Tuesday 28 January 2020

New Release: RULES OF ENGAGEMENT by J.T. Geissinger

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Love is a battlefield for a quirky matchmaker and the cocky football star who hires her to find him a wife.


RULES OF ENGAGEMENT, an all-new hilarious romantic comedy from J.T. Geissinger, is available now!


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As the owner of Perfect Pairings matchmaking service, Maddie McRae earns her living helping others fall in love. Dubbed the Wedding Whisperer due to her success getting couples down the aisle, the sweet Southern belle knows that the foundation of wedded bliss is built on similarities: opposites might attract, but they don’t stay together.
Which is why she’s holding out for her own Prince Charming, a perfect gentleman who will arrive one day and sweep her off her feet with his devotion, kindness, and charm.

Enter Mason Spark.
Rude, arrogant, and notoriously allergic to monogamy, the hottest quarterback in the NFL is Maddie’s polar opposite. He’s also her new client. Her gorgeous, infuriating new client who’s paying her an outrageous sum of money to find him a wife. With his multi-million dollar contract on the line due to his behavior on and off the field, bad boy Mason is willing to pretend to settle down.

But when he starts to fall for the adorkable matchmaker who can’t stand him, the playboy finds himself in the game of his life to keep something he never thought he’d lose—his heart.


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About J.T. Geissinger 

J.T. Geissinger is a bestselling author of emotionally charged romance and women’s fiction. Ranging from funny, feisty rom coms to intense, edgy suspense, her books have sold more than one million copies and been translated into several languages. She is the recipient of the Prism Award for Best First Book, the Golden Quill Award for Best Paranormal/Urban Fantasy, and is a two-time finalist for the RITA® Award from the Romance Writers of America®. She has also been a finalist in the Booksellers’ Best, National Readers’ Choice, and Daphne du Maurier Awards. Her first novel was published in 2012. Since then she’s written eighteen more novels. When she’s not writing, she’s reading, drinking wine, surfing the internet, and daydreaming about all the things she’s going to be when she grows up. She lives near the beach in Los Angeles with her husband and deaf/demented rescue kitty, Ginger.


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Sunday 26 January 2020

New Release: WE ARE ONE Vol 1. & Vol. 2 by various authors




A message from Bella Jewel

We Are One

What can I do?

Haven't we all asked that question?

What can I do to help these people in need as fire destroys our beautiful country?

With big celebs donating money we could never match, which we are SO incredibly grateful for, we wonder how our little donations can make a difference? But they can. Every SINGLE cent makes a difference. Every person makes a difference. Everyone coming together MAKES a difference. 

So, I decided to make a difference. I wanted to give back. I wanted to help. 

What I never expected was the incredible support my fellow Australian authors would give me. These utterly BEAUTIFUL women all came forward and happily threw themselves into my cause. They wanted to help. They had lived the pain. Cried the tears. Seen the destruction. They, my friends, are angels. 

So, there you have it. This is how we're helping our country. 

Today, Australia Day, we are so proud to be releasing not one but TWO incredible anthologies into the public. Volume One is available on ALL platforms (Nook, Apple Books, Amazon, Kobo etc) and Volume Two is exclusive to Amazon and FREE in Kindle Unlimited. We wanted to open it up to EVERYONE. 

Two incredible editions, full of amazing books, for the price of $3.99. That money you spend will go directly into helping two incredible charities that need our money the most right now. Your purchase will go towards saving things that are so utterly broken right now. We need to heal our country. We need to heal what's broken. 

VOLUME ONE will go in full to HIVE AID. Bees are everything, you guys, and they're being destroyed. Without them, there is no us, they need our help -  https://www.ruralaid.org.au/donate

VOLUME TWO will go in full to WIRES – Australian Wildlife Rescue Organisation - https://www.wires.org.au


Our native flora and fauna need us, and we've decided to give to them. 

The most important part, is me giving a shout out to the incredible people who have graciously helped us without question. Who have given their time to us without hesitation. 

For this ABSOLUTELY amazing cover, I give full thanks to Ben Ellis from Tall Story Designs. He has worked with us to give us the most beautiful cover I could ever imagine. Ben, thank you, no words can express how grateful we are. Please, go and give him your support - https://www.facebook.com/tallstorydesigns

To Give Me Books for creating a release blitz for us, to spread the word and help us get as much as we possibly can for these incredible charities, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. You have stepped forward and jumped in without question. You're a true part of this book community. Please, go and give them your support - https://www.facebook.com/GiveMeBooksPR

And, to my UTTERLY gorgeous AUTHORS that came forward and gave their work to this, who jumped in without thought or question, I am forever thankful for your help!! You know how much this means to our country, and you're all true angels. I wish we could have gotten every Aussie author in this anthology but unfortunately that just wasn't possible, but I know, I KNOW, they are all supporting this country with their whole hearts <3 

Ella Fields, Lili Saint Germain, TJ Hamilton, Max Henry, Nina Levine, Lauren McKellar, Lila Rose, TL Smith, Len Webster, Rachel Brookes, KM Golland, Carmen Jenner, Lesley Jones, Kate McCarthy, Kate Sterritt, Eden Summers, Pepper Winters & Kasey Millstead! 

Thank you,
Bella Jewel x




Title: We Are One: Volume One
Authors: Ella Fields, Lili St. Germain, TJ Hamilton,
Max Henry, Nina Levine, Lauren K. McKellar,
Lila Rose, T.L. Smith, & Len Webster
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: January 26, 2020



Volume One

Nine amazing authors come together in this incredible anthology. All proceeds will go towards those in need during the Australian Bushfire Crisis currently affecting Australia.

In this limited edition you'll receive 9 full length novels from the following incredible authors:

Lili St Germain - Gun Shy
Ella Fields - Suddenly Forbidden
TJ Hamilton - Defending Pacer
Max Henry - Echoes in the Storm
Nina Levine - Steal my Breath
Lauren K. McKellar - The Twenty One
Lila Rose - Fumbled Love
T.L. Smith - Kandiland
Len Webster - The First Touch Of Sunlight

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Title: We Are One: Volume Two
Authors: Rachel Brookes, K.M. Golland,
Carmen Jenner, Bella Jewel, Lesley Jones,
Kate McCarthy, Kasey Millstead, Kate Sterritt,
Eden Summers, & Pepper Winters
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: January 26, 2020



Volume Two

Ten incredible authors come together in this amazing anthology. All proceeds will go towards those in need during the Australian Bushfire Crisis currently affecting Australia.

In this limited edition you'll receive 10 full length novels from the following incredible authors:

Bella Jewel - Fleeting Moments
Rachel Brookes - Be My Temptation
K.M. Golland - Plight
Carmen Jenner - Towards The Sound Of Chaos
Lesley Jones - Spiralling Skywards
Kate McCarthy - The Biker & The Thief
Kasey Millstead - Cowboy Town
Kate Sterritt - Love My Way
Eden Summers - Hunter
Pepper Winters - Can't Touch This

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Friday 24 January 2020

NEW RELEASE (+ Author Giveaway): OVER THE TOP by Dr. Rebecca Sharp


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ABOUT THE BOOK

From bestselling author, Dr. Rebecca Sharp, comes a sexy, winter sports romance with a flurry of suspense that will heat up the slopes and keep you on your toes ...   

Jac 
Ice Princess. Cold Queen. 
The best skier in the world who only cares about winning. It’s what the media claims. It’s what I let everyone believe. My fiancé’s betrayal taught me not to care about anything except the mountain. Especially not men. Or love. Kyle Masters was only supposed to be a distraction. A one night wonder before the Alpine Ski World Cup. It doesn’t matter if I can’t stop thinking about him. He wants more. I see it in his eyes. He wants to be my White Knight. Too bad for him I don’t need saving.   

Kyle 
Everything in my life was great. Great job. Great friends. And the great alone. Who would’ve thought it would be so hard to find a woman who wanted a serious relationship? And serious was the last thing Jaclyn Blanchard wanted from me. Or so she says. But after one night, she’s mistaken if she thinks I’ll give up on my stubborn Cinderella. Especially when danger lurks on the mountain. She wants more. I see it in her eyes. But she hides her warm heart behind a frozen shield. Too bad the Ice Princess can’t help but melt under my touch.   






PURCHASE LINKS 
Amazon Universal: mybook.to/READOverTheTop 



 Winter Games series: 
💜Up in the Air (Book 1): mybook.to/UpInTheAir 
🧡On the Edge (Book 2) is FREE: http://bit.ly/READOnTheEdge 
💚Enjoy the Ride (Book 3): http://bit.ly/READEnjoyTheRide 
💙In Too Deep (Book 4): http://bit.ly/READInTooDeep 
💗Over the Top (Book 5): mybook.to/READOverTheTop   



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To celebrate the release of Over the Top, Dr. Rebecca Sharp is giving away a $25 Amazon gift card. Head to her Facebook page to enter: https://www.facebook.com/drrebeccasharp/   


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EXCERPT 

“You’re not calling a cab,” he bit out.
                “Why not?”
                “Because I can drive you.”
                My spine straightened, immediately going into defense mode. “You don’t have to do that. I’m a big girl, I can most certainly call a cab.”
                My gasp was swallowed by his mouth as his lips crushed down on mine, his tongue demanding and possessive inside my mouth. If I hadn’t been staring at those lips for the past two hours, I swore I wouldn’t have given in quite so easily.
                “Jac, I don’t care how big or small you are,” he rasped against my mouth, biting my lower lip in between words. “I don’t care if you’re Navy SEAL or a ninja. Heck, I don’t even care if you’re a Jedi and you’ve got a lightsaber holstered to your side, I’m not letting you get in a cab alone. So, you can sass me all you want but unless you’re planning on knocking me out, the only cab you’re getting in is the one in my truck, and that’s all I’m gonna say about it.”
                Feeling a thousand emotions I was afraid to describe, I blinked in shock as he stalked off to grab his gear and say goodnight to his bandmates. 
                I didn’t know why I argued with him. I didn’t want to argue with him, but this was me. Independent. Alone. I didn’t rely on anyone, especially a man, because the last time that happened, Evan had turned me into the kind of person I despised and then went and betrayed me for it.
                “Ready?”
                I was sorely tempted to knock him out just for the heck of it, but I really needed him to kiss me again and those things were mutually exclusive.
                With a nod, I stood, my black leather pants from the first night we met sticking slightly to the faux leather cushion. I’d opted for another Star Wars tee that I knotted in front of my stomach to make it look vintage fashionable instead of the easy, comfortable pick that it was.
                He held the door open even with all the gear in his hands and let me walk out of the building first. My steps slowed sensing his gaze was on my butt. I wanted his gaze on me. I wanted his eyes everywhere because they felt like when the sun comes out from behind the clouds on a cool spring day and you can feel the heat immediately as it bloomed every cell to attention.
                I craved the warmth, no matter what it was doing to my frozen walls.
                He reached around me and grabbed the passenger door to hold it open and I couldn’t stop my mouth from smarting, “I know how to open a door.”
                He waited until I was seated before leaning partially through the frame to reply, “Never said you didn’t, Jac. Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should – especially when you’re with me.”
                My mouth opened but the door closing had me shut it again.
                Whatever. He could have his Charming-complex, I thought with an eye-roll even as my heart thudded harder in my chest, enjoying far too much being around a man who wanted to take care of me.
                I turned my head to Kyle when I realized that we were both now sitting in a truck that was running but not moving.
                “Didn’t want to interrupt,” he explained, his eyes searching mine like he could see what I was thinking. “Where to?”
                My lips parted but Marissa’s address lodged in my throat.
                I didn’t want to go back to the apartment. I wanted more time with the man who insisted on holding my coat and driving me home and opening doors. I wanted one more night with Prince Charming before this whole spell ended.
                “I’m not giving you my address,” I said smoothly, running my palms over my thighs before crossing my arms in front of me. “In case you turn out to be a stalker.”
                “Me?” he asked incredulously. “You’re the one who made me take you to my apartment. You’re the one who showed up at my place of work. And you’re the one who was at my show tonight. Maybe you’re the stalker.”
                I glared at him, especially when I saw the smile tugging at the corner of his lips. I should just give him the address now. I should, but I wouldn’t because I wasn’t ready to let go of this night I’d been thinking about all week.
                “Not a stalker,” I said, pretending to examine my teal nails. “Just unlucky.”
                He chuckled. “So, is this your way of forcing me to take you back to my place again?”
                “Oh no.” I shook my head. “I could show you what forcing you would be…”
                His deeper laugh was drowned out as he put the truck in gear and pulled out of the lot. Even though I’d only been to his apartment once, the roads there felt like they were engraved in my brain, like an address of sorts – the one I needed to remember in order to get home.
                “So, what do you do when you aren’t training or on the mountain?” he asked as we passed over the lamp-lit streets of Aspen, flurries trickling down from the sky.
                “Why? Wondering what my plans are once I retire?” I said it lightly, but the way he looked at me was anything but.
                “I’m not a reporter, Jac. I’m not asking to try to get the inside scoop on your life or your future. Just want to know about you, that’s all.”
                I shrunk back against the seat, knowing I had responded defensively. What else was I supposed to do? That’s all they ever wanted to know. Hobbies to try and speculate what would happen to me when my career was over, anything to try and make me feel vulnerable, to remind me that I couldn’t keep the gold forever.
                If there was one thing I’d learned about the public, it was that their fascination to see you rise was only surpassed by their twisted desire to witness your fall.
                “I like to watch movies. Especially during the season, it’s easy… and doesn’t require me to leave the house.” I laughed, toying with the knot on my shirt. “I like to make juice, too. It’s allowed on my training diet, so I experiment. Sometimes, I pretend like I’m testing out different flavors to create a menu for my own juice bar.”
                “Jac’s Juice?” he asked with a smile.
                “Something like that…”  He laughed and then so did I, our eyes meeting somewhere in the middle of something neither of us had been expecting.
                If my lip was made of thinner stuff, I would have chewed a hole through it in the last few minutes it took to navigate to the parking lot of Kyle’s building. He sent me a glare when I opened my own door to get out of the truck but still managed to grab all his gear and hold every other door that we encountered on the way up to the twelfth floor.
                It felt strange to see a place for the second time. My rule was always one night. And that meant one impression of the place before I forgot about it and moved on. This time, I noticed the same things as I did the last, but wondered about them more.
                “What’s that for?” he asked, coming to stand in front of me.
                “What?”
                “The look on your face,” he said, a large warm hand cupped my cheek. I felt every inch of it, right down to the calloused fingertips that came from plucking the strings on his guitar. I felt every cell on the hands that made me feel warm and safe and cherished in ways I knew could kill me if I found out they were false. Again. “What are you thinking about? What hurts?”
                “Nothing.” I turned away again and moved toward the couch.
                I heard him growl, his footsteps coming up quickly behind my retreating form.
                “What are you running from?” he demanded, reaching for me and turning me to face him.
                I should’ve fought him, but I was tired of pushing him away.
                Maybe I could have more than one night with him… for just a little while…
                “What everyone runs from,” I seethed, stepping into him and pressing myself flush against his interrogating hardness. “Anything that can destroy you.”
                His head dipped down and my lips tingled in anticipation, but his mouth didn’t come for mine.
                “Well, that’s not me, Jac,” he said softly, instead pressing a kiss to my forehead. “I’m not here to destroy you.” Another kiss on the side of my cheekbone this time. “I’m not here to hurt you.” A gentle brush of his lips on the tip of my nose. “I’m just here for you.”


ABOUT THE AUTHOR 

Dr. Rebecca Sharp, while using a pen name, is actually a doctor living in Pennsylvania with her husband - the love of her life. She enjoys working in her practice with her father as well as letting her creativity run free as an author. Growing up she's always loved a good love story and finally decided to give writing one of her own a go. After graduating with her doctoral degree, she now enjoys spending that thing called free time traveling with her husband, cooking, and knitting.   

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Thursday 23 January 2020

Book Review: SILVER PLAYER by L.B. Dunbar


SILVER PLAYER
The Silver Foxes of Blue Ridge #2
Release Date: January 23



Billy Harrington
A young girl walks into a bar…

I’d like to say this is the start of a bad joke, but it isn’t really.

It's my life.

Can you be called a baby-daddy if the secret baby shows up as a teenager?
I don’t know anything about raising a teen.

And the one person who could help me the most is my nemesis.


Roxanne McAllister
I should hate him for being her father.
Only I don’t fault him for sleeping with my sister.

This is the story of my life.

I’ve always been runner-up to my older sibling.

Then tragedy strikes—again—and I’m left with a dilemma.

Can I count on the person I despise the most in Blue Ridge?

Find out when a Harrington strikes again.

This sexy silver fox is the biggest player, but he’s about to been dealt a hand he never expected—a much needed ally in his feisty vixen enemy.



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My Review

These Harrington brothers sure know how to keep us entertained! In SILVER PLAYER it’s time for Billy’s story. We have met him in previous books but all the books in this series stand alone, so readers can jump in at any point.

Now, Billy might be a functioning adult, with a successful business to boot, but he certainly has his middle child syndrome hang-ups. And his woes only increase when he battles with Roxie McAllister, aunt to the teen daughter he just found out about!

Like all of Dunbar’s books I’ve read, it’s a rollercoaster of emotions. There’s fun and laughter, hurt and tears, love and desire.  I enjoy the way Dunbar slowly chisels away at the walls her characters have built up. It gives readers the chance to know these characters and to cheer them on as they work through their issues and ideally find love. 

If you need some silver fox heroes in your lives, give this book and this series a go!



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Meet L.B. Dunbar
I’ve been accused of having an over-active imagination. To my benefit, this imagination has created over twenty novels, including the creation of a small-town world (Sensations Collection), rock star mayhem (Legendary Rock Star series), MMA chaos (Paradise Stories), rom-com for the over forty (The Sex Education of M.E.), and a suspenseful island for redemption (The Island Duet). My alter ego, elda lore, creates magical romance through mythological retellings (Modern Descendants). My life revolves around a deep love of reading about fairy tales, medieval knights, regency debauchery, and strong alpha males. I love a deep belly laugh, a strong hug, and an occasional margarita. My other loves include being mother to four grown children and wife to the one and only.

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Sunday 12 January 2020

Book Review: MISS UNDERSTANDING by Aubrey Bondurant


ABOUT THE BOOK


Liam Davenport is the most infuriating man I’ve ever known – and he’s my boss.

Worse, he’s undeniably sexy. At least until I’m subject to one of his trademark sighs of disapproval. I’m counting the days until I can walk away from this job. But first, I need to survive the trip from hell he’s dragged me on. One entire week with his arrogant smile and my unexpected naughty thoughts.

I might get fired.

He just might be worth it.

Kendall Tate is the most distracting woman I’ve ever met – and she’s my assistant.
She’s irritatingly clever, and much too nice for the likes of me. I need to remain professional, even if the smell of her strawberry lip gloss is my kryptonite. No matter how much I want her, Kendall is off limits.

Growing closer to her might be a mistake.

I might just take the risk.


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MY THOUGHTS


MISS UNDERSTANDING is an example of the kind of romance books I love to read. There’s a credible storyline, the plotting and pacing is spot on, there’s humour peppered throughout, I like the main characters and I think they make a great couple.

Liam Davenport and Kendall Tate are both strong and hard-working individuals. Their underlying vulnerabilities made for complex characters that I was interested in reading about. They often butt heads, making for some very funny scenes, but what I loved about them is that the lines of communication were always open. Yes, there were misunderstandings and hurt feelings but they both actively worked through these times to come to a place of understanding. It’s refreshing to read a romance where the couple act like rational and reasonable adults.  


I highly recommend this book and will be eagerly waiting for the next book in this series. 



ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Aubrey Bondurant loves to read, write and travel. Matter of fact many of the travels you read about in her books are based on her trips.


Her writing style is a combination of chick lit and erotic romance or “smutty chick lit” as she calls it. Or “Adult Contemporary Romantic Comedy”.

When she isn’t working full time or spending time with her family, she puts her fingers to keyboard and crafts a story. She only wishes there were more hours in the day!

As a former member of the U.S. Marine Corps, she’s passionate about veteran charities and giving back to the community. She also loves a drooly dog, a great margarita and watching football!


Friday 10 January 2020

Book Review: CRUSH by Mae Wood



The only thing headier than wine is lust. 

Escape to California’s wine country in Crush by Mae Wood... it's AVAILABLE NOW!!

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ABOUT THE BOOK

The only thing headier than wine is lust. 

Ryan Royer thought his business trip to California’s Napa Valley would be easy. Land a new client. Taste wine. But when the client is a free-spirited bombshell who presses all of his buttons, Ryan’s world goes sideways. 

Kenzie Balfour is entirely irresistible. She’s the fourth generation to run The Von Eck Estate Winery and she’s more intoxicating than any award-winning cabernet. 

Ryan has been working hard for a promotion at one of the world’s top investment banks. If he can close this deal for her legendary winery, he gets the job. He can’t let a gorgeous woman with a great laugh get in the way of his goals. Even if she leaves him love drunk.

From a trouser-tightening almost-kiss at a restaurant to a seductive walk through a vineyard at sunset, can Ryan keep his crush on his client under control or will a taste of Kenzie be his downfall? 


Escape to California’s wine country in Crush.
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MY THOUGHTS

Like a superb wine, CRUSH by Mae Wood is an indulgence best savoured. Not only does Wood have a way with words but her stories contain characters I can admire and relate to. The book contains themes and situations that often have me wondering what I would do if I was in that character’s shoes.  I become immersed in Wood’s books and want to live in them.

I really enjoyed Kenzie and Ryan’s story. I felt there was a balance between the dialogue, their inner thoughts, their physical chemistry and the external forces that made them question their actions and choices. The pacing of this story spot on; it’s a slow-burn read that held momentum from start to finish.

The characters are relatable, the situations are credible, and there are several secondary characters who need their own stories (Charlie, Elsa and Sugarbear). I’ll start petitioning the author soon.  

A highly recommended read! Now I’m off to download the audio version . . .


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About Mae Wood

Professional sassypants and novelist, Mae Wood has been a bookworm her entire life. She loves cheeses, complicated crafts that she'll start but never complete, and puns. 

A while ago Mae decided that she needed to give up the fear that she couldn't write "great literature" and write what she wants to read. 

And she wants romance. And laughter. And real life. She wants heroines who are brave. Brave enough to be themselves and brave enough to fall in love. She wants men who are strong and kind. 

Mae is the author of Genealogy, a novel that hit the top 100 on Amazon and top 20 in Apple Books. 

Mae is married, and has two darling children and an old dog who naps at her feet while she writes.

Find Mae Online!

Website -- https://www.maewood.com/
Facebook -- https://www.facebook.com/authormaewood/ 
Reader group -- https://www.facebook.com/groups/pigandbarley/ 
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Pinterest -- https://www.pinterest.com/maewoodwrites/crush/ 
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BookBub -- https://www.bookbub.com/authors/mae-wood



*** Review copy courtesy of author and L. Woods PR