Wine Relaxation and MY Kindle: May 2014

Saturday, May 31, 2014

Intercepting love By LP Dover Book Blast

Both have what she wants … but only one has what she needs.

Working with professional athletes and helping them recover from their injuries has always been Kate Townsend’s dream, but after an accident left her scarred and heartbroken years ago she refuses to let what happened in her past happen again. Staying focused is the key, as well as not letting her feelings interfere with her job … no matter the circumstances. All of that is easier said than done when not only one, but two men crave her healing touch, igniting every single desire she’s denied herself for so long.

Cooper Davis, NFL’s star quarterback and most eligible bachelor, packs up and leaves his home to move across the states to the East Coast after an injury results in the embarrassing trade to another team. Bitter from the pain, he deals with his problems through drugs and alcohol—almost ruining his football career—until he meets the one woman who makes him want to feel; the same woman who refuses to give up on him no matter how many times he screws up. He has to have her, and he’s not going to stop until he makes her his. Especially now that someone else threatens to take her away.

Motocross champion and local bad boy Luke Collins never takes no for an answer. For the past four months he’s used his charms to get what he wants, and now he’s so close to getting the girl of his dreams … if she’ll give in just once. One time is all he needs, and he’s never been known to fail, but he’s also never had to fight for a woman’s affections. Only one man will win their way into Kate’s heart, but which one will intercept the other and take what they want? Which one will she choose?

USA Today Bestselling author, L.P. Dover, is a southern belle residing in North Carolina along with her husband and two beautiful girls. Before she even began her literary journey she worked in Periodontics enjoying the wonderment of dental surgeries.

Not only does she love to write, but she loves to play tennis, go on mountain hikes, white water rafting, and you can’t forget the passion for singing. Her two number one fans expect a concert each and every night before bedtime and those songs usually consist of Christmas carols.

Aside from being a wife and mother, L.P. Dover has written over nine novels including her Forever Fae series, the Second Chances series, and her standalone novel, Love, Lies, and Deception. Her favorite genre to read..

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Unintended by amity cross book review

Blair believes she's broken beyond repair.
West believes he's beyond redemption.

It doesn't stop either of them from fighting for what they want. Even if they have to go down kicking and screaming to get it.
But there's one final hurdle before the finish line. West hasn't been entirely honest and when the past finally comes back to bite him in the ass, it's either going to be rainbows and fluffy kittens or total annihilation. If he wants to win Blair's love, he has to come clean. Not just to her…but the entire world.
All the biggest mistakes are unintended, but this time it might ruin them forever.

Amity Cross isn’t my real name. That’s no secret.
I didn’t want my Mum and my workplace to find out I wrote about doodles and tongue-in-cheek sexual innuendo.
I live in a leafy suburb of Melbourne writing about screwed up relationships and kick ass female leads that don’t take s**t lying down.
Insert more pretentious c**p here.

A do over, but can you trust someone who has cheated on you, lied, betrayed. That is a question Blair has to ask herself. West on the other hand, knows what he did, what he has to do, but will it work, can he do it. Can he get the one true love of his life back or has the damage been done for good?

They thought life was good, they had everything or did everything have them? Were the addictions too much did he give in and get devoured? A bad boy rock star, women, money, drugs. A manager playing the devils advocate to get what he wanted, no matter who got hurt. This was all about him and the bad boy rock star lost it all because of him. He lost the woman he loved, who trusted him, accepted who he was.

What can he do to get it all back, to get her back. A plan is devised, 3 months that's all he has before his next tour takes off. Can he do it, will she forgive him, will there be a happily ever after?

You'll have to read "Unintended" to find out the answers to your questions, see if Blair and West get their do over.

Cheers,

Steph

Bookrating: 4 stars

http://www.amazon.com/Unintended-Unexpected-3-Amity-Cross-ebook/dp/B00K3G3ZBC

Friday, May 30, 2014

Life after taylah by bella jewel release day blitz and giveaway

Title: Life After Taylah

Author: Bella Jewel

Release Date: May 26, 2014

Goodreads:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21865128-life-after-taylah

My mother's name is Taylah, and once, a very long time ago, she was my best friend - she was everything I wanted to be.

Until the night she disappeared.

Ten years on and my life, my families lives and the world around us has never been the same again.

How can it be when you are left not knowing?

No leads. No connections. Nothing. Just pure emptiness.

My dancing is the only way I can separate myself from the pain that lies in my home, in my father's eyes and in my brother's spirit. They need me and I'll fight with everything I am to be there for them, but who will be there for me?

Then I meet Nate.

Champion Motocross racer and everything my father doesn't want for me. He's forbidden, he's beautiful, and he's carrying a bundle of his own secrets.

When I step into his world, there is no turning back.

He will consume me.

He will teach me how to breathe again.

He will put a tiny piece of my broken heart, back together.

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Bella Jewel is an Aussie girl through and through. She spent her life in Western Australia, growing up in many different areas of the state. She now currently lives in Perth with her husband, children and mass amounts of pets. She's crazy, fun, outgoing and friendly. Writing is her passion, she started at the young age of 18 but finally got the courage up to publish, and her first novel Hell's Knights was released in August 2013.

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Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Keep me by Anna Zaires cover reveal

Title: Keep Me (Twist Me, #2)

Author: Anna Zaires

Genre: Dark Erotic Novel

Release Date: September 30, 2014

Cover Design by Eden Crane Designs

Goodreads:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20806202-keep-me

Abducted at eighteen. Held captive for 15 months.

It reads like one of those headlines. And yes, I did it. I stole her. Nora, with her long dark hair and silky skin. She’s my weakness, my obsession.

I’m not a good man. I never pretended to be one. She can love me, but she can’t change me.

I can, however, change her.

My name is Julian Esguerra, and Nora is mine to keep.

***Keep Me is the sequel to Twist Me, told from Nora & Julian’s POV.***

Julian's POV

“Are you all right?” There is a concerned expression on Nora’s face as she reaches up to touch the area above my left ear. Her slender fingers are gentle on my scalp. “Does it still hurt?”

Her touch sends pleasure streaking down my spine. I want this from her. I want her to care about my well-being. I want her to love me even though I stole her freedom—even though, by all rights, she should hate me.

I have no illusions about myself. I’m one of those men they show on the news—the ones that everyone fears and despises. I took a young woman because I wanted her and for no other reason.

I took her and I made her mine.

I make no excuses for my actions. I feel no guilt either. I wanted Nora, and now she’s here with me, looking at me like I’m the most important person in her world.

And I am. I am exactly what she needs now . . . what she craves. I will give her everything, and I will take everything from her in return. Her body, her mind, her devotion—I want it all. I want her pain and her pleasure, her fear and her joy.

I want to be her entire life.

“No, it’s fine,” I say in response to her earlier question. “It’s almost healed.”

She pulls her fingers away, and I catch her hand, not ready to forego the pleasure of her touch. Her hand is slim and delicate in my grasp, her skin soft and warm. She tries to tug it away reflexively, but I don’t let her, my fingers tightening around her small palm. Her strength is insignificant compared to mine; she can’t make me release her unless I chose to let her go.

She doesn’t really want me to let her go, anyway. I can feel the excitement rising within her, and my body hardens, a dark hunger awakening within me again. Reaching across the table, I slowly and purposefully unbuckle her safety belt.

Then I stand up, still holding her hand, and lead her to the bedroom at the back of the airplane.

Twist Me (Twist Me, #1)

Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com/Twist-Me-Anna-Zaires-ebook/dp/B00IC8E3MI/ref=sr_1_1_title_0_main?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1401229624&sr=1-1&keywords=twist+me+anna+zaires

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Goodreads:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17676198-twist-me

Anna Zaires fell in love with books at the age of five, when her grandmother taught her to read. She wrote her first story shortly thereafter. Since then, she has always lived partially in a fantasy world where the only limits were those of her imagination. Currently residing in Florida, Anna is happily married to Dima Zales (a science fiction and fantasy author) and closely collaborates with him on all their works.

After graduating from the University of Chicago with a degree in Economics, Anna spent eight years on Wall Street analyzing stocks and writing research reports. In 2013, she became a full-time author, pursuing her lifelong dream of writing romance novels.

Dima Zales is the love of her life and a huge inspiration in all aspects of her writing. Every book Anna writes is a product of their unique collaborative process.

In addition to reading and writing, Anna enjoys drinking tea (coconut oolong, anyone?), watching addictive TV shows, and discussing book ideas during long walks with her amazing husband.

She loves hearing from her readers, so please don't hesitate to contact her through her website or connect with her on Facebook, where she hangs out way too often. Also, please visit her husband and collaborator, Dima Zales, atwww.dimazales.com and check out their fantasy & science fiction books.

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Goodreads:https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6550220.Anna_Zaires

Website: http://www.annazaires.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/annazaires

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Personal target by Kay Thomas cover reveal

AEGIS: an elite team of ex-military men working under the radar of most governments. If you have a problem no one else can handle, they can help. A former SEAL and Black Ops specialist who left the CIA, Nick Donovan gave up a life on the edge to work in the private sector. But that didn't stop his enemies from coming after him—or his family. In a case of mistaken identity, a drug cartel kidnaps his sister-in-law's best friend … a woman from Nick's past. One minute Jennifer Grayson is housesitting and the next she's abducted to a foreign brothel. Jennifer is planning her escape when her first "customer" arrives. Nick, the man who broke her heart years ago, has come to her rescue. Now, as they race for their lives, passion for each other reignites and old secrets resurface. Can Nick keep the woman he loves safe against an enemy with a personal vendetta?

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Kay Thomas didn't grow up burning to be a writer. She wasn't even much of a reader until fourth grade. That's when her sister read The Black Stallion aloud to her. For hours Kay was enthralled—shipwrecked and riding an untamed horse across desert sand. Then tragedy struck. Her sister lost her voice. But Kay couldn't wait to hear what happened in the story—so she picked up that book, finished reading it herself, and went in search of more adventures at the local library. Today Kay lives in Dallas with her husband, two children, and a shockingly spoiled Boston terrier. Her award-winning novels have been published internationally.

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Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Blurred Lines by Jennifer K Brand Release Day Blitz & giveaway

The moment I met Davide Valenti, I wanted him.

He was alluring in the kind of way that makes good girls like me want to break all the rules.

So I did. I broke my rules for him, and in turn, he gave me what I craved.

Hearts and Flowers.

Yet I wanted more. I wanted to know him, claim him the same way he had claimed me. But you can't claim that which doesn't exist. A mirage. A man who showed me one face while showing the world another. A complicated man. A dangerous man.

Now I'm caught up in his world. Trapped under all that is dark and dangerous. From hearts and flowers to guns and knives.

I want out. But I fear it's too late.

Goodreads:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22044073-blurred-lines

Fan made Book Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiO9Ks23Y8s&feature=youtu.be

Jennifer K. Brand writes erotic romances with witty curves and dangerous edges. She loves travelling and therefore her stories are set in exotic locales or have exotic male leads. Her stories are those with an element of intrigue or suspense, but wrapped in hot steamy romance.   

Her favorite kind of hero is possessive with a dangerous edge, but has a sweet heart beneath it all. Her heroines are strong and witty and can't wait to tame their men. She loves Gin and Tonics, Spain, Monopoly and kittens :) Look out for her new book Blurred Lines, releasing May 28th!

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/JenniferKBrand

Goodreads:https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8189016.Jennifer_K_Brand

Website: http://www.jenniferkbrand.com

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Tease by Sophie Jordan Blog Tour and Giveaway!!

Synopsis:

A young college woman gets schooled in life, sex, and love in New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan’s sizzling New Adult romance series—where three Ivy League suite-mates testing their boundaries as they seek higher knowledge of just how far they can go.

A born flirt and good-time party girl, Emerson has never had a problem finding a willing guy. She’s always chosen her hook-ups carefully, and she's never broken her three cardinal rules:

Never let them see the real you.

Never fall in love.

Always leave them begging for more.

Then comes Shaw. A hotty from the wrong side of the tracks, he’s immune to her flirtatious banter and come-hither smile. After rescuing her from a disastrous night at a biker bar, he doesn’t even try to take her to bed—he calls her a tease and sends her home instead. Unable to resist a challenge, or forget the sexy dark-eyed bad-boy biker, she vows to bring him to his knees.

But instead of making Shaw beg, she finds herself craving him. For the first time in her life, she’s throwing out her rulebook. Suddenly, she’s the one panting for a guy she can’t control. A guy who won’t settle for anything less than the real Emerson, who forces her to do things she’s never imagined, including facing a past she thought she'd buried.

A guy who just might leave her wanting more . . .

This wasn't my first Sopir Jordan read, I am also a fan of her Hidden series. This however, was VERY different from that one! Once I saw the author I was excited to see where her work in this genre would go, and so glad I did! She makes it feel like you are watching the whorl story play out before your eyes. It's like watching it all happen to a close friend.

We meet Emerson who only shows people what she wants them to see. Everyone says she very promiscuous and that's what she wants. She doesn't let anyone close enough to let them in.but one chance meeting changes everything! I loved how even though it was kinda insta-love it was a roller-coaster every step of the way! They both fought their attraction to each other knowing that the other was dangerous to their heart.

BUT.....

Shaw decides to let go and fall, and what a man!!!! Being military, I love when characters have that background. It really shapes a person and makes you appreciate life. Shaw knew she wanted him even if she would admit it and he persued HARD!!! I loved it! It was like watching a lion stalk a deer, you know who's going to win, or so you think!

Just when things get good, the past rears it's ugly head in and tears apart Emerson once again, leaving her confused as ever. Only now, she has a choice to make, does she give up her game or continue the tease?

The flow of the story was awesome! I read it all in one sitting because I just could not put it down! Sophie keeps you on pins and needles waiting to see what's going to happen next that before you know it, it's over! I didn't read book 1 first so this can be read as a standalone, but I already 1clicked book 1 Foreplay!

Rating: 5 stars

Cheers!

About the Author:

Sophie Jordan grew up in the Texas hill country where she wove fantasies of dragons, warriors, and princesses. A former high school English teacher, she's also the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Avon historical romances. She now lives in Houston with her family. When she's not writing, she spends her time overloading on caffeine (lattes and Diet cherry Coke preferred), talking plotlines with anyone who will listen (including her kids), and cramming her DVR with true-crime and reality-TV shows. Sophie also writes paranormal romances under the name Sharie Kohler.

Website: www.sophiejordan.net

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SoVerySophie

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sophiejordanauthor

Amazon link for part 1: http://amzn.to/1vutLbS

Amazon link for part 2: http://amzn.to/RPY8d9

Amazon link for part 3: http://amzn.to/1j3xraY

Amazon link for full book: http://amzn.to/1ggvAVl

B&N for full book: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/tease-sophie-jordan/1116864951?ean=9780062279903&itm=1&usri=tease+by+sophie+jordan

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Saturday, May 24, 2014

Release Blitz & Giveaway Four Score by Lili St. Germain

Love and hate aren’t all that different.

Two sides of the same coin, the yin and the yang.

Once upon a time, Jason Ross loved me. And now that he knows what I’ve done, I see the love and the hate warring within him.

I see the way he looks at me.

The way he wonders how I could do the things I’ve done.

I hear it in the way he begs me to stop, to leave this life and run away with him.

But there’s only one way I’m leaving LA.

And that’ll be when Dornan and the rest of his sons are dead and buried.

Jase might forgive me for what I’ve done.

But will he forgive me for the crimes I’m yet to commit?

Lili writes dark erotica and NA. Her debut serial novel, Seven Sons, is was released in early 2014, with the following books in the series to released in quick succession. Lili quit corporate life to focus on writing and so far is loving every minute of it. Her other loves in life include her gorgeous husband, good coffee, hanging at the beach and running. She loves to read almost as much as she loves to write.

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