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  • Cure of Diabetes – Anthology Release Week Blitz

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    When the sign up for this Blitz came up, I had to participate.  My niece was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabete a few years ago.  There is no family history of it.  She just dropped one day and rushed to the hospital where they tested her blood and it was off the charts.  Why did she out of the blue (she had just had a physical with blood tests done) become a Diabetic.  If she would have been asleep at the time, we might have lost her.  This disease has to be stopped.  

    You can make a difference while you read! All proceeds from the sales of these boxed sets will be donated to the Diabetes Research Institute via Brenda Novak’s Online Auction for Diabetes Research.

    Synopsis

    Sweet Talk Boxed Set

    Priced at only $9.99, this heart-warming, limited edition collection features ten BRAND NEW contemporary romances by New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors

    Sweet Dreams Boxed Set

    Priced at only $9.99, this fascinating limited edition collection features thirteen BRAND NEW thrillers by New York Times and USA Today Bestselling authors

    Sweet Seduction Boxed Set

    Priced at only 9.99, this stunning limited edition collection features thirteen BRAND NEW contemporary romances by New York Times and USA Today Bestselling authors.

     

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  • Cover Reveal of Skilled by S. Reynolds

     

    Available for individual purchase June 3, 2015

    He’s Armed…She’s Dangerous

    Chloe Justice grew up on American soil and in Old World China. When she witnesses her best friend’s murder, her life takes a drastic turn. Chloe dedicates her life to tracking her friend’s killer, and honing her own skills.

    Detective Demin Delandre’ is having zero luck closing the homicide cases crossing his desk. When he unexpectedly stumbles upon the first and only piece of evidence in one of his cases, his ethics and heart are at odds.


  • Honor James/April Zyon & Grace Ryles

    There are two authors that I have come to love to read.  One such author is:

    Honor James /April Zyon

    Born in the mid-seventies, this thirty-something woman has only been writing for the last six years of her life, faithfully that is. Honor has always been scribbling a phrase, a curious word or the oddest of thoughts down on anything she could find laying about. Now she piles them up before her and, if one catches her fancy, she further explores it to whatever its end might be.

    A lover of books, her reading material spans from Shakespeare to mysteries and all the way to the erotic. Anything and everything she can lay her hands on she’ll read. Though, these days, she leans more toward the paranormal than anything else.

    Poetry was her first love lasting about three solid years, don’t ask, she won’t show many of them to anyone. Then short stories became the focus and finally she began to write for more than just writing what came to mind, she started to write for pleasure and to tell the story that begged to be told.

    Life and family came next, working full time as a Customer Service Representative and raising two children got in the way and the writing that she so loved as a teenager seemed to be pushed off to the back burner of everything.

    So several years past and her children turned into more than the babies that demanded her attention and into young children and then teenagers with different demands, ones that allowed her to once more spread her imagination to the wind and ask for more, want more.

    As with all great things the door to her notebook written word might have been closed and placed on hold, but where a door closes another one opens and in this case it was with the advent of buying a computer.

    Honor spends many a sleepless nights pounding at the keyboards. She is a consummate professional in her daytime career however at night her visions swing to the fantastical and in those long hours after the children and husband are in bed, she weaves together words and blends up stories that not only bring a whole new meaning to romance, but sizzle the pages with a heat that will have the readers begging for more.  

    Honor James writes for Siren Publishing exclusively.  Her alter-ego April Zyon writes for Evernight Publishing, and coming soon, Loose Id.

    Current Releases for Honor James

     

    ec-hj-hmiaoou-deadlineonlove3150316_0401Assignment: Deadline on Love Hawt Men (In and Out of Uniform 3) – Her life is being turned upside down by a stalker. But Piper Davis isn’t the sort to sit around feeling sorry for herself. While the police don’t seem able to do anything, or perhaps they are unwilling, she knows that she can’t ignore what’s going on. Which is where a supremely sexy former service man comes into the picture.Aeron Cutter is used to thinking by the seat of his pants. Piper Davis definitely threw him for a loop, though. Gorgeous, smart, and quick on her feet, he knows he’ll have his hands full with her. But when he realizes she’s what he’s been missing in his life since coming home, he’ll do anything and everything necessary to keep her safe.

    Knowing she can rely on Aeron to keep her safe helps put Piper’s mind at ease. The realization of who’s behind the attacks on Piper will test them both, putting a deadline on their love.

    me-hj-hmiaoou-discoveringdestiny3150413_0350Assignment:  Discovering Destiny (In and Out of Uniform 4) – From the moment she spotted the two men, Patricia Bates knew they were going to cause waves in her life. But who could blame a girl for wanting such fine specimens of male physique? Unfortunately her life begins to take a turn for the worse, in the form of a creepy secret admirer who doesn’t like the fact she’s ignoring him.Slater Markham and Holden Connor have been through hell and back together. Not only are they the best of friends, but they also don’t mind sharing when it comes to the ladies. Patty Bates might put a test on their friendship, unless she comes clean in the most sensual of ways to them both.Kidnapped and held against her will by a man licenced with the safety of the general public, Patty understands her chances of getting away unscathed drop by the second. Slater and Holden aren’t giving up, though, not when they have a chance at discovering destiny.

     
    Current Releases from April Zyon
     

    the_argonauts_fate_cover_bookstrand150201_0555The Argonauts Fate (Guardians of the Light 3) – For the first time in her life Vivian Duffy is pushing herself to the limits of her abilities. With people dying in her city she seems to be the only one willing to dig for the answers when the evidence isn’t making any sense. But when her sister fits the profile of the killer Viv knows she may need to make some hard choices.

    Jason has walked the Earth for more years than he cares to remember. Always with the singular goal of ensuring the safety of all the humans around him. Meeting the woman who was meant to be his was never even a consideration for him, not until Vivian crosses paths with him at the scene of a murder.

    The Darkness is growing, spreading, and infecting the world. With the fate of his Vestal Virgin on the line, an Argonaut will do whatever’s needed to keep her safe.

    the_gunslingers_gift_cover_bookstrand150301_0121 The Gunslinger’s Gift (Guardians of the Light 4) – The moment Sophia Duffy met him she knew he was the one for her. She’s seen him in her dreams for years, knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that they were fated for one another. So when he shuns her Sophia doesn’t know what to do, expect to leave.As a gunslinger James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok has always lived by how fast he can draw his weapon. Statistics, odds, and where the sun sits in the sky he understands. But the pull of one woman on his heart, and soul he fears more than any bullet flying his way.They only have one shot at forever. The Darkness is encroaching, pushing at them all to make the wrong choice. James is running out of time to make the right call when it comes to Sophia, or risk losing her forever and missing out on the perfect love.

     

     

    adirasmate1m150409_0811Adira’s Mate (Space Wars 1) – If you had one shot at a love beyond anything you’ve ever known, would you take it? What if it meant leaving behind everything you’ve ever known?Adira Lora never thought the love of her life would be a prisoner of war who kidnaps her at gunpoint. When Craegin General Fintan Daykin forces her to help him escape from an Imarian prison, Adira finds herself ripped away from the only home she’s ever known. All of a sudden she is the captive, bound for a world where the men were born to rule…and dominance is a way of life. She never expects to realize the Craegins are not the barbarians her people have made them out to be, and soon finds herself falling for the large, strong warrior.

      http://www.evernightpublishing.com/adiras-mate-by-april-zyon/

    Honor James Social Media Links:

    Honor James Website: http://honorjames.com/
     
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    Barnes and Noble Author Page: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/c/april-zyon

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     The other awsome author I have come to love is the lovely:

    Grace Ryles

    Grace Ryles currently lives in Orlando, Florida with her beloved husband. Originally from New York, Grace grew up fast and learned a lot of truths at a young age. Early on, she realized the escape that books could give her from a world that was less than understanding. As a teenager, Grace began writing stories inspired by her environment and her favorite authors. Though she never attempted to publish them, writing became a new escape, one where she could create the perfect ending for the underdog. Grace’s stories always had a common factor. The end result was always an HEA. Writing took a back burner as life intruded but reading always remained as a deep passion. It wasn’t until reading her first ménage, Divine Grace by Heather Rainier, that she discovered the love of polyamorous relationships. Her writing sprang back to life and that’s when Second Chance at Love was created, displaying her love for the polyamory lifestyle.

    Current Releases of Grace Ryles

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    Finding Holland – Amidst a harrowing past can one woman find the strength to start again with not one but two men? For the first time in six years Kylie Jansen is free. For six years she lived in abject fear of a man who was supposed to love her. Finally able to breathe again Kylie finds herself at a crossroads.

    Should she swear off men for good or should she give the two brothers who make her feel more than she has ever felt before a chance?

    Trent and Jaxson Andrews are tired of living the bachelor’s life. One look from the entrance of a crowded diner, and Trent and Jaxson are hooked. Now the real test starts. Having found their woman, they have to come together to make her realize that trusting not one but both of them and taking second chance at love is what she needs to heal her heart.

    Claiming Her Temporary Men – It started with an arrangement, temporary, no-strings-attached sex. On a journey to find herself, Emma Daniels never expected to fall into bed with two broody men for a little dominance play. Giving up her dreams of finding the one thing she has always wanted…a family, Emma decides to embark on a month long NSA sex with brothers Ryder and Chase. Emma finds herself falling for the hotties and wanting more, but their scarred past hinders them from giving her what she wants. Chase and Ryder Freeman have sworn off women, apart from one singular exception, sex. Meeting Emma, they never expected for her to stir those old emotions, the ones they kept buried deep inside. Determined not to give into those old feelings, they propose a compromise, one month, no strings attached. Can these three finally overcome the hurt of their past or will they succumb to it? Will Emma finally get what she always wanted by claiming her temporary men?

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    Finding Holland – A betrayal six years ago sent Holland Mathers’s world spinning. Forcing her to flee the only place she’d ever known and the only men she’d ever loved. Vowing to move on from the past lands her in a local dungeon being manhandled by her date, Mitchel. The men who come to her rescue are none other than the objects of her desire, the men she thought she’d lost forever.

    Adrian Reyes and Oliver Edwards have loved Holland ever since the day they found her on the side of the road. Their relationship lasted only six months, but that was enough for them to spend all of their time searching for her when she fled their small town, without an explanation. Knowing that without her they will never be complete, they are determined to show her that their love can overcome whatever she is hiding from them.

    A chance encounter leads them to reuniting again, but things aren’t that simple. Can they find a way back into her heart and bed or will they lose her forever?

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  • Afraid to Fly

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    Afraid To Fly

    The Fearless Series: Book Two

    S.L. Jennings

     

    Synopsis

    I’d like to tell you that I’m ok.

    That the meaningless sex with countless women has somehow numbed the pain. That it’s deciphered the constant confusion in my head. Eased the self-hatred that sinks into my gut every time I look in the mirror.

    I’d like to tell you that time heals all wounds.

    That we evolve and grow into well-adjusted, stable adults, set on a path to right the world’s wrongs. That we are not our past…we are not our pain.

    I want to tell you all those things. Hell, I want to believe all those things. But I’d be lying. I’m good at that. Living a lie is the only way I truly know how to survive.
    But the day I saw her, I stopped surviving. I stopped existing. And for the first time in 24 years, I started living.

    She brought me back to life. Set me free and sent my soul soaring. Made this useless shell of a man feel like…something. Something whole and real and good.

    She saved me.
    Although she believes I wasn’t even worth saving.

     

     

    Excerpt

    I was already loosening my tie as I stalked toward her and said, “Clothes off, boots on and get on your knees.”

    Velvet didn’t waste a second. She slipped out of her one-piece in a swift movement and sank to the floor. The moment I felt her take me into her warm mouth, it was like a thousand pounds had been lifted from my shoulders.

    A long time ago, long before I should have, I learned to separate the physical from the emotional and mental. I told myself that just because my young body had been stolen from me and manipulated in ways that would make even the toughest man cry out in agony, I didn’t have to feel it. Not deep down inside. I didn’t have to accept what was being done to me. So I pretended to be somewhere else. I pretended to be someone else. I let my mind drift to thoughts of my parents, imagining what they may have looked like, dreaming about happy smiles and warm hugs and kisses on my cherub-like cheeks. I painted pictures of family vacations at Disney World and barbeques in the backyard. I told myself that we would have a dog named Buddy. Mama would tie bandanas around his neck, and Papa and I would take him for walks and play Frisbee with him at the park.

    I had built an imaginary fortress, and in it, nothing could touch me. I was safe. I was happy. And I was loved. That was what I told myself, and that was what I held onto everyday since to survive.

    As I grew older, and was no longer held captive by the physical pain, I was left to face the emotional hurt that no one could see. I was like a pariah to the family that had taken me in. We were related but they didn’t know me, and what they did know about me was deviant and disgusting. Too awful to talk about. So I suffered silently in my mind until it became necessary to tell myself lies.

    Lies like the ones I was telling myself right now.

    I want this. I need this.

    I’m totally normal.

    There’s nothing wrong with me.

    Being a man means having sex with as many women as possible.

    These women desire me because they need me. They love me.

    They love me.

    She loves me.

    It was the only way I could keep doing this. The only way the shame and disgust and self-hatred didn’t keep chip-chip-chipping away at the fragments of that broken boy. The boy that had grown up to be a shattered man. The man that couldn’t be mended.

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    Fear Of Falling

    The Fearless Series: Book One

    S.L. Jennings

    I can’t remember the last time I felt completely safe. Security seemed more like a luxury to me, reserved for those who were fortunate enough to have picture perfect childhoods. For those who didn’t bear the ugly scars that keep me bound in constant, debilitating fear. I’ve run from that fear my entire life. But when I met him, for once, I couldn’t run anymore.

    He scared the hell out of me in a way that excited every fiber of my being. It wasn’t the tattoos or the piercings. It wasn’t the warmth that seemed to radiate from his frame and blanket me whenever he was near. It was just…him. The scary beautiful man that threatened to alter 23 years of routine and rituals, and make me face my crippling fear.

    My name is Kami and I am constantly afraid. And the thing that scares me the most is the very thing I want.

    “Don’t worry,” he smiled, pulling me into the hard warmth of his chest. “I’ve got you. I’ll always catch you when you fall.”

    And just like that, Blaine had staked his claim on the untouched part of me that no living soul had ever moved. He had captured every fear, every reservation, and crushed them in the palm of his inked hand.

    Amazon: http://bit.ly/FearOfFalling

     

     

    About the author

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    S.L. Jennings is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of contemporary and paranormal romance, reality TV junkie, obsessive coffee drinker and collector of crazy.

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  • Jailhouse Rock Review

    My Review

    Of all the places someone could find love, who would think that it would happen in a Jail? I never really thought about it. I know a few corrections officers, and have heard about families visiting the inmates. I have never heard of one end up like this one.

    Bonnie goes to visit her cousin who is serving time for a crime he did not commit. He is the only family she has, so she goes as much as she can. Everytime she goes, she sees this really hot officer. But, he can’t be looking at her….right?

    Dean sees this beautiful woman who comes to see this one prisoner. He has no idea why he feels protective of her, but he does. She has a voice that can cause a riot, and nearly does. Thanks to a car that doesn’t start, he finally has an opening to ask her out.

    You can tell they are meant for each other. This is a cute story about love. Worth a read.

    Synopsis

    When Bonnie’s Cousin goes to prison just for having the wrong friends, She goes faithfully to visit him. She notices the good looking guard there all the time, but feels it would be awkward to approach him.

    Dean watches Bonnie every time she comes to the prison and finds himself falling for the frequent visitor with the speed of a freight train. When he hears her singing one day, there in the visiting room, he realizes he just has to get to know her. The question is, how? Then when she’s viciously attacked by a violent prisoner, he realizes how much she means to him.

    Can these two overcome their hesitance and find a way to be together?

     

    Buy links:

    AMAZON kindle http://www.amazon.com/Jailhouse-Rock-R-Von-ebook/dp/B00U9WZQS0/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

    Paperback via Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Jailhouse-Rock-A-R-Von/dp/1508810265/ref=tmm_pap_title_0

    AR Von is having a paperback giveaway for Jailhouse Rock happening through May 11, 2015 on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25122511-jailhouse-rock

    Author Bio:

    A.R. was born and raised in Bronx, NY and is the oldest daughter of two girls. She holds an Associate’s Degree in Computer Science and Information Technology, which was only briefly used. She’s a mother of two entertaining teen boys (as well as a lovely fawn Chihuahua, whom she considers her furry daughter.) She’s also a wife to a delightfully handsome and amazingly funny man-beast. She loves anything dragon and fantasy related. In her free time she enjoys exercising, listening to music, hiking, cooking, dancing and writing. She also loves a great adventure in and out of a book!

    She writes to free her mind of its constant wondering and priceless clutter. She thrives on the fact she can share some of it with readers that have the same passion for a great story.

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