Author & Book News Roundup – August 20th 2017

<— FIRST!!! THE STAR OF THE DAY!!! OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!! IT’S LIVE!!! PENELOPE WARD’S LATEST JUST WENT LIVE EARLY!!! I LOVE THIS AUTHOR & her awesome stories! Drunk Dial is LIVE!!!

“…anything sounds like a good idea when you’ve had a little too much wine before bed, right? It was supposed to be just a quick, meaningless, prank call. Instead, I went off on him—unloading thirteen years of pent-up emotions.
I didn’t think he’d call me back…”

Eeeeeep!!! MINE MINE MINE!!! :D!!! I just one-clicked it!
And now… the news:
Life Plus One: A second chance Navy SEAL romance <— RACHEL ROBINSON’S LATEST JUST WENT LIVE!!! NAVY SEAL ALERT!! She goes to college… “Always the geek, and always behind socially—especially with men, she blossoms. With her moral compass guiding her, she finds herself drawn back to San Diego and all she left behind. Him. With memories from their pasts haunting every interaction and decision in their present—and future, their timing never seems to be quite right. A marriage. A baby. Nothing.”
J.B. Salsbury just posted the cover reveal (and blurb) for her upcoming release, The Final Fight (Fighting Series Book 8) – releasing October 23rd 2017. P.S. Here’s the series reading order guide. OMG this blurb wants to break my heart. YES. I will be reading this. OH YES.

“…No one will stand in her way—not even a hot Marine who breezes into her life all confidence and a cocky smile. A few stolen weekends and neither can deny the feelings quickly growing between them. But the obstacles that keep them apart become more devastating when the Marine Corps calls Braeden away for a six-month deployment.
It’s only six months.
What could possibly happen?”

Alyson Santos announces the cover reveal and blurb of book #3 of her Night Shifts Black series!! She says:

“The third installment of the NSB series – VIPER – will be released on Oct 10, 2017!
Viper can be read as a standalone, but also directly follows the action in Night Shifts Black and Tracing Holland.”

Mia Asher has a new book coming out and it’s part of an author collaboration series (Expose) and here is her cover reveal and blurb for her installment. 😉 “…Years later, the prodigal son has returned to the place where it all started … And I want vengeance. An eye for an eye. A heart for a heart. Two cruel ex-lovers, one innocent pawn, and a vicious game of lust and revenge that could destroy everything. And in this game, the most dangerous move is to fall in love.”
Christine Lee & Nyrae Dawn M/M ROMANCE cover reveal & blurb on the latest collaboration by Christina Lee & Nyrae Dawn (and I just found out, Nyrae is AKA Riley Hart). HOLY. MOLY. How very cool, ’cause I absolutely LOVE Riley Hart and I had NO clue!!!! Christina says:

“Here’s the cover for LIVING OUT LOUD, my fourth collab with Nyrae Dawn (AKA Riley Hart). We’re so excited for Ben and Xavier’s book! See more info below.”

Kristen Ashley announces a cruise she’s going on with the publishers and authors of the 1001 Dark Nights series. She says:

“In January I’ll be cruising with 1,001 Dark Nightsand this bevy of awesome authors?
Well, I am…my first cruise EVAH! And I’m excited!
There will be tons of fun stuff to do with the authors and just chillin’.
So if you wanna treat yourself…”

Debra Anastasia has a book going live tomorrow called “Mercy” (so be on a lookout for that earlybird!!!) because it did not go up for preorder. She reveals the cover and a slight “tease” saying:

I will change how you perceive love.
New Stand Alone by Debra Anastasia:
MERCY will release August 21, 2017

Amazon Echo – Black <— AND LAST BUT DEFINITELY NOT LEAST!!!    The Echo is on SALE today!!!!