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    Welcome the 4th Annual Mental Health Awareness Month Book Fundraiser benefiting the Keith Milano Memorial Fund. 

    During the month of May, over 25 authors have agreed to donate a portion of May sales to the fund and over 40 authors have donated items to an online auction also benefiting the fund!

    There are number of ways you can help raise money and awareness for mental health:

    • You can purchase a book from the amazing books listed below! We hope you will #1click4charity a number of these amazing books! Please note that although the sheet below has Amazon Kindle buy links, the portion of sales is from any platform: digital and print.
    • Bid on auction items that interest you at www.kamauction.org. There are so many wonderful items to choose from! The winner pays the Keith Milano Memorial Fund at American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) directly.
    • Help Raise Awareness by sharing a photo or short video of why this cause matters to you using #ShareYourWhy via Social Media.
    • Share the image below on social media to raise awareness and to show your support.
    • Make a tax-deductible donation directly to the Keith Milano Memorial Fund at AFSP. You can do a direct donation at http://bit.ly/MilanoFund.
     
    Author Book Amazon Buy Link
    Alison G Bailey Stop! http://amzn.to/1MOU6xc
    Aly Martinez The Fall Up http://amzn.to/1owBgQ1
    Alyson Santos Night Shifts Black http://amzn.to/1Mac39m
    Amy Harmon The Sparrow and the Sword  
    Amy Lane Chase in Shadows http://amzn.to/240DfMs
    Beverly Preston The Perfect Someday http://amzn.to/23c2pY7
    Brenda Rothert Blown Away http://amzn.to/1URw1ch
    Carly Phillips Dare to Love Series http://amzn.to/1MOWmo3
      Dare to Love (#1) http://amzn.to/227HLG2
      Dare to Desire (#2) http://amzn.to/1qlNHjo
      Dare to Touch (#3) http://amzn.to/1qqD5iO
      Dare to Hold (#4) http://amzn.to/1PQRHN4
      Dare to Rock (#5) http://amzn.to/236EhJP
      Dare to Take (#6) http://amzn.to/1TxA1wO
      NY Dares series http://amzn.to/1V5APKy
      Dare to Surrender (#1) http://amzn.to/1RV3Sgq
      Dare to Submit (# 2) http://amzn.to/1QjbZVs
      Dare to Seduce (#3) http://amzn.to/1qqDemC
    Chelle Bliss Enshrine http://amzn.to/236DI2B
      Men of Inked http://amzn.to/1PQSf5H
      Throttle Me (#1) http://amzn.to/1OA3t1P
      Hook Me (#2) http://amzn.to/1ApcUKf
      Resist Me (#3) http://amzn.to/1t5S6TG
      Uncover Me (#4) http://amzn.to/1yM3Leu
      Without Me (#5) http://amzn.to/1ITTMsw
      ALPHA PI http://amzn.to/236G5T8
      Sinful Intent http://amzn.to/1JMgRxn
      Unlawful Desire http://amzn.to/1R3eP1P
    Erin Noelle The Hidden Life  
    Faith Gibson Release Me http://amzn.to/1STRuL3
    Felice Stevens Second to None http://amzn.to/1SZs1zX
    Georgia Cates Tap: A Lovibond Series http://amzn.to/227IMxW
    Ginger Scott Harper Boys Series http://amzn.to/201UVVu
      Wild Restless (#1) http://amzn.to/1MOVWht
      Wicked Restless (#2) http://amzn.to/1Mad9BW
      The Falling Series http://amzn.to/1RAVfbN
      This is Falling (#1) http://amzn.to/1RK0KSc
      You and Everything After (#2) http://amzn.to/1TxDcEV
      The Girl I was Before (#3) http://amzn.to/1q1JW1P
      In your Dreams (#4)  
    Heidi McLaughlin The Archer Brother http://amzn.to/1Sx6UVJ
      Here with Me http://amzn.to/1RK0aUz
      Choose Me http://amzn.to/1qqEaY0
      Save Me http://amzn.to/1VrSsmP
    K Bromberg Aced http://amzn.to/1qlOz7z
    Kindle Alexander Double Full http://amzn.to/1RAU6RG
    KL Grayson Touch of Fate Series http://amzn.to/1RK1Mha
      Where We Belong http://amzn.to/1Iqmazo
      Pretty Pink Ribbons http://amzn.to/1XdCRWY
      Live Without Regrets http://amzn.to/1YcmZUB
    Kris Cook Mockingbird Place Series  
      The Marine in Unit A http://amzn.to/1MOVdx1
      The Cowboy in Unit E http://amzn.to/1XdArYr
      The Fireman in Unit C http://amzn.to/23c3Eq9
    Laura Ward Until Now  
    Leylah Attar 53 Letters to My Lover http://amzn.to/1RJZWwx
    Lisa Eugene Keeping Secrets http://amzn.to/1RAUO1a
    Melanie Harlow Some Sort of Happy http://amzn.to/1qqDRML
    Melissa Collins From the Wreckage http://amzn.to/1RJYZVf
    Michelle Mankin Tempest Raging: The Tempest Rock Star Series (books 1-4) http://amzn.to/23c3NKk
    Michelle Lynn & Nevaeh Lee Collaboration http://amzn.to/1VrRO8A
    Nicole Edwards full catalog  
      Curtis http://amzn.to/1WAQsXV
      Kaleb http://amzn.to/1RJkOEc
      Zane http://amzn.to/1Ma1jIf
      Travis http://amzn.to/1TwR1TT
      Holidays with the Walker Brothers http://amzn.to/1SwNVuh
      Ethan http://amzn.to/1TwRk0Z
      Braydon http://amzn.to/2369MDK
      Sawyer http://amzn.to/1UQQzl7
      Brendon http://amzn.to/1W6DDXp
      Club Destiny Series http://amzn.to/1SMDo0y
      Conviction http://amzn.to/23byWxk
      Temptation http://amzn.to/1UQQP3z
      Addicted http://amzn.to/1q10o2r
      Seduction http://amzn.to/1W6E2sO
      Infatuation http://amzn.to/1RAsJXW
      Captivated http://amzn.to/1W6EaZp
      Devotion http://amzn.to/1MOvnJj
      Perception http://amzn.to/1SwO94E
      Entrusted http://amzn.to/1RUJ5td
      Adored http://amzn.to/1RUJ5td
      Boots Optional http://amzn.to/1qqlbN7
      Betting on Grace http://amzn.to/25HfLh0
      Overnight Love http://amzn.to/1UQRHoP
      Chasing Dreams http://amzn.to/1ql5qaG
      Vanishing Dreams http://amzn.to/1PQIvrZ
      Without Regrets http://amzn.to/1M94ivr
      Naughty Holidays 2015 http://amzn.to/1UQSkig
      Reckless http://amzn.to/1V53oYs
      Fearless http://amzn.to/1qDZFV0
      Wait for Morning http://amzn.to/20160X7
      Never Say Never http://amzn.to/1q12peN
      Southern Boy Mafia Series http://amzn.to/23c6ETt
      Beautifully Brutal http://amzn.to/1N5iW6L
      Beautifully Loyal http://amzn.to/2016bl5
      A Million Tiny Pieces http://amzn.to/1qqlI1z
      Inked on Paper http://amzn.to/226X9m0
      Unhinged http://amzn.to/1SMsMPp
      Unraveling http://amzn.to/1VrfA4M
      Chaos http://amzn.to/1RAu01d
    Nina Levine Storm MC series  
      Storm http://amzn.to/1PQSNZh
      Fierce http://amzn.to/1TxHagz
      Blaze http://amzn.to/236IixL
      Revive http://amzn.to/1PQSXQe
      Slay http://amzn.to/1qlU8mr
      Sassy Christmas http://amzn.to/1RYwDMf
      Illusive http://amzn.to/1RV6riy
      Command http://amzn.to/1URBiQS
      Havoc http://amzn.to/1PQSMo0
    Riley Mackenzie Abruption http://amzn.to/1S5zq02
    Rylie Roberts Chasing Happy  
    R.K. Lilley Bad Things http://amzn.to/23c7jUU
    Sawyer Bennett Sugar Daddy http://amzn.to/1RV6B9A
    Scott Hildreth Finding Parker http://amzn.to/1VENjJj
      Karter  
      Threefold http://amzn.to/1VENW5K
    Tina Reber Jacked http://amzn.to/23e3Ncz
    Virna De Paul Rock Strong (Rock Candy #1) http://amzn.to/1YcnZbv

     

     

    Fund Information:

    The Keith Milano Memorial Fund was established to help raise awareness about the devastating and deadly disease that is mental illness. Keith’s spirit and laughter is kept alive through our efforts to increase awareness about mental illness and to raise money for education and imperative research. Keith often struggled with society’s perception of mental illness. Our hope is that by having the strength to say that Keith was “Bipolar” we can strip away the stigma and help others to be more open about their disease.
     
    If you want to know more about Keith or why Denise does what she does, here is short video/interview that speaks to that! https://vimeo.com/148760740
     
    Be on the lookout as she will also be posting her #ShareYourWhy this month.

    Keith Milano Memorial Fund
    140 Adams Ave Suite B-12
    Hauppauge NY 11788
    www.keithmilano.org
    www.kamauction.org
    https://www.facebook.com/keithamilano
    @MilanoFund
    Direct Donation: http://bit.ly/MilanoFund

    The Keith Milano Memorial Fund benefits the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) http://www.afsp.org/

    At the end of the event, participating authors will pay AFSP directly.

    Keith’s fund is a self-directed memorial fund. Funds raised are spent on programs and research programs selected by the Milano / Sprung family
     
    AFSP is the only national not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research and education, and to reaching out to people with mood disorders and those affected by suicide.
    AFSP is a fully accredited 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization incorporated in the state of Delaware with primary offices in New York City. Federal tax ID # is 13-3393329.
    AFSP’s Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) number is 10545. Donations to AFSP are tax deductible.
     
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  • SOMEONE LIKE YOU by Jennifer Gracen

    Soooooo good!!!  This book is more than just another love story between a bad boy and a girl who has been burned.  This is a book of healing that will have tears in your eyes and tug on your heart strings.  Abby helps Pierce heal his soul thereby healing his relationship with his siblings.   Then Pierce heals Abby’s heart.  
    Definitely to be added to your summer reading list.
    A ZEBRA SHOUT FRESH NEW ROMANCE
    Pierce Harrison—yes, that Pierce Harrison, black sheep of the wealthy Harrison clan—has come home to his family’s luxurious Long Island compound. The big question is why the dangerously sexy soccer star agreed to coach a kids’ soccer team. His co-coach Abby McCord should be grateful. Instead she’s fending off some seriously smoldering advances from the scandal-ridden athlete. Good thing bad boys are so not her type . . .
    Abby is definitely not lacking in passion, but the sweet-faced beauty needs to learn a thing or two about taking a team to the championship—and a whole lot about how to let a man into her once-broken heart. Pierce definitely knows how to make the moves, but will Abby trust that the bachelor the world has condemned as a scoundrel can settle down with the one woman who has taken hold of his heart?
     
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    Jennifer Gracen hails from Long  Island, New York, where she lives with her two young sons. After spending her youth writing in private and singing in public, she now only sings in her car and has fully embraced her lifelong passion for writing. She loves to write contemporary romance and romantic women’s fiction for readers who yearn for better days, authentic characters, and satisfying endings. When she isn’t taking care of her kids, doing freelance copy editing/proofreading, reading, or talking to friends on Twitter and Facebook, Jennifer writes. She’s shocked her family hasn’t yet staged an intervention for her addiction to social media. But the concerts she gives in her car and the dance parties she has in her kitchen are rumored to be fabulous.
     

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  • Dare to Hope by TM Smith

    As of this installment, this is by far my favorite book in the series.  Gabriel’s loss of Gio, was heartbreaking,  One of the best things about All Cocks is that they are a family and they rallied behind him in his time of mourning and need.  Tristan counseled him, and Micah befriended him.  As time fled, and his grief lessened, the three of them formed a bond that even Gio could see from the heavens above.  Through this bond, they are able to get Micah through his battle with PTSD.  I really felt the emotions of each of this triad in my heart and found myself with tears in my eyes. 
    I have had the pleasure of reading Ms. Smith since the beginning of her writing career and with every book she writes, she grows and her books become ones I enjoy and look forward to reading. 
    Tristan is the second oldest of the Brennan brothers and the odd man out. Most of the Brennan men have careers in law enforcement, but as a psychiatrist, Tristan chooses to help people in a different way. Quiet and restrained, he is content to hover in the background of his more gregarious brothers. Then he meets two men, each broken and damaged from losses beyond their control. 
    Gabriel Simenson is mourning his lover’s death. The random act of violence that took Gio’s life has left everyone at All Cocks reeling. The only thing keeping Gabe from drowning in misery is the friendship he’s forged with Micah, the newest model at All Cocks. He continues to struggle, and at the urging of his All Cocks family Gabe agrees to counseling with Tristan under one condition: Micah t go with him. 
    Micah Solo can relate to unbearable loss, having lost his leg and so much more in Iraq. The past two years he has been alone, adrift and vulnerable — the memories of war haunting his dreams, spilling over into his daily life. At All Cocks, Micah has found the acceptance he craves and the family he lost, but still he yearns for happiness and peace within. 
    The friendship between the three is instant, the mutual attraction evident. They circle each other, wanting more, yet unsure if it is truly possible. Is life the mundane reality they’ve each come to accept for themselves or do they dare to hope? 
     The All Cocks Stories is a series set within the world of online gay porn. 
    *Warning* Micah’s PTSD is told in detail, including flashbacks to his time in Iraq. 
    Grab your copy now! 


    Buy links: Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon DE | Amazon AUARe | Smashwords
    Read the other books in the All Cocks Series…
     
    Gay for Pay – Book 1

     

     Fame and Fortune – Book 2
     
    How to Deal – Book 3
     
     All Cocks Series Box Set
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    A military brat born and raised at Ft. Benning Georgia;
    TM Smith is an avid reader, reviewer and writer. A Texas transplant, she now calls DFW her home. Most days she can be found curled up with a good book, or ticking away on her next novel.
    Smith is a single mom of three disturbingly outspoken and decidedly different kids, one of which is Autistic. Besides her writing, she is passionate about Autism advocacy and LGBT rights. Because, seriously people, Love is Love!
     

  • CLASH by CA Harms

     

     

    Such a gripping and heart wrenching story.  Payton has a strength that she doesn’t know she has.  Only Dylan sees her true self.  This book had me in tears of sadness and relief. In fact, I found myself going through the spectrum of emotions.  Only a truly remarkable book can do that for me.

    I highly recommend this book especially since beach reading season is upon us. 

     

     

     

     SYNOPSIS 

     

    It was time to fight back. 

    Time to live. 

    Too much of my life had already been taken from me by a man that should have protected me. At the hands of pure evil I have lived in fear. When most young women were learning to love, I was fighting to live. 

    I had broken free of the hate. 

    Finally getting the chance to feel what real love was, but with all good things, bad times seem to follow. At least for me it does. My name is Payton Walters and I refused to allow them anymore of my freedom. 

    I will not fall… 

     

    Not this time.

    ADD TO GOODREADS

     

     PURCHASE —

     

    C.A. Harms is like any other addicted reader. She enjoys happy endings and HEA love stories. She hasn’t always been a lover of Romance and had once been addicted to a good Mystery. Just recently she has taken on a new liking and now is a full blown Romance novel addict.

    She lives in Illinois and enjoys spending time with her husband and two children. You will always find her with her kindle or paperback in hand as it is her favorite pass time.

     


  • Fearless (Pier 70 #2) by Nicole Edwards

    You will definitely need some tissues when you read this book.  Your heart breaks right along with his.  At the same time, you want to slap Noah upside the head.  This is the second book that I have read where a cruise brings two people together.  I love to cruise and you always see the same 10 people.  There are thousands of people on board, but those 10 seem to follow you even when you don’t want them near you.  So I can’t totally see how Noah and Dare couldn’t keep away from each other when not in the cabin.
    Theirs is a love that should have never taken such a long hiatus.  Though during their time away from each other both grew in different ways.  Once together again, you know they will never part.  
    This is another wonderful love story from the amazing brain of Nicole Edwards..

    He’s the one who walked away…

    Dare Davis, one of the four owners of Pier 70 Marina, has been living the past fifteen years of his life not taking risks. He considers himself fearless because he refuses to let anyone close enough to hurt him. He’s had his heart broken before, he’s not looking for it to happen again.

    He’s the one who let love slip through his fingers…

    Noah Pearson, thirteen-year veteran of the Austin Fire Department, finds himself being roped into a favor by his mischievous stepsister. When Milly invites him to come along on a cruise to the Caribbean, he finds himself giving in. What he doesn’t know is that Milly’s playing matchmaker. However, Milly’s surprise backfires when Noah finds himself front and center with the man who slipped through his fingers fifteen years ago.

    Some people believe in second chances.

    Things heat up when the mischievous, fun-loving bad boy comes face to face with this smoking hot fire fighter.

    Now that Dare and Noah find themselves sharing a room on a week-long cruise, can they find a way to keep the peace and ignore their past? Or – thanks to the decisions they made long ago – will they come full circle, picking right back up where they left off?

    Amazon  |  Amazon CA  | Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU
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    New York Times bestselling author Nicole Edwards launched her professional writing career in July of 2012. Having been an avid reader all of her life and a huge fan of creative writing, it seemed the likely path for her to take. Since then, she has released fifteen books and has no plans to stop. As her full-time career/hobby, Nicole writes steamy contemporary and erotic romances.

    Nicole is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who was born and raised in Texas. Married with three kids and four dogs, she has plenty of interaction to keep her imagination brewing. Her books have been featured in USA Today’s Happy Ever After segment as well as Indie Reader’s best seller list. She has forged her way as an independent author.

    Although she has a bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, she prefers to be hiding out in her writing cave, talking to the fictional characters that have built up in her head over the years.

    When she isn’t writing or plotting her next book (sometimes translated to “playing on Facebook”), Nicole loves to read and spend time with her family and her dogs.

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