Book Review! INFUSION by: Liz Crowe

Loss.

Depression.

Rediscovery.

Growth.

Hope.

All are contained within the pages of Infusion by Liz Crowe.

It is the emotional chronicle of Gayle Connolly as she attempts to navigate a world that no longer contains the love of her life. The loss of whom also carried a second, even more devastating, death.

In her attempt to find something that can be called peace, she spends the next two plus years in therapy to heal her mind and emotions as well as intense physical exercise regimens to keep her body occupied. Her long and lonely nights are spent in her childhood home with her successful author mother.

Her decision to find something more purposeful in her life leads her to pursue a job in the same industry that had made millions for she and her husband: craft beer. This decision also landed her square in the sights of Noah Stokes, the mystery man that had been haunting her psyche since their initial meeting a month prior.

The strong, sexy new member of the sales team works with Gayle frequently and has made it his mission to break through some of the walls she has erected thanks to her very well-publicized trauma. But Noah is not without his own personal demons having lived a life prior where his body was adored, but his personhood ignored.

There are numerous ups and downs punctuated with hot and steamy interludes thanks to two very sexually charged people using physical intimacy to deny their burgeoning emotions. Something that can’t be avoided forever, no matter how salacious the hook-up.

Lucky for you Infusion is available STARTING TODAY on Amazon and Totally Bound so run and grab your own copy because I certainly won’t be giving mine up!!

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Pre Sale! INFUSION by: Liz Crowe

My current ARC (advanced reader copy) to devour over the weekend before this tasty little number goes live on Tuesday, August 7th. Go check it out on Amazon and reserve your copy, then head over and check out all of Liz Crowe’s other fabulous reads.

 

Here is a little excerpt just to tease your readerly appetite

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#WriteOnFriday ~ Silence

Writing can be a noisy process. There are many times you have multiple characters vying for attention and they will happily scream over one another in order to get it. An annoying cacophony of voices begging for their stories to be told first! <insert pouty foot stomp here> And they are not going to take no for an answer.

 

But as exhausting as the endless stream of various consciousnesses can be, it is better than the silence, am I right? You know the one I’m talking about. The great, gaping void of… waiting.

 

The silence of your finger hovering over the send button as you reread your query for the fifth time and make sure you have all the components that particular editor/agent requires.

 

The silence of, “Now what?” after you finally sent it off.

 

The silence of the countdown to whatever the timeline is you are waiting for, be it a month or six weeks or eight or more.

 

The silence of rejection.

 

I’ve been living in that space a lot lately. My characters are being frustratingly quiet, with only intermittent whispers, and I have a lot of “leads” out in queryland that are super close to their witching hours. My world is a mixture of soundlessness and the click of the refresh button.

 

So my charge is to find the beauty in it. It is my challenge to you and to myself. A few of my discoveries so far:

 

  1. Reading. Of course this is a natural go-to for writers. Not only does reading soothe the tempest beast within, it gives you inspiration for your own work, and helps you find comparable novels for future queries if needed. Knowing your market is exceptionally important.
  2. Alternative forms of creativity. Crafting is another fallback of mine. It gets my right brained juices flowing in a non writerly way and gets my mind off the “maybes” hanging out in limbo. Anyone need a deco-mesh wreath?
  3. Musical exploration. Ahhhh turning the silence into noise once again. Music just plain makes me happy plus it can make writing blocks disappear sometimes.

 

There is a special calm you can find in the unhurried space of quiet. Focusing on that will help save your sanity. And pancreas if you self-medicate with sugar. Not… that… I know anything about that…

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No matter where you are on your journey, take a moment to pause and enjoy the steps. One day when you achieve your dream, you will want to remember the bumps that got you there.

 

Happy Writing (or waiting)!

Release Blitz! PRETTY VENOM by: Ella Fields

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Pretty Venom by Ella Fields
Series: Gray Springs University #3
Publication Date: August 3rd, 2018
Genre: Contemporary Romance

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Synopsis: Callum Welsh perfected the art of hating me when we were two kids who believed we’d be forced into marriage.

He thought I wanted it, but my only wish had been for him to leave me alone.

Then one afternoon, he stole my first kiss.

Despite all he’d done, everything changed after that.

As the years passed, our hearts thawed, and he no longer hated me.

In fact, he loved me enough to make me his wife.

Until I ruined everything with one stupid mistake.

That hatred returned in the form of cruel words and even crueler deeds.

But we weren’t kids anymore.

I could handle his brand of venom.

He would be mine again, even if it cost me the remains of my heart.

Warning: contains cheating and an anti-hero who might make you throw your kindle.

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Meet the Author:

Ella Fields is a mother and wife who lives in the land Down Under. While her kids are in school, you might find her talking about her characters and books to her two cats. She’s a notorious chocolate and notebook hoarder who enjoys creating hard-won happily ever afters.

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Sale! ONLY YOU by: Melanie Harlow

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Only You, a sexy and emotional second chance romance from USA Today bestselling author Melanie Harlow, is $2.49 for a limited time only! 
 
Grab your copy today! 
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Nate Pearson is ridiculously handsome and wears the hell out of a suit and tie, but I’ve seen the parade of beautiful women leaving his apartment across the hall—a different one every time—and I want no part of it. When it comes to romance, I’m looking for something real, something that will last: the happily ever after.

As a divorce attorney, he loves to tell me there’s no such thing.

As a wedding planner, I choose to disagree.

We disagree on almost everything, in fact. Everything except James Bond. The only time we really get along is when we’re watching 007 flicks together, and I’ll admit—he has rescued me from a disaster or five. So when one of the baton twirlers from his parade leaves a baby girl at his door with a note that says “I’ll come back for her” and he begs me for help, I can’t turn him down.

But it’s a mistake.

Because watching him with his daughter, I start to see another side of Nate, a side that has my breath coming faster, my body craving his, my heart longing for him to change his mind about love and tell me there’s a chance for us.

I don’t want to be just another girl leaving his apartment in the morning.

I want to be the one he asks to stay.

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Excerpt Reveal! KISS MY ASH by: Leddy Harper

 

Kiss My Ash, an all new Sexy Taboo standalone Romance by Leddy Harper is releasing August 9th!

 

 

Ash Jenkins was the typical boy next door. Wait, who am I kidding? There was nothing typical about that boy.

He was tall, ripped, and had the voice of a man twice his age. Intelligent, sexy as sin, and barely legal.

Sent to live with his dad after getting in some trouble with the law, he was definitely someone I needed to stay away from.

But he had his sights set on me, and he didn’t try to hide it.

Did it still make me a cougar if I was the prey?

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EXCERPT

 

“Why am I the only one getting naked?” Kristy huffed. “If you’re so confident that we won’t get caught, why is your suit still on?”

“Because I’m not the one who said I’ve always wanted to go skinny dipping.”

“Well, being the only one doing it isn’t much fun.”

“Wow, babe…what happened to you?”

After a moment, she asked, “What do you mean?”

“You got old.”

“I did what?”

“You heard me—got old.”

“Don’t be an Ash-hole. In case you don’t remember…I am old.”

Shaking my head, I bit back a grin she couldn’t see, though I felt confident she could hear the hilarity drifting past my lips. “Did you just call me an Ash-hole? On purpose? Or are your dentures falling out, giving you a minor slur.”

“Keep it up, and you’ll leave me no choice but to open a can of whoop-Ash on you.”

It took everything in me to hold back the humor that filled my entire body before it bellowed out into the night—which would most certainly wake a few people. “You’re on a roll. What else you got?”

“The list is rather extensive; it could take all night. Maybe if you weren’t such a jack-Ash, I’d tell you. But alas, you are, so it looks like you can kiss my Ash.”

“See?” I lowered my head and allowed my hushed laughter to swarm us, creating a cocoon meant for two. “You’re not old. You might think you are, but if that were the case, you wouldn’t have been able to come up with creative ways to spin my name into a curse word.”

“Well, they say you are the company you keep.”

“So it’s my fault you’ve been sneaking around, making out with your neighbor behind bushes at night like a teenager without a care in the world?”

“Something like that…” She couldn’t even say that with a straight face, which was evident by the amusement in her tone. “Regardless, you’re not allowed to say I’m old. I don’t give a rat’s Ash how good you are in bed, do it again and we’re finished. You hear me?”

“Yeah, Kris…” Eliminating the humor between us, I lowered my lips to her ear. “Loud and clear. And if you don’t take this bathing suit off now, I’ll make you scream so loud the entire neighborhood will hear you as well.”

About Leddy Harper

Leddy Harper had to use her imagination often as a child. She grew up the only girl in a house full of boys. At the age of fourteen, she decided to use that imagination and wrote her first book, and never stopped.

She often calls writing her therapy, using it as a way to deal with issues through the eyes of her characters.

She is now a mother of three girls, leaving her husband as the only man in a house full of females.

The decision to publish her first book was made as a way of showing her children to go after whatever it is they want to. Love what you do and do it well. Most importantly Leddy wanted to teach them what it means to overcome their fears.

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Cover Reveal! CLOSER by: Carmen Jenner

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Closer, the next stunning standalone in the Taint Series from USA Today bestselling author Carmen Jenner is coming August 21st!

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Title: CLOSER

Author: Carmen Jenner

Genre: Rock star romance/contemporary

Cover Design: Ben Ellis, Be Designs

Release Date: August 21, 2018

Levi Quinn has it all—money, groupies, a panty-melting smile, and a really big d*ck.

At least, he had it all. Until an angry redhead joined the Taint world tour and turned his life upside-down. Levi fell in love with her. His bandmate did too. It did not end well.

Brielle Kagawa doesn’t keep company with rock stars, but when this gifted cellist finds herself kicked out of the Orchestre de Parisan all-expenses-paid gig in the south of France seems too good to be true.

Because it is.

The man footing the bill might be a disorderly drunk, but he has an offer she can’t refuse—stay in his chateau and play for the month. No strings attached.

Yeah right.

The truth about rock stars is that they’re awfully good players, but Levi isn’t the only one who knows how to master a set of strings.

He’s broken-hearted.

She doesn’t have a heart to break.

Pre-order your copy today!

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Start the series of standalones today!

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About Carmen:

Carmen Jenner is a thirty-something, USA Today and international bestselling author.

Her dark romance, KICK (Savage Saints MC #1), won Best Dark Romance Read in the Reader’s Choice Awards at RWDU, 2015.

A tattoo enthusiast, hardcore makeup addict and zombie fangirl, Carmen lives on the sunny North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, where she spends her time indoors wrangling her two wildling children, a dog named Pikelet, and her very own man-child.

A romantic at heart, Carmen strives to give her characters the HEA they deserve, but not before ruining their lives completely first … because what’s a happily ever after without a little torture?
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Cover Reveal! BREAK MY FALL by: M. Mabie

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Break My Fall by M. Mabie
Publication Date: August 28, 2018
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Cover Designer: Jay Aheer, Simply Defined Art
Photographer: Wander Aguiar Photography
Model: Jamie Walker

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Synopsis: “The first time I returned to Lancaster was for my brother’s funeral.
The second time was for Myra.”

For twelve years, I lived alone in my cabin, building a life with my two bare hands. I was free from their rules, their policies, and their lies.
They are a cult.
My father is their leader.
To protect my brother’s widow, I’m making her my wife. It’s her only way out.
But drawn to the purity in her deep blue eyes and the innocence of her gentle voice, I wonder if I’m not the biggest monster of them all. I have to save her from them and myself. Because every second I spend with this timid woman, I fight the urge to claim her.
Own her.
Make her truly mine.
And I know it’s wrong.
I will break her fall—if I don’t break her first.

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Meet The Author:

  1. Mabie lives in Illinois with her husband. She writes everything from steamy romantic comedies to angst-filled, pull your hair out drama. She enjoys it all. With her unconventional love stories, she tries to embody “real-life romance.”

She cares about politics, but will not discuss them in public. She uses the same fork at every meal, watches Wayne’s World while cleaning, and lets her dog sleep on her head. She has always been a writer. In fact, she was born with a pen in her hand, which almost never happens. Almost.

  1. Mabie usually doesn’t speak in third-person. She promises.

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Release Blitz! SUMMER HEAT by: Rachel Van Dyken

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Summer Heat by Rachel Van Dyken
Series: Cruel Summer #1
Publication Date: August 2, 2018
Genre: Contemporary Romance

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Synopsis: Spoiled Princess is what he used to call me.

We were an inferno of hate and passion wound up with a dash of chaos.

For four years I watched him mow my lawn.

For four years I watched my friends make fun of him.

For four years I hated myself for wanting him, but even more for the way I treated him.

And then I had him.

For one night, we put all labels away and I spent the best night of my life in his arms.

Then the next day, with my secret night under lock and key, I looked the other way while my friends shamed him.

But now the jokes on me, because the scrawny lawn boy who I secretly loved from afar is now the director of Hollywood’s most exclusive summer camp.

And I’m on his staff.

Now it’s his turn to punish me.

His turn to make me pay.

His turn to take his revenge after years of humiliation.

He’s no longer a boy you can ridicule.

But a college graduate who can have any woman he wants.

I want him to look at me the way he did that one night we had together, but right now

the look in his eyes tells me he’s going to enjoy having me under him for two straight months.

I don’t know where his hatred ends, his passion begins.

All I know is he wants revenge.

And I’m his lucky target.

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Meet the Author:

Rachel Van Dyken is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author of regency and contemporary romances. When she’s not writing you can find her drinking coffee at Starbucks and plotting her next book while watching The Bachelor.

She keeps her home in Idaho with her Husband, adorable son, and two snoring boxers! She loves to hear from readers!

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Cover Reveal! BIG STICK by: R.C. Stephens

 

Big Stick, an all-new standalone Sports Romance by R.C. Stephens is releasing September 17th!

 

 

“A sexy NHL player, a sassy heroine, and a heartfelt romance that kept me engaged from beginning to end!”NYT bestseller Mia Sheridan

Hockey is my life. And it’s a great one. There’s an endless line of women, and I get to hang with my best friend Oli. Everything is perfect until she shows up. Oli’s twin sister, Flynn…hates my guts. I don’t blame her. I’m part of one of the worst nights of her life.

Now she’s next door and seeing her every day is killing me slowly. I wonder if we can ever get back to being friends. The way she looks at me sometimes, well, let’s just say my hockey stick isn’t the only thing that’s feeling hard these days.

But if she finds out the secrets I’m keeping, forgiveness will be the last thing on her mind.

 

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About R.C. Stephens

As far back as R.C. Stephens can remember she was a sucker for a good romance. Of course there had to be a prince charming even if he ultimately was a dark knight and there had to be a happy ending.

She watched the movie Dirty Dancing way too many times growing up and Jean Claude Van Damme movies too. Go figure!

After years of saying she would write a book one day, she finally put pen to paper and carved out the plot line for what would eventually become the best selling Twisted Series. Now R.C. is just finishing up her tenth book and can’t seem to stop the stories running through her mind. Visit R.C. on her Facebook page to find out what’s new in her life and what releases she has coming up.

 

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