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Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Hush by E.K. Blair is LIVE!

Check out my spoiler free review of Hush!  Hush is the final book in this series. What a dark and twisted ride!  Bang (Book #1) is free!
Title:Hush (Black Lotus #3)
Author: E.K. Blair
Release Date: April 12, 2016
Series Reading Order: Bang Echo Hush

REVIEW
Hush (Black Lotus, #3)Hush by E.K. Blair
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
WOW....I'm going to come up for air and digest THIS ENDING! Look for my spoiler free review super soon.
UPDATED REVIEW: 4/10

5.0 stars
Title: Hush (Black Lotus #3)
Author: E.K. Blair
Release Date: April 12, 2016
No cliffhanger

If you read Bang and Echo, I know you are not going to miss Hush. Hush is the stunning conclusion to this dark and twisted series. In Hush, EK continued to spin an intricate web of twists and turns. I wasn’t sure how this story was going to end. These characters were complex, dark and anything but predictable. I absolutely will not spoil this book for you. You need to go in to it blind and experience Hush. This book and this series are one of my favorite dark addictions. I re-read the ending three times. I’m still blown away and satisfied with the conclusion. I couldn’t see it any other way. One-click this one NOW.

This series must be read in order.
Bang
Echo
Hush

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Purchase links for HUSH:
Amazon

iBooks

Barnes & Noble 

HUSH BOOK TRAILER LINK:


AUTHOR BIO
New York Times, USA Today, and International bestselling author, E.K. Blair, takes her readers on an emotional roller coaster with her books. A former first grade teacher with an imagination that runs wild. Daydreaming and zoning out is how she was often found in high school. Blair tends to drift towards everything dark and moody and has been noted as 'The Queen of Dark and Twisted'. Give her a character and she will take pleasure in breaking them down, digging into their core to find what lies underneath.

Aside from writing, E.K. Blair finds pleasure in music, drinking her Starbucks in peace, and spending time with her friends. She's a thinker, an artist, a wife, a mom, and everything in between.

NEWSLETTER SIGNUP


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-- 
E.K. Blair - New York Times Best-Selling Author
Fading Series
(Fading-Freeing-Falling)
Black Lotus Series
(Bang-Echo-Hush)

www.ekblair.com <http://www.ekblair.com
Monday, April 11, 2016

SPOILER FREE REVIEW: Hush (Black Lotus #3) by E.K. Blair

Check out my spoiler free review of Hush!  Hush is the final book in this series. What a dark and twisted ride!
Title:Hush (Black Lotus #3)
Author: E.K. Blair
Release Date: April 12, 2016
Series Reading Order: Bang Echo Hush

REVIEW
Hush (Black Lotus, #3)Hush by E.K. Blair
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
WOW....I'm going to come up for air and digest THIS ENDING! Look for my spoiler free review super soon.
UPDATED REVIEW: 4/10

5.0 stars
Title: Hush (Black Lotus #3)
Author: E.K. Blair
Release Date: April 12, 2016
No cliffhanger

If you read Bang and Echo, I know you are not going to miss Hush. Hush is the stunning conclusion to this dark and twisted series. In Hush, EK continued to spin an intricate web of twists and turns. I wasn’t sure how this story was going to end. These characters were complex, dark and anything but predictable. I absolutely will not spoil this book for you. You need to go in to it blind and experience Hush. This book and this series are one of my favorite dark addictions. I re-read the ending three times. I’m still blown away and satisfied with the conclusion. I couldn’t see it any other way. One-click this one NOW.

This series must be read in order.
Bang
Echo
Hush

This review appears on www.kindlecrack.net, www.facebook.com/kindlecrack, Goodreads, Amazon, Pinterest, Google+ and Twitter. A review copy of this book was kindly provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.



Purchase links for HUSH:

Amazon

iBooks

Barnes & Noble 

HUSH BOOK TRAILER LINK:


AUTHOR BIO
New York Times, USA Today, and International bestselling author, E.K. Blair, takes her readers on an emotional roller coaster with her books. A former first grade teacher with an imagination that runs wild. Daydreaming and zoning out is how she was often found in high school. Blair tends to drift towards everything dark and moody and has been noted as 'The Queen of Dark and Twisted'. Give her a character and she will take pleasure in breaking them down, digging into their core to find what lies underneath.

Aside from writing, E.K. Blair finds pleasure in music, drinking her Starbucks in peace, and spending time with her friends. She's a thinker, an artist, a wife, a mom, and everything in between.

NEWSLETTER SIGNUP


FOLLOW ME


-- 
E.K. Blair - New York Times Best-Selling Author
Fading Series
(Fading-Freeing-Falling)
Black Lotus Series
(Bang-Echo-Hush)

www.ekblair.com <http://www.ekblair.com
Wednesday, April 6, 2016

NEW FORBIDDEN ROMANCE! $50.00 Amazon Card Giveaway & Mini Review: Dark Notes by Pam Godwin

Check out my mini review of Dark Notes.  I just finished reading it. This new student/teacher romance is total Kindle Crack!  Enter for a chance to win a $50.00 Amazon gift card from Pam!
Kindle Crack Boook Reviews
Blurb

They call me a slut. Maybe I am.
Sometimes I do things I despise.
Sometimes men take without asking.

But I have a musical gift, only a year left of high school, and a plan.
With one obstacle.

Emeric Marceaux doesn’t just take.
He seizes my will power and bangs it like a dark note.
When he commands me to play, I want to give him everything.
I kneel for his punishments, tremble for his touch, and risk it all for our stolen moments.

He’s my obsession, my master, my music.
And my teacher.


Buy Links 

Review

4.5 -5.0 stars
Title: Dark Notes
Author: Pam Godwin
Release Date: April 3, 2016

“This brutal man is my home. His hell is my heaven. I'm his Ivory, and he's my darkest note.”

I just finished reading Dark Notes this morning, and I can't stop thinking about this book! This student/teacher romance is total Kindle Crack! If you are looking for a slightly dark and angsty forbidden romance with an alpha male (yes, that's a tall order) then look no further! Dark Notes was unputdownable. Bravo Pam! Get one-clicking.

This review appears on www.kindlecrack.net, www.facebook.com/kindlecrack, Goodreads, Amazon, Pinterest, Google+ and Twitter. A review copy of this book was kindly provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.

Author Bio

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author, Pam Godwin, lives in the Midwest with her husband, their two children, and a foulmouthed parrot. When she ran away, she traveled fourteen countries across five continents, attended three universities, and married the vocalist of her favorite rock band.

Java, tobacco, and dark romance novels are her favorite indulgences, and might be considered more unhealthy than her aversion to sleeping, eating meat, and dolls with blinking eyes.

Author links





Other books by Pam Godwin

Deliver Series:
DELIVER:  http://amzn.to/1oCJrKy
VANQUISH: http://amzn.to/1TCt5hY

Trilogy of Eve Series:
DEAD OF EVE: Amazon - http://amzn.to/1qsHulH
BLOOD OF EVE: Amazon - http://amzn.to/1qsGXjT

Stand-alones: 
DIRTY TIES:
Amazon - http://amzn.to/1YflyF9

BENEATH THE BURN:
Amazon - http://amzn.to/1oCJExs

Giveaway $50 Amazon Gift Card 


Monday, April 4, 2016

FLASH ARC GIVEAWAY★24 HOURS★ Hush by E.K. Blair!



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Wednesday, March 23, 2016

SIGNED PAPER BACK GIVEAWAY: His Only Salvation by Skye Turner


Meet Hope and Gabrial in Skye Turner’s newest dark romance!
His Only Salvation is 
NOW LIVE! 


Blurb
My name is Hope Layne.

I've known Gabrial DeLucca my entire life. 

He means so much to me, but he shouldn’t. He can’t. I can't let him in. 

He is darkness personified. 

Everything I believe in and stand for is everything he hates.

Nothing matters to him. He loves nothing and no one... Except me. 

I hate who he is and what he does, but I can't hate him. 

He is my curse. 

He says I’m his salvation.

Am I strong enough to follow my heart when my head screams at me to do the opposite? 

What price am I willing to pay to save Gabrial DeLucca from everyone, including himself?
***His Only Salvation is a dark romance with a love triangle. 
One woman is involved with two men and some dark and delicate topics are covered. 
Graphic language and explicit sex scenes are involved in the book.


EXCERPT

The sound of the gun going off reverberates throughout the metal of the warehouse. It ricochets like a rock bouncing down a tin roof, only it’s louder… So much louder. 
That didn’t just happen. This is a nightmare. It’s not real. It can’t be real. 
Only as my gaze strays across the room and I take in the scene, the walls start to close in. I can’t breathe. All I can focus on is him… lying on the ground. A dark red puddle steadily increases in size and I hear a mournful wail. It pierces my heart. 
The voice calling my name, in absolute terror, finally catches my attention and suddenly the sound stops and I realize that the scream was coming from me. 
“Hope… Hope… look at me… Stay with me. Goddammit. Stay with me. You have to get out of here. You can’t be here right now, Hope. They’re already on the way and you can’t be here when the police show up.” 
The screams don’t stop. I can’t. The horror is too much. If anything, I scream even louder. I hear the voice imploring me to look away from the scene on the dirty floor of the warehouse, but I can’t. I can’t look away from him. He’s on the ground. My vision starts to waver and I blink to try to make the scene disappear. 
It will be ok. This isn’t real. None of this is real. It’s just a night terror. Like I had as a child. If I take my time and breathe with my eyes closed, when I open them, I’ll see everything is ok. I’ll be in my pink childish bedroom and everything will be fine. 
Something sounds like bubbles under water. Opening my eyes, I look past the man in front of me, desperately trying to get me to move, to leave, and see him lying on the ground as the puddle continues to spread and darkens. That’s black… it can’t be blood. Blood is red and that is almost black. Blood isn’t that dark. It’s not real. 
Only, he gurgles as blood trickles from his mouth and he looks at me with a mixture and fear and acceptance. 
Dear God, he’s choking on his own blood. This is real. 
He gurgles once more and his eyes widen before he reaches out for me… I can’t move. I can’t breathe. This is real. This is happening… Oh my God… this is really happening… It’s not a nightmare. 
The darkness consumes me and I feel weightless as my bones liquefy… I try to speak but nothing comes out as I succumb to the darkness. 
No light… only darkness. 

About the Author:


Skye Turner is an avid reader and an editor turned International Bestselling Author of the Bayou Stix Series.

She attended Southeastern Louisiana University and Louisiana State University where she majored in Mass Communications, centering her studies in Journalism. Unfortunately life intervened and she made the choice to leave her studies. 

She lives in small town Louisiana with her husband, 2 children, and 6 fur babies.

When she's not chained to her laptop pounding out sexy stories she can usually be found playing Supermom, reading, gardening (playing in the dirt), listening to music and dancing like a fool, or catching up on her family oriented blog.

Stalk Her:  Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads


GIVEAWAY
SIGNED PAPERBACK




COVER REVEAL: Deception by Aleatha Romig


I can't wait to read Deception.  Aleatha never lets me down.  Check out the cover and synopsis!

DECEPTION
Release Day May 3rd


DECEPTION, book THREE of FIVE in Aleatha Romig's INFIDELITY series.
"Infidelity - it isn't what you think"

It all began in Del Mar, a chance meeting with a single rule--one week only.

Or did it?

Lennox ‘Nox’ Demetri and Alexandria ‘Charli’ Collins had every intention of following it but rules are made to be broken. In CUNNING they are reunited with Nox setting down new rules for the game and Charli having no choice but to follow them. 

Now, once again, the game has changed. Nox and Charli’s hot sensual encounter has grown into something more but it is threatened with secrets and regrets. Is it their love and intense sexual chemistry that’s pushing them together or something darker, a puppetmaster behind the scenes pulling the strings on their love affair? 

Shadowy villains lurk around each corner and everyone is suspect as Nox’s and Charli's pasts collide with the present and threaten to compel them back to their predestined fates. 

Can deals brokered in the past be negated by something as pure as love and as steamy as the attraction shared by Nox and Charli? Or was it all a deception—starting with that very first meeting?

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Aleatha Romig comes a sexy, new dominant hero who knows what he wants and a strong-willed heroine who has plans of her own. With classic Aleatha Romig twists and turns, the depth of this epic romantic suspense continues to reach new levels as past and present intertwine. The Infidelity series will have readers swooning one minute and screaming the next. 

Have you been Aleatha'd?

DECEPTION is a full-length novel, over 300 pages, and the third of five books in the INFIDELITY series - It isn't what you think!
(This series is not about nor does it advocate or condone cheating)




ABOUT ALEATHA:
Aleatha Romig is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who lives in Indiana. She grew up in Mishawaka, graduated from Indiana University, and is currently living south of Indianapolis. Aleatha has raised three children with her high school sweetheart and husband of nearly thirty years. Before she became a full-time author, she worked days as a dental hygienist and spent her nights writing. Now, when she's not imagining mind-blowing twists and turns, she likes to spend her time a with her family and friends. Her other pastimes include reading and creating heroes/anti-heroes who haunt your dreams!
Aleatha released her first novel, CONSEQUENCES, in August of 2011. CONSEQUENCES became a bestselling series with five novels and two companions released from 2011 through 2015. The compelling and epic story of Anthony and Claire Rawlings has graced more than half a million e-readers. Aleatha released the first of her series TALES FROM THE DARK SIDE, INSIDIOUS, in the fall of 2014. These stand alone thrillers continue Aleatha's twisted style with an increase in heat. 
In the fall of 2015, Aleatha moved head first into the world of dark romance with the release of BETRAYAL, the first of her five novel INFIDELITY series. She also began her traditional publishing career with Thomas and Mercer. Her books INTO THE LIGHT and AWAY FROM THE DARK will be published through this mystery/thriller publisher in 2016.
Aleatha is a "Published Author's Network" member of the Romance Writers of America and represented by Danielle Egan-Miller of Browne & Miller Literary Associates. 
LINKS:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AleathaRomig  @aleatharomig  



Newsletter:



BETRAYAL

One week. No future. No past. No more.
Alexandria Collins has one week to live carefree—no ghosts of her past or pressures of her future haunting her. Reinventing herself as "Charli," she is knocked off her feet by a sexy, mysterious man who brings her pleasure like she never imagined.  With her heart at stake, she forgets that decisions made in the dark of night reappear in the bright light of day.

"Some of my tastes are unique. They aren’t for everyone. I understand that.”

Lennox "Nox" Demetri is wealthy, confident, and decisive—he knows what he wants. From the first time he sees Charli at an exclusive resort, he knows he wants her. Although he is usually the one to make the rules, together they agree on one:  

One week. No more.

When betrayal comes from those closest to Alexandria, she must decide how far she is willing to go to survive. Choices are not always easy, especially when they involve the heart, body, and soul. After all, Infidelity is a business, and some rules are meant to be broken.

"Is it really cheating if you're doing it to yourself?"

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Aleatha Romig comes a sexy, new dominant hero who knows what he wants, and a strong-willed heroine who has plans of her own. With classic Aleatha Romig twists, turns, deceptions, and devotions, this new epic dark romance will have readers swooning one minute and screaming the next. Have you been Aleatha'd? 

BETRAYAL is a full-length novel and the first of five in the INFIDELITY series.



CUNNING

"He owns you. Whatever he tells you to do you do".

One year. No future. A past that won't go away.
Lennox "Nox" Demetri broke his own rule by making a deal. It may not have been directly with the devil, but that doesn't mean Satan himself isn't watching. Was it fate that brought Charli into his life and his bed? What will happen when rules are broken and secrets are revealed?
"New rules...my rules."
Alex "Charli" Collins found pleasure with Nox like she'd never known. That was before she knew his last name. Now that Infidelity is involved and the rules have changed, what will result when real life and fantasy collide? 
 Is it really cheating if you're doing it to yourself?
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Aleatha Romig comes a sexy, new dominant hero who knows what he wants and a strong-willed heroine who has plans of her own. With classic Aleatha Romig twists, turns, deceptions, and devotions, the depth of this new, epic dark romance reaches new levels and will have readers swooning one minute and screaming the next. 
Have you been Aleatha'd?
CUNNING is a full-length novel, 360 pages, and the second of five books in the INFIDELITY series.
Infidelity - it isn't what you think.


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Tuesday, March 8, 2016

♫ ♫ ♪♫♪NEW RELEASE GIVEAWAY: Slave to the Rhythm by Jane Harvey-Berrick ♫ ♫ ♪♫♪



Holy Sh*t. THIS BOOK IS EPIC! I just finished an arc of Slave to the Rhythm by Jane Harvey-Berrick, Author. Look for my spoiler-free review on 3/10. Don't forget to enter for a chance to win a signed copy of STTR below.


DANCE. Guns.

MUSIC. Bullets.

RHYTHM. Pain.

Music in my head, dance in my body, the rhythm of my heart.

How far can you fall in just one month? How quickly can the human spirit be broken? Where does evil hide in plain sight?

Ash wants to dance. Needs it. To leave behind a life of expectation and duty, to set his soul free.

But life is never that simple. Every step is a journey on a new road.

For every action, there is a reaction.

Every choice has a consequence.

And when you meet the wrong person, all bets are off.

Laney tolerates her limitations, pushing quietly at boundaries. But when Ash crashes into her world through rage and violence, it sets off a chain reaction that neither of them expected.

Buy the Book


♪   
Lane POV
I tiptoed into the living room to get a couple of cookies from the kitchen. I noticed that Ash had left the drapes open and it gave me a chance to study his beautiful face, younger and softer in sleep.
But he wasn’t asleep, and I froze.
He was stretched out on the couch, his bare chest almost luminous in the glow of the street lamps.
One hand rested on his chest, but the other…
The thin sheet was pushed down to his thighs and he was stroking himself. His long fingers that had massaged me so thoroughly earlier in the evening were firmly grasping his hard dick and working it up and down, his thumb sweeping over the wide head. His eyes were closed, his mouth slightly open, and his breaths were quick and shallow.
I knew I should turn around and go, leaving him alone in this very private moment, not watching like some creepy voyeur. But I couldn’t. I was mesmerized by the sight of him pleasuring himself, his hand moving faster, his firm chest rising and falling rapidly.
He muttered something in his own language, and I could tell by the tightness in his face that he was close. And God, if it wasn’t the hottest thing I’d ever seen.
♪    ♪   

A signed copy of Slave To The Rhythm (Open internationally)


Author Information:
For as long as I can remember, I wanted to write. Perhaps it was growing up in a village well known for its mystery and folklore, which sparked my imagination as a child.
I enjoy writing in several different genres, and I've just published my first romcom, 'Dazzled'.
All my books have a little me in them, and I'm inspired by the personal stories of those around me. It's often from a simple discussion overheard in the train ('Exposure'), in a café, or in the street, where ideas for characters or scenes come to me.
I fell in love with both Sam ('The New Samurai') and the eponymous Sebastian in 'The Education of Sebastian' and the sequel 'The Education of Caroline', and missed them desperately once I'd finished their stories. I love writing dialogue and always try to include touches of humour in the most poignant stories.
Whether you like adult romance novels, new or young adult writing, thrillers, or fantasy, I hope you'll enjoy the journey through my stories.

Author Links


Tuesday, February 2, 2016

JUST REVIEWED: Bind Me by Anna Zaires

Check out this dark romance series from Anna Zaires!  Capture Me (Book #1) is on sale for 99 cents until 2/3!  Check out my review below. 
Title: BIND ME (Capture Me, Book 2)

Author: Anna Zaires

Release Date: February 2, 2016

Genre: Dark Romance

Goodreads:
Blurb

He’s determined to break her.

For Lucas Kent, his new prisoner is a maddening contradiction: compliant yet defiant, fragile yet strong. He needs to uncover her secrets, but doing so may ruin everything.

His obsession could destroy her.

She’s determined to escape.

For Yulia Tzakova, her captor is the man of both her dreams and her nightmares: tender one moment, cruel the next. She can’t let him crack her, but resisting him may leave her broken.

A moment of weakness could cost her everything.

BIND ME - Purchase Links
Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/BindMeBN

Review 
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
4.00 - 4.50 Stars
Title: Bind Me (Capture Me, Book 2)
Author: Anna Zaires
Release Date: February 2, 2016

Lucas and Yulia's story continues in the second installment of the Capture Me series. Lucas is a man on a mission with his own agenda for Yulia. Yulia might be tied up to Lucas’ bed, but it's both of their heart strings that start to feel the pull. Yulia does not want her feelings to get in the way of her goals. She plans to escape her sexy captor and save her brother. Will Lucas break Yulia and get information about her spy organization or break his own heart? What a cliffhanger ending! I need the next book in this sexy series like yesterday! One-click this one!

This review appears on www.kindlecrack.net, www.facebook.com/kindlecrack, Goodreads, Amazon, Pinterest, Google+ and Twitter. A review copy of this book was kindly provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.

99 cents until February 3rd!

Capture Me  (Capture Me, Book 1)

She fears him from the first moment she sees him.

Yulia Tzakova is no stranger to dangerous men. She grew up with them. She survived them. But when she meets Lucas Kent, she knows the hard ex-soldier may be the most dangerous of them all.

One night—that’s all it should be. A chance to make up for a failed assignment and get information on Kent’s arms dealer boss. When his plane goes down, it should be the end.

Instead, it's just the beginning.

He wants her from the first moment he sees her.

Lucas Kent has always liked leggy blondes, and Yulia Tzakova is as beautiful as they come. The Russian interpreter might’ve tried to seduce his boss, but she ends up in Lucas’s bed—and he has every intention of seeing her there again.

Then his plane goes down, and he learns the truth.

She betrayed him. 

Now she will pay.

NOTE: Capture Me is the first book about Lucas & Yulia and has a cliffhanger-ish ending. It’s a long novella/short novel of approximately 45,000 words (about 200 pages) and is a spin-off from the Twist Me trilogy. It’s not necessary to have read that trilogy to enjoy Capture Me, but the book does contain major spoilers for books 2 and 3 of Twist Me.

CAPTURE ME - Purchase Links
Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/1j7ilcc
Google Play: http://bit.ly/1MH4ZjB


About the Author

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, at www.dimazales.com and check out their fantasy & science fiction books.

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