Book Blitz: Playing With Fire: A Forbidden Love Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy Box Set

Playing with Fire: A Forbidden Love Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy Box Set
Publication date: October 8th 2019
Genres: Adult, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy

It doesn’t matter who you think you are…falling in love with the wrong person can have dire consequences.

They say love conquers all, but in the paranormal worlds of these twelve USA Today and international bestselling authors, falling in love means playing with fire…

Someone’s about to get burned.

Dig into hours of forbidden love, lust, and heat as these heroes and heroines long for their beloveds, break taboos, and fight for the ones they never should have chosen—but could never resist. This boxed set is bursting at the seams with romance grounded in all things magical—from dragons and sexy shapeshifters, to angels, warlocks, and uninhibited masters. We have something to strike everyone’s fancy. There are 1000s of sizzling pages full of forbidden love and the trials these gorgeous paramours face to fulfill their deepest desires.

Authors in the Playing with Fire set include:

Adrienne Woods – USA Today bestselling author
Carlyle Labuschagne – USA Today bestselling author
Kristin Ping – USA Today bestselling author
Ashlee Nicole Bye
Toni Cox
Carissa Andrews
Kathrin Hutson
Kat Stiles
Majanka Verstraete
Kat Parrish
Karen M. Bryson
Monique Singleton

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Release Blitz and Giveaway: The Devil and Dayna Dalton

Book 9: A Bulwark Anthology

Paranormal Romance

Date Published: September 30, 2019

Publisher: Chelshire, Inc.

Reporter Dayna Dalton’s reputation has been ruined since birth. The daughter of wild child, Becky Dalton, is expected to follow her mother’s footsteps; never given a chance to prove she’s different. Dayna’s been in love with Clay Finnes since she was a teenager. Her unrequited love for Sheriff Finnes leaves her empty.  He’s happily married and unavailable. Instead, Dayna finds herself stuck in the revolving door of bad relationships. But this is Bulwark, Georgia, a town where strange things are always happening.  Dayna is doomed to this loveless life until she can find someone who will appreciate the depth of her character. Can she overcome her fears and look beyond her own perceptions to accept a greater love?

*Contains Sexual Content*

Excerpt

Chapter 1

“I am good, but not an angel. I do sin, but I am not the devil. I am just a small girl in a big world trying to find someone to love.” Marilyn Monroe

The crisp, clear sunlight was not her friend. Dayna Dalton winced at the bright light that squeezed in through the slats of the venetian blind. She reached over and gave the cord a hard tug, sending the pint-sized bathroom into near darkness. Behind her, the shower head dripped with a steady plop, plop that reminded her of the exposé she did on water torture in Guantanamo Bay that never got published. It was deemed too harsh to print.

The Bulwark Advance preferred her to write…fluffy pieces. She sneered thinking of the crap on her computer, the half-written article about the elusive Easter Bunny that awaited its final edit. She hung her head in shame, thinking of what her sorority sisters from Georgetown would feel if they knew where Dangerous Dayna Dalton had ended up. There’d be hell to pay in the form of eternal humiliation.

Dayna twisted the faucet, her freckled knuckle turning bone white from the effort. It was no use; the leak continued relentlessly, driving a hole in her throbbing head. Oh, that last round of shots was totally not necessary.

No matter how hard she wrenched the faucet, the dribble continued. She thought she should ask her guest to fix it before he left. He was a plumber, after all. She was sick of this place. Dayna peered at her reflection in the mirror. She was sick of her life.

Skip Benson’s bearlike yawn turned into a growl from the bedroom. “Dayna.” His voice grated on her nerves.

Dayna rolled her kohl-smeared eyes.

“Dayna, come on back to bed.”

Dayna took a steadying breath and used both hands to grip the sink as if it were holding her up. What was she thinking last night? Skip Benson? How low could she go? A shudder ran through her lithe frame. That left only Trout Parker, and she could now report she had officially and irrevocably scraped the bottom of the barrel of Bulwark, Georgia.

She rubbed her forehead where a hammer banged against the inside of her skull.

Skip wailed for her to return to the warmth of the bed. Dayna wrinkled her nose, thinking about Skip’s performance, or rather what she remembered about it. Oh yeah, too many tequila shots will make anyone desirable, even stupid Skippy Benson.

She ran her fuzzy tongue over her dry teeth, fighting the urge to gag.

Skip Benson had never been on the football team, the basketball team…Hell, he’d never even made the chess team. He had been the school screw-up, and now he could brag that he and Dayna had…

Dayna turned away from the mirror with disgust, her cheeks flushing. She staggered to the doorway of the bedroom. Using the frame to hold herself erect, she shouted, “Get up!”

“Wha–?” Skip rose, the comforter bunched at his flabby waist, his chest bare and the pathetic tattoo of a red devil across the front of his right bicep.

Vague memories of kissing that image flitted through her foggy brain. Dayna picked up a pillow discarded on the floor during their frenzied arrival and threw it at his head.

“I said, get up and get out of here!”

Skip ducked, then slid off the bed, his behind exposed, another image of a werewolf on his left butt cheek. Dayna convulsed at a hazy memory of talking to that tattoo.

“You weren’t so eager to get rid of me last night.” Skip stood in all his naked glory, which wasn’t much.

“Ugh. I’m never drinking again,” Dayna muttered under her breath. “I said get dressed and get out of here.” A shoe sailed past Skip’s head.

Her unwanted guest scrambled to find his clothes. “Hey, cut it out, Dayna!” Skip was living up to his namesake as he struggled into his work pants, bouncing toward the door.

Dayna’s face split into a demonic smile that was known to strike fear in the hearts of single men everywhere. Here, she thought, was the elusive Easter Bunny. She watched Skip hop toward his escape as though he were in the Fourth of July potato sack race.

Dayna picked up a shirt that had been discarded on the floor and threw it at him. The garment appeared to have a life of its own and engulfed his head. Skip’s muffled cries were nearly smothered by the material. His hands tore at the shirt to no avail.

His fingers—Dayna looked closer, grimacing at the dirt under his nails, and watched his wrestling match with the clothing. She pushed him into her shabby living room, then out the door of her condo. Mrs. Sweetpea, an antonym for sure, watched in revulsion as Dayna shoved her guest out of her apartment.

Dayna lived in Shady Oaks, a rundown condominium community, where she reluctantly shared a front porch with her neighbor. The building was a connected row of apartments that bordered undeveloped land, as though a builder had left the project unfinished halfway through. It was hot real estate when they released the first phase, and half the town bought investment properties. Then the real estate bubble burst, and the whole thing came tumbling down.

Dayna had an inside scoop about what was really going on, but once again, the paper wouldn’t print it. The mayor had sold the land and gotten a back-end deal for it. He made a ton of dough and then skipped off to Colombia—the country, not Columbia, South Carolina. The builder had used inferior products, and once he went to jail for money laundering, the whole place went to seed. There was no one to call when things broke.

Dayna cast Mrs. Sweetpea a jaundiced eye, daring the nosy neighbor to say something about her guest. While the old crone might have appeared to be like the proverbial sweet grandmotherly type, Dayna knew her to be an ornery bitch with a sting as sharp as an angry wasp.

She hated her; had for years. Thelma Sweetpea had been her babysitter back in the day when she was a small child. Dayna’s mother had dropped her off at the old lady’s house for the first nine years of her life.

Dayna looked at Mrs. Sweetpea and shivered. The old woman had moved into the complex a year and a half ago, cutting up Dayna’s peace. What were the odds they’d end up living next door to each other? She was a mean old woman, and Dayna felt judged every time those beady eyes settled on her.

Dayna considered moving but was so underwater with her mortgage, she couldn’t think of selling. She was stuck at Shady Oaks, and she was stuck with the prying eyes of Thelma Sweetpea.

Mrs. Thelma Sweetpea took out her aggression with a broom and started to sweep as though the hounds of hell had just taken a shit there. Dayna fought the urge to say something. Speaking with Mrs. Sweetpea usually ended up in a hissing contest. Dayna’s compressed lips turned up just a bit with a smile at the result of this morning meeting. Mrs. Sweetpea was in a frenzy of spring cleaning, as if she could wipe the interlopers from reality.

The sky was overcast, and even though it was springtime, the air was decidedly chilly. A wave of cold air stole under Dayna’s shirt, making it billow out. She fought the urge to shiver. Her bare feet felt the shock of the freezing concrete. She’d be damned if she would show that old biddy any weakness, even if it was unseasonably cold.

Dayna looked up at the watery sky, searching for a glimpse of the sun. Global warming was playing havoc with Georgia’s weather. Either it was extremely hot when it was supposed to be cold or freezing when the time of year dictated heat. It didn’t rain anymore; it stormed with funnel clouds that touched down, ripping homes and trailers from their moorings.

Mrs. Sweetpea stopped her sweeping to look at Dayna, her lips pursed as if she’d eaten something sour. Dayna returned the stare, her eyes observing the wrinkled face, watching the older woman judge her half-naked form.

Dayna’s freckled shoulder peeked out from an oversized tee shirt. It was paired with her long, bare, coltish legs underneath. Dayna looked down and cursed when she realized she was wearing Skip’s tee. Glancing up, she realized he was struggling with her shirt from last night.

Watching her neighbor’s shocked face, Dayna ripped Skip’s shirt over her head and tossed it to him. He paused in his scuffle with her clothing to admire her perfect breasts.

“I don’t have to leave,” Skip said with a broad smile.

“Oh yes you do, and don’t come back here.” Dayna turned around, her shoulders straight. She paused to look at the older woman, who stood with her jaw hanging in shock.

“Have you no shame?” Thelma Sweetpea sputtered.

Dayna looked back at the gawking plumber, then her scandalized neighbor. She shrugged indifferently. “Apparently I have no shame at all.”

About the Author

Brit Lunden is a prolific author who’s written over 50 books in assorted genres under different pen names. Bulwark was her first effort in adult fiction and was chosen by several of her fellow authors as the basis for a new series, A Bulwark Anthology.  Using her characters, they are creating new denizens in spin-off stories to this bizarre town. Brit Lunden lives on Long Island in a house full of helpful ghosts.

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Book Blitz: Dirty Daddies Anthology

Dirty Daddies
(Anniversary Anthology)
Publication date: August 30th 2019
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Strong, sexy, dirty as hell… twelve Daddy Doms who know what they want.

Twelve women who just don’t stand a chance.

Dirty Daddies is a sultry anthology of panty-melting romances starring twelve commanding Daddy Doms who won’t accept anything less than total surrender. Brought to you by thirteen USA Today and International bestselling authors, this deliciously filthy collection of all-new stories is packed with HOT, raw Daddy Dom action that is sure to leave you blushing.

Surrender to the submissive in you. Get Dirty Daddies today!

Featuring:

Forbidden Sweets by Maggie Ryan

Long Distance Daddy by Rayanna Jamison and Allysa Hart

Sylvie: Dr. Richards’ Littles 26 by Pepper North

Detective Daddy by Kara Kelley

Little Leigh by Golden Angel

Daddy’s Little Liar by Maren Smith

Daddy’s Precious Girl by Katie Douglas

An Odd Little Girl by J.M. Dabney

Cry For Daddy by Aubrey Cara

Lindsay’s Secret by Emily Tilton

Dom Fitness by Brianna Hale

Daddy’s Naughty Darling by Laylah Roberts

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Sylvie: Dr. Richards’ Littles 26 by Pepper North

Her blue eyes widened as Kane stepped into the shower stall. His body made the space instantly become smaller and more intimate. When he paused outside of the shower spray, she knew that he was giving her permission to look at him. Sylvie scanned over just the right amount of chest hair scattered across his broad torso and tight stomach.

“Oh, my,” burst from her lips as her eyes traced his massive erection that proudly pressed upward. As a doctor, she knew the average size of a male’s penis. Kane’s shaft far overshadowed the average. His low laugh made her eyes jump back to his face in embarrassment. “Honey, I’m glad you like looking at your daddy. Let’s get you clean before you catch a chill.” He set the bottles on the shelf and guided Sylvie into the spray of the warm water. “Let’s start with your hair, honey. Tilt your head back into the water to get it wet.”

Once her hair was dripping wet, he turned her around so that he could spread the thick shampoo on her drenched locks. Taking his time to rub her scalp gently and work the cleanser through the length of her hair, Kane smiled as she moaned her approval of his technique.

When she teetered unsteadily on the wet shower floor, he guided her hands back to hold on to the sides of his hips for stability. Before long, her slippery back and bottom were fully pressed into the warm skin of his body. They both enjoyed the feel of their bodies flush against the other.

Turning her to allow Sylvie to tilt her head back under the showerhead to rinse her hair, Kane automatically stepped forward to allow her arching body to press against him for balance once again. They both groaned as their bodies meshed perfectly with each other. Her long legs presented the valley between her thighs just at the level of his rigid penis. His organ strongly twitched against her sparse brown curls as her pelvis pressed to his. Their torsos pressed against each other as Kane reached around her to coax the suds from her hair. The tips of her small breasts urgently poked into his chest.

Kane gritted his teeth as he focused on taking care of his Little girl. His desires were secondary to tending Sylvie. With her hair free of the sticky hairspray that had secured her hair in the fancy up-do, Kane opened the bubblegum scented body wash. Immediately, the corners of Sylvie’s mouth turned up in a smile.

Happily, she giggled as Kane washed her face, erasing the makeup from her skin. Instantly, she looked younger and more innocent. Kane smiled as his Little girl emerged from the shell of the glamorously dressed physician. She was so beautiful. Unable to resist, Kane pressed a hard kiss to those pink, parted lips.

Passion flared hot between them. Kane deepened the kiss, sweeping into the warmth of her mouth with his tongue. Teasing her tongue with his, Kane blindly spread more of the sweet-smelling soap over her torso. The slick body wash allowed his fingers to slide over her skin easily. Cupping her small breasts, Kane brushed his thumbs roughly over her clenched nipples, drawing a shiver of arousal from the slender woman in front of him.

He kissed a path down her sensitive neck as his fingers washed her lower abdomen. He wrapped one hand around her body to support her lower back as his fingers combed through her sparse pubic hair into her slick, intimate folds. His Little was eager for his touch.

Kane could feel her eager trembling as his fingers explored her. Without urging, her feet moved further apart to allow him to touch her body. When that supporting hand began to spread the sweet body wash between her small buttocks, Sylvie bucked forward against his pelvis. His finger automatically traced down the inner crease of her buttocks to press against her nerve-rich secret entrance.

“Kane?” Sylvie’s voice sounded small and unsure.

“Call me Daddy, honey. It’s okay. Daddies get their Littles clean all over. Even here.” His finger pressed into the tight opening slightly, drawing a gasp in reaction from Sylvie. He could feel her heat rise between her legs as her pelvis pressed hard against him, grinding against his erection. There was no doubt, his Little had a very sensitive bottom.

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An Odd Little Girl by J.M. Dabney

“Come here, baby girl,” I ordered as I patted my thighs. “Bring your teddy.” My girl looked like she needed a short nap and backrub. She shuffled toward the couch with her bear swinging at her side from where she held his paw. When she started to sit beside me, I grabbed her hips and shifted her until she fell onto my lap.

Her skirt flew up for a split second exposing white cotton panties, and she sat right on my cock. I was a grown-ass man, I could control myself, and all that mattered to me was easing her discomfort. I could tell her back was stiff. I wrapped my hands around her sides and pushed on her lower spine with the pads of my thumbs.

“Lean forward a bit,” I ordered as I slipped my hands beneath her dress to get to her soft skin. She bent all the way over and hugged her teddy to her. I massaged every knot and paid attention to the spots that seemed to pain her, easing my touch as I focused on them. Her moans traveled over my body as tangible as soft fingertips. The more I worked her muscles, her body went limp, until finally, I sensed she was asleep.

I gently lifted her until she was lying on my chest. I shifted her until I cradled her in my arms with her face buried against my neck. I brought my leg upward to rest my ankle on my knee, and I cupped her bottom in my big hand as I rocked my baby girl. Her stuffie was held tight in the curl of her left arm. She nuzzled and her right hand fisted in my t-shirt at the base of my spine.

A sense of peace came over me at simply having my baby girl cradled in my arms as she slept. I wasn’t ashamed of my sappy smile as I looked down, shifting enough to see her beautiful face. I traced the perfect sweep of her auburn brows and the shadow of her lashes on her rounded cheeks. Her plump lips were slightly parted. I lowered my head the few inches that separated our mouths and brushed the little, sleepy tilt of her lips.

She wiggled in her sleep, and the hem of her dress eased upward exposing her innocent, white panties that hugged the roll of her lower belly. My cock jerked at the nest of dark curls showing through the cotton. The fabric conformed to her plump crease. I tightened my hand on her fleshy hip, and my fingers sunk into the curve as I suppressed the need to wake her up by rubbing her nub. I didn’t touch her, and I wouldn’t play with her little pussy until I heard her beg Daddy to take her.

Before I made her mine, we had to talk about what belonging to me meant. For her, I’d even rein in my Daddy tendencies because she was more important than a title to me. Whether she called me Daddy or not, she’d always be my little girl. After just a few days, she owned me as much I would her.

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Book Blitz: Billionaires: Seven Sweet Billionaire Romances

Billionaires: Seven Sweet Billionaire Romances
Published by: Enchanted Quill Press
Publication date: September 2nd 2019
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Charming Billionaires, small towns, big cities and the girl of their dreams is waiting

Enchanted Quill presents Billionaires; the first in our Sweet Romance collection which includes seven beautiful billionaire romances that are sure to give you many swoon-worthy moments.

Featuring irresistible men with big hearts, this limited edition set is sure to have you turning page after page. With happily ever afters galore you’ll fall in love with this stunning collection.

Scroll up and one click now to see if true love really can conquer all.

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Kendra saw Michael from half a block away. He leaned against his Ferrari. The car looked so out of place amidst the cobblestone sidewalks and crepe myrtle trees. He wore dark denim jeans and a turtleneck. Even in that casual dress, he gave off an impression of power, intensity, and attractiveness. Michael crossed his arms across his chest, and she took a breath.

Had they really been in love once? It seemed like an impossibility. Kendra shook the thought out of her mind. She was here for closure. She was here to assist an old friend. That was all.

— Her Perfect Match by Preslaysa Williams

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Janey pushed open the door to the McIntosh room. She thought the guitar on the bed told her everything that she needed to know—that she needed to set down the flowers and get out of the room as soon as possible. But when the bathroom door swung open and steam rolled out and the man from the stadium emerged wearing only a towel, she knew that she had a lot to learn.
He froze, but his blue eyes frosted with anger. “You!”
Janey slowly put down the vase on the dresser.
“Who are you?” He stalked toward her, his feet pounding on the hardwood floor. “Who sent you?”
“No one s-sent me,” Janey stuttered.
He barked out a sharp laugh. “Come on. You can do better than that. Who do you work for? Celebrity Rag? TMZ? People?”
“You forgot the CIA and the FBI.” Sarcasm bit Janey’s voice. Who did this guy think he was? Yes, he looked like Adonis in a towel, but that didn’t mean he could act like a demi-god.
He stopped inches from her nose, his eyes raking over her. “Where’s your camera?”
“In my room.”
He barked out another laugh and his hands, still damp from the shower, patted her down.
She stepped away, furious. “Excuse me. I don’t know who you think you are, but you don’t get to touch me.”
He frowned at her through narrowed eyes, and she met his gaze.
“You expect me to believe we just coincidentally happened to sit next to each other…wait—you must have followed me here.”
“Maybe you followed me!”
Confusion mixed with the anger on his face. “Why would I follow you?”
Janey stared at him with an open mouth for a moment before saying, “I think that you are the most conceited, arrogant person that I have ever met.” She grabbed the flowers off the dresser before turning back to him. “I’ll have you know that there are plenty of very nice, non-stalkerish-type guys that would be happy to sit next to me at a football game and to find me in their room!”
Janey slammed out the door, making it bang so loudly that the elderly couple in the Golden Delicious room poked out their heads to see what had happened.
Incognito Billionaire, Kristy Tate

The sound of the door banging against the wall caused Emily to spin on the spot and stare open-mouthed at a dripping wet David, in nothing but the world’s tiniest towel. The two of them gawped at each other, then Emily burst out laughing. Forgetting that she was wearing nothing but a white satin slip, she dropped the dress.

“That was the world’s fastest shower,” she said between breaths. She had to gasp for air after laughing so hard. “Why are you wearing a face cloth?”

David’s face grew crimson red as he clutched the towel protecting what was left of his modesty.

“There aren’t any towels in the bathroom.” He sidled toward the closet grinning sheepishly at her. Emily roared. In fact, she laughed so hard, she creased over clutching the splitting pain in her side as she fell onto the bed.

“You look––”

“Sexy?”

Emily eyed him. His body glistened in the golden sunset streaming through the windows, which softened the lines of his muscles. Yes, he did look sexy. But the miniscule square of cotton had her rolling around on the bed with laughter again.

— Who Wants to Date a Billionaire? By Laura Burton

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Cover Reveal: One Hot Summer Anthology

Title: One Hot Summer Anthology Authors: Heidi McLaughlin, Amy Briggs, Caisey Quinn, Danielle Pearl, Shari J Ryan, Katy Regnery Genre: Contemporary Romance Release Date: September 2, 2019 Hosted by: Buoni Amici Press, LLC.

Seven sweet, sexy, sizzling novellas coming your way on Labor Day. Get ready to bury your feet in the sand and spend the day reading.

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Cover Reveal: Once Upon An Enchanted Forest: An Anthology of Romantic Witch craft Stories

Once Upon an Enchanted Forest: An Anthology of Romantic Witchcraft Stories
Alisha Klapheke, Angela J. Ford, Autumn Shelley, Bethany Adams, Charissa Weaks, Elva Birch, Emma Hamm, Juliet Marillier, Michelle Tang, Morgan Jensen
Publication date: September 24th 2019
Genres: Adult, Fantasy, Romance

The autumnal equinox is a time of harvest and celebration, a balance of light and darkness, of magick and transformation. It’s a time when those who honor the changing seasons find a time to rest and reflect.

Or reap what they’ve sown.

Once Upon an Enchanted Forest, a collection of adult fantasy romances, features ten novelettes centered around one of the most enchanting preternatural beings of the ages: the witch. With lovers, magical forests, and witchcraft, our stories are sure to warm your nights and your dark little heart.

About our collection:

In the aftermath of a deadly Harvest Moon festival, the valley’s Witch Collector and a voiceless diviner venture into Frostwater Wood—a forest transformed into a dangerous, ever-changing maze—in hopes of saving their king from certain death.

Desperate to escape her village, cobbler Rhianne braves the enchanted wood to find the Witch and her matchmaking loom. But when the loom weaves her a highborn match, the Witch flies into a rage that will set Rhianne’s fate on fire.

After a drunken man falsely claims his daughter can spin straw into gold, a peasant woman—accused of witchcraft and facing death at the hands of the Mad King—must manage the impossible with no more than a wooden spindle and a prayer—and perhaps the aid of a dashing Fae she never saw coming.

In a place called Wolfswood, Rosaline, a talented hunter, must face cursed and deadly creatures on the night of the autumnal equinox if she’s to save her people—and the woman she loves.

When a wounded sorcerer infiltrates the boundary protecting her home, Thalia, Queen of the Dryads, must choose whether to trust this foreigner who’s quickly claiming her heart or uproot the seeds of affection growing between them and send him away.

After a fatal accident places a village in grave danger, Yula, a young woman with unpredictable magick, is guided by a handsome knight on her quest to find the only person who can help her—the legendary and evil Dark Queen.

In a time of war, a witch possessing healing powers, is tasked with saving the life of her wounded king, all while trying not to lose her heart to his brutish right-hand man.

A young man struggling with his own identity journeys to a modern-day witch living in a lonely forest garden, and is presented with an unexpected connection and a tantalizing choice.

In an enchanted garden deep in the heart of London, the elven scout Tarah guards the portal to her realm, a boring task after so many centuries. But when a dragon awakens in the countryside, searching for his stolen hoard, life becomes anything but mundane—especially when the dragon decides that Tarah might be the greatest treasure of all.

This anthology also includes a new story from the brilliant Juliet Marillier, author of the Sevenwaters Trilogy and many other historical fantasy novels, including her recent publications The Harp of Kings and Beautiful, an Audible Exclusive.

Now, sit back and let us tell you a tale. Welcome to The Enchanted Forest.

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Cover Reveal: Jordyn’s Army Anthology

Title: Jordyn’s Army Authors: Heidi McLaughlin, Kathy Coopmans, Amy Briggs, Adriana Locke, Shari J. Ryan, Julie A. Richman, HJ Bellus, Sam JD Hunt, Tara Leigh, Kaylee Ryan, Michelle Dare, Haylee Thorne, Michelle Windsor, Verlene Landon, Kristin Mayer, MJ Fields, Rebecca Brooke Genre: Contemporary Romance Release Date: September 3, 2019 Photography Donated by: RplusMPhoto Cover Donated by: Madhat Books Model: Cody Smith Copper Rose made by: Jordyn Preston Hosted by: Buoni Amici Press, LLC.

We are happy to bring you seventeen never seen before short stories!

This anthology is a fundraiser for Jordyn Preston and her fight against liver cancer.

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Heidi McLaughlin

Fighting For Our Forever… Baby style

The Beaumont Gang comes together for the birth of Ajay and Whiskey’s son.

Kathy Coopmans

Pure Rose

Meet Rose and Owen in this short sexy story about two single parents in their forties. Think Cinderella meets Prince Charming Opposites really do attract.

Amy Briggs

Waking Up to Forever

What happened when Snow White woke up to her Prince Charming? When Jaqueline White awoke from a coma, the result of a poisoned apple, her doctor Jacob McIntyre, was by her side. They’d never met, but it was fate that drew them together when he saved her life. Now, one year later and days away from their wedding, disasters begin to strike in tandem, threatening to ruin the entire day. Jacob and Jackie work tirelessly to put out one fire after another, wondering if these catastrophes and mishaps are a sign from the universe that perhaps they aren’t meant to be after all. Does true love really conquer all or are curses just not meant to be broken?

Adriana Locke

Crush

Delaney McCallister isn’t looking for a date. She just wants clean pajamas so she can go back home, flop on the couch, and relax. As the spin cycle begins, in walks the most delectable man she’s ever seen—one that clearly doesn’t belong in her small town. She doesn’t belong in his bed, either, but a simple little crush never hurt anyone.

Shari J. Ryan

Love, Rose

I didn’t want Frankie back. I didn’t want him to stay, but I wanted him to know how much I loved him, why I loved him, and what I would have done to make him happy. Through letter after letter, I poured my heart and soul onto paper and mailed them. The letters never made it to Frankie. Frankie moved away, but a new man moved into his old place. His name was Colton, and he was the one who received all my letters. When Colton wrote back, he told me my words changed his life. He wanted to meet me. I didn’t know that meeting Colton would also change my life.

Julie A. Richman

Reunion

Two high school besties. Two ex-boyfriends. A 10-year high school reunion. An unexpected surprise revealing a long-kept secret There are just some nights you’ll never forget…

HJ Bellus

Coming Home

The My Way Gang is back together. Annie has news to break to her dad, Cree. Life on the farm will never be the same.

Sam JD Hunt

Roses for Rachel

Major Jonah “Whaler” Jones is at rock bottom. After losing his wife in a tragic accident that he’ll never forgive himself for, the once elite fighter pilot is ready to end it all. But one sweltering Vegas morning, a voice from beyond changes the trajectory of his life. “Wake up, Jonah, and go get my roses,” she says. On a hungover quest to fulfill his dead wife’s request, he stumbles upon Hannah Green. A struggling widow, Hannah fills her days crafting copper roses. Although he vowed to never love again, Jonah knows that his beloved Rachel came to him that morning with a purpose; and that purpose was Hannah.

Tara Leigh

Finley and Sebastián, Wages of Sin series It’s a steamy summer in New York City, and the newest couple in the Wages of Sin series is burning up the pages. With Aislinn and Damon away, Finley and Sebastián will play. Let the games begin.

 

Kaylee Ryan

Whiskey & Roses

You met Rhett and Saylor in Hey, Whiskey. My outlook on life has changed in the last fifteen years. I now have a husband and a family I can lean on. I’ve paved my own path, but they’ve traveled it with me. Not a single day have I regretted my choice to make this small town in West Virginia my home. We’ve built a life here and raised our kids here. Now here we are fifteen years later, and I’m about to show my wife that even after all these years, she’s all I see.

Michelle Dare

Where I Escape

You never know where your life will lead. Mine led me to a man who abused me. Who hurt me. Who destroyed everything I was. I never thought I’d be whole again. Love is something my friends have, not me. I thought it was unattainable. Until I met Finn. He knows of my past. He’s held me through my nightmares. I’ve never met someone so kind and patient. Where I escape is into the arms of Finn where everything in my world finally feels right again.

Haylee Thorne

Capturing Tomorrow

Bachelorette party shenanigans planned √ Hotel suites booked √ Invites sent √ Jet fueled √ Have all your plans go to hell√ Phoenix Kingsley is about to find out that sometimes even the best laid out plans fall apart…and it’s not always a bad thing…

Michelle Windsor

Coming Up Roses

Five long hours in flight. Four cocktails in. Three little words. Two strangers in first class. One unexpected connection. Buckle up and prepare for takeoff as Griffin Harrison and Chloe Adams find themselves encountering more than turbulence on their way to New York City. Make sure your tray tables are locked and in their upright position, cause things are gonna get bumpy.

Verlene Landon

LINE 39

Lena gave up on life and abandoned her dreams of a happily-ever-after when a freak accident took her eye, most of her vision, and left her scarred. Her only reason for living now is to make her terminally-ill father believe otherwise. Rue is blinded by the beauty of Casterton’s newest resident, but he can’t work up the nerve to approach her. Sadly, he notices her leaving Carol’s every week with a bouquet of flowers from someone who obviously has the courage he lacks. Lucky for them, a happy-go-lucky golden retriever puppy helps them both to see what’s right in front of their faces.

Kristin Mayer

Mine to Protect

Austin and Scarlette come together in a story that will keep you on the edge of your seat to the very end.

MJ Fields

The Way We Fell

Ben and Kendall, part one. (Brand new part of the Legacy world) One brilliant smile, and my heart beat for what felt like the very first time. One night as he held my sister and sang to her, it broke. Years later, his smile is different, and I curse my heart when it beats in an all too familiar way, a way it’s only ever beat for him… again. He was once hers, could he ever truly be mine?

Rebecca Brooke

Ring Me

I am not a bully. At least not anymore. I’d learned my lesson even before I had all my dreams ripped away. Then I saw her. I knew I wanted her to be mine. I made so many mistakes, but she let me in and gave me her heart. Now I want to keep it forever. How do I ask the woman of my dreams to spend the rest of her life with me? Simple, just ask. At least I thought it would be that easy.

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Book Blitz: The Best Laid Plans by Judy Penz Sheluk

21 Stories of Mystery & Suspense

Mystery/Suspense Anthology

Publisher: Superior Shores Press

Date Published: June 18, 2019

Whether it’s at a subway station in Norway, a ski resort in Vermont, a McMansion in the suburbs, or a trendy art gallery in Toronto, the twenty-one authors represented in this superb collection of mystery and suspense interpret the overarching theme of “the best laid plans” in their own inimitable style. And like many best laid plans, they come with no guarantees.

Stories by Tom Barlow, Susan Daly, Lisa de Nikolits, P.A. De Voe, Peter DiChellis, Lesley A. Diehl, Mary Dutta, C.C. Guthrie, William Kamowski, V.S. Kemanis, Lisa Lieberman, Edward Lodi, Rosemary McCracken, LD Masterson, Edith Maxwell, Judy Penz Sheluk, KM Rockwood, Peggy Rothschild, Johanna Beate Stumpf, Vicki Weisfeld, and Chris Wheatley.

Heirloom by Tom Barlow

Me and my dimwitted brother, a cash withdrawn at gunpoint, make a midnight escape on ATVs through gnarly mountain trails chased by a blizzard. Lucky I’m too smart to fail.

Spirit River Dam by Susan Daly

Imogen doesn’t anticipate surprises at her trendy art gallery, until the day her ex walks in with an intriguing old painting. Is it a Fake? Or a Fortune?

Fire Drill by Lisa de Nikolits

You’ll never know my name, I’m not that important. But I’ll fight for what’s mine. So beware, world, because you’ve got no idea what I’m capable of.

Gambling Against Fate: From Judge Lu’s Ming Dynasty Case Files by P.A. De Voe

As the emperor’s representative in maintaining peace and order, I am challenged daily to ferret out criminals hiding among the innocent.

Callingdon Mountain by Peter DiChellis

I’m a private eye who spends his days investigating a baffling murder case the news media calls an “impossible” crime. The cops sure can’t solve the mystery. Can I?

Lunchbreak by Lesley A. Diehl

Spurred on by his buddy, Ben decides this is the day to shut up his nagging wife for good, but she thwarts his plans with some creative culinary intervention.

Festival Finale by Mary Dutta

My name is Charles Attlee, but of course you know my work. You don’t want to miss my killer book festival appearance.

A Sure Thing by C.C. Guthrie

The hit on an eighty year-old rancher seemed like a sure thing. I left the Buffalo snow behind for sixty-degree days in Oklahoma figuring, what could go wrong?

Last Thoughts by William Kamowski

Timothy, an empathetic techie, takes care of people online—for better or for worse—especially sad young women who need to script their final moments.

Sucker Punch by V.S. Kemanis

I’m Freddy, behind the butcher counter at Food Super. I’ll never look at the meat and bone saw in the same way after my “best friend” Zach roped me into his latest moneymaking scheme.

Better Dead Than Redhead by Lisa Lieberman

I’m Ashley Early. The best thing about being a primatologist? Chimps don’t find themselves accused of murdering their hair model. Unlike Alex, my twin sister.

Oubliette by Edward Lodi

Choose as your target a frail, elderly woman who lives alone, and what could possibly go wrong?

The Sweetheart Scamster by Rosemary McCracken

I’m Pat Tierney, a financial planner. The day my seventy four year-old client Trudy Sullivan said she had a new man in her life, I had questions to ask her.

Deadly Dinner by LD Masterson

I didn’t take this nursing home job to kill someone, I’m just looking for a way to score. But if it means helping some rich old biddy to her just reward…well, that’s okay, too.

The Stonecutter by Edith Maxwell

I’m Eleanor, a middle-aged librarian. A Portuguese stonecutter and I are in love, but it’s bittersweet and attempting to fix things could prove dangerous. I think I’ll try.

Plan D by Judy Penz Sheluk

My name’s Jenny and most of my days center around trying to think of inventive ways I can kill my lazy, job-losing husband, Ted—without getting caught.

Frozen Daiquiris by KM Rockwood  Penelope’s new McMansion doesn’t provide automatic entrée to the upper crust. Maybe if she hosts a society fundraiser in the new house, and everything goes according to plan…

The Cookie Crumbles by Peggy Rothschild

Angry with my mom and jealous of my talented older sister, I’m planning the perfect prank and hoping revenge is sweet.

Thank You For Your Cooperation by Johanna Beate Stumpf

Marsha watches people. As surveillance operator for the subway, this is her job. Lately, a new commuter has appeared on Marsha’s screens. And he’s going to change her life.

Who They Are Now by Vicki Weisfeld

Yolanda and Bill are Delray Beach, Florida, cops investigating the murder of a beloved sportscaster during the chaos of a Category 5 hurricane.

The True Cost of Liberty by Chris Wheatley

I am Gerald Worthington. Life consists of dealing antiques, dining at second-class restaurants, enduring tedious social engagements and wishing my wife’s new husband would drop dead.

About the Author

Editor Judy Penz Sheluk is the author of the Glass Dolphin Mystery and Marketville Mystery series. Her short stories can be found in several collections. Judy is also a member of Sisters in Crime, International Thriller Writers, the Short Mystery Fiction Society, and Crime Writers of Canada, where she serves as Vice Chair on the Board of Directors. Find her at http://www.judypenzsheluk.com.

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Courage Anthology Release Day Blitz

About the Courage
Anthology charity:

www.avonwalk.org/goto/50shadesofpink

All proceeds from sales will
benefit the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer via the Fifty Shades of Pink
team. 

FIFTY
SHADES OF PINK team is made up of a group of girlfriends who raise funds
annually to participate in the Avon 2 Day Breast Cancer Walk in Santa Barbara,
CA. 

For
one weekend in September, we wake up before the crack of dawn, dress in as much
Pink as humanly possible and prepare to walk for 39.9 miles.

We
suffer and laugh through: 

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Torn
muscles which require surgery

•
Blisters
that are almost covering your entire foot and body parts you never realize you
could get a blister on (ButtCrackGate 2013)

•
Passing
out in the triage medical unit

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Sleeping
in a tent on the grass

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Taking
the best mobile showers EVER

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Limping
like old ladies

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Cursing
at the curbs to get onto the sidewalk (Walk 39 miles and you will be cursing at
them too).

We
do this all in the hopes that no other Mother, Sister, Aunt or Friend will have
to deal with Breast Cancer.

***Money
raised from the anthology will go towards the 2015 Avon Walk***

 

Never Been
Ready (The Ready Series Book 2) by J.L. Berg

Leah Morgan was done with men. After barely surviving a horrendous
childhood, and a boyfriend who bailed when things got rough, Leah had given up
on love. Then she met him, Hollywood’s new golden boy who suddenly had eyes
only for her. She tried to convince herself that one night couldn’t hurt, but
after six months, the memories of his mesmerizing gaze and searing touch still
invaded her every thought.

 

 

 

Declan James had just one rule when it came to women. Keep it simple, and never
linger. That all changed the moment he met Leah. Even across a crowded bar, he
could tell she was different. Sweet, with just the right amount of sass, she
made him break his golden rule and now he couldn’t walk away.

 

When casual becomes anything but, and emotions run deep, will Leah and Declan
fight their fears, or let old insecurities tear them apart? When Declan’s past
comes roaring back in a way neither of them could have expected, will they
stand united or be torn apart by the challenges that lie ahead?

 

It was only supposed to be one night, but only forever will do.

Dominic
(Slater Brothers Book 1) by L.A. Casey

WARNING: If you don’t like leading males that are possessive
pr**ks, Dominic is NOT for you. If you don’t like leading females that are
stubborn bi**hes, Dominic is NOT for you. If you don’t like characters who have
bad tempers, Dominic is NOT for you. Most of all, if you don’t like characters
who CURSE A LOT and say EXACTLY what they feel and are thinking without sugar
coating it then Dominic is REALLY NOT for you.

 

 

 

After a car accident killed her parents when she was a child, Bronagh Murphy
chose to box herself off from people in an effort to keep herself from future
hurt. If she doesn’t befriend people, talk to them or acknowledge them in any
way they leave her alone just like she wants.

 

When Dominic Slater enters her life, ignoring him is all she has to do to get
his attention. Dominic is used to attention, and when he and his brothers move
to Dublin, Ireland for family business, he gets nothing but attention.
Attention from everyone except the beautiful brunette with a sharp tongue.

 

Dominic wants Bronagh and the only way he can get to her, is by dragging her
from the boxed off corner she has herself trapped in the only way he knows
how…by force.

 

Dominic wants her, and what Dominic wants, Dominic gets.

The Boy Who
Sneaks in my Bedroom Window by Kirsty Moseley

Amber Walker and her older brother, Jake, have an abusive father.
One night her brother’s best friend, Liam, sees her crying and climbs through
her bedroom window to comfort her. That one action sparks a love/hate
relationship that spans over the next eight years.

 

 

 

Liam is now a confident, flirty player who has never had a girlfriend before.
Amber is still emotionally scarred from the abuse she suffered at the hands of
her father. Together they make an unlikely pair.

 

Their relationship has always been a rocky one, but what happens when Amber
starts to view her brother’s best friend a little differently? And how will her
brother, who has always been a little overprotective, react when he finds out
that the pair are growing closer? Find out in The Boy Who Sneaks In My Bedroom
Window.

When the
Sun Goes Down (Dusk Til Dawn Book 1) by Erin Noelle

A story of deception… 

 

 

 

Trina is a quiet, reserved music teacher at an inner-city elementary school.
Because of the traumatic events of her childhood, she’s skittish of people in
general, but men especially frighten her. However, when Lucca Ellis appears in
her life, he refuses to take no for an answer. Will he be able to help her
overcome the past that has kept her a prisoner for over eight years?

 

Kat is a woman scorned and out for revenge. Wronged by the men in her life, she
thrives on belittling and dominating all men that she comes in contact with.
Her end goal is to make the one man, the one who stole her life away as a
child, pay for his actions, and she doesn’t care who she has to destroy to get
there.

 

These two lives that both thrive on control, were never supposed to overlap,
but anything can happen… When the Sun Goes Down.

Freefall:
Custom Culture #1 by Tess Oliver

 

Ever since a tragic accident killed her family and left her alone in the world,
Scotlyn James hasn’t spoken one word. Up until now she didn’t care that she had
no way of talking to people. Her awful aunt would never have listened, and
Lincoln Hammond the arrogant, selfish man who pulled her from the streets of
Los Angeles wouldn’t hear her words if she could speak. But when Lincoln
insists she get a tattoo to cover up a scar on her side, Scotlyn meets the
artist, Nix Pierce. And now she longs for her voice. Now she has found someone
who will hear her.

 

All for You
(A Laurel Heights Novel) by Kate Perry

Anna Godwin likes it spicy. 

 

 

 

At least she used to. Somewhere between law school and real life, she lost her
sparkle. Now she wears boring business suits to boring dates in her boring
life.

 

The last time Anna remembers feeling that sizzle was with the one man who’s all
cayenne and passion: Max Corazao, the one who got away.

 

Except Max still sees Anna as a woman full of spice. And Anna intends to do
whatever she can to be that woman again—with his (unknowing) help…

Searching
for Moore by Julie A. Richman

I lost the love of my life when she disappeared without even a
goodbye.

 

 

 

It was the 80’s – there was no internet, no Google, no cell phones.

 

If you wanted to disappear, you could.

 

And she did.

 

She crushed my soul.

 

A friend just told me he saw her on Facebook.

 

And now I’m a keystroke away from asking her the question that’s haunted me for
two decades.

 

“Why did you leave me?”

 

Two decades after she broke his heart, sexy entrepreneur Schooner Moore
uncovers the truth and betrayal his life has been built on when he Facebook
friend requests college love, Mia Silver. Determined to win Mia’s love once
again, Schooner embarks on a life-altering journey that could cost him
everything.

Until
Trevor (Until Series Book 2) by Aurora Rose Reynolds

Trevor Mayson had his life planned out – make the family business
successful and play the field for a few more years before eventually settling
down. Then he sees her. Liz Hayes was beautiful, shy and everything that he
could ever want…but she didn’t fit into his plans. After Trevor painfully
rejects her, Liz finally starts to move on, but Trevor is finding it difficult
to truly let her go. It seems the more he tries to stay away, the more intense
his feelings for her become. Like a stretched rubber band, he can only take so
much before snapping.

 

 

 

Liz Hayes is done waiting for Trevor and isn’t interested in getting her heart
broken by him again, but Trevor is making it difficult for her to forget him
when he shoves his way back into her life.

 

Can Trevor prove to her that he is worth falling in love with again, and is he
ready to change his life plan to let her into his heart?

In A
Heartbeat (Rebel Walking #1) by Hilary Storm

Eaven Bennett is a college student with a passion for photography.
She has high hopes of completing college and starting a new life as she moves
away from her hometown with her best friend, Ivy Adams. Her last boyfriend
ruined any chance of her trusting ever again.

 

 

 

Talon Walker is the dark and intriguing drummer for the up and coming band
‘Rebel Walking’. A tragedy in his past has left him empty with no desire for a
relationship. That is until he meets Eaven.

 

One minute your heart is filled with love, the next your entire life comes
crashing down. Everything can change in a heartbeat. Can Eaven and Talon
overcome the obstacles in their way and find love?

Tears of
Tess by Pepper Winters 

“My life was complete. Happy, content, everything neat and perfect.

 

 

Then it all changed.

 

I was sold.”

 

Tess Snow has everything she ever wanted: one more semester before a career in
property development, a loving boyfriend, and a future dazzling bright with
possibility.

 

For their two year anniversary, Brax surprises Tess with a
romantic trip to Mexico. Sandy beaches, delicious cocktails, and soul-connecting
sex set the mood for a wonderful holiday. With a full heart, and looking
forward to a passion filled week, Tess is on top of the world.

 

 

 

But lusty paradise is shattered.

 

Kidnapped. Drugged. Stolen. Tess is forced into a world full of darkness and
terror.

 

Captive and alone with no savior, no lover, no faith, no future, Tess evolves
from terrified girl to fierce fighter. But no matter her strength, it can’t
save her from the horror of being sold.

 

Can Brax find Tess before she’s broken and ruined, or will Tess’s new owner
change her life forever?

 

A New Adult Dark Contemporary Romance, not suitable for people sensitive to
grief, slavery, and hard to read subjects. A story about finding love in the
strangest of places, a will of iron that grows from necessity, and forgiveness
that may not be enough.

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Branded Bad Boys Anthology Book Tour and Review

 

Branded

A Bad Boys Anthology

By

B.L.Wilde

Jeanne McDonald

Jo Matthews

Mary Elizabeth

Sarah Elizabeth

 

Cover Design: Cover It
Designs

Genre:
Romance/Suspense

Summary: B.L. Wilde, Jeanne
McDonald, Jo Matthews, Mary Elizabeth, and Sarah Elizabeth give us five good
reasons why good girls love bad boys. The men of Branded are sexy, adventurous,
and troubled deep into their souls. There may be no redeeming them, but at the
risk of losing everything, these good girls must decide if loving their bad boy
is indeed worth the cost.

Condemned by B.L.Wilde

Ten years served for a crime he didn’t commit. Ten
years to lose everything he ever knew. Finally released from prison, Clayton
McGuire is on a mission and nothing will stand in his way. He is
determined to get revenge against the gang that set him up and take back what
was stolen from him all those years ago.

Clay will stop at nothing to win back his honor and
the heart of the only woman he has ever loved. Will she take him back when he
finds her? Or will he be condemned to live a life without his soulmate?

 

Cover Design: FS Meurinne

 

Renegade by Jeanne
McDonald

A chance meeting between a rookie
cop and a common criminal who’s searching for a way out.  

An unforeseen circumstance.
An instant attraction.  A magnetic connection.

Tattooed, pierced, and
foul-mouthed, she can’t help but be drawn to him.

Two people entirely wrong for one
another, yet so perfectly right.

When their worlds collide, Lucy
Diamond will learn the true meaning of love and sacrifice as she embarks on the
road of no return with bad boy Jude Wallace.  

Like a thief in the night, love
will take them both by surprise.

Cover Design: Jada D’Lee Designs

Desolation By Jo Matthews

Liam Jenkins grew up with everything he ever
wanted. At age 17, his world is ripped apart and he finds himself without a home,
without a car, and without money. His support system is gone and he is left to
fend for himself. Not having any other option, Liam turns to sex and small
crimes to survive.

When a beautiful woman chooses not to turn him into
the cops but invites him to her hotel room instead, Liam’s world is flipped
upside down again and everything he’s learned on the streets ceases to exist.

What will happen when one night with her isn’t
enough? When she haunts his thoughts and dreams? When his past finally catches
up with him, will he be able to start over? And will his mystery woman be there
to see him through?

Cover Design: Jo Matthews

Low By Mary Elizabeth

Lowen Seely has been forced into
making bad choices his whole life but none as consequential as the one that
lands him behind bars. He thought times were tough before he was locked up; the
boy from the hood learns living a law-abiding life is nearly impossible with a
felony record.

He finds hope in Poesy Ashby, the
girl who kissed him through glass partitions every weekend for two years.

Not everything is simple, but in
her he finds strength.

In her, he is brave.

Even crooks love.

When Lowen and Poesy stare poverty
in the face, he has another choice to make.

And this time, she’s driving.

Cover Design: Valentine S.

Don’t Let Me Go By Sarah Elizabeth

Based almost entirely on body language, intimate feelings can develop
within less than a minute of meeting someone.

Additionally, meeting in a dangerous situation increases the chances of
falling in love.

This is that fall.

Where meeting her eyes means seeing it through.

Following down from the start to don’t let me go.

From roll up to run.

Between old glory and new beginnings.

This is what happens when a lamb is carried to the slaughter by courage,
instead of a cowardly lion.

Cover Design: Bishop Clark

Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22054056-branded

Meet
the Authors

B.L. Wilde

B.L. Wilde is a British author
obsessed with many things, including heated love stories. Fully supported by
her husband, she can often be found at her desk working on her next project.

Her journey into the
world of erotica began when she started writing online stories over three years
ago, and she hasn’t looked back since.

 

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Jeanne McDonald

Jeanne McDonald began telling
stories at the ripe young age of five, when her mother considered the truth to
be a lie due to her extensive embellishment to the retelling of an event.
She wrote her first short story when she was twelve years old, and at the
age of sixteen she tried her hand at poetry.  She reconnected with her
love for writing in 2010 thanks to the encouragement of a dear friend.

Her passions include a “mild”
Starbucks addiction, music, reading, quotes, movies, and romance.  When
she’s not spending time with her family, she can be found reading, writing,
chatting with her friends or diligently working toward her bachelor’s degree in
Speech Pathology and Audiology.  A proud Texan, Jeanne currently resides
in the Dallas/Fort Worth area with her family.

 

 

Links:

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Jo Matthews

Jo Matthews is an Arizona native,
where she lives with son. A stay-at-home mom since 2007, she only recently
discovered her love and passion for the written word. When she’s not writing,
she’s usually knee deep in editing—an aspect she thoroughly enjoys.

As an editor, she has propelled
quite a few authors into the published world, and with her skills, has landed
several stories on Amazon’s Top Sellers lists.

 

Links

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Twitter     |     Google+

Mary Elizabeth

Mary Elizabeth is an up and coming
author who finds words in chaos, writing stories about the skeletons hanging in
your closets. Known as The Realist, she is one half of The Elizabeths—a duo
brave enough to never hide the truth. Born and raised in Southern California,
she’s a wife, mother of four beautiful children, and dog tamer to one
enthusiastic Pit Bull and a prissy Chihuahua. She’s a hairstylist by day but
contemporary fiction, new adult author by night. Mary can often be found finger
twirling her hair and chewing on a stick of licorice while writing and
rewriting a sentence over and over until it’s perfect. She discovered her
talent for tale-telling accidentally, but literature is in her chokehold. And
she’s not letting go until every story is told.

 

Links:

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Sarah Elizabeth

love’s listener is a lone wolf
born a unicorn with a red panda soul and a heart she drew herself. friend,
sister, elizabeth, and true
love, she’s a messenger that makes art with words and
love with art. she’s been yelly, yellowglue, squeak, cuppycakes, precious
pinks, warren, little grey, a girl named ben, and sarahbear.  she’s a
synesthete, a heart junkie, a truth seeker and secret keeper. poet half,
sun half, and total scripturient, Sarah’s work is equal parts her passion,
sanctuary, precipice, vice, adventure, restorative, deliverance, and joy. she
currently resides in Kansas City, and she’s bringing Rococo back.

 

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 Review

4 Stars

Condemned by B.L. Wilde

Clay McGuire walked out of Brooke Perlo’s life and straight to prison for a crime he did not commit.   Ten years later Clay has a plan, get Brooke back and find out who set him up.  Clay knows he hurt Brooke, but it was the only way he could think of letting her go and not crumbling in prison.  Brooke however is not welcoming Clay back with open arms, he destroyed her heart but with his persistence she finds herself weakening because Brooke knows only one man can ever hold her heart, Clay.

Full of grit, Clay oozes alpha male.   This was a fantastic romance suspense to start off the anthology with.

 

Renegade by Jeanne McDonald

It took one moment to change Officer Lucy Diamond’s life in a completely unexpected way.  When she meets Jude she doesn’t know what to think but there is an undeniable chemistry that can’t be ignored.  Lucy is everything good, while Jude is everything bad, together they are just right.

Written to the tune of the Beatles, this was a surprising story about opposites who certainly attract.

 

Desolation by Jo Matthews

At seventeen Liam Jenkins was homeless and on the streets, he made his way surviving and sleeping with a woman when he was lonely.  There was one woman though that’s memory stayed with him, Paige she was the one woman he regretted walking away from but what could he offer her in return?  Perhaps fate will be forgiving and they will meet again one day.

Intriguing story, you felt for Liam and the instances of his being homeless.

 

Low  by Mary Elizabeth

Lowen “Low” is just trying to survive and help his family and his girl  Being dealt blow after blow he has lived a life a crime.  Now he is in jail and with his girl anxious for his return, will Low be able to live on the straight and narrow when he gets out?

Gritty tale of true love who are trying to stay one step ahead.

 

Don’t Let Me Go by Sarah Elizabeth

This one is a bit more difficult to write a synopsis on.  It vacillates between characters and has a definite fifties bad boy vibe to it.  I kept thinking of The Outsiders when picturing the characters.

Complex story with interesting characters.