RELEASE DAY BLITZ - Beneath These Lies by Megan March

BENEATH THESE LIES

(Beneath #5)

By: Meghan March

Expected Release: Mar 15, 2016

Genre: Suspense

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Look, but don’t touch…she might as well wear a neon sign that says it. It just makes me want her more.

She might be above me in every way, but I still want her under me.

I’ve got no business touching her rich-girl skin, but that won’t stop me from stealing a taste. Because rules were meant to be broken—especially when the prize is so fine.

In a world where nothing is at it seems, what's buried beneath these lies?

  

     

Meghan March has been known to wear camo face paint and tromp around in woods wearing mud-covered boots, all while sporting a perfect manicure. She's also impulsive, easily entertained, and absolutely unapologetic about the fact that she loves to read and write smut. Her past lives include slinging auto parts, selling lingerie, making custom jewelry, and practicing corporate law. Writing books about dirty talking alpha males and the strong, sassy women who bring them to their knees is by far the most fabulous job she's ever had. She loves hearing from her readers at meghanmarchbooks@gmail.com.

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BOOK BLITZ, EXCERPT & GIVEAWAY - Love in B Minor by Elodie Nowodazkij

Love in B Minor 

(Broken Dreams #3)

Elodie Nowodazkij

Publication date: March 15th 2016

Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance

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No promises. No fake tomorrows. That was the plan.

New city. New life. At least, that’s what nineteen-year-old Jen Harrison believes. On the surface, she’s living her dream: dancing in a prestigious dance company in Paris. But her sister’s death and the mistakes she’s tried to bury haunt her. She’s become a pro at hiding who she truly is, and she definitely doesn’t want a guy to derail her, but a one night-stand she can do. Nothing more. She definitely doesn’t plan to see the sexy stranger who made her laugh for the first time in years ever again.

Girls don’t walk away from Lucas Wills. Bad boy turned rock star, he’s got his share of groupies. Always upfront, he doesn’t promise fake tomorrows because love can destroy everything. Been there, done that. His ex not only lied to him, she stomped on his heart, used him to become famous, and almost ruined him. So, waking up alone after a night beyond his wildest imagination with a girl he just met shouldn’t upset him, shouldn’t inspire one of the saddest songs he’s ever written, shouldn’t make him want to chase after her.

When Jen, the one-night stand who got away, auditions to be a dancer in Lucas’ next music video, they can’t stop their growing attraction. But Jen’s secrets and his ex could shatter the careers they tried so hard to build and their hearts…they will have to decide what’s more important and if love is worth the fight.

Love in B Minor is the third standalone novel in Elodie Nowodazkij’s Broken Dreams series.

EXCERPT

And his laughter booms in the quiet night. And seeing him laugh makes me want to smile right along with him. And I want to hold on to that feeling a bit longer. One of my hands slowly reaches out and my fingers trail down his cheek while my other hand falls on his knee. He stops laughing. His gaze turns hungry.

“I’m not really thirsty anymore,” I whisper. Our eyes lock. The tension crackling between us gets even more intense. He leans in and I hold my breath. We’re lost in the moment, in the anticipation, in that one second. That one second before a first kiss. I bridge the tiny distance between us and when our lips meet, I breathe again.

His lips are strong and soft.

My body melts into his despite the layers. One of his hands caresses my back and I press myself against him, wishing I could feel his skin against mine. His tongue slips inside my mouth, teasing mine into a playful dance. His other hand cups my face and I could stay like this forever. But I want more. And what I have in mind probably shouldn’t happen outside.

We might get arrested.

But I don’t want to end the night here and now.

I don’t want this night to end at all.

Elodie Nowodazkij was raised in a tiny village in France, where she could always be found a book in hand. At nineteen, she moved to the US, where she learned she'd never lose her French accent. Now she lives in Maryland with her husband, their dog and their cat.

She's also a serial smiley user.

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BLOG TOUR REVIEW - Hawke by Sawyer Bennett

Hawke 

(Cold Fury, Book #5) 

Sawyer Bennett 

Publication: March 15, 2016

Genre: Romance, Contemporary, Sports, Second Chance

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The New York Times bestselling hockey series featuring the Carolina Cold Fury continues as the team’s most notorious party animal gets blindsided by the one that got away.

Off the ice, elite defenseman Hawke Therrien enjoys his fair share of booze and good times. And why shouldn’t he? He’s worked his way up from the minor leagues and made himself a star. The only thing Hawke misses from that life is the pierced, tattooed free spirit who broke his heart without so much as an explanation. She’s almost unrecognizable when she walks back into his life seven years later—except for the look in her eyes that feels like a punch to the gut.

Vale Campbell isn’t the same girl she was at twenty. As crazy as she was about Hawke, her reckless behavior and out-of-control drinking were starting to scare her. She had to clean up her act, and that would never happen with Hawke around. Cutting him loose was the hardest thing Vale ever had to do—until now. Because she’s still crazy about Hawke. And if he could ever learn to forgive her, they just might have a future together.

There is just something about second chances and sports. When Sawyer Bennett combines the two...it can be pretty amazing romance. Second chances are quite interesting because it gives the characters an opportunity to figure out their lives without the other. It can be heartbroken at first, especially if the break wasn't mutual. But overall, it gives the characters a chance to grow. If they are meant to be together, that second chance comes into play. And sports...I'm in it for the fit and sexy men who are in control, on and off the field/ice. ;)

Hawke Therrien was ready to make the move to the major leagues...hopefully with his girl by his side. Instead, when she breaks up with him out of the blue without an explanation, it left him frustrated and heartbroken. Of course there is a reason why Vale Campbell had to leave him that day. The day that will eventually make him a star. The thought of holding him back, didn't sit well with her. The only way to make him leave was to push him out in the worst way, saying the most hurtful words no man wants to hear. But, when they met again seven years later, it seemed like nothing changed, except the anger that lingered after the break. 

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PLOT LINE - As two people unexpectedly meet again, a charge sparking when their eyes aligned, Hawke does anything he can to figure out what went wrong in the first place. This is a well-written story filled with kept secrets, slight twists, and a burning love that never went away. It was a very quick read because everything flowed well. Of course there a few bumps along the way when they try to smooth out the patches. Overall, second chances can help them find a happy ending they deserve. 

CHEMISTRY - It was magnetic. If it was there the first time around, it's definitely there the second time around. Even stronger after the time apart. That pull Vale has on Hawke has him transfixed the moment he heard her name and locked eyes with her. You just can't wait for that first kiss, that first touch ever since everything fell apart. 

Oh, Sawyer Bennett knows how to write those sexy times. Sometimes romances can be repetitive and makes you want skim it. But with Bennett, she builds that tension between Hawke and Vale. When all those misunderstandings are cleared up, the love that was there all along begins to grow.

It's very understandable how Hawke's trust issue with Vale. It's hard to build that trust with a person who broke his heart. You get that hesitancy from Hawke for opening to love again. And when that connection is still there after seven years, he might as well try to mend those broken bridges he thought were burned.

This is one of my favorite sports romance series by one of my favorite authors. When I saw the words  second chance, I had to read it. It's not my favorite of hers but it checked the marks I needed for a reuniting romance. 

4 BURNING STARS

 

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Sawyer Bennett is a snarky southern woman and reformed trial lawyer who decided to finally start putting on paper all of the stories that were floating in her head. Her husband works for a Fortune 100 company which lets him fly all over the world while she stays at home with their daughter and two big, furry dogs who hog the bed.

Sawyer would like to report she doesn't have many weaknesses but can be bribed with a nominal amount of milk chocolate. Sawyer is the author of several contemporary romances including the popular Off Series, the Legal Affairs Series and the Last Call Series.

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BOOK BLITZ, EXCERPT & GIVEAWAY - Freeing Destiny by Faith Andrews

Freeing Destiny

(Fate #2)

Faith Andrews

Publication date: March 14th 2016

Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

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Words to live by:
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
Don’t break the rules.

I’d managed to fail at both by fraternizing with the enemy’s brother. Guess I’d followed in my mother’s footsteps by ignoring all the rules when it came to love.

Mom was marrying a man only six years older than me. A man who was also her student. But the biggest surprise that came out of their wedding wasn’t my new stepdad’s academic status or his age.

It was Jack Davis—my stepfather’s best friend.

Jack was the guy who could change the whole game. He was quite possibly my soul mate. But time and circumstance were against us—there was no easy way around it. I was moving back to New York in two weeks and his sister, Aubrey, was the one person my family hated most in this world. How would his sister—the enemy—deal with another Edwards girl claiming what she believed was hers? The idea of letting Jack go crippled me. Would I have to cut ties with the only man I’d ever let into my heart?

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EXCERPT

“I don’t think you’re a tease, Stella.”

“Then what do you think?” I was dying to know what was running through his mind. I wasn’t playing a game—honest to God—but I could see how it might look that way. Unlike the way I’d felt in the beginning of all this, I didn’t want him to give up on me because my actions were yo-yoing all over the place.

I wanted him to pursue me while we still had time.

Taking my hand in his, he placed one finger under my chin and turned my face in his direction. “What I think is that you’re a phenomenal kisser. And I plan on doing a lot more of that tonight and all the other nights until you leave—maybe even some of that kissing will convince you not to go. But in the meantime, we’re going back to my place, we’re going to order whatever you want to eat, then relax and watch a movie or whatever makes you comfortable. As long as we get to spend time together . . . there’s no rush.”

The saddened look in his eyes told me that last part was a lie. It was painfully obvious that we were running out of time. I hated it. There were so many things I wished for in that moment—the ability to freeze the clock, or travel back in time, or to have an endless do-over of the last few days with Jack on a repeat reel. It felt like some odd and cruel twist of fate. What kind of messed up destiny would throw Jack in my path now?

Forgoing all the bitter thoughts playing out in my frazzled brain, I nodded in answer to Jack’s questioning eyes. “Okay. I like the sound of that.”

It was time to abandon plans and worries and strategies. The only thing I planned on doing from here on out was whatever I felt was right—in the moment. I wanted to kiss him again, and if kissing led to more then I was ready for that, too. Jack was right when he said all that mattered was that we spent the time we did have together. The memories would be worth it, even if it meant hurting in their absence.

Faith Andrews is living out her dream right outside the greatest city in the world, New York City. Happily married to her high school sweetheart, she is the mother of two beautiful and wild daughters, and a furry Yorkie son named Rocco Giovanni. When she's not tapping her toes to a Mumford & Sons tune or busy being a dance mom, her nose is stuck in a book or she's sitting behind the laptop, creating her next swoon worthy book boyfriend. Coffee addict, lover of wine and cheese, and sucker for concerts and Netflix, Faith believes in love at first sight and happily ever after.

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BOOK BLITZ, EXCERPT & GIVEAWAY - Rock Your Heart Out by Crystal Kaswel

Rock Your Heart Out

(Sinful Serenade #3)

Crystal Kaswell

Publication date: March 10th 2016

Genres: New Adult, Romance

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There’s a naked rockstar in my hotel room.

And he’s pierced.

Willow Denton needs to get out of town fast. Her only option is joining her brother’s band on tour. Ten weeks with misbehaved men doesn’t sound so bad. Until she walks in on the drummer naked and sporting a spanking new piercing. There’s no way the player rock star will ever think of her as more than his BFF’s little sister. Better to focus on her photography. As soon as she stops thinking about him in her bed, against the wall, in the backseat of his car…

Sinful Serenade drummer Tom Steele is a wrecking ball. Bossy. Pushy. Hot as the molten center of the Earth. He’s not afraid to use his body or his fame to get what he wants– a different girl every night of the week (and three on Sunday). The man may be a whore but he can control himself. He’s going to keep an eye on Willow, be her friend. That’s it.

Their sizzling sexual chemistry makes this whole platonic things hard.

But there’s no way he’ll cross the line with the girl he’s supposed to protect.

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EXCERPT

A knock on the door disrupts my already unsteady hand. Shit. That’s a mess. “Just a minute.” I wipe my eyeliner clean with a wet tissue and answer the door.

Tom looks me over. He copies the tone I used earlier. “That’s what you’re wearing?”

“Is there something wrong with it?”

“It’s 90s night. You need color. Come on.” He steps into the room and crouches over the suitcase, pawing through my stuff. He tosses a navy mini skirt and a pink crop top on the bed. “That will be better.”

That will certainly be less. The top is minuscule and the skirt is barely long enough to cover my ass. “I don’t think so.”

“Try it.”

I shake my head.

He reaches for the bottom of my dress. “Don’t force me to remove your clothes.”

My heartbeat picks up.

“You have five seconds. Four.” He looks me in the eyes, daring me. “Three.”

I step backwards. “Okay. I’ll try it. Wait in the bathroom.”

“As you wish.” He does as he’s asked.

The room feels different without his presence. Colder. Less inviting. I change into the skimpy outfit as quickly as possible.

“Okay. You can come back.” I press my hands over my stomach as I check my reflection. I can’t wear this. It’s nothing.

Tom looks me up and down. All that smugness falls of his face. His eyes go wide. His lips part. “That’s no good.” He pulls my hands to my sides, his fingers brushing my exposed skin.

“Why?”

Tom traces the exposed skin on my side, from the top of my skirt to the bottom of my crop top. “Just change back.”

“Why.”

His cheeks flush. “It’s too sexy.”

He’s nervous.

“Change. Now.” He shifts towards the bathroom, his body brushing against mine.

He’s still close. Still warm. I reach for him, get the back pocket of his jeans. I need to say something. That I can be sexy if I want. That it doesn’t matter what Tom thinks.

Only it does. I want him to think I’m sexy.

“Tom.” My hand brushes against his hip. “I… I want to look sexy. You do. You always look desirable. Why can’t I do the same?”

I go to step back into some bold, confident pose, but my foot catches on the bedspread. Shit. I slip and fall backwards. My ass hits the bed. Then slides down to the floor. Bam. I’m on my back, my legs spread. I press my hands into the ground to push myself up.

Tom’s gaze passes over me. It stops between my legs.

“Uh…” His eyes cloud with desire.

He watches me with rapt attention as I rise to my feet. At my thighs, my hips, my stomach. By the time he works his way to my eyes, I’m buzzing like a power line.

Touch me, please.

Throw me on that bed.

Kiss me.

Something.

Crystal Kaswell writes steamy new adult and erotic romance books. She loves when flawed characters fall head over heels for each other. Especially if they fall into bed first. She loves police procedurals, tea, and The Hunger Games series. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband.

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