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RELEASE DATE: July 7th

Blurb

I come from a family of fighters. I always thought I’d follow in their shadows, becoming unstoppable in the ring. That changed the day I saved the life of a woman I loved, but could never have.

 My brother hailed me as a hero, and my reward was a wheelchair.

 Paralyzed, my life became an inescapable nightmare.

 Until I met her.

 Ash Mabie had a heart-stopping smile and a laugh that numbed the rage and resentment brewing inside of me. She showed me that even the darkest night still had stars, and it didn’t matter one bit that you had to lie in the weeds to see them.

 I was a jaded asshole who fell for a girl with a knack for running away. I couldn’t even walk but I would have spent a lifetime chasing her.

 Now, I’m on the ropes during the toughest battles of my life.

Fighting the shadows of our past.

Fighting to reclaim my future.

Fighting for her.

Fighting Shadows Excerpt

Fighting Shadows

Prologue

Ash

“Where the fuck have you been?” a man’s voice growled as soon as I entered the conference room.

My eyes flashed to his for only a single second before I recognized them. The door had barely clicked behind me but I already wanted nothing more than to bolt. My heart raced and my mouth dried.

I had to get out of there.

“Um…” I stalled, giving myself time to formulate a plan.

“Sit. Down,” he ordered, pushing out the chair next to him, but there was no way I was getting that close.

“I’m good,” I said, taking a step backwards toward the door.

“Don’t even think about it,” he snapped. “I swear to God, if you so much as open that door…” His words may have trailed off, but the threat was clearly stated.

I swallowed hard, and slowly walked to the chair farthest away from him, perching on the very edge—waiting for just the right moment to escape.

He looked down at the name badge around my neck and quirked an eyebrow.

“Victoria?”

“You can call me Tori if it’s easier.” I tried to fake a smile, but it only seemed to infuriate him. He took several calming breaths, which did nothing to dampen the blaze brewing in his angry eyes.

“I’ve been looking for you, Ash.” He snarled my name.

“Oh, yeah? Well, mystery solved. Here I am.” I pushed back to my feet, but was halted when his fist pounded against the table. I jumped as my whole body flinched from the surprise.

When the room fell silent, I slowly looked back up to find him staring at me with a murderous glare. Even sitting down I could tell he was huge, and as he held my gaze, the tense muscles in his neck and shoulders strained against the cotton of his grey Henley. He blinked at me for several seconds before finding his voice again.

“You live in a homeless shelter,” he stated definitively, as if the words told a story all of their own.

And maybe they did.

“I work at a homeless shelter,” I quickly corrected.

Only he corrected me just as fast. “In exchange for a permanent place to live…In. A. Homeless. Shelter.” He enunciated every single syllable.

I looked away, because it was the truth.

A truth that I hated.

But the God’s honest truth nonetheless.

Tears welled in my eyes and I battled to keep them at bay.

My life was hard, but him being there made it infinitely harder. If I could just escape that room, I could disappear again. It wasn’t ideal, but neither was him showing up.

 “I want you to leave.” I lied with all the false courage I could muster.

“I can’t do that. You stole something of mine.”

“Look, I don’t have your book anymore.”

A knowing smirk lifted one side of his mouth. “Liar,” he whispered, reaching into the chair beside him, revealing the tattered book and ceremoniously dropping it on the table.

My eyes went wide, and without a conscious thought, I dove across the table after it.

 That was mine.

Not even he could have it.

Just as quickly as the book appeared, he snatched it away and grabbed my wrist.

I slid off the table and tried to pull my arm from his grasp. It was a worthless attempt though because even if he had suddenly released me, his blue eyes held me frozen in place.

“Three fucking years,” he seethed.

“I had to,” I squeaked out as the tears streamed down my cheeks.

“Three. Fucking. Years, Ash. You took something that belonged to me.” He released my arm and pushed to his feet.

My mouth fell open and a loud gasp escaped as he took two impossible steps forward.

Pinning me against the wall with his hard body, he lifted a hand to my throat and glided it up until his thumb stroked over my bottom lip. Using my chin, he turned my head, and dragged his nose up my neck, stopping at my ear.

Sucking in a deep breath, he released it on a gravelly demand. “And I want her back.”

My breath hitched.

I’d waited years to hear those words.

If only I could have trusted them.

“Flint, please.”

About the Author:

Aly Martinez

Born and raised in Savannah, Georgia, Aly Martinez is a stay-at-home mom to four crazy kids under the age of five, including a set of twins. Currently living in South Carolina, she passes what little free time she has reading anything and everything she can get her hands on, preferably with a glass of wine at her side.

After some encouragement from her friends, Aly decided to add “Author” to her ever-growing list of job titles. Five books later, she shows no signs of slowing. So grab a glass of Chardonnay, or a bottle if you’re hanging out with Aly, and join her aboard the crazy train she calls life.

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SUDDENLY ONE SUMMER

From the New York Times bestselling author of It Happened One Wedding comes a novel about a man and a woman whose summer is about to get very, very steamy…

Divorce lawyer Victoria Slade has seen enough unhappy endings to swear off marriage forever. That doesn't mean she's opposed to casual dating—just not with her cocky new neighbor, who is as gorgeous and tempting as he is off-limits. But once she agrees to take on his sister's case, she's as determined to win as ever—even if that means teaming up with Ford…

Investigative journalist Ford Dixon is bent on finding the man who got his sister pregnant and left her high and dry. He's willing to partner with Victoria, despite the fact that the beautiful brunette gets under his skin like no other woman. He might not be looking to settle down, but there's no denying the scorching attraction between them. Still, the more time he spends with Victoria, the more he realizes that the one woman as skeptical about love as he is might be the only woman he could really fall for… 

Release Date June 2, 2015

Penguin Group Jove

Liza's Review:

I was lucky enough to get a review copy of Suddenly One Summer thanks to the publisher through NetGalley. I'm a huge fan of Julie James and anxiously await her new books each year. I also was so excited that Suddenly One Summer was Ford's book, as I've loved him since we first met him. 

I really enjoyed reading Suddenly One Summer. It starts out very different from the usual Julie James story, yet quickly moves back to the story her readers have come to love. Ford is one of my favorite heroes ever from Julie James. I will say that I didn't connect with Victoria as quickly as I normally do. While I found Victoria to be smart, independent and totally sarcastic as most of the heroines in past Julie James' books, I think her jaded view of relationships due to her past, kept me from initially connecting as quickly with her.

I have had love for Ford. I knew it would take a really strong woman to be his equal in a relationship. I could feel the attraction between Ford and Victoria from the moment they first saw one another. I have to say the comedy of errors that kept them from getting together sooner really did crack me up. I loved both Ford and Victoria had strong jealous streaks when it came to each other. The fact they had trouble keeping their hands off of one another only added to my love of them as a couple.

I think of all the heroines Julie James has written, Victoria grew the most over the course of the story. She has allowed her past to dictate so much of her beliefs and feelings in the present. I think meeting and falling so hard and so fast for Ford was the kick she needed to finally move past everything that had happened and live in the present.

I once again read the latest Julie James book as quickly as possible and now will have to wait for a year for my next fix. Suddenly One Summer was a very enjoyable read and I'm already making guesses as to who the hero will be in the next book. 

BEYOND INNOCENCE (BEYOND SERIES #6)

For years, Jared has existed on the fringes of both Eden society and Dallas O'Kane's Sector Four gang. He travels between these worlds, protected by his money and power--money he earned selling his body, and power that comes from knowing secrets. He's untouchable—until he starts a new life gathering intelligence for the O'Kanes.

Lili Fleming walked out of Sector Five with a gun, the bloodstained clothes on her back, and an icy determination to survive. She finds herself in a world where people live hard and love harder, and nothing's more terrifying than how much the O'Kanes wake her up, make her feel—especially Jared.

Emotion is a risk he can't afford, and a complication she doesn't need. But neither can resist the lust simmering between them, and the sparks that could either melt the ice around both their hearts…or get them killed. Because the only thing more dangerous than loving an O'Kane is loving a spy.

Release Date May 20, 2015

Beyond Series #6

Liza's Review:

I'm a major fan of the Beyond Series from Kit Rocha. I was lucky enough to get a review copy from the authors and dropped everything to read Lili and Jared's story.

I'll be honest and say I questioned Lili and Jared as a couple when I first read Beyond Innocence would be their story. She was still heavily drugged to survive after leaving Sector Five and I just didn't know if Lili was strong enough to survive without the drugs. I should have trusted her character was stronger than everything I had seen and more importantly trusted the authors. I loved Lili and Jared as a couple. They have serious chemistry but more importantly they have total love, protectiveness, and respect. 

I loved seeing Lili come out of her fog and become the woman she was always meant to be. She is seriously kick-ass strong on so many levels. Yes I think Jared's attention and love helped her begin to see her own strengths, but really felt like her friendship with Rachel helped her grow every bit as much. 

Anyone who has read the Beyond Series before knows you are in for some super sexy times. I love this series because of the family that has developed from Sector Four and the relationships that grow stronger with each story. I have to say Beyond Innocence was probably the sexiest book in this series so far. I had to check with the authors to find out what term to use for the sexiest scene in the book and was given the name "O'Kanesome" and it fits perfectly. OMG was my kindle smoking so many times as I read Beyond Innocence.

The Beyond Series is one of my favorite series I've ever read. I countdown to the release of each new book and read each installment as fast as possible. I honestly feel that each book builds on the books in the series and feel like the books should be read in order to get the true feel for the series. That being said, I also think Beyond Innocence would totally hook you on the series.

SULTRY GROOVE (RECKLESS BEAT BOOK 4)

He wants the world and the admiration of everyone in it.

Sean Taiden, the inconspicuous drummer of Reckless Beat, is sick of living in the shadows of his bandmates’ success. He’ll do anything to gain the recognition he deserves. Even if it means dancing in a music video to the Reckless track that drives a knife into his broken heart whenever he hears it. The saving grace is the tempting choreographer who may be the one person able to distract him from the agony his life has become.

All she wants is the peace that comes with solitude.

Melody Jenkins knows all about fame. She knows enough to determine she doesn’t want a part of it anymore. After quitting her professional dance career, she set up a quiet studio and focused on starting a new beginning away from prying eyes. Until a sexy drummer strides into her life, making her crave something she can’t have while also pushing her to expose secrets she can’t bear to reveal.

Conflicting aspirations and one inextinguishable passion.

She needs to hide from the world she once owned. He wants to rise to the top, proving to himself and his friends that he’s always been the heartbeat of the band. Caught between what they need and what they want, Melody and Sean have to decide which is more important—their individual plans for the future or their feelings for one another.

Release Date May 8, 2015

Reckless Beat #4

Nikki’s Review:

I'll make this simple to start...I LOVED THIS BOOK! Eden Summers never ceases to amaze me. She can make me laugh hysterically and make my husband think I'm nuts. And then she can shred my heart into pieces with her emotionally charged words.

I wasn't completely convinced that it was possible for Sean to move on from Sydney. His head is so messed up. He's angry with how his career is going, or isn't going rather. He's struggling with being happy for his best friend. Bottom line...he's an absolute wreck for a while. Eden really put his heart through the wringer!

Melody is struggling with finding a new normal, a new path after her professional dance career comes to a halt. She's stuck in turmoil. Reliving a painful memory every time she looks at her body. After spending so many years in the spotlight, being the envy of every dancer, and glorying in that attention, she's trying to hide from the world. She's hiding from love.

When Sean and Melody get together, the chemistry is off the charts! They are so hot for each other, even when both are so unsure of where things are going. Keep a glass of water with you, the love scenes are smokin'. Even though you want to shake these two sometimes, you can't help but love them, want them to find the peace that they both crave and so desperately deserve.  I found myself "talking" to them. Telling them to get their acts together and see what's right in front of them...love! Of course Eden didn't let me down, she led those two wayward souls right where they needed to be...together.

As always you get to catch up with the rest of Reckless Beat. The banter between the band is always a hoot! I love seeing the guys happy with their ladies. Getting little glimpses into their worlds. Except there's one guy, Ryan who still needs his HEA. He's broken. His wife has snuffed out his happiness with her selfish ways. I can hardly wait for his book. I just know that Eden Summers is going to wreck me with his book. And I'll enjoy it every step of the way! Do yourself a favour and buy this book. If you haven't read the series from the beginning, start it now!