Fragile Creatures Teaser

Your first look into Fragile Creatures by Kristina Circelli - out February 25!

This YA novel about hope, healing, and a special friendship between one giraffe and his human is sure to grab you by the heartstrings.  

Put it on your to-be-read list!

Check Out the New Covers!

British author Michelle Abbott is pleased to reveal the new covers for her In Chains series!

A romance set in a world where slavery is government run and slaves are fitted with microchips.

Savannah, fleeing a turbulent relationship, seeks solace at her brother’s country farmhouse. It’s there that she meets Kayden; her brother’s slave who's considered less than human. These two damaged souls form an unbreakable bond, one that’s about to be tested, because Kayden is her brother’s property and he will stop at nothing to keep them apart.

Please note this book contains some sexual scenes, violence and strong language.

She would do anything for him. Even throw away her freedom. 

For Savannah, it was an easy choice; getting sent to the Compound meant she and Kayden could be together. But nothing is ever that simple. Caught in a system that encourages cruelty and mind games; will their love survive?

Please note: this book contains strong language.

Michelle Abbott loves to write about heroes who begin as the underdog and are protective of their girl, and she likes to read all genres of romance.
When she's not reading or writing, she enjoys travelling and seeing new places. Occasionally she picks up her knitting needles and attempts to finish the sweater she started two years ago.

New Release on Sale!

A great new release by Misty Provencher is on sale for 99c for a limited time only!

Blurb:  

The Earth’s atmosphere is swiss cheese. To avoid the oncoming oxygen crisis, black-sheep heiress, Maeve Aypotu, has been chemically suspended in one of the Archive’s plush, multi-million dollar chambers, located underground. Scientists claim they can patch everything up in about 15 years, so, just to be safe, the Archive programmed the chambers to open in 17 years. 

And then, everything on Earth went wrong. 

Up on the surface, Pluto has taken control of the planet, scorching away all signs of human civilization and reconstructing the environment to suit the Plutian’s lucrative dragon trade. Humans that survived weree forced to be laborers, divided into five Houses, each handling a different stage of the dragon harvest. Survival and repopulation have become a currency among the Houses. To make matters worse, Rha Diem, the rugged leader of the Fly House, has gotten word that the cost of existence just rose to a price that no human should have to pay. And now there is a whole Archive of survivors that will be expected to pay too. 

Learning to trust one another may need to start small—with the fusion of one powerful Rha and one bad ass black sheep—before a damaged race can even hope to regain control of their alien Earth. 

The Cup Runneth Over

My cup is running over today with new releases!

First is J. S. Scott's continuation in the Billionaire's Obsession series, The Billionaire's Game!

This is Kade's story.  He's Max Hamilton's brother-in-law and has offered to track down Max and Maddie's half sister.  Can Kade convince her that her family really want her, and can he give her the happiness she hasn't yet experienced in her life?

The second release today is Liliana Hart's To Catch A Cupid:  Thomas.

This is a continuation of Thomas and Cat MacKenzie's story ten years into their marriage.  Although still deeply in love, their former spark has dwindled.  What will Thomas need to do to rekindle that spark?


My problem now is - which one do I read first?

Penned Con

Live in the Midwest?  Fancy a trip to St. Louis?  Looking for a venue where you can meet lot of awesome authors without breaking the bank on your entrance ticket?  

Then Penned Con might be the place for you in 2014!

Just look at the authors who will be there:

Want to find out more information?  Then visit their Facebook page at:  Penned Con Facebook page

Tickets can be purchased at:  Penned Con Tickets

RELEASE NOTIFICATION: BREACHING THE BILLIONAIRE BY RUTH CARDELLO

Start off the new week with a new release!

Ruth Cardello releases tomorrow (January 13,2014) Breaching the Billionaire:  Alethea's Redemption!  This is her sixth book in her Legacy Collection.  If you haven't read them before, start off with Maid for the Billionaire, which is a free download!

The blurb:

Alethea is at a crossroad. For as long as she could remember, it was her and her best friend, Lil, against the world. Now that Lil has met Prince "I have my own helicopter" Charming and reconnected with her family, Alethea is on the outside looking in, justifying who she's always been to people who have never understood her. When she uncovers a looming threat to Lil's family, she's determined to save them, even after they tell her not to get involved and assign their best man to stop her. 

Marc Stone has been watching Alethea ever since she waltzed through his security system and right into his late night fantasies. As a decorated Marine, he's seen war, but nothing could prepare him for this wild redhead. Strong. Beautiful. Flawed, and fiercely protective. Hard to love, and impossible to deny. 

If she'll stop fighting him long enough, he'll show her just how perfect they are for each other. That is, if she doesn't get them both killed first. 

Book 1: Maid for the Billionaire (Free Download) 
Book 2: For Love or Legacy 
Book 3: Bedding the Billionaire 
Book 4: Saving the Sheikh 
Book 5: Rise of the Billionaire 
Book 6: Breaching the Billionaire: Alethea's Redemption

Purchase Link:

Amanda Jason's Lucky Number Four

The blurb:

Pandora Ann Phillips’ life is just normal-crazy.

Her mom’s psychic, her dad’s mom is a snob, her mom’s parental units are ‘too down to earth’ and her best friends are newlyweds. Okay, so her best friends being newlyweds isn’t really abnormal, but living with them in a cramped two-bedroom apartment definitely is. Sex, sex, sex, is totally on their brains. Actually, it’s not only on their brains, but it’s on the kitchen table, couch, on top of the washer…well, you get the picture.

Being a celibate (not by choice, mind you) full-time college student, and working as an almost full-time barista, Pandora can’t afford to lose anymore sleep. So, she decides to seek out a new place to lay her head. Enter three ‘drool worthy’ guy models that are looking for a fourth roommate, and they want her…and won’t take no for an answer.

Romantic hilarity ensues as Pandora’s life turns completely upside down, and she begins to wonder if it will ever be the same again!

My Review:

Lucky Number Four is the debut adult novel by Amanda Jason.  Amanda Jason is the pen name of experienced Young Adult author Carol Kunz, one half of the duo C. A. Kunz.  I've not had the chance to read the works she has contributed to for younger readers, but if this is any example, I'm sure I'll be impressed.  

Lucky Number Four is the story of a young woman who finds herself as the roommate to three gorgeous male models.  While some readers may find parts of the story outlandish and unbelievable, that is why we read after all, isn't it?  Reading a story and believing that something wonderful or unusual could happen gives us an escape from the mundane realities of day to day life.

One unusual story device the author has used is to give the reader glimpses into the mind of one of the roommates as short asides after a scene.  Unfortunately, this fizzles out as the book continues, until one last one at the very end.  I found this to be an interesting way to develop a character that left some mystery, yet I wish that they had continued throughout to give more insight into what that character was thinking.  

As you can guess, Pandora, or Dora as she goes by for most of the story, is attracted to all of her new roommates, yet fights this as she does not wish to end up as a "notch" on a bedpost for one of them.  She treats them in a stereotypical fashion, expecting to be used then tossed aside by one of the "pretty boys," if she allows one of them to get close to her.  I do wish that the author had developed the characters a bit more to fight against this image.

My lingering question at the end of this story was:  will the other two get their happy ever after as well?  I know the story focused on Dora, but I'm left wanting more!


Lucky Number Four is currently available for an introductory price on Amazon!   

Start the New Year off with a free read!

Dane is the first book in the MacKenzie family series by Liliana Hart.  The series tells the stories of the MacKenzie brothers, and how they find the loves of their lives. 

Dane's story recounts his return to Surrender and rekindling of his romance with Charlotte, the girl he left behind when he left to start his journalistic career.  There are ups and downs, but this story is HOT!  As a reader, you find yourself rooting for Dane and his efforts to win back Charlotte from the start.

Be warned:  there are sex scenes, and they leave little to the imagination!  This story is definitely for readers that are 18+.  Saying that, you will want to make Dane your new book boyfriend by the end.  But wait until you meet his brothers!

If you find you enjoyed Dane's story, I recommend you get Liliana's collection, The MacKenzies:  Dane, Thomas, Riley, Cooper.  Yes, this will give you 2 copies of Dane, but you will have all the brothers in one collection for your reading pleasure!