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Defensive Hearts by Alley Ciz is LIVE and available on Kindle Unlimited One click Defensive Hearts by Alley Ciz now! About Defensive Hearts Chance The day I saw Gemma Steele’s delicious body wearing nothing but a few scraps of lace, I knew being traded was the least of my problems. Her sexy text may not have been meant for me, but that image is not something a warm-blooded man could ever forget—no matter how badly he wants to. I’ve tried to resist her, but I can’t seem to escape Little Miss Suzy Sunshine. Every interaction is rife with tension and animosity, until it boils over, and we cross the point of no return. That’s when I know I’m screwed, because now when I look at her, all I think is: Mine. Who knew a simple selfie could be such a recipe for disaster? Gemma The first time I met Chance Jenson, I was into the whole broody-bad-boy thing. But then he opened his mouth and I quickly realized he’s not just a little moody—he’s the grumpiest jerk to eve...

  🖤 NEW RELEASE 🖤   𝔸 𝕍𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕒𝕚𝕟'𝕤 𝕂𝕚𝕤𝕤 (𝔸 𝕍𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕒𝕚𝕟'𝕤 𝔻𝕦𝕖𝕥 𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝟙) by USA Today bestselling author T.L. Smith is LIVE. Don't miss this opposites attract, forbidden stand-alone romance! What to expect:  ✔️Sunny vs Grumpy  ✔️Opposites attract ✔️Forbidden  BLURB: Savior or seducer. I am not sure which one he's playing at. He is forbidden, after all. I am married to a rockstar. Appearances must be upheld. But what does it mean when your marriage is breaking, and the dark, mysterious savior is offering you things you have never had before? Do you say yes? Or do you say no? He owns a s*x club. So the promises he is making might very well hold true. It's risky to do this with a stranger. But how much of a stranger is he really? A Villain's Kiss is a standalone within a duet about brothers. My Review T.L. does it again with this new book. I had been sad when The Chained Hearts series ended but T.L. brought back the joy with this new book. A...

We are thrilled to share the latest fantasy by Palmer Pickering, called Heliotrope ! This one is for readers who enjoy magic, adventure and true fantasy! Heliotrope (Sword and Sorcery) Publication Date:  November 23, 2022 Genre:  Adult Fantasy/ Epic Fantasy/ Magic Teleo is a retired soldier descended from Mages, who were cast out of power generations ago. After years of war and sorrow, he wants nothing more than to live a quiet life on his farm and work his stonemason’s craft. His wife and daughter had been murdered during a war raid several years earlier and his young son stolen by the enemy side. He spent years unsuccessfully searching for his son and returned home broken-hearted. At the local castle, he comes upon a war orphan stolen by his side from the enemy and rescues him from abuse, adopting him as his foster son. Teleo is working as a mason at the castle when he finds himself in the middle of a coup. This launches a journey to protect his new family, un...

  When the Germans march into Denmark, Baron Henrik Ahlefeldt exchanges his nobility for anonymity, assuming a new identity so he can secretly row messages for the Danish Resistance across the waters to Sweden. American physicist Dr. Else Jensen refuses to leave Copenhagen and abandon her research--her life's dream. While printing resistance newspapers, she hears stories of the movement's legendary Havmand--the merman--and wonders if the mysterious and silent shipyard worker living in the same boardinghouse has something to hide. When the Occupation cracks down on the Danes, these two passionate people will discover if there is more power in speech . . . or in silence. Bestselling author of more than a dozen WWII novels, Sarah Sundin offers pens another story of ordinary people responding to extraordinary circumstances with faith, fortitude, and hope for a brighter future. My Review If you have never read a book by Sarah Sundin then you are missing out. She brings such life to ...

    HEART SICK by Monica James Release Date: February 21st Series: Heart Memory Transfer Duet: Book One Genre: Dark Romance/ Gothic Horror     HEART SICK, book 1 of the Heart Memory Transfer Duet, by Monica James is NOW LIVE!   Make sure to grab this all-new gothic horror dark romance TODAY!   Kindle: https://tinyurl.com/4e84yzan   Nook: https://tinyurl.com/yurkpzzd   Kobo: https://tinyurl.com/3hjcayze   Apple: https://tinyurl.com/3jv4rph2    Add Goodreads: https://tinyurl.com/52ntc84c          BLURB: Piano has always been my one true love. So when the music stops, I do whatever I can to hear it again. But when I wake, all I hear is his heart and the memories that come with it.   This is my body. My mind. But not my heart.   Each beat hides a secret, and his voice now replaces the music, demanding I uncover the truth.   I’m sent to a place to get bette...

  Justin I thought I’d left my past in Minnesota when I moved to Iowa, but it was right there waiting for me. Long blonde hair, curves in all the right places, and a death glare that hits harder than a slap shot to the solar plexus. On the ice, I’m a pro at blocking shots, but Savannah Bowen has slipped behind all my defenses and made a home in my heart. I had no intention of revisiting the past, but when she’s damn near everywhere I go, I’m a goner. Savannah Hell freakin’ no. It doesn’t matter that Justin Ashe is seven feet tall and sexy as sin, or that I’ve had a crush on him for years. He cheated on my best friend in high school, and that makes him off limits. I can’t be with him, but damn, it’s impossible to stay away from him. Girl Code says uteruses before duderuses. He’s supposed to be my enemy, but the more I see of him, the blurrier the lines get. Welcome to UCR hockey, where fierce AF heroines and hot as puck heroes find their hockey ever afters. If you pucking love colle...

  I am my mother’s daughter. Princess, born to an angel. Who also happens to be The Queen of Hell, and Leader of the Legion, the group of fallen angels that divided Heaven. But I am also my father’s progeny. Daughter of a daemon. Sired when his blood was half mortal after the Devil shot him and tried to claim my mother. The spirit of Heaven, fires of Hell, and blood of mankind runs through my veins, along with the destiny to either rule or destroy those kingdoms. The crown I was born with is heavy. My powers, beyond that which created the universe. But neither have ever felt a burden thanks to Declan, Kai, and Luca. For as long as I can remember it’s been the four of us. One mortal, two children of the Fallen, and an heir like no other. Bound by an unconventional childhood, we were best friends, and they were my world. But in the blink of an eye they were gone, cutting me out of their life as if I never mattered at all. So I did what I had to do. I left them, and our shared world b...

  It’s a harmless way for a college student to make extra money… until it isn’t. I’m careful not to show my face, so why do I feel like I’m being watched when the camera turns off? No one should know who I am or be able to find me, but they do, and things quickly spiral out of control. The two unhinged men who fill my cam chat with all the deplorable things they want to do to me are closer than I think. To them I’m just a pretty little tease, and their obsession turns into something so much more than I bargain for. I should have run away when they found me, because now it’s too late for me to be anything except  theirs . Pretty Little Tease is a 100k+ word dark romance standalone where the heroine never has to choose between her professor and classmate. It includes MMF, MFM, MM, and mature content. To see a full list of possible triggers, use the look inside feature of the book. My Review The title of this book is appropriate as A.J. did just that by "teasing" me with a spicy...

Abandoned But Not Alone by Nicole Dykes is LIVE!! One click Abandoned But Not Alone by Nicole Dykes now! About Abandoned But Not Alone Felix I’ve always been a helper. Someone who sees the world in a brighter light than others do. Who tries to show everyone there’s good in this world. So when I meet Henry, I immediately make it my mission to show him how great the world can be if he’ll only accept a little help. Easier said than done. But I’ve always liked a challenge. Henry I have no idea why this complete stranger wants to help my daughter and me. But I can’t seem to shake him. Life hasn’t been kind to us, and I clearly don’t see the world the same way he does. I want what’s best for my daughter, though, and if that means accepting help from Felix, then that might be what I have to do. No matter what my instincts scream at me. I’ve been abandoned by everyone in my life, and that’s what I expect now. But Felix seems determined to make sure I know I’m not alone. My Rev...

Welcome to the tour for Blindsided , the first novella in a duet by Marguerite Ashton. The second book, Trapped is now available as well. Read on for more details! Blindsided (The Forgotten Daughter Series #1) Publication Date:  July 26, 2022 Genre:  YA Thriller/ Mature YA/ Mature Themes Diagnosed with depression, Lexi Archer prefers to continue outpatient treatment. But someone else has other plans . BlindSided tells the story of Lexi Archer, an eighteen-year-old woman who wakes up in a hospital bed, handcuffed to the rail, and realizes she doesn’t remember what happened the night before. After being released from the hospital, Lexi’s transferred to the Milwaukee County Jail, where she’s informed about her pending charges for first-degree murder. Intent on proving she’s innocent, Lexi places a phone call to her stepsister asking for her help. As Lexi gets closer to the truth, she unravels ugly secrets about her dead mother that will change her life forever. CW: Me...

  My Review Ever since I finished reading Dear Monster Claus, I have been waiting to read this book. Maeve did not let me down. I looooved Pyro and Val. Stupid Cupid hits all the marks,,,Monster romance (Yes), Hot steamy s%x (Yes), and Dragon love (Yes) = Instant must read! This book does take place prior and after Dear Monster Claus. So, go read that book first if you have not. I guarantee that it will just add so much more to your reading experience of this book. I could feel the chemistry heating between Pyro and Val. It really got turned up when they crossed that first line. Now all I can think about is strawberries and cinnamon. Also, who knew I was a fan of the nickname "Pet".

  Bend Her: A Dark Beauty and the Beast Fantasy Romance is the story of Rhaim the All-Beast, a cruel beast mage doomed to die at the hands of the woman he must protect at all costs, and Lisane, the sheltered Princess of Tears, who has been given into his care and who needs him to teach her magic so she can be free—no matter how much it might hurt her. The intro follows . . . Lisane: My whole life, I had been a creature used to candlelight. But I wasn’t accustomed to my own breath hot against my face, or the rough feeling of fabric against my cheek—or knowing that my wrists were tied behind my back, painfully tight. The last thing I could recall was being in a carriage…We’d been running away from the Deathless . . . And now I was here. Wherever here was. Tied up, in the dark, on the ground, with a bag around my head. The very thing my father had been afraid of for me for my whole life—and the reason I lived in a gilded cage, only getting to leave the palace when I had throne-sworn m...

  And my love for you burns brighter than all the light of the sun… After the tragic death of her husband, Ilaria hides her grief in anonymous lovers. Until her reckless behavior clashes with her authoritarian elder brother. Presented with the unusual opportunity to leave home and see the world, Ilaria can’t refuse. Maybe the distance will finally allow her broken heart to heal. Sebastian devoted his life to the sea, until he is unanimously elected as the Chieftain of his clan. Taking over the place that once belonged to his brother, Sebastian will do anything to prove his worth, including losing his own happiness. A chance meeting between Ilaria and Sebastian on the docks ignites a fiery passion they didn’t expect. When faced with a devastating loss and terrible secrets, will they finally find the love neither of them thought possible? *This book is intended for mature audiences 18+ only as it contains sexually explicit scene and language. Check front of book for CW/TW My Review I...

Eva Mackenzie is back with a brand-new psychological thriller called Last Known Location and it will be available on February 9th! Read on for details and a chance to win a 8GB Kindle Paperwhite!   Last Known Location Expected Publication Date:  February 9th, 2023 Genre:  Thriller/ Psychological Thriller  The past has a killer obsession… Gwen’s life has turned into a nightmare after an ongoing feud with her neighbor turns volatile. Malicious allegations and police intervention drive Gwen out of her home for a long weekend, where she meets a mysterious, handsome stranger named Noah on the local hiking trail. Gwen’s never fallen for someone so quickly, but when he’s gone by morning, she never expects to see him again. Three days later, Gwen is working in the ER when Noah is brought in with unexplained injuries and no memory of what happened to him. Soon, Gwen can sense someone stalking her home and vandalizing her things. She can’t help but think her ex wi...