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Exclusive Excerpt of T.M. Frazier’s Nine: The Tale of Kevin Clearwater

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 <— T.M FRAZIER FANS ALERT!! This one’s going live in just a few days!! 😀 And… we have an exclusive excerpt for you to taste test. 😉

Nine: The Tale of Kevin Clearwater, the highly anticipated new standalone from USA Today bestselling author T.M. Frazier is coming June 18th!

Nine lives.

Nine inches.

One chance to make her his.

Preppy’s brother is about to live up to the family legacy in more ways than one.

This is the story of Nine, The Tale of Kevin Clearwater.

Excerpt:

Nine cups my cheek in his big rough palm. “Poe, whenever I was with anyone else there was always this thing nagging at the back of my mind. Sex always triggered a memory, a highlight from one of the many living nightmares that I’d rather die than remember if given a choice.” He cups my face in his big palm, and I lean into it. “Until you.”

“What’s so different about me?” I ask. “Why me?”

His lips brush mine. “That’s easy. You’re mine.”

I smile against his lips. “How very caveman of you.”

“No, I don’t mean it like you’re mine and that’s all you can be. I mean that you and me fit together. We work together. Like a bone and socket. Like a heart and blood. You asked if I believed in fate once. I didn’t then.” He trails the pad of his thumb over my lips. “But I do now.”

The power of his words sinks in slowly until I’m overflowing with unfamiliar emotions that I never expected to feel toward anyone, never mind a man like Nine.

A criminal.

A killer.

My inner voice chimes in, Yes, but he’s your killer.

“I just never thought…” I start. “I don’t know.”

“Tell me what you do know,” he presses. “Start there.”

I swallow hard. “I know that the world is quieter when you’re around. Like I can finally think without the voice of my anxiety chirping in my ear. I don’t feel crazy when I’m with you.” I cringe when I hear myself use my least favorite word.

Crazy.

“I hate that word,” Nine grates, echoing my thought. He pushes a lock of unruly hair from his eye and tucks it behind his ear. “You’re not crazy just because you think you act crazy sometimes. You’re human, Poe, and because you’re human by definition, you’re so much deeper and more complicated than a single word.” He tilts my chin up, so my eyes meet his. His frown deepens. “Hear this, Poe. You are more than one thing. A person can be both sensitive and heartless. Both selfish and selfless. Quiet and loud. Fearful and bold. Jealous and proud. A killer and a savior. Flawed, yet perfect. We can love and hate in equal measure. We can be crazy sometimes and sane in the next.”

I hold his gaze, unable to form a sentence. I’ve been waiting for someone to say that to me my entire life.

Who the hell made you believe you can only be one thing? That you can check only one box?”

“I’m not sure,” I finally manage to choke out.

Nine’s eyes shift from determination to hardened rage. “You will tell me when you remember because whoever made you believe that you can only be one thing and that thing is crazy, deserves nothing less than to die a slow and excruciatingly painful death.” He trails his fingers down my neck, leaving a trail of heat in his wake. “Because you, Poe, aren’t one thing. You can’t be, because you’re everything.”

About the Author 

T.M. (Tracey Marie) Frazier never dreamed that a single person would ever read a word she wrote when she published her first book. Now, she is a five-time USA Today bestselling author and her books have been translated into numerous languages and published all around the world. 

T.M. enjoys writing what she calls sexy‘wrongside of the tracks romance’ with morally corrupt anti-heroes and ballsy heroines. 

Her books have been described as raw, dark and gritty. Basically, what that means, is while some authors are great at describing a flower as it blooms, T.M. is better at describing it in the final stages of decay. 

She loves meeting her readers, but if you see her at an event please don’t pinch her because she’s not ready to wake up from this amazing dream. 

Connect with T.M. Frazier 

Pre-order your copy today!

Our Favorite Dark and Gritty Biker Romance Books

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Time for an update on our favorite biker & MC (motorcycle club) books. We made quite the list a few years ago (our Ultimate List of Biker Books), which I will be updating soon, but then I received this very specific request for recommendations (and a sort of reader confession in itself), and I’m THRILLED to put this together for her (and us).

Okay so… April is looking for some biker book recommendations (HEA NOT necessary). Ooooooh she’s got a dark streak! She asks:

April: I’m hoping you can help me. Looking for a good M.C. book. And something that is a little darker. I’m not a HEA girl. So the darker the better…

Teri: Woo Hoo! I love me some hot biker books & there are some new to me’s on here!!!!!

Michele: I’m going to be following this also… I would love a good dark biker book. 💕

Oh yessss… I like her risky side. Eeeeeep!! I’m all ears toooooo!!!!

Any recommendations?

Shelly: Sinner’s Creed by Kim Jones.

Mona: ohmygosh! Yes!! Love Sinners Creed!! Have read it multiple times!

Victoria: Lock & Key series by Cat Porter is phenomenal!

Nay: …I loved it! Lots of yummy, sexy biker brooding and grit without being over the top… Re: Fury. That reminds me that I need to get back to Cat Porter’s Lock & Key series. I loved the first 2 books, and Fury is a spinoff–the hero of Fury is a member of one of the rival motorcycle clubs.

Carmen Jenner: The Savage Saints MC by me. It’s brutal in the best possible way.

Teri: Hades Hangemen series by Tillie Cole is dark & dirty – loved it! AND the Undeniable series by Madeline Sheehan is HOT, HOT, HOT. Book 1 is probably my all time favorite biker book. Deuce is #1 hot-biker-alpha-man-candy!

Whitney: Undeniable by Madeline Sheehan

Lucia: Hangman series!!!!

Tammy: I love Tillie’s Hades Hangmen series…Flame from Souls Unfractured will always be one of my favorites…His strong but wounded persona makes my heart melt for him. I’ve read the whole series a few times but admit to having read that one a lot more!

Michele: Nine minute series by Beth Flynn and Undeniable by Madeline Sheehan.

LisaKay: “Nine Minutes” trilogy by Beth Flynn.  …The first two books were fantastic

Felicia: Guys, I just read Nine Minutes based off of a recent biker list and it was amazing

Maryse: Felicia YES!!!!! I loved it too. IT’S CRAZY!!! And what a twist.

Rebecca: Both are complex, gritty, raw and brutal. Family sagas of epic proportions

Cindy: Agreed on Nine minutes by Beth Flynn. Adding Chaos series by Kristen Ashley and Gypsy Brothers series by Lili St James (this series is dark and intense.)

Kathleen: Cindy, great choices, loved them all!!

Deborah: I just got done reading the most addicting, intense motorcycle series ever..Have any of you read The Gypsy Brothers Series???? OMG soooo gooood!!! It’s seven books but each one is under 100 pgs …. The girl is absolutely the craziest heroine I’ve ever read and I just loved her to pieces….. It had everything I love in a book!!!! Oh the feels!!!! I still feel like I’m in their world

Northernstar: Kristen Ashley’s Free was an emotional read for me because I loved all her Chaos series so much. I agree with the other posts that there was a lot going on in this book and the story packed a lot in. I missed the usual depth of the other books, but she did tie up a lot of loose ends. Known for her epilogues, KA didn’t disappoint and it was a beautiful ending. While I am sad to say goodbye to the chaos family it was a great ride (pun intended).

Victoria: The Signal Bend series by Susan Fanetti is one of my favorite series of all time and should not be missed. It seems like all the writers that are part of the Freak Circle Press (Lina Andersson, Elayne DiSano, Torrie McLean, Susan Fanetti) are releasing AMAZING stories and all are among my favorite BIKER/MC reads (along with Under Locke! ). All are MUST READS for me and I totally recommend!

Georgia: The Signal Bend Series- Susan Fanetti. You need a box of tissues for each of the 6 books. The best Motorcycle series by far that I have read. Raw, Hot, and quite realistic! Enjoy!

Linda: Her covers are very subtle but the treasure inside is amazingly poignant. Love this author. Her Signal Bend series was off the charts in every way.

Georgia: The Signal Bend Series- Susan Fanetti. You need a box of tissues for each of the 6 books. The best Motorcycle series by far that I have read. Raw, Hot, and quite realistic! Enjoy!

Lisa: Signal Bend series!!!! Loved every one and about to start the So Cal series after Ive finished Swear On This Life. If you havent read them yet and you loved Undeniable and some of those gritty dirty biker books grab them on sale. Awesome awesome books.

Jeri: My 2 top MC reads~ and both happen to be dark are Lauren Gilley’s Dartmoor series and Susan Fanetti’s Signal Bend series. Once you’ve finished them, continue on with their spin offs, and then everything else they write!! Both are very prolific writers! If you follow this plan, you will have months of great reading👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Justine: Lauren Gilley Dartmoor series!

Rae: The Dartmoor Series by Lauren Gilley. It was so well written and I devoured the whole lot one after the other some years ago. If you haven’t read this series grab it.

Linda: The Dartmoor series and all the characters. Loved. What is it about these MC men???? ONLY in books!!! Right??!!

Jan: I finished American hellhound and it was FIVE STARS for me. And that doesn’t happen too often! Dartmoor lovers, you must read it.

Heather: Bink Cummings – HOPE Trilogy and Wrecked & Restless Duet

Diane: The Last riders series by Jamie Begley or The Skulls and Chaos Bleeds by Sam Crescent

Nicole: The Last Riders… you should read all the other books in the series first. They are all awesome. A little bit different than your typical biker book.

MichelleS: So I picked that MC series, and went with book one, since that’s what I’m supposed to do… and um… yeah… you weren’t kidding, whoever it was that said it was a “different” kind of MC Club book. The Last Riders is the series, BTW. So aside from the fact that is so completely unbelievable (the entire thing) I still enjoyed it and gobbled it up. It was seriously debauched…

Nancy: Sons of Templar series by Anne Malcom

Kylie: Joanne Wylde The Reapers MC series –

Kathleen: Kylie, agreed, great series!

Kathy P: My favorite was Reapers Property as it was my first MC read and it got me into a whole new genre which I LOVE!!!

Kim: Kati Wilde Hellfire Riders Series. Jack and Lily are my favourites.

Doretta: To add to the MC list:

Kay: Crystal Spears Breakneck series!

Mona: I would just like to mention that last summer when stopping for gas in our small midwestern town, there was a group of 10-12 men from a NY MC that had stopped there. Not a single one of them looked anything like they are described in MC books. (Sigh).

Reni: Lol. I know. Those pics of real life Hell’s Angels are scaaaaary….

Saara: Pls add:

Fiona: Hi, I am a big fan of MC books & have highlighted I hope authors that have not been recommended yet; although I would also agree with everyone’s recommendations; enjoy!

Lisa M: For you MC lovers OMG I just finished reading Devils Reach trilogy by JL Drake it was so freaking good. I can’t even recommend it enough. Heavy sigh 10 times over!! So sad it’s over!!!

Fiona: Sophie Summers; think she is from South Africa & was a newbie author a few years back; she wrote a bike series well 2 from this genre which were deadly; I read a lot of biker romances & this was goooood!!

Lauren: FYI….if you’re a fan of Nancy Haviland (Wanted Men series), you’ll probably love His Young Queen (Steel Jackals MC) by Tiff P. Raine because they are the same person. …I read an ARC of Ultimate Vengeance….OMG, it’s incredible!!! If you haven’t read Nancy Haviland’s Wanted Men series…READ IT!!!

Lisa: anything is good by Bella.

Pia: Bella Jewel – she is one of my absolute fav authors and I totally love her books. I have read most by her. …Jokers’ Wrath Motorcycle Club: Boxed set – Books 1-4 … All four books…What a price…. This MC series is soooo good. It was the first books I read by Bella Jewel and since then I have read all her other books. She is one of my fav authors 🙂

IsDonIsGood: Beautiful Outlaw – Emily Minton: I love a good MC book, but nothing too confronting and dark. This is a strange requirement for novels about outlaw MCs, but I must not be the only one as there are many out there. This had an interesting premise and set up for an interesting possible series (oh another one…). Not as good as Joanna Wylde I would say (Reaper’s MC), but still great.

Kathy P: If you are looking for a good MC series, I would recommend his Filthy F_____ers Series. Hard is the first book but I need to caution that there is one scene that might be a trigger for some. But the series is really good!!

Jean: ….no one writes like he does…..he seriously kicks a$$! …there is something about a male author’s writing….it is just so good!

Ela: *waves hands* *over here* Read D.H. Sidebottom…yes very dark, she also likes to team up with another scary dark author, Ker Dukey sooooooooooo there you have it!

….The name Ker Dukey ALONE gives me the chills and hairs stand on my arms! …one of the masters of Dark Reads!

Tessa: Ker Dukey is a twisted author.

Mindy: Also I am a fan of the DH Sidebottom books 🙂

Melissa: Holding Out (Hawks MC) book 1 by Lila Rose …It was very steamy and a great read.

Mary: …Jordan Marie. All her books are good

Colleen: …you should read the 5 book series Savage Brothers MC. The first book is called “Breaking Dragon: Savage Brothers MC.” Right now it is free on kindle and all books are part of Kindle unlimited There are characters for that series in the Devils Blaze series. All of these books are amazing. Jordan Marie is a great writer.

Lauren: Jordan Marie’s Devil’s Blaze MC series …So many readers are going INSANE over this series!!!! So far, in the Amazon Customer Discussions, there’s 560 posts in just ONE thread that started a couple of weeks ago.

Lisa M: I had to squeeze in Zero Regret by Autumn Lake Jones!!!! Amazing mc series!!!!!

Barbara: the Damaged series by Bijou Hunter. I love this series. …It also deals with a MC.

Kathy P: I just started Consume Me (Ravage MC) by Ryan Michele. I have read all previous 3 books and they definitely satisfy my MC fix. Even better, this one is free with Kindle Unlimited.

Tammy: Have you read Storm by Nina Levine? On sale … at the moment! I loved it (it’s an MC book). …HOT and a great, fast read!!

Stacey: There is no mention of Jessica Gadziala or Anne Malcolm, these are two amazing authors you should check out!!

Vicki: Total biker addict!!! Katie Ashley, River Savage, and Nicole Snow have amazing biker books too.

Jamie: I just finished the new dark romance Watch Me Fall by Nora Flite and Nicole Snow’s new biker book Wicked Kind of Love. Loved them both.

MichelleS: The Nordic Lords MC club series reminded me a lot of KA’s style…. I read them back-to-back, I liked them that much, if you’re in the mood for hot guys in MC clubs. …Nordic Lords was gritty – I thought – maybe not Sheehan gritty – not sure, I may have gotten over some of my initial shock once I read Sheehan – so nothing much scares me off now

…I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I think this may be one of the best yet…. right up there with Sheehan, Wylde, Ashley, Jewel…. it’s just so real. The dialogue works. It’s not over the top. Just enough of everything. Really likable characters. People who love each other but are torn apart by all the dealings of others, and how they find their way back to each other. Love it….

Hope you will enjoy reading some of the above recommendations; told you I was a fan of MC books;
Best
Fiona

What else should we add? 😀

P.S. Can’t get enough of biker books? Check out all of the posts categorized “Bikers” here on the blog.

K.F. Breene & Shannon Mayer – Shadowspell Academy Trilogy Reading Order

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MUCH LOVED FANTASY SERIES and the trilogy is now complete!!! Relief if here for so many of my fellow readers that have gone CRAZY for this one!! 😀

Tessa: Shadowspell Academy: The Culling Trials by Shannon Meyer and KF Breene – These two authors together is a dream. The action was fast, the plot held tons of aches, family and friendship come into play… YAY! …it’s addicting and really good.

Robyn: I read book one and it was good.

Tessa: The Culling Trials 2 by KF Breene and Shannon Mayer. These two should work together more often.🙂  The second book did NOT disappoint.

Michele G: I also want to read The Culling Trials but I need to start from the beginning.

Jodie: The Culling trails are fun to read. The books are short though. …at least you can binge read if you’d like.

Amy: Absolutely loved this series! I stayed up all night to read all 3 books.

About book #1:

You Don’t Choose The Academy. The Academy Chooses You.

I had no idea how those words would change my life. Or how they’d changed my life already… Until the day the most dangerous man I’ve ever met waltzed onto my farm and left us a death sentence. In an invitation.

My younger brother has been chosen for the prestigious, secret magical school hidden within the folds of our mundane world. A place so dangerous, they don’t guarantee you’ll make it out alive. If he doesn’t go our entire family will be killed.

It’s the same invitation my older brother received three years ago—the same place he mysteriously died. The academy has already killed one sibling. I’ll be damned if they take another. I do the only thing an older sister can: chop off my hair, strap on two bras to flatten the girls, and take my brother’s place.

Magic and monsters are real. Assassins are coming for me, and the dead are prone to rise. What’s a girl faking it as a boy supposed to do? That’s right—beat the academy at its own game.

Or die trying.

READING ORDER:

Latest Romance Book Releases – June 11th 2019

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Happy Tuesday New Release Day!!  Today’s list is one of our biggest in weeks and fully loaded in awesomeness!! *claps with gleeeeeee!!!* 😀 I highlighted a bunch of ’em below that sound extra yummy, but here the one that gave me a blurb jolt.

My mini blurb-jolt list: The Edge of Us (Crash and Burn) (Jamie McGuire’s latest!! She’s grieving her marine husband and then she meets him… and then his health begins failing. Oh this sounds like a tear-jerker!), Fix Her Up: A Novel (ohhh Tessa Bailey’s my favorite!! Sx-baseball star and his best friend’s sister “fake date”), Hide Your Crazy (Lani Lynn Vale’s latest cop romance!! YES PLEASE!! And her cop father forces her to marry the cop she had a teensy accident with. Tee tee!!), Gimme Some Sugar  (she owns a bakery in a small town, and he rolls into town on his Harley… oh yes, this already gives me that old-school indie feel!!), More Than Anything  (she spends the night with him, and then she overhears something crude…), The Summer of Sunshine and Margot (single father and she’s his nanny!!), winter flower by Charles Sheehan-Miles (SQUEEEEEE!!! I LOVE HIS stories!!! So poignant and deep!! Their daughter went missing and they’re falling apart… until they get a phone call.<— Eeeeep!!) and more!!!

I will be adding throughout the day, so if I missed any, or you see one you loved, let me know! 😀

While you’re here, don’t forget to check out these:

  1. Kindle Unlimited Membership super-bargain deal!!!! eek <— EXTENDED through the month of June!!!
  2. Monday Earlybird Book Releases
  3. Karen Crompton’s “South Shore Beach Series” is on sale & we have an excerpt + a signed book giveaway<— She’s this week’s newsletter sponsor! The giveaway is open to international!!

AUDIOBOOK L:DVERS!

For those going on a road trip soon, or maybe you’ve got some projects that require both hands this weekend but still allows you to “listen”… check out the free audible trial + 2 free audiobooks deal

  • AND! Here’s the fun-tool again! —> Find out which of YOUR Kindle books are available as audiobooks at a BARGAIN-PRICE! <— This thing is so cool (Amazon calls it “Matchmaker“)! It’s an Amazon feature, that scans all of your Kindle books and will list all of the ones you have that are also available as an audiobook at a discounted price (not normal audiobook prices). This way, you can switch back and forth, seamlessly between your ebooks and your audiobooks. VERY COOL!
  1. Satisfaction Guaranteed by Lauren Blakely
  2. City of Girls: A Novel by Elizabeth Gilbert
  3. Broken Veil by Jeff Wheeler
  4. Boyfriend Bargain by Ilsa Madden-Mills
  5. Awakened and Betrayed: Lost Sentinel Series, Book 2 by Ivy Asher
  6. The Summer Guests by Mary Alice Monroe
  7. Boomtown: Freebirds, Book 1 by Lani Lynn Vale
  8. Broken Wings: A Dark High School Romance (Dark Legacy, Book 1) by Jaymin Eve
  9. The Empire by Lisa Renee Jones
  10. Ghostgirl by J.B. Salsbury
  11. Saint by J.B. Salsbury
  12. Getting Played by Emma Chase
  13. Wrath of the Goddess by Lauren Dane

READER RECOMMENDATIONS & BARGAIN FINDS:

➔➔ Kindle Unlimited Membership super-bargain deal!!!! eek <— Hey guess what??!! It’s been extended again through the month of June!!!

  • Hell Bent (South Shore Beach Book 1) & Heaven Sent (South Shore Beach Book 2) by Karen Crompton <— BOTH ON SALE TODAY!!! BAD BOY NUMBING HIS WAY THROUGH LIFE… “…it’s all about numbing the pain. And his plan’s working fine — until he meets Corrie Johnson. That’s when things begin to unravel. Because falling in love was never part of the plan. Angry, bitter and confused, Beau’s violent temper lands him in trouble more often than not — but he’s about to learn that the fight of his life doesn’t involve his fists...” The author says:

“Hell Bent and Heaven Sent are books 1 & 2 in the South Shore Beach series, but can be read as complete standalones with interconnecting characters.”

  • Sweetbitter: A novel by <— SUPER-SALE & WILDLY VARYING REVIEWS. MANY HATE IT!! Even Amy kind of did… and yet those that loved it, think it’s brilliant!!! “…Newly arrived in New York City, twenty-two-year-old Tess lands a job working front of house at a celebrated downtown restaurant. What follows is her education: in champagne and cocaine, love and lust, dive bars and fine dining rooms, as she learns to navigate the chaotic, enchanting, punishing life she has chosen…”

Amy: I figure with the reviews, it can go either way for me. Hausfrau has a lot of 1-star reviews yet I freaking loved it, but then Sweetbitter had a lot of 1-star reviews and I would agree with them…I just felt cruddy and disappointed after reading it.

  • An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir <— SO MUCH LOVE FOR THIS FANTASY ROMANCE & IT’S ON SUPER-SALE!!

Tasha J: I bought this one this year at full price, have read halfway through and it’s a 5 star for sure (I skipped to the end cuz I had no time to keep going and I HAD to know what was gonna happen, lol). I will finish soon. There’s another after and I think the third will be coming out. Up there with Sarah J Maas for me. 🙂

MichelleS: Tasha’s review and love for Ember in the Ashes and comparing it to Sarah J Maas had me go to Amazon lickety-split. Imagine my surprise when Amazon tells me I purchase it back in summer of 2016! I don’t remember this book. I hate it when that happens.

  • Immortal Hearts of San Francisco: Boxed set, Books 1 – 3 <— BOXSET SUPER-BARGAIN ALERT!! “...Enter a world of temptation and lust, where rock stars are not only gorgeous and sexy, but they’re also vampires…”
  • His Love by Fiona Davenport <— SUPER-BARGAIN SHORT! “...Billionaire Justice Kendall thought he was content with his life. Right up until the day he noticed that his neighbor’s daughter had become the beautiful woman who was meant to be his…“

PARANORMAL/FANTASY/SCI-FI/DYSTOPIAN NEW RELEASES:

  1. Shadowspell Academy: Culling Trials (Book 3) by K.F. Breene & Shannon Mayer <— MUST BE READ IN ORDER and Tessa LOVES this series! 😀
  2. The Mad Lieutenant (The Lost Planet Series Book 3) by K. Webster & Nicole Blanchard <— SHE TRIES TO BEFRIEND HIM… “...Unlike the rest of the alien females my brothers have woken from cryosleep, Molly doesn’t find my growls intimidating. The more I try to ignore her, the more she tries to befriend me...”
  3. Broken Veil (Harbinger Book 5) by Jeff Wheeler
  4. Burn (Kingdoms of Earth & Air Book 3) by Keri Arthur <— KERI ARTHUR ALERT!!
  5. A Touch of Class: Tales of the Were by Bianca D’Arc
  6. Betraying Her Vikings (Norsemen Academy Book 5) by Skye MacKinnon
  7. House of Silence (Poisoned Houses Book 3) by Lyn Forester
  8. Deep: A Paranormal Novel by Natavia <— “…Lake Deep is an magical lake in Oland that will change the lives of three people, by showing them their truths and changing them forever…”
  9. Protected by a Vampire (Immortal Hearts of San Francisco Book 5) by Susan Griscom
  10. Captured Memory (Fated Touch Book 2) by Mac Flynn
  11. Skydance (The Elemental Dragons Book 2) by Katherine Rhodes

CONTEMPORARY NEW RELEASES:

  1. The Edge of Us (Crash and Burn) by Jamie McGuire <— JAMIE MCGUIRE ALERT!! GRIEVING WIDOW JOINS THE MARINES IN HER HUSBAND’S HONOR and then she meets him… “…Zeke never planned to fall for someone again, especially not during fire season in the Colorado mountains, but Naomi is unlike anyone he’s ever met. She’s strong, stubborn, and takes exactly zero crap from anyone. At the top of a freezing canyon, the fire glowing down below, Zeke finally admits he may have feelings for the widow with the foul mouth and broken soul. When his health begins to fail, he wonders if he should love her enough to let her go or let her fight with him—with the real possibility of burying another man she loves…”
  2. 10 Bodies Lying (Body Movers) by Stephanie Bond
  3. Fix Her Up: A Novel by Tessa Bailey <— TESSA BAILEY ALERT!! FAMOUS EX-BASEBALL STAR & HIS BEST FRIEND’S SISTER FAKE-DATE!! “...Travis Ford was major league baseball’s hottest rookie when an injury ended his career. Now he’s flipping houses to keep busy and trying to forget his glory days. But he can’t even cross the street without someone recapping his greatest hits. Or making a joke about his… bat. And then there’s Georgie, his best friend’s sister, who is not a kid anymore. When she proposes a wild scheme—that they pretend to date, to shock her family and help him land a new job—he agrees. What’s the harm?…”
  4. SEAL Out of Water (Silver SEALs Book 7) by Abbie Zanders
  5. Malum: Part 2 (The Elite Kings’ Club Book 5) by Amo Jones <— AMO JONES DARK READ ALERT!! “…They say magic isn’t real, but it’s it the closest way to describe love? It doesn’t exist physically. It merely exists around us, within us, possessing our souls and making us do stupid sh!t. Sh!t like falling in love with a boy who knows how to rip my world apart and raise hell with a simple flick of his wrist. Their secrets are now mine. I’m not just in the middle of this game, I’m helping orchestrate it…“
  6. Change of Heart: A Seashell Cottage Book by Judith Keim
  7. How to Ruin a Duke: A Regency Novella Duet by Grace Burrowes and Theresa Romain <— HISTORICAL ROMANCE!!
  8. winter flower by Charles Sheehan-Miles <— CHARLES SHEEHAN-MILES ALERT!!! It’s been awhile (I was hooked on one of his series a few years ago) and now he’s BACK!!! 😀 Their daughter disappeared and their lives are falling apart… “…Every day it gets worse. Erin drinks wine out of the bottle and spends her days with a tormented expression, searching the web for signs of their daughter. Sam hides in his room and rarely speaks. And Cole works himself to a stupor for a paycheck a fraction of the size of his old salary. Until one day a phone call changes everything...”
  9. One Night to Remember (Wicked Dukes Club Book 5) by Erica Ridley <— HISTORICAL ROMANCE!!
  10. Once Upon a Wedding: A Fiction From the Heart Second-Chances Anthology
  11. Bully Academy: The Boys of Westview Academy Book One by Mina Thorne
  12. The Mafia and His Obsession: Part 2 (Tainted Hearts Series Book 5) by Lylah James <— LYLAH JAMES ALERT!! SO MANY HERE LOVE THIS SERIES!!! “…Viktor weaved his way into my heart and imprinted on my soul. He made it clear he was there to stay. Even when the darkness blinded us, he never left my side. What we shared was sweet, untamed, and wild. But it was forbidden, dangerous, and the outcome would only be painful. A game is being played…”
  13. Blessing Bentley (Marriages of Conviction Book 1) by Chautona Havig
  14. Royal Charmer (The Rourkes, Book 4) by Kylie Gilmore <— JILTED ROMANCE AUTHOR & HER FAKE ENGAGEMENT ALERT!! “…I’m about to admit defeat when a prince with an image problem falls into my lap. And for some crazy reason, it’s decided that me posing as his fiancée would be a good idea. The last thing I want is to actually be committed to someone, but a fake engagement may make this next book write itself…”
  15. Saving Evie: Brotherhood Protectors World by LK Shaw
  16. Hide Your Crazy (KPD Motorcycle Patrol Book 1) by Lani Lynn Vale <— LANI LYNN VALE ALERT!! THE COP & THE OTHER COP’S DAUGHTER… and they’re forced to marry. 😉 SQUEE!! Sounds like fun to me!! 😛 “…Katy’s father’s a cop, and it’s hard enough to live her life with Daddy trying to dictate her every move. She needs another cop in her life like she needs yet another thing to go wrong. To add onto that, she can’t find a job, has no love life to speak of, and has to be the oldest known virgin in Kilgore, Texas. Yet, when she sees his painting—a painting that resembles a piece of the male anatomy more than the lighthouse they were supposed to be painting—she knows that she has to give him a chance. The very last thing the two of them expect is for her father and his boss to force them to marry after an eensy-weensy accident...”
  17. Stay: An enemies-to-lovers, marriage of convenience romance by Tia Louise <— JUST WENT LIVE & ADDED!!! HE BROKE HER HEART TEN YEARS AGO… “…She was the only girl who interested me, but I was leaving to be an officer in the Navy. Now I’m home, running my business. My life is perfectly ordered until I bump into her, divorced and struggling to make ends meet. I hate seeing her like this. I hate that she married Burt “The Dick” Dickerson. What an a–hole. She says she hates me, but when we fight, it’s all heat and lust. I won’t leave her this way. She will let me help her and her son. She will stay…”
  18. Finding Alexander by Pandora Pine <— M/M ROMANCE ALERT!!
  19. Take the Edge Off by TA Moore <— M/M ROMANCE ALERT!!
  20. The Things I Know by Amanda Prowse
  21. More Than Anything (The Broken Pieces Book 1) by Natasha Anders <— AFTER A NIGHT TOGETHER, SHE OVERHEARS CRUDE THINGS SAID… “…Ten years later, Tina’s life is a mess. That night with Harris didn’t just hurt her feelings; it started a cascade of disappointment and heartbreak. Every time she bumps into Harris, her heart twists inside out. She still wants him, but she’s harboring a painful secret from their night together that she’s not ready to reveal. Crossed signals, high-society whispers, and shame have kept Tina and Harris apart for years…”
  22. Dirty Money: Neely Kate Mystery #3 by Denise Grover Swank <— THE SERIES FINALE!! Must be read in order
  23. My Bully’s Daddy (Once Upon a Daddy Book 5) by Kelli Callahan <— SHE FALLS FOR HIM & THEN REALIZES WHO HE IS… “…The man that I fell for? The one who saved me when all of my hope was gone? Yeah, you can probably see where this is going. I called him Daddy, but someone else does too… My bully. No one can ever find out what we did…..”
  24. A Girl Like You (Magnolia Sound Book 2) by Samantha Chase
  25. Man of the Year by Caroline Louise Walker
  26. The Summer Guests by Mary Alice Monroe
  27. Sisters of Summer’s End by Lori Foster
  28. The Summer of Sunshine and Margot by Susan Mallery <— SINGLE DAD & NOW HER BOSS… “…Sunshine has always been the good-time sister, abandoning jobs to chase after guys who used her, then threw her away. No more. She refuses to be “that girl” again. This time, she’ll finish college, dedicate herself to her job as a nanny, and she 100 percent will not screw up her life again by falling for the wrong guy. Especially not the tempting single dad who also happens to be her boss...”
  29. One Man (Naked Trilogy Book 1) by Lisa Renee Jones
  30. Playing Doctor (A Cinnamon Bay Romance Book 3) by Monique McDonell
  31. One of the Guys by A.R. Perry
  32. Take Me Down (The Knight Brothers Book 3) by Carly Phillips <— SHE’S STARTING OVER W/ A BED & BREAKFAST AFTER AN ABUSIVE EX… “…Coming off an emotionally abusive marriage, Emily has an immediate bias against suave, city guys … But despite the slick exterior, Emily discovers Parker is sweet, charming and eager to help. And when she caves to their incredible passion, she discovers he makes her feel just as good in bed as out. Yet no matter how hot they burn or how well they mesh, Parker’s time with her has an expiration date. And Emily has an ex who refuses to accept that their relationship is over…”
  33. SEAL’s Rescue (Bone Frog Brotherhood Book 4) by Sharon Hamilton
  34. Her Naughty Suitor (Falling For A Rose Book 10) by Stephanie Nicole Norris
  35. Kickin’ It (Red Card Book 2) by Rachel Van Dyken <— RACHEL VAN DYKER ALERT!! HE AGREES TO BE HER AGENT & HER COACH… “…Parker plays soccer with her heart and soul. But after the events of the last year, she’s shaken. She’s already seen what a powerful man can do to a female athlete’s career. And her beloved dream is in the hands of a sexy, gorgeous man with the uncanny ability to slip past her defenses…and into her heart…”
  36. Sexy Filthy Boss (White Collar Brothers Book 1) by Piper Rayne
  37. Broken Halo (The Montgomery Series Book 2) by Brynne Asher
  38. Flung (Seasons of Seduction Book 2) by Adele Niles
  39. This Crazy Love (Swoon Series Book 1) by J.H. Croix
  40. The Friend Zone (End of the Line Book 1) by Sariah Wilson <— HE WAS ALMOST AN NFL STAR… “...Disgraced college quarterback Logan Hunt was on his way to NFL stardom when he messed up big-time. Now the Texas star player with a bad temper has a new option: Seattle’s EOL College—as in End of the Line, to his fellow misfit recruits. It’s Logan’s last chance. If he can follow the rules. No parties, no fighting, no swearing, and oh, no dating the coach’s daughter, Jess. Simple. Yeah, right. For Logan, there has never been a rule he’s more tempted to break...”
  41. The Road She Left Behind by Christine Nolfi
  42. The Defender (Sons of Texas Book 4) by Donna Grant
  43. Gimme Some Sugar (Sex and Sweet Tea Book 5) by Juliette Poe <— SHE OWNS A BAKERY & THEN HE ROLLS INTO TOWN… “…Deacon Locke has spent his life traveling the world with no particular destination in mind. But when he rolls into Whynot on his Harley, he just knows there is something different about this town. What he doesn’t know is that out of all the places he’s traveled and all the people he’s met, the gorgeous bakery owner might just entice him to put down some solid roots…“
  44. A Good Samaritan: Brotherhood Protectors World by Jesse Jacobson
  45. Mr. Whiskey (The Case Brothers Book 4) by Tessa Layne
  46. Pop The Clutch: A Second Gear Romance by Kristin Harte
  47. Love You, Love You Not: An office romcom by Jo Watson <— EX-ACTRESS NEEDS A JOB… “…Ryan Stark is a tough boss – especially if you’re his assistant. He’s been through five in the last two months and now no one wants to work for him. He needs an assistant who can meet his demands. And he can be very demanding. Poppy’s been an assistant before – well, on screen anyway. It can’t be that hard to do in real life, right? Two things are for sure. Poppy is about to play the role of a lifetime...”
  48. The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes: A Novel by Ruth Hogan <— HER LIFE HAS STOPPED SINCE A TRAGEDY… “…It’s only when Masha begins an unlikely friendship with the mysterious Sally Red Shoes, a bag lady with a prodigious voice and a penchant for saying just what she means, that a new world of possibilities opens up: new friendships, new opportunities, and even a chance for new love. For the first time in years, Masha has the chance to start living again. But just as Masha dares to imagine the future, her past comes roaring back…”
  49. Among Ash and Ember: A New Adult Standalone by Dani René <—SOUNDS ANGSTY!! “...At eighteen, life throws her into an inferno and the only choice is to become someone else. Until she becomes the interest of two strangers. They offer her a chance at a normal life. But she’s learned everything in life comes at a price and the cost of what they’re giving her may just burn her alive...”
  50. Mixed Signals (All Mixed Up Book 1) by Mia Heintzelman
  51. 28 Dates (Crazy Love Book 3) by Stacey Lynn
  52. The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez
  53. The Perfect Date by Evelyn Lozada & Holly Lorincz <— SHE DOESN’T RECOGNIZE WHO HE IS… “...Caleb “The Duke” Lewis is a star pitcher for the Bronx Bolts whose romantic escapades make delicious fodder for gossip columns. But lately he’s been trying to keep a lower profile—so much so that when he meets Angel, first while she’s in her nurse uniform and the next time behind the bar, she has no idea who Duke is, fails to fall for his obvious charm, and ends up throwing a drink in his face! She is the perfect woman for Duke…to fool the tabloids into thinking he’s finally settling down…”
  54. The Body in Question: A Novel by Jill Ciment <— PSYCH-THRILLER ALERT!! “…The place: central Florida. The situation: a sensational murder trial, set in a courthouse more Soviet than Le Corbusier; a rich, white teenage girl—a twin—on trial for murdering her toddler brother...”
  55. Lessons in Love: The perfect laugh out loud romantic comedy for summer! by Belinda Missen
  56. Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry Winfrey <— SCREENPLAY WRITER WISHES SHE HAD A MAN LIKE TOM HANKS… “...When a movie starts filming in her neighborhood and Annie gets a job on set, it seems like a sign. Then Annie meets the lead actor, Drew Danforth, a cocky prankster who couldn’t be less like Tom Hanks if he tried. Their meet-cute is more of a meet-fail, but soon Annie finds herself sharing some classic rom-com moments with Drew. Her Tom Hanks can’t be an actor who’s leaving town in a matter of days…can he?..”
  57. Recursion: A Novel by Blake Crouch <— TECHNOTHRILLER ALERT!! I LOVE THIS AUTHOR!! “…Memory makes reality. That’s what New York City cop Barry Sutton is learning as he investigates the devastating phenomenon the media has dubbed False Memory Syndrome—a mysterious affliction that drives its victims mad with memories of a life they never lived.Neuroscientist Helena Smith already understands the power of memory. It’s why she’s dedicated her life to creating a technology that will let us preserve our most precious moments of our pasts. If she succeeds, anyone will be able to re-experience a first kiss, the birth of a child, the final moment with a dying parent…”

  

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Karen Crompton’s “South Shore Beach Series” is on sale & we have an excerpt + a signed book giveaway!

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<— Thank you to author Karen Crompton for sponsoring this week’s newsletter! We’re celebrating the sale price of the first two books in this series and she’s giving away a signed copy to one of our lucky commenters here. And it’s open to International!!)! 😀

These sound like romance-angst awesomeness. This totally gave me a blurb jolt…

…it’s all about numbing the pain. And his plan’s working fine — until he meets Corrie Johnson. That’s when things begin to unravel. Because falling in love was never part of the plan.

Angry, bitter and confused, Beau’s violent temper lands him in trouble more often than not — but he’s about to learn that the fight of his life doesn’t involve his fists…

Want a taste-test? 😉 Here’s an excerpt of book #1:

Over her shoulder I spot the douche bag from earlier walking towards us. The guy from the swim squad. The tall guy. And he doesn’t look impressed. He has the closely cropped hair and small beady eyes of a focused athlete, though the silver ring through his brow and the arrogant way he struts speaks volumes about his pretentious personality.

“This jerk annoying you, Corrie? You need a lift home?” he asks, narrowing his eyes at me as he deliberately slings one arm over her shoulder, letting it fall heavy against her skin. He traces the smooth outline of her arm with his fingertips.

Crap! He must be her boyfriend. What was I thinking? With looks like that, what possessed me to hope she’d be single? Disappointment fills my chest. But it only lasts a moment.

And it’s the best damn moment so far.

She seems uneasy, uncomfortable and almost flinches when he starts to fondle the ends of her hair. She deliberately shrugs forward, knocking his arm with her bag. She doesn’t want him touching her, that much is clear and my initial response is to rip the prick’s head off and shit in the hole, but I hold back for the time being. Losing my temper and cutting loose on this guy isn’t going to do me any favours. I’ve got my work cut out for me with this one.

She shakes her head. “My car’s parked out the front. I’m fine, thanks Liam.”

“You sure?” he asks, his eyes bouncing between us.

“She’s sure,” I say, fighting the urge to go all cave man on his ass. “I believe the lady said she was fine. Run along now, Liam.”

Liam’s lips turn white as challenge flashes across his face. He doesn’t wait for a reaction from either of us though before he shoves past me and forces open the door. It complains loudly when it bends back on the rusty hinges. I press my palm out flat against it as it slowly creeps forward again. “Don’t tell me you go for the athletic types … all broad shoulders, narrow hips and tiny dicks?”

Corrie’s mouth pops open in a perfect circle. “No, not usually.”

I shake my head, trying to clear the image. The long list of things I’d like to do with that mouth of hers just keeps growing. “So, you’re not a couple?”

She shrugs. “No, we aren’t a couple. We’ve known each other forever, since we were kids, but we’ve never been more than just friends.”

“Good to know,” I say with a wink.

I manage to catch the last of her rolling eyes when she slips through the small gap that’s left between my body and the thick metal doorframe.

The heat haze that lifts from the asphalt as she disappears across the car park acts like a mirage. “Pretty name by the way,” I call out after her.

doesn’t wait for a reaction from either of us though before he shoves past me and forces open the door. It complains loudly when it bends back on the rusty hinges. I press my palm out flat against it as it slowly creeps forward again. “Don’t tell me you go for the athletic types … all broad shoulders, narrow hips and tiny dicks?”

Corrie’s mouth pops open in a perfect circle. “No, not usually.”

I shake my head, trying to clear the image. The long list of things I’d like to do with that mouth of hers just keeps growing. “So, you’re not a couple?”

She shrugs. “No, we aren’t a couple. We’ve known each other forever, since we were kids, but we’ve never been more than just friends.”

“Good to know,” I say with a wink.

I manage to catch the last of her rolling eyes when she slips through the small gap that’s left between my body and the thick metal doorframe.

The heat haze that lifts from the asphalt as she disappears across the car park acts like a mirage. “Pretty name by the way,” I call out after her.

“You’re dangerous,” she says, turning and walking backwards a few steps against the sun.

I have to shield my eyes to see her face. “Are you afraid of me, Corrie?”

She watches me for a moment longer and there’s no way for me to know what she’s thinking. Her head shakes softly and then she gets in a battered up station wagon. The car backfires as she accelerates away and a dark grey cloud of smoke chases after her.

That’s it. She’s gone.

I’m totally interested.

F*ck.

READING ORDER:

“Hell Bent and Heaven Sent are books 1 & 2 in the South Shore Beach series, but can be read as complete standalones with interconnecting characters.”

Now for the giveaway:

The author is giving away:

How to enter for a chance to win it? 

Just leave a comment below and by 10pm EST, Sunday June 16th 2019, I will randomly select one lucky commenter as the winner.

The winner will be contacted and will have 48hrs to respond confirming their mailing address, so if you are picked, do not delay or you will lose your chance. The book will be sent to the winner directly by the author.

Giveaway open to International!!😀