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Wednesday, August 6, 2014

★★Cover Reveal & Book/Gift Card Giveaway★★ Where We Belong by K.L. Grayson

Check out Where We Belong by K.L. Grayson.  This book is going on my reading list. You can prologue, enter to win a copy of WWB and a $25.00 Amazon gift card at the end of this post.   


Where We Belong by K.L. Grayson
Contemporary Romance
Publish Date: September 23, 2014
Cover Photographer: Tess J Photography
Cover Designer: Wicked by Design

 Synopsis
Regret . . . she's a snarky little bitch.
I’ve tried several times to regret the events that took place on June 5, 2008, but for the life of me, I can’t. I'd never regret the pain, the suffering, or the heartache because they ultimately led me to the place I am now. And I can’t regret the place I am now. What I still can't figure out is this: how is it possible that the single worst day of my life inadvertently became the very best day?
Five years ago my life was irrevocably changed.
Seventeen minutes was all it took—
to lose my best friend…
to lose the love of my life…
Seventeen minutes was all it took for the seeds of hope—the seeds of my future—to be planted in the worst possible way.
My name is Harley Thompson, and this is my story.

About the Author
K.L. Grayson resides in a small town outside of St. Louis, Missouri. She is entertained daily by her extraordinary husband who will forever inspire every good quality she writes in a man. Her entire life rests in the palm of six dirty little hands, and when the days is over and those six little hands have been washed and tucked into bed . . . and the stars align, you can find K.L. typing away furiously on her computer. K.L. has a love for alpha males, brownies, reading, tattoos, sunglasses, and happy endings . . . and not particularly in that order.
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 Prologue
Harley
“Holy shit that burns!"I crinkle my nose up at the fire the tequila leaves behind.
"Pussy." Quinn laughs, handing me a lemon and popping one in her mouth.
Flipping her off, I swivel in my seat, watching all of the sweaty bodies fight for attention on the dance floor. Adam Levine's seductive voice croons through the speakers, and I sway to the beat.
My eyes wander over to the pool table, landing on Ty. Reaching up, he runs his fingers through his shaggy, brown hair and laughs at something someone says. His dimples take root, and his smile lights up his face. I tilt my head to the side, a deep sigh rushing from my lips. Ty.  
We're friends. 
Best friends.
That's it. 
 
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Tuesday, August 5, 2014

New Release Alert - Lead Me Not by A. Meredith Walters


Happy release day A. Meredith Walters. Read the synopsis for this one...it sounds so good.  I love her other books and plan to download Lead Me Not and Colleen Hoover's Ugly Love today!  Enjoy.
Synopsis:
In this dangerously sexy novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Find You in the Dark, a straight-laced college student meets a handsome but enigmatic stranger who lures her into an underground club scene, where she finds it difficult to resist temptation 

 Aubrey Duncan understands loss. She knows what rock bottom looks like, and she is determined to crawl back up to the top after the sudden death of her younger sister. She blames herself for her part in the tragedy, convinced that she could have done something, anything, to help her.

 In her effort to gain redemption, Aubrey starts fresh at Longwood University and facilitates an addiction support group, hoping she can support someone else in the way she failed her sister. But what she doesn’t count on is an all-consuming fascination with group member Maxx Demelo, a gorgeous, blond, blue-eyed enigma who hides dark secrets behind a carefully constructed mask. He only reveals what he wants others to see. But Aubrey glimpses another Maxx hidden below the surface—a Maxx who is drowning in his own personal hell.

 As Aubrey and Maxx develop an attraction too intense to ignore, he pulls her into the dark underbelly of the city club scene, where she is torn by her desire to save him and an inexplicable urge to join him in his downward spiral. Worst of all, she is beginning to love everything she should run away from—a man who threatens to ignite in her a fire that could burn her alive…

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About The Author:
The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Contemporary and Paranormal romance including The Find You in the Dark and Bad Rep series as well as the upcoming stand alone romance, Reclaiming the Sand, and a dark new adult series for Gallery Books.

 A. Meredith spent ten years as a counselor for at risk teens and children. First working at a Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault program and then later a program for children with severe emotional and mental health issues. Her former clients and their stories continue to influence every aspect of her writing.

 When not writing (or being tortured with all manner of beauty products at the hand of her very imaginative and extremely girly daughter), she is eating chocolate, watching reality television that could rot your brain and reading a smutty novel or two.

 A. Meredith is represented by Michelle Johnson with the Inklings Literary Agency.

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 EXCERPT:
I stared harder at the picture, uncomfortable with the odd sense of familiarity I felt. Looking at the woman's graceful yet agonized form, I felt as though I should recognize her.

 Bothered by my increasing disquiet, I stood up and walked closer. This was not your typical campus painting of daffodils and laughing students. I had seen this particular kind of art several times before. I leaned in to try to see the details in the poor lighting. And there it was- the tiny patterns on the woman's dress composed of dozens of Xs.

 I didn't notice any numbers or words in this picture, though, so I didn't understand what its intent was. It was my understanding that X's paintings held the clues to the location of the club, Compulsion. But this picture seemed to have nothing to do with that.

 This was a painting created for some other purpose.

 "So what do you think?" 

 I looked over my shoulder to find Maxx standing behind me. I turned back to the picture, not bothering to answer him. The truth was, my outburst in the group had left me feeling raw and vulnerable, and seeing him so soon after making a gigantic ass of myself was embarrassing.

 As he came up beside me, the sleeves of our jackets brushed against each other. Maxx inclined his head toward the painting and asked me again, "Well, what do you think of it?"

 I shrugged, not really in the mood for small talk. My pounding head couldn't handle a go-around with the group Romeo. I started to walk away from him when he grabbed hold of my arm.

 "Wait, Aubrey. Please." It was that word that did it. Please. It was uttered softly and sincerely. And it held me as fast and surely as if he had put his arms around me.



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Cover Reveal - Unspeakable Truths by Alice Montalvo

Title: Unspeakable Truths
Author: Alice Montalvo - Tribue
Expected Publication Date: September 2014
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Synopsis

 'Happily ever after' doesn't always mean forever.

 Hours after we'd promised each other the world, I lost him.

 It's been four years and I can still feel that raw painful emptiness in my chest.

 Especially since I know who was responsible for the tragedy: Luca Jensen. The best man.

 I have always hated him for surviving and was relieved when he left town amidst all the rumors...

 But now he's back.
To explain.
To see me.
To change how I feel about him.

 He thinks I will listen, that I will let him walk back into my life as if he wasnt' the very one who tore it apart.

 He thinks I don't know the whole story, and that I've been living a lie.

 Even if that is the case, I'd rather cope with my deceptive memories, than embrace the unspeakable truths...



About the Author
Alice Montalvo-Tribue lives with her husband and daughter in New Jersey. She has a bachelors degree in communications and is currently working on her masters degree. She spends most of her free time reading, writing, and when the weather permits lounging out on a beach.

Social Media Links
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Alice-Montalvo-Tribue/216980565108887

 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6949931.Alice_Montalvo_Tribue

 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AMTribue

Be sure to check out additonal titles by Alice

 Of Love series: https://www.goodreads.com/series/101361-of-love

 Shelter You: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18754663-shelter-you



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Lux - Opposition by Jennifer L. Armentrout is LIVE! Amazing Release Day Giveaway - $50.00 Gift Card & More

This paranormal series is out of this world....literally! Happy release day Jennifer L. Armentrout!   Opposition is here!


About OPPOSITION:
Katy knows the world changed the night the Luxen came.

 She can't believe Daemon welcomed his race or stood by as his kind threatened to obliterate every last human and hybrid on Earth. But the lines between good and bad have blurred, and love has become an emotion that could destroy her—could destroy them all.

 Daemon will do anything to save those he loves, even if it means betrayal.

 They must team with an unlikely enemy if there is any chance of surviving the invasion. But when it quickly becomes impossible to tell friend from foe, and the world is crumbling around them, they may lose everything— even what they cherish most—to ensure the survival of their friends…and mankind.

 War has come to Earth. And no matter the outcome, the future will never be the same for those left standing.




Excerpt:
Katy
I still stared at Daemon, completely aware that everyone else except him was watching me. Closely. But why wouldn’t he look at me? A razor-sharp panic clawed at my insides. No. This couldn’t be happening. No way.
 My body was moving before I even knew what I was doing.

 From the corner of my eye, I saw Dee shake her head and one of the Luxen males step forward, but I was propelled by an inherent need to prove that my worst fears were not coming true.

 After all, he’d healed me, but then I thought of what Dee had said, of how Dee had behaved with me. What if Daemon was like her? Turned into something so foreign and cold? He would’ve healed me just to make sure he was okay.

 I still didn’t stop.
 Please, I thought over and over again. Please. Please. Please. On shaky legs, I crossed the long room, and even though Daemon hadn’t seemed to even acknowledge my existence, I walked right up to him, my hands trembling as I placed them on his chest.

 “Daemon?” I whispered, voice thick.

His head whipped around, and he was suddenly staring down at me. Our gazes collided once more, and for a second I saw something so raw, so painful in those beautiful eyes. And then his large hands wrapped around my upper arms. The contact seared through the shirt I wore, branding my skin, and I thought—I expected—that he would pull me against him, that he would embrace me, and even though nothing would be all right, it would be better.

 Daemon’s hands spasmed around my arms, and I sucked in an unsteady breath.

 His eyes flashed an intense green as he physically lifted me away from him, setting me back down a good foot back.

 I stared at him, something deep in my chest cracking. “Daemon?”

 He said nothing as he let go, one finger at a time, it seemed, and his hands slid off my arms. He stepped back, returning his attention to the man behind the desk.

 “So . . . awkward,” murmured the redhead, smirking.

 I was rooted to the spot in which I stood, the sting of rejection burning through my skin, shredding my insides like I was nothing more than papier-mâché.

 “I think someone was expecting more of a reunion,” the Luxen male behind the desk said, his voice ringing with amusement. “What do you think, Daemon?”

 One shoulder rose in a negligent shrug. “I don’t think anything.”

 My mouth opened, but there were no words. His voice, his tone, wasn’t like his sister’s, but like it had been when we first met. He used to speak to me with barely leashed annoyance, where a thin veil of tolerance dripped from every word. The rift in my chest deepened.
 For the hundredth time since the Luxen arrived, Sergeant Dasher’s warning came back to me. What side would Daemon and his family stand on? A shudder worked its way down my spine. I wrapped my arms around myself, unable to truly process what had just happened.

 “And you?” the man asked. When no one answered, he tried again. “Katy?”

 I was forced to look at him, and I wanted to shrink back from his stare. “What?” I was beyond caring that my voice broke on that one word.

 The man smiled as he walked around the desk. My gaze flickered over to Daemon as he shifted, drawing the attention of the beautiful redhead. “Were you expecting a more personal greeting?” he asked. “Perhaps something more intimate?”

 I had no idea how to answer. I felt like I’d fallen into the rabbit hole, and warnings were firing off left and right. Something primal inside me recognized that I was surrounded by predators.

 Completely.


About Jennifer L. Armentrout:
# 1 NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s not hard at work writing. she spends her time reading, working out, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, and hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell Loki.

 Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories….which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. She is published with Spencer Hill Press, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen. Her book Obsidian has been optioned for a major motion picture and her Covenant Series has been optioned for TV.

She also writes adult and New Adult romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.

 Links:

 Website ** Twitter ** Facebook ** Author Goodreads ** OPPOSITION on Goodreads


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★NEW RELEASE GIVEAWAY★ Enter to win ONE eBook copy of your choice.




★NEW RELEASE GIVEAWAY★ Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover, Lead Me Not by A. Meredith Walters or Blurred by Author Kim Karr will release today on 8/5. Enter to win ONE eBook copy of your choice.

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Monday, August 4, 2014

Review & Giveaway - Blurred (Connections, #3.5) by Kim Karr




Blurred (Connections, #3.5) by Kim Karr is going live tomorrow (8/5).  Connected series fans If you are reading my review below, you are probably curious to see if it’s worth it to pick up this novella…my answer is YES!  Check out my review & enter to win a signed paperback of Frayed.
Title: Blurred (Connections, #3.5)
Author: Kim Karr
Release Date: August 4, 2014


BLURRED BLURB:   
The story before the love story….

 When he lost the only woman he’d ever loved, it seemed there was nothing left to live for.

 Even as a boy, all Ben Covington ever wanted was to spend forever with Dahlia London, the beautiful girl next door...then one life-altering decision tore them apart and he was forced to leave her.

 Now, despite having returned to win her back, he’s still alone. She’s with someone else—someone she’s never going to leave.

 Resigned to a future without his former girlfriend, Ben numbs his broken heart in a haze of liquor and women. But then the only woman who ever even turned his head while he was with his girl reappears unexpectedly. And he’s never forgotten their one incredible night together. But will Ben’s destructive behavior destroy his future with her before it even begins?

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Connections Series Reading Order
➜CONNECTED  
➜TORN 
➜DAZED 
➜ MENDED 
➜BLURRED
➜FRAYED 

Review of Blurred 
Blurred (Connections, #3.5)Blurred by Kim Karr
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Title:  Blurred (Connections # 3.5)
Author: Kim Karr
Series: Yes/Novella
Release Date: August 5, 2014
Rating: 4.5 stars
Cliffhanger: No
Spoiler-free review

Ben Covington had it all and then lost it.  One decision changed his life. He faked his death and left everything behind to keep his fiancé safe from a drug cartel.  I’m sure you know the story if you have read the other books in the Connected series. If you are reading this review, you are probably curious to see if it’s worth it to pick up this novella…my answer is YES!

In Blurred, we finally get to learn Ben’s backstory as well his thoughts on the aftermath that ensued when he came back from the dead. Ben’s life turned into a blur, and this novella gives us Ben’s story through his eyes.  His poor choices caused some gut-wrenching emotional damage for others, but now we get to see the real Ben. I always wondered what Ben was thinking and feeling…was he just a cheater frat boy just trying to catapult his career or was there something more?

“I don’t even know who I am anymore. I’m alone and left to pick up the pieces to a life I don’t have. Rock bottom. It’s a phrase I never thought I’d use to describe myself, but it’s the only one that fits.”

Ben is such an important character in this series, and he deserved his own POV book.  Blurred doesn’t regurgitate the other books via his POV…but provides the insight into his decisions that affected every character in this series.

I was lucky to receive and read Frayed (Connections #4).  I am not going to spoil anything here, but I will say to Connections fans…that you want to read Blurred.  Frayed picks up where Blurred left off. Once again Kim is going to take you on an emotional road trip and you will get to see how everyone is this series is Connected…Get ready for Kim Karr blow you away with this one.

“With each step I took I couldn’t help but notice that her eyes were locked on mine…green to blue. In them I saw a reflection from so long ago, of a memory I’ve forgotten.”

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







Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17569778-frayed
Release Date: September 2, 2014

FRAYED BLURB:
He didn’t think, he didn’t question—he just acted.

What she wanted, she took—without regard.

It was only one night, but it changed everything.

After losing his fiancée, Ben Covington is unsure he’ll ever love again. But he’s so deeply drawn to Bell Wilde that he’s thrown for a loop. Maybe it’s purely sexual chemistry that’s igniting their spark… or maybe it’s his second chance at love.

Bell Wilde has just gotten her life back on track and may not be up the challenge of Ben Covington coming back into it. However, once the spark is reignited…there’s no stopping it. But even if they both manage to pull together their frayed hearts, a secret from Bell’s past just might shatter them both. 

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One signed copy of Frayed (Open to US residents only)

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Release Day Paperback Giveaway - Wicked Innocence by Missy Johnson

Happy release day Missy Johnson!  Wicked Innocence is LIVE.  I will post my review later this week...but I will say this is my favorite book by Missy. I finished this fine piece of Kindle Crack in one sitting.  Check out the synopsis, enter to win a paperback copy of WI and some cool swag! 

Title: Wicked Innocence
Author: Missy Johnson
Publication Date: August 4, 2014 
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance 
Synopsis 
Don’t let my petite and innocent appearance fool you, because I’m one person you don’t want to cross. I’m Micah, the youngest member of Resurrection…If only they knew how young. My fake ID says I’m twenty-one.

 And I will be…in four years.

 What can I say? I blossomed early. Home sucked, so I left, determined to do something with my life.

 Landing the gig as lead vocalist in the band was a dream come true. I’ve worked hard to make something of myself and nothing is going to ruin that for me.

 Then He showed up.

 He’s hot as hell and so into me. But he’s also twenty-five.

 I don’t want to lie to him, but if the truth comes out I’ll lose everything, including him.

 Purchase: Amazon


 About Missy Johnson
Missy lives in a small town in Central Victoria with her husband, and her confused pets (a dog who think she’s a cat, a cat who thinks he’s a dog…you get the picture). When she’s not writing, she can usually be found looking for something to read.

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