COVER REVEAL for Finding Forever by Linda Oaks

Title: Finding Forever
Author: Linda Oaks
Series: The Chasing Series
Genre: New Adult
Publisher: Blue Tulip PublishingReleasing: October 29

What if forever was never meant to be?

Kara Thorn had always been the confident one until the fateful day her heart was shattered. She lost the one person she thought would never walk away….

Devon McGraw, the man who had promised her forever.

When Kara returns to her hometown for a wedding, fate intervenes throwing her and Devon together once again. Their chemistry is stronger than ever before, but Devon is not the same guy that Kara fell in love with. The man he’d become had a past, and it was complicated.

He wanted a week, but Kara wants forever.

Will Kara forgive Devon’s past or will her own ruin any chance of her finding forever?

**Finding Forever is an Interconnected Standalone in The Chasing Series. Each book features a different couple.**

My heels clicked along the marble floor of the massive foyer as I followed the directions from the gold plated sign elegantly scripted with the names of Mulligan and Blythe. They even sounded like attorney names, I thought, smiling. I paused, standing just inside the doorway of the vast ballroom, trying to find my crew among the many people already gathered inside. It was definitely a party as the place was packed. I was so caught up in looking for them that I didn’t notice someone standing behind me until I wobbled unsteadily in my heels, taking a step back only to connect with a solid wall of muscle. As soon as those hands touched me, I knew.

“Have you already been drinking, Kara?” a voice asked.

Devon’s raspy timber assaulted my ears, sliding like smooth silk along the most intimate parts of my body. My reaction was instantaneous; a flash fire in high wind. My face flushed. Myheart rate accelerated. My breaths grew shallow. He’d always had this effect on me. Trying not to let him sense how much his nearness distracted me, I stepped forward feeling the sensation of his calloused hands slide along my skin as his fingers slipped from my arms. I shivered and forced a bright smile as I bravely turned around to face him.

This was it. Game face in place.

“Not yet, Devon,” I replied, noticing the way his eyes leisurely drifted along my features. He had no business staring at me with that look in his eyes. I wasn’t his anymore. He’d thrown me away. I straightened my shoulders, standing taller as if preparing myself for battle, and noticed his smug expression. His gaze was momentarily distracted by my girls. It was good to know that he wasn’t as immune to my charms as he would have liked me to believe. “Eyes up here, buddy,” I saucily reminded him.

He didn’t even have the grace to look ashamed that he’d been caught checking me out. There was nothing shameful about Devon. Well, except for his behavior tonight and the way he filled out the gray suit that he wore. His full lips curved into a wicked grin causing the simmering warmth in my stomach to spread like molten lava throughout my entire body and sending a shock to my system. It would be so easy just to let myself get lost in those glacier blues of his, to let him cool the fire he’d started inside of me. I had to forcibly remind myself —he wasn’t mine anymore. He belonged to someone else.

Linda Oaks has always had a passion for books.  At the age of five, she was a book of the month club member.  Her love for books eventually led her to a love of writing. She resides in Eastern Kentucky with her husband, two children, three dogs and a pet rabbit named Dozer. She can be found on Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, Wattpad and Instagram.  She can be also be reached by mail at authorlindaoaks@gmail.com.  She loves connecting with her readers.

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RELEASE BLITZ for Beautifully Damaged - TEASERS, PLAYLISTS & GIVEAWAY

Title: Beautifully Damaged

Author: Gina Sevani

Genre: New Adult

Publisher: Blue Tulip Publishing

 

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RELEASE BLITZ & EXCERPT - 'A Silent Canvas Part 3'

NEW RELEASE

Title: A Silent Canvas Part 3

Series: A Silent Canvas Series

Author: Melissa Ann

Genre: Historical Romance

Release Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/633074873459728/

Little did James realize the impact opening the letter would have on his life. The letter his dead father left for him to find.

Family secrets that have remained buried for over two decades surface, leaving James floundering and wondering what to do.

Certain events that unfold has James questioning the accuracy of his father's letter. Will James finally find the answers he needs to bury the family secrets once and for all or will he uncover more than he bargained for?

 

 

“This is where I belong. There is no other.” I cry out as I continue to pump my hips. I can see her breasts bouncing beneath her shift with each stroke. I rip the front of her dress and her milky white breasts spill out. With the savageness of a man that has too long been denied a meal, I take her rosy nipple in my mouth and I suckle and bite. Sarah scratches my back as she wriggles beneath me, begging for release. I’m not going to let her finish quite yet; I pull out, but before Sarah can complain, I have her bent over the bed in front of me. I rest my erection at her entrance once more, both of us breathless from our mad lovemaking. Sarah pushes back and instead of refusing her, I take her hips in my hands once more and sink into her wetness. Using my feet, I force her stance wider while pushing her body flat on the bed. I look up towards the ceiling with my eyes closed, and let myself feel her sucking me in. I’m so deep this way. I pull almost all the way out and glide my full length in, trying to make it last for as long as possible. This feels like heaven. With each penetration, Sarah moans and I know that she will not be able to hold off her release much longer. I rest along her back, essentially pinning her to the bed and I start pumping my hips. I do something I’ve never done before and lightly bite the skin on her shoulder. As Sarah lets out a scream of pleasure, I can feel her convulsing and squeezing me. I wait until her peak is just cresting and I stand up and thrust into her until I have my finale. I groan, “Sarah,” as my seed spills inside her.

I can see where my fingers dug into her hip as tiny purple bruises are forming. I gasp in disgust when I see the impression of my teeth in her shoulder. I step back, angry at myself for letting it go to this extreme. “I-I’m so sorry, Sarah.” I hang my head unable to meet her eyes. I am truly a disgusting person for doing those things.

A Silent Canvas is Melissa Ann’s debut novel. What began as an idea three years ago, blossomed into a full-fledged historical romance series.

Since the resurrection of her first novel, Melissa has also written a New Adult Contemporary Series which is scheduled to be re-released April 16th, 2015.

Melissa currently lives in the Great White North with her husband and two children. She’s an avid supporter of World Wildlife Fund and makes an effort to involve herself as well as her family in fundraising campaigns for various charities. Melissa has an Employment Counsellor

Diploma from Fleming College, but she prefers writing stories over resumes.

When’s she not busy in the office helping her husband, she gets to do what she enjoys most… writing, reading and spending time with her children.

 

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Getting to know Author Taylor Dawn - Mini Interview & Contest

It's always a fun experience for me to get the chance to have some of "those" questions answered by the authors that I read and feature on the blog.  You know what questions I'm talking about...
 
Today we're lucky to get some answers from Author Taylor Dawn (also known as C.D. Taylor) and throughout the blitz today for her new novel release SAVING LONDON, I'll be including a few snippets of the interview with her, along with all the other stuff.
 
So here we go... OH! And don't miss your chance to enter the contest that Ms. Taylor is running - contest details and entry info will be at the bottom of this post...

 

An Interview with Taylor Dawn... Part 1

 

What motivated you to start writing?

The main motivation that pushed me to write was my bucket list. The top item on it was to write a book. I wrote one and couldn’t stop writing. I honestly never thought that I’d have the opportunity to present my work to a larger audience than close friends and family. But I am blessed every single day because I get to do what I love and get paid for it.

 

What do you like to do when you’re not writing?

When I’m not writing, I’m most likely thinking about writing. I’m a dreamer. I’m always trying to think up new characters, plots and scenarios for future books.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years

In 10 years, I hope I’m still around. If I am, I see myself still doing what I do, writing. I don’t have to be a huge booming success. As long as I still love and have a passion for what I do, I will be happy.

 

What advice would you give to someone who wants to write?

For someone who wants to write I say this…Start writing. Shut off all fear, and just do it. Don’t write to please others, write what makes you happy. Throw yourself onto the pages and people will feel that when they read your work.

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AUTHOR BIO:

 

C.D. Taylor/Taylor Dawn began writing as an item to check off her bucket list. She resides in the southernmost part of Illinois, right on the mighty Mississippi river. She enjoys the quiet country life with her husband, son and the many farm animals that make up the rest of the family. She. decided that farm life was just a little too mundane, so she started writing erotica and fantasy to liventhings up, so far so good. C.D./Taylor entered cosmetology school right out of High School and practiced the art of hair styling for 12 years.

 

 

When she isn't writing, she can usually be found sitting around a table making people laugh. She has always wanted to be a standup comic. She loves pulling practical jokes, dresses up in a costume every Halloween and believes that dancing is the key to a happy life (even if you aren't a good dancer). She believes that life shouldn't be taken too seriously, we will never get out alive anyway. More than anything, she is a kid at heart, she doesn't believe in bedtimes, eating everything on her plate, or having ice cream only for dessert.

 

Her favorite quote is by Dr. Seuss..."Why fit in, when you were born to stand out."

Author Links:

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http://authorcdtaylor.com/

https://www.facebook.com/AuthorC.D.Taylor

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13486877.Taylor_Dawn

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EXCERPT & GIVEAWAY for 'Better When it Hurts'

It's the dark secret you don't share.

It's the desire you've never voiced.

Because you wonder if it really is.... BETTER WHEN IT HURTS.

Feel the tease, in another excerpt from Skye Warren.

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The whistle of a belt coming off follows me into Blue’s bedroom. My breath stutters in my chest. I hear the threat of the movement, the speed and power behind it. It’s more than a man getting undressed.

There’s a hundred ways a belt can be used to hurt me. I know them well.

I turn my head to the side, addressing him but showing deference too. It’s an instinct now. It’s survival. “What are you going to do with that?”

“I’d rather show you,” he says, approaching me, prowling around me.

I don’t want him to hit me with that belt. Not because I can’t take the pain. I know I can, because I’ve done it before. I don’t want him to hit me because I might start hating him.

“Wait,” I say.

He doesn’t wait. One hand takes my wrist. Standing behind me, he leans close. “What do you think I’ll do with this? Make your pretty skin all red? Make you cry?”

I tense, twisting my arm. It only hurts me, and I’m still held tight. “Don’t.”

“I’m going to do both of those things before we’re done here, Lola.” He pauses, loosening his grip slightly. “But I’m not going to whip you with this.”

There’s only a second where I can feel relieved before I feel him drawing my other hand behind me. It’s a mistake to relax around him. Whatever I’m thinking, he’s doing something different. However much I brace myself, it’s still going to hurt.

He wraps the soft leather around my wrists, binding them together behind my back. It pushes my breasts out in front of me. Cool air brushes over my skin, tightening my nipples.

There’s weakness in this pose, being held, being open.

And there’s strength too, the pride of being wanted, the power of desire.

“On your knees,” he says so softly I almost don’t hear him.

I don’t know what he’s thinking. Whether he sees me as an object he can use or as an enemy he can conquer. I’m a little off balance, lilting to the side as I sink to the carpet. His hands cup my arms, helping me down, guiding my gently. It feels more like worship than anger, more like kindness than cruelty.

At least until the sharp sound of his zipper rips through the air.

His voice follows. “Candy doesn’t think I’ll hurt you.”

I shiver at the foreboding underneath the words. “Yes.”

He undresses slowly, methodically, exposing rough skin and dark hair and a thick, jutting cock.

I have seen his cock before, but only in the dark, holding it in my fist while I jerked him off, shadows and motion. Now I see the skin like the dark side of a peach, almost the color of a bruise. I see the curve of a vein underneath. I see the head of his cock, fat and proud and already glistening at the tip.

I see everything clearly because the saturated late-afternoon light still streams through his window. Our hours are all backward and twisted. Where another woman would do this at midnight, would expose her shame to the moon, mine comes open at five o’clock.

“She thinks you’re safe with me because I protect the other girls.” He approaches me, his cock near my face, his eyes looking down on me. “I even protect you.”

I choke out the words. “Because only you get to touch me.”

He nods approvingly. Candy doesn’t understand, he means. I understand. He’s showing me that we’re together on this, like some perverted joint mission where I agree to be hurt. And haven’t I? I showed up here of my own free will. Maybe I do want what’s coming to me.

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Searching for Weekend Reads?

Are you looking for something to read this weekend?? Well search no further!  Here we've got 4 excellent suggestions for you...

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Exposed: Laid Bare by S.R. Grey
(Laid Bare #1)
Publication date: April 5th 2015
Genres: Erotica, Paranormal, Romance

Synopsis:

A sexy novella where things are not always as they appear. Enter the Laid Bare world only if you dare.

There’s something about Lucien Chambers. Something beyond his amazing success, his good looks, and his uncanny ability to turn everything he touches to gold.

In the eyes of the world, Lucien is a sexy and savvy business man. But when a naïve photographer, Dahlia Vaughn, is hired to take pictures of the hot entrepreneur, she discovers Mr. Chambers may be much more than what he seems.

Volume 1 of the Laid Bare novellas

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Add Exposed: Laid Bare (Laid Bare #1):  http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23492027-exposed
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Vampire’s Bane by Suzannah Daniels
(Vampire’s Bane, #1)
Publication date: April 14th 2015
Genres: Fantasy, Paranormal, Young Adult

Synopsis:

VAMPIRE’S BANE is a mature young adult paranormal fantasy/romance/action & adventure/post-apocalyptic story.  Now available for pre-order on Amazon…will be released on Amazon on April 14, 2015.
 
A lethal sword.
 
A dangerous mission.
 
A seventeen-year-old girl finding her way in a world that is nothing like she remembered.
 
When Maylin Kavanagh’s parents surrendered her to The Program, they swore it was for her protection. After being confined in a small underground cell for nearly two years, she is finally released.
 
But the world has changed.
 
Most of the populace has been wiped out by a deadly disease, and the rules of society have regressed. But that’s not the worst of it. When her group is kidnapped by a band of rogue vampires, Maylin realizes the decline of the human population has brought other races to the forefront—races she never knew existed. And now they’re all battling for survival and power.
 
In his father’s absence, Thane Warwick must lead his people. He has two priorities: find his father and find humans who can supply blood to his tribe. Immediately intrigued by his latest captive, he becomes interested in Maylin for more than just her blood, but he soon discovers that he must make a choice between his father and her.
 
Despite their attraction, Maylin and Thane each have an agenda, and only one can be the victor.
 
VAMPIRE’S BANE is the first book in the VAMPIRE’S BANE series. While it does end at a natural turning point in the heroine’s journey, it is an ongoing story, and not all questions will be answered. You will need to read this series in order.
 

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23499821-vampire-s-bane?ac=1

Purchase:

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Mastered 2: Ten Tales of Sensual Surrender
Authors: Avery Aster, Cynthia Sax, Emily Ryan-Davis, Evangeline Anderson, Jennifer Leeland, Karen Fenech, Madelynne Ellis, Opal Carew, Portia Da Costa, Ruby Foxx, Saskia Walker, T.J. Michaels
Publication date: April 21st 2015
Genres: Erotica, Romance

 

Synopsis:

On the heels of the wildly popular New York Times and USA Today bestseller, MASTERED, we bring you MASTERED 2, ten more tales of sensual surrender, plus a bonus short story!
 
“11 AMAZING NEW EROTIC ROMANCE STORIES YOU’VE NEVER READ!”

 

These scorching erotic romance books, plus a bonus short story, are all brand-spanking new and never-before-released, until now! One-click this anthology today at a low pre-sale price of only 99 cents. This won’t last long!

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23293238-mastered-2?ac=1

 

Purchase:

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Meet Me In The Dark (A Dark Suspense) by J.A. Huss
Publication date: April 15th 2015

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Suspense

Synopsis:

He’s empty, inhuman, dishonest, and cruel. She’s never wanted anyone more.

Sydney has lived in fear for eight years after freelance assassin, Merc, failed to rescue her from a cult-like militia group. Left in the hands of a sadistic man, she did whatever it took to survive. But Merc’s last words gave her hope. Hope he’d be back to finish the job.

 

After Merc is betrayed by her father, Sydney becomes his target. He wields sex, drugs, lies, and love like weapons. Merc knows just what to do with a fearful girl like Sydney. He’s in control. He’s always in control. 

But Sydney Channing is not what she appears. And Merc’s only redeeming act—the very one that made Sydney’s life a living hell—might just be his worst mistake yet. 

WARNING: Meet Me In The Dark is a STANDALONE, non-traditional, DARK ,CAPTIVE ROMANTIC SUSPENSE. It is not intended for sensitive readers.

MEET ME IN THE DARK IS A STANDALONE, romantic suspense novel ON SALE NOW:

 

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25179280-meet-me-in-the-dark?ac=1

 

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