Release Day Blitz (InkSlinger PR): SHUFFLE by Lisa Swallow

Today we are celebrating the release of SHUFFLE by Lisa Swallow! This is the second standalone title in the Ruby Riot series, which is a spin-off from Lisa's Blue Phoenix books. Be sure to enter to win the giveaway below!

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BLURB:

Will Campbell, Ruby Riot bassist, is back at university and failing badly at everything apart from partying.

With Ruby Riot on a break, Will returns to university to finish his degree. He needs major help if he wants to pass his final year and attempts to join a not-very-rock star study group. Will is horrified to discover the person organising the group is Fleur Roberts, the girl he’s secretly crushed on for two years and who recently threatened him with a restraining order.

Fleur’s rock stars are history academics. She has no interest in any variety of pierced, tattooed slacker, especially not the jackass rock star who humiliated her at a party. There’s no way in Hell that Will Campbell is joining her group.

Faced with losing the easiest way to fix his academic problems, Will has the perfect solution: pretend he’s his twin, Nate. Will and Nate have swapped identities before so nothing can go wrong. Surely.

Fleur is successful academically, but her love life is a failure. Following a number of disastrous dates, she finds herself falling in love with a guy who is lying to her. But Will’s deceit isn’t the only thing about to shatter her world. When another man Fleur trusted betrays her, and she attempts to retaliate, Fleur discovers how dangerous he is. And when Will becomes involved, the repercussions threaten both of their futures.

Shuffle is the second standalone book in the Ruby Riot series and can be read separately to the first book.



 

 

BUY LINKS:

This book is available exclusively through Kindle Unlimited (for FREE) or you can get it for $2.99.

Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon AUS | Amazon CAN

 

Purchase the previous book in the Ruby Riot series, CADENCE

Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon AUS | Amazon CAN

 

 

 

 

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AUTHOR INFORMATION:

Lisa is an Amazon bestselling author of contemporary and paranormal romance. She is originally from the UK and moved to Australia in 2001. She now lives in Perth, Western Australia with her husband, three children, and Weimaraner, Tilly, who often makes appearances on Lisa’s social media.

Lisa’s first publication was a moving poem about the rain, followed by a suspenseful story about shoes. Following these successes at nine years old there was a long gap in her writing career, until she published her first book in 2013.

In the past, Lisa worked as an English teacher in France, as an advertising copywriter in England, and ran her own business in Australia. Now she spends her days with imaginary rock stars.

She lived in Europe as a child and also travelled when she left university. This has given Lisa stories which would sound far-fetched if she wrote them down, and maybe one day she will. These days, Lisa is happy in her writing cave, under Tilly’s supervision.

 

AUTHOR LINKS:

Website | Facebook | Twitter | Newsletter | Amazon

 

Cover Reveal : DARE ME by Rebecca Shea

We are so excited to bring you the Cover Reveal for Rebecca Shea’s DARE ME! DARE ME is a sexy contemporary romance releasing March 28, 2016. We can't wait for you to fall into this novel...if you dare!

Cover created by Regina Wamba with Mae I Design.

Preorder Exclusively at iBooks

Add to your Goodreads

About DARE ME:

Five coworkers.

Four drinks.

Three glances.

Two fleeting smiles.

One dare.

A dare that will change my life.

That’s all it takes to send me plummeting into the arms of the mysterious Holt Hamilton. Behind his crystal blue eyes is a secret, one that screams danger but calls to me anyway.

My name is Saige Phillips.

I never walk away from a dare.

 

 



 

 

EXCERPT:

“I was watching you, Saige. I enjoy watching you.” Maybe that was bold of me, but I don’t care.

She audibly gasps, her chest rising and falling with each quick breath she takes.

I fix my eyes on hers and continue. “And I saw you watching me.”

Her upper lip twitches as she thinks of a sarcastic comeback. I can see the vein in her neck throbbing, along with the beat of her pulse before she finally whispers, “We shouldn’t do this.” She pulls a green olive off the toothpick floating in her martini, then she pops it into her mouth. The green olive matches her eyes perfectly.

I watch her shift uncomfortably in her chair for a few seconds before I respond. “Why not?”

“Because you’re my boss.” So naïve, sweet little Saige is.

“I’m actually not,” I tell her.

She frowns. “You own the company I work for, same thing.”

I clarify, “I’m part owner of the company you work for.”

She sighs. “Holt, this is just drinks. That’s all.” But her eyes tell me she wants more.

I lean closer to her. “It’s never just drinks, Saige.”





About Rebecca Shea:

Rebecca Shea is the USA Today Bestselling author of the Unbreakable series (Unbreakable, Undone, and Unforgiven) and the Bound and Broken series (Broken by Lies and Bound by Lies). She lives in Phoenix, Arizona with her family. From the time Rebecca could read she has had a passion for books. Rebecca spends her days working and her nights writing, bringing stories to life. Born and raised in Minnesota, Rebecca moved to Arizona in 1999 to escape the bitter winters. When not working or writing, she can be found on the sidelines of her sons’ football games, or watching her daughter at ballet class. Rebecca is fueled by insane amounts of coffee, margaritas, Laffy Taffy (except the banana ones), and happily ever afters.

 

 

Website | Facebook | Twitter |Instagram |Goodreads

 

Book Review: Candy Cane Wayne by Leela Hope

Title: Candy Cane Wayne
Author: Leela Hope
Publisher:
ISBN: B01A4TWG62
Release Date: January 2nd 2016
Pages: 24
Genre: Children’s
Format: Hardback (read as ebook)
Source: Kindle

GoodReads: This is a charming tale about a boy named Wayne who much preferred eating candy over healthy greens.
He is always tired and has no energy to play. And try as she might,
his mother can’t convince him to eat his vegetables.
Follow along as he accepts an invitation for tea at his friend’s house and makes the discovery much more than tea is being served.
Will Wayne have a change of heart and decide to try something new?
Candy Cane Wayne entertains with lively, colorful illustrations and rhyming verse, while sending a positive message to your children about healthy eating.

Mine: I’m right there with Wayne, not a big veggie eater either. Although Wayne finds that he can’t keep up with his friend. His friend has lots of energy and eats veggies and Wayne doesn’t. He’s invited to eat at his friends and veggie are served.

Wayne finally tries some veggies and decides they aren’t so a bad after all. He had the energy to keep up.

Very colorful illustrations.


Reading Challenges:
2016 Pages Read ( The Crafty Engineer's Bookshelf)
2016 I Love Picture Books (Bea's Book Nook)
Let's Turn Pages Challenge (GoodReads - 2015 and 2016 Reading Challenge)
2016 Reading Challenge (GoodReads)
2016 New Release Challenge (Books, Movies, Reviews, Oh My! and (un)Conventional Bookviews)

Sunday Post #4/Stacking The Shelves #38

Lost track of my numbers so starting over in 2016.

This Last Week @ Books, Books The Magical Fruit
Week of January 17 – January 23, 2016
*01/17 - HeadTalker (Twitter/Facebook/Tumbler) - The Tatterdemon Opus
Release Day Launch (InkSlinger PR): THE UPRISING by T. H. Hernandez
*01/19 - Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - The Other Woman by Love Lust And Lipstick Stains
*01/20 - Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - Sparks Will Fly in The Raising by Steven dos Santos


Next Week @ Books, Books The Magical Fruit
Week of January 24 – January 30, 2016
*01/26 - Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - Happily Ever Alpha by hotboxedbooks.com
01/27 - Cover Reveal (InkSlinger PR): DARE ME by Rebecca Shea
01/28 - Release Day Blitz (InkSlinger PR): SHUFFLE by Lisa Swallow
*01/30 - Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - Biker Chicks Anthology Vol 1! by Kay Renee


Coming soon

February 2016
02/02 - Release Blitz (InkSlinger PR): HE WILL BE MY RUIN by K.A. Tucker
02/04 - Release Blitz (InkSlinger PR): HARD EVER AFTER by Laura Kaye
02/08 - Pre Release Excerpt (InkSlinger PR): MATED IN MIST by Carrie Ann Ryan
*02/11 - HeadTalker (Twitter/Facebook/Tumbler) - Deadly Vows on Amazon
02/11 - Cover Reveal (InkSlinger PR): PROWLED DARKNESS by Carrie Ann Ryan
02/15 - Release Day Launch (InkSlinger PR): THE LIE by Karina Halle
*02/15 - HeadTalker (Twitter/Facebook/Tumbler) - Space Dreams Sci-Fi Adult Coloring Book Adventure
02/15 - Release Day Blitz (InkSlinger PR): YOU'RE STILL THE ONE by Rachel Harris
02/23 - Release Day Launch (InkSlinger PR): DANCE OF DESIRE by Christopher Rice
02/23 - Release Day Launch (InkSlinger PR): DARK TOUCH by Aimee L Salter

March 2016
03/24 - Book Review (Pump Up Your Books Tours) : THE DAFFODILS STILL GROW by Sherri Elizabeth Tidwell

Books Reviewed
Dog Number 1, Dog Number 10 by Ami Rubinger

Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

If you want to find out more about Stacking The Shelves, please visit the official launch page!

Books Received
GoodReads Giveaway – The Patient as CEO by Robin Farmanfarmaian


Books Downloaded
NetGalley
Are You Sleeping Little One?by Hans-Christian Schmidt, Cynthia Vance
The Beer Geek Handbook: Living a Life Ruled by Beer by Patrick Dawson
Big Cat, Small Cat by Ami Rubinger
Dog Number 1, Dog Number 10 by Ami Rubinger
Sometimes Just One is Just Right by Gayle Byrne
Alphabet Everywhere by Elliott Kaufman

I like to download from Amazon – so will just be listing with a link to GoodReads page

Not a lot to download this week.

Book Review: Dog Number 1, Dog Number 10 by Ami Rubinger

Title: Dog Number 1, Dog Number 10
Author: Ami Rubinger
Publisher: Abbeville Kids
ISBN: 9780789210661
Release Date: March 29th 2011
Pages: 28
Genre: Children’s
Format: ebook (will be Hardback)
Source: NetGalley

GoodReads: Dog Number 1, Dog Number 10 takes readers through a world of playful pups that love to count! Each spread's rhyming text leaves out the last word, allowing little ones to chime in and shout out the missing number. The amusing illustrations provide countable clues for the numbers that have been left out. With Dog Number 1, Dog Number 10, accomplished illustrator Ami Rubinger once again turns his humorous and imaginative eye to an otherwise simple subject. This is Rubinger's third rhyme-completion book, a technique that teaches children about concepts like counting with a fun, fill-in-the-blank challenge that encourages participation. His colorful, computer-generated canines will make little faces smile, and the rhyming game will have them counting from one to ten, again and again.

Mine: The wonderful thing is that children can play along with this book as they try to fit in the word that rhymes. The colorful illustrations make the book come alive.



Reading Challenges:
2016 Pages Read ( The Crafty Engineer's Bookshelf)
2016 I Love Picture Books (Bea's Book Nook)
2016 What an Animal Reading Challenge IX (Socrates Book Reviews)
Let's Turn Pages Challenge (GoodReads - 2015 and 2016 Reading Challenge)
2016 Reading Challenge (GoodReads)

Release Day Launch : THE UPRISING by T. H. Hernandez

It's release day for The Uprising by T. H. Hernandez! I am so excited for this, the third book in The Union Series. T.H. Hernandez is sharing an excerpt and giveaway with us to celebrate her release, so check it all out!



The Uprising Synopsis:



Recovering from a near-fatal gunshot wound, eighteen-year-old Evan Taylor must find a way to stop the Uprising, an underground movement committed to destroying the Union, before her homeland is attacked.

After spending the last four months in the Ruins trying to get back to the only girl he's ever loved, nineteen-year-old Cyrus needs to get past his jealousy over Evan's involvement with Bryce or risk losing her again.

Together, Evan and Cyrus join with their friends to devise a plan to save both the Ruins and the Union, but when the pressure’s on, bickering and infighting threaten to undermine their goals. New information revealing a weakness in the Uprising is uncovered, forcing them to act quickly or risk losing everything.

With the help of old friends and new allies they set out to make history, but it might just take a miracle for everyone to make it out alive.

THE UPRISING is the third book in THE UNION series, a young adult romantic adventure set in the near future.

Buy Links:

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Catch up on the series:

The Union: Goodreads | Amazon

The Ruins: Goodreads | Amazon



Exclusive Excerpt

Hot showers, beds that conform to my body, soft clothes, public transportation — there’s a shitload of stuff to love about the Union, but by far my favorite is the beach. I never tire of watching the ocean, struggling to understand it, the way it seems to go on forever. Standing here, feeling the coarse sand beneath my feet and the cool mist on exposed skin, helps me think.

Like an idiot, I figured nothing else mattered as long as Evan and I were together, but every damn thing matters. It’s not safe to stay here, and it’s not safe to return to the Ruins. Not that she’d even agree to that. Hell, I don’t know what she wants. We barely talk and I know that’s mostly on me. I can’t pretend her sleeping with that douche doesn’t piss me off. I want to punch something every time I see him, which is pretty much every fucking day.

“Figured I’d find you here,” Rainey’s raspy voice comes from behind me.

I grit my teeth and turn to face her. “Hey.”

“It’s beautiful, isn’t it?”

“Yeah. Never thought I’d see the ocean, now I can’t seem to leave.”

She’s quiet for a few moments, staring out at the crashing waves. I’ve stared at them for plenty of hours myself, now I stare at her. She’s pretty, in a rough sort of way. The scar running from her ear to her jaw only enhances her looks. But she’s not someone you’d ever want to mess with.

“Quit staring at me.”

I turn back to the water. “Sorry.”

“Colin went with her. You know, in case you were wondering.”

“Not really.” I wasn’t, only because I chose not to think about it. But if it’d been Bryce, I’d have needed to pound something.

“Are you going to punish her forever?”

Dragging my gaze away from the surf, I glare at her. “You don’t know what you’re talking about.”

Her eyebrows go up. “Really? You two were this sappy sweet, gag-inducing couple until her ex showed up. Now you’re always in a foul mood, and you barely talk to the girl you supposedly gave up everything to follow.”

“Fine, I don’t like the guy, never have. Why the hell is he here again?”

“We need everyone if we have any hope of doing what you’re planning. We can’t send him packing because he got naked and horizontal with your girl.”

If Rainey wasn’t a girl, I’d have no problem decking her, but she is, so I walk down to the water to get away from her.

Whatever went on between Evan and the douchebag was before she joined the Uprising, but it’s more than that. It’s everything. She had no idea what she was getting herself into and no plan to get out. She nearly got herself killed.

She’s impulsive and reckless, and I don’t know if I can deal with that.





T.H. Hernandez Bio:

When not visiting the imaginary worlds inside my head, I live in San Diego, California, with one husband, three children, two cats, and one dog. In addition to my day job as a technical writer and editor, I write young adult fiction. I love the intensity of teen emotions and the way they're still figuring out life. When I'm not writing, you can find me with my nose in a book, hanging out with family and friends, hiking, or knitting. I'm obsessed with Facebook, young adult novels, bad lip reading videos, pumpkin spice lattes, microbrewed beers, and the San Diego Chargers.

Links:

Goodreads | Website | Twitter | Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram | Author Amazon Page

 



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Follow along with the blog tour:

Blog Tour Schedule:

January 20th

Typical Distractions Review

LuLo Fangirl Review

January 21st

Romeo & Roo Books Guest Post

Star-Crossed Book Blog Review

January 22nd

I Read Indie Playlist

January 23rd

Jax's Book Magic Excerpt

January 24th

Fictional Reality Playlist

January 25th

Renee Entress's Blog Excerpt

January 26th

Love Affair with Fiction Guest Post

Nerdy Soul Review

January 27th

Reading Addict Guest Post

January 28th

Red Moon (Silence Is Read) Excerpt

SnoopyDoo's Boook Reviews Excerpt

January 29th

Evermore Books Playlist

BookCrushin Review Only

January 30th

Extreme Bookaholic's Excerpt

January 31st

Alpha Fangirl Book Blog Excerpt

February 1st

Ceres Books World Review Only

February 2nd

Cover2Cover Dreamcast

February 3rd

Collector of book boyfriends Dreamcast

G & T's Indie Café Excerpt

Alpha Book Club Excerpt

 

 

Sunday Post #3/Stacking The Selves #37

Lost track of my numbers so starting over in 2016.

This Last Week @ Books, Books The Magical Fruit
Week of January 10 – January 16, 2016
Cover Reveal (InkSlinger PR): SERENDIPITY by Airicka Phoenix
01/15 - Cover Reveal (InkSlinger PR): SINFUL LOVE by Lauren Blakely
*01/16 - HeadTalker (Twitter/Facebook/Tumbler) - Your Irresistible Love is live by Layla Hagen


Next Week @ Books, Books The Magical Fruit
Week of January 17 – January 23, 2016
*01/17 - HeadTalker (Twitter/Facebook/Tumbler) - The Tatterdemon Opus
01/19 - Release Day Launch (InkSlinger PR): THE UPRISING by T. H. Hernandez
*01/19 - Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - The Other Woman by Love Lust And Lipstick Stains
*01/20 - Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - Sparks Will Fly in The Raising by Steven dos Santos


Coming soon

January 2016
*01/26 - Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - Happily Ever Alpha by hotboxedbooks.com
01/27 - Cover Reveal (InkSlinger PR): DARE ME by Rebecca Shea
01/28 - Release Day Blitz (InkSlinger PR): SHUFFLE by Lisa Swallow
*01/30 - Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - Biker Chicks Anthology Vol 1! by Kay Renee


February 2016
02/02 - Release Blitz (InkSlinger PR): HE WILL BE MY RUIN by K.A. Tucker
02/04 - Release Blitz (InkSlinger PR): HARD EVER AFTER by Laura Kaye
02/08 - Pre Release Excerpt (InkSlinger PR): MATED IN MIST by Carrie Ann Ryan
*02/11 - HeadTalker (Twitter/Facebook/Tumbler) - Deadly Vows on Amazon
02/11 - Cover Reveal (InkSlinger PR): PROWLED DARKNESS by Carrie Ann Ryan
02/15 - Release Day Launch (InkSlinger PR): THE LIE by Karina Halle
*02/15 - HeadTalker (Twitter/Facebook/Tumbler) - Space Dreams Sci-Fi Adult Coloring Book Adventure
02/15 - Release Day Blitz (InkSlinger PR): YOU'RE STILL THE ONE by Rachel Harris
02/23 - Release Day Launch (InkSlinger PR): DANCE OF DESIRE by Christopher Rice
02/23 - Release Day Launch (InkSlinger PR): DARK TOUCH by Aimee L Salter

March 2016
03/24 - Book Review (Pump Up Your Books Tours) : THE DAFFODILS STILL GROW by Sherri Elizabeth Tidwell

Books Reviewed
A Tale of Two Daddies by Vanita Oelschlager
Mermaids on Mars by Nancy Guettier
Hollywood Café by Steven Rea

Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

If you want to find out more about Stacking The Shelves, please visit the official launch page!

Books Received
Review Copy – Mermaids on Mars by Nancy Guettier
GoodReads Winner – Crimes of Cunning by Tony Mayo
GoodReads Winner – His Forever Family by Sarah M Anderson
Review Copy – Circus in the Sky by Nancy Guettier
Review Copy – I Wish by Nancy Guettier
Review Copy – Jude’s Moon by Nancy Guettier
Review Copy – Percy Finds a Girlfriend by Sissy Parker
Review Copy – Roy G . Biv is Made At Me Because I Love Pink by Nancy Guettier
Review Copy – Shimmer the Glowworm Finds Her Glow by Shelby Herman

Books Downloaded
NetGalley
A Tale of Two Daddies by Vanita Oelschlager
Hollywood Café by Steven Rea
A Color Game for Chester Raccoon by Audrey Penn
A Tale of Two Mommies by Vanita Oelschlager
Ariel Bradley, Spy for General Washington by Lynda Durrant
Birds of a Feather: A Book of Idioms and Silly Picturesby Vanita Oelschlager
Cookie Classics Made Easy by Brandi Scalise
Don't Dangle Your Participle by Vanita Oelschlager
I Came From The Water by Vanita Oelschlager
Ivy in Bloom: The Poetry of Spring from Great Poets and Writers from the Past by Vanita Oelschlager
Kiss Kiss Bark! By Kim Williams Justesen
Magic Words by Edward Field
Out of the Blue: A book of color idioms and silly pictures by Vanita Oelschlager
Porcupette Finds a Family by Vanita Oelschlager
Postcards from a War by Vanita Oelschlager
Quilts Presidential and Patriotic by Sue Reich
The Colors of Israel by Rachel Raz
The Useful Book by David Bowers, Sharon Bowers
Pickin Peas by Margaret Read MacDonald

I like to download from Amazon – so will just be listing with a link to GoodReads page

READER GIVEAWAYS: How You Can Win Amazon Products From Your Kindle Fire or Digital Device by Jeff Bennington

Cover Reveal/#Giveaway: SINFUL LOVE by Lauren Blakely

 

We are absolutely thrilled to bring you the Cover Reveal for Lauren Blakely’s SINFUL LOVE! SINFUL LOVE is the stunning conclusion to Lauren’s New York Times and USA Today bestselling erotic romance Sinful Nights series and releases March 28^th. SINFUL LOVE follows a new couple in the series! Yes, technically it can be read as a standalone, but you’ll likely enjoy it more if you read the first three books in the series, bestselling novels SWEET SINFUL NIGHTS, SINFUL DESIRE and SINFUL LONGING! (FULL LINKS BELOW and also available here).

Lauren Blakely is well known for writing sexy, heartfelt and humorous contemporary romance as well as deeply emotional new adult stories -- one commonality in all her books is the scorching hot sexy times. You can expect nothing different from her Sinful Nights series! First, there was SWEET SINFUL NIGHTS. Those nights led us to SINFUL DESIRE and SINFUL LONGING, and now Lauren brings you the intense and passionate SINFUL LOVE! You won’t want to miss Michael Sloan’s journey. He’s devoted, protective, and there’s only one woman who can break through his walls! Lauren worked with her regular cover designer, Sarah Hansen at Okay Creations for this fabulous cover and we are so delighted to share it with you!

 

Pre-Order Links for SINFUL LOVE coming March 28^th

✦ Amazon US ✦ Amazon UK ✦ Amazon CA ✦ Amazon AU ✦iBooks US

✦iBooks UK ✦ Barnes & Noble ✦ Kobo ✦ Google Play

 

Add it to Goodreads here!

Add the Sinful Nights Series on Goodreads

 

ABOUT SINFUL LOVE:

Intense. Devoted. Protective.

Michael Sloan is all of the above, with a hard tough edge to boot. He's not the guy he used to be. Years ago, before all the s&%t went down, he was laidback, carefree, and even happy-go-lucky.

Life changed him. Hardened him.

There's one woman though who can break down his walls. Someone who knew him then. Who can reach inside to that heart he protects fiercely...because she's the only one he ever gave it to. When they collide, it's tender and savage, gentle and rough, and makes them both hungry for more of this electric, once-in-a-blue moon kind of sexual chemistry. But it's a battle of wills between Michael and the woman he loves, with words and emotions held close to the vest.

She doesn't believe she can ever move on from her own heartache, but when Michael makes her feel for the first time in years, it's both thrilling and scares the hell out of her, setting off all her flight instincts. He's determined not to lose her again, but he'll have to learn to let her in if he ever wants to fully heal from the past...

The problem is, she knows something about the night his family shattered. She has the missing puzzle piece...but neither one of them realizes it.

YET.

SINFUL LOVE is the fourth and final book in the steamy, sexy, suspenseful New York Times Bestselling Sinful Nights series from Lauren Blakely, author of the wildly popular Seductive Nights series...

 



 

 

EXCERPT:

Chapter One

The letter smelled like her.

Like rain.

He ran his thumb over the corner of the paper, and closed his eyes briefly. Memories rose to the surface, feeling like hope and possibility.

Far too risky things when it came to her.

Michael shut them down, opened his eyes, and stared out the floor-to-ceiling windows of his penthouse on the Strip, trying to focus on the here and now, not the enticing lure of what if. Soon, the lights of Vegas would blink like a carnival unfolding below him, from the miniature Eiffel Tower, to the pyramid, to the blazing signs adorning The Cosmopolitan. Neon, glitz, and billboards ten stories high whispered of the best nights ever.

He had to stay fixed on the minute details of the present, not be seduced by the past, and how good it was. Or of how much he’d longed for a future with her.

But he wasn’t having the easiest time of that. From his vantage point, twenty stories above the concrete ribbon that beckoned millions of tourists, he brought the letter to his nose for one final inhale.

The scent of falling rain.

Try as he might, he gave in. A reel of sensory images rushed back to him in an instant from years ago, like the snap, snap, snap of old film. How many times had he kissed Annalise in the rain? Brushed her wild red hair off her cheeks, touched her soft skin? Listened to her laugh?

Countless. Just like the times he’d lingered on her over the years, even after that day in Marseilles ten years ago that had damn near slaughtered all his hope left in the world.

Carefully, he folded up the letter, slid it back into the tiny envelope postmarked from France, and stuffed it into his wallet, next to a crinkled, faded, threadbare note from his father that he’d carried with him through all the years. Her letter had arrived two weeks ago, and he’d read it a thousand times already. He could read it a thousand more times, but it wouldn’t change his answer. The same one he’d emailed back to her.

Yes.

It was always yes with her.

 

 

And don’t miss the first three books in the Sinful Nights Series…

SWEET SINFUL NIGHTS

✦ Amazon US ✦ Amazon UK ✦ Amazon Paperback ✦iBooks US

✦iBooks UK ✦ Barnes & Noble ✦ Kobo ✦Google Play

SINFUL DESIRE

✦ Amazon US ✦ Amazon UK ✦iBooks US ✦iBooks UK

✦ Barnes & Noble ✦ Google Play ✦ Kobo ✦ Amazon Paperback

 

SINFUL LONGING

✦ Amazon US ✦ Amazon UK ✦ Amazon Paperback ✦iBooks US

✦iBooks UK ✦ Barnes & Noble ✦ Kobo ✦Google Play

 

 

But Wait! That’s not all! SINFUL DESIRE is on sale for just $.99 for a limited time only!

 



 

 

About Lauren Blakely:

Lauren Blakely writes sexy contemporary romance novels with heat, heart, and humor, and she has had nine books on the New York Times Bestseller list and eighteen on the USA Today Bestseller list. Like the heroine in her novel, FAR TOO TEMPTING, she thinks life should be filled with family, laughter, and the kind of love that love songs promise. Lauren lives in California with her husband, children, and dogs. She loves hearing from readers! Her bestselling series include Sinful Nights, Seductive Nights, No Regrets, Caught Up in Love, and Fighting Fire. She recently released BIG ROCK, a sexy standalone romantic comedy that became an instant New York Times Bestseller. She also writes for young adults under the name Daisy Whitney. To receive an email when Lauren releases a new book, text BLAKELY + your email address to 678-249-3375 (please use the actual + sign).

 

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Book Review: Hollywood Café by Steven Rea

Title: Hollywood Cafe: Coffee with the Stars

Author: Steven Rea
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
ISBN: 9780764349898
Release Date: December 11th 2015
Pages: 192
Genre: Non-Fiction
Format: ebook (but will be Hardback)
Source: NetGalley

GoodReads:
Put on a pot of your favorite coffee, perk up, and enjoy nostalgic black-and-white photos that celebrate screen icons from the Silent Era through the eighties, making and drinking their own cups of joe, java, pour-overs, and percolated brews. Hollywood Cafe bridges the vibrant coffee culture of right-now with the glamorous coffee culture of the star-studded past. A dream cast of nearly 200 stars--Humphrey Bogart, Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn, Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis, Clara Bow, Charlie Chaplin, W. C. Fields, Robert Mitchum, Rita Hayworth, Bob Hope, Michael Caine, Jane Fonda, Ava Gardner, Jackie Gleason, Lucille Ball, Elvis Presley, Jayne Mansfield, Sammy Davis Jr., William Holden, Lauren Bacall, John Wayne, and many more--is captured on the set, on the run, in costume and out, behind-the-scenes and at the kitchen table, refilling and refueling, sipping and savoring, drinking the good stuff, just like us."

Mine
What a wonderful "coffee" table book. If you enjoy the hey day of movies making - this book is for you.

Mary Pickford, Ronald Reagan, Charlie Chaplin, Boris Karloff (as Frankenstein), Bob Hope, Joan Crawford, Woody Allen.

Tidbits of the movies are included with each photo. The photos are on set, in costume and at home. Some actually ending up advertising coffee pots or coffee.

I'm not sure where some of the photos are from - but what a wonderful collection. Would love to be able to look at photo archives.

*I received a free ARC of A Tale of Two Daddies from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review*


Reading Challenges:
2016 Pages Read ( The Crafty Engineer's Bookshelf)
Let's Turn Pages Challenge (GoodReads - 2015 and 2016 Reading Challenge)
2016 Reading Challenge (GoodReads)
Nonfiction Reading Challenge 2016 (The Introverted Reader)
2016 Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge (Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book)

Cover Reveal : SERENDIPITY by Airicka Phoenix

Today we are revealing the cover for SERENDIPITY by Airicka Phoenix. This is an adult, contemporary novel that will be released in February 2016.

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Title: Serendipity

Author: Airicka Phoenix

Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance

Series: Standalone

SERENDIPITY BLURB:

Everyone has a past, some worse than others, but not everyone has the eyes of the world watching their every move. For playboy hot shot movie star James Crowe, his mistake has haunted him for more than a decade. It was a wound that has never healed, but one lapse in judgment has him running for cover as the media descends on him with talons bared. Finding shelter and waiting out the rapid fire seems like the best idea, until he finds himself not so alone.

A girl’s wedding is supposed to be the happiest day of her life. They’re not supposed to find their Prince Charming in bed with another woman the morning of. But when fairy tales turn to dust, what's a girl to do? She sets off on her honeymoon alone, of course. Only Audrey Humphrey’s bad day doesn’t end there when she finds her dream paradise already occupied by a jerk with a gorgeous face and a stubborn streak as wide as hers.

Passions and tempers flare as they grapple for peace. Can they find it before James’s past finds him? Can they see what’s right in front of them or will this be just another mistake to run from?

 

AUTHOR INFORMATION:

 

BIO:

Airicka Phoenix is a romance junkie with an incurable addiction to chocolate. She is also a prolific author of several novels written for young adult and new adult romance addicts who love bad boys, hot kisses and a gritty plot. Airicka prides herself in producing quality material her readers can fall in love with again and again.

When she's not hard at work bleeding words onto paper, Airicka can be found cuddling with her family, reading, watching TV shows, or just finding excuses not to do chores.

Be the first for giveaways, teasers and upcoming releases by joining Airicka's newsletter on her website www.AirickaPhoenix.com

 

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Book Review: Mermaids on Mars by Nancy Guettier

Title: Mermaids on Mars
Author: Nancy Guettier
Publisher: Morgan James Publishing
ISBN: 9781614486411
Release Date: April 1st 2013
Pages: 34
Genre: Children’s
Format: Paperback
Source: Author

GoodReads:
Mermaids On Mars is a sweet tale that educates children on the importance of water conservation. Beautifully illustrated and simple to follow the rules the mermaids want to share with children all over the world on the importance of water conservation with simple things they can do to help save this precious resource.

Mine:
What a timely book living in California where we have had a drought for several years. A very cute way to tell children to conserve water. Flush when you use the toilet, not when you throw a tissue in. Water plants with a wateringcan not the hose. Don’t leave the water running when brushing your teeth. Love the fact that they tell kids to brush.


Reading Challenges:
2016 Pages Read ( The Crafty Engineer's Bookshelf)
2016 What an Animal Reading Challenge IX (Socrates Book Reviews)
Let's Turn Pages Challenge (GoodReads - 2015 and 2016 Reading Challenge)
2016 Reading Challenge (GoodReads)

Book Review: A Tale of Two Daddies by Vanita Oelschlager

Title: A Tale of Two Daddies
Author: Vanita Oelschlager
Publisher: Vanita Books
ISBN: 9780981971469
Release Date: April 1st 2010
Pages: 42
Genre: Children’s
Format: ebook (will be Hardback)
Source: NetGalley

GoodReads
A Tale of Two Daddies is a playground conversation between two children. The boy says he heard that the girl has two dads. The girl says that is right--she has Daddy and Poppa. True to a child’s curiosity, practical questions follow: "Which dad helps when your team needs a coach? / Which dad cooks you eggs and toast?” To which she answers: "Daddy is my soccer coach. / Poppa cooks me eggs and toast.”

Intended for 4- to 8-year-olds, this book introduces a type of family increasingly visible in modern society. Neither favoring nor condemning, it reflects a child’s practical and innocent look at the adults who nurture and love her. It becomes clear that the family bond is unburdened by any cultural discomforts.

Mine
What a wonderful story and illustrated beautifully ( Kristin Blackwood & Mike Blanc). It’s amazing how kids get into conversations. How kids explain things sometimes is the best way. What is the difference between Poppa and Daddy? They each do different things to support the little girl, but in different ways. They both tuck her in at night, but during the day they do different things.

A nice book to tell kids about different family dynamics. The age group is perfect, since I believe that is the time that kids start to ask those type of questions.

Reading Challenges:
2016 Pages Read ( The Crafty Engineer's Bookshelf)
2016 I Love Picture Books (Bea's Book Nook)
Let's Turn Pages Challenge (GoodReads - 2015 and 2016 Reading Challenge)
2016 Reading Challenge (GoodReads)

*I received a free ARC of A Tale of Two Daddies from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review*

Sunday Post #2/Stacking The Shelves #36

Lost track of my numbers so starting over in 2016.

This Last Week @ Books, Books The Magical Fruit
Week of January 3 – January 9, 2016
Cover Reveal/#Giveaway(Prism Book Tours) : Wolfsbane's Daughter by Jennifer Silverwood
Grand Finale Blitz (Prism Book Tours) : The Howling Heart by April Bostic
Book Blitz (YA Bound) : Darkness Brutal & Darkness Fair by Rachel A. Marks

Cover Reveal (InkSlinger PR): BY HIS GAME SERIES by Emma Hart
*Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - #PilotToProfit Takes Flight! by Lisa Larter
*HeadTalker (Twitter/Facebook/Tumbler) - Winter Kindle & GC Giveaway
Release Day Launch (InkSlinger PR): Revolution: A Love & Decay Novella by Rachel Higginson

Next Week @ Books, Books The Magical Fruit
Week of January 10 – January 16, 2016
01/13 - Cover Reveal (InkSlinger PR): SERENDIPITY by Airicka Phoenix
01/15 - Cover Reveal (InkSlinger PR): SINFUL LOVE by Lauren Blakely
*01/16 - HeadTalker (Twitter/Facebook/Tumbler) - Your Irresistible Love is live by Layla Hagen


Coming soon

January 2016
*01/17 - HeadTalker (Twitter/Facebook/Tumbler) - The Tatterdemon Opus
01/19 - Release Day Launch (InkSlinger PR): THE UPRISING by T. H. Hernandez
*01/19 - Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - The Other Woman by Love Lust And Lipstick Stains
*01/20 - Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - Sparks Will Fly in The Raising by Steven dos Santos
*01/26 - Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - Happily Ever Alpha by hotboxedbooks.com
01/27 - Cover Reveal (InkSlinger PR): DARE ME by Rebecca Shea
*01/30 - Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - Biker Chicks Anthology Vol 1! by Kay Renee

February 2016
02/02 - Release Blitz (InkSlinger PR): HE WILL BE MY RUIN by K.A. Tucker
02/04 - Release Blitz (InkSlinger PR): HARD EVER AFTER by Laura Kaye
*02/11 - HeadTalker (Twitter/Facebook/Tumbler) - Deadly Vows on Amazon
02/15 - Release Day Launch (InkSlinger PR): THE LIE by Karina Halle
*02/15 - HeadTalker (Twitter/Facebook/Tumbler) - Space Dreams Sci-Fi Adult Coloring Book Adventure

March 2016
03/24 - Book Review (Pump Up Your Books Tours) : THE DAFFODILS STILL GROW by Sherri Elizabeth Tidwell

Books Reviewed
Baseball Eats by Katrina Jorgensen
Over-Schedule Andrew by Ashley Spires
If You Were Me and Lived In….Italy by Carole P Roman

Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

If you want to find out more about Stacking The Shelves, please visit the official launch page!
Books Received


Books Downloaded
NetGalley
Abby’s Fabulous Season by Alain M Bergeron
Ballpark Eats by Katrina Jorgensen
Baseball’s No-Hit Wonders by Dirk Lammers
Over-Schedule Andrew by Ashley Spires
Star Trek/Green Lantern: the Spectrum War by Mike Johnson
Stinky Cecil in Terrarium Terror by Paige Braddock
Team Chemistry by Nathan Michael Corzine


I like to download from Amazon – so will just be listing with a link to GoodReads page

When Love Comes (Diamond Creek, Alaska Novel #1)by J.H. Croix
Declutter And Organization Box Set (6 in 1): A Step By Step Guide To Learn How To Declutter Your Life, Get Organized And Live Happy (Simple Living, Simplifying Your Home)
by Kathy Stanton, Rick Riley
Wedding Haters (Event to Remember #2) by Melissa Baldwin
Self Help Box Set: Ultimate Guide to Improve Your Life and Achieve Your Goals And Find Out the Factors that Determine Your Success (How To Analyze People, ... Intelligence book, management books)
by Jenny White, William Clark, Wendy Larson, Mary Jones, James Jared, Ramona Pierson
Do It Yourself Box Set: Beginners Book for DIY Projects. Creativity Is In Your Hands! (DIY, DIY Projects, homemade products)
by Adam Olson, Patricia Taylor, Leroy Barnes, Rosalie Howard, Eliana Herrera
Gelato & Sorbet: 50 Simple, Refreshing & Sophisticated Recipes with Low-Calorie Versions (Ice Cream Desserts)by Jemma Porter

Book Review: If You Were Me and Lived In….Italy by Carole P Roman

Title: If You Were Me and Lived in ….Italy
Author: Carole P Roman
Publisher: Createspace
ISBN: 9781519241412
Release Date: November 24th 2015
Pages: 32
Genre: Children’s
Format: Paperback
Source: Publisher


GoodReads: Join Carole P. Roman as she visits the Republic of Italy. Learn what it is like to live in Rome, see the famous architecture, celebrate a favorite holiday and discover popular names for both boys and girls. Be fascinated with it's diverse and rich history and colorful traditions. On the way, you might learn a word or two in Italian!.

Mine: Carole Roman has done it again with a beautifully written book about “The Boot” – Italy. She always has some wonderful facts that even as an adult you may not know. I always enjoy her books as the illustrations are very well thought out and she has a vocabulary of terms in the back of the book.


Reading Challenges:
2016 Pages Read ( The Crafty Engineer's Bookshelf)
2016 I Love Picture Books (Bea's Book Nook)
Let's Turn Pages Challenge (GoodReads - 2015 and 2016 Reading Challenge)
2016 Reading Challenge (GoodReads)

Release Day Launch/#Giveaway: Revolution: A Love & Decay Novella by Rachel Higginson

Today is the release day of Rachel Higginson's Love and Decay: Revolution, Episode Three. This is a serial novella, and completely standalone in the Love & Decay universe. I am so excited to share this with you!! Be sure to enter Rachel's giveaway as well and grab your copy today!



About Love and Decay: Revolution: Episode Three:


It’s not easy being a badass Zombie killer. But somebody’s got to do it.

Page Parker knows there are more important things than policing the streets of Bogotá. Like taking down a tyrant and saving the world.

If only she could convince her family to leave their beloved research station.

But life isn’t easy at the end of the world no matter where you live. When things heat up in their peaceful town and enemies find ways to attack them even from a distance, her family is given more reasons to destroy the Colony.

And when Page gets a glimpse of Miller’s hidden dark side, she’s more determined than ever to kill Matthias Allen.

Love and Decay: Revolution is a Dystopian Romance Novella Series about Zombies, the end of the world and finding someone to share it with. Every episode is approximately 20,000 words long and released every two weeks. Look for Love and Decay: Revolution, Episode Four coming January 22nd, 2016.

 

 

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Read Episode 1: Amazon | BN

Read Episode 2: Amazon | BN


Rachel Higginson Bio:

Rachel Higginson is the author of The Five Stages of Falling in Love, Every Wrong Reason, The Star-Crossed Series, Love & Decay Novella Series and much more!

She was born and raised in Nebraska, and spent her college years traveling the world. She fell in love with Eastern Europe, Paris, Indian Food and the beautiful beaches of Sri Lanka, but came back home to marry her high school sweetheart. Now she spends her days writing stories and raising four amazing kids.

 

Links:

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Cover Reveal : BY HIS GAME SERIES by Emma Hart

 



 

From Emma Hart, the New York Times bestselling author of the Game series, comes a brand new series where the game is realer, the tension is tighter, the sex is hotter, and the stakes are the highest of all…

Two people. Two agendas. Two games.

What happens when the out-there It-Boy of football meets the secret It-Girl of fashion?

As the daughter of Hollywood’s sweetheart, Leah Veronica can’t even buy a coffee without finding her face on a magazine stand, so it’s no wonder she’s launching her first fashion line in secret. With it debuting at New York Fashion Week in just under a month, extra time in the spotlight is the last thing she needs.

The son of the best quarterback the league has ever seen, filling legendary shoes as the L.A. Vipers’ quarterback was inevitable for Corey Jackson. So was meeting Leah Veronica—the first girl to hand him his ass without putting a hair out of place.

Getting the handsome, prickly blonde into his bed becomes his number one goal. But getting the sexy, over-confident footballer the hell away from her becomes Leah’s—at least until she realizes the best way to do that is to give him what he wants.

If only it was that simple.

When Corey discovers who she is, and private photos of Hollywood’s finest find their way online, everything they thought they knew is thrown into disarray.

And when secrets are exposed and hearts are shattered, they have to figure out if they’ve been blindsided by love or reality, and if it’s worth running the extra yard to win the game they never meant to play.

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Three people. Three motives. Three reasons.

When the game leaves the field in the second book in the USA Today bestselling BY HIS GAME series and mixes with sex, lies, and betrayal, the future isn't the only thing on the line...

 

Macey Kelly has sworn off men. Unless they’re going to zip in and out of her apartment—and her vagina—quicker than they can give her an orgasm, she’s not interested. Finding out her boyfriend of three years got her cousin pregnant was a total confidence knock. Luckily for Macey, confidence is

something she has in abundance, so all Mitch’s asshole move did was make her pretty cynical toward men.

The last thing Jack Carr needs at the start of the season is for a dark-haired, sexy as sin, gyspyesque beauty to be consuming his thoughts. Football is his life, which leaves no time for girls. Unless they’re the love ‘em and leave ‘em girls. Becoming one of the best running backs the league has ever seen by racking up the yards is his top priority… not bedding Macey Kelly, despite her affinity for blow jobs and total sexual abandon.

Avoiding each other is the perfect solution, but when your best friends are in a serious living together kind of relationship, that isn’t always an option. Sometimes, sex on tap is the easiest option. And the sweetest.

Until Mitch shows up with a bombshell that could shatter Macey’s perfectly carved out life. It’s been a year, but he isn’t giving her up, not now he has a chance at winning her back. And he knows her buttons. Every single one of them.

Unfortunately for him, Jack Carr isn’t a loser. The star running back has his eye on the Vince Lombardi—and on Macey. But seeing her hanging between them both isn’t something he’s down with, not when he discovers why she’s so against anything more-ish, as she puts it.Macey quickly realizes she’s the ball being passed between two desperate yet opposing teams, and that only one of them can score the touchdown. But will the winner be the guy she lived with and loved for three years, or will the winner be the guy who understands her and makes her body come alive?

In this game, someone will be sidelined, and calling the play isn’t always as easy as it seems.

 

(SIDELINED is a full-length, standalone novel. It's not necessary to read BLINDSIDED before this book, but it is advised.)

 

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Four people. Four goals. Four endings.

In the third and final book of the USA Today bestselling By His Game series, the rules of the game no one knew they’d have to play are blurring, and when the past becomes the opposing team, hearts aren’t the only thing at stake of being lost…

Finding naked pictures of her best friend on her boyfriend’s phone wasn’t in Everleigh White’s five year plan. Neither was moving back to Los Angeles, the city of dreams that never managed to make hers come true. There’s only so many years you can be in love with your best friend before you realize he’s never going to love you back, after all. If only her ex would stop showing up at the gym where she works, she’d be much happier.

Being a father at nineteen wasn’t how Reid North, the Vipers’ wide receiver, imagined his life going, but when his ex-girlfriend tricked him into parenthood, he accepted it. Eventually. Now, with his ex on the verge of being released from prison, he’s holding onto full custody of his seven year old son, Leo. Football and Leo have left Reid no time for dating… Until Everleigh comes back.

His best friend his whole life, Everleigh never knew Reid loved her. She left before he could tell her. Now she’s back in front of him, and he’s not letting go. Even if all he gets is her friendship again. But in a city like L.A., dreams come true when you’re least expecting it.

So do nightmares.

With their exes beating down their doors with demands and explanations, their hesitant and building relationship is threatened at every corner. They’re at serious risk of being intercepted by the past, and that’s a ball Reid is determined to catch.

Except desperation can lead to stupidity—and Reid soon realizes he can’t catch every ball, no matter how perfectly it’s thrown to him. This time a fumble could cost more than a few points.

It could cost him everything.

 

(INTERCEPTED is the third and final book in the By His Game series and can be read as a standalone, although it is advised to read BLINDSIDED and SIDELINED before, in this order.)

 

 

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New York Times and USA Today bestselling New Adult author Emma Hart dons a cape and calls herself Super Mum to two beautiful little monsters. By night, she drops the cape, pours a glass of whatever she fancies - usually wine - and writes books.

Emma is working on Top Secret projects she will share with her followers and fans at every available opportunity. Naturally, all Top Secret projects involve a dashingly hot guy who likes to forget to wear a shirt, a sprinkling (or several) of hold-onto-your-panties hot scenes, and a whole lotta love.

She likes to be busy - unless busy involves doing the dishes, but that seems to be when all the ideas come to life.

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