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Tuesday, May 19, 2015
LOVE LAUGHTER AND STEAMY EVER AFTERS
It’s release day for Love Laughter and Steamy Ever Afters!! I am so excited about this sexy boxy set from ten bestselling authors. Check out all the fantastic release day goodies, including several excerpts and a giveaway, now!!
Ten Novels by Ten New York Times Bestselling Authors
From the hot big city heroes that make us melt, to the sassy small town heroines that make us smile, this limited edition collection has something for everyone. Ten sexy and sweet full-length novels—a wide mix of fun, heart-tugging, addictively romantic love stories—each handpicked by an all-star gathering of ten of today’s most popular contemporary romance authors.
-- Ten NYT Bestselling Authors
-- Ten full-length, standalone novels (no cliffhangers) spanning 2,000+ pages
-- Over 97% off retail for the individual books sold separately (a forty dollar savings!) -- Only available until June (So snag your copy today)
THIS BOXED SET INCLUDES:
BELLA ANDRE – Can’t Help Falling in Love (The Sullivans)
MELISSA FOSTER – Seaside Dreams (Seaside Summers)
LAUREN BLAKELY – Trophy Husband (Caught Up in Love)
VIOLET DUKE – Love, Tussles, and Takedowns (Cactus Creek)
SAWYER BENNETT – On the Rocks (The Last Call)
CARLY PHILLIPS – Dare to Desire (Dare to Love)
ERIN NICHOLAS – Out of Bounds (Boys of Fall)
MELANIE SHAWN – Actually Love (Crossroads)
JESSIE EVANS – Diamonds and Dust (Lonesome Point Texas)
CRISTA MCHUGH – Falling for the Wingman (The Kelly Brothers)
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Exclusive Excerpts:
CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE
by Bella Andre
Gabe Sullivan’s captain, Todd, stepped into the room.
“How’re you feeling, Gabe?”
“Good, Captain.”
He moved to sit up straighter on the bed and Todd shook his head. “You’re fine just like that. I know your skull must hurt like hell.” He nodded back to the doorway. “Are you ready to see Ms. Harris and her daughter, Summer?”
No, he thought, he’d be better off never seeing those eyes again.
He’d thought about Megan and her daughter one too many times for comfort. Not just because he was reviewing the rescue, trying to look for what he could have done differently, to have gotten them out faster and more safely—but because he hadn’t been able to forget her strength, how hard she’d fought to stay conscious, and what a fighter she’d been every single second of the harrowing journey from her burning apartment.
Still, he understood that fire victims often felt compelled to say thank you to the men who had saved them. Especially in a case like this, where they’d just barely held death at bay.
“Sure.” He began to nod, but a sharp shooting pain stopped him halfway into the movement.
Catching his grimace, Todd said, “I’ll ask Megan and her daughter to come back later.”
Her name fit her, Gabe had found himself thinking one too many times. Megan was pretty and strong all at the same time. It would be better to think of her as Ms. Harris. Although, he had to wonder, was there a husband? And if so, where had he been during the fire and why wasn’t he here with them now?
“No,” he said, “it’ll be better if I see them now.”
She’d say thank you, he’d tell her he was happy to see her and her daughter doing so well, and that would be that. No more being haunted by her eyes, by the surprising strength she’d shown him as she’d crawled on the floor of her apartment and down the stairs.
A couple of minutes later, Todd walked back in with the mother and daughter. Ignoring the pain in his head, Gabe sat up higher and forced a smile on his face.
And then, his eyes locked with Megan’s and his smile froze in place.
My God, he found himself thinking before he could shove the thought away, she’s beautiful.
The last time he’d seen her face it had been through a thick haze of dark smoke and the knowledge that one wrong move meant their lives were over. Her eyes were just as big and pretty, her limbs looked as lean and strong as they had when he’d been helping to move her along the floor, but now he could see the softness in her, the sweet curves of her breasts and hips in her T-shirt and jeans. He couldn’t stop staring at the startling green of her eyes, the silky dark hair falling across her shoulders, and the way her pretty young daughter was a carbon copy of her, the only difference their hair color, one dark, one light.
She seemed just as stunned as he and for a long moment, the two of them just stared at each other in silence until her daughter ran over to him and threw her arms around him.
LOVE, TUSSLES, AND TAKEDOWNS
BY VIOLET DUKE
She felt his eyes on her before she saw him.
Her body recognized the intensity of that stare as if it were hardwired to her directly.
The guys were all but forgotten now. Hell, the whole room faded away like white noise as she watched Hudson climb into the ring.
Lia enjoyed watching him move. There was nothing hurried about his motions; he always seemed relaxed and confident, efficient and ready. He wasn’t intimidating in that built-like-a-fridge way her friends who’d played football in college were. Rather, he was leaner. But infinitely harder. More etched out of wood than molded out of clay. As such, running into his chest was literally like running into a wall.
A hard, sexy wall lined with bricks.
“You’re killing me.” His voice simmered, soft and low, with a lazy smile curving his lips to show his words were more compliment than complaint. It took just one glance at the throbbing pulse in the muscular column of his neck for Lia to know he wasn’t nearly as unaffected as he sounded.
Then all analysis of the man scattered when he went and peeled his shirt up over his head, sending those granite-etched muscles of his back rippling and expanding. His eyes tangled with hers as he toed off his shoes and immediately, Lia felt a surge of adrenaline override any female reaction she’d normally have to the sight.
Because the man was doing something so much better than flirting.
He was inviting her to play.
No gloves. No strike pads.
With a slow grin, she snagged her teeth around the Velcro bindings on her MMA gloves and started stripping off the boxing tape underneath as well.
This was exactly the kind of sparring she’d been craving for weeks now.
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Tuesday, January 20, 2015
DARE TO WANT MORE...
Truth or
Dare by Allie K. Adams
He truthfully believes he’s better off alone. She
challenges him to live up to the Dare family name.
Adam Dare has never asked for anything from his biological
father. Robert Dare lives in Florida with not one but two families. While the
rest of his half brothers and sisters grew up surrounded by family and eating
from a silver spoon, Adam was an only child in Montana, living off the land and
struggling to survive. Now a respected vet with his own practice, he’s facing
an insurmountable task, one where he needs all the help he can get. Discovering
a pretty, yet troublesome stowaway in the bed of his truck only adds to the
mounting chaos. Adam doesn’t have time to deal with her during branding season,
yet can’t deny the overwhelming draw to her. A litter of Dares are on their way
to the luxury ranch he’s working at, and he can’t afford any distractions—especially
one with golden blonde hair and pretty cornflower blue eyes.
Amber Bigsby has lived on her own since the day after graduating
from high school. After a disastrous date takes a dangerous turn, she hides in
a pile of hay in the back of a truck, only to awaken to find herself at a ranch
in Montana, searching for the cowboy who saved her. When she spots Adam, she’s
drawn to him to like a moth to a flame. Discovering he’s a Dare has her torn
between running away and giving in to temptation. Maybe it’s time to play a
little truth or dare…
If she wins, he’s forced to face what it means to be a Dare. If
he wins, the truth comes out. The two may not be exclusive. All bets are off
when love is on the line, especially when playing…
TRUTH OR DARE
Daring the Player by Robin Covington
She’s nothing but trouble…and he can’t resist.
Raised by a pro football legend, Miami Thunder wide receiver Rep
Grissom has a career most would envy. A toxic marriage with a party girl almost
put him on the sidelines, but now he keeps his head down and makes the moves on
the field that leave younger players in his dust. Now all he has to do is
maintain the status quo and he’s guaranteed a lucrative new contract at an age
when most guys are retiring.
Lola Corbin is used to leaving all the big boys in her rearview
mirror. The lead singer in the worlds biggest rock band she fills up arenas and
closes down the clubs but with the group on the brink of breaking apart her
future is uncertain. Years spent on the road has left her with nothing at home
except platinum records on the walls, an empty fridge and a cold bed. For the
first time, she’s looking for something and someone beyond the spotlight.
When Lola’s first night in her condo ends with Rep breaking up a
fight he realizes that temptation has moved in next door. Lola doesn’t usually
go for the strong and serious types, but the more she sees of her neighbor, the
more she wants. When a thank you dinner turns into dancing and a hot tryst in
the back of the club their attraction cannot be denied. But when Lola-induced
trouble results in a front-page-career-ending spectacle the player must decide
if he’s going to be as daring with his heart as he is on the field.
Hot Dare by
Avery Flynn
Hell is a Miami Thunder fan cruise to the Bahamas—at least,
that’s how Colt “45” Butler sees it. But with his job as the team’s starting
linebacker in question, he’s willing to do whatever it takes to prove he’s a
team player. Plus, the prospect of having his one-night Vegas fling, Angie
Diaz, as his VIP liaison for the cruise just might make the whole ordeal
tolerable. All he needs it to get her back in his bed for some Vegas-rules fun
on the high seas.
Cheap wine and expensive ice cream, that’s how anyone fool
enough to get involved with a Thunder football player always drowns their
sorrows after getting dumped. Angie Diaz isn’t about to become one of the many.
Mixing business and pleasure with Colt is one dare her heart can’t afford to
take.
The
Billionaire’s Dare by Lauren Hawkeye
What happens in New York…
Evangeline Wyatt, the brand new “team behaviour manager” for
Miami Thunder, doesn’t have time for a relationship. At least, that’s what
she’s told herself since being burned by one of the Thunder’s biggest playboys.
It’s the height of humiliation when she finds herself stuck accompanying said
ex to a New York kink club to keep him out of the tabloids. But when she meets
a sexy, slightly familiar looking stranger with whom chemistry instantly
sparks, she finds herself letting go… only to be reminded why her rules were
there in the first place.
Nick Aitken is the star rookie of the New York Vikings, a team
with a longstanding rivalry against Miami Thunder. At first he approaches the
admittedly delectable woman only because she’s with one of his biggest
opponents. But what ignites between them is more than he can resist…
Evangeline is certain that they’re all wrong for one another.
Nick’s not so sure. But he’ll do anything for a second taste…
Anything. “Evangeline, I
dare you…”
Dare
Me by Kelly Jamieson
Love hurts…even when you don’t believe in it…
Interior designer Micki Arnott is anticipating her boyfriend’s
marriage proposal with excitement. She and prominent businessman Garrett
Caulfield have been seeing each other for over a year and they’re in love.
Okay, maybe Garrett hasn’t actually said those three little words, but Micki
knows he feels them. But instead of a diamond ring, Garrett hands her a
contract...
Garrett wants Micki to move in with him, to commit to him and
only him, but he doesn’t believe in love and marriage. After watching his
parents cheat and hurt each other all while proclaiming their love, that’s not
what he wants his life to be. A contract seems like the perfect way to make
sure he and Micki both understand the parameters of their relationship.
When Micki throws Garrett’s contract in his face and tells him
to never call her again, he’s shocked and confused. He’s not a quitter, but
he’s not going to fight with Micki like his parents did. Micki knows she’s
doing the right thing—she deserves to be loved and isn’t going to waste her life
on a man who doesn’t even believe in love. Garrett blames his misery on too
much scotch...but what if that pain isn't really the mother of all
hangovers...what if it's...love?
I Dare You
by Leslie Kelly
Marcus "Big" Bigsby is retiring after a successful NFL
career, ready for a quiet, simple life on a ranch in Oklahoma. But his plan to
forget the past is rocked when he comes face-to-face with his high school
dreamgirl, the one who got away...the one he never forgot.
Blair Tremaine has heard Marcus is living in tiny little
Caribou, but she's done her best to avoid him. She'd been crazy about him in
high school, but they'd always seemed miles apart--she the bookish rich girl,
he the football-playing farmboy.
Now they're thrown together again, and this time nothing will
stop them from finally getting what they've always wanted: each other!
Daring
Masquerade by Alannah Lynne
When a hired heartbreaker falls for her target, both their
hearts are at risk…
For the past five years, Becca Irving (aka Carmella Jones, aka
Karma) has worked as a hired heartbreaker, seeking revenge and justice against
men who thoughtlessly hurt the women who love them. She expects her next mark
to be just as callous, but Jon isn’t her typical target. He’s a good man with a
loving nature and dominant streak that crushes her walls and tempts her into
believing love can be real and lasting.
From the moment he lays eyes on the beguiling redhead, Jonathon
Ridgeway is hooked. When a sensuous dance leads to an erotic weekend aboard his
boat, he realizes he needs more than a brief affair with the complex and
tantalizing woman.
But neither Jon nor Becca are who—or what—they seem. Will he be
able to forgive her past actions? Can she overlook his? Or will they both be left
brokenhearted by the secrets of their past?
Daring
Attraction by Melanie Shawn
When it came to star athletes, it didn't get any hotter than
Cole Carson. The starting quarterback for the Miami Thunder had game both on
and off the field. But when he met Julianna, he knew that he’d have to bring
more than just the status quo to the stunning, single mom’s already-hectic life
if he had a chance of winning her heart.
Life had tackled Julianna Perez with some pretty harsh hits, but
she’d take them and more if it meant providing her ten-year-old with a safe and
stable environment. Living by her to-do lists and focusing on Anthony’s needs,
the breathtakingly beautiful single mother never acknowledged her own until
they were brought to the surface by a sexy football player.
A commanding captain on the football field, Cole knew how to
take the lead in every situation and he wanted to be the solution and more for
his newfound love. But will he be able to navigate through the complexities and
realities of being with a single mom, no matter how badly he wants to right her
world? Will Julianna trust Cole enough to let him into the stable life she
created and protected for Anthony and for herself?
With love on the line, Cole and Julianna will both be forced out
of their comfort zones in…Daring Attraction.
Dare Me
Once by Marquita Valentine
All police detective, Bryce Sinclair, wants is two weeks away
from it all, and his grandparents’ cottage on the Chesapeake Bay shore fits the
bill. A fridge full of beer and blue crabs is all he needs. Though, the hot,
little waitress at the pier would be a welcome addition. He’s not looking for
forever, just a good time.
Kayla White doesn’t have time for tourists who try to buy her
personal time instead of her award winning crab cakes. She’s too busy trying to
start over after the last man stole her heart…and cleaned out her bank account.
But, when a sexy, smooth talking stranger catches her attention, will she dare
take a chance on him?
NOTE FOR READERS - PLEASE READ!!! As the world is licensed to Amazon, the books are available on KINDLE ONLY. If you aren’t a Kindle user, no worries! You can still read the stories on the FREE Kindle APP that you can download on your computer, smart phone or tablet. DOWNLOAD HERE: https://www.amazon.com/gp/digital/fiona/kcp-landing-page
NOTE FOR READERS - PLEASE READ!!! As the world is licensed to Amazon, the books are available on KINDLE ONLY. If you aren’t a Kindle user, no worries! You can still read the stories on the FREE Kindle APP that you can download on your computer, smart phone or tablet. DOWNLOAD HERE: https://www.amazon.com/gp/digital/fiona/kcp-landing-page
Catch up on all the Dare to Love books
from NYT Bestselling Author Carly Phillips!!!
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