the reasons she disappeared after their one week together. But now, trapped on a mountain of snow and things unspoken, Mona will have to find a way to coexist with Abram, chaos and all.

Laws of Physics is the second trilogy in the Hypothesis series; Laws of Physics parts 1 (MOTION) & 2 (SPACE) end with a cliffhanger.

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Download your copy today!
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Excerpt:

“Hi—hello,” she said, stepping forward but not out of the way, drawing my attention. She was still staring at me, her face still pale, but her eyes had turned searching instead of stunned.

“I—” She stopped herself, swallowing, her gaze dropping to the front of my coat, a cute little frown furrowing her eyebrows. In the next moment, she was pulling off the glove of her right hand. Abruptly, she shoved the ungloved fingers toward me, returning her eyes to mine. “I’m Mona.”

I suppressed my disbelief at her small action before it could break my outward mask of calm. I wasn’t calm. Just to be clear, I was the opposite of calm.

The fact that she was introducing herself to me now meant that she thought I was too stupid to figure out her lies over the last two-and-a-half-fucking years. She was arguably one of the smartest people in the world, after all. To her, people like me must seem like housebroken pets. So it shouldn’t have surprised me. But it did. The tension and tightness around my ribs reappeared, squeezing uncomfortably.

Dropping my attention to her bare hand, I pressed my lips into a tighter line, dismissing the way my pulse jumped at the sight of her wrist, the olive tone of her skin under the yellow string lights overhead. Glaring at her outstretched offering, I considered telling her to go to hell.

I considered it, but I wouldn’t.

I didn’t trust myself to speak, that was reason number one.

The other reason was harder to explain, or use as a justification, or admit to myself. Staring at her hand, I braced against a sudden flare of hunger. She might consider me a lower life-form, but that didn’t change the fact that I wanted to touch her. I wanted to touch her more than I wanted to tell her to go to hell, and that was fucking pitiful.

But there it was.

Acting on the compulsion, I lifted my right hand and tugged off the ski glove, sliding my warm palm against her much colder one. Her hand felt good in my hand, the right weight, the right size, the right texture, and I inhaled freezing air.

Mona also seemed to suck in a slow but expansive breath as our hands touched, held. This brought my eyes back to hers in time to see her lashes flutter. Pink colored her previously pale cheeks. The sound of the wailing wind, the sting of the air and frost momentarily melted away, leaving just her, her soft skin warming against mine, her beautiful face filling my vision.

So beautiful.

She really was. She was stunning. I hated that she was still so beautiful to me.


Lia's Review


The first book in this series was a tad lukewarm for me, I just didn’t love it. Well after reading Space, let me tell you, my thoughts have changed, for the better.

This installment of the series was straight up addictive. I flipped through the pages in record time and then BAM! Another cliffhanger. Holy frijole, I am so stoked to finish this series now. Hurry the hell up part 3! I’m on pins and needles here.

Mona and Abram are killing me.

~ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Stars


Start the series today!
Motion
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Pre-order the highly anticipated conclusion today!
Time
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Meet Penny Reid:
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Penny Reid is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today Best Selling Author of the Winston Brothers, Knitting in the City, Rugby, and Hypothesis series. She used to spend her days writing federal grant proposals as a biomedical researcher, but now she just writes books. She’s also a full time mom to three diminutive adults, wife, daughter, knitter, crocheter, sewer, general crafter, and thought ninja. 

Connect with Penny:
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Friday, February 22, 2019

BLOG TOUR REVIEW: The Forgotten Commander by K. Webster & Nicole Blanchard

The Forgotten Commander
The Lost Planet Series, Book One
by K Webster & Nicole Blanchard
Publication Date: February 13, 2019
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Sci-Fi, Romance

Read for FREE in KindleUnlimited: Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU

Our planet, Mortuus, is lost and dying.
A desolate place where a few lone survivors dwell.
My men have lost hope. Our future is bleak.
Longevity is a luxury we can’t afford.
The most we can hope for is survival. We’ve all but given up when an opportunity presents itself.

Five females—a chance at a future.
Procuring these women went against everything I’d been taught, but desperate times call for desperate measures.
They’re ours now.
Asleep and made ready for breeding.
We won’t die out—lost and forgotten.
It’s our destiny to grow and once again inhabit our lonely planet.

I am Breccan Aloisius, the forgotten commander.
My people will have the future they deserve.
I’ll make sure of it.

My mind is made up…until she wakes and nothing goes as planned.


Excerpt: 
“It’s in your best interest to comply,” I say calmly.
Her nostrils flare and her eyes become watery.  “I don’t want to go back to sleep.”  She bites down on one of her swollen pink lips.  “If you don’t plan on letting me go home, can’t you just let me hang out with you?”
I blink at her, confused by her words, momentarily stunned by her vulnerability.  After a second, I shake my nog to clear it.  “No.”
She holds out both of her tiny palms as if she has the power to stop my massive frame.  Small and delicate.  Shaky.  A bluish tint shades her slender fingers.  Her teeth begin to clack together and I cock my nog to the side, curious at the sounds she’s making.  When the sounds become louder, I worry she’s about to strike.
I straighten my spine, letting my sub-bones crack and pop as I rise to my full height.  My ears flatten against my nog and I bare my double fangs at her.  Whatever battle move she’s about to unleash, I’ll be ready.  I’ve taken on sabrevipes with my bare hands.  I can take down this miniature alien.
But instead of attacking me, she cowers, a terrified sob escaping her.
I frown at her, breaking my battle stance.  “I can see you’re afraid,” I start, choosing my words carefully.  She reminds me of so many of our people…from before.  When they were all screaming and begging for their lives as The Rades wiped them out one by one.  I squeeze my eyes shut, overwhelmed by the reminder.
Slap! Slap! Slap!
I blink my eyes open just in time to see her attempting to dart past me, her bare feet slapping the tile.
Lightning quick, I strike out and tangle my fist in her hair before she can get too far.  A bone-rattling scream rips from her tiny body.  She wiggles and squirms.  Her claws, softer and more brittle than mine, rake across my cheek as she tries to free herself.  She doesn’t break the surface but the sting remains.  I grab her by her tiny arms and push her against the nearest door.  Draven’s wild eyes watch the show from beyond the glass.  When I glower at him, he disappears from my sight.
“Halt,” I order, my chest heaving from exertion.   
Her throat bobs as she swallows.  “Just kill me,” she says, her voice wobbling.  “I’d rather be dead than be trapped in some coffin.”
I cock my nog to the side and study her lips.  Once, Jareth ate a new species of flatshrooms Galen discovered and had a violent reaction.  His lips swelled up like this untamed one’s.  But his were never so intriguing.  We jested at his expense until Avrell administered a treatment to heal him.
But these lips?
These are a visual snare, and I am caught.
She licks them.
Heat, fast like the flash of a magnastrike in a geostorm, strikes my lower belly.  Like ultraviolet poisoning entering my bloodstream when I’ve spent one too many solars stealing extra seconds in the sun, it awakens my nerves as it travels to my cock.  So many times I’ve stroked myself to release just to find a tiny inkling of pleasure in my bleak world.  So many times.
And now, dark, forbidden thoughts of pleasuring myself in other ways begin to take root inside my mind.
As if sensing my physiological reaction to her, Aria licks her lips again.  Her lids grow heavy and she gives me a sweet smile.  A smile I want to taste.
A low rumbling builds in my throat.
Possessive and animalistic.
Mine.

Sonja's Review


I’ve been wondering when Ms. Webster would write an alien book because of her well-known love for them, so when she announced that she had finally written one with Ms. Blanchard, I couldn’t wait to read it! I had high expectations for The Forgotten Commander, so much so that I’ll admit that I let my nerves about the book not living up to those along with the words a friend who hadn’t completely loved the book, stall me from reading as soon as I was able to. All of that worry though, was unnecessary because I loved this book not long after starting it and my love for it only grew the longer I read. I shouldn’t have doubted these authors because The Forgotten Commander was truly better than I was expecting — it was so, so excellent! 

I know that Ms. Webster and Ms. Blanchard spent a lot of time planning The Forgotten Commander and it shows! The world they created has so much life and flesh to it, I didn’t think there was any area that was lacking depth or clarity. Everything had a purpose and a place and I loved the world of these morts as much as the morts themselves. I had an awesome time getting to know all of the characters and the hero and heroine that we have in Breccan and Aria are just both strong, fierce, passionate people. They’re an adorable couple, I wholeheartedly loved them, especially Breccan’s sweetness. I really rekking loved this book and I absolutely cannot rekking wait for the next one!

~ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Stars


The Vanished Specialist
The Lost Planet Series, Book Two
by K Webster & Nicole Blanchard
Publication Date: April 3, 2019
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Sci-Fi, Romance


Continue the out-of-this-world Lost Planet Series with Calix’s story.

 

About K. Webster

K Webster is the author of dozens romance books in many different genres including contemporary romance, historical romance, paranormal romance, and erotic romance. When not spending time with her husband of twelve years and two adorable children, she’s active on social media connecting with her readers. Her other passions besides writing include reading and graphic design. K can always be found in front of her computer chasing her next idea and taking action. She looks forward to the day when she will see one of her titles on the big screen.

About Nicole Blanchard 

Nicole Blanchard is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of gritty romantic suspense and heartwarming new adult romance. She and her family reside in the south along with their two spunky Boston Terriers and one chatty cat.

Monday, February 18, 2019

RELEASE BLITZ: Tomboy by Avery Flynn

Tomboy, a hot romantic comedy from USA Today bestselling author Avery Flynn is HERE!

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Don’t miss the next installment of the USA Today bestselling romantic comedy series and find out what happens when the whole town thinks Fallon Hartigan slept with the most hated man in Harbor city.


Buy your copy today!
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Lia's Review


When I finished this book, my first thought was, I NEED MORE HOCKEY ROMANCES IN MY LIFE!! I really, really enjoyed this book. Avery Flynn is a new-to-me author, I'm so glad I decided to read this one.

Enemies to lovers is one of my favorite tropes, mix in a jock and I'm so there! While third person writing isn't my favorite, this book was so well written, I barely noticed and it definitely didn't slow down my reading at all.

Avery Flynn is one helluva storyteller, I'll definitely be buying more of her books. And while Tomboy is part of a series, it can definitely standalone. I loved it.

~ 4.5 Stars

About Avery Flynn:
USA Today bestselling romance author Avery Flynn has three slightly-wild children, loves a hockey-addicted husband and is desperately hoping someone invents the coffee IV drip. She fell in love with romance while reading Johanna Lindsey’s Mallory books. It wasn’t long before Avery had read through all the romance offerings at her local library. Needing a romance fix, she turned to Harlequin’s four books a month home delivery service to ease the withdrawal symptoms. That worked for a short time, but it wasn’t long before the local book stores’ staffs knew her by name. Avery was a reader before she was a writer and hopes to always be both. She loves to write about smartass alpha heroes who are as good with a quip as they are with their *ahem* other God-given talents. Her heroines are feisty, fierce and fantastic. Brainy and brave, these ladies know how to stand on their own two feet and knock the bad guys off theirs.

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Friday, January 18, 2019

BLOG TOUR REVIEW: Vas by K. Webster & Ker Dukey

Vas
by K. Webster & Ker Dukey 
Publication Date: January 7, 2019
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Dark, Mafia, Romance
Read for FREE in KindleUnlimited: Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU

Synopsis:
The Volkov name is one I longed for.
Their household is one I grew up in, but not as an equal—as a maid’s son.
This didn’t stop me from becoming a man to be reckoned with.
But even with my rightful name finally given to me, I still feel adrift.
Until her.

Everything I did was for acceptance.
Everything I lost brought me to my family.
To this life.
To her.

I fought for my status.
I fought for my sisters.
And I will fight to the death for my angel.

She has shown me there is light in our pitch-black world.
That the stars can’t shine without the darkness of night.
She is the stars, and I am the sky in which she shines.

There is evil lurking in the shadows we create.
The corruption and depravities of the First Families have become toxic and are infecting us all from within.
Games have been played, and now, they must end.

I am Vas.
Vocal. Voracious. Vindictive. Volkov.
A devil in love with an angel, and together, we’re going to rule Hell on Earth.

Sonja's Review


I have been on a reading hiatus for most of this month preparing for the holidays and what not, so I’d been jonesing for any book to read when I decided to re-read the very first Lora Leigh Breed book and I had been planning to read the next book after that and then I turned on my kindle. And what should be there but mothereffing VAS — the third book in K. Webster and Ker Dukey’s amazing The V Games series! All my Breed book plans went straight out the window and I started that sucker as soon as I could because I have been dying for Vas’ story ever since the end of Ven’s book and what a story it was!

Vas was electric, sinful, sweet, and dangerous. It made my heart pound and ache and melt. It got my blood pumping, captured me, and took me on a wild, twisting, exhilarating ride! I could not get enough of the action, passion, and especially the love between Vas and Darya. It was beautiful and sweet, fierce and unbreakable. Everything about Vas was just top flight from the story to the characters — just everything. I wholeheartedly loved this book and Ms. Dukey and Ms. Webster, I NEED a book for Alyona and all and anyone who comes with her!

~ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Stars

Ven
by K. Webster & Ker Dukey
Publication Date: June 29, 2018
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Dark, Mafia, Romance


Read for FREE in KindleUnlimited: Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU

Synopsis:
The Vetrov name comes with expectation.
My role in this world is simple: do as Father asks and live my life how he planned it.

My future is already written: run the empire.
Old Values. Old Rule. Old Money.
Until her.

Everything I do lacks purpose.
Everything I do is empty.
Women. Money. Power. It meant nothing.
Until her.

When the Volkov rose showed up at my home a disgraced package, hand-delivered by a Vasiliev prince, I began paving my own path.
I vowed to make her bloom once more.

She consumed me.
Her. Her. Her.

But you can’t love a rose and expect not to be damaged by her thorns.
She cut me too deep.
And I bled out.
My soul fled.
All that’s left is a cold, calculating monster.

I am Veniamin.
Volcanic. Victorious. Valiant. Vetrov.
When you enter my world to play games, prepare to lose.
In the end, I always find the thorn in my side, and I pluck it right out.



Vlad
by K. Webster & Ker Dukey
Publication Date: February 24, 2018
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Dark, Mafia, Romance


Read for FREE in KindleUnlimited: Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU

Synopsis:
Everything I do has purpose. Everything I do has reason. Until her.

The Vasiliev name is a powerful one.
We rule with an iron fist and we do it well.
Being the eldest, I am Father’s best hope at keeping us at the top of the food chain.

Everything I do has purpose.
Everything I do has reason.
Until her.

I play my games thinking several moves ahead.
Power. Power. Power.
Until her.

The next move requires I marry and soon.
This will strengthen us and secure our position.
But I am not to marry her.

I am to wed the eldest Volkov.
Problem is, her younger sister is the one who awakens my dead heart.
It is her I want in my bed and by my side forever.
Her. Her. Her.

In this game, though, it’s not about what I want.
But maybe it can be about what she wants.

I am Vlad.
Vile. Vicious. Villainous. Vasiliev.
And I will win eventually.



About K. Webster

K Webster is the author of dozens romance books in many different genres including contemporary romance, historical romance, paranormal romance, and erotic romance. When not spending time with her husband of twelve years and two adorable children, she’s active on social media connecting with her readers. Her other passions besides writing include reading and graphic design. K can always be found in front of her computer chasing her next idea and taking action. She looks forward to the day when she will see one of her titles on the big screen.

 

About Ker Dukey

My books all tend to be darker romance, edge of you seat, angst filled reads. My advice to my readers when starting one of my titles…prepare for the unexpected. I have always had a passion for storytelling, whether it be through lyrics or bed time stories with my sisters growing up. My mum would always have a book in her hand when I was young and passed on her love for reading, inspiring me to venture into writing my own. I tend to have a darker edge to my writing. Not all love stories are made from light; some are created in darkness but are just as powerful and worth telling. When I’m not lost in the world of characters I love spending time with my family. I’m a mum and that comes first in my life but when I do get down time I love attending music concerts or reading events with my younger sister.