RELEASE DAY EVENT: LIVING AGAIN BY L.L. COLLINS

Kayley Carson thought she had it all--married to the love of her life, a great job, and a baby on the way. Then one day, her life changes forever when she loses her husband in a tragic accident. No longer sure how to navigate life after her enormous loss, Kayley clings to her newborn baby, her family, and her friends to keep herself living. When she meets someone that challenges her belief that she's better off alone, she has to decide if she is capable of letting him in after swearing she was never going to love anyone the same way again. She's not the only one with a painful past. He is struggling with trust issues after a previous relationship went horribly wrong. After a terrible misunderstanding brings out both of their insecurities, will the painful memories of the past keep them both from living again?"

 

LL Collins is a 30-something teacher from Florida. She's a wife, mom, daughter, sister, and friend. Her love of writing has found a home in the self-publishing world. Look for her debut novel, Living Again, coming October 4th to eBook and paperback, and her second novel, Reaching Rachel, in January 2014. LL has been writing since she was old enough to write. Always a story in her head, she finally decided to let the characters out and start writing and try to make her lifelong dreams of becoming an author come true. She has been a teacher for over ten years, a wife for 14, and a mom to two boys, 11 and 9.

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RELEASE DAY EVENT: WHAT HE REALLY FEELS BY LISA SUZANNE

Book: What He Really Feels (He Feels, #2) 

Author: Lisa Suzanne 

Genre: Contemporary Romance 

Release Date: October 3, 2013 

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He told her How He Really Feels and had his heart broken. Now Travis Miller is trying to move on from the greatest heartbreak of his life by getting out of town. But two nights before his big move to California, Travis meets a mystery woman who grabs hold of his broken heart and gives him hope that he can piece it back together. Will Travis ever figure out What He Really Feels, or will he be stuck on his first love forever? Will he find his happily ever after? What He Really Feels contains some adult situations and is intended for mature readers.

Lisa Suzanne is a high school English teacher who lives at home in Arizona with her amazing husband and adorable yellow lab.

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BLOG TOUR: THE DUMONT DIARIES BY ALESSANDRA TORRE [REVIEW REPOST + GIVEAWAY]

  Candace Tapers’ life finally takes an upward swing when Nathan Dumont, shipping heir and notorious playboy, sweeps her away to a lifestyle of wealth and privilege. But that life comes with strings, and she is soon pulled in directions she never expected, discovering secrets and ulterior motives in the man who shares her bed.   *The Dumont Diaries was originally released, and is still available as a four-part miniseries. This book combines the four pieces of the miniseries into one, full-length novel.

Our Review:

When I picked up this novella series my only intention was to just sneak in a few pages to see what it was all about because I was in the middle of reading something for an upcoming blog post. Well, I kept telling myself "just one more page" until I finished the entire series. In one day. 

Yes, texts from Shelley made me do the same exact thing! I stayed up until about 1:30 am one night with class the next day to one more page it. And the writing just sucks you in and keeps you where there really isn't any other way for it to go! To me, it was worth it. Although, at this point if I don't become a zombie during the day, I feel I am doing a superb job at life. 

Before I go any further, I should let everyone know that Alessandra Torre does not gently ease you in to the sex happening in this series, but if you've ever read any of her other books you know that easing us in would be completely against her style. She does not sugar coat the sex scenes and she definitely holds nothing back. So I guess what I'm saying is, if you are shy about sex, or prudish, or delicate when it comes to reading about sex, steamy, hot sex...if you are looking for normal behind closed doors bedroom sex, this is probably not the series for you. 

Ummm....I don't think I've ever thought the words Alessandra Torre and gentle in the same sentence! The way she writes is raw and intense and in your face right from the beginning, and I love it! So yes everyone, heed the above warning because it is classified as erotica for a reason...

Now that the sex talk is out of the way..haha..let's discuss this series. The protagonist, Candy/Jenny, is a stripper who has several encounters with a very affluent business man (AKA Nathan) and ends up being whisked away from her stripper life and into his life. Through each new installment in this series we come to understand more about what he expects and why he expects it. We see Candy/Jenny go from a pay check to pay check existence to one where she can afford virtually anything...and how quickly she learns that money only goes so far in leading a happy existence. We learn more about her father, the men who surround Nathan, and the reason Nathan has chosen to be involved with Candy/Jenny. And, in the final installment we discover just how weak or strong Candy/Jenny is when it comes to her feelings and interactions with Nathan. 

This mini-series is such an original idea. I thank the Lord in heaven above that there is only a week between each release for you guys, because it is so good, and leaves you in a semi good place but also dying to know what comes next. I got so into it that I couldn't believe that I had already read one part! It went by so fast. There is the obvious sex we just had the talk about, but there is also intrigue and mystery and why is she going along with this and why is he doing this that kept us guessing. The story is told through the eyes of Candy/Jenny and this poor jaded girl while making some bad street smart decisions is still a likeable character to root for. Nathan is very, very mysterious from page 1...so we get small bits at a time in trying to figure him out! 

The writing in this series is stark which I think is fitting when you consider the content. Candy's story at the beginning is so desperate and disheartening, then as she becomes involved with Nathan the tone of her narrative matches the loneliness and frustration and passion and love of her new life. Alessandra strips the superfluous details away and plunges us straight into heart of the story.  Because these are novellas, they aren't and don't need to go too far in the past or too far in the future to get the story told...and if anything that would be my complaint..I'd love to see these fleshed out in to a full length novel. But, since that's not the intent in this series, I'm satisfied with where we end...not that I was even sure of how the ending was going to happen until the very, very end.

Each emotion came through and made me feel it with her, which to me is hard to do with each part only being 60-70 pages. I too want more, more, more and we are always so needy, huh. I only had a bit of confusion about the outcome of one of the characters, but then decided not to overthink it since that person did not effect how I wanted the story to end. In a round about way, that person did resolve their arc, but it goes so fast I had to think about it for a while after. 

Alessandra Torre never fails to surprise me with each new book that she writes. I never know what subject matter or type of protagonist I'm going to meet when I open up her books...and for that I will always be looking for her next book to open. No doubt. She writes like I said before a very intense original story, every single time, so I am always looking forward to reading what she thinks up! 

Shelley: 5 Stars 

Courtney: 5 stars

Alessandra Torre is a new author who focuses on contemporary erotica. Her first book, Blindfolded Innocence, was published in July 2012, and was an Erotica #1 Bestseller for two weeks. Alessandra has since published an erotic thriller (The Girl in 6E) and an erotic miniseries (The Dumont Diaries). The sequel to Blindfolded, Masked Innocence, will be released in early 2014. Alessandra lives in a Florida beach town and is married, with one young child. She enjoys reading, spending time with her family, and playing with her dogs. Her favorite authors include Lisa Gardner, Gillian Flynn, and Jennifer Crusie.

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BLOG TOUR + GIVEAWAY: FROZEN SECRETS BY W.S.GREER

Synopsis:

Detective Jarrod Granger is a homicide detective with the Anchorage Police Department, investigating a slew of murders in the city.  The killer is stabbing his victims 19 times each, and cutting out their tongues, and he has already struck three times.  Detective Granger's own past may get in the way of his present and future, but he and his partner, Detective Misty Lawrence, must trudge through their tumultuous work relationship to track down the killer who has been dubbed The Tongue Snatcher.

Stacey Alexander is a guarded, 26 year old, unnatural redhead who is unshakably loyal to her father Vincent.  She works day in and day out to take care of Vincent since he has been diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer and she would do anything to keep him safe, even when she meets a detective who is quickly falling for her.  But Stacey and Vincent have a dark secret; one that bonds them together more than any "normal" family.  And soon, Stacey will have to choose between protecting the father that she loves, or accepting the love of the detective who is zeroing in on a familiar target.  ©

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I am a new, independent author currently living in Anchorage Alaska, as an active member of the United States Air Force. I have been in the Air Force for 9 years and have been writing since 1995, when I was in the 5th grade. 

My whole life, I always wrote poetry and music, and it wasn't until I started reading books in June 2012 that I had aspirations of becoming a novelist. 

My Wife of the last 10 years, Roxanne, is also an aspiring author, writing her first novel,and it was by her influence that I began reading and falling in love with characters and books. I have her to thanks for all of my success, both as an Airman, and as an Author. 

My 2 beautiful children, Janae (8), and Justin (6), both are very supportive of both my military career and my 2nd job as an author and I love them both so very much. And I look forward to taking my entire family along on this amazing journey that I know is waiting for us in the near future. 

I want to give a special thanks to all of my family and fans that have shown so much support!! You guys mean the world to me and I appreciate all of the love and support more than I could ever explain!!

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HAPPY RELEASE DAY+ GIVEAWAY: IN LOVE BY DESIGN BY TRACY ELLEN

Book: In Love By Design

Author: Tracy Ellen

Release date: September 12, 2013

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Synopsis:

In Love by Design

The Adventures of Anabel Axelrod

(Volume III)

By Tracy Ellen

Cover Art by Samantha Prudhon Falkowski

In Love by Design welcomes you back to Northfield, Minnesota and the life of Anabel Axelrod.

Its official--the sexy, blonde bookstore owner with a sassy attitude, a brain that never stops, and a reluctant penchant for helping her family and friends out of trouble has fallen madly in love.

Anabel doesn't get to prove what a fabulous girlfriend she'll make for more than eight hours before Luke disappears out of town. Instead of getting to enjoy being a girl passionately in love, Anabel’s shiny new feelings and trust in her boyfriend are immediately being tested.

Who is the darkly powerful and charismatic Luke Drake? What are his secrets? Does he really love Anabel, or has he been manipulating her to further an intricate plan of cold revenge in the making for over twenty years?

This third book in the series finds the confident Anabel desperately needing her sense of humor and all her understanding of human nature to deal with life. But Anabel soon learns the hard way she has even bigger issues to worry about than family problems and an incredibly hot, but very tricky boyfriend.

She’s made some bad enemies recently and someone wants her dead. After the first attempt on her life, Anabel and Luke team up to solve this mystery, but Anabel is beginning to wonder if she can trust her Dark Prince. Or Is this one fairy tale where love does not conquer all?

Author Bio:

Meet Tracy Ellen…

For all of my life, I’ve always had a thing for shoes that make me say “Oh, yum!” and for reading romance novels written about hot, dangerously smart men and sassy, intelligent women. It’s not an exaggeration to say I’ve avidly read everything I could get my greedy little hands on to find these jewels.

One day this past year or so, I realized that I spend more money on books now than I do on shoes--and I was stunned. Should I be ashamed of this fact or proud? Then an even stranger thing happened. It was like a switch turned off/on inside me. All of a sudden instead of wanting to read about diabolically sexy men, I wanted to write my own story of the building hot romance between a lippy, confident woman and a gorgeously mysterious man.

So began my budding writing career. Then I made another happy discovery—I absolutely love writing and still have a thing for shoes! Since then, my self-published books include A Date with Fate and Courted by Karma in The Adventures of Anabel Axelrod series. The third book in the series, In Love by Design will be released in September 2013. 

For those of you who may want to know some pertinent facts: I was born in Indiana to middle-class parents, the third out of five hellions. My mother wanted to go to work every day. I’ve always lived in the Midwest, except for six steamy months in Florida when I was nineteen. Currently, I reside in the suburbs of St. Paul, Minnesota with my family. The college town of Northfield featured in Anabel’s Adventures is just down the road a jaunt.

I love, love, love connecting with readers. Comments, posts, reviews, and emails are always welcome. Follow my blog or like me on Facebook to be aware of events and giveaways, or new books I’m publishing.

Thanks again for reading my books and supporting this indie author! 

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