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03 March 2015

New Release ~ Need by K.I. Lynn and N. Isabelle Blanco

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Sometimes love happens at first sight, even when you’re at an age where you can’t comprehend what it means.

It was just a crush. They were only kids, after all. But what happens when that feeling never goes away?

Brayden and Kira have been neighbors for years, and best friends since they met. They have a connection that is evident to many, and it’s haunted them their whole lives.

Teenage hormones rage, turning their friendship into something neither can handle. The attraction is carnal, all-consuming, and it seems like it’s only a matter of time before Brayden loses control.

Everything slams to a halt when their single parents decide to get remarried . . . to each other. Bad decisions and broken friendships make living across the hall from the one person you want above all difficult. Luckily for Brayden, it’s only for a few months before he’s off to college in another state, leaving Kira to face high school alone.

Brayden tries to stay away, to forget her, but it’s an impossible task he fails at time and time again. Kira is morphing from a sexy teenager to an irresistible woman, one that knows what she wants and seems hell-bent on getting it.

As Kira’s eighteenth birthday approaches, Brayden has a decision to make. Does he keep running away from the thing he wants the most or does he run toward it?

Is it possible to ever be happy without the one person you need?

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"I'm Brayden, baby. The man you've been dreaming about your whole life. And I'm about to fucking show you why."

Part 1 of a 2 part series.

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Brayden

I’m going to fucking tear someone apart.

I’ll obliterate every part of them, and then move onto someone else. Austin’s first. I’ll rip Craig apart if he gets in my way, too. I won’t stop until I’m surrounded in nothing but chaos. Until the world around me reflects everything rolling around inside me.

Hell, the way I feel right now, I want to rip apart Ryan, my fucking father, Sonia, our God damned neighbors. I’ll destroy everything. My car. This driveaway. My father’s house.

Everything.

Especially the little demon that just blasted out of my car and is busy stomping in her cute, flowery heels toward the front door.

“I’m not done with you!” I slam my car door so hard I’m surprised the windows don’t shatter.

“I’m so, so, so done with you!” She opens the door and storms inside, closing it before I can catch up to her.

The hell she is. It’ll be over my dead body the day she’s done with me.

I grab onto the knob and twist...fucking girl locked it! Huffing like a beast, I yank my keys out of my pocket and shove the one for the house into the keyhole, almost breaking it off as I turn it, shaking with all the pent up emotions inside me.

Right now, anger is winning. Big time.

Soon it’s going to be something else. I’m going to lose control.

And I don’t give a damn. This girl is going to see the error of her ways before I even think of backing down. Flirting with Austin in front of me. Following after him. Who the hell does she think she is? 

Kira is rushing up the stairs by the time I get into the foyer. “I told you I wasn’t done with you!” 

“Leave me the hell alone, I don’t have to listen to you!”

That’s it.

I take the stairs two at a time, gaining on her.

“Kira? Brayden?” Sonia call from the kitchen. “What’s going on? Is everything alright?”

“This asshole thinks he can tell me what to do!” Kira screams down at her mother.

“Kira!” Sonia is clearly shocked at her daughter’s behaviour.

She should be more worried about Kira’s choice of clothing or the guys she decides to flirt with in front of me.

“Your daughter thinks she can wear the tiniest shorts on Earth and that me and Ryan aren’t going to have anything to say about it,” I say, loud enough for Sonia to hear.

Kira glares at me over her shoulder. “You have no right.”

“Kira, of course he’s going to worry about you. He’s your stepbrother!”

We both growl at Sonia’s reminder.

Kira whirls around, pointing her stubborn, cute little finger in my face. “You are not my brother.”

I grab her hand, muscles carrying out the acts of my emotions, and pin her to the wall. Her body’s covered by every inch of mine, my dick pounding against her stomach so hard I can’t see straight anymore. I hold her hand down by her side, grab her neck with my other hand, and lean in to sniff her.

Long, deep.

The scent of her hits home, right in the most painful, starving part of me.

My back arches, feet pushing into the floor to give me more leverage, and I rock my hips against her. All-consuming want has control. I’m nothing but a beast in heat. Furious with the need to fuck what’s mine.

She arches back into me, like she was made to, her tiny moan ripping a desperate one out of me.

I breathe her in, rubbing my nose up and down her neck like a maniac, across her jaw. My nose skims her mouth, finding it parted for me, her lower lip plump and wet. “How many times am I going to tell you I know I’m not your brother?” I growl into her juicy mouth, teeth grinding as I fight the urge to eat it.

Brayden.”

The way she says my name when she needs me is going to be the death of me. Grinding into her, I let my forehead fall onto hers, eyes squeezed closed. “Why are you doing this?” I ask her, my voice reflecting what is going on inside me, how I feel my cells being torn apart. “Why are you driving me crazy like this?”

“You’re always driving me crazy,” she complains, but her hands are in my hair, her fingers running across my scalp.

God, yes. Her words, her touch—they soothe the proprietary monster inside me. I nuzzle her nose with mine, our bodies rubbing, seeking, calming me and exciting me all at once. I want to kiss her sweet lips, rub my tongue against hers. Hear her moan my name into my mouth.

“Kira,” I groan instead, pressing my fisted hands against the wall next to her head. But I don’t move away from her yet. I can’t. The smell of her, how her smaller body grinds into me and teases my cock, has me so worked up I’m about to go off right here. Just from dry humping her. “We can’t do this. You know that.”

“But I want you, Brayden.”

Her whispered confession blasts through me, incinerating all logic.

Yes. Yes. Yes. She wants me. Not fucking Austin. Not some other dipshit. Me.

I grab her wrists, forcing her arms up high above her head, taking complete control of her body. I open my eyes, finding hers liquid with want, locked on my lust-tightened face. For me. All for me. Her sexy little tongue peeks out, wetting her lower lip and teasing me with a glimpse of what’s mine. 

What was taken from me years ago.

What I’m going to own again.

Right now.

I seal my mouth over hers without warning, jerking at that first taste of her lips after such a long time. She goes wild beneath my weight, rubbing against me like she’s about to come for me, her lips parting and her tongue sliding out to taste me. Like I’m tasting her.

Fucking my mouth as rough as I’m fucking hers.

Fuck. I’m going to come. The tip of my cock is swollen, pulsating with an orgasm that’s going to wreck me. I’ve never been this ready. This worked up.

And Kira’s about to give it to me. Her fingers pull at my hair, her hips riding my thigh, and I know she’s about to come with me just as hard as I’m going to with her.

I bite at her lip hard, pulling back and dragging my teeth along it, opening my eyes enough to see her beautiful face all scrunched up with the pleasure I’m giving her—

There’s a loud crash from downstairs, what sounds like a pot or something equally as heavy slamming into the floor, and Sonia’s low curse follows after.

No,” Kira whimpers when I pull back, her fingers tight around the back of my head, refusing to let me go.
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KI K.I. Lynn is the USA Today Bestselling Author from The Bend Anthology and the Amazon Bestselling Series, Breach. She spent her life in the arts, everything from music to painting and ceramics, then to writing. Characters have always run around in her head, acting out their stories, but it wasn’t until later in life she would put them to pen. It would turn out to be the one thing she was really passionate about. Since she began posting stories online, she’s garnered acclaim for her diverse stories and hard hitting writing style. Two stories and characters are never the same, her brain moving through different ideas faster than she can write them down as it also plots its quest for world domination…or cheese. Whichever is easier to obtain… Usually it’s cheese.

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Isabelle Blanco is theAmazon Bestselling Author of the Allure Series, the Compulsions Series, and many others. She was born in Queens, NY (USA). At the age of three, due to an odd fascination with studying her mother’s handwriting, she began to read and write. By the time she’d reached kindergarten, she had an extensive vocabulary and her obsession with words began to bleed into every aspect of her life. An avid reader in her teens, her fascination with Japanese anime eventually led her to the universe of fan fiction, which became her on-again, off-again hobby for the next ten years. During that time she amassed a following of fans that, by her own admission, she would never be able to live without. It was those fans who encouraged her to step beyond the fan fiction realm and try her talent in the publishing world. N. Isabelle Blanco spends her days working as an author, web programmer, marketer, and graphic designer. That is when she isn’t handling her “spawn”, as she calls her son, and brainstorming with him about his future career as a comic book illustrator.

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New Release ~ The 27 Club by Kim Karr


Meet Zoey & Nate in this sexy, emotional stand - alone!

NOW AVAILABLE!



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You don’t know when…

You don’t get to choose if…

When it’s time to join…you’ll know.

You might think you want to be a member—but trust me this is one club you don’t want to join. It’s not a place where people go to live out their deepest, darkest sexual desires—there are no handcuffs or blindfolds.

The 27 Club only admits those who die young and tragically. My brother was recently bestowed membership and joined many of our ancestors before him. I know I’m next. This is my destiny, and I was ready to yield.

But then I met Nate. He awakened a sensuality in me that had never been explored, never satisfied. I knew then I could no longer accept my destiny. Nate’s presence controls me. I’m overwhelmed by his touch, his words; my every thought is consumed by desire. I believe he was brought into my life for a reason.

Nate doesn’t believe in destiny.

But I do.

And if there’s a way to cheat it—I must.

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About the Author

I live in Florida with my husband and four kids. I've always had a love for reading books and writing. Being an English major in college, I wanted to teach at the college level but that was not to be. I went on to receive an MBA and became a project manager until quitting to raise my family. I currently work part-time with my husband and full-time embracing one of my biggest passions—writing.

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New Release ~ Twisted Souls by L.L. Collins

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What if your soul is so intertwined with someone else's that it's impossible to imagine yourself without them? Blake McIntyre and Liane Kelly’s families have spent their vacations together on Sanibel Island their entire lives, and the two have always been the best of friends. But as they get ready to go to college, they admit that friendship isn’t enough for them anymore and spend a whirlwind two weeks daring to dream of their future together. But building sandcastles and lazy beach walks filled with moonlight kisses isn't the same as real life, and soon they are faced with a new reality. Can their hope of forever survive past their summer, or does fate have its own twisted plan?

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LL Collins is a teacher who loves spending her days in the Florida sun with her husband and boys, reading, and writing. Her love of writing has found a home in the self-publishing world. Living Again, Reaching Rachel, Guarding Hearts, and Finding Forever are available now in both eBook and paperback. 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 15, and a mom to two boys, 12 and 10.


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02 March 2015

Blog Tour ~ Collateral Damage by Elisabeth Grace


COLLATERAL DAMAGE

Now trending Hollywood It Girl, Francesca Leon, has just landed the biggest role of her career…one that could clinch an Oscar nomination and open doors. If she’s going to move her career to the next level and work with top directors, she has to nail this part — and keep her sexy, but unreliable leading man from screwing everything up.

 Team Calder Bad boy Calder Fox is the son of Hollywood royalty and fresh out of rehab after his best friend’s death sent him on a downward spiral of drugs and alcohol. While his fans still love him and the paparazzi stalk him, he’s never taken life, or anything about his career, seriously. He may be charming and drop-dead gorgeous, but if he doesn’t stay sober, he could ruin Frankie’s future and expose her long-hidden family secret to the voracious media.

 Behind the scenes Things heat up during filming and have the potential to become hotter, deeper, and much more real. But can Frankie trust Calder with her secret? Or is he doomed to sabotage his own happiness yet again?
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Review

As a fan of Elisabeth Grace, I have been waiting for this book for what seems like forever. The wait, however, was well worth it! 

Frankie and Calder are written with depth and feeling. Their story was captivating from the start; a can't put it down until finished but once finished you want more. The roller coaster of emotions that you are taken on help endear the characters to you. 

I really loved this story and look forward to more from Elisabeth.    



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Blog Tour ~ Aiden's Betrayal by CT Nicholson

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Aiden’s Betrayal- Book one in the Guardians of the Society series

A vigilante on the prowl…

A Guardian for the Society and a vampire, Aiden spends his nights hunting down those of his kind who have turned rogue. One night, he meets Elle, and it is lust at first sight. Elle is the first woman to get his attention after the loss of his mate.

Opposites attract…

Elle is a human who runs a bed and breakfast and leads a pretty simple life. On a fateful night, she ends up being dragged to a club by her friend. When she meets Aiden, he draws her to him like no other man ever has, but everything changes when she realizes he's a vampire. Just like the one who’d butchered her family and nearly killed her.

Good things don’t come easy…

As fate intervenes, Aiden brings Elle into his world to protect her from a rogue who is out to destroy them, and both woman and vampire must adjust. To give their budding relationship a fighting chance, Aiden has to get over his fear of losing another mate and Elle has to get over her fear of vampires.

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C.T. juggles raising two sons with her husband, a full time job and still manages to get her writing done. Between dirty diapers and sibling rivalry, she spends her only free time writing and escaping to the worlds that she creates. Sometimes she even manages to get some sleep…sometimes. Writing and becoming a published author is a recent dream come true. Most of what she reads revolves around paranormal and sci-fi romance, and her writing follows the same path. Not that she doesn't love a good contemporary story. The fun of weaving new worlds and species into existence is her true calling. She's a romantic to the core and wants nothing more than a happy ending. And of course sexy heroes!


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01 March 2015

Blog Tour ~ Pushing The Wall, A Memoir by James Duckett


Blurb

What kind of idiot would run a marathon without training for it first? Me. 

Sure, I’d heard all the horror stories. Endurance athletes always fear “hitting the wall,” that point where the body runs out of energy and, BAM! Roadkill. With no conditioning, I feared smashing into this wall hard enough to leave a dent.

I wanted to train for the 2010 St. George Marathon, but after breaking my foot, the only marathon I could handle was on Netflix. When the race came, I just wanted to pick up the shirt I paid for, but peer pressure and the energy of the other 7,000 runners convinced me to go for it. My plan? Push the wall past the finish line. Then I could grab some ice cream, crawl into my truck, and drive home.

This memoir details my love/hate affair with running, why I didn’t prepare, and how I survived 26.2 grueling miles that I had no business attempting. This book also includes running tips for anybody looking to maximize their training experience, covering topics like:

  • Finding the right running pace
  • Speed workouts
  • Running safely at night
  • Tapering and carb-loading before a race
  • Basic first aid for runners
  • Injury prevention
  • And more!
It’s whimsical, yet educational. It’s whimsucational!

Foreward by Aaron Metler, winner of the 2010 and 2014 St. George Marathons.

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Setup: After that last incident, I ended up in this boot-instead-of-a-cast thing and didn't train for the marathon. But curiosity got the best of me and I ended up on the bus to the starting line the morning of the race. I figured I'd watch the runners take off and then find a ride back down into town. But this happened:

I got to the loading area by 4:40 am and climbed onto a bus. Two hours remained until the starting time and more self-doubt crept in. What am I doing here? I’m a fraud and it won’t be long before everybody realizes it. I didn’t train; I don’t deserve to be here.

It was a dark ride, both outside the bus and in my mind. The drive itself took over half an hour and I stared out the window the entire time wondering how I could ever cover all this ground. The girl I sat next to was the polar opposite of me. She’d ran eleven marathons; I feared I’d not survive my first attempt. She tried to make small talk; intimidation overwhelmed my every thought. She tried to encourage me with her giddy attitude; I probably came across as very rude as I questioned why I didn’t just stay in bed. She was relaxed and good to go; I was wound up like a jack-in-the-box and on the verge of puking from the butterflies in my stomach.

And of course, every worse-case scenario kept popping into my head. I wondered how far I’d get before I keeled over. How long would it take for paramedics to show up and scrape me off the road before throwing me in the back of an ambulance? My legs were stiff and my hamstring bothered me, and overworking them for over twenty-six miles only spelled doom. Running guides suggested putting in a good twenty-mile run a few weeks before a marathon, but I still hadn’t recovered from the longest run of my life which came nowhere close to that goal. Not only that, but those 13.1 miles left me with zero energy. What was I doing here, attempting twice that?

The girl I sat next to tried her best to rid me of my doubts, but it was easy to dismiss the energy and excitement of one crazy person. I’d embraced the doom and gloom; the bus driver had turned out the lights for the drive up there and it only added to my lack of confidence. 

However, my pessimism vanished as soon as I stepped off the bus at the starting line and the night disappeared. Not that the sun had risen—that wouldn’t happen for another hour or so—but the city had set up so many lights in the area that it dispelled all darkness. The bright lights took on a symbolic meaning for me as it fought the doubt and discouragement that had built up in my soul. 
There was also a different energy in the air. While one excited runner couldn’t penetrate my shield of fears, I could not resist the inspiration that came from over six thousand enthusiastic runners. Some of them appeared excited and anxious, yet ready for their big day. Some of them took on a demeanor like it was a typical morning for them—I wasn’t a big fan of those people. Most were something in between these extremes, but I didn’t see anybody that seemed as nervous or doubtful as me. This new energy was contagious, and I had nothing but excitement for whatever came next. 

Music also filled the air, adding to the wonderful mood. The city hired a DJ who played upbeat music from the top hits at the time, and the throngs of runners reacted with the energy of a bunch of groupies at a rock concert. This wasn’t a dreary place to contemplate the fears of running, this was a party!

Every now and then, a moment happens that changes my entire perspective on a situation. A paradigm that, once embraced, I’d desire to share it with everybody I knew so they could see and understand the miracles of life. Call it spiritual experiences. Call it life-changing events. They happen so rarely, but they always leave a profound impact on my body and soul.

This was one of those moments.

My discouragement not only fled, but I forgot I even had any as an eagerness to participate took its place. I may not end up finishing this race, but nothing was going to stop me from trying.



About The Author

James loves to write, but he doesn't like to brag. Just kidding, he totally loves to brag. And refer to himself in the third person. Because both those things are cool. Right?

Right?

James Duckett is a founder and Chief Technology Officer of the Authors' Think Tank Facebook Group and Podcast. He wrote his first story in the 2nd grade and has been excited about writing ever since. He wrote his first book when he was 14, but one of his friends did the world a favor and accidentally threw it away.

“Pushing the Wall: A Memoir” is his first book. A contemporary romance (yeah, you read that right) novella will appear in an anthology on March 31st, 2015. He's introverted, geeky, funny looking, unpredictable, and easily distracted by the latest gadgets.

My top ten favorite things:

1) Socks. Seriously, I love socks! When people ask what I want for my birthday or for Christmas, the answer is always socks.
2) Scriptures. I read them and life just feels better.
3) Dogs. Cats barely register as "tolerable", but then, that's how they think about humans.
4) Running, which might be a duh. But really, anything that gets my heart racing. Racquetball is a favorite.
5) High fives and fist bumps. Much more sanitary than a handshake. I'm saddened by the decreasing use of the high five, it just says so much about a person and I think society is worse off for abandoning its use. Fist bumps kind of make up for it, but you can't do it with a ton of excitement like you can a high five.
6) Foods: Italian pastas. Brownies. Combinations of peanut butter and chocolate (Reese's are my favorite). 
7) Movies: A Few Good Men, Dan in Real Life, How to Train Your Dragon, and The Wedding Singer are the first that come to mind. Not in that order.
8) Actor: Robin Williams will always be king to me. I wept when I got news of his passing. I still haven't brought my self to be able to watch one of his movies. Actress: Ummmmm..... nobody comes to mind. As a teenager I seriously crushed all over Alyssa Milano, but I'm over that. She isn't yet, but I keep telling her to give it time. Otherwise... sorry, nobody comes to mind. WAIT! Mrs. Doubtfire. Whoever played her was BRILLIANT!
9) My Kindle. I love reading, but I hated lugging around books by my favorite authors. Stephen King and Brandon Sanderson have teamed up to give me back problems. But I love my Kindle Paperwhite. Tons of battery, no eye strain, and it doesn't way a ton to copy around.  
10) Friends and family. Though I'm an introvert, I'm still grateful to those who have been there to enrich my life. 

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