Thursday 27 February 2014

Release of Let Me Love

 
Today is the day my lovely lot ,,, LET ME LOVE is live ,,,, Michelle Lynn's third book from the Invisible series :) ,,, these books are awesome and so is this one ,,, its a tear jerker though so be warned ,,, have the tissues at the ready people :)

 

SYNOPSIS:
A chance encounter. An undeniable connection. An unimaginable twist of fate.
Kailey’s life is crumbling. Her best friend and sister, Jen, is dying, leaving her young family devastated. With little hope of saving her, Kailey is forced to face a reality she never expected.
Trey’s life is fun and carefree. He loves the girls, his drums, and his friends. That’s not to say he isn’t continuously plagued by a difficult decision made years ago—one that changed the course of his life.
Despite the connection they make when their paths unexpectedly cross, Kailey knows her life has no room for anyone else right now. But regardless of how many times she pushes him away, Trey only fights harder to make a place for him in her life and in her heart.
Trey thought he knew heartbreak, but he had no idea until life gave him a second chance, only to snatch it away just as fast. This time he’s determined to keep his place in the life of the ones he loves.
Is there such a thing as fate? If so, can Kailey and Trey hold on to one another long enough to discover there’s no such thing as a chance encounter?

 
 
 
 


Wednesday 26 February 2014

Scars Of Us ~ Nikki Narvaez

 
Review
OMG Holy Moses this book is some serious hotness ,,, wow wow wow ,,, this is a book that your going to crave until the last word is read ,,, I kid you not you'll curse everyday life for getting in between you and this amazing book ,,, I know I did lol ;)

This is a story that is going to cut right through you I can assure you on that ,,, we have the story of Kaiya and Ryker ,,,

There's plenty Angst, Drama, times that will make you smile ,,, times you'll wanna cry ,,, there is the shock factor ,,, great characters and ,,, plenty of the good stuff in there too ;) ;)

Kaiya is so broken and feels so damaged that she lives not even half a life anymore ,,, the only thing that keeps her going is knowing that her brother Kamden is always going to be there for her ,,, but she cant trust she cant love ,,, she cant even look into a mirror :(

Kaiya has certain rules when she is intimate with a guy and because of these rules she cant get involved with any random guy ,,, they would so run a mile ,,, well that's what she thinks anyway ,,,

She is given some news that tears away at her a little more and feels the need to stay close to her brother Kam ,,, because of this she joins up at his gym so that they can work out together ,,,

In walks Ryker ,,,

she sees that they offer self defence classes and thinks that maybe they will be a good idea for her ,,, in case the need may ever arise ,,,

But who is the teacher??? ,,,, none other than Ryker :)

Ryker likes his ladies ,,, well not so much ladies but we will be nice here :) ,,, likes them to be easy, loose and definitely willing ,,, he likes to do the deed and be gone quicker than you can blink your poor little eyes :) ,,, sometimes he could be in and out of there before he has even got her name

When her first met Kaiya he wanted exactly that ,,, to bed and leave her ,,,

BUT ,,,

Kaiya put up a fight ,,, she resisted him even though it was clear she wanted him ,,, this made her in to a challenge and man does Ryker like a good old challenge

He soon realises that this girl is different ,,, he wasn't stupid either he knew this girl came with a past ,,, that most likely wouldn't be full of roses

He had his own past too ,,, it wasn't the greatest and cuts deep ,,, he had walls that weren't going to come down ,,, she wouldn't break his walls ,,,,

or would she????

Their story doesn't end there but ill leave it at that I can assure you this book just keeps getting better the more that you read

I highly recommend this to all is a fantastic read and I have truly enjoyed it :)

Tuesday 25 February 2014

Very Wicked Things Cover Reveal

So here it is ,,, the cover for book two in the Briarcrest Academy Series from Ilsa Madden-Mills ,,, VERY WICKED THINGS ,,, Isn't it pretty????
 
 
 

Synopsis:

Born on the poor side of town…
Ballerina Dovey Beckham is a scholarship student at Briarcrest Academy, determined to prove she’s more than just a girl with the wrong pedigree. She does whatever it takes to succeed in her endgame, even if it means surrendering her body…but never her heart. 

Until the day she meets him, and he rips apart all her well-laid plans. Suddenly, the girl everyone thought unbreakable might just shatter.

Born into wealth and privilege…

Cuba “Hollywood” Hudson is rich, spoiled, and a star football player. With his fast cars and superficial girlfriends, he lives the high-life, hiding his secrets from the world.


Until the day he meets her, and she offers him something he’s never tasted…love.

But once in a lifetime kind of love doesn’t come easy. When trust crumbles and doubts creep in, both will have to decide to either love or let go…forever.

Welcome to Briarcrest Academy, where sometimes, only the wicked survive.
 
 
 
Excerpt:
Cuba’s POV
Not exactly a meet-cute…
The room closed in, making me sweat. I hadn’t talked to her in over a year, and now here we were, face-to-face. Two ex-lovers who hated each other.
I had to get away from her.
Dovey tilted her head as I stood, giving me a scathing glare. “Leaving so soon? Yeah, go ahead, cut and run. Coward.”
I ignored her and tried to get Weinstein’s attention, to let her know she could flunk me for all I cared.
“Before you go, tell me one thing, and I’ll make sure we aren’t partners in this class. You’ll be free of me,” she said.
“What?” I asked, my voice going all raspy, blocking all the words I wanted to say. They weren’t things she ever needed to hear.
“Why so cruel to me? You aren’t to the other girls you date and dump. Why single me out?”
I seethed. “And it didn’t take you long to find someone else, now did it? How is Spider? Does he get you hot like I did?”
She smirked. “He’s fine. He thinks I hung the moon. He thinks you’re an ass. I agree.”
I tightened my fists and pressed them against my thighs, swearing to myself I wasn’t responding to her bait. I swore. She was a dangerous game I didn’t need to play.
Suddenly, her face fell. Was she recalling the last time we were together? Was she remembering how I used to…
 “I trusted you,” she whispered, all her anger seeming to be gone. The unsteadiness of her voice undid me, sent me right over the edge of that precarious cliff I’d been hanging on to by the skin of my teeth.
Yeah, she hadn’t been the only one who’d trusted me. I’d ruined them all. Every last one. Dark thoughts assaulted me, of the blood I had on my hands.
Snap! My pencil broke and small pieces flew across my desk and into the empty space between us.
I wanted to pummel my desk until my fists bled. I wanted to punch a hole through the wall, the floor, my face.
Everything was my fault. Just mine.
She’d been collateral damage, the kind that breaks everyone involved. And I was sorry for it, but sometimes you do what hurts because it’s for the best.
But she was my kryptonite, leaving me no option but to hurt her. Again.
I didn’t think about my cruel words, I just said them. “You were a curiosity, Dovey. You weren’t the usual BA girl, and I wanted a taste. That’s all. I moved on when it got boring. Get over it.”
 
Author Bio
Ilsa Madden-Mills is a loving wife and mother, a loyal friend, and a teacher. When all that is done, she writes. Obsessively. 
She spent several years teaching high school English, but now hangs out at home with two small kids, a neurotic cat, and her Viking husband. She collects magnets and rarely cooks except to bake her own pretzels.
 
When she’s not typing away at a story, you can find her drinking too much Diet Coke, jamming out to Pink, or checking on her carefully maintained chocolate stash.
She loves to hear from fans and fellow authors.
Very Wicked Things is Book 2 of the BA Series.
Very Bad Things is currently available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and iBooks.





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Monday 24 February 2014

Dom Wars Cover Reveal



Lucian Bane ~ Dom Wars

Release Date March 1, 2014




Synopsis

Lucian Bane's inner Dom is out of control and hungry for things he can't name. When he signs up for Dom Wars, he meets Tara who is naive to the BDSM world. Her reckless dominance and puritan heart fascinate him. But when he discovers the pain in her past, it unleashes his true Dom within.




Author Bio

I'm an Ineffable Dom. That just means, do yourself a favor and please don't try to describe me or fit me into your categories. Complicated Dom, Intricate Dom, Confounding Dom work too.

I love very much the soft side of a woman. Not just her body, but everything on the inside-- her passion, her intelligence, her convictions, her delicate tenderness. But the one fetish that might be a part of what makes me an Ineffable Dom is that I love her strengths. I love a woman that isn’t afraid to look me in the eyes and say ‘make me’.  But I need it to be real, not staged, not pretended. She has to be a fighter at her core the way I’m a Dom at my core. I want an equal that is willing to come hard against me in every sense of the word, exhaust me. I want her so deep inside me that we’re lost in each other. I want her to never doubt that I will always use my power to adore her, protect her, liberate her. I don’t want a woman I can break, or overpower, or exercise my dominance over, I want a woman I can come undone with. I want a woman I can jump off the cliff with into that abyss of holy hell, this is beyond me, beyond my control. The greatest fear of most people is losing themselves or unravelling their roots. My greatest fear is not finding a woman I can take that plunge with. Yes, it’s a huge risk. That’s the yin and the yang of it. And while the risk titillates my Dom, it’s the ineffable fruit of that risk that moves him. He knows he has to have it. He knows he’s supposed to have. And he’s prepared to dominate for it.

I think there are many men like myself, and I hope my writing will be a map for them. A map for women as well, to let them know Doms like this exist. I’d like to call them out of the woodwork. Help men join with their natural inner Doms in a way that I think is one of the most fulfilling experiences there are. I want to challenge them all to go for the complete power exchange with a woman, but don’t be a coward and not give the same that they demand or expect. And consider that when you give one hundred percent of yourself to a person, there is no more of you to give away. You now belong to them the way they belong to you.
Inner Doms are dogs that need a master to train them. I once bowed to my Dom's reckless and tireless desires, but when I gained control, he bowed to my will. The transformation made me into what I am today. What many would call an Ineffable Dom. But its equal term in the Vanilla world, in my opinion, is a real man.




 

Monday 17 February 2014

Angels In Leather Release Blitz


 
Bella Jewel ~ Angels In Leather
Oh my god. *claps hands* Well done Bella you have done it yet again with ANOTHER amazing book. The biker world really is your forte. I can't fault ANY of the books I've read by you. Totally having a fan girl moment over here!
This book is Drama packed from the get go. Literally from page one it dives right in.
Synopsis
A girl on the run.
Her father gave her one task before he died. To deliver a package.Now she has the baddest biker in the state after her.
He wants what she's got.
Secrets in both the past and the present threaten to destroy what she is working so hard for.
He threatens to ruin her heart.
Two worlds will collide to make something explosive.
 
Review
 
OH MY FREAKING GOOD GOD!!!!!!! This book was amazing from the very beginning and I truly have struggled to put it down ,,, I've felt a need and a pull cursing everyday life for coming between me and this book ,,, seriously it's that good!,

I loved Bella's other MC series and let me tell you this one is just as good if not even better ,,, I don't have words to express

This has kept me on my toes the whole way through ,,, it's exciting and full of drama and angst ,,, there's some hot sex ,,, there's bikers :) ,,, a whole lot of bikers :) ,,, and just an overall great story

This is the story of Meadow and Axel

Meadow has nobody and was given a mission by her dying father ,,, she was to find someone and hand them a USB stick containing information she is totally unaware of

Axel was betrayed years ago ,,, he has been tour turned leaving him scarred inside ,,, he is in a dark place

Then he has to go on a hunt ,,, a hunt for a girl from his past ,,, someone he once cared for like no other ,,, but could never care like again ,,, he is too broken now ,,, but man can she put up a good fight

The time that they share although isn't pleasant they connect again ,,, they begin to feel ,,,to lost souls reconnect and find each other ,,,but so many walls are up ,,, can there broken???

Obviously this isn't the whole story there is drama amidst this too and you left with a little suspense ,,, your heart will break for Axel and meadow

This is awesome and I highly recommend to all ,,, so so good :)

,,,, can't wait for the next either ,,, that should be a whole lot of awesome too by the looks of it :)
 
Excerpt
“Fight me, don’t you stop,” Axel breathes into my ear. “I won’t hurt you, Cricket,” he murmurs, running his finger down the side of my face. “But I need you to fight.”
So, that’s what I do. 
I start by squirming, trying to twist my body around. He presses his body against mine, and reaches up, tangling his fingers into the fence. He thrusts his hips, ramming both out bodies harder into the wire. I groan, and throw my head back, hitting him in the face. He snarls, and takes my hands, quickly uncuffing me before pulling them harshly behind my back and jerking my body back into his. 
I hear the cuffs drop onto the ground. 
I guess he’s letting me play this fairly.
“Stop that,” he rasps into my ear. “I’ll make it hurt if you do that again.”
“Maybe I want it to hurt,” I hiss, fisting my hands together and shoving them backwards into his stomach. 
He stumbles off me with a grunt, and I spin around, ducking to the left and attempting to run. I don’t get two steps before Axel lashes out, taking my ankle and pulling me so hard I go down into the dirt. My face just misses being smashed into it by mere centimeters. Axel flattens his body over mine, and takes my head in his hands, jerking my head back by my hair and breathing down on me. “You’re being a bad girl,” he husks, running a finger down the side of my face. 
“You’re not letting me play fair,” I whisper. “I was cuffed before, it wasn’t a fair chase.”
I feel his weight lift off me, and he jerks me up, pulling me into a standing position. 
“Run, then. I’ll give you five seconds, and if I catch you again, Meadow, I’m going to f**k you,” he murmurs, then his eyes grow lusty. “Hard.”I turn without answering, and I run into the trees at the back of the lot. I hear Axel counting loudly, and my body shivers. I am sweating now, and my breathing is hard and ragged, but the chase is so worth that. I hear Axel take off after me, and I squeal with delight as I weave through the trees. It’s dark, but I can see enough because of the lights surrounding the club house. 
“The minute I get hold of you,” Axel yells. “I’m goin’ to rip your panties down and put my d**k so deep inside you, you’re goin’ to scream.”I shiver, and swallow. I make my way to the fence line again, and I press myself against it for a second, letting my eyes scan the trees. “Then I’m goin’ to kiss you so hard your lips will bleed."
Oh my. 
I take off, using the fence line as a guide to get back to the other end of the lot. I can hear Axel to my left, and I know he’s gaining on me, but if I run, it’ll make a lot of noise and he’ll figure out where I am. 
“Come out come out wherever you are,” he sings. “You know I’ll make you come so much your legs will give way.”
I feel a smile on my face as I keep moving along the fence, keeping my body plastered against it. I can feel my own arousal dampening my panties, and now I’m eager for him to get his hands on me. I want to know what he’s got to give. 
“You can run, Cricket, but you can’t hide.”
 
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Author Bio
Bella Jewel is an Aussie girl through and through. She spent her life in Western Australia, growing up in many different areas of the state. She now currently lives in Perth with her husband, children and mass amounts of pets. She's crazy, fun, outgoing and friendly. Writing is her passion, she started at the young age of 18 but finally got the courage up to publish, and her first novel Hell's Knights was released in August 2013.
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Friday 14 February 2014

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Thursday 13 February 2014

Sex In The Title



Zack Loves Sex In The Title has hit the book lovers world and is spoken about so much ,,, there are some awesome reviews for this book and like I say the reputation speaks volumes ,,, please check out our post and review for this book and follow the links provided to purchase, add to goodreads tbr list ,,, or simply interact with the author ,,, you'll not be sorry you read this one :)



SYNOPSIS:
New York City, May 2000. The Internet bubble has burst, and Evan's boss fires him with an email. The next day, his girlfriend dumps him, also via email. Afraid to check any more emails, Evan desperately seeks a rebound romance but the catastrophes that ensue go from bad to hilariously worse. Fortunately, Evan meets someone whose legendary disasters with females eclipse even his own.
To reverse their fortunes, they recruit their friends into a group of five guys who take on Manhattan in pursuit of dates, sex, and adventure. With musings about life, relationships, and human psychology, this quintessential New York story about the search for happiness follows five men on their comical paths to trouble, self-discovery, and love.

 
 
Review:
 
Omg, can I just start off saying that you guys have got to read this book! It is LOL hilarious. Some of the stuff the happens in it is UNREAL. I found myself looking at my kindle going 'no frigging way dud that just happen' while tears where rolling down my face with laughter.
This book surrounds five mid to late twenty's men. Showing how they met, and the story of how they got to that point. It is back in the year 2000-01. With some time before hand from each blokes perspective. This book shows them coming together and forming one unit. There pose as they like to call it. Five blokes taking on the big city known as New York. On the prowl enjoying the single life before they settle down. But who they get to this point is the funny bit. And there are bits you won't be able to contain your laughter!
This book is not my normal read. I went outside the box with this. And I am so glad I did. The book been from five men's eyes was SO different. It was actually quiet refreshing. It was that good that there better be a book two or I may have to stalk the author. Just a little bit.... Soooooo on to the book at hand......
The five men we have are Evan, Narc, Trevor, Carlos and Sammy.
The book starts off with Evan though. Now Evan goes through something no man should. He not only gets fired, but then the following day gets dumped by his girlfriend......Via email. YES that's right I said email. Talk about crashing and burning. Things can't get worse though right? WRONG. He taught that before he was held up at blow point. I'm not even gonna get into what that is because I'm still trying to get my head around that one! LOL He seems like the main Character of the book even though the others are in it just as much. Maybe that's just my thinking? You'll see when reading it I suppose.
Poor Evan though has problems. He's kinda in love with Delia Nakova. Who's she I hear you asking? Well a famous actress no less! He is obsessed with her after he has more then a few run in's with her. And these run in's where not life changing. Birds didn't sing and rainbows didn't magically appear. Well not for her anyways. The run ins are actually quiet embarrassing. BUT for Evan none of that matters. He just can't get her out of his head. Love at first meeting is what it's like. And with his been a writer, wanting to be one anyway he gets this plan is his head to win her.....Can You see where I'm going with this......??
BUT that's just Evan. ONE down four to go. I'll give you the run down....
Narc is Asian/American who becomes a lawyer. Who's addicted to porn. God honest truth. He will watch it anywhere and everywhere. And has an awful habit of leaving it on.....as Evan finds out more then once. He's been a lawyer to please his parents. He doesn't want this but he does it for them not wanting to let them down. But life is catching up with his until it has him in its grasp. So he's left with some choices to make.
Trevor is very suave. He is British and VERY bloody tall. He has rules for his dating. He need's a girl over 6 foot. Just like him, so as you can imagine he's limited in that department. Then he gets himself a girl. Tall, beautiful and has everything he's been looking for. Or that's what he thinks. She may actually have more then he has asked for.....
Carlos is the Latin lover of the group. He is fabulous looking. Picture movie star good looking. BUT he's the virgin of the group. And he also has BAD OCD when it comes to germs. Seriously he need's help. So living in the big germy New York city should be a hoot and a half for him :D
And finally we get to Sammy. The Jew of the group. God How I loved him! He is my next favourite after Evan :) He's small, pudgy and going bald since he can remember. So no wonder is SQ is so low(You'll soon learn what that is) He has a life plan. Play the field(when he can find girls)and start looking for wife material at the age of 28 and up. But you know life NEVER goes how you want it to. His bits in the book are outrageous! Throw in a few knock backs, a mail box conversation, a meowing vagina and hitting the jackpot and you get Sammy in all his glory!
I would urge everyone to read 'Sex In The Title'. Hell even give it to a friend or family member for Christmas. This book will cheer you right up. No matter what. But maybe read it alone. After the looks I got at the LOL bit's it's probably best ;)

AUTHOR BIO:
 
Zack Love graduated from Harvard College, where he tried to create a bachelor’s degree in Women. With the bachelor portion of that degree in hand, he settled in New York City but – to afford renting his bed-sized studio – found himself flirting mostly with a computer screen and stacks of documents. Determined not to die a corporate drone, Zack decided to sacrifice sleep for screenwriting, an active social life, and Internet startups offering temporary billion-dollar fantasies.
To feed his steady diet of NYC nightlife, he regularly crashed VIP parties in the early 2000s and twice bumped into his burgeoning crush, a Hollywood starlet. But – much to Zack’s surprise – neither of those awkward conversations led to marriage with the A-list actress. Zack eventually consoled himself by imagining fiascoes far worse than those involving his celebrity crush. In the process, he dreamed up a motley gang of five men inspired by some of his college friends and quirky work colleagues. And thus was born Sex in the Title. But the novel is not autobiographical: Zack never had his third leg attacked by any mammal (nor by any plant, for that matter). In fact, keeping his member safe has been one of Zack’s lifelong goals – and one of the few that he’s managed to accomplish.
 
EXCERPT 1
“So what’s the body count?”
“The body count?”
“You know: how many women have you slept with in your twenty-nine years?”
Evan wasn’t sure whether to overstate the number to look sexually impressive to a soft porn star, or whether to understate the number to look less promiscuous and more like the responsible, clean cut, solid-boyfriend type. Since he still hadn’t quite figured out what Tina was looking for or who she really was, he decided just to tell the truth.
“I’ve been with about sixty-seven women.”
“What do you mean ‘about sixty-seven?’ You say ‘about sixty’ or ‘about seventy.’ But not ‘about sixty-seven.’ You’re obviously keeping track.” Tina looked amused at another opportunity to toy with Evan.
“All right. You got me,” Evan conceded. “I’ve been with precisely sixty-seven women.”
“Unless, of course, you said ‘about’ because the total depends on how you define ‘being with a woman.’ For example, if you just got a blowjob and nothing else then maybe you don’t count that.”
“OK. To be more precise, I’ve had sexual intercourse with sixty-seven women.”
“All right, so then you’ve probably been with many more women than sixty-seven?”
“Yeah. But I don’t keep track of those.” Evan suddenly wondered why he didn’t bother to keep track of anything but consummation.
“I see…So when did you get started on these sixty-seven women?”
“You mean, how old was I when I lost my virginity?”
“Yes.”
“Twenty.”
“So you’ve slept with sixty-seven women in just nine years.”
“Well, actually I’ve had six serious relationships that together took up about two years.”
“Serious? Let’s see…Six serious relationships in two years…So each one lasted an average of four months. You call that serious?”
“Well, it was an intense four months. And I wasn’t seeing anyone else. You know, that’s kind of a big deal in New York,” he added ironically. “Dating someone exclusively for four months in New York is like four years in Anchorage.”
Tina chuckled at Evan’s joke. “All right, so not counting the serious relationships, you’ve slept with...” She crunched some numbers in her head. “You’ve slept with sixty-one women in just seven years…That’s an average of almost nine per year…A new woman every forty days.” Tina seemed impressed, which suddenly made Evan feel rather promiscuous.


LINKS:
Paperback (USA): http://tinyurl.com/SITTpaper
 
 
If you are keen to find out what Zack's own opinion of his book was come along and check out his objective review of his own book: http://tinyurl.com/epicGRreview
 
LINKS FOR ZACK'S SHORT STORY ("CITY SOLIPSISM")