Archives for September 2016

** Blog Tour / Book Review ** SO GOOD by Darcy Burke

So Good
5 STARS!
I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed getting to visit Ribbon Ridge again and getting a glimpse into a few of the Archer family’s lives down the road through this new series!  We’re starting on a delve into the hunky Westcott men’s stories, and since Cameron is best friends and in business with Hayden Archer, it’s still a great connection to the ever loving family that we all fell for over the years! Darcy has woven a great story here … two hearts who have been stomped on in the past, finding their way to each other and deciding to take a chance again.  Loved it!
Cameron Westcott doesn’t necessarily consider himself a player … he does love his women, but he’s always up front about what he’s looking for.  For once his reputation is biting him where it hurts when he meets a gorgeous woman that he’s interested in and she shoots him down instantly.
Brooke Ellis is new to Ribbon Ridge and on the mend from a hurtful divorce, so she’s definitely NOT looking for another womanizer!  She can’t deny that she finds Cam attractive though … and she’s in love with the wine his company is producing!  Will she actually be the one that makes Cam decide to take a chance on putting his heart out there again?
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MEET DARCY:

Darcy Burke is the USA Today Bestselling Author of hot, action-packed historical and sexy, emotional contemporary romance. A native Oregonian, Darcy lives on the edge of wine country with her guitar-strumming husband, their two hilarious kids who seem to have inherited the writing gene, and three Bengal cats. Visit Darcy online at www.darcyburke.com and sign up for her newsletter, follow her on Twitter at twitter.com/darcyburke, or like her Facebook page, www.facebook.com/DarcyBurkeFans.

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** Book Review ** THE BOLD AND THE DOMINANT by Shayla Black, Jenna Jacob, Isabella LaPearl

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BOOK THREE

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4 STARS!

Book 3 in The Doms of Her Life series brings more strife between the three lovers along with a couple of bitter pills from their past jumping in to try to stifle their future happiness.  Exciting and sexy hot!

Macen “Hammer” Hammerman and his best friend Liam O’Neill have finally managed to break down the walls their shared sub Raine Kendall has had up around her heart when their happiness is put to the test!  Liam’s ex-wife shows up causing a ruckus and he has to leave Raine in Hammer’s hands while he goes to deal with her.  During his absence, he lets his insecurities get the best of him and wonders if Raine even needs him anymore now that she has Hammer, and how he could ever mean as much to her as the man who she has pined after for years does.  Will his demons get the best of him and tear down their happily-ever-after before it even gets started?

When a past nemesis puts Raine in grave danger, will Liam and Macen be able to protect her?

A final big cliffhanger sets us up for the conclusion of the series … Book 4, COMING SOON!

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03-TBTD-v6After spending weeks trying to reach Raine Kendall, Dominants Liam O’Neill and Macen Hammerman have finally broken past the walls to their submissive’s wounded heart. Before they can enjoy their newfound closeness, Liam’s past comes back to haunt him when his ex-wife drops in—with a secret that could tear his world apart. Forced to leave Raine in Hammer’s care, Liam is stuck on the outside, stewing in frustration and insecurity…and wondering if Raine no longer needs him or if Hammer alone completes her.

Always the pillar of strength, Hammer tries to help Liam while sheltering their woman. But Raine soon discovers the truth that threatens the trio’s chance of a happily-ever-after. Determined to hold them together, the two men cook up a scheme to uncover the ex’s secret. When an old nemesis returns and targets Raine, can Liam and Hammer come together to slay the danger and save the woman they both love?

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** Book Review ** ROOMMATING by Noelle Adams and Samantha Chase

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4 STARS!

A sweet and sassy story about coming home again, even if you hurt people when you left.

Heather Carver is moving home to Preston, Virginia to work with her Dad in his restoration business now that she’s finished school.  She’s excited about putting what she’s learned to good use, and to be close to her Dad again.  She’s not expecting the bomb her Dad drops on her though … if she wants to take over the business now that he’s wanting to retire, she has to agree to partner with the person he wants to do the manual side of things … the person that she has never forgiven.

Christopher Dole walked away from his Mentor and friend Tom Carver 3 years ago, and he’s regretted it more than he can say … he just couldn’t stay in town right then, whether it was right or wrong.  He’s happy to be back now … but he’s not so sure this partner plan of Tom’s is going to work … especially when he puts in the stipulation that they have to be roommates for 6 months first. What is he thinking??

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** Release Week Blitz ** FULL EXPOSURE by Cathryn Fox

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FULL EXPOSURE

by Cathryn Fox
HANDS ON #3
Publication Date: September 5, 2016
Genres: Adult, Serial, Entangled: Scorched, Erotic, Romance

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Synopsis: Full Exposure is the finale of a three-part erotic series from New York Times and USA best-selling author Cathryn Fox.

I’ve just had the best two weeks of my life! Who’d have guessed that a big part of my rehab would involve giving a gorgeous psychologist private lessons in sex? The problem? I’m hooked. I want more and that wasn’t part of the deal. But I have a job to go back to, and she’s already pushing me away. So what the hell am I going to do? Still, as a quarterback, I know some things need a playbook and I’m used to winning. So before I walk away from this incredible thing between us, I’m going to use every strategy I know to convince her that the only hands she needs are mine…

This is the last of a three-part series full of mind-blowing sex, featuring a dirty-mouthed football player who knows the score and an inexperienced therapist who needs to learn it. Make sure you have the full series!

The Hands On serial is best enjoyed in order.
Reading Order:
Book #1 Hands On
Book #2 Body Contact
Book #3 Full Exposure

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ARE YOU READY TO GET SCORCHED? READ WHERE IT ALL STARTED WITH HANDS ON & BODY CONTACT, THE PARTS 1&2 IN THE HANDS ON EROTIC SERIAL!

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Synopsis: Hands On is the first of a three-part erotic series from New York Times and USA best-selling author Cathryn Fox.

When hot as hell Danielle Lang showed up and asked me to teach her about sex, I thought I was hallucinating. Turns out the beautiful psychologist needed an extra bit of schooling in all things sexual so she could teach a class.

I’m always up for helping a friend. I mean, it’s the least I can do. What I wasn’t expecting is for her to turn the tables and teach me a few things. Only this short-term promise of two weeks in her bed is going by a little too quickly. Not that I’m thinking forever or anything.

I’ve got a football career to get back to. And she doesn’t want to be a part of my world. There’s no way we can be together—so I’m going to make sure I enjoy every sexy second….

This is the first of a three-part series full of mind-blowing sex, featuring a dirty-mouthed football player who knows the score and an inexperienced therapist who needs to learn it. HANDS ON is sure to leave readers begging for more. The next installment, Body Contact, will be published August 2016.

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Synopsis: Body Contact is the second of a three-part erotic series from New York Times and USA best-selling author Cathryn Fox.Asking pro football player Jack Rider to teach me everything he knows about sex might have seemed like a good idea at the time, but now I’m not so sure I can handle a guy like him. I thought he’d just straight up do me, ridding me of my pesky virginity sooner rather than later. But no, he had his own ideas about bringing me up to speed on sex. His two weeks of slow seduction might just be the death of me, but since he’s the one in charge, I have to play the game his way. Not that I’m not enjoying it. I am. Who wouldn’t, right? I guess I just can’t help but wonder how I’ll ever let another man touch me after him.

This is the second of a three-part series full of mind-blowing sex, featuring a dirty-mouthed football player who knows the score and an inexperienced therapist who needs to learn it. BODY CONTACT is sure to leave readers begging for more. The next installment comes September 2016.

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ABOUT CATHRYN FOX

Cathryn Fox

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Cathryn Fox is a wife, mom, sister, daughter, and friend. She loves dogs, sunny weather, anything chocolate (she never says no to a brownie) pizza and red wine. Cathryn has two teenagers who keep her busy and a husband who is convinced he can turn her into a mixed martial arts fan. When not writing, Cathryn can be found laughing over lunch with friends, hanging out with her kids, or watching a big action flick with her husband.

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** Book Review ** ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE by Marie Harte

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4 1/2 STARS!

Brawny,  dirty talking bad boy meets sassy, give as good as she gets tough girl … and mad chemistry ignites!  Loving this series by Marie Harte.  The guys in this garage are raunchy tough guys and I love it!

Foley Sanders doesn’t know what to think when sexy Cynthia Nichols comes in to Webster’s Garage and tells him what for!  He should be irritated that someone just copped such an attitude with him, but WOW, he just can’t get over what a gorgeous spitfire she is!

Cyn was having a bad day and that one more thing just pushed her over the top and she exploded.  She really shouldn’t have been so mean to Foley … but he’s just another man right?

Foley can’t put the enticing temptress out of his mind and decides he has to pursue her … but she’s not having it!

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** Book Review ** THE YOUNG AND THE SUBMISSIVE by Shayla Black, Jenna Jacob, Isabella LaPearl

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BOOK TWO

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4 STARS!

The Doms of Her Life  — Book 2

Raine Kendall has everything that she could need to make her happy.  Sexy as sin Dom Liam O’Neill collared her as his and is doing everything he can to make her happy.  She just can’t get out of the past in her head enough to truly submit to him.  It also doesn’t help that the man she’s loved for years is still there by her side letting her know that he wants her to be his either!

Will Macen Hammerman AKA Hammer succeed in coming between Raine and Liam or will he eventually put her needs ahead of his own and step back?

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02-TYTS-v6Raine Kendall has everything a woman could want…almost. Sexy, tender Dom Liam O’Neill is her knight in shining armor, but Raine keeps pinching herself. Is he too good to be true or is this growing connection one that could last a lifetime? She’s constantly torn by her abiding feelings for her commanding boss, Macen “Hammer” Hammerman, especially in the wake of the mind-blowing night he cast aside the barriers between them and ravaged every inch of her body.

Hammer, Liam’s former best friend, can’t stop coveting Raine. But Liam is determined to hold and guide the woman he loves and see if she can be the submissive of his dreams. However, he’s finding that her trust is hard won and he needs a bloody crowbar to pry open her scarred soul. So he risks everything to win her once and for all. But once he’s put his daring plan in motion, will it cost Liam his heart if he loses Raine to Hammer for good?

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** SPOTLIGHT ** An Interview with Harlequin Presents Author Rachael Thomas

 

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September 2016

 

“When you’ve finished making offers for the bracelet, I have a proposition for you.” 

Billionaire Liev Dragunov has spent a lifetime plotting revenge against those responsible for his family’s ruin. Finally he has the way: Bianca Di Sione.

She’s denied their obvious attraction and coolly rebuffs every request to work for him—until he finds her weakness: a diamond bracelet she desperately needs!

Bianca must become his fake fiancée if she wants her trinket! But the taste of revenge isn’t as sweet as desire, and Liev discovers that she is innocent in more ways than one…

Book 3 of The Billionaire’s Legacy

 

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INTERVIEW with Harlequin Presents author RACHAEL THOMAS

It’s my pleasure to host Rachael Thomas today on her Blog Tour for her brand new book TO BLACKMAIL A DI SIONE, available both in print and digital in the links provided above!  Thanks for being here Rachael!

  • Is there a special memory that you have about when you decided you wanted to become an author?

I decided I wanted to be an author when I was about eight years old. My class had been set the task of writing a short story and once done, mine was read out as a good example of how to do that. It was the start of a very big dream!

  • Is there a particular author that you remember being the first that drew you into being a fan of the Romance genre?

I’ve always loved the Romance genre, since I was a teenager, but Liz Fielding visited my local writing group about ten years ago and brought with her Kate Walker’s 12 Point Guide to Writing Romance. From that moment on my fate was sealed – I wanted to write for Harlequin Presents and nothing else would do.

  • If you could visit one place in the world that you have never been, where would it be?

I have always wanted to see Niagara Falls. It’s now sitting at the top of my list!

  • What do you enjoy doing when you’re not writing?

Other than reading? I am a keen photographer, but very much a beginner with lots to learn yet. I also love visiting old castles, of which there are plenty in Wales where I live and grand houses.

  • Is there a topic you’ve always wanted to write about that you haven’t had a chance to yet?

One day I’d like to write a book which is set in the past – but not for a while yet, I have too many Presents stories to write first.

  • Any future books or projects that you want to share with us to look forward to?

Married For the Italian’s Heir, which is part of the Brides for Billionaires miniseries will be out in November 2016 and I have just started writing my own duet about the Valdez brothers.

Thanks for having me here today.
x  Rachael

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Rachael Thomas

Rachael Thomas

I love escaping to distant shores with my characters, entering their glamorous world and feeling all the emotions they experience as they discover their love for one another. A love so strong it will overcome all obstacles eventually, leading to that promised happy ever after.

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** Book Review ** FULL EXPOSURE by Cathryn Fox

Full Exposure

5 STARS!

A steamy HOT ending to this sex infused 3 part serial by Cathryn Fox!  The chemistry between Danielle and Jack has been explosive from the start, and this final foray with them did NOT disappoint!

Quarterback Jack Rider is home rehabbing his knee in order to get back to his football career, but he just spent the best two weeks of his life giving sexual lessons to innocent psychologist, Danielle Lang!  The only problem is, now he’s hooked and doesn’t want to walk away …

Danielle loves that Jack did this big favor for her, and she’s had the time of her life … but now it’s time to say goodbye … isn’t it??

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** Book Review ** THE GHOSTWRITERS by Mickey J. Corrigan

The Ghostwriters

3 1/2 STARS!

A quirky, fast read … several surprises await you as you delve into this book, and after all is said and done, it left me feeling a bit cheated of a meaningful plot.

Jacy McMasters finds herself channeling a dead author to create a hopefully successful follow-up to his previous masterpiece.  JD Balinger helps her get past some of the abuse she has been putting her body through and makes her focus on actually getting words on paper for a change.

She meets a new guy … a nice guy for a change … and starts to date him.  She tries not to screw it up too much with her past behavior, but she can’t figure out what the truth is that he keeps hinting at that she revealed to him the night she met him while in a drunken stupor.

We stumble across the dark past of Jacy’s family life, and watch what she goes through to accept the reality of it all.

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** Book Review ** AN INDECENT PROPOSAL by Katee Robert

An Indecent Proposal

4 1/2 STARS!

In Book 3 of her The O’Malleys series, Katee Robert brings us Cillian’s story.  He is my favorite O’Malley yet, and I really enjoyed getting to know the real him!

Another hunky O’Malley is on the scene as we meet Cillian.  He’s dark and drained after past happenings in the family and he’s really in need of a change, so when he meets Olivia Rashidi at the neighborhood bar, she’s a breath of fresh air.

Olivia doesn’t like Cillian from the start, but she can’t deny he’s sexy as all get out!  When she finds out his name, she tries even harder to steer clear of him.  She’s running from her own mob family, so she sure doesn’t need to get mixed up with someone from yet another one.

When they can no longer fight the attraction, Cillian agrees to the rules dictated by Olivia .. one night, no strings.  But when she runs into trouble from her past a short time later, she turns to Cillian for help.  Will they get to the point where they are willing to fight their families to be together?

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