Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Release Blitz & Giveaway: Missing Summer: Part One (Missing Summer, #1) by E.N. Hudgins

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 Title: Missing Summer: Part One

Series: Missing Summer, #1

Author: E.N. Hudgins

Cover Design: E.N. Hudgins

Genre: Contemporary/New Adult Romance

Release Date: March 1, 2016


 
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Missing Summer Part One
"You're gonna make me miss summer,
You're gonna show me that time truly flies,
Show me the smile in hello,
The tears in goodbyes,
You're gonna make me miss summer,
When the winter stings my skin,
When the fallen leaves spin in the wind,
You're gonna make me miss summer."
Time changes everything.
Kollie was the "girl next door" who didn't notice Jared in high school. Jared is the guy who could get any girl he wanted... except for the one whose face haunted his dreams.
Fast-forward three years:
Haunted by dark events while away, Jared returns home to begin his life anew. He's shocked to find the one girl he could never have sleeping in his own bed... the one girl he swore he would stay away from forever.
Hired by Jared's parents as nanny to his younger brother and sister, Kollie is a mess. Thrown out of her own home, she has found a new family and what she believes is happiness.
With Jared's return, Kollie is forced to face her own demons. Jared, struggling for redemption, tries to resist his renewed attraction. But it's no use. Temptation soon has its way in a storm of rapturous bliss... while forcing both to face dark pasts and tortured memories.
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"You're beautiful," he whispers. Yep, I can die happy now.
"Thank you," I say quietly. I'm sure I'm twelve shades of pink. I need a distraction. Stat. Where are those damn kids? "For that, um, compliment. I was sure by not bathing today you'd be repulsed by me. Plan fail?"
He laughs at this and brushes a piece of hair away from my face, "Well you do smell kind of funny."
"I'm not the only one, did you also skip your shower?" I shoot back with a smile.
"No sweetheart, I had my shower, trust me. It was a freezing one."
Speechless. The vision in my mind can only be cured by one thing...

 
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This is an amazing start to what is going to be one hell of a journey between the gorgeous and very sexy Jared and the beautiful and innocent Kollie!!! 
~ Tracy (Ladies of Love Book Blog)



It was a surprisingly refreshing, full of fun and sexual tension...made me laugh out loud kind of book.
~ Tricia (iScream Books)



I usually don't like books that are short because I feel like the story won't flow or it'll be rushed.. And really I just like big books(and I can not lie lol).. But, Missing Summer was well put together and I didn't feel that it was rushed at all..
~ Marissa Olson (Goodreads)



I have nothing negative to say. It's short. It's a quick read. It leaves you hanging. But it's beautifully written and it flows perfectly together. Well done and keep up the awesome work!!
~ Book Barn



A well deserved 5 stars. I literally devoured this in one sitting. I couldnt put it down. It had everything and I was hooked from the start. There is mystery and a lot of sexual tension it had everything you could want. The author threw everything in there mixed it all up and gave it a little bit of spice just enough to wet our whistles.
~ Lesley (Goodreads)



Read.... No... devoured this tonight, really enjoyed it... My only complaint? I haven't got part 2 yet!! 
~ Clare (Goodreads)


Missing Summer: Part Two by E.N. Hudgins

Release Date: March 15, 2016

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Time changes everything.
Torn between the past that has haunted him and what is happening in the now, Jared runs, again. Terrified of corrupting yet another girl, he does the one thing he is used to. He runs.
"You're gonna make me miss summer,
You're gonna show me that time truly flies,
Show me the smile in hello,
The tears in goodbyes,
You're gonna make me miss summer,
When the winter stings my skin,
When the fallen leaves spin in the wind,
You're gonna make me miss summer."
Time changes everything.
A year has passed when Jared returns to Georgia. His mother has requested that he come home. Not knowing he would be brought face to face with the girl he ran from, he honors his mom's request.
Kollie has been in the same house, with the same job, and the same best friend this whole time. Except now she's completely aware of her demons, and she's been battling to put them to rest. She still doesn't understand what she did to run the one guy who has ever broken past her barrier, away.
When the two come face to face, yet again. In the same house. Will they reconnect and have a more understanding relationship? Or will they break each other completely?
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10 Things...
1.    I'm scared of the dark.
2.    I was raised by a single dad.
3.    I battle with Anxiety & PTSD as does my character Kollie.
4.    My favorite drink is Monsters.
5.    I can't eat while writing.
6.    I'm obsessed with Grunge Rock Bands.
7.   My idol is Carrie Bradshaw.
8.   I'm married to a singer/song writer/aspiring producer
9.    My favorite color is Pink.
10.  I live close to where they filmed The Walking Dead, and I've been a Stalker of the area for years. I still haven't sighted an Actor though.
10.2 I have one tattoo of the word "second" on my index "trigger" finger. It stands for the second amendment.
10.5 My daughter is named after Chyler who plays "Janie" from Not Another Teen Movie. (ALL HER HUSBAND'S IDEA)

 
About The Author
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E. N. Hudgins is new to the Author scene. She is currently working on her debut novel, Missing Summer, which is scheduled to release in 2016. She's been an avid reader for years and loves all genres of romance that include angst, especially the temper throwing cliffhangers. Her goal is to cause readers to scream, cry, and yell in a crowded library while reading her stories. She loves to write scenes that melt your heart and set your undies on fire.
When she's not writing she works as a graphic artist creating book covers and tantalizing teasers.
She lives in Georgia with her husband and two children. They have a dog named Dixon and a cat named Maggie. Yes, her pet names are inspired by The Walking Dead.
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Tuesday, February 23, 2016

New Release: The Synergy Series by S. Reynolds


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Synopsis
New Orleans is a city of Mystery and Beauty. For Synergy Emerson, it's the place she hopes to find answer. Discovering a world she never knew existed wasn't in her plans, but sometimes Fate has a plan of her own.
When she discovers new powers, she'll have to learn to control them while surviving the ones who want to use her for their gain.
With a bounty on her head, she'll have a hard time escaping the clutches of evil.
Kanai Aeros is frustrated with his day to day routine. Being a supernatural cop was time consuming, leaving no time for a personal life.
When Synergy Emerson pulls into town and a bunch of dead bodies start showing up, he learns there is so much more to her and the community he's lived in all of his life than he ever imagined.

The supernatural community is about to get bigger and a lot deadlier.


❣ ❣ Synergy is available in 2 version ❣ ❣


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Synergy - Adult Version

Synergy - Young Adult Version





Help Out on a New Project by Tara Oakes!!

 I'm looking to spread the word about an exciting new project from Tara Oakes. She'll be working on her first (and probably only) non-fiction book called THE HEART.
 
     As a romance author, Tara wants to find out more about what makes people tick, and how their experiences with love and romance have shaped their views on it. She wants to take real-life submissions from everyday people as her muse for this project.
 
      That's where you come in! I would LOVE if you could help us spread the word on this exciting new work, and invite you send in submissions of your own! It would be incredibly helpful if you could share this signup with your readership, and encourage them to participate!






Wednesday, February 17, 2016

My how I've missed my blog....

     I'm finally back in business after almost 8 months! I'm so excited to get back into the swing of things! I hope I still have a few followers around after such a long "break". I seriously love ya'll!! Feel free to stop in and say hi!!

     More to come soon!




Saturday, June 6, 2015

Pre-order Blitz: Before the Rain (Tempting Signs #5) by JoAnne Kenrick


Before the Rain By JoAnne Kenrick


Publisher: Fated Desires.
Flame Rating: Three
Setting: North Wales, UK
Genre: Small Town Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Vacation romance, Opposites Attract
Release date: July 21st 2015

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Before the Rain is book five in Fated Desires’ multiple author series of stand-alone stories. In JoAnne’s addition to this series, a sworn-off-love Southerner escapes her failing life in Georgia and flees to the UK for a three month ‘no men allowed’ sabbatical where she unwittingly falls for the rustic charm of Rose Farm and its Welsh owner.


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Three fiancés in three years makes Zoe Chantilly’s relationship column for the Georgia Times her only semblance of commitment…that is until her dating advice takes a dive down the Suwannee and she’s fired.
Unemployed and single, she leaves the sweltering heat of the south and heads to the UKfor a man-free break from life. The plan? Get with nature, write a novel, and be alone. Be very much alone. But nature has other plans for Zoe.
Navigating the backcountry roads of Wales seems just as complicated as her love life. A near-collision hones her desires in on Dylan Mostyn, a Leo seething with a raw prowess and macho magnetism the Aquarius in her can’t resist.

This Welshman is as arrogant as he is gorgeous. He’s also her landlord. The undeniable and thunderous attraction between them pinnacles during a karaoke duet at the village fete, but what starts as a no-strings fling quickly spirals toward dangerous ground.




About JoAnne Kenrick


JoAnne Kenrick is a multi-published author who writes both contemporaries and paranormals. She was born and raised in a wee seaside town in North Wales, and has traveled far and wide. In true Brit form, she is a teaholic.
She now lives in North Carolina with her very own British hero, where she creates ever afters with a backdrop of those wonderful places she's visited. Come across the pond and faraway...with JoAnne Kenrick.
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Excerpt

Present Day, August 1, 2015

“Dwi’n caru ti,” he rasped in Welsh, rounding out his vowels and sharpening his Rs.
Uh-oh. Dylan Mostyn only slipped into his native language around Zoe when he was horny.
He entwined his fingers with hers, his gray stare fierce yet his touch gentle.
“Did you hear me, Chantilly?” he prodded, his voice low and gruff with his own brand of rustic charm and raw macho energy. “Dwi’n caru ti…I love you.”
Ah, heck, how was she supposed to resist him now?
Like a teenager about to get her first-ever kiss, she quivered, her knees knocking together.
Damn him for being so…so…so British. With his sexy accent and his Hugh Grant hair flop and Gerald Butler’s down and dirty swoon factor. And his dimples. Gah. If she wasn’t so weak-willed, she’d squeeze in one last wham-bam before heading back to the States.
Who was she kidding? A quickie wouldn’t sate her needs. Not anymore. What had Wales—what had Dylan—done to her? Love, a four-letter word she dreaded. In all her thirty-one years, she hadn’t truly loved anyone. Had she inadvertently fallen for him? Truly fallen for him? Like head-over-ass and giddy-in-love fallen for him?
Impossible.
“You can’t leave.” He edged her against the wall of the farm-style kitchen in the stone cottage, his chest pressing against hers. “Not yet.”
“Umm.” Between his hard body and a stone wall, Zoe dodged his lips by leaning to the left and pointing to the whistling kettle atop the gas stovetop. His masculine scent with subtle hints of amber and musk enveloped her and melted her a little more.

“Do you love me?”


Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Book Blast: Vicious Cycle by Katie Ashley

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Title: Vicious Cycle
Author: Katie Ashley
Series: A Vicious Cycle Novel 1
Genre: Motorcycle Club Romance
On Sale Date: June 2, 2015
Publisher: Penguin
Imprint: Signet
ISBN: 0451474910
ASIN: B00OQS4DMI
Print Length: 328 pages
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Synopsis


New York Times bestselling author Katie Ashley revs up the danger and sexual tension in her brand-new Vicious Cycle romance series.

Deacon Malloy’s life is dedicated to the Hells Raiders motorcycle club. Tough, hard, and fast with his fists, he serves the group as sergeant at arms. But his devil-may-care approach to life is thrown for a loop when the five-year-old daughter he never knew existed lands on the club steps.

Alexandra Evans is devoted to all her students—but there’s always been something about Willow Malloy that tugs at her heart. There’s an aura of sadness about her, a girl in need of all the love Alexandra can give. When Willow stops coming to school, Alexandra’s search leads to a clubhouse full of bikers…and a father hell-bent on keeping his daughter always within sight.

The moment Deacon sees Alexandra, he has to have her in his bed—and he’s never met a woman yet who couldn’t be persuaded. No matter how attracted she is to Deacon, Alexandra refuses to be just another conquest. But it’s Deacon himself who could be seduced—into a brighter future for himself, his daughter, and the woman he’s falling for against all odds.


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Excerpt


As I entered the door, I took a deep breath to try and still my out-of-control nerves. Smoke hung heavy in the air, stinging my eyes and causing me to cough. Several men in leather biker cuts lounged on stools at the bar, nursing beers. Across from me, a heated pool game was taking place.
I took a few steps inside and then froze. “Are you lost, darlin’?” a big busted woman in a halter top asked.
“Uh…I’m looking for David Malloy,” I said.
Two men at the pool table whirled around. The shorter of the two, a tough but cute looking blond, cocked his head curiously at me. But then the moment my gaze locked on the other man, I knew he was Willow’s father. They had the same dark hair, soulful dark eyes, and heart-shaped face. David, however, had dark scruff covering his face. Although he was Rev’s brother, I didn’t see any resemblance between the two. Although he was shorter and slightly less built, David was just as good-looking as Rev. “Mr. Malloy?” I questioned, as I closed the distance between us.
He tossed the pool stick on the table. Taking a long drag on his cigarette, he then stubbed it out in an ashtray on the table. “What do you want?” he demanded.
Without even glancing around the room, I knew that every eye in the place was on us. “I really need to speak with you for a moment.”
His dark eyes narrowed as they raked over my body. Then the next thing I knew, he leapt at me, knocking me back into the wall. One of his hands came to grip my throat while his body pinned me in place. Fear like I had never known overwhelmed me, sending my heartbeat drumming wildly in my ears. It was so loud it felt like a cannon blast going off around me. “Please,” I murmured.
David glared at me as his thumb pressed harder into my throat. “They’re really falling down on their job at the academy.”
“E-Excuse m-me?” I stammered.
With a smirk, he replied, “Don’t they train you ATF bitches to hide your fear a little better? I mean, you’re practically pissing your pants right now, not to mention your heart is beating ninety to nothing.”
I shook my head slowly back and forth as I tried processing his words. “ATF? I don’t understand.”
He rolled his eyes. “A white-bred piece of ass comes waltzing into my clubhouse wanting to talk to me alone. It doesn’t take a fucking genius to realize you’re a Fed.”
A Fed? It took me a moment to process what he meant. Holy shit, he thought I worked for the government as an agent of some sort. Quickly, I replied, “No, I’m not.”
A voice came from him. “Deacon, man, you’re gonna get your ass jacked up even further for this.”
Glancing over his shoulder, Deacon said to the young, blond haired man, “Stay out of this, Bishop.”
Bishop held up his hands. “Fine. It’s your fucking funeral.”
David’s hand slid down my throat to the buttons on my dress. Glancing over his shoulder at the others, he questioned, “What do you bet she’s wired up under her tits?”
When his hands started to rip open my dress, I couldn’t hold back my scream. “No, stop! I’m not who you think I am. I swear!” I protested.
“Then just who the hell are you?” he demanded.
Before I could answer, a tiny voice came from behind us. “Miss Alex?”
The sound of Willow’s voice caused David to release his hold on my dress, but his body still kept me pinned to the wall. At that same moment, Rev entered the clubhouse. When he saw me, his eyes bulged, and he broke into a run to reach us. Grabbing David’s shoulders, he slung him away from me. “For fuck’s sake, Deacon, what the hell are you doing?”
“I’m giving this undercover ATF bitch what she deserves,” Deacon spat, taking a step back toward me.
“Christ, she’s not ATF,” Rev countered.
“Oh, then who the hell is she?”
“She’s my teacher…and my friend,” Willow answered in a small voice.


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About the Katie Ashley 

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Katie Ashley is the New York Times, USA Today, and Amazon Best-Selling author of The Proposition Series, Runaway Train Series, as well as several New Adult and Young Adult titles. Her latest series, Vicious Cycle, has been picked up for publication by Penguin Books.

She lives outside of Atlanta, Georgia with her two very spoiled dogs. She has a slight obsession with Pinterest, The Golden Girls, Harry Potter, Shakespeare, Supernatural, Sons of Anarchy, Downton Abbey, Designing Women, and Scooby-Doo.  With a BA in English, a BS in Secondary English Education, and a Masters in English Education, she spent 11 1/2 years educating the Youth of America aka teaching MS and HS English until she left to write full time in December 2012. She is represented by Jane Dystel of Dystel and Goderich Literary Management.

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