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Saturday, August 2, 2014

Blog Tour & Giveaway: Mastered!


MASTERED: Ten Tales of Sensual Surrender
Contributing Authors:  Opal Carew, Portia Da Costa, Madelynne Ellis, Marie Harte, Joey Hill,
T.J. Michaels, Kate Pearce, Carrie Ann Ryan, Sasha White, Emily Ryan-Davis and Jennifer Leeland
ISBN-13: 9781928115014
ASIN: B00L1HYMSW
Publisher: Uncommonly Romantic Books
Publication Date: 7/21/2014
Print Length: 750 pages

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Three Secrets by New York Times and USA Today bestseller Opal Carew

Sharing secrets has never been so exhilarating...
Nicole and Abel met in Paris and fell in love, but Nicole believes her secret lifestyle will drive Abel away. After the vacation ends, she decides to take a chance and share her secret, but little does she know he has a secret of his own.




His Secret by International and UK Sunday Times bestseller Portia Da Costa
Quiet storm…
Ben Chambers is the perfect handsome boyfriend. Sarah adores him, yet despite their delicious lovemaking and the fun they share, she senses he has a secret. But then, during a luxury weekend away, one casual pat to her bottom transforms everything, revealing Ben’s thrilling hidden dominance, and a world of decadent pleasure and deeper love.



Remastered by Multi-Award-Winner Madelynne Ellis
A bad experience with a former girlfriend caused Spook Mortensen to repress his sexual urges, but when sound engineer Allegra Hutton is called upon to remaster Black Halo's first album, there's only so much attitude and stubborn refusal to listen to the bands' wishes he can take before he's forced to break his self-imposed vow and take her in hand.



Working Out by USA Today bestseller Marie Harte

When lust turns to love, who’s really on top?

An ex-Marine with a kink for dominance, Mac is Maggie’s boss. But Maggie doesn’t seem to realize he’s in charge…until he shows her that Sir is more than a title. It’s a lifestyle that could suit them both. That’s if Maggie sticks around long enough to wear his collar.




The Scientific Method by bestseller Joey Hill

Mastering her body was easy. Mastering her heart and soul will be an erotic science…

In the vampire-servant relationship, the vampire holds all the power. Being Lord Brian’s research assistant as well as his servant, Debra accepts that, but she craves her Master’s heart. When Brian notices his servant’s unhappiness, he uses methods they both understand to prove just what belonging to him fully means.




Juicy by bestseller T.J. Michaels

Twilight Teahouse ~ Choose something decadent from our menu…

Solie Shaw is a brilliant self-made woman. After managing a corporation by day, at night, all she wants is to not be in charge. The last man she’d gifted her heart to had smashed it to smithereens and then did the mambo on top of the pieces. Now, along comes the chance to get exactly what she needs. All Solie has to do…is choose.




No Limits by USA Today bestseller Kate Pearce

All bets are off when there are no limits…

Dr. Julia Reed deals with life or death situations at a California ER. When British businessman Alex Logan offers her a sexual bargain, she gets to share her darkest fantasies; he gets the power to carry them out. But who is the real winner in this high stakes game, and is Alex even playing fair?



Ink Reunited by USA Today bestseller Carrie Ann Ryan

Only two men can give Sassy the happily ever after she craves. 

Rafe, Ian and Sassy loved each other…until it all blew apart. Now both men are back for the woman they love. It will take more than apologies for these three to overcome their history. But once they take that step, the streets of New Orleans will never be the same.



Unfettered: An Overwatch Story by Sasha White

You never forget your first love
Mechanic Ronnie Lang is tired of being "one of the guys". Chasing the fantasy of finding a dominant male to help her explore her sexuality she applies to Overwatch, a private BDSM club where her eyes are opened to a world that’s more than she ever imagined, and the man she’s never forgotten.




Bondage on 34th Street by Emily Ryan-Davis & Jennifer Leeland

In knots over love
After years of searching, Tasha Sears finally finds the Master of her heart …on his knees in front of intimidatingly sexy bondage enthusiast Noah Dreyfuss. As sparks flare between the three, Noah’s ropes will either bind them together or pull them apart. 






An Excerpt from WORKING OUT, by Marie Harte

The knock came again.
“Hold on,” she called out and tossed off her blanket. She trudged to the floor in wool socks and peered through the peep hole. She froze. After a moment, she opened the door. “Yes?”
Mac Jameson stood in the communal hallway of the aging Victorian looking edible in jeans and a black leather jacket. In the hall lighting, his bright blue eyes glinted with some indefinable emotion.
“Here. These are for you.” He held out a bouquet of pink roses.
“Ah, what?”
The intensity on his face faded, and a smile took the place of his frown. “That is one ugly robe.”
“Hey!”
He stepped forward and would have trampled her if she hadn’t moved back. Before she knew it, he’d entered her apartment and closed and locked the door behind him.
“Nice trick.”
“It’s called being persuasive.” He put the flowers in her hand and closed her fingers over the smooth stems.
“You brought me flowers?” Mystified, she didn’t know what to think. Was this another part of his nonsexual dating technique?
“You want them or not?”
“Yes, yes.” She hugged them to her when he moved to take them back. Flowers. When was the last time a man had brought her roses? “Such an ungrateful gift giver. Thank you. I love them.”
She turned and left to rummage in the kitchen for a vase. After she’d arranged and watered them, she put them in the center of her dining table. “So pretty.” She glanced up to see Mac right in front of her. “Mac?”
“Yeah. So pretty,” he rumbled and tugged her to him using her belt.
Her robe parted just as he planted a warm, hungry kiss on her mouth. Maggie could only kiss him back, caught up in an inferno of unfulfilled desire. Everything inside her hungered for the magic of a man who didn’t hesitate to take what he wanted.
He broke the kiss and ran his mouth down her neck. “What are you wearing under this?”
“N-nothing.”
He tensed and pulled back. “Are you fucking kidding me?”
“I just took a shower.” She frowned, wondering what it took to break the man’s resolve.
“I am so screwed,” she thought she heard him mutter under his breath. In a louder voice, he said, “I came over to say hi. You’ve been avoiding me this week, and I wanted to make sure we were still good.”
“I was only keeping my distance from a crabby boss with control issues.”
“Yeah, about those issues… Thing is, I want to fuck you.”
“O-kay.” The man’s thoughts shifted like the wind. “And this makes you crabby because…?”
“Because what I want from you is a little different from what you’re probably used to. I want us to get to know each other better so you’ll feel okay about sleeping with me, my way.”
She caught her breath. “Spell it out. What exactly do you want me to do with you?”
“Everything I want, exactly the way I want it.” He tilted her chin up so that he could look straight into her eyes. “I want to play games with you. Ones where we need a safeword. Where you call me Sir and you obey me.” He kissed her again, and she felt her robe begin to open. Then his hands were inside, stroking her heated flesh. “I want to own your body in bed. Would you be willing to let me do that?”
“All this for some roses?” she replied while trying to make sense of her dreams suddenly meshing with reality.
He chuckled. “Nah. The roses were to show you I was thinking of you.” He cupped her breasts, and his eyes darkened. “But this is way more than I’d planned on asking for.” He fully parted her robe and stared down at her. Slowly, he bent his head and took a flushed, pert nipple in his mouth.
He sucked hard, and her knees buckled. She moaned and hung on to him for dear life.
Mac turned his attention to her other breast and teased and nipped until she teetered on an orgasm. She’d never been so sensitive before, but moisture coated the insides of her thighs.
“Yeah. This is what I want. You helpless in my arms.” He kissed her, his tongue penetrating while his hands moved down to cage her waist. “Maggie… fuck. I wanted to wait, but no more. I want you, but I’ll go easy with my demands.” He gripped her tight and kissed her again. “What do you think?”
She stared up at him when he pulled away. Her robe hung open, but he looked only at her eyes.
“I think… I think we should go back to my bedroom.” She tugged him with her, sure only that the time had come to finally have Mac Jameson. Tomorrow could take care of itself. Tonight belonged to her.


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Friday, August 1, 2014

Blog Tour & Giveaway: Before You by Amber Hart!


Some say love is deadly. Some say love is beautiful. I say it is both.
Faith Watters spent her junior year traveling the world, studying in exquisite places, before returning to Oviedo High School. From the outside her life is picture-perfect. Captain of the dance team. Popular. Happy. Too bad it’s all a lie.
It will haunt me. It will claim me. It will shatter me. And I don't care.
Eighteen-year-old Diego Alvarez hates his new life in the States, but staying in Cuba is not an option. Covered in tattoos and scars, Diego doesn't stand a chance of fitting in. Nor does he want to. His only concern is staying hidden from his past—a past, which if it were to surface, would cost him everything. Including his life.
At Oviedo High School, it seems that Faith Watters and Diego Alvarez do not belong together. But fate is as tricky as it is lovely. Freedom with no restraint is what they long for. What they get is something different entirely.
Love—it will ruin you and save you, both.
BUY BEFORE YOU:


Tell my fans a little bit about yourself and your books.

Hi, thanks for having me on the blog!

I have 2 series. Before & After series (YA), and Until You Find Me series (NA).

BEFORE YOU (book 1) is an edgy contemp YA romance set in Central Florida, about the forbidden love between a "good girl" with a secret past, and a Cuban boy on the run from his own demons. 

UNTIL YOU FIND ME (book 1) is a new adult romantic thriller in which a young woman travels to the exotic rainforest of Cameroon, Africa, following the death of her father, a gorilla activist, and falls for a mysterious young man who turns out to be the heir to a poaching empire.


How would you introduce your books to someone that has yet to read them?

BEFORE YOU is West Side Story meets Perfect Chemistry. 

What inspired you to start writing? What age did you start?

I've written as long as I can remember. I started writing as a way to escape real life. 

What do you enjoy doing when you’re not writing?

I love reading and nature and family and chocolate. Preferably all in one setting. 

What advice would you give to an aspiring author?

Write. Read. Never give up. Repeat. 

It's that simple.
And that difficult. 

What’s your favorite scene/line from your works?

Love. It will ruin you. And save you. 

Reason: I feel like this is love in a nutshell. 

What's the hardest thing about writing? The easiest?

Hardest: Actually writing. Turning one letter into a word into a sentence into a book. 

Easiest: None of it. It's not meant to be easy. 

What are you currently reading? 

Dangerous Creatures. Southern gothic magic. Doesn't get much better :)

What are you currently working on?

I'm currently writing book 2 in my New Adult African rainforest romantic thriller. It might be the hardest book I've ever written. But I love it. 


What books did you read as a child?


As a child, I adored Goosebump books. As a teen--and it is still my fav to this day--I fell in love with the Fearless series by Francine Pascal. It's raw and gritty and lovely. 


How has your life changed since you began writing? 


It has become more free, to share my words, experiences, and characters with others. 

Do you listen to music while you write?

I love music, but I cannot listen to it while I write. I prefer quiet so that I can hear my characters. But I sometimes listen to Rainy Mood, this website that makes it sound like I'm in the redwood forest, rain coming down. It's serene. I often lean on nature for writing inspiration.  


What's been your favorite moment as an author? 


All of the firsts. First agent phone call. First time on submission to publishers. First book contract. First time I held my book in my hand and smelled the pages and read the words in book form.  


Out of all of your characters, who is your favorite?


Couldn't possibly choose. They all have parts of them that I love so dearly.  


What do you want readers to take away from your books?


If they take away even one thing, let it be this:

HOPE IS REAL. 

You’re stranded on a desert island. What books do you take with you?

All of them? Is that allowed? 

What book(s) do you wish you would have written?

I think The Wizard of Oz is such a brilliant book. And Alice in Wonderland. Harry Potter series, too. But I know my mind could never create such worlds, so I'll leave that to L. Frank, Lewis, and J.K.. 

Favorite book character?

I love Alice, from Alice In Wonderland. She's a special kind of strange. If it was in fact her mind while sleeping that created such a world, I envy her for her intense creativity. 

What is your dream vacation destination?

I prefer the Smoky Mountains--waterfalls, drop-offs, trees, nature, animals. That's where I find my peace. 

Where can fans find you?


Thanks for having me on the blog! -xoxo


 Amber Hart grew up in Orlando, Florida and Atlanta, Georgia. She now resides on the Florida coastline with family. When unable to find a book, she can be found writing, daydreaming, or with her toes in the sand. She's the author of BEFORE YOU, AFTER US, UNTIL YOU FIND ME, and sequel to UNTIL YOU FIND ME (untitled as of yet). Represented by Beth Miller of Writers House. 

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Book Blitz: Semper Mine by Lizzy Ford!


Award Winning author, Lizzy Ford, gives us an emotional, sexy read with her first Sons of War novel, SEMPER MINE.
A Marine captain tortured by the death of his men in Iraq returns home and falls in love with the sister of one of the slain, who blames him for the massacre that killed her brother.  SEMPER MINE, is a standalone novel in the Sons of War contemporary military romance series.

“A freak accident landed both of the Khavalov twins under my command, just before a routine mission turned into a nightmare. I brought home one twin in a coffin and the other in a coma missing his leg. I did everything right – and still people died. I can’t forget that night or how many lives it changed, including mine. It’s natural for their sister, Katya, to blame me. I made one decision in the middle of a firefight, and it shattered her sheltered world. I’m the ice to her fire, and when we first meet, it’s not pretty. I don’t fear war or death, and I am definitely not going to let a beautiful woman with a quick temper and broken heart scare me off, either. I know she’s hurting, and I’m determined to make sure she’s okay. It’s the least I can do for the twins. I may have failed them that night, but I won’t fail her. What I’m not counting on: the feelings she ignites within me.” – Captain Sawyer Mathis


Also in the Sons of War series: SOLDIER MINE, coming fall 2014!



Some time later, I wrench out of deep sleep, alarmed. Lightning lights up the pup tent as
bright as day. The smash of thunder immediately follows, strong enough to make the ground
shake. My heart is flying, my adrenaline racing through my blood.
But it’s not the storm that woke me.
Captain Mathis is thrashing, struggling in the sleeping bag, mumbling names and
shouting words I can’t understand. He managed to roll over me, and the sensation of being
temporarily unable to breathe is what scared me out of sleep.
Night terrors. Like Petr used to get.
I prop myself up on my arm, twisted up in the sleeping bag with him. Our legs are
tangled, and I’m lying half on top of him.
“Hey,” I whisper, resting a hand on his arm. “Wake up, Sawyer.”
He calms at my touch without waking. His head goes back and forth, and I recall what
Petr told me about the dreams. He said it was like being trapped in a nightmare that was too
real, one based on something terrible that happened. For him, he wasn’t able to get past the
night Mikael died. Over and over, he watched our brother die, every night for weeks.
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I can’t think about it without wanting to cry and focus on Captain Mathis. The night
terrors scare me, remind me how deep the unseen wounds of battle really run. Petr’s body is
almost healed, but I have a feeling he’s still having bad dreams.
“You’re safe, Sawyer,” I say. “Wake up. It’s okay - you’re safe.”
They’re the same words I used to repeat to Petr every night when his screams awoke me.
I rest a hand on Captain Mathis’ forehead and murmur to him over and over, knowing
that eventually, he’ll snap out of it. His body is trembling, his brow clammy. I take
everything in, not sure why it bothers me so much to see him like this. It doesn’t seem like
anything affects Iceman.
He wrenches awake and sits. My hand drops, and I sit with him the best I can, one of my
legs caught between his.
“You’re safe, Sawyer,” I say again. I reach for him instinctively, wanting to help him the
way I did Petr.
He pulls away.
I do it again, though, accustomed to this reaction from Petr. He used to tell me he didn’t
always know where he was when he woke up and me speaking to him helped him realize he
wasn’t in the middle of the battle anymore. Gently, I clasp my hands loosely around Sawyer’s
upper body the best I can at the awkward angle and lean into him, resting my head on his
shoulder while tugging him towards me. I’m still murmuring, waiting for him to register
where he is once more.
There’s a hesitation before his arms wrap around me, and he buries his face into the nape
of my neck. He’s stronger than Petr was those first few weeks, his muscular arms pinning me
against him. I relax into him, understanding what he needs right now. My voice helps, but
it’s my body that grounds him in reality. He’s hanging on like he’s afraid to fall again into the
dream world.
His breathing is ragged, his skin covered in a sheen of sweat. His body trembles in my
arms. It alarms me, a stark reminder that he was in the same firefight that killed one of my
brothers and injured another. I want so bad to forget, to blame the cold man who let my
brothers get hurt.
Any other time, I can. Right now, it’s impossible to remain angry with him, when I’m
starting to realize that he’s as broken inside as Petr was. He simply hides it better.
“You’re safe.”
He rests his cheek against mine, his breathing growing steadier and the quaking
gradually receding. I hold him and wait, uncertain what is stronger within me: remembering
the pain I experienced seeing Petr like this or the desire spiraling through me at the feel of
our bodies pressed together.



Lizzy Ford is the author of over thirty books written for young adult and  adult romance readers, to include the internationally bestselling “Rhyn Trilogy,” “Witchling Series” and the “War of Gods” series. Lizzy has focused on keeping her readers happy by producing brilliant, gritty romances that remind people why true love is a trial worth enduring. Lizzy’s books can be found on every major ereader library, to include: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, iBooks, Kobo, Sony and Smashwords. She lives in southern Arizona with her husband, three dogs and a cat.



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