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04 February 2018

Release Blitz & Giveaway ~ Dangerous Witness, Redemption Harbor #3, by Katie Reus


Today I have the release week blitz for Dangerous Witness by Katie Reus! Check out this new romantic suspense and grab your copy today!


Dangerous Witness
Redemption Harbor Series, Book Three
Author: Katie Reus
Genre: Romantic Suspense



About Dangerous Witness

He foolishly let her go…

When the woman he loved walked out of his life, Brooks Alexander was certain she did so willingly—with the cool two-million his father had offered as incentive to walk away. So when he learns that Darcy didn’t take a dime of his father’s payoff, Brooks realizes he made an epic mistake. He’s determined to make things right and reclaim his woman. Except neither task is as easily accomplished as he first thought.

Now her life is in his hands…

Wedding planner Darcy is no stranger to disappointment when it comes to the men in her life. When Brooks accused her of taking his father’s bribe, she was devastated that he thought so little of her—and realized he never knew her at all. So she walked away with her pride intact and her heart broken. Now, months later, an overheard conversation puts Darcy in the crosshairs of a dangerous criminal with powerful connections. With nowhere else to turn, she has no choice but to put all her trust in Redemption Harbor Consulting—and its cofounder, the man who broke her heart.



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Excerpt

“Why are you still parking out back? It’s safer in front.” Brooks immediately winced at his tone. He hadn’t meant to lead with that. Or to say anything at all. At least not right now.

She stiffened, her spine going straight. “I think the more important question is what are you doing here in the middle of the night?” Each word came out whiplash sharp.

“I had a hunch you’d be working late and wanted to stop by and talk to you.” Mostly the truth. He’d gone out and decided not to talk to her at the last minute.

“It’s almost two in the morning on New Year’s. You just assumed I didn’t have plans?”

“No. I just know you.” She was getting her business off the ground and was driven in a way he only saw with the truly successful. If she wanted to take over the damn world, he had no doubt she could do it. Of course, she could have been out with another guy. But that wasn’t something he was going to think about.

She snorted, the sound full of derision. “You never knew me at all.”

Oh, how he deserved that. “Darcy, I’m sorry. I screwed up. There’s no excuse for what I said to you. What I accused you of doing.” That being an understatement. He didn’t want to have this conversation here, out in the cold, next to a dumpster that smelled of old Chinese food, and an unconscious mugger at his feet.

“Do you remember exactly what you said to me? Because I do.” A mixture of pain and anger sparked in her green eyes as she took a step toward him.

He remembered, but he didn’t respond. Just watched her. She was petite and adorable, but she was all fire and rage right now.

“If you can’t remember, I’ll remind you. You showed me an engagement ring…” She swallowed hard and blinked rapidly for a moment as if fighting back tears, before she continued. “You said you’d planned to give me that ring but that you’d heard your father had already taken care of my ‘bill.’ You called me a whore without actually saying the word. You just assumed I took two million dollars to walk away from you. You didn’t bother coming to me first. No, you made an assumption and treated me like garbage.” She stepped back now, putting a couple feet between them at the sound of sirens in the distance.

“I’m sorry,” Brooks whispered, because it was all he could force out. He remembered that night all too clearly and he hated himself for it.



About Katie Reus

Katie Reus is the New York Times, USA Today, and IndieReader bestselling author of the Red Stone Security series, the Moon Shifter series and the Deadly Ops series. She fell in love with romance at a young age thanks to books she pilfered from her mom’s stash. Years later she loves reading romance almost as much as she loves writing it.

However, she didn’t always know she wanted to be a writer. After changing majors many times, she finally graduated summa cum laude with a degree in psychology. Not long after that she discovered a new love. Writing. She now spends her days writing dark paranormal romance and sexy romantic suspense. Her book Avenger’s Heat recently won the Georgia RWA Maggie Award for Excellence in the fantasy/paranormal category.




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07 November 2017

Release Blitz & Giveaway ~ Mistletoe Me, Baby, O'Connor Family #4, by Katie Reus


Today I have the blog tour for Katie Reus’ Mistletoe Me, Baby! Check it out and grab a sweet holiday romance today!!


About Mistletoe Me, Baby

She needs a fake fiancé…

With the holidays fast approaching, Miranda Flores makes up a fake fiancé so her well-meaning family will get off her back. She just never expected them to suddenly show up on her doorstep a couple weeks before Christmas, wanting to spend the holidays with her. So she turns to Nolan O’Connor, her sexy best friend, and asks him for the favor of a lifetime: she needs him to act the part of her fiancé until her parents leave town.

He wants forever…

Pretending to be engaged to the woman he’s already fallen for? No problem. Nolan agrees to Miranda’s fake engagement scheme because as far as he’s concerned, she’s the one. But he plays his role too well, because soon the entire town thinks they’re engaged and things get more complicated—especially since he can’t pretend with her anymore. Then tragedy strikes and Miranda tries to shut him out, but Nolan won’t let her. He’ll do whatever it takes to convince her that he wants to make her his forever.

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Exclusive Excerpt

Nolan knocked on the already open door to Miranda Flores’ office at the local community center in Holly. Miranda usually kept the door open, wanting everyone to know they could talk to her at any time.

Phone against her ear, she glanced up and gave him a blinding smile that was a punch to his solar plexus. Which was pretty standard for every time he saw her.

She held up a finger as she continued talking. As she spoke, she was looking at something on her laptop.

Leaning against the doorframe, he crossed his arms over his chest and took the rare opportunity to drink in the sight of her. Her light brown hair was down around her face in soft waves. As she talked she was smiling, which was standard for her. Whenever they talked on the phone, he could hear the smile in her voice. Rolling his shoulders once, his gaze stayed on her mouth, even as he told himself to look away. He’d fantasized about nibbling on her bottom lip too many times. Hell, he wanted to kiss her everywhere, to claim her, to let the whole damn town know she was his.

But that wasn’t happening anytime soon.

She’d made it very clear nearly ten months ago when they’d first met that she wasn’t looking for any sort of relationship. At the time, she’d just taken her nephew, Mateo, in when her sister had dropped him off and bolted. Her sister had made Miranda his legal guardian. Only recently had Gloria gone into rehab for drug addiction.

As Miranda laughed, there was a little sparkle in her brown eyes. But they weren’t just brown. He’d studied them enough to know there were little flecks of amber in them. Every chance he got, he studied the woman. Watching her, being around her, was his own personal addiction. One he didn’t plan to give up.

“To what do I owe this pleasure?” Miranda’s sweet voice pulled him out of his head.

He blinked once and realized he’d been staring, and that she was off the phone. Clearing his throat, he pushed up from the doorframe as she stood and stepped around the desk. He started to answer when she frowned and closed the distance between them in record time.

Frowning harder, she cupped his cheek. “What happened?”

Nolan wanted to lean into her touch, to savor the feel of her smooth, soft hand on his skin. Today she had on knee-high boots and a red sweater dress that hugged all her curves. “Ah… what?” he wanted to put his own hand over hers to hold her there, but managed restraint. Somehow.

“You have a bruise. Did you get hurt at work?” Concern rolled off her in waves, her distress clear.

Bruise? “Oh, this is nothing. Maguire did this during our last hockey practice.”

“Aren’t you guys on the same team?”

He snorted. “Yeah. My brother is an equal opportunity bulldozer when he plays.”

She stroked her thumb over his bruise and he felt the sensation all the way to his dick. God, this woman had him all twisted up in knots. He’d get hurt more often if it meant she would touch him like this. Feeling her hand on him was heaven.

Abruptly she dropped her hand and her cheeks flushed pink, as if she realized how intimate that hold could be construed. “I might exchange words with Maguire later.”

He laughed, but it felt strained. Having her touch him like that, whether she meant it intimately or not, affected him. Physically and otherwise. He’d been respecting her boundaries because hell, he wanted to be her friend. She was a sweet, sexy woman and in the last year they’d become friends. Best friends, even. Other than his brothers and family, she was the person he wanted to call with any sort of news first. “I’m sure he’ll be very scared of you,” he murmured.

Narrowing her gaze, she said, “I can be very scary.”

“Yeah, scary in the way Mrs. Claus is.”

“Are you comparing me to Santa Claus’ wife?”

“Nope.” Not even a little bit. “Maybe one of his elves, though.” A really sexy elf. He could easily visualize the petite and curvy woman dressed up in a dirty ‘sexy elf’ Halloween costume. Or Christmas. Whatever. The thought of her dressed up in anything remotely dirty—or just flat out naked—was something he shouldn’t be contemplating now.

She mock-jabbed him in the side. “Very funny.”


Review

Nolan knew the moment he laid eyes on Miranda that she was the one. He wants to make a move but her current situation is a bit hectic, maybe the best approach is to wait until things settle down.

What he thought would a short wait turned into nearly a year, but he finally gets his opening when Miranda needs to find a fiancé asap.

What Miranda thought would be quick and simple, turn serious real fast and she falls even deeper for Nolan. But when tragedy strikes, she pushes him away.

Will Nolan let Miranda slip through his fingers? Or will he hold on tight and never let go?

Mistletoe Me, Baby is a fun, heartwarming, sassy, sexy read that get in the holiday spirit while tugging at your heartstrings.

Nolan comes on strong and never lets up. When he says he's all in, that's exactly what he does.

Miranda is strong woman that is will anything for her family and those she loves. I love how she embraces her relationship with Nolan even when she tries to push him away.

I enjoyed all the side characters, especially how they all just accepted Nolan and Miranda together without blinking an eye. Brilliant.

Mistletoe Me, Baby is a quick, saucy, holiday read that goes great with a nice cup of cocoa and leaves a smile on your face. Whether or not you've read any in the O'Connor Family series, you will still enjoy this delightful read on its own.


About Katie Reus

Katie Reus is the New York Times, USA Today, and IndieReader bestselling author of the Red Stone Security series, the Moon Shifter series and the Deadly Ops series. She fell in love with romance at a young age thanks to books she pilfered from her mom’s stash. Years later she loves reading romance almost as much as she loves writing it.

However, she didn’t always know she wanted to be a writer. After changing majors many times, she finally graduated summa cum laude with a degree in psychology. Not long after that she discovered a new love. Writing. She now spends her days writing dark paranormal romance and sexy romantic suspense. Her book Avenger’s Heat recently won the Georgia RWA Maggie Award for Excellence in the fantasy/paranormal category.




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18 May 2017

Release Blitz & Giveaway ~ It's Me Again Baby, O'Connor Family Series #3, by Katie Reus


It’s Me Again, Baby
O’Connor Family Series
by Katie Reus
Publication Date: May 16, 2017
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance


She lost him once…

Years ago Samantha made a mistake and lost a chance at something real with Maguire O’Connor. Now that she’s living in Holly again, she knows seeing him is inevitable. But the last thing she ever expected was to take him on as a client.

Now they have a second chance…

Maguire never got over Sam. Thanks to a meddling family member, he mistakenly hires Sam as his real estate agent. With her in his sights again, he’s not letting her go. But someone from her past followed her back to Holly with a sinister intent. Now Maguire will do whatever it takes to protect the woman he intends to claim as his forever.

Length: Novella

O’Connor Family Series:
1. Merry Christmas, Baby
2. Tease Me, Baby
3. It’s Me Again, Baby
4. Mistletoe Me, Baby

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Review

The one that got away doesn't always come back, but when it does you have to decide either to let that one get away again or grab hold and never let go.

A misunderstanding causes Maguire and Samantha to part ways several years ago. Now that both are back in Holly they get thrown together unexpectedly by a meddling but well intention mother.

The sparks fly and long dormant feeling ignite. Will Maguire and Sam be able to pick up where they left off or has too much time passed to start over? Or will a danger present itself that will take the decision out of their hands?

It's Me Again, Baby is quick, sultry, spellbinding read that has heat and filled with heart. I loved how Maguire 'salpha-ness takes over when it comes to Sam. Even though he was hurt when she ghosted him, he knew in his heart that she was the one for him. I adore how Sam is the same way, she loves Maguire and takes the risk at a second chance.

The danger that surrounds Sam is high, but I love how that doesn't hinder Sam's ability to live her life the way she wants. She'll do what she has to to stay safe, but she won't let it deter her from her goals.

I loved the dynamic Maguire and Sam and loved getting to know they and watching them fall in love.  Their family add a fun, witty dimension to their story.

It's Me Again, Baby is saucy, intriguing, and passion filled novella that make for an entertaining read.


Excerpt

Maguire grinned when Nora set his hot cocoa down—complete with a candy cane in it.

For some reason, the fact that he’d ordered a hot cocoa made him that much more adorable to Sam. “No problem. Looks like your rush just cleared out.”

“It did, but we’ll see another one in an hour. Let me know if you guys need anything. Well, Sam, you let me know.” She shot Maguire a semi-serious glare. “I’m only being nice to you because you’re with a paying customer.”

“What?” He placed a hand on his chest, mock insulted.

She shot her gaze to Sam. “Jackson got too roughed up on the rink on Saturday and I know it was him,” she said, jerking a thumb at Maguire, “who bruised his ribs.”

Maguire snorted, which wasn’t a denial at all.

“Roughed up?” Sam asked once Nora was out of earshot.

He snorted again, shaking his head. “Brotherly sparring. We had a free weekend and hit the ice for a friendly game of hockey. Us, the sheriff and some guys from the fire department. Nora’s only got a sister though. I think our type of roughhousing is a shock to her.”

“So you’re still playing hockey.” He’d been sexy on the ice. And okay, off it, but when he skated it was a thing of beauty.

“Yeah…wait, you’ve seen me?”

Her cheeks flushed even as she nodded, realizing her inadvertent little confession. “Yeah. Many years ago. When I was in middle school and there was no way you would have noticed me.” They were only a little over five years apart in age.

“Maybe I’ll invite you out for our next game, then. You can tell me if I’ve improved.”

“Or if you’ve gotten worse in your old age.”

“Old?”

“I’m messing with you.” Since she remembered when his birthday was, she knew that he’d just turned thirty and was well, delicious-looking.

His grin widened, taking him from good-looking to ridiculously handsome territory. Everything about him was sexy. With the sleeves of his long-sleeved T-shirt—advertising one of his auto repair shops—shoved up, he was showing off muscular forearms and a plethora of tattoos that made her mouth water.


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Release date: November 1, 2017


About Katie Reus

Katie Reus is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Red Stone Security series, the Darkness series and the Deadly Ops series. She fell in love with romance at a young age thanks to books she pilfered from her mom’s stash. Years later she loves reading romance almost as much as she loves writing it.

However, she didn’t always know she wanted to be a writer. After changing majors many times, she finally graduated summa cum laude with a degree in psychology. Not long after that she discovered a new love. Writing. She now spends her days writing dark paranormal romance and sexy romantic suspense.

For more information on Katie please visit her website. Also find her on Twitter or visit her on Facebook.




25 February 2017

Release Blitz & Giveaway ~ Saved By Darkness, Darkness Series, by Katie Reus


Saved by Darkness
Darkness Series
by Katie Reus
Publication Date: February 21, 2017
Genres: Adult, Paranormal, Romance


He thought he lost her decades ago.

Half-demon, half-dragon shifter Ian McCabe is hellbent on getting back the only woman he’s ever loved. When Fiona O’Riley kicked him out of her life decades ago, he thought she was gone for good. Now that she’s back, nothing will stop him from claiming her. But she wants nothing to do with him—or his family.

She’ll do anything to save him.

Fiona knows that Ian is the only male for her. The only way to keep him alive is to stay away from him. But when tragedy strikes and they discover a wicked agenda for the mass murder of humans, they must work together to take down the enemies that threaten everyone. But there’s so much more on the line. As their undeniable desire intensifies, they’re faced with an unbearable choice. If Fiona and Ian succumb to their temptation, mating could be the last thing they ever do.

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Excerpt

His brother flipped open a thin manila file on the desk and revealed an 8x10 glossy of…

Fiona.

Ian blinked once. Twice.

He stared at the picture, feeling his entire body heat up. It had been years since he’d seen her. He had a picture of Fiona, but it was from decades ago and it was in one of his safes—along with other treasures. That was not a myth about dragons—they loved treasure. Given her modern style of dress, this was taken fairly recently. “What is this?” His voice was always raspy, but even more so now.

Rory flicked a glance at Liberty before looking back at Ian. “This is what I wanted to talk to you about. Finn wants to speak to this female. She lives on the outskirts of his territory. Not in it, but close enough. And we needed to know if she is a trustworthy female. I know you know who she is, but I don’t know the nature of your relationship.” He stared at Ian questioningly.

Ian stood abruptly. He’d shared almost every part of his life and history with Rory. Fiona was the only thing he’d left out of that narrative. He simply couldn’t talk about her. It hurt too bad. Made his dragon want to take over, to burn everything and everyone to ash. “She’s trustworthy.” Without saying anything further he strode from the room. He heard his brother curse softly behind him, but ignored him.

Rory was lucky he hadn’t burned a hole in the ceiling and just flown out of there. Which yes, was insane, but Ian wasn’t in control now. He needed to get to the Stavros estate as soon as possible. The Alpha wolf who ran this territory wouldn’t be happy to see him since he didn’t plan to call first, but the male could just deal with it. Seeing Fiona’s picture again had his most primal nature clawing to the surface.

He couldn’t even convince himself that he’d buried memories of her because it was a lie. He thought of her every damn day. The woman lived inside him, was his mate. It didn’t matter that they’d never crossed that final line and mated. That he’d never marked her—that she was mated to another. Another female would never do for him. Now to know that she was somehow nearby, close to Finn’s territory… He was going to find out everything from the Alpha.

Then he was going to see her. He knew he shouldn’t. She was mated, taken. She’d broken his heart into a thousand shards and gone off with another male. Another male her family deemed worthy. Too late he realized she’d done it to protect him, that she’d sacrificed her own happiness to keep him alive. Or it had been an attempt to—but he didn’t need anyone’s protection. He would have kept them safe, alive. He just wished she’d known that, trusted him enough.

Now there was no logical reason to go to her. Still, he would see her. He had to.



About Katie Reus

Katie Reus is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Red Stone Security series, the Darkness series and the Deadly Ops series. She fell in love with romance at a young age thanks to books she pilfered from her mom’s stash. Years later she loves reading romance almost as much as she loves writing it.

However, she didn’t always know she wanted to be a writer. After changing majors many times, she finally graduated summa cum laude with a degree in psychology. Not long after that she discovered a new love. Writing. She now spends her days writing dark paranormal romance and sexy romantic suspense.

For more information on Katie please visit her website. Also find her on Twitter or visit her on Facebook.